America as it was.
Dinah Shore promotes the new Chevrolets and sings "See the U.S.A. in your new Chevrolet."
Government-produced film attempting to defend the massive internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II.
Examines the widespread use of drugs in American society and presents experts discussing different reasons for increased drug abuse by youth. Focuses on the varying opinions of a judge, researcher,...
Tongue-in-cheek horror movie trailer.
0739 PA9033 Time Pulls the Trigger
The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design.
Stridently anti-Japanese film that attempts to convey an understanding of Japanese life and philosophy so that the U.S. may more readily defeat its enemy. Depicts the Japanese as "primitive, murder...
Interesting anti-drug film criticizing drug use as an inhibitor of necessary social change. Director: Alan Kishbaugh. Camera: Charles Sutton. Narrator: Chuck Bowman.
How two women trick a husband into buying a new kitchen.
Rusty, a spy from Mars, pays a visit to Earth and discovers how its inhabitants disrespect one another by driving poorly. The film espouses a Christian viewpoint on safety, stating that "reckless d...
Building the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
"Goofus and Gallant"-style film on the misadventures of a teenage girl who is a victim of her own bad habits, with a harrowing and patronizing narration.
0723 PA8996 Gags and Gals
Simon Ramo's concept of "polymorphic" computing is laid out in stop-motion animation, accompanied by acoustic guitar. The film anticipates parallel, distributed processing and the architecture of A...
A high school senior learns how and where to ask a girl for a date, where to take her for a good time, and how to avoid spending too much money or being bored by commercialized amusements. Director...
The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design.
How 1960s activism "threatens" American moral, religious and ethical principles.
Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. (partially on 4156_HM_Medicus_collection_New_York_Worlds_Fair_1939-40_Reel_6)
Structure and function of the human hearing system, with excellent animation.
Pioneering film that encourages youth to look into themselves for the causes of prejudice.
Shows the differences in the life experience of three male babies from three different social classes. One young man succeeds his father as president of the family manufacturing company. Another, a...
Woodworking in mills, construction and cabinetmaking.
Shows teenagers how to plan and attend a party, suggesting games to play and songs to sing ("Jimmy Crack Corn").
Cold War-era anti-Chinese propaganda film featuring footage of revolutionary activities and combat, 1921-64.