101. Schools March On (17:18)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Uses frequent flashbacks to measure the progress of and document the work of the Illinois Agriculture Association School Committee, the Illinois State legislature, and the citizens of Woodford County, Illinois, in consolidating rural schools and establishing a district unit. Personifies in Steve Riley and Della May Scaggs some of the most flagrant inequalities of educational opportunity.

102. Sealtest "Double Strawberry Ice Cream" (00:20)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
Sealtest
Summary:
An advertisement for Sealtest Double Strawberry ice cream in which animated children play like they are in the army and move to find the product.

105. Sealtest "Old Fashioned Peach" (00:22)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
Sealtest
Summary:
An advertisement for Sealtest Old Fashioned Peach ice cream in which two narrators discuss the product over an animation of a peach.

106. Self-conscious guy (10:44)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Tells the story of Marty, a high school boy who feels self-conscious when he has to make a speech. When he learns that other people also feel self-conscious when attention is turned toward them, he makes an effort to consider the whole situation rather than himself alone. He conquers his self-consciousness after much practice.

107. Service and citizenship (10:42)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Third in the "Are You Ready or Service?" series. A young man in the service writes to his high-school-age brother about the importance of good citizenship. Voting, paying taxes, serving on juries, and accepting responsibility in community organizations are cited as examples of good citizenship. Military service is described as the greatest contribution we can make, one for which we can prepare by fulfilling other responsibilities that help to protect our rights.

108. Shell "We're Trying to Make Things Better" (01:02)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
Shell
Summary:
An advertisement for Shell Oil in which a researcher stands in a body of water and demonstrates some of the company's methods for oil spill containment and clean-up. The researcher and an offscreen male narrator claim that Shell prioritizes preventing spills so that such containment methods never need to be used. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

110. Stag Beer "Operation Payback" (00:29)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
Carling Brewing Company
Summary:
A public service announcement from Stag beer in which a group of elderly women collect and crush aluminum cans, while an offscreen male narrator describes how the company will pay one-half cent per can dropped off at Stag recycling centers. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

111. Susan B. Anthony (18:39)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
Ray A. Billington, Emerson Film Corporation
Summary:
Tells the story of Susan B. Anthony's work in establishing suffrage for women. Highlights her activities in organizing the women's temperance movement, in obtaining property rights for women, and in campaigning for voting privileges. Re-enacts the trial in which she heroically and unrelentingly states her case.

112. Taking care of things (11:12)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Explains the importance of caring for one's toys, clothing, and other property. Emphasizes having definite places to keep things, putting articles back where they belong, cleaning up after playtime, and storing and handling things properly to prevent damage.

113. The beginning of picture making (05:49)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Examples of tempera painting by children aged three to seven show the development of skill and ability to express ideas in creative painting.

114. The British Isles : the land and the people (10:57)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Shows the physical geography of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, and reveals ways in which the land has influenced the way of life and the national character of the British people. Examines the chief economic activities of the British Isles; points out that this land, where the industrial revolution began, is today at the crossroads in a rapidly changing post-war world.

115. The Colgate comedy hour : Episode #1.30 (52:08)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
Eddie Cantor, Joel Grey, Eddie Fisher, Marion Colby, Evelyn Gould, Gehrig & Weissmuller, William Warfield, Miche'le Auclair, Al Goodman, Furth Ulman, George Habib, Sam Fuller, Kingman T. Moore, Manning Ostroff

116. The European Experience (Edited version) (29:25)

Date:
19uu
Summary:
Examines what has happened in Europe to check the threat of a menancing population growth. Traces the growth of population in Europe from the Middle Ages and suggests that the small-family concept, which began in England in the late nineteenth century, has had more effect on population than any other thing.

117. The screen director (10:10)

Date:
1951
Summary:
One in a series of twelve, one-reel films designed to present behind-the scenes activities of the motion picture industry. This film illustrates the extent of a screen director's responsibility for the artistic quality of a motion picture. The many pressures, decisions, and emergencies involved in directing a film are indicated, with examples to show how actors are directed in a dramatic scene.

118. The village tractor (21:22)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Shows how one small Turkish village profits by the acquisition of a tractor imported through the Marshall Plan, and benefits from mechanical training provided young farmers as part of Turkey's recovery program.

119. The Wilderness Society "Free Booklet 'The American Wilderness'" (01:02)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
The Wilderness Society
Summary:
A public service announcement from the Wilderness Society in which a scene of forest wildlife is overlaid with audio of developers clearing trees. An offscreen male narrator reminds the viewer that "man does not live by development alone," while onscreen text provides information on how to order a free booklet on "the American wilderness." Submitted for the Clio Awards.

120. Tuberculosis (10:46)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Develops a general understanding of the nature, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Portrays conditions under which individuals are first infected, and describes, by means of animated drawings, the process of primary infection and reinfection. Demonstrates tuberculin tests and X-ray examinations, and portray effective hospital treatment.

121. U.S. Department of the Interior "Write Clean Water" (01:00)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
U.S. Department of the Interior
Summary:
A public service announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior in which audio of children singing about going to the beach overlays a scene of a deserted beach covered with trash, dead fish, and rats. An offscreen male narrator warns that "beaches should be for people," not rats. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

122. University of Toronto "Pollution Probe" (01:00)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
University of Toronto
Summary:
A public service announcement from the University of Toronto featuring a silent scroll of text discussing the problem of noise pollution and urging the viewer to contact the university's Pollution Probe to learn more. White screens accompanied by a noisy siren bookend the text scroll. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

123. V-62 Independence (1:04:10)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
U.S. Park Service Department of the Interior
Summary:
Source material used for the Agency for Instructional Technology series Geography in U.S. history : illuminating the geographic dimensions of our nation's development.

124. Venice : queen city of the Adriatic (10:51)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Uses animation and photography to explain the usual location of Venice, which is built on islands. The origin of the city, its rise to power and wealth through trade, its decline with the coming of new trade routes, and its present-day life are all explained and shown. Famous historic scenes of Venice and the industries found in the city today are also included.

125. Venice, Queen City of the Adriatic (10:51)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
Clifford J. Kamen Productions, Clarence W. Sorensen, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.
Summary:
Uses animation and photography to explain the usual location of Venice, which is built on islands. The origin of the city, its rise to power and wealth through trade, its decline with the coming of new trade routes, and its present-day life are all explained and shown. Famous historic scenes of Venice and the industries found in the city today are also included.

126. Wellmet House (29:30)

Date:
19uu
Summary:
Explains that Wellmet House attempts to rehabilitate the mentally ill not by gaining conforming behavior but by helping them relate to other people in natural and unstructured ways. Points out that half of the residents are mentally ill and the other half are college students from nearby universities who staff Wellmet House. Emphasizes the need for each patient to find individual expression. Shows patients and staff at dinner, parties, the local pub, and a house meeting.

128. What it's all about (10:41)

Date:
1951
Summary:
First in the "Are You Ready for Service?" series. Attempts to answer the question, "Why must we fight?" with stock motion-picture footage from many parts of the world. Indicates that one-fourth of the world is under Communist domination, and thus constitutes an aggressive threat to our way of life. The freedoms we defend are shown as the right to go to school and to choose our church, the right to work and to spend our time and money as we choose, the right to complain, and the right to stand up for ourselves.

129. World trade for better living (17:39)

Date:
1951
Summary:
Shows the dependence of Europe, South America, India, and the United States on trade. Animation pictures the theory of many-sided trade as opposed to bilateral trade. Emphasizes the fact that the U.N. has been responsible for the lowering of tariffs and barriers on many products. Pleads for freer trade which would make better use of world resources, skills, and transportation. The viewpoints are expressed by an American sea captain, a newspaper editor, and persons from other countries.

130. Writers of today. Frank O'Connor (28:39)

Date:
195u
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Walter Kerr, drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune, interviews noted Irish author Frank O'Connor. Mr. O'Connor contrasts the novel and the short story in relation to characterization, plot, and the time element. He discusses styles of the short story and appraises past and present psychological and subject matter trends in prose fiction.

131. Your plans (11:41)

Date:
1951
Summary:
An older brother helps a high school student understand how military service can be incorporated successfully into his life plans. Emphasizes that induction need not interfere with plans for a career, but instead can enhance the valuable skills one needs in any kind of employment. Shows that preparing for service includes activities that would be done in the planning for any future after school, including becoming responsible, looking after health concerns and studying towards a career that is interesting. Demonstrates how people can learn useful skills in military service that will apply to any future, such as learning how to learn, how to apply what has been learned, how to take and give orders, how people work and how people work together.