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261. In Every Day (10:21)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Shows a typical day in the life of a model American teen-age boy. His health habits, diet, hobbies, and correct attitude toward work, study and play are all stressed.

263. To hear your banjo play (16:26)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Pictures American folk singers in various parts of the country and discusses briefly the development of folk music here. Peter Seeger is shown singing and playing his banjo in a city setting, and t...

265. What makes day and night (08:45)

Date:
1947
Summary:
With a globe and a flashlight, a father explains to his son and daughter what causes the alternation of day and night and how the sun can shine upon only one-half of the earth at a time.

267. Brotherhood of man (11:20)

Date:
1946
Summary:
An animated cartoon which explains that there are no basic differences between the races of the world. Uses small green demons to caricature prejudice and racial hatred. Relates the history of mank...

268. Defensive Footwork in Basketball (09:34)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Analyzes defensive footwork action in basketball by first demonstrating the correct stance. Slow motion and close-up photography then portray the two basic defensive moves: the parallel movement,...

269. Experiments in the revival of organisms (19:52)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Presents a record of the successful experiments in resuscitating dead animals conducted at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy at Veronezh, U.S.S.R., by Dr. S. S. Bryukhonenko. Th...

270. Food, secret of the peace (18:04)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Contains scenes of the destitution left in the wake of World War II and of the famine and exposure from which so many thousands died. Discusses also the economic importance of food.

271. Forestry and forest industries (10:38)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Shows how the government has acted to protect our woodlands by enacting laws and establishing the Forest Service. Forest Rangers protect forests against fire, administer game laws, control the num...

272. Hopi horizons (20:42)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Mary L. De Give; Margaret Cussler; Social Documentary Films
Summary:
Shows the Hopi Indian as a farmer, herder, craftsman, and trader. Pictures how difficult it is for him to live on the desert, especially with some of the government controls. Gives the Indian a ch...

273. Shooting in basketball (09:47)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Through slow motion and stop motion photography and close-ups of game shots, the film shows the fundamentals of basketball shooting, concentrating on the set-shot. Stance, the action of the throw, ...

274. What makes rain (10:09)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Shows, by animation and scenes from Bobby's everyday activities, where rain comes from, where it goes, and how it gets back up into the sky. Also explains evaporation and condensation.

276. Bill Bailey and the four pillars (18:07)

Date:
1945
Summary:
A story of land economy and one man, Bill Bailey of Clarksville, Tennessee, through whose foresight and untiring effort the Four Pillars of Income were established in Montgomery County, Tennessee (...

277. Kitchen come true (18:04)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Shows a Canadian farm family working together planning how to modernize their kitchen with new appliances and step-saving arrangements. Pictures the kitchen before and after their work on it.

278. Now the peace (21:06)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Presents a factual summary of the basic United Nations Organization program for world security in 1945. Clarifies the structure, analyzes the plans, and shows how, by joint action to solve relief,...

279. A new supervisor takes a look at his job (12:36)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
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Summary:
A machine tool operator is made a group leader and his plant superintendent explains to him, through dramatized illustrations, the meaning of working with people instead of machines.