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401. Maybe tomorrow (19:01)

Date:
1970
Summary:
Explores a romance between a black, eighth-grade girl and a white, high school boy in terms of its implications in the black community. Reveals that the girl feels intimidated by youths her own age...

403. Media for presentations (1:05:55)

Date:
1978
Summary:
Introduces the advantages of using media to enhance an oral presentation and displays a variety of media formats available. Illustrates the characteristics of different media, pointing out the opt...

404. Meiosis (12:01)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Uses animation to show the mechanism of meiosis, the chromosome halving cell division preceding the formation of sperm and egg cells and forming the basis of genetics.

405. Men of Fire (17:58)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
Army Pictorial Service : produced by; Combat film units of Signal Corps, Marines, Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Wartime American audiences are shown the need for workers in the physically demanding metal forging and casting jobs, using scenes of combat from the invasion of France. The fictional American tank...

406. Mermaid's paradise (09:56)

Date:
1945
Summary:
A study of aqua-sports using underwater photography. Including swimming, synchronized diving,

407. Microorganisms : harmful activities (47:43)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Lists the postulates developed and used by Robert Koch to prove that a specific disease is caused by a specific microorganism. Presents some of the methods developed for protection against disease ...

410. Middle East (07:10)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
British Ministry of Information
Summary:
Using maps and animated diagrams, the importance of the Middle East in the world strategy of the Allied nations during World War II is shown. Austere images and narration inform the viewer of the s...

411. Miles over marshes (12:43)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Over 5,000 miles of navigable waterways challenge man's ingenuity for construction of roadways in Louisiana. In the south, road builders have conquered the mire, building a highway across this wate...

412. Mini movie makers (10:47)

Date:
1970
Summary:
Seven to twelve-year-old filmmakers are the stars in this film record of the activities of a film club. Narration is entirely by children who comment on the pleasures and problems of filmmaking. Th...

413. Mining iron ore (17:05)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
A film explaining the iron mining process as practiced on the iron ranges of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

414. Mitosis and meiosis (17:01)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Uses stained cells, animation, and time-lapse cinephotomicrography of living cells to compare mitosis and meiosis. Shows onion root tip, whitefish embryo, salamander epidermal, and living Tradesca...

415. Molding a horizontal cored part (21:54)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Use of a horizontal core, a split pattern, chaplets, and chaplet supports; how to gate a mold for rapid pouring of a thin casting; and how to clean a casting.

416. Molding with a gated pattern (11:17)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Shows what a gated pattern is and why it is used, how a match or follow board can simplify making a parting, how facing sand is prepared and used, and how and why some patterns are rapped.

417. Molding with a loose pattern (21:05)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Shows how to identify and use common bench molder's tools; how molding sand is prepared; how to face a pattern; how to ram and vent a mold; how to roll a drag; how to cut a sprue, runner, gates and...

418. Molding with a loose pattern (floor) (24:04)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Shows the difference between bench and floor molding, how to face a deep pattern, ram a drag and walk it off, clamp a mold, locate sprues and risers, and tuck the crossbars of a large cope.

419. Molding with a three part flask (34:59)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Shows how to use a deep follow board; the technique of facing, ramming, and venting a deep green sand core; how to use a cheek in a three-part flask; and the purpose and method of step-gating.

420. Monuments of Ancient Mexico (35:12)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Summary:
"The title of this film is self-explanatory. It is especially adapted for students of archaeology and anthropology" (A List of U.S. War Information Films, Office of War Information, Bureau of Motio...

421. Motivation and Reward in Learning (14:17)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Compares a hungry, active rat with a satiated, inactive rat. The hungry animal learns to get food by pressing a bar, while the satiated animal goes to sleep. To demonstrate that failure to learn is...

422. Mr. Proudfoot shows a light (08:00)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Howard, Sydney, 1885-1946
Summary:
Humorously using the arrogant and bumbling Mr. Proudfoot, this film serves a dual purpose of emphasizing the importance of obeying blackout hours, as well as easing the stress of the time period by...

423. Music and architecture through the ages (16:14)

Date:
1958
Summary:
This film follows developments in music through human history supplemented by visuals of art and architecture of the period. Traces ancient civilization through to the 18th century with a heavy con...

424. Music of Africa (29:04)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Features Fela Sowande of Nigeria, a leading African musicologist, composer, and organist, along with other Nigerian musicians demonstrating how contempory African music has mingled traditional Afri...

425. Musical performance improvement for snare drum (21:53)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Vern Reimer gives instruction, through demonstrations, on how to improve a drummers performance. He discusses the common mistakes made by student drummers and how to correct them. Targeted for the ...

426. My Japan (16:19)

Alternative title:
My Japan and Who died
Date:
1945
Main contributors:
United States. War Finance Division
Summary:
Presented as an authentic message from the Japanese people to the American people, this film is actually a fake newsreel designed to counter any views the American moviegoer might have had about th...

428. Mystery mammals of twilight (30:28)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Tells the life story of bats. Shows live bats and pictures a bat's voice of and oscillograph. Explains how bats navigate by echolocation or sonar. (WGBH-TV) Kinescope.

429. NANKING the southern capital (11:04)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Portrays the role of Nanking in the history of China. Pictures its modern city life and its surroundings, including the Yangtze River, the mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen, ancient landmarks, and famous bu...

431. Negro colleges in war time (08:28)

Alternative title:
Negro colleges in wartime
Date:
1943
Main contributors:
United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Bureau of Motion Pictures
Summary:
Presents the wartime activities of four African American colleges--Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, Prairie View College in Texas, Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Hampton Institute in Virg...

432. Nervous System in Man (57:21)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Shows interlocking of effects of the endocrine and nervous systems in man; illustrates the types of nerve cells and impulse transmission; explains the functions of the cortex, cerebellum, hypothala...

433. New England Sea Community (1:32:42)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Depicts the daily life in a seacoast town in 1845 as it is seen by Chris, a boy of thirteen, who is completing school and must choose his future occupation. Pictures the work of the town tradesmen-...

435. Northeast corner (11:22)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Portrays life in the northeast corner of Scotland. The work of the fishermen and farmers and the industries and other activities of Aberdeen are described in some detail.

436. Northeast Farm Community (15:31)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Portrays life of a typical farm family during the early 1800s in the Northeastern United States. Illustrates the self-sufficiency of these farmers and the importance to them of wood, water, and fer...

437. Northwest by air (15:16)

Date:
1944
Summary:
Shows how Canada's northwest airlines have conquered the almost impenetrable natural barriers of rivers and mountains on the Pacific coast. Reveals how air bases were built, supplied, and serviced ...

438. Nuclear Radiation Detectors (17:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Uses live-action photography and animation to survey alpha, beta, and gamma radiation and their characteristics; the instruments used to measure these types of radiation; and the principles basic t...

439. Nuclear Radiation in Earth Studies (15:19)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Depicts the use of instruments employing radiation detectors in modern prospecting and through the use of animation, the underlying principles of radiation theory. Outlines atomic theory, defines r...

440. Oculomotor disorders (25:49)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
A silent teaching film that studies the anatomy of the muscles of the eye and their innervation.

441. Of mines and mills (29:35)

Date:
1962
Summary:
By contrasting film footage showing Europe in ruins immediately following World War II and Europe's present prosperity, this first program lays the historical groundwork for the series. The first s...

443. On to Tokyo (10:12)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Combat footage in Europe and the Battle of Leyte Gulf during World War II.

444. Open Fractures (23:52)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explains, using live photography and animation, the potential dangers that may result from an open fracture and the steps to follow in treating a patient with an open fracture. Points out the dange...

446. Operating the 'Jeep' audio visual unit (14:47)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Film features the Jeep audio visual unit, a vehicle equipped to provide complete sound and picture projection, regardless of road conditions or weather. Follows the vehicle as it used in an educati...

447. Opportunities in sales and merchandising (11:31)

Date:
1967
Summary:
Portrays to youth the wide variety of career opportunities in sales and merchandising occupations, how entry jobs fit into the career ladder, work settings, levels of occupations, and information a...

448. Oral hygiene (18:33)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Demonstrates proper method of cleaning teeth, massaging the gums using dental floss, and shows results of improper brushing. Discusses dentifrices and care of brush.

449. Orchids and Other Flora of Tropical America (10:43)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs; The National Geographic Society
Summary:
Described as a film portraying "twenty types of orchids and other flora of South and Central America and the conditions under which they grow" (U.S. Government Films, U.S. Office of Education, 1954...

450. Otto : The Behavioral Perspective (27:38)

Date:
1975
Summary:
Presents Dr. John Gottman of Indiana University as he interprets the Otto case film from the behavioral perspective. Explains that Dr. Gottman sees Otto coping with catastrophic expectations by tr...