Start Over Collection IUL Moving Image Archive

601. Photography fights (13:36)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
Quackenbush, Robert S., 1904-1985
Summary:
Dramatization showing how Navy photographers and photographic interpreters provided the intelligence necessary to launch a strike against a Japanese airfield in the Solomon Islands. Ends with a sta...

602. World of plenty (44:42)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Rotha, Paul, 1907-1984.
Summary:
Uses found footage and animated diagrams to discuss the production, distribution, and consumption of food; the pre-war problems of overproduction and the anomaly of glutted markets and hungry peopl...

603. Improving the job (09:37)

Date:
1944
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Summary:
A supervisor asks an employee for work-improvement suggestions; the employee talks the problem over with his father and sister, obtains their advice, and makes some worthwhile suggestions.

604. India: The Land and the People (10:52)

Date:
1958
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Summary:
Surveys the geography and people of India. Includes the topography; the effects of the monsoon winds and the other climatic factors; India's ancient cultural heritage; the village life and primitiv...

605. Introducing the new worker to his job (15:21)

Date:
1944
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Summary:
Dramatization of how not to orient a new employee and get him started on his job; then by contrast, what should have been done.

607. Made in India (12:04)

Date:
1945
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Summary:
Shows that, although India is a land of villages and peasants, she ranks among the great industrial powers. Points out that the traditional handicrafts and the new industries are both essential to...

608. Nuclear Radiation Detectors (17:02)

Date:
1961
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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...

609. Painting: The Creative Process (14:59)

Date:
1967
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Summary:
Discusses the individuality of artistic techniques. Follows Reginald Pollack as he attempts to find creative inspiration in nature. Shows the benefits of studying other artists' work.

610. Placing the right man on the job (12:28)

Date:
1944
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Summary:
Dramatized cases of five different workers, unsatisfactory in particular jobs, who are reassigned to other jobs more suitable to their abilities and capacities.

611. Planning and laying out work (09:58)

Date:
1944
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Summary:
A plant supervisor talks to his son, who has built a boat in the basement too large to go through the door, about planning a job in advance; and recounts several illustrative experiences at the plant.

612. Regional Campuses of Indiana University (16:32)

Date:
1964
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Summary:
Pictures and describes the regional campuses of Indiana University, pointing out their function and relationship to the University as a whole. Shows activities at the campuses, both inside the clas...

613. Rumor (06:13)

Date:
1954
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614. Smallpox (08:43)

Date:
1946
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Summary:
Demonstrates the danger of smallpox to the community and the progress made in checking the disease by widespread vaccination and re-vaccination.

615. Using the Classroom Film (23:30)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Demonstrates with the Wheat Farmer an approved procedure for teaching with motion pictures. A seventh-grade social studies group studying how the world is fed discusses interests and problems wh...

616. Zapotec village (19:52)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Sergei M. Eisenstein; William F. Kruse; Egon Mauthner
Summary:
Documentary film by Sergei M. Eisenstein, famous Russian movie producer, about the Zapotec Village in Mexico. Made by special arrangement with Upton Sinclair, American author and politician.

618. Winning your wings (18:32)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Stewart, James, 1908-1997
Summary:
Starring Lt. James Stewart, this WWII recruitment film shows jobs, training and education provided to men between the ages of 18 and 26 who enlist in the U.S. Army Air Forces.

619. T.V.A. (20:01)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Tennessee Valley Authority; National Defense Advisory Committee
Summary:
Narration introduces this report as "the story of the development of the Tennessee River," showing ongoing construction of major public works projects conducted under the Tennessee Valley Authority...

620. Semper Paratus (06:12)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
The Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures

621. The World at War (43:15)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
The Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures; Samuel Spewack

622. Life Line (17:21)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by
Summary:
Reports on the capture of Munda and Rendova in the Solomon Islands. The role of medical instruments and supplies as a kind of weapon in these battles is emphasized, as well as their primary role i...

623. Film Communique [third issue] (20:20)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by ; Combat film units of Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Third issue of the Film Communique series. Composed of five short segments: Hitting the Beach features the LST tank landing craft, shows the unloading of supplies on a captured beachhead. Conclude...

624. Film Communique [second issue] (20:05)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by; Combat film units of Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Second issue of the Film Communique series. Includes two short segments: A Day With the A-36's Follows through a day with the A-36 a lightweight attack bomber - adapted from the P-51 Mustang. Show...

625. Film Communique: Eleventh Issue (21:26)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by; Combat film units of Marines, Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Addressed to "the men and women of American Industry," the Film Communique series reports on military accomplishments to an audience of domestic workers producing materials for war. Comprised of fo...

626. Film Communique: Fourth Issue (20:25)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by; Combat film units of Marines, Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Addressed to "the men and women of American Industry," the Film Communique series reports on military accomplishments to an audience of domestic workers producing materials for war. Composed of thr...

627. Film Communique: Sixth Issue (19:00)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by; Combat film units of Marines, Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Addressed to "the men and women of American Industry," the Film Communique series reports on military accomplishments to an audience of domestic workers producing materials for war. Comprised of si...

630. The dairy belt (1:07:31)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Thomas F. Barton; Daisy M. Jones; Roger Niemeyer
Summary:
Compares two dairy farms--one in Southeastern Wisconsin and the other in Central New York State. Shows the land use and cultural practices which reflect adaptation to such elements of the physical ...

631. Peace comes to America (10:46)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Summary:
Asserts that although World War II is over, Americans still have responsibility for their government and veterans of the war. Features appearances by President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Tre...

632. Design of American public education (14:58)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
United Productions of America; Howard T. Batchelder
Summary:
Through animation, the film compares and contrasts the "assembly line" kind of educational process with one that is tailored to meet young people's needs. Shows how in the former little or no cons...

633. The Two-Way Street: Quick Facts About Lend-Lease (07:41)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
United States Government Office of War Information; War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry; Army Service Forces, Signal Corps Photographic Center, Western Division
Summary:
A short informational film asking "what benefits should the U.S. seek for the aid they have given to our allies?" Gives an account of how the Lend-Lease program of mutual aid between allied nations...

634. Fundamentals of photography : the basic camera (15:00)

Date:
1948
Main contributors:
United States Navy
Summary:
Traces the historical development of the camera, discussing the reasons for subsequent changes from the original camera obscura of 1553. Demonstrates finally that every camera, whatever its make, c...

636. Rules of the Nautical Road: The Halifax Incident (26:04)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics; Walt Disney Productions; University of Washington Naval R.O.T.C. : technical direction
Summary:
Part of a series of martime navigation instructional films titled Rules of the Nautical Road. Animation produced by Walt Disney studios.

637. Discipline: Giving Orders (13:49)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
United States Navy, Division of Personnel Supervision and Management; United States Navy Bureau of Aeronautics; Atlas Educational Film Company
Summary:
U.S. Navy training film intended to instruct managers how to maintain workplace discipline effectively. Dramatic scenarios contrast ineffective managerial styles with better approaches. Stresses th...

638. The Line Is Busy (02:50)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States War Department; Army Pictorial Service of the Signal Corps
Summary:
Short announcement promoting the 6th War Loan by urging viewers to buy War Bonds. Shows the importance for War workers to keep on the job: a man receives a letter from his recently wounded brother ...

639. Perishable rush (13:48)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Summary:
Shows how the Army Air Forces during World War II flew wounded men from Pacific battle areas to hospitals and home towns in the United States. Uses a mix of actuality footage and fictional reenactm...

640. Wings up (21:33)

Alternative title:
Sustineo alas
Date:
1943
Main contributors:
United States. Army Air Forces. Motion Picture Unit, 1st
Summary:
The story of the twelve weeks of discipline, concentrated study and hard work leading to graduation from the Officers' Candidate School of the U.S. Army Air Forces and the rank of second lieutenant.

641. RAF & 8th Air Force report from Britain (07:02)

Alternative title:
RAF and Eighth Air Force repo...; Report from Britain; Reports from AAF
Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Summary:
"Includes a report from Britain showing the RAF and the 8th Air Force on a hedgehopping bomber flight over France and Germany, and the 5th Air Force report from New Guinea." ("News and Notes," Educ...

642. The case of the tremendous trifle (20:01)

Alternative title:
Tremendous trifle
Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States. Army. Signal Corps
Summary:
Shows to the men and women of American industry the vital importance to the war effort of all the little parts that they are making. Discusses the importance of ball bearings to the Nazi war effort...

643. The Earthmovers (14:07)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States. Army. Signal Corps
Summary:
Shows heavy equipment of all types used by the Corps of Engineers and the Seabees during World War II. Describes how the "work power" of military construction units clears beaches of mines, constru...

644. They deliver the goods (16:14)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
United States. Army. Signal Corps
Summary:
"How our fighting equipment gets through to our fighting men in quantity and on time. The mountains of supplies for combat loaded at ports of embarkation are unloaded under combat conditions and un...

645. Story of a transport (20:58)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
United States. Coast Guard
Summary:
Reviews the World War II service of the transport "Wakefield," formerly the liner "Manhattan"; shows it being used for the transportation of troops, bombed at Singapore, and burned in the Atlantic.

646. Grow Your Own (15:54)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture
Summary:
Provides basic instructions for planting a home vegetable garden. "Sets forth, in light vein, the essentials of good gardening; selection of the site, preparation of the soil, how to lay out a gard...

647. Kids Must Eat (16:06)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture; Office of Information, Motion Picture Service
Summary:
An episode of the popular "Quiz Kids" radio program introduces the U.S. Department of Agriculture's school lunch program. The four precocious children, ages 7 to 12, demonstrate knowledge of Shakes...

648. Crops For Combat (09:35)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture; United States. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Adjustment Agency

649. Victory Harvest (22:16)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture; United States. Office of Information. Motion Picture Service
Summary:
Reports on the coordination of community volunteers for wartime farm harvesting labor through the efforts of the Victory Farm Volunteers of the U.S. Crop Corps and local agricultural agents. "The s...

650. Hidden Weapons (10:31)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Department of Agriculture; Wilding Picture Productions, Inc.