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501. South Africa (13:38)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
Crown Film Unit; British Information Service; South African Bureau of Information
Summary:
A British production reporting on the contribution of South Africa, a sovereign Dominion of the Commonwealth, to the Allied war effort. Declares that the former antagonism between races - Dutch, En...

502. V.1. (08:35)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
Crown Film Unit; British Ministry of Information
Summary:
"Here is the first photographic report on the robot bomb since the censorship was lifted. In this nine-minute capsule of buzz-bomb terror, 'V-1' brings to the screen in 16 mm sound-on-film a subje...

503. Volumes of cubes, prisms, and cylinders (18:42)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Delta Films; E. H. C. Hildebrandt; Robert Pruitt
Summary:
Uses examples of everyday objects to develop the basic formula V=Bh for computing the volumes of cubes, prisms, and cylinders. Builds each concept, formula, or definition through use of live action...

504. The calls that cure (11:08)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
DeVoe, Ralph G. (Ralph Godwin), 1883-1966.
Summary:
Shows the telephone center and the bedside telephone service in a U.S. Army hospital. Discusses the beneficial effects on the soldiers of receiving telephone calls from home and advises families at...

505. The Trimbles of Maple Street (15:10)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Dick, Sheldon
Summary:
Dramatizes the conservation of war materials by residents of a typical town. Explains how the war effort is helped by sharing rides and collecting tin cans and other salvage. Explains the organizat...

507. Pig Projects Make Profits (13:26)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Duroc Record Association; Frank Oberkoetter Studios
Summary:
Addressed to members of 4-H or FFA clubs interested in learning to raise pigs, stating "thousands of boys and girls choose swine for their livestock project work." Provides instruction and guidance...

508. Right of way (07:35)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
Eastman, Joseph B. (Joseph Bartlett), 1882-1944
Summary:
Follows a troop train, a freight train, and a truck rushing to deliver men and supplies to a ship convoy in 1943. Explains the reasons for transportation delays and the shortage of goods in wartime...

509. Dynamics of solution (14:57)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Ellis Katzman; Elbert C. Weaver; John A. Skarulis
Summary:
Demonstrates the differences between saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated solutions; that solutions are dynamic, not static in character; and also shows suspensions and colloidal dispersions....

510. Goofer trouble (07:20)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Elvey, Maurice, 1887-1967
Summary:
"Short fictional film asking people to keep under cover during air raids. A group of English and Canadian fighter pilots report the number of German planes they have each shot down. The rivalry bet...

511. The department of health, education and welfare (14:36)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Erling M. Hunt; Wade Arnold; Abraham Ribicoff
Summary:
Discusses the purposes and functions of the five major divisions within the department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Describes the several offices, agencies, and bureaus, and indicates how th...

512. Distance races (10:04)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films; Lawson Robertson; Dean Cromwell
Summary:
Includes races from 1,000 to 10,000 meters and steeplechase. Style of distance runner contrasted vividly with that of dash man. Differences in typical physiques. Steeplechase portrays various met...

513. Finding his voice (10:41)

Date:
1929
Main contributors:
F. Lyle Goldman; Max Fleischer; W.E. Erpi
Summary:
Animated film demonstrating with the comic cartoon characters how sound is reproduced in talking pictures.

514. Volumes of pyramids, cones, and spheres (17:12)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Falcon Films; E. H. C. Hildebrandt; Robert Pruitt
Summary:
Uses a combination of animation and live-action photography to logically develop the formulas for determining the volume of pyramids, cones, and spheres. After reviewing the formulas for the volume...

515. The children see it thru (07:51)

Alternative title:
Children see it through
Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Fletcher, Yvonne, 1917-
Summary:
A British production made as a fund raising appeal to American audiences to aid British children affected by the Blitz. The film depicts the hardships of life during wartime for children and discus...

516. Survival of the fittest (16:41)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
Grashin, Mauri
Summary:
Shows the function of the physical training program of the Army Air Forces during World War II. Starts by celebrating the exploits of Army Air Force war heroes. The main story is a fictional story ...

517. They also serve (07:48)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Grierson, Ruby, 1904-1940
Summary:
"Story of an average wartime housewife whose dawn to dusk activities provide support for the duties of soldiers and defence workers."--BFI website.

518. Decoration (1:10:40)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
Harold Otwell; Karl Martz; Robert Gobrecht
Summary:
Shows a skilled ceramist applying designs on several ceramic pieces prior to final firing. He uses the clay itself, a comb, a piece of burlap, or clay stamps to create textured designs. Other decor...

519. Venture adventure (07:43)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Hasse, Charles, 1904-2002
Summary:
Short film on the Air Training Corps of the British Royal Air Force, showing recruiting, enlistment and training.

520. Women at war (10:08)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Hemingway, Mary Welsh, 1908-1986
Summary:
Produced for an American audience, the film explores the role of women in the war effort and thanks America for sending relief bundles to the victims of the London Blitz. Shows British women caring...

521. 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...

522. Exposure Meter: Theory and Use (09:23)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Presents briefly the theory of operation of the photoelectric exposure meter and gives illustrations of how it can be intelligently used to solve exposure problems. Practical use ...

523. Fetal Pig Anatomy (17:46)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Features the internal anatomy of fresh fetal pig specimens by systems, to illustrate techniques of dissection for studying the anatomy of a mammal. Shows fetal pigs within a uteru...

524. Glaze Application (10:46)

Date:
1949
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] A skilled potter demonstrates the four methods of glaze application: dipping, pouring, brushing, and spraying. Specific techniques and good craftsmanship are emphasized. Proper p...

525. Globes: An Introduction (09:42)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Describes the globe as a model of the earth, showing how the globe represents physical and cultural features on the earth's surface, and provides information about direction, dista...

526. Great Plains (15:13)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Provides a tour of the great plains area and covers the spring wheat belt, the range livestock belt, the corn belt, the wheat belt, the cotton belt, oil fields, and Edwards Plateau...

527. I.U. Goes to War (20:19)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[film] Filmed principally on the campus of Indiana University, this film depicts the activities of various organizations and classes as they contribute to the war effort. Shows President Wells meet...

528. Legislative Process (28:40)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Uses the General Assembly of Indiana to portray a state legislature in action as it passes a bill through the various steps to become a law. Includes animated sequences to chart th...

529. Stacking and Firing (10:41)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] A skilled potter demonstrates the correct stacking of both green and glazed pottery in a small kiln as the narrator explains the factors involved. The potter then shows each step i...

530. Wet-Mounting Pictorial Materials (11:43)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Explains the advantages of wet mounting paper materials on cloth, and then demonstrates the wet-mounting process in detail. Also shows methods of displaying wet-mounted posters, ch...

531. Wheat Belt (16:03)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Describes the winter and spring wheat regions of the plains states. Compares a winter wheat farm in south central Kansas and a spring wheat farm in northeastern North Dakota. Rela...

532. Study of Government (14:40)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Indiana U Instructional Support Services
Summary:
[motion picture] Orients students to the opportunities and experiences for the study of government at a typical college or university. Emphasizes that government cannot be taken for granted and tha...

533. Controlled Photographic Lighting (08:45)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Demonstrates the three basic considerations in controlled photographic lighting--placement of lights, quality of light, and lighting ratio. Uses a mannequin as a model to show the functions of main...

534. Drinking and thinking (17:19)

Date:
1985
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
A dramatization which compares responsible drinking with alcohol abuse. Intermixed with scenes from a party, a male and female participant each present facts about alcohol consumption and its effec...

535. Editing Synchronous Sound (10:46)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Explains the process of editing motion picture footage in double system synchronous sound motion picture production. Follows, through use of flashbacks, the step-by-step sequences from the use of a...

536. Indiana's Scenic State Parks (Revised Version) (23:03)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Presents an overview of Indiana's system of state parks by first locating them on a map, then presenting glimpses of the specific scenic attractions and recreational facilities at each park. Parks ...

537. 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...

538. Suggestion box (09:04)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Explains how seemingly minor ideas can improve wartime production. Encourages workers to provide resourceful suggestions that, if tested and approved, can be circulated to factories around the coun...

539. Craftsmanship in clay. Decoration (10:40)

Alternative title:
Decoration
Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Shows a skilled ceramist applying designs on several ceramic pieces prior to final firing. He uses the clay itself, a comb, a piece of burlap, or clay stamps to create textured designs. Other deco...

540. Crayfish anatomy (11:14)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Shows the external anatomy of a living crayfish and using a freshly anesthetized specimen points out its internal anatomy by systems. Presents its hard exoskeleton, body divisions, and the jointed...

541. Electricity. Distribution (16:06)

Alternative title:
Distribution
Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Develops basic concepts of electrical distribution, both cross-country and within the home. Complete distribution system is explained, with demonstrations of "line loss" and the use of fuses for ov...

542. Frog anatomy (17:09)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Presents the proper methods for dissection of the frog in order to observe its anatomy. Indicates the structures which can be observed by opening the mouth. Depicts proper incisions to make in orde...

543. Indianapolis attacks its slums (28:43)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Contains aerial photography, animation, and charts to show methods used by Indianapolis to effect slum clearance. Pictures city officials as they cite the need for rebuilding slum areas and tells o...

544. The state beneath us (19:49)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Shows the geologic development of Indiana's present bedrock system and relates this development to its mineral resources, their distribution, and resulting industries. Describes the work and resear...

545. Health in war (13:19)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Jackson, Pat, 1916-2011
Summary:
"Offers revealing insights into the re-structuring of health services in London and elsewhere in Britain following the outbreak of WWII ... The film is broadly divided into three parts. The opening...

546. Democracy's diary (16:11)

Date:
1948
Main contributors:
Jay Bonafield; Larry O'Reilly; Phil Reisman, Jr.
Summary:
Shows the organization of the The New York Times and the vast interrelationship of the numerous departments. Then illustrates the methods for giving up-to-the-minute news, and stresses the need fo...

548. Development of our decimal numeration system (27:26)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Joseph Moray; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; John M. Davidson
Summary:
Delineates interesting facets of the development of our decimal system. Compares the additive, subtractive, multiplicative, and positional notation aspects of the Chinese, Babylonian, Egyptian, and...

549. U.S. Keds "Moon Shot – Kedso Clown" (01:01)

Date:
1962 to 1964
Main contributors:
Keds
Summary:
An advertisement for U.S. Keds footwear in which the animated characters Kedso the Clown and Keddy Bear fly to the moon and sing about the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.

550. The price of freedom (14:52)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Keech, Kelvin, 1895-1977
Summary:
This film "outlines the role that industry is playing in our war effort. Production of munitions and the operation of the payroll withdrawal plan for War Bonds are among the subjects treated." (Fre...

551. Target invisible (08:32)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
Kennedy, Arthur, 1914-1990
Summary:
Illustrates the use of radar on a bombing mission over Japan, and explains the work of the radar operator in the bomber's crew.

552. Know your enemy--Japan! (14:47)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Knox, Gordon, 1906-1992
Summary:
"Produced in cooperation with the Institute of Pacific Relations, this film answers such vital questions as: How large in the Japanese Empire? Is Japan self-sufficient in food? What is Japan's nava...

553. Lorna Doone "Fly to the Moon" (01:01)

Date:
1960 to 1961
Main contributors:
Lorna Doone
Summary:
An advertisement for Nabisco Lorna Doone packaged cookies in which an animated pirate and his parrot fly to the moon on the back of a fish where they eat the product together. Submitted for Clio Aw...

554. The dynamics of the circle (14:20)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Mannis Charosh; Pelican Films
Summary:
Describes a geometric circle and defines and illustrates such terms as radius, congruent circles, chord, diameter, major and minor arcs, semicircles, and central angle. Shows the relationship betw...

555. You Can't Eat Tobacco (13:18)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Mary L. DeGive; Margaret T. Cussler
Summary:
A social issue film directed at the problems of public health and malnutrition among rural southern tenant-farming communities. The film points directly to exploitative practices of the tobacco ind...

556. Welcome soldier! (14:35)

Alternative title:
Getting the most out of a film
Date:
1944
Main contributors:
McInnes, Graham, 1912-1970
Summary:
Presents two films. Welcome soldier! outlines the various government plans created to help Canadian World War II veterans return to civilian life in the workplace and at home. In the companion film...

557. Protest : black power (14:30)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Mert Koplin; Charles Grinker
Summary:
Utilizes excerpts from speeches and interviews of many leading black activists to exemplify the various components of "Black Power." Ranges from discussion of black separatism and violence to non-v...

558. Little dutch mill (08:41)

Date:
1934
Main contributors:
National Cinema Service
Summary:
In this Max Fleischer classic, two Dutch children find themselves in trouble with a menacing miser. 3-D animation.

559. Pincers on Japan (18:58)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
National Film Board of Canada
Summary:
"Canada's place in the strategy of Pacific warfare is the subject of this wartime film. Convoys, carrying the sinews of war, steam out from her ports, while along her western coast lookouts and pat...

560. The Main Dish (14:51)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
National Film Board of Canada
Summary:
States "food is a weapon of war," showing that women must learn to use the less desirable cuts of beef during wartime rationing. "A wartime film showing conservation needs and food planning in rega...

561. The Great Lakes (21:34)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
National Film Board of Canada; Crawley Films Limited
Summary:
A Canadian film production addressed to U.S. audiences, showing the industrial and commercial cooperation between the two nations as it occurs throughout the Great Lakes. "The Great Lakes are shown...

562. High Over The Borders (19:35)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
New York Zoological Society; National Film Board of Canada
Summary:
In their routes of migration, birds "mock the man-made lines by which nations separate themselves," as the narrator states in this film intended to foster goodwill between the nations of the Americ...

563. The thousand days (21:16)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
Norrish, B. E. (Bernard Easterbrook), 1885-1961
Summary:
Describes the Canadian effort in World War II including news footage of Churchill addressing the Canadian Parliament, the building of the Alaska-Canada Highway, and Canadian tank and aircraft produ...

564. Words for battle (07:54)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989
Summary:
Laurence Olivier's reading of passages from Milton, William Blake, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling and Abraham Lincoln accompany scenes of daily life in wartime Britain. The texts selected emphasi...

565. The drawings and the shop (14:58)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Pathescope; Charles J. Vierck; Charles D. Cooper
Summary:
Designed to be used with an engineering drawing text. Describes the relationship between the making of a drawing and various production operations in shop and factory. Then shows representative op...

566. What to do in a gas attack (15:03)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
Price, Sherman
Summary:
Explains what war gas is, how it is used by the enemy, and how simple household items, such as bicarbonate of soda and bleaching solution, may be used to prevent casualties.

567. 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...

568. 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...

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

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
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...

570. Made in India (12:04)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
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...

571. Nuclear Radiation Detectors (17:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
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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...

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

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
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.

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

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
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...

574. Smallpox (08:43)

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

575. Using the Classroom Film (23:30)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
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...

576. 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.

578. 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.

579. 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 ...

580. 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...

581. 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...

582. DNA structure and replication (29:15)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
University Films; J. D. Watson; Irwin H. Herskowitz
Summary:
Describes RNA and DNA which are favored as the carriers of genetic information. Presents DNA molecules as shown in the electron microscope and describes the polymeric nature of the DNA molecule and...

584. Wheels across India (30:30)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Shot in Burma during the Denis-Roosevelt Asiatic Expedition (1939), led by filmmaker Armand Denis and his wife Leila Roosevelt. In Rangoon, views of the Shive Dagon Pagoda and huge bamboo irrigatio...

585. London fire raids : 29th-30th December 1940 (11:42)

Alternative title:
London fire raid
Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Walker, Bob Danvers
Summary:
Describes the first fire raid on the City of London on the night of December 29, 1940. Opening sequences in the film are taken from the roof of St. Paul's Cathedral. They show the London fire briga...

586. Target for tonight (48:28)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
Watt, Harry, 1906-1987
Summary:
Presents an account of an actual air raid by the Bomber Command of the Royal Air Force. Aerial photographs disclose the objective to be raided. Then staff planning, routine preparations, and the te...

587. Western front (20:22)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Wilding Picture Productions
Summary:
Begins with a short summary of American attitudes to the War in Europe and how the U.S. underestimated the militaristic tendencies of the Japanese. Argues that the Chinese have been fighting World ...

588. Digestion, part 2 [chemical] (20:18)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Winifred Cullis; Gaumont-British Instructional Films; Beryl Denman Lacey
Summary:
Uses animation to demonstrate the chemical processes of digestion. Shows the chemical breakdown of foods, the structure and functions of the glands involved, the absorption of digested foods, and t...

589. Digestion, part 1 [mechanical] (17:48)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Winifred Cullis; Gaumont-British Instructional Ltd.; Beryl Denman Lacey
Summary:
Uses animation to show the mechanical and muscular processes involved in the digestion of food. Includes the absorption of digested food, water, and salts into the blood and the function of the liver.

590. James Alexander Thom: Storyteller (28:44)

Date:
1991
Main contributors:
WTIU/30; Indiana U Television
Summary:
[videorecording] Filmed before the scenery of his rural Southern Indiana homestead, novelist James Alexander Thom talks about the philosophies and methods that frame his historical fiction. Believ...