Start Over Date 1940 Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

111. The World at War (43:15)

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

112. 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...

114. Tall Tales (09:41)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Presents ballad singers singing three authentic American folk songs: "Strawberry Roan," "Grey Goose," and "John Henry." The background for the singers is a farmhouse kitchenyard after the noonday m...

115. They Do Come Back (16:38)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Tells the dramatic story of two young people whose lives are interrupted and threatened by tuberculosis. Shows modern tuberculosis case-finding, diagnosis, hospitalization, and rehabilitation afte...

116. The passenger train (10:49)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Describes a journey on a streamlined Diesel-electric passenger train from a large city through a picturesque countryside. Depicts the duties of the engineer, the conductor, the cooks, and the pull...

117. New York City / Atlantic City / Wilikie 1940 (09:22)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Home movie from 1939-1940. Begins with New York City footage overlooking Central Park, focus on Chrysler building, skyscrapers, St. Patrick's cathedral, and Rockefeller Plaza. Also shows the city a...

118. Time in the sun (58:50)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Depict scenes of Mexican life and culture, assembled in part from original footage from Sergei M. Eisenstein's unfinished Que viva México. The film portrays indigenous rituals and ceremonies, the i...