Start Over Date 1942

31. [Baskin-Robbins] (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Baskin-Robbins
Summary:
An advertisement for Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors ice cream in which a variety of animated characters try different flavors while a narrator describes the company's offerings.

32. Baseball during World War II (26:08)

Date:
March 24, 1942
Main contributors:
Batchelor, Sr., Edward Armistead ; Cushing, George William, 1888-1968; Bengy, Malcolm
Summary:
A discussion on whether or not Major League Baseball should be discontinued until after World War II. "In Our Opinion" - Should Pro Baseball Be Discontinued During the War - Bud Guest announcer a...

33. [Beatrice Foods : Meadow Gold] (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Beatrice Foods
Summary:
An advertisement for Beatric Foods Meadow Gold ice cream in which a narrator drops scoops of three flavors of ice cream from the top of the Leaning Tower of Piza in order to determine the bounce qu...

35. 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...

36. The Soviet School Child (24:07)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
British Ministry of Information; Soviet War News Film Agency; Central News Reel Studios, Moscow
Summary:
A Soviet-British co-production reporting to the Allied nations on the lives of children in the Soviet Union, providing "a glimpse of the Soviet child from infancy to high school." Portrays an idyll...

37. Bugles "Supermarket" (01:11)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Bugles
Summary:
An advertisement for Bugles snack food in which a narrator describes the plot by potato chips to keep Bugles away from consumers in the supermarket.

38. View of the Soviet world. (11:59)

Alternative title:
Report from Moscow
Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Caldwell, Erskine, 1903-1987
Summary:
Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and reporter, interviewed before leaving Moscow, briefly tells of the civilian defense work he witnessed. Scenes showing how the Russians are carrying out their ...

39. Stag Beer "Operation Payback" (00:29)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Carling Brewing Company
Summary:
A public service announcement from Stag beer in which a group of elderly women collect and crush aluminum cans, while an offscreen male narrator describes how the company will pay one-half cent per...

40. Japs bomb U.S.A.! (09:43)

Alternative title:
Japs bomb USA!
Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Castle Films, inc.
Summary:
"Newsreel pictures of the attack of Dec. 7, 1941, on Pearl Harbor. Closes with America's ringing answer to the enemy challenge." (War Films Bulletin of the Extension Division Indiana University, Fe...