Start Over Date 1950

305. Throwing (11:59)

Date:
1950
Summary:
A skilled potter demonstrates the shaping of various pieces of pottery on a potter's wheel. Shows each step in making a bowl and special steps in completing a low, flat plate and a pitcher.

306. Animals in winter (10:55)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Ann H. Morgan
Summary:
Discusses such animal adaptations to winter as protective coloration, storing of food, adding layers of fat, and hibernation. Shows the winter habitats of the badger, woodchuck, chipmunk, owl, rab...

307. Italian children (harvest time in Umbria) (10:51)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; Joseph G. Fucilla
Summary:
Pictures the Conti family during harvest time in Umbria. They harvest olives, sort them, and take them to the mill for extraction of the oil. On a trip to the market they see the monastery of St. ...

308. Rhythm and percussion (11:24)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Eugene Kash; Gudrun Parker; Denis Gillson
Summary:
Features Eugene Kash, Canadian violinist, conducting a children's concert and instructing the children about percussion instruments. Shows the children clapping in time to the rhythm and pictures ...

309. Going to hospital with mother (41:28)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
This film shows how the staff of a British hospital has improvised a method of routinely admitting the mothers of patients under school age to a ward of traditional design without structural altera...

310. Lewis and Clark (17:13)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Dan E. Clark; Emerson Film Corporation
Summary:
Tells the story of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who, as a team, led an expedition westward from the mouth of the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. Reveals the purpose for which their explo...

311. Radio Broadcasting Today (19:03)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
Examines the role of radio as a means of mass communication from its inception up to, and including, 1950. Includes many of the radio personalities of the late 1940s such as Jack Benny, Bob Hope, ...

312. Man in the 20th Century (17:56)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
Discusses the fact that man's material progress is now at a higher peak than ever before, but that his daily routine is often one of dissatisfaction. Although he wants peace, his world is spit int...

313. Indiana, Our Indiana (22:32)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
An Indiana University student shows a prospective student's parents the campus and explains the counseling system. Includes academic and extracurricular activities, the extension centers, and many...

314. Gas for home and industry : world energy resources (16:34)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
Explains the role of fuel gas as a source of energy. Begins with the history of gas lighting. The cleanliness, efficiency and versatility of gas is investigated. Describes the production of various...

315. Fundamentals of acoustics (second edition) (10:50)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Physical Sciences Staff in the College, The University of Chicago; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Summary:
Compares sound waves with water waves, provides examples of echoes and explains how they affect acoustics indoors, demonstrates effects of different wall surfaces upon the reflection of sounds, por...

316. Woodwinds and brass (12:07)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Eugene Kash; Gudrun Parker; Denis Gillson
Summary:
The various instruments of the wood-wind and brass sections of an orchestra are characterized as to appearance, tone, and use during a children's concert conducted by Eugene Kash, Canadian violinis...

317. Newspaper story (16:45)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
Follows the newspaper story of a little girl rescued by some Boy Scouts from the time the reporter learns of it until the completed paper is sold on the street. Explains the work of the staff memb...

318. Rome--city eternal (11:10)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
F. W. Keller; E. S. Keller; Jack Cardiff
Summary:
A photographic survey of Rome: the Colosseum, St. Peter's Square, the art treasures of the Basilica of St. Peter, the fountains of the Villa d'Este and the Piazza Navona, the ruins of the Forum and...

319. La familia Sánchez a lesson in Spanish (11:17)

Alternative title:
Spanish children
Date:
1950
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Summary:
Shows daily tasks of a rural family of southern Spain. Depicts a trip by a boy and his father to a city market place; shows representative aspects of Spanish life; and emphasizes the activities of ...

320. The strands grow (14:35)

Date:
1950
Summary:
The first in the "Web of Life" series. Uses fossils and other prehistoric relics to trace the competitive struggle for survival among plants and animals. Still pictures show the trilobite, the di...

321. Daniel Boone (17:47)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; Thomas D. Clark; Emerson Film Corporation
Summary:
Portrays the main events in the life of Daniel Boone. Includes his youth in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, his participation in the French and Indian War, his adventures in exploring and settling...

322. Indiana, our Indiana (22:23)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
An Indiana University student shows a prospective student's parents the campus and explains the counseling system. Includes academic and extracurricular activities, the extension centers, and many ...

323. A strand breaks (16:26)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
The Conservation Foundation; New York Zoological Society; John H. Storer
Summary:
The second in the "Web of Life" series. Discusses the competition for survival among all living things and the causes and effects of an unbalance in nature. Shows how a whole community may be des...

324. Teeth Are to Keep (11:15)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
Shows Roger Smith watching the day-to-day development of his baby brother's teeth. Roger then recognizes in the dentist his friend of yesterday who had presented him with a four-leaf clover. Show...

329. Norwegian children : farming on a fiord (11:15)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britanica Films Inc.; Bryn J. Hovde
Summary:
Shows Inger and Halvard as they help their parents with the farm work. They and their mother bring the cattle down from the summer pasture in the mountains, they visit the village across the fiord...

339. Life along the waterways (11:19)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Roy C. Wilcox; G. E. Hutchinson; John A. Haeseler
Summary:
Pictures the wildlife in and near a New England stream from its source to the ocean. Includes spring flowers, fish, butterflies, turtles, toads, snakes, raccoons, red foxes, muskrats, and a variet...

340. Art in our world (10:40)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Discloses sources of inspiration in man's environment and interprets these forms through the eyes of the creative artist in order to stimulate students to see opportunities for using art in their o...

341. Oliver Wendell Holmes (17:41)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Emerson Film Corporation; Mentor L. Williams
Summary:
Dramatizes the versatility of Oliver Wendell Holmes's successes, including his accomplishments in the field of medicine and his activities as a man of letters and lecturer. Portrays events related...

345. Writers of today. Frank O'Connor (28:39)

Alternative title:
Frank O'Connor
Date:
195X
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Summary:
Walter Kerr, drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune, interviews noted Irish author Frank O'Connor. Mr. O'Connor contrasts the novel and the short story in relation to characterization, plot, ...

347. The European Experience (Edited version) (29:25)

Date:
19XX
Summary:
Examines what has happened in Europe to check the threat of a menancing population growth. Traces the growth of population in Europe from the Middle Ages and suggests that the small-family concept,...

348. Geography of Australia (10:01)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Describes the physical geography of Australia and some of its natural resources, such as wheat, cattle, wool, and timber. Shows how the use of these natural resources has determined the development...

349. The beaver (11:22)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Shows activities of the beaver in its natural environment. Illustrates ways in which the beaver's teeth, feet, and tail help him in swimming, eating, felling trees, and repairing a broken dam. Re...

350. Wellmet House (29:30)

Date:
19XX
Summary:
Explains that Wellmet House attempts to rehabilitate the mentally ill not by gaining conforming behavior but by helping them relate to other people in natural and unstructured ways. Points out that...

351. Activity group therapy (53:56)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Activity group therapy as developed at the Jewish Board of Guardians, New York City, by S.R. Slavson, Director of Group Therapy. Shows socially-maladjusted children 10 to 11 years old being benefit...

352. 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.

353. The Chicago Historical Society (10:03)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Shows scenes in the Chicago Historical Society Museum which help give an understanding of the past by exhibiting possessions which touched the lives of some of those who have shaped United States h...

354. Learning from class discussion (10:24)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Analyzes the elements of a good discussion; stresses the value of properly phrased questions that stimulate thought and lead to new avenues of discussion within the major question; and shows how di...

355. Importance of goals (17:32)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Designed to be used with an educational psychology text. Shows, through the story of Tommy, the importance of goals in learning. His natural curiosity thwarted in school, he seems bored. By contr...

356. Canada Unlimited (15:20)

Date:
1950
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Summary:
Follows the Young family in the process of becoming naturalized Canadians. Discusses the opportunities they may expect in a country which is important as a producer of grain, iron ore, uranium, al...

357. Coal gas (08:17)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Animation is used to present the story of the Bagley family, who do not use their furnace correctly. When Mr. Bagley over-fires the furnace, the narrator, who is a gnome, and cutaway diagrams of t...

358. The screen writer (20:15)

Date:
1950
Summary:
One in a series of twelve, one-reel films designed to present behind-the scenes activities of the motion picture industry. This film pictures a typical screen writer and analyzes his job. The task...

359. Girls basketball for beginners (19:16)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Presents rules and playing techniques for girls' basketball as demonstrated by a group of high school players. Distinguishes among various kinds of passing: chest, two-hand underhand, and one-han...

363. How to Observe (11:07)

Date:
1950
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Stresses that observation is basic to learning the sciences and the arts by showing a boy observing an old house, an example of capillary action, and a science experiment. Emphasizes the importanc...

364. 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...

365. Testing intelligence with the Stanford-Binet (18:12)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Shows excerpts from four tests: two six-year olds (I.Q.s 104 and 156) and two ten-year-olds (I.Q.s 100 and 80). Indicates techniques of rapport and standardized administration. Concepts and computa...

366. Vocalization and speech in chimpanzees (12:18)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Describes the conditioning of deliberate vocal responses in chimpanzees. Demonstrates the typical vocal responses of chimpanzees and shows the results of teaching speech to a young chimpanzee in a ...

367. Pin mold (10:38)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Life cycle of a mold belonging to a genus mucor is explained in detail. Time lapse photography shows growth of the mycelium and development of sporangia. Animation describes the formation of the zy...

368. Deep end (10:12)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Presents Ruth, Jump, Marjorie Gestring, and others diving from a 33-foot tower to show championship form in diving. Pictures Iris Cummings and the Hopkins twins as they demonstrate the breast strok...

369. It takes all kinds (19:11)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Designed to be used with a marriage text. Emphasizes that marriage partners must complement each other and that traits of personality appear in moments of stress, and pictures a series of young pe...

371. The Moor's pavane (15:59)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Jos Limon and his troupe perform a suite of dances based on Shakespeare's "Othello" with lines spoken by Bram Nossem. Using the structure of a court dance, this interpretation captures the tragedy ...

376. Garden-Vanc (04:01)

Date:
1950
Summary:
"Garden-Vanc, Boats at Anchor RR Strike, Skyline drive Virginia"

377. Hood : pick up a different flavor today! (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Hood Ice Cream
Summary:
An advertisement for Hood Ice Cream in which a boy enters an ice cream parlor and chooses vanilla, and when the attendant tells him about all the flavors available the boy is shown with a dish cont...

378. [Wesley's Quaker Maid] (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Clio Awards Collection
Summary:
An advertisement for Wesley's Quaker Made ice cream in which a man eats the product and tells the viewer that they must taste it.

379. Knudsen ice cream : ice cream parlor (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Knudsen
Summary:
An advertisement for Knudsen Ice Cream in which a man waits in a long line at a specialty ice cream parlor, and a narrator says that Knudsen has the same taste and added convenience of being availa...

380. [Hood] (01:02)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Hood Ice Cream
Summary:
An advertisement for Hood Ice Cream in which a narrator describes the product over scenes of fruits and other ingredients being prepared for processing.

381. University of Toronto "Pollution Probe" (01:00)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
University of Toronto
Summary:
A public service announcement from the University of Toronto featuring a silent scroll of text discussing the problem of noise pollution and urging the viewer to contact the university's Pollution ...

382. Knudsen ice cream : childhood (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Knudsen
Summary:
An advertisement for Knudsen Ice Cream in which a narrator describes the product in nostalgic terms over scenes of children playing.

383. World Series 1950: New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Game 1) (1:30:00)

Date:
October 4, 1950
Main contributors:
Kelly, Gene; Allen, Mel, 1913-1996; New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Summary:
Game One of World Series. New York Yankees - 1; Philadelphia Phillies - 0. Game played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia New York (AL) 1 PHILADELPHIA 0 - Yankees score in the 4th to take the first gam...

384. World Series 1950: New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Game 3) (1:36:50)

Date:
October 6, 1950
Main contributors:
Kelly, Gene; Allen, Mel, 1913-1996; New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Summary:
Game Three of World Series. New York 3; Philadelphia 2. Game played at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. [AI-Generated Summary] Game 3 of the 1950 World Series was a tightly contested affair that...

385. World Series 1950: New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Game 2) (1:39:33)

Date:
October 5, 1950
Main contributors:
Kelly, Gene; Allen, Mel, 1913-1996; New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Summary:
Game Two of World Series. New York Yankees - 2; Philadelphia Phillies - 1. Game played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. New York (AL) 2 PHILADELPHIA 1 (10 innings) - Joe DiMaggio's lead-off homer of...

386. Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (partial) (57:38)

Date:
November 25, 1950
Main contributors:
Larkins, Dick; Fesler, Wes; Michigan Wolverines (Football team)
Summary:
Michigan 9; Ohios State 3. Nicknamed "Snow Bowl" due to severe weather. [AI-Generated Summary] The "Snow Bowl" of 1950 stands as one of the most surreal spectacles in sports history. Played in Col...

388. 1950 All-Star Baseball Game: National League vs American League (31:07)

Date:
July 11, 1950
Main contributors:
Allen, Mel, 1913-1996; Britt, Jim, 1910-1980; All-Star Baseball Game
Summary:
17th annual All-Star baseball game between top ranking players of the American and National League, played at Comiskey Park in Chicago (partial) [AI-Generated Summary] The 1950 Major League Baseba...

389. SMU Mustangs vs. Texas Longhorns (2:08:39)

Date:
November 4, 1950
Main contributors:
Tips, Kern; Chesson, Alex; SMU Mustangs (Football team)
Summary:
Texas 23 SMU 20 - played at Memorial Stadium at University of Texas. [AI-Generated Summary] The No. 7 ranked Texas Longhorns pulled off a major upset by defeating the No. 1 ranked SMU Mustangs wi...

390. Philadelphia Phillies vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (36:50)

Date:
October 1, 1950
Main contributors:
Kelly, Gene; Ashburn, Richie; Brundige, Bill
Summary:
The Day The Phillies Won The Pennant on October 1, 1950 featuring Gene Kelly, Bill Brundige, Richie Ashburn, Dick Sisler, Robin Roberts and Bob Miller - also on cassette as a Record; Philadelphia...

392. The Passing Parade: Boston Ice King (13:29)

Date:
1937 to 1951
Main contributors:
Nesbitt, John, 1910-1960
Summary:
[AI-Generated Summary] This epidsode features storyteller John Nesbitt recounting the life of Frederic Tudor, an ambitious 19th-century Bostonian known as the "Ice King" for his fanatical quest to ...

395. The Passing Parade: First Man to Climb the Matterhorn (13:32)

Date:
1937 to 1951
Main contributors:
Nesbitt, John, 1910-1960
Summary:
[AI-Generated Summary] Narrated by John Nesbitt, this transcript recounts the high-stakes obsession of Edward Whymper, a 20-year-old landscape painter who transitioned from depicting the Matterhorn...

396. The Passing Parade: Paul Bunyan, Kemp Morgan & Storm-a-long (13:21)

Date:
1937 to 1951
Main contributors:
Nesbitt, John, 1910-1960
Summary:
[AI-Generated Summary] In this episode of The Passing Parade, storyteller John Nesbitt explores the American tradition of the "tall story" by recounting the legendary exploits of various folk hero...

397. The Passing Parade: The First Conquest of the Matterhorn (13:32)

Date:
1937 to 1951
Main contributors:
Nesbitt, John, 1910-1960
Summary:
John Nesbitt's Passing Parade---U.S. Pat. Off. & Walter Hunt [AI-Generated Summary] This episode of The Passing Parade, narrated by John Nesbitt, recounts the dramatic and tragic first successful ...

398. Knudsen Ice Cream "Ice Cream Parlor (30 second)" (00:31)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Knudsen
Summary:
An advertisement for Knudsen Ice Cream in which a man waits in a long line at a specialty ice cream parlor, and a narrator says that Knudsen has the same taste and added convenience of being availa...

399. General Electric "Men Helping Man" (01:30)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
General Electric
Summary:
An advertisement for General Electric in which actor and Native American chief Dan George talks about the significance of Lake Tahoe to his people. An offscreen male narrator discusses how General ...

400. Olympia Beer "Water" (01:03)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Olympia Brewing Company
Summary:
An advertisement for Olympia Beer in which a narrator discusses the water in Tumwater, Washington, which makes the product taste the way it does.