Start Over Date 1950

41. 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...

42. The soundman (10:25)

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 traces the use of sound in motion pictures as it progressed from...

43. 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...

44. Throwing (1:11:07)

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.

45. 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...

46. 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...

47. American Cancer Society "PSA" (00:59)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
American Cancer Society
Summary:
A public service announcement for the American Cancer Society in which a doctor walks down a hospital corridor while addressing the camera about how money raised for cancer research is being spent....

48. American Cancer Society [unknown title] (00:59)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
American Cancer Society
Summary:
A public service announcement from the American Cancer Society in which a man buying cigarettes from a vending machine is juxtaposed with shots of casino games, rolling dice, and a horse race. The ...

49. American Cancer Society, New York Division "PSA" (00:59)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
American Cancer Society, New York Division
Summary:
A public service announcement from the American Cancer Society in which a woman takes a shower while an offscreen female narrator urges viewers to give themselves a monthly breast self-examination....

50. American Institute of Architects "PSA" (00:57)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
American Institute of Architects
Summary:
A public service announcement from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in which the song "America the Beautiful" plays ironically over still images of trash, poverty, and destitution in an i...