Start Over Date 1957 Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

165. Christmas 1957 (07:36)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Mary Feil Hellerstein; Harold S. Feil
Summary:
Begins with Harold and Nellie arriving at the Hellerstein home, where Mary assists the children as they open their presents. Then, a Christmas celebration at the George Feil home. Leslie, dressed a...

167. Royalty (17:04)

Date:
195X
Main contributors:
McRobbie Family
Summary:
Comprised of three short films by Walton Films, "The Reign of King George VI," "Elizabeth - Our Queen," and "Trooping the Colour Ceremony," and one film by Peak Film Productions, "London," about En...

169. Texas star (11:01)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Demonstrates through slow motion and natural photography the positions and movements of the "Texas Star." Opens with a group of eight dancers performing the introduction to the dance. Shows each pa...

170. Argentina people of the Pampa (second edition) (16:21)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Views of rural and urban life in Argentina illustrates the contrast between the agricultural area of the pampa and the industrial, business, and shipping area of Buenos Aires. Describes life and wo...

171. Impressionism (06:52)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the main characteristics of impressionism and contrasts it with the art that prevailed in the era which preceded it. Stress is placed upon impressionism's major characteristics including ...

172. 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...

173. How seeds are scattered (10:27)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Illustrates and explains the many different ways in which seeds are dispersed--by animals, by the wind, and by water. Points out that only a very few live to grow into plants.

174. Film Problems (08:04)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Presents a number of problems arising in the filming of a person walking into a room to talk to someone. Explains that certain effects can be created in the minds of an audience by...

185. Stanley Park - otters (03:59)

Date:
1957
Summary:
"Stanley Park - otters, Hollyburn Ski lift - evening, view of Vancouver from top of the ski lift"

186. As boys grow (16:34)

Date:
1957
Summary:
The coach of a freshman track team explains to teenage boys the intricacies of the male reproduction system, primary and secondary sexual characteristics, and the relationship between the sexes dur...

187. Life on a dead tree (10:00)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
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Summary:
In exploring a dead tree two boys find that it is the home of many different plants and animals.

188. African musicians (15:09)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Pictures and describes a number of common African musical instruments. Indicates the probable origin of the instruments. Among those shown and played are the tom-tom, skin drums, horns of various t...

189. People of a city (17:39)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Interweaves sequences of events in the lives of several people to relate moments of beauty and tenderness of everyday life in the city of Stockholm. Captures the early morning tempo of the city, a...

190. The Amazon : people and resources of northern Brazil (21:33)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Preston E. James; Milan Herzog
Summary:
Locates the Amazon river on a map and describes its size, tributary rivers, and climate. Shows the vegetation, jungle animals, and life of primitive Indians who live in the jungle. Depicts life in ...

191. Light waves and their uses (11:13)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; H. Horton Sheldon
Summary:
Illustrates the principles of reflection with reference to plane, concave, and convex mirrors; refraction with special reference to the human eye; and the principles of interference, the polar scre...

192. Children in spring (10:57)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows two children observing the signs of spring through a series of personal experiences. On a picnic in the woods they enjoy the blossoming trees and wild flowers, find tadpoles in a stream, and ...