Start Over Date 1958

621. Would you rather be an American? (29:56)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Teenagers from Greece, Malaya, Egypt, and Thailand tell why they prefer not to be Americans. Discusses relations between children and parents. Presents first impressions and reactions to life in t...

622. The Art and Beauty of Cashmere (1:27:59)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Nelson Stern; Edward Feil Productions
Summary:
Sponsored film made for Dalton of America, a cashmere maker headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Describes the cashmere making process, beginning with cultivation of fleece from the cashmere goat to d...

623. New York City Department of Health "Starve a Rat Today" (01:00)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
New York City Department of Health
Summary:
A public service announcement from the New York City Department of Health in which a rat is shown burrowing its way underneath a scene of children playing outside as ominous music plays. An offscre...

624. 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.

625. Opportunities Industrialization Center [unknown title] (02:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Opportunities Industrialization Center
Summary:
A public service announcement for the Opportunities Industrialization Center's (OIC) adult education programs in which a Black man from New York recounts his difficulties finding and sustaining a j...

626. Parliament "No Filter Feedback" (00:12)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Parliament
Summary:
An advertisement for Parliament cigarettes in which a narrator describes the product's recessed filter and price. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

627. Pursuit, Episode-10, The Silent Night (52:58)

Date:
December 6, 1958
Main contributors:
Peter Kortner ; Paul Monash; Buzz Kulik
Summary:
John Conrad is a patient at a mental institute for attempting to kill himself and his wife. After being denied a pass to go home for Christmas John breaks out of the institute and avoids the police...

628. Central Australia and Elsewhere in Australia (1:11:00)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should note that this film may contain images of deceased persons. This home movie contains material mainly from three visits the Gair family ...

629. Round the World Trip 1939 : Part 3 – USA and Canada (51:57)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: Following the European leg of their trip, the Gairs then sailed from Southampton to New York on the Queen Mary but there is no footage of this trip as M...

630. Various Military Parades and School Sporting Events (20:47)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Richard Leslie Gair (1892-1970)
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: This home movie contains mainly footage of a large military parade in Melbourne, Australia. It is most likely of an ANZAC day parade. ANZAC day is one o...

632. Ronson "Adonis" (01:00)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Ronson
Summary:
An advertisement for a Ronson Adonis lighters in which a woman buys the product for her husband. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

633. Ronson [unknown title] (01:03)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Ronson
Summary:
An advertisement for Ronson table lighters in which American fashion designer Anne Fogarty describes various models of table lighters for a program called "Room to Room with Ronson." Submitted for ...

636. Sealtest : double strawberry ice cream (00:20)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Sealtest
Summary:
An advertisement for Sealtest Double Strawberry ice cream in which animated children play like they are in the army and move to find the product.

639. Sealtest : old fashioned peach (00:22)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Sealtest
Summary:
An advertisement for Sealtest Old Fashioned Peach ice cream in which two narrators discuss the product over an animation of a peach.

640. America Looks Abroad: Brazil (29:01)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses the political history of Brazil and her relations with the U.S. Considers Brazilian art, economic problems and potentialities, and the role of U.S. business in Brazil. A photo series pre...