Start Over Date 1958

561. Clever Elsie (15:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Clever Elsie really isn't very clever at all. Marionettes tell the story of Clever Elsie who sweeps with the broom upside down to keep from wearing out the straw. One day, Clever Elsie goes to the ...

562. Plant motions--roots, stems, leaves (11:19)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Motions of plants as they grow shown by time-lapse photography. A series of class experiments illustrates the response of stem, leaves, tendrils, and roots of plants to light and gravity.

564. #1 Oct. 1958 Minnesota- Canada Fishing Trip (11:33)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Home movie with handmade title cards of a fishing trip in Lake Superior. Opens with a title card that reads "Fishing October 1958, Minnesota & Canada". Shows a group of men on a motorboat fishing, ...

565. Bob Elson's Interview with Enos Slaughter (04:27)

Date:
June 23, 1958
Main contributors:
Elson, Bob, 1904-1981; Slaughter, Enos, 1916-2002; St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)
Summary:
In an interview with Enos Slaughter, Bob Elson discusses the Gas House Gang, past Cardinal teams, and the Dean Brothers.

566. Bob Elson's Interview with Casey Stengel (05:32)

Date:
June 26, 1958
Main contributors:
Elson, Bob, 1904-1981; Stengel, Casey; Duren, Ryne, 1929-2011
Summary:
In an interview with Casey Stengel, Bob Elson discusses the upcoming 1958 all-star game and pitcher Ryne Duren, who wears glasses.

567. Bob Elson's Interview with Tris Speaker (08:01)

Date:
May 10, 1958
Main contributors:
Elson, Bob, 1904-1981; Speaker, Tris; Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
Summary:
In Bob Elson’s interview with Tris Speaker, he discusses the importance of teaching children to play and compares the legendary baseball players Ty Cobb and Willie Mays.

569. Kansas State Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks (1:23:30)

Date:
March 8, 1958
Main contributors:
Chamberlain, Wilt, 1936-1999; Kansas State Wildcats (Basketball team); Kansas Jayhawks (Basketball team)
Summary:
Kansas Jayhawks - 61; Kansas State Wildcats - 44; In his final collegiate game, Wilt Chamberlain guides the Jayhawks to a decisive victory over the highly ranked Wildcats. Game played at Ahearn ...

570. Boston Celtics vs. St. Louis Hawks (58:31)

Date:
April 12, 1958
Main contributors:
Boston Celtics (Basketball team); St. Louis Hawks (Basketball team)
Summary:
Boston Celtics - 108; St. Louis Hawks - 111; In the fourth quarter of the sixth game of the 1958 NBA championship series, the St. Louis Hawks emerged victorious against the Boston Celtics with a f...

571. Bob Elson's Interview with Casey Stengel (07:21)

Date:
August 1, 1958
Main contributors:
Elson, Bob, 1904-1981; Stengel, Casey; Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team)
Summary:
In an interview with Casey Stengel, Bob Elson discussed Glendale National Bank. He expressed concerns about the New York Yankees’ pitching and adding more teams in Major League Baseball. Elson also...

572. Bob Elson's Interview with Leo Durocher (07:47)

Date:
July 12, 1958
Main contributors:
Elson, Bob, 1904-1981; Durocher, Leo, 1905-1991; New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Summary:
In an interview with Bob Elson, Leo Durocher discusses the 54 World Series wins, highlights Willie Mays as the greatest player, and discusses the relocation of Los Angeles and San Francisco to the ...

573. The criminal man. [Emotions and crime] (29:07)

Alternative title:
Emotions and crime
Date:
1958
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discusses the relationship between emotional stability and criminal behavior. Points out that most crimes are committed by normal persons, illustrating with examples of hit-and-run drivers, embezzl...

574. The steam age : history of transportation, part 1 (16:45)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ralph E. Turner; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Highlights important developments in steam-powered transportation in America. Combines scenes of authentic prints, museum pieces, and dramatization to trace the development of transportation from t...

575. Springtime in Europe (12:57)

Date:
1957 to 1964
Main contributors:
Bernadine Bailey
Summary:
Home movie documenting multiple trips Bailey took to Europe between 1957 and 1964. Highlights include pastoral scenes and medieval architecture in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany ; Bailey boardin...

576. Summer in Scandinavia | Springtime in Europe (1:17:38)

Date:
1957 to 1964
Summary:
Summer in Scandinavia This film contains graphic footage that some viewers may find distressing. Home movie documenting Bailey's trip to Scandinavia, circa 1964. Features street scenes of major ci...