Start Over Date 1960

501. Pontiac [Unknown Title] (03:09)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Pontiac
Summary:
A woman cleans her gleaming car near a cutout that says Midge’s driving school. A man walks onto screen, they are both wearing overcoats and hats, her coat is fur-trimmed. He asks if she is Midge, and the announcer lets us know she teaches driving to men. The man introduces himself as Arthur. He marvels at her car, the Pontiac Bonneville Vista, he starts talking about the car's features. She’s surprised by his knowledge and urges him to continue on, saying that it seems he already knows so much about driving. After he describes all the features and sides of the car she gives him the keys to it. We see them driving around in the car, taking several turns to better illustrate the wide-track wheels stability on curves. We hear the voiceover of Arthur as he describes the vehicle further. He almost goes down a closed off road but Midge screams for him to stop. They are both standing in front of the car with the hood open getting closer and closer as he declares his love for her and her car. He closes the hood and Midge tells him about going somewhere to have dinner and get married the three of them, including the car in her count. They embrace but don’t kiss as we cut to them driving away and the announcer talks about Midge and Arthur’s future.

502. Pontiac [unknown title] (03:22)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Pontiac
Summary:
An advertisement for a Pontiac Bonneville convertible starring Sir Cedric Hardwicke in which the stage actor orchestrates a scene for the car appealing to an upper class, when a hobo clown character, played by Emmett Kelly, appears and Hardwicke uses him to describe the wide appeal for the car. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.

503. Poultry on the farm (second edition) (10:44)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Ernest Horn, James Sage
Summary:
Explains how different kinds of poultry live on a typical small farm. Shows chickens, geese, ducks, and turkeys at different ages in their natural environment. Follows the development of a chick embryo and the hatching of a chick. With review questions. Collaborator, Ernest Horn.

504. Present day problems (29:39)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses three major problems which interfere with the treatment of the mentally ill, showing the effect of overcrowding in hospitals, lack of trained personnel, and poor commitment procedures. Dr. Daniel Blain and Dr. H.L. Kozol offer possible solutions to the problems under consideration.

505. Prestone Anti-Freeze "Two Neighbors" (01:31)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Prestone Anti-Freeze
Summary:
An advertisement for Prestone Anti-Freeze in which a male narrator tells the tale of two neighbors in three acts. One neighbor is a do-it-yourself guy and repeatedly gets things wrong, including trying to replace his anti-freeze. The other neighbor hires a mechanic to replace the fluid correctly as well as checking other issues with the car. In the end the DIY guy learns his lesson.

506. Prince Spaghetti Sauce [no title] (01:04)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Prince
Summary:
A background chorus narrates as a busy woman struggles to complete the house work of cleaning, shopping, and cooking. Prince's Spaghetti Sauce is stated to be the ideal solution for the busy woman as it is pre made sauce ready to eat.

507. Principles of endocrine activity (15:23)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the human endocrine system, including the better-known glands and how they affect the body. Highlights the difficulties involved in studying the endocrine system in humans and describes modern research methods using invertebrates.

508. Problems of Statehood (29:37)

Date:
1960
Summary:
What does statehood mean to Alaskans? John MacVane conducts sidewalk interviews with the new citizens, and draws from them a series of interesting responses. Joe Kirkbridge, editor of The Daily Alaska Empire(a Juneau paper), tells about the many conditions that hamper Alaska’s future development. Governor William Egan, in an interview in his offices, speaks of the Alaskans’ inventiveness and their willingness to be self-reliant, to accept hardship, and to help one another. His statement is a remarkable combination of idealistic anticipation and realistic appraisal of the difficulties facing the development of Alaska.

509. Progress (29:30)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the role of progress during the history of mankind. Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr is questioned concerning areas where progress has occurred and relates this progress to the problems it has brought about.

510. Projecting ideas on the overhead projector (17:16)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Outlines the advantages of the overhead projector as a visual aid to learning in classrooms, in business, and in industry. Shows the great variety of uses of the equipment, with opaque, translucent, and transparent materials, both in contrasting colors and in monochrome. Stresses the ease with which effective presentations can be improvised through the use of movable graphic components, overlays, polaroid filters, transparent working models, and even chemical reactions in a test tube.

512. Psycho-surgery and shock therapy (29:22)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses and shows the use of psychosurgery and shock therapy in the treatment of the mentally ill. Outlines the development of psychosurgery, and electric shock therapy; points out the uses and dangers of both, and discusses their future utilization as treatments for mental illness. Features Dr. Walter Freeman and Dr. Douglas Goldman.

513. Public hearing (29:53)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Presents a simulated on-the-spot television report of a Congressional hearing where a Russian deputy-premier who has requested political asylum in the United States is answering questions concerning his change of loyalties. To everyone's surprise, the reason for his defection is not disappointment with a totalitarian regime, but a protest against the regime's philosophy of peaceful coexistence. In a heated discussion among the Russian, Congressmen, and the Congressional committee attorney, many of the differences between the processes of a democratic government and a totalitarian government are illuminated.

514. Q-Tips : the safety swab (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Q Tips
Summary:
A father struggles to wash his baby until he uses Q-Tips. The father show how durable Q-Tips are as well as how Q-tips can be used to delicately wash a baby.

515. Radio waves (27:09)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Describes the nature and use of artificial radio waves generated by man; examines the ionosphere, and explains its critical role in passing, reflecting, and absorbing radio waves; discusses natural radio waves from space, a knowledge of which is providing fresh insight into the features of the universe. Includes views of observatories and equipment used by radio astronomers.

516. Rain (10:01)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Uses simple terms and illustrations to explain and discuss the water cycle, evaporation, and condensation. Shows the phenomenon of a rainbow and the effects of wind, cloud formations, and sunshine on evaporation.

517. Ralph Ellison, on works in progress (28:58)

Date:
196u
Summary:
Reveals a candid portrait of Ralph Ellison, author of The Invisible Man. Presents Ellison discussing the function of the writer in society, how he came to write The Invisible Man; his own involvement with the work, and how he feels a work of art should engage all of a writer's being. Features the author reading from this work and commenting on the contribution which the Negro church has made to the eloquence of most Negro writers.

518. Rambler [Unknown Title] (00:42)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rambler
Summary:
We see a man with a microphone like a news reporter standing next to the entrance of a building in a shirt, tie, gloves, and thick overcoat. Condensation comes out of his mouth as he talks. He starts talking about how we’re in Kenosha, Wisconsin at a Rambler plant. We see the backs of workers who are coming in through the entrance. We see inside the factory as he continues to talk about the facility. There’s cars on the supply line being worked on and driven forward. Rambler cars come out in a line out of two garage doors. There are ramblers on transportation rigs. The announcer says that there are Ramblers constantly being made to suit the demand. Cutting back to the announcer in front of the building he points to a plaque next to him that says “Build Every Rambler As Though You Were Going To Own It Yourself”.

519. Rambler [unknown title] (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rambler
Summary:
An advertisement for a Ramble automobile featuring a call and response jingle between a narrator and actors describing the model's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.

520. Rambler American [unknown title] (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rambler
Summary:
An advertisement for the Rambler American sedan in which a narrator describes the car's features to two laypeople, impressing them with the price, gas mileage, resale value, and rustproofing. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.

521. Randcraft Shoes "Randcraft #786" (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
International Shoe Company
Summary:
An advertisement for Randcraft men's shoes in which a jingle plays over close-up shots of the product being worn during a shoeshine, inside a car, and at a dance hall. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

522. Rayco Auto Seat Covers [unknown title] (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rayco
Summary:
An advertisement for Rayco auto seat covers in which a narrator describes the process by which the products are designed, manufactured, and disbursed to the consumer. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.

523. Rayco Clear Vinyl Seat Covers [Not Titled] (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rayco Clear Vinyl Seat Covers
Summary:
An advertisement for Rayco Vinyl Seat Covers in which singers spell out the work VINYL as letters appear on the screen. A male narrator explains that vinysan is vinyl. Then as singers sing a jingle about the product, various images of cars and clear vinyl seat covers are pictured.

524. Rayco Convertible Tops [Not Titled] (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rayco Convertible Tops
Summary:
An advertisement for Rayco convertible tops in which a male narrator asks over and over again, "Why vinyl?" Answering his question voices sing the answers. Mechanics are seen installing a convertible top. Finally the singers sing a jingle.

525. Rayco Mufflers [Not titled] (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rayco Mufflers
Summary:
An advertisement for Rayco mufflers in which singers sing about the various types of car that can be outfitted with Rayco mufflers. A male narrator then explains that Rayco mufflers have a guarantee. Then the singers finish the advertisement with a jingle.

526. Rayco Seat Covers [Not Titled] (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rayco Seat Covers
Summary:
An advertisement for Rayco Auto seat covers in which male and female voices sing a jingle about the product over animation and live-action images are displayed. A male narrator talks about the various styles of the product and its affordability.

527. Rayco Shock Absorbers [Not Titled] (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rayco Shock Absorbers
Summary:
An advertisement for Rayco Shock Absorbers in which a male narrator describes a shock test on a Rayco test track. A driver drives around as the car swerves. Then the car's shock absorbers are replaced and the car drive smoothly. The advertisement ends with a jingle.

528. RCA Portable TV "Colfax Testimonial" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
RCA
Summary:
An advertisement for RCA televisions in which stop motion animation depicts a story, as told in a letter to the RCA company, of a woman's house that was hit by a tornado. In her narration the woman tells of her TV and how it sat in the mud for eight days. After it was taken to the repair shop, it still worked. The male narrator then extols about the quality and security of RCA components.

529. RCA Stereophonic Equipment "Fading Room" (01:03)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
RCA
Summary:
An advertisement for RCA Victor stereo in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, talks about the wall-to-wall quality sound design for the new 1960 RCA stereo unit. The inside speakers of the stereo are pictures as different sides of a room are constructed around them to highlight that the new stereo's sound will fill an entire room.

530. RCA Television Sets "Christmas Trains" (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
RCA
Summary:
An advertisement for various RCA products including RCA television sets in which a male narrator discusses the various RCA products as a toy train moves around a Christmas display in a storefront window. Advertisement begins and ends with a female voice singing an RCA Christmas jingle.

531. RCA Transistor Radios "Juggler" (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
RCA
Summary:
An advertisement for portable RCA transistor radio in which a male narrator discusses the product as a clown juggles radios.

533. Reforming Our Parties (29:48)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the criticisms of the present party system and evaluates proposed changes. Points out the changes in the election system that would be necessary for any party reform. Suggests that any reforms would depend on greater public participation in the parties, which in turn would create less need for party reform. (University of Michigan Television) kinescope.

534. Relations with our Western allies (29:36)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Huston Smith interviews Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in New York City and, in Cambridge, Dr. and Mrs. Walt Rostow of MIT, on our relations with our Western Allies. Are they an asset or an embarrassment? Is the alliance as it should be; if not, why not, and what might be done to improve it?

535. Renault Dauphine "Alarm (20 sec)" (00:24)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault Dauphine
Summary:
A cartoon wakes up to an alarm gets dressed and ready for work. Goes down the stairs and kisses his children and wife before zooming off in a car. She tells the audience he's been this way since they got the Renault Dauphine. We end with him zooming further away in his car. They have a moderated version of Orpheus's Cancan in the background of the ad.

536. Renault Dauphine "Alarm (20 sec)" | Renault Dauphine "Alarm (60 sec)" (02:18)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault Dauphine
Summary:
Renault Dauphine "Alarm (20 sec)" - A cartoon wakes up to an alarm gets dressed and ready for work. Goes down the stairs and kisses his children and wife before zooming off in a car. She tells the audience he's been this way since they got the Renault Dauphine. We end with him zooming further away in his car. They have a moderated version of Orpheus's Cancan in the background of the ad. Renault Dauphine "Alarm (60 sec)" - A man in a classic suit with tales smokes a cigar as he walks around and shows the features of the car while a woman also shows the front trunk off. He demonstrates the country versus city horn and shows the sun roof as well as engine in the back.

537. Renault Dauphine "Build" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault Dauphine
Summary:
The Dauphine is called a "winter wonder car" as it drives around snowy mountain ranges. It drives through snow-covered forests as the announcer talks about how it's the official car of the Winter Olympics. Skiers go around it as it stops at the bottom of a skiing slope. The price is listed and the announcer talks about what mechanically makes it a good car for winter driving.

538. Renault Dauphine "Build" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault Dauphine
Summary:
A couple are shown in one-second photos as they react to a very bumpy ride. Then they are shown in a much smoother, calmer state as they sit together and a Dauphin is imposed over their images with them both inside. An announcer talks about how the Dauphine is built in a solid piece which reduces bumpiness. He talks as we see the car going over many different kinds of hills and rough terrains. At the end the announcer admonishes the woman for falling asleep in the car seat during the ad. The price of the vehicle is mentioned at port of entry on the east coast.

539. Renault Dauphine "Equipment" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault Dauphine
Summary:
We see the car drive by someone and their child sledding with dogs in a winter landscape. The announcer talks about how the rear engine drives the rear wheels directly which helps the car get through snow, slush, and mud. It is mentioned several times that this is the official car of the 1960 Winter Olympics. The car is priced at $1645 at Port of Entry on the east coast in the final part of the ad.

540. Renault Dauphine "Family Car" (02:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault
Summary:
An advertisement for the Renault Dauphine automobile in which a family of four travels to the beach and explores the car's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.

541. Renault Dauphine "Keys" (00:28)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault
Summary:
An advertisement for a Renault automobile in which an animated woman asks her husband for the keys to his Renault, to which he replies that they should trade her car in for another Renault. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.

542. Renault Dauphine "Milland City Girl" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault Dauphine
Summary:
We are eye-level with a poodle as the woman holding it turns in heels and we see her as she walks down a street. She's wearing all black and is dressed very fashionably. A man comes out of a building and looks after her describing her looks before telling us he's talking about his Renault Dauphine. We see him driving it around the town and in muddy and rougher terrain as we hear his voice describe all the benefits of the car. He compares the car to a Grand Prix winner and mentions how his Welsh ancestry appreciates the thriftiness of the car. He's on the street we first saw him on at the end of the ad standing next to his car, the woman we saw before walks by in the opposite direction. He again starts to talk about what we assume is her appearance when he confirms once more he's talking about the car.

543. Renault Dauphine [Unknown Title] (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault Dauphine
Summary:
Ray Milland strolls down some steps and stops to buy a rose in French from a woman with a flower stand. He gives the rose to her and then walks over to his car. He describes the car in voice over as it drives it around the city with cobbled and flat streets. The place he's driving it in is meant to be France as everyone is wearing berets, carrying baguettes, and there's beautiful old architecture. He says some French phrases several times in the ad.

544. Renault Dauphine [Unknown Title] (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Buick
Summary:
A woman drops off her husband at the train station in a Renault Dauphine. The announcer addressing girls says that this car makes driving fun again. We then see her at the grocery store fitting into a small parking spot in her car and we cut to her picking up her daughter in front of school. She uses her breaks to stop for kids crossing the street and drives with a smile on her face down a road empty of other cars. The announcer talks about the benefits of the car as she drives around and parks again. Her daughter gets out of the car and onto the sidewalk smiling. The woman in the driver's seat is parked and reading a book when someone above puts a briefcase in front of her. She looks up and we see through the sunroof her husband is back from his trip. He has a hat and suit on. She takes his briefcase to put into the backseat and then moves to the passenger seat as he gets into the front seat of the car. We see the Renault Dauphine name over a sketch of America.

545. Renault Dauphine [Unknown Title] (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault Dauphine
Summary:
A family composed of two parents and two children exit a building in winter gear as we see high piles of snow all around them. They all get into a Renault Dauphine parked just in front of the building. We see the car drive off as they sound off both horns. The car drives by a full open carriage of people led by two horses. The announcer talks about the back wheel drive, how the car can turn on even in zero degree weather, and how the water cooled engine helps provide heat to passengers. The family drives by a sign saying North Pole, NY and they stop in a small village all getting out of the car. The price is listed and the Renault logo is shown with a dusting of snow on it.

546. Renault Dauphine [unknown title] (00:59)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault Dauphine
Summary:
An advertisement for a Renault Dauphine automobile in which a car dealer takes a prospective customer on a demonstration of the model's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.

547. Renault Dauphine [Untitled] (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Renault
Summary:
Someone in a hammock is roused awake by the announcer and they fall in scattered pictures of their fall to the ground. They respond to all of the announcer's words about the Renault. We see all the features the car has that are offered at no extra cost. Price given as $1645 at port of entry on the east coast and the thriftiness of the car is indicated a few times.

548. Republic National Bank of Dallas [unknown title] (01:05)

Date:
1959/1976
Main contributors:
Republic National Bank of Dallas
Summary:
An advertisement for Republic National Bank of Dallas in which the viewer is guided through the bank's spaces and services. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.

549. Research by rockets (27:54)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film traces the history of rocketry and describes the use of sounding rockets as tools for scientific research in the upper atmosphere; this film discusses the need for such tools, shows how rocket experiments are accomplished, and explains what they have contributed to meteorological and ionospheric research.

550. Revlon "Aquamarine Lotion" (01:04)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Revlon
Summary:
The advertisement starts with a woman reaching for a bottle of Aquamarine Lotion on a lily pad. Next a woman conducts a blotted test which shows how a competing brand is sticky and greasy while Aquamarine is not.

551. Revlon "Flana Grande" (02:18)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Revlon
Summary:
A woman dances to Spanish music in Spain. The narrator highlights how her red Flana Grande lipstick can be seen by everyone. The commercial then transitions to the woman at a formal party explaining how the fashion designer Balenciaga made a line of ballgowns to go with the Flana Grande lipstick.

552. Revlon "Petite Compact" (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Revlon
Summary:
A French man and woman stare at each other in an extravagant theater before the woman pulls out her petit compact. Another woman says that Petite is the compact you refill because the case is too beautiful to throw away.

553. Revlon "Touch and Glow" (01:05)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Revlon
Summary:
A man and woman are on a midnight date by a pond. The woman's glowing complexion is attributed to Revlon Touch and Glow makeup.

554. Revlon : color unlimited (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Revlon
Summary:
Women dress as different colors of lipsticks while dancing in a lipstick box. The opening and closing scenes are of a woman dancing as the color filter changes.

555. Richard Wilbur, Part I (29:20)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Barry Ulanov, associate professor of English at Barnard College, discusses the poetry of Richard Wilbur with the poet. Wilbur reads and discusses “Exeunt,” “A Simile for Her Smile,” “Part of a Letter,” part of “Candide,” and other poems.

556. Richard Wilbur, part II (29:02)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Barry Ulanov, associate professor of English at Barnard College, discusses the order, clarity and tonality which are outstanding in the poetry of Richard Wilbur. Wilber reads and comments on “Digging for China,” “Statues,” “Two Voices in a Meadow,” and other poems.

557. Ritz "Food Faces" (01:01)

Date:
1960/1961
Main contributors:
Ritz
Summary:
An advertisement for Ritz packaged crackers in which a group of foods with animated faces wish to be paired with the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.

558. Ritz Crackers "Analogies" (01:02)

Date:
1960/1961
Main contributors:
Nabisco
Summary:
An advertisement for Nabiso Ritz packaged crackers in which a song plays about how the product can be paired with any food. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.

559. Ritz Crackers "Ritz March" (01:01)

Date:
1960/1961
Main contributors:
Nabisco
Summary:
An advertisement for Ritz Crackers in which a woman marches to the store to buy the product while a song plays. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.

560. Rocket [Unknown Title] (01:15)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rocket
Summary:
Blocks with letters on them come on screen. They spell out ‘Mighty Satisfying’ from above, but on the right they say ‘Rocket Oldsmobile’. Each of the sides open up like a door to show a tiny car inside. Each of the cars comes out with a driver. All of this is accompanied by musical cues. A woman in a majorette costume appears with a baton in one hand, she blows a whistle. She starts walking and doing a routine with her baton as she walks across a line of Oldsmobiles that are pulling up next to her. An announcer introduces the Oldsmobile. She twirls the baton and points, we then see the cars in the lineup start to drive forward. She continues to march as the cards advance from behind her, they split off into two groups making room for her to continue dancing in the middle. We see the cars continuing to drive in formation. She marches between them more and then they start to crisscross each other before driving in a circle around her. We see the cars back in their square letter boxes and the doors close to each as the ad ends.

561. Ronson "Adonis" (01:00)

Date:
1958/1965
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.

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

Date:
1958/1965
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 Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

563. Ronson Can-Do [unknown title] (01:00)

Date:
196u
Main contributors:
Ronson
Summary:
An advertisement for Ronson Can-Do electric can opener in which a narrator describes everything the product can do to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Submitted for Clio Awards.

564. Ronson Roto-Shine [unknown title] (01:00)

Date:
196u
Main contributors:
Ronson
Summary:
An advertisement for Ronson Roto-Shine electric shoe polisher in which a narrator describes the product and actors demonstrate it. Submitted for Clio Awards.

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

Date:
19uu
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 Mr Gair had misplaced his movie camera and had to have it replaced in New York. This movie consists of travelogue sequences mainly of the Eastern United States and Canada, with footage from New York, Washington D.C., Virginia, Illinois, and New Mexico. The film opens with shots of the New York City skyline and Times Square at night with an amazing light show of entertainment and advertising signage. The marquee of several historic movie theatres can be seen, including the Loew's State Theatre and the Strand Theatre, showing Only Angels Have Wings (1939) and Indianapolis Speedway (1939), respectively. Other notable footage includes a particularly engrossing segment of the 1939-40 New York World's Fair with excellent shots of many of the individual country exhibits at this event. There is also footage from George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Virginia, Chicago cityscapes, and wonderful footage of Niagara Falls. Moving north to Canada the film captures shots from Montreal, Toronto, and Québec City. Notable sequences include shots of Montmorency Falls and Château Frontenac in Québec City. Finally, the film travels to the American Southwest of New Mexico, including the cities of Gallop and Albuquerque. The film captures in amazing detail an "Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial" in Gallop, according to a title card, which includes ritual dancing, games (including tug-of-war and foot and horse races), and a rodeo with broncos and bulls. Footage consists of a combination of color and black and white film stock with title cards inserted for new locations and cities.

566. Roy Harris : Symphony no. 3 (29:43)

Date:
1960
Summary:
In this program the new developments in American music are introduced through a study of Roy Harris' Symphony Number 3. Professor Woodworth interprets this music in terms of a growing American nationalism which express such American problems as the will to succeed, the desire for spiritual assurance, and the materialistic conflict in musical terms. Harris’ rejection of the techniques of Stravinsky, and his return to Baroque musical forms influences all of his music, and particularly this Symphony. Professor Woodworth plays recorded portions of this work to demonstrate some of the unique characteristics of this form of American music.

567. Run, Jimmy, run (27:58)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Shows visits to the homes of two Caucasian families who adopted children of Negro and mixed parentage, in which their hopes and problems are discussed.

568. Russian Revolutions and the Soviet Regime #18: Issues and Decisions (29:32)

Date:
1959/1960
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Radio and Television Service, Byrnes, Robert Francis
Summary:
Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. This film is part of series Byrnes created in 1959 for distance learning purposes. Byrnes's outline for the episodes includes: Examination of the 'Great Debate' of 1924 - 1929. Questions of agriculture and industry. Examination of the 2 phases of the great debate.

569. Ry-Krisp "Flapper" (01:02)

Date:
1960/1961
Main contributors:
Ry-Krisp
Summary:
An advertisement for Ry-Krisp packaged rye crackers in which animated characters sing about the product with costumes and music inspired by the 1920s. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.

570. S.C. Johnson Holiday "The Hard Way" (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
S.C. Johnson Holiday
Summary:
An advertisement for Johnson's Holiday Car Washing Cream in which a male narrator talks about the product as a man cleans his car. At first the man struggles with a hose and has to change his clothes. But he only has to use a bucket of water and a sponge with Holiday. The narrator says the shine looks a foot deep as a man place a ruler on the car to measure it's reflection.

571. S.C. Johnson J-Wax "Cars Outside" (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
S.C. Johnson J-Wax
Summary:
An advertisement for J-Wax car wax in which a male narrator talk about the product's ability to protect the body of cars that sit outside. A woman enters a shopping mall during a rainstorm as her car sits outside. Then a man puts J-wax cream on his car outside in front of his suburban home.

572. Safety Belt Task Force "Wear Your Safety Belts ... and Live" (00:31)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
Safety Belt Task Force
Summary:
A public service announcement from the Safety Belt Task Force in which a girl sitting in a rocking chair recounts her struggles following her father's death in a car crash. The girl angles her face toward the camera to reveal a scar from the accident, while an offscreen male narrator urges the viewer to wear a seat belt. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

573. San Francisco Fire Department "Fireman's Ball" (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
San Francisco Fire Department
Summary:
A man sets off a fire alarm. When the firemen arrive the man request tickets for the fireman’s ball. After receiving his ticket from the fireman, the man is then told he could win a trip around the world for going to the ball. The man then imagines going on worldwide trip.

575. Saturday in Bloomington (15:10)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film gives a look into what life at Indiana University has to offer. The viewer tours the town of Bloomington and IU's picturesque campus, contrasting the old University buildings with efficient modern ones. The film highlights the Lilly Library, Fine Arts galleries, University Theatre, and School of Music as important centers of arts and culture on campus. Finally, the film discusses the athletics program at IU, both intramural and intercollegiate. Encourages the viewer to spend at Saturday in Bloomington enjoying at IU football game.

576. Savage Seniors Shoes "Swingin' Man" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Savage Shoes
Summary:
An advertisement for Savage Seniors men's shoes in which a teenage boy and girl dance along a city street in inverted colors as a jingle plays. An offscreen male narrator describes the qualities of the product as the boy tries on the Savage shoes inside a shoe store. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

577. Schubert and Mendelssohn (29:28)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Moving deeply into the German romanticism of the 19th Century, the symphony grew as composers experimented with new methods of orchestration, and an increased expression of feeling and mood. Professor Woodworth illustrates this change as he plays recordings of Schubert's Symphony Number 7, and Mendelssohn's Symphony Number 35. The need to express intense subjectivity in music lead to structural changes in the composition of Mendelssohn's symphonies. This need is one of the key characteristics of German romantic music.

578. Science in space (28:22)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Traces the development of space research; explains the need for satellites, rockets, and other space probes; demonstrates how such tools operate, shows how their findings are reported, and discusses what they have contributed to man's knowledge of space and of the solar system. Includes actual scenes of the assembly of instruments, the launching of satellites, and of the operation of tracking stations and computer centers.

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

Date:
19uu
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.

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

Date:
19uu
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.

583. Secrets of the ice (27:52)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This film describes the origin and growth of glaciers; surveys the work of glaciologists in trying to understand the structure of ice and its importance in the study of climatology, meteorology, and geology. Included are scenes of glaciologists at work in Antarctica, Greenland, Alaska, Washington, and on Mt. Kenya.

584. Shakespeare's theater (14:12)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A Teaching Film Custodians film about the presentation and conventions of live theatre at Shakespeare's Globe Theater circa 1600. Incorporating footage from the prologue of the 1944 British Technicolor feature film, "Henry V", directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, and graphics, this film illustrates the location, and appearance of the Globe and Rose theaters, the activity before a typical presentation, where the audience was seated, and the manner in which the Globe Theater was used. We see the audience entering the theater, gallants taking their places on stage, the orange girl and cider man hawking their wares, and the actors preparing for their entrance. Concludes with the curtain parting and the chorus reciting the prologue.

585. Shell "We're Trying to Make Things Better" (01:02)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
Shell
Summary:
An advertisement for Shell Oil in which a researcher stands in a body of water and demonstrates some of the company's methods for oil spill containment and clean-up. The researcher and an offscreen male narrator claim that Shell prioritizes preventing spills so that such containment methods never need to be used. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

586. Short time intervals (21:14)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the extension of the senses through a variety of techniques that enables man to study events of short duration; uses analysis of a lighting flash as an example. Questions posed about lightning include: duration of lightening flash, direction of travel, and cause of flicker. Timing devices used include several special photographic techniques, using moving and highspeed cameras, pen recorders, and the oscilloscope. The theory behind each device is explained.

587. Shulton "Desert Flower Perfume" | Helene Curtis "Tender Touch" (02:09)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Shulton, Helene Curtis
Summary:
Shulton "Desert Flower Perfume": A Christmas commercial for desert flower perfume which shows a women posing with the perfume while a jingle is sung in the background. Helene Curtis "Tender Touch": A jingle is sung in the background while showing a woman bathing with Helene Curtis Tender Touch, dry skin bath oil.

588. Sinclair "Sinclair Spectacular" (01:34)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Sinclair
Summary:
An advertisement for Sinclair heating oil products in which a narrator describes the company's contribution to various American industries, including aircrafts, navy, and railroads. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.

589. Small World-Henry Jackson, Denis Healey (33:09)

Date:
1960-03-27
Main contributors:
Henry Jackson, Denis Healey, Edward Murrow
Summary:
Senator Henry Jackson and British MP Denis Healey have a transatlantic debate over if there should be a continuous airborne alert system in case of a Soviet Union attack. Jackson argues in favor of a continuous airborne system while Healey argues against.

590. Solid Plymouth [unknown title] (01:23)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Plymouth
Summary:
An advertisement for a Plymouth automobile in which a man tells a live audience about his favorite features of his Plymouth and uses a prosthetic sixth finger as a joke. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.

591. South Carolina farm tour to the Mississippi (22:11)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
L. W. Riley, Henry M. Simons
Summary:
This film documents the fourth annual South Carolina Agri-Business Caravan tour, a 2000-mile flying trip to the Mississippi Delta in search of new money-making ideas to bring back and put to use in South Carolina agriculture. Traveling between Memphis and New Orleans, the camera visits farms, plants, plantations, experiment stations and research laboratories, and captures the agribusiness activity of the New Orleans harbor.

592. Springtime in Europe (12:57)

Date:
1957/1964
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 boarding the Auguste Piccard mesoscaphe in Lausanne, Switzerland ; public art in Geneva, including the Reformation Wall and Woodrow Wilson Memorial Sphere. In Paris, Bailey visits the Palace of Versailles, Notre Dame, Tuileries Garden, Chartres Cathedral, and the Sorbonne, which she once attended as a student.

593. St. John's Bread [unknown title] (00:59)

Date:
1960/1961
Main contributors:
St. John's Bread
Summary:
An advertisement for St. John's packaged bread in which a narrator traces the history of schwarzbrot to the brand's product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.

594. Stag Beer "Operation Payback" (00:29)

Date:
19uu
Main contributors:
Carling Brewing Company
Summary:
A public service announcement from Stag beer in which a group of elderly women collect and crush aluminum cans, while an offscreen male narrator describes how the company will pay one-half cent per can dropped off at Stag recycling centers. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

595. Standard Oil "100th Anniversary" (01:05)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Standard Oil
Summary:
An advertisement for Standard Oil company in which a narrator describes the history of the company's development. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.

596. Standard Oil (NJ) "Drilling for Oil" (00:59)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Standard Oil
Summary:
An advertisement for Standard Oil in which a narrator describes the company's commitment to drilling for oil across the globe over an animation of a person searching for these reserves. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.

597. Standard Oil (NJ) "Endless Search" (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Standard Oil
Summary:
An advertisement for Standard Oil products in which a narrator describes the company's endless search for oil resources across the globe over an animation. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.

598. Standard Oil [unknown title] (01:58)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Standard Oil
Summary:
An advertisement for Standard Oil petroleum products in which a narrator describes how Standard Oil laborers develop and test the petroleum used in cleaning detergents. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.

599. Standard Oils (NJ) "Wheels" (01:06)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Standard Oil
Summary:
An advertisement for Standard Oil products in which a narrator describes the way oil affects American life over an animation of wheels turning using oil. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.

600. Statement in Defense of the Goddess lecture (1:34:38)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Kaufman, Gloria J., 1929-2004
Summary:
Gloria Kaufman lectures on goddess worship. Date and location unknown. Kaufman's lecture begins two minutes into first side, following a fragment of a lecture by Madeline Pabis on the fear of lesbianism.