Unit: IUL Moving Image Archive - Media Collections Online Search Results

8151. Mahatma Gandhi (19:02)

Date:: 1955
Main contributors:: William Morrison, John Clayton, American Academy of Asian Studies
Summary:: Portrays the highlights of Mahatma Gandhi's life. Indicates some of the factors that shaped his philosophy of non-violence and shows some of the instances in which his philosophy was put into action. Shows also how Gandhi's pronouncements and activities became an influence in the life of India as a nation. Produced by the American Academy of Asian Studies of the College of the Pacific. A documentary of the life of Gandhi based on newsreel footage and still photographs.

8152. Digestion, part 2 [chemical] (20:18)

Date:: 1950
Main contributors:: Winifred Cullis, Gaumont-British Instructional Films, Beryl Denman Lacey, Frank Wells, Louis Dahl
Summary:: Uses animation to demonstrate the chemical processes of digestion. Shows the chemical breakdown of foods, the structure and functions of the glands involved, the absorption of digested foods, and the distribution and storage of food in the body.

8153. Digestion, part 1 [mechanical] (17:48)

Date:: 1950
Main contributors:: Winifred Cullis, Gaumont-British Instructional Ltd., Beryl Denman Lacey, Frank Wells, Louis Dahl
Summary:: Uses animation to show the mechanical and muscular processes involved in the digestion of food. Includes the absorption of digested food, water, and salts into the blood and the function of the liver.

8154. Dolls of many lands (09:27)

Date:: 1957
Main contributors:: Winnie Mae Crawford, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Summary:: Uses prize-winning dolls from an international fair in Italy to depict an imaginary jaunt around the world from one national doll exhibit to another. Backgrounds representing native environment of the dolls in their folk costumes give a life-like illusion. With a special musical score adapted to the camera presentation.

8155. Winston "Cigarettes" (01:03)

Date:: 1962
Main contributors:: Winston
Summary:: A man and woman sing a jingle about Winston cigarettes. Accompanying the jingle is a stop motion animation of a male and female matchbox dancing around Winston cigarettes.

8156. Winston "Flavor. Tastes Good Like a Cigarette Should" (00:35)

Date:: 1958/1965
Main contributors:: Winston
Summary:: An advertisement for Winston cigarettes in which a jingle describes the product's taste over an animation of the box and a cartoon xylophone. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

8157. Winston "If it Isn't There It Hasn't Got it" (01:00)

Date:: 1958/1965
Main contributors:: Winston
Summary:: An advertisement for Winston cigarettes in which a jingle plays over an animation describing the product's filter and taste. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

8158. Wish-Bone "Chianti & Burgundy Dressing" (01:04)

Date:: 1962
Main contributors:: Wish-Bone
Summary:: Wish-Bone Chianti and Burgundy salad dressing are associated with fine Chianti and Burgundy wine.

8159. Wish-Bone Dressing [no title] (00:58)

Date:: 1960
Main contributors:: Wish-Bone
Summary:: Wish-Bone Chianti and Burgundy salad dressing are stated to be on par with old world gourmet cooking. There are several shots of the dressing being poured onto salads.

8160. Wish-Bone Italian Dressing "Typewriter" (01:02)

Date:: 1961
Main contributors:: Wish-Bone
Summary:: A typewriter types different punctuations as the narrator calls for the the audience to punctuate their salads with Wish-Bone Italian Dressing.

8161. Wish-Bone Italian Dressing [no title] (00:59)

Date:: 1962
Main contributors:: Wish-Bone
Summary:: A typewriter types different punctuations as the narrator calls for the the audience to punctuate their salads with Wish-Bone Italian Dressing.

8162. Wish-Bone Russian Dressing [no title] (01:06)

Date:: 1962
Main contributors:: Wish-Bone Russian Dressing
Summary:: A cartoon of a boy, who pronounces his r as w, asking a pompous store clerk for Wishbone Russian Dressing. The dressing is advertised as making children want to eat their greens.

8163. The brave tailor (15:07)

Date:: 1957
Main contributors:: WKNO-TV, The Junior League of Memphis, Tom Tichenor, Diane Parrish, Emma Wade, Al Gresham, Al Wood, Bill Orr, Howard Holst
Summary:: Marionettes reveal the story of a Young Tailor who buys jam for one slice of bread which attracts seven hungry flies. The tailor kills all seven flies with one blow, decides he is very brave, and goes to the castle to win the hand of the Princess. He presents himself to the King and Queen, who sent him to kill two giants who have been destroying the kingdom. They promise the tailor the Princess in marriage when the giants are dead.

8164. Louis Armstrong (28:59)

Date:: 195u
Main contributors:: WNET
Summary:

8165. Louis Armstrong (29:05)

Date:: 195u
Main contributors:: WNET/13
Summary:

8166. Philip Whalen and Gary Snyder (29:05)

Date:: 1966
Main contributors:: WNET/13
Summary:: [motion picture] Introduces the poetry of Philip Whalen and Gary Snyder and the reasons behind their works. Illustrates Whalen's reading of his poetry "Homage to Rodin" with pictures of the Palace of the Legion of Honor and Rodin's sculptures "The Thinker" and "The Shades." Presents Snyder reading from some of his poems, including "Hay for the Horses," "Above Pate Valley," and "The Market."

8167. Washington, D.C.: Tour of the Capitol, Pt II (25:55)

Date:: 1968
Main contributors:: WNET/13
Summary:: [motion picture] Covers a tour of the Capitol by fifth and sixth graders. Includes the Rotunda, with its statues and fresco on the ceiling and walls, the Senate chamber and gallery, the President's Room, and the Crypt where pictures and models trace the history of the Capitol. Meets briefly with the Speaker of the House and a Senator.

8168. Woolco Department Store "Family" (00:32)

Date:: 1977
Main contributors:: Woolco Department Store
Summary:: A family has a blast as they test out products at the various departments in Woolco. A Woolco theme song plays in the background.

8169. World Book Encyclopedia "Untitled" (02:01)

Date:: 1969
Main contributors:: World Book Encyclopedia
Summary:: An advertisement for World Book Encyclopedia that is narrated by a man. The scene depicts eleven eggs that have the faces of historical figures painted on them, such as Ludwig van Beethoven and Joe Louis, with corresponding audio clips. The final egg represents Earth and the narrator says, "The sum of man kinds knowledge, unscrambled to make an encyclopedia children want to read..." The scene ends with a close-up of World Book Encyclopedias.

8170. Demands of world leadership : part I (29:41)

Date:: 1958
Main contributors:: WQED, Tom Coleman, Sam Silberman, Frank Stuckman, Albert B. Martin, Dr. Peter H. Odegard
Summary:: Dr. Peter H. Odegard, head of the political science department at the University of California at Berkeley, delivers the paper he prepared at the time of the inauguration of Edward H. Litchfield as the twelfth chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. He discusses the role that the universities of the United States must play in the country’s role in the world. He places particular emphasis on the social sciences.

8171. Wrigley's "Green Giant Sweet Potatoes" (00:32)

Date:: 1971
Main contributors:: Wrigley's
Summary:: A salesman tells the audience the result of competition amongst supermarket has cause Wrigley to sell Green Giant cans at the low price of 9 cents. He concludes by saying the consumer is the real winner in this price war.

8172. Wrigley's "Libby's Peas & Corn" (00:33)

Date:: 1971
Main contributors:: Wrigley's
Summary:: A salesman tells the audience the result of competition amongst supermarket has cause Wrigley to sell Libby’s can corn and peas at the low price of 13 cents. He concludes by saying the consumer is the real winner in this price war.

8173. Wrigley's : 65 ¢/lb. ham (00:36)

Date:: 1972
Main contributors:: Wrigley's
Summary:: A narrator tells the audience of the 65 cent per pound hams available at Wrigley’s. Close up footage of a ham slowly roasting is shown while the narrator speaks.

8174. WSBK-TV Boston "Keep Your Sox On" (01:00)

Date:: 1976
Main contributors:: WSBK-TV
Summary:: An advertisement for the WSBK-TV station in Boston in which shots of workers preparing a baseball stadium, viewers turning on their TV sets, and TV production teams getting ready in their studios are edited rapidly to music. A pitcher for the Boston Red Sox begins the game as onscreen text displays "Keep Your Sox On." One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.