Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

401. The Scherzo (29:20)

Date:
1956
Summary:
In this program, Temianka explains the meaning and origin of the word, “scherzo,” which refers to a sprightly, humorous instrumental composition or movement commonly used in quick triple measure. I...

402. Theme and Variations (29:51)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses and demonstrates theme and variations and traces the development of this musical form. Illustrations include variations of the Vintner's Daughter, and the "Trout-Quintet," played in its e...

403. Dinosaurs in the Wall (09:36)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Visits Dinosaur National Monument in Utah and Colorado. Discusses the age of the dinosaur, how the dinosaur quarry was formed, and why the dinosaur became extinct. Illustrates with film footage of ...

404. The Rondo (29:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the rondo and explains its construction. Illustrates with compositions played partially or in their entirety. Features the Paganini Quartet, including a brief history of the quartet's St...

405. Shadow of the Buffalo (09:40)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Visits Yellowstone National Park to explain the story of American buffalo and its destruction. Shows the Yellowstone herd and then explains the methods used by the Indians to capture the buffalo. T...

406. In search of a city (09:14)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Visits Mesa Verde National Park in Southwestern Colorado. Discusses the work of archaeologists and how they uncover ancient Indian cities. Shows an Indian burial ground, homes of early cliff dwell...

407. Navajo life (09:04)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Visits the national monument of Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. Describes the life of the Navajo Indians living in the canyon. Shows the ancient ruins of early Indian cliff dwellers. Tells how the Ind...

408. To market, to market (29:43)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses a trip to a grocery store to explain who gets the money that is represented by the spread between farmers and consumers. Questions are answered by a store manager, businessmen at a civic club ...

409. Palace of the Bats (09:27)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Visits Carlsbad Caverns National Park near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Describes the discovery of the caverns by early settlers who observed a huge formation of bats leaving the entrance. Shows and expla...

410. Where's Everybody Going? (29:52)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Cities are growing, and people have to move about in them. How they do this can have a considerable effect on the development of the city itself. Many –perhaps most –of the inhabitants of a city ow...

411. The Riddle of the City (29:35)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Cities are growing at an explosive rate; more and more people come to cities to liv, to work, to raise their families where there are the greatest number of opportunities for jobs, education, and r...

412. Because We Are (18:44)

Date:
2024
Main contributors:
Ashley Hayes; Jackson Naylor; Jay Upshaw
Summary:
Because We Are follows the story of the African American Dance Company during their 50th season at their annual Kukusanya intensive workshop, a time of gathering together in community as the term k...

413. Kukusanya (12:07)

Date:
2024
Main contributors:
Ahmed Shams; Joshua Vanover; Isaac Rogers
Summary:
The title, Kukusanya, is a self-synergy philosophy and kinesthetic art; in Swahili, it means both “assembling and assembler.” This film is a conversation with Ashley Hayes, a Ph.D. student at India...

414. The communist party in Japan (29:44)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Reviews the progress of the Communist Party in Japan from pre-war days to the present. Includes film footage showing the release from prison of leading communist leaders just after World War II. ...

415. Introduction (29:44)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Introduces the subject of Japanese Brush Painting. Explains the use of the brush painting materials. Discusses the Japanese approach to art. Artist-host T. Mikami paints samples of the subjects t...

416. The American Heritage (29:37)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Reviews U.S. history from its beginnings, with emphasis on the heritage of freedom and the basic principles of the Declaration of Independence which together account for the nation's greatness. (K...

417. Nutrition and Dental Care in Pregnancy (30:03)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the dietary needs of the expectant mother and stresses the importance of proper diet for maintaining the mother's dental health and for developing the baby's teeth. A specialist in nutri...

418. The First Visit to the Doctor (30:07)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses the initial visit to the doctor after pregnancy is suspected. Indicates some of the physiological changes which are indications of pregnancy and outlines some of the procedures in the do...

419. One man's meat (29:39)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Why special treatment for the American farmer? This is the questioned posed in this opening program and, using a story line built around the average family of Ed Harvey, the film seeks a more intel...

420. Surplus and a hungry world (29:23)

Date:
1958
Summary:
“Trade is a two-way street. If you want to sell, you’ve got to buy,” says Ed Harvey in this program, after a discussion of international trade and the relation of surplus to tariff. A trip through ...

421. Our world stance (29:39)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Presents a discussion on America's position in the modern world. Covers such topics as foreign aid plans, internal restrictions on the operation of our foreign policy, and the operations of the Uni...

422. Economic growth (28:53)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Presents a discussion of economic growth as a national goal. Reviews the causes and effects of inflation, unemployment, and rate of growth. Points out the effect of education on new employment patt...

423. Art as Utility (29:08)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Presents the utilitarian function and underlying ideas of varied works of art, and tells how many objects now treasured in museums were originally created for practical, utilitarian purposes. Expl...

424. Personality in Culture (29:40)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Describes the Japanese national character as a paradoxical complex of restraint and passion, arrogance and servility, pride in being Japanese and apology for being Japanese. Explains that Japan, m...

425. Horses (29:42)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Illustrates the techniques involved in painting horses. Poses them in different stages of motion: running, trotting, and feeding. Tells why horses are a favorite subject for Japanese paintings. (KQ...

427. Heron (29:39)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Shows the techniques involved in painting the heron. Depicts this bird sitting on a branch of a willow tree. Tells a tale of about the heron and the Emperor of Japan. (KQED) Kinescope.

430. The nervous system (09:47)

Date:
1937
Summary:
Shows the structure of the nervous system, together with its pathways and connections; the nature of a nerve impulse; conditions for setting up impulses; their passage from cell to cell; their disc...

432. J&J Baby Powder "Sheik" (00:30)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Johnson & Johnson
Summary:
A woman in a Middle Eastern tent applies baby powder on her skin before a sheik comes to carry her off on his horse.

433. Mennen "Baby Magic" (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Menen
Summary:
A narrator explains the benefit of Mennen Baby Magic and Baby Powder as a mother applies Baby Magic to her baby.

435. Noxzema Shave Cream "Team" (00:59)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Noxzema
Summary:
A woman encourages men to join the Noxzema team and chant their slogan of “take it off”. Footage is then shown of a man using Noxzema shaving cream to shave.

436. Chevrolet "Pinnacle" (02:03)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Chevrolet
Summary:
A woman sits in a Chevrolet convertible on top of a tall plateau in the middle of the Grand Canyon. A narrator talks about how Chevrolet stand alone in its own class.

437. The living city (26:22)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Surveys the need for redevelopment of American cities and the forces which have created problems in urban areas; describes obstacles which deter the elimination of blighted areas and tenements and ...

438. Great Western Savings "Armored Car" (01:02)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Great Western
Summary:
Two security guards drive an armor truck. One of the security guards tells his fellow guards about the benefits of a Great Western Savings account.

439. Calgon Bath Oil Beads "Suddenly Satin" (01:01)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Calgon
Summary:
A woman bathes in a pool with Calgon Bath Oil Beads before leaving to go on a date with a man. During the commercial a jingle is sung about how Calgon Bath Oil Beads will make a person skin as smoo...

440. Breck Shampoos "Night Ride" (01:03)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Breck Shampoos
Summary:
A couple drives in a convertible at night which allows the woman’s hair to flow in the wind. As they drive a narrator explains the benefits of using Breck Shampoos.

441. [Hitachi : unknown] (00:31)

Date:
1966
Summary:
In a commercial for Hitachi, a jingle is sung as children wave and smile at the camera.

442. Institute for Higher Education "Ad Council" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Institute for Higher Education
Summary:
A narrator warns the viewer that the future of the United States is in jeopardy because many young people are unable to go to college due to overcrowding.

444. To sleep...perchance to dream (29:32)

Date:
1966
Summary:
Documents several experiments conducted at the Sleep Research Laboratory of the University of California at Los Angeles in studying the nature of sleep. Presents experiments to determine the relati...

446. Chrysler Valiant "Valiant" (01:03)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Chrystler
Summary:
Horizontal lines come from the top and bottom of the screen in different sizes and overlap together as a male and female sung jingle starts to play. The end of each phrase is Valiant. An announcer ...

447. Resdan "Rah'Rah'Rah" (00:59)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Resdan
Summary:
A man walks through a field and encounters early 1900s whacky inventions such as homemade glider and bathtub raft. The man gets in the bathtub raft and washes his hair with Resdan. Throughout the ...

448. 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 w...

449. [Esso : unknown] (01:00)

Date:
1966
Summary:
In a Christmas commercial for Esso, toddlers play in front of a Christmas tree as a narrator talks about the importance of Christmas.

450. Diversity in Plant and Animals (30:26)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Dr. Ray Koppelman, University of Chicago; American Institute of Biological Sciences
Summary:
Diversity of life resulting from evolution: recognition and treatment of diversity –definitions and taxonomic approaches; results of diversity in the plant kingdom; results of diversity in the anim...