Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

701. Adult learning (28:47)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the nature and importance od adult learning, and points out the fallacy of thinking that the school is the only place where education occurs. Explains that adult learning is the gaining ...

703. Adventures in "Y" Camping (06:34)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Robert B. Cummings; Tom Armstrong; Edward Feil Productions
Summary:
This film follows a group of boys as they embark on a camping trip through the Cleveland YMCA. This specialized learning experience is structured by combining goals with fun activities. There is ti...

704. Adventures of Chico (10:26)

Date:
1954
Summary:
"Roadrunner conquers rattlesnake" is an excerpt from the feature "Adventures of Chico." A young boy, Chico, is sleeping while his roadrunner pet explores nature. The roadrunner comes across a dange...

705. Adventuring in conservation (15:06)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Shows the adventures of Nip and Tuck, two little goats. Presents brief scenes of various farm animals including billy and nanny goat. Identifies the little goats as kids and shows them drinking mil...

706. Adverse Conditions (29:31)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Stresses recognizing adverse conditions as they appear in the traffic picture. Describes the safety factors involved for utmost driving efficiency in snow and ice. Discusses the special problems ...

707. Advertising Council "Think Factory" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Advertising Council
Summary:
A narrator informs the audience that the future of America is tied to the development of computers. The narrator proclaims the computer as a thinking factory that will lead to new developments and ...

708. Advocates: On Abortion at Will in the First Twelve Weeks (58:13)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Questions a woman's right to terminate pregnancy in the first three months through legalized abortion. Points out that increased accessibility to abortion would decrease the number of unwanted chil...

709. Aero Shave "Desert" (00:59)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Aero
Summary:
A group of Middle Eastern woman dance in the desert as a western adventurer rides a camel. To demonstrate the moistness of the Aero Shave’s shaving cream the adventurer shaves in the arid desert. A...

710. Aetna Life Insurance "Ordinary Life Insurance" (02:00)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Aetna
Summary:
An advertisement for Aetna life insurance in which a male narrator talks about features of the policies over scenes of a family looking through a scrapbook, the family speaking with an insurance ag...

712. Africa [audio outtakes] (30:40)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, North Africa/Soutwest Asia:What are the Consequences of Change?

713. Africa [audio outtakes] (13:22)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, North Africa/Soutwest Asia:What are the Consequences of Change?

714. Africa in Change: East Africa: Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda (21:41)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Paul Bohannan; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Ned Hildreth
Summary:
Pictures East Africa (Kenya, Tanganyika [modern day Tanzania], Uganda) as a region of diversity both in physical geography and people. Contrasts ancient tribal life with busy metropolitan activitie...

715. Africa in Change: West Africa: Nigeria (21:46)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Stuart Hagmann; Peter H. Backhaus
Summary:
Discusses the problems faced by the new nations of West Africa as mirrored in Nigeria. Shows what Nigerians are doing and have done to create unity out of the diversity of tribal, religious, and ec...

716. Africa is my home (22:15)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Follows the life of an Ibo West African girl from birth through marriage. Shows the girl at home and at the Christian schools. Explains the basic issues of resurgent nationalist Africa: tradition...

717. Africa speaks (18:10)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Five African university students discuss present African leaders, African students, chances for African unity and Africa as a major power. An American tells of the problems of the Negro in the Unit...

718. Africa's future (29:35)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The future of Africa, discussed by representatives from Ghana, Ethiopia, Ceylon and the Union of South Africa, raises questions such as: Why is foreign aid necessary? Where does it come from? How i...

722. Africa: East Africa (29:40)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the lands of East Africa that are members of the British Commonwealth. Discusses variations in degree of self government and in the composition of populations. A native of Tanganuika pr...

723. Africa: the Belgian Congo (29:43)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Outlines the political history of the Congo and discusses the success of the Belgian colonial policy. A native of the Congo proposes a program for more self-government of the people. Stresses the ...

724. African musicians (15:09)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Pictures and describes a number of common African musical instruments. Indicates the probable origin of the instruments. Among those shown and played are the tom-tom, skin drums, horns of various t...

725. African nationalism and prejudice (29:25)

Date:
1959
Summary:
This program concentrates chiefly on racial prejudice as exhibited in South African and the United States. The panelists consider topics which include: How does race prejudice begin? Can it be just...

726. After jail, what? (29:34)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman explains that a major portion of the crime problem is a result of what society does about initial and relatively less serious crime. An interviewed i...

727. After jail, what? (29:34)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman explains that a major portion of the crime problem is a result of what society does about initial and relatively less serious crime. An interviewed...

728. Aggression and destruction games : balloons (17:33)

Date:
1941
Summary:
Two boys, both between the ages of four and five, are subjects in a study of aggressive and destructive impulses. The film shows how differently two children, but a few months apart in age and fro...

729. Agriculture (29:38)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Special Guest: DR. RICHARD S. CALDECOTT –Dr. Caldecott is a geneticist with the cereal crops brand of the United States Department of Agriculture and an associate professor in the Department of Agr...

730. Agriculture : corn, hogs, beef, and dairy cattle (29:28)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Discusses agriculture in terms of the raising of hogs, beef, and dairy cattle. Explains that corn is the vital link between the soil and the production of these animals. States that the large produ...

731. Agriculture : corn, wheat, cotton, and rice (29:28)

Date:
1955
Summary:
In this program, Dr. Sumner uses maps and graphs to demonstrate another reason why the soil is considered to be the most precious of all natural resources. He draws the attention to the variety of ...

732. Agriculture's showcase abroad (14:07)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Visits a number of international trade fairs and identifies their purposes and contributions to the United States agricultural program. Illustrates ways United States agricultural products are intr...

734. Air-Mt. Hood (00:48)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Brief footage of Mt. Hood as seen through the window of an airplane passing by.

735. Airscrew (21:07)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Tharp, Grahame, 1912-
Summary:
This short nonfiction film depicts the intensive testing that goes into developing and producing aircraft propellers. It opens with the whirring or propeller blades. Animated diagrams show how the ...

736. Airways of the Future (12:20)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows the actual training and activities of Air Transport Command personnel with routines of briefing, radio communications, and other precautionary measures during World War II.

738. Akron: Rebirth of a City (09:01)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Naomi Feil; Edward R. Feil; Edward Feil Productions
Summary:
Sponsored by Citizens For Progress, this film promotes the urban renewal in Akron, Ohio as a result of the adoption of a city income tax.

739. Alaska (15:25)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash tells of the new state’s mountains, tundra and the cities on the coast. She tells of the modern farmer, salmon fishing, mining and the Eskimos. Her songs include “Greenland Fishery,” “Sacramen...

741. Alaska : reservoir of resources (10:40)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Reviews Alaska's geographical features, locates its three great climatic regions, and indicates the major factors that make Alaska a true reservoir of resources. Depicts activities in the seven gr...

743. Alaska's silver millions (30:55)

Date:
1936
Summary:
This informative short film narrated by Father Bernard Hubbard 'The Glacier Priest' shows in detail the large and lucrative salmon fishing industry in Alaska, from the catching of the fish to their...

745. Alcoa "Aluminum Auto Trim" (01:20)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
An advertisement for Alcoa Aluminum for cars in which an animated dog and a family drive a car around as a male narrator discusses various parts of the car that are made out of aluminum. The narrat...

746. Alcoa "Aluminum in Automobiles" (01:21)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
An advertisement for Alcoa Aluminum in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, speaks about a Vogue fashion article which featured Kimberly brand clothes and cars made with Alcoa aluminum. Wom...

747. Alcoa "Aluminum" (03:06)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
A narrator explains how aluminum shocked audiences for its lightness at the 1855 Paris Exposition where it was introduced. The narrator goes on to explain aluminum different applications and it use...

748. Alcoa "Baby" (01:01)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
A baby plays with the lid of a baby food jar. The commercial then transitions to a narrator explaining how Alcoa jars have quality lids which keeps the baby food fresh.

749. Alcoa "Billboard" (00:25)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
An advertisement for Alcoa aluminum in which a narrator describes the improvements the product makes, and a jingle plays. Submitted for Clio Awards category Short Spots.

750. Alcoa "Pilfer Proof Caps" (01:31)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
Wine bottles with Alcoa’s pilfer proof caps are open at a dinner, beach, train, and ski resort. A narrator explains how the caps keeps the beverages fresh for consumption.

751. Alcoa "Schoolhouse" (01:21)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
An advertisement for Alcoa aluminum in which a narrator sells a book commissioned by the company called "Schoolhouse," describing how education administrators can use Alcoa products to build new sc...

752. Alcoa "untitled" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
The narrator explains to baby Mary Ann, how Alcoa aluminum caps are the best way to keep food fresh.

753. Alcoa [unknown title] (00:13)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
An advertisement for Alcoa aluminum in which a jingle plays over a short animation. Submitted for Clio Awards category Short Spots.

754. Alcoa [unknown title] (01:19)

Date:
1961
Summary:
A female narrator forecasts a bright future for aluminum as she lists recently developed products that contain aluminum. The commercial concludes with another narrator asking the viewers to choose ...

755. Alcohol and Drugs (29:20)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explains the effect of alcohol and drugs on the driver. Points out the necessity of severe punishment for the driver who drinks and what can be done to improve the situation. Discusses the social ...

756. Alcohol and the human body (13:46)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Describes graphically the content of alcoholic beverages and defines fermentation and distillation. Then illustrates diagrammatically the effects of alcohol on the liver and brain. Dramatizes the ...

757. Alcoholism (21:41)

Date:
1951
Summary:
The film portrays alcoholism as a mental health problem and as an illness that can respond to treatment. Demonstrates that the causes of this illness are imbedded personality difficulties often rel...

759. Alexander Hamilton (18:00)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
John Allen Krout
Summary:
Presents Alexander Hamilton as a boy-businessman in the West Indies, a student at King's College, the author of the Federalist Papers, the first Secretary of the Treasury, a reformer of the nationa...

760. Alexander's "Store" (00:38)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
Alexander's
Summary:
A woman in a red coat sings about how welcoming Alexander's is and their's wide selection.

761. Algae (17:14)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Depicts the five major groups of algae, showing growth, movement, reproduction, and nutritional patterns. Describes the tremendous size range of algae from the giant kelp to the minute forms found ...

762. Algebra in everyday life (10:42)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Jim shows Grace how she can use algebra to find out the quantities of red and yellow paint she needs to make enough orange paint to complete some stage scenery. Demonstrates the algebraic steps of ...

764. Alice in Numberland (14:22)

Date:
1962
Summary:
A fantasy which shows the housewife that the farmer, the processor, the transporter, and the retailer must know "how much" and "how many" before they can make foods and other products available to ...

765. Alimentary Tract (10:46)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; A. J. Carlson; H. G. Swann
Summary:
Explains the actions of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and colon to move food and waste materials through the body. Reveals normal and stimulated stomach reactions such as hypermotility,...

766. Alive With Arts (22:53)

Date:
1984
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 1 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Arts Alive. The program addresses the power and universal appeal of the arts, presenting four examples of students, who, through positi...

767. Alka-Seltzer "Henry" (00:36)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Alka-Seltzer
Summary:
An advertisement for Alka-Seltzer in which a woman gives King Henry VIII the product to relieve an upset stomach following a wedding banquet. An offscreen male narrator describes the relieving prop...

768. All About Understanding Taxes (07:42)

Date:
1993
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Information and promotional spots for Understanding Taxes, a program that uses dramatizations to highlight teenagers' firsthand experiences with the effects of taxation and to explain the reasons f...

769. All By Myself (16:13)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
From the series Ripples. Susie wants to bake a birthday cake for her four-week-old puppies all by herself. With her mother standing by as assistant chef,Susie measures, mixes, sifts, squeezes and s...

770. All flesh is grass (29:38)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Dr. Paul Saltman, University of Southern California, lecture discussing the molecular components of photosynthesis.

771. All in a summer's day (15:10)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Rain does not always evaporate immediately after falling. Dora tells a story of some raindrops with the help of Mr. Robinson's illustrations of some raindrops who had a series of adventures on thei...

772. All Kinds of Houses (21:51)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Examines old and new domestic buildings in considering various architectural solutions to problems of providing human shelter.

773. All the way home (30:03)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Examines the confused reaction in a community when a black family stops in front of a house with a "for sale" sign. Explores the contagion of unreason and the feelings of guilt which militate again...

774. Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlingetti (29:17)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Features Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlingetti, outspoken contemporary poets, and studies their poetic engagement and direct involvement with events in the contemporary world. Depicts the two poe...

775. Allerest "Animals" (01:01)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Allerest
Summary:
An advertisement for Allerest allergy tablets and time capsules presented by a man. The scene depicts various things, animals, and animal products that make you sneeze; each encounter is punctuated...

776. Allerest "Animals" (01:02)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Allerest
Summary:
A man sneezes when animals, dust, and ragweed are presented before him. A spokesman diagnoses the man with allergies and encourages the man and the audience to take Allerest to alleviate their alle...

777. Allstate Home Insurance "Angleton, Texas" (02:06)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Allstate
Summary:
An advertisement for Allstate homeowners insurance in which a narrator stands among the wreckage of a Texas house destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961 and interviews the owner of the house, Ben Har...

778. Aloha Hawaii (33:56)

Date:
1981
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 16 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg focuses on the geographical features and long cultural history of Hawaii. Discusses the migration of t...

779. Alone in a Crowd (Loneliness) (20:51)

Date:
1996
Main contributors:
Agency For Instructional Technology
Summary:
Program 7 of Looking From The Inside/Out series illustrates difficulties in making new friends and what it is like to be the "new kid." Shows how loneliness often leads to shutting yourself off fro...

780. Alpine Cigarettes "Untitled" (01:04)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Alpine Cigarettes
Summary:
A man and a woman go for a car ride in the mountains before they pull off to the side to relax and smoke Alpine Cigarettes.

781. Alpine Cigarettes [unknown title] (01:02)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Alpine
Summary:
An advertisement for Alpine cigarettes in which a narrator describes a man named Joe who is watching cigarette commercials and has trouble deciding which product he likes, until he sees an Alpine c...

783. Alternate Route (Thinking) (15:33)

Date:
1980
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 12 from the AIT series On the Level. The series is designed to help young people understand what is happening to them as they grow up and to encourage their active participation in the hard...

784. Alternative Public Schools (1:00:13)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
Strout, Ben (Director and Editor), Strout, Toby (Associate Producer and Assistant Editor) Arnove, Robert (Producer)
Summary:
Examines the emergence and operation of alternative public schools in six U.S. cities. Focuses on the magnet schools and their programs in Boston and Houston, the federally funded Experimental Sch...

785. Alternative Public Schools (1:00:13)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
Strout, Ben (Director and Editor), Strout, Toby (Associate Producer and Assistant Editor) Arnove, Robert (Producer)
Summary:
Examines the emergence and operation of alternative public schools in six U.S. cities. Focuses on the magnet schools and their programs in Boston and Houston, the federally funded Experimental Sch...

786. Aluminum Ltd. "Food" (03:01)

Date:
1961
Summary:
A chef shows the audience that he is able keep his food fresh and preserved by using aluminum cans and packaging. The chef also mentions how aluminum is used in agricultural and transportation indu...

787. Aluminum Ltd. "Transportation" (03:05)

Date:
1961
Summary:
A narrator talks about the vital role aluminum plays in the transportation industry. Footage of aluminum vehicles are shown. The narrator talks about how Aluminum Ltd. supplies the majority of the ...

789. Am I Getting Through? (34:20)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 10 from the Agency for Instructional Television series In Other Words. In this television program focusing on communication skills, host Stephanie Edwards provides on-camera commentary for ...

790. Ama-no-Iwato or the celestial cave (29:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
This is a legend about the sun goddess – on whom the world depends for light – who became angered and hid in a celestial cave and refused to shed her light on the world. A rooster’s crow, a fire an...

791. Amana Electric Appliances [unknown title 1] (01:31)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Amana
Summary:
An advertisement for Amana Electric Appliances in which a narrator describes the brand's freezer and refrigerator manufacturing products. Submitted for Clio Awards.

793. Amazing "Wolf Man" (00:59)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Amazing
Summary:
A werewolf flees from an angry village mob. The werewolf is able to escape by using Amazing razor lubricant to get a clean shave and disguises himself as a regular human.

797. AMC Pacer "Shell" (01:02)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
American Motors
Summary:
An advertisement for the AMC Pacer in which an offscreen male narrator describes how the vehicle is wide despite being small. The car's wideness is demonstrated when a full Chevy Nova is shown fitt...

798. Amer. Machine & Foundry Co. "Hands" (02:02)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Pictures of human hands are shown as a narrator explains how fragile and worn out human hands can be. The commercial then transitions to footage of American Machine & Foundry's automatic machines a...

799. Amer. Machine & Foundry Co. "Sounds of A.M.F." (02:01)

Date:
1961
Summary:
A boy wakes up to find a new jet bike waiting for him. He then goes to fly model airplanes with his dad. As the boy goes home, he notices water skiers, scuba divers, and bowlers. In each scene and ...

800. America Goes Back To Europe (29:35)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Friction in the Old World led to war. The USA tried to maintain neutrality, but with each passing month the problems created became more and more thorny. Finally, the nation was drawn into the conf...