Could not complete log in. Possible causes and solutions are:
Cookies are not set, which might happen if you've never visited this website before.
Please open https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/ in a new window, then come back and refresh this page.
An ad blocker is preventing successful login.
Please disable ad blockers for this site then refresh this page.
Follows two young children as they walk to school and observe the rules of safety in crossing streets, obeying traffic signals, refusing rides, and walking on sidewalks.
Louis de Rochemont Associates, Karl Genus, Ann Dee, Barry Burns, Jill Scott, Louis de Rochemont III, Al Hinckley, Angie Ross, Ray Pierce, Jerome Alden, Gayne Rescher, Peter Ratkevich
Summary:
A thought-provoking presentation on the dropout problem told through the story of a bright, ambitious boy who quits school to take a job with high hopes of independence and the luxuries money can buy. Stress is on the increasing requirements of education and skill to qualify for jobs.
Louis W. Kellman, Brian Cartoons, Inc., Young Productions, Inc., Hal Tunis, Frank Freda, Suzanne Turner, Joseph Bonaduce, Ron Ronszel, John Caracciolo
Summary:
Baron Barracude and Trigger are alarmed by a mysterious repetitive sound. They follow the sound and discover a beatnik catfish, Gill Espy, playing the drums inside a cave, where the noise echoes.
Two billboard painters discuss the new Buick Convertible V-8. As the two painters are talking the painting of the billboard Buick gradually becomes real. The painters climb into the billboard Buick and drive away.
A Volkswagen goes through a carwash. A narrator states that no one can tell the difference between a new and old Volkswagen as long as you wash it occasionally.
An advertisement for the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in which a male narrator in an empty television studio addresses the camera about the company's dependability.
Relates the story of the Auxiliary Fire Service in Great Britain during World War II and shows men and equipment combating a real fire. Then describes the improvements in equipment since the war, and stresses the need for adequate preparation against possible future enemy attack, especially through trained civilian volunteers.
Shows Ivan Pavlov testing his theory of conditioned reflexes by observing the conditioned and unconditioned saliva flow in a dog, feeding fish conditioned to various hunger stimulants, educating a puppy to a meat diet, and observing a squirrel's response to danger. Distinguishes between blind instinct present in all animals from birth and reflex actions set up by conditioning to certain oft-repeated stimuli. Explains the process of checking reflexes and shows its application in the treatment of certain neuroses in human beings.
Tells the story of several children who build a snowman and give him a personality of his own. They use a carrot for his nose, but during the night someone steals the "carrot nose" and to discover the thief the children replace the carrot and watch the snowman through the night. They discover that hungry rabbits and deer are the culprits and then place food out for these animals.
Presents a factual summary of the basic United Nations Organization program for world security in 1945. Clarifies the structure, analyzes the plans, and shows how, by joint action to solve relief, food, and money problems, the world can be rid of conditions that breed war.
Surveys the development of blood transfusion in international medical history from Landsteiner's discovery of the four blood groups in 1901. Shows the setting up of various blood donor and blood bank systems in England and the United States. | Surveys the development of blood transfusion in international medical history from Landsteiner's discovery of the four blood groups in 1901. Shows the setting up of various blood donor and blood bank systems in England and the United States.
Shows the relation between the aftermath of war and the "pale horseman," epidemic disease. Discusses the plight of 100,000,000 displaced persons soon after World War II and the activities of UNRRA.
Contains scenes of the destitution left in the wake of World War II and of the famine and exposure from which so many thousands died. Discusses also the economic importance of food.
Shows a decontamination squad in England working to make the streets safe from blister gas. Demonstrates the use of anti-gas ointment, respirators, and clothing worn by crews, and explains precautionary measures.
Barbara Ann Scott demonstrates the fundamentals of figure-skating. Discusses edges and basic figures and analyzes a number of complex turns. The skater also demonstrates free skating.
Shows a Canadian farm family working together planning how to modernize their kitchen with new appliances and step-saving arrangements. Pictures the kitchen before and after their work on it.
Presents a comprehensive analysis of the paintings of Philip Evergood. Portrays a review of his paintings, as the artist himself comments on them. The film is accompanied by a piano musical score.
Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and reporter, interviewed before leaving Moscow, briefly tells of the civilian defense work he witnessed. Scenes showing how the Russians are carrying out their pledge of "All for Victory!" including efforts in huge metallurgical plants, the oil industry, the rapid harvest, nurses drilling, and Red Cross work.
A training film for the Dept. of Justice, showing how an escape from a maximum security penitentiary was made possible by the failure of custodial officers to carry out their orders consistently and thoroughly.
Footage documenting Bailey's travels to the Canary Islands circa 1971. Shows the seaside landscape and cliffs of Lanzarote. Bailey boards a plane leaving Lanzarote and films and view from the window, including shots of Mount Teide.
Footage documenting Bailey's travels to the Canary Islands circa 1971. Shows rock formations in Teide National Park, a local harbor, street scenes in an unknown town. More footage taken from inside a plane, now flying over the water and landing. Ends with views of the ocean taken from a hotel balcony.
Portrays conditions leading to the establishment of the Social Security System and explains the subsequent changes in the law that have extended coverage to nearly all persons in the United States. Early conditions in the U.S. permitted persons to move westward during a depression, thereby caring for themselves, their families, and their own aged. Urbanization and industrialization eliminated most of these opportunities and as a result Congress met this need by establishing social security. The eligibility requirements are summarized through presenting a number of cases of persons receiving benefits. Shows the necessity of continued welfare aid to those not eligible for Social Security.
George K. Arthur, David Oistrakh, Aleksander Zarzycki
Summary:
Presents the world-famous violinist David Oistrakh on concert stage as he plays Zarzycki's Mazurka. Uses close up photography to show the musician's techniques.
Shows a typical day in the life of a model American teen-age boy. His health habits, diet, hobbies, and correct attitude toward work, study and play are all stressed.
Jos Limon and his troupe perform a suite of dances based on Shakespeare's "Othello" with lines spoken by Bram Nossem. Using the structure of a court dance, this interpretation captures the tragedy and passion of the play. Dancers: Jos Limon (Othello), Lucas Hoving, Betty Jones, Ruth Currier.
Shows Sydenham Hospital, in Harlem, the first interracial hospital in the United States. Pictures the work of white and Negro doctors and nurses in helping their patients to become healthy, useful citizens.
A public service announcement from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in which the song "America the Beautiful" plays ironically over still images of trash, poverty, and destitution in an inner city ghetto. An offscreen male narrator says that if the viewer does not think the song and pictures go together, they need to "change the pictures." The narrator states that the AIA is "trying to" enact this change. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Belvedere cigarettes in which a blindfolded prisoner is marched to a firing squad. The male narrator asks the man if he smokes Belvedere because of the instant-gift coupon in the pack and he responds, "I smoke em' because I like em." Then a general ask for the instant-gift coupon and sounds of gun shots are heard; cut to the pack of cigarettes with the narrator saying, "...please smoke Belvedere. He would have wanted it that way."
