Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

601. Face of the Earth (12:22)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Portrays, by animation and photography of real and contrived situations, the forces that have created the present condition of the earth's surface. Presents the theory of the creation of the earth...

602. The middle states (10:57)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films, Inc.; Howard W. Odum
Summary:
Presents an overview of man's use of resources in the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Domestic and European migration and population trends of...

603. The corn farmer (corn, hogs, beef cattle) (11:08)

Date:
1939
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc.; William M. Gregory
Summary:
Describes the work of a farmer in planting, cultivating, and harvesting his corn crops. Presents problems of crop rotation, haying, hog and cattle raising, and marketing. Contrasts uses of machiner...

604. The wheat farmer (11:19)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Erpi Classroom Films Inc.; Herbert B. Hartwig
Summary:
A view of life on a typical Kansas wheat farm. Shows how members of an average farm family spend their time, how the land is cared for, and how the winter wheat is planted, harvested, and stored in...

605. Fun on the playground (11:12)

Date:
1947
Summary:
Shows a group of children playing three types of games: those which they invent themselves, those learned under supervision but carried on alone, and those dramatic activities which grow out of sch...

606. Organic research (29:41)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the work and goals of organic research into the problem of insanity, and includes views of the Research Division of the Columbia Psychiatric Institute. Show various experiments, includin...

607. Spic and Span "Big Job Cleaner" (01:01)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
Spic and Span
Summary:
An advertisement for Spic and Span cleaner narrated by a man who is accompanied by music. The scene depicts a young janitor attempting to mop a hallway using a liquid cleaner. An older janitor give...

608. U.S. Keds "Kedso on Stage" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Keds
Summary:
An animated advertisement for U.S. Keds footwear in which a clown named Kedso discusses the qualities of the product on a stage. Two live-action children join Kedso and they dance and sing a jingle...

609. Southern Airways "Bum" (00:31)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Southern Airways
Summary:
An advertisement for Southern Airways in which a man on an airplane receives scowling expressions from first-class passengers as he walks back to the second-class cabin. An offscreen male narrator ...

610. Remco Frogman Toy "Program" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Remco
Summary:
An advertisement for Remco's Frogman diver toy in which a narrator, purporting to be the voice of the toy, recounts an underwater dive and highlights his various features and accessories. Submitted...

612. Gilbey's Gin "Untitled" (00:48)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
Gilbey
Summary:
An advertisement for Gilbey's gin in which a man with an English accent speaks to a woman about gin in a nonsense language. A final title card states that drinking Gilbey's will help one "understan...

613. Felix Cat Food "Cat Flap" (00:36)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Felix
Summary:
An advertisement for Felix canned cat food in which a British man builds a door flap for his pet cat while his wife opens a can of Felix food for the cat to eat. The cat breaks through the door fla...

614. Dial Soap "Opera" (01:00)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Dial
Summary:
An advertisement for Dial soap in which a woman takes a shower using the product while an offscreen male narrator describes its antibacterial properties. Post-shower, the woman readies herself in a...

615. DuPont Nylon "Party Dress" (00:59)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
DuPont
Summary:
An advertisement for DuPont nylon dresses in which an offscreen male narrator describes the product over scenes of a young woman wearing a nylon dress to her first date with a boy at a dance party.

616. Dippity Dew "Jingle" (01:03)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Dippity Dew
Summary:
An advertisement for Dippity Dew Dry Skin Mist for shower or bath in which a male narrator, accompanied by a woman singing a jingle, describes the product and when to use it. The scene depicts a nu...

617. CoverGirl Makeup "Vogue" (01:01)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Noxzema
Summary:
An advertisement for CoverGirl liquid makeup and matching powder products in which a male narrator extols the rejuvenating qualities of the product over a scene of model Sondra Peterson posing in a...

618. Count Pushkin Vodka "Trans-Siberian Express" (02:19)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Count Pushkin
Summary:
An animated advertisement for Count Pushkin vodka dramatizing the route of a trans-Siberian train carrying nobles in tsarist Russia to a banquet in Vladivostok. An offscreen male narrator describes...

619. Carling Black Label Beer "Hats Off" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Carling Brewing Company
Summary:
An advertisement for Carling Black Label Beer in which various hands are shown hanging up their hats at the end of their work days and ordering Carling beer. An offscreen narrator talks about how e...

620. Cashmere Bouquet Talcum Powder "Body Sings" (01:01)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Colgate-Palmolive
Summary:
An advertisement for Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder in which a female narrator, accompanied by Rossiniesque music, extols the product as "a body cosmetic" over images of a woman dusting herself wit...

621. 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...

622. 7 Up "Teenager" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
7 Up
Summary:
An advertisement for 7 Up in which an offscreen male narrator describes how the product is perfect for teenagers in various school and recreational settings. Shots of 7 Up bottles in beach, homewor...

623. 7 Up "Most Unique Bottle in the World" (01:02)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
7 Up
Summary:
An advertisement for 7 Up in which an offscreen male narrator describes the product's refreshing features over close-up shots of bottles of 7 Up on ice, an ingredient list on a bottle, and young pe...

624. Remco "Fascination" (01:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Remco
Summary:
An advertisement for Remco's Fascination electric maze race game, in which a jingle set to the tune of the song "Alouette" plays over shots of two children playing the game. An offscreen narrator e...

625. Eaton's "Number One" (00:58)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
Eaton's
Summary:
An advertisement for Eaton's department stores in which a greaser in a 1950s diner encounters a variety of women who surround him and begin dancing as a rock and roll theme plays. A man in a suit e...

626. Remco "Science Kits" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Remco
Summary:
An advertisement for Remco's science kit line for kids in which an offscreen narrator describes the variety of kits on offer and promotes them as "the thinking boy's toy" over shots of children con...

627. Duncan Hines Early American "Applesauce Raisin" (01:03)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Duncan Hines
Summary:
An advertisement for Duncan Hines Early American cake mix in which a woman dressed in colonial American clothing is shown boiling applesauce over the fireplace to make applesauce raisin cake. An of...

628. U.S. Keds "Circus Train" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Keds
Summary:
An advertisement for Keds children's shoes in which an animated clown named Kedso sings a jingle about the product while running along a circus train. The clown interacts with two live-action child...

629. Dr. Pepper "Boardroom" (01:02)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Dr. Pepper
Summary:
An advertisement for Dr. Pepper in which several members of a corporate boardroom dance and sing merrily about the originality of the product. One of the winners of the 1975 Clio Awards.

630. Second Half of Literature Contest (15:07)

Date:
1958
Summary:
The children have to write their own story for a second part of the contest. Susie-Q decides to tell the story of how her kitten finally got to the cat show and won a prize.

631. Diet Rite Cola "Hava" (00:30)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
RC Cola
Summary:
An advertisement for Diet Rite Cola in which an offscreen narrator warns that, when it comes to weight watching, "too much of a good thing" can be a problem over shots of plates loaded with high-ca...

632. The Lucky Kitten (15:13)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Susie-Q teaches us about safety in the home. Susie-Q wants to enter her kitten in the pet show, but an accident leaves it with crumpled whiskers. All ends well when the pet show judges learn of the...

633. The river (29:34)

Date:
1959
Summary:
A 'do-it-yourself' river is used by Dr. Harbaugh to answer such questions as 'why do rivers meander?' 'does water always follow the route of least resistance?' and 'is it safe to build a house on a...

634. Erosion (29:29)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Harbaugh describes the work of water, the most important agent at work in forming the finer features of the face of the Earth. He describes the hydrologic cycle: the round trip that water takes...

635. Sculpture of the Land (29:26)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Sculpture on its grandest scale is seen in the face of the Earth where rivers work to carve the hills and valleys. Dr. Harbaugh’s guest is Dr. Arthur D. Howard, professor of geology at Stanford Uni...

636. Glaciation (29:28)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Howard returns as Dr. Harbaugh's guest. With a model of a valley and synthetic ice, they simulate two types of glaciers in order to show the geologic work done by flowing ice. They point out ar...

637. Sedimentation (29:23)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr Harbaugh's guest is Dr. Stanley Davis, assistant professor of geology at Stanford University. A graduate of the University of Nevada with a M.S. from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. from Ya...

638. Seacoast (29:29)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Harbaugh describes the unceasing war between land and the sea and illustrates the work of ocean waves in shaping the seacoast. With Dr. Howard again as his guest, he investigates the origin of ...

639. Brushy joins the collector's club (15:03)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Because he has been ill, Brushy can’t play outdoors. After his first disappointment, he and his mother decide that he can make a leaf collection which would allow him to join the “Collector’s Club.”

640. Mystery of the Tired Boy (15:09)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Dora investigates the mystery of a tired boy. She discovers that he is eating too much candy and has a lack of energy due to his poor diet.

641. Fignewton's Newspaper: The Big Fight (15:06)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Sharing and taking turns with others can be the best way to play and Brushy and Susie-Q show us what happens when you don’t play this way. They never had any fun because they fought over things the...

642. Brushy's Mistake (15:08)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Brushy learns to adapt to a changing environment when he finds out that he can help with his new baby brother. At first he sees the baby as no fun at all. But when mother asks him to help her fix t...

643. Fignewton's Newsaper: The First Prize Poem (15:05)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Brushy writes a prize-winning poem for the school safety contests: “It isn’t enough just to know every rule, You should practice them all, for real safety at school.”

645. Mimi at Radio City 1969 (01:34)

Date:
1969
Summary:
Home movie of a trip to New York City. Shows Naomi dining outside Rockefeller Center, the sculpture of Prometheus, and Times Square at nighttime. Also shows brief street scenes in Manhattan. The fi...

646. New Girl at School (15:10)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Linda doesn’t like being the “new girl at school” until she helps Brushy and Susie-Q, and finds she doesn’t feel like a new girl at all. Thus she learns to feel at home in a new environment.

647. It's Fun to Play Outdoors (15:30)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Skip would like to play outdoors, but he doesn’t know how to get started. Brushy encourages him to play and he and Skip have fun together outdoors.

648. The Poster Contest (15:12)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Skip and Susie-Q make posters about health rules for a class project. When the teacher finds she likes them both so well, she decides they must both have a prize.

649. Brushy learns the three c's (15:06)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) discuss the topic of the "Three Cs" -- courtesy, consideration, and cooperation. Features "Can You Tell" cartoons by Robbie.

650. Two Accidents in One Day (15:20)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Both Brushy and Linda learn about safety the hard way when they are hurt on the playground because they have been careless.

651. Clean-Up Man Almost Misses Party (15:08)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Brushy, Susie-Q and Linda leave so much litter when they play in the park that the clean-up man has to stay late to tidy up after them. When the children realize that they are keeping him from a pa...

652. Art Contest Ends (15:13)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) conduct an art contest. Puppet children are shown working on their painting, sculpture and collage submissions. Viewers are encouraged to make art of their...

653. Music Contest Opens (15:09)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton’s second contest deals with music and the first half of this contest find the children guessing the types of musical instruments and later identifying the instruments by the sounds they h...

654. Balance and orientation in humans (13:50)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the problem of reducing the effect of gravity on humans. Discusses the sense of sight, balance, position, and touch and how they will be affected by upper air travel. Describes the constr...

655. Second Half of Music Contest (15:19)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In the second part of the music contest, the children do a square dance and act out a folk song in competition. They learn about music as a means of self-expression.

656. Animals in sub-gravity conditions (14:56)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Surveys the problem of human survival in space. Pictures the firing of an Aerobee containing two monkeys and two mice. Shows the reaction of mice to the reduction of gravity pull as the missile l...

657. The Sun (14:39)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the influence of the sun upon space travel. Describes how over ninety per cent of interplanetary travel will be made in the sun's gravitational field and only small portions of each journ...

658. Range Safety and Missile Guidance (14:56)

Date:
1957
Summary:
A rocket motor operates for a short time and then the missile coasts the rest of the way up and down. Once into the coasting period there is no way to change its trajectory. Stray missiles are prev...

659. The Viking (15:12)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows fueling operation, static firing, and the actual firing of the Viking missile. Pictures the recovery of the rocket after it has fallen, and explains that upper air information may be obtained...

660. High Altitude Photography (14:47)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Cameras are carried in rockets to get technical information about the flight. The resulting movies and stills provide interesting viewing in addition to their primary value. Other applications, suc...

661. Large Forces Acting on the Body (14:33)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Relates to rocket development the problem of getting a man out of a fast-moving aircraft with a minimum of personal injury. Illustrates this phase of rocketry with pictures of the rocket sled at Ho...

662. Cosmic ray studies (15:04)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discuses the problem of harmful effects on the human body caused by extended exposure to cosmic radiation. Describes how these effects have been studied by exposing animals, insects, eggs, and seed...

663. The case against Darwin (29:24)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Concludes the presentation of evidence supporting the case for Darwin, and discusses arguments against the Darwinian theory. (Palmer Films) Kinescope.

665. The Earth Satellite: Part 1 (14:04)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Explains centrifugal force and its relationship to the establishment of an earth satellite. Shows the three-stage missile and the part it might play in the formation of a satellite. Outlines variou...

666. The Earth Satellite: Part 2 (14:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses some of the problems related to the recovery of a multi-stage rocket used to establish and maintain an earth satellite. Describes the recovery, by parachute or glider technique, of the fi...

667. Space Highways (14:52)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses naviagational routes in space travel. Describes parabolas, hyperbolas and ellipses as the curves that will be traced by airships coasting in planetary and solar gravitational fields.

668. The Necessity of Government (26:21)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses opposing views concerning the necessity of government, and illustrates why some form of government is essential for the common good of the group. Explains the two general types of govern...

669. Art as a common human possession (28:47)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the nature of art and its role in human life. Points out the difference in science, art, and prudence, and compares the way in which all things come into being--natural generation, artist...

670. The Nature of Government (29:32)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the fundamental ideas of government, and points out that a government to be just must be for, of, and by the people. Explains why a government must have power and authority in order to fu...

671. The powers of government (27:18)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the powers a government should have and how they should be limited. Identifies two basic problems--the power of men in government and the power of the government itself. Quotes Thomas J...

672. The forms of government (57:54)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Outlines and explains the various forms of government, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses. Describes government by one man, by a few men, and by the populace, and discusses governments in...

674. The distinction of work, play and leisure (28:49)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Distinguishes between work and play and work and leisure, and discusses the meaning of chores. Explains that work is that which we have to do for subsistence. Presents a derivation of the word "l...

675. The making of law (29:52)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Explains the need for law, and discusses the kinds of law which men provide over and above natural or divine law. Compares the various kinds of law with the enforcement necessary to make them bindi...

676. The origin and nature of man (29:04)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses Christian dogma versus the Darwinian theory. Stresses the impact of modern psychology and biology upon man's concept of man. Discusses some sociological and legal distinctions between ma...

677. Does man differ in kind or degree (27:51)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Continues the discussion of how and in what respects man differs from other animals. Defines what is meant by difference in kind and degree giving the biologist's conception and the philosopher's ...

679. The justice of law (29:10)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Defines "justice of law," and discusses the relation of natural to just and unjust law. Explains the equality of justice, and illustrates how man-made laws have been evolving toward natural laws. ...

680. The use of philosophy (29:55)

Date:
1957
Summary:
This is the first of a series of four discussions on philosophy. In it, Dr. Adler defines philosophy and discusses the relationship of philosophy to science and religion. He also answers the quest...

681. How philosophy differs from science and religion (29:58)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Show how philosophy differs from science and religion in its methods and objectives, and states that each is independent of the other. Points out that as historians, chemists, and astronomers diff...

682. The conditions of progress in philosophy (28:49)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Tells about the Institute of Philosophical Research in San Francisco, and discusses its purpose and activities. Explains the necessary conditions for philosophical progress, and describes the contr...

683. The case for Darwin (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the evidence and arguments for the Darwinian theory of man's nature and origin. Outlines the Theory of Evolution as it applies to plants and animals, and applies this theory to man, consi...

684. The nature of law (28:32)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Explains the difference in the use of the word "law" in natural science, and the word "law" as used in art, politics, and conduct. Shows pictures to illustrate various concepts of law, and points ...

685. The nature and kinds of love (29:37)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Considers the kinds of human love, the various meanings of the word "love" as it is used in ordinary speech, and the different attitudes that people take toward love. Focuses on the problem of the...

686. Opinion in relation to freedom and government (29:32)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the opinion in the realm of action, and points out the need for authority because of the disagreement among men. Points out that man makes decisions through his own judgement or opinion. ...

687. The nature of human learning (29:52)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses intellectual learning and the role of the teacher. Shows how learning is only a small part of education, and mentions briefly some theories of learning. Points out that the learner must ...

688. Controversy, freedom of speech, and majority rule (29:26)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Outlines the obligations of the average person with respect to controversy and controversial matters, the relationship of freedom of discussion to the shifting of opinion, and the role of minority ...

689. 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 Ala...

690. Introduction (29:11)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Provides an introduction to the series 'Design Workshop.' Explains how the elements of are and good design are related to everyday living. Shows some of the techniques to be taught in the remaining...

691. Modern Alaska (1:29:16)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Beginning with a visit to Anchorage, shows the city's modern developments in offices, houses, schools, and factories which best typify modern Alaska. Visits other sources of industry, commerce, ed...

692. Native Alaska (29:20)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Visits Eskimos in the North and Indians in the South and discusses some of the problems confronting these native Alaskans since the appearance of the white man. Tells how native Indians are assimi...

693. Across These Borders; International Exchange (29:42)

Date:
1957
Summary:
resents the scope of international exchange programs now in process. Explains the various types of exchange. Discusses the Fulbright scholarships and shows a film on the experiment in internationa...

694. 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...

695. Across These Borders: Nato (29:21)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the purpose, successes, and failures of NATO, the prospects for extending its economic functions, and ways of making it more effective. Gives the history of NATO's formation and explains ...

696. 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 ...

697. Land of the Newcomer and the Tourist (29:40)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses the problem of homesteading and labor shortages with commissioners of natural resources and labor. Strongly suggest that anyone contemplating entering business or establishing a homestead...

698. Strategic Alaska (1:29:36)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Discusses Alaska's proximity to Russia and its importance as a base of warning in the event of a surprise attack. Depicts the nature of the warning systems and military installations. Interviews mi...

699. Across These Borders: The Afro-Asian Bloc (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the formation of the Afro-Asian bloc, the declaration issued by it, and the possible influences this organization may have in world politics. Considers official United States reaction to...

700. Across These Borders: European Federation (29:43)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses attempts, from the Roman Empire to the present, at European unification. Examines the progress in economic unification through the Schuman Plan. Appraises the effects on the United Stat...