14221. The southwestern states : second edition (11:13)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Portrays life, topography, rainfall and other characteristic features, including the imprint of Spanish and Indian cultures of the Southwestern United States, including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico ...

14222. Tom Savage-Boy of Early Virginia (21:48)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Clarence L. Ver Steeg, Ph.D.; Milan Herzog; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.
Summary:
Dramatizes the story of a boy who came to Virginia as an indentured servant of the Virginia Company and was given to the Indians as a token of friendship by the Jamestown settlers. Depicts the boy'...

14223. 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 ...

14224. Fox and the rooster (10:56)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.; Grace Storm
Summary:
Presents an adaptation of one of Aesop's fables, using real animals in all the roles. Tells of a fox's attempt to persuade a rooster to come off his roost so that the fox can eat him. Through the ...

14225. A movie star (31:28)

Date:
1916
Summary:
Just as the local movie theater is about to begin showing a picture, the star of the film arrives and comes to see the movie himself. On screen, the star must rescue his girl from danger. In the th...

14226. Heart and circulation (10:26)

Date:
1937
Main contributors:
Carlson, Anton J. (Anton Julius), 1875-1956.; Erpi Picture Consultants, Incorporated
Summary:
Portrays how heart and blood vessels circulate blood throughout the body. Animated drawings depict the nature of the circulatory system and muscular and valvular heart action. Reveals factors affec...

14227. Frank and his dog (06:04)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Willard Abraham; Gordon Weisenborn
Summary:
Tells the story of how Penny, Frank's dog, feels neglected when his master is too busy to play with him. Penny chases a cat up a tree, but Frank forgives him for getting into mischief.

14228. Learning about leaves (11:27)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Walter A. Thurber, Ph.D., Cortland State Teachers College; William M. Harlow, Ph.D.
Summary:
With time-lapse photography, animation, and close-ups, explains how leaves are important to plants, animals, and man; compares different kinds of leaves; shows how leaves are related to other parts...

14229. Life along the waterways (11:19)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Roy C. Wilcox; G. E. Hutchinson; John A. Haeseler
Summary:
Pictures the wildlife in and near a New England stream from its source to the ocean. Includes spring flowers, fish, butterflies, turtles, toads, snakes, raccoons, red foxes, muskrats, and a variet...

14230. Wastage of human resources (11:19)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; Lawrence K. Frank
Summary:
Emphasizing the needless loss of life through a hotel fire, the film discusses various causes of the wastage of human resources at different age levels, such as disease, accidents, juvenile delinqu...