16001. The wise men of Gotham (15:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Hand puppets tell the story of a town named Gotham which was to be occupied by the Duke's army. The people of Gotham pretend to be very stupid, so the Duke will take his army away from their peacef...

16003. Calgon Bath Oil "Rolls Royce" (01:15)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Calgon
Summary:
As a woman is being chauffeured through Monaco, she takes a bath in the back of her Rolls Royce with Calgon Bath Oil Beads. When she arrives at her destination she is dressed up and ready for her ...

16004. An alternative to imprisonment (29:30)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman outlines probation as a special alternative to the criminal-making influences of the prison system, stating that probation can effectively replace de...

16005. Learning by reinforcement (29:31)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses and demonstrates through film clips the concept of learning by reinforcement. Describes the shaping of behavior by rewarding of a correct action when it occurs by chance. Illustrates the...

16006. Freezing, Melting, Boiling (29:30)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses laboratory experiments with water to illustrate that all matter exists in three states: solid,liquid, and gas. Discusses distillation and condensation. Shows the power of frozen water when it ...

16008. Unconscious understanding (29:54)

Date:
1957
Summary:
What is the role of unconscious understanding, in dreams, in poetry, and in wit and humor? It plays a major part in all of these. In wit, satire, and puns, the unconscious understanding contributes...

16009. Fancy Fruit : grapefruit and apple (01:02)

Date:
1968
Summary:
Advertisement for Lifesavers Fancy Fruits, the candy that doesn't taste like candy. Several people are shown comparing the taste of the candy to that of real fruit.

16010. Costumes of Our Country (15:11)

Date:
1958
Summary:
How the clothes of people living in this country have changed is shown by Bash, in pictures and in living pictorial groups. From the early Spanish peaked helmet and bloomers, through the Cavaliers,...

16011. Forgetting (29:46)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Illustrates and discusses the chief causes of forgetting. Compares the theories of disuse and interference. Explains the part of retroactive inhibition and motivation in forgetting. Uses charts, d...

16012. Less Corn and More Hell (29:30)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Discusses farm policy, emphasizing the parties' records on agricultural bills. (KETC) Kinescope.

16013. Group patterns of courtship behavior (29:07)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Employs dance routines and originally scored music to portray differences in personal contact between males and females as sanctioned by three societies. Emphasizes differences in opportunity for ...

16014. DuPont Orlon "Travel Knits" (01:01)

Date:
1962 to 1964
Main contributors:
DuPont
Summary:
An advertisement for DuPont knitwear in which a narrator discusses the brand's "double knit" design and models display the fashions in various states of travel. Submitted for Clio Awards category A...

16015. Heads and tails (29:45)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Visits the monkeys at the Brookfield Zoo. Explains that the monkeys have many differences, especially in heads and tails. Uses filmed sequences of the DeBrazzas, langurs, patas, lemurs. Shows prim...

16016. National Cotton Council "Dollhouse" (01:00)

Date:
1962 to 1964
Main contributors:
National Cotton Council
Summary:
An advertisement for National Cotton Council brand in which a narrator guides the viewer through a dollhouse containing cotton products. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.

16017. The Story of Rope (15:30)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Girls have skipping ropes, and boys use ropes to swing on, but they seldom know the story of the importance of rope, says Bash in this program. Bash takes children through the story from the early ...

16018. Simpleton (15:12)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Simpleton dreams of living in a palace. He takes the silver coin his mother has given him and sets out to seek his fortune. One day on the road, he meets a man with a goose and buys the goose to gi...

16019. Continental Palmolive Soap "Nice - Riviera" (01:00)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Colgate-Palmolive
Summary:
An advertisement for Continental Palmolive soap in which a French woman named Madame Rene Perrier drives around a riviera in Nice and talks about how she uses the product daily to preserve her look...

16020. The Sea of Air (29:38)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Surveys the special problems of space medicine. Describes the physical characteristics of the upper atmosphere. Covers such areas as vanishing oxygen and atmosphere, ultraviolet and cosmic radiatio...

16021. A settler's day (14:59)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash compares the chores children have today with those children had a few generations ago as members of a pioneer family. She describes a typical day and tells of the work the family members do an...

16022. The United States National Bank of Omaha [unknown title 5] (00:25)

Date:
1959 to 1976
Main contributors:
The United States National Bank of Omaha
Summary:
An advertisement for the United States National Bank of Omaha in which a narrator compares a bank user to early pioneers, and says that the pioneer of today uses the bank to finance home improvemen...

16023. The Dignity of Man (29:48)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the dignity of man and its importance. Examines the influence upon the human race of the ideas of such men as Galileo, Darwin, Marx, and Freud. Points out the state of man's dignity today...

16024. Crayola Crayons "Stick Figures/Capt. Kangaroo" (02:49)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Crayola
Summary:
An advertisement for Crayola crayons in which children's television show host Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) creates a family of stick figures by drawing around crayons taped to a piece of paper. C...

16025. Road Signs (15:10)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Bash describes the manner in which the Indians marked the first pathways. She tells of the boot nailed to a tree which told postmen a settler lived nearby and wanted mail delivery. Singing “Big Roc...

16026. Insurance Company of North America "Homeowners Policy" (01:00)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Insurance Company of North America
Summary:
An advertisement for homeowners insurance with the Insurance Company of North America (INA), in which a jingle plays over animated shots of the company logo. An offscreen male narrator describes th...

16027. The challenge to American education (1:00:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
An alternate title to this film is [Immediate problems]. Discusses problems concerning "The Basic Importance of Education--The Citizen's Responsibility," "Science Education--The Teacher," and "Tea...

16028. 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...

16029. Opera in English (29:39)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Mr. Goldovsky discusses his basic philosophy of the Opera in English and demonstrates his production techniques with excerpts from Rigoletto, and his own personal story of the need for the broader ...

16030. Ivory Bar Soap "Mother & Daughter" (00:59)

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
Ivory Bar Soap
Summary:
A mother explains to her daughter why she uses Ivory Soap to wash herself and the baby. Her daughter then asks if she can help wash the baby.

16031. Volkswagen Truck "Desert" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Volkswagen
Summary:
A Volkswagen truck drives through a deserted desert. The narrator explains that the Volkswagen doesn’t overheat because of its air cool engine.

16032. The Tale of the Ryoben-Cedar (29:35)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the Japanese legend about a cedar tree which stands in front of the temple in Nara, Japan. The tree is said to be the spot where an old and grieving mother found her grow son who had been car...

16033. Fresh Antiperspirant Spray Deodorant "Betty Bruce" (01:01)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Fresh
Summary:
An advertisement for Fresh spray deodorant in which an offscreen male narrator describes safari photographer Betty Bruce's work in Africa over footage of her team taking pictures of various wildlif...

16034. Safety Features (29:35)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explains the use and necessity of the windshield and windows, lights, sun visors, horn, rear view mirrors, horse power, control devices, and the good driver. Discusses the future of and public att...

16035. Princess Dial Soap "Beach" (01:00)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Dial
Summary:
An advertisement for Princess Dial soap in which an offscreen male narrator extols the moisturizing qualities of the product over shots of a woman standing over a sunny beach and applying the soap ...

16036. Flight Toward the Stars (29:38)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses high-altitude flying with particular attention to rocket craft. Relates this discussion to flight in space. Features Mr. William B. Bridgeman, test pilot, who presents an account of his ...

16037. Camay Soap "Soft Skin Inherited" (01:02)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Camay
Summary:
An advertisement for Camay soap in which an offscreen female narrator discusses whether soft skin is inherited over a scene of a mother and daughter at a photo shoot. The mother washes her face wit...

16038. Dupont Dresses "L'Aiglon" (01:00)

Date:
1962 to 1964
Main contributors:
Dupont
Summary:
An advertisement for Dupont Dacron dresses in which a narrator describes the product while four models pose in an art gallery. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.

16040. Insects (14:59)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Bash shows how the boll weevil bores into the cotton plant and destroys it, and sings the folk song about the boll weevil. She describes the various activities of spiders, including spider ballooni...

16041. Schaefer Beer "Kites" (01:00)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Schaefer
Summary:
An advertisement for Schaefer beer in which a jingle plays over scenes of people hang gliding and drinking the product together following their flights. One of the winners of the 1975 Clio Awards.

16042. Independence brings problems (29:46)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Like the young lad who decided to leave home to start out on his own, the Young USA found that independence brought problems of its own, along with responsibilities and many terrifying challenges. ...

16043. Dr. Charles W. Mayo : the training of doctors (29:38)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Dr. Mayo explains the purpose of the Mayo Foundation, the teaching branch of the Mayo clinic. Tells of the origins of medical education at the clinic and the informal beginnings of the Foundation i...

16044. Echoes and Ears (15:09)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses Demonstrations to explain echoes and how the ear functions. Tells how sound can bounce to produce an echo. Stresses ear care. Discusses how and why animals ears are shaped as they are. Shows...

16045. Pillsbury Cake Mix [unknown title] (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Pillsbury
Summary:
An advertisement for Pillsbury cake mixes in which close-ups of cake being baked and served are interspersed with split-screen shots of a happy family smiling and eating desserts. An offscreen choi...

16046. The role of labor in world affairs (29:43)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the influence of organized labor on governments and in the direction of foreign policy. Discusses the work of labor organizations and presents a film that shows the coming of the Industr...

16047. Wood sculpture in the world of art (29:48)

Date:
1957
Summary:
In this program, Mr. Fitzpatrick discusses wood sculpture as an art form. Describes the tools needed for manipulating the wood. Demonstrates simple methods and techniques of carving. Explains the...

16048. The Alphabet in White (29:13)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the white keys of the piano as part of the composer's language. Shows different colors and tonal qualities of various white key scales. Demonstrates transposition and shows the great va...

16049. Zest Soap "Blonde in Shower" (01:03)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Zest
Summary:
An advertisement for Zest soap in which a stream of thick lather flows out of a box of the product as a jingle plays. An offscreen male narrator describes the shampoo-like lather and deodorizing qu...

16050. Satire, Part 2 (29:38)

Date:
1959
Summary:
On the second of two programs on satire, Dr. John W. Dodds reads the hilarious article by Frank Sullivan, “Brothers in N.G.S.” excerpts ranging from Byron’s “Don Juan” to Phyllis McGinley’s poem “P...