Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

7401. 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...

7402. 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...

7403. Super-8 (28:15)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
Strout, Ben (Director, Editor)
Summary:
Follows a variety of activities by a high school filmmaking class involved in creating super 8mm motion pictures. Shows students participating in the following processes: scratching images direct...

7405. Contraception : no choice but to choose (23:53)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Strout, Ben (Director, Writer, Editor)
Summary:
Uses a fictionalized story with college students to explain different methods of contraception, their advantages, and their disadvantages. Promotes discussion of contraception between partners and ...

7406. Fred's case : a stimulus (11:05)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
Strout, Ben (Photographer)
Summary:
Designed to serve as a stimulus for discussion, this film shows the various steps in determining whether a student will be placed in a special education class. Demonstrates the following procedural...

7407. The human tree players (29:48)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
Strout, Ben (Photographer)
Summary:
A documentary on the Human Tree Players, a drama group composed of mentally challenged individuals.

7408. Explorers of the nucleus : cyclotron experiment #190 (50:03)

Date:
1987
Main contributors:
Strout, Toby (Production Assistant)
Summary:
Examines some of the processes and people involved in nuclear physics through an experiment conducted at the renowned cyclotron facility at Indiana University, Bloomington. A team of four physicist...

7409. Asi Fue (So It Went) (56:42)

Date:
1986
Main contributors:
Strout, Toby (Writer, Producer); Schwibs, Susanne (script); Sumpter, Wally (Director); Arnove, Robert (Producer); Michael Luhan(Producer);
Summary:
Documents the political issues and diverse views of the people of Nicaragua during the period surrounding the elections of 1984; the first elections held since the overthrow of the Somoza regime. S...

7411. Washington Conversation: Arturo Frondizi & WCBS news (34:25)

Date:
October 8, 1961
Main contributors:
Stuart Novins; Arturo Frondizi; Ned Calmer
Summary:
Argentinian president Arturo Frondizi is interviewed about Argentina political landscape. Some of the topics addressed in the interviewed include the role of students in politics, the political sit...

7412. Studebaker Lark "Stop" (01:00)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Studebaker
Summary:
An advertisement for the Studebaker Lark automobile in which a narrator guides a Chaplin-esque silent performer through the model's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.

7413. Studebaker Hawk "Rome" (01:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Studebaker Lark
Summary:
Studebaker’s Gran Turismo Hawk is presented as America’s gift to Italy for all the classical arts and fashion Italy has given to the world. After fashionably dressed women reveal the Hawk, a couple...

7415. Studebaker Lark "Space" (01:03)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Studebaker Lark
Summary:
Six astronauts are comfortably seated in a Studebaker Lark to show the large interior space inside the car and trunk despite the small frame of the car.

7416. Sunbeam Electric Appliances [unknown title] (01:03)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Sunbeam
Summary:
An advertisement for Sunbeam electric appliances in which a narrator describes several of the brand's products like kitchen appliances and heated blankets. Submitted for Clio Awards.

7417. Sunbeam Bread "Tenderness" (01:05)

Date:
1960 to 1961
Main contributors:
Sunbeam Bread
Summary:
An advertisement for Sunbeam packaged bread in which a boy plays in the woods and his mother serves him a sandwich made with the bread. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.

7418. Super Shell "Rally Mileage" (01:00)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Super Shell
Summary:
An advertisement for Super Shell gasoline in which a male narrator explains a car race, called the Shell 4000 Rally, across Canada. Starting in Vancouver and ending in Montreal, two white cars and ...

7419. Mrs. and Mr. Peacock (10:03)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Susan Elaine Chaput; C. George Chaput; Kantilal Rathod
Summary:
Uses the story, drawings, and narration of a nine-year-old girl to tell of the fantasy world in which all of the people look like vegetables. Points out how Mr. Peacock who looks like a potato does...

7420. Swans Down "Cream Puff-Eclair Mix" (01:02)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Swans Down
Summary:
An advertisement for Swans Down cream puff and eclair mix in which an offscreen narrator describes the product over close-up shots of cream puffs and eclairs being baked and covered with chocolate ...

7421. Sweet Heart Soap "Slippers" (01:04)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Sweet Heart Soap
Summary:
A pair of slippers walk from a bedroom to a bathtub. When the slippers arrive at their destination the scene transitions to a woman taking a bath with Sweet Heart soap. A narrator talks about the b...

7422. Sweetheart Soap "Lilac & Lemon" (01:01)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Sweetheart Soap
Summary:
A woman baths with Sweetheart Soap as a narrator explains the benefits of using the soap. The narrator also mentions Sweetheart Soap is either Lilac or Lemon scented.

7423. Swift Canadian Bacon "Boy" (01:01)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Swift
Summary:
An advertisement for Swift Canadian Bacon in which two tins of meat are talking to each other filmed in stop motion. Then a male narrator talks about a variety of different meals that can be made w...

7425. Tang "Gang" (00:32)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Tang
Summary:
An advertisement for Tang powdered drink in which a boy consumes the product for energy. Submitted for Clio Awards category Short Spots.

7426. Tareyton "Activated Charcoal" (01:11)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Tareyton
Summary:
An advertisement for Tareyton cigarettes in which a man who is buying a suit describes the product's dual filter with activated charcoal. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Sup...

7427. Tareyton "Deliver the Flavor" (00:10)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Tareyton
Summary:
An advertisement for Tareyton cigarettes in which a narrator describes the flavor of the product and its dual filter. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

7428. Tareyton "Dual Filter" (00:23)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Tareyton
Summary:
An advertisement for Tareyton cigarettes in which a couple plays carnival games and a jingle plays describing Tareyton's dual filter. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

7429. Taubmans Gaylon Enamel Paint "Untitled" (01:05)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
Taubmans
Summary:
An advertisement for Taubmans Gaylon silicone-based enamel paint in which an Australian drill sergeant is dismayed by a worker's use of the product to paint the rooms and weapons in the barracks in...

7430. Taystee Bread "The Salesman" (01:05)

Date:
1960 to 1961
Main contributors:
Taystee Bread
Summary:
An advertisement for Taystee packaged bread in which a man runs to the supermarket to buy fresh Taystee bread in the morning and a tie salesman tells him that he need not rush because the brand's b...

7431. The great gamble: Cyrus W. Field (20:00)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Teaching Film Custodians
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television episode, "The Great Gamble" (season 3, episode 1), which first aired October 12th, 1954 on ABC-TV. Presents...

7433. Telar "Never, Never" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Telar
Summary:
An advertisement for Dupont Telar Anti-freeze in which a male narrator talks about the product while an animation of a car drives around and gets filled up with Telar. A jingle is heard announcing,...

7434. Telar "Never, No Never Again" (01:01)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Telar
Summary:
An advertisement for Telar anti-freeze in which an animated couple drive their car around while trying to remember a slogan for Dupont Telar anti-freeze. They drive past various signs advertising T...

7436. Television Information Office "I Am A Commercial" (01:02)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Television Information Office
Summary:
Cartoon characters inform the viewer of the benefits commercials provide to the consumer. A narrator state how if a viewer sees a commercial with a National Association of Broadcaster seal it means...

7437. T.V.A. (20:01)

Date:
1940
Main contributors:
Tennessee Valley Authority; National Defense Advisory Committee
Summary:
Narration introduces this report as "the story of the development of the Tennessee River," showing ongoing construction of major public works projects conducted under the Tennessee Valley Authority...

7439. Tetley Tea Bags "Folk Dance" (00:32)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
Tetley
Summary:
An advertisement for Tetley tea bags in which an animated man stands on a live-action table and describes the perforations in each tea bag. A group of other animated men perform a folk dance around...

7440. Texaco "Service Station" (01:03)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Texaco
Summary:
A man with a broken-down car is barraged with automotive suggestions of how to fix his car from the gathered crowd. The man ends up fixing his card by taking it to a Texaco service station.

7441. Texaco Service "Transportation Then and Now" (01:17)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Texaco Service
Summary:
An advertisement for Texaco Service petroleum products in which a narrator describes a historical shift in demand from kerosene to gas and how the company adapted to this change. Submitted for Clio...

7442. 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 ...

7443. The 5-7-9 Shops "Small Problem" (00:33)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
The 5-7-9 Shops
Summary:
A small woman struggles to find clothing in her size that is also fashionable. Her problems are solved when she went to the 5-7-9 store which had fashionable clothes in her size

7444. Your friend the forest : save it or destroy it! (06:56)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
The Conservation Foundation
Summary:
Uses animation and live photography to show several benefits of good forests and some of the undesirable consequences of forest destruction. A boy and an animated piece of lumber discover that som...

7445. A strand breaks (16:26)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
The Conservation Foundation; New York Zoological Society; John H. Storer
Summary:
The second in the "Web of Life" series. Discusses the competition for survival among all living things and the causes and effects of an unbalance in nature. Shows how a whole community may be des...

7446. Seeds of destruction (09:35)

Date:
1948
Main contributors:
The Conservation Foundation; New York Zoological Society; John H. Storer
Summary:
The fourth in the "Living Earth" series. Shows what happens when nature's balance is upset by exploitation of natural resources. Suggests that organized planning and conservation can arrest the d...

7447. Nature's plan (14:15)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
The Conservation Foundation; The New York Zoological Society; George Bryan
Summary:
Presents nature's plan for the use and control of water. Explains the water cycle through animation and actual photography, and shows the effect of interaction between clouds and air currents throu...

7448. The Escoffier Sauce [no title] (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
The Escoffier Sauce
Summary:
A French woman states how her husband thinks she is a good cook because she comes from France but it is actually because she uses Escoffier Sauce. She then shows how to make a baked fish recipe wit...

7449. The Gap "Clothes For Living" (01:02)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
The Gap
Summary:
People wearing Gap jeans perform various tasks in late 1970s America such as dancing, painting, and moving furniture. A song about Gap is sung in the background.

7450. The Hartford "Bakery Fire" (01:03)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
The Hartford
Summary:
An advertisement for The Hartford insurance in which an insurance agent talks about compensation with a business owner after a fire damages his bakery. The ad concludes with the bakery reopening fo...

7451. The Hartford "Burglary" (01:02)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
The Hartford
Summary:
An advertisement for The Hartford insurance group in which an insurance agent talks to a woman following a burglary in her house. The ad concludes with an offscreen narrator describing how the home...

7452. The Hartford "Contentment" (01:00)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
The Hartford
Summary:
An advertisement for The Hartford insurance group in which an offscreen male narrator describes the benefits of various insurance plans over scenes of a family spending time together outdoors in th...

7453. The Hartford "Well Insured Family" (01:01)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
The Hartford
Summary:
An advertisement for The Hartford insurance group in which a man narrates how Hartford's home, car, health, and life insurance plans make him feel protected. Footage plays of the man talking with h...

7454. The Hecht Co. "Drive-In Movie" (01:01)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
The Hecht Co.
Summary:
Two people are kissing on screen with the credits 'The end' superimposed over them. In a convertible car we see another couple kissing at the driver-in movie theater the film is playing at. The man...

7455. MONY Life Insurance "Cabins" (01:01)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Summary:
An advertisement for Mutual of New York (MONY) life insurance in which a woman describes needing to sell her cabin following her husband's death. An offscreen male narrator talks about the importan...

7456. National Library Week "Read" (01:01)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
The National Book Committee
Summary:
A narrator talks about all the different things a book can make you feel like. As the narrator speaks pictures are shown of people reading.

7457. The Observer Review "Untitled" (00:33)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
The Observer Review
Summary:
A montage of disasters is shown with an announcer stating that people can read about how to survive all the disasters in The Observer Magazine.

7458. Semper Paratus (06:12)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
The Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures

7459. The World at War (43:15)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
The Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures; Samuel Spewack

7461. I understand (03:37)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
The Radio Rogues; Minoco Productions, Inc.
Summary:
The Radio Rogues performing the popular song "I Understand". Includes impersonations of Rudy Vallee, Peter Lorre, and Ned Sparks.

7463. Life Line (17:21)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by
Summary:
Reports on the capture of Munda and Rendova in the Solomon Islands. The role of medical instruments and supplies as a kind of weapon in these battles is emphasized, as well as their primary role i...

7464. Film Communique [third issue] (20:20)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by ; Combat film units of Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Third issue of the Film Communique series. Composed of five short segments: Hitting the Beach features the LST tank landing craft, shows the unloading of supplies on a captured beachhead. Conclude...

7465. Film Communique [second issue] (20:05)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by; Combat film units of Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Second issue of the Film Communique series. Includes two short segments: A Day With the A-36's Follows through a day with the A-36 a lightweight attack bomber - adapted from the P-51 Mustang. Show...

7466. Film Communique: Eleventh Issue (21:26)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by; Combat film units of Marines, Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Addressed to "the men and women of American Industry," the Film Communique series reports on military accomplishments to an audience of domestic workers producing materials for war. Comprised of fo...

7467. Film Communique: Fourth Issue (20:25)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by; Combat film units of Marines, Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Addressed to "the men and women of American Industry," the Film Communique series reports on military accomplishments to an audience of domestic workers producing materials for war. Composed of thr...

7468. Film Communique: Sixth Issue (19:00)

Date:
1944
Main contributors:
The Signal Corps : produced by; Combat film units of Marines, Army Airforces, United States Navy
Summary:
Addressed to "the men and women of American Industry," the Film Communique series reports on military accomplishments to an audience of domestic workers producing materials for war. Comprised of si...

7469. The Sunday Times "Untitled" (00:33)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
The Sunday Times
Summary:
An advertisement for the British newspaper The Sunday Times in which residents of an elder care facility begin partying and dancing after visitors leave. Submitted for the Clio Awards International...

7470. Travelers Insurance "Burning House" (01:34)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
The Travelers Insurance Companies
Summary:
An advertisement for Travelers home insurance in which an offscreen male narrator describes homeowner insurance options over scenes of a home engulfed in a fire and a family rebuilding their house ...

7471. Travelers Insurance "Fishing" (01:03)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
The Travelers Insurance Companies
Summary:
An advertisement for Travelers insurance in which an offscreen male narrator describes the benefits of a family protection plan over scenes of a family on a fishing trip. Submitted for the Clio Awa...

7472. Travelers Insurance "Masters Golf Tourney" (01:01)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
The Travelers Insurance Companies
Summary:
An advertisement for Travelers insurance in which an onscreen narrator describes the benefits of Travelers services at a Masters golf tournament. An animated umbrella hangs over people as they walk...

7474. The Union Central Life Insurance Company "Procrastination" (02:25)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
The Union Central Life Insurance Company
Summary:
An advertisement for the Union Central Life Insurance Company in which a male narrator talks about the dangers of procrastinating too long on buying insurance policies. The narrator describes the r...

7475. The United States National Bank of Omaha [unknown title 1] (01:07)

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 saves his money at this organization. Su...

7476. The United States National Bank of Omaha [unknown title 2] (01:02)

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...

7477. The United States National Bank of Omaha [unknown title 3] (01:07)

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's checking accounts to man...

7478. The United States National Bank of Omaha [unknown title 4] (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 keep his money safe. Su...

7479. 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...

7480. The United States National Bank of Omaha [unknown title 6] (00:27)

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's checking accounts to man...

7483. Drawing with pencil (10:48)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Theodore Kautzky; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Summary:
Theodore Kautzky demonstrates techniques in drawing a scene with pencil. Emphasizes the following points: general design, thumbnail sketching, preparation of the pencil point, drawing sharp lines,...

7485. Thom Mcan Men's Shoes "Bus Stop" (00:34)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
Thom Mcan
Summary:
Five men are waiting for a late bus. The four men who bought Thom McAn affordable shoes are able to get a taxi instead. The fifth man who bought more expensive shoes couldn't afford a taxi and had ...

7486. Thom McAn Shoes "Cha Cha Boots" (00:59)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Thom McAn
Summary:
An advertisement for Thom McAn's Cha Cha boots in which people wearing the shoes dance as an offscreen male vocalist sings a jingle. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

7487. Thom McAn Shoes "Duke & Dutchess" (00:59)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Thom McAn
Summary:
An advertisement for Thom McAn's line of The Duke and The Duchess footwear, in which two sets of feet (one wearing Duke shoes and the other wearing Duchess shoes) flirt with one another. Submitted...

7489. The dairy belt (1:07:31)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Thomas F. Barton; Daisy M. Jones; Roger Niemeyer
Summary:
Compares two dairy farms--one in Southeastern Wisconsin and the other in Central New York State. Shows the land use and cultural practices which reflect adaptation to such elements of the physical ...

7490. The Blazing Trail (1:20:51)

Date:
1921
Main contributors:
Thornby, Robert, 1889-1953; Philbin, Mary.; Rich, Lillian, 1900-1954
Summary:
Young doctor Bradley Yates has been trying to come up with a serum to counteract blood poisoning, with no results. Exhausted, he takes a rest in the Blue Ridge Mountains and stays in a small mounta...

7491. Tic Tac Mints "Ballerina Bang" (00:31)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
Tic Tac
Summary:
An advertisement for Tic Tac mints in which a series of people (young ballerinas, men on a jog, and women at a gym) sing a jingle to the camera about how the product gives one a "bang out of life."...

7492. Timex "Ski Torture Test" (01:30)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Timex
Summary:
An advertisement for a Timex wrist watch in which a male narrator, standing on a mountain in Banff, describes a 'torture test' while another man attaches a Timex Marlin watch to the side of a ski a...

7493. Tip Top Lucky Cakes "Circus" (00:54)

Date:
1960 to 1961
Main contributors:
Tip Top
Summary:
An advertisement for Tip Top packaged cakes in which an animated boy talks to his grandmother about the product while she gets trapped in a metal cage with a person in a gorilla costume. Submitted ...

7494. Tip Top Bread "Love Story" (01:02)

Date:
1960 to 1961
Main contributors:
Tip Top Bread
Summary:
An advertisement for Tip Top packaged bread in which a woman serves the bread to her husband and son. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.

7495. Deep Magic "Jane Morgan" (01:05)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Toni
Summary:
An advertisement for Deep Magic Dry Skin Conditioner by Toni in which singer Jane Morgan extols the product on the set of a musical advertisement rehearsal. Morgan addresses the camera and speaks a...

7496. Tonka : factory (00:31)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
Tonka
Summary:
An advertisement for Tonka toy trucks in which the toys are arranged to resemble an overhead helicopter shot of a factory parking lot. A narrator describes the Tonka factory in Mound, MN as the "tr...

7497. Tonka Toys "Elephant" (00:31)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Tonka
Summary:
An advertisement for Tonka toys in which a male narrator holding a toy truck addresses the camera about a previous Tonka commercial in which a child claimed their toy was broken by an elephant step...

7498. Tonka Toys [unknown title] (01:07)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Tonka
Summary:
An advertisement for Tonka toy trucks in which two identical twin boys look over the toys in a shop and daydream about using them in an outdoor construction field. A jingle plays about how much boy...

7499. Totes Stretch Boots "Puddles" (00:33)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Totes
Summary:
An advertisement for Totes stretch boots in which a man struggles to move through a large water puddle at a street corner without getting wet. An offscreen male narrator describes the flexibility a...

7500. Toys 'R Us "New Markets" (00:33)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
Toys 'R Us
Summary:
A cartoon family of giraffes sing a song advertising the new Toy'R Us store that is opening in town.