Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

1701. The Rocket Nozzle (15:03)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Reviews the principles of sound and its transmission as it applies to rocket propulsion. Using the V-2 rocket motor as an example, the orientation of a typical rocket motor, including the types of ...

1702. The V-2 (14:50)

Date:
1957
Summary:
The V-2 was called the A-4 by the Germans and as such should have been the fourth in the A series of missiles. Actually it was the fifth since the A-5 was predecessor to the V-2. The A-4 incorporat...

1703. Turbojets, Pulse Jets, and Ram Jets (14:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Contrasts pulse jets, turbojets, and ramjets to a true rocket. Compares the operation of a true rocket engine with that of a jet engine, and explains the operation of the three types of jet engines...

1704. Mendel's experiments (29:58)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This program deals chiefly with the work of Gregor Johann Mendel, one of the greatest biologists of recent times. The question to which he devoted himself was this: What order, of any, exists in th...

1705. It runs in the family (29:45)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Introduces heredity, as that which concerns what is biologically transmitted from one generation to the next, and the first question which the series seeks to answer is, what is inherited? Dr. Ron...

1706. Vitalis "Men Caring" (00:59)

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
Vitalis
Summary:
A variety of men are shown fixing and combing their hair in front of mirrors and window reflections. A narrator states that men care about their hair and Vitalis is the best way to care for hair.

1707. Bravura "New Language" (00:20)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Bravura
Summary:
A woman dressed in a matador costume applies Bravura cologne to a man face. The two then kiss and roses are thrown onto the stage.

1708. Staging for television (32:13)

Date:
1958
Main contributors:
Verne Weber
Summary:
Presents principles of good staging for the panel and interview types of television programs. Points out common errors of staging and demonstrates methods to be used in good program staging. Sugges...

1709. Financial Aid to Education "Silhouettes" (01:04)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Financial Aid to Education
Summary:
A college teacher quits his job and takes a higher paying job at a company to better provide for his family. A narrator warns the audience about the exodus of qualified higher education teachers an...

1710. Jean Nate Bath Lotion "Come Closer Girl" (01:01)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Jean Nate Bath Lotion
Summary:
A woman beckons the viewer to come closer to see her use Jean Nate after bath lotion. The woman explains the various reason why she like Jean Nate while she applies the lotion.

1711. Fallout and disarmament (1:00:12)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Presents a debate on the problem of radioactive fallout from nuclear tests and the advisability of nuclear disarmament. Debates such pertinent questions as : "Does radioactive fallout from nuclear ...

1712. Our food : fruits and vegetables (27:25)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Fruit and vegetables are the familiar products examined in this program. Bill Smith journeys to the farm to see how peas are harvested, processed, and packed – a highly mechanized operation. He vis...

1713. Score Deodorant "Hercules" (00:15)

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
Score Deodorant
Summary:
As Hercules is being pulled apart by chariots, he contemplates that he needs a manly deodorant like Score Deodorant to fulfill his daily needs.

1714. Van Heusen Shirts "Car Wash" (01:01)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Van Heusen Shirts
Summary:
In order to prove that Van Heusen shirts hold up in the wash, a man washes his Van Heusen shirt by going through a car wash.

1715. A child's Christmas in Wales (54:53)

Date:
1987
Summary:
A grandfather nostalgically relates his boyhood memories of Christmas past to his grandson in this new adaptation of Dylan Thomas' classic story. Winner of the American Film and Video Festival 1988...

1716. The nearest star (28:22)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Jim Scott; Gian-Franco Romagnoli; Robert Gaffney
Summary:
Portrays the unique and critical role of the sun in the drama of our own planet. Traces the history of man's study of the sun, and explains how solar towers, rockets, and balloons are used in the s...

1717. Playtex "Disposable Dryper" (01:03)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Playtex
Summary:
A husband complains about going on a family outing because he doesn’t want to carry around used diapers all day. His wife explains that they can use Playtex disposable diapers. A test is conducted ...

1718. Dial Soap "Tour Guide" (00:59)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Dial Soap
Summary:
A female tour guide takes a shower with Dial Soap before heading to work and an evening date.

1719. Volkswagen "Butler" (00:59)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Volkswagen
Summary:
An older butler delivers tea to a workman in overalls. The workman sips the tea and toasts his Volkswagen which is displayed in the middle of a lavish living room. The butler smiles at the vehicle ...

1720. Jaguar Cologne "One Man, One Smell" (00:59)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Jaguar Cologne
Summary:
A man takes all his morning products such as cologne, deodorant, face soap, after shave, hair gel, and pine talc and mixes them in a bowl. The resulting brew is a pungent stench. He then introduces...

1721. Avon Products "Wild Country" (01:00)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Avon
Summary:
The commercial opens with shots of men performing different recreational hobbies. The narrator states that there is an Avon after shave and cologne for every man. Footage of an Avon salesperson sho...

1722. Rocket [Unknown Title] (01:15)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Rocket
Summary:
Blocks with letters on them come on screen. They spell out ‘Mighty Satisfying’ from above, but on the right they say ‘Rocket Oldsmobile’. Each of the sides open up like a door to show a tiny car in...

1723. Right Guard Spray Deodorant "Football" (00:45)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Right Guard
Summary:
A football player gets chewed out by his coach, team, and wife for leaving his family defenseless when he took the family can of Right Guard deodorant with him to the locker room.

1725. [Clio : Diet Pepsi : office] (00:59)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
This advertisement depicts a young woman walking through an office as men take notice of her. The advertisement contains music and a man narrating the action and speaking to how Diet Pepsi has help...

1726. Down on the farm (1:01:05)

Date:
1964
Summary:
In this program research scientists explore a mystery that has baffled man for ages – the life process itself. To gain knowledge that someday might answer questions such as, “How do plants make foo...

1727. Microscope for the unknown (59:54)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Had it not been for the study into the nature of matter itself, the twentieth century probably would be without television, atomic power, and space satellites. This Program looks into a branch of s...

1728. The fuel of the future (59:37)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Electrical power to heat and light American homes and industries in the future will be furnished by plutonium. This program reports on plutonium, one of the eleven man-made elements, which as a fut...

1729. Religion for the Eight-Year-Old (29:24)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explains how a child learns ethical and spiritual values. Discusses the process through which a child develops a mature understanding of God. Answers questions concerning the telling of lies, steal...

1730. Women behind bars (29:37)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman points out that women prisoners do not present the same problems as men do. However, the situation is serious and approximately 10,000 women are in p...

1731. Self-governing prisons (29:33)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman explains that the failure of the American prison system is due to attempts to induce reform through external processes of security, harsh discipline ...

1732. Training schools (58:55)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, a youthful prisoner relates his experiences in a training school. Following a description by host Lohman of standard roles attributed to these schools, filmed scenes are shown to e...

1733. After jail, what? (29:34)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman explains that a major portion of the crime problem is a result of what society does about initial and relatively less serious crime. An interviewed i...

1734. Is prison work a profession? (29:31)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, the activities of prison personnel are shown via film clips and criminologist Joseph D. Lohman describes the skills necessary for the intelligent operation of a penal institution. ...

1735. A comprehensive prison system (29:28)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, Criminologist Joseph D. Lohman charts the growth and increasing complexity of the crime problem which has accompanied the development of an urban, industrial culture in the U.S. He...

1736. An integrated county correctional system (29:34)

Date:
1959
Summary:
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman addresses the untouched correctional frontier between pre-conviction detention, and imprisonment in state institutions. Films show the variety of ac...

1737. The control revolution (29:04)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Explains how the development of the computer has made possible the automatic control of routine tasks in government, industry, and general business. Includes demonstrations of the use of computers ...

1738. Engine at the door (29:31)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Considers the question, "Will machines ever run man?" Concludes that although the computer is the machine most like man himself, it is not the machine but man who determines what is to be done.

1739. A universe of numbers (28:55)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Traces the history of computer development from the first mechanical calculators to ENIAC, the first electronic computer. Explains in lay terms how a modern digital computer stores both data and in...

1740. The new age (1:01:35)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Mr. Hoffer begins his discussion of “The New Age” by pointing out that it is generally, though falsely, referred to in America as the “Age of the Masses” (i.e. mass communications, mass consumption...

1741. The ordeal of change (1:00:11)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Mr. Hoffer discusses with Mr. Day how change affects an individual’s self-esteem. He considers change in relation to the problems of African-Americans, the under-developed countries of Asia and Afr...

1742. The role of the intellectual (1:00:07)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Mr. Hoffer discusses with Mr. Day the question of what happens when intellectuals gain control of a country. He explains why he believes that Asian and African intellectuals fear America, suggests ...

1743. The Nature of Man (29:50)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Presents Eric Hoffer in an extended dialogue on man's weaknesses and how they relate to the total process of learning to become human. Describes human nature as highly unnatural in comparison with...

1744. Role of the weak (29:29)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Reveals the intense feeling for the weak individual and the place in society which Eric Hoffer has achieved. Describes working as source of power for these people. Focuses on Hoffer's systematized...

1745. The growth of a train of thought (1:00:05)

Date:
1964
Summary:
San Francisco longshoreman and author-philosopher Eric Hoffer began more than fifteen years ago to identify in his thought the nature of the “true believer,” the inspiration for his book on the sub...

1746. Man's Struggle for Uniqueness (30:18)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Reviews Eric Hoffer's views on man as a truly free being. Describes check of absolute power and struggle away from the animal in man as prerequisites to freedom. Reveals play as one of the best ti...

1747. Automation (1:00:42)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Mr. Hoffer examines the role that works plays in self-esteem as well as the effects of growing automation upon this self-esteem. He comments on the basic human need in all societies, in every perio...

1748. Talent (59:54)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Mr. Hoffer argues that the men working beside him as longshoremen on the San Francisco docks are “lumpy with talent.” Genius, he notes, is not rare, it is wasted; and the talent of the workingman i...

1749. The mysterious occident (1:00:07)

Date:
1964
Summary:
In this program, Mr. Hoffer explains why he believes it is the West and not the East that demonstrates mysterious and unnatural behavior in times of stress and change. His interest in the East and ...

1750. Inner City Dweller: Transportation (22:32)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Focuses on a lower-income, inner-city dweller to examine urban transportation problems and America's dependency on the automobile. Notes that the lack of mass transit forces the inner-city dweller ...