15901. Characteristics of plants and animals (10:47)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Uses animation, live photography, cinephotomicrography, and time-lapse photography to illustrate and explain the characteristics of living plants and animals. Shows the hydra, paramecium, and algae...

15902. Child Rearing Practices (29:53)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Summarizes discussions in previous UNDERSTANDING THE CHILD films dealing with patterns and measurements of growth in children. Indicates the need for scientific knowledge in child rearing practices...

15904. Communism as a domestic problem (27:19)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
In discussing communism as an internal problem, students from Britain, Norway, India and the Philippines deal in a rather inclusive manner with this difficult issue. In a most lively discussion, th...

15905. Community Health and You (10:57)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows how the average local health department helps to control the spread of communicable diseases and maintain America's high standard of living by protecting water and food supplies from contamin...

15906. Crystal gazing (12:08)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Shows how some of the crystals in limestone caves are formed and then pictures by time-lapse cinephotomicrography the crystallization of the commonplace substances and chemicals. Depicts briefly th...

15907. Dong Kingman (15:21)

Date:
1954
Summary:
This film follows the Chinese-American artist, Dong Kingman, as he carries a single painting through various stages to its completion. It introduces Kingman's finished work and explores the broader...

15908. Duel at the OK corral : western legend (1:04:02)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
William J. Thiele; William Bruckner; Jack Chertok
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of an episode of the Cavalcade of America television series, "Duel at the OK Corral" (season 2, episode 20), which originally aired March 9th, 19...

15909. Eat for health (10:57)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; James R. Wilson; Hal Kopel
Summary:
Ralph learns that eating can be fun and eating the right foods each day will help him to become healthy. He recalls the food rule that he learned in school by using each of his five fingers for a ...

15910. Education (27:11)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Delegates from Australia, the Union of South Africa, and the Gold Coast discuss the problems of education both in the United States and abroad. Each of the delegates to the forum was the guest of a...

15911. Education (27:11)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Delegates from Australia, the Union of South Africa, and the Gold Coast discuss the problems of education both in the United States and abroad. Each of the delegates to the forum was the guest of a...

15912. Farm petroleum safety (26:18)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Demonstrates safe handling and storage of petroleum products on the farm and ranch; emphasizes danger of using kerosene, gasoline, cleaning fluids and other everyday items improperly.

15921. From Doric to Gothic (19:08)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Uses animation, diagrams, plans, scale models, and scenes of representative buildings (particularly French cathedrals) to explain and illustrate the development of Gothic architecture in the 12th a...

15922. G for Goldberger (22:15)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "G for Goldberger" (season 2, episode 14), which first aired January 12, 1954 on ABC-TV. Dra...

15923. Getting Along with Parents (14:17)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Uses the home experiences of six high school youngsters to portray and analyze the conditions leading to conflict between parents and their adolescent offspring. Shows how a group plan to go to th...

15924. Geyser melodies (11:20)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Uses scenes of the geyser area of Yellowstone National Park to portray today's remnents of the earth's activities during formation. Introduces the theme that man has arrived too late to see more th...

15925. Glimpses of Honolulu (03:01)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Footage taken on one of Bailey's many trips to Hawaii during the early 1950's. Features landmarks such as Aloha Tower and ʻIolani Palace as well as street scenes and Hawaii's scenic landscapes. Inc...

15927. Habit patterns (14:44)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Shows the effects of habit patterns on social adjustment by contrasting the results of particular habits in the lives of two high school girls--one careful, and the other careless. Depicts the dis...

15928. Habits and Customs of Nations (28:32)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
Students from Switzerland, Thailand, Pakistan, and India discuss the habits and customs of their countries. The individual flavor of each of their cultures is shown in their often strongly divergen...

15929. Has Europe a future? (28:49)

Date:
1954
Summary:
The question of the future of Europe is discussed by students from Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Belgium. Each of the participants has a good knowledge of European history and culture, a...

15930. Highlights of the Orient (1:03:26)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Footage of Bailey's trip across Asia circa 1954. Features many street scenes capturing local culture in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Egypt. Highlights include att...

15931. How Children Grow (30:01)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Discusses the concepts of maturation and nurture, and examines their relation to physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth. Two girls, ages 5 and 8, are used to demonstrate intellectual ...

15932. How many stars (11:07)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Emphasizes the vastness of space and the extremely large numbers of stars in known galaxies. Uses drawings and photographs to compare the sizes of the sun and planets and to discuss the distance o...

15933. How to meet the threat of Communist aggression (28:18)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The problem of communist aggression is discussed by representatives of India, the Philippines, Korea, and Norway. This discussion concerns itself mostly with the situation in the East, since three ...

15935. It's Everybody's Business (20:14)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Uses animation to describe the economic principles underlying our private, competitive economy. Identifies the major forces that threaten its efficient operation and shows the close interrelations...

15936. Legislative Process (28:40)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Uses the General Assembly of Indiana to portray a state legislature in action as it passes a bill through the various steps to become a law. Includes animated sequences to chart th...

15937. Man of glass (26:27)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians release of a "Cavalcade of America" television series episode, "Man of Glass" (season 2, episode 16), which originally aired January 26th, 1954 on ABC-TV. Traces the histo...

15938. Mental Growth and Achievement (29:14)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Discusses intelligence and achievement and the methods of testing intelligence. Points out the necessity for appreciating the difference between intelligence and achievement. Four children help i...

15939. Monkey tale (08:50)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
New Zealand National Film Unit; Marquis the chimpanzee
Summary:
Shows Charlie, the chimpanzee, as he learns a lesson about bicycle safety. As Charlie rides to school on his bicycle, he breaks many safety rules, such as riding the bicycle on a walk and across t...

15940. New Orleans 1954 (01:50)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Brief travelogue taken in New Orleans during Mardi Gras, 1954. Primarily focuses on costumed people on a crowded street. Includes traditional Mardi Gras costumes of clowns, Native Americans, and me...

15944. Ordeal in Burma (26:11)

Date:
1954
Summary:
An episode of the DuPont sponsored Cavalcade of America television series (season 3, episode 7), which first aired November 30th, 1954 on ABC-TV. The story of Ann and Adoniram Judson, American mis...

15945. Oriental brushwork (17:06)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Tyrus Wong; Chiura Obata; John Bessor
Summary:
Uses a variety of oriental paintings from the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to depict the characteristics of oriental art and shows a Chinese and a Japanese artist demonstrating orienta...

15946. Physical Development (30:03)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Discusses the physical growth of children, emphasizing that parents should realize that each child grows at his own rate. Also deals with appetite, sleep, communicable diseases, and accident preven...

15948. Railroad rhythms (10:25)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Records the activities and sounds in a freight yard upon the arrival of a freight train. Portrays a turntable in operation, a steam locomotive in a roundhouse for servicing, a diesel engine moving ...

15949. Rumor (06:13)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors

15950. Simple Molds (10:26)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Shows a skilled ceramist demonstrating the step-by-step process of making simple molds of three types: slipcasting, drape, and press molds. Portrays the process from pattern-makin...

15951. Simple molds (45:30)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Shows a skilled ceramist demonstrating the step-by-step process of making simple molds of three types: slipcasting, drape, and press molds. Portrays the process from pattern-making to the complete...

15952. Skiing In Cleveland (08:40)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie of Ed Feil and a group of friends skiing in winter. The group hits the slopes at nighttime, then warms up by the fire inside a ski lodge. Also shows the group skiing at Boyne Mountain in...

15954. Smyrna incident (26:08)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "Smyrna Incident" (season 2, episode 15) which originally aired January 19th, 1954 on ABC-TV...

15955. Social Relations (30:18)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Discusses how growth can be looked upon as a process which enables the infant to move away from the home. Emphasizes the importance of encouraging this kind of growth which takes him from the crib...

15956. Take a little peek (10:41)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Teaches the square dance figure "Take a Little Peek," with synchronous music and action. Presents live and animated demonstrations of the dance at regular speed and in slow motion, and explains the...

15957. The benefits of student exchange (27:43)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Students representing Spain, Burma, Denmark, France and Egypt evaluate their visit to the United States. Most of the discussion is concerned with the students' reaction to life in the United States...

15958. The Child as a Whole (29:37)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Discusses the importance of measuring a child's capabilities by his organismic age rather than his calender age. Explains how organismic age is figured. (University of Michigan Television) Kinescope.

15959. 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...

15960. The head of the house (40:01)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Depicts the emotional problems of a young boy, his rebellion against parental controls, particularly his father's repressive discipline, and his gradual development into a potential juvenile delinq...

15961. The magnificent Canada goose (10:07)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Major flyways, breeding grounds, wildlife refuges, and work of conservation departments to bring back the almost extinct Canada goose.

15962. The splendid dream : William Penn (20:46)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Jack Chertok; Charles Larson; William J. Thiele
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television episode, "The Splendid Dream" (season 2, episode 21), which first aired March 16th, 1954 on ABC-TV. William...

15963. The truck farmer (second edition) (10:59)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Points out the chief truck farming areas of the United States and gives a detailed picture of the activities on a truck farm in the Rio Grande Delta. Portrays the planting, irrigation, spraying, h...

15964. The United States As Others See It (28:26)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
National Educational Television
Summary:
The reactions of the countries of the free world to American foreign policy along with the reactions of the panelists to the American people are discussed on this program. Taking part are students ...

15965. Tiger Shikar in India (11:15)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Frank Ferrin; Ellis R. Duncan; John M. Foley
Summary:
Warning: This film contains graphic footage of hunting that some viewers may find distressing. Frank Ferrin filmed and narrated his experience hunting tigers in India.

15966. Tobacco and the Human Body (15:17)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows how scientists determine the content of the cigarette smoke entering the mouth and its effect on rabbits and humans. Shows how tars and nicotine from cigarette smoke are collected in a labora...

15967. Tribute to the Alumni (19:26)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Presents a tribute by Herman B. Wells, President of Indiana University, to past students on the 100th anniversary of the Alumni Association. Pictures scenes of the campus and student activities th...

15969. Wales, United Kingdom 1954 (18:33)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Alexander McRobbie
Summary:
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies Collection: This home movie captures part of a visit that Chancellor McRobbie’s parents, Alexander and Joyce McRobbie (Joyce was the older daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ...

15970. Water Ski (02:50)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie of Ed Feil with a group of friends at a lake. Shows the group boating, skiing, and grilling on the beach. Looks to be the same trip as Boating (barcode 30000149840054).

15971. Wedding march (25:52)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Arlene Dahl; Larry Parks; James Craig
Summary:
Series: The Ford television theatre

15972. Wet-Mounting Pictorial Materials (11:43)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Explains the advantages of wet mounting paper materials on cloth, and then demonstrates the wet-mounting process in detail. Also shows methods of displaying wet-mounted posters, ch...

15973. World Series '54 - Outside Stadium (02:38)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie documenting the massive crowds at Cleveland Stadium attending the 1954 World Series (New York Giants vs. Cleveland Indians). Exclusively shows the area outside the stadium and surroundin...

15974. 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...

15975. Your friend the water : clean-or-dirty (06:33)

Date:
1954
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Uses animation and live photography to show several benefits of clean water and some of the undesirable consequences of dirty water. An animated waterdrop and a small boy travel through water pipe...

15976. Yours for a Song (21:03)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Presents twenty-four different species of birds as they are attracted to a yard that provides their three necessities of life--food, water, and shelter. Shows the various kinds of shelters that acc...

15977. World Series 1953: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (1:00:34)

Date:
October 2, 1953
Main contributors:
Kelly, Gene ; World Series (Baseball) (1953); New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Summary:
1953 World Series: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Game 3: Yankees - 2; Dodgers - 3. In Game 3, Carl Erskine sets strikeout record. Yankees won the series, 4-2. Radio call from Gene Kelly an...

15978. World Series Game 3: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (1:00:23)

Date:
October 2, 1953
Main contributors:
Kelly, Gene ; World Series (Baseball) (1953); New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Summary:
1953 World Series: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Game 3: Yankees - 2; Dodgers - 3. In Game 3, Carl Erskine sets strikeout record. Yankees won the series, 4-2. Radio call from Gene Kelly ...

15979. World Series: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Game 3 (1:43:00)

Date:
October 2, 1953
Main contributors:
Bauer, Hank, 1922-2007; Martin, Billy, 1928-1989; Snider, Duke, 1926-2011
Summary:
New York Yankees - 2; Brooklyn Dodgers - 3 Game played at Ebbets Field in New York City, New York. In the 1955 World Series, pitcher Carl Erskine achieved a remarkable feat by setting a new Serie...

15980. Sept. 1953 (01:40)

Date:
September 13, 1953
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Kathryn Hellerstein; Leslie Feil
Summary:
Black and white home movie showing baby Leslie in a bassinet and one-year-old Kathy up and toddling about. Maren holds up Leslie for the camera. Harold holds Kathy in his lap and plays with her.

15981. National League Championship: Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Braves (16:10)

Date:
September 12, 1953
Main contributors:
Kirby, Gene ; Helfer, Al; National League Championship Series (Baseball)
Summary:
Brooklyn Dodgers - 5; Milwaukee Braves - 2. Brooklyn beats the Braves to win the 1953 National League Championship. "Brooklyn 5 MILWAUKEE (NL) 2 - Carl Erskine hurls the Dodgers to the pennant-cl...

15983. Brooklyn Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals (38:53)

Date:
May 6, 1953
Main contributors:
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)
Summary:
St. Louis Cardinals - 3 ; at Brooklyn Dodgers - 7. Played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.

15984. St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies (16:45)

Date:
April 29, 1953
Main contributors:
Caray, Harry ; St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team)
Summary:
St. Louis Cardinals - 1; Philadelphia Phillies - 0. "St. Louis 1 PHILADELPHIA 0 (11 innings) - Billy Johnson knocks in Ray Jablonski with the winning run to give Al Brazle a win over Curt Simmons...

15985. St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies (33:47)

Date:
April 28, 1953
Main contributors:
Mancuso, Gus; St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team)
Summary:
Philadelphia Phillies - 5; St. Louis Cardinals - 6 "St. Louis 6 PHILADELPHIA 5 - Peanuts Lowrey's pinch hit helps the Cardinals to a 6-1 lead and they hold on to win for Harvey Haddix and manager ...

15986. St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Braves (highlights) (06:49)

Date:
April 19, 1953
Main contributors:
Mancuso, Gus; Caray, Harry; St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)
Summary:
St. Louis Cardinals - 4; Milwaukee Braves - 3. "ST. LOUIS 4 Milwaukee (NL) 3 - Stan Musial's 5th-inning homer, his first of the season, breaks a 3-3 tie and ultimately is the game winner - Gus Ma...

15987. St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs (highlights) (10:48)

Date:
April 16, 1953
Main contributors:
Allen, Mel, 1913-1996; St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Summary:
St. Louis Cardinals - 3; Chicago Cubs - 0 Clip of Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals game highlights. Cardinals win the game Game played at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis "Mickey Mantle's long ...

15988. [Family babies 1953] (05:46)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Maren Mansberger Feil; Ann Leslie Jones
Summary:
Black and white home movie footage from 1953. Begins with Maren feeding baby Leslie. Maren's sister also holds the baby. The film then cuts to a kinescope recording of Nellie making a television ap...

15991. A day without numbers (09:06)

Date:
1953
Summary:
A second-grader's experiences during a day without numbers cause him to want to study arithmetic and to realize the value of numbers in his everyday living. All the class but Bob enjoy arithmetic....

15992. A home away from home (06:33)

Date:
1953
Summary:
This film demonstrates the many ways in which Indiana University is a home away from home for the thousands of students that attend each year. The introduction to IU begins with informational pamph...

15993. A time to grow : the Louisiana Territory (20:31)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of an episode of the DuPont sponsored Cavalcade of America television series (season 2, episode 6), "A Time to Grow", which aired November 3, 195...

15994. And a Voice Shall Be Heard (21:55)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Shows some of the ways in which the two-way radio can be used, especially in civilian defense. A simulated raid on Syracuse, New York, shows how fire-fighting equipment, police, ambulance service,...

15995. Beginning to date (12:19)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Presents rules of etiquette for boys and girls who are beginning to date. Emphasizes the importance of showing consideration for the feelings of others at social events.

15996. Belonging to the Group (Respect as a Human Value) (15:53)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Robert J. Havighurst; John T. Bobbitt
Summary:
Interprets the meaning of respect as a requisite to belonging to a social group and depicts the problems of two families who seek to gain acceptance in a new community. Illustrates the origin and ...

15997. Books come alive (07:11)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Short promotional film focusing on student learning at Indiana University. Begins with a tour of the buildings and resources of the Libraries, the "focal point of I.U.'s academic program." The film...

15998. Books Come Alive (07:05)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Short promotional film focusing on student learning at Indiana University. Begins with a tour of the buildings and resources of the Libraries, the "focal point of I.U.'s academic program." The film...

16000. Castillos en España (09:59)

Date:
1953
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
A travelogue-type film which shows some of the famous castles which gave Castille its name; includes the Alhambra, some historic monasteries, and the Gothic Cathedral of Burgos. With few exceptions...