15621. With an American accent (29:20)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Develops the theme that the ultimate aim of literature is ethical. Defines the accent of literature as a characteristic way of thinking which reflects a particular manner of speaking or sounding. ...

15622. Summary (29:26)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Summarizes words, sentences, and paragraphs which have been discussed in the twelve preceding films of THE QUILL series. (WQED) Kinescope.

15623. Medicine of Flight (29:25)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Traces the development of aviation medicine. Discusses the founding of the Department of Space Medicine at the School of Aviation Medicine, U.S. Air Force. Shows the kind of experimental research...

15624. Vitalis Hair Tonic "Sculptured Head" (00:59)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Vitalis
Summary:
A sculptor uses clay and a mannequin head to show different hair styles as a narrator explains how Vitalis can be used to improve anyone’s style.

15625. Classical Ballet (29:52)

Date:
1960
Summary:
The strict rules of classical ballet have been developed over the past five hundred years, and in this program Miss Myers demonstrates some of the basic principles, and the final applications of th...

15626. Budweiser Beer "Five Kings" (01:03)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Anheuser-Busch
Summary:
An advertisement for Budweiser in which four men play a card game around a table. One of the men declares he has a hand of five kings and proceeds to lay out four kings on the table, followed by a ...

15627. Africa: East Africa (29:40)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the lands of East Africa that are members of the British Commonwealth. Discusses variations in degree of self government and in the composition of populations. A native of Tanganuika pr...

15628. The Musical Phrase (29:18)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Explains, discusses, and illustrates musical phrasing. Draws illustrations from the Baroque period, particularly from the music of Bach, to point out the "drive" and "onward urge" of musical phases.

15629. The amazing bird (29:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses and illustrates physical characteristics of the bird. Explains the skeletal system, covering of feathers, and uses of the beak and feet. Outlines graphically the ancestry of the bird. (...

15630. Party Birthplace (29:28)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Tells the story of the Republican Party's birth at Ripon, Wisconsin. Explains the factors which gave rise to the Republican Party and doomed Whig Party. Discusses the Missouri Compromise, Fugitive ...

15631. Genesee "Sandwich Board Man" (01:03)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Genesee
Summary:
An advertisement for Genesee beer in which a simple line drawn animation of two men walk back and forth. One man has a hat and umbrella while the other man is wearing a sandwich board that is wired...

15633. Nabisco Crackers "Shapes" (01:02)

Date:
1960 to 1961
Main contributors:
Nabisco
Summary:
An advertisement for Nabisco packaged crackers in which a narrator demonstrates the different shapes and varieties of Rye Thins, Wheat Thins and Triangle Thins. Submitted for Clio Awards category B...

15634. Art Today (29:21)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Shows numerous paintings and discusses factors in the world today which lead artists to produce such paintings. Points out that war, mechanization, anxiety, and insecurity, speed and motion, and e...

15635. The Training of a Diplomat (29:25)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the training of the men who represent the U.S. overseas. Describes the embassies and the men we have abroad, the history of our diplomatic service, and its present organization and budget...

15636. Sex is a Part of Life (29:33)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The social and emotional effects of growing up are explained by Dr. Maria Piers. She discusses what is "normal" sexual development and one's feelings about one's role as a man or woman.

15637. Revlon "Aquamarine Lotion" (01:04)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Revlon
Summary:
The advertisement starts with a woman reaching for a bottle of Aquamarine Lotion on a lily pad. Next a woman conducts a blotted test which shows how a competing brand is sticky and greasy while Aqu...

15638. Art as Communication (29:19)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses line, form, and symbol as conventional devices for communication in the visual arts. Demonstrates some of the conventions used for communication in the theater and the dance. Illustrates ...

15639. 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...

15640. Revlon "Intimate" (01:00)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Revlon
Summary:
A man and a woman kiss in a mansion and there are periodical shots of a blindfolded gold angel. The advertisement ends with a shot of Revlon intimate perfume.