6361. Constitution of the United States (22:10)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Depicts the events and conditions leading to the writing of the U.S. Constitution, the formulation of the Great Compromise between the small and large states, the struggle for ratification, and the addition of the Bill of Rights. For junior high, high school, and college students. Pictures some of the historical background of the struggle by the colonies for independence and of the signing of the Constitution. Includes Shay's rebellion against the tariff, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and the disagreements among states. Shows how the misunderstanding between large and small states led to the establishment of a House and a Senate.

6363. A day of Thanksgiving (12:34)

Date:
1951
Main contributors:
Centron Corporation
Summary:
Tells the story of a typical American family, and how they use Thanksgiving Day as the occasion to review the freedoms and privileges which they enjoy in their everyday living under the American way of life. Shows how they come to remember that they have much more to be thankful for than just the usual symbols associated with Thanksgiving Day.

6364. Western front (20:22)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
Wilding Picture Productions
Summary:
Begins with a short summary of American attitudes to the War in Europe and how the U.S. underestimated the militaristic tendencies of the Japanese. Argues that the Chinese have been fighting World War II longer than any other allied nation and should be considered one of America's chief allies. Describes America's effort to supply allied nations in the Pacific with war materials. The desperate need of the Chinese people is stressed. Scenes include the carrying of supplies over the Burma Road and the bombing of Chinese cities.

6365. U.S. news review. Issue no. 5 (15:47)

Date:
1942
Main contributors:
United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Bureau of Motion Pictures
Summary:
Newsreel contains stories about Veronica Lake getting her hair cut to promote worker safety, how absence from factory jobs can affect soldiers, how women going to war is affecting the care of children, British planes bomb Bremen, a sing-along version of the Army Air Corps song.

6366. Jax Beer "Kangaroo" (01:00)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Jax
Summary:
An advertisement for Jax Beer in which an animated kangaroo orders the beer at a restaurant and begins conversing with the waitress. The voice work was done by future film directors Mike Nichols and Elaine May, who comprised the popular improvisational comedy duo Nichols and May in the early 1960s. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

6367. Lionel Trains "Sheriff & Outlaw" (01:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Lionel
Summary:
An advertisement for Lionel toy train sets in which an offscreen narrator tells the story of a thwarted train robbery in the Old West as enacted by Lionel train sets and figurines. The camera pulls back to reveal a young boy overlooking and playing with the train set. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

6368. Old Home Bread "Bread Bash" (01:02)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
Metz Baking Company
Summary:
An advertisement for Old Home bread in which an offscreen singer performs a ballad about an Old Home truck driver who attends a volunteer fireman's ball with his girlfriend. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.

6369. Hamm's Beer "Bearcats" (01:04)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Hamm's Brewery
Summary:
An advertisement for Hamm's beer in which an animated band of bears called the Bearcats play a song, interspersed with live-action footage of people drinking beer at a club. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

6370. 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.

6371. U.S. news review. Issue no. 4 (17:26)

Date:
1943
Main contributors:
United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Bureau of Motion Pictures
Summary:
This newsreel covers six subjects. "The Raiders of Timor": recounts how Australian troops were forced to hide in the mountains on the island of Timor when the Japanese military conquered the island. The Australians conducted asymmetrical warfare against the superior Japanese forces. Their time as guerrilla soldiers and their recovery from the Australian Army is retold through reenactments. "Army Salvage": shows how the Army is recycling obsolete munitions and tanks from museums and warehouses into new weaponry. "We Guard Britain's Books": records how the British were using microfilm to reformat their rare books to provide a back-up copy in case the original texts were destroyed through German bombing. The microfilms are shipped to America and stored in the Library of Congress where they are accessioned, inspected, cataloged, and stored on shelves. "Good News from the Fishing Front": depicts how Canadian fishermen are increasing their yield to aid with food shortages in the U.S. Shows the repairing of nets and the hauling in of a 500-ton catch of herring. "Battle in the Caucasus": uses combat footage to tell how the Soviet military defeated German forces in a battle in the mountains of the Caucasus region on November 19, 1942. "Thingummybob: A Factory Song From Australia": a woman sings a song accompanied by a military band for workers at a factory. The Song celebrates female workers who worked on the production line to make equipment for the war. The chorus goes "I'm the girl that makes the thing/ that drills the hole that holds the ring /that drives the rod that turns the knob/ that works the thingummybob."

6372. Dr. Pinel unchains the insane (25:03)

Date:
1956
Main contributors:
Bernard Girard, James Fonda, Shirley Gordon, Michael Ross, Henry Corden, Lou Krugman, Gene Roth, William Hayden, Ernest Sarracino, Peter Brocco, Lewis Charles, Todd Hunter, Grant Holcomb, Walter Cronkite, Walter Blake, Sidney Van Keuren, Ed Fitzgerald, Budd Small, William Ferrari, Richard Dixon, Rudy Butler, Frank Webster, Joel Moss, Robert B. Harris, Jack P. Pierce, Carmen Dirigo, CBS Television, The National Association for Mental Health, Inc.
Summary:
Uses a dramatized, "on-the-scene" news type of interviewing and documentary reporting to present the story of how Dr. Pinel fought for improved treatment of the insane. Describes his principles that the insane were sick people and should be treated as such, not as wild beasts. Shows some of the opposition he received from officials and the townspeople when he unchained the insane.

6374. Lux Beauty Soap "Towel" (01:01)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Lux
Summary:
An advertisement for Lux soap in which an offscreen male narrator tells a woman who is fearfully wrapping her head in a towel that she no longer needs to worry about drying out her face when washing with soap. The narrator describes the moisturizing lather of the product over an animation of a lotion bottle and shots of the woman applying soap to her face. Submitted for the Clio Awards.

6375. Duro Ladipo (29:07)

Date:
1967
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Introduces Duro Ladipo, the founder, director, playwright, composer, and principal male actor of the Duro Ladipo Traveling Theatre Company of Oshogbo, Nigeria. Explains how Ladipo became interested in drama and music. Shows members of the company touring Nigerian villages.

6376. Anne Sexton (28:57)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Presents an introduction to Anne Sexton and a view of her poetry. Describes how she began writing poetry and includes her reading "Her Kind," "Self in 1958," "Ringing the Bells," "The Addict," "Young," "Those Times," "Little Girl, My String Bean, My Lovely Woman," and "Live."

6377. A Tip: Make a Deal with Yourself (15:31)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 49 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and reinforcing their language arts, mathematics and study skills. The series is broken up into thirteen themes: Finding Alternative, Estimating & Approximating, Giving & Getting Meaning, Collecting Information, Finding Patterns, Generalizing, Sequence and Scheduling, Using Criteria, Reshaping Information, Judging Information, Communicating Effectively and Solving Problems.

6379. Aunt Jemima Pancakes and Waffle Mix "Yellow Bird" (01:02)

Date:
1964
Main contributors:
Aunt Jemima Pancakes and Waffle Mix
Summary:
An advertisement for Aunt Jemima Pancake and Waffle Mix accompanied by a jingle sung by children to the tune of "Yellow Bird." The scene depicts children eating pancakes prepared in different ways. The scene ends with a man narrating and a close-up of the product and a "Q" that represents the Quaker Oats Company.

6380. 4711 Original Eau de Cologne "Untitled" (01:00)

Date:
1977
Main contributors:
Maurer & Wirtz
Summary:
An advertisement for 4711 Original Eau de Cologne in which a jingle plays over various scenes of people biking, picnicking, sitting at cafes, and doing office work. Submitted for the Clio Awards International category.