Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

9741. The battle ahead (09:05)

Date:
1945
Summary:
Explains the Navy's need for equipment, replacements, and repairs in order to move the battle front closer to Japan during World War II. Presents a statement issued by the Navy that there would be ...

9742. Using visual aids in training (13:58)

Date:
1945
Summary:
An instructor teaching his class the use of the micrometer follows a carefully planned procedure involving the use of a visual aids unit which includes a training motion picture, a coordinated film...

9743. Coast Guard Spars (06:37)

Date:
1943
Summary:
A recruitment film during World War II, encouraging women to join the ranks of the Coast Guard Spars.

9744. Weapon of War (18:56)

Date:
194X
Main contributors:
United States of America War Office; Army Pictorial Services Signal Corps

9745. And so they live (24:16)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Documents the tragic poverty of families in the southern mountains, the poor land, the lack of proper diet, inadequate housing, absence of sanitation, and the complete lack of adaptation of the sch...

9746. Anemic cinema (04:56)

Date:
1926
Main contributors:
Marcel Duchamp
Summary:
Marcel Duchamp's only film is an example of "graphic cinema." It wittingly demonstrates the intertwining of the visual and verbal responses to viewing a film. The title itself- "anemic" is an anagr...

9747. Aujourd'hui nous visitons Paris (20:53)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Presents a tour of Paris, indicating points of interest and picturing Parisians as they go about their everyday tasks. Views Paris from atop the Eiffel Tower. Shows a diagram of the city and locate...

9749. Betsy Fills Her Basket (15:09)

Date:
1958
Summary:
There are different types of pollen. Bees gather pollen. Mr. Robinson provides sketches of Betsy, a honeybee, who gets hay fever from one kind of pollen. She gathers pollen from another source and ...

9751. Building Up a New Theory (29:44)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Uses laboratory experiments to explain how a new theory in science replaces an old one. Relates the method used by Count Rumford to disprove the caloric theory of heat. Features Dr. Sanborn Brown...

9752. Blower Makes Friends (15:05)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Breezes can move boats across water, lift kits to the sky and dry clothes. Dora tells a story, illustrated by shadow puppets of a little breeze called Blower who didn't want to play with his bigger...

9753. Colors in Music (29:35)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Explains the use of the tone colors of an instrument or groups of instruments to achieve desired musical effects. Concentrates on the winds and the brasses as a number of musicians display the tona...

9754. America Goes Back To Europe (29:35)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Friction in the Old World led to war. The USA tried to maintain neutrality, but with each passing month the problems created became more and more thorny. Finally, the nation was drawn into the conf...

9755. An Essay in Sound (29:40)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Analyzes the score of a symphony and explains why it was scored as it was. Compares this symphony to a painting and to an austere essay and shows how the background, the highlights, and the essent...

9756. Anna Sokolow's "Rooms" (28:55)

Date:
1966
Summary:
Presents the production of the modern ballet "Rooms" by Anna Sokolow. Introduces it as a description of the loneliness and alienation of modern man.

9757. Industrialism on the March (30:11)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Explains how industry grew after 1865 to made the U.S.A. one of the leading industrial nations by the early years of the twentieth century. Discusses factors which produced this growth--chiefly Ame...

9758. Inns and travels (15:10)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Tells the story of travels and inn keeping during the early development of America. Describes and shows various types of early vehicles including the station wagon, hotel bus and buggies.

9759. Jill of All Trades (15:04)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Fignewton Frog (puppet) and Dora (person) tell a story about Jill the bee who worries about her busy work schedule. Broadly explains the variety of work bees perform including caring for larvae, gu...

9760. Ideas rule actions (29:30)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses the relationship of actions to "set" and unconscious motivation. Demonstrates ideomotor action. Explains visual and tactile muscle reading. Illustrates social motivation through film c...