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An advertisement for Remco's Johnny Reb Civil War toy cannons in which a jingle (set to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home") plays over scenes of young children in Confederate uniforms firing cannons at Union soldiers during a play Civil War re-enactment. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Remco's Little Red Spinning Wheel toy in which an offscreen female vocalist sings a jingle and a male narrator extols the benefits of the product over shots of a little girl using the spinning wheel to make hats and bags. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Remco's science kit line for kids in which an offscreen narrator describes the variety of kits on offer and promotes them as "the thinking boy's toy" over shots of children conducting experiments. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Remco's Frogman diver toy in which a narrator, purporting to be the voice of the toy, recounts an underwater dive and highlights his various features and accessories. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An entire college fraternity is given Remington Electric Shavers. The entire fraternity begins to shave with the electric shaver and the narrator states that only five members wanted to go back to using a razor blade.
A man is shown shaving with different razors throughout his life. All these razors had a problem and didn’t give him a clean shave. When he is an old man, he finally finds the perfect razor, the Remington Safety Shaver which gives him the perfect shave he has been looking for his entire life.
A city is full of men with the same face. A narrator states that in a city like this people would only need one razor however in the real-world men need different razors sizes. The narrator then goes on to explain how the Remington Safety Razor is designed to be flexible and used in any shaving situation.
A man shaves his face with a Remington electric shaver while a narrator explains how to use the razors and how the shaver will eliminate five o’clock shadows.
Closeup shots of a man shaving with a Remington electric shaver are shown along with shots highlighting the dial and the different shaving settings. A narrator explains the qualities of the razor.
An advertisement for the Renault Dauphine automobile in which a family of four travels to the beach and explores the car's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for a Renault automobile in which an animated woman asks her husband for the keys to his Renault, to which he replies that they should trade her car in for another Renault. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
Someone in a hammock is roused awake by the announcer and they fall in scattered pictures of their fall to the ground. They respond to all of the announcer's words about the Renault. We see all the features the car has that are offered at no extra cost. Price given as $1645 at port of entry on the east coast and the thriftiness of the car is indicated a few times.
A cartoon wakes up to an alarm gets dressed and ready for work. Goes down the stairs and kisses his children and wife before zooming off in a car. She tells the audience he's been this way since they got the Renault Dauphine. We end with him zooming further away in his car. They have a moderated version of Orpheus's Cancan in the background of the ad.
Renault Dauphine "Alarm (20 sec)" - A cartoon wakes up to an alarm gets dressed and ready for work. Goes down the stairs and kisses his children and wife before zooming off in a car. She tells the audience he's been this way since they got the Renault Dauphine. We end with him zooming further away in his car. They have a moderated version of Orpheus's Cancan in the background of the ad.
Renault Dauphine "Alarm (60 sec)" - A man in a classic suit with tales smokes a cigar as he walks around and shows the features of the car while a woman also shows the front trunk off. He demonstrates the country versus city horn and shows the sun roof as well as engine in the back.
A couple are shown in one-second photos as they react to a very bumpy ride. Then they are shown in a much smoother, calmer state as they sit together and a Dauphin is imposed over their images with them both inside. An announcer talks about how the Dauphine is built in a solid piece which reduces bumpiness. He talks as we see the car going over many different kinds of hills and rough terrains. At the end the announcer admonishes the woman for falling asleep in the car seat during the ad. The price of the vehicle is mentioned at port of entry on the east coast.
The Dauphine is called a "winter wonder car" as it drives around snowy mountain ranges. It drives through snow-covered forests as the announcer talks about how it's the official car of the Winter Olympics. Skiers go around it as it stops at the bottom of a skiing slope. The price is listed and the announcer talks about what mechanically makes it a good car for winter driving.
We see the car drive by someone and their child sledding with dogs in a winter landscape. The announcer talks about how the rear engine drives the rear wheels directly which helps the car get through snow, slush, and mud. It is mentioned several times that this is the official car of the 1960 Winter Olympics. The car is priced at $1645 at Port of Entry on the east coast in the final part of the ad.
We are eye-level with a poodle as the woman holding it turns in heels and we see her as she walks down a street. She's wearing all black and is dressed very fashionably. A man comes out of a building and looks after her describing her looks before telling us he's talking about his Renault Dauphine. We see him driving it around the town and in muddy and rougher terrain as we hear his voice describe all the benefits of the car. He compares the car to a Grand Prix winner and mentions how his Welsh ancestry appreciates the thriftiness of the car. He's on the street we first saw him on at the end of the ad standing next to his car, the woman we saw before walks by in the opposite direction. He again starts to talk about what we assume is her appearance when he confirms once more he's talking about the car.
An advertisement for a Renault Dauphine automobile in which a car dealer takes a prospective customer on a demonstration of the model's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
A family composed of two parents and two children exit a building in winter gear as we see high piles of snow all around them. They all get into a Renault Dauphine parked just in front of the building. We see the car drive off as they sound off both horns. The car drives by a full open carriage of people led by two horses. The announcer talks about the back wheel drive, how the car can turn on even in zero degree weather, and how the water cooled engine helps provide heat to passengers. The family drives by a sign saying North Pole, NY and they stop in a small village all getting out of the car. The price is listed and the Renault logo is shown with a dusting of snow on it.
Ray Milland strolls down some steps and stops to buy a rose in French from a woman with a flower stand. He gives the rose to her and then walks over to his car. He describes the car in voice over as it drives it around the city with cobbled and flat streets. The place he's driving it in is meant to be France as everyone is wearing berets, carrying baguettes, and there's beautiful old architecture. He says some French phrases several times in the ad.
An advertisement for Republic National Bank of Dallas in which the viewer is guided through the bank's spaces and services. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.
A man walks through a field and encounters early 1900s whacky inventions such as homemade glider and bathtub raft. The man gets in the bathtub raft and washes his hair with Resdan. Throughout the commercial a jingle is sung about how Resdan removes dandruff.
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 Aquamarine is not.
Women dress as different colors of lipsticks while dancing in a lipstick box. The opening and closing scenes are of a woman dancing as the color filter changes.
An advertisement for Revlon lipsticks and nail enamels in which a female narrator lists ten new product colors. Women pose in recreational and intimate settings while the narrator describes how the product colors match the mood of different situations. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for the Revlon Fabulash eyelash lengthener and mascara in which a woman in a black trench coat addresses the camera, describing the product and how women can use it as a "secret weapon" to conquer the world with their eyelashes. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A woman dances to Spanish music in Spain. The narrator highlights how her red Flana Grande lipstick can be seen by everyone. The commercial then transitions to the woman at a formal party explaining how the fashion designer Balenciaga made a line of ballgowns to go with the Flana Grande lipstick.
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.
A French man and woman stare at each other in an extravagant theater before the woman pulls out her petit compact. Another woman says that Petite is the compact you refill because the case is too beautiful to throw away.
An advertisement for Revlon Touch & Glow liquid makeup in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, explains how the moisturizing qualities of the product give the user a "fresh dewy look." The scene depicts a well-dressed man and woman walking around New York City in the early morning. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Revlon Hi & Dri deodorant in which an offscreen male narrator describes how the product is fortified with the antibiotic neomycin to kill odor-causing bacteria on the skin. Accompanying the narration are shots of microscopic skin bacteria and a profile of a woman's face. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Revlon Touch & Glow liquid makeup in which a male narrator and then a female narrator speak of how the product enhances complexion. A man and woman drink champagne by candlelight in a moonlit garden while some matching Revlon Touch & Glow products are featured. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Rexall in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, describes Morning Mist lipsticks and Golden Guardian cases, which are displayed by a woman in a lush lagoon setting. At the end of the advertisement a woman sings a Rexall jingle. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Rheingold Beer in which a male narrator speaks about the "extra dry" beer as a duck hunter enjoys the outdoors and a few beer with friends in a cabin. A male and female voice, accompanied by music, sing a jingle about Rheingold.
An advertisement for Rheingold Beer in which singer Johnny Desmond sings a version of the song "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" depicting the beer as a perfect accompaniment to a variety of casual and formal food activities. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Rheingold Beer in which actor/singer Bert Parks sings a version of the song "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" depicting the beer as a perfect accompaniment to a variety of recreational food activities. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Rheingold Beer in which singer Tony Bennett sings a version of the song "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" depicting the beer as a perfect accompaniment to a variety of food activities. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Riceland Rice packaged foods in which an animated child eats the product with a dragon and an adult figure. The characters exhibit stereotypes associated with Chinese peoples. Submitted for Clio Awards category Packaged Foods.
Richard F. Brown, Jean S. Boggs, Lester Novros, Russell J. Smith, Paul Levine, Richard Herber, Richard MacCann, Walter Ducloux, Herbert Farmer, Ted Comillion, Kenneth Miura, Daniel Wiegand, James Hopkins, David Johnson, Richard Dyer MacCann, University of Southern California, Department of Cinema
Summary:
An exhibition of more than 100 works of Degas--drawings, paintings, and sculpture--at the Los Angeles County Museum, emphasizing his three favorite subjects: horses and jockeys, portraits, and ballet dancers. Explains that Degas was an artist who saw with his intellect as much as he saw with his eyes and his feelings and captured the beauty and uniqueness of a moment of movement.
"Share the Road, Save a Life" made by Richard Jermain, was selected as runner up winning video in "Safety Together: An Archival Remix Contest" organized by Indiana University Libraries.
In Spring 2023, IU Libraries launched its first ever archival remix contest with support from the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive Collections. In response to the alarming number of bike and pedestrian accidents and deaths, participants were invited to create a short, compelling video using archival footage to raise awareness about street safety.
All videos were judged by a Review Board in categories of originality, quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of raising awareness around street safety.
As a runner-up, Richard received a prize of $500!
Full website: https://libraries.indiana.edu/safer-together
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies: Film consists mainly of European travelogue sequences from Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg, with some shorter family sequences on a beach and possibly a backyard. Specific locations and sites include the Broelbrug bridge and towers, and Saint Martin’s Church in Kortrijk, Belgium, as well as shots of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in Brussels, Belgium. Shots in Germany include a riverboat sequence on the Rhine and a riverboat labeled “Elberfeld,” and the New Town Hall at Marienplatz in Munich. A wonderful snowball fight sequence takes place in Austria, according to the title card. Shots in Italy are from Cortina, Venice, and Capri, with historic sites including Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In France there are shots of Notre Dame and the Equestrian statue of Maréchal Ferdinand Foch in Paris. Shots of an unknown port include US and Royal Navy ships. Family footage includes a beach day and more backyard footage. Footage consists of a combination of color and black and white film stock with title cards inserted for new locations or sites.
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies: Film is comprised of travelogue sequences primarily from south, central, and western England, but also of Sweden and Scotland. County and city locations in England include Canterbury, Nottingham, Twickenham suburb, Surrey, Manchester, the coastal town of Llandudno, Salisbury, and the Isle of Wright. Cities and locations in Scotland include Meikleour, Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Loch Lomond, and Edinburgh, and locations in Sweden include Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Upsala, according to title cards. Highlights from England include shots of the “White Rabbit” monument in Llandudno commemorating Lewis Carroll’s inspiration for “Alice in Wonderland,” shots of Windsor, Conway, and Arundel Castles, the Manchester Piccadilly Station, Canterbury and Salisbury Cathedrals and a selection of hotel and restaurant signs from Canterbury (Tudor House, The Sun Hotel, Chequers Inn, Senlac Hotel, The BattleAxe – Crafts and Restaurant, Pilgrim’s Rest, and Fremlins George Hotel). Notable locations in Scotland include the Meikleour Beech Hedge [sic], and the Nigg Church of Nigg Parish (Nigg Old Church), Loch Lomond, and Edinburgh (Princes St.) city shots. Finally, sequences in Sweden open with travel on a passenger ship, the “Patricia,” to Gothenburg. In this sequence is also a shot of a Nazi flag, which according to the title card, was taken in Stockholm. Upsala cathedral is also shot with lots of sequences on waterways throughout. Footage consists of color film stock with title cards inserted for new locations or sites.
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies : Film consists of travelogue sequences mainly of the Eastern United States and Canada, with footage from New York, Washington D.C., Virginia, Illinois, and New Mexico. The film opens with shots of the New York City skyline and Times Square at night with an amazing light show of entertainment and advertising signage. We see the marquee of several historic movie theatres, including the Loew’s State Theatre and the Strand Theatre, showing 'Only Angels Have Wings' (1939) and 'Indianapolis Speedway' (1939), respectively. Other notable footage includes a segment of the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair. There is also footage from George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia, Chicago, IL cityscapes, and wonderful footage of Niagara Falls. Moving north to Canada the film captures shots from Montreal, Toronto, and Québec City. Notable sequences include shots of Montmorency Falls and Château Frontenac in Québec City. Finally, the film travels to the American Southwest of New Mexico, including the cities of Gallop and Albuquerque. The film captures in amazing detail an “Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial” in Gallop, according to a title card, which includes ritual dancing, games (including tug-of-war and foot and horse races), and a rodeo with broncos and bulls. Footage consists of a combination of color and black and white film stock with title cards inserted for new locations and cities.
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies: Comprised of two home movies, "USA I" & "USA II," the film opens with beautiful vistas of the Grand Canyon, and goes on to various locations, mainly in California, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Francisco, and Yosemite National Park. The film includes shots from the UCLA campus, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, the Little Church of the Flowers, and the Wee Kirk o’ the Heather. Various beach shots capture the California coastline, including shots of the Cyclone Racer rollercoaster at the Pike Amusement Park in Long Beach. Footage then moves to Yosemite National Park, capturing various attractions, including the Grizzly Giant tree and the Massachusetts tree (fell in 1927), as well as various shots of Yosemite vistas, waterfalls, deer, and chipmunk feeding. Footage then moves on to San Francisco and captures Fisherman’s Warf, a parade, the San Francisco Zoo, and shots of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. Shots of people on a passenger ship wearing what appear to be Hawaiian leis, with following sequences at a tropical location, possibly the Hawaiian Islands. The final segment is from another tropical location, possibly separate from Hawaii based on attire. Footage consists of color film stock with title cards inserted for several new locations.
Condensed version of "Gift of Choice" episode of Population Problem. Reports on experiments being carried out to determine the factors controlling pregnancies both to aid those who want children and to control fertility for those who want to limit family size.
After not finding any Right Guard deodorant at her grandma’s house a teenager explains to her grandma what Right Guard is and that her entire family uses the same can of deodorant. The commercial ends with the grandma getting with the times and buying her own can of Right Guard.
A mother chastises her daughter for not having Right Guard deodorant in her house. The daughter corrects her mother by showing her the new Decorated Right Guard she has in her medicine cabinet.
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.
Right Guard Deodorant "Locker Room" - A man in a locker room asks to borrow some Right Guard Deodorant. Everybody in the locker room scrambles to give him their can of Right Guard Deodorant.
Mennen Deodorant "Tension" - Two men are in a deadlock arm wrestle while a narrator states that a man should used Mennen deodorants for the tension and exertion that are common in a man’s life.
An advertisement for Ritz packaged crackers in which a group of foods with animated faces wish to be paired with the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Ritz crackers in which an animation of the brand logo consumes a package of sardines. Submitted for Clio Awards category Short Spots.
Robert B. Cummings, Tom Armstrong, Edward Feil Productions
Summary:
This film follows a group of boys as they embark on a camping trip through the Cleveland YMCA. This specialized learning experience is structured by combining goals with fun activities. There is time for everything at Y camp: time to think, time to play, time to rest, and time to write a letter home.
Provides a candid view of poet Robert Creeley in his home and introduces his poetry. Presents him describing the influences of other literary figures on his works and explaining his own method of working. Includes readings of several of his poems, such as "La Noche," "The First Time," "The Place," and "Someplace."
Robert Florey, Don W. Sharpe, Frederic Brady, Charles Boyer, John Bingham, Bernard Burton, Beverly Garland, Mimi Gibson, John Doucette, Helen Mayon, Dick Powell, David Niven, Ida Lupino, George E. Diskant, A.S.C.
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 inside. Each of the cars comes out with a driver. All of this is accompanied by musical cues. A woman in a majorette costume appears with a baton in one hand, she blows a whistle. She starts walking and doing a routine with her baton as she walks across a line of Oldsmobiles that are pulling up next to her. An announcer introduces the Oldsmobile. She twirls the baton and points, we then see the cars in the lineup start to drive forward. She continues to march as the cards advance from behind her, they split off into two groups making room for her to continue dancing in the middle. We see the cars continuing to drive in formation. She marches between them more and then they start to crisscross each other before driving in a circle around her. We see the cars back in their square letter boxes and the doors close to each as the ad ends.
Traces early development of the camera: how first efforts of March in France, Muybridge in U.S. came about as a result of movements of animals and humans. How subsequent development by Lumiere and Edison brought about the modern motion picture camera and projector.
Relates the history of man's effort to photograph and reproduce living movement. Includes the first scientific study of movement, involving 24 cameras stationed at intervals along a horse's path, Thomas Edison's work, and Lumiere's commercial projector for large audiences.
Glimpses at the origin of the motion picture, the contribution of Muybridge, Edison, and Lumiere, and fragments of the screen's first "epics." | Glimpses at the origin of the motion picture, the contribution of Muybridge, Edison, and Lumiere, and fragments of the screen's first "epics."
An advertisement for Roman frozen ravioli in which a husband argues with his wife about wanting fresh ravioli like his mother made, and the wife replies that the Roman brand frozen version is of the same quality. Submitted for Clio Awards category Packaged Foods.
An advertisement for Romper Room Children's Shoes in which an animated shoemaker has trouble selling shoes until he finds four bees making Romper Room shoes and he sells the whole stock. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.
An advertisement for a Ronson Adonis lighters in which a woman buys the product for her husband. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.
An advertisement for Ronson table lighters in which American fashion designer Anne Fogarty describes various models of table lighters for a program called "Room to Room with Ronson." Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.
An advertisement for Ronson Can-Do electric can opener in which a narrator describes everything the product can do to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Submitted for Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Ronson Roto-Shine electric shoe polisher in which a narrator describes the product and actors demonstrate it. Submitted for Clio Awards.
The commercial shows a young couple vacationing at a Jamaican resort and Jamaican natives going about their daily lives. The commercial is accompanied by a musical drum beat.
Uses found footage and animated diagrams to discuss the production, distribution, and consumption of food; the pre-war problems of overproduction and the anomaly of glutted markets and hungry people; the control exercised over production and distribution during World War II, with special attention to the food supply in Britain and America; and to offer a picture of what might be done in the post-war period.
An advertisement for Round the Clock stockings in which a model puts on the product while the camera moves slowly up her leg, and a narrator describes the brand's record keeping practice to help fit customers with the right size. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.
An advertisement for Smarties candy in which a male narrator accompanied by rock n roll music describes the product as images of the candy being produced in the factory are displayed.
An advertisement for Royal Crown (RC) Cola in which a couple drinks the product while lounging on a bear rug in front of a fireplace in their living room. The couple begins to suspect that the rug is also drinking the cola when a bottle mysteriously becomes empty. An offscreen choir sings a jingle over shots of the product being poured into a glass and sitting in a bowl of ice. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Royal Prince Yams canned foods in which an animated woman opens her "bag of tricks" to find the product and a jazz clarinet soundtrack plays. Submitted for Clio Awards category Packaged Foods.
An advertisement for Ry-Krisp packaged rye crackers in which animated characters sing about the product with costumes and music inspired by the 1920s. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.