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Max J. Rosenberg, Ellis Katzman, Elbert C. Weaver, John A. Skarulis, William H. Pasfield, Herman J. Engel, Robert Braverman, Ross Lowell, Geraldine Lerner, Peter Robinson
Summary:
Records an experiment in which the molecular weight of a compound is determined through knowledge of the percentage composition by weight of the compound and application of Avogadro's Law. Animation is employed to show the differences in characteristics of two substances of identical composition through reference to the substances' molecular structure.
An advertisement for "Maxim Freeze-Dried Coffee," or instant iced coffee, narrated by a man who is accompanied by music. The scene depicts percolators being used in fourteen different ways other than to make coffee, such as a fishbowl, during the summer. The scene ends with a close-up of the product on ice as the narrator says, "You may never "perc" again."
An advertisement for Maxwell House ground coffee in which a narrator demonstrates the brewing process and describes the taste. Submitted for Clio Awards category Short Spots.
An advertisement for Maxwell House ground coffee in which a narrator demonstrates what can fit in one of the product jars for reuse. Submitted for Clio Awards category Short Spots.
Maynard Mack, Stratford Shakespearean Festival Company of Canada, Massachusetts Council for the Humanities, Peter Donat, Charmion King, Max Helpmann, William Needles, Frances Hyland, Douglas Campbell, Michael Livesey, Robert Johnson, Fred Lasse, Desmond Heeley, Brian Jackson, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Summary:
Hamlet is presented as a story of a young man achieving maturity - the discovery of the presence of evil, separating reality from wishes, and the problem of contamination. | Develops an understanding of Shakespeare's characters and their motivations through an emphasis upon Hamlet as a young man gradually comprehending the seemingly contradictory forces which cause seemingly unsolvable problems. The problems examined include the reality and permanence of evil and the fact people are not always what they seem, the separation of reality from the deceptive, the contamination of good intentions by evil forces, the reality of death, and the view of man as "royal."
An advertisement for Mazola corn oil in which an offscreen male narrator describes the germ of a corn kernel and how it contains the "key to life and growth" of corn products. As the narrator speaks, a corn kernel transforms into a bottle of Mazola corn oil, which a hand picks up and pours into a bowl. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for McDonald's in which a mother takes her two daughters to eat at the restaurant after her husband leaves for an extended trip. A jingle plays over a scene of mother and daughters eating, while the woman states in voiceover narration that McDonald's makes it easier for her during times when she has to be "both the mother and the father." One of the winners of the 1973 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for McGarry Sausages in which a puppet is hanging from a window ledge and asks for help. A second puppet asks if they can buy McGarry's sausages. The first puppet says no, then the second puppet slams the window down and says, "why don't you drop down to the store for some?"
An advertisement for McGarry Sausages in which two puppets are at a dinner table. One puppet asks the other if they want a bite, the other puppet says yes, then the first puppet bites the second puppet.
An advertisement for McGarry Sausages in which two puppets are sitting on a wall. One puppets says "eat McGarry sausages and your troubles will vanish" then the other puppet disappears.
Presents two films. Welcome soldier! outlines the various government plans created to help Canadian World War II veterans return to civilian life in the workplace and at home. In the companion film, John Buckley, the labour representative on the Ontario Social Security and Rehabilitation Committee, chairs a discussion among service men and women on the difficulties faced by veterans returning to the work force.
Comprised of three short films by Walton Films, "The Reign of King George VI," "Elizabeth - Our Queen," and "Trooping the Colour Ceremony," and one film by Peak Film Productions, "London," about England's Royal Family and London (in order of appearance):
The Reign of King George VI - “A tribute to His late Majesty, including his Coronation, war-time shots with his troops, post-war years, and the last tragic pictures taken at London Airport on January 31st, 1952. The Lying-in-State and Royal Funeral.” - Walton Films 1958 Film Catalogue
Elizabeth - Our Queen - “A fine film portrait of our gracious Sovereign, showing her wedding in Westminster Abbey, a family gathering when Princess Anne was christened, and other events leading to her accession.” - Walton Films 1958 Film Catalogue
London (K68, Reel 1) - “Piccadilly; Eros; Night Signs; Oxford Street; Park Lane; Hyde Park Corner. United States Embassy; Roosevelt Memorial.” - Peak Film Catalogue 1954
Trooping the Colour Ceremony - “The historic ceremony as the Guards honour the Queen’s Official Birthday. Magnificent close-ups of Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace and Horse Guards Parade." - Walton Films 1958 Film Catalogue
A narrator explains how defenseless and helpless newborn babies are. He then goes on to tell the audience that you can protect you baby from skin diseases by using Mennen Gentell baby soap. While the narrator is talking a baby is shown crying and receiving a bath.
Mennen After Shave Lotion is placed in a water cooler instead of water. The men in the office gather around the water cooler to use the lotion. The commercial concludes with a female co worker throwing her arms around one of the men that just used the lotion.
A narrator explains how defenseless and helpless babies are. He then goes on to tell the audience that you can protect you baby from skin diseases by using Mennen Gentell baby soap. While the narrator is talking a baby is shown crying and receiving a bath.
An advertisement for Mennen Genteel Baby Bath Soap featuring a montage of close-ups of an infant being washed with the product, accompanied by a heartbeat soundtrack. The commercial was designed and directed by graphic designer Saul Bass, best known for his work as a Hollywood poster and title sequence designer. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for the Mercedes-Benz 350SL in which six cars perform a synchronized "ballet" of mimicking each other's movements and weaving into and out of each other's paths. An offscreen male narrator describes the features of the vehicle, emphasizing how the model is so responsive, six cars "can react as one." One of the winners of the 1973 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for a 1959 Mercury automobile in which a spokesperson demonstrates the quality of the car's enamel by exposing the car to various stimuli, including fire, oil, detergent, water, and gravel. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for a 1960 Mercury automobile in which the car takes a fantasy trip to Jamaica, where it travels around the country and the Jamaican population performs labor and sings a jingle for the Mercury during a celebration. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
A Mercury Meteor drives down a road as a narrator tells the viewer to dial m for Mercury Meter. The narrator also tells the viewers to dial other letters as he lists the benefits of the Mercury Meteor.
An advertisement for the Mercury Monterey sedan in which a woman shows her husband a film she has made featuring her neighbor as a Mercury dealer. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
A young American couple are sailing from colder climates to Jamaica for a honeymoon and they've brought their Mercury car with them on the trip. The announcer is singing in an overt Jamaican accent about the car and the couples adventure with Jamaican musicians depicted only through their hands playing instruments providing music to accompany the jingle. We see the car travel through Jamaica with the couple, including to the beach where older British women inspect it appreciatively. As the couple drives other white tourist also smile at the car. In the final scenes all of the white tourists are gathered around the Mercury car shaking maracas as the black, Jamaican people play music and dance around the car smiling.
An advertisement for a 1959 Mercury automobile in which a private investigator narrates the plot to steal the Mercury by Zsa Zsa Gabor. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
A Mercury Comet rolls into an old western town where it is confronted by another Comet. Tension builds between the two cars until a third Comet comes in and breaks up the fight.
A pant-less boy carries his ripped Dura-Jeans to Mervyn to receive his guaranteed free replacement jeans as part of Mervyn's children durability policy.
A man reminds the viewers of how the minutemen at the Battle of Lexington & Concord protected American freedom. The commercial concludes with the man encouraging viewers to return next week to watch another episode about Winston Churchill.
An advertisement for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in which a child draws pictures while his father describes in voiceover how a Metropolitan agent helped the family take stock of their financial assets. An offscreen narrator touts Metropolitan's "family security check-up" offerings. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
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.
Michael Ference, George Benton, Encycopaedia Britannica Films Inc.
Summary:
Explains the principles accounting for the distribution of air over the earth. Reveals the composition of atmosphere and explains its pressure and temperature at varying altitudes. Demonstrates how sun rays heat the earth's surface unevenly and how this phenomenon and the earth's rotation cause air movement. Emphasizes the role of atmosphere circulation in creating air pressure zones which, in turn, produce weather and climate. An Erpi classroom film.
"Play a Little Longer, Live a Little Better," made by Michelle Obioma, was selected as a runner up winning video in "Safety Together: An Archival Remix Contest" organized by Indiana University Libraries.
In Spring 2024, IU Libraries launched its second ever archival remix contest, "Safer Together," a donor-funded contest from IU Libraries Moving Image Archive. In response to the alarming number of IUB students who reported binge drinking and consuming hard alcohol, participants were invited to create a short, compelling video using archival footage to raise awareness about alcohol misuse.
All videos were judged by a Review Board in categories of originality, quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of raising awareness around alcohol misuse.
As a runner-up, Michelle received a prize of $500!
Full website: https://libraries.indiana.edu/safer-together
An advertisement for Midas Mufflers in which an animated car drives to get its muffler fixed, accompanied by music and captions explaining the process and guarantees. Then a male narrator says, "So, drive safely to you Midas Muffler shop."
An advertisement for Midas Mufflers in which an animated car drives to get its muffler fixed, accompanied by music and captions explaining the process and guarantees. Then a male narrator says, "So, drive safely to you Midas Muffler shop."
An advertisement for Midas Mufflers in which an animated man drives a loud jalopy around nervous about how long it would take to fix his muffler. A male narrator reassures him that it only takes 15 minutes to replace a muffler at Midas.
An advertisement for Milday's frozen blintzes in which a narrator describes how the product is American as apple pie and hot dogs, and how to cook the blintze in a fry pan. Submitted for Clio Awards category Packaged Foods.
A girl pester her mother asking if it is time to add the Milani Salad Dressing. The mother finally allows her daughter add the dressing and the narrator mentions Milani's different types of salad dressings.
An advertisement for Milk-Bone Flavor Snacks dog biscuits that depicts a cartoon talking dog addressing himself in a mirror. The dog commands himself to do a number of tricks and then gives himself Flavor Snacks as rewards and then goes on to describe the product in more detail.
An advertisement for Millbrook packaged bread in which the animated character Maestro Millbrook announces the brand's "miracle mix" white bread. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Millinery Institute of America apparel in which a model poses in the brand's line of hats. Submitted for Clio Awards category Apparel.
An advertisement for Milton Bradley's Summit strategy board game in which an onscreen announcer describes the game over stock footage of industrial production plants and shots of a family playing the game at home. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A woman advertises the various cloths available at Minnesota Fabric. As she is talking, her legs walk off and new sets of legs walks in, each wearing different types of cloth and clothing.
An advertisement of Mirinda orange soda in which a man drinks the product at an outdoor restaurant, followed by scenes of thousands of oranges flooding over a waterfall, falling down rooftops and city streets, and eventually covering the ground waist-deep around the man and restaurant. An offscreen narrator describes how Mirinida tastes like "an orange avalanche" and a chorus sings a jingle. One of the winners of the 1973 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Molson Beer in which a male narrator speaks in French Canadian about "La Force De L'Age" (translated The Strength of the Age) while music plays and images of construction are shown. Images of electrical plant, hospital, stadium, and dam. The commercial ends with the Molson logo and slogan "La Bonne Biere de Chez Nous."
An advertisement for Molson Canadian Lager Beer in which a brass band enters the Molson beer factory. The tuba player gets stuck entering the doors and chases the rest of the band through the factory. The tuba player accidentally ends up on a truck which drives away at the end of the commercial, as the slogan, "It's the FRIENDLY lager" is spoken and displayed
An advertisement for Molson Beer in which a male narrator speaks in French Canadian about "La Force De L'Age" (translated The Strength of the Age) while music plays and images of construction are shown. Riders on a subway look out and see construction sites including building of the metro. The commercial ends with the Molson logo and slogan "La Bonne Biere de Chez Nous."
An advertisement for Molson Beer in which an man is pictures playing an accordion next to a river before the camera quickly cuts away to a male narrator speaking in French Canadian about "La Force De L'Age" (translated The Strength of the Age) while music plays and images of industry are pictured. Boats, bridges, highways, and city buildings are all seen while music plays. The commercial ends with the Molson logo and slogan "La Bonne Biere de Chez Nous." Narration is in French.
An advertisement for Molson's Beer in which a coach sings a song with various sports players, asking them to pair sports with various items. Then they all sing that Molson's Export Ale goes with every good thing.
An advertisement for Monarch brand baking mixes in which a man returns home from work to find that his wife has prepared a dessert using Monarch's date square mix. The couple embrace while the man passes his son a date square. An offscreen narrator describes the quality of the date square mix, while a choir sings a jingle about how Monarch products will "make you proud of everything you bake." Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Morpul nylons in which a jingle plays over animation of various lines and shapes and stop-motion images of a woman wearing the product. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
Mortimer J. Adler, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Tony Van Bridge, Donald Moffat, George Gitto, Edward Grover, Angelis Alexandris, C. Walter Hodges, Robert Johnson, Michael Livesey, Robert A. Goodwin, John Barnes
Summary:
Presents a character study of Socrates the man, teacher, and philosopher. Dramatizes scenes from the dialogue of Plato. Points out Socrates' method of teaching, his reason for questioning his peers, and his thoughts concerning the complacency of men's minds.
Introduces the music of the woodwinds. Presents the story of their evolution from outdoor performances to the concert hall. Includes the following: the Second Movement of Haydn's Divertimento in B Flat Major; the First Movement of Antonio Rosetti's Wind Quintet in E Flat; and the Pastorale of Gabriel Pierne.
An advertisement for Moulinex's electric knife in which the knife is demonstrated effortlessly cutting through a large stack of various produce and meats as an offscreen male narrator speaks in French. One of the winners of the 1975 Clio Awards.
The narrator explains that the secret to Mrs.Filbert's mayonnaise is in how it is made and not in the ingredients. The different ingredients are animated with stop motion.
An advertisement for "Mrs. Paul's Fried Onion Rings Party Pack" that is narrated by a man accompanied by music. The advertisement depicts fried onion rings showing up in the most unlikely places, like in a slot machine at a casino. The scene ends with a close-up of the product as the narrator praises it.
After a shootout with the police a criminal is asked to come out of the house with his hands up. Before surrendering himself to the police the criminal applies Mum Spray Deodorant.
A man and a woman both wear matching suits. A narrator then states the way you can tell the difference between a man and woman is that a woman wears New Mum Deodorant Spray.
A man and a woman both wear matching motorcycle suits. A narrator then states the way you can tell the difference between a man and woman is that a woman wears New Mum Deodorant Spray.
Four reporters rush to pay phones to tell their news agency about Muriel Cigars. Then actress/singer Edie Adams walks into the room singing a song about Muriel Cigars.
An advertisement for My-T-Fine chocolate pudding in which a narrator describes the product while a person eats a bowl of it. Submitted for Clio Awards category Short Spots.
An advertisement for Nabisco Baronet packaged cookies in which a branded merry-go-round is used to demonstrate the product's ingredients while a woman sings about it. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Fig Newtons packaged cookies in which two varieties of fig dance a minuet and combine to create the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Fig Newtons packaged cookies in which a narrator discusses how eating one cookie always leads to another. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
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 Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Fig Newtons packaged cookies in which a boy tries to mail himself to Nabisco to find on-brand Fig Newtons instead of the other fig cookies his mother served him. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Oreo packaged cookies in which a baby named Chester yells the word "oreo" which such force that it knocks his parents over. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Premium Snowflake packaged saltine crackers in which a woman brings in a tray of food from the rain and demonstrates how the brand's package stays dry. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Sugar Honey Grahams packaged crackers in which an animated daisy and daffodil sing about the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Vanilla Wafers packaged cookies in which a hungry animated pirate hallucinates that his parrot is a box of Vanilla Wafers and so he chases the animal to the bottom of the ocean where they dance and sing. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Vanilla Wafers packaged cookies in which a song plays highlighting the eggs used in the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Veri-Thin packaged pretzels in which a narrator uses a Dutch accent to recite a story similar to "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in order to sell the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabiso Ritz packaged crackers in which a song plays about how the product can be paired with any food. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Ritz Crackers in which a woman marches to the store to buy the product while a song plays. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
A woman sings a jingle as stop motion animated flowers dance to the tune of the jingle. The flowers' honey tears form into graham crackers when hitting the ground.
An advertisement for Nair lotion, cream, foam, and spray hair removal products in which four women in short jeans dance outside on a front stoop and sing about how they dare to wear short shorts. Two offscreen narrators state that Nair products remove hair to make legs ready for short shorts. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
Naomi Feil, Edward R. Feil, Edward Feil Productions
Summary:
Sponsored by Citizens For Progress, this film encourages citizens to vote for the renewal of the city income tax in order to address needed improvements in roads, bridges, playgrounds, sidewalks, and other neglected city infrastructure.
Naomi Feil, Edward R. Feil, Ken Feil, Edward G. Feil
Summary:
Scenes from Kenny's birthday party in January 1972, featuring children in party hats eating around a dining room table. Naomi brings out a cake that reads "Happy Birthday 5 Kenny". The children then watch as the birthday boy opens gifts. The snowy suburban street is visible through the living room window.
