(Burlesque Compilation Reel) 1940s-50s? 11 min: Five dancers on bare stages, viewed through a shower of golden time. May 19, 2009 Domy

(Invasion of Poland) 1939 8min. German newsreel footage alternates between smiling villagers offering flowers to Nazi soldiers and village to village fighting. The lack of narration on the naturalistic soundtrack is eerily effective, given the Nazi's reputation for shrillness. Nov 17, 2009 Domy

(Title Missing) (1946) Soundies 2 min, featuring Moya Grifford, music by Dardanelle and Her Boys Oct 21, 2008 Domy

1999 1967, Philco Ford Corp., 24 min Produced for the 1967 World’s Fair, shows just how great life is going to be in the (strangely depopulated) future. What's next? You never know, you never really know... Feb 1 2004 Aurora | June 17, 2008 Domy

21st Century Narrated by Walter Cronkite, and featuring the futuristic Philco/Ford house better known from the film 1999. Tells us all about our world today from the perspecive of 40 years ago. Includes the prognostications of science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. 25min Color 1967 Oct 20, 2009 Domy

27 Soldiers WW2 short emphasizing how the allies of many nations worked together as equals during the invasion of Italy. [1n box]

60 Second Spot 73 25 Pyramid The making of a 7 Up commercial. Fascinating.

85 Steps to Peace 1950? One-World U.N. Pinko disarmament propaganda film [1n]

A Christmas Dream Castle Films 1949 9min. : Santa teaches a little girl a lesson about fickleness Dec 16, 2008 Domy [1i]

A First Look at Computers 1973 8(?) College of DuPage Enormous 60's computers and the people who tend them

A Gift from Dirk 19 Films of the Nations Treacly story of young Dutch boy who lives on houseboat and goes to seek a special tulip for his mother. Narrated by Eddy Albert

A Good Day's Work: Serving Educational Communications Inc (2623 Kipling, Houston TX 77006), Late 60's?, 3 min The deeply satisfying life of a waitress, shot at the old Hill's Restaurant in Galveston. Dec 11, 2004 Aurora| Mar 11, 2006 SHFL | Aug 19, 2008 Domy

A is for Atom General Electric 1964 17 min - Most elements are content with their lot in life. We speak of them as "stable". But others are busy day and night being what scientists call "radioactive". Sep 15, 2009 Domy | January 26, 2008 SHFL

A Pennzoil Day 28 Pennzoil Corporate story film. The men of Pennzoil work to bring you oil! Gushers, hard hats, big machines, 70's corporate America. [1e]

A Talent for Tony 1971 11 Franciscan Communication Center Christian film. Teaches us not to desire the accomplishments of others but to submit to God's choice of accomplishments for ourselves.

A Woman's Place Is . . . 1975 United Nations Produced for International Woman's Year. Examines how Sweden has undertaken to consciously and legislatively undo gender discrimination. Interviews with younger Swedish men and women are used to support the rightness of this plan, despite the misgivings

A World Planned for Children 1942 24 unknown Working women set up day care for their children in early WW II England. Yum, treacle! [1n]

Accidents Just Don't Happen [1d]

Achieving Sexual Maturity 1973 John Wiley & Sons AKA The Naked Hairy Hippie Film [1m]

Adolescent Sexual Conflict : Are We Still Going to the Movies? News flash, girls – teenage boys just want to get into your pants. [1n]

Adrianne's Man 6? US Dept of HEW and Memphis Planned Parenthood Dating movie. Teen girl gets involved with older guy.

Aerospace Highlights for 1961 1961 12 RCA Photographic Laboratory, Patrick AFB, Fla Silent. Lots of missile launches, some manned, all of them successful with one spectacular exception.

Alco Beat Cahill 1965 12 min : Hop in the car, honey! The cops are giving away booze! Jul 15, 2008 Domy

Alcohol and the Human Brain [1k]

Alias St. Nick Official Films 1930s 8 min. :The Santa Claus skeptic saves the day. Dec 16, 2008 Domy

AM-MPQ4 Mortar Locating Radar G.E. 1950's 6min: Those pesky Koreans were pinning our boys down with their mortars, and we couldn't find 'em fast enough to fight back - until G.E. came to the rescue with the miracle of radar. Nov 17, 2009 Domy

An Airplane Trip by Jet EBF 1961 8 min : When you grow up it will be easy and fun to go wherever you want thanks to jet airplanes. Mar 17, 2009 Domy

Applying For A Job 1970? 13 (?) Encyclopedia Brittanica Vocational. Girl looking for first job makes mistakes in not being prepared but learns from them and successfully finds a position

Assasination Extra (1963) 8 min. (Silent) : 45 years ago, as news of President Kennedy's assasination came in, an employee of The Houston Chronicle grabbed a 16mm camera and started filming. Edited entirely in the camera, it documents the production of the newspaper extra from the reports arriving on the teletype to the bundles of finished papers being thrown onto trucks for distribution. Nov 18, 2008 Domy

Auf eigene Gefahr? 1965 5 FWU German safety film : At your own risk? Cute German boys in shorts on bicycles.

Automation : The Next Revolution 1950s You too can be replaced by a big greasy machine – what will America do when there are no more jobs for the uneducated? [1o]

Babes in the Woods 1957 4min : Three inept huntresses set out to catch the wolf but the wolf catches them. May 19, 2009 Domy

Basic Job Skills : Following Instructions [1g]

Bates' Car – Sweet as a Nut 1975 Great short about eccentric English inventor who runs car on methane derived from manure. [1m]

Bayou Bend late 60's? Silent. Raw footage of bayou bend grounds, antiques. For TV promo.

Be Curious [1g]

BEGINING RESPONSIBILITY: A LUNCHROOM GOES BANANAS Color, Coronet, 12min The food is so repulsed by the kiddies' lunchroom behavior that it rebels and barricades the doors. The TV crew from the middle school comes in to investigate, and broker a deal with the insugent eatables. Claymation. April 1, 2006 SHFL

Behavior Modification in the Classroom 22? Dry teacher training film

B. F. Skinner Film Needs to be reviewed [1c]

Bikes are Beautiful Bill Cosby safety film [1c]

Bomb Threat: Plan, Don't Panic Just take the message like a good girl and let the men with big ties handle the job. 1971 15min Oct 20, 2009 Domy | May 2nd, 2008 Bohemeo's | Aug 27, 2005 SHFL

Boy to Man 75? 14 Churchill Embarrasing Sex-Ed [1d]

Brain Lesions and the Behavior of Rats Psychological Cinema Register of The Pennsylvania State College Silent 1930s 12 min: Experiments by Norman R F Maier, Univ. of Michigan 1935. Demonstrates scientifically that sticking sharp objects in rats' brains make the rats kinda dumb. Feb 17, 2009 Domy

Brushing and Flossing Techniques 70s 9 Churchill Just what the title says. Plenty of pink gums. [1g]

Burma: People of the River 1957 14 Encyclopedia Brittanica Needs to be reviewed

BUT JACK WAS A GOOD DRIVER At his graveside, Jacks friends try to puzzle out how someone like Jack could have had that wreck. Commentary by a very young Beau Bridges at the end. [1o]

Buttercup early 70's? 11 Churchill Ecology film for little kids. No narration. Scenes of natural beauty gradually become scenes of pollution and decay.

By A Waterfall (1933) Warner Bros. 11 min : Busby Berkely extravaganza of synchronized swimming beauties. Excerpted from Footlight Parade in a low-grade dupe, date unknown Oct 21, 2008 Domy

Careers for Girls March of Time 1949 17min : A look at the choices available to women, now that the men are back from the war, shows a far larger range of possibilities than one might expect. Jan 20, 2009 Domy [1o]

Case History of a Rumor 1960s Right-wing conspiracy nuts spread tales of the immanent occupation of America by “barefoot Congolese troops” under the U. N. flag [1a]

Caught Without Costume 1920s 2min: The corniest gag in the world, set to a rollicking good polka. May 19, 2009 Domy

Cell Differentiation: The Search for the Organizer 84 16 Coronet. Classic embryological experiments beautifully photographed in great color.

Challenge of Office Docu about Truman [1o]

Changing Family Life [1b]

Chatter Bug 1940s 9min : British training film, but with a United States emblem on the end title so presumably it was shown in the states. Be careful what you say - it could end up strapped to the leg of a pigeon. Nov 17, 2009 Domy

CHILDREN OF SWITZERLAND Late 30s life in the alpine meadows, making cheese in a hut with uncle. Aug 26, 2006 SHFL

Children of the Kibbutz 17 Needs to be reviewed [1d]

China: Life on the Land 1969 14 1/2 Doubleday All over China cheerful volunteers are lining up to join with the peasants in harvesting the crops. [1d]

Choosing What to Buy [1d]

Color Harmony for your Home A glimpse of the era when ladies donned hat and gloves to go shopping, no doubt you will find many lovely decorating ideas in this film. 18min Color 1950's Oct 20, 2009 Domy | Mar 11, 2006 SHFL | Apr 21, 2009 Domy

Color, Color, Color 1970s 15 min : The film has lost nearly all of its green and much of its blue pigments, but the colorful narration and jaunty soundtrack makes up for it. Jan 20, 2009 Domy

Commit or Destruct 1965(?) 28(?) NET Examines the Kluge family of Lompoc Calif, whose livelihood depends on the threat of nuclear annihilation, as emblematic of life in the mid 20th century. [1i]

Communist China 1964 McGraw Hill B&W. A bit dry but good footage of the cultural revolution. [1c]

Communities and How They Work 1987 12 Encyclopedia Brittanica Needs to be reviewed [1g]

Computers in Society 80s Encyclopedia Brittanica Lots of shots of early PC's rolling down conveyor belts, acknowledges the fears of workers (which we now know to have been well founded) but offers no choice but to accept the inevitable changes. Has closed captioning.

Cooperation, Competition, Conflict 1950s [1b]

CRYSTALLIZATION Polarized light microsocopy of various liquid crystal interactions arranged with 70's style trippy music. With the projector quaver that makes all the difference.

Dances that Thrill (1946) Quality Pictures 12 min : Six fabulous burlesque specialties : Sarong of the Islands featuring Merlena Joy, The Sultan’s Favorite featuring Pege Gari and the Harem Girls, Peacock Parade featuring Rita Zane, Voodoo Virgin featuring Almita, Rhythms of the Andes featuring Mary Andes and Girls, Temple Dance featuring Sandra Oct 21, 2008 Domy

Danny's Dental Date Not just another dental hygiene film, this super-saturated Technicolor marionette dreamscape from the State of Colorado appears to have been inspired by nitrous oxide, although there's nary a sign of an anaesthetic when Danny finally gets that pesky cavity filled. 19 min 1949 Colorado Dept. of Public Health Oct 20, 2009 Domy

Dealers in Death 1952 10 min Using old newsreel footage, a hysteric documentary about Dillinger & other 30's gangsters, proclaiming their stupidity and the glorious brilliance of J Edgar Hoover's FBI in hunting them down and exterminating them. Jan 26, 2008 SHFL

Deep in the Heart of Texas Snader Telescriptions 1950 2min : Sung by Gloria Jean and Boys Jun 16, 2009 Domy

Designing With Everyday Materials - Corrugated Paper BFA 1970 12min : Don't throw out that old corrugated paper, look how much fun it is! Apr 21, 2009 Domy

Dr. Rhythm [1c]

Driving Under the Influence a lot like Alco-Beat, only longer and less entertaining [1e]

Drugs - Use or Abuse 9? Needs to be reviewed [1g]

Drugs and the Nervous System 1987 15 Churchill Cool graphics

Earth Resources : Mission 73 [1d]

Effective Writing:Learning from Advertising Language 1971 11 Coronet Needs to be reviewed [1g]

Eggs to Market 12 min: Lots and lots of great assembly line porn. The egg white separator is a thing of beauty. Feb 17, 2009 Domy

Ein Wochenende Ohne Geld International Film Bureau, Early 60's, 14 min What do you do if you're facing a weekend without money - auf deutsch? Dec 11, 2004 Aurora

EL GAUCHO GOOFY 1943, Walt Disney, Color, 8min Cowpoke Goofy is transported to the pampas of Argentina, where he shows us the exotic life of a gaucho Dec 30, 2005 SHFL [1g]

Electronic Computers and Applied Mathematics Early 1960's From pebbles on the ground to the mighty RCA 501, the story of counting and counting machines. An orgy of obsolete technology. Mar 14, 2007 SHFL

EN FACE Filmow Oswiatowych, Lodz, Poland, 1960's, 7 min, B&W Soviet-era Polish psychedelic collage animation of overlaid clip art images with mid century art music. If anyone can explain how this was supposed to build socialism, I'll buy them a beer. June 17, 2008 Domy | Jan 31, 2004 Aurora | Mar 11, 2006 SHFL

Energy Security: Whys and Wherefores 70's 15 Screen News Digest Energy crisis era film outlining early attempts at alternative energies points up how little has been accomplished today. [1b]

Era of Water Commerce 1960? 11? McGraw Hill Needs to be reviewed

European Culture Region: It's People at Work 1966 23 McGraw Hill Needs to be reviewed [1a]

Everyone Learns to Read 1970 8 Journal Films Needs to be reviewed

EVERYTHING LOOKS SO NORMAL Color,Bryan & Shultze, 1983, 28min The boss is perplexed by his falling productivity. Well, no wonder! Half the employees are getting high, stealing stuff, and running over the straight ones with forklifts. Filmed in Oil-Boom Era Houston! April 1, 2006 SHFL | Jul 15, 2008 Domy [1e]

Evolution of a Glamour Girl Candid Cinema Silent no date 4 min: Featuring Nancy and Colleen. Sisters in lonely farmhouse are so delighted to find that their bottle of Hollywood Beauty Bath has finally arrived that they haul out the old washtub and put it to the test. May 19, 2009 Domy

Exploring the Human Brain 1977 18 BFA 70's neuroscience. Cool equipment, graphics.

Families of the World: Soviet Union 1987 15 National Geographic Profile of 11 year old Uzbek girl and her family in Tashkent

Family in India: Ten of Us 1969 13 McGraw Hill Village life. [1d]

Fantasy of Feet 1969 7? Encyclopedia Brittanica Part of the Let's See series

Farming . . . Soviet Style 1982 27 Journal Films/ Australian Film Commision Needs to be reviewed [1c]

Fashon Right Summer [1c]

Feather 9? ACI A little girl with a poopy family consoles herself with a feather. Sort of.

Feelings 1979 9 Lucerne Different people in different places tell us how they feel. Has a certain something.

Fighting Petroleum Storage Fires Nat'l Fire Protection Assn, 1981 Firefighter training film has some great footage of fireballs and explosions in So. California. Be sure you know your foam and where to get plenty of it. And put out those dyke fires first! Jul 2, 2007 SHFL

Flowing Solids 15 Campus Film Prod Presented by Humble Oil & Refining Co. Fabulous 50s scientific demonstration film complete with somnambulent petrochemical technician demonstrating the miracles of catalytic cracking. [1n]

Focus on Camp Century Screen News Digest 1960's 12 min - Building a nuclear reactor under the arctic ice seemed like a good idea, back before it started melting. Sep 15, 2009 Domy

Focus on Thailand : Ally Under Fire 1967 16 Hearst Screen News Digest propaganda about the freedom loving Thais and the Communist meance threatening them, allies with America in the struggle for democracy. [1d]

Foley's Fashon Shoot 1968? 4 Silent. Raw advertising footage, models on catwalk at Foley's Dept Store in Downtown Houston.

Free Enterprise – What's That? 1960S Very odd animated film from Philips Petroleum [1m]

Freighting by Ship 70s 18? Associated Film Service Big ships, big cargo, big men working.

Frisky Feathers (1953) Coincraft, 2 min, unknown dancer Oct 21, 2008 Domy

Gage Home Movies – Esther Williams Pools [1n]

General Aviation – Fact or Fiction? Needs to be reviewed [1o]

Germany Invades Poland 1939 and 1944 [1n box]

Geometric Vectors - Addition 17

Georgie Porgie Music With Spice 1940s 2min : You may wonder why all the girls are lusting for Georgie until you see his jitterbugging moves. Dancers Patty Lacey and Ray Hirsh May 19, 2009 Domy

Get A Job (1985) NFB Canada, 11 min : Bob the Dog really needs a job, but he keeps blowing the interview. Aug 19, 2008 Domy

Girl to Woman 75? 12 Churchill Tastefully arty animations. Don't worry about what's happening to your body...just get plenty of exercise and you'll be fine. [1d]

God's Christmas Gift 16 Needs to be reviewed

GOODBYE, MR. GERM National Tuberculosis Assn, 1940, 14 min Suppose I could invent a special germ radio...and I could learn germ language too! Aug 19, 2007 SHFL | Mar 17, 2009 Domy

Grandma Bakes Bread [1b]

Greece, Story of Progress 1965 18 United World Films Needs to be reviewed [1a]

Group Dynamics 70s 20 Interesting discussion of groupthink still applicable today. [1o]

Guidance for the Seventies: Putting Yourself Together 15 1/2 BFA Deals with "Self Image" problems.

Half Inch of Selfishness [1n]

Hands Grow Up 1969 7? Encyclopedia Brittanica Part of the Let's See series.

Hangman 1980s 16min : It's always useful to know how to avoid being gruesomely killed. Apr 21, 2009 Domy

Have Another Drink, Ese? 16 L A County Health Svc Hispanic-targeted alcoholism film

Hawaiian Rhythm (1946) Castle, 11 min : Musical short from 1939 in a Castle films rerelease. Featuring the best midget tapdancing hula girl novelty number I’ve seen in a good long while. Oct 21, 2008 Domy

He Lived with us, Dear 1970(?) 25 Teenager is caught stealing lab equipment from his high school. He has been making LSD and selling it. His superficial parents are morally ambiguous when confronted with the fact, which spurs a sense of righetousness in the teen. [1p]

He's Mentally Retarded 8 Needs to be reviewed

Health: Your Senses and their Care 1974 8 AIMS Preschool/Primary

Heartbeat of a Volcano 21 Encyclopedia Brittanica Great footage of eruptions lava, scientists and seismometers, all in shades of red.

Help Wanted, Secretary: 16 min : Badly made, badly acted, the purpose that this film was meant to serve is obscure. Jan 20, 2009 Domy

Health : Your Senses & Their Care [1g]

Helpers Who Come to our House 1955 9? Coronet Odd. Needs to be reviewed

Hipsy Dipsy (1953) Coincraft, 2 min, unknown dancer Oct 21, 2008 Domy

Home Safety 1982 12 Handel Home safety. Needs to be reviewed

Hot-N-Tot 50's B & W peepshow nudie film. Unerotic, awkward.

How Females (and Males) Win Beauty Contests 1940s 2min : Who among us cannot benefit from the beauty secrets of the professionals? Apr 21, 2009 Domy

How Paper Cups, Cartons and Books are Made 1930s? Mostly about logging in primitive conditions [1b]

How Russians Play 1946 International Films Shot by American photographers in the Soviet Union between 1930-1937. [1d]

HOW TO CATCH A COLD Disney, 1951, 11 min, Color Classic cartoon about cold hygiene, including product placement for Kleenex. Seeing this film as a child convinced me that germs were everywhere and attempts to avoid them were nearly futile. May 2nd, 2008 Bohemeo's

How to Read Newspapers 12 Coronet Needs to be reviewed

How to Save a Choking Victim: The Heimlich Maneuver 78? 11 PCI Training film with Dr Heimlich.

Hula-Hula Mexican 1930s? 2 min : Hula girl swaps her skirt for a serape and brings out her inner Latina. May 19, 2009 Domy

Hush, Hoggies, Hush! Tom Johnson's Praying Pigs Center for Southern Folklore 1978 5 min: When you're poor as dirt and time lays heavy on your hands, what better way to spend it than teaching the livestock to respect the Lord. Feb 17, 2009 Domy

Hydrogen Fountain Yale Univ. 1964 3 min Silent - Sep 15, 2009 Domy

I Am Joe's Lung 1975 25 Pyramid Films Goofy, entertaining, from a series. [1b]

I Am Joe's Spine 70s 18? Reader's Digest Entertaining, cool animations [1b]

I Only Have Eyes For You and Dames Warner Bros 1934 19min : My favorite of all the Busby Berkley phantsmagoras. When was the last time you saw a girl emerge from her own eye and turn into a mirror? May 19, 2009 Domy

I’ve Got Spurs That Jingle Jangle Jingle No titles/performers unknown 1940s 2 min: Singing cowboys and dancing cowgirls. Feb 17, 2009 Domy

If You Hear the Explosion, the Danger has Passed Xerox Films 1967 12 min. : Safety engineering goes hip to get the message out to the 60’s generation. Dig it! Dec 16, 2008 Domy | Mar 11, 2006 SHFL [1g]

Im Lande Wilhelm Tells 60s 11? Language lab film for intermediate German students. Businessman in Zurich is visited by Wife and Kids and shows them the town.

Improve your Pronunciation Coronet, 1972, 11 min "Blong! That's blong!" Wrong! proves the creepy moderator with tape recorder. Our (former) President may have been absent the day they showed this film. Dec 11, 2004 Aurora | Apr 21, 2009 Domy | Aug 19, 2007 SHFL

Introductory Psychology: Information Processing 1971 Psychology Today Films 25Min. Features comedian David Steinberg and a bevy of TV's B-list actors at their very hippest partying for our edification. With the all-seeing psychologist ensconced in his monitoring booth above them. Dec 22, 2009 Domy

IS A CAREER IN RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR YOU? No talent? No problem! There's plenty of work behind the scenes for faceless nobodies just like you! April 1, 2006 SHFL [1n]

Is a Sales Career for You? late 60s 12 Needs to be reviewed

Islamic Mysticism: The Sufi Way 1972 25 Hartley Prod The film traces the history of Islam and shows the existing extent of their former and present empire. Rituals, dances, art, music and philosophy of Sufism are illustrated and discussed [1p]

It's A Beautiful Day 13 (?) Teen Drinking/Driving film. Very dorky Sheriff narrator.

It's a Matter of Pride 1975, Filmfair, 16 min We do it because it makes us feel good. And for the beautiful bentware glasses! Feb 1 2004 Aurora | April 1, 2006 SHFL | Aug 19, 2008 Domy

It's Your Future late 60's 12 AIMS/Cahill Great vocational film oriented towards black kids and blue collar jobs, but with still valid advice for today.

Japan: Of Tradition and Change 1980 23 National Geographic Needs to be reviewed [1c]

Japanese Village Life 1963 15 McGraw Hill Needs to be reviewed [1a]

Jingle Bells 1950s TV filler [1p]

Job Interview Pro Bowl 70s 19.5 Centron Silly Howard Cosell imitator provides play by play coverage of a young woman preparing for and getting her first job.

Jobs in the City: Services 1972 11? Centron Vocational

Just One of the Boys 1977 11 O.D.N. Productions Dating sensitivity film for teens. Disturbing. Girl dazzled by athlete doesn't realize he intends to share her with his friends. [1k]

Kathy, Mike and Alcohol Sid Davis Productions/ AIMS Media, Mid 70's?, 9 min I always keep a little vodka in my purse - that's what gets me through the day. Dec 11, 2004 Aurora | Jul 15, 2008 Domy

Kissing "The Girls" Goodbye Information Management Corp 1974 13 min: Middle managers, get ready. Word processing is coming to take your secretary away! Jan 20, 2009 Domy | Dec 11, 2004 Aurora

Learn Not To Burn 10 National Fire Protection Association Fire safety with Dick Van Dyke [1i]

Lena Horne Musical Short 1930s badly damaged/VS [1l]

LET'S VISIT A SHOPPING CENTER late 1960s, Film Associates, 11 min A trip to the brand new mall. Mar 11, 2006 SHFL

Life in Lowlands (The Netherlands) late 50's? 11 Coronet Geography. Good. [1g]

LIFE IN NORTHERN LANDS 1954, Coronet, B&W, 11 min Summer and winter with a Norwegian farm family. Sven is a good worker! Dec 30, 2005 SHFL | Dec 22, 2009 Domy

Listening Skills 1965 [1k]

Living With Heat British Navy training film – dull [1e]

Little Lamb [1i]

Little Tom Thumb 8 Animated kiddie crap

Loads of Pretty Women Soundies 1944 : Red River Dave and a bevy of beauties bring home the message – That Man is the center of this world. May 19, 2009 Domy

Lopsideland 1969 7? Encyclopedia Britannica Part of the Let's See series

LSD: Insight or Insanity? Bailey Films 1967 14min: When my classmates and I saw this film in Jr. High it made us all desperate to drop acid as soon as possible. Narrated by Sal Mineo. Dec 16, 2008 Domy

Lunchroom Etiquette 8? Oxford Films Needs to be reviewed [1g]

Magazine Model (1954) Universal Pictures Variety View, 9 min : The story of a young glamourpuss getting her first modeling job. Appears to have been filmed much earlier than 1954 Oct 21, 2008 Domy [1g]

Maine Barbecue A delightful romp at the lake with grilled chickens and thespian hams, courtesy of the Maine Department of Agriculture. In Maine, the preference is for a bland sauce. 8min Color 1950's Oct 20, 2009 Domy | Jan 31, 2004 Aurora

Making the Things We Need 14 Encyclopedia Brittanica Needs to be reviewed [1n]

Making TV Dance Part 1 of a 2 part film about modern dance. [1c]

Mao Tse Tung 1964 Wolper Production An episode of TV show Biography with Mike Wallace. [1c]

Marijuana With noted hipster Sonny Bono [1e]

Mathematical Peep Show 1961 IBM Charles and Ray Eames Five 2-minute films on mathematical topics produced for IBM corporation. Very stylish, although it's hard to tell what the target age group might have been. Titles are Eratosthenes, The Jordan Curve Theorem, Symmetry, Something About Functions, 2ⁿ A Story of the Power of Numbers Mar 14, 2007 SHFL [1o]

Measurement in the Food Store 1964 11 Coronet Good 60's grocery store footage, but narration dull [1g]

Meat and Meat Packing IFB 1957 11min: From the pasture to our table via the meat packing plant, with nary an immigrant face in sight. If you're squeamish about entrails you might want to skip this one. Feb 17, 2009 Domy

Meteora Excerpts 60s 8? Bell Labs Cuttings from the full 2 reel film.

Mexican Charro: Man of Two Worlds 10? Documentary about Mexican-Americans

Milk in the Computer Age Dairy Council Inc of Thornton Co & the Colorado Milk Marketing Board 1982 13 min: Nerd girl thinks class trip to the dairy farm is a snore, but when she sees what a big role automation has she changes her tune. And everything is clean, clean, CLEAN! Feb 17, 2009 Domy

Miss Classified late 60's? 4 4 TV spots for Houston Chronicle classified ads.

Miss Mystery (1953) Coincraft, 2 min, unknown dancer Oct 21, 2008 Domy

Molecules: A First Film 10 1/4 BFA [1i]

Monkey See, Monkey Do 11 Preschooler film. Needs to be reviewed [1g]

MONSTRUOS DEL ESPACIO FujiTV,1966, 28 min, B&W Episode of a Japanese rubber-suit monster serial dubbed into Spanish. Watch out for those bits of fluff! May 2nd, 2008 Bohemeo's | Oct 1, 2005 SHFL

Morals, Manners, and Varmints 9 1/2 Barr Animated

More Dangerous then Dynamite [1k]

Musical Poster No 1 (1939) 3 min. GPO Film Unit: By kinetic artist Len Lye, reputedly the first filmmaker to draw directly on the film stock. Reminds us, in a jolly way, not to let those dirty Nazis know what you're up to. Nov 18, 2008 Domy

My City 1967 18 Pepsi Cola Educational film about New York, Atlanta, Pittsburgh. Includes footage of early construction of World Trade Center, with plane crash reference

N.Y. Gateway to America Shows what a friendly, modern arrival foreign visitors can expect when they fly into NYC [1h]

Need to Achieve 1962 ca 24 Am. Psychological Assn. Attempts to asses a supposed "need to achieve" trait through psychological testing of men of many races. Claims that "the rise and fall of nations" is tied to the presence of this trait in the population. [1e]

Needs and Wants 9? Filmfair Gameshow format

News Parade June 21, 1941 : Russia Stops Hitler 1941 11(?) Castle B&W Silent: Stalin, tank battles, ski troops, Russian winter

Night People's Day 1973 Film to teach the kiddies about people who work at night made bizarre by the two fimmakers supplying all the machinery sounds with their mouths. Dec 22, 2009 Domy | Aug 19, 2008 Domy

Nimbus Prototype Test GE, Pre-1964, 5 min (Silent) Some sort of vibration test, followed by men working on satellite prototype. June 17, 2008 Domy

No Frames, No Boundaries 22? Anti nuclear arms race film with astronaut Russel Schweikart

Now I am Bigger 10 Barr A film to help build self-esteem and self-awareness in young children

Nur Eine Sekunde 1950's 20(?) Die Bundesverkehrswacht B&W. German drunk driving film.

Odd assortment of clips from lefty WW2 b-movies Miscellaneous clips spliced together incoherently. [1i]

Odyssey: A Quest for Energy 1970's 26 The thrilling energy industry. [1e]

Office Practice: Your Attitude Coronet 1972 9 min : You may not be the best employee in the office to begin with, but with a little spunk and hard work you could end up with a brand new calculator on your desk. Jan 20, 2009 Domy

Oh Baby 1 min : A strangely disjointed bit of film with the sound recorded in reverse, I like to think this the work of a nameless surrealist toiling in the labs of the company that churned these reels out. May 19, 2009 Domy

On Guard Bunco Scam artists [1p]

Other Women, Other Work... Churchill 1973 17 min : presents a series of tough, confident gals invading the "masculine" workplace. Jan 20, 2009 Domy [1o]

Our Big Round World 50's 10(?) Coronet Geography [1g]

Our Changing Family Life 1957 [1n]

Our Friend the Policeman In Jackson Miss. you can't fall off your bike without a friendly policeman being there to pick you up. 11min. Oct 1, 2005 SHFL

Painful Confession Needs to be reviewed [1p]

Pan Am's World: Bali 1972 600ft Pan Am Airways Bucolic travelogue of feudal Bali in technicolor [1n]

Pause to Consider 1962 22? Concordia Lutheran film with very young Ryan O'Neal. Not very good. [1p]

Pennzoil in Perspective 70's 11 Pennzoil Brief corporate story film. Good Houston skyline & Pennzoil Bldg footage [1h]

People, People, People (1973) 4 min. US Bicentennial Commission : Tells the history of America in 4 minutes, with special emphasis on the perfidy of the white man. With a jazz score by Benny Carter. Nov 18, 2008 Domy

People's Music. . . Soviet Style 1982 23 Journal Films/ Australian Film Commision Unremarkable [1c]

Perilous Paradise 1947 800ft Official Films Travelogue of Moro Islanders in the Sulu Sea portrays their society as a kind of tropical King Arthur's court. Pearl divers flee from meanacing manatees, giant clams and sharks, very cheesily done.

Personal Priesthood Interview Dull Mormon film

Policeman Walt Learns His Job 1958 10? Film Associates The title says it all.

Polly Tix Goes to Washington Baby Burlesk 1933 10min : I cannot even begin to describe... May 19, 2009 Domy

Posture in Action [1c]

Principles of the Transistor 1957 800ft Educational Foundation for Visual Arts British film presenting the newly invented transistor, comparing it to the familiar vacuum tubes. Wonderful archaic technology.

Private Letters of Private Dobbs WW2 USO film about how the USO is easing the transition from civilian to military life. Unfortunately incomplete, includes footage of a mobile cinema. [1n box]

PRODUCTIVITY AND THE SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY. The idea that if you expect more out of people they will respond by performing better, told by analogy with the Pygmalion story in high 70's style, with pop graphics, 30s depression footage, re-enactments and nerdy professors. And clips from (of course) My Fair Lady. [1e]

Productivity: The Key to Plenty 1949 Why does the American earn more loaves of bread than the Englishman? Because we have mastered machines! Jul 23, 2005 SHFL

Psychological Differences Between the Sexes 19

Ranger 7, 8 & 9 NASA 1965 11 min. : Sent to scout the way for future lunar landings, the ranger probes transmitted live TV images from multiple cameras as they smashed into the surface of the moon. Dec 16, 2008 Domy

ROLLER SKATE FEVER 1982, Pyramid, No narration, shot on skates in Venice California to a mixed 80's soundtrack. Entertaining., 9 min Dec 30, 2005 SHFL | Aug 27, 2005 SHFL

Safety in the Slaughterhouse Camfilm Productions (Australia), After 1975, 8.5min While a group of Australian meat inspectors stand around in a pub drinking and talking about their injuries, we are treated to intercut scenes from a meat packing plant. All the entrails sliding down stainless steel chutes you could ever want to see.. Dec 11, 2004 Aurora | August 26, 2006 SHFL

Safety on the Job: Substance Abuse 80s 18 AIMS Entertaining dopers at work stereotypes. Has closed captioning which makes several of the shots interesting visually independent of the narration.

Safety on the Schoolbus [1k]

Salute to the Navy 1942? 10min : Stirring recruitment film includes footage of the battleship Texas in NY harbor. Nov 17, 2009 Domy

San Jacinto State Park 1960s? Oddly downbeat profile of the Texas state park makes it sound rather unappealing. Jun 16, 2009 Domy

Satellites, Servants in the Sky Hearst Metrotone 1977 22 min : Modern satellite technology is going to banish poverty and war forever. Dec 22, 2009 Domy | Mar 17, 2009 Domy

Saying No to Alcohol and Drugs 1985 12:15 FilmFair Needs to be reviewed

Sell As Customers Like It 1950? J&J film to train pharmacists in marketing. [1p]

Shakes Alive (1953) Coincraft, 2 min, unknown dancer Oct 21, 2008 Domy

Shortchanged! 1960S Crack teams of shortchange artists are fanning across America victimizing unsuspecting cashiers. Learn how their tricks work so YOUR till isn't short at the end of the day. Mar 14, 2007 SHFL [1e]

Shrimp Boats Snader Telescriptions 1950 2min : Sung by Gloria Jean and Boys Jun 16, 2009 Domy

Silent Snow, Secret Snow 1966, CCM/MacMillan Films 17 min From the story by Conrad Aiken. A dreamy boy's gradual withdrawal from the hostile world of adults into silent, snowy schizophrenia. Jan 26, 2008 SHFL

Simple Organisms - Bacteria 12 Needs to be reviewed

Simple Pleasures 60s 0.5 Van De Kamps TV spot for Van De Kamp's pork and beans. [1g]

SKETCHES PRESENTS: SOME AMERICAN SCULPTURE 1970? 24 min Aug 19, 2007 SHFL [1b]

Smart Boy! 1945 17min: Never mind if your pal thinks your a weenie, it's better than spending your shore leave in the gutter. Nov 17, 2009 Domy

Sportsmanlike Driving [1e]

So Long, Pal! 1970's Color Sound 17 min : Full of gratuitous costume vignettes, this film is almost apologetic for pointing out that you really shouldn't drink and drive. Stars Steve Franken, who is probably best known for his role as Chatsworth on the TV Series Dobie Gillis. Jul 15, 2008 Domy [1o]

Something To Adore 1950s? 4min : Lotus Wing "The Toast of Shanghai" does a classic and quite sensuous striptease in what appears to be a living room while an exotica record plays in the background. May 19, 2009 Domy

Sometimes I Wonder [1p]

Space Filling Curves 1972 22 Topolgy Films Project Dry for a non-mathematician, but the brief musical interlude of the Sierpinski curve could be nicely excerpted.

Space Station Environment and Mission Simulation G.E., n/d, 6 min An early mockup of the space station and the men living inside it undergoing physiological testing. June 17, 2008 Domy

Special Effects Narrated by Jonathan Winters, shows how various special effects are done, including lots of fire. [1o]

Squeak the Squirrel Churchill 10min: Clever little Squeak! He knows how to solve all sorts of puzzles, as long as there's a nice treat at the end. Feb 17, 2009 Domy

Story of Prehistoric Man [1g]

Street Talk 1976 8? AIMS Traffic Safety [1g]

Successful Secretary [1o]

Summer of '63 1973, Sid Davis Productions, 20 min Classic VD film. The bad girl has black hair. Oh, but natch! Jan 31, 2004 Aurora | January 26, 2008 SHFL

Super Thrills in the News 1964 Castle Baby hippos chase each other around in a zoo, followed by the British/French naval battle at Oran, concluded by the Tacoma Narrows bridge self destructing.

Take a Little Pride Pretty awful [1k]

Targets 1980? Screwups receiving a second chance in the afterlife. [1o]

Ted Baryluk's Grocery The old ways are fading away in Winnipeg [1g]

TELEZONIA 1970s, AT&T, Color, 25 min Wonderfully goofy telephone company psychedelic extravaganza purporting to teach small children how to properly use the telephone. Androgynous "Telly" takes children to Telezonia, where perky children's-theater types dressed as letters and numbers teach them how to dial through song and dance numbers building to a dramatic climax. Dec 30, 2005 SHFL | June 17, 2008 Domy

Tell Me All About It 1976 9 ACI What makes a friend special? [1g]

The American Indian: Before the White Man 19 Handel Needs to be reviewed

The Atom and Industry 1952 12 min: Radioactive crude oil from Texas! Sep 15, 2009 Domy

The Atom Smashers 1952 12min – Scientists and their machines bend the mighty atom to their will. Sep 15, 2009 Domy

The Atomic Age 1950s?– More wonders of the atom Sep 15, 2009 Domy

The Audition 1970s, Counterpoint Films, 9 min Crypto Christian. Actor in empty theater is auditioned by a disembodied voice and found wanting. It will be your turn soon. Feb 1 2004 Aurora

The Big Job [1a]

The Big Test 1980? G. M. film detailing all of the high technology being brought to the testing of new car designs – so how did they manage to produce the worst cars in U.S. History? [1m]

The Boy Who Cried Wolf 80s 17 Encyclopedia Britannica Animated version of the folktale

The Burning Hell Estus Pirkle 1974 58 min The divine blood of Christ, flowing through the combined congregations of three deep south Baptist churches, bursts forth in a spectacle of the hell that awaits YOU, you motorcycle-riding hipsters! Jul 21, 2009 Domy [1p]

The Caissons Go Rolling Along Office of Emergency Management 1942? 6min: Nothing like a good singalong to get the military spirit going. Nov 17, 2009 Domy

The Chocolate Bayou Story IBM 15min: Computerization comes to the petrochemical industry. Jun 16, 2009 Domy [1i]

The Competitive Edge 24min CRM Great sales training film [1b]

The Dam at Nagarjanusar (1972) Equinox, 9 min : Fabulous film documenting the construction by hand labor of a hydroelectric dam in Mysore, India. Aug 19, 2008 Domy

The Dangerous Stranger (1st Ed) Pathe 1949 The nice policemen shows us how we mustn't trust strangers. The Sid Davis classic in its first incarnation has a great cartoon-character finish. Jul 2, 2007 SHFL

The Dangerous Stranger 3rd Ed 1964 10 Sid Davis The nice policemen shows us how we mustn't trust strangers

The Date 1977 8 1/2 ODN Dating sensitivity film. Creepy.

The Day Geography Got Lost early 60's 25? Methodist Church Story of two congregations of earnest young Methodists, one in America, the other in Sarawak, each searching their souls trying to save the other. Sarawakians seem surprised that there are black people in America who are Christians. A bit long for the c

The Fat Film Needs to be reviewed [1o]

The Flowline of Understanding 1960s Oilfield supervisor training film [1b]

The Haunted House 14 Encyclopedia Brittanica Ghost story with three endings.

The Heimlich Maneuver [1g]

The House that Gus Built 36 Managing by Goals & Results. New guy encounters resistance from entrenched oldtimer

The Invisible Universe 1974 14 min : Documentary about radio astronomy grows ever more frenzied in speculation until reaching a possibly crypto-Christian climax. Mar 17, 2009 Domy

The Lady or the Tiger EBE, 1969 Portentious parable. Hard to describe, except that it is SOOO 1969. Psychedelic reverse-color golf carts! Jul 2, 2007 SHFL

The Man that Comes Around Official Films 1940s 2min : Another one of the oldest gags in the book, with a ghastly "child" to sing about it. May 19, 2009 Domy

The Math/Science Encounter 1984 24 1/2 Barr Nerd Girl gives dumb jock crash course in the wonders of science, earning him an A and regaining his place on the team.

The National Anthem Nov 17, 2009 Domy

The Naughty Duckling 1970 9 Encyclopedia Brittanica Terrible! Crappy stop-action animation used to teach the naughtiness of disobeying mother. [1g]

The Nautical Fantasy 1930s 2min : An art-deco dream that begins with babies and ends with breasts. May 19, 2009 Domy

The Party Game 1977 9? ODN Dating movie. Girl makes the mistake of going to the pool house with party crasher. [1k]

The Physicists 70s 800ft Document Associates Documentary features leading theoretical physicists of the time discussing new speculative ideas in physics such as black holes and quarks. Quite interesting.

THE PROTECTED SCHOOL Department of Civil Defense, 1965, 5 min, B&W Our community has a lovely new school. And the decontamination showers are built right in! May 2nd, 2008 Bohemeo's | Dec 11, 2004 Aurora

The Quiet Revolution of Mrs Harris 1976, Doubleday Multimedia, 19 min The real revolution was not in the streets but in the hearts of women leading ordinary lives. Jan 31, 2004 Aurora

The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle Plucky trike flees the evil trashmen. 10Min. 1982 Phoenix Films Oct 1, 2005 SHFL

The Romance [1d]

The Shape of Films to Come 1968 Directed by legendary photographer/filmmaker Willard Van Dyke, narrated by Walter Cronkite. Overview of avant-garde American filmmaking circa 1968, featuring lots of clips of films by Ed Emshwiller, Stan Vanderbeek and many others, plus glimpses of the 19

The Shepherd 70's Crappy animation about a shepherd who wanders around the big city with a bunch of sheep looking for a job.

The Size of the Moon 1970 7? Movieland-Latchford Prod Good visuals of moon, orbital models

The Soviet Union: A Student's Life 1972 20 Encyclopedia Brittanica Détente era view of a Soviet university student. [1n]

The Steel Reef 26min Oil rigs are a boon to the marine environment. Just lookit all them fish! We're after amberjack today... Jun 16, 2009 Domy

The Story of Prehistoric Man 11 Coronet Lot's of really bad dioramas

The Texas City Disaster 1960 5min Pathe Milestones of the Century Jun 16, 2009 Domy

THE TRANSISTOR British film from 1957 explaning to a vacuum tube world that everything is about to change. A feast of archaic technology and laboratories.

THE VOICE OF CHINA late 1930s, Chinese Ministry of Information, B&W, 9(?) min Propaganda film extolling the timeless spirit of the Chinese peasantry in the fight against the Japanese invaders, who are never named, being referred to only as "The Enemy". Dec 30, 2005 SHFL

The Winning Team 1960s Oilfield supervisor training film [1b]

Thermo Case 1973 5(?) General Electric From GE space systems comes the thermal knowhow to secure America's energy future in the oilfields of the Alaskan north slope.

This Could Be America 1940s 6min. While showing footage of US attacks on Japanese territory this war bond film stresses that, from the air, it's hard to tell the difference between a Japanese target and an American one, not to create any sense of empathy but rather in the spirit of doing unto them what they would do unto us. Nov 17, 2009 Domy

Those Beautiful Dames Warner Bros 1934 : And for something completely different, though not without a shake of a bottom, Hollywood recycles the tune into a toon with a special Depression vibe. May 19, 2009 Domy

Three Party Girls 1920s? 2 min : Those of you who think the paper dress was invented in the 1960s are about to learn otherwise! May 19, 2009 Domy

Time Piece [1b]

Toes Tell 1969, Encyclopedia Brittannica, 6 min "... allows boys and girls to talk and write about their feet and how things feel to their toes." With just that touch of eroticism that is so important in reaching the elementary school student. Feb 1 2004 Aurora | Aug 27, 2005 SHFL | Nov 18, 2008 Domy

Total War WW2 from a Canadian POV [1l]

Trade Tattoo (1937) 6 min. GPO Film Unit: Also by Len Lye. Trade Tattoo celebrates the wonders of the British postal system. Nov 18, 2008 Domy

Tropicana (1946) Soundies 2 min, featuring Moya Grifford Oct 21, 2008 Domy

Trouble with the Law 1972 LCA Needs to be reviewed [1n]

Tumbleweed: An Odyssey ACI 1970s 14min : A little tumbleweed runs away to the big city to find its undreamed-of fate. Dec 16, 2008 Domy

Turning a Sphere Inside Out (1977) 22 min. Topology Films Project : From the days of primitive computer graphics, illustrates Smale's paradox by means of laboriously constructed models which were then hand digitized to produce a computer visualization. Nov 18, 2008 Domy

Twirling Tassels (1953) Coincraft, 2 min, featuring Moya Grifford Oct 21, 2008 Domy

Two Factories : Japanese - American (1974) LCA, 21 min : Compares workers and workplace practices at two transistor radio factories, feeding the contemporary fears that American industry was being inexorably crushed by Japan Aug 19, 2008 Domy

UFO:Unrestrained Flying Objects 12? Needs to be reviewed

Unchained Goddess 45(?) Bell Labs The science of meteorolgy, with Dr Baxter and Meteora, the Goddess of Weather

Und dann waren es nur noch vier 50's? 20 Mobil B&W. German drunk driving film. The Federal Traffic Safety Bureau presents: And then only four were left.

Under the Influence [1e]

Understanding Stresses and Strains How to cope with the pressures of modern life. 8min. Oct 1, 2005 SHFL [1i]

Until I get Caught 70s ca 24 Numerous Anti drunk driving film narrated by Dick Cavett. Dry, but lots of shots of drunk people in bars and at parties, early breathalyzers, obstacle course driving, cops, bar signs, victims families both in US and in Sweden

Using Money Wisely [1k]

Using Your Voice Young America 1950 11min : Now that we've learned how to pronounce words properly, its time to put them together in the right way to show the world that you know what you're talking about Apr 21, 2009 Domy

Values: Understanding Others 8 1/4 BFA Teaching boys to get along [1g]

Venture Offshore Clark Oil & Refining Corp, 1970s The drama of offshore oil exploration & production. Lots of nerds, machines and 70's technology Jul 2, 2007 SHFL [1b]

Voting Procedures USA 1955 [1o]

Watchtower over Tomorrow Office of Government Information 1945 12min : Once we defeat the Axis, the United Nations is going to banish poverty and war forever. Mar 17, 2009 Domy

We The People Needs to be reviewed [1b]

We Want Goods and Services 1967 10 Barr 1st grader film about the difference between goods and services [1g]

What Can I Do? Needs to be reviewed [1o]

What Do Drugs Do? 8? Encyclopedia Brittanica Needs to be reviewed

What is Automation? 1965 Assembly line footage. In the future, factories will have almost no employees. The rest of us will be on permanent vacation. Mar 14, 2007 SHFL

What Makes Rain? [1k]

What Makes Weather? 14 Encyclopedia Brittanica Needs to be reviewed

Whatever Happened to Honesty? 1977 14? Alfred Higgins Prod Sheesh, you can't even leave you bike leaning against a tree without somebody ripping it off! [1o]

When the Wind Stops 1986 11 AIMS Based on a book by Charlotte Zolotow

Where Does Our Food Come From? 1956 11 Coronet Follows Dickie as he discovers where foods come from when he talks to men who deliver dairy products, meats, and fresh fruits and vegetables [1g]

Who Do You Tell? [1g]

Why Animals Live Where They Do 1969 11? Coronet Needs to be reviewed

Why Take A Chance? General Tires 1950s 9 min. Hey you! Those pathetic tires you're driving on are turning your car into a deathtrap! Better buy some Generals. Dec 16, 2008 Domy

Women in Science and Engineering [1o]

Work and You. Do you know what you want? Sandler Institutional Films, 1976 Strangely downbeat vocational film. Message seems to be that there are so many kinds of job in the world even a loser like you can find something to do. Lots of good 70s styles, workplace scenes Jul 2, 2007 SHFL

World of Wax [1l]

World Parade 213 Bali 30's(?) Castle B&W Silent. Travelogue. Lots of naked breasts. Good gamelan and dance footage.

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 1950's 26(?) Heinz B&W. The Story of Preserved Foods, presented by The House of Heinz. Ridiculous corporate vanity film. [1e]

Your Chance to Live: Psychological Response Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Needs to be reviewed

Your Civil Defense 1948? 13 1/2 Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Film explaining how, even though our mighty military is doing all it can to defend us against the bomb, we must all be prepared do do our part no matter what may happen. Great footage of early Univac computer and other 40's high technology.

Your Job: You and Your Boss 1969 16 Coronet Good film about meeting your boss's expectations.

Your Mouth 15:45 BFA Needs to be reviewed

Zoo Families 9(?) Needs to be reviewed [1g]