![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Sudden Birth
This film was made to instruct police officers on the basics of childbirth and to show them an actual birth - mostly so they wouldn't panic or pass out when confronted with such a scenario. WARNING! The poor acting by actual police officers and doctors and low production values in this film make the live birth scene even more shocking than others from this genre.
Keywords: police training; miracle of birth
Downloads: 126,069
Average rating:  (19 reviews) |
| 200
This trippy tribute to our country's 200th birthday was funded by a Bicentennial Project Grant and animated by Vincent Collins who made other psychedelic cartoons. This film was produced by the United States Information Agency -the government's propaganda agency.
Keywords: patriotism; propaganda
Downloads: 19,747
Average rating: (14 reviews) |
| Beginning Responsibility: Lunchroom Manners
The rude, clumsy puppet Mr. Bungle shows kids how to behave in the school cafeteria - the assumption being that kids actually want to behave during lunch. This film has a cult following since it appeared on a Pee Wee Herman HBO special.
Keywords: social engineering; puppet chaos
Downloads: 50,258
Average rating:  (25 reviews) |
| Our Mr. Sun - Frank Capra Productions
From the description in Rick Prelinger's Field Guide to Sponsored Films: Popular scientific film directed by Frank Capra that launched the Bell System Science series. Combining animation and live action, Our Mr. Sun uses a scientist-writer team to present information about the sun and its importance to humankind. NOTE: Produced in Technicolor, the film was originally telecast in 1956 and 1957 to 9 million homes; some 600 16mm prints were distributed to schools and community organizations through...
Keywords: sun; bell science series; science; animation
Downloads: 22,150
Average rating: (4 reviews) |
| Drugs Are Like That
Anita Bryant (famous Florida orange juice and anti-gay spokeswoman) narrates this film that tries to simplify its drug abuse message with an analogy of kids putting together a contraption out of Lego blocks. Although the metaphors often don't make sense, the visual impact of the film is stunning and could easily be quite popular with individuals consuming illicit drugs. Also, like most anti-drug films, this could be a tempting introduction to drugs for some youths yearning to escape their "borin...
Keywords: drugs
Downloads: 47,589
Average rating:  (24 reviews) |
| Private SNAFU - The Home Front
Private Snafu imagines the good times his family is having back home while he's stationed in the Arctic. Technical Fairy First Class shows that even his family is helping with the war effort - his dad building tanks, his mom planting a Victory Garden, Grandpa riveting battleships, and his girl joining the WAC's and even the family's horse is pitching in. This is one of 26 Private SNAFU ('Situation Normal, All Fouled Up) cartoons made by the US Army Signal Corps to educate and boost the morale th...
Keywords: military; animation; Private SNAFU
Downloads: 26,957
Average rating: (6 reviews) |
| Parent To Child About Sex
While this films producers should be applauded for their sensible approach in teaching parents how to talk to kids about sex, the awkward reading of cue cards and embarrassing situations will produce nervous giggles among even the most jaded audiences. This film was produced by some of the pioneers of sex education whose ideas are still being challenged by school boards today.
Keywords: puberty
Downloads: 17,590
Average rating: (11 reviews) |
| Private SNAFU - Booby Traps - Robert Clampett
Private Snafu learns about the hazards of enemy booby traps the hard way. This is one of 26 Private SNAFU ('Situation Normal, All Fouled Up) cartoons made by the US Army Signal Corps to educate and boost the morale the troops. Originally created by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and Phil Eastman, most of the cartoons were produced by Warner Brothers Animation Studios - employing their animators, voice actors (primarily Mel Blanc) and Carl Stalling's music.
Keywords: military; animation; Private SNAFU
Downloads: 79,723
Average rating: (8 reviews) |
| Gateways to the Mind
The story of what science has learned about the human senses and how they function. Includes documentary sequences.
Downloads: 8,086
Average rating: (5 reviews) |
| To Hear Your Banjo Play
Presents the origin of the banjo, the development of southern folk music and its influence upon Americans. Pete Seeger plays his banjo and narrates the story.
Keywords: American folk music
Downloads: 17,615
Average rating:  (9 reviews) |
| Electric Eel
Irwin Moon shows us the electric eel and demonstrates its amazing abilities to shock fish for food and to use "radar" to find the fish.
Keywords: science vs. religion
Downloads: 21,397
Average rating: (7 reviews) |
| The Story - ACI Productions
A filmmaker, Homer, records his young son, Matt, telling an imaginative story to his two younger sisters, Lisa and Maggie. Records the spontaneous tale with all the interruptions, comments and reactions of the sister. Can you name the celebrity in this film?
Keywords: before they were famous
Downloads: 13,582
Average rating: (5 reviews) |
| VD is for Everybody
The American Social Health Association was always experimenting with new ways to educate the public about venereal disease. They helped produce the first VD education film, "Fit to Fight", in 1918 in order to educate soldiers being shipped abroad to fight in the first World War. Although this popular TV public service announcement informs the public that everybody is susceptible to venereal disease, strangely, it also seems to imply that having VD will make you successful, attractive and happy...
Keywords: venereal disease; PSA; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Downloads: 67,848
Average rating: (22 reviews) |
| If Mirrors Could Speak : Self-Image Film
In hopes of keeping kids' attention, social engineering films would often use supernatural elements to make their points. In this film, we see a magic talking mirror that reflects bratty kids as clowns. Most of the misbehaving kids understand how their behavior is disruptive and make amends. Surprisingly, one kid doesnt care if he is a "clown" and continues being a jerk probably for the rest of his life...
Keywords: social engineering
Downloads: 144,199
Average rating: (9 reviews) |
| Comparative Tests On A Human And A Chimpanzee Infant Of Approximately The Same Age, Part 2 - Pennsylvania State Univ. Psych. Cinema Register
Compares the reactions of a normal human infant between the ages of 10 and 14.5 months to psychological tests, and the responses of a chimpanzee companion, age 7.5 to 12 months, to the same tests. Brings out the effects of different rates of growth and learning abilities and illustrates the capacity of the animal to outdo the child in many tests. Includes hand preference, startle reaction time, delayed reaction, cap-on-head, detour, tickle, ice and rotation test.
Downloads: 9,426
Average rating: (2 reviews) |
| Square Dancing - Bob Osgood
"Sets In Order", a magazine devoted to square dancing, created this film to attract new audiences.
Keywords: dancing
Downloads: 6,612
Average rating: (2 reviews) |
| [Rural Civil Defense TV Spots 1965] - Dept of Civil Defense
Public service announcements by the U.S. Civil Defense office inform farmers what to do in case of nuclear attack using marionettes.
Keywords: civil defense; atomic; puppets
Downloads: 19,516
Average rating: (9 reviews) |
| Santa Claus' Punch and Judy
Santa magically creates a Punch and Judy puppet show to the delight of children at a Christmas party. WARNING! Parents may wish to watch this before exposing innocent eyes to the comic brutality of a Punch and Judy puppet show from the late 1940s - including some very non-PC scenes. Punch & Judy professor/historian Geoff Felix describes the film: The value of this film is that it is a record of a performance by George Prentice whose Punch and Judy show achieved great popularity in Variety during...
Keywords: Santa; puppet chaos; senseless violence
Downloads: 13,328
Average rating: (13 reviews) |
| Down and Out
While attempting to show us the common hazards which cause workers to lose their balance, this film has more slapstick than most Three Stooges shorts - the films hero fall down more than thirty times. Its not clear whether the film was meant to be funny as workers probably were laughing at this poor schnook more than learning from his mistakes.
Keywords: work safety
Downloads: 6,288
Average rating: (7 reviews) |
| Buying Food
Made for home economics class, this is a primer on sensible food shopping. We learn to read canned food labels and get a glimpse at the mysterious grading system for various foods (and may understand why food grades are no longer advertised unless they are Grade A). Many of this films messages are still poignant today, especially since supermarkets are designed to encourage impulse buying.
Keywords: home economics
Downloads: 15,858
Average rating: (7 reviews) |
| Thread Of Life - Warner Brothers
A film about genetics and heredity in man, various traits are shown and the methods by which they are transmitted is explained.
Downloads: 9,441
Average rating: (5 reviews) |
| Operation Ivy
Detonation of the hydrogen bomb.
Downloads: 38,656
Average rating: (17 reviews) |
| Trouble With Women, The
With such a provocative title, this film illustrates some of the perceived problems a supervisor might face working with women, but ultimately demonstrates where the real problem lies. The irritated supervisor in this film shows up again in The Grapevine.
Keywords: workplace politics; gender issues
Downloads: 11,320
Average rating: (7 reviews) |
| Joy of Living With Fragrance
Shows what the magic of fragrance can do for every woman. Gives her added confidence, a heightened personality and a uniqueness that is all her own. Tells where exotic scents come from and offers suggestions on the selection and application of various perfumes and colognes.
Downloads: 6,898
Average rating: (5 reviews) |
| Way Stations In Space
Introduction to the basic scientific principles of using a manned space platform in helping explore the universe.
Keywords: yesterday's tomorrow today; SPACE!
Downloads: 15,642
Average rating: (5 reviews) |
| Mystery of Time
On the surface, this film may seem like an average science film about time and space, but like most of films from the Moody Institute of Science, there is an ulterior motive. The films host Irwin Moon had an interest in science as a child and later incorporated that interest into his life as a pastor. He would tour the country giving his Sermons of Science where the marvels of science provide the visible evidence of a Divine plan of creation...
Keywords: religion vs. science
Downloads: 9,922
Average rating: (5 reviews) |
| Alphabet Conspiracy - Frank Capra Productions
Part of the Bell Science series. The story of the science of language and linguistics centered around plot to destroy the alphabet and all language. Features Dr. Frank Baxter and the brilliant Hans Conried.
Downloads: 6,284
Average rating: (2 reviews) |
| Keep Off The Grass
Tom gets in trouble when his mother finds a joint in his room. Instead of punishing Tom, his father challenges him to learn more about marijuanas evil effects on society. Nobody gets killed in this Sid Davis film, yet Tom still learns a harsh lesson after being mugged by druggies and learning that his best friend sells pot to school children
Keywords: drugs; juvenile deliquency; sid davis
Downloads: 18,138
Average rating: (16 reviews) |
| National Drinking Game PSA
The disembodied voice shows up a lively party and manages to make everybody feel bad about drinking by having them play the "National Drinking Game" - a quiz to help determine if a person is an alcoholic. NOTE - This clip has a complete film countdown along with a "china girl" (not a girl of Chinese origin, but a clip of an attractive girl used by film processors to ensure that colors - such as skin tones - are being accurately duplicated).
Keywords: PSA; evil alcohol
Downloads: 12,698
Average rating: (11 reviews) |
| Alcohol Is Dynamite
Teens Bud and Jack, eager to get some alcohol from the liquor store, ask the adult to buy it for them. Instead, the adult tells them a story of three teenagers who learn the hard way that "alcohol is a violent narcotic. In true Sid Davis form, the story ends with one innocent teen being killed and one who becomes an alcoholic bum, leaving the others to deal with guilt from their night of reckless abandon
Keywords: evil alcohol; juvenile deliquency; kids in peril; sid davis
Downloads: 14,984
Average rating: (8 reviews) |
| Crossroads Crash
Part of a film series on typical types of automobile crashes and their causes, this films starts with a goofy sequence with Bonnie and Clyde-type characters. Like many films made to address social woes (drugs, teen pregnancy, shoplifting) drivers education films were often cautionary tales where people were punished for their mistakes. The challenge of these films was to get their audiences to identify with the characters and situations on the screen...
Keywords: driver education
Downloads: 4,804
Average rating:  (7 reviews) |
| Case for Beer, A
A cautionary film for convenience store owners about underage alcohol sales.
Keywords: happy alcohol
Downloads: 7,181
Average rating: (8 reviews) |
| [Sperm footage]
Lab footage of sperm.
Keywords: sperm
Downloads: 6,789
Average rating: (2 reviews) |
| Brothers and Sisters - filmstrip
Little Steve wishes that he didn't have so many siblings. But when he dreams that his siblings all go away, is he really happy? This ZIP file contains each individual frame as a separate TIFF.
Keywords: filmstrip
Downloads: 11,757
Average rating: (3 reviews) |
| Carnivorous Plants
On the surface, this film may seem like an average biology film, but like most of films from the Moody Institute of Science, there is an ulterior motive. The filmÂs host Irwin Moon had an interest in science as a child and later incorporated that interest into his life as a pastor. He would tour the country giving his ÂSermons of Science where the marvels of science provide the visible evidence of a Divine plan of creation...
Keywords: science vs. religion
Downloads: 9,860
Average rating: (5 reviews) |
| Test clip
I'm just testing something here. Don't pay me no nevermind..
Downloads: 2,939
Average rating:  (0 review) |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The classic fable is told with live trained bears and a cloyingly sweet young girl.
Keywords: kids and kritters; kids in peril
Downloads: 8,617
Average rating:  (1 review) |
| Atom Goes To Sea, The
Explains how an atomic powered submarine operates. Includes scenes at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Schenectady and the submarine reactor test site at West Milton, New York.
Keywords: atomic; animation
Downloads: 4,720
Average rating: (3 reviews) |
| Soapy The Germ Fighter
Young Billy Martin has to learn that being clean isnt the same as being a sissy. One night, a giant, talking cake of soap wearing tights and a puffy-sleeved shirt assures him of this fact. This film, like many personal hygiene films, taught kids about germs and what to do to avoid them in case their parents neglected to do so.
Keywords: personal hygiene
Downloads: 14,400
Average rating: (15 reviews) |
| Brotherhood of Man, The
An animated film, in humorous style, which makes the point that dissimilarities between people are not basic but result from superficial environmental influences. Based on the pamphlet 'RACES OF MANKIND' by Ruth Benedict and Gene Weltfish. SPONSOR: United Auto Workers. PRODUCTION CO.: United Productions of America. DIRECTOR: Robert Cannon. WRITERS: Ring Lardner Jr., Maurice Rapf, Phil Eastman. MUSIC: Paul Smith...
Downloads: 4,452
Average rating: (4 reviews) |
| Innocent Party
Like many other Centron venereal disease films, Innocent Party focuses on the morality and emotions associated with venereal disease rather than the medical aspects. The actual mechanics of syphilis transmission are only briefly mentioned let alone prevention via condom use, yet the shame and anguish are clear for all to see. This film echoes the common theme found in many venereal disease films - that premarital sex leads to VD.
Keywords: venereal disease; public hygiene
Downloads: 10,113
Average rating: (7 reviews) |
| Ghost Rider - George Thurman, Chuck Ungar
Kevin, feeling very sad and lonely after spending his first day in a new junior high school meets a young girl on his bus ride home who drops a pencil and suddenly disappears. Is this mysterious young girl a ghost of a girl who died on a bus years before? Why is she so adamant that Kevin learn bus safety rules? Like many films from the late 1970s and early 1980s, this film uses supernatural elements to keep kids' attention.
Keywords: school bus society; kids in peril
Downloads: 8,273
Average rating: (17 reviews) |
| Bicycle Clown
Because of his recklessness and foolish behavior, Johnny has an accident while riding his bicycle. His brother finds there are several reasons for Johnny's accident and helps him to overcome his attitude and improve his bike riding habits. While mild compared to other Sid Davis films, we still can see the Sid Davis trademarks: voice-over narration, kids in peril and great illustrations.
Keywords: safety; kids in peril; sid davis
Downloads: 4,689
Average rating: (3 reviews) |
| Democracy
Presents nature of meaning of democracy; develops keen appreciation for meaning of democracy by analyzing 4 major concepts on which exists substantial body of general agreement. Points out that true democracy is characterized by at least 2 signs. This is the companion film to Despotism which is located in the Prelinger Archive section.
Downloads: 4,384
Average rating: (2 reviews) |
| Face of Lincoln, The
Presents Professor Merrell Gage, retired head of the Department of Sculpture at the University of Southern California, describing the life and career of Abraham Lincoln as he sculpts a lifelike bust of the 16th President, making physical changes in the subject's hair, beard and expression to correspond to events in Lincoln's life.
Keywords: presidential history; Art with a capital A
Downloads: 4,576
Average rating: (6 reviews) |
| Twenty-Five Hour Day
Keywords: military; Vietnam
Downloads: 8,416
Average rating: (5 reviews) |
| Living with the Atom
Explains the atom as the basic structure of matter. Depicts the birth of the atomic age from Alamogordo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki through the development of the thermonuclear H-bomb. Addresses the morality behind the awesome power of atomic energy.
Keywords: science vs. religion
Downloads: 6,555
Average rating: (3 reviews) |
| Purely Coincidental
This film, aimed at food factory employees, lays on the heavy melodrama to make its point about the food safety. Guilt, assembly lines of food products and a dramatic soundtrack make this an A/V Geeks favorite.
Keywords: work safety; assembly line
Downloads: 5,902
Average rating: (5 reviews) |
| Bicycle Safety
Points out that the bicycle rider is responsible for maintaining the bicycle in good condition, obeying traffic rules and watching out for others. The film also reads like a laundry list of hazardous things to attempt on your bicycle! Those familiar with Lawrence, Kansas (Centron's home) may recognize some landmarks.
Downloads: 3,668
Average rating: (6 reviews) |
| Joy Ride - an Auto Theft
This cautionary tale was aimed towards young, thrill-seeking teens. The exciting car chase at the end of the film may have glamorized joy-riding to students more than actually demonize it. If nothing else, the film reveals the primary perpetrator of auto thefts - bored, horny boys.
Keywords: driver education; juvenile deliquency; kids in peril
Downloads: 12,821
Average rating: (15 reviews) |
