![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Spider Engineers
The spider is shown to be an engineer of great skill and versatility. There are an estimated 100,000 species of spiders. In this study four typical species are considered--the orb weaver, the bolas spider, the diving spider, the trapdoor spider.
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| Gardening
Follows a boy and a girl through a garden-raising project from the selection of seeds to the harvesting of the crops. Includes radishes, carrots, tomatoes and potatoes. Emphasizes aspects of soils, growth, role of the sun, insect pests and the various parts of plants used for food--leaves, stems, buds and roots.
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| House Fly, The (Second Edition)
Complete story of the fly showing the 4 stages--egg, larva, pupa and adult. Emphasis given to the need for community action against this pest.
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| Inner City, The - Wilding Picture Productions
How the United Fund supports the care of emotionally disturbed and severely disabled children.
Keywords: Social services; Medicine: Psychiatry; Children: Disabled
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| Goodbye, Mrs. Ant - University of Georgia, Agricultural Extension Service
The life cycle and habits of the ant, and how to control and exterminate them with insecticides. Begins with a wonderful sequence in which we hear ants screaming "We're hungry! We're hungry!"
Keywords: Insects; Health and hygiene; Poisons: Insecticides
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| When the Circuit Breaks: America's Energy Crisis (Part I) - Concept Films, Inc.
Explains that all forms of energy have circuit breakers; when demand exceeds supply, the circuit breaks; when several circuits break at the same time, we have an energy crisis. Examines the traditional sources of energy, looks at the present to show how demand is steadily gaining on supply, and looks to the future to see what new sources of energy show the greatest promise. Expresses the ambivalence with which Americans and their government have addresses sustainable energy issues...
Keywords: Energy; Electricity; Sustainability
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| Tip-Tops in Peppyland, The - Handy (Jam) Organization
Animated and live-action film for children showing the beneficial effects of milk.
Keywords: Nutrition; Animation; Food: Dairy industry
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| Out of This World - Handy (Jam) Organization
Sales training film for duPont Film Division (cellophane), featuring an angel and devil monitoring the activities of bakery salesmen on earth, and explaining how packaging helps to sell food. In Kodachrome.
Keywords: Sales: Training; Heaven and hell; Food industry
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| Symptoms in Schizophrenia - Pathescope Productions
Shows masked mental patients enacting various schizophrenic symptoms as they were understood at the time. A disturbing film that raises questions about the condition and treatment of its subjects.
Keywords: Medicine: Psychiatry; Schizophrenia; Hospitals
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| Experiments in the Revival of Organisms - Techfilm Studio, Moscow
This disturbing film records the successful experiments in the resuscitation of life to dead animals (dogs), as conducted by Dr. S.S. Bryukhonenko at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy, Voronezh, U.S.S.R. Director: D.I. Yashin. Camera: E.V. Kashina. Narrator: Professor Walter B. Cannon. Introduced by Professor J.B.S. Haldane.
Keywords: Animals: Dogs; Medicine: Veterinary: Experiments; Life extension
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