![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Science in Action: Aero Medicine (Part II) - California Academy of Sciences
Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. This episode is dedicated to the study of the effects of space travel on human physiology.
Keywords: Science; Television programs; Space: Culture; Health and Hygiene
Downloads: 1,628
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| Company Profile (Part II)
0576 PA8521 Company Profile
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| Psychological Operations in Support of Internal Defense and Development Assistance Programs (Part II) - U.S. Army Pictorial Center
Military training film showing psychological operations in "Hostland," a mythical (probably Latin American) country, designed to aid the host government in gaining the support of the population.
Keywords: Psychological warfare; Propaganda; Military
Downloads: 5,657
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| America Marching On
Reviews America's march to higher standards of living, greater income for her people and more leisure to enjoy the good things of life. Narrated by Lowell Thomas.
Keywords: need keyword
Downloads: 1,855
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| Atom and Biological Science, The
Describes some of the biological effects of high energy radiations on plants and animal cells. Explains how typical experiments are conducted and demonstrates some of the protective measures required to insure the safety of the experimenters. Points out some possible applications of nuclear radiation to problems of human health, emphasizing work in the study of cancer. Associate Producer: Warren P...
Keywords: need keyword
Downloads: 2,988
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| Charley's March of Time
Charley questions the need for the National Insurance Acts of 1948. Welfare State. National Insurance payments. Social insurance.
Keywords: Welfare State; Social insurance
Downloads: 3,627
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| Flying with Arthur Godfrey (Part II) - Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
TV host Arthur Godfrey takes controls of a passenger plane to demonstrate airline operations.
Keywords: Aviation: Commercial; Transportation: Air
Downloads: 9,589
Average rating:  (3 reviews) |  |
| Heart and Circulation - ERPI Classroom Films, Inc.
Classic educational film on the workings of the circulatory system.
Downloads: 13,520
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| Heavenly Bodies - Unknown
Visionary 1920s film containing imaginative astrophysical visualizations.
Keywords: Astronomy; Physics
Downloads: 11,210
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| The Other M.J. - Tom Weinberg and Skip Blumberg
Documentary about a man named Michael Johnson, a janitor at United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls. (The title refers to this connection between the subject and basketball star Michael Jordan.) Johnson talks about his life and history and also about his views on race, politics, and survival. Johnson was taped again a few years later with updates on his situation and commenting on the impact being on television has had on his life...
Keywords: Chicago Hello
Downloads: 333
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| Knight Clubs
0690 PA8685 Knight Clubs
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| Media Burn - Ant Farm, Chip Lord, Doug Michels, Curtis Schreier, Uncle Buddie, Tom Weinberg
A video art piece examining the media, particularly Television news. On July 4, Independence Day, 1975, a "media circus" assembles at San Francisco's Cow Palace Stadium. A pyramid of television sets are stacked, doused with kerosene, and set ablaze. Then a modified 1959 Cadillac, piloted by two drivers who are guided only by a video monitor between their bucket seats, smashes through the pyramid destroying the TV sets...
Keywords: TV About TV
Downloads: 7,021
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| New Town
This film shows in light fashion how to set about replanning a town. Post war period .New Towns. overcrowded inner cities. building out of town.
Keywords: Urbanization; Towns
Downloads: 7,784
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| People of Western China - ERPI Classroom Films, Inc.
Life and work of the people who live in Chengtu, located in a valley in western China.
Keywords: China
Downloads: 3,086
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| A Report To Home Builders - Handy (Jam) Organization
A presentation of Stran-Steel Division, Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Keywords: Motion Pictures: Sponsored; Consumerism; Metals: Steel; Houses and Homes: Buildings; World War II: Postwar Issues
Downloads: 1,520
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| Survival Evasion Resistance And Escape B
AMEDD Office Basic Course, LP # 44 150 502 00 on Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape. The year is unknown, but the lecturing officer speaks repeatedly of psychological tactics used on POWs during the Korean War, and gives many specifics and insights about the types of situations that these soldiers encountered. A list of six articles is discussed that provide a framework for future soldiers dealing with these situations.
Keywords: Military: U.S. Army; Psychological Warfare; Warfare; Korean War: Prisoners of War
Downloads: 2,076
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| They Grow Up So Fast
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| Who Are the People of America? - Coronet Instructional Films
Explains how the United States came to be a diversely populated nation.
Keywords: Diversity; Patriotism; Immigration
Downloads: 5,835
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| Zontar the Thing From Venus - Larry Buchanan
An alien tries to take over the Earth by cutting off all power and seizing the minds of various scientists and military leaders. This is a remake of the 1956 Roger Corman film It Conquered the World. You can find out more about this film on its IMDB page.
Keywords: alien; invasion; sci-fi; Cold War
Downloads: 15,193
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| Atomic Energy as a Force for Good (Part I) - Christophers, The
Drama showing the reactions of citizens of a small town to the construction of a nuclear energy plant in their community, and their acceptance of the peaceful aspects of atomic energy.
Keywords: Atomic-nuclear: Peaceful uses; Sustainability; Rural life
Downloads: 4,377
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| Social Security Story, The - Milner-Fenwick
Tour of the new Social Security offices in Woodlawn, Md. and orientation for taxpayers.
Downloads: 829
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| That Boy Joe - Chicago Film Laboratory
Temperance as an antidote to juvenile delinquency.
Keywords: Juvenile delinquency; Substance abuse: Alcohol; World War II: Homefront
Downloads: 2,984
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| Wonder Jet
Behind the jet engine of today lies a story of British pioneering. The development of the jet propulsion gas-turbine. jet engine. Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle. Power Jet W.1.
Keywords: jet propulsion; Frank Whittle
Downloads: 3,855
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| 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
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| Why Doesn't Cathy Eat Breakfast?
This film shows us possible reasons that Cathy might not be eating breakfast every morning, but ultimately asks that we, the audience, "stop the projector and discuss". There's another film in this series, "Why Not Snack?" which deals with snacking (obviously). I've found that most of the school films that discuss nutrition are sponsored by a dairy organization.
Keywords: nutrition; dairy
Downloads: 4,099
Average rating: (6 reviews) |  |
| Up In Smoke - Brigham Young University
Dramatized portrait of greedy tobacco company executives who put money over health concerns.
Keywords: Substance abuse: Tobacco
Downloads: 8,748
Average rating: (5 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) |  |
| Story of Selecting Kosher Meat Products for Their Stores, The - Unknown
Kosher meat slaughter, inspection, and butchering; shoppers in Stroh and Goldberg butcher shops. Probably filmed in New York City. CONTENT ADVISORY: Disturbing slaughterhouse scenes.
Keywords: Judaism; Meat: Inspection; Meat: Production
Downloads: 13,414
Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
| Always Tomorrow
Dramatized history of the Coca-Cola company and some of the people who participated in its origin and growth. Made in the style of a feature film.
Downloads: 6,999
Average rating: (11 reviews) |  |
| Nightmare Castle - Carlo Caiano
You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page. This MPEG-4 file has been encoded to work with the Sony PSP. I would be interested to get feedback from anybody viewing this file on a PSP (or other handheld device).
Keywords: horror
Downloads: 25,116
Average rating: (14 reviews) |  |
| Habit Patterns - Knickerbocker Productions
"Goofus and Gallant"-style film on the misadventures of a teenage girl who is a victim of her own bad habits, with a harrowing and patronizing narration.
Keywords: Social guidance; Gender roles; Psychology
Downloads: 20,401
Average rating: (31 reviews) |  |
