Cicada
Uses close-up, stop motion photography to portray the life cycle and habits of cicadas in brood 10 of 1936.
Contributor:
Evans, Raymond - United States. Department of Agriculture. Motion Picture Service - Turvey, Carl - American Film Center - Hyslop, James Augustus
Date:1939
Film, Video
Manchukuo
Alternate title from main titles: Manchuria | Manchuria
Depicts the Japanese occupation of Manchukuo. Describes the mechanization of industry. Includes scenes showing coal and iron mines, steel mills, railroads, government buildings, new housing, native Chinese life, shops and trade, the Russian influence in Harbin, the raising of soy beans, schools, and hospitals.
Contributor:
Eastman Kodak Company. Teaching Films Division - Bryan, Julien H. (Julien Hequembourg)
Date:1938
Film, Video
A Bronx morning
A Bronx morning is a portrait of a place and time, simultaneously a documentary, an avant-garde experiment, and an amateur film--although its compositional beauty and complex editing disguise that it is a 21-year old's first attempt at moviemaking. Architectural abstractions are only part of Leyda's portrait. The film soon naturalizes its abstractions into a vibrant vision of children's games and adult commerce on the…
Contributor:
Leyda, Jay - Glenn Photo Supply (Firm)
Date:1931
Film, Video
The river
Depression-era documentary which chronicles the exploration and exploitation of the Mississippi River from the Civil War through the 1920s.
Contributor:
Lorentz, Pare - Zochling, Leo - Afi/Sheerin (Robert M.) Collection (Library of Congress) - Chalmers, Thomas - Young (Robert) Collection (Library of Congress) - Van Dyke, Willard - Crosby, Floyd - Woodard, Stacy - Museum of Modern Art Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Farm Security Administration - Nosler, Lloyd
Date:1938
Film, Video
Getting an eyeful
LP7753 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright: Educational Films Corp. of America; 21Jan38; LP7753. Danny Kaye. LC copy is a television reissue; reissue date unknown. Sources used: Catalogue of copyright entries, motion pictures, 1912-1939, p. 296; Maltin, The great movie shorts, p. 11-12; Zouary collection inventory, 9/16/91. Received: 8/31/76; arch pos; gift; Zouary (Maurice) Collection. Viewed for credits only.
Contributor:
Kaye, Danny - Christie, AL - Educational Pictures (Firm) - Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation - Zouary (Maurice) Collection (Library of Congress) - Wells, Billy K.
Contributor:
Rath, Fred (Frederick William) - Tucker, Snakehips - Steiner, William - Hockey, Milton - Holiday, Billie - Valburn/Ellington Collection (Library of Congress) - Waller, Fred - Paramount Pictures, Inc - Ellington, Duke
Date:1935
Film, Video
A better New York
Title on film can label: Better New York State
Shows WPA projects in New York State, including reservoir construction, improvement of parks and recreation facilities, and employment of trained technicians and clerical workers for the Bureau of Criminal Investigation of the New York State Police.
[A better America?]
Shows WPA projects being carried out on a nationwide level during the depression. Includes sewage disposal plants and sewer construction, medical services for the indigent, sewing rooms where women make garments for needy families, education projects, and nursery schools.
Boy meets dog
Musical animated film in which a boy adopts a stray dog. His father kicks the dog and is carried off to the land of gnomes where he is put on trial. The through-line is proper tooth brushing techniques.
Contributor:
Byrnes, Gene - Lantz, Walter - Bristol-Myers Company - Bletcher, Billy - Castle Films, Inc - Tetley, Walter
Date:1938
Film, Video
Let's go America! : a screen editorial
Variant title: Let's go America! America yesterday, today and tomorrow | Variant title: America yesterday, today and tomorrow | Let's go America! America yesterday, today and tomorrow | America yesterday, today and tomorrow
"One of many films sponsored by the NAM during the Depression to foster faith in the economic leadership of its corporate members. Let's Go America! suggests that the creative spirit that led to America's development will continue to shape its economy. It ends with two young men and a woman driving a swank roadster toward the glowing future, which promises television, air conditioning, air…
Contributor:
Young, John S. - Audio Productions - National Industrial Council (U.S.) - Modern Talking Picture Service - National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.)
Date:1936
Film, Video
Television
Sponsored film promoting television sets and briefly explaining the technology and process. Demonstrates how mobile broadcast units work, and shows extended demonstration of cinematography of a live orchestra.
Contributor:
Ullman, Frederic - Radio Corporation of America - RKO Radio Pictures
Contributor:
International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (Cio) - Frontier Films (New York, N.Y.)
Date:1939
Film, Video
Always kickin'
Comedic short film depicting a young football kicker trying out for a college football team. He receives advice from Jim Thorpe and eventually wins the game for his team.
Contributor:
Gleason, Lucille - Gleason, James - Rogan, Florence - Dunn, Eddie - Gleason, Russell - Hammons, E. W. - Pallette, Eugene - Hendrian, Dutch - Educational Pictures (Firm) - Paddock, Charles W. (Charles William) - Thorpe, Jim - Lewis, Ralph
Date:1932
Film, Video
Let's go America! : a screen editorial
Variant title: Let's go America! Men and machines | Variant title: Men and machines | Let's go America! Men and machines | Men and machines
"Lowell Thomas acts in this drama-documentary re the postive importance of machines in the workplace, argues that machines have made work and leisure more possible for more people; from National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) in 1936; ends with montage of consumer goods and the statement 'we Americans are sitting on top of the world' with abundance of industrial output"--J. Fred MacDonald and Associates film…
Contributor:
Audio Productions - National Industrial Council (U.S.) - Modern Talking Picture Service - Thomas, Lowell - National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.)
Date:1936
Film, Video
[Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon--home movies]
Footage showcases the Lyons with friends and family in a California beach house setting. The next segment reveals Bebe and Ben at home, lounging and dining with their respective mothers, showing off their infant daughter Barbara and visiting Bryce Canyon with family. This is followed by footage of "Bebe Daniels - In Person" appearing at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco with Ben on…
Date:1931
Film, Video
[Loretta Young studio footage, 1934-36--Loretta Young--home movies]
Variant title: Loretta Young--home movies | Loretta Young--home movies
Behind the scenes footage of Loretta Young on the sets of various films including Bulldog Drummond strikes back (1934), Caravan (1934), White parade (1934), and The call of the wild (1935).
Date:1934
Film, Video
[The baseball stars of yesteryear--compilation]
Players from the Philadelphia Athletics are seen practicing on the field. Pitchers Ed Rommel, Roy Mahaffey, Rube Walberg and Lefty Grove provide demonstrations of how to throw specific pitches. Mickey Cochrane discusses what it is like to work with the team's pitchers, while hitters describe their batting techniques. Athletics manager Connie Mack talks about the team's success and his predictions for the 1932 season.…
Date:1931
Film, Video
Paramount news special! Lynchings shock nation!
Lynchings shock nation!
This newsreel covers the mob violence that led to the lynching of Thomas Thurmond and John Holmes on the evening of November 26-27, 1933, who had been convicted in the killing of Brooke Hart. It is followed by news coverage of a mob in Salisbury, Maryland on November 28, 1933, that clashed with the state militia that was attempting to arrest four men who…
Contributor:
Paramount Publix Corporation
Date:1933
Film, Video
Pathe news. 'Frisco in grip of strike!
Frisco in grip of strike!
Footage of San Francisco, California during the Longshoremen's Strike of 1934. There is footage of empty streets, gas stations with "No Gas" signs, and closed restaurants and markets. Mayor Angelo J. Rossi gives a statement urging for reconciliation.
Pathe news. 'Frisco strike riots!
Frisco strike riots!
Footage of the riots that took place during the Longshoremen's Strike in San Francisco, California, that resulted in 80 injuries and 2 deaths. Union picketers can be seen battling police armed with guns and tear gas.
The story of Doctor Carver
Title from Educational film/video locator: Story of Dr. Carver | Story of Dr. Carver
A slave boy with a keen interest in studying is educated by his master, Carver, who gives him his own name. The young scientist, George Washington Carver, then devotes his life to the development of uses of the peanut and other agricultural products of the South. Shows some of his experimental work and his achievements at Tuskegee Institute.
Contributor:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Lees, Robert - Rinaldo, Frederic I. - Zinnemann, Fred - Loew's Incorporated
Date:1938
Film, Video
Behind the bright lights
This film is about the interesting electrical engineering behind the famous Chevrolet sky sign on Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois. Workers are seen performing maintenance on the exterior, followed by a look at the internal electrical workings of the sign.
Contributor:
Jam Handy Organization - General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division
Date:1935
Film, Video
Bullet-proof!
Four Frigidaire salesmen discuss their tactics for selling Frigidaire refrigerators. They highlight five features: dependability, lower operating costs, superior ice making ability, versatile storage space, and food protection. The ideal refrigerator sales pitch centers on these five features making Frigidaire refrigerators the perfect package.
Contributor:
Toomey, Regis - General Motors Corporation. Frigidaire Division - Beddoe, Don - Jam Handy Organization
Date:1937
Film, Video
The oasis
Former supplied title: Frigidaire refrigerator. Oasis--theater commercial | Frigidaire refrigerator. Oasis--theater commercial
Discusses the hardships felt during the July 1934 heat wave in the Rio Grande region. American Indian dancers are shown performing in ceremonies or rituals meant to change the weather. The Frigidaire refrigerater and its super freezer are presented as a way to better preserve food and save families during the harsh weather.
Contributor:
Frigidaire Corporation - Jam Handy Organization
Date:1935
Film, Video
Thought for food
Provides an introduction to the Kroger Food Foundation and how it can help housewives feed their families. Explains how the foundation tests and analyzes the food sold in its stores to ensure its nutritious content and quality. They also test the ingredients in the bread they bake and study the preservation of meats in their store display cases. The foundation offers housewives information on…
Contributor:
Kroger Food Foundation - Freese, John - Jam Handy Organization - Havrilla, Alois - Miller, Ivan - Devine, Claire - Francisco, Mercer
Date:1933
Film, Video
Oxydol goes into high
This film promotes Oxydol laundry soap to grocers and store owners. This product is presented as the preferred soap for housewives. Four features of the soap are highlighted: it makes clothes whiter, has 40% more suds, is safer for colors, and is safer for white clothes. Lab tests are presented to show the viewer that Oxydol performs better in these categories when compared to…
Contributor:
Procter & Gamble Company - Jam Handy Organization
Date:1938
Film, Video
Selling America
"Presents dramatically the techniques of selling, based on Benjamin Franklin's principles of human association. Shows the merits of each of the principles in an actual selling situation"--Educational film/video locator, third edition, vol. 2, 1986, p. 2549.
Contributor:
General Motors Sales Corporation. Frigidaire Division - Jam Handy Organization
Date:1938
Film, Video
Master hands
Manufacturing of Chevrolets from foundry to finished product as a paean to the designers of the factory mass production system. Filmed in Flint, Michigan months before the United Auto Workers won union recognition with their famous sit down strikes.
Contributor:
Herman, Vincent - General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Co - Jam Handy Organization - Avil, Gordon - Benavie, Samuel J.
Date:1936
Film, Video
[Hitler's reign of terror--trailer]
In English and some German. Commentator: Edwin C. Hill. Depicted: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. Speaker: Adolf Hitler. Source used: MI Film and Television catalog card.
Contributor:
Vanderbilt, Cornelius - Hill, Edwin Conger - Hitler, Adolf
Date:1934
Film, Video
Under Western stars
"Rogers, son of an ex-Congressman, gets elected to Congress and goes to Washington to fight the monopolistic water power company, whose policy has parched the land in his district. In the capitol city, Carol Hughes, daughter of the water company president, helps Rogers push through his legislation by staging a novel western party, at which newsreels of the drought-stricken area are shown. A committee…
Contributor:
Chase, Alden - Usher, Guy - Orlebeck, Les - Tinturin, Peter - Burnette, Smiley - Marvin, Frankie - Hughes, Carol - McGowan, Dorrell - Dwire, Earl - Colombo, Alberto ...
Chase, Alden - Usher, Guy - Orlebeck, Les - Tinturin, Peter - Burnette, Smiley - Marvin, Frankie - Hughes, Carol - McGowan, Dorrell - Dwire, Earl - Colombo, Alberto - Rosoff, Charles - McGowan, Stuart - McA Tv (Firm) - Republic Pictures Corporation - Harlan, Kenneth - Elliott, Dick - Burbridge, Betty - Rockwell, Jack - Whitaker, Slim - Siegel, Sol C. - Rogers, Roy - Kane, Joseph - Cherkose, Eddie - Marta, Jack
Date:1938
Film, Video
A study in reds
"While listening to a tedious lecture on the Soviet threat, Wisconsin Dells' Tuesday Club members fall asleep and find themselves laboring in an all-women collective in Russia under the unflinching eye of the Soviet special police."--Library of Congress WWW site.
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
The story of a family from Indiana who comes to New York to see the Fair, and in particular, the Westinghouse exhibit. Here a boy from back home, Jim, who works at the Fair takes the family around and explains the many wonders of science to them, meanwhile trying to convince Bud, the young son, that machinery instead of taking jobs away from people…
Contributor:
Feuerman, Sol S. - Steiner, William - Lord, Marjorie - Harvey, Georgette - Keller, Walter E. - Audio Productions - Hunter, G. R. - Lewis, George - Snody, Robert R. - Drummond, Reed - Modern Talking Picture Service - Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company - Shannon, Harry - Lee, Ruth - Lydon, James
Date:1939
Film, Video
Our day
Variant title: Our day--Wallace Kelly--home movies
Documents a day-in-the-life of the Kelly family in Lebanon, Kentucky, 1938. This film contains images of small-town Southern life, that counter the stereotype of impoverished people eking out a living during the depression. It portrays a modern home inhabited by adults with sophisticated interests (the piano, literature, croquet) and simple ones (gardening, knitting, and home cooking).
Contributor:
Kelly, Oliver G. - Kelly, Wallace - Kelly, Mattie McElroy - Kelly, Mabel G.
Date:1938
Film, Video
Stewart-Warner greater advertising and promotional plans for its 1938 refrigerators
Also known as: Stewart-Warner refrigerator sales film | Variant title: Stewart-Warner seeing the light
Beginning with a brief segment from Radio City, Horace Heidt introduces his Alemite Brigadiers who assist in the promotion of Stewart-Warner products. A narrator describes the success and popularity of Horrace Height and how his audience is wide reaching through NBC, where he endorses the refrigerator. Then, the film shows the print advertising plans for 1938, in magazines and sales promotional materials, that salesmen…
Contributor:
Hughes, Lysbeth - Rey, Alvino - Cotton, Larry - Chicago Film Laboratory - Heidt, Horace - Carney, Art
Date:1937
Film, Video
The wizard's apprentice
An apprentice attempts to employ the black magic of his master, with dire results. He succeeds in some trick stuff, and then finds he cannot break the spell. Threatened with drowning in the sorcerer's workshop, with a woman he animated from statue, he's finally saved by the master who scolds him for his folly.
Contributor:
Feld, Fritz - Menzies, William Cameron - Levee, Sidney - Siegel, Bernard - Granstedt, Greta - Dukas, Paul - Feature Productions, Inc - Artcinema Associates - Swickard, Josef - Staines, D. Marion - Riesenfeld, Hugo - Schenck, Joseph M. - United Artists Corporation - Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Date:1930
Film, Video
Popeye the Sailor meets Sinbad the Sailor
In Sindbad, the title character (Bluto with a few changes in his attire) catches sight of Popeye's ship through his spyglass and is instantly smitten with Olive Oyl. He instructs his pet Rokh to sink the ship, but bring Olive to him. Of course, Popeye manages to save himself, Wimpy and Olive, and settles Bluto's hash.
Contributor:
Nolan, Edward - Bowsky, Willard - Wickie, Gus - Timberg, Sammy - Rothberg, Bob - Fleischer Studios Inc - Fleischer, Dave - Zukor, Adolph - Lerner, Sammy - Paramount Pictures, Inc - Mercer, Jack - Germanetti, George - Questel, Mae - Fleischer, Max
Date:1936
Film, Video
Verbena trágica
On the eve of the DÃa de la Raza celebration in New York City, Mateo, a boxer, returns home from prison, having been released four months early for good behavior. His mother-in-law and his young brother-in-law, Pepito are thrilled, but his wife, Blanca faints at the sight of him. The doctor tells Mateo that Blanca is several months pregnant; he knows he can't be…
Contributor:
Alcaniz, Luana - Karlo, Sergio De - Mari, George - Martinelli, Arthur - Callejo, Cecilia - Lamont, Charles - Soler, Fernando - Arcos, Pilar - Amo, Jaime Del - Cantabria Films ...
Alcaniz, Luana - Karlo, Sergio De - Mari, George - Martinelli, Arthur - Callejo, Cecilia - Lamont, Charles - Soler, Fernando - Arcos, Pilar - Amo, Jaime Del - Cantabria Films - Zárraga, Miguel De - Jewell, Edward C. - Thayer, Guy V. - Bart, Jean - Zahler, Lee - Torena, Juan - Slosser, Ralph - Villar, Carlos - Columbia Pictures - Tirado, Romualdo - Spencer, Frederick A.
Contributor:
Montgomery, Douglass - Mowbray, Alan - Sullavan, Margaret - Reicher, Frank
Date:1934
Film, Video
The forgotten frontier
The forgotten frontier was filmed by photojournalist Marvin Breckinridge to document the humanitarian work being done in Kentucky by her cousin, nurse Mary Breckinridge, and the other nurse-midwives of the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS). The film shows nurse-midwives providing child hygiene, midwifery, sick nursing, medical care, dentistry, public health and assisting doctors with emergency surgery for people living in underserved areas in Kentucky's Appalachian…
Contributor:
Patterson, Mary Marvin Breckinridge - Frontier Nursing Service, Inc
[Palm Springs aerial views; USC marching band footage; Rose Bowl, 1937 marching band footage--Ira Gershwin--home movies]
Palm Springs aerial views; U.S.C. marching band footage; Rose Bowl, 1937 marching band footage--Ira Gershwin--home movies | Palm Springs aerial views; University of Southern California marching band footage; Rose Bowl, 1937 marching band footage--Ira Gershwin--home movies | Former supplied title: Palm Springs; U.S.C. football game--Ira Gershwin--home movies
Footage of Palm Springs, including the Desert Inn that abruptly transitions to portions of a USC football game which predominantly features the Trojan Marching Band and stadium card stunts shot at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The footage concludes with a short clip of a marching band marching off the field at the Rose Bowl game in 1937.
Date:1937
Film, Video
Jerry pulls the strings
Marionettes are used to tell the story of coffee as it has never been told before through scenes dramatizing legends, dances, literature, history, and industrial development. The story of Kaldi and his goats, the Dance of the Prince and Princess from the ballet Scheherazade, and the coffeehouse meetings of historical figures David Garrick, Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Sarah Siddons, James Otis, John Adams, and…
Contributor:
Baird, Bil - Rose, Margo - Sindic, Jules - Karson, Nat - Rose, Rufus - Pincus, David I. - Schoolman, Ralph - Stevens, Martin - National Tie-Ins, Inc - Nef, Evelyn Stefansson ...
Baird, Bil - Rose, Margo - Sindic, Jules - Karson, Nat - Rose, Rufus - Pincus, David I. - Schoolman, Ralph - Stevens, Martin - National Tie-Ins, Inc - Nef, Evelyn Stefansson - Sullivan, Fania - Platt, Joseph Brereton - Weiler, Harold L. - Caravel Films - Morgenstern, Sam - Meredith, Sylvia - Sullivan, Frank - Stevens, Olga - American Can Company
Date:1938
Film, Video
[Fashion show in pool--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Footage of Emily Paley, Ira Gershwin, Lou Paley, Edward G. Robinson, Gladys Lloyd Robinson, and George A. Pallay comically runway modeling in the backyard garden of the Gershwin home and posing poolside wearing a variety of fashion and swim accessories. Edward G. Robinson Jr., approximately five years old, joins the adults for a group modeling shot. Ira Gershwin, wearing a top hat, humorously enters…
Date:1938
Film, Video
[Lee, Lou, Em and Eddie in garden--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Footage of Ira Gershwin, Emily Paley, Leonore Gershwin, Edward G. Robinson, Lou Paley, Gladys Lloyd Robinson, George A. Pallay, and unidentified friends in the backyard garden of the Gershwin home. Edward G. Robinson Jr., approximately five years old, swims in pool.
Date:1938
Film, Video
[Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies]
Container title: Luncheon party at 1019 and Astaire Slap that bass
Footage of a luncheon at the Gershwin home in the backyard garden, and footage, filmed by George Gershwin, of Fred Astaire performing the "Slap that bass" dance number on the set of the film Shall we dance.
Contributor:
Gershwin, George
Date:1936
Film, Video
[Paulette Goddard, George Gershwin in Palm Springs--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Former supplied title: Paulette Goddard?, George Gershwin in Palm Springs--Ira Gershwin--home movies
Footage of Paulette Goddard and George Gershwin, presumably filmed by each other, at the El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs, California. Goddard poses on a balcony and sips from a teacup. The camera pans to the El Mirador Hotel grounds and the San Jacinto mountain range. Gershwin, dressed in a robe and pajamas, eats breakfast, smokes a pipe, opens a newspaper, and points to…
[Vincente Minnelli, Alma Hearst, and George Gershwin's dog Tony in the Hills--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Former supplied title: Dog and couple near car--Ira Gershwin--home movies
Fragment of Vincente Minnelli, Alma Hearst, and George Gershwin's dog Tony probably in the Hollywood Hills within the Santa Monica Mountains in the Los Angeles, California, area. Tony stands on rocky and muddy ground. Vincente Minnelli leans on the open door of a parked car while Alma Hearst is seated inside the car. In the background, cars travel along a scenic road.
Date:1939
Film, Video
[Ira sitting outside--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Footage of Ira Gershwin relaxing in a patio chair near the pool in the backyard garden of the Gershwin home. Tony, George Gershwin's dog, is seen briefly.
Date:1936
Film, Video
[Gershwins, 1935-1939--Ira Gershwin--home movies]
Former supplied title: Gershwins, 1936-1939--Ira Gershwin--home movies
Collection of home movies featuring George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin filmed 1935-1939. All films in color unless noted.
Contributor:
Arlen, Harold - Brooks, Richard - Gershwin, George
Date:1935
Film, Video
[Rose Bowl, 1937 footage--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Former supplied title: Rose Bowl, USC Football--Ira Gershwin--home movies
Footage of the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Washington Huskies playing in the 1937 Rose Bowl game. Shots include: marching band performances, game play, the scoreboard, the stadium crowd, and two stadium card stunt displays.
Date:1937
Film, Video
Haiti, 1932-1937
This clip, from Fred Allsop’s private collection, shows boys performing a scissors dance during Mardi Gras in Haiti. Originally recorded on 8mm, the film includes other Mardi Gras celebrations including parades with floats, men and women wearing elaborate costumes and masks, and a stilt dancer.
Contributor:
Allsop, Fred
Date:1932
Film, Video
Trinidad Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in 1936 on 16mm, Katherine Dunham captured calenda and banda dances of Trinidad in outdoor settings, accompanied by male drummers and women singing and playing maracas.
Date:1936
Film, Video
Trinidad Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in 1936 on 16mm, Katherine Dunham captured calenda and banda dances of Trinidad in outdoor settings, accompanied by male drummers and women singing and playing maracas.
Date:1936
Film, Video
Haiti Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in 1936 in Haiti on 16mm by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows traditional dance. The film also includes footage of La Citadelle; cockfighting; Mardi Gras in Port-au-Prince; Descaillets, Vodun Center; and possession by the Vodun god Damballa.
Date:1936
Film, Video
Martinique Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in Martinique by Katherine Dunham in 1936, this clip shows women performing a traditional dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance ag’ya…
Date:1936
Film, Video
Ag’ya, Martinique Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in Martinique by Katherine Dunham in 1936 on 16mm, this clip features the combat dance ag’ya. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance…
Date:1936
Film, Video
Ag’ya, Martinique Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in Martinique by Katherine Dunham in 1936 on 16mm, this clip features the combat dance ag’ya. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance…
Date:1936
Film, Video
Ag’ya, Martinique Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in Martinique by Katherine Dunham in1936 on 16mm, this clip features the combat dance ag’ya. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance ag’ya…
Date:1936
Film, Video
Martinique Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in 1936 in Martinique by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows men dancing a traditional dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and La Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance…
Date:1936
Film, Video
Martinique Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in 1936 in Martinique by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows a couple dancing a traditional Martinican dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat…
Date:1936
Film, Video
Martinique Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in 1936 in Martinique by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows a man dancing a traditional Martinican dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat…
Date:1936
Film, Video
Martinique Fieldwork, 1936
Filmed in 1936 in Martinique by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows a pregnant woman dancing a traditional Martinican dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the…
Date:1936
Film, Video
Dime a Dance
"June Allyson is a cashier in a dance hall and her friend Imogene Coca wants to get a job there as a dance hostess. June advises her she needs to first make herself attractive to men,and gives her a book on the subject. But Imogene, by mistake, picks up the wrong book and reads one on the art of jiu-jitsu. Imogene's first customer is…
Film, VideoCicada Uses close-up, stop motion photography to portray the life cycle and habits of cicadas in brood 10 of 1936.
Film, VideoManchukuo
Film, VideoA Bronx morning A Bronx morning is a portrait of a place and time, simultaneously a documentary, an avant-garde experiment, and an amateur film--although its compositional beauty and complex editing disguise that it is a 21-year old's first attempt at moviemaking. Architectural abstractions are only part of Leyda's portrait. The film soon naturalizes its abstractions into a vibrant vision of children's games and adult commerce on the…
Film, VideoThe river Depression-era documentary which chronicles the exploration and exploitation of the Mississippi River from the Civil War through the 1920s.
Film, VideoGetting an eyeful LP7753 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright: Educational Films Corp. of America; 21Jan38; LP7753. Danny Kaye. LC copy is a television reissue; reissue date unknown. Sources used: Catalogue of copyright entries, motion pictures, 1912-1939, p. 296; Maltin, The great movie shorts, p. 11-12; Zouary collection inventory, 9/16/91. Received: 8/31/76; arch pos; gift; Zouary (Maurice) Collection. Viewed for credits only.
Film, VideoSymphony in black--a rhapsody of Negro life As Duke Ellington composes his symphony, cuts are made to a band playing a cinematic enactment of the music.
Film, VideoA better New York
Film, Video[A better America?] Shows WPA projects being carried out on a nationwide level during the depression. Includes sewage disposal plants and sewer construction, medical services for the indigent, sewing rooms where women make garments for needy families, education projects, and nursery schools.
Film, VideoBoy meets dog Musical animated film in which a boy adopts a stray dog. His father kicks the dog and is carried off to the land of gnomes where he is put on trial. The through-line is proper tooth brushing techniques.
Film, VideoLet's go America! : a screen editorial
Film, VideoTelevision Sponsored film promoting television sets and briefly explaining the technology and process. Demonstrates how mobile broadcast units work, and shows extended demonstration of cinematography of a live orchestra.
Film, VideoUnited action means victory, story of the General Motors tool & die strike, 1939 Sponsored film about the 1939 Tool and Die Makers Union strike against General Motors in Detroit, Saginaw, and Cleveland.
Film, VideoAlways kickin' Comedic short film depicting a young football kicker trying out for a college football team. He receives advice from Jim Thorpe and eventually wins the game for his team.
Film, VideoLet's go America! : a screen editorial
Film, Video[Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon--home movies] Footage showcases the Lyons with friends and family in a California beach house setting. The next segment reveals Bebe and Ben at home, lounging and dining with their respective mothers, showing off their infant daughter Barbara and visiting Bryce Canyon with family. This is followed by footage of "Bebe Daniels - In Person" appearing at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco with Ben on…
Film, Video[Loretta Young studio footage, 1934-36--Loretta Young--home movies]
Film, Video[The baseball stars of yesteryear--compilation] Players from the Philadelphia Athletics are seen practicing on the field. Pitchers Ed Rommel, Roy Mahaffey, Rube Walberg and Lefty Grove provide demonstrations of how to throw specific pitches. Mickey Cochrane discusses what it is like to work with the team's pitchers, while hitters describe their batting techniques. Athletics manager Connie Mack talks about the team's success and his predictions for the 1932 season.…
Film, VideoParamount news special! Lynchings shock nation!
Film, VideoPathe news. 'Frisco in grip of strike!
Film, VideoPathe news. 'Frisco strike riots!
Film, VideoThe story of Doctor Carver
Film, VideoBehind the bright lights This film is about the interesting electrical engineering behind the famous Chevrolet sky sign on Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois. Workers are seen performing maintenance on the exterior, followed by a look at the internal electrical workings of the sign.
Film, VideoBullet-proof! Four Frigidaire salesmen discuss their tactics for selling Frigidaire refrigerators. They highlight five features: dependability, lower operating costs, superior ice making ability, versatile storage space, and food protection. The ideal refrigerator sales pitch centers on these five features making Frigidaire refrigerators the perfect package.
Film, VideoThe oasis
Film, VideoThought for food Provides an introduction to the Kroger Food Foundation and how it can help housewives feed their families. Explains how the foundation tests and analyzes the food sold in its stores to ensure its nutritious content and quality. They also test the ingredients in the bread they bake and study the preservation of meats in their store display cases. The foundation offers housewives information on…
Film, VideoOxydol goes into high This film promotes Oxydol laundry soap to grocers and store owners. This product is presented as the preferred soap for housewives. Four features of the soap are highlighted: it makes clothes whiter, has 40% more suds, is safer for colors, and is safer for white clothes. Lab tests are presented to show the viewer that Oxydol performs better in these categories when compared to…
Film, VideoSelling America "Presents dramatically the techniques of selling, based on Benjamin Franklin's principles of human association. Shows the merits of each of the principles in an actual selling situation"--Educational film/video locator, third edition, vol. 2, 1986, p. 2549.
Film, VideoMaster hands Manufacturing of Chevrolets from foundry to finished product as a paean to the designers of the factory mass production system. Filmed in Flint, Michigan months before the United Auto Workers won union recognition with their famous sit down strikes.
Film, Video[Hitler's reign of terror--trailer] In English and some German. Commentator: Edwin C. Hill. Depicted: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. Speaker: Adolf Hitler. Source used: MI Film and Television catalog card.
Film, VideoUnder Western stars "Rogers, son of an ex-Congressman, gets elected to Congress and goes to Washington to fight the monopolistic water power company, whose policy has parched the land in his district. In the capitol city, Carol Hughes, daughter of the water company president, helps Rogers push through his legislation by staging a novel western party, at which newsreels of the drought-stricken area are shown. A committee…
Film, VideoA study in reds "While listening to a tedious lecture on the Soviet threat, Wisconsin Dells' Tuesday Club members fall asleep and find themselves laboring in an all-women collective in Russia under the unflinching eye of the Soviet special police."--Library of Congress WWW site.
Film, VideoThe Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair The story of a family from Indiana who comes to New York to see the Fair, and in particular, the Westinghouse exhibit. Here a boy from back home, Jim, who works at the Fair takes the family around and explains the many wonders of science to them, meanwhile trying to convince Bud, the young son, that machinery instead of taking jobs away from people…
Film, VideoOur day
Film, VideoStewart-Warner greater advertising and promotional plans for its 1938 refrigerators
Film, VideoThe wizard's apprentice An apprentice attempts to employ the black magic of his master, with dire results. He succeeds in some trick stuff, and then finds he cannot break the spell. Threatened with drowning in the sorcerer's workshop, with a woman he animated from statue, he's finally saved by the master who scolds him for his folly.
Film, VideoPopeye the Sailor meets Sinbad the Sailor In Sindbad, the title character (Bluto with a few changes in his attire) catches sight of Popeye's ship through his spyglass and is instantly smitten with Olive Oyl. He instructs his pet Rokh to sink the ship, but bring Olive to him. Of course, Popeye manages to save himself, Wimpy and Olive, and settles Bluto's hash.
Film, VideoVerbena trágica On the eve of the DÃa de la Raza celebration in New York City, Mateo, a boxer, returns home from prison, having been released four months early for good behavior. His mother-in-law and his young brother-in-law, Pepito are thrilled, but his wife, Blanca faints at the sight of him. The doctor tells Mateo that Blanca is several months pregnant; he knows he can't be…
Film, Video[¿Y ahora qué?--trailer]
Film, VideoThe forgotten frontier The forgotten frontier was filmed by photojournalist Marvin Breckinridge to document the humanitarian work being done in Kentucky by her cousin, nurse Mary Breckinridge, and the other nurse-midwives of the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS). The film shows nurse-midwives providing child hygiene, midwifery, sick nursing, medical care, dentistry, public health and assisting doctors with emergency surgery for people living in underserved areas in Kentucky's Appalachian…
Film, Video[Harold Arlen's mother?--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Film, Video[Tennis match featuring Bill Tilden?--Ira Gershwin--home movie] Footage of a professional men's singles tennis match, probably featuring Bill Tilden.
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Film, Video[Palm Springs aerial views; USC marching band footage; Rose Bowl, 1937 marching band footage--Ira Gershwin--home movies]
Film, VideoJerry pulls the strings Marionettes are used to tell the story of coffee as it has never been told before through scenes dramatizing legends, dances, literature, history, and industrial development. The story of Kaldi and his goats, the Dance of the Prince and Princess from the ballet Scheherazade, and the coffeehouse meetings of historical figures David Garrick, Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Sarah Siddons, James Otis, John Adams, and…
Film, Video[Fashion show in pool--Ira Gershwin--home movie] Footage of Emily Paley, Ira Gershwin, Lou Paley, Edward G. Robinson, Gladys Lloyd Robinson, and George A. Pallay comically runway modeling in the backyard garden of the Gershwin home and posing poolside wearing a variety of fashion and swim accessories. Edward G. Robinson Jr., approximately five years old, joins the adults for a group modeling shot. Ira Gershwin, wearing a top hat, humorously enters…
Film, Video[Lee, Lou, Em and Eddie in garden--Ira Gershwin--home movie] Footage of Ira Gershwin, Emily Paley, Leonore Gershwin, Edward G. Robinson, Lou Paley, Gladys Lloyd Robinson, George A. Pallay, and unidentified friends in the backyard garden of the Gershwin home. Edward G. Robinson Jr., approximately five years old, swims in pool.
Film, Video[Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies]
Film, Video[Paulette Goddard, George Gershwin in Palm Springs--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Film, Video[Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass, no. 2--Ira Gershwin--home movie] Fragment, filmed by George Gershwin, of Fred Astaire performing the "Slap that bass" dance number on the set of the film Shall we dance. The film's director, Mark Sandrich, is briefly visible interacting with Fred Astaire.
Film, Video[Schoenberg and Kolisch Quartet playing handball; Group walking in the Hills--Ira Gershwin--home movies] Footage of handball played on the tennis court at the Gershwin home and footage of a group walking probably in the Hollywood Hills within the Santa Monica Mountains in the Los Angeles, California, area.
Film, Video[Vincente Minnelli, Alma Hearst, and George Gershwin's dog Tony in the Hills--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Film, Video[Ira sitting outside--Ira Gershwin--home movie] Footage of Ira Gershwin relaxing in a patio chair near the pool in the backyard garden of the Gershwin home. Tony, George Gershwin's dog, is seen briefly.
Film, Video[Gershwins, 1935-1939--Ira Gershwin--home movies]
Film, Video[Rose Bowl, 1937 footage--Ira Gershwin--home movie]
Film, VideoHaiti, 1932-1937 This clip, from Fred Allsop’s private collection, shows boys performing a scissors dance during Mardi Gras in Haiti. Originally recorded on 8mm, the film includes other Mardi Gras celebrations including parades with floats, men and women wearing elaborate costumes and masks, and a stilt dancer.
Film, VideoTrinidad Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in 1936 on 16mm, Katherine Dunham captured calenda and banda dances of Trinidad in outdoor settings, accompanied by male drummers and women singing and playing maracas.
Film, VideoTrinidad Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in 1936 on 16mm, Katherine Dunham captured calenda and banda dances of Trinidad in outdoor settings, accompanied by male drummers and women singing and playing maracas.
Film, VideoHaiti Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in 1936 in Haiti on 16mm by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows traditional dance. The film also includes footage of La Citadelle; cockfighting; Mardi Gras in Port-au-Prince; Descaillets, Vodun Center; and possession by the Vodun god Damballa.
Film, VideoMartinique Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in Martinique by Katherine Dunham in 1936, this clip shows women performing a traditional dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance ag’ya…
Film, VideoAg’ya, Martinique Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in Martinique by Katherine Dunham in 1936 on 16mm, this clip features the combat dance ag’ya. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance…
Film, VideoAg’ya, Martinique Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in Martinique by Katherine Dunham in 1936 on 16mm, this clip features the combat dance ag’ya. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance…
Film, VideoAg’ya, Martinique Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in Martinique by Katherine Dunham in1936 on 16mm, this clip features the combat dance ag’ya. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance ag’ya…
Film, VideoMartinique Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in 1936 in Martinique by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows men dancing a traditional dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and La Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat dance…
Film, VideoMartinique Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in 1936 in Martinique by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows a couple dancing a traditional Martinican dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat…
Film, VideoMartinique Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in 1936 in Martinique by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows a man dancing a traditional Martinican dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the combat…
Film, VideoMartinique Fieldwork, 1936 Filmed in 1936 in Martinique by Katherine Dunham, this clip shows a pregnant woman dancing a traditional Martinican dance. The film is a compilation of travel and dance footage in Martinique and Jamaica. The footage of Martinique features scenes of the capital of Fort de France as well as the towns of Saint Pierre and Vauclin. The dance footage includes extensive scenes of the…
Film, VideoDime a Dance "June Allyson is a cashier in a dance hall and her friend Imogene Coca wants to get a job there as a dance hostess. June advises her she needs to first make herself attractive to men,and gives her a book on the subject. But Imogene, by mistake, picks up the wrong book and reads one on the art of jiu-jitsu. Imogene's first customer is…
Film, VideoMoney on your Life