Coffee Break (1958)

The Big Picture: Army Medical Research (1967)

This film focuses on the work of the Army Medical Research and Development Center. As the footage shows, the doctors and scientists within it, faced the same challenge common to their colleagues throughout the world: to continue the endless search for new methods and new drugs which would prevent and cure sickness and disease. In addition, however, their mission included the development of equipment to support the Army Medical Service.

The Big Picture: Action Vietnam (1965)

This film begins with a scene from December 1964 in which President Lyndon Johnson awarded Captain Roger Donlon the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Vietnam. The documentary then goes on to describe the difficulties of fighting in Vietnam; how it was a "twilight war fought in shadow and stealth."

The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)

Comedy western with an all-midget cast.

Side Show: Featuring Faith Arlen, Frances Wyman, Betty Morgan and Tony Blair (1945)

Cocaine Bust in Colombia (1984)

News footage from the archives of the Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Mind-Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens (1970)

This film explores the history of hallucinogenic drugs, and specifically the effects and therapeutic uses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Combining graphics that suggest a hallucinogenic experience, snippets of interviews with users (who explain their reasons for taking the drug) and doctors, and taped sessions of research with volunteers, the film delves into the destructive as well as possible positive uses of the drug.

Strictly Personal (1963)

Indoctrination for new Women's Army Corps (WAC) trainees. High standards of personal hygiene, good grooming, good health and proper conduct are emphasized.

The Story of a Star (1956)

Chemistry gives birth to new synthetics benefiting women, in this case sheer stockings.

Heaven Help a Sailor on a Night Like This (1940s)

The Social Seminar: Guy (1971)

Presents the experiences of Guy, a 15-year-old Mexican-American who spends a great deal of time stoned on reds. Shows his flight into passivity and escape from the realities of an ungiving environment. Questions why he needs to escape and what should change in his surroundings to make his life more challenging.

A Day with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (1951)

This film examines the duties of an FBI employee: recordkeeping, fingerprint operations, lab operations, and training for field agents.

Coffee House Rendezvous (1960s)

Shows coffeehouses sponsored by churches and community organizations and how they function as gathering places for countercultural youth.

Please Murder Me (1956)

A lawyer wins an a acquittal for his client, a woman accused of murder. After the verdict, he finds out that she indeed did commit the murder and manipulated him to win her acquittal.

Operation Cue (1955)

Eerie nuclear tests on houses and dummies at the Nevada Test Site.

Master Hands (1936)

Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands" of the assembly line workers, it seems more of a paean to the designers of this impressive mass production system. Filmed in Flint, Michigan, just months before the United Auto Workers won union recognition with their famous sitdown strikes. Released the same year as two other films with which it shares similarities: MODERN TIMES and TRIUMPH OF THE WILL. Selected for the 1999 National Film Registry of "artistically, culturally, and socially significant" films.

Journalism (1940)

Shows writing and editing jobs for newspapers and magazines in the deep analog era.

Mission Mind Control (1979)

Uncovering government agencies (especially the CIA) that secretly tested the effects of LSD on humans.

Hell's House (1932)

Jimmy idolizes bootlegger Matt, and when he refuses to implicate his friend, he is sent to reform school. He befriends Shorty, a boy with a heart condition, and escapes to let the world know about the brutal conditions. Starring Bette Davis, Pat O'Brien and Junior Durkin.

Exercise and Health (1949)

How exercise will make you healthy and popular.

Family Life (1949)

Impossible drama proving that proper management of schedules, responsibilities, privileges and finances leads to a happier home.

Counter-Intelligence Special Operations: Raids and Searches (1969)

This film explains surveillance techniques, Checkpoint Charlie, and cooperation with proper civil authorities.

Million Dollar Weekend (1948)

Directed by: Gene Raymond
Produced by: Matty Kemp
Written by: Charles Belden (written by), Matty Kemp (original story), Gene Raymond (original story)
Starring: Gene Raymond
Music by: Phil Ohman
Cinematography: Paul Ivano
Distributed by: Eagle-Lion films
Release date(s): 29 October 1948
Running time: 72 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast:

* Gene Raymond as Nicholas Lawrence
* Osa Massen as Cynthia Strong
* Francis Lederer as Alan Marker
* Robert Warwick as Dave Dietrich
* Patricia Shay as Sally
* James Craven as Dr. George Strong
* The Royal Hawaiian Serenaders as Themselves

Perversion for Profit (1965)

Anti-pornography film produced by financier Charles Keating, linking pornography to the Communist conspiracy and the decline of Western civilization.

Post-War Germany: 28 Months After V-E Day (1947)

Investigation of German industrial production capabilities after the devastation of World War II. With striking images of destroyed German cities and factories. Amateur film made by George T. Fonda, assistant to the president, Weirton Steel Company.

Joy Ride: An Auto Theft (1976)

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.

How Do You Do? (1946)

Trains teenagers to act according to the rules of proper social etiquette. Promotes proper behavior as a means of gaining social poise and self-assurance. This film seems clearly to be a document from the postwar "behavior offensive," aimed at retraining adolescents to learn to be kids once again after experiencing premature adulthood during World War II.

Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness (1972)

Traces the history of opium and how it has led to the present day usage of heroin. Examines the methods and procedures of organized crime in transporting the drug to the United States and its toll on the streets of America. Includes methods of combatting the problem and interviews with addicts who discuss their compulsion for drugs. Narrator: Paul Newman. Directors: Charles E. Francis, William Templeton. Producer: Frank Kavanaugh.

Communism (1952)

Educational film on the Cold War conflict.

Band-Aid Plastic Strips Commercial

A Great New Star (1952)

Dinah Shore promotes the new Chevrolets and sings "See the U.S.A. in your new Chevrolet."

Act Your Age (1949)

Jim, an emotionally immature teen, learns to evaluate his personality and to better work out his problems.

Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)

Joe/Narcissus (Jack Bittner) is an ordinary man who has recently signed a complicated lease on a room. As he wonders how to pay the rent, he discovers that he can see the contents of his mind unfolding whilst looking into his eyes in the mirror. He realises that he can apply his gift to others ("If you can look inside yourself, you can look inside anyone!"), and sets up a business in his room, selling tailor-made dreams to a variety of frustrated and neurotic clients.

Vietnam War Raw Footage: ARVN Airborne Repell Vietcong Attack, Saigon, South Vietnam (1968)

Armstrong Circle Theatre: The Bells of Cockaigne featuring James Dean (1953)

An episode of "Armstrong Circle Theatre" from 17 November 1953 called "The Bells of Cockaigne", with Gene Lockhart, James Dean and Vaughn Taylor. Light drama, and runs about 90 seconds shorter than most other live-drama shows of the time. Features James Dean shirtless in one scene.

Apartheid in South Africa: Raw Documentary Footage (1957)

This film explores South Africa's apartheid policy, focusing on issues such as race relations, political practices, and segregated dwellings. The footage includes several interviews with black leaders.

Groucho Marx: You Bet Your Life Episode - Secret Word "Clock"

Sex Madness (1938)

This is a typical sex exploitation film from the early 1930s - complete with wild parties, sex out of wedlock, lesbianism, etc. A chorus girl's exposure to the "casting couch" also exposes her to syphilis.

Exploitation filmmakers hoped to capitalize on the taboo subjects of venereal disease, sex before marriage, lesbianism, etc. while skirting the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 which forbade a film from containing such content. Films like this would tour the United States for years - mostly being shown in rundown, skid row theaters. This film has been re-edited and re-titled ("Human Wreckage", "They Must Be Told", "Trial Marriage", "About Trial Marriage") many times to attract the same audience to film, to take advantage of a taboo subject which may have gotten press recently or to appease local censors who disapproved of the film's content.

Seed for Tomorrow (1947)

Promotes a union of farmers and agricultural workers.

Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955)

Master of ceremonies Willie Bryant hosts an eventful evening of music and comedy captured live at the Apollo Theater and featuring such popular artists as Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, the Clovers, Dinah Washington, Martha Davis, and Mantan Moreland.

Harlem Revue (1930s)

Consuming Women (Women as Consumers) (1967)

Strange, highly generalized portrait of the American woman consumer.

Design for Dreaming (1956)

Set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, this is one of the key Populuxe films of the 1950s, showing futuristic dream cars and Frigidaire's "Kitchen of the Future."

1950s Popular Culture: ''Winky Dink and You''

An episode of the 1950s television program Winky Dink and You. Innovative, original, creative and unique. Praised by Microsoft mogul Bill Gates as "the first interactive TV show."

Algiers (1938)

Gaby (Hedy Lamarr) arrives in Algiers engaged to a fat, vulgar borderline-loathsome older man who clearly regards her as a trophy bought and paid for. Why she needed this creep isn't clear. What is clear is her falling in love with the jewel thief Pepe Le Moko (Charles Boyer) who abandons the devoted and clinging Ines (Sigrid Gurie) for this right-off-the-boat hothouse beauty. A Parisian police official (Walter Kingsford) is in Algiers determined to collar Pepe. His forays into the casbah meet with no success and quiet derision from both the locals and some of the French police who understand that the casbah is honeycombed with escape routes and populated with folks eager to thwart the gendarmerie.

Age 13 (1955)

The inner life of an "at-risk" teenager, told in an idiosyncratic and often surreal manner. A key film by Sid Davis, who is beginning to emerge as one of the great unsung talents of educational filmmaking. Shot in working-class Inglewood, Hollywood and other parts of the Los Angeles basin.

Shake Hands with Danger (1970s)

Safety film about dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation, showing many great simulated accidents on construction sites. CONTENT ADVISORY: May be frightening and surprising to some viewers, and contains great country-style song by a Johnny Cash sound-alike.

Hollywood Funtime! Havana-Madrid Show featuring Maya's Pan-American Orchestra and Carlos and Zedra: "Paran-Pan-Pan" (1941)

The Big Picture: Assignment Iran

This THE BIG PICTURE film takes the viewer to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where soldiers were being trained to assist Iranian guerrillas fighting in Iran. These members of the Military Assistance Advisory Group were being sent to act as advisors in the training of the Iranian Imperial Army Special Forces Group.

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Inaugural Address (1933)

Excerpts from President Roosevelt's first inaugural address, March 4, 1933. Includes the statement: "nothing to fear but fear itself."

The Refugees (1968)

Information and instructions for handling refugees in Vietnam.

Icecap (1965)

U.S. research and accomplishments on Greenland icecap, with a focus on the work of the Armed Forces since 1950; the film stresses the importance of the military and policing of the area.

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence (1953)

Social-sex development of Bill and Mary and how they came to meet, fall in love and marry.

The Big Picture: The Army Nurse - Soldier of Mercy

This film presents the story of the Army Nurse Corps. It begins its story in colonial days, and moves forward in time to the activities and heroism of U.S. Army nurses in World War II, highlighting their contribution to the fight on the Anzio beachhead.

Hill Number One (1951)

This is one of four relatively short films (Family Theatre) made by powerful American religious groups, it tells the story of the Ressurection and Christ's victory on Golgotha. However, most interestingly, this marks the debut of none other than James Dean.

Zip Codes - United States Postal Service Promo featuring The Swingin' Six (1960s)

Nuremberg: U.S. Army Version (1950)

This film was made as an historical document to record permanently and accurately the trial of the Nazi defendants at Nuremberg. It consists of footage from German films documenting Nazi personalities and activities interwoven with film shot during the trials -- including testimony and statements from defendants, prosecuting attorneys, judges, and witnesses. It follows the story of the rise and fall of Nazism from the putsch in a Munich beer hall to the Nuremberg trials, and contains flashbacks of a variety of Nazi crimes against humanity.

This Is Your Life: Boris Karloff Interview (1957)

The Strangler (1964)

Victor Buono gives a very convincing portrayal of a character supposedly modeled after the Boston Strangler in this gripping drama. Ellen Corby plays his mother.

One Got Fat: Bicycle Safety (1963)

A group of children, all wearing monkey masks, rides their bicycles to the park for a picnic. Along the way, all but one are eliminated for violating basic bike safety rules. This strange film was narrated by Edward Everett Horton. Script and Direction: Dale Jennings. Photography: Max Hutto. Art Direction: Ralph Hulett. With Dick Hutto, Janice Powell, Lucie Hagens, Ralph Hulett, Clyde L. Johnson, Dave Hembree, Colleen Hutto, Charles Hagens, Kevin Lindsay, Dan Whitehead, Don Moody, Diane Chambers, Shirley Hulett.

Noam Chomsky on 9-11 (2002)

Professor Noam Chomsky discussed his book 9-11, published by Seven Stories Press. In the book, he examines the events of September 11, the historical precedents for it, and the long-term implications of the United States' "new war on terrorism." Mr. Chomsky stated that the first war on terrorism was initiated by the Reagan administration and focused on Central America and the Middle East. In addition, he raised questions concerning media coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center. 9-11 is a composite of interviews, conducted mainly by e-mail, with Mr. Chomsky and various journalists in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

The Battle of Ia Drang Valley (1965)

A film about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam and the first major battle of the war between the U.S. Army and North Vietnamese Army.

Beat the Devil (1953)

A group of crooks head to Africa in search of land with uranium. Directed by John Huston, the film stars Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley and Peter Lorre.

Abraham Lincoln (1930)

A biography of the beloved United States president by D. W. Griffith.

Pal Joey - Movie Trailer (1957)

Starring Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, and Kim Novak.

Office Courtesy: Meeting the Public (1953)

Assisted by an instructive dream, a secretary learns how to be more personable and thus render her job more enjoyable.

Mambo (1954)

1954 drama directed by Robert Rossen, starring Silvana Mangano, Michael Rennie, Vittorio Gassman and Shelley Winters.

Gossip (1953)

Quirky social guidance film on the negative effects of gossip.

Forbidden Planet: Movie Trailer (1956)

Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, and Robby the Robot

Warning Red

Nuclear preparation and survival film.

Christopher Hitchens: Funniest Celebrity in Washington, D.C. (1999)

Washington area celebrities and political leaders presented and judged comedy stand-up routines to benefit charities. Senator Lieberman won the event.

Lady Gangster (1942)

Stars: Faye Emerson, Julie Bishop, Frank Wilcox, Roland Drew, and Jackie C. Gleason

Iran-Contra Hearings Day 25: Oliver North Testimony (1987)

North read his opening statement, which he had not been able to read on his first day of testimony because the statement had not been made available to the committee 48 hours in advance. North continued his testimony saying that he was prepared to "take the fall" if the Iran-contra operation was exposed but that he changed his mind when criminal charges were introduced. Note: The morning portion of the testimony for this day is currently missing.

Iran-Contra Hearings Day 26: Oliver North Testimony (1987)

North answered questions about complications in negotiations with Iranian officials. North also testified that he spoke with CIA Director William Casey about the formation of an organization outside of the CIA to fund and conduct covert activities.

Jon Stewart on America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction (2004)

Ken Auletta talked with Jon Stewart about the presidential election, media coverage of American politics, the art of political satire, and the standards of journalism employed by various media outlets. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.

Killer Dill (1947)

Door-to-door salesman Johnny Dill, the exact double of a notorious gangster, finds himself struck between the forces of good and evil.

Jack Benny Program: Season 7, Episode 8 - Talent Show featuring Jayne Mansfield (1956)

Cast includes Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Eddie Anderson, Mel Blanc, Jayne Mansfield, Iris Arian, Leon Lanza, June Earle, Muriel Landers, Bill Days, Gurney Bell, Robert Garsen, and Martin Sperzel. This program first aired on December 30, 1956.

How to Keep a Job (1949)

What you need to do to stay employed: choose the right job, get along with colleagues, maintain positive attitude, etc.

In Our Hands (1950)

Part 1: How We Got What We Have
How economic progress comes from the accumulation of privately owned tools of production; demonstrates the need for tools by showing a young couple with their infant child in a wilderness with nothing but natural resources and their hands.

Part 2: What We Have
Strengths of the American free enterprise system and how it meets the needs of its citizens.

Part 3: How To Lose What We Have
Drama of an authoritarian (probably Communist-type) coup in the United States, assisted by apathy, an indifference to federal intervention in community affairs, and lack of economic incentive.

Part 4: How to Keep What We Have
How a limited government and private control over labor, resources and tools can stave off a Communist takeover of the United States.

Great Expectations (1946)

The classic story of Pip the British orphan. Starring John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager, Jean Simmons, and Alec Guinness.

Famous Generals - Eisenhower (1963)

General Eisenhower's career with the military is traced from West Point to World War II. Features an introduction by Walter Matthau.

Easy Does It (1940)

Measuring the effort involved in women's work around the home.

Dancing Pirate (1936)

A dancing instructor is kidnapped by pirates, and manages to escape in a charming little Mexican village. Rita Hayworth appears as an uncredited specialty dancer.

Cheating (1952)

Expressionistic film showing John's cheating and how his peers punish him.

Banks And Credits (1948)

Coronet Instructional Films (a division of Esquire Inc.) presents Banks and Credit. Educational collaborator James Harvey Dodd, PhD., Professor of Economics and Business Administration, Mary Washington College at University of Virginia

U.S. Presidential Debate - Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter (1980)

President Jimmy Carter and Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan responded to questions from a panel of journalists on issues in the 1980 election including defense preparedness and the economy in the only presidential candidates debate with both major party candidates during the 1980 campaign. The debate included remarks by President Jimmy Carter concerning the views of his daughter Amy on arms control, which was widely criticized following the debate. The two candidates stood at separate podia to respond to the panel's questions. During the second half of the debate, the candidates were allowed to rebut their opponent's responses to panelists' questions.

La ciociara (Two Women) (1960)

La ciociara tells the story of a woman trying to protect her teenaged daughter from the horrors of war. The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Sophia Loren). It was the first time an actress won an acting award for a non-English speaking role.

Red Chinese Battle Plan (1967)

Cold War-era anti-Chinese propaganda film featuring footage of revolutionary activities and combat, 1921-67.

Christopher and Peter Hitchens on The Abolition of Britain (1999)

Brothers Peter and Christopher Hitchens debated Peter's new book, The Abolition of Britain: From Lady Chatterley to Tony Blair. They also discussed the United Kingdom, Ireland issues, the European Union, and Britain's relationship with the United States.

Vietcong Attacks During Tet Offensive, Lunar New Year, Saigon, South Vietnam (1968)

Summary: CU, crushed MP helmet on ground. CUs, two other helmets. Soldiers in narrow alley amid rubble. Civilians walk past. Bullet holes in concrete wall. Wrecked houses. Destroyed overturned car. CU, unexploded hand grenade on ground. Soldier lies flat atop V-100 armored commando car as it moves into alley. MPs and soldiers follow closely behind the V-100. Dead Vietcong. tilt up to wrecked 2-12 ton truck and V-100 in alley. MPs and soldiers are firing their rifles from behind the vehicles. Armored commando car backs up and rolls over soldier. Crushed soldier is pulled to cover and placed on litter. Another wounded soldier is placed on litter and both are carried to ambulance. ARVN soldiers attacking hut in outskirts of Saigon. HS, line of M-113 APCs drive on street. LSs, AIE Skyraider attacking buildings in city. HSs, vehicles drive on street. VS, 1st Infantry Division soldiers search in cemetery. 25th Infantry Division M-113 in cemetery. CU, treads of M-113 as it passes. HS, M-113s drive on street. LS, AIE dives at target. LS, smoke rising. VS, 1st Infantry Division search in cemetery. 25th Infantry Division M-113 drives in cemetery.

U.S. Marshal: Season 1, Episode 39 - R.I.P. Directed by Robert Altman (1959)

A bank guard who can identify bank robbers is shot and left paralyzed and unable to speak. John Bromfield reprises his role from Sheriff of Cochise as Frank Morgan who has been promoted to U.S. Marshal. This episode was directed by a pre-Mash Robert Altman.

Tales of Tomorrow: Season 1, Episode 26 - Flight Overdue featuring Veronica Lake (1952)

First Aired: March 28, 1952

Safety in the After Disaster Environment (2006)

This broadcast prepares Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) members for the types of hazards encountered after a disaster and discusses safety while working in the disaster affected area.

Palmour Street (1957)

Everyday aspects of mental health in an African American community in Gainesville, Georgia.

Of Human Bondage (1934)

The 1934 film was the first film to bring real critical success to its star Bette Davis, her over-the-top, theatrical performance was passed over for a Best Actress Oscar nomination, although she was an unofficial write-in candidate.

The RKO film, directed by John Cromwell, tells the story of a club-footed, sensitive artist Philip Carey (Leslie Howard), an Englishman who has been studying painting in Paris for four years, but is advised by his art teacher that his work is mediocre and second-rate, and that he lacks promise. So he returns to London, England to take up studies to become a medical doctor, but his older age and introspection make it difficult for him to keep up in his scholastic work. In England, he becomes infatuated - and then obsessed by a blonde, lower-class, slatternly and vulgar, Cockney-accented, illiterate tearoom waitress named Mildred Rogers (Bette Davis).