Outlines the role of the United States Marine Corps and fixed-wing aircraft in Vietnam, as well as re-supply and close air strikes in support of Marine ground forces in combat.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Woman on the Run (1950)
In San Francisco, a woman tries to track down her husband, who is hiding from a killer and from the police.
How the Stock Market Works: Working Dollars (1957 Animated Film)
Animated explanation of how the stock market works, told through the story of an Everyman named Mr. Finchley.
CIA Archives: What Was the Katyn Massacre? (1973)
This film explores the Katyn Forest massacre of World War II.
Danish Resistance Movement: Denmark Fights for Freedom - Anti-Nazi Operations (1944)
This film documents resistance force activities and anti-Nazi operations within Denmark in 1943 through 1944.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
CIA Archives: An American Psychiatrist Evaluates Russian Psychiatry (1957)
This film shows an American psychiatrist who evaluated psychiatry in Russia.
CIA Archives: A Brief History of the Twentieth Century (1950)
This film is a futuristic study of labor goals, communist progress, philosophy, and war.
CIA Archives: Man and Space Exploration Documentary (1961)
Reviews Air Force systems command's bioastronautics life sciences program. Shows how professional staff conduct intensive research and coordinate operational medical support to assure man's safety in space exploration.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Five Minutes to Live (1961)
Bank heist movie starring Johnny Cash, Vic Tayback, Ron Howard, and Merle Travis. Johnny Cash gives a surprising performance as a guitar playing, sadistic psycho-killer.
The General (1926)
Union solders have stolen The General, a Confederate train manned by Johnnie Gray, who was unable to enlist in the Confederate army because he is needed as an engineer. The Union plans to use the train to supply its soldiers in a sneak attack against the Confederates. But now it's up to Gray and his love, Annabelle Lee, to reclaim The General, recross enemy lines, and warn the Confederates.
The General is based on a real incident during the American Civil War when a posse of northern soldiers hijacked a confederate train and a lone southern engineer found himself fighting the lot of them alone.
The General is based on a real incident during the American Civil War when a posse of northern soldiers hijacked a confederate train and a lone southern engineer found himself fighting the lot of them alone.
Adolf Eichmann Trial for Holocaust Crimes (1961)
Eichmann trial for Holocaust crimes; judges speak indictments as Eichmann listens (April 13, 1961).
Naturally... a Girl (1973)
Uses vignettes, animation and comments by girls and boys to explore the medical facts and some personal feelings about menstruation.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Nuremberg, Mauthausen, Belsen, and Auschwitz Trials (1948)
Summary: LS, Chief US Prosecutor Robert H Jackson speaking. Pan, prisoners box showing Hermann Goering, Rudolf Hess, at first trial. MCUs, Gruber, Grand, Green, SS men standing trial. Pan of Mauthausen criminals. "POLICE RAID BLACK MARKET, BERLIN AND VIENNA(Issue No 27).: Vienna Austria, and Berlin Germany. VS, soldiers and police round up black market operators. MSs, soldiers search suspects. VS, trucks take prisoners away. "BELSEN AND NUREMBERG"(Issue No 26). Germany. VS, war criminals (concentration camp guards, etc) men and women enter court building in Belsen. VS, prisoners in dock. VS, dead at Belsen concentration camp. LS, court building in Nuremberg. VS, German prisoners working in courtroom. MS, US Justice Robert Jackson leaving building after inspection tour. LS, prisoners walking in prison yard. VS, cell block. VS, MP looks into peep-holes of cells marked "Goering", "Von Ribbentrop", "Seyss-Inquart", "Doenitz", "Von Papen", and "Streicher". "AUSCHWITZ TRIAL, CRAKOW, POLAND"(ISSUE NO 137).: Crakow, Poland. LS, Building in which the trial was held. Ints, courtroom as judges file in. Cut-ins around courtroom and showing several of the prisoners. The trial was conducted by a Polish Tribunal and resulted in the sentencing of the people guilty for the death of 300,000 prisoners.
Nuclear Test Film: Operation Sandstone - Edgerton, Germeshausen & Grier (1948)
The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department of Defense, declassified a series of historical films on the nuclear weapons program. They were converted to videotape format to help preserve the films and to facilitate the declassification and release process. These films document the history of the development of nuclear weapons, starting with the first bomb tested at Trinity Site in southeastern New Mexico in July 1945.
Make Mine Freedom (1948)
This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism.
Lady in the Death House (1944)
Lady in the Death House is a 1944 American film directed by Steve Sekely.
Cast:
Jean Parker as Mary Kirk Logan
Lionel Atwill as Charles Finch
Douglas Fowley as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
Marcia Mae Jones as Suzy Kirk Logan
Robert Middlemass as State's Attorney
Cy Kendall as Detective
John Maxwell as Robert Snell
George Irving as Gregory
Forrest Taylor as Warden
Sam Flint as Governor Harrison
Dick Curtis as Willis Millen
Cast:
Jean Parker as Mary Kirk Logan
Lionel Atwill as Charles Finch
Douglas Fowley as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
Marcia Mae Jones as Suzy Kirk Logan
Robert Middlemass as State's Attorney
Cy Kendall as Detective
John Maxwell as Robert Snell
George Irving as Gregory
Forrest Taylor as Warden
Sam Flint as Governor Harrison
Dick Curtis as Willis Millen
The Pathet Lao - Effects of the Secret War on Laos - Bombing Attacks (1966)
This film documents the effects of war on Laos. Footage shows bomb damage caused by B-52s, and civilians as they avoided bombing attacks. Scenes also show village life: a wedding, school activities, factories, a broadcast station, and military training.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
I'm a Fool (1954)
In "I'm a Fool," James Dean plays "The Boy" aka "Walter Mathers" alongside Eddie Albert's on-screen narration of the same character. Natalie Wood is cast as the young woman Dean falls in love with.
The Cool Hot Rod (1953)
Uses narration by a teenager to show how a hot-rod club contributes to safe driving through its strict membership rules and restriction of speed runs to 'DRAG STRIPS.'
The True Glory (1945)
General Eisenhower introduces this joint US/British Government film that surveys the entire campaign in Western Europe from just before D-Day to the surrender of Germany in May 1945. Directed by Carol Reed.
Meet King Joe (1949)
Cold War cartoon aimed at American workers with the objective of convincing them of their good fortune.
Monday, September 5, 2011
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (1998)
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) video is designed to give the federal firearms licensees an overview of the NICS program and how it operates. The NICS is a national system that checks available records on persons who are disqualified.
Molly Grows Up (1953)
Menstruation education film for young teenage girls, redolent with dated detail.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
The Outlaw (1943)
The Outlaw is a 1943 American western film, directed by Howard Hughes and starring Jane Russell. The supporting cast includes Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell, and Walter Huston. Hughes also produced the film, while Howard Hawks served as an uncredited co-director. The film is notable as Russell's breakthrough role, largely due to the costuming, turning the young actress into a sex symbol and a Hollywood icon.
Mental Hospital (1953)
A University of Oklahoma Production. Produced for the Oklahoma State Department of Health in cooperation with the State of Oklahoma Department of Mental Health. Distributed by International Film Bureau.
Director: Layton Mabrey.
Scriptwriter: Dwight V. Swain.
Coordinator: Jim Bragg.
Photographer: Wayne Rock.
G.F. Mathews, M.D., Commissioner, State Department of Health.
Charles F. Obermann, M.D., Director, Department of
Mental Health.
Psychiatric Consultants: Charles A. Smith, M.D., A.A.
Hellams, M.D.
"Recognizable personages appearing in this film are not
patients in a mental institution." (According to Dwight Swain, patients were played by producers, crew and friends, since actual patients weren't legally competent to sign talent releases.) Filmed in and around Central State Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma. Jack Stevenson's article on Swain and Hockman appears in Brutarian (Vol. 1, No. 1).
Documents the case of a mental patient who is treated for schizophrenia (paranoid type) at the Oklahoma State Hospital. Summarizes the treatment of a patient from admission to the hospital to the time of discharge. Explains
the methods used in the treatment of mental diseases and stresses the value of occupational therapy in rehabilitating patients and the need for an atmosphere of calm and security.
TITLE CARD: Recognizable personages appearing in this film are not patients in a mental institution.
PARANOIA / DEPRESSION / INSTITUTIONALIZATION: Man's voice over as he is driven down a gray, snowy road. HE IS VERY PARANOID. He leans his head against the rear window. There's a close up of his eyes, then hands, then mouth. Men in dark, tweed jackets lead him into the hospital.
MEDICAL ABUSE: Nurses examine Joe. He has blood taken from his arms, a chest x-ray, and a spinal tap.
PARANOIA: Joe talks to an Oklahoman psychiatrist (with a southern accent).
He says, "They're turning my wife, you know, Peg, against me. They're taking up all of her time." Joe rings his hands. The psychiatrist replies, "Why do you think they're doing you this way?" Joe answers, "Well, I've been working on this for years. They don't know it but I'm on to them."
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: The narrator describes various treatments for psychological disorders, and we view these methods in action (which look somewhat barbarous to today's viewers). First there's insulin shot therapy in which a patient receives a shot (camera pans down to twitching feet), then electric shock, hydrotherapy, and cold pack therapy.
Director: Layton Mabrey.
Scriptwriter: Dwight V. Swain.
Coordinator: Jim Bragg.
Photographer: Wayne Rock.
G.F. Mathews, M.D., Commissioner, State Department of Health.
Charles F. Obermann, M.D., Director, Department of
Mental Health.
Psychiatric Consultants: Charles A. Smith, M.D., A.A.
Hellams, M.D.
"Recognizable personages appearing in this film are not
patients in a mental institution." (According to Dwight Swain, patients were played by producers, crew and friends, since actual patients weren't legally competent to sign talent releases.) Filmed in and around Central State Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma. Jack Stevenson's article on Swain and Hockman appears in Brutarian (Vol. 1, No. 1).
Documents the case of a mental patient who is treated for schizophrenia (paranoid type) at the Oklahoma State Hospital. Summarizes the treatment of a patient from admission to the hospital to the time of discharge. Explains
the methods used in the treatment of mental diseases and stresses the value of occupational therapy in rehabilitating patients and the need for an atmosphere of calm and security.
TITLE CARD: Recognizable personages appearing in this film are not patients in a mental institution.
PARANOIA / DEPRESSION / INSTITUTIONALIZATION: Man's voice over as he is driven down a gray, snowy road. HE IS VERY PARANOID. He leans his head against the rear window. There's a close up of his eyes, then hands, then mouth. Men in dark, tweed jackets lead him into the hospital.
MEDICAL ABUSE: Nurses examine Joe. He has blood taken from his arms, a chest x-ray, and a spinal tap.
PARANOIA: Joe talks to an Oklahoman psychiatrist (with a southern accent).
He says, "They're turning my wife, you know, Peg, against me. They're taking up all of her time." Joe rings his hands. The psychiatrist replies, "Why do you think they're doing you this way?" Joe answers, "Well, I've been working on this for years. They don't know it but I'm on to them."
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: The narrator describes various treatments for psychological disorders, and we view these methods in action (which look somewhat barbarous to today's viewers). First there's insulin shot therapy in which a patient receives a shot (camera pans down to twitching feet), then electric shock, hydrotherapy, and cold pack therapy.
Last Date (1950)
Tells the story of Jeanne, a popular pretty girl until speed and an accident ruin her life.
Directed by Lewis D. Collins. Story by Bruce Henry. With Richard (Dick) York (Nick); Joan Taylor (Jeanne Dawson); and Robert Stern (Larry Gray). Winner of the annual award of the National Committee on Films for Safety as 1949's best non-theatrical picture.
Directed by Lewis D. Collins. Story by Bruce Henry. With Richard (Dick) York (Nick); Joan Taylor (Jeanne Dawson); and Robert Stern (Larry Gray). Winner of the annual award of the National Committee on Films for Safety as 1949's best non-theatrical picture.
Marriage Is a Partnership (1951)
Flashback on the problems, adjustments and transformations occurring in the first year of a couple's married life.
Marines in Action: Dominican Rescue, Vietnam Offensive (1965)
(1) Rebel movement collapses in Dominican Republic, after U.S. Marines sent in (2) Marines in South Vietnam patrol around strategic air base of Danang.
Friday, September 2, 2011
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Documentary Footage (1963)
Scenes from Civil Rights March in Washington, D.C., August 1963. People walking up sidewalk; gathering on Mall, standing, singing. Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, crowd gathered on the Mall. People marching with signs, many men wearing UAW hats. People at speakers podium, men with guitars. Crowds outside of the White House, sign: The Catholic University of America. Band, people marching down street. Many signs, including All D.C. wants to vote! Home Rule for DC; Alpha Phi Alpha; and Woodstock Catholic Seminary for Equal Rights. Lincoln Memorial with crowds gathered around reflecting pool. People singing and clapping at speakers platform. Signs, people clapping. Man speaking, woman playing guitar and singing at podium. More speakers and shots of the crowd. A chorus, NAACP men in crowd. Close-ups of people in crowd with bowed heads. Shots taken from above of White House. More speakers, including Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Women at podium singing We Shall Overcome. Crowd swaying, singing, holding hands.
The Merry-Go-Round (1966)
Presents the story of a developing relationship between a boy and girl interlaced with analyses by three well-known authorities on sex: columnist Ann Landers, psychologist Albert Ellis, and educator Mary Winspear. Offers differing viewpoints on decisions youths make regarding sex.
Dementia 13 (1963)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Roger Corman, Dementia 13 is the story of a greedy young woman who marries into money, but stands to loose it all when her husband dies. Not wanting to miss out, she covers up his death and sets about trying to soft-soap her mother-in-law into writing a new will.
Cast:
William Campbell as Richard Haloran
Luana Anders as Louise Haloran
Patrick Magee as Dr. Justin Caleb
Bart Patton as Billy Haloran
Mary Mitchell as Kane
Eithne Dunne as Lady Haloran
Peter Read as John Haloran
Karl Schanzer as Simon, the poacher
Ron Perry as Arthur
Derry O'Donavan as Lillian, the maid
Barbara Dowling as Kathleen Haloran
Cast:
William Campbell as Richard Haloran
Luana Anders as Louise Haloran
Patrick Magee as Dr. Justin Caleb
Bart Patton as Billy Haloran
Mary Mitchell as Kane
Eithne Dunne as Lady Haloran
Peter Read as John Haloran
Karl Schanzer as Simon, the poacher
Ron Perry as Arthur
Derry O'Donavan as Lillian, the maid
Barbara Dowling as Kathleen Haloran
The Powers of Congress (1947)
Mr. Williams drops off to sleep for a few minutes to find himself confronted with a world in which Congress has been suspended and federal authority dissolved.
The Road to Better Living (1959)
Tribute to the mortgage banking industry and its role in building America's housing and industrial infrastructure.
Understanding Your Ideals (1950)
A high school boy primarily concerned with automobiles, dates, and parties learns from his father's example that ideals are really based on honesty, sincerity, and good sportsmanship.
Undercover Agent (1939)
Undercover Agent is a 1939 American film directed by Howard Bretherton. The film is also known as Sweepstake Racketeers in the United Kingdom.
Cast:
Russell Gleason as Bill Trent
Shirley Deane as Betty Madison
J.M. Kerrigan as Tom 'Pop' Madison
Maude Eburne as Mrs. Minnow
Oscar O'Shea as Pat Murphy - the Pawn Shop Owner
Selmer Jackson as Graham
Ralf Harolde as Bartel
Ray Bennett as Henchman 'Pussyfoot'
Ralph Sanford as Henchman Joe Blake
Cast:
Russell Gleason as Bill Trent
Shirley Deane as Betty Madison
J.M. Kerrigan as Tom 'Pop' Madison
Maude Eburne as Mrs. Minnow
Oscar O'Shea as Pat Murphy - the Pawn Shop Owner
Selmer Jackson as Graham
Ralf Harolde as Bartel
Ray Bennett as Henchman 'Pussyfoot'
Ralph Sanford as Henchman Joe Blake
The Southerner (1945)
Jean Renoir's classic tale of a cotton picker (Zachary Scott) who moves his wife (Betty Field) and children to a run down farm in hopes that they can grow their own cotton and make for a better future.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
How to Say No: Moral Maturity (1951)
How to say no to unwanted smoking, drinking and petting, and still keep your friends.
How to Be Well Groomed (1949)
Siblings Don and Sue show how they keep themselves well groomed throughout the school week and for their Friday night dates.
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