Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1958)
The classic fable is told with live trained bears and a cloyingly sweet young girl.
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As Others See Us (1953)
Discusses manners for young people, pointing out that good manners are based on consideration for others, and common sense. Illustrates correct etiquette for teenagers for formal an informal gatherings, when eating in the school cafeteria, and when making and receiving an introduction. Includes hints on table setting and table manners.
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Great Annual Bathtub Race (1970)
Nutty British Columbians race bath tubs to Vancouver.
Buy this film on the Blame Canada! DVD
What Is Money? (1947)
Following journey of five dollar bill thru many transactions, film shows how money functions as standard of value, standard for future payment, storehouse of value & convenient medium of exchange for goods or services. audio) Follows a $5 bill on its travels to illustrate these concepts: what money is, why money is used, how it [...]
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Act your Age : Emotional Maturity (1949)
High school boy who has scratched his desk is lectured by principal on acting his age. Teen girls and boys turn into 5-year-olds, illustrating infantile reactions. The principal delivers a pep talk on growing up.
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Crossroads Crash (1973)
Part of a film series on typical types of automobile crashes and their causes, this films starts with a goofy sequence with Bonnie and Clyde-type characters.
Like many films made to address social woes (drugs, teen pregnancy, shoplifting) driver’s education films were often cautionary tales where people were punished for their mistakes. The challenge of these [...]
Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon PSA
1970s TV Promo for the Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon – ABC Afterschool Special
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Beginning Responsibility – Taking Care of Things(1951)
Describes how to care for one’s toys, clothing and other property. Explains the importance of having a definite place to keep things, putting articles back where they belong, and proper storing and handling of articles to prevent damage.
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Stop Driving Us Crazy (1961)
Rusty, a visitor from outer space who looks like a car, cannot communicate with people, only with cars. He says that people’s words of love and respect are forgotten when driving and asks viewers what they intend to do about it.
This film is available on We Are Driven DVD.
At Your Fingertips : Boxes
Reveals the supermarket as a source for every imaginable box, carton and container. Explains that these same receptacles, once they find their way to the home, provide a group of children with material for construction of art objects, playthings, houses and tunnels. A clever, beautiful film, showing children building everything from trains to colored houses, [...]
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Fur Coat Club (1973)
Depicts the adventures of two nine-year-old girls who have invented a secret game of touching fur coats without the wearer realizing it. Follows them as they inadvertently become trapped in the vault of a fur store. Describes their surprise when the vault door opens, two thieves appear and the girls manage to trap them and [...]
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This film is available on Soc Eng 101 DVD
Shy Guy (1947)
The story of a ‘SHY GUY’ who learns to improve his social relations through friendly association with his better adjusted fellow students. Stars Dick York (Bewitched, Inherit the Wind).
This film is available on Soc Eng 101 DVD
Telezonia (1974)
Think back to that magical time before you knew how to use the telephone. This Sid and Marty Krofft-influenced film describes the mechanics of using the telephone, speaking and listening techniques, dealing with emergencies and displaying good manners with songs and goofy costumes. This film was made during a time when kids being [...]
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Paddle To The Sea (1966)
Tells about the journey of a hand-carved toy canoeman from Canada’s northern forest downstream to the sea. Adapted from story of same title by Holling C Holling.
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Newly Digitized Films
A Very Special Man (1968)
A recruiting film for seaman to specialize in electronics. Plenty of shots of guys using sixties electronic equipment.
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100milesWhen Should I Marry? (1957)
A young couple, urged to wait before getting married, visit their minister for advice. Two case histories, where marriage was not postponed until school was completed, demonstrate that too early marriage may mean sacrifice of other important satisfactions.
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100milesWho’s Right? (1954)
Dramatizes the experiences of a young married couple whose quarrels undermine their happiness and prevent the development of adult love based on understanding. The husband sees his wife as spoiled, scheming and selfish. The wife sees her husband as controlling, uncaring and tyrannical. After keeping house and grocery shopping all day, the wife waits for the husband to come home from work. When he arrives he is preoccupied and complaining about the atmosphere at work. He does not seem to notice that his wife worked hard all day as well, especially to create a special dinner. Without saying a good word about the house, dinner or her looks, the husband talks on and on about what he has been working on at work, and the difficulties he has encountered. She is bored of hearing about his job and bored of her life at home. She would appreciate some attention and affection. He needs to feel that what he does is important. They argue about whether they are paying attention to each other and about how the money should be spent. Each of them wants to make up but neither wants the other to think he or she is right.
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100milesUnto Thyself Be True (1949)
Provokes discussion on ways parents can help develop honesty and self respect in their teenagers. A kid takes the car out against his father’s wishes, wrecks it and has to deal with the authorities and his father!
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100milesMeaning Of Pi (1949)
A dorky kid tries to figure out what pi is. Explains how pi denotes the ratio of a circle to its diameter. Shows the use of circles in art, industry and commerce. Outlines a procedure by which the numerical value of pi can be checked and reviewed, and describes the discovery and importance of pi.
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100milesLet’s Go To The Circus (1949)
From ringside seats at the circus, children see aerial ballerinas, acrobats, clowns, horses and elephants.
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100milesLet’s Visit A Poultry Farm (1948)
Six-year-old Betty visits a poultry farm, where she helps feed the chickens, sees them at various stages of development, watches a boy clean the eggs for market, sees eggs being gathered, and watches a truck bring grain and take the eggs away.
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A still from one of the films we digitized today, Experimental Studies In Social Climates Of Groups.
Life On A Dead Tree (1957)
Dave and Tommy have found an old dead tree in the woods. As they explore it, they find that it is the home of many different plants and animals such as lizards, beetles, crickets, slugs, fungus plants, tree salamanders, ants and gopher snakes.
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100milesElectronic Computers And Applied Mathematics (1961)
Explains the basic principles and operations of electronic computers. Discusses the use of binary arithmetic so as to make the number systems and place value concept more meaningful.
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