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Yankee Go Home – Communist Propaganda (1950)

In this wonderful U.S. propaganda piece about Soviet propaganda, George V. Allen, director of the U. S. Information Agency and Ernest K. Lindley of Newsweek discuss with members of the Armed Forces how the Soviet Union was beating us in the disinformation race. Buy this film on DVD and help support the A/V Geeks archive: […]

What is Communism? (1963)

Hosted by Herbert A Philbrick, celebrated double-agent for the FBI and author of “I Led 3 Lives”, this film is an excellent record of one of Philbrick’s lectures about the evils of Communism he would give across the country. While some valid points are made about the machinations of the Communist party, films like this […]

Fashion in Furs

A promotional short for Sears for housewives on picking the right fur. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact footage@avgeeks.com. fashion-in-furs

Ads for bakeries

A series of generic commercial spots for local bakeries. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact footage@avgeeks.com. License at http://www.paya.com/videos/287190 ads-for-bakeries

A day at the 1964 NY World’s Fair

8mm home movie footage of a visit to the World’s Fair. Transferred with the Tobin TVT-R8PHD telecine. Transferred in real time to HD uncompressed AVI. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact footage@avgeeks.com. a-day-at-the-1964-ny-worlds-fair

The In In Winter

Peter Jennings tells us about the hip new sport that all the ladies love – snowmobiling! Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: http://www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles License at http://www.paya.com/videos/287193 the-in-in-winter

Ideas in Action (1966)

This film’s fast paced editing, dramatic footage and soundtrack are an excellent examples of the Jam Handy Organization polished style in sponsored film production. The Jam Handy Organization made thousands of films for industry giants such as General Motors, Dow Chemical, Coca Cola and more. The details on this film are unknown, but given its […]

News Cavalcade (1965)

This looks like a traditional newsreel but it is actually a clever series of promotional pieces for various sponsors – Ford Motor Company, Salsbury Chemicals Poultry Feed, Encyclopedia Britannica. Now it is a commonplace practice in news reporting to show pre-packaged “video news releases” from drug and tech companies as news segments on local TV […]