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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 […]

Checklist (circa 1960s)

Workplace safety film for employees who work with heavy machinery. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact footage@avgeeks.com. checklist-circa-1960s

Field Testing Steel Shot (1980)

Illustrates field testing of steel shot in shotguns, which can be used instead of conventional lead shot, by hunters in order to avoid lead poisoning in waterfowl. Help us get more films like this online! Buy this film on DVD: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/store/products/field-testing-steel-shot-1980-on-dvd/ field-testing-steel-shot-1980

Your Chance to Live: Earthwatch (1972)

Portrays the earth’s three personalities: cold and silent in space, tranquil and benign on the surface, and suddenly violent and devastating in natural and man-made disasters. Stresses the importance of personal and community preparation to minimize loss of life and property during disasters. your-chance-to-live-earthwatch-1972

Help Prevent Fires (in French)

Somewhat avant garde animation and soundtrack for a fire prevention film. Cleverly animated texts of everyday use which performs their daily actions without the aid of people. Although the very few words spoken are French, the film tells the story without a real need for words. License at http://www.paya.com/videos/287183 help-prevent-fires-in-french

Graffiti – Fun or Dumb? (1976)

Using kids’ own arguments (both pros and cons), film presents overwhelming evidence that vandalism is dumb. Shows that graffiti-type vandalism costs over $20,000,000 a year. 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 graffiti-fun-or-dumb-1976

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