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Beef Rings the Bell (1960s)

Promotional film following beef production from cattle ranches to family barbecues. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. beef-rings-the-bell-1960s

Junior Prom (1946)

This film portrays the experiences of two couples attending a high school Junior Prom from the time the double date is arranged until the boys see their friends home. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested […]

Last Date (1949)

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 […]

Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 2, No. 2) (1936)

Promotional newsreels featuring a variety of Chevrolet-centric stories, including: a Chevrolet pulling an aquaplane along the beach; an isolated Kentucky village linked to the world by motor cars; alligator wrestling; mobility for the Miami Beach police; and new parking meters in Dallas, Texas. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. […]

Prom : It’s A Pleasure (1961)

Using the American Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile, Alabama, as a setting, this film shows proper etiquette for boys and girls in regard to formal dances. Points include extending and accepting invitations, choosing attire and flowers, and enjoying the occasion through correct dance floor etiquette, from cut-ins to show-offs. We digitized and uploaded this film […]

Chevrolet Leader News Vol 3 No 1

We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. CALIFORNIA BATHING BEAUTIES GO FROM SURF TO SNOW. GREAT GIRDERS NOW SPAN GOLDEN GATE. TRAILER AGE BEGINS. LOBSTER LABORATORY: INTIMATE LIFE OF LOBSTER. […]

Riders of the California Surf (1947)

Photographed with the cooperation of the Hermosa Beach Surfing Club. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. riders-of-the-california-surf-1947

[Home Movies: California and San Francisco]

Home movies of California and San Francisco. 13:12:41 San Francisco Sheep crowd across road blocking cars ** CU Little kid running toward camera We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. […]

Great Swindle, The (1948)

Harassed by shortages, Tom Grey votes for the removal of price control after reading propaganda issued by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). When prices rise, he views a Union film, “The Big Squeeze,” which places the blame for high prices on monopoly control of our economy, and points out the advantages of membership in […]

Men and Jobs (1944)

About the United States Employment Service. Pan Farmland Pan Factory town Factory scenes Men silhouetted against fire [actually molten metal] looks like factory is on fire We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it […]

Holiday for Bill (1951)

Cliche-ridden rural/urban improbable romance concocted to promote Ford tractors. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. holiday-for-bill-1951

Eskimos: Winter in Western Alaska (1950)

Typical activities of Alaskan Eskimo life throughout a long winter. Depicts the Eskimo’s dependence upon fish as a food supply and illustrates methods of obtaining fish. Portrays food, clothing, and household activities and shows methods of keeping warm. Reveals dangers incident to a seal hunt and ends with an authentic Eskimo dance. We digitized and […]