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Easy Out? (1954)

Scare film. Man comes back from armed service with bad conduct discharge; family greets him happily; girlfriend finds out and gives his engagement ring back. He is turned down for veteran’s benefits. It’s all downhill from there. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions […]

The Plantation South (1960)

Traces the development of the plantation system in the southern United States from its beginning in Virginia to its firm establishment in the deep South of the Antebellum Period. Stress is placed upon the plantation as an agricultural and social unit. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us […]

Airport In The Jet Age (1962)

Wow, have things changed! Explores a large metropolitan jet airport, from the traffic control tower to the baggage-processing center. Shows glimpses of hundreds of people on the job. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in […]

New Horizons: Samoa And Tahiti

Pan Am visits vacation destinations, Samoa and Tahiti! We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. new-horizons-samoa-and-tahiti

Unfinished Business (1948)

Jim Robbins, a young veteran, returns from the Army following World War II. He checks in at his former employer (U.S. Steel), where a friendly counselor makes it clear there will be a job for him, suggests training courses to bring his knowledge and skills up to speed, and in every way welcomes him back […]

When I’m Old Enough, Goodbye 1962 (excerpts)

Hip, heavy handed and dramatic, this film shows that a young boy’s decision to quit school and get a job isn’t as liberating as he expected it to be. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested […]

Olds Minute Movies [Futuramic 1948]

Promotional Oldsmobile shorts highlighting the 1948 Futuramic models. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. olds-minute-movies-futuramic-1948

Talking to Your Teen About VD (ca. 1972)

This film tells parents that venereal disease is “not a crime, it’s a disease.” We see a group of teenagers tell us they don’t want to talk with their parents about their sex lives even though open communication could help prevent exposure to disease inter-spliced with scenes of a doctor explaining the facts about VD […]

Imagination Unlimited

Creativity captured in concrete. About how cement blocks can bring style to a building project. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. imagination-unlimited

Violence and Vandalism (1972)

TV actor Hugh O’Brian talks about the factors behind vandalism and actually talks about it as a political act – something other vandalism films shy away from. Unfortunately, showing kids gleefully trashing the school probably trumped the film’s anti-vandalism message. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at […]

American Antiquity (1945)

A travelogue of the American Southwest. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. american-antiquity-1945