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Big City, The (1958)

Uses St Louis, Missouri, as an example to show services performed by a big city, such as air and water purification, traffic control, health and safety programs, city planning and recreation facilities. Annual report to taxpayers, replacing a statistic-filled pamphlet explaining how tax dollars are spent. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. big-city-the-1958

Sound Recording And Reproduction (1941)

Describes how sound is converted into light rays to produce sound motion pictures and how the light rays are converted back into sound waves. Shows sound recording by both variable area and variable density. Features footage of James A. Brill, the narrator of many ERPI and early Encyclopedia Britannica films. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. […]

Selling as a Career (1953)

Typical day of work of Art Williams, salesman of sporting goods. Preparations at home for next day’s work, fills out reports, estimates sales prospects, schedules calls. Focuses on procedures and personal characteristics. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. selling-as-a-career-1953

Show Off, The (1954)

Portrays examples of disruptive behavior caused by show-off and group of pranksters in school. Shows school principal asking class officers to work out solution to problem of showing off in class and requests audience to react to problem situation. We were contacted by the actor who played the Show Off in this film and he […]

Bacteria : Friend and Foe (1953)

Shows the importance of bacteria in our everyday life. Animated drawings and live action scenes show bacterial growth and reproduction, and ways in which bacteria may be grouped for systematic study. Contributions of Leeuwenhoek, Pasteur and Koch are noted. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. bacteria-friend-and-foe-1953

Your Permit to Drive (1952)

Discusses the mental attitude of automobile drivers. Points out that a driving permit is a privilege which carries the responsibility for respecting the rights of others. Talking driver’s license narrates this hymn to the beneficial effects of highways, cars, and driving. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. your-permit-to-drive-1952

House I Live In, The (1945)

Advocacy film commissioned by the civil rights organization to discourage ethnic and racial prejudice. Caught in a dispute that assumes ethnic dimensions, a group of boys find common interests through the intervention of Frank Sinatra, who tells a story and sings two songs Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. house-i-live-in-the-1945

Fire and Police Service (1947)

Firefighters must learn to use many tools, be experts in first aid, and must know the theory of firefighting. Their work and training is presented and explained. The many kinds of police work are also presented. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. fire-and-police-service-1947

Science and Agriculture : The Soybean (1939)

The cultivation and use of the soybean as an illustration of the relation of science to agriculture and the interrelation of science, agriculture, and industry. Opens with a view of an Oriental farmer beginning to harvest his crop of soybeans. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. science-and-agriculture-the-soybean-1939-2

Narcotics : Pit of Despair (1967)

Tells the story of a boy from a good home who begins using narcotics ‘JUST FOR KICKS’ and later becomes addicted to the point where he drops out of school and eventually arrested. Features Kevin Tighe (Emergency, Lost) as the college boy who descends into despair. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. narcotics-pit-of-despair-1967