Goodyear Frolics, The

Goodyear Frolics, The Hee-Haw style variety show promoting Good Year Tires. Highlight: A very stout man dressed in baby’s clothes sings a nursery rhyme about “running the stop.” Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. goodyear-frolics-the

Invader, The (1955)

Invader, The (1955) Traces man’s efforts since the 15th century to cope with the problem of syphilis. Shows the step-by-step development of medical knowledge and the changes in public attitude toward the disease. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. invader-the-1955

Why Willie Was Willing To Wash (ca 1940)

Why Willie Was Willing To Wash Dirty Willie learns about why nobody wants to play with him. He has a dream that he is working and is fired for being dirty. Then we learn about germs. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. You can purchase this film on DVD and help support the A/V Geeks effort […]

Goldfinch Family (1956)

Goldfinch Family (1956) Provides a view of the family life of goldfinches, their eating habits, special way of building a nest and methods of feeding and caring for their young. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. goldfinch-family-1956

Soapy The Germ Fighter (1951)

Soapy The Germ Fighter (1951) Billy Martin, a regular boy, meets a partner, one ‘SOAPY THE GERM FIGHTER,’ who helps him understand that being clean is not ‘SISSY,’ but is related to good health. Explains the word sanitation and gives information about health officers and laws governing the handling and sale of foods. Contact footage@avgeeks.com […]

Chaucer’s England (1958)

Follows Chaucer’s pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, telling stories as they ride. Chaucer’s England (1958) Shows some background scenery taken in England. Presents a dramatization of the ‘PARDONER’S TALE.’. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. chaucers-england-1958-2

Interview With Bruce Gordon, An (1964)

Interview With Bruce Gordon, An (1964) Bruce Gordon, a 22-year-old organizer for the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, is interviewed in Selma, Alabama, during the height of a drive to register Negro voters. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. interview-with-bruce-gordon-an-1964

Presidential Elections (1952)

Presidential Elections (1952) The title and ending is clipped on this print but this film describes the process of electing a President of the United States. Analyzes the structure and strategy of campaign organizations and the major politcal moves involved in the nomination and election of a president. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. presidential-elections-1952-2

Miracle In Paradise Valley (1950)

Miracle In Paradise Valley (1950) Shows many accidents on a farm, and describes how they can be prevented. Joe the Special in-the-meantime agent magically appears and tells a farmer about the safety problems on a farm. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. miracle-in-paradise-valley-1950

Seashore Life (1950)

Seashore Life (1950) Portrays life on three kinds of seashores–the sandy beach, the rock pool and the mud flat. Shows the adaptations seashore animals make to their special environments. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. seashore-life-1950

What Is Money? (1947)

What Is Money? (1947) Following journey of five dollar bill thru many transactions, film shows how money functions as standard of value, standard for future payment, storehouse of value & convenient medium of exchange for goods or services. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. what-is-money-1947

A Snort History

Uses live action and animation to show how alcohol can distort the preception of an individual to such a point that he is overly optimistic in driving situations. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. a-snort-history