PUBLIC DOMAIN MOVIE FROM 1956 TO 1975

Boy with a Knife - 1956 Jerry, an "at-risk" young man, uses his knife as an "equalizer" to solve his frustrations stemming from his unhappy home, which is dominated by his stepmother. A group worker reaches Jerry and helps him to transcend his anger. Director: Laslo Benedek. Narrator: Richard Widmark. With Chuck Connors. Sponsor: Los Angeles Community Chest (United Way) Producer: Dudley Pictures Corp. Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W Run Time: 19:15 File Size: 60.403     Story of Television, The - 1956 RCA's corporate history of pre-1956 developments in television. Sponsor: Radio Corporation of America (RCA) Producer: Ganz (William J.) Co. Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W Run Time: 14:50 File Size: 46.264     As Boys Grow - 1957 Sex education film aimed at teenage boys, with the coach as authority figure and teacher. Sponsor: N/A Producer: Medical Arts Productions Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W Run Time: 16:17 File Size: 49.836     How to Listen To... New Dimensions in Sound - 1957 Demonstration of the latest audio technology: stereo sound. Sponsor: RCA Victor Corporation Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 17:44 File Size: 55.575     Working Dollars - 1957 Animated explanation of how the stock market works, told through the story of an Everyman named Mr. Finchley. Sponsor: Members of the New York Stock Exchange Producer: Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc. Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 10:44 File Size: 34.349     California Is Climate - 1958 Promotional film for the eastern San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda and part of Contra Costa counties) emphasizing its excellent weather, advanced infrastructure, and cultural and economic advantages. Sponsor: Metropolitan Oakland Area Producer: Palmer (W.A.) Films, Inc. Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W Run Time: 13:51 File Size: 43.359     Murder on the Screen - 1958 Tracking down those responsible for damaging motion picture film. Sponsor: N/A Producer: Eastman Kodak Co. Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 21:21 File Size: 69.298     Booked for Safekeeping (Part I) - 1960 Fascinating documentary made to train police officers in the assistance and management of mentally ill and confused persons, produced in New Orleans by eminent filmmaker George C. Stoney. A little-known ethnographic classic that is strongly rooted in the place where it was made. Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare, The Lousiana Association for Mental Health, The National Institute of Mental Health Producer: Stoney Associates Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W Run Time: 19:15 File Size: 59.490     Booked for Safekeeping (Part II) - 1960 Fascinating documentary made to train police officers in the assistance and management of mentally ill and confused persons, produced in New Orleans by eminent filmmaker George C. Stoney. A little-known ethnographic classic that is strongly rooted in the place where it was made. Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare, The Lousiana Association for Mental Health, The National Institute of Mental Health Producer: Stoney Associates Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W Run Time: 12:05 File Size: 38.046     Greenwich Village Sunday - 1960 Exploration of the colorful counterculture of Greenwich Village in the early 1960s. Narrator: Jean Shepherd. Director, producer and screenwriter: Stewart Willensky. Beat life-avant-garde poetry and music: Charles Mills. Sponsor: N/A Producer: Wilensky (Stewart) Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 12:29 File Size: 39.906     Integration Report I - 1960 Documentary showing the civil rights movement in 1959 and 1960: sit-ins, marches, boycotts and rallies in Montgomery, Ala., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Washington, D.C. Directed by Madeline Anderson. Sponsor: N/A Producer: Andover Productions Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W Run Time: 20:03 File Size: 66.032     Television Remote Control (Tuner) - 1961 Early technology to enable the channel-surfer. Sponsor: RCA Victor Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 05:46 File Size: 17.767     Overs and Outs - 1964 Industrial film bloopers. Sponsor: N/A Producer: Calvin Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 10:10 File Size: 34.589     Detroit: City on the Move - 1965 Promotional film made for the City of Detroit, an unsuccessful bidder for the Olympic Games. With views of city highways, automobile manufacturing, a diverse population, and social activities, all shot prior to the city's economic decline. Sponsor: Detroit (City of) Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 18:12 File Size: 56.739     Day in America, A (Part I) - 1968 Patriotic mosaic of American scenes at the height of the Vietnam War. Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense Producer: U.S. Department of Defense Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 13:55 File Size: 49.896     Day in America, A (Part II) - 1968 Patriotic mosaic of American scenes at the height of the Vietnam War. Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense Producer: U.S. Department of Defense Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 13:28 File Size: 46.431     Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness - 1972 Traces the history of opium and how it has led to the present day usage of heroin. Examines the methods and procedures of organized crime in transporting the drug to the United States and its toll on the streets of America. Includes methods of combatting the problem and interviews with addicts who discuss their compulsion for drugs. Narrator: Paul Newman. Directors: Charles E. Francis, William Templeton. Producer: Frank Kavanaugh. Sponsor: George Washington University, Department of Medical and Public Affairs in cooperation with National Institute of Mental Health Producer: Airlie Productions Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W Run Time: 22:12 File Size: 69.360     Tragedy or Hope - 1972 Educating 1960s campus protesters as to "what's right with America." Sponsor: Harding College Producer: Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 24:03 File Size: 77.444     Your Chance to Live: Earthwatch - 1972 Presents the story of a teenage couple caught in the tragic path of a Tsunami as a means of explaining the nature of earthquakes and the consequences of their power. Sponsor: U.S. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Producer: Screenscope Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 12:12 File Size: 44.523     Earthquake - 1973 San Fernando Valley earthquake of Feb. 1971, Sylmar, California. Sponsor: U.S. Civil Preparedness Agency Producer: U.S. Department of Agriculture Audio/Visual: Sd, C Run Time: 26:45 File Size: 94.084     Facts About Projection (Third edition) - 1975 Seventies-era students watch a film projected by a student projectionist. Shows that constant maintenance of equipment is necessary for satisfactory and successful film projection. Production Company: International Film Bureau Audio/Visual: sound, color Run Time: 14:14 File Size: 44.044     When the Circuit Breaks: America's Energy Crisis (Part I) - 1975 Explains that all forms of energy have circuit breakers; when demand exceeds supply, the circuit breaks; when several circuits break at the same time, we have an energy crisis. Examines the traditional sources of energy, looks at the present to show how demand is steadily gaining on supply, and looks to the future to see what new sources of energy show the greatest promise. Expresses the ambivalence with which Americans and their government have addresses sustainable energy issues. Promotes the achievement of U.S. self-sufficiency in energy by 1985. Sponsor: U.S. Federal Energy Administration, Office of Communications and Public Affairs Producer: Concept Films, Inc. Audio/Visual: sd, C Run Time: 14:14 File Size: 46.672     When the Circuit Breaks: America's Energy Crisis (Part II) - 1975 Explains that all forms of energy have circuit breakers; when demand exceeds supply, the circuit breaks; when several circuits break at the same time, we have an energy crisis. Examines the traditional sources of energy, looks at the present to show how demand is steadily gaining on supply, and looks to the future to see what new sources of energy show the greatest promise. Expresses the ambivalence with which Americans and their government have addresses sustainable energy issues. Promotes the achievement of U.S. self-sufficiency in energy by 1985. Sponsor: U.S. Federal Energy Administration, Office of Communications and Public Affairs Producer: Concept Films, Inc. Audio/Visual: sd, C Run Time: 13:57 File Size: 44.249