A struggling food salesman is knocked unconscious and dreams he meets 'Peter Profit' who shares ideas on how to improve sales. These include good packaging and displays, and having the salesman create ideas for the grocery store owners on how to increase impulse buys, also known as store decisions, which account for two thirds of all grocery purchases. There are several scenes of shoppers in grocery stores, and DuPont Company employees taking surveys at those stores.
Suggestions for improving sales of bakery items in grocery stores. Actors and actresses portray "an average American family eating dinner," bakery salesmen visiting grocery stores, and sales clerks and grocery store owners. Scenes include a family at dinner, women shopping in grocery stores and being studied for their shopping habits, bakery salesmen setting up baked good displays in stores, and delivery vans. The film promotes the use of clear cellophane packaging.
Recruitment film for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Includes scenes of original DuPont mills at Hagley property in Wilmington, Delaware; laboratories; model making for plant design; and an executive committee in discussion.
Includes animation of worker from 1900 and in 1950. Discusses the standard of living changes that took place in those fifty years such as wage increases and less hours at work.
Film explains super strength tire made from nylon cords used in heavy duty trucks. Strength demonstration of nylon cord versus ordinary tire cord. Heat test using both samples also done. Animation of moisture issues included.
Man enters frame wearing safety equipment. Spokesman discusses how DuPont's accident rate in 1916 was high, but due to safety training programs, safety devices and protective clothing, the rates were greatly improved. A DuPont technician operating a 160 horsepower automobile engine is shown, testing chemicals added to gasoline to improve its efficiency. Safety measures such as an automatic cut off and a double layer of safety glass to protect the worker are pointed out. Other safety equipment used in the laboratory and safety meetings held throughout the company are mentioned.
June Allyson hosts program including a play called 'The Way Home' starring Ronald Reagan. Reagan plays a teacher that must deal with bullies in his class. Dacron commercial precludes play. DuPont Carpet Nylon commercial at intermission. Lastly, a commercial for DuPont 420 Nylon.
Teflon II: halfway through commercial (00:01), Teflon II "You can even cook in it" (00:16), Teflon II "Goodies" (00:51), Teflon II "Pancake" (01:36), Teflon II "Letters" (02:10), Teflon II "Colors" (02:53), Teflon II "Boat" (03:58), Teflon II "Last Night" (04:37), Teflon II "Great Food" (05:10), Teflon II "Great Food, Spanish"(05:45), Teflon II "Great Food, American" (06:21), Teflon II "Great Food, German" (06:55), Teflon II "Fried Egg" (08:00), Teflon II "Cleaning demonstration" (08:33), Teflon II "Master Chef" (09:35), Teflon II "Cookware you like/Bloomingdales" (10:07), Teflon II "Gift" (10:43), Teflon II "Gift" short version (11:43), Teflon II "Gift" (12:15), Teflon II "Gift" (13:16), Teflon II "Gift" short version (14:23), Teflon II "Eat and Run, Polar Bear" (14:58), Teflon II "Eat and Run, Breakfast" (15:30), Teflon II "Eat and Run, Baby" (16:04), Teflon II "Eat and Run, Maid" (16:39).
Teflon II "Macaroni and Cheese" (00:01), Teflon II "Letters" (00:38), Teflon II "Pancake" (01:40), Teflon II "Great Food" (02:10), Teflon II "Sign of Proven Quality" (02:45), Teflon II "Shop for quality" (03:18), Teflon II "Half Pan test" (03:51), Teflon II "Roast Lamb Pan Test" (04:23), Teflon II "Eat and Run, Baby" (05:18), Teflon II "James Beard" (05:54), Teflon II "Dramatic Finish" (06:28), Teflon II "Great Food, French" (07:06), Teflon II "Half Pan Test" (07:43), Teflon II "Eat and Run, Polar Bear" (08:18), Teflon II "Gatsby, Classic White" (08:53), Teflon II "Improved Teflon" (09:29), Teflon II "The Clean Winner" (10:05), Teflon II "Liberated" (10:40), Silverstone "Recipe" (11:07).
DuPont Clysar EHC and Weldotron 1600 Series Systems. Shows shrink wrapping using a DuPont Company's Clysar EHC polyolefine film and Weldotron 1601A machine at the Awrey Bakery in Lavonia, Michigan
The story of Seagram's 100 Pipers Scotch. Shot on location at Seagram's distillery in Keith, Scotland, the film explains malt whiskey production, the value of distillery workers, and why Seagram's product is so special.
Spokesman discusses bazookas, used in World War II, and what gave them their power. He explains the term 'Shaped charge' and animation depicts different types. He then points out DuPont has been working with oil companies using shaped charges in oil drilling. The 'jet perforator' is shown in use in animation.
Film explains that warm winter clothing has been needed since World War II. Thermal wear, nicknamed 'The Deep Freeze Suit' was created by two civilians for the Armed Forces using DuPont materials. Spokesman shows a test of a man having taken a cold shower and then standing in a refrigerator in the wet clothes. He goes on to show civilian adaptations, regular winter wear for families sold in stores.
Editor of town newspaper 'The Leader', Wright Robinson, discusses how Seaford was once a small farming community but DuPont's Nylon plant, built in 1939, employed about 1200 people and was instrumental in the town expansion.
Spokesman introduces Freon and its many applications, such as refrigerators and aerosols. He gives a demonstration of freezing a flower with Freon and its inflammability. He then shows how aerosol cans work, such as insecticides and shaving cream.
High speed film demonstrations. Spokesman explains DuPont's 931 film in use with a Fastax camera creates ultra slow motion. He points out when film is used in regular camera it gives a better result in low light situations, like a night baseball game. Because it is processed quickly it is also useful for news and sports applications. Also shown is DuPont's new way to create silk screen stencils using photographic reproduction.
A BBC documentary exploring the lifestyles, business interests, and political ideologies of four Texas oil tycoons and multi-millionaires: Haroldson Lafayette (H.L.) Hunt, David Harold (aka "Dry Hole") Bird, Stanley Marcus, and Roy Mark Hofheinz. Camera operator: Peter Bartlett. Sounds recording: Roger Turner. Dubbing mixer: Mike Billing. Editor: Larry Toft. Narrator: Dudley Foster. Writer/director/producer: Peter Batty.