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Title: The Easiest Iron You've Ever Used
Date(s): 1951
Contributor(s): Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Winslow, Louise (Onscreen presenter), Kiene, Julia (Onscreen presenter)
Description: Louise Winslow speaks to Julia Kiene, manager of Westinghouse Home Economics Institute, about Westinghouse's new open-handle iron and how its design and features make ironing easy. Winslow and Kiene then demonstrate how the iron can be used on shirts, dresses, small cloth pieces, and other items.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC287
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Scene from Flash of Darkness episode with General Electric light bulb commercial
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): General Electric Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Boone, Richard (Actor)
Description: One scene from an episode of the television series "Medic" titled "Flash of Darkness." Dr. Snyder and his colleagues are in a warehouse for a training session when an atomic bomb devastates Los Angeles. The scene is followed by a commercial for General Electric's new deluxe pink lightbulbs.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC096
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: New York World's Fair Progressland raw footage
Date(s): 1964
Contributor(s): General Electric Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Raw footage of "Progressland," General Electric's exhibit at the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair.
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC023
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Magic that is Light…at the New York World's Fair
Date(s): 1964
Contributor(s): General Electric Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Sziranka, Geri (Host)
Description: A woman walks around the New York World's Fair and shows off the various exhibits that are made possible by General Electric lights. Includes scenes outside of "Progressland," G.E.'s exhibit and pavilion.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC020
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Richard J. Sargent sales speech
Date(s): 1953
Contributor(s): Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Sargent, Richard J. (Onscreen presenter)
Description: Richard J. Sargent, manager of Major Appliances at Westinghouse, speaks to sales staff about the growing U.S. population. A greater population means more potential appliance consumers.
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC040_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Westinghouse Electric Sharon Transformer Plant 1955 labor strike
Date(s): 1956
Contributor(s): Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: The Westinghouse Company's perspective on what transpired during the 1955 labor dispute at a plant that manufactured electric transformers for power plants in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC436
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Steps to Tungsten Wire
Date(s): 1965
Contributor(s): General Electric Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Film describing the step-by-step production of tungsten wire at the General Electric Cleveland Wire Plant. Demonstrates the process of turning raw tungsten ore into precision wire that is essential for the lamp and electronics industries.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC284
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Robertshaw automatic thermostat advertisement
Date(s): 1977
Contributor(s): Robertshaw Thermostat Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Advertisement for the automatic setback thermostat from Robertshaw. This thermostat will automatically control a home's temperature using pre-programmed settings, eliminating the need for manual adjustment and lowering overall energy costs. Includes central heating models as well as combination central heating/air condition models.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC391
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Working Together
Date(s): 1951
Contributor(s): Thompson Products, inc. (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Training film for new Thompson Products employees. Discusses the company's history, business model, benefits, and strategy of "working together" to manufacture precision parts. Follows the story of employee Richard "Dick" Brown and his progress as a machine operator. Ends with a reading of the "Pledge" the Thompson management team has made to the members of the organization.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC146
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Art and Science of Professional Supervision
Date(s): 1965
Contributor(s): Republic Steel Corporation (Sponsor), Bureau of Business Practice (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Michelon, Gene (Onscreen presenter)
Description: Gene Michelon, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at John Carroll University and Vice President of Republic Industrial Education Institute, gives a brief lecture on successful personnel management. He highlights various strategies that supervisors can use when dealing with an employee who is not meeting expected standards of behavior.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC335
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Moulders of Progress
Date(s): 1948
Description: Promotional film for plumbing fixtures designed, produced, and sold by Eljer. Details the manufacturing process of porcelain sinks, bathtubs, and toilets, as well as brass water faucets. Also discusses how Eljer products are a significant contribution to modern American living.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC309
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Milestones of Motoring
Date(s): 1954
Contributor(s): Standard Oil Company (Ohio) (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Culley, Ray, 1904-1983 (Director), Siedel, Frank (Screenwriter), Brown, Joe E. (Joe Evan), 1892-1973 (Actor), Griffin, Merv, 1925-2007 (Actor), Guthrie, Warren A., 1911-1986 (Host), Farrell, Rita (Actor)
Description: Color version of Milestones of Motoring, a film celebrating the people and organizations in Ohio who helped to advance the motor vehicle industry during the early 20th century. Hosted by Warren Guthrie and featuring musical numbers performed by Rita Farrell, Merv Griffin, and Joe E. Brown. Supervised by Stuart Buchanan.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC336
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection, Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Ford Tractor: It Isn't Every Day, version 1
Date(s): 1970
Contributor(s): Ford Motor Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Commercial for Ford Tractor lawn mowers and garden tillers. Includes scenes of people using the equipment and shopping at a Ford dealership.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC135_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Robert A. Schneider collection of Cinecraft Production audiovisual materials
Creator: Cinecraft, Inc.
Accession: 2018.202
Collection: info:fedora/islandora:ead

Title: Cinecraft Productions films
Creator: Cinecraft, Inc.
Accession: 2019.227
Collection: info:fedora/islandora:ead

Title: The New Cleveland Campaign
Date(s): 1978
Description: Film advocating for the New Cleveland Campaign, a non-profit marketing organization aimed at attracting businesses and residents to Cleveland by repairing the international reputation of the city. Includes apparances by John H. Bustamante, Brad Jones, James M. Carney, Jackie Presser, Herbert E. Strawbridge, H. Stuart Harrison, Thomas Vail, and William J. Burns.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC474
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Ohio Story: Training for Tomorrow
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): Ohio Bell Telephone Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Siedel, Frank (Screenwriter), Olmsted, Nelson (Host)
Description: Actor Nelson Olmsted discusses industrial arts education offered at Ohio state schools, focusing on the program at Parma High School. Young men are taught how to operate heavy machinery, read and create blueprints, spin metal, weld steel, shape wrought iron, construct and manipulate circuits, and design homes and aircraft.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC180
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Rockwell International engineer recruitment film
Date(s): 1979
Contributor(s): Rockwell International (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Film promoting Rockwell International as an ideal workplace for engineer scientists. Touts the company's fast-growing science, electronics, and aerospace departments, where employees can take advanage of unique research facilities and easy upward mobility within their chosen field. Also espouses the benefits of living in Southern California.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC390_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Rockwell International engineer open house advertisement
Date(s): 1979
Contributor(s): Rockwell International (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Advertisement for a Rockwell International employment open house for engineers in Southern California.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC390_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Working Together is the Only Way
Date(s): 1976
Contributor(s): American Electric Power Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Film highlighting the strategies used by American Electric Power Company to communicate with customers. Focus groups, television commercials, newspaper ads, and other tools help the company explain electricity price increases, share tips to save energy, and hear customer concerns.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC301
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Designed for Profits: The Westinghouse Waste-Away
Date(s): 1953
Description: Film introducing the new and improved "Waste-Away," a garbage disposal system, to Westinghouse sales staff. Walks the viewer through a typical sales demonstration of the Waste-Away, highlighting the device's Safe-Top Control, Double-Life Shredders, and powerful motor. Concludes by encouraging sales staff to capitalize on the prosperous Waste-Away market.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC484
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Commercial for the Alliance Tenna-Rotor
Date(s): 1965
Contributor(s): Alliance Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: A man tries to watch TV but receives a poor signal. The repair technician installs an Alliance (now known as the Genie Company) Tenna Rotor, a device that will rotate a roof antenna to find the best signal.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC117_05
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Taconite
Date(s): 1954
Description: An overview of taconite mining operations in northern Minnesota. Presented by the Reserve Mining Company, jointly owned by Armco Steel and Republic Steel. With the cooperation of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society, and the St. Louis County Historical Society.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC476
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Cleveland Corridor
Date(s): 1959
Description: Film promoting the "Cleveland Corridor," an 85-mile corner of northeast Ohio between the port cities of Conneaut and Cleveland, as "the best location in the nation" for industrial business. Touts the area's excellent air, water, and ground transportation systems, water supply, open land for plant construction, skilled labor force, and cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities. Also advertises the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company's ability to provide electricity to any new...
Show moreFilm promoting the "Cleveland Corridor," an 85-mile corner of northeast Ohio between the port cities of Conneaut and Cleveland, as "the best location in the nation" for industrial business. Touts the area's excellent air, water, and ground transportation systems, water supply, open land for plant construction, skilled labor force, and cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities. Also advertises the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company's ability to provide electricity to any new business that decides to locate within the "corridor" and encourages viewers to contact the company's area development department.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC490
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Alliance Tenna-Rotor Series R television commercials
Date(s): 1953
Description: A series of six animated television advertisements for the Alliance (now known as the Genie Company) Tenna-Rotor, an antenna rotator which improves television signal.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC505
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

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