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Title: Sales are the Payoff production stills
Date(s): 1946
Contributor(s): Cinecraft Productions, Inc. (Production company), Bryant Heater Company (sponsor)
Description: Depicts a Bryant Heating Company brand home heating appliance assembled in a basement.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Production films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_39_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Talking Hoist production stills
Date(s): 1948
Contributor(s): Cinecraft Productions, Inc. (Production company), Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company (sponsor)
Description: Depicts the production crew on set. Pictured from left to right are Paul Culley, Frank Benish, Robert Welchans, Harry Horrocks, and Ray Culley.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Production films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_22_23_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Commercial for home in Mr. Dover's Brentwood, version 2
Date(s): 1965
Description: Commercial for a new home in Brentwood, a residential community in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, just outside Cleveland.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC153_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Commercial for home in Mr. Dover's Brentwood, version 3
Date(s): 1965
Description: Commercial for a new home in Brentwood, a residential community in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, just outside Cleveland.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC153_03
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Not with Empty Hands
Date(s): 1966
Contributor(s): American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority (Sponsor), Karamu House (Contributor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: A film produced by the American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority (ANECA), Ohio Division, detailing the history of Black people in Ohio. The film opens and closes with a reenactment of an enslaved African American man escaping across the Ohio River to a free Ohio. Uses a combination of historical re-enactment, historical footage, and footage of prominent Black figures, such as Dr. Middleton Lambright, Dr. Zelma Watson George, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., and Noble Lee Sissle. With...
Show moreA film produced by the American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority (ANECA), Ohio Division, detailing the history of Black people in Ohio. The film opens and closes with a reenactment of an enslaved African American man escaping across the Ohio River to a free Ohio. Uses a combination of historical re-enactment, historical footage, and footage of prominent Black figures, such as Dr. Middleton Lambright, Dr. Zelma Watson George, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., and Noble Lee Sissle. With participation from Karma House, Cleveland's oldest African American theatre.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC113
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Up the Line in '53
Date(s): 1953
Description: Film providing a detailed update on the construction of a railroad in the Ungava Peninsula of Quebec, Canada. Highlights all work done in 1953 as the railroad track goes "up the line." 220 miles of track were laid and the railroad reached mile 328. The railroad, heading from Seven Islands to Burnt Creek, will transport iron ore from Ungava down to the Great Lakes and beyond.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC103
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Year Nobody Gave
Date(s): 1950
Description: Film educating viewers on the importance of donating to the United Fund of Allegheny County. A man responsible for collecting United Fund donations at his workplace complains about having to give and solicit for money. He's suddenly visited by a messenger from Hell who convinces him not to collect for the fund, arguing that the United States was founded on the "every man for himself" principle. The messenger then gleefully shows the man the various institutions, organizations, and people that...
Show moreFilm educating viewers on the importance of donating to the United Fund of Allegheny County. A man responsible for collecting United Fund donations at his workplace complains about having to give and solicit for money. He's suddenly visited by a messenger from Hell who convinces him not to collect for the fund, arguing that the United States was founded on the "every man for himself" principle. The messenger then gleefully shows the man the various institutions, organizations, and people that will suffer without donations, and the man changes his mind. The messenger then reveals himself to be from Heaven, not Hell, and says he was sent to correct the man's negative attitude towards donating. "Help them All...all at once." Filmed at Kling Studios in Hollywood, California.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC164
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Bell Heard 'Round the World
Date(s): 1950
Description: Film promoting the National Cash Register Company (NCR) as a place of employment. Encourages viewers to consider working for NCR by discussing the company's products, work environment, benefits, and community service. Script: Al Weeks; director: Orlando Lippert; camera: John Niklasch; editing: Carl Himm; narration: Vincent Pelletier; music: Peter Cavallo.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC166
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Light!
Date(s): 1965
Description: Film exploring humanity's use of light and General Electric's contributions to the development of electric lamps and lightbulbs. Includes a variety of scenes demonstrating how light and electricity is used in modern life, from hospital operating rooms to airports to baseball stadiums. Also shows General Electric lightbulbs being manufactured. Produced and directed by Dennis H. Knife. Executive producer: Mel London.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC169
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Communications Services for ETV
Date(s): 1965
Contributor(s): Bell Telephone Company (Sponsor), Parthenon Pictures (Production company)
Description: Walter Evans discusses how local telephone companies can install and maintain equipment that will transmit educational television shows from the studio to the classroom. Evans argues that television programs can be a helpful educational tool for students of all ages and fields, and details the specific technology used in the transmission. Includes testimonials from educators utilizing television programs as part of their curriculum. Credits from Parthenon Pictures: Charles Palmer, David Bowen...
Show moreWalter Evans discusses how local telephone companies can install and maintain equipment that will transmit educational television shows from the studio to the classroom. Evans argues that television programs can be a helpful educational tool for students of all ages and fields, and details the specific technology used in the transmission. Includes testimonials from educators utilizing television programs as part of their curriculum. Credits from Parthenon Pictures: Charles Palmer, David Bowen, Don Livingston, Guy Adenis, Walter Soul.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC170
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Creating Jobs Through Growth
Date(s): 1962
Contributor(s): Republic Steel Corporation (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: F.R. Widmer, manager of the Commercial Research Division at Republic Steel, discusses the importance of economic growth and progress for job creation in the United States. He identifies problems preventing economic growth, such as obsolete machinery and foreign imports, and how they can be avoided or solved so that every American's public and private needs are met. Widmer also examines the specific issues facing Republic Steel and the U.S. steel industry.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC174
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Commercial for home in Mr. Dover's Brentwood, version 1
Date(s): 1965
Description: Commercial for a new home in Brentwood, a residential community in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, just outside Cleveland.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC153_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Ohio Bell: Spring Extension
Date(s): 1965
Description: Commercial advertising an additional extension telephone for spring from Ohio Bell. Includes a jingle and shows a variety of telephones included in the offer.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC136
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Telephone directory public service announcement
Date(s): 1960
Description: Radio broadcaster Ted Malone presents a public service announcement on how to properly utilize telephone directories, both personal and those provided by a telephone company. Malone urges viewers to write down their most frequently used numbers so they can "dial by number" and help the operator more easily connect a call.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC141_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Inside Story of Hose
Date(s): 1977
Description: Film presenting the seven basic hose types manufactured by B.F. Goodrich: circular woven, machine wrapped, hand built, horizontal braided, horizontal loomed, horizontal spiraled, and synthecure. Details the usage and importance of each and shows scenes of the hoses being produced in the factory. Presented by the Engineered Systems Division.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC130
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Carling World Golf Championship
Date(s): 1964
Description: Promotional film for the 1964 Carling World Golf Championship, held at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Birmingham, Michigan. Dick Taylor, director of the championship, presents a brief history of the game of golf, discusses the benefits of global tournaments, and attends various qualifying events around the world. While visiting Malaysia, he interviews Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. Taylor also gives a detailed overview of the course at Oakland Hills.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC145
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Where's Joe, revised introduction
Date(s): 1972
Contributor(s): United Steelworkers of America (Sponsor), Coordinating Committee Steel Companies (Producer), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: A revised introduction to Where’s Joe?, a movie designed to convince labor that strikes – even talks of strikes – are harmful. The movie is credited with helping put in place the first "no-strike" negotiation in the history of the U.S. steel industry. The movie premiered at a joint U.S. union and management Steel Productivity Conference held at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. on December 14, 1972. The 2 minute introduction highlights speeches from Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of the...
Show moreA revised introduction to Where’s Joe?, a movie designed to convince labor that strikes – even talks of strikes – are harmful. The movie is credited with helping put in place the first "no-strike" negotiation in the history of the U.S. steel industry. The movie premiered at a joint U.S. union and management Steel Productivity Conference held at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. on December 14, 1972. The 2 minute introduction highlights speeches from Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of the President's National Commission on Productivity; I.W. Abel, President of the United Steelworkers of America; Edwin H. Gott, Chairman of the Board of the United States Steel Corporation; Rev. William T. Hogan, S.J., Director of the Industrial Economics Research Institute at Fordham University; R. Heath Larry, Chairman of the Companies' Negotiating Team; and James P. Griffin, Assistant to the President of the United Steelworkers of America.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC149
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Imports
Date(s): 1968
Description: Short film arguing that too much foreign steel is being imported into the United States via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, threatening the American steel industry. Shares scenes with the film Where's Joe?
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC150
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The House with the Built-In Sale
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): Republic Steel Corporation (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Film promoting the selling power of a kitchen furnished with Republic Steel appliances. "Sell the kitchen and you sell the house." A Republic Steel representative speaks with a housing developer and discusses the superiority of his company's products.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC147
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The World of Treasure Cove
Date(s): 1972
Contributor(s): Great Northern Development Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Drury, James, 1934-2020 (Host)
Description: Film promoting the proposed community of Treasure Cove, North Carolina. Located just south of New Bern in Craven County, the community was intended as a recreational location, complete with golf course, marina, and horseback riding facilities. It was eventually (partially) constructed, and is now called Fairfield Harbor. Hosted by actor James Drury, well-known for his portrayal of "The Virginian."
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC127
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Fisher Fazio: Plastic Fantastic
Date(s): 1970
Contributor(s): Fisher Foods, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Fisher-Fazio presents "Plastic Fantastic," a 10-week, 19-cent marathon sale on a variety of plastic products. Shows dish pans, laundry baskets, mixing bowls, waste baskets, and other plastic items. Consumers can obtain any of these items for just 19 cents with a five dollar food purchase.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC125_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Commercial for DuPont V-tip toothbrush
Date(s): 1970
Description: A mother laments her son's cavities and realizes the issue is his toothbrush. The new v-tip toothbrush, made with DuPont nylon bristles, can prevent cavities and bad breath by providing a better clean.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC125_03
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Commercial for Panel Magic
Date(s): 1965
Description: Commercial for Panel Magic, and aerosol spray that cleans, polishes, and removes scratches from wood surfaces.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC125_04
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Powder Coating: Proof Positive
Date(s): 1976
Description: A self-described "on-the-spot film report" about how Nordson powder coating systems are performing on production lines. Presents a variety of products that use Nordson powder spray. Hosted by Gene Michael, Director of Marketing and Communications, at the Nordson headquarters in Amherst, Ohio. Created for Powder Coating IV, an annual conference sponsored by the Association for Finishing Processes and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC129
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Ford Tractor: It Isn't Every Day, version 2
Date(s): 1970
Description: Commercial for Ford Tractor lawn mowers, including both power and riding mowers. Shows people using the equipment and a Ford dealer servicing one of the mowers.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC135_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

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