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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: General Electric: Airplane
Date(s): 1956
Contributor(s): General Electric Company (Sponsor), Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. (Producer)
Description: Commercial touting the benefits of electric power and urging viewers to "live better electrically." An animated family happily uses a variety of appliances, toys, entertainment systems, and other objects made possible with electricity.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC470
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: East Ohio Gas Company commercial
Date(s): 1963
Contributor(s): East Ohio Gas Company (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company), Ketchum, Inc. (Producer)
Description: Television advertisement promoting the East Ohio Gas Company (now Dominion). Introduces the audience to various East Ohio Gas staff members who own stock in the company, arguing that employee stock holders care more about the company's success and perform their duties with extra efficiency. "More for your home, more for your money, with gas."
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC398
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: Pierre Hoagie Hamburger Patties commercials, 2 versions
Date(s): 1978
Description: Two commercials for Pierre Hoagie Hamburger patties, a frozen meat product.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC473
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: Views Along the Route of the First Transcontinental Telephone Line from New York to San Francisco
Date(s): 1915
Contributor(s): AT & T (Firm) (Sponsor)
Description: Film exploring the route of the first transcontinental telephone line in the United States. Beginning in New York City, the line passes through Pittsburg, Chicago, Denver, Omaha, Utah, and Oakland before ending in San Francisco. The film shows footage of city streets, telephone factories and exchange buildings, switchboard operators, cable laying and pole mounting, and people placing transcontinental calls.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC477
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

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: Parker Appliance Company Plant
Date(s): 1934
Description: A "brief review of the daily activities at the Parker Appliance Company Plant" on 17325 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Narrated by Parker Appliance Company founder and proprietor Arthur L. Parker, the film shows all aspects of vehicle motion and control technology manufacturing, including new project development, assembly benches, production machines, final products, and more. Includes footage of Parker, his wife Helen Fitzgerald, and his business partner, Carl Klamm. Arranged by Arthur L....
Show moreA "brief review of the daily activities at the Parker Appliance Company Plant" on 17325 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Narrated by Parker Appliance Company founder and proprietor Arthur L. Parker, the film shows all aspects of vehicle motion and control technology manufacturing, including new project development, assembly benches, production machines, final products, and more. Includes footage of Parker, his wife Helen Fitzgerald, and his business partner, Carl Klamm. Arranged by Arthur L. Parker. Photographed by Paul Kozak, Jr.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC478
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: Only At American
Date(s): 1971
Description: Film presenting all aspects of American Greetings Corporation's growing business. Details how greeting cards and other promotional materials are developed, produced, and marketed, from early concept meetings to merchandise shipment procedures.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC481
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: General Electric Presents the Near-Sighted Mister Magoo
Date(s): 1962
Contributor(s): General Electric Company (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company), Backus, Jim (Host)
Description: Mister Magoo stars in a series of nautical-themed animated television spots for General Electric light bulbs. The film includes live-action segments of Jim Backus (the voice of Mister Magoo) dressed as a sailor while presenting each commercial to the intended audience of GE sales staff. "It's easy to see the best bulbs are GE."
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC507
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

Title: Mr. Dover's New Orleans commercial, version 2
Date(s): 1965
Description: Television commercial for homes in the Mr. Dover developments in the Wentwood and Parkwood areas of New Orleans, Louisiana. Includes the tagline: "Start a fresh new life in a Mr. Dover home of your own."
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC511_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

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