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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: Blue Shield public service announcement on flu prevention
Date(s): 1967
Contributor(s): Blue Shield Association (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: Public service announcement educating viewers on how to avoid the annual flu virus. Advocates for immunization and includes healthy lifestyle tips.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC222
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Jim Doney Adventure Road advertisement, version 1
Date(s): 1968
Description: Advertisement for a television travel series titled "Adventure Road," hosted by Cleveland, Ohio broadcaster Jim Doney. The series was broadcast on WJW (Channel 8) in Cleveland and was sponsored by United Airlines. The ad features images of a variety of locations around the world, as well as footage of a United airplane taking off.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC223_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Jim Doney Adventure Road advertisement, version 2
Date(s): 1968
Description: Advertisement for a television travel series titled "Adventure Road," hosted by Cleveland, Ohio broadcaster Jim Doney. The series was broadcast on WJW (Channel 8) in Cleveland and was sponsored by United Airlines. The ad features images of a variety of locations around the world, as well as footage of a United airplane.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC223_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Bonne Bell: Ten-O-Six Lotion
Date(s): 1970
Contributor(s): Bonne Bell Company (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: Animated television commercial for Bonne Bell's Ten-O-Six Lotion, an antiseptic face cleanser.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC224
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Aeromedical Evacuation System
Date(s): 1962
Description: Training film explaining the U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation system. Details the three types of evacuation systems (strategic, tactical, and domestic) and the exact operating procedures for transporting patients via aircraft.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC296
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Firestone: Your Safety is Our Business
Date(s): 1965
Description: Film instructing Firestone tire sales personnel how to capitalize on the consumer's growing concern with automobile safety.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC297
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Hoover spin-drying washer commercial
Date(s): 1964
Description: Commercial for the new, compact Hoover washer/dryer appliance. The machine washes and spin-dries six pounds of clothes in just six minutes using only ten gallons of water.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC356_03
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Genie: Knight
Date(s): 1968
Description: An animated commercial for the Genie automatic, remote-controlled garage door opener unit. A knight has a Genie unit installed on a castle drawbridge. 60 second version.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC356_04
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: World Publishing Company commercial, version 2
Date(s): 1962
Description: Fred Gravely learns French using the new World Language album, which consists of five records and the "How to Say It" book.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC356_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: World Publishing Company commercial, version 1
Date(s): 1962
Description: Mrs. Riley learns Spanish using the new World Language album, which consists of five records and the "How to Say It" book.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC356_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Cleveland: City on Schedule
Date(s): 1962
Contributor(s): Cleveland Development Foundation (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company), Siedel, Frank (Screenwriter), Huntley, Chet, 1911-1974 (Reporter)
Description: Documentary film exploring Cleveland's urban renewal program, written by Frank Siedel of Storycraft and reported by television newscaster Chet Huntley. The film highlights three areas of re-development in the city: the Erieview Project focused on the downtown business district, the expansion of educational and medical facilities in University Circle, and the Longwood Housing Project. Includes appearances by some of Cleveland's most well-known leaders: Frank Lausche, former Cleveland mayor and...
Show moreDocumentary film exploring Cleveland's urban renewal program, written by Frank Siedel of Storycraft and reported by television newscaster Chet Huntley. The film highlights three areas of re-development in the city: the Erieview Project focused on the downtown business district, the expansion of educational and medical facilities in University Circle, and the Longwood Housing Project. Includes appearances by some of Cleveland's most well-known leaders: Frank Lausche, former Cleveland mayor and U.S. Senator from Ohio; Ernest J. Bohn, City Planner; James Lister, Cleveland's first Director of Urban Renewal; Anthony J. Celebrezze, Mayor of Cleveland; Curtis Lee Smith, President of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; James Yielding, Commissioner of the Department of Urban Renewal and Housing.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC388
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Unflushables
Date(s): 1960
Contributor(s): Standard Oil Company (Ohio) (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company), Harnett, Joseph D., 1918-2013 (Onscreen presenter)
Description: Parody of the television crime series "The Untouchables" that served as a training film for Sohio sales personnel. A detective agency tries to track down three gang members who are not coming to Sohio for routine oil changes. Includes an address by Sohio's Marketing Vice President Joe Harnett. When apprehended, one of the gangsters nervously says "I suppose you're gonna start that police brutality now" to the officers.
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC079
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Glidden: Spred House Paint
Date(s): 1965
Contributor(s): Glidden Company (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: A man recruits his friends to help paint the outside of a house using Glidden Spred House Paint.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC356_05
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Total Mobility: Self-Erect Mobile Central Mix Plants
Date(s): 1964
Contributor(s): Heltzel Steel Form & Iron Company (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: Advertisement for the Heltzel self-erect mobile central mix plants, hosted by R.K. Brugler, Heltzel's Vice President of Engineering. Details the plants' various features and capabilities.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC450
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Self-Erect Mobile Batching Plants
Date(s): 1964
Description: Advertisement for the Heltzel concrete mobile batching plant. Details the plant's features and paving capabilities.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC449
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Pick-n-Pay: Flubs version 1
Date(s): 1970
Contributor(s): Pick-n-Pay Supermarkets (Cleveland, Ohio) (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: Commercial advertising grocer Pick-n-Pay's commitment to exceptional customer service. A Pick-n-Pay cashier "flubs" and forgets to thank a customer for shopping at the store. The viewer is then encouraged to report this mistake to the manager should it ever happen in reality. At the beginning of the commercial, a man lights his cigarette at the wrong end because he was ogling a woman and got distracted. The narrator considers this a "flub."
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC068_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Superintendent of Schools Report
Date(s): 1966
Contributor(s): Cleveland City School District (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: Film arguing for robust public education programs for Cleveland's youth. Education provides young people with the skills to acquire a good paying job, which leads to good housing, human dignity, municipal income, and national prestige for Cleveland. Focuses on trade schools and industrial careers.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC299
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Easy Come...Easy Go...
Date(s): 1971
Contributor(s): Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (Fla.) (Sponsor), Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: Film promoting the passenger-friendly modern design of the new Tampa International Airport. Innovations include separate ticketing and boarding areas, stacked parking garages instead of sprawling lots, and automatic electric trams.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC471
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Selling Our Strength
Date(s): 1958
Contributor(s): General Electric Company (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (prn)
Description: A variety of General Electric managers discuss the strength of the company's lamps and provide an overview of how sales staff can convince consumers to purchase G.E. products. Presented by the G.E. Large Lamp Department.
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC019
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Large Lamp Newsreel
Date(s): 1965
Contributor(s): General Electric Company (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: A General Electric-sponsored newsreel promoting a variety of company products. Includes segments on the Power Groove fluorescent lamp, Quartzline incandescent lamp, panel fluorescent light, and the multi-vapor and 175-watt mercury light bulbs. Produced by the Large Lamp Department.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC298
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Lighting Sells (Dammit!)
Date(s): 1967
Contributor(s): Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), General Pictures Corporation (Production company)
Description: A comical film shown to Westinghouse sales personnel at the 1967 January Distributor Meeting. Compares selling lighting fixtures to taking the drug LSD.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC346
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: 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: 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

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