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Title: The Winning Combination
Date(s): 1959
Contributor(s): Milprint, Inc. (Sponsor), McHugh, Fenton (Producer), Philip Morris Incorporated (Sponsor)
Description: Short film demonstrating how proper packaging, produced by Milprint, Inc, can preserve a company's product, lower production costs, and catch the attention of consumers. Told from the perspective of fictional baked goods corporation Top It. Director: James O'Riley; Writer: Dean Babbit; Cameraman: Lutz Hapke; Production Manager: Doug Weston.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC194
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: The Story of Nitrocellulose
Date(s): 1930~, 1930
Contributor(s): Hercules Powder Company (sponsor), Pathescope Productions (production company)
Description: Depicts the making of nitrocellulose. The Hercules Powder Company cotton purification plant at Hopewell, Virginia and the Hercules Powder Company plant at Parlin, New Jersey is depicted. Includes title cards.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC13
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Using DuPont Aircraft Rivets
Date(s): 1956
Description: Promotional and instructional film for DuPont's explosive aircraft rivet. Demonstrates how the rivets function and the best methods to install them safely. Both live-action and animation is used.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC242
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: The Rowe Candy Merchant
Date(s): 1954-03-24
Contributor(s): Rowe Manufacturing Company, Inc. (sponsor)
Description: Film highlights the "Candy Merchant", a vending machine offered by the Rowe Manufacturing Company. Maintenance and operation of the machine is depicted.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC49
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection, Film and Video

Title: Green Harvest
Date(s): 1949
Description: An educational film about forest management and timber harvesting. A newlywed couple travel to the Pacific Northwest on their honeymoon and get into an argument surrounding forest preservation. The bride's uncle, a timber entomologist, educates them by screening a film about the running of a tree farm and argues that timber harvesting is the best way to protect forests from fires, pests, and other dangers. Includes shots of Crater Lake, Snoqualmie Falls, various forests and mountain ranges,...
Show moreAn educational film about forest management and timber harvesting. A newlywed couple travel to the Pacific Northwest on their honeymoon and get into an argument surrounding forest preservation. The bride's uncle, a timber entomologist, educates them by screening a film about the running of a tree farm and argues that timber harvesting is the best way to protect forests from fires, pests, and other dangers. Includes shots of Crater Lake, Snoqualmie Falls, various forests and mountain ranges, and an appearance by a bear cub. The bride is played by Inez Cooper. Story: James Prindle; Camera: Arthur Martinelli; Sound: Ray Esh; Editor: Glen McGowan; Musical Score: Peter Cavallo, Jr.
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Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC225
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Quartz Crystals
Date(s): 1960~, 1960
Contributor(s): Bell Telephone Company (sponsor)
Description: Film describes how in a collaboration between Western Electric and Bell Telephone, quartz crystals, (covered with a chemical solution) grow, are cut, and then used for telephone use to keep telephone calls crystal clear.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC84_01
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: The One Man Gang
Date(s): 1949
Contributor(s): Towmotor Corp. (production company), Caravel FIlms, Inc. (producer)
Description: Film about industrial materials handling and internal transportation produced by Caravel Films in 1949 for the Towmotor Corporation, manufacturers of industrial hauling equipment. Includes footage of a coffee bean processing and packing facility in Brooklyn, New York; a Lily paper products facility in Long Island, New York; a Pepsi bottling plant in East Chicago, Indiana; a Ferro Machine & Foundry manufacturing plant in Cleveland, Ohio; a metal working operation in Canton, Ohio; a sheet and...
Show moreFilm about industrial materials handling and internal transportation produced by Caravel Films in 1949 for the Towmotor Corporation, manufacturers of industrial hauling equipment. Includes footage of a coffee bean processing and packing facility in Brooklyn, New York; a Lily paper products facility in Long Island, New York; a Pepsi bottling plant in East Chicago, Indiana; a Ferro Machine & Foundry manufacturing plant in Cleveland, Ohio; a metal working operation in Canton, Ohio; a sheet and tubing steelmaker in Youngstown, Ohio; and, a Cleveland building supply company's concrete block plant.
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Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC130
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection, Film and Video

Title: Fountain of Happiness
Date(s): 1950~, 1950, 1950, 1950
Contributor(s): Weber Dental Manufacturing Company (sponsor), Huffman, Sam (screenwriter), Huffman, Sam (producer), Dever, Denver L. (director), Grosham, Robert (cinematographer), Coukart, Frank (narrator)
Description: Film describes the creation of several types of dental equipment by Henry Ernst Weber of Canton, Ohio.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC62
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Letting Dynamite Do It
Date(s): 1926
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor)
Description: Film explains and depicts the uses of dynamite for lumbering, raising a blast furnace, clearing roads and a diver placing charges to remove an old water intake in Lake Michigan. Includes footage of dynamite being used to blast rock during the construction of the Confederate Memorial at Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC07
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection, Film and Video

Title: From Flax to Linen
Date(s): 1929
Contributor(s): Eastman Kodak Company. Teaching Films Division Eastman Kodak Company (Sponsor)
Description: Educational film following the creation of linen from beginning to end. Shows all stages of production, from flax being planted and harvested, to the processing and weaving of fibers, to fabric inspection, and, finally, ironing and preparing the linen for retail.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC246
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Get a Grip on Yourself
Date(s): 1950
Contributor(s): National Safety Council (Sponsor), United States. Department of Labor (Sponsor), Sarra Studios (Chicago, Ill.) (Production company)
Description: Informational film presenting a four-point plan to help viewers manage their negative emotions and avoid workplace accidents. Includes both live action and illustrations. Episode four in the series "Personal Side of Safety."
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC206
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Appliance Park: Where the World’s Finest Major Appliances are Made
Date(s): 1952
Contributor(s): General Electric Company (Sponsor)
Description: Film promoting General Electric's new Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Details how appliances such as washing machines, ranges, water heaters, and dishwashers are developed and constructed in the five buildings at the park. Also highlights the various employee and community perks provided by General Electric, including a fire department, security staff, cafeterias, and medical dispensaries.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC255
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Food for Flying
Date(s): 1951
Description: Film detailing how Trans World Airlines (TWA) devises, tests, cooks, packages, delivers, and serves the food for in-flight meals. Written by Burton Benjamin, supervised by Agnew Fisher, edited by Isaac Kleinerman.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC269
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Designed for Living
Date(s): 1955
Description: The film opens with a married couple picking new household goods while the narrator explains industrial design and the process of designing new products. It describes how the Industrial Design Council of Canada works with businesses to influence new designs. The Council receives common consumer complaints about household goods and then disseminates the complaints to designers. The film concludes with how other governments influence design in other countries. Camera: John Spotton, editing:...
Show moreThe film opens with a married couple picking new household goods while the narrator explains industrial design and the process of designing new products. It describes how the Industrial Design Council of Canada works with businesses to influence new designs. The Council receives common consumer complaints about household goods and then disseminates the complaints to designers. The film concludes with how other governments influence design in other countries. Camera: John Spotton, editing: Dennis Sawyer, music: Eldon Rathburn, Commentary: Lois Edwards. Produced by Guy Glover.
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Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC271
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: A Complete Saw Shop in One Machine
Date(s): 1955
Description: Promotional film for the DeWalt radial arm saw. A narrator describes the machine's innovative design, various radial blades, and safety features, while its numerous woodworking capabilities are demonstrated.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC254
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Nike: History of Missiles in the Military
Date(s): 1954
Description: Film exploring the history of rocket artillery used in warfare, as well as Project Nike, the U.S. military's anti-aircraft guided missile system. Details how Nike missiles are designed, manufactured, tested, and implemented, focusing on the program at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC306
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Diesel-Electric D.C. Drive Destroyer Escorts, Part 2: Normal Operation
Date(s): 1943
Contributor(s): United States. Navy (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: United States Navy training film for destroyer escort engine and motor room personnel during World War II. Educates the viewer on diesel–electric transmission systems and standard operating procedures for a ship's electric propulsion equipment. Produced under the supervision of the Bureau of Aeronautics for the Bureau of Ships.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC270
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection, Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The New Industrial South: A Progress Report
Date(s): 1953
Contributor(s): Time, inc. (Sponsor)
Description: March of Time newsreel about the town of Camden, South Carolina that includes an interview with South Carolina Byrnes and other community, business, and civic leaders; footage of DuPont Orlon production facilities; daily life of the town including segregated facilities and schools; the local horse industry and the Carolina Cup Steeplechase event.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC181
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: A Story of Coffee
Date(s): 1947
Description: Film documenting coffee production in southern Brazil. Details how Brazilian coffee is planted, tended, harvested, processed, tasted, packaged, shipped, and then sold in the United States.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC314
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Proved! The Story of General Motors Proving Ground
Date(s): 1936
Contributor(s): General Motors Corporation (Sponsor), Rothacker Film Manufacturing Co. (Production company)
Description: Film exploring the development of the General Motors "Proving Ground," an enclosed twelve hundred and sixty acre automobile testing facility in Milford, Michigan. Shows the construction of the facility and speed loop course, as well as GM drivers testing automobiles over various terrain during all types of weather.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC316
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection