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The First Fifty Years : National Gas Pipeline Co.
PREVIEW CASS #98898 Corporate history: the first 50 years of the National Gas Pipeline Company. Has old historical footage of construction. Gas Pipeline system of August 22, 1930/31, plus "modern" gas line systems and construction.
1960s - The Day Grandma Came To Call - Grandmother on Rocking Chair
VS of an elderly adult Caucasian female rocking on rocking chair while knitting and humming to herself. She turns on the radio, enjoying the jingle until hearing it's an advertisement for wine, then turns it off. She gets up to turn on the television.
Be A Winner With Gabriel Shock Absorbers
ON PREVIEW TAPE # 991537 - i "Be a Winner With Gabriel", a corporate film produced for the Gabriel Shock Absorber people; pushing aftermarket shock absorbers. Autos. Won "Best Sales Promotion Film of the Year" from the Sales Promotion Executives Association in 1966-67.
National Committee for Small Business Tax Reform
Preview Cassette 221654 Film produced for the National Committee for Small Business Tax Reform.
Salvation Army: Black Hills Flood
PREVIEWCASSETTTE#210699B Salvation Army Film about the Black Hills Flood; disaster. Some color fade, but good disaster aftermath footage; fun footage of Salvation Army women dishing out unhealthy food. Pat Nixon shows up at the end at some sort of awards ceremony.
Greater Sales For Greater Profit in Exhaust System Aftermarket
Another Bernie Howard film about aftermarket mufflers and exhaust systems. Narrated by Sid Collins. On behalf of Arvin Muffler and Exhaust Company. Opens with montage of cars driving on highways, day and night. Numerous colorful Arvin product shots. A lengthy visit to the Arvin manufacturing plant in Indiana: good industrial footage of mufflers and tail pipes being made (assembly line, production, et al). Shots of scientists in white labcoats milling about in the acoustic research lab (good shots of computers and research equipment). Nice MS of a man filling the gas tanlk of his car, followed by nifty superimposition montage of nightlife in the city: neon signs, traffic lights, headlights , cars, etc. Product shots of ironing boards, record players and BBQ grills, complete with the requisite showroom beauty modeling the goods and wares.
See What The Boys In The Back Room Will Have
Maremont Exhaust systems film entitled "See What The Boys in the Back Room Will Have". Introduction to aftermarket mufflers/exhaust systems, with an emphasis on serving the men who work in the garage--"the back room". Interviews with mechanics, garage footage. This print is not in the best condition (some fade and scratches.)
North Chicago Laundry
Adult Caucasian male driving North Chicago Laundry truck through residential area in Chicago's North Side.
Mogen David 1973/74 Report
Year-end corporate film for the Mogen David Wine Company. Alcohol.
Mogen David National Marketing Campaign
Introduction to the National marketing campaign of Mogen David Wine Company for 1968/69. Alcohol, Liquor, advertising.
IBM Announcements
(ON PREVIEW CASSETTE# 98068) This is an early version (workprint) of BHC 018-01, on Master #3. Excellent colors, nice print. Very possibly a major historical corporate film, at least an entry for a corporate film festival. Discussing the Bill of Material Processor, the 1401-1627 Autoplotter, and the 1620 Drafting System, this film has super great early archival computer imagery--in mint condition, although the color has faded quite a bit at this point (1992). A bit like 2001, the people move almost weightlessly among the punch cards and random-access tape discs. Transferred onto a 1" video master several years ago--the transfer has much better color than the original print does at this point. First-prize winner from the Society for Advancement for Management, and the Sales Promotion Executives Association, in 1964.
IBM: Message From Bill Woerner
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #98795V IBM Midwestern Region head gives a sales pep talk to the troops on the field. Mostly in front of podium. 600 Feet
Easy Does It: American Institute of Laundering
Film made for the American Institute of Laundering, about shirt fishing. Made for Holtzman-Kain Advertising. Won several awards back in 1969.
Mogen David: A New Leaf
Sales film for the Mogen David Wine Company. Liquor/alcohol. 1971/72.
So Long As Men Fall
Salvation Army film, shot in Chicago during the early 1950s. Great footage of homelessness, alcoholism, etc. Some shots will work as Great Depression scenes.
Busman's Holiday
Color. Slide Motion. Animation. The Kawneer Company, Niles, Michigan.
Tastee Freeze '70
Corporate film on the 20th Anniversary of the Tastee Freez ice cream franchise. A talking head tells us about the sales plans for the upcoming year. Includes the infamous "Scoopeedoopee" (see separate entry).
Mogen David Exposure
Corporate film for the Mogen David Company (makers of liquor and wines). This was set up fora 1967 Sales Meeting and including Exposure, TV Commercials, and media. Interesting business-related film. Alcohol, advertising.
A Forward Look
The Quaker Oats Co. Chemical Division sponsored this film about the Foundry Industry and a new "no-bake" system. Pretty heavy-duty manufacturing. Slide-show look to film. Hard hats. (TRANSFERRED TO PREVIEW CASSETTE #97623)
Brunswick League Record Service
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE #97559 C 01.00.00 For Bowling leagues, Brunswick introduces a new product: a computerized system that processes record scores for league bowlers. Lots of people saying "I love it," "I couldn't be without it," etc. Some footage of computers from the late 1970s, including the Honeywell Level 6 computer. Good footage of bowling alleys, balls, league.
A New Concept of Road Safety
Corporate product introduction film: "A New Concept of Road Safety". It discusses the color paving of roads. A better paving material. Asphalt. Lots of laboratory/research shots.
Homko Lawnmowers, 1959
Corporate film on the delights of the Homko Lawnmower. Good lawn mowing/suburban footage. Suburbia. Opens with excellent color footage of a rocket taking off from a launch pad. Good "easy" sales pitch in a hardware store (the salesman doesn't have to do a thing as the lawnmower literally sells itself to a young, white, well-dressed couple). Film is narrated by a silly, wise-cracking marionette of a blue bird (even goes so far as to wear a fishbowl over his head, calling it a space helmet). A & B are both answer prints, A being the better of the two.
INTERVIEWS OF THE CENTURY - AMBASSADOR JAMES McDONALD
INTERVIEWS OF THE CENTURY - AMBASSADOR JAMES McDONALD Interviews with Ambassador James Grover McDonald, 1st American Ambassador to Israel. Union Station, Chicago, Illinois Interviewer - We have a distinguished guest on The Century Today, a gentleman who s been in the diplomatic service for many years. He was the first Ambassador to Israel, Mr. James McDonald, who by the way is the author of a new book. Mr. McDonald is your book on the shelves as yet? Ambassador McDonald - Just out. Interviewer - Oh, is that right? Ambassador McDonald - It gives me pleasure to present you with one. (The Ambassador hands over the book to the Interviewer) Interviewer - Well I ll be delighted, My Mission In Israel Ambassador McDonald - Promise that you will read it Bob. Interviewer - Well I certainly will and I look forward to it with great interest. How much time did you spend in Israel as an Ambassador? Ambassador McDonald - Two years and a half. Interviewer - Two years and a half, well those were the growing years, weren t they? Ambassador McDonald - Those were the painful years. The War was not yet over, blackouts and bombing were common, but we got a measure of peace while my family and I were there. Interviewer - Well, and the country has made tremendous strides, hasn t it, in the last few years? Ambassador McDonald - Yes, they taken in, within the last three and a half years, more than six hundred thousand Jewish refugees. In other words, they about doubled the Jewish population in the country. And their great need now is new money in which to undergird the economic life of the country. And it s for that reason that I am actively engaged in the Israel Bond Drive, an effort to secure $500 million in this country in which to buy American supplies, American materials. Interviewer - Mr. McDonald one of the magazines, I don t remember whether it was Newsweek or Time, did something on your career. They mentioned so many positions that you ve had, that I can t recall, which one would be, in my opinion, the most interesting. What about it yourself, as you go back over your career? Ambassador McDonald - Well, from the point of view from my job in Israel, my most interesting preliminary work was when I was a member of Anglo American Committee of Inquiry, named by President Truman in 46. And before that, back in the early days of Hitler, I was the League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from Germany. And it was to me that Hitler first divulged his plan to destroy the Jews throughout the world. And I at that time warned the governments of Western Europe, but of course nobody ever takes warnings seriously. They could have rid the world of Hitler without a struggle if they have done it in the early 30 s, but everybody waited until it was too late. Interviewer - Officially Mr. McDonald where did you last see Hitler. Ambassador McDonald - I saw him in the Chancery in Berlin. Interviewer - What were your impressions of him at the time? Ambassador McDonald - He s an extraordinary fanatic, the perfect demagogue, a man of violence expressed in his actions and in his eyes. He made no apology for this program of wholesale destruction, and he said that the world would yet thank him for teaching it how to deal with the Jews. Interviewer - You know Mr. McDonald, I imagine that in your career and a wonderful career it s been, you met a lot of other people the opposite of Mr. Hitler in your travels and in Europe and other places. What about just a few of them? Ambassador McDonald - Well the most interesting people that I ve met most recently, of course have been the leaders in Israel. Ben Gurion the Prime Minister. A man whom I consider to be one of the great men of our time, a man of Churchill s caliber. And Dr. Weizmann, the President, who s a great scientist and a great father of his country. And perhaps, one of the greatest favorites in Israel is a woman, Mrs. Golda Myerson (Golda Meir), the Secretary of Labor. A woman who embodies in her faith, for me, the whole story, the whole historic, tragic story of the Jewish People throughout the ages. A powerful woman and yet a very charming one. Then of course, in Israel the children are among the loveliest children of the world, husky, strong, and of course there s only one disadvantage, they speak only Hebrew, but we had a few words in common and we became very good friends. Interviewer - Does your book cover the entire period that you were in Israel? Ambassador McDonald - Yes, it does. From the time I was named, a surprise appointment when the White House called me up, first question was; Are you a Democrat? And my answer to that was, that I was born a Democrat and I never bothered to reform. That seem to satisfy them and then they proceeded to tell me that the President wanted to send me right off. Well, I sort of hesitated because I had no money, but after an hour or so the announcement was made. Even before the State Department knew of it. Interviewer - Mr. McDonald it s been so nice having this chat with you on the Century Today and I m certainly going to look forward to your book on Israel with great anticipation. Ambassador McDonald - You must read it. Interviewer - I will indeed. Ambassador McDonald - As they say in Israel, Shalom . Interviewer - Thank you so much sir for being our guest. That was a very well known Diplomat, the first Ambassador to Israel, Mr. James McDonald.
Interviews Of The Century III
Shot, like all the interviews of the century, at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois. interviwes with Karl Haviland, President of Broadcast Music, Inc,; Florence Burke Ellis, radio personality and Book Reviewer; and Tony Zale, former middleweight boxing champion.