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TV Interview: Labor Unions Defense Spending & Inflation 1951
Trailer: Maurice J. Tobin, U.S. Secretary of Labor, is interviewed by Lawrence Perdick and William Bradford Huie in this classic political panel discussion. The main topic of discussion is how labor unions and defense spending affect inflation. An outspoken and animated Secretary Tobin and interviewer Lawrence Perdick take opposing viewpoints on how inflation should be controlled. The meat shortage of October 1946 is also discussed, and Tobin discloses that he believes the meat industry purposefully created the shortage because they knew price controls were about to be removed.
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Old TV Show: Censorship & Communist Infiltration (1951)
Trailer: United States Sen. Homer Ferguson is interviewed by Bruno Shaw and William Bradford Huie on censorship, taxes, and communist line infiltration.
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Drug PSAs w/ Brooke Shields, David Hasselhoff, & Mr. T
This film includes several different Public Service Announcements with celebrities and pop culture icons, including Nancy Reagan, the Gremlins, Brooke Shields, David Hasselhoff, Mr. T, and K.I.T.T. from Knightrider.
Reformed from the psychedelic lifestyle, former Timothy Leary disciple Dr. Allan Cohen (a well-known psychologist) gives a classroom presentation to a group of high-school students. His presentation covers the damaging effects of different types of drugs, including narcotics, stimulants, barbiturates, psychedelics, and marijuana. Dr. Cohen details his own experience with drugs and answers questions from the students.
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A Better Ohio: Great Depression WPA New Deal Program (1937)
Trailer: This film covers the various projects developed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the state Ohio. It describes how the WPA helped rebuild Ohio after the Great Depression. The movie includes footage of the floods of 1936, Toledo Naval Armory, Fort Recovery, and the Toledo Zoo.
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Roadrunner & Wile Coyote Off Road Car Safety Cartoon (1979)
Four separate public service announcements featuring the Warner Brothers cartoon characters Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote. Each announcement illustrates a different danger of not obeying posted notices while operating motor vehicles in off-road or wilderness areas.
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1940s US Occupation of Manila, Philippines WWII History Film
Trailer: The United State War Department has documented the occupancy of the United States in the city of Manila, located in the Philippines of Southeast Asia. There are camera shots of long lines of men with guns and armored tanks make their path to towns where citizens cheer and applaud them. Parades take place with US flags waving triumphantly. The armed forces are put immediately to work, as they carry wounded citizens to get medical treatment. Military checkpoints are set up throughout high traffic roads. Even large houses and churches will be searched for added security. See the full length at: www.qualityinformation.com
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US Dept. of Labor Post WWII Unemployment & Job Market (1963)
Trailer: This film, a compilation of footage from the early to mid-20th century, shows the rise and fall of labor during times of war and peace. In times of war, America’s job market flourished with the increased demand of supplies. After WWI, the economic boom ended, and many people found themselves struggling to get by. It was during this time that the government began to create acts to protect the worker. Over time, labor laws entitled workers to minimum wages, maximum hours per shift, and union representation. WWII created another demand for workers, but something had changed. Now more technologically advanced, America sought higher skilled laborers, displacing the job market once again. Highlighting the challenge to change, this film shows the struggles to keep Americans employed and what has been done to protect their jobs. See the full length feature at www.qualityinformationpublishers.com
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Korean War Era Navy & Naval Aircraft Carrier Military Film
Trailer: This thrice weekly news program is sponsored by Longines-Wittnauer Watch Company. On this episode, Dan A. Kimball, the Secretary of the United States Navy, is brought on to discuss various topics concerning the Navy. The moderators ask questions and Mr. Kimball offers his opinions about a variety of topics, such as the new aircraft carrier design, Naval budgets, member morale, and whether there is apprehension with the changing of the United States President. See the full length at: www.qualityinformationpublishers.com
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1950s TV Show British UK Politics & England Empire History
Trailer: This thrice weekly news program is sponsored by Longines-Wittnauer Watch Company. In this episode, Lord Winterton, a member of the British House of Commons, is featured as he completes his political tour of America. Lord Winterton is a member of the conservative party and has held a seat for 47 years. He and the moderators discuss issues that are affecting both Great Britain and the United States, including the rise of anti-American sentiments and the importance of communication between Britain and America. Lord Winterton leaves the viewers with his thoughts on America, saying that he has thoroughly enjoyed his visit to the United States and that he was welcomed warmly by the American people. See the full length at: www.qualityinformationpublishers.com
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WWII Military Leader: General Douglas Macarthur (1940s)
Trailer: This film contains interesting footage of General Douglas MacArthur as he speaks with a member of the U.S. military. Various shots and angles of the two men talking while they pose for the camera are included. This film is silent. See the full length video at: www.qualityinformationpublishers.com
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1942 Big Band Patriotic WWII War ~ Military Army Comedy Film
The Yanks Are Coming is a cheerful story about a popular music big band that travels to the front in order to entertain the army. Classic composers Sidney Clare and Lew Pollack create a sonic sensation throughout the picture. Initially dazzling with a wonderful blend of patriotic songs and classic forties pop, the dancing and good times are rolling – until the army base is attacked! Confronted with the realities of war, the band members find themselves taking up weapons instead of instruments to fight for their country.
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1937 Crime Drama: Federal Agents Robbery Investigation Film
Bank Alarm was the last installment in a group of four movies featuring the male and female team of federal agents Alan O'Connor and Bobbie Reynolds. This time, the two agents are pursuing a gang of ruthless bank robbers. Using the clues left them by the robbers, counterfeit bills and dead bodies, O’Connor and Reynolds close in on their prey, only to find out that O’Connor’s sister is dating the gang’s leader.
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Ginger Rogers Film Clip from 1932 The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest is a richly complex mystery thriller from the 1930s. Starring the Hollywood heartthrob Ginger Rogers, The Thirteenth Guest divulges the enigmatic plots surrounding an unsolved murder at a dinner party thirteen years prior. The murdered man was the wealthy owner of a creaky mansion, and the party at his home was supposed to be the time for him to name his inheritor. The case is brought back to life when another murder occurs at the house, and this time the handsome playboy detective Phil Winston (Lyle Talbot) investigates the new and old murder. Culminating in rapid fire twists and turns, The Thirteenth Guest thrills from start to finish.
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Charlie Chaplin Early Comedy Clips From The Kid, As Tramp
Likely the first dramatic comedy every made, The Kid was Charlie Chaplin’s directorial debut and the results were wildly successful. Riotously funny and deeply moving, The Kid has it all. An abandoned baby is picked up by a tramp (Chaplin), who rears the infant on the streets. Grown into a young boy (Jackie Coogan), Chaplin learns to scheme with him in some hilarious comedic scenes. Eventually, the boy’s mother decides she wants him back and takes him from Chaplin, who won’t stand for it. The heartwarming affection shared by Chaplin and Coogan leaves a lasting warmth in the coldest heart. The tagline for The Kid is “A picture with a smile, and perhaps a tear…” is still true today, only it will be more than one tear for most.
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Air Plane Crash Survivor Film: Seven Were Saved (1947)
Set in the heart of World War II, Seven Were Saved is the dramatic and suspenseful story of the survivors of a plane that crash lands in the Pacific Ocean! A young couple had just been married after being rescued from a Japanese prison camp. Now on their way home, they’re joined by a Japanese Colonel who is being brought back to America in order to stand trial for war crimes. As the aircraft is right over the Pacific, the Colonel makes his move to escape and causes the plane to crash. Seven survive and are stranded in life boats. Starring the beautiful Catherine Craig, Seven Were Saved is a sharp psychological journey through hardship and certain doom. Polished acting performances complement a finely tuned script, making Seven Were Saved soar into the sunset.
Evil intergalactic aliens plan to conquer the earth in Killers From Space, a spectacularly silly movie from the 1950s. A touchstone science fiction movie from the 50s, Killers From Space has it all: goofy costumes, world domination, and nitwitted gadgetry. For all their technological prowess (they can raise the dead), the aliens are planning on destroying the earth by unleashing a horde of giant tarantulas, cockroaches, and other enlarged insects. Hollywood icon Peter Graves stars as the one man who knows of the aliens’ plot, but who everyone thinks is crazy. Graves goes on a one man mission against the monsters from beyond! Killers From Space excels as one of the campiest alien movies ever made.
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Romantic Comedy: Lady Behave! w/ Neil Hamilton (1937)
A charming romantic comedy from the 1930s, Lady Behave! is a bubbly mess of love, relationships, and high society gossip. Debonair millionaire Neil Hamilton has a bit too much to drink at a fancy party and wakes up married! Hurrying to his lawyer, Hamilton seeks an immediate annulment for his drunken mistake. Much to his dismay, it turns out that his new bride, Patricia Farr, was already married! Hamilton fears for his upstanding reputation, and to keep from being charged with bigamy Farr’s sister, the adorable Sally Eilers, offers to fill in and live with Hamilton until the matter can be straightened out. This is when Lady Behave! gets out of hand: young Eilers is miserable juggling her sister, her pretend husband, her brother in law, and her pretend step children who are all a nightmare! Lady Behave! enchants with flawed, yet loving people and the misery they can cause one another.
Based on a popular play, Peck’s Bad Boy entertains with classic family humor that will put smiles on children’s and adult’s faces alike. The story is a model for future family films: a young adopted boy tries to be good but his disruptive cousin cause him to get in trouble. Jackie Cooper is the cute little tike that the hardships come so unjustly put upon. While cracking up the audience, Peck’s Bad Boy also builds strong sympathy for the youngster. As the heartwarming resolution unfolds, everyone gets just what they need to be happy in this cheerful film.
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Amazon Movie Trailers: Queen of the Amazons Safari (1946)
Viva campy jungle safari! Queen of the Amazons is a delightfully absurd romp through the African wilderness. When a woman’s fiancé turns up missing, she tracks him down only to find that he has gone into the jungle and been missing for months! Hiring a skilled guide, they journey deep into the bush through countless dangers: like stock footage of tigers! The hilarity continues when she finds her fiancé captured by white skinned “Amazons” in Africa who speak English like Tarzan. Her beau has been enslaved by the Amazon Queen, and refuses to give him up. In the forties, Queen of the Amazon was a thrilling look at a distant part of the globe. Now it’s still tons of fun for different reasons, and still more than worth watching for a good time in the jungle.
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