The Film Archive

Safety: In Danger Out of Doors (1978)

2012-02-12T19:36:00.000-08:00

San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath (1906)

2012-02-11T19:35:00.000-08:00

Scenes from an early newsreel of the fire and earthquake destruction of San Francisco in 1906.

Alcohol Trigger Films for Junior High School: The Party, The Mother, The Ride (1979)

2012-02-10T19:34:00.000-08:00

Three short dramatic, open-ended situations designed to provoke discussion in alcohol education programs. Includes "The Party," in which a new boy wants to make friends and offers his house for a party while his parents are away; "The Mother," in which an intoxicated mother picks up her daughter and a friend at a shopping mall and then embarrasses the daughter in front of a boy; and "The Ride," in which younger students are offered drinks by older friends and then invited to go for a ride.

Alcohol Is Dynamite (1958)

2012-02-09T19:32:00.000-08:00

Teenagers Bud and Jack, eager to get some alcohol from the liquor store, ask the adult to buy it for them. Instead, the adult tells them a story of three teenagers who learn the hard way that "alcohol is a violent narcotic." In true Sid Davis form, the story ends with one innocent teen being killed and one who becomes an alcoholic bum, leaving the others to deal with guilt from their night of reckless abandon.

Alaska: A Modern Frontier - Documentary Film (1948)

2012-02-08T19:31:00.000-08:00

Views of the Territory of Alaska.

How Missile Guidance Systems Work: A Missile Named Mac (1962)

2012-02-07T19:15:00.000-08:00

Let's Share With Others (1950)

2012-02-06T19:14:00.000-08:00

A kid-centered pitch for fair play and thoughtfulness.

Let's Play Fair: Educational Film for Children (1949)

2012-02-05T19:13:00.000-08:00

Sharing, taking turns and obeying rules are the basic elements of fair play.

A Trip to the Moon / Le voyage dans la lune (1902 Film)

2012-02-04T19:11:00.000-08:00

A Trip to the Moon (French: Le Voyage dans la lune) is a 1902 French black-and-white silent science fiction film. It is based loosely on two popular novels of the time: Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon and H. G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon.

The film was written and directed by Georges Méliès, assisted by his brother Gaston. The film runs 14 minutes if projected at 16 frames per second, which was the standard frame rate at the time the film was produced. It was extremely popular at the time of its release, and is the best-known of the hundreds of fantasy films made by Méliès. A Trip to the Moon is the first science fiction film, and uses innovative animation and special effects, including the well-known image of the spaceship landing in the Moon's eye.

It was named one of the 100 greatest films of the 20th century by The Village Voice, ranking at #84.

Law and Social Controls: Morals, Laws and Conformity in Parenting Theory Video (1949)

2012-02-03T19:10:00.000-08:00

Uses the story of teens trying to extend the hours of their "Teen Canteen" as a vehicle for explaining customs, moral codes, and laws.

Made for Each Other (1939)

2012-02-02T07:09:00.000-08:00

Made for Each Other is a 1939 drama film directed by John Cromwell and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Carole Lombard and James Stewart as a couple who get married after only knowing each other very briefly.

Cast:

Carole Lombard as Jane Mason
James Stewart as John Horace Mason
Charles Coburn as Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
Lucile Watson as Mrs. Harriet Mason, John Mason's mother
Alma Kruger as Sister Madeline

The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale - Season 1, Episode 4 (1962)

2012-02-01T10:41:00.000-08:00

On the Firing Line: The War Against Tuberculosis (1936)

2012-01-31T10:39:00.000-08:00

Efforts being made by the National Tuberculosis Association in the war against tuberculosis, with many interesting scenes from the 1930s. Posing interesting and still relevant statistics linking poverty to the disease as well as surprising breakdowns on the racial demographics of tuberculosis victims, the film also includes fascinating footage of early sanitoria (treatment centers) and mobile health clinics.

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

2012-01-30T10:37:00.000-08:00

The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film starring baseball legend Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle with the abuse of racist bigots as he becomes the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Even during its release in the era of racial segregation, the film received critical praise and fared well at the box office.

Cast:

Jackie Robinson as Himself
Ruby Dee as Rae Robinson
Minor Watson as Branch Rickey
Louise Beavers as Jackie's mother
Richard Lane as Clay Hopper
Harry Shannon as Frank Shaughnessy
Ben Lessy as Shorty
William Spaulding as Himself (as Bill Spaulding)
Billy Wayne as Clyde Sukeforth
Joel Fluellen as Mack Robinson
Bernie Hamilton as Ernie
Kenny Washington as Tigers Manager
Pat Flaherty as Karpen
Larry McGrath as Umpire
Emmett Smith as Catcher
Howard Louis MacNeely as Jackie as a boy
George Dockstader as Bill

The Private Life of a Cat: Documentary Film (1944)

2012-01-29T10:34:00.000-08:00

Alexander Hammid's intimate study of a female cat and the birth and maturation of her five kittens.

Shades of Gray: Shell Shock - Combat Stress Reaction Documentary (1947)

2012-01-28T10:32:00.000-08:00

Dramatizes case histories of psychoneurosis in the Army describing the causes and treatment of these disorders. Includes descriptions of treatment by electric shock, hydrotherapy, and hypnosis.

James Dean in The Bells of Cockaigne: Gene Lockhart, Vaughn Taylor (1953)

2012-01-27T10:30:00.000-08:00

The Butcher, The Baker and The Ice Cream Maker

2012-01-26T10:28:00.000-08:00

An animated sales pitch for prepackaged ice cream cartons for grocers, druggists, etc. The story involves the butcher and baker looking for a third person to help them sing at the nursery school fair.

So's Your Aunt Emma (1942)

2012-01-25T10:26:00.000-08:00

So's Your Aunt Emma is a 1942 American film directed by Jean Yarbrough. The film is also known as Meet the Mob.

Cast:

Zasu Pitts as Aunt Emma Bates
Roger Pryor as Terry Connors, Globe-Register Reporter
Warren Hymer as Joe Gormley, Hammond Goon
Douglas Fowley as Gus Hammond
Gwen Kenyon as Maris, Terry's Girl
Elizabeth Russell as Zelda Lafontaine
Tristram Coffin as Flower Henderson, Club Savoy Owner
Malcolm Bud McTaggart as Mickey O'Banion
Stanley Blystone as Det. Lt. Miller
Dick Elliott as Evans, Globe- Register Editor
Eleanor Counts as Gracie
Jack Mulhall as Reporter Burns

Shotgun Joe: Crime Cinema Verite Documentary Film (1970)

2012-01-24T10:23:00.000-08:00

Documentary film about convicted felon Joe Scanlan nicknamed "Shotgun Joe." The film follows Scanlan in prison and his interaction with prisoners, staff, and family.

CIA Archives: JFK Press Conference on the CIA in South Vietnam (1963)

2012-01-23T10:21:00.000-08:00

This filmed press conference focuses on the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA's) alleged "independent activities in Vietnam," U.S. Department of State disputes with the CIA, and proposed oversights at the CIA.

Let's Join Joanie: Failed TV Pilot Show Episode - Joan Davis (1950)

2012-01-22T10:20:00.000-08:00

Life with Elizabeth: Manners/Drapes/Bulldog Smith - Betty White (1953)

2012-01-21T10:19:00.000-08:00

Little Amy: Failed TV Pilot Show Episode - Jack Albertson, Jack Nicholson (1962)

2012-01-20T10:14:00.000-08:00

Martin Kane, Private Eye: Reclusive Sisters - Season 2, Episode 15 (1950s)

2012-01-19T10:13:00.000-08:00