Short amateur documentary about fountain pen repairs and the process of repairs within a fountain pen 'hospital.' The film begins with a client han...
A two-part lecture travelogue film on the state of Arizona. The film would have been originally presented with live narration by the filmmaker, Rob...
A two-part lecture travelogue film on the state of Arizona. The film would have been originally presented with live narration by the filmmaker, Rob...
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Fragment of an early three-strip Technicolor film produced by Wilding Picture Productions, depicting the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair/Century of ...
Industrial film about casting follows the process of making castings from start to finish at SanCast Inc., melting down scrap into glowing liquid i...
One continuos take of a mining blast in a field from afar.
Film about how castings are made for the suspension system of train trucks in order to provide a smoother ride through friction. The off-screen nar...
Amateur unedited film with much footage of two teenage children walking, talking and resting by a river. In between these scenes, however, is detai...
Excerpt from an unsuccessful pilot for a series called “Across the Great Divide” that was to focus on out of the ordinary occupation. The pilot foc...
A sponsored film on GATX’s new method of shipping ammonia via trucking containers. Shot in Iowa, it includes footage of truckers offloading t...
A compiled version of the six ads the Film Group made for electronics firm Bunker Ramo including interstitial explanations of the approach to the a...
A sponsored film produced for Commonwealth Edison on the importance of recycling in Chicago. Includes footage of trash men picking up garbage aroun...
Advertisement for AC Spark Plugs, an American automotive parts brand owned by General Motors (GM). The ad shows these "self cleaning spark plu...
Advertisement for Alert Soap, the "almost perfect bar of soap." This comedic ad features a diverse group of consumers who each describe h...
Advertisement for Illinois Bell Telephone. The ad is in Spanish and focuses on the company's Spanish-speaking clientele in Chicago. The ad prim...