Last Date

Last Date 1950

6.00

Jeanne, a high school girl, dumps her dull boyfriend Larry for Nick, a local thug and hot-rodder she finds exciting. Nick terrifies everyone with his dangerous and reckless driving, but that only turns Jeanne on even more. Until one night, zooming around the countryside terrorizing motorists, Nick and Jeanne smash into another car...

1950

The Monitors

The Monitors 1969

3.80

Earthlings chafe at the peace established by a benevolent alien race and set about to rebel.

1969

Uncle Joe

Uncle Joe 1941

6.00

A pretty Chicago teenager (Gale Storm), who's being courted by an older man, is sent by her worried parents to live with her uncle on his Iowa farm.

1941

Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1

Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 1945

1

This documentary short film is one of a series of U.S. Navy training films instructing new pilots on flight technique. In this, an instructor lectures (with live and animated film footage) pilot trainees on the initial techniques of maintaining proper aircraft attitude while in flight. Straight and level flying, climbing, turning, gliding, and slow flying all require the plane to maintain the correct physical attitude, and proper methods and the possibility of mistakes are demonstrated.

1945

American Portrait

American Portrait 1940

1

This movie's preamble explains the importance of salesmanship after the great depression The industrial revolution has created a life of modern convenience for America, and there are more products available than most people can fathom. David, one of the main characters in this drama, is a life insurance salesman. His livelihood and profession rely on people willing to take out new policies. Throughout the beginning of the film, a narrator points out modern inventions like telephones, electric toasters, and other conveniences, and explains the significance of these items.

1940

Blame It on Love

Blame It on Love 1940

2.50

A short film put out by the Hotpoint Company to demonstrate their Electric Ranges.

1940

Unfinished Rainbows

Unfinished Rainbows 1941

1

Produced by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) in 1940 and released in 1941 , Unfinished Rainbows traces the history of aluminum in brief, dramatic episodes. It shows the challenges presented to the youth of the 1940s of the opportunities in the world of chemistry.

1941

Big Tim

Big Tim 1949

6.00

Animated sales film made for the Timken Roller Bearing Company by UPA.

1949

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 1945

1

In this documentary short film for the U.S. Navy, proper spin and stall techniques for pilot trainees are explored. After Cadet McDribble nearly collides with a squadron of Navy planes because he has practiced spins through clouds, Lt. Taylor shows his student the proper way to deliberately stall the aircraft and to recover from spins.

1945

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly

Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly 1945

1

This documentary short film is intended to instruct U.S. Navy pilot trainees in the proper preparation of their airplane and their equipment prior to flight. A chief flight instructor demonstrates the correct method of holding, carrying, and wearing the parachute, but Mac, a trainee who thinks he has all the answers already, fails to pay attention and finds himself in deep trouble. Lt. Taylor, another instructor, shows a more attentive pilot trainee through the process of inspection of the plane and engine. But for every step this trainee learns well, Mac is elsewhere showing what can happen when one doesn't pay attention.

1945

Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2

Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 1945

1

In this continuation of a prior government documentary short film, a pilot trainee continues his first flight instruction. His instructor demonstrates the use of ailerons, elevators, and rudder to control the plane in banks and turns, and illustrates the necessity of using them simultaneously in a coordinated manner. Occasionally, a less attentive pilot, McDribble, is shown failing properly to execute the maneuvers in the prescribed manner.

1945

Three Magic Words

Three Magic Words 1939

1.00

Short film from the H.L. Handy company about pork.

1939

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 1945

1

In this documentary short film from the U.S. Navy, a naval flight instructor demonstrates to a pair of cadet pilot trainees the proper means of maintaining stable flight without danger of stalling. He explains the principles of lift versus weight, and how the angle of attack determines the speed and attitude necessary to avoid stalling.

1945

Paradise for Buster

Paradise for Buster 1952

1

Buster leaves his job after learning that he inherited a farm from an old relative.

1952

America's Safest Tire

America's Safest Tire 1939

1

The Fisk Tire Company enlists the help of a stuntman to demonstrate the safety features of their newest tyres.

1939

Beauty and the Bride

Beauty and the Bride 1953

1

Dramatizes the effect of a home when furnishings are simplified, showing modern design at its best when the young couple tour the Johnson Wax buildings designed by the world-famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

1953

The Editor’s Notebook

The Editor’s Notebook 1950

1

The Editor’s Notebook is a salute from one titan of Chicago media to another. A sponsored film produced by Wilding Picture Productions on behalf of the Chicago Daily News, The Editor’s Notebook mixes documentary footage, staged recreations, and interviews with the newspaper’s staff to illuminate and explain the work of the Daily News and the importance of a free press in American democracy. As both Wilding and the Daily News are long defunct, The Editor’s Notebook also provides an entertaining and accessible look at media companies whose legacies have no present-day corporate guardian or benefactor.

1950

To Live Again

To Live Again 1963

1

To Live Again is a 1963 short documentary film produced by Mel London. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

1963

Insomnia

Insomnia 1945

1

Buzz and Lucky are two sailors. Buzz suffers from severe insomnia, and his attitude and moral are increasingly poor as a result. His friend Lucky tries to help him overcome the problem, to no avail. Various methods for overcoming sleeplessness are described.

1945

About Fallout

About Fallout 1955

4.00

The U.S. Office of Civil Defense illustrates facts about fallout from nuclear explosions.

1955