Assorted Rare Newsreels FILMS

1.....The Terrible Truth 1951 Davis Sid Productions

Early (and sensational) film on marijuana use as a route to heroin addiction.
CASE HISTORY TEENAGE GIRL'S INTRODUCTION TO USE OF NARCOTICS & PERSONAL & SOCIAL PROBLEMS THAT RESULT. BEGINNING W/OCCASIONAL MARIJUANA CIGARETTE, SHE EXPERIMENTS W/HEROIN & ACQUIRES CRIMINAL RECORD IN EFFORT TO SECURE MONEY TO SATISFY DRUG CRAVINGS.

2.....National Industrial Council Frontiers of the Future A Screen Editorial With Lowell Thomas 1937>

Produced to convince Depression-weary Americans that new frontiers still lay ahead. Excellent compilation of stock shots of 1930s-era manufacturing, research laboratories and industry.

3.....U.S. War Department....Don't Be a Sucker 1947

Admonishes Americans that they will lose their country if they let fanaticism and hatred turn them into "suckers." "Let's forget about 'we' and 'they' -- let's think about us!" In the context of the emerging Cold War, this film appears paradoxical.

4......U.S. Army, Signal CorpsAmerica Goes Over Part I 1918

Government-produced historical record of major World War I battles.
This Film Is Restricted for World War I

5.....U.S. Army, Signal Corps America Goes Over Part 2 1918

American Army Film details the difficulties the Allies were having with 'The Enemy' and it's eagerness to have America join World War I.

6.....U.S. Army, Signal CorpsAmerica Goes Over Part 3 1918

Part III) Continuing from Part II, the Allies slowly mayke way on the enemy.

7.....U.S. Army, Signal CorpsAmerica Goes Over Part 4 1918

Signal Corps film of World War I. One of the early controlled efforts to produce a government newsreel.

8.....U.S. Army, Signal CorpsAmerica Goes Over Part 5 1918

All in all, these series of films are crucial of observation of the history of war, and presents a well balanced overview of the first big war, World War I.

9....Destination Earth 1956 Sutherland (John) Productions

In this corporate-sponsored cartoon, Martian dissidents learn that oil and competition are the two things that make America great.

10.....Drugs Are Like That 1979

Anita Bryant (famous Florida orange juice and anti-gay spokeswoman) narrates this film that tries to simplify its drug abuse message with an analogy of kids putting together a contraption out of Lego blocks. Although the metaphors often donÂ’t make sense, the visual impact of the film is stunning and could easily be quite popular with individuals consuming illicit drugs. Also, like most anti-drug films, this could be a tempting introduction to drugs for some youths yearning to escape their "boring" lives or to rebel against their parents.