A short sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Inc.
Jan 1954
The Dragon Slayer is an animated cartoon in Technicolor., and is the first film of Peanuts director Bill Melendez. It was commissione by Du Pont to explain its security plan to company employees. The story revolves around Sir Evans, a knight of old, who goes forth to battle the menacing dragons. Only through the protection of armor made for him by his trusty squire, D.I.R.P. can he slay the dragons without being singed by their fiery blasts. But knights in legends aren't the only ones to fear dragons. Most of us, like Ed Blevins, hero of this tale, have the modern-day dragons of insecurity to reckon with. But Ed, like Sir Evans, also has the protection of D.I.R.P., in this case the Du Pont Industrial Relations Plans, which are outstanding examples of how a company helps its employees help themselves.
Mar 1956
An overworked housewife struggles to survive in an old house with an inadequate electrical supply and out-of-date appliances.
Jan 1956
Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power.
Jan 1949
Lost industrial cartoon from late 1940s or early 1950s telling everyone to PAY YOUR TAXES!. Directed by Carl Urbano. Produced by John Sutherland. Sponsored by harding College.
Jan 1953
An optimistic overview and explanation of the stock market with animated examples.
Jan 1952
A couple's adopted daughter has an inheritance someone else wants.
Aug 1948
Pepito approaches a beautiful senorita who icily rebuffs him, but he is persistent and she allows him to take her to an upscale restaurant, where Pepito can not pay the bill. The consequences are realized later when he finds himself at the altar, about to be married, a confused victim of a misunderstanding.
Apr 1946
The devil poses as a business tycoon to try and raise the price on home living to start another war and it's up to John Q to stop him.
Feb 1952
Hoping to bury her criminal past, Jenny Hadley settles into a comfortable existence as Gina, the wife of the politician Clinton Crane. When her former associate Floyd Durant shows up to blackmail Gina, she has no choice but to murder him. Things take a bizarre turn when Barbara Arnold is charged with Durant's murder and Gina is selected to serve on the jury.
Oct 1948
Cold War propaganda allegory about farm markets.
Dec 1951
An animated film about the development of the automobile from the perspective of futuristic consumers.
A Martian explorer discovers the secrets behind the USA's prosperity — oil and free enterprise.
Sponsored by the National Consumer Finance Association, this short film is a lesson about all the things you can do with bank loans.
An industrial short.
Jan 1960
Animated industrial movie about the steel industry.
Dec 1959
Albert, an auto mechanic is listening to a radio broadcast about a society based on the "coordinated cooperation of ants". He becomes excited about the idea, and becomes a little careless. The hood of the car, crashes down on his head, knocking him out cold. While unconcious, he dreams about being a worker among ants in the state-controlled nation of Antrolia. At first he is enthusiastic, but soon becomes disenchanted. When he threatens to strike, the soldier ants drag him before a firing squad. Just as he is being executed, he wakes up. He jumps into the car, races to the radio station and assaults the speaker, who is still extolling the virtures of state-planning boards and a controlled, planned economy. The speech, on red paper, flies into the air, as the mechanic grabs the microphone to give the audience "the real low-down on them ants".
Jan 1950
Cold-War propaganda film where the importance of research and development in capitalism is stressed.
Oct 1951
General Electric sponsors this explanation of atomic energy, detailing some of its uses besides the bomb. Using animation and an off-screen narrator, the film describes the atom, elements and isotopes, the discovery of transmutation, experiments in artificial transmutation, and the reasons for the power of nuclear fission. The film argues that now, besides war, the atomic age holds promise for energy, farming, medicine, and research. The promise of the atomic age will depend on human wisdom.
Cold War propaganda movie showcasing the benefits of capitalism through the eyes of an average worker named Joe.