Jam Handy Organization (JHO)

Classic holiday tale about a flying reindeer who helps Santa Claus. An interpretation of Robert L. May's 1939 Christmas poem, this animated short was created to run in theaters to advertise Montgomery Ward department stores, publisher of the original story.

Comedian Edgar Kennedy teaches a driving safety lesson.

The story of America's railroads and the conglomeration of lines that comes together to connect the cities across the land.

An educational one-reeler for elementary aged children demonstrating the concept of American free-enterprise. The film utilizes wooden toys designed and animated by Goldman, all set to a music box-ish xylophone score by Jam Handy musical director Samuel Benavie and narration by notable commentator Lowell Thomas.

Shows the interdependence of all workers, jobs, and mechanization in the manufacturing process from raw materials to finished product, focusing on the car industry, and argues that this leads to greater personal independence and freedom.

Portrays all Americans as makers, with a rich tradition of pride in workmanship and satisfaction of needs.

A visiting young man prefers the household electrical appliances over the teenage daughter!

The Household Finance Corporation presents An Evening with Edgar A. Guest produced by the Jam Handy Organization. A schoolboy is trying to memorize a poem for a school event. Unbeknownst to him and his companion, Mr. Guest overhears them. He hears of their plight and explains the poem to them. The next evening, he is the guest of honor at a poetry reading contest.

Officer O'Mara, a normally grumpy traffic cop, lightens up one day and smiles at a passing motorist. This sets off a chain of goodwill and pleasantness in the entire town, which leads to better business practices, but leaves O'Mara wondering why everyone is now so pleasant.

This institutional film was designed to promote Chevrolet's corporate citizenship rather than any specific model of automobile.

Produced in 1945 by Jam Handy, "The Naval Gun At Iwo Jima" is a sister film to "The Naval Gun at Okinawa". This film details the important role Navy guns played in assaulting Japanese forces that were dug into caves on the island. It also shows the close support of Marines during the long assault. Naval gunfire at Iwo Jima was critical, the film explains, due to the fact that low visibility limited air operations. The film details the role played by battleships, cruisers, destroyers, destroyer escorts, and auxiliary gunboats. Shows tactics employed in exposing Japanese defenses, for example how gunboats were used to draw fire from Japanese gun batteries, exposing them so that the 16-inch guns on the battleships could used to destroy the shore positions.

Jimmy teaches a reckless school mate the importance of safety.

Insider's view of the 1930s radio studio showing the production of dramatic sound effects.

Advertising short for Chevrolet combining live action and animation. The film relates the story of Gilbert Willoughby, who, exasperated by his stubborn boxspring mattress, imprudently wishes for the disappearance of springs. Coily, the animated spring sprite, grants his wish, and Gilbert is bedeviled by once-familar appliances that no longer function. Apolo­gizing to Coily, Gilbert acknowledges the contribution of springs to daily life, especially in the Chevrolet.

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Chevrolets aren't just on the roads with you--they're out on the racetrack as well. A look at racing Chevies and the mechanics who keep them in top shape.

Rube Goldberg looks for a perfect Perpetuum Mobile design, while petroleum and internal combustion engine technologies open new frontiers.

Chevrolet's 1950 short film, “E for Efficiency,” produced by Jam Handy, touts the efficiency of Chevrolet's valve-in-head engine.

Documentary short film showing the production of cars at a Chevrolet factory in the mid 1930s.

A documentary outlining railroad work and the effects on the lives impacted by the iron horse