Films

These sure are swell...

Feature Films

Reefer Madness (1938) 1:08:17 minutes
One of the first exploitation films riding on the fear surrounding the upsurge in marijuana use and any scientist's worst nightmare when it comes to realistic depiction

Salt of the Earth (1954) 94:00 minutes
Produced, written and directed by victims of the Hollywood blacklist; commented on the issue of a strike, which the studios would never have touched

The Wasp Woman (1960)
A delightfully bad Roger Corman B sci-fi flick about a monster of a woman (no unconscious motives there)

The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) 82:00 minutes
A man keep's his wife's head alive while he searches for the body he'd like to spend the rest of his life with

Nosferatu (1922) 64:00 minutes
The first screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula (without permissions) features a hideous vampire in this classic horror movie

War Babies (1932) 11:00 minutes
Part of the "Baby Bulesks" series, this stars Shirley Temple at four shaking her hips for a couple of boys battling over her

White Zombie (1932) 69:00 minutes
Bela Lugosi stars in this film thought to be lost, but rediscovered in the 1960s; a standard zombie movie from the hey-dey of early sound horror films

Educational

Duck and Cover(1951) 9:15 minutes
Cold War educational film advising kids to duck and cover if they see a blast or hear a siren because a nuclear bomb can go off at any time

Social Class in America(1957)14:49 minutes
Three white male babies born into different classes are followed through their lives (and "different worlds") as they run into eachother in class situations

Going Steady (1951) 10:34 minutes
The pros and cons of "going steady" are told to teenagers by their parents, clearly discouraging the practice

The Outsider (1951) 11:33 minutes
Susan Jane, "the girl they never ask," who makes up her mind "not to act like an outsider"

The Fun of Being Thoughtful (1950) 10:08 minutes
"Well, I'd like to be more thoughtful, if I only knew what it meant..." - "that's the test: put yourself in their place"

Self-Conscious Guy (1951) 10:20 minutes
Marty feels "uncomfortable, different, awkward" and realizing that everyone feels that way some time.

Documentary/News Features