While attempting to show us the common hazards which cause workers to lose their balance, this film has more slapstick than most Three Stooges shorts – the films hero fall down more than thirty times. It’s not clear whether the film was meant to be funny as workers probably were laughing at this poor schnook more than learning from his mistakes.
This film is available on the Oops! DVD 
Have over 22,000 films. Will travel. For more than a decade, we’ve been rescuing old 16mm school films from dumpsters and obscurity and showing them to folks like you.
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From The ArchiveFirst Friends (IFF, 1973)
Like a nature film but with preschool kids. Lots of hitting and crying. Great! This film is available on the Anatomy of a Brat DVD-R From The ArchiveRedwood Saga (1940)
Shows the cutting, loading, transportation, mill sawing and finishing operations of the redwood lumber industry of northern California. |
From The ArchiveBest of AV Geeks 3
From The ArchiveWhy Why Why?
From The ArchiveLazy American Worker
From The ArchiveRod Serling Makes A Mortgage Payment
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Another round of superlative school films from the A/V
Educational films that answer some of the nagging questions you might have. Questions like: Answering The Child’s Why, Why Not Try?,Why We Use Money?, Why Not Snack?, Sanitation – Why All The Fuss?, Why Explore Space?, Why 55? and Why’d the Beetle Cross The Road? 
A look back to when our culture began to question the quality of American workmanship and what we tried to do to fix it. Films include – Pride on Parade, What’s It’s All About, Workmanship Myth, Case of the Missing Magnets and more!
September 29th, 2009 - 5:01 pm
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