From The Archive

U.S.S. VD – Story of DE 733 (1945)

Navy film about how venereal disease nearly causes the sinking of a destroyer.

This film is available on the Atomic Age Classics Vol 4 : Venereal Disease and You DVD

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Kentucky Pioneers (1941)

This film shows representative aspects of the early pioneering movement into the Kentucky territory. This is the life of our country in the 1780’s picturing travel along the wilderness road, the role of the frontier forts, and the settler’s establishment of new homes. Weaving, soap-making, cooking, candle molding, carpentry, cabin construction, schooling, and square dancing are among the activities of the time.

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Featuring An All-Star Cast

Educational films featuring celebrities – either before they were famous or as a PR move after their careers slumped. Films include: Bookkeeping and You (with ‘Bewitched’ star Dick York), Is That A Happy Hippopotamus? (with ‘That’s Incredible’ host John Davidson), Learn Not To Burn (with Dick Van Dyke), First Aid Action (with Burt Reynolds), Chickenomics (with the Famous San Diego Chicken) and A Different Approach (featuring an all-star cast).

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Those Damned Mimes!

With the passing of pantomime auteur Marcel Marceau, the A/V Geeks have found some films that show his genius and, in contrast, films that demonstrate why mimes are so despised today. Films include: Guessing Game, The Box, Language Of The Heart, Affective Learning, Safe Play – Danger Places and more.

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Atomic Age Classics Vol 4 : Venereal Disease and You DVD

Out of the many genres in the AV Geeks Educational Film Archive, venereal disease films are one of the most popular, simply because they provide a revealing glimpse into the secret history of sex in the United States. During the first half of the twentieth century, society was conservative in regards to sexuality, but only on the surface. VD films tell quite a different story – one of a nation struggling with epidemic levels of syphilis and gonorrhea being spread by rampant premarital sex. In the days before penicillin, Americans infected with VD required several months of treatment with ominous substances like arsenic and health officials were faced with the challenge of educating a naive public about the dangers of VD without breaking decency laws. Films include: With These Weapons, Health is a Victory, A Message to Women and Story of D.E. 733 (aka USS VD: Ship of Shame) .

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Atomic Age Classics Vol 3 : A-Bombs, Fallout & Nuclear War DVD

These films try to head off problems early. Films include: Living with the Atom, Radioactive Fallout and Shelter, The Atom Strikes!, Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself, The Atom Goes To Sea