From The Archive

Parents, Who Needs Them (Coronet, 1973)

A remake of “Appreciating Parents”. A magic puppet makes a kid invisible so that he can learn about all the tedium of the adult world. The film is a little creepy because the kid’s voice is dubbed by a woman.

This film is available on the Anatomy of a Brat DVD-R

From The Archive

Health is a Victory (1942)

American Social Hygiene Association / Willard Pictures, 11 minutes

This short, which focuses on gonorrhea, or the “Great Sterilizer,” takes place at a factory lecture. Such preventative lectures were commonplace in a time when a venereal disease epidemic could devastate productivity in a company town. While the film is not explicit, it manages to place the blame for the epidemic on men who frequent prostitutes.

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

From The Archive

Educational Archive Volume Seven: More Sex & Drugs DVD

Through the flicker of dim projector bulbs and the warble of optical soundtracks a blueprint for better living in the Atomic Age was spelled out in no uncertain terms. Now just as you remember them, Fantoma presents these collections of sex education & drug prevention. In case you haven’t learned your lesson, get another dose of drug hysteria and the bird & bees with such films: Drugs Are Like That, Stranger Danger: (Red Light, Green Light), Alcohol is Dynamite, Parent To Child About Sex, Drug Effects, Sally, Focus On LSD, Girls Beware, Keep Off the Grass, Sudden Birth & Innocent Party.

From The Archive

S is for Sissy

What could be worse than to have a little boy become a sissy? The A/V Geeks examine the behavior of potential wimps and what can be done fix it. Films include: Soapy the Germ Fighter, Fears of Children, William’s Doll and Neurotic Behavior – a Psychodynamic View.

From The Archive

Atomic Age Classics Vol 1 : Manners, Courtesy & Etiquette DVD

School
films from the 1950s and 1960s about how good manners makes your life easier
and makes the world a better place. Films include: Are Manners Important,
Good Table Manners, We Play and Share Together, Everyday Courtesy, Exchanging
Greetings and Introductions, Helping Johnny Remember and By Jupiter.

From The Archive

Doomsday for Bugs

Films that document the eternal war between man and insectkind. Films include: Lice Are Not Nice, Hookworm, Use of Aircraft for Insect Control, Health Hazards of Pesticides, Insects Astray, Doomsday for Pests, Winged Scourge and Some Friendly Insects.