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This film answers the universal riddle (“riddle” being a Coronet word), “which weighs more? A pound of cotton or a pound of iron?” We here at ThinkStream films only wish Shakespeare could have been on hand to answer, “Neither, of course, weighs so heavy as a pound of flesh!” But alas – this is Coronet-land where absolutely nothing makes sense – ever.

So basically, Tommy and his little friend Steve start prematurely obsessing about their weight. Oh – and a lot more of that highly confusing Coronet math that we simply can not get.
Lots of cool footage here, including a butcher weighing meat at an old grocery store and some very cool scales.









Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to a fraction of the film's original length.

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 11/6/2006!
This is the only “Junior” film we here at ThinkStream films have seen from the EB film cannon. From this film, we learn all about heat and heat conductivity through a variety of experiments with ice, snow, fire, metals, and some severely outdated science-lab equipment! Check out that fab fifties refrigerator and nifty animation!
Of special note: The narrator says, “Ice is thought by scientists to be made up of tiny partials called molecules!” Unbelievable!










Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to a fraction of the film's original length.

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 11/6/2006!
ThinkStream films simply thinks this film is just wrong on multiple dimensions. First off, there’s this older dude who seems to have a highly suspect relationship with little boy Bob. He justifies it by saying that he knows Bob because he’s an engineer and works in the same plant as his dad….” Hmmm… Well, anyway, he takes him to the “plant;” however, the “plant” old dude takes Bob to looks suspiciously like a house. Actually, it is a house. In no known universe is this place a “plant!” And of course, he just happens to have a rather large, framed portrait of Sir Issac Newton hanging on the wall! After getting over the initial shock, we here at ThinkStream films (especially Mr. Projector) think the folks at Coronet were having a bit of fun with this one, so we decided to have a bit of fun with it on the editing table. Enjoy!









Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited (with love and fun) to a fraction of the film's original length.

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 11/3/2006!
United World Films produced the ethnology series The Earth and its Peoples from 1948-1957. This is one of the first films in the series highlighting the food economy in Northern France that all ends up in the markets of Paris! Amazing footage here! A wonderful slice of French economic history!

Here are just a handful of amazing moments in this very hard-to-find original print!

• Brittany and its fishing trade. Great shots of sardine and shell-fish fishing! Highlights are of the sardine cannery – where women still where the old traditional hats!
• Normandy and its agricultural trade. Many wonderful shots of dairy farming and cheese processing!
• Champagne and the methode champagnoise. This highlight is featured in the clip below in its entirety!

Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to a fraction of the film's original length.

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 11/3/2006!
ThinkStream films is very proud to present the ULTIMATE in “fire-scare” films from the ‘50s, “In Case of Fire!” We are so excited, in fact, it is almost impossible for us to “stay calm!”

Here are just a handful of amazing moments in this very hard-to-find original print!

• See an entire classroom of children trapped on the top story of a burning school building, and their daring rescue out a window!
  
• See some stupid chick excite panic in a crowded movie theatre when fire erupts!
  
• See a little girl trapped helplessly in her bedroom while her family’s house burns down around her and her rescue out the window by ladder. Her German shepherd is also rescued, incidentally, though it is unclear how exactly, it manages to climb down the same ladder….!
  
• Hear the word “calm” and all of its derivatives used countless times in twenty minutes!
  This film is a classic and extremely rare!

Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to a tiny fraction of the film's original length. Just remember one thing: “Stay calm!”

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 11/2/2006!
Roy Kellino (the director of Charade) directed this episode of what we here at ThinkStream guess must have been the Herald Playhouse television series (using what looks like an HP at the end upon which to base our decision). This hysterical – er – historical dramatization features serious over-the-top writing by Robert Hardy Andrews (writer of the worst Boris Karloff tv episodes in the sixties, Tarzan Goes to India, and I Married a Communist, among others), and stars Onslow Stevens (Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien in the sci-fi classic Them!, Dr. Edelman in House of Dracula, and of Mark of the Gorilla, and Who Killed Aunt Maggie fame) as George Washington!
This film was simply begging to be chopped up and rearranged, so we stepped in to do a little redecorating. Well, actually, we removed a few walls and patched the foundation in the process. This final, much-condensed version of the film highlights Andrews’ ridiculously flagrant writing, and Stevens’ near drunken performance of George Washington! This film is a must-see!









Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to under half the film's original length, with lots of re-arranging for the heck of it (because that’s what we like to do here at ThinkStream Films when we get board!)

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 10/28/2006!
This was one of Coronet’s several forays into outer space. Making great use of animation and illustrations, we learn just about everything we could have in the 1950s about stars – constellations, novas, super-novas, light years, nebulas, etc.. If you were around when this film was being shown widely in schools and later developed an interest in astronomy, this was the film that got you hooked!
Of special note is the substitution of the standard Coronet opening and end title music for a custom job, more befitting the semi-scary sci-fi movie music of the time! All that’s missing is the Theremin!








Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to under half the film's original length.

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 10/28/2006!
This film was part of Coronet’s “Beginning Responsibility” series and follows a day in the life of young Steve from the time he dresses in the morning, says goodbye to his mother and does a plethora of things all by himself on his way to, during, and back from school. Great footage of children crossing the street, in the cafeteria line, painting, reading, etc., etc.. Of special note is the Mongoloid-like goon who unsuccessfully tries to open a jar of paint! He’s the kid you always wanted to hit. Filmed in Los Angeles.

We here at ThinkStream films wonder whatever became of Steve. We suspect, now, right at the half-century mark, he is working as a used car salesman somewhere in Compton. At least he knows how to tie his own tie….

Also: We have noticed an interesting trend in Coronet productions as they inched their way into the sixties: All films targeting very young children suddenly have female narrators. We believe this was due to a little pediatric psychology consultation that must have taken place sometime around – oh, say – ’61 or ’62 (right around the time of this film); perhaps as a way to invoke the mother archetype – you know, “listen to your mother,” and all that Freudian/Jungian psycho-babble. Anywho, the female narrator in this film, we think, bears an uncanny vocal resemblance to a certain star of song and screen at the time who was inextricably connected with Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Alfred Hitchcock, daisies and pillows. Oh well. Que Sera, Sera…. You decide….









Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to approximately half the film's original length.

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 10/27/2006!
This very strange film, apparently targeted to very young children, unfortunately has no opening credits; therefore, it is a “mystery production!!!” We here at ThinkStream Films love these mystery films as they are part of what makes the ephemeral film cannon fire so loudly and with such prominence in the underground world of stock footage! You figure it out for yourselves! It’s open season here at ThinkStream Films, where just about anything on celluloid is up for grabs!

The story? Inane. The little boy? Think a very early (and young) version of Forrest Gump. Check out those socks! The teacher? Quintessential “old maid” school marm!” See this as it was meant to be seen: watch it while under the influence. The producers apparently made it under such circumstances.









Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to approximately half the film's original length.

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 10/27/2006!

This uncommonly (yet not disappointingly!) lengthy and super-big budget (check out the running time!) Young America Film dramatization tells the story of Ray Medford (you know, all the very best YAF films’ characters have both first and last names; reference The Procrastinator!) who has won first place in the extemporary speaking competition at school for two years running. He is going for his third win, when he is called upon to coach Marilyn Jackson to compete as well. Marilyn has never spoken in public before in her life (and one might presume, has also never acted!) but under Ray’s tutelage, blossoms into the best speaker in school! Of course she wins, and of course, Ray simply buckles, taking his loss (actually, he comes in second) out on absolutely everyone – especially Marilyn! Of special note is the abusive interaction between Ray and his father who simply can’t believe his son lost to “that little girl, Marilyn!”

One of the best Young American Films productions we’ve ever seen! It’s just SWELL!

Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to approximately half the film's original length.