A visiting young man prefers the household electrical appliances over the teenage daughter!
All-puppet animation tells the story of how oil is formed through ages of geological change, how it is found, extracted and put to use by man.
The typical Cinderella storyline: wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and Cinderella can't go to the ball. We see elves and woodland creatures making a dress and a coach out of various woodland materials. A twist: the coach they make then goes though a "modernizer" and comes out as a 1946 Chevy.
"An average American family", the Middletons, visit the 1939 World's Fair and witnesses the advent of future technology, encountering robots and dishwashers for the first time.
Animated sales film made for the Timken Roller Bearing Company by UPA.
Car fantasies
An overworked housewife struggles to survive in an old house with an inadequate electrical supply and out-of-date appliances.
A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951.
Oil Industry PR film from UPA. The story of man's conquest of the soil through the ages with background of narration and ballads. Starts with prehistoric times and ends in the present, showing how oil-powered machines have banished the threat of famine.
A short made by the Keystone Aircraft Corporation highlighting features of its tri-motor airplane, 'Patrician', and demonstrating its capability by a flight to Los Angeles with 33 passengers.
Andy Panda runs into car trouble while driving with Miranda, so he calls Oswald the Rabbit at the Auto-Lite-authorized service station. After a tune-up, the electrical parts in the car once again work as a team.
Part-live-action, part-animation short about the importance of industrial research in a capitalist society, with a focus on the development of nylon fiber.
Thunderbean is proud to present this collection of rare, 'modern design' cartoons from the 40's, 50's and early 60's. These theatrical shorts, commercials, industrial films and drive-in commercials were produced by studios stepping away from the established cartoon design styles that had become standards in the industry, instead finding inspiration in modern graphic design and the work of contemporary fine artists. These new ideas in animation design became staples of the Television age, largely because of the influences and pioneering work of United Productions of America (UPA) as well as the many newly established commercial studios. This new collection is mastered from original 16mm and 35mm prints.
A carnival setting illustrates the superiority of the radio medium for American business, with an eye on a future of economic prosperity.
Facing mounting insect deaths, concerned bugs view a documentary film about Sherwin-Williams's lethal new PESTROY pesticide coating.
U.S. Navy instructional film about proper oral hygiene. After prolonged dental neglect, seaman Humphrey learns the proper technique for brushing and flossing one's teeth.
A home media compilation of animation rarities in the stylized "mid-century modern" aesthetic of the 1950s, including industrial and educational films and vintage TV commercials. (Presented on DVD and Blu-ray by Thunderbean Animation.)
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