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Disc 1
Instructional - Safety
9 DVD Box Set
Disc 1: Drivers Ed Safety Training Films (1930s
- 1950s)
  
  
   
Brief Synopsis of DVD:
Have you ever seen video clips from
classic driver education films? These were the somewhat corny, old time movies
shown in driver ed and driving school to teach former American generations about
defensive driving training, driver safety and all the important rules of the
road. They may have even been showing these vintage videos when you went through
driving school or driver ed. Now is your chance to see all these classic movies
on DVD! We have assembled the premiere collection of driver safety training and
defensive driving films, digitized and placed on DVD format with full
menus for your viewing pleasure. These eleven movies spanning from 1930 to 1958
are the cream of the crop driver education videos available.
Driver education is something we
can all relate to (assuming you drive a car) because everyone is required to go
through driver safety training, whether through a high school program or an
independent agency. While the rules of defensive driving and driver safety have
not fundamentally changed over the last 50 years, the manner in which these
rules are presented has changed drastically. These films were best designed to
appeal to the young drivers of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, so the approach seems
hilariously outdated. This quality gives these movies an entertaining
timelessness and value that makes them a must-see for future generations.
Title #1: Driving Tips Production Date:1958 Running Time: 20 minutes Brief Description: This is a classic driving safety film that covers
everything from speed bumps to drinking and driving.
Title #2: Chance To Lose
Production Date:
1930's Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description:
This driving training film uses humor instead of fear in order to promote
driving safety.
Title #3: Live And Let Live
Production Date:
1947 Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description: You have to watch this very funny driving safety
film that uses miniature models of a city and tiny model cars to demonstrate
driving safely in certain scenarios. Driver education training on a smaller
scale...
Title #4:
Formations Production Date:1936 Running Time:
8 minutes Brief Description: Another driver education film utilizing miniatures
to show scenarios and standard defensive driving practices. Perhaps Live and Let Live, filmed 11 years after Formations, derived its
inspiration for the miniatures from this classic film.
Title #5: On The Run Production Date:
1956 Running Time:
13 minutes Brief Description: Race car drivers teach some wild young drivers in
San Francisco that the important "race" is the race for safety, not speed.
Driver ed from a race car professional, now that's a real twist!
Title #6: The Other Fellow Production Date:
1937 Running Time:
6 minutes Brief Description: Edgar Kennedy (one of the original Keystone Kops)
uses his knack for onscreen comedy and jokes to effectively teach defensive
driving and driver safety.
Title #7: Safe Roads
Production Date:
1935 Running Time:
8 minutes Brief Description: This unique classic is a hybrid safety film,
teaching automotive driver safety along with trains and railroads safety. Using
great classic footage of trains, this film compares the two forms of
transportation safety in order to bring a fresh perspective to driving school.
Title #8: Seeing Green Production Date:
1937 Running Time:
9 minutes Brief Description: Seeing Green is a fascinating
film about the different types of traffic lights American drivers encountered
during the 1930s and how they worked. It's intriguing to see how the lights
worked in the early stages of automobile history.
Title #9: Tomorrow's Drivers Production Date:
1954 Running Time:
11 minutes Brief Description: This is a strange driver education film in that it
promotes driving safety to elementary school students. The creative approach may
well be an effective one, because it begins the molding of safe drivers at an
early age and helps install good driving habits before it's too late. Of special
note in this feature is the rare footage of child sized cars.
Title #10: We Drivers
Production Date:
1935 Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description: We Drivers is an in-depth
analysis of the mind and psychology of a driver. Good classic video from 1935.
Title #11: When You're A Pedestrian Production Date:
1948 Running Time:
9 minutes Brief Description: This movie contends that street safety is both the
responsibility of the drivers and the pedestrians. More model cars demonstrating
safe driving tips are shown here.
Disc 2: Bicycle & Bike Riding Safety Films
(1950s - 1960s)
  
  
  
Brief Synopsis of DVD: Wonderful bicycle safety films
collection from the past. These films used to be shown in schools all across America to
teach bicycle riders the rules of the road. To ride a bike safely just
follow a few golden rules, always hand signal well before turning, follow all
traffic regulations, maintain your bicycle, and keep alert!! Well...If these films don't make you laugh nothing will.
Title #1:
Drive Your Bicycle Production Date:
1955 Running Time:
9 minutes Brief Description:
Young kids are taught that riding a bicycle is just like driving a car and must
follow the same traffic rules. Defensive bicycle riding is
encouraged....always keep a sharp look out!!!
Title #2:
One Got Fat: Bicycle Safety Production Date:
1963 Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description:
Outrageously wacky film were a group of gorilla masked friend ride their bikes
to the park, but never make it because they break the rules of riding bicycles.
Title #3:
You and Your Bicycle
Production Date:
1957 Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description:
Bicycle safety film that includes simulated accidents and safe riding
techniques. A timeless classic
Title #4:
Bicycle Today - Automobile Tomorrow Production Date:
1969 Running Time:
16 minutes Brief Description:
Charming film about bicycle maintenance and care. Red reflectors, good
brakes, lights (for night riding), and a loud horn are all important elements of
safe bike riding. After all, "a weak link in the chain may cause a bad
spill.
Disc 3: Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Films (1940s
- 1950s)
  
  
  
Brief Synopsis of DVD:
Walking to school was never so
dangerous. Cars, trucks, and bikes oh my!! Just follow the signs and few
simple rules and everything will be just fine. This is DVD contains three
unforgettable walking safety classics from the 40's and 50's.
Title #1:
Walking To School
Production Date: 1950s Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description:
Learn the rules of walking the roads, in this oldie, but goodie classic.
Title #2:
ABC's of Walking Wisely Production Date:
1959 Running Time:
11 minutes Brief Description:
Uses letter to teach children the ABC's of being a pedestrian. Great film.
Title #3:
When You Are A Pedestrian Production Date:
1948 Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description:
Pedestrian safety is the responsibility of both drivers of automobiles and
pedestrian.
Disc 4: Explosives & Demolition Films (1940s -
1970s)
  
  
  
Brief Synopsis of DVD: In The 70's blasting cap safety films were shown in
schools all around the country. This collection brings two blasting cap
safety films back the screen. Also included in the collection is an
explosives industry propaganda film about all the benefits of explosives
technology. Enjoy!
Title #1: Don't
Touch Production Date:
1970s Running Time:
7 minutes Brief Description:
You can't go in there...blasting caps are too dangerous to go near. A
group of young boys calls a specialist ( a guy with a station wagon and a big
magnetic explosives sign) in when they think they have found a blasting cap.
Great 70's music too.
Title #2:
Explosives Tools For Progress Production Date:
1970 Running Time:
22 minutes
Brief Description:
Great film that explains all of the beneficial uses of explosives with lot of
old footage of earth moving equipment and old construction sites such as
train tunnels and dams that used explosives.
Title #3:
Blasting Cap Danger Production Date:
1957 Running Time: 14 minutes Brief Description:
Fantastic vintage film showing the dangers of blasting caps.
Title #4:
Newsreel Explosives Footage Production Date:
1945 Running Time:
1 minutes Brief Description:
Short newsreel of German military blowing some buildings up in 1945.
Disc 5: Heavy Equipment Safety Films (1950s
-1970s)
    
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
(1) Shake Hands With Danger (1970's) - Caterpillar Tractor Co.
and National Safety Counsel produced film about the various accidents that can
happen when using earth moving equipment. Contains some shocking footage
of staged accidents with some very gruesome results.
Length: 00:23:07
(2) Days Of Our Years (1955) - Shocking vintage safety film
about the dangers of working in the railroad industry. Tragic stories
about rail yard accidents are told by a local pastor who works in a town
dominated by rail workers.
Length: 00:20:02
Total Running Time Is Approximately 43 minutes
Disc 6: Classic (AAA) American Automobile
Association Teen Driving Safety Film (1950s)
  
  
  
Brief Synopsis of DVD: This propaganda scare piece uses the story of a hit and run
to teach the importance and responsibility of operating a vehicle to teenagers.
Title #1:
Borrowed Power Production Date:
1952 Running Time: 16 minutes Brief Description: Produced
by the AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety, this bizarre vintage film follows the
story of, All-American schoolboy and star athlete, Jerry Thomas, who is a an
all-around nice guy.....until he gets behind the wheel of a car. Borrowed
Power uses fear to teach viewers the importance of safe driving as Jerry is
accused of committing a hit and run and is lectured about the responsibility of
driving.
Disc 7: Home & Workplace Accidents Films (1930s
- 1960s)
  
 
 
Brief Synopsis of DVD: Accidents happen everywhere, but it seems that most of them
happen in your own home or at work. That makes sense, because hoe and work are
where we spend a majority of our time. This DVD deals with the issue of safety
and avoidable accidents at home and at the job. The compilation includes six
vintage films that you can’t find anywhere else!
Title #1:
Accidents Don't Just Happen Production Date:
1950s Running Time: 12 minutes Brief Description:
This simple safety film shows a sleepy doctor who dreams of animated scenarios
on how to avoid accidents in the future.
Title #2:
Live and Learn Production Date:
1951 Running Time: 12 minutes Brief Description:
Sid Davis directed this early kid’s safety classic that shows many different
situational accidents involving children getting injured. The episodes are
almost centered toward scaring kids into safety and making them think twice
about putting themselves in dangerous situations.
Title #3:
More Dangerous Than Dynamite Production Date:
1930s Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description:
During the Depression, many people washed their clothes in gasoline to save
money. This, in turn, caused many accidental fires and led to destroyed houses
and the loss of lives. This 1930s film shows that washing your clothes with
gasoline is not a safe practice, and the film expands on some common sense
safety tips to avoid similar accidents.
Title #4:
Safety: Harm Hides at Home Production Date:
1970s Running Time: 16 minutes Brief Description:
This is a classic low-budget safety film that uses a fictional Safety Super Hero
named Guardiana to show children the dangers and
safety hazards lurking in their own homes. You are guaranteed not to see a film
like this anywhere else!
Title #5:
Safety in Offices Production Date:
1944 Running Time: 10 minutes Brief Description:
Work has never been more dangerous than in this over-cautious office safety
film. I guess that this was produced in an era of increasing white-collar worker
compensation lawsuits!
Title #6:
Time Out for Trouble Production Date:
1961 Running Time: 19 minutes Brief Description:
This unintentionally funny film shows suburban accident scenarios happening in
the household. According to this film, the main culprit for such accidents is an
uneasy, nervous or emotional state of mind.
Discs 8 & 9:
Classic Fire Safety Films
  
  
 
Brief Synopsis of DVD:
One of the most delightful DVD sets in our entire collection. Historic
fire films brings to life the spirit of Smokey The Bear and one of the films
actually features Smokey himself. These classic fire safety and fire department
films are a must have for any fire or U.S. history lover. These films cover
everything from putting out camp fires while camping to how to detect arson. A
wonderful collection with absolutely priceless footage!!!
Title #1:
Fire
Production Date:1946
Running Time: 10
minutes
Brief Description:
Standard safety film that covers the uses of fires and the danger of fire.
Title #2: Vision
in the Forest
Production Date:
1957
Running Time: 5
minutes
Brief Description:
Famous country western singer, Vaughn Monroe, and his family go
camping. During the trip his daughter has a vision of a talking bear that
teaches children to be aware of the dangers of forest fires. Monroe also sings
a song about loving his family.
Title #3: Fire!
Patty Learns What to Do
Production Date:
1951
Running Time: 16
minutes
Brief Description:
Peculiar fire safety film that follows a girls family farm that almost went up
in flames. Contain some very interesting s scenes including a fire chief
lighting a doll on fire and waving it there faces.
Title #4: Crimes
of Carelessness
Production Date:
Before 1950
Running Time: 10
minutes
Brief Description:
Standard fire prevention and safety film. It does have some very good moments
and some interesting sound effects too.
Title #5: Know
the Cause
Production Date:
Before 1950
Running Time: 33
minutes
Brief Description:
Arson is the topic of this fire film. Explores how a fire inspector looks for
arson clues and how fires get started.
Title #6: Story
of a Forest Ranger, The - Yogi says, Hi Ranger Smith.
Production Date:
1954
Running Time: 27
minutes
Brief Description:
A surprisingly environmentally conscious and advanced film about forest
management and forest resource use. Has footage of fire suppression and a large
forest fire.
Title #7: Your
Fire Department
Production Date:
1941
Running Time: 39
minutes
Brief Description:
Beautiful color brings to life the of the Los Angeles fire department in this is
documentary style film. All aspects of firefighting are covered in this film
from fighting to prevention.
Title #8: Just a
Spark
Production Date:
1937
Running Time: 9
minutes
Brief Description:
Interesting film about a forest fire started
by a cigarette and how Chevrolet automobiles can help firefighters. A little
old fashion Chevrolet self promotion public education propaganda film.
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