Jam Handy Organization (JHO) Movies

Comedian Edgar Kennedy teaches a driving safety lesson.

Chevrolet presents this tribute to the American woman and her thrifty ways with money. The film also salutes the individuality of the Amerian citizen and the variety of choices we have in the marketplace.

Humorous "sketches" of human interest stories by Max Fleischer, who headed Jam Handy's animation department in the mid 1940s and 1950s.

Producer's synopsis: "This picture shows how professional models -- beautiful girls -- are used in making up magazine covers. A Chevrolet is shown on the magazine cover, emphasizing its beauty."

Tour of an auto parts and accessories factory climaxing with a stop-motion product parade.

A visiting young man prefers the household electrical appliances over the teenage daughter!

Shows the interdependence of all workers, jobs, and mechanization in the manufacturing process from raw materials to finished product, focusing on the car industry, and argues that this leads to greater personal independence and freedom.

The film discusses the fascinating world of color perception, particularly from the perspective of various creatures, including fish and lobsters. It explains how human eyes function like cameras, focusing light to create images, and describes the roles of rods and cones in vision.

Rube Goldberg looks for a perfect Perpetuum Mobile design, while petroleum and internal combustion engine technologies open new frontiers.

Two city kids spend a summer on Uncle Jim's dairy farm. They tend to the animals, climb a rope, and learn all kinds of fun farm facts

A commercial for the new 1955 Chevrolet.

Footage of the Able Day and Baker Day nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946, accompanied by a narrator who explains the purpose and benefits of the testing.

Innovations in the bowling world are featured in this 1960 promotional film produced by American bowling equipment manufacturer Brunswick.

Problems of underfunded and outdated schools.

Portrays all Americans as makers, with a rich tradition of pride in workmanship and satisfaction of needs.

A promotional film touting RCA Victor's new stereo Victrola while introducing viewers to the science behind the sound made from stereophonic phonograph records.

Officer O'Mara, a normally grumpy traffic cop, lightens up one day and smiles at a passing motorist. This sets off a chain of goodwill and pleasantness in the entire town, which leads to better business practices, but leaves O'Mara wondering why everyone is now so pleasant.

This short film presented by the Reynolds Metals Company details how aluminum is manufactured and illustrates the seemingly endless uses of this versatile product.

Training film demonstrating the correct procedure for uncrating and assembling the P-47 fighter aircraft under field conditions. A dismantled plane is uncrated, put together, inspected, and flown off on camera.

Introducing the giant four-track tape cartridge, an obsolete consumer recording format that survived for eight years.