Motion pictures, 1940-1949

by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Credits: Director, Irving Jacoby; commentator, Raymond Morgan; editor, John Ferno.

© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 24Aug43; MP13877.

BIRTH OF A NOTION. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1947. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Looney Tunes)

Credits: Director, Robert McKimson; story, Warren Foster.

© Vitaphone Corp.; 4Apr47; MP1960.

THE BIRTH OF A STAR. Astor Pictures Corp., c1944. 4 reels, sd. Adapted from "Dime a Dance," "Cupid Takes a Holiday," and "Getting an Eyeful," by Art Jarrett, Marcy Klauber, and Billy K. Wells.

Credits: Director, Bud Pollard.

© Astor Pictures Corp.; 23Nov44; LP13006.

BIRTH OF AN OIL FIELD. George Pal, in collaboration with the Production Department of Shell Oil Company, Inc., c1949. 1 reel, sd., color, 16mm. (This Is Oil)

Summary: This film, part of a series on the petroleum industry, explains and demonstrates methods, procedures, and equipment used in the drilling of oil wells.