Browse 88 movies from Jam Handy Organization (JHO)
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."
Jun 1940
The story of America's railroads and the conglomeration of lines that comes together to connect the cities across the land.
Jan 1954
Prom rules and regulations
Jan 1961
Tour of an auto parts and accessories factory climaxing with a stop-motion product parade.
Aug 1940
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.
Jan 1951
Produced by Jam Handy in association with General Tire & Rubber Company, this traffic and road safety film stresses the importance of maintaining your tires to prevent accidents.
May 1965
A corporate history of the Coca-Cola Company.
Nov 1939
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a timeless family holiday classic.
Nov 1948
Portrays all Americans as makers, with a rich tradition of pride in workmanship and satisfaction of needs.
Mar 1960
Comedian Edgar Kennedy teaches a driving safety lesson.
Jan 1937
A commercial for the new 1955 Chevrolet.
Jan 1955
Advertising short for Chevrolet combining live action and animation. The film relates the story of Gilbert Willoughby, who, exasperated by his stubborn boxspring mattress, imprudently wishes for the disappearance of springs. Coily, the animated spring sprite, grants his wish, and Gilbert is bedeviled by once-familar appliances that no longer function. Apologizing to Coily, Gilbert acknowledges the contribution of springs to daily life, especially in the Chevrolet.
Feb 1940
An educational one-reeler for elementary aged children demonstrating the concept of American free-enterprise. The film utilizes wooden toys designed and animated by Goldman, all set to a music box-ish xylophone score by Jam Handy musical director Samuel Benavie and narration by notable commentator Lowell Thomas.
Jan 1938
Documentary about the successful business ventures of General Motors around the globe.
Sep 1927
Humorous "sketches" of human interest stories by Max Fleischer, who headed Jam Handy's animation department in the mid 1940s and 1950s.
Jan 1945
A TV commercial for the 1955 Chevrolet.
A visiting young man prefers the household electrical appliances over the teenage daughter!
Apr 1952
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.
Jun 1951