Title | Major credits | Release date | Notes |
Robert Edgren's Miracles of Sport | Robert W. Edgren (directed); narrator: Rush Hughes | September 10, 1938 |
Pow Wow | Lansing Holden (director) | October 1, 1938 | full Technicolor views of Navajo |
China Today | narrator: Dwight Weist | October 1, 1938 |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 1 | narrator: Dwight Weist | November 5, 1938 | making paint, food preparation on trains, liquid air preservation. |
The Immortal Brush | Horace Shepherd (director); narrator: Dwight Weist) | November 19, 1938 | full Technicolor documentaries on British painters, the first featuring Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Frans Hals, among others. Three of these titles were released in the U.K. earlier on March 19.[1] |
Nature's Mimics | narrator: Eddie Acuff | December 8, 1938 | features chimpanzees, trained birds, seals & a harmonica playing elephant |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 2 | narrator: Jean Paul King | January 7, 1939 (© December 12, 1938) | weather forecasting, synthesizing vitamins, television & fire alarms. |
Points on Pointers | Del Frazier (director) | January 28, 1939 | first of a series on dogs |
The Master's Touch | Horace Shepherd; narrator: Dwight Weist | February 18, 1939 | “Immortal Bush” series, released in U.K. on March 19, 1938 |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 3 | narrator: Dwight Weist | February 25, 1939 | natural gas, doll making, face powder & airplane assembly. |
The Roaming Camera | | March 25, 1939 | Hawaiian football, hairstyles & seamanship |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 4 | narrator: Dwight Weist | April 22, 1939 | bullet making, skeet shooting, gold beating & artificial flowers. |
For Your Convenience | narrator: Dwight Weist | May 20, 1939 | how to hide “black eyes” with makeup, parachutes, coffee makers & vibrating machines for "girth". |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 5 | narrator: Dwight Weist | June 10, 1939 | candy, lead pencils, New York police crime lab. |
Modern Methods | | July 15, 1939 | tide measurements, remote controls in the home, hat & mask making |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 6 | narrator: Dwight Weist | August 5, 1939 | precision flying, lie detectors, color photography. |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 7 | narrator: Dwight Weist | © August 5, 1939 | jewelry polishing, chinaware manufacturing, polarized light, production of billboards |
Romance in Color | Horace Shepherd; narrator: Dwight Weist | © August 19, 1939 | “Immortal Bush” series, released in U.K. on March 19, 1938 |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 8 (Series 2-1) | narrator: Dwight Weist | September 30, 1939 | gemstones, Polaroid glass & advertising signs. |
American Saddle Horses | Del Frazier; music: Howard Jackson; narrator: John Deering | November 11, 1939 |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 9 (Series 2-2) | narrator: Dwight Weist | December 2, 1939 | making of ice cream sticks, dragline mining in Alaska, New York fireboats & the manufacture of artist's paints |
New Horizons | music: Howard Jackson; narrator: John Deering | January 6, 1940 | Alaska travelogue |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 10 (Series 2-3) | music: Howard Jackson; narrator: Dwight Weist | February 7, 1940 | Alaskan salmon run, liquid silk & electric signs |
Men Wanted | music: Howard Jackson; narrator: John Deering | March 23, 1940 | More about Alaska |
Gun Dog Life (Gun Dog's Life) | Del Frazier (director); music: Howard Jackson; narrator: John Deering | May 11, 1940 | mostly retrievers and spaniels |
Mechanix Illustrated No. 11 (Series 2-4) | music: Howard Jackson; narrator: Dwight Weist | © June 29, 1940 | aviation, streamlining in design, product testing & fire extinguishing. |
Dogs You Seldom See | Del Frazier (director); music: Howard Jackson; narrator: Knox Manning | July 6, 1940 | Profiles less famous breeds like the Saluki and Chinese Crested |
The Valley | music: Howard Jackson; narrator: John Deering | © July 20, 1940 | Alaska's Matanuska Valley |
Famous Movie Dogs | Del Frazier (director); music: Howard Jackson; narrator: John Deering | August 17, 1940 |