This collection has access restrictions. For details, please see the restrictions.
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
Size | 48.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 40,000 items) |
Abstract | Doug Storer was a radio producer, talent agent, and writer responsible for creating and producing radio programs, 1930s-1960s, including Ripley's Believe It or Not and Renfrew of the Mounted. He also introduced Robert Ripley, Dale Carnegie, Bob Considine, and Cab Calloway to radio. From about 1933 until 1949, Storer produced Robert Ripley's Believe It or Not radio broadcasts on several networks and developed a close personal relationship with Ripley. Under Storer's direction, Believe It or Not became one of the most successful radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s. After Ripley's death in 1949, Storer became president of Believe It or Not, Inc., and continued to oversee production of radio programs, television shows, and other projects of the Believe It or Not franchise. In 1960, Storer sold his interest in Believe It or Not and started a similar franchise titled Amazing But True, which included books, radio shows, newspaper columns, and films all featuring "tales of strange people, weird occurrences, and peculiar animals and places." From the 1940s to the 1970s, Storer and his wife Hazel Anderson Storer traveled the world researching subjects for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True . The Storers spent most of their later years in Belleair, Fla. Doug Storer died in 1985 at age 86, and Hazel Storer died in 2005. Materials relate mostly to Storer and his work in connection with Ripley's Believe It or Not, Amazing But True, and Renfrew of the Mounted , as well as his management of early radio personalities such as Robert Ripley, Bob Considine, Dale Carnegie, Laurie York Erskine, and Cab Calloway. The collection includes some correspondence of Storer; contracts between Storer, individuals he managed, publishers, and broadcast networks; subject files related to Storer's research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True productions; a nearly complete set of original scripts for Believe It or Not and Renfrew of the Mounted radio broadcasts; and transcription discs and other recordings of selected Believe It or Not , Amazing But True, Renfrew of the Mounted, and other radio shows produced by Storer or featuring individuals represented by him. Subject files generally contain research on oddities, unusual persons, facts and feats, and bizarre customs. Also included are photographs and film of Robert Ripley, mostly documenting production of early Believe It or Not radio and television programs; photographs of individuals that Storer represented; and photographs, negatives, slides, and travel diaries documenting Doug and Hazel Storer's travels and research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True productions. Some materials relate to Barry Goldwater; Edward, Duke of Windsor; building a memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Christmas celebrations. A small amount of material relates to television versions of Storer's projects. Selected publications by Storer, Ripley, Considine, and Erskine are also included. |
Creator | Storer, Doug.
Storer, Hazel Anderson, d. 2005. |
Language | English |
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
Radio producer, talent agent, and writer Doug Storer was born near Harlem, N.Y., in 1899. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1921 and completed one year of medical school there. During the 1920s, Storer worked for the John Curtiss Advertising Agency as an account executive and also managed the agency's radio department. In 1929, he left the Curtiss Agency to reorganize and manage radio stations owned by his cousin George Storer in Ohio. As vice president and general manager of WGHP in Detroit and WSPD in Toledo, Storer developed programming and oversaw nearly every aspect of the stations' operation. With his success as a station manager, in 1931, he became director of radio for the Blackman Company, where he created and produced radio programs for several large firms including the United States Rubber Company, Hudson Motor Car Company, and Proctor and Gamble. While at Blackman, Storer was responsible for introducing Robert Ripley and his Believe It or Not feature to radio.
The Believe It or Not franchise officially began in 1918 as a newspaper cartoon panel drawn by sports cartoonist Robert Ripley that featured unusual sporting feats and facts. Over time, the scope of Believe It or Not cartoons expanded to include all sorts of oddities and unusual facts. By the 1930s, the feature was syndicated in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Despite the questionable veracity of many claims made in Believe It or Not, Ripley insisted on their accuracy. Encouraged by the success of Believe It or Not cartoons and book projects, Ripley, with Storer's help, brought the feature to radio in 1930.
From about 1933 until 1949, Doug Storer produced Ripley's Believe It or Not radio broadcasts and managed all of Ripley's business affairs. Under Storer's direction, Believe It or Not was broadcast on several networks and became one of the most successful programs on radio. During their association, Ripley and Storer formed a close personal relationship. Doug Storer and his wife Hazel Anderson Storer were married at Ripley's estate in New York, and they traveled extensively with Ripley during production of Believe It or Not broadcasts. Although Ripley entrusted Storer with nearly all of his business affairs, Storer later claimed that the two never signed a formal contract and that Ripley "never asked for an accounting." Upon Ripley's death in 1949, Storer became president of Believe It or Not, Inc., and continued to oversee production of radio programs, television shows, and other projects bearing the Believe It or Not name.
From the 1930s to the 1950s, Storer also managed a number of other radio personalities including Laurie York Erskine, creator of Renfrew of the Mounted; self-help guru Dale Carnegie; journalist Bob Considine; and band leader Cab Calloway. In the early 1940s, Storer was director of programming for the Blue Network, initially a division of NBC that was later absorbed by ABC. At the Blue Network, Storer developed several radio programs in support of the war effort including Scramble, a program sponsored by the Junior Air Reserve to encourage young boys to become pilots, and a series of 'Believe It or Not' broadcasts sponsored by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and designed to promote hemispheric solidarity between the United States and Latin America.
After overseeing the Believe It or Not franchise for ten years, Storer sold his interest in the company in 1960 and started his own franchise titled Amazing But True. Like the Believe It or Not series, Amazing But True included books, radio shows, newspaper columns, and films all featuring "tales of strange people, weird occurrences, and peculiar animals and places." From the 1940s to the 1970s, Doug and Hazel Storer traveled around the world researching subjects for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True. Their "discoveries" included human oddities like Javier Pereira, a Columbian man reported to be the oldest man alive at age 167, and Lina Medina, allegedly the youngest woman to give birth at age 5. From the 1960s to the 1980s, Storer authored several Amazing But True books that highlighted unusual facts about presidents, animals, royalty, and other subjects. Storer also broadcast brief Amazing But True radio segments on NBC's Monitor program and other radio programs, and his Amazing But True newspaper column was syndicated in several newspapers, especially in Florida.
Doug and Hazel Storer spent most of their later years in Belleair, Fla. After Doug Storer's death in December 1985 at age 86, Hazel Storer sold and donated a number of artifacts and other materials in her possession related to Ripley and Believe It or Not to Believe It or Not, Inc. Hazel Storer died in 2005.
Back to TopMaterials in the collection relate mostly to radio producer, talent agent, and writer Doug Storer and his work in connection with Ripley's Believe It or Not, Amazing But True, and Renfrew of the Mounted , as well as his management of early radio personalities such as Robert Ripley, Bob Considine, Dale Carnegie, Laurie York Erskine, and Cab Calloway. The collection includes some correspondence of Storer; contracts between Storer, individuals he managed, publishers, and broadcast networks; subject files related to Storer's research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True productions; a nearly complete set of original scripts for Believe It or Not and Renfrew of the Mounted radio broadcasts; and transcription discs and other recordings of selected Believe It or Not, Amazing But True, Renfrew of the Mounted , and other radio shows produced by Storer or featuring individuals represented by him. Subject files generally contain research on oddities, unusual persons, facts and feats, and bizarre customs. Also included are photographs and film of Robert Ripley, mostly documenting production of early Believe It or Not radio and television programs; photographs of individuals that Storer represented; and photographs, negatives, slides, and travel diaries documenting Doug and Hazel Storer's travels and research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True productions. Some materials relate to Barry Goldwater; Edward, Duke of Windsor; building a memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Christmas celebrations. A small amount of material relates to television versions of Storer's projects. Selected publications by Storer, Ripley, Considine, and Erskine are also included.
Back to TopChiefly business correspondence and some personal correspondence of Doug Storer; contracts and legal materials related to agreements between Storer, persons he represented as a talent agent, and various broadcast networks, publishers, and advertising agencies; and subject files chiefly related to research for the Amazing But True franchise and Believe It or Not radio programs, books, and other productions. Subject files include files on topical subjects, files on individuals, and files related to Storer's travels, and in particular, his interest in different Christmas traditions celebrated around the world. Other materials include publicity scrapbooks compiled by Storer, certificates and awards, personal telephone and address books, biographical materials, souvenirs, and various publications collected by Storer. There is also a box containing three-note NBC chimes and three embossing stamps, including one for Believe It or Not, Inc., and one for Amazing But True, Inc.
Arrangement: chronological.
Mostly personal correspondence of Doug Storer, with some correspondence related to his work as a talent agent and as a producer for Believe It or Not, Amazing But True, and other radio programs.
Arrangement: chronological by topic.
Chiefly contracts between Storer and personalities he represented as a talent agent and with broadcasting companies, publishers, and advertising agencies. Personalities Storer represented include Robert Ripley, Dale Carnegie, Bob Considine, and Laurie York Erskine. Of particular interest are contracts related to Storer's management of Robert Ripley and the Believe It or Not program. Believe It or Not contracts document agreements with NBC, King Features Syndicate, Borg-Warner, the United States Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Simon and Schuster, and others. Many contracts bear Ripley's distinctive signature. There are also contracts related to the Renfrew of the Mounted radio program and its creator Laurie York Erskine. Generally, contracts document financial arrangements and other agreements between radio personalities, broadcast agencies, and Doug Storer during the early years of radio. Also included are contracts related to Storer's Amazing But True series and a copy of his will.
Subject files mostly generated by Doug Storer as part of his research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True. Files include general subject files, files on individuals, files related to travel, and files related to different Christmas traditions celebrated around the world. Materials include correspondence, clippings, photographs, scripts, and other research materials. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
General subject files including correspondence, clippings, photographs, scripts, and other materials chiefly related to oddities and other unusual facts researched by Storer, many of which were featured in Believe It or Not and Amazing But True books, radio shows, newspaper columns, and other projects. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Files containing correspondence, scripts, clippings, agreements, photographs, and other materials mostly related to individuals that Storer either represented as a talent agent or with whom he had other business associations. Some individuals were featured in Believe It or Not or Amazing But True episodes and books. Of particular interest are files relating to Javier Pereira, a Colombian man Storer "discovered" and promoted in 1956 as the "oldest living man in the world" at age 167, and files relating to band leader Cab Calloway and his 1940s radio show Quizzicale originated and produced by Storer. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Travel files chiefly relating to locations visited by Doug and Hazel Storer from the 1940s to the 1960s in connection with their work on various Believe It or Not segments and Amazing But True projects. In 1956, Doug Storer participated in a USO Tour, and in 1965 the Storers took a lengthy "Round the World Tour." Generally, travel files highlight unusual places, customs, or other oddities the Storers researched during their travels. Many files contain information on unique Christmas traditions celebrated in various locations. Materials consist mostly of promotional items sent from bureaus of tourism; pamphlets, brochures, menus, and other ephemera collected by the Storers in various locations; publications; and scattered correspondence, photographs, postcards, story drafts, clippings, and other research notes related to their travels. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
For photographs related to the Storers' travels, see Series 7.
Chiefly research files compiled by Doug Storer relating to different Christmas traditions celebrated around the world. Storer produced a series of recordings for RCA entitled Christmas Vignettes and authored a number of newspaper columns and magazine articles in Pictorial Living about Christmas traditions and related topics such as the origins of the song "Silent Night," the history of the Christmas card, and the disposition of Santa's bones.
Folder 303-332
Folder 303Folder 304Folder 305Folder 306Folder 307Folder 308Folder 309Folder 310Folder 311Folder 312Folder 313Folder 314Folder 315Folder 316Folder 317Folder 318Folder 319Folder 320Folder 321Folder 322Folder 323Folder 324Folder 325Folder 326Folder 327Folder 328Folder 329Folder 330Folder 331Folder 332 |
Christmas #05231, Subseries: "1.3.4. Christmas, 1950s-1970s." Folder 303-332 |
Other materials including publicity scrapbooks for Storer's This You Can Believe series, personal telephone and address books, biographical materials, stationery and letterhead, certificates and awards, stock certificates, drawings, business cards, membership cards, souvenirs, and a collection of magazines and other publications collected by Storer. There is also one box of museum items that includes three-note NBC chimes played over the radio to indicate station breaks, as well as three embossing seals, including one for Believe It or Not, Inc. (1930) and one for Amazing But True, Inc. (1959).
Hazel Storer, wife of Doug Storer, was involved in the production of Amazing But True segments and accompanied her husband on several trips related to the series. Materials belonging to Hazel Storer include correspondence, story scripts, travel notebooks, calendars, and photographic equipment. Travel notebooks written by Hazel Storer contain research notes and detailed accounts of the Storers' activities on various trips they took to gather material for Amazing But True . Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Believe It or Not materials include correspondence and other business papers related to Storer's role as producer of Believe It or Not radio broadcasts and agent to Robert Ripley; materials related to travel by Storer and Ripley; a nearly complete run of radio and television broadcast scripts of Believe It or Not programs, 1935-1949; biographical materials on Robert Ripley prepared for use in Bob Considine's 1961 biography Ripley, The Modern Marco Polo; various Believe It or Not publications; selected transcription discs and other recordings of Believe It or Not radio programs; and photographs depicting Ripley, his homes and oddities, and production of Believe It or Not radio programs.
Arrangement: chronological.
Includes correspondence and agreements between Storer, Robert Ripley, and NBC regarding production and broadcast of early Believe It or Not radio programs; press releases; lists of Believe It or Not sketches; promotional materials and scrapbooks; and some financial and legal papers. Of note are letters sent to Wayne Harbour, an Iowa man who was devoted to debunking Believe It or Not claims. Letters to Harbour, 1940s-1950s, are from individuals to whom Harbour wrote in order to investigate the accuracy of Ripley's claims. Other materials include correspondence regarding Ripley's idea to develop the USS Arizona into a "national shrine" in Pearl Harbor, profiles of Ripley in The New Yorker and Life, a Believe It or Not publicity scrapbook featuring photographs and articles chiefly about Ripley's exclusive 1940 interview with the Duke of Windsor, a standard lecture given by Ripley during the 1930s, and correspondence between Hazel Storer and executives of Believe It or Not about the sale of various Ripley items in her possession. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained
Chiefly notes and scripts written by Robert Ripley, and pamphlets, brochures, maps, and other printed materials related to locations visited by Ripley as part of his work for Believe It or Not .
Materials mostly related to the research and publication of Bob Considine's 1961 biography of Robert Ripley titled Ripley, The Modern Marco Polo (Doubleday). Included are letters to Considine from Ripley's friends and associates such as Senator Barry Goldwater, Lowell Thomas, Dick Hyman, Li Ling-Ai, Congressman Edwin Dooley, Louis Sobol, Jack Egan, Frank Mack, and others relaying anecdotes about Ripley; notes on Ripley compiled by the Storers and sent to Considine for use in the biography; timelines of events in Ripley's life; and various drafts of Considine's manuscript.
Books and magazines published under the Believe It or Not title featuring brief sketches of oddities and amazing facts. Believe It or Not publications of the 1950s were researched and written largely by Doug Storer.
Photographs and negatives depicting Robert Ripley in various locations, interiors and exteriors of Ripley's homes, Believe It or Not exhibits, and Doug and Hazel Storer and other Believe It or Not employees. Also included are negatives of Doug and Hazel Storer's wedding at Ripley's home and of Robert Ripley. Of particular interest are photographs documenting the production of a remote 17 May 1940 Believe It or Not radio broadcast from the Grand Canyon that featured Barry Goldwater as an announcer. The broadcast was allegedly the first live radio broadcast from a boat on the Colorado River and featured a young Goldwater describing the sensation of shooting the rapids.
Arrangement: chronological by broadcast sponsor.
A nearly complete run of typed master and "as broadcast" scripts of Believe It or Not radio and television broadcasts, 1933-1949. The 15-30 minute radio program took a number of formats, but typically featured Robert Ripley as host relaying stories about oddities, strange events, and other amazing facts. Shows often featured an orchestra, and Ripley frequently interviewed prominent guests on the program. Ripley conducted a number of remote broadcasts, especially as part of the See America First (1940) and See All the Americas (1942) series of programs. Remote broadcasts of interest include a 17 May 1940 live broadcast from the Grand Canyon featuring Barry Goldwater, and broadcasts from various locations in Latin America sponsored by the United States Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (1942). Some scripts bear Ripley's annotations and a handful bear his distinctive signature. In addition to scripts of broadcasts, there are lists of episode titles and summaries of selected episodes. A chronology of program titles, dates of broadcast, broadcasting networks, and sponsors is listed below. Note that original folder titles bear the name of the sponsor of the broadcast and have, for the most part, been retained.
1933-1934 | Terraplane Program (NBC), sponsored by the Hudson Motor Car Company |
October 1935-June 1937 | The Bakers' Broadcasts (NBC) |
July 1937-October 1938 | Believe It or Not Featuring Robert Ripley (NBC), sponsored by General Foods' Huskies and Post Bran Flakes cereals |
March 1939-November 1940 | Believe It or Not with Bob Ripley, B.A. Rolfe and his Orchestra, and Linda Lee (CBS), sponsored by the Nehi Corporation and Royal Crown Cola |
January-July 1942 | Believe It or Not (NBC), sponsored by the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs |
January-April 1944 | Believe It or Not (Mutual Broadcasting), sponsored by Pall Mall Cigarettes |
April 1945-October 1945 | Romance, Rhythm and Ripley (CBS), sponsored by Bourjois |
May 1947-September 1948 | Pages from Robert L. Ripley's Radio Scrapbook, Radio Odditorium (NBC) |
Arrangement: alphabetical by title.
Typed drafts of short (3-4 page) Believe It or Not stories by Doug Storer used for broadcast on NBC's Monitor program and other programs. Stories are arranged alphabetically and an envelope in each folder records the titles of stories in that folder.
Folder 568a-i |
Believe It or Not Stories by Doug Storer, 1950s-1960s #05231, Subseries: "3.7. Believe It or Not Stories by Doug Storer, 1950s-1960s." Folder 568a-i |
Arrangement: chronological.
Audio recordings may require production of listening copies.
Mostly 16-inch transcription discs and 12-inch lacquer disc audio recordings of Believe It or Not radio broadcasts. Subjects of broadcasts were provided by the donor and are listed if known.
Includes books, syndicated newspaper columns, radio segments, and other productions that featured "tales of strange people, weird occurrences, and peculiar animals and places". From the 1950s to the 1970s, Doug and Hazel Storer traveled around the world researching subjects for Amazing But True projects. Materials in the collection include mostly promotional materials, books, newspaper columns, business papers, and other source materials related to the Storers' work on Amazing But True productions. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
For other source materials related to Amazing But True productions see Series 7 Photographs; Series 8 Other Audio; and Series 9 Video and Film.
Renfrew of the Mounted was a series of popular boys' adventure stories written by Laurie York Erskine during the 1920s and 1930s. The stories chronicled the adventures and exploits of Sergeant Douglas Renfrew, an inspector with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). During the 1930s and 1940s, Doug Storer served as Erskine's agent and oversaw production and promotion of a radio broadcast based on the Renfrew books. Materials include correspondence and other business papers related to the Renfrew radio program, promotional materials, Renfrew books and other publications about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and a nearly complete run of original broadcast scripts for Renfrew radio programs and other radio programs written by Erskine. There are also transcription disc recordings of selected Renfrew radio broadcasts. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Correspondence of Laurie York Erskine, creator of Renfrew of the Mounted; correspondence of Doug Storer in his role as Erskine's agent and promoter of the Renfrew program; legal materials;, promotional materials; financial statements; and other materials relating to the Renfrew series.
Books by Laurie York Erskine including Renfrew of the Royal Mounted , Renfrew Rides Again , Renfrew's Long Trail, and Renfrew Rides the Sky. Also included are several publications about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Box 77 |
Renfrew Books by Laurie York Erskine and Other Publications about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) #05231, Subseries: "5.2. Renfrew Books and Other Publications, 1930s-1970s." Box 77 |
Arrangement: chronological
A nearly complete run of broadcast scripts for Renfrew of the Mounted (1936-1937 and 1939-1940), Passport to Adventure (1941), and Adventure Stories (1941-1942). From 1936 to 1940, Laurie York Erskine narrated the Renfrew of the Mounted radio program, which chronicled the adventures of Sergeant Douglas Renfrew, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. The series of radio adventure stories was broadcast on NBC and targeted young boys. The show was sponsored by the Continental Baking Company and its chief product Wonder Bread. From 1941 to 1942, Erskine wrote and appeared in another NBC radio series titled Passport to Adventure and later Adventure Stories.
Folder 637-679
Folder 637Folder 638Folder 639Folder 640Folder 641Folder 642Folder 643Folder 644Folder 645Folder 646Folder 647Folder 648Folder 649Folder 650Folder 651Folder 652Folder 653Folder 654Folder 655Folder 656Folder 657Folder 658Folder 659Folder 660Folder 661Folder 662Folder 663Folder 664Folder 665Folder 666Folder 667Folder 668Folder 669Folder 670Folder 671Folder 672Folder 673Folder 674Folder 675Folder 676Folder 677Folder 678Folder 679 |
Renfrew of the Mounted Broadcast Scripts, 5 March 1936-5 March 1937 #05231, Subseries: "5.3. Renfrew Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942." Folder 637-679 |
Folder 680-685
Folder 680Folder 681Folder 682Folder 683Folder 684Folder 685 |
Renfrew of the Mounted Script Drafts, 1936-1937 #05231, Subseries: "5.3. Renfrew Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942." Folder 680-685 |
Folder 686-696
Folder 686Folder 687Folder 688Folder 689Folder 690Folder 691Folder 692Folder 693Folder 694Folder 695Folder 696 |
Renfrew of the Mounted Broadcast Scripts, January 1939-September 1940 #05231, Subseries: "5.3. Renfrew Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942." Folder 686-696 |
Folder 697 |
Renfrew of the Mounted Script Outlines, 1939-1940 #05231, Subseries: "5.3. Renfrew Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942." Folder 697 |
Folder 698-705
Folder 698Folder 699Folder 700Folder 701Folder 702Folder 703Folder 704Folder 705 |
Passport to Adventure Scripts, 1941 #05231, Subseries: "5.3. Renfrew Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942." Folder 698-705 |
Folder 706-709
Folder 706Folder 707Folder 708Folder 709 |
Adventure Stories Scripts, December 1941-March 1942 #05231, Subseries: "5.3. Renfrew Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942." Folder 706-709 |
Use of audio materials may require production of listening copies.
Transcription disc audio recordings of selected Renfrew of the Mounted radio broadcasts featuring Laurie York Erskine.
Audiodisc D-05231/39 |
19 January 1948 #05231, Subseries: "5.4. Renfrew Transcription Discs, 1948 and undated." D-05231/39Transcription Disc Laurie Erskine Audition, narration. |
Audiodisc D-05231/40 |
15 March 1948 #05231, Subseries: "5.4. Renfrew Transcription Discs, 1948 and undated." D-05231/40Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-05231/41 |
Undated #05231, Subseries: "5.4. Renfrew Transcription Discs, 1948 and undated." D-05231/41Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-05231/42 |
Undated #05231, Subseries: "5.4. Renfrew Transcription Discs, 1948 and undated." D-05231/42Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-05231/43 |
Undated #05231, Subseries: "5.4. Renfrew Transcription Discs, 1948 and undated." D-05231/43Transcription Disc |
Use of audio materials may require production of listening copies.
Materials related to journalist, author, and Ripley biographer Bob Considine chiefly concern Storer's work as Considine's agent. Included are publicity scrapbooks, contracts, correspondence, and other papers concerning Considine's radio and television appearances and biographies, selected books and publications authored by Considine, and audio recordings of radio broadcasts featuring Considine, including On the Line with Bob Considine, various Considine auditions, and an Olympics preview with Bob Considine (11 July 1948). Audio recordings are on transcription disc and instantaneous disc.
Mostly images related to Storer's work on Believe It or Not and Amazing But True, including photographs, negatives, and slides depicting locations and subjects Storer researched during his travels. Also included are images of radio personalities, musical groups, and other individuals that Storer represented as a talent agent.
Arrangement: alphabetical
Chiefly individuals that Storer represented as an agent such as Cab Calloway, Dale Carnegie, Bob Considine, and Laurie York Erskine. There are also photographs of individuals featured in Believe It or Not or Amazing But True stories such as the Duke of Windsor, Javier Pereira, and Lina Medina; photographs of popular radio personalities such as band leader Vincent Lopez, vocal groups the Men About Town and the Mills Brothers; and photographs of Doug Storer and members of the Storer family. Note that several photographs are signed.
Mostly subjects featured in Storer's Amazing But True books, radio shows, and newspaper columns.
Chiefly photographs, slides, and a few negatives documenting the Storers' travels abroad as part of their work for the Amazing But True series. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Arrangement: chronological.
Use of audio materials may require production of listening copies.
Mostly transcription discs, audiotape, and audiocassette recordings of radio broadcasts that were either produced by Doug Storer, featured Doug Storer, or featured individuals that Storer represented as a talent agent. Many recordings feature prominent entertainers and radio personalities of the 1940s and 1950s such as band leader Cab Calloway, self help guru Dale Carnegie, comedian Fred Allen, actress Jinx Falkenberg, philatelist Ernie Kehr, and others. There are also a number of recordings prepared as part of Storer's Amazing But True programs. A few recordings were transferred to audiotape or audiocassette by the donor. Note that original titles of discs, audiotapes, and audiocassettes have, for the most part, been retained.
Mostly footage used in Storer's various Amazing But True productions, but also includes a few Believe It or Not films and videos featuring Robert Ripley, Bob Considine, and Dale Carnegie.. Some earlier footage of Robert Ripley appears to have been transferred from film to videotape by the donor.
Arrangement: in order as received.
Use of videotape may require production of viewing copies.
Five VHS tapes, one U-Matic tape, and four two-inch quad videotapes. Earlier footage appears to have been transferred from film and features Robert Ripley on location filming Believe It or Not episodes and at his home in New York. Ripley footage is in color, but without sound. Note that original video titles have been retained. Some videotapes have not been viewed by staff to verify contents.
Arrangement: in order as received, with the exception of duplicates, which are grouped together.
Use of film may require production of viewing copies.
While films are numbered continuously, no films were assigned the numbers F-05231/12, F-05231/40, F-05231/100, F-05231/103, F-05231/115, or F-05231/128.
Films have been described according to existing documentation on the box or reel; most films have been viewed by staff to verify contents.
Includes 16mm and 35mm films, in black and white and in color. Films are mostly acetate base, positive or reversal prints. Includes some negatives: F-05231/9a, F-05231/36, F-05231/93b, and F-05231/94b. Includes both picture and sound. Estimated lengths range from 50 to 1500 feet. Includes original footage, masters, and final prints, as well as unused footage and commercial films.
Some films are related to Doug Storer and his work, while others are related to his management of television personalities such as Robert Ripley and Dale Carnegie. Collection includes travel films, many of which were the basis for episodes of the television shows Amazing But True and Believe It or Not , which were written and produced by Doug Storer. Also includes episodes of these television shows and full-length films related to these shows, such as Flippy the Educated Porpoise.
Several films contain episodes of television shows starring Dale Carnegie, Robert Ripley, and Bob Considine, including some unsold pilots. Other films include promotional travel films, many produced for airlines such as Pan American Airlines, and promotional films for companies including the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and the P. Lorillard Company. The collection also includes a small number of feature films, with no obvious relationship to Storer.
This subseries also contains five folders of paper documentation related to films: materials removed from film canisters and shipping boxes, including scripts and descriptive notes, and photocopies of original film canisters and reels.
Film F-05231/1 |
Believe It or Not: Blood Call, 31 August 1950 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/116mm motion picture film Story of a murderer's escape from Devil's Island, sponsored by Ballantine Ale. |
Film F-05231/2 |
Highway to Hawaii, 1950 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/216mm motion picture film Cate and McGlone Productions, possibly produced for United Airlines. Color. |
Film F-05231/3 |
Promise of the Trees, 1954 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/316mm motion picture film Released by Weyerhaeuser Timber Company as part of an eight-film series to educate the public about the timber industry. Color. |
Film F-05231/4 |
Tomorrow's Trees, 1959 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/416mm motion picture film Released by Weyerhaeuser Timber Company as part of an eight-film series to educate the public about the timber industry. Print. |
Film F-05231/5 |
Fu Manchu: The Zayat Kiss, 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/516mm motion picture film NBC short film by Sax Rohmer, starring John Carradine. The film was intended to be a series, but no further episodes were produced. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/6 |
Fu Manchu: The Zayat Kiss, 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/616mm motion picture film NBC short film by Sax Rohmer, starring John Carradine. The film was intended to be a series, but no further episodes were produced. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/7 |
Clock Museum, 29 September 1961 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/716mm motion picture film Vienna Clock Museum. See T-5231/19 for soundtrack without narration. Color. |
Film F-05231/8 |
Spirit in the Earth, 1951 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/816mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-05231/9a |
Bob Considine Trip with Debbie (negative), 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9a16mm motion picture film Silent negative. Date on card for cleaning reads 25 July 1962. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/9b |
Bob Considine Trip with Debbie, 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9b16mm motion picture film Silent film possibly documenting a trip to Denmark. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/10 |
Believe It or Not: Corpus Delicti, 17 August 1950 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/1016mm motion picture film Story of three bodies unearthed to expose a murder, sponsored by Ballantine Ale. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/11 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: Springtime for Grandpa (Carnegie opening), 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/1116mm motion picture film Includes footage of Carnegie sitting at a desk at the beginning and end of the episode. Produced by Jack Chertok. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/13 |
Believe It or Not: Monte Carlo, 3 August 1950 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/1316mm motion picture film 16mm motion picture film Story of a winner-loser at Monte Carlo casino, broadcast on NBC and sponsored by Ballantine Ale. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/14 |
North of the Arctic Circle: Summer in Northern Norway, circa 1954 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/1416mm motion picture film Produced by Per Host. Color. |
Film F-05231/15 |
Winter in Salzburgland, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/1516mm motion picture film Addressed to Austrian State Tourists Department. Additional label reads "Skiing in Salzburg." |
Film F-05231/16 |
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club P-revue, 2 November 1949 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/1616mm motion picture film Broadcast on ABC with guest Wendy Barrie. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/17 |
Amazing But True: Vesuvius, Spirit of the Dance, Killers and Clowns, 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/1716mm motion picture film |
Film F-05231/18 |
Six Amazing But True Christmas Spots, 1972 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/1816mm motion picture film Six shorts: Santa Lucia Day, skiing, reindeer, church with musicians, walking in courtyard and tending sheep, and Vietnam. Each segment has a leader, countdown, and ABT intro. Shares some footage with F-05231/105 and F-05231/116. Color. |
Film F-05231/19 |
New Horizons: The Hawaiian Islands, 1961 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/1916mm motion picture film Produced for Pan American Airlines. Color. |
Film F-05231/20 |
Tonight Show: Bob Considine, Doug Storer, 22 February 1957 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2016mm motion picture film Possibly a 1957 episode of Tonight! America After Dark on NBC. |
Film F-05231/21 |
New Horizons: Pakistan, 1961 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2116mm motion picture film Produced for Pan American Airlines by Movietonews, Inc. Shipping slip from Charter Oak Tele-Pictures addressed to Ann Brady, 20th Century Fox, Att. Mr. Douglas Storer. Editorial Direction F. D. Kay. Color. |
Film F-05231/22 |
Flippy the Educated Porpoise, 1953 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2216mm motion picture film Flippy at Marineland, presented by Ripley's Believe It or Not. Color. |
Film F-05231/23 |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2316mm motion picture film Includes Amazing But True intro and space for commercials. Similar to films with the same title, but missing a segment of an old man picking fruit. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/24 |
Return to Glennascaul, 1951 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2416mm motion picture film Film starring Orson Welles and presented by T.R. Royle, released in the United Kingdom in 1951 and the United States in 1953. Denham Lab label on canister. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/25 |
Turkish Panarama, 1953 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2516mm motion picture film Scenes of Turkey, includes hand-written title in marker on canister. Shows scenes of Turkey. Color. |
Film F-05231/26 |
Waterways to Fun, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2616mm motion picture film Washington state waterways, includes Washington State Department of Commerce label. |
Film F-05231/27 |
Brass Key I, 3 October 1972 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2716mm motion picture film Possibly filmed at Ft. Bragg, N.C., includes U.S. Air Force label on canister. Color. |
Film F-05231/28 |
Amazing But True: Humble Oil, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2816mm motion picture film Print from duplicate negative, includes Movietone Pro label. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/29 |
Lazer Beam Weapon Testing, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/2916mm motion picture film Includes Young and Rubicam Inc. label. |
Film F-05231/30 |
A Plant for Tomorrow, 1956 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/3016mm motion picture film History of the P. Lorillard Company, makers of Old Gold Cigarettes. Includes Shilin Films label. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/31 |
Grand Canyon, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/3116mm motion picture film Includes Santa Fe Railway label. Color. |
Film F-05231/32a |
Silver Springs, 18 May 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/32a16mm motion picture film Film opens to men carrying bound alligator out of a cyprus swamp. Includes a man wrestling an alligator underwater. Additional footage shows a man swimming, dark shots of a swamp, men tying an alligator, a hen listening to radio, and men near rocks with a snake. Filmed in South Florida forFox. Color. |
Film F-05231/32b |
American Airlines 706: Alaska, 10 August 1967 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/32b16mm motion picture film Film opens to Travis U.S. Air Force Base. Includes view of snow from airplane, Skagway's Original Homestead Cabin, and Doug and Hazel Storer driving in town. Color. |
Film F-05231/33 |
Winter in Salzburgland, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/3316mm motion picture film Canister mentions skiing. |
Film F-05231/34 |
Winter in Austria, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/3416mm motion picture film Austria P.R. film. Sound cannot be utilized. Image severely disintegrated. |
Film F-05231/35 |
Turkish National Champions: Wrestling, Oiled Bodies, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/3535mm motion picture film Furnished by the Turkish government. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/36 |
Hawaii: The Sugar State, 1961 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/3616mm motion picture film Silent negative. Copyright 1961 by the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation, Ltd. Produced by Pat Dowling Pictures, and directed by Thomas J. Stanton. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/37 |
Supersonic Thunderbirds, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/3716mm motion picture film Includes U.S. Air Force label. |
Film F-05231/38 |
Believe It or Not: Death from the Sky, 1961 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/3816mm motion picture film Episode #11. |
Film F-05231/39 |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/3916mm motion picture film Includes countdown for each segment and space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/41 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: Springtime for Grandpa, Reels 1 and 2, 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/4135mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Film missing footage of Carnegie seen in F-05231/11. |
Film F-05231/42 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: The Intruder, Reels 1 and 2, 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/4235mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Film missing footage of Carnegie seen in F-05231/83. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/43a |
Charles Blair's Better World: Jerusalem, 1972 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/43a16mm motion picture film Documentary TV series. Color. |
Film F-05231/43b |
Charles Blair's Better World: Assassins, 1972 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/43b16mm motion picture film Documentary TV series. Color. |
Film F-05231/44 |
Ohio the Growth State, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/4416mm motion picture film Includes State of Ohio Development Department label and Ohio Department of Industrial and Economical Development label on canister. |
Film F-05231/45a |
Amazing But True: Killers and Clowns, Primitive Fighters, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/45a16mm motion picture film Box label also mentions Mt. Etna, Vesuvius, and Daring the Devil. Color. |
Film F-05231/45b |
Amazing But True: Porpoise, Mt. Etna, Vesuvius, Daring the Devil, World's Oldest Man, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/45b16mm motion picture film |
Film F-05231/46 |
We the People: Ernie Kehr, 23 June 1950 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/4616mm motion picture film Broadcast on NBC, print #2. |
Film F-05231/47 |
Bob Considine U.S.A. with Debbie: The Fiftieth State, 1963 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/4716mm motion picture film Film includes a volcano, a dancer, and scenes of Hawaii. Produced by Doug Storer in association with Twentieth Century-Fox Movietone. Copyright 1964. Color. |
Film F-05231/48 |
MAC 30 min. Bob Considine reports, 1967 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/4816mm motion picture film Filmed in Vietnam for American Airlines. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/49 |
Bob Considine U.S.A. with Debbie: The Fiftieth State, 1963 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/4916mm motion picture film Film includes a volcano, a dancer, and scenes of Hawaii. Produced by Doug Storer in association with Twentieth Century-Fox Movietone. Copyright 1964. Color. |
Film F-05231/50 |
Schlitz Playhouse of the Stars: Pattern for Pursuit, 15 June 1956 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5016mm motion picture film Unsold pilot for a TV series called Renfrew of the Royal Mounted, starring Arthur Franz. Includes CBS label with date, print #39. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/51 |
A New Kind of Captain, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5116mm motion picture film Presented by New Jersey's Standard Oil Company. Box mentions Esso tanker school. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/52 |
The Plague of Dr. Fu Manchu, 8 October 1956 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5216mm motion picture film Episode from television series The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu. Includes NBC label. |
Film F-05231/53 |
USIA Trident, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5316mm motion picture film Includes Amazing But True and NBC labels. Handwritten caption on box reads: "Cartoon, 'Chapel of All Faiths, Streptomycin's Mark.'" |
Film F-05231/54 |
Believe It or Not: Monte Carlo, 3 August 1950 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5416mm motion picture film Story of a winner-loser at Monte Carlo casino, broadcast on NBC and sponsored by Ballantine Ale. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/55 |
Connee Boswell and Her Friends, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5516mm motion picture film With Bob Abel. Includes ABC-TV leader. Print #2. |
Film F-05231/56 |
California Oil Company: Alaska, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5616mm motion picture film Includes California Oil Company label. |
Film F-05231/57 |
State of Washington, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5716mm motion picture film Includes Photo Library, State of Washington label. Produced by Charles R. Perryman Films. |
Film F-05231/58 |
Wings to Haiti, 1953 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5816mm motion picture film Produced for Pan American Airlines. Color. |
Film F-05231/59 |
At the Ramparts, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/5916mm motion picture film Includes US Air Force Academy mailing label. Color. |
Film F-05231/60 |
Considine, 22 December 1953 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6016mm motion picture film Includes National Broadcasting Company (NBC) label. |
Film F-05231/61 |
American Airlines 706: Alaska, 10 August 1967 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6116mm motion picture film Film opens to Travis U.S. Air Force Base. Includes view of snow from airplane, Skagway's Original Homestead Cabin, and Doug and Hazel Storer driving in town. Color. |
Film F-05231/62 |
Marvel of an Austrian Winter, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6216mm motion picture film Includes Ideal Pictures mailing label. |
Film F-05231/63 |
Hawaii: The Sugar State, 1961 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6316mm motion picture film Copyright 1961 by the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation, Ltd. Produced by Pat Dowling Pictures and directed by Thomas J. Stanton. Includes sound; Color. |
Film F-05231/64 |
Miracle of the Mesa, 1951 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6416mm motion picture film One of eight films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin. Color. |
Film F-05231/65 |
On the Swedish Mountain in Sun, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6516mm motion picture film Includes SJ FILMARKIV KOPIA mailing label. English version, original version in Swedish. |
Film F-05231/66 |
Amazing But True: Cypress Gardens, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6616mm motion picture film Film opens to a shot of jet skiiers holding signs spelling Cypress Gardens. Includes shots of surfing, jet skiing, and hang gliding. With Frank Lepore. See F-05231/66 and F-05231/124 for identical footage. Color. |
Film F-05231/67 |
Eastern Airlines Travel Portfolio: Puerto Rico, 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6716mm motion picture film From Don Goff Studios. Produced for Eastern Airlines. Color. |
Film F-05231/68 |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6816mm motion picture film Includes ABT intro and space for commercials. Film missing footage of old man descending from airplane. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/69 |
Naples Rediscovered, 1964 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/6916mm motion picture film Film about Naples, Fla. Includes Solana Studios label on canister. Written, produced, and narrated by Jack La Frandre. Print #29. Presented by Johnson Motors and the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce. Color. |
Film F-05231/70 |
American Airlines: Dallas, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7016mm motion picture film Print #12. Produced for American Airlines. Color. |
Film F-05231/71 |
American Airlines: Grand Canyon, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7116mm motion picture film Produced for American Airlines. |
Film F-05231/72 |
U.S. Government Lecture Tour: Africa and Europe, 1956 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7216mm motion picture film Medical tape label lists Africa, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Germany, France, England, and Scotland. Color. |
Film F-05231/73 |
Return to Glennascaul, 1951 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7316mm motion picture film Film starring Orson Welles and presented by T.R. Royle, released in the United Kingdom in 1951 and the United States in 1953. Denham Lab label on canister. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/74 |
Amazing But True: Killers and Clowns, Primitive Fighters, 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7416mm motion picture film Note on Amazing But True letterhead states that this print has not been filmed and was created because Modern Talking Pictures lost Storer's print. Color. |
Film F-05231/75 |
Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Lapland, Sweden, 'Vasa', 1961 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7516mm motion picture film From a 1961 trip to Scandinavia. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/76 |
Travel: Central America, South America, Mexico, 1955 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7616mm motion picture film Includes list of shots. |
Film F-05231/77 |
Travel: West Indies, 1954 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7716mm motion picture film From a 1954 trip to the West Indies. Color. |
Film F-05231/78 |
Amazing But True: Intro at New Rochelle, unsqueezed short, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7816mm motion picture film Includes Movietone Pro label. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/79 |
Wings to Austria, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/7916mm motion picture film Produced for Pan American Airlines. Directed and photographed by Dick Durrance. Color. |
Film F-05231/80 |
Travel: Europe, Near East, Middle East, Christmas, 1959-1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8016mm motion picture film From winter 1959-1960 trip. Color. |
Film F-05231/81 |
Wings to Hawaii, 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8116mm motion picture film A Hartley Production. Includes two short strips of loose film in canister. Color. |
Film F-05231/82 |
The Land Columbus Loved Best, 1954 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8216mm motion picture film Film of the Dominican Republic. Produced by RCA International. Color. |
Film F-05231/83 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: The Intruder (Carnegie intro), 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8316mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Includes additional footage of Carnegie at a desk spliced in at the beginning and end of film. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/84 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: The Intruder (original intro), 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8416mm motion picture film Film missing footage of Carnegie from F-05231/83. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/85 |
Amazing But True: Expedition Around the World, 1965 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8516mm motion picture film Color. |
Film F-05231/86 |
Song of the Feathered Serpent, 1954 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8616mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-05231/87 |
Children of the Sun, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8716mm motion picture film Directed by Jack Alexander and written by Alan Shilin. Filmed in South America. Color. |
Film F-05231/88 |
Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic, 1974 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8816mm motion picture film Produced by A.W. Rogers. Color. |
Film F-05231/89 |
Eloise Salutes the Stars, 21 August 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/8916mm motion picture film Likely an episode of the Eloise TV series. Includes Grey Advertising Agency label and Doeskin Tissues advertisement. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/90 |
Men of Destiny, Volume 1: World Political Figures, 1961 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9016mm motion picture film Teddy Roosevelt, Lindberg, Hitler, Lou Gehrig, Winston Churchill. Includes Pathe News label. |
Film F-05231/91 |
The Dutch Windward Islands, 1950 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9116mm motion picture film St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius in the Caribbean. Color. |
Film F-05231/92 |
Believe It or Not: Horned Man, Flame Thrower, Blows Balloon Up With His Eyes, 100 Yr. Old Eggs, Canton Ball, Persian Cup, Dutch Wedding Cup, and Grimaldi Story , 17 September 1948 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9216mm motion picture film With Bob Ripley and Brokenshire. List of contents taken from enclosed notecard. |
Film F-05231/93a |
Oldest Man: Javier Pereira in Columbia Hospital, 1955 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/93a16mm motion picture film Pereira lying down in hospital bed. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/93b |
Oldest Man: Javier Pereira Movie Film (negative), 1955 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/93b35mm motion picture film Pereira sitting, putting on hat. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/94a |
Amazing But True: Laughing Porpoise, Volcanic Fury, Daring the Devil, World's Oldest Man , 1964 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/94a16mm motion picture film Four shorts, each with title intro. Positive print. Produced by Fox Movietones Inc. Shares some footage with F-05231/23, but is not a duplicate. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/94b |
Amazing But True: Laughing Porpoise, Volcanic Fury, Daring the Devil, World's Oldest Man (negative), 1964 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/94b16mm motion picture film Four shorts, each with title intro. Negative film. Produced by Fox Movietones Inc. Shares some footage with F-05231/23, but is not a duplicate. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/95 |
The Pueblo Heritage, 1951 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9516mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-05231/96 |
Fallen Eagle, 1950 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9616mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Produced with the cooperation of the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Department of Parks. Color. |
Film F-05231/97 |
Giant of the North, 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9716mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-05231/98 |
Seminoles of the Everglades, 1951 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9816mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-05231/99 |
Silent Night, 1954 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/9916mm motion picture film English version, possibly from Austrian Travel Bureau. |
Film F-05231/101 |
Flippy, various dates #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/10116mm motion picture film Mixed footage of Flippy, color and black and white, from multiple years. Color and black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/102 |
Amazing But True: Oldest Man, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/10216mm motion picture film Includes space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/104 |
Amazing But True: Cypress Gardens, 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/10416mm motion picture film Film of Doug Storer and Chas. Smith conversing, Smith sitting in front of Coca Cola sign, picking oranges; woman dancing underwater; girls waterskiing in tiaras and red tutus; couple swimming underwater, jetskiing. Color. |
Film F-05231/105 |
Silent Night, Holy Night; Vienna Boys Choir, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/10516mm motion picture film Film of Salzburg, door to Franz Gruber home, gravesite, domed cottage, snowy scene, stained glass windows, choir, nighttime scenes. Includes black-and-white footage of Vienna Boys Choir from 20th Century-Fox Movietone News spliced in near end. Shares some footage with F-05231/116. Color and black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/106 |
Amazing But True: Original Ballot, Chopsticks, Whale's Tooth, 1969 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/10616mm motion picture film Three 30-second shorts. Color. |
Film F-05231/107 |
Amazing But True: Original Ballot, Chopsticks, Whale's Tooth, 1969 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/10716mm motion picture film Three 30-second shorts. Color. |
Film F-05231/108 |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/10816mm motion picture film Includes countdown for each segment and space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/109 |
Amazing But True: Original Ballot, Chopsticks, Whale's Tooth, 1969 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/10916mm motion picture film Three 30-second shorts. Color. |
Film F-05231/110 |
Florida: Seminoles, Chas. Smith, Hazel, November 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/11016mm motion picture film Film opens to Seminoles in canoe, traditional buildings, a peacock, a man wrestling an alligator in water, a man with a white mustache, and an alligator wrestling on sand. Includes shots of Chas. Smith picking oranges with Doug Storer, jet skiiers, kite, and skiers in boat. Color. |
Film F-05231/111 |
Carlsbad Caverns, 1951 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/11116mm motion picture film Carlsbad Caverns National Park, presented by Santa Fe and U.S. Park Service. Reel has date of 1945. Color. |
Film F-05231/112 |
Daro Productions: Builderama, 28 December 1970 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/11216mm motion picture film Animated commercial, repeated multiple times on film. Color. |
Film F-05231/113 |
Amazing But True: Original Ballot, Chopsticks, Whale's Tooth, 1969 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/11316mm motion picture film Three 30-second shorts. Color. |
Film F-05231/114 |
MAC: Airlift Vietnam, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/11416mm motion picture film |
Film F-05231/116 |
Franz Gruber Home - Silent Night, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/11616mm motion picture film Film opens to Franz Gruber home. Includes shots of gravesite, domed cottage, and people singing on porch. See F-05231/105 for some duplicate footage. Color. |
Film F-05231/117 |
B-52 Returning from Vietnam, 1964 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/11716mm motion picture film Close ups of bombs. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/118 |
Six Amazing But True Christmas Spots, 1972 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/11816mm motion picture film Six shorts: Santa Lucia Day, skiing, reindeer, church with musicians, walking in courtyard and tending sheep, and Vietnam. Each segment has a leader, countdown, and ABT intro. Shares some footage with F-05231/105 and F-05231/116. Color. |
Film F-05231/119 |
Fox Movietone News: Blessing Animals in Rome, Trained Animals, Tight Rope over Alps, Yogi, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/11916mm motion picture film Title from canister. |
Film F-05231/120 |
Flippy the Educated Porpoise, 1953 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/12016mm motion picture film Flippy at Marineland. Presented by Ripley's Believe It or Not. Color. |
Film F-05231/121 |
Austrian Trip - SOS Kinderdorf, Cigars and Statue, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/12116mm motion picture film Film includes shots of man shooting, Lake Morey Inn van, man with bow and arrow, statue, two men talking in road, buildings in plaza, Sign reading Besuchen Sie das SOS Kinderdorf, and German children. Color. |
Film F-05231/122 |
Amazing But True: Spirit of the Dance, 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/12216mm motion picture film Includes Movietone Pro label. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/123 |
Marineland, 1962 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/12316mm motion picture film Flippy the porpoise at Marineland. Includes Amazing But True label. Color. |
Film F-05231/124 |
Amazing But True: Cypress Gardens, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/12416mm motion picture film Film opens to a shot of jet skiiers holding signs spelling Cypress Gardens. Includes shots of surfing, jet skiing, and hang gliding. With Frank Lepore. See F-05231/66 and F-05231/124 for identical footage. Color. |
Film F-05231/125a |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/125a16mm motion picture film Includes countdown for each segment and space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/125b |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 1960 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/125b16mm motion picture film Includes countdown for each segment and space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/126 |
Chief Traveling Wind, 94 Years Old, 1964 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/12616mm motion picture film American Indian chief. Color. |
Film F-05231/127 |
C-5 and Wright Brothers, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/12716mm motion picture film Color. |
Film F-05231/129 |
U.S.S. Arizona - Pearl Harbor, 1951 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/12916mm motion picture film Duplicate footage of last segment of F-05231/138A. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/130 |
Chas. Smith Outtakes, various dates #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/13016mm motion picture film Cutaways, outtakes, and unused shots of Chas. Smith in Florida. Film from various dates, spliced together. Color. |
Film F-05231/131 |
The Land Called New Jersey, 1963 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/13116mm motion picture film History of New Jersey. Print #1. Color. |
Film F-05231/132 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: Springtime for Grandpa, Reel 3 (original intro), 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/13235mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Film missing footage of Carnegie seen in F-05231/11. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/133 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: The Intruder, Reel 3 (original intro), 1952 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/13335mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Film missing footage of Carnegie seen in F-05231/83. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/138a |
Pearl Harbor Destruction and Ceremony, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/138a16mm motion picture film Includes note with information from Guy Kitchen. First segment shows destruction after Pearl Harbor; second segment contains identical footage to F-05231/129, showing commemorative ceremony. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/138b |
Pearl Harbor Trip, 1948 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/138b16mm motion picture film Title taken from canister. Color. |
Film F-05231/139 |
Johann Strauss, Vienna, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/13916mm motion picture film From Schonbrunn Films. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/140 |
Santa's Home, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14016mm motion picture film Film of St. Nicholas' birthplace in Turkey. |
Film F-05231/141 |
Saba, July 1959 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14116mm motion picture film Shots from airplane, couple on boat, men in uniform in boat, scenes of Saba. Color. |
Film F-05231/142 |
IBM Vangard: Time Lapse Photo, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14216mm motion picture film Title taken from canister. |
Film F-05231/143 |
Bob Considine: Children's Village, Dobb's Ferry, N.Y., undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14316mm motion picture film Eldon Children's Village. Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/144 |
Amazing But True: Oldest Man, Charlie Smith, Capt. Johnson, Youngest Mother, Firewalker, various dates #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14416mm motion picture film Different types of film from various years spliced together. Includes six shorts, each with a leader with title and running time. Color and black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/145 |
Clock Museum, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14516mm motion picture film Footage of Clock Museum in Austria. Includes sound but no narration. |
Film F-05231/146 |
Cab Calloway's "Quizzical," August 1942 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14616mm motion picture film On marquee in opening: Palace Cab Calloway Stage Review Midnight Show. Intro: Yeah Man That's It! Cab Calloway's "Quizzical." Black-and-white. |
Film F-05231/147 |
Believe It or Not: Acquitted By the Sea, 27 September 1940 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14716mm motion picture film From 20th Century Fox. Silent film. Supervisor: Lew Lehr. Director: Earl Allbine. |
Film F-05231/148 |
Rip and Oakie Film, undated #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14816mm motion picture film Ripley in snow on island with dog, fall view of house, partial view of house and water. Includes note from Hazel Storer on back of box. |
Film F-05231/149 |
Roger Bannister: 4 Minute Mile, 1961 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." F-05231/14916mm motion picture film Footage of Roger Bannister from Men of Destiny, presented by Pathe News. Black-and-white. |
Folder 717-719
Folder 717Folder 718Folder 719 |
Film enclosures, 1940-1972 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." Folder 717-719Papers removed from film canisters and shipping boxes, including scripts, shipping memos, film handling instructions, news articles, and handwritten descriptive notes. |
Folder 720-721
Folder 720Folder 721 |
Photocopies of film canisters and reels, 1940-1972 #05231, Subseries: "9.2. Film, 1940-1972 and undated." Folder 720-721Photocopies of original film canisters, reels, and shipping boxes describing films or containing important shipping information. |
Processed by: Noah Huffman, November 2007, and Angela DiVeglia, August 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, November 2007
Back to Top