This series mainly consists of English language scripts of films made for the U.S. Information Agency. Some foreign language scripts are also included.
Most of these films were produced in the 1950s and 1960s, although some as early as the 1940s. Running times range from seven minutes to an hour. The films were produced by a variety of private companies and government agencies including General Electric, Warner Brothers, Norwood Studios, the American Cancer Society, the Office of War Information, and the Army Air Forces.
Diverse subject matter covered includes economic, political, and social topics. Titles of films on U.S. subjects include "Basketball Fundamentals;" "Farming for the Future;" "Atomic Power for Peace;" "Holtsville, Alabama," (a film about a small town); "Glamour Girls of Today," (a film about women war workers); and "The Family of Man," (regarding a museum exhibit in Washington, DC).
Films with a focus on foreign topics include "The Faith of Buddha," "Introducing France," "Iran at the United Nations," "Afghanistan: A Progressive Country." The "Magic Streetcar" is a film on post-World War II Berlin.
Some of the scripts have a cover sheet indicating whether the film was and acquired production or a government production.
