Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film 1900-1934 is a highly researched and annotated collection of rarities from film archives. As explained by curator Scott Simmon, movies arrived at the same time as many social reform movements, and one of film's first jobs was to be a message carrier. The collection is a catalog of the issues that most concerned America in the first three decades of the twentieth century.

The films were gathered from a number of American archives and organized in the same way as the previous release of the National Film Preservation Foundation, Treasures from American Film Archives of seven years ago. Four discs carry over twelve hours of films, each accompanied by a new music score and a commentary by an expert sociologist or film historian. In addition to many short subjects, instructional and propaganda films, the collection includes several full-length features (one in 2-color Technicolor). Directors include Cecil B. De Mille, William Desmond Taylor, King Vidor, Lois Weber; stars include Richard Dix and Mary Pickford.

Disc 4: Americans in the Making

Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island 1903, 2 min.

An American in the Making 1913, 15 min.
U.S. Steel made this picture.

Ramona 1910, 16 min.
D.W. Griffith

Redskin 1929, 82 min.
Victor Schertzinger

The United Snakes of America 1917, 80 seconds
Another feeble political cartoon.

100% American 1918, 14 min.
Arthur Rosson

Bud's Recruit 1918, 26 min.
King Vidor

The Reawakening 1919, 10 min
The Ford Motor Company sponsored this cheery picture.

Eight Prohibition Newsreels 1923 - 1933, 13 min.

Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film 1900-1934 is a highly researched and annotated collection of rarities from film archives. As explained by curator Scott Simmon, movies arrived at the same time as many social reform movements, and one of film's first jobs was to be a message carrier. The collection is a catalog of the issues that most concerned America in the first three decades of the twentieth century.

The films were gathered from a number of American archives and organized in the same way as the previous release of the National Film Preservation Foundation, Treasures from American Film Archives of seven years ago. Four discs carry over twelve hours of films, each accompanied by a new music score and a commentary by an expert sociologist or film historian. In addition to many short subjects, instructional and propaganda films, the collection includes several full-length features (one in 2-color Technicolor). Directors include Cecil B. De Mille, William Desmond Taylor, King Vidor, Lois Weber; stars include Richard Dix and Mary Pickford.

Disc 2: New Women

Kansas Saloon Smashers 1901, 1 min.
Edwin S. Porter

Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce 1901, 2 min.
Edwin S. Porter

Trial Marriages 1907, 12 min.
Francis Marion

Manhattan Trade School for Girls 1911, 16 min.

The Strong Arm Squad of the Future 1912, 1 min. .

A Lively Affair 1912, 7 min.

A Suffragette in Spite of Himself 1912, 8 min.
Bannister Merwin

On to Washington 1913, 80 seconds

The Hazards of Helen, Episode 13 1915, 13 min.
Paul C. Hurst

Where Are My Children? 1916, 65 min.
Lois Weber

The Courage of the Commonplace 1913, 13 min.

Poor Mrs. Jones! 1926, 46 min.
Produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Offers Herself as a Bride for $10,000 1931, 2 min.

Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film 1900-1934 is a highly researched and annotated collection of rarities from film archives. As explained by curator Scott Simmon, movies arrived at the same time as many social reform movements, and one of film's first jobs was to be a message carrier. The collection is a catalog of the issues that most concerned America in the first three decades of the twentieth century.

The films were gathered from a number of American archives and organized in the same way as the previous release of the National Film Preservation Foundation, Treasures from American Film Archives of seven years ago. Four discs carry over twelve hours of films, each accompanied by a new music score and a commentary by an expert sociologist or film historian. In addition to many short subjects, instructional and propaganda films, the collection includes several full-length features (one in 2-color Technicolor). Directors include Cecil B. De Mille, William Desmond Taylor, King Vidor, Lois Weber; stars include Richard Dix and Mary Pickford.

Disc 1: The City Reformed

The Black Hand 1906, 6 min.

How They Rob Men in Chicago 1900, 25 seconds

The Voice of the Violin 1909, 16 min.
D.W. Griffith

The Usurer's Grip 1912, 15 min.

From the Submerged 1912, 11 min.
Theodore Wharton

Hope - A Red Cross Seal Story 1912, 14 min.

The Cost of Carelessness 1913, 13 min.

Lights and Shadows in a City of a Million 1920, 7 min.
Ford Motor Company

6 Million American Children Are Not in School 1922, 2 min.
Lewis Selznick

The Soul of Youth 1920, 80 min.
William Desmond Taylor

A Call for Help from Sing Sing! 1934, 3 min.

Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film 1900-1934 is a highly researched and annotated collection of rarities from film archives. As explained by curator Scott Simmon, movies arrived at the same time as many social reform movements, and one of film's first jobs was to be a message carrier. The collection is a catalog of the issues that most concerned America in the first three decades of the twentieth century.

The films were gathered from a number of American archives and organized in the same way as the previous release of the National Film Preservation Foundation, Treasures from American Film Archives of seven years ago. Four discs carry over twelve hours of films, each accompanied by a new music score and a commentary by an expert sociologist or film historian. In addition to many short subjects, instructional and propaganda films, the collection includes several full-length features (one in 2-color Technicolor). Directors include Cecil B. De Mille, William Desmond Taylor, King Vidor, Lois Weber; stars include Richard Dix and Mary Pickford.

Disc 3: Toil and Tyranny

Uncle Sam and the Bolsheviki I.W.W. Rat 1919, 40 seconds

The Crime of Carelessness 1912, 14 min.

Who Pays? Episode 12 1915, 35 min.

Labor's Reward 1925, 13 min.

Listen to Some Words of Wisdom 1930, 2 min.

The Godless Girl 1928, 128 min.
Cecil B. DeMille