ROBERT C. BRUCE PRODUCTIONS:

An Inventory of Its Films at the Minnesota Historical Society

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Title:Robert C. Bruce film collection [motion picture].
Dates:circa 1957-1982.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Industrial films and television commercials produced by Robert C. Bruce Productions, St. Paul. Bruce was a producer, writer and director. The collection includes two films not produced by his production company, but he probably was involved with the filmmaking.
Quantity: 31 master film reels: 16mm. and 31 user video files: MP4 (36.1 GB).
Location:III.41: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The video recordings in copyright in this collection are not available online, but can be accessed upon request for use in the Gale Family Library reading room. Please consult reference staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Robert C Bruce Film Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: AV1998.235

Location of Master Files:

Digital masters of film recordings are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.

Processing Information:

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Digitization and encoding by April Rodriguez, October 24, 2024.

Digital video transferred from the master film recordings by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (October 2024).

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990017020420104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
III.41.1Ask the boss, 1964. 1 master film reel (16 minutes, 58 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.3 GB).
Produced for 3M. Gain an entree into the sweepstakes by getting your boss to set up an appointment with a 3M representative regarding the latest brand of copy machine. Winner travels to Acapulco. Footage goes in depth about all the offerings of the area.
Ask the Boss, circa 1968Digital version
Location
III.41.2Those magnificent men and their copying machines, circa 1965. 1 master film reel (18 minutes, 01 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.4 GB).
Produced for 3M. Footage of hotels and casinos in Vegas.
Those magnificent men, circa 1965Digital version
Location
III.41.3Power Breed battery, circa 1970. 1 master film reel (14 minutes, 45 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.1 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for Gould National Battery.
Location
III.41.4Building for a better world, circa 1970-1979. 1 master film reel (27 minutes, 34 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.1 GB).
Produced for Amhoist. Footage of American Hoist company's contributions to the petroleum industry.
Color fading.
Building for a Better World, circa 1970-1979Digital version
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III.41.5100th anniversary, 1982. 1 master film reel (31 minutes, 25 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (2.4 GB).
Produced for Amhoist. A look at the company's manufacturing history from 1882-1982. Contains popular archival footage from the early movie era.
Color fading.
100th anniversary, 1982Digital version
Location
III.41.6St. Paul design for living, 1962. 1 master film reel (29 minutes): optical sound, color; 16mm. answer print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (2.2 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for American National Bank and St. Paul Insurance Company regarding the St. Paul Capitol Centre Urban Renewal project.
Location
III.41.7Fabri-Tek, undated. 1 master film reel (22 minutes, 25 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.7 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for Fabri-Tek regarding their computer chip production process.
Location
III.41.8Ski instructor’s holiday, 1970. 1 master film reel (28 minutes, 06 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (2.1 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for Hart Skis and contains footage of their skiing methods in France.
Location
III.41.9Schweigert makes it better, 1973. 1 master film reel (24 minutes, 04 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.8 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for Schweigert Meat Company. Footage of their production process.
Location
III.41.10Who’s watching the store, 1966. 1 master film reel (19 minutes, 35 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.5 GB).
Produced for Honeywell.
Who’s Watching the Store, 1966Digital version
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III.41.11So more will live, 1963. 1 master film reel (15 minutes, 28 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.2 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for Minnesota Heart Association. Footage of new recessitation methods that extend the window of surviving a heart attack.
Location
III.41.12The little black box, circa 1968. 1 master film reel (14 minutes, 50 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1 GB).
Produced for Honeywell. Footage of water heaters and the Black Box theromstat.
The little black box, circa 1968Digital version
Location
III.41.13RX safety, 1972. 1 master film reel (20 minutes, 20 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.5 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for St. Paul Insurance Company and filmed at North Memorial Hospital.
Location
III.41.14Nothing like it ever was, 1976. 1 master film reel (20 minutes, 21 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.5 GB).
Produced for Amhoist. Footage of the American Hoist company building a M-2000 sea crane on the Blue Whale ship.
Color fading.
Nothing Like It Ever Was, 1976Digital version
Location
III.41.15The inside story, circa 1965. 1 master film reel (14 minutes, 25 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.1 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for Land O Nod Mattresses.
Location
III.41.16Cash on the barrel head, 1960. 1 master film reel (16 minutes, 23 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.2 GB).
In copyright.
Produced by BNA Films.
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III.41.17The Faribo story, circa 1965. 1 master film reel (15 minutes, 34 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.2 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for Faribo Blankets.
Location
III.41.18Before the beginning, 1976. 1 master film reel (14 minutes, 14 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.1 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for Ellerbe.
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III.41.19Advertising campaign for California, circa 1957. 1 master film reel (15 minutes, 47 seconds): optical sound, color and b&w; 16mm. positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.2 GB).
Produced for Hamm Brewing Company.
Advertising campaign for California, circa 1957Digital version
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III.41.20The day nobody cared, circa 1964-1965. 1 master film reel (14 minutes, 14 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.1 GB).
Produced for St. Paul United Fund.
Related material: This film is separately cataloged in the Greater St Paul United Fund film collection footage in the Minnesota Historical Society sound and visual collection.
The Day Nobody Cared, circa 1964-1965Digital version
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III.41.21The time Is now, 1965. 1 master film reel (13 minutes, 47 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1 GB).
In copyright.
Produced for Metropolitan Improvement Committee.
Location
III.41.22Bigger than the biggest, circa 1975. 1 master film reel (15 minutes, 23 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.1 GB).
Produced for Amhoist.
Bigger Than the Biggest, circa 1975Digital version
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III.41.23Out of the window, 1962. 1 master film reel (16 minutes, 52 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal camera original and reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.3 GB).
Produced for Andersen Corporation.
Out of the Window, 1962Digital version
Location
III.41.24Schweigert TV spots, circa 1967. 1 master film reel (9 minutes, 32 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (727.1 MB).
In copyright.
Produced for Schweigert Meat Company.
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III.41.25Tomorrow’s copy machines today, undated. 1 master film reel (11 minutes, 06 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (850.9 MB).
Produced for 3M. Color fading.
Tomorrow’s Copy Machines Today, undatedDigital version
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III.41.26System A-09, undated. 1 master film reel (8 minutes, 09 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (623.5 MB).
Produced for 3M.
System A-09, undatedDigital version
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III.41.27Schaper TV spots, 1964. 1 master film reel (6 minutes, 28 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (491.8 MB).
Produced for Schaper Manufacturing Company. Footage of children's board games.
System A-09, undatedDigital version
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III.41.28Fund raising appeals for University of Minnesota Heart Hospital, circa 1950. 1 master film reel (5 minutes, 51 seconds): optical sound, b&w; 16mm. positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (416.7 MB).
Produced by Reid H. Ray Films for Variety Club of the Northwest. Featuring Joan Caulfield and Danny Kaye.
University of Minnesota Heart Hospital, undatedDigital version
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III.41.29Spinal cord, circa 1968. 1 master film reel (4 minutes, 42 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (357.2 MB).
Produced for Sister Kenny Institute. Film ends abruptly.
Spinal Cord, circa 1968Digital version
Location
III.41.30On the way to Monterey, circa 1969-1970. 1 master film reel (10 minutes, 20 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (793.2 MB).
Produced for 3M.
On the Way to Monterey, circa 1969-1970Digital version
Location
III.41.31Andersen TV spots, circa 1968. 1 master film reel (8 minutes, 47 seconds): optical sound, color; 16mm. reversal positive print, and 1 user video file: MP4 (673 MB).
Produced for Andersen Corporation.
Andersen TV spots, circa 1968Digital version

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Industrial films.
Television commercials.
Persons:
Bruce, Robert C.
Organizations:
Robert C. Bruce Productions.
Document Types:
Motion pictures.

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