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It Never Rains Oil, Director: Arnold Gillespie, 1968

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: FI-2019-0066

Scope and Contents

1 reel of 16mm film.

Educational animation about oil, probably from the 1950s. Oil producer's propaganda film.

The original archival can says ""De Menil"", with no indication why; credits do not suggest any link.

Credits: Color by Technicolor

Sponsored by Western Oil and Gas Association Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association Independent Petroleum Association of America Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association American Petroleum Institute

Associate Producer: George Gordon Story: John Sutherland, William Scott Direction: Arnold Gillespie Art Direction: Gerald Nevius, Edgar Starr Animation: Carl Urbano, Emery Hawkins, William Higgins Music: Eugene Poddany

A John Sutherland Production

Dates

  • Creation: 1968

Conditions Governing Access

Digitized copy accessible upon request by contacting woodson@rice.edu and using identifier # FI-2019-0066 in the request. This item is stored in a nearline / dark preservation environment.

Extent

From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586