our_mr_sun Frank Capra Productions movies avgeeks ephemera From the description in Rick Prelinger's <a href="http://www.filmpreservation.org/projects/fieldguide.html">Field Guide to Sponsored Films:</a> Popular scientific film directed by Frank Capra that launched the Bell System Science series. Combining animation and live action, Our Mr. Sun uses a scientist-writer team to present information about the sun and its importance to humankind. NOTE: Produced in Technicolor, the film was originally telecast in 1956 and 1957 to 9 million homes; some 600 16mm prints were distributed to schools and community organizations through the Bell Telephone System film libraries. 1956 1956 sun; bell science series; science; animation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ 2007-11-04 18:02:20 2007-11-03 20:26:11 skipe@mindspring.com A/V Geek Skip 2007-11-04 18:06:32 sound color 2007-11-04 22:58:28 A/V Geek Skip