Jack Behrend Collection

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Amazing Grace
Film
Amazing Grace
1973
Equitable Building Time Lapse
Film
Equitable Building Time Lapse
circa 1962
Mural Midwest Metropolis
Film
Mural Midwest Metropolis
circa 1960
Sailing: Do It Right- Keep It Safe
Film
Sailing: Do It Right- Keep It Safe
1977
War Film
Film
War Film
1984
Am I Really That Different?
Film
Am I Really That Different?
1980
Metooshow: “Water is Wet”, The
Film
Metooshow: “Water is Wet”, The
1969
Feeling All Right
Film
Feeling All Right
1948
Odyssey
Film
Odyssey
1978
Black Powder: A Hunting Heritage
Film
Black Powder: A Hunting Heritage
circa 1980
Beatrice Foods Company
Film
Beatrice Foods Company
1970s
Chamption Papers Inc Imagination 10
Film
Champion Papers Incorporated “Imagination 10”
1967
African Rhythms
Film
African Rhythms
1961
Galena, IL: Stillman Inn
Film
Galena, IL: Stillman Inn
1988
Galena, IL: Stillman Inn Exteriors
Film
Galena, IL: Stillman Inn Exteriors
1988
Unemployed Jr. Executive Man
Film
Unemployed Jr. Executive Man
1970s
My Father the Song and Dance Man
Film
My Father the Song and Dance Man
circa 1975
Air show (WWI Planes Dogfight)
Film
Air show (WWI Planes Dogfight)
1989
Sailing Moods
Film
Sailing Moods
1979
Once Upon a Time
Film
Once Upon a Time
1978
Cross Section
Film
Cross Section
1973
Babbit Reserve Mining Blast
Film
Babbit Reserve Mining Blast
1961
Popcorn
Film
Popcorn
1953
Tennis Original
Film
Tennis Original
NBC News
Film
NBC News
1983
Metooshow: “Where Does My Street Go?”, The
Film
Metooshow: “Where Does My Street Go?”, The
circa 1969
Matinee
Film
Matinee
1972
High-Speed Golf
Film
High-Speed Golf
Cities: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Film
Cities: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
1984
Barber’s Friction Casting
Film
Barber’s Friction Casting
1981
Teacher’s Strike
Film
Teacher’s Strike
1976
SanCasT
Film
SanCasT
circa 1981
System, The
Film
System, The
1970s
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Collection Identifier
C.2004-02
Extent of Collection
172 rolls of 16mm totaling 96,535 feet, 1 roll of 8mm film totaling 50 feet, 1 roll of Super 8mm film totaling 50 feet, 2 1/4 inch videotapes, 1 hi-8 videotape, 2 VHS tapes and 1 3/4 inch tape.
Language Of Materials
English
Custodial History
Behrend's collection had previously resided at WPA film archive. When CFA incorporated in 2004, Behrend moved and gifted the collection to the CFA. Upon his death, Gordon Weisenborn had deeded his films to Behrend, which Behrend also gifted to CFA.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open to on-site access. Appointments must be made with Chicago Film Archives. Due to the fragile nature of the films, only video copies will be provided for on-site viewing.
Use Restrictions
CFA owns rights to all Behrend and Weisenborn film materials. CFA does not own rights to NFBC films.
Creators
Behrend, Jack (was created by)
Jack Behrend was born in Chicago in 1929. After getting a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Behrend joined the army in 1951. Upon leaving the army in 1953, Behrend became a partner in his father's business, selling and renting used motion picture theater equipment. Two years later, Behrend and his father decided to market their business towards television companies, where there was a greater degree of growth than in movie theaters. He worked as a professional industrial filmmaker from the 1950s until the 1990s. In the early 1970s, Behrend worked with the Director's Guild of America to set up a committee that acknowledged films being made in Chicago. For over ten years the committee held monthly film screenings first at the Sheraton hotel, and then at a space above a wine store at 745 N. La Salle street.