Sponsored Films

Good-bye, Mr. Roach (ca. 1959)
Sponsor: Velsicol Corp. Production Co.: Clemson College Extension Service. Director/Camera: L.W. Riley. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 10 minutes.

Introduction to cockroaches and their extermination sponsored by an insecticide manufacturer. Good-bye, Mr. Roach promotes the use of Velsicol’s Chlordane both at home and in larger pest-control projects. In one scene the workers pump the insecticide directly into sewers. Dramatic music accompanies a time-lapse sequence of roaches emerging from eggs.

Note: The film was a companion to Goodbye, Mrs. Ant. Originally produced in Kodachrome.