Private company

Coronet Films

Logo: Coronet Films, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia³

Film company specializing in educational films

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1946Founded¹

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Coronet Films (also known as Coronet Instructional Media Inc.) was an American producer and distributor of documentary shorts shown in public schools, mostly in the 16mm format, from the 1940s through the 1980s (when the videocassette recorder replaced the motion picture projector as the key audio-visual aid). The company, whose library is owned and distributed by the Phoenix Learning Group, Inc., covered a wide range of subjects in zoology, science, geography, history and math, but is mostly remembered today for its post-World War II social-guidance films featuring topics such as dating, family life, courtesy and citizenship.²

The story

Founded by David Archibald Smart in 1946.¹

Leadership

Who has led Coronet Films, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderDavid Archibald Smart¹

Products and brands

Select Coronet productions are now available as public-domain resources, such as:

Biography of a Red-winged Blackbird (1943) at Internet Archive

Mighty Columbia River (1947) at Internet Archive

Dating Do's and Dont's (1949) at Internet Archive

Read the full text

The Fun of Making Friends (1950) on YouTube

Going Steady? (1951) at Internet Archive

Communism (1952) at Dailymotion

From Wikipedia’s article on Coronet Films, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Timeline

1946Founded Founded¹

Sources

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WikidataCoronet Films on Wikidata
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WikipediaCoronet Films on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsCoronet Films logo by Coronet Films, Non-free logo
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WikipediaCoronet Films on Wikipedia (revision used)