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Fifth Edition
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FOREWORD
THIS is the Fifth Edition of "1000 and One Films." It represents more time and effort on the part of the editorial staff of The Educational Screen than any preceding edition. Every known producer and distributor of film both theatrical and non-theatrical — whether an individual, a firm, or an organization — has been consulted directly and repeatedly. Our method of gathering data and information from all these sources has been so perfected through the successive editions of the book that we confidently offer this Fifth Edition as better than any preceding one. As a systematic compilation of accurate and complete film information for the non-theatrical field, "1000 and One Films" is still unique.
MANY of the films listed in the last edition (Fourth) have been omitted, many have been retained along with the great amount of new material. No film was excluded from this edition merely because it had already appeared in the previous volume, but selection from such a mass of material, increasing every year, is compulsory. The general aim has been to include, within the necessary space limitations of the present volume, all the new and worthwhile material possible in the various subject groups, together with all films from the previous edition that are still most actively circulated. This Fifth Edition therefore represents the best films that are now available in the non-theatrical and educational fields.
IF, THEREFORE, (1) a film desired was listed in the previous edition, and does not appear here, it is not safe to assume that the film is unobtainable; an inquiry to The Educational Screen will bring you full information concerning it; (2) if a film is desired on any phase of a subject which does not seem to be fully represented in this edition, The Educational Screen will be at all times ready and willing to give its patrons the benefit of its large supplementary file of existing films. The publication of this file in toto would be out of the question.
HOW TO USE "1000 AND ONE"
CONSULT first the Classified Subject Index on pages 11-15, showing the subjectgroups under which the films have been arranged. This will refer you direct to the pages carrying the films you seek.
The title of the film appears in bold type. The number in parentheses immediately after the title is the number of reels. Then follows the brief review and comment on the film. The distributor of each film is indicated by the number or numbers at the extreme right of the last line of description. These numbers refer to the Reference List of Producers and Distributors in the back of book (pages 114-127). (The Educational Screen distributes no films whatever).
If the distributor number is in Roman Numerals it means that the distributor has Exchanges, and the firm name with all exchanges will be found under Part I of the Reference List (Page 114). In these cases write to the exchange nearest you. If the distributor