Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 1 Colonial Rhode Island— Continued takes center of stage with Indians simply as servants; Town life; Education and journalism on Goal street; A colonial school; Social life at Newport; Rhode Island tea party; Spirit of war grows in 1775; Act of loyalty rescinded; A school library in 1934 with students working on the project Guide F FICTIONAL FILMS A nous la liberte. 90min 16-sd-rent $15 1931 Garrison F DISTRIBUTORS 16 mm: IdP S5mm: Fr This satire on modern industrial society Is a Rene Clair production and may be had with a summary introduction in Eng- lish, with or without English titles Bell of Atri. iSmin 16-si-$15; rent $2 35- si-f-nf-$45; rent $4 1920 Am. humane educ. soc. F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm.: Geo Inst "A film version of Longfellow's poem, arguing for kindness to animals. The poem is quoted line for line as the action pro- ceeds, and all details are faithfully repro- duced." Georgia el-Jh-sh-e Birth of a nation. 12R 35-sd-nf-apply 1934 Film classic exchange F This is a sound version, released in 1934, of the original silent production of 1915 sh-c Blue light. 140min 16-sd-apply 35-sd-f- apply 1933 World F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: Gar Wis Awarded first place by the National board of review as the outstanding foreign importation of the season, 1935. Produced in the Italian Dolomites. Dialogue in Italian and German. English titles through- out el-jh-sh Boy's pal. llmin 16-sd-rent $1.50 1936 Woolner F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: IdP The story of a boy and a dog. Jerry Tucker plays the boy and the dog is Corky el Brahmin's daughter. 22min 16-sd-rent $3 1935 Bell & Howell F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: Cen IdP Mod Wilo YMCA In this Educational pictures production the title role is sung by Esther Cooms, Atwater-Kent radio contest winner. Ettore Campana, basso of the Metropolitan Opera company, sings the part of the High Priest "Condensed screen version of Delibes' opera, 'Lakme', retaining all the principal arias, including the 'Bell Song'. A young English traveller falls in love with a young priestess and profanes a temple to see her. The High Priest kills the intruder and Lakme in despair dies beside her lover." Distributor Jh-sh-c Carnival in Flanders. 95min 16-sd-apply 35-sd-f-nf-apply 1936 Int. film bur. F 16mm distributional rights in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana have been sold to the University of Wisconsin. If you are applying from any of those states for 16mm use the University of Wisconsin. The ^ film was produced by Tobis. French title ^ is La Kermesse Heroique. Not recom- mended for high school audiences Committee on exceptional photoplays of ; the National board of review has selected this film, from the book of the same title • by Charles Spaak, as the best seen this year (1936). This is a French dialog film with English subtitles. Jacques Feyder directed. Received the Grand prix du cindma francais and the gold medal award of the Venice international exposition of cinematography "The story tells of ta town's] predica- ment when, on the eve of a carnival, the Burgomaster and aldermen learn that the Spanish plan to spend the night there. The Spanish are a battalion of King Philip's army, which have thoroughly ter- rified Flanders. . . The Burgomaster has an idea. He will pretend to be dead in the hope that the Duke will pass through the village without stopping." N.Y. Sun "Gallic wit at its crispest delivered by a splendid cast who wear their ruffs and pantaloons with an air. This with direc- tion, photography and music explains why the film won two coveted European cinema prizes. Adults." Christian science moni- tor "The rarest thing in the cinema, a really adult film. . . It is an admirable film, a little obscene like most good comedies, and beautifully acted. . . M. Feyder's camera picks out with vividness and invention absurdities in costume and character and almost as skilfully as a Restoration dra- matist he lightly works into his ribald story a touch of the genuine, the simple emotion." Spectator c Covered wagon. 66min 16-si-sd-$35-$150; rent $6-$12 Kodascope F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm silent: A&B Gal Den Dud Ed Inst Lew Minn Stvo Wis YMOA 16m,m sound: ' Ea IdP Features J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wil- son, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall, Charles Ogle and Alan Hale and was origi- nally produced by Paramount. The sound is not dialog "Showing the great migration westward in 1848 in covered wagons. Depicts the hazardous journey across the plains with the Indian attacks, prairie fires, and a most interesting buffalo hunt. It is a mas- terpiece which no one can afford to miss." Minnesota el-jh-sh Cricket on the hearth. 94min 16-si-$140; rent apply 35-si-nf-$490; rent apply Dudley F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: IdP Tex S5mm: Inst Mo Tex Also available in a 3R version (16-si-$60 35-si-nf-$210 Dudley) "A vivid and outstanding presentation of Charles Dickens' best known story about the tangled fortunes of the old toy-maker and his blind daughter, who lived in a dream world until ugly suspicion reared its head and the cricket on the hearth chirped no more. Excellent for school and community exhibitions." Indiana Crime and punishment. 90min 16-sd-rent $25 1935 Garrison F DISTRIBUTORS 16 mm: IdP S5m,m silent: FG Based on the novel by Dostoyevski; directed by Pierre Chenal; musical score si ■ silent; td-sound; f • inflammable; nf • safety; el • elementary; Jh - Junior high; sh - senior high; c - coileofl 122