Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG Potemkin— Continued may also be had as follows: 50min 16-si-sale apply; rent $7.50 1927 Garrison. Is in Russian with an English introduction, • synchronized with musical score and sound effects sh-c Song of China. 70min 16-sd-rent $14 1937 Bell & Howell F DISTRIBUTORS 16 mm: IntF Silent picture made in China, cut down and synchronized in America. The cast are genuine Chinese. The story reflects the conflict between the old and new social customs and standards, and the brealcing down of the traditional Chinese heritage by Western civilization. May be secured in 35mm from Herbert Bregstein, Douglas Maclean productions, 9336 Wash- ington blvd., Culver City, Cal. Jh-8h-c Spectre F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: Tex 35mm: Tex This film, listed In Educational Film Cat- alog, 1936, has been withdrawn by the Pro- ducer but it may still be rented from the Distributor indicated in italics Spirit of the plains, llmin 16-sd-$50; rent $1.50 1936 Bell & Howell F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: AdB Cal IdP loS Lew West "Based upon scenes from several histori- cal films, including Cimarron, The Covered Wagon, and. . . The Plainsman, the reel purports to boil down the spirit of the West into fifteen minutes of celluloid." Scho- lastic el-Jh-sh-c Three little pigs. lOmin 16-si-loan 1934 Caldwell F "Motion-picture sequence of first-grade dramatization of the classic story. Titles by children themselves, adjusted to me- chanics of title-making. Simple phrases for primary reading." Producer el-Jh-sh-c y^ Thunder over Mexico. 76min 16-sd-rent F $14 1935 Bell & Howell DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: Cen IdP Mod West Wis A Principal pictures production, directed by Sergei Elsenstein "A forceful presentation of the age-long subjugation of the peoples of Mexico and of their ultimate liberation. Remarkable photography. An excellent portrayal of va- rious Mexican types. This is truly one of the greatest motion picture productions of all time." Wisconsin Jh-sh-c Trailing the killer. 64min 16-sd-rent $12 Bell & Howell F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: Cen IdP Mod West "This is ... a nature feature in which the principal characters are animals. . . Over a year was spent in securing the needed material, which was eventually found in the Northwest territory. The dog, 'Caesar', through circumstantial evidence, has been accused of being a killer and of ravaging the sheepherders' fiocks. The dog's master being found dead, the animal is outlawed and hunted like a wild beast. Taking refuge in the woods, the dog mates with a she-wolf and raises a family. The mountain lion appears and attempts to kill one of the dog's pups. Then follows a deadly conflict between the dog and the puma which ends in the puma's death." Distributor Unto the hills. 30min 16-si-rent $2.50 1935 Harmon found. F Produced by William L. Rogers "Jerry Taylor, the son of a poor moon- shiner in the Kentucky hills, is a lad of about fourteen when his mother is stricken with a critical illness. The boy sees her suffer and die because medical aid could not be found in time. Merciful neighbors place the boy in a mountain school where he progresses to new outlooks and am- bitions. His religious sense, and the dawning ideal of a life-work, are born at the same time. Remembering his mother, he has set his heart upon medi- cine. The picture closes with the lad kneeling at his mother's grave, praying, 'O Lord, help me to grow up to be a doctor!" " Producer Guide 25c Vasantasena F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: Col Kan Tex S5m,m,: Tex This film, listed in Educational Film Catalog, 1936, has been withdrawn by the Producer but it may still be rented from the Distributors indicated in italics Vicar of Wakefield. 7R 16-si-$140; rent ap- ply 35-si-nf-$490; rent apply Dudley F DISTRIBUTORS 35mm: IdP Mass This film of Oliver Goldsmith's story Is also available in a 3R version (16-si-$60 35-si-nf-$210 Dudley) Walpurgis night. 20min 16-sd-rent $3 1933 Bell & Howell F DISTRIBUTORS 16mm: Cen IdP Mod Product of Educational films corporation of America "With a special musical score arranged from the original compositions of Gounod and Berlioz, Walpurgis Night presents a . . . purely imaginative glimpse into the Satanic realm of Mephistopheles. Weird settings of futuristic design, unique light- ing effects, and spectacular singing and dancing ensembles convey an atmosphere of unreality. Ettore Campana . . . por- trays Mephistopheles." Producer sh-c tl - tilSRt; td-Mund: f - inflammable; nf- safety; el - elementary; jh • Junior high; sh • senior hioh; c • college 126