Documentary News Letter (1944-1945)

Record Details:

Title:
Documentary News Letter
Date:
1944-1945
Publisher:
London, Film Centre
Volume:
Documentary News Letter (1944 - 1945)
Leaf #:
00027
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
Collection:
United Kingdom and Global Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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DOCUMENTARY NEWS LETTER No. 2 1944 19 NEWSREEL TRAILERS (continued) TITLE PRODUCTION GOVERNMENT RELEASE UNIT DIRECTOR DEPARTMI VI DATE NOTKS Early Digging Halas Batchelor — Ministry of A. & F. 28th Oct. Animated Cartoon. Music by Arthur Young Black Out Sense Rotha — Min. War Transport 1st Nov. Re-issue Tell Me, Where is Fancy Bread? Crown (P. Bolton) Min. of Food 4th Nov. Master Builders Scottish Films — Dept. Educ. for Scotland 8th Nov. Scottish Distribution Matter of Interest, A Nettlefold (H Hughes) Nat. Savings Com. for Scot. 22nd Nov. Scottish Distribution Old Logs Film Traders (G Hollering) Min. of Fuel 25th Nov. Skeleton in the Cupboard Film Traders (G Hollering) Min. of Supply 16th Dec. Sacred Flame, The Spectator (O. Gunn) Min. of Fuel & Power 20th Dec. Firewatch Dog Spectator (G. Gunn) Fire Officers Committee 23rd Dec. 3. COLONIAL FILM UNIT PRODUCTIONS TITLE LENGTH DATE OF DESPATCH REMARKS 16 mm. OVERSEAS 180 ft. 19/1/43 16 mm. Silent 385 ft. 19/1/43 16 mm. Silent 220 ft. 11/2/43 16 mm. Silent 411 ft. 11/2/43 [6 mm. Silent 372 ft. 11/12/43 16 mm. Silent 300 ft. 25/2/43 16 mm. Silent 1,152 ft. 31/3/43 35 mm. and 16 mm. Sound and Silent 453 ft. 8/6/43 16 mm Silent 334 ft. 25/6/43 16 mm. Silent 343 ft. 25/6/43 16 mm. Silent 367 ft. 6/7/43 16 mm. Silent 311 ft. 14/7/43 16 mm. Silent 296 ft. 14/7/43 16 mm. Silent 347 ft. 14/7/43 16 mm. Silent 395 ft. 14/7/43 [6 mm. Silent 352 ft. 14/7/43 16 mm. Silent 365 ft. 20/8/43 6 mm. Silent 378 ft. 20/8/43 16 mm. Silent 378 ft. 20/8/43 16 mm. Silent 328 ft. 20/8/43 6 mm. Silent 452 ft. 20/8/43 16 mm. Silent 479 ft. 17/9/43 6 mm. Silent 529 ft. 20/9/43 16 mm. Silent 352 ft. 4/10/43 6 mm. Silent 507 ft. 6/10/43 6 mm. Silent 377 ft. 22/11/43 6 mm. Silent 340 ft. 22/11/43 6 mm. Silent 702 ft. 22/11/43 6 mm. Silent 324 ft. 20/12/43 6 mm. Silent 350 ft. 1/44 Despatched per M.O.I. Normal channels Charlie The Rascal Heroic Malta Farming in Russia Machi Gaba Mobile Library Katsina Tank Take Cover Timbcrmen from Honduras The British Empire at War No. 1 The British Empire at War No. 2 The British Empire at War No. 3 The British Empire at War No. 4 The British Empire at War No. 5 The British Empire at War No. 6 Land and Water (1 reel) The British Empire at War No. 7 The British Empire at War No. 8 The British Empire at War No. 9 P/O Peter Thomas Colonial Centre Don't Neglect Your Bicycle Blind People The British Empire at War No. 10 The British Empire at War No. 1 1 We Want Rubber These are British Sailors (one reel) India (one reel) The British Empire at War No. 12 (two reels) Nurse Ademola (one reel) Progress in The Colonies 4. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF FILMS PRODUCED BY THE M.O.I. FOOTAGE OF FILMS NUMBERS OF FILMS 5-Minute 1940(a) 1941 1942 1943 Total 5-Minute 1940(a) 20 1941 37 1942 29 1943 Total 13,791 25,113 20,141 59,045 86 15-Minute — — 1,316 15,216 16,532 15-Minute . — , — 1 12 13 General T. Distribution 16,673 9,228 22,506 33,833 82,240 General T. Distribution 14 5 7 8 34 General N.T. Distribution 23,545 7,890 41,457 24,010 96,902 General N.T. Distribution 23 7 35 21 86 Instructional and Training 4,109 10,280 30,522 38,568 83,479 Instructional and Training 6 12 24 27 69 Mainly Overseas — — 16,383 15,081 31,464 Mainly Overseas — — 12 7 19 Wholly Overseas 3,100 11,093 22,944 43,155 80,292 Wholly Overseas 3 10 18 39 70 Trailers Total Colonial Film Unit Productions Acquired 5 Minute and 1.600(b) 3.000(d) 4.250(c) 5.750(c) 14,600 Trailers Total Colonial Film Unit Productions Acquired 5-Minute and 8 15 34 46 103 62,818 66,604 159,519 175,613 464,554 74 86 160 160 480 11,919 7,836 13.600(d) 30.198(e) 65,553 8 10 16(b) 30(c) 64 15-Minute Films 1,135 6,657 11,353 1.312(f) 20,437 15-Minute Films (a) Includes 2 films for T. rele 2 10 17 Kd) 30 (a) Includes 3,130 feet of T. rel :ases delivered in 1939 ase delivered in 1939. (b) Average length— 200 ft. (b) Includes 4 16.-mm. productions. (c) Average length — 125 ft. (c) Includes 12 "Empire at War" compilations. (d) 16 mm. productions are cal( olated at equivalent 35 mm. footage. (d) 15-Minute film. (e) Includes 12 "Empire at Wai " compilations. (f) 15-Minute film. DOIIIlTffl NEWS HIT! VOLUME 5 NUMBER 2 MONTHLY — ONE SHILLING Owned and published by FILM CENTRE LTD. 34 SOHO SQUARE LONDON W.l GERRARD 4253