The Educational screen (c1922-c1956])

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EDUCATIONAL FILM for SCHOOLS i:«iA«i«igfi'fi'Ka Here is a 10-minute color movie with sound. Tells teen-age girls muoli they need to know about a normal bodilv function. Gracefully done by Walt Disney Productions. A 16 mm print is available, free, on a short-term loan For full details write : Educational Department (ES-108), International Cellucotton Products Co., 919 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago 1 1, Illinois. FILM USERS Get the Best Choice of Films — In Less Time, With Less Effort — By Using Our Film Service! For over 37 years film users have found our library a convenient and dependable source for all their film needs. Our films are carefully selected from the best productions offered in the entire I6mm field. Some of Our Categories — • EDUCATIONAL FILMS • INFORMAL EDUCATION FILMS • RELIGIOUS FILMS • SPORTS FILMS • RECREATION FILMS • TRAVELOGUES • ENTERTAINMENT FILMS • FREE FILMS ^among others. NOW AVAILABLE : The Free iVew 1948-1949 Catalog of SELECTED MOTION PICTURES Write to Depl. "E" SSOCIATION FILMS CY. M. C. a; motion picture BUREAU) NtW YORK !7 .347 Hui4»it> «v* ■Ht .tWCACO 1 S/Ut FRANCISCO i SSI Twh Sr OAUIS 4 J»l] Mnpt« AvtntM ■ FRITH FILMS, Box 565, Hollywood, California, announces the following educational 16mm films, sound and color: Safe in Port (600 ft.)— Bob Gaffner, typical boy, learns how engineers plan and build harbors to withstand the power of ocean storms. Bob Gaffner, Fishermen's Helper (400 ft.) — Bob's fisherman uncle teaches the boy many things about the picturesque life of the Pacific Coast fishermen. Bob Learns About Ocean Trade (400 ft.) — Bob learns how each country exports the products it can raise best and cheapest; how products flow in and out of a large harbor. ■ CAPITAL FILMS, East Lansing, Michigan, has produced a new 16mm sound-color film for the Winter Sports Council of the East Michigan Tourist Association : Winter Sports in East Michigan (20 min.) — including scenic and action shots of tobogganing, skating, skiing, ice fishing, winter hunting, and snowshoeing. The film is available from the Winter Sports Council, East Michigan Tourist Association, The Log Office, Bay City, Michigan. Catalogs ■ RKO RADIO PICTURES, 1270 Avenue of the .Americas, N.Y. 20, offers a new catalog of 16mm educational films and thus announces its entry into the field of audio-visual education. Films listed are suitable for use in the higher elementary grades, high schools, colleges, and in the adult education field. ■ HAWLEY-LORD, INC., 61 W. S6th St., N. Y. 19, has published their 1948 catalog listing 26 of the company's outdoor and sports films. All pictures listed are available for television purposes. ■ STERLING FILMS, INC., 61 W. S6th St., N. Y. 19, has issued a new home movie catalog, classifying films as Musical Concerts, Sports, Adventure, Children's Films, and Special Releases. Entertainment ■ UNITED WORLD FILMS, Inc., 445 Park Ave., N. Y. 22, announces several new entertainment 16mm films: The Dark Mirror (9 reels) — featuring Olivia de HavillaHd in the dual role of identical twins. The Wicked Lady (11 reels)— featuring Margaret Lockwood and James Mason in a romance on the dangerfilled roads of Restoration England. Swell Guy (9 reels)— telling the story of a flashy war correspondent who fakes a hero role (Sonny Tufts, .A.nn Blyth). Temptation (10 reels) — Melre Oberon in a story based on the famous novel and play "Bella Donna." ■ CAR A M E L-H OLLYWOOD FILMS, 6060 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Calif., is releasing in 16mm sound versions fourteen Walt Disney Productions— -Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Pluto subjects. ■ COMMONWEALTH PICTURES CORP., 729 7th Ave., N. Y. 19, annou-nees that it has acquired for exclusive 16mm distribution the following entertainment films : To Be or Not To Be (Jack Benny, Carole Lombard) ; Buckskin Frontier (Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt) ; and Deep in the Heart of Texas (Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown). Recordings ■ RCA VICTOR DIVISION, Camden, N. J., offers several albums of children's records created by George Kleinsinger and Paul Tripp and designed to bring to life for children the world of musical instruments in an entertaining and educational manner. Titles include: "Tubby the Tuba," "Further Adventures of Tubby the Tuba," and "Pee Wee the Piccolo." The new RCA record album entitled "Johnny Stranger" shows in musical form the geographical and industrial wonders of America as related to its democratic heritage. Materials for Peace • Are we repeating the mistakes of World War I? How can we prevent World War III? These challenging questions are answered in a new series of radio scripts, each a complete 15minute dramatization suitable for school and community use on and off the air, available from the Radio Dept., Society for the Prevention of World War III, 515 Madison Ave., N. Y. 22. • A novel script on world government, written in the form of a 15minute round table discussion, can be secured from Gretta Baker, United World Federalists, 22 E. 60th St., N. Y. 22. • Where Will You Hide when atomic bombs and still unpublicized weapons of mass destruction rain down on the cities of the world? Encyclopaedia Britannica's new 2-reel 16mm color film, produced by the .Audiographic Institute of Los Angeles, poses this thoughtprovoking and uncomfortably pressing problem. • Out of the same studio that made Where Will You Hide? comes an answer to this question. According to Grass Roots, an 11-minute documentary, "the hope for a world of peace and security lies in common people who take hold of the idea of world government as roots of grass take hold of the eartli — with strength and steadfastness." The film is available from New .'\ge Release, 4064 W. Second St., Los Angeles 4, Calif. S64 Educational Screen