Home Movies (1953)

For PROFESSIONAL CinePhotographers! STUDIO SYNCHRONIZERS All Combinations 16mm and 35mr from $1 27.50 up HOLLYWOOD JR. PRINTERS 8mm, 16mm, 35mm Models from $167.50 STUDIO SOUND READERS 16mm 35mm Optical Track 8 16 17.5 Magnetic Track from $1 59.50 up SCHOEN PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 5029 S. Figueroa Blvd. Gardena, California ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a Hliiim. PROGRAM •in review FIRST LESSONS (Emotions of EveryDay Living Series) EDUCATIONAL. Sound, 3 reels, b&w. Rental, sale. Collaborator: Dr. Ralph Ojemann. Produced by Knickerbocker Productions, Inc. for the Iowa Mental Health Authority. Sponsored by the National Association for Mental Health. Users: In-service and pre-service teachers, guidance, PT-A, women's clubs, and child psychology classes. Content: Illustrates how one child's frustration can upset the harmony of an entire classroom. A classroom election shows that this primary class has achieved harmony. Then the child l Allen I moves into the school district; illustrations snow that his older brother bullies him, taking things away from him and theatening him when he objects. The day that Allen enters school, his regular teacher is ill. The substitute teacher selects Allen as a captain in a game. He selects Stewart who is a very close friend of a larger boy who is captain of the other side. A quick misunderstanding springs up, and Stewart involuntarily strikes his friend. He is sent to the principal's office feeling that a great iniustice has been perpetrated. His friendship with the larger boy is ended. When the regular teacher returns, she finds the class is upset: inattention, mischief, and hurt feelings are manifested in the children's faces. She acquaints herself with Allen who is very charming, but she realizes thot he is the source of her trouble. A class election in which Allen solicits votes with a clenched fist and a fight Allen has with his brother on the playground presents a solution. She tells the children a hypotehetical story, giving masked symptoms similar to Allen's. Stewart, who is now reunited with his friend, seems to recognize the real person in the story. The class suggests that one should find out why the story person is unhappy because she will lose all her friends. Allen, too, seems to be touched by the story. A hint of solution is presented when Stewart and his friend offer to include Allen in their game of ball. Comment: A significant film in child psychology, a wealth of study material is presented for discussion and analysis: Stewart and his friend, the sibling conflict, Allen's conflict with the whole class, and Stewart's trip to the principal's office, to mention the major situations. The class sequences appear to be completely natural, particularly when the teacher asks for suggestions on her story: some of the answers are perfectly natural for primary children, showing they missed the point entirely and demonstrating their immature judgment. The facial expressions are superb. Distributor: International Film Bureau, 57 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4. FOUR DAYS LEAVE ENTERTAINMENT. Sound, feature-length, b&w. Lease. Content: A romantic comedy built around a story of an American sailor who meets and tries to win the love of a Swiss girl on a fourday leave in Switzerland. The sailor (Cornel Wilde) meets a girl (Josette Dayi who has developed a strong resistance to American servicemen's tactics. Finally she agrees to courtship but not to a hasty marriage. Another girl and the sailor's friends add complications, but the sailor gets his girl. Distributor: Emperor Films, Inc., 330 W. 42nd St., New York 18. FOUR WAYS TO DRAMA EDUCATIONAL. Sound, 33 min., b&w. Rental, sale. Teacher's guide available. Produced by the Motion Picture Division, Department of Theater Arts, University of California at Los Angeles. Content: A short dramatic episode is presented in four versions for stage, radio, television, and motion pictures. Using the same plot and the same characters, these four presentations point out the requirements for each medium, exploring comparatively the media of dramatic art. Distributor: Educational Film Sales Department, University Extension, University of California, Los Angeles 24. THE VERY IDEA SPONSORED. Sound, 3 reels, color. Loan. Produced by Wilding Picture Productions for Crane Company. Users: Women's groups, home economics classes, and home owners. Content: Tells the story of how a couple remodeled their kitchen and bathroom. Jane and George Hayes are living in a home left them by George's Uncle Henry, who built the house himself. George proudly shows his home to all friends, lauding the solid workmanship. His wife patiently endures George's attitude, but hates the inconvenience of the large kitchen and outmoded bathroom. George is shown making frequent repairs of Uncle Henry's furniture and home. When Jane rebels against the unnecessary work the kitchen and bathroom cause her, George sets out to remodel by removing the bathtub. His neighbor advises seeing a plumber for suggestions, or George might end up having his bathroom out of use for weeks or months. George still upholds Uncle Henry's way of doing things, but when his wife goes to the plumbing fixture store, she finds George already poring over the idea book. They find the type of layout they want and the plumber comes to their home to adapt the plan to their kitchen and bathroom. Some of the remodeling is shown and the final results moke George even more proud than he was of Uncle Henry's solid work. As the film closes, George tells Jane that he has ideas for a dressing room and the staircase, saying that Uncle Henry had been an expert for planning during his day, and he was going to have an expert for his planning. Jane and George are played by Jennifer Holt and Chick Chandler. Comment: In addition to presenting some sound information about remodeling and showing some beautiful Crane plumbing fixtures and ideas for their arrangement, Jane and George add humor with amusing married couples dramatization. Distributor: Ideal Pictures Corp., 65 E. South Water St., Chicago 1. BORN EQUAL EDUCATIONAL. Sound, 1 reel, b&w. Sale. Produced in collaboration with UNESCO. Content: The meaning and purpose of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. The film develops the theme of "all men are born equal", making a comparison between freedom in a well-run democracy and lack of freedom in a police state. It explains that the qualities that make a good individual make a free and happy world. Without showing horror, it makes oppression understandable to a child. Distributor: Library Films, Inc., 25 W. 45th New York idea! • Continued from Page 135 invited to all aspects of railroading by the companies. Often these clubs are very happy to invite an outside cameraman along for the privilege of seeing his films when they are finished. If you're interested, check into the club situation in your town. They ll treat you squarely. When the next field trip comes along you will be invited. Just don't forget to bring your camera. \^ hen you get to the yard there will be many exciting phases: the unloading, the checking and the repairs. The preparation for the next run is an exciting procedure. Everything is run on a tight, fast schedule. A train often has only a few short hours to be completely rennovated for its next run. The engine is hurried over to the roundhouse. The box cars are unloaded and checked for damage and necessary repairs. The passenger cars are put on a special line and the battle against time begins. The cars are vacuumed, window are washed, seats are checked, the exterior painted if needed and the outside is washed. The cars are iced, watered and provisions brought aboard for the next run. The hundreds of workers who swarm upon the train is amazing. It's a field day for the cameraman. — Mike Eaton. Chicago. 148