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what others are shooting Sun Valley *** — 16 mm color, sound-striped. By Tullw Pellegrini, San Francisco, California. If the Union Pacific Railway had any sense, they would latch on to this little epic dreamed up by our very good friend Pellegrini. Essentially, it is a descriptive film which tells the story of Sun Valley, Idaho and covers that snowy vacation spot from all angles. Exposure is right on the nose, and the story flows along smoothly with wonderful fades and dissolves, made no doubt, with the unique variable shutter which Pellegrini developed a few years ago. Narration does sometimes impose itself upon the story and we suggest that this could have been cut down. Another idea is that some sort of story, I other, than the bare fact that this film is a pure record of the resort) could have been woven into the thing to make it much more effective and interesting. While Pellegrini records his subject in minute detail he could have introduced a vacation couple, or some group who had spent a week or so in Sun Valley, and this way sustain a greater degree of interest. All in all "Sun Valley" is a good film and should please anyone. * * * Alice in Wonderland **** — 16mm color. Louella Showden, Long Beach, California. This film is so unique that we reproduce herewith a detached professional review from our sister publica tion "FILM WORLD" which previewed the film. We do this because we think that "Alice in Wonderland' is professional material, usable in the commercial market. ALICE IN WONDERLAND — Previewed by FILM WORLD, January 1954. ENTERTAINMENT. Silent, 20 min., color. Produced by Louella Showden. USERS: Elementary grades language arts; general audeiences through junior high levels; camera clubs. CONTENT: Contains several incidents from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", dramatized by costumed actors. The film opens with a young girl who is reading the book and wishing to be Alice. Then the action begins when the little girl falls asleep and awakes, dressed in the traditional Alice dress. Running after a white rabbit (real), she falls in a hole and lands in the Red Queen's garden which contains, I among other things ) breadand-butter flies and green bottle flies. She enters the cottage with the "grow big" cookies and the "grow small" drink. Leaving the cottage, she sees the Cards, (who are real people) painting white roses red, and then she plays croquet with the Queen, who cheats. Leaving the game. Alice meets Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, two little fat twins who end up fighting each other. She goes on until she meets Humpty Dumpty who falls, and Alice cries when she sees the broken pieces. Entering a large gate, she walks right into the Mad Hatter's party and meets the March Hare. The conventional mad antics at the party are recorded in the film, and this includes the sequence where the Red Queen and the King enter the scene. The Queen is her usual repulsive self. When the Queen sees Alice putting jam on her bread, she screams for the jam. Alice let s her have it — right in the face. Alice runs from the party, and when she sits down to rest she awakens as the little girl again. COMMENT: This film fantasy should prove delightful for young peoples who will enjoy the bizarre costumes and characters. Cinema clubs should be interested in seeing this film for the effects achieved by a non-professional. DISTRIBUTOR: Louella Showden, 824 Hoffman Ave., Long Beach, California. The underlying theme of "Alice in • See OTHERS Page 17 SHOOT.. DEVELOP.. PROJECT YOUR MOVIES IN HOURS IT'S EASY WITH THE MORSE G-3 DAYLIGHT DEVELOPER With the Morse G-3 Daylight Developing Tank, reversal or positive motion picture film can be processed quickly and economically at home — in full daylight. A darkroom is necessary only for loading. From filming to projection is a matter of hours with this compact, efficient unit. Stainless steel film reels accommodate up to 100 feet of Double 8 m.m., 16 m.m. or 35 m.m. film — adjust quickly to either size. Many applications in industry, for processing Micro-file film, etc. ra Dry Fast with the MORSE M-30 Film Dryer Simple. Portable. Dries film in 10 minutes. Reel collapsible and removable for storage or carrying. The M-30 Dryer and G-3 Developer belong in every film fan's equipment. SEE YOUR DEALER OR WRITE INSTRUMENT COMPANY 23 Clinton St. HUDSON, OHIO Manufacturers of PRECISION PRINTERS DEVELOPERS FILM DRYERS • TRAY-TEMP 9