1000 and One--the Blue Book of Non-Theatrical Films (1926)

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22 BIOGRAPHY "1000 and One" CROUP 19 (Continued) BIOGRAPHY Biography Over the Hills to Plymouth (1) President Coolidge. (XXX) The Benefactor (3) Life of Edison, told in interesting episodes from age of five to present. (X) Thomas A. Edison (1) His visit to General Electric Laboratory. Methods of making the incandescent lamp. (X) Heart of a Hero (6) An impressive visualization of the life of Nathan Hale. (49) Deliverance (7) Biographic study of Helen Keller. (77) ***Abraham Lincoln (12) Finest delineation of the real Lincoln that stage or screen has produced. Utterly sincere in representing the private and public life of our great statesman. Realistic scenes of Civil War action. George Billings in part of Lincoln. (Ill) Abraham Lincoln (2) Frank McGlynn in episodes from Lincoln's life. (18, 56) Life of Lincoln (2) His boyhood struggles, taking up the profession of law, his political career, in the White House, and his death. (69, 156) The Son of Democracy (10 chapters, 2 reels each) Written, directed and produced by Benjamin Chapin, who enacts the Lincoln role. My Mother (2) The gentle influence, the loving companionship of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. (I, 23, 42, 69, 156) My Father (2) Shows the vital importance of an education. (I, 23, 42, 69, 156) ** The Call to Arms (2) The chapter shows the Lincoln family in the White House. Significant treatment of Lincoln's problem when confronted with cry of war. ; (I, 23, 42, 69, 156) My First Jury (2) The defense of a little colored boy accused of chicken stealing. (I, 23, 42, 69, 156) Tender Memories (2) Seeing a soldier's grave brings tender memories of his beloved mother's grave. (I, 23, 42, 69, 156) A President's Answer (2) The father heart of Lincoln is revealed as he constantly grants pardons. (I, 23, 42, 69, 156) Native State (2) Story of President Lincoln and Daniel Boone's grandson. (I, 23, 42, 69, 156) Under the Stars (2) Lincoln's love for his native state, which finally decided the wavering legislature; brings before us the great Emancipator, his nature and destiny. (I, 23, 42, 69, 156) The Slave Auction (2) The incident of the auction block and Lincoln's vow. Its fulfillment. (42) Down the River (2) Contest with slave-stealing gang on the Mississippi. (42) The Highest Law (4) Civil War story. Struggling with a National, crisis, "Honest Abe" yet finds time to save a stricken family. (23, 69, 156) The Land of Opportunity (2) A moving incident in the life of Lincoln. Ralph Ince is seen as "Honest Abe" running for Congress. (I, 23, 69, 156) ** Pasteur (2) Life and work of the great scientist reduced to 2 reels from the 6 reel production by the French government for the Pasteur centenary. (I, 23, 69) The Real Roosevelt (2) Scenes from his life. Roosevelt in action. (XXX, 18, 56) In Roosevelt Land (2) Brief film biography. (112) Memorializing Roosevelt (2) Title tells it. (XXX) Our Heritage of Faith (5) Thrilling story of the heroic life of the great American Missionary, Marcus Whitman. (XVI) Cradle of Washington (3) Shows the birthplace and ancestral homes of Washington's forefathers in England. American pictures include views of Mt Vernon. Also shows the ancestral homes of the Benjamin Franklin family. (XVII) (See also Groups 17, 21, 47, 59-61, 84, 136-7) " Have you sent in your subscription to The Educational Screen? $1.50 a year. $1.75— including "1000 and One" for 1927.