Blue book of audio-visual materials (1920)

60 1001 FILMS million bushels of cocoons is the yearly output, sorting as to size and color, social welfare among the silk workers, winding the silk on reels. Fifth grade. The Island of Kiusin and the Breath of Life.* Reel, 1 ; producer, Educational Films Corporation of America; exchange, same. Remarks: The Island of Kiusin, natural hot springs, community kitchens out of doors on account of the many earthquakes, Buddhist Temple; The Breath of Life, showing flowers opening, scarlet runner bean, horse chestnuts coming to life, Neopolitan onions, Japanese lilies, garden anemones, the hyaminth, nasturtiums, narcissi, tulips, daffodils, roses. Training Eve.* Reel, 1; exchange, Outing-Chester Picture Company. Remarks: Japanese gardens, training future Geisha girls of Japan, the cherry blossom dance, dressing the hair, arranging a marriage, a Japanese wedding, iris gardens. Where the Screen Tree Grows.* Reel, 1; producer, Outing Chester Picture; exchange, same. Remarks: Picture made for the Audubon Society. Bird design on embroidered Japanese screen, visiting a bird island in the gulf of Mexico by aeroplane; sooty terns, the man-o'-war bird, with wings 7 feet across, Tulo, the heart of the island, on a covered raft, the purple gallinule, herons at home, baby blue herons, the egret at home, the original screen tree with birds, from which designs on screens are copied. A Trip Through Japan. Beginning at the Golden Gate, with a dash of Hawaiian scenery as an appetizer, this series of three single reels includes a full measure of the charm and beauty of the land of Nippon. Scores of picturesque scenes illustrate every phase of Japanese daily life, the people, their peculiar manners and customs. A sincere attempt has been made to put in the films much the same impressions that you might yourself enjoy on a personal visit to the Island Kingdom, art 1. — A spectacular storm at sea, with a look-in at Honolulu, and the arrival at Yokohama. Typical street scenes, and many interesting pictures of native life, including views of a Japanese "movie" theater. Part 2.— The strange edifices in the ancient temple gardens and their wonderful carvings. In contrast with this quiet are scenes of the swiftly flowing river and native boatmen; and, in conclusion, a one-horse trolley ride to Fuji Yama. art 3. — Opening appropriately with the patron saint of the land of babies, the stork, waiting anxiously to "get on the job." Last are scenes of Heno Park in Cherry Blossom time, a wonderful opportunity to study Japanese characters. Educational Films Corporation. CANADA *Film titles marked with an asterisk (*) have been reviewed and approved by the National Motion Picture League of New York. Canada's Mountain of Tears.* Reel, 1; Ford Educational Weekly No. 136; producer, Ford Motor Company; exchange, Goldwyn. Remarks: Mount Edith Cavell, guides and pack horses n glacial rivers, quotation from Tennyson's "The Brook," illustrated, camp a Diamond Hitch, "The Land of Beyond," "The Smile of the Great Spirit," crevices in glacier, clouds. Fifth grade. Canadian Rockies. 1,000 feet. Bulletin No. 19.18. Travel and Geography. University of Wisconsin. Evangeline Land. Reel, 1, of 1,000 feet. Literary. University of Wisconsin. God's Handiwork. Ford Educational Weekly No. 161. Scenic wonders in the Canadian Mountains. Distributed by Goldwyn.