Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG Golden gate— Continued the waterfront depict the unloading of pineapples, bananas, coffee, copra, hemp and silk. An animation shows shipping lanes to Alaska, the Orient, Australia, the Panama Canal, and South America- Exports for the Orient are loaded into ships Guid« F PHOTOPLAYS Feature or recreational pictures The material classed here is that which is of more interest for its story value than for the subject matter. It corres- ponds to the type of material classed m Action in libraries Black Beauty. 7R 16-sd-$280 1933 Gut- lohn F Based on Anna Sewell's book and was originally produced by Monogram Fun at the seashore. 14min 16-si-apply 1933 Caldwell F "Four inland children at the seashore, ages 12, 10, 6, and 3. They watch the waves, play in the ocean, dig in the sand, gather shells, pick cocoanuts, watch the boats, see the big seaplanes. Purpose to give inland children some adequate con- cept of the ocean. Titled simply for primary reading. Experimental." Pro- ducer el Great raccoon hunt. 2R 16-sd-apply 1933 Bell & Howell F An amusing story of a raccoon, a skunk, two boys, a couple of dogs and incidental- ly some rabbits, chickens and an owl. The vocabulary is informal and the picture recreational altho containing good shots of both the skunk and the raccoon el-Jh Heidi of the Alps. 2R 16-si-$30 Inst, cinema serv. F "Johanna Spyri's inamortal story of child life in Switzerland." Kansas Hunting ground of Hiawatha. IR 16-si- apply Bell & Howell F Based on the well-known poem by Long- fellow Lady of the Lake. 42min 16-sd-$125 35-si- f-rent $15 1930 Fitzpatrick F "A five reel feature based on the im- mortal poem by Sir Walter Scott and pro- duced in the Highlands of Scotland, the actual locale of the poem—musically syn- chronized with Nathaniel Shilkret's sym- phony orchestra and a vocal chorus of forty voices." Producer jh-sh Lost world. 5R 16-si-apply Kodascope F Produced by First national, from a novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring Lewis Stone, Bessie Love, Lloyd Hughes and Wallace Beery "Story of a lost world in heart of South America, visited by a party of Englishmen, who see huge animals of prehistoric age. They bring one back to England, as proof of their story. It escapes and swims down Thames River to the ocean. This picture combines scientific reproduction of former ages with modem romance in a thrilling, stupendous spectacle of in- terest to every spectator." Minnesota "For upper grades and junior high school." California Jh Lot in Sodom. 3R 16-sd-apply 35-sd-f- apply 1933 DuWorld F Produced by J. Sibley Watson and Mell- ville Webber and selected by the National board of review as one of the ten best pictures of the year Man without a country. 8R 35-si-nf-apply Inst, cinema serv. F Based on Edward Everett Hale's story "Photographed in the exact historical location. Naval forces by permission of the United States Naval Department. . . Char- acterizations of Aaron Burr, Thomas JefCer- son, Alexander Hamilton, Stephen Decatur and others." Distributor Milady's escapade. 21min 16-sd-rent $3 1934 Bell & Howell F Tabloid presentation of Flotow's opera "Martha" el-Jh-sh-c Mother Goose rhymes. IR 16-si-$10 Inst, cinema serv. F "An interesting nursery cartoon in which are included the fables of Hickory Dickory Dock, Humpty Dumpty, and Hey Diddle Diddle." Wisconsin Pecheurs d'islande. IR 16-sd-apply 35-sd- f-apply DuWorld F From the book by Pierre Loti. French dialogue and English dialogue titles Pied Piper of Hamelin. 2R 16-si-apply Edited pictures F A picturization of Robert Browning's famous poem el Pony express. 60min 16-si-apply Koda- scope . F Produced by Paramount "Founding of the Pony Express and thrills of the first trip westward bearing news of Lincoln's election." California "Vivid story of the days when California was hesitating between North and South." Wisconsin el-Jh-sh Robin Hood, junior. 3R 16-si-apply Koda- scope F Featuring Frankie Lee and Peggy Cart- wright "Juvenile interpretation of the story of medieval chivalry and romance. Frankie, in a dream, pictures himself as the bold highwayman. An excellent story both for juveniles and grown-ups. Good photog- raphy, lots of action, and good, clean humor." Minnesota Robinson Crusoe. 4R 16-si-apply Edited pictures F Based on Daniel Defoe's classic el Silent enemy. 6R 16-sd-apply 35-sd-f-nf- apply 1934 Edwards F Produced by W. Douglas Burden, re- search associate of the American museum of natural history Also obtainable in a 7R version (16-si- apply 35-si-f-nf-apply) "There is a stamp of sincerity and authenticity. There is a generous supply of fun in this cleverly arranged film and there are a number of thrilling episodes. The climax is more impressive and more stirring than has been seen in any other picture of its ilk. That is when the caribou herd comes in to view. This sight has never been eaualed." N.Y Times si-silent; sd-sound; f - inflammable; nf-safety; el- elementary; Jh - Junior high; sh • senior high; e • college 99