Educational film catalog (1936)

9I6.I-9I6.4 EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 1943 EDITION DESERT TRIPOLI— CoM/wM^J "Should be useful as background material in geography, grades 4 through 6, and perhaps of some use at higher levels." Advisory com- mittee FH $2 Ohio ITALIAN LIBYA. (Magic carpet ser.) IR 16-s(i-apply TFC 916.1 el-jh-sh A 20th Century-Fox production available only to schools "A travelogue of modern Libya in six main sequences. . . Lowell Thomas gives a particularly informative account of Libya and explains its governmental relations with Italy. This timely and instructive film should be very helpful, especially in connection with modern history, social geography, and industrial arts. "Recommended for all grade levels in spite of the fact that the cormnentary may be over the heads of the younger children." Advisory committee BosU $1.50 NC FH $2 Ohio 111 $1.50 SC $1.50 Ken $1.50 Wis $1.25 TUNISIAN TRAVELS. (Magic carpet ser.) IR 16-sd-apply TFC 916.1 jh-sh A 20th Century-Fox production available only to schools "Scenes along the ancient road to Carth- age and in the present-day city of Tunis. . . The commentator gives some historical back- ground. An accompaniment of orchestral mu- sic. Recommended for geography, grades 7 through 12." Advisory committee FH $2 Ohio 916.2 Egypt COLORFUL CAIRO, llmin 16-sd-$25; rent $1.50 1938 Nu-Art 916.2 jh-sh Produced by Andre De La Varre "Just another travelogue. . . Clear and the narration quite satisfactory. The back- ground music was appropriate, however, the scenes are commonplace—streets, hotels, cars, people, etc. The film ends with a camel ride to the pyramids. [Useful forj geography." PCW film service staff IdP TexVE NFS Twy $1 Ohio VFC EGYPT—KINGDOM OF THE NILE. (FitzPatrick traveltalk ser.) IR 16-si- sd-$24-$31.50 Gerden 916.2 el-Jh-sh Information given has not been recently verified by producer A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production "Here we have Egypt and its historic Nile. . . Recommended for geography at all grade levels. Should be useful also to art and social studies classes. The commentator in- cludes historical information." Advisory com- mittee A&B si-sd MetM si-sd BosU sd-$1.50 Ohio sd IdP si-sd Okla sd-$1.50 111 sd-$1.50 Syr sd-$1.50 Ind sd-$1.25 WashS sd-$1.50 Ken sd-$1.50 Wis sd-$1.25 si - silent: sd • sound; f - inflammable; nf • safety; p - pri c • college; trade EGYPT; LAND OF THE PYRAMIDS. (FitzPatrick traveltalk ser.) lOmin 16- si-sd-$24-$31.S0 1931 Gerden 916.2 el-jh-sh Guide Information given has not been recently verified by producer A sight-seeing trip through Gibraltar, Alexandria and Cairo. Among the sights are the date palms, mosques. University of Cairo, the opera house, market place, camels, pyra- mids and the Sphinx Buck sd-$l LaEd si-loan Cal si-$l Mod sd Col si-60c NJM si EK sd Ohio sd Fi sd Reg sd HoM sd Tex si IdP sd Tv^ sd EXOTIC EGYPT. (World parade ser.) 16-si-sd 1937 Castle 916.2 el-jh-sh-c-aduit Available in the following lengths and prices from the producer and all authorized sales distributors: 100ft-si-$2.75; 360ft-si-$8.75; 350ft-sd-$17.50 The pyramids, the sphinx, the mosques, a pageant of strangely intermingled ancient and modern religious and racial customs, the struggle of a nation against the desert This film is in so many rental libraries thruout the country that we suggest contacting your local distributors first. If unable to locate write Castle for nearest source MYSTIC LAND OF EGYPT. (Wonders of the world ser.) ISmin 16-si-$20; rent $1 1934 B&H 916.2 el-jh-sh We leave the steamer for a train trip. Strange Egyptian scenes roll by—wooden water wheels turned by buffalo power, camel transport and flat fertile fields. Then Cairo. We visit the Citadel and the Mosque of Moham- med Ali. A camel jaunt to the pyramids and sphinx and its Colossus of Rameses II. Cafe life, a walking soda fountain, and a funeral. East of Suez sails our ship to Djibouti. Dark- skinned boys dive for coins, street handicrafts here include hand weaving, machine sewing and barbering. A great market specializes in firewood. Irrigation farming and a most simple goat dairy. War dances Ohio Wis 75c STREETS OF CAIRO. (Magic carpet ser.) 9min 16-sd-apply TFC 916.2 el-jh-sh-adult A 20th Century-Fox production. Available only to schools "On a sight-seeing tour of Cairo, we view beautiful mosques and minarets, modern rail- road trains and camel caravans. In the old city, we see women, some wearing veils, buying in the market place. A native dictates to a scribe; a vendor sells sweetened water; camels and carts crowd the market area. "In the terrace of Shepard's Hotel, winter tourists drink coffee; and Bedouin and European races take place at the race track. Next we take a trolley ride to see a sunset over the pyramids. In a native cafe we see natives .smoking 'hookahs,' a girl dancing, and close-ups of the guests." Advisory committee AMNH $1.50 916.4 Morocco IN MOROCCO, llmin 16-sd-apply TFC 916.4 jh-sh A Columbia production available only to schools "On the Atlantic coast of North Africa lie the cities of old and new Rabat, capi- tal of French Morocco. Contrast between mary; el • elementary; jh - Junior liigh; sh • senior high; ■ trade schools 332