Educational film catalog (1936)

940.53-940.534 EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 1943 EDITION BOMBS OVER BUROPE— Continued Germany, the Northern part of France, and so on The Dutch are seen anxiously reading bulletins and watching developments. The dykes are opened. Queen Wilhelmina leaves for British shores. Then buildings are shown as they go up in flames Brussels, Belgium's capital likewise is shown in flames. Refugees frantically leave the country. Tanks are seen in action. Bombs and cannons explode. Closeups of the real victims, the aged, tlie innocent, the crippled, the desolate and the deserted, are shown, ending with a shot of a blind man picking his way along a street This film is in so many of the state col- lege and university film libraries that we sug- gest contacting your local state service. If they do not have it write to Castle for nearest source millions of human beings in all lands, kindly, FIGHT FOR LIBERTY. 37mm 16-sd- $60 1941 Canada 940.53 Available with either English or French commentary Outlines the course of events from August, 1940, through the succeeding year; the strategy of hemisphere defense; and the close co-ordina- tion of politics and action carried on by Britain, Canada and the United States. Includes the most important events in the air war over western Europe, the Balkan and African cam- paigns, and the Battle of the Atlantic, as well as a survey of Canada's war program in rela- tion to Britain and the United States Cal NYU $4.50 CFC SC $1 Geo $1 Tenn Ind 50c VES IdP YMCA LIGHTNING WAR. 16-si-sd 1940 Offi- cial 940.53 Oflflcial films, producer of this film offer it in various lengths at various prices. The regular 16mm sound print costs $17.50, silent $8.75 An account of the Nazi invasion of Nor- way, the lowlands and France. Also North Sea naval battles between Royal Navy and Nazis. Winston Churchill speaks in the sound version B&H sd-$17.50; rent Ohio sd $1.25 Wis sd-$1.25 LIGHTS OUT IN EUROPE. 62min 16- sd-sale apply; rent $1 1940 BraF 940.53 sh-c-adult Altho released in 1940 and shown theatri- cally by Mayer & Burstsm, this film has only recently been made available on 16mm Photographed in England, and in Danzig during the crucial weeks immediately pre- ceding the war, in Poland during the early days of the Nazi invasion and in France when the stalemate along the Maginot line was just beginning It is not, intentionally, pro-British, pro- Polish or pro-anything, except humanity—suf- fering, betrayed and misled Its object is to portray what happens to the man in the street or the man In the field, when old fashioned statesmanship fails, and modern warfare prevails. It seeks to speak for millions of human beings in all lands kindly, well intentioned folk, harboring no enmity to- wards their neighbors, seeking only a mini- mum of security for themselves and their chil- dren. It shows these inherently, peaceful people bewildered by conflicting propagandas caught in the web of racial and economic forces which drive them to death and disaster "The horror and futility of war is drama- tized on the screen effectively, making the film a powerfully potent plea for peace. An import- ant historical document." Daily news IdP ROAD TO VICTORY. 20mm 16-sd-loan 1941 Australian N&I Bur 940.53 sh-adult May be purchased for $20 In the main, this film consists of news- reel shots assembled to show some of the high points of World War II. The theme empliasizes that "the road may be long and hard, but it is the road to victory." Begins with scenes of the peaceful English and Aus- tralian countrysides as they were in 1939. Then follow scenes of Hitler's strike at Poland and the beginning of the war Covers the Graf Spec incident, and also the raid upon German-held Norway. Battle scenes and views of the evacuation at Dun- kerque. A running naval engagement between the H.M.S. Sydney and Italian cruisers ends with sinking of one of the enemy craft. Scenes are included showing the Anzacs campaigning in the desert against the Italians President Roosevelt talks about American aid. Various shots of planes and soldiers follow. In conclusion, views of the King are followed by the singing of "God Save the King" "Well organized and presented. Fast moving, full of action. Authentic shots, un- usual. Excellent commentator." California lo 70c Ken 50c loS 60c NJM WAR IN EUROPE. 16-si-sd 1939 Castle 940.53 Jh-sh-c-adult 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 "Poland mobilizes; closing of Polish-Ger- man borders. British conscription; precautions against air attacks; practice in wearing gas masks. Americans depart for home. Hitler's ambassador flies to Russia to sign pact of non- aggression; Chamberlain calls meeting. Chil- dren hastily evacuated from Great Britain and France. September 1, Hitler orders the in- vasion of Poland. Military activities on the battleground. "Chamberlain declares war with Ger- many. Warsaw bombed; Casualty of the Athenia. Nazi drive toward Warsaw. Poland's voluntary destruction of roads and bridges, Schleswig-Holstein, beseiging of Gdynia—first shots ever taken of battleship bombing a city —destruction by fire. Not more fraught with propaganda than anything else on Europe is at present. . . Shots of Schleswig-Holstein be- seiging Gdynia, excellent." California This film is in so many of the state col- lege and university film libraries that we sug- gest contacting your local state service. If they do not have it write to Castle for nearest source 940.534 World war, 1939- individual countries BRITAIN ON GUARD. (Films from Britain ser.) 7min 16-sd-$8.S0; rent 50c 1940 35-sd-f-apply BritLib 940.534 Various sections of Britain's population have mobilized to defend their country. This film shows how, in narrative form B&H 16-$8.50; rent Ind 16-$1.25 50c NFS 16-sale apply; CFC 16 rent $1.50 DG 16 Non-theatrical 16 FC 16-$1.50 Ohio 16 Gut 16-sale apply; VES 16-$1.25 rent $1.50 Wis 16-$1.25 IdP 16-$1.50 *l • silent; (d> sound; f - inflammable; nf - safety; p - primary; el • elementary; Jh • Junior higli; sli • senior higli; e - college; trade - trade soliools 376