Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 1943 EDITION 944-951 944 France ORLEANS. 30min 16-sd-$120; rent $5 French cinema center 944 Information given has not been recently verified by producer Produced for school use by the Ministry of education of France Depicts the founding of Orleans. Pictures its history from the early Gallic invasions up to the present. Descriptive trip through the "chateau country." Commemoration ceremon- ies for Joan of Arc "The photography of the film is . . . ex- cellent. The material is well chosen and is also excellent from the standpoint of art. The music and sound is excellent except that the French description is not very good for a person who does not thoroughly understand French. Our teachers felt that if the best use were to be made of the film, that a copy of the dialog should be placed in the hands of each student so that they could familiarize themselves, before the show, with the French that is spoken in the picture." Robert Col- lier, Jr. "This film is outstanding in its artistic quality and photographically superb. As a ge- ography film, if available in an English ver- sion, it would be fine. The French is good and with the mimeographed copies of the narrative for use before showing is usable as early as the end of the first year of French in a Junior or Senior High school, and is very good for use without preparation with classes of the 3rd year college level." A. W. Bork Gut $108; rent $5 946 Spain WILL OF A PEOPLE. (History in the making ser.) 55min 16-sd-sale apply; rent $20 35-sd-f-apply 1939 BraF 946 sh-c Produced by Louis Frank "A complete treatment of the Spanish civil war. It begins with a brief treatment of the life of a peaceful people, having however, some basic economic problems. The major portion of the film is devoted to action pic- tures of the war. It is well photographed, well described, and unusually realistic. The gruesome details of war are not omitted. Puts over the idea of the devastating effects of war." G.G.E, 947 Russia ALEXANDER NEVSKY. 91min 16-sd- sale apply; rent $25 3S-sd-f-apply 1939 BraF 947 sh-c Directed by Sergei Eisenstein. Camera by Edward Tisse. Musical score by Prokofleff , An epic of thirteenth century Russia de- pictmg the defeat of the invading German knights by the Russians under Prince Alex- ander Nevsky, played by N. Chekassov 1, ■■„-"^9F^^-PL ^ master craftsman. Cast is brilliant." N.T. Herald-Tribune 949.4 Switzerland WILLIAM TELL. lOSmin 16-sd-$280; rent $10 B&H 949.4 Hans Marr plays the name part and Con- rad Veidt IS the vicious Gessler. The noted European boy actor, Detlef Willecke, portrays the heroic part of William Tell's son. English supervision by Manning Haynes and musical score by Herbert Windt Produced in the high regions of the Swiss Alps, with an authentic background of architecture, character, and costume. Many of the sturdy old buildings take the same grim part in the picture that they played in the real Swiss revolt of the 14th century Dr. P. Lang and Dr. Gessler of the Swiss National Museum in Zurich spent months of historical research in recreating the details of life and customs in the days of William Tell A&B Dud Ala $12.50 Gut B&H $9 NFS $9 Cine $10 Wilo Cos $14 Wis $8.75 DG 951 China BOMBING OF THE PANAY. (News parade) 16-si-sd Castle 951 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 Authentic action picture record of Amer- ican gunboat on errand of mercy in Asiatic water. Attacked and sunk by Japanese naval air force. All important scenes and incidents of this tragedy are shown 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 CHINA'S WILL TO LIVE. ISmin 16- si-loan 1941 Church comm for China relief 951 sh-c-adult Begins with pictures of crowds of refu- gees fleeing from their ruined homes and seeking shelter in West China. An animated map then shows the routes which the refu- gees followed. Some children up in a tree eat leaves because they have no other food. Then the scene shifts to Chungking and we catch a glimpse of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek arriving in an airplane After that the famous Soong sisters are seen. Ruins in the city of Chungking indicate much destruction. The Soong sisters inspect- ing an air-raid shelter. Madame Chiang is seen giving a tea party for her two sisters. The Soong sisters then are seen visiting a mil- itary hospital and giving presents to the wounded soldiers Cooperative factories are shown—a cot- ton mill, a soap factory, a laundry, a toy factory, a printing cooperative. Then follow scenes of children in refugee camps. To these children Madame Soong makes a speech, urg- ing them to love and serve their country. The film ends with a picture of the Soong sisters surrounded by some of the youngest war orphans *i- ^^"^'^ ^^ ^" inspirational film about how the Chinese have met the tragedies of war. It stresses the primitive industries set up to meet emergencies by the people who have been driven from their homes." Collaborator CHUNGKING RISES AGAIN. ISmin 16-si-rent $1.50 1941 Harmon 951 sh-c-adult «r,iv,t^!j?T5 the determination and the dauntless spirit of the Chinese people as they rebuild and carry on after stoically taking shelter thru an inferno of bombs. Chungking is seen aflame. Madame Chiang Kai-shek is seen taking part m the care of underprivileged children fv,»v,^* ^ preview someone said, "more moving wo'Sd^ave'bee^n"''""' Photographic productio^ VES $1.50 .i....e„t; .d-.ound: f - Inflammable; "V.•ta^;.'drA7a^•^Ar*'^'^ ^^ " ^""'^ -""••■ •"■-<- "-h; 383