Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 1943 EDITION ORPHANS OF THE NORTH— Continued Bedrock Jones, and his two pet bear cubs. Many varieties of wild animals share honors with the players in this real life story, pro- duced in the North by Norman Dawn OUR TOWN. 90min 16-sd-sale apply; rent $15 1942 Nu-Art F sh-c-adult Produced by Sol Lesser "This warm and glowing screen play, depicting life in an average American small town, is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Thornton Wilder. This touching and human drama was directed by Sam Wood and features such fine players as Martha Scott, Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell, Prank Craven, Guy Kibbee, Stuart Erwin and William Holden." Movie makers B&H $500; rent $17.50 PECK'S BAD BOY WITH THE CIR- CUS. 90min 16-sd-rent apply Non-the- atrical F el-jh-sh Produced by RKO in 1938 Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis and Edgar Ken- nedy in a modern picturization of the innocent activities of Bill Peck which always evolve into misadventures. Bill is enroute to a sum- mer camp, loses his railroad fare and is forced to hitch-hike with a traveling circus Sleepy lions, "girl" bareback riders, and big-top jealousies almost keep him from the crucial obstacle race at camp AudF $15 B&H rent $17.50 Pi rent apply PICAFLOR. 65min 16-sd-rent $15 1937 Lewis film serv F jh-sh-c Produced by ECA-Buenos Aires, Argen- tina "A feature story of the people who live along the La Plata River in Argentina, where the film was made. The entire production is in Spani.sh, with songs and music interspersed throughout the picture." Educational screen "An excellent film from the standpoint of teaching value in Spanish classes. Speech is good Spanish, well-recorded, and not beyond the comprehension of English-speaking stu- dents of third year high school and second year college levels. "The story is a simple, romantic one, filled with good humor and fim, and typically Hispanic. "Picaflor, or 'Hummingbird', is owner of a small cargo boat on the Rio de la Plata. He is like his namesake in that he fits from 'flower to flower' among the pretty girls who live on the little islands which crowd the river, never paying court to any one of them for long. A new school teacher arrives in the village and Picaflor and Chingolo, another boatman, fall for her. She spends more time with Picaflor than with Chingolo so that the latter becomes jealous and reveals to the cus- toms officers tiae fact that Picaflor is going to take part in a deal to smuggle some silk from one of the islands to the port. "Picaflor is called in by the customs of- ficers, and through promises of a reward if he will tell who is the ringleader of the smug- glers, is persuaded to turn state's evidence and the smuggler captain is cavight. Picaflor has to go into hidiing for his part in tattling to the customs officers, and the school teacher hides him. She tells him that she loves him. Picaflor finds Chingolo and beats him up. But in the end he brings Chingolo and the teacher together. "He gives the reward he secures from the customs to a lame girl and goes joyfully about his life on the river." A. W. Bork PONY EXPRESS. 60min 16-si-rent $3.75 EK F el-jh-sh 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 A&B $1 ICS $5 C&S Mans Cam Mod Den $2.50 NCS Dud VES $3 EK YMCA $3.75 PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII. lOOmin 16-sd-rent $15 Gut F sh-c-adult Guide Produced by United Artists in 1933, with Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Binnie Barnes, Elsa Lanchester, Merle Oberon and Wendy Barrie Ala rent apply IntP $17.50 B&H NFS $15 BraP $17.50 PROFESSOR MAMLOCK. 96min 16-sd- sale apply; rent $25 35-sd-f-apply 1938 BraF F An Amkino release which was produced by Lenfllm studios, Russia. Has English dialogue titles. It is based on Friedrich Wolf's play of the same name Professor Mamlock is a noted surgeon. His sole interests are his science and his family. His son, Rolf, a student, is a Com- munist. At his clinic, the professor finds that his chief assistant, Dr. Hellpach, has been made Nazi commissar Hellpach denounces Mamlock for his Jew- ish blood, interrupts an operation and forces Mamlock to march through the streets sur- rounded by storm-troopers with the word "Jude" painted on his surgical gown Meantime an important Nazi leader is stricken and requires an operation for which Mamlock has won renown. He insists on Mam- lock and a Nazi lieutenant goes to Mamlock and begs him to operate. His doctor's oath moves iviamlock to consent. After the operation however, Hellpach forces the professor's col- leagues to sign a forged document against Mamlock. As a protest, he attempts suicide, and is retained for treatment Rolf and his friend Ernst meanwhile are being subjected to tortures upon refusing to betray the names of their co-workers. Their escape is arranged by a group of sympathizers as they are being taken to concentration camp. In the fight, Ernst is wounded and Rolf takes him to the clinic. An alarm is given by Hell- pach and the clinic is surrounded by storm troopers. In the midst of tlie turmoil Professor Mamlock goes to the balcony of the clinic, makes a speech to the silent crowd below him. The speech is cut short by a stream of ma- chine-gun bullets The final scene is a meeting of the under- ground committee determining to carry on the fight "An engrossing, sincere, admirably played and frequently highly dramatic film. . . It is not only that the cobblestones are real or that the men and women are real instead of extras, or that neither they, nor we, ever are con- scious of the camera's presence. It has some- thing to do with the Russian ability to train lens and lights upon a mass of men and women and reduce them to a single dramatic mood—panic, suspense, rage, fear or horror." N.Y. Times "A gripping and terrifying Soviet photo- play. They have broadened the scope of Mr. Wolf's play to make it a savage chronicle. 'Professor Mamlock' is a partisan and powerful motion picture." N.Y. Herald-Tribune ti • silent; td- sound; f > inflammable; nf • safety; p • primary; el - elementary; Jh • Junior high; sh • senior high; c - college; trade • trade schools 406