Educational film guide ()

1949 EDITION 591.5-591.57 STALKING BIG GAME IN MONTANA. Field &Stream 1946 9min sd color apply, rent $5 591.5 el-Jh-sh-ad Out on Ernie Miller's Elkhorn ranch a couple of youngsters see how close they can get to the following, wariest of America's big game animals: pronghorn antelope, elk, mule deer, grizzly bear, bighorn sheep, moose "Two boys crawling and creeping over the countryside plus long shots of deer, antelope, big horn sheep and other animals. The inference is that the boys are 'stalking' the animals, but even a ten-year-old wouldn't be fooled by the obvious phoniness." Collaborator STARS IN STRIPES. NYZool 12min sd color * $80, rent $3 591.5 p-eUjh-sh-ad The story of three tigers born in the Bronz zoo and reared in the apartment of Mrs Fred Martini, wife of the lion house keeper. Show the care and growth of the tiger triplets from infancy to maturity SWAMPLAND. LibraryFlm 1936 lOmin sd (Struggle to live ser) $25 591.5 el-Jh-sh-c Produced by R.K.O. Van Beuren Corp. Story of wild animals life found in various Bwamplands of the United States THREE LITTLE BRUINS IN A CANOE. Castle 1947 llmin sd $17.50 591.5 p-el-jh May also be obtained in a silent version for $8.75 The three famous bears challenge the swift rapids of a river in a canoe THREE LITTLE BRUINS IN THE WOODS. Castle 1943 lOmin sd $17.50 591.5 p-el-Jh Also available in a silent version for $8.75 Unusual shots of baby bears and other wild creatures "Delightful film." Collaborator "Excellent photography." Collaborator THREE LITTLE BRUINS MAKE MISCHIEF. Castle 1946 lOmin sd $17.50 591.5 p-el-Jh Also available in a silent version for $8.75 "This is the hilarious story of three small bears who, one day, wander out of their forest and happen upon a farm. Their visit involves encounters with such oddities — to a bear — as a cow, a goose and a horse. "Then they find the kitchen which, naturally, complicates things." Movie makers WHO'S WHO AT THE BRONX ZOO. Pictorial 1947 lOmin sd $16, rent $3.50 591.5 el-jh-ad Also available in a silent version for $10 Produced by Emerson Yorke Studio With the camera poking thru the bars and behind the scenes of life at the New York zoological Gardens, the film portrays not only the vast selection of rare and unusual wild life, but shows the complexity and fascination of zoo management, including care and feeding of the animals, birds and reptiles WILD ANIMALS— THEIR HOMES AND HABITS. Barr 1940 lOmin sd (Trailside adventures) $40 591.5 p-el-Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Also available in a silent version for $30 "Interesting comparison of animal homes and the method of protecting the young. Includes both bird and mammal homes. Timed narration to be read by teacher for silent print." Collaborator WILD ELEPHANT ROUNDUP. Castle 1941 lOmin sd $17.50 591.5 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Also available in a silent version for $8.75 A band of twenty natives under the leadership of one white man sight and stalk a herd of 800 elephants into African wastelands. Armed only with ropes they succeed in capturing a number of the frightened beasts who put up a tremendous struggle, uprooting trees in their frenzy. The captured elephants are taken off among older, tamed elephants A bit exciting for very young children WILD LIFE ON THE DESERT. Calif,U 1936 12min si $20, rent $1 591.5 el-Jh-sh-c Scenes of wild life found on the desert between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevadas WING, CLAW AND FANG. Castle 1944 lOmin sd $17.50 591.5 el-Jh-sh-ad Also available in a silent version for $8.75 "A kitten, a pup, a penguin, and a lion are the stars in this movie which reveals the fact that birds and beasts react in intelligent ways. Final scenes show a lion trainer wrestling and playing with a lion which has already been trained. "Gtood for very young children except this final scene." Collaborator THE ZOO. EBF 1949 llmin sd color $90, rent $5 591.5 p-el-Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Collaborator: Robert Bean, director of the Chicago Zoological Park (Brookfleld Zoo) Pictures many of the wild animals living in a zoo which is unique for its natural habitats instead of cages ZOO'S WHO. Official 9min sd (Adventure thrills) $17.50 591.5 p-el-Jh-sh Also obtainable with Spanish dialog; and in a silent version for $8.75 A complete tour of a modern zoo — where large enclosures surrounded by moats are used instead of cages. Training lions, tigers, elephants, penguins, seals and monkeys 591.57 Means of protection CAMOUFLAGE IN NATURE THROUGH * FORM AND COLOR MATCHING. Coronet 1946 lOmin sd color $90 591.57 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Collaborator: Harriet M. Smith, Chicago Academy of Sciences Shows how animals, birds and fish protect themselves from their natural enemies by a disguised appearance. Thirty-two species are shown CAMOUFLAGE IN NATURE THROUGH PAT * TERN MATCHING. Coronet 1946 7i^min sd color $67.50 591.57 Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Collaborator: Harriet M. Smith, Chicago Academy of Sciences Shows that most backgrounds in nature are not single colors but patterns. The protective values of age and sex differences in patterning are also shown. The latter part of the reel deals with bold designs, dazzling effects, and appendages — all of which serve to break up the characteristic outlines and confuse the identification of the animal 395