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1949 EDITION d2i DANIEL BOONE. Yale 1923 36min si (Chronicles of America photoplays) rent $6 921 el-Jh-sh Guide Adapted from "Pioneers of the Old Southwest," a chronicle written by Constance Lindsay Skinner Portrays the extreme dangers and hardships endured by the first pioneers to strike westward and links up their exploits with the border wars of the Revolutionary period. Depicts how in 1776 Boone is sent by Kentucky land owners as the forerunner of a new settlement. He establishes Boonesboro, but the colony faces extinction thru sickness and Indian depredations. Boone is captured by the Shawnees In 1778 a French officer in the British service directs an Indian offensive against Boonesboro. Boone escapes, races back to his settlement and successfully defends it against a bitter nine day attack DAVID LIVINGSTONE IN AFRICA. RFA 1925 90min si rent $8 921 Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Biography of the great missionary, from his early days in England to his triumphs in Africa. Authentic settings "The reviewers felt that although the film is 'dated' in its technique, it has become a classic of its type, and that audiences, realising this, would not criticise It severely In spite of defects in production." British film Inst DRIVEN WESTWARD. TFC 1948 30mln sd apply 921 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Adapted from "Brlgham Young" produced by 20th Century-Fox After a long struggle among themselves the colonists finally Incorporate the Bill of rights in the federal constitution. The picture shows the steps by which this significant development was achieved. A foreword emphasizes the importance of this picture's message in the present world situation FINLANDIA. Sterling 1947 lOmin sd $25 921 Jh-sh-c-ad Sibelius, himself, at work and at leisure about his home before a musical backdrop of 'Finlandla" and the immortal "Second Symphony." Music by the Helsinki philharmonic orchestra manded unconditional surrender for the enemy, the meeting at Pearl Harbor and his Initial groundwork for the San Francisco Conference." Film world GIANT OF NORWAY. TFC llmin sd (Passing parade) apply 921 Jh-sh.ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "A biography of Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer and statesman, with particular emphasis on his relief work for famine stricken Russia in 1921. Nansen, failing to induce the League of Nations to assist the starving millions in Russia, visited the relief capitols of Europe and as a result the European Red Cross organizations fed and clothed over a million and a half Inhabitants of the Volga and South Ukraine regions. "The film emphasizes the sacrifice which Nansen the explorer made in order to become Nansen the humanitarian." Advisory committee GREAT HEART. TFC lOmIn sd (MGM miniatures) apply 921 sh-c-ad Produced by MetroGtoldwyn -Mayer "Tells the story of the leper colony of Molokai. "Both the commentary and the dramatic presentations are well handled. The film Is a faithful reproduction of Father Damlen's life story." Advisory committee GREAT MEDDLER. TFC Umln sd (Passing parade) apply 921 Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Metro-GoIdwyn-Mayer "The story of Henry Bergh who, in the middle of the nineteenth century, founded the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Scenes show a dog fight, horses pulling horsecars with too many passengers and callous handling of animals as they are being taken to market. "Henry Bergh succeeds in having a law enacted and has himself appointed as an officer. He spends his time attempting to carry out the law even against opposition from people in power who resent his interference." Advisory committee FORGOTTEN VICTORY. TFC llmin sd (Passing parade) apply 921 sh-c-ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "The story of Mark Carleton, a government research worker, and his discovery of a rust-and-biight proof wheat. His difficulties in provmg the advantages of Kubanka wheat and his subsequent povetry and death in SouthAmerica." Indiana FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (18821945), Official 1945 20min sd $37.50 921 el-Jh-sh-ad "This biographical sketch of the late President Roosevelt starts with scenes of his funeral. . . The film then goes back to scenes of his entry into politics In 1910. "Following this he served as Asst. Sec. of the Navy under Wilson, and in 1920 . he became youngest vice-presidential candidate in history. In 1928 he went to the state house in Albany to serve as the Governor of New York. "The film includes scenes and portions of his speeches during his first campaign as president of the United States in 1932 It shows . his numerous meetings with Churchill and Stalin, his declaration of war after the attack by the Japs on Pearl Harbor, the meeting at Casablanca in which he de HARMONY LANE. LlbraryFlm 90mln sd $187.50 921 sh-c-ad Also available In a 25mln excerpted version entitled "Beautiful Dreamer" Douglas Montgomery and Evelyn Venable star in a story of the life of Stephen Foster and the songs which he wrote IVAN THE TERRIBLE. Brandon 1947 85min sd (International classics) apply 921 c-ad Russian dialog with English titles Famous film biography of Ivan IV directed by Sergei Eisenstein, with an original score by Prokofieff JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS. Nu-Art 1946 lOmln sd (South African scene) $26, rent $1.50 921 sh-c-ad Guide Field Marshal Smuts, 76 years old and famed as a soldier of three wars, a statesman of foresight and wisdom for almost half a century, is shown in one of his favored roles, that of mountaineer. He climbs Table mountain, 3500 feet high, to deliver an address to the Table mountain club at its special anniversary memorial hike 627