Educational film guide ()

1949 EDITION 921 OLD HICKORY. TFC 17min sd color apply 921 Jh-sh Produced by Warner Bros. A biography of Andrew Jackson from the battle of New Orleans in 1812 thru his presidential career Recommended by the American Heritage Foundation ONE AGAINST THE WORLD. TFC llmin sd (Passing parade) apply 921 Jh-sh-c Produced by Metro-Gtoldwyn-Mayer "The story of Dr. Ephralm McDowell, of Danville, Kentucky. On Christmas day, 1809, ridiculed by his profession, threatened by the superstition and opposition of his neighbors, (but protected by the husband of his patient, Mrs. Jane Crawford), Dr. McDowell defied the bigoted crowd which prepared to hang him on his own lawn, and performed the first major operation on any human being in the world, thus paving the way for the advances of modern medical science." Advisory committee PASTEUR. Brandon 1937 70min sd rent $15 921 sh-c Made in France this film has French dialog with English subtitles. Sacha Guitry plays the title role "Beginning at the time of the FrancoPrussian War, when the fame of Pasteur was not yet firmly established, the action covers a period of slightly more than a score of years, ending with the remarkable world-wide celebration of Pasteur's seventieth birthday on December 27, 1892. "The high spot of the picture is the first inoculation of a human being, a nine-yearold Alsatian boy, Joseph Meister, against rabies in 1885." NY Times PATRICK HENRY OF VIRGINIA. VaStDptEd 1948 16min sd color (It happened In Virginia) $135 921 el-Jh-sh A first person narrative of Patrick Henry's life filmed on the spots where he lived PERFECT TRIBUTE. TFC 19min sd apply 921 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "A dramatization based on the story by Mary Shipman Andrews. . . The presentation is vivid and effective. It clearly reveals the spirit of Lincoln and his attitude toward the South." Advisory committee PROPHET WITHOUT HONOR. TFC llmin sd (MGM miniatures) apply 921 Jh-sh-ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A biographical description of the work of Admiral Maury, out of which has developed the U.S. Weather Bureau PUBLIC LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Nu Art 1945 33min sd $150, rent $8 921 el-Jh-sh-ad Guide Includes Just those events in the life of Lincoln that are most studied In school — the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln and the cabinet; the conduct of the Civil war, the making of the Emancipation proclamation, the carrying out of Lincoln's great Ideals and his tragic death RED WAGON. SwiftPR 1946 45min sd color loan 921 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by American Film Center Depicts colorful life of G. F. Swift, founder of the meat packing flrnK Swift realizes the key to success lies in a good and steady supply for his market. The big supply is in the West, so he goes to Wyoming Territory to bargain for cattle ROMANCE OF ROBERT BURNS. TFC 17mln sd color (Broadway brevities) apply 921 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures A story woven about episodes In the life of Robert Burns, with musical accompaniment Including "Auld lang syne" and "Flow gently, sweet afton" THE ROYAL WEDDING. BIS 1948 30min sd color rent $7.50 921 Jh-sh-ad Produced by the J. Arthur Rank Organization Shows the grandeur and solemnity of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. The camera turns back to show glimpses of the lives of the bridal pair, and fully records the procession and celebrations of the wedding day SCHUBERT THE MELODY MASTER. Films 90min sd rent $17.50 921 Jh-sh-c-ad Alan Curtis and Ilona Massey head the cast. Many of Schubert's compositions are played SERVANT OF MANKIND. TFC 9mln sd apply 921 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "Film-sketch of Thomas A. Edison and his contribution to posterity. Educational and instructive as well as entertaining." Tennessee SISTER KENNY. RKORadio 116min sd apply 921 Jh-sh-ad Rosalind Russell portrays the life of Sister Kenny on the screen STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. Films 90min sd apply 921 Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Produced by 20th Century-Fox Spencer Tracy plays the reporter who succeeds in the seemingly hopeless assignment to locate Livingstone STEPHEN FOSTER. LIbraryFlm llmin sd $21 921 el-Jh-sh-c The songs of this American composer are sung during the action of an appropriate playlet STORY OF ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL. Films 1943 105min sd apply 921 el-Jh-sh-c-tr-ad Guide Produced by 20th Century-Fox The story of Alexander Bell and the telephone. Features Don Araeche, Loretta Young and Henry Fonda "Suitable for assembly programs. Helpful in science study." Collaborator STORY OF ALFRED NOBEL. TFC 1940 llmin sd (Passing parade) apply 921 jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "Shows a Nobel Prize notification, then shifts to a close-up of Nobel. In his laboratory, he is searching for a way to harness nitroglycerine. He notices the fluid soaking into white clay, and thus accidentally discovers dynamite. A montage follows of the commercial uses of dynamite, all of which have aided in mankind's progress. The commentator in this film is outstanding. This subject is very entertaining as well as educational." California 629