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EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Films lOSmln sd apply , ^ F sh-c-ad Produced by Universal Picture Co. Claude Rains and Nelson Eddy in Gaston Leroux's story of the Paris opera iiouse PICAFLOR. Lewis 1937 65min sd rent $15 F Jh-sh-c Produced by ECA-Buenos Aires, Argentina "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 Spanish, 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 students of third year high school and second year college levels. "The story is a simple, romantic one, filled with good humor and fun, 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 customs officers the 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 officers, and through promises of a reward if he will tell who is the ringleader of the smugglers, is persuaded to turn state's evidence and the smuggler captain is caught. Picaflor has to go into hidiing for his part in tattling to the customs ofllcers, 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." Collaborator PIED PIPER. Films 1942 86min sd apply F jh-sh-ad Produced by 20th Century-Pox Monty Wooley, Roddy McDowell and Anne Baxter in Nevil Schute's famous novel It is the story of an abrupt and fearless man who earns the faith of five children who follow him from wartorn France into the comparative safety of England PONY EXPRESS. Kodascope 69min si rent $3.75 F el-Jh-sh Produced by Paramount Pictures, Inc. "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 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. TFC 38min sd apply F Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer This excerpted film version of Jane Austen's novel portrays the romance of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy, and depicts the emergence of a strong middle-class and the conflict which existed with the upper strata of English society RAINS CAME. Films lOSmin sd apply F sh-c-ad Produced by 20th Century-Fox Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power and George Brent in Bromfield's story of life in India REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM. Films 1938 Slmin sd apply F Jh-sh Produced by 20th Century-Fox Shirley Temple in a version of the Kate Douglas Wiggin's novel RUGGLES OF RED GAP. MMA 1935 lOOmin sd rent $20 F Jh-sh-ad Produced by Paramount Pictures Corp. Charles Laughton has the leading role in this classic of American humor RUSSIAN BALLERINA. Brandon 1947 75min sd (International film classics) apply F sh-ad Russian dialog with English titles A story of the rise of a new ballet star, featuring Maria Redina and Galina Ulanova, Russia's foremost ballerina, and the corps de ballet of the State theatre SEVENTH VEIL. UWF 93min sd (International film masterpieces) rent apply F sh-c-ad A J. Arthur Rank production released by Universal James Mason and Ann Todd in a story about a concert pianist who needs psychiatric treatment SHOE SHINE. UWF 1948 88min sd (Interna * tional film masterpieces) apply F * sh-c-ad Pictures the aftermath of World war II in Italy. Italian dialog; English titles SON OF FURY. Films 1942 90min sd apply F Jh-sh-ad Produced by 20th Century-Fox Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Frances Farmer and Roddy McDowell share honors in this story taken from the novel "Benjamin Blake" by Edison Marshall SONG OF BERNADETTE. Films IGOmin sd * apply F Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by 20th Century-Fox Jennifer Jones in Franz Werfel's novel of the life of Bernadette Soubirous, the humble peasant girl of Lourdes, France, who was canonized in 1933 SPANISH MAIN, RKORadio lOOmin sd color apply F Jh-sh-ad Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara and Walter Slezak in a tale of a buccaneer era in the Caribbean SPIRAL STAIRCASE. RKORadio 92min sd apply F sh-c-ad With a heroine who has lost the power of speech, much of the story is told solely thru the eye of the camera. Dorothy McGuire, George Brent and Ethel Barrymore STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. UWF 1948 103min * sd color (International film masterpieces) apply F Jh-sh-ad David Niven and Kim Hunter in a fantasy which tells of a RAF pilot's fight for life, helped by a courageous American girl 656