Amateur Movie Makers (Dec 1926-Dec 1927)

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Helen Wills comes to aid the A Six other Bell & Howell Bei Character Title Writer —Trans-lux Daylight Hand Carrying Strap — 3% -inch Tele Show you ■ ■* BETTER TENNIS" "jLJTERE is a remarkable new addition to "Filmo Library." Helen ■"■ -" Wills, "Little Poker Face" as she is lovingly called by her many admirers, comes to your home in four 100 -foot reels to show you how to play better tennis. In these four reels you see demonstrated the snap, drive, and precision that won for Miss Wills the title of Amateur Woman Champion of the World in this year's tournament at Wimbledon, England. These films are excellently edited and titled. A liberal sprinkling of s-l-o-w motion and stop scenes helps you to study each phase of the various strokes and correct any fault that may be hampering your game. No living player could give you instruction as these movies do, for it is impossible for anyone to make strokes so slowly and still retain perfect tennis form. Each of the four 100-foot, 16mm. reels can be obtained separately. To have a tennis movie that will cover all points of the game, however,it is suggested that you secure the four reels spliced together in one 400-foot reel in proper sequence, enclosed in a humidor can. Prices are as follows, from your dealer or from us: TITLE PRICE TITLE PRICE E-19 General Instruction . . $7.50 E-21 Forehand Strokes . . . $7.50 E-20 The Serve $7.50 E-22 Backhand Strokes . . $7.50 E-23 Complete four-reel subject, spliced together including 400-foot reel and humidor can. Price .... $30.00 Mark and mail the coupon for complete list of subjects available in FILMO LIBRARY. To express your own personality in movie titles use the Bell 8C Howell Character Title Writer With the Bell & Ho-well Character Title Writer you can take a movie of your own hand or anyone else's in the very act of writing the title By adding a line or two at a time, stopping the camera as you do so, you get the true professional "animated cartoon" that seems to appear from nowhere as if by magic kOZENS of tricks heretofore possible only to the profes'sional camera man are now made possible to you through this simple accessory known as the Character Title Writer. In reality it is a miniature "movie stage" with a setting for the camera, and powerful electric lights to give proper illumination. There is hardly a limit to the scenes you can set on this stage, with surprising effects when shown on the screen. For example: You can make your own cartoon movie sketches. Artistic titles are made by cutting pictures out of magazines, pasting them down and lettering in the titles. An infinite number of unique effects can be obtained in this way. You can get the signatures of your friends, showing the hand in the actual act of writing. Small clay figures may be modeled and set up on your stage or small objects such as butterflies, plants, pieces of embroidery, etc., may be photographed on this background. The resulting scenes make interesting titlesettings and give your movies a really personal touch. Price of complete Character Title Writer outfit, including title card holder, automatic prism compensating focuser, camera mount, two especially designed electric light bulbs with reflectors, lamp cord with push-button switch, white ink, pen holder and ball point pen, 12 Bell & Howell special title cards, and attractive carrying case . . . $45.00. See your dealer, or mark coupon for descriptive circular. T, u. A new Exf for use wit H1 ERE is a new exj arriving at the tube and get direct e extra rapid subjects, interiors, mountain for each speed of the No complicated table element can enter to is achieved with utm Two models are avai Model I for nearsight permits the use of eit Sole leather case, han fully descriptive bool BEL 1828 L New York * Holfy Twenty-four