Business screen magazine (1946)

FILM LABORATORIES HILLSIDE 7471 1161 NORTH HIGHLAND AVE. HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIFORNIA The CoininercialJIewsreel NEW SPONSORED FILM PROGRAMS OF THE CURRENT PERIC Role of Savings and Investments Analyzed in New Bankers' Film ♦ Oi>ii<>rliinih I .S..t. is tin till"' of a m'i> Hiiiirn Miund filtii sponsored l>v till iiivi'slmeiit Hankers As.sueiation of America and viewed by members for the first time at the Spriiif; Meeting of the Board of (iovernors. May 14-17. the Grcenliricr. White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The tilm develops the saving-investing ihenic and in narrative form porlravs the role of the investment hanker in that process. It shows how the investment hanker channels the savings of the nation into use by business and government to provide a constant flow of modern tools so essential to an expanding economy. Running time of the film is 27 minutes. Prints of Opporliinily — U.S.A. uill be made available in June for the use of members. General circulation will begin in .September. The film project was initiated by Joseph T. Johnson, of The Milwaukee Co.. president of the association, as pari of the public education direction of XoRMAN Smith. Merrill Lvnch. Pierce. Fenner & Beane. chairman of the I.B.A. education committee. U.S. Foreign Policy Studied in Quaker's "A Time for Greatness" ♦ To stimulate tiiiiiking and discussion of the fundamental issues of American foreign policy, the American Friends Service Committee has released A Time jor Greatness. 16mm sound film based on the committee's pamphlet "Steps to Peace." Analyzing the moral problems posed by America's dej)endence on military strength, the 27-minute film is an exposition of the Quaker's pointof-view toward U.S. foreign policy. A Time for Greatness may be borrowed from any of the 14 local offices of the Friends' committee la small service fee is charged in a j few of the ofTices) or it may be purchased outright for S25. Detailed informati<m may be obtained from ll.e American Friends Service Committee. 20 .South ]2lh St.. Philadelphia 7. Penn. Sharp 4 Dohme, Dept. of Defense Sponsor Blood Plasma Film ♦ I'hiladelphians soon will see the complete story of IiIihkI plasma on television in a 13-minute film jointl> sponsored by Sii vki i DonMK. l.\<:., largest processors of bloj plasma in the world, and the U Department of Defense. To be presented on WFIL-TV.I film will record every phase in t development and use of whole \)\o and blood plasma — collection blood at local centers, the operali of Sharp i Dohme facilities in p jiaring the blood for di.stributic and the eventual use of the wlu blood and plasma on battlefields. ' impress the |>eople at home w the tremendous importance of blol plasma to .America's fighting mi. films of blood actually in use on I front lines will be integrated lU the film. The com|)leted film will be mat available at cost to other televisit stations, and additional prints v| be set aside for use by county m<ical societies, conventions, and ci : organizations. Additional infom tion may be obtained from Sha Dohme. Inc.. 640 .No. Broad Philadelphia 30, Penn. Bakelite Sponsors Plastic Rim * Modern uses of plastic are viewed in Flight to the Fu color and sound film sponsored I Bakelite Co.mpany. a division | I nion Carbide and Carbon Premiered recently at Chicago's | quire Theatre, the film explains I deeply plastics have entered into j lives of everyone — both in home and in business. Modern Talking Picture Ser will distribute the new film tionallv for the Bakelite Co. Film Program to Serve 200,000 ♦ The nation's capital has a < munity film program that is joi: sponsored by the city's Eveninp .' newspaper, recreation departtn and "The" Film Center, headed C. T. Chandler, former memht' the .\AV.\ board of directors. This summer the program is pected to serve more than 2(K).i" |K-ople with its pictures. To Serve You Better c/w. ew an JJ^i arger StUi 159 East Chicago Aveo i CHICAGO 11 THE KNIGHT STUDll Distinctive Type Titles i Motion Pictures. Slidefilms, ■ 14 BISINES.'^ SCREEN M \ r. V Z I