Business screen magazine (1947)

In the mtm^^ m^/^\D California Gas Companies Expand Filnn Reports Into 6 New Subjects ♦ Aioiiiic Liiiig) li.ii iioi coiiicicd I lie iiiarkci on llie tliain itnclioii. I'olaiis I'itniits, Inc. cntounlcrcd I lie iJhcnonicnoii when ii (ilniicl ilu' <(>n-.inu lion slory ol a i.HOOmile naliiral j^as pipi line. Wlial siaiicil oil! to be a simple (onipanv filni lepoit has e\<)l\ed inlo six (lillcient motion |)i<nires. three ol iliem sponsored hv new (omparties. It all staited when Sot llthKN CAI.lFOkMA AND Soi THKRN C:oi:N riKs C;as CoMPAMiis of I.os Angeles derided tlicy wanted a IjIiii history of their gigantic new pijKlayiiig project. N'o sales pioniolion problem was invohetl. since the two companies are the oiiK gas suppliers in tlie aica ihe\ (over and new users auioniaticalIv turn to them. In laving ilu I exas-California, (i7 million d(]| lar pipe line, the companies weie Huiclv looking toward the future when a growing |)opnlation would lorce them to supplement theii rich, local, natural gas reserves. Since the gas. a by-prodnct of pciiiilruiM drilling, was being liurricd oil in the Texas region lor want III a market, the companies saw a (haiue to do the |)nbli( and themselves a good turn by piping I he gas into their region. Polaris I'ictines was engaged lo Idm a progress report on the pioj ect for company persoiniel. I hi first residt ol this elfon was a len imiiiite job in sonnd and (oloi. However, such a mass ol excelleni hint footage was left in the {in ling-room that a new, bigger and better |)icliire was in order. Thus was born H'estirnrd /•'low, a tweii ly-nine miniile. Kinini sound :ind color him sketdiing the pipe laving projed and especiallv desigin-d lo a<(piaint the pnblit with the woik ol ilicse big private ulililies. When lii si.vtss ScRi t .v ( ase hislorietl \i'i.slwa)(l I'lnw (.\o. 2. Vol, IX, p. 2'.^) . it mentioned that some of the film's basic jihoto grapliic shots plus a good deal ol new material would he used in producing two more pictures cen lering around ihe new pijie line. Till' Itarrs Cn Out was made for the Kt. I'aso Naiirai. (;as Co., who supervised construction on the eastern end of the l.liOd mile conduit. This film, h.indled through the Milholl and White igeiKV, siiesses the < oiisirv aiioii 111 iiaunal gas and condemns wasting it in flares on oil helds. The other motion j)ictiiie mentioned in the March Busine-SS ScRFFN review is The Biggest hull. This recent release is the glamorized. 35nim Cinerolor version of Wtilward I'low. With an original musical score by Darrvl Oalker and narration by Herbert .Miichell. the one-reel Uiggist Inch went out on paid theater distri billion this month. .\ sixth film was added to the series of chain reaction lilm pro ductions on the CaliforniaTexas |iipe line when the Pacific Licnri\c CoRPOR.VMON, .San Francisco, added a segment of the basic W'eslicard Flaw footage lo a good deal of new material to produce a film in coiijuiu tion with the sale of a securilies issue. How many more film links mav vei be added to iliis motion piiliiie ( liaiii is anybodv's guess. Roush Opens Long Island Studios ♦ Hiiaiisi III ilie piessuie ol ai (ommodaiing greallv increased business, Leslie Roush Produclions. Inc. has opened a new siudio ai .\Iineola, Long Island. The 111 Ills business offii es will remain ai II!) West .■)7lh .St, New Vork. ♦ MPO I'RODLcrnoNs Inc. of New Vork is working in Hawaii on a series of five color films loi P a.\ .A.MKRiCAN WoRi.i) .\irwa^s. The current production. Wbigs In lidvan, is sdu-diiled lor release. s?i:>.» ^ >. American Industry Abroad Foreign language versions of Loucks & Norling films, translated and recorded by us in French, Dutch, German, Spanish and Portuguese arc shown all over the world. American Type Founders Bulova Watch Company Coty Polaroid Corporation Revere Copper & Brass U. S. Navy We have available to us in New York City, the best translators and narrators of foreign languages in the United States. We will be glad to quote prices on request. LOUCI^^ORLINO 243 WEST 53 TM MOTlOn PICTURES ST. . NEW SLIDE FILMS YORK C IT^ SINCE 19?:. WoRN-Ot r VVAIFR HrAII-RS git lo "Olisiilitiii" ill iii-ir I'C.C.l film. Pacific Coast Gas Association Sponsors Promotional Color Film ^ J he pioblem ol ( (lii< aliii>; man ufaetureis. salesmen, distributors, jobbers, retailers and ultimate (onsuniers on an important fact about water healers, has been met with the produdion of a color slidelilm for the Pa<:ifii: (io.vsr Gas .Assoc:iAri()N. Produced b\ Roikett Pictures, Iiic, for the Water Heater Division of PCG.A, The Secret of Hot Water .\tagic effectively puts over the need for selling or i)iiying pn)perl\ sized water heaters to be sure ol an aclc(|uate supply of hot water. The story is entertainingly told bv a heater who luiined himself <mi trying to kee|> up with a job that was too big lor him in ilie home ol a growing laiiiilv. This film is being used widelv in .ill gioups (oiuerned wiih the manufaduie and sale ol water lualeis. Disiributed i)\ Rixkelt I'iiniiis ihrough the Paiihc Coast (..IS .\ssociation. Hut ]\' ti t r i Magic is being shown lo healer Miannfadureis' salesmen and (lisII ill representatives, ]oblH."r and wholesaler i)iT;anizations, retail sales personnel, public uiilitv companies' sales forces and to consumer groups. The informaiion in the film is based on the (ias Water Healer sizing chart adopted li\ ilie American (ias .\ssoc iaiion. Iiiloi inaiion regarding prints ol the film mav be oblaiiied boiii Clilh>rd |ohnsione, secreiaiy-man ager of the Pacific Coast (las As sociaticm, San Francisco, or Rmk (II Pictures. Inc.. Ilollvuood • • • Cutter Laboratories Fllmstrip Stiov»s Intravenous Technique 4 I III ( 1 I I I K I . VIIIIK V IIIKII s ol beikelev. (ialil., li.ivc sponsoied ,1 new .'S.'iinm black and while lihiisii ip designed lo instriid iiiirsiiig gioiips in ihe pioper tech iiiipie ol intravenous inliision. The strip. I .onO ic. '% Drxtrnsc I.I'., was filmed bv .Moss Prochiclions of S,in Fi,iiicisco in HighI, nut I lospital, Oakland. PiiidiK lion III (iillei soliiiions Is shiiwii in .ibiMii li.ill III ill! Iiliii. 34 USlNESS SCREEN MAGAZINE