Catalog of films for classroom use : handbook of information on films selected and classified by the advisory committee on the use of motion pictures in education (1941)

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emperor; his strategy of employing a double to officiate for him at many public functions. After Waterloo, he is con- demned to St. Helena forever, and his beloved son is held a virtual prisoner in Austria. Napoleon's double, Rebaux, who had returned to his farm with his sister, disappears. The sister is found living in great wealth. Napoleon's English doctor is replaced by another who does not know him. A follower receives a letter to the effect that Napoleon secretly left the island in 1818. Shortly thereafter an optical shop is opened by a man who resembles Napoleon. After the news of Napoleon's death, he closes the shop, gives his assistant a letter to de- liver to the King of France if he has not returned in three months^ In Vienna a man climbing the wall where Napoleon's son is imprisoned is shot by a sentry. He murmurs in French, "Duke of Reichstadt-son." A French official looks at the face, orders the body instantly hidden. In 1853, a jeweler, the former optical assistant, relates that his silence was purchased for 100,000 crowns. The records state that Re- baux died at St. Helena, but the date is crossed out. Recommended for students of French history, and espe- cially for those interested in historic research. NOSTRADAMUS (MGM) DIV-56 Historical Mystery Series 1 reel— B&W Running time —11 minutes The story of one of the world's most famous soothsay- ers, Nostradamus, who was born in France in 1503, is given here. After receiving his degree as a doctor, Nostradamus predicts the coming of the black plague and begins work on a cure for it, which he calls Nostrum. The plague does come and his medicine proves extremely effective. He writes a book in cryptic verse called "Prophetic Cen- turies." Among his predictions which have come true are: the king loses an eye jousting; the three sons of Catherine de Medici all, in turn, rule France; the execution of an Eng- lish king, (came true when Charles I was executed). Nostradamus' book foretold the fire in London, 100 years later. He saw land to the west, United States, to be helped by a Scottish pirate, John Paul Jones. The revolution in 206