Catalogue of Pathépictures Selected for Educational, Religious and Social Groups (1925)

P AT HEPICTURE S 19 HOOFBEATS (M., HS., J.) 1 Reel The daily routine life of a race horse is shown here, what they eat and drink and how they exercise. There is some slow motion photography of races and jumps. THE HAPPY YEARS (M., H.S., J.) 1 Reel This Sportlight goes back to the happy days of boyhood, with the old swimming hole and the improvised baseball diamond and all that stands for boyhood in the country, or a small town. THE DANGER LURE (M., H.S.) 1 Reel The lure of danger begins in the cradle and continues through life. This is proven by the thrills and risks taken in such sports as motor boat racing, wrestling, pole vaulting, jumping, hurdling and sprinting. SPORTING RHYTHM (M., H.S., J.) 1 Reel Slow motion analysis of good form in dancing, ball playing and boxing demonstrates that perfect rhythm is an important part of success in athletics. GRIDIRON GLORY (M., H.S.) 1 Reel This one reel shows in detail the technique and hard labor involved in football training. Pictures were taken at some of the big colleges during the football season. INVADERS (M., H.S.) 1 Reel This review of recent international sporting events, in which America has defeated competing invaders, shows tennis, cricket, polo, racing, golf and yachting. It ends with shots of battle ships and a plea for preparedness for defense in time of war. BRAIN AND BRAWN (M., H.S.) 1 Reel A contrast between the school of fifty years ago, with its emphasis on study and lack of physical training, and the school of today in which physical training plays so large a part. The pictures are taken at Culver Military Academy and show drill, horseback, tennis and other sports as well as the school's routine. STUNTS (M., H.S., J.) 1 Reel This reel shows some of the highlights in sports and athletics and the hard work required to attain great skill. Bird Millman performs on a tight rope above Broadway, Johnny Wiesmuller does some trick swimming and the picture ends with games played by gobs in training. SPIKES AND BLOOMERS (M., H.S., J.) 1 Reel Contrasting the sports of the modern girl with those of the girls of former days. Slow motion pictures of girls, running, jumping, diving, throwing the disc, javelin and playing baseball and basketball. SPORTING SPEED (M., H.S. J.) 1 Reel Speed as a requirement for self preservation or as an outlet for the thrill which danger brings is the theme of this reel, which shows racing among men and dogs, swimming, ice skating, ice boating and the greatest speed of all in motor boat racing. NATURE'S ROUGE (M., H.S., J.) 1 Reel Activities of the girls at the summer camp of the Sargent School, such as swimming, basketball and canoeing. SWIFT AND STRONG (M., H.S., J.) 1 Reel Normal and slow motion pictures demonstrate speed and grace in footraces, hurdling, pole vaulting, disc throwing and broad jumping. ROUGH AND TUMBLE (M., H.S.) 1 Reel The rough and tumble sports, from broncho busting to pushball, football, wrestling and field hockey are shown in this reel. BY HOOK OR CROOK (M., H.S., J.) 1 Reel Fred Stone and Rex Beach go fishing together. The well-known comedian doesn't fish scientifically, while the eminent author does, but results show that sometimes luck is better than science. SPORTING AMOUR (M., H.S., J.) 1 Reel The "armour" of modern sports, such as football and ice hockey, is contrasted with the armour of the Middle Ages. CHAMPIONS (M., H.S., J.) 1 Reel ! This reel shows in both slow motion and normal speed the form of the champions in golf, tennis, sprinting, baseball, diving, swimming and crew.