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

PATHEPICTURES 47 Miscellaneous MAUD MULLER (M., H.S., J.) 2 Reels An elaborate and idealized version of Whittier's poem. The story is introduced as a girl who is rich reads the poem to her lover, who is poor and afraid to ask her to marry him. ONE THIRD OFF (M., H.S.) 2 Reels Irvin Cobb and Grantland Rice collaborated in the production of this two-reel comedy, which has to do with the vicissitudes of a fat man who is trying to reduce. THE DEATH RAY (M., H.S.) 2 Reels H. Grindell Mathews, English scientist and inventor of a ''death ray," shows some of the machinery he uses in casting the mysterious beam which is said to be capable of destroying life and matter at great distances. The two reels were made with the assistance of the French Government. This picture is a powerful argument for world peace. BIRDS OF PASSAGE (M., H.S., J., Ch.) 3 Reels This beautiful and remarkable picture, made by Bengt. Berg, the famous Swedish ornithologist, shows the annual migration of the birds of Northern Europe down the Nile to Abyssinia. The birds are shown in their native habitats, then in Egypt, in the shadow of the pyramids where they rest on their journey south. From there we follow their flight to the White Nile, where thousands of birds from Europe, Asia and Africa congregate and feed during the winter months. With the coming of spring the homeward flight begins and we leave the birds in countless numbers winging their way towards Europe. This picture is of especial interest to bird lovers and to those interested in the preservation of game. Its unforgettable beauty and the intimate "close-ups" of various wild birds give the picture sufficient interest for a recreational program. WHY ELEPHANTS LEAVE HOME (M., H.S., J.) 2 Reels The elephant in Ceylon is a beast of burden, a means of transportation, a derrick and a day laborer. This picture, which shows his various uses, is more suited to recreational than to educational programs because it is titled to entertain rather than instruct. IS CONAN DOYLE RIGHT? (M., H.S.) 2 Reels A most absorbing and valuable picture that exposes the tricks resorted to by fake spiritualists in their alleged communications with the dead and shows the value of psychic research by serious students and scientists. FLEECED FOR GOLD (M., H.S., J., Ch.) 1 Reel A picture of the sheep raising industry on one of the biggest ranches in the Northwest. There is a thread of a story with a hero who goes to work because his sweetheart refuses to marry him until he proves that he can make money as well as spend it. THE ROYAL CHINOOK (M., H.S.) 2 Reels This picture shows in great detail methods of raising salmon, and the life history of the fish from the time of hatching until they return to their native streams to spawn and die. THE PRICE OF PROGRESS (M., H.S.) 2 Reels An interesting picture of logging in the Northwest. THE SILVER HORDE (M., H.S.) 1 Reel When the smelts appear in the Western rivers whole communities assemble to catch the delectable fish. This picture shows in what vast numbers the smelts come and how one community turned out to greet the "smelt run." THE CRYSTAL ASCENSION (M., H.S.) 1 Reel A beautiful and interesting picture of a party ascending Mount Washington. WEEPING WATERS (M., H.S.) 2 Reels A beautiful scenic with an old Indian legend incorporated. The story tells of an Indian girl who unwittingly chooses the moccasins of death for her lover and places the moccasins of life upon the feet of the chief whom her father commands her to marry.