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Descriptive Catalogue of Pathéscope Films (1918)

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INTRODUCTION IN response to repeated requests, and as the result of several years' experience, during which the need of a reference book has become more and more evident, we have prepared this Classified Descriptive Catalog, which we take pleasure in presenting to Pathescope owners. The subjects listed herein are all available on the special narrow width, slow-burning Pathescope film. As new films are issued, supplementary lists will be published. An average of eight new reels are issued weekly. To permit an intelligent selection of subjects, we have divided them into classes as follows: Number Listed. Class. Subject. 1. Travel, Hunting, Manners and Customs. 136 2. Industries, Forestry, Agriculture. 78 3. Popular Science, Natural History. 77 4. Topical and War. 70 5. Fairy and Trick Scenes. 35 6. Comic Scenes. 51 7. Vaudeville. 37 8. Comedies. 189 9. Dramas. 169 10. Religious and Biblical Scenes. 23 11. Reconstructed History. 16 12. Military Sports. \\ 13. Detective Stories. 27 14. Animated Cartoons. 16 Total number subjects 935 A Film Exchange is like a Public Library in that it is subject to constantly changing demands for the subjects in its possession. Unlike a Public Library, however, a Film Exchange is a business institution, which must earn its expenses and a fair return upon the capital invested, and it is quite evident that this can only be done by keeping the films continually in use. , This means that the Subscriber cannot send in a list of say five subjects desired and always expect to get all five of them at once. Subscribers are urged to select from this catalog about fifty numbers at a time, from which to supply their regular exchanges until