Documentary News Letter (1942-1943)

DOCUMENTARY NEWS LETTER JUNE 1942 FILM LIBRARIES Borrower* of films are asked to apply as much in advance as possible, to give alternative booking dates, and to return the films immediately after use. H. A hire charge is made. F. Free distribution. Sd. Sound. St. Silent. Association of Scientific Workers, 30 Bedford Row, W.C.I. Scientific Film Committee, (nailed List of Films. A list of scientific films from many sources, classified and graded for various types of audience. On request, Committee will give advice on programme make-up and choice of films. Austin Film Library. 24 films of motoring interest, industrial, technical and travel. Available only from the Educational Films Bureau, Tring, Herts. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Australian Trade Publicity Film Library. 18 films of Australian life and scenery. Available from the Empire Film Library. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. 3, sound films on 9.5 mm. available from Pathescope. British Commercial Gas Association, Gas Industry House, 1 Grosvenor Place, S.W.I. Films on social subjects, domestic science, manufacture of gas. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & a few St. F. British Council Film Department, 3 Hanover Street, W.l. Films of Britain, 1941. Catalogue for overseas use only but provides useful synopses for 100 sound and silent documentary films. British Film Institute, 4 Great Russell Street, London, W.C.I, (a) National Film Library Loan Section to stimulate film appreciation by making available copies of film classics. 35 mm., 1 6 mm. Sd. & St. H. (b) Collection of Educational Films. The Institute has a small collection of educational films not available from other sources. 35 mm., 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. British Instructional Films, 1 1 1 Wardour Street, W.l. Feature films; Pathe Gazettes and Pathetones; a good collection of nature films. A new catalogue is in preparation. 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Canadian Pacific Film Library. 15 films of Canadian life and scenery. Available from the Empire Film Library. 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Canadian Government Exhibitions and Publicity. A wide variety of films. Available from the Empire Film Library. Central Council for Health Education. Catalogue of some 250 films, mostly of a specialist health nature, dealing with Diphtheria, Housing, Maternity, Child Welfare, Personal Hygiene, Prevention of Diseases, Physical Fitness, etc. Most films produced by societies affiliated to the Council, or on loan from other 16 mm. distributors (e.g. B.C.G.A.). Si\ films produced direct for the Council also available, including Feai ami Pete, Brown, (airy on Children, and Breath of Danger. 35 mm. and 16 mm. Sd. and St. H. and F. Central Film Library, Imperial Institute, S.W.7. Has absorbed the Empire Film Library and the C.P.O. Film Library. Also contains all new M.O.I, non-theatrical films. No general catalogue Coal Utilisation Joint Council, General Buildings, Aldwych, London, W.C.2. Films on production of British coal and miners* welfare. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. F. Dartington Hall Film Unit, Totnes, South Devon. Classroom films on regional and economic geography. 16 mm. St. H. Dominion of New Zealand Film Library. 415 Strand, W.C.2. 22 films of industry, scenery and sport. Includes several films about the Maoris. 16 mm. St. F. Educational Films Bureau, Tring, Herts. A selection of all types of film. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Education General Services, 37 Golden Square, W.l. A wide selection of films, particularly of overseas interest. Some prints for sale. 16 mm. & St. H. Electrical Development Association, 2 Savoy Hill, Strand, W.C.2. Four films of electrical interest. Further films of direct advertising appeal are available to members of the Association only. 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Empire Film Library. Films primarily of Empire interest, with a useful subject index. Now merged with the Central Film Library. 16 mm. and a few 34 mm. Sd. & St. F. Film Centre, 34 Soho Square, W. I . Mouvements Vibratoires A film on simple harmonic motion. French captions. 35 mm. & 16 mm. St. H. Ford Film Library, Dagenham, Essex. Some 50 films of travel, engineering, scientific and comedy interest. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Gaumont-British Equipments, Film House, Wardour Street, W.l. Many films on scientific subjects, geography, hygiene, history, language, natural history, sport. Also feature films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. &St. H. G.P.O. Film Library. Over 100 films, mostly centred round communications. Now merged with the Central Film Library. 35 mm., 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Kodak, Ltd., Kingsway, W.C.2. (a) Kodascope Library. Instructional, documentary, feature, western, comedy. Strong on early American comedies. 16 mm. & 8 mm. St. H. (A separate List of Educational Films, extracted from the above, is also published. A number of films have teaching notes.) (b) Medical Film Library. Circu lation restricted to members of medical profession. Some colour films. Some prints for outrighl sale. 16 mm. St. H. March of Time, Dean House, 4 Dean Street W.l. Selected March of Time items, including Soldiers with Wings, Britain's R.A.F., Dutch Easi Indies. 16 mm. Sd. H. Mathematical Films. Available from B. G. D Salt, 5 Carlingford Road, Hampstead, N.W.3 Five mathematical films suitable for senio classes. 16 mm. & 9.5 mm. St. H. Metropolitan^ ickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Traf ford Park, Manchester, 17. Planned Elect rifica tion, a film on the electrification of the windin and surface gear in a coal mine. Available fo showing to technical and educational groups 16 mm. Sd. F. Pathescope, North Circular Road, Cricklewood, f N.W.2. Wide selection of silent films, includin cartoons, comedies, drama, documentary, trave sport. Also good selection of early America and German films. 9.5 mm. Sd. & St. H. Petroleum Films Bureau, 15 Hay Hill, Berkelel ffl Square. W. 1 . Some 25 technical and documentary j films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Religious Film Library, Church Walk, Dun* Pl table, Beds. Films of religious and temperanc co appeal. Also list of supporting films from oth« sources. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Scottish Central Film Library, 2 Newton Plao " Charing Cross, Glasgow, C.3. A wide selectio of teaching films from many sources. Contail $ some silent Scots films not listed elsewher ^ Library available to groups in Scotland onl] lb 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Sound-film Services. 27 Charles Street. Cardiff , Library of selected films including Massingham And So to Work. Rome and Sahara have Frenc| ": commentaries. 16 mm. Sd. H. South African Railways Publicity and Trav n Bureau, South Africa House, Trafalgar Square, || W.C.2. 10 films of travel and general interes „• 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & 4 St. ' Southern Railway, General Manager's Offic Waterloo Station, S.E.I. Seven films (one i colour) including Building an Electric Coa<A\ f South Africa Fruit (Southampton Docks Covent Garden), and films on seaside towr 16 mm. St. F. Wallace Heaton, Ltd., 127 New Bond Stree W.l. Three catalogues. Sound 16 mm., 16 mm., silent 9.5 mm. Sound catalogue contain number of American feature films, includii K Thunder Over Mexico, and some shorts. Silent 1 mm. catalogue contains first-class list of e; American, German and Russian features i shorts, 9.5 catalogue has number of early Gel f man films and wide selection of early America and English slapstick comedies. 16 mm. & 9. mm. Sd. & St. H. Workers' Film Association, Ltd. Transpo House, Smith Square, London, S.W.I. Filnl of democratic and co-operative interest. Notes and suggestions for complete programmes Some prints for sale. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Owned and published by Film Centre Ltd., 34 Soho Square, London, W.\, and printed by Si-nson Shand Ltd., The Shenval Press, London and Hertford