Documentary News Letter (1942-1943)

DOCUMENTARY NEWS LETTER JULY 1942 FILM LIBRARIES Borrowers 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. 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 East Indies. 16 mm. Sd. H. Mathematical Films. Available from B. G. D. Salt and R. A. Fairthorne, Kirk Michael. HillHeld Road, Farnborough, Hants. Five mathematical films suitable for senior classes. 16 mm. & 9.5 mm. St. H. Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Traf Association of Scientific Workers, 30 Bedford Central Film Library, Imperial Institute, S.W.7. Row, W.C.I. Scientific Film Committee. Graded Has absorbed the Empire Film Library and the List of Films. A list of scientific films from many G.P.O. Film Library. Also contains all new ford Park, Manchester, 17. Planned Electrifica sources, classified and graded for various types of M.O.I. non-theatricai films. No general catalogue ''<"j> a film on tne electrification of the winding audience. On request, Committee will give ad yet issued. A hand list of M.O.I. films is available. vice on programme make-up and choice of films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. and surface gear in a coal mine. Available for showing to technical and educational groups. 16 mm. Sd. F. 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. 1 8 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., 16 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, 111 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.). Six films produced direct for the Council also available, including Fear and Peter Brown, Carry on Children, and Breath of Danger. 35 mm. and 16 mm. Sd. and St. H. and F. 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. Crookes' Laboratories, Gorst Road, Park Royal, N.W.10. Colloids in Medicine. 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. 1 . Mouvemcnts 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. II. 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. Pathescope, North Circular Road, Cricklewood, N.W.2. Wide selection of silent films, including cartoons, comedies, drama, documentary, travel, sport. Also good selection of early American and German films. 9.5 mm. Sd. & St. H. Petroleum Films Bureau, 15 Hay Hill, Berkeley Square, W.l. Some 25 technical and documentary films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Religious Film Library, Church Walk. Dunstable, Beds. Films of religious and temperance appeal. Also list of supporting films from other sources. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Scottish Central Film Library, 2 Newton Place. Charing Cross, Glasgow, C.3. A wide selection of teaching films from many sources. Contains some silent Scots films not listed elsewhere. Library available to groups in Scotland only. 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Sound-Film Services, 27 Charles Street, Cardiff: Library of selected films including Massingham's And So to Work. Rome and Sahara have French commentaries. 16 mm. Sd. H. South African Railways Publicity and Travel Bureau, South Africa House, Trafalgar Square, W.C.2. 10 films of travel and general interest. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & 4 St. versions. F. Southern Railway, General Manager's Office, Waterloo Station, S.E.I. Seven films (one in colour) including Building an Electric Coach, South Africa Fruit (Southampton Docks to Covent Garden), and films on seaside towns. 16 mm. St. F. Wallace Heaton, Ltd., 127 New Bond Sticet. W.l. Three catalogues. Sound 16 mm., silent 16 mm., silent 9.5 mm. Sound catalogue contains number of American feature films, including Thunder Over Mexico, and some shorts. Silent H mm. catalogue contains first-class list of earh American, German and Russian features anc shorts, 9.5 catalogue has number of carl\ Uer man films and wide selection of e;«lv. Arneflcar and English slapstick comedies. 16 mni' & 9.5 mm. Sd. & St. H. , ' . % jj Workers' Film Association,. .Ltd.'-" Transpor House, Smith Square. London. SAV.l. Film of democratic and co-operative interest. Note 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, Lomion, I I, and printed by Slrnson Shand Ltd., The Shenval Press, London I