Documentary News Letter (1944-1945)

DOCUMENTARY NEWS LETTER No. 2 1944 17 CATALOGUE OF FILMS MADE BY THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION IN 1943 Published by Permission of the Ministry of Information. NOTES AND ABBREVIATIONS Film titles in brackets are alternative titles of films listed elsewhere in the catalogue. Names of people in brackets do not appear on credit titles. 1 5-M : Fifteen minute film release. I : Instructional. T: Mainly Theatrical Release. C.F.L. : Listed in Central Film Library catalogue. N.T. : Mainly Non-Theatrical Release. W : Withdrawn O : Despatched Overseas. OO : Mainly for Overseas use. OOO : Wholly for Overseas use. 1. THEATRICAL AND NON-THEATRICAL RELEASES TITI.K ABBREVIATIONS PROD. UNIT PRODUCER DIRECTOR RELEASE DATES T NT LENGTH NOTES (Autumn on the Farm) Before the Raid Biter Bit. The Boiler House Practice Breathing Space See "Crown of the Year" T O Crown I. Dalrymple J. Weiss 15-M Coombe Sir A. Korda — CFL I C.W.S. G.Wynn CFL OO Strand A. Shaw Britain Beats the Clock OOO Paramount (T. Cummins) Browned Off T O Strand D.Taylor C. Delatour Butterfly Bomb CFL I Verity — D. Birt Cameramen at War CFL 15-M Realist — Len Lye Canteen Command OOO Spectator M. Hankinson G. Gunn Catering CFL I Spectator M. Hankinson G. Gunn Cereal Seed Disinfection I Films of G.B. — A. Buchanan China CFL NT O P. Rotha Prods. D. Alexander Budge Cooper Cine Sports Magazine No. 3 ~ No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 OOO G.B.I. — — No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 No. 11 No. 12, No. 13 OOO G.B.S.S. — jCitizens of Tomorrow OOO Realist (J. Taylor) B. Smith Clean Milk CFL I O Realist Margaret Thorns Close Quarters T O Crown I. Dalrymple J. Lee Clyde Built CFL NT O Spectator M. Hankinson R. Carruthers iCoalminer O Strand B. Wright C. Delatour 'Come Again OOO Crown — Ralph Elton Common Cause CFL NT O Verity — H. Cass Convoy to Malta See "Malta Convoy" Crown of the Yeai CFL 15-M O Green Park — R. Keene Danger Area CFL NT O Verity H.Cass H. Cass Debris Clearance CFL I O Shell E. Anstey A. Womersley Debris Tunnelling CFL I O Shell E. Anstey K. Mander Defeat Tuberculosis CFL NT O Seven League — H. Nieter Dig for Victory (2) OOO Spectator — — . Doing Without OOO Spectator M. Hankinson G. Gunn Eggs and Milk CFL I Films of G.B. — A. Buchanan Factory Fire Guard CFL I O G.B.S.S. — F. Cadman Fire Guard Plan CFL I O Verity S. Box L. Birt Fires Were Started T O Crown I. Dalrymple H. Jennings First Aid On The Spot CFL I O G.B.S.S. F. Searle Floating Men OOO Films of G.B. A. Buchanan Garden Friends and Fo es CFL I G.B.I. — D. Catling Good Health in Scotlai id CFL NT Scottish Films S. Russell Hello, West Indies CFL OOO P. Rotha Prods. D. Alexander J. Page Highland Doctor CFL NT O P. Rotha Prods. (P. Rotha) Kay Mander In Which We Live CFL NT O Publ.Rel. Films L. G. Wallace R. Massingham Invincible? 15-M O Movietone — — It's Just The Way It Is 15-M S W Two Cities _ L. Fenton King and His People, 1 'he OOO Movietone _ Lifting CFL I C.W.S. G. Wynn Making Good Hay CFL I o Realist M. Thomson Making Grass Silage CFL I o Realist M. Thomson Malta Convoy CFL NT OO Movietone Manpower CFL NT Strand A. Shaw Maltese Land Girl OOO Movietone . Mechanical Vultures OOO Films of G.B. A. Buchanan Men From The Sea CFL 15-M Spectator G. Gunn Middle East Cartoon No. 1 i OOO No. 2 l' tain OOO Halas-Batchelor — — Milk Production In Br Films of G.B. A. Buchanan Motive Power OOO Films of G.B. A. Buchanan Moving Forts OOO Films of G.B. A. Buchanan Nations Within A Nati on CFL ooo Paramount . . Neuro-Psychiatry CFL I OO Spectator B. Wright M. Hankinson ,New Zealand's Home Front OOO Films of G.B. — — Of One Blood CFL NT O Seven League H. Nieter Order of Lenin OOO Spectator M. Hankinson G. Gunn Oven Bottling CFL I Pathe {Pots and Pans CFL I Films of G.B. A. Buchanan Power for the Highlan Is CFL 15-M P. Rotha Prods. P. Rotha J. Chambers {Radio in Battle CFL NT O Shell E. Anstey Napier Bell 9/43 9/43 1 1 .'43 7/43 7/43 4/43 1/43 6/43 9/43 11/43 3/44 11/43 19/43 9/43 — 1/43 3,113 1,290 2,374 2,845 1,464 3,359 442 1,313 1,034 1,843 1,131 1,410 Partly compilation By various directors. Despatched 5/43. version for English-speaking territories. Despatched 2/43 Release not yet fixed Compilation Despatched 6/43 Assoc. Producer: E. Anstey Compilation 1-reel l.OOlDespatched 919 11/43 10/43 11/43 6/43 9/43 12/43 6/43 10/43 10/43 6/43 12/43 12/43 11/43 — <! 1/44 6/43 1/44 9/43 9/43 6/43 — — 12/43 — 11/43 — 11/43 — 6/43 — 1/44 8/43 12/43 — 6/43 — 11/43 12/43 12/43 11/43 3/44 6/43 931 927 915 938 875 958 956 960 2,043 1,395 6,770 2,060 1,384 1,564 1,048 1,300 1,934 1,034 1,651 903 595 1,214 572 1,373 2,847 6,027 1,504 700 954 1,709 2,139 1,927 1,155 1,245 946 977 1,790 839 923 1,117 751 779 642 1,389 i 819 1730 1,718 674 433 1,382 6,155 997 1,348 864 444 1,039 1,398 1,021 2/43 3/43 4/43 5 43 6/43 7/43 8/43 9/43 „ 10/43 „ H/43 „ 12/43 For Latin America. An English version is to be prepared Assoc. Producer: E. Anstey A 2-reel version titled "Up Periscope" has been made for N.T. use Not yet released in Britain Despatched 10/43 Assoc. Producer: E. Anstey Assoc. Producer : Paul Rotha Compilation for U.S.S.R. Despatched 7/43 Despatched 10/43 Arabic educational film. Despatched 9 43 Assoc. Producer: E. Anstey Despatchedl0/43. See also"Westlndies Calling" Compilation made with the co-operation of the U.S. Signal Corps. Compilation. Despatched 4/43 Assoc. Producer: E. Anstey Assoc. Producer : E. Anstey Compilation. Despatched Despatched 11/43 Arabic Educational Film. Despatched 9/43 Despatched 4/43 Despatched 9/43 Assoc. Producer: E. Anstey. Despatched 6/43 Arabic Educational Film. Despatched 7/43 Arabic Educational film. Despatched 7,43 Despatched 11/43 Re-edited from various New Zealand films. Despatched 9/43 Assoc. Producer: Paul Rotha Despatched 6/43