Documentary News Letter (1941)

DOC IMFMAHY NKWS I RTTER JANLARYI94I I ILM IJIJI{AKIi:S llorroHirs tif liliiis an u lMM>kiiiK (Jalis. and lu r( d lu uppl> as much in adtancv as possible, tu m\>: altcriuKitc n Ihc lilnis immi'diuti-ly aflcr ust-. M. A hire charge is made. If disfribulion. Sd. Sound. SI. SiknI. AssiK-ialiiHi (.f Sciinlilii Uorkirs. ^0 Ikillord Row, VV.C'.I. Sv.n;ntilic I ilm Commiltcc. Graded List o/Fihns. A hst orscicntitic films from many sources, classiticd and graded for various types of audience. On request. Committee will give advice on programme make-up and choice of films. .Aastin Film Library. 24 lilms of motoring interest, industrial, technical and travel. Available only from the Educutionul Films Bureau, Tring, Herts. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. .-Vustralian Trade I'uhlicity Film Library. 18 films of Australian life and scenery. ,A\ailable from the Umpire I dm Library. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. \ . 3. sound lilms on 9.5 mm. available from Pallwsiope. BrilLsh Commercial Gas Association, Gas Industry House, I 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, 25 Savillc Row, W.l. Films of Britain, 1940. Catalogue for overseas use only but provides useful synopses of 100 sound and silent dcKumentary films. British Film Institute, 4 Great Russell Street, W.C.I, (a) Sational Film Library. An important collection of documentary and other lilms. Available only to full members of B.F.I. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. (h) Same British and Foreign Documentary and other Short Films. A general list of films and sources, (c) Farly Films. Films 1896-1934 still available in Britain. British Instructional Films, 1 1 1 Wardour Street, W.l. I eature films; Paihe Ga/ettes and Pathetones; a good collection of nature lilms. A new catalogue is in preparation. 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Canadian Pucitic Film Library. 15 films of Canadian life and scenery. Available from the Fmpire Film Library. 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Canadian (Government Fxhibitioas and Publicity. A wide variety of lilms. Available from the l.mpire I'llm Library. Centnil Film Library, Imperial Institute, S.W.7. Has absorbed the Empire Film Library and the Gl'.O. Film Library. Also contains all new M.C) I. non-theatrical lilms. No general catalogue yet issued. A hand list of M.O.I, lilms is available. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Coal I'tllisation Joint Council, (ieneral Buildings, Aldwych. London. W.C.2. films on production of Hrilish C(m1 .ind miners' welfare. 35 mm. & 16 mm. .Sd. I . Crookcs' Ijibomloric^, Gorsi Road. Park Royal. N.W.IO (ollouh in Medicine. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. I . HartinKton Mull Film Init. loincs. South Devon C l.issroom films on regional and economic gcogr.iphy. 16 mm. St. H. Dominion of New /i-aland lilin I il)rur>. 415 Strand, W.C.2. 22 lilms of industrv, scener> and sport. Includes several films about the Maoris. 16 mm. St. F. Educational Films Bureau, Tring, Herts. A selection ol all types of film. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. I . Educational General Services, 37 Golden Square, W.l. A wide seltxtion of films, particularly of overseas interest. Some prints for sale. 16 mm. & St. H. Electrical Developminl .Association, 2 Sa\oy Hill, Strand, W.C.2. lour lilms of electrical interest. Further films of direct advertising appeal arc available to members of the Association only. 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Empire Film Library, films primarily of Empire interest, with a useful subjtx-t index. Now merged with the Central Film Library. 16 mm. and a few 35 mm. Sd. & St. I . EnsJRn Film Library, 88-89 High Holborn, London, W.C.I. Wide selection of all types of lilms including fiction, comedies, documentaries, lilms of geography, animal life, industry. Some prints for outright s;ile. 16 mm. St. & a few Sd. H. Film Centre, 34 Soho Square, W.l. Mouvements Vihraioires. A film on simple harmonic motion. French captions. 35 mm. & 16 mm. St. H. Ford Film Library, Dagcnham. 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. (;.P.(). Film l.ibrarv. Over UK) tilms. mostly centred round communications. Now merged with the Central Film Library. 35 mm.. 16mm. Sd. & St. F. Kodak, Ltd., Kingsway. W.C.2. (a) Koda.'icope Library. Instruction.il, documentary, feature, western, comedy. Strong on early American comedies. 16 mm. & S mm. St. H. (A separate List of iUlatalional Films, extracted from the aKivc, is also published. A numlxrr of films have leaching notes.) (A) Medical Film Ubrarx. Circulation restricted to members of medical profession. Some colour lilms Some prints for outright sale. 16 mm. St. H. March of Time. l>c.in House. 4 I>can Street. W.l. Selected March of Time items, including liiude .V,;;/ GeimanK Rut lie Fleets of Rriiam. Canada at War. 16 mm Sd. H. .Mathematical Films. Available from B. G. D. Salt, 5 Carlingford Road, Hampstcad. N.W.3. live mathenutical films suitable for senior classes. 16 mm. & 9.5 mm. St. H. MetropolitaJi-\ icken Electrical Co.. Ltd., TrafIbrd Park, Manchester 17. Planned EJeciriJication, a film on the clccinlkaiion of the winding and surface gear in a coal mine. Available for showing to technical and educational groups. 16 mm. Sd. F. .Ministry of Food Film Librarv, Neville House, Page Street, S.W.I, or from District Offjoers. 23 films mostly on cooking, nutrition and kindred subjects. 35 mm. &. 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Patbescopc, North Circular Road, Cricklewood, N.W.2. Wide selection of silent films, including cartoons, comedies, drama, documentary, travel, sport. Also good seltxtion of early Anvrrican and German films. 9.5 mm. Sd. & St. H. Petroleum Films Bureau, 15 Hay Hill, Berkeley Square, W. I . Some 25 technical and documentary films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Religioas Film Library, Church Walk, Dunstable. Beds. Films ot religious and temperance appeal. .Mso 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 elsesNherc. Library available to groups in Scotland only. 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Sound-Film Senices, 27 Charles Street. Cardiff. Library of selected films including Massingham's .ind So to \i ork. Rome and Sahara have French commentaries. 16 mm. Sd. H. South .\frican RailMvys Publicity and Trard Bureau, South Afnca 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 Oflioc Waterloo Station, S.E.I. Seven films (one in colour) including Building an EJectric Coach, South African Fruit (Southampton Docks to Covent Garden), and films on seaside towns. 16 mm. St. F. Wallace Heaton, Ltd., 127 New Bond Street. W.l. Three catalogues. Sound 16 mm., silent 16 mm., silent 9.5 mm. Sound catalogue contains number of American feature films, including Thunder 0\-cr Mexico, and some shorts. Silent 16 mm. catalogue contains first-class list of early American. German and Russian features and shorts. 9.5 catalogue has number of early German films and wide selection of early American and English slapstick comcvlics. 16 mm. A 9.5 mm. Sd. & St. H. Workers" Film AsMciation. 145 Wardour Street. WT. Films of democratic and co-operative interest. Notes and suggestions for complete programnKS. Some prints for sale. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H.