Documentary News Letter (1941)

DOCL'MFNTARY NEWS LETTER FEBRUARY I94I I ILM LIIJKVKIES HorroMcrs of films arc askid lu uppl> as much in advance as possible, to k'^^' alli b<jokin« dales, and lo return the films immcdialcly after use*. H. A hire chartje i V. 1 ree distribution. Sd. Sound. St. Silent. B. G. D. r I. N.W.3. )r senior Association of Scientilic NNorkers, 30 IkdlDrd Row, W.C.I. Scicniilic lilm Committee. Graded List of lilnis. A list ol' scientific lilms 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 Librar>' 24 films of motoring interest, industrial, technical and travel. Available only from the lulucalional Films Bureau, Tring, Herts. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. .Australian Trade I'ublicity Film Library. 18 films of Australian life and scenery. Available from the Umpire Him Library. .15 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. V. y. sound films on 9.5 mm. available from Pailw.Hope. British Commercial Gas As.sociation, Gas Industry Mouse, 1 Cirosvenor Place, S.W.I. I^lms on social subJLX-ts, 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 documentary films. British Film Institute, 4 Great Russell Street, W.C. 1 . («) Saiiimal Film Library. An important collection of documentary and other films. Available only to full members of B.F.I. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. (A) Some British and Foreign Documentary and other Short Films. A general list of films and sources, (c) Early Films. Films 1896 19.34 still available in Britain. British Instructional Film.s, 1 1 1 Wardour Street, W.l. Feature films; Pathd Ga/eties and Pathetones; a good collection of nature films. A new catalogue is in preparation. 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Canadian Paciflc Film Librai^ . 1 5 films of Canadian life and scenery . Available from the Fmpire Film Library. 16 mm. .Sd. & St. }-. Canadian (Jovemment Exhibitions and Publicity. A wide variety of films. Av.iilahic from Ihc i.nipiie Film Library. ( cnlral Film library. Imperial Insiitute, S.W.7. 11. IS .iKorbed the Fmpire Film Library and the (, I'.O. Film Library. Also contains all new M.C) 1, non-thc;iirical films. No general catalogue yet issued. A hand list of M.O.I, films is available. 35 mm. & 1ft mm. Sd. & St. V. Coal Utilisation Joint Council, Cicneral Buildings, .Mdwych. london, W.C.2. Films on production of British co.il and miners' wcifare. 3.S mm. & 16 mm. Sd. F. Crookcs' Ijiboratorics Gorsi Road, Park Roy.il, N.W.U). ColimL in Medicine. 35 mm. & I ft mm. Sd. 1. I>artinKtnn Hall Film Unit, Totncs, South Devon. ( lassrotmi films on rcgmn.il .md economic geography. 1ft mm. St. II. Dominion of New Zealand I ibn I il)rar>. 415 Strand, W.C.2. 22 films of indusir>, scenery and sport. Includes several films about the .Maoris. 16 mm. St. F. Educational Films Bureau, Tring. Herts. .\ selcxtion of all types of film. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Educational General Serrices, 37 Cjolden Square, W.l. A wide selection of films, particularly of overseas interest. Some prints for sale. 16 mm. & Si H. Electrical Development Association, 2 Savoy Hill, Strand, W.C.2. Four films 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 subject index. Now merged with the Central Film Library. 16 mm. and a few 35 mm. Sd. & St. F. Ensign Film Library, 88-89 High Holborn, London, W.C.I. Wide selection of all types of films including fiction, comedies, documentaries, films of geography, animal life, industry. Some prints for outright sale. 16 mm. St. & a few Sd. H. Film Centre, 34 Soho Square, W.l. Mouyemcnts Vibratoires. A film on simple harmonic motion. French captions. 35 mm. & 16 mm. St. H. Ford Film Library, Dagenham, Fssex. Some 50 films of travel, engineering, scientific and comedy interest. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. St 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. (J.P.O. Film Library. Over UX) films, mostly centred round communications. Now merged with the Ceiiiial Film Library. }^ mm., 16mm. Sd. & .St. I. Kodak, Ltd.. Kingsway, W.C. 2. {a) Kthhiscope Ubrary. 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 alxnc. is also published. A numlxrr of films have teaching notes.) (/>) Medical Film Library. Circulation restricted to members of medical profession. Some colour films. Some prints for outright sale. 16 mm. St. H. March of Time, Dc.in House, 4 Dean Street. W.l. .Selected March of Tintc itcnw, including Inside .\a:i Cicrmany, Baltic Fleets of Biilain, Canada at U„r. 16 mm. Sd. H. .Matbematkal Films. Available from B. Salt, 5 Carlingford Road, Hampsicad, 1 ive HKiihenutical filn\s suitable for classes. 16 mm. & 9.5 mm. S Metropolitan-Nickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Traf ford Park, Manchester 17. Planned Electrification, a film on the electrification 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 Library, Neville House. Page Street, S.W.I, or from District Officers. 23 films mostly on cooking, nutrition and kindred subjects. 35 mm. &. 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Patbescope, North Circular Road, Cricklcwood, 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. 8t St. H. Petroleum Films Bureau, 15 Hay Hill, Berkeley Square, W. 1 . Some 25 technical and documenury films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Religious Film Library, Church Walk, Dunstable, Beds. Films of religious and temperance appeal. Also list of supponing films from other sources. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Scottish Central Film Library, 2 Newion 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 Charlc-s Street, Cardiff. Library of selected films including Massingham's .4/i</ .Vi< to Work. Rome and Saluira have French commentaries. 16 mm. Sd. H. South African Railways Publicity and TniTd 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 OfTice, Waterkx> Station, S.E.I. Seven films (one in colour) including Building an Electric Coach. South .African Fruit (Southampton Docks to Covcnt 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\xr 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 comedies. 16 mm. & 9.5 mm. Sd. & St. H. Workers* Film A.<B!iociatkm. 145 Wardour Street, W 1. Films of democratic and civopcrative interest. Notes and suggestions for complete programmes. Some prints for sale. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. .^ St. H.