Documentary News Letter (1941)

DOri'MFNTARY NFWS I F.TTER MARCH 1941 FILM LMJKAKIKS Horro»»ir'. oflilins an iiskid to appi) as much in advance bookin«daliN. and lo nluni Ihi films imnii-diaU-ly afCer 1 . I ric distribution. Sd. Sound. Si s possible, lo K've allenutive sf. H. \ hire chan;c is madr. Association of Scicntilic NNorktrs, 30 Ikdlurd Row, W.C'.I. .Scicntilic Film Committee. Graded List oj hdms. A list of scicntilic 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 Librar>'. 24 films of motoring interest, industrial, technical and travel. Available only from the luluculional 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. & Si. I . 3. sound films on 9.5 mm. available from Fuilw>iope. British Commercial Gas Association, Gas Industry House, I Cirosvenor 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 Saville Row. W.I. I tims of Britain, 1940. Catalogue for overseas use only but provides useful synopses of 100 sound and silent documentary films. Briti.sh ^ilm Institute, 4 Great Russell Street, W.C.I, (a) Satianal 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. {b) Some British and Foreign Documentary and other Short Films. A general list of films and sources, (r) Early Films. Films IS96-I934 still available in Britain. British Instructional Films, 1 1 1 Wardour Street, W.I. Feature films; Pathe Ciazcttes and Paihetoncs; a good collection of nature tilms. 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. V . Canadian Ciovemmcnt Exhibitions and Publicity. A wide \ariety of tilms. Av.iilable Irom the Empire Film Library. ( Vntral Film Library, Imperial Institute, S.W.7. H.is absorbed the Empire Film Library and the (/ !• (}. Film Library. Also contains all new MO I non-ihcalrical films. No general catalogue yet issued A hand list cS' M.O.I, tilms is asailahlc. t; mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. I . Coal I'liliwtion Joint Council, General Buildings, Aldwych. London. W.C.2. I ilms on production of British co.ll and miners' welfare. 35 mm. & Ift mm Sd. F. Crookcs' I jibonilories, Gorst Road. Park Royal. N.W.IO Colloid.i in Medicine. 35 mm. & Ki mm. Sd. F. Dartinutun Hall film I nit, Totncs, South Devon. Classroom lilms on regional and economic geography. 16 mm. St. H. Dominion of New Zealand Film Library. 415 .Strand, W.C.2. 22 tilms of industry, scenery and sport. Includes several tilms about the Maoris. 16 mm. St. F. Educational Films Bureau, Tring, Herts. A selection of all t>pcs of film. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Educational General Senices, 37 Ciolden 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 arc available to mcmlx-rs of the Association only. 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Empire Film Library. Films primarily of Empire interest, «ith a useful subjcxt indev. Now merged with the Central Film Library. 16 mm. and a few 35 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, Dagcnham, ILssex. Some 50 films of travel, engineering, scicntilic and comedy interest. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Ciaumonl-British Fxjuipments, Film House, Wardour Street, W.l. Many films on scicntilic subjects, geography, hygiene, history, language, natural history, sport. Also feature films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd.'&St. H. (;.P.O. Film Library. Over 100 films, mostly centred round communications. Now merged with the Central Film Library. 35 mm., 16mm. Sd. & St. F. Kodak, Ltd., Kingsway, W.C.2. (a) Kodascope Library. Instructional, documentary, feature, western, comedy. Strong on early .Amcric-an comedies. 16 mm. & 8 mm. St. H. (A scp;iratc List of Educational Fihm, extracted from the aKnc. is also published. A number of films have teaching notes.) (/>) Medical Film Library. Circulation restricted to nKmbcrs of medical profession. Some colour films. Some prints for outright siile. 16 mm. .St. H. Mareh of Time, Ocan House, 4 Dean Street, W.l. Selected March of Time items, including Inside .Wizi Germany. Battle Fleets of Britain. Canada at Har. ](•, mm. Sd. H. .Matbematkal Films. Available from B. G. D. Salt, 5 Carlingford Road, Hampslcad. N.W.3. Five mathematical films suitable for senior classes. 16 mm. & 9.5 mm. St. H. Metropolitao-N ickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Traf ford Park, MaiKhester 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. 8c. St. F. Patbcscope, North Circubr Road, Cricklcwood, N.W.2. Wide selection of silent films, including cartoons, comedies, drama, documentary, travel, spon. Also good selection of early American and German films. 9.5 mm. Sd. & St. H. Petroleum Films Btveau, 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 temperaiKC appeal. Also list of supporting films from other sourc-es. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Scottish Central Film Library, 2 Ncwion 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 Ser>iees. 27 Charles Street, Cardiff. Library of sclcvted films including Massingham's And So to Work. Rome and Saluira have French 16 mm. Sd. H. South .\frican Railways PubUdty and Trarel 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 Raflway, General Manager's Office, Waterloo Station, S.E.I. Seven films (one in colour) including Building an Electric Coach, South .African Fruit (Southampton Docks to Covent Garden), and films on seaside towns. 1 6 mm. St. F. Wallace Hcaion, 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\rr .\te.\ico, and some shorts. Silent 16 mm. catalogue contains fir^st-class list of early American, German and Ruvsian features and shorts, 9.5 catalogue has number of early Gernwn films and wide selection of early American and English slapstick comedies. 16 mm. A 9.5 mm. .Sd. & St. H. Workers* Film .Vissodatioa, 145 Wardour Street, W|. Films of democratic and co-operative interest. Notes and suggestions for complete programmes. Some prints for sale. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. H.