Documentary News Letter (1941)

DOCLMKNTAkY \K\VS I.KTTKR MAY I94I FILM LIIJKAKIKS . ortilrns uri askitl tu appiv as much in adtaiuc as possible, lu ^itc alternative Ills, and («) return the lilnis immediately after use. H. A hire charge Ls made. I . I ree distribution. Sd. Sound. St. SiknI. Assovialion of Scientific Workers, M) IkillDrd Row. W.C.i. .Scicntilic film Comniiltcc. (Jnnied LiM of Films. A list of scientific films from many sources, ciassitied and graded for various types of audience. On request. Committee will give advice on programme make-up and choice of lilms. .\ustin Film Librarj -■♦ films of motoring ineresi, industrial, technical and travel. Available only from the Educational Films Bureau, Tring, Herts. .^5 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. .Australian Trade Publicity Film Library. 18 films of .Australian life and scenery. Available from the F.mpiif Film Lihrary. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. I . .^. sound lilms on 9.5 mm. available from Putlwscopc. British Commercial Gas Association, Gas Industry House, I Cirosvcnor Place, S.W.I. Films on social subjects, domestic science, manufacture of gas. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & a few St. F. iiritLsh Council Film Department, 25 Saville Row, W.I. Films of Britain, 1940. Catalogue for overseas use only but provides useful synopses of !()() sound and silent documentary films. British Film Institute, 4 Great Russell Street, London. W.C.I. («) National Film Lihrary Loan Stciion to stimulate film appreciation by making .ivailable copies of film classics. 35 mm., 16mm. Sd. & St. If. (/>) Collection of Etiucalional lilms. The Institute has a small collection of educational films not available from other sources. 35 mm., 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. British lastnictional Film.s, 1 1 1 Wardour Street, W.l. Feature films; Pathe Gazettes and Pathelones; a good collection of nature films. .A new catalogue is in preparation. 16 mm. Sd. & St. H. Canadian Pacific Film Librar) 15 lilms of Canadian life and scenery. Available from the Umpire Film Lihrary. 16 mm. Sd. & St. \\ Canadian Government Exhibitions and Publicity. A wide variety of films. .A\ailablc from the Impirc Film Lihrary. ( entral Film IJbraryt Imperial Institute, S.W.7. ll.is absorbed the Empire Film Library and the (i.l'.O. Film Ubrary. Also contains all new M.O.I, non-theatrical lilms. No general catalogue yet i.vsucd. A hand list of M.O.I, films is available. 35 mm. & l(> mm. Sd & St. I . Coal L'tilisation Joint Council, General Buildings, Aldwych. London, W.C.2. Films on production of British co.il and miners' welfare. 35 mm. & Ihmm. Sd. I. Crookcs* Ijiboratorics, dorst Road, Park Royal. N.W.IO. Colloids in Medicine. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sil. 1-. Dartinuion Mall I ilm I nit, Totnes, South Devon. Classroom films on regional and economic geography. 16 mm. St. H. Dominion of New Zealand Film Librar)' 415 Strand. W.C.2. 22 films of industry, scenery and sport. Includes several films about the Maoris. 16 mm. St. F. Educational F'ilms Bureau, Tring, Hens. A selection of all types of film. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Educational Gcncrjl 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 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. Film Centre, 34 Soho Square, W. 1 . Mouvements Vibratoires. A film on simple harmonic motion. French captions. 35 mm. & 16 mm. St. H. Ford Film Library, Dagcnham. Essex. Some 50 films of travel, enginc-cring, scientific and comedy interest. 35 mm. &. 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Gaumonl-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. G.P.O. Film Library. Over 100 films, mostly centred round communications. Now merged with the Central Film IJhrary. 35 mm., 16mm. Sd. & St. F. Kodak, Ltd., Kingsway. W.C.2. {a) Kodascope Library. Instructional, documentary, feature, western, comedy. Strong on early American comedies. 16 mm. & 8 mm. St. H. (A separate Ust of Filucational Films, extracted from the above, is also published. A number of filnis have teaching notes.) (h) Metlkal Film Ubrary. Circulation restricted to nwrnbcrs of medical profession. Some colour filins. Some prints for outright sale. 16 mm. St. H. Nfarch of Time, Dean House, 4 Dean Street. W.l. .Selected March of Time items, including Inside Sazi (lerntany. Battle Fleets of Britain, Canada at U„r. 16 mm. Sd. H. .Matbenutical Films. Available from B. G. D. Salt, 5 Carlingford Road, Hampstcad, N.W.3. Five mathcnuiical films suitable for senior classes. 16 mm. & 9.5 mm. St. H. .MetropoUtao-Ykken EkcthcaJ Co., Ltd., Trafford Park. .Manchester 17. Planned EJectrificalion, a film on the clecihfKation 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 Librar)'. Neville House, Page Street, S.W.I, or from District Officers. 2! films mostly on cooking, nutrition and kindred subjects. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. & St. F. Pathescope, 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. &. St. H. Petroleum FUms Bureau, 15 Hay Hill. Berkeley Square, W. I . Some 25 technical and documenury films. 35 mm. & 16 mm. Sd. &. St. F. Religious Film Librao', 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. Scottisii Central Film Ubrary, 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 Seoiccs, 27 Charles Street, Cardiff. Librarv' of selected films including Massingham's And So to \Kork. Rome and Sahara have I rcnch commentaries. 16 mm. Sd. H. South African Railway-s 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 Offkc Waterloo Station. S.E.I. Seven filnis (one in colour) including Building an Electric Coach South .African Fruit (Southampton Docks tc Covent Garden), and films on seaside towns 16 mm. St. F. >YaIlacc Hcalon, Ltd.. 127 New Bond Street W.l. Three catalogues. Sound 16 mm., silen 16 mm., silent 9.5 mm. Sound catalogue conuin: number of .American feature films, indudin) Thunder 0\rr .\fe.\ico, and some shorts. Silent 1< mm. catalogue contains first-<la.ss list of carl; American, German and Ruvsian features ani shorts, 9.5 catalogue has number of early Cicr man films and wide selection of early Amencai and English slapstick con>cdies. 16 mm. & 9. mm. Sd. & St. H. Workers* F'ilm .Vsssociation. 145 Wardour Strec' Wl. Films of democratic and co-operative tcrcst. Notes and suggestions for complete pn gramnKS. Some prints for sale. 35 mm. & 1 6 mn Sd. & St. H.