Documentary Film News (1948)

DOCUMENTARY FILM NEWS 55 COI Report being a list of Central Office of Information releases January-June 1948 Title Production Unit Details of Distribution Notes Answer Four Questions Crown Film Unit Any Time to Spare Geoffrey Plumbley Productions Charley’s March of Time Halas and Batchelor Production Crete — Part 2 Editorial Film Productions Crete — Part 3 Editorial Film Productions Crete — Part 4 Editorial Film Productions Down to the Sea Greenpark Productions Falklands Editorial Film Productions Furnival and Son Crown Film Unit Here’s Health Data Production History of Writing Films of Fact Ltd. Production Home Service Cecil Musk Production How to Make Chutneys and Sauces How to Make Pickles Films of Great Britain Ltd Films of Great Britain Ltd How to Use the Telephone Public Relationship Films Miners’ Weekend Crown Film Unit Minesweeping Crown Film Unit Moving Millions Crown Film Unit Pop Goes the Weasel Crown Film Unit Precise Measurement for Engineers Data Film Production Report on Industrial Scotland Crown Film Unit Surface Dressing with Tar A Verity Films Production Telephone Cable Plumbing Films of Great Britain Ltd They Gave Him the Works Greenpark This is Britain No. 22 A Merlin Film Production This is Britain No, 23 A Merlin Film Production This is Britain, No. 24 A Merlin Film Production This is Britain, No. 25 A Merlin Film Production A Thousand Million a Year Anglo-Scottish Town Rats Crown Film Unit Trial by Weather World Wide Pictures Vegetable Dishes Films of Great Britain Ltd Voices of Malaya Crown Film Unit Your Children’s Sleep Realist Film Unit ‘ Your Health Editorial Films Your Very Good Health Halas and Batchelor Production NT. Primarily intended for showing to children of school leaving age Limited Theatrical Distribution Monthly release for May. Will also be available from CFL in July Primarily for distribution in schools, but also available from CFL Theatrical Distribution probable. Final details not available at time of going to press NT Theatrical distribution probable. Final details not available at time of going to press. Theatrical distribution probable. Final details not available at time of going to press Part of a Visual Unit for distribution to schools Theatrical distribution probable. Final details not available at time of going to press Central Film Library Central Film Library For distribution to Government Departments NT NT Theatrical distribution probable. Final details not available at time of going to press NT NT Monthly Release for February NT Limited Non-Theatrical distribution Monthly Release for June NT NT T T Commercially distributed by 20th Century Fox NT Final details not available at time of going to press NT Commercial distribution by MGM Commercial distribution by Piccadilly Cinematograph Film Productions. Also available from Central Film Library. Theatrical distribution in Scotland Monthly release for April. Available from Central Film Library at the end of May A recruiting film for the Civil Service. (Produced for the Ministry of Labour) Recruiting film for the Territorial Army and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force The third of the series of coloured cartoons featuring ‘Charley’. This film deals with the new National Insurance Act. (Produced for the Ministry of National Insurance) Three of a series of four films on Crete, describing the history of the island. (Produced for the Ministry of Education) A film dealing with the high qualities of British shipbuilding The work of survey in the Antarctic. (Produced for the Colonial Office) A portrait of Sheffield. (Produced for the Board of Trade) An explanation of the National Health Bill to the General Public. (Produced for the Ministry of Health) To show the background of.writing from the earliest time up to the present day. (Produced for the Ministry of Education) A picture of the British Radio and Television Industry. (Produced for the Board of Trade) An instructional film for housewives. (Produced for the Ministry of Food) An instructional film for housewives. (Produced for the Ministry of Food) An instructional film for Civil Servants. (Produced for the Treasury) A picture of the way in which miners spend their spare time at weekends An Instructional film, produced for the Admiralty A picture of London’s transport facilities. (Made for the London Transport Executive at the request of the Foreign Office) A popular explanation of how the money raised by taxation is spent. (Produced for the Treasury) This film shows the importance of precise measurement in all phases of modern industrial engineering and the ultimate responsibility of the National Physical Laboratory for maintaining accuracy in standards of measurement. (Produced for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research) The regearing of Scotland’sindustrial machine to new needs. (Produced for the Board of Trade) Instructional film on the preparation of road surfaces. (Produced by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research) Training film for GPO Engineers. (Produced for GPO) To discuss what can help to make a happier factory life. (Produced for the Ministry of Labour) ‘This is Britain’ is a series of magazine films. This issue contains two items : (1) Aptitude Tests in the Royal Air Force (2) Changing a Wavelength ‘This is Britain’ is a series of magazine films. This issue contains three items : (1) Buses in Boxes (2) Wood Engravings (3) North Sea Cable ‘This is Britain’ is a series of magazine films. This issue contains three items: • ( 1 ) The Whirling Arm (2) Gunpowder Plot (3) Lighthouse Shop ‘This is Britain’ is a series of magazine films. This issue contains three items: (1) The Fastest Tyres on Earth (2) School for Signalmen (3) Plaster Plus An account of the work done by Customs and Excise. (Produced for Customs and Excise Department) An instructional film on rat destruction for local authorities, health committees and pest operatives. (Produced for Ministry of Food) The Agricultural Disaster of 1947, and the measures taken to save the harvest. (Produced for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries) One of a series of films on basic cooking. (Produced for the Ministry of Food) An account of life in Malaya today. (Produced for the Colonial Office) One of a series of films on the care of children. This film shows parents how to get their children to sleep properly. (Produced for the Ministry of Health) An explanation of the way in which the National Health Service will work in Scotland The second of the series of coloured cartoons featuring ‘Charley’. This film explains the workings of the National Health Service