Educational film magazine; (19-)

; \ NEW PATHE SCREEN STia)IES 'T'HEf collection forms a comprehensive library of popular science, •*• biology, travel, and other live topics. Much of the nature material has passed through the Pathi Laboratories in France to receive the delicate natural tints known as Pathecolor. Initial releases number seven subjects: No. 1. Athletic Movements Analyzed. 2 reels. Comprises common movements of walking, jumping, etc., and demonstrations by famous sportsmen of boxing, ball-playing, javelin-throwing, pole-walking, div- ing, etc. No. 2. Yoaemite, the Valley of Enchantment. A two-reel subject in Pathecolor. No. 3. Felling Foreit Oiants. 1 reel. Lumbering in the forests of North Carolina and the northwest. No. 4. Br'er Rabbit and His Pals. 1 reel. A study in rodents in- cluding squirrels, prairie dogs, mice, jerbods, and marmots. A close-up working skeleton of the jaws that distinguish this class of animals is shown; and hibernation is illustrated. No. 5. Animal Camouflage. I reel. This pictures the power of pro- tective mimicry possessed by crabs, worms, the walking stick, caterpil- lars, toads, lizards, butterflies, the walking leaf. The praying mantis is also shown. No. 6. Birds of Prey. 1 reel. The examples pictured are the kestrel, qparrow hawk, other hawks, buzzard, goshawk, the Asian laramergeler, Andean condor, and the American eagle. No. 7. Molluscs. 1 reel. A study of the highest class of invertebrates, dealing with the oyster, cuttlefish, octopus, and snail. ONE-REEL TRAVEL SUBJECTS OF VALUE AND INTEREST EDUCATIONAL FILM CORPORATION announces A Trip Around ^-* the World in Movies. Group A, comprising four subjects, takes the spectator to France, Switzerland, Holland, Italy and Spain. Group B will extend the tour to Africa, India, the Orient and the Islands of the Pacific. Group C pictures Alaska, Canada and northwestern United States; while Group D includes southwestern United States, Central and South America. Among the current travel releases of the Ford Educational Library, Fitzpatrick and McElroy, distributors, is a somewhat unusual glimpse into the depths of a crystal-dear lake in our own southland which is closely identified with the early days of exploration and discovery. While searching in Florida for the Fountain of Perpetual Youth, Ponce de Leon, in crossing a lake, was attacked by Indians and wounded. His ship was sunk and became petrified by minerals in the water. It can still be seen clearly at the bottom of the lake, and a view of it is one of the features of a recent Ford release. Clear To The Bottom. Besides this interesting historical relic the picture shows springs bubbling from the floor of the lake, fishes large and small in their native habitat, and the varied vegetation that thrives under water. After gazing at these wonders through a glass-bottomed boat the spectator takes a trip down Silver River which winds through forest scenes of exceptional beauty. Objects thousands of years older than Ponce de Leon's boat are fea- tured in another Ford reel The Big Trees of California, for "General Grant" and "General Sherman," giant Sequoia trees, are two of the oldest things on earth, boasting an age of 4000 years. A scientific study of these California giants is included in the reel and various interesting uses to which the big trees have been put are shown. Another Ford subject takes us to the West Indies and the picturesque harbor and busy streets of Kingston, Jamaica, where the spectator is given opportunity to study the customs of the natives and enjoy the semi-tropical beauty of this town which ranks second in wealth and importance in the British West Indies. STUDY OF THE MONO INDIANS A N Authentic Study of the Moral and Social Emancipation of the ^^ Mono Indians has been filmed under the auspices of the General Board of Promotion of the Northern Baptist Convention. Fifteen years or less ago the Mono Indians of California were not accepted wards of either the United States.government or the State of California. They had no land, no schools, and no steady employment. They lived in huts or cave.s, ^.uhsisting chiefly on acorns, roota, herbs and such game as they could get. They had been driven to the remote canyons and pockets of the .Sierras in the early '.50s when Congress repudiated their treaties. The j)ioneer missionaries to these neglected peo])le. Rev, J. G. Brendel and Miss Ida M. Schofleld, are featured in this film, which also incorporates scenes taken in 1918 showing Red Cross ac- tivities of the Monos during the great war, when the whole tribe made needed articles for the sokliers. Many phases of Mr. Brendel's work are filmed and the awakening interest of the government officials is portrayed. The film is nearly four reels in length and is to be made available for church use. If t" "MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE UNIVERSAL CAMERA" nPHIS is the title of a new and attractive 32-page illuEltratcd catalog ■*• issued by Burke & .James, Inc., of 240 East Ontario Street^ Chicago, and 220 Fifth Avenue, New York, manufacturers of the well-known . motion picture camera. This latest edition contains a good deal of'' 12 INDIANAPOLIS BOARD'S APPROVED FILM LIST f MHE Indianapolis Board of Indorsers of Photoplays recently published the following list of feature films as approved by this organization during the month of February, 1921: Adult Reel INSIDE OF THE CW—Famous Players 7 (Society and religious drama) FRONTIER OF THE STARS—Thos. Meighan {Paramount) « (Romance) MAMMA'S AFFAIR—Constance Talmadge {First National) 6 (Domestic Romance—^Cut Prolog) CHICKEN IN THE CASE—Owen Moore {Selznick) 6 (Comedy Romance) THE ROMANCE PROMOTERS—{Vitagraph) „ 6 WAY DOWN EAST—Lillian Gish (D. W. Griffiths Prod.) 9 (Drama, New England Life) EARTHBOUND {Ooldwyn) _ 8 (Domestic Drama) Family LAST OF THE MOHICASS—{A)>.^ociated Producers) 6 (Historical) THE LOVE LIGHT—Mary Pickford {United Artists) 6 (War Story of Northern Italv) COUSIN KATE—Alice Joyce {Vitagraph) .'. 5 (Comedv Romance) CHICKENS—Douglas McLean '{Paramount) 8 (Comedy Romance) The following pictures have been selected as the best seen during March and April. Pictures marked family are suitable for parents to take their children to see and which they can enjoy with the children. Pictures listed as adult are not suitable for children. Famii-v Reels The Ole Swi/mmin' Hole —Chas Ray (First Notional) 6 The Nut —Douglas Fairbanks (Associated Players) 6 What's Worth While —Lois AVebber (Famous Players) 5 The Faith Healer (Paramount) 7 // I Were King —William Farnum (Fox Film Co.) 7 The Love Special —Wallace Reid (Paramovmt) 5 The Little Clown —Mary Miles Minter (Real Art) 5 The Dollar a Year Man —Fatty Ai^buckle (Paramount) „ 5 The Old, Time Moire —Mary Pickford (Edward Ammcs) 2 Bob Hampton of Placer—James Kirkwood (First National) 7 Diamonds Adrift —Earl Williams (Vitagraph) 5 The Spenders (Art Film Co.) 6 The Home Stretch —Douglas McLean (Paramount) 5 Adult Liobel —(First National) 6 The Witching Hour —Elliott Dexter (Paramount) 6 Uncharted Channels —^H. B. Warner (Goldwj'n) 5 (Cut cabaret scene) The Sacred Flame (Paramount) 5 Scrambled Wives —Marguerite Clark (First National) 5 O'Malley of the Mminted —William Hart (Hart Production) 5 My Lord and Master —Alice Joyce (Vitagraph) 5 The Kentuckians —Monty Blue (Famous Players) _ 6 Society Snobs —Conway Tearle (Selznick) 6 The Greatest Love (Selznick) „ 6 Lying Lips —House Peters and Florence Vidor (Ince Production) 6 Poor Dear Margaret Kirby —Elaine Hammerstein (Selznick) 6 Educationai. Victory Day in Paris (Prizma) 2 Scenes in France (Prizma) „ 2 Flowers ( Prizma) „ _ 2 Poor Butterfly (Pri/.ma) _ 2 The Message of the Flower (Prizma) 2 The Tale of the Fur North (First National) 1 CoMKOY Now or Never —Harold Lloyd (Pathe) _ 3 The Skippers Scheme (First National) _ 2 Ladies Pets (First National) 2 The Dog Doctor (I'niversal) 2 Holy Smoke (Mermaid) 2 Bang (Cut where girl appears in.night dress) (Mehnaid) „ 2 practical information on the operation of a movie camera and gives instructions on composition or grouping and on fade-in and fade-out effects, double exposures, et*'. Recent improvements in this standard camera, such as the prism finder, the crank counter, and the turret front, are illustrated and described.