We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
PREFACE The second edition of the Educational Film Catalog, a revision of the 1936 edition, is a selected list containing 2370 films. This replaces all volumes and supplements which have preceded it. As in the 1936 edition of the Catalog the selection of films included is not confined to classroom films but includes those v^hich are available for all non-theatrical uses, making this Catalog valuable to clubs, churches, libraries and various educational institutions as well as to schools. Revision. This edition has been thoroly revised. In the 1936 edition 1175 films were listed. In the various quarterly and annual supplements since then a total of 1812 films were given. This makes a total of 2987 films which were reconsidered. About a third of these were omitted from this edition because they are no longer available or because our collaborators no longer considered them of enough value to be included in such a list. For this new edition 370 new films were added, many of them recently made available by the Teaching Film Custodians. Stars. In addition to this reselection of every film included, an at- tempt has been made to star those films considered excellent and to double star those which might be called outstanding. No attempt has been made to star proportionately in any class. Distributors. In the 1937 annual supplement a new feature was added showing where films were available other than from the producer or authorized distributor. This information is constantly changing and even tho considerable effort has been made to have these rental sources as complete as possible, there may be some omissions. Form of Catalog. This Catalog follows the form of other mem- bers of the Standard Catalog Series with a classified list and an alphabetical title and subject index. 1. Index. The index is placed first for convenience of the users. This includes in one alphabet, the titles, subjects and, if important, the authors and actors of the films included. The classification number is given so that by referring to Part 2 full information about the film may be found. Subjects have been assigned freely because educators have expressed their belief that even a few feet of film on a specific subject is valuable The subjects given are those with which the film deals—not the particular courses in school in which they may be used. These often overlap. 2. Classified list. The films are classified according to the Dewey Decimal classification. In this section is given the full information for each film: title, length, width, whether sound or silent, whether on in- flammable or safety stock, sale or rental price, date of release or copy- right date, producer or authorized distributor, class number, additional