Educational film catalog (1936)

915.8-915.95 EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG 915.8 Afghanistan Changing times in Afghanistan. IR 16-si- $30; rent $1 B&H 915.8 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: Atid Des EK Ilai lo Kan VE8 Wis "Only authorized recent picture of life in tiie long forbidden country during Kin? Amanullah's time." Producer "In the summer of 1928 a special ex- pedition studied the land and its ways. The film presents the customs and modes of the past; the innovations of the machine age; the liuman processes unfolding amid the mountains and the valleys; the monuments and ruins of ancient Afghanistan; the heterogeneous population; king, dervish, fakir, long-haired mountaineer, Mongol, Hindu." Wisconsin "Primitive methods of agriculture are shown, likewise the towns; camel, buffalo, and elephant transport: ruins of ancient temples; and the surprisingly forced draft of modernity introduced by King Amanul- lah." Kansas 915.93 Siam Friendly bout. (Oriental journeys ser.) iSmin 35-sd-f-nf-apply 1931 Modern film sales; lOmin 16-sd-$36; rent $1.50 1934 B&H 915.93 ALSO AVAILABLE PROM 16m,m: West Produced by Grace G. Huntington and narrated by Wilfred Lucas "They say it with sticks in Siam. And for footwork and a fast eye you can't beat such a scrap. Fixcept maybe their boxers who feint and hit with hoofs as well as hands. And no point scoring either for they fight to a knockout. . . Shows the dif- ferent . . . games and contests of Slara." Distributor el-jh-sh-c Jewel of Asia. (Rambling reporters) ISmin 16-sd-$40; rent $2 35-sd-f-apply Bray; Films, inc. 915.93 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16m,v\ si: VES Also available in a 2R version (16-si-$40; rent $2.50 Bray) "Travelogue through Siam, showing Bangkok, Buddhist temples, Siamese float- ing population, native dancing." Producer jh-sh-adult Land of the yellow robe. (Oriental jour- neys ser.) 25min 35-si-f-nf-apply 1931 Modern film sales; 21min 16-sd-$72: rent $3 1935 B&H 915.93 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: West Produced by Grace G. Huntington and narrated by Wilfred Lucas "Bangkop, Siam. The Venice of the East has more rivers and canals than any city in the Orient. A water loving people who live almost as much on land as on sea. . . Temples, Buddha statues, crusted with gold and jewels. Sights recalling the fabled grandeur of the Arabian Nights." Distributor el-jh-sh-c Siamese journey. (Oriental journey ser.) 25min 35-sd-f-nf-apply Modern film sales; 16-sd-$72; rent $2.50 B&H 915.93 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: Cos EK West Produced by Grace G. Huntington and narrated by Wilfred Lucas "An interesting travelogue with straight- forward commentary. Unusual and infor- mative subject matter. This film is un- usual among travelogues because it shows not only native life but also the modern aspects of the country. The film starts with the bathing of the sacred white ele- phants of Siam. We are then taken to the market place and we see the fruit stands, etc. The graceful and energetic stick fight is next presented. A snake farm is visited and these snakes produce the most deadly snake poison known. The snakes are cultivated and the poison is used for an anti-toxin for snake bites. A very exciting picture of a fight between a cobra and a mongoose is shown. The fight seems rather cruel because the 2 are caged in a small box. The mongoose, which is a domestic pet of the Siamese, is used to protect against snakes and is the winner. Next a fight between 2 fish in a bowl. This is used as a Siamese gam- bling game. Then a boxing match with the hands of the combatants bound with rope and the fingers left free. The fighters make much use of their feet and no holds are barred. In Siam training is started at the age of 10. We next find ourselves on the River Bangkok. We are shown the luxurious yachts of the rich Siamese. Next we find these same people riding in high- priced cars. Bangkok is shown as a mod- ern city with theaters, etc." Harold B. Jensen el-Jh-sh-c 915.95 Malay Peninsula Five faces. SOniin 16-sd-apply 1938 Gut- lohn 915.95 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM 16mm: ASFL Cine IdP IntF Minn Rosh VES Wis YMCA "This film of the five races who live in Malaya is a British importation of fine photography and teaching value. Ways in which these various types of people live and work are shown, from the native Sakai, who hunt with blow pipe and poisoned dart to the British who rule the region. The part that each racial group plays in the progress of Malaya is em- phasized. Malay, Chinese, and Indian are shown at work raising rice and rubber and mining tin. Though this film shows how five races can live together in the same region, one feels that there must be conflicts and discriminations that are ig- nored in the production. On the whole this is an excellent film to use in showing prog- ress and customs of the human race from a primitive culture, through several stages, to a more highly developed order. This film may also be used in teaching the char- acter and importance of agriculture and mining of this region to world markets." Scholastic "A very good, very interesting education- al travelogue on Malaya. Photography was good, sound excellent and the picture is a very entertaining educational travelogue done in a professional manner with inter- esting and informative commentary. The film shows the five faces or five peoples of Malaya from the savages of the interior to the cultivated and aristocratic settle- ments in Singapore. The various aspects of the lives of the natives are shown. The native dances, native customs, how they prepare their food. How they reap and thresh their grain, etc. The film then goes on and describes the lives and habits of the other four 'Faces' of Malaya. It is all done in a very professional manner and highly engrossing. The film ends up with the British and a brief account of what they have done in and for the Malaya States. There is a slight bit of British emperialistic propaganda in this part of the film but it is not enough to be objec- tionable. All in all a very good picture." Harold B. Jensen «i • silent; sd-sound; f - inflammable; nf- safety; p - primary; el • elementary; Jh • junior high; sh • senior high; o> college; trade - trade schools 260