Educational film guide (1945)

915.93-915.97 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE 1945 EDITION MYSTIC SIAM— Continued "Scenes include training of dancing girls, elephants at work, tropic waterways, market places during holidays and glimpses of native people at work and play. About half the subject is devoted to Buddhist and other temples of Oriental religions. Commentary by Lowell Thomas points out Japan's effort to dominate the Orient and the importance of Siam in current world struggle. "Camera work excellent. Of value principally as a supplement to discussion of the strategic importance of Siam in present world politics." Advisory committee AMNH $1.50 Ind $1.25 Ohio SIAMESE JOURNEY. (Oriental journeys ser.) 16-sd-$72; rent $2.50 B&H 915.93 el-jh-sh-c Produced by Grace G. Huntington and narrated by Wilfred Lucas "An interesting travelogue with straightforward commentary. Unusual and informative subject matter. This film is unusual 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 elephants 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 antitoxin 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 gambling 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 highpriced cars. Bangkok is shown as a modern city with theaters, etc." Harold B. Jensen Calhoun PH Cos TexVE BK VES $2.50 Eng West Nay 915.95 Malay Peninsula FIVE FACES. SOmin 16-sd-$81; rent $4.50 1938 * Gut 915.95 "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 emphasized. "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 ignored in the production. "On the whole this is an excellent film to use in showing progress 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 character and importance of agriculture and mining of this region to world markets." Scholastic "A very good, very interesting educational travelogue on Malaya. Photography was good. sound excellent and the picture is a very entertaining educational travelogue done in a professional manner with interesting 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 settlements 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 imperialistic propaganda in this part of the film but it is not enough to be objectionable. All in all a very good picture." Harold B. Jensen CamS $4.50 Minn $3 CPC $4.50 NatPS $81; rent $4.50 Cine RFA $4.50 DG Rosh IdP $4.50 Wis $3.75 IntP $6 RAFFLES AND RUBBER. (Port o' call ser.) lOmin 16-sd-$17.50 1934 Post 915.95 el-jh-sh Narrated by Deane H. Dickason Less than a century ago Singapore Island was virgin jungle. Now it is a series of rubber estates and a tropical clearing house for circuses and zoos B&H si-$22.50; rent IdP si-sd $1 Lew sd Cine si-sd Nu-Art sd Den sd VES sd-$1.25 DeV sd West sd ICS sd SINGAPORE. (De La Varre travelogue) llmin 16-si-sd-$8.75-$17.50 1940 Nu-Art 915.95 el-jh-sh. c-adult Presents a pleasant picture of the "Cross roads of the East" — Singapore. A little of the history is given as garrisons march and the efficient air force is observed. There are many homey street scenes. We learn of tolerance and cooperation among a people where 26 languages are used in conducting normal business. Interesting buildings, including the Governor's mansion, are shown. A happy people enjoy tiffin time and swimming. Amahs care for the children in this easy setting B&H sd Shad sd-$1.50 CEA si-$l Tenn sd-$1.25 PC sd-$3 Twy sd Heb sd VAP NatldP sd VES si-sd SC sd Wis sd WHERE EAST MEETS WEST. (Magic carpet ser.) 1R 16-sd-apply TFC 915.95 el-jh-sh A 20th Century-Fox production available only to schools "We take a stroll about the streets of Singapore. . . No commentary. The musical background includes native music. Recommended for geography, grades 4 through 12. Should be helpful also to college geography classes." Advisory committee FH $2 Ohio 915.97 French Indo-China OUTPOSTS OF FRANCE. (Magic carpet ser.) 1R 16-sd-apply TFC 915.97 Jh-sh A 20th Century-Fox production available only to schools "A study of the lives of the natives of French Indo-China with a sequence which treats extensively the ruins of Angkor Vat. . . Above the average in treatment of Angkor 390