The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

The Educational Screen and ytt are shown a cave over which hangs the white roof of the glacier. Sev- eraJ unfortunate titles, made with a pain- ful attempt at wit, are the only discord- ant notes. Otherwise the reel is to be recommended for its remarkable pic- tures of the ice monster at close range. The City Chap's Chant (Rothacker)— Some good views of the Canadian coun- try, hare peaks, log streams, wooded hanks, and beyond among the mountains, cliff glaciers—are the only justification for a reel which is over-titled, and wastes too much footage on preliminaries. An error into which no one need fall—the Canadian out-of-doors is so full of pic- turesque beauty waiting to be photo- graphed. NATURAL SCIENCE Natural Science from the standpoint of tire sportsman, best describes the three Wild Animal Pictures of Major Jack Allen's. Something is said in each about the habitat of the animal, and his general characteristics; but the emphasis is chiefly upon the thrill of the chase and the capture. An effort is made, in each, to motivate the hunt by giving it a back- ground of story or incident. If only the footage so consumed were devoted to a study of the animal and his mode of liv- ing! The three reels are here sum- marized in detail: Netting the Leopard (Pathe) — The scene is India, "where swamp and jungle meet." Major Allen is shown on horse- back, with his native guides, making his way through the underbrush. A resident official and his lady companion ride where danger lurks, the man's horse goes lanre, and the woman rides on alone. A leop- ard springs from a tree to the back of the horse. An exciting ride follows, the horse dashes into a stream, throwing his rider into the water, from which she is rescued by Major Allen. The latter then sets out to capture the beast. Some remarkable close views of the animal are shown; Major Allen ropes him in the tr« and drags him down into the waiting net, ties him and returns with a second net in which he traps the mate. The reel closes with a later view showing the leopards in a cage in the zoo. Roping the Black Panther (Pathe)— Major Allen, accompanied by native* and dog trailers, visits the home of ■ coffee planter in Java. The latter, who is a cripple, tells the story of his missing arm—the result of an encounter with the stealthy black panther. Allen prepares for the hunt the next morning; the dogs pick up the trail, and finally locate the panther among the ruins of an ancient temple. The animal crouches on the top of a ruined pillar, Allen ropes him brings him down and ties him securely while the natives make a basket cage from branches. In this Major Allen car- ries the animal to display him to the planter. Capturing Lions by Aeroplane (Pathe) —The least useful of the series, from a really educational standpoint. The ree is marred by exceedingly poor, slangy titles—evidently a much earlier effort at film making than the other subjects. Goatherds, journeying to a village mar ket place, see a plane which they regard with awe and bewilderment. They re] port to the aviator, Major Allen, that a lion has captured a goat, so Allen sets out to capture the beast. He fixes chains hooks and anchors to the plane, they pursue the animal, catch him in the chains which are held fast by the anchoi hooks, and he is lassoed, hind and fore legs tied—the capture complete. Wonderful Water (Prizma)—Difficult to group this reel with exactness, for in its attention to sheer beauty of the scene* photographed, it has all the characteris-j tics of the best scenics. And yet the! subject has been so organized that it