The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

Page 368 The Educational Screen PROTECT FILMS VAP.O.RATE ASK TOUR DEALER^OR PHOTOFINISHER »APORATECO..INC.' BELLaHOWF" CO. 130 West 46f h St. i>IO( Urohmont, ChlMM* NewYork. H. Y. 7I6N. Ubraa, Hollywooil ES STAINS r 1 N G E R • MAHKS-THE WAY THE U. S. GOV- ERNMENT AND THE HOLLY- WOOD PRO- DUCERSDO (Concluded from page 366) ■ Films Incorporated, 330 West 42nd St., New York City, features Gulliver's Travels, the first full length Techni- color film to be available in 16mm, in their new 1942-43 School List and Short Subject Catalog. Gulliver's Travels and numerous Tech- nicolor shorts including : Gabby, Madcap Models, Superman, Popcye, Hunky & Spunky, and Popular Science, are avail- able to Films Incorporated customers on their "Sliding Scale Rental Plan." Rental rates are based on school en- rollments so that any school, small or large, can rent economically outstand- ing feature films and short subjects. Again this year, Films Incorporated continues the Ray Committee Evalua- tions which have proved so valuable to educators in selecting short subjects for age groups. The Ray Evaluations are based on subject matter, continu- ity, and technique at age levels of S to 8 years, 9 to 12 years, and 12 to 14 years. Ratings are based on scale run- ning from a low of 1 to a high of 10. In addition to the new Technicolor shorts and feature programs listed in this latest Films Incorporated Catalog, many government films are offered at a 50 cents per reel service fee. These include films from the U. S. Office of War Information, U. S. Office of Inter- American Affairs, and the National Film Board of Canada. ■ Post Pictures Corporation, 723 Sev- enth Ave., New York City, has the ex- clusive distribution in 16mm sound of the popular theatrical feature, a Hal Roach production: The Housekeeper's Daughter—star- ring Joan Bennett and Adolphe Menjou. This is a lively comedy cen- tering around the glamorous daughter of a Park Avenue housekeeper who meets and finally marries the son of her mother's employer. Mystery, mur- der and intrigue are all present in the picture. ■ Swank Motion Pictures, 620 N. Skinker Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo., re- ports that they have been appointed Mod- ern Talking Picture licensee for St. Louis and surrounding area, including Southern Illinois, Eastern Missouri, Western Kentucky and Tennessee. This service makes available various spon- sored industrial films, without rental or service charge. The films are listed and described, together with rental features and short subjects, in the latest Swank catalog. ■ Castle Films, Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, has released two timely reels—one its latest sports movie, the other a Holiday cartoon. Football Thrills of 1942!—an annual Castle release— features close-up action shots of the season's major games as seen through the telescopic eye of the camera. Games included are: Army-Navy; Har- vard-Yale ; Boston College-Fordham; Notre Dame-Wisconsin; Ohio State- Michigan ; Duke-Georgia Tech; North- western-Illinois ; Princeton-Dartmouth; Minnesota-Iowa. Christmas Cartoon is a joyous car- toon with a novel human-interest story. Brother and sister's disappointment at finding no presents disappears after a rollicking cartoon treat. When the chil- dren have seen good old St. Nick and familiar fairytale figures frolicking on the screen in a special Christmas-joy cartoon, the lights go on and lo-and-be- hold the missing presents have appeared under the Christmas tree! Other Christmas movies for 8mm and 16mm projectors released by Castle in- clude Merry Christmas and Christmas Time in Toyland. B Bailey Film Service, 1651 Cosmo Street, Hollywood, California, an- nounce the publication of the fall edi- tion of their catalog, Galezvay to Learn- ing, listing new releases of sound and silent teaching films available for rent- al or purchase. This new catalog, listing many more films than the last edition, embodies a unique index to aid the teacher in se- lecting the desired subjects, plus a special heading of films suitable for the study of the war effort and current affairs. A section of 8mm films is also included. All persons interested in using 8mm or 16mm sound or silent films may have a copy of this catalog without charge by writing to Bailey Film Serv- ice, Hollywood. ■ Bell & Howell Filmosound Library, 1801 Larchmont Ave., Chicago, is dis- tributing a new educational picture of an area now prominently in the news, entitled: Caucasian Barrier—1 reel, 16mm sound—photographed and narrated by Carveth Wells, and edited by William F. Kruse. Beginning from Soviet .Ar- menia, south of the great Caucasian barrier that separates the continents of Europe and Asia, the film continues the journey northward along the Geor- gian Military Highway into the almost inaccessible lands of the Khevsurs, remnant of isolated Crusader bands. The walled towns of the south contrast strongly with the hut clusters of the mountain lands. Some types seen in "Caucasian Barrier" Two new single-reel safety subjects in 16nim sound, produced by the Los Angeles Police Department, are also recent additions to the Filmosound Library. Motors on Parade, stressing high- way safety, presents training methods, functions and objectives of the Police Department. Foot Faults deals with pedestrian safety, showing some examples of traffic violation. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGE- MENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912 Of The Educational Screen, published monthly except July and August, at Pontine, 111., for October 1, 1942, State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss. Before me, a notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally ap- peared Nelson L. Greene, who, having: been duly sworn according to law. deposes and says that he is the editor of The Educational Screen, and that the following: is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true state- ment of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended by Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in section 637, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the re- verse of this form, to-wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and busi- ness managers are: Publisher, The Educational Screen, 64 E. Lake Street, Chicago, III.; Editor, Nelson L. Greene, 64 E. Lake Street, Chicago, 111. 2. That the owner is: The Educational Screen. Inc., 64 E. Lake Street. Chicago. 111. Katherine Slaught, 1311 N. State Pkway., Chicago: Nelson L. Greene, 6836 Stony Island Ave., Chicago: Estate of Frederick J. Lane, 6450 Kenwood Ave., Chicago; Marguerite Orndorff, 7022 Warwick Rd., Indianapolis, Ind.; Frank Greene, Ocala, Fla.; Marie Craig, Bangor, Me.; Estate of J. J. Weber, Bay City, Texas. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giv- ing the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or se- curity holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corpora- tion for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and condi- tions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and se- curities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this afliant has no rea- son to believe that any other person, associa- tion, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other se- curities than as so stated by him. NELSON L. GREENE. Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of September. 1942. JOSEPHINE HOFFMAN, Not»ry Public. (My commission expires June 21, 194S.)