The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

Page 402 The Educational Screen L.u%%£.nt "^iLm ^:y\fEOj±. ■ Castle Films, Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, release at the end of every year a football review which is of real instructive value to athletic directors and of great interest to all students of the game. The latest reel in this series is being distributed as: Football Thrills of 1943 —presenting the best moments from the great games of the past season. Students of this film are coaches and players. It is said that high school coaches in al- most every section of the country use this film in teaching the fine points of the game as played by top-ranking college teams. The projector is fre- quently stopped and a play discussed while one frame of the picture is held on the screen, giving the coach a chance to point out evidences of good teamwork on offensive plays, or good strategy and anticipatory action on the defense. Castle editors use the utmost cau- tion to eliminate details of plays which are jealously regarded by certain coaches as their own exclusive devel- opments although, of course, such plays are regularly photographed by the newsreels. But these plays, as a rule, are not of as much value in the teaching of football as the fundamen- tal plays which are smoothly and ex- pertly executed. ■ Pictorial Films, Inc., RKO Building, New York City, has secured the 16mm distribution rights on three outstand- ing David O. Selznick feature pro- ductions, namely: Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with Tommy Kelly in the title role, sup- ported by Jackie Moran and Marcia Mae Jones. The Prisoner of Zenda, co-starring Ronald Colman and Madeleine Carroll. The Garden of Allah, starring Mar- lene Dietrich. They are available for rental by schools, churches and other institu- tional film users. To its series designed as Pictorcels, Pictorial Films has recently added several new subjects, including twelve 100 ft. musical films, two timely travelogues on Norway and Holland, and the following sports subjects: Here Comes Malicious —a horse rac- ing film. Demons of the Deep —dramatic un- dersea story, climaxed by a thrilling battle between an octopus and an eel. A new catalog is now ready listing all the current 16mm sound films, both shorts and features, which are exclu- sive with Pictorial Films, Inc. Copy will be sent on request to any school, church or organization interested. Mil- ton J. Salzburg, President of Pictorial Films, is now on the West Coast to negotiate for their resumption of edu- cational film production. Prior to the war this company procured a series of films based on American History. It is the plan to renew production with a view toward supplying rapidly ex- panding outlets. ■ Bell & Howell Co., 1801 Larchmont Avenue, Chicago, have acquired the following two feature films for their rental Filmsound Library: Journey to Jerusalem —9 reels, 16mm sound—a screen production of the play as produced at the National Theatre in New York City by the Playwrights Company. It is an in- spiring and highly dramatic story of the young Jesus by the eminent A scene from "Journey to Jerusalem" American dramatist. Maxwell Ander- son. A passage from Luke which tells of a Passover pilgrimage to Jerusalem by the Boy and His family, is the basis of this unique transfer of a Broadway play, in its entirety directly into "theatre-on-film." Lady in a Jam —10 reels, 16mm sound—produced by Universal. This is a gay comedy in which Irene Dunne portrays an irresponsible New York heiress who loses her fortune and then goes West to the badlands of Arizona to work an abandoned gold mine in a ghost town. Others in- volved are a cowboy and a psychia- trist trying to straighten out the kinks in the lady's mind. Supporting play- ers are Patric Knowles and Ralph Bel- lamy. ■ The Princeton Film Center, Prince- ton, N. J., has been appointed dis- tributor of the Sante Fe Railway's two new 16mm color motion pictures just completed; Loaded for War —2 reels—depicting the vital role being played by the na- tion's railroads in the march to vic- tory. It tells the whole story of the remarkable job the railroads have done Desert Victory in 16mm Sound British Information Services, 360 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, make the im- portant announcement that on January 14, 1944, 16nim sound prints of Desert Victory, will be available from all its offices. This picture is the notable and widely acclaimed British film record of the Eighth Army's victorious march across the African desert westward to Tripoli. Other offices of British Information Services are located in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D. C. Further details will be given in the January issue. in handling the greatest mass move- ment of army men and materials in the history of this or any other nation. Tank Destroyers —2 reels—produced with the cooperation of the Bureau of Public Relations, War Department, and the Commanding General, Camp Hood, Texas. It shows the basic training of the troops who man the tank de- stroyers, and the problems of trans- porting necessary supplies to service this camp. ■ Ideal Pictures Corporation, 28 E. Eighth Street, Chicago, reports many recent additions to its library of 16mm sound films among which are such significant major Hollywood feature pictures as: Adventures of Tom Sawyer— David O. Selznick's film version of Mark Twain's great story. Foreign Correspondent, starring Joel McCrae—an absorbing story of present- day adventure, heroism and danger. The Prisoner of Zenda —Anthony Hope's romantic tale. Winter Carnival, with Ann Sheridan and Richard Carlson—Adventure and gay romance against the beautiful set- ting of Dartsmouth Winter Carnival world-famous Festival of Fun. Made for Each Other— a David O. Selznick production, starring James Stewart and Carole Lombard. Recently issued and available is Ideal's catalog listing scores of films lately added to this organization's large rental library. This listing is supple- mentary to Ideal's large main catalog previously issued. ■ Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures, Washington, D. C, has deposited prints of four new sub- jects in 16inm sound with its distribu- ting agencies. They are: Black Marketing —a dramatization of of an actual case, of black marketing showing how it operates and how it is defeated by cooperation of the public with the OPA. Day of Battle —inspiring account of the life and death of an aircraft carrier. Three Cities —story of Norfolk (Va.), Willow Run (Mich.), Ogden (Utah), (Concluded on page 404)