The Educational screen (c1922-c1956])

Shick and Hoist Acquire Bailey Films Sale of tlieir film library has been announced by Bailey Films, Inc. Ralph A. Shick, operator of the eastern library in Urbana, Illinois, will now take over as owner-manager under the name of Shick Film Service. Mr. Shick has begun an extensive program of new film additions in order to acquire more comprehensive coverage of the school and church film market. Well known for church audio-visual activities in the Pacific Southwest, Kenneth L. Hoist, Inc., has purchased the Bailey western library. Mr. Hoist is entering the school field with the existing library plus additional feature film and entertainment material suitable for school and church use. The sale of their film library will enable Bailey Films to continue the production and distribution of classroom films on a greatly expanded basis. Film Center's "Classics" International Film Classics are now available in the Midwest through the Film Center, Inc., 64 W. Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois, according to an announcement made by Louis Friedman, director of the Center. The Film Center is a relatively new organization formed in order to give the Midwest convenient access to the Film Classics, previously available only through Brandon Films, Inc., New York. The Film Center offers complete film service including programming, booking and projection. Recommendations on the purchase of new equipment and of new films are a valuable feature of the Film Center's many services. On the West Coast, the International Film Classics are available through the facilities of Wallace Film Agency, 290 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco, Calif. All-Scope Increases Scope Gordon S. Mitchell, President of AllScope Pictures Inc. has announced the opening of new and expanded company headquarters in the Yucca Vine Building. Hollywood, California. Removal of the All-Scope headquarters from the Taft Building marks the end of a 13-year tenure for Mitchell at Hollywood and Vine, where he established the headquarters in 1935 of the Academy Research Council, of which he was then Manager. BIS Cancels Distribution Contract British Information Services has announced the cancellation of its contract with Film Publishers, Inc. All applications for 16mm prints of Man — Otic Family and Vour Children and You should now be sent to British Information Services. 30 Rockefeller Pla.Ta, New York, 20, New York. Swank Appointed Official BIS Agent British Information Services announces that Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., 614 North Skinker Blvd., St. Louis. Mo., has been appointed as its official agent for the St. Louis area. Swank now maintains a complete library of prints of all BIS 16mm sound films. Magnetic Cueing at Acadenny James A. Larscn. President of TNcffdemy Films, demonstrated his new magnetic cueing device at Republic Studios recently before a committee from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Designed some nine months ago by Mr. Larsen and a member of his organization, magnetic cueing eliminates the many disadvantages of the present method of cutting notches in the edge of original films to be printed. It makes it possible to accurately control necessary light changes, fade-ins, fadeouts and dissolves, resulting in improved film quality and more effective presentation of educational film subjects. Now in use at Academy Films and at the Consolidated Film Laboratory in Hollywood, this ingenious device has attracted such attention and demand that it will be manufactured and offered to other film laboratories. It will also be considered when the annual .'\cademy Award presentations are made for technical designs and inventions. ;4(idcC'StCdc Nev^ and Different! Gives You SOUND with your 2x2 Transparencies Projector not furnished; you use your own projector. • Puts LIFE in your Color Transparencies • Makes you Master of Ceremonies This new microphone, amplifier, and beautiful alligator leatherette case for use with your own 2x2 slide projector is particularly impressive at lawn parties, clubs, or in your living and projection rooms. Your own voice comes from the screen ... at the "mike", you are the master of ceremonies ... it helps control your shows. The AUDIO-SLIDE is especially outstanding in the school room or at Sunday School. You can plug in a turntable if you wish. Most silent slide projectors will mount on the base and carry in the same case. AUDIO-SLIDE has the famous Movie-Mite four-watt amplifier v^ith both volume and tone controls on the projector base. All cables are included. yNnie for literature. . . . See your phofographie dealer today for a demonstration. :February, 1949 89