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FILM AND RADIO GUIDE
Volume XII, No. 6
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Motion Pictures Useful for the Study of Literature
COMPILED BY ROBERT E. SCHNEIDER
Research Assistant, Center for the Study of Audio-Visual Instructional Materials,
University of Chicago
800: Literature:
Alice in Wonderland. (Excerpt from the Paramount Production) 22 minute s, sound. A detailed presentation in costume of the leading characters of the book : Alice in her living room examining the chessmen, commenting on the rabbit she sees outside the window, talking to the turtle in the Aquarium and to Uncle Gilbert’s picture, and her soliloquy with the cat; the trip through the looking glass: taking the potion which makes her grow, and eating the cake which makes her small, etc. $3.00. Wisconsin.
The Good Earth. (Excerpt from the M-G-M production starring Paul Muni) 30 minutes, sound. Shows the dependence of China’s farmers on the earth; the farm as a family project: its economic effects on the populace. $4.50. YMCA.
David Copperfield: The Boy. (Abridged version of the first half of the M-G-M production) 45 minutes, s o u n d. $6.00. YMCA.
The Lady or the Tiger. (MG-M Miniature Series) 10 minutes, sound. Dramatization of Frank R. Stockton’s famous story in which a princess is required to choose betw'een sending her lover to death or to another woman. A n excellent example o f screen treatment of the short story. Recommended for clas
ses in American Literature. $1.50. Illinois.
Mutiny on the Bounty. (Condensed version of the M-G-M feature) 45 minutes, sound. Starring Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, and Franchot Tone. $6.00 YMCA. Illinois.
A Tale of Two Cities. (Condensed version of the M-G-M feature) 45 minutes, sound. Starring Ronald Colman et al. $6.00. YMCA. Illinois.
Treasure Island. (Condensed version of the M-G-M feature) 45 minutes, s o u n d. Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beer y, and Jackie Cooper. $6.00. YMCA.
811: Poetry:
Barefoot Memories. 11 minutes, sound. Commentator recites Whittier’s fUirefoot Boy as the camera illustrates the passages. $1.25. Bell a n d Howell.
821: English Poetry:
Gray’s Elegy. 17 minutes, sound. Stoke Poges and other places associated with the poet’s life, then recitation of Elegy against a background of English farm labor. Scenes include St. Giles church in Buckinghamshire, Gray’s home, the churchyard, and Cambridge University. The reading is illustrated with appropriate shots. $2.00. Bell and Howell.
822: Shakespeare:
Macbeth. 11 minutes, sound. Condensed, well-played ver
sion of Shakespearean classic, professionally produced i n Cinecolor. Useful in study of literature and drama, and as illustration of effective briefing of required reading. $3.00. Bell and Howell.
Romeo and Juliet. (Condensed version of the M-G-M feature.) 45 minutes, sound. Stars Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard. $6.00. YMCA. 111.
Master Will Shakespeare. 11 minutes, sound. An outstanding, though somewhat fictionized, film on the life of Shakespeare, professionally p r oduced by M-G-M. $1.50. College Film Center. Illinois.
Shakespeare. 12 minute s, sound. The purpose of this film is to create an impression of some of the methods a n d meanings of Shakespeare’s p 0 e t r y. Gaumont British production. $2.00. B. & H.
Stratford on Avon. 10 minutes, silent. Scenes which figured in the life and plays of Shakespeare; King’s New School, Village of Shottery, gardens, mills. Guild Church, Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Warwick Castle, and Holy Trinity Church. $1.00. College Film Center.
921: Individual Biagraphy:
Flag of Humanity. (Clara Barton.) Warner Bros. Technicolor production. 20 minutes, sound. A biography of Clara Barton, beginning with her pioneer service in caring for