Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)

16 FILM AND RADIO GUIDE Volume XII, No. 9 materials and films using the emotional and spiritual approach. Incidentally, the technique of animation used in this film should be ideal for animated shorts for Sunday Schools. Through proper utilization of shorts, it would be possible for the religious teacher to put across more moral truth in one lesson than he ordinarily could in a year, and to make moral teachings attractive, dynamic, and something which will actually “take.” If any one still disbelieves in visual education in churches, let him read this hand writing on the wall. B. The Cumington Story (Black and White — 30 minutes) : The Cumington Story is a documentary produced by the State Department for distribution by the Overseas Office of War Information. It is the story of a European refugee and his family, who, under the auspices of a New England minister, spent the war in a New England town. It depicts the gradual breaking down of the townspeople’s prejudice against the newcomer. It introduces the novel note that the refugee, too, had a prejudice to overcome. It is a delicate little film, basically a masterpiece of psychological strategy. It assumes the best in people, blaming neither the townspeople nor the refugee for mutual distrust. It takes the viewpoint that decent people, once they have grown to know and understand each other, will gradually overcome their mutual fear of strangers. This is a subtle and persuasive technique and one which will help to keep prejudice from taking root in the hearts of our people. The handling of this theme, in the direction and in the act A scene in "The Brotherhood of Mon," 16mm sound film, available beginning September 1, 1946 through the Religious Film Association, 1 1 West 42nd Street, New York City.