Films for classroom use (1954)

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JANE EYRE (20th Cent.-Fox) 4 reels KIDNAPPED (20th Cent.-Fox) 3 reels LES MISERABLES (20th Cent.-Fox) 4 reels THE LIGHT THAT FAILED (Paramount) 4 reels MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (Universal) 4 reels MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (MGM) 4 reels THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (Universal) 4 reels PETER IBBETSON (Paramount) 4 reels PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (MGM) 4 reels ROMEO AND JULIET (MGM) 4 reels TALE OF TWO CITIES (MGM) 4 reels TIMOTHY'S QUEST (Paramount) 3 reels TREASURE ISLAND (MGM) 4 reels The following four films were prepared by the National Council of Teachers of English Committee to Cooperate with TFC. Study guides are available on request. *MEET THE FORSYTES (MGM) 2 reels-B&W An excerpt from THAT FORSYTE WOMAN 20 minutes MEET THE FORSYTES presents the principal characters of the three books of The Forsyte Saga. The opening scenes introduce the members of the family. Their conversations and actions clearly indicate the values they attach to material possessions and social status. The settings and costumes vividly establish the Victorian atmosphere of Galsworthy's novels. The film sketches briefly the courtship of Soames and Irene, and shows incidents which reveal Soames' possessiveness. It also follows Irene as she helps June Forsyte meet Philip Bosinney, and intimates Philip's growing interest in his fiancee's chaperone. The conclusion invites the audience to know these characters better by reading John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST 2 reels-B&W (Paramount) 20 minutes Excerpted from the photoplay based on Richard Dana's book, this film stresses the significance of Dana's writing in ameliorating the conditions of our merchant seamen. Among the sequences at sea are those showing the 10