Films for classroom use (1954)

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PORTUGAL LIST II PICTURESQUE PORTUGAL 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 9 minutes A film reflecting the beauty of Portugal and providing glimpses of the life of its people. PORTRAITS OF PORTUGAL 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 10 minutes This picture reviews the art and industries of Portugal with a complete sequence on the making of port wine. RUSSIA LIST I SOVIET RUSSIA (Warner Bros.) 1 reel-B&W 9 minutes The principal cities and districts of Russia of thirty years ago are shown. Street scenes, national shrines and some industrial activities are depicted. SPAIN LIST I MEMORIES OF SPAIN 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 10 minutes This film, taken before the Spanish Civil War, pictures life in Madrid, Seville, Segovia and Toledo with views of the rural life near these cities. SWITZERLAND LIST I BEAUTIFUL SWITZERLAND (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W 10 minutes The narration of this travelogue, illustrated by a map, tells how Switzer- land, the oldest republic in the world, is naturally fortified by the barriers of mountain peaks, beautifully photographed, surrounding the country. GENEVA BY THE LAKE 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 10 minutes A typical travelogue of this Swiss city in which modern developments and ancient eustoms are compared. THE NEAR EAST LIST II JERUSALEM, THE HOLY CITY 1 reel-B&W (Warner Bros.) 10 minutes Scenes in and about Jerusalem show aspects of native life and the cere- monies of various religious sects. 26