Films for classroom use (1954)

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WANDERING THROUGH CHINA 1 reel-B&W (20th Cent-Fox) 9 minutes Street scenes in a Chinese city, as a tourist might see them, include native craftsmen and public entertainers. INDIA LIST I THE LAND OF THE BENGAL (20th Cent.-Fox) 1 reel-B&W Fox Movietone Series 9 minutes A series of scenes among the people of Calcutta. LIST II HISTORIC CITIES OF INDIA (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W A Columbia Tour 10 minutes A travelogue featuring the old and new Delhi and filled with examples of Hindu architecture. IN FAR MANDALAY 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 9 minutes A tour along the Irrawaddi River to Rangoon where strange customs of the natives are shown and described. INDO-CHINA LIST I SPOTLIGHT ON INDO-CHINA 1 reel-B&W (20th Cent-Fox) 9 minutes This is French Indo-China during the second World War, emphasizing how little even war disturbs the customs of these ancient people. Hindu, Chinese and French influences are seen in the streets of Saigon. There are unusual views of the building of the Burma Road and detailed scenes of the mighty ruins of Angkor Vat now rediscovered after having been forgotten for several centuries. MALAY STATES LIST II WHERE EAST MEETS WEST 1 reel-B&W A Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 9 minutes A series of scenes showing the extent to which Western customs have entered into Singapore. 29