Films for classroom use (1954)

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RECORDING MODERN SCIENCE 1 reel-B&W (20th Cent.-Fox) 10 minutes Adventures of a News Cameraman Series A series of newsreel shots of developments by modern inventors, includ- ing Picard's stratosphere balloon flight, developments in glass, wind tunnels, and transoceanic telephony. THEY'RE ALWAYS CAUGHT (MGM) 2 reels-B&W Crime Does Not Pay Series 21 minutes The chief of a crime laboratory illustrates laboratory techniques which establish the guilt of a murderer. THE WORLD OF SOUND (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W Cinescope Series. 10& minutes The importance of sound, the operation of sound waves on the human ear, and the operation of types of hearing devices are vividly demonstrated. DOMESTIC AND TRAINED ANIMALS LIST I BAR-RAC'S NIGHT OUT (MGM) 1 reel-B&W Pete Smith Specialties Series 11 minutes A raccoon searches for food and encounters a bobcat, a rabbit, an owl and a frog. He enters a cabin and meets a parrot and some puppies. GIANTS OF THE JUNGLE ( 20th Cent.-Fox) 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series 11 minutes A highly informative film showing the work of elephants trained as beasts of burden in India. THE SEEING EYE (Warner Bros.) 2 reels-B&W 21 minutes The story of the training at Morristown, N. J. of German sheep dogs which learn to lead the blind. LIST II THE GREAT MEDDLER (MGM) 1 reel-B&W Passing Parade Series 11 minutes The story of Henry Bergh, founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. PLAYMATES FROM THE WILD (Paramount) 1 reel-B&W Grantland Rice Sportlight 9 minutes This Sportlight is devoted to the adventures of a group of tame otters. They slide down sand dunes, frolic on the beach and display remarkable obedience to their trainer's commands.