Films for classroom use (1954)

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ROYALTY OF THE RANGE (20th Cent.-Fox) 1 reel-B&W Lowell Thomas Movietone Features 10 minutes This film shows agricultural college students being instructed in the fine points of judging cattle and reveals the qualities sought by judges of blue ribbon cattle, sheep and hogs. WANTED, A MASTER 1 reel-B&W (MGM) 10 minutes The story of a stray dog which is seeking to find a master before a dead- line when unlicensed dogs will be impounded. WILD ANIMALS LIST 1 DESERT DEMONS 1 reel-B&W Battle for Life Series 9 minutes American desert animals, quiet all day, venture forth in the cool of the night. The film shows some of the natural habits of the tortoise, the gila monster, the snake, a horned toad, a badger and many other desert animals. SANCTUARY OF THE SEALS 1 reel-B&W (20th Cent.-Fox) 9 minutes Adventures of the News Cameraman Series An interesting study of seals on the Pribiloff Islands in the Bering Sea. The commentary contributes observations on the conservation of seals. WILD LIFE ON THE VELDT 1 reel-B&W (20th Cent.-Fox) 10 minutes Magic Carpet Series A clever cameraman brings back a record of the enchantment and terror in an average day in the lives of wild animals in Kruger Park, South Africa. LIST II THE ANIMAL FAIR 1 reel-B&W Lyman H. Howe Hodge Podge Series 10 minutes Glimpses of many unusual animals from all over the world. JUNGLE GIANTS 1 reel-B&W Lyman H. Howe Hodge Podge Series 10 minutes An intimate study of African wild life in its native habitat. Animals include commonly known wild beasts with unusual close-ups of lions and elephants. THE VELDT 1 reel-B&W Lyman H. Howe Hodge Podge Series 10 minutes Scenes on the plains near the foothills of an African mountain range, with close-ups of many of the native animals and birds. A volcanic explosion fires the veldt. The natives and all the animals flee together, their fears of each other lost in their greater fear of the devastating flames. 67