International photographer (Jan-Dec 1941)

fauna of the southern Arizona desert and the practical work of a group of naturalists who assemble a habitat group for their museum. The same general note is struck in "Yellowstone Wild Life," by Alfred M. Bailey^ of the Colorado Museum. "Northwest in Bloom" shows the flowers of Oregon and Washington in natural color. Several more films of the Northwest on logging and farming are being prepared. "The Real Hawaii," by Leroy Segall, shows the principal industries, sugar, fruit, tourists, mixtures of peoples, survivals of native life, and defense. "Porto Rico," photographed by George Greenwood, is similar. Three reels on Yosemite wild life, and especially the National Park Service "Junior Nature School," are also in work; the first, "Lets Look at Trees," is now ready. Other recent color reels just completed include "Navajo Sand Painting," photographed in Monument Valley by Jack Breed, and "American Frontiers," an animated talking map in color, showing the expansion of our boundaries. Silent or sound, these are priced at $60 a reel in color. Where monochrome versions are effective and available, they are priced at $40 in sound, $24 silent. All can be had on a rental basis from the Filmosound Library, its branches, and dealer representatives. The Filmosound Library adds to its 3,000 recreational and educational films on a regular month by month schedule that puts into non-theatrical circulation the same high grade feature films that have come into first-run theatres from 24 to 36 months earlier. Leading stars appear in these top-flight "A" features, bringing pleasure to shut-ins, school, home and church audiences, after their theatrical usefulness has been fully exploited. Thus the schedule of some of the 1942 releases includes: January :"Topper Takes a Trip" (Constance Bennett and Roland Young) ; February: "Boys From Syracuse" (Alan Jones, Joe Penner, Martha Raye); March: "Spring Parade" ( Deanna Durbin) ; April: "Little Bit of Heaven" (Gloria Jean), "Zenobia" (Oliver Hardy and the elephant); May: "One Night in the Tropics" (Abbott & Costello ) , "Captain Fury" (Brian Aherne, Victor McLaglen). And so on through the year, month by month, selected feature films are saved from the oblivion of the vaults, and are made available to church, school, home and other non-theatrical audiences, for the study and enjoyment through the Bell & Howell Filmosound Library. Looking For Films? Here's How To Find Them The Victor Animatograph Corporation, Davenport, Iowa, announce the release of their Eighth Edition Victor Directory of 16mm Film Sources. Owners of 16mm projectors will relish this news as this source Motion Picture Equipment Studio and Laboratory Tested Since 1929 AUTOMATIC DEVELOPING MACHINE COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL HOLLYWOOD USERS CAN ATTEST MACHINE'S SUPERIORITY USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD CAN RECOMMEND THIS DEVELOPING MACHINE THIS PRACTICAL MACHINE CAN BE USED IN ANY CLIMATE EASILY INSTALLED— QUICK DELIVERIES © SENSITESTER — For Light Tests and Sensitometric Strips • SOUND RECORDING SYSTEMS ART REEVES Cable address: ARTREEVES 1515 Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, California, U. S. A. directory actually tells where to send for films on the subjects in which they are interested. There are over 600 sources listed therein and 225 subjects covered in silent and sound films. Educational Section: Here will be found pages of information devoted to the film libraries and rental service available from universities, colleges and departments of education in your State. The men and women directing the activity of these libraries discuss the utilization of the motion picture in education and prophesy the future growth and development of this medium of instruction, based on their experiences and observations in the field. County and City School Cooperative Film Libraries, as well as Independently owned City School Film Libraries, are listed. Editorial Section: The editorials contain a wealth of information pertaining to the use of films in the classrooms, in churches, in the home and by industrial organizations. Every effort has ben put forth to make this film source directory virtually a bibliography of information on films, where to locate them, and how to use them. The price is 50c. Address your request, accompanied by remittance, to Directory Editor, Victor Animatograph Corporation, Davenport, Iowa. Revised Prices on Goerz Lenses In a trade letter just received from Goerz American Optical Company they announce: "Rising labor costs have made it necessary to revise our prices of photo lenses slightly upward. Besides this we have had to add 10 per cent Federal Excise Tax imposed on the net dealer's price. "While defense orders take up a considerable part of our production, we continually endeavor to replenish our limited stock of lenses for civilian use. Please anticipate your requirements as much as possible and impress upon your respective customers to do the same." Write C. P. Goerz American Optical Company, 317 East 34th St., New York for new price lists. Amateur Press Photographer's Outfit A unique Amateur Press Photographer's Outfit containing all the essential items for successful flash pictures at night, as well as daytime pictures, has just been announced by Agfa Ansco. The complete flash-camera outfit contains: An Agfa Cadet-Flash Camera; Flash Unit with Reflector; 8 Mazda Photoflash Lamps; an Adapter for the lamps; 2 No. 915 (size AA) Eveready Batteries; and 2 rolls of Agfa A8 (same size as 127) Superpan Press Film. The inexpensive Amateur Press Photographer's Outfit will be a popular gift item inasmuch as it retails for less than $5.00 and represents a combination of high qualilv photographic products that may be used by both children and grown-ups to obtain excellent pictures. 24