Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1941)

194 FREE FILM REVIEWS You can borrow these new publicity movies without charge THESE films, the latest publicity pictures produced, are offered on loan, without charge. Some may be available to individuals, and others are available only to clubs or groups. In certain cases, the type of organization to which the films are lent without charge is specified. To borrow these films for a screening, write directly to the distributor, whose address is given. (Note carefully the restrictions mentioned in each case.) LATEST RELEASES Look To Lockheed For Leadership, 3 reels. 1450 feet. 16mm. sound on film, black and white. Offered to: accredited groups, schools and colleges, clubs. Available from: Castle Films. Inc., Russ Building, San Francisco. Calif.: Field Building, Chicago. 111.; R.C.A. Building. New York. N. Y. Look To Lockheed For Leadership is a thirty five minute, fast moving dramatic story of today's aircraft production in the Lockheed factory. It includes flying and air scenes of newest commercial and military airplanes. The film is basically a history of aviation, from Kitty Hawk to the war skies of Europe, but it includes in its fast paced sequences a revealing study of action behind the scenes in modern aviation. It depicts the new standards of performance and safety and the means by which the experience of all working aviation employees is coordinated for research. The construction of an airplane is shown, with the various steps leading to its completed manufacture. Frank Hawks, Charles A. Lindbergh. Ruth Nichols. Wiley Post. Howard Hughes and many others are featured in the film. It is a brand new and timely release. Men of Muscle, 1 reel, 10 minutes, 350 feet, 16mm. sound and silent, black and white. Offered to: groups, preferably, and individuals. Available from: Publicity Department, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass. Men of Muscle depicts the student life and training of physical educators at Springfield College, for which the college is famous. Gymnastic exhibitions, football, wrestling, basketball and pictures in the laboratories, classrooms and on the campus are included, showing the social and academic life of the students, as well as their specialized training. Alloy Steels, a Story of Their Development, 20 minutes. 16mm. and 35mm. black and white sound on film. Offered to: educational institutions, engineering and scientific societies, civic and business associations, clubs, churches and other responsible organizations. Available from: Bureau of Mines, 4800 Forbes Street. Pittsburgh. Pa. Alloy Steels, a Story of Their Development opens with a comprehensive historical sequence which deals with the history and development of alloy steels. In the first scenes, a toolsmith is seen at work in an oldtime shop, followed by the process of "cementation" — that is. making blister bar steel, by adding carbon to wrought iron — which was a process known by the ancients and rediscovered many years later by European workmen. The scenes that ensue portray the milestones in the years of experiment that lead to the advent of the automobile, with its need for a stronger, more reliable steel. The film ends, after a comprehensive survey of the final steps which made possible modern alloy steel production, with scenes in present day steel plants and pictures of the equipment for fabricating steel. Nickel Mining, 16 minutes. 1 reel, 16mm. sound on film, black and white; produced in cooperation with the International Nickel Company. Offered to: educational institutions, engineering and scientific societies, civic and business associations, clubs, churches and other responsible organizations. Available from: Bureau of Mines, 4800 Forbes Street, Pittsburgh. Pa. Nickel Mining is a comprehensive pictorial study of almost all the operations, both underground and on the surface, involved in mining nickel. The film depicts the structural methods by which the miners' safety underground is insured and the complicated arrangements for removing ore. Open pit mining of surface deposits, drilling, loading, tamping, blasting, loading trucks, an open pit crusher, storage bins and so forth are all shown. Bridging San Francisco Bay, 1600 feet, 4 reels, 16mm. sound on film, black and white. Offered to: educational groups only. Available from: United States Steel Corporation of Delaware, 436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Bridging San Francisco Bay tells the story of the construction of one of the most remarkable bridges in the world. For a great many years, men said that this major navigable waterway could not be spanned; yet here it has been done, and the story of this feat begins with the plans and covers the sinking of the foundations, general construction of the superstructure, cable spinning, erection of catwalks and countless interesting steps in its amazing growth of a bridge, 43,500 feet from terminal to terminal. Educator's comment: Suitable for seventh to twelfth grades that study California, transportation, civil engineering projects or special occupations. —E. D. C. RECENT RELEASES Jerry Pulls the Strings, 40 minutes, 16mm. and 35mm. sound on film, black and white. Offered to: schools. Available from: Home Economics Department. American Can Company, 230 Park Avenue, New York City. Jerry Pulls the Strings makes use of an unusual device for presenting the history of coffee. Skillfully handled marionettes act out the story of coffee, from its discovery, in such a convincing way that history really lives for those who see the film. Geography, English, history, general science and home economics are all coordinated in an engaging way. This Moving World, 3 reels, 16mm. and 35mm. sound on film, black and white. Available to: schools, churches, movie clubs, club showings and other large groups. Available from: Wilding Picture Productions, Inc.. 7635 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Mich. This Moving World begins in the prehistoric era and depicts the invention of the wheel, carrying this theme up to the present day. The picture contains shots of old methods of transportation. Educator's comment: This forty five minute film is useful in elementary and junior high schools, for units on transportation. It may be shown to introduce the unit, as a core of discussion or as a review. — E. D. C. 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