Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

Record Details:

Title:
Movie Makers
Date:
Jan-Dec 1949
Publisher:
Amateur Cinema League, inc.
Volume:
Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)
Leaf #:
00055
Language:
English
Collection:
Non-Theatrical Film
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Movie Makers, the official publication of the Amateur Cinema League, documented and championed home movies and production by local film clubs. During 27 years of publication, Movie Makers provided extensive coverage of the growth of 16mm, the availability of Hollywood films to the home, filmmaking style, amateur production, and color cinematography. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
June 13, 2024
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MOVIE MAKERS 49 LATE RELEASES Features and short subjects for 8mm. and 16mm. screens introduces a new trend in 16mm. sources. The film was originally produced for television purposes and has now been routed to the home projector. The trend should prove of special interest to those who wish to preserve the more interesting television dramas. B The Wreck of the Hesperus, Wolf, Wolf and Jekyll and Hyde Cat, one reel each, black and white, are available in two 8mm. and three 16mm. editions, including sound on film, from photo dealers and are distributed by Castle Films, a division of United World Films. Inc. Mighty Mouse, the creation of Paul Terry of Terrytoons. makes his first home movie appearance in three new Castle Films cartoons. Mighty is a welcome addition to home movie literature. ■ The Hairy Ape, ten reels, black and white, 16mm. sound on film, may be obtained from Commonwealth Pictures Corporation, 729 Seventh Avenue, New York 19, N. Y. Eugene O'Neill's bitter sociological drama has been adapted to the screen with much of its original power. William Bendix plays the stoker and Susan Hayward the beautiful society girl, in one of the classic portrayals of the class struggle. B The Telltale Heart, two reels, black and white, 16mm. sound on film, is released by Post Pictures Corporation. 115 West 45th Street, New York 19. N. Y. This version of Poe's famous story ■ Stone Flower, eighty five minutes, color, 16mm. sound on film, may be rented from Brandon Films, Inc., 1600 Broadway. New York 19, N. Y. Based on the folk legend about a young artist struggling to find the relationship between ideals in art and realities in life, this Russian film follows the adventures of stone carver Danila into his dream world of perfection. The color, a Soviet process, is said to be particularly noteworthy. B Yehudi Menuhin. violin virtuoso, is presented in ten separate 16mm. sound reels by Official Films, Inc., 25 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y. Accompaniments are provided by a piano with Adolph Bailer performing and a symphony orchestra under the baton of Antal Dorati. Among the composers represented are Bach. Beethoven. Brahms, Schubert and Paganini. KEEP FILMS SAFE! POWER DRIVE REWIND AS'EMBLY New Neumade 16mm Catalog Now Ready . . . Write To-day