Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

148 APRIL 1949 U. S. Pat. No. 2260368 GOERZ AMERICAN APOGOR F:2.3 the movie lens with microscopic definition successful cameramen have been waiting for— A new six element high quality lens for the 16 and 35 mm film camera. Corrected for all aberration at fall opening, giving highest definition in black-&white and color. Made by skilled technicians with many years of optical training. Fitted to precision focusing mount which moves the lens smoothly without rotating elements or shifting image. This lens conies in C mount for 16 mm cameras. Fitting to other cameras upon special order. Sizes available now : 35 and 50 mm uncoated and 75 mm coated. Write for prices, giving your dealer's name. ^^ GOERZ AMERICAN OPTICAL COMPANY OFFICE AND FACTORY 317 EAST 34 ST., NEW YORK 16, N. Y. MM-4 cine DUPLICATES 8mm enlarged to 16, 16mm reduced to 8 8mm, 16mm & 16mm sound duplicates Made in 8&W or color on latest electronic controlled printers Distinctive lining and editing WRITE FOR FREE LITERATURE NationalCineLab.,Box4425,Washingtonl7,D.C. New! Colorful! \ TITLES Give your movie and slide titles the glamorous Hollywood Touch with VARIETY TITLES. No Pinsl No Glue! Just press letters onto background. Infinite variety of effects. Kit, 444 characters 6 colored backgrounds $6.45 Sample Kit $1.50 (100 characters.] Send check or money order. No C.O.D.'s. Write Dept. M PROSPECT PRODUCTS 9 Crary Ave., Mount Vernon, N.Y. [1 ■„... f„|,|..r_" )„„ II,,,,, A lal,,,, f„rTitU-s"\ LATE RELEASES Features and short subjects for 8mm. and 16mm. screens NHA8 3 ■ The Great Chase, one reel, black and white, is available in two 8mm. and three 16mm. editions, including sound on film, from photographic dealers. It is distributed by Castle Films, a division of United World Films, Inc., 1445 Park Avenue, New York 29, N. Y. The famous comedian of stage and screen, W. C. Fields, is seen for the first time in home movies. Here he plays the part of a bank guard who becomes involved in a clash between holdup men and cops. Naturally, Mr. Fields emerges as victor and hero. ■ A Lost World, one reel, black and white, may be obtained in one 8mm. or two 16mm. versions, including sound on film, from Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Wilmette, 111. The herbivorous brontosaurus and the less friendly tyrannosaurus roam about a lost plateau where they and other mesozoic monsters still kick up their heels. Their doings are observed by a party of men. who find a last minute escape altogether pleasant. ■ The Old Chisholm Trail, six reels, black and white. 16mm. sound on film, may be obtained from Commonwealth Pictures Corporation, 729 Seventh Avenue. New York 19, N. Y. Water rights along the frontier cattle trails are the basic theme of an outdoor film starring Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter and Fuzzy Knight. The battle between an unscrupulous property owner and the pioneer cattlemen is interrupted from time to time for musical bits from Tex Ritter and the Jimmy Wakely Trio. ■ Championship Form, one reel, black and white, in one 8mm. and two 16mm. editions including sound on film, is handled by Sterling Films, Inc., 61 West 56th Street, New York 19, N. Y. Three all-time Olympic records — Earl Meadows's pole vault, Cornelius Johnson's high jump and Jessie Owens's broad jump — highlight a film record of some of the world's top athletes. ■ Kitty Gets the Bird, one reel, black and white, may be had in two 8mm. and three 16mm. versions, including sound on film, from Official Films, Inc., 25 West 45th Street, New York 19, N. Y. Guarding a roast turkey for her mistress, Kitty meets up with catastrophic fate when she is hoodwinked by a sly little mouse whose intentions are strictly dishonorable. ■ Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More, nine reels, 16mm. sound on film, black and white, may be had from Post Pictures Corporation, 115 West 45th Street, New York 19, N. Y. A young girl arrives in Washington and rents an apartment from a young man who forgets to tell her that he has given keys to the apartment to most of his friends. The film is based on a story from Liberty magazine and features Simone Simon, Robert Mitchum, James Ellison and William Terry. ■ Frieda, ten reels, 16mm. sound on film, black and white, is distributed by United World Films, Inc., 1445 Park Avenue, New York 29, N. Y Flora Robson, Mai Zetterling and David Farrar are the central characters in a film that poses the question of postwar attitudes to the German people. It all starts when a British officer marries a German nurse and returns with her to his quiet home village.