Moving Picture Age (Jan-Dec 1922)

March, 1922 MOVING PICTURE AGE 27 Better Films (Continued from page 21) most useful. The financial returns from amusement films are so great that the great educational value of pedagogical films has been obscured. I am very glad to know that your great organization is getting behind the promotion of proper films for our schools. It is a serious regret to me that the Federal Bureau has no funds available for studying the whole matter of methodology for effective visual education. In the meanwhile organizations such as yours are rendering invaluable service in molding public opinion, which will enable us eventually to get what we need in this direction. The General Federation can do a big work in educating the general public, and this work it stands ready to do. As a first step in this direction the Motion Picture Committee of the Federation will issue a list of strictly educational motion pictures made specifically for school use, which have proven acceptable in the classroom. The names of these films will appear from month to month in this magazine, and it is hoped that those interested in the movement for the highest use of motion pictures will call the attention of their school authorities to these films. LIST OF FILMS APPROVED BY THE FEDERATION MOTION PICTURE COMMITTEE FILMS listed below have been selected, not simply because they are free from objectionable scenes and titles, but because it is believed that they make, in greater or less degree, a positive contribution to the life of the community and the nation. They are not only good ; they are good for something. They have a helpful, inspiring effect, and so they are considered by the reviewing committee to be worthwhile films. This list will be augmented from month to month. It is urged that those interested in better films ask their local exhibitor to show these pictures, and then give all the publicity possible by talking about them. This is the most practical way of improving the kind of pictures shown in your theatre. WORTHWHILE FILMS Black Beauty. Features Jean Paige. Producer, Vitagraph. Presents extracts from the well-known classic and builds around these a thrilling drama which centers about a most attractive group of Southern people. Bunty Pulls the Strings. Producer, Goldwyn. A delightful picture of Scotch life with enjoyable touches of Scotch humor. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Producer, Fox. A modernized version of Twain's story which shows that a picture can be filled with rollicking fun and still be clean throughout. Disraeli. Features George Arliss; producer, United Artists. A finished presentation of an historical character shown at one of the most dramatic crises of his career. Heidi. Features Madge Evans ; producer, Prizma. A beautiful film in natural colors portraying the story so well known to school children of today. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Features Mary Pickford; producer, United Artists. A charming picture made from the well-known children's story, and embodying the lovable qualities of fearless childhood. Miss Lulu Bett. Features Lois Wilson; producer, Famous Players-Lasky. A study of home life in which happiness eventually comes to the self-sacrificing unmarried sister. Peter Ibretson. Features Wallace Reid and Elsie Ferguson; producer, Famous Players-Lasky. A beautiful presentation of a love that transcended physical limitations and brought happiness to two lonely souls. The Ruling Passion. Features George Arliss; producer, United Artists. Portrays work as man's greatest necessity for soundness of body and mind. Delightfully humorous and thoroughly charming. School Days. Features Wesley Barry ; producer, Warner Brothers. A natural presentation of school life, filled • with laughter and yet bringing home to young people the practical value of an education. Sentimental Tommy. Features Gareth Hughes; producer, Paramount. A fairly satisfactory rendering of Barrie's immortal story. The Three Musketeers. Features Douglas Fairbanks ; producer, United Artists. Romance, acrobatics, and thrills. The Whistle. Features William S. Hart; producer, Paramount. A powerful drama showing some of the injustices done the laboring man. One closeup of the dead boy should be cut. Depends primarily upon skilful accuracy in the construction of the projector rather than upon the size and weight. It is for this reason that pictures shown with the ZENITH Motion Picture Projector have the steady clearness of the strictly theatrical machines even at such long distances as 115 feet. The price of the Zenith is extremely moderate, yet its wearing quality and workmanship are remarkable. Uses Mazda Lamp, requiring no adjustment, and Universal Motor, running off any lighting circuit without special wiring. Takes any standard film. Stereoptcon attachment if desired. Fully guaranteed. 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