National Film Archive catalogue, part II : silent non-fiction films 1895-1934 (1960)

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1933 [906] (cont.) WINTER WITH THE LAPPS, photographed and edited by Olive Murray Chapman. Another version of the filmic record of a journey made by Mrs. Olive Murray Chapman by reindeer sledge across Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish Lapland in 1931. (Some blank sync, inserts suggest that this film may have some form of sound on discs, probably a musical score. See ACROSS LAPLAND.) (1,782ft.) Refs.: Chapman, Olive Murray. Across Lapland with sledge and reindeer. London, 1939, p. 183 1934 1911 CYCLONE, author: [James Fairgrieve]. animator: [Hubert D. Waley]. [907] An experimental diagram film showing a map of the British Isles with looped lines and a pattern of dots revolving over it, representing the cyclonic areas of Great Britain. (97ft.) REPRODUCTION. [908] A lecture film intended for Negro audiences. Reproduction is by the amoeba, and is followed by a diagrammatic explanation of human reproduction. (669ft.) [909] TAPPING OFF THE GRID (*1934). sp.: Johnson and Phillips, p.c: British Instructional Films. The Ringmar scheme in Sussex is shown as being typical of the grid system in many parts of the country. Apparatus at the power station and sub-stations are shown. (1,195ft.) ITALY (PANORAMA OF ITALIAN TOWN) (c. 1900). [910] A group of men and women are seen on a balcony surveying a view with mountains and a bay; the camera pans slowly from side to side. The view suggests Naples. (54ft.) [911] (STREET SCENE IN A EUROPEAN TOWN FROM A MOVING VEHICLE) (c. 1900). Various horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians are seen in a narrow street. The signs on a cafe in the background suggest that this is an Italian town. (81ft.) [912] [IL LAGO DI THUN] p.c: Ambrosio. ph.: [Giovanni Vitrotti]. dist.: [Filmeries Hire Service]. A study of the surroundings of the Swiss lake as they appear from a steamer. (307ft.) English titles. Refs.: Bioscope, February 9, 1911, p. 40 Prolo, Maria Adriana. Storia del cinema muto italiano. Vol. 1. Milan, 1951, p. 131 [913] [TORINO ARTISTICA] (title missing), p.c.: Ambrosio. ph.: [Giovanni Vitrotti]. Views of Turin and shots taken from the funicular railway up Monte Cappuc cini. King Victor Emmanuel inspects buildings being built for the Turin Exhibition. (480ft.) English titles. Refs.: Bioscope, (205), September 15, 1910, p. 39 Prolo, Maria Adriana. Storia del cinema muto italiano. Vol. 1. Milan, 1951, p. 131 The ISLAND OF HELIGOLAND, p.c. : Pasquali. [914] The officers of a ship on the bridge; passengers crowding the rails as the ship approaches the Island. Various shots of the Island's rugged cliffs; holiday makers on the sands and bathing. (257ft.) English titles. Refs.: Bioscope, 13 (272), December 28, 1911, suppl. p. xiii 125