Selected Motion Pictures 16 and 35 Silent and Sound (1936)

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FREE SOUND FILMS 16 ni/m No. Subject Si 27 Commerce Around the Coffee Cup — 1 reel. (Pre sented in an entertaining manner and answers common questions about international trade.) Si 28 Under Control — 2 reels. (Graphically portrays industry's fight to bring nature's resources under control. Dynamic scenes of exciting events in the modern transportation world.) NOTE: This film will not be released until early in 1937. 5129 Firestone Puts the Farm on Rubber — 3 reels. (The story of the development of the rubber tire for tractors and farm implements on Mr. Harvey S. Firestone's 640-acre Columbiana, Ohio, farm. In' eludes pictures of the use of Firestone Ground Grip Tires for tractors and all wheeled farm implements.) Si 30 The Flying Cub — 1 reel. (Construction and test flight of America's fastest selling airplane.) Si 31 Summer Outings in Wisconsin — 1 reel. (The Great North Woods.) Si 32 Ethyl Alcohol, Its Nature and Its Properties — 3 reels. (A simple but scientifically accurate treatise on the uses and effects of alcohol in industry and in relation to the central nervous system of the human body. The film is in no sense a preach' ment but is a well'balanced evaluation of alcohol in the various uses to which it may be put and makes clear why it causes characteristic effects when taken in beverages. The film is made in ac cordance with the principles of modern pedagogical practices.) U. S. NAVY FILMS 1« m/m No. Subject 5301 Sky Fleets of the Navy — 1 feel. (Maneuvers, show' ing planes taking off aircraft carriers and from bases ashore, firing torpedoes and dropping bombs. Thrilling scenes of a sham battle at sea.) 5302 Sports of Sailormen — 1 reel. (Scenes of boxing, wrestling, football, fencing, and some of the Navy's own distinctive sports.) 5303 The Gray Armada— 1 reel. (The U. S. fleet in action — launching of planes and firing broadsides of big guns.) 5304 Submarine Service — 1 reel. (Training personnel for submarine duty. Life on board a submarine. Operating submarine and undersea rescue appa' ratus.) 5305 Paths in Palestine — 1 reel. (Scenes of the River Jordan, Sea of Gallilce, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and scenes of the crucifixion.) 10