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

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FREE SOUND FILMS Subject 35 ni/m No. The Voice That Science Made — 1 reel. (Graphic 10029 presentation for the first time in sound motion picture film of the action of the human vocal organs con' trasted with the new artificial larynx as developed by Bell Telephone Laboratory engineers. Three active men of affairs who would be speechless without the aid of the artificial larynx are pictured and recorded at their daily work using the new voice that science has given them. Out of the Silence — 1 reel. (A dramatically and sci 10030 entifically correct presentation of the problem confronted by the hard'of'hearing. The film opens in the Viennese studio of Ludwig van Beethoven in 1825 and shows that great musical genius composing his Ninth Symphony at a time when his hearing had become so impaired that he could not distinguish his own musical notes. The story then changes to the present and shows how a school child also suffering from impaired hearing can be helped by the remarkable new ear aid developed by Bell Telephone Laboratory engineers.) Ethyl Alcohol, Its Nature and Its Properties — 3 reels. 10031 (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 preachment but is a well' balanced evaluation of alcohol in the various uses to to which it may be put and makes clear why it causes characteristic effects when taken in beverages. The film is made in accordance with the principles of modern pedagogical practices.) The Test Supreme — 2 reels. (The greatest spectacle 10033 of motordom from start to finish, includuing intimate scenes of motor, tires and men. Also Ab Jenkin's 3000 mile, 23J/2 hour thrilling run on the salt beds of Utah. The Auto Fashion Plate — 2 reels. (Describing the 10036 journey of a party of visitors through the art and color section of the Fisher Body Corp.) Men and Motors — 2 reels. (Craftsmanship and pre 10038 cision methods of manufacture in the General Motors factories.) The Flying Cub — 1 reel. (Construction and test 10039 flight of America's fastest selling airplane.) Seeing Is Believing — 3 reels. (An interesting, enter 10042 taining, and highly educational film in three'color technicolor, showing scenes of the World's Fair, in' eluding views of the marvelous Firestone Singing Color Fountain, and a trip through the Firestone Fac tory and Exhibition Building, showing the manufac ture of Firestone Tires.) 14