World Film News and Television Progress (Apr 1936-Mar 1937)

FILMS AVAILABLE FOR SOCIETY PROGRAMMES 1 World Film News has compiled a list of films available, definitely not available, and likely to be available for film societies before the end of the season. The list, when more complete, will be issued to film societies as part of World Film News' service. Films imported by the London Film Society or booked through a renter by the Academy, Curzon, Studio One or other cinemas are not usually immediately available for provincial film societies — for very practical reasons. Renters hope — often against hope — for commercial bookings in other London cinemas and in the provinces. Until every channel has been explored, few renters will consider film society bookings. Paramount decided three years ago not to take any film society bookings at any time and have not yet been persuaded to reverse that ruling. In the following lists all films have a Censor's Certificate unless stated otherwise. Bookings may be made directly through the renters, but we suggest that better terms are obtained if bookings are made through the Federation. It is particularly advisable that all societies wishing to show Die Ewige Maske this season should communicate with the English or Scottish Federations immediately, giving several dates. The Federations will also be able to advise and book films at very short notice in cases of emergency. Feature Films Definitely Available for Booking Now. Bonne Chance (Denning) So Ended a Great Love (Denning) Le Dernier Miitiardaire (Denning) Marie (Reunion) Remous (Denning) Episode (Reunion) Liebesmelodie (Reunion) Atalante (Film Society) Front Page (United Artists) La Malernelle (G.F.D.) Doctor Mabuse (Famous Films) Haiiplman von Koepernick (Int. P.) Tiirksih (Denning) Bed and Sofa (L.C.C. cert, only. Forum) Poiemkin (L.C.C. cerl. only, Forum) Storm Over Asia (L.C.C. only. Forum) Tlie Living Corpse (silent. Sherwood E. F.) Unfinished Symphony (original German version — Denning) Marchand d' Armour ( Denning) Student of Prague (Denning) Maskerade (Reunion) Three Songs of Lenin (Film Society) Day of a Great Adventure (Film Society) The Virtuous Isidore (International Productions) Kameradschaft (A.P.D.) A/ (Famous Films) Hhite Hell of Piiz Palu (G.F.D.) Deserter (now Cen. A. ; through Forum cinema) New Babylon (Forum) October (L.C.C. cert, only. Forum) Cain (synchronised, M.G.M.) Night .V/a//(A.B.F.D.) Song of Ceylon (Denning) Films not yet available, but possibly available in January'. Little Paper People (A.B.F.D.) Wedad, the Slave Good Little Monkeys (G.B.D.) Die Ewige Maske (Tobis) Der Kribbebijter Hoof Tops of London (Strand) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (colour cartoon) Maria Bashkirtseff Nursery Island {G.B.D.) Merlusse (Tobis) Crime et Chatiment (Tobis) Cover to Cover (Strand) Fishing Village (G.P.O.) Films Definitely Not Available (mostly expired rights). Le Million^ Blue Light, Blue Angel, Italian Straw Hat, A Nous la Liberti, La Bandera, Mother, Earth, Marx Brothers' early tilms. Trouble in Paradise, The Great Consoler. Short Films Available. Great Train Robbery (B.Film I.) Under the Water (Denning) Dragon of Hales ( Kinograph) Workers and Jobs (A.B.F.D.) What the Newsreel shows (Denning) Air Port (G.B.D.) Windmill in Barbados (A.B.F.D.) Gentlemen in Top Hats and Gentlemen in Crowns (Kino) Shipvard (G.B.D.) Colour Box (G.P.O.) Rainbow Dance (G.P.O.) The Town of Tomorrow (Denning) Coal Face (A.B.F.D.) 6.30 Collection (A.B.F.D.) Secrets of Life Series (G.B.I.) Face of Britain (G.B.D.) Wharves and Strays (U.A.) Ship of the Ether (colour cartoon — Phillips Radio) Joie de Vivre (Reunion) Immortal Swan (I. S. Product) Streamline (G.B.) Power in the Highlands (G.B.) Douro (Viking) Fun on the Farm (Cadbury — colour cartoon) Carmen (colour cartoon — Reunion) The Ringmaster (puppet film — Kinograph) Fairy of the Phone (G.P.O.) Peace Film (Dofil) The Mine (G.B.I.) Weather Forecast (A.B.F.D.) Granton Trawler (A.B.F.D.) For All Eternity (M.G.M.) Papageno (Reiniger — B.F.I.) Private Life of the Gannets (G.B.I.) Austria Beautiful (Reunion) Oil Symphonv (Reunion) Soap Bubbles (Film Society) Industrial Britain Group (G.B.D.) Shipcrafi (G.B.) Dry Dock (G.B.) Milestones (M.G.M.) Birth of the Robot (Gasparcolor) Hor.w Laughs (colour cartoon — Reunion) Expansion of Germany (3 min. film — G.B.I.) Death on the Road (G.B.E.) Glimpses of the U.S.S.R. (I sound and 2 silent shorts — Strand). Various Silly Symphonies, Mickey Mouse and other coloured cartoons. Programme Making There is art in making up a good programme — to give sufficient variety at each meeting to please the highbrow, the not-quite-so-high-but-intelligent-brows and to help the newcomers to appreciate film society standards. No film society committee has ever been able to book all the fibns it would like to show in any given season, but if the lighter feature films are kept for those emergencies which are bound to occur, and the tension needed for the careful watching of the best productions is relieved by a colour cartoon and soothed by a smoothly running documentary or nature film, at the end of the season the fist of films shown should make good reading. Several film societies devote one meeting a season to revivals of silent films — sound being provided by gramophone records, organ or orchestra. An occasional double-feature programme, a meeting devoted to films tracing the rise of the colour film, a one-director programme will provide interesting variations. In the case of revivals of films which have no Censor's certificate it is often possible to show these films on 1 6mm. stock at a local hall on a weekday evening. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is now only available on sub-standard film and can be introduced by a speaker who will later lead a discussion on the film. The London Film Society has been passing through a very difficult period during the prolonged illness of Miss Mary Brown. When her resignation became inevitable some further delay was caused by the absence of members of the London Film Society Council on holiday. The new secretary. Miss Barbara Frey, was for two years secretary to Miss Elsie Cohen at the Academy Cinema, and has worked in the offices of Columbia Pictures. The London Film Society is issuing its programme within the next few days and hopes to hold its first meeting early in November. We congratulate the London Film Society and Miss Frey and wish her and her assistant all success. I FILM EDITORS only, are Invited to post us the coupon below and obtain FREE, two of our Film Marking Pencils (Positive and Negative) also a useful Vest Pocket Book. To Normans Film Library, 86-88 Wardour Street, W.I. Please send me Film Pencils and Pocket Book: Editor's Name Studio Address Telephones: GERRARD 7481, 6413 f ILM LIBRARY fILM OESfATOI 60ITIN6 BAYS 86-88 WARDOUR STREET, LONDON, W.I 42