Educational Film Catalog INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU ^(| |i§| Vgn Buren Street Cbieago^ tlltneti of*e thecoUection From z ^ m p Cali^o^^^ Sa"f-"to06 f-f-i DIRECTIONS FOR USE Title: The title of the film is given as listed by the producer. If a film is known by other titles cross references are made in the index to the title given. Length: Length is given in minutes when obtainable. Otherwise number of reels is given. Width: Width is given by the figures 16 and 35 and the abbreviation "mm" is omitted as our collaborators agreed that it was unnecessary. Soxmd: Sound films are indicated by the abbreviation "sd"; silent by "si". Stock: For the 35mm films inflammable is indicated by the abbreviation "f" and safety stock by "nf". Since all 16mm films are on safety stock these abbreviations have been omitted in the descriptions of these films. Price: Both sales and rental prices have been given in so far as possible. Omission of rental price in the main entry indicates that producer does not rent the film. "Loan" instead of price is indicative of a film sent free except for transportation charges. "Apply" instead of price has been used when rates and conditions vary and it is necessary to apply to producer for prices. Date: The copyright date is given when it was obtainable but in some cases the re- lease date is given instead. A date followed by a question mark (e.g. 1929?) means that the date is probably the release date but definite and conclusive information was not obtainable. Producer: The producer or authorized distributor given is the one now owning or having access to the negative of the film. A list of producers is given at the end of this supplement. Distributor: The italic line following some of the entries tells where films may also be rented, giving information obtainable at time of going to press. Symbols are used for distributors' names, a key to which with full information on rates will be found on page 127. Guide; "Guide" is used to indicate the guide for the teacher with which many films prepared for educational purposes are accompanied. INDEX The first part of the Catalog is arranged alphabetically. All films included in the Catalog can be found here under title and subject. KEY TO SYMBOLS min minutes el elementary si silent jh junior high sd sound sh senior high f inflammable c college nf safety trade trade school Guide Teaching help ORDERS SHOULD BE SENT TO PRODUCER OR DISTRIBUTOR Standard Catalog Series Children's Catalog Annual cumulated supplements sent as published to pur- chasers of the main catalog Children's Song Index Costume Index Educational Film Catalog Continued by quarterly and annual supplements Fiction Catalog In preparation Standard Catalog for High School Libraries Annual cumulated supplements sent as published to pur- chasers of the main catalog Standard Catalog for Public Libraries Annual cumulated supplements sent as published to pur- chasers of the main catalog Song Index Song Index Supplement Educational Film Catalog First Annual Supplement JANUARY, 1937—OCTOBER, 1937 A CLASSIFIED LIST OF 990 NON-THEATRICAL FILMS WITH A SEPARATE TITLE AND SUBJECT INDEX COMPILED BY DOROTHY E. COOK AND EVA COTTER RAHBEK-SMITH NEW YORK THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY 1937 Published November 1937 Printed in the United States of America PREFACE This October number of the Educational Film Catalog is a cumulated number, containing all of the material which was listed in the January, April and July Supplements and also entries for about 200 additional films. It is supplementary to the main volume, published in 1936. About 990 films are Hsted. An effort was made to include worthwhile films which had been omitted previously because they were not known and therefore not voted into the Catalog by our collaborators. Necessary corrections in prices, etc. have been made and an especial effort was made to add the Distribu- tor entry for as many films as possible. This Distributor listing is repre- sentative only and is not a complete list of all possible sources because new catalogs are constantly arriving. Fifty books on films, photography and related subjects are reviewed in the Book review section page viii. The compilers and the H. W. Wilson Company are most grateful to the collaborators who have helped so generously with advice and co- operation. A list of those who checked the lists and helped in many ways is given following this preface. Thanks are also due to the Producers and Distributors who have co- operated so willingly in sending us information and who are making every effort to keep us informed of their film activities. October, 1937 Eva Cotter Rahbek-Smith COLLABORATORS The compilers gratefully acknowledge the assistance so generously given by the collaborators named below who have checked our tentative lists and shown their interest in this Catalog in numerous ways. Edward G. Bernard H. L. Kooser Director International Cinema League In Charge of Visual Instruction Service New York City Iowa State College Ames Henry E. Childs Instructor of Visual Education William F. Kruse Department of Public Schools Manager Films Division Providence, Rhode Island Bell & Howell Company Chicago, Illinois Robert Collier, Jr. Director of Visual Instruction Fred S. Montgomery South High School Secretary, Bureau of Visual Instruction Denver, Colorado University of Kansas Lawrence Fannie W. Dunn Professor of Education Mrs. Charles Joe Moore Teachers College, Columbia University Chief, Bureau of Visual Instruction New York City University of Texas Austin, Texas Wilbur Emmert Director of Visual Education Alan H. Nicol State Teacher's College Director, Visual Education Indiana, Pennsylvania Board of Education Buffalo, New York H. B. Gislason Head of Department Rupert Peters University Extension Service Director of Visual Instruction University of Minnesota Public Schools Minneapolis Kansas City, Missouri W. M. Gregory Boyd B. Rakestraw Director, Educational Museum Assistant Director, Department of Visual Cleveland, Ohio Instruction University of California Emma Gutzeit Berkeley Director of Visual Instruction Board of Education Grace Fisher Ramsey San Antonio, Texas Associate Curator American Museum of Natural History J. E. Hansen New York City Chief, Bureau of Visual Instruction University of Wisconsin Paul C. Reed Madison Board of Education Rochester, New York Harry H. Haworth Supervisor of Visual Education and Li- W. Gayle Starnes brary In Charge of Visual Aids Pasadena City Schools University of Kentucky Pasadena, California Lexington John A. HoUinger David E. Strom Director, Dept. of Science Board of Education Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Minneapolis, Minnesota Robert A. Kissack, Jr. Joseph V. Sullivan Director of Visual Education Visual Instruction Department University of Minnesota Macombs Junior High School Minneapolis New York City VI Max P. Vosskuhler J. Kay White Director, University Extension Division Principal, General Pershing School University of Arizona Berwyn, Illinois Tucson W. W. Whittinghill C. Wardlaw J. Director, Department of Visual and Audi- Director, Division of General Extension tory Education University System of Georgia Board of Education Atlanta Detroit, Michigan Gilbert G. Weaver Supervisor of Industrial Teacher Training George Zehrung University of the State of New York Director, National YMCA Motion Picture (New York City Office) Bureau New York City New York City vu : : : Films Withdrawn, 1937 The following withdrawals were listed in the April, 1937, Supplement The following films listed in the main vol- Basketball 796.32 ume of the Educational Film Catalog have Flying clipper cruises to Rio 629.1 Guardian of been withdrawn by the Producers: your health 637 Re-conquering Antarctica 919.9 Back of the weather forecast 551.5 Belgian cities 914.93 The Julj', 1937, Supplement listed the fol- (Taken over by Bell & lowing which have also been withdrawn by Howell) Childe HassJim—artist 92 the Producers Consequences 616.24 Grand Canyon—to the river and Creative approach to education 370.1 back 917.91 Elementary animals 593 Know your national parks 91'7.8 Elementary teacher as a guide 372 Fire-clay refractories 666.4 These films are all listed in regular class Forest or wasteland 634.9 order in this Supplement and when such in- Girl who found herself 170 Gorgon's head 291 formation was available rental Distributors Heat treatment of steel 669.1 where they may still be obtained have been Hidden talisman 709 given. Honor of the little purple stamp 664.9 How and why of spuds 635.2 Industrious diamonds 621.9 Book reviews International ice patrol 614.8 (Taken over by Bell & Because our collaborators felt that a list Howell) Jack and Jill in Songland 784 of current books on the motion picture would Kid comes through 613 add value to the Educational Film Catalog we Long drawn out 669.3 Lorado Taft—sculptor 92 of?er below such a compilation consisting of Nation's market place 332.6 books on both the theatrical and educational New York impressions 917.471 film. The books all Painting a portrait 757 were published in 1936 Play of imagination in geom- or 1937 and are available from the publishers etry 513 indicated, either in America or England. The Simple animal forms 593 Spectre F abbreviations used to indicate the publishers Story of dynamite 662.2 follow the form used by the Cumulative Book Story of iron 669.1 Story of the gasoline motor 621.4 Index also published by this company. The Story of the tire 678 first note in each case is of a descriptive Tale of two bulls 636.2 Teaching of reading 372.4 nature, intended only to give an idea of the Tropic garden 580 contents. If other notes are given they are Vasantasena F quoted critical reviews, Woodwind choir 788 of which complimen- tary and derogatory excerpts have both been also withdrawn the follow- Producers have given.