LB 1044 .A2 b5 5th ed. 1927 AW ; Scanned from the collections of The Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation www. I oc . gov/avco n se rvati o n Motion Picture and Television Reading Room www.loc.gov/rr/mopic Recorded Sound Reference Center www.loc.gov/rr/record 100(W0NE (FIFTH EDITION) IheBlueBook Tbndheatrical — 3ilms THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN CHICAGO ' NEW yORfv The Educational Screen, Inc. DIRECTORATE Herbert E. Slaught, President, The Dudley Grant Hats, Chicago Schools. University of Chicago. Frank R. Greene, New York City. Frederick J. Lane, Treasurer, Chicago Schools. William R. Duitey, Marquette University. Joseph J. Weber, University of Ar- Nelson L. Greene, Secretary and Editor, kansas. Chicago, EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD A. W. Abrams, N. Y. State Department Dudley Grant Hays, Assistant Sup't. of of Education. Schools, Chicago. Richard Burton, University of Minnesota. F. Dean McClusky, Carlos E. Cummings, Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Rowland Rogers, Columbia University. Frank N. Freeman, The University of H. B. Wilson, Superintendent of Schools, Chicago. Berkeley, Calif. STAFF Nelson L. Greene, Editor-in-Chief. Geneva Holmes Huston Marie E. Goodenough, Associate Editor. Marion F. Lanphier Robert E. Clark, Circulation Manager. Carlos E. Cummings Stella Evelyn Myers Josephine F. Hoffman Marguerite ORNDORrr Publications of The Educational Screen The Educational Screen, (including Moving Picture Age and Visual Education), now the only magazine in the field of visual education. Published every month except July and August. Subscription price, $1.50 a year ($2.00 for two years). (With "1001 Films," $1.75 and $2.25 respectively). In Canada, $2.00 ($3.00 for two years). Foreign Countries, $2.50 ($4.00 for two years). Comparative Effectiveness of Some Visual Aids in Seventh Grade Instruction, by Joseph J. Weber, Ph. D., of the University of Arkansas. The first published work of authoritative research on the visual field. A doctor's thesis accepted by Columbia University. With diagrams and reference tables. 131 pages, cloth. $1.50. (To subscribers, $1.00.) Fundamentals in Visual Instruction, by William H. Johnson, Ph. D., (The University of Chicago). A manual for teachers. A concise and comprehensive survey of the whole question. 112 pages, cloth. $2.00. (To subscribers, $1,33). Historical Charts of the Literatures (English, American, French, German), formerly published at Princeton, N. J., by Nelson Lewis Greene, A. M, Stead il* used for the past 12 years by students and general readers everywhere. Re- vised and uniform editions of these charts are ready. Single copies 50 cemtf each. (To subscribers, $.37.) Special offer, one of each of 4 charts, $1.50. (To subscribers, $1.00.) Discounts on quantities on application. Is Visual Instruction a Fad? by Joseph J. Weber. Eight page pamphlet (Reprint Price 15 cents (To subscribers, 10 cents). Visual Aids in Educati(cation, by JosOph J. Weber. Twelve page pamphlet (Reprint! Price 15 cents (To subscribers, 10 cents). The Stereograph as a Visual Aid, by Joseph J. Weber. Eight page pamphlet, wit illustrations (Reprint). Price 15 cents (To subscribers, 10 cents). Bibliography on the Use of Visual Aids in Education, by Joseph J. Webej Twelve page pamphlet (Reprint). Price 25 cents (To subscribers, 15 cents). J "1000 and One" {Fifth Edition) The Blue Book of N on- Theatrical Films EDITORS Nelson L. Greene, Chairman Marie E. Goodenough Josephine F. Hoffman Stella Evelyn Myers Marguerite Orndorff The Educational Screen, inc. 5 SOUTH WABASH AVENUE CHICAGO, ILL. Mm Published and Copyrighted November, 1927 The Educational Screen — Fifth Edition 3 FOREWORD is the Fifth Edition of "1000 and One Films." It THISrepresents more time and effort on the part of the editorial staff of The Educational Screen than any preceding edition. Every known producer and distributor of film both theatrical and non-theatrical—whether an individual, a firm, or an organization has been consulted directly and repeatedly. Our method of gathering data and information from all these sources has been so perfected through the successive editions of the book that we confidently offer this Fifth Edition as better than any preceding one. As a systematic compilation of accurate and complete film information for the non-theatrical field, "1000 and One Films" is still unique. MANY of the films listed in the last edition (Fourth) have been omitted, many have been retained along with the great amount of new material. No film was excluded from this edition merely because it had already appeared in the previous volume, but selection from such a mass of material, increasing every year, is compulsory. The general aim has been to include, within the necessary space limitations of the present volume, all the new and worthwhile material possible in the various subject groups, together with all films from the previous edition that are still most actively circulated. This Fifth Edition therefore represents the best films that are now available in the non-theatrical and educational fields. THEREFORE, (1) a film desired was listed in the previous IF, edition, and does not appear here, it is not safe to assume that the film is unobtainable; an inquiry to The Educational Screen will bring you full information concerning it; (2) if a film is desired on any phase of a subject which does not seem to be fully represented in this edition, The Educational Screen will be at all times ready and willing to give its patrons the benefit of its large supplementary file of existing films. The publication of this file in toto would be out of the question. HOW TO USE "1000 AND ONE" CONSULT first the Classified Subject Index on pages 11-15, showing the subject- groups under which the films have been arranged. This will refer you direct to the pages carrying the films you seek. The title of the film appears in bold type. The number in parentheses immediately after the title is the number of reels. Then follows the brief review and comment on the film. The distributor of each film is indicated by the number or numbers at the extreme right of the last line of description. These numbers refer to the Reference List of Producers and Distributors in the back of book (pages 114-127). (The Educational Screen distributes no films whatever). If the distributor number is in Roman Numerals it means that the distributor has Exchanges, and the firm name with all exchanges will be found under Part I of the Reference List (Page 114). In these cases write to the exchange nearest you. 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The stars before a large number of the films listed indicate as follows: one (*) means that the film has been seen by our staff; two (**), that the film has been seen and reviewed in a previous issue of The Educational Screen; three (***), that The Educa- tional Screen considers the film to be exceptionally fine of its kind. We cannot attempt to name rental prices on films, for they vary endlessly. The distributor of the particular film should be consulted. The Educational Screen itself does not handle films. It acts merely as the central clearing house for information on the whole pro- duction field of films, both theatrical and non-theatrical. "FREE" FILMS—NON-INFLAMMABLE FILMS IN THE Reference List of Producers and Distributors we have indicated as far as possible the distributors of "free" films namely, those to be had for the payment of transportation charges both ways, sometimes with further conditions stipulated. In many cases distributors have indicated whether some, or all of their film subjects are on non-flam (slow- burning) stock. If both "flam" and "non-flam" are named, users must ascertain from the distributor whether the particular film wanted can be secured on the stock desired. OFF-STANDARD FILMS NO Safety Standard films (28 mm.) are listed in this book, al- though much fine material is available in this form. As it requires a special projector, however, such listing would be useless to the majority of our film-users. Some film libraries are also available in 18 mm. and 11 mm. sizes. These also require special projecting apparatus, and no effort has been made to list the films of such libraries. (See page 7 for a detailed discussion of 16 mm. films). UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE WE HAVE been forced to exclude a very important source of non-theatrical films, namely, the State Universities and Exten- sion Divisions. Space limitations absolutely forbid the inclusion of the immense number of films carried by these Divisions. These excellent services are entirely local, as a rule, and gladly give full information to all film-users within their zone. As such information would be largely useless to the rest of the country it is omitted here.