MOTION PICTURES AND FILMSTRIPS
Lloyd Bridges, Alan Hale.
© Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc.; 22May50; LP123.
COMANCHE TERRITORY. Universal
Pictures Co., Inc., 1950. 76 min., sd.,
color, 35mm.
Summary: Sent by President Jackson into Comanche territory to renew a treaty, James Bowie, inventor of the Bowie knife, encounters active opposition that almost precipitates an Indian war.
Credits: Producer, Leonard Goldstein; director, George Sherman; story, Lewis Meltzer; screenplay, Oscar Brodney, Lewis Meltzer; music, Frank Skinner; film editor, Frank Gross. Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Macdonald Carey, Will Geer, Charles Drake, Pedro De Cordoba.
© Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 17Mar50; LP20.
COMEDY SPECIAL. Motion pictures in
this series, produced by RKO Radio
Pictures, Inc., are entered separately
under their respective titles.
COMIC BOOK LAND. (Terrytoon) Terrytoons, Inc. Distributed by Twentieth
Century-Fox Film Corp., 1949. 7 min.,
sd., color, 35mm.
Credits: Director, Mannie Davis; story, John Foster; music, Philip A. Scheib.
© Terrytoons, Inc.; 23Dec49; LP2793.
COMING OF THE MACHINE. (Story of
America Series) Informative Classroom
Picture Publishers, 1949. Filmstrip,
66 frames, b&w, 35mm.
Summary: Illustrates the far-reaching effects of the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th century on commerce, transportation, agriculture, and everyday life.
Credits: Manual, Neil C. Robinson.
© Raymond E. and Nancy B. Fideler, dba Informative Classroom Picture Publishers; 19May49; JP6127.
COMMUNITIES OF LIVING THINGS.
JP127. SEE Plants and Animals.
COMMUNITY HELPERS. Muse Photos.
Presented by Modern Teaching Aids,
1949. Distributed by Eye Gate House,
Inc. Filmstrip, 272 frames, color,
35mm.
Summary: A series of nine filmstrips showing how various groups serve their community: A Coast Guard Rescue; A Day at the Light House; The Coast Guard Life Boat Station; Larry Helps the Police; Workers for Health; Post Office Workers; The Fire House; Firemen at Work; Policemen at Work.
Credits: Author, William Gottlieb.
© Muse Photos; 15Mar59; JP6079.
CONFESSION. Pyramid Productions, Inc.,
1950. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. Based
in part on Guy de Maupassant's story,
"La Petite Roque."
Summary: A district attorney obtains a murder conviction against an innocent man for a crime he himself committed.
Credits: Producer and director, Frank Wisbar; screenplay, Ernest Jaeger.
© General Television Enterprises, Inc.; 6Mar50 (in notice: 1949); LP2870.
CONGOLAISE. Trinity Productions, Inc.
Released by Film Classics, Inc., 1950.
80 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Summary: A documentary film presenting the story of an expedition sent out by the French government and the Museum of Man to French Equitorial Africa to make a film record of the fast-disappearing tribal life.
Credits: Producer, Jack Rieger; director, Jacques Dupont; story, Peter Ordway as told by Robert St. John and Ray Morgan; music, Bernardo Segall.
© Trinity Productions. Inc.; 31Mar50; LP78.
CONGRESS: ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE. (Political Science Series,
no. 5) A Pathescope production for McGraw-Hill Book Co. , 1950. Filmstrip,
48 frames, b&w, 35mm. Correlated with
"The American System of Government" by
Ferguson and McHenry.
Summary: Describes the organization and procedures of the Senate and the House of Representatives, discusses the role of political party machinery, and explains the processing of a bill from its introduction to its final enactment.
© McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.; 21Mar50; JP243.
THE CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH.
Herbert E. Budek Co., Inc., 1949.
Filmstrip, 62 frames, b&w, 35mm.
Summary: The consecration of the new cathedral of a Benedictine abbey.
© Herbert E. Budek Co., Inc.; 1Dec49; JP6253.
CONSERVATION. Jandorvil. Presented
by Modern Teaching Aids, 1949. Distributed by Eye Gate House, Inc. Filmstrip, 255 framies, color, 35mm.
Summary; A series of eight filmstrips showing various forms of conservation: Soil Resources; Forest Resources; Wildlife Resources; Mineral Resources; Human Resources; The Field Day—Man Cooperates with Nature; Nature Cooperates with Man; Water Resources.
Credits: Author, Orville C. Goldner.
© Jandorvil; 15May49; JP6077.
CONSERVATION IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS. (Teach-O-Filmstrip) Popular
Science Publishing Co., Inc., 1949.
Developed in cooperation with The World
Book Encyclopedia. Produced in consultation with the Forest Service of the U. S.
Dept. of Agriculture and the Audio-Visual
Committee of the National Council for the
Social Sciences. Filmstrips, color,
35mm. © Popular Science Publishing
Co., Inc.
- Nothing Can Live Without Water. 54 frames. Summary : Explains that water is necessary to life and shows what steps have been taken to conserve our supply. © 15Nov49; JP89.
- People—Our Most Valuable Resource. 47 frames. Summary: Shows how education and planning assist in the preservation of human resources. © 15Nov49; JP92.
- Saving the Soil. 55 frames. Summary: Describes the composition of the soil and explains what is being done to conserve it. © 15Nov49; JP91.
- Using Our Forests Wisely. 53 frames. Summary: Explains why the conservation of our forests is important to everyone. © 15Nov49; JP85.
CONSTITUTION: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF CHANGE. (Political Science Series, no. 1) A Pathescope production for McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1950. Filmstrip, 41 frames, b&w, 35mm. Correlated with "The American System of Government" by Ferguson and McHenry.
Summary: Discusses the meaning and implications of the basic principles upon which the Constitution is built, and emphasizes that these principles remain fairly fixed even though the Constitution may be amended.
© McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.; 21Mar50; JP242.
CONTACT PRINTING. JP233. SEE
Photographic Darkroom Procedures,
no. 3.
CONTROLLING FIRE. (Teach-O-Filmstrip) Popular Science Publishing Co., Inc. © 1950. Filmstrip, 49 frames, b&w, 35mm.
Summary: Explains the scientific principles basic to fire prevention. Shows how to apply these principles and demonstrates the operation of the fire alarm system.
© Popular Science Publishing Co., Inc.; 1c 2Jun50; JU6447.
COOKING THE SIMPLE WAY. Jam Handy
Organization, Inc. , for Frigidaire Division, General Motors Corp. © 1950.
Filmstrip, 79 frames, b&w, 35mm.
Summary: Demonstrates the Frigidaire electric range.
© Frigidaire Division, General Motors Corp.; 1c 7Apr50; JU6361.
COPPER—MINING AND SMELTING.
Viking Pictures Corp. Released by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., 1950.
1 reel, sd., color, 16mm.
Summary: Presents an account of an open-pit copper mine in operation and illustrates the main steps in extracting pure copper from ore. Depicts processes of blasting, loading and disposing of waste rock, loading ore in railroad cars, and crushing and washing, with emphasis on the work of the miners. For primary and midddle grades.
Credits: Educational collaborator, John R. Lewis.
© Viking Pictures Corp.; 6Feb50 (in notice: 1949); MP14.
COUNTERSPY (Radio program) SEE
David Harding, Counterspy. LP140.
COUNTRY LIFE. Jandorvil. Presented
by Modern Teaching Aids, 1948. Distributed by Eye Gate House, Inc. Film-
strip, 274 frames, color, 35mm.
Summary: A series of nine filmstrips about country life: The Lumber Mill; Building a House; Making Maple Syrup; The Story of Corn; The Goat Farm; Mr. and Mrs. Peet, Dairy Farmers; Farm Pets; The Circus Gets Ready; The Big Show at the Circus.
Credits: Author, Orville C. Goldner.
© Jandorvil; 15Nov48; JP6078.
THE COW AND THE SPRITE. Coronet,
1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary A folk story that tells of the happiness of man and of what this happiness is composed. For pre-school, kindergarten, grades 1-5, and adult groups.
© David A. Smart; 310ct49; MP122.
COW TOWN. Gene Autry Productions.
Released by Columbia Pictures Corp., 1950.
70 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Summary: Gene Autry introduces barbed wire to the Western rangeland in order to prevent cattle-rustling.
Credits: Producer, Armand Schaefer; director, John English; screenplay, Gerald Geraghty; music, Mischa Baka- leinikoff; film editor, Henry Batista. Cast: Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Harry Shannon, Jock O'Mahoney, Clark "Buddy" Burroughs.
© Gene Autry Productions; 22Mar50; LP2919.
THE COWBOY'S LAMENT. Ace Pictures,
Inc., 1950. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary: A cowboy discovers the
reason behind a seemingly friendly action
on the part of his hated rival.
Credits: Producer, Arthur H. Singer; director, Lewis D. Collins; screenplay. Lewis Allan; film editor. Henry Adams.
© General Television Enterprises, Inc.; 15Apr50 (in notice: 1949); LP40.
CRAFTSMANSHIP IN CLAY: STACKING
AND FIRING. Indiana University, 1950.
11 min., sd., color, 16mm.
