MOTION PICTURES AND FILMSTRIPS
York, London, and Texas, and points out the idiosyncracies of dress habits. © 17Mar50; MP104.
MARDI GBAS. General Television Enterprises, Inc., 1950. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary : When one of his guests dies of the black plague, a hotel manager devises an elaborate plot in order to prevent a panic in Mardi Gras-thronged New Orleans.
Credits : Producer and director, Frank Wisbar; screenplay, James Griffin Jay; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.
© General Television Enterprises, Inc.; 15Apr50 (in notice: 1949); LP48.
MARIA. Herberts. Budek Co., Inc.,
1949. Filmstrip, 63 frames, b&w,
35mm.
Summary: A hymn to the Mother of Goa:
© Herbert E. Budek Co., Inc.; 1Dec49; JP6252.
MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR FOODS.
Coronet, 1949. 10 min., sd., b&w,
16mm.
Summary: Presents the five general types of food found in salt water: plankton, debris, detritus, seaweed, and animals. Shows how marine animals are adapted for obtaining these foods. For junior and senior high school classes.
Credits: Educational collaborator, Lloren P. Woods.
© David A. Smart; 7Nov49; MP5067.
MARK OF THE GORILLA. Columbia Pictures Corp., 1950. 68 min., sd., sepia,
35mm.
Summary: Jungle Jim captures a band of thieves, who, disguised as gorillas, plot to steal a buried African tribal treasure.
Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman; director. Bill Berke; screenplay, Carroll Young; film editor, Henry Batista. Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Selmer Jackson, Suzanne Dalbert, Trudy Marshall, Onslow Stevens.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 15Mar50; LP2899.
MARRIAGE FOR MODERNS. SEE
- Choosing for Happiness. MP132, JP145.
- It Takes All Kinds. MP133, JP149.
- Marriage Today. MP131, JP146.
- This Charming Couple. MP130, JP147.
- Who's Boss? MP134, JP148.
MARRIAGE TODAY. McGraw-Hill Book
Co., Inc., 1950. 22 min., sd. , b&w,
16mm. Correlated with Bowman's book
"Marriage for Moderns."
Summary: Presents the question: What is it that makes a marriage succeed or fail. Stresses the ideals and goals of adult love. Number two in a series on marriage.
Credits: Producer and writer, Irving Jacoby; director, Alexander Hammid; editor, A. Boyajian.
© McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.; 27Mar50; MP131.
MARRIAGE TODAY. McGraw-Hill Book
Co., Inc., 1950. Filmstrip, 39 frames,
b&w, 35mm. Based on the motion picture of the same title and correlated
with Bowman's book "Marriage for
Moderns."
Credits: Educational consultant, Henry A. Bowman.
© McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.; 27Mar50; JP146.
MARSHAL OF HELDORADO. Lippert
Productions, Inc., 1950. 54 min., sd.,
b&w, 35mm.
Summary : A Western in which a marshal joins with the political forces in town and apprehends outlaws headed by the Tullivers.
Summary ; A Western in which a marshal joins with the political forces in
town and apprehends outlaws headed by
the Tullivers.
Credits : Producer, Ron Ormond; director, Thomas Carr; screenplay, Ron Ormond, Maurice Tombragel; music director, Walter Greene; film editor, Hugh Winn. Cast: Jimmie "Shamrock" Ellison, Russ "Lucky" Hayden, Raymond Hatton, Fuzzy Knight, Betty Adams.
© Lippert Productions, Inc.; 1May50; LP129.
MARY RYAN, DETECTIVE. Columbia Pictures Corp., 1950. 68 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Summary: A melodrama about a woman detective's efforts to track down a gang of murderous jewel thieves.
Credits: Producer, Rudolph C. Flothow; director, Abby Berlin; story, Harry Fried; screenplay, George Bricker; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, James Sweeney. Cast: Marsha Hunt, John Litel, June Vincent, Harry Shannon, Wm. "Bill" Phillips.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 5Jan50; LP2760.
THE MASS UNDERSTOOD. Pts. 1-2. Le
Cinema dans les Oeuvres, Paris. Distributed in the U. S. by Catechetical
Guild Educational Society, 1949. Filmstrips; pt. 1, 70 frames; pt. 2, 88
frames; b&w, 35mm.
Summary : Explains the meaning and purpose of sacrifice, shows how the Mass repeats Christ's sacrifice on the cross, and presents a step-by-step explanation of the significance of each part of the Mass.
Credits : Composition, Cécile Bruel; illustrations, Raymond Galoyer.
© Catechetical Guild Educational Society; 27Dec49; JP6207.
MASTERPIECES OF POETRY: MAUD
MULLER. Sanft-Costa Television Features. ©1950. 355 ft., b&w.
Summary : A dramatization of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Maud Muller."
Credits: Author, Mary Frances Costa.
© Sidney Sanft and Dante A. Costa, dba Sanft-Costa Television Features; title, descr., & 7 prints, 4Apr50; MU5134.
MATTER AND ENERGY. (Teach-O-Filmstrip) Popular Science Publishing
Co., Inc., 1950. Developed in cooperation with L. W. Singer Co. Filmstrips,
color, 35mm. © Popular Science Publishing Co. , Inc.
- How Things in the World Change. 57 frames. Summary: Shows how food is changed during digestion, and how heat and cold affect liquids, solids and gases. © 10Mar50; JP128.
- Man's Use of Power. 48 frames. Summary : The child's understanding of muscle power, wind power, steam power, and water power is used in explaining atomic power. © 10Mar50; JP129.
- Things in the World That Help Us. 46 frames. Summary : Shows how energy is created and expended, and how labor-saving devices help to conserve energy.
© 10Mar50; JP126.
MAUD MULLER. SEE Masterpieces of
Poetry: Maud Muller. MU5134.
MAYBE YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING.
Jam Handy Organization, Inc., for General Electric Co. © 1950. Filmstrip. 69
frames, b&w, 35mm.
Summary : An advertising film for G-E General Purpose Clear Baking Varnish No. 9574 and G-E 1201 Glyptal Red Enamel.
© General Electric Co.; 1c 7Apr50; JU6375.
THE MEANING OF FEUDALISM. Coronet,
1950. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary : Presents an authentic picture of feudal life in rural France. Shows how feudalism was a product of the economic, social, and religious conditions during the Middle Ages, and illustrates how some phases of this life have become part of our inheritance. For intermediate, junior, and senior high school grades.
Credits: Educational collaborator, William E. Young.
© David A. Smart; 27Jan50; MP208.
THE MEANING OF PI. Coronet. 1949.
11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary : Develops an understanding of the fixed ratio that exists in any circle between the diameter and circumference. Outlines a study procedure in which the numerical value of Pi can be checked and reviewed. For intermediate and high school grades.
Credits: Educational collaborator. Harold Fawcett.
© David A. Smart; 9Dec49; MP118.
MECHANICS OF LIQUIDS. Coronet, 1949.
11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary : Explains the principles of pressures as related to free liquids and confined liquids, and to the behavior of solid objects submierged in a liquid. Relates the principles of hydrostatics to real life situations. For junior and senior high school classes.
Credits : Educational collaborator, Ira M. Freemran.
® David A. Smart; 3Nov49; MP5059.
MEET THE WINNER. MP59. SEE Screen
Snapshots. Series 29.
MEET YOUR PARTNER. Wilding Picture
Productions, Inc., for Anheuser-Busch,
Inc., 1950. Filmstrip, 77 frames, b&w,
35mm.
Summary: Shows how Budweiser sales increase a grocer's profits.
© Anheuser-Busch, Inc.; 16Jan50; JP6237.
MELODIC SPIRITUALS. (Songs of America) Attwood Productions, Inc. Released
by United Artists, 1949. 9 min., sd.,
b&w, 35mm.
Summary: Presents the songs "Roll. Jordan, Roll" and "Walk Together, Children."
Credits: Producer and director, W. Lee Wilder; vocal arrangements, Jester J. Hairston.
© Attwood Productions, Inc.; 12Aug49; MP4856.
MEMORABLE GEMS. (Songs of America)
Attwood Productions, Inc. Released by
United Artists, 1950. 9 min., sd., b&w,
35mm.
Summary: Presents the songs "Nobody Knows de Trouble I See" and '"Don't You Let Nobody Turn You Around."
Credits: Producer and director, W. Lee Wilder; vocal arrangements. Jester J. Hairston.
© Attwood Productions. Inc.; 17Mar50 (in notice: 1949); MP5091.
MEN AT WORK. The Board of Christian
Education of the Evangelical United
Brethren Church. 1949. Presented by
the Brotherhood. Filmstrip, 37 frames,
b&w, 35mm.
Summary: Describes the types of service which men of the church can contribute through the Brotherhood organization.
Credits: Author, Reuben H. Mueller.
© The Board of Christian Education of the Evangelical United Brethren Church; 19Sep49; JP112.
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