Page:Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950 Motion Pictures And Filmstrips Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 4 Pts 12-13.djvu/30

CATALOG OF COPYRIGHT ENTRIES FRACTURES: AN INTRODUCTION. Cont'd, technical procedures. Emphasizes the concept of treating a fracture as a regional derangement of function as well as anatomy, and as an injured individual rather than a broken bone. For medical groups.

Credits: Director, Sy Wexler; written by Ben Maddow; supervised by Harrison L. McLaughlin.

© American College of Surgeons; 1Nov48; MP161.

FRANCE: BACKGROUND FOR LITERATURE. Coronet, 1950. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Scenes of Paris and the Provinces of France. Shows how the cultural and aesthetic background of France influenced such writers as Dumas, Hugo, de Maupassant, Dickens, Stevenson, and Poe. For junior and senior high school, college, and adult groups.

Credits: Educational collaborator, J. Paul Leonard.

© David A. Smart; 27Mar50; MP190.

FRANCIS. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., 1950. 91 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel of the same title by David Stern.

Summary: In this satirical comedy, the U. S. Army high command in Burma is reluctantly forced to acknowledge the sanity of a second lieutenant when he proves his seemingly incredible contention that his highly successful military strategy was developed by Francis, a talking Army mule.

Credits: Producer, Robert Arthur; director, Arthur Lubin; screenplay, David Stern; music, Frank Skinner; film editor, Milton Carruth. Cast: Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts, Ray Collins, John Mclntire.

© Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 17Mar50 (in notice: 1949); LP101.

FREEDOM IS INDIVISIBLE. Time Inc., 1948. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Presents excerpts from two speeches by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the first at Columbia University. when he was inaugurated as President of the University, and the second at the thirty-ninth annual meeting of the Association of National Advertisers at the Hotel Waldorf Astoria, New York, for a conference on "Education through Advertising."

© Time Inc.; 29Oct48 (in notice: 1949); MP129.

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. The New York Times, Office of Educational Activities, 1950. Filmstrip, 52 frames, b&w, 35mm. Summary: Explains the meaning of "freedom of the press" and the necessity for preserving such freedom.

© The New York Times Co.; 5Jun50; JP173.

FRENCH CHILDREN. (Children of Many Lands. Series 2) Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., 1950. Filmstrip, 79 frames, b&w, 35mm. Based on the classroom film of the same title.

Summary: Scenes of family life in Brittany.

© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; 17Apr50; JP121.

FRENCH FRIED FROLIC. (All Star Comedy) Columbia Pictures Corp., 1949. 17 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Wally and Tim become involved with a pair of French girls who want them to pose as their husbands.

Credits: Producer and director, Jules White; screenplay, Felix Adler; film editor, Edwin Bryant. Cast: Wally Brown, Tim Ryan.

© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 8Dec49; LP2895.

FRENCH LANGUAGE SERIES, Filmstrips in this series, produced by Common Ground Ltd., are entered separately under their respective titles.

FREQUENCY MODULATION. (Radio Electronics. Reel lesson 14) DeForest's Training, Inc., 1949. 100ft., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Describes an f-m receiver, showing how the limiter removes the amplitude modulation and thus provides "static-less" reception. © DeForest's Training, Inc.; 15Jun49 (in notice: 1948); MP204.

FRESH LAID PLANS. Harding College, 1950. 10 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: In animated sequences the film shows how subsidies, taxes, supply, production, and demand affect the economic condition of the country.

Credits: Director, George Gordon; animation, Carl Urbango, Armin Shaffer, Arnold Gillespie, music score, Paul Smith. © Harding College; 6May50; MP157.

FRIENDSHIP BEGINS AT HOME. Coronet, 1949. 16 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Emphasizes the importance of family life, showing the value of friendship within the family as well as outside. For high school, college, and adult groups.

Credits: Educational collaborator, William E. Young.

© David A. Smart; 14Sep49; MP5065.

FRISKY. THE CALF. Coronet, 1950. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: The story of a young calf, showing his growth from birth until he learns to live in the field with the cattle. For kindergarten, primary, and intermediate grades.

Credits: Educational collaborator, Dora V. Smith.

© David A. Smart; 10Jan50 (in notice: 1949); MP209.

FROLIC IN SPORTS. (Sports Review) Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., 1948. 9 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: Presents a variety of sports, including scenes of the sports trail at Lake Placid, canoeing on Lake Sebago in Maine, the annual Florida fishing tourney in Miami, and a tug of war by girls at Florida's Southern College.

Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; narrator, Ed Thorgersen; music score, L. de Francesco; film editor, Arthur Lincer.

© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 15Jul48; MP5124.

FROM ONE CELL. Sturgis-Grant Productions for the American Cancer Society, Inc., 1950. 15 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: Combining live photography and animation, the film introduces cancer as one of the basic phenomena of growth, describing its behavior as well as the growth and behavior of embryonic, regenerative, and degenerative cells. For biology classroom use.

Credits: Director Warren Sturgis; animation, Dwinell Grant.

© American Cancer Society, Sturgis-Grant Productions; 4Apr50; MP40.

FRONTIER OUTPOST. Columbia Pictures Corp., 1949. 65 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: The Durango Kid ends the career of a dishonest civilian agent who is the leader of a gang that has imprisoned the commanding officer of an Army post and seized a shipment of government gold.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark; director, Ray Nazarro; screenplay, Barry Shipman; film editor, Paul Borofsky. Cast: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette.

© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 29Dec49; LP2808.

FRUSTRATION. (SKEPP TILL INDIALAND) Sveriges Folkbiografer AB, Stockholm, 1947. Released in the U.S. by Film Classics, Inc., 1949. In Swedish with English titles. Based on a play by Martin Soderhjelm. 9 reels, sd. , b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Lorens Marmstedt; director and author of screenplay, Ingmaar Bergman; English titles, Walter Ruckersberg; music, Erland von Koch; film editor, Tage Holmberg. Cast: Holger Lowenadler, Anna Lindahl, Birger Malmsten, Gertrud Fridh, Hjordis Petterson.

© Telinvest, Inc.; 31Jan49; LP2953.

FUELS AND HEAT. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., 1949. Filmstrip, 80 frames, b&w, 35mm. Based on the classroom film of the same title.

Summary: Tells how energy from the sun can be transformed; explains the formation of coal and oil, the nature of heat, and the meaning of temperature; presents the basic operating principles of the steam locomotive and the internal-combustion engine.

© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.; 28Dec49; JP6202.

FUN AND FACTS ABOUT AMERICA. Motion pictures in this series, produced by Loew's Inc., are entered separately under their respective titles.

FUN AT SHADOW MOUNTAIN. MP41. SEE Screen Snapshots, series 29.

FUNDAMENTALS IN OPTICS. Cultural Films, Inc., 1950. Filmstrip, 70 frames, color, 35mm.

Summary: Explains the optical phenomena associated with reflection.

Credits: Producer, Boris Copelow; color photographs, Rowen Glie.

© Cultural Films, Inc.; 18Jan50; JP6.

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF REFRIGERATION. Jam Handy Organization, Inc., for Frigidaire Division, General Motors Corp. © 1950. Filmstrips, b&w, 35mm.

© General Motors Corp., Frigidaire Division.


 * 1. Heat Energy and Properties of Matter. 61 frames. © 1c 19Jun50; JU6462.
 * 2. More about Heat. 6 frames. © 1c 19Jun50; JU6453.
 * 3. Pressure. 36 frames. © 1c 19Jun50; JU6466.
 * 4. Characteristics of Refrigerants. 33 frames. © 1c 19Jun50; JU6454.
 * 5. Application of Fundamentals. 23 frames. © 1c 19Jun50; JU6451.

FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION. Pts. 1-2. Vogue-Wright Studios, Inc., for the National Retail Furniture Association. 1950. Filmstrips, color, 35mm. © National Retail Furniture Association.


 * 1. Case Goods. 41 frames. © 30Mar50; JP105.
 * 2. Upholstered Furniture. 41 frames. © 30Mar50; JP103.

FUTURE SKIPPERS. (Variety View, no. 182) Universal Pictures Co., Inc., in cooperation with the United States Coast Guard, 1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Shows how men of the Coast Guard Academy are trained on a sailing vessel. Includes scenes of the men on shore leave in the Azores and London.

Credits: Producer, Thomas Mead; script, Arthur Cohen; narrator, Harlan Stone; film editor, Edward Bartsch.

© Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 29Nov49; MP4990.

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