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Pictures two modern-day Canadian Indians scouting for new hunting and fishing grounds for their tribe. They track moose and meet a huge Canadian black bear as they move cautiously through virgin forests and lakes in their native north country.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., Conrad M. Arensberg
Summary:
Sean and Mary O'Reilly and their family are shown in everyday activities on their farm in western Ireland. They prepare food, gather crops, feed the animals, gather peat from a bog, play games, and listen to Irish music.
Describes Korea in 1948, when the U.S. Army was establishing a sound government there. Shows the Japanese being returned to Japan and the repatriation of Koreans. Sequences on education, health, the police system, and transportation emphasize the democratic influences.
The first in a series of twelve, one-reel films designed to present behind-the scenes activities of the motion picture industry. This film chronicles the technical and aesthetic growth of moving pictures, using excerpts from "The Great Train Robbery", "The Birth of a Nation", "Easy Street", "The Jazz Singer", "In the Hills of Old Kentucky", "Show of Shows", and "Night Song". A salute to the 30,000 people working in Hollywood includes a montage which illustrates some of the 272 different crafts involved in filmmaking. An overview of the physical production of celluloid (cotton and silver) is included. The narrator promises additional short films about each step in movie production.
Describes how the three ingredients of glass-limestone, sand, and soda ash--are obtained. Close-up shots present a simple laboratory demonstration of basic glassmaking techniques. Then shows large-scale glass manufacture step by step in a modern plant. Demonstrates the technique of fitting glass panes into window frames.
Shows the doctor diagnosing Mrs. Conrad's illness as gallstones, and follows her to the hospital, where every phase of her care is discussed. Presents the preparation for the operation, the steps in convalescence, and Mrs. Conrad's return home. Emphasizes X-ray photographs, proper diet, and the work of the anesthetist.
Compares a hungry, active rat with a satiated, inactive rat. The hungry animal learns to get food by pressing a bar, while the satiated animal goes to sleep. To demonstrate that failure to learn is due to lack of motivation, a mild electric shock is supplied and the satiated animal becomes active and learns to strike a lever which turns off the shock. Shows the animal also learning to rotate a wheel, bite a rubber tube, and strike another animal to avoid electric shock.
Discusses recent drug discoveries such as sulfa, penicillin, and streptomycin; increased opportunities for medical students from all parts of the world to study in this country such problems as the Rh blood factor and malnutrition; and progress in the control of heart disease, cancer, and rheumatic fever up to 1948.
Teaching Film Custodians release of a Motion Picture Association of America short film. A high school student, who is having difficulty understanding the textbook explanation of osmosis, discusses the problem with his detective friend. They go to a police laboratory. There a technician demonstrates osmotic pressure and clarifies the student's questions. This film addresses the following concepts: 1) Cells receive air and liquid through cell walls and tissues; 2) cells release waste products as liquids and gasses through the tissues; 3) diffusion of molecules of salt with molecules of water; diffusion through a membrane, or osmosis.
Depicts the value to be derived by all from effective public relations between business, labor, government, and the people. The role of public relations personnel is shown, as is the type of course presently being offered in this field. Examples of effective public relations are given.