[List of Films Available to Civilian Defense Councils]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

LIST OF FILMS
Available to
Civilian Defense Councils
OCD Publication 4203-1
©
U. S. Office of Civilian Defense Washington, D. C.
January 1943
DESTROY ALL PREVIOUS LISTS
Foreword
This pamphlet supersedes the November “List of Available Films.” The situation changes so rapidly through the withdrawal of existing films as well as the addition of new ones that it is important to destroy all previous lists whenever a new one appears.
Application for the use of films should be made well in advance of a proposed showing. If your council has not established a film service of its own, and there is a local film distributor in or near your community, he may help you to obtain the films easily and quickly. If he cannot, there may be a State film library which can help you. If no such regular channel for the distribution of films is available, you may obtain information about films and ways of securing them through your State Defense Council, your Regional Office of Civilian Defense, the Visual Training Section of the United States Office of Civilian Defense in Washington, D. C., or the Bureau of Motion- Pictures of the Office of War Information, Washington, D. C.
Films which are produced by or under the supervision of the United States Office of Civilian Defense are available rent-free, or at nominal fees stated in the text. Libraries may add a small service charge in some instances.
Distributors of OWI films are permitted to make a service charge to the user not to exceed 50 cents for the first subject and 25 cents for each additional subject included in a single shipment. An exception is Target for Tonight, for which a service charge not to exceed $2.50 is permitted.
Only the name of the main distributor is mentioned in this pamphlet, but many of the films can also be secured from local distributors all over the United States.
Supplementary lists will be issued from time to time.
The following catalogs will be found useful:
A List of U. S. War Information Films, Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures, Washington, D. C.
Films of Britain at War, British Information Services, Film Division, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y.
United Nations Films, Inter-Allied Information Center, 610 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.
16 mm Sound Motion Pictures to Help Teach Machine Shop Work, U. S. Office of Education, Washington, D. C.
U. S. Army—U. S. Navy 16 mm Sound Motion Pictures and 35 mm Filmstrips for Pre-Flight Pre-Induction Training and General Educational Use, Castle Films, Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y.
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LIST OF FILMS
Available to Civilian Defense Councils
All Prices Quoted Are for Pilm Rentals
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
The Air Raid Warden. How the air raid warden operates both before and during an air raid. (Office of Civilian Defense, 16mm, sd, about 16 mins.)
An Air Raid Warden’s Report. Shows the importance of accuracy in a warden’s collecting information at the scene of a disaster and the exact manner in which he should transmit information to the control center. (Office of Civilian Defense, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, release date February 15, 1943.)
Control Center. A definitive film on the nature and the functions of the control center with a detailed treatment of the duties of each of the personnel and the control center in action. (Office of Civilian Defense, 16mm, sd, 40 mins, release date March 1.1943.)
A New Fire Bomb. Shows the new explosive fire bomb in action and tells how the British fight it. (Office of Civilian Defense, 16mm, sd, 7 mins.)
Shock Troops for Defense. The training received by auxiliary firemen and examples of the type of work they do. (Brandon, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, $1.50.)
What To Do in an Air Raid. Gives general precautions for the public in time of emergency. (Transfilm, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, approx. $2.00.)
♦This is a sound-slide film, not a motion sound-slide film machine.
What To Do in a Gas Attack. General instructions for escaping injury in a gas attack and detailed rules for action if exposed to gas. (King Cole, 16mm, sd, 10 mins., 3.00)
Rescue Unit. This film shows what personnel is needed for the rescue unit, what its equipment is and How it works in moving persons buried under bombed buildings. (Office of Civilian Defense, 16mm, sd, 20 mins.)	•
Spotting the Bombers. Ways of identifying friendly and enemy bombers. (Walter O. Gutlohn, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, $1.50.)
Emergency Medical Services. This sound-slide film shows the organization and functions of the various Emergency Medical Services (Office of Civilian Defense).*
FACTORY FRONT
Aluminum. The story of the “fateful metal” ; importation of bauxite ; transmutation into alumina and thence into aluminum sheeting and subsequently into fighting planes. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 9 mins.)
The Arm Behind the Army. An official War Department film which shows that the success of the Army on the firing line depends upon the success of labor and industry on the production
picture, and it must be projected on a 35mm
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line. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
Bomber. The manufacture of the B-26 Army bomber and suggests its speed and power as a combat plane. Commentary by Carl Sandburg. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
Building a Bomber. An educational exposition on the building of the B-26 Army bomber, and is of considerable interest to engineering schools, vocational groups, and educational organizations eager to learn how our skyfighters are made. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 20 mins.)
Building a Tank. The speed-up of the tank production program, including technical details regarding construction and processes involved in the manufacture of the M-3 medium tank. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 20 mins.)
Lake Carrier. The part played by lake freighters on the inland waterways carrying iron ore 1,000 miles to the steel mills of midwest industrial cities. Narrated by Fredric March. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 9 mins.)
Manpower. Paul V. McNutt, Chairman of the War Manpower Commission, introduces the problem and suggests voluntary steps to be followed by employers and workers, cooperating with Government agencies, in attacking the problem. (Office of War Information, 16mm,' sd, 8% mins.)
Tanks. Graphically describes the manufacture of the M-3 medium tank. Photographed in Detroit, Fort Knox, Kentucky, and an unnamed Eastern seaport. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
FARM FRONT
Henry Browne, Farmer. The story of a Negro farmer and his family and their contribution to the war effort—growing wartime crops, conserving soil and
materials, sending one son into the Army Air Forces. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
Democracy in Action. • Shows the vast agricultural resources of this country and how democratic procedures followed by farmers are helping produce more of the foods needed in the war program. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 11 mins.)
Farm Front. A documentary picture telling the story of the American farmer in national defense. It points out the relation of his work to the American ideal of the United States as a land of opportunity for all, and shows how he is working with industry to safeguard the American Freedoms. (U. S. Department of Agriculture, 16mm, sd, 11 mins.)
The Tree in a Test Tube. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy show the many things the average man uses which are made of wood. The Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wis., has been developing new and better uses for wood, thereby releasing metals, etc., for war needs. (U. S. Department of Agriculture, 16mm, sd, color, 10 mins.)
Home on the Range. This film is an eloquent tribute to the men of the western ranges. It shows the contribution of the western range country to the war effort—wool and mutton, beef and leather. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd. 11 mins.)
FIGHTING FRONT
Men and the Sea. Presented by the U. S. Maritime Commission, and dedicated to American Merchant Seamen, this picture shows the training of the men who man the cargo ships. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
Bing of Steel. This subject pictures the American soldiers as they are now, carrying on the traditions of past ac
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complishment, and outlines the part of the American soldier in the growth of the nation. Narration by Spencer Tracy. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
Winning Your Wings. Lieutenant James Stewart of the U. S. Army Air Corps speaks directly to the audience in giving a bird’s-eye view of how the U. S. Army Air Force is being built into' the strongest and best trained in the world. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 18 mins.)
I Am the American Bluejacket. What a sailor does. U. S. Navy Department, 16mm, sd, 3^ mins.)
The Marines Have Landed. Covers general activities of the marines. (U. S. Marine Corps, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
HOME FRONT
Conservation and Salvage
Salvage. Donald Nelson, head of the War Production Board, discusses seriously and impressively the need for every American man, woman, and child’s saving and salvaging metals, fats, and rubber. The film shows the need for these materials. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 7 mins.)
Scrap for Victory. A description of the ways in which each member of each family can contribute to the salvage drive (Brandon and the New York Civilian Defense Volunteer Office, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, $1.50.)
Check Well Before Using. The important parts of trucks which should be checked frequently. (Vision, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, $1.50.)
Drive for Victory. Shows the parts of a car that get the most wear, and ways to check that wear. (Vision, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, $1.50.)
Nutrition
For Health and Happiness. Discusses the vital bearing good nutrition has on human health and happiness. Shows scenes of well-nourished children from infancy to youth, and the food groups that contribute to all-round development. (U. S. Department of Agriculture, 16mm, sd, 9 mins.)
Hidden Hunger. Dramatization of the nutritional facts in an entertaining and whimsical manner. A supplementary trailer deals with dietetic facts: “Eat Right to Work and Win.” (Swift & Co., 16mm, sd, 32 mins.)
Making Ends Meet. Taking a family of average means as example, the film explains what foods make up a good diet and how to obtain the best food value for the money spent. (Dairy Council of St. Louis, 16mm, sd, 11 mins.)
Eating at Work. (See Great Britain, p. 6.)
The Gardens of Victory. Shows how people from every economic and social group can contribute to the food program through victory gardens. (Better Homes & Gardens, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
First Aid
Before the Doctor Comes. Reel I, How to Control Bleeding, Care of Shock; reel II, Artificial Respiration, Burns; reel III, Leg Fractures, Half-Ring Improvised Splints; reel IV, Arm Fractures, Murray-Jones Improvised splints, Transporting Victims. (American Red Cross: William J. Ganz, 16mm, sd, $2.50 a reel.)
Help Wanted. Shows the first aid needed in cases of bleeding, shock, burns and scalds, and fractures. (Johnson & Johnson, 16mm, sd, 25 mins.)
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Tuberculosis and War
Middletown Goes to War. This film deals with the tuberculosis problem in an American town which has suddenly become an industrial center. (National Tuberculosis Association, 16mm, sd, 20 mins.)
UNITED NATIONS
Apply to each of the representatives of the Allied Nations for a complete listing of their films
Australia
Australia Marches With Britain. The industrial and agricultural contributions of Australian workers are shown, together with the military forces fighting with the British. (Australian News and Information Service, 16mm, sd, 15 mins.) '
Kokoda Front Line. How the Australian soldiers are fighting the Japs in the jungles of New Guinea. (Australian News and Information Service, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
Canada
Call for Volunteers. The story of the initiative of the women of Winnipeg on the home front: entertaining men in uniform, canning fruit for the troops, raising money for mobile canteens, working in children’s clinics, and a hundred other activities. (National Film Board, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
Home Front. Responsibilities of women in the war effort. (National Film Board, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
China
China Strikes Back. Unification of democratic China and scenes of the Eighth Route Army. (Brandon, 16mm, sd, 23 mins, $5.00.)
The 400,000,000. Epic film of the heroic struggle of the Chinese people against aggression. (Brandon, 16mm, sd, 55 mins. $15.00.)
Western Front. China’s heroic fight and desperate struggle against the warlords of Japan. A tribute to the courage and tenacity of the people of China—fighting with us in the battle for freedom. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 21 mins.)
Czechoslovakia
The Moldau (Vltava). A film interpretation of a symphonic poem by Smetana, the first of six parts of the cycle of symphonic poems, “My Country,” with superimposed film material. (Czechoslovak Information Service, 16mm, sd, 12 mins.)
Sokol Congress in Prague. The colorful festival held in 1938, just before the occupation by Germany. The latter part of the film shows the work going on by the Czech soldiers in Great Britain. (Czechoslovak Information Service, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
Fighting France
The Fighting French Navy. The activities of some of the brave French sailors who escaped to England to continue the fight against the Nazis. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 10 mins.)
The France That Fights. The training and preparations being carried on by the Fighting French troops. (Free French Delegation, 16mm, sd, 18 mins.)
Netherlands
Netherlands-America. The strategic and economic importance of the Dutch Islands of the West Indies are illustrated by scenes of bauxite, oil mining and the bases that have been built by the free Netherlands forces and the United States. (Netherlands Information Bureau, 16mm, sd, color, 11 mins.)
High Stakes in the East. A color film showing the economic resources of the Netherlands East Islands as a desirable war objective. (Brandon, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, $3.00.)
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Norway
Norway in Revolt. A March of Time film showing resistance of the Norwegian people against the Nazis, sabotage and underground work and the activities of the free Norwegian armed forces and merchant marine. (March of Time, 16mm, sd, 10 mins. )
Poland
Diary of a Polish Airman. The reconstruction of the experiences of an escaped Polish flier who has been lost fighting with the British air force. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 7 mins.)
This Is Poland. A review of the history of Poland since the first World War and the continued fighting going on by Polish forces in Great Britain. (Polish Information Center, 16mm, sd, 22 mins.)
Soviet Russia
Children at War. Some ways in which Soviet children and youth have helped the Red Army. (Brandon, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, $2.00.)
A Day in Soviet Russia. Quentin Reynolds relates the activities which go on constantly throughout the length and breadth of this vast nation. A large number of cameramen were sent to many points to photograph the life of people of Russia on a given day. (Brandon, 16mm, sd, 60 mins, $15.00.)
Under Siege. Civilian defense in action during the siege of Tula, which was defending Moscow. An excellent example of the coordination of civilian and military activities throughout the war in Russia. (Brandon, 16mm, sd, 9 mins, $1.50.)
GREAT BRITAIN
Britain at War
Listen to Britain. This film is a remarkable factual record of the many
sounds and sights of wartime Britain— from the roar of Spitfires to the shouts of children. There is no dialogue ; the audience literally listens to Britain. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 20 mins.)
This is England. This is England is a follow-up of London Can Take It and Christinas Under Fire. It is a film about raids in.the industrial Midlands, the damage, and the effect on the people, commentated by Edward Murrow. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, 500.)
Dover Front Line. Dover is the most bombed town in England and this is a report on the morale of her people during the blitz. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 6 mins, 500. )
The Builders. New factories must go up, and blitzed sites must be rebuilt throughout Britain. In this film the workers on the spot are interviewed about their work and speak freely about the future of a postwar world. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 8 mins, 500.)
Protective Services
Decontamination of Streets. Detailed instruction to decontamination squads on clearing blister gas from streets. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 17 mins, 750.)
Heavier Than Air. Refresher course in detection and analysis of poison gases for air raid wardens. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 8 mins, 500. )
London Fire Raids. Shot during the fire raid on the City of London the night of December 29, 1940. The film is a rare pictorial document of the world’s largest city on fire. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 12 mins, 500.)
A New Fire Bomb. (See Office of Civilian Defense, Protective Services, p. 1.)
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Boyal Observer Corps. A description of the work of Britain’s civilian corps for air defense—men who take time from their regular jobs to man spotters’ posts. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 8 mins, 500.)
War and Order. An account of the duties of the police force in wartime Britain. It starts with ordinary peacetime duties of the policemen, and follows through the training and special wartime refresher courses. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 12 mins, 500.)
Farm Front
Dig for Victory. How the women of England are turning every available patch of ground into vegetable gardens for home use. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 7 mins, 500.)
Salute to Farmers. This film shows all branches of agriculture with emphasis on intensification of production for food. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 15 mins, 750.)
Fighting Front
Target for Tonight. An account of an actual air raid by the Bomber Command of the Royal British Air Force. The details of the preparations are shown, the actual bombing of the objective and the troubles of the bomber “F for Freddie” and its crew of six. (Office of War Information, 16mm, sd, 48 mins, maximum service charge permitted for. this film is $2.50.)
Paratroops. Very interesting reportage of the training of parachute troops and their uses in warfare. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 10 mins, 500.)
Troopship. An account of life aboard a troopship as told by a soldier in his let
ter home. Scenes of everyday activities, drill and recreation. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 8 mins, 500.)
Corvettes. The film shows the typical work of one Corvette, the small ships that escort and protect the convoys. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 8 mins, 500. )
Home Front
Dinner at School. In wartime, dinners at school for children are more than ever necessary. The film describes how this service has increased in England with half a million children having meals at school, and 200 school canteens opening each month. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 9 mins, 500. )
Five and Under. Discusses the problems of caring for small children in nursery schools, while mothers are working in war factories. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 16 mins, 750.)
Tomorrow Is Theirs. Since the beginning of the war, Britain has removed as many schools as possible from the cities to the country, but a great many children remain in the city. Education has to be provided wherever they are. This film shows a school of each kind, and discusses some of the problems of reorganization this has required. (British Information Services, 16 mm, sd, 10 mins, 500.)
Village School. This film deals with life in a village school, under the double impact of evacuation and the general war situation. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 12 mins, 500.)
Eating at Work. How Britain’s government and industry take care of proper feeding of war workers. (British Information Services, 16mm, sd, 15 mins, 750.)
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Addresses of Main Distributors Listed in This Catalog
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Motion Pictures, Washington, D. C.
U. S. Marine Corps, Nearest Recruiting Station.
U. S. Navy Department, Nearest Recruiting Station.
U. S. Office of Civilian Defense, Visual Training Section, Washington, D. C.
Ü. S. Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures, Washington, D. C.
Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Boston, Mass.
Australian News and Information Service, 610 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.
Better Homes & Gardens, Des Moines, Iowa.
Brandon Films, Inc., 1600 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
British Information Services, Films Division, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y.
Czechoslovak Information Service, 1790 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
Dairy Council of St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
Free French Delegation, 626 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.
William J. Ganz Co., 19 East 47th St., New York, N. Y.
Walter O. Gutlohn, Inc., 25 West 45th St., New York, N. Y.
Johnson and Johnson, New Brunswick, N. J.
King Cole, Inc., 203 East 26th St., New York, N. Y.
March of Time, 369 Léxington Ave., New York, N. Y.
National Film Board of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
National Tuberculosis Association, 1790 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
Netherlands Information Bureau, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y.
New York City Civilian Defense Volunteer Office, City Hall, New York, N. Y.
Polish Information Center, 151 East 67th St., New York, N. Y.
Royal Norwegian Air Force, 500 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.
Swift & Co., Graybar Building, New York, N. Y.
Transfilm, Inc., 35 West 45th St., New York, N. Y.
Vision Educational Productions, 509 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.
Many of these films can be secured from local distributors. Do not write to the main distributor until you have consulted your nearest depository.
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H. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1943