CONTENTS
PAGEIntroduction: The Cinema-Educator9I.Historical21The genesis of the film.—Present and future.II.Educational26The cinematograph in the schools.—The film as teacher.—Some educational films.—History taught by film.—The development of the British Colonies.—Political propaganda.—The film in American schools.—Instructing the deaf mute.—In mental hospitals.—Medical students.III.Libraries and Literature50School, Library and cinema.—Film collections.—Preservation of the film.—Library of films in Berlin.—Advertising the public library.—“Publicity†films.—The book.—Film as mental ally.—Filmed literature.IV.Social76The Cinema Commission.—Film censorship.—Juvenile crime.—Morality tests.—The “White Scourge†problem.—Churches and the cinema.—The film and the savage.—Co-operative cinemas.V.Commercial Advertising96Advertising by the film.—Sales by the film.VI.Production101The failure and success of the film.—Cinema eccentricities: blunders and inaccuracies.—Natural colour films.—Talking films.—Paper films.VII.Conclusion121