"Some may seek the life of the sea to get away from something. But in the world of this deaf-mute, a deckhand on a salvage tug, there is generated a desire for companionship. In this simple story there are touching events along with the carnival atmosphere. A fine presentation in which one may feel for the mute and share his moments of happiness" PSA Journal, Nov. 1959, 48.
"This film shows Charles Devenish Woodley making a film." Library and Archives Canada.
"Black and white film highlighting the summer activities of ‘Little Brother,’ his older brother, and other children." Church History Library.
"Father attempts to blend his hobby of photography with "his other hobby" when mother goes off on an all day's shopping tour. Things are not so goo as father tried to figure the diaper angle, juggles the overheated bottles, tries a breakfast of dry pablum and while bananas. But finally father learns, baby is fed, and they both joyfully go through the ritual of the morning bath - a little off schedule. Father rushes through the other chores, and when mother returns, she finds both father and baby sleeping the sleep of exhaustion. Only after mother takes over can father return to his photography" PSA Journal, Oct. 1963, 41.
"My Sierra Hideway: Leon Paddock, using a Bolex H-16 camera and a variety of four lenses, has produced a fine pictorial account of the beauties of the High Sierra mountains in California. The sound, on magnetic tape, enhances the film's presentation which gets off to a fine start with excellent titles." American Cinematographer, May. 1951, 192.
"'Mystery in the Forest' came from Khoji Tsukamoto in Japan; a series of bird pictures of beauty and interest, with shots of heron chicks emerging from the shell outstanding" American Cinematographer, April, 1938, 173.
"Documentary. The flora and fauna in a forest in Japan. Winter landscapes and snow clearing (snow shovelled into large open baskets carried on the backs of women); swans flying over water; spring flowers with shots of Mount Fuji. A man using his fingers as a pan pipe to attract birds. The juichi (a kind of cuckoo), the nests with eggs of the grand thrush, greenfinch and the warbler. Chicks of the blue robin and snakes. A titmouse that has built her nest in a tomb. Greenhorn chicks; nests of night herons and the chicks; owls" (EAFA Database).
"The monarch butterfly comes home to the butterfly trees at Pacific Grove, California, from Canada and the Pacific Northwest, in the early fall. School children, with the help of the grownups, stage a colorful parade in honor of these monarchs. The habits and complete life cyce unfold before us; the butterfly, eggs, larva or caterpillar, chrysalis, and the emergence of the new butterfly. A fascinating subject presented beautifully" PSA Journal, Nov. 1960, 40.
Total Pages: 295
Amateur Cinema