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- The famous story of Heidi, a little girl of the Swiss Alps, who is taken from her beloved grandfather to live in anguish in the city below, and how her grandfather sacrifices to bring her home.
- The most complete series of pictures of our navy that have yet been presented to the public, and also the most attractive for the reason that they are projected in natural colors, are those which have been running for the past two weeks at the 44th Street theater. Prizma. Inc., a firm which is slowly but surely stepping forward into the front ranks of educational motion picture photography, is responsible for them. "Our Navy" tells us on the screen all that there is to know about that great American institution, second largest of its kind in the world. It shows us how thorough is the training given our boys of the navy and their officers. Target practice, in which they learn to be proficient in the use of the pistol and rifle, reminds us that the manipulation of big guns, which is a matter of crews and not of individuals, is not all that the navy man must know of firearms. Scenes at the Annapolis Academy are especially interesting. Then there is the getting ready for sea, which includes the making of big guns. And, by the way, the latter subject presented by Prizma affords a real spectacle - the draining of molten metal from the furnaces, for instance, or the drilling of the metal plates by various methods. The speeding up of the navy yards where we witness the actual building of dry docks and the dry-docking of battleships are points of special interest. The emptying of the dry dock allows the scraping of the ship below water line to relieve it of its burden of barnacles or other sea infection, and also repainting "with non-corrosive paint. Finally restored to ship-shape, the dread-naught is towed forth from the re-flooded dry dock and set free for another cruise. The inspection of the battleship fleet is an impressive sight. And one of the most interesting features of this group of pictures is the armored hydroplane cruiser fleet, showing the catapulting of hydroplanes from an armored cruiser. This is made possible by means of a track and movable platform, which later accompanies the hydroplane on its leap from the cruiser, when it drops into the water and is hoisted back into place again to await the replacing of the machine on its return. Other interesting illustrations show the launching of torpedoes, the manipulation of anti-aircraft guns, the clearing of the decks for action, turret salvos and fleet-firing from 14-inch guns. Reproductions of famous paintings of prominent figures in our naval history, and also of famous old battleships, including the "Constellation," were thrown on the screen in the course of the presentation. As a further exploitation of the fitness of the Prizma method of photography and projection, the first part of the program consisted of pictures of the Black-feet Indians in Glacier National Park, and some truly remarkable views of the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea. The pictures of the navy were made under the direction of Dr. George A. Dorsey. Moving Picture World, January 19, 1918
- A documentary on the eruptive activity of the great Hawaiian volcano Kilauea.
- Documentary travelogue exhibiting the life and society of the Mozabites of the Sahara Desert.
- Scientific methods of minute organisms that ordinarily can be seen only by aid of microscope.
- A waif is turned out on the street and commanded by her mother not to come home until she has sold all her wares. She tries - but no one wants to buy, and she finally huddles down on a doorstep in the cold. She strikes a match, and a vision appears - herself in front of a laden Christmas tree. The vision dies as the match goes out, and she sobs aloud, more than ever aware of her loneliness. A friendly little newsboy, seeing her distress, brings her an apple, and they share it, their troubles forgotten temporarily. As the scene fades, the child awakens, safe and warm in a luxurious home, and glad that it was only a dream.
- The city of 1918, as it looked after its four years of horror. Scenes, photographed in Prizma color, show the Town Hall built by Louis XIII, and the Library, the Place Royal, the Market Place and the ruins of the house of Jacques Callou, built during the fifteenth century. German prisoners of war are shown at work clearing away the debris. The most notable views in the reel are of course those of the "unrivaled" cathedral, the noblest example of early Gothic art, dating from the thirteenth century. Fine close views show the arches, in panorama from top to ground, the base of the statue of Jeanne D'Arc, the summit of the Towers 267 feet high, and the great Rose Window, now a complete wreck, but formerly containing priceless jeweled glass. Views of the ruins from another angle, and a glimpse of the Royal Apartments and double chapel of the thirteenth century, are followed by pictures of General Pershing during his visit to Rheims.
- The beautiful friendship of an elderly man with grown children, for his little ten-year-old neighbor next door.
- Documentary showing the training, equipment and fighting styles of South African warriors of the Impi tribe.
- Documentary on the land and people of Guatemala.
- A trip to the Zoo. Game pictures taken in various parts of the world supplemented with animal studies taken through the courtesy of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia.
- Shows earliest methods of computing time. The evaluation of time pieces is traced through the various developments in clocks and watch making up to the present-day models.
- Picture of the Algeria of the Sahara, showing manners and customs of Mohammedans who still live as Arabs did centuries ago.