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Fantasy News Annual, v. 7, issue 1, whole no. 150, July 27, 1941
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FANTASY NEWS MAGAZINE SECTION Page Three SCIENTIFILMS by Mario Racic, Jr. STFILM HISTORY One of the most fascinating branches of the science fiction hobby is the careful study of the history of the scientifilm. Even a superficial examination of the available historical material will reveal how vast this field really is. A more careful study, however, leads to the sad conclusion that many of the most fantastic films, and especially the serials, have passed into the oblivion of time, and can only be resurrected from the memories of those who saw the pictures when they were released to the theatres. This brief resume, therefore, while a continuation of that published in FANTASY NEWS' First Anniversary, is woefully incomplete, and an appeal is therefore made to all readers to rack their memory for details of stfilms they remember seeing years ago (especially during the First World War Period) giving special attention to to those fantastic serials starring Pearl White, Antonio Moreno, Harry Houdini, and others. RADIO-MANIA: Date of release not known. Directed by R. Wm. Neil; a Herman Holland presentation, distributed by W. S. Hodkinson. The scientist role is played by Grant Mitchell. The plot: Arthur Wyman, radioist, installs a huge radio outfit with which he hopes to establish communication with Mars. He makes several attempts, and to assure himself that he has spoken to someone on the planet, he prepares a formula which will turn clay into gold and coal into diamonds. He soon becomes a millionaire, but after all it turns out to be a dream, and he destroys the radio in despair. However, he does actually invent a tickless alarm clock. The Martians were depicted as very laughable creatures who had ears nearly a foot long. ALONG THE MOON BEAM TRAIL: Period not known. Produced by (Next Col.) FAN MAG REVIEW by Harry Warner, Jr. FMZ Digest: vol. 1, no. 4. Eight large, pink, mimeod pp of reprints of outstanding stuff from recent issues of fanazines. The only thing of its kind in the field, and invaluable both for the material it contains, and as a guide to material used by present-day fanazines. A nickel; 1426 W. 38th St, Los Angeles, California. Fanart: vol. 1, no. 1. 14 large sheets, mimeod on one side only, almost exclusively full page illustrations by leading fan artists. Most of them excellent, and if you like pretty pictures, you'll enjoy it. A dime; 2409 Santee Ave, Columbia, South Carolina. Fan-Atic: vol. 1, no. 3. 25 lg, mimeod pp. The most improved fanazine of the year, and now well worth the dime it costs. From C.A. Beling, La Roche, Ave, Harrington Park, N.J. Starlight: vol. 1, no. 1. Absolutely superlative. 52 large, beautifully mimeod pp, swell illustration tions, and fine material. This is absolutely tops, for the price of 15¢. 1149 Bush Ave, Martinez, Calif. ----------------------------------------------------------------- SCIENTIFILMS Cont: Major Herbert Hawley. The plot: Two small children arrive on the moon via an enchanted aeroplane. After a short stay on our satellite, they are chased by a pterodactyl to another planet. This planet is the counterpart of our Earth ten million years ago. Out of a cave in which the children established themselves they scan the surrounding landscape. Soon a scaly monster approaches them. Up to the mouth of the cave he crawls, followed a moment later by a trachodon. From afar, a tyrannosaurus stalks a duck billed dinosaur. A terrific battles of the giants ensues, and the picture ends with the victory of the tyrannosaurus. Nothing more is known of this film. It seems to be an amateur effort. EVOLUTION, the story of our world: An IDEAL production released circa 1933. The story is based on the planetesimal hypothesis (Cont. P. 4.)
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FANTASY NEWS MAGAZINE SECTION Page Three SCIENTIFILMS by Mario Racic, Jr. STFILM HISTORY One of the most fascinating branches of the science fiction hobby is the careful study of the history of the scientifilm. Even a superficial examination of the available historical material will reveal how vast this field really is. A more careful study, however, leads to the sad conclusion that many of the most fantastic films, and especially the serials, have passed into the oblivion of time, and can only be resurrected from the memories of those who saw the pictures when they were released to the theatres. This brief resume, therefore, while a continuation of that published in FANTASY NEWS' First Anniversary, is woefully incomplete, and an appeal is therefore made to all readers to rack their memory for details of stfilms they remember seeing years ago (especially during the First World War Period) giving special attention to to those fantastic serials starring Pearl White, Antonio Moreno, Harry Houdini, and others. RADIO-MANIA: Date of release not known. Directed by R. Wm. Neil; a Herman Holland presentation, distributed by W. S. Hodkinson. The scientist role is played by Grant Mitchell. The plot: Arthur Wyman, radioist, installs a huge radio outfit with which he hopes to establish communication with Mars. He makes several attempts, and to assure himself that he has spoken to someone on the planet, he prepares a formula which will turn clay into gold and coal into diamonds. He soon becomes a millionaire, but after all it turns out to be a dream, and he destroys the radio in despair. However, he does actually invent a tickless alarm clock. The Martians were depicted as very laughable creatures who had ears nearly a foot long. ALONG THE MOON BEAM TRAIL: Period not known. Produced by (Next Col.) FAN MAG REVIEW by Harry Warner, Jr. FMZ Digest: vol. 1, no. 4. Eight large, pink, mimeod pp of reprints of outstanding stuff from recent issues of fanazines. The only thing of its kind in the field, and invaluable both for the material it contains, and as a guide to material used by present-day fanazines. A nickel; 1426 W. 38th St, Los Angeles, California. Fanart: vol. 1, no. 1. 14 large sheets, mimeod on one side only, almost exclusively full page illustrations by leading fan artists. Most of them excellent, and if you like pretty pictures, you'll enjoy it. A dime; 2409 Santee Ave, Columbia, South Carolina. Fan-Atic: vol. 1, no. 3. 25 lg, mimeod pp. The most improved fanazine of the year, and now well worth the dime it costs. From C.A. Beling, La Roche, Ave, Harrington Park, N.J. Starlight: vol. 1, no. 1. Absolutely superlative. 52 large, beautifully mimeod pp, swell illustration tions, and fine material. This is absolutely tops, for the price of 15¢. 1149 Bush Ave, Martinez, Calif. ----------------------------------------------------------------- SCIENTIFILMS Cont: Major Herbert Hawley. The plot: Two small children arrive on the moon via an enchanted aeroplane. After a short stay on our satellite, they are chased by a pterodactyl to another planet. This planet is the counterpart of our Earth ten million years ago. Out of a cave in which the children established themselves they scan the surrounding landscape. Soon a scaly monster approaches them. Up to the mouth of the cave he crawls, followed a moment later by a trachodon. From afar, a tyrannosaurus stalks a duck billed dinosaur. A terrific battles of the giants ensues, and the picture ends with the victory of the tyrannosaurus. Nothing more is known of this film. It seems to be an amateur effort. EVOLUTION, the story of our world: An IDEAL production released circa 1933. The story is based on the planetesimal hypothesis (Cont. P. 4.)
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