# The film

Author: Jackson-Wrigley, M. (Maurice), 1886-1972; Briscoe, Walter A. (Walter Alwyn), 1878-1934 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932 [Author of introduction, etc.]

Genre: Category: Journalism/Media/Writing

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71747

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+film+Jackson-Wrigley&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

I have read Mr. Jackson Wrigley’s little book and I think it an admirable statement of the uses of the Film in Popular Education. It is clearly and succinctly written and its arguments are undeniable. I have just come from California where I spent nearly a year in writing films and studying the industry and art, and Mr. Wrigley is right in saying that 6,000 schools in America have cinema rooms. Quite apart from the entertainment in stories presented on the screen, there is immense value in the teaching of the film in geography, science, and natural history and topical events; and I would, if I could, put a film in every school, or rather, have films shown in every school in the land. I be...

## Chapters

- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-film-71747/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-film-71747/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-film-71747/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-film-71747/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-film-71747/chapters/5/index.md)