The guide is geared to reflect the expanding interest in the history of cinema, in underground and experimental films, in social and political documentaries as well as more conventional Hollywood and foreign classics. It lists over 8,000 16mm films selected from 50 United States distributors. A title directory contains information concerning the film's date, director, rental price, and running time; a guide to early cinema (1890-1915) presents cross-referenced listings whose titles are not widely known; a list of selected documentaries are presented with brief content annotations; newsreels are listed separately by title; and a directors index cross-references directors and films so that the programer may locate films better known by director than title. Distributors' codes and distributors' rental information. (Author/SH)