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CARTUNES | 8707 The Prize Pest (7).....12-22-51 rh Marne a ft meee Fs S/SHORTS REVIEWS ; eed the y aun. oP : 991 Pied Piper of Basin Ste ost... | S70 GI Wramped (7)..002. 2652 Ht 5 3 d um UN (7). eee eves de sees Ms Fi = ee CD with aoe pits Brau Pore et ig a -.» | Little League Baseball Basics Emperor's Horses ee eee el so as51 |, | 8714 Lillle Red Rodent Heod (Official Little League Short) WB (Sports Parade) aie "4951-52 “SEASON sles RE ie ae pats --+» | MGM 20 Mins. Very good. Against a photogenic -240 9 oe J61Uoe oe : = F308 Abou Ben Bovtie ay 35R EY. & | 8716 Beep Peep (7)...... 1. 5-24-52 Good. An entertaining short to enbackground of the Austrian Alps, the 5323 Painter and Pointer 8717 Ain't She Tweet (7).... 6-21-52 courage today's youngsters in the beautiful, white Lippizzaner horses UID: <Wews winger athe 12-12-51 }+ 128 8718 The Turn-Tale Wolf (7). 6-28-52 field of America’s national sport, this go through their paces. These imaon ald phone ES 1. 7-52 = 2 SPORTS PARADE should be shown in every neighbor_ pressive steeds, first bred and trained ‘y tere seuss 2+ 452 42-23} geo) art of RRL dee 6-51 + 10-20 hood theatre. Produced by Emerson over 400 years ago by the emperor — ntl HASSE eee = dines 8502 Cowboy's Holiday (10)..113-51 + 121| Yorke and filmed in regulation pracof Austria, are the world’s greatest
7328 Poet and Peasant (7).. 4-28-52 7329 Mousie Come Home (7). 5-26-52 7330 Fairweather Fiends (7). 6-23-52 dak
VARIETY VIEWS
6347 Romeo Land (9)....... 86-51 + 7-21 6348 Monkey Island (9)..... 9-10-51 + 7-14 1951-52 SEASO
N 7341 Malian Interlude (9)...115-51 + 12-8 7342 Brooklyn Goes South (9) 1-21-52 ore 7343 Sail Ho! (9).......... 2-25-52 7344 Rhythm on the Reef (9) 4-14-52 ae 7345 Army’s Finest, The (9).. 6-16-52 + 4-19 WOODY WOODPECKER CARTUNES (Technicolor)
6355 Redwood Sap (7)...... 101-51 + 9-15 6356 Woody Woodpecker Polka Diiee abled s.<.sa aur 10-29-51 +9-15
1951-52 SEASON 7351 Destination Meatball ) etna ceca bass 12-24-51 + 11-10 7352 Born to Peck (7)...... 2-25-52 oak 7353 Stage Hoax (7)......-4-21-52 + 4-19
Warner Bros.
Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE
(Technicolor Reissues) 7313 The Stupid Cupid (7).. 91-51 Shears 1951-52 SEASON 8301 Oteny for Shoestrings CT) sewes pes yawn an $302 Lady in Red (7)...-... 10-13-51 8303 Sniffles and Bookworm
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8310 Baby Bottleneck (7).... 5-14-52 BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS
(Technicolor) 7726 His Hare Raising Tale Tia ha atiemicemin'’ vip 8-11-51 + 9-8 1951-52 SEASON 8723 Ballot Box Bunny (7)..106-51 4} 11-24
8724 Big Top Bunny (7)....121-51 +} 1-19 8725 Operation Rabbit (7)... 1-19-52 ++ 4-19 6726 Foxy by Proxy (7)..... 2-23-52 44
4-26 8727 14 Carrot Rabbits (7).. 3-15-52 ake 8728 ot Water Every Hare ;
WN aie s Sole tt Se a 8729 The Hasty Hare (7).... 67-52 FEATURETTES 7106 Law of the Badlands (20) 84-51 1951-52 SEASON B101 The Knife Thrower (20). 9-29-51 +44 10-20 6102 A Laugh a Day (20)..11-24-51 7+ 1-19 $103 Won't Play (20)......12-29-51 Bees 6104 Gun to Gun (20)...... 3-22-52 “Te 8105 The Mankillers (..).... 5-17-52 Se HIT PARADE OF GAY NINETIES 7803 The Naughty 20s (9)... 8-16-51 ates
JOE McDOAKES COMEDIES
8401 So You Want to Be a Bachelor (10) .....9-22-51 + 11-10 8402 So You Want to Be a
Plumber (10) ....... 11-10-51 + 1-26 8403 So You Want to Get It
Wholesale (10) ...... 1-12-52 + 4-19 8404 So You Want to Enjoy
° areca tad . 3-29-52 aga 8405 So You Want to Go to a Convention (..) ...+67-52 iene MELODY MASTERS BAND 1951-52 SEASON @801 U.S. Army Band (10)..10-13-51 -+ 12-1 $802 Jan Garber and Orch. (60) ha PREG Sra 11-17-51 ke 8203 Aa Himber and Orch.
(Oh sarees aiw ones 29-52 + 4-19 S804 Harry Owens’ Royal Hawilans (10) . 4-12-52
@905 U.S. Navy Band (..)... 6-21-52 MERRIE MELODIES (Color) 7718 Cheese Chasers (7)..... 6-25-51 +9-8 1951-52 SEASON 8701 Lovelorn Leghorn (7)... 9+ 8-51 44 11-10 | 6702 Tweety’s $.0.S. (7).... 9-22-51 $} 11-10 | 8703 A Bear for Punishment j ) PRR apes ee a rae 10-20-51 ere) 6704 Sleepy Time Possum (7).113-51 41-19 | 8705 Drip-Along Daffy (7)..11-17-51 44 1-19 | 6706 Tweet Tweet Tweety (7) 12-15-52 |
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( 8504 Dulch Treat in Sports (9) 22-52 8505 Emperor's Horses (10).. 31-52 8506 Glamour in Tennis (10) 45-52 8507 Switzerland Sportland
8601 To Ve or Not to Bee
8503 Sy td Dog Has His Day
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TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS 7008 Enchanted i
1951-52 SEASON
8001 Winter Wonders (20)... 98-51 -+ §002 Ride, Cowboy, Ride (20).10-27-51 +11/17 8003 Lincoln in the White NEN Ae 128-51 4 1-19 8004 Land of the Trembling
House (20)
VITAPHONE NOVELTIES 7608 Disaster Fighters (10).. 8-11-51 4{ 98
1951-52 SEASON
slands (20). 84-51 4+ 98
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(10) 9-15-51 + 11-10 8692 Lighter Than Air (10)..10-20-51 + 5-10 8603 Stop! Look and Laugh
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(10 8604 Songs of All Nations (10) 2-16-52 8605 Animals Have All the Fun
5134 Male and Female (11)..11-11-51 5135 Hide and Shriek (11)..11-25-51 5136 Roamin’ Holiday (11)..129-51 5168 Shiser My Timbers (20).129-51 5169 Spanky (20) ......... 12-23-51 5137 Framing Youth (11)... .12-23-51 5261 Second Childhood (19).. 16-52 5230 Pigskin Palooka (11)... 5262 Shrimps for a Day (20) 1-20-52 5231 Three Men in a Tub (11) 1-20-52 5263 Fish Hooky (20)...... 23-52 5232 Came the Brawn (11).. 23-52 5264 Sprucin’ Up (20)...... : 2 5233 Feed ‘Em and Weep (11) 2-17-52
Republic
SERIALS 5182 Plrates' Harbor ........ 15 Charters 8153 Radar Men From the Moon 12 Chapters 5184 Nyoka and the Tipermen
(reissue) 15 Chapters.. 48-52 THIS WORLD OF OURS (Trucolor) 5086 Switzerland (9) .....1-51 R 5087 Italy (9) ....---ceees 11-51 5088 Egypt (9) ....-cereee 12-15-51 > 5089 Puerto Rico (9)....... 2-15-52 5090 Chile (9) ...-..s+e005 1-52 5185 isradl (Cin) casnacsnen 4-15-52 Independents
Pacific 231 (10) Pathe Cin.......... 4+ 11-1 Latuko (50) American Museum e 2
of Natural History........... 1-26 Gambling (21) British Inf. Sve...... 3.15 Sudan Dispute (20) British Inf. Sve... +3-15 Jamaica Problem (20) British Inf. Svc. 44 3-15 The Future of 1,000,000 Africans
(20) British Inf. Sve......... ++ 3-22 | Out of True (38) British Inf. Sve..... 44 3-22 Scotland Yard (20) British Inf. Sve... +3-22 West of England (10) British Inf. Sve. 43-22 Triptych (14) Lux Films............ 4+ 3-22
David (40) Mayer-Kingsley
Uncommon Clay (20) Thomas Craven. . tr
FDR—Hyde Park (16) Pictorial Films
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Radia siewine aca 4-19-52 8606 Orange Blossoms for Violet ey) Uvewees catecene 4-52 MISCELLANEOUS Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd Lippert 5115 Return of Gilbert and Sullivan (35) .....-. 5-16-52 Monogram LITTLE RASCALS (Reissues)
tice-training areas, the film is filled with exciting diamond action and glimpses of well-known baseball coaches at work. Actual game plays are enacted and slow motion camera action points up the value of demonstrations of catching, pitching, baserunning and sliding for the kids. The climax is the final game between the 1951 Little League World Series between Williamsport Pa. and Stamford Conn. Excellent narration by Ted Husing.
Basketball Headliners of 1952 RKO (Special Featurette) 15 Mins.
Very good. Some of the zippiest basketball playing of the year is on view in this flashy court panorama. It spotlights the outstanding plays of the 15th annual Invitation Basketball tournament, held in Madison Square Garden, the NCAA competition at Seattle and finally the Olympic tournament, also in the Garden. In the latter contest we see the famed Har
‘|lem Globetrotters against the Col
lege All-Americans. The spectacular
dribbling of the Globetrotters’ Mar
ques Haynes is a real show-stopper. \
Campfire Club
RKO (Sportscopo) 8 Mins.
Good. The Campfire Club of America, one of the nation’s foremost rod and gun clubs, was established in New York's Westchester county about 50 years ago. On its 225 wooded acres all wildlife is protected and hunting is prohibited. Members are shown competing in angling and skeet-shooting events. There's also a flapjack contest. Winner is the first one to make a fire with one match, mix batter and fry an edible pancake.
A Nation Is Fifty RKO 16 Mins.
Very good. Cuba, long associated with the three Rs—Rumba, Rum and Revolutions—is celebrating its 50th year as a Republic. This study of the island: reviews Cuban history right down to the recent political coup by Batista. The old and new exist side by side in Cuba and the camera picks up all the striking contrasts. Also shown are the many tourist attractions, the huge sugar industry, new technical developments and the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Sample floorshows in Havanas night spots provide a lively finale.
Swingtime in Mexico
RKO 9 Mins. Good. Lilting Latin rhythm at its swingy best. Luis Arcaraz, the Paul Whiteman of Mexico, leads his orchestra in three enjoyable numbers— “Tabu,” “Tell Me Why” and "Trumpet Mambo.” An _ attractive songstress, Evangelina Elizondo, and the unusually agile dance team of Carter and Valadez complete the ensemble.
General Patton was instrumental in saving them from destruction during the last war. Some typical training scenes are shown, building up to a colorful ceremony in which the horses perform incredibly difficult stunts. In Technicolor.
show horses.
Every Dog Has His Day (Sports Parade)
Wamner Bros. 10 Mins. Good. Who's Who in the dog world. This cavalcade of canines
presents such diverse breeds as the Great Dane, Chihuahua, Dalmatian, French poodle and Afghan hound. Also featured in the four-legged cast are various types of hunting dogs, sled-pulling Huskies and sheep-tending collies. The animals are seen in their natural surroundings, with excellent Technicolor adding much to the scenic effects. The short will appeal to all dog lovers—and that means practically everybody.
Land of Everyday Miracles WB (Technicolor Special) 17 Mins.
Very good. A patriotic panorama, exploring the daily miracles we take for granted, but which have made America a land of fabulous activity. It traces our technological, medical and industrial progress, sketching the development of such inventions and discoveries as the incandescent lamp, phonograph, telephone, cotton gin, reaping machine, automobile, radio, motion pictures, Pasteurization and vitamins. Historical background material is handled in a colorful manner and adds to the entertainment value of this short.
The Prize Pest Warner Bros. (Looney Tune) 7 Mins.
Good. Porky Pig wins Daffy Duck on a radio giveaway show. The little quacker is a born quack and fakes a Jekyll-arid-Hydé personality. As long as he’s ca’ered to he is very amiable, but the minute he’s crossed he becomes a monster. In desperation, Porky turns the tables and dons a horrible mask. It works like a charm and Daffy takes off like a flash. Then Porky sees himself in a mirror. Another flash. In Technicolor.
Tweet Tweet Tweety (Looney Tune) Warmer Bros, 7 Mins,
Good. The locale of this Technicolor tickler is a national park. One of the tourists, Sylvester the cat, is determined to get his paws on Tweety. The litle bird, however, is slippery as spaghetti and it's always the cat who’s up a tree. Between crashing Redwoods and roaring waterfalls, Sylvester takes a lot of punishment and when last seen he is riding skyward on the crest of a geyser.
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