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An interpretative analysis of opinions deduced from the language of lay and trade press reviews. The plus and minus signs indicate the degree of favor or disfavor of the review. This department serves also as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to feature releases. Numeral preceding title is Picture Guide Review page number. In parentheses after title is running
time. Date following distributor is BOXOFFICE review date. Listings cover current reviews. It is brought up to date regularly. The meaning of the various signs and their combinations is as follows:
++ Very Good; + Good; — Fair; T Mediocre; — Poor; = Very Poor.
In the summary 4t is rated as 2 pluses; = as 2 minuses.
Magic Bow, The (. .) U-l
4
1+ l
789 Smash-Up (103) U-l
2-15-47
+
4+
+
-4
+
44
44
10-4
766 Magnificent Doll, The (94) U-l....
.11-23-46
+
2+
+
4
4
44
44
94 1
765 So Dark the Night (70) Col
11-23-46
+
2+2
2+2
-4
+
-4
-h
7-4 3
803 Magnificent Rogue, The (75) Rep...
. 3-22-47
^+
4
41
3+ 2
786 Song of Scheherazade (106) U-l . . ■
2 1-47
+
2+
2+
-4
-4
-4
2+
7+ 3
776 Man 1 Love, The (96) WB
.12-28-46
2+
2+
+
2+
4
±
7+ 5
Song of the Sierras (55) Mono
-4
2+
2+ 1
760 Margie (94) 20-Fox
.10-19-46
+
44
4
+
4
44
44
104
762 Song of the South (95) RK0
11 1-46
4+
44
44
44
44
44
44
14+
792 Michigan Kid (70) U-l
. 2-22-47
2+
2+2
2+
2+
^+
P^
2+
7-4 7
786 South of the Chisholm Trail (58) Col. 2 1-47
2+
2+
+1
3+ 3
809 Mighty McGurk, The (85) MGM . . .
. 4-12-47
+
2+
+
4
4
4
2+
74 2
817 Spoilers of the North (66) Rep....
5-10-47
Hh
2+
2+
+
-+■
—
5+ 5
Millerson Case, The (72) Col
=
1-4 3
780 Stagecoach to Denver (56) Rep....
1-11-47
+1
2+
2+2
+
2+2
5+ 4
798 Millie’s Daughter (70) Col
. 3 8-47
2+
2+
4
—
±
4+ 4—
773 Stairway to Heaven (104) U-l
12-21-46
+
+
44
44
44
44
10+
818 Miracle on 34th Street (96)
805 Stallion Road (97) WB
3-29-47
2+
2+
2+
-4
-4
-4
-4
7+ 3
20Fox
44.
44
44
44
44
-U
44
144
.12-28-46
-h
-h
24 2
748 Mister Ace (84) UA
8-31-46
+
2+
2+2
4
4
2+
4
7-4 3
Stepchild (70) PRC
—
—
_
3
779 Mister District Attorney (81) Col..
1-11-47
2+
±
+
2+2
Zt
2+
7+ 6
764 Strange Holiday (56) PRC
11 9-46
2+
qi
2+2
+
5+ 4
773 Mister Hex (63) Mono
.12-21-46
2+
2+
2+
2+
4
2+
6+ 5
751 Strange Journey (67 ) 20-Fox
9-14-46
2+
=P
2+
2+
Hh
5+ 5
813 Monsieur Verdoux (120) UA
4-26-47
2+
"-+■
44
H1
4
2+
94 4
762 Strange Woman, The (101) UA...
11 2-46
+
2+
-4
+
+
+
-4
7+ 1
821 Moss Rose (82) 20-Fox
. 5-24-47
+
2+
+
4
4
54 1
789 Suddenly It’s Spring (87) Para....
2-15-47
+
± i
-4
+
-4
-4
-4
7+ 1
766 My Brother Talks to Horses (93)
766 Susie Steps Out (65) UA
11-23-46
2+2
2+
2+
2+
^h
6+ 6
MGM
+
2+
44
-4
2+
4
74 2
770 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (76) Mono.
12 7-46
2+
2+
-4
2+
2+
-4
6+ 4
758 My Darling Clementine (97) 20-Fox
10-12-46
+
4
+
4
4
44
2+
8+ 1
771 Swell Guy (87) U-l
.12-14-46
2+
+
-4
+
+
2+
44
8+ 2
791 My Favorite Brunette (87) Para. . .
2-22-47
+
4
4
4
4
44
44
94
My Heart Goes Crazy (..) U-l....
1-4 l
806 Tarzan and the Huntress (72) RK0.
3-29-47
+
2+
2+2
+
-4
2+
—
6+ 4
N
761 Temptation (100) U-l
11 2-46
+
2+
2+
2+
44
+
2+
8+ 4
762 Never Say Goodbye (97) WB
.11 2-46
+
2+
2+
4
+1
2+
2+
74 5
764 Terror Trail (55) Col
11 9-46
2+
2+ 2
815 New Orleans (89) UA
5 3-47
+
+
-4
44
2+
2+2
7+ 2
772 That Brennan Girl (95) Rep
12-14-46
2+2
+
2+
+
2+
2+
2+
7+ 5
747 No Leave, No Love (120) MGM...
8-31-46
+
+
44
4
2+
+
4
8+ 1
791 That Way With Women (85) WB..
2-22-47
2+
2+
2+
2+
+
44
2+
8+ 5
755 Nobody Lives Forever (100) WB...
.10 5-46
+
2+
4
4
+
2+
4
74 2
825 That’s My Gal (66) Rep
6 7-47
__
—
2+2
1+ 6
757 Nocturne (87) RK0
.10-12-46
2+
2+2
+
2+
4
2+
4
7+ 4
810 That’s My Man (104) Rep
4-12-47
+
+
2+
-4
+
2+
-4
7+ 2
787 Nora Prentiss (111) WB
2 8-47
2+
2+2
2+
4
^h
4
2+
74 5
747 They Were Sisters (108) U-l
8-31-46
4
2+
-4
2+
+
-4
6+ 2
819 Northwest Outpost (91) Rep
5-17-47
+
2+
2+
4
2+
5+ 3—
820 They Won’t Believe Me (95) RKO . .
5-17-47
4+
+
44
44
7+
761 Notorious Gentleman (108) U-l...
11 2-46
+
-4
4
4
44
44
84
775 13 Rue Madeleine (95) 20-Fox....
.12-28-46
+
-4
+
-4
-4
44
44
9+
o
792 Thirteenth Hour, The (62) Col....
2-22-47
2+
2+
2+
—
qz
2+
5+ 6
793 Odd Man Out (118) U-l
3 1-47
44
4
44
44
44
44
114
811 This Happy Breed (110) U-l
4-19-47
+
2+
-4
-4
44
44
9+ 2
821 Oregon Trail Scouts (58) Rep
. 5-24-47
2+
2+
4
2+
4+ 3
751 Three Little Girls in Blue (90) 20-Fox 9-14-46
+
+
-4
44
+
44
44
10+
810 Other Love, The (95) UA
. 4-12-47
+
4
4
44
44
44
4
10+
809 Three on a Ticket (62) PRC
. 4-12-47
+
2+
2+
2+
+
2+
7+ 5—
773 Out California Way (67) Rep
.12-21-46
±
2+
2+
4
5+ 4
747 Thrill of Brazil, The (91) Col
. 8-31-46
+
2+
2+
+
—
+
-4
6+ 3
796 Over the Santa Fe Trail (63) Col.. . .
3 1-47
-+
+
3-4 2
822 Thunder Mountain (60) RKO
. 5-24-47
2+
2+
+
44
5+ 2
778 Overlanders, The (91) E-L
1 4-47
-f
4
2+2
44
44
4
9+ 3
765 Till the Clouds Roll By (120) MGM .
.11-23-46
4+
+
44
44
44
44
11+
804 Time Out of Mind (89) U-l
3-22-47
-+
Hh
2+
^h
7+ 7
P
772 Time, the Place and the Girl, The
823 Patient Vanishes, The (78) FC
. 5-31-47
+
+
24
(105) WB
.12-14-46
2+
2+
+
-4
-4
-4
2+
7+ 3
765 Perfect Marriage, The (87) Para. . .
.11-23-46
-h
2+
4
4
2+
2+
7+ 5
828 Too Many Winners (60) PRC
6 7-47
-+
2+
+
2+
-+2
5+ 4
822 Perils of Pauline (93) Para
. 5-24-47
+
44
44
2+
44
8+ 1
794 Trail Street (83) RKO
. 3 1-47
2+
2+
+
2+ ;
2+
+
6+ 4
815 Philo Vance Returns (64) PRC...
. 5 3-47
HH
^h
2+
4
2+
—
5+ 5
785 Trail to San Antone (67) Rep
. 2 1-47
2+
2+
+
2+
+
5+ 3
815 Philo Vance’s Gamble (62) PRC...
. 5 3-47
—
—
2+
2+
2+
2+
4+ 6
Trailing Danger (58) Mono
2+2
1+ 1
784 Pilgrim Lady, The (67) Rep
. 1-25-47
Hh
2+
2+
2+
T1
2+
6+ 6
779 Trap. The (68) Mono
. 1-11-47
~
—
2+
-+
—
3+ 5
763 Plainsman and the Lady (82) Rep.. .
.11 9-46
2+2
2+
4
4
2+
2+
74 5
819 Trouble With Women, The (SO) Para. 5-17-47
+
—
-4
44
-4
6+ 1
825 Possessed (108) WB
. 6 7-47
4+
44
44
44
44
+
4
12-4
764 Tumbleweed Trails (57) PRC
.11 9-46
~
2+
2+
2+
4+ 4—
793 Private Affairs of Bel Ami, The (115)
811 Twilight on the Rio Grande (71) Rep. 4-19-47
+
2+
2+
—
2+2
4+ 4—
UA
±2
2+
2+
4
2+
44
7-4 4
806 Two Mrs. Carrolls, The (100) WB.
. 3-29-47
+
2+
2+
-4
+
-4
6+ 2
791 Pursued (101) WB
. 2-22-47
+
+
4
+
4
H
74
748 Two Years Before the Mast (98)
Q
Para
. 8-31-46
2+
2+
44
-4
-4
44
44
10+ 2
805 Queen of the Amazons (61) SG. . . .
. 3-29-47
-5~
2+
2+
3+ 4
U
R
748 Under Nevada Skies (69) Rep
. 8-31-46
+
2+
-h
3+ 3
Raiders of the South (58) Mono..
2+
2+2
34 3
829 Under the Tonto Rim (61) RKO. .
. 6-14-47
± :
2+
+
-4
-4
5+ 2
Rainbow Over the Rockies (54) Mono
P1
2+
P1
3+ 3
826 Undercover Maisie (90) MGM
. 6 7-47
+
+
-4
-4
qz
-4
6+ 1
793 Ramrod (94) UA
. 3 1-47
+
2+
4
4
4
4
64 1
756 Undercurrent (113) MGM
.10 5-46
+
2+
-4
44
+
44
-4
9+ 1
802 Range Beyond the Blue (54) PRC. .
. 3-15-47
2+
4
2+
2+
4-1 3
772 Unexpected Guest (60) UA
.12-14-46
2+
2+
2+
2+
2+
2+
6+ 6
770 Razor’s Edge, The (146) 20Fox.
.12 7-46
44
2+
4
44
4
74 1
824 Unfaithful, The (109) WB
. 5-31-47
44
44
-4
44
7+
785 Red House. The (93) UA
. 2 1-47
+
2+
4
4*
4
44
44
9+ 1
808 Untamed Fury (61) PRC
. 4 5-47
2£
2+
-4
-4
2+2
2+
7+ 5
787 Renegade Girl (65) SG
. 2 8-47
±2
2-4 2
823 Repeat Performance (93) E-L
. 5-31-47
+
2+
4
44
54 4
V
767 Return of Monte Cristo, The (91)
808 Vacation Days (68) Mono
. 4 5-47
2+
2+
—
-h
3+ 4
Col
2+2
2+
4
4
2+
44
nr
84 4
757 Vacation in Reno (60) RKO
.10-12-46
Hh
2+
2+
2+2
2+
7+ 7
Riding the California Trail (61) Mono
4
P1
24 1
Valley of Fear (54) Mono
—
2+
1+ 2
829 Riffraff (80) RK0
. 6-14-47
+
+
4
44
2+
64 1
766 Verdict, The (86) WB
.11-23-46
+
2+
2+
+
2+
-4
-4
7+ 3
796 Road to Hollywood (61) Astor....
. 3 1-47
2+2
4
2-4 1
799 Vigilantes of Boomtown (96) Rep.. .
+
2+
-4
+
2+2
5+ 2
754 Roll On Texas Moon (68) Rep
. 9-28-46
2+
2+2
2+
4
-4
5-4 3
827 Vigilantes Return, The (67) U-l..
. 6 7-47
+
2+
2+ 1
760 Rolling Home (71) SG
.10-19-46
2+
2+
2+ 2
812 Violence (72) Mono
. 4-19-47
2+2
2+
+
2+
2+2
6+ 5
s
808 San Demetrio, London (78) 20-Fox
. 4 5-47
2+
2+
4
44
84 3
w
766 Wake Up and Dream (92) 20-Fox
.11-30-46
2+
+1
-4
44
2+
8+ 5
769 San Quentin (66) RK0
.12 7-46
*
2+
-4
2+
4
2+
2+
7-4 5
763 Wanted for Murder (97 ) 20-Fox..
.11 9-46
2+
2+
-4
-4
-4
-4
6+ 2
817 Sarge Goes to College (63) Mono.
. 5-10-47
~
2+2
2+
2+
2+
5+ 5
823 Web, The (87) U-l
. 5-31-47
44
-4
44
44
44
9+
Scared to Death (65) SG
1
-4
1-f 3—
790 Sea of Grass, The (123) MGM
. 2-15-47
+
-+
+
+
4
* 44
44
9+ 1
. 4-26-47
ff
44
44
f{
44
12+
767 Secret Heart, The (97) MGM ...
.11-30-46
4
2+
44
4
4
4
74 1
806 West of Dodge City (57) Col
. . 3-29-47
2+
2+
-4
3+ 2
761 Secret of the Whistler (65) Col...
.11 2-46
2+
4+ 4—
816 West to Glory (61) PRC
. 5 3-47
2+
2+
2+
3+ 3
826 Seven Keys to Baldpate (68) Rl<0
. . 6 7-47
+
2+
2+
2+
—
4+ 4—
Whispering City (..) E-L
44
2+
795 Seven Were Saved (72) Para
. 3 1-47
—
~
2+2
4
4
-4
7+ 4
751 White Tie and Tails (74) U-l
. . 9-14-46
2+
2+
-4
-4
2+
5+ 3
756 Shadowed (70) Col
. .10 5-46
2+2
2+
4
2+
2+
54 4
771 Wicked Lady, The (98) U-l
+
2+
2+
-4
+
6+ 3
779 Shocking Miss Pilgrim, The (55)
762 Wife Wanted (73) Mono
. .11 2-46
—
2+
2+2
2+
4+ 4
20-Fox
.. 1-11-47
+
2+2
2+
+
-4
4
6-4 2
785 Wild Country (57) PRC
. . 2 1-47
2+2
H
—
4+ 4—
809 Shoot to Kill (65) SG
. . 4-12-47
2+2
4
4
2+
2+
5-4 3
769 Wild West (73) PRC
. .12 7-46
2+
-4
2+2
^h
5+ 4
792 Sin of Harold Diddlebock, The
825 Winter Wonderland (71) Rep
. . 6 7-47
2+
2+
+
+
4+ 2
(94) UA
.. 2-22-47
4
4
-i
J
-4
4
64
820 Woman on the Beach, The (71) RKO 5-17-47
—
2+
-4
+
—
3+ 3
782 Sinbad the Sailor (117) RK0
. . 1-18-47
4
J
4
4
-l
-L
J
74
777 Singin’ in the Corn (64) Col
.. 1 4-47
nr
2+
2+
—
—
44 5
T
752 Singing on the Trail (69) Col
.. 9-14-46
2+2
2+
24 2
810 Yankee Fakir (71) Rep
.. 4-12-47
+
Hh
2+
2+
.+
2+2
6+ 4
12 7-46
54 41-4
770 Yearling, The (135) MGM
. .12 7-46 44
44
ft
44
44
44
4
14+
Six Gun Serenade (53) Mono....
1
+
802 Years Between. The (88) U-l . . .
.. 3-15-47 ■+■
2+
2+
-4
44
7+ 4