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SHORTS CHART
Short subjects, listed by Company, in order of release. Running time follows title. First dote is National release, second the dote of review in BOXOFFICE. Symbol between dates is rating from the BOXOFFICE review: ++ Very Good, + Good, — Fair, — Poor, = Very Poor. © Indicates color photography.
Columbia
Prod. No.
Title
Rel. Date Rating Rev'd
12-27
12-20
214
320
320
424
5 8 5-22
++
#
11 8 12-27 12-20
5-22
11-29
12-20
ASSORTED COMEDIES
9422 Should Husbands Marry?
(H. Herbert) (17) 11-13 -f
9433 Wife to Spare (A. Clyde)
(16) 11-20 ±
9434 Wedlock Deadlock (De Rita)
(16) 12-18 +
9435 Radio Romeo (Von Zell)
(17/2) 12-25
9436 Man or Mouse (Holloway)
(18) 1-15
9423 Silly Billy (Billie Burke)
(IS) 1-29 ±
9424 Two Nuts in a Rut
(Shilling & Lane) (IS) 2-19 ±
9437 Eight-Ball Andy (Clyde)
(17/2) 3-11
9425 Tall, Dark and Gruesome
(H. Herbert) (16) 4-15 ±
9438 Jitter Bughouse (J. DeRita)
(18) 4-29 ±
9426 Crabbin' in the Cabin (Vernon
& Quillan) (18) 5-13
29,427 Pardon My Lamb Chop
(..) 6-10
29.439 The Sheepish Wolf
(17/2) 5-27
29.440 Flat Feat (..) 6-24
COLOR FAVORITES (Re-releases)
9601 Dreams on Ice (6/2) 10-30
9602 Novelty Shop (6/2) 11-20
9603 Dr. Bluebird (8) 12-18
9604 In My Gondola (7/2) 1-22
9605 Animal Cracker Circus (7) 2-19
9606 Bon Bon Parade (8/2) . . 4 8
9607 House That Jack Built
(7) 5-6 ±
COLOR PHANTASIES
9701 Kitty Caddy (6) 11 6 +
9702 Topsy Turkey (SYz) . . . . 2 5
9703 Short Snorts on Sports
(6/2) < 6-3
COLOR RHAPSODIES
9502 Boston Beany (6) 12 4 ±
9503 Flora (7) 3-18
COMMUNITY SINGS
9653 No. 3 Peg 0’ My Heart
(Leibert) (9) 11-6
9654 No. 4 When You Were Sweet
Sixteen (Leibert & Baker)
(9/2) 12 4
9655 No. 5 Feudin’ and Fightin’
(IO/2) 1-8
9656 No. 6 Civilization (10) . . . 2-12
9657 No. 7 I’m Looking Over a
Four-Leaf Clover (9/2) . 4-29
FILM NOVELTIES 9901 Aren’t We All? (Stoopnagle)
(IO/2) 11-27
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS
9853 Out of This World Series
(9) 11-27
9854 Off the Air (10) 12-18
9855 Hawaii in Hollywood (10) 1-22
9856 Photoplay’s Gold Medal
Awards (9/2) 3-18
9857 Smiles and Styles (9/2) 4 1
9858 Hollywood Honors Hersholt
(8) 5-6
9859 Hollywood Party (9) . . . . 6-10
SPECIAL MUSICAL FEATURETTE 9451 A Voice Is Born (Miklos
Gafni) (20/2) 1-15 ++
STOOGE COMEDIES
9402 Sing a Song of Six Pants
(17) 10-30 ±
9403 All Gummed Up (18)... 12-11
9404 Shivering Sherlocks (17) 1 8
9405 Pardon My Clutch (15) . . 2-26
9406 Squareheads of the Round
Table (18) 3-4
9407 Fiddlers Three (17) 5 6
THRILLS OF MUSIC
9952 Claude Thornhill & Orch.
(11) 10-30
9953 Lecuona Cuban Boys
(IO/2) 11-13
9954 Skitch Henderson & Orch.
(10) 12-11
9955 Charlie Barnet & Orch.
(IO/2) 1-15
9956 Ted Weems & Orch. (IO/2) 3-25
9957 Gene Krupa & Orch. (..) 6-10
WORLD OF SPORTS
9802 Ski Demons (9) 10-23
9803 Bowling Kings (10)
9804 Navy Crew Champions
(10) 12-25
9805 Rodeo Thrills and Spills
(9/2)
9806 Net Marvels (9) 3-U
9807 Champions in the Making
(•■)
9808 No Holds Barred (..)..
SERIALS
9140 Brick Bradford 12-18
15 Chapters
9160 Tex Granger 4'
15 Chapters
12
± 2-14
± 2-14
± 4-24
+ 2-14
+
-t
1 3
214
+ 5-22
10-25
+
+
1129
1220 4-24 3-20
± 5-22
H
+
11 8 11-29
5-22 5 8
.10-23
-f
12-13
.11-13
1 3
.12-25
-f
2-M
. 1-29
+
4-24
. 3-U g
. 5-13
. 6-17
.12-18
+
1 3
. 4 1
+
5 8
Metro-GoM’wyn-Mayer
Rel. Date Rating Rev’d
Prod. No,
Title
■H 7-5
FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS
(Technicolor)
T-814 On the Shores of Nova
Scotia (8) 6-28
T-815 Glimpses of New
Scotland (9) 8-30
1947-48 SEASON
T-911 Visiting Virginia (9)... 11-29 T-912 Cradle of a Nation (9) 12-13 T-913 Cape Breton Island (9) 5 8
+
-t
GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS
(Technicolor)
W-921 Goldilocks and the Three
Bears (11)
11-22
it
1 3
W-922 The Fishing Bear (8) . .
12-20
1 3
W-923The Milky Way (8)...
■H
3-20
W-924 The Midnight Snack (9)
3-27
+
5-15
W-925 Puss ’n Toots (7)
4-24
+
5-15
MARTIN BLOCK'S MUSICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND
M-981 Freddy Martin-Keenan
Wynn (10) 2-14 ff 3-6
M-982Tex Beneke & Orch. (10) 4-24 + 3-6
NEWS OF THE DAY
(Released Twice Weekly)
PASSING PARADE
K-872 Tennis in Rhythm (10) . . 8-23 ....
K-873 Amazing Mr. Nordill
(10) 8-30
K-971 Miracle in a Cornfield
(9) 12-20 -f+ 1-3
K-972 It Can’t Be Done (10) . .12-20 + 2-28
K-973 Goodbye Miss Turlock
(10) 1-24 -H 2-21
K-974My Old Town (9) 2-7 ++ 2-21
PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES
S-860 Pet Peeves (10) 7-5
1947-48 SEASON S-951 Football Thrills No. 10
(10) 9-10
S-952 Surfboard Rhythm (9).. 10-18 -H S-953What D’Ya Know (9).. 11 8 + S-954 Have You Ever Wondered?
(9) 12-13 +
S-955 Bowling Tricks (10).... 1-10 -f S-956 I Love My Mother-in-Law
BUT (8) 2-7 ++
S-957 Now You See It (9) 3-20 ±
S-958YOU Can’t Win (9) -f
± 7-5
11 8 11 8
1 3
221
214
320 5-15
SPECIALS
A-802 Give Us the Earth (21). 6-21 + 7-5
1947-48 SEASON
A-901 Drunk Driving (21) 3-27 + 3-20
A-902 Going to Blazes (21).'. 4-24 -H 5-15
TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS
W-836 Red Hot Rangers (8) . . 5-31 W-839 Uncle Tom’s Cabana (8) 8-19 1947-48 SEASON
W-931 Slap Happy Lion (7) . . . 9-20 W-933 King Size Canary (7).. 12 6 W-934 The Bear and the Bean
(7) 1-31
W-936 Make Mine Freedom (6) 3-10
W-935 What Price Fleadom *
(7) 3-20
W-937 Kitty Foiled (7) 5-1
W-938 Little Tinker (. .)
TOM & JERRY CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
W-837 Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Mouse
(8) 6-14 ± 5-10
W-838Salt Water Tabby (7).. 7-12
W-840 Mouse in the House (8) 8-30
1947-48 SEASON
W-932The Invisible Mouse (7) 9-27 11 8
(10)
1-16
2-14
R7 6 Double Barrelled Sport
(10)
2-20
+
2-21
R7 7 Big Game Angling (10)
3-26
-1
4 3
R7 8 Riding Habits (10)
4-30
-1
4-17
R7 9 Big League Glory ( . . ) .
6-11
LITTLE LULU
(Technicolor)
D6-3 A Bout With a Trout (8)
10-10
■ff
11 1
D6-4 Super Lulu (7)
11-21
+
11-15
D6-5The Baby Sitter (7)
11-28
4
12-13
D6-6 Dog Show Off (7)
1-30
+
1-10
dr
7 5
rt
U 8
rt
1 3
+
2-21
+
5-15
rt
3-20
+
5-15
Paramount
Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d
GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS
(Technicolor)
U6-3 Date With Duke (8) 10-31 •(+ 11 1
U6-4 Rhapsody in Wood (9).. 12-19 + 12-13
GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS
RKO Radio
R6-IO Diamond Gals (10) 7-18
1947-48 SEASON
R7 1 Riding the Waves (10) 10 3 R7 2 Running the Hounds
(11) 10-31
R7-'3 Five Fathoms of Fun(10)ll-23 R7 4 Stop, Look and Guess ’Em
(10) 12 5
R7 5 All-American Swing Stars
± 8-2
+
P7-7 Land of the Lost (7) 5-7
P7-8 Butter Scotch and Soda
(..) 6-4
PACEMAKERS K7-1 It Could Happen to You
SCREEN SONGS (Color)
X7-1 The Circus Comes to Clown
1115
1213
MUSICAL PARADES
(Technicolor)
FF6-3 Smooth Sailing (20).. 8 8 + 6-21
FF6-4 Paris in the Spring (19) 9-26 9-20
FF6-5 Midnight Serenade (18) 11-21 ± 11 1 FF6-6 Jingle Jangle Jingle
(19) 1-2 -f 1-10
1947-48 SEASON
FF7-1 Samba Mania (18)....
2-27
2-14
FF7-2 Footlight Rhythm (19) . .
4 9
4+
4-10
FF7-3 Gypsy Holiday (..)....
6-25
NOVELTOONS
(Technicolor)
P6-7The Mild West (7)
8-22
-f
9-13
P6.-8 Naughty But Mice (7)...
10-10
+
11 1
1947-48 SEASON
P7-1 Santa’s Surprise (9) . . . .
12 5
P7-2Cat-0’-NineAils (7)
1 9
-h
i-24
P7-3Flip Flap (8)
2-13
-H
4 3
P7-4 We’re in the Honey (8)
3-19
+
4-10
P7-5 The Bored Cuckoo -(S) . .
4 9
4+
4-17
P7-6 There’s Good Boo’s Tonight
(9)
4-23
+
4-10
(11) K7-2 Babies,
They’re Wonderful
.10-3
44
U 1
(11)
11-14
+
12-13
K7-3 Bundle
From Brazil (11)
1 2
-f
1-24
K7-4 Musical Miracle (11)... K7-5 A Model Is Born (..)..
3-12
5-28
-f
4 3
PARAMOUNT NEWS
(Released Twice Weekly)
POPEYE CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
E6-3 Popeye and the Pirates
(8) 9-12 -1
E6-4 Royal Four Flusher (6) . . 9-12 -f
E6-5Wotta Knight (7).-. 10-24 +
E6-6 Safari So Good (7) 11-7 +
1947-48 SEASON E7-2 Olive Oyl for President
(7) 12-12 4+
E7-1 All’s Fair at the Fair
9-20
11-15
11-15
11-29
1-24
(7) ;...
12-26
44
1-10
X7-2 Base Brawl (8)
1-23
+
2-14
X7-3 Little Brown Jug (7) . . .
2-20
2-21
X7-5 Winter Draws On (7)...
3-19
44
4-10
X7-4The Golden State (8)...
3-12
-f
4 3
X7-6 Sing or Swim ( . . )
6-18
SPEAKING OF ANIMALS
Y6-6 As Our Friends (10) . . .
6-27
+
8 2
1947-48 SEASON
Y7-1 Dog Crazy (11)
10 3
11 1
Y7-2 Ain’t Nature Grand (10)
11-14
12-13
Y7-3 Monkey Shines (9)
12-12
Y7-4 Home Sweet Home (10).
2 6
rt
2-i4
Y7-5 ’Taint So (10)
4-16
4-17
Y7-6 Headliners (..)
7 2
UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS
(Color)
L6-6 Film Tot Fairyland (111
9 5
d:
9-13
1947-48 SEASON
L7-1 Hula Magic (10)
11 7
11-29
L7-2 Bagpipe Lassies (11) . . . .
1 2
-I
1-10
L7-3 Modern Pioneers (11)...
2-27
+
4 3
\Of
E7-3 Wigwam Whoopee (8) • . .
2.27
44
4'3
E7-4 PreHysterical Man (7)..
3-26
44
4-17
POPULAR SCIENCE (Color)
J7-1 Radar Fisherman (10)... 10-17
+
11-29
J7-2 Desert Destroyers (11) . J7-3 Streamlined Luxury (10)
12-26
2-20
2-i4
J7-4 Fog Fighters (10)
4 2
d:
4-17
Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d
DISNEY CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
84,701 Hawaiian Holiday (reissue)
74.108
74.109
Foul Hunting (7). Mail Dog (7)
10-17
10-31
+
’9-26
11 4
ON
+
11 1
11-28
44
11 1
)
12-12
44
1-24
12-26
44
12-27
1-30
2-20
44
3-13
2-28
3 5
44
’3-27
3-19
4
5 8
1 2 2 6
3 5
74.110 Chip an’ Dale ('
84.702 Clock Cleaners (reissue)
(7)
74.111 Pluto’s Blue Note (
74.112 They’re Off (7)
84.703 Little Hiawatha (reis
• (9)
74.113 The Big Wash (7).
74.114 Drip Dippy Donald
74.115 Mickey Down Under
(7)
74.704 Alpine Climbers (reissue)
(8) 4-2
74.116 Daddy Duck (7) 4-16
74.117 Bone Bandit (7) 4-30
84.705 Woodland Cafe (reissue)
(7) 5-14
74.118 Donald’s Dream Voice
(7) 5-21
EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES
83.401 Mind Over Mouse (19) 11-21 ± 12-27
83.402 Brother Knows Best
(15)
83.403 No More Relatives (18)
83.404 How to Clean House
(18)
83.405 Dig That Gold (..)... 6-25
83.406 Home Canning (..)... 8 6
FLICKER FLASHBACKS
84.201 No. 1 (8) 9-12 -f
84.202 No. 2 (8) 10-24 -f
84.203 No. 3 (9) 12-5
84.204 No. 4 (9) 3-5 ■(+
84.205 No. 5 (9) 4-9 ±
HEADLINER REVIVALS
63.204 Sea Melody (19) 3-15 ±
JAMBOREES
(Reissues)
84.401 Enric Madriguera & Orch.
(8) 9-5 +
84.402 It’s Tommy Tucker Time
(8) 10-3
84.403 Johnny Long & Orch.
(8) 11-7 ±
84.405 Jerry Wald & Orch. (9) 12-26 ±
84.406 Ray McKinley & Orch.
(8) 1-23
84.407 Dick Stabile & Orch.
(8) 2-20 -f 3-13
LEON ERROL COMEDIES
73.706 The Spook Speaks (17) 12-5
1947-48 SEASON
83.701 Bet Your Life (18) . . 1-16
83.702 Don’t Fool Your Wife
(18) 3-5 ± 3-27
83.703 Secretary Trouble (18) 4-9
MUSICAL FEATURETTES
73.204 Carle Comes Calling
(16)
+ 3-13
11 8 1-31
3-27 5 8
4-13
10-11
11-29
1-31
84.301
84.303
84.302
84.304
84.305
84.306
84.307
84.308
84.309
Ski Holiday (8) . . Quail Pointers (8) Golf Doctor (8).. Pin Games (8) . . . Racing Day (8).. Sports Coverage (8) Teen-Age Tars (8). Doggone Clever (8) Big Mouth Bass (8)
. 9-12
44
9-20
jCOPES . 9-19 +
11 1
.11-14
-1
11-29
.10-17
4
10-18
.12-12
-f
12-27
. 1 9
4
1-31
. 2 6 . 3 5
4
3-27
. 4 2
4
5 8
. 4-30
RAY WHITLEY WESTERN MUSICALS
(Reissues)
83.502 Musical Bandit (16).. 10-10
83.503 Corraling a School Marm
(16) 11-12
83.504 Prairie Spooners (13) 12-19
SPECIALS
83,901 Football Highlights of 1947
(18) 2-6
83,601 Twenty Years of Academy
83,801 Basketball Headliners of 1948
(18) 4-21
83,202 Lost Pal (. .) 6-11
1947-48 SEASOtJ
83.101 Border Without Bayonets
(16) 11
83.102 Switzerland Today
83,104 Operation White Tower (18)
BOXOFFICE BookinGmde :: May 29, 1948
d:
11 8
:t
3-i3
4
10-U
44
4 3
44
5 8
4
8-30
-t
10-11
44
10-18
4
11-29
44
12-27
44
1-24
44
2-28
44
3-13
44
5 8
29,
1948