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Rasslin' Rockets . 2804 . . (9) Apr. 24
Seen are two professional wrestlers, Gene Dubuque and Lou Kline, who demonstrate their talents in the ring.
Show Dog Champs. .2805. .(8'/2) July 17
Featured are various breeds of dogs, showing how they are trained to enter the show ring.
Sports Down Latin Way. .2802. .(10). . . .Nov. 28, '57
Shots of soccer and polo matches in Argentine. Uruguay's gauchos are shown riding steers and bucking broncos.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
CINEMASCOPE CARTOONS (Technicolor)
C-931..Mucho Mouse.. (7) Sept. 6, '57
(Tom and Jerry)
C-932. .Blackboard Jumble. .(7) Oct. 4, '57
(Droopy)
C-933.. Tom's Photo Finish.. (7) Nov. 1, '57
(Tom and Jerry)
C-934..0ne Droopy Knight.. (7) Dec. 6, '57
(Droopy)
C-935.. Happy Go Ducky.. (7) Jan. 3
(Tom and Jerry)
C-936 . . Sheep Wrecked . (7) Feb. 7
(Droopy)
C-937.. Royal Cat Nap.. (7) Mar. 7
(Tom and Jerry)
C-938.. Mutts About Racing.. (7) Apr. 4
(Droopy)
C-939 .. Vanishing Duck.. (7) May 2
(Tom and Jerry)
C-940. .Robin Hoodwinked. .(7) June 6
(Tom and Jerry)
C-941 .. Droopy Leprechaun . . (7) July 4
(Droopy)
C-942..Tot Watchers. . (7) Aug. 1
(Tom and Jerry)
GOLD MEDAL REPRINT CARTOONS (Technicolor)
W-961 . Out-Foxed. .(8) Sept. 6, '57
(Tex Avery) Up to 1.75-1.
W-962 . .Jerry and the Lion. (7) Sept. 20, '57
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1-75-1.
W-963 .. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
(11) Oct. 11, '57
(Up to 1.75-1.)
W-964.. Texas Tom.. (7) Nov. 8, '57
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1.75-1.
W-965..The Fishing Bear.. (8) Nov. 29, '57
(Barney Bear) Up to 1.75-1.
W-966. .Tom & Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl
(7) Dee. 20, '57
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1.75-1.
W-967. .The Milky Way . (8) Jan. 17
(Up to 1.75-1.)
W-968..The Midnight Snack . (9) Jan. 31
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1.75-1.
W-969 . . Cock-A-Doodle Dog . . (7) Feb. 21
(Tex Avery) Up to 1.75-1.
W-970 .. Casanova Cat.. (7) Mar. 7
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1.75-1.
W-971 .. Daredevil Droopy.. (6) Mar. 21
(Tex Avery) Up to 1.75-1.
W-972.. Jerry and the Goldfish .. (7) Apr. 11
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1.75-1.
W-973 .. Droopy's Good Deed.. (7) May 2
(Tex Avery) Up to 1.75-1.
W-974. .Jerry's Cousin.. (7) May 16
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1.75-1.
W-975 .. Symphony in Slang.. (7) June 13
(Tex Avery) Up to 1.75-1.
W-976. .Sleepy-Time Tom. .(7) July 4
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1.75-1.
W-977..His Mouse Friday.. (7) July 25
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1.75-1.
W-978 . . Puss 'n' Toots.. (7) Aug. 8
(Tom and Jerry) Up to 1.75-1.
Paramount
CARTOON CHAMPIONS (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
SI 7-1.. Deep Boo Sea.. (7) Sept. 13, '57
(Cas'per, the Friendly Ghost)
SI 7-2 .. Spunky Skunky..(7) Sept. 13, '57
(Casper, the Friendly Ghost)
S17-3. ,Cat-Choo. .(7) Sept. 13, '57
(Crow and Cat)
SI 7-4. Audrey the Rainmaker. .(8). . . .Sept. 13, '57
(Little Audrey)
SI 7-5 . Cat Tamale . (7) Sept. 13, '57
(Herman and Katnip)
51 7-6. . By Leaps and Hounds . (8) Sept. 13, '57
(A fox hound who had never seen a fox.)
SI 7-7 . Scout Fellow. . (8) Sept. 13, '57
(Baby Huey Duck)
SI 7-8. .Cat Carson Rides Again. .(7). . .Sept. 13, '57
(Herman and Katnip)
SI 7-9 . The Awful Tooth . (7) Sept. 13, '57
(Crow and Cat)
S17-10..Law and Audrey.. (7) Sept. 13, '57
(Little Audrey)
SI 7-11. City Kitty . (7) Sept. 13, '57
SI 7-1 2 .. Clown on the Farm.. (7) Sept. 13, '57
(Baby Huey Duck)
CASPER CARTOONS (Technicolor)
B17-1 . Boo Bop. (7) Nov. 15, '57
B17-2. .Heir Restorer. .(6) Jan. 24
B17-3.. Spook ond Span.. (6) Feb. 28
B17-4.. Ghost Writers.. (7) Mar. 28
B1 7-5.. Which is Witch.. (6) May 2
B17-6..Good Scream Fun.. (6) Sept. 12
HERMAN AND KATNIP (Technicolor Cartoons)
HI 7-1.. One Funny Knight.. (6) Nov. 22, '57
H17-2. . Frighty Cat.. (6) Mar. 14
HI 7-3.. You Said a Mouseful .. (6) Aug. 29
NOVELTOONS
(Technicolor)
P17-1 .. Possum Pearl.. (6) Sept. 20, '57
(A new lady hillbilly character.)
PI 7-2. .Jumping With Toy. .(6) Oct. 4, '57
(Baby Huey Duck)
P17-3.. Jolly the Clown.. (6) Oct. 25, '57
(Another new cartoon character.)
P17-4 . . Cock-A-Doodle Dino..(7) Dee. 6, '57
(Mrs. Hen hatches a baby dinosaur.)
PI 7-5.. Dante Dreamer. (6) Jon. 3
(The boy with a vivid imagination.)
PI 7-6 . . Sportiekles . . (6) Feb. 14
(Games and sports.)
PI 7-7 .. Grateful Gus..(6) Mar. 7
(Embezzling an embezzler.)
PI 7-8 .. Finnegan's Flea.. (7) Apr. 4
P17-9..0key Dokey Donkey.. (7) Moy 16
(Spunky, the little burro.)
P17-10..Chew Chew Baby.. (6) Aug. 15
(Purple people eaters.)
P17-11 . Trovelaffs. .(6) Aug. 22
(Lampoons travelogs.)
POPEYE CHAMPIONS (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
E17-l..Tops in the Big Top.. (6) Sept. 6, '57
E17-2..Wofta Knight.. (7) Sept. 6, '57
El 7-3. .Tar With a Star. .(7) Sept. 6, '57
El 7-4. .How Green Is My Spinach. .(7). .Sept. 6, '57
E17-5..The Fistic Mystic.. (7) Sept. 6, '57
El 7-6. Safari So Good. .(7). Sept. 6, '57
E17-7. . Barking Dogs Don't Fite . . (7) . . . Sept. 6, '57 E17-8. Baby Wonts Spinach.. (7) Sept. 6, '57
VISTAVISION SPECIAL (Technicolor)
VistaVision Visits Spain . . VV1 5-5 . . (1 6) . . . . Apr. 25
Features the bullfights; a visit to the famous shrine of "Our Lady of Fatima," with shots of the annual pilgrimage there; the old and the new in agriculture and architecture; scerric shots, and a tour of the city of Toledo.
20th Century-Fox
MOVIETONE CINEMASCOPES (De Luxe Color)
Dance Beat. . 7809-7 .. (10) Aug.
Features dances of various countries, Including Africa, Greece, Israel, Copri, et cetera. Seen also are rock 'n' roll, gypsy and square dances.
Fortress Formosa .. 7806-3 .. (9) May
Shown are heretofore unseen shots of inside Nationalist China, as the camera follows Chiang Koi-shek and his wife on a tour of homes.
High Divers and Dolls . . 7801 -4 . . (9) Jan.
Features the mole and female pool divers at Miami Beach, Fla., :its resort hotels and other views.
Inside Poland Today . .7807-1 . .(10) June
Poland under Communist rule, its wor ruins ond rebuilding project, as well as scene shots of several cities.
Journey Thru Ceylon .. 7710-7 .. (9) Oct. '57
A camera visit to Ceylon, showing Its temples and jungles, its people ond customs.
Jumping Horse, The .. 7802-2 .. (9) Feb.
Shots of the training, riding and racing of a "jumper," as well as its first fox hunt and steeplechase.
Legend of the Orient. .7712-3 . .(9) Dee. '57
Features the rehabilitation and modernization program in South Korea, with shots of its new buildings, as well as its youth program.
Snow Fun in College .. 7808-9 .. (9) July
Winter sports at Wisconsin ond Minnesota universities, with a male singing chorus in the background. Sports include ice boating, skiing, snowmobiles, et cetera.
Transcontinental .. 7804-8 .. (10) Apr.
Views of industrial and agricultural America as seen from the engine cob and windows of a luxury transcontinental train.
Trotters and Pacers. .7711-5. .(9) Nov. '57
The training of horses for the Hambletonian, or sulky races, is shown at Orlando, Fla.
Wild Race for Glory . . 7803-0 . . (9) Mar.
A visit to an ancient Italian Village during the pageantry of their traditional participation in a wild horse race.
MOVIETONE SPECIAL
Queen Elizabeth Hailed by U.S. and Canada
7805-5.. (15) Jan.
Featurette. A record on film of the Canadian and United States visits by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. (Cinemascope.)
SPECIAL
©Colorful Courtship. .7350-2. .(15) May
De Luxe Color Featurette. Features the great Bantu tribe lin South Africa, stressing on the courtship and marriage customs of the tribe. (2-D.)
TERRYTOON CINEMASCOPES (Technicolor)
58016. .Springtime for Clobber.. (7) Jan.
58024 .. Dinky in It's a Living.. (7) Feb.
58032 .. Gaston's Baby.. (7) Mar.
58040.. The Juggler of Our Lady.. (9) Apr.
58057. .Gaston, Go Home. .(7) May
58065 .. Dustcap Doormat.. (7) June
58073.. Camp Clobber.. (8) July
58081 . .Sick, Sick Sidney. .(7) Aug.
58099. Old Mother Clobber. (7) Sept.
58107 .. Gaston's Easel Life.. (7) Oct.
581 15 .. Signed, Sealed and Clobbered .. (7) .... Nov.
58123 .. Sidney's Family Tree.. (7) Dec.
TERRYTOON TOPPERS (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
58313. .Mighty Mouse in Witch's Cat. .(7) Jan.
58321 . .Woodman Spare that Tree. .(7) Feb.
58339. .Mighty Mouse in Mysterious Stranger
(7) Mar.
58347. .The Talking Magpies in Happy Landing
(7) Apr.
(Heckle and Jeckle)
58354 .. Mighty Mouse in Lazy Little Beaver
(7) May
58362. .The Talking Magpies in Hula Hula
Land . . (7) June
(Heckle and Jeckle)
58370. .Mighty Mouse in Love's Labor Won
(7) July
58388 . .Golden Egg Goosie..(7) Aug.
58396 .. Mighty Mouse in Feudin' Hillbillies
(7) Sept.
58404.. A Truckload of Trouble.. (8) Oct.
58412.. The Happy Cobblers .. (7) Nov.
58420 .. Aesop's Fable — Happy Valley .. (7) .... Dec.
Universal-International
COLOR PARADE
Arctic Geese. .3872. .(9) Dee. 16, '57
Features the sport of wild geese hunting at a remote spot in Canada's James Bay.
Battle of the Flowers. . 3877 .. (9) July 7
Shots of world-famous playgrounds noted for their scenic beauty — ^Cote D'Azur, the French Riviera and Monaco (Prince Rainier and Princess Grace ore shown). A colorful fiesta features flowers used as missiles.
Behind the Ticker Tape .. 3874 .. (1 1 ) Mar. 10
The American Stock Exchange In New York from its earliest days of operation to the present.
Best of the West . . 3871 . . (9) Nov. 4, '57
Scene shots of the Pacific Northwest — the rocky cliffs of Oregon, the Portland Rose Festival, Mt. Hood skiing, a rodeo, and daffodils In Puyallup Valley.
It's a Tough Life . . 3880 . . (9) Oct. 20
Features the Gold Coast section of Miami Beach, Fla., with the camera focusing on members of the amusement world including Joe E. Lewis, Hal March, Gloria DeHaven, George Jessel and Jimmy Durante.
Old Italian Sports. . 3879 .. (9) Sept. 15
Traditional Italian festivals, which keep alive the pageantry of bygone eras, are recreated annually in a number of Italian cities.
Parrot Jungle .. 3875 .. (9) Apr. 14
A visit to Miami's Parrot Jungle and John Hamlet's bird and animal farm, also in Florida.
Teaser Test. .3878. .(9) Aug 11
A quiz covering such topics as American suspenders and British bracers, the American derby and the British darby, fastest winter sports, et cetera. (Cinemascope.)
Timeless City . . 3873 . . (9) Jan. 27
Shows three sides to the city of Rome — ^one, os the pagan city of ancient times; as today's universal spiritual fortress, and as one of the busiest capitals. (Cinemascope.)
Weekend Pirate .. 3876 .. (9) Moy 26
The invasion and capture of Tampa, Fla., by pirates is re-enacted annually by 350 businessmen ond civic leaders.
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