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SHORTS CHART
20th Century-Fox
Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd.
DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE
6902 Muscle Maulers (8) 5-31 ....
7901 Monkey-Tone News (9).. 1-17
7951 Fisherfflan’s Nightmare (8) 5 2 -j 2-22
MOVIETONE NEWS
(Released Twice Weekly)
MARCH OF TIME
Vol. 12, No. 10 Tomorrow’s Mexico
(20) 5-17
Vol. 12, No. 11 Problem Drinkers
(19) 6-14
Vol. 12, No. 12 The New France
(19) 7-12 +)■
Vol. 12, No. 13 Atomic Power
(19) 8-9 -f
Vol. 13, No. 1 Is Everybody Happy?
(IT/z) 9-6
Vol. 13, No. 2 World Food Problem
(17) 10-4 -f
Vol. 13, No. 3 The Soviet's Neighbor
(17%) 11 1
Vol. 13, No. 4 The American Cop
(18) 11-29 ++ 11-30
Vol. 13, No. 5 Nobody’s Children
(17) 12-27 ++ 12-28
Vol. 13, No. 6 Germany — Handle
With Care (19) 1-24 +
Vol. 13, No. 7 Fashion Means
Business (IS) 2-21
Vol. 13, No. 8 The Teachers’ Crisis
(16'/2) 3-21
Vol. 13, No. 9 Storm Over Britain
(18) 4-18 ++
I Vol. 13, No. 10 The Russians Nobody
i Knows (19) 5-16 ±
I Vol. 13, No. 11 Your Doctors—
1947 (19) 6-13
1 Vol. 13, No. 12 New Trains
for Old? (18) 7-11
Warner Bros.
518
615
720
810
10-12 + 11 2
125
222
322
419
517
614
719
++
++
1+
MOVIETONE ADVENTURES
(Color)
6259 Cradle of Liberty (8)... 6-21
6260 Across the Great Divide
(8) 7-5
7251 Sons of Courage (8)
8 2
-4
10 5
7253 Historic (Capetown (8) . . .
.10-18
7254 Girl and Gags (8)
11-22
-H
4-i2
7201 Fantasy of Siam (8) . . . .
1 3
-f
1-18
7202 Royalty of the Range (9)
3 7
+
4-19
7255 The Cape of Good Hope (8) 4-11
+
4-19
7256Zululand (8)
6 6
4-26
7257 Gardens of the Sea (8) . .
6-20
7 5
7258 Romance of the Fjords
(8)
6-27
-f
7 5
7203 Harvest of the Sea (9) . .
7 4
-j
5 3
SPORTS
7301 Football Fanfare (9)
8-23
-f
9-14
7351 Winter Holiday (8)
. 9-27
7352 Summer Trails (8)
11 8
'5-i6
7353 Playtime’s Journey (8) . .
12-13
-t
5-17
7302 Style of the Stars (10)..
2 7
+
5-31
7303 Tanbark Champions (8) . .
5-23
5-24
7304 Wings of the Wind (8) . .
7-25
•H
7 5
TERRY-TOONS
(Technicolor)
6516 Mighty Mouse in the Trojan
Horse (7) 7-26
6517 Dinky Finds a Home (7) 6 7 £518 Mighty Mouse in the Johnstown
Flood (7) 6-28
6519 Gandy Goose in Peacetime
Football (7) 7-19
6520 Gandy Goose in the Golden
Hen (7) 5-24
7501 Mighty Mouse in Winning the
West (7) 8-16
7502 The Tortoise Wins Again
(7) 8-30
7503 Mighty Mouse in the Electronic
Mouse Trap (7) 9-6
7504 Mighty Mouse in the Jail Break
(7) 9-20
7505 The Snow Man (7) 10-11
7506 The Housing Problem (7) 10-25
7507 Mighty Mouse in the Crackpot
King (7) 11-15
7508 Talking Magpies in the Uninvited
Pests (7) 11-29
7509 Mighty Mouse and the Hep Cat
(7) 12-6
7510 Beanstalk Jack (7) 12-20
7511 Mighty Mouse in Crying Wolf
(7) 1-10
7512 The Talking Magpies in
McDougal’s Rest Farm (7) 1-31
7513 Mighty Mouse in Dead End
Cats (7) 2-14
7514 The Talking Magpies in Happy
Go Lucky (7) 2-28
7515 Gandy Goose in Mexican
Baseball (7) 3-14
7516 Mighty Mouse in Aladdin’s
Lamp (7) 3-28
7517 The Talking Magpies in Cat
Trouble (7) 4-11
7518 Mighty Mouse in Sky Is Falling
(7) 4-25
7519 Talking Magpies in the
Intruder (7) 5-9
7520 Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye
Dick (7) 5-30
tOXOFFICE BookinGuide ::
6 8 7-20
6 8
6 8
427 10-19
524 9-21
5-31
2-15
5-24
5-10
Prod. No.
Title
Rel. Date Rating Rev’d.
+ 5-31
ANSWER MAN SERIES
2391 Answer Man No. 1 (10) . .
10-21
+
9-21
2392 No. 2 Nature’s Atom Bomb
(10)
12-30
+
1 4
2393 No. 3 The Jungle Gangster
(9)
3 3
4-19
2394 No. 4 Red Fury (8)
3-24
H
5 3
2395 No. 5 Storm Warning (9)
2396 No. 6 Here’s Your Answer
6 9
+
7-19
(..) ^....
7-28
. . • •
JUVENILE JURY SERIES
2361 No. 1 (11)
+
2 8
2362 No. 2 (iO)
3-31
+
4-19
2363 No. 3 (11)
5-26
-4
7-12
2364 No. 4 (11)
6 2
+
7-12
LANTZ CARTUJ^S
(Technicolor)
2321 Fair Weather Fiends (7) .
11-18
■H
1-25
2322 Wacky Weed (7)
12-16
2-15
2323 Musical Moments (7)...
2-24
-H
5 3
2324 Smoked Hams (7)
4-28
5-10
2325 Coo-Coo Bird (7)
2326 Overture to William Tell
6 9
5-17
(7)
. 6-16
++
5-31
2327 Well Oiled (7)
. 6-30
....
NAME BAND MUSICALS
1308 Takin’ the Breaks (15) . . 5-22 -j 7-1
Russ Morgan & Orch.
1309 Banguet of Melody (15) . 5-29 + 4-27
Matty Malneck & Orch.
1310 Swingin’ Down the Scale
(15) Alvino Rey & Orch. 6-26 + 7-1
1311 Breakin’ It Down (15) . . 8-28 -f 6-17
Del Courtney & Orch.
2301 Frontier Frolic (15) 10 9 -f 1-4
Bob Wills & Orch.
2302 Champagne Music (15).. 11-20 -H L*18
Lawrence Welk & Orch.
2303 Tumbleweed Tempos (16) 12 4 ± 2-1
Spade Cooley & Orch.
2304 Moonlight Melodies (15) 12-18 + 1-11
Frankie Carle & Orch.
2305 Tex Beneke and the Glenn
Miller Orch. (15)... 3-26 -ft 4-19
2306 Melody Maestro (15) 4-2 -f 5-31
2307 Tommy Tucker & Orch.
(15) 4-9
2308 Charlie Barnet & Orch.
(15) 4-16 -f 5-24
2309 Charlie Spivak & Orch.
Q5) 5-14 4). 5-17
2310 Jitterumba’ VlbV 6-25 4+ 6-21
2311 Record Party (15) 7 2 + 7-12
PERSON-ODDITIES
(Now Classified as VARIETY VIEWS)
SING AND BE HAPPY SERIES
2381 Bit of Blarney (10) 9-30 + 10-26
2382 The Singing Barbers (9) . . 2-17 -[ 2-22
2383 Let’s Sing a College Song
(10) 4-14
2384 Let’s Sing a Western Song
(10) 5-19 -f 5-17
2385 Let’s Go Latin (. .) 7-21
SPECIAL FEATURETTES (2 REELS)
1201 Tiny Terrors of the Timberlands
(20) 6-26 4+ 4-6
UNIVERSAL NEWS
(Released Twice Weekly)
VARIETY VIEWS
1349 Dog of the Seven Seas (9)
6-17
+
7 6
1350 Magic Mineral (9)
7 1
-f
6 1
1351<Mr. Chim'p at Home (9).
8-12
-4
7 6
1352 Operation Holiday (9) . . .
1353 Mr. Chimp to the Rescue
8-26
++
10 5
(9)
1354 Mr. Chimp on Vacation
8-26
11 9
(10)
8-26
9-28
2341 Bear Facts (9)
2-24
+
4-19
2342 Pelican Pranks (9)
2-24
4-26
2343 Wild West Chimp (9) . . .
3-17
5 3
2344 Rhumba Holiday (9) . . . .
2345 Patio Museum (9)
4-21 6 2
+
5-10
2346'Bronco Babes (9)
2347 Brooklyn U.S.A. (9)
2348 Play and Plenty (9)
6-23 8 4 8-11
'7-19
(Formerly PERSON-ODDITIES)
+f
4-19
1369 Scientifically Stung (9) . .
6-10
+
7 1
1370 Lone Star Padre (9)
6-17
6 7
1371 Artist’s Antics (9)
6-24
+
7 6
1372 Picture Pioneer (9)
7 1
7 6
5-10
1373 Hobo Hound (9)
8-19
+
9-28
1374 Sampson Junior (9)
8-19
10-19
++
5-24
1375 Rural Rhapsody (9)
8-26
10-26
SERIALS
-4
5-24
1781-1793 The Scarlet Horseman
1-22
■H
2-16
13 Chapters
-4
7 5
1881-1893 Lost City of the
Jungle
4-23
4-27
7 5
13 Chapters
2581-2593 Mysterious Mr. M...
7-i3
8-10
-H 7-5
13 Chapters
August 9, 1947
Prod. No.
Title
Rel. Date Rating Rev'd.
+I
+
BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE
(Technicolor)
3301 Fox Pop (7) 9-28
3302 Wacky Worm (7) 10-12
3303 You’re an Education
(7) 10-26
3304 Have You Got Any Castles
(7) 2-1
3305 Pigs Is Pigs (7) 2-22
3306 Cat’s Tale (7) 3-29
3307 Goofy Groceries (7) . . . 4-19
3308 Doggone Modern (7) . . . . 6-14
3309 The Sneezing Vdeasel (7) 7-26
3310 Rhapsody in Rivets (7) . . 8-16
33U Sniffles Bells the Cat (7) . 9-20
BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS
(Technicolor)
-f 11-16
It
1:
+
» 3
419
510 5-17 7 5
2724 Big Snooze (7)
10 5
12-28
2723 Rhapsody Rabbit (7) . .
11 9
1 4
2726 Hare Grows in Manhattan
(7)
. 3-22
2718 Rabbit Transit (7)
5-10
■1+
5-3i
3719 Easter Yeggs (7)
. 6-28
—
FEATURETTES
3102 Minstrel Days (20) 11-30 H 11-23
3103 Alice in Movieland (20).. 12-21
3104 Dog in the Orchard (20) 1-U
3105 Keystone Hotel (20) 2-8
3106 Remember When (20) .... 4 5
329
412
5 3
JOE McDOAEES COMEDIES
3401 So You Want to Keep Your
Hair (10) 12-7 ± 11-30
3402 So You Want to May the
Horses (10) 10 5 U 10-26
3403 So You Think You’re a
Nervous Wreck (10)... 12-28 ± 4-5
3404 So You’re Going to Be a Father
(10) 5-10 ± 5-31
3405 So You Want to Be in
Pictures (10) 6-7 ± 7-5
3406 So You’re Going on Vacation
(10) 7-5 ....
4401 So You Want to Be
a Salesman (10) 9-20
MELODY MASTERS
3601 Desi Arnaz & Band (10) 10-12 44 5-24
3602 Melody of Youth (10) . .12-14 44 4-19
3603 Big Time Revue (10) .... 1-25 -V 3-8
3604 Stan Kenton & Orch. (10) 2-22 ± 4-19
3605 Vaudeville Revue (10)... 4-12 ± 5-3
3606 Zero Girl (10) 7-19
4601 Freddy Martin & Orch.
(10) 9-13
MEMORIES OF MELODY LANE
4201 Let’s Sing a Song of the
West (10) 9-27
MERRIE MELODIES
(Color)
2708 Fair and Wormer (7) 9-28
2709 Mousmerized Cat (7) . . . .10-19 41 12-21
2710 Mouse Menace (7) 11-2 ± 12-14
2711 Roughly Squeaking (7) . .11-23 ± 4-19
2712 One Meat Brawl (7) 1-18 ± 5-10
2713 Goofy Gophers (7)
1-25
■H
5-10
2714 Gay Anties (7)
2715 Scent1 mental Over You
2-15
:fc
4-19
(7)
3 8
-f
5-17
2716 Birth of a Notion (7)..
4-12
+
5-24
2717Tweetie Pie (7)
5 3
6 7
2719 Hobo Bobo (7)
5-17
#
5-31
2720 Along Came Duffy (7) . .
6-14
7 5
3701 Inki at the Circus (7) .
6-21
7 5
3702 Crowing Pains (7)
7-12
• • • .
3703 Pest in the House (7).
8 2
....
3704 Foxy Duckling (7) . . . .
8-23
• • . •
3705 House Hunting Mice (7) .
. 9 6
TWO-REEL SPECIALS
(Technicolor)
3001 Cinderella’s Feller (20) .
9-21
9-21
3002 The Last Bomb (20)...
U 2
-+•
9-21
3003 A Boy and His Dog (20)
4-26
tt
4-26
3004 Saddle Up (20)
3 1
+
5 3
3005 Song of a Nation (20).
3006 Hollywood Wonderland
5-31
5-31
(20)
8 9
....
3007 Romance and Dance (20) 8-30
SPORTS PARADE
3502 Lazy Hunter (10)
10-26
±
12 7
3503 Battle of Champs (10) . .
1-18
5 3
3504 American Sports Album
(10)
3 8
+
3-22
3505 Let’s Go Swimming (10). 1 4
4-19
3506 Arrow Magic (10)
3-22
H
5-10
3507 Harness Racing (10) ... .
5 3
+
5-17
3508 Flying Sportsmen in Jamaica
(10)
5-24
5-31
3509 A Day at Hollywood Park
(10)
6 7
7 5
3510 Tennis Town (10)
6-21
7 5
3511 Sportsman’s Playground
(10)
7 5
• . • •
3512 Carnival of Sports (10) .
8-23
....
3513 Fishing the Florida
Keys (10)
9-27
TECHNICOLOR ADVENTURES
3801 star Spangled City (10). 1019 44 11 2
3802 Rubber River (10) 11-16 ± 12-14
3803 Kingdom of the Wild (10) 3-15 -f 4-19
3804 Circus Horse (10) 6-28
Miscellaneous
3805 Glamour Town
3806 Branding Irons
(10).. (10) . .
8 2 8-16
Prod. No.
Title
Rel. Date Rating Rev’d.
Republic
SERIALS
584 The Crimson Ghost 10-26
12 Chapters
691 Son of Zorro 1-18
13 Chapters
692 Jungle Girl (rerelease) 4-19
15 Chapters
693 Jesse James Rides Again . . . 3-21
13 Chapters
694 The Black Widow 6-10
13 Chapter!
United Artists
THE WORLD TODAY
...Wonder Eye (10) 516
Independents
Operation Underground (IS) Telenews
Brotherhood of Man (10) Film
Alliance
A Year of Freedom (10) Brandon...
Be Your Age (10) Am. Heart
Ass’n
Open the Door, Richard (10) Astor.
A Message From Maynor (11)
Nat’l TB Ass’n
Mr. Bell (31) Bell System
The New North (10) Nat’l Film
Board
One World or None (9)
Film Publishers
Are Parents or Society Responsible for Juvenile Delinquency? (IS) Gen Films
White Safari (10) Can. Film
Board
Science Goes Fishing (10) Can.
Film Board
Bill Bailey and the Four Pillars
(IS) Am. Bankers Ass’n....
The Dead Strike Back (10)
Telenews
National Air Races (21)
U. S. Rubber Co
The Animals and the Brigands (10) Prnka-Brandon
Science Spins a Yarn (23)
YMCA MP Bureau
What’s on Your Mind (10)
Nat’l Film Board
The Biography of the Motion Picture Camera (20) A. F. Films. • . .
The Toy That Grew Up (20)
A. F. Films
The Bridge (10) Czech Film Co.Brandon
Piano Reflections (9) Sack Amusement Ent
Divorce — USA (14) Telenews
Last Night We Attacked (18) Am.
League for a Free Palestine. .
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2-22
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3-15
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3-15
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3-22
+
3-29
4-19
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4-19
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4-19
•H
4-19
+
4-19
+
4-19
+
5 3
-H
5 3
++
5-24
-H
5-31
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5-31
6 7
+
7-12
7-19
+
8 2
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