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SHORTS CHART
Company, in order of release. Running time follows title. First date is National release, second the date of review in BOXOFFICE. Sy^ol ^etween dates m rating from the BOXOFnCE review; ttVery Good. + Good, Fair. Poor, Very Poor. © Indicates color photography.
Columbia
Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d.
ALL-STAR COMEDIES
8433 Slappily Married (J. De Rita)
<16!/2) 11 7 ± 4-19
8423 Reno-Vated (V. Vague)
(IB'/a) 11-21 ± 1-4
8434 Moron Than Off (S. Holloway)
(17) 11-28 -f 2-8
8403 Three Little Pirates (Stooges)
(18) 12-5 4 1-25
8435 Andy Plays Hookey (Andy
Clyde) (18) 12-19 ± 2-15
8404 Half Wits' Holiday
(Three Stooges) (I71/2) 1-9
8436 Meet Mr. Mischief
(H. Von Zell) (I71/2). . 1-23 ± 4-5
8424 Hot Heir (H. Herbert)
(16'/2) 2-13 ± 3-22
8437 Scooper Dooper (S. Holloway)
(18) 2-27
8405 Fright Night (Stooges)
(17) 3-6
8438 The Good Bad Egg
8407 Hold That Lion (Stooges)
(I6I/2) 7-17
COLOR PHANTASIES
8701 Fowl Brawl (6) 1-9
8702 Uncultured Vulture (BYz) 2 6 :
8703 Wacky Quacky (6) 3-20
8704 Leave Us Chase It {SYz) 5-15
8705 Tooth or Consequences
(6!/2) 6-5
COLOR RHAPSODIES
(Technicolor)
8501 Loco Lobo (6) 1-9 H
8302 Cockatoos for Two (6)... 2-13 -|
8503 Big House Blues (7) 3 6
8504 Mother Hubba-Hubba
Hubbard (6) 5-29 d
8505 Up’n Atom (6) 7-10 -|
COMMUNITY SINGS
8653 No. 3 Surrender (Leibert)
(9J/2) 11-14
i(54 No. 4 Pretending (Baker)
(9/2) 12-19
8655 No. 5 Rumors Are Flying
(Leibert) (10) 1-23
8656 No. 6 Ole Buttermilk Sky
(Baker) (10) 2-27
8657 No. 7 The Coffee Song
(Leibert) (Oi/g) 3-13
8658 No. 8 I'll Close My Eyes
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Prod. No.
Title
Rel. Date Rating Rev'd.
FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS
(Technicolor)
T-713Land of Mayas (9) 1-26
T-714 Glimpses of Guatemala (8)
2 9
T-715 Visiting Vera Cruz (10) 3-16 T-716The Mission Trail (10).. 4-13 T-717 Looking at London (10) .
2-16 2 9
6 1 + 6-1
(J. DeRita) (17) 3-20
8439 Bride and Gloom (S. Howard) nfi) ?.27
-f
6 7
8440 Two Jills and a Jack
(A. Clyde (18)
4-17
5-31
8406 Out West (Stooges)
(17'/2)
4-24
-f
4-12
8425 Cupid Goes Nuts
(V. Vague) (16)
.5 1
+
7-19
8426 Nervous Shakedown
(H. Herbert) (15'/2) .
.5 8
6-14
8427 Training for Trouble
(Schilling & Lane)
aBY2)
7. 3
±
7-19
3-29 5 3 5-31
419
5 3
6-14
8 2
+ 4-19
-1 4-19
± 5-10
T-718 Over the Seas to Belfast (9)
8-31
+ 4-19
T-811 Glimpses of California
(9) 10-26
T-S12 Calling on Costa Rica
(10) 3-15 -t 3-29
T-813 Around the World in California
(9) 5-17 ± 7-5
T-814 On the Shores of Nova
Scotia (8) 6-28 +f 7-5
M-783 Musical (10) .
M-784 Bikini — The (10) ....
MINIATURES
Masterpieces
Atom Island
4-20
44
4 6
6-15
+
6-15
Paramount
Prod. No.
Title
NEWS OF THE DAY
(Released Twice Weekly)
PASSING PARADE
K-775 Magic on a Stick (10) . . 1 9 ff 2-16
K-776 0ur Old Car (10 5-11 +f 4
K-781 A Really Important Person
(10) 1-11 d: 3-15
PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES
(Baker) (IO/2)
. 4-17
6 7
8659 No. 9 For Sentimental Reasons
(Leibert) (1014) ....
. 5-22
6-14
8660 No. 10 Managua, Nicaragua
(Baker) (9/2)
. 7-19
±
8 2
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS
8853 No. 3 Rodeo (10)
8854 No. 4 Skolsky Party
.11 7
44
5-10
(91/2)
.12-26
4-19
8855 No. 5 Movie Columnists
(9)
1-23
5-17
8856 No. 6 Behind the Mike (9) 2 6
8857 No. 7 Holiday in Las Vegas
5-17
(10)
. 3-13
-1
4-19
8858 No. 8 My Pal Ringeye
(10)
4-10
+
6 7
8859 No. 9 Famous Hollywood
Mothers (10)
5 1
+
5-24
8860 No. 10 So This Is 'Ollywood
(9)
6-12
6-14
THRILLS OF MUSIC
8952 Machito & Orch. (lOVa)
10-17
12-14
8953 Les Elgart & Orch. (10) .
8954 Ray McKinley & Orch.
11-28
-f
4-19
(9!4)
.12-19
+
1-U
8955 Shorty Sherock & Orch.
(8!4)
1-23
5 3
8956 Buddy Morrow & Orch.
(9J4)
. 2-27
8957 George Towne & Orch. (10) 3-27
8958 Ray Anthony & Orch. (10) 5-22
+
7-19
SERIALS
8120 Son of the Guardsman. . .
10-24
10-19
15 Chapters
8140 Jack Armstrong
2 6
44
2 8
15 Chapters
8160 The Vigilante
5-22 '
+
5-24
15 Chapters
WORLD OF SPORTS
8802 Ten Pin Magic (!•)...
10-24
+
4-19
8803 Hi-Li (91/2)
U-21
+
4-19
8804 Best in Show Dogs (9) .
12-12
5-10
8805 Polo (9)
1-30
44
5-17
8806 Cue Tricks (9)
2-20
8807 Tennis Wizards (9)....
3-20
8808 Goofy Golf (8)
4-24
+
5-24
8809 Grappling Groaners (9) .
5-29
sfc
6-14
8810 Volley-Oop (8)
7-26
....
S.757 Fala at Hyde Park (9) .
1-19
44
-126
S-75S Studio Visit (10)
5-U
+
7 1
S-759 Equestrian Quiz (10) .
5-18
44
7 1
S-760 Treasures From Trash
(10)
6 8
6 1
S-851 Football Thrills No. 9
(9)
9 7
S-852 Sure Cures (9)
.11-2
S-853 1 Love My Husband
But (9)
12 7
S-S54 Playing by Ear (10)
12-28
44
1-25
S-S55 Athletiquiz (9)
l-Il
-4
4-19
S-856 Diamond Demon (9)....
2 1
it
2-22
S-857 Early Sports Quiz (9) . . .
3 1
44
4 5
S-858 1 Love My Wife But (9)
4-15
44
4-12
S-859 Neighbor Pests (9) . . . .
5 3
4-26
S-860 Pet Peeves (10)
7 5
7 5
SPECIALS
A-702 Purity Squad (20)....
U 3
44
10 3
A-703 Traffic With the Devil
(17)
8-31
44
9-14
A-801 Luckiest Guy in the World
(21)
1-25
2 1
A-802 Give Us the Earth (21) .
6-21
-4
7 5
TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS
W-734 Lonesome Lenny (8)...
3 9
-4
4 6
W-737The Hick Chick (7)....
6-15
W-739 Northwest Hounded Police
(8)
8 3
W-831 Henpecked Hoboes (7).. 10-26
44
4-19
W-834 Hound Hunters (7)....
4-12
44
5-10
W-836 Red Hot Rangers (8) . .
5-31
7 5
W-839 Uncle Tom's Cabana (8)
7-19
TOM & JERRY CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
for Thomas
(9) '
3-30
-4
4-13
W-736The Milky Waif (7)....
5-18
-4
7 1
W-738 Trap Happy (7)
6-29
W-740 Solid Serenade (8) . . . .
8-31
W-832Cat Fishin' (8)
2-22
44
4-19
W-S33 Part Time Pal (8)
3-15
44
5 3
W-835 Cat Concerto (7)
4-26
44
5-10
W-837 Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Mouse (8)
6-14
5-10
W-838 Salt Water Tabby (7) . .
7-12
Rel. Date Rating Rev'd.
GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS
(Technicolor)
U5-5 Jasper's Derby (8) 9-20 ++ 5-18
U5-6John Henry and the Inky
Poo (7) 9-6 + 7-19
U5-7 Jasper in a Jam (7) 10-18 ■(+ 12-14
U5-8 Shoe Shine Jasper (7) . . . 2-28 + 2-15
U6-1 Wilbur the Lion (10) 4-18 -i 5-17
U6-2 Tubby the Tuba (10) 7-11
U6-3 Date With Duke (8).... 10-31 U6-4 Rhapsody in Wood (9).. 12-19
GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS
R6 1 Race Horses Are Born
„ (9) 10-4
R6 2 Dive Hi Champs (10).. 10-11 R6 3 Queens of the Court (10) 11-15 R6 4 Like Father, Like Son
(10) 12-13
R6 5 Jumping Jacks (9'/2) . . . 1-10 R6 6 Selling the Sun (10) . . . 1-31 R6 7 Under White Sails (9) . . 2-28
R6 8 Iced Lightning (10) 4-18
R6 9 Making the Varsity (10) 6-13 R6-10 Diamond Gals (10) 7-18
LITTLE LULU
(Technicolor)
05-5 Musica-Lulu (7) 1-24
D5-6 Scout With the Gout (7) 3 7 D6-1 Loose in the Caboose (8) 5-23
D6-2 Cad and Caddie (8) 7-18
D6-3 A Bout With a Trout (..). 10-10
D6-4 Super Lulu (7) 11-21
D6-5 The Baby Sitter (7).... 11-28
-t
10 5
44
12-14
-4
1-18
44
5-17
-4
5-24
+
5-31
44
5-17
-4
5-31
‘8’-'2
44
2 1
-4
3-15
44
5-10
8 2
MUSICAL PARADES
(Technicolor)
FF5-5 Double Rhythm (20)... 8-23 FF5-6 Golden Slippers (17).. 12-13 FF6-1 Sweet and Low (19) ... . 3-28 FF6-2 Champagne far Two (20) 6-13 FF6-3 Smooth Sailing (10) ... 8-8 FF6-4 Paris in the Spring (..). 9-26
NOVELTOONS
(Technicolor)
P5-5 Goal Rush (6) 9-27
P5-6 Sudden Fried Chicken (7) 10-18
+
P6-1 Spree for All (7) 10-18
P6-2 Stupidstitious Cat (7) . . 4-25 _ P6-3 The Enchanted Sqnare
(10) S 9 4+
P6-4 Madhattan Island (9) . . . 6-27 4+
P6-5 Much Ado About Mutton
(8) 7-25 ±
P6-6 The Wee Men (10) 8 8
P6-7The Mild West (10) 8-22
P6-8 Naughty But Mice (7)... 10-10
PACEMAKERS
K6-1 Brooklyn, I Love You
(10) 10-4
K6-2 Love in Tune (9J4) • • • .10-25 K6-3 Radio, Take It Away (11) 1-31 K6-4Try and Catch Me (9).. 2-14 K6-5 Brains Can Be Beautiful
(10)
K6-6 Everybody Talks About It (10)
720 12-13
4 5 6-21
8 2
12-28
10-26
5-10
4+
++
4+
44
+
U 2 11 9
419
510
5-30 + 6-21
8-1
PARAMOUNT NEWS
(Released Twice Weekly)
POPE YE CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
E5-7 The Fistic Mystic (6) .
E5-8 The Island Fling (7) . . .
E6-1 Abasement Park (7) . . .
E6-2 I'll Be Ski-Ing Ya (8) . .
E6-3 Poneye and the Pirates (8) ,. ..
E6-5 Wotta Knight (7) . E6-6 Safari So Good (7) .
RKO Radio
Prod. No.
Title
-f 9-n
Rel. Date Rating Rev'd.
DISNEY CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
64.109 Wet Paint (7) 8 9
64.110 Dumb Bell of the Yukon
(7) g.30
64.111 Lighthouse Keeping (7) 9-20
64.112 Bath Day (7) 10-11
64.113 Frank Duck Brings 'Em
Back Alive (7) U 1
64.114 Double Dribble (7) 11-29
64.115 Pluto's Housewarming
(7) 12-20
64.116 Rescue Dog (7) 3-21
64.117 Straight Shooters (6) . . 4-18
64.118 Sleepy Time Donald (7) 5 9
74.101 Figaro and Frankie (7) 5-30
74.102 Clown of the Jungle (7) 6-20
74.103 Donald's Dilemma (7). 7-11
74.104 Crazy With the Heat (7) 8 1
74.105 Bootle Beetle (7) 8-22
+
44
+
44
5-25
1-25
7-27
11-23
2-15
419
517
419
5i6 5-24
EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES
63,406 Noisy Neighbors (18) .
9-20 +
10-12
73,401 I'll Build It Myself
(15)
.10-18 +
10-12
73,402 Do Or Diet (18)
2-10
4 5
73,403 Social Terrors (18) . . .
. 4-11
73,404 Heading for Trouble
(18)
6-10
8 2
73,405 Host to a Ghost (18) .
. 7-18
73,406 Television Turmoil (18)
. 8-15
....
RAY WHITLEY WESTERN MUSICALS
73,501 Bar Buckaroos (16) . . .
9 6
11 9
73,502 Cupid Rides the Range (18)
.10-11
73,503 Bandits and Ballads
(17)
11-15
11-16
73,504 Buckaroo Broadcast
(18)
12-20 +
1 4
FLICKER FLASHBACKS
74,201 No. 1 (9)
9-13
74,202 No. 2 (9)
10-25
74,203 No. 3 (8)
12 6
74,204 No. 4 (10)
1-17
4-19
74,205 No. 5 (8)
2-28
4-19
74,206 No. 6 (9)
4-11
5-10
74,207 No. 7 (9)
5-23 ++
5 3
HEADLINER REVIVALS
53.201 Songs of the Colleges
(15) 9-8
63.201 The Derby Decade (22) 9-21
63.202 Russian Dressing (IS).. 11-23 d
63.203 Twenty Girls and a Band
. (18) 1-18
63.204 Sea Melody (19) 3-15
-f
LEON ERROL COMEDIES
63,706 Follow That Blonde (18) 9-27 ±
73.701 Borrowed Blonde (15) . . 3 7 —
73.702 Wife Tames Wolf (17) 3-28 ±
73.703 In Room 303 (17) 4-25 -f
73.704 Hired Husband (19)... 5 9 ±
73.705 Blonde's Away (17) 7-11
12-29
2 2 4-13
9-28
322
412
517
6 7
2 7
tt
11-30
3-14
4+
12-21
4-25
ff
5 3
6-13
-f
6-21
9-12
9-12
10-24
11 7
POPULAR SCIENCE
(Color)
'J5-6 No. 6 (10) 8-16
J6-1 No. 1 (U) 11 1
J6-2 The Sponge Divers (11) . . 1-17 J6-3 Air-Borne Pastures Ul) . . 2-28 J6-4 Marine Miracles (10).... 4 4
J6-5 Moon Rockets (10) 6-6
J6-6 Twentieth Century Viking
(11)
44
12 7
419
517
524
621
7-25 ± 8-2
SPEAKING OF ANIMALS
Y5-6 Be Kind to Animals (10) 8-30
Y6-1 Stork Crazy (10) 10-18 ±
Y6-2 Pooch Parade (10) 12-27 -f
Y6-3 Country Life (9) 2-21 -f
Y6-4 They're Not So Dumb (8) 3-28 -|
Y6-5 In Love (10) 5-30 4
YG-6 As Our Friends (10) .... 6-27 -f
TWO-REEL SPECIALS
37 Two Decades of History
(22Yz) 1-4
UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS
(Color)
L5-6NO. 6 (10) 8-30
L6-1 No. 1 (10) 12-13
L6-2 Swedish Glass Makers (10) 2-14
L6-3G.I. Hobbies (11) 3-14
L6-4The Stunt Girl (11) 5 2
L6-6 Arctic Artisan (11).... 7 4
1 4
322
419
5 3
621 8 2
++
11-23
-f
5-24
-t
3-29
4
6-21
■±
8 2
MUSICAL FEATURETTES
73.201 Melody Time (18) 11-29 + 12-28
73.202 Follow That Music (IS) 1-31 ± 2-8
73.203 Let's Make Rhythm (18) 5-23
73.204 Stan Kenton & Orch.
(20) 5-23 +f 6-7
PATHE NEWS
(Released Twice Weekly)
PATHE SPORTSCOPES
64,313 Steeplechasers (8)
74.301 Skating Lady (8) .
74.302 Hail Notre Dame
74.303 Bowling Fever (9)
74.304 Kentucky Basketeers
74.305 College Climbers (
74.306 Ski Champion (8) ....
74.307 Ice Skippers (8).
74,309 Racing Sleuth (8) •
74,311 Ski
SPECIAL
73,901 Football Highlights of
7-31
-f
12 1
. 8-30
tt
10-2d
10-18
12-28
.11-22
11-30
) 1-13
-H
1-11
. 1-10
-+
4-19
. 1-10
ff
5-10
. 3 7
-f
5-17
. 4 4
H
5-24
. 5 9
-f
5-31
. 5-30
....
12-10
+
12-21
THIS IS AMERICA
63.111 Highway Mania (17).. 8-23
63.112 White House (17) . . . . 9-20
63.113 Northern Rampart (17) 10-17
73.101 Beauty for Sale (17).. 11-22
73.102 Germany Today (16) . . .12-13
73.103 A Nation Is Born (17) 1-17
73.104 Campus Boom (16).... 2 7
73.105 San Francisco (16)... 3 7
73.106 Forgotten Island (18).. 4 4
73.107 Big Party (18) 5 2
73.108 I Am an Alcoholic (18) 6 6
73.109 Passport to Nowhere
(19) 6-27
73.110 Whistle in the Night
(19) 7-30
9-17
10 5
11 2 11-16 12-21
2 1 3 8
315
426
517 7. 5
44 7-12
44 8-2
12
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide : : August 16, 1947