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SHORTS CHART
20th Century-Fox
U ni versai-International
Prod Nd
Title
Rel. Date Rating Rev'd. Prod. No.
DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE
+
7901 Monkey-Tone News v9) . . 1-17 TQ51 Fisherman'^ Wiohtmar. (g) 7
8901 Album of Animals (8)... 11-21
2-22
MOVIETONE NEWS
(Rtleaaad Twica Weekly)
MARCH OF TIME
Vol. 12. No. 13 Atomic Power
(19) B 9 +
Vol. 13, No. 1 it Everykody Hagoy?
(IT/a) 9-6
Vol. 13, No. 2 World Food Problem
(17) 10-4 -I
Vol. 13, No. 3 Tke Soviet’! HeHihbor
(17%) 11-1 +
Vol. 13. No. 4 The American Cop
(18) 11-29 If
Vol. 13, No. 5 Nobody's Children
(17) 12-27 ++
Vol. 13, No. 6 Germany — Handle
With Care (19) 1-24 -|
Vol. 13, No. 7 Fashion Meeni
Business (IS) 2-21 -ff
Vol. 13, No. 8 The Teachers’ Crisis
a&/a) 3-21 ++
Vol. 13, No. 9 Storm Over Britain
(18) 4-18 1+
Vol. 13, No. 10 The Russians Nobody
Knows (19) 5-16 ±
Vol. 13, No. 11 Your Doctors—
1947 (19) 6-13 ++
Vol. 13, No. 12 New Trains
for Old? (18) 7-11 4+
Vol. 13, No. 13 Turkey’s 100 Million
(ISi/a) 8-8 -f
Vol. 14, No. 1 Is Everybody
Listening? (18) 9-5 -\
8-10
10-12 11 2 U-SO 12-28
125
222
322
419
517
614
719
8 2 8-30
MOVIETONE ADVENTURES
7251 ©Sons of Courage (8) ... 8 2 -f 10 5
7252 ©Jamaica (8) 9-13
7253 ©Historic Capetown (8). 10-18 ....
7254 ©Girl and Gags (8) 11-22 ± 4-12
7201 Fantasy of Siam (8) .... 1 3 -f 1-18
7202 Royalty of the Range (9) 3 7 -j 4-19
7255 ©The Cape of Good Hope
(8)
4-11 -f
7256 ©Zululand (8) 6-6
7257 ©Gardens of the Sea (8) • 6-20
7258 ©Romance of the Fjords
(8) 6-27
7203 Harvest of the *U? 7 4
8202 The 3 R’s Go Modern (9). 11 7
8251 ©Holiday in South Africa
(8) 8-22
8252 ©Home of the Danes (8) . 10-17
SPORTS
4-19 4-26 7 5
7301 Football Fanfare (9) ■ 7351 ©Winter Holiday (8) . .
. 8-23 . 9-27
-i
9-14
7352 ©Summer Trails (S) . . •
.11 8
5-i6
7353 ©Playtime’s Journey (8)
.12-13
5-17
7302 Style of the Stars (10).
. 2 7
-t
5-31
7303 Tanbark Champions (8) .
. 5-23
+
5-24
7304 Wings of the Wind (Rt .
7-18
4+
7 5
8301 Gridiron Greatness (9) . 8351 ©Vacating Magic (8)...
. 8 1 . 9-26
-4
9-20
TERRY-TOONS
(Technicolor)
6516 Mighty Mouse in the Trojan
Horse (7) 7-26
6519 Gandy Goose in Peacetime
Football (7) 7-19
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
nirk (7) 5-30
8502 Talking Magpies in Flying
South (7) 8-15
8503 Mighty Mouse in a Date for
Dinner (7) 8-29
6 8 6 8 10-19
5-24
9-21
Title
Rel. Date Rating Rev'd.
ANSWER MAN. SERIES
2392 No. 2 Nature’s
2393 No. 3 The Jungle Gangster (9)
10-21
mb
9-21
12-30
+
1 4
3 3
4-19
3-24
-f
5 3
1 6 9
-1
7-19
7-23 . 8-18
-1
8-23
2395 No. 5 Storm Warning (9)
2396 No. 6 Here’s Your Answer
(8)
2397 Lights of Broadway (8) . .
2398 Hoop Skirt, Bustle and Skin
(8) 8-25
JUVENILE JURY SERIES
2361 No. 1 (11)
-1
2 8
2362 No. 2 (10)
3-31
+
4-19
2363 No. 3 (n)
5-26
±
7-12
2364 No. 4 (11)
8-2
+
7-12
LANTZ CARTUNES
(Technicolor)
2321 Fair Weather Fiends (7) .11-18
2322 Wacky Weed (7) 12-16
2323 Musical Moments (7)... 2-24
2324 Smoked Hams (7) 4-28
2325 Coo-Coo Bird (7)
2326 Overture to William Tell
(7)
2327 Well Oiled (7)
2328 Solid Ivory (7)
6 9 ±
6-16
6-30
8-25
125
215 5 3 5-10 5-17
5-31
8-16
NAME BAND MUSICALS
1310 Swingin’ Down the Scare
(15) Alvino Rey & Orch. 6-26
1311 Breakin’ It Down (15) . . 8-28
Del Courtney & Orch.
2301 Frontier Frolic (15) 10-9
Bob Wills & Orch.
2302 Champagne Music (15) . .11-20
Lawrence Welk & Orch.
2303 Tumbleweed Tempos (16) 12 4
Spade Cooley & Orch.
2304 Moonlight Melodies (15) 12-18
Frankie Carle & Orch.
2305 Tex Beneke and the Glenn
Miller Orch. (15)... 3-26
2306 Melody Maestro (15) 4-2
2307 Tommy Tucker & Orch.
(15) 4-9
2308 Charlie Barnet & Orch.
(15) 4-16 -f 5-24
2309 Charlie Spivak & Orch.
(15) 5-14
2310 Jitterumba (15) 6-25
2311 Record Party (15) 7-2
2312 Tony Pastor & Orch. (15) 8-27
2313 Tex Williams & His Western
Caravan (15) 8-27
7 1
817
1 4 1-18
2 1 1-U
419
531
517
621 7-12
PERSON-ODDITIES
(How Classified as VARIETY VIEWS)
SING AND BE HAPPY SERIES
2383 Let’s Sing a College Song
(10)
2384 Let’s Sing a Western Song
(10)
9-30
-f
10-26
2-17
+
2-22
4-14
—
5-19
4
5-17
7-21
+
8-16
4 6
2386 Kernels of Korn (10) . . . 8-18
2387 Manhattan Memories (10). 8-25
SPECIAL FEATURETTES (2 REELS)
1201 Tiny Terrors of the Timberlands
(20) 6-26 H
2201 Fight of the Wild Stallions
(20) 8-27
UNIVERSAL NEWS
(Released Twice Weekly)
VARIETY VIEWS
+
5-31
1349 Dog of the Seven Seas (9)
6-17
+
7 6
+
2-15
1350 Magic Mineral (9)
7 1
+
6 1
1351 Mr. Chim'p at Home (9) .
8-12
7 6
5-24
1352 Operation Holiday (9) . . .
8-26
10 5
—
1353 Mr. Chimp to the Rescue
5-10
(9)
8-26
±
11 9
+
5-31
1354 Mr. Chimp on Vacation
(10)
8-26
9-28
4-19
2341 Bear Facts (9)
2-24
4-19
2342 Pelican Pranks (9)
2-24
4-26
2343 Wild West Chimp (9)...
3-17
-1
5 3
6 7
2344 Rhumba Holiday (9) . . . .
4-21
+
5-10
5-10
2345 Patio Museum (9)
6 2
2346 Bronco Babes (9)
6-23
7-19
++
5-24
2347 Brooklyn U.S.A. (9)....
8 4
8-23
2348 Play and Plenty (9) ■ . . .
8-11
8-16
(Formerly PERSON-ODDITIES)
5-24
1371 Artist’s Antics (9)
6-24
-1
7 6
1372 Picture Pioneer (9)
7 1
+
7 6
7 5
1373 Hobo Hound (9)
8-19
+
9-28
1374 Sampson Junior (9)
8-19
10-19
7 5
1375 Rural Rhapsody (9)
8-26
±
10-26
7 5
SERIALS
2581-2593 Mysterious Mr. M . .
7-23
+
8-10
13 Chapters
Warner Bros.
Prod. No.
Title
Rel. Date Rating Rev'd.
BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE
(Technicolor)
3303 You're an Education
(7) 10-26
3304 Have You Gat Any Castles
(7) _ _
3305 Pigs Is Pigs (7) 2-22
3306 Cat’s Tale (7)
3307 Goofy Groceries (7)
3308 Doggone Modern (7)
3309 The Sneezing Weasel (7) . 7-26
3310 Rhapsody in Rivets (7)
3311 Sniffles Bells the Cat (7) . 9-20
3312 Cagey Canary (7) 10-U
BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS
(Technicolor)
2724 Big Snooze (7) 10-5 -j
2725 Rhapsody Rabbit (7)...U-9 -(4
2726 Hare Grows in Manhattan
(7) 3-22
2718 Rabbit Transit (7) 5-10
3719 Easter Yeggs (7) 6-28
10-26
+
11-16
2 1
3
2-22
+
4-19
3-29
+
5-10
4-19
5-17
6-14
7 5
7-26
8 9
8-16 . 9-20 .10-U
■H
9 6
12-28 1 4
tt 5-31
FEATURETTES
3102 Minstrel Days (20) 11-30 4) 11-23
3103 Alice in Movieland (20) . .12-21
3104 Dog in the Orchard (20) 1-11 4f 3-29
3105 Keystone Hotel (20) 2 8 4j 4-12
3106 Remember When (20) 4-5-4 5-3
JOE McDOARES COMEDIES
3401 So You Want to Keep Your
Hair (10) 12-7 ± 11-30
3402 So You Want to Play the
Horses (10) 10 5 44 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) 9-13 ....
-t
MELODY MASTERS
3602 Melody of Youth (10).. 12-14
3603 Big Time Revue (10) 1-25
3604 Stan Kenton & Orch. UO) 2-22
3605 Vaudeville Revue (10)... 4-12
3606 Zero Girl (10) 7-19
4601 Freddy Martin & Orch.
(10) 9-13
4602 Swing Styles (10) 10-25
MEMORIES OF MELODY LANE
4201 Let's Sing a Song of the
West (10) 9-27
MERRIE MELODIES
(Color)
4-19
3 8
419
5 3 8-23
2710 Mouse Menace (7)
.U 2
2:
12-14
27U Roughly Squeaking (7) .
.11-23
4-19
2712 One Meat Brawl (7) . . .
. 1-18
5-10
2713 Goofy Gopbtrs (7)
. 1-25
-H
5-10
2714 Gay Anties (7)
2715 Scent1 mental Over Yon
. 2-15
rt
4-19
(7)
. 3 8
+
5-17
2716 Birth of a Notion (7) . .
. 4-12
5-24
2717 Tweetie Pie (7)
. 5 3
6 7
2719 Hobo Bobo (7)
. 5-17
j+
5-31
2720 Along Came Duffy (7) . .
. 6-14
7 5
3701 Ink! at the Circus (7).
. 6-21
H
7 5
3702 Crowing Pains (7)
. 7-12
4
8 9
3703 Pest in the House (7).
. 8 2
-f
9 6
3704 Foxy Duckling (7) . . . .
. 8-23
• • . .
3705 House Hunting Mice (7).
. 9 6
3706 Little Orphan Airdale (7)
.10 4
. . • •
3707 Doggone Cats (7)
.10-12
....
TWO-REEL SPECIALS
(Technicolor)
3002 The Last Bomb (20).
3003 A Boy and His Dog (20). 4-26
3004 Saddle Up (20) 3 ~
3005 Song of a Nation (20).
3006 Hollywood Wonderland
(20)
3007 Romance and Dance (20) 8-30 4002 Soap Box Derby (20) ... .10-18 4101 Power Behind the Nation
(20) 10-11
SPORTS PARADE
U 2
-h
9-21
4-26
++
4-26
3 1
-f
5 3
5-31
5-31
8 9
8 9
3502 Lazy Hunter (10)
10-26
12 7
3503 Battle of Champs (10) . .
3504 American Sports Album
1-18
ih
5 3
(10)
3 8
+
3-22
3505 Let’s Go Swimming (11)
.1 4
lii
4-19
3506 Arrow Magic (10)
3-22
5-10
3507 Harness Racing (10) 5 3
3508 Flying Sportsmen in Jamaica
4
5-17
(10)
3509 A Day at Hollywood Park
5-24
5-31
(10)
6 7
7 5
3510 Tennis Town (10)
35U Sportsman’s Playground
6-21
7 5
(10)
7 5
3512 Carnival of Sports (10) . .
3513 Pishing the Florida
8-23
+
9 6
Keys (10)
9-27
TECHNICOLOR ADVENTURES
3802 Rubber River (10)
11-16
-t
12-14
3803 Kingdom of the Wild (10)
3-15
+
4-19
3804 Circus Horse (10)
6-28
3805 Glamour Town (10) . . . .
8 2
9 6
3806 Branding Irons (10) . . . .
8-16
9 6 1
4801 Land of Romance (10) . .
9 6
.... 1
Miscellaneous
Prod. No.
Title
Rel. Date Rating Rev’d.
Astor
...One World or None (10) ....
...Ovoutie O' Rooney (28) .•••
Republic
SERIALS
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 ^18 ....
13 Cbapten
United Artists
THE WORLD TODAY
...Wonder Eye (10) 5-16
++
5-17
LOEW MUSICOLOR . . .Toccata and Fugue (10) . . . .10-46 ...Moonlight (10) 9-47
4
'9-26
. . . Engulfed Cathedral (10) . . 7-48
4
9-20
Independents
Operation Underground (18) Telenews
+f
1-11
Brotherhood of Man (10) Film
Alliance
+t
1-18
A Year of Freedom (10) Brandon...
d:
1-18
Be Your Age (10) Am. Heart
Ass’n
dt
2-22
Open the Door, Richard (10) Astor.
(4
3 3
A Message From Maynor (11)
Nat’l TB Ass’n
dr
3-15
Mr. Bell (31) Bell System
++
3-15
The New North (10) Nat’l Film
Board
4
3-22
One World or None (9)
Film Publishers
4
3-29
Are Parents or Society Responsible for Juvenile Delinquency? (IS) Gen Films
d:
4-19
White Safari (10) Can. Film
Board
4-19
Science Goes Fishing (10) Can.
Film Board
4-19
Bill Bailey and the Four Pillars
(IS) Am. Bankers Ass’n....
-H
4-19
The Dead Strike Back (10)
Telenews
4
4-19
National Air Races (21)
U. S. Rubber Co
4
4-19
The Animals and the Brigands (10) Prnka-Brandon
4
5 3
Science Spins a Yarn (23)
YMCA MP Bureau
++
5 3
What’s on Your Mind (10)
Nat’l Film Board
5-24
The Biography of the Motion Picture Camera (20) A. F. Films. . . .
5-31
The Toy That Grew Up (20)
A. F. Films
++
5-31
The Bridge (10) Czech Film Co.Brandon
6 7
Piano Reflections (9) Sack Amusement Ent
4
7-12
Divorce — USA (14) Telenews
7-19
Last Night We Attacked (IS) Am.
League for a Free Palestine. .
4
8 2
Assignment: Tel Aviv (21) United
Palestine Appeal
4
9-20
House in the Desert (30) United
Palestine Appeal
9-20
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