Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1948)

SHORTS CHART Short subjects, listed by Company, in order oi release. Running time follows title. First dote is National release, second the date of review in BOXOFFICE. Symbol between dates is rating from the BOXOFFICE review. ++ Very Good. + Good. — Fair, — Poor, = Very Poor. © Indicates color photography. Columbia 6-26 7 3 6-26 7-31 Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Ratina Rev’d ASSORTED COMEDIES 9423 Silly Billy (Billie Burke) (18) 1-29 ± 3-20 9424 Two Nuts in a Rut (Shilling & Lane) (18) 2-19 ± 4-24 9437 Eight-Ball Andy (Clyde) (171/2) 3-11 9425 Tall, Dark and Gruesome (H. Herbert) (16) 4-15 ± 5-8 9438 Jitter Bughouse (J. DeRita) (IS) 4-29 ± 5-22 9426 Crabbin’ in the Cabin (Vernon & Quillan) (IS) 5-13 ± 9439 The Sheepish Wolf (I7/2) 5-27 + 9427 Pardon My Lamb Chop (17) 6-10 -f 9440 Flat Feat (IT/a) 6-24 ± 1948-49 SEASON 1421 Billie Gets Her Man (17) 9 9 -f 9-18 1441 Pest from the West a'&Vz) 9-30 COLOR FAVORITES 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 ± 5-22 9608 The Untrained Seal (TVj.) 7-15 ± 1948-49 SEASON 1601 Thi Stork Takes a Holiday (8) 9* 9 COLOR PHANTASIES 9702Topsy Turkey (6!/2).-.. 2 5 9703 Short Snorts on Sports (6/2) 6-3 ± COLOR RHAPSODIES 9502 Boston Beany (6) 12-4 ± 9503 Flora (7) 3-18 1501 Pickled Puss {S'/z) 9-2 ± COMMUNITY SINGS 9654 No. 4 When You Were Sweet Sixteen (9/2) 12-4 ± (9'/2) 12-4 ± 9655 No. 5 Feudin’ and Fightin’ (lO'/a) 1-8 9656 No. 6 Civilization (10) . . . 2-12 9657 No. 7 I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover (9*/2) 4-29 6-26 9658 No. 8 Manana (lO'A) ... 6 3 -f 6-26 9659 No. 9 California Here I Come (9) 8-12 -1 9-4 1948-49 SEASON 1651 No. 1 Baby Face (9) 9-16 FILM NOVELTIES 9901 Aren’t We AH? (Stoopnagle) (lO'/a) 11-27 + 9902 The Candid Microphone (10) + SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 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 -H 9860 Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (9/2) 7-8 -H 7-31 1948-49 SEASON 1851 Hollywood Holiday (..).. 9 2 SPECIAL MUSICAL FEATURETTE 9451 A Voice Is Born (Miklos Gafni) (201/2) 1-15 -H 10-25 STOOGE COMEDIES 12-20 '9-is 2-14 2-14 ± 4-24 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d CARTOONS W-933 King Size Canary (7). W-934 The Bear and the Bean (7) W-936 Make Mine Freedom (6) 3-10 W-935 What Price Fleadom (7) W-938 Little ’Tinker (8) W-939 The Bear and the Hare (7) W-941 Half-Pint Pygmy (7)... 8-7 FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (Technicolor) 12 6 1 3 1-31 -f 2-21 3-10 + 5-15 3-20 -r 3-20 5-15 ■H 7-10 6-26 + 7-10 Paramount T-911 Visiting Virginia (9)... 11-29 -f 1 3 T-912 Cradle of a Nation (9) 12-13 + 1 3 T-913 Capo Breton Island (9) T-914 Chicago, the Beautiful 5 8 + 7-10 (10) 7-17 + 8-14 GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS (Technicolor) W-921 Goldilocks and the Three Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d (Technicolor) GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS R7 2 Running the Hounds (11) 10-31 -f 12-13 ■R7 3 Five Fathoms of Fun(10)ll-28 R7 4 Stop, Look and Guess ’Em (10) 12-5 R7 5 All-American Swing Stars (10) 1-16 + R7 6 Double Barrelled Sport (10) 2-20 -1 R7 7 Big Game Angling (10). . 3-26 ± R7 8 Riding Habits (10) 4-30 -f R7 9 Big League Glory (10) . . 6-11 -|R7-10 Her Favorite Pools (10) 7-30 -t RKO Radio Prod. No. 2-14 2-21 4 3 4-17 6-26 8 7 Bears (11) ...11-22 rt 1 3 W-922 The Fishing Bear (8) . .12-20 1 3 W-923The Milky Way (8) ... 2-14 3-20 W-924The Midnight Snack (9) 3-27 -f 5-15 . . . . W-925 Puss ’n Toots (7) . ... 4-24 + 5-15 7 » W-926The Bowling Alley (8) Cat ... 6-12 + 7-10 2-14 7-31 522 626 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 ± 9408 The Hot Scots (17) 7 8 1948-49 SEASON 1401 Heavenly Daze (W/z) . . 9 2 -1 THRILLS OF MUSIC 9955 Charlie Barnet & Orch. (IOI/2) 1-15 -f 9956 Ted Weems & Orch. (101/2) 3-25 ± 9957 Gene Krupa & Orch. (10) 6-10 ± 9958 Tony Pastor & Orch. (10) 7-22 -f 1948-49 SEASON 1951 Elliott Lawrence & Orch. (10) 9-23 -f 9-18 WORLD OF SPORTS 9804 Navy Crew Champions. . . 9805 Rodeo Thrills and Spills (9'/2) 4-24 3-20 5-22 7-31 9-18 5-22 5 8 626 9 4 9807 Champions in the Making (8/2) 9808 No Holds Barred (9)... 9809 Aqua Zanies (9) 1948-49 SEAS 1801 Diving Champions (..). SERIALS 15 Chapters 15 Chapters 9180 Superman (Special) 15 Chapters 12 .12-25 -f 2-14 . 1-29 . 3-11 + 4-24 . 5-13 7-17 . 6-17 -H 7 3 . 7-15 >0N . 9-23 + 7-31 .12-18 + 1 3 4 1 + 5 8 7-15 + 7-17 MARTIN BLOCK'S MUSICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND M-981 Freddy Martin-Keenan Wynn (10) 2-14 ++ 3 M-982Tex Beneke & Orch. (10) 4-24 + 3 M-983 Ray Noble-Buddy Clark (11) 6-26 -1 7-10 M-^4 Les Brown-Virginia O’Brien (10) 7-17 ± 8-14 M-985 Frankie Carle & Orch. (10) 8-28 M-9S6 Art Lund, Les Brown, Tex Beneke (10) 8 3 NEWS OF THE DAY (Released Twice Weekly) PASSING PARADE K-971 Miracle in a Cornfield K-972 It Can’t Be Done (10). . K-973 Goodbye Miss Turlock (10) K-974 My Old Town (9) K-975 Souvenirs of Death (10) l<-976The Fabulous Fraud (11) PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES S-952 Surfboard Rhythm (8). .10-18 ■H 11 8 S953 What D’Ya Know (9). .11 8 + 11 8 S-954 Have You Ever Wondered? (10) .12-13 + 1 3 S-955 Bowling Tricks (10) . . . . 1-10 -f 2-21 S-956 1 Love My Mother-in-Law BUT (8) . 2 7 fl 2-14 S-957 Now You See It (9) . . . . 3-20 3-20 S-958 ©You Can’t Win (9) . . . 5-29 + 5-15 S-959 Just Suppose (9) . 7-17 8-14 S-960 Football Thrills No. 11 (9) . 8-21 -f 8-14 1948-49 SEASON S-51Why Is It? (..) 9-11 S-52 Pigskin Skill (..) 9-18 SPECIALS A-802 Give Us the Earth (21) 61-21 1947-48 SEASON A-901 Drunk Driving (21) 3-27 A-902 Going to Blazes (21) . . 4-24 + 7-5 3-20 5-15 TOM & JERRY CARTOONS (Technicolor) W-932 The Invisible Mouse (7) 9-27 W-937 Kitty Foiled (7) 5-1 W-940The Truce Hurts (8)... 7-17 1948-49 SEASON W-31 Old Rockin’ Chair Tom { • •) 9-18 •H 11 8 -f 5-15 + 8-14 MUSICAL PARADES (Technicolor) FF6-5 Midnight Serenade (18) 11-21 ± U 1 FF6-6 Jingle Jangle Jingle (19) 1-2 + 1947-48 SEASON FF7-1 Samba Mania (18) 2-27 ± FF7-2 Footlight Rhythm (19) . . 4 9 -H FF7-3 Gypsy Holiday (18) . . . 6-25 -f FF7-4 Tropical Masquerade (16) 8-6 + 8-21 FF7-5Big Sister Blues (..)..10 1 1-10 2-14 4-10 7 3 NOVELTOONS (Color) P7-1 Santa’s Surprise (9) . . . .12 5 P7-2 Cat-O'-Nine Ails (8).... 1 9 P7-3Flip Flap (8) 2-13 P7-4 We’re in the Honey (8) 3-19 P7-5 The Bored Cuckoo (8) . . 4 9 P7-6 There's Good Boo’s Tonight 1-24 4 3 4-10 4-17 (9) P7-7 Land of the Lost (7) . . . P7-8 Butter Scotch and Soda (8) 423 5 7 -I 4-10 6 4 -f 6-26 PACEMAKERS K7-1 It Could Happen to You (11) 10-3 K7-2 Babies, They’re Wonderful (11) 11-14 K7-3 Bundle From Brazil (11) 1 2 K7-4 Musical Miracle (11)... 3-12 K7-5A Model Is Born (7)... 5-28 K7-6 Neighbor to the North (13) 7-23 PARAMOUNT NEWS (Released Twice Weekly) POPEYE CARTOONS (Color) E7-1 All’s Fair at the Fair ++ U 1 12-13 1-24 4 3 3-19 Title Rel. Date Rating Rev’d DISNEY CARTOONS (Technicolor) 74.110 Chip an’ Dale (7) 11-28 -H U 1 84.702 Clock Cleaners (reissue) (8) 12-12 74.111 Pluto’s Blue Note (7) 12-26 74.112 They’re Off (7) 1-23 84.703 Little Hiawatha (reissue) (9) 2-20 74.113 The Big Wash (7) 2-28 74.114 Drip Dippy Donald (7) 3 5 74.115 Mickey Down Under (7) 84.704 Alpine Climbers (reissue) (10) 4 2 74.116 Daddy Duck (7) 4-16 74.117 Bone Bandit (7) 4-30 84.705 Woodland Cafe (reissue) (8) 5-14 74.118 Donald’s Dream Voice (6) 5-21 84.706 Three Little Pigs (9) . . 9 2 1948-49 SEASON 94.101 Pluto’s Purchase (7) . . 7 9 d 94.102 Trail of Donald Duck (7) . 7-30 94.103 Cat Nap Pluto (6) 8-13 94.104 Inferior Decorator (7). 8-27 94.105 Pluto’s Fledgling (7) . . 9-10 94.106 Soup’s On (7) 10-15 EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES ■H ■H ■H ■H + W + + ■H 1-24 12-27 3-13 3-27 5 8 7 3 6 5 7 3 7 3 8-28 83.401 Mind Over Mouse (17) 83.402 Brother Knows Best 11-21 rt 12-27 (17) 1 2 3-i3 83.403 No More Relatives (18) 83.404 How to Clean House 1-30 + (18) 5-14 6 5 83,405 Dig That Gold (17) . . . 6-25 8 7 83,406 Home Canning (16)-. 8-6 •f 8-28 FLICKER FLASHBACKS 84,203 No. 3 (9) 1-16 84,204 No. 4 (9) 2-27 ff 3^27 84,205 No. 5 (8) 4-19 -I 5 8 84,206 No. 6 (9) 5-21 + 8 7 84,207 No. 7 (8) 7 2 + 8-28 JAMBOREES (Reissues) 84.405 Jerry Wald & Orch. (9) 12-26 84.406 Ray McKinley & Orch. (8) 1-23 84.407 Dick Stabile & Orch. (8) 2-20 ± 1-31 + 3-13 12-20 fl 1 3 vo; E7-2 Olive Oyl for President 1-10 -f 2-28 (6) 1-30 ff 1-24 E7-3 Wigwam Whoopee (8) . . . 2-27 fl 4 3 1-24 tt 2-21 E7-4 PreHysterical Man (7).. E7-5 Popeye Meets Hercules 3-26 ff 4-17 2 7 fl 2-21 (7) 6-18 -f 6-28 E7-6 A Wolf in Sheik’s Clothlna 6-19 -f 7-10 (8) 7-30 + 8 7 E7 7 Spinach vs. Hamburgers 8-28 (8) 8-27 + 8-21 E7-8 Snow Place Like Home (..) 9 3 POPULAR SCIENCE (Magnacolor) J7-1 Radar Fisherman (1 J7-2 Desert Destroyers ( J7-3 Streamlined Luxury J7-4 Fog Fighters (10) . J7-5 The Big Eye UO) . J7-6 Flying Wing (10) . SCREEN SONGS (Color) X7-1 The Circus Comes to Clown 10-17 + U-29 12-26 2-20 '2-i4 4 2 -4 4-17 5-21 -f 7. S . 8 6 LEON ERROL COMEDIES 83.701 Bet Your Life (14) . . 1-16 83.702 Don’t Fool Your Wife (18) 3-5 ± 83.703 Secretary Trouble (17) 4 9 i 3-27 . 6 5 i RAY WHITLEY WESTERN MUSICALS J (Reissues) 83.503 Corralmg a School Marm (20) 11-14 83.504 Prairie Spooners (13) 12-19 ± 3-13 SPECIALS 83,901 Football Highlights of 1947 (18) 2-12 83,601 Twenty Years of Academy Awards (19) 4-2 fl 83,801 Basketball Headlines of 1948 (18) 4-23 -H 83,202 Pal’s Adventure (..).. 6-11 80,842 Louis-Walcott Fight No. 2 (18) 6-25 PATHE SPORTSCOPES (8) 12-26 ff 1-10 X7-2 Base Brawl (8) 1-23 -1 2-14 X7-3 Little Brown Jug (8) . . 2-20 + 2-21 X7-4 The Golden State (8) . . 3-12 -f 4 3 X7-5 Winter Draws On (7) . . 3-19 4+ 4-10 X7-6 Sing or Swim (8) 6-14 fl 6-26 X7-7 Camptown Races (8) . . 7-16 -f 8 7 X7-8 The Lone Star State (9) 8-20 8-21 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y7-1 Dog Crazy (H) 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 2-14 Y7-5 ’Taint So (10) 4-16 4-17 Y7-6 Headliners (10) 6-18 + 6-26 UNUSUAL OCCUPA'nONS (Magnacolor) L7-1 Hula Magic (10) 11 7 L7-2 Bagpipe Lassies (11).... 1 2 L7-3 Modern Pioneers (11)... 2-13 L7-4 Nimrod Artists (10).... 4-16 L7-5 Feather Finery (10).... 5-14 L7-6 Aerial Hot Rods (10) . . 8-13 11-29 1-10 4 3 4-10 6-26 8-21 84,304 Pin Games (8) 12-12 ± 12-27 84.305 Racing Day (8) 84.306 Sports ' Coverage (8) . . . 1 9 2 6 + 1-31 84,307 Teen-Age Tars (8) . . . . 3 5 -f 3-27 84,308 Doggone Clever (8) . . . 4 2 -f 5 It 84.309 Big Mouth Bass (8) . . . 84.310 Muscles and the Lady 4-30 -f 8 7 (9) 5-28 -f 7 3 84,311 Ladies in Wading (8) . . 6-25 -f 8 7J 84,312 Athletic Varieties (8) 7-23 -f 8-28 84,313 Strikes (8) to Spare 8-20 THIS IS AMERICA 83.101 Border Without Bayonets (16) 83.102 Switzerland Today 83.103 Children’s Village (19) 83.104 Operation White Tower (IS) 83.108 Crime Lab (17) 83.105 Photo Frenzy (16) 83.106 Funny Business (18) 83.107 Democracy’s Diary (16) 83.109 Letter to a Rebel (17) 83.110 Sports Golden Age (17) 83.111 Glamour Street (16) . . 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