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THE CHECK-UP— January 4, 1939
Servisection 6
THE SHORTS CHECK-UP
THE SHORTS CHECK-UP gives title, cast information, release date, running time of shorts releases since 1-August, 1938, to date.
REVIEWS of all short subjects are printed in The Shorts Parade, appearing fortnightly in the Blue Section.
INDEXES to short subjects will be found in the Blue Section, on pages 128, 129, 179, 229 — a complete record since September, 1937.
THE RUNNING TIME IN THE SHORTS CHECK-UP IS THE LATEST AVAILABLE
COLUMBIA
Two Reel
COMEDIES
'33-’39 (26)
Behind the Eight Ball
D. Webb . . . . — m.
Flat Foot Stooges (G)
3 Stooges Dec. 5 16m.
Home on the Rage (G)
A. Clyde Dec. 9 17m.
Many Sappy Returns(G)
C. Chase Aug. 19 18m.
Mutiny on the Body
Smith & Dale Feb. 10 — m.
Mutts to You (G)
3 Stooges . . . Oct. 14 18m.
Nag in a Bag, A (F)
Smith & Dale Nov. 11 17m.
Never Duck a Duck
3 Stooges . . ■ — m.
Nightshirt Bandit, The(F)
C. Chase Oct. 28 17m.
Not Guilty Enough (F)
A. Clyde Sept. 30 17m.
Pie a la Maid (F)
C. Chase Dec. 23 18m.
Poor Little Flea
C. Chase — m.
Sue My Lawyer (F)
H. Langdon . . Sept. 16 17m.
Swing, You Swingers
A. Clyde Jan. 20 — m.
Taking the Heir
A. Clyde — m.
Three Goofy Gobs
3 Stooges — m.
Three Little Sew and Sews
3 Stooges Jan. 6 — m.
Violent Is the Word for Curly (G)
3 Stooges Sept. 2 18m.
Yes, We Have No Bonanzas
3 Stooges — m.
SERIALS '38-’39 (4)
Flying G-Men
J. Craig, L. Gray . Jan. 28 Mandrake the Magician May 6 Overland with Kit Carson
B. Elliot Aug. 12
Spider's Web, The (E)
W. Hull, I. Meredith Oct. 21
(15 episodes)
One Reel
COLOR RHAP80DIE8 (16)
Frog Pond, The (G) . Aug. 12 7!/*m.
’38-’39 (16)
Animal Craoker Circus,
The (G)
Sept. 23
7m.
Gorilla Hunt, The
Feb.
24
— m.
H o 1 1 y woo'd G r ad u a
tlon (G)
Aug. 26
7m.
Kangaroo Kid
Dec.
23
— m.
Little Match Girl (E)
(re-sale)
Dec.
16
Sl/2m.
Little Moth's Big Flame
(G)
Nov.
3
8m.
Little Blue Blackbirds.
Dec.
26
7m.
Midnight Frolics (F)
Nov.
24
7m.
Peaceful Neighbors . . . .
Jan.
26
— m.
COMMUNITY SING (12)
No. 11 (G) Aug. 26 10m.
No. 12 (G) Sept. 15 10m.
’38-’39 (12)
No. 1 — College (E) Oct. 1 10m.
No. 2 — South Seas (F) Nov. 4 10m.
No. 3 — Seasons (G) Dec. 2 11m.
No. 4 — (Girls' Names) Dec. 30 — m.
No. 5 — (Friendship) . . Jan. 27 — m.
No. 6 — (Moon) Feb. 24 — m.
HOLLYWOOD MOVIE-GO-ROUND ’3S-’39
Star Is Shorn, A
D. Webb — m.
KRAZY KAT ’38-’39 (8)
Gym Jams (F) Sept. 9 fi^m.
Hot Dogs on Ice (F) . Oct. 21 6m.
Krazy’s Bear Tale Jan. 27 — m.
Lone Mountie, The (F) Dec. 10 7m.
PICTUREGRAPHS
'3S-'39
No. 1 Jan. 15 — m.
SCRAPPY
'38-'39 (8)
Early Bird (F) Sept. 16 5m.
Happy Birthday (F) Nov. 17 6m.
Scrappy’s Added Attraction Jan. 13 — m.
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS
■3S-’39 (13)
No. 1 — Lake Arrowhead — Autry's Radio Studio — Play Spots (G) Sept. 16 10m.
No. 2 — Bob Burns’ Ranch — Power Memorial —
Hollywood Park (G) Oct. 14 10m.
No. 3 — How, Why of
Publicity Photos (E) Nov.20 9m.
No. 4 Dec. 15 — m.
No. 5 Jan. 6 — m.
SPORT THRILLS (13)
Demons of the Deep (F)
Aug. 19
10m.
\3S-'39
Football Giants (G)
Sept. 28
10m.
Get Ready Navy
Jan. 6
— m.
King Vulture (Special)
Dec. 23
— m.
Ski Rhythm (E)
Nov. 4
10m.
WASHINGTON PARADE •3S-'39
No. 1 (G) . Nov. 18 10m.
No. 2 — Inside the White
House Jan. 6 — m.
WORLD IN COLOR ■38-'39
Bermuda — Islands of Paradise (G) Nov. 4 10m.
Big Town (New York) Dec. 2 — — m.
Province of Quebec (G) Nov. 18 10m.
EDUCATIONAL
(1937-1938 releases distributed by 20th Century-Fox; 1938-1939 releases distributed by Grand National.)
One Reel
SONG AND COMEDY HITS '38-’39 (13)
Cavalcade of Stuff
No. 1 (G) Jan. 6 9m.
No. 2 (E) . Jan. 20 9m.
OUR GANG COMEDIES (12)
Little Ranger, The (G) Aug. 6 11m.
Party Fever (G) . . . Aug. 27 10m.
'3S-'39 (12)
Aladdin’s Lantern (G) . Sept. 17 10m.
Football Romeo (G) Nov. 12 10m.
Men in Fright (G) . . Oct. 15 9m.
Practical Jokers Dec. 17 — m.
METRO
Two Reel
PASSING PARADE ’38-’39 (10)
No. 1 (E) Oct. 15 10m.
CRIME DOESN'T PAY («)
They're Always Caught
(E) Sept. 3 22m.
Think It Over (E) . Sept. 24 19m.
Wrong Way Out, The. . . — m.
PETE SMITH SPECIALTIE1 (15)
Fisticuffs (E) Aug. 27 9m,
Football Thrills (G) ... Sept. 10 10m.
Grid Rules (E) Oct. 15 10m.
MUSICAL COMEDY '38-’39 (6)
Men of Steel (G) . . Dec. 17 20m. Once Over Lightly Dec. 17 — m.
One Reel
'38-'39
Art of Skating, The. . . . — m.
Double Diving Oct. 22 10m,
Heroes in Repose — m.
Hot on Ice (E) . Oct. 22 10m.
Man’s Greatest Friend, A
(E) Nov. 19 10m.
Penny’s Picnic (E) Dec. 17 10m.
(Technicolor)
Weather Wizards — m.
CAPTAIN AND KIDS (13)
Buried Treasure (G)
Sept. 17
8m.
Captain's Christmas, (G)
The
17
8m.
(Technicolor) Honduras Hurricane
(G) Oct.
15
9m.
Old Smokey (F)
. Sept.
3
7m.
Pigmy Hunt, The (F) Aug.
6
8m.
Winning Ticket, The
(G) Oct.
1
7m.
FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (Teohnloolor)
'38'39 (12)
Ancient Egypt Jan. 21 — m.
Cairo, City of Contrast
(G) Sept. 10 9m.
Jaipur — The Pink City
(E) Oct. 29 8m.
Madeira — Isle of Romance (G) Oct. 1 8m.
Singapore and Jahore (G) .Aug. 31 9m.
Sydney — Pride of Australia (E) Dec. 3 9m.
HISTORICAL MYSTERIES (10)
Bravest of the Brave
(E) Aug. 6 11m.
Man on the Rock, The
(E) Sept. 3 11m.
Nostradamus (E) Sept. 24 11m.
MINIATURES ’38-'39 (10)
City of Little Men, The
(G>
Aug. 20
11m.
Great Heart, A MiracM of Salt
Lake,
— m.
The (E)
Nov. 12
llm.
Streamlined Swing
(G) Sept. 10
9m.
They Live Again (E) . . Oct. 22
10m.
ROBERT BENCHLEY8 (8)
How to Read (E) . . . Aug. 27 9m.
’3S-'39 (8)
Hour for Lunch, An — m.
How to Start the Day
Right — m.
How to Sublet — m.
How to Watch Football
(G)
. . Oct.
8
9m.
Mental Poise
(G) .
Dec.
10
7m.
Opening Day
(G) .
Nov.
12
9m.
PARAMOUNT
One Reel BETTY BOOP
'38-'39* (12)
Betty Boop at the Concert (F) Sept. 16 8m.
My Friend the Monkey . Jan. 20 — m.
On With the New (G) Dec. 2 7m.
Pudgy, the Watchman
(Q) Aug. 12 8m.
Sally Swing (F) Oct. 14 7m.
Thrills and Chills Dec. 23 — m.
COLOR CLASSICS
'38'39 (6)
All's Fair at the Fair (F) Aug.
26
9m.
Always Kickin’
Jan.
6
7m.
Playful Polar
Bears,
The (E) .
Oct.
28
8m.
COLOR CRUISES
'38-’39 (7)
Costa Rica
(E)
Dec. 2
10m.
Guatamala
(F) .
Aug. 12
10m.
Land of the
i Inca
Memo
ries
Jan. 27
— m.
Mexico (G)
Oct. 7
9m.