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THE CHECK-UP— January 18, 1939
Servisection 6
THE SHORTS
CHECK-UP
THE SHORTS CHECK-UP gives title, cast information, release date, running time of shorts releases since 2-August, 1938, to date
REVIEWS of all short subjects are printed INDEXES to short subjects will be found in in The Shorts Parade, appearing fortnightly the Blue Section, on pages 128, 129, 179, 229 — in the Blue Section. a complete record since September, 1937.
THE RUNNING TIME IN THE SHORTS CHECK-UP IS THE LATEST AVAILABLE
COLUMBIA
Two Reel
COMEDIES (26)
Behind the Eight Ball
D. Webb
Calling All Curs
3 Stooges
Flat Foot Stooges (G)
3 Stooges Deo. 5
Home on the Rage (G)
A. Clyde Deo. 9
Many Sappy Returm(G)
C. Chase Aug. 19
Mutiny on the Body
Smith & Dale Feb. 10
Mutts to You (G)
3 Stooges Oct. 14
Nag in a Bag, A (F)
Smith & Dale Nov. 11
Never Duck a Duck
3 Stooges
Nightshirt Bandit, The(F)
C. Chase Oct. 28
Not Guilty Enough (F)
A. Clyde Sept. 30
Pie a la Maid (F)
C. Chase Dec. 23
Poor Little Flea
C. Chase
Sue My Lawyer (F)
H. Langdon Sept. 16
Swing, You Swingers
A. Clyde Jan. 20
Taking the Heir
A. Clyde
Three Goofy Gobs
3 Stooges
Three Little Sew and Sews
3 Stooges Jan. 6
Violent Is the Word for Curly (Q)
3 Stooges Sept. 2
We Want Our Mummies
3 Stooges
Yes, We Have No Bonanzas 3 Stooges
■ — m.
16m. 17m. 18m. — m. 18m. 17m. — m. 17m. 17m. 18m. — m. 17m. — m. — m. — m.
18m.
— m.
— 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 RHAPSODIES (16)
Animal Craoker Circus,
The (G) .
Sept.
23
7m.
Gorilla Hunt,
The Feb.
24
— m.
H o 1 1 y wood
Grad u a
tlon (G) .
Aug.
26
7m.
Kangaroo Kid
Dec.
23
— m,
Little Match
Girl (E)
(re-sale)
Deo.
16
8'/2m.
Little Moth’s
Big Flame
(G)
Nov.
3
8m.
Little Blue Blackbirds Dec.
26
7m.
Midnight Frolics (F) .Nov.
24
7m.
Peaoeful Neighbors ....Jan.
26
— m.
COMMUNITY
SING (12)
No. 11 (G)
. . .Aug. 26
10m,
No. 12 (Q)
. . . Sept. 15
10m.
’3S-’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
Crashing Hollywood . . . — m.
Star Is Shorn, A
D. Webb — m.
KRAZY KAT (8)
Gym Jams (F) Sept. 9 6[/2m.
Hot Dogs on Ice (F) . . Oct. 21 6m.
Krazy’s Bear Tale Jan. 27 — m.
Lone Mountie, The (F) Dec. 10 7m.
PICTUREQRAPHS
No. 1 Jan. 15 — m.
SCRAPPY (8)
Early Bird (F) Sept. 16 5m.
Happy Birthday (F) . . Nov. 17 6m.
Scrappy's Added Attraction Jan. 13 — m.
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (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 — Football (E) . . Dec. 15 10m.
No. 5 — Fishing, Other
Activities (G) Jan. 6 10m.
SPORT THRILLS (13)
Demons of the Deep (F) Aug. 19 10m.
’38-’39
Football Giants (G) . . . Sept. 28 10m.
Get Ready Navy Jan. 6 — m.
King Vulture (E) Dec. 23 10l/zm.
(Special)
Ski Rhythm (E) Nov. 4 10m.
WASHINGTON PARADE
No. 1 (G) Nov. 18 10m.
No. 2 — Inside the White
House Jan. 6 — m.
WORLD IN COLOR
Bermuda — Islands of Paradise (G) Nov. 4 10m.
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
FOOLISH FANTASIES (Color)
’38-'39 (8)
Baby Checkers — m.
Monkey’s Business — m.
SONG AND COMEDY HITS (13)
Cavalcade of Stuff
No. 1 (G) Jan. 6 9m.
No. 2 (E) Jan. 20 9m.
OUR GANG COMEDIES (12)
Party Fever (Q) . . .
Aug. 27
10m.
'38-’39
(12)
Aladdin’s Lantern (G)
. Sept. 17
10m,
Alfalfa’s Aunt
. . Jan. 7
— m.
Baby Blues
— m.
Football Romeo (G)
. Nov. 12
10m.
Men in Fright (G) . . .
. Oct. 15
11m.
Practical Jokers (F) . .
. .Dec. 17
9m.
METRO
Two Reel
CRIME DOESN’T PAY («)
They’re Always Caught
(E) Sept. 3 22m.
Think It Over (E) Sept. 24 20m.
’38-’39 (6)
Drunk Driving — m.
Hit and Run Driver — m.
Wrong Way Out, The (E).Dec. 24 17m.
MUSICAL COMEDY (6)
Happily Buried • — m.
Men of Steel (G) Dec. 17 21m.
Once Over Lightly (E) . Dec. 31 19m.
Somewhat Secret — m.
OUR GANG '38-’39 (1)
Our Gang Follies of 1939 — m.
One Reel
CAPTAIN AND KIDS (13)
Buried Treasure (G) . Sept. 17 8m.
Captain’s Christmas, The
(G) Dec. 17 8m.
(Technicolor)
Honduras Hurricane (G) Oct. 15 9m.
Old Smokey (F) ... Sept. 3 7m.
Winning Ticket, The (G)Oct. 1 9m.
'38-'39
Petunia National Park.. 9m.
(Technicolor)
Seal Skinners — m.
PASSING PARADE (10)
Alfred Nobel — m.
Clara Barton — m.
No. 1 (E) Oct. 15 10m.
PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (15)
Fisticuffs (E)
Aug. 27
9m.
Football Thrills (G) . . .
Sept. 10
10m.
Grid Rules (E)
Oct. 15
10m.
■38-’39
Art of Skating, The. . . .
— m.
Culinary Carving
— m.
Double Diving
Jan. 14
8m.
Heroes in Repose
— m.
Hot on Ice (E)
Oct. 22
10m.
Man’s Greatest Friend, A
(E)
Nov. 19
10m.
Penny's Picnic (E) . . .
Deo. 17
10m.
(Technicolor)
Weather Wizards — m.
ROBERT BENCHLEY8 (8)
How to Read (E) .
. . .Aug.
27
9m.
'38-’39 (8)
Hour for Lunch, An How to Start the
Day
— m.
Right
— m.
How to Sublet (F) . .
. . Jan.
28
8m.
How to Watch Football
(G)
. . . Oct.
8
9m.
Mental Poise (G)
. . . . Dec.
10
7m.
Opening Day (G)
... Nov.
12
9m.
FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (12) (Teohnloolor)
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).Dec. 31 9m.
Sydney — Pride of Australia (E) Dec. 3 9m.
HISTORICAL MYSTERIES (10)
Man on the Rock, The
(E) Sept. 3 11m.
Nostradamus (E) Sept. 24 11m.
MINIATURES (10)
City of Little Men, The
(G) Aug. 20 11m.
Great Heart, The (E) . Dec. 31 11m.
Miracle of Salt Lake,
The (E) Nov. 12 11m.
Streamlined Swing (G) Sept. 10 9m.
They Live Again (E) . . .Oct. 22 10m. World of Tomorrow. . . . — m.
PARAMOUNT
One Reel
BETTY BOOP (12)
Buzzy Boop at the Concert (F) Sept. 16 8m.
My Friend the Monkey . Jan. 20 — m.
On With the New (G) . . Dec. 2 7m.
Sally Swing (F) Oct. 14 7m.
Thrills and Chills (F) . .Dec. 23 6m.
COLOR CLASSICS (6)
All’s Fair at the Fair (F) Aug.
26
9m.
Always
Kickin’
Jan.
27
7m.
Playful
Polar
Bears,
The
(E) ...
Oct.
28
8m.
COLOR CRUISES (7)
Costa Rica (F) Dec. 2 10m.
Land of Inca Memories
(G) Jan. 27 10m.
Mexico (Q) Oot. 7 9m.