The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

Servisection 5 THE EXHIBITOR SHORTS PARADE INDEX A guide to all shorts reviews carried in THE SHORTS PARADE from September 6. 1939, to date, showing title, company and page on which review was carried in the Blue Section. Title Distributor Page A ACRES OF PLENTY— RKO 404 AFTERNOON AT A BULL FIGHT— Emanuel 421 AGHILEEN PINNACLES, THE — 20-F 396 ALL AMERICAN BLONDES — Col. 413 ALL IN ONE — Handy 396 AMERICAN ROYAL— RKO 429 AMERICAN SADDLE HORSES— Vita. 429 ANIMAL ACTORS AND TRAINERS — tee Screen Snapshots, No. 2 ANTI-MUTUEL TALK— Society for the Prevention of Crime 421 AQUA-RHYTHM— Para 421 ARABS WITH DIRTY FEZZES — Univ 364 ARMSTRONG, HENRY, VS. LOU AMBERS FIGHT PICTURES — -•Banner 382 ART OF MAKE-UP — see Screen Snapshots, No. 1 ASH CAN FLEET, THE— MGM 395 AUTO ANTICS— MGM 382 AUTOGRAPH HOUND, THE — RKO 382 B BACK OF THE MIKE — Handy 396 BATTLE FLEETS OF ENGLAND— see The March of Time, No. 2 BIG FISH — Col 383 BIG GAME FISHING— 20-F 383 BIRTH OF THE MOVIES— Alliance 382 BITS OF LIFE— Para 429 BLAMED FOR A BLONDE — RKO 395 BLUE DANUBE, THE— Para. ... 403 BOOK OF BOOKS, THE— Col. 404 BOOKWORM, THE— MGM . , 389 BOWS AND ARROWS— Col. . 404 BOY MEETS JOY— Univ. 389 BUILDING OF BOYS — Col. 404 BUSY LITTLE BEARS— Para . 404 C CALLING ON CAIRO — Central 396 CAPTAIN SPANKY’S SHOWBOAT — MGM 395 CATCHING WHOPPERS— Para. 389 CHARM BRACELET, THE— Col. 382 CHICKEN FEED— RKO . . 395 CLOCKING THE JOCKEYS— 20-F 396 COAT TALES— RKO 395 COLLEGE SONGS — see Community Sing, No. 3 COMMUNITY SING (1939-1940 — Col. No. 1 382 No. 2 413 No. 3 421 CONQUERING THE COLORADO — 20-F 364 CROP CHASERS— Col. 403 CROSBY, BING, SONGS— see Community Sing, No. 1 D DAD FOR A DAY — MGM . 421 DAY OF REST, THE— MGM 395 DAY ON TREASURE ISLAND, A— MGM 383 DESERT ADVENTURE, A— Para. . 389 DOG IS BORN, A — Para. 404 DOUBLE OR NOTHING— Vita. 404 DREAMS ON ICE— Col. 403 DRUNK DRIVING— MGM 404 E ECUADOR— Para. 383 EVERGREEN EMPIRE, THE — 20-F 383 F FAGIN’S FRESHMAN — Vita. 427 FAILURE AT FIFTY, A— MGM 395 FALL FASHIONS — see Fashion Fore Vualj llOi 0 FASHION FORECAST (1939-1940) —20-F No. 5 395 FILMING THE FLEET — 20-F. . 382 FIO RITO, TED, AND HIS ORCHESTRA— Para 403 FOOTBALL THRILLS OF 1938 — MGM 396 Title Distributor Page FOOTSTEPS OF SAINT PATRICK — Guaranteed 413 FRESH FISH — Vita. . . 413 FRESH VEGETABLE MYSTERY, THE —Col 395 FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH — MGM 389 FUNNY BIRDS HERE AND THERE — see Going Places, No. 68 G GETTING YOUR MONEY’S WORTH, No. 3 — Lenauer . . 389 GOING PLACES (1939-1940 — Univ. No. 66 396 No. 67 404 No. 68 404 GOOD EGG — Vita. 413 GREEN HORNET, THE — Univ. 427 GUN PLAY— RKO 383 H HAPPY LANDING, A — Imperial 427 HARE-UM SCARE-UM — Vita. 364 HISTORIC CITIES OF INDIA— Col. 421 HITCH-HIKER, THE — 20-F 427 HOLIDAY GREETING SHORTS— National Screen Service 429 HOLLAND AND THE ZUYDER ZEE —Col 413 HOMES OF TODAY— FHA 429 HOOK, LINE AND SINKER — 20-F 383 HUNTING HOUNDS — RKO 404 I ICE CUTTERS— RKO . . 413 ICE FROLICS — Vita. 404 IN MOROCCO — Col. 396 IN THE HEART OF AFRICA — see Going Places, No. 67 IN OLD MOROCCO — Central 366 INFORMATION PLEASE (1939-1940) —RKO No. 2 404 No. 3 421 ISLAND OF LOVE — Principal 413 IT’S THE NATURAL THING TO DO — Para 364 J JEEPERS CREEPERS — Vita 403 K KENNEDY THE GREAT— RKO 395 KILMAINHAM JA IL— Alexander 413 L LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT FUN — Vita. 395 LET’S TALK TURKY— MGM 404 LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY PANDA— Univ. 395 LITTLE BROTHER RAT— Vita 382 LITTLE LION HUNTER — Vita. 395 LITTLE LOST SHEEP — Col 403 LIVES IN PERIL— Vita. 364 LOPEZ, VINCENT, AND ORCHESTRA—Vita. 404 LOUIS, JOE, VS. BOB PASTOR FIGHT PICTURES — Banner 395 M MARCH OF TIME, THE (1938 1939) — RKO No. 13 364 MARCH OF TIME, THE (1939 1940) — RKO No. 1 381 No. 2 403 No. 3 413 No. 4 429 MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED (19391940)— Vita. No. 1 382 MEMORY LINGERS ON, THE (No. 2) — Ennis 389 MENDELSSOHN'S WEDDING MARCH — MGM 404 MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR— Para 421 METROPOLIS, 1939— see The March of Time, No. 13 MIAMI MIRACLE — Para 429 MODERN METHODS— Vita 364 Title Distributor Page MOMENTS OF CHARM OF 1940 — Para. 421 “MONKIES IS THE CWAZIEST PEOPLE”—20-F 395 MONROE DOCTRINE, THE — Vita. 403 MOUNTAIN EARS — Col 421 N NATURAL WONDERS OF WASHINGTON STATE — MGM 404 NAUGHTY NEIGHBORS— Vita. 403 NELL’S YELLS — Col. 382 NEVADA UNLIMITED— RKO 396 NEVER SOCK A BABY— Para. 421 NEWSFRONTS OF WAR, 1940 — see March of Time, No. 4 0 OFFICER DUCK — RKO 364 OILY TO BED, OILY TO RISE— Col. 403 OLD-TIME SONGS — see Community Sing, No. 2 ONE AGAINST THE WORLD — MGM 382 ONE-DAY STAND — Vita. 364 ONE MOTHER’S FAMILY— MGM .404 ONE MOUSE IN A MILLION — 20-F 413 ONE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS— Syndicate 429 ORGAN NOVELTY, AN — Vita. 421 ORPHAN DUCK, THE — 20-F 395 OSBORNE, WILL, AND ORCHESTRA —Vita. 364 OVERLAND WITH KIT CARSON — Col 364 P PERU — Para 404 PIED PIPER PORKY — Vita. 427 POPULAR SCIENCE (1939-1940) — Para. No. 1 382 No. 2 421 PORKY’S HOTEL — Vita. 395 PORKY’S PICNIC — Vita. 364 PUBLIC HOBBY, No. 1— Para 383 Q QUAINT SAINT AUGUSTINE — MGM 429 R RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND — Mono gram 427 RADIO BLOCKADE — Handy . 396 REMEMBER WHEN? — Vita. 382 RHUMBA LAND — Univ. 427 RHUMBA RHYTHM — MGM 382 RIDE, COWBOY, RIDE— Vita. 395 ROYAL RODEO, THE— Vita 427 RUBINOFF AND HIS VIOLIN — Vita. 404 S SCRAMBLED EGGS— Univ. 427 SCRAPPILY MARRIED— RKO 427 SCRAPPY’S RODEO— Col 382 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (1938-1939) —Col. No. 12 366 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (1939-1940) —Col. No. 1 395 No. 2 421 SEA FOOD— Pathe 383 SEABISCU IT— Howard 364 SEEING RED— Vita 364 SET ’EM UP— MGM 404 SHAW, ARTIE, AND HIS ORCHESTRA IN “SYMPHONY OF SWING” —Vita 427 SHAW’S, ARTIE, CLASS IN SWING Para 382 SHEEP IN THE MEADOW— 20-F 395 SILLY SEASON, THE — 20-F 421 SILLY SUPERSTITION— Univ 389 SIOUX ME— Vita 395 SKI BIRDS— MGM 429 SLAPHAPPY VALLEY — Univ 382 SLAPSIE MAXIE’S— Vita 382 SLIGHTLY AT SEAS— RKO 413 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION — see Washington Parade, No. 1 SNOWMAN’S LAND— Vita 364 SOJOURN IN INDIA — Col 383 EXPLANATORY NOTE This index to short subjects, reviewed in this Blue Section from September 6 through November 29, will not be issued again. The next index to short subjects, tentatively set for the February 21, 1940, issue, will include only those subjects whose reviews appear in the Blue Section from December 13 to that date. This Shorts Parade index, in association with the Alphabetical Guide, found only in THE EXHIBITOR, is the industry’s only reference compilation to all feature and short product delivered. INDEX TO INDICES From September 1, 1937, to May 1, 1938 128,129 From May 15, 1938, to August 15, 1938 179 From September 1, 1938, to December 14, 1938 229 From December 28, 1938, to May 31, 1939 325,326 From June 14, 1939, to August 23, 1939 374 Title Distributor Page SOLDIERS WITH WINGS — see The March of Time, No. 1 SOUTHERN BEAUTIES — Imperial 429 SPY MENACE, THE — Screen Clas sics 413 STARLIGHT NIGHT — Hoffberg 427 STATIC IN THE ATTIC— Col. 403 STORY OF CHARLES GOODYEAR, THE — Col. 403 STORY OF ELIAS HOWE, THE — Col 403 STORY OF OUR FLAG, THE — Soreen Classics . . 389 STORY THAT COULDN’T BE PRINTED, THE— MGM 366 STRANGER THAN FICTION (19391940)— Univ. No. 66 389 No. 67 389 No. 68 404 STUBBORN MULE — Univ. 364 SWEET MOMENTS — Para. 364 SWING HOTEL— Univ. 403 SWING OPERA, A— Vita. 364 SWING STYLES— Vita. 382 SWORD FISHING — Vita 404 T TERZO ANNUALE DELL’ IMPERO COL DISCORSO DEL DUCE — Esperia 396 THERE GOES RUSTY — Col. . . 389 THINK FIRST— MGM 395 THREE-MINUTE FUSE— Vita. 364 TRUTH ACHES — RKO 404 TWINCUPLETS — RKO 427 TWO-HEADED GIANT— 20-F 364 U UNCLE SAM, THE FARMER— see The March of Time, No. 3 UNSEEN GUARDIANS— MGM 383 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (19391940) — Para. No. 1 404 V VALLEY OF THE THOUSAND SMOKES— 20-F 429 VOTE TROUBLE — Vita. 382 W WASHINGTON PARADE 1939-1940) — Col. No. 1 421 WATCHDOG, THE— 20-F 403 WICKY WACKY ROMANCE, A — 20-F 427 WILLIAM TELL — Para. 429 WINTER FASHIONS — see Fashion Forecast, No. 6 WINTER PLAYGROUND — RKO 429 WISE QUACK— Vita 364 WORLD’S FAIR JUNIOR— Vita. 413 Z ZOO, THE — RKO 366 ZOO IN MANHATTAN — Central 429 ZORRO’S FIGHTING LEGION — Rep. 427 • MISCELLANEOUS DISTRIBUTORS All addresses are of New York City, unless otherwise indicated. ALEXANDER, William, 729 Seventh Ave. ALLIANCE Film Corporation, 1270 Sixth Avenue. BANNER Films (David Dietz), 630 Ninth Avenue. CENTRAL Film Company, Film Center Building. EMANUEL, Charles A. ENNIS, Bert, 730 Fifth Avenue. ESPERIA Film Distributing Company, 1650 Broadway. FHA (Federal Housing Administration), Washington, D. C. GUARANTEED Pictures, 729 Seventh Avenue. HANDY, Jam, Organization, 2000 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan. (In some territories, subjects are handled by Monogram.) HOFFBERG, J. H., Company, Inc., 729 Seventh Avenue. HOWARD, C. S., Box 406, North Hollywood, California. (In some territories, Monogram is handling “Seabiscuit.") IMPERIAL Pictures, Inc., 729 Seventh Avenue. LENAUER-International Films, Inc., 2 02 West 58 th Street. PATHE (Commercial Department of RKOPathe News), 1270 Sixth Avenue. PRINCIPAL Inductions, Inc., 1601 Broadway. SCREEN CLASSICS, care of Edward J. Gabriel, Capital Film Exchange, 1314 Vine Street, Philadelphia. SOCIETY for the Prevention of Crime, 160 Broadway. SYNDICATE Exchanges, Inc., 630 Ninth Avenue. 427