National Board of Review Magazine (Jan 1939 - Jan 1942)
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National Board oi Review Magazine
MARCH OF TIME, THE, NO. 5 (Series S)— f— "Our .\nierica at War" — Taken from the film, The Ramparts We Watch, this new issue tells of our last unification when we declared war in 1917 and urges harmony for today. Timely but rather heavy Hagwaving:, too. RKO Radio.
MINNESOTA, LAND OF PLENTT— f— A James A. Fitzpatrick Traveltalk in Technicolor through the fertile state of Minnesota providing interesting views of town and country and unusual historic landmarks. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
PLAYTIME IN HAWAII— f—( Sport Review)— Despite its untimeliness, this short shows some very novel sports events of the natives of Hawaii. 20th Century-Fox.
POPULAR SCIENCE NO. 2— f— The kitchen gadgets will stir the ladies while the men will be held by a complex electronic microscope. Paramount.
QUICK RETURNS — f — (Grantland Rice Sportlight) — The speed anS. dexterity of modern badminton and table tennis champions interestingly presented. Paramount.
QUIZ KIDS, THE, NO. 2— f— A learned session with the junior geniuses ending with a free-for-all to get three puppies. Paramount.
SITTIN' PRETTY— f— (Grantland Rice Sportlight; — Lessons on the correct way to sit in a saddle for everyone from side-saddlers through jockeys to circus performers. Paramount.
STRANGE FACTS — f — Sea shell ornaments, cocoanut sculpture and a freak school of shad. Columbia.
UNUSUAL OCCUlPATIONS NO. 2 — f— A group is presented who have strange jobs, the most fascinating is a woman keeper of a zoo, most colorful the man who raises goldfish. Paramount.
WAR CLOUDS IN THE PACIFIC— f— A documentation of Chinese, Dutch, Soviet, British and
U. S. defenses in the Pacific and the threat of Japanese attack. Unfortunately the film is like last fall's newspaper now that war has really come. Some of the sequences are interesting however. Me t ro Cioldwy n Mayer.
WE ilUST HAVE MUSIC— f— An interesting visit to the part of M-G-M's studio that provides the music we hear in films. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
MUSICALS
COMMUNITY SING NO. 4 (6th Series)— f— A concert of popular songs with Dick Liebert at the organ. Columbia.
RHUMBA RHYTHM, THE— f— Authentic South American flavor is provided by Carlos Molina's band and a troupe of singing and dancing entertainers. Universal.
CARTOONS AND COMEDIES
NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THE— fj— (Color Cartoon) — The Christmas feud of Tom and Jerry, a cat and mouse respectively, that ends on a peaceful and affectionate note worthy of the theme. Metro-Goldwvn-Maver.
SYMPHONY HOUTl—fj— (Mickey Mouse Cartoon) — Pluto had a mishap in bringing the instruments up in an elevator for the Sunday Evening Hour so the orchestra had to improvise on make-shift horns. The results are novel, if not good symphony. RKO Radio.
UNDER THE SPRE.AX)ING BLACKSMITH SHOP — fj — (Color Cartune) — .Vndy Panda has very amusing troubles shoeing an old gray costume mare rented from a theatrical agency. Universal.
List of Selected Pictures:
January-December 1941
An alphabetical listing of the pictures selected for recommendation as good entertainment by the Review Committees of the Board from January 1st through December 31st, 1941. This listing, like that for 1939 and 1940, is published in place of the former Annual Catalog of Selected Pictures.
Key to Abbreviations f — Family Audience (12 years up), m — Mature Audience (18 years up), j — Juvenile Audience (Under 12 years). — An above-the-average picture. Month following picture refers to the Magazine Selected Pictures Guide in which reviewed.
ex — Indicates a review in the Exceptional Photoplays Department of the Magazine.
FEATURES
m .ADAM HAD FOUR SONS — Col.— Mar.
fj ADVENTURE IN WASHINGTON— Col.— Sept.
f ,AJ^TER "ilEIN K.4:MPF"— Crystal— Feb.
f *-\LL THAT MON'FIY CAN BUY— RKO— Sept., ex.
f .\LL THROUGH THE NIGHT— Warner— Jan. '12
m .OIONG THE LH'INC^— Para.— Oct.
f ANDY H.AJIDY'S PRR'ATE SECRETARY— Metro — Mar. fj -APACHE KID, THE— Rep.— Oct. m 'APPOINTMENT FOR LOVE— Univ.— Nov.
f B-AJBES ON BROADWAY— Metro— Jan. '42 m *BACK STREET— Univ.— Feb.
f BAD MEN OF MISSOURI— Warner— Sept.
f BADLANDS OF D-\KOTA— Univ.— Oct.
f BAH-\JiL\ PASSAGE — Para. — Jan. '42
f BALL OF FIRE— RKO— Jan. '42
f BARNACLE BILI^Metro — Sept. m BEDTIME STORY— Col. Jan. '42
f BELLE STARR— 20th Cent. — Oct.
BEYOND THE L-A_W (see "Sealed Lips")
f BIG BOSS— Col.— May
f BIG STORE, THE — Metro — Sept.
f BILLY THE KID— Metro — Sept.
f BIRTH OF THE BLUES, THE — Para.— Oct.
f BLONDE INSPIRATION — Metro — Feb.
f BLONDIE GOES LATIN— Col.— Mar.
f BLONDIE IN SOCIETY— Col.— Sept. m *BLOOD AND SAND— 20th Cent.— Sept.
f *BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST— iletro— Sept.
f BLLT:, WHITE AND PERFECT— 20th Cent. — Jan. '42