Boxoffice-August.19.1950

.11-17
SHORTS CHART
Short lubleclB, listed by company, in order oj release. Running time iollowa
title. First date is national release, second the date o( review in BOXOFFICE.
Symbol between dates is rating irom the BOXOFFICE review. H Very Good.
+ Good. — Fair. — Poor. = Very Poor. O Indicates color photography.
Columbia
Prod. No. Title Rcl. Dale Rating Re«'d
ASSORTED COMEDIES
2422 Wha' Happen? (I6I/2) .
.11-10- +
2412 Lei Down Your Aerial
(17) 11-17 ±
2423 French Fried Frolic
(Iff'j) 12- 8
2413 His Bailing Beauty (18)
2424 Hold That Monkey (16) . .
1-12
2-16
±
+
2414 Diijy Yardbircl (16i/j).. 3- 9 i:
2415 Marinated Mariner (16).. 3-30
2425 Nursie Behave (15!/j)... 5-11
2426 One Shivery Night (I6V2) 7-13 +
2416 House About It (I6I/2) 7-20
CAVALCADE OF BROADWAY
? 4
3-U
2-11
4- 8
4- 15
8- 5
2651 Cafe Society (11) 11-17 ± 1-21
2652 Blue Angel (lOfi) 1-26 ± 3-25
2653 Village Barn aO'/i) 4-27
2654 Leon and Eddie's (..).. 7-27
COLOR FAVORITES
(Technicolor Reissues)
2603 Happy Tots (7) 11-3 -f
2604 Hollywood Sweepstakes
(8) 12- 1
2605 Poor Elmer (8) 12-29 ±
2606 Ye Olde Swap Shoppe (8) 1-19 2607 Kangaroo Kid (71/2) 2-2 +
2608 Tom Thumb's Brother (7) 3-23 ±
2609 The Wise Owl (7) 5-4
2610 The Little Moth's Big
Flame (S'/j) 6-1 *
2611 nt Timid Pup (7) 7-6 H
2612 The Gorilla Hunt (8) . 8- 3
COMEDY FAVORFFES
(Reissues)
2433 Love in Gloom (19) 12-15
1-21
2-11
2-11
4- 8
3-18
7- 8
8- 5
2434 Callino All Curtains (16) 2- 9 ± 4-8
2435 His Ex Marks the Spot
(I71/2) 5-25
2436 Oh, My Nerves! (17) 7-27
FILM NOVELTIES
2901 Yukon Canada (10) 12-22
JOLLY FROLICS
(Technicolor)
2502 Punchy de Leon (61/2) . 1-12
.
2503 Spellbound Hound (7)... 3-16
2504 The Miner's Daughter
(6I/2) 5-25
2505 Giddyap (6>/z)
7-27
THE MOVIES AND YOU
2-11
3-25
± 7-15
2999 The Sound Man (10) 1-19 f( 12-24
ONE-REEL SPECIALS
2552 Candid Microphone, No. 2
(U) 12-29
2553 Candid Microphone. No. 3
(IOI/2) 2-23 H 3-18
2554 Candid Microphone, No. 4
(IO1/2) • 4-20
2555 Candid Microphone, No. 5
(11) 6-15 + 7-8
2556 Candid Microphone, No. 6
(lOi/j) 8-17
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS
2853 Hollywood Rodeo .
O'/j) ....
2854 Disc Jockeys U.S.A. (10). 12-15
2855 The Great Showman (10) 1-26 3-11
2856 It Was Only Yesterday
(10) 3-9 4- 3-18
2857 Meet the
2858 Famous
Winners (10) 4-26
. .
Cartoonists (91/2) 5-25 + 7- 8
2859 Hollywood Ice Capades
Premiere (10) 6-22
8- 5
2860 Hollywood's Famous Feet
(81/2) 7-20
STOOGE COMEDIES
2403 Dunked in the Deep (17) 11- 3 ± 3-25
2404 Punchy Cowpunchers (17) 1- 5 -f 2-11
2405 Hugs and Mugs (16) 2- 2 * 3-4
-4- 3- IS
2406 Dooey Dicks (I51/2) 3-2
2407 Love at First Bite (16) . . 5- 4
2408 Self-Made Maids (16)... 7- 6 ±
8-'
THRILLS OF MUSIC
2953 Ina Ray Hutton and Her
Orch. (9) 1-5 + 2-11
WORLD OF SPORTS
2803 Hell Drivers (91/2) 11-24 + 4-15
2804 Racing Headliners (SVi). 1- S H 318
2805 King Archer (9) 2-23 4+ 3-25
2806 The Rasslin' Match of the
Century (9) 3-30 -f 4-15
2807 College Sports Paradise
(91/2) 4-20
2808 Clown Prince of Golf
(81/2) 5-25 ± 7-8
6-29
. . 2809 Diving Acrobrats (9) .
2810 King of the Jockeys (9) 7-20
SERIALS
2120 The Adventures of
Sir Galahad 12-22
15 Chapters
2140 Cody of the Pony Express 4-6 ....
15 Chapters
2180 Atom Man vs. Superman.. 7-20 + 7-1
15 Chapters
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Prod. No. Title Rel. D.ilt Rating Rev'd
CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
W-41 Meet King Joe (9) 5-28 H 7-9
W-43The House of Tomorrow
(8) 6-11 -- 7-9
W-45 Doggone Tired (8) 7-30 + 10-15
W-46Wags to Riches (7) 8-13 + 11- 5
1949-50 SEASON
W-132 Little Rural Riding Hood
(6) 9-17 + 10- 1
W-135 Out-Foxed (8) 11-5 + 10-29
W-136 Tennis Chumps (7) 12-10 -f 12-24
W-137 Counterfeit Cat (7) 12-24 + 2-11
W-140 Why Play Leap Frog (7) 2- 4
W-144The Cuckoo Clock (7).. 6-10 H 7-22
FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS
(Technicolor)
T-17 Quebec in Summertime (10) 4- 9 -f 5-21
T-18 Roaming Through Northern
Ireland (8) 7-9 ++ 10-lS
1949-50 SEASON
T-lllFrom Liverpool to Stratford
(9) 9-10 + 10- 1
T-112 Glimpses of Old England
(9) 10-8 -f 10-29
12-24
T-113 In Old Amsterdam (9).. 11-12 -f
T-114A Wee Bit of Scotland
(10) 12-17 +
T-115 Land of Tradition (9) .
1-21
. .
T-116 Colorful Holland (9) ... 3- 4
2- 4
1.117 Pastoral Panoramas (9) 4-15 -+- 7-1
T-118 Roaming Thru Michigan
(9) 5-20 + 7-1
T-119 To the Coast of Devon
(9) 7-15 + 7-22
T-120 Touring Northern England
(9) 7-29
GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS
(Technicolor)
W-23The Blue Danube (7) . . 4- 2 + 4-2
W-24 Suffcrin' Cats (8) 6-4 1+^ 11- 5
1949-50 SEASON
W-161 Lonesome Mouse (8) ... 11-26
W-163The Uninvited Pest (8) 4-29
W-164 Yankee Doodle Mouse
(7) 6-24 + 7-15
MARTIN BLOCK'S MUSICAL
MERRY-GO-ROUND
M-984Les Brown-Virginia O'Brien
(10) 7-17
M-986Art Lund, Les Brown,
Tex Beneke (10) 8-3
M-9S5Frankie Carle & Orch.
(10) 8-28
NEWS OF THE DAY
(Released Twice Weekly)
PASSING PARADE
K-74 Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
(11) 5-7 -f
. .
K-75 Clues to Adventure (10) 6-11
8-27
+
K-76 City of Children (10) .
PETE
±
SMITH SPECIALTIES
S-57Scientifiquiz (10) 4-2 -f
S-5S Those Good Old Days (9) 4-16
S-59 Fishing for Fun (9) 4-23
S-60 Football Thrills No. 12
(9) 8-27
1949-50 SEASON
S-151 Water Trix (9) 11- 5
S.152 How Come? (10) 11-19
S-153 We Can Dream. Can't We?
(9) ...V 12- 3
S-154 Sports Oddities (8) 12-31