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5802 Flyrng Skates (9'/2 10-30-52 + 11-15
5803 Rasslin' Mat-Adors (10) .11-20-52
Columbia
5804Waler Rodeo (..) 12-25-52
SERIALS
rod. No. Title Rel. Date Ratino Rev' 4160 Blackhawk 7-24-62 4- S-23
15 Chanters
ANIMAL CAVALCADE
1952-53 SEASON
ffil Chimp-Antics (IWA)
. 10-30-52 -|- U.15 5120 Son of Geronimo 11-6-52
ASSORTED COMEDIES
15 Chapters
416 * Blissful Blunder (I6I/2) 5- 8-52 -|- 6-28
1426 The Gink at the Sink
(I6I/2) 6-12-52 + 6-21
Metro-Gold'WYn-MaYer
1952-53 SEASON
411 Hooked and Rooked
(16'/2) 9-11-52 + 10-18 Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev**
'M2 Caught on the Bounce
(IS'/j) 10- 9-52 +
CARTOONS
11-15
(Technicolor)
1413 Strop, Look and Listen
W-343 One Cab's Family (8) . 5-17-52
(..) 12-11-52
H 7-19
W-344 Little Runaway (7) . . . 6-14-52 ± 7-26
ASSORTED FAVORITES
W-345 Rock-A-Bye Bear (7). .7-12-52
(Reissues)
1952-53 SEASON
1421 Who's Hugh (16) 10-16-52
W-432 Caballero Droopy (7) . . 9-25-52 + U-22
422 Dance. Dunce, Dance
W-434 Little Wise Quacker
(ISI/2)
U-13-52
(7) U- 8-52
1423 Kiss and Wake Up (IS) 1- 3-53
W-435 The Doghouse (6) ... .11-29-52
W-436 Busybody Bear (6) .. .12-20-52
CANDID MICROPHONE
(One- Reel Specials)
FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALES
1555Sub)ect No. 5 (11) 6- 5-52 ±. 6-21
(Technicolor)
1556 Subject No. 6 (10) 8- 7-52 — 9-13 T-317 Seeing Ceylon (9) . . . . 5-17-52 + 7-19
1952-53 SEASON
T-318 Ancient India (9) 6-7-52
B51 Subject No. 1 (9) 10- 9-52 ± 10-18
1952-53 SEASON
[552SubJecl No. 2 (..)... .12-14-52
T-4U Pretoria to Durban (9) 9-20-52 -J- 11- 1
CAVALCADE OF BROADWAY T-412 In the l-and of Diamonds
1653 Casa Seville (10) 4-24-52 +6-7
(9) 10-25-52 ± 11-22
1654 The Embers (9) 6-12-52 ± 7-26 T-413 Calling on Capetown (9) 11-22-52
COLOR FAVORITES
GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS
(Technicolor Reissues)
(Technicolor Reissues)
W-365 Fraidy Cat (8) 5-10-52 7-26
ICO Let's Go. (8) 5- 8-52 : 5-31
W-366 Dog Trouble (8) 6-21-52 ± 7-19
1610 Crop Chasers (8) 6-12-52 6-21
1952-53 SEASON
Mil The Mountain Ears (71/2) 7-10-52 : 7-26
W-461Wild and Wooify (8).. 10- 4-52
IC12 The Froo Pond (8) 8-14-52
W-462 Mouse in Manhattan
1952-53 SEASON
(8) 12- 6-52
Ktl The Fox and the Grapes
(71/2) 9- 4-52
PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES
Mt2 Wacky Wigwams (8) 10- 2-52
S-357 ©Mealtime Magic (9).. 5- 3-52
!603Toll Bridge Troubles (7). 11- 6-52
S-35S ©Gymnastic Rhythm (8) 5-24-52 H 7-19
S60-lThe Cuckoo I.Q. (7) .. .11-27-52
S-359 It Could Happen to You
5605 Cinderella Goes to a party
(10) 6-28-52 ± 7-26
(7) 12-11-52
S-360 Pedestrian Safety (10) 7-12-52
5606 Plenty Below Zero
1952-53 SEASON
(71/2) 1-10-53
S-451 Football Thrills No. 15
(9) 9- 6-52
COMEDY FAVORITES
-f 11- 1
S-452 Sweet Memories (9)... 10- 4-52 + 11-22
(Reissues)
4436 Groom and Bored (16) . . 6-26-52 7-19 TOM & lERRY CARTOONS
1952-53 SEASON
(Technicolor)
1431 Ain't Love Cuckoo? (19) 9-1S-52 10-18 W-346 Fit to Be Tied (7)... 7-26-52
1432 Pardon My Berth Marks
1952-53 SEASON
(I8V2) 10-23-52
W-431 Pushbutton Kitty (7). .
9- 6-52 -(-11-1
5433 His Wedding Scare
W-433 Cruise Cat (7) 10-18-52
iW/i) 12-18-52
5434 One Too IVIany (20) 1-17-53
lOLLY FROLICS
Paramount
(Technicolor Cartoons)
«S«5 Willie the Kid (7) 6-26-52 ff 5-31 Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Re/d
1952-53 SEASON
CASPER CARTOONS
nil Pete Hothead (7) 9-25-52 -f^
10-18
(Technicolor)
S502 Madeline (7) 11-27-52 # 11-22
Bll-3 Spunky Skunky (7) 5-30-52 ff 6- 7
MR. MAGOO
Bll-5Cage Fright (7) 8- 8-52 -f 10- 4
(Technicolor)
Bll-6 Pig-A-Boo (7) 9-12-52 -f 10- 4
47«4 The Otg Snatcher (7) . . 5-29-52 + 6-28
1952-53 SEASON
i7l5 Pink and Blue Blues (7) 8-28-52 ff 9-U B12-1 True Boo (7) 10-24-52 -f 12-13
1952-53 SEASON
GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS
57IH Hotsy Footsy (7) 10-23-52 H 10-25 Rll-9 The Fronton Games (10) 5- 2-52 -f 6- 7
5702 Captains Courageous
Rll-10 A Sporting Oasis (10) 6- 1-52 -(-7-5
( . ) 12-25-52
Rll-11 The Sails of Acapuico
SCREEN . (9) 7- 4-52
SNAPSHOTS
-f 7- 5
Rll-12 Athletes of the Saddle
4S58 Hollywood Night Life
(8I/2) (9) 8- 1-52 ± 9-13
5-15-52 + 6-28
1952-53 SEASON
4«59 Hollywood on the Ball
R12-1 The Rugged Rangers
(91/:;) 6-19-52 ++ 7-19
(9) 10- 3-52 + U- 8
4160 Memorial to Al Jelson
R12-2 Canine I.Q. (9) 10-24-52 -f 12- 6
(9) 7-24-52 ++ 9-13
1952-53
R12-3 Highland Sports (10) . .12-19-52
SEASON
5151
R12-4 The Speed Queen (..).. 1-2-53
Hollywood Fun Festival
(10) 9-25-52
5152 Hollywood Night
+
R12-5 Brittania's Athletic Cadets
10-25
at '21' (..) l-lS-53
Club
(9) 10-16-52 + 11-15 HERMAN THE CATNIP
5B53 Fun in the Sun (10) . .11-13-52
H12-1 Mice Capades (7) 10- 3-52 -f 11- 8
5854 Young Hollywood (IOI/2) 12-1S-52
KARTUNES
5855 Spike Jones in Hollywood
(Technicolor)
(10) 1-24-53
Xll-4 Fun at the Fair (8)
STOOGE COMEDIES
ff 6- 7
. .
Xll-5 Dizzy Dinosaurs (7) . . . 7- 4-52 +7-5
4407 Corny Casanovas (161/2) • 5- 1-52 ± 5-31 Xll-6 Gag and Baggage (7) 8- 8-52 + 10-4
4408 He Cooked His Goose
1952-53 SEASON
(16) 7- 3-52 ±: 7-19 X12-2 Hysterical History (7) 1-23-53
. .
1952-53 SEASON
X12-1 Forest Fantasy (7) ... .11-14-52
'5481 Gents in a Jam (I6V2) 9- 4-52 ± 10-18 MUSICAL PARADES
5402 Three Dark Horses (16) .10-16-52
(Technicolor Reissues)
5403 Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
FF12-9 Champagne for Two
5- 2-52
4-23-52
'5951 Jerry Wald and Orch.
Interlude
(10) 10- 2-52
(18) 6-27-52
5952 Ray McKinley & Orch.
NOVELTOONS
(91/2) 11-20-52
(Technicolor)
5953 Ray Anthony & Orch.
Pll-7 The Awful Tooth (7) . . 5- 2-52 + 5-31
(lOJ/z) 12-25-52
Pll-8 Uw and Audrey (7)
WORLD OF SPORTS
ff 6- 7
. .
Pll-9 City Kitty (7) 7-18-52 9-13
4808 High-Stcppin' Trotters
Pll-10 Clown on the Farm (7) 8-22-52 + 10-4
(10) 6-12-52 + 7-26
1952-53 SEASON
Mr. Show Dog (10) .... 7-24-52 -f 10-18 P12-lT1ie Case of the Cockeyed
SEASON
Canary (7) 12-19-52
[5B01 Hunter's Holiday (10)).. 9-25-52 + P12-2 Feast and Furious (6) 12-26-52
(ISVa) 12- 4-52
THRILLS OF MUSIC
(20)
FF12-10 Big Sister Blues (14)
(Reissues)
FF12-11 Samba Mania (18) . .
6-13-52
FF12-12 Catalina
10-25
PACEMAKERS
K-12-1 Parlor, Bedroom and Wheels
(10) 10- 3-52 +
K12-2 Let's Have a Parade
(10) 11-14-52 +
K12-3AII Girls on Deck (..) 12-26-52
POPEYE CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
Ell-5 Swimmer Take All (7). 5-16-52 ++
£11-6 Friend or Phony (7).. 6-20-52 -f
EU-7 Tots of Fun (7) 8-15-52 +
Ell -8 Popalong Popeye (7) . . . 8-29-52 +
1952-53 SEASON
E12-lShuteye Popeye (6)... 10- 3-52 +
E12-4Big Bad Sinbad (10) .
.12-12-52
E12-3 Ancient Fistory (7)... 1-30-53
POPEYE CHAMPIONS
(Technicolor Reissues)
Z12-1 House Tricks (7) 10- 3-52
Z12-2 Mess Production (7)... 10- 3-52
Z12-3 Pitching Woo at the Zoo
(7) 10- 3-52
Z12-4 Puppet Love (8) 10-3-52
TOPPER
Mll-5 The Littlest Expert on
Cowboys (10) 6- 6-52 *
Mll-6 Pardon Us Penguins
(10) 7-25-52 -f
1952-53 SEASON
M12-2T)ie Littlest Expert on Yesterday's
Champions (10). 10- 3-52 ±
M12-lThe Littlest Expert on
Interesting People (9). 12- 5-52
RKO Radio
12- 6
12-13
6- 7
7- 5
10- 4
10-U
12- 6
6- 7
9-13
U- I
Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd
COMEDY SPECIALS
23.405 Newlyweds Take » Chance
(17) 5- 2-52
EDGAR KENNEDY
(Reissues)
33.501 Prunes and Politics
(16) 9-19-52
33.502 The Kitchen Cynic
(18) 10-17-52
33.503 You Drive Me Crazy
(17) U-14-52
33.504 Radio Rampage (16) .
.12-12-52
33.505 Alibi Baby (18) 1- 9-53
33.506 Mother-in-Law's Day
(20) 2- 6-53
DISNEY CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
Goofy (6) . . .
24.114 Two Gun 5-16-52 ff
24.115 Susie, the Little Blue Coupe
(8) 6- 6-52 ff
24.116 Teachers Are People
(6) 6-27-52 +
24.117 Uncle Donald's Ants (7) 7-18-52 ff
24.118 The Little House (8) 8- 8-52 ff
1952-53 SEASON
Party (6).... 9-19-52 34.101 Pluto's
.
5-3J
7- 5
7-12
7-12
B- 9
34.102 Trick or Treat (8) .. .10-10-52 ++ 11-22
34.103 Two Weeks Vacation
(6) 10-31-52 ff 12- 6
34.104 Pluto's Christmas Tree
(7) 11-21-52 ft 12-20
34.105 How to Be a Detective
(7) 12-12-52
34.106 Father's Day Off (.) 3-28-53
34.107 The Simple Things (7) 4-18-53
LEON ERROL COMEDIES
(Reissues)
33.701 A Polo Phony (18).. 9- 5-52
33.702 Who's a Dummy? (17). 10- 3-52
33.703 The Wrong Room (19) .10-31-52
33.704 He Asked for It (IS) 11-28-52
.
33.705 A Panic in the Parlor
(18) 12-26-52
33.706 Home Work (19) .... 1-23-53
MUSICAL REVIEWS
(Reissues)
33.201 Harris in the Spring
(19) 9-12-52
33.202 Swing It (16) 10-10-52
PATHE SPORTSCOPES
24.309 Summer Is for Kids
(8) 5- 2-52 +
24.310 Hockey Stars' Summer
(8) 5-30-52 +
1952-53 SEASON
. 34.301 Aqua Champs (8) 7-11-52
8- 1-52 34.302 Let's Go Fishing (8) .
34.303 Lure of the Turf (9) . .
8-22-52 +
34.304 The Roaring Game
(10) 9-12-52 +
34.305 Sportsmen's Playground
(8) 10- 3-52 +
34.306 Husky Dogs (8) 10-24-53
34.307 King of Clubs (8) .. 11-14-53
SCREENLINEBS
24,210 To the Rescue! (8)... 5-16-52 +
1952-53 SEASON
34,201 Sweet Land of Liberty
(9) 7- 4-52
34202 Male Vanity (8) 7-25-52 +
34.203 Mexican Rhythm (8) . .
8-15-52 d:
34.204 Flying Pinwheels (8) . 9- 5-52
. 34.205 Porpoise Roundup (8) 9-26-52
. 34.206 Loo Jam +
(9)
^^''^I'll
34.207 College Circus (8) .. .11- 7-52
5-31
7- 5
10-25
10-25
11-22
12- 6
7. 5
9-28
9-28
11-15
12- 6
12-20
SPECIALS
23,801 Basketball Headliners of
1952 (15) 4-18-52 ff 5-17
23.108 A Nation Is Fifty (16) 4-25-52 ft 5-17
23.109 Madison Square Garden
(14) 5-23-52 i 7- 5
23.110 Your Doctor (16) .... 6-20-52 ff 7-12
23.111 West Point Today
(15) 7-18-52
1952-53 SEASON
33.100 Professor F.B.I. (15). 8-15-52+ 9-20
33.102 Am a Paratrooper
I
(15) 9-12-52 ff 10-25
33.103 Caution. Danger Ahead
(15) 10-10-52 + 12-20
33.104 Men of Science (16).. 11- 7-52
33,001 Operation A-Bomb _ ._
(16) 1-16-53 H 12-13
SPORTS SPECIALS
341 Walcott-Marciano Fight
(21) 9-24-52
33.901 Football Highlights of 1952
(17) 12-12-52 + 12-20
TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES
(Technicolor)
33,301 Water Birds (31).... 7- 4-52 ff 6-21
20th Century-Fox
Prod No Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd
ART FILMS PRODUCTIONS
(Technicolor)
72511 Remember the Glory , . ^, ,, „ ,
(10) Sept.-52 ff 11- 1
7252 Curtain Call (10) Sept.-52 ff 10- 4
7253 Light in the Window
(10) Scpt.-52
LEW LEHR
(Reissues)
92S2J«ngle Und (9) June-52
SPORTS
3202 Sails and Blades (8) June-52 + 8-30
3203 Mel Allen's Football
, . „„ , „
Review (10) July-52 + 8-30
3204 U.S. Olympic Champions
(9) Sept.-52 + 11- t
3205 Kalamazoo Klouters (9) . . 0ct.-52 + 11-22
TERRYTOONS
(Technicolor)
5210 Heckle and Jcckle in Off to
the Opera (7) May-52 + 5-31
5211 The Happy Cobblers (7). May-52 ± 5-31
5230 Billy Mouse's Awkwakade
(7) (reissue) May-52
5212 Little Roquefort in
Hypnotized (7) June-52
5213 Mighty Mouse in Hansel
and Grctel (7) June-52 + 8-2
5214 Flipper Frolics (7) June-52 + 8-2
5215 Terry Bears in Little
. . „ .
Anglers (7) July-52 +8-9
5216 Dinky in the Foolish
Duckling (7) July-52 +8-9
5217 Heckle and Jcckle in
Housebustcrs (7) Aug. -52 + 8-30
5218 The Mysterious Cowboy
(7) Aug.-52 ± 9-13
5219 Aesop's Fable: Happy Valley
(7) Scpt.-52 + 9-13
5220 Little Roquefort in Good
Mousekceping (7) Sept. -52 + 9-13
5221 Terry Bears in Nice Doggy
(7) 0ct.-52 + 11- «
5222 Mighty Mouse in Happy Holland
(7) 0ct.-52 + 11-8
5223 Heckle and Jeckle in Moose
on the Loose (7) 0ct.-52 + U-22
5224 Dinky in Sink or Swim
(7) N0V.-52 + 12-13
5225 Little Roquefort in Flop
Secret (7) Dec.-52 ± 12-13
5226 Terry Bears in Picnic with Papa
(7) Dec. -52 + 12-13
Universal-International
Prod. No. Title Rel. Date Rating Rev'd
CARTOON MELODIES
7384 Memory Song Book (10) 5-19-52 ± 2-23
7385 Song Dreams (10) .... 6-23-52 4-12
7386 Toasts of Song
. .
(10) .
7-28-52 + 11-15
EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES
7368 Tropical Mountain Island
(21) 5-19-52 ff 6-21
7369 Food for Paris Markets
(22) 6-16-52 ff 6-28
7370 Farming in South China
(19) 7-14-52 H 8-23
7371 Cattle and the Corn Belt
(20) 8-11-52 ff 8-30
Tropical 9- 8-52 ff 10- 4
7372 Lowland (21) . .
7373 Riches of the Veldt
(I91/2) 10- 6-52 ff 10-18
1952-53 SEASON
8361 Horsemen of the Pampa
(21) 11- 3-52 + 11-15
MUSICAL FEATURETTE
8301 Xavicr Cugat and Orch.
(15) 11-16-52 11-15
8302 Don Cornell Sings (15) 12- 4-52 + 11-15
8303 The Modernaires With Lawrence
Welk's Orch. (15) ... 1- 1-53 + 11-15
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