Motion pictures, 1940-1949, Motion Pictures 1940–1949 (continued 2) — Read Online

ANIMALES COMUNES DEL MONTE (AMÉRICA DEL NORTE). Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., in collaboration with J. E. Hill, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version of "Common Animals of the Woods."

ANIMALES DE LA VIDA ACTUAL. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Clyde Fisher, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version of "Animals in Modern Life."

ANIMALES DEL HOGAR. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Ernest P. Walker, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version of "Care of Pets."

ANIMAIS AQUÁTICOS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Roy Waldo Winer, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Portuguese version of "Tiny Water Animals."

15ANIMAIS CASEIROS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 16mm.

Credits: Collaborator, Ernest P. Walker.

ANIMALS GROWING UP. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Shows stages in the development of chickens, puppies, and a calf. For primary and middle grades.

Credits; Collaborator, Wilbur L. Beauchamp.

ANIMALS IN MODERN LIFE. SEE

Os Animais na Vida Moderna.

Animales de la vida Actual.

ANIMALS OF THE FARM. Teaching Films, Inc., c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

ANIMATED ARITHMETIC FOR BEGINNERS. 17 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Designed for use in primary grades, this film introduces the child to addition and subtraction.

ANIMATED HEMATOLOGY. 1,600 ft., color, 16mm.

Appl. author; John H. Glynn.

ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1946. 14 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the book by Margaret Landon.

Credits: Director, John Cromwell; screenplay, Talbot Jennings, Sally Benson; music, Bernard Herrman.

Cast: Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Gale Sondergaard.

ANNA LUCASTA. Security Pictures, Inc., Released through Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949. 86 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the play by Philip Yordan.

Summary: A greedy and shiftless Polish family in a Pennsylvania mill town recall their banished daughter from her life on the Brooklyn waterfront and entice a respectable Polish farmer into marrying her.

Credits: Producer, Philip Yordan; director, Irving Rapper; screenplay, Philip Yordan, Arthur Laurents; music score, David Diamond; music director, Morris Stoloff; film editor, Charles Nelson.

Cast: Paulette Goddard, William Bishop, Oscar Homolka, John Ireland, Broderick Crawford.

ANNAPOLIS SALUTES THE NAVY. SEE Variety Views, no. 100.

ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1940. 86 min., sd. From the novel by L. M. Montgomery.

Credits: Producer, Cliff Reid; director, Jack Hively; screenplay, Michael Kanin, Jerry Cady; music director, Roy Webb; editor, George Hively.

ANNIE WAS A WONDER. Loew's Inc., c1949. 11 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture. (John Nesbitt's Passing Parade)

Summary: The story of a Swedish immigrant who becomes a domestic servant in the home of an American family.

Credits: Producer, Herbert Moulton; director, Edward Cahn; written and narrated by John Nesbitt; music director, Rudolph Kopp; film editor, Newell P. Kimlin.

Cast: Kathleen Freeman, Howard J. Negley, Ruth Lee, Hugo-Sven Borg.

ANNIVERSARY. Produced for International Business Machines Corp. 15 reels, sd.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

ANNIVERSARY WALTZ. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE. Jam Handy Organization, Inc., for the Prudential Insurance Company of America. 1–1/2 reels, b&w, 35mm.

Summary: The film seeks to create in the minds of Prudential salesmen a favorable attitude toward prospective buyers of insurance. It points out the variety of prospect sources and presents five fundamental points of prospecting.

ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1948. 107 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the play by Lillian Hellman.

Summary: Another portrayal of the avaricious Hubbard family, this time twenty years prior to that shown in "The Little Foxes." Setting, Bowden, Alabama, in the post Civil War period.

Credits: Producer, Jerry Bresler; director, Michael Gordon; screenplay, Vladimir Pozner; music, Daniele Amfitheatrof; orchestrations, David Tamkin; film editor, Milton Carruth.

Cast: Frederic March, Dan Duryea, Edmond O'Brien, Ann Blyth, Florence Eldridge.

ANOTHER TO CONQUER. National Tuberculosis Association, c1941. 20 min., sd.

Credits: Director, Edgar G. Ulmer; story, Harry E. Kleinschmidt.

ANSWER MAN. General Film Productions Corp., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 35mm. (Answer Man Series, no. 1) A Harry A. Kapit production.

Credits: Producer, Benjamin R. Parker; direction and adaptation, Jules Bricken, story and editing, Charles R. Senf.

ANTARCTIC OUTPOST. SEE Variety Views, no. 109.

ANTARCTICA. 2,100 ft., color, 16mm.

Summary: A pictoricalhistory of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1946–1948.

ANTARCTICA; United States antarctic expedition, 1939 to 1941. 2,400 ft., sd., color, 16mm.

ANTI-FLAK ATTACK. Presented by United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics.

AS ANTILHAS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 16mm.

Credits: Collaborators, L. S. Rowe, William Manger.

LAS ANTILLAS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with L. S. Rowe and William Manger, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm, Spanish version of "West Indies."

ANTS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Shows the nest of various kinds of ants, with emphasis upon ant life within a colony of carpenter ants.

Credits: Collaborator, Arthur C. Cole.

ANTS IN THE PLANTS. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940, 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, Dave Fleischer; story, George Manuel; animation, Myron Waldman, George Moreno.

ANTS IN YOUR PANTRY. Terrytoons, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd., color. (A Terrytoon)

Credits: Director, Mannie Davis; story, John Foster. Technicolor.

ANVIL CHORUS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

ANVIL CHORUS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

THE ANVIL CHORUS GIRL. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, I. Sparber; story, Bill Turner, Jack Ward.

ANY BONDS TODAY? Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

ANY CHICKENS TODAY. SEE Variety Views, no. 123.

ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY. Loew's Inc., c1949. 103 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture. Based on the novel by Edward Harris Heth.

Summary: After devoting twenty years to the operation of an illegal casino, a gambler wins the respect of his idealistic son by a display of courage in gambling for high stakes.

Credits: Producer, Arthur Freed; director, Mervyn LeRoy; screenplay, Richard Brooks; music score, Lennie Hayton; film editor, Ralph E. Winters.

Cast: Clark Gable, Alexis Smith, Wendell Corey, Audrey Totter, Frank Morgan.

ANZACS IN ACTION. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. in cooperation with the Australian Government, c1941. 1 reel, sd. (The World Today)

Credits: Producer, Truman Talley; continuity, Dave Cooper; narrator, Leland Stowe; music score, L. De Francesco.

16APACHE CHIEF. Lippert Productions, Inc., c1949. 60 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: An Apache Indian leader subdues the war-loving faction of the tribe to maintain peace with the United States.

Credits: Producer, Leonard S. Picker; director, Frank McDonald; screenplay, George D. Green; music director, Albert Glasser; film editor, Stanley Frazen.

Cast: Alan Curtis, Tom Neal, Russell Hayden, Carol Thurston, Fuzzy Knight.

THE APACHE INDIAN. Coronet, c1945. Made through the courtesy of U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. 1 reel, sd., color, 16mm.

Credits: Supervisor, Alfred Whiting.

Appl. authors: CIF Staff.

THE APACHE KID. c1941. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, George Sherman; original screenplay, Eliot Gibbons, Richard Murphy; music director, Cy Feuer; photographer, Harry Newmann; film editor, Les Orlebeck.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

APACHE ROSE. Republic Productions, Inc., c1947. 75 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Credits: Associate producer, Edward J. White; director, William Witney; original screenplay, Gerald Geraghty; music director, Morton Scott; film editor, Les Orlebeck.

Cast: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dale Evans, Olin Howlin, Bob Nolan.

APACHE TRAIL. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 7 reels, sd., b&w. Based upon a story by Ernest Haycox.

Credits: Producer, Samuel Marx; director, Richard Thorpe; screenplay, Maurice Geraghty; music score, Sol Kaplan; film editor, Frank Sullivan.

APARICION. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

APARTMENT FOR PEGGY. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1948. 98 min., sd., color, 35mm. Based on a story by Faith Baldwin.

Summary: A comedy in which a young G. I. couple, approaching parenthood in the midst of the housing shortage, make their home in the attic.

Credits: Producer, William Perlberg; direction and screenplay, George Seaton; music, David Raksin; music director, Lionel Newman; film editor, Robert Simpson.

Cast: Jeanne Craine, William Holden, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart, Griff Barnett.

THE APE. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1940. 7 reels, sd. Suggested from the play by Adam Hull Shirk.

Credits: Producer, William Lackey; director, William Nigh; screenplay, Richard Carroll, Kurt Siodmak; photography, Harry Neumann; film editor, Russell Schoengarth.

THE APE MAN. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1943. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz; director, William Beaudine; original story, Karl Brown; screenplay, Barney Sarecky; music director, Edward Kay; photography, Mack Stengler; film editor, Carl Pierson.

APOLOGY FOR MURDER. P.R.C. Pictures, Inc., c1945. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sam Newfield; original story and screenplay, Fred Myton; music director, Leo Erdody; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

APPENDICITIS IN CHILDHOOD. Mead Johnson & Co. sd.

Appl. author: Joseph Brennemann.

APPENDICITIS IN CHILDHOOD. Wilding Picture Productions, Inc., for Mead Johnson and Co., c1941. 45 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Dr. Joseph Brennemann lectures on appendicitis in childhood from the viewpoint of a pediatrician.

AN APPLE A DAY. Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Presented by Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp. 1 min., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A farmer brings apples to market in his Chevrolet truck, and drives rapidly away to make another delivery.

APPLE ANDY. c1946. Presented by Universal. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm. (A Walt Lantz Cartune)

Credits: Producer, Walter Lantz; director, Dick Lundy; story, Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer; animation, Laverne Harding, Emery Hawkins; music, Darrell Calker. Technicolor.

APPLE BLOSSOM TIME. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

AN APPLE IN HIS EYE. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1941. 14 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Lou Brock; director, Harry D'Arcy; story, Harry D'Arcy, George Jeske; film editor, Les Millbrook.

APPOINTMENT FOR LOVE. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1941. 10 reels, sd. Based on an original story "Heartbeat" by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete.

Credits: Producer, Bruce Manning; director, William A. Seiter; screenplay, Bruce Manning, Felix Jackson; photography, Joseph Valentine; film editor, Ted Kent.

APPOINTMENT IN BERLIN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Samuel Bischoff; director, Alfred E. Green; story, B. P. Fineman; screenplay, Horace McCoy, Michael Hogan; music, Werner R. Heymann; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editors, Al Clark, Reg Browne.

APPOINTMENT WITH BABY. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Jinx Falkenberg pursues an active career while raising a family.

Credits: Directed and written by Justine Herman; film editor, Robert Blauvelt.

Cast: Jinx Falkenberg, Tex McCrary, Patrice Munsel, Harry Conover.

APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER. Falcon Productions, Inc., c1948. 67 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. A Film Classics release. Based on the adventures of the character created by Michael Arlen.

Summary: The Falcon, an insurance investigator, locates two stolen paintings. Settings in Milan, Italy, and in Los Angeles.

Credits: Producer and director, Jack Bernhard; original story, Joel Malone, Harold Swanton; screenplay, Don Martin; music, Karl Hajos; film editor, Asa Boyd Clark.

Cast: John Calvert, Catharine Craig, Jack Reitzen, Lyle Talbot, Peter Brocco.

APRIL IN PARIS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, Dave Gould.

THE APRIL 7TH, 1940, ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. 16mm.

APRIL SHOWERS. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1948. 94 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Suggested by a story by Joe Laurie, Jr.

Summary: A musical comedy about a vaudeville couple whose career and marriage are saved from failure by their talented twelve-year-old son. 1912 setting.

Credits: Producer, William Jacobs; director, James V. Kern; screenplay, Peter Milne; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; music arranged and adapted by Ray Heindorf; film editor, Thomas Reilly.

Cast: Jack Carson, Ann Sothern, Robert Alda, S. Z. Sakall, Robert Ellis.

APTITUDES AND OCCUPATIONS. Coronet, c1941. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Appl. authors: E. G. Williamson, Milton E. Hahn.

AQUA ANTICS. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 736 ft., sd., sepia. (A Pete Smith specialty) (Water Bugs, no. 2)

Credits: Director, Louis Lewyn; film editor, Philip Anderson.

AQUA CAPERS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1947. 8 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Movietone's Sports Review)

Summary: Stunts on water skis at Cypress Gardens, Lake Eloise, Florida.

Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; narrator, Mel Allen; music score, L. De Francesco; film editor, Arthur Lincer.

AQUA-MAIDS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1944. 868 ft., sd. (The World of Sports)

Credits: Director, Harry Foster; commentator, Bill Stern; photographer, William Kelly.

AQUA THRILLS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 852 ft., sd. (The World of Sports)

Credits: Commentator, Bill Stern; editor, Harry Foster.

THE AQUA WALTZ. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

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AQUABATICS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

AQUAFUN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

AQUAPLAY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 903 ft., sd. (The World of Sports, no. 71)

Credits: Commentator, Bill Stern; music score, Jack Shaindlin; photographer, J. Burgi Contner; editor, Harry Foster.

AQUAQUEENS. RKO Pathe, Inc. Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1946. 8 min., sd., 35mm. (Sportscope, no. 10)

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director, Neil Sullivan; written by Burton Benjamin; narrator, Andre Baruch; music, Ralph Norman; editor, David Cooper.

Appl. author: Pathe News, Inc.

AQUARELA DO BRASIL. SEE Saludos Amigos.

ARABELLA AND THE WATER TANK. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

ARABIAN BAZAAR. World Window, Inc., London, c1938. Distributed by United Artists. 1 reel, sd., color. (World Window Series, no. 7)

Credits: Producers, E. S. and F. W. Keller; directors, Hans Nieter, John Hanau; music, Enzo Masetti; photography, Jack Cardiff. Technicolor.

ARABIAN NIGHTS. c1942. Presented by Walter Wanger Productions. 9 reels, sd., color.

Credits: Producer, Walter Wanger; director, John Rawlins; story and screenplay, Michael Hogan; photography, Milton Krasner; film editor, Philip Cahn.

ARABIAN NIGHTS. SEE Sinbad the Sailor.

ARABIANS IN THE ROCKIES. The Vitaphone Corp., c1945. 10 min., sd., color. (Sports Parade)

Credits: Producers, Blumenthal, Heilner; director, Andre de La Varre; narrator, Knox Manning. Technicolor.

THE ARCH OF TRIUMPH. Arch of Triumph, Inc. Released through United Artists, c1948. Presented by Enterprise Studios. 120 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. From the novel by Erich Maria Remarque.

Summary: Paris on the eve of World War II provides the background for this story of the tragic love of a night-club singer and an Austrian surgeon, a refugee from the Nazis.

Credits: Producer, David Lewis; director, Lewis Milestone; screenplay, Lewis Milestone, Harry Brown; music director, Rudolph Polk; music, Louis Gruenberg; film editor, Duncan Mansfield.

Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton, Louis Calhern, Ruth Warrick.

ARCHERY FOR GIRLS. Coronet, c1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Analyzes and demonstrates the basic fundamentals which are essential for skillful archery.

Credits: Educational collaborator, Jess Puckett.

THE ARCHIVES. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 901 ft., sd. (Washington Parade, s. 2, no. 5)

Credits: Narrative by Frank Wilson; commentary, Basil Ruysdael; photographer, Irving Browning; editor, Harry Foster.

ARCTIC BORDERLANDS IN WINTER. Coronet, c1948. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Shows how some of the many different forms of plant and animal life have become adapted to the winters in northern Manitoba.

Credits: Educational collaborator, Paul E. Kambly.

ARCTIC FURY. Plymouth Productions, Inc., c1949. 61 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Filmed in the Arctic Zone, this drama portrays the courageous struggle of Dr. Thomas Barlow to bring aid to a plague-ravaged Eskimo village in the inaccessible Arctic wilderness.

Credits: Producer, Boris Petroff; directors, Fred Feitshans, Jr., Norman Dawn; story, Norman Dawn; adaptation, Charles F. Royal; film editor, Fred R. Feitshans, Jr.

Cast: Del Cambre, Eve Miller, Gloria Petroff, Don Riss, Merril McCormick.

ARCTIC MANHUNT. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1949. 69 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Based on the story "Narana of the North" by Ewing Scott.

Summary: A melodrama about an ex-convict who reforms when he loses his stolen money in an Alaska snowdrift, but reverts to type when a native recovers the fortune.

Credits: Producer, Leonard Goldstein; director, Ewing Scott; screenplay, Oscar Brodney, Joel Malone; music, Milton Schwarzwald; film editor, Otto Ludwig.

Cast: Mikel Conrad, Carol Thurston, Wally Cassell, Helen Brown, Russ Conway.

ARCTIC SPRINGTIME. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. 1 reel, sd. (Father Hubbard's Adventures)

Credits: Producer, Truman Talley; narrators, Father Hubbard, Lowell Thomas; music score, L. De Francesco; editor, Russ Sheilds.

ARE ANIMALS ACTORS? Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1945. 20 min., sd. (Featurette)

Credits: Producer, Gordon Hollingshead; narration written by James Bloodworth; narrator, Knox Manning.

ARE HUSBANDS NECESSARY? Paramount Pictures Inc., c1942. 9 reels, sd. From the novel "Mr. and Mrs. Cugat" by Isabel Scott Rorick.

Credits: Associate producer, Fred Kohlmar; director, Norman Taurog; screenplay, Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis; music score, Robert Emmett Dolan; photography, Charles Lang, Jr.; editor, LeRoy Stone.

ARE THESE OUR PARENTS? Monogram Pictures Corp., c1944. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Jeffrey Bernerd; director, William Nigh; original story, Hilary Lynn; screenplay, Michel Jacoby; photographer, Harry Neumann; film editor, John Link.

ARE THOSE OUR CHILDREN. SEE Youth Runs Wild.

ARE YOU A GOOD CITIZEN? Coronet, c1949. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: An explanation and demonstration of the minimum requirements of good citizenship. For high school, college, and adult groups.

Credits: Educational collaborator, Jerome G. Kerwin.

ARE YOU HAPPY, AMEN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

ARE YOU HAVIN' ANY FUN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

ARE YOU POPULAR? Coronet, c1947. 10 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: This dramatic sketch shows that high school boys and girls achieve lasting popularity when they are modest, friendly, self-reliant, and considerate of others.

Credits: Collaborator, Alice Sowers.

ARE YOU WITH IT? Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1948. 90 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the musical comedy by Sam Perrin and George Balzer.

Summary: A comedy about a mathematical wizard who joins a traveling carnival.

Credits: Producer, Robert Arthur; director, Jack Hively; music arranged and directed by Walter Scharf; film editor, Russell Schoengarth.

Cast: Donald O'Connor, Olga San Juan, Martha Stewart, Lew Parker, Walter Catlett.

AREN'T WE ALL. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 11 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A comedy featuring Co. Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle.

Credits: Producer, B. K. Blake; director, George Blake; story, George Blake, Gerard Kirk; editor, Gladys Brothers.

ARGENTINA. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Earle K. James, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version. Title on script: "La República Argentina."

ARGENTINA. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940. 1 reel, sd., color. (Paramount Color Cruises)

Credits: Producers and photographers, Palmer Miller, Curtis F. Nagel; narrator. Gene Hamilton.

18ARGENTINA; people of Buenos Aires. Erpi Classroom Films, Inc., c1940. 1 reel, sd.

A ARGENTINA (O POVO DE BUENOS AIRES). Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Earle K. James, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Portuguese version of "Argentina."

ARGENTINA. SEE

A Argentina (O Povo de Buenos Aires)

Argentinien.

ARGENTINE NIGHTS. c1940. Presented by Universal Studios. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Ken Goldsmith; director, Albert S. Rogel; original story, J. Robert Bren, Gladys Atwater; screenplay, Arthur T. Horman, Sid Kuller, Ray Golden; music director, Charles Previn; cameraman, Elwood Bredell; film editor, Frank Gross.

THE ARGENTINE QUESTION. SEE The March of Time, v. 8, no. 8.

ARGENTINIEN; Menschen in Buenos Aires. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. German version of "Argentina; people of Buenos Aires."

Summary: Depicts Buenos Aires in its role as hub of a nation's commercial, industrial, and agricultural activities. Shows such typical citizens as a grain broker at his executive duties, and a packing plant employee at home and at work. Includes scenes or the vast pampas region, the center of Argentina's agricultural wealth. For middle grades, high school, and adult groups.

Credits: Collaborator, Earle K. James.

THE ARGYLE SECRETS. Eronel Productions, Inc., c1948. 63 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A melodrama featuring the murder of a famous columnist, the theft of an album of documents, and the adventures of the newspaper reporter who solves the mystery.

Credits: Producers, Allan H. Posner; Sam Abarbnal; director, Cyril Endfield; story, William Gargan, Marjorie Lord.

Cast: William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ales Fraser, Jonathan Hale.

ARISE MY LOVE. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940. 12 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Arthur Hornblow, Jr.; director, Mitchell Leisen; original story, by Benjamin Glazer and John S. Toldy; screenplay, Charles Brackett, Bill Wilder; adaptation, Jacques Thery; photographer, Charles Lang, Jr.; film editor, Doane Harrison.

THE ARISTO CAT. The Vitaphone Corp., c1943. 7 min., sd., color. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Ted Pierce; animation, Rudolph Larriva; music director, Carl W. Stalling. Technicolor.

ARISTOCRATS OF THE KENNEL. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. 1 reel, sd. (Ed Thorgersen's Sports Review)

Credits: Producer, Truman Talley; continuity, Russ Sheilds; photographer, William Storz.

ARIZONA. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 14 reels, sd. Based upon the story by Clarence Budington Kelland.

Credits: Producer and director, Wesley Ruggles; screenplay, Claude Binyon; music, Victor Young; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editors, Otto Meyer, William Lyon.

ARIZONA BOUND. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1941. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Scott R. Dunlap; director, Spencer G. Bennett; original story, Oliver Drake; screenplay, Jess Bowers; music, Eddie Kay; photography, Harry Neumann; film editor, Carl Pierson.

ARIZONA CYCLONE. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1941. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Will Cowan; director, Ray Taylor; original screenplay, Sherman Lowe; photography, Charles Van Enger; film editor, Paul Landers.

ARIZONA FRONTIER. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Edward Finney; director, Al Herman; screenplay, Robert Emmett; photography, Marcel A. LePicard; film editor, Robert Golden.

ARIZONA GANG BUSTERS. Producers Releasing Corp., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Peter Stewart; original screenplay, William Lively; music director, Lew Porter; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

THE ARIZONA RANGER. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1948. 63 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A Western, in which a gang of rustlers in the Arizona Territory meet their match in combat with a rancher father and his ranger son.

Credits: Producer, Herman Schlom; director, John Rawlins; original screenplay, Norman Houston; music, Paul Sawtell; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Desmond Marquette.

Cast: Jack Holt, Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin, Steve Brodie.

ARIZONA ROUND-UP. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1942. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer and director, Robert Tansey; original story, Robert Emmett, Frances Kavanaugh; music director, Frank Sanucci; photography, Marcel Le Picard; film editor, Fred Bain.

ARIZONA TERRORS. c1942. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, George Sherman; original screenplay, Doris Schroeder, Taylor Caven; music director, Cy Feuer; photographer, Ernest Miller; film editor, Les Orlebeck.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

ARIZONA TRAIL. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1943.

Credits: Associate producer, Oliver Drake; director, Vernon Keays; original screenplay, William Lively; film editor, Al Todd.

ARIZONA WHIRLWIND. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1944. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer and director, Robert Tansey; original screenplay, Frances Kavanaugh; music director, Frank Sanucci; cameraman, Edward Kull; film editor, John C. Fuller.

ARKANSAS JUDGE. c1941. Presented by Republic Pictures. 8 reels, sd. Based on the novel "False Witness" by Irving Stone.

Credits: Associate producer, Armand Schaefer; director, Frank McDonald; screenplay, Dorrell and Stuart McGowan; adaptation, Ian Hunter, Ring Lardner, Jr., Gertrude Purcell; music director, Cy Feuer; photographer, Ernest Miller; film editor, Ernest Nims.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

THE ARKANSAS SWING. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 7 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A hillbilly musical comedy about trotting horses.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark; director, Ray Nazarro; original screenplay, Barry Shipman; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Paul Borofsky.

Cast: Gloria Henry, Stuart Hart, June Vincent, Mary Eleanor Donahue, The Hoosier Hot Shots (Hezzie, Ken, Gil, and Gabe).

THE ARMLESS DENTIST. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd. (Person-Oddity, no. 121)

Credits: Producers, Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Mead; narrator, Bill Biven.

ARMS AND THE MEN. SEE The March of Time, v. 7, no. 4.

ARMY BRAT. SEE Little Mister Jim.

ARMY CHAMPIONS. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 956 ft., sepia. (A Pete Smith Specialty)

Credits: Director, Paul Vogel; screenplay, Julian Harmon; film editor, Philip Anderson.

ARMY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 11 min., sd., 35mm. (The World of Sports, no. 121)

Credits: Director, Harry Foster; commentator, Bill Stern.

THE ARMY MASCOT. Walt Disney Productions, c1942. 1 reel, sd. (A Walt Disney Pluto)

THE ARMY-NAVY E AWARD CEREMONIES, MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN, JULY 29, 1943. Presented by Norge, a Borg-Warner industry. 1 reel, sd., b&w.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Organization, Inc.

ARMY SHOW. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1943. 20 min., sd. (Broadway Brevities) Based on the radio program "Soldiers with Wings."

Credits: Director, Jean Negulesco.

ARMY SURGEON. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1942. 63 min., sd. From a story by John Twist.

Credits: Producer, Bert Gilroy; director, A. Edward Sutherland; screenplay, Barry Trivers, Emmet Lavery; music, Roy Webb; 19music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Samuel E. Beetley.

ARMY WIVES. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1944. 8 reels, sd. Based on idea by Joel Levy, Jr.

Credits: Producer, Lindsley Parsons; director, Phil Rosen; original screenplay, B. Harrison Orkow; photographer, Mack Stengler.

THE ARNELO AFFAIR. Loew's Inc., c1947. 86 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture. Based on a story by Jane Burr.

Credits: Producer, Jerry Bresler; director, Arch Oboler; screenplay, Arch Oboler; music score, George Bassman; film editor, Harry Komer.

Cast: John Hodiak, George Murphy, Frances Gifford, Dean Stockwell, Eve Arden.

AROUND AND AROUND SHE GOES. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

AROUND THE WORLD. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1943. 80 min., sd.

Credits: Director, Allan Dwan; original story and screenplay, Ralph Spence; musical arrangements, George Duning; musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Theron Warth.

AROUND THE WORLD IN CALIFORNIA. Loew's Inc., c1947. 9 min., sd., color, 35mm. (James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks) An MGM picture.

Credits: Produced and narrated by James A. FitzPatrick; music score, Nat Finston.

ARROW MAGIC. Vitaphone Corp., c1947. 10 min., sd., color, 35mm. (The Sports Parade) Warner Bros.

Credits: Director, Charles T. Trego; narration written by Jack Scholl; narrator, Knox Manning.

Cast: Ande Vale.

ARSENAL OF MIGHT. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd. (America Speaks Featurette)

Credits: Producers, Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Mead; narrator, Ed Herlihy.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1944. 12 reels, sd. From the stage play by Joseph Kesselring. A Warner Bros.-First National picture.

Credits: Producers, Howard Lindsay, Russell Crouse; director, Frank Capra; screenplay, Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein; music, Max Steiner; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; orchestral arrangements, Hugo Friedhofer; film editor, Daniel Mandell.

ARSON, INC. Lippert Productions, Inc. Released through Screen Guild Productions, Inc., c1949. 64 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: An undercover agent of a metropolitan fire department tracks down a gang of thieves who mask their thefts behind willful arson. Setting, Los Angeles.

Credits: Producer, William Stephens; director, William Berke; original story, Arthur Caesar; screenplay, Maurice Tombragel; music, Raoul Kraushaar; editor, Edward Mann.

Cast: Robert Lowery, Anne Gwynne, Edward Brophy, Marcia Mae Jones, Douglas Fowley.

ARSON SQUAD. Alexander-Stern, c1945. Presented by PRC Pictures, Inc. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Arthur Alexander; director, Lew Landers; original screenplay, Arthur St. Claire; music director, Lee Zahler; film editor, Holbrook Todd.

ART DISCOVERS AMERICA. SEE Grandpa Called It Art.

THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE. Walt Disney Productions, c1941. 1 reel, sd.

THE ART OF SKIING. Walt Disney Productions, c1941. 1 reel, sd. (A Walt Disney Goofy)

ARTE METÁLICA. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Forest Grant, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Portuguese version of "Metal Craft."

ARTERIES OF LIFE. The Conservation Foundation in association with the New York Zoological Society. Released by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, c1948. 11 min., sd., color, 16mm. (The Living Earth Series, pt. 3)

Summary: A conservation film which shows the functions of plant life in catching and storing water and in maintaining the topsoil. Includes animated drawings. For high school and adult groups.

Credits: Director, George E. Brewer, Jr.; story, John H. Storer.

ARTERIES OF THE CITY. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Robert S. Lynd, c1946. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Afrikaans version. Title on script: "Stedelike Verkeer."

ARTERIES OF THE CITY. Erpi Classroom Films, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd. With teacher's handbook.

ARTES E OFÍCIOS DO MÉXICO. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with M. D. C. Crawford, c1946. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Portuguese version of "Arts and Crafts of Mexico."

ARTHUR MURRAY TAUGHT ME DANCING IN A HURRY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

ARTHUR TAKES OVER. Sol M. Wurtzel Productions, Inc., c1948. 63 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A light comedy in which a young girl conceals from her well-to-do family her marriage to a sailor. Arthur, her teen-age brother "takes over" when their mother makes plans to marry Sister to a wealthy suitor. Suburban setting.

Credits: Producer, Sol M. Wurtzel; director, Mal St. Clair; story and screenplay, Mauri Grashin; music score, Darrell Calker; film editor, Roy Livingston.

Cast: Lois Collier, Richard Crane, Skip Homeier, Ann E. Todd, Jerome Cowan.

ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Vitaphone Corp., c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Melody Master Bands) Warner Bros. Originally released in 1939.

Credits: Director, Roy Mack.

ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA IN SYMPHONY OF SWING. The Vitaphone Corp., c1939. 10 min., sd. (Melody Master)

Credits: Director, Joseph Henabery.

THE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION OF RABBITS AND THE TRANSPLANTATION OF RABBIT EGGS. Bailey Film Service, for the Worcester (Mass.) Foundation for Experimental Biology, Inc. and the Foundation of Applied Research, San Antonio, Tex.

Summary: A picture designed to show the value of artificial insemination and transplantation of eggs in the breeding of rabbits.

Credits: Director, Min-Chueh Chang.

ARTISANS OF FLORENCE. International Film Foundation, Inc., c1947. 21 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: The Institute of Art in Florence furnishes the setting for examples of Italian art and handicrafts. Scenes of Italian home and farm life and of the Festival of the Grapes are included.

Credits: Director, Victor Vicas; original story, Norman Borisoff; script, Tom Cobb; narrator, Tony Kraber.

THE ARTIST MODEL. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1945. 2 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Will Cowan; director, Lewis D. Collins; orchestrations, Lloyd Akridge; film editor, Irving Applebaum.

ARTIST'S ANTICS. Universal Picture Co., Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 35mm. (Person-Oddity, no. 154)

Credits: Producer, Thomas Mead; script, Frank Kelly; narration, Fred B. Cole.

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF MEXICO. Erpi Classroom Films, Inc., c1939. 1 reel, sd. With teacher's handbook.

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF MEXICO. SEE

Artes e Ofícios do México.

México—Artes Populares.

AS MABEL GOES SO GOES THE NAVY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

AS THE FLY FLIES. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp., c1944. 576 ft., sd. (A Phantasy Cartoon)

Credits: Director, Howard Swift; story, Ed Seward; animation, Grant Simmons; music, Eddie Kilfeather.

AS THE TWIG IS BENT. Motion Picture Bureau of the Affiliated Aetna Life 20Companies, c1943. 1 reel, sd.

Appl. author: F. W. Bright.

ASCORBIC ACID AND SCURVY. Wilding Picture Productions, Inc., c1947. 28 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: The film shows Dr. Frederick F. Tisdall delivering his lecture on "Ascorbic Acid and Scurvy." Contains illustrative diagrams and charts.

ASIA'S NEW VOICE. SEE The March of Time, v. 15, no. 2.

ASK DAD. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

ASK MY HEART. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

THE ASPERN PAPERS. SEE The Lost Moment.

THE ASSASSIN. General Television Enterprises, Inc., c1949. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: The treachery of an overthrown South American dictator leads to his death at the hands of the very man who had arranged his escape.

Credits: Producer, director, and screenplay, John Reinhardt; film editor, Victor C. Lewis, Jr.

ASSEMBLY AND RIGGING OF THE P–63. Bell Aircraft Corp. Motion Picture Division with the cooperation of the United States Army Air Forces. 33 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Directed and written by Reed C. Miller; cameraman, Ralph Woolsey.

ASSEMBLY OF BOLTED STEEL TANKS; 10,000 barrel bolted steel tank. Sound Masters, Inc., for the Training Film Branch, Photographic Section, Bureau of Aeronautics, United States Navy. © Sound Masters, Inc.

Appl. author: J. F. Clemenger.

1. Preparation of Site and Description of Parts. © title, descr., & 4 prints, 19Nov43; MU14155.

2. Assembly of Bottom. © title, descr., & 6 prints, 19Nov43; MU14156.

3. Assembly of Walls. © title, descr., & 6 prints, 19Nov43; MU14157.

4. Assembly of Center Pole, Rafters and Deck. © title, descr., & 4 prints, 19Nov43; MU14158.

5. Tank Attachments, Sealing and Camouflage. © title, descr., & 2 prints, 19Nov43; MU14159.

ASSIGNED TO DANGER. Eagle Lion Films, Inc., c1948. 66 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on a story by Robert E. Kent.

Summary: The adventures of an insurance investigator who brings about the capture of a gang of payroll bandits.

Credits: Producer, Eugene Ling; director, Oscar Boetticher; screenplay, Eugene Ling; film editor, W. Donn Hayes.

Cast: Gene Raymond, Noreen Nash, Robert Bice, Martin Kosleck, Mary Meade.

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY. Loew's Inc., c1943. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., b&w. Based upon the novel by Helen MacInnes.

Credits: Producer, J. Walter Ruben; director, Jack Conway; screenplay, Anthony Veiller, William H. Wright, Howard Emmett Rogers; musical score, Lennie Hayton; film editor, Frank Sullivan.

AT A GYPSY CAMP FIRE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

AT A LITTLE COUNTRY TAVERN. Featurettes, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

AT A LITTLE HOT DOG STAND. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

AT A LITTLE ROADSIDE REST. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

AT DAWN WE DIE. c1943. Presented by Republic Pictures. 78 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, S. W. Smith; director, George King; original story, Dorothy Hope; screenplay, Anatole de Grunwald; script, Katherine Strueby; music, Nicholas Brodszky; music director, Muir Mathieson; orchestration, Roy Douglas; photography, Otto Heller; film editors, Terence Fisher, Winifred Cooper.

AT EASE. Presented by Chevrolet. 1 min., sd., color.

Credits: Cinecolor.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

AT EASE. Presented by Chevrolet. 1 min.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

AT MY LADY'S SERVICE. Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Presented by Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp. b&w, 35mm.

AT THE CLUB SAVOY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW. Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Presented by Sun-Kraft, Inc. 3 reels, sd., color, 16mm.

AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 2 reels, sd. From the Damon Runyon story, "The Old Doll's House."

Credits: Associate producer, Gordon Hollingshead; director, Jean Negulesco; screenplay, Harold Medford; music, Howard Jackson; film editor, Everett Dodd.

AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 20 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on a story by Damon Runyon. A Re-release.

Summary: After he decides to reform, circumstances implicate a young racketeer in a gangland murder. Found guilty of the murder, he is saved from execution by the testimony of a mysterious recluse.

Credits: Director, Jean Negulesco; screenplay, Harold Medford; film editor, Everett Dodd.

Cast: Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Risdon, Knox Manning, Howard da Silva, Ben Welden.

AT THE VILLA ROSE. SEE House of Mystery.

AT YOUR SERVICE. Featurettes, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Louis Herscher, Harold Raymond.

ATHLETIC INJURIES, THE CHARLEY HORSE AND THE SPRAINED ANKLE. Committee on Professional Visual Education of the American Osteopathic Association. 16mm.

Credits: Adapted and directed by Ralph W. Rice.

Appl. authors: Ralph W. Rice, Wilbur Bohm.

ATHLETIC STARS. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1948. 8 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Sportscope, no. 3)

Summary: At Boca Raton, Florida, Fred Perry gives tennis instruction to children; Patty Elsener, Olympic diving star demonstrates her repertoire of dives; and Porter Roberts, an outstanding jockey, spends a morning at Hialeah.

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director, Joseph Walsh; narrator, Red Barber; music, Nathaniel Shilkret; editor, Harold Oteri.

ATHLETIC VARIETIES. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1948. 8 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Sportscope, no. 12).

Summary: The film shows Stewart Iglehart, polo champion, in action at Delray Beach, Florida; Bill O'Brien giving modern swimming instruction at Boca Raton Club in Florida; and Beachcomber, champion greyhound, racing on a Miami track.

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director, Joseph Walsh; script, Burton Benjamin; narrator, Red Barber; music, Nathaniel Shilkret; editor, Harold Oteri.

ATHLETIQUIZ. Loew's Inc., c1947. 9 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Pete Smith Specialty) (What's Your I. Q.? no. 12) An MGM picture.

Credits: Producer and narrator, Pete Smith; screenplay, Joe Ansen, David Barclay; film editor, Joseph Dietrick.

ATLANTIC CITY. c1944. Presented by Republic Pictures. 10 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Albert J. Cohen; director, Ray McCarey; original story, Arthur Caesar; screenplay, Doris Gilbert, Frank Gill, Jr., George Carleton Brown; music director, Walter Scharf; orchestral arrangements, Joseph Dubin; photographer, John Alton; film editor, Richard L. Van Enger.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

ATLANTIC CONVOY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark; director, Lew Landers; original screenplay, Robert Lee Johnson; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, James Sweeney.

L'ATLANTIDE. SEE Siren of Atlantis.

21THE ATMOSPHERE AND ITS CIRCULATION; ocean of air. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1944. 1 reel.

ATMOSPHERE AND ITS CIRCULATION. SEE L'Atmosphere et Ses Mouvements.

ATOMENERGIE. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. German version of "Atomic Energy."

Summary: Identifies parts and structure of atoms; defines electronic or chemical energy and nuclear energy; explains the three known forms of atomic energy release—natural radioactivity, nuclear synthesis, and nuclear fission; and illustrates the relationship between atomic energy from the sun and chemical energy stored and released in photosynthesis and combustion. For high school, college, and adult groups.

Credits: Collaborator, Willard F. Libby.

ATOMIC ENERGY. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Willard F. Libby, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

ATOMIC ENERGY. SEE Atomenergie.

ATOMIC POWER. SEE The March of Time, 1947.

L'ATMOSPHERE ET SES MOUVEMENTS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. French version of "Atmosphere and Its Circulation."

Summary: The nature, structure, chemical composition, weight, and distribution of the air, and its circulation in relation to the rotation of the earth.

ATTITUDES AND HEALTH. Coronet, c1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Shows that improper attitudes can prevent the individual from doing his best and can even cause physical illness. Designed for high school, college, and adult groups.

Credits: Educational collaborators, Dean F. Smiley, Fred V. Hein.

AU REET. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

AUNT EMMA PAINTS THE TOWN. SEE So's Your Aunt Emma.

AUSTRALIA. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Explains how rainfall affects life in the three major regions of Australia—the Eastern Highlands, the Central Basin, and the Great Plateau—and shows how the people live in Sydney, the "back country," and Canberra. Includes animation.

Credits: Collaborator, Edmund de S. Brunner.

AUSTRALIA AT WAR. SEE The March of Time, v. 7, no. 8.

AUSTRALIA VS. UNITED STATES: Challenge Round, Davis Cup Tennis Matches, August, 1947. American Film Services, Inc., c1947. 21 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Narrator, Robert Wolff.

AUTHOR IN BABYLAND. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd. (Person-Oddity, no. 140)

Credits: Producers, Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Mead; narrator, Ben Grauer.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A TRACT. Scriptures Visualized Institute, c1942. 1 reel.

Appl. author: George F. Santa.

AUTOEROTISM IN INFANCY. René A. Spitz. 32 min., si., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Describes three types of autoerotic behavior in infancy.

THE AUTOGRAPH HOUND. Walt Disney Productions, c1939. 1 reel. (A Walt Disney Donald Duck)

AUTO-LITE ON PARADE. Presented by The Electric Auto-Lite Co. 2 reels, sd.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

THE AUTOMOBILE. Eastman Kodak Co. c1942. 1,025 ft. Revised.

Appl. author: George W. Hoke.

AUTOMOTIVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; automobile operation. The Jam Handy Organization, c1945. 1 reel each. © The Jam Handy Organization.

1. Know Your Car. © 1May45; MP16021.

2. Your Driving Habits. © 1May45; MP16020.

3. Keeping Your Car Fit. © 1May45; MP16028.

4. The Periodic Check-Up. © 1May45; MP16022.

AUTOMOTIVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; bus operation. De Frenes & Co., c1945. 1 reel each. © De Frenes & Co.

1. The Operator and His Job. © 1Aug45; MP19.

2. The Operator and His Passengers. © 1Aug45; MP20.

3. The Operator and Safety. © 1Aug45; MP21.

AUTOMOTIVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; preventive maintenance. c1945. 1 reel each. © Gene K. Walker.

1. Introduction to Preventive Maintenance.

Appl. author: Lawrence Ravitz.

2. The Battery, Ignition and Electrical System. © 1Aug45; MP16332.

3. The Engine Assembly. © 1Aug45; MP16333.

4. The Cooling System and Fuel System. © 1Aug45; MP16334.

5. Engine Tests and Tune Up. © 1Aug45; MP16335.

AUTOMOTIVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; preventive maintenance. Century Productions, Inc., c1945. 1 reel each. © Century Productions, Inc.

6. The Clutch and Hand Brake. © 1Oct45; MP87.

7. The Hydraulic Brake System. © 1Oct45; MP88.

8. Steering, Wheels, Front and Rear Axles. © 1Oct45; MP89.

9. Transmission, Drive Shaft, and Differential. © 1Oct45; MP90.

AUTOMOTIVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; school bus operation. De Frenes & Co., c1945. 1 reel each. © De Frenes & Co.

1. Care and Maintenance. © 1Aug45; MP22.

2. Passengers, Driving Hazards, Safety. © 1Aug45; MP23.

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE. Burton Holmes Films, Inc., c1940. Presented by Vocational Guidance Films, Inc. 1 reel. (Your Life Work Series)

AUTUMN ON THE FARM. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 11 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: Activities on the farm and in the neighboring woods in September, October, and November, Joan and Jerry pick apples and pumpkins, hunt for nuts, and watch the wild animals and birds. Father prepares silage, and Mother picks grapes for jam and jelly. A classroom film for primary and middle grades.

Credits: Collaborator, E. Laurence Palmer.

AUXILIARY VIEWS; pt. 1. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (McGraw-Hill Text Films. Mechanical Drawing Series, no. 6)

Summary: Auxiliary projection is explained and defined, and an auxiliary elevation is constructed.

AUXILIARY VIEWS; pt. 2. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (McGraw-Hill Text Films. Mechanical Drawing Series, no. 7)

Summary: Describes three types of single auxiliaries—auxiliary elevations, right and left auxiliaries, and front and rear auxiliaries—illustrated by household articles with slanting surfaces which require auxiliary views for complete representation.

AUXILIARY VIEWS: DOUBLE AUXILIARIES. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., c1947. 13 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (Engineering Drawing, film 4)

Summary: A film for students of engineering drawing. Following a brief review of orthographic projection on three principal planes and on auxiliary planes, the film describes the theory of double auxiliary or oblique view.

AUXILIARY VIEWS: SINGLE AUXILIARIES. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., c1947. 23 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (Engineering Drawing, film 3)

Summary: An instructional film in the field of engineering drawing, which gives a brief review of orthographic projection and describes the true shape of an object with one or more slanting faces. With the use of a three-dimensional technique, auxiliary projection is explained and defined.

AVALANCHE. c1946. Presented by P.R.C. Pictures. 8 reels, sd., 35mm. An Imperial production.

Credits: Production, Pat de Cicco; director, Irving Allen; original screenplay, Andrew Holt; original music score, Lucien Moraweck, Rene Garriguene; music director, Lud Gluskin; film editor, Louis Sackin.

Appl. author: P.R.C. Pictures, Inc.

THE AVENGERS. Produced with the cooperation of The British Air Ministry, The British War Office, The Royal Norwegian Government. Released by Paramount, c1942. 7,915 ft., sd. A Paul Soskin

22Credits: Director, Harold French; story, Frank Owen; treatment and screenplay, Terence Rattigan, Anatole DeGrunwald, Patrick Kirwen; music score, Richard Addinsell; cameraman, Cyril Knowles; editor, Michael C. Chorlton.

THE AVENGING RIDER. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1942. 56 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Bert Gilroy; director, Sam Nelson; story, Harry O. Hoyt; screenplay, Harry O. Hoyt, Morton Grant; music director, Paul Sawtell; editor, John Lockert.

AVENTURES DE JEANNOT LAPIN. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. French version of "Adventures of Bunny Rabbit."

Summary: Bunny Rabbit meets many animals when he goes to visit the farm.

Credits: Collaborators: Arthur I. Gates, Ernest Horn, Celeste C. Peardon.

AVES DE RAPINA. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 16mm.

Credits: Collaborators, T. Gilbert Pearson, William L. Finley.

AVES DE RAPIÑA. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., in collaboration with T. Gilbert Pearson and William L. Finley, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version of "Birds of Prey."

AVIATION EXPERT—DONALD DOUGLAS. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd. (Person-Oddity, no. 130)

Credits: Producers, Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Mead; narrator, Douglas Browning.

AN AVIATION STORY. sd., 16mm.

AVIATION VACATION. c1941. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies) Leon Schlesinger Productions.

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Dave Monahan; animation, Sidney Sutherland; music director, Carl W. Stalling.

AWFUL ORPHAN. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1948. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Director, Charles M. Jones; story, Michael Maltese; animation, Phil Monroe, Ben Washam, Lloyd Vaughan, Ken Harris.

AZUSA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, Dave Gould.

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B. F.'S DAUGHTER. Loew's Inc., c1948. 108 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture. Based on the novel by John P. Marquand.

Summary: The story of the marital difficulties of a headstrong heiress who marries a struggling young economist.

Credits: Producer, Edwin H. Knopf; director, Robert Z. Leonard; screenplay, Luther Davis; music score, Bronislau Kaper; film editor, George White.

Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn, Richard Hart, Keenan Wynn.

B–29'S OVER DIXIE. Bell Aircraft Corp., Motion Picture Division. 20 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Directed and written by Norman Mathews, Harold Kopel; cameraman, Ralph Woolsey.

BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1944. 10 min., sd., color. (Sports Parade)

Credits: Director, Andre DeLaVarre; narrator, Knox Manning.

BABALU. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BABALU. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BABBLING BESS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BABE DIDRIKSON, QUEEN OF SPORTS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Babe Didrikson jumps hurdles, throws the javelin, plays baseball, and demonstrates in detail her skill at golf.

Credits: Producer-director, Harry Foster; commentator, Bill Stern; music, Jack Shaindlin; editor, Dan Heiss.

THE BABE RUTH STORY. Allied Artists Productions, Inc., c1948. 106 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the book by Bob Considine.

Summary: The life of the home-run king from his childhood to his last illness, with emphasis on his professional career.

Credits: Producer and director, Roy Del Ruth; screenplay, Bob Considine, George Callahan; music director, Edward Ward; film editor, Richard Heermance.

Cast: William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford, Sam Levene, Fred Lightner.

BABES ON BROADWAY. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 13 reels, sd., b&w.

Credits: Producer, Arthur Freed; director, Busby Berkeley; original story, Fred Finklehoffe; screenplay, Fred Finklehoffe, Elaine Ryan; music director, Georgie Stoll; music adaptation, Roger Edens; orchestrations, Leo Arnaud, George Bassman, Conrad Salinger; film editor, Fredrick Y. Smith.

BABES ON SWING STREET. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1944. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Bernard W. Burton; director, Edward Lilley; original story, Brenda Weisberg; screenplay, Howard Dimsdale, Eugene Conrad; music director, Sam Freed, Jr.; film editor, Fred R. Feitshans.

BABIES BY BANNISTER. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 781 ft., sd. (A Columbia Panoramic)

Credits: Director, Irving Browning; commentator, Millicent Robin.

BABIES FOR SALE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Charles Barton; story, Robert Chapin, Joseph Carole; screenplay, Robert D. Andrews; film editor, Charles Nelson.

BABIES, THEY'RE WONDERFUL. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Directed and written by Justin Herman.

BABY ANIMALS. Young America Films, Inc., c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A film designed to teach primary children certain concepts basic to an understanding of the appearance, behavior, and care of young birds and animals.

Credits: Adviser, Gerald S. Craig.

BABY, ARE YOU KIDDIN'? Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, Dave Gould.

BABY BLUES. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 852 ft., sd., b&w.

Credits: Director, Edward Cahn; screenplay, Hal Law, Robert McGowan; film editor, Leon Bourgeau.

BABY BOTTLENECK. Warner Bros. Cartoons, c1945. 7 min., sd., color. (Looney Tunes)

Credits: Director, Robert Clampett; story, Warren Foster; animation, Rod Scribner; music director, Carl W. Stalling. Technicolor.

BABY CARE—FEEDING. The Pennsylvania State College, c1944. 900 ft., sd., 16mm.

Appl. author: Celeste Burgeson.

BABY DON'T GO 'WAY FROM ME. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

BABY DON'T YOU CRY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BABY, DON'T YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.

BABY FACE MORGAN. Producers Releasing Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Jack Schwarz; director, Arthur Dreifuss; story, Oscar Brodney, Jack Rubin; screenplay, Edward Dein, Jack Rubin; original music score, Leon Erdody; film editor, Dan Milner.

BABY FACE MORGAN. Producers Releasing Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Jack Schwarz; director, Arthur Dreifuss; story, Oscar Brodney, Jack Rubin; screenplay, Edward Dein, Jack Rubin; original music score, Leon Erdody; film editor, Dan Milner.

BABY PUSS. Loew's Inc., c1943. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 729 ft., sd., color. (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon) (An MGM Tom and Jerry Cartoon)

Credits: Directors, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; animation, Kenneth Muse, Ray Patterson, Irven Spence, Pete Burness; music, Scott Bradley. Technicolor.

BABY RABBIT IN CARROT PIE. c1940. 1 reel, sd.

THE BABY SEAL. Released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. Presented by Paul Terry. 1 reel, sd. (Terrytoon)

Credits: Producer, Paul Terry; director, Connie Rasinski; story, John Foster; music, Philip A. Scheib.

THE BABY SITTER. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1947. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Little Lulu Cartoon)

Credits: Direction, Seymour Kneitel; story, Bill Turner, Larry Riley.

BABY WANTS A BOTTLESHIP. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, Dave Fleischer; story, Jack Ward, Jack Mercer; animation, Alfred Eugster, Joseph Oriolo.

THE BABY'S BATH. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Arnold Gesell and the Clinic of Child Development, Yale University, c1947. 1 reel, si., b&w, 16mm.

BACALL TO ARMS. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1946. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Technicolor.

THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 95 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Dore Schary; director, Irving Reis; original story and screenplay, Sidney Sheldon; music, Leigh Harline; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Frederick Knudtson.

Cast: Myrna Loy, Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee.

24© RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., 24Jul47; LP1178.

BACHELOR BLUES. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1948. 17 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, George Bilson; director, Leslie Goodwins; screenplay, Julian Woodward, Leslie Goodwins; film editor, Tholen Gladden.

Cast: Leon Errol, Dorothy Granger, Wally Brown, Betty Underwood, Grandon Rhodes.

BACHELOR BORN. SEE Housemaster.

BACHELOR DADDY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1941. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Burt Kelly; director, Harold Young; music director, Charles Previn; photography, Milton Krasner; film editor, Philip Cahn.

BACHELOR DAZE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1944. 1,646 ft., sd.

Credits: Producer and director, Jules White; story and screenplay, Felix Adler; film editor, Charles Hochberg.

THE BACHELOR'S DAUGHTERS. Released through United Artists, c1946. Presented by Andrew Stone. 90 min., sd., 35mm.

Credits: Production, direction and original screenplay, Andrew Stone; music director, Heinz Roemheld; editor, Duncan Mansfield.

BACK ALLEY OPROAR. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1947–48. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Director, I. Freleng; story, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce; animation, Gerry Chiniquy, Manuel Perez, Ken Champin, Virgil Ross.

BACK ALLEY OPROAR. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1947–48, 7 min., sd., color. 35mm. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Director, I. Freleng; story, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce; animation, Gerry Chiniquy, Manuel Perez, Ken Champin, Virgil Ross.

BACK BEAT BOOGIE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BACK DOOR MAN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.,c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

BACK FROM THE FRONT. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 2 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer and director, Jules White; story and screenplay, Jack White, Ewart Adamson; film editor, Edwin Bryant.

BACK HOME IN INDIANA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.

BACK IN THE SADDLE. c1941. Presented by Republic Pictures. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Harry Grey; director, Lew Landers; original screenplay, Richard Murphy, Jesse Lasky, Jr.; photography, Ernest Miller; film editor, Tony Martinelli.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BACK IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.

BACK OF EVERY PROMISE. Wilding Picture Productions, Inc.; c1949. 29 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. Previously entitled "Promises We Live By."

Summary: Shows how banking services are performed.

Credits: Author, James P. Prindle, III.

BACKSTREET. c1941. Presented by Universal Studios. 10 reels, sd. Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst.

Credits: Producer, Bruce Manning; director, Robert Stevenson; screenplay, Bruce Manning, Felix Jackson; music director, Charles Previn; photography, William Daniels; film editor, Ted Kent.

BACK TO BATAAN. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1945. 95 min., sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Theron Warth; director, Edward Dmytryk; original story, Aeneas MacKenzie, William Gordon; screenplay, Ben Barzman, Richard H. Landau; music, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Marston Fay.

BACK TO BIKES. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1942. 1 reel, sd. (Ed Thorgersen's Sports Review)

Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; continuity, Russ Sheilds; music, L. de Francesco; photography, Jack Painter.

BACK TO DONEGAL. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.

BACK TO LIFE. Aetna Life Affiliated Companies, for the Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., c1948. 6 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: Explains the principles of artificial respiration and demonstrates the application of those principles.

BACK TO THE SOIL. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. Presented by Paul Terry. 1 reel, sd. (A Terrytoon)

Credits: Producer, Paul Terry; director, Eddie Donnelly; story, John Foster; music, Philip A. Scheib.

BACK TRAIL. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1948. 54 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: The adventures of rancher Terry Dugan, who marries the banker's daughter. Banker Frazer, who was once imprisoned on a false charge of embezzlement, is enmeshed in the schemes of a blackmailer until Terry apprehends the criminal.

Credits: Producer, Barney A. Sarecky; director, Christy Cabanne; original screenplay, J. Benton Cheney; music director, Edward Kay; film editor, Johnny Fuller.

Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Mildred Coles, Ted Adams, Pierce Lyden.

BACKGROUND FOR LITERATURE: THE LADY OF THE LAKE. Coronet, c1949. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Scenes of the Scottish countryside and the historic landmarks described in Scott's poem. Teaches that literature has its roots in actual places, people, and events. For high school students.

Credits: Educational collaborator, J. Paul Leonard.

BACKGROUND FOR READING: STORIES OF HOLLAND. Coronet, c1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Scenes of life in Holland. Designed for intermediate and junior high grades as a visual background for reading about Holland.

Credits: Educational collaborator, Wendell W. Wright.

BACKGROUND TO DANGER. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1943. 80 min., sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. From a novel by Eric Ambler.

Credits: Producer, Jerry Wald; director, Raoul Walsh; screenplay, W. R. Burnett; music, Frederick Hollander; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; film editor, Jack Killifer.

BACKLASH. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1946, 66 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Associate producer, Cliff R. Gans; director, Eugene Forde; original story and screenplay, Irving Elman; music score, Darrell Calker; film editor, William F. Claxton.

Cast: Jean Rogers, Richard Travis.

BACKSTAGE BLUES. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BACKSTAGE FOLLIES. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1948. 19 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, George Bilson; direction and screenplay, Hal Yates; film editor, Edward W. Williams.

Cast: Leon Errol, Dorothy Granger, Wally Brown, Betty Underwood, Steven Flagg.

BACKTRACK. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

BACKYARD EXPLORATIONS. Scriptures Visualized Institute, c1942. 1 reel. (Nature's Wonderland Series)

Appl. author: Severt Andrewson.

BACKYARD GOLF. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1944. 10 min., sd., color. (Sports Parade)

Credits: Producers, Blumenthal, Heilner; director, Andre De La Varre; narrator, Knox Manning. Technicolor.

BAD BASCOMB. Loew's Inc., c1946. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 11 reels, sd., b&w.

Credits: Producer, Orville O. Dull; director, S. Sylvan Simon; original story, D. A. Loxley; screenplay, William Lipman, Grant Garrett; music score, David Snell; orchestration, Wally Heglin; film editor, Ben Lewis.

BAD BOY. Allied Artists Productions, Inc. Released through Monogram Pictures Corp., c1949. 87 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A semi-documentary picture about the rehabilitation of a delinquent youth who is committed to the Variety Clubs International Boys' Farm at Copperas 25Cove, Texas.

Credits: Producer, Paul Short; director, Kurt Neumann; screenplay, Robert Hardy Andrews; story, Robert Hardy Andrews, Paul Short; music score, Paul Sawtell; editor, William Austin.

Cast: Lloyd Nolan, Jan Wyatt, Audie Murphy, James Gleason, Stanley Clements.

BAD LUCK BLACKIE. Loew's Inc., c1949. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Tom and Jerry Cartoon) An MGM cartoon.

Credits: Producer, Fred Quimby; director, Tex Avery; story, Rich Hogan; animation, Grant Simmons, Walter Clinton, Preston Blair, Louie Schmitt; music, Scott Bradley.

THE BAD MAN. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 7 reels, sd. Based on the play by Porter Emerson Browne.

Credits: Producer, J. Walter Ruben; director, Richard Thorpe; screenplay, Wells Root; film editor, Conrad A. Nervig.

BAD MAN FROM RED BUTTE. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Joseph Sanford; director, Ray Taylor; original screenplay, Sam Robins; cameraman, William Sickner.

BAD MAN OF DEADWOOD. c1941. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer and director, Joseph Kane; original screenplay, James R. Webb; music director, Cy Feuer; photographer, William Nobles; film editor, Charles Craft.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BAD MEN OF MISSOURI. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 8 reels. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. From a story by Robert E. Kent.

Credits: Director, Ray Enright; screenplay, Charles Grayson.

BAD MEN OF THE BORDER. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1945. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer and director, Wallace W. Fox; original screenplay, Adele Buffington; photographer, Maury Gertsman; film editor, Philip Cahn.

BAD MEN OF THE HILLS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Jack Fier; director, William Berke; original screenplay, Luci Ward; film editor, Richard Fantl.

BAD MEN OF THUNDER GAP. Producers Releasing Corp., c1943. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producers, Alfred Stern, Arthur Alexander; director, Albert Herman; original story and screenplay, Elmer Clifton; music director, Lee Zahler; cameraman, Robert Cline; film editor, Charles Henkel, Jr.

BAD MEN OF TOMBSTONE. Allied Artists Productions, Inc., c1948. 75 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on "Last of the Badmen" by James Monaghan.

Summary: A Western of the gold rush days in which a band of outlaws participates in a series of robberies and murders.

Credits: Producers, Frank, Maurice, and Hyman King; director, Kurt Newmann; screenplay, Philip Yordan, Arthur Strawn; film editor, Dick Heermance.

Cast: Barry Sullivan, Marjorie Reynolds, Broderick Crawford, Fortunio Bonanova, Guinn Williams.

BAD OL' PUTTY-TAT. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1949. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Director, I. Freleng; voice, Mel Blanc; animation, Gerry Chiniquy, Manuel Perez, Ken Champion, Virgil Ross.

BADLANDS OF DAKOTA. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1941. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, George Waggner; director, Alfred E. Green; original story, Harold Shumate; screenplay, Gerald Geraghty; cameraman, Stanley Cortez; film editor, Frank Gross.

BADMAN'S TERRITORY. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1946. 98 min., sd., 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Nat Holt; director, Tim Whelan; original screenplay, Jack Natteford, Luci Ward; music, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Philip Martin, Jr.

BADMINTON. Loew's Inc., c1945. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 872 ft., sd., b&w. (A Pete Smith Specialty)

Credits: Producer and narrator, Pete Smith; director, Philip Anderson; original story and screenplay, Joe Ansen, Parkyakarkus; film editor, J. J. Durant, Jr.

LA BAGARRE. SEE The Wench.

BAGDAD. Universal International Pictures Co., Inc., c1949. 82 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: The daughter of a murdered Arab leader avenges her father's death at the hands of a band of desert marauders.

Credits: Producer, Robert Arthur; director, Charles Lamont; story, Tamara Hovey; screenplay, Robert Hardy Andrews; music director, Milton Schwarzwald; film editor, Russell Schoengarth.

Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, Vincent Price, John Sutton, Jeff Corey.

BAGDAD DADDY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1941. 2 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Will Cowan; director, Larry Ceballos; music director, Charles Previn; orchestrations, Milton Rosen; film editor, Paul Landres.

THE BAGGAGE BUSTER. Walt Disney Productions, c1941. 1 reel. (A Walt Disney Goofy)

BAH WILDERNESS. Loew's Inc., c1943. 666 ft., sd., color. (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon) A Rudolf Ising production.

Credits: Technicolor.

BAHAMA PASSAGE. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 9 reels, sd., color. Based on the story "Dildo Cay" by Nelson Hayes.

Credits: Producer and director, Edward H. Griffith; screenplay, Virginia Van Upp; music score, David Buttolph; photography, Farciot Edouart; editor, Eda Warren. Technicolor.

BAHAMA SEA SPORTS. The Vitaphone Corp., c1945. 10 min., sd., color. (Sports Parade)

Credits: Producers, Blumenthal, de La Varre; director, Van Campen Heilner; narrator, Knox Manning. Technicolor.

BAHIANA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

THE BAKER'S WIFE (LA FEMME DU BOULANGER). Distributed by the Baker's Wife, Inc., c1939. Presented by Hakim Bros. 9 reels, sd. A Marcel Pagnol production. By Jean Giono.

Credits: Direction, adaptation, and dialogue, Marcel Pagnol; adaptation and English titles, John Erskine; original music, Vincent Scotto; photography, G. Benoit, R. Ledru, N. Daries.

THE BAKING INDUSTRY. Burton Holmes Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 16mm. (Your Life Work Series) Vocational Guidance Films, Inc.

BALA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.

BALALAIKA. Loew's Inc., c1939. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., b&w. Based upon the play, book and lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, music by George Posford and Bernard Grun.

Credits: Producer, Lawrence Weingarten; director, Reinhold Schunzel; screenplay, Leon Gordon, Charles Bennett, Jacques Deval; music adaptation and score, Herbert Stothart; orchestration, Murray Cutter, Paul Marquardt, Wally Heglin; film editor, George Boemler.

BALINESIA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BALL-HANDLING IN BASKETBALL. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel.

Credits: Collaborator, Wilbur Johns.

BALL HANDLING IN FOOTBALL. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Collaborator, Andrew Kerr.

BALL OF FIRE. Released through RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1941. 111 min., sd. From an original story by Billy Wilder and Thomas Monroe.

Credits: Producer, Samuel Goldwyn; director, Howard Hawks; screenplay, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder; music, Alfred Newman; photography, Gregg Toland; film editor, Daniel Mandell.

BALL OF FIRE. SEE A Song Is Born.

BALLERINA. SEE The Men in Her Life.

BALLET DANCERS' NIGHTMARE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

26THE BALMY SWAMI. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1949. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Popeye the Sailor Cartoon)

Credits: Director, I. Sparber; story, Carl Meyer, Jack Mercer; animation, Tom Johnson, George Rufle; music, Winston Sharples.

BAMBI. Distributed by R.K.O. Radio Pictures, Inc., c1942. Presented by Walt Disney. 7 reels, sd., color. From the story by Felix Salten.

Credits: Supervising director, David D. Hand; story adaptation, Larry Morey; animation, Fraser Davis, Bill Justice, Don Lusk, and others; music, Frank Churchill, Edward Plumb; orchestration, Charles Wolcott, Paul J. Smith. Technicolor.

THE BAMBOO BLONDE. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1946. 68 min., sd., 35mm. Based upon the story "Chicago Lulu" by Wayne Whittaker.

Credits: Producer, Herman Schlom; director, Anthony Mann; screenplay, Olive Cooper, Lawrence Kimble; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Les Millbrook.

A BAND IS BORN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 895 ft., sd. (Famous Bands, no. 2)

Credits: Director, Ted Lloyd; story, George B. Evans; narrator, Alan Courtney; cameramen, George Hinners, Edward Hyland; editor, Harry Glass.

THE BAND PLAYED ON. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

THE BAND PLAYED ON. SEE Syncopation.

BANDIT KING OF TEXAS. Republic Productions, Inc., c1949. 60 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Rocky Lane outwits a gang of murdering racketeers who operate on the western frontier.

Credits: Associate producer, Gordon Kay; director, Fred C. Brannon; written by Olive Cooper; music, Stanley Wilson; film editor, Irving M. Schoenberg.

Cast: Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Helene Stanley, Jim Nolan, Harry Lauter.

THE BANDIT OF SHERWOOD FOREST. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 9 reels, sd. Based upon the novel "Son of Robin Hood" by Paul A. Castleton.

Credits: Producers, Leonard S. Picker, Clifford Sanforth; directors, George Sherman, Henry Levin; story, Paul A. Castleton, Wilfrid H. Pettitt; screenplay, Wilfrid H. Pettitt, Melvin Levy; music score, Hugo Friedhofer; music direction, M. W. Stoloff.

BANDIT RANGER. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1942. 56 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Bert Gilroy; director, Lesley Selander; story, Bennett R. Cohen; original screenplay, Bennett R. Cohen, Morton Grant; music director, Paul Sawtell; editor, Les Millbrook.

THE BANDIT TRAIL. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1941. 60 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Bert Gilroy; director, Edward Killy; story, Arthur T. Horman; screenplay, Norton S. Parker; music director, Paul Sawtell; editor, Frederic Knudtson.

BANDITS AND BALLADS. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1939. 17 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Bert Gilroy; director, Lou Brock; story, Hal Yates, Lou Brock; photography, Harry Wild; film editor, Les Millbrook.

BANDITS OF DARK CANYON. Republic Productions, Inc., c1948. 59 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Allan "Rocky" Lane, as a Texas ranger, helps to establish the innocence of a former gold miner convicted of murder.

Credits: Associate producer, Gordon Kay; director, Philip Ford; original screenplay, Bob Williams; music director, Mort Glickman; film editor, Les Orlebeck.

Cast: Allan "Rocky" Lane, Black Jack, Bob Steele.

BANDITS OF EL DORADO. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949. 6 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary; A Western in which an undercover agent poses as a killer in order to trap a gang of notorious criminals.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark; director, Ray Nazarro; written by Barry Shipman; film editor, Paul Borofsky.

Cast: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, George L. Lewis, Fred Sears, John Dehner.

BANDITS OF THE BADLANDS. c1945. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Bennett Cohen; director, Thomas Carr; original screenplay, Doris Schroeder; music director, Richard Cherwin; photographer, Bud Thackery; film editor, Arthur Roberts.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

THE BANDMASTER. Walter Lantz Productions, Inc., c1947. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Walter Lantz Cartune)

Credits: Director, Dick Lundy; story, Ben Hardaway, Webb Smith.

BANDS ACROSS THE SEA. The Vitaphone Corp, c1945. 10 min., sd. (Melody Masters Bands)

Credits: Narrator, Truman Bradley; photography, U. S. Armed Forces.

THE BANDWAGON. SEE Dancing in the Dark.

BANJO. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 68 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Produced and written by Lillie Hayward; director, Richard O. Fleischer; music, Alexander Laszlo; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Les Millbrook.

Cast: Sharyn Moffett, Jacqueline White, Walter Reed, Una O'Connor, "Banjo."

BANJO MANIA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BANJO MEDLEY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

THE BANK DICK. c1940. Presented by Universal Studios. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Edward Cline; original screenplay, Mahatma Kane Jeeves; music director, Charles Previn; photography, Milton Krasner; film editor, Arthur Hilton.

BANK OF KNOWLEDGE. Bank of Knowledge Distributing Co., c1948. 2 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary; A trailer which advertises a quiz game for theatre audiences.

BANK OF LOVE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BANKS AND CREDIT. Coronet, c1948. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Shows the nature and activities of a commercial bank; defines credit, showing how it is created, transferred, and put to work by the bank to serve the needs of the community; and illustrates how deposits help supply the funds which enable the bank to fulfill its function.

Credits: Educational collaborator, James Harvey Dodd.

BANNISTER'S BANTERING BABIES. Vitaphone Corp., c1948. 10 min., sd., color, 35mm. Warner Bros.

Summary: Constance Bannister, photographer of children, is shown at work.

Credits: Director, Constance Bannister; written by Charles L. Tedford; narrator, Art Gilmore.

BANQUET BUSTERS. Walter Lantz Productions, Inc., c1948. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Credits: Director, Dick Lundy; story, Ben Hardaway, Jack Cosgriff; animation, Les Kline, Pat Matthews; music, Darrell Calker.

BANQUET OF MELODY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1946. 2 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer and director, Will Cowan; music director, Milton Rosen; orchestrations, Loyd Akridge; film editor, Ray Snyder.

BAR BABBLE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BAR BUCKAROOS. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1940. 16 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Lou Brock; director, Lloyd French; story, Lloyd French; film editor, John Lockert.

BAR 20. Released thru United Artists Corp., c1943. Presented by Harry Sherman Productions. 6 reels, sd. Based on characters created by Clarence E. Mulford.

Credits: Producer, Harry Sherman; director, Lesley Selander; screenplay, Morton Grant, Norman Houston, Michael Wilson; music direction, Irvin Talbot; photography, Russell Harlan; editor, Carrol Lewis.

BARBARY COAST GENT. Loew's Inc., c1944. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 9 reels, sd., b&w. Based on an original story by William R. Lipman and Grant Garrett.

Credits: Producer, Orville O. Dull; director, Roy Del Ruth; screenplay, William R. Lipman, Grant Garrett, Harry Ruskin; 27music score, David Snell; film editor, Adrienne Fazan.

BARBEE-CUES. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 977 ft., sd., b&w. (A Pete Smith Specialty)

Credits: Director, Will Jason; original story and screenplay, Joe Ansen; film editor, Philip Anderson.

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE. c1944. Presented by Universal. 1 reel, sd., color. (A Walt Lantz Cartune)

Credits: Director, James Culhane; story, Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer; animation, Verne Harding, Les Kline; music, Darrell Calker. Technicolor.

BARBER'S ITCH. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BARBERSHOP BALLADS. The Vitaphone Corp., c1945. 20 min., sd. (Featurette)

Credits: Producer, Gordon Hollingshead; director, Jack Scholl.

THE BAREFOOT JUDGE. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd. (Person Oddity, no. 129)

Credits: Producers, Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Mead; narrator, Larry Elliott.

BARGAIN COUNTER ATTACK. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1946. 1 reel.

Credits: Director, I. Sparber; story, Bill Turner, Otto Messmer.

BARKING DOGS DON'T FITE. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1949. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Popeye the Sailor Cartoon)

Credits: Director, I. Sparber; story, Carl Meyer, Jack Mercer; animation, Tom Johnson, John Gentiella; music, Winston Sharples.

THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY. Loew's Inc., c1949. 108 min., sd., color, 35mm. An MGM picture.

Summary: A musical comedy about show business and show people, featuring a musical comedy star who, unknowingly coached by her disguised husband, becomes a successful dramatic actress.

Credits: Producer, Arthur Freed; director, Charles Walters; original screenplay, Betty Comden, Adolph Green; music, Harry Warren; music director, Lennie Hayton; film editor, Albert Akst.

Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins.

BARN DANCE FROLICS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

BARNACLE BILL. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., b&w. Based on an original story by Jack Jevne.

Credits: Producer, Milton Bren; director, Richard Thorpe; screenplay, Jack Jevne, Hugo Butler; music score, Bronislau Kaper; film editor, Frank E. Hull.

BARNEY BEAR'S VICTORY GARDEN. Loew's Inc., c1943. 700 ft., sd., color. (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon) A Rudolf Ising production.

Credits: Technicolor.

BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH. SEE Private Snuffy Smith.

BARNYARD BABIES. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 682 ft., sd. (Fable, no. 4)

Credits: Story, Art Davis; animation, Sid Marcus; music, Joe De Nat.

BARNYARD BASEBALL. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1939. Presented by Paul Terry. 1 reel, sd. (Terrytoon)

Credits: Director, Mannie Davis; story, John Foster; music, Philip A. Scheib.

BARNYARD BLACKOUT. Terrytoons, Inc., c1943, 1 reel, sd., color. (A Terrytoon)

Credits: Director, Mannie Davis; story, John Foster. Technicolor.

BARNYARD BOUNCE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

BARNYARD FOLLIES. c1940. Presented by Republic Pictures. 8 reels, sd. Based on a story idea by Robert T. Shannon.

Credits: Associate producer, Armand Schaefer; director, Frank McDonald; original screenplay, Dorrell and Stuart McGowan; music director, Cy Feuer; photographer, Ernest Miller; film editor, Charles Craft.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BARNYARD WAAC. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1942. Presented by Paul Terry. 1 reel, sd., color. (Terrytoon)

Credits: Director, Eddie Donnelly; story, John Foster; music, Philip A. Scheib. Technicolor.

THE BARON AND THE ROSE. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 985 ft., sd., sepia. (John Nesbitt's Passing Parade)

Credits: Director, Basil Wrangell; original story, John Nesbitt, Samuel H. Chain; screenplay, Robert Lopez; music score, Daniele Amfitheatrof; film editor, Harry Komer.

BARRICADE. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1939. 6,380 ft., sd.

Credits: Director, Gregory Ratoff; story and screenplay, Granville Walker; music director, David Buttolph.

BASE BRAWL. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Screen Song)

BASEBALL BUGS. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1946. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Looney Tunes) (Bugs Bunny Special)

Credits: Director, I. Freleng; story, Michael Maltese; animation, Gerry Chiniquy; music director, Carl W. Stalling.

BASEBALL FUNDAMENTALS. Coronet, c1942. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Educational author, Emmet Branch McCracken, in collaboration with the Bureau of Audio-Visual Aids, Extension Division, Indiana University.

THE BASHFUL BACHELOR, c1942. Presented by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. 77 min., sd. From an original story by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff.

Credits: Producer, Jack William Votion; director, Malcolm St. Clair; screenplay, Chandler Sprague; music director, Lud Gluskin; editor, Duncan Mansfield.

BASHFUL BULLFROG. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

THE BASHFUL BUZZARD. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1945. 7 min., sd., color. (Looney Tunes)

Credits: Director, Robert Clampett; story, Michael Sasanoff; animation, Robert McKimson; music director, Carl W. Stalling. Technicolor.

BASHFUL ROMEO. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1949. 16 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Comedy Special, no. 2)

Summary: A traveling salesman becomes involved with a jealous husband.

Credits: Producer, George Bilson; director, Hal Yates; screenplay, Earl Baldwin; film editor, Edward W. Williams.

Cast: Gil Lamb, Betty Underwood, Lee Trent, Leonid Kinskey, Elaine Riley.

BASIC ENGLISH. Time, Inc., c1945. 4 reels, sd. Text by I. A. Richards from "The Pocket Book of Basic English."

Credits: Director, Len Lye.

BASIC FIBERS IN CLOTH. Coronet, c1948. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Two members of a high school class in home economics learn about cloth fibers, and examine microscope slides of different basic types. Fibers studied include cotton, wool, linen, silk, and rayon.

Credits: Collaborator, Florence M. King.

BASIC HYDRAULICS. c1944. 1 reel, sd.

Appl. author:el Gustave Wolff.

BASIC MOTION PICTURE TECHNIQUE. Celluloid College, c1947. 49 min., si., b&w, 8mm.

Summary: A film designed for use with a visual education textbook of the same title.

Credits: Directed and written by Roy George Creveling, Emil Edward Brodbeck.

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HAIR SHAPING. Beauty Culture Films, Inc., c1948. 19 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: A film for teaching hairdressers basic methods of shaping the hair. As taught by John J. Mueller.

Appl. authors: George W. Chapman, H. Bauernschmidt.

28BASIN STREET BOOGIE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BASKETBALL FOR GIRLS—FUNDAMENTALS. Coronet, c1948. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Demonstrates fundamental techniques of ball-handling, passing, and shooting, with emphasis on the value of practice in order to master these skills.

Credits: Educational collaborator, Mildred B. Wohlford.

BASKETBALL FOR GIRLS—GAME PLAY. Coronet, c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Demonstrates individual player techniques in offense and defense, emphasizing the importance of mastering skills and practicing with the team.

Credits: Educational collaborator, Mildred B. Wohlford.

BASKETBALL HEADLINERS OF 1948. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1948. 18 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Important intercollegiate basketball contests of the 1947–48 season, played in New York's Madison Square Garden, are reviewed. Closing scenes show the national Olympic championship game in which the Bartlesville, Okla., Oilers won over Kentucky.

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director, Burton Benjamin; narrator, Connie Desmond.

BASKETBALL HEADLINERS OF 1949. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1949. 15 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Scenes of the outstanding basketball games of the 1949 season.

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director, Joseph Walsh; written by Burton Benjamin; editor, David Cooper.

BATAAN. Loew's Inc., c1943. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 11 reels, sd., b&w.

Credits: Producer, Irving Starr; director, Tay Garnett; original screenplay, Robert D. Andrews; music score, Bronislau Kaper; film editor, George White.

BATH DAY. Walt Disney Productions, c1946. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Credits: Director, Charles Nichols; story, Eric Gurney; animation, Marvin Woodward, Murray McClellan, George Nicholas, Brad Case; music, Oliver Wallace.

BATHING BEAUTY. Loew's Inc., c1944. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 11 reels, sd., color. Based on an original story by Kenneth Earl, M. M. Musselman, and Curtis Kenyon.

Credits: Producer, Jack Cummings; director, George Sidney; screenplay, Dorothy Kingsley, Allen Boretz, Frank Waldman; adaptation, Joseph Schrank; music director, Johnny Green; orchestrations, Ted Duncan, Calvin Jackson, Johnny Thompson; film editor, Blanche Sewell. Technicolor.

BATHING BUDDIES. c1946. Presented by Universal. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm. (A Walt Lantz Woody Woodpecker Cartune) A Walter Lantz production.

Credits: Director, Dick Lundy; story, Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer; animation, Paul Smith, Bernard Garbutt; music, Darrell Calker. Technicolor.

BATHING THE BED PATIENT. Presented by The Bureau of Aeronautics for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. sd.

Appl. author: James P. Prindle.

BATHING TIME FOR BABY. Walt Disney Productions, c1946. Presented by Johnson & Johnson. 1 reel, sd., color, 16mm.

BATMAN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 2 reels each. Based on the "Batman" comic magazine feature. © Columbia Pictures Corp.

Credits: Director, Lambert Hillyer; screenplay, Victor McLeod, Leslie Swabacker, Harry Fraser.

BATMAN AND ROBIN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949–50. 2 reels each, sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the cartoon strip characters created by Bob Kane. © Columbia Pictures Corp.

Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman; director, Spencer Bennet; written by George H. Plympton, Joseph P. Poland, Royal K. Cole.

BATS IN THE BELFRY. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 639 ft., sd., color. (An MGM Cartoon) A Rudolf Ising production.

Credits: Technicolor.

BATTER UP. Vitaphone Corp., c1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Sports News Review) Warner Bros.

Summary: Traces the careers of famous baseball players and shows some of the sensational plays of past years.

Credits: Directed and written by Robert Youngson; narrator, Dan Donaldson.

BATTING FUNDAMENTALS. Coronet, c1946. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Appl. author: James Smilgoff.

THE BATTLE. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 974 ft., sd., b&w. (A Carey Wilson Miniature)

Credits: Music score, Daniele Amfitheatrof; film editor, Harry Komer.

A BATTLE FOR A BOTTLE. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 601 ft., sd. (Phantasy, no. 17)

Credits: Frank Tashlin, Abe Geiss, Jack Cosgriff, Ray Patterson, Paul Worth.

THE BATTLE FOR THE MARIANAS. Distributed by Warner Bros. Studios for U. S. Government Office of War Information, c1944.

Credits: Producer and director, Gordon Hollingshead; photographed by U. S. Marine Corps cameramen; film editor, Rex Steele.

BATTLE OF CHAMPS. Vitaphone Corp., c1946. 10 min., sd., color, 35mm. (The Sports Parade) Warner Bros.

Credits: Director, Howard Hill; narrator, Knox Manning.

Cast: Howard Hill.

THE BATTLE OF EUROPE. National Film Board of Canada, c1944. Presented by United Artists. 2 reels, sd. (The World in Action)

Credits: Commentary, Stuart Legg.

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. in cooperation with the Canadian and British Governments, c1941. 1 reel, sd. (The World Today)

Credits: Producer, Truman Talley; continuity, Russ Sheilds; narrator, Quentin Reynolds.

BATTLEGROUND. Loew's Inc., c1949. 118 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture.

Summary: A war melodrama presenting a character study of battle-wearied foot soldiers on the fighting front, depicting their grumblings, disappointments, dreams, aspirations, and extraordinary courage. Setting, the Battle of the Bulge, at Bastogne, in 1944.

Credits: Producer, Dore Schary; director, William A. Wellman; story and screenplay, Robert Pirosh; music score, Lennie Hayton; film editor, John Dunning.

Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, the "Screaming Eagles" of the 101st Airborne Division.