Motion Pictures 1940–1949 (continued 36)
Reading edition
L 0–5. © 30May41; MP11198.
L 0–6. © 1Aug41; MP11411.
L 1–1. © 3Oct41; MP11635.
L 1–2. © 12Dec41; MP11917.
L 1–3. © 27Feb42; MP12222.
L 1–4. © 15Apr42; MP12762.
L 1–5. © 26Jun42; MP12649.
L 1–6. © 26Aug42; MP12793.
L 2–1. © 9Oct42; MP12949.
L 2–2. © 4Dec42; MP13130.
L 2–3. © 12Feb43; MP13280.
L 2–4. © 30Apr43; MP13524.
L 2–5. © 9Jul43; MP13740.
L 2–6. © 17Sep43; MP14679.
L 3–1. © 17Nov43; MP14174.
L 3–2. © 7Jan44; MP14398.
L 3–3. © 3Mar44; MP14618.
L 3–4. © 5May44; MP14925.
L 3–5. © 23Jun44; MP14993.
L 3–6. © 1Sep44; MP15757.
L 4–1. © 30Oct44; MP15446.
L 4–2. © 12Jan45; MP15603.
464L 4–3. © 9Mar45; MP15738.
L 4–4. © 8May45; MP15960.
L 4–5. © 13Jul45; MP16128.
L 4–6. © 14Sep45; MP16295.
L 5–1. © 9Nov45; MP576.
L 5–2. © 4Jan46; MP128.
L 5–3. © 25Feb46; MP216.
L 5–4. © 8May46; MP600.
L 5–5. © 5Jul46; MP847.
L 5–6. © 30Aug46; MP1065.
L 6–1. © 4Oct46; MP1235.
L 6–2. © 14Feb47; MP1648.
L 6–3. © 15Mar47; MP1810.
L 6–4. © 2May47; MP1991.
L 6–5. © 4Jul47; MP2163.
L 6–6. Film Tot Fairyland. © 15Sep47; MP2322.
L 7–1. Hula Magic. © 7Nov47; MP2442.
L 7–2. Bagpipe Lassies. © 2Jan48; MP2591.
L 7–3. Modern Pioneers. © 13Feb48; MP2732.
L 7–4. Nimrod Artist. © 16Apr48; MP2887.
L 7–5. Feather Finery. In the Painted Desert in northern Arizona, Navajo Indians make a symbolic sand painting requesting the gods to insure sufficient food; Robert S. Bowden creates "paintings" by piecing together small pieces of colored leathers; Billy Romano makes animals and other objects from ordinary balloons; Barbara Orr Ehrhardt makes dresses for her bridal party from turkey feathers.
© 14May48; MP3487.
L 7–6. Aerial Hot Rods. An artist paints the faces of celebrities on eggs; a skilled artisan makes small size trains for amusement parks; a man in New York City makes hats of pipe cleaners; and aircraft engineers race midget planes.
© 3Aug48; MP3350.
L 8–1. The Glass Orchestra. On the Apache Indian Reservation of Mescalero, N. M., Chief Waterfall trains the children to perform traditional tribal dances; in Nogales, Ariz., Laura McNeill makes ceramic figurines in Colonial costumes; at the Bronx Zoo, Helen Martini raises wild animals; in New York City, Billy Glass makes musical instruments out of plexiglas for his orchestra.
© 26Nov48; MP3541.
L 8–2. The Early Bird. In Taxco, Mexico, hand-wrought silver ornaments are made by native artists; in Williamsburg, Va., cabinetmaking, spinning, and wig-making are done in the manner of the 18th century; in Portsmouth, Eng., former submarine commander, G. V. Galwey, builds model ships; Billy Parker of Oklahoma flies planes of 1910 and 1912.
© 11Mar49; MP4010.
L 8–3. The Flying Dancers. Near Chicago, members of a rifle club use hand-molded bullets in their muzzle-loading rifles; in Oshkosh, Wis., Beatrice Tonnesen converts coal clinkers into works of art; in Nogales, Ariz., Ray Hulbert and his aides make bamboo reeds for musical instruments; in Oakland, Calif., elderly women go for a weekly row on Lake Merritt; at Papantla, near Veracruz, Mexico, Totonaca Indians perform a ceremonial "Flying Pole" dance.
© 11Mar49; MP3911.
L 8–4. The Fall Guy. In the patio of Casa Pereira at Mexico City, fireworks are made for holidays and fiestas; at Boulder, Colo., Oscar Crockett makes spurs from hand forged steel; at Saint Ignace, Mich., Chief "Joe Shomen" operates the only totem pole factory in the United States; Beatrice Metesh of Lockport, Ill., is the pitcher on a semi-pro baseball team of men; in a New York department store, Mike Reynolds falls down the chutes to clear the jammed packages on their way to the shipping department.
© 15Apr49; MP3982.
L 8–5. Flying Grandmother. In Sutton, England, cricket bats are made; in the swamp lands near Mexico City, reeds are gathered and woven into a variety of products; in New York City, Joseph Burger has a collection of footwear dating back to 2000 B.C.; in Philadelphia, Miss Florence Schippert sculptures models of famous dogs; near Deming, New Mexico, Mrs. Margaret Todhunter supervises her "Diamond L" ranch from her airplane.
© 3Jun49; MP4161.
L 8–6. The Sky Rider. In Mexico City, Senor Ignacio Inzunsa makes clothes for bullfighters. In Spillville, Iowa, the Bily brothers pursue the art of wood-carving. In Bell Gardens, Calif., Mrs. L. W. Morris makes miniature tapestries. Dan Moore trains bloodhounds for Arizona State Prison. Tony Le Vier, test pilot, flies P–80 Jet planes.
© 15Jul49; MP4349.
UNVEILING ALGERIA. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 876 ft., sd. (A Columbia Tour)
Credits: Producer, André De La Varre; narrator, Len Sterling; music, Edward Craig.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 3Mar40; MP10037.
THE UNWELCOME GUEST. Loew's Inc., c1945. 663 ft., sd., color. (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon)
Credits: Animation, Michael Lah, Ed Barge, Jack Carr; music, Scott Bradley. Technicolor.
© Loew's Inc.; 21Feb45; LP13208.
THE UNWRITTEN CODE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1944. 6 reels, sd.
Credits: Producer, Sam White; director, Herman Rotsten; story, Charles Kenyon, Robert Wilmot; screenplay, Leslie T. White, Charles Kenyon; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Gene Havlick.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 26Oct44; LP13121.
UP AND AWAY. Presented by Chevrolet. 1 min.
Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.
© Chevrolet Motor Div., General Motors Sales Corp.; title, descr., & 60 prints, 4Oct41; MU11695.
UP FROM THE EARTH FOR THE PEOPLE. Tomlin Film Productions, Inc., for Consumers Cooperative Association, c1948. 33 min., sd., color, 16mm.
Summary: Shows drilling operations in the oil fields and the refining process. A film produced to acquaint mid-western audiences with the work of their Cooperative Associations in the oil fields, and to emphasize the importance of petroleum products to farmers.
© Tomlin Film Productions, Inc.; 13Sep48; MP3311.
UP GOES MAISIE. Loew's Inc., c1945. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 9 reels, sd., b&w. Based on the character created by Wilson Collison.
Credits: Producer, George Haight; director, Harry Beaumont; story and screenplay, Thelma Robinson; music score, David Snell; film editor, Irvine Warburton.
© Loew's Inc.; 12Dec45; LP27.
UP IN ARMS. Released through RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1944. Presented by Samuel Goldwyn. 105 min., sd., color. Suggested by the character "The Nervous Wreck" by Owen Davis.
Credits: Producer, Samuel Goldwyn; director, Elliott Nugent; original screenplay, Don Hartman, Allen Boretz, Robert Pirosh; narration, Knox Manning; music director, Louis Forbes; musical numbers arranged and conducted by Ray Heindorf; film editors, Daniel Mandell, James Newcom. Technicolor.
© Avalon Productions, Inc.; 2Mar44; LP12594.
UP IN CENTRAL PARK. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1948. 87 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the musical comedy by Sigmund Romberg, Herbert Fields, and Dorothy Fields.
Summary: An Irish immigrant and his songstress daughter become involved in Tammany Hall politics.
Credits: Producer, Karl Tunberg; director, William Seiter; screenplay, Karl Tunberg; music arranged and directed by Johnny Green; music, Sigmund Romberg; film editor, Otto Ludwig.
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price, Albert Sharpe, Tom Powers.
© Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 8Jun48; LP1918.
UP IN MABEL'S ROOM. Released through United Artists, c1944. Presented by Edward Small. 8 reels, sd. Based on the stage play by Otto Harbach and Wilson Collison.
Credits: Producer, Edward Small; director, Allan Dwan; screen adaptation, Tom Reed; music, Michael Michelet; music director, Edward Paul; film editor, Richard Heermance.
© Edward Small Productions, Inc.; 15Feb44; LP12687.
UP IN THE AIR. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1940. 6 reels, sd.
Credits: Producer, Lindsley Parsons; director, Howard Bretherton; screenplay and original story, Edmund Kelso; music director, Edward Kaye; photography, Fred Jackman, Jr.; film editor. Jack Ogilvie.
© Monogram Pictures Corp,; 6Sep40; LP9926.
UP 'N' ATOM. Screen Gems, Inc., c1947. 6 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Color Rhapsody, no. 128)
Credits: Director, Sid Marcus; animation, Ray Jenkins, Ben Lloyd; music, Eddie Kilfeather.
© Screen Gems, Inc.; 10Jun47; LP1083.
UP-STANDING SITTER. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1948. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Merrie Melodies)
Credits: Director, Robert McKimson; story, Warren Foster; animation, Phil Delara, Manny Gould, John Carey, Charles McKimson.
© The Vitaphone Corp.; 16Aug48; MP3259.
THE UPTURNED GLASS. Released by Universal-International, c1947. Presented by J. Arthur Rank. 87 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. A Sidney Box production. From an original story by John P. Monaghan.
Summary: A melodrama in which a surgeon commits murder to avenge the death of the woman he loved. An English country house provides the setting.
Credits: Producers, Sydney Box, James Mason; director, Lawrence Huntington; original story, John P. Monaghan; screenplay, John P. Monaghan, Pamela Kellino; music, Bernard Stevens; cameraman, Bernie Lewis; editor, Alan Osbiston.
Cast: James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Kellino, Ann Stevens, Moreland Graham.
Appl. author: Universal Pictures Co., Inc.
© Gainsborough Pictures, Ltd.; 11Dec47; LP1547.
USE AND PROCESSING OF EKTACHROME FILM. Eastman Kodak Co. sd., color, 16mm.
Appl. author: Lloyd Reber.
© Eastman Kodak Co.; title, descr., & 9 prints, 9Mar47; MU1770.
THE USE OF DIGITALIS IN HEART FAILURE. Transfilm, Inc. for Wyeth, Inc. 1 reel, sd.
Summary: Shows how digitalis and its glycosides act directly on the heart muscle to increase the force of its contraction; explains how to make a satisfactory choice among various preparations of the drug; and illustrates methods of giving the medicine to patients. A film for members of the medical profession.
© Wyeth, Inc.; title, descr., & 15 prints, 10Aug48; MU3263.
465USE OF FORESTS. Coronet, c1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary: Describes the variety of products which are made from wood, shows how forests are used for recreation, and stresses the importance of protecting forests from fire and disease.
Credits: Educational collaborator, Thomas F. Barton.
© David A. Smart; 7Mar49; MP4276.
USE OF PARACHUTES. Presented by the United States Navy. 2 reels, sd., b&w.
© The Jam Handy Organization, Inc.; title & descr., 28Jun46; 13 prints, 1Jul46; MU758.
THE USE OF TOOLS. Coronet, c1941. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.
Credits: Script, Mary Greer.
© Coronet Productions, proprietorship of David A. Smart; 29Oct41; MP1544.
USE YOUR IMAGINATION. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 30Dec44; MP15575.
USEFUL KNOTS. U. S. Navy.
© Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.; title & descr., 6Feb42; 121 prints, 2Feb42; MU12154.
USING A STEADY REST WHEN BORING.
Appl. author: John G. Curtis.
© Atlas Educational Film Co.; title, descr., & 2 prints, 5Jun44; MU14911.
USING THE BANK. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1947. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary: The film shows how an individual is served by his bank. He makes use of savings and checking accounts, of the bank's loan department, and of its facilities for supplying change. Live action and animation. For upper elementary grades, junior high school, and adult groups.
Credits: Collaborators, John H. Lewis, John R. Clark.
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 28Nov47; MP2637.
USING THE CLASSROOM FILM. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1945. 1 reel.
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 2Oct45; MP16445.
USING THE CLASSROOM FILM. SEE
Empleo de Peliculas en las Aulas.
Der Film in der Klasse.
De Film in het Schoollokaal.
Skolfilmen Användning.
Utilisation du Film en Classe.
O USO DO FILMO PARA AS CLASSES. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 2 reels, sd., 16mm.
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 28Aug46; MP1070.
UTAH. c1945. Presented by Republic Pictures. 8 reels, sd. Based on a story by Gilbert Wright and Betty Burbridge.
Credits: Associate producer, Donald H. Brown; director, John English; screenplay, Jack Townley, John K. Butler; music director, Morton Scott; orchestrations, Dale Butts; photographer, William Bradford; film editor, Harry Keller.
Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 8Mar45; LP13188.
UTAH KID. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1944. 6 reels, sd.
Credits: Director, Vernon Keays; screenplay, Victor Hammond; photography, Harry Neuman; film editor, John C. Fuller.
© Monogram Pictures Corp., 26Aug44; LP12843.
UTILISATION DU FILM CLASSE. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. A French version of "Using the Classroom Film" which introduces "The Wheat Farmer" as a film text.
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 24Feb47; MP1756.
UTOPIA OF DEATH. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 908 ft., sd., sepia. (John Nesbitt's Passing Parade)
Credits: Music score, Daniele Amfitheatrof; film editor, Adrienne Fazan.
© Loew's Inc.; 16Oct40; MP10606.
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V-MAIL FROM A FEMALE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 27Dec43; MP14320.
V MEN AND V WOMEN. c1942. 1 reel, sd.
Appl. author: Arthur Hoerl.
© Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.; 29Jan42; MP13225.
VACATION; two weeks a year. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. (The World Today)
Summary: American citizens of all ages take a vacation. The children go to camp. Families enjoy swimming, fishing, golf, horseback riding. They stay at a dude ranch, and take trips to Canada, Bermuda, and Coney Island.
Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; script, Luigi Creatore; narrator, Nelson Case; music, L. DeFrancesco; editors, John Oser, Lawrence Katz.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 12Nov47; MP3154.
VACATION DAYS. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1947. 7 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.
Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman; director, Arthur Dreifuss; original screenplay, Hal Collins; music director, Edward Kay; film editor, Ace Herman.
Cast: Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Frankie Darro.
© Monogram Pictures Corp.; 25Jan47; LP839.
VACATION FROM MARRIAGE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer London Film Productions, Ltd., England, c1945. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 11 reels, sd., b&w.
Credits: Producer and director, Alexander Korda; screenplay, Clemence Dane, Anthony Pelissier; composer, Clifton Parker; photographer, Georges Perinal; editor, E. B. Jarvis.
© Loew's Inc.; 27Nov45; LP13705.
VACATION IN RENO. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1946. 60 min., sd., 35mm. Based on a story by Charles Kerr.
Credits: Producer and director, Leslie Goodwins; screenplay, Charles E. Roberts, Arthur Ross; music, Paul Sawtell; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Les Millbrook.
© RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 16Oct46; LP691.
VACATION MAGIC. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1947. 8 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Movietone Sports Review)
Summary: Sports which are popular in Jamaica: sailboat racing, horse racing, shooting the rapids of Jamaica's Rio Grande, and rounding up White Indian cattle. Includes scenes of Montego Bay and Blue Hole.
Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; narrator, Mel Allen; music score, L. DeFrancesco; film editor, Valeska Weidig.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 26Sep47; MP2622.
VACATION SAFETY. Eastman Kodak Co., Teaching Films Division, c1940. 976 ft. (Safety Series)
Appl. author: C. E. Turner.
© Eastman Kodak Co., Teaching Films Division; 20May40; MP10336.
VACATION TIME IN FLORIDA. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1940. 1 reel, sd., color. (Ed Thorgersen's Sports Review)
Credits: Producer, Truman Talley; described by Ed Thorgersen; photographer, Jack Painter. Technicolor.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 16Aug40; MP10453.
THE VACUUM CLEANER. Gateway Productions, Inc., c1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (The Pirro Series, no. 8)
Summary: Pat shows his puppet, Pirro, how the vacuum cleaner works.
Credits: Directed and written by Alvin J. Gordon.
© Gateway Productions, Inc.; 26Jan49 (in notice: 1948); LP2339.
VACUUM TUBES. SEE El Bulbo al Vacío.
VAGABOND LOAFERS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949. 16 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Summary: A slapstick comedy in which the Three Stooges are plumbers.
Credits: Producer, Hugh McCollum; director, Edward Bernds; written by Elwood Ullman.
Cast: The Three Stooges.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 6Oct49; LP2601.
VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY. Evelyn Mallory Tate Buchanan, c1944. 1 reel.
© Evelyn Mallory Tate Buchanan; 28Dec44; MP15505.
THE VALIANT. SEE The Man Who Wouldn't Talk.
VALIANT HOMBRE. Inter-American Productions, Inc. Released by United Artists Corp., c1949. 60 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the Cisco Kid character created by O. Henry [pseud. of William Sydney Porter].
Summary: A Western in which the Cisco Kid and Pancho become involved in murder when they attempt to locate the missing owner of a stolen dog.
Credits: Producer, Philip N. Krasne; director, Wallace Fox; original screenplay, Adele Buffington; music composer and director, Albert Glasser; film editor, Martin Cohen.
Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, John Litel, Barbara Billingsley, Stanley Andrews.
© Inter-American Productions, Inc.; 21Jan49 (in notice: 1948); LP2479.
VALIANT VENEZUELA. c1939. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 778 ft., sd., color. (James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks)
Credits: Producer and narrator, James A. FitzPatrick; music score, Nat Finston, C. Bakaleinikoff; photographer, Bob Carney. Technicolor.
© Loew's Inc.; 28Nov39; MP10128.
THE VALLEY. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1940. 10 min., sd. (The Color Parade)
Credits: Directed and written by Ira Genet; commentator, John Deering.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 20Jul40; MP10354.
VALLEY OF BLOSSOMS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1942. 1 reel, sd., color. (Lowell Thomas' Magic Carpet of Movietone)
Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; director, Leon C. Shelly; music score, L. de Francesco; film editor, Russ Sheilds. Cinecolor.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 25Sep42; MP15403.
THE VALLEY OF DECISION. Loew's Inc., c1945. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 12 reels, sd., b&w. Based on the novel by Marcia Davenport.
Credits: Producer, Edwin H. Knopf; director, Tay Garnett; screenplay, John Meehan, Sonya Levien; music score, Herbert Stothart; film editor, Blanche Sewell.
© Loew's Inc.; 13Apr45; LP13232.
VALLEY OF FEAR. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1947. 54 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Credits: Director, Lambert Hillyer; original screenplay, J. Benton Cheney; music director, Edward Kay; film editor, Roy Livingston.
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton.
© Monogram Pictures Corp.; 15Feb47; LP909.
VALLEY OF HUNTED MEN. c1942. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd. Based on an original idea by Charles Tedford. Based on the characters "The Three Mesquiteers" created by William Colt MacDonald.
Credits: Associate producer, Louis Gray; director, John English; screenplay, Albert Demond, Morton Grant; music score, Mort Glickman; photography, Bud Thackery; film editor, William Thompson.
Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 13Nov42; LP11733.
THE VALLEY OF 10,000 SMOKES. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1939. 1 reel, sd. (Father Hubbard's Adventures)
Credits: Producer, Truman Talley; narrators, Father Hubbard, Lowell Thomas.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 17Nov39; MP10025.
VALLEY OF THE SUN. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1942. 79 min., sd. Based on the story by Clarence Budington Kelland.
Credits: Producer, Graham Baker; director, George Marshall; screenplay, Horace McCoy; music, Paul Sawtell; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Desmond Marquette.
© RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 30Jan42; LP11056.
VALLEY OF THE SUN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.
Credits: Director, Dave Gould.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 25Mar46; MP356.
VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES. c1946. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.
Credits: Associate producers, Dorrell and Stuart McGowan; director, Philip Ford; original story, Royal K. Cole, Sherman L. Lowe; screenplay, Dorrell and Stuart McGowan; music director, Richard Cherwin; photographer, Reggie Lanning; film editor, William P. Thompson.
Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 29Mar46; LP310.
THE VALLEY OF VANISHING MEN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942–43. 2 reels each, sd. © Columbia Pictures Corp.
Credits: Director, Spencer G. Bennett; original screenplay, Harry Fraser, Lewis Clay, George Gray.
1. Trouble in Canyon City. © 17Dec42; LP11774.
2. The Mystery of Ghost Town. © 24Dec42; LP11775.
3. Danger Walks by Night. © 31Dec42; LP11776.
4. Hillside Horror. © 7Jan43; LP11777.
5. Guns in the Night. © 15Jan43; LP11831.
6. The Bottomless Well. © 22Jan43; LP11832.
7. The Man in the Gold Mask. © 29Jan43; LP11833.
8. When the Devil Drives. © 5Feb43; LP11855.
9. The Traitor's Shroud. © 12Feb43; LP11856.
46710. Death Strikes at Seven. © 12Feb43; LP11857.
11. Satan in the Saddle. © 26Feb43; LP11902.
12. The Mine of Missing Men. © 5Mar43; LP11903.
13. Danger on Dome Rock. © 8Mar43; LP11904.
14. The Door that has no Key. © 10Mar43; LP11905.
15. Empire's End. © 12Mar43; LP11906.
VALLEY OF VENGEANCE. P.R.C. Pictures, c1944. 6 reels, sd.
Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sam Newfield; original story and screenplay, Joseph O'Donnell; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.
© P.R.C. Pictures, Inc.; 15May44; LP12647.
VAMOOSE. Video Varieties Corp. 3 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Summary: "Vamoose" is sung by The Striders, a Negro male quartet.
© Video Varieties Corp.; title & descr., 13Sep49; 3 prints, 18May49; MU4530.
VAMOS A GOZAR. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 2Aug43; MP13816.
THE VAMPIRE'S GHOST. c1945. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.
Credits: Associate producer, Rudolph E. Abel; director, Lesley Selander; original story, Leigh Brackett; screenplay, John K. Butler, Leigh Brackett; music director, Richard Cherwin; photographers, Bud Thackery, Robert Pittack; film editor, Tony Martinelli.
Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 17May45; LP13353.
VANISHED TRACES. SEE Verwehte Spuren.
THE VANISHING PRIVATE. Walt Disney Productions, c1942. 1 reel, sd. (A Walt Disney Donald Duck)
© Walt Disney Productions; 5Aug42; LP11595.
THE VANISHING VIRGINIAN. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., b&w. A Frank Borzage production. Based on the book by Rebecca Yancey Williams.
Credits: Producer, Edwin Knopf; director, Frank Borzage; screenplay, Jan Fortune; music director, Lennie Hayton; music score, David Snell; film editor, James E. Newcom.
© Loew's Inc.; 2Dec41; LP11403.
VARGA AND HIS BEAUTIES. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd. (Person-Oddity, no. 131)
Credits: Producers, Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Mead; narrator, Larry Elliott.
© Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 18Apr44; MP14800.
VARIETY GIRL. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1947. 93 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Summary: A musical comedy which depicts the adventures of two young girls seeking screen careers in Hollywood. The story is based on the incident which started the Variety Clubs movement.
Credits: Producer, Daniel Dare; director, George Marshall; screenplay, Edmund Hartmann, Frank Tashlin, Robert Welch, Monte Brice; music score and direction, Joseph J. Lilley; special orchestral arrangements, Van Cleave; editor, LeRoy Stone.
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Gary Cooper, Olga San Juan, Billy De Wolfe.
© Paramount Pictures Inc.; 29Aug47; LP1601.
VARIETY TIME. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1948. 59 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Includes sequences taken from a 1911 Biograph release, "Two Paths," in addition to clippings from other old films.
Summary: A vaudeville show which presents a series of comedy and musical acts.
Credits: Producer, George Bilson; written by Leo Soloman, Joseph Quillan, Hal Law, Hal Yates; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editors, Les Millbrook, Edward W. Williams.
Cast: Jack Paar, Edgar Kennedy, Leon Errol, Frankie Carle, Pat Rooney.
© RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 3Sep48; LP1861.
VARIETY VIEWS. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1941–45. 1 reel each, sd., b&w, 35mm. For preceding issues SEE Going Places. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.
Credits: Producers, Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Mead.
94. Isles of Fate. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 30Jul41; MP11372.
95. Garden Spot of the North. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 31Jul41; MP11383.
96. Moby Dick's Home Town. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 31Jul41; MP11384.
97. Northern Neighbors. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 2Oct41; MP11614.
98. George Washington, Country Gentleman. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 23Sep41; MP11578.
99. The Trail of the Buccaneers. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 23Sep41; MP11579.
100. Annapolis Salutes the Navy. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 3Dec41; MP11859.
101. Keys to Adventure. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 5Dec41; MP11863.
102. Peaceful Quebec at War. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 3Dec41; MP11860.
103. Sports in the Rockies. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 13Mar42; MP12329.
104. Flashing Blades. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 24Feb42; MP12247.
105. Thrills of the Deep. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 26Feb42; MP12220.
106. Sky Pastures. Narrator, Graham McNamee. © 3Mar42; MP12237.
107. Call of the Sea. Narrator, Bob Shepard. © 19May42; MP12500.
108. Wings for Freedom. Narrator, Edward Herlihy. © 9Jun42; MP12583.
109. Antarctic Outpost. Narrator, Fred Handrich. © 1Jun42; MP12551.
110. Crater City. Narrator, John S. Martin. © 26Jun42; MP12632.
111. Trouble Spot of the East. Narrator, Basil Ruysdael. © 21Aug42; MP12790.
112. Canadian Patrol. Narrator, Larry Elliott. © 15Sep42; MP12842.
113. Western Whoopee. Narrator, Howard Petrie. © 25Aug42; MP12796.
114. Spirit of Democracy. Narrator, Charles Wood. © 21Sep42; MP12843.
115. The New Era in India. Narrator, Irving McDonald. © 23Oct42; MP12987.
116. Winter Sports Jamboree. Narrator, Bob Stanton. © 10Feb43; MP13267.
117. Mother of Presidents. Narrator, John Patrick Costello. © 10Feb43; MP13266.
118. Hungry India. Narrator, Robert Denton. © 11Feb43; MP13268.
119. Mr. Chimp Goes to Town. Narrator, Ed Herlihy. © 15Apr43; MP13491.
120. Mirror of Sub-Marine Life. Narrator, Ben Grauer. © 22Apr43; MP13540.
121. Confusion in India. Narrator, Albert A. Grobe. © 22Apr43; MP13541.
122. Who's Next? Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 28Jul43; MP13807.
123. Any Chickens Today. Narrator, Ed Herlihy. © 14Jul43; MP13764.
124. The Amazing Metropolis. Narrator, Albert A. Grobe. © 31Dec43; MP14364.
125. Yukon Outpost. Narrator, Hugh James. © 29Jul43; MP13830.
126. 1–A Dogs. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 30Sep43; MP14016.
127. Mr. Chimp Raises Cain. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 12Nov43; MP14154.
128. Wings in Record Time. Narrator, Albert A. Grobe. © 31Dec43; MP14363.
129. Magazine Model. Narrator, Gertrude Warner. © 4Feb44; MP14556.
130. Animal Tricks. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 4Feb44; MP14559.
131. Hobo News. Narrator, Ed Herlihy. © 18Apr44; MP14796.
132. Fraud by Mail. Narrator, Jack Costello. © 18Apr44; MP14797.
133. Mr. Chimp Goes South. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 18Apr44; MP14799.
134. Bear Mountain Game. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 29Jun44; MP15062.
135. From Spruce to Bomber. Narrator, Jack Costello. © 7Aug44; MP15256.
136. Dogs for Show. Narrator, Ben Grauer. © 27Oct44; MP15542.
137. Mr. Chimp at Coney Island. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 6Dec44; MP15487.
138. White Treasure. Narrator, Al Grobe. © 7Dec44; MP15488.
139. Your National Gallery. Narrator, Jack Costello. © 12Dec44; MP15541.
140. Wingmen of Tomorrow. Narrator, Ed Herlihy. © 14Jun45; MP16095.
141. Bear Facts. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 5Dec45; MP45.
142. Village of the Past. Narrator, Jack Costello. © 7Sep45; MP16313.
143. Victory Bound. Narrator, Albert A. Grobe. © 7Sep45; MP124.
144. Go North. Narrator, Ben Grauer. © 28Sep45; MP743.
145. Queer Birds. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 28Sep45; MP744.
146. Doctor of Paintings. Narrator, Albert A. Grobe. © 9Oct45; MP16424.
147. Grave Laughter. Narrator, Jack Costello. © 9Oct45; MP16425.
148. Jungle Capers. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 29Nov45; MP16578.
149. Dog Tale. Narrator, Jack Costello. © 21Mar46; MP309.
150. Chimp on the loose. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 21Mar46; MP311.
151. Script Teas. Narrator, Ed Herlihy. © 21Mar46; MP310.
152. Dog of the Seven Seas. Narrator, Ben Grauer. © 6Jun46; MP740.
153. Magic Mineral. Narrator, Albert Grobe. © 12Jun46; MP825.
154. Mr. Chimp at Home. Narrator, Ed Herlihy. © 12Jun46; MP826.
155. Mr. Chimp to the Rescue. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 23Aug46; MP1030.
156. Operation Holiday. Narrator, Albert Grobe. © 11Sep46; MP1101.
157. Mr. Chimp on Vacation. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 23Aug46; MP1031.
158. Pelican Pranks. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 18Feb47; MP1884.
159. Rhumba Holiday. Narrator, Ben Grauer. © 18Feb47; MP1885.
160. Wild West Chimp. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 18Feb47; MP1886.
161. Chimp Aviator. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 16Feb48; MP2966.
162. Play and Plenty. Narrator, Bob Sherry. © 31Jul47; MP2224.
163. Bronco Babes. Narrator, Philip Stahl. © 27May47; MP2128.
164. Patio Museum. Narrator, Henry Gladstone. © 27May47; MP2129.
165. Tropical Harmony. Narrator, Ben Grauer. © 31Jul47; MP2225.
166. Brooklyn, U. S. A. Narrator, Ted De Corsia. © 31Jul47; MP2231.
167. Copa Carnival. Narrator, Ben Grauer. © 23Jun48; MP3500.
168. Brooklyn Makes Capital. Narrator, Ted De Corsia. © 16Feb48; MP2968.
169. Canada Calls. Narrators, Ben Grauer, Court Benson. © 23Nov48; MP3554.
170. Whatta Built. Narrator, Ann Thomas. © 23Jun48; MP3519.
171. Gaucho Fiesta. Narrator, Ben Grauer. © 23Jun48; MP3518.
172. Paris on the Plata. Narrator, Ben Grauer. © 23Jun48; MP3552.
173. Call of the Canyon. Narrator, Kenneth Banghart. © 23Nov48; MP3672.
175. Inch by Inch. Producer, Edmund L. Dorfman; narrator. Bob Stanton. © 15Mar49; MP4056.
176. Just a Little North. Narrators, Court Benson, Jim Boles. © 15Mar49; 468MP4054.
177. They Went That-A-Way. Narrator, Tom Shirley. © 15Mar49 (in notice: 1948); MP4057.
178. Dynasty of Wonders. Narrator, Kenneth Banghart. © 15Mar49; MP4055.
VARSITY VANITIES. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1940. 2 reels, sd.
Credits: Director, Larry Ceballos; story, Larry Rhine, Ben Chapman; music director, Charles Previn; film editor, Charles Maynard.
© Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 30Jul40; LP9807.
THE VATICAN OF PIUS XII. SEE The March of Time, v. 6, no. 7.
THE VATICAN OF POPE PIUS XII. Time, Inc., c1948. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. Revised version.
Summary: Pictures the pomp and ceremony of religious life in the Vatican, the physical capital of a great spiritual empire which is defying Communism.
© Time, Inc.; 15Oct48; MP3677.
VAUDEVILLE DAYS. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1943. 20 min., sd. (Broadway Brevities)
Credits: Director, Leroy Prinz; original screenplay, George Beatty; music, M. K. Jerome, Jack Scholl.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 28Sep43; LP12279.
VAUDEVILLE REVUE. Vitaphone Corp., c1947. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Melody Master Bands) Warner Bros.
Credits: Narration, Saul Elkins; narrator, Knox Manning.
© Vitaphone Corp.; 31Mar47; MP1931.
VEGETATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION, Eastman Kodak Co., c1941. In 2 reels.
Appl. author: Walter Bennett.
© Eastman Kodak Co.; 16Dec41; reel 1, MP11992; reel 2, MP11993.
A VELOCIDADE DAS REAÇÕES QUÍMICAS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 16mm.
Credits: Collaborators, Hermann I. Schlesinger, Warren C. Johnson.
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 10Jun46; MP729.
THE VELVET FLEECE. SEE Larceny
THE VELVET TOUCH. Independent Artists, Ltd., c1948. 97 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Summary: When Valerie Stanton, an actress, strikes her bullying producer a single blow with a metal statuette, he falls dead at her feet. Thereafter, Valerie's tortured conscience gives her no peace, and she confesses to the police in the moment of her greatest triumph.
Credits: Producer, Frederick Brisson; director, John Gage; story, William Mercer, Annabel Ross; screenplay, Leo Rosten; adaptation, Walter Reilly; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; music score, Leigh Harline; film editor, Chandler House.
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor, Sydney Greenstreet, Leon Ames.
© Independent Artists, Ltd.; 4Aug48; LP1762.
VENDETTA. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 978 ft., sd., b&w. (John Nesbitt's Passing Parade)
Credits: Director, Joe Newman; screenplay, De Vallon Scott; music score, Daniele Amfitheatrof; film editor, Harry Komer.
© Loew's Inc.; 28Jul42; LP11547.
VENGEANCE OF THE WEST. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 6 reels, sd. Based upon a story by Jack Townley.
Credits: Producer, Leon Barsha; director, Lambert Hillyer; screenplay, Luci Ward; film editor, Burton Kramer.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 3Sep42; LP11941.
DIE VERDAUUNG DER NAHRUNG. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. German version of "Digestion of Foods."
Summary: Explains the processes of digestion in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine; shows the chemical reactions of various digestive juices on foods; and with animated drawings portrays the absorption of digestive products into the bloodstream. For high school, college, and adult groups.
Credits: Collaborators, A. J. Carlson, H. G. Swann.
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 25Aug49; MP4617.
THE VERDICT. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1946. 86 min., sd., 35mm. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. From a novel by Israel Zangwill.
Credits: Producer, William Jacobs; director, Don Siegel; screenplay, Peter Milne; music, Frederick Hollander; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; orchestral arrangements, Leonid Raab; photographer, Ernest Haller; film editor, Thomas Reilly.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 22Nov46; LP680.
VERSPREIDING VAN WARMTE-ENERGIE. SEE Distributing Heat Energy.
VERTICAL BUTT WELD PROCEDURE. Clark A. Dunn, c1942. 1 reel. (Welding Technique Series)
© Clark A. Dunn; 28Mar42; MP12416.
VERWEHTE SPUREN (Vanished Traces) sd., b&w, 16mm.
Appl. author: Tobis Zeigt.
© Levinson-Finney Enterprises, Inc,; title & descr., 8Dec46; 8 prints, 19Dec46; LU720.
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. c1944. 99 min., sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture.
Credits: Producer, Jerry Wald; director, Delmer Daves; original story, Lionel Wiggam; screenplay, Alvah Bessie, Delmer Daves; music, Franz Waxman; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; orchestral arrangements, Leo Arnaud; photographer, Bert Glennon; film editor, Alan Crosland, Jr.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 11Nov44; LP12946.
VERY WARM FOR MAY. SEE Broadway Rhythm.
A VERY YOUNG LADY. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941, 7,129 ft., sd. From a play by Ladislas Fodor.
Credits: Director, Harold Schuster; screenplay, Ladislas Fodor, Elaine Ryan; music director, Cyril J. Mockridge.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 27Jun41; LP10572.
VESPERS IN VIENNA. SEE The Red Danube.
THE VICIOUS CIRCLE. W. Lee Wilder Productions. Released by United Artists Corp., c1948. 77 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the play "The Burning Bush," by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg, adapted by Noel Langley.
Summary: Five Jewish citizens of Hungary are falsely accused of murder by a Hungarian nobleman. Thomas Masaryk, the Czech patriot, rallies public opinion to their support. Based on an incident that occurred 60 years ago.
Credits: Producer and director, W. Lee Wilder; screenplay, Guy Endore, Heinz Herald; music director, Paul Dessau; film editor, Asa Boyd Clark.
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Fritz Kortner, Reinhold Schunzel, Philip Van Zandt, Lyle Talbot.
© William Wilder; 3Sep48; LP1825.
THE VICTORIA DOCKS AT 8. SEE White Tie and Tails.
VICTORY. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 8 reels, sd. Based on novel by Joseph Conrad.
Credits: Producer, Anthony Veiller; director, John Cromwell; screenplay, John L. Balderston; photographer, Leo Tover; film director, William Shea.
© Paramount Pictures Inc.; 17Jan41; LP10190.
VICTORY BOUND. SEE Variety Views, no. 143.
VICTORY IN THE AIR. 1 reel, sd.
Credits: Narrator, Lowell Thomas.
Appl. author: Audio Productions, Inc.
© Curtiss-Wright Corp.; title, descr, & 4 prints, 16May42; MU12486.
VICTORY IS OUR BUSINESS. Presented by Frigidaire. 11 min., sd. First 5–1/2 min. of footage was cut from original GM film.
Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.
© General Motors, Public Relations; title, descr., & 99 prints, 18Jul42; MU12674.
VICTORY QUIZ. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 855 ft., sd., sepia. (A Pete Smith Specialty) (What's Your I. Q.?)
Credits: Director, Will Jason; screenplay, E. Maurice Adler, Julian Harmon; film editor, Philip Anderson.
© Loew's Inc.; 30Apr42; MP12626.
VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER. Released through United Artists, c1943. Presented by Walt Disney. 6,132 ft., sd., color. A Walt Disney production.
Credits: Story adaptation, T. Hee, Erdman Penner, William Cottrell, and others; narrator, Art Baker; animation, John Lounsbery, Hugh Fraser, George Rowley, and others; music, Edward Plumb, Paul J. Smith, Oliver Wallace; film editor, Jack Dennis. Technicolor.
© Walt Disney Productions; 24Jun43; MP13981.
VICTORY VEHICLES. Walt Disney Productions, c1943. 1 reel, sd. (A Walt Disney Goof)
© Walt Disney Productions; 2Jun43; LP12271.
VICTORY VITTLES. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 954 ft., sd., color, (A Pete Smith Specialty)
Credits: Director, Will Jason; original story and screenplay, Joe Ansen; film editor, Philip Anderson. Technicolor.
© Loew's Inc.; 3Sep42; LP11599.
LA VIDA EN EL REINO ANIMAL. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Melvin Brodshaug, Madeline Bittman, and Harvard Film Service, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version of "Animal Life."
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 15Feb47; MP1714.
A VIDA RURAL NO MÉXICO. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Wallace W. Atwood, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Portuguese version of "People of Mexico."
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 10Feb47; MP1719.
THE VIENNESE CHARMER. SEE Four Jacks and a Jill.
VIGIL IN THE NIGHT. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1940. 96 min., sd. From the novel by A. J. Cronin.
Credits: Producer and director, George Stevens; screenplay, Fred Guiol, P. J. Wolfson, Rowland Leigh; music, Alfred Newman; editor, Henry Berman.
469© RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 9Feb40; LP9480.
THE VIGILANTE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 2 reels each (no. 1, 3 reels), sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the "Vigilante" adventure feature in Action Comics magazine.
© National Comics Publications, Inc.
Credits: Director, Wallace Fox; screenplay, George H. Plympton, Lewis Clay, Arthur Hoerl.
Cast: Ralph Byrd, George Offerman, Jr.
1. The Vigilante Rides Again. © 22May47; LP1265.
2. Mystery of the White Horses. © 29May47; LP1266.
3. Double Peril. © 5Jun47; LP1268.
4. Desperate Flight. © 12Jun47; LP1280.
5. In the Gorilla's Cage. © 19Jun47; LP1286.
6. Battling the Unknown. © 26Jun47; LP1297.
7. Midnight Rendezvous. © 3Jul47; LP1321.
8. Blasted to Eternity. © 10Jul47; LP1332.
9. The Fatal Flood. © 17Jul47; LP1346.
10. Danger Ahead. © 24Jul47; LP1365.
11. X–1 Closes In. © 31Jul47; LP1366.
12. Death Rides the Rails. © 7Aug47; LP1387.
13. The Trap that Failed. © 15Aug47; LP1405.
14. Closing In. © 22Aug47; LP1419.
15. The Secret of the Skyroom. © 29Aug47; LP1429.
VIGILANTES OF BOOMTOWN. Republic Productions, Inc., c1947, 56 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Fred Harman's "Red Ryder" comic strip.
Credits: Associate producer, Sidney Picker; director, R. G. Springsteen; original screenplay, Earle Snell; music director, Mort Glickman; film editor, William P. Thompson.
Cast: Allan Lane, Bobby Blake, Martha Wentworth, Roscoe Karns.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 22Jan47; LP870.
VIGILANTES OF DODGE CITY. c1944. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd. Based on Fred Harman's NEA comic, "Red Ryder."
Credits: Associate producer, Stephen Auer; director, Wallace Grissell; original story, Norman S. Hall; screenplay, Norman S. Hall, Anthony Coldewey; music score, Joseph Dubin; photographer, William Bradford; film editor, Charles Craft.
Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 17Oct44; LP13000.
THE VIGILANTES RETURN. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1947. 67 min., sd., color, 35mm.
Credits: Producer, Howard Welsch; director, Ray Taylor; original screenplay, Roy Chanslor; music director, Paul Sawtell; film editor, Paul Landres.
Cast: Jon Hall, Margaret Lindsay, Paula Drew, Andy Devine.
© Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 12Aug47; LP1169.
THE VIGILANTES RIDE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 6 reels, sd.
Credits: Producer, Leon Barsha; director, William Berke; story and screenplay, Ed Earl Repp; film editor, Jerome Thoms.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 23Dec43; LP12477.
VILLAGE BARN DANCE. c1940. Presented by Republic Pictures. 8 reels, sd.
Credits: Associate producer, Armand Schaefer; director, Frank McDonald; original screenplay, Dorrell and Stuart McGowan; music director, Cy Feuer; photographer, Ernest Miller; film editor, Edward Mann.
Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 30Jan40; LP9433.
THE VILLAGE FIRE BRIGADE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd.
Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 24Jun46; MP709.
A VILLAGE IN INDIA. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd., color. (Fascinating Journeys)
Credits: Producers, E. S. and F. W. Keller; director, John Hanau; narrator, Frank Gallop; photographer, Jack Cardiff. Technicolor.
© Paramount Pictures Inc.; 31Jan41; MP10812.
VILLAGE OF THE PAST. SEE Variety Views, no. 142.
THE VILLAGE SMITHY. Walt Disney Productions, c1941. 1 reel, sd. (A Walt Disney Donald Duck)
© Walt Disney Productions; 25Sep41; LP10944.
VILLAGE STOREKEEPER. Frank Donovan Associates, c1946. 2 reels, sd., 35mm.
Credits: Director, Frank R. Donovan.
© Frank Donovan Associates; 23Dec46; MP1549.
THE VILLAIN STILL PURSUED HER. Franklin-Blank Productions, Inc., c1940. 67 min., sd. An RKO Radio picture.
Credits: Producer, Harold B. Franklin; director, Edward Cline; screenplay, Elbert Franklin; music director, Frank Tours; film editor, Arthur Hilton.
© Franklin-Blank Productions, Inc.; 4Oct40; LP10044.
VINE STREET BLUES. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 26Mar43; MP13420.
VINE, WOMEN AND SONG. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 2,048 ft., sd.
Credits: Producer and director, B. K. Blake; story and screenplay, Ralph Morris, Harold Greene; music director, Jack Shaindlin; photographer, Jack Etra; editor, Leonard Weiss.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 6Sep45; LP13541.
VIOLENCE. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1947. 72 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Credits: Producers, Bernhard, Brandt; director, Jack Bernhard; original story and screenplay, Stanley Rubin, Louis Lantz.
Cast: Nancy Coleman, Michael O'Shea, Emory Parnell.
© Monogram Pictures Corp.; 2Apr47; LP940.
VIRGINIA. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 12 reels, sd., color. Based on a story by Edward H. Griffith and Virginia Van Upp.
Credits: Producer and director, Edward H. Griffith; screenplay, Virginia Van Upp; music score, Victor Young; editor, Eda Warren. Technicolor.
© Paramount Pictures Inc.; 21Feb41; LP10269.
VIRGINIA CITY. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1940. 12 reels, sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture.
Credits: Director, Michael Curtiz; original screenplay, Robert Buckner; music, Max Steiner.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 23Mar40; LP9495.
VIRGINIA, GEORGIA, AND CAROLINE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 23Feb42; MP12228.
THE VIRGINIAN. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1946. 90 min., sd., color. Based on the novel by Owen Wister and the play by Kirk La Shelle and Owen Wister.
Credits: Producer, Paul Jones; director, Stuart Gilmore; screenplay, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Edward E. Paramore, Jr.; adaptation, Howard Estabrook; music score, Daniele Amfitheatrof; editor, Everett Douglass. Technicolor.
© Paramount Pictures Inc.; 29Jan46; LP316.
A VISIT TO IRELAND. Coronet, c1948. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary: Shows country and city life in Ireland, including scenes from the life of a typical family in Dublin.
Credits: Educational collaborator, Seamus O'Duilearga.
© David A. Smart; 28Sep48; MP3704.
A VISIT WITH COWBOYS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary: A city boy visits an Arizona cattle ranch and learns about modern ranching methods. For primary and middle grades.
Credits: Collaborator, J. Frank Dobie.
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 5Oct49; MP4630.
A VISIT WITH MR. J. C. PENNY; the man with a thousand partners. Presented by J. C. Penny Co., Inc. 3 reels, sd.
Appl. author: Jam Handy Organization, Inc.
© J. C. Penny Co., Inc.; title & descr., 9Sep43; 35 prints, 8Sep43; MU13912.
VISITING ST. LOUIS. c1944. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 787 ft., sd., color. (James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks)
Credits: Narrator, James A. FitzPatrick; photography, Virgil Miller. Technicolor.
© Loew's Inc.; 18Jan44; MP14935.
VISITING VERA CRUZ. c1946. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 874 ft., sd., color. (James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks)
Credits: Producer and narrator, James A. FitzPatrick; music score, Nat Finston. Technicolor.
© Loew's Inc.; 14Mar46; MP287.
VISITING VIRGINIA. Loew's Inc., c1947. 9 min., sd., color, 35mm. (James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks) An MGM picture.
Credits: Producer and narrator, James A. FitzPatrick; director, James H. Smith; music score, Nat Finston.
© Loew's Inc.; 29Oct47; MP2450.
VITAMIN "A" IN HUMAN NUTRITION. Wilding Picture Productions, Inc., for Mead Johnson and Co., c1948. 37 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary: Dr. E. V. McCollum lectures on Vitamin A, emphasizing the importance of this vitamin in infant feeding.
© Mead Johnson & Co.; 15Jun48; MP3217.
VITAMIN B1. Eastman Kodak Co., Teaching Films Division, c1940, 1015 ft. (Food Series)
Appl. authors: Kenneth R. Edwards and Marjorie F. Ellis.
© Eastman Kodak Co., Teaching Films Division; 18Sep40; MP10710.
VITAMIN D. Eastman Kodak Co., c1941. 972 ft. (Food Series)
Appl. authors: Marjorie F. Ellis and Kenneth R. Edwards.
© Eastman Kodak Co.; 11Sep41; MP11994.
THE VITAMIN G-MAN. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 592 ft., sd. (Phantasy, no. 23)
Credits: Producer, Dave Fleischer; directors, Paul Sommer, John Hubley; story, Jack Cosgriff; animation, Jim Armstrong; music, Ed Kilfeather.
© Screen Gems, Inc.; 5Feb43; LP11975.
VITAMIN HAY. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 1 reel, color.
470Credits: Director, Dave Fleischer.
© Paramount Pictures Inc.; 22Aug41; MP11482.
VITAMIN "U" FOR ME. Featurettes, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.
Credits: Music and lyrics, Harold Raymond, Louis Herscher, Anne Avila.
© Featurettes, Inc.; 2Feb42; MP12158.
VIVA CISCO KID. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1940. 6,315 ft., sd. Suggested by the character created by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry).
Credits: Director, Norman Foster; screenplay, Samuel G. Engel, Hal Long; music director, Samuel Kaylin.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 12Apr40; LP9842.
VIVA MEXICO. c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 788 ft., sd., color. (A Miniature)
Credits: Director, Louis Lewyn; narrator, James A. FitzPatrick; music score, Nat Finston; photographer, Wilfrid M. Cline.
© Loew's Inc.; 6Nov41; MP11886.
LA VIVIENDA. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc., in collaboration with Wallace W. Atwood, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version of "Shelter."
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc; 27Jan47; MP1891.
THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 8 reels, sd. From the story "Freedom Radio" Wolfgang Wilhelm and George Campbell.
Credits: Director, Anthony Asquith; story, Louis Golding, Gordon Wellesley; screenplay, Jeffery Dell, Basil Woon, A. DeGrunwald; scenario, Roland Pertwee, Bridget Boland; music, Nicholas Brodszky; photography, Bernard Knowles; editor, Reginald Beck.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 20May41; LP10645.
VOICE IN THE WIND. Released through United Artists, c1943. Presented by Arthur Ripley and Rudolph Monter. 86 min., sd.
Credits: Producers, Rudolph Monter, Arthur Ripley; direction and original story, Arthur Ripley; screenplay, Frederick Torberg; music score, Michel Michelet; music director, Yascha Paii; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.
© Arthur Ripley-Rudolph Monter Productions; 14Dec43; LP12511.
A VOICE IS BORN: THE STORY OF NIKLOS GAFNI. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 20 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Summary: While studying medicine in Hungary in 1943, Niklos Gafni is taken prisoner by the Nazis. He secretly studies voice and upon liberation achieves success as a singer in New York City.
Credits: Directed and written by George Blake; narrator, Victor Jory.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 15Jan48; LP1416.
VOICE OF THE DEEP. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. 1,375 feet, color, 16mm.
Summary: An underwater microphone, developed by the Navy during the war for purposes of coastal defense, reveals that fish are capable of producing a variety of sounds ranging all the way from cluckings to shrill whistles. Closing scenes emphasize the reality of the world of the spirit, which is no less real than the hidden "voice of the deep."
Credits: Producer, Irwin A. Moon.
© The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago; title & descr., 2Aug48; 6 prints, 28Jun48; MU3218.
THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1947. 103 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the play of the same title by John van Druten.
Summary: A romantic comedy about a young actress and a soldier who enjoys a week-end pass in New York.
Credits: Producer, Charles Hoffman; director, Irving Rapper; screenplay, John van Druten; music, Max Steiner; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; film editor, Rudi Fehr.
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden, Wayne Morris, Kent Smith.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 6Oct47; LP1477.
VOICE OF THE WHISTLER. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 6 reels, sd. Suggested by the Columbia Broadcasting System program entitled "The Whistler."
Credits: Producer, Rudolph C. Flothow; director, William Castle; story, Allan Rader; screenplay, Wilfrid H. Pettitt, William Castle; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Dwight Caldwell.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 30Oct45; LP13672.
VOICE OF VICTORY. Presented by The Hallicrafters Co.
Appl. author: Jam Handy Organization, Inc.
© Hallicrafters Co.; title & descr., 28Apr44; 28 prints, 29Apr44; MU14619.
THE VOICE THAT THRILLED THE WORLD. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1943. 20 min., sd. (Featurette)
Credits: Director, Jean Negulesco; narrator, Art Gilmore.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 4Nov43; MP14106.
A VOLCANO IS BORN. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1943. 1 reel, sd., color. (Lowell Thomas' Magic Carpet of Movietone)
Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; music score, L. de Francesco; photography, Jack Kuhne; film editor, Russ Sheilds. Technicolor.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 24Dec43; MP14787.
THE VOLGA BOATMAN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 28Jul41; MP11423.
VOLGA BOATMAN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 22Nov43; MP14167.
VOLLEY BALL FOR BOYS. c1941. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.
Appl. authors: Lloyd Miller, Frank Overton.
© Coronet Productions, proprietorship of David A. Smart; 26Jun41; MP1528.
VOLLEY-OOP. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 8 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Credits: Director, Harry Foster; narrator, Bill Stern; music, Jack Shaindlin.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 27Jun47; MP2216.
THE VOLUNTEER WORKER. c1940. 1 reel.
Appl. author: Walt Disney.
© Walt Disney Productions; 26Aug40; LP9882.
VOODOO MAN. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1944. 7 reels, sd.
Credits: Producers, Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz; director, William Beaudine; original story and screenplay, Robert Charles; photography, Marcel LePicard; film editor, Carl Pierson.
© Monogram Pictures Corp.; 15Jan44; LP12466.
VOYAGE TO RECOVERY. Roland Reed Productions for the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Training Film Branch. Color.
© Roland Reed Productions; title, descr., & 7 prints, 16Jul45; MU16144.
VRONSKY AND BABIN. Artists' Films, Inc., c1940. 1 reel.
© Artists' Films, Inc.; no. 1, 4Nov40; MP12438; no. 2, 12Aug41; MP12441.
VULCÕES EM ACÃO. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 16mm.
Credits: Collaborator, Carey Croneis.
© Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 6Jun46; MP721.
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WABASH BLUES. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.
Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 3Jun46; MP650.
WABASH CANNON BALL. Distributed by Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. Presented by R. C. M. Productions, Inc. 1 reel, sd.
Credits: Producer, Ben Hersh; director, Dave Gould.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 23Dec46; MP1408.
WABBIT TWOUBLE. c1941. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies, no. 413) Leon Schlesinger Productions.
Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Dave Monahan; animation, Sid Sutherland; music director, Carl W. Stalling.
© The Vitaphone Corp.; 23Dec41; MP12015.
WACKY BLACKOUT. c1942. 1 reel, sd. (Looney Tunes) Leon Schlesinger Productions.
Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Warren Foster; animation, Sid Sutherland; music director, Carl W. Stalling.
© The Vitaphone Corp.; 11Jul42; MP12658.
WACKY BYE BABY. Walter Lantz Productions, Inc., c1948. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Walter Lantz Cartune).
Credits: Director, Dick Lundy; story, Ben Hardaway, Jack Cosgrift; animation, Les Kline, Pat Matthews; music, Darrell Calker.
© Walter Lantz Productions, Inc.; 16Jul48; MP3267.
WACKY QUACKY. Screen Gems, Inc., c1947. 6 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Phantasy Cartoon)
Credits: Director, Alex Lovy; story, Cal Howard.
© Screen Gems, Inc., 20Mar47; LP964.
THE WACKY WEED. c1946. Presented by Universal. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm. (A Walter Lantz Cartune) A Walter Lantz production.
Credits: Director, Dick Lundy; story, Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer; animation, Laverne Harding, Grim Natwick; music, Darrell Calker. Technicolor.
© Universal Pictures Co., Inc. & Walter Lantz Productions; 26Sep46; MP1125.
WACKY WIGWAMS. c1942. Presented by Columbia Pictures Corp. 734 ft., sd., color. (Color Rhapsody, no. 82)
Credits: Director, Alec Geiss; animation, Volus Jones; music, Paul Worth. Technicolor.
© Screen Gems, Inc.; 22Feb42; LP11084.
WACKY WILD LIFE. The Vitaphone Corp., c1940. 1 reel. (Merrie Melodies)
Credits: Story, Dave Monahan; animation, Virgil Ross.
© The Vitaphone Corp.; 9Nov40; MP10598.
THE WACKY WORM. c1941. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies) Leon Schlesinger Productions.
Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Dave Monahan; animation, Cal Dalton; music director, Carl W. Stalling.
© The Vitaphone Corp.; 21Jun41; MP11252.
WADERS OF THE DEEP. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1949. 6 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Sportscope, no. 6)
Summary: Shows various water sports at Waikiki Beach, at Wakulla Springs, Fla., and at Silver Springs, Fla.
Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; narrator, Andre Baruch; editor, Harold Oteri.
© RKO Pathe. Inc.; 11Feb49; MP4067.
WAGON HEELS. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. c1945. 7 min., sd., color. (Merrie Melodies)
Credits: Director, Robert Clampett; story, Warren Foster; animation, Emanuel Gould; music director, Carl W. Stalling. Technicolor.
© The Vitaphone Corp.; 10Oct45; MP16382.
WAGON TRACKS WEST. c1943. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.
Credits: Associate producer, Louis Gray; director, Howard Bretherton; original screenplay, William Lively; music score, Mort Glickman; photography, Reggie Lanning; film editor, Charles Craft.
Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 13Jul43; LP12163.
WAGON TRAIN. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1940. 59 min., sd.
Credits: Producer, Bert Gilroy; director, Edward Killy; story, Bernard McConville; screenplay, Morton Grant; music score, Paul Sawtell; editors, Frederic Knudtson, Harry Marker.
© RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 4Oct40; LP10053.
WAGON WHEELS WEST. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1943. 20 min., sd. (Santa Fe Trail Western)
Credits: Director, B. Reaves Eason; original story, William Jacobs; screenplay, Ed. Earl Repp; narrator, Lou Marcelle.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 8Nov43; LP12360.
WAGON WHEELS WESTWARD. c1945. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd. Based on Fred Harman's NEA Comic, "Red Ryder."
Credits: Associate producer; Sidney Picker; director, R. G. Springsteen; original story, Gerald Geraghty; screenplay, Earle Snell; music director, Richard Cherwin; photographer, William Bradford; film editor, Fred Allen.
Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.
© Republic Pictures Cor.; 11Dec45; LP44.
THE WAGONS ROLL AT NIGHT. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 9 reels. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. Suggested by a story by Francis Wallace.
Credits: Director, Ray Enright; screenplay, Fred Niblo, Jr., Barry Trivers.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 26Apr41; LP10429.
WAGONS WESTWARD. c1940. Presented by Republic Pictures. 8 reels, sd.
Credits: Associate producer, Armand Schaefer; director, Lew Landers; original screenplay, Joseph Moncure March, Harrison Jacobs; music director, Cy Feuer; photography, Ernest Miller; film editor, Ernest Nims.
Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 19Jun40; LP9739.
WAGS TO RICHES. Loew's Inc., c1949. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. An MGM Cartoon.
Credits: Producer, Fred Quimby; director, Tex Avery; story, Jack Cosgriff, Rich Hogan; animation, Michael Lah, Grant Simmons, Walter Clinton, Bob Cannon; music, Scott Bradley.
© Loew's Inc.; 6Jul49 (in notice: 1948); LP2457.
WAIKIKI MELODY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1945. 2 reels, sd.
Credits: Associate producer and director, Will Cowan; film editor, Irving A. Applebaum.
© Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 27Jul45; LP13487.
WAIT 'TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 1Dec41; MP11869.
WAIT 'TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 26Apr43; MP13506.
WAITIN' FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 10Dec45; MP16586.
WAITING. Presented by Frigidaire Division of General Motors Corp. 4 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.
© The Jam Handy Organization, Inc.; title, descr., & 10 prints, 25Apr46; MU498.
WAITING FOR BABY. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.
Credits: Producer and director, Leslie Roush; photographer, William Steiner.
© Paramount Pictures Inc.; 24Jan41; LP10210.
WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 27Oct41; MP11710.
WAKE ISLAND. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1942. 9 reels sd.
Credits: Director, John Farrow; original story, U. S. Marine Corps; screenplay, W. R. Burnett, Frank Butler; photographer, Theodor Sparkuhl; film editor, LeRoy Stone.
© Paramount Pictures Inc,; 25Sep42; LP11606.
WAKE OF THE RED WITCH. Republic Productions, Inc., c1949. 106 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel by Garland Roark.
Summary: A sea adventure in which a ship's captain and a prosperous trader are rivals in the pursuit of gold, pearls, and women. Setting, the Dutch East Indies in the 1860's.
Credits: Associate producer, Edmund Grainger; director, Edward Ludwig; screenplay, Harry Brown, Kenneth Gamet; music, Nathan Scott; film editor, Richard L. Van Enger.
Cast: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara, Luther Adler.
© Republic Pictures Corp.; 24Feb49; LP2138.
WAKE UP AND DREAM. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1946. 92 min., sd., color, 35mm. From the novel "The Enchanted Voyage" by Robert Nathan.
Credits: Director, Lloyd Bacon; screenplay, Elick Moll; music director, Emil Newman.
Cast: June Haver, John Payne, Charlotte Greenwood, Connie Marshall, John Ireland.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 28Nov46; LP825.
WALDO'S LAST STAND. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1 reel, sd., b&w.
Credits: Director, Edward Cahn; screenplay, Hal Law, Robert McGowan; film editor, Albert Akst.
© Loew's Inc.; 2Oct40; LP10010.
WALK A CROOKED MILE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 91 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An Edward Small production. 472Based on a story by Bertram Millhauser.
Summary: With semi-documentary technique, this melodrama shows how agents of the F. B. I. and Scotland Yard track down and apprehend Russian spies. Actual scenes of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and the Lakeview Nuclear Research Laboratory.
Credits: Producer, Grant Whytock; director, Gordon Douglas; screenplay, George Bruce; narration, Reed Hadley; music, Paul Sawtell; film editor, James E. Newcom.
Cast: Louis Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, Louise Allbritton, Carl Esmond, Onslow Stevens.
© Columbia Pictures Corp; 15Sep48; LP1934.
WALKIN' BY THE RIVER. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941, 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 8Sep41; MP11545.
THE WALKING HILLS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949, 78 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.
Summary: A Western about a search for gold hidden in a wagon train buried in the sand dunes. Filmed in Death Valley National Park.
Credits: Producer, Harry Joe Brown; director, John Sturges; story and screenplay, Alan LeMay; music score, Arthur Morton, music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, William Lyon.
Cast: Randolph Scott, Ella Raines, William Bishop, Edgar Buchanan, Arthur Kennedy.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 25Feb49; LP2149.
THE WALKING MACHINE. American Foot Care Institute, Inc., c1949. 14 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary: Presents the essentials of foot care—foot hygiene, the selection of footwear, treatment by podiatrists.
Credits: Script, P. J. McLarney; narrator, Albert Grobe; editor, Rosemarie Hickson.
© American Foot Care Institute, Inc.; 25May49; MP4327.
WALKING ON AIR. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 23Jun41; MP11273.
WALKING WITH MY HONEY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 6Aug45; MP16180.
WALKY TALKY HAWKY. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1946. 7 min., sd., color. (Merrie Melodies)
Credits: Director, Robert McKimson; story, Warren Foster, Technicolor.
© The Vitaphone Corp.; 31Aug46; MP1056.
WALL STREET BLUES. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1946. 17 min., sd., 35mm.
Credits: Producer, George Bilson; director, Hal Yates; story, Les Goodwins, George Jeske; screenplay, Russ Green, George Bilson; film editor, Edward W. Williams.
© RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 12Jul46; LP703.
THE WALLFLOWER. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 556 ft., sd. (Phantasy, no. 9)
Credits: Story, Ben Harrison; animation, Manny Gould; music, Joe De Nat.
© Screen Gems, Inc.; 24May41; LP10479.
WALLFLOWER. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1948. 77 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the play by Reginald Denham and Mary Orr.
Summary: A comedy, in which two stepsisters of college age become rivals for the affections of the same young man.
Credits: Producer, Alex Gottlieb; director, Frederick de Cordova; screenplay, Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron; music, Edward Hollander; film editor, Folmar Blangsted.
Cast: Joyce Reynolds, Robert Hutton, Janis Paige, Edward Arnold, Barbara Brown.
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc,; 12Jun48; LP1659.
THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 9 reels, sd., Based upon the novel by Jo Eisinger.
Credits; Producer, Albert J. Cohen; director, Lothar Mendes; screenplay, Wilfrid H. Pettitt; music score. Marlin Skiles; music director, M. W. Stoloff.
© Columbia Pictures Corp.; 7Jun46; LP509.
THE WALLS KEEP TALKING. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 13Apr42; MP12422.
THE WALLS OF JERICHO. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1948. 106 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel by Paul Wellman.
Summary: A study of life in a small-town, featuring a man's struggle for political success while racked by unhappy personal conflicts. Setting, Kansas, in 1908.
Credits: Producer, Lamar Trotti; director, John M. Stahl; screenplay, Lamar Trotti; music, Cyril Mockridge, music director, Lionel Newman; orchestra arrangements, Herbert Spencer, Maurice de Packh; film editor, James B. Clark.
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Anne Baxter, Kirk Douglas, Ann Dvorak.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 4Aug48; LP2031.
THE WALTZ. Folke Robert Espling, c1942. 1 reel.
© Folke Robert Espling; 10Feb42; MP12163.
WALTZ A LA ACCORDION. Distributed by Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd. A Filmcraft production.
Credits: Producer and director, William Forest Crouch.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 16Dec46; MP1396.
WANDERER OF THE WASTELAND. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1945. 67 min., sd. From the novel by Zane Grey.
Credits: Producer, Herman Schlom; directors, Edward Killy, Wallace Grissell; screenplay, Norman Houston; music, Paul Sawtell; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, J. R. Whittredge.
© RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 28Sep45; LP13668.
WANDERERS OF THE DESERT. World Window, Inc., London, c1938. Distributed by United Artists. 1 reel, sd., color. (World Window Series, no. 5)
Credits: Producers, E. S. and F. W. Keller; director and film editor, Hans Nieter; commentator, Niel Arden; music, Ludwig Brav; photography, Jack Cardiff. Technicolor.
© World Window, Inc.; 1Nov38; MP10034.
WANDERERS OF THE WEST. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1941. 6 reels, sd.
Credits: Producer, Robert Tansey; director, Robert F. Hill; original story, Robert Emmett; photography, Jack Young; film editor, Fred Bain.
© Monogram Pictures Corp.; 25Jun41; LP10707.
WANDERING HERE AND THERE. c1944. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 795 ft., sd., color, 35mm. (James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks)
Credits: Producer and narrator, James A. FitzPatrick; music score, Nat Finston. Technicolor.
© Loew's Inc.; 14Dec44; MP486.
WANDERING THROUGH WALES. Loew's Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm. (James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks) An MGM picture.
Summary: A photographic study of the Welsh countryside, including historic shrines and quaint villages in mountain and pastoral settings.
Credits: Producer and narrator, James A. FitzPatrick; music score, Nat Finston.
© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; 13Oct48; MP3418.
WANTED FOR MURDER. c1946. Presented by Excelsior Film Productions, Ltd. 10 reels, sd., 35mm. From the stage play by Percy Robinson and Terence de Marney.
Credits: Producer, Marcel Hellman; director, Lawrence Huntington; screenplay, Emeric Pressburger, Rodney Ackland; scenario, Percy Robinson, Terence de Marney; music, Mischa Spoliansky; cameraman, R. Franckie; editor, E. B. Jarvis.
© Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 1Nov46; LP727.
THE WAR AGAINST MRS. HADLEY. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 9 reels, sd., b&w.
Credits: Producer, Irving Asher; director, Harold S. Bucquet; original screenplay, George Oppenheimer; music score, David Snell; film editor, Elmo Veron.
© Loew's Inc.; 6Aug42; LP11536.
WAR CAME TO AMERICA. Army Pictorial Service, c1948. Released by American Film Services, Inc. 58 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.
Summary: A documentary film which shows the early history of the United States, American life of the 1920's and 1930's, and the important national and international events which led to United States' participation in World War II.
Credits: Narrator, Walter Huston; editor, Frank Capra.
© American Film Services, Inc.; 11Oct48; MP3532.
WAR CLOUDS IN THE PACIFIC. Loew's Inc., c1941. 2 reels, sd.
© Loew's Inc.; 19Dec41; MP12839.
WAR DANCE FOR WOODEN INDIANS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.
© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 18Aug41; MP11458.
WAR DOGS. Loew's Inc., c1943. 627 ft., sd., color. (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon)
Credits: Directors, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; animation, Pete Burness, Kenneth Muse, Irven Spence, Jack Zander; music, Scott Bradley. Technicolor.
© Loew's Inc.; 22Sep43; MP14244.
WAR DOGS. Range Busters, Inc., c1942. 7 reels, sd. Based on an original story by Ande Lamb.
Credits: Producer, George W. Weeks; director, S. Roy Luby; screenplay, John Vlahos; photography, Robert Cline; film editor, Roy Claire.
© Range Busters, Inc.; 9Oct42; LP11655.
WAR FOR MEN'S MINDS. c1943. Presented by United Artists. 2 reels, sd. (The World in Action)
© Warwick Pictures, Inc.; 25Aug43; MP13974.
WAR IN THE DESERT. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. 1 reel, sd. (The World Today)
Credits: Producer, Truman Talley; continuity, Herman Blumenfeld; narrator, Quentin Reynolds.
© Twentieth Century Fox-Film Corp.; 18Jul41; MP11489.
WAR OF THE WILDCATS. SEE In Old Oklahoma.
WAR ON THE SEAS. Time, Inc., c1943. 1 reel. U. S. Navy.
© Time, Inc.; 2Nov43; MP14260.
473WAR SURGERY UP FRONT. William Carmel Roberts. 15 min., si., color, 16mm.
Summary: Actual photographs of surgery and medical treatments at the 74th Field Hospital, which was constructed on Okinawa Shima during the campaign in 1945.
© William Carmel Roberts; title, descr., & 8 prints, 18Aug48; MU3236.
WAR TASK; assignment for the Weirton Steel Co. Presented by Weirton Steel Co.
© The Jam Handy Organization, Inc.; title & descr., 29Nov45; 10 prints, 3Dec45; MU16570.
THE WARM FRONT. Walt Disney Productions. sd., color.
© Walt Disney Productions, title, descr. 2 prints, 22Aug44; MU15127.
WARNER PATHE NEWS. Warner News, Inc., c1948–49. 1 reel each, sd., b&w, 35mm. © Warner News, Inc.
Volume 20, 1948–49.
16. Oct. 14, 1948. World series; first and second games. 23 rescued in Bahamas air crash. Air lift pilots aid Berlin kids. People in the news: President Truman, John Foster Dulles, Sir Stafford Cripps. United Nations news [highlights of Paris meeting]. Great American: John Adams, Oct. 19, 1735.
© 14Oct48; MP3520.
17. Oct. 18, 1948. Cleveland wins series; Fifth and sixth games. Football: Southern California-Rice; Northwestern-Minnesota. Churchill, "Don't give up atom bomb." People in the news: Candidate Truman, Candidate Dewey, Secretary Marshall.
© 18Oct48; MP3521.
18. Oct, 21, 1948. The Dewey story [a special feature on the coming election]. Columbia University installs Eisenhower. '49ers crush Colts in pro thriller.
© 21Oct48; MP3522.
19. Oct. 25, 1948. The Truman story, 2d of two special features of the coming election. General Clay visits Ruhr. Michigan swamps Northwestern.
© 25Oct48; MP3537.
20. Oct. 28, 1948. People in the news: General Clay, Thomas E. Dewey, Secretary Marshall, General MacArthur and Korean President Rhee. American Legion captures Miami. French country fashions. Sports: California whips Oregon State; Gallic grunts and groans [Pierre and Gaston wrestle in Paris]. Great American: Theodore Roosevelt, Oct. 27, 1858.
© 28Oct48; MP3523.
21. Nov. 1, 1948. Troops subdue rioting [French] miners. First D. P.'s sail for U. S. People in the News: President Truman, S. Perry Brown, Catherine Rickert. Dude ranch fashions. Aerial acrobat stunts over Italy. Football: Army-Cornell; Michigan-Minnesota.
© 1Nov48; MP3524.
22. Nov. 4, 1948. Troops, miners in pitched battle [in France]. Operation Combine. People in the news: Mrs. Roosevelt, Denmark's King and Queen, England's King and Queen, Paul Hoffman. The Navy's new look. Assembly line grocery store. Sports: Eagles vs. Bears; Roller Derby. Great American: Daniel Boone, Nov. 2, 1734.
© 4Nov48; MP3525.
23. Nov. 8, 1948. Mystery fog kills twenty. First D. P.'s reach America. Exclusive report from German Ruhr. Football: California-U.S.C.; Northwestern-Ohio State. Morgenthau in Palestine. New Harvest by helicopter. Life on rope half mile up. Charm school turns out PHD's.
© 8Nov48; MP3526.
24. Nov. 11, 1948. Truman wins! Warner Pathe news records the most stunning political upset in U. S. history as the Democrats win Senate, House, and White House.
© 11Nov48; MP3538.
25. Nov. 15, 1948. Colorado fashions [skiing and swimming styles shown at Colorado Springs]. Washington hails Truman and Barkley. First inductees find it's a "new" Army. Air lift delivers new "secret weapon" [a Shmoo, a toy animal entitling each child to ten pounds of lard]. Sports: Penn State vs. Penn; Army vs. Stanford; National Horse Show [at Madison Square Garden].
© 15Nov48; MP3539.
26. Nov. 18, 1948. West opens new airlift base [in French sector of Berlin]. People in the news: Danny Kaye in wax at Mme. Tussaudes' in London; Dr. Paul Muller, Swiss chemist, wins Nobel prize for medicine; Mrs. Roosevelt receives degree at the University of Lyon. The [new] General Patton tank [at Aberdeen]. Giant magnet is most attractive [used in Columbia University's new cyclotron]. Maulers vs. Terrors [in biggest battle of the small fry season]. Ski season starts [at Mount Rainier National Park]. Miami goes to the dogs [dog racing season].
© 18Nov48; MP3610.
27. Nov. 22, 1948. A prince is born [at Buckingham Palace]. Tojo sentenced for war crimes. Reds in Berlin mark Soviet anniversary. President Truman and Vice President-Elect Barkley confer in Key West. The Red Dean of Canterbury arrives in New York. Field Marshall Montgomery meets with the West's Military Governors. Football: Notre Dame vs. Northwestern; SMU vs. Arkansas. Italian smoke-eaters drill [firemen in Rome]. Florida "peaches" and grapefruit.
© 22Nov48; MP3611.
28. Nov. 25, 1948. The Truman family [relaxes in Florida]. Louis St. Laurent becomes Canada's Prime Minister. Defense Secretary [pays a whirlwind visit to Berlin]. Browns beat Forty-Niners. Disaster rides miniature rails [train built by amateur movie makers]. Paris fashions [glove styles]. Variety Club cheers polio victims. Thanksgiving—underwater [in Florida].
© 25Nov48; MP3612.
29. Nov. 29, 1948. People in the news: [The Trumans return to Washington; Truman Welcomes Secretary Marshall home from Europe; Mrs. Kasenkina leaves hospital; Salvador Dali studies Rome's ruins]. Aviation news [Navy's ZF7U–1 "Flying Wing"; the giant Constitution]. Berlin GI's take lessons in Russian. Small fry fashions from France. Baby bedlam in Florida [with four-month-old chimp]. Football: [Michigan-Ohio State; North Carolina-Duke].
© 29Nov48; MP3876.
30. Dec. 2, 1948. UN news: [East and West clash in Paris over outlawing of atom bomb]. Red fliers [who fled Russia are interviewed in Austria]. Levi Jackson [first Negro captain of the Yale football team]. Santa Claus [stops off in Canada]. The latest in cameras: the smallest camera; the fastest camera. The "Wee-Bee" [the world's smallest piloted plane, makes test run in California]. Tropical ice harvest [salt harvested in Puerto Rico]. Pitt upsets Penn State.
© 2Dec48; MP3661.
31. Dec. 6, 1948. Army-Navy game of the year. [President Truman among spectators at Philadelphia as Navy ties score]. Cornell upsets Penn. Tulane swamps LSU. Nation-wide news: Santa Claus arrives; Variety Clubs honor Boys' Town Founder [unveil a statue of Father Flanagan].
© 6Dec48; MP3650.
32. Dec. 9, 1948. Battle for Suchow [Nationalists abandon city]. Key elections split Berlin. Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek arrives in U. S. to seek aid for China. Former Queen Wilhelmina plants trees. President Truman and Secretary Marshall meet with America's European recovery experts in Washington. The "Kitty Hawk" comes home [to Smithsonian Institute]. The two-way [brake] propeller. Browns beat '49ers. Water skiing at Cypress Gardens, Fla.
© 9Dec48; MP3651.
33. Dec. 13, 1948. The Collier's All-America [football team selected by top college coaches. Washington press corps honors capitol's outstanding fathers and daughters, including Harry Truman and daughter Margaret. WAC director Colonel Mary Hallaren becomes first woman officer sworn into the regular Army. Whittaker Chambers reveals microfilms said to be top-secret State Department documents. The people of France thank America for the Friendship Train.] London's worst fog. Livestock championship [49th International Livestock Exposition at Chicago].
© 13Dec48; MP3652.
34. Dec. 16, 1948. Reds routed in Berlin elections. Americans flee Red tide in China. [U. S. marines sail into Tsingtao. President Truman welcomes Cuba's President Prio. Barkley and Warren meet in Los Angeles. Doak Walker is named year's outstanding football player.] Unusual automobiles [the Phibian and two-in-one car from Italy]. T-men nab passer of "near perfect" bills [in Baltimore]. Wild geese. Great American: Clara Barton.
© 16Dec48; MP3653.
35. Dec. 20, 1948. Christmas, 1948. The Boys' Choir of New York's St. Thomas Church sings "Silent Night." In Europe, Japan, Canada, and Mexico cameramen record Christmas spirit of Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men. Citation still winning in California [Tanforan Handicap]. Bills vs. Colts [for AAC's eastern championship].
© 20Dec48; MP3654.
36. Dec. 23, 1948. Florida fashions. 2,900 Chinese die in sea tragedy. UN ends Paris session. Americas investigate Costa Rica invasion. [Cardinal Spellman gives party for] kids at Christmas. Endurance flyers. Great events: Washington crosses the Delaware, Dec. 25, 1776.
© 23Dec48; MP3736.
37. Dec. 27, 1948. First pictures of royal baby [Prince Charles of Edinburgh]. 33 saved in Pacific rescue. People in the news: [Alger Hiss indicted for perjury; General De Gaulle outlines program; Barbara Ann Scott makes professional debut in New York]. Year's biggest snow blankets East coast. America remembers Kitty Hawk flight. Football: Browns-Bills; Eagles-Cards.
© 27Dec48; MP3816.
38. Dec. 30, 1948. Airlift Christmas [Christmas gifts for Berlin children]. People in the news: [President Truman promotes Colonel Landry; General Bradley honored by chief of Italy's General Staff; Italy's President Einaudi pays official visit to Vatican; Madame Schiaparelli shows hat creations]. Teen-age fashions. [Miniature] clockwork community [displayed in San Francisco]. Marines vs. soldiers [interservice football].
© 30Dec48; MP3817.
39. Jan. 3, 1949. Race to rescue airmen on icecap. Berlin keeps warm [during blockade]. Shanghai gold rush. Truman at home. Paris ski fashions. [Michelangelo's] "David" comes to U. S. Aussies a-weigh [weight-lifting championship].
© 3Jan49; MP3818.
40. Jan. 6, 1949. News of 1948 in review.
© 6Jan49; MP3861.
41. Jan. 10, 1949. Bowl games: Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl. 81st Congress opens. Rescued airmen arrive in New York. "Airlift follies" for Berlin GI's. Puerto Rico installs 1st elected governor.
© 10Jan49; MP3862.
42. Jan. 13, 1949. President reports to 81st Congress. Tornado levels Arkansas town. Royalty [Edward VIII of England and Leopold III of Belgium] on the Riviera. Germans ask for world citizenship. Ships in the news: [Queen Mary repaired in England; German liner, New York, raised at Kiel]. Boxing: Golden Gloves. Great American: Alexander Hamilton.
© 13Jan49; MP3863.
43. Jan. 17, 1949. Marshall resigns; Acheson named Secretary of State. Miami air show. Strange news from abroad [hobble skirts in Paris; London plumber 474atop a Piccadilly statue]. People in the news: [Egypt pays tribute to assassinated Premier Nokrashy Pasha; Yoshihisa Kuzu freed as General MacArthur grants amnesty to 19; barbecue follows inauguration of Florida's governor, Fuller Warren]. Photographers pick a queen [Jeanne Crow].
© 17Jan49; MP3864.
44. Jan. 20, 1949. Senate hears Dean Acheson. Caronia ends maiden voyage. Snow blankets California. France sends U. S. "Gratitude Train". Moppet melodrama [refugee children in Germany see first puppet show]. Sports [25th Silver Skates races in New York; basketball team of St. Louis University vs. Long Island University]. Great American: John Hancock.
© 20Jan49; MP3865.
45. Jan. 24, 1949. Air news [Air Force's XF–11 climbs at three miles a minute; Navy's Ram-jet Robot sets record; Bill Odom sets new mark]. Reds go on trial [Federal Court in New York]. [Planes] rescue starving cattle. Paris hats for 1949. "Miss March of Dimes". Bitsy bow-bows [Mexican chihuahua show in Miami]. Norge ski meet.
© 24Jan49; MP3866.
46. Jan. 27, 1949. The inauguration of President Truman. Includes pre-inauguration festivities, scenes from the inauguration of Wilson, Coolidge, Hoover, and Franklin Roosevelt, the inaugural parade, and the President's address.
© 27Jan49; MP4104.
47. Jan. 31, 1949. People in the news: Dean Acheson sworn in as Secretary of State; French Foreign Minister Schumann honored at London reception; Paris hails Winston Churchill; Mildred Gillars [Axis Sally] starts trial for treason. The [Italian] car that flies. New York critics make film awards. Diamond fashions. Ice sports: [International Championships for iceboats at Fox Lake, Ill; Sonja Henie in ice revue in New York].
© 31Jan49; MP4023.
48. Feb. 3, 1949. Overseas news: in Berlin, West installs anti-Red government and coal is located under the city; in Monte Carlo, Monacan army has ceremonial review; in Marseilles, construction begins on skyscraper on stilts. Koala bear sanctuary [Australia]. United States-Canada pulp project opens. Bathing suits of metal. Sports: baseball [Rip Sewell's Florida baseball school; Lou Boudreau signs two-year contract]; water ski jumpers [Cypress Gardens, Fla.] Great American: Thomas Alva Edison.
© 3Feb49; MP4024.
49. Feb, 7, 1949. Report from Israel. Clipper survives mid-air crash. Three-mile parade spurs March of Dimes [Los Angeles]. Parliament opens in Canada. Sports: [Millrose Games; Down Hill Ski Championships in the French Alps; Santa Anita Maturity].
© 7Feb49; MP4025.
50. Feb. 10, 1949. New York hails "Gratitude Train." Fashions in color. A U. S. soldier is buried at home [in Japan]. 19 nations map unity in Asia. Sports: [Marcel Choisnet sets gliding record in French Alps; trotting races; skiers at Mount Blanc, France, compete for European ski jumping crown]. Great Americans quiz: Benjamin Franklin.
© 10Feb49; MP4026.
51. Feb. 14, 1949. "Gratitude Train" starts historic U. S. journey. People in the news: Norway's Foreign Minister Lange arrives in America; two escaped Russian fliers arrive in Washington; General MacArthur welcomes Secretary Royall in Tokyo; National Conference of Christians and Jews honors Irene Dunne and Ned Depinet. Last days of Nanking. Biggest airliner [92–ton Constitution] hops continent. Sports: rodeo championship [Palm Springs, Calif.]
© 14Feb49; MP4027.
52. Feb. 17, 1949. Nation protests Mindszenty sentence. People in the news: General Eisenhower, on leave of absence from Columbia University, is welcomed in Washington; Mrs. Truman sees new portraits of husband and daughter; General Marshall returns to Washington; Chinese nationalist government transfers Japanese prisoners of war; Governor Dewey gives his version of Republican defeat. Paris gloves. A special feature [an incident in life of George Washington, in observance of National Brotherhood Week]. Sports: ski jumping [Leavenworth, Wash., and Duluth, Minn.]
© 17Feb49; MP4028.
53. Feb. 21, 1949. Washington welcomes Canadian Premier [Louis St. Laurent]. Hitler's chancellory blown up by Russians. Kids' pet show [Madison Square Garden]. Flying Wing sets record. School days in the pyramids [Step Pyramid is classroom for Cairo University students]. Sports: [in New York, Holland's Slykhuis captures Baxter Mile; American Bowling Congress opens in Atlantic City; St. Paul's Winter Carnival]. A special feature [in cooperation with the American Heart Association].
© 21Feb49; MP4029.
54. Feb. 24, 1949. Greatest air show [at Andrews Field, Md., to show Congress where Air Force money goes]. New tire: no tube, no blowout. People in the news: Holland's Prince Bernhard and daughters vacation in Swiss Alps; Berlin's Mayor Reuter goes to Paris; General De Gaulle's RPF Party holds convention [in Lille]. Gratitude Train speeds west. Sports: [slow motion pictures of Fanny Blankers-Koen; Westminster Kennel Club Show in New York]. Great Americans quiz: Daniel Webster.
© 24Feb49; MP4030.
55. Feb. 28, 1949. Israel's new government meets for first time. Overseas news: [London charwomen request raise; in Berlin, Western Allies tighten their counter-blockade against Russians; workmen get the city of Viareggio, Italy, ready for carnival]. Navy blasts giant hangar [Houma, La.]. Pets in the news: [pet sparrow in Los Angeles; flea actors in Paris; uncooked rooster, chef's specialty in Tours, Paris. Sports: surf board riders off Mokopuu Point in Hawaii; motorcycle on skis at Liberty, N. Y.; winter games in Czechoslovakia].
© 28Feb49; MP431.
56. Mar. 3, 1949. Israeli president inaugurated. Reds deport Anna Strong as spy. Fritz Kuhn freed by German court. Chicago photogs pick a queen. West Coast hails Gratitude Train. Pope denounces Mindszenty trial. Santa Anita derby. World's bobsled titles. Ski jumping championships.
© 3Mar49; MP4094.
57. Mar. 7, 1949. Berlin: giant parade marks Red Army Day. Labor Party wins key British election. Mauna Loa volcano on the rampage. POW's freed in Holy Land truce. Air news: Caroline Mars sets passenger mark, 222 mph; the Navy Mauler, a flying arsenal. Nassau: cliff diving in the Bahamas. Fort Myer, Va.: Army's world boxing championships. Iron Mountain, Mich.: five record leaps in one ski meet. Santa Anita handicap. San Francisco: "Merci train" arrives.
© 7Mar49; MP4095.
58. Mar. 10, 1949. B–50 flies around the world, non-stop. Reds fail to stop Churchill speech. Army convicts 5 in Germany spy ring. DP's cross U. S. on long voyage home. Mardi Gras merriment reigns supreme. French beach styles have a new twist. Bavaria: western zone ski championships. Do you remember?—Styles of 1927.
© 10Mar49; MP4096.
59. Mar. 14, 1949. UN Security Council votes on Israel. Blockaded Reds quit U. S. zone. Netherlands: dramatic pictures of rescue at sea. New York: FBI arrests Red spy suspects. Washington: Johnson takes over from Secretary Forrestal. Tokyo: another Red flyer deserts to U. S. zone. Winnipeg, Man.: Canadian university honors Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt. New York: press fetes Marshall and Acheson, Washington: 75–passenger stratocruiser christened. Boston Braves hit spring training trail. World champion Indians open '49 season. West's best slug it out in Golden Gloves.
© 14Mar49; MP4097.
60. Mar. 17, 1949. Views of the airlift to Berlin. Axis Sally found guilty of treason. Train robbers captured in gun battle. Bill Odom sets flivver plane record. Rollins College honors President Truman. Ice breaks, floods threaten midwest. Brazilian bark visits Golden Gate. Russia returns lend-lease cruiser. U.S.S. Tarawa heads for moth balls. Joe Louis gets himself a new job. Whitefish, Mont.: the downhill skiing championships. Great American quiz: Daniel Boone.
© 17Mar49; MP4098.
61. Mar. 21, 1949. U. S. parades armed might in Germany. Truman and Vinson relax in the [Florida] sun. Egypt restores fabulous Karnak temple. New Jap police force marches on review. Brownsville, Tex.: two nations hail film premiere. Parisian lives as though today were 1800. Paris spring fashions. New York: kids battle for boxing crowns. Australia: dramatic wild horse roundup. Daytona Beach, Fla.: national motorcycle championship race. Pittsburgh Pirates start training.
© 21Mar49; MP4099.
62. Mar. 24, 1949. $1,000,000 Oakland pier fire. Eight Atlantic Pact nations meet. S.S. Haifa enters Israel-U. 5. service. Cruiser leased to Russia rejoins Navy. "Orphan airlift" flies 67 to new homes. British workers start U. S. study tour. Navy vet builds push-button paradise. American judo girl rolls her own. "Hobby horses" star in colorful derby. Great American quiz: Stephen Decatur.
© 24Mar49; MP4100.
63. Mar. 28, 1949. Acheson praises Atlantic Pact. France mourns General Giraud. Hirohito opens Japanese Parliament. British fleet in Mediterranean war games, Truman honors press; press honors Truman. Foreign press picks best films of 1948. Seattle: motorcycle racing in the mud. New York: basketball; national invitation finals. Do you remember?—Treaty of Versailles. Nation hails $20,000,000 [Houston] Texas hotel.
© 28Mar49; MP4105.
64. Mar. 31, 1949. Churchill arrives in U. S. Shostakovitch and Reds in New York for conference. In the news: French Army Chief of Staff; Lord Mayor of Berlin; Greek King's Honor Guard. Allies ban Soviet money in Berlin. Canada trains paratroops for Arctic. Lavish evening gowns from France. Racing: French thoroughbreds in action [at Chantilly]. New York: eastern college finals in basketball.
© 31Mar49; MP4106.
65. Apr. 4, 1949. Filmdom gives Oscars for 1948's best. 66–1 shot wins Grand National. Washington: Churchill visits wartime U. S. colleagues, Argentina celebrates new constitution. Fleet Admiral Leahy, retiring, decorated. Teenaged girl heroine gets a dream house. Johnson sworn in as Defense Secretary. Seattle: intercollegiate basketball championship. New York: meet the sweepstakes winners.
© 4Apr49; MP4107.
66. Apr, 7, 1949. Europe's top diplomats here; Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin; Premier Paul-Henri Spaak; Gromyko here for UN Assembly. Annual French tidal wave arrives on time. Spring is sheer beauty to sheep ranchers. Vacation fashions in the Bahamas. Golden Gloves: East-West finals. Paris: world's toughest sport—Rugby football. Cypress Gardens, Fla.: women's champ is a water-ski wizard. Great Americans quiz: Robert E. Peary. Bing Crosby asks help for cancer drive.
© 7Apr49; MP4108.
47567. Apr. 11, 1949. Atlantic Pact signed. Churchill [speaks] on Russia [at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston]. Daytona Beach, Fla.: National AAU swim championships. New York: All-star basketball; East nips West.
© 11Apr49; MP4109.
68. Apr. 14, 1949. UN General Assembly opens [Flushing Meadow, N. Y.]. In color: Hawaiian fashions. Pope celebrates 50th year as a priest. FBI catches $880,000 runaway banker. Armed Forces parade on "Army Day." The lights go on again in London. Four-alarm tenement fire in Harlem. Downhill skiing; Harriman Cup races, Boston; National AAU boxing championships.
© 14Apr49; MP4381.
69. Apr. 18, 1949. The tragedy of Kathy Fiscus. Church explodes; 6 dead, 47 hurt. Key West, Fla.: U. S. joint chiefs of staff meet. Burbank, Calif.: France honors Harry M. Warner. Britain's Bevin sails for home. Ex-Reds fete Greek King and Queen. Clay reviews U. S. might in Germany. Sydney, Australia: an Easter feature; rock-a-bye rabbit. A dog plays the pinball machines. Sam Snead wins Masters Golf crown. Annapolis: Navy kids set pace in boxing classic.
© 18Apr49; MP4110.
70. Apr. 21, 1949. Quake rocks Northwest. Truman marks fourth year as president. Israeli President arrives in U. S. Delaware Bay: ships burn after collision in fog. Norway launches new liner in Holland. Paris introduces the "hobo handbag." Rome: blindfolded boxers dance in the dark. Hemlines are up on Dior's newest look. Europe's kids say thanks for CARE.
© 21Apr49; MP4111.
71. Apr. 25, 1949. Flivver fliers smash world endurance mark. Easter 1949: sunrise service in the Hollywood Bowl; GI's and Germans attend first joint rites [in Berlin]; record crowds jam the Easter parade [in New York City]. Do you remember?—1890's Easter parade. Liberty Bend, Mo.: engineers move mighty Missouri River. Ex-Premier Reynaud arrives in U. S. Syracuse "miracle" draws big crowds. New York: Palestine mediator home to report. San Juan, P. R.: world's largest trade school opens. Pitcher Truman opens baseball season.
© 25Apr49; MP4112.
72. Apr. 28, 1949. The Irish Republic is born. Secretary Hull leaves the hospital. Yankee Stadium: plaque unveiled to immortal "Babe." Egypt's royalty opens "world's fair." New bill keeps aid flowing to Europe. Truman lauds bond drive "forty-niners." Square dance craze sweeps Japan. Berlin: 1383–flight day sets airlift record. Newhall, Calif.: flying jalopies in race thriller. Great American quiz: James Madison.
© 28Apr49; MP4113.
73. May 2, 1949. Shelled British ships reach Shanghai. The Trumans are hosts to the Weizmanns. Acheson asks for one and one-half billion dollars for arms for Europe. King George meets Dominion premiers. Shirley Temple celebrates 21st birthday. Acrobats defy death 13 floors over city. New Brunswick, N. J.: 96 men paint a house in two and one-half minutes. Gruelling Paris-Roubaix bicycle race. Los Angeles: "hell drivers" star in thrill show. Derby favorite wins Wood Memorial.
© 2May49; MP4114.
74. May 5, 1949. Atlantic Pact before Senate. Texas housewife named mother of the year. Kalavrites, Greece: Greek King and Queen visit martyred town. New York: Diplomats discuss ending Berlin blockade. Fullerton, Calif.: Endurance fliers end 6 weeks in the air. He should have stood in bed! National AAU women's swim meet. Australia: They ax for it; chopper championships.
© 5May49; MP4382.
75. May 9, 1949. Evacuation of Shanghai. Steve Early returns to public life. Frankfurt: Allied governors of Germany meet. Princess Margaret Rose goes on vacation. Winchester, Va.: Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Former DP's build useful lives in U. S. National AAU gymnastic championships. Daredevils afloat; water ski maniacs. Do you remember?—New York World's Fair. Loyalty marchers outstrip Reds on May Day. Chicago to shine in "forty-nine."
© 9May49; MP4383.
76. May 12, 1949. Four powers agree to lift Berlin blockade. India's ambassador arrives. Dewey off on European tour. Academy winner Jane Wyman sails. Weizmann starts back to Israel. Kansas City, Mo.: "Opportunity bond drive" gets big start. Israel's first anniversary hailed in U. S. Jap firemen put out big Tokyo blaze. 500 yachts in Pacific "shakedown" race. Durocher, cleared, is back in uniform. Miami Beach: fancy new twists to fancy diving.
© 12May49; MP4597.
77. May 16, 1949. 16–to–1 shot [Ponder] wins Kentucky Derby thriller. Shanghai under siege. Amazing pictures of Mt. Vesuvius' crater. Princess Margaret goes sailing at Capri. The Collins quads. Variety Clubs honor Herbert Hoover. Fire razes $5,000,000 Hollywood park. Wenatchee apple blossom festival.
© 16May49; MP4598.
78. May 19, 1949. Berlin blockade lifted. Israel wins United Nations membership. Parades in Israel mark first anniversary. General Ike [Eisenhower] back on duty [in Washington] after illness. UN mediator for Palestine honored. Mahatma Gandhi's son arrives in U. S. Secretary Snyder's daughter aids bond drive. Miami: model art students go to work. Quantico, Va.: Marines in air-ground maneuvers. Great American quiz: Grover Cleveland. Memphis Cotton Carnival.
© 19May49; MP4599.
79. May 23, 1949. Holland Tunnel blast. Berlin hails the end of the blockade. Dewey in Europe on vacation. Washington: Press Club honors women of the year. Hirohito and Empress hail Jap anniversary. The Vatican's Swiss guard takes its oath. Seals find haven on remote Pacific Isle. Paris: burlap becomes latest cloth for milady. Daring gown makes Paris a "whistle stop". Capot wins Preakness in photo-finish.
© 23May49; MP4600.
80. May 26, 1949. General Clay gets hero's welcome. Washington: President of Brazil in U. S. McCloy named U. S. boss in Germany. F.D.R., Jr., elected to Congress. Clear record snows from Pacific peaks. Thousands of sheep cross Grand Coulee. Washington: Newsboys turn opportunity bond salesmen. Independence, Mo.: 'Forty-niners parade opens bond drive. Geneva: Swiss acrobat becomes steeple-chaser. Cypress Gardens, Fla.: latest in sport thrills—skim boats. International Golden Gloves boxing. Great American quiz: James Lawrence.
© 26May49; MP4601.
81. May 30, 1949. Strikers riot against Reds in Berlin. Paris: Big Four foreign ministers meet. Air Force latest is needle-nosed F–90. 308 passengers fly on one plane. Bermuda: these spring hats are really flowery. Push-button special: good night nurse. P.A.L. boxing championships. Fanny Blankers-Koen in U. S. debut.
© 30May49; MP4602.
82. June 2, 1949. Forestal buried at Arlington. Big Four ministers open Paris talks. Fort Bragg, N. C.: exercise Tarheel—assault by air. Queen Fredericka visits Greek orphans. Queen Juliana helps rebuild Rotterdam. Pretty and practical outdoor fashions. DiMaggio tests heel—it still hurts. All-Navy boxing championships. Great American quiz: Theodore Roosevelt.
© 2Jun49; MP4603.
83. June 6, 1949. Nation honors U. S. dads: mediator Bunche is father of year; greatgrandad has family of 108; seven times a father in 3–1/2 years. Los Angeles: man survives 240 degrees in "hotbox" test. Wales: helicopter crash. Crystal Lake, Ill.; first look at tomorrow's trailers. Boston, Mass.; canine campus; every dog a gentleman. Michigan State coeds sponsor push-car thriller. Oklahoma A & M, the roughest rodeo of them all.
© 6Jun49; MP4604.
84. June 9, 1949. 500–mile auto race classic at Indianapolis. Sam Snead wins PGA crown. Nagasaki: Hirohito visits A-bombed city. Alger Hiss Perjury trial opens. Rita [Hayworth] and Aly [Khan] are married. King George honors Welsh guard. General Clay retires from Army. D-day newsmen to retrace invasion. British film awards. Styles go slats-happy.
© 9Jun49; MP4605.
85. June 13, 1949. 16 nations honor Marshall. English Derby photo finish. Star-studded golf match [National Celebrities Golf Tournament at Washington]. DP's—then and now. Margaret Truman is bridesmaid. Kensington, Eng.: new honor for Winston Churchill. English lords hear Danny Kaye. Atlantic City: Miss National Press Photog. Toronto: Canada opens international trade fair.
© 13Jun49; MP4606.
86. June 16, 1949. West Point on parade. National Motorcycle Championship [Richmond, Va.] $1,000,000 fire razes Havana waterfront. Normandy: D-day plus five years. Rockford, Ill.: spills mark summer ski meet. Nagasaki: Christian rites held in Japan. Bermuda: latest honeymoon fashions. Big Bear Lake, Calif.: here's how not to fly. Great events quiz: Bunker Hill.
© 16Jun49; MP4651.
87. June 20, 1949. Truman [makes address at Little Rock, Ark., and says] "We have turned the tide." Capot wins Belmont Stakes. Middlecoff wins National Open. London: King and Princess "troop the color." Baltimore harbor: test of fastest lifeboat rescue rig. New York City: national sewing contest winners. Saranac Lake, N. Y.: Variety Clubs take over hospital. Australia shows champion sheet.
© 20Jun49; MP4652.
88. June 23, 1949. West wins in Trieste elections. F.D.R., Jr., takes oath in Congress. Frankie Frisch takes over the Chicago Cubs. Jap crown prince takes up tennis. Manus Island, million dollar junk pile. Latest in hat fashion, kid's style. Rye Beach, N.Y.: pick national "Swim for health" queen. Miami: trouble a-bruin; bear wrestling. Bridgehampton, N. Y.: sports car road racing. Great cities of America: San Francisco.
© 23Jun49; MP4653.
89. June 27, 1949. Tense Paris hears De Gaulle. Gordon Gray sworn in as Army Secretary. Detroit: world's largest American flag unfurled. Australia: happily married for seventy-two years. Kid artists show their stuff in London. Ludlow, Mass.: New England's tallest chimney blasted. Chantilly Castle, France, backdrop for fashion. Los Angeles: machine age catches up with beach combers. Martinsburg, W. Va.: airplane acrobats stunt to defy death. Washington: mammoth mat match mangles many maulers.
© 27Jun49; MP4654.
90. June 30, 1949. Big Four talks end; Acheson home. Germany: poultry city—5,000 babies born each day. Paris designers run wild on bike fashions. Mrs. Mesta named Minister to Luxembourg. Bao-Dai returns to be Emperor of Viet-Nam, Indo-China. Comedian Milton Berle goes to Hollywood. Charles whips Walcott for Louis' crown. Bellingham, Wash.: Indians race war canoes for world title. Crack-up champions in circus of thrills.
© 30Jun49; MP4655.
91. July 4, 1949. Poughkeepsie Regatta. Tennis: Riggs vs. Budge. Governor of Florida marries a California girl. Ex-GI 476weds the Kaiser's granddaughter. China dolls compete in kids' beauty show. Asbury Park, N. J.: National Marbles Championships. Pittsfield, Mass.: man-made lightning—15,000,000 volts. Round-world plane can land anywhere, too. Marlton, N. J.: new paraplane comes almost straight down. Do you remember?—Blizzard of 1947.
© 4Jul49; MP4656.
92. July 7, 1949. Canadian Liberals sweep key election. T-men seize $100,000 in bogus bills. Shelton, Conn.: home, sweet cave; underground house. Cotton mill town springs up in Sahara. 10,000 at square dance in Central Park. Paris: thrill-packed finish marks the Grand Prix. Japan's no. 1 swimmer breaks world mark. Czechoslovakia: canoes battle big rapids in 100–mile race. Great American quiz: Custer's last stand.
© 7Jul49; MP4657.
93. July 11, 1949. Judith Coplon is guilty. Katonah, N. Y.: rubber-band catapult makes yard an airport. Australia ravaged by worst floods. Notre Dame University honors Irene Dunne. A Chinese orphan's Cinderella story. Baseball star faces girl who shot him. Behind the newsreel camera. Tie triumph; four-in-hand fashions. Puerto Rico: spectacular water-skiing by torchlight.
© 11Jul49; MP4658.
94. July 14, 1949. MacArthur reviews biggest parade [in Tokyo]. Schroeder wins at Wimbledon. Jap war prisoners home from Russian camps. European Union stages first fleet maneuvers. Housing problem: Congress moves. General Patton is honored by France. Tokyo Rose goes on trial for treason. Chicago: Paul Bunyan comes back at railroad fair. San Francisco Chinatown's beauties. Detroit: Gold Cup speedboat racing classic. Lake Placid: sun-baked ski jumpers.
© 14Jul49; MP4691.
95. July 18, 1949. Jury fails to decide on Hiss; Chambers speaks. London: troops called in dock strike. Danny Kaye safe in air accident. Israel: Rebury Jews killed by Nazis. Senator Johnson asks movie tax cut. New York: girl warms up for Channel swim. Lady wrestlers waltz in Vienna. Los Angeles: Machine Age restaurant.
© 18Jul49; MP4692.
96. July 21, 1949. All-star Baseball [National Leaguers vs. American Leaguers at Brooklyn]. Air crashes kill 79 [near Bombay, India, and Los Angeles], "No depression"—Truman. First combined fleet maneuvers off Europe. Freeport, L. I.: speedboat "soapbox derby." Cowboy fashions for kids.
© 21Jul49; MP4693.
97. July 25, 1949. Bonnie Prince Charlie poses with his parents. White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.: U. S. chiefs of staff take a "vacation." President signs biggest housing bill. Los Angeles: Italy honors Harry M. Warner. Benthoscope—diving bell on wheels. Navy's newest for submarine rescues. Paris lights up for Bastille Day. Spectacular fire razes Munich studio. Four-year-old is a real water skeezix. Hollywood Gold Cup, world's richest race. Westbury, N. Y.: photo finish in national pacing derby.
© 25Jul49; MP4694.
98. July 28, 1949. Jackie Robinson answers Paul Robeson. New York: 15,000 Lions parade down Fifth Avenue. Chicago: 15,000 Shriners parade, hear Truman. Ejector seat "shoots" pilot from plane. Ernie Pyle is buried in Hawaii. Seattle: plane hits houses; seven killed. Navy fires new rockets 65 miles up. Hot fashions; summer furs from Paris. Atlantic City: spectacular and gala aquashow.
© 28Jul49; MP4695.
99. Aug. 1, 1949. Truman signs Atlantic Pact. Newfoundland opens its new parliament. Parade marks Israel's first Army Day. Royal garden party at Buckingham Palace. Vienna zoo: international monkey business. International honeymoon at Niagara Falls. Great cities of America: Chicago. Minneapolis; Aquatennial; aquabatic aquabelles. Navy fliers practice football at sea. Martin Lagood, Md.: national water ski championships.
© 1Aug49; MP4696.
100. Aug. 4, 1949. Private Rodger Young is buried at home. Churchill opens Tory election campaign. Bernard Baruch comes home from England. Gary Cooper made "governor" of Montana. New "Ile de France" ends maiden voyage. France: month-long, 3,000–mile bike race. San Antonio, Tex.: Mayors race in soap box derby. Vienna: international motorcycle championships.
© 4Aug49; MP4697.
101. Aug. 8, 1949. Navy plane hits airliner [near Fort Dix, N. J.] Acheson asks arms for Europe. Germany: U. S. chiefs of staff map defense. Truman appoints Clark and McGrath. Dallas: one-year-old high diving star. Helicopter serves flagpole sitter. Dog and duck in summer romance. Beauty contest for tall girls only. Italian hairdressers go wild. Chicago: railroad hat is strangest of year. Ponder takes Arlington Classic. Great Americans: John Paul Jones.
© 8Aug49; MP4698.
102. Aug. 11, 1949. Marshall speaks on the cold war. Exclusive films of spectacular fire [in San Francisco]. Honor heroes of Berlin airlift. Hill shoots Niagara's rapids. Washington: "Boy State" takes over government. Hoover marks his 74th birthday. Fashions for white collar girls. Pooches on parade in Miami.
© 11Aug49; MP4907.
103. Aug. 15, 1949. Philippine president on way to see Truman. Eight feet seven, he's world's tallest man. Want-ad romances climaxes in double wedding. Britain's "Comet," world's first jet airliner. Sicily: fisherman in thrilling tuna treasure hunt. Cardston, Alta.: treaty money; Canada pays off the Indians. Hollywood: new coast business opens with a splash. Norwalk, Conn.: outboard races turn into bank-up classic.
© 15Aug49; MP4908.
104. Aug, 18, 1949. Ecuador earthquake. President signs bill to unify armed forces. U. S. Ambassador to China is called home. Philippines President addresses Congress. Herbert Hoover hailed on 75th birthday. Coast Guard celebrates its 159th birthday. Mangrum edges Snead in All-American golf. Miss Tilly, outsider, wins Hambletonian. Do you remember?—Corbett-Courtenay fight.
© 18Aug49; MP4765.
Volume 21, 1949.
1. Aug. 22, 1949. First free German elections. Five nations test Britain's air defenses. Ottawa: Canadian lab; baby, it's cold inside. Ocean City, N. J.: sleepiest baby parade in modern history. Ruins provide swimming hole for Berlin kids. Germany: International auto championship races. Red Bank, N. J.: National Sweepstakes Speed Boat Regatta. Akron: All-American Soap Box Derby.
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2. Aug. 25, 1949. Congress probes five-percenters. Council of Europe meets in Strasbourg. Bridges pickets in Hawaii dock strike. Barton sets depth record 4,500 feet down. Bradley becomes head of joint staff chiefs. Collins sworn in as Army Chief of Staff. Navy, Marines in mass helicopter maneuver. Washington: airmen fly donkeys in weird baseball game. Los Angeles sheriff's championship rodeo.
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3. Aug. 29, 1949. Bernarr Macfadden marks 81st birthday with parachute jump. British jet refuels in mid-air. Double-hulled ship can't rock or roll. Style prediction: fur flurry in California. Baseball hails Connie Mack. Cuban forced back in English Channel swim. Horse-jumping record set in Netherlands. Japanese set world marks in AAU swim.
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4. Sept. 1, 1949. Rescue Ecuador 'quake victims. "Father of Zionism" reburied in Israel. Miami: Navy's "hurricane hunters" in action. Vast forest fires raging in France. Wedding bells; couple married under water. National AAU women's swimming meet. Reno, Nev.: ancient autos in mountain race thriller. Miami: cops on parade; motorcycle miracles.
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5. Sept. 5, 1949. Hurricane lashes Florida. Philadelphia: American Legion meets; hears Truman. Austrian POW's back from Russia. Roughest rodeo, the Pendleton round-up. Westwood Village, Calif.: girls' rifle team practices—underwater. Davis Cup: Aussies win doubles thriller. Williamsport, Pa.: "Little League" baseball world series.
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6. Sept. 8, 1949. General Vaughan takes the stand in five-percent hearings. American Legion on parade in Philadelphia. Multimillion-dollar fire in San Francisco. Aid rushed to polio victim in mid-ocean. Atlantic City: curtain going up; Ice Capades of 1950. Westbury, N. Y.: outsider wins $50,000 trotting classic.
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