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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Directed and written by Justin Herman.

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

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

Credits: Adviser, Gerald S. Craig.

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

Credits: Director, Dave Gould.

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

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

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

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

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

Appl. author: Celeste Burgeson.

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

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Technicolor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

BACHELOR BORN. SEE Housemaster.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

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

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

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

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

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

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

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

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

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

Summary: Shows how banking services are performed.

Credits: Author, James P. Prindle, III.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Educational collaborator, J. Paul Leonard.

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

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

Credits: Educational collaborator, Wendell W. Wright.

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

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

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

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

Cast: Jean Rogers, Richard Travis.

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

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

Appl. author: Severt Andrewson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LA BAGARRE. SEE The Wench.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Technicolor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Collaborator, Wilbur Johns.

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

Credits: Collaborator, Andrew Kerr.

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

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

BALL OF FIRE. SEE A Song Is Born.

BALLERINA. SEE The Men in Her Life.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE BAND PLAYED ON. SEE Syncopation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

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

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

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

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

THE BANDWAGON. SEE Dancing in the Dark.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Educational collaborator, James Harvey Dodd.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Technicolor.

BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH. SEE Private Snuffy Smith.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Credits: Director, Len Lye.

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

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

Credits: Collaborator, Florence M. King.

BASIC HYDRAULICS. c1944. 1 reel, sd.

Appl. author:el Gustave Wolff.

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

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

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

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

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

BASIC TYPING. United States Navy, sd., 16mm. © De Frenes & Co.

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

Methods. © title & descr., 15Nov43; 8 prints, 27Oct43; MU14140.

Machine Operations. © title & descr., 15Nov43; 8 prints, 27Oct43; MU14139.

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

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

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

Credits: Educational collaborator, Mildred B. Wohlford.

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

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

Credits: Educational collaborator, Mildred B. Wohlford.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appl. author: James P. Prindle.

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

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

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

1. The Electrical Brain. © 16Jul43; LP12638.

2. The Bat's Cave. © 23Jul43; LP12530.

3. The Mark of the Zombies. © 30Jul43; LP12531.

4. Slaves of the Rising Sun. © 6Aug43; LP12538.

5. The Living Corpse. © 13Aug43; LP12539

6. Poison Peril. © 20Aug43; LP12540.

7. The Phoney Doctor. © 27Aug43; LP12552.

8. Lured by Radium. © 3Sep43; LP12639.

9. The Sign of the Sphinx. © 10Sep43; LP12553.

10. Flying Spies. © 17Sep43; LP12561.

11. A Nipponese Trap. © 24Sep43; LP12562.

12. Embers of Evil. © 1Oct43; LP12563.

13. Eight Steps Down, © 8Oct43; LP12568.

14. The Executioner Strikes. © 15Oct43; LP12569.

15. The Doom of the Rising Sun. © 22Oct43; LP12570.

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

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

1. © 26May49; LP2335.

2. © 2Jun49; LP2334.

3. © 10Jan50; LP6.

4. © 23Jun49; LP2397.

5. © 23Jun49; LP2398.

6. © 30Jun49; LP2456.

7. © 7Jul49; LP2399.

8. © 14Jul49; LP2400.

9. © 21Jul49; LP2436.

10. © 28Jul49; LP2474.

11. © 4Aug49; LP2475.

12. © 11Aug49; LP2654.

13. © 18Aug49; LP2490.

14. © 25Aug49; LP2543.

15. © 1Sep49; LP2544.

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

Credits: Technicolor.

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

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

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

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

Appl. author: James Smilgoff.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cast: Howard Hill.

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

Credits: Commentary, Stuart Legg.

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

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

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

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

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

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

BATTY BASEBALL. Loew's Inc., c1944. 594 ft., sd., color. (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon)

Credits: Director, Tex Avery; animation, Ray Abrams, Preston Blair, Ed Love; music, Scott Bradley. Technicolor.

BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE. SEE Hi Beautiful.

BE ON YOUR GUARD FOR CARD CHEATERS.

BE PATIENT, PATIENT. c1944. Presented by Columbia. 625 ft., sd., color. (A Fox and Crow)

Credits: Director, Bob Wickersham; story, Dun Roman; animation, Chic Otterstrom, Phil Duncan; music, Eddie Kilfeather. Technicolor.

BE YOUR AGE. Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Presented by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in cooperation with the American Heart Assn. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 35mm.

BEACH COMMAND. Paramount Pictures, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Credits: Narrator, Ted Husing.

BEACH DAYS. c1946. 10 min., sd., color, 35mm. (The Sports Parade)

Credits: Director, Andre De La Varre; narration, Saul Elkins; narrator, Knox Manning. Technicolor.

THE BEACH NUT. c1944. Presented by Universal. 1 reel, sd., color. (A Walt Lantz Swing Symphony) (A Walt Lantz Cartune)

Credits: Producer, Walt Lantz; director, James Culhane; story, Ben Harlaway, Milt Schaffer; animation, Dick Lundy, Les Kline; music, Darrell Calker. Technicolor.

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

BEACHHEAD TO BERLIN. The Vitaphone Corp. in cooperation with the United States Coast Guard, c1945, 20 min., sd., color.

Credits: Narration, Charles Linton Tedford; photographers, the United States Coast Guard; film editor, Louis Hesse. Technicolor.

BEANSTALK JACK. Terrytoons, Inc., c1946. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Terrytoon)

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

THE BEAR AND THE BEAN. Loew's Inc., c1948, 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (An MGM Cartoon)

Credits: Producer, Fred Quimby; directors, Michael Lah, Preston Blair; animation, Ray Abrams, Don Patterson, Ed Barge, Gil Turner; music, Scott Bradley.

THE BEAR AND THE BEAVERS. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 782 ft., sd., color. (An MGM Cartoon) A Rudolph Ising production.

Credits: Technicolor.

THE BEAR AND THE HARE. Loew's Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm. (An MGM Cartoon)

Credits: Producer, Fred Quimby; animation, Don Patterson, Ray Abrams, Irving Levine, Gil Turner; music, Scott Bradley.

BEAR FACTS. SEE Variety Views, no. 141.

BEAR FEAT. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1949. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Merrie Melodies)

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

BEAR MOUNTAIN GAME. SEE Variety Views, no. 134.

BEAR RAID WARDEN. Loew's Inc., c1944. 614 ft., sd., color. (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon)

Credits: Animation, Arnold Gillespie, Michael Lah, Ed Barge, Jack Carr; music, Scott Bradley. Technicolor.

BEARCAT MOUNTAIN GAL. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

THE BEAR'S TALE. The Vitaphone Corp., c1940. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Story, J. B. Hardaway; animation, Rod Scribner.

THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1947. 88 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. From the story by William Fryer Harvey.

Credits: Producer, William Jacobs; director, Robert Florey; screenplay, Curt Siodmak; music, Max Steiner; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; orchestral arrangements, Hugo Friedhofer; film editor, Frank Magee.

Cast: Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carrol Naish.

BEAT ME DADDY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BEAT ME DADDY, EIGHT TO THE BAR. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

BEAT ME, DADDY, EIGHT TO THE BAR! Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1940. 2 reels, sd.

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

BEAT THE BAND. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 67 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the musical stage play by George Abbott, with music and lyrics by John Green and George Marion, Jr.

Credits: Producer, Michael Kraike; director, John H. Auer; screenplay, Lawrence Kimble; adaptation, Arthur Ross, Lawrence Kimble; music, Leigh Harline; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Samuel E. Beetley.

Cast: Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Phillip Terry, Gene Krupa.

BEAU TIES. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, Seymour Kneitel; story, Carl Meyer, Joe Stultz.

LA BEAUTÉ DU DIABLE (THE BEAUTY OF THE DEVIL). Presented by Universalia Productions. 10 reels, sd.

Summary: A retelling of the old legend in which Faust, the aging professor, sells his soul to the devil in exchange for youth and love.

Credits: Producer, Salvo d'Angelo; screenplay, René Clair, Armand Salacrou.

Cast: Michel Simon, Gerard Philipe, Nicole Besnard, Simone Valere, Carlo Ninchi.

BEAUTIFUL BALI. c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 772 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.

BEAUTIFUL BALI. Vitaphone Corp., c1946. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm. Warner Bros.

Credits: Directed and written by Deane Dickason; narrator, Knox Manning.

THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1949. 77 min., sd., color, 35mm. Based on a story by Earl Felton.

Summary: A slapstick musical about a trigger-happy gambling-hall queen. Setting, the West in 1885.

Credits: Produced, directed, and written by Preston Sturges; music, Cyril Mockridge; film editor, Robert Fritch.

Cast: Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee, Olga San Juan, Sterling Holloway.

BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 953 ft., sd., color. (Columbia Tour, s. 4, no. 6)

Credits: Producer, Leon C. Shelly; narration, Gayne Whitman; music, James Dietrich; photographer, Ray Fernstrom; film editor, Ed Taylor. Cinecolor.

BEAUTIFUL BUT BROKE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1944. 8 reels, sd. Based on a story by Arthur Housman.

Credits: Producer, Irving Briskin; director, Charles Barton; screenplay, Monte Brice; adaptation, Manny Seff; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Richard Fantl.

THE BEAUTIFUL CAVERNS OF LURAY, VIRGINIA. c1941. 800 ft., color, 16mm.

Credits: Kodachrome.

Appl. author; Robert C. Harnsberger.

THE BEAUTIFUL CAVERNS OF LURAY, VIRGINIA. Luray Caverns Corp., c1947. 1 reel, sd., color, 16mm.

Credits: Director, LeRoy Anderson; script, Kelli Williams; narrator, Dan Donaldson.

THE BEAUTIFUL CHEAT. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1945. 59 min., sd.

Credits: Producer and director, Charles Barton; original story, Manny Seff, Fritz Rotter; screenplay, Ben Markson; film editor, Ray Synder.

BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES (MAKE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS). Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

BEAUTIFUL MERMAID. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BEAUTIFUL OHIO IN ITS MAKING. si., color, 8mm.

Credits: Kodachrome.

BEAUTIFUL ONTARIO. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 852 ft., sd. (Columbia Tour, no. 10)

Credit: Commentator, John Martin.

BEAUTY AND THE BANDIT. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1946. 8 reels, sd., 35mm. Based on the character "Cisco Kid" created by O. Henry [pseud. of Wm. Sydney Porter]

Credits: Producer, Scott R. Dunlap; director, William Nigh; original story and screenplay, Charles S. Belden; music director, Edward J. Kay; photographer, Harry Neuman; film editor, Fred Maguire.

BEAUTY AND THE BEACH. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd. (A Paramount Headliner)

Credits: Producer and director, Leslie Roush; continuity, Justin Herman; photographer, William Steiner.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE). André Paulve, France, c1946. Released in the U.S. by Lopert Films, Inc., 1947. 90 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. In French with English titles. Based on the tale by Madame Leprince de Beaumont.

Summary: A fantasy in which a household drudge is delivered into the hands of a monster who falls in love with her and is eventually revealed as a handsome prince.

Credits: Director of production, Emile Darbon; director, story, dialogue, Jean Cocteau; music, Georges Auric; editor, Claude Iberia.

Cast: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel André, Mila Parely, Nane Germon.

BEAUTY AND THE BLADE. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1949. 9 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Sports Review)

Summary: A demonstration of the ice-skating skill of the Olympic champions, Barbara Ann Scott and Dick Button, in the six types of School Figures and Figure Skating.

Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; narrator, Ed Thorgersen; music, Lucio Agostini; film editor, Arthur Lincer.

BEAUTY AT THE WINDOW. Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Presented by Kirsch Co. 1 min., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Shows an interior decorator's study in which women shoppers are watching a Kirsch SunAire venetian-blind demonstration.

BEAUTY FOR SALE. RKO Pathe, Inc., in collaboration with the editors of This Week Magazine, c1946. 17 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (This Is America, no. 1)

Credits: Producer, Frederic Ullman, Jr.; director, Larry O'Reilly; written by Phil Reisman, Jr., Jerome Brondfield; narrator, Dwight Weist; music, Nathaniel Shilkret; editor, David Cooper.

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

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

BEAUTY IN FOCUS. Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Presented by Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp. 1 min., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: After posing for her picture, a young girl is taken by her escort for a ride in a Chevrolet convertible.

BEAUTY IN THE ROOM. Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Presented by Kirsch Co. 1 min., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Women shoppers observe a Kirsch SunAire venetian-blind demonstration in a decorator's studio.

THE BEAUTY OF IT. Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

THE BEAUTY OF THE DEVIL. SEE La Beauté du Diable.

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BECAUSE OF HIM. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1946. 9 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Felix Jackson; director, Richard Wallace; original story, Edmund Beloin, Sig Herzig; screenplay, Edmund Beloin; music score, Miklos Roza; film editor, Ted J. Kent.

BEDELIA. John Corfield Productions, Ltd., England, c1947. 85 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Vera Caspary's novel.

Credits: Director, Lance Comfort; screenplay, Vera Caspary, Herbert Victor, I. Goldsmith.

BEDLAM. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1946. 79 min., sd., 35mm. Suggested by the William Hogarth painting "Bedlam," plate no. 8, "The Rake's Progress."

Credits: Producer, Val Lewton; director, Mark Robson; screenplay, Carlos Keith, Mark Robson; music, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Lyle Boyer.

BEDS AND APPLIANCES. Presented by The Bureau of Aeronautics for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. sd.

Appl. author: James P. Prindle.

BEDSIDE MANNER. Released through United Artists, c1945. Presented by Andrew Stone. 72 min., sd. From the Saturday Evening Post story by Robert Carson.

Credits: Producer and director, Andrew Stone; screenplay, Frederick Jackson, Malcolm Stuart Boylan; music director, Emil Newman; film editor, James Smith.

BEDTIME FOR SNIFFLES. The Vitaphone Corp., c1940. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Story, Rich Hogan; animation, Robert Cannon.

BEDTIME STORY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 9 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, B. P. Schulberg; director, Alexander Hall; story, Horace Jackson, Grant Garrett; screenplay, Richard Flournoy; music, Werner R. Heymann; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Viola Lawrence.

THE BEE-DEVILED BRUIN. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1949. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Merrie Melodies)

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

BEER BARREL POLECATS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 2 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Jules White; story and screenplay, Gilbert W. Pratt.

BEER BARREL POLKA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

BEES A' BUZZIN'. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1944. 10 min., sd. (Vitaphone Variety)

Credits: Narrator, Lou Marcelle.

BEES AND HONEY. 920 ft., color, 16mm.

Summary: Shows various stages in the life of a bee, and explains how to raise honey successfully.

BEFORE I HANG. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Wallace MacDonald; director, Nick Grinde; story, Karl Brown, Robert D. Andrews; screenplay, Robert D. Andrews; music director, M. W. Stoloff; photography, Benjamin Kline; film editor, Charles Nelson.

BEFORE THE DOCTOR COMES. Presented by The American Red Cross. 4 reels, sd. A William J. Ganz production.

BEFORE THE FACT. SEE Suspicion.

BEGGARS ARE COMING TO TOWN. SEE I Walk Alone.

BEGIN THE BEGUINE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

THE BEGINNING OR THE END. Loew's Inc., c1947. 112 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture.

Credits: Producer, Samuel Marx; director, Norman Taurog; original story, Robert Considine; screenplay, Frank Wead; music score, Daniele Amfitheatrof; film editor, George Boemler.

Cast: Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake.

BEGINNING TUMBLING. c1946. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Revised version.

Appl. authors: Karl W. Bookwalter, Otto Ryser.

BEHIND CITY LIGHTS. c1945. Presented by Republic Pictures. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Joseph Bercholz; director, John English; screenplay, Richard Weil; adaptation, Gertrude Walker; music director, Richard Cherwin; photographer, William Bradford; film editor, Fred Allen.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BEHIND GREEN LIGHTS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1946. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Otto Brower; original screenplay, W. Scott Darling, Charles G. Booth; music direction, Emil Newman.

BEHIND LOCKED DOORS. ARC Productions, Inc. Released by Eagle Lion Films, Inc., c1948. 61 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A private detective is committed to a mental hospital in order to apprehend an ex-judge who is hiding there.

Credits: Producer, Eugene Ling; director, Oscar Boetticher; original story, Malvin Wald; screenplay, Malvin Wald and Eugene Ling; film editor, Norman Colbert.

Cast: Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, Douglas Fowley; Ralf Harolde; Tom Brown Henry.

BEHIND PRISON WALLS. Producers Releasing Corp., c1943. 7 reels, sd. Based on an original story by W. A. Ullman, Jr.

Credits: Producer, Arthur Ripley; director, Steve Sekely; screenplay, Van Norcross; music director, David Chudnow; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BEHIND THE BIG TOP. c1943. 20 min., sd., color.

Credits: Producers, Blumenthal, Heilner; director, Andre De Lavarre; narrator, Art Gilmore. Technicolor.

BEHIND THE 8–BALL. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1942. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Edward F. Cline; original story, Stanley Roberts; screenplay, Stanley Roberts, Mel Ronson.

BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 35mm. (Movietone's Feminine World)

Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; director, Vyvyan Donner; narrator, Paul Douglas; music score, L. DeFrancesco; photography, William Storz; film editor, Russ Sheilds.

BEHIND THE LENS.

BEHIND THE MASK. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1946. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Joe Kaufman; director, Phil Karlson; original story, Arthur Hoerl; screenplay, George Callahan; photographer, William A. Sickner; film editor, Ace Herman.

BEHIND THE MEAT BALL. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1945. 7 min., sd., color. (Looney Tunes)

Credits: Story, Melvin Millar; music director, Carl W. Stalling. Technicolor.

BEHIND THE NEWS. c1940. Presented by Republic Pictures. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Robert North; director, Joseph Santley; original story, Dore Schary, Allen Rivkin; screenplay, Isabel Dawn, Boyce De Gaw; music director, Cy Feuer; photography, Jack Marta; film editor, Ernest Nims.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BEHIND THE RISING SUN. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1943, 88 min., sd. Based on the book by James R. Young.

Credits: Director, Edward Dmytryk; original screenplay, Emmet Lavery; music, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Joseph Noriega.

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE AIRPORT. Teaching Films, Inc., c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Writer, Hall.

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE 29TH NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP. Florez, Inc., c1948. Presented by the Michigan Section of the Professional Golf Association of America, 22 min., sd., b&w and color, 16mm.

Summary: At the Plum Hollow Golf Club, Detroit, crowds gather for the 1947 national championship contest. Henry Ransom defeats Bobby Locke, the South African champion; such champions as Sammy Snead, Jimmy Demaret and Chick Harbert show their skill.

Credits: Director, Al Bradish; script, John Kleene; narrator, John Harrington.

BEHIND THE SHOP DRAWING.

BEHOLD THE MAN. SEE Ecce Homo.

BEL AMI. sd., b&w, 16mm.

Appl. author: Tobis Zeigt.

BEL AMI. c1947. Presented by Levinson-Finney Enterprises, Inc. 10 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm. From the novel by Guy de Maupassant.

Credits: Director, Willi Forst; adapted for the screen by Willi Forst and Axel Eggebrecht; music, Theo Mackeben.

Cast: Olga Tschechova, Ilse Werner, Hilde Hildebrand, Lizzi Waldmueller, Willi Forst.

Appl. author: Tobis Zeigt.

BEL AMI. Released in Vienna, c1938. 10 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm. A Willi Forst production. Based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant. In German with English titles.

Credits: Director, Willi Forst; adapted for the screen by Willi Forst, Axel Eggebrecht.

Cast: Olga Tschechowa, Ilse Werner, Hilde Hildebrandt, Lizzi Waldmueller, Willi Forst.

BEL AMI. SEE The Private Affairs of Bel Ami.

BELL BOTTOM TROUSERS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.

A BELL FOR ADANO. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1945. 9,376 ft., sd. Based on the novel by John Hersey.

Credits: Director, Henry King; screenplay, Lamar Trotti, Norman Reilly Raine; music director, Alfred Newman.

BELL HELICOPTER. Bell Aircraft Corp., Motion Picture Division. 17 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Credits: Directed and written by Norman Mathews, Julian Townsend; cameramen, Julian Townsend, Edward Bollinger. Kodachrome.

BELLA DONNA. SEE Temptation.

BELLBOY DONALD. Walt Disney Productions, c1942. 1 reel, sd. (A Walt Disney Donald Duck)

LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE. SEE Beauty and the Beast.

BELLE OF THE YUKON. Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1944. Presented by International Pictures, Inc. 84 min., sd., color.

Credits: Director, William A. Seiter; story, Houston Branch; written for the screen by James Edward Grant; music direction, Arthur Lang; film editor, Ernest Nims. Technicolor.

BELLE STARR. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. 7,809 ft., sd.

Credits: Director, Irving Cummings; story, Niven Busch, Cameron Rogers; screenplay, Lamar Trotti; music director, Alfred Newman.

BELLE STARR'S DAUGHTER. Alson Productions, Inc. Released through Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1948. 86 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A Western melodrama of the 1880's about a girl who seeks to avenge the murder of her mother, the notorious bandit queen, Belle Starr.

Credits: Producer, Edward L. Alperson; director, Lesley Selander; original screenplay, W. R. Burnett; music, Edward Kilenyi; film editor, Jason Bernie.

Cast: George Montgomery, Rod Cameron, Ruth Roman, Wallace Ford, Charles Kemper.

BELLS OF CAPISTRANO, c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Harry Grey; director, William Morgan; original screenplay, Lawrence Kimble; photographer, Reggie Lanning; film editor, Edward Mann.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BELLS OF ROSARITA. c1945. Presented by Republic Pictures. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Eddy White; director, Frank McDonald; original screenplay, Jack Townley; music score, Joseph Dubin; music director, Morton Scott; photographer, Ernest Miller; film editor, Arthur Roberts.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S. Rainbow Productions, Inc., c1945. 126 min., sd.

Credits: Direction and story, Leo McCarey; screenplay, Dudley Nichols; music score, Robert Emmett Dolan; editor, Harry Marker.

BELLS OF SAN ANGELO. Republic Productions, Inc., c1947. 71 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Credits: Associate producer, Edward J. White; director, William Witney; original story, Paul Gangelin; screenplay, Sloan Nibley; music director, Morton Scott; orchestrations, Mort Glickman; film editor, Les Orlebeck.

Cast: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dale Evans, Andy Devine, Bob Nolan.

BELLS OF SAN FERNANDO. Hillcrest Productions, Inc., c1947. 74 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Director, Terry Morse; original story and screenplay, Jack De Witt, Renault Duncan.

THE BELLS OF SAN RAQUEL. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BELLUM PUNICUM SECUNDUM (THE SECOND PUNIC WAR). Bald Eagle Film Productions, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd., 16mm.

Credits: Alfred E. Porter.

Appl. author: Joseph Einhorn.

BELOW THE BORDER. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1942. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Scott R. Dunlap; director, Howard P. Bretherton; original screenplay, Jess Bowers; photography, Harry Neumann; film editor, Carl Pierson.

BELOW THE DEADLINE. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1946. 7 reels, sd., 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Lindsley Parsons; director, William Beaudine; original story, Ivan Tors; screenplay, Harvey Gates, Forrest Judd; music director, Edward J. Kay; photographer, Harry Neumann; editor, Ace Herman.

BELVEDERE. SEE Mr. Belvedere Goes to College.

BEN HOGAN. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1946. 8 min., sd., 35mm. (Sportscope, no. 11)

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director, Joseph Walsh; written by Burton Benjamin; narrator, Red Barber; music, Robert W. Stringer; photographer, Neil Sullivan; editor, David Cooper.

BEND DOWN SISTER. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

BENDING TO A CLEAT. Presented by United States Navy. sd., b&w.

BENEATH WESTERN SKIES. c1944. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Louis Gray; director, Spencer Bennet; original story, Albert DeMond; screenplay, Albert DeMond, Bob Williams; music score, Mort Glickman; film editor, Charles Craft.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BENJAMIN BLAKE. SEE Son of Fury.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Emerson Film Corp. Released by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Portrays highlights in the life of Benjamin Franklin, depicting his early struggles as an apprentice, his later successes as publisher and author, his experiments in science, his growing ability as a statesman and diplomat, and his experiences as American representative to England and France. For junior and senior high school and adult groups.

Credits: Collaborator, Carl Van Doren.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, JR. Loew's Inc., c1943. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 996 ft., sd., b&w.

Credits: Director, Herbert Glazer; screenplay, Hal Law, Robert McGowan; film editor, Leon Bourgeau.

BERLIN. Eastman Kodak Co., Teaching Films Division, c1939. 1 reel.

Appl. author: Kenneth R. Edwards.

BERLIN CORRESPONDENT. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1942. 6,380 ft., sd.

Credits: Director, Eugene Forde; original screenplay, Steve Fisher, Jack Andrews; music director, Emil Newman.

BERLIN EXPRESS. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1948. 86 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: On a Paris-Berlin express, a German on a mission of peace is threatened by the Nazi underground. American, French, and British citizens and a Soviet officer unite to save his life. Actual scenes in Frankfurt and Berlin were filmed by permission of armies of occupation.

Credits: In charge of production, Dore Schary; producer, Bert Granet; director, Jacques Tourneur; story, Curt Siodmak; screenplay, Harold Medford; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; music, Frederick Hollander; film editor, Sherman Todd.

Cast: Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas.

BERLIN POWDERKEG. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1949. 19 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (This Is America, no. 3)

Summary: A documentary story of the Berlin airlift, the cold war, and living conditions in post-war Berlin.

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director and photographer, William Deeke; written by Richard Hanser; narrator, Dwight Weist; editor, David Cooper.

BERMUDA. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1948. 8 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Movietone Adventures)

Summary: The scenery of Bermuda and the sports that are enjoyed there. Includes views of the capitol city, Hamilton, and the ancient town of St. George.

Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; director, Leon Shelly; narrator, Ed. Thorgersen; music, L. DeFrancesco; film editor, Valeska Weidig.

BERMUDA MYSTERY. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1944. 5,850 ft., sd. From a story by John Larkin.

Credits: Director, Benjamin Stoloff; screenplay, W. Scott Darling; music director, Emil Newman.

THE BERTH OF A QUEEN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 975 ft., sd. (Cinescope)

Credits: Narration, Geoffrey Sumner; photography, Reginald H. Wyer; editor, Ronald Haines.

BESAME MUCHO. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

THE BEST DEFENSE. Presented by Chevrolet.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

BEST FOOT FORWARD. Loew's Inc., c1943. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., color. Based on the book by John Cecil Holm; music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, and produced on the stage by George Abbott.

Credits: Producer, Arthur Freed; director, Edward Buzzell; screenplay, Irving Brecher, Fred Finklehoffe; music direction, Lennie Hayton; orchestration. Jack Matthias, Leroy Holmes, Conrad Salinger, George Bassman, Leo Arnaud; film editor, Blanche Sewell. Technicolor.

BEST IN SHOW. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 9 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (The World of Sports, no. 124)

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

THE BEST MAN WINS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 8 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A small Missouri town in 1853 is the setting for this comedy about a footloose gambler and his estranged family. Greyhound racing and frog-jumping contests provide an outlet for the hero's talents.

Credits: Producer, Ted Richmond; director, John Sturgess; screenplay, Edward Huebsch.

Cast: Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee, Gary Gray, Bob Shayne, Stanley Andrews.

BEST OF BREED. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1949. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 35mm. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Summary: This film, which shows the champion, Liberation, and other collies, emphasizes the high intelligence of the breed.

Credits: Narrator, Bill Slater.

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942, 1 reel, sd.

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES. Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Inc., c1946. 172 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. From the novel "Glory for Me" by MacKinlay Kantor.

Credits: Producer, Samuel Goldwyn; director, William Wyler; screenplay, Robert E. Sherwood; music, Hugo Friedhofer; music director, Emil Newman; film editor, Daniel Mandell.

Cast: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo.

BESTED BY A BEARD. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1940, 20 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Lou Brock; director, Charles E. Roberts; story, Arthur S. Kane; screenplay, Charles E. Roberts, George Jeske; film editor, John Lockert.

BET YOUR LIFE. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 18 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Leon finds himself in trouble when he bets on the horses.

Credits: Producer, George Bilson; director, Hal Yates; screenplay, Charles E. Roberts; film editor, Edward W. Williams.

Cast: Leon Errol, Dorothy Granger, Suzi Crandall, Charles Halton, Phil Warren.

BETRAYAL FROM THE EAST. RKO Radio Pictures. Inc., c1945. 82 min., sd. Based on the novel by Alan Hynd.

Credits: Producer, Herman Schlom; director, William Berke; screenplay, Kenneth Gamet, Aubrey Wisberg; adaptation, Aubrey Wisberg; music, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Duncan Mansfield.

BETTER BOWLING. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Credits: Narrator, Ted Husing.

THE BETTER HALF. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BETTER—LONGER. Presented by Sun Oil Co. 2 reels, sd., b&w.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

BETTER NOT ROLL THOSE EYES. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BETTER WORK METHODS. Ralph M. Barnes, c1949. 49 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Demonstrates procedures for performing simple tasks efficiently.

BETTY CO-ED. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 7 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman; director, Arthur Dreifuss; original screenplay, Arthur Dreifuss, George H. Plympton; music director, Paul Mertz; film editor, Henry Batista.

Cast: Jean Porter, Shirley Mills, William Mason, Rosemary LaPlanche, Jan Savitt.

BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BETWEEN TWO WOMEN. Loew's Inc., c1944. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 8 reels, sd., b&w. Based upon the characters created by Max Brand [pseud. of Frederick Faust]

Credits: Director, Willis Goldbeck; original screenplay, Harry Ruskin; music score, David Snell; film editor, Adrienne Fazan.

BETWEEN TWO WORLDS. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1944. 112 min., sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. Based on a play by Sutton Vane.

Credits: Producer, Mark Hellinger; director, Edward A. Blatt; screenplay, Daniel Fuchs; music, Erich Wolfgang Korngold; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; photographer, Carl Guthrie; film editor, Rudi Fehr.

BETWEEN US GIRLS. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1942. 9 reels, sd. Based on "Le Fruit Vert" by Regis Gignoux and Jacques Théry.

Credits: Producer-director, Henry Koster; screenplay, Myles Connolly, True Boardman; adaptation, John Jacoby; photography, Joseph Valentine; film editor, Frank Gross.

BEWARE OF REDHEADS. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1945. 17 min., sd.

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

BEWITCHED, Loew's Inc., c1945. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 7 reels, sd., b&w. From Arch Oboler's original story "Alter Ego."

Credits: Producer, Jerry Bresler; direction and adaptation, Arch Oboler; music score, Bronislau Kaper; film editor, Harry Komer.

BEYOND. SEE The Other Love.

BEYOND CIVILIZATION TO TEXAS. Impossible Pictures, Inc., c1949. 8 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Jerky Journeys)

Summary: Senator Claghorn presents a bill in Congress to move the United States to Texas.

Credits: Produced, directed, and written by Leonard Louis Levinson; designed by Art Heinemann; painted by Peter Alvarado, Jr.

BEYOND GLORY. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 82 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: When a West Point cadet faces charges of cowardice and criminality, his vindication hinges on the question of his responsibility for a comrade's death in a Tunisia battle. Actual scenes of West Point life are included.

Credits: Producer, Robert Fellows; director, John Farrow; original screenplay, Jonathan Latimer, Charles Marquis Warren, William Wister Haines; music score, Victor Young.

Cast: Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, George Macready, George Coulouris, Harold Vermilyea.

BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1942. 8 reels, sd., color. Based on a story by E. Lloyd Sheldon and Jack DeWitt.

Credits: Director, Alfred Santell; screenplay, Frank Butler; photographer, William Mellor; film editor, Doane Harrison. Technicolor.

BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BEYOND THE FOREST. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1949. 96 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Stuart Engstrand's novel.

Summary: A selfish and ruthless woman, bored by her life as the wife of a lumbertown doctor, commits adultery and murder in her vain attempt to attain wealth and excitement in Chicago.

Credits: Producer, Henry Blanke; director. King Vidor; screenplay, Lenore Coffee; music, Max Steiner; orchestral arrangements, Murray Cutter; film editor, Rudi Fehr.

Cast: Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, Ruth Roman, Minor Watson.

BEYOND THE LAND. Tomlin Film Productions, Inc. for Consumers Cooperative Association, c1949. 32 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: Outlines the growth and development of the Consumers Cooperative Association.

Credits: Director, Frederick A. Tomlin; story and commentary, Mary D. Tomlin; music arranger, Harry Glass; film editor, Karl A. Barleben.

Cast: Harold Barrett, Lilia Barrett, Tommy Barrett, Linda Killion, Douglas Tomlin.

BEYOND THE LAST FRONTIER. c1943. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Louis Gray; director, Howard Bretherton; original screenplay, John K. Butler, Morton Grant; music score, Mort Glickman; photography, Bud Thackery; film editor, Charles Craft.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BEYOND THE LINE OF DUTY. Produced with the cooperation of the War Dept., c1942. 22 min., sd. (Broadway Brevities)

Credits: Director, Lewis Seiler; narrator, Ronald Reagan.

BEYOND THE LINE OF DUTY. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Dramatizes the volunteer work done under the supervision of the American Red Cross, and points out that the services of trained nurses and of nurses' aids are valuable.

Credits: Written by Dudley Hale; narrated by Dwight Weist.

BEYOND THE PECOS. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1944. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate Producer, Oliver Drake; director, Lambert Hillyer; original story, Jay Karth; screenplay, Bennett R. Cohen; music director, Paul Sawtell; film editor, Ray Snyder.

BEYOND THE SACRAMENTO. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Lambert Hillyer; original screenplay, Luci Ward; film editor, James Sweeney.

BEYOND TOMORROW. c1940. 84 min., sd. An RKO Radio picture.

Credits: Producer, Lee Garmes; director, A. Edward Sutherland; original story, Mildred Cram, Adele Comandini; screenplay, Adele Comandini; music, Frank Tours; film editor, Otto Ludwig.

B-I-BI. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

THE BIG BEEF. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1945. 17 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, George Bilson; direction and original screenplay, Charles E. Roberts; film editor, Marston Fay.

BIG BILL TILDEN. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 10 min., sd., color. (Sports Parade)

Credits: Written and directed by Del Frazier.

THE BIG BONANZA. c1945. Presented by Republic Pictures. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Eddy White; director, George Archainbaud; original story, Robert Presnell, Leonard Praskins; screenplay, Dorrell and Stuart McGowan, Paul Gangelin; music director, Morton Scott; photographer, Reggie Lanning; film editor, Tony Martinelli.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

THE BIG BOSS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Wallace MacDonald; director, Charles Barton; original screenplay, Howard J. Green; film editor, Viola Lawrence.

THE BIG BUILD-UP. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1942. Presented by Paul Terry. 1 reel, sd. (Terrytoon)

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

A BIG BUSINESS. Presented by Chevrolet. 1 reel, sd., b&w.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

THE BIG CAT. William Moss Pictures, Inc. Released through Eagle-Lion Films, Inc., c1949. 76 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: An action melodrama about the hunting and killing of a vicious cougar in the Rocky Mountain country during the depression and drought of 1932.

Credits: Producer, William Moss; director, Phil Karlson; story, Morton Grant; screenplay, Morton Grant, Dorothy Yost; music score, Paul Sawtell; music director, Irving Friedman; film editor, Harvey Manger.

Cast: Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster, Forrest Tucker, Skip Homeier.

BIG CITY. Loew's Inc., c1948. 103 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture. Based on a story by Miklos Laszlo, as adapted by Nanette Kutner.

Summary: A young orphan girl living in New York is unofficially adopted by an Irish policeman, a minister, and a Jewish cantor. Their agreement that the first to marry will legally adopt the child creates both comedy and drama.

Credits: Producer, Joe Pasternak; director, Norman Taurog; screenplay, Whitfield Cook, Anne Morrison Chapin; music director, Georgie Stoll; film editor, Gene Ruggiere.

Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Robert Preston, Danny Thomas, George Murphy, Karin Booth.

THE BIG CLOCK. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 95 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel by Kenneth Fearing.

Summary: A crime melodrama, in which a man finds himself hired to solve a murder which he knows his employer committed. A metropolitan publishing house provides the setting.

Credits: Producer, Richard Maibaum; director, John Farrow; screenplay, Jonathan Latimer; music score, Victor Young.

Cast: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready; Rita Johnson.

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

Summary: Four small children, dressed in fairy costumes, are driven quickly and safely to a school entertainment by their mother in a Chevrolet sedan.

THE BIG DRIP. Paramount Pictures, Inc., c1949. 8 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Screen Song)

Credits: Director, I. Sparber; story, Larz Bourne, Larry Riley; animation, Myron Waldman, Nick Taufri; music, Winston Sharples.

BIG FAT BUTTERFLY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BIG FAT MAMA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BIG FAT MAMAS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

THE BIG FIX. PRC Pictures, Inc., c1947. 63 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on an original story by Sonia Chernus and George Ross.

Credits: Associate producer, Marvin D. Stahl; director, James Flood; screenplay, George Bricker, Aubrey Wisberg; adaptation, Joel Malone; music, Emil Cadkin; music director, Irving Friedman; film editor, Norman Colbert.

Cast: James Brown, Sheila Ryan, Noreen Nash, Regis Toomey.

THE BIG FLAME-UP. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1949. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Screen Song)

Credits: Director, I. Sparber; story, I. Klein; music, Winston Sharples; animation, Dave Tendlar, Martin Taras.

BIG GAME ANGLING. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Summary: Fishing for tuna off the Nova Scotia peninsula at the International Tuna Tournament, for blue marlin off the Bahamas, and for trout, channel bass, and sail fish.

Credits: Narrator, Ted Husing.

THE BIG HARVEST: THE STORY OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1947. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. (Our Land and People Series)

Summary: Hard work, scientific research, and modern machinery make it possible for the farmers of America to reclaim wasted farm lands and increase production.

Credits: Producers, Edmund Reek, Boris Vermont; script, Robert M. Hertzberg; narrator, Hugh James; collaborators, Walter A. Anderson, Eric H. Haight, John E. Ivey, Gordon N. McKenzie, Robert Lee Morton, Samuel R. Powers, Howard E. Wilson, George L. White, J. Wallace Page, Jr., Miller McClintock; editor, John Oser.

BIG HEEL-WATHA. Loew's Inc., c1944. 712 ft., sd., color. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon)

Credits: Director, Tex Avery; story, Heck Allen; animation, Ray Abrams, Preston Blair, Ed Love; music, Scott Bradley. Technicolor.

BIG HOUSE BLUES. Screen Gems, Inc., c1947. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm. (Flippy Cartoon)

Credits: Director, Howard Swift; story, Roy Jenkins; animation, Grant Simmons, Jay Sarbry; music director, Eddie Kilfeather.

BIG JACK. Loew's Inc., c1949. 85 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture.

Summary: A comedy-melodrama about the exploits of bank-robbing outlaws and a grave-robbing doctor. Setting, the backwoods of Maryland in 1802.

Credits: Producer, Gottfried Reinhardt; director, Richard Thorpe; story, Robert Theoren; screenplay, Gene Fowler, Marvin Borowsky, Osso Van Eyss; music score, Herbert Stothart; film editor, George Boemler.

Cast: Wallace Beery, Richard Conte, Marjorie Main, Edward Arnold, Vanessa Brown.

BIG LEAGUE GLORY. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Summary: A panorama of baseball from its beginnings a century ago at Cooperstown, N. Y., to modern major league competition. Among the immortals of the game shown in action are Carl Hubbell, Walker Cooper, Johnny Mize, and Mel Ott, of the Giants. A Giants-Dodgers game at the Polo Grounds and a visit to the game's Hall of Fame are included.

Credits: Directors, Russell T. Ervin, Rod Warren; narrator, Ted Husing; music arranger, Harry D. Glass.

BIG LEAGUE GLORY. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Credits: Directors, Russell T. Ervin, Rod Warren; narrator, Ted Husing; music arranger, Harry D. Glass.

BIG MAN FROM THE SOUTH. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BIG MOUTH BASS. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1948. 8 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Sportscope, no. 9)

Summary: Al McLane, fishing editor of Field and Stream magazine, and his wife go fishing in Sandy Hollow Lake, near New London, Conn.

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director, Joseph Walsh; written by Burton Benjamin; narrator, Andre Baruch.

THE BIG NEW PLUS IN ENGINEERING REPRODUCTION. Eastman Kodak Co. 9 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: Demonstrates how Kodak Autopositive paper can be exposed and automatically processed in a modern blueprinting machine. For technicians in the field of engineering.

Appl. author: John Mills, Jr.

THE BIG NOISE. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1944. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Mal St. Clair; screenplay, W. Scott Darling; music director, Emil Newman.

THE BIG PARTY. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1947. 17 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (This Is America, no. 7)

Credits: Producer, Frederic Ullman, Jr.; director, Howard Winner; writer, Jerome Brondfield; narrator, Dwight Weist; music, Nathaniel Shilkret; editor, David Cooper.

THE BIG PREMIERE. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 964 ft., sd., b&w.

Credits: Director, Edward Cahn; screenplay, Hal Law, Robert McGowan; film editor, Adrienne Fazan.

THE BIG PUNCH. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1948. 80 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. From a story by George Carleton Brown.

Summary: A melodrama in which a football star becomes a small-town minister and helps a professional boxer clear himself of a murder charge.

Credits: Producer, Saul Elkins; director, Sherry Shourds; screenplay, Bernard Girard; music, William Lava; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; orchestral arrangements, Charles Maxwell; film editor, Frank Magee.

Cast: Wayne Morris, Louis Maxwell, Gordon MacRae, Mary Stuart, Anthony Warde.

THE BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAINS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

THE BIG SHOT. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1942. 82 min., sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture.

Credits: Director, Lewis Seiler; original screenplay, Bertram Millhauser, Abem Finkel, Daniel Fuchs; music, Adolph Deutsch; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; film editor, Jack Killifer.

THE BIG SHOW-OFF. c1945. Presented by Republic Pictures. 9 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sydney M. Williams; director, Howard Bretherton; original screenplay, Leslie Vadnay, Richard Weil; music director, David Chudnow; photographer, Jack Greenhalgh.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BIG SISTER BLUES. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 14 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Musical Parade Featurette)

Summary: A musical short in which two teen-aged daughters bring their estranged parents together.

Credits: Producer, Harry Grey; director, Alvin Ganzer; original screenplay, Jack Roberts; music director, Joseph J. Lilley; editor, Eda Warren.

Cast: John Ridgely, Lee Patrick, Virginia Maxey, Ann Mae Slaughter, Kathryn Card.

THE BIG SLEEP. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1946. 114 min., sd., 35mm. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. From the novel by Raymond Chandler.

Credits: Director, Howard Hawks; screenplay, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett; Jules Furthman; music, Max Steiner; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; photographer, Sid Hickox; film editor, Christian Nyby.

BIG SNOOZE. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1946. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Bugs Bunny Special)

Credits: Technicolor.

THE BIG SOMBRERO. Gene Autry Productions, c1948. 7 reels, sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: Gene Autry, foreman of a Mexican ranch, protects the ranch owner and her neighbors from the schemes of a dishonest manager.

Credits: Producer, Armand Schaefer; director, Frank McDonald; original screenplay, Olive Cooper; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Henry Batista.

Cast: Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo, Stephen Dunne, George J. Lewis, Champion, the horse.

THE BIG STEAL. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1949. 71 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the story "The Road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser.

Summary: A mystery melodrama in which an army payroll thief is pursued to his hiding place in the Sierra Madre mountains. Filmed in Mexico.

Credits: Producer, Jack J. Gross; director, Don Siegel; screenplay, Geoffrey Homes, Gerald Drayson Adams; music, Leigh Harline; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Samuel E. Beetley.

Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramon Novarro.

THE BIG STORE. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., b&w.

Credits: Producer, Louis K. Sidney; director, Charles Riesner; original story, Nat Perrin; screenplay, Sid Kuller, Hal Fimberg, Ray Golden; music direction, Georgie Stoll; music adaptation, Earl Brent; vocal and orchestrations, Leo Arnaud, George Bassman, Herb Taylor, Robert Van Eps; film editor, Conrad A. Nervig.

THE BIG STREET. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1942. 88 min., sd. From the story "Little Pinks" by Damon Runyon.

Credits: Producer, Damon Runyon; director, Irving Reis; screenplay, Leonard Spigelgass; music score, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, William Hamilton.

BIG TIME REVUE. Vitaphone Corp., c1947. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Melody Master Bands) Warner Bros.

BIG TOWN. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1947. 60 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the radio program.

Credits: Producers, William H. Pine, William C. Thomas; director, William C. Thomas; original story, Geoffrey Homes, Maxwell Shane; screenplay, Geoffrey Homes; editor, Henry Adams.

Cast: Philip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery.

BIG TOWN. SEE

Big Town after Dark.

Big Town Scandal.

I Cover Big Town.

So This is New York.

BIG TOWN AFTER DARK. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1947. 70 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the radio program "Big Town."

Credits: Producers, William H. Pine, William C. Thomas; director, William C. Thomas; original screenplay, Whitman Chambers; film editor, Howard Smith.

Cast: Philip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis, Anne Gillis, Vince Barnett.

BIG TOWN SCANDAL. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 62 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the radio program "Big Town."

Summary: In his efforts to save five boys from a life of crime, Steve Wilson, Big Town's crime-fighting newspaperman, tangles with fur thieves, juvenile delinquents, and basketball racketeers.

Credits: Producers, William H. Pine, William C. Thomas; director, William C. Thomas; original screenplay, Milton Raison; music, Darrell Calker; film editor, Howard Smith.

Cast: Philip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Stanley Clements, Darryl Hickman, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.

THE BIG WASH. Walt Disney Productions, c1947. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm. (A Walt Disney Goofy)

Credits: Director, Clyde Geronimi; story, Bill Berg, Milt Banta; animators, John Sibley, Cliff Nordberg, Hugh Fraser, George Rowley; music, Oliver Wallace. Technicolor.

THE BIGAMIST (QUATTRO PASSI FRA LE NUVOLE). Produced in Italy, c1943. Released in the U. S., 1949. Presented by Pax Enterprise, Inc. 88 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. With English titles.

Summary: A comedy about a sentimental, henpecked traveling salesman who befriends a pregnant girl who is afraid to go home without a husband.

Credits: Director, Allessandro Blasetti; screenplay, Giuseppe Amato; English adaptation, Giorgi Curti; music, Allessandro Cicognini; cameraman, Waclaw Vick.

Cast: Gino Cervi, Adriana Benetti, Enrico Viarisio, Carlo Romano, Giuditta Rissone.

Appl. authors: Giuseppe Amato, Geo. Curti.

THE BIGGEST ASPIDASTRA IN THE WORLD. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BIKES AND SKIS. Released by Warner Bros., c1944. 10 min., sd., color. (Sports Parade)

Credits: Producers, A. Pam Blumenthal, Van Campen Heilner; director, Andre De La Varre; narrator, Sam Balter. Technicolor.

BIKINI—THE ATOM ISLAND. Loew's Inc., c1946. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 950 ft., sd., b&w. (A Carey Wilson Miniature)

Credits: Music score, Tax Terr; film editor, George Boemler.

BILATERAL CLEFT-LIP RECONSTRUCTION—SCHULTZ METHOD. 400 ft., color, 16mm.

Appl. author: Merrill James Shepro.

BILL AND COO. Republic Productions, Inc., c1948. 61 min., sd., color, 35mm. Based on an idea from Ken Murray's "Blackouts."

Summary: A drama about two love birds, Bill and his sweetheart, Coo, and a villainous crow. The cast includes 273 love birds and a few small animals who live in the bird village, Chirpendale.

Credits: Producer, Ken Murray; director, Dean Riesner; screenplay, Royal Foster, Dean Riesner; music, David Buttolph; music director, Lionel Newman; film editor, Harold Minter.

Cast: George Burton's love birds, Curley Twiford's Jimmy the Crow, George Burton, Elizabeth Walters.

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

A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1940. 74 min., sd. From the play by Clemence Dane.

Credits: Producer, Robert Sisk; director, John Farrow; screenplay, Dalton Trumbo; music score, Roy Webb; editor, Harry Marker.

BILLBOARD BILL. Bert Gold, c1948. 6 min., b&w, 16mm. A filmstrip for television.

Summary: A signpainter, facing the camera, prints commercial messages on glass for a television broadcast.

BILLIE GETS HER MAN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 17 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A slapstick comedy evolves from a series of misunderstandings.

Credits: Producer, Hugh McCollum; director, Edward Bernds; story and screenplay, Edward Bernds; film editor, Henry De Mond.

Cast: Billie Burke.

BILLIONS FOR MILLIONS. Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Presented by Frigidaire Division, General Motors Corp. 5 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: The new Frigidaire advertising program.

BILLPOSTERS. Walt Disney Productions, c1940. 1 reel. (A Walt Disney Donald Duck)

BILLY MOUSE'S AKWAKADE. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1940. Presented by Paul Terry. 1 reel, sd., color. (A Terrytoon)

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

BILLY ROSE'S DIAMOND HORSESHOE. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1945. 9,511 ft., sd. Suggested by a play produced by Charles L. Wagner and written by John Kenyon Nicholson.

Credits: Directed and written for the screen by George Seaton; music direction, Alfred Newman, Charles Henderson; orchestral arrangements, Herbert Spender.

BILLY THE KID. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., color. Suggested by the book "The Saga of Billy the Kid" by Walter Noble Burns.

Credits: Producer, Irving Ascher; director, David Miller; story, Howard Emmett Rogers, Bradbury Foote; screenplay, Gene Fowler; music score, David Snell; film editor, Robert J. Kern. Technicolor.

BILLY THE KID IN SANTA FE. Producers Releasing Corp., c1941. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sherman Scott; original screenplay, Joseph O'Donnell; music, Johnny Lange, Lew Porter; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BILLY THE KID IN TEXAS. Producers Releasing Corp., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Peter Stewart; original screenplay, Joseph O'Donnell; music director, Lew Porter; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BILLY THE KID OUTLAWED. Producers Releasing Corp., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Peter Stewart; original screenplay, Oliver Drake; music director, Lou Porter; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BILLY THE KID TRAPPED. Producers Releasing Corp., c1942. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sherman Scott; original screenplay, Joseph O'Donnell; music, Johnny Lange, Lew Porter; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BILLY THE KID WANTED. Producers Releasing Corp., c1941. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sherman Scott; original screenplay, Fred Myton; music, Johnny Lange, Lew Porter; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BILLY THE KID'S FIGHTING PALS. Producers Releasing Corp., c1941. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sherman Scott; story, George Plympton; music director, Dave Chudnow; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BILLY THE KID'S GUN JUSTICE. Producers Releasing Corp., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

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

BILLY THE KID'S RANGE WAR. Producers Releasing Corp., c1941. 6 reels, sd.

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

BILLY THE KID'S ROUND-UP. Producers Releasing Corp., c1941. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sherman Scott; original screenplay, Fred Myton; music, Johnny Lange, Lew Porter; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BILLY THE KID'S SMOKING GUNS. Producers Releasing Corp., c1942. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sherman Scott; original screenplay, George Milton; music, Johnny Lange, Lew Porter; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BIM, BAM, BUM. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BIRCH BAILEY, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER. Tele-Comic Productions. sd., b&w, 35mm. A filmstrip for television.

Summary: Birch Bailey, cartoon character, goes to the island of Matasuki, a Chinese supply base, in order to construct storehouses.

Credits: Produced and written by Ronald E. Buchanan, Robert A. Jones.

THE BIRD CAME C.O.D. c1942. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies, no. 351) Leon Schlesinger Productions.

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, E. S. Pierce; animation, Ken Harris; music director, Carl W. Stalling.

A BIRD IN A GILDED CAGE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

A BIRD IN THE HEAD. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 2 reels.

Credits: Directed and written by Edward Bernds.

THE BIRD TOWER. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. Presented by Paul Terry. 1 reel, sd., color. (A Terrytoon)

Credits: Producer, Paul Terry; director, Mannie Davis; story, John Foster; music, Philip A. Scheib. Technicolor.

BIRDIE AND THE BEAST. Released by Warner Bros., c1944. 7 min., sd., color. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; director, Robert Clampett; animation, Tom McKimson. Technicolor.

THE BIRDS AND THE BEASTS WERE THERE. Released by Warner Bros., c1945. 10 min., sd., color. (Sports Parade)

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

BIRDS IN WINTER. Coronet, c1946. 11 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Credits: Collaborator, Philip A. DuMont.

BIRDS MAKE SPORT. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 35mm. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Credits: Narrator, John Kieran.

BIRDS OF PREY. SEE Aves de Rapiña.

BIRDS ON THE WING. Columbia Pictures Corp. in cooperation with the New York Zoological Society, c1943. 875 ft., sd. (A Columbia Panoramic)

Credits: Director, Irving Jacoby; commentator, Raymond Morgan; editor, John Ferno.

BIRTH OF A NOTION. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1947. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Looney Tunes)

Credits: Director, Robert McKimson; story, Warren Foster.

THE BIRTH OF A STAR. Astor Pictures Corp., c1944. 4 reels, sd. Adapted from "Dime a Dance," "Cupid Takes a Holiday," and "Getting an Eyeful," by Art Jarrett, Marcy Klauber, and Billy K. Wells.

Credits: Director, Bud Pollard.

BIRTH OF AN OIL FIELD. George Pal, in collaboration with the Production Department of Shell Oil Company, Inc., c1949. 1 reel, sd., color, 16mm. (This Is Oil)

Summary: This film, part of a series on the petroleum industry, explains and demonstrates methods, procedures, and equipment used in the drilling of oil wells.

Credits: Producer, George Pal; director, Duke Goldstone; story, Norman Vizents; music director, Clarence Wheeler; animation, Miles Pike.

Cast: Victor Jory, Knox Manning, Gayne Whitman, William Forrest, Smiley Burnette.

BIRTH OF THE AEROPROP. Presented by Aero Products Division, General Motors Corp. 1 reel, sd., b&w.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Organization, Inc.

BIRTH OF THE BLUES. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 10 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, B. G. De Sylva; director, Victor Schertzinger; story, Harry Tugend; screenplay, Harry Tugend, Walter De Leon; photographer, William Mellor; film editor, Paul Weatherwax.

BIRTH OF THE SOIL. The Conservation Foundation in association with the New York Zoological Society. Released by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, c1948. 11 min., sd., color, 16mm. (The Living Earth Series, pt. 1)

Summary: An explanation of how nature produces topsoil from the basic raw materials of rock, water, air, and sunlight. The film emphasizes the necessity for an organized conservation program to save our natural resources. Includes animated drawings. For high school students and adult groups.

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

BIRTHDAY. SEE Heaven Can Wait.

BIRTHDAY BLUES. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1944. 17 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, George Bilson; direction and screenplay, Hal Yates; film editor, Lyle Boyer.

THE BIRTHDAY OF THE INFANTA. Marshall Grant-Realm Television Productions, c1949. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. Based on the story by Oscar Wilde.

Summary: A dwarf, captured from his forest home to become the companion of the beautiful young Infanta of Spain, dies of a broken heart when he sees a mirrored reflection of his own hideousness.

Credits: Producers, Stanley Rubin, Louis Lantz; director, Sobey Martin; screenplay, Oscar Saul; editor, Edward Mann.

BIRTHPLACE OF ICEBERGS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1939. 1 reel, sd. (Father Hubbard's Adventures)

Credits: Producer, Truman Talley; narrators, Father Hubbard, Lowell Thomas.

THE BISCUIT EATER. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940. 8 reels, sd. Based on a story by James Street.

Credits: Producer, Jack Moss; director, Stuart Heisler; screenplay, Stuart Anthony, Lillie Hayward; photography, Leo Tover; film editor, Edward Douglas.

THE BISHOP'S EXPERIMENT. Marshall Grant-Realm Television Productions, c1949, 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. Based on an incident in the novel "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo.

Summary: An ex-convict, embittered by poverty, inhumanity, and brutality, is reclaimed through a stubborn bishop's trust in him. Setting, a French village in 1860.

Credits: Producer, Stanley Rubin; director, Charles Haas; screenplay, Bess Taffel; editor, Jodie Copelan.

THE BISHOP'S WIFE. Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Inc., c1947. 109 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. From the novel by Robert Nathan.

Summary: An angel, coming to earth in the guise of a man, restores happiness to an overworked young bishop and his neglected family.

Credits: Producer, Samuel Goldwyn; director, Henry Koster; screenplay, Robert E. Sherwood, Leonardo Bercovici; music, Hugo Friedhofer; music director, Emil Newman; film editor, Monica Collingwood.

Cast: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason.

A BIT OF BLARNEY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 35mm. (Sing and Be Happy Series, no. 3)

Credits: Director, Harold James Moore.

BITTER SWEET. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., color.

Credits: Producer, Victor Saville; director, W. S. Van Dyke II; original play, music, & lyrics, Noel Coward; screenplay, Lesser Samuels; music director, Herbert Stothart; film editor, Harold F. Kress. Technicolor.

BLACK ALIBI. SEE The Leopard Man.

THE BLACK ANGEL. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1946. 80 min., sd., 35mm. Based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich.

Credits: Producers, Tom McKnight, Roy William Neill; director, Roy William Neill; screenplay, Roy Chanslor; music score, Frank Skinner; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind.

BLACK ARROW. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1944–45. 2 reels each (no. 1, 3 reels), sd. © Columbia Pictures Corp.

Credits: Director, Lew Landers; original screenplay, Sherman Lowe, Jack Stanley, Leighton Brill, Royal K. Cole.

1. The City of Gold. © 20Oct44; LP13281.

2. Signal of Fear. © 27Oct44; LP13290.

3. The Seal of Doom. © 3Nov44; LP13308.

4. Terror of the Badlands. © 10Nov44; LP13315.

5. The Secret of the Vault. © 17Nov44; LP13326.

6. Appointment with Death. © 24Nov44; LP13350.

7. The Chamber of Horror. © 1Dec44; LP13359.

8. The Vanishing Dagger. © 8Dec44; LP13372.

9. Escape from Death. © 15Dec44; LP13387.

10. The Gold Cache. © 22Dec44; LP13407.

11. The Curse of the Killer. © 29Dec44; LP13420.

12. Test by Torture. © 5Jan45; LP13433.

13. The Sign of Evil. © 12Jan45; LP13441.

14. An Indian's Revenge. © 19Jan45; LP13443.

15. The Black Arrow Triumphs. © 26Jan45; LP13452.

THE BLACK ARROW. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 7 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm. An Edward Small production. Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Summary: A romantic drama in which a young knight returns to his castle and avenges the murder of his father. Setting, 15th century England at the close of the War of the Roses.

Credits: Producer, Grant Whytock; director, Gordon Douglas; screenplay, Richard Schayer, David P. Sheppard, Thomas Seller; film editor, Jerome Thoms.

Cast: Louis Hayward, Janet Blair, George Macready, Edgar Buchanan, Rhys Williams.

BLACK BART. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1948. 80 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: A Western melodrama in which a bandit attempts to ruin the Wells Fargo Company by a series of stagecoach robberies. Lola Montez provides the love interest, and Sacramento in the '70's, the setting.

Credits: Producer, Leonard Goldstein; director, George Sherman; original story, Luci Ward, Jack Natteford; screenplay, Luci Ward, Jack Natteford, William Bowers; music, Frank Skinner; film editor, Russell Schoengarth.

Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Jeffrey Lynn, Percy Kilbride, Lloyd Gough.

BLACK BEAR TWINS. Erpi Classroom Films, Inc., c1939. 1 reel, sd.

Appl. author: Ernest Horn.

BLACK BEAUTY. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1946. 6,874 ft., sd., 35mm. Original story by Anna Sewall.

Credits: Director, Max Nosseck; screenplay, Lillie Hayward, Agnes Christine Johnson; music director, Dimitri Tiomkin.

THE BLACK CAT. c1941. Presented by Universal Studios. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Burt Kelly; director, Albert S. Rogell; original screenplay, Robert Lees, Fred Rinaldo, Eric Taylor, Robert Neville; music director, Charles Previn; photography, Stanley Cortez; film editor, Ted Kent.

BLACK DIAMONDS. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1940. 6 reels.

Credits: Director, Christy Cabanne; original story, Sam Robins; screenplay, Clarence Upson Young, Sam Robins.

BLACK DRAGONS. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman; director, William Nigh; original story and screenplay, Harvey H. Gates; photography, Art Reed; film editor, Carl Pierson.

BLACK DUCKS AND BROADBILLS. RKO Pathe, Inc. Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1946. 8 min., sd., 35mm. (Sportscope, no. 8)

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director, William Deeke; written by Jerry Brondfield; narrator, Andre Baruch; music, Robert W. Stringer; editor, David Cooper.

Appl. author: Pathe News, Inc.

BLACK EAGLE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 8 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the story, "The Passing of Black Eagle," by O. Henry [pseud. of William Sydney Porter]

Summary: A young hobo becomes involved in a quarrel between a girl rancher and a group of swindlers who have made trouble for her in a horse trade. When one of the horses, Black Eagle, kills a ringleader of the gang, and another outlaw dies under the hoofs of stampeding horses, the hobo is free to return to the open road.

Credits: Producer, Robert Cohn; director, Robert Gordon; screenplay, Edward Huebsch, Hal Smith; adaptation, Edward Huebsch; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, James Sweeney.

Cast: William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones, James Bell, Trevor Bardette.

BLACK EYES AND BLUES. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 2 reels.

Credits: Director, Jules White; story, Felix Adler; screenplay, Clyde Bruckman.

BLACK FRIDAY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1940. 7 reels.

Credits: Director, Arthur Lubin; original screenplay, Kurt Siodmak, Eric Taylor.

BLACK GOLD. Allied Artists Productions, Inc., c1947. 90 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Jeffrey Bernerd; director, Phil Karlson; original story, Caryl Coleman; screenplay, Agnes Christine Johnston; Indian history and ethnology, Nipo Strongheart; film editor, Roy Livingston.

Cast: Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille, Elyse Knox.

BLACK GOLD AND CACTUS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1944. 1 reel, sd., color. (Lowell Thomas' Movietone Adventures)

Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; music score, L. de Francesco; photographer, Jack Kuhne; film editor, Russ Sheilds. Technicolor.

BLACK HILLS. Eagle Lion Films, Inc., c1947. 59 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Jerry Thomas; director, Ray Taylor; original screenplay, Joseph Poland; incidental music, Walter Greene; film editor, Hugh Winn.

Cast: Eddie Dean, White Cloud, Roscoe Ates, Shirley Patterson.

THE BLACK HILLS EXPRESS. c1943. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Eddy White; director, John English; original story, Fred Myton; screenplay, Norman Hall, Fred Myton; photographer, Ernest Miller; film editor, Harry Keller.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BLACK LIMELIGHT. Released by Alliance Films Corp., c1938. 6 reels. From the play by Gordon Sherry.

Credits: Director, Paul L. Stein; screenplay, Dudley Leslie, Walter Summers; photography, Claude Friese-Greene; film editor, Lionel Tomlinson.

Appl. author: Associated British Picture Corp., Ltd.

BLACK MAGIC. Edward Small Productions, Inc., Released through United Artists Corp., c1949. 105 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel "Mémoires d'un Médecin" by Alexandre Dumas.

Summary: The hypnotist, Cagliostro, pursues a flamboyant course in 18th-century France. Filmed in Italy.

Credits: Producer and director, Gregory Ratoff; screenplay, Charles Bennett; music score, Paul Sawtell; film editors, James McKay, Fred Feitshans.

Cast: Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff, Frank Latimore, Valentina Cortese.

BLACK MAGIC. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1944. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producers, Philip N. Krasne, James S. Burkett; director, Phil Rosen; original screenplay, George Callahan; photographer, Arthur Martinelli; film editor, John Link.

BLACK MARKET BABIES. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1945. 7 reels, sd. Suggested by the article by Virginia Reid.

Credits: Producer, Jeffrey Bernerd; director, William Beaudine; original story, George Morris; screenplay, George Wallace Sayre; photographer, Harry Neumann; film editor, William Austin.

BLACK MARKET RUSTLERS. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1943. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, George W. Weeks; director, S. Roy Luby; original screenplay, Patricia Harper; music director, Frank Sanucci; film editor, Roy Claire.

BLACK MIDNIGHT. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1949. 66 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A Western about a young rancher and a wild stallion.

Credits: Producer, Lindsley Parsons; director, Oscar Boetticher; story, Clint Johnston; screenplay, Erna Lazarus, Scott Darling; music editor, Edward Kay; film editor, Ace Herman.

Cast: Roddy McDowall, Damian O'Flynn, Lynn Thomas, Kirby Grant, Gordon Jones.

BLACK NARCISSUS. The Archers Film Productions, London. Released in the U. S. by Universal-International, c1948. Presented by J. Arthur Rank. 99 min., sd., color, 35mm. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden.

Summary: A drama about five Anglican nuns who organize a convent school in an abandoned palace in the Himalayan mountains. They experience loneliness and ultimate failure in attempting to cope with ignorance, delinquency, cynicism, and human passions.

Credits: Produced, directed and written by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger; editor, Reginald Mills; music, Brian Easdale.

Cast: Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Esmond Knight.

Appl. author: Universal Pictures Co., Inc.

THE BLACK PARACHUTE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1944. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Jack Fier; director, Lew Landers; story, Paul Gangelin; screenplay, Clarence Upson Young; film editor, Otto Meyer.

THE BLACK PATH OF FEAR. SEE The Chase.

THE BLACK RAVEN. Producers Releasing Corp., c1943. 6 reels, sd.

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

THE BLACK RIDER. Junior Western Productions. 22 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Credits: Producers, Abraham Gladstone, Charles Moore; director, Kenneth Allen.

Cast: Shirley Cowan, Jerry Moore.

THE BLACK SWAN. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1942. 7,859 ft., sd. From the novel by Rafael Sabatini.

Credits: Director, Henry King; screenplay, Ben Hecht, Seton I. Miller; adaptation, Seton I. Miller; music director, Alfred Newman.

THE BLACK WIDOW. Republic Productions, Inc., c1947. 2 reels each, sd., b&w, 35mm. © Republic Pictures Corp.; no. 1–5, 28Jul47; LP1164; no. 6–13, 2Sep47; LP1217.

Credits: Associate producer, Mike Frankovich; directors, Spencer Bennet, Fred C. Brannon; original screenplay, Franklin Adreon, Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, Sol Shor; music director, Mort Glickman; film editors, Cliff Bell, Sam Starr.

Cast: Bruce Edwards, Virginia Lindley.

1. Deadly Prophecy.

2. The Stolen Formula.

3. Hidden Death.

4. Peril in the Sky.

5. The Spider's Lair.

6. The Glass Guillotine.

7. Wheels of Death.

8. False Information.

9. The Spider's Venom.

10. The Stolen Corpse.

11. Death Dials a Number.

12. The Talking Mirror.

13. A Life for a Life.

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

THE BLACKBOARD. Gateway Productions, Inc., c1949. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (The Pirro Series, no. 9)

Summary: Pat teaches his puppet, Pirro, how to draw pictures on the blackboard.

Credits: Directed and written by Alvin J. Gordon.

BLACKBOARD REVUE. Released by Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 644 ft., sd., color. (A Color Rhapsody)

Credits: Director, Ub Iwerks; music, Eddie Kilfeather; music director, Joe De Nat. Technicolor.

BLACKMAIL. Republic Productions, Inc., c1947. 67 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Associate producer, William J. O'Sullivan; director, Lesley Selander; original story, Robert Leslie Bellem; screenplay, Royal K. Cole; music director, Mort Glickman; film editor, Tony Martinelli.

Cast: William Marshall, Adele Mara, Ricardo Cortez, Grant Withers.

BLACKOUT. Released thru United Artists, c1940. 10 reels, sd. A British National film. Published in London under title "Contraband."

Credits: Producer, John Corfield; director, Michael Powell; original story and screenplay, Emeric Pressburger; scenario, Michael Powell, Brock Williams; music director, Muir Mathieson; photography, F. A. Young; editor, John Seabourne.

Appl. author: British National Films, Ltd.

BLACKOUTS. SEE Bill and Coo.

THE BLACKSMITH SONG. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BLANCHE FURY. Cineguild, Ltd., London, 1947. Released in the U. S. by Eagle Lion Films, Inc., c1949. Presented by J. Arthur Rank. 93 min., sd., color, 35mm. Based on the novel by Joseph Shearing.

Summary: A drama of greed, illicit love, and murder on an English estate in the early 19th century. Based on the famous Rush murder.

Credits: Producer, Anthony Havelock-Allan; director, Marc Allegret; screenplay, Audrey Lindop, Cecil McGivern; music score, Clifton Webb; music director, Muir Mathieson; editor, Jack Harris.

Cast: Stewart Granger, Valerie Hobson, Walter Fitzgerald, Michael Gouch, Maurice Denham.

THE BLANK WALL. SEE The Reckless Moment.

BLANKING SHEET METAL ON THE SQUARING SHEAR. Division of Visual Aids for War Training. 2 reels, sd.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Organization, Inc.

BLAZE OF NOON. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1947. 91 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel by Ernest K. Gann.

Credits: Producer, Robert Fellows; director, John Farrow; screenplay, Frank Wead, Arthur Sheekman; music score, Adolph Deutsch.

Cast: Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts, William Bendix, Sterling Hayden, Howard Da Silva.

BLAZING ACROSS THE PECOS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 6 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: The Durango Kid helps a sheriff in foiling the efforts of a gambler to seize control of a western town.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark, director, Ray Nazarro; screenplay, Norman S. Hall; film editor, Richard Fantl.

Cast: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Charles Wilson, Thomas Jackson, Patricia White.

BLAZING FRONTIER. Producers Releasing Corp., c1943. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Sam Newfield; original story and screenplay, Patricia Harper; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BLAZING GUNS. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1943. 6 reels, sd.

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

BLAZING SIX SHOOTERS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 6 reels.

Credits: Director, Joseph H. Lewis; original screenplay, Paul Franklin.

BLAZING THE WESTERN TRAIL. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 56 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark; director, Vernon Keays; original screenplay, J. Benton Cheney; film editor, Henry Batista.

THE BLAZING TRAIL. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949. 57 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A Western in which the Durango Kid unmasks the killer of a wealthy rancher.

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

Cast: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Marjorie Stapp, Fred Sears, Steve Darrell.

BLESS 'EM ALL. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BLI-BLIP. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BLIND ALLEY. SEE The Dark Past.

BLIND SPOT. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 73 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on a story by Barry Perowne.

Credits: Producer, Ted Richmond; director, Robert Gordon; screenplay, Martin Goldsmith; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Henry Batista.

Cast: Chester Morris, Constance Dowling, Steven Geray, Sid Tomack.

BLIND WORKMEN IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY. John H. McAulay. Distributed by The National Society for the Blind, c1942. 1 reel.

BLITHE SPIRIT. Released through United Artists, c1945. 10 reels, sd., color. A Noel Coward-Cineguild production. A Two Cities film.

Credits: Producer, Noel Coward; director, David Lean; musical score, Richard Addinsell; music director, Muir Mathieson; photographer, Ronald Neame; cameraman, William McLeod; film editor, Jack Harris. Technicolor.

A BLITZ ON THE FRITZ. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 1,667 ft., sd.

Credits: Producer and director, Jules White; story and screenplay, Clyde Bruckman; film editor, Edwin Bryant.

BLITZ WOLF. Loew's Inc., c1942. 897 ft., sd., color. (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon)

Credits: Director, Tex Avery; story, Rich Hogan; animation, Ray Abrams, Irven Spence, Preston Blair, Ed Love; music, Scott Bradley. Technicolor.

THE BLITZKISS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 2 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Del Lord; story and screenplay, Harry Edwards.

BLITZKREIG BOMBARDIER. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BLOCK BUSTERS. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1944. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producers, Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz; director, Wallace Fox; original story and screenplay, Houston Branch; photographer, Marcel Le Picard; film editor, Carl Pierson.

BLOCK PARTY. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1948. 8 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Screenliner, no. 2)

Summary: A Block Party on Mulberry Street in New York, with a religious parade, carnival, and side shows, re-creates the atmosphere of an Italian festival.

Credits: Producer, Burton Benjamin; director, Victor D. Solow; written by Sumner Lyon; narrator, Ward Wilson; music, Nathaniel Shilkret; editor, Isaac Kleinerman.

BLOCK PARTY REVELS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

THE BLOCKED TRAIL. c1943. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd. Based on the characters "The Three Mesquiteers" created by William Colt MacDonald.

Credits: Associate producer, Louis Gray; director, Elmer Clifton; original screenplay, John K. Butler, Jacquin Frank; music score, Mort Glickman; photographer, Bud Thackery; film editor, Edward Schroeder.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

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

Credits: Collaborator, Andrew Kerr.

BLONDE ALIBI. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1946. 7 reels, sd. Based on an original story by Gordon Kahn.

Credits: Producer, Ben Pivar; director, Will Jason; written for the screen by George Bricker; music director, Edgar Fairchild; cinematography, Maury Gertsman; film editor, Edwin Curtiss.

BLONDE AND GROOM. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 2 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Harry Edwards; story and screenplay, Harry Langdon.

BLONDE COMET. Producers Releasing Corp., c1941. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, T. H. Richmond; director, William Beaudine; original story, Philip Juergens, Robin Daniels; screenplay, Martin Mooney; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BLONDE FEVER. Loew's Inc., c1944. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 7 reels, sd., b&w. Based on a play by Ferenc Molnar.

Credits: Producer, William W. Wright; director, Richard Whorf; screenplay, Patricia Coleman; music score, Nathaniel Shilkret; film editor, George Hively.

BLONDE FOR A DAY. c1946. Presented by P.R.C. Pictures, Inc. 7 reels, sd., 35mm. Based upon original characters and story by Brett Halliday.

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

BLONDE FROM BROOKLYN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Ted Richmond; director, Del Lord; original screenplay, Erna Lazarus; film editor, Jerome Thoms.

THE BLONDE FROM SINGAPORE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Jack Fier; director, Edward Dmytryk; story, Houston Branch; screenplay, George Bricker; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Richard Fantl.

BLONDE ICE. Martin Mooney Productions, Inc., c1948. 74 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel "Once too Often," by Elwyn Whitman Chambers.

Summary: A newspaper woman turns to murder in her quest for money and power.

Credits: Producer, Martin Mooney; director, Jack Bernhard; screenplay, Kenneth Gamet; music, Irving Gertz; film editors, Jason H. Bernie, Douglas W. Bagier.

Cast: Robert Paige, Leslie Brooks, Russ Vincent, Michael Whalen, James Griffith.

BLONDE INSPIRATION. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 7 reels, sd., b&w. Based on a play by John Cecil Holm.

Credits: Producer, B. P. Fineman; director, Busby Berkeley; screenplay, Marion Parsonnet; music score, Bronislau Kaper; film editor, Gene Ruggiero.

BLONDE RANSOM. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1945. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Gene Lewis; director, William Beaudine; original story, Robert T. Shannon; screenplay, M. Coates Webster; music director, Frank Skinner; film editor, Paul Landres.

BLONDE SAVAGE. Eagle Lion Films, Inc., for Ensign Productions of California, c1947, 62 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Lionel J. Toll; director, S. K. Seeley; original story and screenplay, Gordon Bache; music, Erdody; film editor, Paul Landres.

Cast: Leif Erickson, Gale Sherwood.

THE BLONDE STAYED ON. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 2 reels.

Credits: Directed and written by Harry Edwards.

BLONDES AND BLUNDERS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 2 reels.

Credits: Director, Del Lord; story and screenplay, Harry Edwards.

BLONDES AWAY. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 17 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

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

Cast: Leon Errol, Dorothy Granger.

BLONDIE. SEE

Blondie for Victory.

Blondie Goes Latin.

Blondie Goes to College.

Blondie Has Servant Trouble.

Blondie Hits the Jackpot.

Blondie in the Dough.

Blondie Knows Best.

Blondie on a Budget.

Blondie Plays Cupid.

Blondie's Anniversary.

Blondie's Big Deal.

Blondie's Big Moment.

Blondie's Blessed Event.

Blondie's Holiday.

Blondie's Lucky Day.

Blondie's Reward.

Footlight Glamour.

It's a Great Life.

Leave It to Blondie.

Life with Blondie.

BLONDIE FOR VICTORY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 8 reels, sd. Based upon the comic strip created by Chic Young.

Credits: Producer, Robert Sparks; director, Frank R. Strayer; story, Fay Kanin; screenplay, Karen DeWolf, Connie Lee; music, John Leipold; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Al Clark.

BLONDIE GOES LATIN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 7 reels, sd. Based on the comic strip created by Chic Young.

Credits: Producer, Robert Sparks; director, Frank R. Strayer; story, Quinn Martin; screenplay, Richard Flournoy, Karen De Wolf; music director, Morris Stoloff; film editor, Gene Havlick.

BLONDIE GOES TO COLLEGE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 8 reels, sd. Based upon the comic strip created by Chic Young.

Credits: Producer, Robert Sparks; director, Frank R. Strayer; story, Warren Wilson, Clyde Bruckman; screenplay, Lou Breslow; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Otto Meyer.

BLONDIE HAS SERVANT TROUBLE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 7 reels, sd. Based on the comic strip created by Chic Young.

Credits: Producer, Robert Sparks; director, Frank R. Strayer; story, Albert Duffy; screenplay, Richard Flournoy; music, Leigh Harline; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Gene Havlick.

BLONDIE HITS THE JACKPOT. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949. 66 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Chic Young's "Blondie" comic.

Summary: A comedy about the firing and rehiring of Dagwood.

Credits: Producer, Ted Richmond; director, Edwards Bernds; story and screenplay, Jack Henley; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Henry Batista.

Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan.

BLONDIE IN SOCIETY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Robert Sparks; director, Frank R. Strayer; story, Eleanore Griffin; screenplay, Karen DeWolf; photography, Henry Freulich; film editor, Charles Nelson.

BLONDIE IN THE DOUGH. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 69 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Chic Young's "Blondie" comic.

Credits: Director, Abby Berlin; story, Arthur Marx; screenplay, Arthur Marx, Jack Henley; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Henry Batista.

Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Hugh Herbert.

BLONDIE KNOWS BEST. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 7 reels, sd. Based on the comic strip "Blondie" created by Chic Young.

Credits: Director, Abby Berlin; story, Edward Bernds; screenplay, Edward Bernds, Al Martin; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff.

BLONDIE ON A BUDGET. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 7 reels, sd. Based upon the comic strip created by Chic Young.

Credits: Director, Frank R. Strayer; story, Charles Molyneux Brown; screenplay, Richard Flournoy; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Gene Havlick.

BLONDIE PLAYS CUPID. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 7 reels, sd. Based on comic strip created by Chic Young.

Credits: Director, Frank R. Strayer; story, Karen DeWolf, Charles M. Brown; screenplay, Richard Flournoy, Karen DeWolf; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Gene Milford.

BLONDIE'S ANNIVERSARY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 7 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Chic Young's "Blondie" comic.

Summary: Dagwood's boss, hoping to obtain a large building contract from the local bank president, asks Dagwood to deliver a watch as a gift to the president's secretary. Complications arise when Blondie mistakes the watch for her own anniversary present.

Credits: Director, Abby Berlin; original screenplay, Jack Henley; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Al Clark.

Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Daisy.

BLONDIE'S BIG DEAL. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949. 60 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Chic Young's "Blondie" comic.

Summary: Dagwood invents a fireproof paint and demonstrates it on his boss' summer home with sure-fire results.

Credits: Producer, Ted Richmond; director, Edward Bernds; story and screenplay, Lucile Watson Henley; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Henry Batista.

Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan.

BLONDIE'S BIG MOMENT. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 63 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Chic Young's comic strip "Blondie."

Credits: Director, Abby Berlin; original screenplay, Connie Lee; director of music, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Jerome Thoms.

Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Anita Louise.

BLONDIE'S BLESSED EVENT. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 8 reels, sd. Based upon the comic strip created by Chic Young.

Credits: Producer, Robert Sparks; director, Frank R. Strayer; screenplay, Connie Lee, Karen DeWolf, Richard Flournoy; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Charles Nelson.

BLONDIE'S HOLIDAY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 67 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on Chic Young's "Blondie" comic.

Credits: Producer, Burt Kelly; director, Abby Berlin; original screenplay, Constance Lee; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Jerome Thoms.

Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms.

BLONDIE'S LUCKY DAY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 7 reels, sd. Based upon the comic strip "Blondie" created by Chic Young.

Credits: Director, Abby Berlin; original screenplay, Connie Lee; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff.

BLONDIE'S REWARD. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 7 reels, sd., b&w. 35mm. Based on Chic Young's "Blondie" comic.

Summary: A shaky real estate transaction turns out well for Dagwood.

Credits: Director, Abby Berlin; original screenplay, Edward Bernds; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Al Clark.

Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Daisy.

BLONDIE'S SECRET. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 68 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: Complications involving office pranks, a robbery, and counterfeit money delay the Bumsteads' vacation.

Credits: Director, Edward Bernds; original screenplay, Jack Henley; film editor, Richard Fantl.

Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jerome Cowan, Jack Rice.

BLOOD AND SAND. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. 11,227 ft., sd. Based on the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibanez.

Credits: Director, Rouben Mamoulian; screenplay, Jo Swerling; music director, Alfred Newman.

BLOOD ON HER SHOE. SEE The Girl Who Dared.

BLOOD ON THE MOON. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1948. 88 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel, "Gunman's Chance," by Luke Short [pseud. of Frederick Dilley Glidden].

Summary: A Western in which a Texas cowpuncher settles a feud between cattlemen and homesteaders.

Credits: Producer, Theron Warth; director, Robert Wise; screenplay, Lillie Hayward; adaptation, Harold Shumate, Luke Short; music, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Samuel E. Beetley.

Cast: Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston, Walter Brennan, Phyllis Thaxter.

BLOOD ON THE SUN. Released through United Artists, c1945. 94 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. From a story by Garrett Fort.

Credits: Producer, William Cagney; director, Frank Lloyd; screenplay, Lester Cole; music, Miklos Rozsa; film editors, Truman K. Wood, Walter Hannemann.

BLOOD PRESSURE. Presented by The Bureau of Aeronautics for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. sd.

Appl. author: James P. Prindle.

BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., color. A Mervyn LeRoy production.

Credits: Producer, Irving Asher; director, Mervyn LeRoy; story, Ralph Wheelwright; screenplay, Anita Loos; music score, Herbert Stothart; film editor, George Boemler. Technicolor.

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

BLOW THE MAN DOWN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. Presented by RCM Productions, Inc. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Producer, Ben Hersh; director, Dave Gould.

BLOW THE WHISTLE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945, 1 reel, sd.

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

BLUE BARRON AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940. 1 reel, sd. (A Paramount Headliner)

Credits: Director, Leslie Roush; written by Justin Herman; photographer, George Webber.

THE BLUE BIRD. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1940. 7,426 ft., sd. Based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck.

Credits: Director, Walter Lang; screenplay, Ernest Pascal; music director, Alfred Newman.

THE BLUE DAHLIA. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1946, 10 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, John Houseman; director, George Marshall; screenplay, Raymond Chandler; music director, Victor Young.

THE BLUE DANUBE. Loew's Inc., c1939. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 666 ft., sd., color. (An MGM Cartoon)

Credits: Producer, Hugh Harman; music, Johann Strauss; arranger, Scott Bradley. Technicolor.

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

BLUE GRASS GENTLEMEN. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1944. 1 reel, sd., color. (Ed Thorgersen's Sports Review)

Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; director, Tom Cummiskey; music score, L. deFrancesco; film editor, Arthur Lincer. Technicolor.

BLUE HAWAII. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

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

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

THE BLUE RIBBON LEADER. Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Presented by Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp. 1 min., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A horse, having won a blue ribbon at the State Fair, is led into a Chevrolet high-rack truck, and driven safely and rapidly home.

BLUE SIERRA. Loew's Inc., c1946. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., color, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Robert Sisk; director, Fred M. Wilcox; original screenplay, Lionel Houser; music score, Scott Bradley, Bronislau Kaper; film editor, Conrad A. Nervig. Technicolor.

BLUE SKIES. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1946. 104 min., sd., color, 35mm. Based on an original idea by Irving Berlin.

Credits: Producer, Sol C. Siegel; director, Stuart Heisler; screenplay, Arthur Sheekman; adaptation, Allan Scott; lyrics and music, Irving Berlin; director of music, Robert Emmett Dolan; editor, LeRoy Stone. Technicolor.

Cast: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe, Olga San Juan.

THE BLUE STREAK. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940, 1 reel, sd. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Credits: Narrator, Ted Husing.

BLUE WARRIORS OF THE PACIFIC. c1946. 1 reel, sd., 16mm.

Credits: Director and photographer, Van Campen Heilner.

BLUE, WHITE AND PERFECT. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. 6,779 ft., sd. Based on the story by Borden Chase and the character "Michael Shayne," created by Brett Halliday.

Credits: Director, Herbert I. Leeds; screenplay, Samuel G. Engel; music director, Emil Newman.

BLUE WINNERS. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Credits: Director, R. T. Erwin; narrator, Ted Husing.

BLUEBEARD. P.R.C. Pictures, Inc., c1944. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Edgar G. Ulmer; original story, Arnold Phillips, Werner H. Furst; screenplay, Pierre Gendron.

THE BLUEJACKET'S PERSONAL HYGIENE. Time, Inc., c1943. 1 reel.

BLUENOSE SCHOONER. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1944. 10 min., sd., color. (Sports Parade)

Credits: Producers, Douglas Sinclair, Edward Buckman; narrator, Lou Marcelle. Technicolor.

BLUES IN THE NIGHT. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BLUES IN THE NIGHT. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 88 min., sd. From a play by Edwin Gilbert.

Credits: Associate producer, Henry Blanke; director, Anatole Litvak; screenplay, Robert Rossen; film editor, Owen Marks.

BLUES OF MARY'S FLAT. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. A Filmcraft production.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

BLUNDER BELOW. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, Dave Fleischer; story, Bill Turner, Ted Pierce; animation, Dave Tendlar, Harold Walker.

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

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

BOATS. Erpi Classroom Films, Inc., c1938. 1 reel, sd. With primary grade teacher's handbook.

BOB CHESTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd. (Paramount Headliner)

Credits: Director, Leslie Roush; photographer, George Webber; film editor, Robert Blauvelt.

BOB, SON OF BATTLE. SEE Thunder in the Valley.

BOB WILLS AND HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1944. 10 min., sd. (Melody Masters)

Credits: Director, LeRoy Prinz; narration, James Bloodworth.

THE BOBBY-SOX TUNE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BOBBY THE SEAL. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.

BOB-O-LINK. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BODY AND SOUL. Roberts Productions, Inc., c1947. Presented by the Enterprise Studio. 12 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Bob Roberts; director, Robert Rossen; original screenplay, Abraham Polonsky; music, Hugo Friedhofer; music director, Rudolph Polk; film editor, Robert Parrish.

Cast: John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks.

BODY CARE AND GROOMING. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., c1948. 17 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (McGraw-Hill Text-Films. Health Education Series, no. 1)

Summary: The film emphasizes the importance of daily personal care of the body, from the standpoint of health and of social adjustment. Prepared to accompany the book, "Textbook of Healthful Living," by Harold S. Diehl, and designed to instruct college students and other adults. Animated drawings and photomicrographs are included.

BODY DEFENSES AGAINST DISEASE. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 16mm. In Greek.

BODY DEFENSES AGAINST DISEASE. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Paul R. Cannon, c1946. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Afrikaans version. Title on script: "Liggaamsverdediging teen Siekte."

THE BODY DISAPPEARS. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 72 min., sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Ben Stoloff; director, D. Ross Lederman; original screenplay, Scott Darling, Erna Lazarus; film editor, Frederick Richards.

THE BODY FIGHTS BACTERIA. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., c1948. 17 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (McGraw-Hill Text-Films. Health Education Series, no. 3)

Summary: With the aid of animation and photomicrographs, the film shows how the body sets up defenses against pathogenic bacteria, and stresses the roles of immunization and healthful living in protecting the body against disease. Prepared to accompany the "Textbook of Healthful Living," by Harold S. Diehl, and designed to instruct college students and other adults.

THE BODY SNATCHER. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1945. 78 min., sd. Based on a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Credits: Producer, Val Lewton; director, Robert Wise; written for screen by Philip MacDonald, Carlos Keith; music, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, J. R. Whittredge.

THE BODYGUARD. Loew's Inc., c1944. 674 ft., sd., color. (An MGM Tom and Jerry Cartoon)

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

BODYGUARD. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1948. 62 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A melodrama about a man who, suspected of murder, eludes the police in order to solve the crime and clear himself.

Credits: Producer, Sid Rogell; director, Richard O. Fleischer; original story, George W. George, Robert B. Altman; screenplay, Fred Niblo, Jr., Harry Essex; music, Paul Sawtell; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Elmo Williams.

Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Philip Reed, June Clayworth, Elisabeth Risdon.

BOILING OVER. General Electric Co., c1949. 1/2 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: Shows how cooking problems are solved by using a General Electric Stratoliner Range.

THE BOLD FRONTIERSMAN. Republic Productions, Inc., c1948. 60 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: "Rocky" Lane comes to the aid of ranchers when the success of their water project is endangered by thieves and gamblers.

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

Cast: Allan "Rocky" Lane, Black Jack, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, John Alvin.

BOLERO. Musicolor, Inc. Released by United Artists, c1949. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm. (David L. Loew Musicolor Short)

Summary: A musical short presenting "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel.

Credits: Producer, Werner Janssen.

BOMB FUZES MARK 221, 223, 228. Walter Lantz Productions for the U. S. Navy.

BOMBA, THE JUNGLE BOY. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1949. 71 min., sd., sepia, 35mm. Based on a novel by Roy Rockwood [pseud.]

Summary: An adventure drama of the African jungle. A young girl, on a zoological expedition, becomes separated from her father and is rescued by a white boy who has grown up in the wilderness.

Credits: Producer, Waller Mirisch; director, Ford Beebe; screenplay, Jack DeWitt; music director, Edward Kay; editor, Roy Livingston.

Cast: Johnny Sheffield, Peggy Ann Garner, Onslow Stevens, Charles Irwin, Smoki Whitfield.

BOMBALERA. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1945. 1,757 ft., sd., color. (A Paramount Musical Parade Featurette)

Credits: Producer, Louis Harris; director, Noel Madison; original screenplay, Jerry Gruskin; music director, Irvin Talbot; arranger, Harry Simeone; editor, Helene Turner. Technicolor.

BOMBARDIER. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1943. 99 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Robert Fellows; director, Richard Wallace; story, John Twist, Martin Rackin; screenplay, John Twist; music, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Robert Wise.

BOMBAY CLIPPER. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1941. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Marshall Grant; director, John Rawlins; original screenplay, Roy Chanslor, Stanley Rubin; photography, Stanley Cortez; film editor, Otto Ludwig.

BOMBER'S MOON. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1943. 6,330 ft., sd.

Credits: Director, Charles Fuhr; original story, Leonard Lee; screenplay, Kenneth Gamet, Aubrey Wisert; music director, Emil Newman.

BOMBS OVER BURMA. Producers Releasing Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producers, Alfred Stern, Arthur Alexander; director, Joseph H. Lewis; original screenplay, Milton Raison, Joseph H. Lewis; music direction, Lee Zahler; photographer, Robert Cline; film editor, Charles Henkel, Jr.

BONE BANDIT. Walt Disney Productions, c1947. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Pluto Cartoon)

Credits: Director, Charles Nichols; story, Art Scott, Sterling Sturdevant; animation, George Nicholas, George Kreisl, Jerry Hathcock, Sandy Strother; music, Oliver Wallace.

BONE MARROW. Armour and Company. 7 min., si., color, 16mm. (Animated Hematology, no. 2)

Summary: Points out that the study of bone marrow suggests the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of a number of disorders, such as the leukemias, metastic carcinoma, and malaria.

Credits: Originated in the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois; direction and scenario, Carroll L. Birch; edited by the professional staff of The Armour Laboratories, John H. Glynn, Florian E. Schmidt.

BONE SWEET BONE. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1947. 1 reel, sd., color, 35mm.

Credits: Director, Arthur Davis; story, William Scott; animation, Don Williams, Emery Hawkins, Basil Davidovich, J. C. Melendez.

BONE TROUBLE. Walt Disney Productions, c1940. 1 reel. (A Walt Disney Pluto)

BONES, BONES, BONES. Video Varieties Corp. 3 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: "Bones, Bones, Bones" is sung by The Striders, a Negro male quartet.

BONGO. SEE Fun and Fancy Free.

BONNE CHANCE. SEE Lucky Partners.

BONNIE LASSIE. Paramount Pictures, Inc., c1944. 1,904 ft., sd., color. (A Paramount Musical Parade Featurette)

Credits: Producer, Louis Harris; director, William Shea; original screenplay, Ray E. Spencer; music direction, Irvin Talbot; music arrangements, Harry Simeone; edited by Gladys Carley. Technicolor.

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE. London Film Productions, Ltd., England, c1944. Released in the U. S. through London Film Productions, Inc., 1949. 119 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: Landing in Scotland with seven men, the young Prince leads the clans in the misadventurous uprising of 1745, is thoroughly routed, and eludes capture by escaping to France.

Credits: Producer, Edward Black; director, Anthony Kimmins; screenplay, Clemence Dane; music, Ian Whyte; editor, Grace Garland.

Cast: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Morland Graham, John Laurie, Judy Campbell.

BOOBS IN ARMS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941, 1,630 ft.

Credits: Director, Jules White; story and screenplay, Felix Adler.

BOOBS IN THE NIGHT. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 1,553 ft.

Credits: Director, Del Lord; story and screenplay, Elwood Ullman, Monty Collins.

BOOBS IN THE WOODS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 2 reels.

Credits: Director, Del Lord; story, Harry Edwards; screenplay, Harry Edwards, Elwood Ullman.

BOOBY DUPES. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 2 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Del Lord.

BOOBY HATCHED. Warner Bros. Cartoons, c1944, 7 min., sd., color, (Looney Tunes)

Credits: Director, Frank Tashlin; story, Warren Foster; animation, I. Ellis; music director, Carl W. Stalling. Technicolor.

BOOBY SOCKS. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 548 ft., sd. (Phantasy, no. 43)

Credits: Directors, Howard Swift, Bob Wickersham; story, Sid Marcus; animation, Chick Otterstrom, Grant Simmons; music, Eddie Kilfeather.

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

THE BOOGIE MAN WILL GET YOU. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd. Based on a story by Hal Fimberg and Robert B. Hunt.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark; director, Lew Landers; screenplay, Edwin Blum; adaptation, Paul Gangelin; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Richard Fantl.

BOOGIE WOOGIE. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1945. 1,586 ft., sd., color. (A Paramount Musical Parade Featurette)

Credits: Producer, Louis Harris; director, Noel Madison; original screenplay, Ray E. Spencer; music director, Joseph J. Lilley; editor, Helene Turner. Technicolor.

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

BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY OF COMPANY B. c1941. Presented by Universal. 1 reel, sd., color. (A Walter Lantz Cartune) A Walter Lantz production.

Credits: Director, Walter Lantz; story Ben Hardaway, Lowell Elliott; artists, Alex Lovy, Verne Harding; music, Hughie Prince; music arrangement, Darrell Calker. Technicolor.

BOOGIE WOOGIE CINDY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, Dave Gould.

BOOGIE WOOGIE DREAM. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BOOGIE WOOGIE MAN. c1943. Presented by Universal. 1 reel, sd., color. (A Walt Lantz Swing Symphony)

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

BOOGIE WOOGIE SIOUX. c1942. Presented by Universal. 1 reel, sd., color. (Walter Lantz Swing Symphony) (A Walt Lantz Cartune)

Credits: Director, Alex Lovy; story, Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer; animation, Bob Bentley; music, Darrell Calker. Technicolor.

BOOGIE WOOGIE UPSTAIRS. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

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

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

BOOGLIE WOOGLIE PIGGY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

THE BOOK OF JACK LONDON. SEE Jack London.

BOOK REVUE. Warner Bros. Cartoons, c1945. 7 min., sd., color. (Looney Tunes)

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

BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING. c1945. 1 reel, sd. (Your Life Work Series) Vocational Guidance Films, Inc.

BOOKKEEPING AND YOU. Coronet, c1947. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Collaborators, Paul A. Carlson, Hamden L. Forkner.

THE BOOKWORM TURNS. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 803 ft., sd., color. (An M.G.M. Cartoon) A Hugh Harman production.

Credits: Technicolor.

BOOM TOWN. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 13 reels, sd., b&w. Based on a story by James Edward Grant.

Credits: Producer, Sam Zimbalist; director, Jack Conway; screenplay, John Lee Mahin; music score, Franz Waxman; film editor, Blanche Sewell.

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

BOOMERANG! Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1947. 88 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on "The Perfect Case," an article by Anthony Abbot [pseud, of Fulton Oursler].

Credits: Director, Elia Kazan; screenplay, Richard Murphy; music director, Alfred Newman.

Cast: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Sam Leven.

BOOT HILL BANDITS. Range Busters, Inc., c1942. 6 reels, sd. (The Range Busters Series, no. 14)

Credits: Producer, George W. Weeks; director, S. Roy Luby; original story and screenplay, Arthur Durlam; music direction, Frank Sanucci; photography, Robert Cline; film editor, Roy Claire.

BOOTLE BEETLE. Walt Disney Productions, c1947. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (A Walt Disney Donald Duck)

Credits: Director, Jack Hannah; story, Bill Berg, Milt Banta; animation, Bill Justice, Art Babbitt, Judge Whitaker, Andy Engman; music, Oliver Wallace. Technicolor.

BOOTS AND SADDLES. Presented by Chevrolet. 1 min., color.

Credits: Technicolor.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

BORBOLETAS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Clyde Fisher, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Portuguese version of "Butterflies."

BORDER BADMEN. P.R.C. Pictures, Inc., c1945. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sam Newfield; original story and screenplay, George Milton; music director, Frank Sanucci; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BORDER BANDITS. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1945, 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Lambert Hillyer; screenplay, Frank H. Young; music director, Frank Sanucci; photographer, William A. Sickner; film editor, Carrol Lewis.

BORDER BUCKAROOS. Producers Releasing Corp., c1943. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producers, Alfred Stern, Arthur Alexander; direction and original screenplay, Oliver Drake; music director, Lee Zahler; photographer, Ira Morgan; film editor, Charles Henkel, Jr.

BORDER FEUD. PRC Pictures, Inc., c1947. 55 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Jerry Thomas; director, Ray Taylor; original story, Joseph O'Donnell; screenplay, Patricia Harper; film editor, Joe Gluck.

Cast: Ian Keith, Gloria Marlen, Kenneth Ferril.

BORDER INCIDENT. Loew's Inc., c1949. 95 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. MGM picture.

Summary: Combining forces, the U. S. and Mexican immigration authorities trap a gang of murdering smugglers.

Credits: Producer, Nicholas Nayfack; director, Anthony Mann; story, John C. Higgins, George Zuckerman; screenplay, John C. Higgins; music director, Andre Previn; film editor, Conrad A. Nervig.

Cast: Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, James Mitchell, Arnold Moss.

THE BORDER LEGION. c1940. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd. Based on the novel by Zane Grey.

Credits: Associate producer-director, Joseph Kane; screenplay, Olive Cooper, Louis Stevens; music director, Cy Feuer; photographer, Jack Marta; film editor, Edward Mann.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BORDER PATROL. Released thru United Artists, c1942. Presented by Harry Sherman Productions. 64 min., sd. Based on characters created by Clarence E. Mulford.

Credits: Producer, Harry Sherman; director, Lesley Selander; screenplay, Michael Wilson; music direction, Irvin Talbot; photography, Russell Harlan; editor, Sherman A. Rose.

BORDER ROUNDUP. Producers Releasing Corp., c1943, 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sigmund Neufeld; director, Sam Newfield; original screenplay, Stephen Worth; music, Johnny Lange; film editor, Holbrook N. Todd.

BORDER VIGILANTES. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 6 reels, sd. Based on characters created by Clarence E. Mulford.

Credits: Producer, Harry Sherman; director, Derwin Abrahams; screenplay, J. Benton Cheney; photographer, Russel Harlan; film editor, Carrol Lewis.

BORDER WITHOUT BAYONETS. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1947. 16 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (This is America, no. 1)

Credits: Producer, Jan Bonafield; director, Larry O'Reilly; written by Richard Hanser; narrator, Dwight Weist; editor, David Cooper.

BORDERTOWN GUN FIGHTERS. c1943. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Eddy White; director, Howard Bretherton; original screenplay, Norman S. Hall; music score, Mort Glickman; photography, Jack Marta; film editor, Richard Van Enger.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BORDERTOWN TRAIL. 1944. Presented by Republic Pictures. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Louis Gray; director, Lesley Selander; original screenplay, Bob Williams, Jesse Duffy; music score, Joseph Dubin; photographer, Ernest Miller; film editor, Charles Craft.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

THE BORED CUCKOO. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 8 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Noveltoon)

Credits: Director, Bill Tytla; story, Bunny Gough, Bill Burner, Larry Riley; animation, George Germanetti, Steve Muffatti; music arranger, Winston Sharples.

BORED OF EDUCATION. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1946. 1 reel, 35mm.

Credits: Director, Bill Tytla; story, I. Klein, George Hill.

BORN TO KILL. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 92 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel "Deadlier Than the Male" by James Gunn.

Credits: Producer, Herman Schlom; director, Robert Wise; screenplay, Eve Greene, Richard Macaulay; music, Paul Sawtell; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Les Millbrook.

Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak.

BORN TO SING. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 8 reels, sd., b&w. Based on a story by Franz G. Spencer.

Credits: Producer, Frederick Stephani; director, Busby Berkeley; screenplay, Harry Clork, Franz G. Spencer; music direction, Dave Snell, Lennie Hayton; orchestration, Wally Heglin, Leonid Raab; film editor, Robert J. Kern.

BORN TO SPEED. PRC Pictures, Inc., c1947. 61 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on an original story by Robert B. Churchill.

Credits: Producer, Ben Stoloff; director, Edward L. Cahn; screenplay, Crane Wilbur, Scott Darling, Robert B. Churchill; music, Albert Levin; music director, Irving Friedman; film editor, W. Donn Hayes.

Cast: Johnny Sands, Terry Austin.

BORN TO SWING. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

BORN TWICE. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: A sermon with musical background. Based on Jesus' words to Nicodemus as found in the third chapter of St. John.

Credits: Producer and director, A. Earl Hedrick; narrator, Grant E. McDonald.

BORRAH MINEVITCH AND HIS HARMONICA SCHOOL. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1943. 10 min., sd. (Melody Master)

Credits: Director, Jean Negulesco.

BORRAH MINEVITCH AND HIS HARMONICA SCHOOL. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1947. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Melody Master Bands)

Credits: Director, Jean Negulesco.

BORROWED BLONDE. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 15 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

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

Cast: Leon Errol, Dorothy Granger, Peggy Maley.

BORROWED HERO. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd. From an original story by Ben Roberts and Sidney Sheldon.

Credits: Producer, A. W. Hackel; director, Lewis D. Collins; screenplay, Earle Snell; photographer, Marcel Le Picard; film editor, Martin G. Cohn.

BORROWED TROUBLE. Hopalong Cassidy Productions, Inc., c1948. 60 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on characters created by Clarence E. Mulford.

Summary: Three rival factions in a small western community, represented by the teacher in the local school and the owners of two rival saloons, resolve their differences with the aid of Hopalong Cassidy.

Credits: Producer, Lewis Rachmil; director, George Archainbaud; original screenplay, Charles Belden; music, Darrell Calker; film editor, Fred W. Berger.

Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Anne O'Neal, John Parrish.

BOSCO, DELINQUENT PUP. Cinepuppet Productions, Inc. 500 ft., color, 16mm. (Bosco, Ciné Pup)

Summary: Bosco steals some frankfurters and a pie.

Credits: Authors, Buell Fuller, John Fuller, Julian R. Seide.

BOSCO'S BUCKFEVER. Cinepuppet Productions, Inc. 14 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: Bosco misses the train for Watawetness, the Indian Hunting Ground.

Credits: Authors, Buell Fuller, John Fuller.

THE BOSS OF BIG TOWN. Producers Releasing Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Jack Schwarz; director, Arthur Dreifuss; original story, Arthur Hoerl; screenplay, Edward Dein; music director, Leo Erdody; film editor, Charles Henkel, Jr.

BOSS OF BOOMTOWN. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1944. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Oliver Drake; director, Ray Taylor; original screenplay, William Lively; film editor, Ted Kent.

BOSS OF BULLION CITY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1940. 6 reels.

Credits: Director, Ray Taylor; original story, Arthur St. Claire; screenplay, Arthur St. Claire, Victor McLeod.

BOSS OF HANGTOWN MESA. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1942. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Oliver Drake; director, Joseph Lewis; original screenplay, Oliver Drake; photography, Charles Van Enger; film editor, Maurice Wright.

BOSS OF RAWHIDE. PRC Pictures, Inc., c1943. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Alfred Stern; direction and original screenplay, Elmer Clifton; music director, Lee Zahler; photographer, Robert Cline; film editor, Charles Henkel, Jr.

BOSTON BEANIE. Screen Gems, Inc., c1947. 6 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Color Rhapsody, no. 129)

Credits: Director, Sid Marcus; animation, Ben Lloyd, Chic Otterstrom, Roy Jenkins; music, Darrell Calker.

BOSTON BLACKIE AND THE LAW. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 69 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the character "Boston Blackie" created by Jack Boyle.

Credits: Producer, Ted Richmond; director, D. Ross Lederman; original screenplay, Harry J. Essex; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, James Sweeney.

Cast: Chester Morris, Trudy Marshall, Constance Dowling.

BOSTON BLACKIE BOOKED ON SUSPICION. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Michel Kraike; director, Arthur Dreifuss; story, Malcolm Stuart Boylan; screenplay, Paul Yawitz; film editor, Richard Fantl.

BOSTON BLACKIE GOES HOLLYWOOD. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd. Based upon the character created by Jack Boyle.

Credits: Producer, Wallace MacDonald; director, Michael Gordon; original screenplay, Paul Yawitz; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Arthur Seid.

BOSTON BLACKIE'S CHINESE VENTURE. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949. 59 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on characters created by Jack Boyle.

Summary: Boston Blackie solves a Chinatown murder and robbery.

Credits: Producer, Rudolph C. Flothow; director, Seymour Friedman; original screenplay, Maurice Tombragel; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Richard Fantl.

Cast: Chester Morris, Maylia, Richard Lane, Don McGuire, Joan Woodbury.

BOSTON BLACKIE'S RENDEZVOUS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 64 min., sd. Taken from a story by Fred Schiller.

Credits: Producer, Alexis Thurn-Taxis; director, Arthur Dreifuss; screenplay, Edward Dein; music director, M. R. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Aaron Stell.

BOTANY WEATHER PREDICTIONS. Douglas Leigh, Inc. 7 films, 1 min. each.

Appl. author: Douglas Leigh.

BOTH BARRELS BLAZING. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 57 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark; director, Derwin Abrahams; original screenplay, William Lively; film editor, Henry Batista.

BOTTLE AND CUP FEEDING. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Arnold Gesell and the Clinic of Child Development, Yale University, c1947. 1 reel, si., b&w, 16mm.

A BOTTLE OF MILK. Herbert Kerkow, c1947. Presented by U.S. Information Service. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Director, Roger Barlow; narrator, Joseph Moncure March; editor, Stanley Cypher.

BOTTLE OF WINE. Video Varieties Corp. 3 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: "Bottle of Wine" is sung by The Striders, a Negro male quartet.

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

BOUNTIFUL ALASKA. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1945. 1 reel, sd., color. (Father Hubbard's Movietone Adventures)

Credits: Producer, Edmund Reek; continuity, Russ Sheilds; narrator, Lowell Thomas; music score, L. DeFrancesco. Cinecolor.

A BOUT WITH A TROUT. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1947. 8 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Little Lulu Cartoon)

Credits: Director, I. Sparber; story, I. Klein, Jack Ward.

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

BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producers, Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz; director, Wallace Fox; original story and screenplay, Gerald Schnitzer; music director, Edward Kay; photography, Mack Stengler; film editor, Carl Pierson.

BOWERY BLITZKRIEG. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1941. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman; director, Wallace Fox; original story, Brendan Wood, Donn Mullahy; screenplay, Sam Robins; photography, Marcel LePicard; film editor, Robert Golden.

BOWERY BOMBSHELL. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1946. 7 reels, sd., 35mm. Suggested by a story by Victor Hammond.

Credits: Producers, Lindsley Parsons, Jan Grippo; director, Phil Karlson; original screenplay, Edmond Seward; music director, Edward Kay; photographer, William Sickner; editor, William Austin.

BOWERY BOY. c1940. Presented by Republic Pictures. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Armand Schaefer; director, William Morgan; original story, Sam Fuller, Sidney Sutherland; screenplay, Robert Chapin, Harry Kronman, Eugene Solow; music director, Cy Feuer; photographer, Ernest Miller; film editor, Edward Mann.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BOWERY BUCKAROOS. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1947. 66 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Jan Grippo; director, William Beaudine; original screenplay, Tim Ryan, Edmond Seward, Jerry Warner.

Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan.

BOWERY BUGS. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1948. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Bugs Bunny Special)

Credits: Director, Arthur Davis; voice, Mel Blanc; animation, Emery Hawkins, Basil Davidovich, J. C. Melendez, Don Williams.

BOWERY CHAMPS. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1944. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producers, Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz; director, William Beaudine; original story and screenplay, Earle Snell; photography Ira Morgan; film editor, John Link.

BOWERY TO BROADWAY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; c1944. 94 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, John Grant: director, Charles Lamont; original story, Edmund Joseph, Bart Lytton; screenplay, Edmund Joseph, Bart Lytton, Arthur Horman; music director, Edward Ward; cameraman Charles Van Enger; film editor, Arthur Hilton.

THE BOWLINE. Presented by United States Navy, sd., b&w.

THE BOWLING ALLEY-CAT. Loew's Inc., c1942. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 727 ft., sd., color. (An MGM Cartoon)

Credits: Directors, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; music, Scott Bradley. Technicolor.

BOWLING FEVER. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1946. 8 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Sportscope, no. 3)

Credits: Producer, Jay Bonafield; director, Joseph Walsh; written by Burton Benjamin; narrated by Red Barber.

BOWLING FOR STRIKES. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1940. 1 reel, sd. (Ed Thorgersen's Sports Review)

Credits: Producer, Truman Talley; continuity, Russ Sheilds; described by Ed Thorgersen; music score, L. De Francesco; photographer, Jack Kuhne.

BOWLING FUNDAMENTALS. Teaching Films, Inc., c1947. 15 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Writer, Krumgold; editor, Stenius.

BOWLING KINGS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (The World of Sports, no. 133)

Credits: Director, Harry Foster; commentator, Bill Stern; music, Jack Shaindlin.

BOWLING SKILL. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Narrator, Ted Husing.

BOWLING TRICKS. Loew's Inc., c1947. 10 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. (Pete Smith Specialty) An MGM picture.

Summary: Trick shots by Andy Varipapa, expert bowler.

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

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

A BOY, A GUN AND BIRDS. Released by Columbia Pictures Corp., c1939. 673 ft., sd., color. (A Color Rhapsody)

Credits: Director, Ben Harrison; animation, Manny Gould; music, Joe De Nat. Technicolor.

A BOY AND HIS DOG. Vitaphone Corp., c1947. 20 min., sd., color, 35mm. A Warner Bros. short subject.

Credits: Director, LeRoy Prinz; original story, Samuel A. Derieux; screenplay, Saul Elkins.

Cast: Harry Davenport, Billy Sheffield, Fleeta.

THE BOY AND THE EAGLE. RKO Pathe, Inc., c1949. 15 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: A bald eagle nursed back to health by a crippled boy helps him regain his courage to walk again.

Credits: Producer and director, William R. Lasky; original story and screenplay, Daniel Pratt Mannix; narrator, Dickie Moore; music director, Nathaniel Shilkret.

Cast: Dickie Moore.

THE BOY AND THE GIRL FROM NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

THE BOY AND THE WOLF. Loew's Inc., c1943. 726 ft., sd., color. (A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon)

Credits: Technicolor.

THE BOY FROM STALINGRAD. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1943. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark; director, Sidney Salkow; story, Robert Arden, Robert Lee Johnson; screenplay, Ferdinand Reyher; music, Gregory Stone; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Mel Thorsen.

BOY IN COURT; story of the juvenile court and probation. The National Probation Association. c1940. 12 min., sd., 16mm or 35mm.

Credits: David H. Lion; narrator, Niles Welch.

BOY MEETS GIRL. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

THE BOY, THE GIRL AND THE DOG. SEE Marry the Boss's Daughter.

THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF. SEE The Window.

THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1948. Presented by Dore Schary. 82 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: A modern fable about the unhappy plight of children in a war-torn world. After an orphan's hair turns green overnight, he is jeered at by the townsfolk. Eventually his hair becomes a symbol for the need of tolerance and peace.

Credits: Producer, Stephen Ames; director, Joseph Losey; story, Betsy Beaton; screenplay, Ben Barzman, Alfred Lewis Levitt; music, Leigh Harline; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Frank Doyle.

Cast: Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Barbara Hale, Dean Stockwell, Richard Lyon.

THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE. Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; c1940. 8 reels, sd. Based on the stage play by George Abbott.

Credits: Producer, Jules Levey; director, A. Edward Sutherland; screenplay, Leonard Spigelgass, Charles Grayson, Paul Gerard Smith; music director, Charles Previn; film editor, Milton Carruth.

BOYS OF THE CITY. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1940. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman; director, Joseph H. Lewis; original story and screenplay, William Lively; photography, Robert Cline; film editor, Carl Pierson.

BOYS' RANCH. Loew's Inc., c1946. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., b&w.

Credits: Producer, Robert Sisk; director, Roy Rowland; original story and screenplay, William Ludwig; music score, Nathaniel Shilkret; film editor, Ralph E. Winters.

BRAINS CAN BE BEAUTIFUL. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Director, Justin Herman; narrator, Kenneth Roberts.

BRAND OF FEAR. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1949. 56 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A Western in which Jimmy and "Cannonball" come to the aid of the sheriff whose efforts to enforce law and order are stymied when the outlaws blackmail him.

Credits: Producer, Louis Gray; director, Oliver Drake; original screenplay, Basil Dickey; music director, Edward Kay; film editor, Carl Pierson.

Cast: Jimmy Wakely, "Cannonball" Taylor, Gail Davis, Tom London, Marshall Reed.

BRAND OF THE DEVIL. P.R.C. Pictures, Inc., c1944. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Arthur Alexander; director, Harry Fraser; original screenplay, Elmer Clifton; music director, Lee Zahler; photographer, Edward Kull; film editor, Charles Henkel, Jr.

BRANDIN' TIME. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BRANDING IRONS. Vitaphone Corp., c1947. 10 min., sd., color, 35mm. Warner Bros.

Credits: Written and directed by Wayne Davis; narrator, Gayne Whitman.

BRANDSTOF EN WARMTE. SEE Fuels and Heat.

THE BRASHER DOUBLOON. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1947. 72 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on "The High Window," a novel by Raymond Chandler.

Credits: Director, John Brahm; screenplay, Dorothy Hannah; adaptation, Leonard Praskins; music director, Alfred Newman.

Cast: George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis.

BRASIL. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Earle K. James, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version of "Brazil."

BRASIL (O POVOS DAS PLANTAÇÕES) Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Earle K. James, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Portuguese version of "Brazil."

THE BRAT. SEE Girl from Avenue A.

THE BRAVE LITTLE BAT. c1941. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies) Leon Schlesinger Productions.

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Rich Hogan; animation, Rudolph Larriva; music director, Carl W. Stalling.

BRAVO, MR. STRAUSS. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd. George Pal Productions, Inc.

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

BRAZIL. c1944. Presented by Republic Pictures. 10 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Robert North; director, Joseph Santley; original story, Richard English; screenplay, Frank Gill, Jr., Laura Kerr; music, Ary Barroso; music director, Walter Scharf; orchestral arrangements, George Parrish; photographer, Jack Marta; film editor, Fred Allen.

Appl. author: Republic Productions, Inc.

BRAZIL. Time, Inc., c1944. 2 reels.

BRAZIL; people of the plantations. Erpi Classroom Films, Inc., c1940. 1 reel, sd.

BRAZIL. SEE

Brasil.

Brasil. (O Povos das Plantaçoes)

BREAD. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

BREAD AND WINE. International Film Foundation, Inc., c1947. 14 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: This picture emphasizes the social significance of the mezzadria system of Italian farming, and shows the daily life of the Italian farmers as they labor for their "bread and wine."

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

BREAD TRAILER; for "Give Us This Day." Presented by American Baking Institute. 3 min., sd.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

BREAKDOWN BLUES. General Electric Co., c1949. 1/2 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: An old mechanical refrigerator is compared to the General Electric refrigerator.

BREAKFAST IN HOLLYWOOD. Released through United Artists. c1946. Presented by Golden Pictures. 91 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Robert S. Golden; director, Harold Schuster; original story and screenplay, Earl Baldwin; music director, Nat W. Finston; film editor, Bernard W. Burton.

BREAKFAST IN RHYTHM. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

BREAKIN' IT DOWN. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1946. 2 reels, sd., 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Will Cowan; director, Lewis D. Collins; music director, Milton Rosen; film editor, Arthur Hilton.

BREAKING THE BOTTLENECK. Presented by The Development Committee of the Folding Paper Box Association of America in cooperation with Ingersoll-Rand Co.

Appl. authors: R. F. Burroughs, L. S. Johnson, J. D. Malcolmson, W. T. Ritter, H. W. Schwartz.

THE BREAST STROKE AND UNDERWATER SWIMMING. Presented by U. S. Coast Guard. sd.

BREATH OF LIFE. Donald D. McDonald, c1947. 13 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Illustrates the use of the Blanchard portable plastic lung, a type of medical equipment that induces rhythmic breathing.

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

THE BREECHES BUOY; beach apparatus drill. Presented by United States Coast Guard. b&w.

BREEZY LITTLE BEARS. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940. 1 reel, sd. (Paramount Paragraphics)

Credits: Director, John A. Haeseler; written by Justin Herman; narrator, Frank Crumit; editor, Leslie Roush.

BRENDA STARR, REPORTER. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1945. 2 reels each (no. 1, 3 reels), sd. Based on the comic strip by Dale Messick. © Columbia Pictures Corp.

Credits: Director, Wallace W. Fox; original screenplay, Andy Lamb, George H. Plympton.

BREWSTER'S MILLIONS. Released through United Artists, c1945. Presented by Edward Small. 9 reels, sd. From the novel by George Barr McCutcheon and stage play by Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley.

Credits: Director, Allan Dwan; screenplay, Siegfried Herzig, Charles Rogers, Wilkie Mahoney; music director, Louis E. Forbes; film editor, Richard Heermance.

THE BRIBE. Loew's Inc., c1949. 98 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture. Based on a short story by Frederick Nebel.

Summary: A melodrama about a federal agent who investigates war surplus racketeering in Central America.

Credits: Producer, Pandro S. Berman; director, Robert Z. Leonard; screenplay, Marguerite Roberts; music score, Miklos Rozsa; film editor, Gene Ruggiero.

Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price, John Hodiak.

THE BRICK AND STONE MASON. c1945. 1 reel, sd. (Your Life Work Series) Vocational Guidance Films, Inc.

BRICK BRADFORD. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1948. 2 reels each (no. 1, 3 reels), sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the newspaper feature. © Columbia Pictures Corp.

Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman; directors, Spencer Bennet, Thomas Carr; screenplay, George H. Plympton, Arthur Hoerl, Lewis Clay.

BRIDE AND GLOOM. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 16 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Director, Edward Bernds; story, John Grey; screenplay, Edward Bernds.

Cast: Shemp Howard.

BRIDE BY MISTAKE. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1944. 81 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Bert Granet; director, Richard Wallace; original story, Norman Krasna; screenplay, Phoebe and Henry Ephron; music, Roy Webb; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Les Millbrook.

THE BRIDE CAME C. O. D. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 10 reels, sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. From the story by Kenneth Earl and M. M. Musselman.

Credits: Director, William Keighley; screenplay, Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein; music, Max Steiner.

BRIDE FOR SALE. Crest Productions, Inc. Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1949. 87 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A farce in which a joint plot to teach a career girl a lesson backfires when both of the would-be teachers fall in love with her.

Credits: Producer, Jack Skirball; director, William D. Russell; story, Joseph Fields, Frederick Kohner; screenplay, Bruce Manning, Islin Auster; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; music, Frederick Hollander; film editor, Frederick Knudtson.

Cast: Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, George Brent, Max Baer, Gus Schilling.

THE BRIDE GOES WILD. Loew's Inc., c1948. 98 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture.

Summary: A romantic comedy about a gay, irresponsible bachelor who writes children's stories, and a prim New England school teacher who illustrates them.

Credits: Producer, William H. Wright; director, Norman Taurog; original screenplay, Albert Beich; music score, Rudolph G. Kopp; film editor, George Boemler.

Cast: Van Johnson, June Allyson, Butch Jenkins, Hume Cronyn, Una Merkel.

BRIDE OF VENGEANCE. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1949. 92 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A swashbuckling melodrama about the malevolence, intrigues, and political depredations of the bloodthirsty Borgias. Setting, Renaissance Italy.

Credits: Producer, Richard Maibaum; director, Mitchell Leisen; story, Michael Hogan; screenplay, Cyril Hume, Michael Hogan; music score, Hugo Friedhofer; editor, Alma Macrorie.

Cast: Paulette Goddard, John Lund, MacDonald Carey, Albert Dekker, John Sutton.

THE BRIDE WORE BOOTS. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1946. 9 reels, sd. From a story by Dwight Mitchell Wiley and a play by Harry Segall.

Credits: Producer, Seton I. Miller; director, Irving Pichel; screenplay, Dwight Mitchell Wiley; music score, Frederick Hollander.

BRIDELESS GROOM. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 17 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Director, Edward Bernds; story and screenplay, Clyde Bruckman.

Cast: The Three Stooges.

THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY. Released through United Artists, c1944. Presented by Benedict Bogeaus. 107 min., sd. A Rowland V. Lee production. From the novel by Thornton Wilder.

Credits: Producer, Benedict Bogeaus; director, Rowland V. Lee; screenplay, Howard Estabrook; adaptation, Howard Estabrook, Herman Weissman; music director, Dimitri Tiomkin; cinematographer, John Boyle; film editor, Harvey Manger.

BRIDGE TROUBLE. Presented by Chevrolet. 1 min., sd., color.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

BRIEF EINER UNBEKANNTEN. SEE Letter from an Unknown Woman.

BRIEF ENCOUNTER. c1946. Presented by J. Arthur Rank. 9 reels, sd., 35mm. A Noel Coward-Cineguild production.

Credits: Production and story, Noel Coward; director, David Lean; film editor, Jack Harris.

BRIEF INTERVAL. Loew's Inc., c1943. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 962 ft., sd., b&w. (A Carey Wilson Miniature)

Credits: Director, Sammy Lee; screenplay, Herman Boxer; music score, Daniele Amfitheatrof; film editor, Adrienne Fazan.

BRIGHAM YOUNG. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1940. 10,275 ft., sd.

Credits: Director, Henry Hathaway; story, Louis Bromfield; screenplay, Lamar Trotti; music, Alfred Newman.

BRIGHT SHINES THE MOON. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BRIGHT STARS, SOFT GUITARS AND YOU. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

THE BRIGHTON STRANGLER. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1945. 67 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Herman Schlom; director, Max Nosseck; original screenplay, Arnold Phillips, Max Nosseck; music, Leigh Harline; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; editor, Les Millbrook.

BRIMSTONE. Republic Productions, Inc., c1949. 90 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: A Western in which a stagerobbing cattleman, the local homesteaders, and the forces of law and order battle it out.

Credits: Associate producer-director, Joseph Kane; story, Norman S. Hall; screenplay, Thames Williamson; music, Nathan Scott; film editor, Arthur Roberts.

Cast: Rod Cameron, Adrian Booth, Walter Brennan, Forrest Tucker, Jack Holt.

BRING HIMSELF BACK ALIVE. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940. 1 reel, sd.

BRING ON THE GIRLS. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1945. 10 reels, sd., color. From a story by Pierre Wolff.

Credits: Producer, Fred Kohlmar; director, Sidney Lanfield; screenplay, Karl Tunberg, Darrell Ware; music director, Robert Emmett Dolan; editor, William Shea. Technicolor.

BRINGING HOME THE BACON. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1941. Presented by Paul Terry. 1 reel, sd. (An Aesop Fable) (A Terrytoon)

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

BRINGING UP FATHER. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1946. 8 reels, sd., 35mm. Based on the original newspaper feature by George McManus.

Credits: Producer, Barney Gerard; director, Eddie Cline; original story, Barney Gerard, Eddie Cline; screenplay, Jerry Warner; music director, Edward J. Kay; photographer, L. W. O'Connell; film editor, Ralph Dixon.

BRINGING UP FATHER. SEE

Jiggs and Maggie in Court.

Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters.

Jiggs and Maggie in Society.

BRITAIN AND HER EMPIRE. SEE The March of Time, 1946.

BRITAIN'S R.A.F. SEE The March of Time, v. 7, no. 2.

BRITANNIA MEWS. SEE The Forbidden Street.

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1940. Based on a play by Anthony Paul Kelly.

Credits: Director, Terry Morse; screenplay, Lee Katz.

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

Summary: Shows the farm lands and industrial centers of the British Isles, and such British products as cutlery, machine tools, pottery, and textiles. Britain is pictured as the world's greatest builder of ships, the world's greatest trader, and a nation whose people have fostered the spirit of freedom.

Credits: Collaborator, Harold S. Kemp.

THE BROAD JUMP. Coronet, c1946. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (Physical Education Series)

Credits: Collaborator, Dean B. Cromwell.

THE BROADER CONCEPT OF METHOD. PART 1. DEVELOPING PUPIL INTEREST. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., c1947. 13 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (Teacher Education Series, Film 4)

Summary: The film contrasts the teacher-dominated recitation with an informal classroom discussion. Prepared to accompany the textbook, "Student Teaching," by Dr. Raleigh Schorling.

THE BROADER CONCEPT OF METHOD. PART 2. TEACHER AND PUPILS PLANNING AND WORKING TOGETHER. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., c1947. 19 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (Teacher Education Series, Film 5)

Summary: This film shows the activities of students who have organized into functional groups to work on a project, and indicates how the teacher can provide tactful guidance. Prepared to accompany the textbook, "Student Teaching," by Dr. Raleigh Schorling.

BROADWAY. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Producer, William D. Alexander; director, Leonard Anderson.

BROADWAY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1942. 10 reels, sd. Based on the Jed Harris stage production by Philip Dunning and George Abbott.

Credits: Producer, Bruce Manning; director, William A. Seiter; screenplay, Felix Jackson, John Bright; adaptation, Bruce Manning; photography, George Barnes; film editor, Ted Kent.

BROADWAY AND MAIN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

BROADWAY BIG SHOT. Producers Releasing Corp., c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Jed Buell; director, William Beaudine; original story and screenplay, Martin Mooney; film editor, Guy Thayer, Jr.

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

BROADWAY FARMER. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd. (Person-Oddity, no. 141)

Credits: Producers, Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Mead; narrator, Ray Morgan.

BROADWAY LIMITED. Released through United Artists, c1941. Presented by Hal Roach. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Gordon Douglas; original screenplay, Rian James; music director, Marvin Hatley; film editor, Bert Jordan.

BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 11 reels, sd., b&w.

Credits: Producer, Jack Cummings; director, Norman Taurog; original story, Jack McGowan, Dore Schary; screenplay, Leon Gordon, George Oppenheimer; music director, Alfred Newman; music arrangements, Roger Edens; orchestration, Edward Powell, Leo Arnaud, Charles Henderson; film editor, Blanche Sewell.

BROADWAY RHYTHM. Loew's Inc., c1944. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 12 reels, sd., color. Based on the musical "Very Warm for May" by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, 2d.

Credits: Producer, Jack Cummings; director, Roy Del Ruth; story, Jack McGowan; screenplay, Dorothy Kingsley, Harry Clork; music direction and supervision, Johnny Green; orchestrations, Ted Duncan, Sy Oliver, Lewis Raymond, Phil Moore; vocal arrangements, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, Kay Thompson, Gene DePaul; film editor, Albert Akst. Technicolor.

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

BROKEN HEARTED BLUES. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1945. 1 reel, sd.

BROKEN STRINGS. Riverside Pictures, c1948. 21 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: The adventures of three puppets and their educated cat who leave the world of puppets to enjoy the wonders of the outside world.

Credits: Producers, Gordon T. Frye, Edgar W. Bensen; story, William LeCornec.

BROKEN TREATIES. c1941. Presented by Columbia Pictures Corp. 705 ft., sd., color. (This Changing World) A Cartoons Films, Ltd. picture. A Lawson Harris production.

Credits: Director, Paul Fennell; music, Clarence Wheeler. Dunningcolor.

BRONCO BABES. SEE Variety Views, no. 163.

BRONCS AND BRANDS. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

BROOKLYN, I LOVE YOU. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd., 35mm. (A Pacemaker)

Credits: Directed and written by Justin Herman.

BROOKLYN MAKES CAPITAL. SEE Variety Views, no. 168.

BROOKLYN ORCHID. Released through United Artists, c1942. Presented by Hal Roach. 5 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Hal Roach; director, Kurt Neumann; screenplay, Earle Snell, Clarence Marks; music score, Edward Ward; film editor, Ray Snyder.

BROOKLYN, U. S. A. SEE Variety Views, no. 166.

BROOM AND PAN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

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

BROTHER BRAT. Released by Warner Bros., c1944. 7 min., sd., color. (Looney Tunes)

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Warren Foster; animation, Isadore Ellis; music director, Carl W. Stalling. Technicolor.

BROTHER KNOWS BEST. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 19 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, George Bilson; director, Hal Yates; screenplay, Charles E. Roberts; film editor, Edward W. Williams.

Cast: Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Dot Farley, Jack Rice.

BROTHER ORCHID. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1940. 10 reels. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. Based on the story by Richard Connell.

Credits: Director, Lloyd Bacon; screenplay, Earl Baldwin.

BROTHER RAT AND A BABY. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1940. 11 reels, sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture.

Credits: Director, Ray Enright; original screenplay, John Monks, Jr., Fred F. Finklehoffe; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; film editor, Clarence Kolster.

BROTHERHOOD OF MAN. United Productions of America, c1947. 10 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: A cartoon character, representing the average American, finds all races and nations living in his backyard. Initial distrust fades, and the neighbors resolve to create a world with equal opportunities for all.

Credits: Director, Robert Cannon; screenstory, Ring Lardner, Jr., Maurice Rapf, John Hubley, Phil Eastman.

BROTHERS IN THE SADDLE. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1949. 60 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A Western in which a ranch hand, believing his worthless brother to be innocent of a murder charge, shields him until he is convinced of his guilt.

Credits: Producer, Herman Schlom; director, Lesley Selander; original screenplay, Norman Houston; music, Paul Sawtell; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Samuel E. Beetley.

Cast: Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Steve Brodie, Virginia Cox, Carol Forman.

Credits: Producer, Sam Katzman; directors, Spencer Bennet, Thomas Carr; film editors, Earl Turner, Dwight Caldwell.

THE BRUSH SURFACE ANALYZER. 2 reels, si., b&w.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

BRUSH TECHNIQUES; the language of watercolor. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Elio O'Hara, c1947. 1 reel, sd., color, 16mm.

BRUTE FORCE. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1947. 98 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. From a story by Robert Patterson.

Credits: Producer, Mark Hellinger; director, Jules Dassin; screenplay, Richard Brooks; music, Miklos Rozsa; film editor, Edward Curtiss.

Cast: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth.

THE BRUTE MAN. c1946. 6 reels, sd., 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Ben Pivar; director, Jean Yarbrough; original story, Dwight V. Babcock; screenplay, George Bricker, M. Coates Webster; film editor, Philip Cahn.

Appl. author: PRC Pictures, Inc.

BUBBLE BEE. Walt Disney Productions. Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1948. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Pluto Cartoon)

Credits: Director, Charles Nichols; story, Milt Schaffer, Eric Gurney; music, Oliver Wallace; animation, Phil Duncan, Hugh Fraser, George Kreisl, Dan MacManus.

THE BUBBLE DANCE. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BUBBLING TROUBLES. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 983 ft., sd., b&w.

Credits: Director, Edward Cahn; screenplay, Hal Law, Robert McGowan; film editor, Ralph E. Goldstein.

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

BUCCANEER BUNNY. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1948. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Bugs Bunny Special)

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

BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940. 9 reels, sd. Based on an adaptation by Zion Myers of a story by Arthur Stringer.

Credits: Producer and director, Mark Sandrich; screenplay, William Morrow, Edmund Beloin; photographer, Charles Lang; film editor, LeRoy Stone.

BUCK FEVER. Michigan Department of Conservation, c1949. 21 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: Shows the extensive preparations which are made for a successful deer-hunting trip in Michigan.

Credits: Photographer, Walter E. Hastings; scenario and editor, C. J. Tinker.

BUCK PRIVATES. c1941. Presented by Universal Studios. 9 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Alex Gottlieb; director, Arthur Lubin; original screenplay, Arthur T. Horman; music director, Charles Previn; cameraman, Milton Krasner; film editor, Philip Cahn.

BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1947. 77 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on a story by Richard Macaulay and Bradford Ropes.

Credits: Producer, Robert Arthur; director, Charles T. Barton; screenplay, John Grant, Frederic I. Rinaldo, Robert Lees; music, Walter Schumann; orchestrations, David Tomkin; film editor, Edward Curtiss.

Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Tom Brown, Joan Fulton, Nat Pendleton.

BUCKAROO BUGS. Released by Warner Bros., c1944. 7 min., sd., color. (Bugs Bunny Special) (Looney Tunes)

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; director, Robert Clampett; story, Lou Lilly; animation, Robert McKimson; music director, Carl W. Stalling.

BUCKAROO FROM POWDER RIVER. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 55 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Colbert Clark; director, Ray Nazarro; original screenplay, Norman Hall; film editor, Paul Borofsky.

Cast: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, the Cass County Boys.

BUCKSKIN EMPIRE. SEE Buckskin Frontier.

BUCKSKIN FRONTIER. United Artists Productions, Inc., c1943. Presented by Harry Sherman. 65 min., sd. From the story "Buckskin Empire" by Harry Sinclair Drago.

Credits: Producer, Harry Sherman; director, Lesley Selander; screenplay, Norman Houston; music score, Victor Young; film editor, Sherman A. Rose.

BUD ABBOT AND LOU COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD. Loew's Inc., c1945. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 8 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Martin A. Gosch; director, S. Sylvan Simon; original story, Nat Perrin, Martin A. Gosch; screenplay, Nat Perrin, Lou Breslow; music director, George Bassman; orchestrations, Ted Duncan; film editor, Ben Lewis.

BUDD INDUCTION HEATING PROCESS. Presented by Budd Induction Heating, Inc. sd., color.

Credits: Kodachrome.

BUDDY RICH AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Universal-International, c1948. 15 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: A musical short.

Credits: Producer and director, Will Cowan; film editor, Ralph Dawson.

BUENOS AIRES TODAY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1941. 809 ft., sd. (A Columbia Tour, no. 2–S.5)

Credits: Narrator, John S. Martin.

BUENOS DIAS, CARMELITA. c1940. 600 ft., sd., 16mm.

Appl. author: Harold Croghan.

BUFFALO BILL. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1944. 8,126 ft., sd.

Credits: Director, William A. Wellman; original story, Frank Winch; screenplay, Aeneas MacKenzie, Clements Ripley, Cecile Kramer; music director, Emil Newman.

BUFFALO BILL RIDES AGAIN. Jack Schwarz Productions, c1946. 70 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Jack Schwarz; director, Bernard B. Ray; original screenplay, Fran Gilbert, Barney Sarecky; music composed, arranged and conducted by Modest Altschuller; film editor, Bob Crandall.

Cast: Richard Allen, Jennifer Holt, Lee Shumway.

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

THE BUG PARADE. c1941. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodie) Leon Schlesinger Productions.

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

BUGDAY ÇIFTCÍSÍ. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Collaborator, Herbert Bertsch Hartwig.

BUGLE CALL RAG. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BUGLE CALL RAG. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd.

THE BUGLE SOUNDS. Loew's Inc., c1941. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., b&w. Based upon a story by Lawrence Kimble and Cyril Hume.

Credits: Producer, J. Walter Ruben; director, S. Sylvan Simon; screenplay, Cyril Hume; music score, Lennie Hayton; film editor, Ben Lewis.

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

BUGS BUNNY AND THE THREE BEARS. Released by Warner Bros., c1944. 7 min., sd., color. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Tedd Pierce; music director, Carl W. Stallings. Technicolor.

BUGS BUNNY GETS THE BOID. c1942. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies) Leon Schlesinger Productions.

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Warren Foster; animation, Rod Scribner; music director, Carl W. Stalling.

BUGS BUNNY NIPS THE NIPS. Released by Warner Bros., c1944. 7 min., sd., color. (Bugs Bunny Special)

Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; director, Isadore Freleng; story, Tedd Pierce; animation, Gil Turner; music director, Carl W. Stalling. Technicolor.

BUGS BUNNY RIDES AGAIN. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1947. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Bugs Bunny Special)

Credits: Director, I. Freleng; story, Tedd Pierce, Michael Maltese; music director, Carl Stalling.

BUICK'S ON THE JOB. Presented by Buick Motor Division, General Motors Corp. 3 reels, sd.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Organization, Inc.

BUICK'S ON THE JOB. Presented by Buick Motor Co. 6 reels, b&w.

BUICK'S ON THE JOB; building for total victory. Presented by Buick Motor Division, General Motors Corp. sd., b&w.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Organization, Inc.

BUILD MY GALLOWS HIGH. SEE Out of the Past.

BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY. Coronet, c1948. 12 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Shows the advantages of a large vocabulary and demonstrates methods of vocabulary building.

Credits: Educational collaborator, John J. DeBoer.

BUILDING A HIGHWAY. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Explains how a highway is constructed. Sequences are entitled: Preparing the land, Paving the Highway, Making the Highway Safe.

Credits: Collaborator: M. D. Lagaard.

BUILDING A HOUSE. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Paul Hanna, c1947. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

BUILDING AMERICA. Presented by Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America.

Appl. author: Jam Handy Picture Service, Inc.

BUILDING AMERICA'S HOUSES; can costs be reduced? Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with the Twentieth Century Fund and Miles L. Colean, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

BUILDING AMERICA'S ORCHESTRAS—PATTERN IN STRINGS. Musilog Corporation of America, c1949. 14 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: A teaching film designed to show to orchestra members the finger patterns for stringed instruments.

Credits: Producer, Fleming Roberts; directors, Edwin F. Jones, Donald Phillips.

BUILDING AN OUTLINE. Coronet, c1948. 10 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: This film shows that clear thinking, economical use of time, and effective communication with others is the result of organization, and that preparing an outline for a theme is merely the "writing down" of orderly planning.

Credits: Educational collaborator, William G. Brink.

BUILDING MOTION ECONOMY INTO TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT. color. Saginaw Steering Gear Division, General Motors Corp.

Appl. author: Otto W. Habel, Godfrey G. Kearful.

THE BUILDING OF A TIRE. Walt Disney Productions, c1946. Presented by Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. 1 reel, sd., color, 16mm.

BUILDING TYPING SKILL. Coronet, c1947. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Collaborator, D. D. Lessenberry.

BUILT FOR SPEED. Vitaphone Corp., c1948. 10 min., sd., color, 35mm. (The Sports Parade)

Summary: The career of a driver in midget auto races is followed from his first driving test to his victory over veteran rivals in a big race.

Credits: Directed and written by Robert Adams; narrator, Knox Manning; film editor, Everett Sutherland.

EL BULBO AL VACÍO. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Wilbur L. Beauchamp, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version of "Vacuum Tubes."

BULGARIA. Eastman Kodak Co., Teaching Films Division, c1940. 985 ft.

Appl. author: Kenneth R. Edwards.

THE BULLDOG AND THE BABY. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 619 ft., sd. (Fable, no. 19)

Credits: Director, Alec Geiss; story, Jack Cosgriff; animation, Volus Jones; music, Paul Worth.

BULLDOG DRUMMOND AT BAY. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 70 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel by Sapper [pseud. of Herman Cyril McNeile]

Credits: Producers, Louis B. Appleton, Jr., Bernard Small; director, Sidney Salkow; screenplay, Frank Gruber; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Aaron Stell.

Cast: Ron Randell, Anita Louise.

BULLDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES BACK. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1947. 7 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the novel by Sapper [pseud. of Herman Cyril McNeile]

Credits: Producers, Louis B. Appleton, Jr., Bernard Small; director, Frank McDonald; screenplay, Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt; adaptation, Lawrence Edmund Taylor; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff; film editor, Richard Fantl.

Cast: Ron Randell, Gloria Henry.

BULLET CODE. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1940. 58 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Bert Gilroy; director, David Howard; story, Bennet Cohen; screenplay, Doris Schroeder; music director, Paul Sawtell; editor, Frederic Knudtson.

BULLET SCARS. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1942. 59 min., sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. Based upon an idea by Charles Belden and Sy Bartlett.

Credits: Director, D. Ross Lederman; original screenplay, Robert E. Kent; music, Howard Jackson; film editor, James Gibbon.

BULLETS AND BALLADS. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1940. 2 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Larry Ceballos; music director, Charles Previn; film editor, Charles Maynard.

BULLETS AND SADDLES. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1943. 6 reels, sd. Based on an original story by Arthur Hoerl.

Credits: Producer, George W. Weeks; director, Anthony Marshall; screenplay, Elizabeth Beecher; music, Frank Sanucci; photography, Edward Kull; film editor, Roy Claire.

BULLETS FOR BANDITS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1942. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Leon Barsha; director, Wallace W. Fox; original screenplay, Robert Lee Johnson; film editor, Mel Thorsen.

BULLETS FOR O'HARA. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 6 reels. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. From a story by P. J. Wolfson.

Credits: Director, William K. Howard; screenplay, Raymond Schrock.

BULLETS FOR RUSTLERS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Sam Nelson; original screenplay, John Rathmell; photography, George Meehan; film editor, Charles Nelson.

THE BULLFIGHTERS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1945. 5,400 ft., sd.

Credits: Director, Mal St. Clair; original screenplay, W. Scott Darling; music director, Emil Newman.

BUMBLE BEE HOP. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. Presented by RCM Productions, Inc. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Producer, Ben Hersh; director, Dave Gould.

BUNDLE FROM BRAZIL. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 35mm. (Pacemaker Series)

Summary: A coati mundi from Brazil has adventures in North America when he becomes the pet of a Brooklyn sports broadcaster.

Credits: Director, John A. Haeseler.

A BUNDLE OF BLISS. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1940. 1,650 ft.

Credits: Director, Jules White; story and screenplay, Ewart Adamson, Ben Roberts.

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

BUNGALOW 13. Released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1948. 65 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. A Belsam production.

Summary: A mystery melodrama in which a private detective, after being involved in a series of sinister events, solves the murders perpetrated in a Los Angeles motor court.

Credits: Producer, Sam Baerwitz; director, Edward L. Cahn; screenplay, Richard G. Hubler, Sam Baerwitz; editor, Lou Sackin.

Cast: Tom Conway, Margaret Hamilton, Richard Cromwell, James Flavin, Marjorie Hoshelle.

BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE. Impossible Pictures, Inc., c1949. 8 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Jerky Journeys)

Credits: Produced and written by Leonard L. Levinson; drawn by Art Heinemann; narrator, Frank Nelson.

BURLESQUE. SEE When My Baby Smiles at Me.

BURMA CONVOY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1941. 6 reels.

Credits: Director, Noel M. Smith; original screenplay, Stanley Rubin, Roy Chanslor.

THE BURNING BUSH. SEE The Vicious Circle.

THE BURNING CROSS. Somerset Pictures Corp., c1947. 77 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer and director, Walter Colmes; screenplay, Aubrey Wisberg; music score, Ralph Stanley; film editor, Jason Bernie.

Cast: Hank Daniels, Virginia Patton.

A BURNT OFFERING. General Electric Co., c1949. 1/2 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: shows how the beginner can learn to cook easily with a General Electric Stratoliner Range.

BURY ME DEAD. Eagle Lion Films, Inc., c1947. 69 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. A Ben Stoloff production. Based on a radio story by Irene Winston.

Credits: Producer, Charles F. Riesner; director, Bernard Vorhaus; screenplay, Karen DeWolf, Dwight V. Babcock; music, Emil Cadkin; music director, Irving Friedman; film editor, W. Donn Hayes.

Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont, Mark Daniels.

BURY ME NOT ON THE LONE PRAIRIE. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Ray Taylor; original story, Sherman Lowe; screenplay, Sherman Lowe, Victor McLeod; music director, Charles Previn; photography, Jerry Ash; film editor, Charles Maynard.

THE BUS DRIVER. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

BUS PESTS. Loew's Inc., c1945. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 782 ft., sd., b&w. (A Pete Smith Specialty)

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

BUSH CHRISTMAS. Released through Universal International, c1947. Presented by J. Arthur Rank. 8 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm. A Prestige picture.

Credits: Producer and director, Ralph Smart; music, Sydney John Kay; photography, George Heath.

Cast: Chips Rafferty, John Fernside, Helen Grieve, Stan Tolhurst, Pat Penny.

Appl. author: Universal Pictures Co., Inc.

BUSH PILOT.

Appl. author: W. Scott Darling.

BUSH PILOT. Dominion Productions, Ltd., Canada, c1947. 8 reels, sd., b&w, 35mm.

Credits: Producer, Larry Cromien; director, Sterling Campbell; original story and screenplay, W. Scott Darling; music score and direction, Samuel Hersenhoren; film editor, Jack Ogilvie.

Cast: Rochelle Hudson, Jack La Rue, Austin Willis.

BUSHLAND SYMPHONY. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Scenes of kangaroos, koala bears, and the variety of birds which inhabit a wild life preserve in western New South Wales.

BUSHLAND SYMPHONY. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 1 reel, si., b&w, 16mm.

Summary: Scenes of kangaroos, koala bears, and the variety of birds which inhabit a wild life preserve in western New South Wales.

BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON. SEE Haunted Honeymoon.

BUSSES ROAR. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1942. 60 min., sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture.

Credits: Director, D. Ross Lederman; original story, Anthony Coldewey; screenplay, George R. Bilson, Anthony Coldewey; film editor, James Gibbon.

BUSY BAKERS. The Vitaphone Corp., c1940. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Story, Jack Miller; animation, Richard Bickenbach.

BUSY BUDDIES. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1944. 1,523 ft., sd.

Credits: Director, Del Lord; story and screenplay, Del Lord, Elwood Ullman.

BUT WHAT ARE THESE? Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

BUTCH MINDS THE BABY. c1942. Presented by Mayfair Productions. 8 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Albert S. Rogell; original story, Damon Runyon; screenplay, Leonard Spigelgass; photography, Elwood Bredell.

THE BUTCHER OF SEVILLE. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1944. Presented by Paul Terry. 1 reel, sd., color. (Terrytoon)

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

BUTTER TROUBLE. General Electric Co., c1949. 1/2 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: Shows how the butter conditioner adds to the usefulness of General Electric's modern refrigerator.

BUTTERFLIES. SEE

Borboletas.

Mariposas.

BUTTERFLY BOTANISTS. Coronet, c1947. 11 min., sd., color, 16mm.

Summary: The life stories of the Monarch, Viceroy, Black Swallowtail, and other butterflies, with references to the plants on which they live.

Credits: Collaborator, Edwin Way Teale.

BUTTERSCOTCH AND SODA. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1948. 8 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Noveltoon)

BUY A SWELL TIME FOR A DIME. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BUY ME THAT TOWN. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 7 reels, sd. Based on a story by Henry A. Gourfain, Murray Boltinoff and Martin Rackin.

Credits: Producer, Sol C. Siegel; director, Eugene Forde; screenplay, Gordon Kahn; photography, Theodore Sparkuhl; film editor, William Shea.

BUYER BEWARE. Loew's Inc., c1940. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 2 reels, sd., b&w. (A Crime Does Not Pay Subject) Based on an original idea by Scott Littleton.

Credits: Director, Joe Newman; screenplay, Julian Hochfelder, Alan Friedman; film editor, Adrienne Fazan.

BUYING A DOG. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd. (Grantland Rice Sportlight)

Credits: Narrator, Ted Husing.

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

BUZZY RIDES THE RANGE. Ellkay Productions, c1940. 6 reels, sd.

Credits: Director, Richard C. Kahn.

BY AN OLD SOUTHERN RIVER. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BY JUPITER. Wilding Picture Productions, Inc., c1946. 3 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm.

Credits: Director, Jack Tilles; story, Bruce Henry.

BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1 reel, sd.

BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1946. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Director, William Forest Crouch.

BYE, BYE, BABY. Video Varieties Corp. 3 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: "Bye, Bye, Baby" is sung by The Striders, a Negro male quartet.

BYE, BYE, BLUE BEARD. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1949. 7 min., sd., color, 35mm. (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Director, Arthur Davis; story, Sid Marcus; animation, Basil Davidovich, J. C. Melendez, Don Williams, Emery Hawkins.