Motion pictures, 1940-1949

by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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.

© United Artists Corp.; 10Jul40; LP9909.

BLACKOUTS. SEE Bill and Coo.

THE BLACKSMITH SONG. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1942. 1 reel, sd.

© Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 24Aug42; MP12880.

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.