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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:45:41 GMT
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:47:07 GMT
Republic Pictures
1937: 60 RELEASES JANUARYRIDERS OF THE WHISTLING SKULL LARCENY ON THE AIR JOIN THE MARINES FEBRUARYTHE GAMBLING TERROR TWO WISE MAIDS PARADISE EXPRESS ROUND-UP TIME IN TEXAS MARCHCIRCUS GIRL HIT THE SADDLE BILL CRACKS DOWN LIGHTNIN’ CRANDALL GIT ALONG LITTLE DOGIES NAVY BLUES TRAIL OF VENGEANCE APRILJIM HANVEY DETECTIVE LAWLESS LAND BAR-Z BAD MEN THE HIT PARADE MAYTHE TRUSTED OUTLAW GUNSMOKE RANCH ROOTIN’ TOOTIN’ RHYTHM GUNS IN THE DARK MICHAEL O’HALLORAN GUN LORDS OF STIRRUP BASIN AFFAIRS OF CAPPY RICKS COME ON COWBOYS JUNEBORDER PHANTOM DANGEROUS HOLIDAY YODELIN’ KID FROM PINE RIDGE A LAWMAN IS BORN RHYTHM IN THE CLOUDS IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU RANGE DEFENDERS JULYDOOMED AT SUNDOWN MEET THE BOYFRIEND THE RED ROPE BULLDOG DRUMMOND AT BAY AUGUSTBOOTHILL BRIGADE SEA RACKETEERS PUBLIC COWBOY NO. 1 SEPTEMBERESCAPE BY NIGHT RIDI’ THE LONE TRAIL HEART OF THE ROCKIES THE SHEIK STEPS OUT ALL OVER TOWN ARIZONA GUNFIGHTER OCTOBERBOOTS AND SADDLES YOUTH ON PAROLE THE WRONG ROAD THE TRIGGER TRIO NOVEMBERPORTIA ON TRIAL SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES MANHATTAN MERRY-GO-ROUND THE DUKE COMES BACK DECEMBERTHE COLORADO KID WILD HORSE RODEO GLAMOROUS NIGHT EXILED TO SHANGHAI LADY BEHAVE! MAMA RUNS WILD
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:48:37 GMT
Universal
1937: 46 RELEASES JANUARYTHE MIGHTY TREVESHE’S DANGEROUSFEBRUARYGIRL OVERBOARDBREEZING HOMESANDFLOWMARCHWHEN LOVE IS YOUNGWE HAVE OUR MOMENTSAPRILLEFT-HANDED LAWCALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD!TOP OF THE TOWNLET THEM LIVEMAYNIGHT KEYAS GOOD AS MARRIEDOH DOCTORWINGS OVER HONOLULUTHE MAN IN BLUEJUNETHE ROAD BACKARMORED CARTHE WILDCATTERSMOKE TREE RANGELOVE IN A BUNGALOWJULYI COVER THE WARWILD WEST DAYSWEST BOUND LIMITEDAUGUSTREPORTED MISSINGTHE MAN WHO CRIED WOLFSEPTEMBERONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRLBLACK ACESBEHIND THE MIKEIDOL OF THE CROWDSOCTOBERTHE LADY FIGHTS BACKCARNIVAL QUEENLAW FOR TOMBSTONERADIO PATROLTROUBLE AT MIDNIGHTTHAT’S MY STORYTHE WESTLAND CASENOVEMBERSOME BLONDES ARE DANGEROUSA GIRL WITH IDEASMERRY-GO-ROUND OF 1938DECEMBERBOSS OF LONELY VALLEYSUDDEN BILL DORNCOURAGE OF THE WESTADVENTURE’S ENDPRESCRIPTION FOR ROMANCEYOU’RE A SWEETHEART
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:50:00 GMT
MGM
1937: 46 RELEASES JANUARYUNDER COVER OF NIGHTDANGEROUS NUMBERTHE GOOD EARTHMAN OF THE PEOPLEFEBRUARYMAMA STEPS OUTTHE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEYESPIONAGEMARCHA FAMILY AFFAIRPERSONAL PROPERTYMAYTIMEAPRILSONG OF THE CITYWAY OUT WESTTHE GOOD OLD SOAKNOBODY’S BABYNIGHT MUST FALLMAYTHEY GAVE HIM A GUNTHE THIRTEENTH CHAIRCAPTAINS COURAGEOUSPICK A STARJUNEPARNELLA DAY AT THE RACESMARRIED BEFORE BREAKFASTJULYTHE EMPEROR’S CANDLESTICKSBETWEEN TWO WOMENTOPPERSARATOGALONDON BY NIGHTAUGUSTBROADWAY MELODY OF 1938BAD GUYSEPTEMBERTHE FIREFLYBIG CITYTHE WOMEN MEN MARRYMY DEAR MISS ALDRICHOCTOBERMADAME XTHE BRIDE WORE REDDOUBLE WEDDINGCONQUESTLIVE LOVE AND LEARNNOVEMBERTHE LAST GANGSTERNAVY BLUE AND GOLDDECEMBERBEG BORROW OR STEALTHOROUGHBREDS DON’T CRYYOU’RE ONLY YOUNG ONCEMANNEQUINROSALIETHE BAD MAN OF BRIMSTONE
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:51:52 GMT
Radio Pictures
1937: 55 RELEASES JANUARYTHAT GIRL FROM PARISWE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIERACING LADYTHE PLOUGH AND THE STARSCRIMINAL LAWYERFEBRUARYTHEY WANTED TO MARRYWE’RE ON THE JURYWHEN’S YOUR BIRTHDAY?SEA DEVILSPARK AVENUE LOGGERMARCHDON’T TELL THE WIFECHINA PASSAGEQUALITY STREETAPRILTHE MAN WHO FOUND HIMSELFTHE SOLDIER AND THE LADYTOO MANY WIVESTHE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLATTHE WOMAN I LOVEYOU CAN’T BUY LUCKMAYSHALL WE DANCEBEHIND THE HEADLINESTHERE GOES MY GIRLHOLLYWOOD COWBOYJUNEBORDER CAFEMEET THE MISSUSRIDING ON AIRYOU CAN’T BEAT LOVEJULYNEW FACES OF 1937ON AGAIN OFF AGAINSUPER-SLEUTHTHE BIG SHOTTHE TOAST OF NEW YORKAUGUSTWINDJAMMERHIDEAWAYFLIGHT FROM GLORYMAKE A WISHSEPTEMBERTHE LIFE OF THE PARTYANNAPOLIS SALUTEFORTY NAUGHTY GIRLSOCTOBERSATURDAY’S HEROESSTAGE DOORMUSIC FOR MADAMEFIT FOR A KINGBREAKFAST FOR TWOTHERE GOES THE GROOMNOVEMBERFIGHT FOR YOUR LADYLIVING ON LOVEA DAMSEL IN DISTRESSHIGH FLYERSDECEMBERDANGER PATROLQUICK MONEYSNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFSHITTING A NEW HIGHWISE GIRLSHE’S GOT EVERYTHING
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:54:15 GMT
Warner Brothers/First National
1937: 66 RELEASES JANUARYGUNS OF THE PECOSSMART BLONDESING ME A LOVE SONGGOD’S COUNTRY AND THE WOMANONCE A DOCTORBLACK LEGIONFEBRUARYSTOLEN HOLIDAYTHE GREAT O’MALLEYGREEN LIGHTHER HUSBAND’S SECRETARYPENROD AND SAMMARCHMIDNIGHT COURTREADY WILLING AND ABLELAND BEYOND THE LAWTHE KING AND THE CHORUS GIRLAPRILMEN IN EXILEMARKED WOMANCALL IT A DAYTHAT MAN’S HERE AGAINMOUNTAIN JUSTICEMAYMELODY FOR TWOTHE PRINCE AND THE PAUPERTHE CHEROKEE STRIPDRAEGERMAN COURAGETHE GO GETTERKID GALAHADJUNETHE CASE OF THE STUTTERING BISHOPBLAZING SIXESFLY-AWAY BABYSLIMANOTHER DAWNJULYTHE SINGING MARINEEMPTY HOLSTERSPUBLIC WEDDINGMARRY THE GIRLEVER SINCE EVETALENT SCOUTAUGUSTWHITE BONDAGESAN QUENTINDANCE CHARLIE DANCETHE DEVIL’S SADDLE LEGIONTHE FOOTLOOSE HEIRESSMR. DODD TAKES THE AIRCONFESSIONSEPTEMBERVARSITY SHOWPRAIRIE THUNDERWINE WOMEN AND HORSESTHAT CERTAIN WOMANBACK IN CIRCULATIONOCTOBERTHE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLALOVE IS ON THE AIRTHEY WON’T FORGETOVER THE GOALTHE PERFECT SPECIMENTHE GREAT GARRICKWEST OF SHANGHAINOVEMBERALCATRAZ ISLANDTHE ADVENTUROUS BLONDEIT’S LOVE I’M AFTEREXPENSIVE HUSBANDSSUBMARINE D-1DECEMBERFIRST LADYMISSING WITNESSESSH! THE OCTOPUSSHE LOVED A FIREMANTOVARICH
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:56:18 GMT
Paramount
1937: 59 RELEASES JANUARYTHE PLAINSMANBULLDOG DRUMMOND ESCAPESA DOCTOR’S DIARYCHAMPAGNE WALTZFEBRUARYOUTCASTCLARENCEMAID OF SALEMBORDERLANDJOHN MEADE’S WOMANMARCHMURDER GOES TO COLLEGETHE CRIME NOBODY SAWSWING HIGH SWING LOWHER HUSBAND LIESWAIKIKI WEDDINGAPRILTHE GIRL FROM SCOTLAND YARDINTERNES CAN’T TAKE MONEYHILLS OF OLD WYOMINGKING OF GAMBLERSMAKE WAY FOR TOMORROWMAYTURN OFF THE MOONNIGHT OF MYSTERYI MET HIM IN PARISJUNEHOTEL HAYWIRETHE LAST TRAIN FROM MADRIDMOUNTAIN MUSICTHE GREAT GAMBININORTH OF THE RIO GRANDEJULYFORLORN RIVERMIDNIGHT MADONNAWILD MONEYEASY LIVINGRUSTLERS’ VALLEYEXCLUSIVEAUGUSTBLONDE TROUBLEARTISTS AND MODELSSHE’S NO LADYHOPALONG RIDES AGAINON SUCH A NIGHTSEPTEMBERSOULS AT SEASHE ASKED FOR ITSOPHIE LANG GOES WESTDOUBLE OR NOTHINGBULLDOG DRUMMOND COMES BACKOCTOBERHIGH WIDE AND HANDSOMEPARTNERS IN CRIMETHIS WAY PLEASETHUNDER TRAILANGELNOVEMBERHOLD ‘EM NAVYTHE BARRIERBLOSSOMS ON BROADWAYNIGHT CLUB SCANDALEBB TIDETEXAS TRAILDECEMBERLOVE ON TOASTBORN TO THE WESTDAUGHTER OF SHANGHAITRUE CONFESSIONWELLS FARGO
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:57:59 GMT
Columbia
1937: 51 RELEASES JANUARYFIND THE WITNESSRANGER COURAGEWOMAN IN DISTRESSWESTBOUND MAILTHE DEVIL’S PLAYGROUNDFEBRUARYWHEN YOU’RE IN LOVEMARCHTRAPPEDWOMEN OF GLAMOURTROUBLE IN MOROCCOPAROLE RACKETLET’S GET MARRIEDRACKETEERS IN EXILEAPRILMOTOR MADNESSTWO GUN LAWI PROMISE TO PAYCRIMINALS OF THE AIRMAYTHE FRAME-UPSPEED TO SPARELAW OF THE RANGERVENUS MAKES TROUBLETHE LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MENRECKLESS RANGERJUNETWO-FISTED SHERIFFGIRLS CAN PLAYTHE DEVIL IS DRIVINGA FIGHT TO THE FINISHJULYONE MAN JUSTICEROARING TIMBERIT CAN’T LAST FOREVERA DANGEROUS ADVENTUREAUGUSTTHE RANGERS STEP INOUTLAWS OF THE ORIENTSEPTEMBERLOST HORIZONIT’S ALL YOURSIT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOODTRAPPED BY G-MENTHE GAME THAT KILLSOCTOBERLIFE BEGINS WITH LOVECOUNSEL FOR CRIMETHE AWFUL TRUTHNOVEMBERMURDER IN GREENWICH VILLAGEHOLLYWOOD ROUND-UPTHE OLD WYOMING TRAILI’LL TAKE ROMANCEUNDER SUSPICIONSHE MARRIED AN ARTISTDECEMBEROUTLAWS OF THE PRAIRIEPAID TO DANCEHEADIN’ EASTALL AMERICAN SWEETHEARTTHE SHADOW
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:59:43 GMT
Monogram
1937: 19 RELEASES JUNETHE 13TH MANJULYBLAZING BARRIERSHOOSIER SCHOOLBOYRIDERS OF THE DAWNPARADISE ISLETHE LEGION OF MISSING MENAUGUSTTHE OUTER GATEATLANTIC FLIGHTSEPTEMBERGOD’S COUNTRY AND THE MANSTARS OVER ARIZONAA BRIDE FOR HENRYOCTOBERWHERE TRAILS DIVIDEFEDERAL BULLETSNOVEMBERDANGER VALLEYLUCK OF ROARING CAMPCOUNTY FAIRDECEMBERTELEPHONE OPERATORBOY OF THE STREETSROMANCE OF THE ROCKIES
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 2:01:04 GMT
Grand National
1937: 24 RELEASES JANUARYGREAT GUYARIZONA DAYSMARCHTROUBLE IN TEXASNAVY SPY23 1/2 HOURS LEAVEGIRL LOVES BOYAPRILHITTIN’ THE TRAILTHE GOLD RACKETMAYDAMAGED GOODSSING COWBOY SINGJUNEBANK ALARMSWEETHEART OF THE NAVYJULYRIDERS OF THE ROCKIESBOOTS OF DESTINYAUGUSTTHE MYSTERY OF THE HOODED HORSEMENTRAILIN’ TROUBLESEPTEMBERSMALL TOWN BOYREFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTEDSOMETHING TO SING ABOUTOCTOBERTHE GIRL SAID NOTHE SHADOW STRIKESNOVEMBERLOVE TAKES FLIGHTTEX RIDES WITH THE BOY SCOUTSDECEMBERWALLABY JIM OF THE ISLANDS
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 2:02:27 GMT
United Artists
1937: 11 RELEASES JANUARYYOU ONLY LIVE ONCEMARCHHISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHTAPRILA STAR IS BORNMAYWOMAN CHASES MANAUGUSTSTELLA DALLASDEAD ENDSEPTEMBERTHE PRISONER OF ZENDAOCTOBERSTAND-INNOVEMBERTHE HURRICANE52ND STREETNOTHING SACRED
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 2:04:06 GMT
20th Century Fox
1937: 57 RELEASES JANUARYONE IN A MILLIONCHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERASECRET VALLEYCRACK-UPWOMAN-WISELLOYD’S OF LONDONFEBRUARYTHE HOLY TERRORON THE AVENUEOFF TO THE RACESLOVE IS NEWSMARCHFAIR WARNINGNANCY STEELE IS MISSING!TIME OUT FOR ROMANCESEVENTH HEAVENAPRILMIDNIGHT TAXISTEP LIVELY JEEVES!FIFTY ROADS TO TOWNWAKE UP AND LIVETHAT I MAY LIVEMAYCAFE METROPOLEIT HAPPENED OUT WESTTHE GREAT HOSPITAL MYSTERYCHARLIE CHAN AT THE OLYMPICSTHIS IS MY AFFAIRJUNEANGEL’S HOLIDAYBIG BUSINESSSING AND BE HAPPYJULYSLAVE SHIPSHE HAD TO EATBORN RECKLESSTHE CALIFORNIANTHE LADY ESCAPESWEE WILLIE WINKIEAUGUSTYOU CAN’T HAVE EVERYTHINGONE MILE FROM HEAVENLOVE UNDER FIRETHINK FAST MR. MOTOWESTERN GOLDSEPTEMBERTHIN ICEWILD AND WOOLLYWIFE DOCTOR AND NURSEHOT WATEROCTOBERLIFE BEGINS IN COLLEGELANCER SPYROLL ALONG COWBOYHEIDICHARLIE CHAN ON BROADWAYALI BABA GOES TO TOWNNOVEMBERDANGER — LOVE AT WORKDANGEROUSLY YOURSSECOND HONEYMOON45 FATHERSDINNER AT THE RITZDECEMBERBIG TOWN GIRLBORROWING TROUBLETHANK YOU MR. MOTOLOVE AND HISSES
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 2:09:20 GMT
Best Picture: THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA – Warner Brothers Best Director: Leo McCarey for THE AWFUL TRUTH – Columbia Best Actor: Spencer Tracy for CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS – Metro Goldwyn Mayer Best Actress: Luise Rainer for THE GOOD EARTH – Metro Goldwyn Mayer Best Supporting Actor: Joseph Schildkraut for THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA – Warner Brothers Best Supporting Actress: Alice Brady for IN OLD CHICAGO – 20th Century Fox
Highest grossing film: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS – RKO
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 2:17:59 GMT
This is the last year that the First National logo is used. Subsequent films will still indicate that they are Warner Brothers - First National releases, but only the WB shield will be used. This practice continues into the 1950s before the First National label is finally discarded.
So for 1938 and 1939, I will just be using the Warner Brothers logo.
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Monogram is now back in production.
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Re: the Oscars...Alice Brady's win is the first time that anyone from 20th Century Fox took home an award.
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SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS was Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature and it cleaned up at the box office. Continuous re-releases over the years would make it very profitable. Disney signed a deal with RKO to distribute his features, an arrangement that would last until the mid-1950s before Disney broke away and created his own distribution company, Buena Vista.
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Post by sagebrush on Jun 14, 2023 11:39:20 GMT
This is the last year that the First National logo is used. Subsequent films will still indicate that they are Warner Brothers - First National releases, but only the WB shield will be used. This practice continues into the 1950s before the First National label is finally discarded.
So for 1938 and 1939, I will just be using the Warner Brothers logo.
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Monogram is now back in production.
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Re: the Oscars...Alice Brady's win is the first time that anyone from 20th Century Fox took home an award.
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SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS was Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature and it cleaned up at the box office. Continuous re-releases over the years would make it very profitable. Disney signed a deal with RKO to distribute his features, an arrangement that would last until the mid-1950s before Disney broke away and created his own distribution company, Buena Vista.
Fun Fact about SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS: 18-year-old Marge Champion was used as the model for Snow White.
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