Technicolor Specials (Warner Bros. series)

Technicolor Special was a common term used for Hollywood studio produced color film shorts of the 1930s and 1940s that did not belong to a specified series (as marketed in the trade periodicals).

With the Warner Brothers studio, the key word "special" was applied to those color live-action shorts that ran two reels or roughly 20 minutes in length. Those running longer were dubbed Warner Featurettes. Other series names used occasionally were "Technicolor Broadway Brevities" (briefly in the '30s[1]) and "Technicolor Miniatures" (for a pair of ballet performances filmed in 1941[2]).

Overview

Warner Brothers distinguished their two-reel Technicolor Specials from their many shorter color films, running under ten minutes (or one reel) in length. These included the animated Merrie Melodies and later Looney Tunes, Vitaphone Varieties (in color from 1929–30), E. M. Newman "Colortours", Vitaphone Color Parade, Sports Parade, Technicolor Adventures and Scope Gems, the last series occasionally running longer but distinguished by its use of CinemaScope.

Combined, the studio was able to supply theater owners with enough color short subjects practically on a weekly or bi-weekly basis by the end of the thirties. In fact, only one or two feature films needed to be shot annually in color during the years 1940–47 since there was more than enough presented as "extras" before the main feature attraction.[3] At a time when the studio stopped making features in color, four back-to-back two-reel musicals (over 70 minutes' worth) were made in Burbank, California in the autumn of 1933, with Eddie Cline supervising almost as if he was making a feature film.[4]

1934's Service with a Smile was the first shot in the full Technicolor. Previously a more primitive 2-strip system was used. Two decades later, these were processed under the studio's own Warnercolor system and occasionally dubbed "Warnercolor Specials".

The studio was particularly successful with some recreations of American history during the years 1936–1940, the first being Song of a Nation with Donald Woods playing Francis Scott Key. These kept the costume and set design departments busy and provided major stars like Claude Rains alternative projects to exercise, develop or diversify their acting skills between features. Another sub-series dramatized young men and women (again played by actors on the studio payroll) involved in the different military branches. Such titles as Service with the Colors helped prepare movie-goers for the inevitable conflict overseas and encouraged enlistment. Both series provided enough stock footage for later history lessons like March on America! (stretching from the pilgrim landing on Plymouth Rock through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor) and My Country 'Tis of Thee (reusing much of the same footage, but continuing through the war years thanks to recent additions like Beachhead to Berlin).

Likewise, the ambitious mini-musicals of the thirties allowed similar recycling for a trio of forties titles: Musical Movieland, Movieland Magic and Hollywood Wonderland. These only required a "framing scene" with a tour guide showing Hollywood visitors films in production. The production numbers shown were lifted from earlier shorts like Swingtime in the Movies.[5]

By 1942, an increasing number of these were documentary and travelogue subjects. Among the most notable from the post-war crop were a pair of prestigious India travelogues, Soap Box Derby (the first of many trips to the mini-car races in Ohio), Down the Nile (showcasing Egypt post-war), Jungle Terror (covering Hassoldt Davis and his wife's Amazon adventure), The Seeing Eye (covering the Morristown, New Jersey training of dogs for the handicapped), Winter Paradise (John Jay's ski adventure down the Austrian slopes), Thar She Blows! (aboard a whaling ship) and some well-liked scenic tours of Europe filmed by André de la Varre. Edgar Bergen appeared in a comic-travelogue Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd in Sweden; its director Larry Lansburgh supplied a number of outdoor and animal interest documentary shorts for both Warner Bros. and Walt Disney in the fifties including some Oscar winners.

The later documentaries also benefited greatly from energetic narration (i.e. Marvin Miller also voiced popular radio shows and animated cartoons of the period) and orchestra scores that only a major film studio could provide. Not surprisingly, they continued to do well annually at awards time, with Warner Brothers eventually surpassing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the number of short subject Academy Awards and nominations. Making the Motion Picture Herald lists of top ten money making shorts in 1944-45,[6] the best titles enjoyed a second life as reissues in theaters along with Warner's newer features and shorts, from the mid-'40s through 1967.

List of titles

A full list is provided below, arranged by the year of release (but not necessarily the year filmed). Sometimes a date reviewed by The Film Daily or a copyright date is listed.[7] All run 16 to 22 minutes unless otherwise noted. Since Howard Jackson handled the majority of music scores after 1934, only the William Lava solo efforts are indicated.[8] Gordon Hollingshead produced many titles from Moroccan Nights through Thar She Blows. Cedric Francis took over a key producer in charge after Hollingshead's passing in 1952.

1932-1934 (2-strip system)

TitleMajor creditsRelease, copyright or review date
C'est PareeRoy MackJuly 23, 1932 (Film Daily review)
Pickin' a Winner (Pick a Winner) Roy MackAugust 23, 1932 (preview)
Northern ExposureRoy Mack; Snub Pollard & Sheila TerryAugust 23, 1932 (preview)
Hey! Hey! WesternerRoy Mack; Eddie NugentAugust 23, 1932 (preview)
Tee for TwoRoy Mack; Franklin Pangborn, Esther Howard, Helen Lynd & Eddie KaneAugust 31, 1932 (Film Daily review)
Pleasure IslandRoy Mack; Tom Dugan, Richard Powell, Neely Edwards, Hank Mann, Winona Love & Maxine LewisOctober 3, 1932 (Film Daily review)
'Tis SpringJohn Francis Dillon (director); Hugh Herbert© October 28, 1933
Morocco NightsEddie Cline (director); Fuzzy Knight, Shirley Ross, Teddy Wolf Orchestra & othersJanuary 6, 1934
Girl TroubleEddie Cline (director); Mitchell & Durant© March 1, 1934
Not Tonight, JosephineEddie Cline (director); Frank McHugh, Kitty Kelly & others© March 2, 1934
Business Is a PleasureEddie Cline (director); Teddy Joyce, Betty Grable, Hobart Cavanaugh & Robert Agnew© March 17, 1934

1930s (full color)

TitleMajor creditsRelease, copyright or review dateNotes
Service with a SmileRoy Mack; Leon Errol, Maxine Doyle, Herbert Evans, Marie Wells & Billy BletcherJuly 25, 1934 (preview)Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Good Morning, EveRoy Mack; Leon Errol, June MacCloy, Vernon Dent, Maxine DoyleAugust 5, 1934Dames & Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
What, No Men!(Ralph Staub (director); El Brendel, Phil Regan & Winifred ShawAugust 22, 1934 (preview)Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Show KidsRalph Staub (director); Arthur Aylesworth, Florence Fair & the Meglin KiddiesJanuary 5, 1935The Gay Divorcee (Greatest Classic Films Astaire & Rogers 1) DVD
Gypsy SweetheartRalph Staub (director); Margaret Dumont, Winifred Shaw, Phillip Reed & Eddie ShubertMarch 30, 1935Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Springtime in HollandRalph Staub (director); Hobart Cavanaugh, Dorothy Dare, Al Shean & Felix KnightJune 22, 1935
Romance of the WestRalph Staub (director); Phil Regan, Bob Nolan, Henry Armetta & Mary TreenAugust 3, 1935
Reg'lar KidsRalph Staub (director); Famous Meglin KiddiesOctober 19, 1935
Okay, JoséRalph Staub (director); El Brendel, Julian Riviero, Alberto Sergio & Joan WoodburyDecember 7, 1935Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Carnival DayRalph Staub (director); Henry Armetta, Felix Knight & Joan BarclayJanuary 11, 1936Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
King of the IslandsRalph Staub (director); Winifred Shaw, Warren Hymer & Edward McWadeFebruary 22, 1936Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Changing of the GuardBobby Connolly (director); Sybil JasonMay 13, 1936 (preview)Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Song of a NationFrank MacDonald (director); Donald Woods, Clare Dodd & Carlyle Moore, Jr.June 12, 1936 (BoxOffice review date)
The Sunday RoundupWilliam Clemens (film director); Dick Foran, Jane Wyman, Linda Perry & othersJuly 10, 1936Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Echo MountainRalph Staub (director); Fred Laurence & Rosalind MarquisOctober 30, 1936Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Give Me LibertyB. Reeves Eason (director); story: Forrest Barnes; John Litel, Robert Warwick, Nedda Harrington & othersDecember 3, 1936 (preview)Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film) DVD
Under Southern StarsNick Grinde (director); Fred Laurence, Jane Bryan, Fritz Leiber, Sr. & othersFebruary 20, 1937Black Legion (film) DVD
The Romance of Robert BurnsCrane Wilbur (director); Owen King, Linda Mason & Marcia RalstonApril 10, 1937Hollywood Hotel (film) DVD
A Day at Santa AnitaBobby Connolly (director); Sybil Jason, Marcia Ralston, Matthew Beard, Bette Davis, Ruby Keeler, Al Jolson, Edward G. Robinson, Olivia de Havilland & othersMay 22, 1937The Jazz Singer & Each Dawn I Die (Greatest Gangster Films James Cagney) DVD
Romance of LouisianaCrane Wilbur (director); Erville Anderson, Addison Richards & Suzanne KaarenJuly 8, 1937Gold Diggers of 1937 DVD
Little PioneerBobby Connolly (director); Sybil Jason, Jane Wyman, Carlyle Moore Jr. & othersJuly 31, 1937
The Littlest DiplomatBobby Connolly (director); Sybil Jason & Lumsden HareSeptember 18, 1937The Life of Emile Zola DVD
The Man Without a CountryCrane Wilbur (director); John Litel, Ted Osborne, Gloria Holden & Holmes HerbertNovember 27, 1937Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. San Quentin (1937 film) DVD
Romance RoadBobby Connolly (director); Walter Cassell, Anne Nagel & othersJanuary 26, 1938The Dawn Patrol (1938 film), The Life of Emile Zola & Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Out Where the Stars BeginBobby Connolly (director); Fritz Field, Evelyn Thaw, Armida (actress), Jeffrey Lynn, Pat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan & othersMay 14, 1938Angels with Dirty Faces & Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts (Warner Archive) DVD
Sons of the PlainsCrane Wilbur (director); Billy and Bobby MauchJuly 30, 1938
Campus CinderellaNoel M. Smith (director); Penny Singleton, Johnnie Davis, Anthony Averill & Oscar O'SheaSeptember 17, 1938Bringing Up Baby (2-disc) DVD
Declaration of IndependenceCrane Wilbur (director); Charles Tedford (story); (Ted Osborne), John Litel, Walter Walker, Rosella Towne, Owen King & Richard BondNovember 26, 1938Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, A Slight Case of Murder DVD
Swingtime in the MoviesCrane Wilbur (director); Fritz Feld, Katherine Kane, Jerry Colonna, Humphrey Bogart, George Brent, the Dead End Boys, John Garfield, Priscilla Lane & othersDecember 26, 1938Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, They Drive by Night (Classic Legends Humphrey Bogart) DVD
Lincoln in the White HouseWilliam McGann (director); Frank McGlynn, Sr., Dickie Moore, John Harron & othersJanuary 13, 1939 (preview)The Old Maid (1939 film) DVD
Sons of LibertyMichael Curtiz & Crane Wilbur (directors); Claude Rains, Gale Sondergaard, Donald Crisp & Montagu LoveMay 20, 1939Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Dodge City (1939 film) DVD
The Right WayCrane Wilbur (director); Gabriel DellJune 26, 1939
Quiet, PleaseCrane Wilbur (director); Fritz Feld, Charles Foy, Larry Williams, Tom Kennedy & Katherine KaneJuly 1, 1939Invisible Stripes DVD
The Bill of RightsCrane Wilbur (director); Ted Osborne, Vernon Steele, Moroni Olsen & Leonard MudieAugust 19, 1939 Allegheny Uprising (John Wayne Collection) DVD
Ride, Cowboy, RideGeorge Amy (director); Dennis Morgan, Cliff Edwards, Maris Wrixon & George ReevesSeptember 9, 1939
The Monroe DoctrineCrane Wilbur (director); Grant Mitchell, Charles Waldron, Sidney Blackmer, Nanette Fabray, George Reeves & James StephensonOctober 21, 1939Invisible Stripes DVD
The Royal RodeoGeorge Amy (director); story: Owen Crump; Cliff Edwards, Scotty Beckett & John PayneNovember 25, 1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex DVD
Old HickoryLewis Seiler (director); story: Owen Crump; Hugh Sothern, Nana Bryant & Victor KilianDecember 23, 1939 Dark Victory Blu-ray

1940s

TitleMajor creditsRelease or copyright dateNotes
Teddy, the Rough RiderRay Enright (director); Sidney Blackmer, Pierre Watkin & Theodore von EltzFebruary 24, 1940Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Knute Rockne, All American DVD
The Singing DudeWilliam C. McGann (director); Dennis Morgan, Lucile Fairbanks & Fuzzy KnightApril 5, 1940
Cinderella's FellerWilliam McGann (director); Juanita Quigley, Scotty Beckett & Maris WrixonJune 8, 1940Virginia City DVD
Pony Express Days (Wild West Days)B. Reeves Eason (director); George Reeves, David Bruce, Frank Wilcox & J. Farrell McDonaldJuly 6, 1940Torrid Zone DVD
Service with the ColorsB. Reeves Eason (director); Owen Crump (writer); Robert Armstrong, William Lundigan, William T. Orr, Herbert Anderson & George HaywardAugust 31, 1940Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, City for Conquest (Greatest Gangster Films James Cagney) DVD
The Flag of HumanityJean Negulesco (director); Nana Bryant, Fay Helm, John Hamilton, Ted Osborne & othersOctober 19, 1940Virginia City (film) DVD
March On, MarinesB. Reeves Eason (director); Dennis Morgan, John Litel & David BruceDecember 14, 1940
Meet the FleetB. Reeves Eason (director); story: Owen Crump; Robert Armstrong, William T. Orr & Herbert AndersonDecember 21, 1940 All This, and Heaven Too DVD
Wings of SteelB. Reeves Eason (director); story: Owen Crump; Douglas Kennedy, Herbert Anderson, Tom Neal & Ralph ByrdApril 5, 1941
Here Comes the CavalryD. Ross Lederman (director); story: Owen Crump (writer); William Justice & Gary OwenJune 28, 1941
Carnival in RhythmStanley Martin (director); narrator: Knox Manning; Katherine Dunham & her dance troupeAugust 23, 1941Available on The Bride Came C.O.D. DVD
The Tanks Are ComingB. Reeves Eason (director); George Tobias, William Justice, Frank Wilcock & Byron BarrOctober 4, 1941Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Desperate Journey & Objective, Burma! DVD
The Gay ParisianJean Negulesco (director); Ballet Russe de Monte CarloDecember 26, 1941"Technicolor Miniature"; Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, The Maltese Falcon DVD
Soldiers in WhiteB. Reeves Eason (director); Owen Crump (writer); William T. Orr, John Litel & Eleanor ParkerFebruary 7, 1942They Died with Their Boots On DVD
Spanish FiestaJean Negulesco (director); Ballet Russe de Monte CarloMay 16, 1942"Technicolor Miniature" (filmed 1941); In This Our Life DVD
March on America!Owen Crump (writer); narrator: Richard WhorfMay 16, 1942In This Our Life DVD
The Pacific FrontierFrederick Richards (editor); narrator: Raine BennettMay 23, 1942documentary on Hawaii
The Daughter of Rosie O'GradyJean Negulesco (director); Patty Hale, Al Shean & Peter CaldwellJuly 11, 1942
Men of the Sky (Under Those Wings)B. Reeves Eason (director); Owen Crump (writer); Eleanor Parker, Tod Andrews, Don DeFore & Ray MontgomeryJuly 25, 1942Across the Pacific DVD
A Ship Is BornFirst Motion Picture Unit; Jean Negulesco (director); Owen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Knox ManningOctober 10, 1942
The Fighting EngineersB. Reeves Eason (director); narrator: Knox Manning; Richard TravisJanuary 2, 1943
Young and BeautifulWill Jason (director); music: William Lava; William Haines & Elizabeth Arden (art directors); Gracie Fields, Frieda Inescort & Jinx FalkenburgMarch 13, 1943
Eagles of the NavyJoe GoslingApril 24, 1943filmed at Pensacola, Florida training facility
Champions Training ChampionsJames Bloodworth (director); music: William Lava; narrator: Lou MarcelleJune 26, 1943for U.S. Navy
Mountain FightersB. Reeves Eason (director); narrator: Lou MarcelleAugust 7, 1943filmed at Camp Hale, Colorado
Women at WarJean Negulesco (director);; music: William Lava; Virginia ChristineOctober 2, 1943Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Air Force (film) DVD
Behind the Big TopA. Pam Blumenthal & Van Campen Heilner (producers); André de la Varre (director); narrator: Art GilmoreNovember 27, 1943shot in Sarasota, Florida
Task Forcenarrator: Jackson BeckDecember 11, 1943made for the U.S. Coast Guard
Roaring GunsJean Negulesco (director); Robert ShayneFebruary 19, 1944"Santa Fe Trail" series; Rocky Mountain DVD
A Night in Mexico CityAugustin Delgado (director); James A. Fitzpatrick (narrator)March 25, 1944
Wells Fargo DaysMack V. Wright (director); Dennis Moore (actor)May 1, 1944"Santa Fe Trail" series; Rocky Mountain DVD
Winner's CircleA. Pam Blumenthal & Van Campen Heilner (prodfucers); André de la Varre (director); narrator: Roger Q. DennyMay 6, 1944profiles Kentucky thoroughbreds
Trial By TriggerWilliam C. McGann (director); Robert Shayne, Cheryl Walker, Warner Anderson, Ralph Dunn & Henry SharpMay 27, 1944"Santa Fe Trail" series; Rocky Mountain DVD
Devil BoatsA. Pam Blumenthal & André de la Varre (producers); Arnold Albert (director); music: William Lava; Warren DouglasJuly 22, 1944demonstrates the production of PT boats.
Musical MovielandLeRoy PrinzSeptember 9, 1944Night and Day DVD
Trailin' WestGeorge Templeton (director); John Spelvin, Elaine Riley & Chill WillsOctober 1, 1944"Santa Fe Trail" series
Let's Go FishingAndré de la Varre (director)October 21, 1944
Beachhead to BerlinCharles Tedford (director); music: William LavaDecember 16, 1944color footage of D-Day
Coney Island HoneymoonArnold Albert (director); Warren Douglas & Angela GreeneJune 16, 1945(© December 19, 1944)
America the BeautifulAndré de la Varre (director); story: Saul Elkins & Owen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Truman BradleyAugust 4, 1945
Orders from Tokyonarrator: David GriffinAugust 18, 1945filmed in the Philippines
Frontier DaysJack Scholl (director); Robert Shayne, Dorothy Malone & Rory MallnsonOctober 20, 1945San Antonio (film) DVD
Hawaiian MemoriesJohn D. Craig (director)© December 27, 1945
The Forest CommandosVan Campen Heilner (producer); André de la Varre (director); music: Rex DunnJanuary 19, 1946filmed in Ontario
Movieland MagicJames Kern & Jack Scholl (directors); Mel TormeMarch 9, 1946 Deception (1946 film) DVD
Gem of the Oceanmusic: William Lava; narrator: Truman BradleyApril 13, 1946visits wartime Guam
South of MonterreySullivan C. Richardson (director); music: Rex Dunn; narrator: Truman Bradley© June 30, 1946Mexico travelogue.
Down Singapore WayDeane H. Dickason; music: Rex DunnJuly 20, 1946tour of East Indies (Indonesia)
Men of TomorrowSaul Elkins (director); music: William Lava; narrator: Knox ManningAugust 24, 1946(© December 31, 1945); about the Boy Scouts
Sunset in the Pacificmusic: William Lava© December 20, 1946wartime camermen are profiled
A Boy and His DogLeRoy Prinz & Saul Elkins (directors); music: William Lava; Harry Davenport, Billy Shefield, Russell Simpson & Dorothy AdamsDecember 24, 1946 (preview)Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Saddle Up! Luis Osorno Barona (director)March 1, 1947covers horse sports in Mexico
Hollywood WonderlandJack Scholl (director)August 9, 1947(filmed April 1946); Tycoon DVD
A Day at the FairSaul Elkins (director); narrator: Art GilmoreAugust 30, 1947Covers the 1946 centennial state fair of Des Moines, Iowa where the film premiered[9]
Romance and DanceLuis Osorno Barona (director); narrator: Truman BradleyAugust 30, 1947features various dances of Mexico
King of the CarnivalSaul Elkins (director); narrator: Knox ManningSeptember 11, 1947covers a carnival in Topeka, Kansas including Carl J. Sedlmayr's Royal American Show.
Power Behind the Nationstory: Saul Elkins; music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreOctober 11, 1947History of American industry. Business Screen states that Carl Dudley co-produced[10]
Soap Box DerbySaul Elkins (director); music: William Lava; narrator: Knox ManningOctober 18, 1947Akron, Ohio mini-car races.
Celebration DaysSaul Elkins (director); narrator: Art Gilmore© December 29, 1947covers Minneapolis Aquatennial
Calgary StampedeSaul Elkins & Herman Boxer (directors); music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreMay 29, 1948covers Stampede Week in Calgary, Alberta. Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, The Adventures of Don Juan DVD
The Man from New OrleansLuis Osorno Barona (director); music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreSeptember 4, 1948profiles artist William Spratling
My Own United StatesDeLeon Anthony (director); music: William Lava; narrator: Truman BradleyOctober 16, 1948
Cradle of the RepublicCarl Dudley (producer/director); music: William Lava; narrator: Art Gilmore© December 20, 1948Overview of the New England states
Princely IndiaOwen Crump (director/writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Lou MarcelleDecember 25, 1948India travelogue
Heart of ParisOwen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreMarch 12, 1949
Drums of IndiaOwen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Truman BradleyApril 15, 1949
Down the NileOwen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreJuly 30, 1949Egyptian travelogue
Jungle TerrorHassoldt Davis & Ruth Staudinger; Owen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Martin GabelNovember 5, 1949covers a 1947-48 trip through French Guiana, additional unused footage can be found in the Smithsonian Archives.
Snow CarnivalAndré de la Varre & Dick Durrance (directors); story: Owen Crump (writer); narrator: Gary CooperDecember 17, 1949covers skiing in Aspen, Colorado. Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

1950s

TitleMajor creditsRelease or copyright dateNotes
Women of TomorrowGeorge George, Francis Thompson & John Flory (director/writers); narrator: Art GilmoreMarch 15, 1950(© December 31, 1949); covers Girl Scouts of the USA
Danger Is My BusinessRoss Allen (herpetologist); music: William Lava; narrator: Marvin MillerApril 8, 1950visiting the Everglades with a professional reptile handler
Wish You Were Heremusic: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreJuly 29, 1950tour of Florida
Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd in SwedenLarry Lansburgh (director); Edgar BergenSeptember 27, 1950
My Country 'Tis of TheeOwen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Marvin MillerDecember 26, 1950Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. DVD
The Wanderer's ReturnAndré de la Varre (director); story: Owen Crump (writer); narrator: Marvin MillerDecember 23, 1950Tour of the new Israel
The Neighbor Next DoorOwen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Marvin MillerMarch 17, 1951Tour of Canada
Stranger in the LighthouseLarry Lansburgh (director); narrator: Art GilmoreMay 5, 1951Tale of a girl and a seal
Enchanted IslandsOwen Crump & Edwin E. Olsen (directors); narrator: Art GilmoreAugust 4, 1951Hawaii
Winter Sports (Winter Wonders)John Jay; narrator: Art GilmoreSeptember 8, 1951Ski reel
The Seeing EyeOwen Crump (directors); André de la Varre (camera); music: William Lava; narrator: Marvin MillerDecember 14, 1951Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. A canine view of the New Jersey seeing eye dog institute
Land of the Trembling EarthTed & Vincent Saizis (directors); music: William Lava; narrator: Marvin MillerJanuary 26, 1952covers Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp
Land of Everyday MiraclesRichard L. Bare & Paul Thoma (directors); narrator: Marvin MillerMarch 8, 1952American inventions and institutions
No Pets AllowedCrane Wilbur (director); Warren Douglas, Fay Bainter & othersMay 31, 1952
Open Up That Golden GateOwen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Lou MarcelleJuly 19, 1952San Francisco travelogue
Killers of the SwampAndré de la Varre (director); narrator: Marvin MillerSeptember 6, 1952Everglades alligator, rattlesnake and bobcat
Cruise of the ZacaErrol Flynn & Owen Crump (writer), Howard HillDecember 6, 1952Travels with the Zaca along Pacific and in Jamaica in 1946-47. The Adventures of Robin Hood (2-disc) DVD
Thar She Blows! D. Richard Statile (director); story: Owen Crump; music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreDecember 25, 1952 (preview)Five months on a whaling vessel traveling Antarctic waters. Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Under the Little Big TopAndré de la Varre (director); narrator: Art GilmoreApril 25, 1953filmed in Sarasota, Florida
America for MeJerry Fairbanks (producer); Albert Kelly (director); Ellen Drew, Meg Randall & John ArcherMay 30, 1953
Where the Trade Winds PlayWilliam Whiteman (director); Owen Crump (writer); music: William LavaJuly 4, 1953Tour of Polynesia, Tahiti
Gone Fishin' Charles Tedford (director); narrator: Art GilmoreSeptember 12, 1953
North of the SaharaAndré de la Varre (director); script: Owen Crump; narrator: Marvin MillerNovember 7, 1953Tour of Tunisia & Morocco
Don't Forget to WriteAndré de la Varre (director); story: Owen Crump; music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreDecember 5, 1953Tour of England
Winter Paradise (Alpine Safari) John Jay (director); story: Owen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Art GilmoreDecember 26, 1953skiing in Oberstdorf (Germany) and the Austrian Alps (filmed '51).[11] Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Hold Your HorsesAndré de la Varre (director); story: Owen Crump (writer); narrator: Art GilmoreMarch 13, 1954horse breeding in Argentina
Continental HolidayAndré de la Varre (director); story: Owen Crump (writer); music: William Lava; narrator: Marvin MillerApril 9, 1954European tour utilizing clips from past shorts
Silver LightningEdgar Queeny (director); narrator: Paul PrentissJuly 17, 1954fishing reel
Who's Who in the ZooAndré de la Varre (director)August 21, 1954US and European zoos
Mariners Ahoy!Ray Jewell (director); Owen Crump (writer)September 6, 1954girls sail the Yankee with Commander Irving M. Johnson.
In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-twoAndré de la Varre (director); story: Owen Crump; music: William Lava; narrator: Marvin MillerOctober 9, 1954covers Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica & the Dominican Republic
Where Winter Is KingAndré de la Varre (director); narrator: Marvin MillerDecember 4, 1954Austria winter sports
Beauty and the BullLarry Lansburgh (director); narrator: Marvin MillerDecember 20, 1954features bullfighter Bette Ford in Mexico. Nominee for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
The Mississippi TravelerCarl Dudley (producer); Richard Goldstone (director);March 5, 1955journey along the river
Wave of the FlagCarl Dudley (producer); Richard Goldstone (director)May 14, 1955touring national monuments to American wars
The Adventures of Alexander SelkirkJackson Winter (director);June 18, 1955story of a real life Robinson Crusoe
Uranium FeverTom McGowan (director); narrator: Vic PerrinJuly 16, 1955
Festival DaysAndré de la Varre (director); story: Owen Crump; narrator: Marvin MillerAugust 13, 1955shots of Germany, Austria and Italy
The Golden TomorrowAndré de la Varre (director); story: Owen Crump; narrator: Marvin MillerNovember 5, 1955Venezuela
They Seek AdventureJerry Fairbanks (producer); Harold D. Schuster (director); cast: Marshall Thompson, Richard Jaeckel & Walter Sande© January 7, 1956
Out of the DesertJackson Winter (director); narrator: Marvin MillerFebruary 4, 1956covers Egypt
Copters and CowsTom McGowan (director); narrator: Marvin MillerMarch 2, 1956cattle ranching by helicopter in Vernon, Texas
The Wonders of ArabyAndré de la Varre (director); story: Owen Crump; narrator: Marvin MillerJune 2, 1956Tour of the Middle East.
Miracle in the CaribbeanHamilton Wright (producer); narrator: Marvin MillerAugust 25, 1956Puerto Rico
Playtime PalsAndré de la Varre (director); narrator: Johnny JacobsOctober 27, 1956(9 minutes) Children and sports worldwide
Howdy, Partner!Tom McGowan (director); Owen Crump (writer); narrator: Johnny JacobsNovember 1956Las Vegas
Pearls of the PacificAndré de la Varre (director); narrator: Marvin Miller© March 2, 1957Philippines
I'll Be Doggone!André de la Varre (director); narrator: Johnny JacobsMarch 16, 1957(9 minutes) Covers European dog shows

See also

References

  • 1965 International Motion Picture Almanac 1964 Quigley Publishing Company
  • McCarty, Clifford (2000). 'Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press.
  • Finler, Joel W. (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press.(pages 294-296, brief coverage of shorts production and number of color features; page 369, color feature figures)
  • Liebman, Roy (2003). Vitaphone Films – A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786412792.
  • Maltin, Leonard (1972). The Great Movie Shorts. Bonanza Books.
  • Motion Pictures 1912-1939 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1951 Library of Congress
  • Motion Pictures 1940-1949 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1953 Library of Congress
  • Motion Pictures 1950-1959 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1960 Library of Congress
  • BoxOffice back issue scans available (release date information in multiple issue "Shorts Charts")

Notes

  1. BoxOffice. August 25, 1936 (p.46), April 17, 1937 (p. 42) use “Broadway Brevities”, January 8, 1938 (p 71) use “Technicolor Special”
  2. BoxOffice. March 14, 1942 (p. 103) also uses “Technicolor Special”
  3. Finler, Joel W. The Hollywood Story. 2003. Wallflower Press. p. 294-296, 369
  4. Liebman, Roy. Vitaphone Films – A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. 2003. McFarland & Company, p. 104
  5. Maltin, Leonard. The Great Movie Shorts. 1972. Bonanza Books, p. 26
  6. 1965 International Motion Picture Almanac. 1964. Quigley Publishing Company. pp. 86-88A
  7. Motion Pictures 1912-1939 Catalog of Copyright Entries. 1951. Library of Congress
  8. McCarty, Clifford. Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. 2000. Oxford University Press
  9. Billboard magazine, September 6, 1947, p. 68
  10. Business Screen. February 1, 1947 (p. 55)
  11. Ski Heritage Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, Spring/Summer 1996, p. 19
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