Series films and success Monogram Pictures
eduardo ciannelli in dillinger
monogram continued experiment series; hit , missed. definite hits charlie chan (which monogram picked after series had been dropped twentieth century fox), cisco kid, , joe palooka, proven movie properties abandoned other studios , revived monogram. less successful comic-strip exploits of snuffy smith, mysterious adventures of shadow, , sam katzman s comedy series co-starring billy gilbert, shemp howard, , maxie rosenbloom.
later monogram hit big time dillinger, king brothers productions sensationalized crime drama runaway success in 1945. received academy award nomination best original screenplay. monogram tried follow dillinger (with several exploitation melodramas cashing in on topical themes), , did achieve success, monogram never became respectable major studio former poverty-row denizen columbia pictures.
the monogram release win academy award climbing matterhorn, won best short subject (two reeler) oscar in 1947. other monogram films receive oscar nominations king of zombies academy award best music (music score of dramatic picture) in 1941 , flat top best film editing in 1952.
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