THE DARK PAST. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1949. 75 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the play, "Blind Alley," by James Warwick. Summary: A remake of the 1939 motion picture, "Blind Alley," this psychological study of a young convict shows the childhood incidents that helped to transform him into a vicious killer. Credits: Producer, Buddy Adler; director, Rudolph Mate; screenplay, Philip MacDonald, Michael Blankfort, Albert Duffy; music score, George Duning; music director, M. W. Stoloff; film editor, Viola Lawrence. Cast: William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb, Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne. © Columbia Pictures Corp.; 7Jan49; LP2034. DARK SHADOWS. Loew's Inc., c1944. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 2 reels sd., b&w. (A Crime Does Not Pay Subject) Credits: Director, Walter Hart; original story and screenplay, Edward Bock, Richard Landau; music score, Max Terr; film editor, Tom Biggart. © Loew's Inc.; 11Dec44; LP13058. DARK STREETS OF CAIRO. c1940. Presented by Universal Studios. 6 reels, sd. Credits: Associate producer, Joseph G. Sanford; director, Leslie Kardos; original screenplay, Alex Gottlieb; music director, Charles Previn; photographer, Elwood Bredell. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 29Nov40; LP10079. THE DARK-TOWN STRUTTERS' BALL. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd. © Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 6Oct41; MP11650. DARK VELVET NIGHT. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1943. 1 reel, sd. © Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc.; 23Mar43; MP13399. DARK WATERS. Benedict Bogeaus Productions. Released through United Artists, c1944. 89 min., sd. From the Saturday Evening Post serial by Frank and Marian Cockrell. Credits: Producer, Benedict Bogeaus; director, Andre De Toth; screenplay, Joan Harrison, Marian Cockrell; music score and direction, Miklos Rozsa; cinematographer, Archie Stout; film editor, James Smith. Appl. author: Benedict Bogeaus. © Dark Waters Productions, Inc.; 15Sep44; LP13028. DARN THAT DREAM. Globe Productions, Inc., 1940. 1 reel, sd. (Soundies, no. 1–C) © Globe Productions, Inc.; 10Aug40; MP11485. DASHES, HURDLES, AND RELAYS. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Amateur Athletic Union, Lawson Robertson, Dean Cromwell, and Brutus Hamilton, c1946. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. Afrikaans version. Title on script: "Naellope Hekkieslope en Afloslope." © Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 29Jun46; MP1870. DASHES, HURDLES AND RELAYS. SEE Carreras, Saltos y Relevos. A DATE WITH BEAUTY. Presented by Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp. 1 min., sd., b&w. © The Jam Handy Organization, Inc.; title & descr., 18Apr47; 3 prints, 21Apr47; MU1945.