program picture

American  

noun

1. a motion picture produced on a low budget, usually shown as the second film of a double feature.

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Etymology

Origin of program picture

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

It is a homely but fairly funny program picture.

From Time Magazine Archive

With less adroit handling Little Caesar might easily have been no more than a fair program picture and its central character merely a reflection of his many forerunners.

From Time Magazine Archive

It has been made into a satisfactory program picture that was advertised at some houses last week without a title in the firesign, being indicated simply as "Clara Bow's Latest."

From Time Magazine Archive

The way the race is worked out, to the drone, like the vibration of gigantic, loose 'cello strings, of the little cars, is the only thrill of this typical program picture.

From Time Magazine Archive

The feature was a south sea love drama produced by a rival studio and it was typical program picture with nothing to make it outstanding in interest.

From Janet Hardy in Radio City by Wheeler, Ruthe S.