プログラムピクチャー

noun

program picture; B-movie

Film industry term for a low-budget movie produced quickly to fill out a double bill; often used historically for Hollywood studio-era B-pictures.

• 1930年ねん代だいのハリウッドでは、プログラムピクチャーが大たい量りょうに作つくられた。

  In 1930s Hollywood, program pictures were churned out in large numbers.

• この映えい画がはプログラムピクチャーだが、意い外がいに面おも白しろい。

  This film is a B-movie, but it's surprisingly entertaining.