Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1939)

Page n SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW April 15, 1939 VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. (Con.) VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. (Con.) SCREEN TRAVELER (Cont.) Comment Running Time BROADWAY BREVITIES (Cont.) ScriDt Girl Entertaining 20 Sons of the Plains Excellent (Tech.) ... 19 Starlets Clever Kids 20 Stocks and Blondes Amusing 20 There Goes the Bride ..Pretty Good 20 Toot Sweet 21 Under the Wire Fair 20 Up in Lights Very Good 21 Ups and Downs 20 Waiting Around Funny 20 Wedding Yells Funny 21 COLORTOUR ADVENTURES (13) Crossroads of the Orient. Fairly Interesting Hermit Kingdom Dull India's Millions Very Good Isles of Enchantment ...Interesting It's Work Very Good Land of the Kangaroo. . Poor Long Bright Land Entrancing .. ... Malayan Jungles Interesting Mechanix Illustrated ...Fascinating Mysterious Ceylon Dull Pearl of the East Satisfactory Teradjo Land Good What the World Makes 10 LOONEY TUNE CARTOONS (16) Reviewed Issue Of 1/15/38 7/23/38 11/20/37 5/ 7/38 12/10/38 Not Rev. 3/26/38 11/ 5/38 Net Rev. 2/26/38 12/25/37 10 . . 3/26/38 10 . . 8/20/38 10 . . 1/15/38 10 . . 7/ 2/38 10 . . 10/30/37 IO'/2. . 1 1/13/37 1 1 . 9/11/37 10 . . 2/ 5/38 10 . . 7/23/38 10 . . 10/23/37 10 . . 4/30/38 10 . . 4/ 9/38 10 . .Not Rev. Case of the Stuttering Pig Swell Porky and Daffy Very Amusing Porkv at the Crooadero . . Good Pnrkv s Double Trouble. . Swell Cartoon . Porky's Five and Ton ... Amusing Porky's Hare Hunt Porky's Hero Agency ...Excellent porky's Party . . • ■■ Fair Porky's Phoney Express. Good Porky's Poppa fe"""^ Porky's Spring Planting . Good PniLv thfi Fireman hood Rover's What f Wholly Rival MELODY MASTERS (18) 7 . . 10/16/37 7 . .Not Rev. 7 . . 7/30/38 7 . . 1/15/38 7 . .11/20/37 7 . . 4/23/38 7 . .Not Rev. 71/2. .12/ 4/37 7 . . 6/ 4/38 7 . . 2/26/38 7 . . 1/ 8/38 7 . . 7/ 9/3t 6 . . 6/25/38 7 . .Not Rev. 7 . . 3/ 5/37 7 . .Not Rev. Don Bestor a^o?'? ^l;^!S^r^:::::::::::«"i^v f;^«y;::;::::::Sv.„,::::: Arnold Johnson . ■ ■ ■ Henry King i Orchestra. Very Good .. Clyde Lucas };»'r Enrico Madriguera .....Good Benny Meroff 4 Orch...Fair Carl "Deacon" Moore. .. Good Rust Morgan •u„V cV..« ' ' ' ' Mike Reilly f?"L^'"" • Freddie Rich good Ian Rubini Different ... Rubinoff and His Violin . Diverting ... Saturday Night Swing Club ^•'"'5' Sin-Copatlon Average MERRIE MELODIES (20) (Tech.) A-Lad-ln Bagdad . ...Swell 7 Cinderella Meets Fella. . Clever 7 Cracked Ice • ' Daffy Duck and Em ^ . head ■ • ■ • ' Have You Got Any Castle. 7 Swell 7 Isle of Pingo-Panoo Great 7 I Wanna be a Sailor • 7 Jungle Jitters Tops in Ent«rtai>\m«nt 7 Katnlp Kollege Okay 7 Lyin' Mouse Good 7 Little Red Walking Hood Clever 7 Love and Curses Excel ent 7 Major Lied 'Til Dawn. My Little Buokaroo . . . Now That Summer i« Gone Penguin Parade ...... September in the Rain. Sneezing Weasel Star Is Hatched Woods Are Full of Cuckoos . Excellent 7 Very Clever 7 Entertaining 7 Peppy 7 Very Good 8 Very Clever 7 Amusing 7 Swell Burlesque .... 8 No. No. No. PICTORIAL REVIEWS (12) (go. I Interesting 10 No. 2 Fair 10 4 Interesting 10 3 Fair 10 5 Interesting II No. 6 Entertaining 10 No. 7 Excellent 10 No. 8 Excellent 10 No. 9 Good 10 No. 16 Average 10 No. II Interesting II No. 12 Diversified II TRUE ADVENTURES (13) Alibi Mark Dramatic 13 Attic of Terror A Hit 12 Bolted Door Exeiting . . 13 Danger — High Voltage ..Tops in Excitement . 14 Dear Old Dad Gripping 12 Dream Comes True Good 10 Fighting Judge Very Good II Hit and Run Splendid 12 Night Intruder Gripping 14 Playing With Danger .. Gripping 13 Shop Girls' Evidence ...Fair 10 Trapped Underground ...Gripping 13 Wanderlust Very Good 13 VITAPHONE VARIETIES (12) Alibi Time Very Entertaining .. II Juggling Fool Exeellent 10 Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Crawford Fair 10 Neckin' Party (Reiseue) . Timely II Puppet Love .. Pleating 10 Roping 'Em Alive Exciting 10 Ski Flight Exeellent 10 Swing Cat's Jamboree. . Yet and No 8 Unreal Newtreel Jutt Fair 9 Vitaphone Capers Jutt Vaudeville 10 Vitaphone Frolics Jutt Vaudeville 1 1 Vlta;ihone Gambols Fair 10 . . 7/ 2/38 II . . 10/16/37 10 . . 2/12/38 ..10/16/37 10 . . 8/27/38 . . 9/1 1/37 1 1 ..12/18/37 10 . . 5/21/38 . . 1/29/38 10 . . 2/26/38 lO . . 4/16/38 . .Not Rev. . . 4/ 2/38 10 . . 4/30/38 10 . . 1 1/20/37 . . 4/ 9/38 10 . 5/28/38 10 . . 1/15/38 . 8/27/38 . 7/23/38 •lot Rev. . 12/25/37 . 6/11/38 . 5/28/38 .Not Itev. . 2/ 5/38 . 5/28/38 . 10/16/37 .11/20/37 . 7/ 2/38 . 8/20/38 . 1/22/38 . 5/21/38 . 4/10/38 .12/18/37 . 2/20/38 . 4/ 2/38 . 12/ 4/37 9/11/37 ,10/30/37 ,11/ 6/37 ,12/ 4/3) , 2/ 5/38 , 1/29/38 , 2/26/38 , 4/ 9/38 . 4/23/38 , 6/ 4/38 , 7/ 9/38 , 8/20/38 . 12/25/37 . 9/ 4/37 . 2/ 5/38 .12/11/37 . 4/16/38 . 6/ 4/38 . 7/ 2/38 . 2/26/38 . 7/23/38 .11/27/37 . 3/26/38 . 8/27/38 . 5/14/38 . 2/ 5/38 . 5/21/38 . 4/ 2/38 . 9/11/37 . 9/18/37 . 10/16/37 . !/22/38 . 7/ 9/38 . 1/15/38 . 6/18/38 .11/20/37 . 3/n/3l Running Reviewrri Time Issue Of 1938-39 BROADWAY B<?EVITIES (24) Boarder Trouble 17 Campus Cinderella Very Good 18 Cleaning Up 17 Hats and Dogs 20 Knight Is Young 20 Murder With Reservations 21 Small Town Idol Has Laughs 20 Sophomore Swing Swell 20 Spare Parts 20 Stardust Very Clever 18 Sundae Serenade 20 Toyland Casino Great 22 Two Shadows 20 Zero Girl Good . . 20 COLOR PARADE (13) China Today Interesting M Mechanix Illustrated ..Interesting 10 Mechanix Illustrated #2. Interesting 10 Mechanix Illustrated #3. Interesting Miracles of Sport Ver-y Good Nature's Mimics Interesting Points On Pointers Roaming Cameraman No. I Interesting FEATURETS (Tech.) (8) Declaration of Independence None Better Lincoln in the White House Oirtstandinn Sons of Liberty Absolutely Tops .... Swingtime I n the Movies . Excellent (Tech.) 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 LOONEY TUNE CARTOONS (16) Chicken Jitters Very Good 7 Daffy Doc Lively } It's An III Wind 7 Lone Stranger and Porky Very Funny 7 Porky In Egypt 7 Porky in Wackyland 7 Porky's Movie Mystery. .. Cartoon Fun 7 Porky's Naughty Nephew Average 7 Porky the Gob Amusing 7 Porky's Tire Trouble 7 MELODY MASTERS (18) Dave Apollon Fair 7 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 Blue Barron Larry Clinton Jimmy Dorsey Merle Kendrick Excellent Ray Kinney Just Fair Jerry Livingston Clyde Lucas Snappy Russ Morgan Fair Swingcopation Music With a Smile ...Lively and Peppy ... in Artie Shaw Okay 10 . MERRIE MELODIES (26) Tech. Coiiot Me Out ..Fair 7 Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur Excellent 7 . Daffy Duck in Hollywood 7 Day at the Zoo Excellent 7 Dog Gone Modern Funny 7 Feud There Was Grab It 7 Goldrush Daze 7 Ham-ateur Night 7 . Johnny Smith and Poker-Hiintas Swell 7 Prest-o Change-o Good 7 . MERRIE MELODIES (26) Tech. (Cont.) Little Pancho Vanilla. .Clever 7 Mice Will Play 7 . Ninht Watchman Entertaining 7 Roblnhood Makes Good . . Diverting 7 . You're An Education ..Fair 7 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (6) Immortal Brush Unutual 9 Master's Touch 10 Row Wow Very Interesting 10 TRUE ADVENTURES (13) Chained Gripping 10 Defying Death Thrilling .. II High Peril Good Suspense 12 Human Bomb One of the Best ... 12 Identified .. Excellent 12 Toils of the Law 12 Treacherous Water ....Thrilling 12 .Not Rev. . 9/17/38 .Not Rev. .Net Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 3/11/39 . 1/14/39 .Not Rev. .12/ 3/38 .Not Rev. . 10/ 8/38 .Not Rev. . 8/20/38 . 10/ 8/38 . 1 1 /26/38 . 1/14/39 . 3/ 4/39 . 8/27/38 . 12/17/38 .Not Rev. . 3/25/39 . 10/15/38 . 1/14/39 . 3/25/39 . 12/17/38 . 4/ 1/39 I i: / 3 / ou ■ Not Rev, . 3/11/39 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 3/ 4/39 .10/15/38 . 12/17/38 Not Rev. . 12/17/38 .Not Rev. .Net Rev. .Net Rev. .10/ t/38 . 9/17/38 .Not Rev. . 1/14/39 . 3/ 4/39 . 7/23/,1« . 4/ 1/39 . 12/17/38 . 3/25/39 .Not Rev. . 3/18/39 . 1/14/39 . S/17/38 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 12/17/18 . 4/ 8/39 .10/15/18 .Net Rev. .11/28/38 . 3/ 4/39 .12/ 3/38 . 10/ 8/31 .Not Rev. . 9/17/38 . 3/25/39 .12/ S/3» . 3/ 4/39 . 1/14/39 . 8/24/S8 Not Rev. . 12/17/38 VITAPHONE VARIETIES Gadgetters .. Kind of Silly .. Great Library Misery . . . Exeellent Robbin' Good Excellent Ski Girl Splendid Table Manners Good Tax Trouble Fair Vaudtvillit Interlude (12) STATES RIGHTS 10 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 Dalcarlla — The Heart of Sweden (Sanders) Datelines (Lenauer) Fishing in the Fjords (Sanders) Frosty Frolics (Lenauer) Gems of the Orient (Modern) Gettinn Your Money's Worth ( Lenauer) .... Man's Paradise (Modern) Master of the Camera (Pictorial Films) Memory Lingers On (Ennis) Midsummer In Sweden (Sanders) New England. Yesterday & Today (Jam Handy) North Sea (Lenauer) ... River. The (U. S. Doc. Films) Dist. by Par. . Trailing the Jaguar (HofTberg) Trees and Men (Modern Talking Pict.) Excellent 10 Novel Idea 8 Interesting 10 Refreshing II Interesting 10 Revealing II Good 35 Interesting 10 Interesting 10 Beautiful 10 Very Good 19 Exciting 20 Outstanding 31 Very Interesting 28 Good 10 SCREEN TRAVELER (13) <\ncient Cities of Southern France Interesting 10 Beautiful and Gay Budapest . . Very Good 10 Cebu Interesting 9 Fabulous Marseilles . . . Excellent 10 Horg Kong, Gateway to . 12/17/38 . 8/17/38 . 1 1/28/38 . 1/14/39 . 9/17/38 . 3/18/39 .Not Rev. .11/ 5/38 . 6/18/38 .11/ 6/38 .12/17/38 . 3/25/39 . 12/17/38 . 7/16/38 . 3/12/38 . 8/13/38 .11/ 5/38 . 4/ 1/39 , 3/18/39 1/ 8/38 6/25/38 5/14/38 8/ 6/38 4/16/38 6/11/38 6/1 1/38 Comment Running Time China Excellent 10 Makassar Good 10 Manila. Queen City of Pacific Superb 10 Morman Coast Good 10 . Old Towns of Normandy Faseinating 10 Resort and Quaint Towns of the Blue Coast Exeellent 10 . Rio de Janeiro Exeellent 10 Singapore, Cross Roads of the East Faseinating 10 Venice Faseinating 10 . SERIALS COLUMBIA Flying G-Men Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Secret of Treasure Island , .. Spider's Web REPUBLIC Dick Tracy Returns Fighting Devil Dogs Lone Ranger Returns Hawk of the Wilderness UNIVERSAL Buck Rogers Flaming Frontiers ,.. Red Barry . 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