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SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW
June 3. 1939
RKO-RADIO (Continued)
Comment NU-ATLAS MUSICALS (13)
UNIVERSAL 1938-39
VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. (Can.)
Running Time
Reviewed Issue of
Comment
Arcade Varieties Fair
Cafe Rendezvoui • • ■
Hello Mama Fair
Readin', Writin' and
Samovar Serenade • ■
Styles and Smile» Good
Talent Auction Fair
Tropical Topics
Under a Gypsy Moon ..Just Venetian MoonliBht
QUINTUPLETS (I) RADIO FLASH (4)
Doo Gone Poor
Hectic Honeymoon Funns
Plumb Crazy
RAY WHITLEY (4)
Prairie Papas
Ranch House Romee Western Welcome . . .
REELISMS (9)
Air Waves Outstanding
Durte Ranch Exceptional
Gold
Newsieel Unusual
Pilot Boat Interesting
Submarine Circus Unusual
Television Very Interestmo
Trans America Fair
. 5/ 6/39
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SHEILA BARRETT (4) SPORTSCOPES (13)
Big Lcaoueis
Bird Dogs
Blue Grass
Bow String
Deep End
Fisherman's Paradise.
Smooth Snow Fa Sporting
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Thrills and Spills .
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8/39
20th CENTURY-FOX 1938-39
ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4)
Athletic Oddities 9 .. Not Rev
Daily Diet of Danger. .. Fast Action 9 ..11/19/38
Filming Bio Thrills 9i/j..Not Rev.
Recording Modern Science Very Good 10 .. 8/20/38
FASHION FORECASTS (4) (Tech.)
A'utiimii Fashions Eye Filling
Spring and Summer
Fashions Excellent
Winter Styles Very Good
Muscle Maulers Very Funny
What Every Boy Should
What Every Girl Should
Know Problematical
What Every Inventor
Should Know
Golden California
. Good But Old
Mystic Siam Fair
SPORTS PREVIEWS (6)
Hunting Dogs Fascinating
Inside Baseball For Baseball Fans
Shooting For Par
Timber Toppen Exocllent
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TERRYTOONS (26) SIX IN TECH. Barnyard Egg-citement
(Tech.) Excellent 7 .
Chris Columbs Good 7
Cuckoo Bird G'/i
Doomsday (Tech.) 8'/2.
Frame Up 6i/j.
Frozen Feet GV2 ■
G. Man Jitters 6V2.
Glass Slipper (Tech.) ... Good 6'/j.
Goose Flies High 6'/2.
Housewife Herman (Tech.) 6'/i.
New Comer Satisfactory 6'/2.
Nutty Network 6'/2.
One Gun Gary In the
Nick of Time 61/2.
Owl and the Pussycat 6'/j.
Stranger Rides Again 6'/2.
String Bean Jack 6'/2.
Their Last Bean Very Good 6'/2.
Three Bears 6'/2.
Village Blacksmith 61/2.
Wolf's Side of the Story e'/j.
4/29/39 8/20/39
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1939-40
ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4) DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE— LEW LEHR (6) FASHION FORECASTS (4) (Tech.) MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (6) SPORTS REVIEWS— THORGERSEN (6) TERRYTOONS (26) (10 In Tech.)
UNITED ARTISTS 1938-39
WORLD WINDOWS (12) Tech.
Arabian Bazaar Interesting 8 .12/24/38
Eternal Fire Interesting II ..10/ 8/38
Fox Hunt in the Roman Campagna Good 10 .10/15/38
Indian Road 10 . . Not Rev.
Indian Temple 10 ..Not Rev.
Jerusalem Outstanding 10 ..10/ 8/38
Jingle, The 10 . .Not Rev.
Maharajah 10 ..Not Rev
Petra. the Lost City ...Excellent 8 ..12/24/38
Rlv»r Thames Beautiful 10 .. 4/ 8/39
Roman Symphony Brilliant 10 ..10/8/38
Wanderers cf the Desert. Interesting 8 ..12/31/38
Running Time
GOING PLACES (13)
No. 53 Good
No. 54 Good
No. 55 Excellent
No. 56 Fairly Good
No. 57 Very Good
No. 58
No. 59 Fair
No. 60 Interesting 9
No 61 Interesting 10
No. 62 10 •
No. 63 Fascinating 10
MENTONE MUSICALS (13)
Bank Notes Lively 19
Beauty Shoppe Just Filler 20
Cafe Boheme Passable 17 .
Gals and Gallons Lively 19
Music and Models Entertaining 18
Nautical Knights 19
Patio Serenade Diverting 18 .
Pharmacy Frolics I9
Rhythm Cafe Good Diversion 20'/2.
Sid* Shew Fakir Fairly Good 20 .
Swing Sanatorium 19
Wild and Bully Diverting 19 .
With Best Dishes Entertaining 19 .
STRANGER THAN FICTION (13)
No. 53 I nteresting 9
No. 54 Fair 9
No. 55 Okay 91/2
No. 56 Very Good 9
No. 57 Interesting 9
No. 58 9
No. 59 Interesting ....
No. 60 Very Good
No. 61 Just Fair
No. 62
No. 63 Very Good
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WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES (26)
Baby Kittens Cute 8
Birth of a Toothpick 7
Bola Mola Land Good Satire 6
Cat and Bell Okay 7
Charlie Cuckoo 7
Crack Pot Cruise 7
Disobedient Mouse Good 8
I'm Just a Jitterbug 7
Little Blue Blackbird . . Average 7
Little Tough Mice Good 7
Magic Beans Good 7
One Armed Bandit .... Enjoyable 7
Rabbit Hunt Amusing 7
Sailor Mouse Okay 7
Soup to Muts 7
Reviewed Issue Of
, 9/24/38 . I 1/12/38 . 1 1/12/38 , 1 1/26/38 , 12/10/33 .Not Rev. . 2/25/39 . 2/25/39 , 4/ 8/39 .Not Rev. . 6/ 3/39
2/25/39 8/20/38 4/ 1/39 6/ 3/39 12/ 3/38 .Not Rev. 1 1/19/38 .Not Rev. 8/20/38 9/24/38 . Not Rev. 2/11/39 5/27/39
9/24/38 9/24/38 10/15/38 12/ 3/38 12/10/38 .Not Rev. , 2/25/39 3/ 4/39 4/ 1/39 .Not Rev. 6/ 3/39
. 1 1/26/38 Not Rev. . 5/27/39 . 9/24/38 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .11/26/38 .Not Rev. . 12/17/38 . 4/ 8/39 . 3/ 4/39 . 4/ 1/39 . 1 1/19/38 . 1 1/12/38 .Not Rev.
Comment
1939-40
CARTUNES (13) WALTER LANTZ GOING PLACES (15) MENTONE MUSICALS (13) SPECIAL SUBJECT (I)
March of Freedom Well Done 20
STRANGER THAN FICTION (15)
5/20/39
VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. 1938-39
BROADWAY BREVITIES (24)
Boarder Trouble 17
Cleaning Up 17
Fat Chance 17
Hats and Dogs 20
Home Cheap Home 20
Knight Is Young 20
Murder With Reservations 21
Projection Room 20
Rollin' in Rhythm 20
Seeing Spots 20
Small Town Idol Has Laughs 20
Sophomore Swing Swell 20
Spare Parts 2^
Stardust Very Clever 18
Sundae Serenade 20
Toyland Casino Great 22
Two Shadows 20
You're Next-To Closing. 20
Zero Girl Good 20
COLOR PARADE (13)
China Today Interesting II
For Your Convenience 10
Mechanix Illustrated ...Interesting 10
Mechanix Illustrated #2. Interesting 10
Mechanix Illustrated #3. Interesting 10
Mechanix Illustrated #4. Interesting 10
Miracles of Sport Very Good 10
Nature's Mimics Interesting 10
Points On Pointers 10
Roaming Cameraman
No. I Interesting II
FEATURETS (Tech.) (8)
Campus Cinderella ... Very Good 18
Declaration of Independence None Better 18
Lincoln in the White
House Outstanding 20
Quiet Please Entertaining 20
Sons of Liberty Absolutely Tops 20
Swingtime In the Movies. Excellent 20
LOONEY TUNE CARTOONS (16)
Chicken Jitters Very Good 7
Daffy Doc Lively 7
It's An III Wind 7
Kristophcr Kolumbus. Jr 7
Lone Stranger and
Porky Very Funny 7
Porky and Teabiscuit . . Amusing 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 (4706) .... Fair
Dave Apollon and His
Club Casanova Orch 7
Blue Barron 10
Larry Clinton (4701) 10
Larry Clinton (4714) 10
Jimmy Dorsey 9
It's the McCoy Sweet and Hot 10
Merle Kendrick Excellent 10
Ray Kinney Just Fair 10
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10/ 8/38 .Not Rev. 11/26/38 1/14/39 3/ 4/39 . 6/ 3/39 8/27/38 12/17/38 . Not Rev.
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MELODY MASTERS (Cont.)
Jerry Livingston 10
Clyde Lucas Snappy 10 .
Russ Morgan Fair Swingcopation . . 10 .
Music With a Smile In
Happy Felton Style... Lively and Peppy ... 10
Artie Shaw Okay 10
MERRIE MELODIES C26) (Tech.j
Bars and Stripes Forever 7
Believe It Or Else Clever Satire 7
Count 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
Hobo Gadget Band 7
Johnny Smith and
PokerHuntas Swell 7
Little Pancho Vanilla. . Clever 7
Mice Will Play 7
Night Watchman Entertaining 7 .
Prest-o Change-o Good 7
Robinhood Makes Good . Diverting 7
Thugs With Dirty Mugs 7
You're An Education . . Fair 7
TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (6)
Immortal Brush Unusual 9
Ma;ster's Touch 10
Pow 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
Minute From Death 12
Toils of the Law 12
Treacherous Water . ..Thrilling 12
Voodoo Fire Satisfactory 12
VITAPHONE VARIETIES (12)
Crawfords at Home 10
Dean of the Pasteboards Informative 10 .
Gadgetsers Kind of Silly 10
Great Library Misery ..Excellent II
Right Way 10
Robbin' Good Excellent 10
Ski Girl Splendid 10 .
Table Manners Good 10
Tax Trouble Fair 10
Vaudeville Interlude 10
1939-40
BROADWAY BREVITIES (18) (Tech.) COLOR PARADE (10) LOONEY TUNES (16) MELODY MASTERS (10) MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.) VITAPHONE VARIETIES (6)
STATES RIGHTS
Dalcarlia — The Heart
of Sweden (Sandei-s). Datelines (Lenauer)... Fishing in the Fjords
(Sanders)
Frosty Frolics (Lenauer) Gems of the Orient
(Modern)
Getting Your Money's
Worth (Lenauer) ... Man's Paradise (Modern)
Master of the Camera
(Pictorial Films) . . Memoi-y Lingers On
(Ennis)
Midsummer In Sweden
(Sanders)
New England. Yesterday
&. Today (Jam Handy) . North Sea (Lenauer)... Trailing the Jaguar
(Hoffberg)
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
Very Interesting 28
Good 10
10
SCREEN TRAVELER (13)
Ancient Cities of Southern France Interesting
Beautiful and Gay Budapest Very Good 10
Cebu Interesting 9
Fabulous Marseilles .. Excellent 10
Hong Kong. Gateway to
China Excellent 0
Makassar Good lo
Manila. Queen City of
the Pacific Superb 0
Norman Coast Good . 0
Old Towns of Normandy Fascinating iu
Resort and Quaint Towns
of the Blue Coast . . . Exce lent 0
Rio do Janeiro Excellent 10
Singapore, Cross Roads ^ . ^. ,„
of the East Fascinating 0
Venice Fascinating 10
SERIALS
No. Chaps.
COLUMBIA
Flying G-Men ;•• 15 Chaps.
Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Mandrake the Magician 12 Chaps.
Spider's Web 15 Chaps.
REPUBLIC
Dick Tracy Returns 15 Chaps.
Fighting Devil Dogs 12 Chaps.
Hawk of the Wilderness 12 Chaps.
Lone Ranger Returns 15 Chaps
UNIVERSAL
Buck Rogers 15 Glials.
Oregon Trail 15 Chaps.
Red Barry 13 Chans.
Scouts to the Rescue 12 Chaps.
Reviewed Issue Of
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. 12/17/38 .10/15/38 .Not Rev. .11/26/38 . 4/ 8/39 . 3/ 4/39 Not Rev. .12/ 3/38
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. 3/25/39 . 12/ 3/38 . 3/ 4/39 . 1/14/39 . 9/24/38
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Reviewed Issue Of
2/ 4/39
7/23/38 5/13/39 10/29/38
8/ 6/38 5/28/38 11/26/38 2/18/39
2/1 1/39 5/20/39 10/22/38 12/10/38
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