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October 4, 1941
SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW
Page 37
PARAMOUNT 1940-41 (Cont.
Comment
PARAGRAPH ICS (6)
VO-3 Breezy Little Bears Excellent ..
V0-5 Guardians of the Wilds. .. Fine
VO-I Nature's Nursery Excellent ..
VO-4 Red. White and Blue
Hawaii Fair
V0-2 Seeing Is Believing Fair
Running Time
II
POPEYE (12)
EO-II Child Psykolojiky Good 7
E0-4 Eugene, the Jeep Funny 7
EO-8 Flies Ain't Human Fair 7
EO-2 My Pop, My Pop Amusing 7
EO-10 Olive's Boithday Presink. Snappy 7
EO-7 Olive's Sweepstake Ticket 7
E0-I2 Pest Pilot Fair 7
EO-9 Popeye Meets
Rip Van Winkle Fair 7
EO-I Popeye Meets William
Tell Funny 7
EO-5 Problem Pappy Fair 7
EO-fi Quiet Pleeze Very Good 7
KO-3 With Poopdeck Pappy Entertaining 7
POPULAR SCIENCE (6)
JO-I No. I Good 10
JO-2 No. 2 Interesting 10
JO-3 No. 3 Interesting 10
JO-4 No. 4 Usual 10
JO-5 No. 5 Interesting 10
JO-6 No. 6 Up to Standard. II
ROBERT BENCHLEY (4)
SO-3 Crime Control Excellent II
SO-4 Forgotten Man Typical 10
SO-I Trouble With Husbands. . .Great Fun II
SO-2 Waiting for Baby A Howl 10
SPECIAL CARTOON (I) (Tech.)
FFO-I Raggedy Ann Very Good .... 19
SPORTLIGHTS (13)
Reviewed Issue Of
. 1/18/41
. 9/20/41 .11/ 2/40
. 3/22/41 .12/ 7/40
. 7/19/41 .12/ 7/40 . 4/19/41 .11/ 2/40 . 5/31/41 .Not Rev. . 8/23/41
. 5/10/41
.10/ 5/40 . 1/25/41 . 3/22/41 .12/ 7/40
.10/ 5/40 .11/23/40 .12/21/40 . 3/22/41 , 4/ 5/41 6/28/41
. 4/19/41 . 5/31/41 .11/16/40 . 2/22/41
..12/21/40
Excellent
10
.. 1/25/41
Fine
10
. . 3/22/41
10
..10/ 5/40
Very Good ....
10
..12/21/40
10
. . 3/22/41
Excellent
10
..12/ 7/40
Thrills Aplenty.
10
..11/23/40
Funny
10
. . 5/10/41
Good Action Stuff
10
. . 6/28/41
10
.. 7/19/41
Very Good ....
10
..10/26/40
Exhilarating ...
10
.. 4/ 5/41
Very Good ....
10
.. 8/23/41
UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6)
LO-3 No. 3. LO-4 No. 4.
Good
, , 10
..10/ 5/40
Interesting ..
.. 10
..12/ 7/40
Good
.. 10
.. 2/15/41
Good
. . II
. . 3/29/41
A Wow
.11
.. 5/31/41
Very Good . .
.. 10
. . 8/23/41
1941-42
FASCINATING JOURNEYS (Tech.) (2) Ml-I Road in India 10
HEADLINERS (6) Al-I Beauty at the Beach 10
HEDDA HOPPER'S HOLLYWOOD (6) Zl-I No. I Excellent 10
MADCAP MODELS (Tech.) (6) Ul-I Daffy Draftee 8
POPEYE (12) El-I I'll Never Crow Again 7
POPULAR SCIENCE (6)
QUIZ KIDS (6)
Very Good 10
J I 1 No. I
Ql-I No. I
ROBERT BENCHLEY (4) Sl-I How To Take a Vacation 10
SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6)
Yl-I In a Pet Shop A Howl 10
YI-2 In a Zoo 10
SPORTLIGHTS (13)
R 1-2 Meet the Champs 10
Rl-I Shooting Mermaids Very Good 10
RI-3 Sittin' Pretty 10
SUPERMAN CARTOONS (12) (Tech.) Wl-I Superman A Cinch to Sell. II
Ll-I No.
UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6)
RKO-RADIO 1940-41
DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.)
14103 Baggage Buster Hilarious 7
14105 Canine Caddy Tops 7
14107 Early to Bed Satisfactory ... 8
14102 Gentleman's Gentleman . .Tops 7
141(11 Golden Eggs Excellent 8
14104 Good Time for a Dime. .. Excellent 8
141 1 1 Lend a Paw 8
14106 Nifty Nineties Amusing 8
141 10 Old McDonald Duck Excellent 8
14109 Orphan's Benefit Very Good 9
14108 Truant Officer Donald Excellent 8
EDGAR KENNEDY (6)
13406 Apple in His Eye Hokey 18
1310-5 Drafted in the Dmiot 19
13405 It Happened All Night. ..Fair 19
13404 Mad About Moonshine. . .Fair 18
13401 Sunk by the Census Funny 18
13402 Trailer Tragedy Funny 17
INFORMATION
1 (Anna Neagle) . . .
2 (Ruth Gordon)
3 (Alice Marble) . . .
4 (Louis Bromfleld) . .
5 (Wendell Willkie) .
6 (Jan Struther)
7 (Anna Neagle) . . .
8 (Boris Karloff) ...
9 (Alice Marble) . . .
10 (Louis Bromfield) .
1 1 (Jan Struther) . . .
12 (Boris Karloff) . .
13 (Anna Neagle) . .
. Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 9/20/41 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 9/20/41 .Not Rev.
. . 9/20/41 ..Not Rev.
..Not Rev. . . 9/27/41 ..Not Rev.
.. 8/ 2/41 .Not Rev.
. 5/10/41 . 6/ 7/41 . 7/26/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 5/10/41 .Not Rev. . 6/ 7/41 .10/ 4/41 . 8/30/41 . 8/23/41
. 6/14/41 .Not Rev. . 4/12/41 . 3/ 1/41 . 9/14/40 .10/19/40
14201 No.
14202 No.
14203 No.
14204 No.
14205 No.
14206 No.
14207 No.
14208 No.
14209 No.
14210 No. 142 1 1 No.
14212 No.
14213 No.
PLEASE (13)
II
. . 9/14/40
10
. . 10/19/40
Swell As Usual.
10
..11/16/40
II
..12/14/40
10
.. 2/ 1/41
1 1
. . 3/ 1/41
10
. . 4/ 5/41
10
. . 4/ 5/41
II
. . 5/10/41
Entertaining ...
10
. . 6/ 7/41
II
. . 7/26/41
12
. . 7/26/41
10
.. 8/23/41
14501 Eyes
14503 How Goes Chile Very Good 10
14502 What's Happening in
Argentina Very Timely... 10
SPORTSCOPES (13) Caballero College Fair 9
14307 14313 14310 14302 14306 14308 14301 1431 1 14305 14304 14303 14312 14309
23402 23401
24201 24202
Craig Wood For Golfers
Jockey's Day Good
Kentucky Royalty Horse Lovers
Mat Men Good
Publicity Sports Excellent ....
Quail Quest Good
9 9 9 9 9 9
Rolling Rhythm 10
9 9 9 9 9
Snow Eagles Excellent
Snow Fun Exhilarating
Sportsman's Partner For Dog Lovers.
Steeds and Steers Good
Sword Soldiers Technical
1941-42
DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech. EDGAR KENNEDY (6)
I'll Fix It
Westward Ho-Hum Funny
INFORMATION PLEASE (13)
No. I (John Gunther)
No. 2 (Howard Lindsay)
LEON ERROL (6) Man-I-Cured Funny ...
23101 23102
24402 24401
24302 24301
MARCH OF TIME (13)
Thumbs Up, Texas Excellent ....
Norway in Revolt Timely
PICTURE PEOPLE (13)
Hollywood Sports
Stars in Defense Interesting
RAY WHITLEY (4) SPORTSCOPES (13)
Arrobatics
Pampas Paddock For Horse Lovers
REPUBLIC 1941-42
MEET THE STARS (12)
28-2 Baby Stars Excellent 10
28-1 Chinese Garden Festival. .. Good Starter .. 10
28-5 Hollywood Meets the Navy. Timely 10
28-4 Los Angeles Examiner
Benefit Fair 10
28-7 Meet Roy Rogers Interesting 10
28-6 Stars at Play...' Entertaining ... 10
28-8 Stars — Past &. Present Nostalgic 10
28-3 Variety Reel Interesting 10
Reviewed Issue Of
. 2/ 1/41 . 9/14/40 .Not Rev. . 5/17/41 .11/16/40 . 4/ 5/41
5/10/41 6/ 7/41
7/ 5/41 8/ 2/41
RKO-RADIO 1940-41 (Cont.)
Comment Running Time
LEON ERROL (6) 13703 Fired Man Mildly Amusing 20
13701 He Asked for It Very Funny ... 18
13706 Panic in the Parlor Unfunny 20
13705 Polo Phoney Good 18
13702 Tattle Talevision Funny 19
K704 When Wifie's Away Fair 20
MARCH OF TIME
131 10 Crisis in the Atlantic Timely 18
131 1 1 China Fights Back Timely 18
131 12 New England's 8,000,000
Yankees Good 20
131 13 Peace by Adolf Hitler... A "Must" 20
RAY WHITLEY (4)
13501 Bar Buckaroos Good 16 ..11/16/40
13504 Musical Bandit Entertaining ..16 .. 7/26/41
13502 Prairie Snooners Very Good 13 ..3/ 1/41
13503 Red Skins & Red Heads. Poor 18 .. 5/10/41
PICTURE PEOPLE (13)
14401 No. I Interesting 10 .. 9/14/40
14402 No. 2 Good 9 ..10/19/40
14403 No. 3 Night Club Plug 10 ..11/16/40
14404 No. 4 Good 10 ..12/14/40
14405 No. 5 Fair 10 ..2/ 1/41
14406 No. 6 Fair 10 ..3/ 1/41
14407 No. 7 Average 10 .. 3/29/41
14408 No. 8 Fair 10 .. 4/12/41
14409 No. 9 Fair 8 .. 5/17/41
14410 No. 10 Fair 8 ..6/ 7/41
SPECIAL SUBJECT
13801 Growing Up (Quins) Wide Appeal... 18 ..12/14/40
SOUTH AMERICA (3) Brazil Very Interesting 10
20TH CENTURY-FOX 1940-41 (Cont.)
3/ 1/41 8/23/41
. . 4/12/41
. 3/ 1/41 . 8/ 9/41 . 6/ 7/41 .10/19/40 . 3/ 1/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 9/14/40 .Not Rev. . 2/ 1/41 .f2/ 14/40 .11/16/40 . 7/26/41 . 5/10/41
.Not Rev. . 9/27/41
.Not Rev. . Not Rev.
.10/ 4/41
8/16/41 9/27/41
. Not Rev. .10/ 4/41
.Not Rev. .10/ 4/41
.. 2/ 1/41 ..12/21/40 .. 5/ 3/41
.. 4/26/41 .. 6/21/41 .. 6/14/41 . . 6/28/41 .. 3/ 1/41
20TH CENTURY-FOX 1940-41
ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4)
1201 Midget Motor Mania Unusual 10
1203 Modern Highway Good 10
1202 Training Police Horses. .. Excellent 10
10/12/40 3/ 1/41 2/ 8/41
LEW LEHR COMEDIES (4)
1401 Grunters and Groaners. . .Tiresome 10 .. 8/10/40
1402 Tale of Butch the Parrot 10 ..Not Rev.
MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (8)
1108 Arctic in Springtime 10
1106 Caribbean Sentinel Good 10
1 101 Eskimo Trails Enlightening .. 10
1 103 Isle of Mystery 10
1109 Letter From Cairo 10
1102 Land of Flowers (Tech.) .Colorful 9
1107 Miracle of Hydro Different 10
1104 Old Dominion State
(Tech.) Very Good 10
1105 Spotlight on Indo-China 10
1 1 10 Winter in Eskimo Land 10
RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT
1601 Acquitted by the Sea Excellent 10 .
SPORTS REVIEWS— THORGERSEN (6) (3 In
1303 Bowling for Strikes For Bowlers ... 10 .
1307 Fun on Rollers 10 .
1302 Lure of the Trout(Tech.) . For Fly Casters 10 .
1306 Playing With Neptune. . .Very Good .... 9 .
1304 Rodeo Goes to Town Good 10 .
1305 Symphony in Snow 10 .
1301 Vacation Time (Tech.)... OK 8 .
Not Rev.
4/26/41 8/10/40
Not Rev.
Not Rev. 8/10/40 4/19/41
11/30/40 Not Rev. Not Rev.
19/12/40 Tech.) .10/12/40 .Not Rev. ,11/30/40 , 4/19/41 2/ 8/41 Not Rev. 8/10/40
Comment Running Time
(26) (13 in Tech.)
TERRYTOONS
1510 Baby Seal
1551 Bill Mouse's Akwakade. .. Excellent (Tech.)
1515 Bringing Home the Bacon
1501 Club Life in the Stone
Age
1511 Dog's Dream
1508 Fishing Made Easy Fair
1514 Good Old Irish Tunes
1507 Hairless Hector
1503 Happy Haunting Grounds
1513 Horse Fly Opera
1558 Home Guard (Tech.) Okay
1553 How Wet Was My Ocean . Excellent (Tech.)
1554 Landing of the Pilgrims. . Good (Tech.) ..
1552 Lucky Duck (Tech.)
1512 Magic Shell
1557 Mississippi Swing Rhythmic(Tech.)
1504 Magic Pencil Poor
1555 Plane Goofy (Tech.) Fair
1505 Snow Man
1556 Temperamental Lion Amusing(Tech.)
1502 Touchdown Demons Amusing
1516 Twelve O'clock and All Ain't Well
1559 Uncle Joey (Tech.)
1506 What a Little Sneeze
Will Do Good
1560 What Happens at Night (Tech.)
1509 When Knights Were Bold. Just a Cartoon..
WORLD TODAY
1704 Anzacs in Action irj
1701 Battle of the Atlantic Timely 10
1703 Empire in Exile |0
1702 War in the Desert 10
Reviewed Issue Of
.Not Rev. . 8/10/40 .Not Rev.
Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 4/26/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 4/26/41 .10/12/40 .11/30/40 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 2/ 8/41 .12/ 7/40 .12/ 7/40 .Not Rev. . 2/15/41 .10/ 5/40 . Not Rev. .Not Rev.
. 2/15/41 . Not Rev. . 4/26/41
.Not Rev. . 4/19/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev.
1941-42
ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4)
2202 Highway of Friendship 10 ..Not Rev.
2201 Soldiers of the Sky Excellent 10 ..8/ 2/41
MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (12)
2102 Glacier Trails in ..Not Rev.
2101 Sagebrush and Silver Interesting 10 .. 9/20/41
SPORTS REVIEWS (6)
2301 Aristocrats of the Kennels 10 ..Not Rev.
TERRYTOONS (26) 2503 Frozen North
2501 Ice Carnival Good
2551 Old Oaken Bucket Good
2552 One Man Navy Amusing
2554 Slap Happy Hunters
2502 Uncle Joey Comes to Town
2553 Welcome Little Stranger
.Not Rev. . 9/27/41 . 9/20/41 . 9/27/41 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. .Not Rev.
WORLD TODAY (4)
2401 American Sea Power Timely, Excellent 10
2402 Uncle Sam's Iron Warriors 10
5252 5241 5249 5246 5247
5243 5245 5242 5253 5248
5250 5244 5251
5353 5351 5358 5365 5359 5355
5364 5363 5354
5360 5362 5356 5352 5357
5361
5226 5225
5221
5222 5233 5228 5230 5227
5231 5232 5229 5224 5223
UNIVERSAL 1940-41
CARTOONS (13) (Tech.)
Andy Panda's Pop Enjoyable ...
Crazy House Satisfactory .
Dizzy Kitty So-So
Fair Today Good
Hysterical High Spots in
American History Fair
Knock, Knock Very Good ..
Mouse Trappers Amusing
Recruiting Daze Fair
Screw Driver Good
Scrub Me, Mama,
With a Boogie Beat. . .Snappy
Salt Water Daffy Snappy
Syncopated Sioux Clever
Woody Woodpecker
GOING PLACES (15)
Arizona Interesting
Coast Guard Interesting
Deserts of America Very Good
Garden Spot of the North. Good
Humorous Tombstones ...Amusing
Hunting on Ton of
the World Fascinating ...
Isles of Fate Good & Timely.
Meet Jimmy the Chump.. Good Fun
Melting Pot of the
Caribbean Good
Modern Way Down East.. Good
Mountain Summer Pleasing
South of the Border Interesting ....
Sun Valley Good
Swankiest Isle in
the World Interesting
Trail of Father Kino Interesting
MUSICALS— TWO REEL (13)
Bagdad Daddy Very Good
Beat Me DaddyEight to the Bar
Class in Swing Good Variety ..
Congamania Latin Liveliness
Dizzy Doings Fair
Jumpin' Jive Good
Music a la King Good Number .
Music in the Morgan Manner Entertaining
Once Upon a Summer Time. Average
Rhythm Revel Entertaining ..
Shadows in Swing Average
Tickled Pinky Rustic Rhythm.
Torrid Tempos Entertaining ..
SPECIAL SUBJECT (I)
5110 Swing With Bing Excellent ...
STRANGER THAN FICTION
.. 9/20/41 . . Not Rev.
. 8/ 9/41 .10/12/40 . 5/17/41 . 2/15/41
. 3/29/41 .11/30/40 . 2/ 8/41 .11/ 2/40 . 9/ 6 41
. 5/17/41 . 6/ 7/41 .12/28/40 . Not Rev.
.10/12/40 . 9/21/40 3/22/41 8/ 9/41 , 4/12/41
12/28/48 8/ 9/41 7/19/41
12/28/40 6/ 7/41 7/19/41 2/15/41
10/12/40
3/15/41 . 6/14/41
. 2/ 8/41
. Not Rev. .10/12/40 .11/30/40 . 9/ 6/41 . 6/ 7/41 . 7/19/41
. 3/29/41 . 7/19/41 . 8/16/41 . 5/17/41 . 1/ 4/41 .11/30/04
4/13/40
(15)
5371
No.
5372
No.
82
5373
No.
5374
No.
84
5375
Wo.
85
5376
No.
5377
No.
87.
5378
Mo,
5379
No.
5380
No.
90
5381
Mo.
91.
5382
No.
5383
No.
93
5384
No.
3-1
5385
No.
an
. 9
.. 9/21/40
..10/12/40
9
. . 10/12/40
9
..11/30/40
9
..12/28/40
Up to Par..
. 9
.. 2/ 8/41
9
.. 3/29/41
Interesting
. 9
.. 3/29/41
Interesting ..
. 9
.. 4/12/41
Interesting ..
. 9
.. 5/17/41
Fair
9
.. 5/24/41
So-So
. 9
.. 6/ 7/41
Very Good . .
. 9
.. 7/19/41
..Not Rev.
Very Good ..
. 9
.. 8/16/41