Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1942)

October 3. 1942 SHOW MEN 'STRADEREVIEW " 43 Listing feature releases alphabetically by title under name of distributor. Numerals on left indicate production number or block number. Effort is made to give precise running time for each picture reviewed, but due to various factors footage may be altered on all prints or on prints for certain territories, and it is therefore important that you — CHECK RUNNING TIME WITH LOCAL EXCHANGE KEY: Letters and combinations thereof in parenthesis indicate type of picture: (A) Action; (B) Biographical; (C) Comedy; (D) Drama; (Doc) Documentary; (F) Farce; (Fa) Fantasy; (G) Gangster; (H) Horror; (M) Musical; (My) Mystery; (0) Operetta; (P) Period; (S) Society: (T) Travel. Letters following the latter key give audience classification: F — Family; A — Adult, a — Before Date of Issue gives date of publication of Advance Dope on that picture; b — publication date of Box Office Slant. ASTOR PICTURES Rei. Mins. Date See Issue of COLUMBIA Bat Whispers (My-D) C. Morris-U. Merkel 86 Reissued Cock of the Air (C) Chester Morris 71 Reissued Crooked Circle (C)F Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason 70 Reissued Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin, Jr 60 New Release Hell's Angels (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall 100 Reissued Hell's Crossroads (D)A Tom Keene-John Qualen Reissued Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt, Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued Keen 'em Laughing Jack Benny 72 Reissued Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce CabotVirginia Bruce 70 Reissued Our Girl Shirley Shirley Temple 40 Cavalcade Palooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Velez 70 Reissued Scarface (D) P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak 88 Reissued Sky Devils (C-D) Spencer Tracy 88 Reissued Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton 43 Reissued COLUMBIA Current 1941-42 3013 3029 3045 3004 3207 3019 3041 3017 3018 3212 3035 3025 3031 3028 3032 3214 3205 3030 3038 3012 3015 3039 3037 3024 3101 3007 3204 3211 3034 3014 300S 3213 3042 3208 3044 3215 3202 3206 32 lU 3201 3046 3026 3021 3022 3036 3043 3027 3001 3008 3006 3016 3033 3020 3010 3216 3203 30H 3003 79. 67. 65. 70. 61 . 58. Advenluresot Martin Eden(D)A. Glenn Ford-Claire Trevor 87 Alias Boston Blackie (D) C. MorrisRichard Lane 67. Atlantic Convoy (Spy)F John BealVirginia Field 66 Bedtime Story (OA Loretta Young-Fredric March 85 Bad Men of the Hills Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden Blondie for Victory Penny SingletonArthur Lake Blonde From Singapore(CD)A. Florence Rice-Leif Erickson 67 Blondie Goes to College (C)F. Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 74, Blondre's Blessed Event (C)F. Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 69 Bullets for Bandits (W) Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 58 Cadets on Parade (D) Freddie BartholomewJimmy Lydon . 63 Canal Zone (D)F Chester Morris-John Hubbard Close Call for Ellery Queen (My)F William GarganMargaret Lindsay. Confessions of Boston Blackie (My)F Chester MorrisHarriet Hilliard... Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (My)F Wm. GarganMargaret Lindsay.... Devil's Trail (W) Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter Down Rio Grande Way (W)F. Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden... Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (My) Ralph Bellamy-Margaret Lindsay.. Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (My)F William Gargan-Margaret Lindsay.. 64 Flight Lieutenant (D)F Pat O'Brien-Glenn Ford 80 Go West, Young Lady(WMC)F. Penny Singleton-Glenn Ford 71 Harvard Here I Come (C)F.,,Maxie RosenbloomArline Judge.,,. 65 Helfo Annapolis (D) Jean Parker-Tom Brown 62 Honolulu Lu (C) Lupe Velez-Bruce Bennett 72 Invaders, The (D)F Leslie Howard-Laurence Olivier 104 Lady Is Willing (CD)A Marlene Dietrich-Fred MacMurray. 91 Lawless Plainsman (W) Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden 59 Lone Star Vigilantes (W)F..,Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 58 Man Who Returned to Life (D)AJohn Howard-Lucille Fairbanks 60 Meet the Stewarts (C) William Holden-Frances Dee 73 Men in Her Life (D)A Loretta Young-Dean Jagger 90 My Sister Eileen (CD)A R. Russell-Brian Aherne 96 North of the Rockies (W)F...BiM Elliott-Tex Ritter 60 Not a Ladies' Man (D)F Paul Kelly-Fay Wray 59 Overland to Deadwood (W) C. Starrett-R. Hayden Parachute Nurse (D) M. Chapman-W, Wright 63 Prairie Gunsmoke (W)F Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 55 Riders of the Badlands (W)F. Charles Starreft-Riissell Hayden.... 57 Riders of the Northland(W) F .Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden. Roaring Frontiers (W)F Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter Royal Mounted Patrol (W) Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden. Sabotage Squad (D)F Bruce Bennett-Kay Harris Secrets of the Lone WoK (My) F.Warren William Shut My Big Mouth (OF Joe E. Brown-Adelo Mara .2/26/42 , .4/2/42 . .7/2/42 . , 12/25/41 .8/13/42 .8/6/42 . . 10/16/41 .1/15/42 . .4/9/42 . .2/12/42 , . 1/22/42 .3/19/42 .1/29/42 .1/8/42 .. .5/7/42 . .5/14/42 .4/23/42 . .b2/28/42 ,.al/3l/42 . .b7/l8/42 .bl2/l3/4l ,,.a5/2/42 . .35/23/42 . .b8/30/4l ...b3/7/42 . .b4/l8/42 . .b2/2l/42 ..all/1/41 .,,b4/4/42 .,b3/ 14/42 .bl2/l3/4l .,b7/25/42 .all/15/41 . .b3/28/42 68.. 11/18/41 ..b8/30/4l Sing for Your Supper (DM)F.Jinx Falkenburg-"Buddy" Rogers.. 68. Stork Pays Off (C)F Maxie Rosenhloom-Rochelle Hudson. 68 Submarine Raider (D)F John Howard-Marguerite Chapman.. 64. Sweetheart of the Fleet (OF. .Joan Davis-Jinx Falkenburg 65, Talk of the Town (CD) A Gary Grant-Jean Arthur 118. Texas (D)F William Holden-Glenn Ford 92. They All Kissed the Bride(C) .Joan Crawford-Melvyn Douglas 83. Three Girls About Town(CD) A Joan Blondell-John Howard 73. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (C) F ,. -Florence Rice-Bruce Bennett 68. Two Latins From Manhattan (CM)F Jinx Falkenburg-Joan Woodbury..., 66. Two Yanks in Trinidad (OA., Pat O'Brien-Brian Donlevy 84. Vengeance of the West (W) .. .Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter West of Tombstone (W)F Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden 59. Wife Takes a Flyer (F)F J. Bennett-F. Tone 86. You Belong to Me (CD)A Barbara StanwyckHenry Fonda 97. Current 1942-43 .7/30/42 , ,7/9/42 ,. . 1 1/27/41 .12/18/41 .4/23/42 . . 12/11/41 .4/15/42 . .2/12/42 . .3/12/42 . .1/1/42 .. ,2/5/42 .. .3/28/42 . . 1 1/20/41 .9/30/42 . .4/2/42 ., .5/14/42 , .9/23/42 . .6/18/42 . .7/16/42 . . 12/18/41 .6/18/42 . . 10/16/41 .11/13/41 ,8/27/42 . . I I/I3/4I .2/19/42 . .12/4/41 . .11/6/41 . .6/4/42 .. .5/21/42 , .8/20/42 . .10/9/41 , .6/11/42 , . 10/23/41 .3/12/42 . .10/2/41 . .3/26/42 . .9/3/42 ., .1/15/42 . .4/30/42 . .10/30/41 4027 Counter Espionage (My) W. William-Eric Blore 4032 Lucky Legs (C) Jinx Falkenburg-R. Hayden.. 4044 Man's World (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright Riding Through Nevada (W)..C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson. Spirit of Stanford (CD) Frankie Albert-M. Chapman.. .9/3/42 . 10/1/42 .9/17/42 . 10/1/42 .9/10/42 Coming 1942-43 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (My) Chester Morris-Constance Worth.. Boogie Man Will Get You(CD) Boris Karloff-Peter Lorre City Without Men Linda Darnell-Claire Trevor Commandos Strike at Dawn(D)Paul Muni-Barbara Everest Daring Young Man (C) Joe E. Brown-Claire Dodd Desperadoes (Tech.) (W) Randolph Scott-Evelyn Keyes Fighting Buckaroo (W) Charles Starrett-Kay Harris Frightened Stiff Loretta Young-Brian Aherne Hail to the Rangers Charles Starrett-Kay Harris Junior Army Freddie Bartholomew-Huntz Hall. Laugh Your Blues Away Bert Gordon-Jinx Falkenburg Law of the Northwest Charles Starrett-Shirley Patterson. Lone Prairie (W) Russell Hayden-Lucille Lambert.. Merry-Go-Round Jean Arthur-Joel McCrea One Dangerous Night Warren William-Eric Blore Pardon My Gun (W) Charles Starrett-Alma Carroll Power of the Press G. Kibbee-Lee Tracy Riders of the Royal Mounted . . Russell Hayden-Bob Wills Robin Hood of the Range (W) .C. Starrett-Kay Harris ,10/29/42 !i 6/8/42'! , ,b8/29/42 ,.b6/27/42 .bl 1/29/41 . .b2/28/42 . .b4/23/42 . .alO/4/41 . .b2/2l/42 . .bl/31/42 .al 1/29/41 . .b9/27/4: . .b2/28/42 . .b5/23/42 .blO/l8/4l . .b9/l9/41 ..b3/2l/42 . .b8/29/42 . .a5/23/42 . , .b8/l/42 . .b6/27/42 .bl2/20/4l .. .b9/5/42 , ,b8/30/4l , .a8/l6/4l ,, .b8/8/42 .bl 1/22/41 . .b2/2l/42 . .bl2/6/4l .bl I/I5/4I . .b8/29/42 , ,b8/l5/42 ,. .b8/l/42 . .b9/27/4l . . .b6/6/42 .blO/25/41 . .b3/28/42 . .b9/27/4l . .b3/28/42 . .a5/ 16/42 . .bl/24/42 . .b4/25/42 .blO/l8/4l .a3/|6/42 .a6/20/42 .a5/l6/4-,i .a6/ 13/42 . .a7/4/42 .a7/25/42 . .a8/8/42 .a7/25/42 . .a8/8/42 .a8/29/42 . 10/15/42 . ,a8/8/42 !a6/26/42 Coming 1942-43 ICont.l Mins. Date IsfuVof Shall I Tell 'Em? Margaret Lindsay-John Beal ,,..a8/l/42 Silver City Raiders (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills Smith of Minnesota Bruce Smith-Arline Judge 10/13/42 ...a8/8/42 Something to Shout About Don AmecheJanet Blair Stand By All Networks (Spy).. John Beal-Florence Rice a6/20/42 Tornado in the Saddle (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Willis a8/8/42 Underground Agent Bruce BennettLeslie Brooks You Were Never LoveMer(DM) Fred Asbiire-Rita Hayworth 10/22/42 . .38/15/42 MGM Current 1941-42 243 Affairs of M3rtha <C)F M3rsh3 Hunt-B3ry Nelson 66. (Reviewed ss "Once Upon a Thursdsy") 216 B3bes on Broadway (M)F Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland 117. 226 Born to Sing (DM) Ray McDonaldVirginia Weidler 81. 220 Bugle Sounds (D)F Wall3ce BeeryMarjorie Main 101. 247 Calling Dr. Gillespie (D)A Philip Dorn-Lionel Barrymore 84. 208 Chocolate Soldier (M)A Nelson Eddy-Rise Stevens 102. 229 Courtship of Andy Hardy(CD)F Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone 93. 244 Crossro3ds (D)A William Powell-Hedy L3m3rr 81. 213 Design for Scandal (CDIA Rosalind RussellWalter PIdgeon.., 84. 203 Down in San Diego (D)F Dan Dailey. Jr.-Bonita Granvillt... 73. 201 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(D)A. Spencer Tracy-lngrid Bergman 127. 217 Dr. Kildare's Victory (D) Lew Ayres-Llonel Barrymora 82. 232 Fingers at the Window(My) A.Lew Ayres-Laraine Day 80. 237 Grand Central Murder (My)F..Van Heflin-Virginia Grey 72. 212 H. M. Pulham, Esq. (D)A Hedy LamarrRobert Young 120. 241 Her Cardboard Lover (D)F Norma ShearerRobert Taylor 93. 238 I Married An Angel (M)F Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy 84. 243 Jack3ss M3il (CD)F Wallace Beery-Marjorie Main 81. 221 Joe Smith. American (D) R, Young-Marsha Hunt-V. Heflin., 63. 218 Johnny Eager (G)A Lana Turner-Robert Taylor 107. 215 Kathleen (D)F Shirley Temple-Herbert Marshall... 84. 230 Kid Glove Killer (D)F Marsha Hunt^Van Heflin 74. 202 Lady Bo Good (CM)F Eleanor Powell-Ann Sothern 112. 240 M3isie Gets Her Man (OF Ann Sothern-Red Skelton 83. 219 Mr. and Mrs. North (MyC) F . . Gracie Allen-William Post. Jr 67. 260 Mrs. Miniver (D)A Greer GarsonWalter Pidgeon 132. 231 Mokey (D)F D. Dailey-Donna Reed 88. 227 Nazi Agent (Spy) A Conrad Veidt-Ann Ayars 82. 239 Pacific Rendezvous (D)F Lee Bowman-Jean Rogers 76. 246 Pierre of the Plains (D)F John Carroll-Ruth Hussey 66. 233 Rio Rita (CM)F Abbott & Costello 92. 210 ShadowoftheThin Man(CMy)F. William Powell-Myrna Ley 97. 235 Ship Ahoy (CM)F Eleanor Powell-Red Skelton 95. 234 Sunday Punch (CD)F Jean RogersWilliam Lundigan 76. 242 Tarzan's New York Adventure (D)A J. Weissmuller-M. O'Sullivan 71. 214 Tarzan's Secret Treasure (D)F.J. Weissmuller-Maureen O'Sullivan. 81. 228 This Time For Keeps (G)F... Robert Sterling-Ann Rutherford 73. 236 Tortilla Flat (C) Tracy-Garfield-Lamarr-Tamiroft 105. 211 Two Faced Woman (OA Garbo-Melvyn Douglas 94. 209 Unholy Partners (D)A Edw, G. Robinson-Edward Arnold.. 94. 223 Vanishing Virginian (CD) K. Grayson-F. Morgan 101. 225 We Were Dancing (SC)A Norma Shearer-Melvyn Douglas 94. 222 Woman of the Year (CD) A. . .Spencer TracyKatharine Hepburn. , 1 12. 224 Yank on the Burma Road(D)F.L. Day-B. Nelson-K. Luk* 65. 1942-43 Trade Shown 304 Apache Trail (W)F Wm. Lundigan-Donna Reed... 307 Cairo (SpyCM)A J. MacDonald-R. Young 303 Panama Hattie (MC)F Ann Sothern-Wm. Lundigan. July b5/23/42 Jan bl2/6/4l Mar bl/24/42 Jan bl2/20/4l July b6/20/42 Nov bl0/l8/4l Mar b2/l4/42 July b6/27/42 Dec bl 1/15/41 Sept b8/2/4l Sept b7/26/4l Jan bl2/6/4l Apr b3/l4/42 May b4/25/42 Dec bll/l5/4l Juno b5/30/42 June b5/23/42 July b6/20/42 Feb bl/IO/42 Jan bl2/l3/4l Dec bll/l5/4l Apr b3/l4/42 Sept b7/l9/4l Juno b5/30/42 Jan bl2/20/4l b5/l6/42 Apr b3/28/42 Mar bl/24/42 June b5/23/42 July b6/20/42 Apr b3/l4/42 Nov blO/25/41 Mav b4/ 18/42 May b4/ 18/42 June b4/l8/42 Dec bll/l5/4l Mar b2/l4/42 May b4/25/42 Nov blO/25/41 Nov bl0/l8/4l .Feb bl2/6/4l .Mar bl/17/42 Feb bl/17/42 Feb bl/17/42 301 Somewhere I'll Find You (CD)A Clark Gable-Lana Turner. 302 Tish (CD) A Marjorie Main-ZaSu Pitt 306 War Against Mrs. Hadley (D)A Edw. Arnold-Fay Bainter 66. .9 10,42 . . .b6,27/42 101 . .9 10/42 . bS/ 15/42 78. .9 10/42 ..b7/25/42 97. .9 10/42 . . .b8/ 15/42 105. .9 10/42 ...b8/8/42 84. .9 10/42 . .b7/23/42 105. .9 10/42 . . .b8/8/42 , 87. .9 10/42 . .b8/ 13/42 Coming Andy Hardy Steps Out (D) .... Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone a8/8/42 Assignment in Brittany Jean P. Aumont-Reginald Owen Cabin in the Sky Ethel WatersRex Ingram Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant. Lionel Barrymore-Van Johnson Du Barry Was a Lady (Tech.). Red Skelton-Lucille Ball 309 Eyes in the Night (SpyD) F . . . Edw. Arnold-Ann Harding 79 b9/l2/42 312 For Me and My Gal (DM)F..J. Garland-G. Murphy 103 b9/12/42 Human Comedy Mickey Rooney-Donna Reed Journey for Margaret (D) Robert Young-Laraine Day a9/5/42 Keeper of the Flame (D) K. Hepburn-S. Tracy a9/l2/42 Lassie Come Home (Tech.) .... Edmund Gwenn Northwest Rangers (D) Wm, Lundigan-James Craig a9/5/42 Nothing Ventured Lana TurnerRobert Young 311 Omaha Trail (W)F James Craig-Dean Jagger 62 b9/19/42 Pilot No. 5 Franchot Tone-Marsha Hunt Presenting Lily Mars (0) J. Garland-R. Carlson a9/26/42 Random Harvest (D) Greer Garson-Ronald Colman ' a6/l3/42 Reunion (D) Joan Crawford-John Wayne a8/l/42 Salute to the Marines (Tech.) .W. Beery-Fay Bainter Skyway to Glory (D) F. Tone-Gene Kelly a9/26/42 Tennessee Johnson (D) Van Heflin-Ruth Hussey a9/5/42 This Man's Navy Robert Taylor-Chas. Laughton a7/4/42 Three Hearts for Julia Melvyn Douglas-Ann Sothern Whistling in Dixie (CD) Red Skelton-Ann Rutherford a7/25/42 310 White Cargo (D)A Hedy Lamarr-W. Pidgeon 90 b9/l9/42 MONOGRAM Current 1941-42 Arizona Roundup (W) Tom Keene Arizona Stagecoach (W) Ray Corrigan-John King Below the Border (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 58 Black Dragons (My)A Bela Lugosi-Joan Barclay 63 Boothill Bandits Range Busters Borrowed Hero (D)F Florence Rise-Alan Baxter 65 Continental Express (D)A Rex HarrisonValerie Hobson 61 Corpse Vanishes (H) Bela Lugosi-Joan Barclay 64 Double Trouble (OF Harry Langdon-Charles Rogers 64 Down Texas Way (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 57 Forbidden Trails (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 58 Freckles Comes Home (G) Johnny Downs-Gail Storm Ghost Town Law (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 65 .3/13/42 , .9/4/42 . .1/30/42 . .3/6/42 .. .4/24/42 . .12/5/41 . .4/1/42 ., .5/8/42 ., .11/21/41 .5/29/42 .12/26/41 .1/2/42 ., .3/27/42 . . .a2/2i/42 . .36/27/42 .b2/2l/42 ..b3/7/42 . .bl2/6/4l . .b4/l 1/42 ..b4/ 18/42 .bl I/I5/4I . ..b6/6/42 ..bl/31/42 .a 1 1/22/41 . ..b4/4/42