Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1943)

^1 o Listing feature releases alphabetically by title under name of distributor. Numerals on «»r 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 »ria;s 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) F»rc«; (Fa) Fantasy; (G) Gangster; (H) Horror; (M) Musical; (My) Mystery; (O) Operetti; (P) Period; (T) Travel; (W) Western. 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. 2 ASTOR PICTURES MGM (Cont.) Ral. See Mini. Date luu* of Cock of th* Air (C) Cheiter Morrlt 71 Reitsuad Crooked CircU (OF Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Glouon 70 Reissuod Finis of the Wild Rin Tin Tin, Jr 60 New Release Hell's Angels (D) Lyen-Hariow-Hall 100 Reissued Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterlront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued Keep 'em Laughing Jack Benny 72 Reissued King of the Circus Loder-RatoffBennett 71 New Release Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce Cabot-Virginli Bruce 70 Reissued Palooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Velez 70 Reissued Scandal (or the Brid* Anna Lee-Grifflth Jones 70 New Release Scarface (D) P. Munl-G. Ra(t-A. Dvorak 88 Reissued Scream In the Night Lon Chaney. Jr 69 New Release Sky Devils (C-D) Spencer Tracy 88 Reissued Thunder in the City Edw. G. Robinson 81 Reissued Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton 45 Reissued COLUMBIA 4031 After Midnight With Boston Blarkie <D) 4009 A Night to Remember (My)A. 4011 Appointment in Berlin 4030 Bosliin Blackle Gees Hnllywnod (My) 4025 Boy From Stalingrad 4UI3 City Without Men (D) 4i» < < ..nimaK.iii. strilK' m Dawn(D). 4017 Crime Doctor (D)F Dangerous Blondes 4l)nf n*-<ii>r8iliies iTech.) (W)F... 4003 Destroyer (D) 4008 First Comes Courage (D)F.... 4014 Good Luck. Mr. Yates 4018 it's a Great Life (CO)F 4UdO Juillnl Altil> lL>l iiax Laiiflh Vour Blues Away (C) . 4040 Let's Have Fun (C) 4001 More the Merrier (D) tn^i Miirrior in Tini« Sn"ari>rMy) 1010 My Kingdom for a Cook .. 4036 No Place for a Lady (My)F... 4i*'N lift. II «iiQ,.rnM* Siioht My).. 4023 Passport to Suez (D)F 4037 Power of the Press (D)F 4024 Redhead From Manhattan(C) F . 4MI7 K,>wui||,> Wtlh H"Vf'l\ tllMt 4206 Robin Hood of the Range (W)F, 4u^!' ani Has whai ii iak>-» icui 4006 Something to Shout About (C) 4019 Two Sfnnritan Frnm Chiraqo(C) 40.19 llndrrgrnnnd Agent (D)F 4015 What's Buzzin' Cousin.. 4002 You Were Never Lovelier(M)F. CURRENT 1942-43 C. Morris-Ann Savage 64..3/l8'43 ...b7/24/43 L. Young-B. Aherne 91.. 12/10/42 .bl2/l2/42 G. Sanders-M. Chapman 77.. 7/15/43 ...b7/24/43 C. Morris-Constance Worth 68.. 1 1/5/42 ...a7'25'42 Scott Beckett-Conrad Binyon 70.. 5/20/43 ...a3/20/43 Linda Uarnell-Leslie Brooks 76. .1/14/43 b8/7/43 Paul Mlini-Annn L" inn I 7 41 . .bl' ■«? Warner Baxter-M. Lindsay 66.. 6/22/43 ...b7/IO/43 Evelyn Ke>«s-E. Lewe-J. Hubbard 9/23/43 ...aH/26/43 R SrMt E KfVM an ^'25 43 ...b:i'n 43 Ed. G. Robinson-M. Chapman 99.. 9/2/43 b8/2l/43 M. Oberon-B. Aherne 86.. 7/29/43 ...b9/M/43 Claire Trevor-Edgar Buchanan 69. .6/29/43 ...b8/l4/43 P. Singleton-A. Lake 68. .5/27/43 ...b7/IO/43 F. Bam ea biii) Halup by . II 2b 42 .aiu lU 42 Jinx Falkenburg-Bert Gordon 69.. 1 1/12/42 .alO'10'42 M. Lindsav-J. Beal 65.. 3/4/43 b4/24/43 J. Arthiir-J. McCrea 103.. 5/13/43 b4/3/43 E. Inwp-M Chanmnn 65.. 4 I 43 bfi 1 43 C. Coburn-M. Chapman 8/31/43 ...a6/l2/43 Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 66.. 2/1 1/43 b6/5/43 W W'll'iii. ( •<■ I V I haunian. 77 I 71 u ..ai" I' <2 Ann Savage-Robert Stanford 72. .8/19/43 ...b9/l8/43 Guy Kibbee-Lee Tracy 63. .1/28/43 ..al2/26/42 L. Velez-Michael Duane 63.-5/6/43 ....b5/29/43 a Mllli-r Wni Wriub' 7K ? 4 41 h7 f 43 Charles Starrett-Kay Harris 57.. 7/29/43 ...b8/l4/43 Jiii> Falkeiiourq. lum Neal 66. .4 15/43 ... b6'6/43 Ameche-Oakie-Janet Blair 91.. 2/25/43 ...b4/|0/43 Jinx Falki-nhiira-Joan Oavis R8..6'I0'43 b7'3/43 Bnire Rrnnett-F. Alhcrtson 68. .12/3^42 ...b2'2n/43 Ann Miller. "Rochester"-J. Hubbard. 75.. 7/8/43 b8/7/43 F. Astaire-R. Hayworth 98. .11/19/42 .btO/IO/42 Westerns .2/1/43 .. .6/24/43 . .9' 16 '43 . .5/27/43 . .12/1/42 . .2/15/43 . .4 '27 '43 . .12/15/42 ..a8/29/42 ..b7/l7/43 .ain/31 '42 ..b5/29/43 . .au/2U/42 .al 1/14/42 .a 12/26 '42 ...a8/8/42 4203 Fighting Buckarno (W) Starrett-Kay Harris 58 4205 Frontier Fury (W)F Chas. StarrettJimmy Davis 55. Hail to tlie Ranonrs (W) Charles Starrett-Kay Harris 4204 Law of the Northwest (W)F...C. Starrett-S. Patterson 57 42i>^ faiuun IM> bun iWi CDas. SlarrettAlma Carroll 67 4211 Riders of the North West Mounted (W) R. Hayden-B. Wills 57 4212 SarirtlPS & Saqcbrinh (W1 R. Haydi-n.Roli Wills 55 4210 Tornado in the Saddle (W).. .Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 59 COMING Chance of a Lifetime Chester Morris-G. E. Stone 10/26/43 Cnv.r Girl (Tech.) R. HayworthJ FalkmbMrq Cowboy Canteen Charles Starrett-Tcx Ritter Curly Cary Grant-Janet Blair.. Day Will Come Marsha Hunt-Henry Travers Doughboys in Ireland Kenny Baker-Jeff Dnnnell 10/7/43 Footlight Glamour Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 9/30/43 aB'7/43 Heat Is On, The Mae West-Victor Moore a9/25/43 Hey. Rookie Ann Miller-Larry Parks Is Everybody Happy? Ted Lewis & Band a9/25/43 Klondike Kate Ann Savage-Tom Neal Return of the Vampire Bela LugosiMichael Duane Sahara ... Hiimnhrey Boqart-Bnii-'! Bennett 10/14/43 . .a4/24/43 Second Crime Doctor Warner Baxter-Lynn Merrick Swing Out the Blues Bob Haymes-Lynn Merrick Ten Percent Woman R. Russell-B. Aherne There's Something About a Soldier Evelyn Keyes-Michael Duane a9/25/43 Westerns Cowboy From Lonesome River. Charles Starrett-Vi Athens a«/7/43 Cowboy in the Clouds Charles Starrett-Jackie Duncan a9/25/43 Cyclone Prairie Rangers Charles StarrettWalter Taylor a9/25/43 Last Horseman (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills a|/9/43 Riding West tW) C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson al/30/43 Roundup for Victory Charles StarrettJeanne Bates eiWer City Raiders (W)......R. Hayden-B. Wills alO/3/42 Vioilanlet Rule iW) R. HaydtnB Wills '.LLM Wyoming Hurricane (W) Russell Hayden-Alma Carroll al/16/43 MGM CURRENT 1942-43 SI8 Andy Hardy's Double Lite (CD)F M. Rooney-L. Stone 95. 324 A Stranger In Town (D)F F. Morgan-Jean Rogers 67.. S26 Air Raid Wardens (C)F Laurel & Hardy 67. 827 Assignment In Brittany (0)F.. Pierre Aumont-Siisan Peters 96. 328 Bataan (D) R. Taylor-T. Mitchell.... 114. 323 Cabin In the Skv (M)F Ethel Waters-"Rochester" 98. 317 Dr. Gillespie's New .. . Assistant (D)F L. Barrymore-Van Johnson 87. 333 Du Barry Was a Lady „ ^ „, , ,„ „ „ (Tech.) (M) Red Skelten-Lucllle Ball 101. 329 Harrigan's Kid (D)F Bobby Readick-Wm. Gargan 80. 334 Hitler's Madman (D) John Carradine-Patricia Morison... 84.. 380 Human Comedy. The (D)F M. Rooney-F. Morgan 117. 314 Journey for Maroaret (niF...Robt. Yniinq-Laraine Day 80. 320 Keeper of the Flame (D)F....K. Hepburn-S. Tracy 100. 319 Northwest Rangers (AD)F Wm. Lundigan-J. Craig.... 63.. 332 Pilot No. 5 (D) Franchot Tone-Marsha Hunt 70. 330 Presentino Lily Mars (0)....J. Garland-Van Hedln 104. 370 Random Harvest (D)A G. Garson-R. Cplman 26. 315 Raunlon in Frnnea (D)A J. Crawford-Phlllo Dorn 105. Dec-Feb Apr-May Apr-May AprMay ,June-Aug Apr-May 612/12 f .b2/l3/43 .b3/20/43 .b3'l3'43 .b5/29/43 .b2/l3/43 Dec-Feb .hi 1/14/42 . June-Aug . June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug Der-Feb Dec-Feb Dec-Feb June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug DeeFeb ..b5/8/43 .b3/l3/43 .b6'l2'43 .b2/27/43 bin <t 4 .bl2/l9/42 .blO/31/42 .b4/IO/43 ..b5/l/43 bl 1/28/42 ..bl2/S/43 ^io." CURRENT 1942-43 win.. Stl, 325 Slightly Dangerous (D)F L. Turner-R. Young 94.. Apr-May 316 Stand By For Action (D)F...R. Tayior-C. Laughton 108. .Dec-Feb 322 Tennessee Johnson (B)A Van Heflin-R. Hussey 103. .Dec-Feb 321 Three Hearts for Julia (CM)A.M. Oouglas-A. Sothern 90.. Dec-Feb 313 Whistling in Dixie (C)A R. Skelton-A. Rutherford 73.. Dec-Feb 331 Youngest Profession (C)F V. Weidler-Edw. Arnold 82.. June-Aug CURRENT 1943-44 402 Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. MacMurray 90. Donat 103. Ball-Wm. Gaxton 93. Barrymore-Van Johnson 89. Rooney-J. Garland 99. 406 Adventures of Tartu, The R. 405 Best Foot Forward (Tech.) (M) .L. 407 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (D) L. 409 Girl Crazy (M) M. 403 I Deed It (C)F Red Skelton-E. Powell 102. 410 Lassie Come Home (D) (Tech.) .Roddy McDowall-Donald Crisp 90. 411 Man From Down Under C. Laughton-Binnie Barnes 103. 401 Salute to the Marines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-Fay Bainter 101. 404 Swing Shift Maisie (C)F A. Sothern-James Craig 87. 412 Whistling in Brooklyn Red Skelton-A. Rutherford 87. 408 Young Ideas (C) M. Astor-H. Marshall 77. COMING .SeptDec SeptDee .SeptDec .SeptDec .Sept-Dec Sept-Dec .Sept-Dec .Sept-Dec SeptDec .Sept-Dec .Sept-Dec Issue at ...b3/(/43 .bl2/l2/42 .bl2/l9 42 . ..bl/</43 .bia/3l/42 ..b3/6/43 ...b5/l/43 ...b8/7/4S ...b7/3/43 ...b5/8/43 . . .b8/7/43 . .b7/3l/43 ..b8/2l/43 ...b8/7/43 ..b7/3l/43 ...bS'B '43 . .37/24/43 . .b7/3l/43 A Guy Named Joa Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunna a5/29/'3 America B. Donlevy-Ann Richards a6/l2/ " Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble. M. Rooney-L. Stone Broadway Rhythm George Murphy-Ginny Simms a8/l4/4S Canterville Ghost Charles LaughtonMargaret O'Brien Cross of Lorraine Gene Kelly-Pierre Aumont a7/24/43 Cry "Havoc" A. Sothern-M. Sullivan a8/7/43 Gaslight Charles Boyer-lngrid Bergmaa Heavenly Body W. Powell-H. Lamarr a7/3l/43 Kismet (Tech.) R. Colman-Marlene Dietrich Lost Angel .Margaret O'Brien-J. Craig a8/7/43 Madame Curie G. Garson-W. Pidgeon a6/5/43 Meet the People Lucille Ball-Dick Powell a8/14/43 Mr. Co-Ed Red Skelton-H. James & Orchestra Rationing W. BeeryMarjorie Main Right About Face (MC) Kay Kyser & Band-Lena Horne 78 a2/27/43 See Here, Private Hargrove. . Robert Walker-Donna Reed a8'l4/43 Sung of Russia . R Taylor-Siisan Peters a6'5'43 Thousands Cheer (Tech.XD) F . Kathryn Grayson-Gene Kelly 126 b9/l8/43 Two Sisters & A Sailor lune Allyson-Van Johnson White Cliffs, The I. Dunn-A. Marshall-R. McDowall a8/7/43 MONOGRAM CURRENT 1942-43 Ape Man (H)A B. Lugesi-W. Ford 64. Clancy Street Boys (C). L. Gorcey-B. Jordan 65. Crime Smasher (M)F Edgar Kennedy-Gale Storm 62. Ghosts on the Loose (D) East Side Kids 64. Here Comes Kelly (C) Joan Woodbury-Eddie Quillan 64. I Escaped From the Gestapo (D) D. Jagger-M. Brian 75. Kid Dynamite (D)F Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 67. Living Ghost (My)F James Dunn-Joan Woodbury 61. 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(CD)A Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 64. Prison Mutiny (D) Edw. Norris-Joan Woodbury 61. (Reviewed as "You Can't Beat the Law") Revenge of the Zombies (D)F.J. Carradine-L. Talbot-G. Storm... 61. Rhythm Parade (M)F Gale Storm-Robt. Lowery 68. Sarong Girl (D)A A. Corio-J. Davis 70. Silent Witness (D)F Frank Albertson-Maris Wrlxon 62. Silver Skates (IM)F Kenny BakerPatricia Merisen 76. Spy Train (D) R. Travis-C. Craig 61. Wings Over tha Pacific Inez Cooper-Montague Leva 3/S/43 .. 4/23/43 . 1/29/43 . .7/16/43 . ,9/10/43 , ,5/24/43 , 2/12/43 . 1 1/27/42 11/20/42 2/12/43 . .9/17/43 12/11/42 .5/28/43 1/15/43 . 2/26/43 . ,7/2/43 .. .6/25/43 Westerns Cowboy Commandos (W) R. Corrigan-D. Moore 53.. 6/2/43 .. Dawn on the Great Divida(W) .B. Jones-R. Bell 70 .I2 IH/42 Ghost Rider (W)F..... J. M. Brown-R. Hatton 54. .4/2/43 .. Haunted Ranch (W) J. King-D. Sharpe 64.. 12/4/42 . Land of Haunted Men (W) Ranqo Busters 3/26/43 . Six Gun Gospel (W)F J. M. Brown-R. Hatton 55. .9/3/43 .. Stranger From Pecos (W) Johnny Brown-Raymond Hatton 55.. 6 '25/43 . Trail Riders (W) John King-David Sharpa 55.. 12/4/42 . Two Fisted Justice (W) '...J. King-D. Sharpe 55. .1/8/43 .. Wild Horse Stampede (W)F..H. Gibson-K. Maynard 58.. 4/16/43 . COMING 1942-43 Campus Rhythm Gale Storm-Robert Lowery 11/19/43 Mystery of the Thirteenth Guest Helen Parrish-Dick Purcell 11/5/43 . Nearly Eighteen Gale Storm-Bill Henry 11/12/43 Westerns Blazing Guns (W)F Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54. .10/8/43 . Outlaws of Stampede Pass J. M. Brown-R. Hatton 10/15/43 CURRENT 1943-44 I Melody Parade (M)F Mary Beth Hughes 72. .8/27/43 . I Spotlight Scandals (C) Frank Fay-Billy Gilbert 79.. 9/24/43 . COMING 1943-44 I Charlie Chan in Secret Service .Sidney Toler 1/17/44 . Follow the Leader Jack LaRue-East Side Kids 12/10/43 Her Bachelor Husband Johnny Downs-Wanda McKay I Lady Let's Dance Belita 1/31/44 . Million Dollar Kid Leo Gorcey-East Side Kids ( Mr. Muggs Steps Out Leo Gorcey-Joan Marsh Smart Guy Rick Vallin-Wanda McKay Sultan's Daughter Ann Corio-C. Butterworth I Sweethearts of the U.S.A L na Merkel-Donald Novis 1/7/44 .. I Unknown Guest Victor Jory-Pamela Blake 10/22/43 I Women in Bondage Gale Patrick-Nancy Kelly 12/24/43 Westerns Black Market Rustlers (W)...Ray Corrigan-Dennis Moore 58 Bullets & Saddles Ray Corrigan-Dennis Moore 10/29/43 Death Valley Rangers Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 12/3/43 . Law Rides Again, The (W)...Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54 Texas Kid J. M Brown-Raymond Hatton 11/26/43 ..b2/27/43 ..b3/27/43 ..b2/20/43 . . bb 6 43 . .b7/31/43 . .b4/l7/43 . .bl/23/43 .blO/31/43 .blO/17/42 . .bl/30/43 ..b9/l8/43 .bl2/26/42 ..b5/l5/43 .bl2/l9/42 ..bl/16/43 ...b6/S/43 ..a4/l7/43 .b6/2S/43 all 14 43 .b5/22/43 .b5/29 43 ..a2'« 4S ..b9/4/43 .b7/l7/43 . b6 '5/43 .b7/3l/43 ..b5/l/43 .a8/l4/43 ..a8/7/43 .a7/17/43 .b9/l8/43 . .a8/7/43 .b8/l4/43 .b7/24/43 .a9/ll/43 .a9/25/43 !a9/ii/43 .b8/28/43 .a9/25/43 .b8/28/43 !a9/25/43 .b8/2l/43 if' H > < I— I o