Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1945)

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Jul-Sep 1945
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
00052
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Established in 1933 by Charles 'Chick' Lewis, who previously edited the 'Manager's Round Table' section in Quigley's MOTION PICTURE HERALD. Lewis originally called his new publication SHOWMEN'S ROUND TABLE, but after a lawsuit from Quigley, he changed the title to SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW (STR). Over the next two decades, STR proved to be a formidable competitor to Quigley's HERALD and steadily grew in circulation. It's easy to see why exhibitors wanted to subscribe. STR's editorial voice, reviews of features and shorts, 'Box Office Slant' tips for how to promote movies, and concise and well organized 'Booking Guides' made it a trustworthy and highly useful magazine for exhibitors. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
November 10, 2022
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> w Q < H CO O CO ID SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE — 1944-45 PRODUCT COLUMBIA 6409 6404 5428 6401 6426 6429 6405 6423 6402 6431 6427 6433 6422 6430 6421 6403 6432 6425 6411 6410 Comment Running Time ALL-STAR COMEDIES A Knight and a Blonde 14 Booby Dupes Average 17 Design for Loving Tops 21 Jgents Without Cents 19 Gold Is Where You Lose It Fair 1 61/2 Heather and Yon So-So 17 Idiots DeLuxe "'/a Jury Goes Round 'n' Round '8 No Dough, Boys '7 Off Again, On Again Fair 16 Open Season for Saps Farce 18 Pistol Packin' Nitwits Fair 17 She Snoops to Conquer. . .Average 18 Snooper Service Fair H'/a Strife of the Party pleasing 16 Three Pests in a Mess Slapstick 15 Two Local Yokels Average l7'/2 Wedded Bliss Fair 17 Wife Dosey Woo! Woo! Average 16 Reviewed Issue Of 3/31/45 12/16/44 . 12/30/44 . 3/24/45 . 3/31/45 .12/16/44 . 4/28/45 . 3/10/45 . 3/24/45 . 12/16/44 . 5/12/45 . 5/19/45 .11/18/44 . 3/10/45 COLOR RHAPSODY 6501 Dog, Cat and Canary 6 6503 Fiesta Time 7'/2 6dU2 Rippling Romance 8 COMMUNITY SINGS 6651 6652 6653 6654 6655 6656 6657 6658 6U59 6660 6661 6663 .Good 9'/2. .11/18/44 No. I (Leibert) Love Love, Love No. 2 (Baker) Ikky Tikky Tanibo 9 No. 3 (Baker) Swinging on a Star No. 4 (Leibert) Hot Time in Berlin Good No. 5 (Baker) Tico Tico.nne No. 6 (Don Baker) Very Thought of You Good No. 7 (Leibert) I'll Walk Alone ' • No. 8 (Leibert) Sweet and Lovely Musical 9 No. 9 (Baker) Confessin' 10 No. 10 (Leibert) Rum and Coca Cola 1" No. II (Leibert) Candy No. 13 (Special) Patriotic Songs lO'/a 10 10 3/10/45 3/10/45 4/28/45 . 6/ 2/45 FILM-VODVIL 6952 Al Trace's Comedy Band . Excellent II 6954 Korn Kobblers liood II 6951 Kehoe's IVlarimba Band II 6955 Lowe, Hite & Stanley Uiverting II ..6/ 2/45 6953 Rootin' Tootin' Band II fUA (t. CROW 6751 Be Patient, Patient 7 6752 Egg-Yegg Amusing 7'/2.. 3/31/45 6753 Kukunuts LI L ABNER 6602 Kickapoo Juice Amusing 7 .. 3/31/45 6601 Porkuliar Piggy Funny 7 ..12/16/44 PANORAMICS 6901 A Harbor Goes to France 10 12/16/44 4/28/45 PHANTASIES 6702 As the Fly Flies 6 6704 Booby Socks 6703 Goofy News Views Has Possibilities 7 ..6/ 2/45 6701 Mutt 'n' Bones hair 7 ..12/23/44 10 ..12/ 2/44 3/10/45 4/14/45 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 6851 No. 1 (Gl Jte in Hollywood) Fair 6852 No. 2 (The Mike Goes to War) 10 6853 No. 3 (Ken Murray, M.C.) 10 6854 No. 4 (Variety-Mowbray) O'A 6855 No. 5 (G.l. Janes in Hollywood) Average 10 6856 No. 6 (Vallee-Allen) uuod 9 6857 No. 7 (Memorial to T. Mix-W. Rogers Excellent 9 .. 4/14/45 6858 No. 8 (Letters to G.l.) 10 6859 No. 9 (Doctoi* in Make-Up) 91/2 6860 No. 19 (Eddie Cantor Ginny Simms) SPORTS REEL 6803 AquaMaids O'A 6809 Chips and Putts iSOZ Hedge Hoppers Selective 9 ..12/16/44 <S808 Hi-ho Rodeo 6807 Iron Masters Excellent 91/2 .. 5/ 5/45 68D1 K-9-Kadets IO'/2 6805 Kings ef the Fairway Interesting 10 .. 4/21/45 6806 Rough tnd Tumble Very Funny ... 9 .. 4/14/45 6804 Strikirei Chamvltnt 10 SERIALS 6120 Black Arrow 15 Chaps. 6140 Brenda Starr, Reporter 13 Chaps. 6160 Monster and the Ape 15 Chaps. 5/26/45 METRO-GOLDWYNMAYER (1943-44) CARTOONS (Tech.) W-542 Barney Bear's Polar Pest W-538 Bear Raid Warden Good 8 .. 8/26/44 W-539 Big Heel-Watha Excellent 8 ..9/ 2/44 W-546 Jerkey Turkey Fair 8 .. 5/12/45 W-540 Puttin' on the Dog Very Funny ... 7 ..11/ 4/44 W-542 Screwy Truant Good 7 .. 5/12/45 W-545 Shooting of Dan McGoo.Kids itself 8 .. 4/21/45 W-544 Unwelcome Guest CRIME-DOES-NOT-PAY A-502 Fall Guy Fair 20 .. 5/12/45 A-503 Last Installment Absorbing 19 .. 5/12/45 A-5D4 Phantoms Inc 17 MINIATURES (10) M-590 Little White Lie M-598 Nostradamus IV Very Good 10 ..11/ 4/44 M-588 Somewhere, USA (Tech.) 10^ M-587 Why Daddy 9 PASSING PARADE K-574 A Lady Fights Back Interesting 10 ..1/ 6/45 K-572 Grandpa Called It Art... Good 10 ..10/ 7/44 K-573 Return From Nowhere. .. Interesting 10 ..11/4/44 K-576 Seesaw and the Shoes Exceptional 10 .. 5/12/45 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) S-5S7 Football Thrills of 1943.. Very Good 8 ..11/ 4/44 S-560 Hollywood Scout Unique S .. 5/12/45 S-555 Movie Pests Pointed Fun ... 10 ..8/ 5/44 S-558 Safety Sleuth Hilarious 10 ..12/16/44 S-556 Sports Quiz Very Good 10 ..9/ 2/44 S-S59 Track and Field Quiz TRAVELTALKS (12) (Tech.) T-520 City of Brigham Young T-518 Colorful Colorado 8 T-521 Monumental Utah Excellent 9 T-612 Seeing El Salvador T-6II Shrines of the Yucatan ... Instructive 9 T-519 Roaming Through Arizona 10 T-522 Wandering Here and There Instructive 9 PARAMOUNT CLASSICS CARTOONS (Tech.) (4) 04-10 Hunky and Spunky 7 C4-9 Kids in the Shoe 7 . C4-7 Little Stranger 7 C4-8 Snubbed by a Snob 7 GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS U4-6 Hatful of Dreams Excellent 9 . U4-3 Hot-Lip Jasper Excellent 8 . C4-7 Jasper's Booby Traps Very Good 8 U4-8 Jasper's Close Shave U4-5 Jasper's Minstrels Fair 9 U4-I Jasper's Paradise Excellent 7'/2. U4-4 Jasper Tell Amusing 8 . L4-2 Two Gun Rusty Very Good 71/2. 9/ 2/44 1/13/45 1/13/45 . . Reissue . . Reissue . . Reissue . . Reissue 4/28/45 1/27/45 6/ 2/45 LITTLE LULU D4-4 Beau Ties Fair D4-I At the Zoo Entertaining D4-2 Birthday Party Excellent ... D4-5 Daffydilly Daddy D4-3 Magica-Lulu Amusing ... D4-6 Snap Happy 4/28/45 12/30/44 2/ 3/43 11/11/44 6/ 9/45 3/10/45 3/10/45 5/ 5/45 NOVELTOONS P4-5 A Lamb in a Jam P4-6 A SelfMade Mongrel P4-4 Scrappily Married Very Funny ... 8 . P4-3 When Gl Johnny Comes Home Exceptional 8 . P4-I Yankee Doodle Donkey Amusing 8 P4-2 Gabriel Churchkitten Winsome SVi . MUSICAL PARADES FF4-5 Boogie Woogie Good FF4-I Bonnie Lassie Very Good . FF4-3 Bombalera Super FF4-4 Isle of Tabu Good FF4-2 Star Bright Excellent .. FF4-6 You Hit the Spot 3/31/45 5/ 5/45 1/27/45 3/10/45 . 6/ 2/45 . 9/23/44 . 1/27/45 . 3/10/45 .12/23/44 POPEYE E4-5 For Better or Nurse E4-6 Mess Production E4-2 Pep-Pie Ala Mode Good 8 E4-4 Shape Ahoy E4-1 She-Sick Sailors Good 8 E4-3 Tops in the Big Top 7 6/ 2/45 3/31/45 POPULAR SCIENCE J4-I No. I Interesting .... 10 ..12/30/44 J4-2 No. 2 Excellent 10 ..12/30/44 J4-3 No. 3 Interesting .... 10 .. 1/27/45 J4-4 No. 4 Very Interesting 10 .. 5/12/45 J4-5 No. 5 Good 10 ..6/ 9/45 J4-6 No. 6 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y4-5 A Musical Way Y4-I As Babies Tops 9 . Y4-6 Ballet of Ostriches Y4-3 In the Public Eye Good 10 . Y4-4 Talk of the Town Very Funny 9 . Y4-2 Who's Who in Animal Land Tops 9 . SPORTLIGHTS R4-5 Blue Winners Excellent 9 . R4-2 Brongs & Brands Thrilling 9</2. R4-9 Canine-Feline Capers R4-8 Fan Fare Fair 9 . R4-3 Long Shots or Favorites.. Good 9'/2. R4-4 Out Fishin' Excellent 9</2. R4-6 Game Bag Excellent 9'/2. R4-I Rhythm on Wheels Good g'/z. R4-10 What a Picnic R4-7 White Rhapsody Thrilling 9 . . 12/30/44 3/24/45 5/26/45 1/27/45 1/27/45 12/30/44 6/ 9/45 2/10/45 4/21/45 3/31/45 12/ 2/44 UNLSUAL OCCUPATIONS L4-I No. I Interesting ... L4-2 No. 2 Interesting ... L4-3 No. 3 Very Fine .... L4-4 No. 4 Interesting ... L4-5 No. 5 L4-6 No. 6 5/12/45 .11/ 4/44 . 2/24/45 . 3/10/45 . 5/12/45 RKO RADIO DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) 54110 African Diary 7 2319 Californy Er Bust Fair 7 54107 Clock Watcher Good 7 54108 Dog Watch Good 7 541 1 1 Donald's Crime 8 54105 Donald's Off Day Funny 7 54114 Duck Pimples Very Good 8 54109 Eyes Have It Entertaining ... 7 54103 First Aiders Excellent 7 54104 How to Play Football Timely 8 54102 Plastics Inventor Excellent 7 54101 Springtime for Pluto 7 54106 Tiger Trouble Funny 7 EDGAR KENNEDY 53401 Feather Your Nest Good 53402 Alibi Baby Comedy 53404 Sleepless Tuesday Some Laughs . 6/16/45 . 1/13/45 . 1/ 6/45 . 1/ 6/45 . 6/ 9/45 . 5/12/45 .12/ 2/44 .12/ 9/44 . 8/19/44 . 1/13/45 .12/16/44 . 1/13/45 . 4/28/45 FLICKER FLASHBACKS 54201 No. I 10 54202 No. 2 Good 9>/2 . . I I/II/44 54202 No. 3 9 54204 No. 4 Hilarious 54205 No. 5 Swell Ribbing.. 54206 No. 6 Good 54207 No. 7 9 . . 2/24/45 . . 3/31/45 . . 4/21/45 HEADLINER REVIVALS 53201 Songs of the Colleges 15 53204 Swing Fever (9 53202 Swing It 16 53203 Swing Vacation 19 LEON ERROL 53703 Birthday Blues Average 17 53702 He Forgot to Remember 17 53704 Let's Go Stepping 17 53701 Triple Trouble Good Hokum .. 17 SPORTSCOPES 54308 Athlete of the Year Good 8 54306 Court Craft Action 8 54305 Five Star Bowlers Class Appeal... 8 54304 Parallel Skiing Good 8 54303 Saddle Starlets Good 8 54302 School for Dogs Interesting t 54307 Ski Gulls Thrills 8 54309 Timberdoodles Interesting 8 54310 West Point Winners 8 THIS IS AMERJCA 53108 Battle of Supply 17 53107 Dress Parade Very Good 16 53166 Guam-Salvaged Island ...Excellent 17 53105 Honorable Discharge ....Educational ... 17'/: 53102 New Americans Interesting .... 19 53104 On Guard Exciting 17 53103 Power Unlimited Interesting 17 53101 West Point Revealing 17 . 4/14/45 .11/11/44 . 4/21/45 . 4/21/45 . 2/24/45 . 1/ 6/45 .12/23/44 . 12/30/44 . 3/31/45 . 4/28/45 . 5/12/45 . 4/21/45 . 3/24/45 . 1/ 6/45 . 3/ 3/45 . 2/24/45 .12/ 9/44 REPUBLIC Federal Operator 99 15 Chaps. Manhunt ef Mystery Island... 15 Chaps. Zorro's Black Whip 12 Chaps.