Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1949)

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Oct-Dec 1949
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
00085
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:
August 28, 2022
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SHORT SUBJECT BOOKING GUIDE . Ha. Title Rel. Date Data 1948-49 COLUMBIA THREE STOOGES COMEDIES (8) 101 Heavenly Daze (IS'/z).... 9/2 9/25 W2 I'm A Monkey's Uncle (16). 10/7 10/23 103 Mummy's Dummies (16)... 11/4 1/22 104 Crime on Their Hands (171/2) 12/9 3/12 105 The Ghost Talks (16) 2/3 5/7 106 Who Done It? (16) 3/3 5^21 107 Hokus Pokus (16).... 5/5 9/3 108 Fuelin' Around (16) 7/7 iSORTED & ALL-STAR COMEDIES (12) ,J21 Billie Gets Her Man (17). 9/9 9/25 122 Go Chase Yourself (17) ... .10/14 10/9 123 Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath (16) 12/16 4/2 K4 Radio Riot (16) 2/10 4/2 ยป25 Sunk in the Sink (16) 3/10 5/2r 126 Microspook (16) 6/9 431 A Pinch in Time (16) 11/11 J32 He's In Again a&/z) 1/13 3/19 433 Miss in a Mess (I51/2) . . . . 1/20 4/9 434 Trapped bv a Blonde (IS'/z) 4/7 9/3 535 Flung by a Flinn (16).... 5/12 9/3 436 Clunked in the Clink (16). 7/13 CAN YOU TOP THIS? (2) 111 #1 (13) U/IS ..... j COMEDY FAVORITES (Reissues) (6) mi Pest from the West (I81/2) . 9/30 12 Ay Tank Ay Go (16) 10/21 \3 Static in the Attic (19)... 1223 Nothing But Pleasure (17). 3/31 A Rookies Cookie (17)... 5/19 16 Crazy Like a Fox (I81/2) . . . 6/16 ..... FOX AND CROW (8) 11701 Robin Hoodlum (7) 11/23 ,1702 Magic Fluke (7) 3/24 3/12 5/21 ONE-REEL SPECIAL 1551 Candid Microphone r No. 1 (11) 10/21 1552 Candid Microphone '! No. 2 (IO1/2) 3/3 5/7 |553 Candid Microphone j| No. 3 ( ) 8/19 j COLOR RHAPSODIES (8) IsOl Pickled Puss (6I/2) 9/2 9/25 502 Lo, The Poor Buffal (61/2).. 11/4 1/1 1503 Coo-Coo Bird Dog (6) 2/3 4/30 504 Grape Nutty (6) 4/14 I5O5 Cat-Tastrophy (6) 6/30 COLOR FAVORITES (Reissues) (8) 1.601 The Stork Takes a Holiday (8) 9/9 1.602 Swing Monkey Swing (8).. 10/14 ... 1.603 The Little Match f Girl (81/3) 11/25 ... L604 Glee Worms (71/2) 12/16 ... .605 A Boy and H(s Dog (7)... 1/6 .606 Spring Festival (8) 3/17 ... i.607 Indian Serenade (8) 5/5 1608 Two Lazy Crows (7) 7/13 ... FILM NOVELTIES (8) 1901 Rhapsody on Ice (9) 11/23 3/12 902 America's Heritage of Hospitality (IO1/2) 8/25 ..... VERA VAGUE LAFF TOURS (8) .751 A Lass in Alaska (IO1/2) . .10/28 10/9 1752 Sitka Sue (IO1/2) 1/20 4/2 WORLD OF SPORTS (12) .801 Diving Champion (91/2) . . . 9/23 10/2 .802 Acrobatic Babies OVa) .. .10/14 10/23 l?03 Babe Didrickson, Queen of Sports (10) 11/25 2/12 LS04 Flashing Fins (10) 11/23 3/12 1805 Mrs. Golf (10) 2/24 4/30 .806 Trigger Magic (10) 3/17 7/30 1307 Lady of the Links (8) 4 '28 IS08 Racing Greyhounds (10)... 5/26 1809 Rasslin' Riot (8I/2) 6/23 . iSlO West Point Track & Field (9) 7/27 ..... THRILLS OF MUSIC (12) a951 Elliot Lawrence & Orch. (IOV2) 9/23 9/25 1952 Ray Eberle & Orch. (10)... 11/4 2/12 1953 Louis Prima & Orch. (10). 12/16 4/2 1954 Buddy Rich & Orch. (10) 1/20 4/9 1955 Charlie Spivak & Orchestra (10) 3/24 7/30 .1956 Frankie Carle & Orch. (9). 4/21 9/3 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (12) '1851 Hollywood Holiday (9) 9/2 10/2 1852 A Day at C.B.S. (91/2) ... 10/7 1/3 aS53 Stars to Remember (91/2) . .11/18 2/12 1354 Hollywood Santa Claus Lane (10) 12/23 !S55 A Rainy Day in Hollywood (10) 1/27 4/30 jS5fi Frank Borzage Golf Tournament (10) 3/3 5/21 iS57 Medals for Hollywood Stars (91/2) 4/14 S5S Vacation at Del Mar (IOI/2) 5/12 .... Releases (grouped in series of which they are a part) listed under name of distributor. Reading from left to right are: distributor's release number; title of subject; running time in minutes; release date; date of issue of Showmen's Trade Review in which data concerning the subject appeared. 10/2 1/22 4/2 4/30 1859 Hollywood's Happy Homes (10) 6/16 1860 Howdy Podncr (91/2) 7/20 COMMUNITY SINGS (8) 1651 Baby Face (9) 9/16 1652 My Happiness (10) 10/21 1653 It's Magic (91/2) 12/23 1654 Bouquet of Roses (91/2) 3/10 1.655 June in January (10) 4/21 1656 My Blue Heaven (91/2) 7/7 SERIALS 1120 Congo Bill (15 Chapters) . .10/28 1140 Bruce Gentry (15 Chanters) 2/10 1160 Great Adventures of Wild Bill HIckok (15 Chapters) (Reissue) 9/8 1180 New Adventures of Batman & Robin (15 Chapters) . . 5/26 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER MOM CARTOONS (16) W-31 Old Rockin' Chair Tom (7). 9/ IS 1/15 W-32 Lucky Ducky (8) 10/9 W-33 Professor lorn (R> 10/20 3/12 W-34 The Cat That Hated People (7) 11/20 2/26 W-35 Mouse Cleaning (8) 12/11 3/5 W-36 Gmjgle Fishing Bear (7) 1/15 4/30 W-37 Bad Luck Blackie (7) 1/22 4/9 W-38 Polka Dot Puss (8) 2/26 6. 4 W-39 Senor Droopy (8) 4/9 7/30 W-40 Hatch Up Your Troubles (8) 5'14 7/30 v;-41 Meet King Joe (8) 5/28 9/17 W-42 The Little Orphan (8) 4 30 8/6 W-43 House of Tomorrow (7) 6/11 9/17 W-44 Heavenly Puss (S) 7/9 W-45 Doggone Tired (S) 7/30 W-46 Wags to Riches (8) 8/13 ..... PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (10) S-51 Why Is It? (7) 9/11 11/13 S-52 f-rgskiri Skill (8) 9/lS 10/23 S-53 Ice Aces (8) 11/6 2/13 S-54 Let s Couitate (8) 12/25 2/26 S-55 Super Cue Men (9) 1/29 4/9 S-56 What I Want Next (10) 2/12 4/9 S-57 Scieiitlficiuiz (9) 4/2 6/4 S-58 Those Good Old Days (9) 4/16 7/30 S-59 Fishing for Fun (9) 4/23 8/6 GOLD MEDAL CARTOONS (Reissues) (4) W-21 The Little Goldfish (8) 11/20 W-22 Fine Feathered Friends (8).. 1/1 W-23 The Blue Danube (8) 4/2 V>/-24 Sutferin' Cats (8) 6/24 . FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (8) T-11 Wandering Through Wales (9) 10/16 2/14 T-12 Night Life in Chicago (9)... 11/27 2/26 13 Scholastic England (8) 12/18 5/7 14 Ontario, Land of Lakes (10). 2/12 6/4 15 Calling on Michigan (10) 3 5 7/23 16 Piaylands of Michigan (9)... 3/26 7/23 17 Quebec in Summertime (10). 4/9 7/30 T-IS Roaming Through Northern Ireland (9) 7/9 ..... THE PASSING PARADE (6) K-71 The City of Little Men (10) 11/20 2/12 K-72 Annie Was a Wonder (10).. 1/27 4/9 K-73 Stuff for Stuff (9) 3/26 7/23 K-74 Mr. Whitney Had a 5/7 7/30 K-75 6/11 9/24 K-7o Child City ( ) MGM SPECIALS (4) A-1 Mighty Manhattan (20) . A-2 Heart to Heart (21) .7/30 5/21 5/28 PARAMOUNT PACEMAKERS K8-1 Appointment With Baby (11). 10/8 1/8 KS-2 Mr. Groundling Takes the Air (11) 12/3 1/22 K8-3 Make Mine Monica (11) 1/14 2/26 K8-4 The MacAdemy Awards (8) . . 2/18 4/30 K8-5 I Remember You (11) 3/18 5/7 KS-6 My Silent Love (11) 4'22 KS-7 The Lambertville Story (10). 5/20 9/3 KS-S Southward Ho Ho! (11) . 6/17 9/17 K8-9 Roller Derby Girl (10) 7/8 K8-10 Neighbors In the Niiiht (11). 7 29 K8-11 The Football Fan (11) 9/9 ..... KS-12 Strawhat Cinderella (11) . . 9/23 NOVELTOON PS-1 The Mite Makes Right (8).. 10/ 1/15 P8-2 Hector's Hectic Life (7) 11/19 1/8 P8-3 Old Shell Game (7) 12 '17 2/19 P8-4 The Little Cut-up (7) 12/17 2/26 P8-5 Hep Cat Symphony (7) 2/4 4/30 P8-6 The Lost Dream (8) 3/18 5/21 P8-7 Little Red School Mouse (7). 4/15 7/16 PS-8 A Haunting We Will Go (9). 5/13 P8-9 A Mutt in a Rut (8) 5 27 PS-10 Campus Capers (7) 7/1 9/17 SCREEN SONG X8-1 Readin' Ritin' and Rhythmetic (7) 10/22 1/15 X8-2 The Funshin* State (8) 1/7 2/26 X8-3 The Emerald Isle (7) 2/25 X8-4 Comin' Round Mountain (7). 3/11 X8-5 The Stork Market (8) 4/8 X8-6 Spring Song (7) 6/3 X8-7 The Ski's the Limit (8) 6/24 X8-8 Toys Will Be Toys (7) 7/15 X8-9 Farm Foolery (8) 8/5 X8-10 Our Funny Finny Friends (7) 8/26 XS-11 Marriage Wows (7) 9/16 X8-12 The Big Flame-up (7).. .. 9/30 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y8-1 The Gnu Look (10) 10/29 Y8-2 Calling All Animals (10) 1/7 Y8-3 Meet the Champ (9) 2/11 Y8-4 Hocus Focus (10) 4/22 Y8-5 Goin' Hollywood (10). 6/10 Y8-6 Video Hounds (10) 8/12 G. RICE SPORTLIGHT R8-1 Hot Rod Speedsters (10)... 11/5 R8-2 Acrobatic lllini (10) 1/7 R8-3 Sno' Time for Learning (10). 1/21 R8-4 In the Driver s Seat (10;... 3/4 RS-5 Best of Breed (10) 4/S RS-6 Fairway Champions (10) 5/6 R8-7 Top Figure Champs (10) 6/10 R8-8 Sporting Spheres (10) 7/8 RS-9 Otficial business (10) 8/5 RS-10 Running the Keys (10) 9/16 POPEYE ES-1 Robin Hoodwinked (7) 11/18 E8-2 Symphony in Spinach (7)... 12/ 31 E8-J Popeye s Premiere (11) 3 25 E8-4 Lumber Jack & Jill (7) 5'27 E8-5 Hot Air Aces (7) 6/24 E8-6 A Balmy Swami (7) 7 22 ES-7 Tar With a Star (7) 8/12 E8-S Silly Hill Billy (7) 9/9 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS LS-1 The Glass Orchestra (10) 11/26 L8-2 The Early Bird (10) 1/28 L8-3 The Flying Dancers (10)... 3/11 L8-4 The Fall Guy (11) 4/15 L8-5 Flying Grandmotner (10)... 6/3 LS-6 The Sky Rider (11) 7/15 POPULAR SCIENCE J8-1 Solar Secrets (10) 12/24 J8-2 The Stocking Yarn (10) 2/4 J8-3 White Magic (11) 4/1 J8-4 Air Force Fire Fighters (10). 4/29 J8-5 Seaweed Science (10) 6 17 J8-6 Talking Turkey (11) 8/19 RKO RADIO THIS IS AMERICA (13) 93101 County Fair (18) 11/12 93102 Girls in White (17) .12/10 93103 Berlin Powder Keg (17) . . 1 20 93104 Our Daily Bread (16).... 2/4 93105 On Watch (16) 3/4 93106 Wonder House (16) 4 1 93107 Fraud Fighters (15) 4/29 93108 Love That Beauty (16) 5/27 93109 Kentucky Derby Story (17). 6/24 93110 Hoodoo (17) 7 22 93111 Canada Unlimited (15) 8/19 SPECIAL (2) 93801 Basketball Headliners of 1949 (17) 4/22 93901 Football Headliners of 1948 (16) 12/10 94807 Let's Go to the Movies (9). 5/13 COMEDY SPECIALS 93401 Contest Crazy (17) 10/1 93402 Heart Troubles (16) 3 11 93403 The Ncwiyweds (18) 8/19 LEON ERROL (6) 93701 Uninvited Blonde (16) 11/12 93702 Backstage Follies (19) 12/24 93703 Dad Always Pays (18) 2 IS 93704 The Cactus Cut-Up (17)... 4/15 93/05 I Can't Remember (16)... 6/10 93706 Oil's Well That Ends Well (17) 8/5 MY PAL (4) 93201 Pal's Return (20) 11/26 93202 I Found a Dog (21) 4/1 SCKEENLINERS (13) 94201 Jan August & His Piano (8) 10/29 94202 Block Party (8) 11/26 94203 It Pays to Be Ignorant (S). 12/24 94204 Men of the Shooting Stars (9) 1/21 94205 Movie Memories (8) 2/18 94206 Shake Hands With Success (8) 3/lS 94207 Shush Money (8) 4/22 94^-08 Helicopter Magic (8) 5/13 94209 I Like Soap Because (9) . . . 6/10 94210 MeMcw Dramas (S) 7/S 94211 .'.<irline Glamour Girls (9).. 8/5 4/30 5/21 7/16 9/24 1/15 2/26 4/30 7/30 9/17 12/16 2/19 2/26 4 30 9/3 '9/1-7 1/22 4/30 5/7 '9/17 1/8 4/30 6/4 7/16 2/19 4/30 6/4 8/6 9/17 1/22 1/22 4/30 4/2 4/23 4/30 9/3 9/3 9/24 1/15 12/14 5/14 3/19 2/19 5/7 6/11 9/3 9/24 3/5 7/30 3/5 3/5 4/30 5/14 6/25 7/30 9/3 9/24 Rel. No. Title Rel. Date Data WALT DISNEY CARTOONS (10) 94101 Pluto's Purchase (7) 7/9 94102 The Trial of Donald Duck (7) 7/30 94103 Catnap Pluto (6) 8/13 94104 Inferior Decorator (7) 8/27 94105 Pluto's Fledgling (7) 9/10 94106 Soup's On (8) 10/15 94107 Three for Breakfast (8) 11/5 94108 Mickey and the Seal (7)... 12/3 94109 Tea for TwoHundred (7).. 12/24 94110 Pueblo Pluto (7) 1/14 94111 Donald's Happy Birthday (7) 2/11 94112 Pluto's Surprise Package (7) 3/4 94113 Sea Salts (8) 4/8 94114 Pluto's Sweater (7) 4/29 94115 Winter Storage (7) 6/3 94116 Bubble Bee (7) 6/24 94117 Honey Harvester (7) 8/5 94118 Tennis Racquet (7) 8/26 7/23 9/22 7/23 12/18 'i'/iz 3/12 3/5 3/19 5/7 5/21 6/11 6/11 7/30 9/3 9/3 9/3 SPORTSCOPES (13) 94301 Texas Redhead (8) 9/24 1/22 94302 Frozen Fun (8) 10/22 3/12 94303 Athletic Stars (8) 11/19 3/12 94304 Fighting Tarpon (8) 12/17 3/19 94305 Game Birds (8) 1/14 4/30 94306 Waders of the Deep (8) 2/11 5/7 94307 Canadian Roughriders (8).. 3/11 5/14 94308 Sports' Top Performers (8). 4/8 6/25 94309 Gcif Masters (8) 5.'6 9/3 94310 Mighty Marlin (9) 6/3 9/24 94311 Rolling Thrills (8) 7/1 94312 Calumet Bliiebloods (9) 7 29 94313 Ice Kids (8) 8/26 RAY WHITLEY REVIVALS (4) 93501 Keep Shooting (17) 9/10 93502 Range Rhythm (18) 10 15 93503 Cactus Capers (17) 11/19 93504 California or Bust (18)... 12/24 DISNEY REISSUE SERIES 2 (8) 94701 Goofy and Wilbur (8) 10/1 94702 Wyiiken, BIynken and Nod (8) 11/19 94703 Pluto's Judgment Day (S). 1-28 94704 The Ugly Duckling (9) 3,18 94705 Country Cousin (9) 5/20 94706 Ferdinand the Bull (8) 7/15 TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURES 93601 Seal Island (27) 5/15 5/7 REPUBLIC SERIALS 891 Federal Agents vs. Underworld. Inc. (12 Chapters) 1/29 3/5 S92 Ghost of Zorro (12 Chapters) 8/6 893 King of the Rocketmen (12 Chapters) 10/29 894 King of the Jungleland (15 Chapters) (Reissue). 4/23 CARTOONS 881 Beyond Civilization to Texas (8) 3/15 3/lJ 882 The Three Minnies (8) 4 15 5/7 883 Romantic Rumbolia (8)... 6/1 9/3 884 Bungle in the Jungle (8).. 6/15 20th-FOX (1948-Second Half) MOVIETONE ADVENTURES (9) 8256 Riddle of Rhodesia (8).. . 7/48 9/4 8257 Bermuda (8) 8/48 9/4 8258 Desert Lights (8) 8/48 8/28 8259 Portrait of the West (8). .10/48 8260 Way of the Padres (8) . . . 1/48 8204 8303 8304 8305 8306 8521 8522 8523 8524 8525 8526 8527 8528 8529 8530 Black and While Majesty of Yellowstone (9). 7/48 SPORTS REVIEW (7) Everglades Adventure (9) Football Finesse (10) 9/ Olympic Water Wizards (9). 10/ Yankee Ski-Doodle (8) 12/ TERRYTOONS (20) The Witch's Cat (7) 7/ Magpie Madness (7) 7/ Love's Labor Won (7) 8/ The Hard Boiled Egg (7). .10/ The Mysterious Stranger (7) 10/ Free Enterprise (7) 10/ Triple Trouble (7) 11/ Out Again in Again (7)... 11/ The Magic Slipper (7) 12/ Gooney Golfers (7) 12/ MOVIETONE SPECIALTY (3) 6/19 5/1 8/21 12/4 9/4 8/28 9/11 12/4 12/4 12/4 8801 Symphony of a City (11) . . 9/ MARCH OF TIME 12 The Case of Mrs. Conrad (IS) 7/ 13 White-Collar Girls (18) 8/6 14 Life With Grandpa (17)... 9/ 15 Battle for Germany (18).. 10/ 16 America's New Air Power (18) 10 29 17 Answer to Stalin (19) ll/'26 IS Watchdogs of the Mail (IS) 12/ 12/4 8/7 16/2 11/6 1/2?