Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1939)

Page 34 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW April 8, 1939 VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. (Con.) VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. (Con.) Comment Running Reviewed Time Issue Of Comment BROADWAY BREVITIES (Cent.) Script Girl Entertaining 20 . Sons of the Plaine Excellent (Tech.) ... 19 • Starlets Clever Kids 20 Stocks and Blondes Amusing 20 . There Goes the Bride ..Pretty Good 20 . Toot Sweet •. J' • Under the Wire Fair 20 . Up in Liohts Very Good 21 . Ups and Downs 20 Waiting Around Funny 20 . Weddino Yells Funny 21 COLORTOUR ADVENTURES (13) Crossroads of the Orient. Fairly Interestini ... 10 . Hermit Kingdom Dull 0 . India's Millions Very Good 0 . Isles of Enchantment ...Interesting 0 . It's Work Very Good lo Land of the Kangaroo. . Poor lO'/i. Long Bright Land Entrancing l l • Malayan Jungles Interesting 0 . Mechanix Illustrated ...Fascinating 0 . Mysterious Ceylon Dull J • Pearl of the East Satisfactory 0 . Teradio Land Good 0 . What the World Makes 10 LOONEY TUNE CARTOONS (16) . Swell ! Very Amusing 7 . Good 7 Case of the Stutterini Pig Injun Trouble Porky and DafTy .. Porky at the Croeadere. . Porky's Double Trouble. . Swell Cartoon 7 . Porky's Five and Ten ... Amusing ' Porky's Hare Hunt ,. \: \ 71/' Porky's Hero Agency ...Excellent 'Vt. Porky's Party Fair ' • Porky's Phoney Express. Good ' ■ Porky's Poppa ....Good ' • Porky's Spring Planting. Good ^ • Porky the Fireman Good o Rover's Rival ;. VU • ■• 4 What Price Porky Entertaining 7 Wholly Smoke ' ■ MELODY MASTERS (It) Don Bestor ^"'i!?? ^^^!5r^:::::::::::fc!;-*"'^v Mai Hallett FJ'r • ,g Hi» Busy pay, 5fZ?enf ' i ! ! ! i ! : ! i ! i \o 10 1 1 10 9 Arnold Johnson Henry King t Orchestra. Very Good I />K.H« I iiras rair Clyde Lucas Enrico Madriguera . Good Benny" M.rofl> Oreh.. . Fair 0 Carl "Deacon" Moore... Good 0 RubinofT and' HI. Violin. Diverting 10 Saturday Night Swing Club Peppy I" Sln-Copa'tlon Average 10 MERRIE MELODIES (20) (Tech.) A-Lad-ln Bagdad Swell 7 Cinderella Meets Fella. . Clever 7 Cracked Ice • ' Daffy Duck and EM head ....... Fair 7 Have You Got Any Castles? Swell 7 Isle of Pingo-Panpo Great 7 1 Wanna be a Sailor • .• 7 jungle Jitter. Tops in Entertainment 7 Katnip Kollege Okay 7 Lyin' Mouse Good 7 Little Red Walking Hood Clever . 7 Love and Curses Exce ent 7 Major Lied 'Til Dawn. .. Excellent 7 My Little Buckaroo Very Clever 7 Now That Summer l» _ , . . . , Qgpj Entertaining 7 Penguin Parade ^ I September in the Ram .. Very Good 8 Sneezing Weasel Very Clever 7 Star Is Hatched Amusing 7 Woods Are Full Cuckoos ..Swell Burlesqut 8 PICTORIAL REVIEWS (12) igg I Interesting No'. 2 fair No. 4 Interesting No. 3 Fair . No. 5 Interesting No 6 Entertaining . . No. 7 Excellent No. 8 Excellent No. 8 Good No. 16 Average No. II Interesting No. 12 Diversified . . . . 10 10 10 10 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 1 1 TRUE ADVENTURES (13) Alibi Mark Dramatic 13 Attic of Terror A Hit 12 Bolted Door Exciting 13 Danger— High Voltage ..Tops in Excitement . 14 Dear Old Dad Gripping 12 Dream Comes True Good 10 Fighting Judge Very Good II Hit and Run Splendid 12 Night Intruder Gripping 14 Playing With Danger .. Gripping 13 Shop Girls' Evidence ...Fair 10 Trapped Underground ...Gripping 13 Wanderlust Very Good 13 VITAPHONE VARIETIES (12) Alibi Time Very Entertaining .. II Juggling Fool Exeellent 10 Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Crawfard Fair 10 Neckln' Party (Rolsoue) .Timely II Puppet Love Pleasing 10 RoBing 'Em Alive Exciting 10 Ski Flight Exeollent 10 Swing Cat's Jamboree. . Yes and No i Unreal Newareol Just Fair 9 Vltaphone Capers Just Vaudeville 10 Vltaphone Frollee Just Vaudevlllo II Vita^bone Gambols Fair 10 . 1/15/38 . 7/23/3J .11/20/37 . 5/ 7/38 . 12/10/38 .Not Rev. . 3/26/38 .11/ 5/38 .Not Rev. . 2/26/38 .12/25/37 . 3/26/38 . 8/20/38 . 1/15/38 . 7/ 2/38 .10/30/37 .11/13/37 . 9/11/37 . 2/ 5/38 . 7/23/38 .10/23/37 . 4/30/38 . 4/ 9/38 .Not Rev. IO/lS/37 Not Rev. 7/30/38 1/15/38 11/20/37 4/23/38 Not Rev. 12/ 4/37 6/ 4/38 2/26/38 1/ 8/38 , 7/ 9/38 , 6/25/38 .Not ftev. . 3/ 5/37 .Net Rev. . 7/ 2/38 . 10/16/37 . 2/12/38 .10/16/37 . 8/27/38 . 9/11/37 . 12/18/37 . 5/21/38 . 1/29/38 . 2/26/38 . 4/16/38 .Not Rev. . 4/ 2/38 . 4/30/38 .11/20/37 . 4/ 9/38 . 5/28/38 . 1/15/38 .. 8/27/38 . . 7/23/38 . Vot l?ev. ..12/25/37 . . 6/11/38 .. 5/28/38 . .Not Rev. . . 2/ 5/38 . . 5/28/38 ..10/16/37 . . 1 1/20/37 . . 7/ 2/38 . . 8/20/38 . . 1/22/38 .. 5/21/38 .. 4/IU/38 . . 12/18/37 . . 2/20/38 .. 4/ 2/38 ..12/ 4/3/ . 9/11/37 .10/30/37 .11/ 6/37 .12/ 4/3) . 2/ 5/38 . 1/29/38 . 2/2B/38 . 4/ 9/38 . 4/23/38 . 6/ 4/38 . 7/ 9/38 . 8/20/38 . 12/25/37 . 9/ 4/37 . 2/ 5/38 . 12/1 1/37 . 4/16/38 . 6/ 4/38 . 7/ 2/38 . 2/26/38 . 7/23/38 .11/27/37 . 3/26/38 . 8/27/38 . 5/14/38 . . 2/ 5/38 . . 5/21/38 . . 4/ 2/38 .. 9/11/37 . . 9/18/37 . . 10/16/37 . . !/22/38 .. 7/ 9/38 .. 1/15/38 .. 6/18/38 ..11/20/37 .. 3/li/3« Running Reviewed Time Issue Of 1938-39 BROADWAY B"IEVITIES (24) Boarder Trouble 17 Campus Cinderella Very Good 18 Cleaning Up 17 Hats and Dogs 20 Knight Is Young 20 Murder With Reservations 21 Small Town Idol Has Laughs 20 Sophomore Swing Swell 20 Spare Part. 20 Stardust Very Clever 18 Sundae Serenade 20 Toyland Casino Great 22 Two Shadows 20 Zero Girl Good 20 COLOR PARADE (13) China Today Interesting II Mechanix Illustrated ..Interesting 10 Mechanix Illustrated #2. Interesting 10 Mechanix Illustrated #3. Interesting 10 Miracles of Sport Very Good 10 Nature's Mimics Interesting 10 Points On Pointers 10 Roaming Cameraman No. I Interesting II FEATURETS (Tech.) (8) Declaration of Independence None Better 18 Lincoln in the White House Outstanding Sons of Liberty Absolutely Tops . Swingtime In the Movies. Excellent (Tech.) .Not Rev. . 9/17/38 .Net Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Nat Rev. . 3/11/39 . 1/14/39 .Not Rev. .12/ 3/38 .Not Rev. .10/ 8/38 .Not Rev. . 8/20/38 .10/ 8/38 . 1 1/26/38 . 1/14/39 . 3/ 4/39 . 8/27/38 .12/17/38 .Not Rev. . 3/25/39 . 10/15/38 . 1/14/39 . 3/25/39 . 12/17/38 . 4/ 1/39 .12/ 3/3» .Not Rev. . 3/11/39 .Not Rev. .Net Rev. . 3/ 4/39 .10/15/38 . 12/17/38 .Not Rev. .12/17/38 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .18/ 8/38 . 8/17/38 .Not Rev. . 1/14/39 . 3/ 4/39 . 7/23/-<'( . 4/ 1/39 ..20 ..20 . . 20 LOONEY TUNE CARTOONS (16) Chicken Jitters Very Good 7 Daffy Doc Lively 7 It's An 111 Wind 7 Lone Stranger and Porky Very Funny 7 Porky In Egypt 7 Porky in Wackyland 7 Porky's Movie Mystery. .. Cartoon Fun 7 Porky's Naughty Nephew Average 7 Porky the Gob Amusing 7 Porky's Tiie Trouble 7 MELODY MASTERS (18) Dave Apollon Fair 7 Blue Barron 10 Larry Clinton 10 Jimmy Dersey 9 Merle Kendrick Exeellent 10 Ray Kinney Just Fair 10 Jerry Livingston 10 Clyde Lucas Snappy 10 Russ Morgan Fair Swingcopatlon Miisie With a Smile ...Lively and Peppy ... m Artie Shaw Okay 10 MERRIE MELODIES (26) Teth. Couat Me Out Fair 7 ..I2/I7/J8 Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur Excellent 7 .. 3/25/39 Daffy Duck in Hollywood 7 ..Not Rov. Day at the Zoo Excellent 7 .. 3/18/39 Dog Gone Modern Funny 7 .. 1/14/39 Feud There Was Grab It 7 .. 9/17/38 Goldrush Daze 7 ..Not Rev. Ham-ateur Night 7 ..Not Rev. Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas Swell 7 ..IZ/I7/S8 Prest-o Change-o Good 7 ..4/ 8/39 MERRIE MELODIES (26) Tech. (Cont.) Little Pancho Vanilla. .Clever 7 ..tO/IS/18 Mice Will Play 7 ..Not Rtv. Night Watchman Entertaining 7 ..11/21/88 Robinhood Makes Good .. Diverting 7 ..3/ 4/39 You're An Education ... Fair 7 ..12/ J/88 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (() Immortal Brush Unusual 9 . . 10/ 8/St Master's Touch 10 ..Not Rev. Pow Wow Very Interesting 10 .. 9/17/J8 TRUE ADVENTURES (13) Chained Gripping 10 .. 3/25/39 Defying Death Thrilling II ..12/3/38 High Peril Good Suspense 12 ..3/ 4/39 Human Bomb One of tho Best ... 12 .. 1/14/39 Identified .. Excellent 12 .. »/24/38 Toils of the Law 12 ..Not Rev. Treacherous Water Thrilling 12 ..12/17/38 VITAPHONE VARIETIES (12) Gadgeteers .. Kind of Silly 10 ..12/17/38 Great Library Misery. .. Excellent II .. 9/17/38 Robbin' Good Excellent 10 ..11/21/38 Ski Girl Splendid 10 .. 1/14/39 Table Manners Good 10 .. 9/17/38 Tax Trouble Fair 10 .. 3/18/39 Vaudeville Interlude IS ..Not Rev. STATES RIGHTS Dalcarlla — The Heart of Sweden (Sanders) . . Excellent . Datelines (Lenauer) ...Novel Idea Fishing in the Fjords (Sander.) Interesting Frosty Frolics (Lenauer) .Refreshing Gems of the Orient (Modern) Interesting Getting Your Money's Worth (Lenauer) Revealing Man's Paradise (Modern) .. Good Master of the Camera (Pictorial Films) ... Interesting Memory Lingers On (Ennis) Interestino Midsummer In Sweden (Sanders) New England. Yesterday & Today (Jam Handy).! North Sea (Lenauer)....! River, The (U. S. Doc. Film.) DIst. by Par..! rrailing the Jaguar (Hoffberg) . .\ Trees and Men (Modern Talking Pict.) . .Beautiful Good SCREEN TRAVELER (13) Ancient Cities of Beautiful and Gay Budapest Very Good Cebu Interesting Fabulous Marseilles ... Exoellont .. Hong Kong. Gateway to 18 ..11/ 5/S8 8 .. 8/18/J8 10 ..11/ 5/S8 II . .12/17/38 10 . . 3/25/39 II ..I2/17/J8 35 .. 7/16/38 10 . . 3/12/38 10 . . 8/13/38 10 ..11/ 9/38 19 . . 4/ 1/39 20 .. 3/18/39 31 . . 1/ 8/38 28 . . 8/29/38 10 . . 5/14/38 li . . 8/ 6/38 10 . . 4/16/38 9 .. 6/11/38 10 .. 6/11/38 SCREEN TRAVELER (Cont.) 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