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SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW
March 30, 1940
RKO-RADIO 1938-39 (Cont.)
Running Reviewed Time Issue Of
20th-FOX 1938-39 (Cont.
Running Time
Reviewed Issue 01
UNIVERSAL 1938-39
Comment
Running Time
Reviewed Issue Of
SPORTSCOPES (13)
Big Leaguers Goed 10
Bird Dogs Excellent 10
Blue Grass Excellent 10
Bow String Excellent 8
Deep End Excellent 10
Devil Drivers Fast Moving 9
Fisherman's Paradise ...Fascinating 0
Kennel Kings Doggone Good 0
On the Wing Remarkable 10
Riding the Crest Refreshing 9
Smooth Approach Very Good a
Snow Falls Thrills and Spills .. 9
Sporting Wings Very Good 9
1939-40
DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.)
Donald's Dog Laundry 8
Officer Duck A Scream H
EDGAR KENNEDY (6)
Act Your Age Extremely Funny [8
Kennedy the Great ; =
Slightly at Sea '»
INFORMATION PLEASE (13)
No I Like Radio Program . II
No' 2 ' ' Entertaining 10
No' 3 " Entertaining 10
No! 4 Very Good
No. 5 : Good • \k
No. 6 Very Good 10
LEON ERROL (6)
Scrappily Married ^2
Truth Aches ; ■ d ■ i ' q
Wrong Room A Howl la
MARCH OF TIME (13)
Uncle Sam, Farmer Interesting ..
N ewsfronts of War — 1 940 .Fair
Crisis in the Pacific Excellent ..
Republic of Finland Very Timely
Vatican of Pius XII Box Office .. Canada at War Interesting ..
RADIO FLASH (8)
Blamed For a Blonde. . .Very Funny 19
Chicken Feed 8
Coat Tales "
Goodness a Ghost '°
Twincuplets
RAY WHITLEY (8)
Bandits and Ballads '7
Corralling a Schoul Warm fO
Cupid Rides the Range. Very Good 8
Molly Cures a Cowboy 19
REELISMS (13)
Acres of Plenty Very Good 9
American Royal Excellent 9
Men of Mutde Good 9
Navajoland Very Good 10
Nevada Unllmitad Interesting 9
Siege Startling 10
Vacation Diary Exhilarating 10
West Wall Informative 10
SPORTSCOPES (13)
Aquapolse Swell
Gun Play Fair
Hunting Hounds Very Interesting
Ice Cutters Good
Sky Game Excellent
Winter Playground
..Splendid 9
4/22/39 11/ 5/38 12/10/38 2/ 4/39 10/ 1/38 7/22/39 9/ 3/38 8/ 5/39 2/ 4/39 7/22/39 5/ 6/39 3/18/39 4/ 8/39
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.10/ 7/39 Not Rev. Not Rev.
9/30/39 10/28/39 11/18/39 12/23/39 2/10/40 2/17/40
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.10/14/39
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.10/28/39
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. . 1 1/25/39
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. ,12/23/39
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.11/ 4/39 1 1/18/39 . 2/10/40 . 2/10/40 . 9/30/39 . 2/10/40 . 2/17/40 . 12/23/39
. 2/I0/4U 9/30/39
11/ 4/39 .11/ 4/39
12/23/39 .12/ 9/39
20th CENTURY-FOX 1938-39
ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4)
Athletic Oddities 9 . Not Rev.
Dally Diet of Danger ... Fast Action 9 .11/19/38
Filming Big Thrills 91/2 Not Rev.
Recording Modern
Science Very Good 10 .. 8/20/38
Sand Hogs Interesting 10 .. 6/24/39
FASHION FORECASTS (4) (Tech.)
Autumn Fashions Eye Filling 10 .10/15/38
Midsummer Styles For the Women 10 .. 7/22/39
Spring and Summer
Fashions Excellent 9 .. 4/15/39
Winter Styles Very Good 10 .12/24/38
LEW LEHR'S KINDERGARTEN (6)
Muscle Maulers Very Funny 10 .. 4/29/39
What Every Boy Should
Know 10 Not Rev.
What Every Girl Should
Know Problematical 10 .10/15/38
What Every Inventor
Should Know 10 Not Rev.
MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (6)
Golden California Good But Old 10 .. 8/20/38
Good Neighbors Good Stuff II .. 6/24/39
Isle of Pleasure Above Average il .10/15/38
Land of Contentment IO1/2 Not Rev.
Mystic Slam Fair 10 .. 4/29/39
Tempest Over Tunis Timely 10 .. 7/8/39
Viking Trails Very Good ..• II ..12/24/38
SPORTS PREVIEWS (6)
Hunting Dogs Fascinating
inside Baseball For Baseball
Shooting For Par
Sports Immortals Very Good ..
Timber Toppers Excellent ....
Youth In the Saddle
10
.. 4/ 1/39
. 10
. . 6/ 3/39
10
.Not Rev.
10
,. 7/ 1/39
10
. . 1 1/26/38
10
. Not Rev.
TERRYTOONS (26) SIX IN TECH.
Africa Squawks B'/a
Barnyard Baseball 6'/2
Barnyard Egg-citement
(Tech.) Excellent 7
Bully Romance Just Filler 7
Chris Columbo Good , 7 .
Cuckoo Bird 6'/2
Doomsday (Tech.) 672.
Frame Up 6'/2
Frozen Feet 6'/2
G-Man Jitters 6'/2
Glass Slipper (Tech.) ... Good 6'/2 .
Goose Flies High 6'/2
Housewife Herman (Tech.) 6'/j .
New Comer Satisfactory O'/j.
Nick's Coffee Pot Satisfactory 7
Nutty Network fi'A .
Old Fire Horse 6'/2
One Gun Gary in the
Nick of Time Wi
Jwl and the Pussycat 6'/2.
Prize Guest 6'/2.
Stranger Rides Again 6'/2.
String Bean Jack 6'/2
Their Last Bean Very Good 6'/j .
Three Bears 6'/2
Village Blacksmith 6'/2
Wolf's Side of the Story 6'/2 .
1939-40
ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4)
Not Rev. Not Re«.
4/29/39 6/17/39 8/20/39
Not Rev.
Not Rev.
Not Rev.
Not Rev.
Not Rev.
10/15/38
Not Re..
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10/15/38 7/ 1/39
Not Rev.
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Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. 5/ 6/39 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev.
Conquering tha Colorado Exciting II
Filming the Fleet Exceptional 10
Flying Stewardess 10
Sky Fighters Excellent 10
DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE— LEW LEHR (6)
Labor Savers Amusing 9 ..
Monkeys Is the Cwaziest
People Riot of Laughs 10
Silly Season Very Funny 10
. 8/19/39 . 9/23/39 Not Rev. .12/ 9/39
. 9/30/39 11/18/39
FASHION FORECASTS (4) (Tech.)
For Going Places Natural For
For Outdoors Excellent
For Play Hours Excellent ...
Women 10
10
10
MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (6)
Aghileen Pinnacles Excellent II
Birthplace of Icebergs. .. Remarkable II
Climbing the Spirit's
Home Interesting 10
Evergreen Empire Interesting 10
Flying Stewardess 10
Kangaroo Country Interesting 10
Valley of 10,000 Smokes, Fascinating 10
SPORTS REVIEWS — THORGERSEN (6)
Big Game Fishing Exciting 10
Clocking the Jockeys Interesting I
Following The Hounds. . .Outstanding 10
Over the Seven Seas Fine 10
Top Notch Tennis Good 10
TERRYTOONS (26) (10 in Tech.)
All's Well That Ends
Well Fair 7
Catnip Capers 7
Dog in a Mansion Good 7
Edgar Runs Again Very Good 7
First Robin (Tech.) 7
Golden West Clever 7
Hare and Hounds 7
Harvest Time Clever 7
Hitch-Hiker 7
Hook, Line and Sinker
(Tech.) 7
Ice Pond 7
It Must Be Love 7
Just a Little Bull (Tech.) 7
Much Ado About Nothing Good 7
One Mouse in a Million Fair 7
Orphan Duck (Tech.) Diverting 7
Sheep in the Meadow. . .Satisfactory 7
Two Headed Giant
(Tech.) Good 7
Watch Dog 7
Wicky Wacky Romance. .Very Good 7
Wet's All the Shootin'
Fer 7
9/23/39 3/30/40 2/24/40
.10/14/39 . . 8/19/39
. . 3/30/40 . . 9/23/39 . . Not Rev. .12/ 9/39 .12/ 9/39
9/16/39 10/14/39 2/24/40 3/30/40 2/24/40
. Coming .Not Rev. . 2/24/40 . 2/24/40
Not Rev. . 8/19/39
Not Rev. . 2/24/40 . Not Rev.
. Not Rev.
Not Rev.
Not Rev.
Not Rev. . Coming
.12/ 9/39 .10/14/39 .10/14/39
. 8/19/39 Not Rev. .12/ 9/39
UNITED ARTISTS 1938-39
WORLD WINDOWS (12) (Tech.)
Arabian Bazaar Interesting 8 .12/24/38
Eternal Fire Interesting II ..10/8/38
Fox Hunt in the Roman Campagna Good 10 .10/15/38
Indian Road 10 ..Not Rev.
Indian Temple 10 ..Not Rev.
Jerusalem Outstanding 10 .10/8/38
Jungle, The 10 Not Rev.
Maharajah 10 Not Rev.
Metra, the Lost City Excellent 8 .12/24/38
River Thames Beautiful 10 .. 4/8/39
Reman Symphony Brilliant 10 .10/ 8/38
Wanderers of the Desert Interesting 8 .12/31/38
GOING PLACES (13)
No. 53 Good
No. 54 Good
No. 55 Excellent
No. 56 Fairly Good .
No. 57 Very Good
... 9
... 10
... ID
... 10
No. 58 9
No. 59 Fair 10
No. 60 Interesting 9
No. 61 Interesting 10
No. 62 10
No. 63 Fascinating |0
No. 64 Interesting 9
No. 65 Good g
MENTONE MUSICALS (13)
Bank Notes Lively
Beauty Shoppe Just Filler
Cafe Boheme Passable
Gals and Gallons Lively
Music and Models Entertaining ...
Nautical Knights
Patio Serenads Diverting
Pharmacy Frolics
Rhythm Cafe Good Diversion
Side Show Fakir Fairly Good ..
Swing Sanatorium
Wild and Bully Diverting
With Best Dishes Entertaining ..
19 .
20 . 17 19 18 19
18 . 19
20/2
20
19
19 . 19
. 9/24/38 . I l/l2/3tt .11/12/38 .11/26/38 .12/10/38 .Not Reic . 2/25/39 . 2/25/39 . 4/ 8/39 .Not Rev. . 6/ 3/39 . 7/15/39 . 7/15/39
. 2/25/39 . 8/20/38 . 4/ 1/39 . 6/ 3/39 .12/ 3/38 . Not Rev. .11/19/38 .Not Rev. . 8/20/38 . 9/24/38 . Not Rev. . 2/11/39 . 5/27/39
STRANGER THAN FICTION (13)
No. 53 Interesting
No. 54 Fair
No. 55 Okay ... .
No. 56 Very Good
No. 57 Interesting
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. 6/ -3/39
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. 8/19/39
91/2.
. 7/15/39
No. 59 Interesting
No. 60 Very Good
No. 61 Just Fair
No. 62 10
No. 63 Very Good
No. 64 Average
No. 65 Excellent
WALTER LANT2 CARTUNES (26)
Arabs With Dirty
Fezzes Fair 7 8/12/39
Baby Kittens Cute 8 .11/26/38
Bird On Nellie's Hat Good Satire 7 .. 7/15/39
Birth of a Toothpick 7 . Not Rev
Bola Mola Land Good Satire 6 .. 5/27/39
Cat and Bell Okay 7 .. 9/24/3*
Charlie Cuckoo •. 7 . Not Rev
Crack Pot Cruise 7 . Not Rev.
Disobedient Mouse Good 8 ..11/26/38
I'm Just a Jitterbug 7 , Not Rev.
Little Blue Blackbird. . .Average 7 12/17/38
Little Tough Mice Good 7 ..4/ 8/39
Magic Beans Good 7 .. 3/ 4/39
Nellie at the Cireut 7 Not Rev.
One Armed Bandit Enjoyable 7 ..4/ 1/39
Rabbit Hunt Amusing 7 .11/19/38
Sailor Mouse ... Okay 7 .11/12/38
Silly Superstition Poor 7 ..9/ 9/39
Slap Happy Valley Has] Laughs 7 ..9/ 2/39
Snuffy's Party Average 7 .. 9/30/39
Soup to Muts 7 ..Not Rev.
Stubborn Mule Fair 7 .. 8/12/39
1939-40
CARTUNES (13) WALTER LANTZ (Tech.)
A-Haunting W« Will Go Pretty Good
Andy Panda Goes Fishing Fair
Kittens' Mittens Good
Life Begins For Andy Panda Amusing ...
Scrambled Eggs Cute
Sleeping Princess Good Fun
Tom Thumb, Jr. Cute
GOING PLACES (15)
No. 66 10
No. 67 Very Good 9
No. 68 Excellent 9
No. 69 Interesting 9
No. 70 Very Good 9
Strange American
Animals (No. 71) ... Interesting 9
Rhodesia (No. 72) Good 9
No. 73 Excellent 9
MUSICALS (13)
Boy Meets Joy.... Good DiversiOR 20
Bullets and Ballads Good 18
International Revels Okay Filler 18 .
Rhythm Jamboree Fair Vaudeville 18
Rhumba Land Good Vaudeville l8'/2
Snow Follies Light Fare 19
Swing Hotel Diverting 17
SPECIAL SUBJECT (I) March of Freedom Well Done 20
STRANGER THAN FICTION (15)
No. 66 Very Good 10
No. 67 Good 10
No. 68 Interesting 9
No. 69 flood 9
No. 70 Average 9
No. 71 Good 9
No. 72 Average 9
No. 73 Interesting 9
. 7/15/39
. 2/10/40 . 2/24/40
. 9/30/39 12/30/39 .12/ 2/39 Coming
Not Rev. .10/21/39 .10/21/39 . 12/23/39 . 12/30/39
. 2/10/40 . Coming . 3/30/40
. 9/ 2/39 . 2/17/40 Coming 2/10/40 12/ 2/39 12/30/39 .10/21/39
5/20/39
. 9/23/39 .10/21/39 .10/21/39 . 12/23/39 .12/23/39 . 2/ 3/40 . Coming . Coming