Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1940)

March 30, 1940 VITAPHONE-WARNER 1938-39 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW Page 47 Comment Running Time BROADWAY BREVITIES (22) Boarder Trouble Broadway Bucltaroo Okay ^" Cleaning Up ' Fat Chance Hats and Dogs Home Cheap Home Knight Is Young ^" Murder With Reserva tions ,„ Projection Room 5" Rollin' in Rhythm ^ . . ■„„ on Seeing Red Entertaining 20 Small Town Idol Has Laughs 20 Sophomore Swing Swell ^" Spare Parts ^, To Stardust Very Clever 18 Sundae Serenade 5" Swing Opera ^" Toyland Casino Great " Two Shadows 5" Wardrobe Girl You're Next-To Closing 2U Zero Girl Good 20 COLOR PARADE (13) China Today Interesting II For Your Convenience. .Fair Mechanix Illustrated ...Interesting 0 Mechanix Illustrated #2. . Interesting 0 Mechanix Illustrated t3. .Interesting 0 Mechanix Illustrated #4. .Interesting 10 Mechanix Illustrated #5 " Mechanix Illustrated #6.. • • Miracles of Sport Very Good 0 Modern Methods Interesting 0 Nature's Mimics Interesting 10 Points On Pointers Roaming Cameramen No. I Interesting 1 10 FEATURETS (Tech.) (8) Bill of Rights Excellent 20 Campus Cinderella Very Good 10 Declaration of Independ ence None Better 18 Lincoln ' in the White ^ ^ .. House Outstanding 20 Quiet Please Entertaining 20 Ride Cowboy Ride Y"''*, 9°,'"' t„ V In Sons of Liberty Absolutely Tops 20 Swingtime In the Movies. Excellent LOONEY TUNE CARTOONS (16) Chicken Jitters Very Good 7 Daffy Doc Lively / It's An III Wind ? Kristopher Kolumbus, Jr ' Lone Stranger and Porky Very Funny Polar Pals Fair Porky and Teabiscult Amusing Porky in Egypt Porky in Wackyland • Porky's Movie Mystery. Cartoon Fun Porky's Naughty Nephew. Average Porky's Picnic Porky the Gob Amusing Porky's Tire Trouble Scout Trouble A j Wise Quack Very Goed MELODY MASTERS (18) Dave Apollon (4706) Fair 7 Dave Apollon and His Club Cassanova Orch ' Blue Barron " Larry Clinton (4701) 0 Larry Clinton (4714) " Eddie De Lange Jimmy Dorsey „ ^ j b„. in It's the McCoy Sweet and Hot 0 Merle Kendrick Excellent jO Ray Kinney Just Fair jerry Livingston Clyde Lucas Snappy • Russ Morgan Fair Swingcopation Music With a Smile In Happy Felton Style ... Lively and Peppy. Will Osborne Rhythmic Rita Rio Saturday Night Swing Club on the Air Okay Artie Shaw For Jitterbugs 10 MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.) Bars and Stripes Forever Funny Believe It Or Else Clever Satire Count Me Out Fair Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur Excellent Daffy Duck in Hollywood , Dangerous Dan McFoo ..A Lallapaloo Day at the Zoo Excellent Detouring America Hilarious Dog Gone Modern Funny Feud There Was Grab It Goldrush Daze Ham-ateur Night Harum Scarum Excellent Hobo Gadget Band Good Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas Swell Little Brother Rat Swell Little Pancho Vanilla Clever Mice Will Play Naughty But Mice Cute Night Watchman Entertaining Old Glory Okay as Propaganda Prest-o Change-o Good Robinhood Makes Good. .Diverting Sho Man's Land Thugs With Dirty Mugs You're An Education ...Fair Reviewed Issue Of Not Rev. . 6/17/39 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. . 8/12/39 . 3/11/39 . 1/14/39 Not Rev. .12/ 3/38 Not Rev. Not Rev. 10/ 8/38 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. , 8/20/38 . 10/ 8/38 . 7/ 8/39 1 1/26/38 . 1/14/39 . 3/ 4/39 . 6/ 3/39 Not Rev. Not Rev. . 8/27/38 . 8/12/39 . 12/17/38 Not Rev. . 3/25/39 . 8/26/39 . 9/17/38 .10/15/38 . 1/14/39 . 6/ 3/39 . 9/30/39 . 3/25/39 . 12/17/38 . 4/ I 39 .12/ 3/38 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 3/11/39 . 6/17/39 . 5/27/39 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 3/ 4/39 .10/15/38 Not Rev. . 12/17/38 Not Rev. Not Rev. . 8/12/39 . 12/17/38 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. . 5/20/39 .10/ 8/38 . 9/17/38 Not Rev. . 1/14/39 . 3/ 4/39 . 7/23/38 . 8/ 5/39 Not Rev. . 4/ 1/39 . 6/24/39 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (6) Immortal Brush Unusual 9 Master's Touch IJ Pow Wow Very Interesting 0 Romance In Color Highbrow 10 TRUE ADVENTURES (13) Chained Gripping 10 Defying Death Thrilling I Haunted House Exciting 12 High Peril Good Suspense 12 Human Bomb One of the Best 12 Identified Excellent 2 Lives in Peril 2 Minute From Death '2 VITAPHONE-WARNER (Cont. Comment Running Time (Cont.) TRUE ADVENTURES Three Minute Fuse Suspenseful 12 Toils of the Law 12 Treacherous Water Thrilling 12 Verge of Disaster 12 Voodoo Fire Satisfactory .. 12 VITAPHONE VARIETIES (12) Crawfords at Home Dean of the Pasteboards. Informative Gadgeteers Kind of Silly Great Library Misery. . Excellent .. One Day Stand Reminiscent Right Way Good Propaganda Robbin' Good Excellent Ski Girl Splendid Table Manners Good Tax Trouble Fair Vaudeville Interlude Witness Trouble 1939-40 BROADWAY BREVITIES (18) (Tech.) Alex in Wonderland 20 Double or Nothing Amusing 20 Ice Frolics Entertaining .. .... 20 One For the Book Entertaining 20 Remember When Swell Entertainment . 20 Slapsie Maxie's Perfect Clowning 17 World's Fair Junior Just Fair 20 COLOR PARADE (10) American Saddle Horses. Interesting 10 Mechanix Illustrated #I..Good 10 Mechanix Illustrated #2 10 Mechanix Illustrated #3 interesting 10 Men Wanted 10 New Horizons Good 10 FEATURETS (Tech.) (8) Monroe Doctrine Excellent 16 Old Hickory Outstanding 17 Royal Rodeo Entertaining .. 15 Teddy the Rough Rider Excellent 19 LOONEY TUNES (16) Africa Squeaks Hilarious 7 Ali Baba Bound 4 Film Fan Excellent 7 Jeepers Creepers Funny 7 Naughty Neighbors Good 7 Pied Piper Porky Good 7 Pilgrim Porky .7 Porky's Hotel Good / Porky's Last Stand 7 Porky the Giant Killer 7 Slap Happy Pappy 7 MELODY MASTERS (10) Frances Carroll and Carl Hoff . Vincent Lopez Swing Styles MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech. Busy Bakers Curious Puppy Early Worm Gets the Bird Elmer's Candid Camera Fagin's Freshmen Amusing Fresh Fish Swell Good Egg Land of the Midnight Fun Superb Little Lion Hunter Mighty Hunters Pleasing Screwball Football Swell Cartoon Sioux Me Clever Sniffles and Bookworm .. Cute VITAPHONE VARIETIES (6) History Repeats Itself .. .Good 10 Organ Novelty Fair 9 Sword Fishing Exciting 0 Vote Trouble Laughs 10 STATES RIGHTS 10 . 7/22/39 . 6/ 3/39 .12/17/38 . 3/25/39 Not Rev. . 8/ 5/39 . 3/18/39 . 9/ 2/39 . 1/14/39 . 9/17/38 Not Rev. Not Rev. . 8/12/39 . 7/15/39 .12/17/38 . 8/19/39 . 10/15/38 Not Rev. . 8/ 5/39 .11/26/38 . 7/ 8/39 . 4/ 8/39 . 3/ 4/39 Not Rev. Not Rev. .12/ 3/38 .10/ 8/38 Not Rev. . 9/17/38 . 8/19/39 . . 3/25/39 ..12/ 3/38 . . 6/17/39 . . 3/ 4/3J . . 1/14/39 . . 9/24/38 . .Not Rev. ..Not Rev. Ave Maria (Malchain) Impressive Birth of the Movies (Alliance) Interesting 22 Gems of the Orient (Modern) Interesting 10 Memory Lingers On No. 2 (Progress) Excellent 10 New England, Yesterday & Today (Jam Handy) Very Good 19 North Sea (Lenauer) ... Exciting 20 On the Trail of the Tarpoon (N. Y. Zoo logical Society) Thrilling II Paper Hanger (King of _ .. , Comedy Pictures) Delightful 9 Rembrandt (Malchain) ... Fascinating II Trip to the Sky (Malchain) Interesting 0 Xochimiico (Atlas) Entertaining II SERIALS 1938-39 Number of Chapters COLUMBIA Flying G-Men 15 Chaps. Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 15 Chaps. Mandrake the Magician 12 Chaps. Spider's Web 15 Chaps. REPUBLIC Daredevils of the Red Circle 12 Chaps. Dick Tracy Returns 15 Chaps. Hawk of the Wilderness 12 Chaps. Lone Ranger Returns 15 Chaps. UNIVERSAL Buck Rogers 15 Chaps. Oregon Trail 15 Chaps. Red Barry 13 Chaps. Scouts to the Rescue 12 Chaps. 1939-40 COLUMBIA The Shadow 15 Chaps. Reviewed Issue 01 . 8/12/39 .Not Rev. . 12/17/38 .Not Rev. . 5/20/39 Not Rev. . 5/20/39 .12/17/38 . 9/17/38 . 8/12/39 . 7/ 8/39 . I 1/26/38 . 1/14/39 . 9/17/38 3/18/39 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. 2/17/40 . 9/30/39 . l2/30'39 . 9/ 2/39 . 8/26/39 .11/ 4/39 , I 1/25/39 . 9/ 2/39 Not Rev. 2/17/40 Not Rev. . 12/30/39 .10/28/39 . 12/30/39 .11/25/39 2/17/40 2/24/40 Not Rev. . 1/ 6/40 10/ 7/39 .11/ 4/39 . 1 1/25/39 Not Rev. . 9/ 2/39 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Average Musical . . 10 2/24/40 . 10 . 1/ 6/40 10 Not Rev. . . 9/23/39 10 4/39 10 . 8/26/39 . 10 . .12/ 2/39 SERIALS 1939-40 (Cont.) Reviewed Issue of 8/19/39 2/17/40 12/ 2/39 2/24/40 12/ 2/39 8/12/39 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. . I 1/25/39 .11/ 4/39 Not Rev. . 9/23/39 . Not Rev. , 2/17/40 .12/30/39 . 9/ 9/39 . 2/24/40 . 9/30/39 . I 1/1 1/39 .10/ 7/39 . 8/26/39 . 7/ 1/39 .11/ 4/39 . 3/25/39 . 8/ 5/39 . 4/ 1/39 . 3/18/39 . 1/13/40 . 3/ 2/40 . 7/ 1/39 . 7/ 1/39 . 1/13/40 Reviewed Issue of 2/ 4/39 7/23/38 5/13/39 10/29/38 6/10/39 8/ 6/38 1 1 /26/38 2/18/39 2/11/39 5-20/39 10 22/38 12/10/38 I/I3/4I Number o( Chapters SERIALS 1939-40 (Cont.) REPUBLIC Dick Tracy's G-Men 15 Chaps. Drums of Fu Manchu 15 Chaps. Zorro's Fighting Legion 12 Chaps. UNIVERSAL Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 12 Chaps. Green Hornet 13 Chaps. Phantom Creeps 12 Chaos. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ten cents per word. No charge for name and address. Five insertions for the price of three. 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