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October 14, 1939
SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW
Page 43
UNITED ARTISTS 1938-39
VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS.
VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. (Con.)
Running Reviewed Time Issue Of
Comment
WORLD WINDOWS (12) Tech.
Arabian Bazaar Interesting 8
Eternal Fire Interesting , II
Fox Hunt in the Roman Campaona Good 10
Indian Road 10
Indian Temple .10
Jerusalem Outstanding 10
iingle. The 10
Maharajah 10
Petra. the Lost Citi' ...Excellent 8
River Thames Beautiful 10
Roman Symphony Brilliant 10
Wanderers of the Desert. Interesting 8
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UNIVERSAL 1938-39
GOING PLACES (13)
Ne. 53 Good 9
No. 54 Good 16
No. 55 Excellent 10
No. 56 Fairly Good Ift
No. 5" Very Good 9
No. 58 9
No. 59 Fair 10
No. 69 Interesting 9
No. 61 Interesting 10
No. 62 10
No. 63 Fascinating 10
No. 64 Interesting 9
No. 65 Good 9
MENTONE MUSICALS (13)
Bank Notes Lively 19
Beauty Shoppe Just Filler 20
Cafe Boheme Passable 17
Gals and Gallons Lively 19
Music and Models Entertaining 18
Nautical Knights 19
Patio Serenade Diverting 18
Pharmacy Frolic* I9
Rhythm Cafe Good Diversion 20'/2.
Side Show Fakir Fairly Good 20
Swing Sanatorium 19
Wild and Bully Diverting 19
With Best Dishes Entertaining 19
STRANGER THAN FICTION (13)
No. 53 Interesting 9
No. 54 Fair 9 .
No. 55 Okay 3'/i.
No. 56 Very Good 9 .
No. 57 Intemting 9 .
No. 58 9 .
No. 59 Interesting 9
No. 69 Very Good 9 .
N«. 61 Just Fair 9 .
No. 62 IS .
No. 63 Very Good 9 .
No. 64 Averaga 10
No. 65 Excellent S'/a.
WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES (26)
Arabs With Dirty
Fezzes Fair 7
Baby Kittens Cute 8
Bird On Nellie's Hat... Good Satire 7
Birth of a Toothpick 7
Bola Mola Land Good Satiie 6
Cat and Bell Okay 7
Charlie Cuckoo 7
Crack Pot Cruise 7
Disobedient Mouse Good 8
I'm Just a Jitterbug 7
Little Blue Blackbird . . Average 7
Little Tough Mice Good 7
Magic Beans Good 7
Nellie at the Circus 7
One Armed Bandit Enloyable 7
Rabbit Hunt Amusing 7
Sailor Mouse Okay 7
Silly Superstition Poor 7
Slap Happy Valley Has Laughs 7
SnufTy's Party Average 7
Soup to Muts 7
Stubborn Mule Fair 7
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.Nat Re* . 8/12/39
Running Reviewed Time Issue Of
1938-39
BROADWAY BREVITIES (22)
Boaider Tiotihle 17
Brnadw.ny Buckaroo Okay 20
CleanirMI Up 17
Fat Chance 17
Hals and Dogs 20
Home (;hef»M Hume 20
Kniijht Is Young 20
Murder With Reservations 21
I'lojection Room 28
RolMii' in Rhythm 20
Seeing Red Entertaining 20
Small Town Idol Has Laughs 20
Sophomore Swing Swell 20
Spare Parts 20
Stardust Very Clever 18
iundae Serenade 20
Swini) Oticia 20
Toylarul Casino Great 22
Two Shadows 20
Wardrobe Girl . 20
You're Next-To Closing 20
Zero Girl Good 20
COLOR PARADE (13)
China Today For Youi' Convenience. Meolianix Illustrated .. Mechaiiix lllustrateil #2 Mech.inix Illustrated #3 Mechaiiix Illustrated #4 Mechanix Illustrated 5 Mechaiiix Illustrated 6
Miracles of Sport
Modern Methods
Nature's Mimics
Points On Pointers ... Roaming Cameraman No. I
Interesting II
Fair 10
Interesting 10
Interesting 10
Interesting 10
Interesting 10
10
10
Very Good 10
Interesting 10
Interesting 10
10
FEATURETS (Tech.) (8)
Campus Cinderella . . . . Declaration of Inde.
pendence
Lincoln in the White
1939-40
LOONEY TUNE CARTOONS (16)
Chicken Jittt.s Very Good 7
Daffy Doc Lively 7
It's An III Wind 7
Kristopher Kolumbus. Jr 7
Lone Stranger and
Porky Very Funny 7
Polar Pals .. Fair 7
Porky and Teabiscuit . . Amusing 7
Porky in Egypt 7
Porky in Wackyland 7
Porky's Movie Mystery. . Cartoon Fun 7
Porky's Naughty Nephew Average 7
Porky's Picnic 7
Porky the Gob Amusing 7
Porky's Tire Trouble 7
Snout Trouble 7
Wise Quack Very Good 7
MELODY MASTERS (18)
Dave Apollon (4706) Fair 7
Dave Apollon and His
Club Casanova Oich 7
Blue Barron 10
Larry Clinton (4701) 10
Larry Clinton (4714) 10
Eddie Oe Lange 10
Jimmy Oorsey 9
It's the McCoy Sweet and Hot 10
Merle Kendrick Excellent 10
Ray Kinney Just Fair 10
Jerry Livingston 10
Clyde Lucas Snappy 10
Russ Morgan Fair Swingoopation . . 16
Music With a Smile In
Happy Felton Style. .. Lively and Peppy ... 10
Will Osborne Rhythmic 10
Rita Rio 10
Saturday Niijht Swing
Artie Shaw For Jitterbugs 10
Club on the Air Okay 10
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Interesting II .. 3/25/39
Excellent
20
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Very Good
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None Better
. . 18
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20
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20
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20
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Absolutely Tops .
.. 20
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Comment
Running Reviewed Time Issue Of
TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (6)
Immortal Brush Unusual 9
Master's Touch Ifl
Row Wow Very Interesting .... 10
Romance In Color Highbrow 10
TRUE ADVENTURES (13)
10
Chained Gripping
Defying Death Thrilling II
Haunted House Exciting 12
High Peril Good Suspense 12
Human Bomb One of the Best 12
Identified Excellent 12
Lives In Peril 12
Minute From Dearth 12
Three Minute Fuse Suspenseful 12
Toils of the Law 12
Treacherous Water Thrilling 12
Verge of Disaster 12
Voodoo Fire Satisfactory 12
10
VITAPHONE VARIETIES (12)
Crawford* at Home
Dean of the Pasteboards Informative 18
Gadgeteers Kind of Silly 10
Great Library Misery ..Excellent II
One Day Stand Reminiscent 10
Right Way Good Propaganda... 10
Robbin' Good Excellent
Ski Girl Splendid
Table Manners Good
Tax Trouble Fair
Vaudeville Interlude
Witness Trouble ,
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. . 3/25/39 ..12/ 3/38 . . 6/17/39 .. 3/ 4/39 .. 1/14/39 .. 9/24/38 . .Not Rev.
. .Not Rev. .. 8/12/39
..Not Re*. . . 12/17/38 . .Not Rev. .. 5/26/39
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. 5/29/39 .12/17/38 . 9/17/38 . 8/I2/3S . 7/ 8/39 . 1 1/26/38 . 1/14/39 . 9/17/38 . 3/18/39 Not Rev. .Not Rev.
1939-40
BROADWAY BREVITIES (18) (Tech.)
Ice Frolics Entertaining 20
Remember When Swell Entertainment 20
Slapsie Maxie's Perfect Clowning .. 17
COLOR PARADE (10) Mechanix Illustrated #1 Good 10
FEATURETS (Tech.) (8) Monroe Doctrine 20
LOONEY TUNES (16)
Jeepers Creepers Funny 7
Naughty Neighbors 7
Pied Piper Porky 7
Porky's Hotel Good 7
Porky the Giant Killer 7
MELODY MASTERS (10)
Vincent Lopez Lively 10
Rubinoff and Orch 10
Swing Styles Good 10
MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.)
Fresh Fish 7
Good Egg 7
Land of the Midnight
Fun Superb 7
Little Lion Hunter 7
Sioux Me Clever 7
VITAPHONE VARIETIES (6)
History Repeats Itself . Good 10
Sword Fishing Exciting 10
Vote Trouble Laughs 10
STATES RIGHTS
Ave Maria (Malchain) .. Impressive 10
Frosty Frolics ( Lenauer) . Refreshing II
Gems of the Orient (Modern) Interesting 10
Getting Your Money's Worth (Lenauer) Revealing II
Memory Lingers On (Ennis) Interesting 10
Memory Lingers On No. 2 (Progress) ...Excellent 10
New England. Yesterday & Today (Jam Handy) . Very Good 19
Nortb Sea (Lenauer) ... Exciting 20
Rembrandt (Malchain) . Fascinating II
Trip to the Sky (Malchain) Interesting 10
9/30/39 9/ 2/39 8/26/39
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Not Rev. Not Rev.
. 9/23/39 . Not Rev. . 9/ 9/39
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7/ 1/39 .12/17/38
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7/ 1/39
SERIALS 1938-39
CARTUNES (13) WALTER LANTZ (Tech.)
A-Haiiiiting We Will
Go Pretty Good 7 .. 7/15/39
Life Begins For Andy
Panda (Tech.) Amusing 9 .. 9/30/39
MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech. I
GOING PLACES (15)
No. 66
No. 67 Very Good
No. 68 Excellent
10 9 9
MUSICALS (13)
Boy Meets Joy Good Diversion 20
Old Spanish Custom 18
Swing Hotel Diverting 17
SPECIAL SUBJECT (I) March of Freedom Well Done 20
STRANGER THAN FICTION (15)
No. 66 Very Good
No. 67 Good
No. 68 Interesting
10 10
9
Not Rev. . . Coming Coming
. 9/ 2/39 Not Rev. . . Coming
5/20/39
9/23/39 . Coming . Coming
Bars and Stripes Forever
Believe It Or Else
Count Me Out
Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Dangerous Dan McFoo..
Day at the Zoo
Detouring America ....
Dog Gone Modern . . . .
Feud There Was
Goldrush Daze . .
Ham-ateur Night
Harum Scarum
Hobo Gadget Band ....
Johnny Smith and PokerHiintas
Little Brother Rat
Little Paneho Vanilla..
Mice Will Plav
Naughty But Mice
Niglit Watchman
Old Glory
Prest-o Change-e
Robinhood Makes Good.
Sho Man's Land
Thugs With Dirty Mugs
You're An Education . .
Funny 7
Clever Satire 7
Fair 7
Excellent 7
A Lallapaloo 7
Excellent 7
Hilarious 7
Funny 7
Grab It 7
7
Excellent 7
Good 7
Swell Swell Clever
7
7
... 7
Cute 7
Entertaininq 7
Okay as Propaganda 7
Good 7
Diverting 7
7
7
Fair 7
. 7/22/39 . 6/ 3/39 .12/17/38
. 3/25/39 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 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 R.iv.
Not Rev. . 12/ 3/38
Number of Reviewed
Chapters Issue of
COLUMBIA
Flying G-Men 15 Cliaps. 2/ 4/39
Great Adventures of Wild
Bill Hickok 15 Chaps. 7/23/38
Mandrake the Magician 12 Chaps. 5/13/39
Spider's Web 15 Chaps. 10/29/38
REPUBLIC
Daredevils of the Red Circle .. 12 Chaps. 6/10/39
Dick Tracy Returns 15 Chaps. 8/ 6/38
Hawk of the Wilderness 12 Chaps. 11/26/34
Lone Ranger Returns 15 Chaps. 2/18/39
UNIVERSAL
Buck Rogers 15 Chai:i. 2/11/39
Oregon Trail 15 Chaps. 5/20/39
Red 3arry 13 Chaps. 10/22/38
Scouts to the Rescue 12 Chaps. 12/10/38
1939-40
REPUBLIC
Dick Tracy's G-Men 15 Chaps. 8/19/39
UNIVERSAL
Phantom Creeps 12 Chaps. 8/12/39
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