Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1940)

Page scan 000247 from Showmen's Trade Review

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Jul-Sep 1940
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000247
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 15, 2024
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August 17, 1940 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW Page 43 UNIVERSAL 1940-41 GOING PLACES (15) MUSICALS — TWO REEL ((13) ONE REEL SUBJECTS (13) STRANGER THAN FICTION (15) SPECIAL SUBJECT (I) Swing With Sing Excellent 18 4/13/40 VITAPHONE-WARNER 1939-40 BROADWAY BREVITIES (10) Alex in Wonderland 20 Double or Nothing Amusing 20 Ice Frolics Entertaining 20 One For the Book Entertaining 20 Public Jitterbug No. 1 18 Remember When Swell Entertainment . 20 Slapsie Maxie's Perfect Clowning .. 17 Spills for Thrills Excellent 19 World's Fair Junior . . Just Fair 20 Young America Flies.. Excellent 22 COLOR PARADE (10) American Saddle Honu. Interesting 10 Famous Movie Dogs Excellent 10 Gun Dog's Lite Sure to Please 10 Mechanix Illustrated #I.Good 10 Mechanix Illustrated #2 10 Mechanix Illustrated #3. Interesting 10 Mechanix Illustrated #4 Interesting 10 Men Wanted Interesting 10 New Horizons Good 10 The Valley Interesting 10 FEATURETS (Tech.) (8) Cinderella's Feller Excellent 16 Monroe Doctrine Excellent 16 Old Hickory Outstanding 17 Pony Express Days Excellent 19 Royal Rodeo Entertaining 15 Service With The Color 16 Singing Dude Excellent 18 Teddy the Rough Rider Excellent 19 LOONEY TUNES (16) Africa Squeaks Hilarious 7 AM Baba Bound 7 Chewin' Bruin Amusing 7 Film Fan Excellent 7 Jeepers Creepers Funny 7 Naughty Neighbors .. Good 7 Patient Porky 7 Pied Piper Porky Good 7 Pilgrim Porky .. Clever 7 Porky's Baseball Broadcast Funny 7 Porky's Hotel Good 7 Porky's Last Stand 7 Porky's Pony Express 7 forky's Poor Fish 7 Porky the Giant Killer 7 Slap Happy Pappy 7 You Ought to Be In Pictures Novel 7 MELODY MASTERS (10) Dave Apollon Average Musical .... 10 Frances Carroll and the Coquettes Just Filler 10 ■ 10 10 10 10 10 10 ID Dipsy Doodler Swingy Woody Herman Vincent Lopez Lively .... Ozzie Nelson Good Romance in Rhythm Satisfactory Rubinoff and Orch Good Swing Styles Good Symphony of Swing Satisfactory ID MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.) Bears' Tale 7 Busy Bakers 7 Ceiling Hero 7 Circus Today Clever 7 Confederate Honey 7 Cross Country Detours. .. A Knockout 7 Curious Puppy 7 Early Worm Gets the Bird 7 Egg Collector 7 Elmer's Candid Camera 7 Fagin's Freshmen Amusing 7 Fresh Fish Swell 7 Gander at Mother Goose.. Good 7 Ghost Wanted 7 Good Egg 7 Hardship of Miles Standish 7 Land of the Midnight Fun Superb 7 Little Blabbermouse ... Amusing 7 Little Lion Hunter 7 Mighty Hunters Pleasing 7 Screwball Football Swell Cartoon 7 Sioux Me Clever 7 Sniffles and Bookworm . Cute 7 Sniffles Takes a Trip 7 Tom Thumb in Trouble. Cute 7 Wild Hare 7 SPECIAL RELEASE Cavalcade of Academy Awards Fan Appeal 31 VITAPHONE-WARNER 1940-41 AMERICAN CAVALCADES (3) (Tech.) BROADWAY BREVITIES (9) (Tech.) ELSA MAXWELL COMEDIES (3) HOLLYWOOD NOVELTIES (10) History Repeats Itself Good 10 9/30/39 Shark Hunting Exciting 10 ,8/ 3/40 LOONEY TUNES (16) MELODY MASTERS (10) Matty Malneck Snappy 10 ..8/ 3/40 MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.) MUSICAL COMEDIES (3) SPORTS PARADES (10) VITAPHONE VARIETIES (G) All Girl Revue 7 No Parking Fairly Funny 10 Organ Novelty Fair 9 Radio and Relatives 10 Sword Fishing Exciting 10 Vote Trouble Laughs 10 Not Rev. . 2/17/40 . 9/30/39 . l2/30'39 .Not Rev. . 9/ 2/39 . 8/26/39 . 7/ 6/40 .11/ 4/39 . 7/27/40 . 1 1/25/39 , 7/27/40 . 5/18/40 . 9/ 2/39 Not Rev. , 2/17/40 . 6/15/40 , 4/13/40 .12/30/39 . 7/ 6/40 . 6/15/40 .1(1-28/39 12/30/39 . 7/ 5/40 . 1 1 /25'39 . Not Rev. . 4/13/40 . 2/17/40 . 2/24/40 Not Rev. . 6/15/40 . 1/ 6/40 .10/ 7/39 .11/ 4/39 Not Rev. 1 1/25/39 . 4/13/40 . 7/ 6/40 9/ 2/39 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. . 5/18/40 2/24/40 1/ 6/40 5/18/40 Not Rev. 9/23/39 . 6/15/40 4/13/40 11/ 4/39 8/26/39 12/ 2/39 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. . 7/ 6/40 Not Rev. . 4/13/40 Not Rev. Not Rev. .Not Rev. . Not Rev. 1 1/25/39 ,11/ 4/39 . 5/l8'40 Not Rev. .Not Rev. Not Rev. . 9/23/39 . 8/ 3/40 Not Rev. . 2/17/40 . 12/30/39 . 9/ 9/39 . 2/24/40 Not Rev. . 6/15/40 . Not Rev. 5/18/40 Not Rev. . 4/13/40 .II/II/S8 Not Rev. .10/ 7/39 . 8/26/39 MISCELLANEOUS Running Reviewed Time Issue Of Aida (Guaranteed) For Music Lovers 9 Ave Maria (Malchain) Impressive 10 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 Norway's Fate ( H off berg j Fair 10 On the Trail of the Tarpon (N. Y. Zoological Society) Thrilling M 5/i I /4n 7/ 1/39 11/ 4/39 3/2S/39 8/ 5/39 4/ 1/39 3/18/39 5/18/40 1/13/40 MISCELLANEOUS (Conf.) Comment Running Reviewed Time Issue Of Paper Hanger (King of Comedy Pictures) Delightful 19 ..3/2/40 Rembrandt (Malchain) Fascinating II .. 7/ 1/39 Trip to the Sky (Malchain) Interesting 10 .. 7/ 1/39 Xochimiico (Atlas) .. Entertaining II .. 1/13/40 SERIALS 1939-40 Reviewed Dist. and Title No. Chaps. Issue of COLUMBIA Deadwood Dick 15 Chaps. 7/20/40 The Shadow 15 Chaps. 1/13/40 Terry and the Pirates 15 Chaps. 4/20/40 REPUBLIC Adventures of Red Ryder 12 Chaps. 6/15/40 Dick Tracy's G-Men 15 Chaps. 8/19/39 Drums of Fu Manchu 15 Chaps. 2/17/40 Zorro's Fighting Legion 12 Chaps. 12/ 2/39 UNIVERSAL Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 12 Chaps. 2/24/40 Green Hornet 13 Chaps. 12/ 2/39 Phantom Creeps 12 Chaps. 8/12/39 Winners of the West 15 Chaps. 5/11/40 1940-41 REPUBLIC King of the Royal Mounted (2 Chaps. 8/17/40 UNIVERSAL Junior G-Men 12 Chaps. 8/3/40 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ten cents per word. No charge for name and address. Five insertions for the price of three. Money order or check with copy. Classified ads will appear as soon as received unless otherwise instructed. Address. Classified Dept., SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, 1501 Broadway, New York City. AIR CONDITIONING DROP TEMPERATURE 10° to 18° WITH YOUR PRESENT BLOWER — Air Cooling Chambers now as little as $20.00. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corporation, New York. BLOWERS — ALL STEEL CONSTRUCTION, $30.75 up, sizes and capacities to 44,000 CFM for any theatre. Prices away under the market— buy now, pay next year. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corporation, New York. BOOKS SYSTEMATIZING THEATRE OPERATION, a condensed, easy-to-read book covering every important phase of theatre operation. Written by "Chick" Lewis. Sent postpaid upon receipt of $1.00 in cash, check or money order. Address, Showmen's Trade Review, 1501 Broadway, New York City. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WANTED SMALL THEATRES IN EASTERN STATES. Will equip, and furnish capital for share in business. 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