Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1940)

Page 20 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIE^^^ April 27, 1940 Calling on Colombia (Standard) MGM (T-59) Traveltalk No. 9 8 mins. Fitzpatrick takes a trip to Colombia. The hotel where he stopped gets the usual good plug. The subject devotes considerable footage to the Alagdelana River at Barranquilla arfd shows also some scenes of Cartagena. Tie up with traxel agencies and steamship lines calling" at Colombian ports. XXX Medico fExcef/enfJ MGM (K-122) Passing Parade No. 2 10 mins. This shows first how difficult it formerly was to obtain medical help for ships at sea which had need of a doctor but carried none. Radio interference usually blotted out whatever was put on the air to help them. However, the XXX Call is now used to clear the airwaves and the end of this subject shows a doctor on a liner 700 miles away from a woman passenger, giving premature birth on a freighter, directing operations. The subject is yery well done, and should be extremely well received. The New Pupil f Poor J MGM (C-137) Our Gang No. 7 II mins. This is pretty much the same sort of thing as the Gang usually gets into. This time the boys have fallen for a new pupil, but Darla pulls a trick on them and they get taken down a peg. The Gang has lost its draw and is not as good as it used to be. The Hidden Master fFair) MGM (K-123) Passing Parade No. 3 10 mins. This subject portrays three incidents in which the element of luck played a principal role. The first shows Clive of India, who despairing of ever seeing military service, tried to commit suicide. Although the odds were strongly against it, the gun failed to go off twice in a row and then news was brought of his promotion. The second incident shows how Dr. Roentgen discovered the X-Ray by accident when a chemically treated card happened to fall in front of a tube in a certain way. The odds were heavily against this, too. The third incident shows an ordinary citizen, down on his luck who was awakened by a telephone call from a drunk at 3 A.M., and only by that stroke of luck saved himself and his family from death by accidental asphyxiation. The subject is slightly gruesome and therefore is rated as just fair. It seems as though Nesbitt possibly ran out of ideas. Information Please No. 9 (Exeellenti RKO-Pathe (4209) Information Please I I mins. Comment: With Elmer Davis, CBS commentator, as guest, the regular board of experts, Kieran, Adams and Levant, are put through their paces by Clifton Fadiman. Many of the questions are tricky, and the boys "fall down" more than once. Levant's dry humor is good for several laughs, especially when he tries to revise the map of Europe as only a Levant could revise it. Your usual Canada Dry and radio tieups should be brought into play when selling this. Court Favorites llnferesfingl RKO-Pathe (4309) Sportscope No. 9 10 mins. Comment: The fine points of tennis are demonstrated by some of the nation's best racquet artists, including Vincent Richards and Bill Tilden. One of the subject's highlights is a doubles match between George Lott and Bruce Barnes, and Ed and Bill Kenney. The nimble footwork of the Czech ace, Karel Kozeluh, is interesting to watch. For your exploitation, promote displays from sporting goods shops ; have a tennis expert demonstrate the proper strokes from your stage or in the lobby. . . NEWSREEL SYNOPSES . (Released Saturday, April 27) PARAMOUNT (No. 69) — Last dress parade of Cameron Highlanders; Clean up after Maine storms; Canadian Prime Minister visits FDR; Captain Bob Bartlett to go on Arctic cruise; Galento-Baer in training; Paint Fair structures; Northwestern U. torchlight parade; Land boom in the dust bowl. MOVIETONE (Vol. 22, No. 66)— Canadian Prime Minister visits FDR; Edison reviews navy recruits; Linda Darnell imprints foot in cement; Gas mask factory in Stockholm; England tests commercial plane; French test anti-aircraft guns; Virginia cave explored; Summer fashions; Lew Lehr and nightshirt styles; Women lifeguards in Australia; GalentoBaer in training. PATHE (Vol. 11, No. 81)— Canadian Prime Minister visits FDR; Buenos Aires storm; Mexican planes fly over volcano; Tennis school for stars; Fox hunt in California; Galento-Baer in training. UNIVERSAL (Vol. 12, No. 870)— Canadian Prime Minister visits FDR; Edison reviews navy recruits; New plane carrier ready; Spanish exiles find new home; Indian? ban swastika; Fair structures painted; Anglers angle for salmon ; Girls Softball ; GalentoBaer in training; Thrill drivers at Memphis. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. 11. No. 264)— Rumania arms; Britain's suicide fleet; Edison reviews navy recruits; Canadian Prime Minister visits Roosevelt; Dies warns nation of "trojan horse" plots: Wrestler poses with Neanderthal man; Gems display; Illinois University gymnasts perform; Galento-Baer in training. (Released W edncsday, April 24) PARAMOUNT (No. 68) — Train wreck at Little Falls, N. Y. ; New Chinese ruler General and Mrs. Chiang Kai-Shek deny validity of puppet government; Blizzard, fleods sweep nation; Roosevelt defends war policy; Housing projects in Texas and Florida; "Upside down" girl elopes. MOVIETONE (Vol. 22, No. 65)— Train wreck at Little Falls, N. Y. ; British strengthen defenses at Singapore; Sheep shearing in Washington State; Colon, Panama, razed by fire; Ohio River overflows; New England blizzard; Schoolboys get ride on U.S.S. Crosby; Variety Clubs convention at Dallas; Roosevelt defends war policies; Larchmont regatta; Gerard Cote breaks marathon running record at Boston; Washington vs. California rowing regatta; Sidney, Australia, Agricultural Show; Track meet at Lawrence, Kan, ; Lew Lehr and wrestlers. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. 11, No. 263)— Train wreck at Little Falls, N. Y.; Britain strengthens Singapore defenses; Roosevelt defends war policy; Variety Clubs convention at Dallas; New England blizzard; California's Chinese girls go modern; Tennis match in Hollywood; Wrestling at Boston (except Kansas City and St. Louis) ; Track meet at Lawrence, Kan. (Kansas City and St. Louis only); Gerard Cote breaks marathon running record at Boston. PATHE (Vol. 11, No. 80) — Colon, Panama, razed by fire; Roosevelt defends war policy; Gen. Johnson vs. Ickes on third term; Train wreck at Little Falls, N. Y.; Australia's Royal Easter Farm Show; Washington rowers beat Californians ; Cleveland Promenade salutes spring; Variety Clubs convention at Dallas. UNIVERSAL (Vol. 12, No. 869)— Train wreck at Little Falls, N. Y.; New Chinese ruler; Ohio flood; New England blizzard; Roosevelt defends war policy; Dewey at Indianapolis; Variety Clubs convention at Dallas; California's Chinese girls go modern; Washington rowers beat Californians; Yankees win opening game; Pictor wins Chesapeake Stakes. FIRST RUN SHORT PRODUCT BROADWAY, NEW YORK (Week Beginning April 27) CAPITOL— The Domineering Male (MGM) rev. 3-30-40; Home on the Range (MGM) rev. 3-30-40. CRITERION— Stranger Than Fiction No. 72 (Univ.) rev. 4-6-40; South of the Boudoir (Col.). PARAMOUNT— Popular Science No. 4 (Para.) rev. 2-24-40; Stealin' Ain't Honest (Para.); Not So Dumb (Para.) rev. 3-23-40. RIALTO — Judo Experts (Para.) rev. 1-20-40; Pound Foolish (MGM) rev. 1-20-40. RIVOLI — Fo.x Hunting in the Roman Campagna (UA) rev. 10-15-38; Me Feelins Is Hurt (Para.). ROXY— Goodness, a Ghost! (RKO-Radio). STRAND — Fagin's Freshmen (Vita.) rev. 11-25-39; Public Jitterbug (Vita.). CHICAGO LOOP (Week Ending April 27) APOLLO — The Singing Dude (Vita.) rev. 4-13-40; The Domineering Male (MGM) rev. 3-30-40. CHICAGO— Home on the Range (MGM) rev. 3-30-40. GARRICK— Confederate Honey (Vita.). ROOSEVELT— America's Youth-1940 (RKO M of T) rev. 4-13-40; Stealin' Ain't Honest (Para.). UNITED ARTISTS— Unusual Occupations No. 4 (Para.) ; Sea Scouts (RKO-Disney) rev. 7-22-39. Sitka and Juneau f/nterestingj MGM (T-60) Traveltalk No. 10 9 mins. Fitzpatrick and his camera go to Alaska on this trip and take a look at the old city of Sitka and the new one of Juneau. It gives an insight into Alaska that few Americans have. Although one sees James A. himself inspecting some old graves, this subject, as a whole, is a bit better than most of the series. Tie up with the "See America First" campaigns of the travel agences. Air Army RKO-Pathe (4609) Reelism No. 9 9 mins. Comment: In these dark days, when many of us stop to think whether or not our defenses are adequate, this subject comes as a timely bit of assurance. Showing the nation's air armada, the reel first treats the design of pursuit ships and the manufacture of bombers in one of the largest aircraft manufacturing plants. From formation flying to dogfights, the small planes are put through their paces by army pilots. Because they are hard to hit and easy to maneuver, the pursuit planes convoy and protect the bombers. The subject is very interesting. Get the cooperation of your newspaper editor, patriotic groups and other prominent personages in helping you publicize your showing. Tomorrow's S't-ars Col. (1808) World of Sports No. 8 IQood) 10 mins. Coming out just at the time the baseball season is getting under way, this subject should interest the fans. Even those who don't go in for the sport won't be bored, for the scenes of the training of rookies who become the DiMaggios and Babe Ruths of tomorrow are good. The setting is Joe Stripp's baseball school at Orlando, Fla. Advise local would-be diamond stars, as well as veterans of the national pastime, of your showing, and arrange tieups with sporting goods stores. A baseball and bat might be given as attendance prize at a children's matinee.