Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Oct-Dec 1940
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000118
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:
November 10, 2022
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Page 80 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW October 12, 1940 PARAMOUNT 1939-40 PARAMOUNT 1940-41 RKO-RADIO 1939-40 (Cont. Comment 1 Running Reviewed Time Issue Of COLOR CLASSICS (6) (Tech.) Ants in the Plants Good 7 .. 3/23/40 Fresh Vegetables Mystery. Clever 7 ..10/21/39 Snubbed by a Snob Cute 7 ..5/18/40 Kick in Time Good 7 .. 2/24/40 Little Lambkin Cute 7 .. 8/17/40 You Can't Shoe a Horsefly Cute 7 .. 8/24/40 COLOR CRUISES (7) Argentina 10 ..Not Rev. Chile Fair Travelogue 10 .12/16/39 Cuba 10 . . Not Rev. Ecuador Fair 10 .. 9/16/39 Isle of Columbus 10 ..Not Rev. Pacific Paradise Interesting 10 .. 7/13/40 Peru Average 10 ..10/21/39 HEADLINE RS (10) Artie Shaw's Class in Swing For Swing Fans Only. 10 .. 8/26/39 Blue Barron & Orch Good 10 .. 6/ 8/40 Frankie Masters and His Orchestra Entertaining II .. 1/20/40 Have You Met Yvette?. . Good 10 .. 5/ 4/40 Here's Hal Average Band Number 10 ..12/16/39 Jimmy Dorsey &. Orch Snappy 10 .. 2/24/40 Moments of Charm of 1940 Very Good II ..11/ 4/39 George Olsen and His Music Peppy 10 .. 3/23/40 Ted Fio Rito & Orch Good II ..11/11/39 Pinky Tomlin & Orch Entertaining II .. 8/17/40 PARAG RAPH I CS (10) Bits of Life Misses Fire II ..12/16/39 Busy Little Bears Splendid 10 ..11/11/39 Dangerous Dollars Informative II .. 7/13/40 Not So Dumb Excellent 10 .. 3/23/40 Pictorial Interesting 10 .. 2/24/40 Pictorial No. 2 Satisfactory Filler 10 .. 8/24/40 Public Hobby No. I Stamp-endous 10 ..9/ 2/39 Sugar Wind Good 10 .. 2/ 3/40 Television Preview Interesting 10 .. 5/18/40 Touchdown Review Good Resume 10 .. 1/27/40 POPEYE (12) Doing Impossikible Stunts Good 7 .. 8/17/40 Females Is Fickle Good 7 .. 3/23/40 Fightin' Pals 7 . .Not Rev. Me FeeMn's Is Hurt Fair 7 ..5/ 4/40 Never Sock a Baby Good 6 ..11/18/39 Nurse Mates Fair 7 .. 7/13/40 Onion Pacific Satisfactory 7 ..6/ 8/40 Puffin' On the Act Poor 7 . . 8/24/40 Shakespearian Spinach Funny 7 .. 2 /3/40 Stealin' Ain't Honest. .. Average 7 .. 5/ 4/40 Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive Excellent 7 .. 8/24/40 Wimmin Is a Myskery. Funny 7 .. 6/ 8/40 POPULAR SCIENCE (6) No Nu 1 Very Good 2 Very Interesting . No. 3 Interesting No. 4 Exceptionally Interest'g 10 No. 5 Very Good No. 6 Good 10 . 9/23/39 10 .11/25/39 10 . 1/27/40 10 . 2/24/40 10 . 5/ 4/40 1 1 . 7/13/40 SPORTLIGHTS (13) Aqua-Rhythm Good Blue Streak Excellent . Bowling Skill Very Good Catching Whoppers Thrilling . Cradle of Champions Excellent . Dog Is Born Excellent . Desert Adventure Excellent . Human Fish Excellent . Hydro-Maniacs Exciting .. Judo Experts Excellent . Playmates of the Wild. . Unique ... Sink or Swim Very Good. Two of a Kind Fine 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 STONE AGE CARTOONS (12) Foul Ball Player Fair 7 Fulla Bluff Man Fair 7 Granite Hotel Good 7 Springtime in the Rockage 7 Ugly Dino Cute 7 Pedagological Institution 7 Way Back When a Nag Was Only a Horse Okay 7 Way Back When a Night Club Was a Stick 7 Way Back When a Razzberry Was a Fruit Fair 7 Way Back When a Triangle Had Its Points Fair 7 Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh. 7 Wedding Belts 7 SYMPHONIC (3) Blue Danube Waltz Glorious Music 10 Merry Wives of Windsor.. For Music Lovers 9 William Tell Serious Music 10 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) No. I Good II No. 2 Fairly Interesting II No. 3 Good II No. 4 Interesting 10 No. 5 Good 10 No. 6 Interesting 10 .11/18/39 . 5/ 4/40 . 2/ 3/40 . 9/23/39 . 6/15/40 .11/ 4/39 . 9/23/39 . 2/24/40 . 8/26/39 . 1/20/40 . 5/18/40 . 7/13/40 . 3/23/40 6/ 8/40 8/24/40 5/18/40 Not Rev. 7/13/40 Not Rev. 3/23/40 . Not Rev. . 8/16/40 . 2/24/40 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. .10/21/39 .11/11/39 .12/16/39 . 10/14/39 . 12/16/39 . 2/ 3/40 . 5/ 4/40 . 5/18/40 . 8/16/40 Comment Running Time ANIMATED ANTICS (10) Bring Himself Back Alive 7 Dandy Lion Poor 7 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (6) (Tech.) Indian Temples Sacred Ganges . 10 10 GABBY CARTOONS (8) (Tech.) Constable 7 King For a Day 7 HEADLINERS (8) Moments of Charm of 1941 (Tech.) Pretty PARAGRAPHICS (6) POPEYE (12) Popeye Meets William Tell Funny 7 Problem Pappy 7 POPULAR SCIENCE (6) No. I Good 10 No. 2 10 PUPPETOONS (6) (Tech.) ROBERT BENCHLEY (4) SPECIAL CARTOON (I) (Tech.) SPORTLIGHTS (13) Diving Demons Beautiful Diving 10 Motorcycle Stunting 10 Sporting Everglades 10 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) No. I No. 2 .Good 10 10 RKO-RADIO 1939-40 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) Bill Poster Donald's Dog Laundry.. Very Funn Donald's Vacation A Scream Mr. Duck Steps Out Swell ... Officer Duck A Scream Pluto's Dream House... Excellent . Riveters A Howl . . Tugboat Mickey Excellent EDGAR KENNEDY (6) Act Your Age Extremely Funny 18 Kennedy the Great 19 Mutiny in the County 17 Slightly at Sea 16 'Taint Legal 16 INFORMATION PLEASE (13) No. I Like Radio Program.. II No. 2 Entertaining 10 No. 3 Entertaining 10 No. 4 Very Good II No. 5 Good II No. 6 Very Good 10 No. 7 Entertaining II No. 8 Excellent No. 9 Excellent No. 10 . Good .... No. II Entertaining 10 1 1 II 1 1 No. 12 Willkie Appeal 10 No. 13 Amusing 9 LEON ERROL (6) Bested By a Beard , 20 Scrappily Married 20 Truth Aches 19 Wrong Room A Howl 19 MARCH OF TIME (13) Canada at War Interesting 18 America's Youth — 1940 . Satisfactory 19 Philippines Interesting 19 U. S. Navy Good 19 Spoils of Conquest Good 17 Gateway to Panama Okay 20 RADIO FLASH (8) Blamed For a Blonde Very Funny 19 Chicken Feed 18 Coat Tales 18 Goodness a Ghost 16 Twincuplets 20 RAY WHITLEY (8) Bandits and Ballads 17 Corralling a School Marm Good 20 Cupid Rides the Range.. Very Good 18 Molly Cures a Cowboy 19 Reviewed Issue Of .Not Rev. . 10/ 7/40 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . Not Rev. Not Rev. .10/ 7/40 . 10/ 7/40 .Not Rev. . 10/ 7/40 .Not Rev. .10/ 7/40 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. .10/ 7/40 .Not Rev. 8 . . 5/25/40 9 . . Not Rev. 8 . . 5/25/40 8 .. 8/10/40 8 .. 5/25/40 8 . . 9/16/39 8 . . 9/14/40 7 . . Not Rev. 7 . . 5/25/40 8 . . 5/25/40 .10/ 7/39 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 9/30/39 .10/28/39 .11/18/39 .12/23/39 . 2/10/40 . 2/17/40 . 4/ 6/40 . 4/13/40 . 4/27/40 . 6/15/40 . 6/15/40 . 7/13/40 . 8/10/40 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 10/14/39 3/ 9/40 4/13/40 5/ 1 I /40 6/ 8/40 8/10/40 8/24/40 .10/ 7/39 Not Rev. . Not Rev. . Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 8/10/40 . 9/16/39 . Not Rev. Comment REEL1SMS (13) Running Time Acres of Plenty Very Good 9 Air Army Timely 9 American Royal Excellent 9 Hats 9 Men of Muscle Good 9 Navajoland Very Good 10 Nevada Unlimited Interesting 9 Siege Startling 10 Stray Lamb Unusual 8 Streamlined Excellent 9 Vacation Diary Exhilarating 10 Week End 9 West Wall Informative .......... 10 SPORTSCOPES (13) Aquapoise Swell 9 Arrow Points Good Archery 8 Court Favorites Interesting 10 Flycasting Interesting 9 Gun Play Fair 9 Hunting Hounds Very Interesting 9 Hurdle Hoppers Splendid 9 Ice Cutters Good 9 Pennant Chasers For Baseball Fans 9 Silent Wings Interesting 10 Sky Game Excellent 9 Trouble Shooter For Golfers 9 Winter Playground Splendid 9 1940-41 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) EDGAR KENNEDY (6) Sunk by the Census Funny 18 No. INFORMATION PLEASE (13) (Anna Neagle) Excellent LEON ERROL (6) He Asked for It Very Funny MARCH OF TIME (13) On Foreign Newsfronts Britain's R.A.F .Fair 19 No. Very Informative 18 RAY WHITLEY (4) PICTURE PEOPLE (13) Interesting 10 SPORTSCOPES (13) Quail Quest Good Reviewed Issue Of .11/ 4/39 . 4/27/40 .11/18/39 .Not Rev. . 2/10/40 . 2/10/40 . 9/30/39 . 2/10/40 . 6/15/40 . 8/10/40 . 2/17/40 . Not Rev. . 12/23/39 . 2/10/40 . 9/14/40 . 4/27/40 . 4/ 6/40 . 9/30/39 .11/ 4/39 . 6/15/40 .11/ 4/39 . 4/ 6/40 . 6/15/40 .12/23/39 . 9/14/40 .12/ 9/39 9/14/40 9/14/40 9/14/40 . 9 '2 1/40 .10/ 5/40 9, 14/40 9/14/40 20th CENTURY-FOX 1939-40 ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4) Conquering the Colorado Exciting II . . 8/19/39 Filming the Fleet Exceptional 10 .. 9/23/39 Sky Fighters Excellent 10 ..12/ 9/39 Sanctuary of the Seals Unique 10 .. 6/8/40 DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE— LEW LEHR (6) Cheerio My Dears 9 ..Not Rev. Labor Savers Amusing 9 . . 3/30/40 Mon.eys Is the Cwaziest People Riot of Laughs 10 .. 9/30/39 Silly Season Very Funny 10 ..11/18/39 FASHION FORECASTS (4) (Tech.) For Going Places Natural For Women. For Outdoors Excellent For Play Hours Excellent No. 8 10 .. 9/23/39 10 .. 3/30/40 10 .. 2/24/40 10 ..Not Rev. MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (6) Aghileen Pinnacles Excellent . . Birthplace of Icebergs ... .Remarkable Climbing the Spirit's Home Interesting Evergreen Empire Interesting Flying Stewardess Isles of the East Excellent . . Kangaroo Country Interesting Valley of 10,000 Smokes. Fascinating II ..10/14/39 II .. 8/19/39 10 10 10 9 10 10 SPORTS REVIEWS— THORGERSEN (6) Action on Ice 10 Big Game Fishing Exciting 10 Clocking the Jockeys. ... Interesting II Following the Hounds. .. Outstanding (Tech.).. 10 Over the Seven Seas Fine 10 Top Notch Tennis Good 10 TERRYTOONS (26) (10 in Tech.) All's Wei! That Ends Well Fair 7 Catnip Capers Good 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 HitchHiker 7 Hook. Line and Sinker (Tech.) 7 Ice Pond 7 It Must Be Love 7 Just a Little Bull (Tech.) 7 Love in a Cottage 7 Much Ado About Nothing. Good 7 One Mouse in a Million Fair 7 Orphan Duck (Tech.) . . . D iverting 7 Professor Offkeyski Good 7 Rover's Rescue 7 Rupert the Runt 7 Sheep in the Meadow Satisfactory 7 Swiss Ski Yodelers Clever 7 Two Headed Giant (Tech.) Good 7 Watch Dog 7 Wicky Wacky Romance. . Very Good 7 Wot's All the Shootin' Fer 7 . 3/30/40 . 9/23/39 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .12/ 9/39 . 12/ 9/39 Not Rev. 9/16/39 10/14/39 2/24/40 3/30/40 2/24/40 . 4/ 6/40 . 6/ 8/40 . 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. .Not Rev. . 4/ 6/40 .12/ 9/39 .10/14/39 .Not Rev. Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 10/14/39 . 6/ 1/40 . 8/19/39 Not Rev. .12/ 9/39 Not Rev.