Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1941)

October 4, 1941 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW Page 37 PARAMOUNT 1940-41 (Cont. Comment PARAGRAPH ICS (6) VO-3 Breezy Little Bears Excellent .. V0-5 Guardians of the Wilds. .. Fine VO-I Nature's Nursery Excellent .. VO-4 Red. White and Blue Hawaii Fair V0-2 Seeing Is Believing Fair Running Time II POPEYE (12) EO-II Child Psykolojiky Good 7 E0-4 Eugene, the Jeep Funny 7 EO-8 Flies Ain't Human Fair 7 EO-2 My Pop, My Pop Amusing 7 EO-10 Olive's Boithday Presink. Snappy 7 EO-7 Olive's Sweepstake Ticket 7 E0-I2 Pest Pilot Fair 7 EO-9 Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle Fair 7 EO-I Popeye Meets William Tell Funny 7 EO-5 Problem Pappy Fair 7 EO-fi Quiet Pleeze Very Good 7 KO-3 With Poopdeck Pappy Entertaining 7 POPULAR SCIENCE (6) JO-I No. I Good 10 JO-2 No. 2 Interesting 10 JO-3 No. 3 Interesting 10 JO-4 No. 4 Usual 10 JO-5 No. 5 Interesting 10 JO-6 No. 6 Up to Standard. II ROBERT BENCHLEY (4) SO-3 Crime Control Excellent II SO-4 Forgotten Man Typical 10 SO-I Trouble With Husbands. . .Great Fun II SO-2 Waiting for Baby A Howl 10 SPECIAL CARTOON (I) (Tech.) FFO-I Raggedy Ann Very Good .... 19 SPORTLIGHTS (13) Reviewed Issue Of . 1/18/41 . 9/20/41 .11/ 2/40 . 3/22/41 .12/ 7/40 . 7/19/41 .12/ 7/40 . 4/19/41 .11/ 2/40 . 5/31/41 .Not Rev. . 8/23/41 . 5/10/41 .10/ 5/40 . 1/25/41 . 3/22/41 .12/ 7/40 .10/ 5/40 .11/23/40 .12/21/40 . 3/22/41 , 4/ 5/41 6/28/41 . 4/19/41 . 5/31/41 .11/16/40 . 2/22/41 ..12/21/40 Excellent 10 .. 1/25/41 Fine 10 . . 3/22/41 10 ..10/ 5/40 Very Good .... 10 ..12/21/40 10 . . 3/22/41 Excellent 10 ..12/ 7/40 Thrills Aplenty. 10 ..11/23/40 Funny 10 . . 5/10/41 Good Action Stuff 10 . . 6/28/41 10 .. 7/19/41 Very Good .... 10 ..10/26/40 Exhilarating ... 10 .. 4/ 5/41 Very Good .... 10 .. 8/23/41 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) LO-3 No. 3. LO-4 No. 4. Good , , 10 ..10/ 5/40 Interesting .. .. 10 ..12/ 7/40 Good .. 10 .. 2/15/41 Good . . II . . 3/29/41 A Wow .11 .. 5/31/41 Very Good . . .. 10 . . 8/23/41 1941-42 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (Tech.) (2) Ml-I Road in India 10 HEADLINERS (6) Al-I Beauty at the Beach 10 HEDDA HOPPER'S HOLLYWOOD (6) Zl-I No. I Excellent 10 MADCAP MODELS (Tech.) (6) Ul-I Daffy Draftee 8 POPEYE (12) El-I I'll Never Crow Again 7 POPULAR SCIENCE (6) QUIZ KIDS (6) Very Good 10 J I 1 No. I Ql-I No. I ROBERT BENCHLEY (4) Sl-I How To Take a Vacation 10 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6) Yl-I In a Pet Shop A Howl 10 YI-2 In a Zoo 10 SPORTLIGHTS (13) R 1-2 Meet the Champs 10 Rl-I Shooting Mermaids Very Good 10 RI-3 Sittin' Pretty 10 SUPERMAN CARTOONS (12) (Tech.) Wl-I Superman A Cinch to Sell. II Ll-I No. UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) RKO-RADIO 1940-41 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) 14103 Baggage Buster Hilarious 7 14105 Canine Caddy Tops 7 14107 Early to Bed Satisfactory ... 8 14102 Gentleman's Gentleman . .Tops 7 141(11 Golden Eggs Excellent 8 14104 Good Time for a Dime. .. Excellent 8 141 1 1 Lend a Paw 8 14106 Nifty Nineties Amusing 8 141 10 Old McDonald Duck Excellent 8 14109 Orphan's Benefit Very Good 9 14108 Truant Officer Donald Excellent 8 EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 13406 Apple in His Eye Hokey 18 1310-5 Drafted in the Dmiot 19 13405 It Happened All Night. ..Fair 19 13404 Mad About Moonshine. . .Fair 18 13401 Sunk by the Census Funny 18 13402 Trailer Tragedy Funny 17 INFORMATION 1 (Anna Neagle) . . . 2 (Ruth Gordon) 3 (Alice Marble) . . . 4 (Louis Bromfleld) . . 5 (Wendell Willkie) . 6 (Jan Struther) 7 (Anna Neagle) . . . 8 (Boris Karloff) ... 9 (Alice Marble) . . . 10 (Louis Bromfield) . 1 1 (Jan Struther) . . . 12 (Boris Karloff) . . 13 (Anna Neagle) . . . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 9/20/41 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 9/20/41 .Not Rev. . . 9/20/41 ..Not Rev. ..Not Rev. . . 9/27/41 ..Not Rev. .. 8/ 2/41 .Not Rev. . 5/10/41 . 6/ 7/41 . 7/26/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 5/10/41 .Not Rev. . 6/ 7/41 .10/ 4/41 . 8/30/41 . 8/23/41 . 6/14/41 .Not Rev. . 4/12/41 . 3/ 1/41 . 9/14/40 .10/19/40 14201 No. 14202 No. 14203 No. 14204 No. 14205 No. 14206 No. 14207 No. 14208 No. 14209 No. 14210 No. 142 1 1 No. 14212 No. 14213 No. PLEASE (13) II . . 9/14/40 10 . . 10/19/40 Swell As Usual. 10 ..11/16/40 II ..12/14/40 10 .. 2/ 1/41 1 1 . . 3/ 1/41 10 . . 4/ 5/41 10 . . 4/ 5/41 II . . 5/10/41 Entertaining ... 10 . . 6/ 7/41 II . . 7/26/41 12 . . 7/26/41 10 .. 8/23/41 14501 Eyes 14503 How Goes Chile Very Good 10 14502 What's Happening in Argentina Very Timely... 10 SPORTSCOPES (13) Caballero College Fair 9 14307 14313 14310 14302 14306 14308 14301 1431 1 14305 14304 14303 14312 14309 23402 23401 24201 24202 Craig Wood For Golfers Jockey's Day Good Kentucky Royalty Horse Lovers Mat Men Good Publicity Sports Excellent .... Quail Quest Good 9 9 9 9 9 9 Rolling Rhythm 10 9 9 9 9 9 Snow Eagles Excellent Snow Fun Exhilarating Sportsman's Partner For Dog Lovers. Steeds and Steers Good Sword Soldiers Technical 1941-42 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech. EDGAR KENNEDY (6) I'll Fix It Westward Ho-Hum Funny INFORMATION PLEASE (13) No. I (John Gunther) No. 2 (Howard Lindsay) LEON ERROL (6) Man-I-Cured Funny ... 23101 23102 24402 24401 24302 24301 MARCH OF TIME (13) Thumbs Up, Texas Excellent .... Norway in Revolt Timely PICTURE PEOPLE (13) Hollywood Sports Stars in Defense Interesting RAY WHITLEY (4) SPORTSCOPES (13) Arrobatics Pampas Paddock For Horse Lovers REPUBLIC 1941-42 MEET THE STARS (12) 28-2 Baby Stars Excellent 10 28-1 Chinese Garden Festival. .. Good Starter .. 10 28-5 Hollywood Meets the Navy. Timely 10 28-4 Los Angeles Examiner Benefit Fair 10 28-7 Meet Roy Rogers Interesting 10 28-6 Stars at Play...' Entertaining ... 10 28-8 Stars — Past &. Present Nostalgic 10 28-3 Variety Reel Interesting 10 Reviewed Issue Of . 2/ 1/41 . 9/14/40 .Not Rev. . 5/17/41 .11/16/40 . 4/ 5/41 5/10/41 6/ 7/41 7/ 5/41 8/ 2/41 RKO-RADIO 1940-41 (Cont.) Comment Running Time LEON ERROL (6) 13703 Fired Man Mildly Amusing 20 13701 He Asked for It Very Funny ... 18 13706 Panic in the Parlor Unfunny 20 13705 Polo Phoney Good 18 13702 Tattle Talevision Funny 19 K704 When Wifie's Away Fair 20 MARCH OF TIME 131 10 Crisis in the Atlantic Timely 18 131 1 1 China Fights Back Timely 18 131 12 New England's 8,000,000 Yankees Good 20 131 13 Peace by Adolf Hitler... A "Must" 20 RAY WHITLEY (4) 13501 Bar Buckaroos Good 16 ..11/16/40 13504 Musical Bandit Entertaining ..16 .. 7/26/41 13502 Prairie Snooners Very Good 13 ..3/ 1/41 13503 Red Skins & Red Heads. Poor 18 .. 5/10/41 PICTURE PEOPLE (13) 14401 No. I Interesting 10 .. 9/14/40 14402 No. 2 Good 9 ..10/19/40 14403 No. 3 Night Club Plug 10 ..11/16/40 14404 No. 4 Good 10 ..12/14/40 14405 No. 5 Fair 10 ..2/ 1/41 14406 No. 6 Fair 10 ..3/ 1/41 14407 No. 7 Average 10 .. 3/29/41 14408 No. 8 Fair 10 .. 4/12/41 14409 No. 9 Fair 8 .. 5/17/41 14410 No. 10 Fair 8 ..6/ 7/41 SPECIAL SUBJECT 13801 Growing Up (Quins) Wide Appeal... 18 ..12/14/40 SOUTH AMERICA (3) Brazil Very Interesting 10 20TH CENTURY-FOX 1940-41 (Cont.) 3/ 1/41 8/23/41 . . 4/12/41 . 3/ 1/41 . 8/ 9/41 . 6/ 7/41 .10/19/40 . 3/ 1/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 9/14/40 .Not Rev. . 2/ 1/41 .f2/ 14/40 .11/16/40 . 7/26/41 . 5/10/41 .Not Rev. . 9/27/41 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. .10/ 4/41 8/16/41 9/27/41 . Not Rev. .10/ 4/41 .Not Rev. .10/ 4/41 .. 2/ 1/41 ..12/21/40 .. 5/ 3/41 .. 4/26/41 .. 6/21/41 .. 6/14/41 . . 6/28/41 .. 3/ 1/41 20TH CENTURY-FOX 1940-41 ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4) 1201 Midget Motor Mania Unusual 10 1203 Modern Highway Good 10 1202 Training Police Horses. .. Excellent 10 10/12/40 3/ 1/41 2/ 8/41 LEW LEHR COMEDIES (4) 1401 Grunters and Groaners. . .Tiresome 10 .. 8/10/40 1402 Tale of Butch the Parrot 10 ..Not Rev. MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (8) 1108 Arctic in Springtime 10 1106 Caribbean Sentinel Good 10 1 101 Eskimo Trails Enlightening .. 10 1 103 Isle of Mystery 10 1109 Letter From Cairo 10 1102 Land of Flowers (Tech.) .Colorful 9 1107 Miracle of Hydro Different 10 1104 Old Dominion State (Tech.) Very Good 10 1105 Spotlight on Indo-China 10 1 1 10 Winter in Eskimo Land 10 RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT 1601 Acquitted by the Sea Excellent 10 . SPORTS REVIEWS— THORGERSEN (6) (3 In 1303 Bowling for Strikes For Bowlers ... 10 . 1307 Fun on Rollers 10 . 1302 Lure of the Trout(Tech.) . For Fly Casters 10 . 1306 Playing With Neptune. . .Very Good .... 9 . 1304 Rodeo Goes to Town Good 10 . 1305 Symphony in Snow 10 . 1301 Vacation Time (Tech.)... OK 8 . Not Rev. 4/26/41 8/10/40 Not Rev. Not Rev. 8/10/40 4/19/41 11/30/40 Not Rev. Not Rev. 19/12/40 Tech.) .10/12/40 .Not Rev. ,11/30/40 , 4/19/41 2/ 8/41 Not Rev. 8/10/40 Comment Running Time (26) (13 in Tech.) TERRYTOONS 1510 Baby Seal 1551 Bill Mouse's Akwakade. .. Excellent (Tech.) 1515 Bringing Home the Bacon 1501 Club Life in the Stone Age 1511 Dog's Dream 1508 Fishing Made Easy Fair 1514 Good Old Irish Tunes 1507 Hairless Hector 1503 Happy Haunting Grounds 1513 Horse Fly Opera 1558 Home Guard (Tech.) Okay 1553 How Wet Was My Ocean . Excellent (Tech.) 1554 Landing of the Pilgrims. . Good (Tech.) .. 1552 Lucky Duck (Tech.) 1512 Magic Shell 1557 Mississippi Swing Rhythmic(Tech.) 1504 Magic Pencil Poor 1555 Plane Goofy (Tech.) Fair 1505 Snow Man 1556 Temperamental Lion Amusing(Tech.) 1502 Touchdown Demons Amusing 1516 Twelve O'clock and All Ain't Well 1559 Uncle Joey (Tech.) 1506 What a Little Sneeze Will Do Good 1560 What Happens at Night (Tech.) 1509 When Knights Were Bold. Just a Cartoon.. WORLD TODAY 1704 Anzacs in Action irj 1701 Battle of the Atlantic Timely 10 1703 Empire in Exile |0 1702 War in the Desert 10 Reviewed Issue Of .Not Rev. . 8/10/40 .Not Rev. Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 4/26/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 4/26/41 .10/12/40 .11/30/40 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 2/ 8/41 .12/ 7/40 .12/ 7/40 .Not Rev. . 2/15/41 .10/ 5/40 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 2/15/41 . Not Rev. . 4/26/41 .Not Rev. . 4/19/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. 1941-42 ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4) 2202 Highway of Friendship 10 ..Not Rev. 2201 Soldiers of the Sky Excellent 10 ..8/ 2/41 MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (12) 2102 Glacier Trails in ..Not Rev. 2101 Sagebrush and Silver Interesting 10 .. 9/20/41 SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 2301 Aristocrats of the Kennels 10 ..Not Rev. TERRYTOONS (26) 2503 Frozen North 2501 Ice Carnival Good 2551 Old Oaken Bucket Good 2552 One Man Navy Amusing 2554 Slap Happy Hunters 2502 Uncle Joey Comes to Town 2553 Welcome Little Stranger .Not Rev. . 9/27/41 . 9/20/41 . 9/27/41 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. .Not Rev. WORLD TODAY (4) 2401 American Sea Power Timely, Excellent 10 2402 Uncle Sam's Iron Warriors 10 5252 5241 5249 5246 5247 5243 5245 5242 5253 5248 5250 5244 5251 5353 5351 5358 5365 5359 5355 5364 5363 5354 5360 5362 5356 5352 5357 5361 5226 5225 5221 5222 5233 5228 5230 5227 5231 5232 5229 5224 5223 UNIVERSAL 1940-41 CARTOONS (13) (Tech.) Andy Panda's Pop Enjoyable ... Crazy House Satisfactory . Dizzy Kitty So-So Fair Today Good Hysterical High Spots in American History Fair Knock, Knock Very Good .. Mouse Trappers Amusing Recruiting Daze Fair Screw Driver Good Scrub Me, Mama, With a Boogie Beat. . .Snappy Salt Water Daffy Snappy Syncopated Sioux Clever Woody Woodpecker GOING PLACES (15) Arizona Interesting Coast Guard Interesting Deserts of America Very Good Garden Spot of the North. Good Humorous Tombstones ...Amusing Hunting on Ton of the World Fascinating ... Isles of Fate Good & Timely. Meet Jimmy the Chump.. Good Fun Melting Pot of the Caribbean Good Modern Way Down East.. Good Mountain Summer Pleasing South of the Border Interesting .... Sun Valley Good Swankiest Isle in the World Interesting Trail of Father Kino Interesting MUSICALS— TWO REEL (13) Bagdad Daddy Very Good Beat Me DaddyEight to the Bar Class in Swing Good Variety .. Congamania Latin Liveliness Dizzy Doings Fair Jumpin' Jive Good Music a la King Good Number . Music in the Morgan Manner Entertaining Once Upon a Summer Time. Average Rhythm Revel Entertaining .. Shadows in Swing Average Tickled Pinky Rustic Rhythm. Torrid Tempos Entertaining .. SPECIAL SUBJECT (I) 5110 Swing With Bing Excellent ... STRANGER THAN FICTION .. 9/20/41 . . Not Rev. . 8/ 9/41 .10/12/40 . 5/17/41 . 2/15/41 . 3/29/41 .11/30/40 . 2/ 8/41 .11/ 2/40 . 9/ 6 41 . 5/17/41 . 6/ 7/41 .12/28/40 . Not Rev. .10/12/40 . 9/21/40 3/22/41 8/ 9/41 , 4/12/41 12/28/48 8/ 9/41 7/19/41 12/28/40 6/ 7/41 7/19/41 2/15/41 10/12/40 3/15/41 . 6/14/41 . 2/ 8/41 . Not Rev. .10/12/40 .11/30/40 . 9/ 6/41 . 6/ 7/41 . 7/19/41 . 3/29/41 . 7/19/41 . 8/16/41 . 5/17/41 . 1/ 4/41 .11/30/04 4/13/40 (15) 5371 No. 5372 No. 82 5373 No. 5374 No. 84 5375 Wo. 85 5376 No. 5377 No. 87. 5378 Mo, 5379 No. 5380 No. 90 5381 Mo. 91. 5382 No. 5383 No. 93 5384 No. 3-1 5385 No. an . 9 .. 9/21/40 ..10/12/40 9 . . 10/12/40 9 ..11/30/40 9 ..12/28/40 Up to Par.. . 9 .. 2/ 8/41 9 .. 3/29/41 Interesting . 9 .. 3/29/41 Interesting .. . 9 .. 4/12/41 Interesting .. . 9 .. 5/17/41 Fair 9 .. 5/24/41 So-So . 9 .. 6/ 7/41 Very Good . . . 9 .. 7/19/41 ..Not Rev. Very Good .. . 9 .. 8/16/41