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Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1941)

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Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Oct-Dec 1941
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000100
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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Page 54 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW October 11, 1941 UNIVERSAL 1941-42 Comment Running Time ANDY PANDA CARTOONS (13) (Tech.) 6241 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B Good 8 6242 Man's Best Fr.o... 8 Reviewed Issue Of n ii 4i Not Rev. MUSICALS (13) 6222 In the Groove 6221 Is Everybody Happy?. ... Fair SPECIAL SUBJECT 6110 Cavalcade of Air Thrills (I) 20 STRANGER THAN FICTION (15) 6373 Candy Kid J l'f. 10 6372 Hermit of Oklahoma f. . . 10 6371 Shampoo Springs 10 VARIETY VIEWS (15) 6151 Moby Dick's Home Town. Interesting . 6362 Northern Neighbors (Color) 6353 George Washington. Country Gentleman ...(Impressive . Not Rev. .. 9/ 6/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 9/ 6/41 .Not Rev. VITAPHONEWARNER BROS. 1940-41 • BROADWAY BREVITIES (9) 6202 Alice in Movieland Superlative .... 6204 Dog in the Orchard Meritorious .... 6209 Happy Faces 6208 Hunting the Hard Way. . Excellent 6201 Just a Cute Kid 6203 Mack Sennett Revival 6206 Seeing Eye Poignant 6207 Sockeroo Funny 6205 Take the Air Entertaining ... ELSA MAXWELL COMEDIES (3) 6102 Lady and the Lug 19 6101 Riding Into Society T'Ain't Funny.. 19 6103 Throwing a Party 20 HOLLYWOOD NOVELTIES (6) 6304 History Repeats Itself Good 10 6301 Football Highlights Rockne Build-up 10 6303 Mexican Jumping Beans.. Very Good .... 10 6302 Shark Hunting Exciting 10 6306 Trouble in Store Amusing 6305 Wild Boar Hunt Exciting 10 LOONEY TUNES (10) 6601 Calling Dr. Porky 7 6612 Coy Decoy Funny 7 6607 Haunted Mouse Very Good 7 6616 Henpecked Duck A Howl 7 6608 Joe Glow the Firefly 7 6614 Meet John Doughboy 7 6602 PreHistoric Porky Clever 7 661 1 Porky's Ant Good 7 6609 Porky's Bear Facts Amusing 7 6604 Porky's Hired Hand Good 7 6610 Porky's Preview Amusing 7 6613 Porky's Prize Pony 7 6606 Porky's Snooze Reel 7 6603 Sour Puss Satisfactory ... 7 6605 Timid Toreador Good 7 6615 We the Animals Squeak. .Excellent 7 MELODY MASTERS (10) 6506 Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos Fair 10 6505 Henry Busse & Orch Good 10 6504 Skinnay Ennis & Orch... Good 10 6503 Jan Garber & Orch 10 6508 Marie Green & Her Merrie Men Lively 10 6510 Carl Hoff &. Orch 6509 Hal Kemp & Orch Just a Band 10 6501 Matty Malneck Snappy 10 6507 Freddie Martin & Orch.. Fair 10 6502 Joe Reichman & Orch Excellent 10 MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.) 6724 Aviation Vacation 6706 Bed Time for Sniffles 7 6713 Cat's Tale Good 7 6712 Crackpot Quail 7 6709 Elmer's Pet Rabbit Funny 7 6718 Farm Frolics Excellent 7 6710 Fighting 69'/2 Good 7 6704 Good Night Elmer 7 6715 Goofy Groceries Novel 7 6722 Heckling Hare 7 6720 Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt. Funny 7 6703 Holiday Highlights Swell Satire .. 7 6719 Hollywood Steps Out Excellent 7 6723 Inki and the Lion Good 6701 Malibu Beach Party Grade A 7 6707 Of Fox and Hound 7 6708 Shop, Look and Listen ... Good 7 6711 Sniffles Bells the Cat Fair 7 6726 Snow Time for Comedy., up to Par 7 67?5 Sport Champions 7 6702 Stage Fright Satisfactory 7 6714 Tortoise Beats the Hare. . Amusing 7 6716 Toy Trouble Good 7 6717 Trial of Mr. Wolf Very Good 7 6705 Wacky Wildlife Funny 7 6721 Wacky Worm Excellent 7 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (0) 6006 Carnival of Rhythm Splendid 6001 Flag of Humanity Splendid 20 6005 Here Comes the Cavalry 20 6002 March on Marines Excellent 20 6003 Meet the Fleet Excellent 20 6004 Wings of Steel Excellent 20 SPECIAL SUBJECTS Christmas Under Fire Heart Appeal London Can Take It Powerful SPORTS PARADES (10) 6407 Big Bill Tilden For Tennis Fan 10 6404 California Thoroughbreds. Interesting 6403 Diary of a Racing Pigeon . Interesting 6402 Dogs You Seldom See Good Novelty. 6405 Fight, Fish, Fight Thrilling 6401 Fly Fishing For Anglers . 3409 It Happened on Rollers 6410 Lions for Sale Very Good .. 6408 Sail Ho! Colorful 6406 Sky Sailing Interesting .. . 1 1/30/40 . 1 / 18/4 1 .Not Rev. . 5/24/41 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 4/ 5/41 . 5/24/41 . 3/ 8/41 .Not Rev. . 8/31/40 . Not Rev. 9/30/39 8/31/40 1 1/30/40 8/ 3/40 9/ 6/41 3/ 8/41 . Not Rev. . 6/21/41 . 3/15/41 . 9/13/41 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. .11/ 2/40 . 5/24/41 . 4/ 5/41 .12/28/40 . 4/26/41 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 1 1/30/40 . 1/18/41 . 9/ 6/41 . 3/ 8/41 .11/30/40 12/28/40 Not Rev. . 5/ 3/41 Not Rev. . 5/24/41 . 8/ 3/40 . 4/ 5/41 .11/ 2/40 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 4/ 5/41 .Not Rev. . 12/28/40 . 5/24/41 . I / 1 8/4 1 . Not Rev. . 4/ 5/41 .Not Rev. . 6/21/41 .11/ 2/40 . 6/21/41 . 8/30/41 . 8/31/40 . Not Rev. . 12/28/40 . 3/15/41 . 8/30/41 . Not Rev. . 10/26/40 . 4/ 5/41 . 5/ 3/41 . 4/26/41 .12/ 7/40 . 8/ 9/41 . 8/30/41 .10/26/40 . Not Rev. .12/28/40 . I / 1 8/4 1 . 5/ 3/41 . 1/18/41 .10/26/40 . 5/ 3/41 . 12/28/40 .12/ 7/40 . 8/31/40 3/ 8/41 . 10/26/40 Not Rev. . 8/30/41 . 6/21/41 . 4/ 5/41 VITAPHONEWARNER BROS. 1941-42 Comment Running Reviewed Time Issue Of BROADWAY BREVITIES (12) 7101 Minstrel Days Very Good 20 .. 9/13/41 7102 Monsters of the Deep 20 ..Not Rev. HOLLYWOOD NOVELTIES (6) 7301 Polo With the Stars 10 ..Not Rev. 7303 Miracle Makers Poor 10 .. 9/13/41 73U2 White Sails 10 ..Not Rev. LOONEY TUNES (16) 7601 Notes to You 10 ..Not Rev. 7602 Robinson Crusoe, Jr 7 ..Not Rev. MELODY MASTERS (10) 7502 Carioca Screnaders 10 ..Not Rev. 7503 Forty Boys and a Song... Good 10 .. 9/13/41 7501 U.S.C. Band and Glee Club Very Good 10 . . 9/13/41 MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.) 7701 All This and Rabbit Stew Excellent 7 ..9/13/41 7702 Brave Little Bat 7 ..Not Rev. 7703 Bug Parade 7 ..Not Rev. 7704 Rookie Revue 7 ..Not Rev. SERVICE SPECIALS (6) (Tech.) 7001 Tanks Are Coming Excellent 20 .. 9/13/41 SPORTS PARADE (10) (Tech.) 7401 Kings of the Turf Interesting 10 .. 9/13/41 MISCELLANEOUS Adventure in the Bronx (N. Y. Zoological Soc.) Good It'/*.. 8/23/41 Alive in the Deep(Prod.) .Exciting 22 .. 5/24/41 Man the Enigma (Prod.) . Informative 25 .. 5/24/41 Our Constitution (Prod.) .Inspiring 19 .. 5/ 3/41 Our Declaration of Independence (Prod.) . .Timely 19 .. 5/3/41 SERIALS 1940-41 No Chapters Reviewed COLUMBIA Issue Of Iron Claw 15 Chaps. 8/23/41 Spider Returns 15 Chaps. 5/10/41 White Eagle 15 Chaps. Not Rev. REPUBLIC Adventures of Captain Marvel... 12 Chaps. 3/8/41 Jungle Girl 15 Chaps. 5/31/41 King of the Royal Mounted 12 Chaps. 8/17/40 Mysterious Dr. Satan 15 Chaps. 11/23/40 UNIVERSAL Green Hornet Strikes Again 12 Chaps. 11/ 2/40 Junior G-Men 12 Chaps. 8/ 3/40 Sky Raiders 12 Chaps. 2/15/41 Winners of the West 15 Chaps. Not Rev. SERIALS 1941-42 No. Chapters REPUBLIC King of the Texas Rangers 12 Chaps. UNIVERSAL Riders of Death Valley 15 Chaps. Sea Raiders 12 Chaps. DEFENSE SUBJECTS Title Running Time America Builds Ships 3 . America Preferred 3 . Army in Overalls 3 . Bits and Pieces 3 . timber 8 . Calling All Workers 2 Candidates Clr.ss 12 Power for Defense 10 . War Department Trailers 1. Infantry I 2. Air Corps I 3. Flying Cadets I . 4. Coast Artillery Corps I 5. Armored Force I 6. Flying Cadets I 7. Flying Cadets I 8. Field Artillery I 9. Foreign Service I 10. Signal Corps I 11. Medical Department I 12. Quartermaster Corps I Reviewed Issue Of 9/ 6/41 4/12/41 7/19/41 Distributed By List "B" List "B" List "B" ....List "B" List "C" ....List "A" . Marine Corps ....List "A" Where Do We Go?. A" A" 'A" A" 'A" •A" 'A" 'A" 'A" •A" 'A" ■A" 2 List "B" .List .List .List .List .List .List .List .List List .List .List .List CITY List "A" List "B' List "C" Albany Columbia Universal MGM Atlanta Paramount 20thFox United Artists Boston Columbia Universal MGM Buffalo United Artists. . .Columbia 20th-Fox Charlotte United Artists. . .Columbia 20th-Fox Chicago Paramount 20th Fox Columbia Cincinnati Universal Warner Bros Republic Cleveland United Artists. . .Columbia 20th-Fox Dallas RKO MGM Warner Bros. Denver 20th Fox Paramount W B R KO Des Moines Columbia Universal MGM Detroit MGM RKO Paramount Indianapolis Universal Republic United Artists Kansas City 20th-Fox Paramount RKO Los Angeles 20th-Fox "aramount Warner Bros. Memphis MGM RKO Paramount Milwaukee 20th-Fox Paramount Columbia Minneapolis Universal Warner Bros Republic New Haven Warner Bros United Artists. . .Universal New Orleans Paramount 20th-Fox I nited Artists New York MGM RKO Paramount Oklahoma City. ..RKO MGM Warner Bros. Omaha Columbia I niversal MGM Philadelphia. . . . Warner Bros United Artists. . .Universal Pittsburgh Warner Bros Republic RKO Portland Paramount 20th Fox RKO St. Louis Warner Bros United Artists. . .Universal Salt Lake City. ..MGM 'KO Paramount San Francisco ...RKO MGM '"arner Bros. Seattle -"" M«W C»lut»k,<» Washington Universal Warner Bros Republic FROM COVER TO COVER ! "Practically all of the trade papers reach my desk, but there is only one which I read from cover to cover, and that is SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW. ... It isn't hard to explain why: for I feel that your paper is set up to be of aid to all exhibitors and not necessarily directed to the key situations." Peter Nepote Resident Manager Frisina Amusement Co., Inc. Lincoln-Grand Theatres Robinson, III.