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 #:
000130
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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SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW October 18, 1941 COLUMBIA 1940-41 Comment Running Time ALL STAR COMEDIES (18) 2432 Black Eyes and Blues Fair i6'/2. 2425 Blondes and Blunders Silly 16 2424 Bundle of Bliss 17 . 2423 Cold Turkey 18 . 2436 French Fried Patootie 18 . 2428 Fresh As a Freshman Fair 16 2431 Glove Affair l6'/2. 2426 His Ex Marks the Spot.. Funny 18 . 2438 Host to a Ghost Fair 17 . 2437 Love at First Fright 18 . 2421 Pleased to Mitt You 18 . 2434 Ready, Willing But Unable l6'/2. 2433 Ring and the Belle Fair 17 242!) So You Won't Squawk 16 . 2422 Spook Speaks Fairly Amusing 18 2427 Watchman Takes a Wife. Fairly Amusing 16 2435 Yankee Doodle Andy 16 . 2430 Yumpin' Yiminy 16 . CINESCOPES (10) 2978 Capital Sidelights Poor 10 2975 Feathers Very Good 9 2979 Fighter Pilot Timely II 2972 Floating Elephants Timely and Good 8 2971 Hobby Lobby Excellent 12 2976 Movie Magic Fascinating ... 9 2973 Nice Work. If You Can Do It Fair 2977 This Is England Timely 2974 Unusual Crafts Interesting Reviewed Issue Of 4/19/41 11/30/40 Not Rev. 10/12/40 Not Rev. 4/ 5/41 Not Rev. I/II/4I 8/ 9/41 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. 5/24/41 Not Rev. 10/12/40 1/25/41 Not Rev. Not Rev. , 5/24/41 3/ 1/41 , 6/28/41 10/12/40 . 9/21/40 . 3/29/41 2507 Carpenters 2510 Cuckoo I. Q Fair 2505 Helping Paw Amus 2508 Land of Fun 2503 Mad Hatter 2502 Mr. Elephant Goes to Town... 2501 Tangled Television Good 2509 Tom Thumb's Brother Cute 2506 2504 Wise Owl Fairly Good . COLUMBIA TOURS (10) 2556 Beautiful British Columbia 2560 Beautiful Ontario 2557 From Singapore to 2551 Historic Virginia 2554 Islands of the West Indies Satisfactory 2553 Old and New Arizona 2559 San Francisco — 2552 2555 2558 Savoy in the Alps Poor Timing Sojourn in Havana Interesting .. Western Wonderland ....Excellent ... 2655 2654 2651 2653 2657 2658 2652 2656 2757 2751 2756 2755 2752 2753 2758 2754 2604 2605 2601 2602 2603 2606 2952 2951 2707 2702 2703 2708 2701 2704 2706 COMMUNITY SINGS (10) Fun With Songs Fair Gay Tunes Jolly Tunes Melodies That Linger Peppy Songs "Perfldia" Baker Popular Love Songs Depends Songs With Harmony FABLES CARTOONS (8) Dumb Like a Fox Cute Farmer Tom Thumb Good Kitty Gets the Bird Good It Happened to Crusoe Mouse Meets Lion Poor Paunch and Judy Average Playing the Pied Piper.. Poor Streamlined Donkey Cute HOW'S YOUR I. Q. (6) Junior I. 0. Parade So You Think You Know Music Good Take It Or Leave It (I) . .Funny Take It or Leave It (2) .Entertaining Take It Or Leave It (3) Take It Or Leave It (4).. Very Good ... NEW YORK PARADE (6) Abroad at Home Interesting ... Magic City Well Done ... PHANTASIES CARTOONS (8) Crystal Gazer Happy Holidays Little Theatre Merry Mouse Cafe Poor Schoolboy Dreams Cuto There's Music in Your Hair Wallflower SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (12) No. I (Ken Murray) No. 2 (Don Wilson) Very Good ... No. 3 (Ken Murray) One of the Best No. 4 ( Ken Murray) No. 5 (Bob Hope) Excellent No. 6 (Larry Simms) ....Good No. 7 (Ken Murray) No. 8 (Jerry Colonna) No. 9 (Jack Benny) Fair STOOGE COMEDIES (8) All the World's a Stooge. Typical Boobs in Arms Cookoo Cavaliers Silly Dutiful But Dumb From Nurse to Worse.... A Dud I'll Never Heil Again. . .Satiric Slapstick No Census, No Feeling So Lona Mr. Chumps Slapstick WASHINGTON PARADE (6) 2901 The Mint 10 2904 The Spirit of 1941 Fair 10 2902 U. S. Military Academy 10 2903 U. S. Naval Academv Splendid 10 2851 2852 2853 2854 2855 2856 2857 2858 2859 2407 2404 2403 2406 2401 2408 2402 2405 10 1 1/23/40 10 . . 4/ 5/41 9 1/25/41 .) 7 . . Not Rev. 7 . 8/ 9/41 7 . 2/ 1/41 7 . Not Rev. 7 . Not Rev. 8 . Not Rev. 7'/2. .10/12/40 7 . . 6/28/41 7 . Not Rev. 7 . .11/30/40 10 . .Not Rev. 10 . Not Rev. 10 . . 3/15/41 II . .Not Rev. 10 . . 1 1/23/40 10 . .Not Rev. 10 . . 4/19/41 II . .11/23/40 9 . .11/30/40 10 . . 3/29/41 10 . . 3/15/41 lo . Not Rev. 9 . .Not Rev. 10 . .Not Rev. 10 . .Not Rev. 10 . . Not Rev. 9 . .11/23/40 10 . .Not Rev. 6 . . 8/ 9/41 6 . . 6/28/41 7 . . 6/28/41 6 . .Not Rev. 6 . .11/23/40 6 . . 1/25/41 6 . . 8/30/41 6 . . 3/22/41 9'/2. .Not Rev. 10 . . 4/19/41 Il'/z. . 1 1/30/40 1 1 . 2/ 1/41 1 1 .Not Rev. II . 5/31/41 10 . . 4/26/41 10 . . 1/25/41 6 . .Not Rev. 6 . .Not Rev. 6 . .Not Rev. 6 . . 9/13/41 7 . .10/12/40 7 . . Not Rev. 6 . . Not Rev. 10 . .11/30/40 10 . .11/23/40 9 . . Not Rev. 10 . .Not Rev. 10 . . 2/ 1/41 10 . . 3/22/41 10 . . Not Rev. 10 . .Not Rev. 10 . . 8/30/41 16 . . 5/24/41 18 . .Not Rev. 17 . .11/30/40 !6'/2. Not Rev. 17 . . 8/31/40 18 . . 6/28/41 18 . .Not Rev. 20 . . 3/22/41 COLUMBIA 1940-41 (Cont.) Comment Running Reviewed Time Issue Of WORLD OF SPORTS (12) 2803 Ali the Giant Killer Very Good 9 .. 1/25/41 2808 Aquaplay Very Good 9 .. 6/28/41 2807 Diving Thrills Very Good 9 .. 5/31/41 2802 Hunting Wild Deer Fair 9 ..11/30/40 2804 Ice Capers Very Good 10 ..3/ 8/41 2806 Jungle Archer Very Good II .. 4/26/41 2801 Master of Cue Billiard Fans.. 10 ..10/12/40 2805 Splits, Spares and Strikes. For Bowlers 10 ..3/ 8/41 1941-42 ALL-STAR COMEDIES (18) General Nuisance 18 . Half Shot at Sunrise Slapstick 16 . Love in Gloom Good 21 . CINESCOPES (8) Exploring Space Interesting 9 . From Nuts to Soup Poor 9 . World of Sound 9 . COLOR RHAPSODIES (16) Tech. Who's Zoo in Hollywood 7 COMMUNITY SING (10) Don Baker Poor 9 No. 2 As Usual 9 . FABLES CARTOONS (8) Great Cheese Mystery 7 . GLOVE SLINGERS (4) INTERNATIONAL FORUM (6) Dorothy Thompson Timely 18 Will England Be Invaded? Very Good 16 Will Democracy Survive?. Timely 18 PANORAMICS (12) City Within a City Commercial 10 PHANTASIES CARTOONS (8) Crystal Gazer 7 . OUIZ REELS (6) Kitchen _Quiz Excellent IO'/2. . 10 . SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (10) No. I (Ken Murray) Good 10 MGM 1940-41 (Cont.) 3423 3422 3421 3971 3972 3973 3651 3652 3451 3452 3453 3901 3701 3602 3601 So You Think You Know Music Good 3851 3852 3401 3981 3552 3551 3803 3802 3801 No. 2 (Ken Murray) 10 STOOGE COMEDIES (8) An Ache in Every Stake. .Slapstick 18 THIS CHANGING WORLD (6) Broken Treaties Disappointing . 10 TOURS (8) Buenos Aires Today Good 10 Journey in Tunisia Dated 10 WORLD OF SPORT (12) Jungle Fishing 10 Show Dogs Excellent Tee Up (Patty Berg) For Golfers MGM 1940-41 CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) W-243 Abul the Bul-Bul Ameer. Excellent 8 W-249 Alley Cat Excellent 8 W-253 Flying Bear 8 W-246 Goose Goes South 8 W-248 Dance of the Weed Fair 8 W-251 Little Caesario Very Good 8 W-245 Little Mole Very Good 9 W-241 Lonesome Stranger Excellent 9 W-250 Midnight Snack Cute 9 W-242 Mrs. Ladybug Excellent 8 W-252 Officer Pooch Amusing 8 W-244 Prospecting Bear Funny 9 W-247 Rookie Bear Funny 8 CRIME DOESN'T PAY (6) P-205 Coffins on Wheels Excellent 17 P-201 Eyes of the Navy Excellent 20 P-204 Forbidden Passage Tops 21 P-203 Respect the Law Very Good 20 P-206 Sucker List 20 P-202 You the People Excellent 21 MINIATURES (10) M-235 Battle, The Interesting M-238 Ghost Treasure Interesting M-232 Great Meddler Very Good . M-233 Happiest Man on Earth. .Unusual ... M-237 Man Who Changed the World Excellent .. M-236 Memories of Europe Excellent .. M-234 More About Nostradamus. Timely .... M-231 Rodeo Dough Very Good M -239 Triumph Without Drums .Not Rev. . 4/26/41 .Not Rev. . 2/ 1/41 OUR GANG (9) C-296 Baby Blues Very Good 9 C-295 Fightin' Fools Good Fun 9 C-293 Coin' Fishin' Standard 10 C -29 1 Good Bad Boys Good II C-294 Kiddie Cure Good Gang II C-298 1-2-3 Go Amusing 10 C-299 Robot Wrecks Amusing II C-292 Waldo's Last Stand Flimsy II C-297 Ye Olde Minstrels Poor II . Not Rev. .10/ 4/41 . 8/ 9/41 . 8/30/41 .10/ 4/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 8/30/41 .10/ 4/41 .Not Rev. 3/ 1/41 8/ 9/41 10/18/41 9/13/41 Not Rev. 9/13/41 8/30/41 10/ 4/41 Not Rev. 9/13/41 9/13/41 .10/ 4/41 . 8/30/41 .Not Rev. . 9/20/41 . 8/30/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 8/ 2/41 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 6/28/41 . 9/29/41 . 5/17/41 .12/ 7/40 . 8/16/41 . 1/ 4/41 . 9/27/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 6/14/41 6/14/41 10/19/40 3/ 1/41 2/ 1/41 Not Rev. 1/ 4/41 6/28/41 8/16/41 1/ 4/41 2/ 1/41 8/ 2/41 6/28/41 2/22/41 12/ 7/40 Not Rev. . 4/ 5/41 . 2/ 1/41 .11/ 9/40 . 9/ 7/40 . 12/ 7/40 . 5717/41 . 8/ 2/41 .11/ 9/40 . 4/ 5/41 Comment Running Time PASSING PARADE (9) K-281 American Spoken Here. .Excellent II K-289 Hobbles Excellent 10 K-283 More Trifles of Importance Excellent II K-288 Of Pups and Puzzles Excellent 10 K-284 Out of Darkness Significant II K-286 This Is the Bowery Excellent II K-282 Whispers Excellent 10 K-285 Willie and the Mouse. . .Instructive II K-287 Your Last Act Excellent II PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) Aeronutics Satisfactory ... 10 Cuban Rhythm Excellent 9 Flicker Memories 10 Football Thrills of 1940.. For Grid Fans. 10 Lions on the Loose Good 9 Memory Tricks Amusing 9 Penny to the Rescue Excellent 10 S-267 S-269 S-272 S-271 S-268 S-266 S-264 S-261 S-265 S-263 S-270 S-262 T-218 T-214 T-2II T-212 T-219 T-221 T-216 T-213 T-215 T-217 T-220 Quicker'n a Wink Excellent 9 Quiz Biz Entertaining ... 9 Sea for Yourself Holds Interest.. 10 Water Bugs Very Good 10 Wedding Bills Very Good .... 10 FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (12) (Tech Alluring Alaska Usual 9 Beautiful Bali As Usual 9 Capital City Fair 9 Cavalcade of San Francisco Too Late 9 Glimpses of Kentucky. . .Good 8 Glimpses of Washington State Usual 9 Haiti. Land of Dark Majesty Good 9 Mediterranean Ports of Call Out-dated 9 Old New Mexico Fair 9 Old New Orleans As Usual 9 Red Men on Parade Fair 9 Yosemite the Magnificent. Colorful 8 1941-42 CARTOONS (16) (Tech.) MINIATURES (10) OUR GANG (10) C-391 Come Back Miss Pipps 10 C-392 Helping Hands 10 PASSING PARADE (10) K-381 Strange Testament 10 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) C-361 Army Champions 10 TRAVELTALKS (12) (Tech.) T-3II Glimpses of Florida Interesting 10 T-312 Inside Passage 10 TWO REEL SPECIALS (6) PARAMOUNT 1940-41 ANIMATED ANTICS (10) HO-4 Bring Himself Back Alive Good 7 HO1 1 Copy Cat Fair 7 HO1 Dandy Lion Poor 7 HO-3 Mommy Loves Poppy Average 7 HO-2 Sneak, Snoop and Snitch. Fair 7 HO-7 Speaking of Animals Excellent 9 HO-8 Triple Trouble Just Fair 7 HO-6 Twinkletoes Gets the Bird 7 HO13 Twinkletoes in Hot Stuff 7 HO10 Twinkletoes, Where He Goes Nobody Knows. .. Routine 7 HO-5 Wild Oysters Unusual 7 HO12 Wizard of Arts. HO-9 Zero, the Hound. .So-So 7 COLOR CLASSIC CO1 Vitamin Hay 7 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (6) (Tech.) MO-4 Delhi Good II MO-5 Indian Durbar Gorgeous 10 M0-6 The Jungle Excellent 10 MO1 River Thames — Yesterday. Beautiful 10 MO-2 Sacred Ganges Dull 10 MO-3 Village in India Fair 10 GABBY CARTOONS (8) (Tech.) GO-3 All's Well Silly 7 GO-2 Constable Satisfactory ... 7 GO-6 Fire Cheese Average 7 GO-7 Gabby Goes Fishing Fair 7 GO-8 It's a HapHapHappy Day Poor 7 GO-I King for a Day Fair 7 GO-5 Swing Cleaning Fair 7 GO-4 Two for the Zoo Good 7 HEADLINERS (8) AO-5 Bob Chester & Orch Average 10 AO-4 Gene Krupa & Orch For Jitterbugs.. 10 AO-7 Hands of Destiny Interesting 10 AO-2 Listen to Larry Satisfactory ... 10 AO-3 Johnnie Messner & Orch. .Fair II AO1 Moments of Charm of 1941 (Tech.) Pretty 10 AO-6 Those We Love Different II MADCAP MODELS (6) (Tech.) UO-2 Dipsy Gipsy Very Good 9 UO-4 Gay Knighties Cute 9 L'0-3 Hoola Boola Novel 9 UO-I Western Daze Novel 9 Reviewed Issue Of .12/ 7/40 9/27/41 . 4/ 5/41 9/27/41 . 5/10/41 . 6/28/41 . 2/22/41 6/14/41 8/ 2/41 . 5/17/41 . 6/28/41 .Not Rev. . 9/27/41 . 6/14/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 2/ 1/41 .11/ 9/40 . 2/22/41 . 1/ 4/41 . 8/16/41 .12/ 7/40 ) . 4/ 5/41 . 12/ 7/40 . 9/ 7/40 . 9/28/40 . 5/10/41 . 8/16/41 . 6/28/41 ... 2/ 1/41 .11/ 9/40 . 1/ 4/41 . 3/ 1/41 . 6/14/41 . Not Rev. . . Not Rev. . Not Rev. .Not Rev. .. 9/27/41 ..Not Rev. .12/21/40 . 7/19/41 .10/ 5/40 .11/23/40 .11/23740 . 3/15/41 . 5/10/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 6/28/41 . 2/15/41 .Not Rev. . 5/31/41 4/ 5/41 5/10/41 8/23/41 11/23/40 1/25/41 2/22/41 1/18/41 11/23/40 6/28/41 7/19/41 8/23/41 10/26/40 4/19/41 2/15/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 2/22/41 . 7/19/41 .11/ 2/40 .12/21/40 .10/ 5/40 . 5/31/41 4/19/41 9/27/41 6/28/41 I/II/4I