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 #:
000167
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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October 25, 1941 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW Page 33 PARAMOUNT 1940-41 (Cont.) Comment Running Time GABBY CARTOONS (0) (Tccll.) G0-3 All's Well Silly 7 G0-2 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 GO1 King for a Day Fair 7 GO-5 Swing Cleaning Fair 7 G0-4 Two for the Zoo Good 7 HEADLINERS (8) AO-5 Bob Chester & Orch Average A0-4 Gene Krupa & Orch For Jitterbugs. AO-7 Hands of Destiny Interesting ... A0-2 Listen to Larry Satisfactory A0-3 Johnnie Messner & Orch.. Fair AO1 Moments of Charm of 1941 (Tech.) Pretty AO-6 Those We Love Different MADCAP MODELS (6) (Tech.) UO-2 Dipsy Gipsy Very Good .... U0-4 Gay Knighties Cute UO-3 Hoola Boola Novel UO-I Western Daze Novel PARAGRAPHICS (6) VO-3 Breezy Little Bears Excellent V0-5 Guardians of the Wilds... Fine VO-I Nature's Nursery Excellent V0-4 Red. White and Blue Hawaii Fair VO-2 Seeing Is Believing Fair 10 10 10 II II POPEYE (12) E0-II Child Psykolojiky Good 7 E0-4 Eugene, the Jeep Funny 7 EO-8 Flies Ain't Human Fair 7 E0-2 My Pop, My Pop Amusing 7 E0-I0 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 E0-I Popeye Meets William Tell Funny 7 EO-5 Problem Pappy Fair 7 EO-6 Quiet Pleeze Very Good 7 •0-3 With Poopdeck Pappy Entertaining 7 POPULAR SCIENCE (6) JO1 No. I Good 10 JO-2 No. 2 Interesting 10 J0-3 No. 3 Interesting 10 J0-4 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) RO-6 Acrobatic Aces Excellent .. RO-8 Canine Sketches Fine RO-I Diving Demons Beautiful RO-S Feminine Fitness Very Good RO-7 Fishing Fever Appealing , RO-4 Marine Round-up Excellent 10 10 10 10 10 10 RO-3 Motorcycle Stunting Thrills Aplenty. 10 RO-IO On the Spot Funny 10 RO-I I Lasso Wizards Good Action Stuff 10 10 10 10 10 R0-I2 Snow Dogs Excellent RO-2 Sporting Everglades Very Good . RO-9 Sun Fun Exhilarating R0-I3 What's Lacrosse Very Good . Reviewed Issue Of . 1/18/4 1 .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 . 1/18/4 1 . 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 . 1/25/41 3/22/41 10/ 5/40 12/21/40 3/22/41 12/ 7/40 11/23/40 5/10/41 6/28/41 7/19/41 10/26/40 4/ 5/41 8/23/41 LO-I No. I. LO-2 No. 2. L0-3 No. 3. LO-4 No. 4. LO-5 No. 5. UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) Good 10 ..10/ 5/40 Interesting .. .. 10 ..12/ 7/40 Good .. 10 . . 2/15/41 Good .11 .. 3/29/41 A Wow II .. 5/31/41 Very Good . . .. 10 . . 8/23/41 1941-42 MlAl Zl-I ZI-2 El-I El -2 J 1 1 J I -2 0.1-1 Sl-I Yl-I Y 1-2 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (Tech.) (2) Road in India 10 HEADLINERS (6) Beauty at the Beach Fine 10 HEDDA HOPPER'S HOLLYWOOD (6) I Excellent 10 » 10 No. I No. 9 MADCAP MODELS (Tech.) (6) Rhythm 1.1 the Ranks POPEYE (12) I'll Never Crow Again. .. .Fair 7 Mighty Navy 7 POPULAR SCIENCE (6) No. I Very Good .... II . .Not Rev. . . 10/ 1 1/41 .. 9/20/41 . Not Rev. 8 . Not Rev. . . 10/1 1/41 . . Not Rev. No. 2 QUIZ KIDS (6) No. I Very Good ROBERT BENCHLEY (4) How To Take a Vacation Funny SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6) In a Pet Shop A Howl In a Zoo R I -2 RI-4 Rl-I RI-3 SPORTLIGHTS (13) Meet the Champs Excellent . Quick Returns Shooting Mermaids Very Good Sittin' Pretty 10 .... 10 .... 10 .... 10 SUPERMAN CARTOONS (12) (Tech.) Wl-I Superman A Cinch to Sell. II WI-2 Superman in the Mechanical Monsters 10 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) .Good 10 Ll-I No. I . .10/11/41 Not Rev. . 9/20/41 .10/11/41 . 9/20/41 .Not Rev. . . 10/11/41 . .Not Rev. .. 9/27/41 . .Not Rev. . . 8/ 2/41 . Not Rev. .10/11/41 RKO-RADIO 1940-41 Comment Running Reviewed Time Issue Of DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) 141 13 Art ef Skiinq 8 . .Not Rev. 14103 Baggage Buster Hilarious 7 .. 5/10/41 14105 Canine Caddy Tons 7 ..6/ 7/41 141 12 Donald's Camera A Scream 8 ..10 '25/41 14107 Early to Bed Satisfactory ... 8 .. 7/26/41 14102 Gentleman's Gentleman . .Tops 7 ..4/ 5/41 14101 Golden Eggs Excellent 8 ..4/ 5/41 14104 Good Time for a Dime. .. Excellent 8 .. 5/10/41 1 4 1 1 1 Lend a Paw Superb 8 ..10/25/41 14106 Nifty Nineties Amusing 8 ..6/ 7/41 141 10 Old McDonald Duck Excellent 8 ..10/4/41 14109 Orphan's Benefit Very Good 9 .. 8/30/41 14108 Truant Officer Donald Excellent 8 .. 8/23/41 EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 13406 Apple in His Eye Hokey 13403 Drafted in the Depot 13405 It Happened All Night... Fair 13404 Mad About Moonshine. . .Fair 13401 Sunk by the Census Funny 13402 Trailer Tragedy Funny REPUBLIC 1941-42 18 . . 6/14/41 19 . .Not Rev. 19 . . 4/12/41 18 . . 3/ 1/41 18 . . 9/14/40 17 . .10/19/40 INFORMATION PLEASE (13) LEON ERROL (6) 13703 20 . . 2/ 1/41 13701 He Asked for It ...Very Funny ... 18 . . 9/14/40 13706 Panic in the Parlor. . . 20 . .Not Rev. 13705 18 .. 5/17/41 13702 Tattle Talevision ...Funny 19 . . 1 1/16/40 13704 When Wifie's Away ...Fair 20 . . M S/41 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 13504 Musical Bandit Entertaining 13502 Prairie Spooners Very Good . 13503 Red Skins & Red Heads. Poor PICTURE PEOPLE (13) 14405 No. 5. 14409 No. 14410 No. SPECIAL SUBJECT 13801 Growing Up (Quins) Wide Appeal... 18 SOUTH AMERICA (3) 14501 Eyes on Brazil Very Interesting 10 14503 How Goes Chile Very Good 10 14502 What's Happening in Argentina Very Timely... 10 SPORTSCOPES (13) Caballero College Fair 9 Craig Wood For Golfers ... 9 Jockey's Day Good 9 Kentucky Royalty Horse Lovers .. 9 Mat Men Good 9 Publicity Sports Excellent 9 Quail Quest Good 9 Rolling Rhythm 10 Snow Eagles Excellent 9 Snow Fun Exhilarating .. 9 Sportsman's Partner For Dog Lovers. 9 Steeds and Steers Good 9 Sword Soldiers Technical 9 14307 14313 14310 14302 14306 14308 14301 1431 I 14305 14304 14303 14312 14309 1941-42 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 23402 I'll Fix It Funny I! 23401 Westward HoHum Funny K INFORMATION PLEASE (13) 24201 No. I (John Gunther) .... Excellent 10 24202 No. 2 (Howard Lindsay) 9 LEON ERROL (6) 23701 Man-I-Cured Funny 16 23702 Who's a Dummy? 20 MARCH OF TIME (13) 23101 Thumbs Up. Texas Excellent 23102 Norway in Revolt.: Timely 23103 Sailors With Wings Excellent ... PICTURE PEOPLE (13) 24403 Around the Clock With Orson Welles 10 24402 Hollywood Sports Good 9 24401 Stars in Defense Interesting 10 RAY WHITLEY (4) 23501 California or Bust 18 SPORTSCOPES (13) 24302 Dog Obedience 9 24303 Gaucho Sports 10 24301 Pampas Paddock For Horse Lovers 10 5/10/41 6/ 7/41 7/ 5/41 8/ 2/41 11/16/40 7/26/41 3/ 1/41 5/10/41 Interesting 10 . . 9/14/40 Good 9 ..10/19/40 Night Club Plug 10 ..11/16/40 10 . . 12/14/40 Fair 10 .. 2/ 1/41 Fair 10 .. 3/ 1/41 10 .. 3/29/41 Fair 10 . . 4/12/41 Fair 8 . . 5/17/41 8 . 6/ 7/41 3/ 1/41 8/23/41 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/l4/40 11/16/40 . 7/26/41 5/10/41 .10 25 41 . 9/27/41 . 10/25 41 .Not Rev. ..10/ 4/41 . Not Rev. . ft/in/4i . 9/27/41 . . 10/25 41 .Not Rev. . 10 25 41 .10/ 4/41 Not Rev. .Not Rev. .10/ 4/41 Running Time Reviewed Issue Of MEET THE STARS (12) 28 2 Baby Stars Excellent in .. 2/ 1/41 28 1 Chinese Garden Festival.. Good Starter . . 10 . . 12/21/40 28 5 Hollywood Meets the Navy . 10 . . 5/ 3/41 28 4 Los Angeles Examiner Benefit Fair 10 . . 4/26/41 28 7 Interesting ... . 10 . . 6/21/41 28 6 Stars at Play Entertaining .. . 10 . . 6/14/41 28 8 Stars — Past & Present... 10 . . 6/28/41 28 3 Interesting ... . 10 .. 3/ 1/41 20TH CENTURY-FOX 1940-41 ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4> 1201 Midget Motor Mania Unusual .. 1203 Modern Highway Good 1202 Training Police Horses. .. Excellent . LEW LEHR COMEDIES (4) 1401 Grunters and Groaners. . .Tiresome 1402 Tale of Butch the Parrot 14201 No. 1 (Anna Neagle) II . . 9/14/40 14202 No. 2 (Ruth Gordon) . . . Good 10 . .10/19/40 1 108 14203 No. 3 (Alice Marble) . . Swell As Usual. 10 ..M/16/40 1 106 14204 No. 4 (Louis Bromfield) . II ..12/14/40 1 101 14205 No. 5 (Wendell Willkie) Good 10 .. 2/ 1/41 1 103 14206 No. 6 (Jan Struther) ... Excellent II .. 3/ 1/41 1 109 14207 No. 7 (Anna Neagle) 10 . . 4/ 5/41 1102 14208 No. 8 (Boris Karloff) . . 10 . . 4/ 5/41 1107 14209 No. 9 (Alice Marble) . . . . 5/10/41 1 104 14210 No. 10 (Louis Bromfield) Entertaining . . . 10 . . 6/ 7/41 1421 1 No. 1 1 (Jan Struther) . . Very Good . . 7/26/41 1 105 14212 No. 12 (Boris Karloff) . Good 12 . . 7/26/41 1 1 10 14213 No. 13 (Anna Neagle) 10 . . 8/23/41 MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE Arctic in Springtime Caribbean Sentinel Good Eskimo Trails Enlightening .. isle of Mystery Letter From Cairo Miracle of Hydro Different .. Old Dominion State (Tech.) Very Good Winter in Eskimo Land 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 . TERRYTOONS (26) (13 in Tech.) 1510 Baby Seal 7 . 1551 Bill Mouse's Akwakade. .. Excellent (Tech.) 7 . 1515 Bringing Home the Bacon 7 . 1501 Club Life in the Stone Age 7 . 1511 Dog's Dream 7 . 1508 Fishing Made Easy Fair 7 1514 Good Old Irish Tunes 7 . 1507 Hairless Hector 7 . 1503 Happy Haunting Grounds 7 . 1513 Horse Fly Opera 7 . 1558 Home Guard (Tech.) Okay 7 1553 How Wet Was My Ocean . Excellent (Tech.) 7 . 1554 Landing of the Pilgrims. . Good (Tech.) .. 7 . 1552 Lucky Duck (Tech.) 7 . 1512 Magic Shell 7 . 1557 Mississippi Swing Rhythmic(Tech.) 7 . 1504 Magic Pencil Poor 7 1555 Plane Goofy (Tech.) Fair 7 . 1505 Snow Man 7 . 1556 Temperamental Lion Amusing ' Tech. . 7 . 1502 Touchdown Demons Amusing 7 . 1516 Twelve O'clock and All Ain't Well 7 . 1559 Uncle loey (Tech.) 7 . 1506 What a Little Sneeze Will Do Good 7 . 1560 What Happens at Night (Tech.) 7 . 1509 When Knights Were Bold. Just a Cartoon.. 7 10 .10/12/40 10 . 3/ 1/41 10 . 2/ 8/4! 10 . 8/10/40 10 .Not Rev. (8) 10 .Not Rev. 10 . 4/26/41 10 . 8/10/40 10 .Not Rev. 10 .Not Rev. 9 . 8/10/40 10 . 4/19/41 10 . 1 1/30/40 10 .Not Rev. 10 .Not Rev. WORLD TODAY 1704 Anzacs in Action 1701 Battle of the Atlantic Timely .. 1703 Empire in Exile 1702 War in the Desert .19/12/40 Tech.) .10/12/40 .Not Rev. .11/30/40 . 4/19/41 . 2/ 8/41 .Not Rev. . 8/10/40 .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 2203 Wonders of the Sea 10 . . 8/ 2/41 10 . Not Rev. MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (12) 2102 Glacier Trails 10 ..Not Rev. 2101 Sagebrush and Silver Interesting 10 .. 9/20/41 SPORTS REVIEWS 2301 Aristocrats of the Kennels 2302 Life of a Thoroughbred (6) TERRYTOONS (26) 2504 Back to the Soil 7 2555 Bird Tower (Tech.) 7 2503 Frozen North 7 2501 Ice Carnival Good 7 2551 Old Oaken Bucket Good 7 2552 One Man Navy Amusing 7 2554 Slap Happy Hunters 7 2.102 Uncle Jcn'v Comes lo Town 7 2553 Welcome Little Stranger 7 WORLD TODAY (4) 2401 American Sea Power Timely, Excellent 10 2402 Uncle Sam's Iron Warriors 10 UNIVERSAL 1940-41 CARTOONS (13) (Tech.) 5252 Andy Panda's Pop Enjoyable 8 5241 Crazy House Satisfactory ... 8 5249 Dizzy Kitty So-So 8 524G Fair Today Good 7 5247 Hysterical High Spots in American History Fair 7 5243 Knock, Knock Very Good 8 5245 Mouse Trappers Amusing 7 5242 Recruiting Daze Fair 8 5253 Screw Driver Good 7 5248 Scrub Me, Mama, Willi a Boogie Beat. . .Snappy 7 5250 Salt Water Daffy Snappy 8 5244 Syncopated Sioux Clever 7 5251 Woody Woodpecker 7 .Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. 9/27/41 9/20/41 9/27/41 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. . 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.