Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1941)

Page 50 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW November 1, 1941 UNIVERSAL 1940-41 (Cont. Running Time GOING PLACES (15) 5353 Arizona Interesting 10 5351 Coast Guard Interesting 10 5358 Deserts of America Very Good 10 5305 Garden Snot of the North. Gnnd 9 5359 Humorous Tombstones ...Amusing 10 5355 Huulimi on Toil of the World Fascinating ... 9 5364 Isles of Fate Good & Timely. II) 5363 Meet Jimmy the Chum|i..Good Fun 10 5354 Melting Pot of the Caribbean Good 10 5360 Modern Way Down East.. Good 10 5362 Mountain Summer Pleasing 10 5356 South of the Border Interesting 10 5352 Sun Valley Good 10 5357 Swankiest Isle in the World Interesting 10 5361 Trail of Father Kino Interesting 10 MUSICALS— TWO REEL (13) 5226 Bagdad Daddy Very Good 18 5225 Beat Me DaddyEight to the Bar 17 5221 Class in Swing Good Variety .. 16 5222 Congamania Latin Liveliness 20 5233 Dizzy Doings Fair 17 5228 Jumnin' Jive Good 17 5230 Music a la King Good Number ..20 5227 Music in the Morgan Manner Entertaining .. 18 5231 Once Upon a Summer Time. Average 18 5232 Rhythm Revel Entertaining .. 18 5229 Shadows in Swing Average 18 5224 Tickled Pinky Rustic Rhythm. 18 5223 Torrid Temnos Entertaining .. 18 SPECIAL SUBJECT (I) 5110 Swing With Bing Excellent 18 STRANGER THAN FICTION (15) 5371 5372 5373 5374 5375 5376 5377 5378 5379 5380 5381 5382 5383 5384 5385 6242 6243 6224 6222 6221 6223 6373 6372 6374 6371 6151 6352 No. 81 Good 9 No. 82 Average 9 No. 83 Average 9 No. 84 Good 9 No. 85 Excellent No. 86. .Up to Par 9 No. 87 Good 9 . No. 88 Interesting .... 9 No. 89 Interesting 9 . No. 90 Interesting 9 . No. 91 Fair 9 . No. 92 So-So 9 . No. 93 Very Good 9 . No. 94 9 . No. 95 Very Good 9 UNIVERSAL 1941-42 ANDY PANDA CARTOONS (13) (Tech.) Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B Good 8 Man's Best Friend 8 . What's Cookin' 8 . MUSICALS (13) Doin' the Town 20 . In the Groove Entertaining ... 17 Is Everybody Happy? Fair 18 . Skyland Serenade 20 SPECIAL SUBJECT (I) Cavalcade of Aviation 20 STRANGER THAN FICTION (15) Candy Kid 10 . Hermit of Oklahoma Good 10 . Junior Battlefleet 10 . Shampoo Springs Very Good 10 VARIETY VIEWS (15) George Washington. Country Gentleman Impressive 10 . Moby Dick's Home Town . Interesting 9 Northern Neighbors(Color) Interesting 9 Reviewed Issue Of .10/12/40 . 9/21/40 . 3/22/41 . 8/ 9/41 . 4/12/41 .12/28/40 . 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 . 9/21/40 .10/12/40 .10/12/40 .11/30/40 .12/28/40 . 2/ 8/41 . 3/29/41 . 3/29/41 . 4/12/41 . 5/17/41 . 5/24/41 . 6/ 7/41 . 7/19/41 .Not Rev. . 8/16/41 .10/11/41 Not Rev. Not Rev. Not Rev. . 10/18/41 9/ 6/41 Not Rev. Not Rev. 10/18/41 Not Rev. . 10/18/41 10/11/41 9/ 6/41 10/18/41 VITAPHONEWARNER BROS. 1940-41 BROADWAY BREVITIES (9) 6202 Alice in Movieland Superlative 20 6204 Dog in the Orchard Meritorious 20 62(19 Happy Faces 6208 Hunting the Hard Way. . Excellent 20 6201 Just a Cute Kid 20 6203 Mack Sennett Revival 20 6206 Seeing Eye Poignant 20 6207 Sockeroo Funny 20 6205 Take the Air Entertaining ... 20 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 (16) 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 6611 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 . 1 1/30/40 . 1/18/41 .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 .11/30/40 . 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 1 1/30/40 12/28/40 Not Rev. . 5/ 3/41 Not Rev. . 5/24/41 . 8/ 3/40 . 4/ 5/41 .11/ 2/40 6724 i)706 6713 ti7l2 6709 6718 6710 6704 6715 B722 6720 6703 6719 6723 6701 6707 6708 6711 6726 67?5 6702 6714 6716 6717 6705 6721 VITAPHONE 1940-41 (Cont. Comment Running Time MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.) Aviation Vacation Bed Time for Sniffles Cat's Tale Good Crackpot Quail Elmer's Pet Rabbit Funny Farm Frolics Excellent Fighting 69'A Good Good Night Elmer Goofy Groceries Novel Heckling Hare Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt . Funny Holiday Highlights Swell Satire .. Hollywood Steps Out Excellent Inki and the Lion Good Malibu Beach Party Grade A Of Fox and Hound Shop, Look and Listen. .. Good Sniffles Bells the Cat Fair Snow Time for Comedy. .Up to Par Spnrt Champions Stage Fright Satisfactory Tortoise Beats the Hare. . Amusing Toy Trouble Good Trial of Mr. Wolf Very Good Wacky Wildlife Funny Wacky Worm Excellent TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (6) 6005 Here Conies the Cavalry. 6002 March on Marines 6003 Meet the Fleet Christmas Under Fire... SPORTS PARADES (10) 6407 Big Bill Tilden For Tennis Fan 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 Iky Sailing Interesting 1941-42 BROADWAY BREVITIES (12) 7l"3 At the Stroke of Twelve 20 7101 Minstrel Days Very Good 20 7102 Monsters of the Deep 20 HOLLYWOOD NOVELTIES (6) 7301 Polo With the Stars 10 7303 Miracle Makers Poor 10 7302 White Sails 10 LOONEY TUNES (16) 7601 Notes to You 10 7604 Porky's Midnight Matinee 7 7603 Prrky's Pooch 7 7602 Robinson Crusoe, Jr 7 MELODY MASTERS (10) 7502 Carioca Serenaders 10 7503 Forty Boys and a Song... Good 10 7501 U.S.C. Band and Glee Club Very Good 10 MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.) 7701 All This and Rabbit Stew Excellent 7702 Brave Little Bat 7703 Bug Parade 77') ; Caaev Canary 7704 Rookie Revue 7705 Saddle Silly SERVICE SPECIALS (6) (Tech.) 7001 Tanks Are Coming Excellent 20 SPORTS PARADE (10) (Tech.) 7402 Fisherman's Dream 7 7401 Kings of the Turf Interesting 10 7403 Water Sports 10 Reviewed Issue Of .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 4/ 5/41 .Not Rev. .12/28/40 . 5/24/41 . 1/18/41 . 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 .Splendid .... 20 . . 10/26/40 20 . .Not Rev. 20 ..12/28/40 , 20 .. 1 / 18/41 20 .. 5/ 3/41 SUBJECTS . Heart Appeal .. 10 .. 1/18/41 .Powerful .... . . 10 ..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 .Not Rev. . 9/13/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 9/13/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . Not Rev. . Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 9/13/41 9/13/41 . 9/13/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . Not Rev. . . 9/13/41 .Not Rev. . 9/13/41 .Not Rev. MISCELLANEOUS Adventure in the Bronx (N. Y. Zoological Soc.) Good 1 1 >/2.. 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 Review** Issue Of COLUMBIA iron Claw 15 Chaps. 8/23/41 Spider Returns 15 Chaps. 5/10/41 White Eagle 15 Chaps. Not Re». REPUBLIC Adventures of Captain Marvel... 12 Chaps. 3/ 8/41 Jungle Girl |5 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 Chips. Not Rev. SERIALS 1941-42 REPUBLIC King of the Texas Rangers 12 Chaps. 9/ 6/41 UNIVERSAL Don Winslow of the Navy 12 Chaps. 11/ 1/41 Riders of Death Valley 15 Chaps. 4/12/41 Sea Raiders 12 Chans. 7/19/41 DEFENSE SUBJECTS Title Running Distributed Time By America Builds Ships 3 List "B" America Preferred 3 List "B" Army in Overalls 3 List "B" Bits and Pieces 3 List "B" Bomber 8 . . . List "CM Calling All Workers 2 List "A" Candidates Class 12 Marine Corps Power for Defense 10 List "A" War Department Trailers 1. Infantry I List "A" 2. Air Corps I List "A" 3. Flying Cadets I List "A" 4. Coast Artillery Corps I List "A" 5. Armored Force I List "A" 6. Flying Cadets I List "A" 7. Flying Cadets I List "A" 8. Field Artillery I List "A" 9. Foreign Service I List "A" 10. Signal Corps I List "A" 11. Medical Department I List "A" 12. Quartermaster Corps I List "A" Where Do We Go? 2 List "B" CITY List "A" List "B" List "C" Albany Columbia Universal MGM Atlanta Paramount 20th-Fox United Artists Boston Columbia Universal MGM Buffalo L nited Artists. . .Columbia 20th-Fox Charlotte I nited Artists. . .Columbia 20th-Fox Chicago Paramount 20th -Fox Columbia Cincinnati Universal Warner Bros Republic Cleveland United Artists. . .Columbia 20th Fox Dallas R KO MGM Warner Bros. Denver 20th Fox Paramount WB-RKO Des Moines Columbia Universal MGM Detroit MGM R KO Paramount Indianapolis Universal Republic United Artists Kansas City 20th-Fox Paramount RKO Los Angeles 20th-Fox Paramount 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 United Artists New York MGM RKO Paramount Oklahoma City. ..RKO MGM Warner Bros. Omaha Columbia Universal 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 RKO Paramount San Francisco. . . RKO CRM Warner Bros. Seattle "KO MGM Columbia Washington Universal Warner Bros Republic OCTOBER 1941, INDEX A listing of the highlights of the past month's issues of STR, indexed and crossindexed for ready reference Advertising Clinic . . Oct. 4, p. 13 ; Oct. 25, p. 17 Equipment & Maintenance. .Oct. 11, pp. 29-48 Exploitation Campaigns — by Pictures Belle Starr Oct. 11, p. 9 Big Store Oct. 4, p. 10 Bride Came C.O.D Oct. 25, p. 9 Citizen Kane Oct. 11, pp. 9, 10 Dumbo Oct. 4, p. 10 Frank Buck's Jungle Cavalcade, Oct. 4, pp. 8, 10; Oct. 18, p. 11 Life Begins for Andy Hardy, Oct. 11, p. 9; Oct. 18, p. 11 Man Hunt Oct. 18, p. 17 Parachute Battalion, Oct. 11, pp. 9, 10; Oct. 18, p. 17 Sundown Oct. 11, p. 9 Sun Valley Serenade Oct. 4, p. 7 Underground Oct. 18, p. 11 Ziegfeld Girl Oct. 25, p. 9 Exploitation Campaigns — by Stunts Candid Camera Contest Oct. 25, p. 12 Holiday Ballyhoo Oct. 25, p. 9 Patriotic Rally Oct. 18, p. 17 Quiz Contest Oct. 18, p. 11 Radio Contest Oct. 18, p. 11 Red Cross Drive Oct. 25, p. 13 Teaser Ads Oct. 11, p. 9 September 1941, Index Oct. 4, p. 20 Showbuilder Oct. 4, pp. 23-28 Showmanalyses International Squadron Oct. 4, p. 9 Feminine Touch Oct. 11, p. 18 Moon Over Her Shoulder Oct. 18, p. 12 Sundown Oct. 25, p. 14 Speaking of Operation, Oct. 11, p. 17; Oct. 25, p. 13