Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1942)

34 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW September 12, 1942 KEY: Letters and combinations thereof in parenthesis indicate type of picture: (A) Action; (B) Biographical; (C) Comedy; (D) Drama; (Doc) Documentary; (F) Farce; (Fa) Fantasy; (G) Gangster; (H) Horror; (M) Musical; (My) Mystery; (0) Operetta; (P) Period; (S) Society; (T) Travel. Letters following the latter key give audience classification: F — Family; A — Adult, a — ^Before Date of Issue gives date of publication of Advance Dope on that picture; b — publication date of Box Office Slant. CHECK RUNNING TIME WITH LOCAL EXCHANGE ASTOR PICTURES Mins. Rel. Date Set Issue of Bat Whispers (My-D) C. Morris-U. Merkel 86 Reissued Cock of the Air (C) Chester Morris 71 Reissued Crooked Circle (OF Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason 70 Reissued Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin, Jr 60 New Release Hell's Angels (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall 100 Reissued Hell's Crossroads (D)A Tom Keene-John Qualen Reissued Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued Keen 'em Laughing Jack Benny 72 Reissued Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce Cabot-Virginia Bruce 70 Reissued Our Girl Shirley Shirley Temple 40 Cavalcade Palooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Luoe Velez 70 Reissued Scarface (D) P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak 88 Reissued Sky Devils (C-D) Spencer Tracy 88 Reissued Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton 43. COLUMBIA 3013 Ailventures of Martin Edcn(D) A. 3029 Alias Boston Blackie (D) 3045 Atlantic Convoy (Spy)F 3004 Bedtime Story (OA 3207 Bad Men of the Hills 3019 Blondie for Victory 3041 Blonde From Singapore(CD) A 3017 Blondie Goes to College (OF 3018 BItinUie's Blessed Event (C)F 3212 Bullets for Bandits (W) 3035 Cadets on Parade (D) 3025 Canal Zone (D)F 3031 Close Call for Ellery Queen (My)F 3028 Confessions of Boston Blackie (My)F 3032 Dnsperate Chanrc for Ellcry Queen (My)F 32(4 Devil's Trail (W) 3205 Down Rio Grande Way (W)F. 3030 Elliry Qiki^m and the Murder R'ng (My) 3038 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (My)F 3012 Flight Lieutenant (D)F 3015 Go West, Young Lady(WMC)F 3039 Harvard Here I Come (OF.. 3037 Hello Annapolis (D) 3024 Honolulu Lu (C) 3101 Invaders. The (D)F 3007 Lady Is Willing (CD)A 3204 Lawless Plainsman (W) 3211 Lone Star Vigilantes (W)F... 3034 Man Who Returned to I ife (D)A 3014 Meet the Stewarts (C) 3005 Men in Her Life (D)A 3213 North of the Rockies (W)F 3042 Not a Ladies' Man (D)F... 3044 Parachute Nurse (D) 3215 Prairie Gunsmoke (W)F... 1702 Riilors fi llio Pajllan.ls 'W 3206 Riders of the Northland(W) F . S2(0 Hipariug Frontiers (W)F i?ni Rnval MiiiiMtPii Patrol (W) . . . 3046 Sabotage Squad (D)F i»2\\ iincrels of Ihe Lone Well (My) F 3021 Shut My Big Mouth (C)F 3022 Sing (or Your Supper (DM)F ^036 Stork Pays Off (C)F 3043 Submarine Raider (D)F 3027 Sweetheart of the Fleet (C)F. 3001 Talk of the Town (CD)A J008 Texas (D)F 3006 They All Kissed the Bride(C). 3016 Three Girls About Town(CD)A 3033 Tramp, Tramp. Tramp (OF... 3020 Two Latins From Manhattan (CM)F 'mo Two Yanks in Trinidad (OA. 3216 Vengeance of the West (W).. 1^03 West of Tomhstorje (W)F 3011 Wife Takes a Fiver (F)F 3003 You Belong to Me (CD)A... Current 1941-42 Glenn Ford-Claire Trevor 87. C. Morris-Richard Lane 67. John Beal-Virginia Field 66. Loretta Young-Fredric March 85. Charles StarrettRussell Hayden Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Florence Rice-Leif Erickson 67. Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 74. Penny SingletonArthur Lake 69. Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 58. Freddie Bartholomew-Jimmy Lydon. 63. Chester Morris-John Hubbard 79. William Gargan-Margaret Lindsay.. 67. Chester Morris-Harriet Hilliard 65. Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 70. Bill Ellinlt-Tex Ritter 61 . Charles StarrettRussell Hayden 58. .2/26/42 .4/2/42 . .7/2/42 . . 12/25/41 .8/13/42 .8/6/42 . . 10/16/41 .1/15/42 .4/9/42 . .2/12/42 .1/22/42 .3/19/42 .1/29/42 ,1/8/42 . .5/7/42 . .5/14/42 .4/23/42 . Reissued ...b2/28/42 . ..al/31/42 . . .b7/l8/42 .bl2/l3/4l a5/2/42 .. .a5/23/42 ..b8/30/4l ...b3/7/42 .. .b4/l8/42 . .b2/2l/42 ...all/1/41 b4/4/42 ...b3/l4/42 .bl2/l3/4l ...b7/25/42 . .all/15/41 . . .b3/28/42 Ralph Bellamy-Margaret Lindsay. .. 68. . I I/I8/4I ..b8/30/4l William Gargan-Margaret Lindsay.. 64.. 7/30/42 Pat O'Brien-Glenn Ford 80.. 7/9/42 . Penny Singleton-Glenn Ford 71.. 1 1/27/41 Maxie Rosenbloom-Arline Judge 65.. 12/18/41 Jean Parker-Tom Brown 62.. 4/23/42 Lupe Velez-Bruce Bennett 72.. 12/1 1/41 Leslie Howard-Laurence Olivier 104. .4/15/42 Marlene Dietrich-Fred MacMurray. 91 . .2/12/42 Charles StarrettRussell Hayden 59.. 3/12/42 Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 58.. 1/1/42 . John Howard-Lucille Fairbanks 60.. 2/5/42 . William Holden-Frances Dee 73.5/28/42 Loretta Young-Dean Jagger 90.. 1 1 '20/41 Rill Ellintt-Tex Ritter 60.. 4/2/42 . Paul Kelly-Fay Wray 59. .5/14/42 M. Chapman-W. Wright 63.. 6/18/42 Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 55.. 7/16/42 Charles StarrettRussell Havrten 57 .I2'I8/4I Charles StarrettRussell Hayden 56.. 6/18/42 Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 60,. 10/16/41 Charles Starrptt-Russpll Hayden 5fl..l|/l3'4l Bruce Bennett-Kay Harris 64. ,8/27/42 Warren William 66, . 11/13/41 Joe E. Brown-Adele Mara 71.. 2 '19/42 Jinx Falkenburg-"Buddy" Rogers.. 68.. 12/4/41 Maxie Rosenhloom-Rochelle Hudson. 68 . 1 1/6/41 John Howard-Marguerite Chapman.. 64,. 6/4/42 . Joan DavisJinx Falkenburg 65.. 5/2 1/42 Gary Grant-Jean Arthur 1 18., 8/20/42 William Holden-Glenn Ford 92. .10/9/41 Joan Crawford -Melvyn Douglas 85.. 6/1 1/42 Joan Blondell-John Howard 73.. 10/23/41 Florence Rice-Bruce Bennett 68.. 3/12/42 Jinx Falkenburg-Joan Woodbury 66.. 10/2/41 Pat O'Brien-Brian Oonlevy 84..3'26'42 Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 9/3/42 , Charles StarrettRussell Hayden 59,, 1/15/42 J Bennett-F. Tone 86..4/30'42 Barbara StanwyckHenry Fonda 97,. 10/30/41 Coming My Sister Eileen (C) Rosalind Russell-Brian Aherne 3208 Overland to Deadwood (W) Charles StarrettRussell Hayden Current 1942-43 Counter Espionage (My) Warren William-Eric Blore Spirit of Stanford (CD) Frankie Albert-Marguerite Chapman. .9/24/42 .9/25/42 ,9/3/42 . ,9/10/42 . .b8/29/42 ..b6/27/42 .hi 1/29/41 ..h2/28/42 ..b4/25/42 ..alO/4/41 ..b2/2l/42 ..bl/31/42 .all/29/41 ..b9/27/4! . .b2/28/42 ..b5/23/42 .bl0/l8/4l ..h3/2l/42 ..b8/29/42 ...b8/l/42 ..b6/27/42 .bl2 '2n'4l . . ,b9/5/42 . .b8/30/4l . .aR'l6'4( .. .b8/8/42 .bll/22/41 ..b2 '21/42 ..bl2/6/4l ,bl I '15/41 , ,b8/29/42 ..b8/l5/42 .. .b8/l/42 . .b9'27/4l , . .b6/6/42 .blO'25/41 . .b3/28/42 ..b9/27/4| . .h3'28'42 , ,a5/l6/42 , ,bl/24/42 , ,h4/25'42 ,bl0/18/4l . .a8/8/42 .a5/23/42 . .a5/l6/42 . . ,a7/4/42 Coming 1942-43 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (My) Chester Morris-Constance Worth Boogie Man Will Get You(CD) Boris Karloff-Peter Lorre City Without Men Linda Darnell-Claire Trevor Commandos Come at Dawn(D).Paul Muni-Barbara Everest Daring Young Man (C) Joe E. Brown-Claire Dodd Desperadoes (Tech.) (W) Randolph Scott-Evelyn Keyes Fighting Buckaroo (W) Charles StarrettKay Harris Frightened Stiff Loretta Young-Brian Aherne Laugh Your Blues Away Bert Gordon-Jinx Falkenburg Law of the Badlands (W) Russell Hayden-Lucille Lambert Junior Army Freddie Bartholomew-Huntz Hall Law of the Northwest Charles Starrett-Shirley Patterson Lucky Legs (C) Jinx Falkenburg-Russell Hayden Man's World (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 9/17/42 Pardon My Gun (W) Charles StarrettAlma Carroll Ride Mountie Ride Russell Hayden-Bob Wills Riding Through Nevada (W) . .Charles Starrett-Shirley Patterson Shall I Tell 'Em? Margaret Lindsay-John Beal Silver City Raiders (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills Smith of Minnesota Bruce Smith-Arline Judge Something to Shout About Don Ameche-Janet Blair Stand By All Networks (Spy).. John Beal-Florence Rice Tornado in the Saddle Russell Hayden-Bob Willis Trail's End (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills Underground Agent Bruce Bennett-Leslie Brooks You Were Never Lovelier(DM) Fred Astaire-Rita Hayworth .37/25/42 . .a8/8/42 .a7/25/42 . ,a8/8/42 .38/29/42 .38/8/42 .a6/20/42 .35/16/42 .36/20/42 .36/13/42 . ,38/1/42 , .38/8/42 .36/20/42 ,' .38/8/42 !a8/i5/42 MGM Current 1941-42 245 Aff3irs of Msrtha (OF Marsha Hunt-Bary Nelson. Mins, Rel. Date Sn Itsut ff 66.. July b5/23/42 Jan bl2/6/4l Mar b 1/24/42 Jan bl2/20/4i July b6/20/42 Nov bl0/l8/4l Mar h2/l4/42 July b6/27/42 Dec bll/l5/4l Sept b8/2/4l Sept b7/26/4l Jan bl2/6/4l Apr b3/l4/42 May b4/25/42 Dec bll/IS/41 June b5/3C/42 June b5/23/42 July b6/20/42 Fob bl/IO/42 Jan bl2/l3/4l Dec bll/l5/4l Apr b3/ 14/42 Sept b7/l9/4l June b5/30/42 Jan bl2/20/4l b5/l6/42 (Reviewed as "Once Upon a Thursday") 216 Babes on Broadway (M)F Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland |I7 226 Born to Sing (DM) Ray McDonaldVirginia Weidler 81. 220 Bugje Sounds (D)F Wallace Beery-MarJorie Main 101. 247 Calling Dr. Gillespie (D)A Philip Dorn-Lionel Barrymore 84 208 Chocolate Soldier (M)A Nelson Eddy-Rise Stevens 102 229 Courtship of Andy Hardy(CD)F Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone 93 244 Crossroads (D)A William Powell-Hedy Lamarr 81. 213 Design for Scandal (CDiA Rosalind RussellWalter PIdgeon... 84 203 Down In San Diego (D)F Dan Dailey, Jr.-Bonita Granvlllt... 73. 201 Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(D) A, Spencer Tracy-lngrld Bergman 127. 217 Dr. Kildare'i Victory (D) Lew Ayres-Lionel Barrymore 82. 232 Fingers at the Window(My) A.Lew Ayres-Laraine Day 80. 237 Grand Central Murder (My)F..Van HeflinVirgini3 Grey 72. 212 H. M. Pulham. Esq. (D)A Hedy Lamarr-Rcbert Young 120. 241 Her Cardb03rd Lover (D)F Norma Shearer. Robert Taylor 93. 238 I Married An Angel (M)F Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy 84 243 Jackass Mail (CD)F Wallace Beery-Marjorie Main 81. 221 Joe Smith, American (D) R. Young-Marsha Hunt-V. Hoflln.. 63. 218 Johnny Eager (G)A Lans Turner-Robert Taylor 107. 215 Kathleen (D)F Shirley Temple-Herbert Marshall... 84. . 230 Kid Glove Killer (D)F Marsha Hunt^Van Heflin 74. 202 Lady Be Good (CM)F Eleanor PowellAnn Sothern 112. 240 Maisie Gets Her Man (C)F Ann Sothern-Red Skelton 85. 219 Mr. and Mrs. North (MyC) F .. Grade Allen-William Post, Jr 67. 260 Mrs. Miniver (D)A Greer Garson-Walter Pidgeon 132. 231 Mokey (D)F D. Dailey-Donna Reed 88. 227 Nazi Agent (Sny)A Conrad Veldt-Ann Ayars 82. 239 Pacific Rendezvous (D)F Lee Bowman-Jean Rogers 76 246 Pierre of the Plains (D)F John Carroll-Ruth Hussey 66. 233 Rio Rita (CM)F Abbott & Costello 92 210 ShadowoftheThin Man(CMy)F. William Powell-Myrna Loy 97 235 Shin Ahoy (CM)F Eleanor Powell-Red Skelton 95' 234 Sunday Punch (CD)F Jesn Rogers-Willi3m Lundig3n 76. 242 T3rz3n's New York Adventure (D)A J. Weissmuller-M. O'Sullivan 71. 214 Tarzan's Secret Treasure (D)F.J. Weissmuller-Maureen O'Sullivan. 81. 228 This Time For Keeps (C)F... Robert Sterling-Ann Rutherford 73. 236 Tortilla Flat (C) Tracy-G3rfield-L3marr-T3miroff 105. 211 Two Faced Woman (C)A Garbo-Melvyn Douglas 94. 209 Unholy Partners (D)A Edw. G. Robinson-Edward Arnold.. 94. 223 Vanishing Virginian (CD) K. Grayson-F. Morgan 101 225 We Were Dancing (SC)A Norma ShearerMelvyn Douglas 94. 222 Woman of the Year (CD)A. . .Spencer TracyKatharine Hepburn. .112 224 Yank on the Burma Read(D)F.L. Dsy-B. Nelson-K. Luke...: 65. Coming Andy H3rdy Steps Out (D) Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone a8/8/42 Anarhe Trail (W)F William Lundigan-Donna Reed 66 b6/27/42 Assignment in Brittany Jean Pierre Aumont-Reginald Owen. Cabin in the Sky Ethel Waters-Rex Ingram 307 Cairo (SpyCM)A leanette MacDonald-Robert Young. .101 b8/l5/42 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant. Lionel Barrymore-Vsn Johnson Du Barry Was a Lady (Tech.). Red Skelton-Lucille Ball Eyes in the Night (D) Edward Arnold-Ann Harding a8/l/42 For Me and My G3I (DM) i"dv G3rland-George Murphy 36/13/42 Human Comedy Mickey Rooney-Donna Reed Journey for M3rg3ret (D) Robert Young-L3raine Day 39/5/42 Keeper of the Flame Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy Lassie Come Home (Tech.) Edmund Gwenn Northwest Ranger (D) Wm. Lundigan-James Craig 39/5/42 (Former title "G3mbler's Choice") Omaha Trail (W) Dean Jagger-Donald Meek 36/20/42 303 Panama Hattie (MC)F Ann Sothern-Wm. Lundigan 78 b7/25/42 Pilot No. 5 Franchot Tone-Marsha Hunt Presenting Lily Mars Judy GarlandGeorge Murphy Ranclnm Harvest (D) Greer Garson-Ronald Colman a6/l3/42 Reunion (D) Joan Crawford-John Wayne a9/5/42 308 Seven Sweethearts (CD)F Kathryn GraysonVan Heflin 97 b8/l5/42 Somewhere I'll Find You (CD)A Clark Gable-Lana Turner 105 b8/8/42 Tennessee Johnson (D) Van Heflin-Ruth Hussey 38/1/42 (Former title "Man on America's Conscience") This Man's Navy Robert Taylor-Chas. Laughton 37/4/42 (Former title "Cargo of Innocents") Three Hearts for Julia Melvyn Douglas-Ann Sothern 302 Tish (CD)A Marjorie Main-Z3Su Pitts 84 b7/25/42 306 W3r Ag3inst Mrs. H3dley(D) AEdW3rd Arnold-F3y B3inter 105 b8/8/42 Whistling in Dixie (CD) Red Skelton-Ann Rutherford a7/25/42 White Cargo (D) Hedy Lam3rrWalter Pidgeon a7/4/42 305 Yank at Eton (D)F Mickey Rooney-lan Hunter 87 b8/l5/42 Apr b3/28/42 Mar b 1/24/42 June b5/23/42 July b6/20/42 Apr b3/U/42 Nov blO/25/41 Mav b4/l8/42 May b4/l8/42 June b4/l8/42 Dee bll/l5/4l Mar b2/l4/42 May b4/25/42 Nov blO/2S/4l Nov bl0/l8/4l Fob bl2/6/4l Mar bl/17/42 Feb bl/17/42 Fob bl/17/42 MONOGRAM Current 1941-42 Arizona Roundup (W) Tom Keene Arizona Stagecoseh (W) R3y Corrig3n-John King Below the Border (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy Black Dr3gons (My)A Bel3 Lugosi-Joan Barclay Boothill Bandits Range Busters Borrowed Hero (D)F Florence Rise-Alan Baxter Continental Express (D)A Rex Harrison-Valerie Hobson Cornse Vanishes (H) Bela Lugosi-Jo3n Barclay Double Trouble (OF H3rry Lsngdon-Charles Rogers Down Tex3S W3y (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy Forbidden Tr3ils (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy Freckles Comes Home (G) Johnny Downs-Gail Storm Ghost Town Law (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (OF Edgar Kennedy-Bud Duncan I Killed That Man (My) A ...Ric3rdo Cortez-Joan Woodbury King of the Stallions (D)F,,,Dave O'Brien-Sally Cairns Klondike Fury (D)A Edmund Lowe-Lucille Fairbanks Law of the Jungle (Spy) Arline Judge-John King Let's Get Tough (CD) Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall Lone Star Law Men (W) Tom Keene-Betty Miles-Sugar Dawn Lure of the Islands (Spy) Margie Hart-Robert Lowery Man From Headquarters (G)A. Frank Albertson-Joan Woodbury Man With Two Lives (D)A Edward Norris-John Arden Maxwell Archer, Detective John Loder-Leneen MacGrath Mr. Wise Guy (CD)F East Side Kids One Thrilling Night (OA John Beal-Wanda McKay Private Snuffy Smith (CD)F..Bud Duncan-Edgnr Kennedy Riders of the West (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy Riot Squ3d (My)A Rich3rd Cromwell-M3ry Ruth Road to Happiness (D) John Boles-Mona B3rrie-Billy Lee.. Rock River Renegsdes (W)...R3nge Busters Rubber Rscketeers (D)A Ricardo Cortez-Rochelle Hudson Saddle Mountain Roundup(W) . Range Busters She's in the Army (CD)F Veda Ann Borg-M3rie Wilson Smsrt Alecks (CD)F Esst Side Kids So's Your Aunt Emms (CD) F.Roger Pryor-ZaSu Pitts Spooks Run Wild (MyC)F Bela Lugosi-Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall. Stolen Paradise (0)A Leon JanneyEleanor Hunt Texas Trouble Shooters (W) . . .Ray Corrigan-John King Three Wise Brides (CD) Nova PFIbeam-Basil Sydney Thunder River Feud (W) F. .. .Range Busters Tonto Basin Outlaws (W)F... Range Busters Top Sergeant Mulligan (OF.. Nat Pendleton-Carol Hughes Tower of Terror (Soy) Movita-Wllfred Lawson Underground Rustlers (W)F.. Range Busters Western Mall (W) Tom Keene-Jean Trent-Sugar Dawn., Where Trails End (W) rom Keene-Joan Curtis Zis Boom Bah (DM)F. Peter Lind Hayes-Grace Hayes 3/I3./42 , 9/4/42 . 58.. 1/30/42 , 63.. 3/6/42 .. 4/24/42 , 65.. 12/5/4 1 . 61.. 4/1/42 .. 64.. 5/8/42 . 64.. 11/21/41 57. .5/29/42 58.. 1 2/26/4 1 1/2/42 ., 65.. 3/27/42 . 63.. 8/14/42 . 70.. 1 1/14/41 63.. 9/11/42 , 68.. 3/20/42 . 2/6/42 .. 62.. 5/29/42 . 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