Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1942)

26 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW September 26, 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 Bat Whispera (My-D) C. Morris-U. Merkel Cock of the Air (C) Chester Morris Crooked Circle (OF Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason. Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin, Jr Hell's Angels (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall Rel. See Mins. Date Issue of . 86 Reissued .71 Reissued . 70 Reissued .60 New Release .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 Deeo Beebe and Barton. 45. COLUMBIA Current 1941-42 3013 Adventuresof Martin Eden(D)A. Glenn Ford-Claire Trevor 87. 3029 Alias Boston Blackie (D) C. Morris-Richard Lane 67.. 3045 Atlantic Convoy (Spy)F John Beal-Virginia Field 66. 3004 Bedtime Story (OA Loretta Young-Fredric March 85. 3207 Bad Men of the Hills Charles StarrettRussell Hayden 3019 Blondie for Victory Penny SingletonArthur Lake 3041 Blonde From Singanore(CD)A. Florence Rice-Leif Erickson 67. 3017 Blondie Goes to College (OF. Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 74. 3018 Blondie's Blessed Event (C)F. Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 69. 3212 Bullets for Bandits (W) Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 58. 3038 Cadets on Parade (D) Freddie Bartholnmew-Jimmy Lydon. 63. 3025 Canal Zone (D)F Chester Morris-John Hubbard 79. 3031 Close Call for Ellery Queen <My)F ..William Gargan-Margaret Lindsay.. 67. 3028 Confessions of Boston Blackie (My)F Chester Morris-Harriet Hilliard 65. 3032 Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (My)F Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 70. 3214 Devil's Trail (W) Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 61. 3205 Down Rio Grande Way (W)F. Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden 58. 3030 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (My) Ralph BellamyMargaret Lindsay... 68. 3038 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (My)F William Gargan-Margaret Lindsay.. 64. 3012 Flight Lieutenant (D)F Pat O'Brien-Glenn Ford 80. 3UI5 Go West, Young LadyCW MC) F .Penny Singleton-Glenn Ford 71. 3039 Harvard Here I Come (C)F...Maxie Rosenbloom-Arline Judge.... 65. 3^37 Hello Annapolis (D) Jean Parker-Tom Brown 62. 3024 Honolulu Lu (C) Lupe VelezBruce Bennett 72. 3101 invaders. The (D)F Leslie Howard-Laurence Olivier 104. 3007 Lady Is Willing (CD)A Marlene Dietrich-Fred MacMurray. 91. 3204 Lawless Plainsman (W) Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden 59. 3211 Lone Star Vigilantes (W)F...Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 58. 3034 Man Who Returned to Life (D)AJohn Howard-Lucille Fairbanks 60. 3014 Meet the Stewarts (C) William Holden-Frances Dee 73. 3005 Men in Her Life (D)A Loretta Young-Dean Jagger 90. 3213 North of the Rockies (W)F...Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 60. 3042 Not a Ladies' Man (D)F Paul Kelly-Fay Wray 59. 3044 Parachute Nurse (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 63. 3215 Prairie Gunsmoke (W)F Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 55. 3202 Riders of the Badlands (W)F. Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden.... 57. 3206 Riders of the Northland(W) F .Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden 56. 3210 Roaring Frontiers (W)F Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 60. 3201 Royal Mounted Patrol (W) Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden 59. 3046 Sabotage Squad (D)F Bruce Bennett-Kay Harris 64. 3026 Secretsof the Lone WoK (My) F.Warren William 66. 3021 Shut My Big Mouth (C)F Joe E. Brown-Adele Mara 71. 3022 Sing for Your Supper (DM)F.Jinx Falkenhurg-"Biiddy" Rogers.. 68. 3036 Stork Pays Off (OF Maxie Rosenbloom-Rochelle Hudson. 68. 3043 Submarine Raider (D)F John Howard-Marguerite Chapman.. 64. 3027 Sweetheart of the Fleet (C)F..Joan Davis-Jinx Falkenburg 65. 3001 Talk of the Town (CO)A Gary Grant-Jean Arthur 118. 3U08 Texas (D)F William Holden-Glenn Ford 92. 3006 They All Kissed the Bride(C).Joan Crawford-Melvyn Douglas 85. 3016 Three Girls About Town(CD)A Joan Blondell-John Howard 73. 3033 Tramp, Tramn, Tramp (C) F .. .Florence Rice-Bruce Bennett 68. 3020 Two Latins From Manhattan (CM)F Jinx Falkenburg-Joan Woodbury 66. snio Two Yanks in Trinidad (CIA. .Pat O'Brien-Brian Donlevy 84. 3216 Vengeance of the West (W)...Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 32U3 West of Tombstone (W)F Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden 59. 3011 Wife Takes a Flyer (F)F J. Bennett-F. Tone 86. 3003 You Belong to Me (CD)A Barbara StanwyckHenry Fonda 97, Coming 1941-42 My Sister Eileen (CD)A R. Russell-Brian Aherne 3208 Overland to Deadwood (W) Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden. 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 , . . Reissued . .b2/28/42 . .al/31/42 . .b7/ 18/42 .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 1/29/42 ...b3/l4/42 1/8/42 ...bl2/l3/4l ,5/7/42 . 5/14/42 4/23/42 ..b7/25/42 .all/15/41 . .b3/28/42 11/18/41 ..b8/30/4l 96. 7/30/42 . 7/9/42 .. 1 1/27/41 12/18/41 4/23/42 . 12/11/41 4/15/42 . 2/12/42 . 3/12/42 . 1/1/42 .. 2/5/42 . . 5/28/42 . 11/20/41 4/2/42 .. 5/14/42 . 6/18/42 . 7/16/42 . 12/18/41 6/18/42 . 10/16/41 11/13/41 8/27/42 . 11/13/41 2/19/42 . 12/4/41 . 11/6/41 . 6/4/42 . . ,5/21/42 . 8/20/42 . 10/9/41 . 6/11/42 . 10/23/41 3/12/42 . 10/2/41 . 3/26'42 . ,9/3/42 ., 1/15/42 . 4/30/42 . 10/30/41 9,24/42 9/25/42 Counter Espionage (My). Man's World (D) Spirit of Stanford (CD) . . Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (My) Boogie Man Will Get You(CD) City Without Men Commandos Strike at Dawn(D) Daring Young Man (C) Desperadoes (Tech.) (W) Fighting Buckaroo (W) Frightened Stiff Hail to the Rangers Junior Army Laugh Your Blues Away Law of the Northwest Lone Prairie (W) Lucky Legs (C) Merry-Go-Round One Dangerous Night Pardon My Gun (W) Power of the Press Riders of the Royal Mounted.. Riding Through Nevada (W) . . Shall I Tell 'Em? Silver City Raiders (W) Smith of Minnesota Something to Shout About... Stand By All Networks (Spy) Tornado in the Saddle (W).. Underground Agent You War* Ntvtr Lovallar(DM) Current 1942-43 .Warren William-Eric Blore 9/3/42 . M. Chapman-W. Wright 9/17/42 .Frankie Albert-M. Chapman 9/10/42 Coming 1942-43 , .b8/29/42 , .b6/27/42 bl 1/29/41 .b2/28/42 , .b4/25/42 , .alO/4/41 , .b2/21/42 .bl/31/42 .al 1/29/41 .b9/27/4! .b2/28/42 .b5/23/42 ,bl0/l8/4l , .h3/2l/42 . . b8/29/42 . ..b8/l/42 , .b6/27/42 bl2/20/4l . . . b9/5/42 .b8/30/41 , .a8/l6/4l ...b8/8/42 hi 1/22/41 .b2/2l/42 , .bl2/6/4l bll/l5/4l , .b8/29/42 . .b8/l5/42 . ..b8/l/42 .b9/27/4l . , .b6/6/42 ,bl0/25/4l . .b3/28/42 , .b9/27/4l , .b3/28'42 . .35/16/42 , .bl/24/42 . .b4/25/42 .blO/18/41 . .b9/l9 42 . .a5/23/42 .a5/16/42 .35/16/42 . .a7/4/42 Chester Morris-Constance Worth Boris Karloff-Peter Lorre 10/29/42 Linda Darnell-Claire Trevor Paul Muni-Barbara Everest Joe E. Brown-Claire Dodd 10/8/42 . Randolph ScottEvelyn Keyes Charles StarrettKay Harris Loretta Young-Brian Aherne Charles StarrettKay Harris Freddie Bartholomew-Huntz Hall Bert Gordon-Jinx Falkenburg Charles Starrett-Shirley Patterson Russell Hayden-Lucille Lambert 10/15/42 Jinx Falkenburg-Russell Hayden 10/1/42 . Jean Arthur-Joel McCrea. Warren William-Eric Blore Charles StarrettAlma Carroll G. Kibbee-Lee Tracy Russell Hayden-Bob Wills. Chas. Starrett-Shirley Patterson 10/1/42 . Margaret Lindsay-John Beal Russell Hayden-Bob Wills Bruce Smith-Arline Judge 10/15/42 Don Ameche-Janet Blair John Beal-Florence Rice Russell Hayden-Bob Willis Bruce Bennett-Leslie Brooks Fred Astaire-Rlta Hayworth 10/22/42 .a7/25/42 . .a8/8/42 .a7/25/42 . .a8/8/42 .a8/29/42 . .38/8/42 ,36/20/42 .36/20/42 .a6/l3/42 . .38/ 1/42 . 38/8/42 .36/20/42 . .38/8/42 MGM Current 1941-42 Mins. D«'i Iaa2.".f 245 Affairs of Martha (C)F Marsha Hunt-Bary Nelson 66.. July b5/23/42 (Reviewed as "Once Upon a Thursday") 216 Babes on Broadway (M)F Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland 117. .Jan hl2/6/4l 226 Born to Sing (DM) Ray McDonaldVirgini3 Weidler 81.. Mar bl/24/42 220 Bugle Sounds (D)F Wallsce BeeryMsrjorie Main 101. .Jan bl2/20/41 247 Calling Dr. Gillespie (D)A Philip Dorn-Lionei Barrymore 84.. July b6/20/42 208 Chocolate Soldier (M)A Nelson Eddy-Rise Stevens 102. .Nov bl0/l8/4l 229 Courtship of Andy Hardy(CD)F Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone 93. .Mar b2/l4/42 244 Crossroads (D)A William Powell-Hedy Lamarr 81. .July b6/27/42 213 Design for Scandal (CD)A Rosalind RussellWalter Pidgeon... 84. .Dec bll/l5/4l 203 Down In San Diego (D)F Dan Dailey, Jr.-Bonita Granvilla... 73. .Sept b8/2/4l 201 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(D)A. Spencer Tracy-lngrid Bergman 127.. Sept b7/26/4l 217 Dr. Kildare's Victory (D) Lew Ayres-Lionel Barrymore 82.. Jan bl2/6/<l 232 Fingers at the Window(My)A.Lew Ayres-Laraine Day 80.. Apr b3/l4/42 237 Grand Central Murder (My)F..Van HeflinVirginia Grey 72..M3y b4/25/42 212 H. M. Pulham. Esq. (D)A Hedy Lamarr-Robert Young 120. .Dec bll/l5/4l 241 Her Cardboard Lover (D)F Norma ShearerRobert Taylor 93. .June b5/30/42 238 I Married An Angel (M)F Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy 84.. June bS/23/42 243 Jackass Mail (CD)F Wallace Beery-Marjorie Main 81. .July b6/20/42 221 Joe Smith, American (D) R. Young-Marsha Hunt-V. Heflin.. 63.. Feb bl/IO/42 218 Johnny Eager (G)A L3n3 Turner-Robert Taylor 107. .Jsn bl2/l3/4l 215 Ksthleen (D)F Shirley Temple-Herbert Marshall... 84. .Dec bll/l5/4l 230 Kid Glove Killer (D)F Marshs Hunt^Van Heflin 74. .Apr b3/l4/42 202 Lady Be Good (CM)F Eleanor Powell-Ann Sothern 1 12.. Sept b7/l9/4l 240 Maisie Gets Her Man (C) F Ann Sothern-Red Skelton 85. .June b5/30/42 219 Mr. and Mrs. North (MyOF. .Grade AllenWilliam Post, Jr 67.. Jan bl2/20/4l 260 Mrs. Miniver (D)A Greer Garson-W3lter Pidgeon 132 b5/l6/42 231 Mokey (D)F D. Dailey-Donna Reed 88. .Apr b3/28/42 227 Nazi Agent (Spy)A Conrad Veidt-Ann Ayars 82.. Mar bl/24/42 239 Pacific Rendezvous (D)F Lee Bowman-Jean Rogers 76.. June b5/23/42 246 Pierre of the Plains (D)F John Carroll-Ruth Hussey 66.. July b6/20/42 233 Rio Rita (CM)F Abbott & Costello 92. .Apr b3/l4/42 210 ShadowoftheThin Man(CMy)F. William Powell-Myrna Loy 97.. Nov blO/25/41 235 Ship Ahoy (CM)F Eleanor Powell-Red Skelton 95.. May b4/l8/42 234 Sunday Punch (CD)F Jean RogersWilliam Lundigan 76. .May b4/l8/42 242 Tarzan's New York Adventure (D)A J. Weissmuller-M. O'Sullivan 71. .June b4/l8/42 214 Tarzan's Secret Treasure (D)F.J. Weissmuller-Maureen O'Sullivan. 81. .Dec bll/l5/4l 228 This Time For Keeps (OF. ..Robert Sterling-Ann Rutherford 73. .Mar b2/l4/42 236 Tortilla Flat (C) Tracy-Garfield-Laniarr-Tamiroff 105.. May b4/25/42 211 Two F3ced Woman (C)A Garbo-Melvyn Dougl3s 94.. Nov blO/25/41 209 Unholy Partners (D)A Edw. G. RobinsonEdward Arnold.. 94.. Nov bl0/l8/4l 223 Vanishing Virginian (CD) K. Grayson-F. Morgan 101. .Feb bl2/6/4l 225 We Were Dancing (SC)A Norma ShearerMelvyn Douglas 94.. Mar bl/17/42 222 Woman of the Year (CD) A. . .Spencer TracyKatharine Hepburn. . 1 12. . Feb bl/17/42 224 Yank on the Burma Road(D)F.L. Day-B. Nelson-K. Luke 65. .Feb bl/17/42 1942-43 Trade Shown Apache Trail (W)F Wm. LundiganDonna Reed 66 b6/27/42 307 Cairo (SpyCM)A J. MacDonald-R. Young 101 b8/l5/42 303 Panama Hattie (MC)F Ann Sothern-Wm. Lundigan 78 b7/25/42 308 Seven Sweethearts (CD)F Kathryn Gr3yson-V3n Heflin 97 b8/l5/42 Somewhere I'll Find You (CD) A Clark GableLana Turner 105 b8/8/42 302 Tish (CD)A Marjorie Main-ZaSu Pitts 84 b7/25/42 306 War Against Mrs. Hadley (D)A Edw. Arnold-Fay Bainter 105 b8/8/42 305 Yank at Eton (D)F M. Rooney-lan Hunter 87 b8/l3'42 Coming Andy Hardy Steps Out (D) Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone a8/8/42 Assignment in Brittany Jean P. Aumont-Reginald Owen Cabin in the Sky Ethel Waters-Rex Ingram Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant. Lionel Barrymore-Van Johnson Du Barry Wss 3 L3dy (Tech.). Red Skelton-Lucille Ball Eyes in the Night (SpyD) F ... Edward Arnold-Ann Harding 79 b9/l2/42 For Me and My Gal (DM) F... Judy Garland-George MurpTiy 103 b9/l2/42 Human Comedy Mickey RooneyDonna Reed Journey for Margaret (D) Robert Young-Laraine Day a9/5/42 Keeper of the Flame (D) K. Hepburn-S. Tracy 39/12/42 Lsssie Come Home (Tech.) .... Edmund Gwenn Northwest R3ngers (D) Wm. Lundigan-James Craig 39/5/42 Nothing Ventured Lana Turner-Robert Young Omaha Trail (W)F James Craig-Dean Jagger 62 b9/19/42 Pilot No. 5 Franchot Tone-Marsha Hunt Presenting Lily Mars Judy Garl3nd-George Murphy Random Harvest (D) Greer G3rson-Ron3ld Colm3n 36/13/42 Reunion (D) Joan Crawford-John Wayne 39/5/42 Tennessee Johnson (D) Vsn Heflin-Ruth Hussey a8/l/42 This Man's Navy Robert Taylor-Chas. Laughton 37/4/42 Three Hearts for Julia Melvyn Douglas-Ann Sothern Whistling in Dixie (CD) Red Skelton-Ann Rutherford 37/25/42 White Cargo (D)A Hedy Lamarr-W. Pidgeon 90 b9'l9 42 MONOGRAM Current 1941-42 .38/15/42 Arizon3 Roundup (W) Tom Keene 3/13/42 .. .82/21/42 Arizon3 St3gecoach (W) Ray Corrigan-John King 9/4/42 a6/27/42 Below the Border (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 58. .1/30/42 ...b2/2l/42 Black Dragons (My) A Bela Lugosi-Joan Barclay 63.. 3/6/42 b3/7/42 Boothill Bandits Range Busters 4/24/42 Borrowed Hero (D)F Florence Rise-Alan Baxter 65.. 12/5/41 Continental Express (D)A Rex HarrisonV3lerie Hobson 61.. 4/1/42 . Corpse Vanishes (H) Bela Lugosi-Joan Barclay 64.. 5/8/42 . Double Trouble (OF H3rry Langdon-Charles Rogers 64. .11/21/41 Down Texas Way (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 57.. 5/29/42 Forbidden Trails (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 58.. 12/26/41 Freckles Comes Homo (G) Johnny Downs-Gail Storm 1/2/42 . Ghost Town Law (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 65.. 3/27/42 Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (C)F Edgar Kennedy-Bud Duncan 63.. 8/14/42 1 Killed That Man (My)A Ricardo Cortez-Joan Woodbury 70.. 11/14/41 King of the Stallions (D)F...Dave O'Brien-Sally Cairns 63. .9/11/42 Klondike Fury (D)A Edmund Lewe-Lucllle Fairbanks 68.. 3/20/42 Law of the Jungle (Spy) Arline Judge-John King 2/6/42 . Let's Get Tough (CD) Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 62.. 5/29/42 Lone Star Law Men (W) Tom Keene-Betty Miles-Sugar Dawn 12/5/41 Lure of the Isl3nds (Spy) Margie Hart-Robert Lowery 7/3/42 . Man From Headquarters (G)A. Frank Albertson-Joan Woodbury 63. .1/23/42 Man With Two Lives (D)A Edward Norris-John Arden 65.. 3/13/42 Maxwell Archer, Detective John Loder-Leneen MacGrath 72.. 1/21/42 Mr. Wise Guy (CD)F East Side Kids 70. .2/20/42 Private SnulTy Smith ('CD)F..Bud Duncan-Edgar Kennedy 67. .1/16/42 Riders of the West (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 60.. 7/17/42 Riot Squad (My)A Richard Cromwell-Mary Ruth 57.. 12/19/41 Road to Happiness (D) John Boles-Mona Barrie-Billy Lee.j 84.. 1/9/42 . Rock River Renegades (W)... Range Busters 2/27/42 Rubber Racketeers (D)A Ricardo Cortez-Rochelle Hudson 65.. 6/26/42 Saddle Mountain Roundup(W) . Range Busters 8/29/41 She's in the Army (CD)F Veda Ann Borg-M3rie Wilson 62.. 5/15/42 Smart Alecks (CD)F East Side Kids 66.. 8/7/42 . So's Your Aunt Emma (CD)F. Roger Pryor-ZaSu Pitts 62.. 4/17/42 Spooks Run Wild (MyC)F Bela Lugosi-Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall. 63.. 10/24/41 Stolen P3r3dise (D)A Leon JsnneyEleanor Hunt 80. .10/31/41 Texas Trouble Shooters (W)...R3y Corrigan-John King 6/12/42 Three Wise Brides (CD) Nova Pilbeam-Basil Sydney 5/15/42 Thunder River Feud (W)F Range Busters 72. .1/9/42 . Tonto Basin Outlsws (W)F... Range Busters 63.. 10/10/41 Top Sergeant Mulligan (C)F..Nat Pendleton-Carol Hughes 69.. 10/17/41 Tower of Terror (Spy) Movita-Wilfred Lawson 4/1/42 . Underground Rustlers (W)F. .Range Busters 56. .11/21/41 Western Mall (W) Tom Keene-Jean Trent-Sugar Dawn 2/13/42 Where Trails End (W) Tom Keene-Joan Curtis 5/1/42 . Zis Boom Bah (DM)F Peter Lind Hayes-Grace Hayes 62.. 1 1/7/41 , Coming 1941-42 Criminal Investigator (D) Edith Fellows-Robert Lowery 10/23/42 (18/22/42 (Former title "Homicide Squad") ..bl2/8/4l ..b4/ll/42 ..b4/l8/42 .bll/l5/4l . ..b6/6/42 ..bl/31/42 .all/22/41 ...h4/4/42 . .b8/l5/42 ..bll/8/41 . .b8/29/42 . .b3/21/42 . .al/17/42 . .b5/l6/42 .all/22/41 ..35/30/42 ..bl/31/42 . .b3/l4/42 ...b5/2/42 . .b2/l4/42 ..bl/31/42 . ..b8/l/42 .bl2/20/4l . .bl/IO/42 ..32/21/42 ...b7/4/42 . ..a8/9/4l . .b6/27/42 . .b6/27/42 . .b4/25/42 .blO/ll/41 .bl2/2l/40 . .35/30/42 . .34/18/42 . .b2/28/42 .bM/29/41 ..bll/l/41 ..34/25/42 ..bl/17/42 . .al/31/42 ...35/9/42 ..bii/iy4i