Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1942)

September 26, 1942 S 29 COLUMBIA 1941-42 Commant Running Tlmt ALL-STAR COMEDIES (18) 3436 All Work and No Pay.... Fair 15 . 3424 Blitzkiss 15 . 3423 General Nuisance 18 3432 Groom and Bored 16 . 3422 Half Shot at Sunrise Slapstick 16 . 3433 How Spry I Am Good 18 3425 Lovable Trouble 18 . 3421 Love In Gloom Good 21 3435 Olaf Laughs Last Filler 16'/!. 3429 Sappy Birthday 18 . 3426 She's Oil Mine Slapstick 18 . 3427 Sweet Spirits of NIghter.Poor 18 . 3428 Three Blonde Mice Silly 16 . 3434 Tire Man, Spare My Tires 18 3431 What Makes Lizzy Dizzy7Fair 17 . 3430 Yoo Hoo General Good IS . CINESCOPES (8) 3971 Exploring Space Interesting 9 3972 From Nuts to Soup Poor 9 . 3975 Strange Facts Interesting 9 3974 Women in Photography. . .For Women ... 10 3973 World o( Sound Absorbing 9 . COLOR RHAPSODIES (16) (Tech.) 3507 Cinderella Goes to a Party Only Fair 7 3506 Concerto in B-Fiat Minor Good 7 3502 Fox and the Grapes Very Good 7 3504 Hollywood Detour Excellent 7 3503 Red Riding Hood Rides Again Clever 7 . 3505 Wacky Wigwams 7 . 3501 Who's Zoo in Hollywood 7 . 3508 Woodman Spare That Tree Funny 7 , COMMUNITY SING (10) 3653 College Songs 3657 Crooning Melodies 3652 Current Hits Af Usual 3659 Deep in the Heart of Texas Good 3656 Good Fellowship Songs 3058 Good Time Songs 3655 Hits of the Day 3651 Patriotic Songs Patriotic 3654 Popular Songs 3660 Walk Without U Baby.. Good FABLES CARTOONS (8) 3755 Bulldog and the Baby. .. .Amusing 3751 Great Cheese Mystery 3752 Tangled Angler Poor 3753 Under the Shedding Chestnut Tree Fair 3754 Wolf Chases Pigs Amusing GLOVE SLINGERS (4) 3411 Glove Birds Fair 3410 Kink of the Campus 3409 Mitt M« Tonight Fair 3412 Study In Socks Fair i0'/2. 10 . 9 . 10 . 10 . 10 . 9 . 9 . 10 . IO'/2. 81/2. 7 . 171/2. 18 . . 16 . 17 . Reviewed Issue Of . 8/ 1/42 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .10/ 4/41 . 5/ 9/42 .Not Rev. . 8/ 9/41 . 7/11/42 .Not Rev. .12/13/41 . 1/24/42 . 2/ 7/42 .Not Rev. . 4/ 4/42 . 3/28/42 . 8/30/41 .10/ 4/41 .12/13/41 .11/22/41 .11/ 1/41 . 6/ 6/42 . 5/ 2/42 .12/ 6/41 ./2/I4/42 . 1/17/42 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 8/ 1/42 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. .10/ 4/41 . 5/ 9/42 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 8/30/41 .Not Rev. . 6/ 6/42 . 8/ 1/42 .Not Rev. . 2/ 7/42 . 3/21/42 . 5/ 9/42 INTERNATIONAL FORUM (6) 3451 Dorothy Thompson Timely 3452 Wiii England Be Invaded? Very Good 3453 Will Democracy Survive?. Timely PANORAMICS (12) 3901 City Within ■ City Commercial ... 3902 Gallup Poll Interesting 3905 Health For Defense Very Good 3903 New York's Finest Very Good 3904 Spare Time In the Army. Splendid PHANTASIES CARTOONS (8) 3703 Battle for a Bottle Average 7 3701 Crystal Gazer Poor 7 . 3702 Dog Meets Dog Poor 7 3705 Old Blackout Joe 7 . 3704 Wild and Woozy West Amusing 7 . QUIZ REELS (6) 3602 Kitchen Quiz No. I Excellent iO'/2. 3603 Kitchen Quiz No. 2 Every Good 10 . 3604 Kitchen Quiz No. 3 Very Good 10 . 3601 So You Think You Know Music No. I Good 10 . 3605 So You Think You Know Music No. 2 10 . SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (10) 3851 No. 1 (Ken Murray) Good 10 3852 No. 2 (Ken Murray) 10 3853 No. 3 (John Hubbard) Very Good 10 . 3854 No. 4 (Billy Gilbert) ... .Good 10 . 3855 No. 5 (New Talent) 10 . 3856 No. 6 (Alan Mowbray) .. .Very Good 10 . 3857 No. 7 (Jimmy Stewart) 10 . 3858 No. 8 (Ascap) Excellent 10 . 3859 No. 9 (Movie Memories. .Very Good 9 3860 No. 10 (Don Wilson) ...Good 9 . STOOGE COMEDIES (8) 3401 An Ache In Every Stake. .Slapstick 18 3405 Cactus Makes Perfect. .. .Amusing 17 3402 In the Sweet Pie and Pie. Silly 18 . 3404 Loco Boys Make Good Slapstick 17 3407 Matri-Phony Stoogy 17 3408 Three Smart Saps Good 17 . 3403 Some More of Samoa Sillv Ift 3406 What's the Matador Good Slapstick. 16 . THIS CHANGING WORLD (6) 3981 Broken Treaties Disappointing . 10 3982 How War Came informative ... 10 TOURS (8) 3553 Alaska Tour Fair 3552 Buenos Aires Today Good 3554 Great American Divide. . .Very Good 3551 Journey in Tunisia Dated .. 10 .. 10 .. 10 .. 10 WORLD OF SPORT (12) 3810 Canvas Cut-Ups 10 3806 College Champions Good 10 (1803 JungU Fishing Excellent 10 3/28/42 Not Rev. 11/22/41 , 6/ 6/42 3/ 1/41 . 8/ 9/41 .10/18/41 . 9/13/41 .11/ 1/41 . 3/28/42 . 1/17/42 . 2/21/42 . 7/25/42 .11/15/41 . 4/25/42 .Not Rev. . 5/ 9/42 9/13/41 12/13/41 2/21/42 8/30/41 .10/ 4/41 .Not Rev. .11/22/41 .12/13/41 .Not Rev. . 2/ 7/42 . Not Rev. . 5/ 2/42 . 5/ 9/42 . 6/ 6/42 . 9/13/41 . 3/21/42 .11/ 1/41 . 2/ 7/42 . 7/11/42 . 8/29/42 . 1/17/42 . 5/ 2/42 . 9/13/41 .12/13/41 .11/22/41 .10/ 4/41 . 3/14/42 . 8/30/41 .Not Rev. . 2/21/22 .ll/IS/41 COLUMBIA 1941-42 (Cont.) Comment Running Time 3808 Fit to Fight Excellent 1 MGM 1941-42 (Cont.) 3804 Polo Champions Excellent 10 3805 Rack 'Em Up Good 10 3802 Show Dogs Excellent 10 3801 Tee Up (Patty Berg) For Golfers 10 3809 Tennis Rhythm Very Good 9 3807 Wrestling Octopus Funny 91/2 Reviewed Issue Of . 6/ 6/42 .12/ 6/41 . 1/17/42 . 9/20/41 . 8/30/41 . 7/11/42 . 5/ 2/42 COLUMBIA 1942-43 ALL-STAR COMEDIES 4422 Carry Harry 4423 Kiss and Wake Up 4421 Phony Cronies Slap Happy 4424 Sappy Pappy COLOR RHAPSODIES 4501 Song of Victory 4502 Tito's Guitar COMMUNITY SING 4651 Rhumba and Conga Hits. Good 16'/2. .Not Rev. 16 ..Not Rev. l6'/2.. 8/29/42 16 ..Not Rev. 7 ..Not Rev. 7 ..Not Rev. .. 8/22/42 . .Not Rev. . Not Rev. . Not Rev. .. 8/22/42 . .Not Rev. 8 ..Not Rev. 8 ..Not Rev. 4652 Yankee Ooodier FAMOUS BANDS 4951 No. 1 (Ted Powell) 4952 No. 2 (Hal Mcintyre) PANORAMICS 4901 Cajuns of the Teche Good 4902 Oddities (LaVarre) PHANTASIES CARTOONS 4702 Dumbconscious Mind 4701 Gullible Canary, The QUIZ REELS 4601 Kitchen Quiz No. I Amusing SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 4851 No. 1 (Kay Kyser) Very Good ... 4852 No. 2 (Allan Joslyn) STOOGE COMEDIES 4401 Even As lOU 151/2 .. Not Rev. KATE SMITH 4751 America Sings With Kate Smith Sure Fire TOURS 4551 Journey to Denali Good 8/15/42 II .. 8/15/42 11 ..Not Rev. 91/2.. 8/29/42 4552 Old and Modern New Orleans. WORLD OF SPORT 10 ..8/ 1/42 10 ..Not Rev. 4801 Trotting Kings W-350 W-346 W-352 W-354 W-351 W-347 W-353 W-342 W-345 W-343 W-344 W-348 W-341 W-349 MGM 1941-42 CARTOONS (16) (Tech.) Bats in the Belfry Fair 7 Bear and the Beavers. .Very Good Blitz Wolf Excellent 10 Chips Off the Old Block 8 Bowling Alley Cat Funny 8 Dog Trouble Very Funny .... 8 Early Bird Dood it Very Funny ... 9 Field Mouse Excellent 9 First Swallow Excellent 8 Fraidy Cat Funny 7 Hungry Wolf Fair 9 Little Gravel Voice Amusing 8 Night Before Xmas For Xmas 9 Puss 'N Toots Very Funny ... 7 MINIATURES (10) M-331 Changed Identity Excellent 10 M-335 Further Propiiecies of Nostradamus Very Good .... II M-336 Greatest Gift 7 M-332 Greenie, The Fine 11 M-333 Lady or the Tiger Good 10 M-334 Soaring Stars Good 10 OUR GANG (10) C-392 Come Back Miss Plpps. .Amusing 10 C-396 Don't Lie Good 11 C-398 Doin' Their Bit Good 11 C-395 Going to Press Good II C-391 Helping Hands Very Good 10 C-394 Melodies Old and New... Fair II C-399 Rover's Big Chance Very Mild 11 C-397 Surprised Parties Average II C-393 Wedding Worries Funny II PASSING PARADE (10) K-383 Flag of Mercy Very Good ID K-385 Incredible Stranger Very Fine It K-381 Strange Testament Unusual 11 K-386 Vendetta Good 11 l(-382 We Do it Because Interesting 10 K-384 Woman in the House. . .Unusual II PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) Acro-Batty Humorous 9 Army Champions Excellent 10 Aqua Antics Excellent 8 Barbee-Cues Good 11 Fancy Answers Excellent 9 S-366 S-361 S-364 S-369 S-362 S-373 S-3U3 S-371 S-368 S-370 S-367 S-372 S-365 1941 . Football Thrills of How to Hold Your Husband — Back Excellent 10 It's a Dog's Life Excellent 10 Pete Smith's Scrapbook. .Very Good 9 Self Defense Very Good 10 Victory Quiz Amusing 9 Victory Vittles 9 What About Daddy?.... Good 10 SPECIAL RELEASE X-310 War Clouds In the Pacific. Timely 21 TRAVELTALKS (12) (Tech.) T-318 Colorful North Carolina. .Very Good T-322 Exotic Mexico Good T-313 Georgetown, Prid* of 10 . 7/18/42 . 5/ 2/42 . 9/ 5/42 .Not Rev. . 7/18/42 . 5/ 2/42 . 9/19/42 . 2/ 7/42 . 4/ 4/42 . 2/ 7/42 . 2/28/42 . 5/23/42 .12/20/41 . 6/20/42 11/22/41 5/23/42 Not Rev. 2/ 7/42 5/ 2/42 5/23/42 .11/20/41 5/ 2/42 . 7/18/42 . 4/ 4/42 .10/25/41 . 2/28/42 . 8/22/42 . 5/30/42 .12/20/41 2/28/42 6/20/42 12/20/41 . 7/18/42 2/ 7/42 . 5/23/42 . 5/ 2/42 .11/ 1/41 . 2/ 7/42 . 6/ 6/42 .11/29/41 .Not Rev. .12/20/41 . 8/15/42 . 5/23/42 . 8/29/42 . 6/20/42 . Not Rev. . 2/28/42 .12/21/41 2/28/42 6/20/42 Comment Running Reviewed Tlmt Issue Of Penang Very Good 10 ..11/29/41 T-320 Glacier Park and Waterton Lakes Fair 9 .. 5/2/42 T-3II Glimpses of Florida interesting 10 .. 9/27/41 T-315 Historic Maryland Good 9 .. 2/7/42 T-312 Inside Passage Good 10 ..10/25/41 T-319 Land of the Quintuplets. .Good 10 .. 3/28/42 T'3I7 Minnesota, Land of Plenty Good 10 .. 2/28/42 T-321 Picturesque Patzcuaro ...Good 9 .. 6/20/42 r-314 Scenic Grandeur Good 9 ..12/20/41 T-316 West Pointon the Hudson. Good 9 .. 2/ 7/42 TWO REEL SPECIALS (6) A -303 Don't Talk Potent 20 .. 3/28/42 A-304 For the pommon Defense. Very Good 21 .. 7/18/42 A-3U2 Main Street on the March! Good 20 . . 2/ 7/42 A-305 Mr. Blabbermouth Very Good 21 ..8/ 8/42 A-301 Tell Tale Heart A Maitarplec*. . 20 ..11/15/41 PARAMOUNT 1941-42 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (Tech.) (2) MI-2 Indian Temples Interesting II Ml-1 Road In India Interesting 10 HEADLINERS (6) Al-I Beauty at the Beach Fine AI-3 Carnival In Brazil Good A I -2 Copacabana Revue Good .... AI-5 Hands of Victory Box Office AI-4 Nightmare of a Goon Funny 10 . 10 . 10 . 9'/2. IO'/2. (6) 10 . 10 . 10 . 9'/2. 9 . 10 . HEODA HOPPER'S HOLLYWOOD ZI-1 No. I Excellent Zl-2 No. 2 Fair ZI-3 No. 3 Good Zi-4 No. 4 Fair Zl-5 No. 5 Fair ZI-6 No. 6 MADCAP MODELS (Tech.) (6) U 1-2 Jasper & the Watermelons. Excellent 10 UI-6 Little Broadcast 9 . UI-4 Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk. Excellent S'/z. UI-1 Rhythm in the Ranks Excellent 8 L'l-3 Sky Princess Excellent 9 UI-5 Tulips Shall Grow Good 71/2. EI POPEYE (12) 12 Aiona on the Sarong Seas 7 10 Baby Wants a Bottleship Funny 7 .5 Blunder Below Excellent 7 •6 Fleets of Stren'th Very Good ... 7 -I I'll Never Crow Again Fair 7 .4 Kickin' the Conga Round. Funny 7 .9 Many Tanks Fair 8 '2 Mighty Navy Funny 7 '3 Nix on Hypnotricks Very Funny 7 8 Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix Funny 7 -7 Pipeye, Pupeye, Poopeye and Peepeye Very Funny ... 7 -II You're a Sap Mr. Jap...Sood 7 POPULAR SCIENCE (6) Jl-I No. I Very Good 11 . il-2 No. 2 Very Good 11 . JI-3 No. 3 Good 11 . il-4 No. 4 10 . J 1-5 No. 5 Very Interesting II J I -6 No. 6 Good 10 . QUIZ KIDS (6) Ql-I No. 1 Very Good 10 . QI-2 No. 2 They're Good... II QI-3 No. 3 Good 10 . QI-4 No. 4 Good II QI-5 No. 5 Good I01/2, QI-6 No. 6 Excellent 10 . ROBERT BENCHLEY (4) SI-1 How To Take a Vacation. . Funny 10 SI -4 Keeping in Shape Amusing 9 Sl-5 Man's Angle Good 8 SI-2 Nothing But Nerves Very Good 10 . Sl-3 Witness, The Chucklesome ... 10 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6) YI-3 At the County Fair Swell 10 YI-5 At the Dog Show 10 . Yl-1 In a Pot Shop A Howl 10 , YI-4 In the Circus Good 9'/2 YI-6 In South America 10 Yl-2 In the Zoo Hilarious JO SPECIAL CARTOON (Tech.) FFI-1 The Raven Excellent . 9/19/42 .11/22/41 10/11/41 3/14/42 12/ 6/41 , 4/25/42 5/ 2/42 . 9/20/41 .11/29/41 . 2/28/42 . 6/27/42 . 8/29/42 . Not Rev. . 1/31/42 Not Rev. . 5/ 2/42 .12/20/41 . 3/21/42 . 6/27/42 .Not Rev. . 8/ 8/42 . 2/21/42 . 5/ 2/42 .10/11/41 . 1/31/42 . 6/ 6/42 .12/ 6/41 .12/20/41 . 6/13/42 . 4/18/42 . 8/ 8/42 .10/11/41 .11/22/41 . 1/31/42 . Not Rev. . 6/ 6/42 . 8/ 8/42 9/20/41 12/ 6/41 2/28/42 5/ 2/42 6/ 6/42 8/ 8/42 .10/11/41 . 6/27/42 . 8/22/42 .12/20/41 . 3/14/42 . 1/31/42 Not Rev. . 9/20/41 . 6/13/42 .Not Rev. .11/15/41 14'/2.. 5/ 2/42 SPORTLIGHTS (13) RI-6 Better Bowling Excellent 10 RI-5 Buying a Dog Very Good 10 RI-IO Hero Worship .\.Swell 10 RI-12 Let 'Em Go Alive Entertaining .. 9/2. RI-7 Lure of the Surf Very Good 10 RI-2 Meet the Champs Excellent 10 Rl-ll Parachute Athletes Very Good 10 . RI-9 Personality Plus 10 . RI-4 Quick Returns Pretty Good ... 10 Rl-I Shooting Mermaids Very Good 10 RI-3 Sittin' Pretty Excellent 10 . RI-13 Timber Athletes 10 . RI-8 Timing Is Everything Very Good ... 10 SUPERMAN CARTOONS (12) (Tech.) WI-4 Arctic Giant Good 9 . Wi-5 Buileteers Good 9 WI-3 Billion Dollar Limited. ..For the Fans... S'A. WI-7 Eleotric Earthquake For the Fans.. 9 WI-12 In Eleventh Hour 10 . WI-IO In Japoteurs 10 . Wl-ll In Showdown 10 . Wl-6 Magnetic Telescope For the Fans.. 9 Wl-2 Mechanical Montttra Good 10 . Wl-I Superman A Cinch to Sell. II 1/31/42 12/20/41 6/13/42 8/ 8/42 2/21/42 10/11/41 6/27/42 Not Rev. 11/29/41 9/27/41 11/15/41 Not Rev. 5/ 2/42 3/14/42 5/ 2/42 1/24/42 6/27/42 Not Rev. Net Rev. Not Rav. 5/ 2/42 12/20/41 8/ 2/41