Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1942)

30 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW September 26, 1942 PARAMOUNT 1941-42 (Cont.) 20TH CENTURY-FOX 1941-42 UNIVERSAL 1941-42 (Cont.) Comment Running Time WI-9 Terror on the Midway. ... For the Fans. WI-8 Volcano Exciting Reviewed Itsue 01 . 8/22/42 . 8/ 8/47 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) Ll-I No. I LI-2 No. 2 Li-3 No. 3 LI-4 No. 4 LI-5 No. 5 LI-6 No. 6 VICTORY SHORT 12-3 Aldrich Family Gets In The Scrap T2-I Letter From Bataan T2-2 We Refuse to Die Good 10 . . lO/l 1/41 Very Good 10 . . 12/ 6/41 Very Good II . 2/21/42 Good 1 1 . 4/25/42 Good .. IO'/2. . 6/27/42 Good . , 101/2. . 8/22/42 ID . .Not Rev. IB . .Not Rev. ID . Not Rev. PARAMOUNT 1942-43 HEADLINERS (6) A2-I McFarland Twins & Orch.. Entertaining 8Y2.. 8/22/42 MADCAP MODELS (Tech.) (6) 12-1 Jasper & the Haunted House 10 . . Not Rev. POPEYE (12) E2-I Hull of a Mess 7 ..Not Rev. POPULAR SCIENCE (6) J2-I No. I 10 . .Not Rev. SPORTLIGHTS (10) R2-I Sports I. Q 10 . .Not Rev. UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) L2-I No. I 10 . .Not Rev. RKO-RADIO 1941-42 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) 24104 Army Mascot Excellent 7 ..6/ 6/42 24103 Donald Gets Drafted A Scream 9 .. 5/ 1 6/42 24105 Donald's Garden 7 .. Not Rev. Z4I07 Donald's Gold Mine A Howl 7 .. 8/22/42 24102 Donald's Snow Fight. . .Excellent 7 .. 5/2/42 24109 How to Play Baseball 7 ..Not Rev. 24101 Symphony Hour Excellent 8 .. 4/25/42 24106 The Sleepwalker Excellent 7 .. 8/29/42 24108 T-Bone for Two Excellent 7 .. 8/29/42 EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 23406 Cooks and Crooks 23404 Heart Burn Amusing 23402 I'll Fix It Funny .. 23405 Inferior Decorator Funny .. 23403 Quiet Fourth Funny .. 23401 Westward Ho-Hum Funny .. 24201 24202 24203 24204 24205 24206 24207 24208 24209 24210 INFORMATION PLEASE (13) No. I (John Gunther) ...Excellent . No. 2 (Howard Lindsay). Up to Par. No. 3 (Cornelia Otis (Skinner) Good No. 4 (John Gunther) ... .Excellent . No. 5 (John Carradine) . .Good .... No. 6 (Howard Lindsay) .Very Good No. 7 (Cornelia Otis Skinner) Good No. 8 (Russell Crouse) No. 9 (John Gunther) ..Good No. 10 (John Carradine) LEON ERROL (6) 23705 Framing Father Very Funny 23706 Hold 'em Jail 23703 Home Work Funny 23701 Man-I-Cured Funny 23704 Wedded Blitz Funny 23702 Who's a Dummy? Amusing .. . 17 ..Not Rev. 15 .. 3/21/42 19 ..10/25/41 17 .. 5/(6/42 . 15 ..12/27/41 . 16 .. 9/27/41 10 . . 10/25/41 9 ..11/29/41 1 1 ..12/27/41 10 . . 2/ 7/42 10 . . 5/ 2/42 . . 6/13/42 1 1 . . 6/ 6/42 10 . .Not Rev. . II . . 8/15/42 II .Not Rev. . 18 . . 5/ 9/42 18 ..Not Rev. 19 . . 2/ 7/42 16 ..10/ 4/41 18 .. 5/16/42 20 ..12/ 6/41 23101 23102 23103 23104 23105 Spec. 23106 23107 23108 23109 231 10 231 1 1 23112 281 13 2441 1 24407 24403 24410 24413 24402 24412 24406 24405 24408 24409 2440' 24401 MARCH OF Thumbs Up, Texas Norway Iji Revolt Sailors With Wings... Main Street, U.S.A Our America At War.. Battlefields of Pacific.. When Air Raids Strike Far East Command.... Argentine Question .... America's New Army.. India in Crisis India at War Men in Washington Men of the Fleet TIME (13) Excellent Timely Excellent Propaganda Timely, Vital. Timely Potent Timely Interesting ... Timely Itiformative ... Timely Interesting ... Informative 19 . . 8/16/41 19 . . 9/27/41 20 . . 10/25/41 18 . .11/22/41 l7'/2. .12/13/41 22 . .12/20/41 20 . . 3/10/42 19 . . 2/14/42 20 . . 3/ 7 '42 20 . . 4/ 4/42 19 . . 5/ 9/42 19 . . 6/13/42 20 . . 7/ 4/42 18 . . 7/25/42 PICTURE PEOPLE (13) All Around Hollywood Children of the Stars Fair Hobbies of the Stars Good Hollywood at Home Fair Hollywood on the Hudson Hollywood Sports Good Hollywood Starlets Good Hollywood War Effort. ... Eiitertairring How To Be a Star Good Palm Springs Week-End.Fair Star Portraits Good Stars' Day Off Average Stars in Defense Interesting RAY WHITLEY (4) 23503 Cactus Capers Very Good . 23501 California or Bust Good 23502 Keep Shooting Very Good 23504 Range Rhythm Fair SPORTSCOPES (13) Not Rev. . 3/21/42 .11/29/41 . 6/ 6/42 Not Rev. , 10/25/41 8/22/42 , 3721/42 , 2/14/42 . 5/ 9/42 , 6/ 6/42 12/27/41 10/ 4/4) . 4/18/42 .12/ 6/41 . 1/31/42 . 8/15/42 24310 2431 1 24309 24304 24302 24305 24303 24307 24301 24312 24308 24313 24306 Byron Nelson Cinderella Champion Dog Record Breakers .Good 8 8 . . 6/ G 42 . .Not Rev. Out of Date 8 . . 5/16/42 .Exhilarating ... 8 ..12/27/41 9 ..11/ 1/4) .Excellent 9 . . 2/14/42 .Interesting .... 10 ..12/ 6/41 .Amusing 9 . . 3/21/42 .For Horse Lovers 10 . . 10/ 4/41 .Interesting .... 9 . . 8/15/42 .Good in . , 4/18/42 9 .Not Rev. .Good in . 3/21/42 RKO-RADIO 1942-43 EDGAR KENNEDY 33401 Two for the Money i3 LbON ERROL 33701 Mail Trouble I« .Not Rev. Not Rev. OCT 1 m ADVENTURES OF A Comment Running Reviewed Time Issue Of NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN (4) 2206 Guardians of the Sea Very Good 9 2202 Hioliway of Friendship. . .Iriforniative .... tO 2204 Men for the Fleet Excellenl 9 2?ni Sniiliers of the Sky Excellent 10 2205 Wings of Defense Very Good 10 2203 Wonders of the Sea Interesting 10 MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE 2103 Call of Canada Interesting liU7 Gateway to Asia Very Good 2102 Glacier Trails Good 2 1 (Hi Heart of Mexi.co 2108 India the Golden Very Good 2104 Jewel of the Pacific Good 2101 Sagebrush and Silver Interesting .... 2105 Secret of the Fj'ord Interesting .... SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 2301 Aristocrats of the Kennel. Excellent . 2304 Evergreen Playland Good 2302 Life of a Thoroughbred. .. Excellent . 2103 Playtime in Hawaii Very Good 2306 Setting the Pace Good 2.iU5 Snow Trails Excellent . (12) 10 9 10 10 . 8 . 10 . 10 10 6/13/42 .11/ I 41 . 1/17 42 . 8/ 2/41 . 7/25/42 . 7/18/42 . 7/25/42 . 6/13/42 .11/ 1/41 . Not Rev. . 6/13/42 7/18/42 . 9/20/41 . 7/25/42 10 ..11/ 1/41 10 . . 1/17/42 10 . . 2/28/42 10 . . 1/24/42 10 . 7/25/42 10 . . 4/11/42 2562 2504 2555 2558 2508 2506 2503 2507 2560 2513 2557 2501 2561 2509 2551 2552 2559 2554 2511 2556 2502 2553 2512 2505 TERRYTOONS (26) All About Dogs Amusing 7 Back to the Soil Funny 7 Bird Tower (Tech.) 7 Cat Meets Mouse (Tech.). Very Good 7 Eat Me Kitty Eight to the Bar Good 7 Flying Fever Good 7 Frozen North Very Good 7 Funny Bunny Business. Good 7 Gandy Goose In Lights Out (Tech.) Funny 7 Gandy Goose in the Outpost 7 Gandy Goose in Tricky Business Good 7 Gandy Goose in Tire Trouble 7 Happy Circus Day (Tech.) Amusing 7 Ice Carnival Good 7 Neck and Neck (Tech.) .. Funny 7 Oh, Gentle Spring Fair 7 Old Oaken Bucket (Tech.) Good 7 One Man Navy (Tech.) .Amusing 7 Sham Battle Shenanigan. Good (Tech.) .. 7 Slap Hanpy Hunters 7 Stork's Mistake 7 Torrid Toreador (Tech.) . .Good 7 Uncle Joey Comes to Town. Funny 7 Welcome Little Stranger. Good (Tech.) .. 7 Wilful Willie Amusing 7 Yarn About Yarn Good 7 . 6/20/42 . 7/18/42 .Not Rev. . 4/18/42 . 5/ 2/42 . 1/17/42 .11/ 1/41 . 5/ 2/42 . 7/18/42 .Not Rev. . 6/13/42 .Not Rev. . 1/17/42 . 9/27/41 . 7/18/42 . 5/ 2/42 . 9/20/41 . 9/27/41 . 4/11/42 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 1/17/42 .11/ 1/41 .11/ 1/41 . 6/13/42 . 1/24/42 t 10 . . 9/20 '41 . 10 . . Not Rev. . 10 . . 1/17/42 . 10 . . 4/18/42 ID . .Not Rev. 10 . .Not Rev. WORLD TODAY (4) 2401 American Sea Power Timely.Excellent 24O0 Courageous Australia 2403 Dutch Guiana Very Good 2404 Hub of the World Good 2406 Men of West Point 2402 Uncle Sam's Iron Warriors 20th CENTURY-FOX 1942-43 MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (8) 3151 Desert Wonderland Swell 9 .. 8/22/42 3153 Valley of Blossoms 9 ..Not Rev. 3152 Wedding in Bikaner Very Good 9 ..9/ 5/42 MARCH OF TIME I F.B.I. Front Stirring 20 .. 9/19/42 SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 3301 Well-Rowed Harvard Good 9 .. 8/29/42 TERRYTOONS (26) 3551 All Out for "V" Excellent 7 .. 8/15/42 3501 Big Build-Up 7 ..Not Rev. 3552 Life With Fide (Tech.) . .Routine 7 .. 9/19 42 UNITED ARTISTS WORLD IN ACTION (12) 1 Churchill's Island Very Good 3 Food. Weapon of Conquest Impressive .... 6 Inside Fighting China... Very Good ... 5 Inside Fighting Russia. . .Very Good ... 4 New Soldiers Are Tough . .Stirring 2 This Is Blitz Grim Realism. 4/ 4/42 4 ' 4 '17 9/19/42 7/25/42 5 '30 '42 3/ 7 '42 UNIVERSAL 1941-42 ANDY PANDA CARTUNES (13) (Tech.) 6251 Aces in the Hole Amusing 7 6241 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B Good 8 6249 Goodbye Mr. Moth Very Good 7 5247 Hams That Couldn't Be Cured 7 6246 Hollywood Matador Very Good 7 6252 Juke Box Jamboree Good 7 6242 Man's Best Friend Good 8 6248 Mother Goose on the Loose Very Good 7 6250 Nutty Pine Cabin 7 6243 Pantry Panic Good 8 (Former title "What's Cookin' ") 6253 Pigeon Patrol Amusing 7 . 6244 $21 a Day Once a Month .Average 7 r>245 Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop Cute 7 NAME BAND MUSICALS (13) 6226 Campus Capers Excellent 18 6224 Doin' the Town Entertaining ... 20 B229 Gay Nineties Fair 15 6222 In the Groove Entertaining .. 17 6221 Is Everybody Happy? Fair 18 6232 Blerry Madcaps Good 15'/2 6233 Rainbow Rhythm 15 15 15 20 15 16 131/2 6227 Rhumba Rhythms Fair 6231 ShufHo Rhythm Excellent 6223 Skyland Serenade Excellent 6230 Swing Frolic Very Good 6228 Tune Time Very Good 6225 Winter Serenade Good (Former title "Jingle Bells") SPECIAL FEATURETTE (2) 6110 Cavalcade of Aviation ... .Sure Fire 2n 6111 Menace of the Rising Sun. Exciting 20 STRANGER THAN FICTION (15) 6376 Barnyard Steam Buggy.. Good 9 6375 Blacksmith Dentist Good 10 6373 Candy Kid Good 10 6378 Desert Ghost Entertaining ... 9 . 6/13/42 .10/11/41 . 4/ 4 42 Not Rev. . 1/31 '42 , 6/13/42 .11/ 8/41 . 4/ 4/42 Not Rev. .11/ 8/41 . 8/ 1/42 .12/ 6/41 , 1/31/42 . 12/20/41 . 12/13/41 . 1/31 /42 . 10/18/41 , 9/ 6/41 . 3/21/42 Not Rev. . 1/31/42 , 4/ 4/42 11/ 8/41 3/14/42 3/21/42 12/13/41 . 1/ 3/42 . 4/11/42 . 12/20/41 . 12/20/41 .11/ 8/41 . 3/ 7/42 Comment Running Time 6372 Hermit of Oklahoma Good 10 6374 Junior BattleOeet Good ... lu 6382 Master Carver Entertaining ... 10 6384 Mile of Dough 10 6381 Mysterious Fountain of Health Entertaining ... 9 6379 Pussycat Cafe Good 9 6371 Shampoo Springs Very Good .... 10 6385 Smoke Painter IB 6377 Sugar Bowl Humnty Dumpty Very Good 9 6380 Tom Thumb Church 9 6383 Women at the Plough 9 VARIETY VIEWS 6354 Annapolis Salutes the Navy 6364 Antarctic Outpost 6362 Call of the Sea 6365 Crater City 6358 Flashing Blades 6353 George Washington, Country Gentleman ... 6351 Moby Dick's Home Town. 6357 Keys to Adventure 6352 NorthernNeighbors(Color) 6356 Peaceful Quebec — At War 6361 Sports in the Rockies... 6359 Sky Pastures 6360 Thrills of the Deep 6355 Trail of the Buccaneers. 6363 Wings for Freedom 15 (5 IN COLOR) Timely 10 . Interesting .... IO'/2. Fair 9 . Good 9 . Uood 9 . Impressive Interesting Interesting Interesting Interesting 9 Good 9 Good 9 Good 9 Excellent 9 Very Good 10 UNIVERSAL 1942-43 ANDY PANDA CARTUNES 7241 Andy Panda's Victory Garden 7 7242 Loan Stranger 7 NAME BAND MUSICALS Jivin' Jam Session Entertaining ... 15 7122 Serenade in Swing Fair 15 7121 Trumpet Serenade Entertaining ... 15 PERSON-ODDITIES 7371 Human Sailboat 9 7373 King of the 49-ers 9 SWING SYMPHONIES (6) 7231 Yankee Doodle Swing Shift Good 7 VARIETY VIEWS Reviewed Issue Of . 10/18/41 .12/ 6/41 . 6/13/42 .Not Rev. . 6/13/42 . 3/21/42 . 10/18/41 .Not Rev. . 3/14/42 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. .12/13/41 . 6/13/42 . 5/30/42 . 8/ 1/42 . 3/ 7/42 . lO/l 1/41 . 9/ 6/41 . 1/31/42 .10/18/41 .12/13/41 . 4/ 4/42 . 3/ 7/42 . 3/21/42 .11/ 8/41 . 6/13/42 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. 8/ 1/42 9/19/42 8/ 1/42 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. 9/12/42 Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 9/19/42 . 9/12/42 7352 Canadian Patrol 9 7372 Jail Hostess 9 7351 Trouble Spot of the East . Interesting .... 9 7353 Western Whoopee Very Good 7 VICTORY FEATURETTE (4) No. I Keeping Fit 10 VITAPHONE-V\/ARNER BROS. 1941-42 20 20 BROADWAY BREVITIES (12) 7103 At the Stroke of Twelve.. Grab It 7109 California Junior Symphony Good 7106 Calling All Girls Good 7111 Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Very Good 7112 Divide and Conquer 20 7IU8 Maybe Darwin Was Right Amazing 20 7101 Minstrel Davs Very Good 20 7102 Monsters of the Deep Good 20 7110 Pacific Frontier Informative 20 7104 Perils of the Jungle Exciting 20 7IU7 Wedding Yells 20 7105 West of the Rockies Pretty Good ... 20 HOLLYWOOD NOVELTIES (6) 7301 Polo With the Stars 10 7304 Miracle Makers Poor 10 7303 Points on Arrows Good 10 7305 Then and Now Fair 10 7306 There Ain't No Such Animal Timely 10 7302 White Sails Excellent 10 LOONEY TUNES (16) 7609 Daffy's Southern Ex posure Fair 7 7614 Ducktators Good 7 7615 Eatin' on the Cuff Funny 7 7612 Gopher Goofy Good 7 7611 Hobby Horse Laffs Clever 7 7UI)I Notes to You 10 7610 Nutty News Funny 7 7t)U7 Porky's Cafe 7 7604 Porky's Midnight Matinee 7 7605 Porky's Pastry Pirate 7 7603 Porky's Pooch Good 7 7602 Robinson Crusoe, Jr Average 7 7608 Saps in Chaps 7 7613 Wacky Blackout 7 7606 Who's Who in the Zoo.. -Funny 7 MELODY MASTERS (10) 7502 Carioca Serenaders Latin Swing ... IB 7508 Don Cossack Chorus Very Good 10 7509 Emil Coleman and Orchestra Very Good 10 7503 Forty Boys and a Seng... Good 10 7510 Glen Gray &. Band Fair 10 7507 Richard Himber & Orch.. Entertaining ... 10 7^04 Carl Hoff &. Band 10 7506 Leo Reisman & Orch Snappy 10 7505 Playgirls 10 7501 U.S.C. Band and Glee Club Very Goad .... 10 MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tieh.) (Produced by Leon Schlesinger) 7701 All This and Rabbit Stew Exeellent 7 7711 Aloha Hooey Amusing 7 7710 Bird Came COD 7 7702 Bravf Little Bit Fair 7 7703 Bug Parade Clever 7 7722 Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid Good 7 7706 Cagey Canary Very Funay ... 7 7712 Conrad the Sailor Funny 7 7713 Crazy Cruise 7 .11/ 8/41 . 5/ 2/42 .. 1/24/42 . 6/13/42 .Not Rev. . 3/28/42 . 9/13/41 . 1/ 3742 . 5/16/42 .11/ 8/41 .Not Rev. . 1/24/42 . Not Rev. . 9/13/41 . 9/13/41 . 4/ 4/42 . 5/ 2/42 .11/15/41 . 5/ 2/47 . 9/12/42 . 9/12/42 . 7/25/« . 7/ll/<2 .Not Rev. . 6/13/42 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . Not Rev. .12/27/41 .11/15/41 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 4/ 4/« .11/15/41 . 5/ 2/42 . 5/16/42 . 9/IS/4I . 9/12/42 . 6/ 6/42 . Nat Rev. . S/21/42 .Nat Rev. . 1/13/41 . l/IS/41 . 3/28/42 .Net Rev. . 12/27/41 .11/ 1/41 . 9/19/42 . i/24/42 . 4/ 4/42 . Nat R«v.