Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1942)

Page 62 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW April 4, 1942 MGM 1941-42 PARAMOUNT 1940-41 (Cont.) RKO-RADIO 1940-41 (Cont.) Comment Running Time CARTOOWS (16) (Tecli.) W-346 Bear and the Beavers 9 W-342 Field IMouse Excellent 9 . W-345 First Swallow Excellent 8 W-343 Fraidy Cat Funny 7 W-344 Hungry Wolf Fair 9 . W-341 Night Before Xmas For Xmas 9 MINIATURES (10) IVI-331 Changed Identity Excellent 10 M-332 Greenie, The Fine II M-333 Lady or the Tiger II IVI-334 Soaring Stars 10 OUR GANG (10) C-392 Come Back Miss Pipps . .Amusing 10 . C-396 Don't Lie 10 , C-395 Going to Press Good II C-391 Helping Hands Very Good 10 C-394 Melodies Old and New... Fair II . C-393 Wedding Worries Funny II PASSING PARADE (10) K-384 Fear 10 . K-383 Flag of Mercy Very Good 10 K-381 Strange Testament Unusual II K-382 We Do K Because Interesting 10 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) S-366 Acro-Batty 10 S-361 Army Champions Excellent 10 S-364 Aqua Antics Excellent 8 S-362 Fancy Answers Excellent 9 S-3B3 How to Holil Your Husband — Back Excellent 10 S-367 Victory Quiz 10 S-365 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 9 . T-313 Georgetown, Pride of Penang Very Good 10 . T-320 Glacier Park & Waterton Lakes 10 Glimpses of Florida Interesting .... 10 Historic Maryland Good 9 T-3II T-315 T-312 T-319 T-317 T-314 T-316 A-303 A-302 Inside Passage Good 10 Land of the Quintuplets . Good 10 Minnesota, Land of Plenty Good I Scenic Grandeur Good WestPointonthe Hudson. Good TWO REEL SPECIALS (6) Don't Talk Potent 2 Main Street on the March! Good 2 Tell Tale Heart A Masterpiece.. 2 PARAMOUNT 1940-41 ANIMATED ANTICS (10) HO-4 Bring Himself Back Alive Good HO-II Copy Cat Fair HO " .... 7 7 Dandy Lion Poor 7 HO-3 Mommy Loves Puppy. .. Average HO-2 Sneak, Snoop and Snitch. Fair 7 HO-7 Sneaking of Animals (Down on the Farm) .. Excellent 9 HO-8 Triple Trouble Just Fair 7 HO-6 Twinkletoes Gets the Bird 7 HO13 Twinkletoes in Hat Stuff 7 HO-IO Twinkletoes, Where He Goes Nobody Knows. . .Routine 7 HO-5 Wild Oysters Unusual 7 HO12 Wizard of Arts 7 HO-9 Zero, the Hound So-So 7 COLOR CLASSIC CO-I Vitamin Hay 7 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (6) (Tech.) MO-4 MO-5 MO-6 MO-I MO-2 MO-3 Delhi Good ... Indian Durbar Gorgeous The Jungle Excellent River Thames — Yesterday. Beautiful Sacred Ganges Dull .... Village in India Fair . . . . GO-3 GO-2 FO-6 GO-7 GO-8 GO-I GO-5 GO-4 AO-5 AO-4 AO-7 AO-2 AO-3 AO-I GABBY CARTOONS (8) (Tech.) All's Well Silly 7 Constable Satisfactory ... 7 Fire Cheese Average 7 Gabby Goes Fishing Fair 7 It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day Poor 7 King for a Day Fair 7 Swing Cleaning Fair 7 Two for the Zoo Good 7 HEADLINERS (8) Bob Chester & Orch Average Gene Krupa & Orch For Jitterbugs.. Hands of Destiny Interesting .... Listen to Larry Satisfactory ... Johnnie Messner & Orch.,. Fair Moments of Charm of 1941 (Tech.) Pretty 10 10 10 10 II 10 AO-6 Those We Love Different M MADCAP MODELS (6) (Tech.) UO-2 Dipsy Gipsy Very Good 9 UO-4 Gay Knighties Cute 9 UO-3 Hoela Boola Novel 9 UO-I Western Daze Novel 9 PARAGRAPHICS (6) VO-3 Breezy Little Bears Excellent 10 VO-5 Guardians of the Wilds... Fine 10 VO-I Nature's Nursery Excellent 10 VO-4 Red, White and Blue Hawaii Fair II VO-2 Seeing Is Believing Fair II POPEYE (12) EO-II Child Psykolojiky Good 7 EO-4 Eugene, the Jeep Funny 7 EO-8 Flies Ain't Human Fair 7 EO-2 My Pop, My Pop Amusing 7 EO-IO Olive's Boithday Presink. Snappy 7 EO-7 Olive's Sweepstake Ticket 7 EO-12 Pest Pilot Fair 7 EO-9 Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle Fair 7 EO-I Popeye Meets William Tell Funny 7 EO-5 Problem Pappy Fair 7 EO-6 Quiet Pleeze Very Good 7 ^0-3 With Poopdeck Pappy Entertaining 7 Reviewed Issue Of . Not Rev. . 2/ 7/42 . 4/ 4/42 . 2/ 7/42 . 2/28/42 .12/20/41 .11/22/41 . 2/ 7/42 .Not Rev. Not Rev. ,11/20/41 Not Rev. , 4/ 4/42 10/25/41 2/28/42 . 12/20/41 .Not Rev. . 2/28/42 . 12/20/41 . 2/ 7/42 . Not Rev. .11/ 1/41 . 2/ 7/42 .11/29/41 .12/20/41 . Not Rev. . 2/28/42 .12/21/41 . 2/28/42 .11/29/41 . Not Rev. . 9/27/41 . 2/ 7/42 . 10/25/41 . 3/28/42 . 2/28/42 . 12/20/41 . 2/ 7/42 3/28/42 . 2/ 7/42 .11/15/41 .12/21/40 7/19/41 ,10/ 5/40 , I 1/23/40 , 1 1/23/40 , 3/15/41 , 5/10/41 Not Rev. Not Rev. 6/28/41 2/15/41 Not Rev. , 5/31/41 4/ 5/41 5/10/41 8/23/41 11/23/40 1/25/41 2/22/41 , I/I8/4I , 1 1/23/40 , 6/28/41 . 7/19/14 , 8/23/41 , 10/26/40 , 4/19/41 , 2/15/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 2/22/41 . 7/19/41 .11/ 2/40 .12/21/40 .10/ 5/40 . 5/31/41 4/19/41 9/27/41 6/28/41 I/II/4I . I/I8/4I . 9/20/41 .11/ 2/40 . 3/22/41 .12/ 7/40 . 7/19/41 .12/ 7/40 . 4/19/41 .11/ 2/40 . 5/31/41 .Not Rev. . 8/23/41 . 5/10/41 .10/ 5/40 . 1/25/41 . 3/22/41 .12/ 7/40 Comment Running Time POPULAR SCIENCE (6) JO-I No. I Good 10 JO-2 No. 2 Interesting 10 JO-3 No. 3 Interesting 10 JO-4 No. 4 Usual 10 . JO-5 No. 5 Interesting .... 10 JO-6 No. 6 Up to Standard. II ROBERT BENCHLEY (4) SO-3 Crime Control Excellent II SO-4 Forgotten Man Typical 10 . SO1 Trouble With Husbands. . .Great Fun II BO-2 Waiting for Baby A Howl 10 . SPECIAL CARTOON (I) (Tech.) FFO-I Raggedy Ann Very Good 19 SPORTLIGHTS (13) RO-6 Acrobatic Aces Excellent 10 RO-8 Canine Sketches Fine 10 RO-I Diving Demons Beautiful 10 RO-5 Feminine Fitness Very Good 10 RO-7 Fishing Fever Appealing 10 RO-4 Marine Round-up Excellent 10 RO-3 Motorcycle Stunting Thrills Aplenty. 10 RO-IO On the Spot Funny 10 . RO-I I Lasso Wizards Good Action Stuff 10 RO-12 Snow Dogs Excellent 10 RO-2 Sporting Everglades Very Good RO-9 Sun Fun Exhilarating RO-13 What's Lacrosse Very Good LNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) I Good 2 Interesting .... 3 Good 4 Good 5 A Wow 6 Very Good LO-I No, LO-2 No LO-3 No, LO-4 No LO-5 No, LO-6 No, (2) 10 10 HEDDA HOPPER'S HOLLYWOOD (6) No. I Excellent 10 No. 2 Fair 10 1941-42 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (Tech.) MI-2 Indian Temples Ml-I Road in India Interesting HEADLINERS (6) Al-I Beauty at the Beach Fine AI-3 Carnival in Brazil Good AI-2 Copacabana Revue Good No. 3. No. 4 .Good Rl RlRlRl Rl. RlRlRlRl Wl Wl Wl Wl Wl Wl LlLlLl MADCAP MODELS (Tech.) (6) Jasper & the Watermelons. Excellent 10 Rhythm in the Ranks Excellent 8 Sky Princess Excellent 9 POPEYE (12) Blunder Below Excellent 7 Fleets of Stren'th 7 I'll Never Crow Again Fair 7 Kickin' the Conga Round. Funny 7 Mighty Navy Funny 7 Nix on Hypnotix Very Funny ... 7 Pipeye, Pupeye, Poopeye and Peepeyc 7 POPULAR SCIENCE (6) No. I Very Good II No. 2 Very Good II No. 3 Good II No. 4 10 QUIZ KIDS (6) No. I Very Good 10 No. 2 They're Good... II No. 3 Good 10 No. 4 10 ROBERT BENCHLEY (4) How To Take a Vacation. .Funny 10 Nothing But Nerves Very Good 10 Witness, The Chucklesome ... 10 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6) At the County Fair Swell 10 In a Pet Shop A Howl 10 In the Circus 10 In the Zoo Hilarious 10 SPECIAL CARTOON (Tech.) I The Raven 18 SPORTLIGHTS (13) Better Bowling Excellent .. Buying a Dog Very Good. Lure of the Surf Very Good. Meet the Champs Excellent .. Personality Plus Quick Returns Pretty Good Shooting Mermaids Very Good. Sittin' Pretty Excellent .. Top Flight Juggling SUPERMAN CARTOONS (12) (Tech.) Arctic Giant Good 9 Bulleteers 10 Billion Dollar Limited. .. For the Fans... S'/z Magnetic Telescope 10 Mechanical Monsters Good 10 Superman A Cinch to Sell. II UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) No. I Good 10 No. 2 Very Good 10 No. 3 Very Good II Reviewed Issue Of .10/ 5/40 .11/23/40 . 12/21/40 . 3/22/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 6/28/41 4/19/41 5/31/41 11/16/40 2/22/41 12/21/40 1/25/41 3/22/41 10/ 5/40 12/21/40 3/22/41 12/ 7/40 11/23/40 5/10/41 , 6/28/41 7/19/41 10/26/40 4/ 5/41 8/23/41 ,10/ 5/40 ,12/ 7/40 . 2/15/14 , 3/29/41 5/31/41 8/23/41 . Not Rev. . 1 1/22/41 .10/11/41 . 3/14/42 .12/ 6/41 . 9/20/41 .11/29/41 . 2/28/42 , Not Rev. . 1/31/42 . 12/20/41 . 3/21/42 . 2/21/42 .Not Rev. . 10/11/41 . 1/31/42 .12/ 6/41 . 12/20/41 Not Rev. .10/11/41 . 1 1/22/41 . 1/31/42 .Not Rev. . 9/20/41 .12/ 6/41 . 2/28/42 .Not Rev. . 10/11/41 .12/20/41 . 3/14/42 . 1/31/42 . 9/20/41 Not Rev. .11/15/41 . 1/31/42 , 12/20/41 , 2/21/42 10/11/41 Not Rev. 1 1/29/41 9/27/41 I I/I5/4I Not Rev. . 3/14/42 Not Rev. , 1/24/42 Not Rev. , 12/20/41 8/ 2/41 .10/11/41 .12/ 6/41 . 2/21/42 RKO-RADIO 1940-41 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) 14115 Art of Self Defense Good 8 ..2/ 7/42 14113 Art of Skiing Excellent 8 ..11/29/41 14103 Baggage Buster Hilarious 7 .. 5/10/41 14105 Canine Caddy Tops 7 ..6/ 7/41 14114 Chef Donald Up to Par 8 ..12/27/41 141 12 Donald's Camera A Scream 8 ..10/25/41 14107 Early to Bed Satisfactory ... 8 .. 7/26/41 14102 Gentleman's Gentleman. .Tops 7 ..4/ 5/41 I4I0I Golden Eggs Excellent 8 ..4/ 5/41 14104 Good Time for a Dime. . .Excellent 8 .. 5/10/41 141 II Lend a Paw Superb 8 ..10/25/41 14117 Mickey's Birthday ParJy.Very Good 8 .. 3/21/42 14106 Nifty Nineties Amusing 8 ..6/ 7/41 14110 Old MacDonald Duck Excellent 8 ..10/ 4/41 14109 Orphan's Benefit Very Good 9 .. 8/30/41 141 18 Pluto, Jr Very Funny ... 7 .. 3/21/42 14108 Truant Officer Donald Excellent 8 .. 8/23/41 14116 Village Smithy Excellent 7 ..2/ 7/42 Comment EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 13406 Apple in His Eye Hokey 13403 Drafted in the Depot 13405 It Happened All Night.. Fair 13404 Mad About Moonshine. . .Fair 13401 Sunk by the Census Funny 13402 Trailer Tragedy Funny Running Time 14201 No. 14202 No. 14203 No. 14204 No. 14205 No. 14206 No. 14207 No. 14208 No. 14209 No. 14210 No. 1421 1 No. 14212 No. 14213 No. INFORMATION PLEASE (13) 1 (Anna Neagle) Excellent 11 2 (Ruth Gordon) Good 10 3 (Alice Marble) Swell As Usual. 10 4 (Louis Bromfleld) . .Excellent II 5 (Wendell Willkie) .Good 10 6 (Jan Struther) Excellent II 7 (Anna Neagle) Very Good 10 8 (Boris Karloff) Excellent 10 9 (Alice Marble) Excellent II 10 (Louis Bromfield) .Entertaining ... 10 11 (Jan Struther) Very Good II 12 (Boris KarlofF) . . .Good 12 13 (Anna Neagle) Excellent 10 LEON ERROL (6) 13703 Fired Man Mildly Amusing 20 18 20 13701 He Asked for It Very Funny 13706 Panic in the Parlor Unfunny 13705 Polo Phoney Good . . 13702 Tattle Talevision Funny . 13704 When Wifle's Away Fair RAY WHITLEY (4) 13501 Bar Buckaroos Good 13504 Musical Bandit Entertaining 13502 Prairie Spooners Very Good . 13503 Red Skins & Red Heads.. Poor PICTURE PEOPLE (13) 14401 No. I Interesting . 14402 No. 2 Good 18 19 20 14403 No. 3 Night Club Plug 10 14404 No. 4 Good ... 14405 No. 5 Fair 14406 No. 6 Fair 14407 No. 7 Average . 14408 No. 8 Fair 14409 No. 9 Fair 14410 No. 10 Fair SPECIAL SUBJECT 13801 Growing Up (Quins) Wide Appeal .. 18 SOUTH AMERICA (3) 14501 Eyes on Brazil Very Interesting 10 14503 How Goes Chile Very Good 10 14502 What's Happening in Argentina Very Timely ... 10 SPORTSCOPES (13) Caballero College Fair 9 Craig Wood For Golfers ... 9 Jockey's Day Good 9 Kentucky Royalty Horse Lovers .. 9 Mat Men Good 9 Publicity Sports Excellent 9 Qual Quest Good 9 Rolling Rhythm |0 Snow Eagles Excellent 9 Snow Fun Exhilarating ... 9 Sportsman's Partner For Dog Lovers. 9 Steeds and Steers Good 9 Sword Soldiers Technical 9 14307 14313 14310 14302 14306 14308 14301 1431 1 14305 14304 14303 14312 14309 1941-42 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) 24102 Donald's Snow Fight 8 24101 Symphony Hour 8 EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 23404 Heart Burn Amusing 15 23402 I'll Fix It Funny 19 2340D Inferior Decorator 17 23403 Quiet Fourth Funny 15 23401 Westward Ho-Hum Funny 16 INFORMATION PLEASE 24201 No. 1 (John Gunther) ...Excellent . 24202 No. 2 (Howard Lindsay). Up to Par. 24203 No. 3 (Cornelia Otis (Skinner) Good 24204 No. 4 (John Gunther) Excellent . 24205 No. 5 (John Carradine) (13) LEON ERROL (6) 23703 Home Work Funny .., 23701 Man-l-Cured Funny .. 23704 Wedded Blitz 23702 Who's a Dummy? Amusing TIME (13) Excellent Timely Excellent Propaganda Timely, Vital. Timely Potent Timely Interesting . . . Timely MARCH OF 23101 Thumbs Up, Texas 23102 Norway in Revolt 23103 Sailors With Wings... 23104 Main Street, U.S.A 23105 Our America At War.. Spec. Battlefields of Pacific. 23106 When Air Raids Strike 23107 Far East Command 23108 Argentine Question .... 23109 America's New Army.. PICTURE PEOPLE (13) 24407 Children of the Stars Fair 8 24403 Hobbies of the Stars Good 9 24402 Hollywood Sports Good 9 24406 Hollywood War Effort. ... Entertaining ... 9 24405 How To Be a Star Good 8 24408 Palm Springs Week End 9 24404 Stars' Day Off Average 8 24401 Stars in Defense Interesting .... 10 RAY WHITLEY (4) 23503 Cactus Capers 17 23501 California or Bust Good 18 23502 Keep Shooting Very Good 17 SPORTSCOPES (13) 24309 Cruise Sports 10 24304 Crystal Flyers Exhilarating ... 8 24302 Dog Obedience Boxofflce 9 24305 Fighting Fish Excellent 9 24303 Gaucho Sports Interesting 10 24307 Jungle Jaunt Amusing 9 24301 Pampas Paddock For Horse Lovers 10 24308 Public Sport No. 1 10 24306 Ten Pin Parade Good 10 19 16 17 20 19 19 20 18 171/2 22 20 19 20 20 Reviewed Issue Of . 6/14/41 . Not Rev. . 4/12/41 . 3/ 1/41 . 9/14/40 . 10/19/40 . 9/14/40 .10/19/40 .11/16/40 .12/14/40 . 2/ 1/41 . 3/ 1/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 5/10/41 . 6/ 7/41 . 7/26/41 . 7/26/41 . 8/23/41 . 2/ 1/41 . 9/14/40 .Not Rev. . 5/17/41 .11/16/40 . 4/ 5/41 .11/16/40 . 7/26/41 . 3/ 1/41 . 5/10/41 , 9/14/40 ,10/19/40 11/16/40 ,12/14/40 2/ 1/41 3/ 1/41 , 3/29/41 , 4/12/41 5/17/41 6/ 7/41 .12/14/40 3/ 1/41 8/23/41 4/12/41 . 3/ 1/41 . 8/ 9/41 . 6/ 7/41 . 10/19/40 . 3/ 1/41 . 4/ 5/41 . 9/14/40 . Not Rev. . 2/ 1/41 .12/14/40 .11/16/40 . 7/26/41 . 5/10/41 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 3/21/42 ,10/25/41 Not Rev. 12/27/41 9/27/41 .10/25/41 .11/29/41 .12/27/41 . 2/ 7/42 . Not Rev. . 2/ 7/42 .10/ 4/41 Not Rev. .12/ 6/41 , 8/16/41 9/27/41 10/25/41 11/22/41 12/13/41 12/20/41 3/10/42 2/14/42 3/ 7/42 4/ 4/42 . 3/21/42 .11/29/41 .10/25/41 . 3721/42 . 2/14/42 .Not Rev. . 12/27/41 .10/ 4/41 Not Rev. .12/ 6/41 . 1/31/42 . Not Rev. . 12/27/41 .11/ 1/41 . 2/14/42 .12/ 6/41 . 3/21/42 . 10/ 4/41 . Not Rev. . 3/21/42