Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1942)

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May Q. 1942 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW Page 32 MGM 1941-42 Comment Running Time CARTOONS (16) (Tech.) W-346 Bear and the Beavers. .Very Good 8 W-347 Dog Troubie Very Funny 8 W-342 Field Mouse 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) M-331 Changed Identity Excellent 10 M-335 Further Prophecies of Nostradamus II M-332 Greenie, The Fine II M-333 Lady or the Tiger Good 10 M-334 Soaring Stars 10 OUR GANG (10) 0-392 Come Back Miss Pipps. .Amusing 10 C-396 Don't Lie Good II . 0-395 Going to Press Good II .0-391 Helping Hands Very Good 10 0-394 Melodies Old and New... Fair II C-397 Surprise Parties II 0-393 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 It Because Interesting 10 K-385 Woman in the House 10 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) S-366 Acro-Batty Humorous 9 S-361 Army Champions Excellent 10 S-364 Aqua Antics Excellent 8 S-362 Fancy Answers Excellent 9 S-3G3 How to Hold Your Husband — Back Excellent 10 S-368 Pete Smith's Scrapbook 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 and Waterton Lakes Fair 9 T-3II Glimpses of Florida Interesting 10 T-315 Historic Maryland Good 9 T-312 Inside Passage Good 10 T-319 Land of the Quintuplets. .Good 10 T-317 Minnesota, Land of Plenty Good 10 T-321 Picturesque Patzcuaro 10 . T-314 Scenic Grandeur Good 9 T-316 West Point on the Hudson. Good 9 TWO REEL SPECIALS (6) A -303 Don't Talk Potent 20 A-302 Main Street on the March! Good 20 A-301 Tell Tale Heart A Masterpiece.. 20 PARAMOUNT 1940-41 ANIMATED ANTICS (10) HO-4 Bring Himself Back Alive Good 7 HO1 1 Copy Cat Fair 7 HO1 Dandy Lion Poor 7 HO-3 Mommy Loves Puppy. .. .Average 7 HO-2 Sneak, Snoop and Snitch. Fair 7 HO-7 Speaking of Animals (Down on the Farm) . .Excellent 9 HO-8 Triple Trouble Just Fair 7 HO-6 Twinkletoes Gets the Bird 7 HO-13 Twinkletoes in Hat Stuff 7 HO10 Twinkletoes, Where He Goes Nobody Knows. . .Routine 7 HO-5 Wild Oysters Unusual 7 HO-12 Wizard of Arts 7 HO-9 Zero, the Hound So-So 7 COLOR CLASSIC Vitamin Hay 7 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (6) (Tech.) 1 1 CO MO-4 MO-5 MO-6 MO-I MO-2 MO-3 GO-3 GO-2 G8-6 GO-7 GO-8 GO1 GO-S GO-4 AO-5 AO-4 AO-7 AO-2 AO-3 AO1 AO-6 UO-2 UO-4 UO-3 UO-I VO-3 VO-5 VO-I VO-4 VO-2 EO-II EO-4 EO-8 EO-2 EO-IO EO-7 EO-12 EO-9 EO-I Ee-5 EO-fi EO-3 Delhi Good Indian Durbar Gorgeous 10 The Jungle Excellent 10 River Thames — Yesterday. Beautiful 10 Sacred Ganges Dull 10 Village In India Fair 10 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 10 Gene Krupa & Orch For Jitterbugs.. 10 Hands of Destiny Interesting .... 10 Listen to Larry Satisfactory ... 10 Johnnie Messner & Orch. ..Fair II Moments of Charm of 1941 (Tech.) Pretty 10 Those We Love Different II MADCAP MODELS (6) (Tech.) Dipsy Gipsy Very Good 9 Gay Knighties Cute 9 Hoola Boola Novel 9 Western Daze Novel 9 PARAGRAPHICS (6) Breezy Little Bears Excellent 10 Guardians of the Wilds... Fine 10 Nature's Nursery Excellent 10 Red. White and Blue Hawaii Fair II Seeing U Believing Fair II POPEYE (12) Child Psykolojiky Good 7 Eugene, the Jeep Funny 7 Flies Ain't Human Fair 7 My Pop, My Pop Amusing 7 Olive's Boithday Preslnk. Snappy 7 Olive's Sweepstake Ticket 7 Pest Pilot Fair 7 Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle Fair 7 Popeye Meets William Tell Funny 7 Problem Pappy Fair 7 Quiet Pleeze Very Good 7 With Poopdeck Pappy Entertaining 7 Reviewed Issue Of . 5/ 2/42 . 5/ 2/42 . 2/ 7/42 . 4/ 4/42 . 2/ 7/42 . 2/28/42 . 12/20/41 .11/22/41 .Not Rev. . 2/ 7/42 . 5/ 2/42 .Not Rev. .11/20/41 5/ 2/42 . 4/ 4/42 . 10/25/41 . 2/28/42 .Not Rev. . 12/20/41 . Not Rev. . 2/28/42 .12/20/41 . 2/ 7/42 .Not Rev. . 5/ 2/42 .11/ 1/41 . 2/ 7/42 .11/29/41 .12/20/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 2/28/42 . 12/21/41 . 2/28/42 .11/29/41 . 5/ 2/42 . 9/27/41 . 2/ 7/42 . 10/25/41 . 3/28/42 . 2/28/42 . Not Rev. .12/20/41 . 2/ 7/42 3/28/42 , 2/ 7/42 ,11/15/41 .12/21/40 . 7/19/41 .10/ 5/40 . 1 1/23/40 .11/23/40 . 3/15/41 . 5/10/41 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 6/28/41 . 2/15/41 .Not Rev. . 5/31/41 . Not Rev. . 4/ 5/41 . 5/10/41 . 8/23/41 .11/23/40 . 1/25/41 . 2/22/41 . I/I8/4I .11/23/40 . 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/ 2/48 . 5/31/41 .Not Rev. . 8/23/41 . 5/10/41 . 10/ 5/40 . 1/25/41 . 5/22/41 . 12/ 7/40 PARAMOUNT 1940-41 (Cont. Comment Running Time POPULAR SCIENCE (6) JO-I No. I Good 10 . iO-2 No. 2 Interesting 10 JQ-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 BENC;HLEY (4) Sa-3 Crime Control Excellent II . SO-4 Forgotten Man Typical 10 . SO1 Trouble With Husbands. . .Great Fun II . SO-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 Fisliing Fever Appealing 10 . RG-4 Marine Round-up Excellent 10 . RO-3 Motorcycle Stunting Thrills Aplenty. 10 . RO-10 On the Spot Funny 10 . RO-I I Lasso Wizards Good Action Stuff 10 . RO-12 Snow Dugs Excellent 10 . RO-2 Sporting Everglades Very Good 10 RO-9 Sun Fun Exhilarating ..10 RO-13 What's Lacrosse Very Good 10 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) I Good 10 RKO-RADIO 1940-41 (Cont.) LO-I No. LO-2 No. LO-3 No. LO-4 No. LO-5 No. LO-6 No. 2 Interesting 3 Good 4 Good 5 A Wow 6 Very Good 1941-42 FASCINATING JOURNEYS (Tech.) (2) MI-2 Indian Temples 10 . Ml-I Road in India Interesting 10 HEADLINERS (6) Al-I Beauty at the Beach Fine 10 AI-3 Carnival in Brazil Good 10 AI-2 Copacabana Revue Good 10 A I -5 Hands of Victory Box Office O'A . AI-4 Nightmare of a Goon Funny lO'/z. HOPPER'S HOLLYWOOD (6) Excellent 10 Fair 10 Good le 10 (6) 10 HEDDA Zl-I No. I... ZI-2 No. 2... ZI-3 No. 3... ZI-4 No. 4 . . MADCAP MODELS (Tech.) UI-2 Jasper & the Watermelons. Excellent Ul-I Rhythm in the Ranks Excellent UI-3 Sky Princess Excellent UI-4 Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk Excellent S'A . POPEYE (12) EI-5 Blunder Below Excellent 7 El -6 Fleets of Stren'th Very Good ... 7 El-I I'll Never Crow Again Fair 7 EI-4 Kickin' the Conga Round. Funny 7 El -2 Mighty Navy Funny 7 EI-3 Nix on Hypnotricks Very Funny 7 El -7 Pipeye, Pupeye, Poopeye and Peepeye Very Funny ... 7 El -8 Olive Oyl a.-;d Water Don't Mix POPULAR SCIENCE (6) Jl-I No. I Very Good II . J I -2 No. 2 Very Good II . JI-3 No. 3 Good II . JI-4 No. 4 10 . QUIZ KIDS (6) Very Good 2 They're Good... 3 Good 4 Good 5 10 1 1 Ql-I No. QI-2 No. QI-3 No. QI-4 No. QI-5 No. ROBERT BENCHLEY (4) Sl-I How To Take a Vacation. .Funny 10 SI-2 Nothing But Nerves Very Good 10 SI -3 Witness, The Chucklesome ... 10 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6) YI-3 At the County Fair Swell 10 Yl-I In a Pet Shop A YI-4 In the Circus YI-2 In the Zoo Hilarious SPECIAL CARTOON (Tech.) The Raven Excellent FFI SPORTLIGHTS (13) RI-6 Better Bowling Excellent . RI-5 Buying a Dog Very Good RI-IO Hero Worship 10 10 10 RI-7 Lure of the Surf Very Good 10 RI-2 Meet the Champs Excellent 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-8 Timing Is Everything Very Good ... 10 SUPERMAN CARTOONS (12) (Tech.) WI-4 Arctic Giant Good 9 WI-5 Bulleteers Good 9 WI-3 Billion Dollar Limited. .. For the Fans... 8Va wi-7 Electric Earthquake 9 WI-6 Magnetic Telescope For the Fans.. 9 WI-2 Mechanical Monsters Good 10 Wl-I Superman A Cinch to Sell. II UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) Ll-I No. I Good 10 LI-2 No. 2 Very Good 10 LI -3 No. 3 Very Good II LI-4 No. 4 Good II RKO-RADIO 1940-41 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) 141 15 Art of Self Defense Good 8 141 13 Art of Skiing Excellent 8 14103 Baggage Buster Hilarious 7 14105 Canine Caddy Tops 7 14114 Chef Donald Up to Par 8 14112 Donald's Camera A Scream 8 14107 Early to Bed Satisfactory ... 8 14102 Gentleman's Gentleman . .Tops 7 I4I0I Golden Eggs Excellent 8 14104 Good Time for a Dime. .. Excellent 8 141 1 1 Lend a Paw Superb 8 141 17 Mickey's Birthday Party. Very Good 8 14106 Nifty Nineties Amusing 8 141 10 Old MacDonald Duck Excellent 8 14109 Orphan's Benefit Very Good 9 141 18 Pluto, Jr Very Funny ... 7 14108 Truant Officer Donald Excellent 8 141 16 Village Smithy Excellent 7 Reviewed Issue Of .10/ 5/40 . 1 1/23/40 . 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. 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 Not Rev. , 1/31/42 , 12/20/41 , 3/21/42 5/ 2/42 , 2/21/42 5/ 2/42 ,10/11/41 , 1/31/42 ,12/ 6/41 12/20/41 . 4/18/42 Not Rev. ,10/11/41 11/22/41 1/31/42 Not Rev. 9/20/41 12/ 6/41 2/28/42 5/ 2/42 , Not Rev. .10/11/41 . 12/20/41 . 3/14/42 . 1/31/42 . 9/20/41 .Not Rev. .11/15/41 141/2.. 5/ 2/42 . 1/31/42 . 12/20/41 . Not Rev. . 2/21/42 . 10/11/41 .Not Rev. . 1 1/29/41 . 9/27/41 .11/15/41 . 5/ 2/42 . 3/14/42 . 5/ 2/42 . 1/24/42 .Not Rev. . 5/ 2/42 . 12/20/41 . 8/ 2/41 .10/11/41 .12/ 6/41 . 2/21/42 . 4/25/42 , 2/ 7/42 1 1/29/41 5/10/41 , 6/ 7/41 12/27/41 , 10/25/41 7/26/41 4/ 5/41 4/ 5/41 5/10/41 10/25/41 3/21/42 6/ 7/41 10/ 4/41 8/30/41 3/21/42 8/23/41 2/ 7/42 13406 1340.3 13405 13404 13401 13402 14201 14202 14203 14204 14205 14206 14207 14208 14209 14210 1421 1 14212 14213 13703 13701 13706 13705 13702 13704 13501 13504 13502 13503 14401 14402 14403 14404 14405 14406 14407 14408 14409 14410 Comment Running Time EDGAR KENNEDY (6) Apple in His Eye Hokey 18 Drafted in the Depot 19 It Happened All Night . Fair 19 Mad About Moonshine. . .Fair 18 Sunk by the Census Funny 18 Trailer Tragedy Funny 17 INFORMATION PLEASE (13) No. I (Anna Neagle) Excellent II No. 2 (Ruth Gordon) Good 10 No. 3 (Alice Marble) Swell As Usual. 10 No. 4 (Louis Bromfield) . .Excellent II No. 5 (Wendell Willkie) .Good 10 No. 6 (Jan Struther) Excellent II No. 7 (Anna Neagle) Very Good 10 No. 8 (Boris Karloff) Excellent 10 No. 9 (Alice Marble) Excellent II No. 10 (Louis Bromfield) .Entertaining ... 10 No. II (Jan Struther) Very Good II No. 12 (Boris Karloff) .. .Good 12 No. 13 (Anna Neagle) Excellent 10 LEON ERROL (6) Fired Man Mildly Amusing 20 He Asked for It Very Funny Panic in the Parlor Unfunny Polo Phoney Good .. Tattle Talevision Funny . When Wifle's Away Fair 18 20 18 19 20 RAY WHITLEY (4) Bar Buckaroos Good Musical Bandit Entertaining Prairie Spooners Very Good . Red Skins & Red Heads.. Poor PICTURE PEOPLE (13) No. I Interesting . No. 2 Good No. 3 Night Club Plug 10 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 .Good Fair ... Fair ... Average Fair . . . Fair . . . Fair ... SPECIAL SUBJECT 13801 Growing Up (Quins) Wide Appeal SOUTH AMERICA (3) 14503 How Goes Chile Very Good 14502 What's Happening in Argentina Very Timely ... 14307 14313 14310 14302 14306 14308 14301 1431 1 14305 14304 14303 14312 14309 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 1941-42 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) 24104 Army Mascot 9 24103 Donald Gets Drafted 9 24102 Donald's Snow Fight. . . Excellent 7 24101 Symphony Hour Excellent 8 EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 23404 Heart Burn Amusing 15 23402 I'll Fix It Funny 19 23405 Inferior Decorator 17 23403 Quiet Fourth Funny 15 23401 Westward Ho-Hum Funny 16 INFORMATION PLEASE (13) No. I (John Gunther) ...Excellent 10 No. 2 (Howard Lindsay) . Up to Par 9 No. 3 (Cornelia Otis (Skinner) Good II 24201 24202 24203 24204 24205 24206 24207 23705 23703 23701 23704 23702 23101 23102 23103 23104 23105 Spec. 23106 23107 23108 23109 24407 24403 24402 24406 24405 24408 24404 24401 23503 23501 23502 24309 24304 24302 24305 24303 24307 24301 24308 24306 No. 4 (John Gunther) Excellent No. 5 (John Carradine) .Good No. 6 (Howard Lindsay) No. 7 (Cornelita Otis Skinner) LEON ERROL (6) Framing Father Home Work Funny .. Man-I-Cured Funny Wedded Blitz 17 Who's a Dummy? Amusing 20 MARCH OF TIME (13) Thumbs Up, Texas Excellent 19 Norway In Revolt Timely 19 Sailors With Wings Excellent 20 Main Street, U.S.A Propaganda ... 18 Our America At War Timely, Vital.. I71/2 Battlefields of Pacific Timely 22 When Air Raids Strike.. Potent 20 Far East Command Timely 19 Argentine Question Interesting 20 America's New Army. .. .Timely 20 PICTURE PEOPLE (13) Children of the Stars Fair 8 Hobbies of the Stars Good 9 Hollywood Sports Good 9 Hollywood War Effort. ... Entertaining ... 9 How To Be a Star Good 8 Palm Springs Week End 9 Stars' Day Off Average 8 Stars in Defense Interesting 10 RAY WHITLEY (4) Cactus Capers Very Good 17 California or Bust Good 18 Keep Shooting Very Good 17 SPORTSCOPES (13) Cruise Sports |0 Crystal Flyers Exhilarating ... 8 Dog Obedience Boxoifice 9 Fighting Fish Excellent 9 Gaucho Sports Interesting 10 Jungle Jaunt Amusing 9 Pampas Paddock For Horse Lovers 10 Public Sport No. I Good 10 Ten Pin Parade Good in Reviewea 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 16 ..11/16/40 16 . . 7/26/41 13 . . 3/ 1/41 IB . . 5/10/41 10 . . 9/14/40 9 ..10/19/40 10 ..11/16/40 10 ..12/14/40 10 .. 2/ 1/41 10 .. 3/ 1/41 10 . . 3/29/41 10 . . 4/12/41 8 . . 5/17/41 8 . . 6/ 7/41 18 ..12/14/40 10 .. 3/ 1/41 10 . . 8/23/41 10 . . 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. . 5/ 2/42 . 4/25/42 . 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 . 5/ 2/42 Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 2/ 7/42 .10/ 4/41 . Not Rev. .12/ 6/41 , 8/18/41 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 . 4/18/42 .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 4/18/42 3/21/42