Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1943)

January 16. 1943 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW 43 i Listing feature releases alphabetically by title under name of distributor. Numerals on { left Indicate production number or block number. Effort Is made to give precise running time for each picture reviewed, but due to various factors footage may be altered on all prints or on prints for certain territories, and it is therefore important that you — CHECK RUNNING TIME WITH LOCAL EXCHANGE 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. ASTOR PICTURES Rel. Mins. Date See Issue of MGM Current 1941-42 (Cont. Rel. Mins. Date See Issue of Cock of the Air <C) Chester Morris 71 Reissued Crooked Circle (OF Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason 70 Reissued Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin. Jr 60 New Release Hell's Angels (D) LyonHarlow-Hall 100 Reissued Hell's Crossroads (D)A Tom Keene-John Qualen Reissued Her Enliste<l Man (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued Keen 'em Lauqhing Jack Bsnny 72 Reissued King of the Circus Loder-Ratoff-Bennett 71 New Release Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce Cabot-Virginia Bruce 70 Reissued Palonka (C) .Stuart Erwin-Liioe Velez 70. Reissued Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Griffith Jones 70 New Release Scarlace (Dl P. IMcini G. Raft-A. Scream in the Night Lon Chaney, Jr. Sky Devils IC-D) Spencer Tracy 88. Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton 45. Dvorak 88 69. Reissued . New Release . . . . Reissued .... Reissued COLUMBIA Current 1941-42 3029 3045 3207 3019 3018 3023 3032 3214 3038 3012 3037 JIOI ]«I4 SC02 3042 3208 i044 3215 uoe 1046 iU2l 3043 3017 SMI 3006 3033 til in 3216 Jul I 4016 4030 4027 4021 4Q38 4033 4209 4032 4201 4035 4022 4042 4002 Alias Boston Blackie (D) 0. Morris-Richard Lane 67.. 4/2/42 al/31/42 Atlantic Convoy (Spy)F John BeatVirginia Field 66.. 7/2/42 b7/l8/42 Bad Men of tbe Hills.. Charles StarrettRussell Hayden 8/13/42 a5/2/42 Blondie for Victory (C) F Penny SingletonArthur Lake 72.. 8/6/42 ...blO/17/42 Blondie's Blessed Event (C)F. Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 69 .4/9/42 b4/l8/42 Canal Zone (D)F Chester Morris-John Hubbard 79. .3/19/42 b4/4/42 Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (My)F Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 70.. 5/7/42 b7/25/42 Devil's Trail (W) Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 61.. 5/14/42 ..all/15/41 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (My)F William Gargan-Margaret Lindsay.. 64. .7/30/42 ...b8/29/42 Flight Lieutenant (D)F Pat O'Brien-Glenn Ford 80. .7/9/42 b6/27/42 Hello Annapolis (D) Jean Parker-Tom Brown 62. .4/23/42 ...b4/25/42 Invaders. The (D)F Leslie Howard-Laurence Olivier 104. .4/15/42 ...b2/2l/42 Meet the Stewarts (C) William Holden-Frances Dee 73. .5,28/42 ...b5/23/42 My Sister Eileen (CD) A R. Russell-Brian Ahorne 96.. 9/30/42 .. b9/l9i Not a Ladies' Man (D)F Paul Kelly-Fay Wray 59. .5/14/42 ...b8/29/42 Overland to Deadwood <W) . . .C. Starrett-R. Hayden 59. .9/25/42 .. .35/23/42 Parachute Nurse (D) M. Chanman-W. Wright 63 . 6/18/42 b8/l/42 Prairie Gunsmoke (W)F Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 55. .7/16/42 ...b6/27/42 Riders of the Nerthland(W) F.Charles StarrettRussefl Hayden 56. .6/18/42 b9/5/42 Sabotage Squad (D)F Bruce Bennett-Kay Harris 64. .8/27/42 b8/8/42 Shut My Bio Mouth (OF Joe E. Brown-Adele Mara 71 .2/19/42 ...b2/2|/42 Submarine Raider (D)F John Howard-Marguerite Chapman.. 64.. 6/4/42 b8/29/42 Sweetheart of the Fleet (C)F..Jean Davis-Jinx Falkenbura 15. .5/21/42 ...b8/l5/42 Talk of the Tewn (CD) A Gary Grant-Jean Arthur 1 18.. 8/20/42 b8/l/42 They All Kissed the Bride(C) .Joan Crawford-Melvyn Douglas 85.. 6/1 1/42 b6/6/42 Tramp. Tramp. Tramp (C) F .. .Florence Rice-Bruce Bennett 68. .3/12/42 .. .b3/28/42 Two Yanks in Trinidad (OA. .Pat O'Brien-Brian Donlevy 84..3'26'42 ...b3/28/42 Veageance of the West (W)...Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 61.. 9/3/42 ....a5/l6/42 Wile Takes a Flyer (F)F I. Bennett-F. Tone 86. . 4/30/42 . . .b4/25/42 Current 1942-43 A Night to Remember (My)..L. Yeung-B. Aherne Boogie Man Will Get You (HG)F Boris Karloff-Peter Lorre Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (My) C. Morris-Constance Worth 68 City Without Men (D) Linda Darnel I -Leslie Brooks , CounterEspionage (My)F ...W. Wllliam-Erlc Blore 71 Daring Young Man (C) Joe E. Brown-Claire Dodd 73 Junior Army (D) F. Bartholomew-Billy Halop 69 Laugh Your Blues Away (O..Jinx Falkenburg-Bert Gordon 69 Lone Prairie (W) R. Haydeii-Lucille Lambert 55 Lueky Legs (C) Jinx Falkenburg-R. Hayden 64 Man's World (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 62 Parden My Gun (W) Chas. Starrett-Alma Carroll 57 Riding Through Nevada (W)..C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson 61 Smith of Minnesota Bruce Smith-Arline Judge 66 Spirit of Stanford (D)F Frankle Albert-Ernie Nevert 62 Stand By All Networks (Spy) .John Beal-Florence Rice 64 Tornado in the Saddle (W) .. .Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 59 Underground Agent (Spy) Bruce Bennett-Leslie Brooks 69 You Were Never Loveller(M) F . Fred Astaire-Rita Hayworth 96 90.. 12/10/42 .bl2/l2/42 66.. 10/22/42 .blO/ 17/42 .11/5/42 .1/14/43 .9/3/42 . . 10/8/42 .11/26/42 .11/12/42 .10/15/42 . 10/1/42 .9/17/42 . 12/1/42 . 10/1/42 . 10/15/42 .9/10/42 .10/29/42 . 12/15/42 .12/3/42 .11/19/42 . .a7/25/42 .alO/17/42 ..b 1 0/3/42 . .37/25/42 .alO/IO/42 .310/10/42 . . .38/8/42 . .36/20/42 . .35/16/42 . .36/20/42 . .36/13/42 . . .38/8/42 .blO/24/42 ..a6/20/42 . . .38/8/42 .310/31/42 .blO/IO/42 Coming 1942-43 After Midnight With Boston Blaekle Chester Morris-Richard Lane Attack by Night M. Oberon-B. Aherne Boy From Stalingrad Scotty Becket-Conrad Binyon Broadway Daddies Jinx Falkenburg-Tom Neal Cemmandoe Strike at Dawn(D). Paul Muni-Ann Carter 100 bl2/l9/42 Deadline Guns (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills al/2/43 Desperadoes (Tech.) (W) Randolph Scott-Evelyn Keyes 38/8/42 Destroyer Ed. G. Robinson-Glenn Ford Fighting Buckaroo (W) Ch^irles Starrett-Kay Harris a8/29/42 Frontier Fury StarrettDavis Hail to the Rangers (W) Charles Starrett-Kay Harris alO/31/42 Last Horseman (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills al/9/43 Law of the Northwest (W) Chas. Starrett-Shirley Patterson alO/3/42 Let's Have Fun Msrgaret Lindsay-John Beal a8/l/42 More the Merrier Jean Arthur-Joel McCrea Murder in Times Square Edmund Lowe-Marguerite Chapman No Place for a Lady (My) Wm. Garg3nMargaret Lindsay 311/28/42 One Dsngerous Night (My) Warren William-Eric Blore 1/21/43 ..alO/IO/42 Power of the Press (D) G. Kibbee-Lee Tracy 1/28/43 . .al2/26/42 Reveille With Beverly (DM).. Ann Miller-Bob Crosby & Orch 31/9/43 Riders of the Northwest Mounted (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills all/14/42 Riding West (W) Chas. Starrett-Shirley Patterson Robin Hood of the Range (W) .StarrettKay Harris al2/l2/42 Saddles & Ssgebrush (W) Russell H3yden-Bob Wills 312/26/48 Silver Citv Raiders (W» R. Havden-Bob Wills arO'3'42 Something to Shout About (C) . Ameche-03kie-J3net Blair all/7/42 Wyoming Hurricane (W) Russell H3yden-Shirley Patterson MGM Current 1941-42 66.. July b5/23/42 245 Affairs of Martha (OF Marsha Hunt-Bary Nelson (Reviewed as "Once Upon a Thursday") 226 Born to SIna (DM) Rav McDonald-Virginia Weldltr 81.. Mar bl/24/47 247 Calling Dr. Gillespie (D)A Philip Dorn-Lionel Barrymore 84.. July b6/20/42 229 Courtship of Andy Hardy(CD)F IHickey Roonev-Lewis Stons 93. .Mar b2/l4/42 244 Crossroads (D)A William Powell-Hedy Lamarr 81.. July b6/27/42 232 Fingers at the Window(My)A.L<w Ayrts-Laraln* Day 80 . Apr b3/l4/43 237 Grand Central Murder (My)F..Van Heflin-Virginia Grey 72. May b4/25/42 241 Her Cardboard Lover (D) F ... .Norma ShearerRobert Taylor 93. 238 I Married An Angel (M) F . . . .Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy 84. !43 Jackass Mail (CD)F WalUce Beery-M3riorie M3in 81. 230 Kill Glove Killer (D)F Marsha Hunt-Van Heflin 74. 240 Maisie Gets Her Man (C)F Ann Sothern-Red Skelton 85. 260 Mrs. Miniver (D)A Greer GarsenWslter Pidgeon 132. 231 Mokey (D)F D. Dailey-Donna Reed 88. 227 Nazi Agent (Spy) A Conrad Veidt-Ann Ayars 82. 239 Pacific Rendezvous (D)F Lee Bewman-Je3n Rogers 76. 246 Pierre of the Pl3ins (D)F John C3rroll-Ruth Hussey 66. 233 Rio Rit3 (CM)F Abbott &. Costello 92. 235 Ship Alloy (GM)F Ele3nor Powell-Red Skelton 95. 234 Sunday Punch (CD)F Jean Rogers-William Lundigan 76. 242 Tarzsn's New York Adventure (D)A J. Wcissmuller-M. O'Sullivan 71. 228 This Time Flir Keeps (OF. ..Robert Sterling-Ann Rutherford ... 73. 236 Tortilla Flat (C) Tracy-Garfleld-Lamarr-Tamiroffi . ..105 225 We Were Dancing (SOA Norma Shearer-Meivyn Douglas 94. Juno b5/30/42 June b5/23/42 July b6/20/42 Apr b3/l4/42 June b5/30/42 b5/l6/42 Apr b3/28/42 Mar bl/24/42 Juno b5/23/42 July b6/20/42 Apr b3/l4/42 IMav b4/l8/42 May b4/l8/42 Juno b4/l8/42 Mar b2/l4/42 May b4/25/42 Mar bl/17/42 .12/1/42 ..bl2/l2/42 .9-10/42 ...b6/27/42 .9-10/42 ...b8/l5/4l 1942-43 Trade Shown 318 Andy Hardy's Double Life (D)F M. Rooney-L. Stone 95. 304 Apache Trail (W)F Wm. Lundigan-Donns Reed 66. 307 Cairo (SgyCM)A J. MacDonald-R. Young 101 317 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (D)F L. BarrymoreV3n Johnson 87 bll/14/42 309 Eyes in the Night (Spy)F Edw. Arnold-Ann Harding 79. .9/10/42 ...b9/l2/42 312 For Me and My Gal (DM)F..J. GarUnd-G. Murphy 103.. 9/10/42 ...b9/l2/42 314 Journey for M3rg3ret (D)F Robt. Young-Lar3ine D3y 80 blO/31/42 320 Keeper of the Flame (D)A K. Hepburn-S. Tracy 100 bl2/l9/42 319 Northwest Rangers (AD)F Wm. Lundigan-James Craig 63 blO/31/42 311 Omaha Trail (W)F J3mes Craig-Dean Jagger 62. .9/10/42 ...b9/l9/4J! 303 Pan3m3 H3ttie (MC)F Ann Sothern-Wm. Lundig3n 78. .9-10/42 ...b7/25/42 Random Harvest (D)A Greer G3rson-Ronald Colman 126 hi 1/28/42 315 Reunion in France (D)A J. Crawford-Philip Dorn 105 bl2/5/42 308 Seven Sweethearts (CD)F Kathryn Grayson-Van Heflin 97.. 9-10/42 ...b8/l5/42 301 Somewhere I'll Find You (CD)A Clark Gable-Lana Turner 105. 316 Stand by for Action (D)F C. Laughton-R. Taylor 108. 322 Tennessee Johnson (D)A Van Heflin-Ruth Hussey 103. 321 Three Hearts for Julia (CM)A.M. Douglas-A. Sothern 90. .12/1/42 .9-10/42 ....b8/8/42 .12/1/42 ..bl2/l2/42 .bl2/l9/42 .b 1/9/43 .b7/25/42 302 Tish (CD)A Marjorie Main-ZaSu Pitts 84. .9-10/42 306 W3r Ag3inst Mrs. Hariley (D)A Edw. Arnold-Fay Bainter 105.. 9-10/42 b8/8/42 313 Whistling in Dixie (C)A Red Skelton-Ann Rutherford 73 blO/31/42 310 White Cargo (D)A Hedy Lamarr-W. Pidgeon 90.. 9/10/42 ...b9/l9/42 305 Yank at Eton (D)F M. Rooney-lan Hunter 87 . 9-10/42 . . .b8/l3/4J Coming 1942-43 Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. MacMurray al/9/43 Air Raid Wardens (C) Laurel &. Hardy Assignment in Brittany (D) .. .Richard Whorf-Susan Peters alO/31/42 Bataan Patrol (D) R. Taylor-T. Mitchell C3bin in the Sky (M) Ethel Waters-Rex Ingram 3(0/24/42 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case.L. BarrymoreVan Johnson Du Barry Was a Lady (Tech.) (M) Red Skelton-Lueille Ball all/21/42 Faculty Row Herbert Marsh3ll-M3ry Aster Girl Crazy (M) '....Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland Halt-Pint Kid Bobby Readick-Wm. Gargan Human Comedy (D) Mickey Rooney-Frank Morgan aio/3i/42 I Dood It (C) Red Skelten-E. Powell Lassie Come Home(D) (Teob.) .Roddy McDowall-Donald Cr\tt alO/24/42 Mr. Justice Goes Hunting Frank Mergan-Jean Rogers Pilot No. 5 Franehot Toae-Marsha Hunt 39/^6/42 Presenting Lily Mars (D) J. Garland-R. Carlson a9/26/42 Private Miss Jones Kathryn Grays«n-John Boles Salute to the Msrines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-Fay Bainter al2/26/42 Slightly D3ngerous (D) L3na Turner-Robt. Young al2/26/42 Swing Shift Maisie Aaa Sotkern-James Craig Youngest Profession Virginia Weldler-Edw. Arneld MONOGRAM Current 1941-42 Arizona Stagetoacll (W) Ray Corri«an-John Kini 9/4/42 .. Black Dragons (My)A Beta Lugosi-Joan Barclay 63.. 3/6/42 .. Continental Express (D)A Rex HarrisonValeria Hobson 81. .4/1/42 .. Corpse Vanishes (H) Bela Lugtsi-Jo«a Barclay 64.. 5/8/42 .. Criminal Investigator (D) Edith Fellews-RobMi Lowery 10/23/42 Down Texas Way (W)F Buek Jones-Tim MeCoy 57.. 5/29/42 Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (OF Edgar Kennedy-Bud Duneu 63.. 8/14/42 . King of the Stallions (D)F...n»<> n'l4ri«n.A*ilv Cairns 63.. 9/11/42 . Klondike Fury (»ix Edmund Lowe-Luellle Falrbams 68 .3/20/42 . Let's Get Tough (CD) Leo Gorcey-Hnntz Hall 62..5/29'42 . Lure of the Islands (Spy) Margie Hart-Robert Lowery 7/3/42 .. Man With Two Lives (D)A Edward Norris-Jnhn Arden 65.. 3/13/42 . Phantom Killer (My) A D. Purcell-Joan Woodbury 61.. 10/2/42 . Police Bullets (G) John ArGher-Jo3n Marsh 9/25/42 . Riders of the West (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 60.. 7/17/42 . Rubber Racketeers (D)A Rtcardo Cortez-Rochells Hudson 6S..6/2S/42 . She's in the Army (CD)F Veda Ann Borg-Marie Wilson 62 . 5/15/42 . Smart Alecks (CD)F East Side Kids 66. .8/7/42 .. So's Your Aunt Emma (CD)F. Roger Prvor-ZaSu Pitts 62..4/l7'42 . Texas Trouble Shooters (W)...Ray Corrigan-John King 6/12/42 . Three Wise Brides (CD) Nova Pi'lbeam-B3sil Sydney 5/15/42 . Tower of Terror (Spy) MovitsWilfred L3wson 4/1/42 .. Where Trails End (W) Tom Keene-Joan Curtis 5/1/42 .. . .a6/27/4t . .b3/7/42 .b4/ll/42 .b4/ 18/41 a8/22/42 . .b«/8/42 .b8/li/4I .b8/29/4t .b3/2l/42 .b5/l6/42 .a5/30/42 .b3/l4/42 .b8 '22/42 . . .38/8/42 , . .ba'l/42 . .b7/4/42 .b6/27/42 .b6/27/42 .b4/25/42 ..a5/30/4I . .34/18/42 , .a4/25/42 . .35/9/42 Current 1942-43 63. Bowery at Midnight (H)A B. Lugosi-Vince B3rnett Dawn on the Great Divide(W) .Buck Jones-Rex Bell Foreign Agent (Spy)F John Shelton-Gale Storm 64 Isle of Missing Men (D)A John Howard-Helen Gilbert 67 Living Ghost (My)F James Dunn-Joan Woodbury 61 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(CD)A.Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 64 One Thrillinq Night (C)A John Beal-Wanda McKay 69 Rhythm Par3de (M)F Gale Storm-Robt. Lowery 68 Silent Witness (D)F Frank Albertson-Maris Wrixon 62 Texas to B3t33n (W) John King-Dsvid Sharpe 56 Trail Riders (W) John King-David Shame Two-Fisted Justice (W) John King-David Sharpe West of the Law (W) Buck Jones-Tim McCoy . 10/30/42 .12/18/42 .10/9/42 . .9/18/42 . . 1 1/27/42 .11/20/42 .8/28 '42 . . 12/1 1/42 .1/15/43 . . 10/16/42 .12 '4/42 . .1/8/43 .. .10/2/42 . .blO/3/42 .all/14/42 . .b9/l9/42 .b8/l5/42 .blO/31/42 blO/17/42 . . .b7'4/42 bl2/26/42 bl2/|9/42 , .b9 '26/42 .310/31/42 .alO/31/42 . .a9/l9/42