Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1943)

Jaiiiiarx 23, 194 S SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW 37 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. See Mins. Date Issue of Cock ot the Air (C) Chester Morris 71 Reissued Crooked Circle (OF Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason 70 Reissued f.ings o( the Wild Bin Tin Tin. Jr 60 New Release Hell's Angels (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall 100 Reissued Hell's Crossroads (D)A Tom Keene-John Qualen Reissued Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barbara Stanwyck-Robt. Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued Kppii 'em Lauoliing Jark B^nnv 72 Rfissued King of the Circus Loder-RatoffBennett 71 New Release Let *Em Have It (G) Bruce Cabut-V irginia Bruce 70 Reissued MGM Current 1941-42 (Cont.) Rel. Mins. Date See Issue of Psinoka <C) Stuart Erwin-Lune Velez 70. Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Grifiith Jones 70. Scaiiare (Ri . P. Muni G. Ra>t-A. Dvorak 88. Scream in the Night Lon Chaney, Jr 69. Sky Devils (C-D) Spencer Tracy 88. Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton 45. Reissued .New Release Reissued . New Release Reissued .... Reissued COLUMBIA Current 1941-42 12/10/42 .bl2/l2/42 10/22/42 .blO/17/42 3029 Alias Boston Blackie CD) C. Morris-Richard Lane 67. .4/2/42 al/31/42 3045 Atlantic Convoy (Spy) F John SealVirginia Field 66. .7/2/42 b7/IR/42 3207 Bad Men of the Hills Charles StarrettRussell Hayden 8/13/42 a5/2/42 3019 Blondie for Victory (OF Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 72. .8/6/42 ...blO/17/42 3018 Blondie's Blessed Event (OF. Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 69 .4/9/42 b4/l8/42 J025 Canal Zone (D)F Chester Morris-John Hubbard 79. .3/19/42 b4/4/42 3032 Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (My)F Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 70. .5/7/42 b7/25/42 J2I4 Devil's Trail (W) Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter fil.. 5/14/42 ..all/15/41 3038 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (My)F William Gargan-Margaret Lindsay. . 64. .7/30/42 .. .b8/29/42 3012 Flight Lieutenant (D)F Pat O'Brien-Glenn Ford 80.. 7/9/42 b6/27/42 3037 Hello Annapolis (D) Jean Parker-Tom Brown 62. .4/23/42 ...b4/25/42 IIOI liivnilers. The (DiF Leslie Huward-Laiirence Olivier 104. .4/15/42 ...b2/2l/42 Sei4 Meet the Stewarts (C) William Holden-Frances Dee 73 . 3/28/42 ...b5/23/42 J002 My Sister Eileen (CD)A R. Russell-Brian Ahcrne 9fi.. 9/30/42 .. hfl in 3042 Not a Ladies' Man (0)F Paul Kelly-Fay Wray 59. .5/14/42 ...b8/29/42 3208 Overland to Deadwood (W)...C. Starrett-R. Hayden 59. .9/25/42 ...a5/23/42 J»44 Parachute Nurse (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 63. .6/(8/42 b8 l/42 S2I5 Prairie Gunsmoke (W>F Bill Ellintt-Tex Ritter 55. .7/16/42 .,.b6'27/42 1206 Riders of the Nerthland(W) F .Charles StarrettRussell Hayden 56.. 6/18/42 b9/5/42 S046 Sabotage Squad (D)F Bruce Bennett-Kay Harris 64. .8/27/42 b8/8/42 iii2i Sliiii Mv Biu Mouth <C1F Joe E. BrownAiii^le Mara 71 2 19 42 ...b2 2I'42 S043 Submarine Raider (D)F John Howard-Marguerite Chapman.. 84. .6/4/42 b8/29/42 3017 Sweetheart of the Fleet (C)F..Jean Davls-JInx Falkinburg (5. .5/21/42 ...b8/l5/42 Ittl Talk of the Town (CD)A Gary Grant-Jean Arthur 118.. 8/20/42 b8/l/42 3006 They All Kissed the BridaCC) .Joan CrawfordMelvyn Douglas 85.. 6/1 1/42 b6/6/42 3033 Tramp. Tramp. Tramp (C) F .. .Florence Rice-Bruce Bennett R8. .3/I2'42 ...b3 '28/42 "110 Two Yanks in Trinidad (OA. .Pat O'Brien-Brian Donlevy 84..3'26'42 ...b3/2R'42 3216 Vengeance of the West (W)...Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 61.. 9/3/42 ....a5/l6/42 JOII Wile Takes a Flyer (F)F I. Bennett-F. Tone 8S. .4/30/42 . .b4/25'42 Current 1942-43 A Night to Remember {My)..L. Young-B. Aherne 90. 4026 Boogie Man Will Get You (HOF Boris Karloff-Peter Lerre 66. 4030 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (My) C. Morris-Constance Worth 68. .11/5/42 ...a7/25/42 City Without Men (D) Linda Darnell-Leslie Brooks 1/14/43 ..al0/l7/42 4027 CounterEspionage (My)F ...W. William-Eric Blore 71. .9/3/42 blO/3/42 4021 Daring Young Man (C) Joe E. Brown-Claire Dodd 73.. 10/8/42 ...a7/25/42 4038 Junior Army (D) F. BaHhelomew-Billy Halop 69. .11/26/42 .alO/IO/42 4033 Laugh Your Blues Away (C)..Jinx Falkenburg-Bert Gordon 69. .11/12/42 .al0/|0/42 4209 Lone Prairie (W) R. Hayden-Lucille Lambert 55. .10/15/42 . . .a8/8/42 4032 Lucky Legs (C) Jinx Falkenburg-R. Hayden 64. .10/1/42 ...a6/20/42 4044 Man's World (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 62. .9/17/42 ...a5/l6/42 Pardon My Gun (W) Chas. StarrettAlma Carroll 57. .12/1/42 ...a6/?n/42 0-e Danaerous Night (My) .. .Warren William-Eric Blore 1/21/43 ..alO/IO/42 4201 Riding Through Nevada (W) . .C. Starrett-Shirl<^y Patterson 61. .10/1/42 ...a6/l3/42 4035 Smith of Minnesota Bruce Smith-Arline Judge 66.. 10/15/42 . . .a8/8/42 4022 Spirit of Stanford (D)F Frankie Albert-Ernie Nevers 62.. 9/10/42 ..blO/24/42 4042 Stand By All Networks (Spy) .John Beal-Florence Rice 64.. 10/29/42 ..a6/20/42 Tornado in the Saddle ( W) .. .Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 59 . 12/15/42 . . .a8/8/42 Underground Agent (Spy) Bruce Bennett-Leslie Brooks 69. .12/3/42 ,.al0/3i/42 4002 You Were Never Lovelier(M)F.Fred Astaire-Rita Hayworth 96. .11/19/42 .blO/10/4? Coming 1942-43 After Midnight With Boston Blaokle Chester Morris-Richard Lane Attack by Night M. Oberon-B. Aherne Boy From Stalingrad Scotty Becket-Conrad Binyon Broadway Daddies Jinx Falkenburg-Tnm Neal Commandos Strike at Dawn(D). Paul Muni-Ann Carter 100 bl2/l9/42 Deadline Guns (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills al/2/43 Oesneradoes (Tech.) (W) Randolph Srntt-Evpivn Keves. a»/8/4:i Destroyer Ed. G. Robinson -Glenn Ford Fighting Buckaroo (W) Charles Starret-Kay Harris 2/1/43 a8/29/42 Frontier Fury StarrettDavis Hail to the Rangers (W) Charl-s Starrett-Kay Harris al0/3|/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 Margaret Lindsay-John Beal a8/l/42 More the Merrier Jean Arthur-Joel McCrea Murder in Tim»s Square Edmund Lowe-Margiiprite Chanman My Client Curley Rita HavworthHumphrey Bogart No Place for a Lady (My) Wm. naropn-Marqaret Lindsay 66.. 2/1 1/43 ,.aM/28/42 Power of the Press (D) . . .G. Kihbee-Lee Tracy I'28'43 ..al2'2fi'42 Reveille With Beverly (DM). .Ann Miller-Bob Crosby & Orch 63. .2/4/43 al/9/43 Riders of the Northwest Mounted (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills all/14/42 Right Guy Claire Trevcr Riding West (W) Chas. Starrett-Shirley Patterson Robin Hood of the Ranoe (W) .Starrett-Kay Harris al2'l2/42 Saddles & Sagebrush (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills al2/26,/48 silver Citv Raiders (W) R Havden-Rnb Wills .ain'^'42 Something to Shout About (C) Ameche-Oakie-Janet Blair all/7/42 What's Bu'zin' Cousi"? Ann Miller Wyoming Hurricane (W) Russell Hayden-Alma Carroll al/16/43 MGM Current 1941-42 245 Affairs «f Martha (C)F Marsha Hunt-Bary Nelson (Reviewed as "Once Upon a Thursday") 226 Bnro to Sing (DM). Rav MrDonaldVirginia Weidler 81 247 Calling Dr. Gillespie (D)A Philip Dorn-Lionel Barrymore 84 n9 Courtship of Andy Hardy(CD)F Mirkev Roonev-Lewis Stent 93 244 Crossroads (D)A William Powell-Hedy Lamarr 81 66. July b5/23/42 Mar b I '24/42 .July b6/20/42 .Mar. b2/l4/42 July b6/27/42 .Apr b3/l4/42 May b4/25/42 .June h5/30/42 .June b5/23/4J .July b6/20/42 Apr b3/ 14/42 .June b5/30/42 b5/l6/42 .Apr b3 28/42 .Mar bl/24/4? .June b5/23/42 .July b6/20/42 .Apr b3/ 14/43 Mav b4/l8/42 .May b4/l8/42 .June b4/l8/42 Mar b2/ 14/42 May b4/25/42 .Mar bl/17/42 314 Journey for Margaret (D)F.. 320 Keeper of the Flame (D)A.. 319 Northwest Rangers (AD)F... 232 Fingers at the Wlnduw(My)A Lew Ayres-Laraine Day 80. 237 Grand Central Murder (My)F..Van Hefiin-Virginia Grey 72. 241 Her Cardboard Lover (D)F Norma ShearerRobert Taylor 93. 238 I Married An Angel (M)F Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy 84. 143 Jackass Mail (CD)F Wallace Beery-Marjorie Main 81. 230 Kid Glove Killer |D;F Marsha Hunt-Van Heflin 74. 240 Maisie Gets Her Man (OF Ann Sothern-Red Skelton 85. 260 Mrs. Miniver (D)A Greer GersonWalter 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 Bowman-Jean Rogers 76. 246 Pierre of the Plains (0)F John Carroll-Ruth Hussey 66. 233 Rio Rita (CM)F Abbott A. Costello 92. 233 Ship Ahoy (CM)F Eleanor Powell-Red Skelton 95. 234 Sunday Punch (CD)F Jean RogersWilliam Luiidigan 76. 242 Tarzan's New York Adventure (D)A J. Welssmuller-M. O'Siillivan 71. 228 This Time For Keeps (C) F. .. Robert Sterling-Ann Rutherford 73. 236 Tortilla Flat (C) Tracy-Garfield-Lamarr-Tamiroff ....103. 225 We Were Dancing (SC)A Norma ShearerMelvyn Douglas 94. 1942-43 Tra(Je Shown 318 Andy Hardy's Double Life (D)F M. Rooney-L. Stone 95. .12/1/42 ..bl2/l2/42 304 Apache Trail (W)F Wm. Lundigan-Donna Reed 66.. 9-10/42 . . .b6/27/42 307 Cairo (S»yCM)A J. MacDonald-R. Young 101. .9-10/42 ...b8/IS/4t 317 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (D)F L. Barrymore-Van 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..I. Garland-G. Murphy 103. .9/10/42 ...b9/l2/42 " " .Robt. Young-Laraine Day 80 blO/31/42 K. Hepburn-S. Tracy 100 bl2/l9/42 .Wm. Lundigan-James Craig 63 blO/31/42 ill Omaha Trail (W)F.. James Craig-Dean Jagger 62. .9/10/42 ...b9/l9/4« 303 Panama Hattie (MOF Ann Sothern-Wm. Lundlgan 78. .9-10/42 ...*7/25/4I Random Harvest (D)A Greer GarsonRonald Colman 126 bl 1/28/42 315 Reunion in France (D)A J. Crawford-Philip Dorn 105 bl2/5/42 3U8 Seven Sweethearts (CD)F Kathryn Grayson-Van Heflin 97.. 9-10/42 ...b8/l5/42 301 Somewhere I'll Find You (CD)A Clark Gahle-Lana Turner 105. .9-10/42 b8/</42 316 Stand by for Action (D)F C. Laughton-R. Taylor 108.. 12/1/42 ..bl2/12/42 322 Tennessee Johnson (D)A Van Heflin-Ruth Hussey 103 bl2/l9/42 321 Three Hearts for Julia (CM)A.M. Douglas-A. Sothern 90. .12/1/42 bl/9/43 3112 Tish (CD)A Marjorie Main-ZaSu Pitts 84.. 9-10/42 ...b7/25/42 306 War Against Mrs. Hartley (D)A Edw. Arnold-Fay Bainter 105.. 9-10/42 b8/8/42 313 Whistling in Dixie (C)A Red Skclton-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/l3/4I 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-Sirsan Peters alO/31/42 Bataan Patrol (D) R. Taylor-T. Mitchell Cabin in the Sky (M) Ethel Waters-Rex Ingram alO/24/42 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case.L. Barrymore-Van Johnson Du Barry Was a ^ Lady (Tech.) (M) Red Skelton-Lucille Ball all/21/42 Faculty Row Herbert Marshall-Mary Astor Girl Crazy (M) Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland Half-Pint Kid Bobby Readick-Wm. Gargan Human Comedy (D) Mickey Rooney-Frank Morgan ai0/3i/42 I Dood It (O Red Skelton-E. Powell Lassie Come Home(D) (Tech.) .Roddy McDowall-Donald Crisp alO/24/42 Mr. Justice Goes Hunting Frank Morgan-Jean Rogers Pilot No. 5 Franchot Tone-Marsha Hunt a9/J6/42 Presenting Lily Mars (D) .J. Garland-R. Carlson a9'2R/4? Private Miss Jones(Tech.) (D) . Kathryn Grayson-Gene Kelly al/16/43 Salute to the Marines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-Fay Bainter al2/26/42 Sliohtly Dangerous (D) Lana Tirner-Robt. Young al2/26/42 Swing Shift Maisie Ann Sothern-James Craig Youngest Protession Virginia Weidler-Edw. Arnold MONOGRAM Current 1941-42 .9'l I '42 .3 '20 '42 .5 29 '42 Arizona Stageeoacb (W) Ray Corrigan-John King 9/4/42 . Black Dragons (My)A Bela Lugiisi-Jnan Barclay 63..3/6'42 . Continental Express (D)A Rex HarrisonValerie Hobson 61. .4/1/42 ., Corpse Vanishes (H) Bela Lugosi.Joan Barclay 64..5'8 42 . Criminal Investigator (O) Edith FellowsRobert Lowery I0'23'42 Down Texas Way (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 57.. 5/29/42 Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (OF Edgar Kennedy. Bud Duncan 63..8'l4/42 Kino of the Stallions (D)F...n«v» n Rri«n.S«ilv R*irn< BS. Klondike Fury (»i~ Edmund Lowe-Liicllle Falrbanut 68 Let's Get Tonoh (CO) Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 62. Lure nf the Islands (Snv) Margie Hart. Robert Lowery 7'3'42 Man With Two Lives (D)A Fdward Nnrris-Jnhn Arden 65..3'I3'42 Phantom Killer (My) A D. Purcell-Joan Wnoribiiry 61. . 10 '2/42 Police Bullets (G) John Archer-Joan Marsh 9/25/42 Rirt.rs of Iho West (WIF Ruck JoP»«-Tim MrCny 60 717 42 Rubber Racketeers (D)A Rieardo Cortez-Rochelle Hudson 65.. 6/26/42 She's in the Army (CD)F Veda Ann Borg-Marie Wilson 62..5'I5'42 Smart Alecks (CD)F East Side Kids 66..8'7'42 Sn's Your Aunt Emma (CD)F. Roger Prvor-ZnSu Pitts 62..4/|7'42 Texas Trouble Shooters (W)...Ray Corrigan-John King 6/12/42 Three Wise Brides (CD) Nova Pilbeam-Basil Sydney 5/l5'42 Tower of Terror (Snv) MovitaWilfred Lawson 4/1/42 Where Trails End (W) Tom Keene-Joan Curtis 5/1/42 Current 1942-43 Bowery at Midnight (H)A B. Lugosi-Vince Barnett 63. .10/30/42 ..blO/3/42 Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher (D) Pra"k Graham. Ednar Kennedy 1/22/43 al/9/43 Dawn on the Great Divlde(W) .Buck Jones-Rex Bell I2'I8'42 .aM/14/42 Fnreign Agent (Spy)F John Shelton-Gale Storm 64..IO/9'42 ...b9/l9/43 Isle of Missing Men (D)A John Howard-Helen Gilbert 67..9'I8'42 ...b8/l3/42 Living Ghost (Mv)F James Dunn-Joan Woodbury 61. .11/27/42 .blO/31/42 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(CD)A. Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall fi4..ll'?0/42 .bin/|7/42 One Thrillino Night (C)A John Real-Wanda MrKay 69 .8'28'42 b7'4/42 Rhythm Parade (M)F Gale Storm-Roht. Lowery 68. .12/11/42 .bl2/26/42 Silent Witness (D)F Frank Albertson-Maris Wrixon 62. .1/15/43 ..bl2/l9/42 Texas to Bataan (W) John King. David Sharpe 56..in'lfi'42 ..h9'26/42 Trail Riders (W1 John King. David Sharno I2'4'42 ..ain/31/42 Two-Fisted Justice (W) John King-David Sharpe 1/8/43 ...alO/31/42 West of the Law (W) Buck Jones-Tim McCov 10/2/42 . 39/19/42 ..(6/27/42 .. h.1'7/4J ..b4/ll/42 ..b4' 18/42 «« '22 /42 ...b8/«/4} . bS/ 15/42 . hR '29/42 ..b3 '21/42 . .b5'IR/42 . .a5'30 /42 . .h3'l4'42 . .b8 '22/42 ...a8/8/42 . . . hS ' 1 '42 .. .b7/4/42 . .b6'27'42 . .hfi '27/42 . .b4 '25/42 . .a5/30/42 . .34 '18/42 ..a4 '25/42 . . .35/9/42