Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1943)

January 30. 1943 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW 33 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; (O) Operetta; (P) Period; (S) Society; (T) Travel. Letters following the latter key give audiene* 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 Ceck of the Air (C) Chester Morris 71 Reissued Crooked Circle (OF Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Gieason 70 Reissued Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin. it 60 New Release Hell's Angels (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hali iOO Reissued Hell's Crossroads (D)A Tom Keene-John Quaien Reissued Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Reissued i Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued Keen 'em Laughing Jack Benny 72 Reissued King of the Circus Loder-Ratoff-Bennett 71 New Release Let 'Em Have it (G) Bruce CabotVirginia Bruce 70 Reissued Palooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Luoe Veiez 70 Reissued Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Griffith Jones 70 New Release Scarface (D) P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak 88 Reissued Scream in the Night Lon Chaney, Jr 69 New Release Sky Devils (C-D) Spencer Tracy 88 Reissued Titans of the Deeo Beebe and Barton. 45. . Reissued COLUMBIA Current 1941-42 mi 1045 Ut7 mt HIS Ift25 9032 Alias Boston Blackie (D) C. Morris-Richard Lane Atlantic Convoy (Spy)F John Beal-Virginia Field Bad Men of the Hills.. Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden. Canal Zone (D)F Chester Morris-John Hubbard.. Desperate Chance for Eiiery Queen (My)F Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay. Ui4 Devil's Trail (W) Bill Eiliott-Tex Ritter Kit Enemy Agents Meet Iti2 U27 iiOi 1(14 SI02 (042 U08 i(44 S2I5 noi ((4( 302 i 1(43 1017 l((l 3006 i033 3010 Hi6 iOII Flight Lieutenant (D)F Pat O'Brien-Glenn Ford Hello Annapolis (D) Jean Parker-Tom Brown invailers, Ttie (DiF Leslie Howard -Laurence Olivier... Meet the Stewarts (C) WiMiam Holden-Frances Dee.... My Sister Eileen (CD)A R. Russeii-Brian Ah«rne Not a Ladles' Man (D)F Paul Keliy-Fay Wray Overiand to Deadwood (W)...C. Starrett-R. Hayden Parachute Nurse (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright Prairie Gunsmoke (W)F BiM Eiiiott-Tex Ritter Riders of the Northland (W) F .Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden.. They AH KSssed the Bride(C).Joan Crawford-Melvyn Douglas. Tramo. Tramp, Tramp (C) F .. .Florence Rice-Bruce Bennett.. Two Yanlis in Trinidad (OA. .Pat O'Brien-Brian Donievy... Vengeance of the West (W)...Bill Eiliott-Tex Ritter Wife Takes a Flyer (F)F I. Bennett-F. Tone Current 1942-43 4009 A Night to Remember (My)A. L. Young-B. Aherne 402li Boogie Man Will Get You (HOF Boris Karioff-Peter Lorre 4030 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (My) C. Morris-Constance Worth 68 4013 City Without Men (D) Linda Darnell-Leslie Brooks 4027 CounterEspionage (My)F ...W. William-Erie Blore 71 4021 Daring Young Man (C) F Joe E. Brown-Cla|re Dodd 70 4038 Junior Army (D) 4033 ■ 4209 4032 4(44 Man's World (D) 4028 4202 67 .4/2/42 .. ..al/31/42 66. .7/2/42 .. . .b7/ia/42 8/13/42 . . . .a5/2/42 72 .8/6/42 .. .bl0/i7/42 69 .4/9/42 .. . .b4/ 18/42 79. .3/19/42 . ...b4/4/42 70 .5/7/42 .. ..b7/25/42 Hi .5/14/42 . .ali/i5/4i 64 .7/30/42 . . .b8/29/42 80 .7/9/42 .. . .b6/27/42 62 .4/23/42 . . .b4/25/42 104 .4/15/42 . ..b2/2i/42 73 .5/28/42 . . .b5/23/42 96 .9/30/42 . . .b9/l<)" it .5/14/42 . ..b8/29/42 59. .9/25/42 . . .a5/23/42 63 .6/18/42 . .. .b8/l/42 55 .7/16/42 . . .b6/27/42 56 .6/18/42 . .. .b9/5/42 64 .8/27/42 . .. .b8/8/42 71 .2/19/42 . . .b2/2l/42 64 .6/4/42 .. . .b8/29/42 (5 .5/21/42 . ..b8/ 15/42 lis .8/20/42 . ...b8/i/42 85. .6/11/42 . . . .b6/6/42 68 .3/12/42 . . .b3/28/42 84 .3/26 '42 . . .b3/28/42 61 . .9/3/42 .. . .a5/ 16/42 86 .4/30/42 . .b4/25/42 90 . 12/20/42 .bl2/l2/42 66 .10/22/42 .bIO/17/42 .F. Bartholomew-Billy Haiop 69. Laugh Your Blues Away (C),.Jinx Faikenburg-Bert Gordon 69. Lone Prairie (W) R. Hayden-Lucille Lambert 55. Lucky Legs (C) Jinx Falkenburg-R. Hayden 64. Man's World (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 62. One Dangerous Night (My). Warren William-Eric Blore Pardon My Gun (W) Chas. Starrett-Aima Carroll 57 Power of the Press (D) Guy Kibbee-Lee Tracy 4201 Riding Through Nevada (W)..C. StarrettShirley Patterson. 4035 Smith of Minnesota Bruce Smith-Arline Judge 4022 4042 4210 4039 4(02 . 61. .66. Spirit of Stanford (D)F Frankie Albert-Ernie Nevers 62. Stand By Ail Networks (Spy).lohn Beai-Florence Rice 64. Tornado in the Saddle (W) ... Russell Hayden-Bob Wilis 59. Underground Agent (Spy) Bruce Bennett-Leslie Brooks 69. You Were Never Loveiier(M ) F . Fred Astaire-Rita Hayworth 96. . li/5/42 . 1/14/43 .9/3/42 . . 12/10/42 . li/26/42 .11/12/42 . iO/15/42 . IO/i/42 .9/17/42 .1/21/43 . 12/1/42 .1/28/43 . iO/l/42 .10/15/42 .9/10/42 .10/29/42 . 12/15/42 . 12/3/42 .11/19/42 . .37/25/42 .alO/17/42 . .blO/3/42 . .bl/23/43 .alO/IO/42 .alO/IO/42 . . .a8/8/42 . .36/20/42 . .a5/ 16/42 ,alO/IO/42 . .36/20/42 .312/26/42 ..36/13/42 . . .a8/8/42 .b 10/24/42 . .36/20/42 . . .38/8/42 .310/31/42 .biO/IO/42 .100. Coming 1942-43 After Midnight With Boston Blackie Chester Morris-Richard Lane. Biondie Buys 3 Horse Penny SingletonArthur Lake. Att3ck by Night M. Oberon-B. Aherne Boy From Stalingrad Scotty Becket-Conrad Binyon. Broadway Daddies Jinx Falkenburg-Tom Neal... Commandos Strike at Dawn(D).Paul Muni-Ann Carter Deadline Guns (W) Russell Hayden-Beb Wills Desperadoes (Tech.) (W) Randolph Scott-Evelyn Keyes Destroyer Ed. G. Robinson-Glenn Ford. Fighting Buckaroo (W) Charles St3rret-K3y Hsrris Frontier Fury Starrett -D3V is H3il to the Rangers (W) Charles StarrettKay Harris Last Horseman (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills Law of the Northwest (W) Chas. Starrett -Shirley Patterson Let's Have Fun Margaret Linds3y-John Beal More the Merrier Jean Arthur-Joel McCrea Murder in Times Square (My). Edmund Lowe-Bruce Bennett No Place for a Lady (My) Wm. G3rg3n-M3rg3ret Lindsay 66. Redhead From M3nhatt3" , . .Lupe VelezDouglas Leavitt Reveille With Beverly (DM).. Ann Miller-Bob Crosby &. Orch 63. Riders of the Northwest Mounted (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 78. Riding West (W) Chas. Starrett -Shirley Patterson Robin Hood of the iianqe (W) StarrettKay Harris Saddles & Sagebrush (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wilis S3h3r3 Humphrey BogartBruce Bennett Silver City Raiders (W) R. Hayden-Bob Wills 'Something to Shout About (C) .Ameche-Oakie-Janet Blair 91. Wyoming Hurricane (W) Russell Hsyden-Alms C3rroII .bl2/l9/42 .. .al/2/43 ...38/8/42 .2/1/43 . .38/29/42 a 10/31/42 ..31/9/43 .alO/3/42 . .a8/l/42 .2/11/43 .2/4/43 . .2/15/43 .31/23/43 all/28/42 ...al/9/43 .31 1/14/42 .312/12/42 .312/26/48 .2/25/43 . .»rn/3'4j ..311/7/42 ..31/16/43 MGM Current 1941-42 245 Affairs of Martha (C)F Marsha Hunt-Bary Nelson (Reviewed as "Once Upon a Thursday") 126 Born to Sing (DM) Rav McDonald-Virginia Weidler 81.. Mar. 247 Calling Dr. Gillespie (D)A Philip Dorn-Lionel Barrymore 84. .July 22S Courtship of Andy Hardy(CD)F Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone 93. .Mar. 244 Crossroads (D)A William Poweii-Hedy Lamarr 81.. July 66.. July b5/23/42 .bi/24/4? .b6/20/42 .b2/l4/4? .b6/27/42 MGM Current 1941-42 (Cent.) Mins. Rel. Date Issue •( 232 Fingers at the Window(My)A.Lew Ayres-Laraine Day 80. 237 Grand Central Murder (My)F..Van Heflin-Virginia Grey 72. 241 Her Cardboard Lover (D)F Norma ShearerRobert Taylor 93. 238 I Married An Angel (M)F Jeanette MacDonaid-Nelson Eddy 84. 143 Jackass Mali (CD)F W3ll3ce Beery-Msrjorie Main 81. 230 Kid Glove Killer (D)F Marsha Huntj^Van Heflln 74. 240 Maisie Gets Her Man (C)F Ann Sothern-Red Skelton 85. 260 Mrs. Miniver (D)A Greer GarsenWaiter Pidgeon 132. 231 Mokey (D)F 0. Oaiiey-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 (D)F John Carroll-Ruth Hussey 66. 233 Rio Rita (CM)F Abbott &. Costello 92. 235 Ship Ahoy (CM)F' Eleanor Powell-Red Skelton 95. 234 Sunday Punch (CD)F Jean RogersWilliam Lundigan 76. 242 Tarzan's New York Adventure (D)A J. Weissmuiler-M. O'Sullivan 71. 228 This Time For Keeps (OF. ..Robert Sterling-Ann Rutherford 73. 236 Tortilla Flat (C) Tracy-Garfleid-Lamarr-T3miroft ....105. 225 We Were Dancing (SOA Norma ShearerMelvyn Douglas 94. 1942-43 Trade Shown 318 Andy Hardy's Double Life (D)F M. Rooney-L. Stone 95. 304 Apache Trsii (W)F Wm. Lundigan-Donna Reed 66. 307 Cairo (SpyCM)A J. MacDonaid-R. Young 101. 317 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (D)F ..L. Barrymore-Van Johnson 87. 309 Eyes in the Night (Spy)F Edw. Arnold-Ann Harding 79. 312 For Me and My Gal (DM)F..J. Garisnd-G. Murphy i03. 314 Journey for Margaret (D)F Robt. Young-Laraine Day 80. 320 Keeper of the Flame (D)A K. Hepburn-S. Tracy iOO. 319 Northwest Rangers (AD)F Wm. Lundigan-James Craig 63. 3il Omaha Trail (W)F James Craig-Dean Jagger 62. 303 Panama Hattie (MC)F Ann Sothern-Wm. Lundigan 78. Random H3rvest (D)A Greer G3rson-Ronaid Colman 126. 315 Reunion in France (D)A J. Crawford-Philip Dorn 105. 308 Seven Sweethearts (CD)F Kathryn Grsyson-Van Heflin 97. 301 Somewhere I'll Find You (CD) A Ci3rk G3bie-Lana Turner 105. 316 St3nd by for Action (D)F C. L3ughton-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. 302 Tish (CD)A Marjorie Main-ZaSu Pitts 84. 306 War Against Mrs. Hadiey (D)A Edw. Arnold-Fsy B3inter 105. 313 Whistling in Dixie (C)A Red Skelton-Ann Rutherford 73. 310 White Csrgo (D)A Hedy Lamarr-W. Pidgeon 90. 305 Yank at Eton (D)F M. Rooney-ian Hunter 87. Apr b3/i4/42 May b4/25/42 June b5/3e/42 June b5/23/42 .July b(/2t/42 Apr b3/l4/41 June bS/SS/41 b5/l«/42 .Apr b3/28/42 .Mar b 1/24/42 June b5/2S/a .July b8/20/41 .Apr b3/ 14/42 May b4/i8/42 May b4/ 18/42 .Jun« b4/li/42 Mar b2/l4/42 .M3y b4/25/42 .Mar kl/17/42 .12/1/42 ..bi2/i2/42 9-10/42 ...b6/27/42 .9-18/42 ...b8/II/4t .9/10/42 9/10/42 9/10/42 .9-10/42 9-10/42 9-10/42 12/1/42 i2/i/42 ' 9-10/42 9-i0/42 9/ i 6/42 ' 9-10/42 .hi 1/14/42 ..b9/ 12/42 . .b9/l2/4? .bie/31/42 .bl2/l9/4£ .biO/31/42 . .b9/l9/4t ..b7/2J/41 hi 1/28/42 ..b I 2/5/42 . .b8/l5/42 . ..b8/S/42 .bl2/i2/42 .bl2/l9/42 ...bl/9/43 . .b7/25/42 ...b8/8/42 .bi0/3i/42 ..b9/ 19/42 ..b8/ 13/41 Coming 1942-43 A Str3nger in Town Fr3nk Morgan-Jean Rogers Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. MacMurray \ ai/9/43 Air Raid Wardens (C) Laurel & Hardy . .. Assignment in Brittany (D) ... Richard Whorf-Susan Peters aio/3i/42 B3t33n Patrol (D) R. Taylor-T. Mitchell Best Foot Forward (Tech.) V. Weidler-L. Bail Cabin in the Sky (M) Ethel Waters-Rex Ingram .. .819/24/42 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case.L. Barrymore-Van Johnson Du Barry Was a Lady (Tech.) (M) Red Skeiton-Lueiile Ball ai 1/21/42 Faculty Row Herbert Marshall-Msry Astor Girl Cr3zy (M) Mickey Rooney-Judy Gsriand Half-Pint Kid Bobby Readick-Wm. Gargan '. Human Comedy (D) Mickey Rooney-Frank Morgan .! aio/3i/42 i Deed it (C) Red Skeiton-E. Powell Lassie Come Home(D) (Tech.) .Roddy McDowall-Don3ld Crisp ai6/24/42 Pilot No. 5 Franchot Tone-Marsha Hunt " a9/26/42 Presenting Lily Mars (D) J. Gariand-R. Carlson " 'a9/26/4? Private Miss Jones(Tech.) (D) . Kathryn Grayson-Gene Kelly , al/16/43 Right About Face Kay Kyser &. Band-Lena Home Salute to the Marines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-Fay Bainter ai2/26/42 Slightly Dangerous (D) Lana Turner-Robt. Young al2/26/42 Swing Shift Maisie Ann Sothern-James Craig Youngest Profession (D) Virginia Weidier-Edw. Arnold ai/23/43 MONOGRAM Current 1941-42 Arizona Stageeoaek (W)......Ra» Corrigan-John King 9/4/42 . Black Dragons (My)A Bela Lugosi-Joan Barclay S3.. 3/6/42 Continental Express (D)A Rex Harrison-Valerie Hobson 61. .4/1/42 Corpse Vanishes (H) Bela Lugosi-Joan Barclsy 64 . 5/8/42 Criminal investigator (D) Edith FellowsRobert Lowery 10/23/42 Down Texas Way (W)F Buck Jones-Tim MeCey 57.. 5/29/42 Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (OF Edgar Kennedy-Bud Duncan 63.. 8/14/42 King of the Stallions (D)F...n»>> n-Rrian-Sallv Cairns 6.^. .9/1 1 /42 Klondike Fury (b>p< Edmund Lowe-Lucille Falrbanna 68 .3/20/42 Lot's Get Tough (CD) Leo Gorcey-Hiintz 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-John Ardon 65..3/i3/42 Phantom Killer (My)A D. Purcell-Joan Woodbury 61.. 10/2/42 Police Bullets (G) John Archer-Joan Marsh 9/25/42 Riders of the West (W)F Buck Jonps-Tim McCoy 60. .7/17/42 Rubber Racketeer* (D)A Ricardo Cortez-Rochell* Hudson 65.. 6/26/42 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 Pryor-ZaSu Pitts 62. .4/17/42 Texas Trouble Shooters (W)...Ray Corrigan-John King 6/12/42 Three Wise Brides (CD) Nova PPIbeam-Basil Sydney 5/15/42 Tower of Terror (Spy) Movita-Wilfred Lawson 4/i/42 Where Trails End (W) Tom Keene-Joan Curtis 5/1/42 '. Current 1942-43 Bowery 3t Midnight (H)A B. Lugosi-Vince Barnett Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher (D) Frank Graham-Edgar Kennedy..... 1/22/43 Dawn on the Great Divide(W) .Buck Jones-Rex Bell 12/18/42 Foreign Agent (Spy)F John Shelton-Gale Storm.. 64.. 10/9/42 isle of Missing Men (D)A John How3rd-Helen Gilbert 67. .9/18/42 Living Ghost (My)F James Dunn-Joan Woodbury 61. .11/27/42 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(CD) A . Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hail 64. .11/20/42 One Tiirillina Night (C)A John Beal-Wanda McKay 69 . 8/28/42 Rhythm Parade (M)F Gale Storm-Robt. Lowery 68. .12/11/42 Silent Witness (D)F Frsnk Aibertson-M3ris Wrixon 62. .1/15/43 Tex3s to Bataan (W) John King-David Sharpe 56. .10/16/42 Trail Riders (W) ....John King-David Shsrne 12/4/42 Two-Fisted Justice (W) John King-David Sharpe i/8/43 West nf the Law (W) Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 10/2/42 You Can't Beat the Law (D)..Edw. Norris-Joan Woodbury 1/29/43 . .a«/27/4l ...b3/7/42 ..b4/ll/41 . .b4/l8/4I iU«/22/4J ...b8/8/41 ..b8/l(/42 . .b8/29/42 ..b3/2l/42 . .b5/ 16/42 ..85/30/42 . .b3/l4/42 ..b8/22/42 ...a8/8/42 . . .bS/l/42 ...b7/4/42 ..b6/27/42 . .b6/27/42 . .b4/25/42 ..85/30/42 . .34/18/42 . .84/25 '42 ...a5'9'42 63.. 10/30/42 ..blO/3/42 ...31/9/43 .all/14/42 . .b9/l9/42 . .b8/l5/42 .b 10/3 1/42 .blO/17/42 .. .b7/4/42 .b 12/26/42 .bl2/l9/42 . .b9/26/42 .310/31/42 .alO/31/42 . .a»/lfl/4? .al2/l9/42