Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1943)

Fclniarv 13, 1943 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW 25 LisMng 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 tiffle 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: (Al Action; (B) Biographical; (C) Comedy; (D) Drama; (Doc) Documentary; (F) Fare*; (Fa) Fantasy; (G) Gangster; (H) Horror; (M) Musical; (My) Mystery; (O) Operetta; (P) Period; (S) Society; (T) Travel. Letters following the latter key give audlenci 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 et Cock of tke Air (C) Chester Morris 71 Reissued Crooked Circle (OF Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Gleasen 70 Reissued Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin. Jr 60 New Release Hell's Angels (D) LyonHarlowHall 100 Reissued Hell's Crossroads (D)A Tom Keene-John Qualen 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-RatoffBennett 71 New Release Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce CabotVirginia Bruce 70 Reissued Palooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lune Velez 70 Reissued Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Griffith Jones 70 New Release Scarfaee (D) P. Munl-G. Raft-A. Dvorak 88 Reissued Scream in the Night Lon Chaney, Jr 69 New Release Sky Devils (C-D) Spencer Tracy 88 Reissued MGM Current 1941-42 (Cont.) Ret. Mins. Date See Issue ef Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton 45.. COLUMBIA Current 1941-42 3045 Atlantic Convoy (Spy)F John Beal-Virginia Field 66. 3207 Bad Men of the Hills Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden 3019 Blondie for Victory (C)F Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 72, 3032 Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (My)F Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 70. S2I4 Devil's Trail (W) Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 61. 3038 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (My)F William Gargan-Margaret Lindsay.. 64. 3012 Flight Lieutenant (D)F Pat O'Brien-Glenn Ford 80. 1114 Meet the Stewarts (C) William Holden-Frances Dee 73. 3002 My Sister Eileen (CD)A R. Russell-Brian Ahcrne 96. 3042 Not a Ladles' Man (D)F Paul Kelly-Fay Wray St. 3208 Overland to Deadwood (W)...C. Starrett-R. Hayden 59. 1(44 Parachute Nurse (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 63. I2IS Prairie Gunsmoke (W)F Bill Etiiott-Tex Ritter 55. IM6 Riders of the Nerthland(W) F.Charles Starrett-Ruesen Hayden 56. 11)46 Sabotage Squad (D)F Bruce Bennett-Kay Harris 64. 1043 Submarine Raider (D)F John Howard-Marguerite Chapman.. 64. 1017 Sweetheart of the Fleet (C)F..Jean Davis-Jinx Falkenburg IS. lUI Talk of the Tewn (CD)A Gary Grant-Jean Arthur 118. 3006 They All Kissed the Bride(C) .Joan Crawford-Melvyn Douglas 85. 3216 Vengeance of the West (W)...Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 61.. .7/2/42 . .8/13/42 .8/6/42 . .5/7/42 . .5/14/42 .7/30/42 .7/9/42 . ,5/28/42 ,9/30/42 .5/14/42 ,9/25/42 ,6/18/42 .7/16/42 ,6/18/42 8/27/42 ,6/4/42 . .5/21/42 ,8/20/42 6/11/42 9/3/42 . . Reissued . .b7/l8/42 . . .35/2/42 .blO/17/42 . .b7/25/42 .3(1/15/41 . .b8/29/42 . .b6/27/42 . .b5/23/42 . .b9/l9/4 . .b8/29/42 . .35/23/42 .. .b8/l/42 . .b6/27/42 ...b9/5/42 . . . bS/8/42 . .b8/29/42 . .bS/15/42 ...b8/l/42 .. ,b6/6/42 . .35/16/42 237 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 MacDonald-Nelson Eddy 84. 143 Jackass Mail (CD)F Wallsce Beery-Marjorie Main 81. 240 Maisie Gets Her Man (C)F Ann Sothern-Red Skelten 85. 260 Mrs. Miniver (D)A Greer GarsonWalter Pidgeen 132. 239 Pacific Rendezvous (D)F Lee Bowman-Jean Rogers 76. 246 Pierre of the Plains (D)F John Carroll-Ruth Hussey 66. 235 Ship Ahoy (CM)F Eleanor Powell-Red Skelten 95., 234 Sunday Punch (CD)F Jean RogersWilliam Lundigan 76.. 242 Tarzan's New York Adventure (D)A J. Weissmuller-M. O'Sullivan 71. 228 This Time For Keeps (C)F... Robert Sterling-Ann Rutherford ... 73. 236 Tortilla Flat (C) Tracy-Garfleld-Lamarr-Tamiroff 105. May b4/25/42 June b5/3e/42 June b5/2S/41 July bl/2(/42 June b5/Sa/42 bS/16/42 June b5/23/4t July b6/20/4t May b4/l8/42 May b4/l8/42 June b4/ll/42 Mar b2/l4/42 May b4/25/42 1942-43 Trade Shown 318 304 307 317 309 312 314 320 319 311 303 315 308 301 316 322 321 302 306 313 310 305 Andy Hardy's Double Life (0)F M. Apache Trail (W)F Wn Cairo (SpyCM)A J. Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (D)F L. Eyes in the Night (Spy)F... For Me and My Gal (DM)F. Journey for Margaret (D)F... Keeper of the Flame (D)A... Northwest Rangers (AD)F.. Rooney-L. Stone 95 I. Lundigan-Denna Reed 66 MacDonald-R. Young 101 BarrymoreVan Johnson 87 Edw. Arnold-Ann Harding 79 .J. G3rl3nd-G. Murphy 103. .Robt. Young -Laraine Day 80 .K. Hepburn-S. Tracy 100 .Wm. LundiganJames Craig 63 Omaha Trail (W)F James Cr3ig-Dean Jagger 62. Panama Hattie (MC)F Ann Sothern-Wm. Lundigan 78 Random Harvest (D)A Greer Garson-Ronald Colman 126 Reunion in France (D)A J. Crawford-Philip Dorn [05 Seven Sweethearts (CD)F Kathryn Grayson-Van Heflin 97 Somewhere I'll Find You (CD) A Clark Gable-Lana Turner 105 Stand by for Action (D)F C. L3ughton-R. Tsylor 108 Tennessee Johnson (D)A Van Heflin-Ruth Hussey 103 Three Hearts for Julia (CM)A.M. Douglas-A. Sothern 90 Tish (CD)A Marjorie Main-ZaSu Pitts 84 War Against Mrs. Hadley (D)A Edw. Arnold-Fay Balnter 84 Whistling in Dixie (C)A Red Skelton-Ann Rutherford 73 White Cargo (D)A Hedy Lamarr-W. Pidgeen 90 Yank at Eton (D)F M. Rooney-lan Hunter 87 .12/1/42 ..bl2/l2/42 9-10/42 ...h6/27/4Z 9-19/42 ...bl/l5/4( bl 1/14/42 .9/10/42 ...b9/l2/42 9/10/42 ...b9/l2/42 bie/31/42 bl2/l9/42 blO/31/42 9/10/42 ...b9/l9/4« 9-10/42 ...b7/2S/4> bl 1/28/42 b 12/5/42 9-10/42 ...b8/l5/4l 9-10/42 ....b8/S/4t .12/1/42 ..bl2/l2/42 bl2/l9/42 12/1/42 ....bl/9/43 9-10/42 ...b7/25/4» .9/10/42 ....b8/8/42 bl9/3l/42 9/10/42 ...b9/l9/42 9-10/42 ...b8/IS/41 Current 1942-43 4009 A Night to Remember (My)A. L. Young-B. Aherne 4026 Boogie Man Will Get You (HG)F Boris Karloff-Peter Lorre 66 4030 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (My) C. Morris-Constance Worth 68 4013 City Without Men (D) Linda Darnell-Leslie Brooks Commandos Strike at Dawn(D) . Paul Muni-Ann Carter 100 .4027 Counter-Espienags (My)F ...W. William-Eric Blore 71 4021 Daring Young Man (OF Joe E. Brown-Claire Dodd 70 Fighting Buckaroo (W) Chas. Starrett-Kay Harris 4038 Junior Army (D) F. Bartholomew-Billy Halop 69 4033 Laugh Your Blues Away (C)..Jinx Falkenburg-Bert Gordon 69 4209 Lone Prairie (W) R. Hayden-Lucille Lambert 55 4032 Lucky Legs (C) Jinx Falkenburg-R. Hayden 64 4044 Man's World (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 62 4028 One Dangerous Night (My) .. Warren William-Eric Blore 4202 Pardon My Gun (W) Chas. Starrett-Alma Carroll 57 Power of the Press (D) Guy Kibbee-Lee Tracy Reveille With Beverly (DM).. Ann Miller-Bob Crosby & Orch 63 4201 Riding Through Nevada (W)..C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson..; 61 4035 Smith of Minnesots Bruce Smith-Arline Judge 66 4022 Spirit of Stanford (D)F Frankle Albert-Ernie Nevers 62 4042 Stand By All Networks (Spy) .John Beal-Florence Rice 64 4210 Tornado in the Saddle (W) .. .Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 59 4039 Underground Agent (Spy) Bruce Bennett-Leslie Brooks 69 4002 You Were Never Lovelier(M) F.Fred Astaire-Rita Hayworth 96 90.. 12/20/42 .bl2/l2/42 10/22/42 .blO/17/42 .11/5/42 .1/14/43 .1/7/43 . .9/3/42 . . 12/10/42 .2/1/43 . .11/26/42 . 1 1/12/42 .10/15/42 .10/1/42 .9/17/42 .1/21/43 . 12/1/42 .1/28/43 .2/4/43 . .10/1/42 .10/15/42 .9/10/42 .10/29/42 . 12/15/42 . 12/3/42 .11/19/42 . .37/25/42 .310/17/42 .bl2/l9/42 ..b 10/3/42 . .bl/23/43 . .38/29/42 .alO/10/42 .310/10/42 . . .38/8/42 . .36/20/42 . .35/16/42 .310/10/42 . .36/20/42 .312/26/42 . . .31/9/43 ..36/13/42 . . .38/8/42 .blO/24/42 . .36/20/42 . . .38/8/42 .310/31/42 .blO/10/42 Coming 1942-43 A Stranger in Town Frank Morgan-Jean Rogers Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. MacMurr3y 31/9/43 Air Raid Wardens (C) Laurel & Hardy Assignment in Brittany (D) ... Richard Whorf-Susan Peters alO/31/42 Bataan's Last Stand (D) R. T3ylor-T. Mitchell 32/6/43 Best Foot Forw3rd (Tech.) . . . . V. Weidler-L. Ball Cabin in the Sky (M) Ethel Waters-Rex Ingram al6/24/4? Destination Tokyo (D) Franchot Tone-Marshs Hunt 39/26/42 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (D) L. BarrymoreVan Johnson 32/6/43 Du Barry Was a Lady (Tech.) (M) Red SkeltenLucille Ball all/21/42 Faculty Row Herbert Marshall-Mary Astor Girl Crazy (M) Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland Harrigan's Kid (D) Bobby Readick-Wm. Gargan al/30/43 Human Comedy (D) Mickey Rooney-Frank Morgan alO/31/42 I Dood It (O Red Skelton-E. Powell Lassie Come Home(D) (Tech.) .Roddy McDowall-Donald Crisp alO/24/42 Presenting Lily Mars (D) J. Garlsnd-R. Carlson a9/26/4; Private Miss Jones(Tech.) (D) . Kathryn Grayson-Gene Kelly al/16/43 Right About Face Kay Kyser & Band-Lena Horne Salute to the Marines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-Fay Bainter al2/26/42 Slightly Dangerous (D) Lana Turner-Robt. Young al2/26/42 Swing Shift Maisie Ann Sothern-Jamos Craig Youngest Profession (D) Virginia Weidler-Edw. Arnold 31/23/43 Coming 1942-43 After Midnight With Boston Blackie (D) C. Morris-Richard Lane 3/18/43 a2/6/43 Blondie Buys a Horse Penny Singleton-Arthur L3ke Attack by Night M. Oberon-B. Aherne Boy From Stalingrad Scotty Becket-Conrad Binyon Broadway Dandies (CD) Jinx Falkenburg-Tom Neal 31/30/43 De3dline Guns (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 31/2/43 Desperadoes (Tech.) (W) Randolph Scott-Evelyn Keyes a8/8/42 Destreyer Ed. G. Robinson-Glenn Fofd Frontier Fury StarreftDavis Hail to the Rangers (W) Charles Starrett-Kay Harris alO/31/42 Last Horseman (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 31/9/43 Law of the Northwest (W) Chas. Starrett-Shirley Patterson alO/3/42 Let's Have Fun Margaret Lindsay-John Beal 3/4/43 a8/l/42 More the Merrier (D) Jean Arthur-Joel McCrea al/30/43 Murder in Times Square (My) . Edmund Lowe-Bruce Bennett al/23/43 No Place for a L3dy (My) Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 66. .2/11/43 ..all/28/42 Redhead From Manh3ttan Lupe VelezDouglas Leavitt Riders of the Northwest Mounted (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 78. .2/15/43 ..311/14/42 Riding West (W) C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson al/30/43 Rebin Hood of the Range (W) Starrett-Ksy Harris 312/12/42 Saddles & Sagebrush (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 312/26/48 Sahara Humphrey Bogart-Bruce Bennett Silver City Raiders (W) R. Hayden-Bob Wills alO/3'47 Something to Shout About (C) .Ameche-Oakie-Jsnet Blair 91. .2/25/43 ...all/7/42 Wyoming Hurricane (W) Russell Hayden-Alma Carroll al/16/43 MGM Current 1941-42 245 Affairs of Martha (OF Marsh3 Hunt-Bary Nelson 66,. July b5/23/42 (Reviewed as "Once Upon a Thursday") 247 Calling Dr. Gillespie (D)A Philip Dorn-Lionel Barrymore 84,. July b6/20/42 244 Crossroads (D)A William Powell-Hedy L3m3rr 81.. July b6/27/42 MONOGRAM Current 1941-42 Arizena Stagataaell (W) Ray Carriian-Jehn KIni S/4/42 a«/27/4> Corpse V3nishes (H) Bela Lugosi-Joan Barclay 64. .5/8/42 b4/l8/41 Criminal Investigator (D) Edith FellowsRobert Lewery 10/23/42 . iUI/22/4t Down Texas Way (W)F Buck Jones-Tim MeCty 57. .5/29/42 ...b8/6/4I Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (C)F Edgar Kennedy-Bud Duncan IS. .8/14/42 ...b8/li/4t King sf the Stallions (0)F...n»a n-nrlan.fUllv Cairns IS. .9/11/42 ...b8/29/4t Let's Get Tough (CD) Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 62.. 5/29/42 ...b5/l6/42 Lure of the Islands (Spy) Margie Hart-Robert Lowery 7/3/42 a5/30/42 Phantom Killer (My)A D. Purcell-Joan Woodbury 61. .10/2/42 ...b8/22/42 Police Bullets (G) John Archer-Joan Marsh 9/25/42 a8/8/42 Riders of the West (W)F Buck Jones-Tim McCoy 60.. 7/17/42 b8/l/42 Rubber Racketeers (0)A Rlcardo Certez-Rochelle Hudson 65. .6/28/42 b7/4/4I She's in the Army (CD)F Veda Ann Berg-Marie Wilson 62. .5/15/42 ...b6/27/42 «mart Alecks (CD)F East Side Kids 66. .8/7/42 b6/27/42 Texas Trouble Shooters (W)...Ray Corrigan-John King 6/12/42 ...a5/30/42 Three Wise Brides (CD) Nova PFIbeam-Basil Sydney 5/15/42 ...34/18/42 Where Trails End (W) Tom Keene-Joan Curtis 5/1/42 a5/9/42 Current 1942-43 Bowery at Midnight (H)A B. Lugosi-Vince Barnett Cosmo Jones in the Crime Sm3sher (D) Fr3nk Gr3h3m-Edgar Kennedy Dawn on the Great Divlde(W) .Buck Jones-Rex Bell Foreign Agent (Spy)F John Shelton-Gale Storm 64 Isle of Missing Men (D)A John How3rd-Helen Gilbert 67 Living Ghost (My)F James Dunn-Joan Woodbury 61 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(CD) A . Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 64 One Thrilling Night (OA John Beal-Wanda McKay 69 Rhythm Parade (M)F Gale Storm-Robt. Lowery 68 Silent Witness (D)F Frank Albertson-Maris Wrixon 62 Tex3s to B3ta3n (W) John King-David Sharpe 56 Trail Riders (W) John King-David Sharne Two-Fisted Justice (W) John King-David Sharpe West of the Law (W) Buck Jones-Tim McCoy You Can't Beat the Law (D)F.Edw. Norris-Joan Woodbury 61 63.. 10/30/42 ..blO/3/42 .1/29/43 . .12/18/42 .10/9/42 . .9/18/42 . .11/27/42 .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 . .2/12/43 , ...31/9/43 .all/14/42 . .b9/l9/42 , .b8/l5/42 .blO/31/42 .blO/17/42 . . .b7/4/42 b 12/26/42 b 12/ 19/42 . .b9/26/42 .310/31/42 .310/31/42 . .aO'lOMP . .bl/30/4S