Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1943)

30 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW July 10, 1943 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 if 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; IC) Comedy; (D) Drama; (Doc) Documentary; (F) Farce; (Fa) Fantasy; (G) Gangster; (H) Horror; (M) Musical; (My) Mystery; (0) Operetta; (P) Period; (T) Travel; (W) Western. 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 (Cent.) 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) Lyon-Harlow-Hall 100 Reissued Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued Keep '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 Paiooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Veiez 70 Reissued Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-GrifBth 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 Thunder in the City Edw. G. Robinson 81 Reissued Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton 45 Reissued 311 Omaha Trail (W)F J. 303 Panama Hattie (MC)F A. 370 Random Harvest (D)A G. 313 Reunion in France (D)A J. 308 Seven Sweethearts (CD)F K. Current 1942-43 Mins. Date [uu'tl Craig-D. Jagger 62..Sep-Nov . .b9/l9/42 Sothern-"Red" Skelton 78..Sep-Nov ..b7/25/42 Garson-R. Coiman 126. .June-Aug hi 1/28/42 Crawford-Philip Dorn l05..Dec-Feb ..bl2/5/42 Grayson-Van Heflin 97..Sep-Nov ..b8/l5/42 325 Slightly Dangerous (D)F L. Turner-R. Young 94.. Apr-May ...63/6/43 301 Somewhere I'll Find You (CD)A Clark Gable-Lana Turner l05..Sep-Nov . . .b8/8/42 316 Stand By For Action (D)F...R. Taylor-C. Laughton l08..Dec-Feb .bl2/l2/42 322 Tennessee Johnson (B)A Van Heflin-R. Hussey l03..Dec-Feb .bl2/l9/42 321 Three Hearts for Julia (CM)A.M. Douglas-A. Sothern 90..Dec-Feb ...bl/9/43 302 Tish (CD) A M. Main-ZaSu Pitts 84..Sep-Nov ..b7/25/42 306 War Against Mrs. Hadley(D) A.Edw. Arnold-F. Bainter 84..Sep-Nov ...b8/8/42 313 Whistling in Dixie (C)A R. Skelton-A. Rutherford 73..Dec-Feb .blO/31/42 310 White Cargo (D)A H. Lamarr-W. Pidgeon 90..Sep-Nov ..b9/l9/42 305 Yank at Eton (D)F M. Rooney-lan Hunter 87..Sep-Nov ..b8/13/42 Coming COLUMBIA Current 1941-42 S0I2 Flight Lieutenant (D)F Pat O'Brien-GIONn Ford 80.. 7/9/42 . SD02 My Sister Eileen (CD)A R. Russell-Brian Aherne 96.. 9/30/42 3208 Overland to Deadwood (W) C. Starrett-R. Hayden 59.. 9/25/42 S2I6 Vengeance of the West (W)...Bill Elliott-Tex Bitter 61.. 9/3/42 . 4009 4026 4013 4004 4027 4005 4021 4203 4038 4033 4040 4032 IA44 4001 4034 4028 4202 4012 4/1 I 4201 42(2 4029 4035 4006 4022 4042 4210 4019 4039 4002 Current 1942-43 After Midnight With Boston Blackie (D) C. Morris-Ann Savage 64. A Night to Remember (My)A.L. Young-B. Aherne 91. Boogie Man Will Get You (HG)F B. Karloff-P. Lorre-Jeff Donnell 66. Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (My) C. Morris-Constance Worth fiB. Boy From Stalingrad Scotty Becket-Conrad Binyon 70. City Without Men (D) Linda Darnell-Leslie Brooks 76. Commandos Strike at Dawn(D).Paul Muni-Anna Lee 100. CounterEspionage (My)F W. William-Eric Blore 72. Crime Doctor Warner Baxter-M. Lindsay 66. Desperadoes (Tech.) (W)F R. Scott-E. Keyes 85. Daring Young Man (C)F Joe E. Brown-M. Chapman 73. Fighting Buckaroo (W) Starrett-Kay Harris 58. Frontier Fury (W) Chas. Starrett-Jimmy Davis 55. Good Luck, Mr. Yates Claire Trevor-Edgar Buchanan 69. It's a Great Life P. Singleton-A. Lake 68. Junior Army (D) F. Bartholomew-Billy Halop 69. Laugh Your Blues Away (C)..Jinx Falkenburg-Bert Gordon 69. Law of the Northwest (W) C. Starrett-S. Patterson 57. Let's Have Fun (C) M. Lindsay-J. Beal 65. Lucky Legs (C) Jinx Faikenburg-R. Hayden 64. Man's World (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 62. More the Merrier (D) J. Arthur-J. McCrea 103. Murder in Times Square(My) .E. Lowe-M. Chapman 65. No Place for a Lady (My)....Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 66. One Dangerous Night (My)...W. Wiiliam-E. Blore-M. Chapman.. 77. Pardon My Gun (W) Chas. Starrett-Ainia Carroll 57. Power of the Press (D) Guy Kibbee-Lee Tracy 63. Redhead From Manhattan L. Velez-Michael Duane 63. Miller-Wm. Wright 78 . .b6/27/42 . .b9/l9/42 . .a5/23/42 . .35/16/42 ...a2/6/43 .bl2/l2/42 3/18/43 12/10/42 10/22/42 .blO/17/42 Hayden-B. Wills 57. Starrett-Shirley Patterson 61. Hayden-Bob Wills 55. -■ ■ ■ 66. 66. Reveille With Beverly (DM) . A. Riders of the North West Mounted (W) R. Riding Through Nevida (W) . C. Saddles & Sagebrush (W) R. She Has What It Takes (CD). Jinx Falkenburg-Tom Neal Smith ol Minnesota Bruce Smith-Arline Judge. Something to Shout About (C) . Ameche-Oakie-Janet Blair 91 Spirit of Stanford (D)F F. Aibert-E. Nevers-M. Chapman... 73. Stand By All Networks (Spy) John Beal-Florence Rice 64. Tornado in the Saddle (W) . . Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 59. Two Senoritas From Chicago(C) Jinx Falkenburg . Joan Davis 68. Underground Agent (D)F Bruce Bennett-F. Albertson 68. What's Buzzin' Cousin Ann Miller-"Rochestcr '-J. Hubbard 73. You Were Never Lovelier(M ) F . F. Astaire-R. Haywerth 98. 11/5/42 . ,5/20/43 . 1/14/43 . 1/7/43 .. 9/3/42 . . 6/22/43 . 3/25/43 . 10/8/42 . ,2/1/43 .. 6/24/43 . 6/29/43 . ,5/27/43 . 1 1/26/42 11/12/42 ,5/27/43 . ,3/4/43 .. ,10/1/42 . 9/17/42 . ,3/13/43 . .4/1/43 .. ,2/11/43 . 1/21/43 . ,12/1/42 . 1/28/43 . 5/6/43 .. 2/4/43 , , . .a7/25/42 . .a3/20/43 .alO/17/42 .bl2/19/42 . .blO/3/42 . ,35/22/43 .b3/ 13/43 , .bl/23/43 . .38/29 42 . .32 27/43 .34/24/43 . .34/17/43 .310/10/42 .310/10/42 . .b5/29/43 . .b4/24/43 . .36/20/42 ..35/16/42 . . .b4/3/43 . . .b6/5/43 .. .b6/5/43 .310/10/42 . .36/20/42 .312/26/42 . .b5/29/43 , ,b7/3/43 .2/15/43 . .10/1/42 . ,4/27/43 . .4/13/43 . . 10/15/42 2/25/43 . .9/10/42 . . 10/29/42 . 12/15/42 .6/10/43 . .12/3/42 . ,7/8/43 . , .11/19/42 Coming Appointment in Berlin .0. Sanders-M. Chapman 77., 7/15/43 A Night of Adventure Ann Savage-Robert Stanford Cover Girl (Tech.) R. Hayworth-J. Fslkenburg Cowboy From Lonesome River. Ch3rles Starrett-Vi Athens Destroyer (D) Ed. G. Robinson-M. Chapman First Comes Cour3ge M. Oberon-B. Aherne 7/29/43 Footlight Gl3mor Penny Singleton-Arthur L3ke Hail to the Rangers (W) Charles Starrett-Kay Harris Last Horseman (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills My Kingdom for a Cook C. Coburn-Marguerite Cha))man Restless Lady Evelyn Keyes-E. Lowe-J. Hubbard Riding West (W) C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson Robin Hood of the Rsnge (W).A. Miller-J. Hubbard 57.. 7/29/43 Silver City R3iders (W) R. H3yden-B. Wills Sahara Humphrey Bogart-Bruce Bennett There's Something About a Soldier Evelyn Keyes-Michael Duane Vigilantes Ride (W) R. Hayden-B. Wills Wyoming Hurricane (W) Russell Hayden-Alma C3rroll .al 1/14/42 . .36/13/42 ,312/26/42 . . .b6/3/43 . . .38/8/42 .b4/IO/43 .b 10/24/42 . .36/20/42 . . .38/8/42 . , .b7/3/43 . .b2/20/4H . ,a4,' 24/43 .blO/IO/42 , ,34/17/43 . .36/19/43 .32/20/43 .36/19/43 a 10/3 1/42 . . .31/9/43 . .36/12/43 . .36/26/43 . .3l/3a/4:-l .312/12/42 . .3lO/3'4v . .34/24/43 . .al/2/43 .al/16/4.-< MGM Current 1942-43 318 Andy Hardy's Double Life (CD)F M. Rooney-L. Stone 95..Dec-Feb 304 Apache Trail (W)F Wm. Lundigan-Donna Reed 66..Sep-Nov 324 A Stranger in Town (D)F F. Morgan-Jean Rogers 67.. Apr-May 326 Air Rsid Wsrdens (C)F L3urel & H3rdy 67..Apr-M3y 327 Assignment In Brittany (D)F.. Pierre Aumont-Susan Peters 96..Apr-M3y 323 C3bin In the Sky (M)F Ethel W3ters-" Rochester" 98.. Apr-May 207 Cairo (CM)A J. MacDonald-R. Young IOI..Sep-Nov 317 Dr. Gillespie's New Assist3nt (0)F L. B3rrymoreVan Johnson 87..Dec-Feb 309 Eyes in the Night (Spy) F Edw. Arnold-Ann Harding 79..Sep-Nov 312 For Me and My Gal (DM)F...J. Garl3nd-G. Murphy ia3..Sep-Nov 314 Journey for Margaret (D)F...Robt. Young-Laraine Day 80..Dec-Feb 320 Keeper of the Flame (D)F K. Hepburn-S. Tracy IOO..Dec-Feb 319 Northwest Rangerg (AD)F Wm. Lundigan-J. Craig 63,.De«-Feb .bl2/l2'4? . .b6/27/4? . .b2/ 13/43 ..b3/20/43 ..b3/l3/43 ..b2/l3/43 . .b8/15/42 .bl 1/14/42 . .b9/l2/4? . .b9/l2/42 .blO/31 '42 .bl2/l9'4? .blO/31/42 A Guy Named Joe Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne aS/29/43 Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. M3cMurray 90 b5/l/43 Americ3 B. Donlevy-Ann Richards 36/12/43 As Thoussnds CheertTech.) (D).Kathryn Grayson-Gene Kelly al/16/43 328 B3t3an (D) R. Taylor-T. Mitchell 1 14. .June-Aug .b5/29/43 Best Foot Forw3rd(Tech.)(M).L. B3ll-Wm. G3xton 93 b7/3/43 Broadw3y Rhythm George Murphy-Ginny Simms Cross of Lorr3ine Gene KellyPierre Aumont Cry H3V0C A. Sothern-M. Sull3V3n Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (D) L. Barrymore-Vsn Johnson 89 b5/8/43 333 DuB3rry W3S 3 L3dy (Tech.) (M) Red Skelton-Lucille B3II 101 . .June-Aug ..b5/8/43 Girl Cr3zy (M) M. Rooney-J. G3rl3nd 33/6/43 329 Harrigan's Kid (D)F Bobby Readick-Wm. Garg3n 80.. June-Aug .b3/l3/43 Heavenly Body W. Powell-H. Lamarr 334 Hitler's Madm3n (D) John C3rr3dine-P3trici3 Morison... 84. .June-Aug .b6/l2/43 380 Hum3n Comedy, The (D)F M. Rooney-F. Morgsn 1 17. .June-Aug .b2/27/43 I Dood It (C) Red Skelton-E. Pewe!! 32/13/43 Lassie Come Home(D) (Tech.).Rnridy McDowall-Donald Crisp alO/24/42 Little Miss Magic M3rgaret O'Brien-J. Craig Madame Curie G. Garson-W. Pidgeon a6/5/43 Man From Down Under Charles Lsughton-Binnie Barnes a5/29/43 Meet the People Lucille Ball-Dick Powell 332 Pilot No. 5 (D) Fr3nchot Tone-M3rsh3 Hunt 70. .June-Aug .b4/IO/43 330 Presenting Lily M3rs (D) J. G3rland-V3n Heflin 104. .June-Aug ..b5/l/43 Right About F3ce (MC) K3y KvsPr & Band — Lena Home 32/27/43 T3rtu R. Donat b3lute to the M3rines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-F3y B3inter al2/26/42 See Here. Private H3rgrove, .. Robert Walker-Donna Reed Song of Russia R. Taylor-Susan Peters 36/5/43 Swing Shift Msisie (C) A. Sothern-j3mes Cr3ig 87 b5/8/43 Whistling in Brooklyn Red Skelton-A. Rutherford White Cliffs of Dover I. Dunne-A. M3rshall-R. McDowall Young Ideas (C) M. Astor-H. Marshall a3'l3/43 331 Youngest Profession (C)F V. Weidler-Edw. Arnold 82.. June-Aug ..b3/6/43 MONOGRAM Current 1941-42 Arizona St3geco3ch (W) Ray Corrig3n-John King 9/4/42 .. Crimin3l lnvestig3tor (D) Edith FellowsRobert Lowery 10/23/42 King of the St3llions (D)F...Dave O'Brien-Sally Cairns 63.. 9/1 1/42 . Phsntom Killer (My)A D. Purcell-Joan Woodbury 61. .10/2/42 . Police Bullets (G) John Archer-Joan Marsh 9/25/42 . Current 1942-43 Ape Man (H)A B. Lugosi-W. Ford 64. Bowery at Midnight (H)A B. Lugosi-Vince B3rnett 63. CIsncy Street Boys (C) L. Gorcey-B. Jordan KH. Cowboy Commandos (W) R. Corrigan-D. Moore 53. Crime Smasher (M)F Edgar Kennedy-Gale Storm 62. Dawn on the Great Divide(W).B. Jones-R. Bell 70. Foreign Agent (Spy)F John Shelton-Gale Storm 64. Ghost Rider (W) J. M. Brown-R. Hatton Haunted Ranch (W) J. King-D. Sharpe 64. I Escaped From the Gestapo (D) D. Jagger-M. Brian 75. Isle of Missing Men (D)A John Howard-Helen Gilbert 67. Kid Dyn3mite (D)F Leo Gorcey-Huntz H3II 67. Land of Haunted Men (W) Range Busters Living Ghost (My)F James Dunn-Joan Woodbury 61. 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(CD) A Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 64. One Thrilling Night (C)A John Beal-W3nd3 McK3y 69. Prison Mutiny (D) Edw. Norris-Jo3n Woodbury 61. (Reviewed as "You Can't Beat the Law") Rhythm P3rade (M)F Gale Storm-Robt. Lowery 68. Sarong Girl A. Corio-J. Davis Silent Witness (D)F Frank Albertson-Maris Wrixon 62. Silver Skates (M)F Kenny Baker-Patricia Morison 76. Spy Train (D) R. Travis-C. Craig 61. Stranger From Pecos (W) Johnny BrownRaymond Hatton Texas to Bataan (W) John King-David Sharpe 56. Trail Riders (W) John King-David Shsrpe 55. Two Fisted Justice (W) J. King-D. Shsrpe 55. West of the law (W) B. Jones-T. McCoy 57. Wild Horse Stampede (W) H Gihson-K. Mavnard Wings Over the Pacific Inez Cooper-Mont3gue Love 3/5/43 .. 10/30/42 4/23/43 . 6/2/43 .. 1/29/43 . 12/18/42 10/9/42 . 4/2/43 .. 12/4/42 . 5/24/43 . 9/18/42 . 2/12/43 . 3/26/43 . 11/27/42 11/20/42 8/28/42 . 2/12/43 . 12/11/42 5/28/43 . 1/15/43 . 2/26/43 . 7/2/43 .. 6/25/43 . 10/16/42 12/4/42 . 1/8/4S .. 10/2/42 . 4/16/43 . 6/25/43 . , .36/27/42 . .88/22/42 .b8/29/42 .b8/22/42 ,..38/8/42 . .b2/27/43 . .blO/3/42 . .b3/27/4^ . .b6/26/43 . .b2/20/43 .31 1/14/42 . .b9/l9/42 . .b5/22/43 . .b5/29/43 . .b4/l7/43 . .b8/l5/42 , .bl/23/43 ...a2/6/43 .blO/31/42 .blO/17/42 . . ,b7/4/42 . .bl/30/43 .bl2/26/42 . .b5/l5/43 .bl2/19/42 . .hi '16/43 . ..b6/5/43 ..34/17/43 . .b9/26/42 . ..b6/5/43 .310/31/42 . .89/19/42 . . .b5/l/4a . .34/17/43 Coming Black Market Rustlers Ray CorrigsnDennis Moore Blazing Guns Hoot Gibson-Ken Mayn3rd Bullets 8l Saddles Ray Cnrriqan-Dennis Moore Ghosts on the Loose (D) East Side Kids 64.. 7/16/43 Here Comes Kelly Joan Woodbury-Eddie Quillan . I W3s 3 Crimin3l Victor Jory-P3meIa Bl3ke lUeloriy Parnde Ted Fin Rito Orrhestra 8/13/43 Nearly Eighteen G3le Storm-Bill Henry Outlaws of Stampede Pass.... J. M. Brnwn-R. Hatton Revenge of the Zombies J. Carradine-L. T3lbot-G. Storm Six Gun Gospel J. M. Brown-R. Hatton Spotlight Scandals Frank Fay-Billy Gilbert The Law Rides Again Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard .a6/26/43 . .b6/5/43 .36/19/43 . .37/3/43 . .35/1/43 .36/19/43 .a6/l9/43 .35/22/43 .a5/29/43