Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1943)

June 5, 1943 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW 73 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; (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. See Mins. Date Issue of Cock of the Air (C) Chester Morris 71 Reissued Crooked Circle (C) F 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 LoderRatoffBennett 71 New Release Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce CabotVirginia Bruce 70 Reissued Palooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Velez 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 Thunder in the City Edw. G. Robinson 81 Reissued Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton 45 Reissued MGM Current 1941-42 (Cont.) Rel. Mins. Date COLUMBIA Current 1941-42 3045 Atlantic Convoy (Spy)F John Beal-Virginia Field 66. 3207 Bad Men of the Hills Chas. Starrett-Russell Hayden 58. 3019 Blondie for Victory (C) F Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 72. 3038 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (My)F William Gargan-Margaret Lindsay.. 64. 3012 Flight Lieutenant (D)F Pat O'Brien-Glenn Ford 80. 3002 My Sister Eileen (CD)A R. Russell-Brian Aherne 96. 3208 Overland to Deadwood (W) C. Starrett-R. Hayden 59. 3044 Parachute Nurse (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 63. 3215 Prairie Gunsmoke (W)F Bill Elliott-Tex Ritter 55. 3206 Riders of the Northland(W)F. Charles Starrett-Russell Hayden 56. 3046 Sabotage Squad (D) F Bruce BennettKay Harris 64. 3043 Submarine Raider (D)F John Howard-Marguerite Chapman.. 64. 3001 Talk of the Town (CD) A Cary 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. Current 1942-43 4031 After Midnight With Boston Blackie (D) C. Morris-Ann Savage 64. 4009 A Night to Remember (My) A . L. Young-B. Aherne 91. 4026 Boogie Man Will Get You (HG)F B. Karloff-P. Lorre-Jeff Donnell 66. 4030 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (My) C. Morris-Constance Worth 68. Boy From Stalingrad Scotty Becket-Conrad Binyon 4013 City Without Men (D) Linda Darnell-Leslie Brooks 76. 4004 Commandos Strike at Dawn(D). Paul Muni-Anna Lee 100. 4027 CounterEspionage (My) F W. William-Eric Blore 72. 4005 Desperadoes (Tech.) (W)F R. Scott-E. Keyes 85. 4021 Daring Young Man (C)F Joe E. Brown-M. Chapman 73. 4203 Fighting Buckaroo (W) StarrettKay Harris 58. It's a Great Life P. Singleton-A. Lake 4038 Junior Army (D) F. Bartholomew-Billy Halop 69. 4033 Laugh Your Blues Away (C).Jinx Falkenburg-Bert Gordon 69. Law of the Northwest (W) C. Starrett-S. Patterson 4040 Let's Have Fun (C) M. Lindsay-J. Beal 65. 4032 Lucky Legs (C) Jinx Falkenburg-R. Hayden 64. 4044 Man's World (D) M. Chapman-W. Wright 62. More the Merrier (D) J. Arthur-J. McCrea 103. 4034 Murder in Times Square(My) . E. Lowe-M. Chapman 65. No Place for a Lady (My) Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 66. 4028 One Dangerous Night (My)...W. William-E. Blore-M. Chapman.. 77. 4202 Pardon My Gun (W) Chas. Starrett-Alma Carroll 57. Power of the Press (D) Guy Kibbee-Lee Tracy 63. Redhead From Manhattan L. Velez-Michael Duane 63. .A. Miller-Wm. Wright 78. 7/2/42 8/13/42 8/6/42 .7/30/42 .7/9/42 9/30/42 9/25/42 6/18/42 7/16/42 .6/18/42 8/27/42 6/4/42 8/20/42 .6/1 1/42 9/3/42 3/18/43 . 12/10/42 .07/18/42 . ,a5/2/42 b 1 0/1 7/42 .b8/29/42 .b6/27/42 .b9/l9/42 .a5/23/42 . .b8/l/42 .b6/27/42 . .b9/5/42 . b8/8/42 .08/29/42 . . b8/l/42 . .06/6/42 .a5/ 16/42 .. .a2/6/43 bl2/!2/42 10/22/42 .blO/17/42 4211 4201 4212 4029 4035 4006 4022 4042 4210 4039 4002 Reveille With Beverly (DM) Riders of the North West Mounted (W) R Riding Through Nevada (W)..C M/5/42 . 5/20/43 . 1/14/43 . 1/7/43 .. 9/3/42 .. 3/25/43 . 10/8/42 . 2/1/43 .. .5/27/43 . . 1 1/26/42 11/12/42 .5/27/43 . .3/4/43 .. . 10/1/42 . 9/17/42 . 5/13/43 . .4/1/43 .. .2/11/43 . 1/21/43 . 12/1/42 . 1/28/43 . 5/6/43 .. 2/4/43 .. .2/15/43 . 10/1/42 . .4/22/43 . .4/15/43 . 10/15/42 2/25/43 . .9/10/42 . 10/29/42 12/15/42 .12/3/42 . . 1 1/19/42 . .a7/25/42 . .33/20/43 .alO/17/42 .M2/I9/42 ..b 1 0/3/42 . .b3/l3/43 . .b 1/23/43 . .a8/29/42 . .a4/l7/43 .alO/IO/42 .alO/IO/42 ..b5/29/43 ..04/24/43 . ,a6/20/42 ,.a5/l6/42 . ..b4/3/43 . .al/28/43 al 1/28/42 .alO/IO/42 . .a6/20/42 .al2/26/42 ..b5/29/43 ...al/9/43 Hayden-B. Wills 57. Starrett -Shirley Patterson 61. Saddles & Sagebrush (W) R. Hayden-Bob Wills.... 55. She Has What It Takes (CD). Jinx Falkenburg-Tom Neal 66. Smith of Minnesota Bruce Smith-Arline Judge 66. Something to Shout About (C) . Ameche-OakieJanet Blair 91. Spirit of Stanford (D)F F. Albert-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. Underground Agent (D)F Bruce Bennett-F. Albertson 68. You Were Never Lovelier* M ) F . F. Astaire-R. Hayworth 98. Coming Appointment in Berlin George Sanders-Marguerite Chapman 6/29/43 Clock Struck Twelve Ann SavageRobert Stanford Crime Doctor W. Baxter-M. Lindsay 6/24/43 Destroyer (D) Ed. G. Robinson-M. Chapman First Comes Courage M. Oberon-B. Aherne Frontier Fury (W) Chas. Starrett-J immy Davis 6/24/43 Good Luck, Mr. Yates Claire Trevor-Edgar Buchanan Hail to the Rangers (W) Charles Starrett-Kay Harris Last Horseman (W) riussell Hayden-Bob Wills Officers Candidate School Evelyn Keyes-Michael Duane Restless Lady Evelyn KeyesE. Lowe-J. Hubbard Riding West (W) C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson Robin Hood of the Range (W) .Starrett-Kay Harris Silver City Raiders (W) R. Hayden-B. Wills Somewhere in Sahara Humphrey Bogart-Bruce Bennett Two Senoritas From Chicago. . Jinx Falkenburg-Joan Davis , 6/10/43 Vigilantes Ride (W) R. Hayden-B. Wills What's Buzzin' Cousin A. Miller-J. Hubbard... Without Notice C. Coburn-Marguente Chapman Wyoming Hurricane (W) Russell Hayden-Alma Carroll .all/14/42 . ,a6/l3/42 .al2/26/42 . .al/30/43 . . ,a8/8/42 . .04/ 1 0/43 .blO/24/42 . .a6/20/42 . . .a8/8/42 . .b2/20/43 .b 10/ 10/42 .34/17/43 . .35/22/43 . .32/20/43 . .32/27/43 . .34/24/43 a 1 0/3 1/42 ...al/9/43 . .31/30/43 .312/12/42 . .310/3/42 . .34/24/43 . .a4/ 17/43 . . .al/2/43 . .a4/24/43 -al/16/43 MGM Current 1941-42 .William Powell-Hedy Lamarr. .Norma Shearer-Robert Tavlor. 247 Calling Dr. Gillespie (D) A 244 Crossroads (D)A '41 Her Cardboard Lover (D)F. 238 I Married An Angel (M) F . 243 Jackass Mail (CD)F Wallace Beery-Marjorie Main 240 Maisie Gets Her Msn (C)F.-.Ann Sothern-Red Skelton 260 Mrs. Miniver (D) A Greer GarsonWalter Pidgeon tin. July . . b5/23/42 84. July . b6/20/42 81. July b6/27/42 93. June .. b5/30/42 84. June .. b5/23/42 81. July .. b6/20/42 85. June . . b5/30/42 32 ...b5/ 16/42 239 Pacific Rendezvous (D)F Lee Bowman-Jean Rogers 76. June 246 Pierre of the Plains (D)F John Carroll-Ruth Hussey 66. July 242 Tarzan's New York Adventure (D) A J. Weissmuller-M. O'Sullivan 71.. June b4/!8/42 See Issue of .b5/23/42 .b6/20/42 Current 1942-43 318 Andy Hardy's Double Life (CD)F M. Rooney-L. Stone 95. 304 Apache Trail (W)F Wm. Lundiqan-Donna Reed 66. 324 A Stranger in Town (D)F F. Morgan-Jean Rogers 67. 326 Air Raid Wardens (OF Laurel & Hardy 67. 327 Assignment in Brittany (D)F. .Pierre Aumont-Susan Peters 96. 323 Cabin in the Sky (M)F Ethel Waters-"Rochester" 98. 207 Cairo (CM)A J. MacDonald-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. Garland-G. Murphy 103. 314 Journey for Margaret (D)F...Robt. Young-Laraine Day 80. 320 Keeper of the Flame (D)F K. Hepburn-S. Tracy 100. 319 Northwest Rangers (AD)F Wm. Lundigan-J. Craig 63. 311 Omaha Trail (W)F J. Craig-D. Jagger 62. 303 Panama Hattie (MC)F A. Sothern-"Red" Skelton 78. Random Harvest (D)A G. Garson-R. Colman 126. 315 Reunion in France (D)A J. Crawford-Philip Dorn 105. 308 Seven Sweethearts (CD)F K. Grayson-Van Heflin 97. 325 Slightly Dangerous (D)F L. Turner-R. Young 94. 301 Somewhere I'll Find You (CD) A Clark Gable-Lana Turner 105. 316 Stand By For Action (D)F...R. Taylor-C. Laughton 108. 322 Tennessee Johnson (B)A Van Heflin-R. Hussey 103. 321 Three Hearts for Julia (CM)A.M. Douglas-A. Sothern 90. 302 Tish (CD)A M. Main-ZaSu Pitts 84. 306 War Aqainst Mrs. Hadley(D) A. Edw. ArnoldF. Bainter 84. 313 Whistlinq in Dixie (C)A R. Skelton-A. Rutherford 73. 310 White Carqo (D) A H. Lsmsrr-W. Pidgeon 90. 305 Yank at Eton (D) F M. Rooney-lsn Hunter 87. Dec Feb Sep-Nov Apr-May Apr-Msy Apr-May Apr-May Sep-Nov Dec-Feb Sep-Nov Sep-Nov Dec-Feb Dec-Feb Dec-Feb Sep-Nov Sep-Nov June-Aug Dec Feb Sep-Nov Apr-May Sep-Nov Dec-Feb Dec-Feb Dec-Feb Sep-Nov Sep-Nov Dec-Feb Sep-Nov Sep-Nov .bl2/l2/42 . b6/27/42 . .b2/l3/43 . .b3/20/43 . .b3/l3/43 . .02/13/43 . .b8/l5/42 .bl 1/14/42 . .b9/l2/42 . .b9/ 12/42 .blO/31/42 .M2/I9/42 .blO/31/42 . .b9/l9/42 . b7/25/42 bl 1/28/42 . .M2/5/42 . ,b8/IS/42 . . .1)3/6/43 . . .b8/8/42 .012/12/42 .bl2/l9/42 . . .bl/9/48 . .b7/25/42 . ..bg/8/42 blO/31/42 . b9/ 19/42 . .08/13/42 Coming A Guy Named Joe Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne ..35/29/43 Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. MacMurrsy 90 b5/l/43 America B. Donlevy-Ann Richards As Thousands Cheer(Tech.) (D). Kathryn Grayson-Gene Kelly al/16/43 A Thoussnd Shall Fall Gene Kelly-Pierre Aumont Bataan (D) R. Taylor-T. Mitchell 114. June-Aug .b5/29/43 Best Foot Forward (Tech.) L. Ball-Wm. Gaxton a3/6/43 Cry Havoc A. Sothern-M. Sullavan Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (D) L. Barrymore-Van Johnson 89 b5/8/43 DuBarry Was a Lady (Tech.) (M) Red Skelton-Lucille Ball 101 . June-Aug ..b5/8/43 Faculty Row (C) M. Astor-H. Marshall a3/l3/43 Girl Crszy (M) M. Rooney-J. Garland a3/6/4» Harrigsn's Kid (D)F Bobby Readick-Wm. Gargan 80. June-Aug b3/l3/43 Heavenly Body W. Powell-H. Lamarr Hitler's Hangman (D) John Carradine-Patricia Morison.... 84. June-Aug .35/22/43 Human Comedy, The (D)F M. Rooney-F. Morgan 1 17. June-Aug .b2/27/43 I Dood It (C) Red Skelton-E. Pewe!! a2/l3/43 Lassie Come Home(D) (Tech.). Roddy McDowall-DonsId Crisp alO/24/42 Lost Angel Margaret O'Brien-J. Craig ,. Madame Curie Greer GarsonWalter Pidgeon Man From Down Under Chsrles Lsughton-Binnie Barnes a5/29/43 Pilot No. 5 (D) Franchot Tone-Marshs Hunt 70. June-Aug b4/IO/43 Presenting Lily Mars (D) J. Garland-Van Heflin 104. June-Aug . b5/l/43 Right About Face (MC) Kay Kyser & Band — Lena Home 32/27/43 Russia R. Taylor-S. Peters Sabotage Aqent R. Donat Salute to the Marines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-Fsy Bainter a 12/26/42 Swing Shift Maisie (C) A. SothernJames Craig 87 b5/8/43 Whistling in Brooklyn Red Skelton-A. Rutherford White Cliffs of Dover I. Dunne-A. Marshsll-R. McDowsll Youngest Profession (C)F V. Weidler-Edw. Arnold 82. June-Aug ..b3/6/43 MONOGRAM Current 1941-42 Arizona Stagecoach (W) Ray Corrigan-John King 9/4/42 .. Criminal Investigstor (D) Edith Fellows-Robert Lowery 10/23/42 Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (C) F Edgsr Kennedy-Bud Duncan 63.. 8/14/42 . King of the Stallions ( B) F . Dave O'Brien-Sally Cairns 63. .9/11/42 . Lure of the Islands (Spy) Margie Hart-Robert Lowery 7/3/42 .. 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 Jones-Tim McCoy 60.. 7/17/42 . Rubber Racketeers (D)A Ricardo Cortez-Rochelle Hudson 65. .6/26/42 . Smart Alecks (CD)F East Side Kids 66.. 8/7/42 .. Texas Trouble Shooters (W)...Ray Corrigan-John King 6/12/42 . Ape Man ( H ) A Bowery at Midnight (H)A... Clancy Street Boys (C) Cowboy Commandos (W) Crime Smasher (M)F Dawn on the Great Divide(W) Foreign Agent (Spy)F Ghost Rider (W) Haunted Ranch (W) I Escaped From the Gestspo (D) Isle of Missing Men (D)A... Kid Dynamite (D)F.. Land of Haunted Men (W) . . . Living Ghost (My) F 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(CD)A. One Thrilling Night (C)A Prison Mutiny (D) (Review Rhythm Parade (M)F... Sarong Girl Silent Witness (D)F Silver Skstes (M)F Texss to Batasn (W) . . . Two Fisted Justice (W). West of the Law (W) Wild Horse Stampede (W) Current 1942-43 B. Luqosi-W. Ford 64. B. Luqosi-Vince Bsrnett 63. L. Gorcey-B. Jordan 65. R. Corrigsn-D. Moore Edgar Kennedy-Gale Storm 62. B. Jones-R. Bell 70. John Shelton-Gale Storm 64. J. M. BrownR. Hstton J. King-D. Shsrpe 64. D. Jagger-M. Brisn 75. John Howsrd-Helen Gilbert 67. Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hsll 67. Range Busters James Dunn-Joan Woodbury 6l. Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 64. John Beal-Wanda McKay 69. Edw. Morris-Joan Woodbury 61. ed as "You Can't Beat the Law") Gale Storm-Robt. Lowery 68. A. Corio-J. Davis Frank Albertson-Maris Wrixon 62. Kenny Baker-Patricia Morison 76. John King-David Sharpe 56. J. Kinq-D. Sharpe 55. B. Jones-T. McCoy 57. H. Gibson-K. Maynard 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 . 1 1/27/42 1 1/20/42 8/28/42 . 2/12/43 . 12/11/42 5/28/43 . 1/15/43 . 2/26/43 . 10/16/42 1/8/43 .. 10/2/42 . 4/16/43 . .a6/27/42 .38/22/42 .08/15/42 .08/29/42 .a5/30/42 .08/22/42 . . a8/8/42 . .b8/l/42 . .b7/4/42 .b6/27/42 . .a5/30/4t . .b2/27/43 . b 10/8/42 . .03/27/43 . .a4/IO/43 . .D2/20/4J al 1/14/42 . .b9/l9/42 . .b5/22/43 ,.b5/29/43 . .b4/l7/43 ..08/15/42 . .bl 23/43 ...a2/6/4J blO/31/42 .blO/17/42 . ..b7/4/42 . .b 1/30/43 .b 12/26/42 . .b5/l5/43 .bl2/l9/42 . hi ■ 15/43 . .b9/26/4t .al0/3l/42 . .a9/IS/42 ...D5/I/43 r