Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1944)

Luting 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; (C) 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. 8*1 Mint. Date Imu* el .71 Reissued . 70 Reissued . 60 New Release .100 Reissued 70 Reissued 80 Reissued 72 Reissued Gee* of the Air (C) Chester Merrls Crooked Clrele (C)F ZaSu Pitts-Jimmy Gleassn Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin, Jr Hell's Angels (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt. Young I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert Keep 'em Laughing Jack Benny Xing of the Circus LoderRatoffBennett 71 New Release Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce Cabot-Virginia Bruce 70 Reissued Paleoka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Velez 70 Reissued Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Griffith Jones 70 New Release Searfaea (D) P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak 88 Reissued Scream la 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 ef the Deep Beebe and Barton 45 Reissued COLUMBIA CURRENT 1942-43 4031 After Midnight With Boston Blackie (D) C. Morris-Richard Lane SOM Appointment In Berlin G. Sanders-M. Chapman 4025 Boy From Stalingrad (D)F B. Samarzich-Scotty Beckett Crime Doctor (D)F Warner Baxter-M. Lindsay 4016 Dangerous Blondes (OF Allyn JoslynEvelyn Keyes... 64.. 3/ 1 8/43 ...D7/24/43 77.. 7/ 15/43 ...b7/24/43 71 . .5/20/43 ..b 1 0/23/43 66.. 6/22/43 ...b7/ 10/43 80.. 9/23/43 ..b 1 2/25/43 tout Desperadoes (Tech.) (W)F R. Scott-E. Keyes 85.. 3/25/43 ...b3/l3/43 4003 Destroyer (D) Ed. G. Robinson-M. Chapman 99.. 9/2/43 1)8/21/43 tone First Cemes Courage (D)F...M. Oberon-B. Aherne 86. .7/29/43 ...b9/ll/43 4020 Footlight Glamour (OF Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 67 9/30/43 ..blO/16/43 «ei4 Good Luck, Mr. Yates Claire Trevor-Edgar Buchanan 69. .6/29/43 ...b8/l4/43 <OI« It'e a Great Life (CO)F P. Singleton-A. Lake 68.. 5/27/43 ...D7/I0/43 4040 Let's Have Fun (C)F Bert Gordon-M. Lindsay 65.. 3/4/43 b4/24/43 turn More the Merrier (D) J. Arthur-J. McCrea 103. .5/13/43 U4/3/43 4034 Murder in Timet Square (My) . E. Lowe-M. Chapman 65. .4/1/43 b6/5/43 4010 My Kingdom for a Cook (C)F.C. Coburn-M. Chapman 82. .8/31/43 . . E) 10/23/43 <n*R No Plaee for a Lady (Ny)F...Wm. GarganMargaret Lindsay 66. .2/11/43 b6/5/43 4023 Passport to Suez (D)F Ann Savage-Eric Blore 72. .8/19/43 .. .09/13/43 «U24 Redhead From Manhattan (C)F.L. VelezMichael Duane 63.. 5/6/43 b5/29/43 4012 Reveille With Beverly (DM).. A. Miller-Wm. Wright 78.. 2/4/43 b7/3/43 4026 Robin Heod of the Range (W)F. Chariot Starrett-Kay Harris 57. .7/29/43 .. .08/14/43 4021 She Has What It Takes (CD). Jinx Falkenburg-Tom Neal 66. .4/15/43 M/5/43 4006 Something to Shout About (C).Ameche-Oakie-Janet Blair 91.. 2/25/43 ...04/10/43 4011 Two Senoritat From Chleage(C)Jlnx Falkenburg-Jtan Davit 68. .6/10/4 . ...b73/3/43 4011 What't Bazzln' Cousin Ann Mlller-"Roehetter"-J. Hubbard 75 7/8 43 b8/7/43 5022 5034 5021 5031 5042 5009 5013 5016 5029 5018 5006 5036 5024 5003 5020 5017 CURRENT 1943-44 Beautiful But Broke (C)F... DavisFrazeeHubbardHaymes Chance of a Lifetime (D)F... Chester Morris-G. E. Stone Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (M)A Warner Baxter-Rose Hobart Doughboys in Ireland (CM) F .. Kenny Baker-Jeff Donnell .. Ghost That Walks Alone (MC)F Arthur Lake-Lynn Roberts Heat's On, The (CD)F Mae West-V. Moore-W. Gaxton Hey, Rookie (C)F Ann M i HerJ. Besser-L. Parks Is Everybody Happy? (D)F.Ted Lewis & Band-Nan Wynn Klondike Kate Ann Savage-Tom Neal Nine Girls (M)A A. Harding-E. Keyes-J. Falkenburg. None Shall Escape (D)F Alexander Knox-Marsha Hunt Racket Man (D)F Tom Neal-Jeanne Bates Return of the Vampire (H)A..Bela Lugosi-F. Inescort Sahara (D)F Humphrey Bogart-Bruce Bennett... Sailor's Holiday Arthur Lake-Jane Lawrence Swing Out the Blues Bob Haymes-Lynn Merrick There's Something About a Soldier (D)F .....Evelyn Keyes-Tom Neal Two Man Submarine Tom Neal-A. Savage-J. C. Naish... What a Woman! (C)A Rosalind Russell-Brian Aherne 73. .1/28/44 . . . .D2/5/44 65. . 10/26/43 ..bl 1/6/43 68. .12/9/43 . . . ,b2/5/44 GO .10/7/43 . .bl 1/20/43 61 . .2/10/44 . . .b2/!2/44 78. .12/2/43 . . .b 1/29/44 77. .3/9/44 .. ..a 10/2/43 78. . 10/28/43 . .bl/29/44 64. . 12/16/43 .al0/23/43 74. .2/17/44 . . .b3/ 18/44 85. .2/3/44 .. . .b 1/22/44 64. .1/18/44 . . .bl/29/44 69. .11/11/43 . . .b2/5/44 97. . 10/14/43 . .blO/2/43 61. .2/24/44 . . .a3/4/44 69. .1/20/44 . . .bl/22/44 81. .11/30/43 .bl2/25/43 62. .3/16/44 . .al/22/44 94. . 12/28/43 . .b 12/4/43 COMING 1943-44 Address Unknown Paul Lukas-K. T, Stevens America's Children Otto Kruger-Pat Parrish At Night We Dream (Tech.) .. Paul Muni-Merle Oberon Calling All Stars Lynn Merrick-Larry Parks Cover Girl (Tech.) (CM)F....R. Hayworth-Gene Kelly 107. .4/6/44 . Girl in the Case Janis Carter-Robt. Scott 4/20/44 Impatient Years 7.. Jean Arthur-Lee Bowman Jam Session ....Ann Miller-Jess Barker , 4/13/44 Mission Thirty-Six I. Carradine-Jeanne Bates Mr. Winkle Goes to War Ed. G. RobinsonRobert Armstrong Once Upon a Time Cary Grant-Janet Blair Pilebuck Pat O'Brien-C. Landis-C. Morris Soldiers in Slacks Beulah Bondi-Nina Foch Whistler. The Richard Dix-Gloria Stuart 3/30/44 .al/22/44 'ai/22/4* ..b3/4/44 .al/22/44 .a3/ll/44 .'a3/ii/44 Westerns (Current 1943-44) 5220 Cowboy Canteen Chas. Starrett-J. Frazee-V. Vague.. 72.. 2/8/44 .. 5203 Cowboy in the Clouds (W) F .. .Charles Starrett-Walter Taylor 54. . 12/23/43 5201 Hail to the Rangers (MC) F .. .Charles Starrett-Arthur Hunnicutt. . 57. .9/16/43 . 5202 Silver City Raiders (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 55. .11/4/43 . Sundown Valley Charles Starrett-Jeanne Bates 55.. 3/23/44 . 5204 Vigilantes Ride (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills ..... 55. .2/3/44 .. Westerns (Coming) Cewbey From Lonesome River. Chariot Starrett-VI Athent Cyclone Prairie Rangert Charles Starrett-Walter Taylor Lett Horseman (W) Rutsell Hayden-Bob Willi Riding Wait (W) C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson Saddle Leather Law Charles Starrett-VI Athens Sagebrush Heroes Charles Starrett-Constance Worth. Wyoming Hurricane (W)F Russell Hayden-Alma Carroll . ..bl/8/44 .bl 1/27/43 b 12/1 1/43 .'.'b2/i2/44 .4/20/44 . . .88/7/43 . .89/25/43 ...al/9/43 ..a 1/30/43 .al2/ll/43 ..a2/ 12/44 . .al/16/43 MGM CURRENT 1942-43 124 A Stranger In Town (D)F F. Morgan-Jean Rogers S26 Air Raid Wardens (C)F Laurel & Hardy 127 Assignment In Brittany (D) F .Pierre Aumont-Susan Peters I2< Bataan (D) R. Taylor-T. Mitchell 123 Cabin In the Sky (M)F Ethel Wators-"Rocheittr" ISS Du Barry Was a Lady (Tech.) (M) Red Skelton-Luellle Ball I2t Harrlgan't Kid (D)F Bobby Readick-Wm. Gargan J34 Hitler't Madman (D) John Carradint-Patrlela Morlton. 980 Human Comedy, The (D)F M. Roeney-F. Morgan 142 Pilot Ne. I (D) Franchet Tone-Marsha Hunt •38 Presenting Lily Mart D) J. Garland-Van Htflla «7t Rudeta Harvest (D) A B. Ber.ee. R. Oelmaa .. 67. .. 67. .. 96. ..114. .. 98. ..101. .. 80. .. 84. ..117. .. 70. ..104. ..128. Apr-May Apr-May Apr-May June-Aug Apr-May June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug JuneAttn .b2/l3/43 .b3/20/43 .b3/l3/43 ,.b5/29/43 .b2/ 13/43 . .b5/8/43 .b3/l3/43 .b6/l2y43 .b2/27/43 .b4/IO/43 . .b5/l/43 bl 1/28/42 MGM (Cont.) Ral. tee Mini. Data Issue af S25 Slightly Dangerous (D)F R. Taylor-C. Laughton 94. .Apr-May ...D3/6/43 331 Youngest Profession (OF V. Weidler-Edw. Arnold 82. .June-Aug . .U3/8/4S CURRENT 1942-43 CURRENT 1943-44 . 90. .103. .120. . 93. 402 Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. MaeMurray.. 406 Adventures of Tartu, The R. Donat 416 A Guy Named Joe Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne.. 405 Best Foot Forward (Tech.) (M).L. Ball-Wm. Gaxton 419 Broadway Rhythm (Tech.) (M)F George Murphy-Ginny Simms 117. 414 Cross of Lorraine (D)A Gene Kelly-Pierre Aumont 90. 417 Cry "Havoc" (D) A A. Sothern-M. Sullivan 97. 407 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (D) L. Barrymore-Van Johnson 89. 409 Girl Crazy (M) M. Booney-J. Garland 99. 421 Heavenly Body, The W. Powell-H. Lamarr 95. 403 I Deod It (OF Red Skelton-E. Powell 102. 410 Lassie Come Home (D) (Tech.) .Roddy McDowall-Donald Crisp 90. 415 Lost Angel (CD)F.. Margaret O'Brien-J. Craig 91. 490 Madame Curie (B)A G. CarsonW. Pidgeon 124. 411 Man From Down Under C. Laughton-Binnie Barnet 103. 418 Rationing (OF W. Beery-Marjorie Main 93. 401 Salute to the Marines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-Fay Bainter 101. 420 See Here, Private Hargrove (OF Robert Walker-Donna Reed 101. 422 Song of Russia (DM)F R. Taylor-Susan Peters 107. 423 Swing Fever (MC)F Kay Kyser & Band-Lena Home 81. 404 Swing Shift Maitle (C)F A. Sothern-James Craig 87. 413 Thousands Cheer (Tech.) (D)F.Kathryn Grayson-Gene Kelly 126. 412 Whistling in Brooklyn Red Skelton-A. Rutherford 87. 408 Young Ideas (C) M. Astor-H. Marshall 77. COMING SeptDee ...b5/l/43 SeptDee ...b8/7/43 Mar b 1 2/25/43 Sept-Dee ...b7/3/43 Mar bl/22/44 Jan bl 1/13/43 Feb b 1 1/6/43 Sept. SeptApr SeptSeptJan Feb Sent. Mar Dee ...b5/8/43 Dee ...b8/7/43 bl2/25/43 Dee . .b-7/31/43 Dee ..b8/2l/43 bl 1/6/43 bl 1/20/43 Dee . . .bS/7/43 bl/29/44 SeptDee ..b7/3l/43 .Mar b2/l9/44 .Feb bl/l/44 .Apr bt 1/13/43 .SeptDec ...b5/8/43 Jan b9/ 18/43 Sept-Doe .87/24/43 SeptDee ..b?/3l/43 American Miracle (Tech.) B. Donlevy-Ann Richards .a6/ 12/43 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble. M. Rooney-L. Stone 107. . May-June .all/6/43 Bathing Beauty (Tech.) Red Skelton-H. James & Orchestra a2/5/44 Canierville Ghost Charles Laughton-Margaret O'Brien ...alO/30/43 Dragon Seed Katharine Hepburn-Walter Huston a2/5/44 Gaslight Charles Boyer-lngrid Bergman.. May-June all/13/43 Gold Town Wallace Beery-Binnie Barnes Kismet (Tech.) R. Colman-Marlene Dietrich a2/l9/44 Marriage Is a Private Affair.. Lana Turner-John Hodiak Meet Me in St. Louis (Tech.). Judy GarlandMargaret O'Brien Meet the People Lucille Ball-Dick Powell 100. . May-June .a8/l4/43 Mrs. Parkington Greer GarsonWalter Pidgeon National Velvet Mickey Rooney-Elizabeth Taylor Picture of Dorian Gray George Sanders-Hurd Hatfield Secrets in the Dark ....Robert Young-Susan Peters.. Seventh Cross Spencer Tracy-Signe Hasse a3/l8/44 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Spencer Tracy-Van Johnson Three Men in White L. Barrymore-Van Johnson May-June a2/l2/44 Tunisian Victory (Doc.) Gov't Film-Capra, co-producer 80 b3/l 1/44 Two Girls & a Sailor June Allyson-Van Johnson May-June a2 19 44 White Cliffs of Dover (D)A.I. Dunne-A. Marshal-R. McDowall . . 126 b3/ll/44 MONOGRAM CURRENT 1942-43 Block No. Ape Man (H) A B. Lugotl-W. Ford 64. Camput Rhythm Gale Storm-Robert Lowery 62. Clancy Street Boys (C) L. Goreey-B. Jordan 65. Ghosts on the Loose (D) East Side Kids 64. Here Comes Kelly (C) Jean WoodburyEddie Qulllan 64. I Escaped From the Gestapo (D) D. Jagger-M. Brian 75. Kid Dynamite (D)F Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 17. Mystery of the Thirteenth Guett (M) F Helen Parrish-Diek Pureed 61. Nearly Eighteen (DM) F Gale Storm-Bill Henry 60. Prison Mutiny (D) Edw. Norris-Joen Woodbury 61. (Reviewed at "You Can't Beat the Law") Revenge of the Zombies (D)F.J. Carradine-L. Talbot-G. Storm... 61. Sarong Girl (D) A A. Cerie-J. Davit 70. Silver Skatet (M)F Kenny BakerPatricia Morlton 61. Smart Guy (D)F Rick Vallin-Wanda McKay 60. Spy Train (D) R. Travlt-C. Craig 76. What a Man <CD)F Johnny Downs-Wanda McKay 63. Wingt Over the Pacific Inez Cooper-Montague Lova .3/5/43 . 11/19/43 .4/23/43 7/16/43 9/10/43 5/24/43 , .2/12/43 , 11/12/43 11/19/43 2/12/43 .9/17/43 .3/28/43 ,7/2/43 . 12/17/43 .2/26/43 1/31/44 .6/25/43 . . .62/27/4) ..blO/9/43 ...b3/27/45 ....b6/5/43 ...B7/3I/4S ...b4/l7/4S ...b 1/23/4$ .blO/l6/4S .bl 1/13/43 ...b 1/30/43 ...B9/I8/4J . ..b5/IS/43 ....□6/5/43 ,.b2/26/44 .bl/18/43 b 12/ 1 1/43 ..84/I7/4S CURRENT 1943-44 1 Charlie Chan in Secret Service (M)F Sidney Toler 63. 2 Follow the Leader Jack LaRue-East Side Kids I Lady Let's Dance (M)F Belita-James Ellison 88. 1 Melody Parade (M)F Mary Beth Hughes 72. 2 Million Dollar Kid (CD)F Leo Gorcey-East Side Kids 65. Mr. Muggs Steps Out (CD)F..Leo Gorcey-Joan Marsh 63. Return of the Ape Man Beta Lugosi-J. Carradine I Spotlight Scandals (C) Frank Fay-Billy Gilbert 79. Sultan's Daughter (M)F Ann Corio-C. Butterworth 64. 1 Sweethearts of the U.S.A I na Merkel-Donald Novis < Unknown Guest Victor Jory-Pamela Blake 2 VooDoo Man ( H) A Bela Lugosi-J. Carradine 62. 2 Where Are Your Children? (D) F Jackie Cooper-Gale Storm 73. 1 Women in Bondage (D) A Gain Patrick-Nancy Kelly 72. COMING 1943-44 Block Busters East Side Kids-Roberta Smith Call of the Jungle Ann Corio-James Bush...... 2 Chinese Cat, The Sidney Toler-Joan Woodbury 2 Detective Kitty O'Day Jean ParkerEdward Gargan 2 Hot Rhythm (CM)F Dona Drake-Robert Lowery 79. Johnny Doesn't Live Here Simone Simon-James Ellison .3/14/44 . 12/10/43 .3/7/44 ., .8/27/43 . .2/28/44 .12/1/43 .2/14/44 .9/24/43 . 1/24/44 .1/7/44 . . 10/22/43 .2/21/44 .1/17/44 .1/10/44 ..bl/22/44 . .a9/ll/43 ..bl/29/44 . .b8/l4/4:..h2/26/44 ..bl/22/44 .81 1/27/43 ..b7/24/43 .bl2/l8/43 . .810/2/43 . .b8/28/43 ..b2/l9/44 .bl 1/27/43 bl 1/20/43 .82/12/44 ..a3/4/44 a3/l8/44 .b3/ll/44 al/29/44 Westerns (Current 1943-44) Bullets &. Saddles (W)F Ray Corrigan-Dennis Moore Death Valley Rangers Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 55 Law Rides Again, The (W)F..Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54 Raiders of the Border J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton Texas Kid (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 55 Westward Bound (W)F Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54 Westerns (Coming) Arizona Whirlwind Ken Maynard-Hoot Gibson Black Market Rustlers (W)F. Ray Corrigan-Dennis Moore... Law Men (W)F ...J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton Outlaw Trail (W)F ...H. Gibson-K. Maynard-Bob Steele. Partners of the Trail (W)F...J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 55 Range Law J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton Sonora Staoecoach (W)F Hoot Gibson -Bob Steele 58. .12/3/43 . .10/29/43 .3/6/44 ., .1/31/44 . . 1 1/26/43 .1/17/44 . .3/27/44 4/25/44 4/18/44 . «9/25/43 . .blO/9/43 ..b8/2l/43 . .bl/15/44 .bl 1/27/43 ..bl/22/44 .al 1/20/43 . .68/28 /4fl . a3/l8/44 .. al'8/44 . b3/ll/44 . a2/!9/44