Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1943)

en O Listing future releases alphabetically by title under name of distributor. Numerals on l«ft 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 pictur*: (A) 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; (T) Travel; (W) Western. Letters fallowing the latter key give audlcnco classification: F — Family; A — Adult, a — Before Date of Issue gives date of publicatioe of Advance Dope on that picture; b — publication date of Box Office Slant. ASTOR PICTURES R«l. Mini. Data Cock of tht Air (C) Choter Morris 71 Crookod Cirelt (OF Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Giaaton 70 Finis of the Wild Rin Tin Tin, Jr 60 Htll't Ang«l( (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall 100 H«r Eniltttd Man (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Sh luuo of Rtlttutd Relssuad .New Reieasa Roiuuad . Reiiauad Covar tha Watarfront (D) . . .Claudetta Colbart 80 Raiuuad Kaap 'am Laughing Jack Benny 72 Reiisuad King of tha Circus Loder-Ratoff-Bennatt 71 New Ralaaia Let 'Em Have it (G) Bruce CabotVirginia Bruea 70 Reisauad Palaoka (C) Stuart Erwln-Lupe Veiez 70 Reisauad Scsndai for tha Brida Anna Lee-Grifllth Jonas 70 New Reieasa Scarfaca (D) P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak 88 Reissued Scream in the Night Len Chaney, Jr 69 New Reieasa Sky Devils (C-D) Spencer Tracy 88 Reissued Thunder In the City Edw. G. Robinson 81 Raisiuad Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton 45 Reissued COLUMBIA CURRENT 1942-43 (031 After Midnight With Baston Blackie (D) 4009 A Night to Remember (My)A 4011 Appointment in Berlin 4030 Boston Biackia Gael Hollywood (My) 4025 Boy From Stalingrad 4013 City Without Men (D) 4nn4 Cnmmanrins Striko at Dawn(D). 4017 Crime Doctor (D)F.. .. Dangerous Blondes 4005 Deiperadoes (Taeh.) (W)F 4003 Destroyer (D) 4008 First Comes Courage (0)F. . Footlight Glamour 4014 Good Luck, Mr. Yates 4018 it's a Great Life (CD)F tun Junior Army (D) 4033 Lauoh Your Blues Away (C) (040 Let's Have Fun (C) 4001 More the Merrier (D) 4n^4 Murdfir In Times Saiiare(My). (010 My Kingdom for a Cook 4036 No Place for a Lady (My)F... 4B2il Onr Oangoroiis Nioh) 'My)... 4023 Passport to Suez (D)F 4037 Power of the Press (D)F 4024 Redhead From Manhattan(C)F. 4012 Reveille With Bpverly (DM) 4206 Robin Hood of the Ranoe(W)F. 4029 She Has What It Takes (CDi . 4006 Something to Shout About (C) . 4019 Two Senoritas From Chicago(C) 4039 Underground Agent (D)F 4015 What's Buzzin' Cousin.. 4002 You Were Never Loveliar(M)F. C. Morris-Ann Savage 64. L. Young-B. Aherne 91. G. Sanders-M. Chapman 77. C. Morris-Constanea Worth 88. Scott Beckett-Conrad Binyon 70. Linda Darnell-Leslie Brooks 76. Pant Muni-Anna Lea 100. Warner Baxter-M. Lindsay 66. Evelyn Keyes-E. Lowe-J. Hubbard R. Scott-E Keyes . . 85. Ed. G. Roblnson-M. Chapman 99. M. Oberon-B. Aherne 86. Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake Claire Trevor-Edgar Buchanan 69. P. Singleton-A. Lake 68. F. BartholomewBill> Halop 69. Jinx Falkenburg-Bert Gordon 69. M. Lindsay-J. Beat 65. J. Arthur-J. McCrea 103. E. Lowe-M. Chanman 65. C. Coburn-M. Chapman Wm. Gargan-Margaret Lindsay 66. W William. E Rl'>re M Chapman.. 77 Ann SavageRobert Stanford 72. Guy Kibbee-Lee Tracy 63. L. Velez-Michael Duane 63. A Miller. Wm Wright 78 Charles Starrett-Kay Harris 57. Jinx Falkenburg-Tom Neal 66. Ameche-Oakie-Janet Blair 91. Jinx Falkenburg-Joan Davis 68. Bruce BennettF. Albertson 68. Ann Miller-"Rochester"-J. Hubbard. 75. F. Astaire-R. Hayworth 98. Westerns 4203 Fighting Buekaroo (W) Starrett-Kay Harris 58. 4205 Frontier Fury (W)F Chas. Starrett-Jimmy Davis 55. Hail to the Rangers (W) Charles Starrett-Kay Harris 4204 Law of the Northwest (W)F...C. Starrett-S. Patterson 57. (202 Pardon My Gun (W) Chas. Starrett-Alma Carroll 57. 4211 Riders of the North West Mounted (W) R. Hayden-B. Wills 57. 4212 Saddles & Sagebrush (W) R. Hayden-Bob Wills 55. 4210 Tornado in the Saddle (W) .. .Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 59. CURRENT 1943-44 .Kenny BakerJeff Donnell 61. .3/18/43 . .12/10/42 .7/15/43 . .11/5/42 . .5/20/43 . .1/14/43 . .I'7 43 .. .6/22/43 . .9/23/43 . .3/25 '43 . .9/2/43 .. .7/29/43 . .9/30/43 . .6/29/43 . .5/27/43 . .11 2b/ 42 .11/12/42 .3/4/43 .. .5/13/43 . .4/1 '43 .. .8/31/43 , .2/11/43 . 1 2( 43 . .8/19/43 . .1/28/43 . .5/6/43 .. 2 4 43 . . .7/29/43 . .4/15/43 . .2/25/43 . .6/10/43 . .12/3/42 . .7/8/43 .. .11/19/42 .2/1/43 .. 6/24/43 . 9/16/43 . ,5/27/43 . ,12/1/42 . 2/15/43 . ,4/27/43 . ,12/15/42 5031 Doughboys in Ireland. COMING 1943-44 .10/7/43 . .10/26/43 ..b7/24/43 .bl2/l2/42 ..b7/24/43 . .a7/25/42 . .a3/20/43 ,..b8/7/43 ,bl2'l9 42 , .b7/IO/43 . .36/26/43 .b3/|3/43 ,.b8/2l/43 ..b9/ll/43 . . .a8/7/43 ..b8/ 14/43 , .b7/i0/43 .alO/ 10/42 .alO/IO/42 ,.b4/24/43 ...b4/3/43 . ..b6'5/43 ..a6/ 12/43 ...b6/5/43 ,al'< in 42 . .b9/l8/43 .812/26/42 . .b5/29/43 , . h7 3 43 ..b8/ 14/43 . . .b6/5/43 .b4/|0/43 . . .b7/3/43 ..b2/20/43 ...b8/7/43 .blO/IO/42 ..a8/29/42 ..b7/l7/43 .alO/31/42 ..b5/29/43 . .36/20/42 .all/14/42 .312/26/42 . . .38/8/42 .310/2/43 Chsnce of a Lifetime Chester Morris-G. E. Stone Cover Girl (Tech.) R. Hayworth-J. Falkenburg Cowboy Canteen Charles Starrett-Tex Ritter Curly Gary Grant-Janet Blair Heat Is On, The Mae West-Victor Moore Hey, Rookie Ann Miller-Larry Parks Is Everybody Happy? Ted Lewis & Band 73.. 10/28/43 Klondike Kate Ann Savage-Tom Neai None Shall Escape Marsha Hunt-Henry Travers Return of the Vampire Bela Lugosi-Michael Duane 5003 Sahara (D)F Humphrey Bogart-Bruce Bennett 97 Second Crime Doctor Warner Balcter-Lynn Merrick Swing Out the Blues Bob Haymes-Lynn Merrick Ten Percent Woman R. Russell-B. Aherne There's Something About a Soldier Evelyn Keyes-Michsel Dusne .39/25/43 .alO/2/43 .39/25/43 0/14/43 ..blO/2/43 .39/25/43 Westerns Cowboy Frsm Lonesome River. Charles Starrett-Vi Athens Cowboy In the Clouds Charles Starrett-Jackie Duncan. Cyclone Prairie Rangers Ch3rles Starrett-Walter Taylor. Last Horseman (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills Riding West (W) C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson... Roundup for Victory Charles Starrett-Jeanne Bates.. Silver City Raldan (W) R. Haydan-B. Wills Vigilantes Ride (W) R. Hayden-B Wills Wyoming Hurricane (W) Russell Hayden-Alma Carroll... . .a8/7/43 .39/25/43 .39/25/43 ..al/9/43 .a 1/30/43 .aiO/3/42 . .31 2 4d .al/16/43 MGM CURRENT 1942-43 ..Dec-Fab .bl 1/14/42 318 Andy Hardy's Double Life (CD)F M. Roonay-L. Stona 95..Dae-Feb .bl2/l2/42 S24 A Stranger In Town (D)F....F. Morgan-Jean Rogers 67. .Apr-May ..b2/i3/43 328 Air Raid Wardens (C)F Laurel & Hardy 67. .Apr-May ..b3/20/43 327 Assignment In BrItUny (D)F..Pierra Aumont-Susan Patan 96. .Apr-May ..b3/l3/43 S28 Bataan (D) R. Taylor-T. Mitchell 1 14. .Juna-Aug .b5/29/43 S23 Cabin in the Sky (M)F Ethel Waters-"Rochestar" 98.. Apr-May ..b2/l3/43 SI7 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (D)F L. Barrymora-Van Johnson 87 333 Du Barry Was a Lady (Tech.) (M) Red Skeiton-Lucille Ball 101 . .June-Aug ..b5/8/43 329 Harrigan's Kid (D)F Bobby Readick-Wm. Gargan 80.. June-Aug .b3/l3/43 334 Hitler's Madman (D) lohn Carradine-Pstricia Moriion... 84. .June-Aug .b6/|2/43 S80 Human Comedy, Tha (D)F M. Rooney-F. Morgan 1 17. .Juna-Aug .b2/27/43 314 Journey for Maraaret iniF...Robt. Ynnng-Larain)' Day 80 Der-Feh bin ti 4} 320 Keeper of the Flami (D)F K. Hepburn-S. Tracy IOO..Oae-Feb .bl2/l9/42 319 Northwest Rangers (AD)F Wm. Lundigan-J. Craig 63.. Dee-Fab .blO/31/42 332 Pilot No. 5 (D) Franchot Tone-M3rsha Hunt 70. .June-Aug .b4/IO/43 330 Presenting Lily Mars (D) J. Garl3nd-V3n Heflin 104. .June-Aug ..b5/l/43 370 Random Harvest (D)A G. Garson-R. Colman 126. .June-Aug bl 1/28/42 315 Rawnion in Fmnca (D)A J. Crawford-Philip Dorn l05..Dec-Feb ..bl2/5/42 MGM (Cont. CURRENT 1942-43 Ral. Mini. Data 325 Slightly Dangeroui (D)F L. Turner-R. Young 94. 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. 313 Whistling in Dixie (OA R. Skelton-A. Rutherford 73. 331 Youngest Profession (C)F V. Weidier-Edw. Arnold 82. CURRENT 1943-44 402 Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. MacMurr3y 90. 406 Adventures of Tsrtu, The R. Don3t 103. 405 Best Foot Forw3rd (Tech.) (M) .L. Ball-Wm. Gaxton 93. 407 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (D) L. Barrymore-Van Johnson 89. 409 Girl Crazy (M) M. Rooney-J. Garland 99. 403 I Dood It (OF Red Skelton-E. Powell 102. 410 Lassie Come Home (D) (Tech.) .Roddy McDow3ll-Don3ld Crisp 90. 411 M3n From Down Under C. Laughton-Binnie Barnes 103. 401 S3lute to the Msrines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-F3y B3inter 101. 404 Swing Shift Msisie (OF A. Sothern-James Craig 87. 412 Whistling in Brooklyn (C)F...Red Skelton-A. Rutherford 87. 408 Young Ideas (C) M. Astor-H. M3rsh3ll 77. Apr-May DeeFeb , Dec-Feb Dec-Feb DecFeb Juna-Aug Isaua at . . .h3/«/4S .bl2/l2/42 .bl2/ll/42 ...bl/t/4S .b 10/31/42 ..b3/S/43 .SeptDec .SeptDec .SeptDec .SeptDec .SeptDee .SeptDec .Sept-Dec .SeptDec .SeptDec .SeptDec Sept-Dec .SeptDec ...b5/l/43 . ..b8/7/4S ...b7/3/43 . . .b5/8/43 ...b8/7/43 ..b7/3l/43 ..b8/2l/43 ...b8/7/43 . .b7/3l/43 . . .b5/8/43 ..blO/2/43 ..b7/3l/43 COMING A Guy Named Joe Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunna ■5/29/'S America B. Donlevy-Ann Richards a6/i2/ Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble. M. Rooney-L. Stone Broadway Rhythm George Murphy-Ginny Simms a8/j4/4S Canterville Ghost Charles LaughtonMargaret O'Brien Cross of Lorraine Gene Kelly-Pierre Aumont a7/24/43 Crv "Havoc" A. Sothern-M. Sullivan a8/7/43 Dragon Seed Katherine Hepburn-Walter Huston Gaslight Charles Boyer-lngrid Bergman Heavenly Body W. Powell-H. Lamarr a7/3i/43 Kismet (Tech.) R. ColmanMarlene Dietrich Lost Angel ....Margaret O'Brien-J. Craig a8/7/43 Mad3me Curie G. Garson-W. Pidgeon (6/5/43 Meet the People Lucille Ball-Dick Powell a8/l4/43 Mr. Co-Ed Red Skelton-H. James & Orchestra Rationing W. BeeryMarjorie Main Right About Face (MC) Ksy Kyser & B3nd-Len3 Home 78 a2/27/43 See Here, Private Hargrove. . Robert Walker-Donna Reed a8/l4/43 Seng of Russia R. Taylor-Susan Peters a6/5/43 Thousands Cheer (Tech.) (D) F .Kathryn Grsyson-Gene Kelly 126 b9/l8/43 Two Sisters & A Sailor lune Allyson-Van Johnson White Cliffs. The I. Dunn-A. M3rsh3ll-R. McDowall a8/7/43 MONOGRAM CURRENT 1942-43 Block No. Apa Man (H)A B. Lugosi-W. Ford 64.. Clancy Street Boys (C) L. Gorcey-B. Jordan 65., Crime Smasher (M)F Edgar Kennedy-Gala Storm 62., Ghosts on the Loose (D) East Side Kids 64. Here Comes Kelly (C) Joan Woodbury-Eddie Quiilan 64. I Escaped From the Gestapo (D) D. Jagger-M. Brian 75. Kid Dynamite (D)F Leo Gorcey-Huntz Hall 67. Living Ghost (My)F James Dunn-Joan Woodbury 61., 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(CD) A Leo Gorcay-Huntz Hall 64. Prison Mutiny (D) Edw. Norris-Joan Woodbury 61. (Ravlawad aa "You Can't Beat tha Law") Revenge of the Zombies (D)F.J. Carradine-L. Talbot-G. Storm... 61. Rhythm P3rade (M)F Gale Storm-RobL Lowary 88., Sarong Girl (D)A A. Corio-J. Davis 70. Silent Witness (D)F Frank Albartson-Marls Wrixon 62. Silver Skates (M)F Kenny BakerPatricia Morltan 7t., Spy Train (D) R. Travls-C. Craig 61. Wingi Over tha Pacific Inez Cooper-Montague Lava 3/5/43 .. 4/23/43 . 1/29/43 . 7/16/43 . 9/10/43 , 5/24/43 . 2/12/43 . 11/27/42 11/20/42 2/12/43 . ,9/17/43 , 12/11/42 ,5/28/43 , 1/15/43 . 2/2S/43 . 7/2/43 .. ,6/25/43 , ..b2/27/43 . .b3/27/43 ..b2/20/43 . . .b6/5/43 ..b7/3l/43 ..b4/l7/4S ..bi/23/43 .blO/31/42 .blO/17/42 ..b 1/30/43 ..b9/ 18/43 .bl2/2t/42 ..b5/l5/43 .bl2/IS/42 ..bl/16/43 ...b6/5/43 ..a4/l7/43 Westerns Blazing Guns (W)F Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54. .10/8/43 ...b9/l8/43 Cowboy Commandos (W) R. Corrigan-D. Moore S3.. 6/2/43 b6/2«/43 Dawn on tha Grest Divida(W) .B. Jones-R. Bell 70. .12/18/42 .all/14/4: Ghost Rider (W)F J. M. Brown-R. Hatton 54.. 4/2/43 b5/22/4S Haunted Ranch (W) J. King-D. Sharps 64.. 12/4/42 ...b5/29/4S Land of Haunted Men (W) Range Busters 3/26/43 a2/e/43 Six Gun Gospel (W)F J. M. Brown-R. Hatton 55. .9/3/43 b9/4/43 Stranger From Pecos (W) Johnny Brown-Raymond Hatton 55. .6/25/43 ...b7/l7/43 Trail Riders (W) John King-David Sharpa 55.. 12/4/42 b6/5/43 Two Fisted Justice (W) J. KIng-D. Sharpe 55.. 1/8/43 b7/3l/43 Wild Horse Stampede (W)F..H. Gibson-K. Maynard 58.. 4/16/43 ....b5/l/43 COMING 1942-43 Campus Rhythm Gale Storm-Robert Lowery Mystery of the Thirteenth 11/5/43 38/7/43 Guest Helen Parrish-Dick Purcell 11/12/43 ..a7/l7/43 Nearly Eighteen Gale Storm-Bill Henry £»/»!/«» • £*/6l/ll Outlaws of St3mpede Pass.. Westerns .J. M. Brown-R. Hatton.. CURRENT 1943-44 .10/15/43 ..blO/2/43 I Melody Par3de (M)F M3ry Beth Hughes 72. .8/27/43 ...b8/l4/43 I Spotlight Scandals (C) Frank Fay-Billy Gilbert 79.. 9/24/43 ...b7/24/43 COMING 1943-44 I Charlie Chan in Secret Service. Sidney Toler 1/17/44 Follow the Leader Jack LaRue-Esst Side Kids 12/10/43 ..a9/ll/43 Her B3chelor Husbsnd Johnny Downs-Wanda McKay I Lartv Let's D3nce Belita 1/31/44 Million Dollar Kid Leo Gorcey-East Side Kids alO/2/43 1 Mr. Muggs Stens 0"t Leo Gorcey-Joan Marsh a9/25/43 Return of the Ape Man Bela Lugosi-J. C3rr3dine Sm3rt Guy Rick V3llin-W3nd3 McK3y Sultsn's D3ughter Ann Corio-C. Biitterworth a9/||/43 1 Sweethearts of the U.S.A Una Merkel-Donaid Nevis 1/7/44 alO/2/43 I Unknown Guest Victor Jory-Pamela Blake 10/22/43 ..bS/28/43 Where Are My Children Jackie Cooper-Patricia Morison I Women in Bondage G3le P3trick-N3ncy Kelly 12/24/43 . .a9/25/43 Westerns Black Market Rustlers (W)...Ray Corrig3nDennis Moore 58 b8/28/43 Bullets & Soddles Rsy Corrigan-Dennis Monro 10/29/43 Death Valley Rangers Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 12/3/43 ...39/25/43 Law Rides Again, Tha (W)...Hoot GibsonKen Maynard 54 b8/2l/43 Texas Kid J. M Brown-Raymond Hatton 11/26/43 in H > < c^