Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1943)

PARAMOUNT 1942-43 (Cont.) Comment Running Time SUPERMAN CARTOONS (9) WZ-I Destruction, Inc Exciting 8'/2. W2-3 Jungle Drums (Tech.) Good 8 . W2-2 Mummy Strlkee (Tech.) .. For Juvenliei .. 8 . W2-5 Secret Agent Misses 9 . W2-4 Underground World Good tVi. UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) L2-I No. I Good 10 . L2-2 No. 2 Interesting lO'/j. L2-3 No. 3 Average 10 . L2-4 No. 4 Up to Par 10 . L2-5 No. 5 Good 10 . L2-6 No. 5 10 . VICTORY SHORTS (4) T2-i A Litter Krom Bstaan .. .Impressive .... IS r2-4 Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap Excellent II T2-3 Price of Victory Very Good 13 T2-2 We Refuse to Die Gripping 15 Reviewed Issue Of 1/16/43 5/ 1/43 3/13/43 7/31/43 S/29/43 10/24/42 12/19/42 3/20/43 , 5/ 1/43 7/17/43 Not Rev. .10/ 3/42 . 3/ 6/43 .11/21/42 .10/ a/« PARAMOUNT 1943-44 MADCAP MODELS US-I Jasper Goes Fishing Tops t'A- 8/28/43 MUSICAL PARADES FFS-I "MardI Gras" Major League.. 20 .. 8/28/43 RKO-RADIO 1942-43 DISNEY CARTOONS (IB) (TECH.) J4I0I Donald's Tire Trouble. . .Very Funny ... 7 34105 Fall Out— Fall In Tops 7 34103 Flying Jalopy Good 7 34102 Pluto and the Armadillo 7 34104 Private Pluto Tops 7 34107 Reason and Emotion 8 34106 Victory Vehicles Leaping Laughter 8 EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 33403 Duck Soup Fair 33404 Hold Your Temper 33406 Hot Foot Will Pass 33405 Indian Signs Fair 33402 Rough on Rents Average .. 33401 Two for the Money Fair FAMOUS JURY TRIALS (4) 33202 State vs. Thomas Crosby. Fair 33201 Stats vs. Glen Wiilett Fair 17 17 17 17 18 17 18 JAMBOREES (13) 34407 Duke Ellington and Hit Orchestra For Connoisseurs 9 34403 Ennc Maariguera & Orch Swell 8 34406 It's Tommy Tucker Time 8 34402 Johnny Long & Orch Average 8 34403 Ray McKinley & Orch Average 8 34404 Dick Stabile & Orch Fair 8 34401 Jerry Waid & Orch For Jitterbugs.. 10 LEON ERROL (6) 33702 Deer! Deer! Average 33704 Double Up Fair 33705 Gem-Jams Fair 33701 Mail Trouble Mildly Amusing. 33703 Pretty Delly Amusing 33706 Radio Runaround Good SPORTSCOPES (13) . 3/ 6/43 . 5/15/43 . 3/27/43 .Not Rev. . 5/ 8/43 .Not Rev. . 8/14/43 . 3/ 6/4S .Not Rev . 7/ 3/43 . 5/15/43 .12/ 5/42 .10/24/42 . 1/16/43 .10/24/43 . 8/ 14/43 3/27/43 Not Rev. .12/12/42 li/28/42 , 1/16/43 10/10/49 11/21/42 5/15/43 5/15/43 10/17/42 1/16/43 7/ 3/43 34308 Aqua Aces 34313 Barnyard Golf 34305 Basketeers Very Good 34312 Champion-Maker Pleasant 34311 Cloud Chasers 34309 Golf Limited Interesting 34304 "Q" Men Interesting ... 34310 Racing Royalty Inconsequential 34301 Show Horse Good 34405 Ski Trails Exciting 34302 Touchdown Tars Good 34307 Trout 34303 Winter Setting THIS IS AMERICA 33105 33103 33111 33104 33110 33108 33106 33107 33109 33101 33102 Air Crew Excellent . . Army Chaplain Very Fine . Arctic Passage Vivid Bnomtnwn, D. C Very Good Broadway Dim-Out Effective .. Lieutenant Smith Excellent Medicine on Guard Very Good Merchant Seaman Excellent .. Pacific Island No. 43 Reassuring Private Smith of the U.S.A Excellent .. Women at Arms Very Fine . VICTORY SHORTS (3) 34202 City of Ceurage Impressive 34201 Ceaiuer ky the deck Exeellent .. ^*»K Nertb Afriaaa Albun. . . .Fllle 34204 Oil Is Blood 18 19 20 19 15 20 19 17 17 19 18 9 10 9 S .Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 3/ 6/43 . 8/ 7/43 .Not Rev. . 5/15/43 . r/23/43 . 7/ 3/43 .10/24/42 . 3/27/43 .11/28/42 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 4/10/43 . 12/26/42 . 9/11/43 . 2/13/43 . 8/14/43 . 6/12/43 . 4/17/43 . 5/ 8/43 . 7/10/43 . 10/24/42 .11/21/42 . 3/28/43 . 12/26/41 . 7/ S/48 .Nst Rtw. 20TH CENTURY-FOX 1942-43 Comment Running Reviewed Time Issue Of ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN UNIVERSAL 1942-43 3201 Along the Texas Range. . .Picturesque 10 i202 Climbing the Peaks 10 ALASKAN ADVENTURl 5701 Our Last Frontier 9 AMERICA SPEAKS (3) 3801 It's Everybody's War Exeellent 18 3851 Weapons for Victory Very Good 9 LEW LEHR SUBJECT 3902 Jungle Land 3901 Monkey Doodle Dandies. .Good .10/17/42 .Not Rev. Not Rev .11/28/42 . 5/ 8/49 . Not Rev. .12/12/42 MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (8) 3151 Desert Wonderland 3157 Land Where Time Swell 9 . . 8/22/42 9 ..Not Rev. Good 9 .. 5/15/43 Good 9 . .10/24/42 Good . . 8 . . 1/16/43 9 . . 9/26/42 Very Good . . . . 9 . . 9/ 5/42 3152 Wedding In Bikaner Very MARCH OF TIME 4 Africa — Prelude to Victory Very Good 18 8 America's Food Crisis Informative 18 13 And Then Japan Very Good 18 12 Bill Jack vs. Adolf Hitler Exceptional 17 1/3 1 F.B.I. Front Stirring 20 2 Fighting French Good 20 9 Inside Fascist Spain 17 M Invasion! Excellent 13 3 Mr. & Mrs. America Very Good 20 5 Navy and the Nation Very Good 19 6 One Day of War Outstanding ... 21 10 Shew Business at War. .. Excellent 17 7 The New Canada Good 18 .12/12/42 . 3/20/43 . 8/ 7/43 . 7/24/43 . 9/19/42 . 10/10/42 .Not Rev. . 6/12/43 .11/ 7/42 . 1/ 9/43 . 1/23/43 . 5/15/43 . 2/20/43 SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 3304 Back to Bikes 9 3306 Dog Sense For Dog-lovers. 9 3305 Neptune's Daughters (Tech.) Excellent 9 3303 Steelhead Fighters Good 9 3301 Well-Rowed Harvard Good 3302 When Winter Calls Good TERRYTOONS (26) 3551 3560 3558 3501 5557 3568 3502 3572 3569 3552 3570 3555 3556 3554 3571 3562 3553 3559 3561 3562 All But for "V" (Tech.) .Excellent 7 Barnyard Blackout Fair 7 Barnyard WAAC Comical 7 Big Build-up Filler 7 Frankenstein's Cat (Tech.) 7 He Dood It Again Fer Children .. 7 Ickle Meets Pickle Fair 7 Keep 'Em Growing (Tech.) 7 Last Round Up (Tech.) 7 Life With Fido (Tech.) .. Routine 7 Mopping Up (Tech.) 7 Mouse of Tomorrow (Tech.) Swell 7 Nancy in Doing Their Bit (Tech.) 7 Night Life in the Army (Tech.) Funny 7 Pandora's Box (Tech.) 7 Patriotic Pooches Amusing 7 School Daze (Tech.) Fair 7 Scrap for Victory (Tech.) 7 Shipyard Symphony Good 7 Somewhere in the Pacific (Tech.) 7 WORLD TODAY 3402 Accent on Courage 10 3401 Woman In Blue -. 10 .Not Rev. . 9/25/43 .12/19/42 . 1/30/43 . 8/29/42 . 1/30/43 . 8/15/42 . 5/ 8/43 . 1/16/43 .10/ 3/42 .Not Rev. . 5/ 8/43 .11/28/42 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 9/19/42 .Not Rev. .12/12/42 .Not Rev. .10/17/42 .Not Rev. . 5/ 8/43 .10/17/42 .Not Rev. . 5/ 8/43 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. 20th CENTURY-FOX 1943-44 ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN 4251 Flying Gunners Good 9 ..9/ 4/43 MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE 4151 Mormon Trails Colorful 4152 Coast of Strategy Instructive 9 . . 9/ 4/43 9 . . 9/ 4/43 MARCH OF TIME 1 Airways to Peace Good 17 2 Europe's Crossroads ....Excellent 19 TERRYTOONS 4503 Somewhere in Egypt Fantastic 7 4504 Down With Cats Good 7 .. 9/11/43 ..10/ 2/43 9/ 4/43 9/ 4/43 UNITED ARTISTS WORLD IN ACTION (12) Churchill's Island Very Good 20 Fighting Freighters Good 20 Food. Weapon of Conquest Impressive 20 Hitler's Plan 22 Inside Fighting China... Very Good 22 Invasion of Europe Thrilling 21 Invasion of North Africa. Superb 20 The Mask of Nippon Exeellent 20 New Soldiers Are Tough. .Stirring 16 Our Russian Ally Very Good 19 Road to Tokyo Exeellent 19 Thlj Is Blit7 Grim Realism.. 21 War for Men's Minds Ftevealing 21 SPECIAL Dta't Hnk New. . 4/ 4/42 .12/12/42 . 4/ 4/42 .Not Rev. . 9/19/42 . 5/ 8/43 . 2/ 6/43 .10/24/42 . 5/30/42 . 7/25/42 . 9/26/42 . 3/ 7/4? . 9/ 18/43 . Not Rev. Comment ANDY PANDA CARTUNES Running Reviewed Time Issue Of 7243 Air Raid Warden Amusing 7 .. 1/16/43 7241 Andy Panda's Victory Garden Good 7 ..10/17/42 7247 Canine Commandos Not Rev. 7242 Loan Stranger 7 7248 Ration Bored Fast 7 7244 Screwball Funny 7 7245 Swing Your Partner Fair 7 7246 The Dizzy Acrobat Fair 7 .Not Rev. . 8/21/43 . 2/27/43 . 6/19/43 . 6/19/43 NAME BAND MUSICALS 15 . 15 . \5</2. IS . 7 12/12/42 Not Rev. 1/23/43 8/ 1/42 8/21/43 7125 Chasin' the Blues Entertaining 7129 Dancing on the Stars 7126 Hit Tune Jamboree Very Good , 7123 Jivin' Jam Session Entertaining 7248 Ration Bored Fast 7130 Russian Revels Not Rev. 7122 Serenade in Swing Fair 15 .. 9/19/42 7131 Smoke Rings Not Rev. 7128 Swing That Band 15 ..Not Rev. 7124 Swing's the Thing 15 ..Not Rev. 7127 Swingtime Bines 15 ..Not Rev. 7121 Trumpet Serenade Entertaining .. 15 . 8' 1/42 PERSON-ODDITIES 7375 Designed by Fannie Hurst Interesting 9 .. l/l<>/«o 7374 Double Talk Girl 9 ..Not Rev. 7371 Human Sailboat 9 ..Not Rev. 7372 Jail Hostess 9 ..Not Rev. 7373 King of the 49-ert Interesting 9 ..12/5/42 7376 Let Huey Do It Interesting 9 .. 2/27/43 7378 Little Clayton Farmfront Wonder 9 ..Not Rev. 7329 Shepherd of the Round House Interesting 9 ..6/ 5/43 7377 She's A-l in the Navy 9 ..Not Rev. 7381 The Armless Dentist Not Rev. 7380 Tom Thum in Person Interesting 9 .. 6/12/43 7382 Western Cowgirl Nat Rev. TWO-REEL SPECIALS (2) 7110 Eagle vs. Dragon 22 7111 Roar, Navy, Roar Swell 22'/i. SWING SYMPHONIES (6) 7232 Boogie Woogie Sioux Very Good 7 7233 Cow Cow Boogie Amusing 7 . 7234 Egg Cracker Suits 7 . 7235 Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy Pert 7 . 7231 Yankee Doodle Swing Shift Good 7 . VARIETY VIEWS 7362 Any Chickens Today Good 7352 Canadian Patrol Very Good . 7361 Confusion in India Instructive 7358 Hungry India 7359 Mr. Chimp Goes to Town 7360 Mirror of Sub-Marine Life Interesting 7357 Mothers of Presidents Very Good , 7354 New Era in India 7353 Spirit of Democracy Fine 7351 Trouble Spot of the East . Interesting 7355 Western Whoopee Very Good , 7356 Winter Sports Jamboree. . Exciting Not Rev. 1/16/43 .12/ 5/42 . 2/27/43 .Not Rev. . 8/21/43 . 9/12/42 VICTORY FEATURETTE (4) 0996 Arsenal of Might Excellent 0995 Keeping Fit Very Good 0997 What We Are Fighting For 7363 Yukon Outpost Very Good 9 .. 8/21/43 . 9 . . 10/17/42 . 9 .. 6/19/43 9 . Not Rev. Not Rev. . 9 .. 6/ 5/43 10 .. 2/27/43 8 . . Not Rev. 10 ..16/17 42 . 9 .. 9/19,42 7 .. 9/12/42 9 .. 2/27/43 10 ..12/12/42 ..10/17/42 10 . .Not Rev 9 .. 8/21/43 UNIVERSAL 1943-44 8123 8121 8122 8373 8372 8371 8232 8231 8237 8352 8353 8351 NAME BAND MUSICALS Choo-Choo Swing Not Rev. Hit Tune Serenade Not Rev. Sweet Jam Not Rev. PERSON-ODDITIES Fannie Hurst and Her Pets Not Rev. Farmer Gene Sarazen Not Rev. Wizard of Autos Not Rev. SWING SYMPHONIES Barber of Seville Not Rev. Boogie Woogie Man Not Rev. TECHNICOLOR CARTUNES Meatless Tuesday Not Rev. VARIETY VIEWS 1-A Dogs Not Rev. Mister Chimp Raises Cain Not Rev. Who's Next Excellent 9 .. 9/4/43 VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. 1942-43 8102 8109 8104 81 12 8107 8106 8108 8110 8101 8103 8111 8105 BROADWAY BREVITIES (12) A Nation Dances Very Good 20 Army Show Very Fine 20 Beyond the Line of Duty. Great 20 Happy Times and Jolly Moments Good Number . 20 Little Isle of Freedom Inspiring 20 Man Killers Our African Front 20 Rear Gunner Good 26 Spirit of Annapolis 20 Spirit of West Point Stirring 20 Three Cheers for the Girls Very Good 20 Vaudeville Days 20 HOLLYWOOD NOVELTIES (6) 8306 King of the Archers Entertaining ... 10 8304 So You Think You Need Glasses Fair 10 8302 So You Want to Give Up Smoking Excellent 10 SS03 Stars on Horseback Disappointing . 10 8301 Sweeney Steps Out (Reissue) Good II 8305 This Is the Enemy 10 . 10/10/42 . 3/13/43 .10/ 3/42 . 7/31/43 . 1/ 2/43 Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 4/17/43 . Not Rev. . 10/17/42 . 6/19/43 Not Rev. 3/ 6,43 1/23/43 12/12/42 7/ 3/43 . 10/ S/4J Net Rtv. 4 If. X o H > D W < I — I o o