Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1944)

X CD H pa > a < Futures and western series releases listed alphabetically by title under name of distributor. Ccnsult title index for distributor of picture known only by title.) Numerals at left of titles Indicate production or block number; those at extreme right, the publication date of Advance Dope: a: or Box-office Slant: b. (Tech.) after title indicates Technicolor. Audience classification indicated by letters following title: A — Adult; F — Family. Letters and combinations thereof In ■arenthesis indicate type of story in accordance with following KEY: (B) Biographical (D) Drama (G) Gangster (My) Mystery (Wa) War (C) Cemedy (Doc) Documentary (IKI) Musical (W) Western (H) Horror ASTOR PICTURES Cock «f tht Air (C) Chester Morris 71.. Crooked Circle (OF ZaSu Pitts-Jimmy Glaason 70.. Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin. Jr 60.. Hill's Angels (D).... Lyon-Harlow-Hall lOO.. Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barara StanwyckRobt. Young 70.. I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . . Claudette Colbert 80.. Kesp 'em Laughing Jack Benny 72.. King of the Circus Loder-RatoffBennett 71.. Rel. Date Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce Cabot-Virglnia Bruet Paieoka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Velez... Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Griffith Jones Scarface (D) P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak Scream in tlie Night Lon Chaney, Jr Sky Devils (C-D).... Spencer Tracy tS Reissued Thunder in tba City Edw. G. Robinson tl Reissueti Titans of the Deep Beebe and Barton '. 45 Reissued 70 Reissued 70 ....Reissued 70 New Release 88 Reissued 69 .New Release j COLUMBIA CURRENT 1943-44 I 5010 Address Unknown (D)A Paul Lukas-K. T. Stevens 71. .8/1/44 b4/22/44 Mi2 Beautiful But Broke (C)F Davis-Hubbard-Frazee-Haymes 74.. 1/28/44 b2/5/44 5035 Black Parachute. The (D)A. .J. Carradine-Osa Massen 65 . 5/4/44 b6/24/44 5001 Cover Girl (Tech.) (CM)F...R. Hayworth-Gone Kelly 107. .4/6/44 b3/4/44 »MI Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (M)A Warner Baxter-Rose Hobart 68.. 12/9/43 b2/5/44 5027 Cry of the Werewolf Nina Foch-S. Crane-0. Massen 63.. 8/17/44 a6/3/44 M42 Ghost That Walks Alone, The (MC)F Arthur Lake-Janis Carter 63. .2/10/44 ...b2/l2/44 5028 Girl in the Case (MC)F Janis Carter-Edmund Lowe 64. .4/20/44 ...b6/IO/44 •UVB Heat's On, The (CD)F Mae West-V. Moore-W. Gaxton 79. .12/2/43 ...bl/29/44 1013 Hey, Reekie (C)F Ann Miller-J. Besser-L. Parks 77.. 3/9/44 b5/l3/44 5015 Jam Session (M)F Ann Miller-Jess Barker 77. .4/13/44 b6/3/44 5012 Kansas City Kitty Joan Davis-Bob Crosby 8/24/44 . . .a5/20/44 »029 Klondike Kate ..Ann Savage-Tom Neal 64. .12/16/43 .alO/23/43 5019 Louisiana Hayride Judy Canova-Ross Hunter 67.. 7/13/44 ...a5/20/44 5007 Mr. Winkle Goes to War(D)F.Ed. G. Robinson-Ruth Warrick 80. .8/3/44 b7/l5/44 NI8 Nine Girls (M)A A. Harding-E. Keyes-J. Falkenburg 78.. 2/17/44 ...b3/l8/44 lOCe None Shall Escape (D)F Marsha Hunt-Alexander Knox 85. .2/3/44 bl/22/44 5004 Once Upon a Time (Fa)F Gary Grant-Janet Blair 89.. 5/1 1/44 ...b4/29/44 1036 Racket Man (D)F.. Tom Neal-Jeanne Bates 64.. 1/18/44 ...bl/29/44 W24 Return of the Vampire (H)A..Bela Lugosi-F. Inescort 69. .11/11/43 ...b2/5/44 5038 Sailor's Holiday Arthur Lake-Jane Lawrence 6I..2/24/44 a3/4/44 5008 Secret Command (D)F P. O'Brien-C. Landis-C. MorrU 82. .7/20/44 b6/3/44 5040 She's a Soldier Too Beulah Bondi-Nina Foch 67. .6/29/44 a5/6/44 5026 Soul of a Monster Rose Hobart-Erik Rolf 8/17/44 ...a6/l7/44 5023 Stars on Parade (DM)F Lynn Merrick-Larry Parks 63. .5/25/44 b8/5/44 <«20 Swing Out the Blues Bob Haymes-Lynn Merrick 70.. 1/20/44 ...bl/22/44 <0I7 There's Something About a Soldier (D)F Evelyn Keyes-Tom Neal.. 81.. 1 1/30/43 .bl2/25/43 5043 They Live in Fear Otto Kruger-Clifford Severn 65. .6/15/44 a4/l5/44 5039 Two-Man Submarine (D)F A. Savage-Tom Neai-J. C. Nalsh... 62. .3/16/44 b5/6/44 5037 UBoat Prisoner (D)A Bruce Bennett-Erik Rolf 65. .7/25/44 b8/5/44 5041 Underground Guerrillas John Clements-Mary Morris 82.. 5/18/44 •ofli What a Woman! (C)A Rosalind Russell-Brian Aherne 93. .12/28/43 ..bl2/4/43 5032 Whistler, The (M)A Richard Dix-Gloria Stuart 59.. 3/30/44 b4/8/44 COMING A Song to Remember (Tech.). Paul Muni-Merle Oberon ai/22/44 A Woman's Privilege I. Dunne-C. Boyer-C. Coburn Carolina Blues K. Kyser-Ann Miller-V. Moore 9/26/44 ...!a5/6/44 Counter Attack Paul Muni-M. Chapman Dormant Account Richard Dix-Janis Carter 9/21/44 Eve Knew Her Apples Ann Miller-William Wright Ever Since Venus Ann Savage-Ross Hunter 9/14/44 ...a6/IO/44 Hello Mom Jane Frazee-Larry Parks 5002 Impatient Years, The J. Arthur-L. Bowman-C. Coburn 9/7/44 ....35/20/44 Meet Miss Bobby Socks Bob Crosby-Lynn Merriok a6/IO/44 Missing Juror Janis Carter-Jim Bannon One Mysterious Night Chester Morris-Janis Carter 9/19/44 ..!a7/29/44 Sergeant Mike Larry Parks-Jeanne Bates , a8/l9/44 6021 Shadows in the Night Warner Baxter-Nina Foch ! .a7/8/44 Strange Affair JoslynKeyes-Chapman 65 .a7/22/44 Tonight We Dance Jeff Donnell-Fred Brady Unwritten Code. The Tom Neal-Ann Savage 9/28'44 ...a7/l5/44 Westerns (Current 1943-44) wnj Cowboy Canteen Chas. Starrett-Jane Frazee /2.. 2/8/44 bl/8/44 5208 Last Horseman, The ( W) F .... Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 54 6/22/44 b7/l/44 5207 Riding West (W)F C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson 58 5/18/44 o205 Sundown Valley Charles Starrett-Jeanne Bates 55. 3/23/44 •M4 VlgHantos Ride (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wilis 56 2/3/44 5206 Wyoming Hurricane ( W) F .... Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 58 4/20/44 .b6/ 10/44 b2/l2/44 .b5/6/44 Westerns (Coming) Both Barrels Blazing c. Starrett-Dub Taylor-P. Parrlsh Cowboy From Lonesome River Charles Starrett-Vi Athens 9/21/44 a8/7/43 Cyclone Prairie Rangers Charles Starrett-Walter Taylor a9/25/43 Phantom Outlaws C. Starrett-Jean Stevens Renegade Roundup c. Starrett-Dub Taylor-Sally Bliss ... Return of the Durango Kid Charles Starrett-Eddie Evans Rough Ridin' Justice Charles Starrett-Jimmy Wakely Saddle Leather Law .....Charles Starrett-Vl Athens a'l2/Vl'/43 Sagebrush Herees Charles Starrett-Constance Worth ' a2/l2/44 Swing In the Saddle Red River Dave-Jane Frazee 8/31/44 IVIGM CURRENT 1943-44 j «5 JndyVrr.%irnde Tracy-lren. Dunn... ,20.. Mar bl2/25/43 „^rouble (CD)F M. Rooney-L. Stone 107. .May b4/8/44 429 Bathing Beauty (Tech.) (MC) F . Red Skelton-H. James & Orch 101.. July . . . ! ! .b5/27/44 »• BrMomy Rhytfan (iKh.) («()F George Murphy-Glnny Simme 114 Mar bl/a/44 MGM (Cont.) CURRENT 1943-44 Rel. MIns. Date Itun tt See issue of .... Reissued .... Reissued .New Release Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued .New Release 430 Canterville Ghost (CD)F C. LaughtonMargaret O'Brien 95. 414 Cross of Lorraine (0)A Gene Kelly-Pierre Aumont 90. 417 Cry "Havee" (D)A ..A. Sothern-M. Sullivan 97. Dragon Seed (D)A Katharine HepburnWalter Huston .145. 425 Gaslight Charles Boyer-lngrld Bergman 114. 421 Heavenly Body. The W. Powell-H. Lamarr 95. 415 Lost Angel (CD)F Margaret O'Brien-J. Craig 91 .July b6/3/44 .Jan bl 1/13/43 .Feb hll/(/43 .Aug b7/22/44 .May b5/l3/44 .Apr bl2/2V43 .Jan bll/S/4) 490 Madame Curie (B)A G. Garson W. Pidgeon 124.. Feb bll/20/4> 426 Meet the People (M)F Lucille Ball-Dick Powell 100. 418 Rationing (OF W. Beery-Marjorie Main 93. 420 See Here, Private Hargrove (OF ..Robert Walker-Donna Reed lOI. 422 Song of Russia (DM) F. ...... R. Taylor-Susan Peters 107. 423 Swing Fever (MC)F Kay Kyser &. Band-Lena Heme 81. 413 Thousands Cheer (Tech.) (D)F.Kathryn Grayson-Gene Kelly 126. 427 Three Men in White (D)F L. Barrymore-Van Jehnui 85. 428 Two Girls L a Sailor (M)A...June Allyson-Van Johnson 124. 466 Tunisian Victory (Doc) Gov't Film-Capra, co-producer 76. 491 White Cliffs of Dover (D)A...I. Dunne-A. Marshall-R. McDowall . 126. May b4 8/4J .Mar bl/21/44 Mar k2/ll/44 Feb bl/i/44 Apr kll/13/43 Jan M/U/43 .June kS/(/44 June b4/2l/44 4/28/44 ...b3/ll/44 June b3/ll/44 .Oct a7/l/44 COMING An American Romance (Tech.) (BD)F B. Donlevy-Ann Richards 151. Anchors Aweigh G. Kelly-F. Sinatra-K. Grayson Autumn Fever Philip Dorn-Mary Astor Barbary Coast Gent (OF Wallace Beery-Binnie Barnes 87.. Sept b8/5/44 Clock, The Judy Garland-Robert Walker Cloud Busters Wallace Beery-James Gleason a7/l/44 Dr. "Red" Adams Barrymore-Johnson-DeHaven Gentle Annie James Craig-Donna Reed Kismet (Tech.) R. Coleman-Marlene Dietrich 100 . Oct a2/l9/44 Lost in a Harem Abbott & Costello-M. Maxwell 89. Maisie Goes to Reno (OF.. . Ann Sothern-John Hodiak 90. Marriage Is a Private Affair (D)A Lana Turner-John Hodiak 116. Meet Me in St. Louis (Tech.). Judy Garland-Margaret O'Brien Mrs. Parkington Greer GarsonWalter Pidgeon Nov a5/27/44 Music for Millions D. Reed-M. O'Brien-J. Durante National Velvet Mickey Rooney-Elizabeth Taylor »4/|/44 Naughty Marietta J. MacDonald-Nelson Eddy Nov Reissue Nothing But Trouble Lairel &. Hardy-Mary Boland a7/29/44 Picture of Dorian Gray George Sanders-Hurd Hatfield a8/5/44 Seventh Cross (D)A Spencer Tracy-Signe Hasso 1 1 1.. Sept b7/22/44 Son of Lassie Elsa Lanchester-Nlgel Bruce Thin Man Goes Home William Powell-Myrna Loy a8/l9/44 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. .. .Spencer Tracy-Van Johnson a4/8/44 Thrill of a Romance Van JohnsonEsther Williams Waterloo Bridge Vivien Leigh-Robert Taylor Sept Reissue Ziegfeld Follies (Tech.) Fred Astaire-Gene Kelly a8/l2/44 Dec a8/l2/44 Sept b8/l2/44 .Oct b8/l9/44 a4/l 44 CURRENT 1943-44 MONOGRAM Block No. 1 Charlie Chan In Secret Sorvice (M)F Sidney Toler 63.. 3/14/44 . . .fcl/ia/44 2 Follow the Leader (CD)F Jack LaRue-East Side Kids 64.. 12/10/43 ...b7/l/44 I Lady Let's Dance (M)F Beiita-James Ellison 88.. 3/7/44 H/2t/44 Mr. Muggs Stops Out (CD)F..Leo Gorcey-Joan Marsh 63. .12/1/43 ...H/I2/44 Return of the Ape Man (H)A.Bela Lugosi-J. Carradlne 60. .2/14/44 ....b7/»/44 Sultan's Daughter (M)F Ann Corio-C. Butterworth 64. .1/24/44 ..kl2/II/41 1 Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (CM)F Una Merkel-Donald Nevis 60. .1/7/44 ....b4/U/44 2 VooDoo Man (H)A Beia Lugosi-J. Carradine (2. .2/21/44 ...b2/ll/44 What a Man (CD)F Johnny Downs-Wanda McKay 63. .1/31/44 ..blI/ll/41 2 Where Are Your Children? (D)F Jackie Cooper-Gale Storm 73. .1/17/44 ..kll/X7/41 1 Women in Bondage (D)A Gale Patrick-Nancy Kelly 72. .1/10/44 ..kil/2«/4t COMING Adventures of Kitty O'Day. . . . Jean Parker-Peter Cookson 12/16/44 ..a8 12/44 Alaska Margaret Lindsay-Dean Jagger , 11/18/44 ..a5/20/44 Are These Our Parents? (D)F. Helen Vinson-Lyle Talbot 73 b</l7/44 Army Wives Marjorie Rambeau-Murray Alper 11/4,44 A Wave, a Wac, a Marine (CM)F Sally Eilers-Elyse Knox 70 b7/29/44 Black Magic Sidney Toler-Claudia Dell 9 29 44 . . .a5/27,'44 Block Busters East Side Kids-Roberta Smith 9/16/44 ...a2/l2/44 Bowery Champs East Side Kids 12 9/44 a7 8/44 Call of the Jungle (D)A Ann Corio-James Bush 60. .8 19 44 ...b7/29./44 Case of the Missing Medico ... Duncan Renaldo-Pedro de Cordoba 12 2 44 2 Chinese Cat, The (M)F Sidney Toler-Joan Woodbury 65.11 5 44 b4/l/44 2 Detective Kitty O'Day (C)F..Jean Parker-Peter Cookson 63 k4/l/44 Enemy of Women Claudia Dell-Donald Woods 10 21/44 2 Hot Rhythm (CM)F Dona Drake-Robert Lowery 79 k3/ll/44 Johnny Doesn't Live Here(C) F .Simone Simon-James Ellison 78 b5/20/44 Leave It to the Irish James Dunn-Wanda McKay 8 26 44 Little Devils Harry Carey-Paul Kelly 12 23 44 Murder in the Family Billy Gilbert-Shemp Howard I/I3;45 , Oh What a Night (M)F Edmund LoweMarjorie Rambeau 72. .9 2/44 ., Shadows of Suspicion Marjorie Weaver-Peter Cookson 9 23 44 . They Shall Have Faith Gale Storm-Sir A. Smith 1/27/45 . Three of a Kind (OF Billy Gilbert-Shemp Howard 68 When Strangers Marry (M)A.Dean Jagger-Kim Hunter 67.. 10 7 44 . Westerns (Current 1943-44) Black Market Rustlers (W)F..Ray Corrlgan-Dennis Moore 58. .3/27/44 . Law Men (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 53.. 4/25/44 . Law Rides Again, The (W)F..Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54. .3/6/44 .. Outlaw Trail (W)F H. GIbson-K. Maynard-Bob Steele 4/18/44 . Raiders of the Border J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 1/31/44 Sonora Stagecoach (W)F Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele 5/2S/44 Westward Bound (W)F Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54. .1/17/44 . .a5 13. 44 , .b8/ 12/44 .a7 15 '44 . .a8/l2 44 .b8 19 44 bS 19 44 ..kl/2t/4S ...k4/l/44 ..H/XI/4S ,..tl/l/44 ..kl/IS/44 ..12/ It/44 Westerns (Coming) Arizona Whirlwind (W)F Ken Maynard-Hoot Gibson 59 k}/ll/44 Frontier Frame-Up Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele 9 30 44 Ghost of Indian Springs J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 12,23/44 ..... . Land of the Outlaws J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 9/16 44 Law of the Valley J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 1 1 4,'44 Marked Trails Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele Partners of the Trail (W)F...J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 55 U/ii/4< Range Law (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hattea 5S .!k</l>/44 Utah Kid, The Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele , 8 26 44 West of the Rio Grande (W) F.J. M. Brewn-Raymond Hatton 59 ....m/s/M