Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1944)
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SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE — 1943-44 PRODUCT
COLUMBIA
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ALL-STAR COMEDIES
5404 A Gam of a Jam >6'/i.
5421 A Reekia's Cookia Fair 17
5433 Bachalor Daza 18
54S6 Busy Buddies l6'/i.
5405 Crash Goes the Hash Typical 17
5422 Crazy LIka ■ Fox Law I. a 18'/]
5435 Defective Detactivai l6>/2
5402 Dizzy Pilots 17
5432 Dr. Feel My Pulsa Fair 18
5426 Farmer for a Day Gets By I7i/j
5428 Garden of Eatin' Good 16
5430 He Was Only Feudin' Average 16
5412 His Hotel Sweet
5434 His Tale It Told l7i/2.
5401 I Can Hardly Wait Typical I6i/j
5408 Idle Roomers l6'/i.
5423 Mopey Dope l6'/f
5411 Oh, Babyl l8'/t
5403 Phony Express Good 17
5424 Pick a Peck of Plumbers 17 .
54»9 Pitchin' in the Kitchen. .Laughs IS'/i
5427 Quack Service Good 16
5425 Shot In the Escape Slapstick 19
5407 The Yoke's On Me 16
5431 To Heir it Human Poor 16
5410 Who's, Hugh? Slapttick 16
5429 You Dear Bey Good IS
5436 You Were Never Uglier 18 ,
COLOR RHAPSODIES (Taeh.)
5504 Disillusioned Bluebird ..Good 7
5503 Herring Murder Mystery 7
5502 Imagination Excellent 8
5501 Rocky Road to Ruin I
COMMUNITY SINGS
5651 No. I (Baker) "On a
Wing & Prayer"
5652 No. 2 (Delta Rhythm
Boys) Good
5653 No. 3 (Lucy Monroe)
Patriotic Songs Super Reel
5654 No. 4 (Llebert) "Baby
Smiles at Me" Fair
5655 No. 5 (White) "Whitflln'
in Wyomin' "
5656 No. 6 (Llebert) "Pittel
Packin' Mama" inviting ..
5657 No. 7 Xmat Carolt
(Special) Fine
5658 No. 8 (Baker) Alouette. .Fair
5659 No. 9 Sunday, Monday;
Alwayt Dull
5660 No. 10 (Baker) "Mairzy
Ooats," "Paper Doll"
5661 No. II (Llebert)
Yat'r That't My Baby. .Average .. 3662 No. 12 Too Young or
Too Old
FILM-VODVIL
6951 No. I MousIa Powell lOVt.
6952 No. 2 Coetia Williamt ..Fair 10 .
5953 Na. 3 Zab Carver Good II
5954 Na. 4 Thit It Ft. Dlx...Fair 9 .
5955 No. 5 Novak's Comedy
Band Useful 10 .
FOX & CROW (Tech.)
5753 Dream KIdt Very Good T/i.
5754 Mr. Moocher
5751 Room and Bored Good 7
5752 Way Down Yonder in the
Corn Excellent 7
LI'L ABNER (Taeh.)
Utl Amaezin' but Confoozin'. Promising 8
S603 A Peekoolyar Sitcheeaythun
5602 Sadie Hawkins Day Fair 7
PANORAMICS
5901 Birds on the Wing Interesting B'A
5902 Babies by Bannister Excellent 8'/2
Camera Digest Fair lO'/i
9904 Traditions of Mexico 8
PHANTASIES 5710 Case of the Screaming
Bishop T/i
5702 Cocky Bantam Fair 6'/i .. 12/1 1/43
5707 Giddy Yapping 6
5706 Lionel Lion 6
5709 Mr. Five By Flva
5709 Mr. Fore-by-Fore SVt
5701 Nursery Crimes Poor 7
5703 Playful Pfrt Fair 6'/j
5794 Polly Wants a Doctor Jaunty 6'/2
5768 Tangled Travels Fair 7
S705 Magic Strength 7'/2.
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS
5851 Na. I (Hollywood In
Uniform) Excellent 10
5852 No. 2 (Graucho Marx) .. .Average 10
5853 No. 3 Kay Kyter Very Good 10
5854 No. 4 (Alan Mowbray) .. .Good 9
5855 No. 5 (Carlllo &
Romero) Good t>/2
5856 No. 6 (Moera &
Durante) Fair 10
5157 No. 7 (Mexico Cinema
Industry) Vary Qa«d •
5851 No. 8 (Lombard Mamorlai
Reel)
Running Reviewed 5869 No. 9 (Movies 50th
TIma Issue Of Anniversary)
5860 No. 10 (Burns-HaleyDavis) Fair
SPORTS REELS
5803 Champ of Champions (Count Fleet) Good
5802 Cue Wizards (Andrew
Ponzi) Good
5810 G. I. Sports
5809 Mat Mauleri Very Good ....
5807 Golden Gloves
5801 Kings of Basketball Good Stuff
5808 Table Tennis Topnotchert. Time-Passer ...
5804 Ten Pin Aces Good
5806 Follow Through With
Sam Byrd Good
5805 Winged Targets Good
SERIALS
5120 Batman 15 Chaps.
5140 Desert Hawk 15 Chaps.
SI60 Phantom 15 Chaps.
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METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
CARTOONS (16) (Tech.)
W-533 Batty Baseball Not Rev.
W-537 Bodyguard
W-536 Happy-Go-Nutty
W-534 Million Dollar Cat Vary Good 7 ..5/ 6/44
W-532 Screwball Squirrel Fast 7 .. 5/20/44
W-535 Tree Surgeon 8
W-531 Zoot Cat Good 8 .. 4/29/44
MINIATURES (10)
M-585 A Great Day's Coming.. File 10 ..5/ 6/44
M-586 Important Business II
M-582 Kid In Upper Four Fair II .. 1/29/44
M-583 No News Is Good News Not Rev.
M-588 Somewhere, t'SA (Tech.) ID
M-584 Tale of a Dog Good 10 .. 5/13/44
M-587 Why Daddy 9
PASSING PARADE
K-572 Grandpa Called It Art
K-571 Immortal Blacksmith II
PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14)
S-353 Greovia Movie Very Good 10
S-552 Home Maid Good 10
S-555 Movie Pests Pointed Fun ... 10
S-S51 Practical Joker Good 10
S-554 Sportsman's Memories ...Good 10
TRAVELTALKS (12) (Taeh.)
T-SI4 A Day in Death Valley. .Good 9
T-517 Along the Cactus Trail.. Good 9
T-520 City of Brigham Young
T-518 Colorful Colorado 8
T-512 Grand Canyon — Pride of
Creation Not Rev.
T-516 Mackinac Island Excellent 9 .. 4/29/44
T-521 Monument at Utah
1-511 Through the Colorado
Rockies Good 9 ..12/18/43
T-519 Roaming Through Arizona 10
T-SI3 Salt Lake Diversions 9 ..Not Rev.
T-515 Visiting St. Louis Interesting 9 ..4/ 1/44
PARAMOUNT
LITTLE LULU (8) (Tech.)
D3-I "Eggs Don't Bounce". .. .Very Good 9 .. 2/ 5/44
D3-2 "Hullaba-Lulu" Excellent 9 .. 3/25/44
D3-7 I'm Just Curious
D3-8 Indoor Outing
D3-4 Lulu In Hollywood Fair 7'/2.
D3-6 It's Nifty To Be Thrifty
D3-5 Lucky Lulu 71/2..
D3-3 Lulu Gati the Birdie Very Good 8 .
GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS (6) (Tech.) U3-5 And to Think That I Saw It
On Mulberry Street. ...Very Good .
U3-2 "Goodnight Rusty" Excellent ...
U3-I Jasper Goes Fishing Tops
U3-6 Jasper Goes Hunting Up to Snuff.
U3-3 Package for Jasper Excellent 7'/2.
U3-4 Say Ah, Jasper First Rate 8
MUSICAL PARADES (6) (Tech.)
FF3-2 "Caribbean Romance" ... Excellent 20
FF3-5 Fun Time Excellent 20
FF3-6 Halfway to Heaven Excellent 19 .
FF3-3 Lucky Cowboy Excellent 20
FF3-1 "Mardi Gras" Major League... 20
FF3-4 Showboat Serenade Excellent 20
NOVELTOONS (8) (Teeh.)
P3-3 Cllly Goose Very Good S
P3-2 Hen Pecked Rooster Very Good 8
P3-I No Mutton for Nuttln'. . .Good 7 .
P3-4 Suddenly It's Spring Appealing 19
POPEYE (8)
E3-4 Anvil Chorus Girl .Good 7 .
E3-I Her Honor the Mare. Excellent 7
E3-2 Marry-Go-Round Very Good 7'/2.
E3-8 Moving Aweigh
E3-7 Pitching Woo at the Zoo
E3-6 Puppet Love
E3-5 Spinach-Packin' Popeye 7'/2
E3-3 Wa'ra M Our Way to ntt.Oni I .. 8/34/44
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12/11/43 6/ 3/44 6/17/44 1/29/44 8/28/43 4/22/44
4/22/44
3/25/44 12/25/43 6/17/44
7/22/44
12/18/43 2/ 5/44
POPULAR SCIENCE (6)
J3-I No. I Good 10 ..11/ 6/4S
J3-2 No. 2 Entertaining ... 10 ..12/25/43
J3-3 No. 3 So-So 10 ..4/ 8/44
J3-4 No. 4 Interesting 10 ..6/ 3/44
J3-5 No. 5 Interesting 10 ..7/ 1/44
J3-6 No. 6 10
SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (8)
Y3-5 In a Harem Good 9'/2.. 7/22/44
Y3-3 In the Newsreels Excellent 9Vt.. 4/ 8/44
Y3-2 In Winter Quarters Will Past 9 ..4/ 1/44
Y3-I Tails of the Border Tops 81/2.. 1/ 8/44
Y3-6 Monkey Business
Y3-4 Your Pet Problem 9
SPORTLIGHTS (10)
R3-9 Catch 'Em and Eat 'Em.. Good 10 .. 7/22/44
R3-I0 Furlough Fishing Good Catch 91/2.. 8/19/44
R3-3 "G.I. Fun" Snappy 9 ..1/ 1/44
R3-6 Heroes on the Mend Very Good 9 .. 4/22/44
R3-I Mermaids on Parade..' Good 9 ..11/13/43
R3-5 Open Fire Good 91/2.. 4/ 1/44
R3-2 "Ozark Sportsmen" Good 9 ..12/11/43
R3-4 Swlmcapades Good 9'/2.. 1/22/44
R3-7 Trail Breakers Very Good 9'/2.. 8/17/44
R3-8 Winged Couriers Good 91/2.. 7/22/44
UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6)
L3-I No. 1
L3-2 No. 2
L3-3 No. 3
L3-5 No. 5 L3-6 No. 6
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RXO RADIO
DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.)
54102 Plastics Inventor Excellent 7
54101 Springtime for Pluto 7
EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 43406 Kitchen Cynic 18
43404 Love Your Landlord 18
43401 Not on My Account Fair 17
43403 Prunes & Politics 16
43405 Radio Rampage Good 18
43402 Unlucky Dog 15
FLICKER FLASHBACKS (7)
44201 No. I 9
44202 No. 2 Good 9
44203 No. 3 Delightful 9
44204 No. 4 Swell 10
8/19/44
44205 No. 5 ...Good 9
44206 No. 6 Good 9
44207 No. 7 Excellent 10
LEON ERROL (6)
43702 Cutie on Duty Good
43706 Girls! Girls! Girls! 17
43705 Poppa Knows Worst Fair 17
43704 Say Uncle Fair 18
43701 Seeing Nellie Home Poor 17
43703 Wedtime Stories 17
HEAOLINER REVIVALS (4)
43201 Harris in the Spring 19
43204 Music Will Tell 18
43202 Rhythm on the Rampage 18
43203 Romancing Along 21
SPORTSCOPES (13)
44306 Basket Wizards Good 8 ..
44311 Boot and Spur Good 8'/2..
44310 Boys Camp 8 ...
44305 CoEd Sports 8
44301 Field Trial Champions. .. Excellent 9
44302 Joe Kirkwood Good 9
44307 Mallard Flight Good 9
44304 Mountain Anglers Eye-fliling 9
44308 On Point Good 8
44309 Past Performances Interesting t
44303 Stars and Strikes Solid 9
44312 Ski Chase 8
THIS IS AMERICA (18)
43106 Aircraft Carrier Excellent 16
43108 Hot Money 17
43102 Letter to a Hero Very Good 18
43104 Mail Call ;....Very Good 17
43103 New Prisons — New Men 17
43105 News Front Very Good 16
43110 Rockefeller Center Good 16
43101 Sailors All Very Fine 20
43109 They Fight Again Excellent 17
43107 Viva Mexico Good 17
REPUBLIC
SERIALS
Captain America 15 Cbapt.
Haunted Harbor 15 Cbapt.
Masked Marvel 12 Chapt.
Tiger Woman 12 Chaps.
20th CENTURY-FOX
DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE (2)
4901 Futt and Feathers Good 9
LEW LEHR
4902 Lew Lehr Makes the News 9
MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (() 4154 A Volcano Is Born
(Tech.)
4151 Mormon Trails Colorful 9
4152 Coast of Strategy Instructive •
4156 Kingdom of Trauura. . . .Road •
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