Showmen's Trade Review (Jul-Sep 1944)

20th CENTURYFOX (Con't.) MARCH OF 1 Airways to Peace 12 Americans All II Back Door to Tokyo 13 British 1 mperialism . . . . 2 Europe's Crossroads 3 Youth in Crisis 9 Irish Question. The 4 Naval Log of Victory 10 Underground Report 5 Upbeat in Music 8 South American Front... 6 Sweden's Middle Road 7 Post-War Jobs TIME (13) Gona 17 . Fair-Minded .. 18 . Good 18%. Good 18 . Excellent 19 . Excellent l8i/2. Very Good 16%. Comprehensive . l9'/2. Very Good 20 Entertaining ... 16'/2. Clarifying 171/1. Excellent l9'/4. Revealing l8'/2. 4505 4509 4502 4520 4513 4504 4514 4519 4510 4508 4506 4515 4516 4503 4501 4507 MOVIETONE ADVENTURES (6) 4251 Flying Gunners Good 9 4253 Leathernecks on Parade (Tech.) 9 4203 Mailman of Snake River. Interesting 9 4202 Silver Wings Interesting .... 9 4252 Snowland Sentinels 9 SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 4301 Dog Sense 9 4302 Champions Carry On ♦303 Fun for All Good 7 TERRYTOONS (20) (Tech.) Aladdin's Lamp (Tech.). Good 7 Butcher of Seville Good 7 Camouflage 7 Carmen's Veranda 7 Champion Justice Good 7 Down With Cats Good 7 Frog and the Princess. ... Fair 7 Green Line 7 Helicopter (Tech.) 7 Hopeful Donkey (Tech.) .. Good 7 Lion and the Mouse Fair 7 Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat Fair 7 My Boy Johnny Fair 7 Ssmewhere in Egypt Fantastic 7 Super Mouse Rides Again. Average 7 Yokel Duck Makes Good (Tech.) Fair 7 UNITED ARTISTS 1943-44 WORLD IN ACTION Battle of Europe Excellent 17 Fortress Japan Bird's-eye View 17 Global Air Routes Good 15 UNIVERSAL NAME BAND MUSICALS (13) 8123 Choo-Choo Swing Good 15 8127 Fellow on a Furlough. .. .Good 15 8121 Hit Tune Serenade BI29 Melody Garden 8131 Midnight Melodies 15 8125 New Orleans Blues. . . .Good 15 8130 Pagliacci Swings It Overdone Ham.. 15 8124 Radio Melodies Entertaining .. 15 8128 Stars and Violins Acceptable 15 8122 Sweet Jam Good 15 8126 Sweet Swing Fair 15 8132 Swingtime Holiday 15 PERSON-ODDITIES (15) Aviation Expert, Donald Douglas Solid 9 Barefoot Judge Fair 9 Fannie Hurst and Her Pets Fair 9 Farmer Gene Sarazen. . . . Good 9 Foster's Canary College. .Good 9 Honest Forger Idol of the Crowd 9 . Mrs. Lowell Thomas' Fur Farm Average 9 Spinning a Yarn Gcod 10 Varga and His Beauties. .Attractive 9 Wizard of Autos Good 9 World's Youngest Aviator. Interesting .... 9 SWING SYMPHONIES (6) (T«ch.) 8234 Abou Ben Google 7 . 8231 Bsogie Woogie Man Very Pleasing.. 7 8232 Greatest Man in Siam...Good 7 8233 Jungle Jive Tops 7 SPECIAL FEATURETTES (3) Battle of Music 7110 Eagle vs. Dragon (Tech.) .Swell Novelty .. 18 World Without Borders 9/11/43 7/22/44 6/17/44 8/19/44 10/ 2/43 11/ 6/43 4/22/44 12/ 47« 5/20/44 l2/25/«3 3/25/44 1/22/44 2/19/44 . 9/ 4/43 . Not Rev. . 5/ 6/44 . 5/13/44 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. Not Rev. . 5/13/44 . 12/25/43 . 5/ 6/44 Net Rev. . 4/29/44 . 9/ 4/43 . 5/ 6/44 .Not Rev. . 1/ 1/44 . 12/18/43 . 4/29/44 . 5/ 8/44 . 9/ 4/43 . 10/23/43 . 1/ 1/44 5/20/44 8 12 44 6/24/44 . I 1/27/43 . 4/22/44 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. 8377 8S76 8373 8372 8378 8380 8382 8375 8381 8379 8371 8374 , 1.22/44 . 8 12 44 . 1/22/44 . 5/20/44 . 10/23,43 3' 4. '41 . 5/13/44 . 5/ 6/44 .J 1/20/41 .10/23/4' . 4/29/44 . 3/1 1/44 . 8 19 44 . 6/ 3/44 .10/25/43 . 2/19/44 . 10/ 9/4il . 1/22/44 . 4/29/44 4/15/44 VARIETY VIEWS (15) 8355 Amazing Metropolis Fair 9 1357 Animal Tricks Fair 9 8361 Bear Mountain Game Good 9 8359 Fraud by Mail Instructive 9 8362 From Spruce to Bomber 9 JJ58 Htbo News Good 9 8852 l-A Dtgs Goed 9 iJ5t Magazine Model Excellent 9 8360 Mr. Chimp Goes South.. Very Good . .. 9 8515 Mr. Chimp Raises Cain.. Fair 9 8351 Who's Next Excellent 9 8SJ4 Wings in Record Time. .. Interesting 9 TECHNICOLOR CARTUNES 8238 Barber of Seville Fair 8239 Fish Fry Excellent 7 8237 Meatless Tuesday Good 7 SPECIAL (WAC) 8112 With the Marines at Tarawa Great SERIALS 8781 Adventures of Flying Cadets 13 Chaps 8681 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard 13 Chaps. 8881 Great Alaskan Mystery. .. 13 Chaps. 9781 Raiders of Ghost City 13 Chaps. 8 12 44 VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. BLUE RIBBON CARTOONS (13) 9301 A Feud There Was 7 Reissue 19 . 2/26/44 4/15/44 . 8/ 5, 44 . 6/17/44 . 5/13/44 .10/23/43 . 4/29/44 .8 12 44 . 12/ 4/4» . 9/ 4/45 . 1/22/44 . 4/22/44 . 8, 19,'44 . 7/15/43 . 2/26 44 10/ 9/43 9311 9307 9312 9305 9302 9304 9306 9313 9303 9309 9308 9310 9715 9721 9724 9723 9726 9103 9106 9105 9102 9104 9101 A Wild Hare 7 Bear's Tale 7 Cat Came Back 7 Cross Country Detours 7 Early Worm Gets the Bird 7 Fighting 69"2 7 Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt 7 Isle of Pingo Pongo 7 My Little Buckaroo 7 Of Fox and Hounds 7 Sweet Sioux 7 Thugs With Dirty Mugs 7 BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (b; Buckaroo Bugs 7 Bugs Bunny &. the Three Bears 7 Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips RniH 7 Hare Force Excellent 7 Hare Ribbin' Excellent 7 Old Grey Hare 7 FEATURETTES (6) Grandfather's Follies ...Excellent 20 . . Reissue . . Reissue . . Reissue . . Reissue . . Reissue . . Reissue . . Keissut . . Reissut . . Reissue . . Reissue . . Reissut . . Reissue =i ?n 44 8 19 '44 7/ 1/44 U. S. Marines on Review . Excellent . Night in Mexico City. ... Interesting Over the Wall Very Good Our Frontier in Italy Vnire That Thrilled the World ExcelUnt 20 20 20 20 20 LOONEY TUNES 9711 Brother Brat Good 7 MELODY MASTERS (10) 9610 All-star Melody Masters. Gcod 10 9609 Junior Jive Bombers 10 9603 Cavalcade of the Dance. . .Excellent 10 9604 Freddie Fisher &. His Band 10 9601 Hit Parade of Gay Nineties Very Good 10 9610 Listen to the Bands 10 9606 Songs of the Range Good 10 9607 South American Sway Routine 10 9602 Sweetheart Serenade Good 10 9605 Ted Weems &. Merchant Marine Band Excellent 10 9608 U. S. Coast Guard Band. Good 10 MERRIE MELODIES (20) (Tech.) 9709 Angel Puss Good 7 9713 Birdy &. the Beast 7 9717 Booby Hatched 7 9711 Brother Brat 7 9708 Duck Soup to Nuts 7 9714 From Hand to Mouse 7 9715 Goldilocks & the Jivin' Bears 7 9703 1 Got Plenty of Mutton ... Fair 7 9716 Lost & Foundling 7 9701 Meatless Fly Day 7 9720 Odor-able Kitty 7 9705 Tick. Toek. Tuckered Fair 7 9704 Weakly Reporter Good 7 9712 Plane Daffy 7 9710 Slightly Daffy Fair 7 9718 Stupid Cupid 7 9719 Stage Door Cartoon 7 9706 Swooner Crooner 7 9707 Russian Rhapsody 7 9702 Tom Turk i Daffy Excellent 7 SANTA FE TRAIL WESTERN (6) . 2/19/44 . 3 19 44 . 4 22 44 . 1/29/44 .Not Rev. .11/ 6/43 . 8/ 5/44 . 8, I9,'44 .10/ 2/43 .Not Rev. 1 1/13/43 . 7/ 1/44 . 4/22/44 . 1 1/13/43 . 2/12/4 . «/ 6/44 . 7/ 1/ 5/ 8/44 6/ 3/44 4/22/44 . . 7/ 1/44 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 2/26/44 91 12 Trial by Trigger. Fair 20 . . 2/ 12 '44 WHl Done 20 . .10/ 9'43 Good 20 . . 2/l9'44 Good 20 . . 7/ 1/44 Good .. l7'/2. .12/25/43 Good 20 . . 6/ 3/44 SPORTS PARADE (IS) (Tech.) 9504 Baa Baa Black Sheep Excellent 9507 Backyard Golf Fair 9513 Bluenose Schooner 9510 Cattlemen's Days Good 9512 Champions of the Future 9506 Chinatown Champs Colorful 9511 Colorado Trout Good 9502 Desert Playground Interesting .... 9505 Dogie Round-Lp Interesting .... 9508 Filipino Sports Parade. . .Good 9503 Into the Clouds Good 9509 Mexican Sportland 10 9501 Tropical Sportland Fair 10 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (6) 9002 Behind the Big Top Excellent 20 9006 Musical Movieland 20 9003 Task Force Excellent 20 9004 Devil Boats Excellent 20 9001 Women at War 20 9005 Winner's Circle 20 VITAPHONE VARIETIES (8) 9492 Bee's a Buzziii' Interesting 9403 Hunting the DeVil Cat... Good 9405 Jungle Thrills Goed '9401 Out Alaskan Frontier Fair 0404 Striigale f"r Life Excellent . 9406 Throwing the Bull Good . .. . . 2/12/44 . . 6/17/44 .. 7/ 1/44 . . 4/29/44 . . 8/ 5/44 ..10/ 9/43 . . 2/19/44 .. 7/ 1/44 . . I, '29/44 ..11/ 6/43 .11/27/43 . 1/ 1/44 . 7/29/44 .10/ 2/43 . Not Rev. . 1 1/13/43 . 10/16/43 . 6/ 3/44 .11/27/43 . 4' 8/44 . 8, 19,41 W.A.C. Releases 1943-44 Glamour Girls of 1943. . 10 Last Will &. Testament of Twn Smith lO'/j Oil Is Blood Day of Battle 10 Suggestion Box 9 Battle of Russia Family Feud 6 Food and Magic 10 Chief Neeley Reports to the Nation 10 Brothers in Blood 10 Price «f Rendova in No Exception 10 Destination Island X.... 10 At His Side 10 Why of Wartime Taxes.. 10 Prices Unlimited 10 America's Hidden Weapon 10 With the Marines at Tarawa 18 Negro Soldier 43 Memphis Belle 45 It's Your War Too 10 >lo Alternative 10 Rnad to Victory 10 ewsreel Synopses {Released H'cdncsday, Amjust 23) MOVIETONE (Vol. 26, No. 101)— Allies invade southern France ; General Patten leads 'Yank Army in dash to Paris; Guam back in U. S. hands; 'Yank forces capture Biak Island, Noemfoor Island and Saipan in the Pacific; New mathematical wonder machine in action ; Florida lovelies display bathing fashions. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. IS, No. 299)— Invaders of southern France in invasion preview; General Patton leads Yank forces in Paris dash; General de Gaulle's forces land in France; Guam, Saipan and Noemfoor, in the Pacific, captured by U. S. forces; Mathematical wonder machine at work for the Navy. PARAMOUNT (No. 102)— Comedian Zero Mostel as dog-trainer; Allies invade southern France; French armored division lands in France; Eye witness story of Guam victory. RKO PATHE (Vol. 15, No. 104)— Yanks clean up the Pacific; Rehearsal for invasion of southern France —General Patton's army moves up in Brittany — Nev/ units land in Normandy. UNIVERSAL (Vol. 17, No. 321)— Allies invade southern France; French armored division lands in Normandy: Yank forces capture Guam; General Patton at a press conference; Red Cross begins packing Christmas boxes for American prisoners of v/ar; Philanthropist entertains orphans at Long Beach, N. Y., outing: Aquatic acrobatics performed by kids; Hollander, shown making snowstorm from cornflakes and mink coats from muskrats. ALL AMERICAN (Vol. 2, No. 96)— 50,000 attend celebration for Chicago editor; Negro named to Board of the United Nations relief; Dr. Hilton named to New Jersey boxing commission; 'Washington designer shows his hats; Marva Louis at Comiskey Park ball game; Roosevelt at Pearl Harbor. (Released Saturday, August 26) MOVIETONE (Vol. 26, No. 102)— Triumphant return of Allied Armies to Paris; U. S.. Britain and Russia in post-war conferences; Iceland breaks ofT ties with Nazi-controlled Denmark; Roosevelt and Truman confer on campaign plans; Guam natives liberated by U. S. forces; WPB tests new synthetic tire; Navy task force repels Jap plane attack in Pacific. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. 15, No. 300)— Eisenhower decorates Yank combat leaders; U. S., British and Russian delegates confer on post-war peace plans; Yank task force smashes Jap plane attack; Roosevelt and Truman discuss campaign strategy; Guam natives get medical aid from U. S. Navy doctors; Services for men who gave their lives on Saipan; Mrs. Winston Churchill opens Red Cross rally. PARAMOUNT (No. 103)— GIs fast on rations; Fur styles for fall ; Roosevelt and Truman plan campaign ; Allies confer on post-war peace plans; 'Yank task force smashes Jap plane attack. RKO PATHE (Vol. 16. No. 1)— U. S. task force smashes Jap plane attack; Eisenhower decorates Yank combat generals; Iceland establishes new reoublic ; WPB tests new svnthetic tires; Roosevelt and Truman d'scuss campaign strategy; Guam natives get medical aid from U. S. Navy doctor: Nuns help Nazis to surrender ; Allies confer on post-war peace plans. UNIVERSAL (Vol. 17, No. 322)— Pictures of Allied victories in France; Yank task force smashes Jap plane attack; Allies confer on post-war peace plans; V. S. Navy doctors give medical aid to Guam natives; Iceland celebrates independence; Army engineers test synthetic tires: Roosevelt and Truman map election campaign: Wildwood. N. J.. Yacht Club stages small-boat regatta. Cold Postpones King Scenes Andrea King is confined to her home with a .-ievere cold, making it necessary for director Robert Florey to shoot scenes of Warner Bros'. "God Is My Co-Pilot" around the ailing actress. Miss King portrays the wife of Dennis Morgan. Previn to Direct 'Stars' Music Charles Previn will direct the music for Jane Powell in her second Charles R. Rogers' production, "High .\mong the Stars," which United Artists will release. Previn has directed music for Deanna Durbin and Gloria Tean. Seeking Story for Crosby B. G. De Sylva. who bows out as e-xecutive-. producer of Paramount about September 15, is seeking a story in which to star Bing Crosby as one of the De Sylva prfxiuctions for Paramount next year.