Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1944)

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Apr-Jun 1944
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
00043
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Established in 1933 by Charles 'Chick' Lewis, who previously edited the 'Manager's Round Table' section in Quigley's MOTION PICTURE HERALD. Lewis originally called his new publication SHOWMEN'S ROUND TABLE, but after a lawsuit from Quigley, he changed the title to SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW (STR). Over the next two decades, STR proved to be a formidable competitor to Quigley's HERALD and steadily grew in circulation. It's easy to see why exhibitors wanted to subscribe. STR's editorial voice, reviews of features and shorts, 'Box Office Slant' tips for how to promote movies, and concise and well organized 'Booking Guides' made it a trustworthy and highly useful magazine for exhibitors. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
March 16, 2023
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Listing feature releases alphabetically by title under name of distributor. Numerals on left indicate production number or block number. Effort is made fx) 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 picture; (A) Action; (B) Biographical; (C) Comedy; (D) Drama; (Doc) Documentary; IF) Farce (Fa) Fantasy (C) Gangster; (H) Horror; (M) Musical; (My) Mystery; (0) Operetta (P) Feriod; (T) Travel; (W) Western. Letters following the latter key give audience classification: F — Family; A — ^Adult. a — Before Date of Issue gives date of publication of Advance Dope on that picture; b — publication date of Box Office Slant. ASTOR PICTURES Rel. Mins. Date See Issue of Cock of the Air (C) Chester Morris 71 ..Reissued Crooked Circle (C)F ZaSu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason 70 Reissued Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin. Jr 60 New Release Hell's Angels (D).... LycnHarlowHall 100...... Reissued Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . . Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued Keep 'em Laughing Jack Benny 72 ... Reissued King of the Circus LcderRatoff-Bennett 71 New Release Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce CabotVirginia Bruce 70 Reissued Palooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Velez 70 ... Reissued Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Griffith Jones 70 New Release Scarface (D) P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak 88 Reissued Scream in the Night Lon Chaney, Jr 69 ,. New Release Sky Devils (C-D).... Spencer Tracy 88 Reissued Thunder in the City Edw. G. Robinson 81 Reissued Titans of the Deep Bcebe and Barton 45 Reissued COLUMBIA CURRENT 1942-43 4011 Appointment in Berlin G. Sanders-M. Chapman 77.. 7/15/43 4016 Dangerous Blondes (C)F Allyn JoslynEvelyn Keyes 80 . 9/23/43 4003 Destroyer (D) Ed. G. Robinson-M. Chapman 99. . 9/2/43 . 4008 First Comes Courage (D)F... .M. Oberon-B. Aherne 86 . 7/29/43 4020 Footlight Glamour (C)F Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 67. .9/30/43 4010 My Kingdom for a Cook (C)F.C. Coburn-M. Chapman 82 . 8/31/43 4023 Passport to Suez (D)F Ann Savage-Eric Blore 72.. 8/19/43 4026 Robin Hood of the Range(W) F.Charles StarrettKay Harris 57,. 7/29/43 4015 What's Buzzin' Cousin Ann Miller-"Rochester"-J. Hubbard 75. .7/8/43 , CURRENT 1943-44 5022 3034 5021 5031 5042 5009 5013 5016 5029 5018 5006 5036 5024 5003 5020 5017 . .Davis-Frazee-Hubbard-Haymes ..Chester M orrisG. E. Stone... Beautiful But Broke (OF.. Chance of a Lifetime (D)F. Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (M)A Warner Baxter-Rose Hobart Doughboys in Ireland (CM)F.. Kenny Baker-Jeff Donnell Ghost That Walks Alone (MC)F Arthur Lake-Lynn Roberts Heat's On, The (CD)F Mae West-V. Moore-W. Gaxton.... Hey. Rookie (OF Ann Miller-J. Besser-L. Parks Is Everybody Happy? (D)F....Ted Lewis & Band-Nan Wynn Klondike Kate Ann Savage-Tom Neal Nine Girls (M)A A. Harding-E. Keyes-J. Falkenburg. None Shall Escape (D)F Alexander Knox-Marsha Hunt Racket Man (D)F.. Tom Neal-Jeanne Bates...... Return of the Vampire (H)A..Bela Lugosi-F. Inescort Sahara (D)F Humphrey Bogart-Bruce Bennett Sailor's Holiday Arthur Lake-Jane Lawrence Swing Out the Blues ...Bob Haymes-Lynn Merrick There's Something About a Soldier (D)F Evelyn Keyes-Tom Neal Two Man Submarine Tom Neal-A. Savage-J. C. Naish... What a Woman! (C)A Rosalind Russell-Brian Aherne Whistler, The Richard Dix-Gloria Stuart 73.. 1/28/44 . 65. . 10/26/43 68.. 12/9/43 . 60.. 1 0/7/43 . 61.. 2/10/44 . 78. . 12/2/43 . 77.. 3/9/44 .. 78. . 10/28/43 64. . 12/16/43 74.. 2/17/44 . 85.. 2/3/44 ., 64.. 1/18/44 . 69 . . 11/ 1 1/43 97. . 10/14/43 6 1.. 2/24/44 . 69.. 1/20/44 . 81 . . 1 1/30/43 62.. 3/ 1 6/44 . 94. . 12/28/43 3/30/44 . .b7/24/43 b 12/25/43 .b8/2l/43 .b9/ll/43 blO/16/43 blO/23/43 .b9/13/43 .b8/ 14/43 . .b8/7/43 . . .b2/5/44 ..bl 1/6/43 . . . b2/5/44 bl 1/20/43 . .b2/l2/44 . .bl/29/44 . .alO/2/43 . .bl/29/44 .alO/23/43 . .b3/18/44 . .bl/22/44 . .bl/29/44 . . .b2/5/44 . .blO/2/43 . . .a3/4/44 . .bl/22/44 .bl2/25/43 . .al/22/44 . .b 12/4/43 COMING 1943-44 Address Unknown Paul Lukas-K. T. Stevens al/22/44 America's Children Otto Kruger-Pat Parrish At Night We Dream (Tech.) .. Paul Muni-Merle Oberon al/22/44 Calling All Stars Lynn Merrick-Larry Parks Cover Girl (Tech.) (CM)F....R. Hayworth-Gene Kelly 107. .4/6/44 b3/4/44 Girl in the Case Janis Carter-Robt. Scott 4/20/44 Impatient Years Jean Arthur-Lee Bowman Jam Session . Ann Miller-Jess Barker 4/13/44 ...al/22/44 Mission Thirty-Six J. Carradine-Jeanne Bates Mr. Winkle Goes to War Ed. G. Robinson-Robert Armstrong a3/ll/44 Once Upon a Time Cary Grant-Janet Blair Pilebuck ... Pat O'Brien-C. Landis-C. Morris a3/ll/44 Soldiers in Slacks Beulah Bondi-Nina Foch Untitled Musical K. Kyscr-Ann Miller-V. Moore Westerns (Current 1943-44) 5220 Cowboy Canteen Chas. Starrett-J. Frazee-V. Vague.. 72. .2/8/44 5203 Cowboy in the Clouds ( W) F ... Charles 5201 Hail to the Rangers (MOF. . Charles 5202 Silver City Raiders (W)F Russell Sundown Valley Charles 5204 Vigilantes Ride (W)F.... Russell StarrettWalter Taylor 54. Starrett-Arthur Hunnicutt, . 57. Hayden-Bob Wills 55. StarrettJeanne Bates 55. Hayden-Bob Wills 55. .12/23/43 ...bl/8/44 .9/16/43 ..bl 1/27/43 .11/4/43 ..bl2/ll/43 .3/23/44 .2/3/44 ... .b2/12/44 Westerns (Comins) Cowboy From Lonesome River. Charles Starrett-Vi Athens a8/7/43 Cyclone Prairie Rangers Charles StarrettWalter Taylor a9/25/43 Last Horseman (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills.... al/9/43 Riding West (W) C. Sfarrett-Shirley Patterson al/30/43 Saddle Leather Law .....Charles Starrett-Vi Athens ...al2/ll/43 Sagebrush Heroes Charles Starrett-Constance Worth a2/12/44 Wyoming Hurricane (W)F Russell Hayden-Alma Carroll 4/20/44 ...al/16/43 MGM CURRENT 1943-44 402 Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. MacMurray 90. 406 Adventures of Tartu, The.....R. Donat 103. 416 A Guy Named Joe Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne.. 120. 405 Best Foot Forward (Tech.) (M).L. Ball-Wm. Gaxton 93. 419 Broadway Rhythm (Tech.) (M)F George Murphy-Ginny Simms 117. 414 Cross of Lorraine (D)A Gene Kelly-Pierre Aumont 90. 417 Cry "Havoc" (D)A ..A. Sothern-M. Sullivan 97. 407 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (D) L. BarrymoreVan Johnson.... 89. 409 Girl Crazy (M) M. Rooney-J. Garland 99. Sept-Dec ...b5/l/43 SeptDec ...b8/7/43 Mar b 12/25/43 Sept-Dec ..,b7/3/43 Mar bl/22/44 .Jan bll/13/43 Feb b 1 1/6/43 MGM (Cent.) CURRENT 1943-44 Rel. Mins. Date See Issue of Apr bl2/25/43 SeptDec ..b7/3l/43 SentDec . .b8/2l/43 Jan bl 1/6/43 Feb b 1 1/20/43 Sept-Dec ...b8/7/43 Mar bl/29/44 Sept-Dec . .b7/31/43 Mar b2/l9/44 Feb bl/l/44 Apr bll/13/43 SeptDec . . .b5/8/43 Jan b9/l8/43 SeptDec . .a7/24/43 SeptDec . .b7/3l/43 421 Heavenly Body, The. .. W. Powell-H. Lamarr 95. 403 I Dood It (OF Red Skelton-E. Powell 102. 410 Lassie Come Home (D) (Tech.) . Roddy McDowallDonald Crisp. . 90. 415 Lost Angel (CD)F Margaret O'Brien-J. Craig 91. 490 Madame Curie (B)A G. Garson-W. Pidgeon 124. 411 Man From Down Under ...C. Laughton-Binnie Barnes 103. 418 Rationing (C)F W. Beery-Marjorie Main 93, 401 Salute to the Marines (Tech,) (D) W, Beery-Fay Bainter.. loi. 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 Horne 81. 404 Swing Shift Maisie (OF A. Sothern-James Craig 87. 413 Thousands Cheer (Tech.) (D)F.Kathryn Grayson-Gene Kelly 126. 412 Whistling in Brooklyn Red Skelton-A. Rutherford 87. 408 Young Ideas (C) .....M. Astor-H. Marshall 77. COMING American Miracle (Tech.) B. Donlevy-Ann Richards a6/12/43 424 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble. M. Rooney-L. Stone 170. .May-June .all/6/43 Bathing Beauty (Tech.) Red Skelton-H. James & Orchestra a2/5/44 Canterville Ghost Charles Laughton-Margaret O'Brien alO/30/43 Dragon Seed Katharine HepburnWalter Huston a2/5/44 425 Gaslight Charles Boyer-lngrid Bergman May-June all/13/43 Gold Town Wallace Beery-Binnie Barnes Kismet (Tech.) R. Colman-Marlene Dietrich a2/19/44 Lost in a Harem Abbott & Costello-M. Maxwell Marriage Is a Private Affair.. Lana Turner-John Hodiak a3/25/44 Meet Me in St. Louis (Tech.). Judy GarlandMargaret O'Brien 426 Meet the People Lucille Ball-Dick Powell 100. . May-June .a8/ 14/43 Mrs. Parkington Greer GarsonWalter Pidgeon National Velvet Mickey Rooney-Elizabeth Taylor Picture of Dorian Gray George Sanders-Hurd Hatfield Secrets in the Dark Robert Young-Susan Peters Seventh Cross Spencer Tracy-Signe Hasse a3/lS/44 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Spencer Tracy-Van Johnson 427 Three Men in White L. Barrymore-Van Johnson May-June .a2/l2/44 466 Tunisian Victory (Doc) Gov't Film-Capra. co-producer 80. .4/28/44 ..,b3/ll/44 428 Two Girls &. a Sailor June Allyson-Van Johnson May-June .a2/l9/44 White Cliffs of Dover (D)A. .1. Dunne-A, Marshal-R. McDowall .. 126 b3/ll/44 MONOGRAM CURRENT 1942-43 Block No. Campus Rhythm Gale Storm-Robert Lowery 62. Ghosts on the Loose (D) East Side Kids 64. Here Comes Kelly (C) Joan Woodbury-Eddie Quillan 64. Mystery of the Thirteenth Guest (IVI)F Helen Parrish-Dick Purcell 61. Nearly Eighteen (DM)F Gale Storm-Bill Henry 60. Revenge of the Zombies (D)F.J, Carradine-L, Talbot-G, Storm,,, 61. Silver Skates (M)F Kenny Baker-Patricia Morison 61, Smart Guy (D)F Rick Vallin-Wanda McKay 60, What a Man {CD)F Johnny Downs-Wanda McKay 63, . 11/ 19/43 ,7/16/43 .9/10/43 . 1 1/12/43 , I 1/19/43 .9/17/43 . ,7/2/43 .. .12/17/43 .1/31/44 . 63. CURRENT 1943-44 1 Charlie Chan in Secret Service (M)F Sidney Toler 2 Follow the Leader Jack LaRue-East Side Kids I Lady Let's Dance (M)F Belita-James Ellison 88. 1 Melody Parade (M)F Mary Beth Hughes 72. 2 Million Dollar Kid (CD)F Leo Gorcey-East Side Kids 65. Mr. Muggs Steps Out (CD)F..Leo Gorcey-Joan Marsh 63. Return of the Ape Man Bela Lugosi-J. Carradine I Spotlight Scandals (C), Frank Fay-Billy Gilbert 79. Sultan's Daughter (M)F Ann Corio-C. Butterworth 64. I Sweethearts of the U.S. A Una Merkel-Donald Novis 1 Unknown Guest Victor Jory-Pamela Blake 2 VooDoo Man (H)A Bela Lugosi-J. Carradine 62 2 Where Are Your Children? (D)F Jackie Cooper-Gale Storm 73. I Women in Bondage (D)A Gale Patrick-Nancy Kelly 72. COMING 1943-44 3/14/44 . 12/10/43 3/7/44 .. 8/27/43 . 2/28/44 . 12/1/43 . 2/14/44 . 9/24/43 . 1/24/44 . 1/7/44 .. 10 22 43 2 2t/44 . I 17 44 . I 10 44 . . .blO/9/43 . . .b6/5/43 . .b7/3l/43 .bl0/l6,.'43 .bl 1/13/43 . .b9/l8/43 . ..b6/5/43 . .b2,/26/44 b 12/ 11/43 . .bl/22/44 . .a9/l 1/43 . .bl/29/44 . .b8 ' 14/43 . .b2/26/44 . .bl/22/44 .all/27/43 ..b7/24,/43 .bl2/l8/43 . .alO/2/43 . .b8/28 /43 . .b2/19/44 bl I 27/43 bl I '20/43 Sept-Dec Sept-Dec .b5/8/43 .b8/7/43 Block Busters East Side Kids-Roberta Smith a2 12 44 Call of the Jungle Ann Corto-James Bush. 2 Chinese Cat, The Sidney Toler-Joan Woodbury a3 '4/44 2 Detective Kitty O'Day Jean ParkerEdward Gargan a3'ia/44 2 Hot Rhythm (CM)F Dona Drake-Robert Lowery 79 b3/ll/44 Johnny Doesn't Live Here Simone Simon-James Ellison al. 29/44 Leave It to the Irish James Dunn-Wanda McKay Westerns (Current 1943-441 Black Market Rustlers (W)F.,Ray Corrigan-Dennis Moore 58, ,3/27 44 ,..b8 28 43 Bullets & Saddles (W)F Ray Corrigan-Dennis Moore 12 3 43 ...a9 25 43 Death Valley Rangers Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 55..I0 29 43 ..blO 9 43 Law Rides Again, The (W)F..Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54, ,3/6/44 ,,,,b8 21.43 Raiders of the Border J, M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 13 1 44 ,,,bl 15 44 Texas Kid (W)F J, M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 55,, 1 1 26 43 ,bll/27 43 Westward Bound (W)F Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54.. I 17 44 ...bl 22 44 Westerns (Coming) Arizona Whirlwind Ken Maynard-Hoot Gibson Law Men (W)F J. M. Brown -Raymond Hatton 4 25 44 Outlaw Trail (W)F H. Gibson-K. M.iynard-Bob Steele 4 18 44 Partners of the Trail (W)F..,J, M, Brown-Raymond Hatton 55 Range Law J, M, Brown-Raymond Hatton Sonora Stagecoach (W)F Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele 5 26 44 ,..a2 19/44 al I 20 43 . .a3 18 44 . . al 8 44 . .b3 II. 44