Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1944)

w > w W Q < CO w o UNIVERSAL 1942-43 Coinm«nt Runnlni Ravltwtll Tim* luufl Of ANDY PANDA CARTL'NES (Tteh.) 7243 Air Raid Wardtn Amuilng 7 . l/ie/49 7241 Andy Panda's Victory Gardtn Good 7 ..I0/I7/4S 7247 Canine Commando! .Not Rev 7242 Loan Stranger 7 Not Rev 7240 Ration Bond Fast 7 . 8/21/43 7244 Strawball Funny 7 . . 2/27/43 7245 Swing Your Partntr Fair 7 .. 6/19/43 7246 Tha Dizzy Acrobat Fair 7 . 6/H/43 NAME BAND MUSICALS 7125 Chasin' tha Bluat Entartalning ... 15 ..12^.12/43 7129 Dancing on tlie Stars IS ..Not Rev. 7126 Hit Tuna Jamboraa Very Good 15'/].. 1/23/43 7123 JIvIa' Jam Sasslon Entertaining ... IS ..8/ 1/42 7130 Russian Revels Not Rev. 7122 Sarenad* In Swing Fair 15 .. 8/19/43 7131 Smolie Rings Not Rev. 7128 Swing That Band 15 ..Not Rev. 7124 Swing's the Thing 15 Not Rev 7127 Swingtime Blues 15 Net Rev. 7121 Trumpet Saranada Entertaining ... II .8/ 1/43 Coimnairt SPECIAL (WAC) Running Tim) 7375 7374 7371 7372 7S73 7376 7378 7329 7377 7381 7380 7382 PERSON-ODDITIES Designed by Fannie Hurst Interesting .... I Double Talk Girl 9 Human Sailboat 9 Jail Hostess 9 King of tha 49-)r( Interesting 9 Let Huay Do It Intaraating 9 Little Clayton Farm (ront Wonder 9 Shepherd of the Round Houaa interaitlng .. 9 She's A1 In the Navy 9 The Armless Dentist Tom Thum In Person Interesting 9 Western Cowgirl TWO-REEL SPECIALS (2) (Tach.) 7111 Roar. Navy. Roar Swell 22>/t. SWING SYMPHONIES (6) 7232 Boogia Woegia Sioux Very Good 7 7233 Cow Cow Boegia Amusing 7 7234 Egg Craciier Suits 7 7235 Pass the Biscuits, MIrandy Part 7 7231 Yankee Doodle Swing Shift Good 1 7362 7352 7361 7358 'Te;o '360 7357 7354 7353 7351 7355 7356 VARIETY VIEWS Any Chickens Today Good Canadian Patrol Very Good Confusion in odla .. Instructive Hungry Indm . Mr r.hlm. ' -■ ■• 'o». Mirror of buo Marint Life Interesting Mothers of Presidents Very Good New Era in India Spirit of Democracy Fine Trouble Spot of the East. Interesting Western Whoopee Very Good Winter Sports Jamboree. .Exciting .. VICTORY FEATL'RETTE m 0996 Arsenal of Might Excellent 10 0995 Keeping Fit Very Good II 0997 What We Are Fighting For 10 7363 Yukon Outpest Vary Good t UNIVERSAL 1943-44 NAME BAND MUSICALS 5123 Choo-Cheo Swing Good IS 8127 Fellow on a Furlough RI2I Hit Tune Serenade .. 8129 Melody Garden 8125 New Orleans Blues Good 15 8124 Radio Melodies Entertaining .. 15 8128 Stars & Violins ai22 Sweet Jam Gaod ii 8126 Sweet Swing Fair 15 PERSON-ODDITIES 8377 Aviation Expert Donald Douglas 8376 Barefoot Judge 8373 Fannie Hurst and Her Pets Fair 9 8372 Farmer Gene Sarazen Good 9 8378 Foster's Canary College 8375 Mrs. Lowell Thomas' Fur Farm Average 9 8371 Wizard of Autos Good 9 8374 World's Youngest Aviator. Interesting 9 SWING SYMPHONIES tISI Boogie Woogle Man Very Pleasing . 7 8232 Greatest Man In Slam. ..Good 7 TWO-REEL SPECIALS 8238 Barber of Seville 7110 Eaoie vs. Dragon 22 ■237 Meatless Tuesday Good ; . I/I6/4S Net Rev . Not Rev Net Rev . 12/ 5/42 . 2/27/43 Not Rev . 6/ 5/43 Not Rev .Not Rev . 6/12/43 Not Rev 1/16/43 12/ 5/43 . 2/27/43 Not Rev 8/21/43 9/12/43 8/21/4J 10/17/43 6/19/43 Not Ret 6/ 5/43 . 2/27/43 Not Rev 10/17/42 9/19/42 9/12/42 2/27/43 12/12/43 10/17/43 Not Rev 8/21/43 .11/27/43 Not Rev. N-it Rev. . Not Rev. . 1/22/44 . 1/22/44 Not Rev. in/23/a3 . 3/ 4/44 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. 11/20/43 . 10/23/43 . Not Rev. . 3/11/44 . 10/23/43 . 2/19/44 10/ 9/43 . 1/22/44 VARIETY VIEWS .Fair .... 8335 Amazing Metropolis 8357 Animal Tricks . . . 8359 Fraud By Mail 8358 Hobo News 8352 l-A Dogs 83S6 Magazine Model . . 8353 Mr. Chimp Raises Cain.. Fair 9 8351 Who's Next Excellent 9 9354 Wings In Reeard TIma. . .Interesting i .Good . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 7/13/411 . 2/26/44 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. Not Rev. . 10/23/43 .Not Rev. .12/ 4/43 . 9/ 4/43 . 1/22/44 ft 1 12 With the Marines at Tarawa .Great 19 8102 8109 8104 8112 6107 8106 8108 BIIO 8101 8103 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 Ravlawad Issue Of 2/26/44 .10/10/42 . 3/13/43 .10/ 3/42 . 7/31/43 . 1/ 2/43 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 4/17/43 .Not Rav. .10/17/42 . 6/19/43 . Nat Rav. Cenmant Runnlni Time BLUE RIBBON CARTOONS RevlnrM litue Of HOLLYWOOD NOVELTIES (6) 8306 King of tha Archers Entertaining ... I 8304 So You Think You Need Glasses Fair I 8302 So You Want to Giva Up Smoking Excellent I 8303 Stars on Horseback Disappointing . I 8301 Sweeney Steps Out (Reissue) Good I 8^05 This Is the Enemy I 8604 8602 8612 3601 8606 8603 8611 8613 8610 8605 6608 8007 8508 8501 8504 8509 8506 8502 8503 8505 8510 8507 8724 8706 8707 8720 8705 8701 8722 8710 8721 971 1 6714 8703 8719 8723 8715 8725 8708 8702 8712 8704 8716 8717 8709 8713 8718 8726 8404 8413 8411 6406 8409 8410 8401 8412 6403 8407 8402 LOONEY TUNES Confusions of a Nutzy Spy Daffy Duekaroo Amusing Daffy, the Commando (Taeh.) Good The Hep Cat (Tech.) In the Groove.. Hop and Go Fair My Favorite Duck(Tecb.).Good Porky Pig's Feat Lots of Laughs. Puss 'N Booty Scraoy Happy Daffy To Duck or Not to Duck (Tech.) Funny Tokio Jokio Wise Quacking Duck (Tech.) Very Funny ... Yankee Doodle Daffy Good 3/ 8/43 1/23/43 12/12/42 7/ 3/43 .10/ 3/42 . Not Rev. Not Rev . 1 1/28/42 .11/27/43 10/17/42 4/17/43 . 1/ 9/43 . 8/ 7/43 Not Rev. Not Rev. . 3/13/43 . Net Rev. . 6/19/43 . 8/14/43 MELODY MASTERS (10) All American Bands Very Good 10 Army Air Force Band 16 B. Minnevitch & His Harmonica School Excellent I Childhood Days Good I Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra Entertaining ... 1 Six Hits and a Miss Good I United States Marino Band Outstanding ... I The United States Navy Band Pleasing I The United States Service Bands Very Good U. S. Army Band 10 . 5/29/43 . Not Rev. 1/23/43 6/26/43 4/24/43 11/28/42 .10/ 3/42 . 2/16/43 . 7/31/43 . Not Rev. MERRIE MELODIES (26) (Tech.) An Itch In Time Not Rev. Case of the Missing Hare.Excellent 7 .. 1/23/43 Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs Funny 7 .. 1/23/43 Corny Concerto (Tech.) .. .Fair 7 ..11/ 6/43 Ding Dong Daddy Very Good 7 .. </ 9/43 Dover Boys 7 ..Not Rev. Failing Hare Amusing 7 ..10/16/43 Fifth Column Mouse . ..Fair 7 .. 4/17/43 Fin 'N Catty (Tech.) Good 7 ..11/13/43 Floo Gnea tha Waaaal Fair 7 4/24/43 Greetings Bait (Tech.) .. .Amusing 7 .. 6/19/43 Hare Brained Hypnotist. .Hal Hal 7 ..12/ 5/42 Hiss and Make Up (Tech.) Very Good 7 ..11/13/43 Inki and the Minah Bird. Good 7 ..12/18/43 Jackrabbit and the Beanstalk Very Good 7 ..7/ 3/43 Little Red Riding Rabbit.Tops 7 .. 1/29/44 Pigs in a Polka Very Amusing.. 7 .. 3/13/43 Sheepish Wolf 7 ..Not Rev. Super Rabbit (Tech.) Fair 7 .. 4/17/43 Tale of Two Kitties Very Funny 7 ..12/12/42 The Aristo Cat Very Good 7 .. 6/26/43 Tin Pan Alley Cat Not Rev. Tortoise Wins by a Hare. Funny 7 .. 3/13/43 Unbearable Bear (Tech.) 7 ..Not Rev. Wacki-Ki Wabbit Not Rev. What's Cookin', Doc7 Excellent 7 .. 2/12/44 SPORTS PARADE (13) (Tech.) America's Battle of Beauty Good 10 . . 1/ 2/43 Cuba, Land of Adventura, Sports Fair 10 . . 2/13/43 Dude Ranch Buckaroos Not Rev. Gray, White and Blue. . .Eye-filling 10 .. 7/3/43 Horses! Horses! Horses. .Interesting 10 .. 1/2/43 Rod and Reel on Anticosti Island |0 ..Not Rev. Rover's Rangers (Tech.). Very Good 10 ..6/ 5/43 Sniffer Soldiers Excellent 10 ..10/10/42 Snow Sports Excellent iO .. 7/31/43 South American Sports ... Very Good 10 ..12/12/42 Sporting Dogs Interesting 10 .. 3/13/43 The Right Timing Fair 10 ..11/28/42 Wemen in Sports Very Good 18 .. 3/13/43 TECH. SPECIALS (6) 8001 A Ship Is Born Inspiring 22 8006 Champions Training Champions Excellent 20 8004 Eagles of the Navy Very Good 20 8002 Fighting Engineers Good 26 8005 Mountain Fighters Top Quality ... 20 8603 Young and Beautiful Fair 20 . 12/ 5/42 . 7/ 3/43 . 5/ 1/43 . 1/16/43 . 8/ 7/43 . 6/ 5/43 9301 A Feud There Was 7 ..Raliius 9307 Bear's Tale 7 ..Reissue 9305 Cross Country Detours Raiaaus 9302 Early Worm Gets the Bird 7 ..Reissue 9304 Fighting 691/2 Reissue 9303 My Little Buckaroo 7 ..Reltaue 9309 Of Fox and Hounds Reissue 9306 Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt Reissue 9308 Sweet Sioux Reissue BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS 9721 Bugs Bunny & the Three Bears Not Ra« 9722 Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips Not Rev. FEATURETTES 9103 Grandfather's Follies ...Excellent 20 9105 Night in Mexico City 9102 Over the Wall. Very Good 20 9104 Our Frontier in Italy 9101 Voice That Thrilled the World Excellent 20 MELODY MASTERS 9603 Cavalcade of the Danca. .Exealiant 10 8604 Freddie Fisher & His Band 9601 Hit Parade of Gay Nineties Very Good ID 9606 Songs of the Range 9607 South American Sway 9608 Rudy Vallee's Coast Guard Band 9602 Sweetheart Serenade Good 10 9605 Ted Weems & Merchant Marine Band Excellent 10 . 2/19/44 . Not Rev. . 1/29/44 . Not Rev. .11/ 8/4S SANTA FE TRAIL WESTERN 9109 Gun to Gun Fair 20 . 9107 Oklahoma Outlaws Well Dene 20 . 9110 Roaring Guns Good 20 . 9108 Wagon Wheels West Good l7!/j. 9111 Wells Fargo Days (Tech.) 20 . SPORTS PARADE (Tech.) 9504 Baa Baa Black Sheep Excellent 10 9507 Backyard Golf 9506 Chinatown Champs 9502 Desert Playground Interesting 10 9508 Filipino Sports Parade 9503 Into the Clouds Good 10 . 9501 Tropical Spertland Fair 10 . 9505 Dogie Round-Up Interesting 10 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS 9002 Behind the Big Top Excellent 9003 Task Force Excellent 9001 Women at War 9004 The Devil Boats 9005 Winner's Circle 20 20 20 .10/ 2/4S . Not Rav. .11/13/43 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. Not Rev. .11/13/43 . 2/12/44 . 2/12/44 10/ 9/43 . 2/19/44 12/25/43 Not Rev. . 2/12/44 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .10/ 9/43 . Not Rev. . 1/29/44 .11/ 6/43 . 2/19/44 .11/27/43 . 1/ 1/44 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. .Not Rev. VITAPHONE VARIETIES 9402 Bee's a Buzzin' .Interesting .. 11 ..11/13/43 9403 Hunting the Devil Cat. 10 ..10/16/43 9405 . Not Rev. 0401 Our Alaskan Frontier.. .. 10 ..11/27/43 9404 . . Not Rev. MERRIE MELODIES (Tech.) 9703 I've Got Plenty of M utton Not Rev. 9701 Meatless Fly Day Not Rev. 9705 Tick Tock Tuckered Not Rev. 9704 Weakly Reporter Not Rev. 970G Swooner Crooner Not Rev. 9707 Russian Rhapsody Not Rev. 9702 Tom Turk & Daffy Excellent 7 .. 2/26/44 SERIALS 1942-43 COLUMBIA Batman IS Chaps. 7/31/43 Desert Hawk 15 Chaps. Not Rev. Phantom 15 Chaps. 1/ 1/44 The Secret Code 15 Chaps, Not Rev. Valley of Vanishing Men 15 Chaps. 1/30/43 REPUBLIC Capt. America 15 Chaps. Net Rev. Daredevils of the West Not Rev. G-Men Vs. The Black Dragon... 15 Chaps. Net Rev. King of the Mounties 12 Chaps. Not Rev. Masked Marvel 12 Chaps. Not Rev. UNIVERSAL Adventures of the Flying Cadets 13 Chaps. 10/ 9/43 Adventures of Smilin' Jack 13 Chaps. 11/ 7/43 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Not Rev Great Alaskan Mystery 13 Chaps. Not Rev. overland Mail it cnaas. 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