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 #:
00083
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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'f. Listing feature releases alphabetically by title under name of distributor. Numerals on left indicate production number or block number. Effort is made to give precise running time for each picture reviewed, but due to various factors footage may be altered on all prints or cn 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; (F) Farce; (Fa) Fantasy (C) Gangster; (H) Horror; (M) Musical; (My) Mystery; (0) Operetta; (P) Period; (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. 2 'J: H > D W JO < ASTOR PICTURES Rel. See Mins. Date 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).... Lyon-Harlow-Hall '.' 100 Reissued Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Clautlette Colbert 80 Reissued Keep 'em Laughing Jack Benny 72 Reissued King of the Circus Loder-RatofF-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-GrifBth 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 Beebe and Barton 45 Reissued COLUMBIA CURRENT 1942-43 4011 Appointment in Berlin G. Sanders-M. Chapman.... 77. 4016 Dangerous Blondes (C)F Allyn Joslyn-Evelyn Keyes ... 80 4003 Destroyer (D) Ed. G. Robinson-M. Chapman...... 99 4008 First Comes Courage (D)F....M. Oberon-B. Aherne 86. 4020 Footlight Glamour (C) F Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake 67. 4010 My Kingdom for a Cook (C)F.C. Coburn-M. Chapman 82. 4023 Passport to Suez (D)F Ann Savage-Eric Blore '. '. . . 72. 4026 Robin Hood of the Range(W) F.Charles Starrett-Kay Harris 57. 4015 What's Buzzin' Cousin Ann Miller-"Rochester"-J. Hubbard 75. .7/15/43 .9/23/43 .9/2/43 , .7/29/43 .9/30/43 .8/31/43 .8/19/43 .7/29/43 .7/8/43 , .b7/24/43 bl2/25/43 .b8/2l/43 .b9/l 1/43 b 1 0/1 6/43 hi 0/23/43 .b9/l3/43 .b8/l4/43 . .b8/7/43 5022 5034 903 1 5042 5009 5013 5016 5029 5018 5006 5036 5024 5003 5020 9017 5005 CURRENT 1943-44 Beautiful But Broke (C)F Davis-Hubbard-Frazee-Haymes 74. Chance of a Lifetime (D) F. . .Chester Morris-G. E. Stone 65. Cover Girl (Tech.) (CM)F....R. Hayworth-Gene Kelly 107. Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (M)A Warner Baxter-Rose Hobart 68. Doughboys in Ireland (CM)F.. Kenny Baker-Jeff Donnell 61 Ghost That Walks Alone, The (MC)F Arthur Lake-Janis Carter 63. Heat's On, The (CD)F Mae West-V. Moore-W. Gaxton 79. Hey, Rookie (C)F Ann Miller-J. Besser-L. Parks 77. Is Everybody Happy? (D)F....Ted Lewis & Band-Nan Wynn 78 Klondike Kate Ann Savage-Tom Neal 64. Nine Girls (M)A A. Harding-E. Keyes-J. Falkenburg 78. None Shall Escape (D)F Alexander Knox-Marsha Hunt 85. Racket Man (D)F.. Tom Neal-Jeanne Bates 64. Return of the Vampire (H)A..Bela Lugosi-F. Inescort .. .. 69. Sahara (D)F Humphrey Bogart-Bruce Bennett 97. Sailor's Holiday Arthur Lake-Jane Lawrence 61. Swing Out the Blues Bob Haymes-Lynn Merrick 70. There's Something About a Soldier (D)F Evelyn Keyes-Tom Neal.. 81. Two Man Submarine Tom Neal-A. Savage-J. C. Naish... 62. What a Woman! (C)A Rosalind Russell-Brian Aherne 93. Whistler, The Richard Dix-Gloria Stuart .1/28/44 . .10/26/43 .4/6/44 .. . .b2/5/44 .bl 1/6/43 . .b3/4/44 ,12/9/43 . ,10/7/43 . ,2/10/44 . ,12/2/43 . ,3/9/44 .. 10/28/43 12/16/43 2/17/44 . 2/3/44 .. ,1/18/44 . . 1 1 / 1 1 /43 10/14/43 2/24/44 . 1/20/44 . 1 1/30/43 3/16/44 . 12/28/43 3/30/44 . . ..b2/5/44 .bl 1/20/43 . .b2/l2/44 . .bl/29/44 . .alO/2/43 . .bl/29/44 .a 1 0/23/43 . .b3/l8/44 . .bl/22/44 . .bl/29/44 . . .b2/5/44 . .b 10/2/43 . . .33/4/44 . .bl/22/44 .bl2/25/43 . .a 1/22/44 . .bl2/4/43 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 . . . . .! .ai/22/44 Black Parachute J. Carradine-Jeanne Bates ] By Secret Command Pat O'Brien-C. Landis-C. Morris '!..a3/ii/44 Calling All Stars Lynn Merrick-Larry Parks Girl in the Case Janis CarterEdmund Lowe 4/20/44 . Impatient Years Jean Arthur-Lee Bowman Jam Session Ann Miller-Jess Barker 4/13/44 !!!ai/22/44 Mr. Winkle Goes to War Ed. G. Robinson-Robert Armstrong a3/ll/44 Once Upon a Time Gary Grant-Janet Blair She's a Soldier Too Beulah Bondi-Nina Foch U-Boat Prisoner Bruce Bennett-Erik Rolfe Untitled Musical K. Kyser-Ann MillerV. Moore . .bl/8/44 ..b 1/8/44 bl 1/27/43 bl2/ll/43 .b2/ 12/44 Westerns (Current 1943-44) mJ! S"**""^ Canteen Chas. Starrett-Walter Taylor 55 . 12/23/43 5203 Cowboy in the Clouds (W) F .. .Charles Starrett-Walter Taylor 54 12/23/43 5201 Hail to the Rangers (MC) F .. .Charles Starrett-Arthur Hunnicutt.. 57 9/16/43 5202 Silver City Raiders (W) F .... Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 55 11/4/43 f"""*"*" Valley Charles StarrettJeanne Bates 55 . 3/23/44 5204 Vigilantes Ride (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 56.. 2/3/44 Westerns (Coming) Cowboy From Lonesome River. Charles Starrett-Vi Athens a8/7/43 Cyclone Prairie Rangers Charles Starrett-Walter Taylor a9/25/43 Last Horseman (W) Russell Hayden-Bob Wills. al/9/43 Riding West (W) C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson'.'. al/30/43 Saddle Leather Law .....Charles Starrett-Vi Athens "'al2/ll/43 Sagebrush Heroes Charles Starrett-Constance Worth " " a2/l2/44 Wyoming Hurricane (W) F .... Russell Hayden-Alma Carroll 4/20/44 !!!al/l6/43 MGM CURRENT 19^3-44 402 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 •••^i 120 405 Best Foot Forward (Tech.) (M).L. Ball-Wm. Gaxton. . " 93' 419 Broadway Rhythm „,« „ George Murphy-Ginny Simms 114. 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 Barrymore-Van 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 SeptDec ...b7/3/43 Mar bl/22/44 Jan bll/13/43 Feb bl 1/6/43 MGM (Cent. CURRENT 1943-44 Rel. Mins. Date See Issue of Apr b 12/25/43 Sept-Dec ..b7/3l/43 Sept-Dec ..b8/2l/43 Jan bl 1/6/43 Feb bl 1/20/43 Sept-Dec . . .b8/7/43 Mar bl/29/44 Sept-Dec ..b7/31/43 Mar b2/ 19/44 Feb bl/l/44 Apr bll/13/43 SeptDec ...b5/8/43 Jan b9/18/43 Sept-Dec . .a7/24/43 SeptDee ..b7/3l/41 421 Heavenly Body, The.... W. Powell-H. Lamarr 95. 403 1 Dood It (OF Red Skelton-E. Powell 102. 410 Lassie Come Home (D) (Tech.) . Roddy McDowall-Donald 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 |03. 418 Rationing (C)F W. BeeryMariorie Main 93. 401 Salute to the Marines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-Fay Bainter. lOI. 420 See Here, Private Hargrove (C)F ..Robert Walker-Donna Reed 101. 422 Song of Russia (DM)F R. Taylor-Susan Peters |07. 423 Swing Fever (MC)F Kay Kyser &. Band-Lena Home 81. 404 Swing Shift Maisie (C)F 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 107. .May 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 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 Maisie Goes to Reno Ann Sothern-John Hodiak Marriage Is a Private Affair.. Lana Turner-John Hodiak a3/25/44 Meet Me in St. Louis (Tech.) .Judy Garland-Margaret O'Brien a4/l/44 426 Meet the People Lucille Ball-Dick Powell 100.. May a8/14/43 Mrs. Parkington Greer GarsonWalter Pidgeon National Velvet Mickey RooneyElizabeth Taylor a4/l/44 Picture of Dorian Gray George Sanders-Hurd Hatfield Secrets in the Dark Robert Young-Susan Peters Seventh Cross Spencer Tracy-Signe Hasse a3/l8/44 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. .. .Spencer TracyVan Johnson 427 Three Men in White L. Barrymore-Van Johnson June a2/12/44 466 Tunisian Victory (Doc) Gov't Film-Capra. co-producer 76. .4/28/44 ...b3/ll/44 428 Two Girls & a Sailor June Allyson-Van Johnson June a2/19/44 White Cliffs of Dover (D)A . . .1. Dunne-A. Marshal-R. McDowall . . 126 b3/ll/44 MONOGRAM CURRENT 194:-43 Block No. Campus Rhythm Gale Storm-Robert Lowery Ghosts on the Loose (D) East Side Kids Here Comes Kelly (C) Joan Woodbury-Eddie Quillan Mystery of the Thirteenth Guest (M)F Helen Parrish-Dick Purcell Nearly Eighteen (DM)F Gale Storm-Bill Henry Revenge of the Zombies (D)F.J. Carradine-L. Talbot-G. Storm. Silver Skates (M)F Kenny Baker-Patricia Morison.... Smart Guy (D)F Rick Vallin-Wanda McKay What a Man (CD)F Johnny Downs-Wanda McKay 62 . 1 1/19/43 . .blO/9/43 64 .7/16/43 .. .b6/5/43 64 .9/10/43 . .b7/3l/43 61 . 1 1/12/43 .blO/16/43 60 .11/19/43 .bl 1/13/43 61 .9/17/43 . . .b9/18/43 61 .7/2/43 b6/5/43 60 .12/17/43 . .b2/26/44 63. .1/31/44 . .bl2/ll/4S 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 MerkelDonald 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 2/21/44 1/17/44 , 1/10/44 ..bl/22/44 ..a9/ll/4S ..bl/29/44 . .b8/l4/4J . .b2/26/44 . .bl/22/44 .al 1/27/43 ..b7/24/41 .bl2/l8/43 . .alO,/2/4S ..b8/28/43 . .b2/ 19/44 .bl 1/27/43 .bl 1/20, '43 Block Busters East Side Kids-Roberta Smith af/12/44 Call of the Jungle Ann Corio-James Bush Chinese Cat, The (M)F Sidney Toler-Joan Woodbury 65 b4/l/44 Detective Kitty O'Day (OF... Jean Parker-Edward Gargan 63 b4/l/44 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 SeptDec Sept-Dec .b5/8/43 .b8/7/43 Westerns (Current 1943-44) Black Market Rustlers (W)F..Ray Corrigan-Dennis Moore 58. .3/27/44 Bullets & Saddles (W)F Ray Corrigan-Dennis Moore 12/3/43 Death Valley Rangers Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 55.. 10/29/43 Law Rides Again, The (W)F..Hoot GibsonKen Maynard 54.. 3/6/44 .. Raiders of the Border J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 1/31/44 Texas Kid (W)F J. M. BrownRaymond Hatton 55. .11/26/43 Westward Bound (W)F Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54. .1/17/44 Westerns (Coming) Arizona Whirlwind Ken Maynard-Hoot Gibson Law Men (W)F J. M. BrownRaymond Hatton 53. .4/25/44 Outlaw Trail (W)F H. Gibson-K. Maynard-Bob Steele. 4/18,44 Partners of the Trail (W)F...J. M. BrownRaymond Hatton 55 Range Law J. M. BrownRaymond Hatton Sonora Stagecoach (W)F Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele 5/26/44 . bS 28/43 . .a9 25/43 . .blO/9, 43 . bS 21/43 . .bl/15/44 .b 1 1/27/43 ..bl/22/44 .all/20/43 . . .b4 1 44 . . .a 1/8/44 . .b3/ll/44 Oo .a2/IS/44