Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1944)

PARAMOUNT 1942-43 (ContJ C«iiiiiiiBt Runnlni Tlm« POPEYE (12) 12 Cartoons Ain't Human. . .Good 7 10 Happy BIrthdazt 8 I Hull of a Mess Amusing 7 9 Hungry Goat Fair 7 t Jolly Good Furlough Fair 7 3 Me Musical Nephews Amusing B Ration for the Duration . .Good I Scrap the Japs Fair S Seain' Red, Whit* 'N' Blue 61/2 I Spinach Per Britain 7 . > Too Weak to Work Amusing 7 I Wood Paekln' 7 6'/j. 8 . 6'/2. Revliwea iMUe Of .10/ 2/4S . Nat Rn. . 10/24/42 . 7/17/43 . 5/29/43 . 12/19/42 . 6/19/42 . 1 1/14/42 .Not R*«. . Nat Rav. . 4/17/4! . Net R««. POPULAR SCIENCE (6) No. I No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 i In tha Daaert ||B In tha Garden ill Speaking of Animali " & Thair Familiaa. .Interesting . . . 9 . . 10/24/42 .Good 9 . .12/ 5/42 .Good 10'/,. . 1/16/43 .Informatlva 10 . . 5/ 1/43 .Weak 10 . . 7/10/43 .Very Good .... 10 . .19/ 9/43 ANIMALS <8) .Fair S . . 3/27/43 Silly 9 . . 7/17/43 .Swell 9 . . 6/ 5/43 .Fair .11/13/41 t . .11/13/41 Vary Good » 12/19/43 8P0RTLIGHT8 (10) 10 All Sails Sat Ordinary . ,IS Amphibious Fightart Excellent . i|E Beach Command Interesting Fighting Spirit Excellent . Hike or BIka Modern Vikings Enjoyable ill Sports I. Q Excellent . Tumble Bugs Excellent . Trading Blows Good Whsrt Cactus Grows... Gnnd 9'/j. m. 9 . 10 . 10 . 10 . 10 . 9 . 9'/i. »>/, 1 SUPERMAN CARTOONS (9) (Tech. ■ \ Daitruetlon, Ina Exciting 3 Jungle Drums Good 2 Mummy Strikes For Juvanllat .. 5 Secret Agent Misses Underground World Good UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) 1 Good 2 Intereitlng 3 Average 4 Up to Par I.) 8 . 8'/i. lit nf "Goodnight Rusty" Excellent >' I Jasper Goes Fishing Tana t\3 Package for Jasper Excellent .. 4 Say Ah. Jasper First Rate Ne. No. No. No. No. S Good No. 8 Interesting . VICTORY SHORTS (4) A Letter From Bataan ... Impressive .. Aldrich Family Gets in tha Scrap Excellent ... Price of Victory Very Good .. We Refuse to Die Gripping ... 10 . lO'/j. 10 . 10 . 10 . 10 . 9/23,49 6/26/43 4/24/43 11/14/42 Not Rav. 2/ 6/43 10/24/42 5/29/43 3/20/4J 7/17/41 1/16/43 5/ 1/43 3/13/43 7/31/43 5/29/43 10/24/42 12/19/42 3/20/43 5/ 1/43 7/17/43 10/23/43 . 3/ 6/43 .11/21/42 .16/ 3/42 PARAMOUNT 1943-44 LITTLE LULU (Tech.) "Eggs Don't Bounce" Very Good "Hullaba-Lulu" Excellent .. "In Hollywood" Lulu Gets the Birdie . 2/ 5/44 . 3/25/44 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS (Tech.) "And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street" MUSICAL PARADES (Tech.) I'l*' -2 "Caribbean Romance". . .Excellent 'X,'"' Lucky Cowboy Excellent ■I "MardI Gras" Major League.. 4 Showboat Serenade 8 1/2 8 .Not Rev. . 1/ 1/44 8/28/43 . 1/29/44 . 4/ 8/44 . 12/1 1/43 . 1/29/44 R/28/43 .Not Rev. NOVELTOONS (Tech.) ! Cilly Goose 8 ..Not Rev. !i f ? Hen Pecked Rooster Very Good 8 .. 3/25/44 ll ni No Mutton for Nuttin' . . .Good 7 ..12/25/43 IM I Suddenly It's Spring Not Rev. POPEYE Her Honor the Mar* Excellent Marry-Go-Round Very Good "Moving Aweigh" We're on Our Way to Rio 7 . 7'/i. 12/18/43 2/ 5/44 Not Rev. Not Rev. POPULAR SCIENCE Popular Science Good Popular Science No. 2 Entertaining Popular Science No. 3....So-So Popular Science No. 4 .11/ 6/43 . 12/25/43 . 4/ 8/44 . Not Rev. SPEAKING OF ANIMALS In the Newsreels Excellent In Winter Quarters Will Pass Tails ot the Border Tops Untitled m. 9 . 4/ 8/44 4/ 1/44 , 1/ 8/44 Not Rev. SPORTLIGHTS 'Em. Catch 'Em & Eat "G.l. Fun" Snappy Mermaids on Parade Good . Open Fire Good . "Uzark Sportsmen" Good Swimeapades Good . 9'/2 p Not Rev. I / 1/44 .11/13/43 , . 4/ I /44 12 M 4 . 1/22/44 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS No. I Good No. 2 Good No. 3 No. 4 I RKO-RADIO 1942-43 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (TECH.) Chicken Little 9 Donald Duck and the Gorilla 7 Donald's Tire Trouble. . .Very Funny ... 7 Fall Out— Fall In Tops 7 Figaro and CIso Good ... 8 Flying Jalopy Good 7 Homo Defense A1 8 How to Be a Sailor Excellent 7 How to Play Golf 8 Old Army Game Good 7 Pelican & the Snipe 1 Pluto and the Armadille. . . . 7 Private Pluto Topi 7 Reason and Emotion 8 Trombone Trouble Very Good 7 Vlrtery Vehlet** Leaping Laughtar 8 . 12/18/43 . 1/29/44 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 3/ b/4d . 5/15/43 .10/16/43 . 3/27/43 . 12/25/43 . 3/25/44 .Not Rev. . 1 1/27/43 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 5/ 8/43 .Not Rev. . 3/25/44 . 8/14/4.1 Runiing rim> EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 93403 Duck Sou* Fair 17 53404 Hold Your Temper 17 J3406 Hot Foot Will Pass 17 93405 Indian Signs Fair 17 J3402 Rough on Rents Average 18 13401 Two for the Money Fair 17 FAMOUS JURY TRIALS (4) S3202 State vs. Thomas Crosby. Fair ■3201 State vs. Glen Wlllett. . .Fair JAMBOREES (13) S4407 Duke Ellington and His Revlawee iKue Ul . 3/ 6/43 Not Rev. . 7/ 3/43 . 5/15/43 .12/ 5/42 . 10/24/42 . 1/16/43 . 10/24/42 S4405 Enric Madriguera & Oreh 34406 It's Tommy Tucker Time 84402 Johnny Long & Oreh 34403 Ray McKlnlay & Oreh... S4404 Dick Stabile & Oreh 34401 Jerry Wald &. Oreh For Connoisseurs • . 8/14/43 Swell 8 . 3/27/43 8 Not Rev. Average e . . 12/12/42 Average 8 ..11/28/42 Fair 8 .. 1/16/43 For Jitterbugs. . 10 .10/10/42 LEON ERROL (6) Average 17 ..11/21/42 Fair 18 .. 5/15/43 Fair 18 .. J/15/43 Mildly Amusing. 18 .10/17/42 Amusing 17 .. 1/16/43 18 .. 7/ 3/43 SPORTSCOPES (13) 54308 Aqua Aces 34313 Barnyard Gelf 34305 Basketeers Very Good 34312 Champion-Maker Pleasant 34311 Cloud Chasers 34309 Golf Limited Interesting 54304 "Q" Men Interesllnj 34310 Racing Royalty Inconsequential . 34301 Show Horse Good 34405 Ski Trails Exciting S4302 Touchdown Tan Good 34307 Trout 34303 Winter Setting 33165 331 12 13103 33111 33104 131 10 S3113 33108 33106 53107 13109 53101 IS 102 THIS IS AMERICA Air Crew Excellent . Age of FHgtat Good Army Chaplain Very Fine Arctic Passage Vivid Boomtown, D. C Very Good 18 17 19 20 19 Broadway Dim-Out Effective 15 Children of Mars A Must 20 Lieutenant Smith Excellent 20 Medicine on Guard Very Good 19 Merchant Seaman Excellent 17 Pacific Island No. 43 Reauuring .... 17 Private Smith of the U.8.A Weneo at Arms Excellent 19 Vary FiB* If VICTORY SHORTS (3) 34202 City of Courage Impressive t 34201 Conquer by the Clock Excellent 10 34203 North African Album. .. .Fills Void I 34204 Oil Is Blood I RKO RADIO 1943-44 EDGAR KENNEDY 43404 Love Your Landlord 18 434UI Not on My Account Fair 17 43403 Prunes 4. Politics 16 43405 Radio Rampage 16 43402 Unlucky Deg 15 Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 3/ 6/43 . 8/ 7/43 Not Rev. . 5/15/43 . 1/23/43 . 7/ 3/43 . 19/24/42 . 3/27/43 . 1 1/28/42 Not Rev. Not Rev. . 4/10/43 .10/16/43 .12/26/42 . 9/11/43 . 2/13/43 . 8/14/43 .10/30/43 . 6/12/43 . 4/17/43 . 5/ 8/43 . 7/10/43 . 10/24/42 1 1 /2I 'to . 3/20/43 .12/26/42 . 7/ 3/43 Not Rev .Not Rev. . I0/3U/43 .Not Rev. . Not Rev. Not Rev FLICKER FLASHBACKS 14201 No. I 44202 No. 2 44203 No. 9 44204 No. 4 44205 No. 5 44206 No. 6 44207 No. 7 9 Not Rev 1 . 10/16/43 ..Delightful .. 9 ..11/ 6/43 . Swell 10 .12/18/43 9 . . 1/ 8/44 ..Good 9 . . 4/ 8/44 .Not Rev. LEON ERROL 43702 Cutle on Duty Good 18 43705 Poppa Knows Worst 17 43704 Say Uncle Fair 18 43701 Seeing Nellie Home Poor 17 43703 Wedtime Stories 17 HEADLINER REVIVALS 43201 Harris in the Spring 19 43204 Music Will Toll 18 43202 Rhythm on the Rampage 18 43203 Romancing Along 21 .11/27/43 .Not Rev. . 3/25/44 10/23/48 . Not Rev. Relssut Reissue Reissue Reissue SPORTSCOPES 8 . . 3/ 4/44 8 . Not Rev. 8 11/ M/43 9 . 10/23/43 9 . . 3/25/44 9 . . 12/25/43 8 . Not Rev. 9 . 12/25/43 44306 Basket Wizards Good 44305 CoEd Sports 44301 Fielo Trial Champions. . .Excellent 44302 Joe Kirkwood Good 44307 Mallard Flight Good 44304 Mountain Anglers Eye-filling . 44308 On Point 44303 Stars and Strikes Solid THIS IS AMERICA 43102 Letter to a Hero Very Good 18 ..1/ 1/44 43104 Mail Call Very Good .... 17 .. 2/19/44 43103 New Prisons — New Men 17 ..Not Rev. 43105 News Front Very Good (6 ..4/ 8/44 43101 Sailors All Very Fine 20 ..12/ 4/43 20TH CENTURY-FOX 1942-43 ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN 3201 3202 Along the Texas Range. Climbing the Peaks . . . . .Picturesque 9801 3851 ALASKAN ADVENTURE Our Last Frontier e AMERICA SPEAKS (3) It's Everybody's War Excellent 18 Weapons for Victory Very Good ... t LEW LEHR SUBJECT 3902 3901 3157 3155 3154 3156 3153 3IS2 Jungle Land Monkey Doodle Dandles Good I MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (81 Desert Wonderland (Tech.) Swell 9 Land Where Time Stood Still 9 Gay Rio (Tech.) Good 9 Royal Araby Good 9 Strange Empire Good 8 Valley of Blossoms Average 9 Wedding in Rikaner Vary Good • 10/17/4! Nnt Rev 11/28/42 5/ 8/43 Not Rev 12/12/4! . . 8/22/42 Not Rev. .. 5/15/43 . . 10/24/42 .. 1/16/43 .. 9/26/42 . . •/ 5/42 MARCH OF TIME ftunalni Tim* 4 Africa — Prelude to Victory Very Good 18 8 America's Food Crisis informative 18 13 And Then Japan Very Good 18 12 Bill Jack vs. Adolf Hitler Exceptional 17 1/ 1 F.B.I. Front Stirring 20 2 Fighting French Good 20 9 Inside Fascist Spain 17 II Invasionl Excellent 18 3 Mr. & Mrs. America Very Good 20 5 Navy and the Nation Very Good 19 6 One Day of War Outstanding ... 21 10 Show Business at War. . .Excellent 17 7 The New Canada Good II SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 3304 Back to Bikes • 3306 Dog Sense For Dog-lovers. I 3305 Neptune's Daughters (Tech.) Excellent i 3303 Steeihead Fighters Good 9 3301 Well-Rowed Harvard Good t 3302 Whan Winter Calls Good 18 TERRYTOONS (28) 3551 All Out for "V" (Tech.) .Excellent 7 3560 Barnyard Blackout Fair 7 3558 Barnyard WAAC Comical 7 3501 Big Build-up Filler 7 3557 Frankenstein's Cat (Tech.) 7 3568 He Dood It Again For Children .. 7 3502 Ickle Meets Pickle Fair 7 3572 Keep 'Em Growing (Tech.) 7 3569 Last Round Up (Tech.) 7 3552 Life With FIdo (Tech.) . .Routine 7 3570 Mopping Up (Tech.) 7 3555 Mouse of Tomorrow (Tech.) Swell 7 3556 Nancy in Doing Their Bit (Tech.) 7 3554 Night Life in the Army (Tech.) Funny 7 3571 Pandora's Box (Tech.) 7 3562 Patriotic Pooches Amusing 7 3553 School Daze (Tech.) Fair 7 3559 Scrap (or Victory (Tech.) 7 3561 Shipyard Symphony Good 7 3562 Somewhere in the Pacific (Tech.) T WORLD TODAY 3442 Accent on Courage 1401 Women Id Bhit H«»iiw«a Issua Of .12/12/42 . 3/20/43 . 8/ 7/43 I. 7/24/43 . 9/19/42 .10/10/42 .Not Rev. . 6/12/43 .11/ 7/42 . 1/ 9/43 . 1/23/43 . 5/15/43 . 2/20/43 Not Rev. . 1/25/43 .12/19/42 . 1/30/43 . 8/29/42 . 1/30/43 . 8/15/42 . 5/ 8/43 . 1/18/43 .10/ 3/42 .Not Rev. . 5/ 8/43 .11/28/42 .Not Rev. Not Rev. . 9/19/42 Not Rev. .12/12/42 Not Rev. .10/17/42 Not Rev. . 5/ 8/43 .10/17/42 Not Rev. . 5/ 8/43 Not Rev Not Rev Nat Rev 20th CENTURY-FOX 1943-44 ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN 9/ 4/49 4251 Flying Gunners Geod i 4253 Leathernecks on Parade (Tech.) 9 1252 Snowland Sentinels t DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE 4901 Fuss and Feathers Good I MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE 4154 A Volcano Is Borr (Tech.) 4151 Mormon Trails Colorful 9 4152 Coast of Strategy Instructive 9 4IS6 Kingdom of Treasure . . Good 9 Not Rev. Not Bev Not Rev . . 9/ 4/43 9/ 4/49 12/18/43 t I I 43 10/ 2'43 MARCH OF TIME 1 Airwaya lo Peace Good , . . 2 Europe's Crossroads Excellent 3 Youth In Crisis Excellent I81/2 . . 1 1 / 6/43 9 Irish Question. The Not Rev. » Naval LOO of Victury Comprehensive . 191/2..12/ 4/43 5 Upbeat in Music Entertaining ... l6'/2 .. 12/25/43 8 South American Front. . .Clarifying I7i/j.. 3/25/44 6 Sweden's Middle Road. . .Excellent ItV*.. I/2S/44 7 Post-War Jobs Revealing l8'/i.. 2/19/44 SPORTS REVIEWS 4301 Dog Sense I Not Rev 4302 Champions Carry On Not Rev. TERRYTOONS 4505 Aladdin's Lamp (Tech.). Good . . 4509 Butcher of Seville (Tech.) 4502 Camouflage 4504 Down With Cats Good 4514 Frog and Princess (Tech.) 4510 Helicopter (Tech.) 4508 Hopeful Donkey (Teeh.) . .Good 4506 Lion and the Mouse Fair .... 4515 Mickey Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat (Tech.) 4516 My Boy Johnny (Tech.) 4503 Somewhere in Egypt Fantastic 4501 Super Mouse Rides Again .Average . 4507 Yokel Duck Makes Good (Teeh.) Fair UNITED ARTISTS WORLD IN ACTION GhurehlH's Island Very Good 20 Fighting Freighters Good 20 Food, Weapon of Conquest Impressive 20 Hitler s Plan 22 Inside Fighting China... Very Good 22 Invasion of Europe Thrilling 21 Invasion of North Africa. Superb 20 Labor Front, The Gripping 21 The Mask of Nippon Excellent 20 New Soldiers Are Tough . Stirring 16 Our Russian Ally Very Good 19 Road to Tokyo Excellent 19 Russia's Foreign Policy. . Heavy 20 This Is Blitz Grim Realism.. 21 War for Men's Minds ReveaJing 21 SPECIAL Don't Hook Now li Kill or Be Killed 18 Kald Report , e 12/25 49 Not Riv Not Rev . 9/ 4/43 .Not Rev. Not Rev. . 1/ I 44 12/18/43 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. 9/ 4 43 10/23/43 . 1/ 1/44 4/ 4/42 . 12/12/42 4/ 4/42 Not Rev. . 9/19/42 . 5/ 8/43 . 2/ 6/43 . 12/1 1/43 ,10/24/42 , 5/30/4J . 7/25/42 . 9/26/42 . 2/ 5/44 , 3/ 7/42 9/18/41 Net Rev Net Rev Net Rm in X O w H > d w < IL