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 #:
000389
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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Features and western series releases listed alphabetically by title under name of distributor. (Consult title index for distributor of picture known only by title.) Numerals at left of titles indicate production or block number: those at extreme right, the publication date of Advance Dope: a: or Box-ofiice Slant: b. (Tech.) after title indicates Technicolor. Audience classification Indicated by letters followinfl title: A— Adult: F— Family. Letters and combinations thereof In parenthesis indicate type of story in accordance with followino KEY: (B) Biographical (D) Drama (G) Gangster (My) Mystery (Wa) War <C) Comedy (Doc) Documentary (M) Musical (W) Western (H) Horror ASTOR PICTURES Rel. See Mins. Date Issue of Cock of the Air (C) Chester Morris 71 ..Reissued I Crooked Circle (C)F ZaSu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason 70 Reissued Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin, Jr 60 New Release I Mell's Angels (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall 100 Reissued I Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued I Keep 'em Laughing Jack Benny 72 ....Reissued i King of the Circus Loder-RatoffBennett 71 New Release Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce Cabot-Virginia Bruce 70 Reissued 1 Palooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Velez 70 ....Reissued [ Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Griflith Jones 70 New Release Scartace (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 at the Deep Beebe and Barton 45 Reissued COLUMBIA CURRENT 1942-43 4016 Danger(HJS Blondes (C)F Allyn Joslyn-Evelyn Keyes 80 4003 Destroyer (D) E. Robinson-G. Ford-M. Chapman.. 99 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 Warren William-Ann Savage 72 CURRENT 1943-44 S022 Beautiful But Broke (OF Davis-Hubbard-Frazee-Haymes Black Parachute, The J. Carradine-Osa Massen 5034 Chance of a Lifetime (D) F .. .Chester Morris-G. E. Stone... Cover Girl (Tech.) (CM)F....R. Hayworth-Gene Kelly 9021 Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (M)A Warner Baxter-Rose Hobart... S03I Doughboys in Ireland (CM)F.. Kenny Baker-Jeff Donnell S042 Ghost That Walks Alone, The (MC)F Arthur Lake-Janis Carter.... Girl in the Case Janis CarterEdmund Lowe... S009 Heat's On, The (CD)F Mae West-V. Moore-W. Gaxtoi 5013 Hey, Rookie (OF Ann Miller-J. Besser-L. Parki 3016 Is Everybody Happy? (D)F....Ted Lewis & Band-Nan Wynn Jam Session Ann Miller-Jess Barker 3029 Klondike Kate Ann Savage-Tom Neal 5018 Nine Girls (M)A A. Harding-E. Keyes-J. Falki .9/23/43 .9/2/43 . .9/30/43 .8/31/43 .8/19/43 .bl2/25/43 . .b8/2l/43 .blO/16/43 .b 10/23/43 . .b9/ 13/43 Once L pon a Time (Fa)F Gary Grant-Janet Blair 5036 Racket Man (D)F.. Tom Neal-Jeanne Bates ..... 5024 Return of the Vampire (H)A..Bela Lugosi-F. Inescort 3003 Sahara (D)F Humphrey Bogart-Bruce Bennett. Sailor's Holiday Arthur Lake-Jane Lawrence 9017 There's Something About a Soldier (D)F Evelyn Keyes-Tom Neal.. Two-Man Submarine (D)F... .A. Savage-Tom Neal-J. C. Naish. Underground Guerillas John Clements-Mary Morris (OA Rosalind Russell-Brian Aherne... 9005 What a Woman! Whistler, The (I 74. .1/28/44 . .. .b2/5/44 65. .5/4/44 .. . .34/15/44 65. . 10/26/43 ..bl 1/6/43 107. .4/6/44 , , b3/4/44 68. .12/9/43 . ...b2/5/44 61. .10/7/43 . ,bl 1/20/43 63. .2/10/44 . . .b2/ 12/44 64. .4/20/44 . . .a4/ 15/44 79. .12/2/43 . . .bl/29/44 77. .3/9/44 . . . .b5/l3/44 78. . 10/28/43 . .bl/29/44 77. .4/13/44 . .al/22/44 64. . 12/16/43 .alO/23/43 78. .2/17/44 . . .b3/l8 44 85. .2/3/44 .. ..b 1/22/44 89. .5/11/44 . . .b4/29,44 64. .1/18/44 . . .bl/29/44 69. .11/11/43 ...b2/5/44 97. .10/14/43 . .blO/2/43 61. .2/24/44 . .. .a3/4/44 70. .1/20/44 . . .bl/22/44 81 . .11/30/43 .bl2/25/43 62. .3/16/44 . . . .b5/6/44 .5/18/44 . 93. .12/28/43 ..bl2/4/43 59. .3/30/44 . ...b4/8/44 COMING 1943-44 Address Unknown (D)A Paul Lukas-K. T. Stevens 72.. 6/1/44 . Battleship Blues K. Kyser-Ann Miller-V. Moore Bride of the Vampire Osa Massen-Stephen Crane Crime Doctor's Rendezvous Warner Baxter-Nina Foch Impatient Years Jean Arthur-Lee Bowman Kansas City Kitty Joan Davis-Bob Crosby Louisiana Hayride Judy Canova-Ross Hunter Love of Madame Sand (Tech.). Paul Muni-Merle Oberon Mr. Winkle Goes to War Ed. G. Robinson-Ruth Warrick 7/6/44 . Secret Command P. O'Brien-C. Landis-C. Morris 6/22/44 She's a Soldier Too Beulah Bondi-Nina Foch 6/29/44 Stars on Parade Lynn MerrickLarry Parks 5/25/44 . They Live in Fear Otto Kruger-Clifford Severn 6/15/44 Tonight & Every Night(Tech.) .R. Hayworth-J. Blair . U-Boat Prisoner Bruce Bennett-Erik Rolf .b4/22/44 . .a5/6/44 . .al/22/44 . .a3/ll/44 ..a3/ll/44 . . .35/6/44 .34/15/44 ..34/15/44 Westerns (Current 1943-44) 5203 Cowboy Canteen Chas. Starrett-Jane Fr3zee 72. .2/8/44 .. 5203 Cowboy in the Clouds (W) F ... Charles StarrettWslter Taylor 54.. 12/23/43 5201 Hail to the Rangers (MO F .. .Charles Starrett-Arthur Hunnicutt.. 57. .9/16/43 . Riding West (W)F C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson 5/18/44 . 5202 Silver City Raiders (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 55. .11/4/43 . Sundown Valley Charles Starrett-Jeanne Bates 55 . 3/23/44 . 9204 Vigil3ntes Ride (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 56. .2/3/44 .. Wyoming Hurricane (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 58. .4/20/44 . Westerns (Coming) Cowboy From Lonesome River. Charles Starrett-Vi Athens Cyclone Prairie Rangers Charles Starrett-Walter Taylor Last Horseman (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 6/22/44 . Rough Ridin' Justice Charles Starrett-Jimmy Wakely Saddle Leather Law .....Charles Starrett-Vi Athens .. Sagebrush Heroes Charles Starrett-Constance Worth Under Western Skies Red River Dave-Jane Frazee ...bl/8/44 , . .bl/8/44 bl 1/27/43 .31/30/43 bl2/ll/43 .b2/l2/44 . ..b5/6/44 . .38/7/43 .39/25/43 . .31/9/43 al2/ll/43 .32/12/44 MGM CURRENT 1943-44 402 Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. M3cMurray 90.. Sept-Dec ...b5/l/43 406 Adventures of Tartu, The R. Donat 103. .Sept-Dec . . .b8/7/43 • 416 A Guy Named Joe Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne.. 120. .Mar bl2/25/43 424 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (CD)F M. Rooney-L. Stone 107. .Msy b4/8/44 405 Best Foot Forwsrd (Tech.) (M).L. B3ll-Wm. Gaxton 93.. Sept-Dec ...b7/3/43 419 Broadway Rhythm (Tech.) (M)F George Murphy-Ginny Simms 114. Mar bl/22/44 MGM (Cont.) CURRENT 1943-44 Mins 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.. 425 Gaslight Charles Boycr-lngrid Bergmsn 114.. 409 Girl Crazy (M) M. Rooney-J. Garlsnd 99.. 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 McDow3ll-Donald Crisp 90.. 415 Lost Angel (CD)F M3rg3ret 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.. 426 Meet the People (M)F Lucille Ball-Dick Powell 100.. 418 Rationing (OF 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 ID7., 423 Swing Fever (MC)F K3y 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. 466 Tunisian Victory (Doc) Gov't Film-Capra, co-producer 76.. 412 Whistling in Brooklyn Red Skelton-A. Rutherford 87.. 408 Young Ideas (C) M. Astor-H. M3rsh3ll 77., Rel. Date Set liiue of Jan bl 1/13/43 Feb bl 1/6/43 SeptMay Sept. Apr SeptSeptJsn Feb SeptMay Mar Dec ...b5/8/43 b5/l3/44 Dec ...b8/7/43 b 12/25/43 Dec .,b7/3l/43 Dec ..b8/2l/43 bl 1/6/43 bl 1/20/43 Dee ...b8/7/43 b4/8/44 bl/29/44 Sept-Dec ..b7/3l/43 Mar b2/l9/44 Feb bl/l/44 Apr bll/13/43 Sept-Dec ...b5/8/43 Jan b9/l8/43 4/28/44 ...b3/ll/44 SeptDec ..b7/24/43 SeptDec ..b7/3l/4a C ?3 > o < t— ( w COMING American Miracle (Tech.) B. Donlevy-Ann Richards «6/l2/43 Bathing Beauty (Tech.) Red Skelton-H. James &. Orchestra a2/5/44 Canterville Ghost Charles Laughton-M3rg3ret O'Brien alO/30/43 Dr3gon Seed Katharine HepburnWalter Huston a2/5/44 Gold Town Wallace Beery-Binnie Barnes Kismet (Tech.) R. Colman-Marlene Dietrich a2/l9/44 Lost in a Harem Abbott & Costello-M. Maxwell Maisie Goes to Reno Ann Sothern-John Hodiak Marri3ge Is a Private Affair.. Lana Turner-John Hodiak a3/25/44 Meet Me in St. Louis (Tech.) .Judy Garland-Marg3ret O'Brien a4/l/44 Mrs. P3rkington Greer GsrsonWalter Pidgeon Music for Millions D. Reed-M. O'Bricn-J. Durante 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 Son of Lassie Elsa Lanchester-Nigel Bruce Thin Man Goes Home William Powell-Myrns Loy Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Spencer TracyVan Johnson 34/8/44 427 Three Men in White (D)F L. Barrymore-Van Johnson 85.. June b5/6/44 428 Two Girls & a Sailor (M)A...June Allyson-Van Johnson 124.. June b4/29/44 White Cliffs of Dover (D)A.. I. Dunne-A. Marshal-R. McDowall . . 126 b3/ll/44 Ziegfeld Follies (Tech.) Fred Astaire-Gene Kelly MONOGRAM ^No." CURRENT 1942-43 Campus Rhythm G3le Storm-Robert Lowery 62. Here Comes Kelly (C) Joan Woodbury-Eddie Quillan 64. Mystery of the Thirteenth Guest (M)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. Smart Guy (D)F Rick Vallin-Wanda McKay 60. What a Man (CD)F Johnny Downs-Wanda McKay 63. ,11/19/43 ,9/10/43 . ,11/12/43 ,11/19/43 ,9/17/43 . .12/17/43 .1/31/44 . , .blO/9/43 , .b7/3l/43 .blO/16/43 .bll/13/43 . .b9/l8/43 . .b2/26/44 .bl2/ll/43 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 Par3de (M)F M3ry Beth Hughes 72 2 Million Doll3r Kid (CD)F Leo Gorcey-East Side Kids 65 Mr. Muggs Steps Out (CD) F.. Leo Gorcey-Joan Marsh 63 Return of the Ape M3n Bela Lugosi-J. Carradine I Spotlight Scandals (C) Frank Fay-Billy Gilbert 79 Sultans Daughter (M)F Ann Corio-C. Butterworth 64 I Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (CM)F Una MerkelDonald Novis 60. 1 Unknown Guest Victor Jory-Psmela Blake 2 VooDoo Man (H)A Bela Lugosi-J. C3rr3dine 62 2 Where Are Your Children? (D)F Jackie Cooper-Gale Storm 73 I Women in Bondsge (D)A G3le P3trick-N3ncy Kelly 72 .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/43 ..bl/29/44 ..b8/l4/43 ..b2/26/44 ..bl/22/44 .al 1/27/43 ..b7/24/43 .bl2/l8/43 , .b4/l5/44 ..b8/28/43 ..b2/l9/44 .bl 1/27/43 .bl 1/20/43 COMING 1943-44 Alaska Margaret Lindsay-John Carradine Are These Your Parents? Lyie Talbot-Addison Richards a5/13/44 A Wave, a Wac, a Marine Sally Eilers-Elyse Knox Block Busters East Side Kids-Roberta Smith a2/l2/44 Call of the Jungle Ann Corio-James Bush a4/29.'44 Chinese Cat. The (M)F Sidney Toler-Joan Woodbury 65 b4/l/44 Detective Kitty O'Dsy (OF... Jean ParkerEdward Gargan 63 b4'l'44 Girl Next Door, The Edmund Lowe-Marjorie Rambeau a5/6/44 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 a5, 13/44 Murder Chamber Sidney Toler-Claudia Dell Three of 3 Kind Billy Gilbert-Maxie Rosenbloom Westerns (Current 1943-44) Black Market Rustlers (W)F..Ray CorriganDennis Moore 58.. 3,^27/44 ...b8 '28/43 Bullets & Saddles (W)F Ray Corrigsn-Dennis Moore 12 3 '43 ..,a9 25 43 Death Valley R3ngers Hoot Gibson-Ken Mayn3rd 55. .10/29/43 ..blO/9/43 Law Men (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 53.. 4/25/44 b4/l/44 Law Rides Again, The (W)F..Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54. .3/6/44 ....b8/21/43 Outlaw Trail (W)F H. Gibson-K. Maynard-Bob Steele 4/18/44 al/8/44 Raiders of the Border J. M. BrownRaymond Hatton 1/31/44 ...bl/15/44 Texas Kid (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 55. .11/26/43 .bll/27/43 Westward Bound (W)F Hoot Gibson-Ken Maynard 54. .1/17/44 ...bl/22y44 Westerns (Comin?) Arizona Whirlwind (W)F Ken Maynard-Hoot Gibson 59 b5/l3/44 Partners of the Trail (W)F...J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 55 b3'll'44 Range Law (W)F J. M. BrownRaymond Hatton 58 b5 13 44 Sonora Stagecoach (W)F Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele 5/25/44 ...a2/l9/44 West of the Rio Grande J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton t\)