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 #:
000715
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-office Slant: b. (Tech.) after title indicates Technicolor. Audience classification Indicated by letters follewing title: A — Adult: F — Family. Letters and combinations thereof In parenthesis indicate type of story in accordance with following KEY: (B) Biographical (D) Drama (G) Gangster (My) Mystery (Wa) War (C) Cemedy (Doc) Documentary (M) Musical (W) Western (H) Horror MGM (Cont.) ASTOR PICTURES Rel. See Mine. Data Issue of Coek of the Air (C) Chester Morris 71 Reissued Crooked Circle (OF ZaSu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason 70 '.'.Reissued Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin, Jr. 60 New Release Hall's Angels (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall V.....IOO 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 Loder-RatoffBennett 71. . . . . .'. '. .New Release Let 'Em Have It (G) Bruce Cabot-Virginia Bruce 70 Reissued Palooka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Velez. 70 Reissued Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Grifhth Jones 70 New Release Scarfaee (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 ef the Deep Beebe and Barton 45 Reissued COLUMBIA CURRENT 1943-44 6/1/44 .. .1/28/44 . .5/4/44 .. . 10/26/43 .4/6/44 .. 63. 12/9/43 10/7/43 2/10/44 4/20/44 12/2/43 3/9/44 ., 10/28/43 4/13/44 .12/16/43 .2/17/44 .2/3/44 . .5/11/44 , .1/18/44 .11/11/43 .10/14/43 .2/24/44 .5/25/44 .1/20/44 , .11/30/43 6/15/44 .. .5/18/44 . .3/16/44 . . 12/28/43 .3/30/44 . Address Unknown {D)A Paul Lukas-K. T. Stevens 72 1022 Beautiful But Broke (C)F Davis-Hubbard-Frazee-Haymes .... 74. Black Parachute, The J. Carradine-Osa Massen 65. M34 Chance of a Lifetime (D) F. . .Chester Morris-G. E. Stone 65 Cover Girl (Tech.) (CM)F....R. Hayworth-Gene Kelly m. iOZI Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (M)A Warner Baxter-Rose Hobart 68 f03l Doughboys in Ireland (CM)F.. Kenny Baker-Jeff Donnell 61 M42 Ghost That Walks Alone, The (MC)F Arthur Lake-Janis Carter Girl in the Case (MC)F Janis Carter-Edmund Lowe „.,. i009 Heat's On, The (CD)F Mae West-V. Moore-W. Gaxton 79 S0I3 Hey, Rookie (OF Ann Miller-J. Besser-L. Parks 77 ni6 Is Everybody Happy? (D)F....Ted Lewis & Band-Nan Wynn 78. Jam Session (M)F Ann Miller-Jess Barker 77 M29 Klondike Kate Ann Savage-Tom Neal 64 S0I8 Nine Girls (M)A A. Harding-E. Keyes-J. Falkenburg 78 S006 None Shall Escape (D)F Marsha Hunt-Alexander Knox 85. Once Upon a Time (Fa)F Gary Grant-Janet Blair 89 1036 Racket Man (D)F Tom Neal-Jeanne Bates 64 5024 Return of the Vampire (H)A..Bela Lugosi-F. Inescort 69 1003 Sahara (D)F Humphrey Bogart-Bruce Bennett 97 Sailor's Holiday Arthur Lake-Jane Lawrence 61. Stars on Parade Lynn Merrick-Larry Parks 63 1020 Swing Out the Blues Bob Haymes-Lynn Mernck '. 70 NI7 There's Something About a Soldier (0)F Evelyn Keyes-Tom Neal 81 They Live in Fear otto Kruger-Clifford Severn 65.. Underground Guerrillas John Clements-Mary Morris 82 Two-Man Submarine (D)F....A. Savage-Tom Neal-J. C. Naish... 62 fOOS What a Woman! (C)A Rosalind Russell-Brian Aherne 93. Whistler, The (M)A Richard Dix-Gloria Stuart ,.. 59 COMING 1943-44 Battleship Blues K. Kyser-Ann Miller-V. Moore Cry of the Werewolf Osa Massen-Stephen Crane Death Walks Alone Rose HobartWilliam Wright Ever Since Venus Ann Savage-Ross Hunter '. Impatient Years. The L. Bowman-J. Arthur-C. Coburn...! Kansas City Kitty Joan Davis-Bob Crosby Louisiana Hayride Judy CanovaRoss Hunter 7/13/44 Meet Miss Bobby Socks Bob Crosby-Lynn Merrick Mr. Winkle Goes to War Ed. G. Robinson-Ruth Warrick!.!!! .. 8/3/44 One Mysterious Night Chester Morris-Janis Carter ! Secret Command (D)F P. O'Brien-C. Landis-C. Morris ! 80 7/20/44 Shadows in the Night Warner Baxter-Nina Foch .'.7/27/U She's a Soldier Too Beulah Bondi-Nina Foch 67 6/29/44 Stalk the Hunter JoslynKeyes-Chapman 65!! U-Boat Prisoner Bruce Bennett-Erik Rolf .!..!.!...! !7/25/44 Westerns (Current 1943-44) J203 Cowboy Canteen Chas. Starrett-Jane Frazee 72 2/8/44 »203 Cowboy in the Clouds (W) F. . .Charles StarrettWalter Taylor.. 54 12/23/43 Last Horseman. The (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 6/22/44 Riding West (W)F C. Starrett-Shirley Patterson 60 5/18/44 1202 Silver City Raiders (W) F .... Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 55 11/4/43 Sundown Valley Charles Starrett-Jeanne Bates 55 3/23/44 1204 Vigilantes Ride (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills 56 2/3/44 Wyoming Hurricane (W)F Russell Hayden-Bob Wills ! sa! Westerns (Coming) Cowboy From Lonesome River. Charles Starreft-Vi Athens Cyclone Prairie Rangers Charles Starrett-Walter Taylor! !! ! Return of the Durango Kid Charles StarrettEddie Evans..!!! Rough Ridin' Justice Charles StarrettJimmy Wakely Saddle Leather Law Charles Starrett-Vi Athens Sagebrush Heroes Charles Starrett-Constance Worth. Under Western Skies Red River Dave-Jane Frazee '. .b4/22/44 . .b2/5/44 .34/15/44 .bl 1/6/43 ..b3/4/44 ...b2/5/44 .bl 1/20/43 ..b2/l2/44 ..b6/IO/44 ..b 1/29/44 ..b5/l3/44 . .bl/29/44 . . .b6/3/44 .alO/23/43 . .b3/l8/44 . .bl/22/44 . .b4/29/44 . .bl/29/44 . . .b2/5/44 . .b 10/2/43 ...a3/4/44 ..a4/l5/44 . .bl/22/44 .bl2/25/43 . .a4/l5/44 . . .b5/6/44 . .bl2/4/43 . ..b4/8/44 . .a5/6/44 . .a6/3/44 .a6/(7/44 .a6/IO/44 .35/20/44 .35/20/44 .35/20/44 .36/10/44 .33/11/44 .b6/3/44 .36/3/44 .33/6/44 .35/20/44 .4/20/44 ...bl/8/44 . . .bl/8/44 . . .31/9/43 . .b6/IO/44 .bl2/ll/43 .b2/l2/44 . ..b5/6/44 . .a8/7/43 .39/25/43 .312/11/43 . .32/12/44 MGM CURRENT 1943-44 402 Above Suspicion (D) J. Crawford-F. MacMurray 90 406 Adventures of Tartu, Tho.....R. Donat 103 416 A Guy Named Joe Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne 120 424 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (CD)F M. Rooney-L. Stone (07 405 Best Foot Forward (Tech.) (M).L. Ball-Wm. Gaxton !!!!!!! 93 419 Broadway Rhythm fTeeh.) (M)F George Murphy-Ginny SImmi 114 414 Cross of Lorrsine (D)A Gene Kelly-Pierre Aumont go 417 Cry "Havoe" (D)A A. Sothern-M. Sullivan !.!!!!! 97' Sept-Dec ...b5/l/43 Sept-Dec . . .b8/7/43 Mar bl2/25/43 May b4/8/44 SeptDec ...b7/3/43 Mar bl/22/44 Jan bll/13/43 Feb bl 1/6/43 CURRENT 1943-44 Min., 407 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (D) L. BarrymoreVan Johnson.... 89.. 425 Gaslight Charles Boyer-lngrid Bergman 114.. 409 Girl Crazy (M) M. Rooney-J. Garland 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 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.. 426 Meet the People (M)F Lucille Ball-Dick Powell |00.. 418 Rationing (C)F W. Beery-Mariorie Msin 93.. 401 S3lute to the Marines (Tech.) (D) W. Beery-Fay Bainter. |0I.. 420 See Here, Private Hargrove (OF ..Robert W3lker-Donn3 Reed lOI 422 Song of Russia (DM)F R. Taylor-Sussn Peters 107 423 Swing Fever (MC)F Kay Kyser & Band-Lena Horne 81 404 Swing Shift Maisie (C)F A. Sothern-James Craig 87 413 Thousands Cheer (Tech.) (D)F.Kathryn Gr3yson-Gene Kelly 126 427 Three Men in White (D)F L. BarrymoreVsn Johnsen 85 428 Two Girls & a Sailor (M) A... June Allyson-Van Johnson 124, 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. Marshall 77 Rtl. Date 8«t Itsut of SeptMay Sept. Apr SeptSept. Jan Feb SeptMay Mar Dec . .b5/8/43 b5/l3/44 Dec ...b8/7/43 bl2/25/43 Dee ..b7/3l/43 Dee ..b8/2l/43 bl 1/6/43 bl 1/20/43 Dee ...b8/7/4J b4/8/44 bl/29/44 .Sept-Dee ..b7/3l/43 Mar b2/l9/44 -Feb bl/l/44 -Apr bll/13/43 -Sept-Dee ...b5/«/43 -Jan b9/l8/43 -June b5/6/44 June b4/29/44 4/28/44 ...b3/ll/44 SeptDec ..b7/24/43 SeptDee ..b7/3l/41 COMING Airship Squadron 4 W3ll3ce Beery-James Gleason An American Romance (Tech.).B. Donlevy-Ann Richards 151 36/12/43 429 B3thing Beauty (Tech.) (MO F . Red Skelton-H. James & Orch 101 b5/27/44 430 Canterville Ghost (CD)F Charles Laughton-Margaret O'Brien. 95 b6/3/44 Dragon Seed Kath3rine HepburnWslter Huston a2/5/44 Gold Town WslUce Beery-Binnie Barnes Kismet (Tech.) R. Colm3n-Marlene Dietrich ai2/l9/44 Lost in a Harem Abbott & Costello-M. Maxwell Maisie Goes to Reno Ann Sothern-John Hodiak Marrisge Is a Private Affair.. Lana Turner-John Hodiak a3/25/44 Meet Me in St. Louis (Tech.). Judy Garl3nd-Marg3ret O'Brien a4/l/44 Mrs. Parkington Greer GarsonWalter Pidgeon 35/27/44 Music for Millions D. Reed-M. O'Brien-J. Durante National Velvet Mickey RooneyElizabeth Taylor a4/l/44 Picture of Dorian Gray George Sanders-Hurd Hstfield Secrets in the D3rk Robert Young-Sus3n Peters Seventh Cross Spencer Tracy-Signe Hasse a3/l8/44 Son of Lassie Elsa L3nchester-Nigei Bruce Thin Man Goes Home Willi3m Powell-Myrn3 Ley Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. .. .Spencer Trscy-Van Johnson a4/8/44 491 White Cliffs of Dover (D)A...I. Dunne-A. MarshaM-R. McDowalI.126 b3/ll/44 Ziegfeld Follies (Tech.) Fred Astaire-Gene Kelly MONOGRAM Block No. CURRENT 1942-43 Campus Rhythm Gale Storm-Robert Lowery 62. .11/19/43 ..blO/9/43 Mystery of the Thirteenth Guest (M)F Helen Parrish-Dick Purcell 61. .11/12/43 .blO/l6/4J Nearly Eighteen (DM)F G3le Storm-Bill Henry 61.. 9/17/43 ...b9/l8/43 Sm3rt Guy (D)F Rick Vallin-W3nd3 McKay 60. .12/17/43 ..b2/26/44 What a Man (CD)F Johnny Downs-Wanda McKay 63. .1/31/44 ..bl2/ll/4S CURRENT 1943-44 1 Charlie Chan in Secret Service (M)F Sidney Toler 63.. 3/14/44 ...bl/22/44 2 Follow the Leader Jack LaRue-East Side Kids 12/10/43 ..a9/ll/4S 1 Lady Let's Dance (M)F Belita-J3mes Ellison 88.. 3/7/44 bl/2»/44 2 Million Doll3r Kid (CD) F. . . . M3ry Beth Hughes 72. .8/27/43 ...b8/M/4l Mr. Muggs Steps Out (CD)F..Leo Gorcey-Jo3n M3rsh 63. .12/1/43 ...bl/22/44 Return of the Ape Man Bela Lugosi-J. C3rr3dine 2/14/44 ..all/27/4S Sultan's Daughter (M)F Ann Corio-C. Butterworth 64. .1/24/44 ..bl2/IB/4S I Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (CM)F Una Merkel-Donald Novis 60. .1/7/44 b4/l5/44 1 Unknown Guest Victor Jory-Pamel3 Bl3ke fO/22/43 ..b8/28/4S 2 VooDoo M3n (H)A Bels Lugosi-J. Csrradine 62.. 2/21/44 ...b2/l9/44 2 Where Are Your Children? (D)F Jackie Cooper-Gale Storm 73. .1/17/44 ..bll/27/4S 1 Women in Bondage (D)A Gale P3trick-N3ncy Kelly 72 . 1/10/44 ..bll/20/4S COMING 1943-44 Alaska Margaret Lindsay-John Carr3dine a5/20/44 Are These Our P3rents (D)F..Lyle TslbotAddison Richards 73 b6/l7/44 A W3ve. 3 W3C, 3 M3rine Sally Eilers-Elyse Knox 35/20/44 Baby Shoes Marjorie Weaver-Peter Cookson Black Magic Sidney Toler-Claudia Dell 35/27/44 Block Busters Esst Side Kids-Roberta Smith a2/l2/44 Call of the Jungle Ann Corio-James Bush 34/29/44 2 Chinese Cat, The (M)F Sidney Toler-Joan Woodbury 65 b4/l/44 2 Detective Kitty O'Day (C)F...Jean Parker-Edward Gargan 63 b4/l/44 Oh What a Night Edmund Lowe-Marjorie Rambeau 35/6,/44 2 Hot Rhythm (CM)F Dona Drake-Robert Lowery 79 b3/ll/44 I Married a Stranger Dean Jagger-Neil Hamilton b6 10/44 Johnny Doesn't Live Here(C) F .Simone Simon-James Ellison 78 b5 20/44 Leave It to the Irish James Dunn-Wanda McKay a5/l3/44 Muggs Meets a Deadline East Side Kids Three of a Kind Billy Gilbert-Maxie Rosenbloom 35/20/44 Westerns (Current 1943-44) Bl3ck M3rket Rustlers (W)F..Ray CorriganDennis Moore. 0utl3w Tr3il (W)F H. Rsiders of the Border J. Tex3S Kid (W)F J. . 58. .3/27/44 . ..b8/28/43 . 12/3/43 . .39/25/43 . 55. . 10/29/43 . .blO/9/4S . 53. .4/25/44 . ...b4/l/44 . 54 .3/6/44 .. ..b8/2l/« -4/18/44 . ...» 1/8/44 .1/31/44 . ..bl/15/44 .5/26/44 . ..•2/19/44 55. . ll ,/26/43 .b 11/27/48 54. .1/17/44 . ..bl/TUU Westerns (Coming) Arizona Whirlwind (W)F Ken Maynard-Hoot Gibson 59 b5/l3/44 Fool's Gold J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton Marked Trails Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele ' Partners of the Trail (W)F...J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 55 b3/li/44 Rsnge Law (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 58 bS/13/44 Trigger Law Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele West of the Rio Granda J. M. Brown-Ravmond Hatton