Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1945)

Page scan 000249 from Showmen's Trade Review

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Jan-Mar 1945
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000249
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:
August 15, 2024
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SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE — 1943-44 PRODUCT in H > D m < I— I w s COLUMBIA Comment Running Time ALL-STAR COMEDIES 8404 A Gam of a Jam IB'/t 5421 A Rool(ie's Cooide Fair 17 M33 Bachelor Daze I a S40S Buiy Buddies l6'/i 5405 Crash Goes the Hash Typical 17 5422 Crazy Like a Fox Low I. a l8'/2 5435 Detective Detectives l8'/2 5402 Dizzy Pilots 17 5432 Dr. Feel My Pulse Fair 18 5426 Farmer for a Day Gets By l7'/2 5428 Garden of Eatin' Good 16 5430 Ha Was Only Feudin' Average 16 5412 His Hotel Sweet Fair Wh 5434 His Tale Is Told l7'/2 5401 I Can Hardly Wait Typical l6'/2 54*8 Idle Roomers Wh 5423 Mopey Dope Fair lb'/> 5411 Oh, Babyl l8>/3 5403 Phony Express Good 17 5424 Pick a Peck of Plumbers. Good 17 5409 Pitchin' in the Kitchen. .Laughs I8I/2 5427 Ouack Service Good 16 5425 Shot In the Escape i^lapstiek 19 5407 The Yoke's on Me 16 5431 To Heir Is Human Poor 16 5410 Who's, Hugh? Slapstick 16 5429 You Dear Boy Good 18 5436 You Were Never Uglier 18 COLOR RHAPSODIES (Tech.) 5504 Disillusioned Bluebird ...Good 7 5503 Herring Murder Mystery 7 5SU2 Imagination Excellent 8 5S0I Rocky Road to Ruin 8 COMMUNITY SINGS No. I (Baker) "On a Wing Ik Prayer" Ne. 2 (Delta Rhythm Boys) Good No. 3 (Lucy Monroe) Patrietis Songs Super Reel No. 4 (Liebert) "Baby Reviewed Issue Ot .Not Rev. .11/13/43 . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 4/ 8/44 . 6/ 3/44 . 3/25/44 .10/16/43 .12/25/43 . 1/22/44 . 9/ 2/44 .Not Rev. . 8/28/43 . 9/ 2/44 .12/25/43 . II/2b/44 . 9/18/43 .10/16/43 . 8/14/43 .Not Kev. . 3/11/44 . 2/12/44 . 1/ 1/44 . 7/ 8/44 .Not Rev. .12/18/43 .Not Rev. 5651 8652 M53 8(54 8tS5 8656 8657 "Whistlin' "Pistol Inviting No. 5 (White) In Wyomin' " Ne. 6 (Liebert) ' Packin' Mama" No. 7 Xmas Carols (Special) Fine ... 5658 No. 8 (Baker) Alouette. .Fair ... 5659 No. 9 (White) Sunday. Monday; Always Dull ... No. 10 (Baker) "Mairzy Deats," "Paper Doll" Ne. II (Liebert) Yes'r That's My Baby . .Average No. 12 (White) Too Young or Too Old Good ... FILM-VODVIL 3951 Ne. I Meusie Powell , 5952 No. 2 Cootie Williams ..Fair ... 5953 No. 3 Zeb Carver Good ... 8660 8661 5662 10 . .Not Rev. 9 . . 9/ 4/43 10 . .10/ 9/43 8 . .12/18/43 10 . .Not Rev. 91/1. . 12/25/43 lO'/j. . 12/25/43 10 . . 3/ 4/44 9'/2. . 4/ 8/44 10 . .Not Rev. 10 . . 6/ 3/44 IO'/2. . 9/ 2/44 IO'/2. .Not Rev. 10 . .10/23/43 II . .11/27/43 9 . . 3/ 4/44 10 . . 6/17/44 71/2. . 6/ 3/44 7'/2. 7 . .10/16/43 7 . . 1/ 1/44 8 . . 4/ 8/44 8955 Ne. 5 Novak's Comedy Band ....Useful FOX & CROW (Tech.) 8753 Dream Kids Very Good 8754 Mr. Moocher , 6751 Room and Bored Good 8752 Way Down Yonder in the Cera Excellent . LI'I ABNER (Tech.) 8601 Amoezin' but Confoozin' . .Promising 5603 A Peekoolyar Siteheeayshun 7 5602 Sadie Hawkins Day Fair 7 ..7/8/44 PANORAMICS 5901 Bird! on the Wing Interesting .... 9'/2.. 9/25/43 (902 Babies by Bannister Excellent 8'/: .. 10/23/43 89«3 Camera Digest Fair IO'/2. ./2/I9/44 8904 Traditions of Mexico 8 PHANTASIES 5710 Case of the Screaming Bishop Fair 7 .. 8/26/44 5702 Cocky Bantam Fair 61/2 .. 12/1 1/43 5707 Giddy Yapping 6 5706 Lionel Lion 6 5709 Mr. Fore by Fore Fair 6I/2.. 9/ 2/44 5701 Nursery Crimes Poor 7 ..10/23/43 5703 Playful Pest Fair B'/s.. 2/ 5/44 5704 Polly Wants a Doctor. . .Jaunty 6'/2.. 4/ 1/44 5708 Tangled Travels Fair 7 ..II 8/44 5705 Magic Strength 7'/2 . . Not Rev. SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 5851 No. I (Hollywood In Uniform) Excellent 10 .. 8/14/43 5852 No. 2 (Groucho Marx) . . .Average 10 . . 10/23/43 5853 No. 3 Kay Kyser Very Good 10 ..10/30/43 5854 No. 4 (Alan Mowbray) .. .Good 9 ..11/27/43 5855 No. 5 (Carillo & Romero) Good 91/2.. 1/22/44 5856 No. « (Moore & Durante) Fair 10 ..4/ 1/44 5857 No. 7 (Mexico Cinema Industry) Very Good 9 .. 4/18/44 5858 Ne. 8 (Lombard Memorial Reel) B'A . .Not Rev. 5859 5860 5803 5802 5810 5809 5807 5801 5808 5804 5806 5805 5120 5140 5160 No. 9 (Movies 50th Anniversary) 9'/2 No. 10 (Burns-HaleyDavis) Fair ... SPORTS REELS Champ of Champions (Count Fleet) Good . . . Cue Wizards (Andrew Ponzi) Good ... Gl Sports Good ... Mat Maulers Very Good 9'/2.. 7/ 8/44 Golden Gloves 9'/2. W-542 W-583 W-538 W-539 W-537 W-536 W-534 W-541 W-540 W.532 W-543 W-S35 W-531 M-585 M-586 M-5B2 M-583 M-S98 W-540 M-588 M-584 M-587 K-574 K-S72 K-571 K-573 Kings of Basketball Good Stuff 10 ., Table Tennis Topnotchers.Time-Passer ... 9 .. Ten Pin Aces Good 10 .. Follow Through With Sam Byrd Good 9 Winged Targets Good 9 SERIALS Batman 15 Chaps. Desert Hawk 15 Chaps. Phantom 15 Chaps. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER CARTOONS (16) (Tech.) Barney Bear's Polar Pest Batty Baseball Bear Raid Warden Good 8 Big Heel-Watha Excellent 8 . Bodyguard Good 8 . Happy-Go-Nutty Million Dollar Cat Very Good 7 . Mouse Trouble Exceptional 7 . Puttin' on the Dog Very Funny ... 7 Screwball Squirrel Fast 7 . . Screwy Truant Tree Surgeon 8 Zoot Cat Good 8 MINIATURES (10) A Great Day's Coming.. Fine 10 . Important Business 11 Kid in Upper Four Fair II No News Is Good News Nostradamus IV Very Good 10 . Puttin' on the Dog Somewhere, USA (Tech.) JO Tale of a Dog Good 10 Why Daddy 9 . PASSING PARADE A Lady Fights Back Interesting 10 Grandpa Called It Art... Good 10 . Immortal Blacksmith II Return From Nowhere. . .Interesting 10 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) S-557 Football Thrills of 1943.. Very Good 8 . S-353 Groovie Movie Very Good 10 . S-S52 Home Maid Good 10 . S-S55 Movie Pests Pointed Fun ... 10 . 8-551 Practical Joker Good 10 . S-5S8 Safety Sleuth Hilarious 10 . S-5S4 Sportsman's Memories ...Good 10 S-S56 Sports Quiz Very Good 10 . TRAVELTALKS (12) (Tech.) T-SI4 A Day in Death Valley.. Good 0 . T-517 Along the Cactus Trail... Good 9 T-520 City of Brigham Young T-518 Colorful Colorado 8 T-512 Grand Canyon — Pride of Creation T-516 Mackinac Island Excellent 9 . T-521 Monumental Utah Excellent 9 T-5II Through the Colorado Rockies Good 9 . T-519 Roaming Through Arizona. 10 T-513 Salt Lake Diversions 9 T-515 Visiting St. Louis Interesting 9 PARAMOUNT LITTLE LULU (8) (Tech.) D3-I "Eggs Don't Bounce". .. .Very Good 9 D3-2 "Hullaba-Lulu" Excellent 9 . D3-7 I'm Just Curious Cute 7 D3-8 Indoor Outing D3-4 Lulu in Hollywood Fair 7'/2. D3-6 It's Nifty to Be Thrifty. . .Good 8 . D3-5 Lucky Lulu Pleasing 7'/2. D3-3 Lulu Gets the Birdie Very Good 8 . GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS (6) (Tech.) U3-5 And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.. Very Good 7'/2. U3-2 "Goodnight Rusty" Excellent 7'/2. U3-I Jasper Goes Fishing Tops 8</2. U3-6 Jasper Goes Hunting Up to Snuff 7'/2. U3-3 Package (or Jasper Excellent 71/2. U3-4 Say Ah, Jasper First Rate 8 . MUSICAL PARADES (6) (Tech.) FF3-2 "Caribbean Romance". . .Excellent 20 FF3-5 Fun Time Excellent 20 . FF3-6 Halfway to Heaven Excellent 19 FF3-3 Lucky Cowboy Excellent 20 . FF3-I "Mardi Gras" Major League. . . 20 FF3-4 Showboat Serenade Excellent 20 NOVELTOONS (8) (Tech.) P3-3 Cllly Goose Very Good 8 P3-2 Hen Pecked Rooster Very Good 8 P3-1 No Mutton for Nuttin' Good 7 P3-4 Suddenly It's Spring Appealing 10 POPEYE (8) £3-4 Anvil Chorus Girl Good 7 E3-I Her Honor the Mare Excellent 7 E3-2 Marry-Go-Round Very Good 7'/2 .12/11/43 .10/30/43 . 8/26/44 . 7/22/44 . 9/ 4/43 . 8/ 3/44 .12/25/43 . 4/ 1/44 . 3/25/44 7/31/43 8/ 5/44 1/ 1/44 Not Rev. 8/26/44 9/ 2/44 9/ 2/44 5/ 6/44 . 1/ 6/44 11/ 4/44 5/20/44 4/29/44 5/6/44 1/29/44 Not Rev. 11/ 4/44 5/13/44 . 1/ 6/45 10/ 7/44 .11/ 4/44 .11/ 4/44 . 4/29/44 . 2/I9/-4 . 8/ 5/v4 . 2/19/44 .12/16/44 . 5/ 6/44 . 9/ 2/44 . 3/4/44 . 4/15/44 .Not Rev. . 4/29/44 . 9/ 2/44 .12/18/43 .Not Rev. . 4/ 1/44 2/ 5/44 , 3/25/44 . 12/30/44 . 8/12/44 .11/11/44 . 9/ 2/44 . 6/ 3/44 , 7/ 1/44 . 1/ 1/44 . 8/28/43 . 8/19/44 . 1/29/44 . 4/ 8/44 .12/11/43 . 6/ 3/44 . 6/17/44 . 1/29/44 . 8/28/43 . 4/22/44 . 4/22/44 . 3/25/44 . 12/25/43 . 6/17/44 . 7/22/44 .12/18/43 . 2/ 5/44 E3-8 Moving Aweigh E3-7 Pitching Woo at the Zoo. .Excellent E3-6 Puppet Love Very Good E3-5 Spinach Packin' Popeye. . .Good E3-3 We're on Our Way to Rio. Good POPULAR SCIENCE (6) J3-I No. I Good J3-2 No. 2 Entertaining ... J3-N0. 3 So-So J3-4 No. 4 interesting J3-5 No. 5 Interesting J3-6 No. 6 Gets By SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6) Y3-5 In a Harem Good Y3-3 In the Newsreels Excellent Y3-2 In Winter ttuartere Will Pass Y3-I Tails of the Border Tops Y3-6 Monkey Business Excellent Y3-4 Your Pet Problem SPORTLIGHTS (10) R3-9 Catch 'Em and Eat 'Em... Good R3-I0 Furlough Fishing Good Catch R3-3 "G.I. Fun" Snappy R3-6 Heroes on the Mend Very Good R3-I Mermaids on Parade Good R3-5 Open Fire Good R3-2 "Ozark Sportsmen" Good R3-4 Swimcapades Good R3-7 Trail Breakers Very Good R3-8 Winged Couriers Good UNLSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) L3-I No. I Good L3-2 No. 2 Good L3-3 No. 3 Interesting L3-4 No. 4 Average L3-5 No. 5 Good L3-6 No. 6 7 . 71/2. 7'/2. 10 . 10 . 19 . 10 . 10 . 10 . 9'/,. 9'/2. 9 . 8'/j. 9 . 9 . 10 . 9'/.. 9 . 9 . 9 . 9yj. 9 . 9'/2. 91/J. 9'/2. 10 . 10 . 10 . 10 . 10 . 10 . .11/ 4/44 .12/30/44 . 8/26/44 . 6/24/44 .11/ 6/49 . 12/25/43 . 4/ 8/44 . 6/ 3/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 9/ 2/44 . 7/22/44 . 4/ 8/44 . 4/ 1/44 . 1/ 8/44 .11/11/44 . 7/22/44 . 8/19/44 . 1/ 1/44 . 4/22/44 .11/13/49 . 4/ 1/44 .12/11/43 . 1/22/44 . 6/17/44 . 7/22/44 .12/19/49 . 1/29/44 . 4/22/44 . 6/24/44 . 7/22/44 RKO RADIO DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.) 54105 Donald's Off Day Funny 7 54103 First Aiders Excellent 7 .. 54104 How to Play Football. .. .Timely 9 .. 54102 Plastics Inventor Excellent 7 54101 Springtime for Pluto 7 .. 54106 Tiger Trouble 7 .. EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 43406 Kitchen Cynle Good 18 . 43404 Love Your Landlord 18 . 43401 Not on My Account Fair 17 . 43403 Prunes & Polities 16 . 43405 Radio Rampage Good 16 . 43402 Unlucky Dog 15 . FLICKER FLASHBACKS (7) 44201 No. I Very Good 10 . 44202 No. 2 Good 9 . 44203 No. 3 Delightful 9 . 44204 No. 4 Swell 10 . 44205 No. 5 Good 9 . 44206 No. 6 Good 9 . 44207 No. 7 Excellent 10 . LEON ERROL (6) 43702 Cutle oa Duty Good 18 . 43706 Girls! Sirlsl GIrlsI 17 . 43705 Poppa Knows Worst Fair 17 . 43704 Say Uncle Fair 19 . 43701 Seeing Nellie Home Poor 17 43703 Wedtime Stories 17 . HEADLINER REVIVALS (4) 43201 Harris in the Spring 19 . 43204 Music Will Tell 18 . 43202 Rhythm on the Rampage 18 43203 Romancing Along 21 . SPORTSCOPES (13) 44306 Basket Wizards Good 8 . 44311 Boot and Spur Good 8V1. 44310 Boys Camp 8 . 44305 CoEd Sports 8 . 44301 Field Trial Champions. .. Excellent 9 44302 Joe Kirkwood Good 9 . 44307 Mallard Flight Good 9 . 44304 Mountain Anglers Eye-fllling 9 44308 On Point Good 8 . 44309 Past Performances Interesting 9 44303 Stars and Strikes Solid 9 . 44321 Ski Chase Good 8</2. 44313 Swim Ballet Fair 8 . THIS IS AMERICA (13) 43106 Aircraft Carrier Excellent 16 43111 Brazil Today Excellent W/t. 43108 Hot Money 17 . 43102 Letter to a Hero Very Good 18 . 43104 Mail Call Very Good 17 . 43113 Navy Yard Interesting l6'/2. 43103 New Prisons — New Men 17 43105 News Front Very Good 16 . 43110 Rockefeller Center Good 16 . 43101 Sailors All Very Fine 20 . 43112 That Men May Live Good 19 . 43109 They Fight Again Excellent 17 . 43107 Viva Mexico Good 17 . 1/ 6/45 12/ 2/44 12/ 9/44 8/19/44 . 8/29/44 .Net Rev. . 10/30/41 .Not Rev. . 4/29/44 .Net Rev. . t/M/44 .10/16/41 .11/ 6/43 .12/18/41 . 1/ 8/44 . 4/ 8/44 . 4/22/44 .11/27/43 . 5/ 6/44 . 3/21/44 .10/23/41 .Net Rev. . . Relseue ..Reliiua . . Reluue ..Relttue . 1/ 4/44 . 7/29/44 .Not Rev. .11/13/41 . 10/23/43 . 3/29/44 .12/25/41 . 4/29/44 . 6/ 3/44 . 12/25/41 . 8/18/44 .12/30/44 , 5/11/44 . 9/ 2/44 1/1/44 2/19/44 ,11/ 4/44 Not Rev. , 4/ 8/44 , 8/19/44 .12/ 4/'43 ,10/ 7/44 , 7/ 1/44 5/20/44 REPUBLIC SERIALS Captain America 15 Chaps. Haunted Harbor 15 Chaps. Masked Marvel 12 Chaps. Tiger Woman 12 Chaps. 20th CENTURY-FOX DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE (2) 4901 Fuss and Feathers Good 12/18/49