Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1945)

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w H-l > w w < H O '-I 20th CENTURY-FOX (Cont.) LEW LEHR 4902 Lew Lehr Makes the News n MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (6) 4154 A Volcano Is Born (Tech.) 4151 Mormon Trails Colorful 9 .. 4152 Coast of Strategy Instructive 9 4156 Kingdom of Treasure Good 9 VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. MARCH OF 1 Airways to Peace 12 Americans All 1 1 Back Door to Tokyo 13 British Imperialism 2 Europe's Crossroads 3 Youth in Crisis 9 Irish Question, The 4 Naval Log of Victory. fO Underground Report 5 Upbeat in Music 8 South American Front 6 Sweden's Middle Road 7 Post-War Jobs TIME (13) Good 17 Fair-Minded ... 18 Good 18%. Good 18 . Excellent 19 . Excellent I81/2. Very Good 16%. Comprehensive . 19'/:. Very Good 20 . Entertaining ... l6'/2. Clarifying 171/2. Excellent l9</4. Revealing l8'/2. MOVIETONE ADVENTURES (6) 4251 Flying Gunners Good 9 4253 Leathernecks on Parade (Tech.) 9 4203 Mailman of Snake River. Interesting 9 4202 Silver Wings Interesting 9 1252 Snowland Sentinels 9 SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 4301 Dog Scene 9 4302 Champions Carry On.; 4303 Fun for All ....Good 7 TERRYTOONS (20) (Tech.) 4505 Aladdin's Lamp (Tech.) .. Good 7 4509 Butcher of Seville ..Good 7 4502 Camouflage ' 7 4520 Carmeii's Veranda 7 4513 Champion Justice Good 7 4504 Down With Cats Good 7 4514 Frog and the Princess. .. Fair 7 4519 Green Line 7 4510 Helicopter (Tech.) 7 4508 Hopeful Donkey (Tech.) .. Good 7 4506 Lion and the Mouse Fair 7 4515 Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat... Fair 7 4516 My Boy Johnny Fair 7 4503 Somewhere in Egypt Faitastic 7 4501 Super Mouse Rides Again. Average 7 4507 Yokel Duck Makes Goqjd (Tech.) '..Fair 7 UNITED ARTISTS 1943-44 WORLD IN ACTION Battle of Europe Excellent 17 Fortress Japan Bird's-eye View 17 Global Air Routes Good 15 Inside France Well Documented 19 Zero Hour .Not Rev. , 9/ 4/43 , 9/ 4/43 ,12/18/43 9/11/43 7/22/44 6/17/44 8/19/44 10/ 2/43 11/ 6/43 4/22/44 12/ 4/43 5/20/44 12/25/43 3/25/44 1/22/44 2/19/44 . 9/ 4/43 . Not Rev. . 5/ 6/44 . 5/13/44 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 5/13/44 . 12/25/43 .57 6/44 .Not Rev. . '4/29/44 . 9/ 4/43 . 5/ 6/44 .Not Rev. . 1/ 1/44 .12/18/43 . 4/29/44 . 5/ 6/44 . 9/ 4/44 .10/23/43 . 1/ 1/44 ,. 5/20/44 . . 8/12/44 , . 6/24/44 .10/ 7/44 slis' 8127 8121 8129 8131 8125 4130 8124 8128 8122 8126 8377 6376 8373 6372 8378 8380 8375 8381 6379 8371 8374 8231 8232 8233 7110 8110 8355 8357 8361 8359 8358 8352 I 8356 8360 8353 83^1 8354 8238 8239 8237 UNIVERSAL . NAME BAND MUSICALS (13) Choo-Choo Swing .Good .... 15 Fellow on a Furlough; I .'. GoVct . 15 Hit Tiine Serenade..... Melody Garden Midnight Melodies Fair 15 New Orleans Blues Good 15 Pagliacci Swings It Overdone Ham.. 15 Radio Melodies Entertaining ... IS Stars and Violins Acceptable 15 Sweet Jam Good |5 Sweet Swing Fair .■.■ \^ PERSON-ODDITIES (15) ^ Aviation Expert, Donald Douglas Solid 9 Barefoot Judge Fair 9 Fannie Hurst and Her Pets Fair 9 Farmer Gene Sarazen. . . . Good 9 Foster's Canary College. .Good 9 Honest Forger Good 9 Mrs. Lowell Thomas' Fur Farm S!«ia.Averaoe 9 Spinning a Yarn ... Sv,.•.-;. Good 10 Varga and His Beauties. .Attractive 9 Wizard of Autos Good 9 World's Youngest Aviator. Interesting 9 SWING SYMPHONIES (6) (Teth.) Boogiel' Woogie Man Very Pleasing.. 7 Greatest Man ih Siam...Good 7 Jungle'Jive ; .....Tops 7 SPECIAL FkATURETTES (3) Fagle vs. Dragon (Tech.) .Swell Novelty .. 18 World Without Borders 21 VARIETY VIEWS (15) Amazing Metropolis Fair 9 Animal Tricks Fair 9 Bear Mountain Game.... Good 9 Fraud by Mail Instructive 9 Hobo News Good 9 -A Dogs Good 9 Magazine Model Excellent 9 Mr. Chimp Goes South... Very Good 9 Mr. Chimp Raises Cain.. Fair 9 Who's Next Excellent 9 Wings in Record Time. .. Interesting .... 9 TECHNICOLOR CARTUNES Barber of Seville Fair Fish Fry Excellent 7 Meatless Tuesday Good 7 SPECIAL (WAC) With the Marines at Tarawa Great 19 SERIALS Adventures of Flying Cadets 13 Chaps. Great Alaskan Mystery 13 Chaos. .11/27/43 . ,4/22/44 . Not Rey. . Not Rev! . 8/26M4 . 1/22/44 . 8/12/44 . 1/22/44 . 5/20/44 . 10/23/43 . 3/' 4/(14 . . 5/13/44 . . 5/ 6/44 ..11/20/43 ..10/23/43 . . 4/29/44 . . 8/26/44 .. 3/11/41 .. 8/19/44 . . 6/ 3/44 . >Ifly23/43 ,.'«/ 19/44 .'.to/ 9/43 . y\ /S2y4'4 . . *t/B9/'44 . . 4/15/44 . 2/26/44 . 4/15'/44 . 8/ 5/44 . 6/17/44 . 5/13/44 . 10/23/43 . 4/29/44 . 8/12/44 .12/ 4/43 . 9/ 4/43 . 1/22/44 . 4/22/44 . 8/19/44 . 7/13/43 BLUP' RIBBON CARTOONS (13) 9301 A Feud There Was 7 9311 A Wild Hare 7 9307 Bear's Tale 7 9312 Cat Csime Back 7 9305 Cross Country Detours 7 9302 Early Worm Gets the Bird 7 9304 Fighting 69'/2 7 9306 Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt 7 9313 Isle of Pingo Pongo 7 9303 My Little Buckaroo 7 9309 Of Fox and Hounds ; 7 9308 Sweet Sioux ' 7 9310 Thugs With Dirty Mugs 7 BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (6) 9725 Buckaroo Bugs Good 7 9721 Bugs Bunny & the Three Bears 7 9722 Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips Good 7 9724 Hare Force ; .Excellent 7 9723 Hare Ribbin' Excellent 7 9726 Old Grey Hare Excellent 7 FEATURETTES (6) 9103 Grandfather's Follies Exceflent .. 20 9106 U. S. Marines on Review. Excellent 20 9105 Night in Mexico City Interesting 20 9102 Over the Wall Very Good 20 9104 Our Frontier in Italy 20 9101 Voice That Thrilled the World Excellent 20 SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE 1944-45 PRODUCT . . . Reissue . . .Reissue . . . Reissue . . .Reissue . . . Reissue . . . Reissue . . .Reissue . . . Reissue . . .Reissue . . .Reissue . . .Reissue . . . Reissue . . .Reissue .11/ 4/44 .Not R.ev . 5/20/44 : '8/19/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 12/23/44 . . 2/19/44 .. 8/19/44 .. 4/22/44 .. 1/29/44 ..Not Rev. ..11/ 6/43 MELODY MASTERS (10) 9610 All-Star Melody Masters. Good 10 9609 Junior Jive Bombers Good 10 9603 Cavalcade of the Dance. . .Excellent :..;-.v 10 9604 Freddie Fisher & His Band 10 9601 Hit Parade of Gay Nineties Very Good 10 ..11/13/43 9610 Listen to the Bands 10 9606 Songs of the Range Good 10 9607 South American Sway; ... Routine . 10 9602 Sweetheart Serenade Good 10 9605 Ted Weems & Merchant Marine Band Excellent 10 9608 U. S. Coast Guard Band. Good 10 . 8/19/44 .11/11/14 .10/2/43 .Not Rev. 7/ 1/44 4/22/44 11/13/43 2/12/43 5/ 6/44 MERRIE MEL0DIE;S (20) (Tech.) 9709 Angel Puss Good 7 9713 Birdy and the Beast Very Good 7 9717 Booby Hatched Very Good 7 9711 Brother Brat Good 7 9708 Duck Soup to Nuts 7 9714 From Hand to Mouse Very Good 7 9715 Goldlilocks & the Jivin' Bears Excellent 7 9703 I Got Plenty of Mutton. .Fair 7 9716 Lost and Foundling Good 7 9701 Meatless Fly Day ; i... 7 9720 Odor-able Kitty 7 9705 Tick, Tock, Tuckered Fair 7 9704 Weakly Reporter Good 7 9712 Plane Daffy Very Good 7 9710 Slightly Daffy Fair 7 , 9719 Stage Door Cartoon Amusing 7 9718 Stupid Cupid Amusing 7 9706 Swooncr Crooner 7 9707 Russian Rhapsody 7 9702 Tom Turk & Daffy.. Excellent .. 7 . SANTA FE TRAIL WESTERN (6) 9109 Gun to Gun ..Fair 20 9107 Oklahoma Outlaws Well Done 20 . 9110 Roaring Guns Good 20 9112 Trial by Trigger Good 20 9106 Wagon Wheels West Good 171/2. 9111 Wells Fargo Days Good 20 . . 7/ 1/43 . 9/ 9/44 .11/11/44 . 8/ 5/44 . 9/ 9/44 .12/30/44 . 5/ 6/44 .12/ 9/44 .Not fiev: . 6/ 3/44 . 4/22/44 .10/ 7/44 . 7/ 1/44 .12/30 '44 .12/30/44 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 2/26/44 . 2/12/44 .10/ 9/43 . 2/19/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 12/25/43 . 6/ 3/44 9504 9507 9513 9510 9512 9506 951 1 9502 9505 ■ 9508 9503 9509 9501 9002 9006 9003 9004 9001 9005 SPORTS PARADE (13) (Tech.) Baa Baa Black Sheep. Bluenose Schooner Cattlemen's Days Mexican Sportland Tropical Sportland ...iO . 2/12/44 Fair ... JO ,. 6/17/44 Excellent .... ..10 . 11/ 4/44 Good ,.. .. 10 . 7/ l/4j« Good 10 . 12/ 2/44 Colorful 10 . 4/29/44 Good 10 . 8/ 5/44 Interesting . . 10 . „; 10/ 9/43 Interesting , .. 10' . 2/19/44 Good .: 10.. -7/1/44 ; i JO l„i 1/29/44 . . . Fair • i.srf.t a^. ^lO. li . »1tl/ fi/43 TECHNICOLOR SPE&IALS (6^ Behind the Big Top. .... Excellent ...... Musical Movieland Superfine Task Force ;.;... Excellent Devil Boats Excellent Women at War Winner's Circle VITAPHONE VARIETIES (6) 9402 Bee's a Buzzin' Interesting .... II 9403 Hunting the Devil Cat 10 9405 'Jungle Thrills Good 10 9401 Our Alaskan Frontier Fair 10 9404 Struggle for Life Excellent 10 9406 Throwing the Bull Good 10 ..11/27/43 .. 9/23/44 . . 1/ 1/44 . . 7/29/44 ..10/ 2/43 . .Not Rev. . .11/13/43 . . 6/ 3/44 ..11/27/43 . . 4/ 8/44 . . 8/19/44 Running Time . Revlawid Issue Of xm-Ai.is:-.. §|/i:.ii/l8;/44 i.. -.an'.. 10 ..:•.;.;... COLUMBIA ALL-STAR COMEDIES 6425 Wedded Bliss Fair 17 ..11/18/44 6428 Design for Loving Tops 21 ..12/16/44 6426 Gold Is Where You Lose It Fair I6I/2 .. 12/30/44 6409 A Knight and a Blonde.. 14 6431 Off Again, On Again 6401 Gents Without Cents 19 6429 Heather and Yon 17 6402 No Dough, Boys 17 6422 She Snoops to Conquer 18 6430 Snooper Service l4'/2 6421 Strife of the Party Pleasing 16 ..12/16/44 6403 Three Pests in a Mess 1^^ 6432 Two Local Yokels ..V. 6427 Open Season for Saps Farce 18 ..I2/IB 44 6410 Woo, Woo! 16 COLOR RHAPSODY ii 6501 Dog, Cat and Canary. 6 6503 Fiesta Time ; 6502 Rippling Romance ;j.,; COMMUNITY SINGS 5657 (Resale) Christmas 1 ' " Carols 6651 No. I (Leibert) Love Love, Love Good ... 6652 No. 2 (Baker) Ikky Tikky Tambo 6653 No. 3 (Baker) Swinging on a Star 6654 No. 4 (Leibert) Hot Time in Berlin. 6655 No. 5 (Baker) Tico TIco 6656 No. 6 (Baker) Very *• Thought of You FILM-VODVIL 6952 Al Trace's Comedy Band. .Excellent 6954 Korn Kobblers 6951 Kehoe's Marimba Band 6953 Rootin' Tootin' Band FOX & CROW 6752 Egg Yegg 6751 Be Patient, Patient 7 6753 Kukunuts LI'L ABNER 6602 kickapoo Juice . 6601 Porkuliar Piggy Funny ,.| ti PHANTASIES . 6702 As the Fly Flys 6703 Goofy News Views 6701 Mutt 'n' Bones If air SCREEN SNAPSHOTS No. I (Gl Joe in Hollywood) Fair ^. No. 2 (The Mike Goes to War) No. 3 (Ken Murray, M,C.) No. 4 (Variety-Mowbray) No. 5 (G.I. Janes in Hollywood) i . i...:. ....>!. No. 6 (Valiee-Allen) No. 7 (Memorial to T. Mix-W. Rogers) ;. SPORTS REEL K-9-Kadets Hedge Hoppers Selective .. <. .„. Aqua-Maids Rough and Tumble....;.; ,..;..,;>,.;.> Striking Champions Kings of the Fairway SERIALS Black Arrow IS Chaps. Brenda Starr, Reporter 13 Chaps. II ..12/16/44 il I( (I 7 ..12/16/44 6851 6852 6853 6854 6855 6856 6857 6801 6802 6803 6806 6804 6805 6120 6140 r ' .',12/23/44 10 .;i2/ 2/44 10 l« , lO'A..,. 9 ....12/16/44 91(4, .v.t.....:.. PARAMOUNT l';:.\f . . . 2/26/44 10/ 9/43 W.A.C. Releases 1943 Battle of Russia. Food and Magic. Family Feud 6 Brothers in Blood 10 LITTLE LULU 04-I At the Zoo D4-3 Beau Ties .w . ; D4-2 BirthdEty Party GEORGE PAL PL'PPETOONS U41 Jasper's Paradise .iL .i,i.:. Excellent 71/2 .i. 12/30/44 U4-2 Two Gun Rusty. . Very Good 71/2 .. I I/I 1/44 NOVELTOONS '■ Khk. P4-1 Yankee Doodle Donkey... .>.......... P4-2 Gabriel Churchkitten ...;.,.>.; P4-3 When G.l. Johnny Comes Home ; P4-4 A Lamb in a Jam i . . r. .; . ; . i ;. . .• MUSICAL PARADES FF4-2 Star Bright Excellent 20 FF4-1 Bonnie Lassie Very Good .... . tS FF4-3 Bombalera POPEYE : E4-I She-Sick Sailors E4-2 Pop-Pie Ala Mode ; E4-3 Tops in the Big Top POPULAR SCIENCE J4-1 No. I Interesting .... 10 J4-2 No. 2 Excellent ;. 10 J4-3 No. 3 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y4-I As Babies Tops 9 Y4-2 Who's Who in Animal Land Y4-3 In the Public Eye j SPORTLIGHTS R4-I Rhythm on Wheels Good 9'/2 . . 12/ 2/44 R4-2 Brongs &. Brands Thrilling 91/2 . .12/30/44 R4-3 Long Shots or Favorites R4-4 Out Fishin' R4-5 Blue Winners R4-6 (Untitled) UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS R4-1 No. I Interesting 10 ..11/4/44 12/23/44 9/23/44 . . 12/30/44 . . 12/30/44 . 12/30/44