Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1945)

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Jan-Mar 1945
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000502
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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CM > a; Q < H O S V REPUBLIC SERIALS Captain America 15 Chapt. Haunted Harbor 15 Chaps. Masked Marvel 12 Chaps. Tiger Woman 12 Chaps. 20th CENTURY-FOX DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE (2) 1124 Radio Melodin Entertaining ... 15 il28 Stars and Vlollnt Acceptable 15 tl22 Sweet Jam Good 15 *I26 Sweet Swing Fair 15 490 1 Q 12/ 18/45 LEW LEHR 4902 g MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (6) 4154 A Veleano Is Born , Not Rev 4151 Colorful 9 . . 9/ 4/43 4152 1 nstructive 9 . . 9/ 4/43 4156 Kingdom of Treasure... Good 9 . .12/18/43 MARCH OF TIME (13) 1 17 . . 9/11/43 12 Fair-Mlnded . . . 18 . . 7/22/44 II 18%. . 6/17/44 13 British Imperialism . . . Good 18 . . 8/19/44 2 Excellent 19 . .10/ 2/43 S Excellent 181/2. .11/ 6/43 1 Irish Question, The Very Good ley*. . 4/22/44 4 Naval Log of Victory. . . . Comprehensive . 191/2. . 12/ 4/43 10 Underground Report ... Very Good 20 . . 5/20/44 i Upbeat in Music Entertaining ... l6'/2. . 12/25/43 i South American Front. . . Clarifying l7'/2. . 3/25/44 8 Sweden's Middle Road... l9'/4. . 1/22/44 7 Post-War Jobs I8I/2. . 2/19/44 MOVIETONE ADVENTURES (6) 4251 Flying Gunners 9 . . 9/ 4/43 4253 Leathernecks on Parade (Tech.) 9 . . Not Rev. 4203 Mailman of Snake River Interesting 9 . . 5/ 6/44 4202 Silver Wings Interesting . . . . 9 . . 5/13/44 4252 9 . . Not Rev. SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 4301 Dog Scene 9 4302 Champions Carry On 4303 Fun for All Good 7 TERRYTOONS (20) (Tech.) Aladdin's Lamp (Tech.) .. Good 7 Butcher of Seville Good 7 Camouflage 7 Carmen's Veranda 7 Champion Justice Good 7 Down With Cats Good 7 Frog and the Princess. .. Fair 7 Green Line 7 Helicopter (Tech.) 7 Hopeful Donkey (Tech.) .. Good 7 Lion and the Mouse Fair 7 Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat... Fair 7 My Boy Johnny Fair 7 Somewhere in Egypt Fai.tastie 7 Super Mouse Rides Again. Average 7 Yokel Duck Makes Good (Tech.) Fair 7 4505 4509 4502 4520 4513 4504 45i4 4519 4510 4508 4508 4515 4516 4503 4501 4507 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 Franc* Well Documented 19 Zero Hour . Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 5/13/44 . 12/25/43 . 5/ 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/ 4/45 .10/23/43 . 1/ 1/44 . 5/20/44 . 8/12/44 . 6/24/44 .10/ 7/44 UNIVERSAL NAME BAND MUSICALS (13) 1123 Choo-Choo Swing Good 15 ..11/27/43 1127Fellow en a Furlough Good 15 .. 4/22/44 1121 Hit Tun* Serenade Not Rev. • 129 Melody Garden Net Rev. 1131 Midnight Melodies Fair 15 .. t/26/44 1125 New Orleans Blue* Good 15 .. 1/22/44 4I3G Pagllacel Swings It Overdone Ham.. 15 .. 8/12/44 «376 •373 a372 1378 8380 8375 •381 •379 1371 •374 PERSON-ODDITIES (15) Aviation Expert, Donald Douglas Solid 9 Barefoot Judge Fair 9 Fanni* Hunt and H*r Pets Fair 9 Farmer Gene Sarazen Good 9 Foster's Canary College.. Good 9 Honest Forger Good 9 Mrs. Lowell Thomas' Fur Farm Average 9 Spinning a Yarn Good 10 Varga and His Beauties. .Attractive 9 Wizard of Autos Good 9 World's Youngest Aviator.lnteresting 9 SWING SYMPHONIES (6) (Tech.) 1231 Boogie Woogie Man Very Pleasing.. 7 1232 Greatest Man in Slam... Good 7 •233 Jungle Jive Tops 7 SPECIAL FEATURETTES (3) 7110 Eagle vs. Dragon (Tech.) .Swell Novelty .. IB 8110 World Without Borders. . .Interesting 20 VARIETY VIEWS (15) •355 Amazing Metropolis Fair 9 8357 Animal Tricks Fair 9 8361 Bear Mountain Game Good 9 8359 Fraud by Mall Instructive 9 8358 Hobo News Good 9 •352 l-A Dogs Good 9 8356 Magazine Model Excellent 9 8360 Mr. Chimp Goes South... Very Good 9 8353 Mr. Chimp Raises Cain.. Fair 9 J3SI Who's Next Excellent 9 Wings in Record Time. .. Interesting 9 TECHNICOLOR CARTUNES •238 Barber of Seville Fair 8239 Fish Fry Excellent 7 . R237 Meatless Tuesday Good 7 SPECIAL (WAC) ■ 112 With the Marines at Tarawa Great 19 SERIALS 1781 Adventures of Flying Cadets 13 Chaps. AR8I Great Alaskan Mystery 13 Chaos. VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. BLUE RIBBON CARTOONS (13) 9301 A Feud There Was 9311 A Wild Hare 9307 Bear's Tale 9312 Cat Came Back 9305 Cross Country Detours 9302 Early Worm Gets the Bird 9304 Fighting 691/2 9306 Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt 9313 Isle of Pingo Pongo 9303 My Little Buckaroo 9309 Of Fox and Hounds 9308 Sweet Sioux 9310 Thugs With Dirty Mugs BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (6) 9725 Buckaroo Bugs Good 9721 Bugs Bunny &. th* Three Bears 9722 Bugs Bunny Nips th* Nips Good 9724 Hare Force Excellent 9723 Hare Ribbin' Excellent 9726 Old Grey Hare Excellent . 1/22/44 . 5/20/44 .10/23/43 . 3/ 4/44 . 5/13/44 . 5/ 6/44 .11/20/43 .10/23/43 . 4/29/44 . 8/26/44 . 3/1 1/41 . 8/19/44 . 6/ 3/44 . 10/23/43 . 2/19/44 .10/ 9/43 . 1/22/44 . 4/29/44 . 4/15/44 . 1/27/45 . 2/26/44 . 4/ Iff/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 2/26/44 FEATURETTES (6) 9103 Grandfather's Follies Excellent 20 9106 U. S. Marines on Review. Excellent 20 9105 Night in Mexico City Interesting 20 . Relssu* .Reissue .Relssu* .Relssu* .Relssu* . Relssu* .Relssu* .Relssu* .Relssu* .Relssu* .Relssu* .Reissue .Reissue .11/ 4/44 . Not R.*v . 5/20/44 . 8/19/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 12/23/44 2/19/44 8/19/44 4/22/44 9102 Over the Wall Very Good 20 . 9104 Our Frontier In Italy 20 . 9101 Voice That Thrilled the World Excellent 20 . MELODY MASTERS (10) 9610 All-star Melody Masters. Good 10 9609 Junior Jive Bombers Good 10 9603 Cavalcade of the Dance. . .Excellent 10 9604 Freddie Fisher & His Band 10 9601 Hit Parade of Gay Nineties Very Good 10 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 MERRIE MELODIES (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 Goidlilocks & the Jivin' Bears Excellent 7 9703 I Got Plenty of Mutton.. Fair 7 9716 Lost and Foundling Good 7 9701 Meatless Fly Day 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 Swooner 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 Don* 20 9110 Roaring Guns Good 20 9112 Tr'al by Trigger Good 20 9106 Wigon Wheels West Good tT/i 9111 Veils Fargo Days Good 20 SPORTS PARADE (13) (Tech.) 9504 Baa Baa Black Sheep Excellent 10 9507 Backyard Golf Fair 10 9513 Bluenese Schooner Excellent 10 9510 Cattlemen's Days Good 10 9512 Champions of the Future. Good 10 9506 Chinatown Champs Colorful 10 9511 Colorado Trout Good 10 9502 Desert Playground Interesting 10 9505 Dogie Round-Up Interesting .... 10 9508 Filipino Sports Parade. . .Good 10 9503 Into the Clouds Good 10 9509 Mexican Sportland 16 9501 Tropical Sportland Fair 10 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (6) 9002 Behind the Big Top Excellent 9006 Musical Movieland Superfine 9003 Task Force Excellent 9004 Devil Boats Excellent 9001 Women at War 9005 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 . 1/29/44 .NttRn. .11/ »/4» . 8/19/44 .11/11/14 . 10/ 2/43 .11/13/43 .'i'/'V/u . 4/22/44 .11/13/43 . 2/12/43 . 5/ 6/44 .. 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 R*«. .. 6/3/44 .. 4/22/44 ..10/ 7/44 .. 7/ 1/44 ..12/30/44 . . 12/30/44 ..Net R*v. ..Not R*v. . . 2/26/44 2/12/44 10/ 9/43 2/19/44 7/ 1/44 12/25/43 6/ 3/44 . 2/12/44 . 6/17/44 .11/ 4/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 12/ 2/44 . 4/29/44 . 8/ 5/44 .10/ 9/43 . 2/19/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 1/29/44 .11/ 6/43 .11/27/43 . 9/23/44 . 1/ 1/44 . 7/29/44 .10/ 2/43 .Not R*T. .11/13/43 . 6/ 3/44 .11/27/43 . 4/ 8/44 . 8/19/44 W.A.C. Releases 1943 Battle of Russia. Food and Magic. Family Feud t Brothers In Bleed I( SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE— 1944-45 PRODUCT Running Time Review** luu* Of COLUMBIA ALL-STAR COMEDIES 6409 A Knight and a Blond* 14 6428 Design for Loving Tops 21 ..12/16/44 6401 Gents Without Cents IS 6426 Gold Is Where You Lose It Fair I6|/i .. 12/30/44 6429 Heather and Yon 17 6402 No Dough, Boys 17 6431 Off Again, On Again 6427 Open Season for Saps Farce 18 ..12/16/44 6422 She Snoops to Conquer 18 6430 Snooper Service 14'/* 6421 Strife of the Party Pleasing 16 ..12/16/44 6403 Three Pests In a Mess 15 6432 Two Local Yokels 6425 Wedded Bliss Fair 17 ..11/18/44 6410 Woo, Woo! IS COLOR RHAPSODY 6501 Dog, Cat and Canary 6 6503 Fiesta Time 6502 Rippling Romance COMMUNITY SINGS 5657 (Resale) Christmas Carols lO'/t 6651 No. I (Leibert) Love Love, Love Good B>/i.. I l/lt/44 6652 No. 2 (Baker) Ikky Tikky Tambo ■ 6653 No. 3 (Baker) Swinging on a Star 10 6654 No. 4 (Leibert) Hot Time in Berlin § 6655 No. 5 (Baker) Tico Tico II 6656 No. 6 (Baker) Very Theught of You FILM-VODVIL 6952 Al Trace's Comedy Band. .Excellent II ..12/16/44 6954 Korn Kobblers II 6951 Kehoe's Marimba Band II 6953 Rootin' Tootin' Band II FOX & CROW 6751 Be Patient, Patient 7 6752 Egg Yegg 6753 Kukunuts LI'L ABNER 6602 Kickapoo Juice 6601 Porkuliar Piggy Funny 7 ..12/16/44 PHANTASIES 6702 As the Fly Flies 6 6703 Goofy News Views 6701 Mutt 'n' Bones Fair 7 ..12/23/44 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 6851 No. I (Gl Joe In Hollywood) Fair 10 ..12/ 2/44 6852 No. 2 (The Mike Goes to War) It 6853 No. 3 (Ken Murray, M.C.) It 6854 No. 4 (Variety-Mowbray) V/t 6855 No. 5 (G.I. Janes in Hollywood) 10 6856 No. 6 (Vallee-Allen) B 6857 No. 7 (Memorial to T. MIx-W. Rogers) 9 SPORTS REEL 6803 Aqua-Maids 9'/i 6802 Hedge Hoppers Selective 9 ..12/18/44 6801 K-9-Kadet8 IO'/» 6805 Kings of the Fairway 6806 Rough and Tumble 6804 Striking C/iampions 10 SERIALS 6120 Black Arrow 15 Chaps. 6140 Brenda Starr, Reporter 13 Chapt. PARAMOUNT CLASSICS CARTOONS (Tech.) (4) C4-I0 Hunky and Spunky Reissue C4-9 Kids in the Shoe Reissue C4-7 Little Stranger Reissue C4-8 Snubbed by a Snob... Reissue GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS U4-I Jasper's Paradise Excellent 7'/: . . l2/3n/44 U4-4 Jasper Tell Amusing 8 . . 2/ 3/45 U4-2 Two Gun Rusty Very Good 7i/, . . ii /| I /4J U4-3 Hot-Lip Jasper Excellent 8 .. 1/27/45 LITTLE LULU D4-( At the Zoo 8 D4-3 Beau Ties 8 D4-2 Birthday Party 8I/2 NOVELTOONS P4-2 Gabriel Churchkitten 8 P4-4 Scrappily Married 8 P4-3 When G.I. Johnny Comes Home 8'/2 P4-I Yankee Doodle Donkey Amusing 8 .. 1/27/45