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 #:
000503
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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SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE— 1944-45 PRODUCTS PARAMOUNT (Cont'd) Runnlna Tim* MUSICAL PARADES FF4-I Bonnie Lassie Very Goed 19 FF4-3 Bombalera Super 20 rF4-2 Star Bright Excellent 20 . POPEYE E4-2 Pop-Pie Ala Mode 7 E4-I She-Sicli Sailors 7 E4-3 Tops in tlie Big Top 7 POPULAR SCIENCE J4-I Ne. I Interesting 10 J4-2 No. 2 Excellent 10 . J4-3 No. 3 Interesting 10 . SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y4-I As Babies Tops 9 Y4-3 In tlie Public Eye 9 . Y4-2 Wiio's Who in Animal Land Tops 9 . SP0RTLI6HTS R4-5 Blue Winners Excellent 9 . R4-2 Brongs & Brands Thrilling 9'/:. R4-3 Long Shots or Favorites. -Good 9'/2. R4-4 Out Fishin' 91/2. R4-6 Game Bag 9 R4-I Rhythm «n Wheels Good 9'/i. L4-I No. I L4-2 No. 2 L4-3 No. 3 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS Interesting .... 10 , 10 Revlmd itsui Of . 9/23 /«< . 1/27/45 . 12/23/44 . 12/30/44 . 12/30/44 . 1/27/45 . I2/M/44 1/27/45 1/27/45 I2/S0/44 2/10/45 . 12/ 2/44 11/ 4/44 RKO RADIO EDGAR KENNEDY 53401 Feather Your Nest Good 18 1601 Alibi Baby Comedy 18 12/16/44 1/13/45 FLICKER FLASHBACKS 54201 No. I I« 54202 No. 2 Good 9'/3. . I I/I 1/44 54203 No. 3 9 54204 No. 4 9 HEADLINER REVIVALS 53201 Songs of the Colleges 15 53202 Swing It It 53203 Swing Vacation 19 LEON ERROL 53703 Birthday Blues 17 54305 Five Star Bowlers 8 53702 He Forgot to Remember 17 53701 Triple Trouble Good Hokum .. 17 ..11/11/44 SPORTSCOPES 54304 Parallel Skiing Good 8 ..1/ t/45 54303 Saddle Starlets Good 8 ..12/23/44 54302 School for Dogs Interesting 8 .12/30/44 THIS IS AMERICA 53102 New Americans .v. . .Interesting 19 .. 1/ S/45 53103 Power Unlimited 17 53101 West Pelnt Revealing 17 .12/ 9/44 REPUBLIC Manhunt of Mystery Island... 15 Chaps. Zorro't Black Whip 12 Chaps. 20th CENTURY-FOX LEW LEHR 5901 Sea Food Mamas 8 MARCH OF TIME 3 Inside China Revelatory . 1 Post War Farms 5 Report on Italy Outstanding 4 Unknown Battle Interesting 2 What to Do With Germany Excellent . . l7'/». .12/ 2/44 2/ 3/45 . 12/30/44 l8'/i.. 9/30/44 MOVIETONE ADVENTURE 5256 Alaskan Grandeur (Tech.) 5254 Black, Gold and Cactus (Tech.) 5257 Canyons of the Sun Educational ... S256 City of Paradox 5252 Jewels of Iran 5251 Mexican Majesty (Tech.) 5253 Mystic India 2/10/45 SPORTS REVIEWS 535 1 Blue Grass Gentlemen (Tech.) 1852 Trelllng for Strikes (Tech.) SPECIAL 1601 Three Sisters of the Moors 20 TERRYTOONS 5605 A Wolf's Tale (Teeh.) 5501 Cat Came Back (Tech.) 5508 Dear Old Switzerland (Tech.) BE03 Ganey Goose in Ghost Town (Tech.) 5507 Candy's Dream Girl (Tech.) 5502 Mighty Mouse and the Two Barbers (Tech.) 5506 Mighty Mouse at the Circus (Tech.) 5504 Mighty Mouse in the Sultan's Birthday (Tech.) UNITED ARTISTS 1944-45 DAFFY-DITTYS CrossEyed Bull Very Good 10 Flying Jeep Lady Says No Pepito's Serenade Choo Choo Amigo 11/ 4/4 WORLD IN ACTION When Asia Speaks Interesting UNIVERSAL NAME BAND MUSICALS 9122 Harmony Highway Fair IS 9124 Jive Busters 9125 Melody Parade 9123 On the Mellow Side Excellent 15 9126 Swing Serenade 9121 Swingtime Holiday Good 15 PERSON ODDITIES 9373 ABC Pin-Up Good 9371 Idol of the Crowd Interesting 9372 One-Man Newspaper Interesting 9374 Pigtail Pilot Exceptional . 12/30/44 .12/30/44 . 12/30/44 9 .. 2/10/45 .... 9 ..11/ 4/44 .... 10 ..12/23/44 .... 9 .. 1/27/45 SWING SYMPHONIES 9231 Absu Ben BtogU Fair 7 .11/ 4/44 9235 Painter and the Pointer Amusing 7 ..12/23/44 9234 Pied Piper of Basin Street Entertaining ... 8 .. 2/10/45 TECHNICOLOR CARTUNES 9232 Beach Nut. The Good -. . . . 7 ..12/16/44 9236 Chew Chew Baby 9235 Painter and the Pointer 9233 Ski for Two Tops 7 .12/30/44 SPECIAL FEATURETTES 0112 Llll Marient Engrossing .... 21 ..11/11/44 8110 World Without Borders 21 VARIETY VIEWS 9352 Dogs for Show Very Fine 9 ..12/23/44 9351 From Spruce to Bomber. . Interesting 9 ..12/16/44 9383 Mr. Chimp Gus to Coney Island Fair 10 ..12/23/44 9354 White Treasure Interesting 9 .. l/IS/45 SERIALS 9581 Juqsle Queen 13 Chaps. 9881 Master Key 13 Chaps. 9681 Mystwy of the River Boat. . . 13 Chaps. 12/ 2/44 9881 Mystery of River Boat 13 Chaps. 9781 Raiders of Ghost City 13 Chaps. 8/11/44 VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS 1721 Herr Meets Hare 1722 Unruly Hare BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE 1308 Fella With ■ Fiddle 7 1304 I Love to Slnta 1308 I Only Have Eyes for You 1301 Let It Be Me 7 1308 Plenty af M*my and Ysu 1302 Septanber In the Rain 7 1308 Sunday Go t* Meeting Time 7 1307 When I Yoo Hoo FEATURETTES 1 106 Congo 1101 I Am An Amerieaa Ausnleinui 20 1184 I Won't Plw Torrlfle 20 1105 Nautical But Nice Satisfying 20 1 107 Navy Nurse lies One* Over Lightly Good 20 1182 Proudly We Serve Good 20 MELODY MASTERS 1601 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Good 10 1603 Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians Good It 1605 Jammin' the Blues Unique It 1602 Listen to the Bands Fair 10 1607 Musical Mexico iout> Khythni ol the Rhumba 1604 Sonny Dunham & His Orch Exceptional It MERRIE MELODIES 1701 Draftee Daffy 1703 Life With Feathers 1702 Trap Happy Porky I2/3A/44 .12/ 2/44 . 12/30/44 .11/11/44 . 12/ 2/44 ..11/ 4/44 . . 12/ 2/44 . . 12/ 2/44 . .12/16/44 . 12/30/44 SPORTS PARADE 1504 Bikes &, Skis 1502 Birds & Beasts Were There Beautiful It 1501 California Here We Are. . Interesting .... 10 1505 Cuba Calling 1503 Glamour in Sports Average 10 . 12/30/44 . 2/10/45 2/ 3/45 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS 1002 Beachhead to Berlin Remarkable 20 .12/16/44 1004 Coney Island Honeymoon 1001 Let's Go Fishing Nice Catch 20 ..11/ 4/^' ID03 Pledge to Bataan Exceptional 20 .. 2/I0/4S VITAPHONE VARIETIES 1403 Outdoor Living Interesting .... 10 ..12/2/44 1404 Overseas Roundup 1402 Ski Whizz First Rate .... 10 ..11/4/44 1401 Their Dizzy Day Very Good 10 .. 9/23/44 HOTEL BERLIN (W'B) Drama. Principals: Andrea King, Raymond Massey, Helmut Dantine, Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre, Alan Hale. Director, Peter Godfrey. Plot: A German underground worker is trapped in the Hotel Berlin. He meets a beautiful Nazi actress and through her infatuation for him, makes arrangements for his escape from Berlin. After being forced to kill a Gestapo leader, he gets out of the hotel; the actress follows him, but he is forced to sacrifice her to hi. principles. NAUGHTY NINETIES (Univ.) Comedy. Principals: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis, Lois Collier, Rita Johnson, Henry Travers. Director, Jean Yarbrough. Plot: A showboat captain unwittingly falls victim to a trio of gamblers and is forced to let them use his boat as a pleasure barge. One of the gamblers falls for the captain's daughter and, with the help of two of the boat's former troupe of actors, wins back the ship for the captain and the girl for himself. SAN ANTONIO (WB) (Color) Drama. Principals: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S. Z. Sakall, Victor Francen, Florence Bates, John Litel. Director, David Butler. Plot: Refusing to be kept from what is honestly his, a Texas cattleman leads a crusade against the rustlers who have overrun the San Antonio area. He is aided by an actress playing at the outlaw leader's theatre, but does not realize this, at first believing she is working against him. By gaining the position of town marshal he is able to expose the villains and liring them to justice. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (UA) Mystery. Principals: Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young, June Duprez, Sir C. Aubrey Smith. Director, Rene Clair. Plot: Ten unacquainted people are invited by ruse to spend a holiday on an island off the coast of England. They find no host, but get an inkling of coming tragedy from a voice which accuses them all of unpunished past crimes. Through that evening and the next day almost all of the guests meet death until the two left are able to solve the mystery and save themselves. THIS LOVE OF OURS (WB) Drama. Principals: John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark, John Ridgely, Charles Drake. Director, Delmer Daves. Plot: When war is declared, a young mechanic enlists in the Marines and leaves a ring behind for his girl. On Guadalcanal he is blinded when his machine-gun crew is surrounded by Japanese. Evacuated to the states, he finds he is blind forever. He refuses to return to his girl; he does not want her to be saddled with him. S^e makes him understand that they belong t6gether. CAPTAIN EDDIE (Fox) Drama. Principals: Fred MacMurray. Lynn Bari, James Gleason, Charles 'Bickford, Mary Philips, Darryl Hickman. Director, Lloyd Bacon. Plot: When Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and his companions are forced down in the midPacific, during the present war, they all take to life rafts. While they are adrift for 19 days, lacking supplies of food and water, he keeps up the morale of the men with his faitli. He remembers the more exciting episodes of his life. At last they are rescued. Short Award for Short Ik's-a Short. Tnter-.tate Circuit's short subjects Ijooker in IJallas. has conferred her own "academy award" on "1 Won't Play," a two-reel subject produced by Gordon Hollingshead for Warner Bros. The two-rcelcr has been booked over the entire circuit.