Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1944)
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SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE -1943-44 PRODUCT
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ALL-STAR COMEDIES
1404 A Gtffl (f a Jam
1421 A RookU'i Cookie Fair
1433 Bathilor Oaz*
1406 Busy BuddUs
Running TImt
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HOS Crash Go«s ths Hash Typical 17 .
1422 Crazy Like a Fox Low I.Q IS'/s.
f435 Defective Detectives t6'/3.
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H02 Dizzy Pilots
1432 Dr. Feel My Puis* Fair
1426 Fanner for a Day Gets
S428 Garden of Eatin' Good ..
1430 He Was Only Feudin' Average
(412 His Hotel Sweet Fair ..
1434 His Tale Is Told
Rsvlewed Issue Of
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. 3/25/44 .10/16/43 . 12/25/43 . 1/22/44 . 9/ 2/44 .Not Rev. . 8/28/43
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S40I I Cap Hardly Walt Typical l6>/2
1408 Idle Roomers l6</2
M23 Mopey Dope Fair I61/3
Mil Oh. Babyl iS'/a
M03 Phony Express Good 17
t424 Pick a Peck of Plumbers. Good 17
1409 Pitchin' in the Kitchen. .Laughs IS'/j
M27 Quack Service Good 16
t425 Shot in the Escape Slapstick 19
t407 The Yoke's On Me 16
1431 To Heir Is Human Poor 16
HIO Who's. Hugh? Slapstick 16
f429 Yeu Dear Boy Good 18
t436 You Were Never Uglier 18
COLOR RHAPSODIES (Tech.)
1504 DIsllluslOMd Bluebird ...Good 7 ..7/ 8/44
1503 Herring Murder Mystery 7 ..Not Rev.
tS02 Imagination Excellent .. 8 ..12/18/43
iSOl Rocky Road to Ruin 8 ..Not Rev.
COMMUNITY SINGS 1651 No. I (Baker) "Do •
Wing t Prayer" 10 ..Not Rev.
K52 No. 2 (Delta Rhythm
Boys) Good 9 . . 9/ 4/43
1653 No. 3 (Lucy Monroe)
Patriotic Songe Super Reel 10 ..10/ 8/43
1654 No. 4 (Liebert) "Baby
Smiles at Me" Fair 8 ..12/18/43
1655 No. 5 (White) "Whistlln'
In Wyomin' " 10 ..Not Rev.
M56 No. 6 (Liebert) "Pistol
Packin' Mama" Inviting O'/s. . 12/25/43
1657 No. 7 Xmas Carols
(Special) Fine lO'/j.. 12/25/43
1658 No. 8 (Baker) Alouett*. .Fair 10 ..3/ 4/44
1659 No. 9 Sunday, Monday;
Always Dull 91/2.. 4/ 8/44
1860 No. 10 (Baker) "Malrzy
Doats." "Paper Doll" 10 ..Not Rev.
1661 No. II (Liebert)
Yes'r That's My Baby. Average 10 ..6/ 3/44
1662 Nil. 12 Toe Young or
Too Old Good IO'/2.. 9/ 2/44
FILM-VODVIL
(951 N*. I Mousle Powell IO</2. .Not Rev.
(952 No. 2 Cootie Williams ..Fair 10 ..10/23/43
(953 No. 3 Zeb Carver Good II ..11/27/43
(954 No. 4 This Is Ft. Dlx...Fair 9 ..3/ 4/44
(955 No. 5 Novak's Comedy
Band Useful 10 .. 6/17/44
FOX & CROW (Tech.)
(753 Dream Kids Very Good 7</2.. 6/ 3/44
(754 Mr. Moocher 71/2
(751 Room and Bored Good 7 ..10/16/43
(752 Way Down Yonder In the
Corn Excellent 7 ..1/ 1/44
Li'L ABNER (Tech.)
(601 Amoozin' but Confoozin'. .Promising 8 ..4/ 8/44
(603 A Peekooiyar
Sitcheeayshun 7
(602 Sadie Hawkins Day Fair 7 ..7/ 8/44
PANORAMICS
(901 Birds on the Wing Interesting 9'/2.. 9/25/43
(982 Babies by Bannister Excellent 81/2 .. 10/23/43
(903 Camera Digest Fair 10'/2.. 2/19/44
5904 Traditions of Mexico 8
PHANTASIES 5710 Case of the Screaming
Bishop Fair 7 .. 8/28/44
(702 Cocky Bantam Fair 6'/2 .. 12/1 1/43
5707 Giddy Yapping 6
5706 Lionel Lion 6
6709 Mr. Fore by Fore Fair O'A.. 9/ 2/44
5701 Nursery Crimes Poor 7 ..10/23/43
5703 Playful Pest Fair 6'/2.. 2/ 5/44
6704 Polly Wants a Doctor. . .Jaunty 61/2.. 4/ 1/44
6708 Tangled Travels Fair 7 . . 7/ 8/44
(705 Magic Strength 71/2 .. Not Rev.
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (851 N». I (Hollywood In
Uniform) Excellent 10 .. 8/14/43
(852 No. 2 (Groueho 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
(855 No. 5 (Carillo &
Romero) Good 9'/2.. 1/22/44
5856 No. 6 (Moore II
Durante) Fair 10 .. 4/ 1/44
M57 No. 7 (Mexico Cinema
Industry) Very Good 9 .. 4/18/44
5858 No. 8 (Lombard
Memorial Reel) S'/j
5859 No. 9 (Movies 50th
Anniversary) V/t
6860 No. 10 (Burns-HaleyDavis) Fair 9'/»
SPORTS REELS
(803 Champ of Champions
(Count Fleet) Good
(802 Cue Wizards (Andrew
Ponzi) Good 10
S8I0 Gl Sports Good 10
5809 Mat Maulers Very Good 9
5807 Golden Gloves 9'/2
5801 Kings of Basketball Good Stuff 10
5808 Table Tennis Topnotchers.Time-Passer ... 9
(804 Ten Pin Aces Good 10
5806 Follow Through With
Sam Byrd Good 9
5805 Winged Targets Good 9
SERIALS
5120 Batman 15 Chaps.
5140 Desert Hawk 15 Chaps.
5160 Phantom 15 Chaps.
M ETRO-GOLD WYN MAYER
CARTOONS (16) (Tech.)
W-583 Batty Baseball _
W-53S Bear Raid Warden Good 8
W-539 Big Heel-Watha Excellent 8
W-537 Bodyguard Good 8
W.536 Happy-Go-Nutty
W-534 Million Dollar Cat Very Good 7
W-532 Screwball Squirrel Fast 7
W-535 Tree Surgeon 8
W-531 Zoot Cat Good 8
MINIATURES (10)
M-585 A Great Day's Coming.. Fine 10
M-a86 Important Business II
M-582 Kid in Upper Four Fair II
M-583 No News Is Good News
M-S89 Nostradamus IV
W-540 Puttin' On the Dog
M-588 Somewhere, USA (Tech.) 10
M-S84 Tale of a Dog Good 10
M-587 Why Daddy •
PASSING PARADE
K-574 A Lady Fights Back
K-572 Grandpa Called It Art... Good 10
K-571 Immortal Blacksmith II
K-573 Return From Nowhere
PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14)
S-557 Football Thrills of 1943 8
S-353 Groovie Movie Very Good .
S-552 Home Maid Good
S-555 Movie Pests Pointed Fun
S-551 Practical Joker Good
S-554 Sportsman's Memerles . . Good 10
8-556 Sports Quiz Very Good 10
TRAVELTALKS (12) (Tech.)
T-514 A Day in Death Valley. Good 9
T-SI7 Along the Cactus Trail. ..Good 9
T-S20 City of Brigham Young
T-518 Colorful Colorado 8
T-512 Grand Canyon — Pride ef
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 Arizoni 10
T-513 Salt Lake Diversions 9
T-SIS 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
D3-8 Indoor Outing
D3-4 Lulu in Hollywood Fair 7'/2
D3-6 It's Nifty To Be Thrifty
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
U3-2 "Goodnight Rusty" Excellent
U3-I Jasper Gees Fishing Tops
U3-6 Jasper Goes Hunting Up to Snuff
U3-3 Package for Jasper Excellent
U3-4 Say Ah, Jasper First Rate
MUSICAL PARADES (6) (Tech.)
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7/ 8/44
10 ..12/11/43
.10/30/43 . 8/26/44 . 7/22/44
. 9/ 4/43 . 6/ 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 . 5/20/44
. 4/29/44
. 5/ 8/44
! i/29/44 .Not Rev.
5/13/44
.10/ 7/44
10 10 10 10
4/29/44
, 2/19/44 8/ 5/44 . 2/19/44 , 5/ 6/44 , 9/ 2/44
. 3/ 4/44 , 4/15/44
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2/ 5/44 3/25/44
8/12/44
9/ 2/44 6/ 3/44
FF3-2 "Caribbean Romance".. Excellent
FF3-5 Fun Time Excellent
FF3-6 Halfway to Heaven Excellent
FF3-3 Lucky Cowboy Excellent
FF3-' "Mardi Gras" Major League..
FF3-4 Showboat Serenade Excellent ...t.
NOVELTOONS (8) (Tech.)
P3-3 Cilly Goose Very Good
P3-2 Hen Pecked Rooster .Very Good
P3-I No Mutton for Nuttin'... Good
P3-4 Suddenly It's Spring Appealing
POPEYE (8)
E3-4 Anvil Chorus Girl Good
E3-I Her Honor the Mare Excellent
E3-2 E3-8 E3-7
Marry-Go-Round
Moving Aweigh
Pitching Woo at the Zoo..
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. 2/ 5/44
E3-6 Puppet Love
E3-5 Spinach Packin' Popeye. . .Good 7'/2..
E3-3 We're on Our Way to Rio Good 8 ..
POPULAR SCIENCE (6)
1 Good
2 Entertaining
3 S0-80
J3-I No. J3-2 No. J3-3 No. J3-4 No. J3-5 No. J3-6 No.
10 10 10 10 10
4 Interesting
5 interesting
6 Gets By 10 .
SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6)
Y3-5 In a Harem Good V/t.
Y3-3 In the Newsreels Excellent 9</2.
Y3-2 In Winter Quarters Will Pas* • .
Y3-I Tails of the Border Tops 8Va.
Y3-6 Monkey Business
Y3-4 Your Pot Problem • .
SPORTLIGHTS (10)
R3-9 Catch *Em and Eat 'Em... Good 10 .
R3-I0 Furlough Fishing Good Catch 91/2.
R3-3 "G.I. Fun" Snappy 9 .
R3-6 Heroes on the Mend Very Good 9 .
R3-I Mermaids on Parade Good 9 .
R3-5 Open Fire Good 8'/i.
R3-2 "Ozark Sportsmen" Good 9 .
R3-4 Swimcapades Good tVt.
8/26/44 6/24/44
11/ 6/41 I2/2S/4S 4/ 8/44 8/ S/44 7/ 1/44 9/ 2/44
7/22/44 4/ 8/44 4/ 1/44 1/ 8/44
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R3-7 Trail Breakers Very Good
R3-8 Winged Couriers Good
UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS
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
RKO RADIO
DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Teeh.)
54103 First Aiders 7
54104 How to Play Football 8
54102 Plastics Inventor Excellent 7
54101 Springtime for Pluto 7
EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 43406 Kitchen Cynic Good
43404 Love Your Landlord
43401 Not on My Account Fair
43403 Prunes & Polities
43405 Radio Rampage Good
43402 Unlucky Dog 15
FLICKER FLASHBACKS (7)
44201 No. I Very Good
44202 No. 2 Good
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 Cutie on Duty Good 18 .
43706 Girls! Girls! Girls! 17 .
43705 Poppa Knows Worst Fair 17 .
43704 Say Uncle Fair 18 .
43701 Seeing Nellie Home Poor 17 .
43703 Wedtime Storle* 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 8'/2.
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 8 .
THIS IS AMERICA (13)
43106 Aircraft Carrier Excellent 16 .
43111 Brazil Today Excellent 171/2 .
43108 Hot Money 17 .
43102 Letter to a Hero Very Good 18 .
43104 Mail Call Very Good 17 .
43103 New Prisons — New Men 17 .
43105 News Front Very Good IS .
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 .
REPUBLIC
SERIALS
Captain America IS Chaps.
Haunted Harbor 15 Chaps.
Masked Marvel 12 Chaps.
Tiger Woman 12 Ctiaps.
20th CENTURY-FOX
DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE (2)
4901 Fuss and Feathers Good 9
LEW LEHR
4902 Lew Lehr Makes the News. 9 .
MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (6) 4154 A Volcano Is Born
(Tech.)
4151 Mormon Trails Colorful 9 .
7/22/44 8/10/44 1/ 1/44 4/22/44 11/13/43 4/ 1/44 12/11/43 1/22/44 6/17/44 7/22/44
12/18/43 1/29/44 4/22/44 6/24/44 7/22/44
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. 9/30/44 .10/16/43 11/ 8/43 .I2/I8/M . 1/ 3/44 . 4/ 8/44 . 4/22/44
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.12/18/43
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. 9/ 4/43