Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1944)

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Oct-Dec 1944
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000268
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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82 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW November 4, 1944 20th CENTURY-FOX (Con't.) 4152 Coast »t Strategy Instructlva I ..9/ 4/45 4ISS Kingdom of Traaiura.... Gnod 9 ..12/11/41 MARCH OF TIME (13) 1 Airway* ta Peace Good 17 12 Amerleane All Fair-Mlnded ... 18 . II Back Door to Tokyo Good 18%. IS Rrltlih ImDeflallim Goc ' . 18 . 2 Europe'! Croieroadt Excellent 19 3 Youth In CriBit Excellent iS'/i. 9 Irish Question, The Very Good 16%. 4 Naval Log of Victory Comprehenslvo . l9'/2. 19 Underground Report Very Good 20 5 Upbeat In Music Entertaining ... IG'/t. 8 South American Front Clarifying I?'/, . 8 Sweden's Middle Road Excellent l9'/4. 7 PostWar Jobs Revealing IS'A. MOVIETONE ADVENTURES (S) 4251 Flying Ounners Good 9 4255 Leathernecks on Parade (Tteh.) 9 . 4293 Mailman of Snake River. Interesting 9 4202 Silver Wings Interesting 9 . 4292 Snowland Sentinels 9 SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 49«l Dag Scant 9 . . Nat Rev. 4S1>2 Champions Carry On Nat Rev. 4308 Fun far All Good 7 .. 5/13/44 . 9/11/43 . 7/22/44 . 6/17/44 . 8/19/44 .10/ 2/43 .11/ 8/43 . 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. TERRYTOONS (20) (Tech.) 4005 Aladdin's Lamp (Tech.). Good 4509 Butcher *f Seville Good 4892 Camouflage 4U0 Carmen's Veranda 4513 Champion Justice Good 4594 Down With Cats Good 4514 Frog and the Princes*. . .Fair 4519 Green Line 4519 Hellcapter (Tech.) 4M8 Hopeful Donkey (Tech.) . .Geed 4S9fi Lien and the Mousa Fair 4615 IMIghty Mtuse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat... Fair 4518 My Boy Johnny Fair 4603 Somewhere In Egypt Fantastic 4MI Super Mause Rides Again. Average 4597 Yakel Dack Makes Gaad (Taeh.) Fair UNITED ARTISTS 1943-44 WORLD IN ACTION Battle of Europe Excellent 17 Fartress Japan Bird's-eye View 17 Slobal Air Reutes Good 15 Intid* Franca Weil Documented 19 UNIVERSAL NAME BAND MUSICALS (13) ill! Chea-Chaa Swing Good 15 9127 Fellow en a Furlaugh Good 15 (121 Hit Tune Serenade 8129 Melady Garden „ 8131 Midnight Melodies Fair 15 . 9125 New Orleaas Blues Good 15 (189 Pagliacci Swings It Overdone Ham.. 15 . 9124 Radio Meltdies Entertaining ... 15 . 8128 Stars and Violins Acceptable 15 (122 Sweet Jam Good 15 (1(8 tweet Swing Fair 15 . PERSON-ODDITIES (15) (377 Aviation Expert, Donald Douglas Solid 9 (378 Barefoot Judge Fair 9 8371 Fannie Hurst and Her Pets Fair 9 (972 Farmer Qane Sarazen Good 9 (878 Fester's Canary College. .Good 9 89(0 Honest Forger Good 9 •875 Mrs. Lowell Thomas' Fur Farm Average 9 8381 Spinning a Yarn Good IS 8379 Varga and His Beauties.. Attractive 9 . 9871 Wizard of Autos Good 9 . (974 Warld'a Youngest Aviator.lnteresting 8 SWING SYMPHONIES (9) (Tech.) (231 Btogle Woogle Man Very Pleasing.. 7 (232 Sreatest Man In Slam... Good 7 (283 Jungle JIvt Tops 7 SPECIAL FEATURETTES (3) 7110 Eagle vs. Dragon (Tech.) .Swell Novelty ..18 World Without Borders . 12/25/43 . 5/ 6/44 .Not Rev. . 4/29/44 . 9/ 4/43 . 5/ 6/44 .Net Rev. . 1/ 1/44 .12/18/43 . 4/29/44 . 5/ 6/44 . 9/ 4/43 . 10/23/43 . 1/ 1/44 . 5/28/44 . 8/12/44 8/24/44 .10/ 7/44 .11/27.43 . 4/22/44 .Net Rev. .Not Rev. . 8/28/44 . 1/22/44 . 8/12/44 . 1/22/44 . 5/28/44 . 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/II/4I . 8/19/44 . 6/ 3/44 .10/23/43 . 2/19/44 .10/ 9/44 . 1/22/44 . 4/29/44 4/15/44 VARIETY VIEWS (15) 8355 Amazing Metropolis Fair 9 8357 Animal Tricks Fair 9 8361 Bear Mountain Game Good 9 8359 Fraud by Mail instructive 9 8358 Hobo News Good 9 8352 l-A Dogs Good 9 9356 Magazine Model Excellent 9 8360 Mr. Chimp Goes South... Very Good 9 8353 Mr. Chimp Raises Cain.. Fair 9 8351 Who's Next Excellent 9 8354 Wings In Record Time. . .Interesting .... 9 TECHNICOLOR CARTUNES 8238 Barber of Seville Fair 8239 Fish Fry Excellent 7 8237 Meatless Tuesday Good 7 SPECIAL (WAC) 8112 With the Marines at Tarawa Great 19 SERIALS 8781 Adventures of Flying Cadets 13 Chaps. 3881 Great Alaskan Mystery 13 Chaps. . 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 . 2/26/44 10/ 9/43 VITAPHONEWARNER BROS. BLUE RIBBON CARTOONS (13) 9301 A Feud There Wa* 7 ...Rel**ua 9311 A Wild Hare 7 ...Ralaiu* 9307 Bear's Tale 7 ... Ralstus 9312 Cat Came Back 7 ...Relssu* 9305 Cross Country Detours 7 ...Reissue 9302 Early Worm Get* tht Bird 7 ...Reluu* 9304 Fighting 69i/i 7 ...Reissue 9306 Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt 7 ...Reissue 9313 Isle of Pingo Pongo 7 ...Reissue 9303 My Little Buckaraa 7 ...Relssu* 9309 Of Fox and Hounds 7 ...Relssu* 9308 Sweet Sioux 7 ...Relstu* 9319 Thugs With Dirty Mug* 7 ...Rel**u« BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (8) 9726 Buckaroo Bug* 7 9721 Bugs Bunny & the Three Bears 7 9722 Bugs Bunny Nips tfa* Nips Geed 7 9724 Hare Force Exeellent 7 9723 Hare Ribbin' Excellent 7 9726 Old Grey Har* 7 FEATURETTES (() 9103 Grandfather's Follle* Excellent 20 9106 U. S. Marinas on RevUw. Exeellent 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 th* World Exeellent 20 LOONEY TUNES .Not Rev. . 5/20/44 . 8/19/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 2/19/44 . 8/19/44 . 4/22/44 . 1/29/44 .Not Rev. .11/ 9/43 7 7 .. 8/ 5/44 . . 9/ 9/44 9714 From Hand ta Mausa... .Very Good 7 9720 Odor-abte Kitty 7 9712 Plane Daffy 7 ..10/ 7/44 <l7lfl StuDid CubM 7 MELODY MASTERS (18) 9819 All-star Melody Mastan. .Seed 10 . . 8/19/44 19 9643 Cavalcade of the Dane*. 10 ..10/ 2/43 9604 Freddie Fisher & HI* . 10 . . Net Rev. 9601 Hit Parade *f Gay Nineties .Very Good 10 ..II/I3/4S 10 .Goad . 10 .. 7/ 1/44 . . 4/22/44 9607 South American Sway... 10 9602 Sweetheart Serenade . . . .Good 18 ..11/13/43 9605 Ted Weems & Merchant 10 .. 2/12/43 .. 5/ 8/44 9608 U. S. Coast Guard Band. Good . 10 9709 9713 971 i 9708 9714 9715 97(3 9716 9701 9795 9704 9712 9710 9719 9706 9707 9702 MERRIE MELODIES (20) (Teeh.) Angel Puss Ge*d 7 Birdy and the B*a*t Very Good 7 Brother Brat 7 Duck Seup t* Nut* 7 From Hand ta Meu*« 7 Goldlilocks II the Jlvln' Bears 7 I Got Plenty of Muttan.FaIr 7 Lost & Foundling 7 Meatle** Fly Day 7 Tick, Toek, Tuckered.... Fair 7 Weakly Roparter Good 7 Plane Daffy 7 Slightly Daffy Fair 7 Stage Door (iartoen 7 Swtoner Crooner 7 Russian Rhapsody 7 Tarn Turk & Daffy Excellent 7 SANTA FE TRAIL WESTERN 9109 Gun ta Gun Fair 9107 Oklahoma Outlaws Well Dona .. 9110 Rearing Guns Good 9112 Trial by Trigger Good 9106 Wagon Wheels Wnt Good 9111 Wells Fargo Days Good (8) 20 20 20 . 20 17'/, , 28 . 9504 (507 9513 9510 9612 9506 9511 9502 9505 9508 9503 9509 9501 SPORTS PARADE (13) (Teeh.) Baa Baa Black Sheep. . .Excellent 10 Backyard Self Fair 10 Bluen**e Sehooner 10 Cattlemen's Days Good 10 Ckamplans af th* Fvtura. 10 Chinatawn Champs Colorful 10 Cvlorada Traut Goad 10 Desert Playground Interesting 10 Dagie Raund-Up Interesting 19 Filipino Sports Parade. . .Good 10 Into the Clouds Good 10 Mexican Sportland 10 Tropical Sportland Fair 10 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (6) 9002 Behind the Big Tap Excellent 20 9006 Musical Mtvieland Superfine 20 9003 Task Force Excellent 20 9004 Devil Boats Excellent 20 9001 Women at War 20 9005 Winner'* CIrel* 20 7/ l/4( 9/ 9/44 . 5/ 8/44 .Nat Rm. . 8/ 3/44 . 4/22/44 ."r/i/44 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 2/20/44 . 2/12/44 .10/ 9/43 . 2/19/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 12/25/43 . »/ 9/44 . 2/12/44 . 6/17/44 '.'7/'i/44 . 4/29/44 . 8/ 5/44 .10/ 9/43 . 2/19/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 1/29/44 .ii/'8/43 .11/27/43 . 9/23/44 . 1/ 1/44 . 7/29/44 . 10/ 2/43 .Not Rev. VITAPHONE VARIETIES (6) 9402 Bee's a Buzzin' Interesting 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 II ..11/13/43 . . 6/ 3/44 ..11/27/43 .. 4/ 8/44 . . 8/19/44 W.A.C. Releases 1943 Battle of Russia Family Feud ( Food and Magic. Brother* In Blood. 10 19 SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE 1944-45 PRODUCT COLUMBIA """'""9 Review** \,\JI.\JIVIDIf\ y |8SU*0« ALL-STAR COMEDIES 6425 Wedded Blls* 17 6428 Design for Loving 6426 Gold Is Where You Los* It I(H 6409 A Knight and a Blonde 6401 Gents Without ConU It 8421 Strife of the Party 6427 Open Season for Saps COMMUNITY SINGS (651 No. I (Leibert) Lev* Love, Love 8652 N*. 2 (Baker) Ikky TIkky Tambo 6(53 No. 3 (Baker) Swinging on a Star FILM-VODVIL 6953 Kern Kobblers 8951 Kehoe's Marimba Band II 6952 Raetin' Taotln' Band FOX & CROW 6752 Egg Yegg 6751 Be Patient, Patient LI'L ABNER 6602 Kiekapoo Juice 6601 Porkuliar Piggy PHANTASIES 6702 As the Fly Fly* 6701 Mutt'n Bene* I SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 6851 N*. I (G.I. Jg* In Hollywood) II 6852 No. 2 (The Mike Goes to War) |( 6853 No. 3 (Ken Murray, M.C.) 10 6854 No. 4 (VarietyMowbray) SPORTS REEL 6(01 K-9-Kadet* lOVt 6802 Hedge Hoppers 6803 Aqua-Maids SERIALS 6120 Black Arrow IS ChiN. PARAMOUNT LITTLE LULU 04-1 At the Zoo D4-2 Birthday Party GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS U4-I Jasper's Paradise 7'/z U4-2 Two-Gun Rusty 7'/2 MUSICAL PARADES FF4-I Bannle La**la Very Good I( .. I/2S/4* FF4-2 Star Bright NOVELTOONS P4-I Yankee Doodle Donkey P4-2 Gabriel Churehkltten POPEYE E4-I She-Sick Sailors POPULAR SCIENCE J4-I N*. I J4-2 N*. 2 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y4-I A* Bable* SPORTLIGHTS R4-I Rhythm on Wheel* R4-2 Brongs & Brands R4-3 Long Shots or Favorites UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS L4-I Na. I RKO RADIO FLICKER FLASHBACKS 54201 No. I 10 LEON ERROL 53701 Triple Trouble 17 HEADLINER REVIVALS 53201 Songs of the Colleges 15 SPORTSCOPES 54301 Harness Racers 3ood 8 .. 9/9/44 20th CENTURY-FOX LEW LEHR 5901 Sea Food Mamas ( MARCH OF TIME 2 What to Do WJth Germany Excellent l8</>.. »/it/*» I Post War Farms MOVIETONE ADVENTURE 5251 Mexican Majesty (Tech.) 5252 Jewels of Iran 5253 Mystic India 5254 Black, Gold and Cactus (Tech.) 5255 City of Paradox 5256 Alaskan Grandeur (Tech.) TERRYTOONS 5501 Cat Came Back (Tech.) 5502 Mighty Mouse and the Two Barbers (Tech.)... 5503 Ganoy Goose In Ghost Town (Tech.) 5504 Mighty Mouse in the Sul tan's Birthday (Tech.) 5505 A Wolf's Tale (Tech.) 5506 Mighty Mouse at the Circus (Tech.) 5507 Candy's Dream Girl (Tech.) 5508 Dear Old Switzerland (Tech.) SPORTS REVIEWS 5351 Blue Grass Gentlemen (Tech.) 5352 Trolling For Strikes (Tech.) SPECIAL 5601 Three Sisters of the Uoors 20