Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1944)
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SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE — 1943-44 PRODUCT
COLUMBIA
Comment Running TIma
ALL-STAR COMEDIES
M04 A G«m tf a Jam l6'/a.
1421 A Rookla'i Cookia Fair 17 .
1433 Bachaler Dazt 18 .
{406 Busy Buddlas 16'/:.
(405 Crash Gou tha Haih Typical 17 .
H22 Crazy Like a Fox Low I. a IS'A
1435 Defective Detectives l6'/2.
1402 Dizzy Pilots 17 .
1432 Dr. Feal My Pulsa Fair 18 .
M26 Farmer for a Day Gets By Wh.
S428 Garden of Eatin' Good 16 .
M30 Ha Was Only Feudin' Average 16 .
1412 His Hotel Sweet Fair l7'/2.
1434 His Tale is Told l7i/2.
(401 i Can Hardly Walt Typical l6'/2.
1408 idle Roomers Wh
1423 Mopey Dope Fair le'A.
Mil Oh, Baby! ISVi.
1403 Phony Express Good 17 .
1424 Pick a Peck of Plumbers. Good 17 .
1409 PItchin' In tha Kitchen. .Laughs l8'/2.
1427 Quack Sarvica Good 16 .
M25 Shot In tha Escape Slapstick 19 .
1407 Tba Yoke's On Ma 16 .
S43I To Hair Is Human Poor 16 .
1410 Who's, Hugh? Slapstick 16 .
1429 Yau Dear Boy Good IS .
1436 Yo« Were Never Uglier 18 .
COLOR RHAPSODIES (Taeh.)
1504 DIsillusloiiad Bluebird ...Good 7 .
1503 Herring Murder Mystery. 7 .
5502 imagination Excellent 8 .
5501 Rocky Road to Ruin 8 .
COMMUNITY SINGS 1651 No. I (Baker) "On ■
Wing & Prayer"
K52 No. 2 (Delta Rhythm
Boys) Good
1653 No. 3 (Lucy Monroe)
Patriotic Songs Super Real ....
1654 No. 4 (Liebert) "Baby
Smiles at Ma" Fair
1855 Na. 5 (White) "Whistlln'
In Wyamin' "
H56 No. 6 (Liebert) "Plltol
Packin' Mama" inviting
1657 No. 7 Xmaa Carols
(Sfaeiai) Fine
1658 No. 8 (Baker) Alouetta. .Fair
1659 Na. 9 Sunday, Monday;
Always Dull
1660 No. 10 (Baker) "Mairzy
Oaats," "Paper Doll"
1661 Na. II (Liebert)
Yes'r That's My Baby. Average
H62 No. 12 Toe Young or
Too Old Good
ID .
0 .
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8 .
10 .
9</2. iO'/2.
10 .
9'/2.
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iO'/2.
Reviewed Issue Of
. Not Rev.
.11/13/43 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 4/ 8/44 . 6/ 3/44
, 3/25/44 .10/16/43 ,12/25/43 . 1/22/44 . 9/ 2/44 .Not Rev. , 8/28/43
, 9/ 2/44
. 12/25/43 8/26/44 9/18/43
10/16/43 8/14/43
Not Rev. 3/11/44 2/12/44 1/ 1/44
. 7/ 8/44 .Not Rev. .12/18/43 .Not Rav.
.Not Rav.
. 9/ 4/43
10/ 0/43
,12/18/43
.Not Rav.
. 12/25/43
. 12/25/43 . 3/ 4/44
. 4/ 8/44
.Not Rav.
. 6/ 3/44
. 9/ 2/44
101/2
10 .
11 .
I*
FILM-VODVIL
(951 Na. i Mausia Powell
M52 No. 2 Cootie Williams ..Fair
1953 Nil. 3 Zeb Carver Good
1954 No. 4 This Is Ft. Dlx...Falr
1955 No. 5 Novak's Comedy
Band Useful ...
FOX & CROW (Tech.)
1753 Dream Kids Very Good 71/2.
5754 Mr. Moocher 7'/2.
5751 Ream and Bored Good 7
1752 Way Down Yonder In tha
Corn Excellent 7 .
LI'L ABNER (Tech.)
1601 Ameazin' but Canfoazln'.. Promising 8
5603 A Peekooiyar
SItcheeayshun 7
1602 Sadie Hawkins Day Fair 7 .
PANORAMICS
5901 Birds on tha Wing Interesting .... 91/2.
5992 Babies by Bannister Excellent 81/2.
5903 Camera Digest Fair iO'A.
5904 Traditions of Mexico 8 .
PHANTASIES 5710 Case of the Screaming
Bishop Fair 7
5702 Cocky Bantam Fair S'A.
6707 Giddy Yapping 6 .
5706 Lionel Lion 6 .
5709 Mr. Fore by Fore Fair 6'/2.
5701 Nursery Crimes Poor 7
5703 Playful Pest Fair 6'/2.
5704 Polly Wants a Doctor. . .Jaunty O'A.
5708 Tangled Travels Fair 7
5705 Magic Strength 7>/2.
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 1851 No. I (Hollywood in
Uniform) Excellent 10
1652 No. 2 (Groueho Marx) . . .Average 10
5853 No. 3 Kay Kysar Very Good .... 10 .
5854 No. 4 (Alan Mowbray) .. .Good 9 .
5855 No. 5 (Carlllo &
Romero) Good 9'/2.
685S No. 6 (Moora &
Durante) Fair 10
(•57 No. 7 (Mexico Cinema
Industry) Vary Good 0
Not Rav.
10/23/43 11/27/43 3/ 4/44
6/17/44
6/ 3/44 10/16/43 1/ 1/44 4/ 8/44
7/ '8/44
, 9/25/43 10/23/43 2/19/44
8/26/44 12/11/43
, 9/ 2/44 ,10/23/43 , 2/ 5/44 , 4/ 1/44 , 7/ 8/44 , Not Rev.
8/14/43 10/23/43 10/30/43 11/27/43
1/22/44
4/ 1/44
4/18/44
5803 5802
5810
5809 5807 5801 5808 5804 5806
le
10
5858 No. 8 (Lombard
Memorial Reel)
5859 No. 9 (Movies 50th
Anniversary) V/t
6860 No. 10 (Burns-HaleyDavis) Fair 9'/2
SPORTS REELS Champ of Champions
(Count Fleet) Good
Cue Wizards (Andrew
Ponzl) Good
Gl Sports Good
Mat Maulers Very Good 9
Golden Gloves 9'/2.
Kings of Basketball Good Stuff 10
Table Tennis Topnotchers.Time-Passsr ... 9 .
Ten Pin Aces Good 10 .
Follow Through With
Sam Byrd Good 9 .
5805 Winged Targets Good 0 .
SERIALS
5120 Batman 15 Chaps.
5140 Desert Hawk 15 Chaps.
5160 Phantom 15 Chaps.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
CARTOONS (16) (Tech.)
Batty Baseball „
Bear Raid Warden Good 8
Big Heei-Watha Excellent 8 .
Bodyguard Good 8 .
Happy-Go-Nutty
Million Dollar Cat Very Good 7 .
Puttin' on the Dog Very Funny .... 7 .
Screwball Squirrel Fast 7
Tree Surgeon 8 .
Zoot Cat Good 8 .
MINIATURES (10)
A Great Day's Coming.. Fine 10
Important Business 11 .
Kid In Upper Four Fair 11
No News is Good News
Nostradamus IV Very Good 10 .
Puttin' On the Dog
Somewhere, USA (Teeh.) 10
Tale of a Dog Good 10
Why Daddy 0 .
PASSING PARADE
A Lady Fights Back ;
Grandpa Called it Art... Good 10 .
Immortal Blacksmith II
Return From Nowhere. . .Interesting 10 .
PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) Football Thrills of 1943.. Very Good 8 .
8</2 ■ . Not Rev.
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
W-583 W-538 W-539 W-537 W-536 W.534 W-540 W-532 W-535 W.53I
M-585 M-i»6 M-582 M-583 M-598 IV -540 M-588 M-584 M-5S7
K-574 K-572 K-571
K-573
S-557 S-353 S-552 S-555 S-551 S-554 S-556
T.5i4 T-517
T-520 T-5i8 T-5i2
T.5I6 T-52i T-5il
T-519 T-SI3 T-515
Not Rav.
8/26/44 9/ 2/44 9/ 2/44
5/ 6/44
11/ 4/44 5/20/44
4/29/44
5/ 6/44
1/29/44 Not Rav.
11/ 4/44
5/13/44
10 10 10 10 10 10
D3-I D3-2 D3-7 D3-8 D3-4 D3-6 D3-5 D3-3
U3-5
U3-2 U3-i U3-6 U3-3 U3-4
Groovie Movie Very Good
Home Maid Good
Movie Pests Pointed Fun ...
Practical Joker Good
Sportsman's Mamerlas .. Good ,
Sports Quiz Very Good
TRAVELTALKS (12) (Taeh.)
A Day In Death Valley. Good 9
Along the Cactus Trail. . .Good 9
City of Brigham Yaung
Colorful Colorado I
Grand Canyon — Pride of
Creation
Mackinac Island Excellent 9
Monumental Utah Excellent 9
Through the Colorado
Rockies Good 9
Roaming Through Arizoni 10
Salt Lake Diversions 9
Visiting St. Louis interesting 9
PARAMOUNT
LITTLE LULU (8) (Taeh.)
"Eggs Don't Bounce"... Very Good 9
"Huliaba-Lulu" Excellent 9
I'm Just Curious
indoor Outing
Lulu In Hollywood Fair
it's Nifty To Be Thrifty
Lucky Lulu Pleasing 7'/2
Lulu Gets the Birdie Very Good 8
GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS (6) (Tech.) And to Think That I Saw
It on Mulberry Street. Very Good 7'/2
"Goodnight Rusty" Excellent 7'/2
Jasper Goes Fishing Tops 8'/2
Jasper Goes Hunting .... Up to Snuff.... 7'/2
Package for Jasper Excellent 7'/2
Say Ah, Jasper First Rate 8
10/ 7/44
,11/ 4/44
11/ 4/44 4/29/44
, 2/19/44 8/ 5/44
, 2/19/44 5/ 6/44 9/ 2/44
, 3/ 4/44 , 4/15/44
.Not Rev.
. 4/29/44 . 9/ 2/44
.12/18/43
. Not Rev. . 4/ 1/44
2/ 5/44 3/25/44
7'/2.. 8/12/44
MUSICAL PARADES (6) (Tech.)
FF3-2 "Caribbean Romance".. Excellent 20
FF3-5 Fun Time Excellent 20
FF3-6 Halfway to Heaven Excellent 19 .
FF3-3 Lucky Cowboy Excellent 20 .
FF3-J "Mardi Gras" Major League... 20 .
FF3-4 Showboat Serenade Excellent 20
NOVELTOONS (8) (Tech.)
P3-3 Ciily Goose Very Good 8 .
P3-2 Hen Pecked Rooster .Very Good 8
P3-i No Mutton for Nuttin'... Good 7 .
P3-4 Suddenly It's Spring Appealing 10
POPEYE (8)
E3-4 Anvil Chorus Girl Good 7
E3-i Her Honor the Mara Excellent 7
E3-2 Marry-Go-Round Very Good 7'/2.
E3-8 Moving Aweigh
E3-7 Pitching Woo at the Zoo. .Excellent 7 .
9/ 2/44 6/ 3/44
. 7/ 1/44 . 1/ 1/44 . 8/28/43 . 8/19/44 . 1/29/44 . 4/ 8/44
.12/11/43 . 6/ 3/44 . 6/17/44 . 1/29/44 . 8/28/43 . 4/22/44
. 4/22/44 . 3/25/44 . 12/25/43 . 6/17/44
. 7/22/44 .12/18/43 . 2/. 5/44
E3-6 Puppet Love . . . E3-5 Spinach Packin'
J3-i No. I
J3-2 No. 2
J3-3 No. 3
J3-4 No. 4
J3-5 No. 5
J3-6 No. 6
SPEAKING
Y3-5 In a Harem
Y3-3 in the Newsreels
Y3-2 In Winter Quarters.. Y3-i Talis of the Border. .
Y3-6 Monkey Business
Y3-4 Your Pet Problem
SPORTLIGHTS (10)
R3-9 Catch 'Em and Eat 'Em... Good
R3-I0 Furlough Fishing Good Catch
R3-3 "G.I. Fun" Snappy
R3-6 Heroes on the Mend Very Good .
R3-i Mermaids en Parade Good
R3-5 Open Fire Good
R3-2 "Ozark Sportsmen" Good
R3-4 Swimcapades Good
R3-7 Trail Breakers Very Good .
R3-8 Winged Couriers Good
UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS
71/2.
. 8/26/44
8 .
. 6/24/44
SCIENCE (6)
10 .
.11/ 6/4>
..Entertaining ...
to .
.12/25/43
. .So-So
10 .
. 4/ 8/44
..interesting
10 .
. 8/ S/44
..Interesting
10 .
. 7/ 1/44
. .Gets By
10 .
. 9/ 1/44
F ANIMALS (6)
. Good
V/t.
. 7/21/44
9V, .
. 4/ 9/44
. Will Pass
• .
. 4/ 1/44
8</..
. 1/ 9/44
L3-I No. L3-2 No. L3-3 No. L3-4 No. L3-5 No. L3-6 No.
1 Good
2 Good
3 Interesting
4 Average . .
5 Good
6
(6)
10 . 9'/i. 9 . 9 . 9 . V/x. 9 .
9'/2.
9'/i. 9'/,.
10 .
10 .
10 .
10 .
10 .
16 .
RKO RADIO
DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Taeh.)
54103 First Aiders „ 7
54(04 How to Play Football 8
54102 Plastics Inventor Excellent 7
54101 Springtime for Pluto 7
EDGAR KENNEDY (6)
43406 Kitchen Cyn<c Good 18
43404 Love Your Landlord 18
43401 Not on My Account Fair 17
43403 Prunes & Polities 16
43405 Radio Rampage Good 16
43402 Unlucky Dog 15
FLICKER FLASHBACKS (7)
44201 No. I Very Good 10
44202 No. 2 Good 9
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 Cutle oil 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 Wedtima Starlaa 17
HEADLINER REVIVALS (4)
43201 Harris In tha 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
44310 Boys Camp
44305 CoEd Sports 8
44301 Field Trial Champions.. Excellent 9 ,
44302 Joe Kirkwood Good 9 ,
44307 Mallard Flight Good 9 ,
44304 Mountain Anglers Eye-flliing 9
44308 On Point Good 8 ,
44309 Past Performances Interesting 9
44303 Stars and Strikes Solid 0 ,
44321 Ski Chase ..Good V/t.
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 ,
. 7/22/44 . 8/19/44 . 1/ 1/44 . 4/22/44 .11/13/43 . 4/ 1/44 .12/11/43 . 1/22/44 . 6/17/44 . 7/22/44
.12/19/41 . 1/29/44 . 4/22/44 . 6/24/44 . 7/22/44
i/ll/44
.. 9/26/44 ..Not Rav. ..10/30/41 ..Not R(« .. 4/29/44 ..Not Raa
.. 9/30/44 ..10/16/41 ..11/ 8/45 ..12/18/41 .. 1/ 8/44 .. 4/ 8/44 .. 4/22/44
..11/27/41
'5/6/44 .. 3/25/44 . . 10/23/41 ..Nat Rw.
. . .Rtlaaiia . . .Raltsua . . .Ralsaue . . .Ralsaus
8'/..
431(3 Navy Yard Interesting
43103 New Prisons — New Men
43105 News Front Very Good
43110 Rockefeller Center Good
43(01 Sailors All Very Fine
431(2 That Men May Live Good
43109 They Fight Again Excellent .
43107 Viva Mexico Good
l6'/2
17 16 16 20 19 17 17
. 3/ 4/44 . 7/29/44
.Not Rat. .11/13/41 . 10/23/41 . 3/25/44 . 12/25/41 . 4/29/44 . 6/ S/44 . 12/25/41 . 8/28/44
. 5/13/44 . 8/ 2/44
!'i/"i/44 . 2/19/44 .11/ 4/44 .Not Rev. . 4/ 8/44 . 8/19/44 .12/ 4/43 .10/ 7/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 5/20/44
1 1/ 4/44
REPUBLIC
SERIALS
Captain America 15 Chaps.
Haunted Harbor 15 Chaps.
Masked Marvel 12 Chaps,
Tiger Woman 12 (Miaps.
20th CENTURY-FOX
DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE (2)
4901 Fuss and Feathers Good 9
LEW LEHR
4902 Lew Lehr Makes the New&, 9
MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (6) 4154 A Volcano Is Born
(Tech.) ,
4151 Mormon Trails Colorful 9
.I2/I8/4S
.Not Ra«.
. 9/ ^m