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 #:
000310
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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40 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW November 11, 1944 20th CENTURY-FOX (Con't.i 4152 Cout tf Strategy Instructivs t 4IS( Kingdom of Trtuur* Good • MARCH OF TIME (13) 1 Alrwayi t* Pue« Good 17 IZ Amwloani All Fair-Mlndod ... 18 11 Back Door to Tokyo Good 18% II Britlih IniDorlalliin Goc ' . 18 2 Europo't Crouroadi Excellant 19 S Youth In Critii Excollont I8i/t • Iriih auestion, Tho Vory Good 16% 4 Naval Log of Victory Comprehendvo . IS'/i 10 Undorground Report Very Good 20 5 Upbeat In Music Entertaining ... Wt 8 South American Front Clarifying l7'/t S Sweden's Middle Road Excellent I91/4 t Po«t-War Jobs Revealing l8'/2 MOVIETONE ADVENTURES (6) 4ISI Flying Sunnero Good 9 425S Leathernecks on Parada (Tooh.) 9 4203 Mailman of Snake River. Interesting 9 4202 Sliver Wings Interesting 9 4252 Snowland Sentinels 9 SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 48«< Dog Scon* 9 ..Not Rev. 4S02 Champions Barry On Not Rev. 43(» Fun for All Good 7 .. 5/13/44 . . 9/ 4/49 . .l2/lt/« . . 9/11/43 .. 7/22/44 . . S/17/44 . . 8/19/44 . . 10/ 2/43 ..11/ 1/43 . . 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/ S/44 . 5/13/44 . Not Rev. «M5 4509 4802 4*20 4513 4504 4514 4519 4510 4M8 4596 «ei6 4516 4603 4601 Kt7 TERRYTOONS (20) (Toeh.) Aladdin's Lamp (Tech.). Good Butcher of Seville Good Camouflage Carmen's Veranda Champion Justle* Good Down With Cats Good Frog and the Princess. . .Fair Green Line Hellsoptor (Toeh.) Hopeful Donkey (Tech.) . .Good Lion and the Mouse Fair Mighty Mouse Moots Jokyll and Hyde Cat... Fair My Bey Johnny Fair Somewhere In Egypt Fantastic Super Mouse Rides Again. Average Yokel Duck Makes Good (Toeh.) Fair 7 . 12/25/43 7 . 5/ 6/44 7 .Not Rev. 7 7 . . 4/29/44 7 . . 9/ 4/43 7 . . 5/ 6/44 7 7 . Not Rev. 7 . . 1/ 1/44 7 . .12/18/43 7 . . 4/29/44 7 . . 5/ 6/44 7 . . 9/ 4/43 7 . . 10/23/43 7 . . 1/ 1/44 44 WORLD IN ACTION Battle of Europe Excellent 17 Fortress Japan Bird's-eye View 17 Global Air Routes Good 15 Inside France Well Documented 19 UNIVERSAL NAME BAND MUSICALS (13) . 5/28/44 . 8/12/44 . 6/24/44 . 10/ 7/44 «I23 Choo-Cheo Swing ..Good 15 ..11/27.43 8127 Fellow on a Furlough. ..Good IS . . 4/22/44 8121 . . Not Rev. 8129 Melody Garden ..Not Rev. 8l3i Midnight Melodies .. ..Fair 15 . . 8/28/44 8125 New Orleaas Blues ..Good 15 .. 1/22/44 818* PagliaccI Swings It. . . ..Overdone Ham. 15 . . 8/12/44 8124 Radio Melodies ..Entertaining .. 15 .. 1/22/44 8128 Stars and Violins . .Acceptable 15 . . 5/20/44 8122 15 . . 10/23/43 8128 tweet Swing ..Fair 15 . . 3/ 4/44 8377 8178 SS7S 8372 NTS 8080 8875 8881 837* 8171 •874 PERSON-ODDITIES (15) Aviation Expert, Donald Douglas Solid 9 Barefoot Judge Fair 9 Fannie Hurst and Her Pets Fair 9 Farmer Gone Sarazen Good 9 Fester'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 Avlator.lnterestlng 9 SWING SYMPHONIES (8) (Tech.) 8231 Beoglo Woogle Man Very Pleasing.. 7 8232 Greatest Man In Slam... Good 7 1283 Jungle Jive Tops 7 SPECIAL FEATURETTES (8) rue Eagle vs. Dragon (Tech.) .Swell Novelty .. 18 World Without Borders . 5/13/44 . 5/ 8/44 .11/20/43 .i 0/23/43 . 4/29/44 . 8/26/44 . 3/II/4I . 8/18/44 . 6/ 3/44 .10/23/43 . 2/19/44 10/ 9/43 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 8356 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 SERIALS 8781 Adventures of Flying Cadets 13 Chaps. 8SSI Great Alaskan Mystery 13 Chaps. 19 2/26/44 4/15/44 8/ 5/44 6/17/44 5/13/44 i 0/23/43 4/2S/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 VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. BLUE RIBBON CARTOONS (IS) 9381 A Feud Thor* Was _ 7 .. 9311 A Wild Hare 7 .. 9307 Bear's Tale 7 9312 Cat Came Back 7 9305 Cross Country Detoun 7 0302 Early Worm Gets the Bird 7 .. 9304 Fighting 89^ 7 .. 9306 Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt 7 .. 9313 Isle of Pingo Pongo 7 9303 My Little Buckaro* 7 .. 9309 Of Fox and Hounds 7 .. 9308 Sweet Sioux 7 9310 Thugs With Dirty Mugs 7 .. BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (8) 9725 Buckaroo Bugs Good 7 9721 Bugs Bunny &. the Three Bears 7 0722 Bugs Bunny Nips tbe Nips Good 7 9724 Hare Force Excellent 7 9723 Hare Ribbin' Excellent 7 9726 Old Grey Har* 7 FEATURETTES (8) 9103 Grandfather's Follies Excellent 20 9106 U. S. Marines on Review. Excellent 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 tho World Exeellent 20 SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE 1944-45 PRODUCT il Wells Fargo Days Good SPORTS PARADE (13) (Tech.) .Reissue . Reissue .Rotssu* Reissue . Relssu* .Reissue .Reissue . Relseu* .Reissue . Reissue .Reissue .Reisius Reissue .11/ 4/44 .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/ 8/43 LOONEY TUNES 9717 Booby Hatched 7 . 9711 Brother Brat Good 7 9714 From Hand t* Meus* Very Good 7 9720 Odor-able Kitty 7 . 9712 Piano Daify Very Good 7 9718 Stupid Cupid 7 . MELODY MASTERS (10) 9*10 All-Star Melody Masters. .Good 10 . 9609 Junior Jive Bombers 10 9603 Cavalcade of the Dane*. .Excellent 10 9604 Freddie Fisher & His Band 10 . 9601 Hit Parade of Gay Nineties Very Good 10 . 9610 Listen to the Bands 18 . 9606 Songs of the Rang* Geed 10 9607 South American Sway Routine 10 9602 Sweetheart Serenade Seed 18 9*05 Ted Weems & Merchant Marine Band Excellent 10 9608 U. S. Coast Guard Band. Good 19 MERRIE MELODIES (28) (T*eh.) 979* Angel Pus* Geed 7 . 9713 Birdy and tke Beast Very Good 7 . 97 ii Brother Brat 7 . 9708 Duck Soup to Nuts 7 9714 From Hand to Meus* 7 . 9715 Geldliloeks & the Jivin' Bmts 7 97*3 I Got Plenty of Muttsa.Fair 7 . 9716 Lost & Foundling 7 . 9701 Meatleu Fly Day 7 . 9705 Tick, Tock, Tuck*r«d Fair 7 . 9704 Weakly Reporter Good 7 . 9712 Plane Daffy 7 . 97i0 Slightly Daffy Fair 7 . 9719 Stage Door Cartoon 7 9706 Swooner Crooner 7 9707 Russian Rhapsody 7 9702 Tom Turk & Dafty Excellent 7 . SANTA FE TRAIL WESTERN (8) 9i09 Gun to Gun Fair 20 9i07 Oklahoma Outlaws Well Don* 20 . 91 iO Rearing Guns Good 20 9il2 Trial by Trigger Good 20 9106 Wagon Wheels West Good l7'/i. 28 . . 8/ 5/44 . 9/ 9/44 .10/ 7/44 . 8/19/44 .10/ 2/43 .Not Rev. .11/13/43 . 7/ 1/44 . 4/22/44 .11/13/43 . 2/12/43 . 5/ 6/44 7/ l/« 9/ 9/44 . S/ 8/44 .Nvt iiW. . 8/ 3/44 . 4/22/44 . 7/ i/44 . Net Rev. . Not Rev. . 2/26/44 . 2/t2/44 10/ 9/43 2/19/44 7/ 1/44 12/25/43 9/ 3/44 Running Tim* R*vl*w(* Issu* 0< 9S04 9507 9513 9110 9512 9106 9ill 9302 9505 9508 9503 9509 9501 Baa Baa Black COLUMBIA ALL-STAR COMEDIES 8425 Wadded Bliss 17 6428 Design for Loving 6426 Gold Is Where Ysu Los* It IVfy 6409 A Knight and a Blonde 6401 Genu Without Cents It 6402 No Dough. Boys 17 6421 Strife of the Party 6427 Open Season for Saps COLOR RHAPSODY 6501 Dog. Cat and Canary COMMUNITY SINQS 8651 No. I (Leibert) Lev* Leve, Love tVt 6652 No. 2 (Baker) Ikky Tikky Tambo 6653 No. 3 (Baker) Swingino on a Star 6654 No. 4 (Leibert) Hot Time In Berlin 5657 Christmas Carols (Re-Sale) FILM-VODVIl 6952 Ai Trace's Comedy Band 1 1 6954 Korn Kobbiers II B95I Kehoe's Marimba Band... 6953 Rootin' Tootin' Band il FOX & CROW 6752 Egg Yegg 6751 Be Patient, Patient LI'L ABNER 6602 Kickapoo Juice 6601 Porkuliar Piggy PHANTASIES 6702 As the Fly Flys 87*1 Mutt'n Ban** T SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 6851 N*. I (G.I. Je* In Hollywoed) It 6852 No. 2 (Tbe Mike Gee* t* War) 18 6853 No. 3 (Ken Murray, M.C.) 10 6854 No. 4 (Variety-Mowbray) SPORTS REEL 6801 K-9-Kadets |0>/i 6802 Hedge Hoppers 6803 AquaMaids 6S04 Striking Champions SERIALS RI20 Black Arrow 15 ctian 6140 Brenda Starr, Reporter iS Chap». PARAMOUNT LITTLE LULU 04-1 At tlve Zoo D4-2 Birthday Party GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS U4-I Jasper's Paradise TVi U4-2 TwoGun Rusty T/i MUSICAL PARADES FF4-I Bonnie Lasil* Very Ge«d It .. t/tB/M FF4-2 Star Bright , NOVELTOtNS P4-I Yankee Doodle Donkey P4-2 Gabriel Churchkitten POPEYE E4-I She-Sick Sailors POPULAR SCIENCE J4-I Ne. I J4-2 Ne. 2 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y4-I As Babies SP0RTLI6HTS R4-I Rhythm on Wheels R4-2 Brongs & Brands _ R4-3 Long Shots or Favorites UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS L4-I No. I Interesting 10 . .11/ 4/44 RKO RADIO FLICKER FLASHBACKS Bluenose Schooner . (^ttlemen's Days . ehamptens *f th* F Chlnatawn Champs Filipino Sports Parad*.. Mexican Sportland Tropical Sportland .Excellent ... 19 . . 2/12/44 54201 No. 1 .Fair .Excellent ... 10 10 . . 6/17/44 ..11/ 4/44 53701 LEON ERROL .Good .. 10 .. 7/ 1/44 HEADLINER REVIVALS .Colorful .... .. 10 .. 10 10 4/29/44 . . 8/ 5/44 53201 )430l SPORTSCOPES .Interesting .. 10 ..10/ 9/43 .Interesting .. 10 . 16 .. 2/19/44 .. 7/ 1/44 20th CENTURY-FOX 10 . . 1/29/44 LEW LEHR . 10 5901 10 . .11/ 8/43 MARCH OF TIMt 8 . . 9/ 9/44 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS 9002 Behind the Big Top Excellent ... 9006 Musical Movieland Superfine .. 9003 Task Force Excellent ... 9004 Devil Boats Excellent ... 9001 Women at War (6) . 20 . 20 . 20 . 20 . 20 9005 Winner's Circle 20 VITAPHONE VARIETIES (6) 9402 Bee's a Buzzin' Interesting II 9403 Hunting the Devil Cat iO 9405 Jungle Thrills Good 10 9401 Our Alaskan Frontier. .. .Fair 10 . 10 . 10 9404 Struggle for Life Excellent 9406 Throwing tho Bull Good .11/27/43 . 9/23/44 . 1/ 1/44 . 7/29/44 .10/ 2/43 . Not Rev. .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 B Food and Magic. Brothers in Blood. 10 2 What to Do With Germany Excellent 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 Ganey Goose in Ghost Town (Tech.) 5504 Mighty Mouse in th* Sul tan's Birthday (Tech.) 5505 A Wolf's Tale (Tech.) 5506 Mighty Mouse at th* Circus (Tech.) nVt.. i/9»/*«