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 #:
000346
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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34 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW November 18, 1944 20th CENTURY-FOX (Con't.) 4ISX Caut of Strattfy Inttruetlva 4IH Klnidtn tf Trtuur* Good MARCH OF TIME (IS) 1 Almyi tt Pnc« Good 17 12 Antrleuis All Falr-Mlndod ... 18 . II Back Door to Taliya Good 18%. IS Brltiik ImDerlalltm Goi ' . 18 . 2 Eurapa'o CroMroadi Excollant 19 $ Yauth In Crialt Excollant IS'/i. t Irish auaatlon, Tha Vary Good 16%. 4 Naval Lai af Vktary Comprohenilva . l9'/t. 10 Undaroround Rapert Very Good 20 t Upbaat In Muale Entortainlng ... l6</i. I South AmarUan Frant Clarifying l7'/t. • Swadan'a MIddIa Road Excollant l9'/4. f Paat-War Jabi Ravoaling Il'/j. MOVIETONE ADVENTURES (6) «»l FlylXi Ounnara Gaad a . «tS3 Laatharnaeka an Parada (Taoh.) » . «2*3 Mailman af Snaka RIvar.lntoraatIng 9 . 4202 Sllvar Wlngi Interaitlng 9 . «1S2 Snawland Santlnala 9 . SPORTS REVIEWS (6) 4MI Dh Saana 9 . 4902 CMmplans Carry On. 4SM Fun far AM . . 9/ 4/49 ..12/19/41 .. 9/II/4S .. 7/22/44 . 6/17/44 . 8/19/44 .19/ 2/43 .11/ 6/43 . 4/22/44 .12/ 4/43 . 5/20/44 . 12/25/43 . 3/25/44 . 1/22/44 . 2/19/44 .Good . 9/ 4/43 . Not Rav. . 5/ 9/44 . 5/13/44 . Not Rav. .Nat Rav. .Not Rev. . 5/13/44 TERRYTOONS (20) (Taeh.) 4(05 Aladdln'a Lwnp (Tach.).Good 7 . 4109 Butcher af Savllla Good 7 . 4802 (>iinauflaga 7 4CtO Canaan's Veranda 7 4513 Chaaiplan Jystica Good 7 4594 Down With Cata Gaad 7 . 4514 Frog aid tha Princess. . .Fair 7 4519 Green Line 7 4919 Hallceptar (Taeh.) 7 , 4598 Hopeful Donkey (Tech.) . .Good 7 . 4996 Lion and the Mouae Fair 7 . 4515 Mighty Mause Meets Jokyll aid Hyde Gat... Fair 7 . 4316 My Bay Jahnny Fair 7 . 4003 Samewhere In Egypt Fantastic 7 <S9I Super Mause Rides Again. Average 7 a97 Yakal Dock Makes Gaad (Taeh.) Fair 7 . UNITED ARTISTS 1943-44 WORLD IN ACTION Battle of Eurapa Excellent 17 Fortress Japan Bird's-eye View 17 aiebal Air Reutaa Good IS . Inside France Well Documented 19 UNIVERSAL NAME BAND MUSICALS (IS) 1121 Chee-Chee Swing Good 19 1127 Fellow en a Furlough Good 15 9III Hit Tune Serenade 9129 Melody Garden 1131 Midnight Melodies Fair 15 . 9126 New Orleans Blaaa Good 15 . 9189 PagllaccI Swings It Overdone Ham.. 15 9124 Radio Melodies Entertaining ... 15 . 9129 Stars and Violins Acceptable 15 . 9l2t Sweet Jam Good 15 . 1129 Sweat Swing Fair 15 . PERSON-ODDITIES (IS) 9177 Aviatlen Expert, Donald Douglas Solid 9 U71 Barefoot Judge Fair 9 . 1979 Fannie Hurst and Her Pets Fair 9 . 9i7t Farmer Gene Sarazen Good 9 9378 Faater's Canary (Mlege..Good 9 9380 Honest Forger Good 9 1375 Mrs. Lowell Thomas' Fur Farm Average 9 S38I Spinning a Yarn Good 10 1379 Varga and His Beauties.. Attractive 9 . 1371 Wizard of Autos Good 9 . •374 Werld'a Youngest Aviater.lnterosting 9 . SWING SYMPHONIES (8) (Tech.) t23l Boogie Woogle Man Very Pleasing.. 7 3232 Greatest Man In Slam... Good 7 •233 Jungle Jive Tops 7 SPECIAL FEATURETTES (3) fllO Eagle vs. Dragon (Tech.) .Swell Novelty ..18 .I2/2S/43 . S/ 8/44 . Not Rev. . 4/29/44 . 9/ 4/43 . 5/ 6/44 .Not Rav. . 1/ 1/44 .12/18/43 . 4/29/44 . 5/ 6/44 . 9/ 4/43 .10/23/43 . 1/ 1/44 , 5/29/44 8/12/44 6/24/44 .10/ 7/44 .11/27.43 . 4/22/44 .Not Rev. .Not Rev. . 8/16/44 . 1/22/44 . 9/12/44 . 1/22/44 . 5/29/44 .10/23/43 . 3/ 4/44 World Without Borders. . 5/13/44 . 5/ 6/44 .11/20/43 .19/23/43 . 4/29/44 . 8/26/44 . 3/II/4I . 8/19/44 . 6/ 3/44 .10/23/43 . 2/19/44 .10/ 9/43 . 1/22/44 . 4/29/44 4/15/44 VARIETY VIEWS (15) 1355 Amazing Metropolis Fair 9 8357 Animal Tricks Fair 9 8361 Bear Mountain Game Good 9 9 8359 Fraud by Mail instructive 9 8358 Hebe News ..Good 9 8352 I -A Dogs Good 9 B356 Magazine Model Excellent 9 8360 Mr. Chimp Goes South... Very Good 9 8353 Mr. Chimp Raises Cain.. Fair 9 1351 Who's Next Excellent ... •354 Wings in Record Time. . .interesting 9 TECHNICOLOR CARTUNES •238 Barber af Seville Fair 9239 Fish Fry Excellent 7 •237 Meatless Tuesday Good 7 SPECIAL (WAC) 8112 With the Marines at Tarawa Great 19 SERIALS 8781 Adventures of Flying Cadets 13 Cbapa. 9881 Great Alaskan Mystery 13 OhMt. , 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 VITAPHONE-WARNER BROS. BLUE RIBBON CARTOONS (IS) 9301 A Feud There Was 7 .. 9311 A Wild Hare 7 .. 9367 Bear's Tale 7 .. 9312 Cat Came Back 7 9305 Cross Country Datourt 7 9302 Early Worm Gets the Bird 7 .. 9364 Fighting 69^4 7 .. 9306 Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt 7 .. 9313 isle of Pinge Ponga 7 9303 My Little Buckaraa 7 .. 9309 Of Fox and Hounds 7 .. 9308 Sweet Sleux 7 . . 9319 Thugs With Dirty Mugs 7 .. BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (1) 9725 Buckaroo Bugs Good 7 9721 Bugs Bunny L tha Throe Boars 7 9722 Bugs Bunny Nips tha Nips Qeed 7 9724 Hare Forse Excellent 7 9723 Hare Ribbin' Excellent 7 9726 Old Grey Hare 7 FEATURETTES (•) 9193 Grandfather's Felllea ....Excellent 20 9196 U. S. Marines on Review. ExceHent 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 tha World Exoellent 29 . LOONEY TUNES 9717 Booby Hatched Very Good 7 . 9711 Brother Brat Good 7 . 9714 From Hand ta Mouse Very Good 7 9n0 Odor-aMo Kitty 7 . 9712 Piano Daffy Very Good 7 . 9718 Stupid Cupid 7 . MELODY MASTERS (10) 9<I0 All-star Melody Mastan..Geod 10 . 9609 Junior Jive Bombers Good 10 9603 Camlcado of tha Dmoa. .Excellent 10 9(04 Freddie Fisher & HIa Band 19 . 9661 Hit Parada ef Gay Nineties Very Good 10 . 9610 Listen to the Bands 10 . 9606 Sengs ef the Range Good 10 . 9607 South American Sway Routine 10 9002 Sweetheart Serenade Seed 16 9615 Ted Weems 4 Merthant Marino Band Excellent 10 9608 U. S. Coast Guard Band. Good 10 . MERRIE MELODIES (20) (Taeh.) 9709 Angel Puee Good 7 . 9713 BIrdy and the Beaat Very Good 7 . 9711 Brother Brat 7 . 9708 Duck S«up to Nuts 7 . 0714 From Hand to Mouse 7 . 9715 Goldiiloeks & the Jlvln' Bears 7 9793 I Bet Plenty of Muttan.Falr 7 . 9716 Lest & Foundling 7 . 9701 Moetlesa Fly Day 7 . 97(5 Tick, Took, Tuckered. .. .Fair 7 . 9704 Weakly Reporter Good 7 . 9712 Plane Daffy 7 9710 Slightly Daffy Fair 7 . 9719 Stage Door (iartoon 7 97(6 Swooner Crooner 7 9707 Russian Rhapsedy 7 9702 Tern Turk & Daffy Excellent 7 . SANTA FE TRAIL WESTERN (6) 9108 Gun to Gun Fair 20 . 9107 Oklahoma Outlaws Weil Dona .... 20 . 9110 Rearing Guns Good 20 . 9112 Trial by Trigger Good 20 . 9106 Wagon Wheels West Good i7</i. 9111 Wells Fargo Days Good 29 . .Reissue .Reissue . Retnne .Reissue .Reissue .Reluue .Reissue .Reiseue . Reissue . Reissue .Reissue .Reissue .Reissue .11/ 4/44 .Net Rev. . 5/20/44 . 8/19/44 . 7/ 1/44 . 2/19/44 . 8/19/44 . 4/22/44 . 1/29/44 .Net Rev. .11/ 1/43 9504 9507 9513 9510 9512 9506 9Sil 9502 9505 9508 9503 9509 9501 SPORTS PARADE (13) (Tech.) Baa Baa Black Sheep. . .Excellent 10 Backyard Golf Fair 10 Bluenose Schooner Excellent 10 Cattlemen's Days Good 10 Champions of the Future. 10 Chinatown Champs Colorful 10 (^lorade Trout Good 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Desert Playground Interesting Dogie Round-Up Interesting Filipino Sports Parade... Good into the Clouds Good Mexican Sportland Tropical Sportland Fair .11/11/44 . 8/ S/44 . 9/ 9/44 . io/ 7/44 . 8/19/44 .11/11/14 .10/ 2/43 .Not Rev. .11/13/43 !'7/'i/44 . 4/22/44 .11/13/43 . 2/12/43 . 5/ 6/44 7/ I/4S 9/ 9/44 . 5/ 6/44 .Net Rtv. . 1/ 3/44 . 4/22/44 ."7/1/44 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 2/26/44 . 2/12/44 10/ 9/43 , 2/19/44 7/ 1/44 12/25/43 6/ 3/44 2/12/44 6/17/44 11/ 4/44 7/ 1/44 , 4/29/44 , 8/ 5/44 10/ 9/43 , 2/19/44 , 7/ 1/44 . 1/29/44 TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS (6) 90(2 Behind the Big Top Excellent 20 9006 Musical Movieland Superflne 20 9003 Task Force Excellent 20 9004 Devil Boats Excellent 20 9061 Women at War 20 9005 Winner's Circle 20 VITAPHONE VARIETIES (6) 9402 Bee's a Buzzin' Interesting 11 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 11/ 6/43 .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 ef Russia Family Foud ( Food and Magle 10 Brothers In Blood 18 SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE 1944-45 PRODUCT COLUMBIA "-t: "-'u?;* ALL-STAR COMEDIES 6425 Wedded Bliss 17 6428 Design for Loving 6426 Geld Is Where Yeu Lose It XtVt 6409 A Knight and a Blonde 6401 Gents Without CenU ■• 6402 No Dough, Boys 17 6421 Strife ef the Party 6427 Open Season for Saps COLOR RHAPSODY 6501 Doo. Cat and Canary COMMUNITY SINGS (651 No. I (Leibert) Love Love, Love Vf» 6852 No. 2 (Baker) Ikky TIkky Tambe 6(53 No. 3 (Baker) Swinsing on a Star 6654 No. 4 (Leibert) Hot Time In Berlin 5657 Christmas Carols (Re-Sale) FILM-VODVK 6952 Al Trace's Comedy Band 11 6954 Horn Kobbiers 11 8951 Kehoe's Marimba Band n 6953 Rootin' Tootin' Band 11 FOX II CROW 6752 Egg Yegg 6751 Be Patient, Patient LI'L ABNER 6602 Kickapoo Juice 6601 Perkullar Piggy PHANTASIES 6702 As the Fly Flys 6701 Mutt'n Benee T SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 6851 No. I (0.1. Joe In Hollywoed) 19 6852 No. 2 (The Mike Goes te War) 10 6853 No. 3 (Ken Murray, M.C.) le 6854 No. 4 (Varloty-Mowbray) SPORTS REEL 68(1 K-9-Kadets 10'/. 6802 Hedge Hoppers 6803 AQuaMaids 6804 Striking Champions SERIALS RIZO Black Arrow IS P.liaas 6140 Brenda Starr. Reporter 13 Chaps. PARAMOUNT LITTLE LULU 04-1 At the Zoo D4-2 Birthday Party GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS U4-I Jasper's Paradise T/2 U4-2 Two Gun Rusty Very Good 7'/2 . . I I/I 1/44 MUSICAL PARADES FF4-i Bonnie Lassie Very Good 19 .. i/SS/4e FF4-2 Star Bright NOVELTSONS P4-I Yankee Doodle Donkey P4-2 Gabriel Churchkltton POPEYE E4-i She-Sick Sailors POPULAR SCIENCE J4-I Ne. I J4-2 Ne. 2 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS V4-I As Babies SPORTLIGHTS R4-I Rhythm en Wheels R4.2 Brengs & Brands Rl-3 Long Shots or Favorites UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS -4-1 No. I Interesting 10 ..11/4/44 RKO RADIO EDGAR KENNEDY 53401 Feather Your Nest 18 FLICKER FLASHBACKS 54201 No. I IB .. 54202 No. 2 Good 91/2 . . I l/i 1/44 LEON ERROL 53701 Triple Trouble Good Hokum .. 17 . .11/11/44 HEADLINER REVIVALS 53201 Songs of the Colleges IS 53202 Swing It 16 SPORTSCOPES >43ni Harness Racers 3ood 8 .. 9/9/44 54302 School for Dogs 8 20th CENTURYFOX LEW LEHR 5901 Sea Food Mamas ■ ...... MARCH OF TIME 2 What to Do With Germany Excellent l8'/i.. 9/30/ 1 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 Gansy 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.)