Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1944)
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SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE — 1943-44 PFODUCT
COLUMBIA
Comment Runninc TIma
ALL-STAR COMEDIES
<MU4 A a*m »t ■ Jam I61/2
4421 A Rooklt'i Cookl* Fair 17
4433 Baehaler Daza 18
4406 Buiy Buddlti 1 6'/]
MOS Cnuh Gou tht Haih Typical 17
(422 Crazy Like a Fox Low I.Q I8</|
<435 Deftetlvo Oetaetlve* IS'/i,
(402 Dizzy Plloti 17
t432 Dr. Faal My Pulia Fair 18
(426 Farmer for a Day Gets By 17'/]
1428 Garden of Eatln' Good 16
(430 Ha Waa Only Feudln' Average 16
«4I2 HIa Hotel Sweat Fair 171/2
1434 HIa Tale la Told l7</2
1401 I Can Hardly Walt Typical l6'/2
(408 idle Roomara l6'/2
(423 Mopay Dape Fair I6I/2
(411 Oh, Babyl l8'/2
(403 Phony Express Good 17
1424 Pick a Peck of Plumbers. Good 17
>409 PItchIn' In the Kitchen. .Laughs l8</2
1427 Quack Service Good 16
(425 Shot In the Eaeapa Slapstick 19
(407 The Yoke's On Me 16
(431 To Heir Is Human Poor 16
(410 Who's, Hugh? Slapstick 16
(429 Yeu Dear Boy Good 18
(436 You Were Never Uglier 18
COLOR RHAPSODIES (Tech.)
(S04 Dislilusloiiad Bluebird ...Good 7
iS03 Herring Murder Mystery 7
(502 Imagination Excellent 8
(!S0| Rocky Road to Ruin 8
Ravlewed Issue Of
.Not Rev. .11/13/43 . Not Rev. . Not Rev. . 4/ 8/44 . 6/ 3/44
. 3/2S/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 Rev.
COMMUNITY SINGS (651 No. I (Baker) "Oi ■
Wing & Prayer"
•«S2 No. 2 (Delta Rhythm
Boys) Good
»«S3 No. 3 (Lucy Monro*)
Patriotic Sotiga Super Reel
>S54 No. 4 (Llebert) "Baby
Smiles at Me" Fair
tnsS Ne. 5 (White) "Whistlln'
in Wyomin' "
•«I6 No. 6 (Llabert) "Platol
Paekin' Mama" Inviting ...
>R57 No. 7 Xrna* Carole
(Special) Fine
•858 No. 8 (Baker) Alouette. .Fair
"159 No. 9 Sunday, Monday;
Always Dull
(R60 No. to (Baker) "Malrzy
Beats," "Paper Doll"
««6I Ne. II (Llebert)
Yes'r That's My Baby .Average ... •862 No. 12 Too Young or
Too Old Good
FILM-VODVIL
«»5I Ne. I Mousle Powell
((52 No. 2 Coetia Wlliiama ..Fair
(953 No. 3 Zeb Carver Good
(954 No. 4 Thia la Ft. Dlx...Fair
«S5 No. 5 Novak'a Comedy
Band Useful . . . .
FOX & CROW (Tech.)
>793 Dream Kids Very Good ..
'754 Mr. Mooeher
>75l Room and Bored Good
(752 Way Down Yonder In the
Corn Excellent ...
LI'L ABNER (Tech.) ISOl AmoezIn' but Cenfoezin' . .Promising .. 1603 A Peekoolyar
Sitcheeayshun
(002 Sadie Hawkins Day Fair
PANORAMICS
(901 Birds on the Wing Interesting
(002 Babies by Bannister Excellent .
(903 Camera Digest Fair
(904 Traditions of Mexico
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8 .
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7'/2. 7
7 7
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Not Rev.
9/ 4/43
10/ 9/43
12/18/43
. Not Rav.
12/25/43
12/25/43 3/ 4/44
4/ 8/44
Not Rev.
6/ 3/44
9/ 2/44
.Not Rev. .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
PHANTASIES (710 Case of the Screamlag
Bishop Fair . . .
(702 Cocky Bantam Fair . .
(707 Giddy Yapping
(706 Lionel Lion
(709 Mr. Fore by Fore Fair ..
(701 Nursery Crimes Poor . .
(703 Playful Pest Fair . .
1704 Polly Wants a Doctor. . .Jaunty
(708 Tangled Travels Fair . .
(705 Magic Strength
7 . 8/26/44 6I/2..I2/II/43 6
6
6'/2 . . 9/ 2/44
7 . . 10/23/43 6'/2.. 2/ 5/44 6'/2.. 4/ 1/44 7 .7/ 8/44 7'/, Not Rev
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS >a5l No. I (Hollywood In
Uniform) Excellent . . .
M52 No. 2 (Groueho Marx) .. .Average ....
(853 No. 3 Kay Kyser Very Good .
(854 No. 4 (Alan Mowbray) .. .Good
(955 No. 5 (Carlllo &
Romero) Good
(89« No. 6 (Moore &
Durante) Fair
^57 No. 7 (Mexico Cinema
Industrvl Vary Good . .
10 10 10
9'/2.
10 . 0
. 8/14/43 .10/23/43 .10/30/43 .11/27/43
. 1/22/44
. 4/ 1/44
4'l8/4i
5858 No. 8 (Lombard
Memorial Reel)
5859 No. 9 (Movies 50th
Anniversary)
5860 No. 10 (Burns-Halay
Davis) Fair
81/1 Not Ret.
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1803 1802
(810
S809 M07 5801 5808 8804 6806
1805
SPORTS REELS Champ of Champions
(Count Fleet) Good
Cue WIzarda (Andrew
Ponzl) Good
Gl Sports Good
Mat Maulers Very Good ..
Golden Gloves
Kings of Basketball Good Stuff ..
Table Tennis Topnotchers.Tlme-Passar
Tan Pin Aces Good
Follow Through With
Sam Byrd Good
Winged Targets Good
10
10 10
9'/.. 10 .
10
SERIALS
3120 Batman IS Chapa.
3140 Desert Hawk 15 Chaps.
Sisn Phantom 15 Chaps.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
CARTOONS (16) (Tech.)
Batty Baseball
Bear Raid Warden Good 8
Big Heel-Watha Excellent 8 .
Bodyguard Good 8
HappyGoNutty
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 II
Kid In Upper Four Fair II
No News Is Good News.
Nostradamus IV Very Good 10
Puttin' On the Dog
Somewhere, USA (Tech.) 10 .
Tale of a Dog Good 10
Why Daddy 9 ,
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
.12/11/43
.10/30/43 . 8/26/44 . 7/22/44
! 9/ 4/43 . 6/ 3/44 . 12/25/43
. 4/ 1/44 . 3/2S/44
7/31/43 8/ 5/44 1/ 1/44
VK-583 W-538 W-539 W-537 W-536 W-534 W-540 W-532 W-535 W-531
M-585 M-5S6 M-582 M-583
M-598 W-540 M-588 M-584 M-587
K-574 K-572 K-S7I
K-573
S-557 S-353 8-552 S-555 S-551 S-S54 S-556
T-514 T-517 T-520 T-518 T-512
T-516 T-521 T-5II
T-519 T-SI3 T.5I5
. Not Rev
. 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 Rev
.11/ 4/44
5/13/44
10 10 10 10 10 10
Groovie Movie Very Good
Home Maid Good
Movie Pests Pointed Fun ...
Practical Joker Good
Sportsman's Memoriae . . Good
Sports Quiz Very Good
TRAVELTALKS (12) (Tech.)
A Day In Death Valley. Good 9
Along the Cactus Trail... Good 9
City of Brigham Young
Colorful Colorado 8
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
.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
PARAMOUNT
LITTLE LULU (8) (Tech.)
03-1 "Eggs Don't Bounce"... Very Good 9
D3-2 "Hullaba-Lulu" Excellent 9
D3-7 I'm Just Curious
D3-8 Indoer Outing
D3-4 Lulu in Hollywood Fair 71/2.
D3-6 It's Nifty to Be Thrifty... Good 8 .
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 71/2.
U3-2 "Goodnight Rusty" Excellent 7V2.
U3-I Jasper Goes Fishing Tops S'/i.
U3-6 Jasper Goes Hunting Up to Snuff 71/2.
U3-3 Package for Jasper Excellent 71/2.
U3-4 Say Ah, Jasper First Rate 8
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-< "Mardi Gras" Major League... 20
.Not Rav.
. 4/29/44 . 9/ 2/44
.12/18/43
.Not Rev. . 4/ 1/44
2/ 5/44 3/25/44
FF3-4 Showboat Serenade
Excellent 20
NOVELTOONS (8) (Tech.)
P3-3 Cilly 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 71/2,
E3-8 Moving Aweigh
E3-7 Pitching Woo at the Zoo. .Excellent 7
8/12/44 11/11/44 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' Popaya. . .Good
E3-3 We're on Our Way to Rio Good
POPULAR SCIENCE (6)
J3-I No. I Good
J3-2 No. 2 Entertaining
J3-3 No. 3 So-So
J3-4 No. J3-5 No. J3-6 No.
Y3-5 Y3-3 Y3-2 Y3-I
Interesting ....
Interesting
Gets By
SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6)
In a Harem Good
In the Newsreals Excellent
In Winter Quarters Will Pass
Tails of the Border Tops
Y3-6 Monkey Business Excellent
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
Heroes on the Mend Very Good
Mermaids on Parade Good
Open Fire Good
Ozark Sportsman" Good
Swimcapades Good
Trail Breakers Very Good ....
R3-8 Winged Couriers Good
UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS
1 Good
2 ...Good
3 Interesting
4 Average . .
5 Good
R3-6
R3
R3-5
R3-2
R3-4
R3-7
(6)
L3-I L3-2 L3-3 L3-4 L3-5
No. No. No. No. No.
L3-6 No. 6
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.11/ 9/4» . 12/25/43 . 4/ 8/44 . •/ 8/44 . 7/ 1/44 . •/ 2/44
. 7/2J/44 . 4/ 8/44 . 4/ 1/44 . 1/ 8/44
.11/11/44
. 7/22/44 . 8/19/44 . 1/ i/44 . 4/22/44 .11/13/41 . 4/ 1/44 .12/11/43 . 1/22/44 . 8/17/44 . 7/22/44
.12/18/41 . 1/29/44 . 4/22/44 . 6/24/44 . 7/22/44
RKO RADIO
18
17 17 18 17 17
DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech.)
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 Cyn<c Good 18
43404 Love Your Landlord 18
43401 Not on My Account Fair 17
43403 Prunes & Politics 16
43405 Radio Rampage Good 16
43402 Unlucky Dog IS
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 Cutie on Duty Good
43706 Girlsl Girls! Girls!
43705 Poppa Knows Worst Fair
43704 Say Uncle Fair
43701 Seeing Nellie Home Poor
43703 Wedtlma Starlaa
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 tVt
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 l7'/2.
43108 Hot Money 17 .
43102 Letter to a Hero Very Good 18
43104 Mail Call Very Good 17 .
43113 Navy Yard Interesting l6'/2.
43103 New Prisons — New Man 17
43105 News Front Very Good 16
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 (7
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4/29/4' Nat Ra«
9/30/44 10/16/41 11/ S/4i 12/ IS/4) 1/ 8/44 4/ 8/44 4/22/44
11/27/41
5/ '6/44 3/25/44 . 10/23/41 . Not Rav
. .Ralaaui . .Ralaaui . . Ralaaui . .Ralaaut
, 3/ 4/44 . 7/29/44
Nat Rav
11/13/41 I0/23/4J
3/25/44 12/25/41
4/29/44
6/ S/44 I2/2S/41
8/26/44
5/13/44 9/ 2/44
1/ 1/44 2/19/44 11/ 4/44 Net Rav. 4/ 8/44 8/19/44 12/ 4/4S 10/ 7/44 7/ 1/44 5/20/44
REPUBLIC
.11/ 4/44
SERIALS
Captain America 15 Chaps
Haunted Harbor 15 Chaps.
Masked Marvel 12 Chaps.
tioer Woman 12 Chaps.
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 (S) 4154 A Volcano Is Born
(Tech.)
4I5J Mormon Trail* Colorful 9
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