Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1944)

Page scan 000495 from Showmen's Trade Review

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Oct-Dec 1944
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000495
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:
August 15, 2024
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SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE — 1943-44 PRODUCT in H > O M < I— ( W X3 t-4 COLUMBIA Commtnt ALL-STAR COMEDIES M04 A etn tf a Jam 1421 A Rookla'i Cookl* Fair M33 Baehtler Dazt 1408 BUiy BuddUi Runnlni Tim* 161/,. 17 . 18 . 161/,. .Typltal 17 By 18'/,. 16'/,. 17 . 18 . 17'/,. 16 . MOS Cniih Gon th* Haib. M22 Crazy Like a Fox Low I.Q. I43S Dtfoetlvt Detoetlvoi 1402 Dizzy Pllati 1432 Dr. FmI My PulM Fair ... 1426 Fanner for a Day Gets 1428 Garden ef Eatin' Good 1430 H* Wai Onlv Feudli' Avorago 16 . UI2 Hit Hotel Sweet Fair 17'/,. 1434 Hli Tale l> Told 17'/,. MOI I Can Hardly Walt Typical 16'/,. 1408 Idle Roomer* 16'/,. 1423 Mopoy Dop* Fair 16'/,. MM Oh. Babvl 18'/,. 1403 Phony Expree* Good 17 . 1424 Pick a Peek of Plumber* .Good 17 . HOt PItehIn' In th* Klteh*n. .Laugh* .... 18'/,. 1427 Quaek Servlee Good 16 . 1425 Shot In the Eeeap* Blapitick 19 . 1407 Tha Yok*'* On M* 16 . MSI Tn H«lr le Human Poor 16 . Mie Who'i. Hugh7 Slapstick 16 . M2B You Dear Boy Good 18 . MS6 Y*u Were Nev«r Uglier 18 . COLOR RHAPSODIES (T**h.) U04 DI*lllu*lon*d Bla*blrd ...Good 7 . 1103 Herring Murder My(t*ry.. 7 U02 Imagination Excellent 8 UOI Rocky Road te Ruin I Reviewed l*iu* Of Not R*v. 11/13/43 Not Rov. Not R*V. 4/ 8/44 6/ 3/44 . 3/2S/44 .10/16/43 . 12/25/43 . 1/22/44 . •/ 2/44 .Not Rov. , 8/28/4S 9/ 2/4* \ 12/25/43 . 8/26/44 . 9/18/43 ,10/18/43 . S/I4/4S Not Rov. , 3/11/44 2/12/44 1/ 1/44 . . 7/ 8/44 ..Not Rev. ..12/18/43 ..Not Rev. COMMUNITY SINGS Mil N*. I (Baker) "Ol • Wing « Prayer" HI2 No. 2 (Delta Rhythm Boyi) Good MIS No. 3 aucy Monro*) Patriotic Song* Sup*r R**l MM No. 4 (Llebert) "Baby Smilei at Me" Fair M*5 Ne. 5 (White) "Whietlln' In Wvomin' " HK N«. 6 (Llebert) "Pletol Paekin' Mama" Inviting Mf7 No. 7 Xma* Carol* (Special) Fine H58 No. 8 (Baker) Alouatte. .Fair M(9 No. 9 Sunday, Monday; Alway* Dull M80 No. 10 (Baker) "Malrzy Doati." "Paper Doll".. N8I No. II (Llebert) Yot'r That'* My Baby. Average HC2 No. 12 Too Yovng or Tm Old Good FILM-VODVIL M(l Ne. I Mouil* Powell H52 No. 2 Cootie William* ..Fair MIS Ne. 3 Zeb Carver Good H54 No. 4 ThI* I* Ft. Dlx...Falr 1955 No. 5 Novak'* Comedy Band Useful 10 9 . 10 8 , 10 9'/, .Nat Rtf. . 9/ 4/4S .10/ 9/43 .12/18/43 . Not Rev. . 12/25/43 10'/,.. 12/25/43 10 . . 3/ 4/44 9'/,. 10 . 4/ 8/44 Not Rev. 10 ..6/ 3/44 10'/,.. 9/ 2/44 10'/,.. Not Rev. 10 ..10/23/43 11 ..11/27/43 9 . . 3/ 4/44 18 6/17/44 FOX & CROW (Tech.) 1753 Dream Kids Very Good .. I7M Mr. Moocher 1751 Room and Bored Good 1782 Way Down Yonder In th* Com Excellent ... LI'L ABNER (Tech.) M9I Amoozin' but Confoozin'.. Promising .. 1803 A Peekoolyar SItcheeayshun Me2 Sadie Hawkins Day Fair PANORAMICS nei Bird* *n th* Wing interesting n02 Babies by Bannister Excellent . . . 1903 Camera Digest Fair H04 Traditions of Mexico 7'/, . . 6/ 3/44 7'/, 7 ..10/16/43 7 ..1/ 1/44 8 . . 4/ 8/44 . . 7/ 8/44 PHANTASIES •710 Ca*e of the Screamlig Bishop Fair . . . 1702 Cocky Bantam Fair . . 1707 Giddy Yapping 1706 Lionel Lion 1709 Mr. Fore by Fore Fair .. 1701 Nursery Crime* Poor .. 1703 Playful Pest Fair .. 1704 Polly Wants a Doctor. . .Jaunty 1708 Tangled Travel* Fair . . 1705 Magic Strangth SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Mil No. I (Hollywood In Uniform) Excellent ... MS2 No. 2 (Groucho Marx) .. .Average .... H53 No. 3 Kay Kyser Very Good . US4 No. 4 (Alan Mowbray) .. .Good H55 No. 5 (Carllio & Romero) Good HH No. 6 (Moore & Durante) Fair m7 No. 7 (Mexico Cinema ladmtry) V*ry Good .. 9'/,.. 9/25/43 8'/,.. 10/23/43 10'/,.. 2/19/44 8 7 .. 8/26/44 6'/,.. 12/ 1 1/43 6 6 6'/,.. 9/ 2/44 7 . . 10/23/43 6'/,.. 2/ 5/44 6'/,.. 4/ l/M 7 . . 7/ 8/44 7'/, . . Not Rev. 10 .. 8/14/43 10 ..10/23/43 10 ..10/30/43 9 ..11/27/43 9'/,.. i/22/44 10 ..4/ 1/44 9 .. 4/18/44 1858 No. 8 (Lombard Memorial Reel) 9'/,. 5859 No. 9 (Movies 50th Anniversary) 9'/,. U60 No. 10 (Burns-Haley Davis) Fair 9'/,. SPORTS REELS 1803 Champ of Champions (Count Fleet) Good 19 1802 Cue Wizards (Andrew Ponzl) Good 10 . UiO Gl Sports Good iO . 1809 Mat Maulers Very Good ..... 9 U07 Golden Gloves 9'/,. 5801 Kings of Basketball Good Stuff 10 1808 Table Tennis Topnotchers.Time-Passer ... 9 5804 Ten Pin Aces Good 10 5806 Follow Through With Sam Byrd Good 9 n05 Winged Targets Good 9 . SERIALS SI20 Batman 15 Chaps. 5140 Desert Hawk 15 Chap*. 5160 Phantom 15 Chap*. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER CARTOONS (16) (T*ch.) W-S83 Batty Baseball W-538 Bear Raid Warden. .... .Good 8 . W-539 Big Heel-Watha Excellent 8 . W-537 Bodyguard Good 8 W-536 Happy-Go-Nutty W-534 Million Dollar Cat Very Good 7 . W-541 Mouse Trouble W-540 Puttin' on the Dog Very Funny .... 7 W-532 Screwball Squirrel .... Fast 7 . W.535 Tree Surgeon 8 W-531 Zoot Cat Good 8 . MINIATURES (10) M-585 A Great Day's Ceming..Fine 10 M-686 important Business II . M-582 Kid in Upper Four Fair II M-583 No News Is Good News M-598 Nostradamus IV Very Good 10 . IV-540 Puttin' On the Dog M-588 Somewhere, USA (Tech.) 10 . M-584 Tale of a Dog Good 10 M-587 Why Daddy 9 . PASSING PARADE K-574 A Lady Fights Back K-572 Grandpa Called It Art.. .Good 10 K-571 immortal Blacksmith 11 K-573 Return From Nowhere. . .interesting ID PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) S-557 Football Thrills of 1943.. Very Good 8 S-353 Groovie Movie Very Good 10 S-552 Home Maid Good 10 S-555 Movie Pests Pointed Fun ... 10 S-551 Practical Joker Good S-558 Safety Sleuth S-554 Sportsman's Memorl** . . Good 10 8-556 Sports Quiz Very Good 10 TRAVELTALKS (12) (Tech.) T-514 A Day In Death Valley. Good 9 T-517 Along the Cactus Trail... Good 9 T-520 City of Brigham Young T-5i8 Colorful Colorado 8 T-512 Grand Canyon — Pride of Creation T-5i6 Mackinac island Excellent 9 T-521 Monumental Utah Excellent 9 T-5II Through the Colorado Rockies Good 9 T-5i9 Roaming Through Arizoni 10 T-SI3 Salt Lake Diversions 9 T-515 Visiting St. Louis interesting 9 PARAMOUNT LITTLE LULU (8) (Tech.) D3-I "Eggs Don't Bounce"... Very Good 9 D3-2 "Hullaba-Lulu" Excellent 9 D3-7 I'm Just Curious D3-8 indoor Outing D3-4 Lulu In Hollywood Fair 7'/, D3-6 It's Nifty to Be Thrifty. . .Good 8 D3-5 Lucky Lulu Pleasing 7'/, D3-3 Lulu Gets th* Birdie Very Good 8 GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS (6) (Tech.) U3-5 And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. Very Good ... U3-2 "Goodnight Rusty" Excellent U3-i Jasper Goes Fishing Tops U3-6 Jasper Goes Hunting Up to Snuff.. U3-3 Package for Jasper Excellent U3-4 Say Ah, Jasper First Rate 8 MUSICAL PARADES (6) (Tech.) FF3-2 "Caribbean Romanc*".. Excellent 20 FF3-5 Fun Time Excellent 20 FF3-6 Halfway to H*av*n Excellent 19 FF3-3 Lucky Cowboy Excellent 20 FF3-i "MardI Gras" Major League... 20 FF3-4 Showboat Serenade Excellent 20 NOVELTOONS (8) (Tech.) P3-3 Cllly 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 iO POPEYE (8) E3-4 Anvil Chorus Girl Good 7 E3-I Her Honor the Mar* Excellent 7 E3-2 Marry-GoRound Very Good 7'/, E3-8 Moving Aweigh E3-7 Pitching Woo at the Zoo. .Excellent 7 N*t R*«. 7/ 8/44 12/11/43 10/30/43 8/26/44 7/22/44 9/ 4/4S 8/ 3/44 12/25/43 . 4/ 1/44 , S/25/44 7/31/43 8/ 5/44 1/ 1/44 . Not R*v. . 8/26/44 . 9/ 2/44 . 9/ 2/44 5/ 6/44 .11/ 4/44 . 5/20/44 . 4/29/44 . 5/ 6/44 '. i/29/44 . Not Rev. .11/ 4/44 5/13/44 10 ..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 Th. 7'/,. 8'/,. 7'/,. 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 . i/29/44 . 4/ 8/44 .12/11/43 . 6/ 3/44 . 6/17/44 . i/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 10 i« 10 10 10 10 r/,. E3-B Puppet Love E3-5 Spinach Packln' Popeye. . .Good 7'/,. E3-3 We're on Our Way te Rl* Good I POPULAR SCIENCE (6) J3-i No. I Good J3-2 No. 2 Entertaining J3-3 No. 3 So-So J3-4 No. 4 Interesting . J3-5 No. 5 Interesting . J3-6 No. 6 Gets By SPEAKING OF ANIMALS (6) Y3-5 In a Harem Good Y3-3 in the Newsreels Excellent 9'/,. Y3-2 In Winter Quarters Will Past 9 . Y3-I Tails of the Border Tops 8'/,. Y3-6 Monkey Business Excellent 9 YS-4 Your Pet Problem 9 . SPORTLIGHTS (10) R3-9 Catch 'Em and Eat 'Em... Good 10 . R3-i0 Furlough Fishing Good Catch 9'/,. R3-3 "G.I. Fun" Snappy 9 R3-6 Heroes on the Mend Very Good I R3-i Mermaids on Parad* Good 9 R3-5 Open Fire Good 9'/*. R3-2 "Ozark Sportsmen" Good 9 . R3-4 Swimcapades Good 9'/,. R3-7 Trail Breakers Very Good 9'/,. R3-8 Winged Courier* Good I'/,. UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) L3-I No. I Good L3-2 No. 2 Good L3-3 No. 3 Interestini L3-4 No. 4 Average .. L3-5 No. 5 Good 8/26/44 6/24/44 11/ •/4» 12/25/45 4/ 8/44 8/ 8/44 7/ 1/44 9/ 2/4* 7/21/44 4/ 9/44 4/ 1/44 1/ 1/44 11/11/44 10 10 10 10 10 7/22/44 1/19/44 1/ 1/44 4/22/44 II/IS/4S 4/ 1/44 12/11/41 1/22/44 6/17/44 r/22/44 12/19/41 1/29/44 4/22/44 8/24/44 7/22/44 L3-6 No. 6 10 RKO RADIO 54103 54(04 MI02 54101 43406 43404 43401 43403 43405 43402 44201 44202 44203 44204 44205 44206 44207 43702 43706 43705 43704 43701 43703 43201 43204 43202 43203 44306 44311 44310 44305 44301 44302 44307 44304 44308 44309 44303 44321 44313 43106 43111 43108 43102 43104 (3113 43103 43105 43110 43101 43112 43109 43107 DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Teeh.) First Aiders Excellent 7 How to Play Football 8 Plastics Inventor Excellent 7 Springtime for Pluto 7 EDGAR KENNEDY (6) Kitchen Cynic Good IS Love Your Landlord 18 Not on My Account Fair 17 Prunes & Politic* 16 Radio Rampag* Good 16 Unlucky Dog If FLICKER FLASHBACKS (7) No. 1 Very Good 10 No. 2 Good I No. 3 Delightful 9 No. 4 Swell 10 No. 5 Good 9 No. 6 Good 9 No. 7 Excellent 10 LEON ERROL (6) Cutle on Duty Good IS Girls! Girlsl GIrisI 17 Poppa Knows Worst Fair 17 Say Uncle Fair IS Seeing Nellie Horn* Poor 17 Wedtim* Starla* 17 HEADLINER REVIVALS (4) Harri* in the Spring 19 Music Will Tell IS Rhythm on the Rampag*, . IS Romancing Along 21 SPORTSCOPES (13) Basket Wizard* Uoeo S Boot and Spur liood Boys Camp CoEd Sports Field Trial Champions.. Excellent 9 Joe Kirkwood Good 9 Mallard Flight Good 9 Mountain Anglers Eye-flliini 9 On Point .Good 9 Past Performances .interesting 9 8'/,. 8 . 8 . Stars and Strikes Solid 9 .11/ 4/44 Ski Chase ..Good 8'/,.. Swim Ballet 8 .. THIS IS AMERICA (13) Aircraft Carrier Excellent 16 Brazil Today Excellent 17'/, Hot Money 17 Letter to a Hero Very Good IS Mail Call Very Good 17 Navy Yard interesting 16'/, New Prisons — New M*n 17 News Front Very Good 16 Rockefeller Center Good 16 Sailors Ail Very Fine 20 That Men May Live Good 19 They Fight Again Excellent 17 Viva Mexico Good 17 REPUBLIC SERIALS Captain America IS Chaps. Haunted Harbor 15 Chap*. Masked Marvel 12 Chap*. Tiger Woman 12 Cbat*. 20th CENTURY-FOX DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE (2) 4901 Fuss and F*ath*r* Good 9 LEW LEHR 4902 Lew Lehr Makes th* N*ws. 9 MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE (9) 4154 A Volcano I* Bom (Tech.) 4151 Mormon Trail* Colorful 9 .12/ 2/44 . 1/19/44 .. 9/21/44 ..Net R*«. . . IO/SO/41 ..N*t Rai. .. 4/29/44 ..N*t Rn . . 9/30/44 ..10/18/41 ..11/ 9/41 ..I2/IS/4I .. 1/ 1/44 . . 4/ 9/44 .. 4/22/44 ..11/27/41 !!'i/'8/44 . . S/ZS/44 . . I0/2S/4I ..N*t R*f. . . . R*I*MI« . . .R*l**ye . . . R*l*«l* ...R*l**u* . . 9/ 4/44 7/29/44 iitt R«vi ll/IS/49 IO/2S/4f 3/2S/44 I2/2S/4S 4/29/44 8/ S/44 l2/2i/4S S/2S/44 . S/19/44 . 9/ 2/44 !"i/'i/i» . 2/19/44 .11/ 4/44 .Net R*v. . 4/ 9/44 . 8/19/44 . 12/ 4/4S . 10/ 7/44 . 7/ 1/44 . S/20/44 .12/19/4 .N*t Rn. . 9/ 4X1