Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1944)

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Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Oct-Dec 1944
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000616
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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I— I > w Q < H 2 o X ■<-^ SHORTS BOOKING GUIDE — 1943-44 PRODUCT COLUMBIA Comment Running Time ALL-STAR COMEDIES 5404 A Gem of a Jam IG'/a. 5421 A Rookie's Cookie Fair 17 5433 Bachelor Daze 18 . 5406 Busy Buddies I61/2. 5405 Crash Goes the Hash Typical 17 . 5422 Crazy Like a Fox Low I.Q. l8'/2. 5435 Defective Detectives l6'/2 5402 Dizzy Pilots 17 . 5432 Dr. Feel My Pulse Fair 18 . 5426 Farmer for a Day Gets By 171/2. 5428 Garden of Eatin' Good 16 . 5430 He Was Only Feudin' Average ..16 . 5412 His Hotel Sweet Fair 171/2. 5434 His Tale Is Told 171/2. 5401 I Can Hardly Wait Typical I61/2. 5408 Idle Roemers 16'/:. 5423 Mopey Dope Fair 16'/}. 5411 Oh, Baby! I8I/2. 5403 Phony Express Good 17 5424 Pick a Peck of Plumbers. Good 17 . 5409 Pitchin' in the Kitchen . .Laughs 18'/:. 5427 Quack Service Good 16 . 5425 Shot in the Escape Slapstick 19 . 5407 The Yoke's on Me 16 . 5431 To Heir Is Human Poor 16 . 5410 Who's, Hugh? Slapstick 16 5429 You Dear Boy Good 18 5436 You Were Never Uglier 18 . COLOR RHAPSODIES (Tech.) 5504 Disillusioned Bluebird ...Good 7 5503 Herring Murder Mystery 7 5502 Imagination Excellent 8 5501 Rocky Road to Ruin 8 COMMUNITY SINGS 5651 No. I (Baker) "On a Wing & Prayer" 10 . 5652 No. 2 (Delta Rhythm Boys) Good 9 . 5653 No. 3 (Lucy Monroe) Patriotic Songs Super Reel .... 10 5654 No. 4 (Liebert) "Baby Smiles at Me" Fair 8 5655 No. 5 (White) "Whistlin' In Wyomin' " 10 . 5S56 No. 6 (Liebert) "Pistol Packin' Mama" Inviting 9'/2. 5657 Ne. 7 Xmas Carols (Special) Fine 101/2. 5658 No. 8 (Baker) Alouette. .Fair 10 . 5659 No. 9 Sunday. Monday; Always Dull S'/i. 5660 No. 10 (Baker) "Mairzy Deats," "Paper Doll" 10 5661 No. II (Liebert) Yes'r That's My Baby. .Average 10 5862 No. 12 Too Young or Too Old Good IO1/2., FILM-VODVIL 5551 No. I Mousie Powell iOVi. 5552 No. 2 Cootie Williams ..Fair 10 .. 5953 No. 3 Zeb Carver Good II 5954 No. 4 This Is Ft. Dix...Falr 9 . 5955 No. 5 Novak's Comedy Band Useful 10 FOX & CROW (Tech.) 5753 Dream Kids Very Good 7'/2. 5754 Mr. Moocher 7'/2. 5751 Room and Bored Good 7 5752 Way Down Yonder in the Corn Excellent 7 LI'I ABNER (Tech.) 5601 Amoozin' but Confoozin' . .Promising 8 5603 A Peekoolyar Sitcheeayshun 7 5602 Sadie Hawkins Day Fair 7 . PANORAMICS 5901 Birds on the Wing Interesting 9'/2. 5902 Babies by Bannister Excellent 8'/2. 5908 Camera Digest Fair IO'/2. 5904 Traditions of Mexico 8 .. PHANTASIES 5710 Case of the Screaming Bishop Fair 7 5702 Cocky Bantam Fair 6'/2. 5707 Giddy Yapping 6 . 5706 Lionel Lion 6 . 5709 Mr. Fore by Fore Fair 6'/2. 5701 Nursery Crimes Poor 7 . 5703 Playful Pest Fair 61/2 . 5704 Polly Wants a Doctor. . .Jaunty eVi. 5708 Tangled Travels Fair 7 5705 Magic Strength TA. SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 5851 Ne. I (Hollywood in Uniform) Excellent 10 5852 No. 2 (Groucho Marx) .. .Average 10 SeSS No. 3 Kay Kyser Very Good 10 5854 No. 4 (Alan Mowbray) .. .Good 9 5855 No. 5 (Carillo & Romero) Good 9'/2. 5856 No. 6 (Moore & Durante) Fair 10 (817 No. 7 (Mexican Cinema Industry) Very Good 9 5t58 No. 8 (Lombard Memorial Reel) 81/2. 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 Rev. Not Rev. 9/ 4/43 10/ 9/43 12/18/43 Not Rev. 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 1 1/27 '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/ 1 9/44 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 Not Rev. 5859 5860 5803 5802 5810 5809 5807 5801 5808 5804 5806 5805 5120 5140 5 1 GO No. 9 (Movies 50th Anniversary) 9'/2. No. 10 (Burns-HaleyDavis) Fair 9'/2. SPORTS REELS Champ of Champions (Count Fleet) Good 10 . Cue Wizards (Andrew Ponzi) Good 10 . Gl Sports Good 10 . Mat Maulers Very Good 9 . Golden Gloves 9'/2. Kings of Basketball Good Stuff 10 Table Tennis Topnotchers. Time-Passer ... 9 Ten Pin Aces Good 10 Follow Through With Sam Byrd Good 9 . Winged Targets Good 9 SERIALS Batman 15 Chaps. Desert Hawk 15 Chaps. Phantom 15 Chaps. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER (16) (Tech.) 7/ 8/44 .12/11/43 .10/30/43 . 8/26/44 . 7/22/44 . 9/ 4/43 . 8/ 3/44 . 12/25/43 . 4/ 1/44 . 3/25/44 7/31/43 8/ 5/44 1/ 1/44 CARTOONS W-583 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 Coming.. Fine 10 1W-5S6 Important Business II M-582 Kid in Upper Four Fair II M-583 No News Is Good News M-S98 Nostradamus IV Very Good 10 W-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 II K-573 Return From Nowhere. . .Interesting 10 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) S-557 Football Thrills of 1943. .Very Good 8 S-353 Groovie Movie Very Good 10 .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 S-552 Home Maid Good S-555 Movie Pests Pointed Fun S-551 Practical Joker Good S-558 Safety Sleuth Hilarious ... S-554 Sportsman's Memoriei ...Good S-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-518 Colorful Colorado 8 T-512 Grand Canyon — Pride of Creation T-516 Mackinac Island Excellent 9 T-521 Monumental Utah Excellent 9 T-5II Through the Colorado Rockies Good 9 T-519 Roaming Through Arizona. 10 T-513 Salt Lake Diversions 9 T-515 Visiting St. Louis Interesting 9 PARAMOUNT LITTLE LULU (8) (Tech.) "Eggs Don't Bounce" ... .Very Good 9 "Huilaba-Lulu" Excellent 9 , I'm Just Curious Indoor Outing Lulu in Hollywood Fair 7'/2. It's Nifty to Be Thrifty... Good 8 , Lucky Lulu Pleasing 7'/2. 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 7'/2. "Goodnight Rusty" Excellent 71/2. Jasper Goes Fishing Tops 8'/2. Jasper Goes Hunting Up to Snuff 7'/2. Package for Jasper Excellent 71/2. Say Ah, Jasper First Rate 8 MUSICAL PARADES (6) (Tech.) "Caribbean Romance". ..Excellent 20 . Fun Time Excellent 20 . Halfway to Heaven Excellent 19 . ..10/ 7/44 ..11/ 4/44 ..11/ 4/44 . . 4/29/44 .. 2/19/44 .. 8/ 5/44 . . 2/19/44 ..12/16/44 . . 5/ 6/44 .. 9/ 2/44 . . 3/ 4/44 .. 4/15/44 D3-1 D3-2 D3-7 D3-8 D3-4 D3-6 D3-5 D3-3 L'3-2 U3 U3-6 U3-3 U3-4 .Not Rev. . 4/29/44 . 9/ 2/44 .12/18/43 .Not Rev. . 4/ 1/44 2/ 5/44 3/25/44 FF3-: FF3FF3FF3FF3FF3 P3-3 P3-2 P3-1 P3-4 £3-4 E3-1 E3-2 E3-8 E3-7 E3-6 20 20 20 8 3 Lucky Cowboy Excellent .... 1 "Mardi Gras" Major League. 4 Showboat Serenade Excellent .... NOVELTOONS (8) (Tech.) Cilly Goose Very Good ... Hen Pecked Rooster Very Good 8 No Mutton for Nuttin' Good 7 Suddenly It's Spring Appealing 10 POPEYE (8) Anvil Chorus Girl Good 7 Her Honor the Mare Excellent 7 Marry-Go-Round , Very Good 716. Moving Aweigh Pitching Woo at the Zoo. . Excellent 7 Puppet Love . 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 .12/11/48 , 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 J3-1 No. J3-2 No. J3-N0. 3 J3-4 No. J3-5 No. Y3-3 Y3-2 .Good 71/2. . 8/26/44 8 . . 6/24/44 SCIENCE (6) .Good 10 . .11/ 6/43 .Entertaining ... 10 . . 12/25/43 .So-So 10 . . 4/ 8/44 .Interesting .... 10 . . 6/ 3/44 .Interesting 10 . . 7/ 1/44 .Gets By 10 . . 9/ 2/44 F ANIM>y.S (6) .Good 91/2. . 7/22/44 9'/2. . 4/ 8/44 .Will Pass 9 . . 4/ 1/44 81/2. . 1/ 8/44 9 . .11/11/44 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 on 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 UNISUAL OCCUPATIONS (6) L3-1 No. 1 Good L3-2 No. 2 Good L3-3 No. 3 Interesting L3-4 No. 4 Average L3-5 No. 5 Good L3-6 No. 6 ,11/ 4/44 RKO RADIO DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech. 54105 Donald's Off Day 54103 First Aiders Excellent 54104 How to Play Football Timely 54102 Plastics Inventor Excellent 54101 Springtime for Pluto EDGAR KENNEDY (6) 43406 Kitchen Cynic Good 43404 Love Your Landlord 43401 Not on My Account Fair 43403 Prunes & Politics 43405 Radio Rampage Good 43402 Unlucky Dog FLICKER FLASHBACKS (7) 44201 No. I Very Good 44202 No. 2 Good 44203 No. 3 Delightful 44204 No. 4 Swell 44205 No. 5 Good 44206 No. 6 Good 44207 No. 7 Excellent LEON ERROL (6) 43702 Cutle OR Duty Good 43706 Girls! Girls! Girlsl 43705 Poppa Knows Worst Fair 43704 Say Uncle Fair 43701 Seeing Nellie Home Poor 43703 Wedtime Stories HEADLINER REVIVALS (4) 43201 Harris in the Spring 43204 Music Will Tell , 43202 Rhythm on the Rampage 43203 Romancing Along SPORTSCOPES (13) 44306 Basket Wizards Good 44311 Boot and Spur Good 44310 Boys Camp 44305 CoEd Sports 44301 Field Trial Champions. .. Excellent 44302 Joe Kirkwood Good 44307 Mallard Flight Good 44304 Mountain Anglers Eye-filling 44308 On Point Good 44309 Past Performances Interesting .... 44303 Stars and Strikes Solid 44321 Ski Chase Good 44313 Swim Ballet THIS IS AMERICA (13) 43106 Aircraft Carrier Excellent 4.1111 Brazil Today Excellent 43108 Hot Money 43102 Letter to a Hero Very Good 43104 Mail Call Very Good 43113 Navy Yard Interesting 43103 New Prisons — New Men 43105 News Front Very Good 43110 Rockefeller Center Good 43101 Sailors All Very Fine 43112 That Men May Live Good 43109 They Fight Again Excellent 43107 Viva Mexico Good REPUBLIC SERIALS Captain America 15 Chaps. Haunted Harbor 15 Chaps. Masked Marvel 12 Chaps. Tiger Woman 12 Chaps. 20th CENTURY-FOX DRIBBLE PUSS PARADE (2) 4901 Fuss and Feathers Good LEW LEHR 4902 Lew Lehr Makes the News MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE 4154 A Volcano Is Born (Tech.) 9 . 10 . 9'/2. 9 . 9 . 9 . 9'/2. 9 . 91/2. 9'/2. 91/2. 10 . 10 . 10 . 10 . 10 . 10 . . 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 .12/18/43 . 1/29/44 . 4/22/44 . 6/24/44 . 7/22/44 ) 7 . 7 . 8 . 7 . 7 . 18 . 18 . 17 . 16 . 16 . 15 . 10 . 9 . 9 . It . 9 . 9 . le . 15 . 17 . 17 . 18 . 17 . 17 . 19 . 18 . 18 . 21 . 8 . 8'/j. 8 . 8 . 9 . 9 . 9 . 9 . 8 . 9 . 9 . 8'/2. 8 . 16 . l7'/2. 17 . 18 . 17 . l6'/2. 17 . 16 . 16 . 20 . 19 . 17 . 17 . . 12/ 9/44 .12/ 2/44 .12/ 9/44 . 8/19/44 . 8/26/44 .Not Rev. .10/30/43 .Not Rev. . 4/29/44 .Not Rev. . 9/30/44 .10/16/43 .11/ 6/43 .12/18/43 . 1/ 8/44 . 4/ 8/44 . 4/22/44 .11/27/43 .'s/'e/ii . 3/25/44 .10/23/43 .Not Rev. . .Reissue . . Reinu* ..Reissue . .Reissue . 3/ 4/44 . 7/29/44 . Not Rev. .11/13/43 .10/23/43 . 3/25/44 . 12/25/43 . 4/29/44 . 6/ 3/44 .12/25/43 . 8/26/44 . 5/13/44 , 9/ 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 9 ..12/18/43 9 (6) .Ntt ■•«