Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1945)

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Apr-Jun 1945
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
000265
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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Features and western series releases listed alphabetically by title under name of distributor. (Consult title index for distributor of picture known only by title.) Numerals at left of titles indicate production or block number; those at extreme right, the publication date of Advance Dope: a; or Box-office Slant: b. (Tech.) after title indicates Technicolor. Audience classification Indicated by letters following title: A — Adult; F — Family. Letters and combinations thereof in parenthesis indicate type of story in accordance with following KEY: (B) Biographical (D) Drama (G) Gangster (W) Western (My) Mystery (C) Comedy (Doc) Documentary (M) Musical (H) Horror (Wa) War ASTOR PICTURES ins. Cock of the Air (C) Chester Morris 71 Relstutd Crooked Circle (C)F ZaSu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason 70 Reissued Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin, Jr 60 New Releas* Hell's Angels (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall 100 Reissued Her Enlisted Man (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 Reissued I Cover the Waterfront (D) . . .Claudette Colbert 80 Reissued Keep 'em Laughing Jack Benny 72 Reissued King ef the Circus Loder-Ratoff-Bennett 71 New Release Let 'em Have It (G) Bruce Cabot-Virginia Bruce 70 Reissued Paloeka (C) Stuart Erwin-Lupe Velez 70 Reissued Scandal for the Bride Anna Lee-Griffith Jones 70 New Release Scarfaee (D) P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak 88 Reissued Stream In the Night Lon Chaney, Jr 69 New Release Sky Devils (C-D) Spencer Tracy 88 Reissued Thunder in the City Edw. G. Robinson 81 Reissued Titans ef the Deep Beebe and Barton 45 Reissued COLUMBIA CURRENT 1943-44 Carolina Bluet (M)F K. Kyser-Ann Miller-V. Moore. 5t27 Cry of the Werewolf (H)A Nina Fech-S. Crane-0. Massen. 5002 Impatient Years, The (CD)A..J. Arthur-L. Bowman-C. Coburn... 5012 Kansas City Kitty (CM)F Joan Davis-Bob Crosby 5007 Mr. Winkle Goes to War(D)F.Ed. G. Robinson-Ruth Warrick S02t Soul of a Monster, The (H)A..Rose Rel. Set Data ■•sua et 81 .9/26/44 ..bl2/2/44 63 .8/17/44 ..b9/ 16/44 75 .9/14/44 ..b9/30/44 91 .9/7/44 . ..b8/26/44 72 .8/24/44 ...b9/2/44 80 .8/3/44 . ..b7/ 15/44 61 .9/19/44 ..b8/26/44 61 .8/17/44 ..b9/ 16/44 CURRENT 1944-45 A Guy, a Gal & a Pal (C)F..Ress Hunter-Lynn Merrick 63.. 3/8/45 b3/l7/45 A Song to Remember (Tech.) (DM)F P. Muni-M. Oberon-C. Wilde 112. .3/1/45 ....bl/20/45 Ceunter-Attack (D)F Paul Muni-M. Chapman 89. .4/26/45 ....54/7/45 Crime Doctor's Courage, The.. Warner BaxterHillary Brooke 70.. 2/27/45 ..al2/23/44 Dancing in Manhattan (CD) F.Fred Brady-Jeff Dennell 60.. 12/14/44 .bl2/30/44 Eadle Wat a Lady (M)F Ann Miller-William Wright 67. .1/23/45 ...b4/l4/45 Escape in the Fog D. Kruger-N. Foch-W. Wright 62.. 4/5/45 a2/IO/45 Eve Knew Her Apples Ann Miller-William Wright 64. .4/12/45 ...a8/26/44 I Love a Mystery (H)A Jim Bannon-Nina Foch 69.. 1/25/45 ...b3/IO/45 Leave It to Blondle (OF P. Singleten-A. Lake-L. Simms 71. .2/22/45 ...b3/3l/45 Let's Go Steady (CM)F Pat Parrish-Jackie Moran 60. .1/4/45 ....b2/l7/45 Mark of the Whistler (M) A. . .Richard Dix-Janis Carter 61.. 1 1/2/44 ..blO/14/44 Meet Miss Bobby Socks (CM) F.Bob Crosby-Lynn Merrick 68. .10/12/44 ..b2/10/45 Missing Juror (D)A Janis Carter-Jim Bannon 66.. 1 1/16/44 ...bI/6/45 Power of the Whistler Richard Dix-Janis Carter 66. .4/19/45 ....al/8/4S Reekin' In the Rockies M. R. Hughes-Jay Kirby 67.. 4/17/45 Rough, Tough and Ready C. Morris-V. McLaglen-Jean Rogers. 66. .3/22/45 ...al/20/45 Sergeant Mike (D)F Jeanne Bates-Larry Parks 60. .11/9/44 ...b3/24/45 Shadows In the Night (M D) F . .Warner Baxter-Nina Foch 67. .10/19/44 ..b9/l6/44 She's a Sweetheart (DM)F....J. Darwell-J. Frazee-L. Parks 69. .12/7/44 ..bl2/30/44 Sing Me a Song ef Texas Rosemary Lane-Tom Tyler 66.. 2/8/45 alO/7/44 Strange Affair (MC)F Keyes-Joslyn-Chapman 78.. 10/5/44 ..bl 1/18/44 Tahiti Nights (CM)F J. Falkenburg-David O'Brien 63. .12/28/44 ..b2/IO/45 Together Again (CD)F I. Dunne-C. Boyer-C. Coburn 100. . 12/22/44 .bll/ll/44 Tonight & Every Night (Tech.) (DM)F R. Hayworth-J. Blair-L. Bowman... 92.. 2/22/45 ....b2/3/4S Unwritten Cede, The Ann Savage-Tom Neal 61.. 10/26/44 .bl2/23/44 Youth on Trial Cora Sue Collins-David Reed 59. .1/11/45 ..all/25/44 COMING A Thousand and One Nights (Tech.) Cornel Wilde-Evelyn Keyes al2/9/44 Bandit of Sherwood Forest Cornel Wilde-Anita Louise Blonde From Brooklyn Bob Haymes-Lynn Merrick a3/24/45 Boston Blackie Booked en Suspicion C. Morris-L. Merrick j.. 5/10/45 ...a3/2l/45 Fighting Guardsman W. Parker-A. Louise-J. Carter 5/24/45 Gay Senorita Jinx Faikenburg-Jim Bannon Kiss & Tell Shirley Temple-Walter Abel a3/l7/45 Over 21 1. Dunne-A. Knox-C. Coburn a4/7/45 Rhythm Round-Up Ken Curtis-Cheryl Walker 6/7/45 Rusty Conrad Nagel-Margaret Lindsay Some Call It Love R. Russell-L. Bowman Surprise in the Night Chester Morris-Nina Foch a3/24/45 Ten Cents a Dance J. Frazee-J. Lloyd-J. Woodbury 60. .6/7/45 a2/3/45 You Can't Do Without Love... Vera Lynn-Donald Stewart Westerns (Current 1944-45) Cowboy From Lonesome River. .Charles Starrett-Vi Athens 55.. 9/21/44 Cyclone Prairie Rangers (W)F.C. Starrett-"Dub" Taylor-C. Worth. 55. .11/9/44 . Return of the Durango Kid Charles Starrett-Tex Harding 58.. 4/19/45 < Rough Ridin' Justice (W) F .. .Charles Starrett-"Dub" Taylor 58. .3/15/45 Saddle Leather Law (W)F Charles Starrett-Vi Athens 55.. 12/21/44 Swing in the Saddle (W)F Jane Frazee-Red River Dave 68.. 8/31/44 Sagebrush Heroes (W)F Charles Starrett-Constance Worth... 54. .2/1/45 . Westerns (Coming) Blazing the Western Trail C. Starrett-Dub Taylor-Tex Harding Both Barrels Blazing C. Starrett-Tex Harding-Dub Taylor 67. .5/17/45 Outlaws of the Rockies Charles Starrett-Tex Harding Prairie Raiders Charles Starrett-Tex Harding Rustlers ef the Badlands Charles Starrett-Tex Harding , . . .a8/7/44 ..b 12/2/44 . .b3/ 17/45 ...bl/6/45 . . .b4/7/45 . .b4/ 14/45 CURRENT 1944-45 Rel. Mins. Date See Issue of .Jan bl 1/4/44 .Nov b9/l6/44 .Feb b 12/ 16/44 .Apr bl2/9/44 MGM 510 An American Romance (Tech.) (BD)F B. Donlevy-Ann Richards. .......... 122. .Oct b7/l/44 502 Barbary Coast Gent (C)F Wallace Beery-Binnie Barnes... 87. .Sept b8/5/44 518 Between Two Women (D)A L. Barrymore-V. JohnsonDeHaven. . 83.. Mar bl2/23/44 516 Blonde Fever (D)A Philip Dorn-IVIary Astor ........ 69. .Feb bll/25/44 Clock, The (D)F Judy GarlandRobert Walker 90. .May b3/24/45 500 Dragon Seed (D)A Katharine Hepburn-Walter Huston. .145. .Aug b7/22/44 Gentle Annie (W)F James Craig-Donna Reed ....... 80. .May bi2/23/44 520 Keep Your Powder Dry (D)F..L. Turner-L. Day-S. Peters 93.. Mar b2/l7/45 506 Kismet (Tech.) (Fant.)F R. Colman-Marlene Dietrich.... 100. .Oct b8/26/44 509 Lost in a Harem (C)A Abbott & Costello-M. Maxwell 89.. Dec b9/2/44 514 Main Street After Dark Edward Arnold-Selena Royle 56 . Jan 504 Maisie Goes to Reno (C)F Ann Sothern-John Hodiak 90.. Oct b8/12/44 505 Marriage Is a Private Affair (D)A Lana Turner-John Hodiak .I16..0ct b8/l9/44 512 Meet Me in St. Louis (Tech.) (DM)F Judy Garland-Margaret O'Brien 113 507 Mrs. Parkington (D)A Greer Garson-Walter Pidgeon 124 515 Music for Millions (DM)F....D. Reed-M. O'Brien-J. Durante 118 National Velvet (D)F Mickey Rooney-Elizabeth Taylor 125 508 Naughty Marietta J. MacDonald-Nelson Eddy 104.. Nov Reissu* 519 Nothing But Trouble (C)F Laurel & Hardy-Mary Beland 69.. Mar bl2/2/44 501 Seventh Cross (D)A Spencer Tracy-Signe Hasso 111.. Sept b7/22/44 513 Thin Man Goes Home (M) A. . .William Powell-Myrna Loy 100.. Jan bll/25/44 511 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (D)A Spencer Tracy-Van Johnson 138.. Jan bl 1/18/44 517 This Man's Navy (CD)F Wallace Beery-James Gleason 100. .Feb bl/6/45 503 Waterloo Bridge Vivien Leigh-Robert Taylor 103. .Sept Reissue Without Love (CD)A 3. Tracy-K. Hepburn-L. Ball 111. .May b3/24/45 COMING Abbott and Costello in Hollywood Abbott & Costello Anchors Aweigh G. KellyF. SinatraK. Grayson •9/2/44 Bewitched Phyllis fhaxter-Edmund Gwenn al/6/45 Dangerous Partners James Craig-Signe Hasso Early to Wed (Tech.) L. Ball-V. Johnson-E. Williams a3/3l/45 For Better, For Worse Robert Walker-June Allyton Harvey Girls (Tech.) J. Garland-A. Sothern-J. Hodiak a2/24/45 Her Highness and the Bellboy. H. Lamarr-R. Walker-J. Allyson al2/30/44 Hidden Eye Edward ArnoldFrances Rafferty al/20/4i Hold High the Torch (Tech.) . .Elizabeth Taylor-"Lassie" al/27/45 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes. M. O'Brien-Ed. G. Robinson al2/9/44 Perfect Strangers Robert Donat-Deborah Kerr Picture of Dorian Gray (D)A. .George Sanders-Hurd Hatfield 110 b2/24/45 Son of Lassie (Color)(D)F Elsa Lanchester-Nigel Bruce 102 b4/2l/45 They Were Expendable K. Montgomery-J. Wayne a4/l4/45 Thrill of a Romance ^'an JohnsonEsther Williams |05 al/27/45 Twice Blessed lames Craig-Gail Patrick 78 al/27/45 Valley of Decision (D)F 3. Garson-G. Peck-L. Barrymere. . . ||9 b4/l4/45 Weekend at the Waldorf. Fiuucrs-Turner-Pidgeon-V. Johnten Yolanda & the Thief (Tech.)..F. Astaire-F. Morgan-Lucille Bremer a2/24/4S Ziegfeld Follies (Tech.) Fred Astaire-Gene Kelly aS/12/44 MONOGRAM Block No. CURRENT 1943-44 Black Magic (M)F Sidney Toler-Claudia Dell 65.. 9/29/44 b9/9/44 Block Busters (CD)F East Side KidsRoberta Smith 60. .9/16/44 ...blO/7/44 Call of the Jungle (D)A .Ann Corio-James Bush 60. .8/19/44 ...b7/28/44 Leave It to the Irish James Dunn-Wanda McKay 8/26/44 ...a5/l3/44 Oh What a Night (M)F Edmund Lowe-Marjorie Rambeau 72. .9/2/44 ... b8/l2/44 CURRENT 1944-45 Adventures of Kitty O'Day (M)F .Jean Parker-Peter Cookson... ... 63. . 12/16/44 ...b3/3/45 Army Wives (CD)F Marjorie Rambeau-Murray Alper 68. .11/4/44 ...bl/13/45 Alaska (D)F Margaret Lindsay-Dean Jagger 76. .11/13/44 .blO/14/44 A Wave, a Wac, a Marine (CM)F Sally Eilers-Elyse Knox 70. .10/7/44 ...b7/29/44 Bowery Champs (MC)F East Side Kids 63. .12/9/44 ...bl2/9/44 China's Little Devils Harry Carey-Paul Kelly 12/23/44 .al2/23/44 Crazy Knights Billy Gilbert-Shemp Howard 1/13/45 ...a9/l6/44 Dillinger (D)A Lawrence Tierney-Anne Jeffreys 74. .2/23/45 ...b3/l7/45 Enemy of Women (D)A Claudia Dell-Donald Woods 86.. 10/21/44 ..b8/26/44 Fashion Model (M)F Robert Lowery-Marjorie Weaver ^0 3/2/45 b4/2l/45 Forever Yours (DM)F Gale Storm-Sir A. Smith 83.. 1/27/45 !!bl2/l5/44 Shadow of Suspicion (M)F Marjorie Weaver-Peter Cookson 68. .9/23/44 ...blO/7/44 When Strangers Marry (M)A. .Dean Jagger-Kim Hunter 67. .10/7/44 ...b8/l8/44 COMING Cisco Kid Returns (W)F Duncan RenaldoVicki Lane 64 b4/28/45 Come Out Fighting East Side Kids-June Carlson a3/31/4S Divorce Kay Francis-Bruce Cabot a3/3l/45 Docks of New York (CD)F East Side Kids 62 b2/24/45 G.I. Honeymoon (C)A Gale Sorm-Peter Cookson 70 b3/3/45 Jade Mask Sidney Toler-Mantan Moreland alO/7/44 Main Street Girl Doris Merrick-Robert Lowery Muggs Rides Again East Side Kids a3/3/45 Scarlet Clue (M)A Sidney Toler-Mantan Moreland 65 b4/28/45 Sunbonnet Sue Phil Regan-Gale Storm There Goes Kelly (CD) F. .... .Jackie Moran-Sidney Miller 61 b3/24/45 Trouble Chasers B. Gilbert-S. Howard-M.Rosenbloom Westerns (Current 1944-45) Ghost Guns (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 60. .12/25/44 w 2 cn H > < 1—1 ..b 12/9/44 ...b 1/27/45 . .blO/28/44 ...b3/IO/45 . .bl2/30/44 Gun Smoke (F) J. M. Brown-R. Hatton 59.. 2/16/45 Law of the Valley (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 57.. 1 1/4/44 Navajo Trails (W)F I. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 56. .1/5/45 Utah Kid, The (W)F Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele 56.. 8/26/44 Westerns (Coming) Arizona Whirlwind (W)F Ken Maynard-Hoot Gibson 59 b5/13/44 Flame of the West J. M. Brown-R. Hatton Land of the Outlaws (W)F J. M. BrownRaymond Hatton 59 b8/26/44 Marked Trails .....Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele Partners of the Trail (W)F...J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 55 b3/ll/44 Range Law (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 58 b5/l3/44 Saddle Serenade Jimmy Wakely-Jchnny James Song of the Range (W)F limmy Wakely-Lee White 56 bl2/30/44 Springtime in Texas I. Wakely-"Lasses" White Stranger From Santa Fe (W)F.J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 55 b4/28/45 Trigger Law (W)F Hoot Gibson-Bob Steele 54 bl2/2/44 West of the Rio Grande (W)F.J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 59 b8/5/44