Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1945)

FMtures and wmtern series releases listed alphabetically by title under name of distributor. (OcHult 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 0*p*: a: or Bex-otnce Slant: b. (Tech.) after title indicates Technicolor. Audience classification Indicated by letters following title: A — Adult; F — Family. Letters and combinations thereof Id parenthesis Indicate type of story In accordance with following KEY: (■) Bieirepkltal (D) Drama (6) Gangster (W) Western (My) IMystery <C> Comedy (Dec) Documentary (M) Musical (H) Horror (Wa) War MGM (Cont) CURRENT 1944-45 Rel. Mins. Date See Issue tf ASTOR PICTURES Mins. Beyond Tomorrow Winninger-Carey-C. Aubrey Smith.. 84 Birth of a Star Danny Kaye 38.. SP Caldonia ..Louis Jordan & Band 28.. SP Fangs of the Wild Rin Tin Tin. Jr 60 Gentlemen From Arizona John King-Joan Barclay TO'/i Hell's Algols (D) Lyon-Harlow-Hall 100 Her Enlisted Mai (CD) Barbara StanwyckRobt. Young 70 I Corer the Waterfront (D)...CIaudette Colbert 80 Jimmy Steps Out J. Stewart-P. Goddard 89 Let 'em Have It (G) Bruce Cabot-Virginia Bruce. 70. Little Men Oakie-Francis-Bancroft 83 One Romantic Night Ilona Massey-Alan Curtis 86 Scvfaee (D) P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak 88 Skjr Devils (C-D) Spencer Tracy 88 Swiss Family Robinson Mitchell-Best-Holt 83 Tkdiidor ■■ the City Edw. G. Robinson 81 Tom Brown's Schooldays Hardwick-Lydon-Bartholomew 85 COLUMBIA CURRENT 1943-44 Rel. Date Carolliw Blue* (M)F K. Kyser-Ann MHIer-V. Meora 81. .9/26/44 Evw Since Venus (D)F Ann Savage-Ross Hunter 75.. 9/14/44 Impatiaat Years, The (CD)A..J. Arthur-L. Bowman-C. Coburn 91.. 9/7/44 . Ob* Mnterlnii Night (M) A. . .Chester Morris-Janis Carter 61.. 9/19/44 .... Reissue New Release New Release New Release . . . Reissue . . Reissued . .Reissued . .Reissued ...Reissue . .Reissued . . . Reissue . . . Reissue . . Reissued . .Reissued . . .Reissue . . Reissued . . . Reissue 8m Inue el ..b 12/2/44 ..b9/3(l/44 ..b8/2t/44 ..b8/26/44 S034 8p. Its I 6006 6017 U38 B0I4 6037 sezs 6010 S024 1019 1039 1122 1028 1040 1023 8222 U05 •033 (621 U32 •221 •016 W25 6029 H03 1062 It35 (•41 CURRENT 1944-45 A Guy, a Gal & a Pal (C)F..Ross Hunter-Lynn Merrick A Song to Remember (Tech.) (DM)F P. Munl-M. Oberon-C. Wild* 112. Blonde From Brooklyn R. Stanton-L. Merrick-T. Hall 65. Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion C. Morris-L. Merrick 67. Counter-Attack (D)F Paul Muni-M. Chapman 89. Crime Doctor's Courage, The (M)F Warner BaxterHillary Brooks 70. Dancing in Manhattan (CD) F.Fred Brady-Jeff Donnell 60. Eadie Was a Lady (M)F Ann Miller-William Wright 67. Escape in the Fog (D)A 0. Kruger-N. Foch-W. Wright 62 Eve Knew Her Apples (CD)F.Ann Miller-William Wright 64. Fighting Guardsman ....W. Parker-A. Louise-J. Carter 84 I Love a Mystery (H)A Jim Bannen-Nlna Foch 69 Leave It to Blondie (C) F. . . . .p. Singleton-A. Lake-L. Simms 71 Let's Go Steady (CM)F Piit Parrish-Jackie Moran 60 Mark of the Whi«tler (M)A. . .Ritihard Dix-Janis Carter 61 Meet Miss Bobby Socks(CM) F .Bob Crosby-Lynn Merrick 68. Missing Juror (D)A Janis Carter-Jim Bannon 66. Power of the Whistler (M)A. .Richard Dix-Janis Carter 66 Rockin' In the Rockies M. B. Hughes-Jay Kirby 67 Rough, Tough and Ready(CD) F.C. MorrisV. McLaglen-Jean Rogers. 66 Rhythm Rou*d-Up Ken Curtis-Cheryl Walker 66 Sergeant Mike (0)F Jeanne Bates-Larry Parks 60 Shadows in the Night (M D) F . .Warner Baxter-Nina Foch 67 She's a Sweetheart (DM)F J. Darwell-J. Frazee-L. Parks 69 Sing Me a Song of Texas Rosemary Lane-Tom Tyler 66 Strange Affair (MC)F Keyes-Jeslyn-Chapman 78 Tahiti Nights (CM)F J. Falkenburg-David O'Brien 63 Ten Cents a Dance J. Fraze«-J. Lloyd-J. Woodbury 60 Together Again (CD)F i. Dunne-C. Boyer-C. Coburn 100 Tonight & Every Night (Toek.) (DM)F R. Hayworth-J. Blalr-L. Bowman... 92 Unwritten Code, The Ann Savage-Tom Neal 61 Youth on Trial Cora Sue Collins-David Reed 59 63.. 3/8/45 ....b3/l7/4S .3/1/45 . .6/21/45 . .5/10/45 .4/26/45 . .2/27/45 . .12/14/44 .1/23/45 .4/5/45 . .4/12/45 . .5/24/45 .1/25/45 .2/22/45 .1/4/45 . .11/2/44 .10/12/44 .11/16/44 .4/19/45 .4/17/45 .3/22/45 .6/7/45 . .11/9/44 .10/19/44 . 12/7/44 .2/8/45 . .10/5/44 .12/28/44 .6/7/45 . . 12/22/44 .2/22./45 . 10/26/44 .1/11/46 ..bl/2e/4S . .83/24/45 ..a3/2l/45 ...b4/7/4i ...b5/S/45 .b 12/30/44 ..b4/l4/45 ...b6/2/45 ...b5/5/45 ..b3/IO/45 ..b3/3l/4S ..b2/l7/45 .blO/14/44 ..b2/IO/45 ...bl/6/45 ...b6/9/45 ...b5/5/46 ..b3/24/4S ..b9/l6/44 .bl2/30/44 . .alO/7/44 .bl 1/18/44 ..b2/ 10/41 ...a2/S/4* .bll/ll/44 ...b2/3/4« .b 12/23/44 .aM/25/44 COMING A Thousand and One Nights (Tech.) (OF Cornel Wilde-Evelyn Keyes 93.. 7/12/45 ...b6/l6/45 Bandit of Sherwood Forest Cornel Wilde-Anita Louise Boston Blackie's Rendezvous. . .Chester Morris-Lynn Merrick 64.. 7/5/45 a3/24/45 For the Love of Rusty Conrad Nagel-Margaret Lindsay a5/5/45 eiy S«nnrita Jinx Fali<'"'biirg-Jim Bannnn a5/5/45 Girl of the Limberlost Dorinda Clifton-Vanesse Brown I Love a Bandleader Phil Harris-Leslie Brooks a6/9/45 Kansan, The (Tech.) Evelyn Keyes-Willard Parks Kiss &. Tell Shirley Temple-Jerome Courtland... a3/l7/45 Over 21 1. Dunne-A. Knox-C. Coburn a4/7/45 Paper Doll Murders Warner Baxter-John Litel Pardon My Past F. MacMurray-M. Chapman a6/9/45 Snafu Nanette Parks-Jimmy Lloyd She Wouldn't Say Yes R. Russell-L. Bowman a6/23/45 You Can't Do Without Love... Vera Lynn-Donald Stewart 74. 7/26/45 Westerns (Current 1944-45) 6207 Both Barrels Blazing (W)F...C. Starrett-Tex Harding-Dub Taylor. Burning the Trail Charles Starrett-Smiley Burnette... 6201 Cowboy From Lonesome River. .Charles Starrett-Vi Athens 8282 Cyclone Prairie Rangers (W)F.C. Starrett--'Dub" Taylor-C. Worth. Prairie Raiders Charles Starrett-Tex Harding tt06 Return of the Durango Kid Charles Starrett-Tex Harding (205 Rough Ridin' Justice (W)F Charles Starrett-"Dub" Taylor «203 Saddle Leather Law {W)F Charles Starrett-Vi Athens S204 Sagebrush Heroes (W)F Charles Starrett-Constance Worth... Westerns (Coming) BInzIni the Wettern Trail C. Starrett-Dub Taylor-Tex Harding Bronco Busters Charles Starrett-Smiley Burnette.... Outlaws of the Rookies Charles Starrett-Tex Harding Powder River Charles Starrett-Smiley Burnette Rustier* *f tk* Badland* Charles Starrett-Tex Harding Tom* PaniMUtMa Charles Starrett-Tex Harding 58.. 5/ 17/45 .b6/2/45 55.. 9/21/44 55.. 1 1/9/44 . ....6/21/45 . 58.. 4/19/45 . 58. .3/15/45 . 55.. 12/2 1/44 54. .2/1/45 .. . .a8/7/44 .bl2/2/44 , .b3/l7/45 ..bl/6/45 . .b4/l4/4S MGM CU-RRENT 1944-45 9 An American Romapco (Tech.) (BD)F B. Donlevy-Ann Richards 122.. Oct k7/l/44 B Barbary 0)ast Gent (C)F Wallace Beery-Blnnie Barnes 87.. Sept bS/5/44 ra Between Two Wonran (D)A L. Barrymere-V. Jehnson-DeJHaven. . 83.. Mar bl2/23/44 Blend* Fever (D)A Philip Dom-Mary Aster 69.. Feb bll/2S/44 II Clock, The (D)F judy Garland-Robert Walker 90. Sp. Dragon Seed (D)A Katharine HepburnWalter Huston.. 145. II Gentle Annie (W)F James Craig-Donna Reed 80. 10 Keep Your Powder Dry (D)F..l. Turner-L. Day-S. Peters 93. 9 Kismet (Tech.) (Fant.)F r. Colman-Marlene Dietrich 100. 9 Lost in a Harem (C)A Abbott & Costello-M. Maxwell 89. 10 Main Street After Dark Edward Arnold-Selena Royle 56. 9 Maisie Goes to Reno (C)F Ann Sothern-John Hodiak 90. 9 Marriage Is a Private Affair (D)A Lana Turner-John Hodiak 116. Sp. Meet Me in St. Louis (Tech.) (DM)F Judy Garland-Margaret O'Brien 113. 9 Mrs. Parkington (D)A Greer Garson-Walter Pidgeon 124. 10 Music for Millions (DM)F d. Reed-M. O'Brien-J. Durant* 118. Sp. National Velvet (D)F Mickey Rooney-Elizabeth Taylor. ... 125. 9 Naughty Marietta j. MacDonald-Nelson Eddy 104. 10 Nothing But Trouble (C)F Laurel &. Hardy-Mary Boland 69. 11 Picture of Dorian Gray (D)A.. George Sanders-Hurd Hatfield HO. 9 Seventh Cross (D)A Spencer Tracy-Signe Hasso Ml. M Son of Lassie (Color) <D)F...Elsa LanchesterNigel Bruce 102. 10 Thin Man Goes Home (M) A. .William Powell-Myrna Ley lOO. Sp. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (D)A Spencer Tracy-Van Johnson 138. 10 This Man's Navy (CD)F Wallace Beery-James Gleason 100. May b3/24/« Aug b7/22/44 May b 1 2/23/44 Mar b2/l7/4i Oct b8/26/44 Dec b9/2/44 Jan Oct b8/ 12/44 Oct b8/l9/44 Jan bl 1/4/44 .Nov b9/l(/44 .Feb bl2/l6/44 Apr b 12/9/44 Nov Reissu* .Mar bl2/2/44 June b2/24/45 Sept b7/22/44 June b4/2l/4S Jan bl 1/25/44 Jan bll/18/44 Feb bl/6/4S June b4/l4/45 Sept Reissue May b3/24/4i Sp. Valley of Decision (D)F S. Garson-G. Peck-L. Barrymere. . .1 19. 9 Waterloo Bridge Vivien Leigh-Robert Taylor 103. II Without Love (CD)A 5. Tracy-K. Hepburn-L. Ball III. COMING Abbott and Costello in Hollywood Abbott &. Costello a6/9/45 A Letter for Evie Marsha Hunt-John Carroll Anchors Aweigh G. Kelly-F. Sinatra-K. Grayson •S/2/44 Bewitched (D)A Phyllis Thaxter-Edmund Gwenn 65 b6/23/45 Dangerous Partners James Craig-Signe Hasso Early to Wed (Tech.) L. Ball-V. Johnson-E. Williams a3/3l/4* Harvey Girls (Tech.) J. Garland-A. Sothern-J. Hodiak a2/24/4l Her Highness and the Bellboy. H. Lamarr-R. Walker-J. Allyson 112 al2/30/44 Hidden Eye Edward ArnoldFrances Rafferty ai/20/4t Hold High the Torch (Tech.) . .Elizabeth Taylor"Lassie" al/27/4( Hoodlum Saint William Powell-Esther Williams John and Mary Robert Walker-June Allyson a6/9/45 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes. M, O'Brien-Ed. G. Robinson al2/l/44 Perfect Strangers Robert Donat-Deborah Kerr Postman Always Rings Twice. . Lana Turner-John Garfield She Went to the Races James Craig-Frances Gilford a6/23/45 They Were Expendable R. Montgomery-J. Wayne a4/l4/4* This Strange Adventure C. Gable-G. Garson-J. Blondell Thrill of a Romance (Tech.) (DM)F Van JohnsonEsther Williams ..105 b5/26/45 Twice Blessed (C)F James Craig-Gail Patrick 78 b6/2/45 Two Sisters From Boston Kathryn Grayson-June Allyson Weekend at the Waldorf Rogers-Turner-PidgeonV. JehBun..l30 all/18/44 Yolanda & the Thief (Tech.)..F. Astairo-F. Morgan-Lucille Bremer i2/24/4t Ziegfeld Follies (Tech.) ''red Astaire-Gene Kelly 110 a8/l2/44 MONOGRAM Block No. CURRENT 1943-44 Black Magic (M)F Sidney Toler-Claudia Dell 65.. 9/29/44 Block Busters (CD)F East Side Kids-Roberta Smitb 60.. 9/16/44 Oh What a Night (M)F Edmund Lowe-Marjorie Rambeay 72.. 9/2/44 . CURRENT 1944-45 420 Adventures of Kitty O'Day (M)F Jean Parker-Peter Cookeon 63. .12/16/44 414 Army Wives (CD)F Marjorie RambeauMurray Alpar 68. .11/4/44 403 Alaska (D)F Margaret Lindsay-Dean Jagger 76. .11/13/44 A Wave, a Wae, a Marine (CM)F Sally Eilers-Elyse Knox 70. .10/7/44 409 Bowery Champs (MC)F East Side Kids 63. .12/9/44 403 China's Little Devils (D)F Harry Carey-Paul Kelly 75. .5/12/45 421 Crazy Knights Billy Gilbert-Shemp Howard 63. .1/13/45 402 Diliinger (D)A Lawrence Tierney-Anne Jeffreys 74..2/23/4t Divorce (D)F Kay Francis-Bruce Cabot 71. .6/22/45 Enemy of Women (D)A Claudia Dell-Donald Woods 86.. 10/21/44 423 Fashion Model (M)F Robert Lowery-Marjorie Weaver bO.. 3/2/45 . 401 Forever Yours (DM)F Gale Storm-Sir A. Smith 83. .1/27/48 . ..k9/9/44 . .blO/7/44 . .b8/IC/44 ...b3/*/4l ..bl/U/4< .blO/14/44 ..b7/l»/44 ..bl2/9/4< . . .b5/S/48 ..a9/ 18/44 ..b»/l7/4'i ..b5/26/45 . .b8/?e/4< . .b4/2l/4t .bl2/IS/44 Muggs Rides Again East Side Kids 64.. 6/8/45 a3/3/45 418 Scarlet Clue (M)A Sidney Toler-Mantan Moreland 65..5/S/45 b4/28/43 416 Shadows of Suspicion (M) F .. .Marjorie Weaver-Peter Cooksen 68. .9/23/44 ...blO/7/44 Trouble Chasers B. Gilbert-S. Howard-M. Rosenbloom 62.. 5/24/45 ...a5/l9/45 When Strangers Marry (M)A..Dean Jaeger-Kim Hunter 67. .10/7/44 ...b8/ia/4« COMING Allotment Wives, Inc Kay Francis-Paul Kelly Belle of the Bowery Phil Regan-Gale Storm 429 Cisco Kid Returns (W)F Duncan RenaldoVicki Lane 64 k4/a8/4l Come Out Fighting East Side Kids-June Carlson 62. .9/14/45 ...a3/3l/4l 410 Docks of New York (CD)F East Side Kids 62 b2/24/4.i 406 G.I. Honeymoon (C)A Gale Sorm-Peter Cookson 70 b3/8/44 Gregory Edmund Lowe-Jean Rogers 417 Jade Mask Sidney Tolor-Mantan Moreland 66 alO/7/44 Main Street Girl Doris MerrickRobert Lowery Shanghai Cobra S. Toler-B. Fong-M. Moreland 422 There Goes Kelly (CD)F Jackie Moran-Sidney Miller 61 b3/24/4* Westerns (Current 1944-45) Flame of the West (W)F J. M. Brown-R. Hatton 71. .5/26/45 ...b5/l9/4S Ghost Guns (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 60.. 12/25/44 ..bi2/9/44 454 Gun Smoke (F) J. M. Brown-R. Hatton 59..2/16/4S ...bl/27/4* Law of the Valley (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton 57.. 11/4/44 ..blO/2*/44 455 Navajo Trails (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatten 56. .1/5/45 b3/l*/41 Springtime in Texas (W)F J. Wakely---Lasses" White 56. .5/10/45 ...b5/26/45 456 Stranger From Santa Fe (W)F.J. M. Brown-Raymond Hattoo 55.. 6/15/45 ...b4/28/45 Westerns (Coming) Arizona Whirlwind (W)F Ken Maynard-Hoot Gibson 59 bS/l>/44 Land of the Outlaws (W)F J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatten 59 bt/26/44 Lost Trail J. M. Brown-Raymond Hatton , 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-Johnny James Song of the Border D. Renaldo-M. Carralaga 461 Song of the Range (W)F limmy Wakely-Lee White 56 kl2/I0/44 Trifier Law (W)F Hoot Gibson-Bob St««le (4 kl2/t/4« Watt *f th* Rl* Qrantf* (WTF.J. M. Br*wn-Raimiofl4 HaM*a 5> imn/*»