Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1946)

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1944-45 PRODUCT COLUMBIA (1944-45) S409 6404 6428 6401 S42G S429 6405 6423 6402 6431 6427 6433 C422 6430 6421 6403 6432 642S 6411 S4I0 Comment Running Time ALL-STAR COMEDIES A Kniglit and a Blonde 14 . Booby Dupes Average 17 Design for Loving Tops 21 Gents Witliout Coats 19 Gold is Where You Lose It Fair IB'/a. Heather and Yon So-So 17 l7'/2. 10 1 1 10 Idiots DeLuxe Fair .... Jury Goes Round n' Round Fair 18 No Dough, Boys 17 Off Again, On Again Fair 16 Open Season for Saps .... Farce 18 Pistol Packin' Nitwits Fair 17 She Snoops to Conquer . . . Average 18 Snooper Service Fair l4'/2. Strife of the Party Pleasing 16 Three Pests in a Mess. . Slapstick 15 Two Local Yokels Average l7'/2. Wedded Bliss Fair 17 . Wife Decoy 17 . Woe! Woo! Average 16 . COLOR RHAPSODY CJ05 Carnival Courage 7 . 6501 Dog, Cat and Canary ^. 6 6503 FiesU Time *.. 7'/2 . 6504 Hot-Foot Lights Funny 7 . 6502 Rippling Romance 8 COMMUNITY SINGS 6651 No. I (Leibert) Love Love, Love Good .... 6652 No. 2 (Baker) Ikky Tikky Tambo 9 6653 No, 3 (Baker) Swinging on a Star 10 6654 No. 4 (Liebert) Hot Time in Berlin Good 9 6655 No. 5 (Baker) Tico Tico,Fine II 6656 No. 6 (Don Baker) Very Thought of You Good .... 6657 No. 7 (Leibert) I'll Walk Alone 6658 No. 8 (Leibert) Sweet and Lovely Musical . 6659 No. 9 (Baker) Confessin' . Good 6660 No. 10 (Baker) Rum and Coca Cola Good .... 6661 No. II (Leibert) Little on the Lonely Side... Good 10 . 6G62 No. 12 (Leibert) BellBottom Trousers Good II 6663 No. 13 (Special) Patriotic Songs lO'/z. FILM-VODVIL 6952 Al Trace's Comedy Band . Excellent II 6954 Korn Kobblers Good II 6951 Kehoe's Marimba Band. II 6955 Lowe. Hite & Stanley ... Diverting II 6953 Rootin' Tootin' Band II FOX Sc CROW 6751 Be Patient, Patient 7 6752 Egg-Yegg Amusing 7'/2 . 6753 Kukunuts Funny 6'/2. 6754 Treasure Jest Good 6'/2. LI'L ABNER 6602 Kickapoo Juice Amusing 6601 Porkuliar Piggy Funny 7 PANORAM ICS 6901 A Harbor Goes to France 10 PHANTASIES 6702 As the Fly Flies 6 . 6704 Bobby Seeks Good 6 6703 Goofy News Views Has Possibilities 7 6701 Mutt 'n' Bones Fair 7 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 6651 No. I (Gl Joe in Hollywood) Fair .......... 10 6652 No. 2 (The Mike Goes to War) 10 . 6853 No. 3 (Ken Murray. M.C.) 10 . 6854 No. 4 ( Variefy-Mowbray) 91/2 8855 Ho. 5 (Gl Janes in Hollywood) Average 10 . 6856 No. 6 (Vallee-Allen) . . . Good 9 6857 No. 7 (Memorial to T. Mix-W. Rogers Excellent 9 . 6858 No. 8 (Letters to Gl) 10 6859 No. 9 (Doctors in Make-Up) 91/2 6860 No. 10 (Eddie Cantor Ginny Simms) Excellent 10 SPORTS REEL 6803 Aqua-Maids 91/2. )6809 Chips and Putts 9 6802 Hedge Hoppers Selective 8 6808 Hi-ho Rodeo 9 6807 Iron Masters Excellent 91/2 6801 K-9-Kadets IQi/j. 6805 Kings of the Fairway . ... Interesting .... 10 6806 Rough and Tumble V«ry Funny ... 9 6810 Salmon Fishing 9 6804 Striking Champions 10 Reviewed Issue Of 3/31/45 12/16/44 12/30/44 3/24/45 8/25/45 8/18/45 3/31/45 12/16/44 4/28/45 3/10/45 3/24/45 12/16/44 5/12/45 5/19/45 I 1/18/44 3/10/45 3/25/45 91/2.. 1 1/18/44 . 3/10/45 . 3/10/45 . 4/28/45 . 6/ 2/45 . 8/25/45 . 8/25/45 . 8/18/45 . 1 1/10/45 . 12/16/44 . 4/28/45 . 3/31/45 . 3I6//45 . 3/16/45 37/31/45 . 12/16/44 8/18/45 6/ 2/45 12/23/44 12/ 2/44 3/20/45 4/14/45 4/14/45 12/16/44 5/ 5/45 4/2 I /45 4/14/45 SERIALS 6120 Black Arrow 15 Chaps. 6140 Brenda Starr, Reporter 13 Chaps. 6160 Monster and the Ape 15 Chaps. 5/26/45 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER ( 1943-44) CARTOONS (Tech.) W-542 Barney Bear's PolJU" Pest 538 Bear Raid Warden Good 8 .. 8/26/44 539 Big Heel-Watha Excellent 8 . 9/ 2/44 546 J erkey Turkey Fair 8 ..5/12/45 541 Mouse Trouble 540 Puttin' on the Dog Very Funny ... 7 ..11/ 4/44 543 Screwy Truant Good 7 .. 5/12/45 545 Shooting of Dan McGee.Kids Itself 8 .. 4/21/45 544 Unwelcome Guest 5/12/45 5/12/45 W W W w w w w w CRIME-DOES-NOT-PAY A-502 Fall Guy Fair 20 A-503 Last Installment Absorbing 19 A-504 Phantoms Inc 17 MINIATURES (10) M-590 Little White Lie M-589 Nostradamus IV Very Good ... 10 M-588 Somewhere USA (Tech.) 10 M-587 Why Daddy 9 PASSING PARADE K-574 A Lady Fights Back. ... Interesting .... 10 K-572 Grandpa Called It Art. ..Good 10 K-575 It Looks Like Rain K-573 Return From Nowhere .. .Interesting 10 ..11/4/44 K-576 Seesaw and the Shoes ... Exceptional .... 10 .. 5/12/45 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (14) S-557 Football Thrills of 1943.. Very Good 8 ..11/ 4/44 S-560 Hollywood Scout Unique 8 .. 5/12/45 S-55 Movie Pests Pointed Fun . . 10 .. 8/ 5/44 S558 Safety Sleuth Hilarious 10 .12/16/44 S-556 Sports Quiz Very Good 10 ..9/ 2/44 S-559 Track and Field Quiz .11/ 4/44 . 1/ 6/45 .10/ 7/44 TRAVELTALKS (12) (Tech.) T-520 City of Brigham Young T-518 Colorful Colorado 8 T-521 Monumental Utah Excellent 9 T-519 Roaming Through Arizona 10 T-522 Wandering Here and There Instructive .... 9 9/ 2/44 1/13/45 (1944-45) CARTOONS W-631 Mouse Comes to Dinner 7 W-632 Mouse in Manhattan 8 W-633 Tee for Two 7 W-634 Swing Shift Cinderella 8 TRAVELTALKS T-612 Seeing El Salvador 9 T-6II Shrines of Yucatan Instructive 9 T-613 Modern Guatemala City 8 PARAMOUNT CLASSICS CARTOONS (Tech.) (4) C4-I0 Hunky and Spunky 7 C4-9 Kids in the Shoe 7 C4-7 Little Stranger 7 C4-8 Snubbed by a Snob 7 . Reissue . Reissue . Reissue . Reissue GEORGE PAL PUPPETOONS U4-6 Hatful 01 U4-3 Hot-Lip U4-2 Two Gun Rusty LITTLE LLLU D4-4 Beau Ties Fair D4-I At the Zoo Entertaining D4-2 Birthday Party Excellent ... D4-5 Daffydilly Daddy Good 04-3 Magica-Lulu Amusing ... D4-6 Snap Happy Excellent 9 . . 4/28/45 Excellent . . . . , . 8 . . 1/27/45 Very Good 8 . . 6/ 2/45 . . 8 . . 8/ 4/45 Fair 9 . . 4/28/45 Excellent . .. 7'/2. . 12/30/44 Amusing 8 . . 2/ 3/43 Very Good ... 7'/2. .11/11 /44 . 6/ 9,45 . 3/10/45 . 3/ 10/45 . 10/13/45 . 5/ 5/45 NOVELTOONS P4-5 Lamb in a Jam Good 8 P4-6 A Self-Made Mongrel .... Funny 8 P4-4 Scrappily Married Very Funny ... 8 P4-3 When Gl Johnny Comes Home Exceptional .... 8 . P4-I Yankee Doodle Donkey. .. .Amusing 8 P4-2 Gabriel Churchkitten ... .Winsome 8'/2. MUSICAL PARADES FF4-5 Boogie Woogie Good 20 FF4-I Bonnie Lassie Very Good 19 FF4-3 Bombalera Super 20 FF4-4 Isle of Tabu Good 20 FF4-2 Star Bright Excellent 20 FF4-6 You Hit the Spot Entertaining ... 20 POPEYE E4-5 For Better or Nurse 7',2 E4-6 Mess Production Good 7', 2 E4-2 Pop-Pie Ala Mode Good 8 E4-4 Shape Ahoy Good 7'/'2 E4-I She-Sick Sailors Good 8 E4-3 Tops in the Big Top Good 7 , 8/ 4/45 ,10/13/45 , 8/31/45 , 8/ 5/45 . 1/27/45 , 3/10/45 6 2/45 9/23/44 , 1/27/45 3/10/45 12/23/44 9/22/45 1 1/17/45 6/ 2 45 9/ 1/45 3 31 45 8 4 45 POPULAR SCIENCE J4-I No. I Interesting J4-2 No. 2 Excellent . . J4-3 No J4-4 No J4-5 No J4-6 No 3 Interesting .... 4 Very Interesting 5 Good 6 Excellent SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y4-I As Babies Tops Y4-6 From A to Zoo Excellent Y4-5 In a Musical Way Excellent Y4-3 In the Public Eye Good Y4-4 Talk of the Town Very Funny .... Y4-2 Who's Who in Animal Land Tops SPORTLIGHTS R4-5 Blue Winners Excellent R4-2 Brongs & Brands Thrilling R4-I0 Campus Mermaids Good R4-9 Canine-Feline Capers .. Good R4-8 Fan Fare Fair R4-3 Long Shots or Favorites . Good R4-4 Out Fishin' Excellent R4-6 Game Bag Excellent R4-I Rhythm on Wheels Good R4-7 White Rhapsody Thrilling UNUSUAL OCCLPATIONS L4-I No. I Interesting . . . . L4-2 No. 2 Interesting L4-3 No. 3 Very Fine L4-4 No. 4 Interesting L4-5 No. 5 Interesting ... L4-6 No. 6 Interesting RKO RADIO DISNEY CARTOONS (18) (Tech. 541 10 African Diary 54112 Californy Er Bust Fair 54113 Canine Patrol .Excellent 54107 Clock Watcher Good 541 18 Cured Duck 54108 Dog Watch Good 541 1 1 Donald's Crime 54105 Donald's Off Day Funny 54114 Duck Pimples Very Good .... 54109 Eyes Have it Entertaining ... 54103 First Aiders Excellent 54117 Hockey Homicide 54104 How to Play Football Timely 541 16 No Sail Good 54115 Legend of Coyote Rock... Very Funny ... 54102 Plastics Inventor Excellent 54101 Springtime for Pluto 54106 Tiger Trouble Funny EDGAR KENNEDY 53401 Feather Your Nest Good 53402 Alibi Baby Comedy 54405 It's Your Move Fair 53403 Sleepless Tuesday Some Laughs . . . 53404 What, No Cigarets? Poor 53406 You Drive Me Crazy Fair FLICKER FLASHBACKS 54201 No. I 54202 No. 2 Good 54203 No. 3 54204 No. 4 Hilarious 54205 No. 5 Swell Ribbing. . 54206 No. 6 Good 54207 No. 7 HEADLINER REVIVALS 5320! Songs of the Colleges 53204 Swing Fever 53202 Swing It 53203 Swing Vacation LEON ERROL 53707 Beware of Redheads Good 53703 Birthday Blues Average 53706 Double Honeymoon Good 53702 He Forgot to Remember 53704 Let's Go Stepping 53701 Triple Trouble Good Hokum ... 53705 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog Fair SPORTSCOPES 54308 Athlete of the Year Good 54313 Colorado Rainbows Good 54306 Court Craft Action 54305 Five Star Bowlers Class Appeal ... 54304 Parallel Skiing Good 54303 Saddle Starlets Good 54302 School for Dogs Interesting . . . 54307 Ski Gulls Thrills 54311 Tee Tricks Excellent 54309 Timberdoodles Interesting . ... 54310 West Point Winners Very Good 54312 Mexican Playland Good THIS IS AMERICA 53113 Americans in Paris Good 531 11 Annapolis Interesting 53108 Battle of Supply Excellent 53112 California Boom Town.... Very Good 53107 Dress Parade Very Good 53106 Guam-Salvaged Island ...Excellent 53105 Honorable Discharge ....Educational 53102 New Americans Interesting 53104 On Guard Exciting 53110 Policing Germany Excellent 53103 Power Unlimited Interesting 53101 West Point Revealing 53109 China Life Line Excellent REPUBLIC 483 Federal Operator 99 15 Chaps. 482 Manhunt of Mystery Island IS Chaps. 581 Phantom Rider 12 Chaps. 484 Purple Monster Strikes 15 Chaps. 481 Zorro's Black Whip 12 Chaps. 10 . . 12/30/44 10 . . 12/30/44 10 . . 1/27/45 10 . 5/12/45 10 . . 6/ 9/45 10 . . 8/ 4/45 9 . . 12/30/44 9 . . 9/ 1/45 9 . 8/18/45 10 . . 3/24/45 9 . 5/26/45 9 . . 1/27/45 9. . . . 1/27/45 91/2. . 12/30/44 9 . . 9/ 1/45 9 . 8/16/45 9 . . 6/ 9/45 9'/2. . 2/10/45 9'/2. . 4/21/45 91/2. . 3/3I/4S 9'/2. .12/ 2/44 9 . . 5/12/45 10 . .11/ 4/44 10 . . 2/24/45 10 . . 3/10/45 10 . . 5/12/45 10 . . 9/15/45 10 .10/13/45 10 9',/2 9 6/16/45 9/22/4S I/I3,'4S 1/ 6/45 1/ 6/45 6/ 9/45 5/12/45 12/ 2/44 12/ 9/44 8 '25/45 8/25/45 8/19 45 1/18/45 12/16/44 1/13/45 8/18/45 4/28/45 7/ 7/45 11/10/45 ll/ll,'44 2/24/45 3/31/45 4/21/45 9 22/45 4, 14/45 8/18/45 1 1 I I . 44 8 25 45 4 21, 45 9 22/45 4 21/45 2 24/45 I 6, '45 12, 23 ,'44 12 30/44 3/31/45 7. 7/45 4/23/45 7/ 7.-45 8 25,45 11 24, 45 9 22/45 7 7/45 10 27/45 5 12, 45 4 2 1. '45 3.24,'45 I.' 6/45 3/ 3, 45 8 11,45 2 24 45 12 9/44 7 28 45