Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Showmen's Trade Review
Date:
Jan-Mar 1947
Publisher:
[New York, etc.]
Volume:
Showmen's trade review
Leaf #:
00092
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:
November 10, 2022
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"Socko Capra pic! 'It's a Wonderful Life' will enjoy just that at the b.o., and eminently deserves to do so! Word-o'-mouth will accelerate the whirring of theatres' wickets!" — Variety "A wonderful motion picture! That it will do wonderful business is as sure as anything in show business can be. A picture for all kinds of audiences!" — M of ion Picture Herald "Should account for high grosses in all situations! Exceptionally entertaining . . . superbly enacted by James Stewart and Donna Reed! Excellent, enjoyable entertainment for the entire family. Appears destined for long and deserved popularity!" — Showmen's Trade Review "A thoroughly engrossing picture! One of the important exhibition ventures of 1947. It can't miss such an exalted niche!" — Boxoffice "Outstanding! One of the great films of this or any year! Has all the ingredients to make up swell entertainment! . . . Capra and his touch at his best!" — The Exhibitor "This is one of the great ones; headed for smash biz! Stirring, profound, intensely human! This is for Everyman! Frank Capra has created a grand picture of humanity! A candidate for many laurels!" — Film Daily "Going to do wonderful things at the boxoffice! James Stewart's performance of Academy Award stature!" — M. P. Daily