Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1949)

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SHORT SUBJECT BOOKING GUIDE lal. No. Title Rel. Date Data 1948-49 COLUMBIA THREE STOOGES COMEDIES (8) 1401 Heavenly Daze (Iff/z) • • • • 9/2 9/25 1402 I'm A Monkey's Untie (16). 10/7 10/23 1403 Mummy's Dummies (16)... 11/4 1/22 1404 Crime on Their Hands (171/2) 12/9 3/12 1405 The Ghost Talks (16) 2/3 5/7 1406 Who Done It? (16) 3/3 5/21 1407 Hokus Pokus (16) 5/5 9/3 1408 Fuelin* Around (16) 7/7 ASSORTED & ALL-STAR COMEDIES (12) 1421 Billie Gets Her Man (17) . 9/9 9/25 1422 Go Chase Yourself (17)... .10/14 10/9 1423 Parlor, Bedroom and 4/2 Wrath (16) 12/16 1424 Radio Riot (16) 2/10 4/2 1425 Sunk in the Sink (16) 3/10 5/21 1426 . 6/9 1431 A Pinch in Time (16) . . . .11/11 3/19 1432 He's In Again (I6V2) . . . . 1/13 1433 Miss in a Mess (15*/2)... . 1/20 4/9 1434 Trapped by a 4/7 9/3 1435 Flung by a Fling (16) . . . 5/12 9/3 1436 Clunked in the Clink (16) . 7/13 CAN YOU TOP THIS? (2) 1411 #1 (13) 11/18 COMEDY FAVORITES (Reissues) (6) M41 Peit from the West (I8I/2) . 9/30 ... 1442 Ay Tank Ay Go (16) 10/21 ... 1443 Static in the Attic (19)... 12/23 ... 1444 Nothing But Pleasure (17). 3/31 ... 1445 A Rookie's Cookie (17) . . . 5/19 ... 1446 Craiy Like a Fox (lS>/2) • • • 6/16 FOX AND CHOW (8) 1701 Robin Hoodlum (7) 11/23 3/12 1702 Magic Fluke (7) 3/24 5/21 ONE-REEL SPECIAL 1551 Candid Microphone No. 1 (11) 10/21 1552 Candid Microphone No. 2 (IOI/2) 3/3 5/7 1553 Candid Microphone No. 3 ( ) S/19 9/25 1/1 4/30 COLOR RHAPSODIES (8) 1501 Pickled Puss (61/2) 9/2 1502 Lo, The Poor Bnlfal (61/2).. 11/4 1503 Coo-Coo Bird Dog (6) 2/3 1504 Grape Nutty (6) 4/14 1505 Cat-Tastrophy (6) 6/30 ... COLOR FAVORITES (Reissues). (8) 1601 The Stork Takes a Holiday (8) 9/9 ... 1602 Swing Monkey Swing (8).. 10/14 ... 1603 The Little Match Girl (81/2) 11/25 ... U04 Glee Worms (71/2) 12/16 ... 1605 A Boy and His Dog (7) . . . 1/6 ... 1606 Spring Festival (8) 3/17 . . . 1607 Indian Serenade (8) 5/5 1608 Two Lazy Crows (7) 7/13 . . . FILM NOVELTIES (8) 1901 Rhapsody on Ice (9) 11/23 3/12 1902 America's Heritage of Hospitality (I01/2) 8/25 VERA VAGUE LAFF TOURS (8) 1751 A Lass in Alaska (IOV2) . .10/28 10/9 1752 Sitka Sue (IQi/z) 1/20 4/2 WORLD OF SPORTS (12) 1801 Diving Champion (91/2)... 9/23 10/2 1802 Acrobatic .Babies (91/2) .. .10/14 10/23 1803 Babe Didrickson, Queen of Sports (10) 11/25 2/12 1804 Flashing Fins (10) 11/23 3/12 1805 Mrs. Golf (10) 2/24 4/30 1806 Trigger Magic (10) 3/17 7/30 1807 Lady of the Links (8) 4/28 1808 Racing Greyhounds (10) . . . 5/26 1809 Rasslin" Riot (8I/2) 6/23 1810 West Point Track & Field (9) 7/27 THRILLS OF MUSIC (12) 1951 Elliot Lawrence & Orch. (IOV2) 9/23 9/25 1952 Ray Eberle & Orch. (10)... 11/4 2/12 1953 Louis Prima & Orch. (10). 12/16 4/2 1954 Buddy Rich & Orch. (10) 1/20 4/9 1955 Charlie Spivak & Orchestra (10) 3/24 7/30 1956 Frankie Carle & Orch. (9). 4/21 9/3 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (12) 1851 Hollywood Holiday (9) 9/2 10/2 1852 A Day at C.B.S. (91/2) .. .10/7 1/3 1853 Stars to Remember (91/,) . .11/18 2/12 1^ Hollywood Santa Claus Lane (10) 12/23 1855 A Rainy Day in Hollywood (10) 1/27 4/30 1856 Frank Borzage Golf Tournament (10) 3/3 5/21 IBS! Medals for Hollywood Stars (91/2) 4/14 >«58 Vacation at Del Mar (IO1/2) 5/12 .... Releases (grouped in series of which they are a part; listed under name of distributor. Reading from left to right are : distributor's release number ; title of subject; running time in minutes; release date; date of issue of Showmen's Trade Review in which data concerning the subject appeared. 1859 Hollywood's Happy Homes (10) 6/16 1860 Howdy Podner (91/2) 7/20 COMMUNITY SINGS (8) 1651 Baby Face (9) 9/16 10/2 1652 My Happiness (10) 10/21 1/22 1653 It's Magic (91/2) 12/23 4/2 1654 Bouquet of Roses (91/2) 3/10 4/30 '655 June in January (10) 4/21 1656 My Blue Heaven (91/2) 7/7 SERIALS 1120 Congo Bill (15 Chapters) . .10/28 1140 Bruce Gentry (15 Chapters) 2/10 1160 Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (15 Chapters) (Reissue) 9/8 1180 New Adventures of Batman & Robin (15 Chapters) . . 5/26 METRO-GOLD WYN-MAYER MGM CARIOONS (16) 1/15 '3/i2 2/26 3/5 4/30 4/9 6/4 7/30 7/30 9/17 8/6 9/17 W-31 Old Rockin' Chair Tom (7). 9/18 W-32 Lucky Ducky (8) 10/9 W-33 Professor Tom (R) 10/20 W-34 The Cat That Hated People (7) 11/20 W-35 Mouse Cleaning (8) 12/11 W-36 Goggle Fishing Bear (7) 1/15 W-37 Bad Luck Blackie (7) 1/22 W-38 Polka Dot Puss (8) 2/26 W-39 Senor Droopy (8) 4/9 W-40 Hatch Up Your Troubles (8) 5/14 W-41 Meet King Joe (8) 5/28 W-42 The Little Orphan (8) 4/30 W-43 House of Tomorrow (7) 6/11 W-44 Heavenly Puss (8) 7/9 W-45 Doggone Tired (8) 7/30 W-46 Wags to Riches (S) 8/13 PETE SMITH SPECIALTIES (10) S-51 Why Is It? (7) 9/11 11/13 S-52 Pigskin Skill (8) 9/18 10/23 S-53 Ice Aces (8) 11/6 2/13 S-54 Let's Cogitate (8) 12/25 2/26 S-55 Super Cue Men (9) 1/29 4/9 S-56 What I Want Next (10) 2/12 4/9 S-57 Scientifiquiz (9) 4/2 6/4 S-58 Tliose Good Old Days (9) . . . . 4/16 7/30 S-59 Fishing for Fun (9) 4/23 8/6 GOLD MEDAL CARTOONS (Reissues) (4) W-21 The Little Goldfish (8) 11/20 W-22 Fine Feathered Friends (8) . . 1/1 W-23 The Blue Danube (8) 4/2 W-24 Sufferin' Cats (8) 6/24 FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (8) T-11 Wandering Througli Wales (9) 10/16 2/14 T-12 Night Life in Chicago (9)... 11/27 2/26 T-13 Scholastic England (8) 12/18 5/7 T-14 Ontario, Land of Lakes (10). 2/12 6/4 T-15 Calling on Michigan (10) 3/5 7/23 T-16 Playlands of Michigan (9)... 3/26 7/23 T-17 Quebec in Summertime (10). 4/9 7/30 T-18 Roaming Through Northern Ireland (9) 7/9 THE PASSING PARADE (6) K-71 The City of Little Men (10). 11/20 2/12 K-72 Annie Was a Wonder (10) . . . 1/27 4/9 K-73 Stuff for Stuff (9) 3/26 7/23 K-74 Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (11) 5/7 7/30 K-75 Clues to Adventure (9) 6/11 9/24 K-76 Child City ( ) MGM SPECIALS (4) A-1 Mighty Manhattan (20) 7/30 5/28 A-2 Heart to Heart (21) 5/21 PARAMOUNT PACEMAKERS K8-1 Appointment With Baby (11). 10/8 KS-2 Mr. Groundling Takes the Air (11) 12/3 KS-3 Make Mine Monica (11) 1/14 KS-4 The MacAdemy Awards (8).. 2/18 K8-5 I Remember You (11) 3/18 KS-6 My Silent Love (11) 4/22 K8-7 The Lambertville Story (10). 5/20 KS-8 Southward Ho Ho! (11) 6/17 K8-9 Roller Derby Girl (10) 7/8 K8-10 Neighbors in the Night (11). 7/29 K8-11 The Football Fan (11) 9/9 K8-12 Strawhat Cinderella (11).. 9/23 NOVELTQON P8-1 The Mite Makes Right (8).. 10/ P8-2 Hector's Hectic Life (7) 11/19 PS-3 Old Shell Game (7) 12/17 P8-4 The Little Cut-up (7) 12/17 P8-5 Hep Cat Symphony (7) 2/4 P8-6 The Lost Dream (8) 3/18 P8-7 Little Red School Mouse (7). 4/15 P8-8 A Haunting We Will Go (9). 5/13 P8-9 A Mutt in a Rut (8) 5/27 PS-10 Campus Capers (7) 7/1 SCREEN SONG XS-1 Readin' Ritin' and Rhythmetic (7) 10/22 X8-2 The Funshine State (8) 1/7 1/8 1/22 2/26 4/30 5/7 9/3 ' 9/17 1/15 1/8 2/19 2/26 4/30 5/21 7/16 9/17 1/15 2/26 X8-3 The Emerald Isle (7) 2/25 X8-4 Comin' Round Mountain (7). 3/11 X8-5 The Stork Market (8) 4/8 X8-6 Spring Song (7) 6/3 X8-7 The Ski's the Limit (8) 6/24 Xg-S Toys Will Be Toys (7) 7/15 Xg-9 Farm Foolery (8) 8/5 X8-10 Our Funny Finny Friends (7) 8/26 XS-11 Marriage Wows (7) 9/16 X8-12 The Big Flame-up (7).. .. 9/30 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y8-1 The Gnu Look (10) 10/29 Y8-2 Calling All Animals (10) 1/7 Y8-3 Meet the Champ (9) 2/11 Yg-4 Hocus Focus (10) 4/22 Y8-5 Goin' Hollywood (10) 6/10 Y8-6 Video Hounds (10) 8/12 G. RICE SPORTLIGHT R8-1 Hot Rod Speedsters (10)... 11/5 R8-2 Acrobatic lllini (10) 1/7 R8-3 Sno' Time for Learning (10). 1/21 R8-4 In the Driver's Seat (10) ... 3/4 R8-5 Best of Breed (10) 4/8 R8-6 Fairway Champions (10).... 5/6 R8-7 Top Figure Champs (10) 6/10 RS-8 Sporting Spheres (10) 7/8 R8-9 Official business (10) 8/5 R8-10 Running the Keys (10) 9/16 POPEYE E8-1 Robin Hoodwinked (7) 11/18 E8-2 Symphony in Spinach (7)... 12/31 ES-3 Popeye's Premiere (11) 3/25 E8-4 Lumber Jack & Jill (7) 5/27 E8-5 Hot Air Aces (7) 6/24 E8-6 A Balmy Swami (7) 7/22 E8-7 Tar With a Star (7) 8/12 E8-S Silly Hill Billy (7) 9/9 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS L8-1 The Glass Orchestra (10) 11/26 L8-2 The Early Bird (10) 1/28 L8-3 The Flying Dancers (10) . . . 3/11 L8-4 The Fall Guy (11) 4/15 L8-5 Flying Grandmother (10)... 6/3 L8-6 The Sky Rider (11) 7/15 POPULAR SCIENCE J8-1 Solar Secrets (10) 12/24 Jg-2 The Stocking Yarn (10) 2/4 JS-3 White Magic (11) 4/1 JS-4 Air Force Fire Fighters (10). 4/29 J8-5 Seaweed Science (10) 6/17 J8-6 Talking Turkey (11) 8/19 4/30 5/21 7/16 9/24 10/8 10/8 10/8 1/15 2/26 4/30 7/30 9/17 12/16 2/iy 2/26 4/30 9/3 '9/17 1/22 4/30 5/7 9/17 1/8 4/30 6/4 7/16 2/19 4/30 6/4 8/6 9/17 Rel. No. Title Rtl. Date 0>ti RKO RADIO THIS IS AMERICA (13) 93101 County Fair (18) 11/12 1/22 93102 Girls in White (17) 12/10 1/22 93103 Berlin Powder Keg (17).. 1/20 4/30 93104 Our Daily Bread (16) 2/4 4/2 93105 On Watch (16) 3/4 4/23 93106 Wonder House (16) 4/1 4/30 93107 Fraud Fighters (15) 4/29 9/3 93108 Love That Beauty (16) 5/27 9/3 93109 Kentucky Derby Story (17) . 6/24 9/24 93110 Hoodoo (17) 7/22 93111 Canada Unlimited (15) 8/19 SPECIAL (2) 93801 Basketball Headliners of 1949 (17) 4/22 93901 Football Headliners of 1948 (16) 12/10 94807 Let's Go to the Movies (9). 5/13 1/15 COMEDY SPECIALS 93401 Contest Crazy (17) 10/1 12/14 93402 Heart Troubles (16) 3/11 5/14 93403 The Newlyweds (18) 8/19 LEON ERROL (6) 93701 Uninvited Blonde (16) 11/12 3/19 93702 Backstage Follies (19) 12/24 2/19 93703 Dad Always Pays (18) 2/18 5/7 93704 The Cactus Cut-Up (17)... 4/15 6/11 93705 I Can't Remember (16)... 6/10 9/3 93706 Oil's Well That Ends Well (17) 8/5 9/24 MY PAL (4) 93201 Pal's Return (20) 11/26 3/5 93202 I Found a Dog (21) 4/1 7/30 SCREENLINERS (13) 94201 Jan August & His Piano (S) 10/29 94202 Block Party (8) 11/26 3/5 94203 It Pays to Be Ignorant (8). 12/24 3/5 94204 Men of the Shooting Stars (9) 1/21 4/30 94205 Movie Memories (8) 2/18 5/14 94206 Shake Hands With Success (8) 3/18 6/25 94207 Shush Money (8) 4/22 7/30 94208 Helicopter Magic (8) 5/13 9/3 94209 I Like Soap Because (9) . . . 6/10 9/24 94210 Mellow Dramas (8) 7/S 10/8 94211 Airline Glamour Girls (9) . . 8/5 WALT DISNEY CARTOONS (10) 94101 Pluto's Purchase (7) 7/9 94102 The Trial of Donald Duck (7l 7/30 Catnap Pluto (6) 8/13 Inferior Decorator (7) 8/27 Pluto s Fledgling (7) 9/10 Soup's On (8) 10/15 Three for Breakfast (8) 11/5 Mickey and the Seal (7) . . .12/3 Tea for Two-Hundred (7).. 12/24 Pueblo Pluto (7) 1/14 Donald's Happy Birthday (7) 2/11 94112 Pluto s Surprise Package (7) 3/4 Sea Salts (8) 4/8 Pluto's Sweater (7) 4/29 Winter Storage (7) 6/3 Bubble Bee Oi 6/24 Honey Harvester (7) 8/5 Tennis Racquet (7) 8/26 94103 94104 94105 94106 94107 94108 94109 94110 94111 94113 94114 94115 94116 94117 94118 7/23 9/22 7/23 12/18 '3/12 3/12 3/5 3/19 5/7 5/21 6/11 6/11 7/38 9/3 9/3 9/3 SPORTSCOPES (13) 94301 Texas Redhead (8) 9/24 1/22 94302 Frozen Fun (8) 10/22 3/12 94303 Athletic Stars (8) 11/19 3/12 94304 Fighting Tarpon (8) 12/17 3/19 94305 Game Birds (8) 1/14 4/30 94306 Waders of the Deep (8) 2/11 5/7 94307 Canadian Roughriders (8) . . 3/11 5/14 94308 Sports' Top Performers (8) . 4/8 6/Z5 94309 Golf Masters (8) 5/6 9/5 94310 Mighty Marlin (9) 6/3 9/24 94311 Rolling Thrills (8) 7/1 10/8 94312 Calument Bluebloods (9)... 7/29 10/8 94313 Ice Kids (8) 8/26 RAY WHITLEY REVIVALS (4) 93501 Keep Shooting (17) 9/10 93502 Range Rhythm (18) 10/15 93503 Cactus Capers (17) 11/19 93504 California or Bust (18)... 12/24 DISNEY REISSUE SERIES 2 (8) 94701 Goofy and Wilbur (8) 10/1 94702 Wynken, BIynken and Nod (8) 11/19 94703 Pluto's Judgment Day (8). 1/28 94704 The Ugly Duckling (9) 3/18 94705 Country Cousin (9) 5/20 94706 Ferdinand the Bull (8) 7/15 TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURES 93601 Seal Island (27) 5/15 5/7 REPUBLIC SERIALS 891 Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (12 Chapters) 1/29 3/S 892 Ghost of Zorro (12 Chapters) 8/6 893 King of the Rocketmen (12 Chapters) 10/29 894 King of the Jungleland (15 Chapters) (Reissue). 4/23 CARTOONS 881 Beyond Civilization to Texas (8) 3/15 3/lJ 882 The Three Minnies (8) 4/15 5/7 883 Romantic Rumbolia (8)... 6/1 9/3 884 Bungle in the Jungle (8).. 6/15 20th-FOX (1948-Second Half) MOVIETONE ADVENTURES (9) 9/4 9/4 8/2? 6/lS 5/1 8/21 12/4 8256 Riddle of Rhodesia (8) 7, 48 8257 Bermuda (8) 8/48 8258 Desert Lights (8) 8/48 8259 Portrait of the West (8)... 10/48 8260 Way of the Padres (8) 1/48 Black and White 8204 Majesty of Yellowstone (9). 7/48 SPORTS REVIEW (7) 8303 Everglades Adventure (9) 8304 Football Finesse (10) 9/ 8305 Olympic Water Wizards (9). 10/ 8306 Yankee Ski-Doodle (8) 12/ TERRYTOONS (20) 8521 The Witch's Cat (7) 7/ 8522 Magpie Madness (7) 7/ 8523 Love's Labor Won (7) 8/ 8524 The Hard Boiled Egg (7).. 10/ 8525 The Mysterious Stranger (7) 10/ 8526 Free Enterprise (7) 10/ 8527 Triple Trouble (7) 11/ 8528 Out Again in Again (7)... 11/ 8529 The Magic Slipper (7) 12/ 8530 Gooney Golfers (7) 12/ MOVIETONE SPECIALTY (3) 8801 Symphony of a City (11) . . 9/ 12/4 MARCH OF TIME 12 The Case of Mrs. Conrad (18) 7/ 13 White-CoMar Girls (18) 8/6 8/7 14 Life With Grandpa (17)... 9/ 15 Battle for Germany (IS).. 10/ 10/2 16 America's New Air Power (18) 10 29 11/6 17 Answer to Stalin (19) ... .11/26 1/2? IS Watchdogs of the Mail (IS) 12/ 9/4 8/28 9/11 12/4 12/4 12/4