Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1949)

SHORT SUBJECT BOOKING GUIDE III. No. Title Rel. Date Data 1948-49 COLUMBIA THREE STOOGES COMEDIES (8) 1401 Heavenly Daze (IS'/a) 9/2 9/25 1402 I'm A Monkey's Uncle (16). 10/7 10/23 1403 Mummy's Dummies (16)... 11/4 1/22 1404 Crime on Their Hands (I71/2) :i2/9 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 140S Fuelin' Around (16) 7/7 12/10 CAN YOU TOP THIS? (2) 1411 #1 (13) 11/18 ISSORTED & ALL-STAR COMEDIES (12) 1421 Blllie Gets Her Man (17). 9/9 1422 Go Chase Yourself (17) 10/14 1423 Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath (16) 12/16 1424 Radio Riot (16) 2/10 1425 Sunk in the Sink (16) 3/10 1426 Microspook (16) 6/9 U31 A Pinch in Time (16) 11/11 1432 He's In Again (I6I/2) 1/13 1433 Miss in a Mess (I51/2) 1/20 1434 Trapped by a Blonde (151/2) 4/7 M35 Flung by a Flinn (16) .... 5/12 1436 Clunked in the Clink (16).. 7/13 9/25 10/9 4/2 4/2 5/21 12/3 3/19 4/9 9/3 12A0 I COMEDY FAVORITES (Reissues) (6) ! 1441 Pest from the West aS'/z) ■ 9/30 1X442 Ay Tank Ay Go (16) 10/21 :i443 Static in the Attic (19)... 12/23 ..... 1444 Nothing But Pleasure (17). 3/31 1445 A Rookie's Cookie (17)... 5/19 'l446 Crazy Like a Fox (18>/2)... 6/16 j ONE-REEL SPECIAL 1 1551 Candid Microphone i No. 1 (11) 10/21 1652 Candid Microphone No. 2 (lO'/a) 3/3 5/7 1553 Candid Microphone No. 3 ( ) 8/19 COLOR RHAPSODIES (8) 1501 Pickled Puss (61/2) 9/2 9/25 1502 Lo, The Poor Buffal {6i/2)..ll/4 1/1 !l503 Coo-Coo Bird Dog (6) 2/3 4/30 1504 Grape Nutty (6) 4/14 10/22 [l505 Cat-Tastrophy (6) 6/30 j COLOR FAVORITES (Reissues) (8) 'jl601 The Stork Takes a I Holiday (8) 9/9 1602 Swing Monkey Swing (8).. 10/14 1603 The Little Match Girl (8"/2) 11/25 1604 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 I FILM NOVELTIES (8) I19OI Rhapsody on Ice (9) 11/23 tl902 America's Heritage of Hospitality (IO1/2) 8/25 FOX AND CROW (8) 11701 Robin Hoodlum (7) 11/23 !1702 Magic Fluke (7) 3/24 3/12 3/12 5/21 VERA VAGUE LAFF TOURS (8) i751 A Lass in Alaska (IOV2) . .10/28 10/9 iil752 Sitka Sue (W/x) 1/20 4/2 WORLD OF SPORTS (12) jkUOl Diving Champion Oj/a) . . . 9/23 10/2 1802 Acrobatic Babies (S) 10/14 10/23 1803 Babe Didrickson. Uueen of Sports (9) 11/25 2/12 11804 Flashinq Fins (10) 11 23 3/12 1805 Mrs. Golf (8I/2) 2/24 4/30 1806 Trigger Magic (10) 317 7/30 1807 Lady of the Links (8) 4/28 10/22 1808 Racing Greyhounds (91/2). 5/26 12/3 1809 Rasslin' Riot (Sl/a) 6/23 12/3 1810 West Point Track & I; Field (9) 7/27 12/10 THRILLS OF MUSIC (12) il951 Elliot Lawrence & Orch. (IO1/2) 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 (9</2) . .11/18 2/12 1854 Hollywood Santa Claus Une (10) 12/23 iXSS A Rainy Day in Hollywood (10) 1/27 4/30 1856 Frank Borzage Golf Tournament (10) 3/3 5/21 1857 Medals for Hollywood Stars Ot/a) 4/14 IKS Vacation at Del Mar (lO'/z) 5/12 12/3 1S59 Hollywood's Happy Homes (9t/2) 6/16 12/3 11860 Howdy Podner (91/3) 7/20 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. 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 1655 June In January (10) 4/21 10/22 1656 My Blue Heaven (91/2) 7/7 10/29 SERIALS (4) 1120 Congo Bill (15 Chapters) . .10/28 1140 Bruce Gentry (15 Chapters) 2/10 1160 Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickek (15 Chapters) (Reissue) 9/8 1180 New Adventures of Batman & Robin (15 Chapters).. 5/26 METRO-GOLD WYN-MAYER MGM CARTOONS (16J W-31 Old Rockin' Chair Tom (7). 9,18 1/15 W-32 Lucky Ducky (8) 10/9 W-33 Professor Tom (R) 10/20 3/12 W-34 The Cat That Hated People (7) 11/20 2/26 W-35 Mouse Cleaning (8) 12/ U 3/5 W-36 Goggle Fishing Bear (7) 1/15 4/30 W-37 Bad Luck Blackie (7) 1,22 4/9 W-3S Polka Dot Puss (8) 2/26 6/4 W-39 Senor Droopy (8) 4/9 7/30 W-40 Hatch Up Your Troubles (8) 5/14 7/30 W-41 Meet King Joe (8) 5/28 9/17 W-42 The Little Orphan (8) 4 30 8/6 W-43 House of Tomorrow (7).... 6/11 9/17 W-44 Hea>eiily 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/lS 10/23 S-53 Ice Aces (S) 11,6 2,13 5-54 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 Those Good Old Days (9) 4/16 7/30 S-59 Fishing for Fun (9) 4/23 8/6 S-60 Football Thrills (9) 8/27 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 Sutferin' Cats (8) 6/24 FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS (8) T-11 Wandering Through 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 K-72 Annie Was a Wonder (10)... 1/27 K-73 Stuff for Stuff (9) 3/26 K-74 Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (11) 5/7 K-75 Clues to Adventure (9) 6/11 K-76 Child City ( ) MGM SPECIALS (4) A-1 Mighty Manhattan (20) 7/30 A-2 Heart to Heart (21) 5/21 2/12 4/9 7/23 7/30 9/24 5/28 10/22 PARAMOUNT PACEMAKERS K8-1 Appointment With Baby (11). 10/8 KS-2 Mr. Groundling Takes the Air (11) 12/3 K8-3 Make Mine Monica (11) 1/14 K8-4 The MacAdemy Awards (8).. 2/18 K8-5 I Remember You (11) 3/18 K8-6 My Silent Love (11) 4/22 KS-7 The Lambertville Story (10). 5/20 K8-8 Southward Ho Ho! (11) 6/17 K8-9 Roller Derby Girl (10) 7/8 KS-10 Neighbors in the Night (11) 7/29 K8-11 The Football Fan (11) 9/9 K8-12 Strawhat Cinderella (11).. 9/23 NOVELTOON P8-1 The Mite Makes Right (8).. 10/ P8-2 Hector's Hectic Life (7).... 11/19 P8-3 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 PS-8 A Haunting We Will Go (9) 5/13 PS-9 A Mutt in a Rut (8) 5/27 P8-10 Campus Capers (7) 7/1 SCREEN SONG XS-1 Readin' Ritin' and Rhythmetic (7) 10/22 XR.2 The Funshine State (8) 1/7 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 Soflg (7) 6/3 X8-7 The Ski's the Limit (8) 6/24 X8-8 Toys Will Be Toys (7) 7/15 1/8 1/22 2/26 4/30 5/7 10/22 9/3 9/17 10/15 10/15 1/15 1/8 2/19 2/26 4/30 5/21 7/I6 10/22 10/22 9/17 1/15 2 '26 4/30 5/21 7/16 10/22 9/24 10/8 XS-9 Farm Foolery (8) 8/5 X8-10 Our Funny Finny Friends (7) 8/26 Xg-11 Marriaoe Wows (7) 9/16 Xg-12 The Biu Flame Up (7) 9/30 SPEAKING OF ANIMALS Y8-1 The Snu Look (10) 10/29 Y8-2 Calling All Animals (10) 1/7 YS-3 Meet the Champ (9) 2/11 Y8-4 Hocus Focus (10) 4/22 Y8-5 Goin' Hollywood (10) 6/10 YS-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 Drivers Seat (10)... 3/4 R8-5 Best of Breed (10) 4/8 Rg-6 Faitway Champions (10)... 5/6 R8-7 Top Figure Champs (10) 6/10 R8-S Sporting Spheres (10) 7/8 R8-9 Ofticial Business (10) 8/5 Rg-10 Running the Keys (10)... 9/16 POPEYE ES-1 Robin Hoodwinked (7) 11/18 ES-2 Symphony in Spinach (7)... 12/31 ES-3 Popeye s Premiere (11) 3/25 E8-4 Lumber Jack and Jill (7)... 5/27 E8-5 Hot Air Aces (7) 6/24 Eii-6 A Balmy Swami (7) 7/22 ES-7 Tar With a Star (7) . . . 8/12 ES-3 Silly Hili Billy (7) 9/9 UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS L8-1 The Glass Orchestra (10) 11/26 LS-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 F!y:ng Grandmother (10)... 6/3 LS-6 The Sky Rider (11) 7/15 POPULAR SCIENCE J8-1 Solar Secrets (10) 12/24 J8-2 The Stocking Yarn (10) 2/4 JS-3 White Magic (11) 4/1 J8-4 Air Force Fire Fighters (10). 4/29 J8-5 Seaweed Science (10) 6/17 J8-6 Talking Turkey (11) 8/19 10/8 10/8 12/10 12/10 1/15 2/26 4/30 7/30 9/17 10/15 12/16 2/19 2/26 4/30 9/3 10/22 9/17 10/15 10/15 12/10 1/22 4/30 5/7 10/22 9/17 10/15 10/15 10/29 1/8 4/30 6/4 7/16 10/22 10/15 2/19 4/30 6/4 8/6 9/17 10/15 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 931U5 Wonder House (16) 4/1 4/30 93107 Fraud Fighters (15) 4/29 9/3 93iUS Love That Beauty (16) 5/27 9/3 93109 Kentucky Derby Story (17). 6 24 9, 24 ^3110 Hoodoo (17) 7/22 11/12 93111 Canada Unlimited (15)... 8/19 11/12 MY PAL (4) 93201 Pal's Return (20) 11/26 3/5 93202 I Found a Dog (21) 4/1 7/30 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) 311 5'14 93403 The Ncwiyweds (18) ...... 8/19 11/12 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 93/05 I Can't Remember (16)... 6/10 9/3 93706 Oil's Well That Ends Well (17) 8/5 9/24 SCREENLINERS (13) 94201 Jan August & His Piano (8) 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 94?0S Helicopter Magic (8) 5/13 9/3 94209 I Like Soap Because (9) . . . 6/10 9/24 94210 Mellow Dramas (8) 7/8 10/8 94211 Airline Glamour Girls (9). 8/5 11A2 WALT DISNEY CARTOONS (18) 94101 Pluto's Purchase (7) 7/9 .... 94102 The Trial of Donald Duck (7) 7/30 7/23 94103 Catnap Pluto (6) 8/13 9/2J 94104 Inferior Decorator (7) 8/27 7/23 94105 Pluto's Fledgling (7)..... 9/10 12/1? 94106 Soup's On (8) 10/15 ... 94107 Three for Breakfast (8).... 11/5 3/12 94108 Mickey and the Seal (7)... 12/3 3/12 Rel. No. Title Rel. Date Dtta 94109 Tea for Two-Hundred (7).. 12/24 94110 Pueblo Pluto (7) 1/14 94111 Donald's Happy Birthday (7) 2/11 94112 Pluto's Surprise Packaoe (7) 3/4 94113 Sea Salts (8) 4/8 94114 Pluto's Sweater (7) 4/29 94115 Winter Storage (7) 6/3 94116 Bubble Bee (7) 6/24 94117 Honey Harvester (7) 8/5 94118 Tennis Racquet (7) 8/26 SPORTSCOPES (13) 94301 Texas Redhead (8) 9/24 94302 Frozen Fun (8) 10/22 94303 Athletic Stars (8) 11/19 94304 Fighting Tarpon (8) 12/17 94305 Game Birds (8) 1/14 94306 Waders of the Deep (8) 2/11 94307 Canadian Roughriders (8) . . 3/11 94308 Sports' Top Performers (8). 4/8 94309 Gclf Masters (8) 5/6 94310 Mighty Marlin (9) 6/3 94311 Rolling Thrills (8) 7/1 94312 Calument Bluebloods (9)... 7/29 94313 Ice Kids (8) 8/26 3/5 3/19 5/7 5/21 6/11 6/11 7/30 9/3 9/3 9/3 1/22 3/12 3/12 3/19 4/30 5/7 5/14 6/25 9/3 9/24 10/8 ]0'8 U/12 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 (6) 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/> 892 Ghost of Zorro (12 Chapters) 8/6 893 King of the Rocketmen (12 Chapters) 10/29 894 King of the Jungieland (15 Chapters) (Reissue). 4/23 CARTOONS 881 Beyond Civilization to Texas (3) 3/15 3/11 882 The Three Minnies (8) 4/15 5/7 883 Romantic Rumbolia (8)... 6/1 9/3 884 Bungle in the Jungle (8).. 6/15 UNITED ARTISTS LANTZ CARTUNES Oog Tax Dodgers (7) 11/19 Wild & Woody (7) 12/31 Scrappy Birthday (7) 2/11 Drooler's Delight (7) 3/25 Bolero (7/2) UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL TECHNICOLOR CARTUNES (13) Reissues »321 Pantry Panic (7) 11/22 1322 Hollywood Matador (7) 12/13 1323 Mouse Trappers (7) 1/24 1324 Hams That Couldn't Be Cured (7) 2/21 t325 The Screw Driver (7) 3/14 t326 Ace in the Hole (7) 4/4 1327 Goodbye, Mr. Moth (7) 5/2 1328 Jukebox Jamboree (7) 5/30 1329 The Loan Stranger (7) . . . 6/27 1330 Dizzy Acrobat (7) 7/25 1331 Dizzy Kitty (7) 8/22 1332 Cow Cow Boogie (7) 9/19 J333 The Screwball (7) 10/17 SING AND BE HAPPY (8) 1381 Choo Choo Swing (10) 11/1 1382 The Year Around (10) 12/6 1383 Songs of Romance (SI/2).. 1/24 1384 Clap Your Hands (10) 3/7 1385 Moonlight Melodies (8) 4/25 twe Minstrel Mania (9) 6/13 4387 Singing Along (10) 8/8 HS8 Sailing With a Song (10).. 10/3 VARIETY VIEWS (8) 1341 Canada Calls (9) 10,1 »342 They Went That A-Way (10) 1/10 1343 Just a Little North (10). 1344 Dynasty of Wonders (10) 1345 Inch by Inch (9) „,^>, 1346 Singing Is Fun (9) 8/22 "47 Bfauty & the Beach (9).. 9 5 4348 You Don't Say! (10) 10,3 NAME BAND MUSICALS (13) *301 Rhythm Masters (15) 12/8 1302 Lawrence Welk & Orch. (15) 1/5 »303 Ted Weems & Oreh. (15) , . 2/2 4304 Les Brown & Band (15) ... 3 '2 4305 Duke Ellington & Orth. OS) 9/30 2/28 4/4 5/30 2/19 '3/i2 7/2 '9/17 12/10 1/22 7/23 6/4 2/19 1/27 7/2