Revue

Revue is a 1947 electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine manufactured by United Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois, a company active in the coin-op industry from 1942 to 1962. Released in the aftermath of World War II, Revue arrived during a period when the pinball industry was rebounding alongside a broader surge in demand for coin-operated entertainment.

Little documentation survives describing Revue's specific playfield layout, artwork, or designer. It was a single-player machine. Notably, 1947 was also the year the flipper was introduced to pinball, so depending on exactly when in the year Revue was released, it may represent either the pre-flipper style of play common through the mid-1940s or one of the earliest games built after the flipper's debut - the surviving records do not specify.

Given the scarcity of surviving records, Revue remains something of a mystery to pinball historians. Its production date and manufacturer are documented, but further details about its design and gameplay have yet to surface.