The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1941)

Servisection 3 THE CHECK-UP— July 2, 1941 DOUBLE CROSS — Kane Richmond, Pauline Moore — (112). GAMBLING DAUGHTERS — Cecilia Parker, Roger Pryor — (124). RKO-RADIO (1939-1940 releases from 001 up; 1940-1941 releases from 101 up.) ALONG THE RIO GRANDE— W — Tim Holt, Ray Whit¬ ley, Betty Jane Rhodes — Okay western — 64m. — see Feb. 6 issue — (183). BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE (Frank Buck's “Jungle Cav¬ alcade’’) — -Jungle — Produced by Frank Buck — Jungle re-issue may still have some punch left — 78m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (166). BRINGING UP BABY — C — Cary Grant, Katharine Hep¬ burn, Charles Ruggles — Comedy re-issue; sell Grant and Hepburn — 102m. — see Apr. 16 Issue — (163). CITIZEN KANE — D — Oi'Bon Welles, Dorothy Corn ingore, Joseph Gotten — Hits the mark in every department; a massive piece of entertainment, and one that should aim at every box-office record — 119m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (193). CONVOY — AD — Clive Brook, Judy Campbell, John Clements — Highly exploitable and actionfpl British propagandizer— 78m.— see Jan. 8 issue — (Englishmade)— (161 ). CYCLONE ON HORSEBACK — RKO — Tim Holt, Mar¬ jorie Reynolds, Ray Whitley— Standard Tim Holt entry — -60m. — see June 25 issue — (185). DEVIL AND MISS JONES, THE — C — Jean Arthur, Rob¬ ert Cummings, Charles Coburn — Delightful com¬ edy; grosses will depend largely on selling effort — 92m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (122). FANTASIA — Fantasy MU — Produced by Walt Disney with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Or¬ chestra — Something new and different; should at¬ tract lots of interest in the metropolitan centers — 135m. — see Nov. 27 issue — (Disney). FOOTLIGHT FEVER — C — Alan Mowbray, Donald MacBride, Elisabeth Risdon — Okay comedy for dual support — 69m. — see Mar. 19 issue— ( 119) . FRANK BUCK’S “JUNGLE CAVALCADE”— see Bring ’Em Back Alive. GIRL, A GUY AND A GOB, A — C — George Murphy, Lucille Ball, Edmond O’Brien — Pleasing program; deserves the best kind of selling — 91m. — see Mar. 6 Issue — (120). HURRY, CHARLIE, HURRY — F — Leon Errol. Mildred Coles, Kenneth Howell — Some laughs in jt for the lower half of the duallers — 65m. — see July 9 issue — ( 129). IT HAPPENED TO ONE MAN— B— Wilfrid Lawson. Nora Swinburne, Marta Labarr — Saleable program where English pictures go — 80m. — see Mar. 6 is¬ sue — (English-made). KITTY FOYLE — D — Ginger RogerB, Dennis Morgan, James Oraig — Top-line drama; should profit by word of mouth — 108m. — see Jan. 8 issue — (112). LET’S MAKE MUSIC — OMU— Bob Crosby, Jean Rogers, Elisabeth Risdon — Pleasing program; sell Bob Cros¬ by's muslo — 84m. — see Dee. 25 issue— (116). LITTLE MEN — MD— Kay Francis, Jack Oakie, Jimmy Lydon, George Bancroft — Best for kids and family trade — 84m. — see Dec. 11 issue — (110). MELODY FOR THREE— CD — Jean Hersholt, Fay Wray, Walter Woolf King — One of the better Dr. Christ¬ ians; sell the muslo — 67m. — see Mar. 6 issue — (124). MR. AND MRS. SMITH — 0— Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond — Amusing comedy; sell the names and Hitchcock's reputation — 8.6m. — see Jan. 22 Issue— (117). NO, NO, NANETTE— MUG — Anna Neagle. Richard Carl¬ son, Victor Mature, Roland Young — Sell the names beoause the show doesn’t hit the “Irene” mark — 96m. — see Dec. 26 issue — (114). PLAY GIRL — MD — Kay Francis, James Ellison. Mildred Coles — Has plenty of angles for the women — 77m. — see Jan. 22 issue — (121). RELUCTANT DRAGON, THE — Novelty — Robert Benchley, Nana Bryant, Walt Disney — Novelty will need plenty of push, but has chance for surprise grosses — 73m. — see May 28 issue — (Technicolor Sequen¬ ces) — -(191). REMEDY FOR RICHES — OD — Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Edgar Kennedy — Dualler; okay for Dr. Christian fans — 68m. — see Nov. 27 Issue — (118). REPENT AT LEISURE— CD — Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, George Barbier — -For the lower half of the duallers — 66m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (125). ROBBERS OF THE RANGE — W — Tim Holt, Ray Whit¬ ley, Virginia Vale — One of the better Holt west¬ erns — 62m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (184). SAINT IN PALM SPRINGS, THE— MY— George Sanders. Wendy Barrie, Linda Hayes — Okay for “Saint” fans but below the usual standard — 66m. — see Jan. 8 issue— (116). SAINT'S VACATION, THE — MD — Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae — Lightweight Britisher for the duals — -61m. — see June 25 issue — .(Englishmade) — -(131). SCATTERGOOD BAINES — CD — Guy Kibbee, Carol Hughes, John Archer — Good comedy for nabes and hinterlands — 69m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (12JJ). SCATTERGOOD PULLS THE STRINGS — CD — Guv Kib¬ bee, Bobs Watson, Susan Peters — Dualler is tops for family trade — G7m. — see May 28 issue — (132). SUNNY— MUC— Anna Neagle, John Carroll, Ray Bolger — Musical can do pleasing business with proper handling — 98m. — see May 28 issue — (133). THEY MET IN ARGENTINA — MUC — Maureen O’Hara, James Ellison, Buddy Ebsen, Alberto Vila — LatinAmerican musical will need plenty of help — 77m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (128). VIVACIOUS LADY — O — Ginger Rogers, James Stewart, Charles Oobum — Pleasant reissue; sell Award winners Rogers and Stewart — 91m. — see Mar. 19 iRsue — ( 162). YOU’LL FIND OUT — MYMU — Kay Kyser, Helen Par¬ rish, Dennis O’Keefe. Boris Karloff — High-rating musical-mystery combo — 97m. — see Nov. 27 issue — (108). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BEFORE THE FACT — Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Isabel Jeans, Heather Angel. DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER, THE— Walter Huston, Anne Shirley, James Craig, Simone Simon, Ed¬ ward Arnold. DUDE COWBOY — Tim Holt, Marjorie Reynolds. Ray Whitley. FATHER TAKES A WIFE, THE — Adolphe MLenjou, Gloria Swanson, John Howard, Florence Rice. GAY FALCON, THE — George Sanders, Wendy Barrie. LADY SCARFACE— -Judith Anderson, Frances Neal, Dennis O’Keefe. LITTLE FOXES, THE — Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Richard Carlson. LOOK WHO’S LAUGHING — Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Fibber McGee and Molly, Lucille Ball. MEXICAN SPITFIRE’S BABY — Leon Errol, Lupe Volez. MY LIFE WITH CAROLINE — Ronald Colm^n, Anna Lee, Charles Winnin^er. OUTLAW TRAIL — Tim Holt, Janet Waldo, Ray Whit¬ ley. PARACHUTE BATTALION — Robert Preston, Nancy Kellv, Edmond O’Brien. THEY MEET AGAIN — Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin — (>7m. — ( 134). TOM, DICK, AND HARRY — Ginger Rogers, George Mur¬ phy, Alan Marshall, Burgess Meredith — (126). UNEXPECTED UNCLE — Anne Shirley, James Craig, Charles Coburn. UNTITLED — Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Jane Clayton. WEEKEND FOR THREE — Jane Wyatt, Dennis O’Keefe. REPUBLIC (1939-1940 releases from 901 up; 1940-1941 releases from 001 up.) ANGELS WITH BROKEN Wl NGS— CD— Binnie Barnes, Gilbert Roland, Mary Lee — For the duals and nabes; sell the names — 72m.— see June 11 issue — (016). ARKANSAS JUDGE — C — Weaver Bros, and Elviry, Roy Rogers, Spring Byington, Pauline Moore— Small towns and nabes will like It best — 72m. — see Feb. 6 issue — (010). BACK IN THE SADDLE — MU W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee — One of Autry’s best — 73m. see Apr. 2 issue — (045). BARNYARD FOLLIES— MU — Mary Lee, Rufe Davis, June Storey — Lower bracket musical — 68m. — see Nov. 27 issue (008). BEHIND THE NEWS — D — Lloyd Nolan. Doris Daven¬ port, Frank Albertson — Okay newspaper drama for the action duallers — 74m. — see Dec. 25 issue — (009). BORDER LEGION, THE — WMU — Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Carol Hughes — Corking, fast-mov¬ ing oatie — 58m. — see Dec. 11 issue — (053). BOWERY BOY— MD — Dennis O’Keefe. Louise Camp¬ bell, Jimmy Lydon— Routine “Dead End"-type pro¬ gram — 71m. — see Jan. 8 issue — (019). COUNTRY FAIR — MUC — Eddie Foy, Jr., June Clyde, Guinn Williams — Lightweight farce comedy; best for nabes and hinterland — 74m. — see May 14 issue —(015). DESERT BANDIT — W — Don “Red” Barry, Lynn Mer¬ rick, William Haade — Good western — 56m. — see May 28 issue — (077). FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS — CDMU — Weaver Bros., Elviry, Lois Ranson — Just for the provinces — 67m. — see Nov. 27 issue — (007). GAY VAGABOND, THE — C — Roseoe Earns, R.uth Don¬ nelly, Ernest Truex — Okay for the nabe duajs and rurals — 66m. — see May 28 issue — (022). GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, THE — AD — Bob Steele, Claire Carleton, Milburn Stone — Satisfactory aotion dualler — 62m. — see Mar. 6 issue — (021). IN OLD CHEYENNE — W — Roy Rogers, Joan Woodbury, Gabby Hayes — Belongs in the top western bracket — 68m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (055). KANSAS CYCLONE — W — Don “Red” Barry, Lynn Mer¬ rick, William Haade — High grade western — 56m. — see June 25 issue — 1078). LADY FROM LOUISIANA — MD — John Wayne. Ona Munson, Helen Westley — Another high-rating Re¬ public entry; will need selling — 82m. — Bee May 14 issue — (014). LONE STAR RAIDERS — W — The Three Mesquiteers, June Johnson, George Douglas — Sub-standard Mes¬ quiteers — 57m. — see Dee. 25 issue — (064). MAN BETRAYED, A — MD — John Wayne, Frances Dee, Edward E'llis — Good cast held down by weak story; sell the names — 83m.— see Mar. 19 issue — (Oil). MEET THE MISSUS — C — Higgins Family, Polly Moran, Astrid Allwyn — Weak sister in Higgins Family se¬ ries — 68m. — see Nov. 27 issue — (018). MELODY RANCH— MUC — Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, Ann Miller — High-rating musical oomedy with west¬ ern background — 84m. — see Nov. 27 Issue — (041). MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY — OD — Dennis O’Ketie. Florence Rice, Peter Lorre — Fast moving show fits nicely into the action groove — 69m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (012) NEVADA CITY — W — Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Sally Payne — Above par western — 5Jm. — see June 25 issue — (057). PALS OF THE -PECOS — W — Three Mesquiteers, June J olmson — Ru n -of-the-m il I M esq u i teers — 5 6 at — see Apr. 30 issue — -(066). PRAIRIE PIONEERS — W — ■ Three Mesquiteers, Esther Estrella, Robert Kellard — Dualler for actioji houses; sell Three Mesquiteers series — 58m. — see Mar. 5 issue — (065 ) . PETTICOAT POLITICS — OD — Roecoe Earns, Ruth Donneiiy, Spencer Charters, Lois Ranson, Polly MoraD — Dualler for family situations and small towns — 67m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (020). PHANTOM COWBOY, THE— W— Don “Red” Barry, Virginia Carroll, Milburn Stone — Run-of-lhe-mlll western — 56m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (076). RIDIN ON A RAINBOW — WMU — Gene Autry. Mary Lee, Smiley Burnette, Carol Adams — Long on songs; short on action; but Autry is Autry — 79m. — see Feb. 5 issue — (044). ROBIN HOOD OF THE PECOS— W— Roy Rogers. George “Gabby” Hayes, Marjorie Reynolds — Swell Rogers’ entry — 59m. — see Jan. 22 issue — (054). ROOKIES ON PARADE — MUC — Bob Crosby, Gertrude Niesen, Ruth Terry — Timely comedy of the boys in the camps has all the angles — 69m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (013). SADDLEMATES — -W — Three Mesquiteers (Livingston, Steele, Davis), Gale Storm — Standard Three Mes¬ quiteers western — 56m. — see June 25 issue — • (067). SHERIFF OF TOMBSTONE — W — Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, Eiyse Knox — Okay western; Rogers at his best — 5 6m. — see May 14 issue — (056). SINGING HILL, THE — ■ MUW — Gene Autry, Virginia Dale, Smiley Burnette — Top ranking Autry — 75m. — see May 14 issue — (046). SIS HOPKINS — MUC — Judy Canova, Bob Crosb.T Charles Butterworth, Jerry Colonna, Susan Ha; ward — Republic’s top production; has big b. possibilities with the right kind of selling — 98m. — eee Apr. 16 issue — (002). TEXAS TERRORS — W — Don “Red" Barry, Julie Dfeaean, Arthur Loft — Tops for oatie fahs — 67m. — am Nov. 27 issue — (073). TRAIL BLAZERS, THE — W — -The Three Meequiteere, Pauline Moore, Weldon Heyburn — So-so Mesquiteers — 58m. — see Nov. 13 issue — (063). TWO-GUN SHERIFF — W — Don “Red” Barry, Lvnn Mer¬ rick, Jay Novello — Has plenty for action fans — 56m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (076). WHO KILLED AUNT MAGGIE? — MY — Wendy Burls, John Hubbard, Walter Abel — Routine rqysterv thriller for the duals — 70m. — see Nov. IS Issue — • (006). WYOMING WILDCAT — W — Don “Red” Barry. Julie Duncan, Frank M. Thomas — An average Barry— 66m. — see Jan. 22 issue — (074). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION GANGS OF SONORA — Three Mesquiteers, June John¬ son — (068). HURRICANE SMITH — Jane Wyatt, Ray Middleton, J. Edward Bromberg. ICE-CAPADES — Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lewis, “IceCapadcs” cast. MOUNTAIN MOONLIGHT — Weaver Bros, and Elviry, John Archer. POISON PEN — Flora Robson, Robert Newton — -(Eng¬ lish-made). PUDDIN’HEAD — Judy Canova, Francis Lederer, Ray¬ mond Walburn — (003). SUNSET IN WYOMING — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette — (047). TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM — Skeets Gallagher, Linda Hayes. 20th CENTURY-FOX (1939-1940 releases from 001 up; 1940-1941 releases from 101 up.) BLOOD AND SAND — MD — Tyrone Power, Linda Darn¬ ell, Rita Hayworth — Sell the names and color for best results — 125m. — see May 28 issue — (Techni¬ color) — (143). BRIDE WORE CRUTCHES, THE— OD— Lynne Roberts, Ted North, Edgar Kennedy — Just dual filler — 66m. — see Jan. 8 issue — (112). CHAD HANNA — MD — Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Linda Darnell — Marquee names should oarry It — 88m. — see Dec. 25 issue — (Technicolor) — (123). CHARTER PILOT — MD — LJovd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Arleen Whelan — Action dualler will fit nicely Into the lower spot— 70m. — see Nov. 13 issue — (118) COWBOY AND THE BLONDE, THE — CD — Mary Beth Hughes, George Montgomery, Alan Mowbray — Mild satire on Hollywood for the duallers — 68m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (141). DANCE HALL — CD — Carole Landis, Cesar Romero, Wil¬ liam Henry— Fast moving dualler for the syimmer trade — 73m. — see July 9 issue — (149). DEAD MEN TELL — MY — Sidney Toler, Sheila Ryan, Robert Weldon — Good Chan entry for the duallers • — 60m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (136). FOR BEAUTY’S SAKE — CD — Ned Sparks, Marjorie Weaver, Ted North — Routine entrant for the lower half — 62m. — see May 28 issue — (144). GIRL IN THE NEWS, THE — D — Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes, Emlyn Williams — -High-ranking suspense yarn; If “Lady Vanishes” and “Night Train” pulled them in, count on this — 77m. — see Jan. 22 issue — (Englieh-made) — (127). GOLDEN HOOFS— CD— Jane Withers, Charles (Buddy) Rogers, Katharine Aldridge — -Average Withers will fit into the lower dual spot — 67 m. — see Feb. 6 issue — (130). GREAT AMERICAN BROADCAST, THE — OMU — Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne, Cesar Romero — Workmanlike musical should do good business — 91m. — see Mav 14 issue? — (140). THE GREAT COMMANDMENT — D — John Beal, Maurioe Moscovich, Albert Dekker, Marjorie Cooley— Wellmade religious drama; call stand selling In cer¬ tain localities — 80m. — see March 6 issue — (142). HUDSON’S BAY — HD — Paul Muni, Gene Tierney, John Sutton — Impressive, well-mounted biggie; should do well with right selling — 94m. — eee Deo. 26 Is¬ sue — (116).