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April 15, 1939
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Fronfier Pony Express
(Contiiutcd jroin totic 24)
stitiite fake army dispatchos for the real ones. Guilt poii\ts to Mary, but when Dillaway is shot he confesses and implicates Keane. In the climax J o h n s o n and his hcnchiiu'u, alone: with Kcanc, are killed.
SUMMARY: Western fans will like this. All they want in thrills, action, fast-riding, singing, etc., will be found in Rogers' latest picture. The story and direction are all that could be desired for an outdoor film, and the performances are satisfactory. Raymond Hatton furnishes the comedy, while Noble Johnson, known generally for his bronze man roles in elaborate costume pictures, comes through here a first-rate bandit. Where Rogers is liked, his newest effort will please. Get tieups on paper cups, electric razors, typewriters, breakfast foods, candies, beverages, etc.
OUTSTANDING: Production treatment.
Catchline: "Thev risked their lives for a two-cent stamp." ' (FAMILY)
Double Crime in the Maginof Line
Tower
Drama
83 mins.
Unusual Background of Maginot Line For Murder Mystery Adds Interest To This
Cast: Victor Francen, Vera Korene, Jacques Baumer, Fernand Fabre, Vital and others. Directed and produced by Felix Gandera.
Plot: The commandant of a section of the Maginot Line is murdered. One of his officers had married a German woman and he is suspected. But when his story of innocence is believed he is set free to trap the guilty man and does so finding it to be his wife's brother.
SUMMARY: The unusual background for this picture should make it especially interesting at this time when the Maginot Line looms daily in the news. The titles are good and there are not too many of them. The acting is splendid but the names won't mean anything to American audiences. The picture's sole appeal to audiences is its background. After they are in the theatre its other entertainment qualities will manifest themselves, the best of which is the suspense. Stress in all your advertising that it is a murder mystery of the Maginot Line and not a "scenic."
Catchline: "Murder in the depths of France's underground fortification."
(ADULT)
For Booking information write Tower Pictures, 729 7th Ave., N. Y. City.
The Family Nexf Door
(Hollyzvood Prcviciv)
Univ. Comedy 60 mins.
Snappy Direction Helps First of New Family Series Overcome Hackneyed Plot
(National Release Date, March 21)
Cast: Hugh Herbert, Joy Hodges, Eddie Quillan, Ruth Donnelly, B ennie Bartlett, Juanita Quigley and others. Original screenplay by Mortimer Offner. Directed by Joseph Santley. Associate Producer, Max Golden.
Plot: Herbert, a one-trip plumber, is egged on by his wife, Ruth Donnelly, to do bigger and better things to make more
money. To help her daughter, Joy llodg.es, "get" Tonnny Heck, nephew of wealthy ( ceil Cunningham, Miss Donnelly allows lior older son, Quillan, to sell "nest egg" bonds to invest in a new property development. The development is found to have a • iniek'sand bottom when younger daughter Juanila Quigley is caught trying to save the family pooch from sinking in it. All ends well financially when a geologist finds a silicate in the soil.
SUMMARY: Not to be considered in the same class as the Jones or Hardy family series, this should nevertheless make a good companion film for a stronger feature. That it is pleasing entertainment can be attributed to the direction of Joseph Santley, who brings out the laughs in rapid-fire succession to overcome the much-used plot. With the support of Ruth Donnelly, who turns in an excellent performance as his helpmate, Hugh Herbert won't disappoint his fans. The children are well cast and help to keep things lively. Have a man and woman, accompanied by four youngsters and a dog, walk around the business district with a large sign reading: "We are 'The Family Next Door' — Follow Us to the Blank Theatre for a laugh."
OUTSTANDING: Joseph Santley's direction; Hugh Herbert.
Catchline: "Just a plumber with 'woo! woo!' in ihis pipes." (FAMILY)
Weekly Product Check-Up
(Coiitiiiucd front page 23)
REPUBLIC (Cont.)
In Production
ALL THE TOMORROWS
Frieda Inescort Otto Kruger
Directed by Sidney Salkow
HEADIN' FOR TEXAS (W)
Roy Rogers Mary Hart
Produced and directed by Joe Kane
TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX
in Production
1938-39
GIRL FROM BROOKLYN
Advance Dope August 13
under title "By the Dawn's Early Light" ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE Advance Dope February 4
SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES Advance Dope March 11
NEWS IS MADE AT NIGHT Advance Dot^e March IS
CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO Advance Dope March 11
THE GORILLA Advance Dope March 11
BOY FRIEND Advance Dope April 1
RETURN OF THE CISCO KID Advance Dope April 1
1939 AO
STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE
Advance Dope March 4
In Production
1938 39
YOUNG MR. LINCOLN
Advance Dope April S
SECOND FIDDLE Advance Dope April 8
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
Gloria Stuart Stuart Erwin
Directed by Alfred Werker
1939 40
HOTEL FOR WOMEN
Elsa Maxwell Directed by Gregory Ratofif EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE
xA.manda Duff Kane Richmond
Directed by Ricardo Cortez
UNITED ARTISTS
Being Edited
CAPTAIN FURY
Produced by llal ivoacli Advance Dope Pehruary 18
In Production
MAN IN THE IRON MASK
Produced by Edward Small Advance Dope March 25
MUSIC SCHOOL Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jascha Heifet/ Joel McCrea
f)irected by Archie Mayo
UNIVERSAL Being Edited
BIG TOWN CZAR
Advance Dope March 11
FOR LOVE OR MONEY June Lang Robert Kent
Directed bv Al Rogell HOUSE OF FEAR Advance Dope April 1
In Production
THE SUN NEVER SETS
Doug Fairbanks, Jr. Virginia Field
Produced and directed by Rowland V. Lee
EX-CHAMP Victor McLaglen Nan Grey
Directed by Phil Rosen THEY ASKED FOR IT William Lundigan Joy Hodges
Directed by Frank' McDonald OLD GRAD Charley Grapewin Anita Louise
Diiected by Harold Young
WARNER BROTHERS
Being Edited
NAUGHTY BUT NICE
Advance Dope December 10
under title "Always Leave Them Laughing" JUAREZ
Advance Dol^e February 4
KID FROM KOKOMO Advance Dope January 7
under title "Broadway Cavalier" CODE OF THE SECRET SERVICE Advance Dope January 14
under title "Smashing the Spv Ring" SWEEPSTAKES WINNER Advance Dope January 7
HELL'S KITCHEN Advance Dope Februarv IS
DEVIL ON WHEELS Advance Dope March 18
under title "Roaring Crowd" NANCY DREW, TROUBLE SHOOTER Advance Dope March 4
EACH DAWN I DIE Adzvncc Dot^e March 4
CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY Edward G. Robinson Lya Lys
Directed bv Anatole Litvak FAMILY AFFAIR Advance Dot^e March 4
GANTRY THE GREAT Advance Dope March 25
WATERFRONT Advance Dope April 1
ENEMY AGENT Advance Dope April 1
In Production
1938 39
GIVE ME A CHILD
Advance Dope April 1
LIGHTHOUSE HARRY
Bert Wheeler Alarie V/ilson
Directed bv Noel Smith HOBBY FAMILY Jane Bryan Henry O'Neill
Directed by William Clemens
193940
BATTLE OF CITY HALL
Advance Dope April 1
OLD MAID Bette Davis George Brent
Directed by Edmund Goulding