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May 20, 1939
SHOWMEN' S '1' R A D I-: R E V I E W
Page 19
a— BEFORE DATE OF ISSUE INDICATES ADVANCE DOPE. b — BOX OFFICE SLANT
Initial Before Release Date Indicates Audience Suitability: (F) Family (A) Adults.
ASTOR PICTURES
Title MIns.
3at Whispers (My-D) 86
Everytliing is Rliytlini (IHu)
Front Page (C) 100
Heart of New Yorls (Mu) 80
Hell's Angels (0) 110
Monster Walks (My-D) 60
Out of Singapore (D) 76
Rain (D) 85
Scarf ace (D) 88
tea Gliost (D) 60 liy Devils (C-D) 88
Street Scene (D) 79
Three Broadway Girls (C) 83
Tombstone Canyon (W) 67
Tonight Or Never (D) 92
Tunibleweeds (W) 86,
Stars
C. Morris-U. Merkel
Harry Roy & Band
A. Menjou-P. O'Brien
Jelson-Evans-Morgan
Jean Harlow-B. Lyon
Mischa Auer
Noah Beery-Dorothy Burgess
J. Crawford-W. Huston
P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak . Alan Hale-Claude Allister ..
Spencer Tracy
Sylvia Sidney
Blondell-Evans-Claire
Bob Burns
SwansonDouglasKarloff .... William S. Hart
Rel. Date
See Issue of
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2/15/39 Not Rev.
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5/1/39
COLUMBIA
City Streets (D) 68.
Coloi-ado Trail (W) 55.
Convicted (D) 58.
Girl's School (D) 73.
Gladiator (C) 71 .
I Am the Law (D) 83 .
Juvenile Court (D) 61 .
Lady Objects (D) 67.
Phantom Gold (W) 56.
Pioneer Trail (W) 55.
Reformatory (D) 61 .
South o< Arizona (W) 56.
Stranger From Arizona (W) ...56.
1937-38
. Fellows-Carrillo (F) 7/1/38
StarrettMeredith (F) 9/8/38 .
. Hayworth-Quigley (A) 8/18/38
.A. Shiriej-N. Gray (F) 9/30/38
.Brown-Travis (F) 8/15/38
. E. Robinson-W. Barrie (A) 9/2/38
. Kelly-Hayworlh (F) 9/15/38
, L. Ross-G. Stuart (A) 9/9/38 .
J. Luden-B. Marion (F) 8/31/38
Luden-Barclay 7/15/38
Jack Holt-Wynters (F) 7/21/38
Starrett-Meredith (F) 7/28/38
B. Jones-D. Fay 9/22/38
1938-39
Adventure in Sahara (D) 58. .P. Kelly-L. Gray (A)
Arizona Cowboy (W) Charles Starrett-lris Meredith..
Blind Alley (D) 71.. Ralph Bellamy-Rose Stradner ..(F)
Blondie (C) 68.. P. Singleton-Arthur Lake (F)
Blondie Meets the Boss (0) 71. .P. Singleton-Arthur Lake (F)
California Frontier (W) 54.. Buck Jones-Carmen Bailey
Coast Guard Scott-Bellamy-Dee
Crime Takes a Holiday (D) 58..Holt-M. Ralston (F)
61. .Walter Abel-Beverly Roberts
57.. C. Farrell-J. Wells (F)
. 54. .Bill Elliott-Luana de Alcaniz ...
(Former title. "California Cavalcade")
Golden Boy Barbara Stanwyck-Wm. Holden..
Good Girls Go to Paris Joan Blondell-Melvyn Douglas..
Hidden Power Jack Holt-Gertrude Michael
Homicide Bureau (D) 63 . B. Cabot-R. Hayworth (F)
Early Arizona (W) 53. . Elliotl-Gulliver
65.. Fay Bainter-lda Lupino (F)
58 . Bill Elliott-Veda Ann Borg
54.. Buck Jones-D. Fay (F)
68 . Maureen O'Sullivan-Henry Fonda(A)
First Offenders (D) Flight to Fame (D)... Frontiers of '49 (W) ..
11/15/38 5/25/39 5/1 1/39 I 1/30/38 2/28/39 12/15/38
10/5/38' 4/12/39 10/12/38 1/19/39
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Lady and the Mob (C) Law Comes to Texas (W). Law of the Texan (W) . . .
Let Us Live (D)
Little Adventuress (C-D).. Lone Star Pioneers (W).. Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (D).
Man From Sundown (D)
Missing Daughters (D) 59
Mounted Police No. 2
My Son Is a Criminal (D) 59
...62 ...56 ...65
. E. Fellows-R. Fiske (F)
.Bill ElliottDorothy Gulliver ... Warren William-Ida Lupino ... (F) Chas Starrett-lris Meredith .... .Richard ArlenRochelle Hudson..
Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith
.Alan BaxterJacqueline Wells (F)
North of Shanghai (D) 58.. Betty Furness-James Craig (F)
North of the Yukon (W) 64.. Chas. StarrettLinda Winters
(Former title, "Mounted Police")
Only Angels Have Wings (D) .. 122 . .Jean Arthur-Cary Grant (F)
Outside These Walls (D) 61.. Dolores Costello-Michael Whalen.
Parents on Trial Jean ParkerJohnny Downs
Rio Grande (W) 59.. Chas. Starrett-Ann Doran
(Former title, "North of Texas")
Romance of the Redwoods (D) . .67 . . Jean Parker-Chas. Bickford (F)
Smashing thfi Spy Ring (D)... 62. .Ralph Bellamy-Fay Wray (F)
Spoilers of the Range (W) 58 . Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith
(Former title. "The Oklahoma Trail")
Strange Case of Dr. Meade (D). 65 . Jack Holt-Beverly Roberts (F)
(Reviewed as "Outside the Law")
Terror of Tiny Town (Mu-W) . . .60 . . All Midget Cast (F)
Texas Stampede (W) 57.. Charles Starrett-I. Meredith
There's That Woman Again
(My-C) 70. . Douglas-Bruce (F)
Thundering West (W) 57.. C. Starrett-I. Meredith
Trapped in the Sky (D) 60, .Jack HoltKatherine DeMille ...(F)
West of Sante Fe (W) 57. . Starrett-Meredith (F)
Whispering Enemies (D) 62.. J. Holt-D. Costello (F)
Woman Is a Judge ... Frieda Inescort
You Can't Take It With You (C) 125. , L. Barrymoie-Aithur-Stewart (F)
1939-40
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Jean Arthur-James Stewart
6/30/39. ,
1/5/39' ' '. 11/2/38 4/3/39 .. 4/16/39 . 10/24/38 2/22/39 10/24/38 3/16/39 1/27/39 .
5/22/39 '
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5/25/39 5/4/39 .
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2/28/39 12/29/38 4/27/39
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CAUMONT BRITISH
1938-39
(Dist. by 20th -Fox)
Climbing High (C) 79 .. MatthewsRedgrave (F)
Crime Over London (D) 68. .Cawthorn-Sidney-Grahame (F)
Lady Vanishes (D) 78 . . Lukas-Whitty (F)
Man With 100 Faces (D) 72. .Tom Walls-Lilli Palmer (A)
Pagliaoci (Mu-D) 78. .Tauber-Ouna (A)
(Reviewed as "A Clown Must Laugh") Sailing Along (Mu-C) 79. . Matthews-Whiting (F)
Show Goes On (D)
.71 . . Neagle-Carminati (F)
Strange Boarders (D) 73. .T. Walls R. St. Cyr (A)
Thirty-Nine Steps (D). three on a Week End (C-D).
.72.
Donat-Madeleine Carroll (F)
LodgeLockwood (A)
8/15/38 II/I/38 10/1/38
4/15/38 6/15/38 8/1/38 9/15/38 7/1/38
(Reviewed as "Illegal Holiday")
To the Victor (D) 71 . . Fyffe-Loder-Lockwood (F) 3/15/38
Ware Case Clive BrookJane Baxter
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. . .b2/ 12/38 ...In Prod.
GRAND NATIONAL
1937-38
Dangerout Secrets (D).
...70.. p. Lukas-L. Traver> (A) 8/19/38 ...b8/28/37
(Reviewed as "Brief Ecstasy")
High Command (D) 59.. L. Atwill-L. Mannheim (A) 7/15/38 ..b7/30/3»
I Married a Spy (D) 59. .N. Hamilton-B. Homey (A) 7/1/38 .. b7/30/38
Kill af the Sierras (AD) 57 .. Rex— Sheik, the wonder hone... 8/2S/38 ..Net Rev.
Raatrnr et the Great White , .
Trail (D) Newell-Wallier 7/22/38 ..a6/l»/38
UMi Trail (W) 55.. Tex Ritter .. 8/12/38 ....a7/9/38
GRAND NATIONAL
Title
Mins.
Rel. Date
Cipher Bureau (D) 70.
Crashing Thru (D)
Exile Express (D) 71 .
Frontier Scout ( W) 61 .
Lady Takes a Chance (0)
(Former title.
Long Shot (D) 69.
Miracle of Main Street
Panama Patrol (D) 69.
Renfrew Saves a Lady
Ride 'Em Cowgirl (W) 52.
Shadows Over Shanghai (D) 66.
Singing Cowgirl 57 .
(Form
Six-Gun Rhythm (W) 57.
Sunset Murder Case (D) 57..
(Former title.
Titans of the Deep (T) 47..
Trigger Pals (W) 55..
Water Rustlers (W) 56..
(Former
1938-39
Stars
. Ames-Woodbury (F)
.James NewillWarren Hull
Anna Sten-Alan Marshal (A)
George Houston (F)
• Heather Angel-John King
"Everything Happens to Ann")
Marsha Hunt (F)
Mango
Charlotte Wynters-Leon Ames.. (F)
James Newell
Dorothy Parje-Vinco Barnett (F)
Ralph Morgan (F)
.Dorothy Page-David O'Brien
er Title "Lady Buckaroo") Tex FletcherJoan Barclay . ...(F)
Sally Rand
"Murder on Sunset Boulevard") .Dr. Wm. Beebe-Otis Barton ... (F)
.Art Jarrett-Lee Powell (F)
Dorothy Page-David O'Brien ,.. title, "The Last Barrier")
11/4/38 . l/2n/,iq 5/27/39 lu/21/38
1/6/39 .
5/26/39'
2/10/39.
1/20/39
10/14/38
5/31/39
5/13/39
10/28/38 1/13/39 . 1/6/39 ..
See Issue of
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MGM
Block-Heads (C) 58
Chaser (C) 75.
Crowd Roars (D) 92,
Fast Company (My-D) 75.
Love Finds Andy Hardy (C-D).. 92.
Marie Antoinette (H-D) 160.
Port of Seven Seas (D) 81.
Rich Man. Poor Girl (C-D) 74.
Shopworn Angel (D) 87,
1937-38
.Laurel-Hardy (F) 8/19/38
.O'Keefe-Stone-Pendleton (F) 7/29/38
. I aylor-Arnold-Morgan (F) 8/5/38
.M. Douglas-F. Rice (F) 7/8/38 .
.Stone-Rooney-Garland (F) 7/22/38
.N. Shearer-T. Power (F) 8/26/38
. Beery-O'Sullivan (A) 7/1/38 .
. Young-Hussey-Ayres (F) 8/12/38
.M. Sullavan-J. Stewart (F) 7/15/38
. .b8/20/38 . .b7/30/38 . .b7/30/38 ...b7/2/38 . ,b7/l6/38 . .b7/16/38 .. .b4/2/38 , .b8/l3/38 . . .b7/2/38
1938-39
Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn (D) 90. Mickey Rooney-Lynn Carver .. .(F)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (D) .. Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone
Boys Town (D) 92.. S. Tracy-M. Rooney (F)
Bridal Suite (C) Rob't Young-Billie Burke
(Former title, "Maiden Voyage") ..70.. Dennis 0' Keefc-Cecilia Pai-ker ..(F) 1 12.. J. MacDonald-L. Ayres (F)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (D) Broadway Serenade (Mu-D) Calling Dr. Kildare (D) ...
Christmas Carol (D)
Citadel (D)
Dramatic School (D)
Fast and Loose (My-C)
Flirting With Fate (C)
Four Girls in White (D)
Girl Downstairs (C)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (D) 114
Great Waltz (Mu) 104
Hardys Ride High (C-D)
Honolulu (Mu-C)
Ice Follies of 1939 (D)
.85. .69. 110. .78. .76. . .70. .73. .76.
.Lew Ayres-L. Barrymore (F)
.R. Owen-T. Kilburn (F)
.R. Russell-R. Donat (F)
.Rainer-A. Marshall (A)
. R. MontgomeryRosalind Russell , (F)
.Joe E. Brown (F)
.Florence Rice-Alan Marshall (F)
. F. Tone-F. Gaal (F)
.Robert Donat-Greer Garson (F)
. Rainer-Gravet (F)
.80, . Rooney-Stone-Rutherford (F)
.84. . Eleanor Powell-Rob't. Young .. (F)
_ . , .82. .Crawford -Stewart (Part Tech.). .(F)
Idiot's Delight (D) 109. .Gable-Shearer (A)
It's a Wonderful World (My-C) 86. .James Stewart-Claudctte Colbert, (F)
Kid From Texas (C-D) 70.. Dennis 0' KeefeFlorence Rice (F)
Lady of the Tropics . Hedy Lamarr-Rob't Taylor
Let Freedom Ring (Mu-D) 87.. Nelson Eddy-Virginia Bruce ... (F)
Listen, Darling (C-D) 73, , Bartholomew-Garland (F)
Lucky Night (C-D) 82..Myrna Loy-Robert Taylor (A)
Maizie Was a Lady (D) Rob't Young-Ann Sothern
Out West With the Hardys
(C-D) 83 Rooney-Stone-Parker
Pygmalion (D) 87. , Leslie Howard-Wendy Hiller ..
Sergeant Madden (D) 80. .Wallace Berry-Laraine Johnson
Shining Hour (D) 75. .Crawford-Sullavan-Young (F)
3.000 Enemies (D) Walter Pidgeon-Rita Johnson ...
Society Lawyer (D) 77 . .Virginia BruceWalter Pidgeon. .. (F)
Spring Madness (C-D) 65. .O'Sullivan-Ayres-Meredith (F)
Stablemates (D) ,, 89 . , W. Beery-M. Rooney (F)
Stand Up and Fight (D) 95 . .TaylorBeeryRice (F)
Stronger Than Desire Virginia BruceWalter Pidgeon .
Sweethearts (Mu) 1 10 . MacDonald-EddyMorgan (Teeh.) . (F)
Tarzan Finds a Son (D) Weissmiiller-O'Sullivan
Tell No Tales (D) 67..Melvyn Douglas-H. B. Warner. .. (F)
• (F) .(A) (F)
Three Loves Has Nancy (C) ... 67.
Too Hot to Handle (C-D) 105.
Vacation From Love (C) 65.
Within the Law (D) 65.
Young Dr. Kildare (D) 81.
Montgomery-Gaynor-Tone .(F)
C. Gable-M. Loy (F)
D. 0' Keefe-F. Rice (F)
Ruth Hussey-Paul Kelly (F)
L. Barrymore-L. Ayres (F)
1939-40
Babes in Arms Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland ...
Balalaika Nelson Eddy-llona Massey
Blackmail E. G. Robinson-Nat Pendleton..
Gone With the Wind Gable-Leigh-Howard (Tech.) ..
On Borrowed Time (D) Lionel Barrymore-Beulah Bondi
Thunder Afloat Wallace Beery-Robert Young .
Wizard of Oz (Tech.) Judy Garland-Frank Morgan ...
Women. The (D) Shearer-CrawfordRussell ...
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MONOGRAM
Man's Country (W) Mexican Kid (W) .
1937-38
.53.. Jack Randall (F) 7/6/38
.55. .Jack Randall (F) 8/17/38
Across the Plains (W)
Barefoot Boy (D) 63
Boys Reformatory (D) 61.
eonvict's Code (D) 66..
Drifting Westward (W)
(Farmer
Down the Wyoming Trail (W)
Gangster't Boy (D) 80.
Girl From Nowhere (D)
Gang Bullets (D) S3
Gun Packer (D) 73,
I Am a Criminal (D) 73
Little Pal (0) tS
1938-39
Jack Randall-Joyce Bryant 6/1/39
Moran-Morgan-Jonej (F) 8/3/38
Frankio Darro (F) 5/1/39 .
Robert Kent-Anne Nagel (A) 1/18/39
Jack Randall-Ethel Duran 1/25/39
title, "Santa Fe Bsund")
Tex Ritter 5/I8/3S
Jackie Cooper (F) 11/19/38
Anne Nagel-Warren Hull 6/16/39
Anne Nagel (F) 11/23/38
Jack Randall (F) M/li/3»
,Jehn Carrell-Kay Llnaker (F) 12/14/31
Ralah BellamyMickey Raaney ..(F) 2/15/3S ,
. .b8/6/38 .b9/IO/38
,a4/29/39 . .b9/3/38 ,b5/ 13/39 .b2/ll/39 ..al/7/39
.a4/22/39 bl 1/12/38 . .aS/6/39 ,H2/10/38 .bll/12/36 ..H2/3/38 . , Reissued