Boxoffice barometer (1944)

knights in armor and King Arthur’s court. His habits and knowledge of the present day create quite a to-do in the royal domain. The Conspirators Cast: Hedy Lamarr, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, Joseph Calleia, Carol Thurston. Producer: Jack Chertok. Director: Jeon Negulesco. Original: Frederick Prokosch. Screenplay: Vladimir Pozner and Leo C. Rosten. Danger and intrigue in Lisbon where Nazi agents plot are contained in this film of two members of the underground who conspired against fascist tyranny. The Corn Is Green Cost: Bette Davis, John Dali, Joan Loring, Nigel Bruce, Rhys Williams, Mildred Dunnock. Producer: Jack Chertok. Director: Irving Rapper. Original: Emlyn Williams. Screenplay: Frank Cavett. Casey Robinson. This screenplay, adapted from the stage play of the same title, is the story of a woman’s determination to bring educational advantages to young Welsh miners. Bette Davis, cast as the teacher from London, takes up residence in a Welsh mining village where she meets with discouragement and opposition, but through strength of purpose and after great perseverance, she gains the desired results. Dangerous Marriage Cast: Zachary Scott. Producer: Alex Gottlieb. Director: Not set. Original: Virginia Perdue. Screenplay: Graham Baker. Based on the mystery thriller, “He Fell Down Dead,” this story revolves around the emotional conflict of a man and wife living together without love, and to what desperate end it led them. Dark Eyes Cast: Not set. Producer: Jerry Wald. Director: Not set. Original: Elema Miramova, Eugenie Leontovich. Screenplay; Sam Heilman. The story of two indigent actresses and their efforts to attain success. Devotion Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Nancy Coleman, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Dame Mae Whitty, Arthur Kennedy. Producer: Robert Buckner. Director: Curtis Bernhardt, Original: Theodore Reeves. Screenplay: Keith Winter. The story of the-Bronte sisters who lived sheltered lives and yet wrote such emotional love novels as “Jane Eyre” and “Wuthering Heights.” The film depicts their trials with a drunken brother and their deep friendship with the village curate to whom they confided their dreams and aspirations. Don't Ever Leave Me Cast: Clare Foley, Producer: William Jacobs. Director: Not set. Original: Norma and Ben Barzman. Screenplay: Not set. A little moppet with a big imagination gets her family involved in a series of difficulties through a lot of tall tales she creates. Ethan Frome Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis. Producer: Henry Blanke. Director: Not set. Original: Novel by Edith Wharton, Screenplay: Not set. A drama which involves the problems of a man suffering from amnesia who returns home and complicates his wife’s life. The Frontiersman Cast: Not set. Producer: Not set. Director: Not set. Original: Thornes Williamson. Screenplay: Lawrence Hazard. A history of the Colt revolver. God Is My Co-Pilot Cast: Dennis Morgan, Raymond Massey, Andrea King, Alan Hale, Dane Clark, Dick Erdman, Donald Woods, John Ridgely. Producer: Robert Buckner. Director: Robert Florey. Original: Col. Robert Lee Scott. Screenplay: Not set. The adventures of a man who lived to fly. He is a flight instructor when Pearl Harbor is bombed, and feels that here is his chance to prove himself a combat pilot, but the army turns him down because he is over age. After a campaign of letter writing he gets assigned to a B17, and subsequent events through India and China prove his mettle. Hollywood Canteen Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Dennis Morgan, Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Helmut Dantine, Jack Benny, Irene Manning, Jack Carson, several other Warner Brother stars as well as stars from other major and independent studios. Producer: Alex Gottlieb. Director: Delmer Daves. Original Screenplay: Delmer Daves. Songs, dances, and music are the background for this star-studded production with a cast of major studio luminaries who entertain in the Hollywood Canteen. A G.I. Joe from New Guinea visits there in hopes of meeting his dream girl, Joan Leslie. His vision becomes a reality when the film star entertainers arrange an introduction, plan a date for him with his idol and advise him on love. Pun and frolic is enjoyed by all who share in the romance. Honeymoon Freight Cast: Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman. Producer: Alex Gottlieb. Director: Not set. Original: Donald Keyhoe. Screenplay: Not set. A traveling salesman and saleswoman and their misadventures are the basis for the action of this comedy. The Horn Blows at Midnight Cast: Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Dolores Moran, Allyn Joslyn, Reginald Gardiner, Guy Kibbee, Frank Craven, Producer: Mark Hellinger. Director: Raoul Walsh. Original: Aubrey Wisberg. Screenplay: Sam Heilman and James V. Kern. Ijji this fantastic comedy which starts out in heaven. Jack Benny, a trumpetplaying angel, is appointed to descend to earth and blow his horn at midnight which would result in the destruction of the earth. In a large hotel on earth, several things happen, perpetrated by two fallen angels, to keep Benny from carrying out his assignment, and when he sees a mother greeting her home-coming soldier boy, the horn-blowing angel is glad he failed. Hotel Berlin Cast: Raymond Massey, Helmut Dantine. Producer: Lou Edelman. Director: Peter Godfrey, Original: Vicky Baum. Screenplay: Joe Pagano and Alvah Bessie. The story takes place in one of the biggest hotels in Germany’s capital and relates how the war has affected its residents. Janie Meets the Marines Cast: Joyce Reynolds. Producer: Alex Gottlieb. Director: Not set. Original Screenplay: JosepJiine Bentham, Gertrude Keck. In this sequel to “Janie,” Joyce Reynolds once again becomes involved with the men in the service and creates havoc and headaches for her helpless parents. Junior Miss Cost: Joyce Reynolds. Producer: Not set. Director: Not set. Original: Joseph Fields and Jerry Chodorov. Screenplay: Not set. Adapted from the successful Broadway play which deals with the diverse activities of the younger set, especially their romantic interludes and the bitter-sweet anguish of first love. Land I Have Chosen Cast: Not set. Producer: Jack Chertok. Director: Not set. Original: Ellin Mackay Berlin. Screenplay: Leo C. Rosten. The cavalcade of an American family. The Last Ride Cast: Richard Travis, Charles Lang, Eleanor Parker, Jack LaRue, Cy Kendall, Wade Boteler. Producer: No credit. Director: D. Ross Lederman. Original Screenplay: Raymond L. Schrock. A gangster story of two shady characters who capitalize on the rubber shortage in a retread tire racket. When their faulty tubes blow out and kill two children, a young detective lieutenant gets on their trail. The crooks use time bombs and resort to murder, but are eventually brought to justice. The Life of Will Rogers Cast: Joel McCrea. Producer: Mark Hellinger. Director: Not set. Original Screenplay: Sam Heilman. Joel McCrea portrays the beloved humorist and humanitarian in this screen biography of Will Rogers. Men Without Destiny Cast: Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning, Helmut Dantine, Alan Hale, Samuel S. Hinds, Bill Kennedy, Kurt Kreuger. Producer: Alex Gottlieb. Director: Edward A. Blatt. Original: Robert Sherwood's "The Petrified Forest." Screenplay: Thomas Job. In Death Valley a Dutch refugee comes to start life anew. He is picked up by a motel owner who mistakes him for an escaped Nazi prisoner but he establishes his identity and from then on is drawn into a circle of new friends. When the real Nazi prisoners intrude on the camp, the refugee becomes involved in a terrible struggle and finally sacrifices his life In an explosion that kills the Germans. Mildred Pierce Cost: Joan Crawford. Producer: Jerry Wald. Director: Michael Curtiz. Original: James M. Cain. Screenplay: Catherine Turney. Based on the James Cain best seller, this story concerns the problems and experiences of a widowed mother who strives to control her wayward daughter. The Miracle Cast: Not set. Producer: Wolfgang Reinhardt. Director: Not set. Original: Carl Vollmoeller. Screeniploy: Not set. As adapted from Max Reinhardt’s stage presentation of several years ago, this is the beautifully told story of the birth and life of Christ. Mississippi Belle Cast: Not set. Producer: Arthur Schwartz. Director Not set. Original: Not set Screen play: Agnes Christine Johnston. A story, with music, of the old south, and of the problems of reconstruction its people faced after the Civil War. Mr. Broadway Cost: Not set. Producer: Arthur Schwartz. Director: Not set. Original: Jack Lait. Screenplay: Sam Heilman and Jack Moffit. The life story of Sime Silverman, founder of Variety, and the cavalcade of Broadway as he saw it. My Reputation Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Warner Anderson, Lucille Watson, John Ridgely, Eve Arden, Robert Shayne. Producer: Henry Blanke. Director: Curtis Bernhardt. Original: Clare Jaynes. Screenplay: Catherine Turney. A lonely widow with two sons and a domineering mother attempts to throw off the shackles of her conservative background by having her fling with an army engineer. She is torn between the shocked attitude of her sons and her love for the man, but finally regains the respect of her children. When the officer is sent overseas she promises to wait for him. Night and Day Cast: Cary Grant. Producer: Arthur Schwartz. Director: Michael Curtiz. Original Screenplay: Charles Hoffman and l-eo Townsend. The story of the life of Cole Porter, famed composer of numerous musical comedies, whose popular melodies are sung and played throughout the world. Several of these songs and the inspirations that created them are the theme of the film, with “Night and Day” in the prominent spot. 134 BOXOFFICE BAROMETER