The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

THE CHECK-UP— June 7, 1939 Servisection 2 SINGING COWGIRL, THE — W — Dorothy Page, David O'Brien, Vince Barnett, Dorothy Short — Routine western not helped by a cowgirl lead — 57m. — see May 31 issue — ( \V1 -3 ) . SIX-GUN RHYTHM — W — Tex Fletcher, Joan Barclay — Below-par western, best bet for juvenile matinee trade — 57m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Wl-19). TRIGGER PALS — W — Art Jarrett, Lee Powell, A1 i St. John, Dorothy Fay— Routine singing western— 66m. WATER8eRUSTLE2RS — W — Dorothy Page, David O'Brien Vince Barnett — Good entrant In a novel series which should build — 66m. — see Feb. 8 issue (Wl-1). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION TRASHING THROUGH, RENFREW OF THE MOUNTED IN — James Newill, Jean Carmen. (327). LADY TAKES A CHANCE, THE — Heather Angel, John MIRACLE OF MAIN ST REET-Margo, Walter Abel Wynne Gibson, Veda Ann Borg, Ly e Talbot, Jane Harwell, William Collier, Sr., Willie Best, Luis SAVES A LADY, RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED TROUBLEmOVER" THE( PACIFIC— Wallace Fold, June Lang, William Gargan, Katherine DeMille— (Cosmocolor). METRO (1938-1939 releases from 900 up.) ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, THE— Hickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, William Frawley, Rex Ingram, Jo Ann Sayres— Good Program, a natural for the Rooney fans which can be ex¬ ploited — 91m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (923). BROADWAY SERENADE— CMU — Jeanette MacDonald, Lew Ayres, Ian Hunter, Frank Morgan— Depends on the star— 112m.— see Apr. 6 issue — (931). BURN ’EM UP O’CONNOR — MY — Dennis 0 Keefe, Ce¬ celia Parker, Nat Pendleton — Dual fare, okay for thrill, action fans — 67m.— see Jan. 26 issue— BR1DM-19SUITE — CD — Robert Young, Annabella — Plug the cast — 70m. — see May 31 issue — (937). CALLING DR. KILDARE— MD— Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Lionel Barrymore — Dualler; can be featured in smaller spots — 87m. — see May 3 issue (932). FAST AND LOOSE — CMY — Robert Montgomery, Rosa¬ lind Russell, Reginald Owen, Ralph Morgan— Smart mystery program — 78m. — see Feb. 22 issue £924 ) FLIRTING WITH FATE— C— Joe E. Brown, Leo Carillo, Beverly Roberts, Wynne Gibson — High-rating com¬ edy, with Brown in top form; a natural for Brown fans — 70m.— see Dec. 14 issue — (914). FOUR GIRLS IN WHITE — D — Florence Rice, Una Mer¬ kel, Ann Rutherford, Alan Marshall — Routine hos¬ pital stuff, for dual support — 73m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (921). , _ GIRL DOWNSTAIRS, THE — MD — Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone, Walter Connolly, Reginald Owen — Ex¬ ploitable programmer — 77m. — see Dec. 28 issue GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS — D — Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn — Exploit this for big money re¬ turns — 114m. — see May 31 issue — (British-made). HARDYS RIDE HIGH, THE — MD — Mickey Rooney, Hardy Family, Lewis Stone, Sara Hayden— Another Hardy success — 81m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (934). HONOLULU — CMU — Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, Gracie Allen, George Burns — Entertaining program — 86m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (922). ICE FOLLIES OF 1939 — MD — Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, Lewis Stone, Lionel Stander, International Ice Follies — Headed for nice money with correot handling — 82m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (926). IDIOT’S DELIGHT — MD — Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward Arnold, Burgess Meredith, Joseph Schildkraut — Top money show — 107m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (920). IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD — CD — Claudette Colbert, James Stewart — Big money comedy — 86m. — see May 17 issue — (936). KID FROM TEXAS, THE — AD — Dennis O’Keefe, Florence Rice — Falls into lower bracket; dualler — 71m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (929). LET FREEDOM RING — MD — Nelson Eddy, Virginia Bruce, Victor McLaglen, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold — Should be box office anywhere — 87m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (926). LUCKY NIGHT — MD— Robert Taylor, Myrna Loy — Dis¬ appointing — 81m. — see May 3 issue — (933). SAN FRANCISCO — MD — Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDon¬ ald, Spencer Tracy — Box office — 111m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (636) — (re-issue). SERGEANT MADDEN — Wallace Beery, Tom Brown — Sell Beery, rely on word-of-mouth — 78m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (927). 6,000 ENEMIES — MD — Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Paul Kelly. Nat Pendleton, Harold Huber, Grant Mitchell — Fair dual meller — 62m. — see June 14 issue — (938). SOCIETY LAWYER — D — Walter Pidgeon, Virginia Bruce — Nice B packed with A performances — 76m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (930). STAND UP AND FIGHT — MD — Wallace Beery, Robert Taylor, Florence Rice — High-rating program — 97m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (918). TARZAN FINDS A SON! — MD — Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, John Sheffield, Ian Hunter, Henry Stephenson, Frieda Inescort, Henry W'ilcoxon, Laraine Day — Best of the Tarzans — 80m. — see June 14 issue — (939). TELL NO TALES — MD — Melvyn Douglas, Louise Platt — Entertaining dualler — 70m. — see May 31 issue — (936). WITHIN 1HE LAW — D — Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal — Just a dualler — 66m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (928). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER — Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Ann Ruth¬ erford, Sara Hayden, Terry Kilburn, Helen Gilbert. BABES IN ARMS — Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Grace Hayes, June Preisser, Betty Janes, Douglas McPhail, Janice Chambers, Charles Winninger, Irene Frank¬ lin, Henry Fox, Johnny Walsh, Ann Shoemaker, Henry Hull, Lynn Bari, Neely Edwards, Guy Kibbee, John Sheffield. DAY AT THE CIRCUS, A — Marx Brothers, Ann Ruther¬ ford, Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Nat Pendleton. GONE WITH THE WIND — Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Thomas Mit¬ chell, Barbara O'Neill, Ann Rutherford, Evelyn Keyes, Laura Hope Crews, Victor Jory, Harry Dav¬ enport, Leona Roberts, Jackie Moran, David Newell, Rosco Ates, Eric Linden, John Wray, Yola d’Avril, Paul Hurst, Margaret Seddon, Hattie MacDaniel, Oscar Polk — ( technicolor ) — (1939-1940). LADY OF THE TROPICS — Hedy Lamarr, Robert Taylor, Grace Hayle, Elsie Cavonna, Ernest Cossart, Gloria Franklin, Mary Taylor, Joseph Schildkraut, Natalie Moorehead, Charles Trowbridge. MAISIE — Anne Sothern, Ian Hunter, Ruth Hussey, Cliff Edwards, Robert Young, Minor Watson, Richard Carle, Joseph Crehan — 74m. — (940). MIRACLES FOR SALE — Henry Hull, Florence Rice, Rob¬ ert Young, Lee Borman, Virginia Grey, Suzanne Kaaren, Frank Craven, Gloria Holden. NINOTCHKA — -Greta Garbo, Peggy Moran. ON BORROWED TIME — Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi, Charles Waldron, lan Wolf, John Sheffield, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Una Merkel, Bob Watson, Eily Malyoa, Nat Pendleton, Philip Terry, Henry Travers, Grant Mitchell. STRONGER THAN DESIRE — Walter Pidgeon, Virginia Bruce, Ilka Chase, Rita Johnson, Lee Bowman, Ann Todd, Richard Lane, -Ann Dvorak, John Hamilton, Paul Stanton, Donald Douglas — (941). THUNDER AFLOAT — Wallace Beery, Virginia Grey, Franchot Tone, Regis Toomey, Clem Bevans, John Qualen, Douglas Dumbrille. WIZARD OF OZ, THE — Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Bert Lahr — (technicolor) — (1939-1940). WOMEN, THE — Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Phyllis Povah, Virginia Weidler, Hilda Plowright, Dennie Moore, Ann Morris, Mary Boland, Florence Nash, Rosalind Russell, Louise Hovick, Lucille Watson, Virginia Grey, Joan Fontaine, Ruth Hussey, Muriel Hutchinson, Esther Dale, Dorothy Sebastian, Renie Riane, Virginia Bruce, Paulette Goddard. MONOGRAM (1938-1939 releases from 3800 up.) ACROSS THE PLAINS — W— Jack Randall, Frank Yaconelli, Joyce Bryant — Sub-par Randall entry — 52m. — see May 31 issue — (3855). BOYS REFORMATORY — MD — Frankie Darro, Grant Withers — Swell support on duals — 61m. — see May 17 issue — (3820). CONVICT’S CODE — MD — Robert Kent, Anne Nagel, Sid¬ ney Blackmer — Lower dualler — 63m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (3822). DOWN THE WYOMING TRAIL— W— Tex Ritter, Mary Brodell — Usual Ritter, with unusual background — 63m. — see May 31 issue — (3864). DRIFTING WESTWARD — W — Jack Randall, Frank Yacanelli — High rating Randall — 47m.— see Feb. 8 issue — (3863). I AM A CRIMINAL — AD — John Carroll, Martin Spell¬ man, Kay Linaker — Good action drama; credit to Monogram — 73m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3812). LITTLE PAL (The Healer) — D — Ralph Bellamy, Mickey Rooney, Judith Allen, Karen Morley — Worthy at¬ tempt — 72m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (3828) — (re-issue) . MYSTERY OF MR. WONG, THE— MY— Boris Karloff, Dorothy Tree, Grant Withers, Craig Reynolds, Ivan Lebedoff — The better entrant In the Wong series, full of entertainment — 68m. — see Mar 22 issue — (3806). MYSTERY PLANE — MD — John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milbum Stone, Jason Robards — Pleasing starter, presaging a better series — 61m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (3809). NAVY SECRETS — Fay Wray, Grant Withers, Craig Reynolds — Fair spy meller, nabe dualler — 60m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (3806). ROLLIN’ WESTWARD — W — Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay, Horace Murphy — Fair Ritter — 56m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (3863). SONG OF THE BUCKAROO — W— Tex Ritter, Jinx Falkenburg, Mary Ruth — Ritter near top form — 66m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3861). STAR REPORTER — MD — Warren Hull, Marsha Hunt — % High-rating action melodrama — 62m. — see Mar. 8 issue (3821). STREETS OF NEW YORK — MD — Jackie Cooper, Mar : jorie Reynolds — Nice production; highly exploit¬ able for good returns — 73m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (3802). SUNDOWN ON THE PRAIRIE— W— Tex Ritter, Doro . thy Fay — Above average Ritter — 66m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (3862). TOUGH KID— MD— Frankie Darro, Judith Allen, Dick l Purcell, Don Rowan — Routine fight meller — 69m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3819). TRIGGER SMITH— W— Jack Randall, Joyce Bryant— High-rating Randall — 61m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (3864). UNDERCOVER AGENT — MD— Russell Gleason, Shirley Deane — Slow paced programmer — 66m. — see Apr. 19 issue — -(3824). WANTED BY SCOTLAND YARD— MD — James Stephen¬ son, Betty Lynne — Weak programmer — 62m. — see • Apr. 19 issue — (3829) — (British-made). WILD HORSE CANYON — W — Jack Randall, Dorothy ’« Short, Charles King— Satisfactory Randall — 60m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3862). WOLF CALL — MD — John Carroll, Movita, Peter George Lynn, Polly Ann Young — Nice inde meller for the family trade — 61m. — see May 31 issue — (3813). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION GIRL FROM NOWHERE, THE— Warren Hull, Ann Na¬ gel, Mayo Methot, Lester Matthews. GIRL FROM RIO, THE — John Carroll, Movita. IRISH LUCK — Frankie Darro. MR. WONG IN CHINATOWN— Boris Karloff. OKLAHOMA TERROR, THE — Jack Randall — (3856). ROLL, WAGON, ROLL — Tex Ritter — (3865). STUNT PILOT — John Trent, Milbum Stone, Marjorie . Reynolds, Mary Field, George Meeker, Pat O’Mal¬ ley, Wesley Barry. PARAMOUNT (1938-1939 releases from 3800 up) AMBUSH — MD — Gladys Swarthout, Lloyd Nolan, Ernest •' Truex — Fair action thriller; dualler — 62m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (3820). BACK DOOR TO HEAVEN— D — Wallace Ford, Patricia • Ellis — Dualler only — 85m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3833). BOY TROUBLE — O — Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O’Connor, Billy Lee — For the family trade — 74m. — see Jan. 29 issue— (3824 ) . BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S SECRET POLICE — MY — John Howard, Heather Angel— Swell Drummond program — 55m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (3831). CAFE SOCIETY — CD — Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross, Claude Gillingwater — Good light comedy program, with exploitable title — 84m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (3826). EAGLE AND THE HAWK, THE — MD — Fredric March, Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, Jack Oakie — Sell the men to the women — 76m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3866) — (re-issue). GRACIE ALLEN MURDER CASE — CMY — Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew, Kent Taylor — Highrating comedy programmer — 75m. — see May 17 issue — (3839). GRAND JURY SECRETS — MD — John Howard, Gail Pat¬ rick — Pleasing dualer with a novel twist — 68 Vim. — see May 17 issue — (3842). HERITAGE OF THE DESERT— W— Donald Woods. Eve¬ lyn Venable — Top-notch western — 74m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (3843). HOTEL IMPERIAL — MD — Ray Milland, Isa Miranda, J. Carrol Naish, Reginald Owen — Program — 80m. — see 1 May 3 issue — (3836). I’M FROM MISSOURI — CD — Bob Burns, Gladys George — Family trade dualler — 80m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3830). INVITATION TO HAPPINESS — D — Irene Dunne, Fred ». MacMurray, Charles Ruggles, Billy Cook — Top-notch attraction; can be exploited — 99m. — see May 17 issue — (3841). KING OF CHINATOWN — D— Akim Tamiroff, Anna May Wong, J. Carroll Naish — Nabe dual support; sell Tamiroff — 57m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3827). LADY’S FROM KENTUCKY, THE — CD — George Raft, Ellen Frew, Hugh Herbert, Zazu Pitts — Good pro¬ gram — 77m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (3834). MIDNIGHT — CD — Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Fran¬ cis Lederer, John Barrymore, Mary Astor — Highrating program — 94m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3828). NEVER SAY DIE— CD— Bob Hope, Martha Raye, Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard — Highrating comedy programmer — 82m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (3832). “. . . one-third of a nation . . — D — Sylvia Sydney, Lief Erickson, Myron McCormick — Exploitation natural for big cities, liberal spots; depends on handling for others — 76m. — see Feb. 22 Issue — (3825). PARIS HONEYMOON— CMU — Bing Crosby, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff — Cast names offer best oppor¬ tunities for exploitation — 86m. — see Dec. 28 Issue — (3821).