The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

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THE CHECK-UP— June 7, 1939 Servisection 4 ZERO HOUR, THE — D — Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger, Adrienne Ames, Don Douglas, Jane Darwell— -Good program ; can hold top spot in smaller situations ti2m. — see May 31 issue — (812). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION COLORADO SUNSET — Gene Autry, Smiley Brunett, June Storey. IN OLD CALIENTE — Roy Rogers, Mary Hart, George Hayes, Katherine DeMille, Jack LaRue. LAUGHING IRISH HEARTS — Phil Regan, Jean Parker, John Qualen, Scotty Beckett, Barnett Parker, Benny Baker, Jerome Cowan, Horace MacMahon. MICKEY THE KID — Bruce Cabot, Jessie Ralph, Robert Elliott, ZaSu Pitts, Ralph Byrd, Tommy Ryan, J. Farrell MacDonald. MOUNTAIN RHYTHM — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Maud Eburne — (845). THREE TEXAS STEERS — Three Mesquiteers, Carole Lan¬ dis, Ted Adams, Rosco Ates — (866). WYOMING OUTLAW — John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Ray¬ mond Hatton, Adele Pearce. TRI-NATIONAL (Distributed In this territory by Harry H. Thomas) (All Foreign-made) CHAMPS ELYSEES — MD — Saacha Guitry, Raymond Galle, Jean Davy — For seleot audiences — 89m. — sea Mar. 8 issue. ..... . CLOISTERED — Religious — Photographed at Motherhouse of the Good Shepard Convent, Angers, France — 63m.— see 1st June, 1936, issue, under Foreign. CROSSROADS (Carrefour) — MD — Charles Vanel, Jules Berry, Suzy Prim — For the aryt, French — 76m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (foreign-made). HEART OF PARIS (Coeur de Paris) — 85m. — Raimu, Michele Morgan, Gilbert Gil — Top French product — 85m. — see Jan. 26 issue. INDISCRETIONS — CD — Sascha Guitry, Betty Daussmond — For art, French houses, exclusively — 80m. — see May 17 issue — (A). KERMESSE HEROIQUE, LA (Carnival in Flanders) — C — Francoise Rosay, Jean Murat, Alerme — Excel¬ lent class, good olty nabe — 93m. — see Jan. 26 issue — (A). MONASTERY — Religious — Description of the Catholic monastic orders — 58m. — see 2nd Feb., 1938, issue, under Foreign. ORAGE, L' (The Tempest) — MD — Charles Boyer, Michele Morgan — Intimate romantlo programmer — 76m. — see Dec. 28 issue. PEG OF OLD DRURY — MD — Anna Neagle, Marie O’Neill, Sir Cedric Hardwicke — Class, art houses — 74m. — see 1st May, 1936, issue, under Paramount. SACRIFICE D’HONNEUR — MD — Annabella, Victor Francen — For the French, arty — 76m. — see Dec. 14 issue. 20th CENTURY-FOX (1938-1939 releases from 900 up) BOY FRIEND — MD — Jane Withers, George Ernest — Fair Withers — 72m. — see May 17 issue — (943). CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU— MY — Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Sen Yung — High rating Chan offer¬ ing; play up Toler — 65m. — Bee Dec. 28 issue — (928). CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO — MY— Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville, Kane Dichmond, Sen Yung — Okay Chan mystery— 70m. ■ — see June 14 issue — 948). CHASING DANGER — CD — Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon — Good dualler — 60m.— see Jan. 11 issue — (941). GORILLA, THE — C — Ritz Brothers, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Anita Louise — Depends on the Ritzes — 66m. — see May 31 issue — -(944). HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, THE— MY— Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, John Carradine, Beryl Mercer — Ex¬ ploitable program for nice money — 80m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (936). INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH— MY — Gordon Harker, Ali¬ stair Sim — Pleasant British murder mystery — 76m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (845) — ( British -made ) . IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU — CD — Stuart Erwin, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Walburn, Douglas Fowley, June Gale, Clarence Kolb, Mary Forbes — Pleasing dual entertainment — 7 2m. — see June 14 issue — (950). JESSE JAMES— D — Tyrone Power, Nancy Kelly, Henry Fonda— Box-office smash — 106m. — see Jan. 25 issue — ( technicolor) — (921). JONES FAMILY IN HOLLYWOOD, THE — C — Jed Prouty, Spring Byington — Will do for second feature, but doesn't quite keep up with the earlier Joneses — 60m. — see May 17 issue — (946). KENTUCKY — MD — Loretta Young, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan — Zanuok’s top-rating New Year’s gift to the box office; credit to 20th Century-Fox — 96m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (technicolor) — (9231 LITTLE PRINCESS, THE— CD— Shirley Temple, Rich¬ ard Greene, Anita Louise. Cesar Romero, Arthur Treacher — Eye-filling, but it depends Qn the star — 93m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (technicolor) — (932). MR. MOTO IN DANGER ISLAND— MD— Peter Lorre, Jean Hersholt, Amanda Duff, Warren Hymer — Nice Mcto, dualler — 70m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (937). MR. MOTO TAKES A VACATION— MYD— Peter Lorre, Joseph Schildkraut, Lionel Atwill, Virginia Field — One of the better Motos; dualler — 65m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (952). RETURN OF THE CISCO KID, THE— W— Warner Bax¬ ter, Lynn Bari — Good western — 71m. — see May 3 issue — (940). ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE— MU — Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, A1 Jolson — Should do big biz — 86m. — see May 17 issue — (942). SMILING ALONG — CMU — Gracie Fields, Mary Maguire, Roger Livesey — Good British comedy. Can be sold for big returns if properly exploited — 92m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (933) — (foreign-made). STORY OF ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, THE — D — Don Ameche, Loretta Young, Henry Fonda — Fine production; can stand plenty of selling — 97m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Cosmopolitan) — (938). TAILSPIN — MD — Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Joan Davis, Jane Wyman, Charles Farrell — Highly exn Inlinh Ia action thriller — 84m. — see Feb. 8 issue l if 4U J . THREE MUSKETEERS, THE — CMU — Ritz Brothers, Don Ameche, Binnie Barnes, Gloria Stewart — Headed for nice money, If exploited — 73m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (927). WIFE, HUSBAND AND FRIEND — CD — Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero — Above usual run; top-bracket attraction — 80m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (930). WINNER TAKE ALL — CD — Tony Martin, Gloria Stuart, Henry Armetta, Slim Summerville — Lower bracket offering for nabes, duals — 62m. — see Mar. 8 issue YOUNG MR. LINCOLN — D — Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan, Eddie Quillan — Credit not only to the company but to the indus¬ try — 100m. — see June 14 issue — (Cosmopolitan) — (947) ALEXANDER KORDA PRISON WITHOUT BARS — D — Corinne Luchaire, Edna Best, Barry Barnes — Slow-moving foreign dualler — 79m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (foreign-made) — (A). HAL ROACH CAPTAIN FURY — MD — Brian Ahearn, Victor McLaglen, June Lang — Top-bracket attraction; a natural for the action fans — 91m. — see May 17 issue. TOPPER TAKES A TRIP — C — Constance Bennett, Ro¬ land Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray — Comedy programmer has novel exploitation angles — 80m. — see Jan. 11 issue. ZENOBIA — C — Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon — Fair com¬ edy; will need selling — 73m. — see Mar. 22 issue. DAVID O. SELZNICK MADE FOR EACH OTHER — MD — Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Lucille Watson, Charles Coburn — Should be headed for the big money — 94m. — see Feb. 8 issue. EDWARD SMALL DUKE OF WEST POINT, THE — CD — Louis Hayward, Tom Brown, Joan Fontaine — High-rating program — 109m. — see Dec. 28 issue. KING OF THE TURF — D — Adolphe Menjou, Roger Dan¬ iel, Dolores Costello, Walter Abel — Above-average race-track programmer — 88m. — see Feb. 22 issue. WALTER WANGER STAGECOACH — W — Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Andy Devine, John Carradine, George Bancroft — Topnotch western, should be box office plus — 96m. — see Feb. 22 issue. TRADE WINDS — CD — Fredric March, Ralph Bellamy, Joan Bennett, Ann Sothern — Better than average comedy-drama — 94m. — see Dec. 28 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CHARLIE CHAN AT TREASURE ISLAND — Sidney Toler, Cesar Romero, Sen Yung, John Carradine, Peter Lynn, Pauline Moore, Sally Blane, Douglas Fowley, June Gale, Joyce Compton, Douglas Dumbrille — (1939-1940). CHICKEN WAGON FAMILY — Jane Withers, Leo Car¬ rillo, Spring Byington, Marjorie Weaver, Kane Rich¬ mond, Sara Paden, Robert Cavanaugh — (19391940). ESCAPE, THE — Eddie Norris, Amanda Duff, Jean Rog¬ ers, Henry Armetta, Joan Gale — (1939-1940). ELSA MAXWELL’S HOTEL FOR WOMEN — Elsa Max¬ well, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Katherine Ald¬ ridge, James Ellison, Joyce Compton, Chick Chand¬ ler. John Halliday, Sidney Blackmer — (1939-1940). FRONTIER MARSHAL — Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes, John Carradine, Cesar Romero, Edward Norris — (951). GIRL MUST LIVE, A — Margaret Lockwood, Lilli Pal¬ mer, Renee Houston, George Robey, Hugh Sinclair — ( English-made) . HARMONY AT HOME — William Frawley, Cora Sue Col¬ lins, Jean Rogers, Robert Kelland — (1939-1940) HERE I AM A STRANGER— Richard Dix, Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene, Kay Aldridge, Roland Young, Ed¬ ward Norris, Gladys George, John Arledge. JONES FAMILY AT THE GRAND CANYON — Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Eddie Collins, Billy Mahin, George Ernest, June Carlson, Paul Hurst, Florence Roberts —(1939-1940). NEWS IS MADE AT NIGHT— Lynn Bari, Preston Foster, George Barbier, Russell Gleason, Eddie Collins — (953) . RAINS CAME, THE — Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy, George Brent, Joseph Schildkraut, Harry Travers, Maria Ouspenskaya, H. B. Warner, Cesar Romero, Jane Darwell, Abner Beiberman, Brenda Joyce, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Rambeau, Mary Nash, Laura Hope Crews — (1939-1940). SECOND FIDDLE — Sonja Henie, Rudy Vallee, Tyrone Power, Alan Dinehart, Mary Healy, Edna May Oli¬ ver, Lyle Talbot, Stuart Rayburn. Minna Gombell, Maurice Cass, Purnell Pratt — (949). STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE— Spencer Tracy, Sir Ced¬ ric Hardwicke, Walter Brennan, Nancy Kelly, Rich¬ ard Greene, Henry Hull, Russell Hicks, Paul Har¬ vey — (1939-1940). SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES— Shirley Temple, Ran¬ dolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood, Lester Matthews, J. Farrell MacDonald, Moroni Olson, Victor Jory — (954) . WINTER GARDEN — Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Ricardo Cortez. UNITED ARTISTS (Arranged by producers) SAMUEL GOLDWYN WURTHERING HEIGHTS — D — Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier — Can be sold big; word-of-mouth comment will help — 104m. — see Apr. 5 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION FOUR FEATHERS — Ralph Richardson, John Clements, C. Aubrey Smith, Jean Duprez — (technicolor) — ( foreign -made ) — ( Korda ) . MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE — Louis Hayward, Mar¬ ion Martin, Warren William, Joan Bennett, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale, Miles Mander, Doris Kenyon — ( Small ) . MUSIC SCHOOL — Joel McCrea, Andrea Leeds, Margot Stevenson, Jascha Heifetz, Adolphe Menjou, Tom Kelly, Gene Reynolds, Jacqueline Nash, Walter Tetley, Arthur Hohl, Marjorie Main, Paul Harvey — (Goldwyn). OVER THE MOON — Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Zene Dare, Ursula Jeans — (technicolor) — (foreign-made) — (Korda). REAL GLORY, THE — Gary Cooper, Andrea Leeds, David Niven, Walter Brennan, Joel McCrea, Broderick Crawford, Kay Johnson, Reginald Owen, Maurice Moscovitch, Charles Waldron — (Goldwyn). THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE — Sabu, Conrad Veidt — (Eng¬ lish-made)— ( Korda) . WINTER CARNIVAL — Ann Sheridan, Richard Carlson, James Corner, Helen Parrish, Joan Brodel, Virginia Gilmore, Robert Armstrong, Alan Baldwin, Robert Allen, Morton Lowry, Marsha Hunt, the McCash Twins, Jimmy Butler — (Wanger). UNIVERSAL (1938-1939 releases from 3000 up.) BIG TOWN CZAR — D — Barton MacLane, Tom Brown — Nabe dual support — 66m. — see May 3 issue — — (3018). CODE OF THE STREETS — MD — Harry Carey, Frankie Thomas, Juanita Quigley, “Little Tough Guy” Boys — Good top dualler; should set new high for the Little Tough Guys — 69m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (3019). EAST SIDE OF HEAVEN — CMU — Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, Mischa Auer, Sandy — Good, should do business — 8m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (3006). EX-CHAMP — Victor McLaglen, Nan Grey — Strong ual attraction — 72m. — see May 31 issue — (3010). FAMILY NEXT DOOR, THE — O — Hugh Herbert, Ruth Donnelly — Good comedy programmer — 61m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (3020). FOR LOVE OR MONEY— -MD — June Lang, Robert Kent — Fast-moving dualler — 67m. — see May 3 issue — (3030). GAMBLING SHIP — MD — Robert Wilcox, Helen Mack, Edward Brophy — Nabe dualler; top feature In smaller situations — 62m. — see Dec. 28 issue — 13023). GHOST TOWN RIDERS — W — Bob Baker, Fay Shannon — Better-than-average Baker — 64m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (3054). HONOR OF THE WEST — W— Bob Baker, Marjorie Bell — Satisfactory Baker — 68m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (3055). HOUSE OF FEAR, THE — MY — William Gargan, Irene Hervey — Thrill-packed mystery; excellent dual sup¬ port — 66m. — see May 17 issue — (3038).