The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

THE SHORTS CHECK-UP THE SHORTS CHECK-UP gives title, cast information, release date, running time of shorts releases since Dec. 14, 1938, to date. THE RUNNING INDEXES to short subjects will be found in THE BLUE SECTION, on pages 128, 129, 179. 229, 325, 326 — a complete record since Sep¬ tember, 1937. REVIEWS of all short subjects are printed in THE SHORTS PARADE, appearing fort¬ nightly in THE BLUE SECTION. TIME IN THE SHORTS CHECK-UP IS THE LATEST AVAILABLE COLUMBIA Two Reel COMEDIES (26) A-Ducklng They Did Go(F) 3 Stooges . Apr. 7 16Y2m. Boom Goes the Groom (F) A. Clyde . Mar. 24 17J/2m. Chump Takes a Bump, The (G) C. Chase . May 5 18m. Mutiny on the Body (G) Smith & Dale Feb. 10 17y2m. Now It Can Be Sold (G) A. Clyde . June 2 17m. Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise 3 Stooges . . — m. Pest From the West, A B. Keaton June 16 — m. Pie a la Maid (F) C. Chase . Deo. 23 18m. Rattling Romeo C. Chase July 14 17m. Sap Takes a Wrap, A (F) C. Chase . Mar. 10 15Y2m. Saved by a Belle 3 Stooges June 30 17m. Star Is Shorn, A (F) D. Webb . Apr. 21 17m. Static in the Air W. Catlett . — m. Swing, You Swingers (G) A. Clyde . Jan. 20 lSYzm. Teacher's Pest C. Chase . . . . — m. Three Little Sew and Sews (E) 3 Stooges . Jan. 6 16m. Trouble Finds Andy Clyde A. Clyde . July 28 18m. We Want Our Mummy(G) 3 Stooges . Feb. 24 17m. Yankee Doodle Home(G) .May 19 10m. Yes, We Have No Bo nanza (G) 3 Stooges . May 19 16m. SERIALS (4) Flying G-Men (E) J. Craig, L. Gray. . . Jan. 28 (15 episodes) Mandrake the Magician (E) W. Hull, D. Weston May 6 (12 episodes) Overland with Kit Carson B. Elliot, I. Meredith Aug. 12 (15 episodes) One Reel COLOR RHAPSODIES (16) Gorilla Hunt, The (F) . Feb. 24 8m. Happytots (F) . Mar. 31 7m. House That Jack Built, The (G) . Apr. 14 7m. Kangaroo Kid (F) ...... Dec. 23 Little Match Girl (E) (re-sale) . Deo. 16 8'/2m. Lucky Pigs (G) . May 26 7m. Nell’s Yells . June 30 — m. Peaceful Neighbors (E) Feb. 16 SY2m. COLOR TOUR Big Town Commuters(G) Feb. 3 9m. Man Made Island May 26 — m. Province of Quebec (G) Dec. 15 11m. COMMUNITY SING (12) No. 3 — Seasons (G) Dec. 2 11m. No. 4 — Sweetheart (G) Dec. 30 10y2m. No. 5 — Friendship (E) Jan. 27 10m. No. 6 — Moonlight (E) . .Feb. 24 10m. No. 7 — Parade of Hits (G) . Mar. 24 9[/2m. No. 8 — Strauss Waltzes (G) . Apr. 21 11m. No. 9 — Songs of the West (G) . May 19 10m. No. 10 — Songs of Ro¬ mance June 16 — m. HAPPY HOUR (Remakes from “The March of Years”) Know Your History No. 1 (G) . Feb. 22 10'/2m. No. 2 (G) Mar. 23 10</2m. No. 3 (F) . Apr. 21 11m. KRAZY KAT (8) Golf Chumps (G) . Apr. 6 7m. Krazy’s Bear Tale (G) Feb. 17 7[/2m. Krazy’s Shoe Shop . . May 12 — m. MUSIC HALL VANITIES (6) Montmartre Madness (F) 10m. Night In a Music Hall, A (G) . Jan. 20 10'/2m. Night at the Troc, A (B).Mar. 2 10J/2m. SCRAPPY (8) Scrappy’s Added Attrac¬ tion (G) . Feb. 3 6'/2m. Scrappy’s Rodeo . June 2 — m. Scrappy’s Sideshow (F) .Mar. 3 7m. Worm’s Eye View, A(F) Apr. 28 7m. SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (13) No. 5— Fishing, Other Activities (G) Jan. 13 9m, No. 6 — Stars and Holly Radio City (E) . Feb. 17 10'/2m. No. 7 — Players’ Play¬ grounds (F) . Mar. 17 10m. No. 8 — Ice Skating (E) Apr. 8 9[/2m. No. 9 — Stars and Horses (F) . May 12 10m. No. 10 May 26 — m. No. 11 . June 15 — m. SPORT THRILLS (13) Diving Rhythm (E) , Apr. 21 10m. Jockeys Up . June 2 — m. King Vulture (E) . Jan. 6 11m. (Special) Navy Champions (G) . . . Mar. 17 9Y2m. Odd Sports (G) Feb. 10 10/2m. Technique of Tennis June 30 — m, JUAREZ AND MAXIMILIAN — D — Lionel Atwill, Medea Novara — It just misses — 95m. — see May 3 issue — (Miguel 0. Torres). LET’S PRETEND WE'RE SWEETHEARTS — CD — Lola Lane, Lawrence Gras', Chic Chandler, George Meeker, Richard Tucker — Better-than-average inde¬ pendent — 68m. — see May 31 issue — (Wagner). LURE OF THE WASTELAND— W — Grant Withers, Mar¬ ion Arnold — Lower bracket western; just a filler — 65m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (A1 Lane). MOTHERS OF TODAY — MD — Esther Field, Max Rosen¬ blatt, Simon Wolf — Jewish nabe hit — 92m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Apex). MURDER IS NEWS — MD — John Gallaudet, Iris Mere¬ dith — Nabe dualler mystery — 55m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Warwick) . SMOKY TRAILS— W— Bob Steele, Jean Carmen— Okay Steele — 56m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Metropolitan). SPECIAL INSPECTOR — MD — Charles Quigley, Rita Hay¬ worth — Pleasing action programmer — 52m. — ■ see Apr. 6 issue — (Warwick). THROUGH THE CENTURIES— Documentary — Written by Francis X. Talbot, S. J., narrated by Pedro de Cardoba — Good for Catholics — 61m.— see Mar. 8 issue — (Beacon). TUMBLEWEEDS— W — Wililam S. Hart, Barbara Bed¬ ford— Revival which can get results if exploited — 88m. — see May 17 issue — (Astor). WAGES OF SIN, THE — MD — Constance Worth, Willy Castello — Highly exploitable sex show — 65m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Real Life Dramas). FOREIGN Arranged under the dominant language of the particu¬ lar importation. For further details communicate with the distributor indicated. CHINESE SABLE CICADA— MD— Violet Koo, Y. L. Wei, I. E. Koo — For Chinatown houses — 87m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (Modern Film). ENGLISH BEDROOM DIPLOMAT, THE — C — Tamar Desni, Harold French — Bottom dualler for nabes — 68m. — see Apr. 6 issue — -(Sound City Productions). CHALLENGE, THE — D — Robert Douglas, Joan Gardner — High-rating importation— 77m. — see May 17 is¬ sue — (Film Alliance). CRISIS — Documentary — Produced, directed by Herbert Kline, narrated by Leif Erickson— For liberal. Intel¬ ligent; an exploitation challenge to average exhibi¬ tor — 86m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Maver-Burstvn) . DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES — MD — Emlvn Williams, High Williams, Marius Goring — Tops for murder — 77m. — see May 31 issue — r(Alliance). FORBIDDEN MUSIC — Operetta — Richard Tauber, Diana Napier — Nabe offering with popular appeal, for spots that can use British product — 39, 63m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (World). GANG’S ALL HERE, THE — CD — Jack Buchanan, Googie Winters — Just fair comedy; nabe lower-half dualler — 75m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Associated British). MUTINY ON THE ELSINORE — MD — Paul Lukas, Kath¬ leen Kelly, Lyn Harding, Michael Martin-Harvey — High-rating sea thriller — 72m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Krellberg). SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS— C— Diana Churchill, Henry Kendall, June Clyde — Laugh-provoker for the nabe, art houses — 70m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Hoffberg) — (A). SECRET OF STAMBOUL, THE— D — Valerie Hobson, James Mason, Frank Vosperm, Kay Walsh — Spy, mystery dualler — 74m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Hoff¬ berg) — (A). SPY OF NAPEOLEON — MD — Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas — For class spots, nabe with limitations — 77m. — see May 17 issue — (Unity Films). WILL OF A PEOPLE, THE (Spain Fights On) — Docu¬ mentary — No cast or production credits — For lib¬ eral houses — 55m. — see Feb. 22 iBsue — (L. Frank). FRENCH BIZARRE BIZARRE — F — Louis Jouvet, Francoise Rosay — Rib-tickler for French fans — see Apr. 6 issue — (Lenauer). BOUQUETS FROM NICHOLAS — MD — Noel-Noel, Jacques Varennes, Janine Noel-Noel — Can play the right nabes; swell for the arty, French — 75m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Walch Films). CURTAIN RISES, THE (Entree des Artistes) — MD — Jouis Javet, Janine Darcey — Pleasing French Import — 85m. — see May 3 issue — (Kassler). DOUBLE CRIME ON THE MAGINOT LI NE—D— Victor Francen, Vera Korene — Excellent for art, French houses; exploitation — 83m. — see May 3 issue — (Tower Pictures). ESCAPE FROM YESTERDAY— D— Jean Gabin, Annabella— Infinitely superior French product — 95m. — see May 17 issue — (Hoffberg) — (A). HEROES OF THE MARNE (Le Famille Lefrancois) — Raimu, Germaine Dermoz — Chiefly for foreign, art houses — 88m. — see May 3 issue — (Spectrun) — (A). LITTLE FLOWER OF JESUS, THE — D — Simone Bourday — Strictly for Catholics — 67m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (Sunray). LOWER DEPTHS, THE — MD — Jean Gabin, Louis Javet, Suzy Prim — Superb for arty, French, liberal — 95m. — see Dec. 28 issue — ( Mayer-Burstyn ) — (A). MAN AND HIS WIFE, A (Un Homme et Sa Femme) — MD — Harry Baur, Suzy Vernon — Fair for French, arty; lower-half dualler for nabes — 77m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (French Film Exchange) — (A). PURITAN, THE — D — Jean-Louis Barrault. Alla Donell — Can be exploited for fair money — 85m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Lenauer) — (A). THREE WALTZES — Operetta — Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay — Natural for art, foreign-policy theatres — 92m. — see May 3 issue — (Vedis Films). WITH A SMILE (Avec le Sourire) — CD — Maurice Chevalier, Marie Glory — Swell for French houses; can play duallers anywhere — 84m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Malcolm Film Laboratory). HUNGARIAN ELCSERELT EMBER (The Changed Man) — MD — Ferenc Kiss, Margit Dakya, Gero Maly — Just for Hun¬ garians — 84m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Hungaria). ITALIAN FOR MEN ONLY (Per Uomini Soli) — CD — Carlo Buti, Paola Barbara — Great show for Italian nabes — 78m. — see May 17 issue — (Esperia). JEWISH MAMELE — DMU — Molly Picon, Edmund Zayenda, Max Bozyk — Sure-fire box-office In Jewish nabes — 103m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (Sphinx). MY SON — DMU — Gustav Berger, Fannia Rubina — Highrater for Yiddish consumption — 91m. — see May 31 issue — (Jewish Talking Picture). WITHOUT A HOME — D — Alexander Marten, Viera Gran — For strictly Yiddish-policy houses — 90m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Foreign Cinema Arts). RUSSIAN ALEXANDER NEVSKY — SP — Nicolai, N. P. Okhlopkov — Box office for foreign, art houses — 94m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (Amkino). CONCENTRATION CAMP — D — -0. Jakov, S. Shirokova — Too much Communist propaganda for the average house — 66m.— see Apr. 6 issue — (Amkino). COSSACKS IN EXILE — Operetta — Maria Sokil, Michael Shvets — High-rater for Ukranian, arty houses — 86m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (Avramenko Film). MAN WITH THE GUN, THE — MD — Boris Tenin, M. Shtrauk — Powerful picture for the arty, liberal — 80m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (Amkino). NEW HORIZONS — D — Boris Chirkov, Vera Kibardina — For radical houses only — 92m. — see May 31 issue — (Amkino). SOVIET BORDER — MD — E. Piapkina, E. Fedorova, N. Kriuchkov, S. Krilov, N. Vinogradov — Propaganda film for the radical — 94m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Amkino). VOLGA BOATMAN, THE (Le Batteller de la Volga) — D — ‘Pierre Blanchar, Vera Korene — Best for foreign, art houses — 78m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (Hoffberg). (SPANISH RANCHO GRANDE — DMU — Tito Guizar, Rene Cardona, Esther Fernandez — Natural for Spanish, select nabes — 80m. — see Dec. 28 isaue — (Atlas Film).