The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

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LEAPING CHIPPER "MR. CHIPS"! Cincinnati joins the ranks of Dayton, Columbus and Cleveland to establish “Goodbye Mr. Chips” (Robert Donat, Greer Garson; directed by Sam Wood) as a sure-fire sensation everywhere! Watch the new openings nation¬ wide! Imagine! The 5th week at the Astor, N.Y. tops the previous week! "MAISIE" IS A DAISY! This exploitation natural is a hot-weather box-office tonic! “MAISIE”, the Explosive Blonde (Robert Young, Ann Sothern; directed by Edwin L. Marin) is delighting audiences and exhibitors everywhere. THAT "TARZAN" YELL! From coast to coast showmen are doing their stuff and “TARZAN FINDS A SON” (Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan; directed by Richard Thorpe) is topping all previous Tarzan hits. LUCKY 7»h HARDY HIT! Flash from Huntington Park, Cal.: “Sensational preview of ‘ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER’, the lucky 7th Hardy hit. Ecstatic audience almost tore the house down.” (Directed by W . S. Van Dyke, n). "ON BORROWED TIME" GREAT! “ON BORROWED TIME” (Lionel Barrymore and bigcast; directed by Harold S. Bucquet ) is the talk of the West Coast. The stage hit has become a screen triumph, one of the best produced by any studio this year! WATCH THAT DEPENDABLE LION! He s in full stride and you ain’t seen nothin’ yet! “LADY OF THE TROPICS” (Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr; directed by Jack Conway); “THE WOMEN” (Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell and All-Star Cast ; directed by George Cukor); “BLACKMAIL” (Edward G. Robinson; directed by Henry C. Potter) and other BIG ONES for June, July, August. When your box-office needs a friend, there’s always THE FRIENDLY COMPANY!