The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

Record Details:

Title:
The Exhibitor
Date:
Jun-Oct 1939
Publisher:
Philadelphia, Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc.
Volume:
The Exhibitor (Jun 1939-Oct 1939) New England Edition
Leaf #:
000935
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Regional trade paper that began in Philadelphia, but expanded to include editions for other markets.
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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THE EXHIBITOR 15 JAMAICA INN (Paramount) — Charles Laughton, Leslie Banks, Maureen O’Hara, Maria Ney, Emlyn Williams. 99m. Once again Charles Laughton emphatically proves his claim to a position among the screen’s greatest actors. Once again Alfred Hitchcock emphatically proves his claim to a position among the screen’s greatest directors. Putting them both together — as in “Jamaica Inn”— results in a top motion picture. With the right amount of push behind it, this British filmasterpiece should reap a nice profit. LIGHT AHEAD (Di Klittshe) (Carmel) — Isidore Casher, Helen Beverly, David Oparoshu, Yudel Dubinsky. 103m. From Edgar C. Ulmer, the same director who gave Yiddish theatre-goers “Green Fields” and “The Singing Blacksmith,” comes this excellent product, that should set new records where Jewish films can be olayed. MADEMOISELLE MA MERE (Hoffberg) — Danielle Darrieux, Marcel Simone, Alerme. 80m. Carefree, gay risque — just plain, ordinary American “screwy”— is this frothy bedroom farce, imported from France. Adapted from Louis Verneuil’s rib-tickling book, and starring an un¬ leashed Danielle Darrieux, this turns out to be a highly exploitable import for do¬ mestic purposes and should start a beaten path to houses operating under a foreign and art policy. $1,000 A TOUCHDOWN (Paramount) — Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Susan Hay¬ ward, Syd Saylor, John Hartley. 70m. Even the Joe E. Brown and Martha Raye fans will have trouble getting any satis¬ faction out of this bottom dualler. The story is silly, and even a strain for those who are broadminded about movie plots. PRIDE OF THE BLUE GRASS (War¬ ners) — Edith Fellows, James McCailion, Granville Bates, DeWolf Hopper. 64m. Putting his hand to turning out a story of a blind horse’s winning the Grand Na¬ tional, producer Bryan Foy has, the while filling another date on Warners’ release schedule, given forth with 64 minutes of all ’round entertainment. While it will set no records, “Pride of the Blue Grass” should please the great majority of the for which horses and a horse story have family trade, and especially that segment a particular appeal. TREACHERY ON THE HIGH SEAS (Times) — Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Charles Farrell. 68m. A harmless can of celluloid, sent over by our English friends, this cops-and-robbers story can earn its way by filling the lower end of nabe duallers. Its greatest asset is in bringing Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon. U-BOAT 29 (Columbia) — Conrad Veidt, Valeria Hobson, Sebastian Shaw, Marius Goring, June Duprez. 79m. Another in the ever-growing list of timely, wartime cel¬ luloid, this spy thriller from Irving Ash¬ er's British studio must take its place with the leaders. Because Conrad Veidt and, to a lesser extent. Valerie Hobson are the only names known to American fans, this must be tackled by exploiting its extreme timeliness. THE WITNESS VANISHES (Universal) — Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, Bruce Lester, Walter Kingsford, J. M. Kerrigan. 66m. True to the principle set by pervi¬ ous Crime Club entries, “The Witness Vanishes” gets the most possible meat out of what, on the face, seems like just an¬ other whodunit affair. Shorts THE ASH CAN FLEET (Metro-Goldwvn-Mayer — Miniature). 11m. Excellent. BACK OF THE MIKE. (Jam Handy). 9m. Excellent. BLAMED FOR A BLONDE (RKORadio — Radio Flash). 16m. Fair. CALLING ON CAIRO (Central). 8m. Good. CAPTAIN SPANKY’S SHOWBOAT (Metro — Our Gang Comedy). 10m. Fair. CHICKEN FEED (RKO-Radio— Flash Comedy). 17m. Bad. COAT TALES (RKO-Radio — Radio Flash). 17m. Good. THE DAY OF REST (Metro— Robert Benchley). 9m. Fair. A FAILURE AT FIFTY (Metro— Min¬ iature). 10m. Excellent. FASHION FORECAST, No. 1 (Fall Fashions). (20th Century-Fox). 10y2m. Good. FOOTBALL THRILLS OF 1938 (Metro — Pete Smith Specialty). 10m. Good. IN MOROCCO (Columbia — Color Tour). lOlfem. Fair. KENNEDY THE GREAT (RKO-Radio — Edgar Kennedy Comedy). 18m. Good. LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY PANDA (Universal — Walter Lantz Cartune). 8V2m. Good. LITTLE LION HUNTER (Vitaphone— Merrie Melodie). 7m. Good. NEVADA UNLIMITED (RKO-Radio— Reelism). 9m. Good. THE ORPHAN DUCK (20th CenturyFox — Technicolor Terry-Toon). 6y2m. Good. PORKY’S HOTEL (Vitaphone— Looney Tune). 7m. Good. RADIO BLOCKADE (Jam Handy). 9m. Excellent. SCREEN SNAPSHOTS, No. 1 (Colum¬ bia). 10m. Excellent. SHEEP IN THE MEADOW (20th Centurv-Fox — Terry-Toon). 6m. Good. SIOUX ME (Vitaphone — Merrie Melo¬ die). 7m. Good. THINK FIRST (Metro — Crime Doesn’t Pay). 21m. Excellent. Should SHE surrender for his love? Or was ever September 27, 1939