The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

THE CHECK-UP — September 27, 1939 Servisection 4 STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE — D — Spencer Tracy, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Greene, Charles Co¬ burn, Walter Breunar, Nancy Kelly — The kind of show which can be exploited for big returns — 101m. — see July 26 issue— (003). STOP, LOOK AND LOVE— C— Jean Rogers, William Frawley — Pleasant dual entertainment — 57m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (008). STORY OF ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, THE— D— Don Ameche, Loretta Young, Henry Fonda — Fine production! can stand plenty of selling — 07m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Cosmopolitan) — (938). SUSANNAH OF THE M0UNTIES — MD — Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood, J. Farrell MacDonald, Maurice Moscovich, Victor Jory, Moroni Olsen — Depends on Temple draw — 78m. — see June 28 issue — (954). WINNER TAKE ALL — CD — Tony Martin, Gloria Stuart, Henry Armetta, Slim Summerville — Lower bracket offering for nabes, duals — 62m. — see Mar. 8 issue _ (939). 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). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ADVENTURER, THE — Cesar Romero, Marjorie Weaver, Binnie Barnes — (012). BLUE BIRD, THE — Shirley Temple, Johnny Russell, Nancy Kelly, Nigel Bruce — (Technicolor). CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY IN DARKNESS — Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, Harold Huber, C. Henry Gordon. CITY, THE — Lynn Bari, Donald Woods, C. Aubrey Smith. DAYTIME WIFE — Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Binnie DRUMS ' ALONG THE MOHAWK — Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda — (Technicolor) — (015). EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT — Sonja Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings. GIRL MUST LIVE, A — Margaret Lookwood, Lilli Pal¬ mer, Renee Houston — (English-made). HEAVEN WITH A BARBED-WIRE FENCE — Glenn Ford, Nick Conti, Jean Rogers, Raymond Walburn. HIGH SCHOOL — Jane Withers, Lillian Porter. HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE — Don Ameche, Alice Faye, J. Edward Bromberg, Stuart Irwin, George Givot, Buster Keaton, Chick Chandler — (Technicolor) — (007). JONES FAMILY IN TOO BUSY TO WORK— Jed Prouty, Spring Byington — (016). MAN WHO WOULDN'T TALK, THE— Lloyd Nolan, On¬ slow Stevens, Jean Rogers. SIMPLE LIFE, THE — Marjorie Weaver, Stuart Irwin. SO THIS IS LONDON — Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, George Sanders, Berton Churchill — (English-made). SWANEE RIVER — Don Ameche, A1 Jolson, Andrea Leeds — ( Technicolor )— ( 017). 20,000 MEN A YEAR — Randolph Scott, Mary Healy — (013). WINTER GARDEN — Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Ricardo Cortez. UNITED ARTISTS (Arranged by producers) SAMUEL GOLDWYN HURRICANE, THE — MD — Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Mary Astor, O. Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond Massey, John Carradine, Jerome Cowan — Box office plus — see 2nd November, 1937, issue — (re-issue). REAL GLORY, THE — AD— Gary Cooper, Andrea Leeds, David Niven — High-rating action program — 96m. — see Sept. 20 issue. THEY SHALL HAVE MUSIC — DMU — Jascha Heifetz, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Andrea Leeds — A top-notch attraction, can be sold for big returns if properly exploited — 101m. — see July 26 issue. WUTHERING HEIGHTS — D — Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier — Can be sold big; word-of-mouth comment will help — 104m. — see Apr. 6 issue. ALEXANDER KORDA ELEPHANT BOY— D — Sabu, W. E. Holloway, Walter Hudd, Allan Jeayes, Bruce Gordan — Good bally ma¬ terial, excellent technically, with wide appeal — 82m. — see 1st April, 1937, issue — (re-issue). FOUR FEATHERS— AD— Ralph Richardson, 8. Aubrey Smith, John Clements, June Duprez — Can be sold big — 112m. — see June 28 issue — (technicolor) — (English-made). HAL ROACH CAPTAIN FURY — MD — Brian Aheam, Victor McLaglen., June Lang — Top-bracket attraction; a natural for the action fans— 91m. — see May 17 issue. — see Jan. 11 Issue. HOUSEKEEPER'S DAUGHTER, THE— C— Joan Ben¬ nett, John Hubbard, Adolphe Menjou — Top-bracket comedy — 80m. — see Sept. 20 issue. ZENOBIA — C — Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon — Fair com¬ edy; will need selling — 73m. — see Mar. 22 issue. DAVID O. SELZNICK STAR IS BORN, A — CD — Janet Gaynor, Fredrie March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine, Lionel Stander, Peggy Wood — Box office — 111m. — see 1st May, 1937, issue — (re-issue). EDWARD SMALL MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE— MD — Louis Harward, Joan Bennett — A big budget picture with a saleable title; can be exploited — 110m. — see July 12 issue. WALTER WANGER WINTER CARNIVAL — MD — Ann Sheridan, Helen Par¬ rish, Richard Carlson — Can be exploited; has all the angles — 91m. — see July 26 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CHUMP AT OXFORD, A — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy— (Roach). ETERNALLY YOURS — Loretta Young, David Niven, Hugh Herbert, ZaSu Pitta — (Wanger). INTERMEZZO, A LOVE STORY — Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman, Edna Best, Ann Todd — (Selzniek). OF MICE AND MEN — Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney, Jr., Betty Field — (Roach). OVER THE MOON — Merle Oberou, Rex Harrison, Kent Dare, Ursula Jeans — (technicolor) — (foreign-made) — (Korda). PRODUCTION No. 6 — Charles Chaplin, Paulette God¬ dard — ( Chaplin ) . RAFFLES — David Niven, Olivia de Havilland — (Goldwyn). REBECCA — Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine — (Selznick). SEND ANOTHER COFFIN — Pat O'Brien, Ruth Terry, Edward Arnold — (Wanger). THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE— Sabu, Conrad Veldt, Jean Duprez — ( technicolor) — (English-made ) — ( Korda ) . UNIVERSAL (1938-1939 releases from 3000 up; 1939-1940 releases from 4001 up.) BIG TOWN CZAR — D — Barton MacLane, Tom Brown — Nabe dual support — 66m — see May 8 issue — — (3018). CALL A MESSENGER — CD — Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle — Nabe dual filler — 60m. — see Oct. 4 issue. 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). DESPERATE TRAILS — W — Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Frances Robinson — Good opener for the series — 58m. — see Sept. 6 iBsue. EAST SIDE OF HEAVEN — OMU— Bing Orosby, Joan Blondell, Miecha Auer, Sandy — Good, should do business — 88m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (3006). EX-CHAMP — Victor McLaglen, Nan Grey — Strong dual attraction — 72m. — see May 31 issue — (8010). FAMILY NEXT DOOR, THE — O — Hugh Herbert, Ruth Donnelly — Good comedy programmer — 61m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (3020). FORGOTTEN WOMAN, THE — MD — Sigrid Gurie, Wil¬ liam Lundigan — Saleable meller; dualler — 68m. — see July 12 issue — (30S1L FOR LOVE OR MONEY— MD — June Lang, Robert Kent — Fast-moving dualler — 67m. — see May 3 iaeue — (3030). HAWAIIAN NIGHTS — MU — Johnny Downs, Constance Moore — Pleasing musical programmer — 65m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (4024). HERO FOR A DAY— D — Anita Louise, Dick Foran — Just a dualler — 65m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (4035). HOUSE OF FEAR, THE — MY — William Gargan, Irene Hervey — Thrill-packed mystery; excellent dual sup¬ port — 66m. — see May 17 issue — (8038). I STOLE A MILLION— -D — George Raft, Claire Trevor, Dick Foran — Exploitable drama; okay for top bill¬ ing — 80m. — see July 26 issue — (3007) — (A). INSIDE INFORMATION— MD— Dick Foran, June Lang, Harry Carey, Mary Carlisle — Weak nabe dualler — 62m. — see June 14 issue — (3039). LEGON OF LOST FLIERS— AD — Richard Arlen. Andy Devine, Anne Nagel — Okay action yarn for duals — 63 m. — see Oct. 4 issue. MIKADO, THE — Operetta — Kenny Baker, D’Oyly Carte Players — Top-notch production; deserves the best of selling — 91m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Technicolor) — (English-made) — (4044). MUTINY ON THE BLACKHAWK— MD — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Constance Moore — Dualler — 66m. — see June 28 issue — (4051). MY MAN GODFREY— O — William Powell, Carole Lom¬ bard, Eugene Pallctte, Alice Brady. Gail Patrlok, Mischa Auer, Alan Mowbray, Jean Dixon, Franklyn Pangborn — Good program — 93m.— see May 81 Issue ( 4071) — fre-issuef . OLD DARK HOUSE, THE — MD — Boris Karloff. Melvya Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Massey — Sell the names — 74m. — we May 21 laroe — (4072) — (re-issue). ONE HOUR TO LIVE — MY — Charles Bickford, Doris Nolan — Strong dualler — 59 %m. — see Sept. 20 issue. SUN NEVER SETS, THE — MD— Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Basil Rathbonc, Virginia Field, Lionel Atwill, Bar¬ bara O’Neill, O. Aubrey Smith, Melville CooperCast above the material; will have to be told — 96m. — see June 14 issue — (3009). THEY ASKED FOR IT — William Lundigan, Joy Hodges, Michael Whalen, Thomas Beck, Lyle Talbot, Isabel Jewell — Pleasing low-braoket dualler — 61m. — see June 14 issue — (3040). TROPIC FURY — AD — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Beverly Roberts — Strong dualler — 62 %m. — see Aug 23 issue — (4052). TWO BRIGHT BOYS — MD — Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bar¬ tholomew, Dorothy Peterson — Pleasing program; top dualler — 70%m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (4017). UNDER-PUP, THE — CD — Robert Cummings, Gloria Jean, C. Aubrey Smith, Billy Gilbert, Beulah Bondi, Nan Grey — Looks like money on a long pull; good production for a new name — 89m. — 6ee Sept. 6 issue — (4010). UNEXPECTED FATHER — O — Mischa Auer, Dennis O’Keefe, Baby Sandy, Shirley Ross — Pleasing pro¬ gram — 78m. — see July 26 issue — (3008). WHEN TOMORROW COMES— D— Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer — Good program, with strong femme angles — 91m. — sec* Aug. 23 issue — (3003). WITNESS VANISHES, THE — MY — Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie — Okay mystery dualler — 66m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (4027). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CHIP OF THE FLYING U — Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Doris Weston. DESTRY RIDES AGAIN — James Stewart, Marlene Die¬ trich, Mischa Auer. FIRST LOVE — -Deanna Durbin, Helen Parrish, Lewis Howard, Robert Stack, Kathleen Howard. GALLOPING KID, THE — Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzv Knight. GREEN HELL — Rouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard. LAFF IT OFF — Johnny Downs, Constance Moore. LITTLE ACCIDENT — Sandra ITcnville, Hugh Herbert, Richard Carlson, Florence Rice. MAN FROM MONTREAL, THE — Richard Arlen, Andj Devine. MISSING EVIDENCE — -Preston Foster, Irene Hervey. OKLAHOMA FRONTIER — Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker — 58m. RIO — Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, Victor McLaglen, Leo Carrillo. TOWER OF LONDON — Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Nan Grey. VIGILANTE WAR — Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight. VICTORY (Distributed through independent exchanges.) CODE OF THE CACTUS — W — Tim McCoy, Dorothy Short, Ben Corbett — Top-rating McCoy western — 67 m. — see May 17 issue. FIGHTING RENEGADE — W— Tim McCoy, Joyce Bryant — High in horse-opera scale — 54m. — see Sept. 20 issue. TEXAS WILDCATS — W — Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay, Ben Corbett, Ted Adams — Top-rating McCoy — 56m. — see June 28 issue. TRIGGER FINGERS — W — Tim McCoy, Ben Corbett — Okay western — 53m. — see Sept. 6 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION STRAIGHT SHOOTER — Tim McCoy, Julie Sheldon, Ben Corbett, Ted Adams. WARNERS-FIRST NATIONAL (1938-1939 releases from 301 up; 1939-1940 releases from 401 up) (FN) — First National; (W) — Warners ANGELS WASH THEIR FACES, THE— MD — Ann Sheri¬ dan, Ronald Reagan, Dead End Kids — High-rating aotion program — 85m. — eee Aug. 9 issue — (FN) — (367). CHILD IS BORN, A — .Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Ger¬ aldine Fitzgerald, Gale Page — Well made; It de¬ serves handling of a special nature — 79m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (W) — (415) — (A). CODE OF THE SECRET SERVICE— MD— Ronald Rea¬ gan, Rosalia Towns — Action dualler — 68m. — see Mav 17 issue — (FN) — (8741. CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY— MD— Bdward G. Rob¬ inson, Paul Lukas, Francis Lederer, Lya Lra — Topnotch — 102m. — see May S issue — (FN) — (858). COWBOY QUARTERBACK, THE — C — Bert Wheeler, Marie Wilson — For lower half of twin bills — 68m. — see July 12 issue — (FN) — (866).