The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

Servisection 5 THE CHECK-UP— September 27, 1939 DARK VICTORY — MD — Belt* Davis, George Brent, Karon Jars? Bogart, Hoary Travers, Dorothy Peterson, Ueraldiae Fitzgerald — Top grosser 9.0(2 a tri¬ umph tor Miss Davis — 106m.— see Mar. 22 issue — (FN) — (864). DAUGHTERS COURAGEOUS — CD — John Garfield, Claude Bains, the Four Lane Sisters, Jeffrey Lynn, Fay Balnter, Mae Bohson, Donald CriBp — Good pro¬ gram — 107m. — see June 28 issue — (FN) — (860). DODGE CITY — MD — Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland — Top-notch — 104m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (teohnicolor) — (W)— (304). DUST BE MY DESTINY — MD — John Garfield, Priscilla Lane — Top-bracket attraction — 88m. — see Aug. 23 issue — ( FN ) . EACH DAWN I DIE — MD — James Cagney, George Baft, Jane Bryan, George Bancroft — Plug it for big re¬ turns — 02m. — see July 26 issue — (FN) — (856). EVERYBODY'S HOBBY— CD — Irene Rich, Henry O’Neill — Entertaining program; dualler — 54m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (FN) — (376). HELL’S KITCHEN— Dead Had Kids, Margaret Lindsay, Bonald Reagan, Eddie Foy, Jr., Stanley Fields, Grant Mitchell — Familiar Dead End Kids action meller — 81m. — seo June 28 issue — (W) — (812). I AM NOT AFRAID — see The Man Who Dared. INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY— AD — Pat O’Brien, John Payne, Gale Page, Frank McHugh, Ann Sheridan — Plug title and players — 82m. — see July 20 issue — (W)— (816). JUAREZ — D— Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherae, Claudo Bains, John Garfield — BOXOFFICE In capi¬ tal letters — 127m. — see May 8 issue — (W) — (801). JUAREZ AND MAXIMILIAN — see The Mad Empress. KID FROM KOKOMO, THE — CD— Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell — Fair programmer — 82m. — see May 81 is¬ sue — (FN) — (868). KID NIGHTINGALE — C — John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett — Okay for dual support — 58m. — see Oct. 4 issue. MAD EMPRESS, THE (Juarez and Maximilian) — D — Medea Novara, Lionel Atwill — It just misses — 96m. — seo May 3 issue, under Miscellaneous. MAN WHO DARED, THE (I Am Not Afraid)— MD— Jane Bryan, Charles Grapewin — For nabes, duals — 60m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (FN) — (378). NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE — MY — Bonita Granville, John Litel — Another good entrant in the Drew series — 60m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (W) — (419). NANCY DREW, TROUBLE SHOOTER — MD — Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Charlotte Wynters— Good dualler for neighborhoods — 69m. — see June 28 issue — (W) — (824). NAUGHTY BUT NICE — OMU— Diok Powell, Gail Page. Ann Sheridan, Allen Jenkins, Jerry Colonna, ZaSu Pitts, Maxie Bosenbloom — Surprisingly funny, don’t sell It short — 90m. — see June 14 issue — (W) — (811). NO PLACE TO GO — MD — Dennie Morgan, Gloria Dick¬ son, Fred Stone — Just another dualler — -67m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (FN) — (469). OLD MAID, THE — MD — Bette Davis, George Brent, Miriam Hopkins — Another acting triumph for Bette Davis; must be sold — 96m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (FN) — (452) — (A). ON TRIAL — MD — Margaret Lindsay, John Litel — Dualler; can bs featured In small towns — 61m. — see Apr. 5 Issue — (W) — (823). PRIDE OF THE BLUE GRASS— MD — Edith Fellows, James McCallion — Good entertainment for the family trade — 64m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (W). SWEEP8TAKE3 WINNER — C — Marie Wilson, Johnny Davie — Slow-moving comedy (f) for nabe duals — 69m.— see May 8 issue — (FN) — (378). TORCHY PLAYS WITH DYNAMITE — MD— Jane Wy¬ man, Allen Jenknis — Neat, swift Torohy yarn — 59m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (W) — (826). TORCHY RUNS FOR MAYOR — MD — Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLana — Okay for th® Torohy fans — 60m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (W) — (322). WATERFRONT — MD — Dennis Morgan, Gloria Dickson — Lower half of duallers — 69m. — see July 12 issue — (W) — (326). WOMEN IN THE WIND — D — Kay Francis, William Gargau. Victory Jory, Maxie Rosenbloom — Saleable program — 85m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (W) — (3161. YOU CAN’T GET AWAY WITH MURDER— MD— Hum¬ phrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop — Good prison meller for duals, nabes — 78m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (FN)— (864). TO B€ REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BRITISH NTELLIGENCE — Boris Karloff, Margaret Lind¬ say, Holmes Herbert, Maris Wrixton. CITY OF LOST MEN, THE— John Garfield, Ann Sheri¬ dan, Burgess Meredith. DEAD END KIDS ON DRESS PARADE— Dead Ehd Kids, John Litel, Cissie Loftus, Frankie Thomas. ESPIONAGE AGENT — Joel McCrea, Jeffrey Lynn, Stan¬ ley Ridges, Frank McHugh — (FN). FOUR WIVES— The Lane Sisters, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert. GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS — Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman. INVISIBLE — STRIPES — George Raft, Jane Bryan, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden. ENEMY WITHIN — Ronald Reagan, Lya Lys. LADY DICK— Jane Wyman, Dick Foran, Gloria Dickson. ON YOUR TOES — Eddie Albert, Vera Zorina, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, James Gleason, Queenie Smith. PHILO VANCE COMES BACK — James Stephenson, Henry O’Neill. PRIVATE LIFE OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, THE — Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rob¬ ert Warwick. RETURN OF DR. X, THE — Humphrey Bogart, Lya Lys, Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, John Litel. ROARING TWENTIES, THE — -James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane — (W). SMASHING THE MONEY RING — Ronald Reagan, Mar¬ got Stevenson — (FN). STATE COP — John Payne, Denis Morgan, Julie Stevens. WE ARE NOT ALONE — Paul Muni, Jane Bryan, Flora Robson, Una O'Connor, Raymond Severn. MISCELLANEOUS Independently produoed, these plotures are handled by independent distributors. Other Independent produotions are listed under their brand names. BEYOND BENGAL — Travel — Produced by Harry Schenck — Maybe yes, and maybe no — 70m. — see July 26 issue — (Showmen’s Pictures). BLACK LIMELIGHT — MY — Raymond Massey, Joan Marion — Routine murder mystery for houses that oan play English product — 63m. — see July 12 is¬ sue — (English-made ) — ( Alliance ) . CHAMPIONS OF THE GRIDIRON — Sports Commercial — Players, coaches, executives of the National Pro¬ fessional Football League — Excellent sports film — 60m. (also a 10m. abridgment) — see Apr. 19 issue — (Industrial Pictures). CITY, THE — Documentary — From an original by Pare Loren tz, with narration by Morris Oarnovaky — Ex¬ cellent; can be exploited — 44m. — see May 81 issue — (Civic Films). DAUGHTER OF THE TONG — AD — Evelyn Brent, Grant WitherB — Minor nabe dualler support — 56m. — see Aug. 24 issue — (Metropolitan). DEATH GOES NORTH — AD — Edgar Edwards, Sheila Bromley, Dorothy Bradshaw, Jameson Thomas — Better-than-average Independent aotlon drama — 61m. — see May 31 issue — (Warwick). DUKE IS TOPS, THE — MU — Ralph Cooper, Lena Horne — High-rating all-Negro musloal — 72m. — see June 28 Issue — (Million Dollar Productions). FLAMING LEAD — W — Ken Maynard, Eleanor Stewart — Okay Inde oatle — 67m. — see July 12 issue — (Nat Saland). FLIRTING WITH DEATH (Let’s Pretend We’re Sweet¬ hearts) — CD — Lola Lane, Chic Chandler, George Meeker — Better than average independent — 68m. — see May 31 issue— (Imperial). GANG SMASHERS — MD— Nina Mae McKinney, Mantan Moreland, Laurence Criner — Nice all-Negro melier for colored theatres — 66m. — see June 14 issue — LAND OF LIBERTY — Documentary — Compiled by and for the Industry and the MPPDA — Fine motion pic¬ ture achievement — 138m. — see July 12 issue — (MPPDA). LET’S PRETEND WE’RE SWEETHEARTS— CD — Lola Lane, Lawrence Gray, Chic Chandler, George Meeker, Richard Tucker — Better-than-average Inde¬ pendent — 68m.— see May 31 issue — (Wagner). MARIJUANA MADNESS (The Pace That Kills)— MD— Lois January, Noel Madison — Only for sensational type exploitation — 65m. — see Aug. 0 issue — (Kent) — (A). MESQUITE BUCKAROO — W — Bob Steele, Carolyn Cur¬ tis — Low grade western — 59m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (Metropolitan). MOON OVER HARLEM— MD — Bud Harris, Cora Green — Weak, even for all-Negro audiences — 67m. — see July 26 issue — '(Meteor). PACE THAT KILLS, THE — see Marijuana Madness. PORT OF HATE — MD — Pollv Ann Young. Kenneth Har¬ lan— Weak inde for bottom of nabe duals — 57m. — see Aug. 23 issue — Metropolitan). REFORM SCHOOL — MD — Louise Beavers. Harlem’s Tuff Kids. Monte Hawley — Top product for Negro houses — 76m. — see June 28 Issue — (Million Dollar Pro¬ ductions) . SMOKY TRAILS — W — Bob Steele. Jean Carmen — Okay Steele — 56m. — see Anr. 19 issue — (Metropolitan). SPECIAL INSPECTOR — MD — Charles Quigley. Rita Hay¬ worth — Pleasing action programmer — 52m. — see Apr. 5 issue— (Warwick). TWO GUN TROUBADOUR— W — Fred Scott, Claire Ro¬ chelle — Speedy Inde oalie entry — 68m. — see July 26 issue — (Spectrum). TUMELEWEF.DS — W — William S. Hart. Barbara Bed¬ ford — Revival which oan get results I? exploited — TYPHOON TREASURE — MD — OampbeLl Oopelln. Gwen Munro — Adventure ynrn for lower half on duals — 68m. — seo July 12 issue — (Australian-made) — ( Commonwealth) . FOREIGN ADVENTURE OF GIACOMO CASSANOVA — see Avventura di Giacomo Cassanova. ALEXANDER NEVSKY — SP — Nicolai, N. P. Okhlopkov — Box office for foreign, art houses — 94m. — see Anr. 6 issue — f Amkino). AMANGELDY — D — Elubai Umurzakov, Shara Dzbandarbekova — Inferior Russian film — 79m.— see June 28 Issue — (Amkino). AVVENTURA Di GIACOMO CASANOVA (Adventure of Giacomo Casanova) — CD — Nerio Bernardi, Leda Glowia — Best for Italian houses, audionoe* — 70m. — see June 14 issue — (Amerital). BATTELLER DE LA VOLGA, LE — see The Volga Boat¬ man. BATTLES IN THE SHADOW (Lotta nell’ OmJbra)— MD — Antonio Centa, Renato Cialente — Pleasing Italian thriller — 86m. — see June 28 issue— (Eaperia). BEDROOM DIPLOMAT, THE— O — Tamar Desni, Harold Frenoh — Bottom dualler for nabes — 68m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (Sound City Productions). BETRAYAL — D — Annie Vernay, Suzy Prim, PierreRichrad Willm — French box-office success — 80m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (World). — (A). BIG FELLA — MDMU — Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welsh — Pleasing programmer, but watoh out for the raolal problem — 70m. — see Feb. 22 Issue — (Retlaw Films). BIZARRE BIZARRE — F — Louis Jouvet, Franeoiae Rosay — Rib-tickler for Frenoh fans — see Apr. 6 issue — (Lenauer). BOMBS OVER LONDON — AD — Charles Farrell, Fritz Kortner — Plug timeliness and Farrell for best re¬ sults — 78m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Film Alliance). BOUQUETS FROM NICHOLAS — MD — Noel-Noel, Jacques Varennes, Janine Noel-Noel — Can play the right nabes; swell for the arty, French — 76m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Walch FilmB). BRIVELE DER MAMEN, A (A Letter to Your Mother) — D — Lucy Gehrman, Alexander Stein — Yiddish cine¬ matic triumph — 104m.— see October 4 issue — (Sphinx). CHALLENGE, THE — D — Robert Douglas, Joan Gardner — High-rating Importation — 77m. — see May 17 is¬ sue — (Film Alliance). CHANGED MAN, THE — see Elcserelt Ember. CONCENTRATION CAMP — D — O. Jakov, S. Shirokova — Too muoh Communist propaganda for the average house — 66m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (Amkino). CONQUESTS OF PETER THE GREAT, THE — D — -Nikolai Simonov, Alla Tarasova — For Soviet houses only — 96m. — see Sept. 20 issue— (Amkino). 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 — (Mayer-Burstyn). CURTAIN RISES, THE (Entree des Artistes) — MD — Jouis Javet, Janine Darcey — Pleasing Frenoh Import — 86m. — see May 3 issue — (Kassler). DEAD MEN TELLi NO TALES — MD — Emlyn Williams, High Williams, Marius Goring — Tops for murder — 70m. — see May 31 issue — (Alliance). DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, THE— MD— Tod Slaughter, Eve Lister — British entrant, striotly for the “horror” trade — 67m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (Se¬ lect Attractions) — (A). DENARO E D’AMORE (Money and Love) — CD — Elsa Merlini, Tina Lattanzi — Pleasing Italian comedydrama — 86m. — see July 12 issue — (Amerital). DOUBLE CRIME ON THE MAGINOT LINE— D— Victor Franoen, Vera Korene — Excellent for art, Frenoh houses; exploitation — 83m. — see May 8 issue — (Tower Pictures). ELCSERELT EMBER (The Changed Man) — MD — Ferenc Kiss, Hargit Dakya, Gero Maly — Just for Hun¬ garians — 84m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Hungaria). END OF THE DAY, THE (Fin du Jour)— D— Victor Franeen, Louis Jouvet — Superb Gallic production — 95m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Juno Films). ENTREE DES ARTISTES — see The Curtain Rises. ERAVAMO SETTE SORELLO — see We Were Seven Sis¬ ters. ESCAPE FROM YESTERDAY— D — Jean Gabin, Annabella — Infinitely superior Frenoh product — 95m. — see May 17 issue — (Hoffberg) — (A). FAMILLE LEFRANCOIS, LE — see Heroes of the Marne. FOR MEN ONLY (Per Uomini Soli) — CD — Carlo Buti, Paola Barbara — Great show for Italian nabes — 78m. — see May 17 issue — (Esperia). FiN DU JOUR — see The End of the Day. GANG’S ALL HERE, THE — CD — Jack Buchanan, Googie Winters — Just fair comedy; nabe lower-half dualler — 75m.— see Apr. 19 Issue — (Associated British). HARVEST (Regain) — MD — Gabriel Gabrio, Edouard Dclmont — For the art customers — 80m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (French Cinema Center) — (A). HEARTBEAT — MD — Orane Domazia, Fernandel — Fair Gallic product — 88m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (French Motion Picture Corporation) — (A). HEROES OF THE MARNE (Le Famille Lefrancois) — Raimu, Germaine Dermoz — Chiefly for foreign, art houses — 88m. — see Mav 3 issue — (Spectrun) — (A). HOMME ET SA FEMME, UN — see A Man and His Wife. HOUSEMASTER — CD — Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill — Fair support for duals; plug Amerioan names — 86m. see Apr. 19 issue — (Associated British). JUBILEE— Documentary — Edited by the Rev. James H. Griffiths, narrated by the Rev. Vincent Genova — For Catholics; exploit Its timeliness — 60m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (King Cole). K0L NIDRE — MD — T_.il i Liliana, Leon Leibgold — Welltitled show for Yiddish audiences — 90m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Joseph Seiden). LAMBETH WALK — C — Lupino Lane, Sally Gray — Just a dualler-importatlon — 80m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (Capad). LETTER TO YOUR MOTHER, A — see A Brivele der Mamen.