The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

Servisection 5 THE CHECK-UP— November 8, 1939 ROARING TWENTIES, I HE — MD — James Cagney, Pris¬ cilla Lane, Humphrey llogart — Top-notch meller, headed for big returns — 101m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (W) — (403;. SMASHING THE MONEY RING — MD — Ronald Reagan, Margot Stevenson — Good action dualler — 57m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (FN) — (170;. SWEEPSTAKES WINNER — O — Mane Wilson, Johnny Davis — Slow-moving oomedy (?) for nabe duals — 69m. — see May 8 issue — (FN) — (378). TORCHY PLAYS WITH DYNAMITE — MD — Jane Wy¬ man, Allen Jenknis — Neat, swift Torohy yarn — 69m.— aee Aug. 0 issue — (W) — (326). TORCHY HUNS FOR MAYOR — AID — Gienda Farrell, Barton MacLaiu. — Okay for the Torchy fans — 60m. — see Apr. 6 Issue — (W) — -(322). WATERFRONT — MD— Dennis Morgan, Gloria Dickson — Lower half of duallers — 69m. — see July 12 issue — (W) — (386). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BRITISH INTELLIGENCE — Boris Karloff, Margaret Lind¬ say. BROTHER RAT AND THE BABY — Wayne MorriB, Pris¬ cilla Lane, Eddie Albert, Ronald Reagan. CALLING PHILO VANCE — James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson. ENEMY WITHIN, THE — Ronald Reagan, Lya Lys, Eddie Foy, Jr., John Litel. FIGHTING 69th, THE — James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn. FOUR WIVES — The Lane Sisters, Gale P'age, Jeffrey Lynn, May Robson, Claude Rains, Frank McHugh, Eddie Albert. FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE — Morgan Conway, Roger Pryor, Sheila Bromley. GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS — Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman. GRANNY GET YOUR GUN — May Robson, Margot Stev¬ enson, Harry Davenport. INVISIBLE — STRIPES — George Raft, Jane Bryan, Humphrey Bogart. William Holden. KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS — John Payne, Gloria Dickson, Stanley Fields. LIFE OF DR. EHRLICH, THE — Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger, John Litel. PHILO VANCE COMES BACK— James Stephenson, Henry O’Neill. PRIVATE DETECTIVE — Jane Wyman, Dick Foran, Gloria Dickson — (FN) — (471)" RETURN OF DR. X, THE — Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, Humphrey Bogart. STATE COP — John Payne, Denis Morgan, Julie Stevens. TEAR GAS SQUAD — Dennis Morgan, John Payne, Gloria Dickson. VIRGINIA CITY — Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Ran¬ dolph Scott. WE ARE NOT ALONE — -Paul Muni, Jane Bryan, Flora Robson — (FN). YEARS WITHOUT DAYS — John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O’Brien, Burgess Meredith. MISCELLANEOUS Listed here are only those independently produced pic¬ tures, not handled by companies of nation-wide scope. 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 can play English produot — 68m. — 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 Lorentz, with narration by Morris OarnovHky — Ex¬ cellent) oan be exploited — 44m. — see May 81 issue — (Divio Films). CODE OF THE CACTUS — W — Tim McCoy, Dorothy Short, Ben Corbett — Top-rating MoCoy western — 57m.— see May17 issue — (Victory). DAUGHTER OF THE TONG— AD — Evelyn Brent, Grant Withers — Minor nabe dualler support — 66m. — see Aug. 24 issue — (Metropolitan). DEATH GOES NORTH— AJ>— Edgar Edwards. Sheila Bromley, Dorothy Bradshaw, Jameson Thomas — Better-than-averago independent action drama — 81ra. — see May 81 issue — (Warwick). DUKE IS TOPS, THE — MU — Ralph Cooper, Lena Home — High-rating all-Negro musical— 72m. — see June 28 issue — (Million Dollar Productions) . FIGHTING RENEGADE — W — Tim McCoy, Joyce Bryant — High in horse-opera scale — 54m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Victory). FLAMING LEAD — W — Ken Maynard, Eleanor Stewart — Okay lnd« eatle — 67m. — see July 12 issue — '(Nat Salnnd). FLIRTING WITH DEATH (Let’s Pretend We’re Sweet¬ hearts) — CD— Lola Lane, Ohio Chandler, George Meeker — Better than average Independent — 68m. — see May 31 issue — (Imperial). GANG SMASHERS — MD — Nina Moo McKinney, Mantan Moreland, Laurence Crfner — Nice all Negro mellar for colored theatres — 5 Cm. — eee June 14 issue — LAND OF LIBERTY — Documentary — Compiled by and for the Industry and the MPPDA— Fine motion pic¬ ture aohlevement— 188m.— -see July 19 issue — (MPPDA). LET’S PRETEND WE’RE SWEETHEARTS— see Flirting With Death. LOST ON THE WESTERN FRONT — D — Paul Cavanaugh, Marcelle Chantel — Exploitable dualler — 63m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Standard). MAD YOUTH — MD — Mary Ainslee, Betty Compson — Saleable sexer — 60m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Willis Kent) — (A). MARIJUANA MADNESS (The Pace That Kills) — MD — Lois January, Noel MadiBon — Only for sensational type exploitation — 66m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (Kent) — (A). MESQUITE BUCKAROO — W — Bob Steele, Carolyn Cur¬ tis — Low grade western — 69m. — see Aug. 23 issue ■ — ( Metropolitan ) . MIDDLETON FAMILY AT THE WORLD’S FAIR, THE— MD — Marjorie Ford, James Lydon — Might be tried as filler with high-bracket feature — 50m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Technicolor) — (Modern Talking Picture Service). MOON OVER HARLEM — MD — Bud Harris, Dora Green — Weak, even for all-Negro audiences — 67m. — see July 26 issue — (Meteor). MYSTIC CIRCLE MURDER — MY — Betty Compson, Rob¬ ert Fiske — Weak dualler — 69m. — see Oct. 18 issue ■ — (Fanchon Royer). PACE THAT KILLS, THE — see Marijuana Madness. PORT OF HATE — MD — Polly 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 produot for Negro houses — 76m. — aee June 28 issue — (Million Dollar Pro¬ ductions). RIDERS OF THE SAGE — W — Bob Steele, Claire Ro¬ chelle — Run of the mill — 56m. — see Oct. 18 issue — ( Metropolitan) . RIDIN' FOOL, THE — W — Bob Steele, Francis Moore — Low grade western — 58m.— see Oct. 18 issue — (Metropolitan). SMOKY TRAILS — W — Bob Steele, Jean Carmen — Okay Steele — -66m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Metropolitan). SPECIAL INSPECTOR— MD — Charles Quigley, Rita Hay¬ worth — Pleasing action programmer — 52m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (Warwick). TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM — MD — Hal Skelly, Zita Johann — Those nights are here again! — 61m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (B&M Pictures). TEXAS WILDCATS — W — Tim McCoy, Joau Barclay, Ben Corbett, Ted Adams — Top-rating McCoy — 66m. — see June 28 issue — (Victory). TRIGGER FINGERS — W— Tim McCoy, Ben Corbett — Okay western — 53m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (Victory). TWO GUN TROUBADOUR — W — Fred Scott, Claire Ro¬ chelle — Speedy Inde oatle entry — 68m. — see July 26 issue — (Spectrum). TUMBLEWEEDS — W— William S. Hart, Barbara Bed¬ ford — Revival which can get results If exploited — 8Sm. — see May 17 issue — (Astor). TYPHOON TREASURE — MD — Campbell Copelin, Owen Munro — Adventure yarn for lower half on duals — 68m. — see July 12 issue — (Australian-made) — (Commonwealth). WHY THIS WAR? — Documentary — No credits — Exploit¬ able documentary — 81m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Sam¬ uel Cumins). FOREIGN Listed here are imported productions and all foreignlanguage pictures of whatever origin, when such pic¬ tures are not a part of the regular release schedule of an independently listed producer-distributor. ADVENTURE OF GIACOMO CASSANOVA — see Avventura di Giacomo Cassanova. AFFAIR LAFONT, THE (Conflict) — D — Corinne Luchaire, Annie Ducaux — For the arty — 84m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Trans-Atlantic Films) — (A). ALEXANDER NEVSKY — SP — Nicolai, N. P. Okhlopkov — Box office for foreign, art houses — 94m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (Amkino). ALLERGI MASNADIERI (The Make-Believe Pirates) — CMU — Assia Noris, C. Pilotto — Very good Italian comedy — 72m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Americo Pullini) . ALPINE PASSION (Amore sulle Alpi) — MD — Gustave Diesel, Simona B'ourday— Esperia has done better — 74m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Esperia) — (A). AMANGELDY — D — Elubai Umurzakov, Shara Dzhandarbekova — Inferior Russian film — 79m. — see June 28 Issue — ( Amkino) . AMORE SULLE ALPI — see Alpine Passion. AVVENTURA DI GIACOMO CASANOVA (Adventure of Giacomo Casanova) — GT) — Nerio Uernardi, Leda Glowia — Best for Italian houses, audiences — 70m. — eep June 14 issue — ( Amerifal) BATTELLER DE LA VOLGA, LE — eee The Volga Boat¬ man. BATTLES IN THE SHADOW (Lotta nell’ Omhra) — MD — Antonio Cents. Renato Cialente — Pleasing Italian thriller — 86m. — see June 98 Issue — (Esperia). BETRAYAL — D — Annip Vernav, 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 watch out for the racial problem — 70m. — see Feb. 22 Issue — (Retlaw Films). BIZARRE BIZARRE — F — Louie Jouvet, Francois? Rosay — Rib-tickler for Franoh fans — see Apr. 6 lesue — (Leuauer) . 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, Jacgucs Varennes, Janlne Noel-Noel — Can play the right nabes; swell for the arty, French — 76m. — sea Mar. 22 issue — (Waloh Films). BOYS' SCHOOL (Les Disparus de Saint Agil) — MY — Eric von Stroheim, Michael Simon, Armand Bernard, Serge Grave— Outstanding Gallic show — 91m. — see June 14 issue, under Columbia — (Columbia). BRIVELE DER MAMEN, A (A Letter to Your Mother) — D — -Lucy Gehrman, Alexander Stein — Yiddish cine¬ matic triumph — 104m. — see October 4 issuer— (Sphinx). CHALLENGE, THE — D — Robert Douglas, Joan Gardner — High-rating importation — 77m. — eee May 17 ia sue — (Film Allianoe). CHANGED MAN, THE — see Eleserelt Ember. CONFLICT — see The Affair Lafont. CONCENTRA1 ION CAMP — D — O. Jakov, 8. Shirokova — Too much Communist propaganda for the average house — 66m. — see Apr. 5 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 averago exhibi¬ tor — 86m.— see Mar. 22 issue — (Mayer-Burstyn). CURTAIN RISES, THE (Entree dee Artistes) — MD— Jouis Javet, Janine Darcey — Pleasing French Import — 86m. — see May 8 issue — (Kassler). DEAD MEN TELL, 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 Merlinl, Tina Lattanzi — Pleasing Italian comedydrama — 86m. — see July 12 issue — (Amerital). DISPARUS DE SAINT AGIL, LES — see Boys’ School. DOUBLE CRIME ON THE MAGIN0T LINE— D — Victor Francen, Vera Korene — Exoellent for art, French houses; exploitation — 83m. — see May 8 Issue — (Tower Pictures). ELCSERELT EMBER (The Changed Man) — MD — Ferenc Kiss, Margit Dakya, Oero Maly — Just for Hun¬ garians — 84m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Hungaria). END OF THE DAY, THE (Fin du Jour)— D— Victor Francen, 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 Bis¬ ters. ESCAPE FROM YESTERDAY— D— Jean Oabln, Annabella — Infinitely superior French produot — 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, Google Winters — Just fair comedy; nabo lower-half dualler — 75m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Associated British). GREAT COMMANDMENT, THE — D — John Beal, Maurice Muscovich, Albert Dekker — Worth watching; has universal appeal — 85m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Cathe¬ dral Films). HARVEST (Regain) — MD — Gabriel Gabrio, Edouard Delmont — For the art customers — 80m. — see Aug. 8 issue — (French Cinema Center) — (A). HEARTBEAT — MD — Orane Domazia, Fernandel — Fair Gallic product — 88m. — see Sept. 20 Ibsuc — (French Motion Picture' Corporation) — (A). HEROES OF THE MARNE (Le Famille Lefrancols) — Raimu, Germaine Dermoz — Chiefly for foreign, art houses — 88m. — eee May 3 iBsuc — (Spectrun) — (A). HO PERDUT0 MIO MARITO — see My Husband Is Lost. IOMME ET SA FEMME, UN — see A Man and His Wife. fOUSEMASTER — CD — Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill— Fair support for duals; plug Amerloan names — 86m. see Apr. 19 issue — (Associated British). MET A MURDERER — D — James Mason, Sylvia Cole¬ ridge — Artistic success; can be exploited — 78m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (York). N SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY — Documentary — No credits — Propaganda for radical audionces — 100m. — sec Oct. 4 issue — (Amkino). NDISCRETIONS — CD — Saselia Guitry, Betty Dmissmond — For art, French houses, exclusively — 80m. — see May 17 issue, under Foreign — (Tri-National) — (A). RELAND'S BORDER LINE — CD — Jimmy O’Dea, Myrette Morven — Top Irish product — 04 %m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (William Alexander). UBILEE — Documentary — Edited by the Rev. Janns H. Griffiths, narrated by the Rev. Vincent Genova — For Catholics; exploit its timeliness — 00m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (King Cole). UST LIKE A WOMAN — CD — Gertrude Michael, John lodge — Fair English production — 73m. — see Nov. 1 issue — ( Alliance) . CLIATSHE, DI— see Light Ahead. (OL NIDRE — MD — Lili Liliana, Leon Lcibgold — Welltitled show for Yiddish audiences — 90m.— eee Sept. 20 issue — (Joseph Seiden). .AMBETH WALK — C — Lupino Lane, Sally Gray — Just a dualler-lmportatlon — 80m. — see Aug. 28 Issue (Capad).