The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

THE SHORTS CHECK-UP COLUMBIA Two Reel COMEDIES (26) Mooohlng Through Georgia (F) A. Clyde . Aug. 11 18m. Now It Can Be Sold (G) A. Clyde . June 2 17m. Pail From the West, A(Q) B. Keaton . June 16 19m. Rattling Romeo (F) C. Chase . July 14 Saved by the Belle (Q) 3 Stooges . June 30 Trouble Finds Andy Clyde A^Clyde . July 28 Yes, We Have No Bo¬ nanza (G) 3 Stooges . May 19 '39-'40 (26) All American Blondes (G) A. Clyde . Oct. 20 Calling All Curs (F) 3 Stooges . Aug. 25 Nothing But Pleasure B. Keaton . Nov. 17 — m. Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (G) 3 Stooges . Oct. 6 lSi^m. Skinny the Moooher (F) C. Chase . Sept. 8 1614 m. Static in the Attic (F) W. Catlett . Sept. 22 19m. Teacher's Pest C. Chase . Nov. 3 — m. Three Sappy People 3 Stooges . Dec. 1 — m. SERIALS (4) Mandrake the Maglolan(E) W. Hull, D. Weston. May 6 (12 episodes) Overland with Kit Carson (Q) B. Elliot, I. Meredith. July 21 (15 episodes) ’39-'40 (4) Deadwood Dick . Green Archer, The . Shadow, The . Nov. (15 episodes) Terry and the Pirates. . . One Reel CINESCOPES ’39-’40 (6) World of 1960 24 17m. (Futurama) . . Nov. 3 — m. 17m. COLOR RHAPSODIES (12) 10m. Hollywood Sweepstakes (F) . .July 28 8m. Luoky Pig* (Q) . .May 26 7m, 16m. Nell’s Yells (F) . .June 30 7m. •39-’40 (16) Crop Chasers (G) . . . . . Sept. 22 8m. 17m. Dreams on Ice (F) . . . . Oct. 20 7m. 1714m. Jitterbug Knights (F) . . Aug. 11 7m. Mountain Ears . Nov. 3 — m. COMMUNITY SING (10) No. 9 — Songs of the West (8) . May 19 10m. No. 10 — Songs of Ro¬ mance (Q) . June 16 10m. '39-'40 (10) No. 1 — Bing Crosby Songs (Q) . Aug. 4 9m. No. 2 — Old-Time Songs (F) . Sept. 8 9'/zm. No. 3— College Songs(G). Oct. 13 10m. No. 4 — Stephen Foster Songs . Nov. 17 — m. FABLES '39-’40 (6) Little Lost Sheep (F) . . .Oct. 6 7m. Park Your Baby . Dec. 22 — m. FOOLS WHO MADE HISTORY •39-’40 (6) Goodyear. Charles, The Story of (G) . Oct. 6 1014m. Howe, Elias, The Story of (G) . Sept. 1 11m. BEAD CAREFULLY THE SHORTS CHECK-UP gives title, cast information, release date, running time of shorts released since May 5, 1939. INDEXES to short subjects will be found in THE BLUE SEC¬ TION, on pages 128 and 129, 179, 229, 325 and 326, 374 — a com¬ plete record since September, 1937. REVIEWS of all short subjects are printed in THE SHORTS PARADE, appearing fortnightly in THE BLUE SECTION. THE RUNNING TIME IN THE SHORTS CHECK-UP IS THE LATEST AVAILABLE. HAPPY HOUR ’39-’40 Building of Boys (E) . . Oct. 12 11m. Book of Books, The (E) 10m. KRAZY KAT (6) Krazy'i Shoe Shop (B) . .May 12 6m. MUSIC HALL VANITIES (4) Montmartre Madness(F) .June 30 1014m. Yankee Doodle Home(G).May 19 10m. NEWS WORLD OF SPORTS (10) Big Fish (F) . Aug. IS 10m. Jookeyi Up (G) . June 2 1014m. Teohnlque of Tennis, The (G) . June 30 814 m. There Goes Rusty (G) July 15 10!4m. ’39-’40 (12) Bows and Arrows (E).Oct, 6 9J4m. Jai Alai . Nov. 3 — m. PHANTASIES •39-’40 (10) Charm Bracelet, The (F).Sept. 1 6!4m. Millionaire Hobo . Nov. 24 — m. SCRAPPY (6) Scrappy’s Rodeo (G) . . .June 2 6m. SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (12) No. 9 — Stan and Horses (F) . May 12 10m. No. 10 — The Rathbones Toss a Party (Q)....May 26 10m. No. 11 — Hawaiian Eat¬ eries (G) . June 29 10m. No. 12 — Stars of the Past (Anniversary Reel) (E) . July 28 10m. LETTER TO YOUR MOTHER, A — eee A Brivele der Mamen. LENIN IN 1918 — D — B. V. Shchukin, M. G. Oelovani — Outstanding Soviet motion ploture — 130m. — see July 12 issue — (Amkiuo). LIGHT AHEAD (Di Kliatshe) — D — Izidore Casher, Helen Beverly— Superb Yiddish photoplay — 103m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Carmel). LOST ATLANTIS, THE— MD— No cast credit*— Just Him — 70m.— eee June 1* issue — (Road Show Attrac¬ tions). LOTTA NELL’ OMBRA— see Battles in the Shadow. MADEMOISELLE MA MERE — F — Danielle Darrieux, Marcel Simon — Breezy Gallic affait; Darrieux tops exploitation possibilities — 80m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Hoffberg) — (A) . MAKE-BELIEVE PIRATES, THE — see Allergi Masnadieri. MAN AND HIS WIFE, A (Un Homme et 8a Femme) — MD — Harry Baur, Stay Vernon— Fair for French, artys lower-half duailer for nabs* — 77m.— eee Apr. 5 issue — (French Film Exchange) — (A). MIO DESTINO, IL (My Destiny) — D — Emma Gramatlca, Luigi Oimari — For Italian and foreign-language houses — 76m. — see July 26 issue — (Roma Film). MIRELE EFROS — MD — Berta Gersten, Michael Rosen¬ berg — Should pull tears and cash — 87m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Credo Pictures). MR. MAX (II Signor Max) — C — Vittoria DeSico, Assia Noris — Outstanding Italian comedy — 86m. — see Oct. 18 issue— (Esperia). MONEY AND LOVE — see Denaro e d’Amore. MUSICA IN PIAZZA — CD — Milly, Enrico Vlariiio — For Italian audiences only — 66m. — see July 12 issue — (Amerital) . MUTINY ON THE ELSINORE— MD — Paul Lukas, Kath¬ leen Kelly, Lyn Harding, Miehael Martln-Harvey — High-rating sea thriller — 72m. — eee Feb. 22 issue — (Krellborg). MY DESTINY — see II Mio Destino. MY HUSBAND IS LOST (Ho Perduto Mio Marito)— CD — Nino Besozzi, Paola Borboni — Okay Italian com¬ edy — 87m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Esperia) — (A). MY SON — DMTT — Gustav Berger, Fannia Rublna — Hlghrater for Yiddish consumption — 91m. — see May 81 issue — (Jewish Talking Picture). NEW HORIZONS — D— Boris Chirkov, Vera Klhardioa — For radical house* only — 92m. — see May *1 issue — (Amkiuo). NORTH SEA PATROL — MD — Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly — Pleasing, timely programmer that can be sold — 69m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Alliance Films). ON HIS OWN — D — V. 0. Massalitinova, M. Troyanov sky — Okay for left-wingers— 100m.— see Sept. 20 Issue — (Axnkino). OPPENHEIM FAMILY, THE— D— V. P. Balashov, I. U. Tolchanov, A. I. Voitsik — Exploitable U. 8. 8. R. product) deserves playing time — 97m. — lee June 14 issue — (Amkino). OUR FIGHTING NAVY — see Torpedoed. QUAI DES BRUMES, LE — see Port of Shadows. PEOPLE, ETERNAL, A — D — Conrad Veidt, Marie Ney — Weak Yiddish offering — 65m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Henry Lynn). PER UOMINI SOLI — see For Men Only. PORT OF SHADOWS (Le Quai des Brumes) — MD — Jean Gabin, Michel Simon — Beautiful, well worth seeing; a 7-award film — 90m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Film Alliance of U. S.). PRISONER OF CORBAL, THE— COD — Nils Asther, Noah Beery — Nabe dual filler — 78m. — see Sept. 8 issue — (English-made) — (Syndicate). PURITAN, THE — D — Jean-Louis Barrault, Alla Donell — Can be exploited for fair money — 86m.— eee Mar. 22 issue — (Lena tier)— (A). RANGLE RIVER — ”W’’— Vlotor Jory, Margaret Dare — Pleasing Australian Import with a "western” Savor — 72m. — see May IT issue — (Hoffberg). RASPUTIN — D— Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal— Superb Gallic production — 93m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Con¬ cord Films) — (A). REGAIN— see Harvest. RETURN OF THE FROG, THE— MY— Gordon Harker, Una O’Connor — Okay British mystery programmer — 71m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (Select Attractions). ROYAL DIVORCE — D — Ruth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar — Worthwhile dualler — 82 %m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Imperial). SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR — see Scipione l’Africano. SCIPIONE L’AFRICANO (Scipio Africanus Major) — D — Annibale Ninchi, Camillo Pilotti, Isa Miranda, Frances Francesca — Bonanza for Italian customers — 115m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Esperia). SECOND BUREAU — D — Marta LaBarr, Charles Oliver — Okay spy drama — 66m. — eee Nov. 1 issue — (Film Alliance of U. S.). SIGNOR MAX, IL — see Mr. Max. SONG OF THE STREET — D — Vladimir Sokoloff, Made¬ leine Ozeray — Weak orelgn offering — 77m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (Mayer-Burstyn). SONG OF YOUTH — Documentary — Produced in U. S. 9. R. by Soynz Film Ohronioa — Superior Russian documentary — 68m. — eee June 88 Issue— (Am¬ kino). SORPRESE DE UN MATRIMONION, LE — see The Sur¬ prises of Matrimony. SOTTO LA CROCE DEL SUD — see Under the Southern Cross. SOVIET BORDER— MD — E. Piapkina, E. Fedorova, N. Kriuchkov, S. Krilov, N. Vinogradov — Propaganda film for tha radical — 94m. — eee Mar. 8 issue — (Amkino). SPAIN FIGHTS ON — see The Will of a People. SPY OF NAPEOLEON — MD — Richard Barthelmesa, Dolly Haas — For alas* spots, nabs with limitation* — 77m. — eee May 17 issue — (Unity Films). SURPRISES OF MATRIMONY, THE (Le Sorprese de un Matrimonion) — CD — Vittorio DeSica, Elisa Gegani — For Italians only — 118m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Co iumba) — (A). THAT THEY MAY LIVE — D — Victor Francen, Line Noro, Marie Lou, Jean-Max — Spectacular French anti-war piece — 73m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Mayer-Burstyn) — (A). THREE WALTZE8 — Operetta — Yvonne Printempg, Pierre Freanay — Natural for art, forslgn-polley theatre* — 92ra. — see May 8 issue — (Vedls Filina). TORPEDOED (Our Fighting Navy) — AD — H. B. War¬ ner, Richard Cromwell, Noah Beery — Must ride on its timeliness; plug Americans — 66m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Film Alliance of U. S.). TREACHERY ON THE HIGH SEAS — MY — Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Charles Farrell — Okay Britisher for nabe dual support — 68m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Times). UNDER THE SOUTHERN CR088 (Botto la Oroee dal Bud) — D — Doris Duran tl, Antonio Oenta — Togs for Italian housas — 81m. — see June 98 Issue — (Eaperla). U. S. S. R. ON THE SCREEN, 1939 — Documentary — No credits given — Left wing attraction — W4m. — aee Aug. 23 issue — (Amkino). VOLGA BOATMAN, THE (Le Batteller de la Volga) — D — Pierre Blanchar, Vera Keren* — Bast for foreign, art house* — 78m. — see Apr. 6 Issue — (Hoffberg). WALLY, LA — DMU — Germana Paolierl, Carlo Mlnohi — For Italian audltnce* only — 88m. — see July 26 1»sue — (Amerital). WE WERE 8EVEN 8I8TER8 (Bravamo Bette Sorello) — OD— Nino Besozzi, Antonio Ganduslo, Sergio Tofano — Excellent for Italian audlenoe* — 87m. — sea June 28 issue — (Esperia) — (A). WILL OF A PEOPLE, THE (Spain Fights On)— Docu¬ mentary — No cast or production credits — For lib¬ eral houtes — 65m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (L. Frank). WINGS OVER AFRICA — MD — Joan Gardner, Ian Colin — Weak dualler; may be exploited — 82m.— eee Aug. 9 issue — (Merit). WITHOUT A HOME — D — Alexander Marten, Viera Gran — For strletly Ylddlsh-polloy houses — 90m. — eee Apr. 19 hnme — (Foreign Cinema Arts). WORLD IS OURS, THE — CD — Voskovec, Werich — Ex¬ cellent foreign product — 96m. — see Aug. 28 Issue — (Kassler). ■