The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1940)

w The Feature Check-Up Of All Features Released Nationally Since January 12, 1940 COL8J5VSBSA (1939-1940 releases from 1001 up.) BABIES FOR SALE — MD — Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford, Miles Mander — Good dualler for the women — 64m. — see May 29 issue — (1029). BLAZING SIX SHOOTERS — W— Charles Starrett. Iris Meredith, Dick Curtis, A1 Bridge — Just fair — 61in. see March 20 issue — (1205). BLONDIE ON A BUDGET — CD— Penny Singleton. Ar¬ thur Lake, Larry Simms — Tops for Blondie — 73m. — see March 6 issue — (1014). BULLETS FOR RUSTLERS — W — Charles Starrett. Lorna Gray, Bob Nolan — Very Good Starrett — 58m. — see Feb. 21 issue. — (1204 ). CONVICTED WOMAN — MD— Rochelle Hudson, Lola Lane, Frieda Inescort — Just a dualler — 66m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (1034 ). DOCTOR TAKES A WIFE, THE — CD— Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick — Zanie comedy at its best — 88m. — see May 1 issue — (1005). FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AT HOME — Edith Fellows. Dorothy Ann Seese, Clarence Kolb — Dual fare for the kids, women — 65m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (1020). GIRLS OF THE ROAD — D — Ann Dvorak. Lola Lane, Helen Mack — Dualler lends itself to exploitation — 60m. — see July 10 issue — (1037 ). I MARRIED ADVENTURE — Travel — Osa and Martin Johnson travel film — High rating adventure reelage with numerous exploitation angles — 75m. — seg July 10 issue — (1110). ISLAND OF DOOMED MEN — MD — Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox — Nice action dualler — 67m. — see Mav 29 issue — (1023). LONE WOLF MEETS A LADY, THE — MD — Warren Wil¬ liam, Jean Muir, Eric Blore — Standard “Wolf" of¬ fering — 71m. — see May 29 issue — (1016). LONE WOLF STRIKES, THE — MY — Warren William, Joan Perry, Alan Baxter — Mediocre programmer for the nabes — 67m. — see Jan. 24 issue— (1019). MAD MEN OF EUROPE — D — Edmund Gwcnn, Mary Ma¬ guire, Paul von Hernreid — Can up grosses if pushed intelligently — 73m. — Bee May 29 issue — (Englishmade). MAN FROM TUMBLEWEEDS, THE— W— Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith — Good western; especially for the youngsters — 58m. — see Mav 15 issue — (1213). MAN WITH NINE LIVES, THE— MD— Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers — Good Karloff chiller; a natural for exploitation — 73m. — see April 17 issue — (1017 ) MEN WITHOUT SOULS — MD— John Litel, Barton MacLane, Rochelle Hudson — Run-of-the-mill action drama, okay for nabes, duals— 60m. — see March 20 issue — (1035). OUTSIDE THE THREE-MILE LIMIT— Jack Holt, Harry Carey, Sig Rumann — Top-notch Holt — 65m. — sec Feb. 21 issue — (1027). OUT WEST WITH THE PEPPERS — MD— Edith Fellows, Dorothy Ann Seese, Ronald Sinclair — Just a bottom dualler — 62m. — see July 10 issue — (1021). PASSPORT TO ALCATRAZ— MD — Jack Holt, Noah Beery, Jr., Maxie Rosenbloom — Mediocre meller with ex¬ ploitable angles — 69m. — see June 12 issue — (1028). PIONEERS OF THE FRONTIER— W— Bill Elliott Linda Winters, Dick Curtis — Actionful western — 5 8m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (1212). RETURN OF WILD BILL, THE— W— Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith — Rousing western — 60m. — see July 10 issue — (1214). TEXAS STAGECOACH — W — Charles Starrett, Iris Mere¬ dith — Much better than average Starrett — 59m. — see April 3 issue — (1206). THRILL HUNTER, THE — W — Buck Jones, Dorothy Revier, Ed LeSaint — Okay re-issue — 61m. — see June 26 issue — (Reissue) — (8252). TOO MANY HUSBANDS — C — Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas — All frothy fun — 84m. — see March 20 issue — (1004). 21 DAYS TOGETHER — MD — Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Banks — Leigh-Olivier names are the sole assets of this import — 72m. — see May 15 issue — ( Engl ish-made ) — (1111). WEST OF ABILENE — W— Charles Starrett, Marjorie Cooley, Bruce Bennett — Standard Starrett — 58m. — see July 24 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ARIZONA — Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren Wil¬ liam. BEFORE I DlEj— Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Rita Hay¬ worth, Thomas Mitchell. BEHIND THE MAGINOT LINE — Rex Harrison, Karen Verne — ( English-made )'. July 17, 1940 BLONDIE GOES TO THE COUNTRY— Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms. BLONDIE HAS SERVANT TROUBLE— Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms. DURANGO KID, THE — Charles Starrett, Luana Walters, Sons of the Pioneers. FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS IN TROUBLE, THE— Edith Fel¬ lows, Dorothy Peterson, Tommy Bond. FUGITIVE FROM A PRISON CAMP— Jack Holt, Marian Marsh, Robert Barrat. GREAT PLANE ROBBERY, THE — Jack Holt, Vicki Les¬ ter, Doris Lloyd. GREAT SWINDLE, THE — Jack Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Sidney Blackmer. HE STAYED FOR BREAKFAST — Melvyn Douglas, Lo¬ retta Young, Alan Marshall. HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA, THE — Cary Grant, Martha Scott. Richard Carlson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke. IN OLD MONTEREY — Rita Hayworth. LADY IN QUESTION, THE — Brian Aherne, Rita Hay¬ worth, Irene Rich. MILITARY ACADEMY — Jack Searl, Tommy Kelly, David Holt. PINTO KID — Charles Starrett, Louise Currie, Sons of Pioneers. SECRET SEVEN — Florence Rice, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane. SO YOU WON’T TALK — Joe E. Brown, Frances Robin¬ son, Vivienne Osborne. THUNDERING FRONTIER — Charles Starrett, Iris Mere¬ dith, Bob Nolan. WIZARD OF DEATH, THE — Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes. METRO (1939-1940 releases from 1 up.) AND ONE WAS BEAUTIFUL — D — Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, Jean Muir, Billie Burke — Better than average in low budget class — 69m.— see April 17 issue — (32). ANDY HARDY MEETS DEBUTANTE — CD — Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Lewis Stone — Tops in the Hardy series — 88m. — see July 10 issue — (43). BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 — CMU — Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy — Good program with plenty to sell — 102m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (21). CAPTAIN IS A LADY, THE — C — Charles Coburn, Beu¬ lah Bondi, Virginia Grey — Pleasing lower dualler — 65m. — see June 26 issue— (42). CONGO MAISIE — -MD — Ann Sothern, John Carroll, Rita Johnson — Dualler with selling angles — 70m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (19). DR. KILDARE'S STRANGE CASE — MD — Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day — Satisfactory Kil¬ dare; capitalize on previous successes — 77m. — see April 17 issue — (30). EDISON THE MAN — D — Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson. Lynne Overman — High rating drama; offers many selling angles to boost grosses — 106m. — see May 29 issue — -(36). FLORIAN — MD — Robert Young, Helen Gilbert, Charles Coburn — Off-the-beaten-track program; play up unique angles of story — 92m. — see April 3 issue — (29). FORTY LITTLE MOTHERS — C— Eddie Cantor, Rita Johnson, Judith Anderson, Baby Quintanilla — Good program — 90m. — see May 1 issue — (34). GHOST COMES HOME, THE — C — Frank Morgan. Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford — Just a filler — 79m. — see March 6 issue — (27). GONE WITH THE WIND — D — Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Thomas Mitchell — Par excellence — 228m. — see Dec. 27 is¬ sue — (Technicolor ) — ( A ) . I TAKE THIS WOMAN — MD — Spencer Tracy, Hedy La¬ marr, Verree Teasdale — For the women; Lamarr will get the men — 97m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (26). MAN FROM DAKOTA, THE — MD — Wallace Beery, John Howard, Dolores Del Rio — Okay for the duallers — 74m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (24). MORTAL STORM, THE — D — Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan — Exert ex¬ tra selling energy — it needs it but it's worth it — 100m. — see June 26 issue — (41). NEW MOON — MU — Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Mary Boland — Welcome relief from current fare; should be given every sales help — 104m. — see June 26 issue — (31). NORTHWEST PASSAGE (Book One: Rogers’ Rangers) — D — Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Waiter Brennan, Ruth Hussey— Production is tops but this needs strong selling — 126m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (Teohnicolor) — (25). PHANTOM RAIDERS — CD — Walter Pidgeon, Florence Rice, Joseph Schildkraut — Better than average dual support — 70m. — see June 12 issue — (40). PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — CD — Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Mary Boland— Splendid production, but chiefly for the classes — 118m. — see July 10 issue — (46). SPORTING BLOOD — D — Robert Young, Maureen O'Sul livan, Lewis Stone — Supporting fare; okay for track fans — 82m. — see July 24 issue — (44). STRANGE CARGO— MD — Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter — High-rating program — 113m. — sec March 6 issue — (23). SUSAN AND GOD — D — Joan Crawford, Fredric March, Ruth Hussey — Well-made class offering; will have to be sold — 117m. — see June 12 issue — (39). 20 MULE TEAM — W — Wallace Beery. Leo Carillo, Mar¬ jorie Rambeau — Big budget western program; sell Beery — 83m. — see May 15 issue — (35). TWO GIRLS ON BROADWAY — M — Laua Turner, George Murphy, Joan Blondell — Okay musical programmer — 71m. — see May 1 issue — (33). WATERLOO BRIDGE — D — Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson — Sell the names — -108m. — see May 29 issue — (37) — (A). YOUNG TOM EDISON — D — Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft — A high rating film; sell to the limit for top returns — 85m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (28). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BAD MAN OF WYOMING — Wallace Beery, Ann Ruther¬ ford, Lee Bowman. BITTER SWEET — Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald, Ian Hunter — (Technicolor ) . BOOM TOWN — Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamarr — (48). BUSMAN’S HONEYMOON — Robert Montgomery, Con¬ stance Cummings, Leslie Banks — (English-made) — (51). DR. KILDARE GOES HOME — Lew A.vres, Lionel Barry¬ more, DULCY — Ann Sothern, Billie Burke, Dan Dailey, Jr. ESCAPE — Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Nazimova. FLIGHT COMMAND — Robert Taylor. GOLD RUSH MAISIE — Ann Sothern, Lee Bowman, Vir¬ ginia Weidler — (47). GOLDEN FLEECING, THE — Rita Johnson, Lew Ayres, Virginia Grey — (49). I LOVE YOU AGAIN — William Powell, Myrna Loy, Wal¬ ter Pidgeon — (50). LITTLE NELLIE KELLY — Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger. PHILADELPHIA STORY, TH E— Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart. STARS LOOK DOWN, THE — Margaret Lockwood, Mich¬ ael Redgrave, Emlyn Williams — (Eliglish-made) — (38). STRIKE UP THE BAND — Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman and Orchestra. THIRD FINGER, LEFT HAND — Mvrna Lov. WE WHO ARE YOUNG — John Shelton, Lana Turner, Gene Lockhart — (45). ZIEGFELD GIRL — James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Eleanor Powell, Lana Turner. MONOGRAM (1938-1939 releases from 3801 up; 1939-1940 releases from 3901 up.) CHASING TROUBLE — MD — Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, George Cleveland — Weak dual support — 63m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (3917). CHEYENNE KID, THE — W — Jack Randall. Louise Stan¬ ley — Below-average western — 4 9m. — see March 20 issue — (3962 ) . COVERED WAGON TRAILS — W — Jack Randall. Sally Cairns, David Sharp — High-ranking Randall — 53m. — see Mav 1 issue — (3963). COWBOY FROM SUNDOWN — W — Tex Ritter, Pauline Haddon, Roscoe Ates — Ritter can do better — 68m. — see May 15 issue — (3956). DANGER AHEAD — AD — James Newill, Dorothea Kent. Dave O’Brien — Good action Renfrew — 57m. — sgg Feb. 21 issue — (3930). EAST SIDE KIDS — D — Leon Ames, Dennis Morgan. Vince Barnett — Okay for the nabes, duallers — 62m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3924). FATAL HOUR, THE — MY — Boris Karloff, Grant With¬ ers, Marjorie Reynolds — Wong wows ’em — 68m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (3907). GOLDEN TRAIL, THE — W — Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Ina Guest — -So-so Ritter — 52m. — see July 10 issue — (3956).