The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1940)

Servisection 3 THE CHECK-UP— July 31, 1940 TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CITIZEN KANE — Orson Welles. DANCE, GIRL, DANCE — Maureen O’Hara, Louis Hay¬ ward, Joel McCrea — -(040). DREAMING OUT LOUD — Lum and Abner, Frances Lang¬ ford, Frank Craven. I'M STILL ALIVE — Linda Ha.yes, Kent Taylor, Grant Withers. LADDIE — Tim Holt, Joan Carroll, Miles Mander. LITTLE MEN — -Kay Francis, Jack Oakie, Jimmy Lydon. LUCKY PARTNERS — Ginger Rogers, Ronald Colman, Ralph Forbes — (038). MEN AGAINST THE SKY — Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe. MEXICAN SPITFIRE OUT WEST— Lupe Velez, Leon Er¬ rol, Donald Woods. NO, NO, NANETTE — Anna Neagle, Zasu I’itts, Kent Taylor. ONE CROWDED NIGHT — Don Costello, Billie Seward, Emma Dunn — (042). STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR, THE— John MacGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Peter Lorre — (041). THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED— Carole Lom¬ bard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan. TOO MANY GIRLS — Richard Carlson, Ann Miller, Frances Langford. TRIPLE JUSTICE — George O’Brien — (086). VILLAIN STILL PURSUED HER, THE— Buster Keaton, Hugh Herbert, Anita Louise. WILDCAT BUS — Fay Wray, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Lang — (043). REPUBLIC (1938-1939 releases from 801 up; 1939-1940 releases from 901 up.) CAROLINA MOON — MDMU — Gene Autry, Smiley Bur¬ nette, June Storey — Okay Autry for duals — 65m. — see July 24 issue — (944 ). CARSON CITY KID — W — Roy Rogers, Phuline Moore, George “Gabby” Hayes, Bob Steele — Western topnotcher — 67m. — see June 26 issue — -(955). COVERED WAGON DAYS — W — Three Mesquiteers, Kay Griffith, George Douglas — Mesquiteers in the groove — 56m. — see May 16 issue — (966). CROOKED ROAD, THE — MD — Edmund Lowe, Irene Hervey, Henry Wilcoxon — Fairly diverting dualler — 66m. — see May 16 issue — (923). DARK COMMAND — AD — Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Boy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, Walter Pidgeon — Re¬ public's best — 64m. — see April 17 issue — (901). FORGOTTEN GIRLS — MD — Louise Platt, Donald Woods, Eduardo Ciannelli, Robert Armstrong, Wynne Gib¬ son — Support on nabe duals — 68m. — see April 3 issue — (920). GANGS OF CHICAGO — MD — Lloyd Nolan, Barton MacLane, Lola Lane — Above average meller fare — 66m. — see May 29 issue — (906). GAUCHO SERENADE — W— Gene Autry, Smiley Bur¬ nette, June Storey — Sell the singing — 66m. — see May 16 issue — (943). GHOST VALLEY RAIDERS — W — Donald Barry, Lona Andre, Leroy Mason — A new star arises — 57m. — see April 3 issue — (991). GIRL FROM GOD’S COUNTRY — AD — Chester Morris, Jane Wyatt, Charles Bickford — Good summer fare; a credit to Republic — 7lm. — see Aug. 7 issui — (904). GRANDPA GOES TO TOWN — C — James Gleason, Rus¬ sell Gleason, Harry Davenport — Higgins family at its dizziest — 65m. — see May 1 issue — (922). GRAND OLE OPRY — C — Weaver Brothers, Elviry, Henry Kolker — Strictly for the provinces' — 68m. — see June 26 issue — (908). HI-YO SILVER — W— The Lone Ranger, Silver, Tonto, Lynn Roberts — Superior feature edition of the “Lone Ranger” serial — 69m. — see April 17 issue— (129). IN OLD MISSOURI — C — Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Weaver — Field day for the houses which like this type — 67m. — see May 1 issue — ( 9 2 1 >. ONE MAN’S LAW — W — Don “Red” Barry, Janet Waldo — Bodes well for the series — 5 7m. — see July 10 issue — (992). PIONEERS OF THE WEST — W — Robert Livingston, Ray¬ mond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo — Best of the recent Mesquiteers — 56m. — see March 20 issue — (964). RANCHO GRANDE — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Mary Lee — Standard Autry — 61m. — see April 3 issue — (942). RANGER AND THE LADY, THE — W — Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Jacqueline Wells — So-so Rogers entry — 59m. — see Aug. 7 issue — (956). REFUGEE, THE — see Three Faces West. ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGERS— W— The Three Mes¬ quiteers, Rosella Towne, Sammy McKim — Swell Mesqulteer entry — 58m. — see June 12 issue — (966). SCATTERBRAIN — CMU — Judy Canova, Alan Mowbray, Ruth Donnelly — Dualler; sure-fire comedy attrac¬ tion for the family trade — 72m. — see July 24 issue — (909). THREE FACES WEST (The Refugee) — D — John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn — One of Republic's best — 81m. — see June 26 issue — (903). VILLAGE BARN DANCE — MDMU — Robert Cromwell, Doris Day, George Barbier — Darned good musical for the sticks and slicks; sell radio draw — 74m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (919). WAGONS WESTWARD — W — Chester Morris, Ona Mun¬ son, Anita Louise, Buck Jones — Top rating; better production western — 70m. — see June 26 issue — ■ (907). WOLF OF NEW YORK — MD — Edmund Lowe, Rose Ho¬ bart, James Stephenson — Good program; top dualler — 68m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (918). WOMEN IN WAR — MD — ElBie Janis, Wendy Barrie, Mae Clarke, Patric Knowles — Okay story about the pres¬ ent war; splendid for exploitation — 71m. — see May 29 issue — (902). YOUNG BUFFALO BILL — W — Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Pauline Moore — Topnotoh western — 58m. — see May 1 issue — (954). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION COLORADO — Roy Rogers, George Hayes, Pauline Moore. GIRL FROM HAVANA, THE — Dennis O’Keefe, Claire Carleton, Victor Jory. HIT PARADE OF 1941 — Frances Langford, Hugh Her¬ bert, Mary Boland. OKLAHOMA RENEGADES — -Three Mesquiteers, Florine McKinney. SHOULD WIVES WORK? — James Gleason, Russell Glea¬ son, Lucile Gleason. SING, DANCE, PLENTY HOT — Johnny Downs, Ruth Terry, Vera Vague. TULSA KID — Don “Red” Barry, Luana Walters, Noah Beery. 20th CENTURY-FOX (1939-1940 releases from 001 up.) BLUE BIRD, THE — Fantasy — Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce— Must be sold in the "dif¬ ferent” manner — 83m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (Techni¬ color) — (025). BRIDE WORE CRUTCHES, THE — CD — Lynne Roberts, Ted North, Edgar Kennedy — Just dual filler — 55m. — see Aug. 7 issue — (’40-’41). CHARLIE CHAN’S MURDER CRUISE — MD — Sidney Toler, Lionel Atwill, Marjorie Weaver — Good Chan — 7 5m. — see May 16 issue — (048). EARTHBOUND — MD — Warner Baxter, Andrea Leeds, Lynn Bari — Interesting program drama — 67m. — see May 29 issue — (034). FOUR SONS — MD — Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth Hughes — High rating program, deserves to click — 89m. — see June 12 isBue — (047). FREE, BLONDE AND 21 — D — Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Joan Davis — Okay for the lower brackets — 75m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (037). GIRL IN 313, THE — MD — Florence Rice, Kent Taylor, Lionel Atwill — Just for the nabe dual support — 67m. — see May 16 issue — (051). GRAPES OF WRATH, THE — D— Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine — Superb photoplay, but has to be sold — 128m.— -see Feb. 7 issue — (040) — (A). I WAS AN ADVENTURESS— MD — Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Eric Von Stroheim — Pleasing program offer¬ ing — 81m. — see May 16 issue — (038). JOHNNY APOLLO — D — Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold — The Power-Lamour combo oan be paid for good returns — 93m. — see March 20 issue — (042). LILLIAN RUSSELL — MDMU — Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Edward Arnold, Henry Fonda — Deserves best selling efforts — 127m. — see May 29 issue — (045). LITTLE OLD NEW YORK — MD— Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, Richard Greene— -Title and names in cast will help sell this; push it — 100m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (031). LUCKY CISCO KID — W — Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes — Standard Cisoo Kid offering; should please Romero fans — 67m. — sep June 12 issue — (049). MAN I MARRIED, THE — MD — Joan Bennett, Francis Lederer, Lloyd Nolan — It must be sold but it’s worth extra push — 77m. — see July 24 issue — (101) — (’40-’4 1 ) . MANHATTAN HEARTBEAT— CD — Robert Sterling, Vir¬ ginia Gilmore, Joan Davis — Pleasing dualler; makes up in entertainment what it lacks in names — 72m. — see June 12 issue — (046). MARYLAND— D — John Payne, Brenda Joyce, Fay Bainter, Walter Brennan — Nice program; can stand heavy selling — 90m. — see July 10 issue — (Techni¬ color)— (050). ON THEIR OWN — C — Spring Byington, Ken Howell, George Ernest — Standard Jones Family — 63m. — see April 17 issue — (044). PIER 13 — MD — Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Joan Valerie — Okay program; dualler — 65m. — see Aug. 7 issue — (106) — ( ’40-’41 ) . SAILOR’S LADY — CD — Nancy Kelly, Jon Hall. Joan Davis — Okay dual bill support — 66m. — -see July 10 issue — (052). SHOOTING HIGH — W — Jane Withers, Gene Autry, Mar¬ jorie Weaver — Dualler for family trade — 65m. — see March 20 issue — (041). SO THIS IS LONDON — C — Berton Churchill, George Sanders, Fay Compton — English import for the bot¬ tom half — 84m. — see May 1 issue — (English-made) — (043). STAR DUST — MDMU — Linda Darnell, John Payne, Ro¬ land Young, Charlotte Greenwood — Nioe program offering; top dualler — 84m. — see April 3 issue — (036). STREET OF MEMORIES — D — Lynne Roberts, Guy Kibbee, John McGuire — For the duals and nabes — 71m. — see July 10 issue — (102) — (’40-’41). THEY CAME BY NIGHT— MD— Will Fyffe, Phyllis Calvert, Anthony Hulme — High-rating English meller 73m. see March 6 issue — ( English-made ) — (033 ) . VIVA CISCO KID — MD — Cesar Romero, Jean Rogers, Chris-Pin Martin — Strictly for Cfsoo’s fans — 71m! — see April 3 issue — (039). YOUNG AS YOU FEEL, THE JONES FAMILY IN— CD— Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason — Weaker Jones family effort — 59m. — see Jan 24 issue — (032). YOUNG PEOPLE — CD — Shirley Temple, Jack Oakie, Charlotte Greenwood — Better than average pro¬ grammer — 78m. — see July 24 issue — (109) — ( ’40-’41 ) . TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BRIGHAM YOUNG — Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger — (107), CALIFORNIAN, THE — Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone. CHAD HANNA — Henry Fonda. CHARLIE CHAN IN NEW YORK^Sidney Toler, Mar¬ jorie Weaver. John Sutton. CHARLIE CHAN IN THE WAX MUSEUM— Sidney Toler, Joan Valerie, Marguerite Chapman — (110). CHARTER PILOT — Lloyd Nolan, Arleen Whelan, George Montgomery. DOWN ARGENTINE WAY— Betty Grable, Carmen Mi¬ randa, Don Ameche — (Technicolor) — (113). FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE — Marjorie Weaver, Glenn Hunter, Joan Davis. GHOST OF THE CISCO KID — Cesar Romero, Robert Sterling, Chris-Pin Martin — (108). GIRL FROM AVENUE A — Jane Withers, Laura Hope Crews, Jessie Ralph — (104). GREAT PROFILE, THE — John Barrymore, John Payne Mary Beth Hughes (111). IN DISGUISE — Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, Paul Von Hernreid — (English-made) — (114). PUBLIC DEB NO. 1 — George Murphy, Brenda Joyee, Elsa Maxwell — (105). RETURN OF FRANK JAMES, THE— Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper — (Technicolor) — (103). YESTERDAY’S HEROES— Robert Sterling, Lewis How¬ ard, Jean Rogers. YOUTH WILL BE SERVED — Jane Withers, Jane Dar¬ well, Robert Conway. UNITED ARTISTS CHUMP AT OXFORD, A — C — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey — Just dual support — 63m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (Roach). HOUSE ACROSS THE BAY — MD — -George Raft, Joan Bennett, Walter Pidgeon, Lloyd Nolan — ■ Okay meller for supporting spot; sell the names — 89m. — see March 20 issue — (Wanger). MY SON, MY SON! — -D — -Madeleine Carroll, Brian Ahernq, Louis Hayward — Box-office, if sold properly — 117m. — see March 20 issue — (Small). ONE MILLION B. C. — MD — Victor Mature, Carole Lan¬ dis, Lon Chaney, Jr. — Lends itself to novel lobby display and exploitation through prehistoric data) must be sold — 80m. — see May 1 issue — (Roach). OUR TOWN — D — William Holden, Martha Scott, Fay Bainter — Excellently handled and mounted, but Kill need a great deal of proper exploitation outside of the class houses — 90m. — see May 15 issue — (Lesser) . OVER THE MOON — CD — Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Ursula Jeans — Very good British program; sell Oberon — 78m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (English-made) — (Technicolor) — -(Korda). REBECCA — D — Laurence Ulivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson — Class offering that can be sold to the mass If properly exploited — 129m. — see April 3 issue — (Selznick) — -(A). SAPS AT SEA — C — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson — Okay for the Laurel-Hardy fans — 50m. — see May 16 issue — (Roach). SOUTH OF PAGO PAGO — MD — Victor McLaglen, Jon Hall, Frances Farmer — Must be pushed; sell the South Seas — 96m. — see July 24 issue — (Small). TURNABOUT — C — Adolphe Menjou, John Hubb rd, Carole Landis — Sexy sophisticated comedy; handle with care — 83m. — see May 15 issue — (Roach). WESTERNER, THE — W — Gary Cooper, Doris Davenport., Walter Brennan — Highly exploitable large soale western — 98m. — see July 10 issue — (Goldwyn). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CAPTAIN CAUTION — Victor Mature, Louise Platt, Bruce Cabot— (Roach). FLOTSAM — Margaret Sullavan, Frederic March — (LoewLewin). FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT — Joel McCrea, Herbert Marshal], Laraine Day — (Wanger). KIT CARSON — Jon Hall, Lynn Bari — (Small). LONG VOYAGE HOME, THE — John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell. Ian Hunter — (Wanger). MAJOR BARBARA — Wendy Hiller, Robert Morley, Emlyn Williams — ( English-made) — ( Pascal ) . PASTOR HALL — Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam — (Eng¬ lish-made ) — (Globe) . PRODUCTION No. 6 — Charles Chaplin, Paulette God¬ dard, Reginald Gardner — (Chaplin). ROAD SHOW — Carole Landis, John Hubbard. Adolphe Menjou — (Roach). SON OF MONTE CRISTO, THE — Joan Bennett, Louis Hayward, George Sanders — (Small). THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE — Sabu, Conrad Veidt, Jean Duprez — ( Technicolor) — ( English-made ) — ( Korda ) .