The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1940)

THE CHECK-UP— September 25, 1940 SKY MURDER — Walter Pidgeon, Joyce Compton. Don¬ ald Meek — (105), STARS LOOK DOWN, THE — Margaret Lockwood, Mich¬ ael Redgrave, Eralvn Williams — (English-made) . THIRD FINGER, LEFt HAND — Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Lee Bowman — (107). (ViONOGRAM (1939-1940 releases from 3901 up; 1940-1941 releases not numbered.) ARIZONA FRONTIER — VV— lex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Evelyn Finlev — Okay Ritter — 55m. — see Sept. 4 issue — (3958). BOYS OF THE CITY (The Ghost Creeps) — MYD — East Side Kids, Dave O’Brien, Inna Gest — Strong bottom dualler — 63m. — see July 24 i6sue — (3916). CHAMBER OF HORRORS — MYD — Leslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, RomOly Lunge — Just for dualler support — 79m. — see Aug. 7 issue — -(English-made). CHEYENNE KID, THE — W — Jack Randall. Louise Stan¬ ley — Below-averoge western — 49m. — see March 20 issue — (8962 ). COVERED WAGON TRAILS — W — Jack Randall. Sally Cairns, David Sharp — High-ranking Randall — 53m. — see May 1 issue — (3963). COWBOY FROM SUNDOWN — W — Tex Ritter, Paulin* Haddon, Roacoe Atea — Ritter oan do batter — 68m. — see May 16 issue — (8956). DANGER AHEAD — AD — James Newill, Dorothea Kent, Dave O’Brien— Good action Renfrew — 67m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3930). DOOMED TO DIE — MY— Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reyn¬ olds, Grant Withers — Strictly for the nabes, duals — 67m.— see Aug. 7 issue — (3908). EAST SIDE KIDS — D — Leon Ames, Dennis Morgan, Vince Barnett — Okay for the nabes, duallers — 82m. — see Feb. 21 Issue — (3924). GHOST CREEPS, THE — see Boys of the City. GOLDEN TRAIL, THE — W — Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Ina Guest — -So-«o Ritter — 62m. — see July 10 iiaue — (3966). HAUNTED HOUSE, THE — CD — Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, George Cleveland — Juvenile entrant for the duallers — 70m. — see July 24 issue — (3910). HIDDEN ENEMY — MD — Warren Hull, Kay Linaker. Wil¬ liam von Brincken — Nabe dual fare; plug timeli¬ ness — 63m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3922). HUMAN MONSTER, THE — MD— Bela Lugosi, Hugh Wil¬ liams, Greta Gynt — Excellent horror show — -7 6m. — see March 6 issue — (English-made) — (8916). KID FROM SANTA FE — W — Jack Randall, Clarene Curtis — Weak horie-opara — 4 9m. — aee June 12 Is¬ sue — (3966). LAND OF THE SIX GUNS — W — Jack Randall, Louise Stanley— Good Randall — 52m. — see May 29 issue— (3984). LAST ALARM, THE — MD — J. Farrell MacDonald, Polly Ann Young, Warren Hull — Okay inde dualler — 61m. — see June 26 issue — (3927). LAUGHING AT DANGER — MYD — Frankie Darro, Joy Hodges, George Houston — Just to fill out duals — 62m. — see Aug. 7 issue — (3913). MIDNIGHT LIMITED — MY — John King, Marjorie Rey¬ nolds — Fair support on nabe duals — 61m. — see April 8 issue (3921). MISSING PEOPLE — MY — Will Fvffe, Kav Walsh. Lvn Harding — Routine British mystery for duals — 69m. — see Sept. 18 issue — (English-made). MURDER ON THE YUKON — AD — James Newill, Polly Ann Young, Dave O’Brien — Routinely good Renfrew — 66m.— see April 8 issue— ( 3928 ) . MYSTERIOUS MR. REEDER, THE — MD — Will Fyfle, Kay Walsh, George Curzon — British made "B” melodrama for action houses— 62m. — see May 1 issue — (3926) — ( British -made ) . ON THE SPOT— -CD — Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland, Mary Kornman — Juvenile fare; okay for the Darro fans — 60m. — see June 12 iseue — (8916). ORPHANS OF THE NORTH — MD — Directed, produced and written by Norman Dawn, with a cast of local Alaskan players — Just film— 66m. — see Aug. 7 issue — (3920). PALS OF THE SILVER SAGE — W — Tex Ritter, Sugar Dawn, Musical Slim Andrews — Gaod Ritter — 62m. — If* May 1 lurue — (8964). PIONEER DAYS — W — Jack Randall, June Wilkins, Frank Yaconelli — Not so hot — 59m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3961). QUEEN OF THE YUKON — MD — Irene Rich, Charles Bickford, June Carlson, Dave O’Brien — Monogram’s top production — 7 3ra. — see Sept. 18 issue. RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND — see Shorts Check-Up — (3830). RAINBOW OVER THE RANGE — W — Tex Ritter. Doro¬ thy Fay, Slim Andrews — Better-than-average Rftter — -59m.— see Aug. 7 issue — (3957). RANGE BUSTERS, THE— W — John King, Rav Corrigan, Max Terhune, Luana Walters — Good sendoff for a new series— 65m. — see Sept. 4 issue. RHYTHM OF THE RIO GRANDE— W— Tex Ritter. Suzan Dale — Good Ritter — 63m.— see March 20 issue — (3963). RIDERS FROM NOWHERE — W— Jack Randall. Mar¬ garet Roach — Good Randall — 45m. — see July 10 Issue (3966). •KY BANDITS— MD— James Newill, Louise Stanley, Dewey Robinson — Fair Renfrew — 69m. — see May 16 Issue — (3929). SON OF THE NAVY — CD — James Dunn, Jean Parker, Martin Spellman — Pleasing family program — 71m. — see April 17 issue— (3902). TOMBOY — MD — Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, Grant Withers — Should do okay In the provlnoes and nabe duals — 70m. — see May 1 issue — (3911). TORPEDO RAIDER — MD — -John Mills, Barry Mackay, Betty Balfour — Topical British entrant — 60m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (English-made) — (3926). UP IN THE AIR — MYCMU — Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, Mantan Moreland — Breezy comedy with good mystery angle; best in the Darro series — 61m. — see Oct. 2 issue. WHO IS GUILTY? — MY — Ben Lyon, Barbara Blair, Syd Walker — Suspenseful British mystery for bottom of duals — 73m. — see Sept. 18 issue — ( English-made J . WILD HORSE RANGE — W — Jack Randall, Phyllis Ruth — Randall's best — 61m. — see June 26 issue — (3967). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION APE, THE — Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixson, Gene O’Don¬ nell. DRUMS OF THE DESERT — Ralph Byrd, Lorna Grey, Mantan Moreland. GYPSY CAVALIER — Gilbert Roland, Raquel Torres — (Cinecolor) . OL’ SWIMMIN’ HOLE, THE — Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, Leatrice Joy. PARSON OF DEViL’S GAP, THE— Tex Ritter. PHANTOM OF CHINATOWN — Ke.ve Luke. SIX SHOOTING SERENADE — Ray Corrigan, John King, Max Terhune. THAT GANG OF MINE — East Side Kids, Joyce Bryant. 30 BOYS AND A GIRL — Olive Major, St. Brendan’s Boys’ Choir. YOU’RE OUT OF LUCK— Frankie Darro. PARAMOUNT (1939-1940 releases from 3901 up; 1940-1941 releases from 4001 up.) BISCUIT EATER, THE — CD — Billy Lee, Cordell Hick¬ man, Helene Millard — Very pleasing family dualler — 81m. — see April 17 issue — (3935). BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN— CMU — Jack Benny, Kllen Drew, Eddie Anderson — Sell the names and radio angles — 86m. — see Msv 1 iiaue — (8932). COM IN’ ROUND THE MOUNTAIN — C — Bob Bums. Una Merkel, Jerry Colonna — Just a dualler; best for the hinterlands — 63m. — see Aug. 21 issue — (3944). CHRISTMAS IN JULY— CD— Dick Powell, Ellen Drew. Raymond Walburn — Pleasing dualler; sell the names — 66m. — see Oct. 2 issue. DR. CYCLOPS — MD — Albert Dekker, Janice Logan, Thomas Coley — Field day for the exploiters — 77zn. — *** March 20 iseue — ( Technioolor ) — (8919). FARMER’S DAUGHTER, THE — Martha Raye, Charles Ruggles, Richard Denning — Entertaining oomedy program, sell Raye and Ruggles — 61m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3927). FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS — C — Rav Milland. Ellen Drew, Roland Culver— Okay English-made program oomedy; build up title — -67m. — see April 3 issue — ( 3930 ) — (English-made). GHOST BREAKERS, THE — CMY — Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson — A moneymaker if prop¬ erly exploited — 85m. — -see June 26 issue — (3938). GREAT McGINTY, THE — CD — Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff — Vigorous and highly en¬ tertaining programmer — 82m.— see July 24 issue — (3945). GOLDEN GLOVES — MD — Richard Denning, Jean Cagney, Robert Paige — Don’t sell this dualler short — 69m. — see July 24 issue — (3942). HIDDEN GOLD — -W — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Minor Watson — Excellent Hopalong Cassidy — dim. — see Mav 29 iseue — (3968) I WANT A DIVORCE — MD — Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Gloria Dickson — High rating meller program — 93m.— see Sept. 4 issue — (4002). KNIGHTS OF THE RANGE — AD — Russell Hayden. Vic¬ tor Jory, Jean Parker — Western fans will thor¬ oughly enjoy this one — 70m. — eee March 8 Issue — (3923). LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS, THE — W— Victor Jory, Jo Ann Sayers, Russell Hayden — Program western — 6 6m. — ««e May 1 iseue — (8981). MYSTERY SEA RAIDER — MD — Henry Wileoxon, Carole Landis, Onslow Stevens — Topical dualler; it has the angles — 78m. — eee Aug. 7 issue — (3943). OPENED BY MISTAKE — CD — Charlie Ruggles, Janice Logan, Robert Paige — Just a dual filler — 67m. — see May 15 lesue — (8933). QUEEN OF THE MOB — AMD — Ralph Bellamy, Blanche Yurka, J. Carrol Naish — Weak orlme-aotlon meller — 61m. — see June 12 issue — (8980). RANGERS OF FORTUNE — W — Fred MacMurray, Pa¬ tricia Mormon, Albert Dekker — Top notch western, with names to sell — 80m. — see Sept. 18 issue — (4003). RHYTHM ON THE RIVER' — CMU — Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone — Money show; Crosby at his best — -94m. — see Sept. 4 issue — (4001). ROAD TO SINGAPORE, THE — CMU — Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope — Sell the names — 85m. — see March 6 issue — (3926). SAFARI — MD — Douglai Fairbanke, Jr., Madeleine Carroll, Lynne Overman — Not too smooth jungle yarn; play up names — 81m. — eee May 29 iiaue — (3937). SHOWDOWN, THE — W — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood — High standard Hopalong — 65m. — see March 20 issue — (3967). STAGECOACH WAR — W — William Boyd, Russell Hay¬ den, Julie Carter — -Top line western — 63m. — see July 10 issue— (3969). THOSE WERE THE DAYS — CMD — William Holden, Bonita Granville, Ezra Stone — Highly amusing pro¬ gram enterialnmant; exploit Slone’i "Aldrloh Fam¬ ily” reputation — 7 6m. — tee May 29 lteue — (1986). Servisection 2 THREE MEN FROM TEXAS — W— William Boyd. Rus¬ sell Hayden, Esther Estrella — Excellent western; can stand on its own in many spots — 76m. — see Sept. 18 issue — (4050). TYPHOON — MD — Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preatoo, Lynne Overman, J. Carrol Naish — Good exploitation meller — 7lm. — eee May 1 ieeu* — (Technicolor) — (3984). UNTAMED — MD — -Ray Milland, Patricia Morrison, Akim Tamiroff — Exploitable program — 83m.— see July 10 issue — (3941 ). WAY OF ALL FLESH, THE — D— Akim Tamiroff, Gladye George, Muriel Angelus — Heavy selling of title and exploitation of previous suooess should help — 86m. — see June 12 issue— (3940). WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES— MD — Ellen Drew, Robert PAige, Judith Barrett — Above-average supporting fare — 63m. — see March 6 issue — (8926). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ALDRICH FAMILY IN LIFE WITH HENRY, THE — Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken — 81m ARISE, MY LOVE — Claudette Colbert, Ray Millam Walter Abel. CHEROKEE STRIP — Richard Dix, George E. Stone, Fh ence Rice. DANCING ON A DIME — Grace MacDonald. William Frawley, Robert Paige— 74m. DATE WITH DESTINY, A — Basil Rathbone, John H ard, Ellen Drew, Kittv Kelly, Ralph Morgan — 91 DEAD ON ARRIVAL (D.O.A.j — Ellen Drew. Joseph Calleia, Paul Lukas. DOOMED CARAVAN — William Boyd, Rusaell Hayden. I WANTED WINGS — Ray Milland, William Holden. Coi stance Moore. Wayne Morris. LOVE THY NEIGHBOR — Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Mary Martin. MOON OVER BURMA — Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Preston Foster. NIGHT AT EARL CARROLL’8, A — Ken Murray, Roe# Hobart, Kav Sutton. NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE — Gary Cooper, Made¬ leine Carroll, Preston Foster — (Technicolor) . QUARTERBACK, THE — Wayne Morris, Virginia Dale, Alan Mowbray. ROUNDUP, THE — Richard Dix, Preston Foster, Patricia Morison. SECOND CHORUS — Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Ar¬ tie Shaw. SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS — Betty Field, Harry Carey, John Wayne — (Technicolor). TEXAS RANGERS RIDE AGAIN — John Howard, Ellen Drew, Harvey Stephens — 68m. VICTORY — Fredric March, Betty Field. Margaret W: cherly. VIRGINIA — Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray. Can lyn Lee. PRODUCEHS RELEASING CORP. ARIZONA GANG BUSTERS — W — Tim McCoy, Pauline Haddon, Lew Fulton — Okay western with novel angle; McCoy battles fifth columnists — 58m. — see Oct. 2 issue. BILLY THE KID OUTLAWED — W — Bob Steele. Louiie Curry, A1 St. John — Fast moving Inde western 60m. — see Aug. 7 issue. FRONTIER CRUSADER — W — Tim McCoy, Dorothy Short. Lew Fulton — Routine McCoy — 62m. — see June 12 issue — (101). GUN CODE — W — Tim McCoy, Inna Gest, Lou Fulton — Okay McCoy — 57m. — see Sept. 4 issue — (152). HOLD THAT WOMAN! — C — James Dunn, Frances Gil¬ ford, Gordon Douglas — Mildly diverting dualler — 67m. — see July 10 issue — (102). I TAKE THIS OATH — Gordon Jones, J. Farrell MacDon¬ ald, Joyce Gompton — Fast-moving Inde orlme dualler — 67m. — eee Mav 29 issue— (100). MARKED MEN — MD — Warren Hull, Isabel Jewell — Un¬ impressive meller — 68m. — see Sept, 4 issue (103). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BILLY THE KID IN TEXAS — Bob Steele, Terry Walker, A1 St. John— 56m. RIDERS OF BLACK MOUNTAIN — Tim McCoy, Inna Gest, Lew Fulton. RKO-RADIO (1939-1940 releases from 001 up; 1940-1941 releases from 101 up.) ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS — D — Anne Shirley, Jamee Ellison, Henry Travers — Pleasing family ploture 86m. — see June 26 issue — (036). BEYOND TOMORROW — D — Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Richard Carlson. Jean Parker — A hard one to predict, but give It every break; it may be a surprise at the boxoffloe — 84m. — see April 3 issue — (031). BILL OF DIVORCEMENT, A — D — Maureen O’Hara. Adolphe Menjou, Fay Bainter, Herbert Marshall — Strong drama; sell title reputation and namae — 74m. — see March 20 issue — (028) — (A). BULLET CODE — W — George O’Brien, Virginia Vale. Robert Stanton — Fair O’Brien — 58m. — see March 6 issue — (083). COURAGEOUS DOCTOR CHRISTIAN, THE— MD — Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin — Tops in the series; good dualler — ■67m. — see April 8 Issue — (030). CROSS COUNTRY ROMANCE — C — Gene Raymond. Wendy Barrie — Lightweight oomedy; okay for du^s and nabes— 68m. — see July 10 issue — (089).