The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1940)

THE CHECK-UP— October 9, 1940 MONOGRAM (1939-1940 releases from 3901 up; 1940-1941 releases not numbered.) APE, THE — MD — Boris Karloff, Gertrude Hoffman, Henry Hall — Well-made meller has loads of exploita¬ tion angles — 65m.— -see Oct. 16 issue. ARIZONA FRONTIER — W — Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Evelyn Finley — 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 issue — (3916). CHAMBER OF HORRORS— MY’D — Leslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, Romilly Lunge — Just for dualler support — 79m.— see Aug. 7 issue — (English-made). CHEYENNE KID, THE — W — Jack Randall, Louise Stan¬ ley — Below-average western — 49m. — see March 20 issue — ( 3962 ) . COVERED WAGON TRAILS — W — Jack Randall. Sally Cairns, David Sharp — High-ranking Randall — 63m. — see Mav 1 issue — -(3963). COWBOY FROM SUNDOWN — W — Tex Ritter, Pauline Haddon, Roscoe Ates — Ritter can do better — 58m. — see May 16 issue — (3965). 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 — 62m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3924). GHOST CREEPS, THE — see Boys of the City. GOLDEN TRAIL, THE — W — Tex Ritter. Slim Andrews, Ina Guest — -So-so Ritter — 62m. — see July 10 issue — (3956). HAUNTED HOUSE, THE — CD — Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, George Cleveland — Juvenile entrant for the duallers — 70m. — see July 24 issue — (39J0). 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 — 75m. — see March 6 issue — (English-made) — (3916). KID FROM SANTA FE — W — Jack Randall, Clarene Curtis — Weak horse-opera — 49m. — see June 12 is¬ sue— (3965). LAND OF THE SIX GUNS — W — Jack Randall, Louise Stanley— Good Randall — 52m. — see May 29 issue — (3964). LAST ALARM, THE — MD — J. Farrell MacDonald, Polly Ann Young, Warren Hull — Okay Inde dueller — 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 Fyffe, Kay Walsh. Lyn 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 Ren¬ frew — 66m. — see April 3 issue — (3928). MYSTERIOUS MR. REEDER, THE— MD — Will Fyffe, 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 issue — (3916). ORPHANS OF THE NORTH — MD — Directed, produced and written by Norman Dawn, with a cast of local Alaskan players — Just film — 55m. — see Aug. 7 issue _ ( 3920 ) . PALS OF THE SILVER SAGE — W — Tex Ritter, Sugar Dawn, Musical Slim Andrews — Good Ritter — 52m. — see May 1 issue — (3954). 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 — 73m. — see Sept. 18 issue. RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND — see Shorts Check-Up — (3830). RAINBOW OVER THE RANGE — W — Tex Ritter, D.orothy Fay, Slim Andrews — Better-than-average Ritter — 59m. — see Aug. 7 issue — (3957). RANGE BUSTERS, THE— W— John King, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Luana Walters — Good sendoff for a new series — 55m. — see Sept. 4 issue. RHYTHM OF THE RIO GRANDE — W — Tex Ritter, Suzan Dale — Good Ritter — 53m. — see March 20 issue — (3953). RIDERS FROM NOWHERE — W — Jack Randall. Mar¬ garet Roach — Good Randall — 46m. — see July 10 issue — (3966). SKY BANDITS— MD — James Newill, Louise Stanley, Dewey Robinson — Fair Renfrew — 69m. — see May 15 issue — (3929). SON OF THE NAVY — CD — James Dunn, Jean Parker, Martin Spellman— Pleasing family program — 71m. — see April 17 issue — (3902). THAT GANG OF MINE — MD — East Side Kids, Dave O’Brien, Joyce Bryant — Fair for nabe duals — 62m. — see Oct. 16 issue. TOMBOY — MD— Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, Grant Withers — Should do okay in the provinces 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.). WILD HORSE RANGE — W— Jack Randall, Phyllis Ruth — Randall’s best — 51m. — see June 26 issue — (3967). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION DRUMS OF THE DESERT — Ralph Byrd, Lorna Grey. Mantan Moreland. GYPSY CAVALIER — Gilbert Roland, Raquel Torres — (Cinecolor) . OKLAHOMA BOUND — Tex Ritter. OL’ SWIMM1N’ HOLE, THE — Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, Leatrice Joy. PHANTOM OF CHINATOWN — Keye Luke, Lotus Long, Grant Withers. SIX SHOOTING SERENADE — Ray Corrigan, John King, Max Terhune. 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, El¬ len Drew, Eddie Anderson — Sell the names and radio angles — 85m. — see May 1 issue — (3932). COMIN' ’ROUND THE MOUNTAIN — C— Bob Burns, Una Merkel, Jerry Colonna — Just a dualler; best for the hinterlands — 63m. — see Aug. 21 issue — (3944). CHEROKEE STRIP — W — Richard Dix, Florence Rice, Victor Jory — Action packed western — 86m. — see Oct. 16 issue — (4005). CHRISTMAS IN JULY — CD — Dick Powell, Ellen Drew. Raymond Walbum — Pleasing dualler; sell the names — 66m. — see Oct. 2 issue — (4007). DR. CYCLOPS — MD — Albert Dekker, Janice Logan, Thomas Coley — Field day for the exploiters — 77m. — see March 20 iasue — ( Technicolor) — (3929). FARMER’S DAUGHTER, THE — Martha Raye, Charles Ruggles, Richard Denning — Entertaining comedy program, sell Raye and Ruggles — 61m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3927). FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS — C — Ray Milland, Ellen Drew, Roland Culver — Okay English-made program comedy; 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 — 61m. — see Mav 29 issue — (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. — see March 8 issue — ( 3923 ) LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS, THE — W— Victor Jory, Jo Ann Sayers, Russell Hayden — Program western — 66m. — see May 1 issue — (3931). MYSTERY SEA RAIDER— MD — Henry Wilcoxon, Carole Landis, Onslow Stevens — Topical dualler; it has the angles — 78m. — see Aug. 7 issue — (3943). OPENED BY MISTAKE — CD — Charlie Ruggles, Janice Logan, Robert Paige— Just a dual filler — 67m. — see Mav 16 issue (3933). QUARTERBACK, THE — CD— Wayne Morris, Virginia Dale, Alan Mowbray — Run-of-the-mill football dualier, with topical angles — 7 3m. — see Oct. 2 issue — (4004 ). QUEEN OF THE MOB — AMD— Ralph Bellamy, Blanche Yurka, J. Carrol Naish — Weak crime-aotlon meller — film. — see .Tune 12 issue — (3939). RANGERS OF FORTUNE — W— Fred MacMurray, Pa¬ tricia Morison, 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 — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Madeleine Carroll, Lynne Overman — Not too smooth jungle yarn; play up names — 81m. — see May 29 issue — (3937). SHOWDOWN, THE— W — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood — High standard Hopalong — 65m. — see March 20 issue (3957). STAGECOACH WAR— W— William Boyd, Russell Har¬ den, Julie Carter — Top line western — 63m. — see July 10 issue — (3959). THOSE WERE THE DAYS — CMD — William Holden, Bonita Granville, Ezra Stone — Highly amusing pro¬ gram entertainment; exploit Stone’s "Aldrich Fam¬ ily” reputation — 76m. — see May 29 lime — (8986). 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 — MU — Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman', J. Carrol Naisb — Good exploitation meller — 71m. — see May 1 issue — (Technicolor) — (3934). UNTAMED — MD — Ray Milland, Patricia Morrison. Akim Tamiroff — Exploitable program — 83m. — see July 10 issue — (3941 ). WAY OF ALL FLESH, THE — D — Akim Tamiroff, Gladys George, Muriel Angelus — Heavy selling of title and exploitation of previous success should help — 86m. — see June 12 issue— (3940). WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES — MD — Ellen Drew, Robert 1 Paige, Judith Barrett — Above-average supporting fare — 63m. — see March 6 issue — (3926). 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 Milland, Walter Abel. DANCING ON A DIME — Grace MacDonald, William Frawley, Robert Paige — 74m. DATE WITH DESTINY, A— Basil Rathbone, John How¬ ard, Ellen Drew, Kitty Kelly, Ralph Morgan — 91m. DEAD ON ARRIVAL (D.O.A.)— Ellen Drew, Joseph Calleia, Paul Lukas. DOOMED CARAVAN — William Boyd. Russell Hayden. I WANTED WINGS — Ray Milland, William Holden, Con j stance Moore, Wayne Morris. LOVE THY NEIGHBOR— Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Mary Martin. MOON OVER BURMA — Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, j-.j Preston Foster — (4006). NIGHT AT EARL CARROLL’S, A— Ken Murray, Ross Hobart, Kay Sutton. NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE— Gary Cooper, Made¬ leine Carroll, Preston Foster — (Technicolor). REACHING FOR THE SUN — Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, 1 Albert Dekker. ROUNDUP, THE — Richard Dix, Preston Foster, Patricia 1 Morison. SECOND CHORUS — Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Ar¬ tie Shaw. SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS — Betty Field, Harry Carey, ] John Wayne — (Technicolor). TEXAS RANGERS RIDE AGA I N — John Howard, Ellen Drew, Harvey Stephens — 68m. VICTORY — Fredric March, Betty Field, Margaret Wy 9 cherly. VIRGINIA — Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Caro j lyn Lee — (Technicolor). YOU’RE THE ONE — Orrin Tucker, Bonnie Baker. Ed 1 ward Everett Horton. PRODUCERS RELEASING CORP. ARIZONA GANG BUSTERS — W— Tim McCoy, Pauline 1 Haddon, Lew Fulton — Okay western with novel angle; McCoy battles fifth columnists — 58m. — see j Oct. 2 issue. BILLY THE KID OUTLAWED— W— Bob Steele, Louise I Curry, A1 St. John — Fast moving Inde western — 1 60m. — see Aug. 7 issue. FRONTIER CRUSADER — W— Tim McCoy, Dorothy Short, \ Lew Fulton — Routine McCoy — 62m. — see June 12 I issue — (101) . GUN CODE — W — Tim McCoy, Inna Gest, Lou Fulton — I Okay McCoy — 57m.— see Sept. 4 issue — (152). HOLD THAT WOMAN! — C— James Dunn. Frances Gif j ford, Gordon Douglas — Mildly diverting dualler — j 67m. — see July 10 issue — (102). I TAKE THIS OATH — Gordon Jones, J. Farrell MjjcDon j aid, Joyce Compton — Fast-moving Inde orlme dualler — 67m — see May 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, j A1 St. John — 56m. RIDERS OF BLACK MOUNTAIN — Tim McCoy, Inna Gest, 1 Lew Fuitou. 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 plotura — 86m.— see June 26 issue — (035). BEYOND TOMORROW — D — Harry Carey, O. 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 boxofflce — 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 names — 74m. — see March 20 issue — f028) — (A). BULLET CODE — W — George O'Brien. Virginia Vale, Robert Stanton — Fair O’Brien — 58m. — «ee Maroh 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 comedy; okay for duajt and nabes — fiSra. — see July 10 issue — (089). CURTAIN CALL — C — Barbara Read, Alan Mowbray, Helen Vinson — For the duals and nabes — 63®. — see April 17 issue — (027).