The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1941)

THE EXHIBITOR 16a Sn tL Newsreels Friday, May 16, 1941 IN THE NEWSREELS MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 23, No. 72) — Brooklyn : Visit warship. New York : Nurses graduate. California: Visiting ranchers. Anna¬ polis: Dress parade. Oregon: Salmon run. Washington: Troop review. Florida: Gardenia queen. California: Bomber flight. Belmont Park, N. Y. : Racing begins. New York: Badminton on ice. Camp Custer : Greenberg in army. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XII, No. 270) — Flight of Hess. London : Fire blitz secret. EAfrica : British mop up. Canton : Children mili¬ tarized. Ft. Lewis: Army training. Wright Field, O. : Plane’s fire power. Lakehurst* N..T. : Mass chuting. Belmont Park, N. Y. : Racing be¬ gins. California : Actor wins race. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 75)— This Man Hess. Singapore: Preparedness continues. San Francisco : Ship strike. Boston : Ship strike set¬ tled. New York: Badminton on ice. Belmont Park, N. Y. : Racing begins. RKO PATHE NEWS (Vol. 12, No. 75)— Tokyo: Envoy speaks. Singapore: Forces mobilized. Munich: Hess leaves. Portsmouth, N. H. : Navy launches submarine. Dayton, O. : Army field photo unit. Plymouth, Eng.: Exodus from bomb ruins. New York: Badminton on ice. Bakers¬ field, Calif.: 91 m-p-h bicyclist. Australia.: Pro foot race. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL (Vol. 13, No. 9801 — Hess Flees. Ft. Lewis, Wash. : Troop review. Portsmouth, N. H. : Sub launched. England : King proves good shot. Rio: Navy cadets at work. Washington: Argentine accord hinted. Dayton, O. : Airplane guns tested. Long Beach, Calif.: Movie star wins race. Belmont Park. N. Y. : Racing begins. Bakersfield, Calif*• 91 m-p-h bicyclist. Seattle: Water skiers dine. Wednesday, May 14, 1941 IN ALL FIVE Bermuda : King Carol andi Mme. Lupescu ar¬ rive. Baltimore : Whirlaway captures Preakness. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 23. No. 71) — Plymouth, Eng.: Churchill visits. England: Queen Mary carries on. Cairo: Wavell meets De Gaulle. Malta: Air attack. Alexandria: Admiral Cunningham piatured. France: Concentration camp. Niagara Falls: Cave rebuilt. Sydney. Australia : Livestock show. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XII, Ng. 269 ) — Malta : Air attack. England: Churchill visits bombed areas. Britain: Fleet defies foes. France: Concentration camp. Ft. Monroe, Va. : Gunners tested. Seattle: Yachting season underway. Ber¬ wyn, Pa. : Radnor Hunt. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 74)— Tokyo: Matsuoka home. Rio, Brazil : Blockade anchors ships. New York : Hoover vs, convoys.. Holly¬ wood : .Tack Benny’s party. France: Concentra¬ tion camp. RKO PATHE NEWS (Vol. 12, No. 74)— New York : Hoover vs. convoys. Malta : Air attack. War /-one : Letters in film. Ft. Story, Va. : Gun¬ ners tested. England : Queen Mary carries on. Australia : Sport show. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL (Vol. 13, 9791 War in East and West Enters Critical Stage. New York: Italian waiters arrested. Los An¬ geles: Jack Benny’s party. Seattle: Yachting season opens. Ft. Story, Va. : Radio boat as target. M, i/ance Shots Features CASTLES IN THE AIR (Castelli in Aria) (Esperia) . Vittorio de Sioa, Lillian Harvey, Otto Tressler. 96m. A mediocre foreign effort, this is for the Italian nabes only. There are no English titles. CAVALCADE OF IRELAND (Crommey). 85m. Appeal of these Irish scenes is limited almost entirely to houses with Irish patronage. The whole is rather hast¬ ily thrown together, and looks it. LOVE CRAZY (Metro). William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick. 99m. This looks like one of the better money shows of the National Legion of Decency List— May 22, 1941 UNOBJECTIONABLE FOR GEN¬ ERAL PATRONAGE — “Her First Beau," (Columbia); “Emergency Land¬ ing,” (PRC); “The Nurse’s Secret,” (Warners). UNOBJECTIONABLE FOR ADULTS —“I’ll Wait for You,” (Metro); “Shin¬ ing Victory,” (Warners); “Singapore Woman,” (Warners). OBJECTIONABLE IN PART— “One Night in Lisbon,” (Paramount). season, unless too much of the edge has been taken off hubby-wifey comedies. Sell this heavily, and the box office turnstile should whirl merrily in spite of the weather. It has plenty of fun for any audience. PIRATES ON HORSEBACK (Para¬ mount). William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, 69m. Typical Hopalong Cas¬ sidy western is in the usual topnotch bracket, which means that it will prove decidedly satisfactory to the western fol¬ lowers and others. REDHEAD (Monogram) . Johnny Downs, June Lang, Eric Blore. 64m. This is a rather thin story, with a lightweight cast, and it is okay for the lower brackets only. TOO MANY BLONDES (Universal). Rudy Vallee, Helen Parrish, Lon Chaney, Jr. 61m. This shapes up as lightweight stuff for the bottom duallers, in spite of several good specialties and an attractive musical score. The net result is not so good. THE GAY VAGABOND (Republic). Roscoe Karns, Ruth Donnelly, Ernest Truex. 66m. Short on marquee names and slim on story, this is best for the nabe duals and rurals. Plenty of slapstick com¬ edy and corny humor is featured. Shorts AN APPLE IN HIS EYE (RKO— Edgar Kennedy) . 14m. Good. INFORMATION PLEASE No. 10 (RKO) . 10m. Good. JOCKEY'S DAY (RKO — Sportscope). 10m. Good. THE MAGIC SHELL (20th-Fox— Terrytoons). 6m. Fair. NIFTY NINETIES (RKO— Disney) 7m. Excellent. SAIL, HO! (Vitaphone — Sports Parade). 10m. Good. SOCKEROO (Vitaphone — Broadway Brevities). 20m. Good. WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT (20thFox — Terrytoons). 7m. Good. HAL KEMP AND HIS ORCHESTRA (Vitaphone — Melody Masters). 10m. Ex¬ cellent. HUNTING THE HARD WAY (Vita¬ phone — Broadway Brevities). 20m. Good. MAN, THE ENIGMA (PRC). 22m. Good. CLEAR THE DECKS for action! CLEAR THE MAIN FLOOR for standing room CLEAR THE LOBBY for holdouts! CLEAR THE BOOKING SHEETS FOR EXTENDED HOLDOVERS! Bud ABBOTT & Lou COSTELLO Vf DICK POWELL y) IN THE NAVY "Hh THE ANDREWS SISTERS • Claire Dodd • Dick Foran Butch & Buddy • Shemp Howard • Sunnie O'Oea • Condos Bros. Directed by ARTHUR LUBIN • AssociateProducerALEXCOTTLIEB ' A UNIVERSAL PICTURE May 21, 1941