The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1941)

The Feature Check-up Of All Features Released Nationally Since October 18, 1940 COLUMBIA (1939-1940 releases from 1001 up; 1940-1941 releases from 2001 up.) ACROSS THE SIERRAS — W — Bill Elliott. Richard Fiske, Euana Walters — One of Elliott's better en¬ tries — 58m.— see Alar. 5 issue — (2212). ADAM HAD FOUR SONS— D — Warner Baxter, Ingrid Bergman, Susan Hayward, Fay Wray — Top-notoh women’s drama that can stand strong selling — 81m. — see Mar. 5 issue — (2006). ADVENTURE IN WASHINGTON — D — Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Gene Reynolds — Well made pro¬ grammer has plenty of selling angles — 86m. — see June 11 issue. ARIZONA — WD — Jean Arthur, William Holden. Warren William — High-rating open air epic has plenty of exploitation angles — 122m. — see Nov. 27 issue — (2101). BEYOND THE SACRAMENTO — W — Bill Elliott, Evelyn Keyes — High-rating Elliott — 68m. — see Nov. 27 issue — (2210). BIG BOSS, THE — MD — Otto Kruger, Gloria Dickson, John Litel— For the duals and nabes — 70m. — see Mav 11 issue — (2037). BLONDIE GOES LATIN — CMU — Penny Singleton. Ar¬ thur Lake, Larry Simms, Tito Quizar — One of the better Blond les — 69m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (2016). BLONDIE PLAYS CUPID — C — Penny Singleton. Arthur lake, Lsirry Simms — High-rating Blondle entry — 68m. — see Nov. 13 issue — (2016). DEVIL COMMANDS, THE— MY— Boris Karloff, Richard Fiske, Amanda Duff — For the Karloff fans — 66m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (2028). ELLERY QUEEN, MASTER DETECTIVE— MYD— Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Michael Whalen — Good mystery for duals — 68m. — see Dec. 11 issue — — 70m. — see Mar. 6 issue — -(2026). ELLERY QUEEN'S PENTHOUSE MYSTERY — MY — Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin — Dualler; good entrant In Ellery Queen series — 70m. — see Mar. 6 Issue — (2026). ESCAPE TO GLORY (Submarine Zone) — D — Pat O’Brien, Constance Bennett, John Halliday — Top¬ ical meller has plenty of selling angles — 7 4m. — see Dec. 11 issue — (2012). _ FACE BEHIND THE MASK, THE— MD — Peter Lone. Evelyn Keyes, Don Beddoe — Well-made melodrama with big selling problem — 66m. — see Feb. 5 issue ( 2029 ) . GIRLS UNDER 21 — MD— Bruce Cabot, Rochelle Hud¬ son, Paul Kelly — Good meller for the duals — 64m. — see Oct. 30 issue — (2038). GREAT PLANE ROBBERY, THE — AD — Jack Holt, Vicki Lester, Stanley Fields — Sub-par stuff; Jack Holt’s fans might like It — 63m. — see Nov. 27 issue — (2031). GREAT SWINDLE, THE — MD — Jack Holt. Marjorie Reynolds, Sidney Blackmer — Filler for the bottom dual spot — 64m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (2034). HER FIRST BEAU — CD — Jane Withers, Jackie Cooper, Edith Fellows, William Tracy — Pleasing family program — 78m. — see Mav 14 issue — (2013). LONE WOLF KEEPS A DATE, THE — MY — Warren William, Frances Robinson, Eric Blore — Run-of-themill dualler — 65m. — see Nov. 27 issue — (_2 021). LONE WOLF TAKES A CHANCE, THE — MD— Warren William, June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon, Erie Blore — Below the Lone Wolf standard; bottom dualler — 7Gm. — see Mar. II) issue — (2022). MEET BOSTON BLACKIE — MY — Chester Morris,* Ro¬ chelle Hudson, Constance Worth — Fast-moving comedy-meller for the duals — 61m. — see Mar. 5 issue — (2027) . MISSING TEN DAYS — MD — Rex Harrison. Ka rep Verne, Joan Marion — Okay British meller for houses which can play this type of product — 7,2m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (English-made) — (2044). NAVAL ACADEMY — CD — Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Billy Cook — Pleasant entertainment with military angles to help selling — 67m. — see Mav 28 issue — (2020). NOBODY’S CHILDREN — MD — Edith Fellows, Billy Lee, Lois Wilson — So-so tearjerker for bottom of duals — 05m. — :see Oct. 30 issue — (2030). NORTH FROM THE LONE STAR— W— Bill Elliott. Richard Fiske, Dorothy Fay — Will please the oatie fans — 58m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (2213). OUTLAWS OF THE PANHANDLES — WMU — Charles Starrett, Frances Robinson, Sons of Pioneers — Routine western — 59m. — see Mar. 19 issue-— (2205). PENNY" SERENADE — CD — Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Beulah Bondi — Combination of comedy, romance, and heart-throbs; of hit proportions, should regis¬ ter big grosses — 120m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (2002). PHANTOM SUBMARINE, THE — MYD — Anita Louise, Bruce Bennett — Filler — 70m. — see Jan. 22 issue — (2033). PINTO KID, THE — W — Charles Starrett, Louise Currie, Bob Nolan — Good western — 61m. — see Jan. 22 is¬ sue — (2204). RETURN OF DANIEL BOONE, THE — W — Bill Elliott, Betty Miles — Up to par Elliott — 61m. — see May 28 issue — (2214). RICHEST MAN IN TOWN, THE — D — Frank Craven, Ed¬ gar Buchanan, Eileen O’Heam — For the duallers — 6 run. — see .June 25 issue. SHE KNEW ALL THE ANSWERS — C — -Joan Bennett, Franchdt Tone, John Hubbard — Pleasing program comedy will need plenty of selling — 86m. — see May 28 issue — (2008). SUBMARINE ZONE — see Escape to Glory. THEY DARE NOT LOVE — MD — Martha Scott, George Brent, Paul Lukas — Sell the names — 7 6n). — see May 14 issue — (2011). THIS THING CALLED LOVE — C — Rosalind Russell. Melvyn Douglas, Binnie Barnes — Good entertain¬ ment on the sophisticated level — 98m.— see Jan. 8 issue— (2005) — (A). TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM — (MUG — Rudy Vallee, Ann Miller, Rosemary Lane — Musical with specialties for the duallers — 75m. — see June 11 issue. UNDER AGE — D — Nan Grey, Tom Neal, Alan Baxter — Lightweight offering for the duallers — 6Rm. — see Apr. 30 issue — (2036). VOICE IN THE NIGHT, THE — Clive Brook. Diana Wynyard — Anti-Nazi show is well made, but will need plenty of attention in most spots — 80m. — see Mav 14 issue — (E'nglish-made) . WILDCAT OF TUCSON — W — Bill Elliot, Evelyn Young, Stanley Brown — Okay Elliot — 59m. — see Feb, 5 issue — ( 2211 ) . TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BLONDE FROM SINGAPORE, THE — Florence Rice, Leif Erikson. BLONDIE IN SOCIETY — Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms. ELLERY 0UEEN AND THE PERFECT CRIME — Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay. John Beal. HANDS ACROSS THE ROCKIES — Bill Elliott. Dub Taylor, Mary Daily. HEAVEN CAN WAIT — Robert Montgomery, Rita John¬ son, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains. I WAS A PRISONER ON DEVIL’S ISLAND — Sally Eilers, Donald Woods, Edward Ciannelli. KING OF DODGE CITY — Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Jud¬ ith Linden. LADIES IN RETIREMENT — Ida Lupino, Louis Hay¬ ward, Elsa Winchester. MEDICO OF PAINTED SPRINGS — Charles Starrett, Terry Walker, Richard Fiske — (2206). MEDICO RIDES, THE — Charles Starrett, Eileen O’¬ Hearn. MR. JORDON COMES TO TOWN — Robert Montgomery, Rita Johnson, Claude Rains. MYSTERY SHIP — Lola Lane. Paul Kelly. OFFICER AND THE LADY, THE — -Rochelle Huctsoo, Bruce Bennett, Roger Pryor. OUR WIFE — Ruth Hussey, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Coburn, Ellen Drew. SON OF DAVY CROCKETT, THE — Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Tavlor. SWEETHEART OF THE CAMPUS — Ozzie Nelson. Har¬ riet Hilliard, Ruby Keeler. TEXAS — William Holden, Glenn Ford. Claire Trevor. TILLIE THE TOILER — -Kay Harris, William Tracy, Ernest Truex. TONIGHT BELONGS TO US — Loretta Y’oung, Deal) Jagger, Conrad VeidL TWO LATINS FROM MANHATTAN — Jinx Falkenberg. Joan Davis, Joan Woodbury. YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH — Fred Astaire, Rita Hay¬ worth, Robert Benchley, John Hubbard. TWO IN A TAXI — Anita Louise, Russell Hayden, Dick Purcell. METRO (1939-40 releases from 1 up; 1940-1941 releases from 101 up.) ANDY HARDY’S PRIVATE SECRETARY — C — Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Ian Hunter, Kathr'-o Gray¬ son — Top-notch comedy for all audiences; main¬ tains series standard — 101m. — see Mar. 5 issue — (126). BAD MAN, THE — AD — Wallace Beery, Laraine Day, Lionel Barrymore, Ronald Reagan — Depends on the name draw — 70m. — 6ee Apr. 2 issue — (124). BILLY THE KID — W — Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevv, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard — Formula western with excellent scenic background — 95m. — see June 11 issue — (Technicolor) — (137). BITTER SWEET — MU — Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Ian Hunter — Okay for MacDonald-Eddy fans . — 94m.: — see Nov. 27 issue — (Technicolor) — (.110). BLONDE INSPIRATION — CD — John Shelton. Virginia Grey, Albert Dekker, Charles Butterworth— For the lower half of the duallers — 72m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (123). . COME LIVE WITH ME — C — James Stewart, Hedy La¬ marr, Ian Hunter — Well-made comedy; names will help — 86m.— see Feb. 5 issue — (122) — (A). COMRADE X — CD — Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Felix Bresaart — Gable and Lamarr should guarantee grosses — 89m.— aee Dec. 25 issue — (118). DR. KILDARE’S CRISIS — D — Lew Ayres, Robert Young, Laraine Day, Lionel Barrymore — Impressive member of the Kildare series — 75m. — see Dec. 11 issue — (115). ESCAPE — MD — Robert Taylor, Norma Shearer, Conrad Yeidt, Nazimova — Exciting, suspenseful melodrama — 104m. — see Nov. 13 issue — (108). FLIGHT COMMAND — MD — Robert Taylor, Ruth Hus¬ sey, Walter Pidgeon — Highly exploitable service picture — 116m. — see Dec. 25 issue — (117). FREE AND EASY — C — Ruth Hussey, Robert Cum¬ mings, Judith Anderson — Comedy for the bottom duallers; sell the names — 55m. — see Mar. 6 issue — (127). GALLANT SONS — MY — Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Ian Hunter, Gail P'atriek — Might be a sleeper for the family trade, with special appeal for young people — 76m.— see Nov. 27 issue — -(111). GET-AWAY, THE — MD — Robert Sterling, Dan Dailey, •Jr., Charles Winninger, Donna Reed — Fast moving action show will fit nicely into the duallers — 89m. see June 25 issue — (138). GONE WITH THE WIND — D — Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Themgs Mitchell— Par excellence — 228m.— see Jan. 8 issue — ( Technicolor ) — ( A ) . GO WEST — MUC — The Marx Brothers, John Carroll. Diana Lewis — Grosses should hit the high-water Marx — 82m. — see Dec. 25 issue — (114). HULLABALOO — MUC— -Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey, Dan Dailey, Jr., Billie Burke — Entertaining musi¬ cal comedy program — 77m. — see Nov. 13 issue — (109). I’LL WAIT FOR YOU — MD — Robert Sterling, Marsha Hunt, Virginia Weidler — Okay for the bottom dual spot — 75m. — see May 28 issue — (135). KEEPING COMPANY— CD — Frank Morgan, Ann Ruth¬ erford, John Shelton, Virginia Weidler — Good fam¬ ily entertainment for the lower braoket — 79m.— see Jan. 8 issue — (116). LAND OF LIBERTY — HDoc— Compilation sponsored by the MPPDA and edited by Cecil B. DeMilje — Ex¬ cellent patriotic exploitation offering; plenty pf star value — 98m. — see Jan. 22 issue — (120). LITTLE NELLIE KELLY— MDMU— Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Douglas McPhail — * Pleasant musical-meller— 100m. — see Nov. 2_7 issue — (112). LOVE CRAZY— C — William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick — Looks like a summer money show — 99m. — see May 28 issue — (134). MAISIE WAS A LADY — CD — Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres. Maureen O’Sullivan — Pleasing entrant In the “Maisie” series — 79m. — see Jan. 22 issue — (118). MEN OF BOYS TOWN — D — Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson — Packed with entertainment value for everyone — 106m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (132). PENALTY, THE — MD — Edward Arnold, Liongl Barry¬ more, Gene Reynolds, Marsha Hunt — Good action dualler, especially suited for family and small¬ town trade — 80m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (12jL). PEOPLE VS. DR. KILDARE, THE — MD — Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day — Top-rankinp mem¬ ber of the series — 78m. — see May 14 issue — (133). PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE — CD — Cary Grant, Kath arine Hepburn, James Stewart — High-rating for any situation — 112m. — see Dee. 11 issue — (119). RAGE IN HEAVEN — MD — Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders — Good crltlos* ploture with a selling problem — 86m. — see Mar. 19 issyi —(128). TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN, THE*— D — Laraine Day, Robert Young, Tom Conway, Frieda Inescort — Saleable dramatlo program — 90m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (126). WASHINGTON MELODRAMA — MD — Frank Morgan. Ann Rutherford, Kent Taylor — Just a programmer for the duallers — 80m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (.131). WILD MAN OF BORNEO — CD — Frank Morgan. Mary Howard, Dan Dailey, Jr., Billie Burke — For nabe dual support — 78m.— see Feb. 6 issue — (121). WOMAN’S FACE, A — MD — Joan Crawford,. Melvyn Douglas, Conrad Veidt — -Absorbing drama with good appeal for all kinds of houses — 106m.* — see May 14 issue— (136). ZIEGFELD GIRL — DMU — James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, lan Hunter, Jackie Cooper — Big lavish show will be an important grosser — 131m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (130). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BARNACLE BILL — Wallace Beery, Virginia Weidler. Leo Carrillo. BIG STORE, THE — Marx Brothers, Tony Martin. Vir¬ ginia Grey — (139). BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST — Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Marsha Hunt, Samuel Hinds — (Technicolor). CHOCOLATE SOLDIER, THE — Nelson Eddy. Rise Stevens, Lee Bowman. DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE — Spencer Tracy. Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner. HONKY-TONK — Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Marjorie Main, Claire Trevor, Rags Ragland. LADY BE GOOD — Ann Sothern, Eleanor Powell., John Carroll, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Young. LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY HARDY — Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney,. Judy Garland, Ann Rutherford, Fay Holden. June 18, 1941