The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1941)

The Feature Cheek-up Of All Features Released Nationally Since November 1, 1940 COLUMBIA (1939-1940 releases from 1001 up; 1940-1941 releases from 2001 up.) ACROSS THE SIERRAS — W — Bill Elliott, Richard Fiske, Luana Walters — One of Elliott’s better en¬ tries — 58m. — see Mar. 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 sellloo — 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 eplo 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 issued — (2210 ). BIG BOSS, THE — MD — Otto Kruger, Gloria Dickson, John Intel — For the duals and nabes — -JOin. — see Mav 14 issue — (2037). BLONDIE GOES LATIN— CMU— Penny Singleton. Ar¬ thur Lake, Larry Simms, Tito Guizar— One of the better Blondles — 69m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (2016). BLONDIE PLAYS CUPID — O — Penny Singleton. Arthur Lake, Larry 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. 5 issue — (2026). ELLERY QUEEN’S PENTHOUSE MYSTERY — MY — Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin — Duallor; good entrant In Ellery Queen series — 70m. — see Mar. 6 Issue — (2025). ESCAPE TO GLORY (Submarine Zone) ■ — D — Pat O'Brien, Constance Bennett, John Halliday — Topioal meller has plenty of selling angles — 74m. — see Dec. 11 issue— (2012 ) . FACE BEHIND THE MASK, THE — MD — Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes, Don Beddoe — Well-made melodrama with big selling problem — 66m. — see Feb. 6 issue ( 2029 ) . GREAT PLANE ROBBERY, THE — AD — Jack Holt. Vicki Lester, Stanley Fields — Sub-par stuff; Jack Holt’s fans might like It — 58m. — see Nov. 27 iseue — (2031). GREAT SWINDLE, THE — MD — Jack Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Sidney Blaekmer — Filler for the bottom dual spot — 64m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (2034). HANDS ACROSS THE ROCKIES— W — Bill Elliott. Mary Dailey — Topnotch western with good comedy — 57in. — see June 25 issued— ( 221 5 ) . HER FIRST BEAU — -CD — Jane Withers, Jackie Cooper. Edith Fellows, William Tracy — Pleasing family program — 78m. — see May 14 issue — (2013). I WAS A PRISONER ON DEVIL’S ISLAND — MD — Sally Eilcrs, Donald Woods, Edward Ciannelli — Bottom dualler — 62m. — see July 9 issue. LONE WOLF KEEPS A DATE, THE — -MY — Warren William, Frances Robinson, Eric Blore — Run-of-themill dualler — 65m. — see Nov. 27 issue — (2021). LONE WOLF TAKES A CHANCE, THE — MD; — Warren William, June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon, E.ric Blore — Below the Lone Wolf standard; bottom dualler — 7.6m. — see Mar. 19 issue — ■( 2 0 2 2 J . MEDICO OF PAINTED SPRINGS, THE — W — Charles Starrett, Terry Walker — Topnotch western — 60m. — see July 9 issue — (2206). 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, Karep 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). NORTH FROM THE LONE STAR — W — Bill Elliott. Richard Fiske, Dorothy Fay — Will please tbs 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 proportion*, 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 — BilJ 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 — 68m. — see June 25 issue. SHE KNEW ALL THE ANSWERS — C — Joan Bennett, Franehot Tone, John Hubbard — Pleasing program comedy will need plenty of selling — 86m. — see May 28 issue — (2008). SUBMARINE ZONE — see Escape to Glory. SWEETHEART OF THE CAMPUS — MUG — Ruby. Keeler, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard — Lower-bracket mu¬ sical — 64m. — see July 9 issue. THEY DARE NOT LOVE — MD — Martha Scott, George Brent, Paul Lukas — Sell the names — 76m. — 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 — -(2006 ) — ( A) . TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM — MUC— Rudy Valley 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 — 6flm. — 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 — (English-made). WILDCAT OF TUCSON — W — Bill Elliot, Evelyn Young, Stanley Brown — Okay Elliot — 59m. — se_e 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 QUEEN AND THE PERFECT CRIME — Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, John Beal. FIVE MEN — 'Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Lau¬ rence Olivier — (English-made) . HEAVEN CAN WAIT — Robert Montgomery, Rita John¬ son, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains. KING OF DODGE CITY— Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Jud¬ ith Linden. LADIES IN RETIREMENT — Ida Lupino, Louis Hay¬ ward, Elsa Lanehester. MEDICO RIDES, THE — Charles Starrett, Eileen O’¬ Hearn. MR. JORDAN COMES TO TOWN — Robert Montgomery, Rita Johnson, Claude Rains. MYSTERY SHIP — Lola Lane, Paul Kelly. OFFICER AND THE LADY, THE — Rochelle Hudson, Bruce Bennett, Roger Pryor. OUR WIFE — Ruth Hussey, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Coburn, Ellen Drew. SON OF DAVY CROCKETT, THE — Bill Elliott. Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor. TEXAS — William Holden, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor. TILLIE THE TOILER — Kay Harris, William Tracy, Ernest Truex. 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. WOMAN OF DESIRE — Loretta Young, Dean Jaggery Conrad Veidt. YOU BELONG TO ME — Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Edgar Buchanan. 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, Kathryn Gray¬ son — Top-notoh 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. — see Apr. 2 issue — (124). BIG STORE, THE — CMU — Marx Brothers, Tony Martin, Virginia Grey — One of the better Marx Brothers entries — 88m. — see June 25 issue — (139). 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 — 1123). , 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 Bressart — Gable and Lamarr should ^uaraptee grosses — 89m. — see Dec. 25 issue — '(113).. DR. KILDARE'S CRISIS — D — Lew Ayres, Robert Young, Laraine Day, Lionel Barrymore — Impressive member of the Kildare series — 75m. — see Dee. 11 issue — (115). ESCAPE — MD — Robert Taylor, Norma Shearer, Conrad Veidt, Nazimova — Exciting, suspenseful melodrama — 104m. — see Nov. 13 issue — (108). FLIGHT COMMAND — MD — Robert Taylor, Ruth Hus¬ sey, Walter Pidgeon — Highly exploitable servioe 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 — 56m. — see Mar. 6 issue —(127). GALLANT SONS — MY — Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Ian Hunter, Gail Patrick — 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, ThQmas 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. 18 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. DeMille — Ex¬ cellent patriotic exploitation offering; plenty of star value — 98m. — see Jan. 22 issue — (120). LITTLE NELLIE KELLY — MDMU — Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Douglas McPhail — > Pleasant musioal-meller — 100m. — see Nov. 2J 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 — OD — Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres, Maureen O’Sullivan — Pleasing entrant In the “Maisie" series — 79m.. — see Jan. 22 issue — (118). MATA HAR1 — MD — Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore — Re-issue has present day selling angles — 89m. — see June 25 issue. MEN OF BOYS TOWN — D — Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson — Packed with entertainment value for everyone — 106m. — see Mar. 19 issue— (132). NAVY BLUE AND GOLD — CD— James Stewart, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore, Florence Rice — Re-issue can be sold on service angles and name strength — 93m. — see July 9 issue. PENALTY, THE — MD — Edward Arnold, Lionel Barry¬ more, Gene Reynolds, Marsha Hunt — Good action dualler, especially suited for family and small¬ town trade — 80m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (122J. PEOPLE VS. DR. KILDARE, THE — MD — Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day — Top-ranking 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 «ny situation — 112m. — see Dec. 11 issue — (119). RAGE IN HEAVEN — MD — Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders — Good orltlos’ picture with a selling problem — 86m. — see Mar. 19 lwt* — (128). TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN, THE — D — Laraine Day, Robert Young, Tom Conway, Frieda Inescort— Saleable dramatio program — 90m. — see Feb. 1# issue — (125) . 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 nebe 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 Garlaud, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Ian 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. BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST — Greer Garson, Walter Pid¬ geon, Marsha Hunt, Samuel Hinds — (Technicolor). CHOCOLATE SOLDIER, TH'E — Nelson Eddy, RiBe Stevens, Lee Bowman. DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE — Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner. July 2, 1941