The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1941)

The Feature Check-up Of All Features Released Nationally Since November 29, 1940 (“Leg.” is the symbol for the Legion of Decency rat¬ ing. The classifications are: A-l, Unobjectionable for Gen¬ eral Patronage. A-l I, Unobjectionable for Adults. B, Objectionable in Part. C, Condemned.) COLUMBIA (1939-1940 releases from 1001 up; 1940-1941 releases from 2001 up.) t 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 oan stand strong sellirig — 81m. — see Mar. 6 issue — (2000). ADVENTURE IN WASHINGTON — D — Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Gene Reynolds — Well made pro¬ grammer has plenty of selling angles — 80m. — see June 11 issue — (2010). BIG BOSS, THE — Ml) — Otto Kruger, Gloria Dickson, John Litel — For the duals and nabes — 7.0m. — see Mav 14 issue — (2037). BLONDIE GOES LATIN— OMU—iPenny Bingletcm. Ar¬ thur Lake, Larr.y Simms, Tito Guizar — One of the better Blondies — 69m. — see Feb. 19 Issue — (2016). BLONDIE IN SOCIETY — O— Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms — Best in the series — 76m. — see July 9 issue — Leg.: A-I. DEVIL COMMANDS, THE— MY— Boris Karloff. Richard Fiske, Amanda Duff — For the Karloff fans — Q5m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (2028). ELLERY QUEEN, MASTER DETECTIVE — MYD — Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Michael Whalen — Good mystery for duals — 68m. — see Deo. 11 issue — — 70m. — see Mar. 6 issue — (2026). ELLERY QUEEN'S PENTHOUSE MYSTERY — MY — Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin — Dueller; good entrant In Ellery Quean series — 70m.— see Mar. 5 issue — 12026). ELLERY QUEEN AND THE PERFECT CRIME — MY — Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin — Fair Ellery Queen offering — 68m. — see July 23 issue. ESCAPE TO GLORY (Submarine Zone) — D — Pat O'Brien, Constance Bennett, John Halliday — Toploal moller ha3 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 — 65m. — see Feb. 6 issue (2029). GREAT SWINDLE, THE — MD — Jack Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Sidney Blackmer — 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 — 57m. — see June 25 issue — (2215). HER FIRST BEAU— OD — 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 Eilers, Donald Woods. Edward Oiannelli — Bottom dualler — 71m. — see July 9 issue — Leg.: A-II — (2041). LONE WOLF TAKES A CHANCE, THE — MD: — Warren William, June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon, Eric Blore — Below the Lone Wolf standard; bottom dualler —76m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (2022). 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,£m. — 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 tlpe oatie fans — 68m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (2213). OFFICER AND THE LADY, THE — MD — Rochelle Hud¬ son, Bruce Bennett, Roger Pryor — Good action mel¬ ler for the duallers — 59m. — see July 23 issue. 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 comsdy, romance, and heart-throbs; of hit protJortlon*, 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 F-Hiott, 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 — (2026). SHE KNEW ALL THE ANSWERS — C — Joan Bennett, Franchot Tone, John Hubbard— Pleasing program comedy will need plenty of selling — 86m. — see Mav 28 issue — (2008). SON OF DAVY CROCKETT, THE — W— Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor— High-rating western — 59m. — see July 23 issue — (2216). SUBMARINE ZONE — see Escape to Glory. SWEETHEART OF THE CAMPUS— MUC— Ruby Keeler, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard — Lower-bracket mu¬ sical — 67m. — see July 9 issue — Leg.: A-I — (2019). 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 Vallee, Ann Miller, Rosemary Lane — Musical with specialties for the duallers — 75m. — see June 11 issue — (2009). UNDER AGE — D — Nan Grey, Tom Neal, Alan Baxter — Lightweight offering for the duallers — 6Qm. — 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 Elliott, Evelyn Young, Stanley Brown — Okay Elliot — 5 9m. — se_e Feb, 5 issue — (2211). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BACHELOR'S BABIES— Rochelle Hudson, Victor Jory Maxie Rosenbloom. BLONDE FROM SINGAPORE, THE— Florence Rice Leif Erikson. FIVE MEN— Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Lau rence Olivier — (English-made). GO WEST, YOUNG LADY — Penny Singleton, Glenn Ford Ann Miller, Charlie Ruggles. HARMON OF MICHIGAN — Tom Harmon, Anita Louise HERE COMES MR. JORDAN — -Robert Montgomery Rita Johnson, Claude Rains. KING OF DODGE CITY— Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Jud ith Linden. LADIES IN RETIREMENT— Ida Lupino, Louis Hay ward, Elsa Lanchester. MEDICO HITS THE TRAIL, THE — Charles Starrett, Patti McCartv, Cliff Edwards. MEN IN HER LIFE, THE — Loretta Young, Dean Jag ger, Conrad Veidt. MYSTERY SHIP — Lola Lane, Paul Kelly. OUR WIFE — Ruth Hussey, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Coburn, Ellen Drew. ROARING FRONTIERS — Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Ruth Ford. TEXAS — William Holden, Glenn Ford. Claire Trevor. THUNDER OVER THE PRAIRIES — Charles Starrett, Eileen O’Hearn — (2207). TILLIE THE TOILER — Kay Harris, William Tracy, Ernest Truex. TWO LATINS FROM MANHATTAN — Jinx Falkenberg, Joan Davis, Joan Woodbury. THREE GIRLS ABOUT TOWN — Joan Blondell, John Howard, Robert Benchley. TWO IN A TAXI — Anita Louise, Russell Hayden. Dick Purcell — 63 m. YOU BELONG TO ME — Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Edgar Buchanan. YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH— Fred Astaire, Rita Hay¬ worth, Robert Benchley, John Hubbard. METRO (1939-40 releases from 1 up; 1940-1941 releases from 101 up.) GO ANDY HARDY’S PRIVATE SECRETARY — C — Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Ian Hunter, Kathn-n 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. — see Apr. 2 issue — (124). BARNACLE BILL — C — Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo Carrillo — Lusty Beery comedy; okay program entertainment — 92m. — see July 9 issue — Leg.: A-I — (141). BIG STORE, THE — CMU — Marx Brothers, Tony Martin, Virginia Grey — One of the better Marx Brothers entries — 83m. — see June 25 issue — (139). BILLY THE KID — W — Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevv, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard— Formula western with excellent scenlo background — 96m. — see June 11 issue — ( Technicolor) — (137). BLONDE INSPIRATION — CD — John Shelton, Virginia Grey, Albert Dekker, Charles Butterworth — For the lower half of the duallers — 72m. — see Feb. 19 issue — (123). BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST — D — Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt — Strong women’s show, on the sentimental side; needs sell¬ ing — 99m. — see July 9 issue — (Technicolor) — Leg.: A-II. 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 guarantee grosses — 89m. — see Dec. 25 issue — (113). . DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE — MD — Spencer Tracy, In¬ grid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp— Im¬ pressive version of familiar story — 127m. — see Aug. 6 issue — (1st Block-of-Five). DR. KILDARE’S CRISIS — D — Lew Ayres, Robert Young, Laraine Day, Lionel Barrymore — Impressive member of the Kildare series — 76m. — see Deo. 11 issue — (116). FLIGHT COMMAND — MD — Robert Taylor, Ruth Hus¬ sey, Walter Pidgeon — Highly exploitable servioe picture — 116m. — see Dec. 26 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). 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, Uigmas Mitchell — Par excellence — 228m. — see Jan. 8 issue — (Technicolor) — ( A ) . WEST — MUO — The Marx Brothers, John Carroll , Diana Lewis — Grosses should hit the high-water Marx — 82m. — see Deo. 26 issue — (114). I’LL WAIT FOR YOU — MD— Robert Sterling, Marsha Hunt, Virginia Weidler — Okay for the bottom dual spot — 75m. — see May 28 issue — (136). KEEPING COMPANY — OI) — Frank Morgan, Ann Ruth¬ erford, John Shelton, Virginia Weidler — Good fam¬ ily entertainment for the lower braoket — 79m.— see Jan. 8 issue — (116). LADY BE GOOD — MUC— Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore — Entertaining pro¬ gram musical; its only fault is overlength — 111m. — see July 23 issue — (1st Block-of-Five). 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). 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 “Malsle” series — 79m. — see Jan. 22 Issue — (118). MATA HARI — MD — -Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore — Re-issue has present day selling angles — 89m. — see June 25 issue — (185). 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 — 94m.— see July 9 issue. PENALTY, THE — MD — Edward Arnold, Lionel Barry¬ more, Gene Reynolds, Marsha Hunt — Good aotlon dualler, especially suited for family and small¬ town trade — 80m.— see Mar. 19 Issue — (12&). 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— OD — Gary Grant. Kath¬ arine Hepburn, James Stewart — High-rating for any situation — 112m.— see Deo. 11 issue — (119), RAGE IN HEAVEN — MD — Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, Georg* Sanders — Good orltloi' ploture with a selling problem — 86m. — see Mar. 19 1**oj — (128). RINGSIDE MAISIE — CD — Ann Sothern, George Murphy, Robert Sterling— Overlong programmer with selling angles — 96m. — see Aug. 6 issue — (143). STARS LOOK DOWN, THE — D — Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Emlyn Williams— Tight, grip¬ ping drama with strong tragic overtones; wellmade, but a selling problem — 99m. — see July 23 issue — ( English-made ) — (142) — (A). THEY MET IN BOMBAY — CMD — Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell, Peter Lorre— Name strength should help this to very good summer grosses — 92m. — see July 9 issue — Leg.: A-II — (140). TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN, THE — D — Laraine Day. Robert Young, Tom Conway, Frieda Ineicort— 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 — OD — Frank Morgan, Mary Howard, Dan Dailey, Jr., Billie Burke — For nabe dual support — 78m. — eee Feb. 6 ieiue— (181). July 30, 1941