The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1941)

Servisection 5 THE CHECK-UP— October 22, 1941 PERFECT SNOB, THE — Lynn Bari, Cornell Wilde, Charlie Ruggles. REMEMBER THE DAY — Claudette Colbert, John Payne. RISE AND SHINE— George Murphy, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie, Walter Brennan, Milton Berle. SON OF FURY — Tyrone Power, George Sanders, Gene Tierney. YOUNG AMERICA — Jane Withers, Lynne Roberts, Jane Darwcll. UNITED ARTISTS ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, THE— Tommy Kelly, May Robson, Walter Brennan — Re-issue; sell Tech¬ nicolor and Selznick— 91m. — see May 14 issue — ■ (Technicolor) — (Selznick ) . ALL AMERICAN CO-ED — MUC — Frances Langford, Johnny Downs, Marjorie Woodworth — Pleasant “streamliner” for the lower half— 49m. — see Oct. 29 issue — (Roach). BROADWAY LUVIlitL) — C — Victor McLaglen, DenniB O'Keefe, Marjorie Woodworth — Comedy yvill need plenty of attention — 75m. — see June 11 issue — (Roach). INTERNATIONAL LADY — MD — George Brent, Ilona Massey, Basil Rathbone — Fast-moving spy drama; get behind It with plenty of push — 102m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (Small). LYDIA — D — Merle Oberon, Edna May Oliver, Alan Mar¬ shal — Fine production with special appeal to women — 98m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (Korda). MAJOR BARBARA — CD — Wendy Hiller, Hex Harrison, Robert Morley — Tops for the class trade; needs plenty of selling elsewhere — 116m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (English-made ) — ( Pascal ) . NEW WINE — DMU — Alan Curtis, Ilona Massey, Binnie Barnes — Class offering will need plenty of help — 84m.— see Sept. 3 issue — (Sekely). NIAGARA FALLS — C — Marjorie Woodworth, Tom Brown, Zasu Pitts — Second streamliner is fun for entire family — 43m. — see Oct. 1 issue— (Roach) . POT O' GOLD — MUG — James Stewart, Paulette God¬ dard, Horace Heidt, Charles Winninger — Title and oast should put this Into better grosses — 86m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (Roosevelt). PRISONER OF ZENDA, THE — MD — Ronald Colman. Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ray¬ mond Massey — Re-Issue; sell the names — lpim. — see May 14 issue — (Selznick). SUNDOWN — MD — Gene Tierney, Brace Cabot, George Sanders — Good adventure opus; business should be pleasant — 91m.— see O'ct. 29 issue — (Wanger). TANKS A MILLION — C — William Tracy, James Gleason, Elyse Knox— First Roach “streamliner’’; fun tor all audiences — 60m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (Roach). THAT HAMILTON WOMAN — D — Vivien Leigh, Lau¬ rence Olivier, Alan Mowbray— Lavish costume snow with exploitable names has selling angles for the women — 126m.— see Apr. 2 issue — (Korda). THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING — C — Merle Uberon. Melvyn Douglas, Burgess Meredith — One of the sea_ son's better light comedies; sell the names and Lubitsch— 84m. — Mar. 19 issue — (Lesser). THREE COCKEYED SAILORS — C — Tommy Trinder. Claude Hulbert, Carla Lehmann, Michael Wilding — English import has plenty of laughs for the duatlers — 77m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (Englishmade) — (Balcon). TOPPER RETURNS— CL — Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis — Amusing screwball comedy; most audiences will like it — 89m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (Roach). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CORSICAN BROTHERS, THE — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carroll Naish — (Small) . FIESTA — Armida, Antonio Moreno, George Givot — ( Technicolor ) — ( Roach ) . GOLD RUSH, THE — Charlie Chaplin (with words and music) — -(Chaplin). HELIOTROPE HARRY — Brian Donlevy, Miriam Hop¬ kins, Preston Foster — (Small). JUNGLE BOOK— Sabu, Jerome Cowan, John Qualen — (Technicolor ) — ( Korda ) . MISS POLLY — Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Clyde Knox — (Roach). SHANGHAI GESTURE, THE — Gene Tierney, Victor Ma¬ ture, Ona Munson, Walter Huston, Maria Ouspenskaya — (Presshurger) . SHIPS WITH WINGS — John Clements, Leslie Banks, Jane Baxter — (Balcon). TO BE OR NOT TO BE — Jack Benny, Carole Lombard — (Korda). TWIN BEDS — George Brent, Joan Bennett, Binnie Barnes. — (Small ) . UNIVERSAL (1940-41 releases from 5001 up; 1941-42 releases from 6001 up.) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO AND DICK POWELL IN THE NAVY— F — Abbott and Costello. Dick Pow¬ ell, Andrews Sisters — Should do a whale of a busi¬ ness — 86m. — see June 11 iSBue — (5000). A GIRL MUST LIVE — C — Margaret Lockwood, Renee Houston, Hugh Sinclair — British Import will fit Into the lower half of the duallers — 69m.— see Sept. 3 issue — (English-made) — Leg.: B — (6046). BACHELOR DADDY — C — Baby Sandy, Edward Everett Horton, Donald Woods — Slapstick comedy for the duallers — 60m. — see July 9 issue — (5035). BADLANDS OF DAKOTA — AD — Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix, Frances Farmer, Hugh Herbert — Fast-moving saga of frontier days — 74m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (6013). BLACK CAT, THE — MY — Hugh Herbert, Brod Craw¬ ford, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi — Unusually good chiller; natural for horror stands — 70m. — see May 14 issue — (5028). BURMA CONVOY — MD — CharleB Bickford, Evelyn Ank¬ ers, Frank Albertson — Topical show will fit into the lower half — 60m. — see Oct. 15 issue. CRACKED NUTS — F— Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Mischa Auer — Silly farce for the lower half — 62m. — see July 23 issue — (5039). DANGEROUS GAME, A — CD — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Jeanne Kelly — Fairly amusing lower half dualler — 62m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (5057). DOUBLE DATE — -C — Edmund Lowe, Una Merkel, Peggy Moran — Pleasing comedy for the nabes and duais — 00m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (5037 ). FLAME OF NEW ORLEANS, THE — C — Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Cabot, Roland Young, Mischa Auer — Wellproduced, expensively made production lacks strong story but can stand selling — 79in. — see Apr. 30 issue — ( 50 1 1 ) — ( A ) . FLYING CADETS — AD — William Gargan, Edmund Lowe, Peggy Moran — Pleasant for the family trade; okay for the duallers — 60m. — see Oct. 15 issue. HELLO SUCKER — u — Hug!! Herbert, Tom drown. Peggy Moran — For the lower half of the duallers — 60m. — see June 25 issue— (6038). HIT THE ROAD — MD — Barton MacLane, Gladys George, Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys — Fair dualler; names should help — 61m. — see June 26 iBSue — (6029). HOLD THAT GHOST — C — Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan DaviB, Mischa Auer — In the groove for Abbott and Costello fans — 86m. — see Aug. 6 issue. HORROR ISLAND — CMY — Dick Foran. Leo Carrillo, Peggy Moran — Just another bottom dualler — 60m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (5033). IN THE NAVY — see Abbott and Costello, and Dick Powell In the Nav1 IT STARTED WITH EVE — CMU — Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings — High-rating; in the better Durbin grosses — 90m.— see Oct. 15 issue. KID FROM KANSAS, THE — AMD — Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Ann Doran — For the dual bills — 60m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (6051). LADY FROM CHEYENNE, I HE — MD — Loretta Young, Robert Preston, Edward Arnold, Gladys George — Will need plenty of selling attention — 87m. — see Apr. 16 isBue — (5043). LAW OF THE RANGE — W — Johnny Mack Brown. Fuzzy Knight, Nell O’Day — One of the best of the series — 59m. — see June 25 issue — (5066). MAN-MADE MONSTER — MD — Lon Chaney, Jr.. Lionel Atwill, Anne Nagel — Strictly for the duals, except where horror can be sold — 5 9m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (5012). MAN FROM MONTANA — W — Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O’Day — First in the series is high rating western — 56m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (6061). MAN WHO LOST HIMSELF, THE — C — Brian Aherne, Kay Francis, Henry Stephenson — Lightweight com¬ edy for the duallers — 72m. — see Apr. 16 issue — ■ (501 fi) MASKED RIDER, THE — W — Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O’Day, Fuzzy Knight — Standard western should satisfy the open air fans — 58m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (6062). MEN OF THE TIMBERLAND — MD — Richard Arlen. Andy Devine. Linda Hayes — Fair meller for ^duajs and nabes — 62m. — see June 11 issue (5055). MR. DYNAMITE — MD — Lloyd Nolan, Irene Hervey, J. Carrol Naish — Interest holding meller for the duals — 63m — see Mir. 11 issue — 15(141). MOB TOWN — AD — Billy Halop, Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne — Okay action for the duals; can stand single billing in many spots where Dead Enders draw — 60m. — see Oct. 15 issue — (6021). MODEL WIFE — <JD — Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Charles Ruggles — Pleasant program; sell the names — 7am. — see Anr. 16 issue — (5014). MOONLIGHT IN HAWAII — CMU — Johnny Downs, Jane Frazee. Leon Errol — Pleasant musical is okay for the bottom half — 60m. — see Sept. 3 issue (6025). MUTINY IN THE ARCTIC — AD — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Anne Nagel — Should satisfy the action fans on the lower half — 61m. — see Apr. 30 issue (5054 ^ NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK— F— W O. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol^-Typical Fields farce should have general appeal-i-TOm. — see Oct. NICE1 GIRL1?— CDMU — Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Robert Benchley, Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, Helen Broderick— Ninth Durbin holds to average of series, even with slim story — 95m. — see Mar. 5 OU I ET8 WED D I N G— C — Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr _ Very British show may have chance in class spots; dualler in others — 63m. — see Sept. 3 issue (English-made) — (6044). RAIDERS OF THE DESERT— MD— Richard Arlen Andy Devine, Linda Hayes — Good meller for the duals 60m. — see July 23 issue — (6056). RAWHIDE RANGERS — W — Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O’Day — Routine Brown — 66®. — see July 9 issue — (5067). SAN ANTONIO ROSE— CMU— Jane Frazee, Robert Paige Eve Arden — Lightweight lower bracket at¬ traction — 63m. — see July 9 issue — 15031). SING ANOTHER CHORUS— CMU— Johnny Downs Jane Frazee, Mischa Auer — Program musical will fit nicely into the lower half — 63m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (6030). SIX LESSONS FROM MADAME LA ZONGA—GMU— Lupe Velez, Leon ' Errol, Helen Parrish— Okay for the duallers — 62m. — see Jan. 22 issue (5022). THIS WOMAN IS MINE — MD — Franchot Tone, John Carroll Walter Brennan, Carol Bruce — Disappointing, but may have more chance for subsequent! n»!nhhnrhond3 — 92m. — see Sept. 8 issue — (6044). TIGHT SHOES — C — John Howard, Binnie BarneB, Brod¬ erick Crawford — Neat programmer that might get somewhere with the right kind of selling — 67m. — see June 11 issue — (5012a). TOO MANY BLONDES — CMU — Rudy Vallee. Helen Parrish, Lon Chaney, Jr. — Lightweight program for the duallers — 60m. — see May 28 issue — (5034). UNFINISHED BUSINESS — CD — Irene Dunne, Robert Montgomery, Preston Foster — Pleasing comedy; women should love it — 95m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (6004). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION APPOINTMENT FOR LOVE — Margaret Sullavan, Charles Boyer — 89m. ARIZONA CyclONE — Jnhnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight — 5 7 m. — (6063). BOMBAY CLIPPER — William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Charles Lang. DR. RX — Lionel Atwill, Anne Gwynne. FIFTY MILLION NICKELS — Ken Murray Harriet Hil¬ liard. GHOST TOWN BUCKAROO — Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O’Day. HELLZAPOPPIN’ — Olsen and Johnson, Martha Raye. Mischa Auer. JAIL HOUSE BLUES — Robert Paige. Anne Gwvnrte. KEEP ’EM FLYING — Abbott and Costello, Carol Brace, Martha Raye, Dick Foran. MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET, THE— Una Mer¬ kel, Nat Pendleton, Claire Dodd. MAN OR MOUSE — Hugh Herbert, Tom Brown, Peggy Moran. MELODY LANE — Merry-Macs, Baby Sandy. NOBODY’S FOOL — Hugh Herbert, Anne Gwynne, Mischa A uer. NORTH OF THE KLONDI KE — Brod Crawford, Lon Chaney, Jr., Evelyn Ankers. PARIS CALLING — Elizabeth Bergner, Randolph Scott, Gale Sondergaard. RIDE ’EM COWBOY — Abbott and Costello, Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo. SEALED LIPS — William Gargan, John Litel, June Clyde — 62m. SONORA KID — Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Andy De vine. SOUTH OF TAHITI — Maria Montez, Brod Crawford, Brian Donlevy. STAGECOACH BUCKAROO — Johnny Mack Brown — (6064). SWING IT, SOLDIER — Frances Langford, Ken Murray, Don Wilson — 66m. VIGILANTES, THE — Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O’Day. WAR N ERS FI RST NATIONAL (1940-41 releases from 500 up; 1941-42 releases from 101 up.) (FN) — First National; (W) — Warner* AFFECTIONATELY YOURS — C — Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, Rita Hayworth — Comedy of wacky school should do pleasant business — 88m. — see May 14 issue — (FN) — (566). , BAD MEN OF MISSOURI — MD — Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Wayne Morris, Arthur Kennedy — Rip-roar¬ ing western is good bet for small towns and action houses — 74m. — see July 23 issue — (FN) — (557). BRIDE CAME C.O.D., THE — C — James Cagnev, Bette Davis, Jack Carson — Top-notch light comedy — 92m. — see Julv 9 issue — (W) — (507). BULLETS FOR O’HARA — MD — Joan Perry, Roger Pryor, Anthony Quinn — Fast-moving abridged bot¬ tom dualler — 50m. — see July 23 issue — Leg.: B— (W) — (518). DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR— MD — James Cagnev. Pat O’Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Frank McHugh — Re¬ issue; sell Cagney, O’Brien, and service angles— 86m. — see Mav 14 issue — (W) — 1550). DIVE BOMBER — MD — Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy — Topical exploitation show has names and Technicolor to send it to better grosses —132m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (FN) — (653). FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK — MD — Errol Flynn. Bren¬ da Marshall, Ralph Bellamy — Well-made mellermystery has plenty of selling angles — 95m. — aee Mar. 5 issue — (W) — (609). GREAT LIE, THE — D — Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor, Hattie McDaniel — Strong women's pic¬ ture should be one of the better grossers of the season — 107m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (W) — (504) — ( A 1 HERE COMES HAPPINESS — C — Mildred Coles, Edward Norris, Richard Ainley — Low-bracket filler — 58m. — see Mar 19 issue — (W) — 1621). HIGHWAY WEST — MD — Brenda Marshall, Arthur Ken¬ nedy, Olympe Bradna — Fast moving meller for the lower half — 63m. — see Aug. 20 issue — (FN) — INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON — MD — Ronald Reagan, James Stephenson, Olympe Bradna — Will need strong selling for best results — 87m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (106). KISSES FOR BREAKFAST — C — Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyatt, Shirley Ross — Fair comedy for the dualler* — 82m. — see July 9 issue — (W) — (617). KNOCKOUT — MD — Arthur Kennedy, Olympe Bradna. Virginia Field — Aotlonful entry for the bottom dual spot — 73m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (FN) — (568). LAW OF THE TROPICS — D — Constance Bennett, Jeffrey Lynn, Regis Toomey — Exploitable meller for the duallers — 76m. — see Sept. 17 issue. MALTESE FALCON, THE— MY— Humphrey Bogart, Marv Astor, Gladys George, Peter Loore — H phrating program is a bit overlong but nas leiling angles — 100m. — see Oct. 16 Issue — (107).