The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1941)

Servisection 3 THE CHECK-UP — November '5. 1941 NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH— F— Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold, Leif Erickson — Laugh show, backed by the Hope rep, should get Into the better money — 87m. — see Sept. 8 issue — (4101). ONE NIGHT IN LISBON — CD — Fred MaeMurray. Made¬ leine Carroll, Patricia Morison — Good program — 07m. — see May 28 issue — (4029) — (A). OUTLAWS OF THE DESERT — W— Bill Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jean Phillips — Actionful Hopalong Cassidy — 66m. — see Oct. 1 issue. PARSON OF PANAMINT, THE — D — Charles Ruggles, Ellen Drew, Phillip Terry — Good entertainment — 84m. — see June 26 issue — (4031). PIRATES ON HORSEBACK — W — William Bgyd, Rus¬ sell Hayden, Eleanor Stewart — Top notch western — 68m. — see May 28 issue — (4054). POWER DIVE — AD — Richard Arlen, Jean Parker. Royer Pryor — Pleasing aviation programmer for the agtion trade — 71m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (4026). REACHING FOR THE SUN — MD — Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Albert Dekker, Eddie Bracken — Ju?t a pro¬ grammer; sell the names — 90m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (4027). RIDERS OF THE TIMBERLINE— W — William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Eleanor Stewart — Average Hopalong, ■ passable action opus — 59m. — see Oct. 1 issue. ROAD TO ZANZIBAR, THE — MUC — Bine; Crosby, Dor¬ othy Lamour, Bob Hope — Sell the names and “Road to Singapore” rep — 92m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (4025). ROUNDUP, THE — WD — Richard Dix, Patricia Morison, Preston Foster — Fair western drama is suitable for action houses — 90m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (4024). RUGGLES OF RED GAP— C — Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles — Re-Issue should arouse a oertain amount of interest — 90m. — see July 23 issue — (Re-issue). SECRET OF THE WASTELANDS— W— Bill Boyd, Andy Clyde, Barbara Britton— Slow Hopalong — 1 66m. — see Oct. 1 issue. SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS, THE — MD — John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey, Beulah Bondi — High rating family entertainment is welcome change from war cycle — 98m. — see June 25 issue — (Technicolor) — (4034 ). SKYLARK — CD — Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Walter Abel, Brian Aherne, Binnie Barnes — Class comedy; sell the names — 91m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (4107). STICK TO YOUR GUNS — W— William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jacqueline Holt — Routine western — 61m. — < see Oct. 1 issue. TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL — W — William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Norma Willis — Run-of-the-mill western — 56m. — see Oct. 1 issue. WEST POINT WIDOW — CD — Anne Shirley, Richard Carlson, Frances Gifford — Programmer will fit Into the dual spot — G4m. — see June 11 issue — (4030). WIDE OPEN TOWN— W— William Boyd, Russell Hay¬ den, Evelyn Brent — High rating in the Hopalong series— 79m. — see Aug. 6 issue — (4056). WORLD PREMIERE — F — John Barrymore, Frances Far¬ mer, Eugene Pallette — Silly programmer belongs on the bottom half of the duallers — 70m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (4036). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AIR RAID — Robert Preston, Martha O’DrlscoU, Eve Gabor. BAHAMA PASSAGE — Madeleine Carroll, Stirling Hay¬ den — (Technicolor 1 . DR. BROADWAY — Macdonald Carey, Jean Phillips, J. Carroll Naish. FLEET’S IN, THE — Dorothy Lamour, William Holden, Jimmy Dorsey. FLY BY NIGHT — Richard Carlson, Nancy Kelly, Martin KoBleck. GREAT MAN’S LADY, THE — Barbara Stanwyck. Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy. HENRY AND DIZZY — Jimmy Lydon, John Litel, Mary Anderson. LADY HAS PLANS. THE — Ray Milland, Paulette God¬ dard, Roland Young. LOUISIANA PURCHASE — Bob Hope, Victor Moore, Vera Zorina, Irene Bordoni — (Technicolor). MALAYA — Dorothy Lamour, Jack Haley, Richard Den¬ ning — ( Technicolor) . MIDNIGHT ANGEL — Robert Preston, Martha O’Driscoll, Eve Gabor. MR. BUG GOES TO TOWN — Technicolor feature cartoon. MORNING AFTER, THE — Preston Foster, Albert Dek¬ ker, Patricia Morison. NO HANDS ON THE CLOCK — Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Florence Rice. REAP THE WILD WIND — Ray Milland. John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Robert Preston. Raymond Mas¬ sey — ( Techni col or 1 . REMARKABLE ANDREW, THE — William Holden. Ellen Drew. Brian Donlevy. SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS — Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Erie Blorp. SWEATER GIRL — Eddie Bracken, June Preisser, Betty Jane Rhodes. THIS GUN FOR HIRE — Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, TOMBSTONE — Richard Dix, Frances Gifford, Edgar Buchanan. TORPEDO BOAT — Richard Arlen, Phillip Tercy, Jean Parker. TRUE TO THE ARMY — Judy Canova, Allan Jones, Ann Miller, Jerry Colonna. PRODUCERS RELEASING CORP. (1940-41 releases from 101 up; 1941-42 releases from 201 up.) BILLY THE KID’S FIGHTING PALS— W— Bob Steele, A1 St. John, Phyllis Adair — Routine western — 62m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (161). BILLY THE KID IN SANTA FE— W— Bob Steele, A1 St. John, Marin Sais — Fair western — 66m. — see Julv 23 issue — (162). BILLY THE KID WANTED— W— Buster Crabbe, A1 St. John, Dave O’Brien — First Buster Crabbe-Billy the Kid should satisfy — 63m. — see Oct. 16 issue — (257). CRIMINALS WITHIN — MY — Eric Linden, Ann Doran. Constance Worth — For the bottom duallers — 70m. — see July 9 issue — (111). DANGEROUS LADY — AD — June Storey, Neil Hamilton, Douglas Fowley — Routine inde meller — 65m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (115). DESPERATE CARGO — MD — Ralph Byrd, Carol HugheB, Julie Duncan — Nice bottom dualler — 64m. — see Ang. 20 issue — (113). DOUBLE CROSS — MD— Kane Richmond, Pauline Moore, Wynne Gibson — Action show will fit nicely Into the duallers — 61m, — see July 23 issue — (112). EMERGENCY LANDING — MD — Forrest Tucker. Carol Hughes, Evelyn Brent — Okay aviation meller for the supporting notch — 70m. — see May 28 issue — (109). GAMBLING DAUGHTERS — MD — Roger Pryor, Cecilia Parker, Robert Baldwin — For the bottom duals; sell the title — 62m. — see Aug. 20 issue — (124). GANGS, INC. — see Paper Bullets. HARD GUY — MD — Jack La Rue, Mary Healy, Kane Richmond — Marriage racket yarn has angles for some houses — 66m. — see Oct. 15 issue — (205). FEDERAL FUGITIVES — MD — Neil Hamilton, Doris Day, Victor Vareoni — Well-produced meller for the supporting notch — 62m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (108). JUNGLE MAN — MD — Buster Crabbe, Sheila Darcy, Charles Middleton — Okay jungle meller — 67m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (126). LONE RIDER CROSSES THE RIO, THE— W — George Houston, Roquell Verria, A] St. John — Okay west¬ ern; sell Houston’s singing — 60m. — see Mar. 19 issue — ( 1 64 ) LONE RIDER AMBUSHED, THE— W — George Houston, A1 St. John, Maxine Leslie — Standard Lone Rider — 64m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (167). LONE RIDER FIGHTS BACK, THE— W— George Hou¬ ston, A1 St. John, Dorothy Short — Fair western — 63m. — see Nov. 12 issue — (168). LONE RIDER IN FRONTIER FURY, THE— W— George Houston, A1 St. John, Hillary Brooke — Fair west¬ ern — 60m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (166). LONE RIDER IN GHOST TOWN, THE— W— George Houston, A] St. John, Alaine Brandes — Fair west¬ ern — 64m. — see May 14 issue — (165). MR. CELEBRITY — D — James Seay, Doris Day, Francis X. Bushman — Nice inde programmer — 66m. — see Oct. 15 issue — (114). OUTLAWS OF THE RIO GRANDE — W— Tim McCoy, Virginia Carpenter, Charles King — Above par west¬ ern, has plenty of action — 53m. — see May 6 issue — (155). PAPER BULLETS (Gangs, Inc.) — MD — Joan Woodbury, Jack La Rue, John Archer — Okay for duallers — 72m. — see June 11 issue — (123). REG'LAR FELLERS — CD— Billy Lee, Roscoe Ates, Al¬ falfa Switzer — Kids will love It; worthy of special kiddle show selling — 70m. — see Aug. 20 issue — (125). SOUTH OF PANAMA — MD — Roger Pryor, Virginia Vale. Lionel Royce — Okay spy meller for the action houses — 68m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (110). TEXAS MARSHAL, THE — W — Tim McCoy. Art Davis, Kay Leslie — High rating western — 60m. — see June 25 issue — (156). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BILLY THE KID’S ROUND-UP— Buster Crabbe, A1 St. John — -(258). BLONDE COMET— Virginia Vale, Robert Kent — (116). FRONTIER MARSHAL NO. 1 — Bill Boyd, Lee Powell, Art Davis — (261). GIRLS TOWN— (202). LAW OF THE TIMBER — Marjorie Reynolds, J. Farrell MacDonald — (215). LONE RIDER NO. 1— (263). MIRACLE KID, THE — Tom Neal, Carol Hughes — (213). STRANGLER, THE — Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw — (English-made). SWAMP WOMAN, THE — Ann Corio, Jack LaRue — (230). TODAY I HANGi — (214). RKO-RADIO (1940-41 releases from 101 up; 1941-42 releases from 201 up.) ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY — see Here Is A Man. BANDIT TRAIL, THE — W — Tim Holt, Janet Waldo, Ray Whitley — Just another western — 60m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (281). BRINGING UP BABY — O — Cary Grant, Katharine Hep¬ burn, Charles Ruggles — Comedy re-issue; sell Grant and Heoburn — 102m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (163) CITIZEN KANE — D — Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore. Joseph Cotten — Hlt3 the mark In every department; a massive piece of entertainment, and one that should aim at every box-office record — 119m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (201). CYCLONE ON HORSEBACK — RKO — Tim Holt, Mar¬ jorie Reynolds, Rav Whitley — Standard Tim Holt •ntry— '60m.— ee« June 26 issue— (186). DEVIL AND MISS JONES, THE— C— Jean Arthur. Rob¬ ert Cummings, Charles Cobun) — Delightful com¬ edy; grosses will depend largely on selling effort _ _ _ ?2m — see Apr. 16 issue — (122). DUDE COWBOY— W — Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Marjorie Reynolds — High rating western — 68m. — see Sept 17 issue — (282). p DUMBO— C— Produced by Walt Disney— Technically the best feature Disney has made; the tops for children; but will need strong selling for adults _ 64m. — see Oct. 15 issue — (293). FANTASIA — Fantasy MU — Produced by Walt Disney w-itb Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Or¬ chestra — Something new and different; should at¬ tract lots of interest in the metropolitan centers Nov. 27 iBsue — (Disney). FATHER TAKES A WIFE — C — Gloria Swanson, Adolphe Menjou, John Howard — Lightweight comedy; plug Swanson — 79m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (204). FOOTUGHT FEVER — O — Alan Mowbray, Donald Mac Bride, Elisabeth Risdon — Okay comedy for dual support — 69m. — see Mar. 19 issue — (119) FRANK BUCK’S JUNGLE CAVALCADE— AD— Produced in the jungle by Frank Buck — A sure grosyer for the animal trade — 78m. — see July 23 issue — (re¬ issue) — (166). GAY FALCON, THE — MYD — George Sanders, Wendv Barrie, Allen Jenkins — Okay mystery programmer for the duals; successor to “The Saint” — 67m _ see Oct. 1 issue — (206). HERE IS A MAN (All That Money Can Buy) — James Craig, Anne Shirley, Simone Simon, Walter Hubton, Edward Arnold— Impressive and praiseworthy, but a problem for any box-office — 106m. — see SeDt 3 issue — (205). HURRY, CHARLIE, HURRY— F— Leon Errol. Mildred Coles, Kenneth Howell — Some laughs in |t for the lower half of the duallers — 66m. — see Julv 9 issue — 0 29). LADY SCARFACE — MD — Judith Anderson, Dennis O’Keefe, Frances Neal — Routine bottom dualler, with an angle — 66m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (203). LITTLE FOXES, THE — D — Bette Davis, Herbert Mar¬ shall, Richard Carlson — Quality entertainment best suited for class audiences; needs plugging for others — 116m. — see Aug. 20 issue — (175) — (A). LOOK WHO’S LAUGHING — F — Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Fibber McGee and Molly, Lucille Ball — Highly salable comedy with radio names — 79m. — see Oet. 1 issue — (209). MEXICAN SPITFIRE’S BABY— F— Lupe Velez, Leon Errol, Charles “Buddy” Rogers — Lightweight broad farce okay for duals and smaller spots — 70m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (210). MY LIFE WITH CAROLI NE—C— Ronald Colman, Anna Lee, Charles Winninger — Pleasing light entertain¬ ment that can stand plenty of push — 81m — set July 23 issue — (135) — (A). PARACHUTE BATTALION — MD — Robert Preston, Naucy Kelly, Edmond O’Brien — Timely programmer has plenty of selling angles — 75m. — «ee Sept. 3 issue — (202). RELUCTANT DRAGON, THE — Novelty — Robert Benchley, Nana Bryant, Walt Disney — Novelty will need plenty of push, but has chance for surprise grosses — 73m. — see May 28 issue — (Technicolor Sequen¬ ces) — (191). REPENT AT LEISURE — CD — Kent Taylor. Wend)' Barrie, George Barbier — For the lower half of the duallers — fifim. — see Apr. 16 issue — (125). RIDING THE WIND — W — Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Mary Douglas — One of the better Holts— 60m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (283). ROBBERS OF THE RANGE — W — Tim Holt, Bay Whit¬ ley, Virginia Vale — One of the better Holt west¬ erns — 62m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (184). SAINT’S VACATION, THE— MD— Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae — Lightweight Britisher for the duals — 61m. — see June 25 issue — .(.Englishmade) — ( 131). SCATTERGOOD MEETS BROADWAY — Guy Kibbee. Emma Dunn, Joyce Compton — Standard Scattergood offering for the duals — 68m. — see Sept. S issue — (136). SCATTERGOOD PULLS THE STRINGS — CD — Guv Kib bee, Bobs Watson, Susan Peters — Dualler Is tops for family trade — 67m. — see May 28 issue — (132). SIX GUN GOLD — W — Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Jan Clayton — Routine western — 67m. — see Aug. 20 Is¬ sue — (186). STORY OF THE VATICAN, THE — Doc — 'Produced by The March of Time — Strong for solid Catholic sec¬ tors; will need plenty of attention In others — 63m. — see Aug. 20 issue — (172). SUNNY — MUC — Anna Neagle, John Carroll. Rav Bob ger — Musical can do pleasing business with proper handling — 98m — see Mav 28 issue — (133). SUSPICION — MD — Oary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Sir Cedric Hardwicko^-Well-produced, suspenseful melo¬ drama has names to sell; strong for class spots, but will need push in others — 9 3 Vi m . — see Oct. 1 issue — (208? — (A). THEY MEET AGAIN — D — .lean Hersholt, Dnrothv Lov¬ ett, Robert Baldwin — Dr. Christian entrant for the lower half — 67m. — see July 23 issue— (134). THEY MET IN ARGENTINA — MUC— Maureen O'Hara, James Ellison. Buddy Elisen. Alberto Vila — LatlnAmerican musical will need plenty of help — 77m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (128). TOM, DICK AND HARRY — C — Ginger Roger*. George Murphy, Alan Marshal, Burgess Meredith — Big laugngetter should prove box-office tonlo — 87m. — see July 23 issue — (126). UNEXPECTED UNCLE — C — Charles Coburn, Anne Shir ley, James Craig — Light, pleasant little comedy for the duallers — 67m. — see Oct. 1 Issue — (207). VIVACIOUS LADY — O — Ginger Roger*. Jame* Stewart Charles Coburn — Pleasant reliiue; tell Awardwinners Rogers and Stewart — 90m.— see Mar. 1 9 issue — (162).