The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1942)

Servisection 3 BILLY THE KID’S SMOKING GUNS— W— Buster Orabbe, A1 8t. John, Joan Barclay — Action packed western — 62m. — see June 3 issue — (260). BOMBS OVER BURMA — MD — Anna May Wong, Noel Madison, Leslie Denison, Nedrick Young — Okay Inde China war meller — 65m. — see June 3 issue — (208). UAWN EXPRESS (Nazi Spy Ring) — MD — Michael Whalen, Anne Nagel — Fair Inde offering — 66m. — see April 22 issue — (211). GALLANT LADY — MD — Hose Hobart, Sidney Blackmer — Mild independent effort — 63m. — see June 17 issue — (219). HOUSE OF ERRORS — C — Harry Langdon, Charles Rogers, Marian Marsh, Ray Walker — Weak comedy — 65m. — see April 22 issue — (216). INSIDE THE LAW — OMD — Wallace Ford, Luana Walters, Frank Sully — Lightweight crook comedy is fair Inde effort — 62m. — see May 20 issue — (218). LONE, RIDER IN CHEYENNE — W — George Houston, A1 St. John, Dennis Moore, Ella Neal — Average action western — 60m. — see March 26 issue — (264). LONE RIDER IN TEXAS JUSTICE— W — George Houston, A1 St. John, Wanda McKay, Claire Rochelle — Actionful western — 60m. — see July 1 issue — (266). MAD MONSTER, THE — MD — George Zucco, Johnny Downs, Anne Nagel, Glenn Strange — Shocker will appeal to the thrill followers — 77m. — see May 20 issue — (209). MEN OF SAN QUENTIN — MD — J. Anthony Hughes, Eleanor Stewart, Dick Curtis — Exploitable prison meller can stand selling — 78m. — see April 22 issue — (201). NAZI SPY RING — See DaVn Express. NIGHT FOR CRIME, A — CMD — Glenda Farrell. Lyle Talbot, Lina Basquette — Fast moving "who-dun-it” — 77m. — see Aug. 12 issue. PANTHER'S CLAW, THE — MD— Sidney Blackmer, Byron Foulger, Ricki Vallin — Okay Inde programmer — 72m. — see March 26 issue — (217). PRISONER OF JAPAN — MD — Alan Baxter, Gertrude Michael, Tommy Seidel — Okay topical programmer for the action houses — ^65m. — see July 15 issue— (204). RODEO RHYTHM — W — Fred Scott, Lole Bridge, Roy Knapp’s Juvenile Riders — For the kiddle matinees — 61m. — see March 11 issue — (270). ROLLING DOWN THE GREAT DIVIDE — W — Bill Boyd, Art Davis, Lee Powell, Wanda McKay — Average western — 60m. — see May 20 issue — (253). STRANGLER, THE — MD — Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw — Routine English-made murder film has selling angles — 67m. — see April 8 issue — (Englishmade)— (229). THEY RAID BY NIGHTMD — Lyle Talbot, June Duprez, Victor Varconi — Topical thriller has plenty of exploitation angles — 70m. — see July 1 issue — (212). TOO MANY WOMEN^ — 0 — Nell Hamilton, June Lang, Joyce iCompton — Faroe for the lower half — 67m. — see Ma''ch 11 issue — (210). TUMBLEWEED TRAIL — ^W — ^Bill Boyd, Art Davis, Lee Powell, Marjorie Manners — Average “Frontier Marshal’’ number — 64m. — see Aug. 12 issue — (264). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BILLY THE KID IN LAW AND ORDER — ^Buster Crabbe, A1 St. John, Wanda McKay. JUNGLE SIREN — Ann Corio, Buster Crabbe — (203) — Leg.: B. LAW AND ORDER — Buster Oabbe, A1 St. John, Wanda McKay. SHERIFF OF SAGE VALLEY — Buster Crabbe, A1 St. John, Maxine Leslie. SILENT MEN — Frank Albertson, June Lang, Dick Curtis. TOMORROW WE LIVE — Ricardo Cortez, Jean Parker. YANK IN LIBYA, A — ^Walter Woolf King, Joan Woodbury, Duncan Renaldo — '(220). YANKS ARE COMING, THE — Mary Healy, Parkykarkus, Little Jackie Heller, Henry King and Orchestra. RKO-RADIO (1941-42 releases from 201 up) BAMBI — Cartoon — Walt Disney Feature in Technicolor— Top flight Disney — 71m. — see June 3 issue — (’42-’43). BASHFUL BACHELOR — iC— Lum and Abner, Zasu Pitts — Dualler for rural spots only — 76m. — see March 26 issue — (221). CITIZEN KANE — — Orson Welles, Dorothy Comlngore, Joseph Cotten — Hits the mark In every department: a massive piece of entertainment, and one that should aim at every box-offioe record — 119m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (201). FALCON TAKES OVER, THE — MD — George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason — Just another “Faison" entrant for the duallers — 63m. — see May 6 issue — (227). FANTASIA — Cartoon — Walt Disney — Streamlined version still has plenty for heavy selling — 81m. — see Jan. 28 issue — (Technicolor) — (292). QUNGA DIN — MD — Sam Jaffe, Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Victor McLaglen, Joan Fontaine, Eduardo Cianelli — Re-issue has plenty of selling angles — see May 20 issue. KING KONG — MD — ^Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruoe Cabot — Re-Issue may have exploitation appeal— 100m. — see May 20 issue. MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, THE — D — Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt — Drama will need plenty of selling — 87m. — see July 1 issue. MAYOR OF 44th ST., THE — MDMU — George Murphy, Anne Shirley, William Gargan — Programmer with novel twists deserves attention — 86m. — see March 25 issue — (224). MEXICAN SPITFIRE SEES A GHOST — C — Lupe Velez, Leon Errol, Buddy Rogers — Dualler for the lower half — 69m. — see May 6 issue — (230). MY FAVORITE SPY — CMD — Kay Kyser, Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman — Mixture of melodrama and comedy may appeal to Kyser fans — 85m. — see May 6 issue — (228). POWDER TOWN — MD — Victor McLaglen, Edmond O’Brien, June Havoc — Confused thriller will need pllenty of seliinj) — 80m. — see May 20 issue — (229). PRIDE OF THE YANKEES — CD — Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan — Superlative human interest story of life of Lou Gehrig — 127m. — see July 29 issue — ^(Goldwyn) — (’42-’43). SCATTERGOOD RIDES HIGH — CD — Guy Kibbee, Jed Prouty, Dorothy Moore — Typical Scattergood for the duallers, small towns — 66m. — see March 26 issue — (223). SYNCOPATION — MU — Adolphe Menjou, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granvlle, George Bancroft — Blues musical will need plenty of push — ^88m. — See May 20 issue (226). TUTTLES OF TAHITI, THE — C— Charles Laughton, Jon Hall, Peggy Drake — Lightweight program needs plenty of attention — 90m. — see March 26 issue — (222) — Leg.: B. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ARMY SURGEON — James Ellison, Kent Taylor, Jane Wyatt. AVENGING RIDER — Tim Holt, Ann Summers. BIG STREET, THE — Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball. FALCON’S BROTHER, THE — George Sanders, Tom Conwa.v, Jane Randolph. GUN LAW — Tim Holt, Joan Barclay, Cliff Edwards. HERE WE GOi AGAIN — Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Fibber McGee & Molly, Ray Noble and his rchestra. HIGHWAYS BY NIGHT — Richard Carlson, Jane Randolph, Jane Darwell. JOURNEY INTO FEAR — Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Rio. LADIES DAY — Lupe Velez, Eddie Albert. Patsy Kelly. MEXICAN SPITFIRE’S ELEPHANT — Lupe Velez, Leon Errol, Lyle Talbot. NAME, AGE AND OCCUPATION — ^Robert Ryan, Erford Gage, Frances Dee. NAVY COMES THROUGH, THE — ^Randolph Scott, Pat O.’Brien, Jackie Cooper, Jane Wyatt. ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON — Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, George Sanders. PIRATES OF THE PRAIRIE— Tim Holt, Nell O’Day, Cliff Edwards. RED. RIVER ROBIN HOOD — ^Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards, Barbara Moffett. SCATTERGOOD SURVIVES A MURDER — Guy Kibbee, SEVEN DAYS LEAVE — ■ Victor Mature, Lucille Ball, Freddie Martin and Band, Les Brown and Band. SON OF THE SADDLE — Tim Holt, Ann Summers. SWEET OR HOT — Lucille Ball, Victor Mature, Peter Lind Hayes, Freddy Martin and Les Brown Orchestras. THEY GOT ME COVERED — ^Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour — (Goldwyn) . WIN(^ AND THE WOMAN — ^Anne Neagle, Robert Newton— (English-made) . REPUBLIC (1941-42 releases from 101 up; 1942-43 releases from 201 up) AFFAIRS OF JIMMY VALENTINE — MD — Dennis O’Keefe, Ruth Terry, Gloria Dickson — Human interest meller merits plenty of attention; good for duallers — 71m. — see April 8 issue — (118). CYCLONE KID — W — ' Don “Red” Barry, John James, Lynn Merrick — Okay western — 56m. — see July 1 issue — (177). GIRL FROM ALASKA, THE — MD — Ray Middleton, Jean Pkrker, Jerome Cowan — Slow moving meller for the duallers — 74m. — sec May 6 issue — (117). HEART OF THE RIO GRANDE — ^MUW — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Edith Fellows — Typical Autry has “Deep In The Heart Of Texas” song to help selling — ^68m. — see March 26 issue — (144). HOME IN WYOMIN’ — W— Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie — Typical Autry holds to hit standard — 67m. — see May 6 issu^— (146). HI NEIGHBOR — CMU — Jean Parker, John Archer, Lulubelle & Scotty, Vera Vague, Roy Acuff’s Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls — ^Typical Republic musical for the duallers — 71m. — see July 29 issue — (201) — (’42-’43). IN OLD CALIFORNIA — W — John Wayne, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker — Big scale show has plenty of selling angles — 87m. — see June 17 issue — (103). JESSE JAMES, JR. — W — Don "Red” Barry, A1 St. John, Lynn Merrick — Standard Barry western — 65 m. — see April 8 issue — ^(176). THE CHECK-UP— August 5, 1942 JOAN OF OZARK — -CMU — Judy Canova, Joe E. Brown. E’ddie Foy, Jr., Jerome Cowan, Anne Jeffreys — For the duallers — 81m. — see July 29 issue — (104). MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE — CMU — Dennis O’Keefe, Jane Frazee, Betty Kean, Eddie Foy, Jr. — ‘Pleasing comedy musical for the duallers — 67m. — see July 1 issue — (120). PHANTOM PLAINSMEN — W — Bob Steele, Tom Tyler. Rufe Davis, Lois Collier — Actionful western with spy angle — 65m. — see July 15 issue — (167). RAIDERS OF THE RANGE — W — Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Lois Collier — Up-to-average “Three Mesquiteers” — 54m. — see April 8 issue — (166). REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR — AD — Donald M. Barry, Alan Curtis, Fay McKenzie — Timely production deserves the best of selling attention — 76m. — see May 20 issue — ^(134). ROMANCE ON THE RANGE — MtJW — Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, Sally Pa3me — Run-of-the-mill Rogers — 63m. — see June 3 issue — (156). SHEPHERD OF THE OZARKS — MD — Weaver Brothers and Elviry — Human Interest story Is okay for the family trade — 70m. — see April 22 issue — (116). SLEEPYTIME GAL — MUC — Judy Canova, Tom Brown, Billy Gilbert — Musical will have plenty of appeal for family trade — 80m. — see March 11 issue — (102). SONS OF THE PIONEERS — WMU — Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Maris Wrixon — Average Western — 61m. — see July 29 issue — (157). S.O.S. COAST GUARD — MD — ^Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi, Maxine Doyle — Thriller will have best appeal (or kids and duallers — 69m. — see April 22 issue — (123). STAGECOACH EXPRESS — W — Don Barry, Lynn Merrick. A1 St. John — Okay western — 65m. — see March 25 issue — (175). STARDUST ON THE SAGE — MUW — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Louise Currie — Up to Autry standard62m. — see .June 3 issue — (147). SUICIDE SQUADRON — RD — Anton Walbrook, Sally Gray — Import will need careful handling — 81m. — see April 22 issue — (English-made) — (119). SUNSET ON THE DESERT — W — Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Lynne Carver— Standard western ■ — 63m. — see April 8 issue — (165). WESTWARD HO — W — Bob Steele, 'Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Evelyn Brent — Average Mesquiteers — 66m. — see May 6' issue — (166). YOKEL BOY — CMU — Albert Dekker, Joan Davis, Eddie Foy, Jr., Alan Mowbray — Okay HoMywo^ satire with music for family trade — 67m. — see March 25 issue — (115). YUKON PATROL, THE— MD— Allan Lane, lAta (Conway, Robert Strange — Spy thriller Is suitable for the lower half — 66m. — see May 20 issue— (124). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BELLS OF CAPISTRANO^ — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette. CALL OF THE CANYON — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ruth Terry. CHATTERBOX — John Hubbard, Martha O’Driscoll, Ruth Terry, Tom Brown. FLYING TIGERS — John Wayne, Anna Lee, John Carroll. ICE CAPADES REVUE — Ice Capades Company, Vera Vague, Jerry Colonna. OLD HOMESTEAD, THE — Weaver Bros, and Elviry. SOMBRERO KID — Don “Red” Barry. SUNSET SERENADE — Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Joan Woodbury. 20th CENTURY-FOX (1941-42 releases from 201 up) . A-HAUNTINQ WE WILL GO — O — ^Laurel and Hardy, Dante, Sheila Ryan — ^Laurel-Hardy entrant for the lower half and kiddles — 65 %m. — see July 16 issue — (302). FOOTLIGHT SERENADE-r-CMU — ^Betty Grable, Victor Mature, John Payne — Bright musical for the better grjjsses — 81m. — see July 15 issue — (301). IT HAPPENED IN FLATBUSH — 0— Doyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Sara Allgood — Entertaining baseball picture has chance at better grosses — 80m. — see June 3 issue — (248). KIPPS — see The Remarkable Mr. Kipps. LITTLE TOKYO, U. S. A. — ^MD — Preston Foster, Brenda Joyce, Harold Huber — Topical dualler — 64m. — see July 15 issue — (303). LONE STAR RANGER — W — John Kimbrough, Sheila Ryan, George E. Stone — Satisfactory western — 65m. — see March 25 issue — (226). LOVES OF EDGAR ALLEN POE. THE — D — Linda Darnell, John Sheppard, Virginia Gilmore, Jane Darwell— Human interest story for the duallers — 67m. — see July 15 issue — (305). MAD MARTINDALES, THE — C — Jane Withers, Marjorie Weaver, Jimmy Lydon — Minor effort for the lower half — 64m. — see April 22 issue — (246). MAGNIFICENT DOPE, THE — C — ^Hcnry Fonda, Lynn Bari, Don Ameche — Light comedy ha* name* to help selling — 82m. — see June 3 issue — (249). MAN WHO WOULDN’T DIE, THE— MD — Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Henry Wilcoxon — Shayne series entrant for the lower half — ^66m. — see April 22 issue — (243). MOONTIDE — MD — Jean Gabln, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains — First Gabln starrer offers definite selling possibilities — 94m. — see April 22 issue — (A) — Leg.: B — (247).