The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

THE CHECK-UP-MAY 10, 1944 Servisection 2 DEAR BARBARA— Susan Peters, Jimmy Durante, Margaret O'Brien. DRAGON SEED — Katharine ^Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon. GASLIGHT— Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cot ten— (425). GOLD TOWN— Wallace Beery, Blnnle Barnes, Prances Rafferty, Noah Beery. . KISMET— Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, James Craig, —(Technicolor^ LOST IN A HAREM— Abbott and Costello, Marilyn MaxWell, John Conte, Jimmy Dorsey's band. MAISIE GOES TO RENO — Ann Sothern, John Hodiak, Bunny Waters, Ava Gardner. MALTA— Philip Dorn, Donna Reed. MARRIAGE IS A PRIVATE AFFAIR— Lana Turner, John Hodiak, James Craig. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS — Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Margaret O'Brien, Leon Ames — (Technicolor). MRS. PARKINGTON-Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Ed¬ ward Arnold, Dona Reed. MUSIC FOR MILLIONS— Jimmy Durante, Margaret O'¬ Brien, Jose Iturbi. NATIONAL VELVET — Mickey Rooney. Jackie Jenkins Elizabeth Taylor— (Technicolor). OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES-Margaret O'Brien, Jackie Jenkins. PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, THE-Hurd Hatfield, George Sanders, Donna Reed. SECRETS IN THE DARK, THE — Robert Young, Susan Peters, Betty Lawler. SEVENTH CROSS, THE — Spencer Tracy, Sign© Hasso, Hume Cronyn. THIN MAN COMES HOME, THE-William Powell, Myrna Loy, Harry Davenport, Lucile Watson, Asta. THRILL OF A ROMANCE— Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lauritz Melchior. THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO— Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Phyllis Thaxter. WACS, THE— Lana Turner, Laraine Day. ZIEGFELD FOLLIES — Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Fanny Brice. Monogram ARIZONA WHIRLWIND— W— Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Myrna Dell— Action packed western— 60m.— see Mar. 8 Issue. BULLETS AND SADDLES-W— Ray Corrigan, Dennis Moore, Max Terhune, Julie Duncan — Good series entrant 54m.— see Oct. 20 issue. CAMPUS RHYTHM— CMU— Gale Storm, Johnny Downs, Robert Lowery— One of Monogram's better entries— 61m.— see Oct. 6 issue. CHARLIE CHAN IN SECRET SERVICE-MY-Sidney Tolar, Gwen Kenyon, Manton Moreland — Fair mystery — 64V2m.— see Dec. 15 issue. CHINESE CAT, THE — MY — Sidney Tolar, Benson Fong, Joan Woodbury— Okay for the series — 66m. — see Mar. 22 issue. DEATH VALLEY RANGERS— W— Ken Maynard, Hoot Gib¬ son, Bob Steele, Linda Brent— One of the best in the 'Trail Blazers' series— 60m.— see Oct. 20 Issue. DETECTIVE KITTY O'DAY— MY— Jean Parker, Peter Cookson, Tim Ryan — Pleasant inde program— 61m. — see Apr. 19 issue. FOLLOW THE LEADER — CMD — Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Joan Marsh— Okay for series— 65m.— see May 3 issue. HOT RHYTHM— CMU— Robert Lowery, Irene Ryan, Dona Drake— Okay musical comedy— 79m.— see Mar. 8 Is¬ sue. LADY LET'S DANCE— MU— Belita, James Ellison, Frick and Frack, orchestras of Henry Busse, Eddie LeBaron, Mitch Ayres, Lou Bring— Classy offering— 88m.— see Feb. 9 issue. MILLION DOLLAR KID — CD — Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Louise Currie— Okay East Side Kids— 65m.— see Jan. 26 issue. MR. MUGG STEPS OUT — C — Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Joan Marsh— Standard East Side Kids —63m.— see Nov. 3 issue. MYSTERY OF THE 13TH GUEST, THE-MYD-Dick Purcell, Helen Parrish, Tim Ryan— 60m.— Routine mystery en¬ try— see Oct. 6 Issue. NEARLY EIGHTEEN— CDMU— Gale Storm, Rick Vallin, Bill Henry,— 61m.— Should please the family trade— see Oct. 6 issue. OUTLAW TRAIL— W— Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Jennifer Holt— Fair series entrant— 55m.— see May 17 issue. OUTLAWS OF STAMPEDE PASS— W— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Ellen Hall — Standard western — 55m.— see Oct. 20 issue. PARTNERS OF THE TRAIL— W— Johnny Mack Brown, Ray¬ mond Hatton, Christine McIntyre — Okay action western— 55m.— see Mar. 8 issue. RAIDERS OF THE BORDER-W-Johnny Mack Brown, Ray¬ mond Hatton, Ellen Hall— Better than average west¬ ern— 55m.— see Jan. 26 issue. SMART GUY— D— Rick Vallin, Wanda McKay, Jack La Rue —Pleasant inde entrant— 63m.— see Nov. 17 issue. SULTAN'S DAUGHTER, THE— CMU— Ann Corio, Charles Butterworth, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan — Entertaining program with the Corio name to sell— 64m.— see Dec. 1 issue — Leg.: B. SWEETHEARTS OF THE U.S.A.-CMU-Una Merkel, Don¬ ald Novis, Lillian Cornell, Jan Garber orchestra— Minor entry— 63m.— see Jan. 26 issue. TEXAS KID, THE— W— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hat¬ ton, Shirley Patteson — Above average western — 57m.— see Nov. 3 issue. VOODOO MAN — MD — Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, Wanda McKay-Exploitable thrill show-62m— see Feb. 9 issue. WESTWARD BOUND — W — Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Betty Miles-Good action offering-54m. —see Jan. 26 issue. WHAT A MAN CD — Johnny Downs, Wanda McKay, Robert Kent— So-so program— 67m.— see Dec. 15 ;ssue. WHERE ARE YOUR CHILDREN?— D— Jackie Cooper, Gale Storm, Patricia Morison — Exploitation show is packed with angles— 72V2m.— see Dec. 1 issue. WOMEN IN BONDAGE— D-Gail Patrick, Nancy Kelly, Bill Henry— High rating inde effort— 71m.— see Nov 17 issue— Leg.: B. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION A WAVE, A WAC, A MARINE— Sally Eilers, Elys® Knox, Richard Lane, Ann Gillis. ALASKA-Kent Taylor, Margaret Lindsay, Dean Jagger, John Carradine. ARE THESE OUR PARENTS? Lyle Talbot, Addison Richards, Anthony Warde, Helen Vinson. BLOCK BUSTERS— East Side Kids, Roberta Smith, Nooh Beery, Sr. CALL OF THE JUNGLE— Ann Corio, James Bush, John Davidson. DANGER VALLEY — Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Bob Steele. ♦ DARK CANYON KID — Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton. GIRL NEXT DOOR, THE-Edmund Lowe, Marjorie Rambeau, Jean Parker. HE COULDN'T TAKE IT— Eddie Quillan, Joan Woodbury, Sidney Miller, Maxie Rosenbloom, Armida. JOHNNY DOESN'T LIVE HERE — Simone Simon, James Ellison, William Terry. KID FROM SONORA, THE— Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Bob Steele. LAW MEN-Johnny Mack Brown, Isabel Wither*, Ray¬ mond Hatton. LEAVE IT TO THE IRISH— James Dunn, Wanda McKay, Dick Purcell. MUGGS MAKES A DEADLINE— Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Benedict. MURDER CHAMBER— Sidney Toler, Claudia Dell, Mantan Moreland. RANGE LAW — Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Ellen Hall. RETURN OF THE APE MAN— Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, Judith Gibson. SONORA STAGECOACH— Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Betty Miles. THREE OF A KIND— Maxie Rosenbloom, Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard, June Lang. TRIGGER LAW-Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele. WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE-Johnny Mack Brown, Ray¬ mond Hatton, Christine MacIntyre. Paramount (1943-44 releases from 4301 up) AND THE ANGELS SING— CMU— Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Betty Hutton— Should get the business— 93m.— see May 3 issue— (4321 ). DOUBLE INDEMNITY— MD— Barbara Stanwyck, Fred Mac¬ Murray, Edward G. Robinson— Gripping melodrama — 104m.— see May 3 issue— (4325). FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS D Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Arturo de Cordova, Joseph Calieia, Katina Paxinou — Picturization of Ernest Hemingway's novel ranks with the industry's best— 168m.— see July 28 issue— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B.— (4338). GAMBLER'S CHOICE— D— Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Russell Hayden— Interesting period programmer— 64m.— see May 3 issue— (4324). GOING MY WAY — CDMU — Bing Crosby, Rise Stevens, Barry Fitzgerald— One of the year's better films— 127m.— see Mar. 8 issue— (4319). HENRY ALDRICH, BOY SCOUT-C-Jimmy Lydon, Char¬ ley Smith, Olive Blakeney— Routine Aldrich with good selling angle— 66m.— see Jan 12 issue— (431 1 ). HENRY ALDRICH HAUNTS A HOUSE-C-Jimmy Lydon, Charlie Smith, Olive Blakeney, John Lite! — Typical Aldrich— 72m.— see Nov. 17 issue— (4306). HENRY ALDRICH PLAYS CUPID-C-Jimmy Lydon, Charlie Smith, Olive Blakeney— Routine entrant for Aldrich fans— 64m.— see May 3 issue— (4322). HITLER GANG, THE— HI SD— Robert Watson, Roman Bohnen, Luis Van Rooten— Will depend upon the selling —95m.— see April 3 issue— (4323). HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN, THE-Franchot Tone, Ver¬ onica Lake, John Sutton— Okay programmer has names to sell— 75m.— see Mar. 8 issue— Leg.: B— (4317). LADY IN THE DARK— MU— Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Jon Hall— High rating entertainment — 100m. — tee Feb. 23 issue— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B— (4336). MEMPHIS BELLE, THE— DOC— Photographed by the U. S. 8th Air Force Photographers Combat members; produced by the same unit under Colonel William Wyler, in co-operation with the Army Air Forces, First Motion Picture Unit— Topnotch documentary— 41m.— see Mar. 22 issue— (Technicolor)— (T 3-1 ). MINESWEEPER— AD— Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Russell Hayden— For the duallers— 67m.— see Nov. 17 issue -(4308). MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK, THE-C-Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn— Different type of comedy can stand plenty of selling— 99m.— see Jan. 12 is¬ sue— Leg.: B— (4312). NAVY WAY, THE— D— Robert Lowery, Jean Parker, Bill Henry— Exploitable Naval training drama— 73m.— see Mar. 8 Issue— (4316). NO TIME FOR LOVE— CD— Claudette Colbert, Fred Mac¬ Murray, Ilka Chase— Pleasing comedy should be an okay grosser— 82m.— see Nov. 17 issue — (4309). RIDING HIGH — CMU — Dorothy Lamour, Dick Powell, Victor Moore, Gil Lamb— Colorful musical will do the biz — 89m. — see Nov. 17 issue— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B— (4307). STANDING ROOM ONLY— C— Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold— Engaging topical comedy with names to sell— 81 m.— see Jan. 12 issue— (4314). STORY OF DR. WASSELL, THE FMD Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso— Headed for the higher brackets — 136m. — see May 3 issue— (Technicolor)— (4337). TIMBER QUEEN— MD— Richard Arlen, Mary Beth Hughes, June Havoc— Fair outdoor film for , the duallers— 64m.— see Jan. 12 issue— (4313). UNINVITED, THE— MY— Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Don¬ ald Crisp— High-rating ghost story— 98m.— see Jan. 12 issue— Leg.: B— (4315). YOU CAN'T RATION LOVE-CMU-Betty Rhodes, John¬ nie Johnston, Bill Edwards— Pleasant college musical for the duallers— 76m.— see Mar. 8 issue— (4318). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AND NOW TOMORROW— Loretta Young, Susan Hay¬ ward, Alan Ladd. BRING ON THE GIRLS — Veronica Lake, Eddie Bracken, Sonny Tufts— (Technicolor). COUNT OF LUXEMBOURG, THE-Bob Hope, Dorothy La¬ mour. DARK MOUNTAIN— Chester Morris, Robert Lowery, Ellen Drew, Eddie Quillan. DOUBLE INDEMNITY — Barbara Stanwyck, Fred Mac¬ Murray, Edward G. Robinson. D’JFFY'S TAVERN — Ed Gardener, Eddie Green, guest stars. FEAR— Joel McCrea, Gail Russell, Herbert Marshall. FRENCHMAN'S CREEK — Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Cord¬ ova, Nigel Bruce. Basil Rathbone — (Technicolor). GIRL'S TOWN— Veronica Lake, Fred MacMurray, Phyllis Brooks. GREAT MOMENT — Joel McCrea, Betty Field, Harry Carey. HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Franklin Pangborn, William Demarest. HENRY ALDRICHS CODE OF HONOR-Jimmy Lydon, Chorles Smith, Joan Mortimer. HENRY ALDRICH'S LITTLE SECRET-JImmy Lydon, Char¬ lie Smith, Joan Mortimer. HENRY ALDRICH SWINGS IT Jimmy Lydon, Charlie Smith, John Litel, Mimi Chandler. HERE COME THE WAVES— Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts. HOMESICK ANGEL— Johnny Weismuller, Robert Lowery. I LOVE A SOLDIER — Paulette Goddard, Sonny Tufts, Beulah Bondi. INCENDIARY BLONDE— Betty Hutton, Arturo de Cordova, Charlie Ruggles— (Technicolor). KITTY— Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland. MAN IN HALF MOON STREET, THE— Nils Asther, Helen Walker, Morton Lowry. MARSEILLES— Katina Paxinou, Barry Sullivan. MEDAL FOR BENNY, A — Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Cordova, J. Carroll Naish. MINISTRY OF FEAR — Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond, Hillary Brooke. MURDER, HE SAYS — Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Diana Lynn, Robert Benchley. NATIONAL BARN DANCE Charles Quigley, Jean Heather, Robert Benchley. ONE BODY TOO MANY-Jack Haley, Jean Parker, Bela Lugosi. OUR HEARTS WERE GROWING UP-Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, James Brown, Bill Edwards. OUR HEARTS WERE YOUNG AND GAY-Diana Lynn, Charles Ruggles, Gail Russell, James Brown. OUT OF THIS WORLD — Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Diana Lynn. PRACTICALLY YOURS— Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMur¬ ray, Cecil Kellaway. RAINBOW ISLAND— Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Bracken, Gil Lamb— (Technicolor). RHYTHM RANCH— Jack Haley, Harriett Hilliard, Mary Beth Hughes, Ozzie Nelson and orchestra. ROAD TO UTOPIA, THE — Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dor¬ othy Lamour. SIGN OF THE CROSS, THE— Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Frederic March, Elissa Landi. TAKE IT BIG— Arline Judge, Jack Haley, Harriet Hilliard. TILL WE MEET AGAIN — Ray Milland, Barbara Britton, Lucille Watson. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST-William Bendlx, Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd. VIRGINIAN, THE— James Brown, Gail Russell. PRC (1943-44 releases from 401 up) AMAZING MR. FOREST, THE-CD-Edward Everett Hor¬ ton, Otto Kruger, Googie Withers— Minor Engliih import— 70m.— see Apr. 19 issue— (413). BLAZING FRONTIERWBuster Crabbe, Al St. John, Marjorie Manners — Better than average western — 59m.— see Oct. 20 issue— (459). BOSS OF RAWHIDE— MU W— Dave O'Brien, Jim Newill, Nell O'Day — Above average for the 'Texa* Rangers' series— 59m.— see Dec. 29 issue— (452).