The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

THE CHECK-UP-SEPTEMBER 13, 1944 Servisection 4 SAN ANTONIO KID— W— Bill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming-Routine 'Red Ryder'-60m.— see Aug. 9 is¬ sue— (3313). SAN FERNANDO VALLEY— WMU— Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Jean Porter— Good Roger— 74m.— see Sept. 6 issue— (345). SECRETS OF SCOTLAND YARD — MD — Edgar Barrier, Stephanie Bachelor, C. Aubrey Smith — For the duallers— 68m. — see June 28 issue — (321). SILENT PARTNER-MYMD— William Henry, Beverly Loyd, Grant Withers— Pleasing entry for the duallers— —55m.— see June 14 issue— (317). SILVER CITY KID-W— Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart, Wally Vernon— Well-produced western has plenty of ac¬ tion— 35m.— see Aug. 23 issue— (461). SING, NEIGHBOR, SING— CMU— Brad Taylor, Ruth Terry, Roy Acuff and Smoky Mountain Boys, Lulubelle and Scotty— Engaging entry for small towns, duals— 69m.— see Aug. 23 issue — (401). SONG OF NEVADA— MUW— Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Mary Lee— Good Rogers— 74m.— see June 14 issue— (344). STORM OVER LISBON— MD— Vera Hruba Ralston, Richard Arlen, Erich Von Stroheim— Spy meller for the duallers— 85m.— see Sept. 6 issue— (323). STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT— MD-William Terry, Virginia Grey, Helen Thimig — Suspenseful meller of the duallers— 56m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (326). THREE LITTLE SISTERS-CMU-Mary Lee, Ruth Terry, William Terry— Pleasant comedy with service back¬ ground— 67m. — see July 26 issue — (325). TROCADERO — CMU — Rosemary Lane, Johnny Downs, Ralph Morgan— Pleasing program— 74m.— see Apr. 19 issue— (314). TUCSON RAIDERS— W— Bill Elliot, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Bobby Blake— Okay western— 55m.— see May 31 1ssue— (331 1). YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS, THE— MUW— Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Grant Withers— Okay Rogers— 69m.— see May 17 issue— (343). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BIG BONANZA, THE-Richard Arlen, Jane Frazee, Robert Livingston, George 'Gabby' Hayes. BORDERTOWN TRAIL— Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, ^ Ellen Lowe. BRAZIL— Virginia Bruce, Tito Guizar, Robert Livingston, Edward Everett Horton. CHEYENNE WILDCAT— W'ld Bill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming. CODE OF THE PRAIRIE— Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart. END OF THE ROAD— Edward Norris, June Storey, John Abbott. FACES IN THE FOG-Jane Withers, Paul Kelly, Gertrude Michael. FLAME OF THE BARBARY COAST — John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut. LAKE PLACID SERENADE-Vera Hruba Ralston, Brad Tay¬ lor, Vera Vague, Ray Noble and orchestra, Harry Owens and band. LIGHTS OF OLD SANTA FE— Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Sons of the Pioneers. MY BUDDY— Don 'Red' Barry, Ruth Terry, Lynne Roberts. NEXT COMES LOVE— Arthur Lake, Dale Evans, Lionel Stander. OUTLAW BUSTER— Bill Elliott, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Ann Jeffrey. RED GULCH RENEGADE— Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart, Twinkle Watts. SHERIFF OF LAS VEGAS-Bill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming. SHERIFF OF SUNDOWN— Allan Lane, Linda Stirling. STAGECOACH TO MONTEREY Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart, Wally Vernon— (462). THAT'S MY BABY— Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew, Minor Watson. THOROUGHBREDS— Tom Neal, Roger Pryor, Adele Mara, Tom London. VIGILANTES OF DODGE CITY— Bill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming. ZORRO'S BLACK WHIP— George J. Lewis, Linda Stirling, Hal Taliaferro, Lucian Littlefield. 20th Century-Fox (1943-44 releases from 401 up; 1944-45 releases from 501 up) BERMUDA MYSTERY— CDM— Preston Foster, Ann Ruther¬ ford, Charles Butterworth— For the lower half— 66m. —see May 3 issue— (428). BIG NOISE, THE— C— Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Doris Merrick— Routine Laurel and Hardy entrant— 74m.— see Aug. 23 issue. BUFFALO BILL — ACD — Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell— High rating— 90m.— see Mar. 22 issue (Technicolor)— (424). CANDLELIGHT IN ALGERIA— MD— James Mason, Carla Lehmann, Raymond Lovell— Import will fit nicely Into the duallers— 86m.— see June 14 issue— (Englishmade)— (432). DANGEROUS JOURNEY TR Conrad Nagel, commenta¬ tor. Produced and filmed by Armand Denis and Leila Roosevelt— High rating travelogue with plenty of selling angles— 73m.— see Aug. 23 issue— (504). EVE OF ST. MARK, THE-D-Anne Baxter, Will iam Eythe, Vincent Price— High rating— 95m.— see May 31 issue Leg.: B-(429). FOUR JILLS IN A JEEP— CMU— Kay Francis, Carole Lan¬ dis, Martha Raye, Mitzl Mayfair, Phil Silvers, Jimmy Dorsey and orchestra — Novelty comedy* musical is marked for attention— 89m.— see Mar. 22 issue— (423). GREENWICH VILLAGE-MU-Don Ameche, Vivian Blaine, Carmen Miranda, William Bendix — Popular type musical has plenty of appeal— 83m.— see Aug. 9 is¬ sue— (Technicolor)— (505). HOME IN INDIANA— D— Walter Brennan, Jeanne Crain, June Haver— High rating program— 103m.— see May 31 issue— (Technicolor)— (433). JANE EYRE— MD— Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margar¬ et O'Brien— High rating picturizotion of famous novel— 96m.— see Feb. 9 issue — (420). LADIES OF WASHINGTON— MD-Trudy Marshall, Sheila Ryan, Anthony Quinn — Program dualler — 61m. — see May 31 issue— (430). PIN UP GIRL— CMU— Betty Grable, Martha Raye, John Harvey— Money musical— 83m.— see Apr. 19 issue — (Technicolor)— (427). PURPLE HEART. THE — MD — Dana Andrews. Richard Conte, Farley Granger, Trudy Marshall — Praise¬ worthy effort— 99m.— see Mar. 8 issue — (422). ROGER TOUHY, GANGSTER— MD-Preston Foster, Victor McLaglen, Kent Taylor — For the duallers — 66m. — see May 31 issue— (431). SHRINE OF VICTORY, THE-DOC— Vrassidas Capernaros and men of Greek navy— Interesting war film — 46m. see Aug. 25 issue— (English-made)— (426). SULLIVANS, THE-CD-Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle— High rating— 1 1 lm.— see Feb. 9 issue -(421). SWEET AND LOW DOWN — MU — Benny Goodman and band, Linda Darnell, Lynn Bari, Jack Oakie, James Cardwe'l— Pleasing tune-show— 75m.— see Aug. 9 is¬ sue— (503). TAKE IT OR LEAVE !T-CMU-Phil Baker, Edward Ryan, Marjorie Massow— Radio popularity may make the difference— 70m.— see July 26 issue— Leg.: B— (501). TAMPICO— MD— Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen— Satisfactory programmer— 76m.— see Apr. 5 issue— (425). WILSON— HISD— Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell — 154m.— An achievement— see Aug. 9 issue— (Technicolor)— (530). WING AND A PRAYER— FMD— Don Ameche, Dana An¬ drews, William Eythe— Service film holds attention —97m.— see July 26 issue— (502). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ARMY WIFE— Anne Baxter. William Bendix. BILLY ROSE'S DIAMOND HORSESHpE-Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Beatrice Kay, William Gaxton— (Techni¬ color). BLUE CHIP HAGGERTY— Lynn Bari, Preston Foster. CZARINA, THE — Tallulah Bankhead, William Eythe, Charles Coburn. DOLLY SISTERS, THE-Betty Grable, Alice Faye-(Tech nicolor). FAMILY ALBUM-Gracie Fields, Monty Woolley. HANGOVER SQUARE Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders. HIGHWAY TO HELL-Pat O'Brien, Carole Landis, Cesar Romero. IN THE MEANTIME, DARLING Jeanne Crain, Frank Latimore, Heather Angel. IRISH EYES ARE SMILING-Monty Woolley, Dick Haymes, June Haver— (Technicolor). KEYS OF THE KINGDOM Gregory Peck, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Roddy McDowall, Ruth Nelson. KITTEN ON THE KEYS— Dick Haymes, Perry Como, Benny Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey orchestras. LAURA— Clifton Webb, Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Peggy Ann Garner, Vincent Price. NOB HILL— George Raft, Joan Bennett, Vivian Blaine— (Technicolor). SERVANT PRObLEM— Stan laurel, Oliver Hardy. SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS-Michael O'Shea, Carmen Miranda, Roger Clark. Perry Como— (Technicolor). STATE FAIR— Maureen O'Hara, Mischa Auer. STRANGER ON THE HIGHWAY Randolph Scott, Ann Rutherford. SUNDAY DINNER FOR A SOLDIER-John Hodiak, Anne Baxter, Charles Winninger, Chill Wills, Bobby Dris¬ coll. THUNDERHEAD, SON OF FLICKA Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson, Diana Hale— (Techni¬ color). TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, A-Joan Blondell, Dorothy McGuire, Peggy Ann Garner, James Dunn. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?— Fred MacMurray, Joan Leslie, June Haver— (Technicolor). WINGED VICTORY— Edmound O'Brien, Jeanne Crain, Lon McCallister. United Artists ABROAD WITH TWO YANKS-C-William Bendix, Helen Walker, Dennis O'Keefe— Rollicking service comedy —79m.— see Jgly 26 issue— (Small). BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY, THE D Lynn Bari, Akim Tamiroff, Francis Lederer— Well made picturization of famed novel— 107m.— see Feb. 9 issue— (Bogeaus). FORTY THIEVES— W— William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Louise Currie— Good entrant in Hopalong series— 60V2m.— see June 14 issue— (Sherman). HAIRY APE, THE— D— William Bendix, Susan Hayward, John Loder— Gripping drama deserves attention— 91m. — see May 31 issue — (Levey/. IT HAPPENED TOMORROW CD Dick Powell-Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie— One of the season's better light comedy dramas — 84m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (Pressburger). KNICKERBOCKER HOLlDAY-MUC-Nelson Eddy, Chariot Coburn, Constance Dowling— Novel musical is slated for attention— 85m.— see Mar., 8 issue— (PCA). LUMBERJACK — W — William Boyd, Jimmy Rogers, Andy Clyde, Ellen Hall — Good for the series — 63m. — see Apr. 19 issue— (Sherman). MYSTERY MAN— W— William Boyd, Andy Clyde Francis McDonald— Good entry in 'Hopalong' series— 58m.— see June 14 issue— (Sherman). SENSATIONS OF 1945-MU-Eleanor Powell, Dennis O'Keefe, C. Aubrey Smith— Good mass entertainmenf— 86m.— see June 28 issue— Leg.: B— (Stone). SINCE YOU WENT AWAY-D-Claudette Colbert, Jen¬ nifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple, Monty Woolley, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Walker— Ranks with the industry's best efforts— 170m.— see July 26 issue— (Selznick). SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD-MDMU-Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen, W. C. Fields, Bonita Granville, Jane Powell— Names will Vnake the difference — 93m.— see May 3 issue— (Rogers). SUMMER STORMD— George Sanders, Linda Darnell, Anne Lee— Absorbing film with plenty of interest for the women — 106m. — see May 31 issue — (A) — Leg.: B— (Angelus). TEXAS MASQUERADE— W— William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Mady Correll— Topnotch 'Hopalong Cassidy'— 58y2m. —see Feb. 9 issue — (Sherman). UP IN MABEL'S ROOM — F — Marjorie Reynolds, Dennis O'Keefe, Mischa Auer— Farce is an okay audiencepleaser— 76m.— see Apr. 5 issue — Leg.: B— (Small). VOICE IN THE WIND— D— Francis Lederer, Sigrid Gurlo, J. Edward Bromberg— Slow moving, but music may help— 84m.— see Mar. 8 issue— (Ripley-Monter). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ACROSS THE BORDER— William Boyd, 8(11 George. Ella Boros— (Sherman). BREWSTER'S MILLIONS — Dennis O'Keefe, Mischa Auer, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson— (Small). CAGLIOSTRO— George Sanders, Louis Hayward, J. Carroll Naish, Akim Tamiroff— (Rogers). DARK WATERS— Franchot Tone, Merle Oberon, Thomas Mitchell— (Bogeaus). GREAT JOHN L, THE— Greg McClure, Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton— (Crosby). GUEST IN THE HOUSE— Ralph Bellamy, Anne Baxter, Ruth Warrick, Aline MacA\ahon. HIGH AMONG THE STARS-Jane Powei'l, Ralph Bellamy, Constance Moore— (Rogers). HOUSE OF DR. EDWARDES-Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, John Emery, Rhonda Fleming— (Vanguard). I'LL BE SEEING YOU— Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten, Ginger Rogers, Spring By ington— ( Vanguard) SO LITTLE TIME— Joseph Cotten, Valerie Hobson, Dorothy McGuire— (Selznick). 3 IS A FAMILY— Marjorie Reynolds, Fred Brady, Charles Ruggles, Helen Broderick— (Lesser). TOMORROW THE WORLD Fredric March, Betty Field, Agnes Moorehead— (Cowan). TUCKERS OF TEXAS Zachary Scott, J. Carroll Naish, Beulah Bondi— (Renoir). TWO YANKS IN PARIS-William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe —(Small). WHEREVER THE GRASS GROWS-Rod Cameron, Linda Grey— (Sherman). WOMAN OF THE SEA-Greta Garbo, Peter Dietrichson, Georges Rigaud— (Cowan). Universal (1943-44 releases from 8001 up) ALLERGIC TO LOVE CMU Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery, Jr., David Bruce— For the duallers— 64m.— see May 17 issue— (8040). BOSS OF BOOMTOWN — MUW — Rod Cameron, Tommy Tyler, Vivian Austin— Okay western— 58m.— see June 28 issue— (8085). CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK — CMU — Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Ann Blyth— Good program with O'¬ Connor as the draw — 79m. — see Feb. 23 issue — (8011). CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY— D— Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly, Dean Harens— The Durbin name will make the dif¬ ference— 93m.— see June 14 issue— (8002). COBRA WOMAN— MD— Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu— Selling will make the difference— 70m.— see May 3 issue— Technicolor— (8006). FOLLOW THE BOYS DMU — George Raft,* Vera Zorina, Grace McDonald — Film about show business can't miss— 109m.— see Apr. 5 issue — (8061). GHOST CATCHERS— C— Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Gloria Jean— Typical Olsen and Johnson slapstick— 68m.— see June 14 issue— (801 5). GYPSY WILDCAT-MUMD-Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Leo Ca-rillo— Typical Montez vehicle has the angles— 74V2m.— see Aug. 9 issue— (Technicolor). HAT CHECK HONEY— CMU— Grace McDonald, Leon Errol, Walter Catlett— Entertaining musical for the duallers —69m.— see Mar. 8 Issue — (8031). HER PRIMITIVE MAN-C-Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, Robert Benchley— Programmer is okay for plenty of laughs— 80m.— see Apr. 5 issue— (8016). HI, GOOD LOOKIN'— CMU— Harriet Hilliard, Kirby Grant, Roscoe Karns— Okay comedy with music for the duallers— 62m.— see Mar. 8 issue — (8044). IMPOSTOR, THE— D— Jean Gobin, Richard Whorf, Ellen Drew— Slow moving drama will need plenty of selling— 94m.— see F b. 9 issue— (8066). IN SOCIETY — FMU — Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marian Hutton— Farce packs plenty of laughs— 72m.— see Aug. 23 issue— (8001 ). INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE, THE-MD-Jon Hall, Leon Errol, Evelyn Ankers— Shocker for the duallers— 78m. —see June 14 issue— Leg.: B— (8008).