The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

THE CHECK-UP-OCTOBER 11, 1944 Servisection 4 ROSIE, THE RIVETER— CMU— Jane Froze©, Frank Albert¬ son, Vera Vague— Okay for the duallers — 75m. — tee Mar. 22 litu#— (313). 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 ha* 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). STAGECOACH TO MONTEREY W Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart, Wally Vernon— Satisfactory western— 58m. —see Oct. 4 issue— (462). STORM OVER LISBON— MD— Vera Hruba Ralston, Richard Arlen, Erich Von Stroheim— Spy meller for the duallers— 85m.— see Sept. 6 issue— Leg.: B— (323). STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT— MD— William Terry, Virginia Grey, Helen Thimig — Suspenseful meller of the duallers— 56ni.— see Aug. 23 issue— (326). THAT'S MY BABY — CMU — Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew, Leonid Kinskey— For the duallers— 68m.— see Sept. 20 issue— (328). 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 Is¬ sue— (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 Livingslon, George 'Gabby' Hayes. BIG SHOW-OFF, THE— Arthur Lake, Dale Evans, Lionel Stander. BORDERTOWN TRAIL— Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Ellen Lowe. BRAZIL— Virginia Bruce, Tito Guizar, Robert Livingston, Edward Everett Horton. CODE OF THE PRAIRIE— Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart— (452). DARING HOLIDAY, A— Edward Everett Horton, Gladys George, Lola Lane. 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. GREAT FLAM^RION, THE — Erich von Stroheim, Mary Beth Hughes, Dan Duryea. GREAT STAGECOACH ROBBERY— Bill Elliot, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming. GRISSLY'S MILLIONS— Paul Kelly, Virginia Grey, Eliza¬ beth Risdon. HITCH HIKE TO HAPPINESS-AI Pearce, Dale Evans, Brad Taylor. 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. 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 VEGASBill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming. SHERIFF OF SUNDOWN-Allan Lane, Linda Stirling. SONG FOR JULIE, A— Anton Dolin, Alicia Markova. 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 eWfrant— 74m.— see Aug. 23 issue— (506). 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— (English made)-^). 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, William Eytho, 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, Mitzi Mayfair, Phil Silvers, Jimmy Dorsey and orchestra — Novelty comedymusical is marked for attention— 89m.— see Mar. 32 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). IN THE MEANTIME, DARLING-CD-Jeanne Crain, Frank Latimore, Stanley Prager— Pleasant programmer— 72m. — see Oct. 4 issue— (507). IRISH EYES ARE SMILING CDMU June Haver, Dick Haymes, Monty Woolley— Entertaining musical de¬ serves attention— 90m.— see Oct. 18 issue— (Techni¬ color)— (508). 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 Ray*' John Harvey— Money musical— 83m.— see Apr. lY Issue— (Technicolor)— (427). PUPPLE 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 McLagler>> 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). SWEET AND LOW DOWN MU Benny Goodman and band, Linda Darnell, Lynn Bari, Jack Oakie, James Cardwell— Pleasing tune-show— 75m.— see Aug. 9 issue— (503). TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT-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)k TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ARMY WIFE— Anne Baxter William Bendix BILLY ROSE'S DIAMOND HORSESHOE-Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Beatrice Kay, William Gaxton, Carmen Cava Hero— (Technicolor). BLUE CHIP HAGGERTY-Lynn Bari, Preston Foster. CZARINA— Tallulah Bankhead, William Eytthe, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter. 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 KEYS OF THE KINGDOM Gregory Peck, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Roddy McDowall, Thomas Mitchell. KITTEN ON THE KEYS-Dick Haymes, Perry Como, Benny Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey orchestras. LAURA— Clifton Webb. Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Judith Anderson, 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, Phil Silvers, Perry Como— (Technicolor). STATE FAIR— Maureen O'Hara, Mischa Auer— Technicolor. Ruth Warrick, Aline MacMahon— (Stromberg). STRANGER ON THE HIGHWAY Randolph &coft, Ann Rutherford. SUNDAY DINNER FOR A SOLDIER-John Hodiak, Anne Baxter, Charles Winninger, ChTII 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 July 26 issue — (Small). 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 — fPressburger). KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY-MUC-Nelson Eddy, Charles 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 entertainment— 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 make the difference— 93m.— see May 3 issue— (Rogers). SUMMER STORM-D— George Sanders, Linda Darnell, Anne Lee— Absorbing film with plenty of Interest for the women — 106m. — see May 31 issue — (A) — Leg.: B— (Angelus). 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 Gurle, 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 doyd, BUI George Elio Boros— (Sherman). BLOOD ON THE SUN— James Cagney, Sylvia Sydney— (Cagney). BREWSTER'S MILLIONS Dennis O'Keefe, Mischa Auer, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Gail Patrick— (Small). CAGLIOSTRO— George Sanders, Louis Hayward, J. Carroll Naish, Akim TamirofF— (Rogers). DARK WATERS— Franchot Tone, Merle Oberon, Thomas Mitchell— (Bogeaus). DELIGHTFULLY DANGEROUS Jane Powell, Ralph Bel¬ lamy, Constance Moore, Morton Gould— (Rogers). GREAT JOHN L, THE-Greg McClure, Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton — (Crosby). GUEST IN THE HOUSE— Ralph Bellamy, Anne Baxter, Ruth Warrick, Aline MacMahon— (Stromberg). HOLD AUTUMN IN YOUR HAND Zachary Scott, Betty Field, J. Carroll Naish, Beulah Bondi— (P.C.A.). I'LL BE SEEING YOU— Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Morgan— (Vanguard). IT'S IN THE BAG — Fred Allen, Binnie Barnes, Robert Benchley— (Skirball). SO LITTLE TIME— Joseph Cotten, Valerie Hobson, Dorothy McGuire— (Selznick). SPELLBOUND — Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, John Emery, Rhonda Fleming— (Vanguard). 3 IS A FAMILY— Marjorie Reynolds, Fred Brady, Charles Ruggles, Helen Broderick— (Lesser). TOMORROW THE WORLD Fredric March, Betty Field, Agnes Moorehead— (Cowan). 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 release! from 8001 up) ALLERGIC TO LOVE CMU Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery, Jr., David Bruce— For the duallers— 64m.— soe May 17 issue— (8040). BABES ON SWING STREET-MU-Ann Blyth, Peggy Ryan, Andy Devine, Marion Hutton— Pleasing program — 70m.— see Oct. 4 issue. BOSS OF BOOMTCWN MUW Rod Cameron, Tommy Tyier, Vivian Austin— Okay western— 58m.— see June 28 issue— (8085). CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY— D— Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly, Dean Harens— The Durbin name will make the dif¬ ference— 93m.— see June 14 issue— (8002). CLIMAX, THE — MD — Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Boris Karloff— Slow moving meller will need plenty of push— 86m.— see Oct. 4 issue— (Technicolor). COBRA WOMAN— MD— Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu— Selling will make the difference — 70m.— see May 3 issue— Technicolor— (8006). DEAD MAN'S EYES— MY— Lon Chaney, Jean Parker, Paul Kelly— Okay thriller for the duallers — 64m. — see Sept. 20 issue. FOLLOW THE BOYS DMU George Raft, Vera Zorino, 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— (8015). GYPSY WILDCAT-MUMD-Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Leo Carrillo— Typical Montez vehicle has the angles— 74l/jm.— 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 Allbrltton Robert Benchley— Programmer is okay for plenty laughs— 80m.— see Apr. 5 Issue— (8016).