The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

Servisection 5 THE CHECK-UP-OCTOBER 11, 1944 HI, GOOD LOOKIN'— CMU— Harriet Hilliard, Kirby Grant, Roscoe Karns— Okay comedy with music for the dua Hers— 62m. — see Mar. 8 issue— (8044). 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). JUNGLE WOMAN— MD— Evelyn Ankers, J. Carrol Naish, Samuel S. Hinds— Okay chiller-diller for the duallers —60m.— see May 31 issue— Leg.: B— (8018). LADIES COURAGEOUS — D — Loretta Young, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Richard Fraser— Tribute to women flyers has selling angles— 88m.— see Mar. 22 issue— (8065). MERRY MONOHANS, THE MUC Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Jack Oakie— Pleasing musical— 91m.— see Aug. 23 issue— Leg. B. MOON OVER LAS VEGAS— CMU— Anne Gwynne, David Bruce, Vera Vague— Okay comedy for the dualler*— 70m.— see April 5 issue— Leg.: B— (8037). MOONLIGHT AND CACTUS-MUC-Andrews Sisters, Leo Carrilo, Elsye Knox, Mitch Ayres and orchestra— Pleasing entertainment for the duallers— 59m.— see Sept. 6 issue. MUMMY'S GHOST, THE -MDJohn Carradine, Robert Lowery, Ramsay Ames— Fair spine-thriller for the duallers— 60m.— see May 17 issue— (8039). PARDON MY RHYTHM CMU Gloria Jean, Evelyn Ankers, Bob Crosby and orchestra— Pleasing pro¬ grammer for the duallers— 62m.— see May 17 Issue -(8032). PEARL OF DEATH, THE MYD Basil Rathbone, Nigel Brace, Evelyn Ankers — Standard Sherlock Holmes entry— 69m.— see Aug. 23 issue. RECKLESS AGE — CMU — Gloria Jean, Henry Stephenson, Kathleen Howard— Pleasing entry for the duallers— 63m.— see Sept. 6 issue. SAN DIEGO, I LOVE YOU-C-Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton, Edward Everett Horton— Pleasing comedy has plenty of laughs— 83m.— see Sept. 6 issue. SCARLET CLAW, THE MYMD Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Paul Cavanaugh, Gertrude Astor— Okay Sher-# lock Holmes entry— 74m.— see May 17 issue— (8019). SINGING SHERIFF, THE— MUW— Bob Crosby, Fay Mc¬ Kenzie, Fuzzy Knight— For the lower half— 63m.— see Sept. 20 issue. SLIGHTLY TERRIFIC— MU— Leon Errol, Anne Rooney, Ed¬ die Quillan— For the lower half— 61m.— see May 3 issue— (8036). SOUTH OF DIXIE— CMU— Anne Gwynne, Jerome Cowan, Ella Mae Morse— For the duallers— 61m.— see May 31 issue— (8043). THIS IS THE LIFE CMU Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Patric Knowles, Louise Allbritton— Okay O'¬ Connor— 87m.— see May 3 issue— (8012). TRAIL TO GUNSIGHT— MUW— Eddie Dew, Lyle Talbot, Fuzzy Knight, Ray Whitley. Maris Wrixon— Okay western— 57m.— see Sept. 20 issue— (8087). TRIGGER TRAIL — MUW — Rod Cameron, Fuzzy Knight, Vivian Austin— Okay western— 58m.— see Aug. 23 issue— (8086). TWILIGHT ON THE PRAIRIE-MUW-Johnny Downs, Vivian Austin, Leon Errol— Tuneful programmer for the duallers— 62m.— see June 14 issue — (8045). WEIRD WOMAN— MY— Lon Chaney, Anne Gwynne, Eve¬ lyn Ankers— Okay psychological mystery— 63m.— see Mar. 22 issu«-(8027). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ACCENT ON RHYTHM— Lois Collier, Kirby Grant, Judy Clark. BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE-Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery, Jr., Hattie McDaniel. BEYOND THE PECOS— Rod Cameron, Eddie Dew, Fuzzy Knight. BOWERY TO BROADWAY — Maria Montez, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Jack Oakie. CAN'T HELP SINGING — Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige, Akim Tamiroff— (Technicolor). ENTER ARSEN LUPIN — George Korvin, Ella Raines, J. Carrol Naish. FAIRY TALE MURDER— Gloria Jean, Keefe Brasselle, John Qualen. FRISCO SAL— Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Alan Curtis. FROZEN GHOST, THE — Lon Chaney, Evelyn Ankers, Martin Kosleck. FUGITIVE, THE— Gloria Jean, Alan Curtis, June Vincent. HI, BEAUTIFUL— Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery, Jr., Wal¬ ter Catlett. HOUSE OF FEAR— Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Sally Shepherd. HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN— Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, George Zucco, Anne Gwynne. I'LL REMEMBER APRIL— Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant, Milburn Stone. JUNGLE CAPTIVE — Betty Bryant, Vicky Lane, Otto Kruger. LET YOURSELF GO — Elyse Knox, Donald Woods, Jan Garber and orchestra. MUMMY'S CURSE, THE— Lon Chaney, Kay Harding, Den¬ nis Moore. MURDER IN THE BLUE ROOM Donald Cook, Anne Gwynne, Grace MacDonald. MUSICAL ROUNDUP-Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery, Jr., Leon Errol. MY BABY LOVES MUSIC-Bob Crosby, Grace McDonald, Alan Mowbray. NIGHT CLUB GIRL— Edward Norris, Vivian Austin, Billy Dunn. OLD TEXAS TRAIL, THE — Rod Cameron, Fuzzy Knight, Eddie Dew, Ray Whitley and his Bar-6 Cowboys.— (9082.) PATRICK THE GREAT— Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Donald Cook. PENTHOUSE RHYTHM— Rod Cameron, Frances Raeburn, Jacqueline deWit. QUEEN OF THE NILE— Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Turhan Bey, Andy Devine— (Technicolor). RENEGADES OF THE RIO GRANDE-Rod Cameron, Fuzzy Knight, Eddie Dew, Jennifer Holt. RIDERS OF SANTA FE — Jennifer Holt, Rod Cameron, Fuzzy Knight— (9081 ). SALOME, WHERE SHE DANCED-David Bruce, Rod Cam¬ eron, Albert Dekker— (Technicolor). SEE MY LAWYER— Olsen and Johnson, Grace McDonald, Alan Curtis, Ed Brophy. SLICK CHICK— Noah Beery, Jr., Martha G'DriscoIl, Fuzzy Knight. < STARS OVER MANHATTAN — Andrews Sisters, Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery, Jr., George Barbier. STRANGERS— Deanna Durbin, Charles Boyer. SWING OUT, SISTER— Grace McDonald, Rod Cameron, Arthur Treacher. SUSPECT, THE— Charles Laughton, Ella Rains. WILD HORSE ROUND-UP — Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt. Warners (1943-44 releases from 301 up; 1944-45^-eleases from 401 up) ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN, THE BID Fredric March, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp — One of the year's finest films— 130m.— see May 3 issue — (315). ARSENIC AND OLD LACE— C— Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson, Peter Lorre— Headed for the bigger grosses— 118m.— see Sept. 6 issue — (403). BETWEEN TWO WORLDS-D-John Garfield, Paul Henried, Sydney Greenstreet, Eleanor Parker— Interest¬ ing drama has names to help selling— 1 12m.— see May 17 issue— (316). BROTHER RAT— C— Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Johnnie Davie— Names will help military school re-issue— 89m.— see June 28 issue— (343). CRIME BY NIGHT— MY— Jane Wyman, Jerome Cowan, Faye Emerson— For the lower half— 72m.— see Aug. 9 issue— (402). DOUGHGIRLS, THE— C— Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson— Comedy will see the better money— 102m.— see Sept. 6 issue— Leg.: B. JANIE— C— Ann Harding, Joyce Reynolds, Edward Arnold, Robert Hutton— Pleasing comedy should get plenty of attention— 106m.— see Aug. 9 issue— (401). LAST RIDE, THE — MD — Richard Travis, Charles Lang, Eleanor Parker— For the lower half— 56m.— see Sept. 20 issue— (404). MAKE YOUR OWN BED-C-Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Alan Hale— For the duallers— 83m.— see May 31 issue -Leg.: B— (317). MANPOWER— D— Edward G. Robinson, Marlene. Dietrich, George Raft— Re-issue has names to sell— 103m.— see June 28 issue— (341). MASK OF DIMITRIOS, THE-Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson— Okay program meller— 95m.— see June 14 issue— (318). MR. SKEFFINGTON-D-Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Wal¬ ter Abel — Well-produced drama is packed with masterful characterizations— 127m.— see May 31 issue— (319). POLO JOE— C— Joe E. Brown, Carol Hughes, Skeets GallagheV— Where Brown draws, so will this re-issue— 65m.— see June 28 issue — (346). SHINE ON HARVEST MOON-MU-Dennis Morgan, Ann Sheridan, Jack Carson— Good entertainment— 1 12m. —see Mar. 22 issue— (313). THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL— D— John Garfield, Claude Rains, Ann Sheridan— Garfield, Sheridan, Dead End Kids names will help— 92m.— see June 28 issue — (re-issue)— (342). THIS IS THE ARMY-CD-George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Alan Hale— Tip-top entertainment— 114m.— see May 31 issue— (Technicolor)— (224). TIGER SHARK— MD— Edward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen, Zita Johnson— Re-issue has Robinson name— 79m.— see June 28 issue— (345). UNCERTAIN GLORY— MD— Errol Flynn, Paul Lukus, Jean Sullivan— Names will make the difference— 102m.— see Apr. 19 issue— Leg.: B— (314). WALKING DEAD, THE MD Boris Karloff, Marguerite Chapman, Warren Hull— Karloff re-issue has some angles— 66m.— see June 28 issue— (344). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ANIMAL KINGDOM, THE— Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Alexis Snpith. CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT-Barbara Stanwyck, Den¬ nis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, S. Z. Sakall. CINDERELLA JONES Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, Julie Bishoo. CONFLICT — Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet. CONSPIRATORS, THE— Hedy Lamarr, Paul Henreid, Syd¬ ney Greenstreet, David Hoffman — 101m. CORN IS GREEN, THE-Bette Davis, John Dali, Nigel Bruce. DEVOTION — Ida Lupino, Olivia de Havlliand, Nancy Coleman, Paul Henreid. GOD IS MY CO-PILOT— Dennis Morgan, Raymond Mas¬ sey, Dane Clark, Andrea King, Alan Hale. HENRIETTA THE EIGHTH— Dennis Morgan, Irene Man¬ ning. HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN— Bette Davis, Joan Leslie, John Garfield, Jack Benny, Roy Rogers, Eddie Cantor. HONEYMOON FREIGHT— Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman. HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT, THE— Jack Benny, Aiexis Smith. Dolores Moran MEN WITHOUT DESTINY Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning, Helmut Dantine, Alan Hale. MILDRED PIERCE— Joan Crawford, Joyce Reynolds. MONSIEUR LAMBERTIERE— Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Hen¬ reid. MY REPUTATION — Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lucille Watson. NIGHT AT TONY PASTOR'S, A — Dennis Morgan, Ann Sheridan. NOBODY LIVES FOREVER-John Garfield, Geraldine Fitz¬ gerald, Faye Emerson, Walter Brennan. OBJECTIVE BURMA — Errol Flynn, Henry Hull, Craig Stevens, George Tobias. OF HUMAN BONDAGE — Paul Henreid, Eleanor Parker, Alexis Smith, Patric Knowles. PILLAR TO POST— Ida Lupino, William Prince, Sydney Greenstreet, Louis Armstrong and orchestra. RENDEZVOUS— Eleanor Parker, Robert Hutton. RHAPSODY IN BLUE— Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn, Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson, George White, Oscar Levant. ROUGHLY SPEAKING — Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Andrea King. SAN ANTONIO — Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott— (Technicolor). SARATOGA TRUNK— Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman. SOMETIMES I'M HAPPY — Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT— Humphrey Bogart, Waltef Brennan, Lauren Bacall. Dolores Moran. VERY THOUGHT OF YOU, THE — Dennis Morgan, Dans Clark, Faye Emerson. M§iteHcmfc.'04>b (Address of producers and distributors wall be turn •shed on request). ADVENTURE IN MUSIC— COMP. — Jose Iturbi, Vronsky and Bain, Mildred Dilling— Good bet for art and class houses— 60m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Crystal). ATTACK — DOC — Produced by Commanding General, Southwest Pacific Areas; released by the OWI through the War Activities Committee — 56m.— see June 14 issue— (Distributed by RKO). CHILD BRIDE — MD— Shirley Mills, Bob Bollinger, Warner Richmond— Title and exploitation will make the difference— 56m.— see June 14 issue— (A)— (Friedgen). MEADVILLE PATRIOT, THE-D-Gordon Oliver, Louise Snyder, Corj Witherspoon— Strictly a dualler— 49m,— see May 31 issue— (Astor). 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) — (Distributed by Paramount). NORWAY REPLIES— DOC — Written and directed by P. Herrick Herrick— Interesting documentary— 60m.— see Mar. 22 issue— (Hoffberg). ONE INCH FROM VICTORY-DOC-Written and narrated hy Quentin Reynolds— Engrossing documentary— 67m. see May 3 issue— (Scoop). TEEN AGE— MD— Herbert Heyes, Wheeler Oakman, Sylvia Stanlon— Exploitation show must depend solely on handling— 55m.— see June 14 issue— (Kendis). WE'VE COME A LONG, LONG WAY-DOC-Documentary will have appeal for Negro houses— 66m.— see July 12 issue— (Negro Marches On). WHAT PRICE ITALY DOC Combat photography by < Army Signal Corps and Army and Navy Air Forces —Documentary of Italian invasion holds interest— 57m.— see June 28 issue— (AMCO). Foreign ADVENTURE IN BOKHARA-MD-Lev Sverdlin, M. Mirzakarimova, E. Heller— Good Russian meller— 84m.— see Sept. 6 issue— (Russian made)— (Artkino). BEAR, THE— C— O. Androvskaya, M. Zharov, I. Peltser— Good Russian comedy— 44m.— see Aug. 9 issue— ( Russian -made)— (English titles)— (Artkino) 1312— HISD— A. Dykki, S. Mezhinsky, N. Okhlopkov— Fair Russian entry— 95m.— see Sept. 20 issue— (Rus¬ sian-made) (English Titles) — (Artkino). 48 HOURS— MD— Leslie Banks, Basil Sydney, Elizabeth Allan— English import is well-made and suspenseful —90m.— see July 12 issue— (English-made)— (A. F.E. Corp.) HEROES ARE MADE-MD-Perist-Petrenko, D. Segal, I. Fedotova— Interesting meller— 76m.— see Mar. 22 Is¬ sue— (Russian-made) —(English titles)— (Artkino). NO GREATER LOVE— MD— Vera Maretskaya, Anna Smir¬ nova, Peter Aleinikov— Stirring tale of war in Rus¬ sia— 74m.— see Mar. 22 issue— (Russian-made)— (Art¬ kino). PEOPLE'S AVENGERS— DOC— Well-made documentary of Russian guerrillas— 60m.— see June 28 issue— (Rus¬ sian-made)— ( English -titles)— (Artkino). SECRET MISSION— MD— Hugh Williams, Carla Lehmann, James Mason— Import for the duallers — 82m. — see Sept. 6 issue— (English-made). (English Films.) TAXI TO HEAVEN CDRMU Mikhail Zharov, Ludmila Tselikovskaya, Boris Blinov— Okay escapist import— 70m.— see June 14 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Artkino). THEY MET IN MOSCOW— MU— Marina Ladynina, Vladi¬ mir Zeldin, Nikolai Kriuchkov — Pleasant Russian entry— 87m.— see June 28 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Artkino). 32 P.UE DE MONTMARTE — MYC — Marcel Simon, Gaby Sylvia, Erich von Siroheim— Satisfactory French im¬ port— 83m.— see Oct. 18 issue— (French made)— Eng¬ lish Titles) — (Brill). THUNDER ROCK— MD— Michael Redgrave, Barbara Mul¬ len, James Mason— Better than averacte import— 90m.— see Sept. 20 issue— (English-made)— (English Films). TWO SOLDIERS— MD— Mark Bernes, Boris Andreyev, Vera Shersheva— Fair Russian entry— 72m.— see Aua. 9 Is¬ sue— (Russian -made)— (English titles)— (Artkino). UKRAINE IN FLAMES— DOC— Narrated by Bill DownsGripping documentary of war in Russia— 55m.— see Apr. 19 issue— (Russian-made)— (Artkino).