The Exhibitor (May-Oct 1945)

THE CHECK-UP-MAY 23, 1945 TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABBOTT AND COITELLO IN HOLIYWOOD-Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Frances Rafferty. ANCHORS AWEIGH— Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kath¬ ryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi — (Technicolor). BEWITCHED— Phyllis Thaxtor, Edmund Gwenn, Kathleen Lockhart. DANGEROUS PARTNERS — James Craig, Signe Hasso, Audrey Totter. EARLY TO WED-Van Johnson, Lucille Ball, Esther Wil liams— (Technicolor). FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE— June Allyson, Robert Walker. GREAT MORGAN, THE-Frank Morgan, Eleanor Powell, Carlos Ramirez. HARVEY GIRLS, THE-Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bo Iger— (Technicolor). HER HIGHNESS AND THE BELLBOY— Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker, June Allyson. HIDDEN EYE, THE — Edward Arnold, Francis Rafferty, Paul Langton. HOLD HIGH THE TORCH — Elizabeth Taylor, Edmund Gwenn, Frank Morgan, Lassie — (Technicolor). MALTA— Philip Dorn, Donna Reed. OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES-Edward G. Robin¬ son, Margaret O'Brien, Jackie Jenkins. PERFECT STRANGERS Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr (English-made). SHE WENT TO THE RACES— James Craig, Frances Gifford, Edmund Gwenn. THEY WERE EXPENDABLE — Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed. THIS STRANGE ADVENTURE— Clark Gable, Greer Garson, Joan Blondell. TWICE BLESSED Preston Foster, Gail Patrick, Wilde Twins— 78m. TWO SISTERS FROM BOSTON Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Jimmy Durante. WEEK-END AT THE WALDORF Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson. YOLANDA AND THE THIEF-Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan— (Technicolor). ZIEGFELD FOLLIES — Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Fanny Brice, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Lucille Ball— ^Technicolor). YEARLING, THE— Gregory Peck, Harry Davenport, James Craig— (Technicolor). Monogram ADVENTURES OF KITTY O'DAY— MYC— Jean Parker, Peter Cookson, Tim Ryan — Lightweight entry— 64m.— see Nov. 29 Issue. ALASKA— MDMU— Kent Taylor, Margaret Lindsay, John Carradine— Gold rush meller has possibllltlee— 76m. —see Oct. 18 issue. ARMY WIVES— CD— Elyse Knox, Marlorle Rambeau, Rick Vallin— Routine entry— 69m.— see Nor. 13 Issue. BOWERY CHAMPS— CMD— Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Benedict— Okay 'East Side Kids' entry— 62m. see Nov. 1 issue. CHINA'S LITTLE DEVILS-MD-Harry Carey, Paul Kelly, Ducky Louie — Exploitable programmer — 75m. — see Apr. 18 issue. CISCO KID RETURNS, THE-W-Duncan Renaldo, Martin Garralaga, Cecilia Callejo— Routine entry— 65m. — see Apr. 4 issue. CRAZY KNIGHTS— CMD— Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard, Maxie Rosonbloom— Minor entry— 63m.— see Dec. 13 issue. DILLINGER (John Dillinger) — MD — Edmund Lowe, Anne Jeffreys, Lawrence Tierney— Interest-holding action meller— 70m.— see Mar. 21 issue. DOCKS OF NEW YORK-MD-Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Benedict, Gloria Pope — Fair 'East Side Kids' entry— 61m.— see Mar. 7 issue. FASHION MODEL— MD— Robert Lowery, Marjorie Weaver, Tim Ryan— Routine— 61m.— see Mar. 7 issue. FLAME OF THE WEST— W— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Joan Woodbury— Better than average west¬ ern— 70m.— see May 30 issue. FOREVER YOURS-See They Shall Have Faith GHOST GUNS— W— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hat¬ ton, Evelyn Finley— Okay western— 60m.— see Nov. 29 issue. G.l. HONEYMOON— C— Gale Storm, Peter Cookson, Arline Judge— Fair program— 70m.— see Mar. 7 issue— Leg.: B. GUN SMOKE— W— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Holt— Good western— 60m.— see Jan. 24 Issue. IN OLD NEW MEXICO— W— Duncan Renaldo, Martin Gar¬ ralaga, Donna Day— Okay 'Cisco Kid' entry— 62m.— see May 16 issue. JADE MASK, THE— MY— Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland. Edwin Luke— Routine Chan entry— 66m.— see Dec. 13 issue. JOHN DILLINGER— see Dillinger. LAW OF THE VALLEY— W— Johnny Mack Brown, Ray¬ mond Hatton, Lynne Carver— Routine western 39m. —see Nov. 1 issue. MUGGS RIDES AGAIN — MD — Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Benedict— Good 'East Side Kids' series entry— 63V2m.— see Apr. 18 issue. NAVAJO TRAIL, THE— W— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Holt— Good western— 55m.— see Mar. 7 issue. SCARLET CLUE, THE MY — Sidney Toler, Mantan More¬ land, Helen Devereaux— Good series entry— 64m.— see , Apr. 4 issue. SHADOW OF SUSPICION— MY— Marjerle Weaver, Peter Cookson, Tim Ryan— Okay mystery programmer— 67Vim.— see Oct. 18 issue.. SONG OF THE RANGE W Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore, Lee 'Lasses' White— Minor entry— 37m. — see Dec. 27 Issue. SPRINGTIME IN TEXAS-MUW-Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore, Marie Harmon— Okay western entry— 57m.— see May 30 issue. STRANGER FROM SANTA FE-W-Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Beatrice Gray— Okay western— 53m.— see Mar. 7 issue. THERE GOES KELLY— MYCM— Jackie Moran, Wanda Mc¬ Kay, Sidney Miller— Minor entry— 61 m.— see Feb. 7 Issue THEY SHALL HAVE FAITH (Forever Yours) D Gale Storm, C. Aubrey Smith, Johnny Mack Brown— Well made inde offering— 84m.— see Dec. 27 issue. TRIGGER LAW-W-Bob Steele, Hoot Gibson, Beatrice Gray— Okay Steele-Gibson entry— 54m.— see Nov. 15 issue TROUBLE CHASERS— CMD— Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard, Maxie Rosenbloom, Gloria Marlen— Mediocre— 63m. —see May 30 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BORDER BANDITS— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hat¬ ton. COBRA STRIKES, THE-Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland. COME OUT FIGHTING — East Side Kids, June Carlson, Lita Ward. COWBOY MINSTREL — Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore, Lee 'Lasses' White. DARK CANYON KID — Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton. DIVORCE— Kay Francis, Bruce Cabot, Helen Mack. EAST OF THE BOWERY-East Side Kids. LOST TRAIL, THE— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton. MAIN STREET GIRL— Robert Lowery, Doris Merrick, Wanda McKay. OVERLAND TRAIL— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hat¬ ton. PITCH DARK-East Side Kids. SADDLE SERENADE— Jimmy Wakely, Johnny James, Lee 'Lasses' White. SONG OF THE BORDER— Duncan Renaldo, Armida. SUNBONNET SUE-Phil Regan, Gale Storm. UNDER NEVADA SKIES— Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton. WEST OF RAINBOW RIDGE-Johnny Mack Brown, Ray¬ mond Hatton. Paramount ( 1 943-44 releases from 4301 up; 1944-45 releases from 4401 up) AFFAIRS OF SUSAN, THE — CD — Joan Fontaine, George Brent, Dennis O'Keefe— High rating programmer — 109m.— see Apr. 4 issue— (4421). AND NOW TOMORROW ROMD Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, Susan Hayward— Romantic drama should draw the femmes— 85m.— see Nov. 1 issue— (4406). ATLANTIC ADVENTURE-See Western Approaches. BRING ON THE GIRLS CMU Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Eddie Bracken, Marjorie Reynolds — Good musical — 92m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (Technicolor) — (4416). DANGEROUS PASSAGE MD Robert Lowery, Phyllis Brooks, Charles Arnt— Okay meller for the duallers —62m.— see Dee. 27 Issue— (4412). DOUBLE EXPOSURE-CD-Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Jane Farrar— Nice program for the dualloro— 64m.— see Dec. 27 Issue— (4415). FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS D Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim TamirofF, Arturo de Cordova, Joseph Calleia, Katina Paxinou— Ranke with the Industry's best— 157m.— see Dec. 27 Issue— (Technicolor)— Leg. i B— (4413). HERE COME THE WAVES-CMU-Blna Crosby, Betty Hut¬ ton, Sonny Tufts— Headed for the higher. bracket*— 98m.— see Jan. 24 Issue— (441 1 ). HIGH POWERED— MD— Robert Lowery, Phyllis Brooks, Mary Treen— Meller for the duallers— 61m.— see Mar. 7 issue— (4419). MAN IN HALF MOON STREET, THf-G-Nlls Asther, Helen Walker, Paul Cavanagh — Unusual entry for the duallers— 90m.— see Nov. 1 Issue— (4407). MEDAL FOR BENNY, A — CD— Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Cordova, J. Carrol Naish— Surprise entry deserves the best selling attention— 78m.— see Apr. 18 issue —(4424). MINISTRY OF FEAR — MD — Ray Mllland, Marlorle Rey¬ nolds, Carl Esmond— Above average thriller— 85m.— see Nov. 1 Issue— Leg.i B— (4410). MURDER, HE SAYS— F— Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Marjorie Main— Fair program— 92m.— see Apr. 18 is¬ sue— (4422). ONE BODY TOO MANY-MYC-Jack Haley, Jean Parker Bela Lugosi— Strictly for the duallers— 75m.— see Nov. 1 Issue — (4409). PRACTICALLY YOURS-CD-Claudette Colbert, Fred Mac¬ Murray, Gil Lamb— Amusing comedy drama ha* names to help— 90m.— see Dec. 27 lssu*-(4414). SALTY O'ROURKE— D— Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Demarest— The Ladd draw will get the dough — 98m.— see Mar. 7 issue— Leg.: B— (4418). SCARED STIFF CMY — Jack Haley, Ann Savage, Veda Ann Borg— For the lower half— 64m.— see Apr. 18 issue— (AA O'IN * Servisection 2 UNSEEN, THE-MD-Joel McCrea, Gail Russell, Herbert Marshall — Fair meller — 79m. — see Mar. 7 issue — (4417). WESTERN APPROACHES (Atlantic Adventure) DOC Officers and seamen of merchant fleets of United Nations— High rating documentary— 60m.— see Feb. 7 issue— (Technicolor). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BLUE DAHLIA, THE— Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix. CALCUTTA— Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Howard Da Sylva. CROSS MY HEART— Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts* DUFFY'S TAVERN-Ed Gardner, Eddie Green, Barry Sulli¬ van, Marjorie Reynolds. FOLLOW THAT WOMAN-William Gargan, Nancy Kelly, Regis Toomey. HOLD THAT BLONDE— Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake. INCENDIARY BLONDE— Betty Hutton, Arturo de Cordova, Barry Fitzgerald, Charles Ruggles— (Technicolor). KITTY— Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Cecil Ketlaway. LOST WEEKEND, THE— Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry. LOVE LETTERS — Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ann Richards. MASQUERADE IN MEXICO— Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Cordova. MISS SUSIE SLAGLE'S— Sonny Tufts, Lillian Gish, Veronica Lake, Billy de Wolfe. ONE EXCITING NIGHT-William Gargan, Ann Savage. OUR HEARTS WERE GROWING UP-Brian Donlevy, Gail Russell, Diana Lynn. OUT OF THIS WORLD-Veronica Lake, Eddie Bracken, Diana Lynn. PEOPLE ARE FUNNY— Jack Haley, Rudy Vallee, Frances Langford. tfOAD TO UTOPIA, THE — Bob Hope, Bing Crosby Do» othy Lamour STORK CLUB, THE— Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald, Don DeFore. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE— Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Brian Donlevy. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST-William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Barry Fitzgerald, Kathleen Lockhart. VIRGINIAN, THE— Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Sonny Tufts, Barbara Britton— (Technicolor). WELL GROOMED BRIDE, THE-Ray Milland, Olivia Havilland, Sonny Tufts. YOU CAME ALONG— Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott PRC (1943-44 releases from 401 up; 1944-45 releases from 501 up) BLUEBEARD^-MYMD— John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther— Well made meller— 73m.— see Oct. 18 Issue -(506). CASTLE OF CRIMES-MY-Kenneth Kent, Diana Churchill, Belle Chrystal — Minor English import — 60m. — see Dec. 27 issue— (English-made)— (513). CRIME, INC.— MD— Leo Carrillo, Tom Neal, Martha Tilton —Suspenseful meller— 74m.— see Feb. 21 issue — (502). DEAD OR ALIVE— MU W— Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson— Standard western— 56m.— see Nov. 13 Issue— (552). ENEMY OF THE LAW-MUW-Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Kay Hughes— Routine western— 56m. —see Mar. 21 issue. FOG ISLAND— MD— George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Sharon Douglas — Exploitable thriller — 70m. — see Feb. 21 issue— (508). GANGSTER'S DEN-W-Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Syd¬ ney Logan— Standard western— 55m.— see Mar. 21 is¬ sue. HIS BROTHER'S GHOST-W-Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Charles King— Routine entry— 54m.— see Jan. 24 is¬ sue— (557). HOLLYWOOD AND VINE— CMD— James Ellison, Wanda McKay, June Clyde— Minor effort— 58m.— see Mar. 21 issue— (515). I ACCUSE MY PARENTS-D-Mary Beth Hughes, Robert Lowell, John Miljan— Juvenile delinquency tale has selling angles— 70m.— see Nov. 1 Issue— (512). I'M FROM ARKANSAS— CMU— Slim Summerville, II Brea del. Iris Adrian— Okay programmer— 70m.— see Oct. 18 Issue— (510). KID SISTER, THE— C— Judy Clark, Roger Pryor, Constance Worth— Minor programmer— 56m.— see Feb. 7 issue -(516). LADY CONFESSES, THE— MD— Mary Beth Hughes, Hugh Beaumont, Edmund MacDonald— Interesting murder mystery— 64m.— see Apr. 4 issue. MAN WHO WALKED ALONE, THE-C-Dave O'Brien, Kay Aldridge, Walter Catlett— Pleasing comedy— 74m.— see Feb. 7 issue— (507). MARKED FOR MURDER— MUW-Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Marilyn McConnell— Routine western— 58m.— see Jan. 10 issue— (554). MISSING CORPSE, THE— CD— J. Edward Bromberg, Eric Sinclair, Isabel Randolph— Mild inde entry— 62m.— see May 2 issue. OATH OF VENGEANCE— W— Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Mady Lawrence, Jack Ingram— Routine — 57m. — see Nov. 15 issue— (556).