The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

•rvisection 3 SIGN OF THE CROSS — D — Fredric March, Elisea Land!, Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton — DeMllls super-epic — 114m. — see 2nd June issue — (87 68) — (re-issue). SING YOU SINNERS — CMU — Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Ellen Drew, Donald O’Connor — -Top notoh musical comedy — 90m. — see 2nd August is>M — (3801). SONS OF THE LEGION — MD — Donald O’Connor, Billy Lee, Billy Cook, Evelyn Keyes — Kid programmer, with Legion angle — 62m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3803). SPAWN OF THE NORTH — MD — George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Barrymore — Box office, with strong selling possibilities— 110m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (3760). SUNSET TRAIL — W — William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters — Top notch western, with Boyd in top form — -68m. — see 1st Nov. issue— (3856). TEXANS, THt — D — Joan Bennett, Randolph Scott, May Robson. Walter Brennan — -Good frontier eplo; oan be sold on historical, spectacular angles — 93m.— see 1st August issue — (3748). THANKS FOR THE MEMORY — CD — Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Charles Butterworth — Pleasing program; top dualler — 78m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3811). TOUCHDOWN, ARMY— CD — John Howard, Robert Cummings, Mary Carlisle — High rating fare for football season; should please kids, collegians — 71m. — see 1st Oct. issue — <3805). TROPIC HOLIDAY — CMU — Dorothy Lamour, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Ray Milland — Should draw the masses — 78m. — see 1st July issue — (3744). YOU AND ME — CD — Sylvia Sidney, George Raft, Barton MacLane — Top line offering; oan be sold for profit — 94m. — see 2nd June issue— (8742). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AMBUSH — Gladys Swarthout, Lloyd Nolan, Ernest Truex. ARIZONA BRACELETS — William Boyd, Charlotte Wynters, Russell Hopton, Roy Barcroft. ARREST BULLDOG DRUMMOND! — John Howard, Heather Angel, II. B. Warner, Reginald Denny. BEACHCOMBERS, THE — Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Newton— (foreign-made). BULLDOG DRUMMOND’S SECRET POLICE — John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny. CAFE SOCIETY — Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross, Lucius Beebe. DISBARRED — Gail Patrick, Robert Preston, Otto Kruger, Sidney Toler, Helen MacKeller. FRONTIERSMAN, THE — William Boyd, Evelyn Venable, George Hayes, Saint Brendan Boys Choir — (3856). HOME TOWN — Wallace Ford, Patricia Ellis, Stuart Irwin. HOTEL IMPERIAL — Isa Miranda, Ray Milland, Rudolph Forster, Don Cossack Russian Male Chorus. I’M FROM MISSOURI— Bob Burns, Gladys George, Judith Barrett, E. E. Clive. KING OF CHINATOWN — Anna Mae Wong, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carroll Naish, Bernadette Hayes. LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE — Anne Gillis, Robert Kent, J. Farrell MacDonald. MEN WITH WINGS — Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland, Louise Campbell, Andy Devine, Lynn Overman. NEVER SAY DIE — Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Ernest Coasart, Paul Harvey. “. . . ONE THIRD OF A NATION . . .” — Sylvia Sidney, Leif Erickson, Muriel Hutchinson. PARENTS ON PROBATION — Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, William Gargan, Donald O’Connor, Billy Lee. PARIS HONEYMOON— Bing Crosby, Franclska Oaal, Edward Everett Horton, Akim Tamiroff, Ben Blue. PERSONS IN HIDING — Lloyd Nolan, Patricia Morrison, Lynne Overman, Helen Twelvetrees. RIDE A CROOKED MILE — Akim Tamiroff, Frances Farmer, Leif Erickson, Lynn Overman. RIDERS OF THE RANGE — William Boyd, Ruth Rogers, Russell Hayden. George Hayes. SAINT LOUIS BLUES— Lloyd Nolan, Dorothy Lamour, Maxine Sullivan, Tito Guizar, Hall Johnson Choir. SAY IT IN FRENCH — Ray Milland, Olympe Bradna, Erik Rhodes, Irene Hervey, Janet Beecher. TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE— Donald O’Connor, Billy Cook, Porter Hall, Janet Waldo. UNION PACIFIC — Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Akim Tamiroff, Lynne Overman — (technicolor). ZAZA — Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Genevieve Tobin, Helen Westley, Bert Lahr. RKO-RADIO (1937-1938 releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 releases from 900 up.) AFFAIRS OF ANNABEL, THE— F— Jack Oakle, Lucille Ball, Ruth Donnolly — Better than average oomedy — 68m. — see 2nd July issue — (902). ANNABEL TAKES A TOUR — C — Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball, Ruth Donnelly — Mild comedy for duals, nabes — 67ra. — see 1st Nov. issue — (908). BLOND CHEAT — C — Joan Fontaine, Derrick de Marney — Just a dual filler — 62m. — see lat June Issue — (831). BORDER G-MAN — W — George O’Brien, Laraine Johnson, Ray Whitley, John Miljan — Top-notch nabe western — -60m. — see 1st July issue — (882). BREAKING THE ICE — CD— Bobby Breen, Charley Ruggles, Dolores Costello, Irene Dare, Robert Bar rat — Good Breen — 82m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (845). CAREFREE — -CMU — Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Ralph Bellamy, Luella Gear, Franklyn Pangborn — High rating Rogers-Astalre — 83m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (837). CRIME RING — MD — Allan Lane, Frances Mercer, Inez Courtney — Action dualler — 70m. — see 1st July issue — (836). FLIGHT FROM GLORY — MD — Chester Morris, Whitney Bourne, Onslow Stevena — For nabes, duals — 67m. — see 2nd Aug. issue (786). FUGITIVES FOR A NIGHT — CMY — Frank Albertson, Eleanor Lynn, Jonathan Hale — Action nabe dualler — 63m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (903). HAVING WONDERFUL TIME — C — Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Lucille Ball, Lee Bowman, Richard "Red” Skelton — Better than average comedy; will more than satisfy Ginger Rogers’ fans — 70m. — see 1st July issue — (819). I’M FROM THE CITY — O — Joe Penner, Lorraine Krueger, Richard Lane — Typical Penner, famllynabe comedy — 66m. — see 1st August issue — (834). KING KONG — MD — Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot — Smash fanolful melodrama — 100m. — see 2nd June issue — (870) — (re-issue). LAWLESS VALLEY — W — George O’Brien, Kay Sutton, Fred Kohler — Good O'Brien — 59m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (981). LITTLE WOMEN — COD — Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Frances Dee, Jean Parker — Splendid — 116m. — see 2nd Juns issue — (871) — (re-lssue). MAD MISS MANTON, THE — CD — Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Whitney Bourne — Fast, dressy murder comedy — 80m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (906). MAN TO REMEMBER, A — MD — Edward Ellis, Anne Shirley, Lee Bowman — High-rating family tear jerker — 79m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (905). MOTHER CAREY’S CHICKENS — MD — Anne Shirley, Ruby Keeler, James Ellison — High rating family feature — 82m. — see 1st August issue — (833). MR. DOODLE KICKS OFF — C — Joe Penner, June Travis Okay Penner for duals, nabes — 77m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (904). PAINTED DESERT — W — George O'Brien, Laraine Johnson— Actlonfut O’Brien western — 69m. — see 2nd August issue — (883). RENEGADE RANGER, THE — W — George O’Brien, Rita Hayworth, Ray Whitley, Tim Holt — Okay O’Brien — 69m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (884). ROOM SERVICE — C — Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, Frank Albertson — Marx Brothers fans will • like it; can be sold to others — 7 8m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (901 ). SKY GIANT — MD — Richard Dix, Joan Fontaine, Chester Morris, Harry Carey — Good notion melodrama — 80m. — see 2nd July issue — (835). SMASHING THE RACKETS — AD — Chester Morris, Frances Mercer, Rita Johnson, Bruce Cabot — Topspot offering that oan be seld — ttm. — eee 1st August issue — (832). TARNISHED ANGEL — MD — Sally Eilers, Lee Bowman — Nabe dualler; some exploitable angles — 68m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (907). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ARIZONA LEGION — -George O'Brien, Laraine Johnson. BEAUTY FOR THE ASKING — Lucille Ball, Donald Woods, Frieda Ineseourt, Patric Knowles. CASTLES, THE — Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Lew Fields. FLYING IRISHMAN, THE — Douglas Corrigan, Penny Singleton, Robert Armstrong, Paul Kelly, Joyce Compton. GREAT MAN VOTES, THE — John Barrymore, Peter Holden, Virginia Wiedler, Katherine Alexander — (913). GUNQA DIN — Sam Jaffa, Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks. Jr., Victor McLaglan, Joan Fontaine — (912). LAW WEST OF TOMBSTONE — Harry Carey, Jean Rouverol, Tim Holt, Evelyn Brent — (909). LOVE AFFAIR — Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Lee Bowman, Maria Ouspenskaya. PACIFIC LINER — Victor HcLaglen, Chester Morris, Wendy Barrie. PECK’S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS— Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, Bonita Hume — (948). PICARDY MAX — Chester Morris, Anne Shirley. SAINTS WITHOUT WINGS — Roger Daniel, Ann Shirley, Paul Guilfoyle, Walter Ward — (911). SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS — Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, O. Aubrey Smith — (Technicolor) — (foreignmade). TRAILER ROMANCE — Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Lee Bowman, Florence May — (910). REPUBLIC (1937-1938 releases from 7000 up; 1938-1939 releases from 800 up.) ARMY GIRL — MD — Madge Evans, Preston Foster, James Gleason, H. B. Warner, Ruth Donnelly, Neil Hamilton, Heather Angel, Billy Gilbert, Ralph Morgan — Top notch service story, produced, acted with credit — 88m. — see lat August iasue — (7002). BILLY THE KID RETURNS— W — Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Mary Hart — High rating western — 56m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (851). COME ON, LEATHERNECKS — MD — Richard Cromwell. Marsha Hunt, Robert Warwlok, Edward Brophy— Salable service-action drama — 65m. — see let Sept, issue — (7024). THE CHECK-UP— November 15, 1938 DESERT PATROL — W — Bob Steele, Marlon WeldonOkay western — 66m.— eee 2nd June issue — (7127). DESPERATE ADVENTURE, A — CD — Ramon Novarru, Marian MarBh, Margaret Tallichet, Eric Blore — Mild entertainment for duals, nabes — 66m. — see 1st August issue — -(7013). DOWN IN "ARKANSAW” — CD — Ralph Byrd, Werver Brothers and Elviry, June Storey, Pinky Tomlin — Good family nabe entertainment — 67m. — Bee 1st Oct. issue — (805). DURANGO VALLEY RAIDERS — W — Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Horace Murphy— Okay Steele — 55m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (7128). GANGS OF NEW YORK— MD— Charles Bickford, Ann Dvorak, Wynne Gibson — Good orlme thriller — 67m. — see 1st June issue — (7004). GOLD MINE IN THE SKY — W— Gene Autry. Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, Craig Reynolds — Top notch Autry — 60m. — see 2nd July issue — (7108). HEROES THE HILLS — W — Three Mesquiteers, Priscilla Lawson — Okay Mesquiteers — 66m. — see 2nd August issue — (7118). HIGGINS FAMILY, THE — C — James, Lucille, Russell Gleason, Lynn Roberts, William Bakewell — Okay for duals, nabes— 84m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (7014). I STAND ACCUSED — D — Robert Cummings, Helen Mack, Lyle Talbot, Thomas Beck — Well made entertainment; credit to Republic — 63in. — see 1st Nov. issue — (806). LADIES IN DISTRESS — CD — Alison Skipworth, Polly Moran, Robert Livingston — Better than average dual fare — 66m. — see 2nd June issue — (7012). MAN FROM MUSIC MOUNTAIN — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes — Best Autry to date — 58m.— -see 2nd August Issue — (7104). NIGHT HAWK, THE — MD — Robert Livingston, June Travis, Robert Armstrong — Okay meller for duals, nabes — 63m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (817). OVERLAND STAGE RAIDERS— W — Three Mesquiteers, Louise Brooks — Good Mesquiteers — 55m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (862). PALS OF THE SADDLE — John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune (Three Mesquiteers), Doreen McKay — Fast Mesquiteer — 55m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (861). PRAIRIE MOON — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Shirley Deane, Tommy Ryan — Autry western without much western — 58m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (7107). RIDERS OF THE BLACK H I LLS— W— Three Mesquiteers, Ann Evers, Rosco Ates — Okay western — 66m. — see 1st July issue — (7117). STORM OVER BENGAL — AD — Patric Knowles, Richard Cromwell, Rochelle Hudson — Better than average independent offering; top dualler — 65m. — see Nov. 15 issue. TENTH AVENUE KID — MD — Bruce Cabot, Beverly Roberts, Tommy Ryan — High rating program thriller for nabes — -65m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (7025). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION COME ON, RANGERS — Roy Rogers, Mary Hart. FEDERAL MAN HUNT — Robert Livingston, June Travis, Horace MacMahon. FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT — -Col. Roscoe Turner. ORPHANS OF THE STREET — Robert Livingston, Tommy Ryan, June Story, Ralph Morgan, Sidney Blaekmer, Buddy Baker. RED RIVER RANGE — Three Mesquiteers, Lorna Gray, Polly Moran. RHYTHM OF THE SADDLE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette — (7108). RIDIN’ THE RANGE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette. SANTA FE STAMPEDE — Three Mesquiteers, June Martel, William Farnum. SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON — Roy Rogers, Mary Hart, Lulu Belle & Scotty. WESTERN JAMBOREE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Jean Rouverol. 20th CENTURY-FOX (1937-1938 releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 releases from 900 up.) ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND — MU — Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jaok Haley, Jean Hersholt — Box offloe — 106m. — eee 2nd June Issue — (908). ALWAY6 GOODBYE — MD — Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall, Ian Hunter, Oeear Romero, Lynn Bari, Johnny Russell — Class fare; women should like It — 76m. — see let July issue — (862) — (A). ALWAYS IN TROUBLE — C — Jane Withers, Jean Rogers, Arthur Treacher — Okay Withers — 69m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (914). ARIZONA WILDCAT, THE — CD — Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo, Pauline Moore, Henry W'ilcoxon — Good Withers — 69m. — see Nov. 15 issue. DOWN ON THE FARM — C — Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Louise Fazenda, Russell Gleason — Top notch Jones Family — 61m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (920). FIVE OF A KIND — CD — Dionne Quintuplets, Jean Hersholt, Claire Trevor, Cesar Romero, Slim Summerville, John Qualen, Henry Wilcoxon — Pleasing entertainment, whose box office is Dionne-conditioned — 85m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (919).