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THE CHECK-UP— November 15, 1938
GATEWAY — MD — Don Ameche, Arleen Whelan, Qrvforj Ratotf, binnie Barnes — An Amsoha-Whelan B, bu< it might be sold — 7 4m. — see 2nd August issue —
(901) .
HOLD THAT CO-ED — CMU — John Barrymore, G-6<<5j Murphy, Marjorie Weaver, Jack Haley — Good Icoiball comedy — BOm. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (907).
I’LL GIVE A MILLION — O — Warner Baxter, Marjorie Weaver, Peter Lorre, Jean Hersholt — Top notch program comedy — 76m. — see 2nd July issue — (866).
INSIDE STORY — D — Michael Whalen, Jean Rogers, Chick Chandler — Lower half of duals — 60m. — see 1st Nov. issue.
JOSETTE — C — Hon Ameche, Simone Simon, Robert Young, Joan Davis — Average oomedy; will have to be sold — 73m. — see 2nd June Issue — (889).
JUST AROUND THE CORNER — CD — Shirley Temple, Charles Farrell, Amanda Duff, Bert Lahr, Bill Robinson— A good Temple — 71m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (915).
KEEP SMILING — C — Jane Withers, Gloria Stuart, Henrv Wilcoxon, Helen Westley — Okay for dual support, Withers fans — 77m. — see 2nd June Issue —
(902) .
KIDNAPPED — D — Warner Baxter, Freddie Bartholomew , Arleen Whelan, O. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen — Well made production, depends on Sandlin#— 90m. — see 1st June issue — (846).
THE LADY ESCAPES — CD — Oloria Stuart, Michael Whalen— Best for nabei, twin bills — 68m. — aee let July issue— (747).
LITTLE MISS BROADWAY — CMU — Shirley Temple, George Murphy, Jimmy Durante, Phyllis Brooks, Edna Mae Oliver, El Brendel — Box office — 76m. — see 2nd July issue — (856).
MEET THE GIRLS — O — June Lang, Lynn Bari, Robert Allen, Ruth Donnelly — Okay for duals, nabes — 66m. — see 1st August issue — (910).
MR. MOTO'S LAST WARNING — MY — Peter Lx>rre, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field — Okay for dual support— 7 4m — see 1st August issue.
MY LUCKY STAR — OD — Sonja Henie, Richard Greene, Joan Davis, Cesar Romero, Buddy Ebsen — Good entertainment; will draw the many Henie fans — 84m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (906).
MYSTERIOUS MR. MOTO, THE — MY — Peter Lon-e, Mary Maguire, Henry Wilcoxon — Better than average Moto — 62m. — aee 2nd June issue — (912).
PANAMINT'S BAD MAN — W — Smith Ballew, Noah Beery, Evelyn Daw — Okay western — 60m. — see 1st July issue — (863).
PASSPORT HUSBAND — CD — Stuart Erwin, Panline
Moore, Joan Woodbury — Okay dualler — 87m. — aee 1st July issue — (864).
ROAD DEMON — AD — Henry Arthur, Joan Valerie, Henry Armetta — Okay action dualler — 65m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (918).
SAFETY IN NUMBERS — CD — Jed Prouty, Shirley
Deane, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason — Standard Jones Family offering — 58m. — see 2nd August issue — (906).
SHARPSHOOTERS — MD — Brian Donlevy, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon — Lower half dualler; needs strong support — 03m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (916).
SPEED TO BURN — CD — Michael Whalen, Lynn Bari, Henry Armetta — Pleasant action dualler — 62m. — see 2nd June issue — (904).
STRAIGHT, PLACE AND SHOW — C — Ritz Brothers, Richard Arlen, Ethel Merman, Phyllis Brooks — Fast Ritz comedy — 68m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (911).
SUBMARINE PATROL — MD — Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly, Preston Foster, George Bancroft, Slim Summerville— Fast, exciting, war melodrama; high-rating, exploitable program — 95m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (909).
SUEZ — D — Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella —
High rating, loaded with exploitation possibilities — 104m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (913).
THREE BLIND MICE — O — Loretta Young, Joel McCrea. David Niven, Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Weaver — High rating programmer — 7 6m. — see 2nd June issue — -(861).
TIME OUT FOR MURDER (Reviewed as Meridian 7-1212) — Gloria Stuart, Michael Whalen, Douglas Fowley — Okay murder mystery for nabes, duals —
60m. — see 1st July issue — (908).
UP THE RIVER — C — Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville — Entertaining top dualler — 75m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (924).
WE’RE GOING TO BE RICH — MD — Gracie Fields, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy — Lavish English production — 78m. — see 1st July issue — (857) — (foreign-made).
WHILE NEW YORK SLEEPS — AD — Michael Whalen, Jean Rogers, Chick Chandler, Joan Woodbury — Better than average action meller for duals, nabes
— 63m. — see 1st Sept, issue.
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU — Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Eddie Collins, Richard Lane.
DANGEROUS CARGO — Preston Foston, Lynn Bari, Henry Wilcoxon, Wally Vernon.
EVERYBODY’S BABY — jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason.
JESSE JAMES — Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly — -(technicolor) — (921 ).
KENTUCKY — Richard Greene, Loretta Young, Walter
LITTLE PRINCESS, THE — Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Sybil Jason, Marcia Mae Jones, Miles Mander, Cesar Romero — (technicolor).
PADDY DARLING — Gracie Fields, Mary McGuire— — (foreign-made) .
MR. MOTO TAKES A VACATION— Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Lionel Atwill, Victor Varconi.
Brennan, Douglas Dumbrille — (technicolor) — (923).
SAMSON AND THE LADIES — Lynn Bari, June Gale, Michael Whalen, John Miljan.
TAILSPIN — Charles Farrell, Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Nancy Kelly, Joan Davis, Jane Wyman.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING — Adolphe Menjou, Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, Arleen Whelan, Tony Martin, Binnie Barnes, Herman Bing — (917).
THREE MUSKETEERS, THE — The Ritz Brothers, Don Ameche, Gloria Stewart, Binnie Barnes, Joseph Schildkraut, Douglas Dumbrille,
WIFE, HUSBAND AND FRIEND — Warner Baxter, Loretta Young, Binnie Barnes, Eugene Pallette.
WINTER GARDEN — Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Ricardo Cortez.
UNITED ARTISTS
ALGIERS — D — Charles Boyer, Uigrtd Guide, Hedy Lamarr, Alan Hale — High rating — 96m. — see 1st July isaue.
BLOCKADE — MD — Madeleine Carroll, Henry Fonda, Leo Carrillo — Clast ploturs with a message — 84m. — see 1st June issue — (A).
DRUMS (Mutiny in the Mountains) — MD — Babu, Valerie Hobson, Raymond Massey — High rating exciting British class spectaole — 96m. — aee 1st June issue — ( technicolor) — (foreign-made ) .
SOUTH RIDING — MD — Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Qwenn, Ann Todd, John Clements — English art olass, with femme appeal — 86m. — see 1st July Issue — (foreign-made).
THERE GOES MY HEART— C— Fredric March, Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly, Nancy Carroll — Box office — 85 m. — see 1st Oct. issue.
THINGS TO COME — D — Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, Margarotta Scott, Derrick Do Marney — Exploitable imaginative drama — 96m. — see Nov. 15
issue — (re-issue) .
YOUNG IN HEART, THE — MD — Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. Paulette Goddard, Roland Young, Billie Burke — High rating program; with family appeal— 91m. — see Nov. 15 issue.
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
COWBOY AND THE LADY, THE — Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Fuzzy Knight, Walter Brennan, Patsy Kelly.
DUKE OF WEST POINT, THE — Louis Hayward, Joan Fontaine, Richard Carlson, Tom Brown.
FOUR FEATHERS — Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Clement*, O. Aubrey Smith — (teohnlcolor) — (foreign-made).
IT'S SPRING AGAIN — Harry Langdon, Oliver Hardy, James Ellison, Alice Brady, June Lang, Billie Burke, Jean Parker.
MADE FOR EACH OTHER — Carole Lombard, James
Stewart, Lucille Watson.
OVER THE MOON — Merle Oberon. Rex Harrison, Zone Dare, Ursula Jeans — (technicolor) — (foreign-made).
PRISON WITHOUT BARS — Corinne Luchaire, Barry Barnes. Edna Best, Mary Morris — (foreign-made).
STAGE COACH — Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carrudilli-, Donald Meek, George Bancroft, Tim Holt.
TOPPER TAKES A TRIP — Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray.
TRADE WINDS — Fredric March, Joan Bennett, Ralph Bellamy, Ann Sothern, Sidney Blackmer.
YOUNG IN HEART. THE — .Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paulette Goddard, Roland Young.
UNIVERSAL
(1936-1937 releases from 1000 up; 1937-1938 releases from 2000 up; 1938-1939 releases from 3000 up.)
BLACK BANDIT, THE — W — Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds— Good — 5 7m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3051).
DANGER ON THE AIR — MY— Donald Woods, Nan Grey, William Lundigan, Burton Churchill — Good crime thriller; dualler — 66m. — see 1st July Issue
(2032).
DARK RAPTURE — Jungle Drama — Filmed, recorded on the Denis-Roosevelt Belgian Congo Expedition — A real opportunity for showmen — 79 %m. — see 1st
Oct. issue — (3041).
DEVIL’S PARTY, THE— MD — Victor McLaglen, Paul Kelly, Beatrice Roberts, William Oargan — Top
dualler — 65m. — see 1st June issue — (2009). DRACULA — MD — Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler — Exciting “horror” picture — 77m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3075) — (re-issue).
EXPOSED — MD — Glenda Farrell, Otto Kruger, Herbert Mundin — Nabe action dualler— 63m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3032).
FRESHMAN YEAR — CMU — Constance Moore, William Lundigan, Dixie Dunbar, Ernest Truex — Good "collegiate" number for duals, nabes— 68m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (3025).
HIS EXCITING NIGHT — CD — Charlie Ruggles, Marion Martin, Ona Munsen. Maxie Rosenbloom — Good fun, can be top on a twin bill — 68m. — see Nov. 15
issue — (3036).
LAST EXPRESS. THE — MD — Kent Taylor, Dorothea Kent. Paul Hurst — Weak; just a dualler — 63m.—
see 2nd Oct. issue — (3028).
LETTER OF INTRODUCTION — MD — Adolphe Menjou. Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Rita Johnson — Naw Universal hit — 103m. — see 2nd August issue — (2003).
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LITTLE TOUGH GUY — MD — Robert Wilcox, MarjoRP Main, Jackie Searl, “Dead End” Kids — Top billing action programmer, dualler — 83m. — see 2nd July
issue — (2008).
MARS ATTACKS THE WORLD — D — Larry Brabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton — Exploitable Flash oGrdon drama— 67 % m. — see Nov. 15 issue.
MISSING GUEST, THE — Paul Kelly, Constance Moore, William Lundigan — Nabe comedy murder-mystery —68m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (2031).
OUTLAW EXPRESS — W— Bob Baker, Cecilia Callego, Don Barclay — Okay western — 66m. — see 1st August issue ( 2059 1 .
PERSONAL SECRETARY — CD — William Oargan, Joy Hodges, Andy Devine — Good dual action comedy programmer — 62m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3034).
PRISON BREAK — MD — Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Constance Moore — Top rating aotlon programmer— 72m. — see 1st August issue — (2028).
RAGE OF PARIS, THE — C — Danielle Darrieux, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Mischa Auer, Helen Broderick — Box office — 78m. — see 1st July issue — (2006).
ROAD TO RENO, THE — C — Randolph Scott, Hope Hampton, Helen Broderick, Alan Marshall — Good comedy, with exploitation possibilities — 69m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3017).
SERVICE DE LUXE — CD — Vincent Price, Constance Bennett, Charles Ruggles, Helen Broderick, Mischa Auer — Good for class A's; question for neighborhoods— 86m.— see 1st Nov. issue — (3013).
STORM, THE — MD — Charles Bickford, Barton MaeLane, Tom Brown, Preston Foster, Nan Grey — Plenty of action; can be sold — 78m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3016).
THAT CERTAIN AGE — CD — Deanna Durbin, Melvvn Douglas, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich — A natural for Durbin fans — -101m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (2007).
STRANGE FACES — -MD — Dorothea Kent, Frank Jenks, Andy Devine — Nabe dualler; novel newspaper picture— 65m. — -see Nov. 15 issue — (3035).
SWING THAT CHEER — D — Tom Brown, Constance Moore, Robert Wilcox — Nabe football dualler — 63m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (3026).
WESTERN TRAILS — W— Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, Carlyle Moore, Jr., John Ridgley — Dkay Baker — 57m. — see 1st July issue — (2058).
THE WESTLAND CASE — MD — Preston Foster, Frank Jenks, Carol Hughes, Barbara Pepper, Astrid Allwyn — Best for nabes, duals — 63m. — see let Oct. issue — (2034).
WIVES UNDER SUSPICION — MD — Warren William, Gail Patrick — Top dualler In smaller houses — 68m. — aee 2nd June issue — (2010) — (A).
YOUNG FUGITIVES — MD — Harry Davenport, Robert Wilcox, Dorothea Kent — Top notoh small-town nabe dualler — 68ra. — see 1st July issue — (2039).
YOUTH TAKES A FLING — CD — Joel McCrea, Andrea Leeds, Dorothea Kent — Pleasing program — 79m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3012).
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
GHOST TOWN RIDERS — Bob Baker, Fay Shannon,
George Cleveland.
GUILTY TRAILS — Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, Hal Taliaferro — (3052).
HIS EXCITING NIGHT — Charles Ruggles, Maxie Rosenbloom, Marian Martin, Ona Munson.
LADY LUCK — Robert Wilcox, Helen Mack, Edward Brophy, Irving Pichel.
LAST WARNING, THE — Preston Foster, Frank Jenks, Frances Robinson.
LITTLE TOUGH GUYS IN SOCIETY — Mary Boland, Edward Everett Horton, Mischa Auer, Peggy Stewart, “Little Tough Guy” Boys.
NEWSBOYS' HOME — Jackie Cooper, Wendy Barrie, Edmund Lowe, “Little Tough Guy” Boys.
PIRATES OF THE SKIES — Kent Taylor, ' Rochelle Hudson.
PRAIRIE JUSTICE — Bob Baker, Dorothy Fay— (3053).
SECRETS OF A NURSE — Edmund Lowe, Helen Mack, Dick Foran — (3022).
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN — Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone, Josephine Hutchinson.
STRANGE FACES — Frank Jenks, Dorothea Kent, Andy Devine.
SWING, SISTER, SWING — Frank Jenks, Kathryn Kane, Johnny Downs, Ken Murray, Ted Weems & Orchestra.
VICTORY
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AMATEUR CROOK — CD — Herman Brix, Joan Barclay, Monte Blue, Jack Mulhall, Fuzzy Knight— Good low mass action comedy — 62m. — see 1st Mar. issue.
BROTHERS OF THE WEST — W — Tom Tyler. Lois Wilde — Okay kid, grind western — 66m. — see 2nd Dec. issue.
FEUD OF THE TRAIL — W — Tom Tyler, Harlene Wood — Good program western for small house — -57m. — •ee 2nd Dec. iaaue.
LIGHTNIN’ CARSON RIDES AGAIN — W — Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay — Top notch McCoy — 58m. — eee 1st Oct. issue.
LOST RANCH, THE — W — Tom Tyler, Jeanne Martel — Routine grind western — 60m. — see 1st June issue.
MILLION DOLLAR RACKET — AD — Herman Brix, Joan Barclay, Bryant Washburn — Pleasant lower twin biller — 66m. — see 1st Dec. issue.