The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

THE CHECK-UP— November 23, 1938 Servisection 2 TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CLIMBING HIGH — Jessie Matthews, Michael Redgrave, Noel Madison — (8012). FROG, THE — Noah Beery, Gordon Barker — (8011). PAGLIACCI, I — Richard Tauber, Steffi Duna, Diana Napier. GRAND NATIONAL (1937-1938 releases from 200 up; 1938-1939 releases from 300 up.) CIPHER BUREAU— MD — Leon Ames, Joan Woodbury — Good inde spy thriller — 70m. — see 1st Nov. issue —(312). DANGEROUS SECRETS— D — Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers — Fine English drama for particular spots — 58m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (230) — ( foreign-made) . FRONTIER SCOUT — W — George Houston, Beth Marion — Good western — 61m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (325). HELD FOR RANSOM — MD — Grant Withers, Blanche Mehaffey, Jack Mulhall — Timely, exploitable abduction melodrama; dualler— 58m. — see 2nd June issue — (222). HIGH COMMAND, THE — D — Lionel Atwill, Lucy Mannheim, Leslie Perrins — Good British drama for ths mature, class trade — 60m. — see 2nd July issue — (227)— -(foreign-made) — (A). 1 MARRIED A SPY — D — Neil Hamilton, Bridgitt Horney — Best for art, foreign houses — 58m. — see 1st July issue — (225) — (foreign-made). KING OF THE SIERRAS — AD — Hobart Bosworth, Sheik, Rex — Satisfactory variation on the western theme, with horses predominating — 56m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (231). ROLLIN' PLAINS — W — Tex Ritter, Harriet Spencer, Snub Pollard, Hobart Bosworth — Okay Ritter — 57m. — see 2nd July issue — (226). RENFREW ON THE GREAT WHITE TRAIL — AD — Jamea Newill, Terry Walker, Robert Fraser, Richard Alexander — Okay for the outdoor action fan — — 58m. — see 2nd July issue — (228). SHADOWS OVER SHANGHAI — MD — James Dunn, Ralph Morgan, Linda Gray, Robert Barrat — Okay for duals, nabes — 65m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (311). SUNSET STRIP CASE, THE — MD — Sally Rand, Reed Hadley, Esther Muir, Vince Barnett, Henry King & Orchestra — Nabe dualler; exploit Rand — 62m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (345). TITANS OF THE DEEP — Travel — William Beebe-Otis Bathysphere expedition — Good popular science novelty— 47m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (326). UTAH TRAIL — W— Tex Ritter, Adele Pearce — Okay Ritter — 55m. — see 2nd August issue — (229). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION EMPiRE OF THE WEST — George Houston. EXILE EXPRESS — Anna Sten, Jerome Cowan, Alan Marshall, Walter Catlett, Duncan Ronaldo, Edward Brophy. LONG SHOT, THE — Marsha Hunt, Gordon Jones, C. Henry Gordon, George Meeker. RENFREW OF THE MOUNTIES — James Newill, Jean Carmen. RIDE ’EM COWGIRL — Dorothy Page, Milton Frame, Vince Barnett. TRIGGER PALS — Art Jarrett, Dorothy Fay, Lee Powell. A1 St. John. WONDER WORLD — Imaginative drama of pre-historic times. METRO (1937-1938 releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 releases from 900 up.) BLOCK-HEADS — O — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Patricl Ellii, Minna Gombell, Billy Gilbert — Routln Laurel-Herdy — 57m. — see let Sept, iseue — (844) BOYS TOWN — Ml>— Spencer Tracy, Mickey Roonej Henry Hull, Bobs Watson, Gene Reynolds — Top notch — 96m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (902). CHAMP , THE — Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Iren Rich — Potent box office — 87m. — eee 2nd Jun iaeue — (re-ieeue). CHASER, THE — MD — Dennis O’Keefe, Ann Morrii Henry O’Neill, Lewis Stone — Good top spot dus programmer — 75m. — see 1st August issue — (842) CITADEL, THE -MD — Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell Emlyn Williams — High rating English-made prc duction; deserves strong selling — 112m. — see Is Nov. issue — (909) — (foreign-made). CROWD ROARS, THE — AD — Robert Taylor, Edward Arnold, Frank Morgan, Maureen O’Sullivan — Should be box office for Taylor, fight fans — 90m. — see 2nd August issue — (840). FAST COMPANY — MYO— -Melvyn Douglas, Florenoe Rice, Olatre Dodd — Nloe program, top dualler — 76m. — eee l'st June Issue — (839). LISTEN, DARLING C — Freddie Bartholomew, Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Walter Pidgeon — Good family comedy — 74m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (904). ✓ LORD JEFF — D — Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, Terry Kllburn, Herbert Mundtn — High rating program— 86m. — tee lit July luue — (887). LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY — CD — Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Judy Garland, Lana Turner— Better than average "Judge Hardy” offering — 90m. — eee 1st August issue — (841). MARIE ANTOINETTE — COD — Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, Robert Morley, Anita Louise, Joseph Schildkraut— Box offloe — 16 8m.; — see 1st August issue — (845). RICH MAN, POOR GIRL — OD — Robert Young, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey — High rating family fare— 72m. — see 2nd August issue — (843). SHINING HOUR, THE — D — Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas, Fay Bainter — Class program; women should like it — 75m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (912). SHOPWORN ANGEL — MD — Margaret Sullavan, Jamea Suwart, Walter Pidgeon — Good -drama, especially for women — 86m. — see 2nd July Issue — (886) — (At. SPRING MADNESS — G — Maureen O’Sullivan, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey, Burgess Mereditli — Diverting comedy, okay for dual support — 66m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (911). STABLE MATES— CD — Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Margaret Hamilton — Good program; sell that Rooney-Beery combination — 89m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (906). THREE LOVES HAS NANCY — C — Janet Gaynor. Robert Montgomery, Franchot Tone, Guy Kibbee — High rating program — 67m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (901). TOO HOT TO HANDLE — MD — Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly, Leo Carrillo — Box office — 106m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (903). TOY WIFE, THE — D — Luiae Rainer, Melvyn Douglaa, Robert Young, H. B. Warner— Good for Rainer fans; can be sold to women — 96m. — eee 2nd Jus* issue — (836). VACATION FROM LOVE — CD — Dennis O’Keefe, Florence Rice, Reginald Owen — Fair comedy dualler — 65m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (905). WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN — MD — Virginia Bruce, Herbert Marshall, Mary Astor — Top dualler; women will like It; names may help— 61m. — see 1st July iaeue — (838). YOUNG DOCTOR KILDARE — MD — Lew Ayres, Lynn Carver, Lionel Barrymore — Good medico-human drama for anywhere — 81m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (907). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AWAKENING OF KATHERINE, THE— Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone, Alexander D’Arcy. BURN 'EM O'CONNOR — Cecelia Parker, Dennis O’Keefe, Harry Carey, Nat Pendleton. CHRISTMAS CAROL, A — Terry Killmrn, Reginald Owen, Gene and Katherine Lockhart, Ronald Sinclair. DRAMATIC SCHOOL — Luise Rainer, Alan Marshall, Paulette Goddard, Henry Stephenson. FLIRTING WITH FATE — Joe E. Brown, Leo Carrillo, Steffi Duna. HONOLULU — Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, Una Merkel, George Burns, Gracie Allen. I TAKE THIS WOMAN — Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Walt hr Pidgeon. ICE FOLLIES OF 1939, THE — Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, Lionel Stander, the Ice Follies. IDIOT'S DELIGHT — Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Laura Hope Crews, Burgess Meredith, Edward Arnold, Paula Stone. OUT WEST WITH THE HARDYS — Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecelia Parker, Fav Holden, Ralph Morgan — (913). PYGMALION — Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfred Lawson, Merle Lohr — (foreign-made). STAND UP AND FIGHT — Robert Taylor, Wallace Beery, Florence Rice, Helen Broderick — (technicolor). SWEETHEARTS — Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Florence Rice, Ray Botger, Jose Iturbi — (910) — (technicolor). WIZARD OF OZ, THE— Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Halley, Frank Morgan, Bert Lahr — (technicolor). MONOGRAM (1937-1938 releases from 3700 up; 1938-1939 releases from 3800 up.) BAREFOOT BOY — MD — Jackie Moran, Maroia Mae Jones, Ralph Morgan — Family plctura for family spots — 63m. — see 2nd August issue — (3810). DARK SANDS — MD — Paul Robeson. Henry Wilcoxon, Wallace Ford — Exploitable meller: worthy of selling attention — 75m. — see 1st August issue, under Foreign — (Record). GANGSTER'S BOY — MD — Jackie Cooper. Lucy Gilman. Robert Warwick — Good independent program; has strong exploitable values — 80m. — see Nov. 15 issue. GUN PACKER — W — Jack Randall, Louise Stanlev — Good Randall — 51m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3851). MAN’S COUNTRY — W — Jack Randall, Marjorie Reynolds, Walter Long — Okay Randall — 56m. — see 2nd July Issue — (3742). MEXICALI KID, THE — W — Jack Randall, Eleanor Stewart, Wesley Barry — Satisfying Randall — 51m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3741). MR. WONG, DETECTIVE — MY — Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Evelyn Brent — Good mystery program — 6 7 in. — see 2nd Oct, issue — (3804). ROMANCE OF THE LIMBERLOST — M1) — Jean Parker, Eric Linden, Sarah Padden, Edward Pawley — High rating family picture; especially good for small town spots — 80m. — see 1st July issue — (3702). STARLIGHT OVER TEXAS — W — Tex Ritter, Carmen Laltoux — Tops for Ritter — 56m. — see 2nd Sept. i. issue — (385 9). SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI — MU — Mary Carlisle, Larry Crabbe, Charles Starrett, Florence Lake — \ Creditable collegiate, sports story — 77m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3827) — (re-issue). UNDER THE BIG TOP — MD — Marjorie Main, Anne Nagel, Jack LaRue — Salable circus story; family dualler — 63m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3811). WANTED BY THE POLICE — MD— Frankie Darro, Evalyn Knapp, Robert Kent — Okay inde dualler — 59m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3817). WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM — W — Tex Ritter, Doro -■ thy Short — The Old West in sharps, flats — 62m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3860). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION GANG BULLETS — Anne Nagel, Robert Kent, J. Farrell MacDonald, Roger Williams — (3818). I AM A CRIMINAL — John Carroll, Mary Kornman, Craig Reynolds, Kay Linaker. SKY PIRATE — John Trent. SONG OF THE BUCKAROO — Tex Ritter, Mary Ruth, Charles King, Snub Pollard — (3861). TOUGH KID — Frankie Darro, Jinx Falkenberg, Horace Mann, Snub Pollard. WILD HORSE TRAIL — Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Charles King — (3852). PARAMOUNT (1937-1938 releases from 3700 up; 1938-1939 releases from 3800 up) ARKANSAS TRAVELER, THE— CD — Bob Burns, Fay Bainter, John Beal, Lyle Talbot, Irwin S. Cobb — \ Good nabe family fare — 85m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (3806). ARTISTS AND MODELS — MU — Jack Benny, Gail Patrick, Ida Lupino, Richard Arlen, Ben Blue — Dough show — 98m. — eee 2nd Aug. issue — (3702). ARTISTS AND MODELS ABROAD — CMU— Jack Benny, J| Joan Bennett, Mary Boland, Charles Grapewin, Yacht Club Boys — Good program; tops for the Benny fans — 90m. — see Nov. 15 issue. BOOLOO — Jungle Drama — Colin Tapley, Jayne Regan, Mamo Clark — Jungle drama; depends totally on exploitation — 62m. — see 1st August lesua — (8746). BULLDOG DRUMMOND IN AFRICA — MD — John Howard, Heatner Angel, H. B. Warner, J. Carrol Nalah —Fast moving Drummond programmer — 68m. — see 1st August issue — (3747). CAMPUS CONFESSIONS — C — Betty Grable, Eleanor Whitney, Hank Luisetti, Fritz Feld — Entertaining basketball programmer — 67m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3802). DR. RHYTHM — CMU — Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle Beatrice Lillie, Andy Devine, Laura Hope Crews — Good musical — 81m. — tee lit May issue — (3739). GIVE ME A SAILOR — C — Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Jack Whiting — Fast moving oomeay; sell Raye, Bob Hope — 78m. — see 1st August issue — (3749). IF I WERE KING — MD — Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Frances Dee, Ellen Drew, Henry Wilcoxon — Box office plus — 101m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3810). ILLEGAL TRAFFIC— AD — J. Carroll Naish, Mary Carlisle, Robert Preston — Top notch action drama, dualler — 67m. — see No. 15 issue — (3809). IN OLD MEXICO — W — William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, Jane Clayton — Very good Hopalong — 67m. — see 2nd August Issue — (3856). KING OF ALCATRAZ — D — J. Carroll Naish, Hairy Carey, Lloyd Nolan, Gail Patrick — Fast, exciting action dualler — 56m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (3804). j MEN WITH WINGS — MD — Fred MacMurray, Louise Campbell, Ray Milland, Andy Devine — Box office, if boosted — 105m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3808) — (technicolor). MYSTERIOUS RIDER, THE — W — Douglas Dumbrille, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Fields — Good western — 73m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3807). PRIDE OF THE WEST — W — William Boyd. George Have*. Ruasell Hayden, Charlotte Field — Good western — 66m. — see 1st July issue — (3864). PRISON FARM — AD — Lloyd Nolan, Shirley Rose — High rating dual action programmer — 69m.-7-eee 2nd June issue — (3743). PROFESSOR BEWARE — C — Harold Lloyd, Phyllis Welch, Raymond Walburn, Lionel Stander — Wall made Lloyd; should do business with selling — 93m.i— "ee 1st August issue — (3746). SAY IT INVFTENCH— CD— Ray Milland. Olympe Bradna. Irene Harvey — High-rating program — — m. — see Nov. 30 issue. SHEIK. THE — MD — Rudolph Valentino, Agnes Ayres. Adolphe Menjou — Has possibilities — 60m. — see 2nd June issue — (3770) — (re-issuel.