The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

THE CHECK-UP— November 23, 1938 Servisection 4 FIVE OF A KIND — CD — Dionne Quintuplets, Jean Hersholt, Claire Trevor, Cesar Komero, Slim Summerville, John Qualen, Heury Wilcoxon — Pleasing entertainment, whose box office is Dionne-conditioned — 85m, — see 2nd Oct. issue — (919). GATEWAY — 1\1D — Dun Ameche, Arleen Whelan, Gregory Ratoff, Binnie Barnes — An Ameche-Whelan B, but it might be sold — 71m. — see 2nd August issue — (901) . HOLD THAT CO-ED — CMU — John Barrymore, Murphy, Marjorie Weaver, Jack Haley — Good ftoiball comedy — 80m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (907). I'LL GIVE A MILLION — C — Warner Baxter, Marjorie Weaver, Peter Lorre, Jean Hersholt — Top notch program comedy — 7 6m. — see 2nd July iesue (866). INSIDE STORY — ■ D — Michael Whalen, Jean Rogers, Chick Chandler — Lower half of duals — 60m.— see 1st Nov. issue. JOSETTE — C — Don Ameche, Simone Simon, Robert Young, Joan Davis — Average oomedy; will have to be sold — 73m. — «ee 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, Henry Wilcoxon, Helen Weetley — Okay for dual lupport, Withers fans — 7 7m. — see 2nd June ieeue — (902) . THE LADY ESCAPES — CD— Gloria Stuart, Michael Whalen — Best for nabes, twin bills — 63m. — see 1st 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 — C — June Lang, Lynn Bari, Robert Allen, Ruth Donnelly — Okay for duals, nabes — 66m. — see 1st August issue — (910). MR. MOTO TAKES A VACATION — MYD — -Peter Lorre, Joseph Schildkraut. Lionel Atwill, Virginia Field — One of the better Motos; dualler — 65m. — see Nov. 30 issue. MR. MOTO'S LAST WARNING — MY — Peter Lorre. Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field — Okay for dual support — 74m. — see 1st August issue. MY LUCKY STAR — CD — Sonja Henie, Richard Greene, Joan Davis, Cesar Romero, Buddy Ebsen — Good entertainment; will draw the many Henie fans — 84m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (905). MYSTERIOUS MR. MOTO, THE — MY — Peter Lorre, Mary Maguire, Henry Wilcoxon — Better than average Moto — 62m. — see 2nd June issue — (912). PANAMINT'S BAD MAN — W — Smith Balletv, Noah Beery, Evelyn Daw— Okay western — 00m. — see 1st July issue (863). PARDON OUR NERVE — C — -Lynn Bari, June Gale, Guinn Williams, Michael Whalen — Good program comedy dualler — 65m. — see Nov. 30 issue. PASSPORT HUSBAND — CD — Btuart Erwin. Pauline Moore, Joan Woodbury — Okay dualler — 67m. — see 1st July issue — (854). 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 — 63m.— 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 Bancrdft, 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 — 76m. — see 2nd June issue — -(861 ). TIME OUT FOR MURDER (Reviewed as Meridian 7-1212) — Gloria Stuart, Michael Whalen, Douglai 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 — Oracle Fields, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy — Lavish English production — 78m. — see 1st July issue — (867) — (foreign-made). WHILE NEW YORK SLEEPS— AD— Michael Whalen, Jean Rogers, Chick Chandler, Joan Woodbury — Better than average action meller for duals, nabes — 7-63m. — see 1st Sept, issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU — Sidney T.oler, 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 ) — ( y 2 1 ) . KENTUCKY — Richard Greene, Loretta Young, Walter Brennan, Douglas Dumbrille — (technicolor) — (923). LITTLE PRINCESS, THE — Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Sybil Jason, Marcia Mae Jones, Miles Mander, Cesar Romero — (technicolor). PADDY DARLING — Grade FieldB, Mary McGuire — — ( fore ign-made ) . TAILSPIN — Charles Farrell, Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Nancy Kelly, Joan Davis, Jane Wyman. THANKS FOR EVERYTH I NG — 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, Sigrld Gurie, Hedy Lamarr, Alan Hale — High rating — 96m. — see 1st July issue. COWBOY AND THE LADY, THE — CD — Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan — High rating — 91m. — see Nov. 30 issue. SOUTH RIDING — MD — Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn, Ann Todd, John Clements — English art class, 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 — 85m.— see 1st Oct. issue. THINGS TO COME — D — Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Derrick De Marney — Exploitable imaginative drama — 96m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (re-issue) . YOUNG IN HEART, THE — MD— Janet Gaynor. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paulette Goddard, Roland Y'oung, Billie Burke — High rating program; with family appeal — 91m. — see Nov. 15 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION DUKE OF WEST POINT, THE— Louis Hayward, Joan Fontaine, Richard Carlson, Tom Brown. FOUR FEATHERS — Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Clements, C. Aubrey Smith — (technicolor)— (foreign-made). IT’S SPRING AGAIN — Harry Langdon, Oliver Hardy, James Ellison, Alice Brady, June Lang, Billie Burke, Jean Parker. KING OF THE TURF — Adolphe Menjou, Gene Reynolds, Frankie Thomas. MADE FOR EACH OTHER — Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Lucille Watson. OVER THE MOON — Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Zene Dare, Ursula Jeans — (technicolor) — (foreign-made). PRISON WITHOUT BARS — Corinne Luchaire, Barry Barnes. Edna Best. Mary Morris — (foreign -made). STAGE COACH — John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carradinc, 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 Y'oung. 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 — 57m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3051 ). DANGER ON THE AIR — MY — Donald Woods, Nan Grey, William Lundigan, Burton Churchill — Good orime 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). DRACULA — MD — Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler — Exciting "horror” picture — 77m. — see let 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 MoCarthy, Rita Johnson — New Universal hit — 103m. — see 2nd August issue — (2003). LITTLE TOUGH GUY— MD — Robert Wilcox, Marjorie 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 '/am. — see Nov. 15 issue. MISSING GUEST, THE — Paul Kelly, Constance Moore, William Lundigan — Nabe oomedy murder-mystery — 68m. — sec 1st Sept, issue — -(2031). OUTLAW EXPRESS — W — Bob Baker, Cecilia Callego, Don Barclay — Okay western — 56m. — see 1st August issue — ■( 205 9 ) . PERSONAL SECRETARY — CD — William Gargan, 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 Aiier, Helen Broderick — Box office — 78m. — see let 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). SECRETS OF A NURSE — MD — Edmund Lowe, Helen Mack, Dick Foran — For duals, nabes — 75m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3022). 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 MacLane, Tom Brown, Preston Foster, Nan Grey — Plenty of action; can be sold — 78m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3016). 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). THAT CERTAIN AGE — CD — Deanna Durbin, Melvyn Douglas, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich — A natural for Durbin fans — 101m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (2007). WESTERN TRAILS — W — Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, Carlyle Moore, Jr., John Ridgley — -Okay Baker — 57m.— see 1st July issue — (2068). THE WESTLAND CASE — MD — Preston Foster, Frank Jenks, Carol Hughes, Barbara Pepper, Astrid Allwyn — Best for nabes, duals — 63m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (2034). WIVES UNDER SUSPICION — MD — Warren William, Gail Patrick — -Top dualler In smaller houses — 88m. — see 2nd June issue — (2010) — (A). YOUNG FUGITIVES — MD — Harry Davenport, Robert Wilcox, Dorothea Kent — Top notoh small-town nabe dualler — 68m. — 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 GAMBLING SHIP — Robert Wilcox, Helen Mack, Edward Brophy, Irving Pichel. GHOST TOWN RIDERS — Bob Baker, Fay Shannon, George Cleveland — (3054). GUILTY TRAILS — Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, Hal Taliaferro — -(3052). HONOR OF THE WEST— Bob Baker, Marjorie Bell, Carlton Young. 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). SON OF FRANKENSTEIN — Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson. STRANGE FACES — Flank Jenks, Dorothea Kent, Andy Devine. SWING, SISTER, SWING — Frank Jenks, Kathryn Kane, Johnny Downs, Ken Murray, Ted Weems & Orchestra. VICTORY (Distributed In Philadelphia, Washington by Preferred.) 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. — see 2nd Dec. issue. LIGHTNIN’ CARSON RIDES AGAIN— W— Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay — Top notch McCoy — 58m. — see 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 lat Deo. Iesue.