The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

THE CHECK-UP— December 21, 1938 Servisection 2 GRAND NATIONAL (1937-193S 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). HIGH COMMAND, THE — D — Lionel Atwill, Lucy Mannheim, Leslie Perrins — Good British drama for tha mature, olass trade — 60m. — see 2nd July isaue — (227) — (foreign-made) — (A). 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 — 67m. — see 2nd July issue — (226). RENFREW ON THE GREAT WHITE TRAIL— AD— James Newill, Terry Walker, Robert Fraser, Richard Alexander — Okay for the outdoor aotlon fan — — 60m. — 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— -47-, 39m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (326). UTAH TRAIL — W — -Tex Ritter, Adele Pearce — Okay Ritter — 66m. — eee 2nd August iaaue — (229). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION EMPIRE OF THE WEST— George Houston. EXILE EXPRESS — Anna Sten, Jerome Cowan, Alan Marshall, Walter Catlett, Duncan Renaldo, Edward Brophy. LADY BUCKAROO — Dorothy Page, David O’Brien, Vince Barnett. LONG SHOT, THE — Marsha Hunt, Gordon Jones, C. Henry Gordon, George Meeker. RENFREW OF THE MOUNTIES — Jamea Newill, Jean Carmen. TRIGGER PALS — Art Jarrett, Dorothy Fay, Lee Powell, A1 St. John. WATER RUSTLERS — Dorothy Page. WONDER WORLD — Imaginative drama of pre-historic times. IMPERIAL (Distributed in New York by Principal; in Philadelphia by Hollywood.) I DEMAND PAYMENT — MD— Jack LaRue, Betty Burgess, Lloyd Hughes — Lower dualler for small situations— 55m. — see Dec. 14 issue. METRO (1937-1938 releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 releases from 900 up.) BLOCK-HEADS — O — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Patricia EUia, Minna Gombell, Billy Gilbert — Routine Laurel-Hardy — 67m. — fee let Sept, ieeue — (844). BOYS TOWN — MD — Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Bobs Watson, Gene Reynolds — Topnotch — 96m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (902). CHASER, THE — MD — Dennis O’Keefe, Ann Morris, Henry' O’Neill, LewiB Stone — Good top spot dual programmer — 75m. — see 1st August issue — (842). CHRISTMAS CAROL, A — Fantasy — Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Terry Kilburn — Beautiful film; box-office if deservedly exploited — '69m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (917). CITADEL, THE — MD — Robert Donat, Rosalind RuBsell, Emlyn Williams — High rating English-made production; deserves strong selling — 112m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (909) — (foreign-made). CROWD ROARS, TH E— AD— Robert Taylor, Edward Arnold, Frank Morgan, Maureen O’Sullivan — Should be box office for Taylor, fight fans — 90m. — see 2nd August issue — (840). DRAMATIC SCHOOL— CD — Luise Rainer, Paulette Goddard, Alan Marshall, Lana Turner — Program, with selling opportunities — 80m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (915). FLIRTING WITH FATE — C — Joe E. Brown, Leo Carillo, Beverly Roberts, Wynne Gibson — High-rating comedy, with Brown in top form; a natural for Brown fans — 70m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (914). GREAT WALTZ, THE — Fernand Gravet, Luise Rainer, Meliza Korjus, Hugh Herbert — Highly exploitable; box office — 104m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (908). LISTEN, DARLING — C — Freddie Bartholomew, Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Walter Pidgeon— Good family comedy — 74m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (904). LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY— CD— Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Judy Garland, Lana Turner — Better than average "Judge Hardy" offering — 90m. — see 1st August issue — (841). MARIE ANTOINETTE — COD — Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, Robert Morley, Anita Louise, Joseph Schildkraut — Box offioe — 168m.; — see 1st August issue — (845). OUT WEST WITH THE HARDYS — G — Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecelia Parker, Fay Holden — Up to par Hardy; another winner in series — 83m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (913). PYGMALION — MD — Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilrfed Lawson — Excellent Shaw picture-drama for Shaw followers; probably exploitable for the masses — 87m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (foreign-made). RICH MAN, POOR GIRL — OD — Robert Young, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey — High rating family fare — 72m. — see 2nd August issue — (848). 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 Stewart, Walter Pidgeon — Good drama, aspeolally for women — 86m. — see 2nd July issue — (886) — (A). SPRING MADNESS — C — Maureen O’Sullivan, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey, Burgess Meredith — Diverting comedy, okay for dual support — 66m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (911). STABLEMATES — CD — Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Margaret Hamilton — Good program; sell that Rooney-Beery combination — 89m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (906). SWEETHEARTS— MU — Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald, Frank Morgan, Mischa Auer — Musical topnotcher — 114m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (910) — (technicolor). 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). VACATION FROM LOVE — CD — Dennis O’Keefe, Florence Rice, Reginald Owen — Fair comedy dualler — 65m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (905). YOUNG DOCTOR KILDARE — MD — Lew Ayres, Lynn Carver, Lionel Barrymore — Good medico-human drama for anywhere — 81m. — eee 2nd Oct. issue — (907). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BROADWAY SERENADE — Jeanette MacDonald. Lew Ayres, Ian Hunter, Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey. BURN ’EM UP O'CONNOR — Dennis O’Keefe, Cecelia Parker, Harry Carey. Nat Pendleton. GIRL DOWNSTAiRS, THE — Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone, Reginald Owen, Walter Connolly — (916). HONOLULU — Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, Judith Allen, George Burns, Gracie Allen. HUCKLEBERRY FINN — Mickey Rooney, Walter Connollv, Lvnn Carver, Jo Ann Sayres. Rex Ingram. I TAKE THIS WOMAN — Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Ina Claire, Walter Pidgeon. ICE FOLLIES OF 1939, THE — Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, the Ice Follies. IDIOT'S DELIGHT — Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Laura Hope Crews, Burgess Meredith, Edward Arnold, Paula Stone. SONG OF THE WEST — Nelson Eddy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Barrymore, Victor McLaglen, Edward Arnold. STAND UP AND FIGHT — Robert Taylor, Wallace Beery, Florence Rice. Helen Broderick. WIZARD OF OZ, THE — Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley. Frank Morgan, Bert Lahr — (technicolor). WOMEN IN WHITE — Florence Rice, Kent Taylor, Ann Morris, Una Merkel, Ann Rutherford, Buddy Ebsen. MONOGRAM (1937-1938 releases from 3700 up; 1938-1939 releases from 3800 up.) BAREFOOT BOY — MD — Jackie Moran, Maroia Mae Jones, Ralph Morgan — Family ploture for family spots — 63m. — see 2nd August Issue — (8810). DARK SANDS — MD — Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon. Wallace Ford — Exploitable meller; worthy of selling attention — 75m. — see 1st August issue, under Foreign. GANG BULLETS — MD — Ann Nagel, Robert Kent. Charles Trowbridge — For twin hills — -63m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3818). GANGSTER’S BOY — MD — -Jackie Cooper. Lucy Gilman. Robert Warwick — Good independent program; has stronq exploitable values — 80m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3801). GUN PACKER — W — Jack Randall. Louise Stanley — Good Randall — 49m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3851). I AM A CRIMINAL — AD — John Carroll, Martin Spellman, Kay Linaker — Good action drama; credit to Monogram — 73m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3812). MAN'8 COUNTRY — W — Jack Randall, Marjorie Reynolds. Walter Long — Okay Randall — 66m. — aee 2nd •Tul v iaaue — (374*1. 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 — 69m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (3804). SONG OF THE BUCKAROO — W — Tex Ritter, Jinx Falkenburg, Mary Ruth — -Ritter near top form — 56m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3861). STARLIGHT OVER TEXAS — W— Tex Ritter, Carmen LaRoux — Tops for Ritter — 56m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3859). SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI— MU — Mary Carlisle, Larry Crabbe, Charles Starrett, Florence Lake — Creditable collegiate, sports story — 65m. — 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 — 69m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3817). WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM— W— Tex Ritter, Dorothy Short — The Old West in sharps, flpts — 62m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3860). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION PAROLE — Anne Nagel, Robert Kent, Sidney Blaekmer, Sara Paden, Joan Barclay. SANTE FE BOUND — Jack Randall, Edna Duran. SKY PIRATE — John Trent, Polly Ann Young, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone. STAR REPORTER — John Carroll. SUNDOWN ON THE PRAIRIE — Tex Ritter. TOUGH KID — Frankie Darro, Judith Allen, Dick Purcell. WILD HORSE CANYON— Jack Randall, Dorothy Short, Charles King — (3852;. PARAMOUNT (1937-1938 releases from 3700 up; 1938-1939 rileaiei 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). ARREST BULLDOG DRUMMOND— MY — John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny — Top-notchi Drummond ; dualler — 58m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3812). ARTISTS AND MODELS— MU — Jack Benny, Gall Patrick, Ida Lupino, Richard Arlen, Ben Blue — Dough show — 98m. — eee 2nd Aug. ieeue — (8702). ARTISTS AND MODELS ABROAD — CMU— Jack Benny, Joan Bennett, Mary Boland, Charles Grapewin, Yacht Club Boys — Good program; tops for the Benny fans — 9Gra. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3817). BEACHCOMBER, THE — MD — Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Tyrone Guthrie — Above average British production — 80m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (foreignmade). BOOLOO — Jungle Drama — Colin Tapley, Jayne Regan, Mamo Clark — Jungle drama; depends totally on exploitation — 62m. — see let August issue — (8746). BULLDOG DRUMMOND IN AFRICA— MD — John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, J. Carrol Nalsh — Fast moving Drummond programmar — 58 m. — see let August issue — (37471. CAMPUS CONFESSIONS — C — Betty Grable, Eleanor Whitney, Hank Luisetti, Fritz Feld — Entertaining basketball programmer — 67m. — eee 1st Oct. issue — (3802). DISBARRED — MD — Gail Patrick, Otto Kruger, Robert Preston — Bottom-half dualler — 59m. — see Dec. 14 issue. DR. RHYTHM — CMU — Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle Beatrice Lillie, Andy Devine, Laura Hope Crew* — Good musical — 81m. — see 1st May Issue — (8739). FRONTIERSMAN, THE — W— William Boyd, George Hayes, Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden — Good Hopa-long — 74m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3856). GIVE ME A SAILOR — C — Martha Raye, Bob Hope. Betty Grable. Jack Whiting — Fast moving oomady; 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, Oeorgo Hayea, Russell Hayden, Jane Clayton — Very good Hopalong — 67m. — see 2nd August Iaaue — (8865). KING OF ALCATRAZ — D — J. Carroll Naish, Harry Carey, Lloyd Nolan, Gail Patrick — Fast, exciting action dualler — 56m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (3804). LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE — MD — Ann Gillie, Robert Kent, June Travis, J. Farrell MacDonald — Exploitable dualler for kids, adults — 58m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3814). MEN WITH WINGS — MD — Fred MacMurray, Louise Campbell, Ray Milland, Andy Devine— -Box office, If boosted — 106m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3808) — (technicolor). MYSTERIOUS RIDER, THE — W — Douglas Dumbrille, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Fields — Good western — 73m. — see 1st Oet. issue — (3807). PROFESSOR BEWARE — O — Harold Lloyd, Phyllis Welch, Raymond Walbum. Lionel Stander — Well made Lloyd; should do business with selling — 93m. — see 1st August issue — CS7461. RIDE A CROOKED MILE— MD — Akim Tamiroff, Leif Erickson, Frances Farmer — Top spot dualler — 78m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3815). SAY IT IN FRENCH — CD — Ray Milland. Olympe Bradna, Irene Hervev — High-rating program — 69m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3813).