The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

Servisection 3 THE CHECK-UP — December 21, 1938 SINQ YOU SINNERS — CMU— Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Kllen Drew, Donald O'Connor — -Top notoh mutloal oomedy — 90m. — aee 2nd August laama — (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 — (3750). SUNSET TRAIL — W — William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters — Top notch western, with Boyd in top form — 68m. — see 1st Nov. issue. TEXANS, THE — 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). TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE — MD — Billy Cook, Donald O’Connor, Dorter Hall, Elizabeth Risdon — Kids will come a-running. Exploit for adults — — m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3816). 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). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AMBUSH — Gladys Swarthout, Lloyd Nolan, Ernest Truex. ARIZONA BRACELETS— William Boyd, Charlotte Wynters, Russell Hopton, Roy Barcroft. BACK DOOR TO HEAVEN — Wallace Ford, Patricia Ellis, Stuart Irwin, Aline McMahon. BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S SECRET POLICE — John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny. CAFE SOCIETY — Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross, Lucius Beebe. HERITAGE OF THE DESERT — Donald Woods, Evelyn Venable, Robert Barrat, Sidney Toler, Russell Hayden. HOTEL IMPERIAL — Isa Miranda, Ray Miland, J. Carroll Naisli, 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 Naisli, Bernadette Hayes. LADY’S FROM KENTUCKY, THE — George Raft, Ellen Drew, Hugh Herbert, ZaSu Pitts. ME AND MY GIRL — .Buck Jones, Dorothy Howe, Helen Twelvetrees, Grant Withers, Robert Armstrong. MIDNIGHT — Claudette Colbert, Don Ameehe, Francis Lederer, John Barrymore, Elaine Barrie, Hedda Hopper, Mary Astor. NEVER SAY DIE — Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Ernest Cossart, Paul Harvey. “. . . ONE THIRD OF A NATION . . — Sylvia Sidney, Leif Erickson, Muriel Hutchinson. PARIS HONEYMOON — Bing Crosby, Franclska Gaal, Edward Everett Horton, Akim Tamiroff, Ben Blue. PERSONS IN HIDING — Lloyd Nolan, Patricia Morrison, Lynne Overman, Helen Twelvetrees. SAINT LOUIS BLUES — Lloyd Nolan, Dorothy Lamour, Maxine Sullivan, Tito Guizar, Hall Johnson Choir. SILVER ON THE SAGE — William Boyd, Ruth Rogers, Russell Hayden, George Hayes. SUDDEN MONEY — Charles Ruggles, Marjorie Rambeau, Billy Lee, Broderick Crawford. SUNSET TRAIL, THE — -Bill Boyd, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters, George Hayes. TWO WEEKS WITH PAY — Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, William Gargan, Donald O’Connor, Billy Lee. 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 Oakie, Lucille Ball, Ruth Donnolly — Bettor 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 — '67m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (908). BREAKING THE ICE— CD — Bobby Breen, Charley Ruggles. Dolores Cootello, Irene Dare, Robert Barra t, — Good Breen — 82m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (846). CAREFREE — CMU— Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Ralph Bellamy, Luella Gear, Franklyn Pangborn — High rating Rogers-Astalre — 83m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (837). FLIGHT FROM GLORY— MB— Chester Morris, Whitney Bourne, Onslow Stevens — For nabei, duals — 87m. — see 2nd Aug. Issue — (788). FUGITIVES FOR A NIGHT— OMY — Frank Albertson, Eleanor Lynn, Jonathan Hale — Aotion nabe dualler — 63m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (903). I’M FROM THE CITY — C — Joe Penner, Lorraine Krueger, Richard Lane — Typical Penner, famllynabe comedy — 66m. — see 1st August issue — (834). LADY OF WINDSOR, A (Sixty Glorious Years) — D — Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, C. Aubrey Smith — Box-office importation, if exploited — 90m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (foreign-made). LAW WEST OF TOMBSTONE, THE— W— Harry Carey, Tim Holt, Evelyn Brent — Swell western — 73m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (909). LAWLESS VALLEY — W — George O’Brien, Kay Sutton, Fred Kohler — Good O’Brien — 59m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (981). MAD MISS MANT0N, 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 — (838). MR. DOODLE KICKS OFF — C — Joe Penner, June Travis Okay Penner for duals, nabes — 77m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (904). NEXT TIME 1 MARRY— CD — James Ellison, Lucille Ball, Lee Bowman — Pleasing comedy; top dualler — 65m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (910). PAINTED DESERT — W — George O'Brien, Laraina Johnson—Aotlonful O'Brien western — 69m. — aee Ind August issue — (883). PECK’S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS — MD — Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, Edgar Kennedy, Billy Gilbert — Good kid dualler — 68m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (948). RENEGADE RANGER, THE — W — George O’Brien, Rita Hayworth, Ray Whitley, Tim Holt — Okay O'Brien — 59m. — 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 — 78m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (901). SKY GIANT — MD — Richard Dix, Joan Fontaine, Cheater Morris, Harry Carey — Good aotion melodrama — 80m. — see 2nd July Issue — (835). SMASHING THE RACKETS — AD — Chester Morris, Frances Mercer, Rita Johnson, Bruce Cabot — Topspot offering that oan ba laid — llm. — sh lit 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, Kay Sutton. CASTLES, THE — Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Lew Fields. FISHERMAN'S WHARF — Bobby Breen, Leo Carrillo, Henry Armetta, Lee Patrick — (844). FLYING IRISHMAN, THE — Douglas Corrigan, Dorothy Peterson, Robert Armstrong, Paul Kelly, Neil Hamilton. GREAT MAN VOTES, THE — John Barrymore, Peter Holden, Virginia Wiedler, Katherine Alexander — (913). GUNQA DIN — Sam Jaffa, Cary Grant, Douglaa Fairbanks, Jr., Victor McLaglan, Joan Fontaine — (912). LOVE AFFAIR — Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Lee Bowman, Maria Ouspenskaya. PACIFIC LINER — Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris, Barry Fitzgerald, Paul Guilfoyle — (914). PICARDY MAX — Chester Morris, Anne Shirley. PURE IN MIND, THE — Roger Daniel, Ann Shirley, Paul Guilfoyle, Walter Ward — (911). SAINT STRIKES BACK, THE— George Sanders, Wendy Barry, Neil Hamilton, Robert Elliott. TWELVE CROWDED HOURS — Richard Dix, Lucille Ball, Dorothy Lee, Allan Lane. 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. — 6ee 1st August issue — (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 Warwick, Edward Brophy — Salable servlce-aotlon drama — 66m. — see 1st Sept, iesue— (7024). COME ON, RANGERS — W — Roy Rogers, Mary Hart — Ace western — 57m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (818). DESPERATE ADVENTURE, A — CD — Ramon Novarro, Marian Marsh, Margaret Tallichet, Erie Blore — Mild entertainment for duals, nabes — 66m. — see 1st August issue — (7018). DOWN IN “ARKANSAW” — CD — Ralph Byrd, Weaver Brothers and Hlviry, June Storey, Pinky Tomlin — Good family nabe entertainment — 67m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (806). DURANGO VALLEY RAIDERS — W — Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Horace Murphy— Okay Steele — 65m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (7128). 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 — 56m. — see 2nd August issue — (7118). HIGGINS FAMILY, THE — C — James, Lucille, Russell Gleason, Lynn Roberts, William Bakewell — Okay for duals, nabes — 64m. — 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). MAN FROM MUSIC MOUNTAIN— W — Geno Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughee — 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). ORPHAN OF THE STREETS — MD — Tommy Ryan, Robert Livingston, June Storey, Ralph Morgan — High-rating for dualler, with exploitation angles — 64m. — see Dee. 14 issue — (819). 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). RHYTHM OF THE SADDLE — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Pert Kelton — Bread, jam for Autry followers— 58m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (7108). SANTA FE STAMPEDE. — W — John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, June Martel — Three Mesquiteers in top, form — 56m. — see Nov. 30 issue — -(863). SHNE ON, HARVEST MOON — W — Roy Rogers, Mary Hart, Lulu Belle & Scotty — Okay western, with Rogers better than material — 55m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (852). STORM OVER BENGAL — AD — Patric Knowles, Richard Cromwell, Rochelle Hudson — Better than average independent offering; top dualler — 65m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (807). TENTH AVENUE KID— -MD — Bruce Cabot, Beverly Roberts, Tommy Ryan — High rating program thriller for nabes — 65m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (7026). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION DR. JUDITH RANDALL — Frieda Inescourt, Henry Wilcoxon, Claire Dodd, Cora Witherspoon. FEDERAL MAN HUNT — Robert Livingston, June Travis, Horace MacMahon. FIGHTING THOROUGHBREDS— Ralph Byrd, Robert Allen, Mary Carlisle. FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT— Col. Roscoe Turner. MYSTERIOUS MSS X, THE — Michael Whalen, Mary Hart, Chic Chandler, Regis Toomey, Don Douglas. PRIDE OF THE NAVY — James Dunn, Rochelle Hudson, Gordon Oliver. RED RIVER RANGE — Three Mesquiteers, Lorna Gray, Polly Moran. RIDIN’ THE RANGE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Jane Storey. STREET OF MISSING MEN — Charles Bickford. THREE TEXAS STEERS — Three Mesquiteers. WESTERN JAMBOREE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Jean Rouverol. TRI-NATIONAL (Distributed in this territory by Harry H. Thomas) PEG OF OLD DRURY — MD — Anna Neagle, Marie O'Neill. Cadric Hardwicke — Class, art houses — -74m. — see 1st May, 1936, issue, under Paramount. SACRIFICE D’HONNEUR — MD — Annabella, Victor Francen — For the French, arty — 75m. — see Dec. 14 iesue — (foreign-made) . IN PRODUCTION OR TO BE REVIEWED ORAGE, L’ — Charles Boyer. 20th CENTURY-FOX (1937-1938 releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 relearn from 900 up.) 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 Wileoxon — Good Withers — 69m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (929). DOWN ON THE FARM — C — Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Louise Fazenda, Russell Gleason — Top notoh Jones Family— 61m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (920).