The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

30 SPECIAL FEATURES "TOPPER TAKES A TRIP.’’ Behold the line waiting to see the United Artists’ release at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, a sight which wanned the heart of visiting executive producer Milton II. Bren and UA execs. ME E T AL KATZ • A1 is THE EXHIBITOR touring field representative. He is especially delegated by us to contact you, to make certain you are taking advantage of the various services offered you by Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc. • Long ago, we realized that a successful motion picture trade journal must be more than a publication which is mailed to its readers regularly. It must keep in touch with its many readers and the territory it serves by PERSONAL CONTACT. • With the best local coverage in its territory, with its many correspondents, THE EXHIBITOR is keeping faith with its readers. • But to make this contact even more intimate, we have designated A1 Katz as its field representative, to meet you, to pick up news stories and pictures, to discuss your problems with you, to see how else we can be of service. • One of these days he will be dropping in to see you. Give him a moment or so. His one purpose is to serve you. • WATCH FOR HIM. METRO HAILS ( Continued from page 29) ments, including make-up, painters and cameramen. Looking ahead, a number of 1939 releases are already completed or in final stages of production. First release of the new year will be "Stand Up and Fight,” starring Robert Taylor and Wallace Beery. "Idiot’s Delight,” with Norma Shearer and Clark Gable, is another important early release, and the schedule includes "Honolulu,” with Eleanor Powell; "Huckleberry Finn,” starring Mickey Rooney; "I Take This Woman,” with Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr; "Broadway Serenade,” starring Jeanette MacDonald; "Dawn’s Early Light,” with Nelson Eddy; "The Wizard of Oz,” in Technicolor, with Judy Garland and Frank Morgan heading a large cast, and "The Ice Follies of 1939,” with Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres and the Ice Follies Troupe. 1939’s Productions OTHER IMPORTANT PICTURES scheduled for release during 193 9 include: "Return of the Thin Man” with William Powell and Myrna Loy again portraying Dashiel Hammet’s famous fictional characters; "The Hardys Ride High,” sixth in the series featuring Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker and Fay Holden; a new Wallace Beery story, 'Sergeant Madden,” "Tarzan in Exile,” with Johnny Weismuller in the title role and Maureen O’Sullivan again opposite him; "Dr. Kildare’s Mistake,” with Lionel Barrymore and Lew Ayres reenacting the roles they created in "Young Dr. Kildare”; Greta Garbo in "Ninotchka”; Norma Shearer in "The Women”; Clark Gable in "The Great Canadian”; Robert Donat in "Goodbye, Mr. Chips”; Robert Taylor and Hedy Lamarr in "Lady of the Tropics”; a new Marx Brothers picture, "A Day at the Circus”; "Northwest Passage,” starring Wallace Beery, Spencer Tracy and Robert Taylor. PETTIJOHN SAYS : ( Continued from page 29) far forward. I do not believe there is a single man among them who feels that his side has a joker contained in any of those paragraphs. The distributors were asked to put in writing what they believed the understanding to be. They have done it and if it now needs further clarification, let this clarification be forthcoming. Let us go into 1 939 believing in the sincerity and the honesty of purpose of every man who had a part in those negotiations. Continue Negotiations IF more negotiations are necessary on some phases, let us have them. Let the same men negotiate. They have done a fine job so far. Let’s believe in them, all of them, and let’s express to them now our thanks for what they have done and let the entire industry wish for them all that happy and prosperous 1939, which by their sincere efforts to help everybody they have so well earned. Read BETTER MANAGEMENT An EXHIBITOR Service I an nary 4, 19.5 9