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THE CHECK-UP— January 4, 1939
LONG SHOT — MI) — Gordon Jones, C. Henry Gordon, Marsha Hunt, George E. Stone — Better than average racing yarn; nice nide program — C!)m. — see Jan. 11 issue.
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 Harnett, 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 — 55m. — aee 2nd August issue — (229).
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
CRASHING THROUGH — James Newill. Jean Carmen.
EMPiRE OF THE WEST — George Houston.
EXILE EXPRESS — Anna Sten, Jerome Cowan, Alan Marshal), Walter Catlett, Duncan Renaldo, Edward Brophv.
RIDE ’EM COWGIRL — Dorothy Page, David O'Brien. Vince Brophy.
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 — 0 — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellie, Minna Oombell, Billy Gilbert — Routine Laurel-Hardy — 47m. — eee let Sept, ieeue — (844).
BOYS TOWN — Ml> — Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Bobs Watson, Gene Reynolds — Topnotch — 96m. — see 2nd Sept. iBsue — (902).
CHASER, THE— MD — Dennis O’Keefe, Ann Morris, Henry O’Neill, Lewis 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 Russell, Emlyn Williams — High rating English-made production; deserves strong selling — 112m. — see 1st Nov. issur — (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 — (84 0).
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. Loo Carillo, Beverly Roberts, Wynne Gibson — High-rating comedy, with Brown in top form; a natural for Brown fans — 70m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (914).
GIRL DOWNSTAIRS,. THE— MD — Franciska Gaal. Franchot. Tone, Walter Connolly, Reginald Owen — Exploitable grogrammer — 77m. — see Dec. 2S issue —
(916) .
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. Cecilis Parker. .Fav Holden Tndv Garland Lana Turner — Better than average “Judge Hardy" offering — 90m. — see 1st August issue — (841).
MARIE ANTOINETTE — COD— Norma Shearer. Tvrone Power. John Barrvmnre. Robert Morley. Anita Louise, Joseph Bcbildkraut — Box office — 15 8m.; — see 1st August issue (845).
OUT WEST WITH THE HARDYS — O — Lewis Stone. Mickey Rooney. Cecelia Parker. Fa.v 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 — CD — Robert Young. Lew Avres, Ruth Hussey — High ratine family fare — 72m. — see 2nd August issue — (843).
SHINING HOUR. THE — D — Joan Crawford. Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvvn Douglas. Fav Bainter — Class program; women should like it — 75m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (912).
SPRING MADNESS— C — Maureen O’Sullivan. Lew Avres, 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, Miseha Auer — Musical topnotcher — 114m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (910) — (technicolor).
THREE LOVES HAS NANCY — C — Janet Gavnor, 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. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (907).
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
BROADWAY SERENADE — Jeanette MacDonald. Lew Ayres, lan Hunter, Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey.
BURN ’EM UP O'CONNOR — Dennis O’Keefe, Cecelia Parke;, Harry Carey, Nat Pendleton.
FAST AND LOOSE — Robert Montgomery, Alan Dineliarl, Reginald Owen. Samuel S. Hines. Joann Sayres.
FOUR GIRLS IN WHITE — Florence Rice. Kent Taylor, Ann Morris, Una Merkel, Ann Rutherford, Buddy Ebsen.
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPPS — Robert Donat, Greer Carson, Miles Mander — -(foreign -made).
HONOLULU — Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, Judith Allen, George Burns, Grade Allen.
HUCKLEBERRY FINN — Mickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, Lynn Carver. Jo Ann Sayres. Rex Ingram.
I TAKE THIS WOMAN — Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Ina Claire. Walter Pidgeon, Adrienne Ames.
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 Ram-more, Victor MeLaglen, Edward Arnold.
STAND UP AND FIGHT — Robert Taylor, Wallace Beery, Florence Rice. Helen Broderick.
WIZARD OF 0Z, THE — Judv Garland. Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Bert Lahr — (technicolor).
MONOGRAM
(1937-1938 release* from 3700 up; 1938-1939 releases from 3800 up.)
BAREFOOT BOY — MD — Jackie Moran, Maroia Mae Jones, Ralph Morgan — Family plotura for family spots — 6Sm. — see 2nd August Issue — (S810).
DARK SANDS — MD — Paul Robeson. Henry Wilcoxon. Wallace Ford — Exploitable metier; worthy of selling attention — 66m. — see 1st August issue, under Foreign.
GANG BULLETS — MD — Ann Nagel, Robert Kent. Charles Trowbridge — For twin bills — 63m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3818).
GANGSTER’S BOY — MD — Jackie Cooper. Lucy Gilman. Robert Warwick — Good independent program; has strong exploitable values — 80m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3801 ).
GUN PACKER — W — Jack Randall, Louise Stanley — Good Randall — 49m. — sec 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).
MEXICALI KID. THE — VV — .lack Randall. Eleanor Stewart. Wesley Barry — Satisfying Randall — 51m. — sec 2nd Sept, issue — (374 1 ).
MR. WONG. DETECTIVE — MV — Boris Karloff. Grant Withers. Evelyn Brent — Good mystery program— 69m— rcc 2nd Oct. issue — (3.804).
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 LaRotix^Toos for Ritter — 56m. — see 2nd Sept.
issue (S8RO),
SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI — MU — Mary Carlisle, Larrv Crabbe. Charles Sfarretf. Florence Lake — Creditable collegiate, sports story — 65m. — see 2nd 8ent issue — (3827) — (re-issue)
TOUGH KID — MD — Frankie Darro. Judith Allen. Dick Purcell, Don Rowan — Routine fight meller — 60m. — see Dec. 28 issue (3819).
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 Dot. issue — (3817).
WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM— W — Tex Ritter. Dorothy Short — The Old West in sharps, flats — 62m. — see 1st Nov issue (3860).
WILD HORSE CANYON — IV — Jack Randall. Dorothy Short. Charles King — Satisfactory Randall— 51rn. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3852).
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
CONVICT'S CODE — Anne Nagel. Robert Kent. Sidney Blackmer, Sara Paden, Joan Barclay.
Servisection 2
DRIFTING WESTWARD — Jack Randall, Edna Duran.
NAVY SECRETS — Fay Wray, Grant Withers, Dewey Robinson, Craig Reynolds.
SKY PIRATE — John Trent, Polly Ann Young, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone.
STAR REPORTER— John Carroll.
SUNDOWN ON THE PRAIRIE — Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay, Horace Murphy, Charles King.
PARAMOUNT
(1937-1938 releases from 3700 up; 1938-1939 release* 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-notch Drummond; dualler — 58m. — see Nov. 30
issue — (3812).
ARTISTS AND MODELS — MU — Jack Benny, Gail Patrick, Ida Lupino, Richard Arlen, Ben Blue — Dough show — 98m. — see 2nd Aug. issue — (8703).
ARTISTS AND MODELS ABROAD — CMU— Jack Benny, Joan Bennett, Mary Boland, Charles Grapewin, Yacht Club Boys — Good program; tops for the Benny fans — 95m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3817).
BEACHCOMBER, THE — MD — Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Tyrone Guthrie— Above average British production — 88m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (foreignmade).
BOOLOO — Jungle Drama— Colin Tapley, Jayne Regan. Mamo Clark — Jungle drama; depends totally on exploitation — 62m. — eee 1st August Issue — (8745).
BULLDOG DRUMMOND IN AFRICA — MD — John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, J. Carrol Nalsh — Fast moving Drummond programmer — B8m. — 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).
DISBARRED — MD — Gail Patrick, Otto Kruger, Robert Preston — Bottom-half dualler — 59m. — see Dec. 14
issue.
DR. RHYTHM — CMU — Bing Crosby. Marv Carlisle Beatrice Lillie, Andy Devine, Laura Hope Crew* — Good musical — 81m. — eee 1st May issue —
(3739)
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 comedy: 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 Hayea, Russell Htyden, Jane Clayton — Very good Hopalong — 67m — see 2nd Auguat Issue — (3856).
KING OF ALCATRAZ — D — J. Carrol] Naish, Harry Carey Lloyd Nolan, Gail Patrick — Fast, exciting action dualler— 56m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (3804).
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE — MD — Ann C.illis, Robert Kent. June Travis, J. Farrell MacDonald — Exploitable dualler for kids, adults — 58m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3814).
MEN WITH WINGS — MD — Fred MacMurrav, Louise Campbell, Rav Milland. Andy Devine — Box office,
If boosted — 106m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3808) — (technicolor).
MYSTERIOUS RIDER. THE — W — Douglas Dumhrille, Russel] Hayden, Charlotte Fields— Good western — 73m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3807).
PARIS HONEYMOON — CMU — Bing Crosby, Franciska Gaal. Akim Tamiroff — Cast names offer best opportunities for exploitation — 84m. — see Dec. 28 issue.
PROFESSOR BEWARE — C — Harold Lloyd, Phyllis
Weigh. Ravmond Walburn. Lionel Sfander — Well madfc Lloyd; should do business with selling — 93m. — see 1 sf August issue — (3746)
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. Olvmpe Bradna. Nov. 30 issue — (3813).
SING YOU SINNERS — CMU — Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray. Ellen Drew. Donald O’Connor — Top notoh musical oomedy— 90m. — see 2nd Auguat tame —
(3801 ).
SONS OF THE LEGION — MD — Donald O’Connor. Billy Lee, Billy Cook, Evelvn Keves — Kid programmer, with Legion angle — 62m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3803).
SPAWN OF THE NORTH — MD — George Raft. Henry Fonda, Dorothy Umonr, Akim Tamiroff, John Barrvmore — Box office, with strong selling possibilities— 110m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (3760).
SUNSET TRAIL — W — William Boyd, George Haves. Russell Havden. Charlotte Wvnters — Top notch western, with Boyd in top form — 68m. — see 1st Nov. issue.
TEXANS. THE — D — Joan Bennett. Randolph Seott. Msv Robson. Walter Brennan — Good frontier eplo: oan be sold on historical, spectacular angles — 93m. — see 1st August issue — (3748).