The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

Servisection 3 THANKS FOR THE MEMORY — CD — Bob Hope, Shirley Hubs, Charles iiutterwol'th — Pleasing program; top dualler — -78m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (Still;. TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE — AID — Billy Cook, Donald O’Connor, Porter Hall, Elizabeth Risdon — Kids will come a-running. Exploit for adults — 68rn. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3816). TOUCHDOWN, ARMY — CD — John Howard, Robert Cummings, Alary Carlisle — High rating fare for football season; should please kids, collegians — 71m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3805). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AMBUSH — Oladys Swaruiout, 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. BOY TROUBLE — Charles Ruggles, Alary Roland, William (.argali, Donald O'Connor, Billy Lee. BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S SECRET POLICE — John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny. CAFE SOCIETY — Aladeleine Carroll, Fred MacAlurray, Shirley Ross, Lucius Beebe. FEDERAL OFFENSE — Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Overman, William Henry. HERITAGE OF THE DESERT— Donald Woods, Evelyn Venable, Robert Barrat, Sidney Toler, Russell Hayden. HOTEL IMPERIAL — Isa Miranda, Ray Miland, J. Carroll Naish, 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 Tamirntf, J. Carroll Naish, Bernadette Hayes. LADY’S FROM KENTUCKY, THE — George Raft, Ellen Drew, Hugh Herbert, ZaSu Pitts. MAN ABOUT TOWN — Jack Benny, Dorothy Lamour. ME AND MY GIRL — Buck Jones, Dorothy Howe, Helen Twelvetrees, Grant Withers, Robert Armstrong. MIDNIGHT— Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Francis Lederer, John Barrymore, Blaine Barrie, Hedda Hopper, Mary ABtor. NEVER SAY DIE — Alartha Raye, Bob Hope, Ernest Cossart, Paul Harvey. “. . . ONE THIRD OF A NATION . . ." — Sylvia Sidney, Leif Erickson, Muriel Hutchinson. PERSONS IN HIDING — Lloyd Nolan, Patricia Alorrison, 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. SUNSET TRAIL, THE — Bill Boyd, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters, George Hayes. SWEEPSTAKES MILLIONAIRE —Charles Ruggles, Marjorie Rambeau, Billy Lee, Broderick Crawford. UNION PACIFIC — Joel AlcCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Akim Tamiroff, Lynne Overman — (technicolor). ZAZA — Claudette Colbert, Herbert Afarshall, Genevieve Tobin, Helen Westley, Bert Lahr. RKO-RADIO (1937-1938 releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 releases from 900 up.) ANNABEL TAKES A TOUR — C — Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball, Ruth Donnelly— -Mild comedy for duals, nabes — 67m. — see let Nov. issue — (908). BREAKING THE ICE — CD — Bobby Breen, Charley Ruggles. Dolores Costello, Irene Dare, Robert Barrat — Good Breen — 82m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (845). CAREFREE — <OMU — Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Ralph Bellamy, Luella Gear, Franklyn Pangborn — High rating Rogers-Astaire — 83m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (837). FLIGHT FROM GLORY — MD — Chester Morris, Whitney Bourne, Onslow Stevens — For nabes, duals — 67m. — see 2nd Aug. issue — (736). FUGITIVES FOR A NIGHT — CAT? — Frank Albertson, Eleanor Lynn, Jonathan Hale— Action 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, THE (Sixty Glorious Years) — D — Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook. C. Aubrey Smitli — 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 MANTON, 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 — 79in. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (905). MOTHER CAREY’S CHICKENS— MD — Anne Shirley. Ruby Keeler, James Ellison — Hloh rating family feature — 82m. — see lit August issue — (#38). MR. DOODLE KICKS OFF — C — Joe Penner, June Travis (-iK«y Penner for duals, nabes' — 7 7 m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (904). NEXT TIME I MARRY — .CD — James Ellison, Lucille Ball, Lee Bowman — Pleasing comedy; top dualler — 65m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (910). PACIFIC LINER — AID — Victor AlcLaglen, Chester Morris, Wendy Barrie — Program meiler; top dualler — 74m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (914). PAINTED DESERT — W — George Uf’Brien, Laraine Johnson— Actionful O’Brien western — 69m. — see 2nd 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 Aliller, Frank Albertson — Marx Brothers fans will like it; can be sold to others — 78m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (901 ). SMASHING THE RACKETS — AD — (Chester Morris, Frances Mercer, Rita Johneon, Bruce Oabot — Topspot offering that can be told — lln. — cee let August issue — (832). TARNISHED ANGEL — AID — Sally Filers, 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 — (915). BOY SLAVES — Roger Daniel, Ann Shirley, Paul Guilf oyle, Walter Ward — (911). CASTLES, THE — Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Lew Fields, Victor Varconi. 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 Jaffe, Gary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Victor MoLaglan, Joan Fontaine — (912). LOVE AFFAIR — Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Lee Bowman, Alaria Ouspenskaya. PICARDY MAX — Chester Morris, James Ellison. 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 reloasoa from 800 up.) ARMY GIRL — MD — Madge Evans, Preston Foster, James GleaBon, H. B. Warner, Ruth Donnelly, Neil Hamilton, Heather Angel, Billy Gilbert, Ralph Morgan — Top notch service story, produced, acted with credit — 88m. — see 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 — MJ0— Richard Cromwell. Marsha Hunt, Robert Warwick, Edward Brophy ^ Salable service-action drama — 66m. — aee 1st Sept, issue — (7024). COME ON, RANGERS — W — Roy Rogers, Mary Hart — Ace western — 57m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (818, 859). DESPERATE ADVENTURE, A— CD — Ramon Novarro, Marian Marsh, Margaret Tallichet, Erio Blore — Mild entertainment for duals, nabes — 05m. — see 1st August issue — (7013). DOWN IN “ARKANSAW” — CD — Ralph Byrd, Weaver Brothers and Elviry, June Storey, Pinky Tomlin — Good family nabe entertainment — 67m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (805). DURANGO VALLEY RAIDERS — W — Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Horace Murphy — Okay Steele — 55m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (7128). HEROES THE HILLS — W — Three Mesquiteers, Priscilla Lawson — Okay Mesquiteers — 66m. — 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 MU3IC MOUNTAIN — W — Gena Autry, Smiley Bumetta, Carol Hughea — Best Autry to date — 58m. — see 2nd August iaaue — (7104). NIGHT HAWK, THE — MD — -Robert Livingston, June Travis, Robert Armstrong — Okay meiler 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 Dec. 14 issue — (819). THE CHECK-UP — January 4, 1939 OVERLAND STAGE RAIDERS — VV — Three MeBquiteerB, Louise Brooks — Good Mesquiteers — 65m. — see let Oct. issue — (862). PALS OF THE SADDLE — John Wayne, Kay Corrigan, Max Terhune (Three Mesquiteers), Doreen McKay — Fast Mesquiteer — 56m. — 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, Bert Kelton — Bread, jam for Autry followers— 58m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (7108). SANTA FE STAMPEDE — W — John Wayne, Kay Corrigan, Max Terhune, June Martel — Three Mesquiteers in top form — 5 6m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (863). SHINE 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 — (7025). WESTERN JAMBOREE — W — -Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Jean Roiiberol, Joe Frisco, Kermit Maynard — Routine Autry — 55m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (841). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION FEDERAL MAN HUNT — Robert Livingston, June Travis, Horace MacMahon. FIGHTING THOROUGHBREDS— Ralph Byrd, Robert Allen, Mary Carlisle. FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT — Col. Roscoe Turner. FORGED PASSPORT — -Paul Kelly, June Lang, Lyle Talbot, Billy Gilbert. 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. WHITE FURY — Martin MacLane, Beverley Roberts, Horace MacMahon, Clarence Kolb. Ben Welden. WOMEN MAKE NEWS — Frieda Inescourt, Henry Wilcoxon, Claire Dodd, Cora Witherspoon. TRI-NATIONAL (Distributed in this territory by Harry H. Thomas) CROSSROADS (Carrefour) — MD — Charles Vanel, Jules Berry, Suzy Prim — For the arty, French — 80m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (foreign-made). ORAGE, L’ (The Tempest) — MD — Charles Boyer, Michele Morgan — Intimate romantic programmer — 75m. — see Dec. 28 issue — ) foreign-made) PEG OF OLD DRURY — MD — Anna Neagle, Marie O'Neill, Cadric Hardwicke — Class, art houses — 7 1m. — see 1st May, 1936, issue, under Paramount. SACRIFICE D’HONNEUR— MD— Aimab.lla, Victor Francen — For the French, arty — 75m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (foreign-made). 20th CENTURY-FOX (1937-1938 releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 releases 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 Wilcoxon — Good Withers — 69m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (929). CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU — MY — Sidney Tolelr, (Phyllis Brooks, Sen Yung — High rating Chan offering; play up Toler — 65m. — see Dec. Issue (928). DOWN ON THE FARM — C — Jed Prouty, Spring Bvington, Louise Fazenda, Russell Gleason — Top notch Jones Family — film. — see 2nd Get. issue — (920). EVERYBODY’S BABY — C — Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane. Spring Byington, Russell Gleason — High-rating Jones family offering — Glm. — see Dee. 14 issue. FIVE OF A KIND — CD — Dionne Quintuplets. Jean H-rsholt, Claire Trevor. Cesar Romero. Slim Summerville, John Qualen, Henry Wilcoxon — Pleasing entertainment, whose box office Is Dionne-conditioned — 85m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (919). GATEWAY — MD— Don Ameche, Arleen Whelan, Gregory Ratoff, Binnie Barnes — An Ameche-Whelan B, but it might be sold — 74m. — see 2nd August issue — (901). HOLD THAT CO-ED — CMU — John Barrymore, George Murphy, Marjorie Weaver, Jack Haley — Good football comedy — 80m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (907).