The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

Servisection 3 THE CHECK-UP— January 18, 1939 THANKS FOR THE MEMORY — CD — Bob Hope, Shirley Kosb, 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 — 68m. — 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). ZAZA — D — Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Bert Lahr — Title, cast have-selling value; can stand exploiting— 83m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (3819). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION 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 Buggies, Mary Roland, William Gargan, Donald O’Connor, Billy Lee. BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S SECRET POLICE — John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny. CAFE SOCIETY — Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross, Lucius Beebe. FEDERAL OFFENSE — Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Overman, Shirley Logan, Heather Angel. GRAND JURY SECRETS — John Howard, Gail Patrick, Henry Stephens, William Frawley. 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, Gene Lockhart. INVITATION TO HAPPINESS — Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Donald O’Connor, Charles Ruggles, William Collier, Sr. KING OF CHINATOWN — Anna Mae Wong, Akim Tamiroff, 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, Edward Arnold, Binnie Barnes. ME AND MY GIRL — Buck Jones, Dorothy Howe, Helen Twelvetrees, Grant Withers, Robert Armstrong. MIDNIGHT — Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, 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. 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. SUNSET TRAIL, THE — Bill Boyd, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters, George Hayes. SWEEPSTAKES M I LLIONAI RE — Charles Ruggles, Marjorie Rambeau, Billy Lee, Broderick Crawford. UNION PACIFIC — Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Akim Tamiroff, Lynne Overman — (technicolor). 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 1st Nov. issue — (908). ARIZONA LEGION — W— George O’Brien, Laraine Johnson, Carlyle Moore — Good western natural for O'Brien fans — 58m. — see Jan. 25 issue. BREAKING THE ICE — GD — Bobby Breen, Charley Ruggles, Dolores Costello, Irene Dare, Robert Barrat — Good Breen — 82m.— see 1st Sept, issue — ■ (845). BOY SLAVES — D — Ann Shirley, Roger Daniel, Alan Baxter— Dualler, with strong bearing on current fact — 72m. — see Jan. 26 issue — (911). 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 — MD— Chester Morris, Whitney Bourne, Onslow Stevens — For nabes, duals — 67m. — see 2nd Aug. issue — (736). FUGITIVES FOR A NIGHT — CATV — Frank Albertson, Eleanor Lynn, Jonathan Hale — Action nabe dualler — 63m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (903). GREAT MAN VOTES, THE — CD — John Barrymore, Peter Holden, Virginia W'eidler, Katherine Alexander — Should be headed for top money — 71m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (913). LADY OF WINDSOR, THE (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 — 7 3m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (909). LAWLESS VALLEY — W — George O’Brien, Kay Sutton, Fred Kohler — Good O'Brien — 59m.— see Nov. 16 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 — AID — Edward Ellis, Anne Shirley, Lee Bowman — High-rating family tear jerker — 79m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (906). MR. DOODLE KICKS OFF — C — Joe Penner, June Travis Okay Penner for duals, nabes — 77m.— see 1st Oct. issue — (904). NEXT TIME I MARRY — CD — James Ellison, Lucille Ball, Lee Bowman — Pleasing comedy; top dualler — 05m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (910). PACIFIC LINER — AID — Victor McLaglen, Chester Alorris, Wendy Barrie — Program meller; top dualler — 76m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (914). PAINTED DESERT — W — George O'Brien, Laraine Johnson— Actionful O’Brien western — 69m. — «ee 8nd 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). TARNISHED ANGEL — AID — Sally Eilers, Lee Bowman — Nabe dualler; some exploitable angles — 68m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (907). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BEAUTY FOR THE ASKING — Lucille Ball, Donald Woods, Kay Sutton — (915). CASTLES, THE — Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna Alay 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. QUNGA DIN — Sam JaUe, Gary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Victor AlcLaglan, Joan Fontaine — (912). LOVE AFFAIR — Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Lee Bowman, Alaria Ouspenskaya. PICARDY MAX — Chester Morris, James Ellison, Fay Wray, Harlan Briggs, Robert Kent. 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.) BILLY THE KID RETURNS— W — Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Mary Hart — High rating western — 56m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — -(851). COME ON, LEATHERNECKS — AID — Richard Cromwell, Marsha Hunt, Robert Warwick, Edward Brophy-— Salable service-action drama — 65m. — see lat Sept, issue — -(7024). COME ON, RANGERS — W— Roy Rogers, Mary Hart — Ace western — 57m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (818, 859). 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 — 66m. — see 1st Sept, issue — (7128). FEDERAL MAN-HUNT — AID — Robert Livingston, June Travis, John Gallaudet — Action, that’s all — 64m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (820). HEROES THE HILLS — W — Three Mesqulteers, PriaeiUa Lawson — Okay Mesqulteers — 66m. — see 2nd Aujuat 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 — Gena Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes — Best Autry to date — 58m. — see 2nd August leeue — (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 Dec. 14 issue — (819). OVERLAND STAGE RAIDERS — W — Three Mesqulteers, Louise Brooks — Good Mesqulteers — 65m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (862). PALS OF THE SADDLE — John Wayne, Ray 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, 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). SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON— W— Roy Rogers, Mary Hart, Lulu Belle & Scotty — Okay western, with Rogers better than material — 57m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (852). STORM OVER BENGAL — AD — Patric Knowles, Richard Cromwell, Rochelle Hudson — Better than average independent offering; top dualler — 66m. — 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). WESTERN JAMBOREE — W— Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Jean Rouberol, Joe Frisco, Kermit Maynard — Routine Autry — 55m. — see Dee. 28 issue — (841). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION FIGHTING THOROUGHBREDS — Ralph Byrd, Robert Allen, Mary Carlisle — 65m. — -(808). FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT — Co! . Roscoe Turner. FORGED PASSPORT — Paul Kelly, June Lang, Lyle Talbot, Billy Gilbert. HOME ON THE PRAIRIE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey — 56m. — (842). I WAS A CONVICT — Barton MacLane, Beverley Roberts, Horace MacMahon, Clarence Kolb, Ben Welden. MEXICALI ROSE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette. MYSTERIOUS MISS X, THE — Michael Whalen, Mary Hart, Chic Chandler, Regis Toomey, Don Douglas — 65m. — (809). PRIDE OF THE NAVY — James Dunn, Rochelle Hudson, Gordon Oliver. RED RIVER RANGE — Three Mesquiteers, Lorna Gray, Polly Moran — (864). ROUGH RIDER PATROL — Roy Rogers, Mary Hart, Raymond Hatton. STREET OF MISSING MEN— Charles Bickford. THREE TEXAS SlEERS — Three Mesquiteers. WAGONS WESTWARD — Richard Dix, George Hayes, Gail Patrick, Edward Ellis, C. Henry Gordon, Max Tertune — (7003). WOMAN DOCTOR, A — Frieda Inescort, 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). KERMESSE HEROIQUE, LA (Carnival in Flanders) — C — Francoise Rosay, Jean Murat, Alerme — Excellent class, good city nabe — 93m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (A). 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 — -74m. — see 1st May, 1936, issue, under Paramount. SACRIFICE D’HONNEUR — MD — Annabella, Victor Francen — For the French, arty — 75m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (foreign-made) . TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION HEART OF PARIS (Coeur de Paris) [formerly The Valient (Gribouille) ] — Raimu, Michele Morgan. 20th CENTURY-FOX (1937-193S releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 ralauti from 900 up.) ALWAYS IN TROUBLE — O — 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 Toler, iPhyllis Brooks, Sen Yung — High rating Chan offering; play up Toler — 65m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (928). CHASING DANGER — CD — Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon — Good dualler — 62m. — see Jan. 11 issue. DOWN ON THE FARM — C — Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Louise Fazenda, Russell Gleason— Top notoh Jones Family — 61m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (920). EVERYBODY’S BABY — C — Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason — High-rating Jones family offering — 61m. — see Dec. 14 iBsue.