The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

Servisection 5 THE CHECK-UP — January 18, 1939 GIRLS ON PROBATION — MD— Ronald Reagan, Jane Bryan, Anthony Averill, Sheila Bromley — Good action meller for duals, nabes — 63m. — see 1st Sept, -issue — (FN) — (3691 GOING PLACES — CMU — Dick Powell, Anita Louise, Walter Catlett, Louis Armstrong, Orchestra — Nabe top dualler — 84m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (FN — Cosmopolitan)— (359). HARD 10 GET — CD — Dick Powell, Olivia deHavilland, Charles Winninger, Melville Cooper — Change of Pace should help Powell — 79m. — see 2nd Oct. issue— (W)— (310). HEART OF THE NORTH — MD — Dick Foran, Gale Page, Gloria Dickson, Patric Knowles — High rating program for the action fans, with exploitable angles — 85m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (FN) — (362) — (technicolor). KING OF THE UNDERWORLD — MD — Kay Francis, Humphrey Bogart, James Stephenson — Top dualler — 69m.— see Dec. 28 issue — (YV) — (317). LITTLE MISS THOROUGHBRED — CD — Ann Sheridan, John Lltel, Frank McHugh, Janet Chapman — Entertaining programmer — 63m. — see 1st June isaue — (W) — (219). NANCY DREW, DETECTIVE — MD — Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas — Dualler; can be topspotted to advantage — 66m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (W)— (319). OFF THE RECORD — MD — Pat O’Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby Jordan— Dualler, with selling possibilities — 71m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (W) — (314). SISTERS, THE — MD — Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, Dick Foran — High rating, moving drama, with strong femme appeal — 99m. — (W) — (302). SECRETS OF AN ACTRESS — MD — Kay Francis, George Brent, Ian Hunter — Women will Ilka It — 70m.— see 2nd August issue — (FN) — (866). THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL — D — John Garfield, Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, “Crime School’’ Boys — High-rating meller; cast names make it exploitable— 92m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (W). TORCHY GETS HER MAN — CD — Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane — Okay mystery for duals, nabes — 62m.— see 1st Nov. issue — (W) — (318). VALLEY OF THE GIANTS — MD — Wayne Morris, Charles Bickford, Claire Trevor, Frank McHugh — Exciting meller of the redwood country — 79m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — ( W ) — ( 306) — ( technicolor) . WINGS OF THE NAVY — MD — George Brent, Olivia deHavilland, John Payne, Frank McHugh — Exploitable program — 90m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (W — Cosmopolitan). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ADVENTURES OF JANE ARDEN, THE — Rosella Towne, William Gargan, Dennis Moore. BLACKWELL’S ISLAND — John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Peggy Shannon, Wade Boteler. DARK VICTORY — Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Ronald Reagan — (W). DODGE CITY— Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Henry O’Neill, Bruce Cabot, Alan Hale — (technicolor). HERO FOR A DAY — Charles Grapewin, Jane Bryan, Henry O’Neill, Elizabeth Risdon, Dickie Jones, Fred Taylor. JUAREZ — -Paul Muni, Bette Davis, John Garfield, Gilbert Roland, Gale Sondergaard, Claude Rains, John Miljan. KID FROM KOKOMO, THE — Pat O’Brien, Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Joan Blondell, May Robson, Sidney Toler. NANCY DREW, REPORTER — Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Leonard Mudie — (FN). OKLAHOMA KID — James Cagney, Rosemary Lane, Humphrey Bogart, A1 Jennings. ON TRIAL — Margaret Lindsay, Gloria Dickson, Janet Chapman, Edward Norris, Henry O’Neill. PROFESSOR STEPS OUT, THE — Dick Powell, Gale Page, Ann Sheridan, Maxie Rosenbloom, Allen Jenkins, ZaSu Pitts. SECRET SERVICE IN THE AIR— Ronald Reagan, Irene Rhodes, James Stephenson, Rosella Towne — (W). SMASHING THE MONEY RING — Ronald Reagan, Rosella Towne, Steffl Duna, Eddy Fay, Jr., Margaret Lindsay. SWEEPSTAKES WINNER — Marie Wilson, Johnny Davis, Frankie Burke, Jerry Colonna, Max Rosenbloom. YOU CAN’T GET AWAY WITH MURDER— Humhprey Bogart, Gail Page, Billy Halop, Henry Travers, Henry O’Neill. TORCHY IN CHINATOWN— Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Patric Knowles, Henry O’Neill — (FN). TORCHY RUNS FOR MAYOR — Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane. WOMEN IN THE WIND— Kay Francis. William Gargan, Eddie Foy, Jr. YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER — Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, May Robson, Roland Young, Fay Bainter, Genevieve Tobin, Ian Hunter. MISCELLANEOUS (Independently produoed, these plotures are handled by Independent distributors. Other independent productions are listed under their brand names.) CONVICTS AT LARGE — MD — Ralph Forbes, Paula Stone — Lower-half dualler— 58m. — see Dec. 28 issue. FORBIDDEN TERRITORY — MD — Gregory Ratoff, Binnie Barnes — Nabe dualler — 83m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Hoffberg). HEADLEYS AT HOME, THE — CD — -Evelyn Venable, Grant Mitchell — Dual support for nabes, smaller situations — 60m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Standard). PRISON TRAIN — MD — Fred Keating, Linda Winters, Clarence Muse — Good inde action meller; better than average state-right product — 66m. — see 1st Nov. iBsue — (Equity). REBELLIOUS DAUGHTERS— MD ■ — Marjorie Reynolds, Verna Hillie, Dennis Moore, Monte Blue — Exploitable meller; title can be sold — 65m. — see 1st Oct. issue — ( Progressive ) . SLANDER HOUSE — MD — Adrienne Ames, Craig Reynolds, Pert Kelton, George Meeker — Exploitable inde programmer — 65m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (Progressive) . SMASHING THE VICE TRUST— MD — Willy Castello, Vyola Vonn, Augusta Anderson — Exploitable vice pioture, sex show for spots that can play It — 68ra. (unit time, 127m.) — see 1st Sept, issue — (Real Life Dramas) — (A). SONGS AND SADDLES — W — Gene Austin, Lynne Berkeley, Walter Wills — Exploitable, sell Gene Austin’s person appearance — 65m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (Road Show Attractions). FOREIGN (Distributed through Independent Exohangei) AUSTRALIAN WILD INNOCENCE — MD — Wendy Munro, Brian Abbott — For grinds or small houses with “different” policy— 65m. — see 1st Dec., ’37, issue — (Garfield). AUSTRIAN TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS — MU — Magda Schneider, Wolf Albach-Retty, Leo Slezak — Strauss music for the foreign, art house — 83m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (Brunk Zwicken Films). WALTZ BY STRAUSS, A — D — Hans Junkermann, Julia Serda — Okay for arty, Viennese houses — 85m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Arthur Ziehm). BRITISH EDGE OF THE WORLD — MD— Finlay Currie, John Laurie— Grim, stirring art drama — 74m. — see 1st Oct. issue — -(Pax). FORBIDDEN MUSIC — Operetta — Jimmy Durante, Richard Tauber, Diana Napier— Nabe offering with popular appeal, for spots that can use British product — 63m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (World). GANG, THE — DMU — Ralph Reader, Giano Malo, Stuart Robinson — Top-rating English musical of boys, for all — 64m. — see Nov. 30 issue. THIS WILL MAKE YOU WH ISTLE— CMU— Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph — Pleasing English musical — 64m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (Wilcox). WITHOUT WARNING — MD — Victor Varconi, Joan Maude, P. A. Clarke-Smith — Good British melodrama— 54m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (Olympic) — (foreign-made). FRENCH ADVOCATE D AMOUR — CMU — Danielle Darrieux, Henry Garat Amusing Gallic comedy; Darrieux's name should help — 80m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (Krellberg). baller|NA — MD — Mia Slavenska, Yvette Chauvire, Janine Charrat — Another French high-rater for the r,/,o5rt£7^.5m' — see Nov 30 iseue — (Cinatlantica). UAHK EYES — D — Harry Baur, Simone Simon — For the foreign-language, art spots — 83m. — see 2nd Sept issue — (Kassler). p FOOLISH VIRGIN, THE (La Vierge Folle) — MD — Juliette Faber, Victor Francen, Annie Ducaux — Fare for French — 80m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (Walch Film) — (A). FORTY LITTLE MOTHERS (Le Mioche)— MD— Lucien Baroux, “Little Philippe,” Madeleine Robinson — A human tale for any spot — 95m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (National Pictures). GRAND ILLUSION — MD — Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Eric von Stroheim — Top rating art fare — 97m — seo 1st Oct,, issue — (World) — (A). KREUTZER SONATA, THE — MD — Gaby Morlay, Jean Yonnel, Jacques Erwin — Will sell itself to the arty; exploit it for others — 85m. — see Dec. 28 issue (Foreign Cinema Arts) — (A). LITTLE FLOWER OF JESUS, THE— D— Simone Bouraay — Strictly for Catholics — 67m. — see Jan 11 issue — (Sun Ray). LOWER DEPTHS, THE — MD — Jean Gabin, Louis Javet, Suzy Prim — Superb for arty, French, liberal — 95m. c-r^r,Trs^er D.ecu.28 issue — (Mayer-Burstyn) — (A). STORY OF A CHEAT, THE — MD — Sascha Guitry, Jacqueline DeLubac — Good art — 86m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (Gallic Films). IRISH FATHER O' FLYNN — MD — Tom Burke, Jean Arienne, Robert Chisholm — Real Irish — 65m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (Hoffberg-) . IRISH AND PROUD OF IT — MD — Richard Hayward, Dinah Sheridan, Gwen Gill — A natural for the nabe Irishmen 75m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Crusade). ROSE OF" TRALEE — MD — Baby Binkie Stuart, Kathleen O Regan,. Fred Conyngham — A natural for an Irish nabe; good especially for women, children — 71m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (Dublin Film Company). MAMELE — DMU — Molly Picon, Edmund Zayenda, Max Bozyk — Sure-fire box-office in Jewish nabes — 103m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (Sphinx). NEIGHBORS — DMU — Helen Gross, Joseph Orwid, E. Bodo — Yiddish nabe box office — 89m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (Best Films). SINGING BLACKSMITH, THE — MD — Moishe Oysher, Miriam Riselle, Florence Weiss — Should do well in Jewish nabes — 116m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Collective Film Producers). TKIES KHAF (The Vow) — D — Kurt Katch, M. Lipman, Diana Helpern — Reserved for Jewish audiences — 89m. see 1st Nov. issue — (Foreign Cinema Arts). TWO SISTERS — D — Jennie Goldstein, Michael Rosenberg, Muni Seroff — Good Yiddish nabe fare — 80m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (Foreign Cinema Arts). MEXICAN WAVE, THE — D — Silvio Hernandez, Miguel Figueroa — For foreign, art, labor spots — 68m. — see 1st Sept, issue — ( Garrison ) . RUSSIAN FRIENDS — MD — Boris Bobochkin, I. Zarubina — Soviet propaganda for radical houses — 97m. — see Jan. 25 issue — ( Amkino ) . IF WAR COMES TOMORROW — Documentary — Produced by Mosfilms under supervision of E. Dzigun, directed by L. Antsi-Polovski, G. Berezko, N. Karmazinski — For Soviet-minded audienoss — 60m. — see 1st Sept, ssue — (Amkino). PROFESSOR MAMLOCK — D — S. Mezhinski, E. Nikitina — Box office in Russian, Jewish, arty, liberal houses — 110m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Lenfilm). SPANISH RANCHO GRANDE — DMU — Tito Guizar, Rene Cardona, Esther Fernandez — Natural for Spanish, select nabes — 80m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (Atlas Film).