The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

THE CHECK-UP— February 1, 1939 SUNSET MURDER CASE, THE (The Sunset Strip Case) — MD — Sally Rand, Esther Muir, Vince Barnett, Henry King & Orchestra — Nabe dualler; exploit Rand — i57m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (346). TITANS OF THE DEEP — Travel — William Beebe-Otis Barton Bathysphere expedition — Good popular science novelty — 47-, 38m. — see 1st Nov issue — (326). TRIGGER PALS — W — Art Jarrett, Lee Powell, A1 St. John, Dorothy Fay — Routine singing western — 55m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (Wl-13). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CRASHING THROUGH, RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED IN— James Newill, Jean Carmen. CURIO CIPHER — Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, Sidney Miller, Weldon Heyburn, Adrienne Ames. EMPIRE OF THE WEST — Ueorge Houston. EXILE EXPRESS — Anna Sten, Jerome Cowan, Alan Marshall, Walter Catlett, Duncan Renaldo, Edward Brophy — (301). RHYTHM RIDES THE RANGE — Tex Fetcher, Joan Barclay, Ralph Peters, Reed Howes. SINGING COWGIRL — Dorothy Page, David O'Brien, Vince Barnette, Ed Piel. TO THE RESCUE, RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED IN — James Newill — (328). WATER RUSTLERS — Dorothy Page — 54m. — (Wl-1). 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 — O — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Patricia Kills, Minna Gombell, Billy Gilbert — Routine Laurel-Hardy — *7m. — eee let Sept, issue — (844). BOYS TOWN— MD — Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Bobs Watson, Gene Reynolds — Topnotoh — 96m.— eee 2nd Sept, issue — (902). BURN 'EM UP O’CONNOR — MY — Dennis O’Keefe, Cecelia Parker, Nat Pendleton — Dual fare, okay for thrill, action fans — 67m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (919). 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. issue — (909) — (foreign-made). DRAMATIC SCHOOL — CD — Luise Rainer, Paulette Goddard, Alan Marshall, Lana Turner — Program, with selling opportunities — 80m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (916). FLIRTING WITH FATE — C — Joe E. Brown, Leo Carillo, Beverly Roberts, Wynne Gibson — High-rating comedy, with Brown in top form; a natural for Brown fans — 70m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (914). FOUR GIRLS IN WHITE — D— Florence Rice, Una Merkel, Ann Rutherford, Alan Marshall — Routine hospital stuff, for dual support — 70m. — see Feb. 8 issue — ( 921 ) . GIRL DOWNSTAIRS, THE — MD — Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone, Walter Connolly, Reginald Owen — Exploitable programmer — 77m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (916). GREAT WALTZ, THE — Fernand Gravet, Luise Rainer, Meliza Korjus, Hugh Herbert — Highly exploitable; box office — 104m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (908). IDIOT’S DELIGHT — MD— Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward Arnold, Burgess Meredith, Joseph Schildkraut — Top money show— 109m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (920). LISTEN, DARLING — C — Freddie Bartholomew, Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Walter Pidgeon — Good family comedy — 74m. — see 1st Nov. issue: — (904). MARIE ANTOINETTE — COD — Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, Robert Morley, Anita Louise, Joseph Scliildkraut — Box office — 153m. — see 1st August issue — (845). OUT WEST WITH THE HARDYS — G — Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecelia Parker, Fay 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). SHINING HOUR, THE — D — Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas, Fav Fainter— Class program; women should like it — 75m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (912). SPRING MADNESS — C — Maureen O’Sullivan, Lew Ayres, 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). STAND UP AND FIGHT — MD— Wallace Beery, Robert Taylor, Florence Rice — High-rating program — 97m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (918). SWEETHEARTS — MU — Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald, Frank Morgan, Mischa Auer — Musical topnotcher — 112m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (910) — (technicolor). THREE LOVES HAS NANCY— C— Janet Gaynor, 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. — eee 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. — eee 2nd Oct. issue — (907). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, THE — Mickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, Lynn Carver, Joann Sayres, Rex Ingram — (923). BROADWAY SERENADE — Jeanette MacDonald, Lew Ayres, Ian Hunter, Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey. DR. KILDARE'S MISTAKE — Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Nat Pendleton, Lynne Carver. FAST AND LOOSE — Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Reginald Owen, Ralph Morgan — (924). GONE WITH THE WIND — Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia deHavilland, Laura Hope Crews, Hattie MacDaniel— (technicolor). GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS — Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Miles Mander, Lyn Harding — (foreign-made). HARDYS RIDE HIGH, THE — Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Nan Gray, Hale Hamilton. HONOLULU — Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, Judith Allen, George Burns, Gracie Allen — (922). I TAKE THIS WOMAN— Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Ina Claire, Walter Pidgeon. ICE FOLLIES OF 1939, THE — Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, International Ice Follies. LET FREEDOM RING — Nelson Eddy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Barrymore, Victor McLaglen, Edward Arnold. LUCKY NIGHT — Myrna Loy, Robert Taylor. SERGEANT MADDEN — Wallace Beery, Loraine Johnson, Marion Martin, Tom Brown. TARZAN IN EXILE — -Johnny Weismuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, Henry Wilcoxon, John Sheffield, Freida Inescort. THEY ALL COME OUT— Tom Neal, Bernard Nedell, Ed Gargan, John Gallaudet. WIZARD OF OZ, THE — Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Bert Lahr — (technicolor). MONOGRAM (1937-1938 releases from 3700 up; 1938-1939 releases from 3800 up.) CONVICT’S CODE— MD — Robert Kent, Anne Nagel, Sidney Blackmer — Lower dualler — 63m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (3822). DRIFTING WESTWARD — W — Jack Randall, Frank Yacanelli — High rating Randall — 4 7m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (3853). 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. — see 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). LITTLE PAL (The Healer) — D — Ralph Bellamy, Mickey Rooney, Judith Allen, Karen Morley — Worthy attempt— 72m.— see Jan. 11 issue — (re-issue). MEXICALI KID, THE — W — Jack Randall, Eleanor Stewart, Wesley Barry— Satisfying Randall — 51m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3741). MR. WONG, DETECTIVE— MY — Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Evelyn Brent — Good mystery program — 69m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (3804). 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 LaRoux — Tops for Ritter — 66m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3859). SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI — MU — Mary Carlisle, Larry Crabbe, Charles Starrett, Florence Lake — Creditable collegiate, sports story — 65m. — see 2nd Sept, 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 clrous story; family dualler — 63m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3811). Servisection 2 WANTED BY THE POLICE— MD — Frankie Darro, Evalyn Knapp, Robert Kent — Okay inde dualler — 59m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (3817). WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM— W— Tex Ritter, Dorothy Short — The Old West in sharps, Opts — 62m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3860). WILD HORSE CANYON — W — Jack Randall, Dorothy Short, Charles King — Satisfactory Randall — 51m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3852). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BOY’S REFORMATORY— Frankie Darro. MAN FROM TEXAS — Tex Ritter. MYSTERY OF MR. WONG, THE — Boris Karloff, Dorothy Ti'ee, Grant Withers, Craig Reynolds. NAVY SECRETS — Fay Wray, Grant Withers, Dewey Robinson, Craig Reynolds. RIDERS OF THE RIO GRANDE— Jack Randall. ROLLING WESTWARD — Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay, Horace Murphy. SKY PIRATE — John Trent, Polly Ann Young, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone. STAR REPORTER — Warren Hull, Marsha Hunt, Virginia Howell, Clay Clement. STREETS OF NEW YORK— Jackie Cooper. SUNDOWN ON THE PRAIRIE— Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay, Horace Murphy, Charles King. TRIGGER SMITH — Jack Randall. UNDER NORTHERN LIGHTS — John Carroll, Movita. PARAMOUNT (1937-1938 releases from 3700 up; 1938-1939 hIwh from 3800 up) AMBUSH — MD — Gladys Swarthout, Lloyd Nolan, Ernest Truex — Fair action thriller; dualler — 62m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (3820). ARKANSAS TRAVELER, THE — CD — Bob Bums, Fay Bainter, John Beal, Lyle Talbot, Irwin S. Cobb — Good nabe family fare — 86m. — 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 ABROAD — CMU — Jack Benny, Joan Bennett, Mary Boland, Charles Grapewin, Yacht Club Boys — Good program; tops for the Benny fans— 96m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3817). BEACHCOMBER, THE — MD — Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Tyrone Guthrie — Above average British production — 89m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (foreignmade). BOY TROUBLE — C — Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O’Connor, Billy Lee — For the family trade — 74m. — see Jan. 29 issue. 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 — 60m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3818). DR. RHYTHM — CMU — Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle Beatrice Lillie, Andy Devine, Laura Hop* Crew* — Good musloal — 81m. — see 1st May issue — (8789). FRONTIERSMEN, THE — W — William Boyd, George Hayes, Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden — Good Hopa-long — 74m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3856). 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. 16 issue — (3809). KING OF ALCATRAZ — D — J. Carroll Naish, Harry Carey, Lloyd Nolan, Gail Patrick — Fast, exciting action dualler — 56m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (8804). LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE — MD — Ann Gillis, Robert Kent, June Travis, J. Farrell MacDonald — Exploitable dualler for kids, adults — 68m. — see Nov. 3.0 issue — (3814). MEN WITH WINGS — MD — Fred MacMurray, Louise Campbell, Ray Milland, Andy Devine — Box office, If boosted — 106m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3808) — (technicolor). MYSTERIOUS RIDER, THE — W — Douglas Dumbrille, Russell 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 — 85m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3821). PERSONS IN HIDING — MD — -Lynne Overman, Patricia Morison, J. Carrol Maish — Sure-fire meller in any spot — 71m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (3823). RIDE A CROOKED MILE— MD — Akim Tamiroff. Leif Erickson, Frances Farmer — Top spot dualler — 78m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3816). SAINT LOUIS BLUES — MDMU — Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan, Jessie Ralph, Tito Guizar — Fair program — 87m. — see Jan. 26 issue — (3822). SAY IT IN FRENCH— CD — Ray Milland, Olympe Bradna, Irene Hervey — High-rating program — 69m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3813). SONS OF THE LEGION— MD — Donald O’Connor, Billy Lee, Billy Cook, Evelyn Keyes — Kid programmer, with Legion angle — 62m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — (3803).