The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

SPECIAL FEATURES 11 {Advance Shots: Continued from page 9) FORGED PASSPORT (Republic)— Paul Kelly, June Lang, Lyle Talbot, Billy Gilbert. 64m. Best for the action fans, this is a cops-and-robbers yarn, with the accent on action. HOME ON THE PRAIRIE (Republic) — Gene Autry, June Storey, Smiley Burnette, George Cleveland. 5 8m. Gene Autry prevents a crooked cattleman from shipping cattle infected with the hoof-and-mouth disease, clear the framed rancher, gets the girl. MY SON IS A CRIMINAL (Columbia)— Alan Baxter, Jacqueline Wells, Gordon Oliver, Willard Robertson. 59m. A retired police chief, re-entering a baffling case, finally discovers that his son is the racket’s big shot. SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS (Hoffberg) — Diana Churchill, Rex Harrison, June Clyde. 70m. A suave bedroom comedy, somewhat risque, this should go well as a laugh-provoker in sub-runs, art houses. STAGECOACH (United Artists) — John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carradine. A glorified western (without, however, the rustling, the conventional bad men), this deals with the characters on the "stage to Lordsburg.” It should be box office. SUNDOWN ON THE PRAIRIE (Monogram) — Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay, Horace Murphy, Charles King. 5 5m. A better than average Tex Ritter, this deals with silver smuggling across the border. YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER (Warners) — Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Roland Young, May Robson. 85m. Good entertainment is this clever screen version of the stage play dealing with the modern family life. Short subjects reviewed during the past week included the following: GOOFY AND WILBUR (RKO-Radio)— 8m. Goofy, grasshopper Wilbur go fishing with typical and excellent Disney results. THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN (Republic)— A sequel to 1 9 3 8 ’s "The Lone Ranger,” this brings Robert Livingston to the title role, supported by Jinx Falken, J. Farrell MacDonald, Duncan Rinaldo, Chief Thunder-Cloud, Silver Chief, in a 15-chapter serial that should prove as popular as its predecessor. Theme is the conflict between cattlemen, homesteaders. THE MARCH OF TIME, No. 7 (RKO-Radio) — 19m. The usual excellent commentary, this deals with the Mexican crisis, recounts the story of the Boy Scouts. SWING VACATION (RKO-Radio)— 1 8m. First of a series of Buddy Rogers band subjects, this offers a pleasing array of talent. THAT’S AFRICA (Paramount) — 10m. A Paragraphic of Darkest Africa, this raises an interesting question on the origin of the tribes. NOMIMATED FOR THE ACADEMY AWARDS Official nominations in the 11th annual achievement awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are as follows in part: MOST OUTSTANDING FILM "Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” 20th Century-Fox. "Boys Town,” Metro. "Four Daughters,” Warners. "Grand Illusion,” World Pictures. "Jezebel,” Warners. "Pygmalion,” Metro. "Test Pilot,” Metro. "The Adventures of Robin Hood,” Warners. "The Citadel,” Metro. "You Can’t Take It With You,” Columbia. BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTOR Charles Boyer in "Algiers,” Walter Wanger. James Cagney in "Angels With Dirty Faces,” Warners. Leslie Howard in "Pygmalion,” Metro. Robert Donat in "The Citadel,” Metro. Spencer Tracy in "Boys Town,” Metro. BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTRESS Bette Davis in "Jezebel,” Warners. Fay Bainter in "White Banners,” Warners. Margaret Sullavan in "Three Comrades,” Metro. Norma Shearer in "Marie Antoinette,” Metro. Wendy Hiller in "Pygmalion,” Metro. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR PERFORMANCE Walter Brennan in "Kentucky,” 20th-Fox. John Garfield in "Four Daughters,” Warners. Gene Lockhart in "Algiers,” Walter Wanger. Robert Morley in "Marie Anto'nette,” Metro. Basil Rathbone in "If I Were King,” Paramount. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS PERFORMANCE Fay Bainter in "Jezebel,” Warners. Beulah Bondi in "Of Human Hearts,” Metro. Spring Byington in "You Can’t Take It With You,” Columbia. Billie Burke in "Merrily We Live,” Hal Roach. Miliza Korjus in "The Great Waltz,” Metro. BEST DIRECTION "Angels With Dirty Faces,” Michael Curtiz, Warners. "Boys Town,” Norman Taurog, Metro. "The Citadel,” King Vidor, Metro. "Four Daughters,” Michael Curtiz, Warners. "You Can’t Take It With You,” Frank Capra, Columbia. BEST CAMERAMAN "Algiers,” James Wong Howe, Walter Wang-r. "Army Girl,” Harry Wild, Ernest Miller, Republic. "The Buccaneer,” Victor Milner, Paramount. "The Great Waltz,” Joseph Ruttenberg, Metro. "Jezebel,” Ernest Haller, Warners. "Mad About Music,” Joseph Valentine, U i versal. "Merrily We Live,” Norbert Brodine, Hal Roach. "Suez,” Peverell Marley, 20th-Fox. "Vivacious Lady,” Robert de Grasse, RKO. "You Can’t Take It With You,” Joseph Walker, Columbia. "Young in Heart,” Leon Shamroy, Selznick-International. BEST WRITTEN SCREEN PLAY "Boys Town,” by John Meehan and Dore Schary, Metro. “The Citadel,” by Ian Dalrymple, Frank Wead, Elizabeth Hill, Metro. "Four Daughters,” by Julius J. Epstein, Lenore Coffee, Warners. "Pygmalion,” screen play and dialog by Bernard Shaw; adaptation by W. P. Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis, Ian Dalrymple, Metro. "You Can’t Take It With You,” by Robert Riskin, Columbia. BEST ORIGINAL FILM STORY "Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” by Irving Berlin, 20th-Fox. "Angels With Dirty Faces,” by Rowland Brown, Warners. "Blockade,” by John Howard Lawson, Walter Wanger. "Boys Town,” by Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin, Metro. "Mad About Music,” by Marcella Burke, Frederick Kohner, Universal. "Test Pilot,” by Frank Wead, Metro. BEST ART DIRECTION "The Adventures of Robin Hood,” Warners. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” Selznick International. "Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” 20th-Fox. "Algiers,” Walter Wanger. "Carefree,” RKO. "Goldwyn Follies,” Samuel Goldwyn. "Holiday,” Columbia. “If I Were King,” Paramount. "Mad About Music,” Universal. "Marie Antoinette,” Metro. “Merrily We Live,” Hal Roach. Number 14 of a Series: A. 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