The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

Servisection 3 THE CHECK-UP— March 1, 1939 SAINT LOUIS BLUES— MDMU— Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan, Jessie Kalph, Tito Guizar — Fair prooram — 87m. — see Jan. 26 issue — (3822). SAY 17 IN FHENCH — CD — Kay MiilanU, Olympe Bradna, Irene Hervey — High-rating program — 69m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3013). SILVER ON THE SAGE — W — William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, Ruth RogerB — Standard Hop-a-Long; will satisfy western fans — 65m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (3858). SUNSET TRAIL — W — William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters — Top notch western, with Boyd In top form — 68m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3857). THANKS FOR THE MEMORY — CD — Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Charles Butterworth — Pleasing program; top dualler — 78m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3811). TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE — MD — Billy Cook, Donald O’Connor, Porter 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 — (3806). ZAZA — D — Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Bert Lahr — Title, cast have selling value; can stand exploiting— 86m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (3819). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BACK DOOR TO HEAVEN — Wallace Ford, Patricia Ellis, Stuart Irwin, Aline McMahon. BEAU GESTE — Gary Cooper, Kay Milland, Mary (Susan) Howard, Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Verree Teasdale, J. Carroll Naieli, Broderick Crawford, Donald O’Connor. BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S SECRET POLICE — John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny. FEDERAL OFFENSE — Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Overman, Janice (Shirley) Logan, Heather Angel. GRACIE ALLEN MURDER CASE, THE — Gracie Allen, Warren William, Kent Taylor, Horace MacMahon, H. B. Warner, Judith Barrett. 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 NaiBli, 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, Billy Cook, Charles Ruggles, William Collier, Sr. KING OF CHINATOWN — Anna Mae Wong, Akim Tamiroff. I Carroll Vaisti. Bernadette Haves. LADY'S FROM KENTUCKY, THE — George Raft, Ellen Drew. Hugh Herbert, ZaSu Pitts. MAGNIFICENT FRAUD, THE — Lloyd Nolan, Patricia Morison, Akim Tamiroff, Steffi Duna, Robert Warwick, Frank Reicher. MAN ABOUT TOWN — Jack Benny, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Binnie Barnes. 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. RENEGADE TRAIL — William Boyd, Charlotte Wynlers Russell Hopton, Rov Barcroft. SOME LIKE l,T HOT — Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Judith Barrett, Una Merkel, Rube Davis, Gene Krupa & Orchestra. STOLEN LIFE — Elizabeth Bergner, Michael Redgrave — (foreign -made). SUDDEN MONEY — Charles Ruggles, Marjorie Rambeau, Billy Lee, Broderick Crawford. UNION PACIFIC — Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Akim Tamiroff, Lynne Overman — ( technicolor) . UNMARRIED — Buck Jones, Dorothy Howe, Helen Twelvetrees, Grant Withers, Robert Armstrong. 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 — Mljd oomedy 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 — (982). BEAUTY FOR THE ASKING — D — Lucille Ball, Patric Knowles, Donald Woods, Frieda Inescort— For duals, nabes — 68m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (915). BOY SLAVES — D — Ann Shirley, Roger Daniel, Alan Baxter— Dualler, with strong bearing on current fact — 72m. — see Jan. 25 isBue — (911). FISHERMAN’S WHARF — MDMU — Bobby Breen, Leo Carrillo, Henry Armetta — Pleasing programmer — 72m. — see Feh. 8 iSRUe — (844). GREAT MAN VOTES, THE — CD— John Barrymore, Peter Holden, Virginia Weidler, Katherine Alexander — Should be headed for top money — 72m. — see Jan. 11 issue (913). GUNGA DIN — MD — Sam Jaffe, Cary Grant. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Victor McLaglen, Eduardo Cianelli, Joan Fontaine — For the top money — 117m. — see Jan. 26 issue — (912). LAW WEST OF TOMBSTONE, THE — W — Harry Carey, Tim Holt, Evelyn Brent — Swell western — 73m.— see Nov. 30 issue — (909). LAWLESS VALLEY — VV — George O’Brien, Kay Sutton, Fred Kohler — Good O’Brien — 59m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (981) . LOST PATROL, THE — MD — Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Alan Hale — No women — 73m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (991) — ( re-issue ) . 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 — 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 — 65m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (910). PACIFIC LINER — MD — Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris, Wendy Barrie — Program meller; top dualler — 76m. — see Jan. 11 issue— (914). 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). SAINT STRIKES BACK, THE — MD — George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale — Okay for mystery fans — 64m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (918). SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS — D — Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, C. Aubrey Smith — Box-office importation, if exploited — 85m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (foreign-made)— (technicolor). STAR OF MIDNIGHT — CD — William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly, Ralph Morgan — Top-notch — 90m. — see Feb. 8 issue — '(990) — (re-issue). TARNISHED ANGEL — MD — Sally Eilers, Lee Bowman — Nabe dualler; some exploitable angles — 68m. — see 1st Nov, issue — (907). TWELVE CROWDED HOURS— MD— Richard Dix, Lucille Ball, John Arledge, Dorothy Lee — Action dualler; top-billing possibilities in small spots — 64m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (917). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ALMOST A GENTLEMAN — Chester Morris, James Ellison, Helen Wood, Harlan Briggs, Robert Kent — (920). CASTLES, THE— Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. Edna May Oliver, Lew Fields, Victor Varconi — (838). FIXER DUGAN — ■ Lee Tracy, Peggy Shannon, Irene Franklin, Virginia Weidler. FLYING IRISHMAN, THE — Douglas Corrigan, Dorothy Peterson, Robert Armstrong, Paul Kelly, Neil Hamilton— (919). LOVE AFFAIR — Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Lee Bowman, Maria Ouspenskaya — (916). SORORITY HOUSE — -Ann Shirley, James Ellison, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, Frances Farmer, Tim Holt, Walter Brennan. THEY MADE HER A SPY — Sally Eilers, Allan Lane, Fritz Leiber, Leona Roberts, Peggy Shannon. TROUBLE IN SUNDOWN — George O’Brien, Rosalind Keith, Ward Bond, Ray Whitley — (983). REPUBLIC (1937-1938 releases from 7000 up; 1938-1939 releases from 800 up.) 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). FEDERAL MAN-HUNT — MD — Robert Livingston, June Travis, John Gallaudet — Action, that’s all — 64m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (820). FIGHTING THOROUGHBREDS — MD — Ralph Byrd, Mary Carlisle, Robert Allen — Nabe dualler, with top-spot possibilities for smaller sites — 65m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (821). FORGED PASSPORT — MD — Paul Kelly, June Lang, Lyle Talbot, Billy Gilbert — Lower bracket offering, best for action fans — 64m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (823). HOME ON THE PRAIRIE — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Sherven Brothers Rodeoliers — Good Autry — 58m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (842). I WAS A CONVICT — MD — Barton MacLane, Beverly Roberts — Good independent program for smaller situations— 62m. — see Mar. 8 issue— (824). MYSTERIOUS MISS X, THE — CD — Michael Whalen, Mary Hart — Good dual support for heavy dramatic cofeatures— 65m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (809). 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 — 6"4m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (819). OVERLAND STAGE RAIDERS — W — Three Mesqulteers, Louise Brooks — Good Mesqulteers — 66m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (862). PRAIRIE MOON — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Shirley Deane, Tommy Ryan — Autry western without much western — 5 8m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (7107). PRIDE OF THE NAVY — AD — James Dunn, Rochelle Hudson, Gordon Jones — Good action meller; better than average dual fare — 65m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (822). RED RIVER RANGE — W — John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Lorna Gray, Polly Moran — Good Mesquiteers — 56m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (864). 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 Mesqulteers 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 — 67m. — 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 ). WESTERN JAMBOREE — W — Gene Autry,. Smiley Burnette, Jean Rouberol, Joe Frisco, Kermit Maynard — Routine Autry — 55m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (841). WOMAN DOCTOR — D — Frieda Inescort, Henry Wilcoxon, Cora Witherspoon, Frank Reicher — Should attraot women; okay for nabes, family trade — 65m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (808). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT — Col. Roscoe Turner. HEROES OF THE DESERT — Three Mesquiteers. LONE STAR BULLETS — Three Mesquiteers. MAN OF CONQUEST — Richard Dix, George Hayes, Gail Patrick, Edward Ellis, C. Henry Gordon, Max Terhune, Robert Armstrong, Robert Barrat, Joan Fontaine, Janet Beecher. MEXICALI ROSE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, William Farnum, Luana Walters. MY WIFE’S RELATIONS — James Lucille, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport, Tommy Ryan, Marjorie Gateson, Maude Eburne, Mary Hart. ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGE — Roy Rogers. ROUGH RIDER ROUNDUP' — -Roy Rogers, Mary Hart, Raymond Hatton. ROVIN’ TUMBLEWEEDS — Gene Autry. STREET OF MISSING MEN— -Charles Bickford, Harry Carey, Tommy Ryan, Guinn Williams. THREE TEXAS STEERS— Three Mesquiteers. TRI-NATIONAL (Distributed in this territory by Harry H. Thomas) (All Foreign-made) CROSSROADS (Carrefour) — MD — Charles Vanel, Jules Berry, Suzy Prim — For the arty, French — 80n>. — see Jan. 11 issue — (foreign-made). HEART OF PARIS (Coeur de Paris)— 85m. — Raimu, Michele Morgan, Gilbert Gil — Top French product — 85m. — see Jan. 25 issue. KERMUSSE 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 — 76m. — see Dec. 28 issue. PEG OF OLD DRURY— MD — Anna Neagle, Marie O’Neill, Sir Cedric 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. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION HIS FATHER’S SON — Victor Francen. CHAMPS ELYSEES — Sacha Guitry. 20th CENTURY-FOX (1938-1939 releases from 900 up) ARIZONA WILDCAT, THE — CD — Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo, Pauline Moore, Henry Wilcoxon — Good Withers — 69m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (929). CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU— MY — Sidney Toler, Phyllis 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 — .Ted Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason — High-rating Jones family offering — 62m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (936).