The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

THE CHECK-UP— March 15, 1939 Servisection 2 WATER RUSTLERS — W — Dorothy Page, David O’Brien, Vince Barnett — Good entrant in a novel series which should build — 66m. — 6ee Feb. 8 issue — (Wl-1). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CRASHING THROUGH, RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED IN — James Newill, Jean Carmen. (327). EMPIRE OK THE WEST — George Houston. EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ANN — Robert Elliott, Heather Angel, John King, Emma Dunn. SAVES A LADY, RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED — James Newill — (328). 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— 66m. — see Dec. 14 issue. METRO (1937-1938 releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 releaees from 900 up.) ADVENTURER OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, THE — Mickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, William Frawley, Rex Ingram, Jo Ann Sayres — Good program; a natural for the Rooney fans which can be exploited—91m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (923). BURN 'EM UP O’CONNOR — MY — Dennis O’Keefe, Cecelia Parker, Nat Pendleton — Dual fare, okay for thrill, action fans — 67m. — see Jan. 26 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). FAST AND LOOSE — CMY — Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Reginald Owen, Ralph Morgan — Smart mystery program — 78m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (924) . 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 — 73m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (921). HONOLULU — CMU — Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, Graeie Allen, George Burns — Entertaining program —85m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (922). ICE FOLLIES OF 1939 — MD — Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, Lewis Stone, Lionel Stander, International Ice Follies — Headed for nice money with correct handling — 82m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (925) . 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. 15 issue — (908). IDIOT'S DELIGHT — MD — Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward Arnold, Burgess Meredith, Joseph Schildkraut — Top money show — 107m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (920). LET FREEDOM RING — MD — Nelson Eddy, Virginia Bruce, Victor McLaglen, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold — Should be box office anywhere — 87m. — 6ee Mar. 8 issue — (926). LISTEN, DARLING — C — Freddie Bartholomew, Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Walter Pidgeon — Good family comedy — 74m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (904) OUT WEST WITH THE HARDYS — G — Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecelia Parker, Fay Holden — Up to par Hardy; another winner In series — 83m — «ee Nov. 30 issue — (913). PYGMALION — MD — Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilrfed Lawson — Excellent Shaw picture-drama for Shaw followers; probably exploitable for the masses — 87 m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (980) — (foreignmade) . SHINING HOUR, THE — D — Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas, Fav Bainter — Class program; women should like It — 75m — see Nov. SO issue — (912). SPRING MADNESS— C — Maureen O’Sullivan, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey, Burgess Meredith — Diverting comedy, o*sy for dual support — 66m. — see Nov. 30 issue — STABLEMATES — CD — Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Margaret Hamilton — Good program; sell that Rooney-Beery combination — 89m. — see 2nd Oct issue — (806). 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). 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. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (907). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BROADWAY SERENADE — Jeanette MacDonald, Lew Ayres, Ian Hunter, Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey. CALLING DR. KILDARE — Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Nat Pendleton, Lana Turner, Samuel Hinds — 79m. GONE WITH THE WIND — Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland — (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, Virginia Gray, Hale Hamilton. IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD — Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Edgar Kennedy, Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton, Ernest Truex. KID FROM TEXAS, THE — Dennis O’Keefe, Florence Rice, Buddy Ebsen, Anthony Allen, Jessie Ralph. LUCKY NIGHT — Myrna Loy, Robert Taylor, Douglas Fowley, Edward Gargan, Marjorie Main. MAIDEN VOYAGE — Robert Young, Reginald Owen, Samuel Hinds, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Walter Connolly, Annabella. ONE HUNDRED TO ONE — Melvyn Douglas, Louise Platt, Gene Lockhart. PENTHOUSE — Walter Pidgeon, Virginia Bruce, Leo Carrillo, Frances Mercer, Herbert Mundin, Frank M. Thomas. SERGEANT MADDEN — Wallace Beery, Loraine Johnson, Marion Martin, Tom Brown. TARZAN IN EXILE — Johnny Weismuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, Henry Wilcoxon, John Sheffield, Freida Inescort. WITHIN THE LAW — -Tom Neal, William Gargan, Ruth Hussey, Rita Johnson, Paul Kelly, Paul Cavanaugh, Lvnn Carver. 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. 16 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 — (3828) — (re-issue). MR. WONG, DETECTIVE — MY — Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Evelyn Brent — Good mystery program — 69m. — see 2nd Oct. issue — (3804). MYSTERY OF MR. WONG, THE— MY — Boris Karloff, Dorothy Tree, Grant Withers, Craig Reynolds, Ivan Lebedoff — The better entrant in the Wong series, full of entertainment — 68m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3806). MYSTERY PLANE — MD — John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards — Pleasing starter, presaging a better series — 61m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (3809). NAVY SECRETS — Fay Wray, Grant Withers, Craig Reynolds — Fair spy meller, nabe dualler — 60m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (3805). ROLLIN’ WESTWARD — W — Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay, Horace Murphy — Fair Ritter — 56m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (3863). SONG OF THE BUCKAROO— W— Tex Ritter, Jinx Falkenburg, Mary Ruth — Ritter near top form — 56m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3861). STAR REPORTER — MD — Warren Hull, Marsha Hunt — High-rating action melodrama — 02m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (3821 ). SUNDOWN ON THE PRAIRIE— W— Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay — Above average Ritter — 65m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (3862). TOUGH KID — MD — Frankie Darro, Judith Allen, Dick Purcell, Don Rowan — Routine fight meller — 59m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3819). WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM — W — Tex Ritter, Dorothy Short— The Old West in sharps, ftets — 62m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (3860). WILD HORSE CANYON — W — Jack Randall, Dorothy Short, Charles King — Satisfactory Randall — 50m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3852). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BOYS’ REFORMATORY — Frankie Darro. MAN FROM TEXAS— Tex Ritter — (3864). RIDERS OF THE RIO GRANDE — Jack Randall — (3855). STREETS OF NEW YORK — Jackie Cooper, Martin Spellman, George Cleveland, June Martel, Dick Purcell. TRIGGER SMITH — Jack Randall — (3854). UNDERCOVER AGENT— Russell Gleason, Shirley Deane, Dick Elliott. WOLF CALL — John Carroll, Movita. PARAMOUNT 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 Burns, Fay Bainter, John Beal, Lyle Talbot, Irwin 8. 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 — 68m. — see Nov. SO 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 — (3863) — (foreign-made). BOY TROUBLE — O — Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O’Connor, Billy Lee — For the family trade — 74m. — 6ee Jan. 29 issue — (3824). CAFE SOCIETY — CD — Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross, Claude Gillingwater — Good light comedy program, with exploitable title — 84m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (3826). DISBARRED — MD — Uail Patrick, Otto Kruger, Robert Preston — Bottom-half dualler — 60m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3818). EAGLE AND THE HAWK, THE — MD — Fredric March, Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, Jack Oakie — Sell the men to the women — 68m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3866) — (re-issue). FRONTIERSMEN, THE — W — William Boyd, George Hayes, Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden — Good Hopa-long — -74m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3866). 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 — (3804). KING OF CHINATOWN — D — Akim Tamiroff, Anna May Wong, J. Carroll Naish — Nabe dual support; sell Tamiroff — 57m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3827). LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE — MD — Ann Gillis, Robert Kent, June Travis, J. Farrell MacDonald — Exploitable dualler for kids, adults — 68m. — see Nov. 80 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). MIDNIGHT — CD— -Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Francis Lederer, John Barrymore, Mary Astor — Highrating program — 93m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3828). NEVER SAY DIE — CD — Bob Hope, Martha Raye, Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard — Highrating comedy programmer — 82m. — see Mar. 8 issue. “. . . one-third of a nation . . — D — Sylvia Sydney, Lief Erickson, Myron McCormick — Exploitation natural for big cities, liberal spots; depends on handling for others — 76m. — see Feb. 22 issue — ( 3825 ) PARIS HONEYMOON— CMU — Bing Crosby, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff — -Cast names offer best opportunities for exololtatlon — 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 Dpc. 14 issue — (38151. SAINT LOUIS BLUES — MDMU — Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan, Jessie Ralph, Tito Ouizar — Fair program — 87m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (3822). SAY IT IN FRENCH — CD — Rav Milland. Olympe Bradna, Irene Hervey — High-rating program — 69m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3818).