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Servisection 2
THE CHECK-UP— March 29, 1939
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 — 56m. — see Dec. 14 issue.
METRO
(1937-1938 releases from 800 up; 1938-1939 releases from 900 up.)
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, THE
Hickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, William 1 rawley Rex Ingram, Jo Ann Sayres — Good program, a natural for the Rooney fans which can be exploited— yim.— see Feb. 22 issue — (923).
BURN 'EM UP O'CONNOR — MY — Dennis O'lieete, 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. 11 issue
CITADEL, 1 THE — HD — Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Lrnlyn 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 — (915).
FAST AND LOOSE — CMY — Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Reginald Owen, Ralph Morgan— Smart mystery program — 78m. — 6ee Feb. 22 issue
FLIRt/nG^VVITH 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, Gracie Allen, George Burns— Entertaining program — 85m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (922).
ICE FOLLIES OF 1939 — AID — 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. — see Mar. 8 issut — (926).
LISTEN, DARLING — .0 — Freddie Bartholomew. Judy Garland, Alary Astor, Walter Pidgeon — Good family comedy — 74m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (904).
OUT WEST WITH THE HARDYS — G — Lewis Stone. Alickey Rooney, Cecelia Parker, Fay Holden — Up to par Hardy; another winner In series — 83m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (913).
PYGMALION — AID — Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilrfed Lawson — Excellent Shaw picture-drama for Shaw followers; probably exploitable for the masses — 87m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (980) — (foreignmade).
SERGEANT MADDEN — Wallace Becrv, Tom Brown — Sell Beery, rely on word-of-mouth — 78m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (927).
SHINING HOUR, THE — D — Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Mc-lvyn Douglas, Fay Bainter — Class program; women should like It — 75m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (912).
SPRING MADNESS — C — Alaureen O’Sullivan, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey, Burgess Meredith — Diverting comedy, okay for dual support — 66m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (911).
STAND UP AND FIGHT — AID — Wallace Beery, Robert Taylor, Florence Rice— High-rating program — 97m. —see Jan. 11 issue — (918).
SWEETHEARTS — AIU — Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald. Frank Alorgan, Mischa Auer— Musical topnotcher — 112m. — see Dec. 14 isBUe — (910) — (technicolor).
WITHIN THE LAW — D — Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal— Just a dualler — 65m. — see Alar. 22 issue — (928).
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
BROADWAY SERENADE — Jeanette MacDonald. Lew Ayres, Ian Hunter Frank Alorgan, Virginia Grey. CALLING DR. KILDARE — Lew Avres. 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 Garsou, Miles Alander, 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 — (929).
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.
MIRACLES FOR SALE — Henry Hull.
ONE HUNDRED TO ONE — Melvyn Douglas, Louise Platt,
Gene Lockhart.
SIX THOUSAND ENEMES — Rita Johnson, Nat Pendleton, Walter Pidgeon.
SOCIETY LAWYER — Walter Pidgeon, Virginia Bruce, Leo Carrillo, Frances Mercer, Herbert Alundin, Frank M. Thomas.
TARZAN IN EXILE — Johnny Weismuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, Henry Wilcoxon, John Sheffield, Freida Inescort.
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 — AID — Robert Kent, Anne Nagel, Sidney Blackmer — Lower dualler — 63m. — see Jan. 25
issue — ( 3822 ) .
DRIFTING WESTWARD — W — Jack Randall. Frank Yacanelli — High rating Randall — 47m. — 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 — VV — 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).
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 — AID — 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, Alary Ruth — Ritter near top form — 66m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3861).
STAR REPORTER — AID — Warren Hull, Marsha Hunt — High-rating action melodrama — 62m. — see Alar. 8 issue (3821 ).
SUNDOWN ON THE PRAIRIE — W — Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay — Above average Ritter — 55m. — 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).
TRIGGER SMITH — W — Jack Randall, Joyce Bryant — High-rating Randall — 51m. — see Apr. 5 issue —
(3854).
WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM — W — Tex Ritter. Dorothy Short — The Old West In sharps, flats — 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.
DANGEROUS FINGERS — James Stevenson. Bettv Lynne. 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. STUNT PILOT — John Trent, Alilburn Stone, Marjorie Reynolds.
UNDERCOVER AGENT — Russell Gleason, Shirley Deane, Dick Elliott.
WOLF CALL — John Carroll, Movita.
PARAMOUNT
(1938-1939 releases from 3800 up)
AMBUSH — MD — Gladys Swarthout, Lloyd Nolan, Ernest Truex — Fair action thriller; dualler — 62m. — see
Jan. 11 issue — (3820).
ARREST BULLDOG DRUMMOND — MY — John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny — Top-notch Drummond; dualler — 68m. — 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 — 95m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3817).
BACK DOOR TO HEAVEN — D — Wallace Ford, Patricia Ellis — Dualler only — 80m. — see Alar. 22 issue.
BEACHCOMBER, THE — MD — Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Tyrone Guthrie — Above average British production — 89m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (3863) — (foreign-made).
BOY TROUBLE — C — Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O’Connor, Billy Lee — For the family trade — 74m. — see Jan. 29 issue — (.382 i).
CAFE SOCIETY — CD — Aladeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross, Claude Gillingwater — Good light comedy program, with exploitable title — 84m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (3826).
DISBARRED — AID — Gail 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 — 75m. — see Alar. 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).
HERITAGE OF THE DESERT — W — Donald Woods, Evelyn Venable — Top-notch western— 73m. — see Apr. 5 issue.
I’M FROM MISSOURI — CD — Bob Burns, Gladys George — Family trade dualler — 80m. — see Alar. 22 issue —
(3830).
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 PreBton — Top notch action drama, dualler — 67m. — see No. 16 issue — (3809).
KING OF CHINATOWN — D — Akim Tamiroff, Anna Alay 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. 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).
MIDNIGHT — CD— -Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Francis Lederer, John Barrymore, Mary Astor — Highrating program — 94m. — 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 — (3832).
. . one-third of a nation . . .” — D — Sylvia Sydney, Lief Erickson, Myron AlcCormick — 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 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 Guiz.ar — Fair program — 87m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (3822).
SAY IT IN FRENCH — CD — Ray Milland, Olympe Bradna, Irene Hervey — High-rating program — 69m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (3813).
SILVER ON THE SAGE — W — William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, Ruth Rogers — Standard Hop-a-long; will satisfy western fans — 68m. — see
Feb. 22 issue — (3858).
SUDDEN MONEY — CD — Charles Ruggles, Marjorie Rambeau — Nabe dual support — 62m. — see Mar. 22 issue
— (3829).
SUNSET TRAIL — W — William Boyd, George Haves, Russell Havden, 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 oome a-running. Exploit for adults — 68m. — see Dec. 28 Issue — (3816).
ZAZA — D — Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Bert Lahr — Title, cast have selling value; can stand exploiting— 86m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (3819).