The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

Servisection 5 NANCY DREW, DETECTIVE — MD — Bonita Granville, John Duel, Frankie Thomas — Dualler; can be topspotted to advantage — 65m. — see .Nov. 16 issue — (.VV) — (aiyj. NANCY DREW, REPORTER — CD — Bonita Granville, John Bitel, Frank Thomas, Jr. — Tops to date in the Nancy Drew series — 68m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (FN ) — (372). OFF THE RECORD — MD — Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby Jordan — Dualler, with selling possibilities — 71m. — see Jan. 26 issue — (W) — (314). OKLAHOMA KID, THE — VV' — James Cagney, Rosemary Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp — Heigh-Yo, Cagney — 80m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (VV) — (308). ON TRIAL — MD — Margaret Lindsay, John Litel — Dualler; can be featured in small towns — 61m. — see Apr. 5 issue. SECRET SERVICE OF THE AIR — MD — Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Rosella Towne — Good dual action programmer—61m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (VV) — (320). THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL — D — John Garheid, Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, “Crime School” Boys — High-rating meller; cast names make it exploitable— 92m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (W) — (307). TORCHY BLANE IN CHINATOWN — MD — Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Patric Knowles — Unlmposlng entrant In the Torchy series — 68m. — see Jan. 26 issue — (FN) — (371). TORCH r GETS HER MAN — CD — Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane — Okay mystery for duals, nabes — 62m. — see 1st Nov. issue — (W) — (318). VALLEY OF THE GIANTS — MD — Wayne Morris, Charles Bickford, Claire Trevor, Frank McHugh — Exciting meller of the redwood country — 79m. — see 2nd Sept, issue — ( W ) — (30 6 ) — (technicolor ) . WOMEN IN THE WIND — D — Kay Francis, William Gargan, Victory Jory, Maxie Rosenbloom — Saleable program — 63m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (VV) — (316). WINGS OF THE NAVY — MD — George Brent, Olivia dellavilland, John Payne, Frank McHugh — Exploitable program — 89m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (W— -Cosmopolitan ) — (309). YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER— O — Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Roland Young, Fay Bainter, May Robson— Grand entertainment — 74m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (FN) — (357). (Since the picture was reviewed, cuts have been made, reducing the original 86m. in some states. The “Adult” classification is also removed.) YOU CAN'T GET AWAY WITH MURDER — MD — Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop — Good prison meller for duals, nabes — 78m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (FN) — (364). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BATTLE OF CITY HALL — James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Bonita Granville, Humphrey Bogart, Eduardo Cianelli, Marjorie Main, Jackie Searl, “Crime School” Boys. CODE OF THE SECRET SERVICE — Ronald Reagan, Rosella Towne, Steffi Duna, Eddy Foy, Jr., Margaret Lindsay. CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY— Edward G. Robinson, Lya Lys, Francis Lederer, Paul Lukas, George Sanders, Dorothy Tree, H. V. Kaltenborn. DODGE CITY — Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Henry O’Neill, Bruce Cabot, Alan Hale — (technicolor)— (304). EACH DAWN I DIE — James Cagney, George Raft, Jeffrey Lynn, Jane Bryan, Willard Robinson, Burgess Meredith, Morgan Conway, George Bancroft, Maxie Rosenbloom, Fred MacMurray, Victor Jory. ENEMY AGENT — Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Bruce Lester. FAMILY REUNION — Fay Bainter, the Lane Sisters, John Garfield, Dick Foran, Claude Rains, May Robson, Roland Young, Burton Churchill. GANTRY THE GREAT — Edith Fellows, James McCallion, Frankie Darro, Frankie Burke, DeWolf Hopper. GIVE ME A CHILD — Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Gale Page, Eve Arden, Louis Jean Heydt, Spring Byington. HELL’S KITCHEN — Ronald Reagan, Stanley Fields, Gale Page, Janet Chapman, Margaret Lindsay, Frankie Barker, Grant Mutchell, "Crime School” Boys. I AM NOT AFRAID — Charles Grapewin, Jane Bryan. Henry O’Neill, Dickie Jones. JUAREZ — Paul Muni, Bette Davis, John Garfield, Brian Ahe.arne, Gilbert Roland, Gale Sondergaard, Claude Rains, John Miljan.* KID FROM KOKOMO, THE — Pat O’Brien, Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Joan Blondell, May Robson, Sidney Toler. NANCY DREW, TROUBLE SHOOTER — Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas. NAUGHTY, BUT NICE — Dick Powell, Gale Page, Ann Sheridan, Maxie Rosenbloom, Allen Jenkins, ZaSu Pitts. OLD MAID, THE — Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, Jane Bryan, Marie W'ilson, Donald Crisp, David Niven, Humphrey Bogart. May Robson. ROARING CROWD, THE — Pat O’Brien, John Payne, Frank McHugh, Ann Sheridan. SWEEPSTAKES WINNER — Marie Wilson, Johnny Davis, Frankie Burke, Jerry Colonna, Max Rosenbloom — (FN) — (373). TORCHY RUNS FOR MAYOR — Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane. WATERFRONT — Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Dickson, Frankie Burke, Sheila Bromley, Denis Morgan. MISCELLANEOUS (Independently produced, these plotures are handled by Independent distributors. Other independent produotlom are listed under their brand namei.) CHILDREN OF THE WILD — MD — Helen Hughes, James Bush — Opportunity for exploiters — 73m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Pennant). CODE OF THE FEARLESS — VV — Fred Scott, Claire Rochelle, John Merton — Routine inde western — 56m. — see Jan. 25 issue (Spectrum). CONVICTS AT LARGE — -MD — Ralph Forbes, Paula Stone — Lower-half dualler — 58m. — see Dec. 2 8 issue. FEUD OF THE RANGE — VV — Bob Steele, Richard Cramer — Satisfactory Baker — 57m. — see Feb. 8 issue — ( Metropolitan ) . FORBIDDEN TERRITORY — MD — Gregory Ratoff, Binnie Barnes — Nabe dualler — 83m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (llolf berg). FOUR HUNDRED MILLION, THE— Documentary— Film by Jeris Ivens, John Ferno; commentary by Dudley Nichols, spoken by Fredrie March — For liberals; March, Nichols can be exploited for others — 60m. — see Mar. 2 2 issue — (Garrison). GUILTY PARENTS — MD — Jean Lacy — Simple sex show — 54m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (Principal) — (A). HEADLEYS AT HOME, THE — UD — Evelyn Venable, Grant Mitchell — Dual support for nabes, smaller situations — 60m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Standard). JUBILEE — Documentary — E’dited by the Rev. Jagies H. Griffiths, narrated by the Rev. Vincent Genova — For Catholics; exploit its timeliness — 60m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (King Cole). LURE OF THE WASTELAND — VV — Grant Withers, Marion Arnold — Lower bracket western; just a filler — 65m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (A1 Lane). MANHATTAN SHAKEDOWN — MD — John Gallaudet, Rosalind Keith, George McKay— Title is exploitable; otherwise a dualler — 56m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (Warwick). MOTHERS OF TODAY — MD — Esther Field, Max Rosenblatt, Simon Wolf — Jewish nabe hit — 92m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Apex). MURDER IS NEWS— MD — John Gallaudet, Iris Meredith— Nabe dualler mystery — 55m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Warwick ) . SONGS AND SADDLES — W — Gene Austin, Lynne Berkeley, Walter Wills — Exploitable, sell Gene Austin's person appearance — 66m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (Road Show Attractions). THROUGH THE CENTURIES— Documentary — Written by Francis X. Talbot, S. J., narrated by Pedro de Cardoba — Good for Catholics — 61m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Beacon). WAGES OF SIN, THE — MD — Constance Worth, Willy Castello — Highly exploitable sex show — Korn. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Real Life Dramas). FOREIGN (Distributed through Independent Exchanges) AUSTRALIAN WILD INNOCENCE— MD — Wendy Munro, Brian Abbott — For grinds or small houses with “different” policy— 65m. — see 1st Dec., ’37, issue — (Garfield). AUSTRIAN WALTZ BY STRAUSS, A — D — Hans Junkermann, Julia Serda — Okay for arty, Viennese houses — 85m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Arthur Ziehm). BRITISH BEDROOM DIPLOMAT, THE — C — Tamar Desni, Harold French — Bottom dualler for nabes — 68m.— see Apr. 5 issue — -(Sound City Productions). BIG FELLA — -MDMU — Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welsh — Pleasing programmer, but watch out for the racial problem — 70m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Retlaw Films) . FORBIDDEN MUSIC — Operetta — Jimmy Durante, Richard Tauber, Diana Napier — Nabe offering with popular appeal, for spots that can use British product — 63m. — -see Jan. 11 issue — (World). GANG, THE — DMU — Ralph Reader, Giano Malo, Stuart Robinson — Top-rating English musical of boys, for all — 54m. — see Nov. 30 issue. MUTINY ON THE ELSINORE — MD — Paul Lukas, Kathleen Kelly, Lyn Harding, Michael Martin-Harvey — High-rating sea thriller — 72m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Krellberg). SECRET OF STAMBOUL, THE — D — Valerie Hobson, James Mason, Frank Vosperm, Kay Walsh — Spy, mystery dualler — 74m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Hoffberg) — (A). SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS — C — Diana Churchill, Henry Kendall, June Clyde — Laugh-provoker for the nabe, art houses — 70m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Hoffberg) — (A). THIS WILL MAKE YOU WHISTLE — CMU — Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph — Pleasing English musical — 64m. — see 1st Oct. issue — (Wilcox). CHINESE SABLE CICADA — MD — Violet Koo, Y. L. Wei, I. E. Koo — For Chinatown houses — 87m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (Modern Film). THE CHECK-UP— March 29, 1939 FRENCH BALLERINA — MD — Mia Slavenska, Yvette Chauvire, Jauine Charrat — Another French high-rater for the arty — -85m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Meyer-Burstyn) . BIZARRE BIZARRE — F — Louis Jouvet, Francoise Rosay — Rib-tickler for French fans — see Apr. 5 issue — (Lenauer) . B0UQUE1S FROM NICHOLAS — MD — Noel-Noel, Jacques Varennes, Janine Noel-Noel — Can play the right nabes; swell for the arty, French — 75m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Walch Films). CRISIS— Documentary — Produced, directed by Herbert Kline,. narrated L>y Leif Erickson — For liberal, intelligent; an exploitation challenge to average exhibitor— 86m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Mayer -Burstyn) . FOOLISH VIRGIN, THE (La Vierge Folle) — MD — Juliette Faber, Victor Francen, Annie Ducaux — Fare for French — 80m. — see Jan. 11 issue— (Walch Film) — (A). FORTY LITTLE MOTHERS (Le Mioche) — MD — Lucien Baroux, 'Little Philippe,” Madeleine Robinson — A human tale for any spot — 96m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (National Pictures). KREUTZER SONATA, THE — MD — Gaby Morlay, Jean Yonnel, Jacques Erwin — Will sell itself to the arty; exploit it for others — 85m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (Foreign Cinema Arts) — (A). LITTLE FLOWER OF JESUS, THE — D — Simone Bourday — Strictly for Catholics — 67m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (Sunray). LOWER DEPTHS, THE — MD — Jean Gabin, Louis Javet, Suzy Prim — Superb for arty, French, liberal — 95m. see Dec. 28 issue — (Mayer-Burstyn) — (A). PURITAN, THE — D — Jean-Louis Barrault, Alla Donell — Can be exploited for fair money — 85m. — see Mar. 2 2 issue — (Lenauer) — (A). WITH A SMILE (Avec le Sourire) — CD— Maurice Chevalier, Marie Glory — Swell for French houses; can play duallers anywhere — 84m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Malcolm Film Laboratory). HUNGARIAN ELCSERELT EMBER (The Changed Man) — MD — Ferenc Kiss, Margit Dakya, Gero Maly — Just for Hungarians— 84m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Hungaria). iRISH DAWN OVER IRELAND — MD — Tom Cooper, Brian O'Sullivan, Eileen Davis, Herbert Martin — Bad production, forgivable only by the Irish — 90m. — see 1st March, 19 3 8 , issue — (A) — (Alexander). FATHER O'FLYNN — MD — Tom Burke, Jean Arienne, Robert Chisholm — Real Irish — 66m. — Bee Jan. 11 issue — (Hoffberg). LILY OF KILARNEY (Bride of the Lake) — MD — John Garrick, Gina Malo, Stanley Holloway — Irish background may be of advantage in some spots — 69m. — see 2nd October, 1934, issue — (Alexander). ROSE OF TRALEE — MD — Baby Binkie Stuart, Kathleen O’Regan, Fred Conyngham — A natural for an Irish nabe; good especially for women, children — 7lm. — 6ee Nov. 15 issue — (Dublin Film Company). JEWISH MAMELE — DMU — Molly Picon, Edmund Zayenda, Max Bozyk — Sure-fire box-office in Jewish nabes — 103m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (Sphinx). NEIGHBORS — DMU — Helen Gross, Joseph Orwid, E. Bodo — Yiddish nabe box office — 89m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (Best Films). SINGING BLACKSMITH, THE — MD — Moishe Oysher, Miriam Riselle, Florence Weiss — Should do well In Jewish nabes — 116m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (Collective Film Producers). TWO SISTERS — D — Jennie Goldstein, Michael Rosenberg, Muni Seroff — Good Yiddish nabe fare — 80m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (Foreign Cinema Arts). RUSSIAN CONCENTRATION CAMP — D — O. Jakov, S. Shirokova — Too much Communist propaganda for the average house — 66m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (Amkino). COSSACKS IN EXILE — Operetta — Maria Sokil, Michael Shvets — High-rater for Ukranian, arty houses — 86m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (Avramenko Film). FRIENDS — MD — Boris Bobochkin, I. Zarubina — Soviet propaganda for radical houses — '97m. — see Jan. 25 issue — ( Amkino ) . GREAT CITIZEN, THE — MD — N. Bogoliubov, I. Bersenov, O. Zhakov — For the extremely radical — 114m. — see Jan. 25 issue— (Amkino) . PROFESSOR MAMLOCK — D — S. Mezhinski, E. Nikitina — Box office in Russian, Jewish, arty, liberal houses — 110m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Lenfilm). MAN WITH THE GUN, THE — MD — Boris Tenin, M. Shtrauk — Powerful picture for the arty, liberal — 80m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (Amkino). SOVIET BORDER — MD — E. Piapkina, E. Fedorova, N. Kriuchkov, S. Krilov, N. Vinogradov — Propaganda film for the radical — 94m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Amkino). SPANISH RANCHO GRANDE — DMU — Tito Guizar, Rene Cardona, Esther Fernandez — Natural for Spanish; select nabes — 80m. — spp Dec. 28 issue — (Atlas Film). WILL OF A PEOPLE, THE (Spain Fights On) — Documentary— No cast or production credits— For liberal houses — 55m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (L. Frank).