The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

Servisection 5 THE CHECK-UP— April 26, 1939 GOING PLACES — CMU — Dick Powell, Anita Louise, Walter Catlett, Louis Armstrong, Orchestra — Nabe top dualler — 84m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (FN — Cosmopolitan) — (359). HEART OF THE NORTH — MD — Dick Foran, Gale Page, Gloria Dickson, Patric Knowles — High rating program for the action fans, with exploitable angles — 85m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (FN) — (362) — (technicolor). KING OF THE UNDERWORLD — MD — Kay Francis, Humphrey Bogart, James Stephenson — Top dualler — 69m.— -see Dec. 28 issue — (W) — (317). MAN WHO DARED, THE — MD lane Bryan, Charles Grapewin — For nabes, duals — 59m. — see Apr. 19 issue. NANCY DREW, DETECTIVE — MD — Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas — Dualler; can be topspotted to advantage — 66m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (W)— (319). 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 — W — James Cagney, Rosemary Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp — Heigh-Yo, Cagney — 80m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (W) — (308). ON TRIAL — MD — Margaret Lindsay, John Litel — Dualler; can be featured In small towns — 61m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (W) — (323). SECRET SERVICE OF THE AIR— MD — Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Rosella Towne — Good dual action programmer— 61m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (W) — (320). SWEEPSTAKES WINNER — C — Marie Wilson, Johnny Davis — Slow-moving comedy (?) for nabe duals — 59m. — see May 3 issue — (FN) — (373). THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL — D — John Garfield, Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, “Crime School” Boys — High-rating metier; 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). TORCHY RUNS FOR MAYOR — MD — Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane — Okay for the Torchy fans— 60m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (W) — (322). WOMEN IN THE WIND — D — Kay Francis, William Gargan, Victory Jory, Maxie Rosenbloom — Saleable program — 65m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (W) — (316). WINGS OF THE NAVY — MD — George Brent, Olivia deHavilland, John Payne, Frank McHugh — Exploitable program — 89m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (W— -Cosmopolitan)— (309). YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER— C — Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Roland' Young, Fay Bainter, May Robson— Grand entertainment — 76m. — 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 — (FN) — (374). CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY— Edward G. Robinson, Lya Lys, Francis Lederer, Paul Lukas, George Sanders, Dorothy Tree — (FN) — (363). DEVIL ON WHEELS, THE — Pat O’Brien, John Payne, Frank McHugh, Ann Sheridan. EACH DAWN I DIE-r-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, Maris Wrixton. FAMILY AFFAIR, A — Fay Bainter, the Lane Sisters, John Garfield, Dick Foran, Claude Rains, May Robson. Roland Young, Burton Churchill, Jeffrey Lynn. 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, John Litel, Johnny Downs, Hobart Cavanaugh — (1939-1940). HELL’S KITCHEN — Ronald Reagan, Stanley Fields, Gale Page, Janet Chapman, Margaret Lindsay, Frankie Barker, Grant Mut.ehell, “Crime School” Boys. HOBBY FAMILY, THE — Henry O’Neill, Jean Sharon, Georgia Gaine, Barbara Dell, Irene Riche, Fred Tozere. John Ridgely, Aldrich Bowker. JUAREZ — Paul Muni, Bette Davis, John Garfield, Brian Ahearne, 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 LIGHTHOUSE HARRY— Marie Wilson, Bert Wheeler, Gloria Dickson. Eddv Foy, Jr. 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 Wilson, Donald Crisp, David Niven, George Brent, May Robson, William Lundigan. WATERFRONT — Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Dickson, Frankie Burke, Sheila Bromley, Denis Morgan. MISCELLANEOUS (Independently produced, these plotures are handled by Independent distributors. Other Independent productions are listed under their brand names.) CHAMPIONS OF THE GRIDIRON— Sports Commercial — 'Players, coaches, executives of the National Professional Football League — Excellent sports film — 60m. (also a 10m. abridgment) — see Apr. 19 issue — (Industrial Pictures). CHILDREN OF THE WILD — MD — Helen Hughes, James Bush — Opportunity for exploiters — 73m.— see Feb. 22 issue — (Pennant). CODE OF THE FEARLESS — W— Fred Scott, Claire Rochelle, John Merton — Routine inde western — 56m. ■ — see Jan. 26 issue (Spectrum). CONVICTS AT LARGE — MD — Ralph Forbes, Paula Stone — Lower-half dualler — 68m. — see Dec. 28 issue. FEUD OF THE RANGE — W — Bob Steele, Richard Cramer — Satisfactory Baker — 67m. — see Feb. 8 issue — ( Metropolitan ) . FORBIDDEN TERRITORY — MD — Gregory Ratoff, Binnie Barnes — Nabe dualler — 83m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Hoffberg). FOUR HUNDRED MILLION, THE — Documentary— Film by Jeris Ivens, John Ferno; commentary by Dudley Nichols, spoken by Fredric March — For liberals; March, Nichols can be exploited for others — 60m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Garrison). GUILTY PARENTS — MD — Jean Lacy — Simple sex show — 64m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (Principal) — (A). HEADLEYS AT HOME, THE — CD — Evelyn Venable, Grant Mitchell — Dual support for nabes, smaller situations — 60m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Standard). IN OLD MONTANA — W — Fred Scott, Jean Carmen — Fast moving singing western— 61m. — -see Apr. 6 issue — ( Spectrum ) . JUBILEE — Documentary — Edited by the Rev. Janies H. Griffiths, narrated by the Rev. Vincent Genova — For Catholics; exploit its timeliness — 60m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (King Cole). LURE OF THE WASTELAND— W— 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). SMOKY TRAILS — W — Bob Steele, Jean Carmen— Okay Steele — 56m. — see Apr. 19 issue— (Metropolitan). SONGS AND SADDLES — W — Gene Austin, Lynne Berkeley, Walter Wills — Exploitable, sell Gene Austin's person appearance — 65m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (Road Show Attractions'!. THROUGH THE CENTURIES— Documentary — Written by Francis X. Talbot. S. ,T., 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 — 65m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Real Life Dramas). FOREIGN (Distributed through Independent Exchanges) ALEXANDER NEVSKY — SP — Nicolai, N. P. Okhlopkov — Box office for foreign, art houses — 94m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (Amkino). BALLERINA — MD — Mia Slavenska. Yvette Chauvire, Janine Charrat — Another French high-rater for the arty — 85m. — see Nov. 30 isBue — ( Mever-Burstyn ) . 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). BIZARRE BIZARRE — F — Louis Jouvet, Francoise Rosay — Rib-tickler for French fans — see Apr. 5 issue — (Lenauer). BOUQUETS 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). 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 Ukranlan, arty houses — 86m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (Avramenko Film). CRISIS — Documentary— Produced, directed hv Herbert Kline, narrated by Leif Erickson — For liberal, Intel ligent; an exploitation challenge to average exhibitor— 86m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Mayer-Burstyn) . DOUBLE CRIME ON THE MAGINOT LINE — D— Victor Francen, Vera Korene — Excellent for art, French houses; exploitation — 83m. — see May 3 issue — (Tower Pictures). ELCStRELT EMBER (The Changed Man) — MD — Ferenc Kiss, Margit Dakya, Gero Maly — Just for Hungarians— 84m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Hungaria). FATHER O FLYNN — MD — Tom Burke, Jean Arienne, Robert Chisholm — Real Irish — 65m. — see Jan. 11 isBue — ( Hoffberg ) . FOOLISH VIRGIN, THE (La Vierge Folle) — MD — Juliette Faber, Victor Francen, Annie Ducaux — Fare for French — 80m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (Walch Film) — (A). FORBIDDEN MUSIC — Operetta — Jimmy Durante, Richard Tauber, Diana Napier — Nabe offering with popular appeal, for spots that can use British product — 63m. — cee Jan. 11 issue — (World). 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). FRIENDS — MD — Boris Bobochkin, I. Zarubina — Soviet propaganda for radical houses — 97m. — see Jan. 26 issue — ( Amkino ) . GANG, THE — DMU — Ralph Reader, Giano Malo, Stuart Robinson — Top-rating English musical of boys, for all — 64m. — see Nov. 30 issue. GANG S ALL HERE, THE — CD — -Jack Buchanan, Googie Winters — Just fair comedy; nabe lower-half dualler — 75m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Associated British). GREAT CITIZEN, THE — MD — N. Bogoliubov, I. Bersenov, O. Zhakov — For the extremely radical — 114m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (Amkino). HOUSEMASTER — CD — Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill — Fair support for duals; plug American names — 85m. seeApr. 19 issue — (Associated British). 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 — 96m. —see Dec. 28 issue — (Mayer-Burstyn) — (A). MAMELE — DMU — Molly Picon, Edmund Zayenda, Max Bozyk — Sure-fire box-office In Jewish nabes — 103m. — see Jan. 11 issue — (Sphinx). MAN AND HIS WIFE, A (Un Homme et Sa Femme) — MD — Harry Baur, Suzy Vernon — Fair for French, arty; lower-half dualler for nabes — 77m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (French Film Exchange) — (A). MAN WITH THE GUN, THE — MD — Boris Tenin, M. Shtrauk — Powerful picture for the arty, liberal — 80m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (Amkino). MUTINY ON THE ELSINORE — MD — Paul Lukas, Kathleen Kelly, Lyn Harding, Michael Martin-Harvey — High-rating sea thriller — 72m.— see Feb. 22 issue — (Krellberg). NEIGHBORS — DMU — Helen Gross, JoBeph Orwid, E. Bodo — Yiddish nabe box office — 89m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (Best Films). PROFESSOR MAML0CK — D — S. Mezhinski, E. Nikitina — Box office in Russian, Jewish, arty, liberal houses — 110m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Lenfilm). PURITAN, THE — D — Jean-Louis Barrault, Alla Donell — Can be exploited for fair money — 85m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Lenauer) — (A). RANCHO GRANDE — DMU — Tito Guizar, Rene Cardona, Esther Fernandez — Natural for Spanish, select nabes — 80m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (Atlas Film). 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 — O — Diana Churchill, Henry Kendall, June Clyde — Laugh-provoker for the nabe, art houses — 70m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Hoffberg) — (A). SABLE CICADA— MD — Violet Koo, Y. L. Wei, I. E. Koo — For Chinatown houses — 87m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (Modern Film). SOVIET BORDER — MD — E. Piapkina, E. Fedorova, N. Kriuchkov, S. Krilov, N. Vinogradov — Propaganda film for the radical — 94m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (Amkino). TWO SISTERS— D — Jennie Goldstein, Michael Rosenherg, Muni Seroff— Good Yiddish nabe fare — 80m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (Foreign Cinema Arts). VOLGA BOATMAN, THE (Le Batteller de la Volga) — D — Pierre Blanchar, Vera Korene — Best for foreign, art houses — 78m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (Hoffberg). WALTZ BY STRAUSS, A — D — Hans Jtmkermann, Julia Serda — Okay for arty, Viennese houses — 86m. — see Nov. 30 issue — (Arthur Ziehm). WILL OF A PEOPLE, THE (Spain Fights On)— Documentary— No cast or production credits — For liberal houses — 55m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (L. Frank). 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). WITHOUT A HOME — D — Alexander Marten, Viera Gran — For strictly Yiddlsh-policy houses — 90m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Foreign Cinema Arts).