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THE CHECK-UP— May 10, 1939
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Servisection 4
20th CENTURY-FOX
(1938-1939 releases from 900 up)
CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU— MY— Sidney Toler, r'liyllie BrookB, Sen Yung — High rating Chan ottering; play up Toler — bom. — see Dec. as issue — (S/28).
CHASING DANGER — CD — Preston Foster, Lynn Ban, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon — Good dualler (jOm. — see Jan. 11 issue — (941).
EVERYBODY'S BABY — C — Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, spring Byiugiu*, KuBseli Gleason — High-rating Jones family ottering — 62m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (936).
HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, THE— MY— Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Basil Kathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwili, John Carradine, Beryl Mercer — Exploitable program for nice money — 30m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (936).
INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH — MY — Gordon Harker, Alistair Sim — Pleasant British murder mystery — 76m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (845) — (British-made).
JESSE JAMES — D — Tyrone Power, Nancy Kelly, Henry Fonda — Box-office smash — 106m. — see Jan. 25 issue
— (technicolor) — (921).
JONES FAMILY IN HOLLYWOOD, THE — C— Jed Prouty, Spring Byington — Will do for second feature, but doesn't quite keep up with the earlier Joneses — 60m. — see May 17 issue — (946).
KENTUCKY — MD — Loretta Young, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan — Zanuck’s top-rating New Year’s gift to the box office; credit to 20th Century-Fox — ybm. — see Dec. 26 issue — (technicolor) — (9231.
LITTLE PRINCESS, THE — CD — Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Cesar Romero, Arthur Treacher — Eye-filling, but it depends gn the star — 93m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (technicolor) — (932).
MR. MOTO IN DANGER ISLAND — MD — Peter Lorre, Jean Hersholt, Amanda Duff, Warren Hymer — Nice Moto, dualler — 70m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (937).
RETURN OF THE CISCO KID, THE — W — Warner Baxter, Lynn Bari — Good western — 71m. — see May 3 issue — (940).
ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE — MU — Tyrone -Power, Alice Faye — Should do big biz — 86m. — see May 17 issue — (943).
SMILING ALONG — CMU — Gracie Fields, Mary Maguire, Roger Livesey — Good British comedy. Can be sold for big returns if properly exploited — 92m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (933) — (foreign-made).
STORY OF ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, THE— D — Don Ameche, Loretta Young — Fine production; can stand plenty of selling — 97m. — see Apr. 19 issue
— (Cosmopolitan) — (938).
TAILSPIN — MD — Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Joan Davis, Jane Wyman, Charles Farrell — Highly exploitable action thriller — 84m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (925).
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING— CD — Adolphe Menjou, Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, Binnie Barnes — Topnotch comedy; can be sold for big business — 73m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (917).
THREE MUSKETEERS, THE — CMU — Ritz Brothers, Don Ameche, Binnie Barnes, Gloria Stewart — Headed for nice money, if exploited — 73m. — Bee Feb. 8 issue — (927).
WIFE, HUSBAND AND FRIEND — CD — Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero — Above usual run; top-bracket attraction — 80m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (930).
WINNER TAKE ALL — CD — Tony Martin, Gloria Stuart, Henry Armetta, Slim Summerville — Lower bracket offering for nabes, duals — 62m. — see Mar. 8 issue
— (939).
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
BOY FREND — Jane Withers, Arleen Whelan, George Ernest, Minor Watson, Warren Hymer — (943).
CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO — Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Ricardo Cortez, Kane Richmond, Pauline Moore — (948).
CHARLIE CHAN AT TREASURE ISLAND — Sidney Toler, Cesar Romero, Sen Yung, John Carradine, Peter Lynn, Pauline Moore, Sally Blane, Douglas Fowley, June Gale, Joyce Compton, Douglas Dumbrille — (1939-1940).
EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE — Eddie Norris, Amanda Duff, Jean Rogers, Henry Armetta, Joan Gale — (19391940).
GORILLA, THE — Ritz Brothers, Joseph Calleia, Anita Louise, Bela Lugosi — (944).
HOTEL FOR WOMEN — Claudette Colbert, Elsa Maxwell, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothem, Katherine Aldrich, James Ellison, Joyce Compton, Chick Chandler, John Holliday — (1939-1940).
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU — Stuart Erwin, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Walburn, Douglas Fowley, June Gale, Clarence Kolb, Mary Forbes — (950).
NEWS IS MADE AT NIGHT — Lynn Bari, Preston Foster, George Barbier, Russell Gleason, Eddie Collins — (953).
RAINS CAME, THE — Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy, George Brent, Joseph Schildkraut, Harry Travers, Maria Ouspenskaya, H. B. Warner, Cesar Romero, Jane Darwell, Abner Beiberman, Brenda Joyce, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Rambeau, Mary Nash, Laura Hope Crews — (1939-1940).
SECOND FIDDLE— Sonja Henie, Rudy Vallee, Tyrone Power, Alan Dinehart, Mary Healy, Edna May Oliver, Lyle Talbot, Stuart Rayburn — (949).
STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE — Spencer Tracy, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Waiter Brennan, Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene, Henry Hull, Russell Hicks, Paul Harvey— (1939-1940).
SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIES — Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood, Lester Matthews, J. Farrell MacDonald, Moroni Olson, Victor Jory — (954).
WHITE LADY OF THE ORIENT — Warner Baxter, Alice Faye, Charles Winninger, Keye Luke, Arthur Treacher — (951).
WINTER GARDEN — Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Ricardo Cortez.
YOUNG MR. LINCOLN — Henry Fonda, Eddie Quillan, Arleen Whelan, Spencer Charters, Marjorie Weaver, Alice Brady, Pauline Moore, Eddie Collins, Fred Kohler, Jr., Donald Meek, Milburn Stone, Louise Mason— (Cosmopolitan) — (947 ).
UNITED ARTISTS
DUKE OF WEST POINT, THE — CD — Louis Hayward, Tom Brown, Joan Fontaine — High-rating program — 109m. — see Dec. 28 issue.
KING OF THE TURF — D — Adolphe Menjou, Roger Daniel, Dolores Costello, Walter Abel — Above-average race-track programmer — 88m. — see Feb. 22 issue.
MADE FOR EACH OTHER — MD — Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Lucille Watson, Charles Coburn — Should be headed for the big money — 94m. — see Feb. 8 issue.
PRISON WITHOUT BARS — D — Corinne Luchaire, Edna Best, Barry Barnes— Slow-moving foreign dualler — 79m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (foreign-made) — (A).
STAGECOACH — W — Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Andy Devine, John Carradine, George Bancroft — Topnotch western, should be box office plus — 96m. — see Feb. 22 issue.
TOPPER TAKES A TRIP — C — Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray — Comedy programmer has novel exploitation angles — 80m. — see Jan. 11 issue.
TRADE WINDS — CD — Fredric March, Ralph Bellamy, Joan Bennett, Ann Sothern — Better than average comedy-drama — 94m. — see Dec. 28 issue.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS — D— Merle Oberch, Laurence Olivier — Can be sold big; word-of-mouth comment will help — 102m. — see Apr. 5 issue.
ZENOBIA — C— Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon — Fair oomedy; will need selling — 73m. — see Mar. 22 issue.
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
CAPTAIN FURY — Brian Aheam, June Lang, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, John Carradine, Virginia Field, John Warburton, Margaret Roach.
FOUR FEATHERS — Ralph Richardson, John Clements, C. Aubrey Smith, Jean Duprez — (technicolor) — (foreign-made) .
MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE — Louis Hayward, Marion Martin, Warren William, Joan Bennett, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale, Miles Mander, Doris Kenyon.
MUSIC SCHOOL — Joel McCrea, Andrea Leeds, Margot Stevenson, Jascha Heifetz, Adolphe Menjou, Tom Kelly, Gene Reynolds, Jacqueline Nash, Walter Tetley, Arthur Hohl, Marjorie Main, Paul Harvey.
OVER THE MOON — Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Zene Dare, Ursula Jeans — (technicolor) — (foreign-made).
REAL GLORY, THE — Gary Cooper, Andrea Leeds, David Noven, Walter Brennan, Joel McCrea, Broderick Crawford, Kay Johnson, Reginald Owen, Maurice Moscovitch.
THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE— Sabu, Conrad Veidt— (English-made).
WINTER CARNIVAL — Ann Sheridan, Richard Carlson, James Corner, Helen Parrish, Joan Brodel, Virginia Gilmore, Robert Armstrong, Alan Baldwin, Robert Allen, Morton Lowry, Marsha Hunt, the McCash Twins, Jimmy Butler.
UNIVERSAL
(1938-1939 releases from 3000 up.)
BIG TOWN CZAR — D — Barton MacLane, Tom Brown — Nabe dual support — 66m. — see May 3 issue — ( )•
CODE OF THE STREETS— MD— Harry Carey, Frankie Thomas, Juanita Quigley, “Little Tough Guy” Boys — Good top dualler; should set new high for the Little Tough Guys — 69m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (3019).
EAST SIDE OF HEAVEN — CMU— Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell— Good, should do business — 88m. — see Apr. 5 issue— (3006).
FAMILY NEXT DOOR, THE — O — Hugh Herbert, Ruth Donnelly — Good comedy programmer — 61m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (3020).
FOR LOVE OR MONEY— MD — June Lang, Robert Kent — Fast-moving dualler — 67m. — see May 3 issue — ( )
GAMBLING SHIP — MD — Robert Wilcox, Helen Mack, Edward Brophy — Nabe dualler; top feature In smaller situations — 62m. — see Dee. 28 issue — (8023).
GHOST TOWN RIDERS— W — Bob Baker, Fay Shannon— Better-than-average Baker — 54m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (3054;.
GUILTY TRAILS — W — Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds — Routine Baker — 57m. — see Dec. 14 issue — (30o2).
HONOR OF THE WEST — W — Bob Baker, Marjorie Bell — Satisfactory Baker — 58m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (3055).
MIKADO, THE — Operetta — Kenny Baker, D’Oyly Carte Players — Top-notch production; deserves the best of selling — 90m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (lechnicoior) — (English-made ; .
MYSTERY OF THE WHITE ROOM — MY — Bruce Cabot, Helen Mack, Constance Worth, Joan Woodbury, Mabel Todd — Lower-half dualler — 57m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3037 ).
NEWSBOYS HOME — MD — Jackie Cooper, Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, “Little Tough Guy” Boys — Salable program meller — 73m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3016).
PHANTOM STAGE, THE— W— Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds— Best of the Bakers — 57 m. — see Apr. 19 issue— (3056).
PIRATES OF THE SKIES — MD — Kent Taylor, Rochelle Hudson — Action dualler — 61m. — see Feb. 8 issue — (3033).
PRAIRIE JUSTICE — W — Bob Baker, Dorothy Fay, Jack Rockwell — Routine Baker — 68m. — see Jan. 11 issue— ( 306 3 ) .
RISKY BUSINESS— D — George Murphy, Dorothea Kent, Eduardo Cianelli, Leon Ames, El Brendel, Richard Tucker, Grant Richards — Any spot on dualler — 67 V^m.— see Mar. 22 issue — (3029).
SOCIETY SMUGGLERS — MD — Preston Foster, Irene Hervey, Fred Keating, Walter Wolfe King — Nabe dualler — 70m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (3024).
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN — MD — Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Josephine Hutchinson, Lionel Atwili, Donnie Dunagan — A money show from Universal— 94m. — see Jan. 26 issue — (3004).
SPIRIT OF CULVER — Ml>— Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew, Tim Holt, Andy Devine, Henry Hull, Jackie Moran, Gene Reynolds— High-rating family program — 90m. — see Mar. 8 issue — (3014).
SWING SISTER SWING — CMU — Ken Murray, Johnny Downs, Kathryn Kane, Ted Weems & Orchestra — Strictly for the 'teen-age orowd — 67m. — see Dec. 28 issue — (3021).
THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP — DMU — Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, Helen Parrish — Fifth hit in a row for Durbin; can be sold for the money — 87m. —
see Apr. 5 issue — (3001).
YOU CAN’T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN — C — W. C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Princess Baba — Exploitable, name selling comedy; should bring good returns — 79m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (3005).
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
EX-CHAMP, THE — Victor McLaglen, Tom Brown, Constance Moore, Samuel Hinds, William Frawley, Donald Briggs, Nan Grey, Marc Lawrence.
HOUSE OF FEAR, THE — William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Dorothy Arnold, Walter Wolf King, Alan Dinehart, Tommy Dugan, El Brendel, Jan Duggan — 1939-1940).
IN OLD CALIFORNIA — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Constance Moore, Noah Beery, Mala, Mamo Clark, Ward Bond, Thurston Hall, Richard Lane, Charles Trowbridge — (1939-194 0).
INSIDE INFORMATION — June Lang, Dick Foran, Harry Carey, Joseph Sawyer, Addison Richards, Frank Richards, Selma Jackson, Paul McVey, Fred Bourbon.
KEY WOMAN — Preston Foster, Irene Hervey.
OLD GRAD, THE — Anita Louise, Charles Grapewin, Dick Foran, Richard Lane, Samuel S. Hinds, Berton Churchill, David Holt, Jerry Marlowe, Cully Edwards— (1939-1940).
OREGON TRAIL, THE — Johnny Mack Brown, Louise Stanley, Fuzzy Knight, Edward LeSaint, Bill Cody, Jr., Charles Stevens, Charles King, Forrest Taylor — (1939-1940).
SUN NEVER SETS, THE— Basil Rathbone, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Virginia Field, C. Aubrey Smith, Lionel Atwili, Barbara O’Neill, Lionel Barrymore, Melville
Cooper.
THEY ASKED FOR IT — William Lundigan, Isabel Jewell, Lyle Talbot, Charles Halton, Joy Hodges, Michael Whalen, Thomas Beck.
VICTORY
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OUTLAW’S PARADISE — W — Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay, Ted Adame — McCoy McCoy — 66m. — see Feb. 8
issue.
SIX-GUN TRAIL — W — Tim McCoy, Nora Lane, Ted Adams — Okay western, but weak for McCoy — 66m.
— see Jan. 25 issue.
TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION
CODE OF THE CACTUS — Tim McCoy, Dorothy Short,
Ben Corbett.
TEXAS WILDCATS — Tim McCoy, Dave O’Brien, Ted
Adams. Forrest Tavlor, Ben Corbett.
TRIGGER FINGERS — Tim McCoy, Jill Martin, Joyce
Bryant, Ben Corbett.