The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

Servisection 5 THE CHECK-UP— November 22, 1939 NAUGHTY BUT NICK — CMU — Dick Powell, Oaii P* gt, in,, HbMiihm, Alien Jenkins, Jerry Uolcuua, 2»au pitta, Kosen bloom — Surprisingly tunny, don't tell a snort — yum. — eee June 14 lit we — ( W ) — NO PLACE TO 60 — MU — Donnie Morgan, Gloria Dickson, Fred Stout — Just another dualier — 67m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (FN) — (409). OLD MAID, THE — MD — Bette Davis, George Brent, Miriam Hopkins — Another acting triumph tor Bette Davis; must be sold — 96m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (FN) — (ton; — (AD ON YOUR TOES — CMU — Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale — Good entertainment — 94m. — see Oct. IS iBeue— (FN) — (4BJ). PRIDE OF THE BLUE GRASS — MD — Edith Fellows, James McCalliou — Good entertainment tor the family trade — (15m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (W) — (418). PRIVATE DETECTIVE — MY — Jane Wyman, Dick Foran — Okay tor dual support — 66m. — Bee Nov. 29 issue PRIVATeYiVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, THE— COD — Bette Duvis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland — Celluloid masterpiece; get behind it — lOUrn. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Technicolor) — (W) — (402). ROARING TWENTIES, THE — MD — James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart — Top-notch meller, headed for big returns — 104m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (W) — (403). SMASHING THE MONEY RING — MD — Ronald Reagan, Margot Stevenson — Good action dualier — 57m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (FN) — (4 70). TORCHY PLAYS WITH DYNAMITE — MD — Jane Wyman, Alien Jenknia — Neat, swift Torohy yarn — 6 9m. — aee Aug. 9 issue — (W) — (826). WATERFRONT — MD — Dennis Morgan, Gloria Dickson — Lower half of duellers — 69m. — aee July 18 issue — (W)— -(826). WE ARE NOT ALONE — D — Paul Muni, Jane Bryan, Flora Robson — Excellent drama for discriminating audiences — 112m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (FN). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BRITISH INTELLIGENCE — Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay. BROTHER RAT AND A BABY — Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Eddie Albert, Ronald Reagan. CALLING PHILO VANCE — James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson. ENEMY WITHIN, THE — Ronald Reagan, Lya Lye, Eddie Foy, Jr., John Litel. FIGHTING 69th, THE — James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn. FOUR WIVES — The Lane Sisters, Gale Page, Jeffrey Lynn, May Robson, Claude Rains, Frank McHugh. Eddie Albert. FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE — Morgan Conway, Roger Pryor, Sheila Bromley. GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS— Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman. GRANNY GET YOUR GUN — May Robson, Margot Stevenson, Harry Davenport. INVISIBLE — STRIPES — George Raft, Jane Bryan, Humphrey Bogart. William Holden. KING OF THE LUMBERJACKS — John Payne, Gloria Dickson, Stanley Fields. LIFE OF DR. EHRLICH, THE — Edward 0. Robinson, Ruth Gordon. Otto Kruger, John Litel. PHILO VANCE COMES BACK — James Stephenson, HoDry O’Neill. RETURN OF DOCTOR X, THE — Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, Humphrey Bogart. STATE COP— Tohn Payne, Denis Morgan, Julie Stevens. TEAR GAS SQUAD — Dennis Morgan, John Payne, Gloria Dickson. VIRGINIA CITY — Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart. YEARS WITHOUT DAYS— John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O’Brien, Burgess Meredith. MISCELLANEOUS Listed here are only those independently produced pictures, not handled by companies of nation-wide scope. BEYOND BENGAL — Travel — Produced by Harry Schenck — Maybe yet, and maybe no — 70m. — see July 26 issue — (Showmen’s Pictures). BLACK LIMELIGHT — MY — Raymond Massey, Joan Marlon — Routine murder mystery for houses that can play English product — 63m. — see July 12 issue— ( English-made ) — (Alliance). CHAMPION8 OF THE GRIDIRON — Sports Commercial — Players, coaohes, executives of the National Professional Football League— Exoellent sports film — 50m. (also a 10m. abridgment) — see Apr. 19 issue — (Industrial Pictures). CITY, THE — Documentary — From an original by Pare Lorentz, with narration by Morris Carnovsky — -Exoellent; oan be exploited — 44m.— see May 81 Issue — (Oivic Films). CODE OF THE CACTUS — W — Tim McCoy. Dorothy Short, Ben Corbett — Top-rating McCoy western — 57m. — see May 17 issue — (Victory). DAUGHTER OF THE TONG — AD — Evelyn Brent, Grant Withers — Minor nabe dualier support — 56m. — see Aug. 24 issue — (Metropolitan). DEATH 0OE3 NORTH— AD — Edgar Edwards. Sheila Bromley. Dorothy Bradshaw, Jameson Thomas — Better-than-average Independent action drama — fllm. — sea May 81 Issue — (Warwiok). DUKE IS TOPS, THE — MU — Ralph Cooper, Lena Horne — High-rating all-Negro musical — 72m. — see June 2 b issue — (MiUion Dollar Productions ) . FIGHTING RENEGADE — W — Tim ilcUoy, Joyce Bryant — High in horse-opera scale — 54m. — see Sept. 20 issue— ( V ictory ) . FLAMING LEAD — W — Ken Maynard, Eleanor Stewart — Okay inde oatie — 67m. — see duty i2 issue — (Nat Balaud). FLIRTING WITH DEATH (Let’s Pretend We’re Sweethearts)— CD — Lola Lane, Chic Chandler, George Meeker — Better than average indepenaent — OSm. — see May 31 issue — (Imperial). GANG SMASHERS — JlD — Nina Mae McKinney, Man tan Moreland, Laurence Criner — Nice aii-Negro meller for colored theatros — 66m. — aee Jana 14 issue — LAND OF LIBERTY — Documentary — Compiled by and tor the industry and the ALPPDA — Fine motion picture achievement — 138m. — see July 12 issue — (MPPDA). LET’S PRETEND WE’RE SWEETHEARTS — see Flirting With Death. LOST ON THE WESTERN FRONT — D — Paul Cavanaugh, Harcelle Chantel — Exploitable dualier — 63m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Standard). MAD YOUTH — MD — Mary Ainslee, Betty Compson — Saleable sexer — 60m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Willis Kent) — (A). MARIJUANA MADNESS (The Pace That KiUs) — MD — Lois January, Noel Madison — Only for sensational type exploitation — 66m. — see Aug. 6 issue — (.Kent) — (A). MESQUITE BUCKAROO — W — Bob Steele, Carolyn Curtis— Low grade western — 69m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (Metropolitan). MIDDLETON FAMILY AT THE WORLD’S FAIR, THE— MD — Marjorie Ford, James Lydon — Might be tried as filler with high-bracket feature — 50m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Technicolor) — (Modern Talking Picture Service). MOON OVER HARLEM — MD — Bud Harris, Cora Green — Weak, even for all-Negro audiences — 67m. — see July 26 issue — (Meteor). MYSTIC CIRCLE MURDER — MY — Betty Compson, Robert Fiske — Weak dualier — 69m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Fanchon Royer). PACE THAT KILLS, THE — see Marijuana Madness. PORT OF HATE — MD — Polly Ann Young, Kenneth Harlan— Weak Inde for bottom of nabe duals — 67m. — see Aug. 23 issue — Metropolitan). REFORM SCHOOL — MD — Louise Beavers, Harlem’s Tuff Kids, Monte Hawley — Top product for Negro houses — 76m. — see June 28 issue — (Million Dollar Productions) . RIDERS OF THE SAGE — W — Bob Steele, Claire Rochelle— Run of the mill — 56m. — see Oct. 18 issue — ( Metropol i tan ) . RIDIN’ FOOL, THE — W — Bob Steele, Francis Moore — Low grade western — 58m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Metropolitan). SHE GOES TO WAR — MD — Eleanor Boardman, John Holland — War from the women’s angle — 87m. — see Nov. 15 issur — (Mitchell Leichter). SMOKY TRAILS — W — Bob Steele, Jean Carmen— Okay Steele — 56m — see Arir. 19 Issue — (Metropolitan). SPECIAL INSPECTOR — MD — Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth— Pleasing aotlon programmer — 62m. — see Apr. 5 Issue — (Warwick). STRAIGHT SHOOTER — W — Tim McCoy, Julie Sheldon, Ben Corbett, Ted Adams — All McCoy and an hour long! — 60m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Victory). TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM— MD — Hal Skelly, Zita Johann — Those nights are here again! — 61m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (B&M Pictures). TEXAS WILDCATS— W — Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay, Ben Corbett, Ted Adams — Top-reling McCoy — 56m. — see June 28 issue — (Victory). TRIGGER FINGERS— W — Tim McCoy, Ben Corbett — Okay western — 53m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (Victory). TWO GUN TROUBADOUR — W — Fred Scott, Claire Rochelle— Speedy Inde oatie entry — 68m. — see July 26 iesue — (Spectrum). TUMBLEWEEDS — W — William S. Hart. Barbara Bedford — Revival which nan get results If exploited — 88m. — see May 17 issue — (Astor). TYPHOON TREASURE — MD — Campbell Copelln, Owen Munro — Adventure yarn for lower half on duals — 68m. — eee July 12 issue — (Australian-made) — (Commonwealth) . WHY THIS WAR? — Documentary — No credits — Exploitable documentary — 81m. — eee Nov. 1 issue — (Samuel Cumins). FOREIGN Listed here are imported productions and all foreignlanguage pictures of whatever origin, when such pictures are not a part of the regular release schedule of an independently listed producer-distributor. ADVENTURE OF GIACOMO CASSANOVA — see Awen tura di Giacomo Cassanova. AFFAIR LAFONT, THE (Conflict) — D — Corinne Luchaire, Annie Ducaux — For the arty — 84m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Trans-Atlantic Films) — (A). ALEXANDER NEVSKY — SP — Nicolai, N. P. Okhlopkov — Box office for foreign, art houses — 94m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (Amkino). ALLERGI MASNADIERI (The Make-Believe Pirates) — CMU — Assia Noris, C. Pilotto — Very good Italian comedy — 72m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Americo Pullini). ALPINE PASSiON (Amore sulle Alpi) — MD — Gustave Diesel, Simona liourday — Esperia has done better — 74m. — see Nov. 15 issue — -(Esperia) — (A). AMANGELOr — 1> — itluuai Umurxakuv, soar* uenaiidurbekova — Inferior Russian film — 7 9m. — see June 28 Issue — (Amkmo>. AMORE SULLE ALPI — see Alpine Passion. AVVENIUHA DI GIACOMO UASANOVA tAdveature of Giacomo Casanova) — CD — Nerio Bernard!, Deda Glowia — Best foi Italian houses, audiences — 7 0m. — see June 14 issue — (Amental). BATTELLER DE LA VOLGA, LE — see The Volga Boatman. BATTLES IN THE SHADOW (Lotta nell’ Ombra) — MD — Antonio Oenta, Rena to Clalente — Pleasing Italian thriller — 86m. — eee June 28 Issue — (Esptria). BETRAYAL — D — Annie Vernay, Suzy Prim, Pierreliichrad Willrn — French box-office success — 80m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (World). — (A). BIG FELLA— MDMU— Paul Robeson, Elisabeth WelshPleasing programmer, but watch out for the racial problem — 70m. — see Feb. 22 Issue — (Retlaw Filmsj. BIZARRE BIZARRE — F — Louis Jouvet, Franeoise Rosay — Rlb-tiekler for French fans — eee Apr. 6 issue — (Leaauer). BOMBS OVER LONDON— AD — Charles Farrell, Fritz Kortuer — Plug timeliness and Farrell for best results— 78m.— see Sept. 20 issue — (Film Alliance). BOUQUETS FROM NICHOLAS — MD — Noel-Noel, Jacques Varennes, Janine Noel -Noel — Can play the right nebes; swell for the arty, French — 75m. — ees Mm. 22 issue — (Walcii Films). BOYS' SCHOOL (Les Disparus de 3aint Agil) — MY— Eric von Stroheim, Michael Simon, Armand Bernard, Serge Grave — Outstanding Gallic show— 91m. — see June 14 Issue, under Columbia — -(Columbia). BRIVELE DER MAMEN, A (A Letter to Your Mother) — D — Lucy Gehrman, Alexander Stein — Yiddish cinematic triumph — 104m.— see October 4 issue — (Sphinx). CHALLENGE, THE-— D — Robert Douglas, Joan Gardner — Hlgh-ratlng Importation — 77m. — see May 17 issue— (Film Alliance). CHANGED MAN, THE — see Elcserelt Ember. CONFLICT — see The Affair Lafont. CONCENTRATION CAMP— D — O. Jakov, S. 8hixokova— Too much Communist propaganda for the average house — 66m. — see Apr. 3 issue — (Amkino). CONQUESTS OF PETER THE GREAT, THE— D— Nikolai Simonov, Alla Tarasova — For Soviet houses oijly — 96m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Amkino). CRISIS — Documentary — Produced, directed by Herbert Kline, narrated by Leif Kriok3on — For liberal. Intelligent; an exploitation challenge to average exhibitor— 86m. — see Mar. 22 issue — ( Mayer-Buretyn ) . CURTAIN RISES, THE (Entree dee Artistes) — MD — Jouie Javet, Janine Darcey — Pleasing Frenoh Import — 85m. — see May 3 issue — (Kaasler). DEAD MEN TELL, NO TALES— MD — Emlyn Williams, High Williams, Marius Goring — Tops for murder — 70m. — see May 31 issue — (Alliance). DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, THE— MD— Tod Slaughter, Eve Lister — British entrant, strictly for the "horror” trade — 67m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (Select Attractions) — (A). DENARO E D’AMORE (Money and Love) — CD — Elsa Merllni, Tina Lattanzi — Pleasing Italian comedydrama — 86m. — eee July 12 issue — (Amerital). DISPARUS DE SAINT AGIL, LES — see Boys’ School. DOUBLE CRIME ON THE MAQINOT LINE— D— Victor Francen, Vein Korene — Excellent for art, Franch houses; exploitation — 83m. — eee May 8 issue — (Tower Pictures). ELCSERELT EMBER (The Changed Man)— MD — Ferenc Kiss, Morglt Dakya, Oero Maly — Just for Hungarians— 84m. — -see Mar. 8 issue — (Hungaria). END OF THE DAY, THE (Fin du Jour) — D — Victor Francen, Louis Jouvet — Superb Gallic production — 95m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Juno Films). ENTREE DES ARTISTES— see The Curtain Rises. ERAVAMO SETTE SORELLO — see We Were Seven Sisters. ESCAPE FROM YESTERDAY — D — Jean Gabin, Annabels— Infinitely superior Frenoh produot— 96m. — see May 17 issue — (Hoffberg) — (A). FAMILLE LEFRANCOIS, LE — see Heroes of the Marne. FIRST FiLM CONCERT, THE — MU — No production credits available — Extremely attractive fare for the arty — 52m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (World). FOR MEN ONLY (Per Uominl Soli) — OD — Carlo Buti, Paola Barbara— Great show for Italian nabos — 78m. — see May 17 issue — (Esperia). FIN DU JOUR — see The End of the Day. GANG’S ALL HERE, THE — OD — Jack Buchanan, Google Winters — Just fair oomedy; naba lower-half dualier — 75m. — see Apr. 19 issue — (Associated British). GREAT COMMANDMENT, THE — D — John Beal, Maurice Muscovieh, Albert Dekker — ' Worth watching; has universal appeal — 85m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Cathedra! Films). HARVEST (Regain) — MD — Gabriel Qabrio, Edouard Delmont — For the art customers — 80m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (French Cinema Center) — (A). HEARTBEAT — MD — Orane Domazia, Fernandel — Fair Gallic product — 88m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (French Motion Picture Corporation) — (A). HEROES OF THE MARNE (Le Famille Lefrancois) — Raimu, Germaine Dermoz — Chiefly for foreign, art houses — 88m. — see May 3 issue — (Spectnm) — (A). HO PERDUTO MIO MARITO — see My Husband Is Lost. HOMME ET SA FEMME, UN — see A Man and His Wife.