The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

THE SHORTS CHECK-UP COLUMBIA Two Reel COMEDIES (26) Mooohlng Through Georgia A. Clyde Aug. 11 Now It Can Be Sold (Q) A. Clyde June 2 Peit From the Weil, A(G) B. Keaton June 16 Rattling Romeo (F) C. Chase July 14 8aved by the Bella (Q) 3 $tooges June 30 Trouble Finds Andy Clyde A^Clyde July 28 ISm. 17m. 19m. 17m. 17m. 18m. ’39-’40 (26) All American Blondes (G) A. Clyde Oct. 20 17m. Andy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken A. Clyde Dec. 15 — m. Awful Goof, The C. Chase Dec. 22 — m. Calling All Curs (F) 3 Stooges Aug. 25 17*/2m Glove Slingers B. Keaton Nov. 24 — m. Goodbye, Mr. Chumps 3 Stooges — m. Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (G) 3 Stooges Oct. 6 1 8 1/2 m . Skinny the Moooher (F) C. Chase . Sept. 8 16'/2m. Static In the Attic (F) W. Catlett .Sept. 22 19m. Teacher’s Pest C. Chase Nov. 3 16!/2m. Three Sappy People 3 Stooges 1 — m. SERIALS (4) Overland with Kit Carson (Q) B. Elliot, I. Meredith. July 21 (15 episodes) ■39-’40 (4) Deadwood Dick Green Archer, The Shadow, The Jan. 5 (15 episodes) Terry and the Pirates. . . One Reel CINESCOPES •39-’40 (6) World of 1960 (Futurama) Nov. 24 — m. HEAD CAREFULLY THE SHORTS CHECK-UP gives title, cast iniormation. release date, running time of shorts released since May 19, 1939. INDEXES to short subjects will be found in THE BLUE SECTION, on pages 128 and 129, 179. 229, 325 and 326. 374 — a complete record since September, 1937. REVIEWS of all short subjects are printed in THE SHORTS PARADE, appearing fortnightly in THE BLUE SECTION. THE RUNNING TIME IN THE SHORTS CHECK-UP IS THE LATEST AVAILABLE. COLOR RHAPSODIES (12) Hollywood Sweepstakes (F) July 28 8m. Lucky Pigs (G) May 26 7m. Nell’s Yells (F) June 30 7m. ’39-’40 (16) Boy, a Gun and Birds, A. Jan. 12 — m. Crop Chasers (G) Sept. 22 8m. Dreams on Ice (F) Oct. 20 6j/2m. Jitterbug Knights (F) Aug. 11 7m. Mother Goose in Swingtime Dec. 8 — m. Mountain Ears (G) . . . Nov. 3 7m. COMMUNITY SING (10) No. 10 — Songs of Ro manoe (G) June 16 10m. '39-'40 (10) No. 1 — Bing Crosby Songs (G) Aug. 4 9m. No. 2 — Old-Time Songs (F) Sept. S 9/2 m. No. 3 — College Songs (G) Oct. 13 10m. No. 4 — Stephen Foster Songs Nov. 17 — m. No. 5 Dec. 22 — m. FABLES '39-’40 (6) Little Lost Sheep (F) . . Oct. 6 7m. Park Your Baby .... Dec. 22 — m. HOUSEMASTER — CD — Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill — Fair support for duals; plug American names — 85m. see Apr. 19 issue — (Associated British). I MET A MURDERER — D — James Mason, Sylvia Coleridge— Artistic success; can be exploited — 78m. — see Oct. 18 issue — ( V ork ) . IN SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY — Documentary — No credits — Propaganda for radical audiences — 100m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Amkiuo). INDISCRETIONS — CD — Sascha Guitry, Betty Daussmond — For art, French houses, exclusively — 80m. — see May 17 issue, under Foreign — (Tri-National) — (A). IRELAND’S BORDER LINE — CD — Jimmy O’Dea, Myrette Morven — Top Irish product — 64 Vim. — see Nov. 1 issue — (William Alexander). JUBILEE — Documentary — Edited by the Rev. James H. Griffiths, narrated by the Rev. Vincent Genova — For Catholics; exploit its timeliness — 60m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (King Cole). JUST LIKE A WOMAN — CD — Gertrude Michael, John Lodge — Fair English production — 73m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Alliance). KLIATSHE, Dl — see Light Ahead. KOL NIDRE — MD — Lili Liliana, Leon Leibgold — Welltitled show for Yiddish audiences — 90m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Joseph Seiden). LAMBETH WALK — C — Lupino Lane, Sally Gray — Just a dualler-importatlon — 80m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (Capad). LETTER TO YOUR MOTHER, A — see A Brivele der Mamcn. LENIN IN 1918 — D — B. V. Shchukin, M. G. Gelovani — Outstanding Soviet motion ploture — 130m. — see July 12 Issue — (Amkino). LIGHT AHEAD (Di Kliatshe) — D — Izidore Casher, Helen Beverly — Superb Yiddish photoplay — 103m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Carmel). LOST ATLANTIS, THE — MD — No cast credits — Just film — 70m. — see June 14 issue — (Road Show Attractions). LOTTA NELL’ OMBRA — see Battles in the Shadow. MADEMOISELLE MA MERE — F — Danielle Darrieux, Marcel Simon — Breezy Gallic affait; Darrleux lops exploitation possibilities — 80m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Hoffberg) — (A). MAKE-BELIEVE PIRATES, THE — see Allergi Masnadieri. MAN AND HI8 WIFE, A (Uu Homme et 8a Femme) — MD — Harry Baur, Busy Vernon — Fair for Frenoh, arty; lower-half duallsr for nabes — 77m.— «» Apr. S Issue — (French Film Exchange) — (A). MARSEILLAISE — D — Pierre Renoir, Lise Delamare — Fair French cinema — 80m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (World Pictures). MILL ON THE FLOSS, THE — D — Geraldine Fitzgerald, Frank Lawton — Outstanding British attraction — 78m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Standard). MIO DE8TINO, IL (My Destiny) — D — Emma Gramatica, Luigi Olmari — For Italian and foreign-language house*— 76m. — see July 26 Issue — (Roma Film). MIRELE EFROS — MD — Berta Gersten, Michael Rosenberg— Should pull tears and cash— 87m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Credo Pictures). MR. MAX (II Signor Max) — C — Vittoria DeSico, Assia Noris — Outstanding Italian comedy — 86m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Esperia). MONEY AND LOVE — see Denaro e d’Amore. MUSICA IN PIAZZA — CD— Mtlly, Enrico Viarixio— For Italian audience* only — 66m. — see July It Issue — (Amenta!). MUTINY ON THE ELSINORE— MD— Paul Lukas, Kathleen Kelly, Lyu Harding, Michael Murtin-Harvey — High-rating tea thrlllar — 7 2m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Kreilherg). MY DESTINY — see il Mio Destino. MY HUSBAND IS LOST (Ho Perduto Mio Marito)— CD — Nino Besozzi, Paola Borboni — Okay Italian comedy— 87m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Esperia) — (A). MY SON — DMU — Gustav Berger, Fauma Kubina — Hlghrater for Yiddish consumption — 91m. — see May 31 issue — (Jewish Talking Picture). NEW HORIZON8 — D — Boris Chirkov, Vera Kibardina — For radical house* only — W2m. — *ce May 31 issue — (Amkiuo). NORTH SEA PATROL — MD — Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly — Pleasing, timely programmer that can be sold — 69m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Alliance Films). ON HIS OWN — D — V. O. Massalitinova, M. Troyanovsky — Okay for left-wingers — 100m. — see Sept. 20 Issue — (Amkino). OPPENHEIM FAMILY, THE— D— V. P. Babubov, I. M. Tolchanov, A. I. Voitsik — Exploitable U. S. S. R. product; deserve* playing time — 97m. — see June 14 issue — (Amkino) OUR FIGHTING NAVY — see Torpedoed. QUAI DES BRUMES, LE — see Port of Shadows. PEOPLE, ETERNAL, A — D — Conrad Veidt, Marie Ney — Weak Yiddish offering — 65m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Henry Lynn). PER UOMINI SOLI — see For Men Only. PORT OF SHADOWS (Le Quai des Brumes) — MD — Jean Gabin, Michel Simon — Beautiful, well worth seeing; a 7-award film — 90m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Film Alliance of U. S.). PRISONER OF CORBAL, THE — COD — Nils Asther, Noah Beery — Nabe dual filler — 73m. — see Sept. 6 issue — ( English -made) — (Syndicate). PURITAN, THE — D> — Jean-Loui* Barrault, Alla Donell — Can be exploited for felr money — 86m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (Lenauer) — (A). RANGLE RIVER— “W”— Victor Jory, Margaret Dare — Pleasing Australian Import with a ‘‘weetern*’ flavor — 72m. — *ee May 17 iseue — (Hoffberg). RASPUTIN — D — Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal — Superb Gallic production — 93m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Concord Films) — (A). REGAIN — see Harvest. RETURN OF THE FROG. THE— MV — Gordon Harker, Una O’Connor — Okay British mystery programmer — 71m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (Select Attractions). ROYAL DIVORCE — D — Ruth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar — Worthwhile dualler — 82 %m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Imperial). SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR— see Scipione 1’Africano. SCIPI0NE L’AFRICANO (Sciplo Afrlcanus Major) — D — Annibale Ninchi, Camillo Pilotti, Isa Miranda, Frances Francesca — Bonanza for Italian customers — 115m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Esperia). SECOND BUREAU — D — Marta LaBarr, Charles Oliver — Okay spy drama — 66m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Film Alliance of U. S.). SIGNOR MAX, IL — see Mr. Max. SONG OF THE STREET— D— Vladimir Sokoloff, Madeleine Ozeray — Weak orelgn offering — 77m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (Mayer-Burstvn). SONG OF YOUTH — Documentary — Produced In U. 8. S. R. by Sovuz Film Ohronlca — Superior Russian doeumantary — 68m. — aee June 28 issue — (Amkino). SORPRESE DE UN MATRIMONION, LE — see The Surprises of Matrimony. S0T70 LA CRUCE DEL SUD — Bee Under the Southern Cross. SOVIET BORDER — MD — E. Piapkiua, E. Fedorova, N. Kriuchkov, S. Kniov, N. Vinogradov — Propaganda film for the radical — 94m. — iee Mar. 3 issue — (Amkino). SPAIN FiGHTS ON — see The Will of a People. SPY OF NAPOLEON — MD — Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas — For class spots, nabe with limitations — 77m. — see Mav 17 issue — (Standard). SURPRISES OF MATRIMONY, THE (Le Sorprese de un Matrimonion) — CD — Vittorio DeSica, Elisa Gegani — For Italians only — 118m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Columba) — (A). SQUADR0NE BIANCO, LO (The White Squadron) — D — Fosco Giachetti, Antonio Ceuta, Fulvia Lanzi — Good drama for the art-foreign, Italian houses — 98m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (Ekperia). THAT THEY MAY LIVE — D — Victor Franeen, Line Noro, Marie Lou, Jean-Max — Spectacular French anti-war piece — 73m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Maver-Burstyn) — (A). THREE WALTZES — Operetta — Yvonne Printemps. Pierre Fresnay — Natural for art, foreign-polloy theatre* — 92m. — see May 8 issue — (Vedis Films) TORPEDOED (Our Fighting Navy) — AD— H. B. Warner, Richard Cromwell, Noah Beery — Must ride on its timeliness; plug Americans — 66m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Film Alliance of U. S. ). TREACHERY ON THE HIGH SEAS — MY— Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Charles Farrell — Okay Britisher for nabe dual support — 68ra. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Times). UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS (Sotto la Croce del Sud) — D — Dorla Duranti, Antonio Oenta — Tops for Italian houses — 81m. — see June 28 issue — (Eaperia). U. S. S. R. ON THE SCREEN, 1939— DocumentaryNo credits given — Left wing attraction — 94m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (Amkino). VOLGA BOATMAN, THE (Le Batteller de la Volga) — D — Pierre Blanchar, Vera Korene — Best for foreign, art house* — 78m. — see Apr. 6 i*sue — (Hoffberg). WALLY, LA — DMU — Germana Paolleri, Carlo Minchi — For Italian audience* only — 88m. — see July 26 Issue— (Amerital). WE WERE SEVEN SISTERS (Eravarao Sette Sorello) — CD — Nino Besozzi, Antonio Gandusio, Sergio Tofano — Excellent for Italian audlenoes — 87m. — see June 28 iBsue — (Esperia) — (A). WILL OF A PEOPLE, THE (Spain Fight* On)— Documentary— No cast or production credits — For liberal house* — 65m.— -*ee Feb. 22 issue — (L. Frank). WINGS OVER AFRICA — MD — Joan Gardner, Ian Oolin — Weak dualler; may be exploited — 62m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (Merit). WH ITE SQUADRON, THE — see Lo Squadrone Bianco. WITHOUT A HOME — D — Alexander Marten, Viera Gran — For strictly Ytddlsh-oollcy houses — 90m. — eee Anr. IP Issue— (Foreign Oinema Arts) WORLD IS OURS, THE — CD — Voskovec, Werich — Excellent foreign product — 96m. — see Aug. 23 le*ue — (Kaenler) YOUTH IN REVOLT — MD — Jean-Louis Barrault, Fabien Loris. Charles Daurot — Fair art entry — 91m. — see May 31 issue, under Columbia.