The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

Servisection 8 ALPHABETICAL GUIDE TO 191 FEATURES Reviewed since August 1, 1939 A ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE — 82m. — 20th Century-Fox 380 AFFAIR LAFONT, THE (Conflict) — 84m. — Trans Atlantic Films 402 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT— 93m.— Universal (revised and re-issued) 392 ALLEGHENY UPRISING— 78m.— RKO-Radio 40S ALLERGI MASNADIERI (The Make-Believe Pirates) — 72m. — Americo Pullini 402 ALPINE PASSION (Amore sulle Alpi) — 74m. — Esperia 418 AMAZING MR. WILLIAMS, THE — 80m.— Columbia 423 AMORE SULLE ALPI — see Alpine Passion. ANOTHER THIN MAN — 102m. — Metro 423 ARIA DEL CONTINENTE, L’ — see The Continental Way ARIZONA KID, THE— 61m. — Republic 400 AWFUL TRUTH, THE — W2m. — Columbia (re-ieeue) 29 B BABES IN ARMS— 94m.— Metro 391 BAD LITTLE ANGEL — 72m. — Metro 407 BARRICADE — 70m. — 20th Century-Fox 429 BEASTS OF BERLIN — same as Hitler — Beast of Berlin, q. v. BEAU GESTE — 114m.— Paramount 353 BETRAYAL— 80m. — World 393 BEWARE SPOOKS — 68m. — Columbia 407 B LAC KM A I L — 8 1 m. — Metro 385 BLONDIE BRINGS UP BABY — 66m. — Columbia. 415 BOMBS OVER LONDON — -78m. — Film Alliance.. 387 BRIVELE DER MAMEN, A (A Utter to Your Mother) — 104m. — Sphinx 393 C CALL A MESSENGER — 66m. — Universal 392 CALLING ALL MARINES — 66m. — Republic 386 CAT AND THE CANARY, THE — 74m. — Paramount 399 CHARLIE CHAN IN (AT or WITH) — 20th CenturyFox — CITY IN DARKNESS— 74m 408 TREASURE ISLAND— 74m 370 CHICKEN WAGON FAMILY — 64m. — 80th Century Fox 362 CHILD 18 BORN, A — 79m. — Warners 363 CHILDREN OF THE WILD — 73m.— Grand National 266 CHIP OF THE FLYING U — 56m. — Universal 416 CONFLICT — see The Affair Lafont. CONQUESTS OF PETER THE GREAT, THE — 9flm. — Amkino . . . 387 CONTINENTAL WAY, THE (L’Arla del Continente) — 82m. — Esperia 425 CRASHING THROUGH — 65m.— Monogram 391 D DANCING CO-ED — 84m. — Metro 391 DANGER FLIGHT — 61m. — Monogram 415 DAY THE BOOKIES WEPT, THE — 64m. — RKO Radio 381 DAY-TIME WIFE — 70m. — 20th Century-Fox 424 DEAD END KIDS ON DRESS PARADE, THE — 62m. — Warners 417 DEATH OF A CHAMPION — 67m. — Paramount 379 DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, THE — 87m. — ■Select Attractions 381 DESPERATE TRAILS — 58m. — Universal 380 DISPUTED PASSAGE — 91m. — Paramount 391 DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK — 103m. — 20th Century-Fox 408 DUST BE MY DESTINY — 88m. — Warners 370 GREAT COMMANDMENT, Films THE — 85m. — Cathedral 402 H HAWAIIAN NIGHTS— 66m.— Universal 370 HEARTBEAT — 88m. — French Motion Picture Corporation 388 HEAVEN WITH A BARBED-WIRE FENCE— 62m.— 20th Century-Fox 400 HERE I AM A STRANGER — 83m. — 20th Century Fox 392 HERO FOR A DAY — 66m. — Universal 387 HEROES IN BLUE — 58m. — Monogram 415 HIDDEN POWER — 60m.— Columbia 319 HIGGINS FAMILY, THE, IN— Republic— COVERED TRAILER, THE — 66m 424 HITLER — BEAST OF BERLIN — 85m. — Producers Pictures 409 HITLER’S REIGN OF TERROR — 56m. — Samuel Cummins 425 HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE— 96m. — 20th Century Fox 400 HONEYMOON IN BALI — 96m. — Paramount 385 HONEYMOON’S OVER, THE— 70m.— 20th Century Fox 416 HO PERDUTO MIO MARITO! — see My Husband Is Lost. HOUSEKEEPER’S DAUGHTER THE — 80m.— United Artists 386 I I MET A MURDERER— 78m.— York Pictures 402 IN SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY— 100m.— Amkino 393 INTERMEZZO, A LOVE STORY — 70m. — United Artists 396 IRELAND’S BORDER LINE — 64 %m. — William Alexander 409 IRISH LUCK — 68m.— Monogram 379 J JAMAICA INN — 99m. — Paramount 392 JUAREZ AND MAXIMILIAN — see The Mad Empress JEEPERS CREEPERS — 69m. — Republic 416 JONES FAMILY, THE (20th Century-Fox) IN (AT or WITH) — QUICK MILLIONS— 61m 363 TOO BUSY TO WORK — 65m 401 JUST LIKE A WOMAN— 73m— Alliance 410 K KANSAS TERRORS, THE — 67m. — Republic 408 KATIA — 80m.— Maver-Burstyn 425 KID NIGHTINGALE— 57m.— Warners 393 KLIATSHE, Dl — see Light Ahead KOL NIDRE — 90m. — Joseph Seiden 388 KONGA, THE WILD 8TALLI0N— 61 m— Columbia 385 L LAND OF LIBERTY— 138m.— MPPDA 347 LAW OF THE PAMPAS — 74m. — Paramount 407 LAUGH IT OFF — 63m. — Universal 417 LEGION OF LOST FLIERS — 63m.— Universal 392 LEGION OF THE LAWLESS — 59m — RKO Radio 423 LET’S PRETEND WE’RE SWEETHEARTS— see Flirting With Death LETTER TO YOUR MOTHER, A — see A Brivele der Mamen LIGHT AHEAD (Dl Kllatshe) — 103m.— Carmel . . 393 LITTLE ACCIDENT — 65m. — Universal 409 LLANO KID, THE — 70m. — Paramount 416 LOST HORIZON — -118m. — Columbia (re-issue). . 1 LOST ON THE WESTERN FRONT— 63m. — Standard 410 E ELSA MAXWELL’S HOTEL FOR WOMEN— 83m.— 20th Century-Fox 362 END OF THE DAY, THE (Fin du Jour)— 95m.— Juno Films 367 ESCAPE, THE — 62ra. — 20th Century-Fox 380 ESPIONAGE AGENT— 83m.— Warners 393 ETERNALLY YOURS — 98m. — United Artists ... 401 EVERYBODY’S HOBBY — 54m. — Warners 387 EVERYTHING’S ON ICE — 66m. — RKO-Radio 386 F FAST AND FURIOUS— 73m.— Metro 399 FIFTH AVENUE GIRL (My Fifth Avenue Girl) — 88m. — RKO-Radio 370 FIGHT FOR PEACE — 65m. — Monogram (formerly Warwick) 125 FIGHTING GRINGO, THE— 59m.— RKO-Radio .... 380 FIGHTING MAD — 55m. — Monogram 415 FIN DU JOUR — see The End of the Day. FIRST FILM CONCERT, THE— 52m.— World ..., 418 FIRST LOVE — 84m. — Universal 417 FIRST WORLD WAR, THE — 78m. — 20th Century Fox (re-issue) 400 FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW— 60m. — Columbia 381 FIGHTING RENEGADE— 54m. — Victory 387 FLAMING HEAD — 57m. — Monogram 347 FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT — 66m— Republic 380 FLIRTING WITH DEATH (Let’s Pretend We're Sweethearts) — 68m. — Imperial 321 FLYING DEUCES, THE— 68m.— RKO-Radio 400 FOUR FEATHERS, THE — 112m. — United Artists 337 FUGITIVE AT LARGE — 63m. — Columbia 361 FULL CONFESSION— 7Sm.— RKO-Radio 370 G GERONIMO! — 90m. — Paramount 423 GOLDEN BOY — 101m. — Columbia 379 M MAD YOUTH— 73m.— Willis Kent 402 MADEMOISELLE MA MERE— 80m.— Hoffberg 394 MAD EMPRESS, THE (Juarez and Maximilian) — 72m. — Warners 305,425 MAKE-BELIEVE PIRATES, THE— see Allergi MasnaMAN FROM MONTREAL — 60m. — Universal 417 MAIN STREET LAWYER— 72m. — Republic 416 dieri. MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE — 110m. — United MARSEILLAISE — 80m. — World Pictures 418 Artists • • 347 MARSHAL OF MESA CITY, THE — 62m! — RKO Radio 400 MARX BROS. "AT THE CIRCUS” — 87m. — Metro 407 MEET DR. CHRISTIAN — 70m. — RKO-Radio 408 MIDDLETON FAMILY AT THE WORLD’S FAIR, THE— 50m 396 MIKADO, THE — 91m.— Universal 281 MILL ON THE FLOSS, THE — 78m. — Standard 418 READ CAREFULLY ALL FEATURE PICTURES carried in the SixPoint review pages (Blue Section) are listed alphabetically by title, with the latest available running time, the distributor, and the number of the page on which the review appears. SHORT SUBJECTS INDEXES will be found on pages 128 and 129, 179, 229, 325 and 326, and 376. For further information, consult the Production Number Analysis (also in the Blue Section) and The Feature Check-Up (the Yellow Section). MIRACLE ON MAIN STREET — 78m. — Columbia . .415 MIRELE EFROS — 87m. — Credo Pictures 410 MISSING EVIDENCE — 64V4m. — Universal 401 MR. MAX (II Signor Max) — 86m. — Esperia 402 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON— 130m. — Columbia 399 MUTINY IN THE BIG HOUSE— 83m. — Monogram 399 MUTINY ON THE BLACKHAWK — 66m. — Universal 337 MY FIFTH AVENUE GIRL — see Fifth Avenue Qlrl MY HUSBAND IS LOST (Ho Perduto Mio Marito!)— 87m. — Esperia 410 MY MAN GODFREY — 93m. — Universal (re-issue). 321 MYSTIC CIRCLE MURDER — 69m. — Fanchon Royer 402 N NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE— 60m. — Warners 371 NINOTCHKA — 110m. — Metro 399 NO PLACE TO GO — 66m. — Warners 381 NORTH SEA PATROL — 69ra. — Alliance Films 418 NURSE EDITH CAVELL — 98m. — RKO-Radio ... 380 O OKLAHOMA FRONTIER— 68m— Universal 401 OKLAHOMA TERROR — 50m. — Monogram 379 OLD DARK HOUSE, THE — 74m. — Universal (reissue) 321 OLD MAID, THE — 96m. — Wameri 363 ON HIS OWN— 100m— Amkino 388 ON YOUR TOES — 94m. — Warners 402 ONE HOUR TO LIVE— 69 %m.— Universal 387 $1,000 A TOUCHDOWN— 73m— Paramount 392 OUR FIGHTING NAVY — see Torpedoed OUR NEIGHBORS, THE CARTERS— 85m.— Paramount 408 OUTPOST OF THE MOUNTIES— 63m. — Columbbia 407 OVERLAND MAIL, THE — 52m. — Monogram 416 P PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES — T5m. — tOth Oentury-Fox 386 PEOPLE ETERNAL, A — 66m.— Henry Lynn 418 PHANTOM STRIKES, THE — 58m. — Monogram . 423 PORT OF SHADOWS (Le Quai des Brumes) — 90m. — Film Alliance of U. S. 402 PRIDE OF THE BLUE GRASS— 65m. — Warners . . 393 PRIVATE DETECTIVE— 55m.— Warners 425 PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, THE —106m. — Warners 396 PRISONER OF CORBAL, THE — 73m. — Syndicate. 381 0 QUAI DES BRUMES, LE — see Port of Shadows. QUEEN OF DESTINY (Sixty Glorious Years) — 96m. — RKO Radio 220 R RAINS CAME, THE — 104m. — 20th Century-Fox. 386 RANGE WAR — 66m. — Paramount 369 RASPUTIN — 93m. — Concord Films 410 REAL GLORY, THE— 96m. — United Artista 386 REMEMBER? — 83m. — Metro 415 RENO — 73m.— RKO-Radio 416 RETURN OF DOCTOR X, THE — 62m. — Warners 425 RETURN OF THE FROG, THE — 71m. — Seleot Attractions . . . 381 RIDERS OF BLACK RIVER — 64m. — Columbia. . . 385 RIDERS OF THE SAGE — 66m. — Metropolitan 402 RIDIN’ FOOL, THE — 58m.— Metropolitan 402 RIO — 77m. — Universal 393 ROAD BACK, THE — 79m. — Universal ("The Outspoken Version”) 417 ROAD TO GLORY, THE — 101m.— 20th Century-Fox (re-issue) 401 ROARING TWENTIES. THE — 104m. — Warners . 409 ROVIN’ TUMBLEWEEDS — 64m. — Republic 424 ROYAL DIVORCE — 82t4m. — Imperial 394 RULER8 OF THE SEA — 97m. — Paramount 385 S SABOTAGE — 69m. — Republic 400 SAGA OF DEATH VALLEY — 58m. — Republic 424 SCANDAL SHEET — 67m. — Columbia 407 SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR — see Scipione lAfrioano SCIPIONE L’AFRICANO (Sclpio Afrloanus Major) — 116m. — Esperia 394 SECOND BUREAU — 66m. — Film Alliance of U. S. 410 SECRET OF DR. KILDARE, THE — 82m. — Metro. . 423 SEVENTEEN — 78m. — Paramount 408 SHE GOES TO WAR — 87m. — Mitchell Leichter. . . 417 SHIPYARD SALLY — 80m. — 20th Century-Fox... 401 SHORS — 92m. — Amkino 425 SIGNOR MAX, IL — see Mr. Max. SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS — see Queen of Destiny. SKY PATROL — 61m. — Monogram 385 SMASHING THE MONEY RING — 57m. — Warners 409 SMUGGLED CARGO — 62m. — Republic 380 SONGS AND SADDLES — 65m. — Monogram 235 SONG OF THE STREET — 77m. — Mayer-Buratvn 381 SORPRESE Dl UN MATRIMONION, LE — see The Surprises of Matrimony. SQUADRON BIANCO, LO (The White Squadron) — 98m. — Esperia ■ ■ • • • 425 STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE— 101m— 80th Oen turv-Fox • ■ STOP. LOOK AND LOVE — 57m. — 20th Oentury-Fox 380 STRAIGHT SHOOTER — 60m. — Victory 418 SUED FOR LIBEL — 66m — RKO-Radio 400 SURPRISES OF MATRIMONY, THE (Le Sorprese dl un Matrimonlon) — 118m. — Columba 410 (Continued on page 429) 430