The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

THE CHECK-UP— December 20, 1939 SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, THE — Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan. STRANGE CARGO — Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre. YOUNG THOMAS EDISON — Mickey Rooney, Virginia Weidler, Fay Bainter. MONOGRAM (1938-1939 releases from 3801 up; 1939-1940 releases from 3901 up.) CRASHING THROUGH — AD — James Newill, Warren Hull, Jean Carmen, Milburn Stone — Saturday matinee filler — 55m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (3936). DANGER FLIGHT — MD — John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Tommie Baker — Nice action show for the family trade — 61m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3816). FIGHT FOR PEACt — Documentary— Story uy Hendrik Willem Van Loon, narration by David Rosa — Highly saleable topical picture — 66m. — see 1st May, 1938, issue, under Miscellaneous — (3831) — (A). FIGHTING MAD — AD — Jimmy Newill, Sally Blane — The kids should like it — 55m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3937). FLAMING LEAD — IV — Ken Maynard, Eleanor Stewart — Okay inde oatie — 57m. — see July 12 issue, under Miscellaneous. FOUR JUST MEN, THE — MY — Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Francis L. Sullivan — High-rating English melodrama — 79m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (Englishmade). GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, THE — WMU — J. Farrell MacDonald, Joan Barclay, John King — Pleasing dual supporting fare; color should help — 71m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (Cinecolor). GIRL FROM RIO — MD — Movitu, Warren Hull — Fair nabe duailer — 62m. — see Aug. 0 issue — (3825). HEROES IN BLUE — MD — Dick Purcell, Bernadene Hayes — Cops-and-robbers for the family — 68m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (8919). IRISH LUCK — AD — Frankie Darro, Dick Purcell— Fast moving Darro — 68m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (3826). MAN FROM TEXAS — W— Tex Ritter, Ruth Rogers — Fait western, plenty of aotlon — 69 %m. — eee Aug. 9 issue— ( 3865 ) . MR. WONG IN CHINATOWN — MY — Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds — Best of the 'Wongs— 70m. — see July 28 Issue — (8807). MUTINY IN THE BIG HOUSE — MD — Charles Bickford, Barton MacLane — One of Monogram’s best — 83m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (3803). OKLAHOMA TERROR — W — Jack Randall, A1 Saint John — Good Randall — 60m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (S858 ). OVERLAND MAIL, THE — W — Jack Randall, Claire Rochelle— Just about tops for Randall and Monogram—52m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3857). PHANTOM STRIKES, THE — MY — Wilfrid Lawson, Snonie Hale, Louise Henry— Okay English mystery program— 58m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (3923). RIDERS OF THE FRONTIER — VV — Tex Ritter, Jack Rutherford — Typical Ritter — 58m. — see Aug. 28 iasw — (8868) ROLL WAGONS ROLL— W — Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell, Muriel Evans — Standard Ritter — 54m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (3951). SKY PATROL — MD — John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds — Well continues a good seriet — 61m. — Bee Sept. 20 Issue — (3815). SONGS AND SADDLES — W — Gene Austin, Lynne Berkeley— Exploitable — 65m. — see Dec. 28, 1938, issue, under Miscellaneous. 7TUNT PILOT — MD — John Trent, Marjorie Reynolda— Okay for dual tupport — 61m. — see July 12 issue — (3814). YUKON FLIGHT — MD — James Newill, Louise Stanley, Dave O’Brien — Standard bottom duailer — 57m. — see Dee. 13 issue — (3938). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION HI8 FATHER’S SON— Martin Spellman, John Carroll. MR. WONG AT HEADQUARTERS — Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds Grant Withers — (3808). MONEY TO BURN — (Cast not available). PIONEER OAYS — Tack Randall — (3858) WESTBOUND STAGE — Tex Ritter, Muriel Evans, Reed Howes. PARAMOUNT (193S-1939 releases from 3801 up; 1939-1940 releases from 3901 up) ALL WOMEN HAVE SECRETS— CD — Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen, Jr., Jean Cagney — Lower-half duailer — 67m. — see Dee. 13 issue — (3914) — (A). BEAU GESTE — MD — Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward. Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy — High-rating production, can be sold for the money— 114m. — see Julv 26 issue — (3902). BULLDOG DRUMMOND’S BRIDE — CD — John Howard, Heather Angel — 8ottom-half duailer — 67m. — see Jnlv 1* IsbD'" — 1BR44) CAT AND THE CANARY, THE— CMY— Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal — Okay programmer for the kids and mystery fans — 74m. — see Oet. 18 issue 13909). DEATH OF A CHAMPION — CMY — Lynne Overman, Robert Paige, Virginia Dale — Just a duailer — 67m. — eee Sept. 6 Issue — (3901). DISPUTED PASSAGE — D — Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamirotf, John Howard — Can do big biz, if sold properly— 91m. — see Oet. 4 issue — (3908). EAGLE AND THE HAWK, THE— MD — Fredric March, Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, Jack Oakie — Sell the men to the women — 75m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3866) — (re-issue). EMERGENCY SQUAD — AD — William Henry, Louise Campbell, Richard Denning — Lower nabe duailer — 57 %m. — see Dee. 27 issue. GERONIMO! — AID — Preston Foster, Ralph Morgan, Andy Devine, Ellen Drew — Highly exploitable — 90m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (3918). GRAND JURY SECRETS— MD — John Howard, Gall Patrick— Pleasing duailer with a novel twist — 68m. — Bee Mav 17 issue — (3842). GREAT VICTOR HERBERT, THE — DMU — Walter Connolly, Allan Jones, Mary Martin — Can be sold big — 91m.— see Dec. 13 issue — (391G). HERITAGE OF THE DESERT— W— Donald Wood*, Evelyn Venable — Top-notch western — 74m. — see Apr. 5 issue — (3848 ). HONEYMOON IN BALI — CD— Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff— Profit-making laugh carnival — -96m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (3904). ISLAND OF LOST MEN — Ml) — Anna May Wong, J. Carrol Naish — Just a meller duailer — 04m. — eee Aug. 9 Issue — (8848). JAMAICA INN — COD — Charles Laughton, Leslie Banka, Maureen O'Hara — Desarving of best selling facilities —99m. — see Oet. 4 issue — (English-made) — (3906) — (A). LAW OF THE PAMPAS — W — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Sidney Toler-— Top-notch western— 74m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (3956). LIGHT THAT FAILED, THE — MD — Ronald Colman, Walter Huston, Muriel Angelus — Sell Colman, Kipling names — 99m. — see Dec. 27 issue. LLANO KID, THE — MD — Tito Guizar, Gale Sondergaard —Highly saleable western — 70m. — see Nov. 15 issue— (391.3). MAGNIFICENT FRAUD, THE — Lloyd Nolan. Akim Tamiroff, Patricia Morison — Nice dual program — 78m. — see July 12 iflflue — (3847). MAN ABOUT TOWN — CMU — Jack Benny. Dorothy tumour, Edward Arnold, Binnle Barnea. Eddie (Rochester) Anderson — Jack Benny at his best; oen be sold to mast and class as a top-notch attraction— 8 5m — flee June 28 issue — 13846) MILLION DOLLAR LEGS — Betty Orable, Jackie Congan, Donald O’Connor — For lower-half of twin bills — . 65m flee July te iflane — 13846) NIGHT OF NIGHTS. THE — MD — Pat O’Brien. Olympe Bradna, Roland Young— Good cast helps make this pleasing duailer — 86m. — see Dec. 13 issue — 13912). NIGHT WORK — CD — Charles Rusreles. Mars Boland — Minor nabe dual fare — 62m. — see Aug. 9 issue — 18849) $1,000 A TOUCHDOWN — C — Joe E. Brown. Martha Rave, Susan Hayward— Bottom-half duailer — 73m. — flee Oct. 4 issue 13903). OUR LEADING CITIZFN — -MD — Bolt Baras. Susan Hayward—Below par for Burns — 89m. — flee Aug. 0 Issue— ( 3 8,50) OUR NEIGHBORS, THE CARTERS — CD— Fav Bainter, Frank Craven. Edmund Lowe — Hiqh-rating fare for small town and nabe houses — 84m. — see Nov. 1 issue — 1391 1 ). RANGF WAR — W — William Boyd. Russell Harden — Standard Hooalong — 66m. — see Aug. 22 issue — 13954) RENEOADF trail. — W — William Rovd. OFarlotfe Wv-nt»ra — Good nahe western reaction — 5«m — »»e Apr. TO issue— rfl«50' RULFRS OF THE SEA — T) — Done-las Fairbanks. Jr., Will Evffe. Margaret t^>ekwood — Can he sold for the yn onev: get behind It — 97m. — see Sept. 20 issue — 1391 0 ) . SEVENTEEN — C — Jackie Cooper. Betty Field. Otto Kruger — Pleasing program— 78 m. — see Nov. 1 issue. STAR MAKER. THE — MIT — Bing CVoshv Ned dpsrVs, Linda Ware. L noise Campbell — Musical bonanza with «mart exploitation — 94ro. — see Aug. 23 iesne — 13851 ) TELEVISION SPY — ATT) — William Honrv Judith Barrett. William Collier Sr — FxnloitaMe lower-half duailer — 59m. — see Oet. 18 issue — (3907). THIS MAN IS NEWS — MYT) — Barry K Bsme. Valerie Hobflnr — Pleating Engllth picture, with a slow start, a smash finish — 76m. — see Julv 26 Dane — 13366) WHAT A LIEE1— CT> — Jackie Deeper. Betty Field — Juvenile program; ean be sold — 7fim. — see Sept. 20 issue — 13905). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ADVENTURE IN DIAMONDS — George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder — 76m. AT GOOD OLD SIWASH — William Holden, Bonita Granville, Judith Barrett, Vaughan Glaser. BISCUIT EATER, THE — Billy Lee, Cordell Hickman, Richard Lane. BUCK BENNY RIDES AGANI — Jack Benny. Eddie Anderson, Ellen Drew, Phil Harris, Andy Devine. DR. CYCLOPS — Albert Dekker, Janice Logan, Victor Killian, Tom Coley — (Technicolor). FARMER'S DAUGHTER. THE — Martha Rare, Charles Bugles. William Frawley. FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS— Say Mtlland, Ellen Drew — (English-made). Servisection 2 GOLDEN GLOVES — Jean Cagney, Robert Ryan. GullivERS TRAVELS — t uil-ieiigtii caitouii, produced by Max Fleischer — 77m. — (Technicolor) — (3915). KNIGHTS UF 1HE RANGE — Kua*eil Hajdeu, Jean barker, J. Farrell MacDonald. LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS — Victory Jory, Jo Ann Sayres, Russell Hayden, Noah Beery, Jr. MAN FROM BAR 20 — William Boyd, Russell Hayden. OPENED BY MISTAKE — Charles Kugglcs, Janice Logan. PAROLE FIXER — William Henry, Robert Faige, Virginia Dale — 59ra. REMEMBER THE NIGHT — Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi — 99m. ROAD TO SINGAPORE, THE — Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope, Judith Barrett. SAFARI — Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Tullio Carminati. SANTA FE MARSHAL — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Bernadene Hayes — 68m. — (3956). SHOWDOWN — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, June Clayton, Britt Wood. SIDEWALKS OF LONDON, THE — Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh — (English-made). TYPHOON — Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman — (Technicolor ) . UNTAMED — Ray Milland, Patricia Morison, Akim Tamiroff— (Technicolor) — 83m. WAY OF ALL FLESH, THE — Akim Tamiroff, William Henry, Gladys George. WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES — Ellen Drew, Judith Barrett, Robert Paige, Louise Beavers. PRODUCERS DIST. CORP. (Distributed through independent exchanges) BEASTS OF BERLIN — sec Goose Step. BURIED ALIVE — MD — Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox — Exploitable prison duailer— 71ra. — see Dec. 13 issue. GOOSE STEP (Hitler — Beast of Berlin; Beasts of Berlin)— MD — Roland Drew, Steffi Duna — Exploitable, topical meller, with obvious selling angles — 85m. — see Nov. 1 issue. HITLER — BEAST OF BERLIN — see Goose Step. TORTURE SHIP — MD — Lyle Talbot, Jacqueline Wells, Irving Pichol — Entertaining inde programmer — 62m. see Nov. .1 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION INVISIBLE KILLER, THE — Roland Drew, Grace Brad lev, Alex Callam. MERCY PLANE — Tames Dunn. Frances Gifford. SAGE BRUSH FAMILY TRAILS WEST, THE — Bobby Clark, Earle Hodgins, Nina Guilbert. RKO -RADIO (1938-1939 releases from 901 up; 1939-1940 release* from 001 up.) ALLEGHENY UPRISING — MD — Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders — Exploitable frontier drama — 81m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (006). BACHELOR MOTHER — CD— Ginger Roger*, David Niven, Charlefl Coburn — Big money domed y riot — 82m. — see July 12 Issue — (932). BAD LANDS — W — Robert Barrat, Douglaa Walton — A new type of western — 70m. — eee Aug. 9 home — ( 933 ) CAREER — MD — Anu Shirley, Kdward Bill* — Ba«t for small town — 79m. — eee July 12 iesue — (880). CONSPIRACY — AD — Allan Lane, Linda Hayes — Strong dual support — 69m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (986). DAY THE BOOKIES WEPT, THE — C — Joe Pcuner, Betty Grable — Okay for the Penner fans — 64m. — see Bept. 6 issue — (002). ESCAPE TO PARADISE — CDMU — Bobby Breen, Kent Taylor, Marla Shelton — Mild offering for lower brackets — 60m. — see Dee. 13 issue — (945). EVERYTHING’S ON ICE — CD— Irene Dare, Edgar Kennedy, Roscoe Karns — Pleasant programmer, ballyhoo Irene Dare — 67m. — see Sept. 20 iseue — (946). FIFTH AVENUE GIRL— C — Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, James Ellison — Sell Rogers — 83m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (934). FIGHTING GRINGO, THE — W — George O’Brien, Lupita Tovar — Satisfactory O'Brien action-western — 69m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (986). FIVE CAME BACK — D — Chester Morris. Wendy Barrie, Aubrey 8mlth, Patrlc Knowles — High-rating top duallsr; should build on word-of-mouth — 76m. — see June 14 lasoe — (927). FLYING DEUCES, THE— C — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker — Lower-bracket attraction; will satisfy confirmed Laurel and Hardy fans — 69m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (010). FULL CONFESSION — D — Victor McLaglen, Joseph Calleia — Just a programmer: top duailer In spots — 73m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (003). HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, THE — D — Charles Laughton, Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Thomas Mitchell — Immense production, worthy of elaborate exploitation— 115m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (015) — (A). IN NAME ONLY — MD — Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Ka.v Francis — Headed for the high grosses — 94m. — see Aug. P issue — -1036). LEGION OF THE LAWLESS — W — George O’Brien. Virginia Vale — Okay for O’Brien fans — 59m. — see Nov. 2 9 iseue — (082).