The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

THE CHECK-UP — December 20, 1939 Servisection 4 UNITED ARTISTS (Arranged by producers) SAMUEL GOLDWYN HURRICANE. THE — MD — Dorothy Lamour, Jou Hall, Mary Astor, 0. Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond Massey, John Carradine, Jerome Cowan — Box offloe plus — see 2nd November, 1987, issue — (re-iesue). REAL GLORY, THE — AD — Gary Cooper, Andrea Leeds, David Niven — High-rating action program — 96m. — see Sept. 20 issue. THEY SHALL HAVE MUSIC — DMU — Jascha Heifetz, Joel MoCrea, Walter Brennan, Andrea Leeds — A lop-notoh attraction, oan be sold for big returns If properly exploited— 101m. — see July 26 issue. ALEXANDER KORDA ELEPHANT BOY — D — 8abu, W. E. Holloway, Walter JHudd, Allan Jeayes, Bruce (Jordan — Good bally material, excellent technically, with wide appeal — 82m. — «ce 1st April, 1837, issue — (re-issue). FOUR FEATHERS — AD — Ralph Richardson, 8. Aubrey Smith, John Clements, June Dupree — Can be sold big — 112m. — see June 28 issue — (technicolor) — (English-made) . HAL ROACH HOUSEKEEPER’S DAUGHTER, THE — C — Joan Bennett, John Hubbard, Adolphe Menjou — Top-bracket oomedy — 80m. — see Sept. 20 issue. DAVID 0. SELZNICK INTERMEZZO, A LOVE STORY — D — Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman, Edna Best — High-rating dramatic piece for class audiences — 70m. — see Oct. 4 issue. STAR IS BORN, A— CD — Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine, Lionel Stander, Peggy Wood — Box office — 111m. — see 1st May, 1937, issue — (re-issue). EDWARD SMALL MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE — MD — Louis Harward, Joan Bennett — A big budget picture with a saleable title; can be exploited — 111m. — :see July 12 issue. WALTER WANQER ETERNALLY YOURS — CD — Loretta Young, David Niven, Hugh Herbert — High-ranking comedy— 91m. — see Oct. 18 issue. WINTER CARNIVAL — MD — Ann Sheridan, Helen Parrish, Richard Carlson — Can be exploited; has all the angles— 91m. — see July 26 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CHUMP AT OXFORD, A — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy— (Roach). HOUSE ACROSS THE BAY— Joan Bennett, George Raft, Gladys George — ( Wanger ) . LION HAS WINGS, THE— Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson— (English-made) — (Korda). MY SON, MY SON! — Madeleine Carroll, Brian Ahearn, Josephine Hutchinson, Louis Hayward, Henry Hull — (Small). OF MICE AND MEN — Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney, Jr., Betty Field — (Roach) . 1,000,000 B. C. — John Hubbard, Victor Mature, Carol Landis, Lon Chaney, Jr. — (Roach). OVER THE MOON — Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Zene Dare, Ursula Jeanes — (Technicolor) — (foreignmade) — (Korda). PRODUCTION No. 6— Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Reginald Gardner — (Chaplin). RAFFLES — David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, Dudley Digges, Dame May Whitty — -(Goldwyn). REBECCA — Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, George Sanders — (Selznick). SEND ANOTHER COFFIN — Pat O’Brien, Ruth Terry, Edward Arnold, Broderick Crawford — (Wanger). THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE — 8abti. Conrad Veidt, Jean Dupre* — (technicolor) — (English-made) — (Korda). TWO’S COMPANY — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson — (Roach). WESTENER, THE — Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Fred Stone, Doris Davenport — (Goldwyn). UNIVERSAL (1938-1939 releases from 3001 up; 1939-1940 releases from 4001 up.) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT — D — Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray — To be seen— 93m.— see Oct. 4 issue — (“Uneensored Version”) — (4073). BIG GUY, THE — MD — Victor McLaglen, Jackie Cooper, Edward Brophy — Top dualler, okay for McLaglen following — 78m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (4016). CALL A MESSENGER — CD — Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong. Mary Carlisle — Nabe dual filler 65m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (4020). CHIP OF THE FLYING U — W — .Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Doris Weston — Up to the series’ high standard — 55m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (4060). DESPERATE TRAILS — W — .Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzv Knight, Frances Robinson — Good ooener for the series — 58m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (4058). DESTRY RIDES AGAIN — W — James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Winninger, Mischa Auer, Brian Donlevy— High-rating, highly exploitable — 94m. — see Dec. 13 issue. FIRST LOVE — CD — Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Eugene Pallette — It rings the bell again — 84m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3002). FORGOTTEN WOMAN, THE — MO — Rigrid Ourie, William Lundigan — Saleable metier; dualler — 68m. — see July 12 issue — (3031). HAWAIIAN NIGHTS — MU — Johnny Downs, Constance Moore — Pleasing musical programmer — 66m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (4024). HERO FOR A DAY — D — Anita Louise, Dick Foran — Just a dualler — 66m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (4036). HOUSE OF FEAR, THE — MY — William Uargau, Irene Hervey — Thrill-pseked mystery; excellent dual support— 60m. — see May 17 issue — (3088). I STOLE A MILLION — D — George Haft, Claire Trevor, Dick Foran — Exploitable drama; okay for top billing— 80m. — see July 26 Issue — (8007) — (A). LAUGH IT OFF — CD — Constance Moore, Johnny Downs, Marjorie Rambeau — Pleasing dualler — 63m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (4026). LEGION OF LOST FLIERS — AD — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Anne Nagel— Okay action yarn for duals — 63m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (4063). LITTLE ACCIDENT— C — ’’Baby Sandy,” Richard Carlson, Joy Hodges — -Family program, lower-half dualler — 65m.— see Nov. 1 issue — (4019). MAN FROM MONTREAL — AD — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Anne Gwynne — Nabe dualler — 60m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (4054). MIKADO, THE — -operetta — Kenny Baker, D’Oyly Carte Players — Top-notoh production; deserves the best of selling — 91m.— see Mar. 22 issue — (Technicolor) — ( Englishmade) — (4044 ). MISSING EVIDENCE — MY’— Preston Foster, Irene Hervey, Inez Courtney — Nabe dual support — 64m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (4028). MUTINY ON THE BLACKHAWK — MD — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, OonaUnoe Moore — Dualler — 66m. — see June 28 issue — (4051). OKLAHOMA FRONTIER — -W — Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight — Good — 68m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (4069). ONE HOUR TO LIVE— MY — Charles Bickford, Doris Nolan — Strong dualler — 59m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (4030). RIO — MD — Basil Rathbone, Sigrid Gurie, Victor McLaglen, Leo Carrillo — Below par; will have to be sold — 77m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (4014). ROAD BACK, THE — MD — John Emery, Spring Byington, Andy Devine, John King — Topical version has selling angle — 79m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (‘‘Outspoken Version”) — (4074) — (A). TOWER OF LONDON — MD— Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neill — Exploitable for best returns — 92m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (4012). TROPIC FURY — AD — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Beverly Roberts — Strong dualler — 62Y4m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (4052). TWO BRIGHT BOYS — MD — Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew, Dorothy Peterson — Pleasing program; top dualler — 70%m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (4017). UNDER-PUP, THE — CD — Robert Cummings, Gloria Jean, C. Aubrey Smith, Billy Gilbert, Beulah Bondi, Nan Grev — Looks like money on a long pull; good production for a new name — 88m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (4 010). UNEXPECTED FATHER — O — Mischa Auer, Dennis O’Keefe, Baby Sandy. Shirley Ross — Pleasing program— 78m. — see Juiv 26 issue — (3008). WEST OF CARSON CITY— W— Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight — Hjgh-ratlng western — 55m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (4061). WHEN TOMORROW COMES— TV — Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer — Good program, with strong femme angles — 91m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (3003). WITNESS VANISHES, THE— MY— Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie — Okay mystery dualler — 66m. — see Oct. 4 Issue — (4027 ). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CHARLIE McCarthy, DETECTIVE — Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen, Robert Cummings, Constance Moore. DANGER ON WHEELS — Richard Arlen, Andv Devine — (4055). DEVIL IS YELLOW, THE — Wayne Morris, Margaret Lindsay, William Gargan, Roscoe Karns. DOUBLE ALIBI — Edmund Lowe, Margaret Lindsay, Elizabeth Risdon. FRAMED — Jerome Cowan, Constance Moore, Robert Armstrong. Frank Albertson, Sidney Blackmer. GREEN HELL — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard, George Sanders, Alan Hale. INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS. THE — Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey. John Sutton. MY LITTLE CHICKADEE — Mae West, W. C. Fields, Joseph Calleia. Dick Foran, Anne Nagel. OH JOHNNY. HOW YOU CAN LOVE — Tom Brown. Pcggv Moran. Isabel Jewell, Bonnie Baker. RIDERS OF THE PASCO BASIN — Johnny Mack Brown. Boh Baker, Fuzzy Knight — (4062). WABNERS-FIHST NATIONAL (1938-1939 releases from 301 up; 1939-1940 releases from 401 up) (FN) — First National; (W) — Warners ANGELS WASH THEIR FACES. THE— MD— Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Dead End Kids — High-rating action program — 85m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (FN) — (367). CHIi_D IS BORN, A — -Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Gale Page — Weil made; it deserves handling of a special nature — 7uui. — see Aug. 9 issue — (W) — (416) — (A;. COWttor QUARltiuJACK, THE — G — Bert Wheeler, Marie Wilson — For lower halt ol twin Dll ia — 66m. — See July 12 issue — (FN) — (366). DAUGHTERS COURAGEOUS — co — John Gameid, Claude Raini, the Lour Lane Bisters, Jeffrey L>un, Fay Planter, Mae Robson, Donald Unsp —Good program— 107m. — see June 28 issue — (FN) — (860). DEAD END KIDS ON DRESS PARADE, THE— MD— Dead End Kids, John Litel, Frankie Thomas — Okay dual program — 62m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (W) — (413). DUSi BE MY DESTINY— MD — John Garfield, Priscilla Lane — Top-bracket attraction — 88m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (IN) — (401). EACH DAWN I DIE — MD — James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan, George Bancroft — Plug it for big returns— 92m. — see July 26 issue — (FN) — (866). ESPIONAGE AGENT — MD — Joel McCrea, Brenda Marshall, Jeffrey Lynn, George Bancroft — High-rating exploitable programmer — 63m. — ste Get. 4 issue — tFN) — (462). EVERYBODY’S HOBBY — CD — Irene Rich, Henry O’Neill — Entertaining program; dualler — 64m.— see Sept. 20 issue — (FN) — (376). FOUR WIVES — GD — Claude Rains, May Robson, Jeffrey Lynn, the Lane Sisters — Good domestic fare; should sell big to screen Lane fans — 99m.— see Dec. 13 issue — (FN) — (453). HELL’S KITCHEN — Dead End Kida, Margaret Lindsay, lionaid Reagan, Eddie Fuy, Jr., Stanley Fields, Grant Mitchell — Familiar Dead End Kid* action meller — 81m. — see June 28 issue — (W) — (312). INDIANAP0LI8 SPEEDWAY— AD— Pat O’Brien, John Payne, Gale Page, Frank McHugh, Ann Sheridan — Plug title and players — 82tn. — nee July 20 lsirae — fW) — (316). INVISIBLE STRIPES — D — George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden — Sell names in cast for good grosses — 8‘2m. — see Dec. 27 issue. JUAREZ AND MAXIMILIAN — see The Mad Empress KID FROM KOKOMO, THE — CD — Pat O’Brien, Joan Blondell — Fair programmer — 92m. — see May 81 lisue — (FN) — (303). KID NIGHTINGALE — C — John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett — Okay for dual support — 57m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (VV) — (411). MAD EMPRESS, THE (Juarez and Maximilian)— -D — Mede Novara, Conrad Nagel, Lionel Atwill — Dualler — 72m. — see May 3 issue, under Miscellaneous, and Nov. 5 issue — (FN) — (481). NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE — MY— Bonita Granville, John Litel — Another good entrant in the Drew series — 60m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (W) — (419). NAUGHTY BUT NICE — OMU— Dick Powell, Gail Page, Ann Sheridan, Allen Jenkins, JerTy Colonna, Za8u Pitts, Maxie Roeenbloom — Surprisingly funny, don’t sell It short — 90m. — see Juno 14 issue— (W) — (*U). NO PLACE TO GO — -MD — Dennie Morgan, Gloria Dickson, Fred Stone — Just another dualler — 67m. — see Sept. 0 issue — (FN) — (489). OLD MAID, THE — MD — Bette Davis, George Brent, Miriam Hopkins — Another acting triumph for Bette Davis; must be sold — 95m.— see Aug. 9 issue — (FN) — (462)— (A). ON YOUR TOES — CMU — Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale — Good entertainment — 94m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (FN)— (463). PRIDE OF THE BLUE GRASS— MD — Edith Fellows, James McCallion — Good entertainment for the family trade — 65m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (W) — (418). _ PRIVATE DETECTIVE — MY — Jane Wyman, Dick Foran — Okay for dual support — 55m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (471). PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, THE— GOD — Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland— Celluloid masterpiece; get behind It — 106m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Technicolor) — (W) — (402). RETURN OF DOCTOR X, THE — MD — Wayne Morris, Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane — Enjoyable action-packed melodrama — 62m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (FN) — (464). SOARING TWENTIES, THE — MD — James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart — Top-notch meller, headed for big returns — 3 04m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (W) — (403). SMASHING THE MONEY RING— MD— Ronald Reagan, Margot Stevenson— Good action dualler — 57m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (FN) — (470). TOUCHY PLAYS WITH DYNAMITE— MD — Jane Wyman Allen Jenknio — Neat, swift Torohy yarn — S9m. — sea Aug. 9 issue — (W) — (S20). WATERFRONT — MD — Dennis Morgan, Gloria Dickson— Lnww half of dualler? — 89m.— eee July 11 issue— (W) — <’8<>.>!Y WE ARE NOT ALONE — D — Paul Muni, Jane Brvan, Flora Robson — Excellent drama for discriminating audiences — 112m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (FN) — (458). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BAD BOY — John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Donald Crisp. BRITISH INTELLIGENCE— Boris Karloff, Margaret Llnd sav — (W). BROTHER RAT AND THE BABY— Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Eddie Albert, Ronald Reagan — (W).