The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

THE SHORTS CHECK-UP COLUMBIA Two Reel COMEDIES (26) Mooohlno Through Georgia (F) A. Clyde Aug. 11 ISm. Rattling Romeo (F) C. Chase July 14 17m. fayed by th# Belle (G) 3 Stooge* June 30 17m. Trouble Find* Andy Clyde A^Ciyde July 28 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 lV/2m. Glove Slingers B. Keaton Nov. 24 — m. Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (G) 3 Stooges Oot. 6 lSj/jjm. Rocking the Rockies 3 Stooges — rn. Skinny the Moooher (F) C. Chase Sept. S 16y2m. Static in the Attic (F) W. Catlott Sept. 22 19m. Teacher's Pest (G) C. Chase Nov. 3 16l/2 m Three Sappy People (E) 3 Stooges Dec. 1 lS^m. SERIALS (4) Overland with Kit Carson (G) B. Elliot, I. Meredith. July 21 (15 episodes) '39-’40 (4) COLOR RHAPSODIES (12) Deadwood Dick Green Archer, The Hollywood Sweepstake* (F) July 28 8m. Terry and the Pirates. . . Nell'* Yells (F) June 30 7m. Shadow, The ’39-'40 flfi) V. Jory, V. Borg . , Jan. 5 (13 episodes) Boy, a Gun and Birds, A Jan. 12 — m. Crop Chasers (G) .... Sept. 22 8m. One Reel Dreams on Ice (F) .... Oct. 20 6/2m. Jitterbug Knights (F) Aug. 11 7m. CINESC0PES Mother Goose in Swing time (G) Dec. S 7m. '39-'40 (6) Mountain Ears (G) . . . Nov. 3 7m. World of 1960 (Futurama) Nov. 24 READ CAREFULLY THE SHORTS CHECK-UP gives title, cast information, release date, running time of shorts released since June 16, 1939. INDEXES to short subjects will be found in THE BLUE SECTION, on pages 128 and 129, 179, 229, 325 and 326, 374, and 427— 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. COMMUNITY SING ’39-’40 (10) No. 1 — Bing Crosby Songs (G) Aug. 4 No. 2 — Old-Time Songs (F) Sept. 8 No. 3— College Songs(G). Oct. 13 No. 4 — Stephen Foster Songs (E) Nov. 17 10/2m No. 5 Dec. 22 — m 9m. 9'/zm. 10m. FABLES '39-'40 (6) Little Lost Sheep (F) . . .Oct. 6 7m. Park Your Baby Dec. 22 — m. FOOLS WHO MADE HISTORY ’39-’40 (6) Goodyear, Charles, The Story of (G) Oct. 6 10Y2m. Howe, Ellas, The Story of (G) Sept. 1 11m. IRELAND'S BORDER LINE — CD — Jimmy O’Dea, Myrette Morven — Top Irish product — 64l/2m. — Bee JMov. 1 issue — (William Alexander). JOUER D’ECHEES, LE — see The Devil Is an Empress. 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 — ( Allian ce ) . KATIA — D— Danielle Darrieux, John Loder — Superb Gallic production; exploitable — 80m. — Bee Dec. 13 issue — ( May er-Bursty n ) — ( A ) . KLIATSHE, Dl — see Light Ahead. KOL NIDRE — MD — Lilt Liliana, Leon Leibgold — Welltitled show for Yiddish audiences — 90m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Joseph Seiden). LETTER TO YOUR MOTHER, A — see A Brivele der Mamen. LENIN IN 1918— D — B. V. Shchukin, M. O. Gelovani— Outstanding Soviet motion plotura — 130m. — aes July IS issue — (Amkino). LIGHT AHEAD (Dl Kliatshe) — D — Izidore Casher, Helen Beverly— Superb Yiddish photoplay — 103m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Carmel). LOST ATLANTIS, THE— MD — No coat oredlti — Just Him — 70ei. — 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; Darrieux topsexploitation possibilities — -80m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Hoff berg) — (A). MAKE-BELIEVE PIRATES, THE — see Allergi Masnadieri. MAN AND HIS WIFE, A (Un Homme et 8a Fenrm*) — MD — Harry Baur, Suxy Vernon — Fair far French, arty; lower-half dualler for nabes — 77m. — aae Apr. 6 issue — (French Film Exchange) — (A). MARSEILLAISE — D — Pierre Renoir, Lise Delamare — Fair French cinema — 80m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (World Pictures). MILL ON THE FLOSS, THE — D — Geraldine Fitzgerald, Frank Lawton — Outstanding British attraction — 78m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (Standard). MIO DESTINO, IL (My Destiny) — D — Emma Gramatica, Luigi Cimart — For Italian and foreign-language houses— 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. MU8ICA IN PIAZZA— CD — Milly, Enrico Viaririo — For Italian audiences only — 66m. — see July 12 issue — (Amerital). MUTINY ON THE EL8INORE — MD — Paul Lukas. Kathleen Kelly, Lyn Harding. Michael Martin-Harvey — High-rating sea thriller— 72m. — see Feb. 22 issue — (Krellbere). MY DESTINY — see II Mio Destino. MY HUSBAND IS LOST (Ho Perduto Mio Marlto) — CD ■ — Nino Besozzi, Paola Borboni — Okay Italian comedy— 87m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Esperia) — (A). MY SON — DMU — Gustav Berger, Fannie Kubine — Highrater for Yiddish consumption — 91m. — eee May 31 issue — (Jewish Talking Picture). NEW HORIZONS — D — Boris Chirkov, Vera Kibardina — For radical houses only — 92m. — see May 31 laoae — (Amkino) 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. Balaah'ov, L M. Tolcbanov, A. I. Voitsik — Exploitable U. 8. 8. R. product; deserves playing time — 97m. — eea June 14 iesu# — ( 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 — (Henrv Lynn). PER UOMINI SOLI — see For Men Only. PORT OF SHADOWS (l.e Qual 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 C0RBAL, THE — COD — Nils Asther, Noah Beery — Nabe dual filler— 73m. — see Sept. 8 iaBue — ( English-made ) — ( Syndicate) . PURITAN, THE — D — Jean-Louts Barrault, Alla Donell — Can ba exploited for fair money — 86m. — eee Mar. 22 iaeue — (Lenauer) — (A). RANGLE RIVER — “W” — Victor Jory, Margaret Dare — Pleasing Australian Import with a "western” flavor • — 72m. — eee May 17 leaue — (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, TH E— MY— 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 issnp — -(Imperial). SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR — see Scipione l’Africano. SCIPIONE L'AFRICANO (Sclpio Africanus 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.). SH0RS — D — E. Samoilov, I. Skuratov — For left-wing audiences — 92m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (Amkino). SIGNOR MAX, IL — see Mr. Max. SONG OF THE STREET — D — Vladimir Sokoloff, Madeleine Ozerav — Weak oreign offering — 77m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (Mayer-Burstyn). SONG OF YOUTH — Documentary — Produced In U. 8. S. R. by Soyuz Film Chronica — Superior Russian documentary — 68m. — see June 28 iaeue— (Amkino) . S0RPRESE DE UN MATRIMONION, LE— see The Surprises of Matrimony. SOTTO LA CROCE DEL SUD — eee Under the Southern Cross. SOVIET BORDER — MD — E. Piapklna, E. Fedorova, N. Kriuchkov, 8. Krilov, N. Vinogradov — Propaganda film for the radloal — 94m. — eee Mar. 8 iaeue — (Amkino). SPAIN FIGHTS ON — see The Will of a People. SPY OF NAPOLEON — MD — Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas — For class spots, nabe with limitations— 7 7m. — see May 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). SQUADRONE BIANCO, LO (The White Squadron) — D — Fosco Giachetti, Antonio Centa, Fulvia Lanzi — Good drama for the art-foreign, Italian houses — 98m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (Esperia). THAT THEY MAY LIVE— D — Victor Francen, Line Noro, Marie Lou, Jean-Max — Spectacular French anti-war piece — 73m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Mayer-Burstyn) — (A). THREE WALTZES — Operetta — Yvonne Prlntempa, Pierre Freenay — Natural for art, foralgn-polloy theatres — #2m. — nee May 3 iaaue — (Vedia Films). THUNDER OVER PARIS — D — Erich von Stroheim, Mareille Baiin — Plug timeliness and Von Stroheim — 82m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (Transatlantic) — (A). 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 ot U. S.). TREACHERY ON THE HIGH SEAS — MY— Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, CharleB Farrell— Okay Britisher for nabe dual support — 68m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (Times). UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS (8otto la Oroee dal Sud) — D — Doris Duranti, Antonio Centa — Top* for Italian house* — 81m. — see June 28 Issue — (Esperia). 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 — Bs*t for foreign, art houses — 78m. — see Apr. 6 issue — (Hoffberg). WALLY, LA — DMU — Oermana Paolieri, Carlo Mlnchi— For Italian audlenoo* only — 88m. — see July 26 Issue— (Amerital). WE WERE SEVEN SISTERS (Eravamo Sette Sorello) — CD — -Nino Besozzi, Antonio Oandusio, Sergio Tofano —Excellent for Italian audlenoes — 87m. — eee June 28 Issue — -(Esperia) — (A). WILL OF A PEOPLE, THE (Spain Fights On) — Dooumentary — No cast or production credit* — For liberal homes — 65m. — see Feb. 22 Issue — (L. Frank). WINGS OVER AFRICA — MD — Joan Gardner, Ian ColinWeak dualler; may be axplolted — 62m. — see Aug. 9 Issue — (Merit). WHITE SQUADRON, THE — see Lo Squadrone Bianco. WITHOUT A HOME — D — -Alexander Morten, Viera Oran — For strlstly Ylddish-polioy houses— PPm. — eee Apr 19 iemie — (Foreign Cinema Arts). WORLD IS OURS, THE — CD — Voskoveo, Werich — Excellent foreign product — 96m. — eee Aug. IS isaue — f Kessler > YOUTH IN REVOLT — MD — Jean-Louis Barrault, Fablen Loris, Charles Daurot — Fair art entry — 91m. — see May 31 issue, under Columbia.