The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

THE FEATURE CHECK-UP Published Every Other Issue COLUMBIA (1938-1939 releases from 9001 up; 1939-1940 releases from 1001 up.) AMAZING MR. WILLIAMS, THE — C— Melvyn Rouglas, Joau Blondell, Edward S. Brophy — Top-ranking comedy — 84m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (1007). BEHIND PRISON GATES — Mi) — Brian Doulevy, Jacqueline Wells — Nab* dual support — 62m. — aee Aug. 9 issue — (9088). BEWARE SPOOKS!— C — Joe E‘. Brown, Mary Carlisle — So-so Brown — 68m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (1011). BLONDIE BRINGS UP BABY — CD— Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms — Top-half of dualler, or nabe single feature — 69m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (1013). BLONDIE TAKES A VACATION — 0— renny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms — Above-average Blondie — 71m. — see July 26 issue — (9010). CAFE HOSTESS — MD — Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, Douglas Fowley — Bottom dualler — 62m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (1030) — (A). COAST GUARD — MD — Randolph Scott, Frances Dee — Okay programmer, oan be effectively exploited — 72m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (9008). FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW— MD — Edith Fellows, Dorothy Petereon — Fair as lower half of double bill — 60m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (9017). FUGITIVE AT LARGE— MD— Jack Holt, Patricia EllisOkay for Holt fans — 63m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (1026). GOLDEN BOY — D — Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou — Top bracket attraction with popular appeal — 101m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (9002). HIDDEN POWER— D — Jack Holt, Gertrude Michael, Dickie Moore — Standard Holt — 60m. — see May 31 issue — (1025). KONGA, THE WILD STALLION— W— Fred Stone, Rochelle Hudson — Just a dualler — 66m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (9034). MAN FROM SUNDOWN, THE— W— Charles Starrett, Iri. Meredith — Above-average Starrett — 69m. — aee Aug. 9 issue — (9208). MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG, THE— D— Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray — Good ohl I ler-thrl I lor — 66m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (9018). MIRACLE ON MAIN STREET— MD— Margot, Walter Abel — Weak dualler — 7 8m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (1032). MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON— CD— Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains — Sure-fire moneymaker— 130m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (1101). MUSIC IN MY HEART — MDMU — Tony Martin, Rita Hayworth, Andre Kostalanetz — Pleasing musical dualler — 70m. — see Dec. 27 issue. OUTPOST OF THE MOUNTIES— AD— Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith — Okay for the season’s starter — 63m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (1201). RIDERS OF BLACK RIVER — W — Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith — Good Starrett — 64m. — see Sept. 20 Issue — (0209). SCANDAL SHEET — MD — Otto Kruger, Ona Munson, Edward Norris — Pleasing newspaper meller — 67m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (1031). STRANGER FROM TEXAS, THE— W — Charles StarTett, Lorna Grey, Sons ot the Pioneers — Near the top for Starrett — 54m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (1202). TAMING OF THE WEST— W— Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith— Plenty fast Elliott opus — 54m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (1211 ). THOSE HIGH GREY WALLS— MD — Walter Connolly, Onslow Stevens, Tris Meredith — Strong dualler; may be featured — 82m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (1016). U-BOAT 29— D — Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, June Duprez — Exploitable British program — 79m. — see Oct. 4 tane— (English-made) — (1010). WOMAN IS THE JUDGE, A — MD— Frieda Ineseort, Rochelle Hudson, O’tto Kruger — Nice femme stuff for the nabes, duals — 62m. — see July 26 issue — (9025). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BLAZING SIX SHOOTERS — Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Dick Curtis, Sons of the Pioneers — (1203). BLONDIE ON A BUDGET — Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy. BULLETS FOR RUSTLERS — Charles Starrett, Lorna Grey. Sons of the Pioneers — (1204). CONVICTED WOMEN — Rochelle Hudson, Frieda Inesconrt, June Lang, Lola Lane, Glenn Ford. CRIMINAL CARGO — Jack Holt, Irene Ware, Eduardo Clanelli. FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AT HOME — Edith FellowB, Dorothy Peterson, Clarence Kolb. HIS GIRL FRIDAY — Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy. I MARRIED ADVENTURE — Jungle picture produced by Osa (Mrs. Martin) Johnson. LONE WOLF STRIKES, THE — Warren William, Joan Perry, Alan Baxter. MY SON IS GUILTY — Bruce Cabot, Jacqueline Wells, Harry Carey. PASSPORT TO ALCATRAZ — Jack Holt, Noah Beery, Jr., O. Henry Gordon. PTONEERS OF THE FRONTIER — Bill Elliott, Linda Winters — (1212). TEXAS EXPRESS — Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Dick Curtis, Sons of the Pioneers — (1205). TOO MANY HUSBANDS — Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas. GRAND NATIONAL (1938-1939 feature releases from 301 up.) CHILDREN OF THE WILD— MD — Helen Hughes, James Bush — Opportunity for exploiters — 57m. — see Feb. 22 issue, under Miscellaneous — (315). GREAT GUY— MD — .lames Cagney, Mae Clark — Excellent entertainment — 73m. — see 2nd Dec., 1938, issue — (101). ROMANCE AND RICHES — CD — Cary Orant, Mary Brian — Pleasant; best for nabes, twin bills — 66m. — see 2nd Feb. 1937, Issue — (Foreign-made) — (163). SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT— CMU— James Cagney, Evelyn Daw — Box office — 93m. — see 2nd Sept., 1938, issue — (210). 23'/2 HOURS LEAVE— C — James Ellison, Terry Walker — Nice comedy fare — 72 %m. — see 2nd March, 1937, issue — (103). METRO (1938-1939 releases from 901 up) 1939-1940 releases from 1 up) ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER— C— Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Mickey Rooney, Helen Gilbert, Hardy Family — Top-braoket Hardy; best of the series — 85m. — see July 26 issue — (944). ANOTHER THIN MAN — CD— William Powell, Myrna Loy, C. Aubrey Smith — In the better grosses— 102m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (13). BABES IN ARMS — CDMU — Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger — Top-notch attraction — 97m. — see Oct. 4 isBue — (9). BAD LITTLE ANGEL — D — Virginia Weidler, Gene Deynolds — Good entertainment for family trade; preachment is softened with delightful comedy — 72m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (10). BALALAIKA — DMU — Nelson Eddy, Tlona Massey, Charles Ruggles — Expensive production; exploit for best box-office returns — 102m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (17). BLACKMAIL — MD — Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey — Sell Robinson — 81m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (6). DANCING CO-ED — Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw and Orchestra — Better-than-average dual support— 84m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (3). READ CAREFULLY Pictures are here listed under producers’ names, Miscellaneous, and Foreign. Listed are the name of the production, the type, principal players, estimate as carried in Six-Point Reviews, latest available running time, and Issue In which the complete review was published. All pictures are considered of family appeal, except where (A) [for Adult] Is added at the completion of the reference. Read the complete review in the SixPoint Reviews. This Feature Check-Up is your guide to all major productions released nationally since June 30, 1939. AD — -Action Drama C — Comedy D — Drama MD — Melodrama MU— With Music MY — Mystery Drama O — Operetta W — Western FAST AND FURIOUS — MY — Franchot Tone, Ann Sothem — Good comedy-mystery program — 73m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (6). GONE WITH THE WIND — D — Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Thomas Mitchell — Par excellence — 228m. — see Dec. 27 issue— (Technicolor) — (A) . HENRY GOES ARIZONA— W— Frank Morgan, Virginia Weidler, Guy Kibbee — Pleasing western-comedy dualler — 67m.— see Dec. 13 issue — (2). JOE AND ETHEL TURP CALL ON THE PRESIDENT— CD — Ann Sothern, William Gargan — Pleasing nabs dualler — 70m.— see Dec. 13 issue — (14). JUDGE HARDY AND SON — CD — Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker — Top-ranking Hardy — 90ra. — see Dec. 27 issue — (16). LADY OF THE TROPICS— D— Robert Taylor. Hedy Lamarr— Sell tha namss — 91m. — tee Aug. S8 lasue — (947) — (A). LAMBETH WALK — C — Lupino Lane, Sally Gray— Just a dualler-importation — 80m. — see Aug. 23 issue, under Foreign. MARX BROS. “AT THE CIRCUS”— F— Marx Brothers, Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Nat Pendleton — Headed for the higher grosses — 87m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (8). MIRACLES FOR SA LE — MD — Robert Young, Henry Hull, Florence Rice — With exploitation, plotur* la okay top attraction on duals — 71m. — aee Aug. t iaiue — (948). NICK CARTER, MASTER DETECTIVE— MD — Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Henry Hull — Fast-moving action meller; dualler — 60m. — see Dec.1 27 issue — (15). NINOTCHKA — -CD — Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire — Garbo smiles; ditto for the exhibitor — 110m. — see Oct. 18 Issue — (7). ON BORROWED TIME— Fantasy — Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi, Bobs Watson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke — A natural for showmen who like to go to work — ■ 99m. — see July 12 issue — (942). REMEMBER? — C — Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Lew Ayres — Will have to be sold — 8Sm. — see Nov. 16 issue — (11). SECRET OF DR. KILDARE, THE — D — Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Helen Gilbert — Standard Kildare — 82m. — see Nov. 29 issue— (12). THESE GLAMOUR GIRLS— CD— Lew Ayres, Lana Turner, Ann Rutherford — Routine college fare — 78m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (048). THEY ALL COME OUT— D — Rita Johnson, Tom Neal — Exploitable meller for duals, nabes — 71m. — see July 1* Issue — (9431 THUNDER AFLOAT — MD — Wallace Beery. Chester Morris, Virginia Grey — Timely fare that orp be exploited for good results — 96m. — see Oct. 4 Issue — (4). WIZARD OF OZ, THE — Fantasy — .Judy Garland. Billie Burke, Jack Haley. Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton. Frank Morgan — In the Industry’s front rank — 101m. — see Aug. 23 Issue — (Technleolorl — (949). WOMEN, THE — D — Norma Shearer, Joan Orawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard. Phyllis Povah, Joan Fontaine — Headed for the higher grosses— 13im. — see Sept. 9 Issue — (1) — (A). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AROUSE AND BEWARE — Wallace Beery, John Howard, Dolores Del Rio. P ROADWAY MELODY OF 1940— Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy. CONGO MAISIE — Ann Sothern, John Carroll, Rita Johnson. EARL OF CHICAGO, THE — Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen — (18). FLORIAN — Robert Young, Helen Gilbert, Charles Oohurn. FORTY LITTLE MOTHERS— Eddie Cantor, Rita Johnson, Bonita Granville. I TAKE THIS WOMAN — Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr. Kent Taylor, Verree Teasdale. NEW MOON — Jeanette MacDonald. Nelson Eddy, Dick Purcell. NORTHWEST PASSAGE — Sppncer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, Laraine Day — (Technicolor). 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 Balnter. January 3, 1940