The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

Servisection 3 THE CHECK-UP— January 3, 1940 MEXICAN SPITFIRE — C— Lupe Velez, Leon Errol, Donald Woods — Good slapstick comedy — 67m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (016). NURSE EDITH CAVELL — D — Anna Neagle, George Sanders, Edna Mae Oliver — Very timely; can be sold for the money if properly handled — 97m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (001). OF HUMAN BONDAGE — D — Bette Davis, Leslie Howard — Fine — 88m. — see 1st July, 1084, issue — (903) —(re-issue). QUEEN OF DESTINY (Sixty Glorious Years) — D — Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, 0. Aubrey Smith — Box-office Importation, If exploited — 96m. — see Nov. 30, 1938, issue — (Technicolor) — (English-made) — (061). RENO — D — Richard Dix, Gail Patrick — Nice program; okay top dualler — 73m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (008). SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS — see Queen of Destiny. SPELLBINDER, THE — MD-— Lee Tracy, Barbara Reed — Nabs dualler — 69m. — see July 26 Issue — (981). SUED FOR LIBEL — MY — Kent Taylor, Linda Hayes — Exploitable dualler — 66m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (012). THAT’S RIGHT, YOU’RE WRONG — CMU — Kay Kyser & Orchestra, Adolphe Menjou, Lucille Ball — Money musical — 95m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (011). THREE SONS — D — Edward Ellis, William Uargan, Kent Taylor — Dualler — 72m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (004). TWO THOROUGHBREDS — D — Jimmy Lydon, Joan Brodel, Arthur Hold — Very nice family dualler; a sleeper which might surprise — 62m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (013). WAY DOWN SOUTH — MD — Bobby Breen, Steffi Duna — For Breen fans; nabe duals — 63m. — see July 26 issue — (94 7). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS — Raymond Massey, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard — 107m. — (009). AND SO GOODBYE — Jean Parker, Richard Carlson, Charles Winninger. BILL OF DIVORCEMENT, A — Maureen O’Hara, Adolphe Menjou, Fay Bainter, Dame May Whitty. BULLET CODE — George O’Brien, Virginia Vale, Robert Stanton. HEART OF DARKNESS — Orson Welles, Edgar Barrier, Everett Sloan, Ray Collins. IRENE — Anna Neagle, Alan Marshall, Ray Milland, Billie Burke. ISLE OF DESTINY — Wallace Ford, June Lang, William Gargan, Katherine DeMille — (Oosmocolor). LITTLE ORVIE — John Sheffield, Ernest Truex, Ann Todd, Kathleen Howard. MARINES FLY HIGH, THE — Richard Dix, Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, Steffi Duna. MILLIONAIRE PLAYBOY — Joe Penner, Linda Hayes, Dick Lane, Frank Faylen. MY FAVORITE WIFE — Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, Gail Patrick. PASSPORT TO LIFE — Cary Grant. PINOCCHIO— Full-length cartoon, produced by Walt, Disney— (Technicolor) . PRIMROSE PATH, THE — Qinger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marjorie Rambeau. SAINT’S DOUBLE TROUBLE, THE — George Sanders, Helene Whitney, Bela Lugosi. SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, THE — Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Terry Kilburn, Tim Holt — (019). VIGIL IN THE NIGHT — Carolo Lombard, Brian Abearn, Anne Shirley — (007). REPUBLIC (1938-1939 releases from 801 up; 1939-1940 releases from 901 up.) ARIZONA KID, THE — W — Roy Rogers, George Hayes, Sally March — Okay Rogers western — 61m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (953 ). CALLING ALL MARINES — MD — Donald Barry, Helen Mack — Just a dualler — 66m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (912). COLORADO SUNSET — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette — High-rating Autry — 64m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (846). COVERED TRAILER, THE, THE HIGGINS FAMILY IN — CD — James, Lucile, Russell Gleason, Tommy Ryan — Entertaining Higgins entry — 66m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (915). COWBOYS FROM TEXAS — W — Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo, Carole Landis — How are the great fallen! — 57m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (962). DAYS OF JESSE JAMES — W — Roy Rogers, George Hayes, Donald Barry — Rogers' best — 63m. — see Dec. 2 7 issue — (953). FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT— MD — Phil Regan, Jean Parker — Good top dualler — 66m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (911). IN OLD MONTEREY — W — Gene Autry, June Storey — Beet of the Autrys — 73m. — see Aug. 9 issue — r«47). JEEPERS CREEPERS — C — Weaver Brothers & Elviry, Roy Rogers, Maris Wrixton — Strictly for the provinces— 69m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (914). KANSAS TERRORS, THE — W — Robert Livingston. Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo — Okay western — 57m. — spe Nov. 1 issue — (961). MAIN STREET LAWYER — D — Edward Fllis, Anita Louise, Robert Baldwin — Pleasing family program — 72m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (906). MICKEY, THE KID — MD — Bruce Cabot, Ralph Byrd, Tommy Ryan, Za&u Pitts— Bottom dualler — 06m. — see July 12 issue — (814). MONEY TO BURN, THE HIGGINS FAMILY IN— C — James, Lucile, Russel Gleason, Harry Davenport — Pleasing nabe dualler — 69m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (917). NEW FRONTIER — W — John Wayne, Ray Corrigan— Mesquiteers fall down — 67m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (868). ROVIN’ TUMBLEWEEDS — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Carlisle — Weak Autry — 64m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (848). SABOTAGE — MD — Arleen Whelan, Gordon Oliver, Charles Grapewin — Lower-half dualler; plug timeliness— -69m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (913). SAGA OF DEATH VALLEY — W — Roy Rogers, George Hayes, Doris Day — One of Rogers’ best — 68m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (962). SHE MARRIED A COP — Li — Phil Regan, Jean Parker — Nice oomedy far ine nabe* — 66m. — see July 12 issue — (816 ). SHOULD HUSBANDS WORK? — O — James, Lucille, Ruesell Oleaeon — Good supporting fare — 66m. — eeo July 26 issue — (816). SMUGGLED CARGO — MD — Barry Maclsay, George Barbier, Rochelle Hudson — Fast-moving inde meller — 62m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (826). SOUTH OF THE BORDER — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey — Auspicious entry for the new series — 71ra. — see Dec. 13 issue — (941). THOU SHALT NOT KILL — D — Charles Bickford, Owen Davis, Jr., Doris Day — Dualler — 68m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (916). WALL STREET COWBOY — W — Rog Rogers, George Hayes — So-so Rogers — 66m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (867). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION DARK COMMAND, THE— John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Walter Pidgcon, Roy Rogers. HEROES OF THE SADDLE — Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo — (963). VILLAGE BARN DANCE — Richard Cromwell, Doris Day, Lulu Belle & Scott. WOLF OF NEW YORK, THE — Edmund Lowe, Rose Hobart, James Stephenson. 20th CENTURY-FOX (1938-1939 releases from 901 up; 1939-1940 releases from 001 up.) ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE— MY— Basil Rathbone, Ida Lupino, Nigel Bruce — Highrating mystery programmer — 82m. — sue Sept. 6 issue — (006). BARRICADE — MD — Alice Faye, Warner Baxter — Just a programmer — 7lm— see Nov. ^9 issue — (026). CHARLIE CHAN AT TREASURE ISLAND — MY — Sidney Toler, Cesar Romero — Standout Chan — 7 4m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (006). CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY IN DARKNESS — MD — Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, Harold Huber — Run-of-the-mill Chan dualler — 74m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (021). CHICKEN WAGON FAMILY — CD — Jaue Withers, Leo Carrillo — Okay for the Withers fans — 64m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (002). CISCO KID AND THE LADY, THE — W — Cesar Romero, Cris-Pin Martin, Virginia Fields — Pleasing outdoor drama — 73m. — see Nov. 13 issue — (012). CITY OF CHANCE, THE — MD — Lynn Bari, Donald Woods, C. Aubrey Smith — -Pleasing dualler — 57m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (027). DAY-TIME WIFE — C — Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell — Sell the names — 72m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (020). DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK — MD — Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver, Henry Fonda — High rating — 103m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Technicolor) — (015). ELSA MAXWELL’S HOTEL FOR WOMEN— MD— Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, Elea Maxwell, James Ellison— Highly exploitable programmer — 88m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (Cosmopolitan) — (001). ESCAPE, THE — D — Kane Richmond, Amanda Duff, Edward Norris — Well-knit, tear-jerking dualler — 58m. • — see Sept. 6 issue — (010). EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT — CD — Sonja Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings — Can be sold — 77m. — see Dec. 27 issue — -(029). FIRST WORLD WAR, THE — Compilation — Edited by Laurence Stallings, narration by Pedro de Cordoba — Depends on selling — 78m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (reissue)— ( 062 ) — ( A) . FRONTIER MARSHAL — W — Randolph Scott, Bimile Barnes, Oesar Romero — Duailsri can be featured — 71m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (051). HEAVEN WITH A BARBED-WIRE FENCE— D— Jean Rogers, Raymond Walburn — Just a filler — 62m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (019). HERE I AM, A STRANGER — MD — Richard Greene, Richard Dix, Brenda Joyce — Strong program — 83m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (009). HIGH SCHOOL — CD — Jane Withers, Joe Brown, Jr., Lloyd Corrigan — Swell for the ’teen-agers — 74m.— see Dec. 13 issue — (028). HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE — D — Don Ameche, Alice Faye, J. Edward Bromberg — Highly exploitable everywhere — 96m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Technicolor)— (007). HONEYMOON’S OVER, THE — CD — Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Weaver — Okay dual program — 70m. — see Nov. 16 issue — '(024). INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH ON HOLIDAY — CMY — Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Linden Travers — Pleasant English murder mystery — 74m. — see Dec. 13 issue — ( English-made ) — (022). MAN WHO WOULDN’T TALK, THE — MD — Lloyd Nolan, Jean Rogers, Richard Clarke — Well-made dramatic dualler — 72m.— see Dec. 27 issue — (030). MR. MOTQ TAKES A VACATION — MYD— PelfflT Lowe, Joseph Sehildkraut, Lionel a; will, Virginia FidB — One of the better Matos; dualler — 83m. — see Nov. 3U issue — (952;. NEWS IS MADE AT NIGHT — CD— Preston Foster, Lynn Bari — Good news-murder comedy yarn for the nabet — 72m. — see July 12 issue — (068). PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES — C — Ritz Brothers, Jane Withers — Good comedy offering, with timely angle — 7 6m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (014). PIGSKIN PARADE — CMU — Judy Garland, Stuart Erwin, Patsy Kelly, Yacht Club Boys — Okay laugh show — 93m. — see 1st Nov., 1936, issue — (713). QUICK MILLIONS, THE JONES FAMILY IN— CD— Jed Prouty, Spring Byington — Above par for the Joneses — 61m. — see Aug. 9 issue — (004). RAINS CAME, THE — D — George Brent, Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy — Money in the bank— 103m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (Oil). ROAD TO GLORY, THE — MD — Fredric March, Lionel Barrymore, Warner Baxter, June Lang — Big production throughout — 101m. — (re-issue) — (061). SECOND FIDDLE — DMU — Sonja Henie, Rudy Vallee, Tyrone Power — Not the best Henie, but saleable — 86m. — see July 12 issue — (949). SHIPYARD SALLY — CMU — Oracie Fields, Sydney Howard— Just a nabe dualler — 79m. — see Oct. 18 issue — ( English-made ) — (018). 4TANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE — D — Spencer Tracy, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Greene, Charles Cobum, Walter Brennar, Nancy Kelly — The kind of show whloh oan be exploited for big returns— lOlin. — see July 28 issue — (003). STOP, LOOK AND LOVE — C— Jean Rogers, William Frawley — Pleasant dual entertainment — 67m. — see Sept. 6 issue— '(008). SWANEE RIVER — DMU — Don Ameche, A1 Jolson, Andrea Leeds — Should do well, if sold properly — 86m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (Technicolor) — (017). TOO BUSY TO WORK, THE JONES FAMILY IN — CD— Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Ken Howell — Jonses get more life — 65m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (016). 20,000 MEN A YEAR — MD — Randolph Scott, Margaret Lindsay, Preston Foster — Exploitable air dualler — 84m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (Cosmopolitan) — (013). WARE CASE, THE — MD — Olive Brook, June Baxter, Barry Barnes — Well-made English meller, for th« houses that oan play the British produot — 72m. — see May 31 issue, under Gaumont British— (8013). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BLUE BIRD, THE — Shirley Temple, Sybil Jason, Gale Sondergaard, Nigel Bruce — (Technicolor) — (025). CHARLIE CHAN IN PANAMA — Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Kane Richmond — (035). DANCE WITH THE DEVIL — Tyrone Power, Dorotny Lamour, Edward Arnold, Lloyd Nolan, Lionel mwill, Charles Grapewin. CISCO KID IN CHICAGO, THE— Cesar Romero, Jean Rogers, Cris-Pin Martin — (039). EARTHBOUN D — Warner Baxter — (034). FOR WOMEN ONLY — Lynn Bari, Joan Davis, Joan Valerie, Henry Wilcoxon — (037). GIRL MUST LIVE, A — Margaret Lockwood, Lilli Palmer, Renee Houston— (English-made). GRAPES OF WRATH, THE — Henry Fonda, Doris Bowdon, John Carradine — (040). HE MARRIED HIS WIFE— Joel McCrea, Nancy Kelly, Mary Boland — (023). I WAS AN ADVENTURESS — Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Peter Lorre, Eric von Stroheim — (038). LITTLE OLD NEW YORK — Alice Faye, Richard Greene, Fred MacMurray — (031). SHOOTING HIGH — Jane Withers, Gene Autry, Marjorie Weaver — (041). SO THIS IS LONDON — Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, George Sanders, Berton Churchill — (English-made). THEY CAME BY NIGHT— Will Fyffe, Anthony Hulme, Phyllis Calvert, Wally Patch — (English-made) — (033). YOUNG AS YOU FEEL, THE JONES FAMILY IN— Jed Prouty, Spring Byington — (032). UNITED ARTISTS (Arranged by produoers) SAMUEL GOLDWYN RAFFLES — CD — David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, Dame May Whitty — Light meller — 71m. — see Dec. 27 issue. 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 Heifeta, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Andrea Leeds — A top-notch attraction, oan be sold for big returns If properly exploited — 101m. — see July 28 Issue. ALEXANDER KORDA FOUR FEATHERS— AD— Ralph Richardson, S. Aubrey Smith, John Clements, June Duprez — Can be sold big — 112m. — see June 28 issue — (technicolor) — (English-made).