The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

Servisection 8 ALPHABETICAL GUIDE TO 294 FEATURES Reviewed since August 1, 1939 ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS — 110m. — RKO-Radio. .455 ADVENTURES OF THE MASKED PHANTOM, THE — 56m. — Equity 442 ADVENTURES uF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE — 82m. — 20th Century-Fox . 360 ADVENTURE IN DIAMONDS — 76m. — Paramount. 455 AFFAIR LAFONT, THE (Conflict) — Bam. — lran« Atlantic Film* 402 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT — 93m. — Universal (“Uncensored Version”) 392 ALL WOMEN HAVE SECRETS — 7 0m. — Paramount. .437 ALLEGHENY UPRISI NG— 7 8m.— RKO-Kadio 408 ALLERGI MASNADIERI (The Make-Believe Pirates) — 7 2m. — Americo Pullini 402 ALPINE PASSION (Amore suite Alpl) — 74m. — Esperia 418 AMAZING MR. WILLIAMS, THE— 86m. — Columbia 423 AMORE SULLE ALPI — see Alpine Passion. ANOTHER THIN MAN — 102m. — Metro 423 ARIA DEL CONTI NENTE — see Continental Way ARIZONA KID, THE — 61m. — Republic 400 AWFUL TRUTH, THE — 92m. — Columbia (re-l«eue) 29 B BABES IN ARMS— 94m.— Metro 391 BAD BOY — 66m. — Atlas 442 BAD LITTLE ANGEL — 72m. — Metro 407 BALALAIKA — 102m. — Metro 439 BARRICADE — 71m. — 20th Century-Fox 429 BEASTS OF BERLIN — see Goose Step BEAU GESTE — 114m. — Paramount 353 BETRAYAL — 80m. — World 393 BEWARE SPOOKS — 68m. — Columbia 407 BIG GUY, THE— 78m. — Universal 433 BLACKMAIL— 81m.— Metro 385 BLACK PIRATE, THE — see II Corsaro Nero BLONDIE BRINGS UP BABY — 69m. — Columbia . 415 BOMBS OVER LONDON — 78m. — Film Alliance. 387 BRITISH INTELLIGENCE — 62m. — Warners 449 BRIVELE DER MAMEN, A (A Letter to Your Mother) — 104m. — Sphinx 393 BROTHER RAT AND A BABY — 87m. — Warners 449 BURIED ALIVE — 71m. — Producers 432 BURNING QUESTION, THE (Tell Your Children) — 62m. — G. & H. Productions 433 C CAFE HOSTESS— 63m. — Columbia 431 CALL A MESSENGER — 66m. — Universal 392 CALLING ALL MARINES — 66m. — Republic 386 CALLING PHILO VANCE — 63m. — Warners 449 CAT AND THE CANARY. THE — 74m. — Paramount 399 CHARLIE CHAN IN PANAMA — 68m. — 20th 0. -Fox 456 CHARLIE CHAN IN (AT or WITH) — 20th CenturyFox — CITY IN DARKNESS — 74m 408 TREASURE ISLAND— 74m 370 CHARLIE McCarthy, DETECTIVE — 78m. — Univ. 441 CHASING DANGER — 63m. — Monogram 455 CHICKEN WAGON FAMILY — 64m. — 20th Cent.-F. 362 CHILD IS BORN, A — 7 Wm. — Warners 363 CHILDREN OF THE WILD — 67m. — Grand National 266 CHIP OF THE FLYING U — 65m. — Universal 416 CISCO KID AND THE LADY — 73m. — 20th C.-Fox. 432 CITADEL DE SILENCE, LA — see The Citadel of Silence) CITADEL OF SILENCE, THE (La Citadel de Silence) — 90m. — Film Alliance of U. S 449 CITY OF CHANCE, THE — 67m.— 20th Cent.-F.. 448 CONFLICT — The Affair Uiont. CONGO MAISIE — 70m. — Metro 455 CONQUESTS OF PETER THE GREAT— 96m.— Amk. 387 CONTINENTAL WAY, THE (L’Arla del Contlnente) — 82m. — Esperia 425 CORSARO NERO (Black Pirate) — 96m. — Ehperia 442 COWBOYS FROM TEXAS — 57m. — Republic ... 432 CRASHING THROUGH — #6m. — Monogram 391 D DANCING CO-ED — 84m. — Metro 391 DANGER FLIGHT— 61m. — MonogTam 415 DANGER ON WHEELS — 61m. — Universal 457 DAYS OF JESSE JAMES— 63m. — Republic 441 DAY THE BOOKIES WEPT, THE— 64m— RKO 381 DAY-TIME WIFE— 72m.— 20th Centurv-Fox 424 "DEAD END" KIDS ON DRESS PARADE— 62m.— WB 417 DEATH OF A CHAMPION — 67m. — Paramount 379 DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, THE— 67m. —Select Attraction* 381 DESPERATE TRAILS — 68m.— Universal 380 DESTRY RIDES AGAIN— 94m— Universal 433 DEVIL IS AN EMPRESS, THE (Le Jouer d’Echees) — 75m. — Columbia .... 434 DISPUTED PASSAGE — 91m. — Paramount 391 DR. ANTONIO (Dotter Antonio)— 103m — Itala 442 DOTTER ANTONIO, IL — see Doctor Antonio DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK— 103m — 20th O.-F. 408 DUST BE MY DESTINY — 88m.— Warners 370 E EARL OF CHICAGO, THE— 87m. — Metro 447 ELSA MAXWELL’S HOTEL FOR WOMEN— 83m — 20 th Century-Fox 362 EMERGENCY SQUAD — -57 him. — Paramount 440 END OF THE DAY, THE (Fin du Jour) — 95m. — Jnno Films 387 ENTENTE CORDIALE — 93m. — Concord 449 ESCAPE. THE — 68m.— 20th Centurv-Fox 3f0 ESCAPE TO PARADISE — 62m. — RKO-Radio 432 ESPIONAGE AGENT — 83m. — Warners 393 ETERNALLY YOURS— 91m. — United Artists 401 EVERYBODY’S HOBBY— 64m.— Warners 387 EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT— 77m.— 20th Century-Fox 441 EVERYTHING'S ON ICE— 60m — RKO-Radio 386 FAST AND FURIOUS — 78m. — Metro 399 FATAL HOUR, THE — 68m. — Monogram 455 FIFTH AVENUE GIRL (My Fifth Avenue Girl) — 88m. — KHU-Radio .370 FIGHT FOR PEACE — 66m. — Monogram 125 FIGHTING GRINGO, THE — 69m. — RKO-Radio ... .380 FIGHTING MAD — 66m. — Monogram 415 FIGHTING 69th, THE— 90m.— Warners 457 FIN DU JOUR — see The End of the Day. FIRST FILM CONCERT, THE — 52m. — World 418 FIRST LOVE — 84m. — Universal 417 FIRST WORLD WAR — 78m. — 20th O.-F. (re-issue) 400 FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW— 60m. — Columbia 381 FIGHTING RENEGADE — 64m. — Victory 387 FLAMING HEAD — 67m. — Monogram 347 FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT — 66m.— Republic 380 FLIRTING WITH DEATH — see They Went to War FLYING DEUCES, THE — 68m. — RKO-Radio 400 FOUR FEATHERS, THE — 112m. — United Artists 337 FOUR JUST MEN, THE— Bee The Secret Four FOUR WIVES — 99m. — Warners 433 FRAMED — 60m. — Universal 448 FUGITIVE AT LARGE — 66m.— Columbia 361 FULL CONFESSION — 76m. — RKO-Radio 370 G GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA — 71m. — Monogram 440 GERONIMOl — 90m. — Paramount 423 GIOVANNI DE MEDICI, THE LEADER— 88m. — Esperia 457 GOLDEN BOY — 101m. — Columbia 379 GOLDEN KEY, THE — 70m. — Amkino 453 GONE WITH THE WIND — 228m. — Metro 439 GOOSE STEP (Hitler — Beast of Berlin; Beasts of Berlin) — 85m. — Producers 409 GRANNY GET YOUR GUN — 56m.— Warners 449 GREAT COMMANDMENT — 86m. — Cathedral Films 402 GREAT VICTOR HERBERT, THE — 91m. — Para. 432 GREEN HELL — 87m. — Universal 448 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS— 77m. — Paramount . 440 H HAWAIIAN NIGHTS— 66m. — Universal 370 HE MARRIED HIS WIFE— 83m.— 20th Oent-F. . 448 HEARTBEAT — 88m. — French M. P. Corp 388 HEAVEN WITH A BARBED-WIRE FENCE — 62m. — 20th Century-Fox 400 HENRY GOES ARIZONA— 67m. — Metro 431 HERE I AM A STRANGER — 83m. — 20th Cent.-F. 392 HERO FOR A DAY — Com. — UmveranJ 387 HEROES OF THE SADDLE — 66m. — Republic 456 HEROES IN BLUE — 68m. — Monogram 415 HIDDEN POWER — 60m. — Columbia 319 HIGGINS FAMILY, THE, IN— Republic — COVERED TRAILER, THE— 66m 424 HIGH SCHOOL — 74m. — 20th Century-Fox 433 HIS GIRL FRIDAY — 92m. — Columbia 447 HITLER — BEAST OF BERLIN— see Goose Step HITLER’S REIGN OF TERROR — 56m. — Cummins 425 HO PERDUTO MARITO! — see My Husband Is Lost HONEYMOON IN BALI — 96m. — Paramount 385 HONEYMOON’S OVER, THE — 70m. — 20th Cent. -F. 416 HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE — 96m. — 20th Cent.-F. 400 HOUSEKEEPER’S DAUGHTER. THE — 80m. — UA 386 HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME — 117m— RKO 440 I I MET A MURDERER — 78m. — York Pictures 402 IDEAL MARRIAGE (Un Matrimonlo Ideale) — 84m. — Esperia 442 IN SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY — 100m. — Amkino 393 INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH ON HOLIDAY — 74m.— 20th Century-Fox 433 INTERMEZZO, A LOVE STORY — 70m. — UA . 396 INVISIBLE KILLER, THE — 60m. — Producers 455 INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS, THE — 81m. — Universal 449 INVISIBLE STRIPES — S2m. — Warners 442 IRELAND'S BORDER LINE — 65m. — Wm. Alexander 409 IRISH LUCK — 68m. — MonogTam 379 ISLE OF DESTINY — 83m. — RKO-Radio 456 J JAAKARIN MORSIAN — see Soldier’s Bride JAMAICA INN — 99m. — Paramount 392 JEEPERS CREEPERS — 69m. — Republic 416 JOE AND ETHEL TURP CALL ON THE PRESIDENT— 70m.— Metro 431 JONES FAMILY, THE (20th Century-Fox) IN (AT or WITH) — QUICK MILLIONS — 61m 363 TOO BUSY TO WORK— 66m 401 JOUER D'ECHEES, LE — see The Devil Is an Empress JUAREZ AND MAXIMILIAN— see The Mad Empress JUDGE HARDY AND SON — .90m— Metro 439 JUST LIKE A WOMAN — 73m. — Alliance 410 K KANSAS TERRORS, THE— 67m.— Republic 408 KATIA — 80m. — Mayer-Burstyn 425 READ CAREFULLY ALL FEATURE PICTURES carried in the SixPoint review pages (Blue Section) are listed alphabetically by title, with the latest available running time, the distributor, and the number of the page on which the review appears. SHORT SUBJECTS INDEXES will be found on pages 128 and 129, 179, 229, 326 and 326, and 376. For further information, consult the Production Number Analysis (also In the Blue 8ectlon) and The Feature Check-Up (the Yellow Section). KEEP PUNCHING— 81m. — M-C Pictures 433 KID NIGHTINGALE— 57m.— Warners 393 KING OF DIAMONDS (Re dl Danari) — 84m. — Esperia 453 KLIATSHE, Dl — see Light Ahead KOL NIDRE — 90m. — Joseph Seiden 388 KONGA, THE WILD STALLION — 61m. — Columbia 385 L LAMBETH WALK— 80m— Metro 371 LAND OF LIBERTY — 138m. — MPPDA 347 LAST DESIRE — 77m. — Transatlantic 457 LAW OF THE PAMPAS — 74m. — Paramount 407 LAUGH IT OFF — 63m. — Universal 417 LEGION OF LOST FLIERS— 63m.— Univeraal 392 LEGION OF THE LAWLESS— 69m.— RKO-Radio. 423 LET’S PRETEND WE’RE SWEETHEARTS — see They Went to War LETTER TO YOUR MOTHER, A— see A Brivele der Mamen LIGHT AHEAD (Dl Kllatihe) — 103m. — Carmel . . .393 LIGHT THAT FAILED, THE — 99m. — Paramount ... 440 LION HAS WINGS, THE — 73m— United Artists . 456 LITTLE ACCIDENT — 66m. — Universal 409 LLANO KID, THE — 70m. — Paramount 416 LONE WOLF STRIKES, THE— 70m.— Columbia 461 LOST HORIZON — 118m. — Columbia (re-issue). ... 1 LOST ON THE WESTERN FRONT— 63m. — Standard 410 M MACUSHLA (My Darlin’) — 80m. — Transatlantic . . 457 MAU TUUiH — t oin. WU118 Kenl 402 MADEMOISELLE MA MERE — 80m.— Hoffberg 394 MAD EMPRESS, THE (Juarez and Maximilian) — 72m. — Warners 305,425 MAIN STREET LAWYER— 72m. — Republic 416 MAKE-BELIEVE PIRATES, THE — see Allergi Masnadien. MAN FROM MONTREAL— 60m.— Universal 417 MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE — 111m. — UA 347 MAN WHO WOULDN’T TALK — 72m. — 20th C.-F. . 441 MARRIED AND IN LOVE— 59m. — RKO-Radio 441 MARSEILLAISE — 80m. — World Pictures 418 MARSHAL OF MESA CITY, THE — 62m. — RKO. . 400 MARX BROS. "A I THE CIRCUS”— 87m. — Metro 407 MATRIMONIO IDEALE, UN — see Ideal Marriage MEET DR. CHRISTIAN — 70m. — RKO-Radio 408 MEXICAN SPITFIRE — 67m.— RKO-Radio 441 MIDDLETON FAMILY AT THE WORLD’S FAIR. THE — 50m. — Modem Talking Picture Service. 396 MIKADO, THE — 91m. — Universal 281 MILL ON THE FLOSS, THE— 78m. — Standard 418 MIRACLE ON MAIN STREET — 78m. — Columbia . . 415 MIRELE EFROS — 87m. — Credo Pictures 410 MISSING EVIDENCE— 64m.— Universal 401 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON— 130m.— Col. 399 MR. MAX (II Signor Max) — 86m. — Espena . 402 MONEY TO BURN, THE HIGGINS FAMILY IN — 69m. — Republic 448 MOTEL, THE OPERATOR — 80m. — Cinema Service. 457 MUSIC IN MY HEART — 70m.— Columbia 439 MUTINY IN THE BIG HOUSE— 83m.— Monogram 399 MUTINY ON THE BLACKHAWK— 66m.— Universal 337 MY DARLIN’ — see Macushla MY FIFTH AVENUE GIRI Fifth Avenue Girl MY HUSBAND IS LOST (Ho Perduto Mlo Marlto!) — 87m. — Esperia 410 MY MAN GODFREY — 93m. — Universal (re-issue) . 321 MY SON IS GUILTY— 63m.— Columbia 447 MYSTIC CIRCLE MURDER— 68m.— Fanchon Royer 402 N NANCY DREW AND HIDDEN STAIRCASE — 60m. — WB 371 NICK CARTER. DETECTIVE— 60m— Metro 440 NIGHT OF NIGHTS, THE — 86m.— Paramount 432 NINOTCHKA — 110m.— Metro 399 NO PLACE TO GO — 6 6m. — Warner* 381 NORTH SEA PATROL — fifim — Alliance Film* 418 NOTORIOUS ELINOR LEE, THE— 104m.— Micheaux 461 NURSE EDITH CAVELL— 98m.— RKO-Radio 380 O OF MICE AND MEN — 104m. — United Artists ... 448 OH, JOHNNY, HOW YOU CAN LOVE— 63m.— Univ. 457 OKLAHOMA FRONTIER — 68m. — Universal 401 OKLAHOMA TERROR — 60m. — Monogram 379 OLD DARK HOUSE — 74m. — Universal (re-issue).. 321 OLD MAID. THE — »5m— Warner* 3A3 ONE DARK NIGHT— 81m. — Million Dollar Prod. 434 ONE HOUR TO LIVE — 6WHm.— Unlver«al 387 ON HIS OWN— 100m. — Amkino 388 ON YOUR TOES — 94m. — Warner* 402 $1,000 A TOUCHDOWN — 73m— Paramount 392 OUR FIGHTING NAVY— see Torpedoed OUR NEIGHBORS, THE CARTERS — 84m.— Para. 408 OUTPOST OF THE MOUNTIES— 63ra. — Columbbia 407 OVERLAND MAIL, THE — 62m. — MonogTam 416 P PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES — 75m. — 20th C.-Fox 386 PEOPLE ETERNAL. A — 66m. — Henry Lynn . . 418 PHANTOM RANCHER— 60m.— Colony 457 PHANTOM STRIKES, THE — 58m. — Monogram 423 POCOMANIA — 65m. — Lenwal 434 PORT OF SHADOWS (Le Quai des Brumes) — 90m. — Film Alliance of U. S. 403 PRIDE OF THE BLUE GRASS — 65m.— Warner* . 393 PRIVATE DETECTIVE — 55m. — Warners 425 PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, THE — 1 06m. — Warners 396 PRISONER OF CORBAL, THE — 73m. — Syndicate 381 Q QUAI DES BRUMES. LE — see Port of Shadow*. QUEEN OF DESTINY (Sixty Glorious Y**r») — 8 6m — RKO-Radio «*0 ( Continued on page 461) 462