The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

THE CHECK-UP— February 14, 1940 HEROES IN BLUE— HD — Dick Purcell, Bernadene Hayes — Cops-and-robbers for the family — 68m. — see Nor. 16 issue — (3919). HIDDEN ENEMY — HD — Warren Hull, Kay Linaker, William von Brincken — Nabe dual fare; plug timeliness— 63m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3922). IRISH LUCK— AD — Frankie Darro, Dick Purcell — Fast moving Darro — 58m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (3820). MUTINY IN THE BIG HOUSE— MD — Charles Bickford, Barton HacLane — One of Monogram’s best — 88m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (3803). OVERLAND MAIL, THE — W — Jack Randall, Claire Rochelle^— Just about tops for Randall and Monogram— 6‘2m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (3857). PIONEER DAYS — W— Jack Randall, June Wilkins, Frank Gacinelli — Not so hot — 59m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3961). PHANTOM STRIKES, THE — MY — Wilfrid Lawson, Sonnie Hale, Louise Henry — Okay English mystery program— 68m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (3923). RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND — see Shorts Check-Up — (3830). RIDERS OF THE FRONTIER — W — Tex Ritter, Jack Rutherford — Typloal Rlttar — 58ia. — sec Aug. 25 !*ettu" • •• (8866). ROLL WAGONS ROLL — W — Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell, Muriel Evans — Standard Ritter — 64m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (3961). SECRET FOUR, THE (The Four Just Men) — MY — Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Francis L. Sullivan — Highrating English melodrama — 79m. — see Dec. 13 issue — lEnglish-made) — (3918). SKY PATROL — MD — John Trent, Marjorie Reynold! — Well continues i good series — 01m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (3816). WESTBOUND STAGE — W — Tex Ritter, Nelson MacDowell, Muriel Evans — Good Ritter — 68m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (3952). YUKON FLIGHT — MD — James Newill, Louise Stanley, Dave O’Brien — Standard bottom dualler — 67m. — «ee Dec. 13 issue — (3938). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CHEYENNE KID, THE — Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Frank Yaconelli— (3962). COVERED WAGON TRAILS— Jack Randall— (3963). EAST SIDE KIDS — Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Vincenet Barnett, Dennis Moore, East Side Kids — (3924). HIDDEN ENEMY — Warren Hull, Kay Linaker — (3922). HUMAN MONSTER, THE — Bela Lugosi — (English-made). MIDNIGHT LIMITED, THE — Marjorie Reynolds, John King. PHANTOM PILOT — James Newill— (3941 ) . RIP VAN WINKLE — Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie Moran — (3901). RHYTHM OF THE RIO GRANDE — Tex Ritter, Susan Dale, Warren Richmond — (3953). SON OF THE NAVY — Martin Spellman, Jean Parker, James Dunn. TOMBOY — Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones. PARAMOUNT (19213-1939 releases from 3601 up; 1939-1940 releases from 3901 up) ADVENTURE IN DIAMONDS— MD — George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder — Miranda’s possibilities should help— 76m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (3925). ALL WOMEN HAVE SECRETS — CD — Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen, Jr., Jean Cagney — Lower-half dualler — 70m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (3914) — (A). BEAU GESTE — MD— Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy — High-rating production, oan be sold for the money — 114m. —see July 26 issue — (3902). CAT AND THE CANARY, THE— CMY— Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal — Okay programmer for the kids and mystery fans — 74m. — see Oct. 18 Issue — (3909). DEATH OF A CHAMPION — CMY— -Lynne Overman, Robert Paige, Virginia Dale — Just a dualler — 67m. — see 8«pt. 0 issue — (3901). DISPUTED PASSA GE — D — Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Howard — Can do big biz, If sold properly— 81m. — 6ee Oct. 4 issue — (3908). EAGLE AND THE HAWK, THE— MD — Fredric March, Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, Jack Oakie — Sell the men to the women — 76m. — see Mar. 22 issue — (3866) — (re-issue). EMERGENCY SQUAD — AD — William Henry, Louise Campbell, Richard Denning — Lower nabe dualler — 67 Vim. — see Dee. 27 issue — (3917). GERON I MO! — MD — PrestoD Foster, Ralph Morgan, Andy Devine, Ellen Drew — Highly exploitable — §0m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (3918). GREAT VICTOR HERBERT, THE — DMU— Walter Connolly, Allan Jonee, Mary Martin— Can be sold big — 91m. — «ee Dec. 13 issue — (3916). GULLIVER'S TRAVELS — Fantasy — Full-length cartoon, produced by Max Fleischer — Can be exploited for big returns — 77m. — see Deo. 27 issue — (Technicolor)— (8916). HONEYMOON IN BALI— CD — Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamirofl — Profit-making laugh oarnlval — 96m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (3904). JAMAICA INN — OOD— Charles Laughton, Leslie Banks, Maureen O'Hara — Deserving of best telling facilities — 99m. — see Oct. 4 Issue — (English-made) — (8900)— (A). LAW OF THE PAMPAS — W — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Sidney Toler — Top-notch western — 74m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (8965). LIGHT THAT FAILED, THE — MD — Ronald Oolman, Walter Huston, Muriel Angelus — Sell Colman, Kipling names — 99m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (3921). LLANO KID, THE — Ml) — Tito Guizar, Gale Soudergaard — Highly saleable western — 70m. — see Nov. 16 issue— (3913). MILLION DOLLAR LEGS — Betty Grable, Jackie Ooogaa, Donald O’Connor — For lower-half of twin bills — 65m. — see Juiy IS issue — (8848). NIGHT OF NIGHTS, THE— MD— Pat O’Brien, Olyynpe Bradna, Roland Young — Good oast helps make this pleasing dualler — 86m. — see Dec. 18 issue — (3912). $1,000 A TOUCHDOWN — 0 — Joe E. Brown, Martha Kaye, Susan Hayward — Bottom-half dualler — 73m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (3903). OUR NEIGHBORS, THE CARTERS — CD — Fay Bainter, Frank Craven, Edmund Lowe— High-rating fare for small town and nabe houses — 84m. — see Nor. 1 issue — (3911). PAROLE FIXER — MD — William Henry, Virginia Dale, Robert Paige — Anemic dualler — 69m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (3920). RANGE WAR— W— William Boyd, Bussell HaydenStandard Hopalong — 00m. — »ee Aug. 22 issue — (3964). REMEMBER THE NIGHT — D — Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi — Sell this for good grosses — 94m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (3919). RENEGADE TRAIL — W — William Boyd, Charlotte Wyntera — Good nabe western reaction — 58m. — eee Apt. 19 Issue — (3865). RULERS OF THE SEA — D — Douglas Fairbanks, J»., Will Fyffe, Margaret Lockwood— Can be sold for the money; get behind It — 97m. — see Sept. I# issue — (3910). SANTA FE MARSHAL— W— William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Bernadene Hayes — Standard Hopalong — 68m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (3956). SEVENTEEN — C — Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, Otto Kruger — Pleaslno program — 78 m. — see Nov. 1 issue— (3924). SIDEWALKS OF LONDON— CD— Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison — Sell the names — -86m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (3922). STAR MAKER, THE — MU — Bing Crosby, lfed Sparta, Linda Ware, Louise Campbell — Musloal bonanza with smart exploitation — 94m. — see Aug. 23 lams — (3351). TELEVISION SPY— MD — William Henry, Judith Barrett, William Collier, Sr. — Exploitable lower-half dualler — 69ra. — see Oct. 18 issue — (3907). THU MAN It NEW8 — MYD — Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson — Pleating English picture, with • slow start, a smash finish — 76m. — see July 28 Issue — (8806). WHAT A LIFE!— CD — Jackie Cooper, Betty FieldJuvenile program; can be told — 79m. — eee Sept. 20 issue — (3906). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AT GOOD OLD SIWASH— William Holden, Bonita Granville, Judith Barrett, Vaughan Glaser. BISCUIT EATER, THE — Billy Lee, Cordell Hickman, Helene Millard, Richard Lane. BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN — Jack Benny, Eddie Anderson, Ellen Drew, Phil Harris, Andy Devine. DESTINY — Basil Rathbone, John Howard, Ellen Drew, Kitty Kelly, Ralph Morgan. DR. CYCLOPS— Albert Dekker, Janice Logan, Victor Killian, Tom Coley — (Technicolor). DOWN WENT McGINTY — Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff, Muriel Angelus. FARMER’S DAUGHTER, THE— Martha Raye, Charles Ruggles, Richard Denning, Gertrude Michael — 61m. FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS — Ray Milland, Ellen Drew — 07m. — (English-made). GOLDEN GLOVES— -Richard Denning, Jean Cagney, Robert Paige. HIDDEN GOLD — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood, Ruth Rogers — (3958). KNIGHTS OF THE RANGE— Russell Harden. Jean Parker, J. Farrell MacDonald — 70m. — (3923). LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS— Victory Jory, Jo Ann Sayres, Russell Hayden, Noah Beery, Jr. OPENED BY MISTAKE — Charles Ruggles, Janice Logan, Robert Paige, William Frawley — 67m. ROAD TO SINGAPORE. THE — Bing Oroeby, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope, Judith Barrett. SAFARI — Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Tulllo Carminati. SHOWDOWN — William Boyd. Russell Hayden, June Clayton. Britt Wood — (3967). TYPHOON — Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman — (Technicolor) . UNTAMED — Ray Milland, Patricia Morison, Akim Tamirofl— ( Tech ni col or ) — 83 m. WAR ALONG THE STAGE TRAIL— William Boyd. Russell Hayden, Britt Wood, Julie Carter — (3959). WAY OF ALL FLESH, THE— Akim Tamiroff, William Henry. Gladys George, Muriel Angelus. WOMAN FROM HELL, THE — Ralph Bellamy, William Henry, Paul Kelly, Jean Cagney. WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES— Ellen Drew, Judith Bnrrett, Robert Paige. Louise Beavers. PRODUCERS DIST. CORP. BEASTS OF BERLIN — see Goose Step. BURIED ALIVE — MD — Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox — Exploitable prison dualler — 71m. — see Dec. 13 issue. Serrlsection 1 GOOSE STEP (Hitler — Beast of Berlin; Beasts of Berlin)— Mi) — -Roland Drew, Steffi Duna — Exploitable, topical meller, with obvious selling angles — 86m. — see Nov. 1 issue. HITLER— BEAST OF BERLIN— see Goose Step. INVISIBLE KILLER, THE— MD — Grace Bradley, Roland Drew, William Newell — Fast-moving dualler — 60m. — see Jan. 24 issue. TORTURE SHIP— MD— Lyle Talbot, Jacqueline Wells, Irving Pichel — Entertaining Inde programmer — 02m. see Nov. 1 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION MAN FROM OKLAHOMA, THE — George Houston. MERCY PLANE — James Dunn, Frances Gifford. SAGEBRUSH FAMILY TRAILS WEST, THE — Bobby Clark, Earle Hodgins, Niua Guilbert. TEXAS RENEGADES— Tim McCoy, Nora Lane, Kenneth Duncan. RKO-RADIO (1938-1939 releases from 901 up; 1939-1940 releasee from 001 up.) ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS — D — Raymond MaBsey, Gene Lockhart, Mary Howard, Ruth Gordon — A great picture; to be exploited to the limit — 110m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (009). ALLEGHENY UPRISING — MD — Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders — Exploitable frontier drama — 81m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (006). CONSPIRACY — AD — Allan Lane, Linda Hayes — Strong duai support — 69m.— see Aug. 23 Issue — (086). DAY THE BOOKIES WEPT, THE — O— Joe Fenner, Betty Grable — Okay for ths Pennsr fans — 64m. — • as Sept. 6 issue — (002). ESCAPE TO PARADISE — CDMU — Bobby Breen, Kent Taylor, Marla Shelton — Mild offering for lower brackets — 62m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (946). EVERYTHING’S ON ICE — CD — Irene Dare, Edgar Kennedy, Koscoe Karus — Pleasant programmer, ballyhoo Irene Dare — 67m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (948). FIFTH AVENUE GIRL — O — Giuger Rogers, Walter Connolly, James Ellison — Sell Rogers — 88m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (934). FIGHTING GRINGO, THE— W— George O'Brien, Lupita Tovar — Satisfactory O’Brien aotlon-western — 6«m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (986). FLYING DEUCES, THE — O— Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker — Lower-bracket attraction; will satisfy confirmed Laurel and Hardy fans — 09m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (010). FULL CONFESSION — D — Victor McLaglen, Joseph Oalleia — Just a programmer; top dualler In spots — 78m. — see Aug. 23 issue — (008). HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, THE — D — Charles Laughton, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell — Immense production, worthy of elaborate exploitation— 117m. — eee Dec. 27 issue — (016) — (A). ISLE OF DESTINY— MD — William Gargan, Wally Ford, June Lang — Weak dual offering — 83m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (Cosmocolor) — (017). LEGION OF THE LAWLESS — W — George O’Brien, Virginia Vale — Okay for O’Brien fans — 69m. — see Nor. 29 issue — (082). MARINES FLY HIGH, THE — AD — Richard Dix, Lucille Ball, Chester Morris — Strong dual support; small situation feature — 68m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (018). MARRIED AND IN LOVE— MD — Alan Marshall, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles — Program; dualler, chiefly for women — 69m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (014). MARSHAL OF MESA CITY. THE— W— George O’Brien, Virginia Vale — Top-notoh O’Brien — 02m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (081). MEET DR. CHRISTIAN — D — Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett — Good family and nabe entertainment; radio following should help at box offloe — 70m. — see Nor. 1 issue — (005). MEXICAN SPITFIRE — O — Lupe Velex, Leon Errol, Donald Woods — Good slapstick oomedy — 67m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (010). NURSE EDITH CAVELL — D — Anna Neagle, George Sanders, Edna Mae Oliver — Very timely; oan be sold for the money If properly handled — 97m. — see SLpt. 6 issue — (001). PIN0CCHI0 — Fantasy — Feature-length cartoon, produced by Wait Disney — A natural all the way — 86m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (Technicolor) — (091). QUEEN OF DESTINY (Sixty Glorious Years) — D — Anna Neagle, Anton Wklbrook, O. Aubrey Smith — Bcx-offloe Importation, If exploited — 96m. — see Hoe. 30, 1938, issue — (Technicolor) — (English-made) — (061). RENO — D — Richard Dix, Gail Patrick — Nice program; okay top dualler — 73m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (008). SAINT'S DOUBLE TROUBLE, TH E— MY— George Sanders, Jonathan Hale, Helene Whitney — Good Saint entry — 68m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (021). SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS — see Queen of Destiny. SUED FOR LIBEL — MY — Kent Taylor, Linda Hayes — Exploitable dualler — 66m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (012). SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON — MD — Thomas Mitchell. Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew — It has the angles; get behind It— 93m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (019). THAT’S RIGHT, YOU’RE WRONG — CMU— Kay Kvser ft Orchestra. Adolphe Meniou, Lucille Ball — Money musical — 95m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (Oil). THREE SONS — D — Edward Ellis, William Gargan. Kent Taylor — Dualler — 72m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (004).