The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

Servisection 3 THE CHECK-UP— February 14, 1940 TWO THOROUGHBREDS — D — Jimmy Lydou, Joan Brodel, Arthur Hohl — Very nloe family dualler; a sleeper which miflht surprise — 62m. — see Dec. IB issue — (DIB) . VIGIL IN THE NIGHT — D — Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne, Doris Lloyd — One of the best, but it needs selling — 96m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (007). ro BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AND SO GOODBYE — Jean Parker, Richard Carlson, Charles Winninger — (031). BILL OF DIVORCEMENT, A — Maureen O’Hara, Adolphe Menjou, Fay Bainter, Dame May Whitty— (028). BULLET CODE — Oeorge O’Brien, Virginia Vale, Robert Stanton — (083). COURAGEOUS DR. CHRISTIAN, THE — Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin — -(030). CURTAIN CALL — Barbara Read, John Archer, Alan Mowbray — (027). HEART OF DARKNESS — Orson Welles, Edgar Barrier, Everett Sloan, Ray Collins. IRENE — Anna Neagle, Alan Marshall, Ray Milland, Billie Burke — (024). LITTLE ORVIE — John Sheffield, Ernest Truex, Ann Todd, Kathleen Howard — (020). MILLIONAIRE PLAYBOY — Joe Penner, Linda Hayes, Dick Lane, Frank Faylen — (022). MY FAVORITE WIFE — Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, Gail Patrick — (026). PASSPORT TO LIFE — Cary Grant. PRIMROSE PATH, THE— Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marjorie Rambeau — (023). ROMANTIC MR. HINKLIN, THE — JameB Ellison, Lucille Ball, Emma Dunn. TOM BROWN’S SCHOOLDAYS — (No cast available) — (029). 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 — (961). CALLING ALL MARINES — MD — Donald Barry, Helen Mack— Just a dualler — 66m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (912). COVERED TRAILER, THE, THE HIGGINS FAMILY IN — CD — James, Lucile, Russell Gleason, Tommy Ryan — Entertaining Higgins entry — 66m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (916). COWBOYS FROM TEXAS — W — Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo, Carole Landis — How are the great fallen! — 67m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (962). DAYS OF JESSE JAMES — \V — Roy Rogers, George Hayes, Donald Barry — Rogers' bes{ — 63m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (963). FLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT — MD — Phil Regan, Jean Parker —Good top duailtr — 60m. — see Sept. 6 issue — (911). HEROES OF THE SADDLE — W — Robert Livingston. Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo, Patsy Lee Parsons— Sub-par Mesquiteers — 56m. — see Jan. 24 issue— (963). JEEPERS CREEPERS — C — Weaver Brothers & Elviry, Roy Rogers, Maris Wrixton — Strictly for the provinces— 69m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (914). KANSAS TERRORS, THE— W— Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo — Okay western — 67m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (961). MAIN STREET LAWYER — D — Edward Ellis, Anita Louise, Robert Baldwin — Pleasing family program — 72m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (906). I MONEY TO BURN, THE HIGGINS FAMILY IN— C— James, Lucile, Russel Gleason, Harry Davenport — Pleasing nabe dualler — 69m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (917). ROVIN’ TUMBLEWEEDS — W — Gene AutTy, 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 — (9521. SOUTH OF THE BORDER — W— Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey — Auspicious entry for the new series — 71m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (941). THOU SHALT NOT KILL — D — Charles Bickford, Owen Davis, Jr., Doris Day — Dualler — 68m. — see Dec. 27 issue — ( 916). VILLAGE BARN DANCE — MDU — Richard Cromwell, Doris Day, George Barbier — Darned good musical for the sticks and slicks; sell radio draw — -74m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (919). WALL STREET COWBOY — W — Rog Rogers, George Hayes — So-so Rogers — 66m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (857). WOLF OF NEW YORK — MD — Edmund Lowe, Rose Hobart, James Stephenson — Good program; top dualler — 68m. — see Feb. 7 issue— (918). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION DARK COMMAND, THE — John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Walter Pldeeon, Roy Rogers. FORGOTTEN GIRLS — Louise Platt, Donald Woods, Robert Armstrong. PIONEERS OF THE WEST — Bob Livingston, Raymond Hatton. Duncan Renaldo, Beatrice Roberts — (964). RANCHO GRANDE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey — (942). 20th CENTURY-FOX (1939-1940 releases from 001 up.) ADVENTURES OF 8HERLOCK HOLMES, THE— MY— Basil Rathbone, Ida Lupino, Nigel Bruce — Highrating mystery programmer — 82m. — ses Sept. 8 issue — (006). BARRICADE — MD — Alice Faye, Warner Baxter — Just a programmer — 71m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (026). BLUE BIRD, THE — Fantasy — Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce — Must be sold in the “different” manner — 82m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (Technicolor)— (025). CHARLIE CHAN AT TREASURE ISLAND— MY— Sidney Toler, Cesar Romero — Standout Chan — 74m.— -eee Aug. 28 iBsue — (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). CHARLIE CHAN IN PANAMA — MD — Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Lionel Atwill — High-rating Chan — 68m.— see Jan. 24 issue — (036). 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 — 67m. — 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). ESCAPE, THE — D — Kane Richmond, Amanda Duff, Edward Norris — Well-knit, tear-jerking dualler — 68m. — 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 MAR8HAL — W — Randolph Scott, Blunt* Barnes, Cesar Romero — Dual lor | ean b* featured — 71m. — see Aug. 9 Issue— (961). GRAPES OF WRATH, THE— D — Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine — Superb photoplay, but has to be sold — 129m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (040) — (A). HE MARRIED HIS WIFE — CD — Joel McCrea, Nancy Kelly, Mary Boland — Fair program; plug the cast — 83m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (023). 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 — 8Sm. — eee 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 Amecbe, Alice Faye, J. Edward Bromberg — Highly exploitable everywhere — 96m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (Teohnicolor) — (007). HONEYMOON’S OVER, THE — CD — Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Weaver — Okay dual program — 70m. — see Nov. 16 issue — f024). INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH ON HOLIDAY — OMY — Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Linden Travers — Pleasant English murder mystery— 74m. — see Dec. 18 issue — ( English -made) — (022 ) . LITTLE OLD NEW YORK — MD — Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, Richard Greene— Title and names in cast will help sell this; push it — 98m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (031). MAN WHO WOULDN'T TALK, THE — MD — Lloyd Nolan, Jean Rogers, Richard Clarke — Well-made dramatic dualler — 72m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (030). PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES — C — Ritz Brothers, JamWithers — Good comedy offering, with timely angle —76m. — see Sept. 20 issue — (014). RAINS CAME, THE — D — George Brent, Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy — Money In the bank — 103m. — see Sept. 20 issue — foil). ROAD TO GLORY, THE — MD — Fredric March, Lionel Barrymore, Warner Baxter, June Lang — Big production throughout — 101m. — (re-issue) — (061 ). SHIPYARD SALLY — CMU — Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard— Just a nabe dualler — 79m. — see Oct. 18 Issue — (English-made) — (018). STOP, LOOK AND LOVE — C — Jean Rogers, William Frawley — Pleasant dual entertainment — 67m. — eee Sept. 6 issue — (00 8). 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 Howeli — Jon«e» get more life — 66m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (016). 20,000 MEN A YEAR — MD — Randolph Scott, Margaret Lindsay, Preston Foster — Exploitable air dualler — WARE CASE, THE— MD — Olive Brook, Jane Baxter, Barry Barnes — Well-made English meller, for the houses that oan play the British product — 7im. — see May 31 issue, under Gaumont British — (8013). YOUNG AS YOU FEEL, THE JONES FAMILY IN— CD— Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason — Weaker Jones Family effort — 68m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (032). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CHARLIE CHAN’S ORIENTAL CRUISE — Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, Robert Lowery. DANCE WITH THE DEVIL — Tyrone Power, Dorotuy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Lloyd Nolan, Lionel Atwill, Charles Grapewin. EARTHBOUND — Warner Baxter, Andrea Leeds, Lynn Bari — (034). FREE, BLONDE AND TWENTY-ONE— Lynn Bari, Joan Davis, Henry Wilcoxon — (037). GIRL MUST LIVE, A — Margaret Lockwood, lalli Palmer, Renee Houston — (English-made). I WAS AN ADVENTURESS — Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Peter Lorre, Eric von Stroheim — (038). LILLIAN RUSSELL — Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Edward Arnold. SAILOR’S LADY — Jon Hall, Nancy Kelly, Joan Davis. SHOOTING HIGH — Jane Withers, Gene Autry, Marjorie Weaver — (041). SO THIS IS LONDON — Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, George Sanders, Berton Churchill — (English-made). STAR DUST — Linda Darnell, John Payne, Roland Young. THEY CAME BY NIGHT — Will Fyfie, Anthony Hulme, Phyllis Calvert, Wally Patch — (English-made) — (033). VIVA CISCO KID — Cesar Romero, Jean Rogers, Cris-Pin Martin — (039). UNITED ARTISTS (Arranged by produoert) 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 aotlon program — 96m. — see Sept. 20 issue. THEY SHALL HAVE MUSIC — DMU — Jascha Heifetz, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Andrea Leeds — A top-notch attraotlon, oan be oold for big returni If properly exploited — 101m. — eee July 26 issue. ALEXANDER KORDA PRODUCTIONS LION HAS WINGS, THE — Documentary — Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez — Propaganda piece; will need selling — 73m. — see Jan. 24 issue. OVER THE MOON — CD — -Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Ursula Jeans — Very good British program; sell Oberon — 78m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (British-made) — (Technicolor). HAL ROACH STUDIOS CHUMP AT OXFORD, A — C— -Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey — Just dual support — 63m. — see Feb. 21 issue. HOUSEKEEPER’S DAUGHTER, THE— C — Joan Bennett, John Hubbard, Adolphe Menjou — Top-braoket oomedy — 80m. — see Sept. 20 issue. OF MICE AND MEN — D — Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, Lon Chaney, Jr.— May be a big surprise, If properly sold — -106m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (A). SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL PICTURES INTERMEZZO, A LOVE STORY— D— Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman, Edna Best — High-rating dramatio piece for class audiences — 70m. — see Oct. 4 issue. WALTER WANGER PICTURES ETERNALLY YOURS — CD — Loretta Young, David Niven, Hugh Herbert — High-ranking oomedy — 91m. — see Oct. 18 issue. SLIGHTLY HONORABLE— MD — Pat O’Brien, Edward Arnold, Jean Terry, Broderick Crawford — Not too strong murder yarn; play up cast — 86m. — see Jan. 24 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CRACKPOTS — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson — ( Roach ) . HOUSE ACROSS THE BAY — Joan Bennett, George Raft, Gladys George — ( Wanger) . MY SON, MY SON!— Madeleine Carroll, Brian Ahearn, Josephine Hutchinson, Louis Hayward, Henry Hull — (Small). 1,000,000 B. C. — John Hubbard, Victor Mature, Carol Landis, Lon Chaney, Jr. — (Roach). OUR TOWN — Frank Craven, Thomas Mitchell, William Holden, Martha Scott — (Lesser). PRODUCTION No. 6 — Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Reginald Gardner — (Chaplin). REBECCA — Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, George Sanders — (Selznick). THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE — Sabu, Conrad Veldt, Jean Duprez — (technicolor) — (English -made) — (Korda) . WESTERNER, THE — Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Fred Stone, Dorii Davenport — (Goldwyn). UNIVERSAL (1938-1939 releases from 3001 up; 1939-1940 releases from 4001 up.) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT — D — Louie Wolheim, Lew Ayree, John Wray — To be seen — 93m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (“Uncensored Version’’) — (4078). BIG GUY, THE — MD — Victor McLaglen, Jackie Cooper, Edward Brophy — Top dualler, okay for McLaglen following — 78m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (4016).