The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

THE CHECK-UP— April 10, 1940 MUTINY IN THE BIG HOUSE — MD — Charles Bickiord, Barton Maclaine — One of Mouogiam s best— — e2m.— See Oct. IS issue (SOUS;. OVERLAND MAIL, THE — )V — Jack Randall, Claire Roobelle — Suit about tops for Randall and Monogram— 51m. — see Nov. 15 issue — (3857). PIONEER DAYS — \V — Jack Randall, June Wilkins, Frank Yaconelli — Not so hot — 59m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3961). PHANTOM STRIKES, THE — MY — Wilfrid Lawson, Sonuie Hale, Louise Henry — Okay English mystery program— 58m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (English-made) — (3923). RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND — Bee Shorts Check-Up — (3830r. RHYTHM OF THE RIO GRANDE — W — Tex Ritter, Suzan Dale— Good Ritter — 53m. — see March 20 issue — (3953). ROLL WAGONS ROLL — W — Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell, Muriel Evans — Standard Ritter — 54m. — tec Dec. 13 issue — (3951). SECRET FOUR, THE (The Four Just Men) — MY — Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Francis L. Sullivan — Highrating English melodrama — 79m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (English-made) — (3918). SON OF THE NAVY — CD — James Dunn, Jean Parker, Martin Spellman — Pleasing family program — 70m. — see April 17 issue — (3902). TORPEDO RAIDER — MD — John Mills, Barry Mackay, Betty Balfour — Topical British entrant — 60m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (English-made) — (3925). WESTBOUND STAGE — W — Tex Ritter, Nelson MacDowell, Muriel Evans — Good Ritter — 68m. — eee Jan. 10 issue — (3962). YUKON FLIGHT — Ml) — James NewiU, Louise Stanley, Dave O'Brien — Standard bottom dualler — 67m. — see Dec. 13 Issue — (3933). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION COVERED WAGON TRAILS — Jack Randall, Sally Cairns, David Sharp — (3963). COWBOY FROM SUNDOWN, THE — Tex Ritter, Roscoe Atc-s — (3955). LAND OF THE SIX GUN — Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Frank LaRue. PALS OF THE SILVER SAGE— Tex Ritter — (3954). PHANTOM PILOT — James NewiU, Louise Stanley — (3941). RIP VAN WINKLE — Marcia Mae Jones, Martin Spellman, Jackie Moran — (3901). TERROR OF THE SKY — James Newill, Louise Stanley. TOMBOY — Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, Grant Withers. PARAMOUNT (1939-1940 releases from 3901 up.) ADVENTURE IN DIAMONDS — MD — George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder — Miranda’s possibilities should help — 70m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (3928). ALL WOMEN HAVE SECRETS — CD — Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen, Jr., Jean Cagney — Lower-half dualler — 7Um. — see Dec. 13 Issue — (3914) — (A). BISCUIT EATER, THE — MD — Billy Lee, Cordell Hickman, Helene Millard — Very pleasing family dualler — 71m. — see April 17 issue — (3931). CAT AND THE CANARY, (HE — CMY — Lob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal — Okay programmer for the kids ar.d mystery tans — 7 4m. — ate Oct. 18 issue — (3809). DR. CYCLOPS — MD — Albert Dekker, Janice Logan, Thomas Coley — Field day for the exploiters — 75m. — see March 20 issue — (Technicolor) — (3929). EMERGENCY SQUAD — AD — William Henry, Louise Campbell, Richard Denning — Lower nabe dualler — 58m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (3917). FARMER’S DAUGHTER, THE— Martha Raye, Charles Ruggles, Richard Denning — Entertaining comedy program, sell Raye and Ruggles — 61m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (3927). FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS — C — Ray Milland, Ellen Drew, Roland Culver — Okay English-made program comedy; build up title — 07m. — see April 3 issue — (3930 ) — (English-made). QERONIMOl — MD — Preston Foster, Ralph Morgan, Andy Devine, Ellen Drew — Highly exploitable — 90m. — see Nov. 29 lsgue — (8918). GREAT VICTOR HERBERT, THE— DAfU— Walter Connolly, Allan Jones, Mary Msrtin — Can be sold big — 91m. — see Dec. 18 issue — (8916). . GULLIVER’S TRAVELS — Fantasy — Full-length cartoon, produced by Max Fleischer — Can be exploited for big returns — 77m. — see Deo. 27 issue — (Technicolor)— (8915). KNIGHTS OF THE RANGE— AD— Russell Hayden, Victor Jory, Jean Parker — Western fans will thoroughly enjoy this one — 70m. — see March 8 issue — (3923). LAW OF THE PAMPAS— W — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Sidney Toler — Too-notch western — 74m. — “ee Vnv 1 issue (8956) LIGHT THAT FAILED, THE — MD— Ronald Oolman, Walter Huston. Muriel Angelus — Sell Colman, Kipling names — 09m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (8921). LLANO KID. THE — MD — Tito Guizar, Gale Sondertraard — Highly saleable western — 70m. — see Nov. 15 Issue— (3913). NIGHT OF NIGHTS, THE — MD — Pat O’Brien, Olyrope Bradna, Roland Young — Good cast helps make this pleasing dualler — 86m. — aae Deo. 18 issue — (3912). OUR NEIGHBORS, THE CARTERS — CD — Fay Baruter, Frank Craven, Edmund Lowe — High-rating tare for small town and nabe houses — 84ta. — see Nov. 1 issue — (3911). PAROLE FIXER — MD — William Henry, Virginia Dale, Robert Paige — Anemlo dualler — 69m. — nee Feb. 7 issue — (3920). REMEMBER THE NIGHT — D — Barbara Stanwyck, Fred AlacMurray, Beulah Bondi — Sell this for good grosses — 94m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (3919). ROAD TO SINGAPORE, THE — CMU — Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope — Sell the names — 85m. — see March 6 issue — (3926). SANTA FE MARSHAL — W — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Bernadene Hayes — Standard Hopalong — 68 m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (3966). SEVENTEEN — C — Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, Otto Kruger — Pleasing program — 78m. — see Nov. 1 issue— (3924 ). SHOWDOWN, THE — W — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood — High standard Hopalong — 65m. — see March 20 issue — (3957). SIDEWALKS OF LONDON— CD — Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison — Sell the names — 86m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (English-made) — (3922). TELEVISION SPY— AID — William Henry, Judith Barrett, William Collier, Sr. — Exploitable lowsr-half dualler — 69m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (3907). WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES— MD — Ellen Drew, Robert Paige, Judith Barrett — Above-average supporting fare — 63m. — see March 6 issue — (3925). TO 3E REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN— Jack Benny, Eddie Anderson, Ellen Drew, Phil Harris, Andy Devine — 88m. DATE WITH DESTINY, A— Basil Rathbone, John Howard, Ellen Drew, Kitty Kelly, Ralph Morgan. DOWN WENT McGINTT — Brian Douievy, Akim Tamirott, Muriel Angelus. GHOST BREAKERS, THE — Bob nope, Paulette Goddard, Paul Lukas. GOLDEN GLOVES — Richard Denning, Jean Cagney, Robert Paige. HENRY ALDRICH, No. 1 — Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken. HIDDEN GOLD — W’illiam Boyd, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood, Ruth Rogers — (3958). I WANT A DIVORCE — Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Frank Fay. LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS — Victory Jory, Jo Ann Savres, Russell Hayden, Noah Beery, Jr. — 66m. NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE — Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Preston Foster — (Technicolor). OPENED BY MISTAKE — Charles Ruggles, Janice Logan, Robert Paige, William Frawley — 67m. QUEEN OF THE MOB— Ralph Bellamy, William Henry, Paul Kelly, Jean Cagney. SAFARI — Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanka, Jr., Tullio Carminati — 81m. STAGE COACH WAR — William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood, Julie Carter — (3959). THOSE WERE THE DAYS — William Holden, Bonita Granville, Judith Barrett, Vaughan Glaser. TYPHOON — Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preaton, Lynne Overman — ( Technicolor ) — 7 1 m. UNTAMED — Ray Milland, Patricia Mortson, Akim Tamiroff — (Technicolor ) — 8 S m . VIRGINIA — Carolyn Lee. WAY OF ALL FLESH, THE — Akim Tamiroff, William Henry, Gladys George, Muriel Angelus. RKO-RADIO (1938-1939 releases from 901 up; 1939-1940 releases from 001 up.) ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS — D — Raymond Massey, 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). BEYOND TOMORROW — D — Harry Carey, O. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Richard Carlson, Jean Parker — A hard one to predict, but give It every break; it ay be a surprise at the boxoffice — 84m. — see April 3 issue — (031). BILL OF DIVORCEMENT, A — D — Maureen O’Hara, Adolphe Menjou, Fay Bainter, Herbert Marshall — Strong drama; sell title reputation and names — 74m. — see March 20 issue — (028) — (A). BULLET CODE — W — George O’Brien, Virginia Vale, Robert Stanton — Fair O’Brien — 58m. — see March 8 issue — (OSS). COURAGEOUS DOCTOR CHRISTIAN, THE — MD— Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin — Tops in the series; good dualler — 65m. — see April 3 issue — (030). ESCAPE TO PARADISE — ODMD — Bobby Breen. Kent Taylor, Marla Shelton — Mild offering for lower brackets — 62m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (945). FLYING DEUCES, THE — C — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy. Jean Parker — Lower-braoket attraction; will satisfy oonflrmsd Laurel and Herdy fans — 69m. — eee Oct. 18 issue — (010). Servisection 2 HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, THE — D — Charlee Laughton, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell — Immense production, worthy of elaborate exploitation— 117m. — eee Dec. 27 issue — (015) — (A). IRENE — CDMU — Anna Neagle, Ray Milland, Roland Young, Alan Marshall, May Robson, Billie Burke — Sell this big — 99m. — see April 17 issue — (024). 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. — eee Nov. 29 issue — (082). LITTLE 0RVIE — MD — John Sheffield, Ernest Truex, Dorothy Tree — Pleasant for the family, dual trade — 66m. — see March 6 issue — (020). MARINES FLY HIGH, THE— AD— Richard Dix, Lucille Ball, Chester Morris — Strong dual support; small situation feature — U8m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (018). MARRIED AND IN LOVE — MD — Alan Marshall, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles — Program; dualler, chiefly for women — 69m. — aee Dec. 27 issue — f014). MARSHAL OF MESA CITY, THE— W— George O’Brien, Virginia Vale — Top-notoh O’Brien — 62m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (081); MEET DR. CHRISTIAN — D — Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett — Good family and nabe entertainment; radio following should help at box offioe — 70m. — see Nov. 1 issue — (OCTBj. MEXICAN SPITFIRE — O — Lupe Velex, Leon Errol, Donald Woods — Good slapstick oomedy — 67m. — see Dec. 27 issue — (016). MILLIONAIRE PLAYBOY — C — Joe Penner, Linda Hayee, Russ Brown — Satisfactory Penner offering — 64m. — see March 6 issue — (022). PINOCCHIO — Fantasy — Feature-length cartoon, produced by Walt Disney — A natural all the way — 87m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (Technicolor) — (091). PRIMROSE PATH — D — Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Miles Mander, Marjorie Rambeau — Off the beaten path; it should be handled with care — 92m. — see March 20 issue — (023) — (A). QUEEN OF DESTINY (Sixty Glorious Years)— D — Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, C. Aubrey Smith — Box-office Importation, If exploited — 95m. — see Nov. 30, 1938, issue — (Technicolor) — (English-made) — (061). RENO — D — Richard Dix, Gail Patrick — Nice program; okay top dualler — 78ra. — eee Nov. 16 issue — (008). SAINT’S DOUBLE TROUBLE. THE— MY— George Sanders, Jonathan Hale, Helene Whitney — Good 8alnt 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. — eee Feb. 7 issue — (019). THAT’S RIGHT, YOU’RE WRONG — OMU — Kay Kvser & Orchestra, Adolphe Menjou, Lucille Ball — Money musical — 96m.— see Nov. 29 Issue — (Oil). TWO THOROUGHBREDS— D — Jimmy Lvdon, Joan Brodel. Arthur Hohl — Very nice family dualler; a sleeper which might surprise — 62m. — eee Dee. 18 issue — (013). 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). TO BE REVIEWED OR IB PRODUCTION ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS — Anne Shirley, James Ellison, Patric Knowles. CURTAIN CALL — Barbara Read, John Archer, Alan Mowbray — (027). HEART OF DARKNESS — Orson Welled, Edgar Barrier, Everett Sloan, Ray Collin*. LONE STAR LEGION — George O’Brien, Virginia Vale, Dick Hogan. MY FAVORITE WIFE— Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, Gall Patrick — (026). SAINT TAKES OVER, THE — George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Paul Guilfovle. TOM BROWN’S SCHOOLDAYS — Sir Cedric Hardwicks, Freddie Bartholomew. Jimmv Lvdon — (029). VILLAIN STILL PURSUED HER, THE— Buster Keaton, Hugh Herbert, Anita Louise. YOU CAN’T FOOL YOUR WIFE — James Elliton, Lucille Ball. Emma Dunn. REPUBLIC (1938-1939 releases from SOI up; 1939-1940 releases from 901 up.) COVERED TRAILER, THE, THE HIGGINS FAMILY IN — CD — Jamen, Lucile, Russell Gleason, Tommy Ryan — Entertaining Higgins entry — 66m. — eee Nov. 29 issue 7915). COWBOYS FROM TEXA8 — W — Robert Livlngxton. Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo. Carole Landis — How are the great fallen! — 67m. — eee Pec. 1* issue — (963). DAYS OF JESSE JAMES — W — Roy Rogers, George Haves. Donald Barry — Rogers’ best — 68m.— see Dec. 27 Issue — (053).