The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

Servisection 3 FORGOTTEN GIRLS — ML) — Louise Platt, Donald Woods, Eduardo Oiannelli, Robert Armstrong, Wynne Gibson— Support on nabe duals. — 68m. — see April 3 iBsue — (920). GHOST VALLEY RAIDERS — W' — Donald Barry, Lona Andre, Leroy Mason — A new star arises — 67m.' — see April 3 issue — -(91)1). HEROES OF THE SADDLE — W — Robert Livingston. Raymond Hatton, Duncan Ronaldo, Patsy Lee Parsons— Sub-par Mesqulteers — 56m. — see Jan. 24 issue— ( 963 ). HI-YO SILVER — TV — The Lone Ranger, Silver, Tonto, Lynn Roberts — Superior feature edition of the “Lone Ranger” serial — 67m. — see April 17 issue — (021). JEEPERS CREEPERS — C — Weuve i Brothers K Elvury, Roy Rogers, Maris Wrixton— Strictly for the provinces— 69m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (914). MAIN STREET LAWYER — 1) — Edward Ellis, Anita Louise, Robert Baldwin — Pleasing family program — 72m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (906). MONEY TO BURN, THE HIGGINS FAMILY IN— O— James, Lucile, Russel Gleason, Harry Davenport — Pleasing nabe dualler — 69m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (917). PIONEERS OF THE WEST — W — Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo — Best of the recent Mesqulteers — 56m. — see March 20 issue — (964). RANCHO GRANDE — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Mary Lee — Standard Autry — 68m. — see April 3 issue — (912). 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-hair dualler; plug timeliness— 69m. — see Oct 18 Issue — (9i3). SAGA OF DEATH VALLEY— W — Boy Rogers, George Hayes, Doris Day — One of Rogers’ bast — 68m. — see Nov. 29 issue — (962). 80UTH OF THE BORDER — W — Oene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey — Auspicious entry for the new series — 71m. — see Dee. 13 isBue — (941). THOU SHALT NOT KILL— D — Charles Bickford, Owen Davis, Jr., Doris Dav — 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 — -74in. — see Feb. 7 issue — (919). WOLF OF NEW YORK — MD— Edmund Lowe, Rose Hobart, Jumes Stephenson — Good program: top dualler — 68m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (918). TO SC REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ARIZONA OUTLAWS — Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo, Kay Griffith. COVERED WAGON DAYS — Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo. CROOKED ROAD, THE— Irene Hervey, Edmund Lowe, Henry Wilcoxon. DARK COMMAND, THE — John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers. DOCTORS DON’T TELL — Charles Coburn, John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie. GANGS OF CHICAGO — Lloyd Nolan, Lola Lane, Barton MacLane. GAUCHO SERENADE — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey. GRANDPA GOES TO TOWN, THE HIGGINS FAMILY IN — James, Lucile, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport. IN OLD MISSOURI — Weaver Brothers & Elviry, June Storey, Loretta Weaver. SCATTERBRAIN — Judy Canova. WOMEN IN WAR — Elsie Janis, Wendy Barry, Patric Knowles. YOUNG BUFFALO BILL— Roy Rogers, George Hayes, Pauline Moore — (954). 20Sh CENTURY-FOX (1939-1940 releasee from 001 up.) BARRICADE — MD — Alice Faye, Warner Baxter — Just a programmer — 71m. — aee Nov. 29 issue — (026). BLUE BIRD, THE — Fantasy — Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce — Must be sold in the “different” manner — 83m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (Technicolor)— (025). CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY IN DARKNESS— MD — Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, Harold Huber — Run-of-the-mill Chan dualler — 74m. — see Now. 1 Issue — (021). CHARLIE CHAN IN PANAMA— MD — Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Lionel Atwill — High-rating Chan — 67m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (036). CISCO KID AND THE LADY, THE— W — Oesar Romero, Cris-Pin Martin, Virginia Fields — Pleasing outdoor drama — 7 8m. — see Nov. IS issue — (012). CITY OF CHANCE, THE — MD — Lynn Bari, Donald Woods, O. Aubrey Smith — Pleasing dualler — 67m. — see Jan. 10 Issue — (02T). DAY-TIME WIFE — C — Tyrone Power. Linda Dsrnell — Sell the names — 72m. — see Nov. 29 issue— (020). DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK— MD — Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver, Henry Fonds — Hloh rating — 103tn. — aee Nov. 1 issue — (Technicolor) — (018). EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT— CD — Sonja Henie. Ray Milland, Robert Cummings — Can be sold— 77m.— see Dee. 27 issue — (029). FIRST WORLD WAR, THE — Compilation — Edited by Laurence Stallings, narration by Pedro dt Cordoba — Depends on selling — 78m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (reissue!— (062) — (A). FREE, BLONDE AND 21 — -D — Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Joan Davis — Okay for the lower brackets — 76m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (037). GRAPES OF WRATH, THE — D — Henry Fonda, Jane Harwell, John Carradine — Superb photoplay, but has to be sold — 128m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (040) — (A). HE MARRIED HIS WIFE — CD — Joel McCrea, Nancy Kelly, Mary Boland — Fall program; plug the cast — 63m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (023). HEAVEN WiTH A BARBED-WIRE FENCE— D — Jean Rogers, Raymond Walbiirn — Just a filler — 62m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (019). HIGH SCHOOL— CD — Jane Withers, Joe Brown, Jr., Lloyd Corrigan — Swell for the 'teen-agers— 74m. — see Dee. IS issue — (028). HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE — D— Don Arneehe, Alice Faye. J. Edward Bromberg — Highly exploitable everywhere — 96m. — see Oct. IS issue — (Technicolor)— (007 ) HONEYMOON’S OVER, THE — CD — Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Weaver — Okay dual program — 70m. — see Nov. 15 Issue — (024). INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH ON HOLIDAY— CMY — Gordon Barker, Alastair Sim, Linden Travers — Pleasant English murder mystery — -74m. — aee Dec. 18 issue — (English-made) — (022) JOHNNY APOLLO — D— Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold — The Power-Lamour combo can be sold for good returns — 92m. — see March 20 issue — (042). LITTLE OLD NEW YORK — MD — Alice Faye, Fred MacMurrav Richard Greene — Title and names In cast will help sell this; push it — 100m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (031). MAN WHO WOULDN’T TALK, THE— MD— Lloyd Nolan, Jean Rogers, Richard Clarke — -Well-made drsmatlo dualler — 72m. — see Dec. 27 issue— (030). SHIPYARD SALLY — -CMU — Oracle Fields, Sydney Howard— Just a nabe dualler — 79m. — see Oct. 18 lesue — ( Engl ish-made ) — (018) SHOOTING HIGH — W — Jane Withers, Gene Autry, Marjorie Weaver — Dualler for family trade — 65m. — see March 20 issue — (041). STAR DUST — MDMU — Linda Darnell, John Payne. Roland Young, Charlotte Greenwood — Nice program offering; top dualler — 85m. — see April 3 issue — (036), SWANEE RIVER— DMU — Don Aroeche, A1 Jolaon, Andrea Leeds — Should do well, If sold properly — 86m. — see Jan 10 issue— (Technicolor) — (017). THEY CAME BY NIGHT — MD— Will Fyffe, Phyllis Calvert, Anthony Hulme— High-rating English meller — 73m. — see March 6 issue — (English-made) — (033). TOO BUSY TO WORK, THE JONES FAMILY IN— CD— Jed Prouty. Spring Byington, Ken Howell — Jensen get more life — flSm — see Oct. 18 tsBUg — (016). 20,000 MEN A YEAR — MD— Randolph Scott, Margaret Lindsay, Preston Foster — Exploitable air dualler — 84m. — see Nov. 1 issue— (Cosmopolitan) — (013). VIVA CISCO KID — -MD — Cesar Romero, Jean Rogers, Chris-Pin Martin — Strictly for Cisco’s fans — 71m. — see April 3 issue — (039). YOUNG AS YOU FEEL. THE JONES FAMILY IN— CD— Jed Prnutv, Spring Byington. Russell Gleason — Weaker Jones family effort — 59m. — see Jan. 24 Issue — (032). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BRAT, THE — Jane Withers, Laura Hope Crews, Jessie Ralph. CHARLIE CHAN’S MURDER CRUISE — Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, Robert Lowery. EARTHSOUND — Warner Baxter. Andrea Leeds, Lynn Rari — 4034 ) FOUR SONS — Don Ameche, Mary Beth Hughes, Alan Curtis. GIRL IN 313, THE — Florence Rice, Kent Taj'lor, Joan Valerie, Marguerite Chapman. GIRL MUST LIVE. A — Margaret Lockwood, tfllf Palmer. Her- Houston— -(BlagHsh-ntada). GREAT COMMANDMENT, THE— Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell. i WAS AN ADVENTURESS — Vera Borina. Richard Greene. Peter Lorre, Eric von Stroheim — (038). LILLIAN RUSSELL — Alice Faye, Don Ameche. Henry Fonda. Edward Arnold. MARYLAND — Walter Brennan, John Payne, Brenda Joyce — (Technicolor) . MODERN 39ERS, THE JONES FAMILY IN — Jed Prouty, Spring Byington. Henry Armetta. ON THEIR OWN, THE JONES FAMILY IN — Spring Byington, Henry Armetta. PIER 13 — Lynn Bari, Lloyd Nolan. PUBLIC DEB NO. 1 — George Murphy, Brenda Joyce. RAIN OR SHINE — Joan Davis, Virginia Gilmore, Robert Sterling. ROGUE OF THE RIO GRANDE — Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, Evelyn Venable. SAILOR’S LADY — Jon Hall, Nancy Kelly, Joan Davia. SO THIS IS LONDON — Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, George Sanders. Berton Churchill — (English-made). YOUNG PEOPLE, THE — Shirley Temple, Jack Oakie, Arleen Whalen. THE CHECK-UP— April 10, 1940 UNITED ARTISTS CHUMP AT OXFORD, A — C — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey — Ju»t dual support — 63m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (Roach). EfERNAuLf YOURS— CD — Loretta Yuuiig, David Niven, Hugh Herbert — High-ranking oomedy — 91m. — see Oct. 18 issue — (W'anger). HOUSE ACROSS THE BAY — MD — George Raft, Joan Bennett, Walter Pidgeon, Lloyd Nolan — Okay meller for supporting spot; sell the names — 89m. — see March 20 issue — (Wanger). LIOf4 HAS WINGS, THE — Documentary — Merle Oberou, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez — Propaganda piece; will need selling — 73m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (English-made) — (Korda), MY SON, MY SON! — D — Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Louis Hayward — Box-office, if sold properly — 117m. — see March 20 issue — (Small). 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 — (Roach) — . (A> OVER THE MOON — CD — Merle Oheron, Re* Harrison, Ursula Jeans — Very good British program, sell Qberon — 78m. — see Feb. 7 issue — (English-made) — ( Technicolor ) — ( Korda ) . RAFrLES — CD — David Niven, Olivia da Haviiland, Dame May Wbitty — Light meller — 71m. — see Dee. 27 issue — ( Goldwyn ) . REBECCA— D — Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson — Class offering that can be sold to the mass if properly exploited — 127m. — see April 3 issue — (Selzniek) — (A). 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 — (Wanger). fO BE REVIEWED Of? Its PRODUCT! 071 ONE MILLION 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 Qoddard, Reginald Gardner — (Chaplin I. SAPS AT SEA — Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson — (Roach ) . SOUTH OF PAGO-PAGG — Jon Hall, Victor McLaglen, Frances Farmer — t Small ) . fHIEF OF EAQOAD. THE — eiabu, Conrad Veldt, Jean Duplex— ( technicolor > — (English-mado ) — (Korda ) . TURNABOUl — John Hubbard, Adolphe Menjou, Carol Landis — ( Roach ) . UNTITLED — Joel McCrea, Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day — -( Wanger). WESTERNER, THE — Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Fred Stone, Doris Davenport — (Goldwyn). UNIVERSAL (1939-1940 releases from 4001 up.) BIG GUY, THE — MD — Victor McLaglen, Jackie Cooper. Edward Brophy — Top dualler, okay for McLaglsn following — 78m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (4016). BLACK FRIDAY— D — Boris Karloff, Stanley Ridges, Bela Lugosi — Top-ranking horror program— 69m.— see March 6 issue — (4018). CALL A MESSENGER— CD— Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle — Nabe dual filler 65m. — see Oct. 4 issue — (4020). CHARLIE MCCARTHY, DETECTIVE— CMD— Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Robert Gumming!, Constance Moore — Okay for the Bergen-McCarthy fans — 77m. — see Dee. 27 issue — (4011). CHIP OF THE FLYING U—W— Johnny Mack Brown, Boh Baker, Dorie Weston— Up to the series’ high standard — 55m. — see Nov. 16 issue — (4060). DANGER ON WHEELS— AD — Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Peggy Moran — Okay Arlen-Devine entry — 61m. — see Jan. 24 issue — (4065). DESTRY RIDES AGAIN — W — James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Wlnninger, Miseha Auer, Brian Donlevy — High-rating, highly exploitable — 94m. — see Dec. 13 issue — (4002). DOUBLE ALIBI — MD — Wayne Morris, Margaret Lindsay, William Gargan— -Just a dualler — 60m. — eee March 6 issue — (4034). FRAMED — AD — Frank Albertson, Frances Robinson, Sidney Blackmer — Aadequate bottom-dualler — 60m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (4032). GREEN HELL — D — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard — Highly exploitable program — 87m. — see Jan. 10 issue — (4041) — (A). HALF A SINNER— C— Heather Angel, John King, Walter Catlett — Lightweight bottom dualler — 59m. — see April 3 issue — (4040). HONEYMOON DEFERRED — MY — Edmund Lowe, Margaret Lindsay, Elisabeth Risdon — Okay mystery dualler — 59m. — see Feb. 21 issue — (4038). HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES, THE— D— George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Vincent Price — Okay dual fare — 88m. — see March 20 issue — (4013). INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS, THE — MD — Sir Oedrio Hardwicke, Vincent Price Nan Grey — Can be sold — -8im — see Jan 10 issue — (4000). IT’S A DATE — CMU— Deanna Durbin. Kay Francis, Walter Pidgeon. F.ugene Pallette, Henry Stephenson. Samuel S. Hinds, Fritz Feld, Lewis Howard — No. 7 rings the bell — 102m. — see April 3 issue — (4001).