The Exhibitor (Nov 1941-May 1942)

Servisection 3 THE CHECK-UP — November 19, 1941 OUTLAWS OF THE DESERT — \V — Bill Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jean Phillips — Actionful Hopalong Cassidy — 66m. — see Oct. 1 issue. PARSON OF PANAMINT, THE — D — Charles Ruggles, Ellen Drew, Phillip Terry — Good entertainment — 84m. — see June 25 issue — (4031). PIRATES ON HORSEBACK — VV — William Boyd. Rus¬ sell Hayden, Eleanor Stewart — Top notch western —68m. — see May 28 issue — (4054). POWER DIVE — AD — Richard Arlen, Jean Parker. Roger Pryor — Pleasing aviation programmer for the action trade — 71m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (4026). REACHING FOR THE SUN — MD — Joel McCrea. Ellen Drew, Albert Dekker, Eddie Bracken — Just a pro¬ grammer; sell the names — 90m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (4027). RIDERS OF THE TIMBERLINE — W — William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Eleanor Stewart — Average Hopalong, passable action opus — 59m. — see Oct. 1 issue. RUGGLES OF RED GAP — C — Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles — Re-issue should arouse a certain amount of Interest — 90m. — see July 23 issue — (Re-issue). SECRET OF THE WASTELANDS— W— Bill Boyd, Andy Clyde, Barbara Britton — Slow Hopalong — 66m. — see Oct. 1 issue. SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS, THE— MD — John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey, Beulah Bondi — High rating family entertainment Is welcome change from war cycle — 98m. — see June 25 issue — (Technicolor) — (4034). SKYLARK— CD— Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Walter Abel, Brian Aherne, Binnie Barnes — Class comedy; sell the names — 91m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (4107). STICK TO YOUR GUNS — W — William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jacqueline Holt — Routine western — 61m. — see Oct. 1 issue. TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL — W — William Boyd, Audy Clyde, Norma Willis — Run-of-the-mill western — 56m. — see Oct. 1 issue. WEST POINT WIDOW— CD— Anne Shirley, Richard Carlson, Frances Gifford — Programmer will fit Into the dual spot — -64m.— see June 11 issue — (4030). WIDE OPEN TOWN — W — William Boyd, Russell Hay¬ den, Evelyn Brent — High rating In the Hopalong series — 79m. — see Aug. 6 issue — (4065). WORLD PREMIERE — F — John Barrymore, Frances Far¬ mer, Eugene Fallette — Silly programmer belongs on the bottom half of the duallers — 70m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (4036). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AIR RAID — Robert Preston, Martha O’Driscoll, Eve Gabor. BAHAMA PASSAGE — Madeleine Carroll. Stirling Hay¬ den — ( Technicolor ) . DR. BROADWAY — Macdonald Carey, Jean Phillips, J. Carroll Naish. FLEET'S IN, THE — Dorothy Larnour, William Holden, Jimmy Dorsey. FLY BY NIGHT — Richard Carlson, Nancy Kelly, Martin Kosleck. GIRL HAS PLANS, THE — Ray Milland, Paulette God¬ dard, Roland Young. GREAT MAN S LADY, THE — Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy. HENRY AND DIZZY — Jimmy Lydon, John Lite], Mary Anderson. LOUISIANA PURCHASE — Bob Hope, Victor Moore, Vera Zorina, Irene Bordoni — (Technicolor). MALAYA — Dorothy Lamour, Jack Haley, Richard Den-ning — (Technicolor). MIDNIGHT ANGEL — Robert Preston, Martha O’Driscoll, Eve Gabor. MR. BUG GOES TO TOWN — Technicolor feature car¬ toon. MORNING AFTER, THE— Preston Foster, Albert Dek¬ ker, Patricia Morison. NO HANDS ON THE CLOCK — Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Florence Rice. OUT OF THE FRYING PAN— William Holden, Susan Hayward, Robert B'enchley. REAP THE WILD WIND— Ray Milland, John Wayne. Paulette Goddard, Robert Preston, Raymond Mas¬ sey — (Technicolor). REMARKABLE ANDREW, THE— William Holden, Ellen Drew. Brian Donlevy. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS — Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Eric Blore. SWEATER GIRL — Eddie Bracken, June Preisser, Betty Jane Rhodes. THIS GUN FOR HIRE — Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar. TOMBSTONE — Richard Dix, Frances Gifford, Edgar Buchanan. TORPEDO BOAT — Richard Arlen, Phillip Terry, Jean Pi0.rker TRUE TO THE ARMY — Judy Canova, Allan Jones, Ann Miller, Jerry Colonna. PRODUCERS RELEASING CORP. (1940-41 releases from 101 up; 1941-42 releases from 201 up.) BILLY THE KID’S FIGHTING PALS — W— Bob S_leele. A1 St. John, Phyllis Adair — Routine western — 62m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (161). BILLY THE KID IN SANTA FE— W— Bob Steele, A1 St. John, Marin Sais — Fair western— 66ra. — see July 23 issue — (162). BILLY THE KID WANTED— W— Buster Crabbe, A1 St. John, Dave O'Brien — First Buster Crabbe-Bitly the Kid should satisfy — 63m.— see Oct. 16 issue — (257). CRIMINALS WITHIN —MY — Fric Linden. Ann Doran. Constance Worth — For the bottom duallers — 70m. — see July 9 issue — (111). DANGEROUS LADY — AD — June Storey, Neil Hamilton, Douglas Fowley — Routine inde meller — 65m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (115). DESPERATE CARGO — MD— Ralph Byrd, Carol Hughes, Julie Duncan — Nice bottom duailer — 64m. — see Aug. 20 issue — (113). DOUBLE CROSS — MD— Kane Richmond, Pauline Moore, Wynne GibBon — Action show will fit nicely Into the duallers — 61m. — see July 23 issue — (112). EMERGENCY LANDING — MD — Forrest Tucker. Carol Hughes, Evelyn Brent — Okay aviation meller for the supporting notch — 70m. — see May 28 issue — (109). GAMBLING DAUGHTERS — MD — -Roger Pryor, Cecilia Parker, Robert Baldwin — For the bottom duals; sell the title — 62m. — see Aug. 20 issue — (124). GANGS, INC. — see Paper Bullets. HARD GUY— MD — Jack La Rue, Mary Healy, Kane Richmond — Marriage racket yarn has angles for some houses — 06m. — see Oct. 15 issue — (205). FEDERAL FUGITIVES — MD — Neil Hamilton, Doris Day, Victor Vareoni — Well-produced meller for the supporting notch — 62m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (108). JUNGLE MAN — MD — Buster Crabbe, Sheila Darcy, Charles Middleton — Okay Jungle meller — 67m. — 6ee Oct. 1 issue — (126). LONE RIDER AMBUSHED, THE — W— George Houston, A1 St. John, Maxine Leslie — Standard Lone Rider— 64m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (167). LONE RIDER FIGHTS BACK, THE — W — George Hou¬ ston, A1 St. John, Dorothy Short — Fair western — 63m. — see Nov. 12 issue — (168). LONE RIDER IN FRONTIER FURY, THE— W— George Houston, A1 St. John, Hillary Brooke — Fair west¬ ern — 60m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (166). LONE RIDER IN GHOST TOWN, THE— W — Gaerge Houston. A1 St. John, Alaine Brandes — Fair west¬ ern — 64 m. — see Mav 14 issue — (165). MIRACLE KID, THE— CD — Tom Neal, Carol Hughes — Mild independent effort — >G8m. — see Nov. 26 issue — (213). MR. CELEBRITY — I)— James Seay, Doris Day, Francis X. Bushman — Nice inde programmer — 66m. — see Oct. 15 issue — (114). OUTLAWS OF THE RIO GRANDE — W— Tim McCoy, Virginia Carpenter, Charles King — Above par west¬ ern, has plenty of action — 53m. — see May 6 issue — (155). PAPER BULLETS (Gangs, Inc.) — MD — Joan Woodbury, Jack La Rue, John Archer — Okay for duallers — 72m. — see June 11 Issue — (123). REG’LAR FELLERS — CD — Billy Lee, Roseoe Ates, Al¬ falfa Switeer — Kids will love It; worthy of special kiddle show selling — 70m. — see Aug. 20 issue — (125). SOUTH OF PANAMA — MD — Roger Prvor, Virginia Vale., Lionel Royce — Okay spy meller for the action houses — 68m. — see Apr. 30 issue — (110). TEXAS MARSHAL, THE— W— Tim McCoy, Art Davis, Kay Leslie — High rating western — 60m. — see June 25 Issue — (156). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BILLY THE KID’S ROUND-UP — Buster Crabbe, A1 St. John — (258). BLONDE COMET — Virginia Vale, Robert Kent — (116). GIRLS TOWN— (202). LAW OF THE TIMBER — Marjorie Reynolds, J. Farrell MacDonald — (215). MURIETTA AND THE LONE RIDER — (263). RAIDERS OF THE WEST— Bill Boyd, Lee Powell, Art Davis — (252). STRANGLER, THE — Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw — (F.nglish-made). SWAMP WOMAN, THE — Ann Corio, Jack LaRue — (230). TEXAS MAN HUNT — Bill Boyd, Lee Powell, Art Davis, Julie Duncan — (251). TODAY I HANG — (214). RKO-RADIO (1940-41 releases from 101 up; 1941-42 releases from 201 up.) ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY — see Here Is A Man. BANDIT TRAIL, THE — W — Tim Holt, Janet Waldo, Ray Whitley — Just another western — 60m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (281). BRINGING UP BABY — 0 — Cary Grant, Katharine Hep¬ burn, Charles Ruggles — Comedy re-lssue; sell Grant and Hepburn — 102m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (163). CITIZEN KANE — D — Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, Joseph Cotten— Hits the mark In every department; a massive piece of entertainment, and one that should aim at every box-office record — 119m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (201). CYCLONE ON HORSEBACK — RKO — Tim Holt. Mar¬ jorie Reynolds, Ray Whitley — Standard Tim Holt entry — '60m. — see June 25 issue — (186). DATE WITH THE FALCON, A — MYC — George Sanders, Wendy Barrie. James Gleason — Entertaining duailer — 63m. — see Nov. 12 ssue. DEVIL AND MISS JONES, THE — C — Jean Arthur, Rob¬ ert Cummings, Charles Cobum — Delightful com¬ edy; grosses will depend largely on selling effort — 92m. — see Apr. 16 issue — (122). DUDE COWBOY — W — Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Marjorie Reynolds — High rating western — 58m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (282). DUMBO — C — Produced by Walt Disney — Technically the best feature Disney has made; the tops for children; but will need strong selling for adults — 64m. — see O'ct. 15 issue — (293). FANTASIA — Fantasy MU — Produced by Walt Disney with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Urchest™ — Something new and different; should at¬ tract lots of interest in the metropolitan centers _ 1 35m. — see Nov. 27, 1940 issue — (Disney). FATHER TAKES A WIFE — C — Gloria Swanson, Adolphe Menjou, John Howard — Lightweight comedy; plug Swanson — 79m. — see Sept. 3 isBue — (204). FOUR JACKS AND A JILL — CMU — Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley, Desi Arnaz — Weak programmer for the duallers — 67m. — see Nov. 12 issue. FRANK BUCK’S JUNGLE CAVALCADE— AD— Produced in the jungle by Frank Buck — A sure grosser for the animal trade — 78m. — see July 23 issue — (re¬ issue) — (166). GAY FALCON, THE — MYD — George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins — Okay mystery programmer for the duals; successor to “The Saint”— 67m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (206). FIERE IS A MAN (All That Money Can Buy) — James Craig, Anne Shirley, Simone Simon, Walter Hus¬ ton, Edward Arnold — Impressive and praiseworthy, but a problem for any box-office — 106m. — see Sept 3 issue — (205). HURRY, CHARLIE, HURRY— F— Leon Errol, Mildred Coles, Kenneth Howell — Some laughs In jt for the lower half of the duallers — 65m. — see July 9 issue — (129). LADY SCARFACE — MD — Judith Anderson, Dennis O’Keefe, Frances Neal — Routine bottom duailer, with an angle — 66m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (203). LITTLE FOXES, THE — D — Bette Davis, Herbert Mar¬ shall, Richard Carlson — Quality entertainment best suited for class audlenoes; needs plugging for others — 116m. — see Aug. 20 issue — (175) — (A). LOOK WHO’S LAUGHING — F — Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Fibber McGee and Molly, Lucille Ball — Highly salable comedy with radio names — 79m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (209). MEXICAN SPITFIRE’S BABY— F— Lupe Velez, Leon Errol, Charles “Buddy” Rogers — Lightweight broad farce okay for duals and smaller spots — 70m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (210). MY LIFE WITH CAROLINE — C — Ronald Colman, Anna Lee, Charles Winnlnger — Pleasing light entertain¬ ment that can stand plenty of push — 81m. — see July 23 issue — (135) — (A). OBLIGING YOUNG LADY — C — Joan Carroll, Edmond O’Brien, Ruth Warrick — Cute child star in very entertaining duailer — 80m. — see Nov. 12 issue. PARACHUTE BATTALION — MD — Robert Preston, Nancy Kelly, Edmond O’Brien — Timely programmer has plenty of selling angles — 76m. — see Sept. 8 issue — (202). PLAYMATES — OMU — Kay Kyser, John Barrymore, Lupe Velez — Popular type comedy-musical should be a good grosser — 95m. — see Nov. 12 issue. RELUCTANT DRAGON, THE — Novelty — Robert Benchley, Nana Bryant, Walt Disney — Novelty will need plenty of push, but has chance for surprise grosses — 73m. — see May 28 issue — (Technicolor Sequen¬ ces) — (191). REPENT AT LEISURE — CD— Kent Taylor. Wendy Barrie, George Barbier — For the lower half of the duallers — 66m. — see Apr. 16 issue — 025). RIDING THE WIND— W — Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Mary Douglas — One of the better Holts — 60m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (283). ROBBERS OF THE RANGE — W — Tim Holt, Ray Whit¬ ley, Virginia Vale — One of the better Holt west¬ erns — 62m. — see Apr. 2 issue — (184). SAINT’S VACATION, THE — MD — Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae — Lightweight Britisher for the duals — 61m. — see June 26 iBSue — .(Englishmade) — 031 ). SCATTERGOOD MEETS BROADWAY — Guy Kibbee, Emma Dunn, Joyce Compton — Standard Soattergood offering for the duals — 68m. — see Sept. 3 issue — ' (136). SCATTERGOOD PULLS THE STRINGS — CD — Guv Kib¬ bee, Bobs Watson, Susan Peters — Duailer Is lops for family trade — 67m. — see May 28 issue — 032). SIX GUN GOLD — W — Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Jan Clayton — Routine western — 67m. — see Aug. 20 Is¬ sue — (186). STORY OF THE VATICAN, THE — Doo — (Produced by The March of Time — Strong for solid Cathollo seotors; will need plenty of attention In others — 53m, — see Aug. 20 issue — (172). SUNNY — MUC— Anna Neagle, John Carroll, Rav Bol¬ ger — Musical can do pleasing business with proper handling — 98m.— see Mav 28 issue — (133). SUSPICION — MD — Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Sir Cedric Ilardwicke — Well-produced, suspenseful melo¬ drama has names to sell; strong for class spots, but will need push In others — 98 %m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (208) — (A). THEY MEET AGAIN — D — Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lov¬ ett, Robert Baldwin — Dr. Christian entrant for the lower half — 67m. — see July 23 issue — (134). THEY MET IN ARGENTINA — MUC — Maureen O’Hara, James Ellison, Buddy Ibsen, Alberto Vila — LatlnAmerican musical will need plenty of help — 77m. — see Apr. 30 issue — T 1 2 8 ) . TOM, DICK AND HARRY — O — Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Alan Marshal, Burgess Meredith — Big laughgetter should prove box-offioe tonlo — 87m. — Bee July 23 Issue — (126). UNEXPECTED UNCLE — O — Charles Coburn, Anne Shir¬ ley, James Craig — Light, pleasant little comedy for the duallers — 67m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (207). WEEKEND FOR THREE — C — Dennis O’Keefe, Jane Wyatt, Philip Reed — Lightweight duailer — 67m. — see Oct. 29 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BALL OF FIRE — Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck. CALL OUT THE MARINES — Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe, Jack Holt, Tim Holt, Simone Simon, Binnie Barnes. COME ON, DANGER — Tim Holt. FALCON STEPS OUT, THE — George Sanders, All™ Jen]o?-s. Lvnn Bari. JOAN OF PARIS — Michele Morgan, Thomas Mitchell,