The Exhibitor (Nov 1941-May 1942)

' , • Ti . | T J . . v_ A .. THE CHECK-UP — of ALL Features and Shorts released during past 8 months The Feature Check-up Of All Features Reviewed Since September, 1941 (“Leg.” Is the symbol for the Legion of Decency ratings which are included in cases where the pictures are classified as either “objectional in part” (B) or “condemned” (C). This applies only to films reviewed since August 6, 1941. Films without a Legion of Decency rating are either unobjectional or unclassified. The letter “A” appears in cases where the reviewer considers a film most suitable for adults. Where no classi¬ fication appears, it is inferred that the picture is suitable for all.) COLUMBIA (1940-41 releases from 2001 up; 1941-42 releases from 3001 up) ADVENTURES OF MARTIN EDEN — MD — Glenn Fold, iClaire Trevor, Evelyn Keyes — Highly exploitable metier — 87m. — see March 11 issue — (3013). BEDTIME STORY — G — Fredric March, Loretta Young, Robert Benchley — Bright comedy with names to sell' — 85m. — see Dec. 24 issue — (A) — Leg.: B — (3004). BLONDE FROM SINGAPORE, THE — MD — Florence Rice, Leif Erikson, Gordon Jones — Meller for the lower half of the duals — 70m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (3041). BLONDIE GOES TO COLLEGE — C — Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy — Up to the stand¬ ard of series — 74m. — see Jan. 28 issue — (3017). BULLETS FOR BANDITS — W — Bill Elliott, Tex Rit¬ ter, Dorothy Short — Fair western — 55m. — see Feb. 25 issue — <3212). CADETS ON PARADE — D — Freddy Bartholomew, Jim¬ my Lydon, Raymond Hatton — Lower half entrant — 63m. — see Feb. 11 issue — (3035). CLOSE CALL FOR ELLERY QUEEN, A — MD — William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Charles Grapewin — Rou¬ tine mystery show for1 the lower half — 67m. — see Feb. 11 issue — (3031). CONFESSIONS OF BOSTON BLACKIE — MY — Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard, Richard Lane — Adequate detective dualler — 65m. — see Dec. 24 issue — (3028). ELLERY QUEEN, MASTER DETECTIVE — MYD — Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Michael Whalen — Good mystery for duals — 68m. — see Dec. 11 issue — (2024). ELLERY QUEEN AND THE MURDER RING — MY— Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin — Tops for the series — 70m. — see Oct. 1 issue. — (3030). GO WEST, YOUNG LADY — CWMLT — Penny Singleton, Glenn Ford, Ann Miller, Charlie Ruggles — Fastmoving musical western for the duals — 70m. — see Nov. 26 issue — (3016). HARMON OF MICHIGAN — AD — Tom Harmon, Anita Louise, Forest Evashevski — Football picture has topical angles for selling — 66m. — see Sept. 17 is¬ sue — (3023). HARVARD HERE I COME — C — Maxie Rosenbloom, Arline Judge, Stanley Brown — Fair supporting dualler — 65m. — see Jan. 14 issue — (3039). HONOLULU LU — CMU — Lupe Velez, Bruce Bennett, •Leo Carrillo — Average supporting feature — 72m. — see Jan. 14 issue — (3024). HH! Fiblbblw. ■ • . * ' SECTION TWO VOL. 27. No. 19 THE INVADERS — MD — Laurence Olivier, Leslie How¬ ard, Raymond Massey — Anti-Nazi war film has epic •sweep, intense dramatic impact, and topical con¬ tent; but it needs strong selling — 104m. — see Feb. 24 issue — (Canadian-made). KING OF DODGE CITY— W— Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Judith Linden — Okay western; sell Elllott-Ritter combo — 63m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (3209). LADIES IN RETIREMENT— D — Ida Lupino, Louis Hay¬ ward, Evelyn Keyes — Well-made drama; has pos¬ sibilities for selling along sensational lines — 93m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (A) — (3009). LADY IS WILLING, THE — D— Marlene Dietrich, Fred MacMurray, Arline Judge — Names will help sell this well-made programmer — 91m. — see Feb. 11 issue — <3007) — Leg.: B. LONE STAR VIGILANTES — W — Bill Elliott, Tex Rit¬ ter, Virginia Carpenter — Good Elllott-Ritter entry — 58m. — see Oct. 1 issue. LAWLESS PLAINSMEN — W — Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Cliff Edwards, Luana Walters — Good west¬ ern — 59m. — see March 25 issue. MAN WHO' RETURNED TO LIFE, THE — MD — John Howard, Lucile Fairbanks — Program for the duallers — 64m. — see Feb. 25 issue — (3034). MEN IN HER LIFE, THE — D — Loretta Young, Conrad Veidt, Dean Jagger — Programmer has appeal for women — 90m.— see Nov. 12 issue — (3005). MYSTERY SHIP — MD — Paul Kelly, Lola Lane— Suit¬ able for the twin bills — 66m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (3040). OUR WIFE — C— Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey, Ellen Drew — Sell the title and names — 96m. — see Sept. 3 issue — Leg.: B — (2003). PRAIRIE STRANGER — W — Charles Starrett, Cliff Ed¬ wards, Patti McCarty — Fair Starrett — 58m. — see Oct. 15 issue — (2208). RIDERS OF THE BAD LANDS — W — Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Ilene Brewer— Better than average western — 57m. — see Dec. 24 issue — (3202). ROARING FRONTIERS — Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Ruth Ford — Average western — 62m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (3210). ROYAL MOUNTED PATROL, THE — AD — CharleB Star¬ rett, Russell Hayden, Wanda McKay — Good fare for the action stands — 69m. — see Nov. 26 issue — (3201). SECRETS OF THE LONE WOLF — MY — Warren William, Ruth Ford, Roger Clark — Adequate dualler — 67m. — see Nov. 26 issue — (3026). SHUT MY BIG MOUTH — C — Joe E. Brown, Adele Mara, Victor Jory — Typical Brown farce, okay for the duals — 71m. — see Feb. 25 issue — (3021). SING FOR YOUR SUPPER — C — Jinx Falkenburg, Charles Buddy Rogers, Bert Gordon — Fair dualler; exploitable — 65m. — see Dec. 10 issue — (3022). STORK PAYS OFF, THE — C — Maxie Rosenbloom, Ro¬ chelle Hudson, Victor Jory — Fair for nabes, duals, small towns — 68m. — see Nov. 26 issue — (3036). TEXAS — AD — William Holden, Glenn Ford, Claiie Trevor — Fast-moving action picture that will please any audience; sell it big for best results — 94m. — see Oct. 1 ssue — (3008). THREE GIRLS ABOUT TOWN — C — Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes, John Howard, Robert Benchley — Light comedy for the duallers — 73m. — see Oct. 29 issue. Leg.: B— (3016). TWO LATINS FROM MANHATTAN — MUC — Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, Joan Woodbury — For the duallers — 66m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (3020). WEST OF TOMBSTONE — W — Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Marcella Martin — Okay western — 59m. — see Feb. 11 issue — -(3203). YOU BELONG TO ME — C — Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Edgar Buchanan — Highly salable comedy Is slated for better grosses — 97m. — see Oct. 29 issue — (3003) — (A). YOU’LL NEVER GET RICH — MUC — Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, John Hubbard — Nice program with topical angles to help selling — 89m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (2004). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ALIAS BOSTON BLACKIE — Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane. BLONDIE’S BLESSED EVENT— Penny Singleton, Ar¬ thur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy. BLONDIE FOR VICTORY — Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy. CANAL ZONE — Chester Morris, John Hubbard, Harriet Hilliard. COVER GIRLS OF 1942 — Rita Hayworth, Jinx Falkenbnrg, Janet Blair. DESPERATE CHANCE FOR ELLERY QUEEN, A— Wil¬ liam Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Charles Grapewin. DEVIL’S TRAIL, THE — Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Eileen O’Hearn. DOWN RIO GRANDE WAY — Charles Starrett,, Russell Hayden, Rose Ann Steven6. HE KISSED THE BRIDE — Melvyn Douglas, Joan Craw¬ ford. HELLO ANNAPOLIS — Tom Brown, Jean Parker. HIGHLY IRREGULAR — Joan Bennett, Franchot Tone. MEET THE STEWARTS — William Holden, Frances Dee, Grant Mitchell. MY SISTER EILEEN — Rosalind Russell, Rita Hayworth. NORTH OF THE ROCKIES — Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Shirlev Patterson. NOT A LADIES’ MAN — Paul Kelly, Fay Wray, Doug¬ las Croft. PRAIRIE GUNSMOKE — Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Virginia Carroll. PROFESSIONAL MODEL — Jinx Falkenburg, Shirley Pat¬ terson. SOMETHING BORROWED — William Holden, Frances Dee. STRANGE CASE OF MURDER, A — Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard — (Foieign-made) . SUBMARINE RAIDER: — John Howard, William Wright, Marguerite Chapman. SWEETHEART OF THE FLEET — Jinx Falkenburg, Joan Woodbury, Joan Davis. THREE’S A CROWD — Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman. TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP — Florence Rice, Bruce Ben¬ nett, Jackie C. Gleason, Jack Durant — (3033). TWO YANKS IN TRINIDAD — Pat O’Brien, Brian Donlevy, Janet Blair. METRO (1940-41 releases from 101 up; 1941-42 releases from 201 up.) BABES ON BROADWAY — MUC — Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler — Enter¬ tainment-laden money show — 116 %m. — see Dec. 10 issue — (216). BORN TO SING — CDMU — Virginia Weidler, Ray Mc¬ Donald, Leo Gorcey — Word-of-mouth may help this entertaining programmer — 82m. — see Jan. 28 issue. — (226). BUGLE SOUNDS, THE — MD — Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone — Army film has exploitable angles — lOOrn. — see Dec. 24 issue — (220). CHOCOLATE SOLDIER, THE— MUC — Nelson Eddy, Rise Stevens, Nigel Bruce — .Pleasant musical; sell It — 102m. — see Oct. 29 issue — (208). COURTSHIP OF ANDY HARDY — CD — Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker — Maintains series average; promises healthy grosses — 95m. — see Feb. 2 5 issue — (229). MARCH 18. 1942 MS