The Exhibitor (Nov 1941-May 1942)

THE CHECK-UP— March 18, 1942 DESIGN FOR SCANDAL — C — Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold — Sell the names for best results — 84m. — see Nov. 26 issue — (213). DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE — MD — Spencer Tracy, In¬ grid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp — Im¬ pressive version of familiar story — 122m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (201). DR. KILDARE'S VICTORY — D — Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Ann Ayars — Okay Kildare entry — 92m. ■ — see Dec. 10 issue — (217). DR. KILDARE'S WEDDING DAY— Lionel Barrymore, Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Red Skelton — Good series entrant — 83m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (146). DOWN IN SAN DIEGO — AD — Bonita Granville. Ray McDonald, Dan Dailey, Jr., Leo Gorcey — For the lower half of the duallers — 70m. — see Sept. 3 is ue — (203). FEMININE TOUCH, THE — C — Rosalind RusbcII, Don Ameche, Kay Francis — Amusing comedy for soph¬ isticated audiences; sell the women’s angle — 97m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (207 1 — (A). FINGERS AT THE WINDOW — MD — Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone — Satisfactory meller for the duallers — 80m. — see March 25 issue. H. M. PULHAM, ESQ. — D — Hedy Lamarr, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey — Fine production has strong appeal for class houses; will need heavy selling elsewhere 118m. — see Nov. 26 issue — (212). H0NKY TONK — MD — Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Frank Morgan, Claire Trevor — Highly exploitable pro¬ grammer has name backing to get it Into the better grosses — 105m. — see Oct. 1 issue — Leg.: B— (204). JOE SMITH, AMERICAN — MD — Robert Young, Marsha Hunt, Harvey Stephens — Good programmer for the duallers packed with topical interest — 62m — see Jan. 14 issue — (221). JOHNNY EAGER — MD — Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Ed¬ ward Arnold— Strongly-acted, well-made film should be good boxoffice — 106m. — see Dee. 24 issue — (218). KATHLEEN— CD — Shirley Temple, Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day, Gail Patrick — Pleasing programmer will depend entirely on the Temple draw — 86 %m. — see Nov. 26 issue — (215). KID GLOVE KILLER — MD — Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, Lee Bowman — Satisfactory dualler — 74m. — see March 11 issue. LADY BE GOOD — MUC — Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore — Entertaining pro¬ gram musical; its only fault Is overlength — 111m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (202). MARRIED BACHELOR — -C — Robert Young, Ruth Hus¬ sey, Lee Bowman — Entertaining programmer — 81m. see Sept. 17 issue — (205) — (A). MR. AND MRS. NORTH — MY — Gracie Allen, William Post, Jr., Paul Kelly — Dualler for the Allen fans — 66m. — see Dee. 24 issue — (219). NAZI AGENT — See Salute To Courage. RIO RITA — CMU — Bud Abbott, Lou Costello. Kathryn Grayson, John Carroll — Typical Abbott-Costello show should get into better grosses — 91m. — see March 25 issue. SALUTE TO COURAGE (Nazi Agent) — MD — Conrad grammer needs selling attention — 82%m. — see Veidt, Ann Ayars, Frank Reicher — Anti-Nazi proJan. 28 issue — (227). SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN — MYC — William Powell, Myrna Loy, Sam Levene — High-rating Thin Man entry — 97m. — see Oct. 29 isBue — (210). SMILIN' THROUGH — DMU — Jeanette MacDonald, Oene Raymond, Brian Aherne — Top-notch production; slow, but with strong appeal for women — 100m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (Teehnicolorl — (206). TARZAN’S SECRET TREASURE — MD — Johnny Weiss¬ muller, Maureen O’Sullivan, John Sheffield — Kiddies will love it; otherwise best for the action, small town, and neighborhood trade — 80m. — see Nov. 26 issue — ( 714 1 THIS TIME FOR KEEPS — C — Ann Rutherford, Robert Sterling, Guy Kibbee — Routine family comedy for the duallers — 73m. — see Feb. 25 issue — (228). TWO-FACED WOMAN — C — Greta Garbo, Melvyn Doug¬ las, Constance Bennett — Well-made sophisticated comedy has angles for nice business — 94m. — see Oct. 29 issue — Leg. : B — (211) — (A). UNHOLY PARTNERS — MD — Edward G. Robinson, La¬ raine Day, Edward Arnold — Entertaining news¬ paper meller; salable program — 94m. — see Oct. 29 issue — Leg.: B — (209). VANISHING VIRGINIAN, THE — CD — Frank Morgan, Kathryn Grayson. Spring Byington — Heart-throbber set for the duallers — 96m. — see Dec. 10 issue — (2231. WE WERE DANCING — CD — Norma Shearer, Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick — Class production has strong women's appeal but will need plenty of push — 94m. — see Jan. 28 issue — (A) — (225) — Leg.: B. WHEN LADIES MEET — CD — Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall — Theatri¬ cal drawing-room show may entertain sophisticates but Is slow for others; will need plenty of Dush — 105m. — see Sept. 3 issue — -(148) — (A) — Leg.: B. WOMAN OF THE YEAR, THE — CD — Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter — Highly entertain¬ ing topnolcher loaded with laughs — 112m. — see Jan. 28 issue — 1222) YANK ON THE BURMA ROAD, A — AD — Laraine Day, Barry Nelson, Stuart Crawford — Fast, actionful pro¬ grammer with topical theme — 65m. — see Jan. 28 issue — (224). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION APACHE TRAIL — William Lundigan, Donna Reed. CROSSROADS — William Powell, Hedv Lamarr. GET RICH QUICK MAISIE — Ann Sothern, Red Skelton, Rags Ragland. GRAND CENTRAL MURDER — Donna Reed, Reginald Owen, Patricia Dane, Van Heflin. HER CARDBOARD LOVER — Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor. Elizabeth Patterson. I MARRIED AN ANGEL — Nelson Eddy, Jeanette Mac¬ Donald, Edward Everett Horton. JACK ASS MAIL — Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Darryl Hickman. MANHATTAN MAISIE — Ann Sothern, Red Skelton. MRS. MINIVER — Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright. MOKEY — Dan Dailey, Jr., Donna Reed. ONCE UPON A THURSDAY— Marsha Hunt, Barry Nel¬ son, Marjorie Main. PANAMA HATTIE — Ann Sothern. Red Skelton. SALUTE TO THE MARINES — Wallace Beery. SECRET OPERATOR — Lee Bowman, Jean Rogers, Mona Maris, Carl Esmond. SHIP AHOY — Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Tommv Dorsey. SOMEWHERE I’LL. FIND YOU — Clark Gable, Lana Turner. SUNDAY PUNCH — Jean Rogers, William Lundigan, Dan Dailey, Jr. TARZAN AGAINST THE WORLD — Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, Paul Kelly. TORTILLA FLAT — Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Akim Tamiroff. MONOGRAM ADOLESCENCE (Stolen Paradise) — D — Leon Janney, Eleanor Hunt, Esther Muir — Dualler with sex angles to sell — 63m. — see Sept. 17 issue — Leg.: C — (A). ARIZONA BOUND— W— Buck Jones, Tim McCoy. Luana Walters — Excellent start for the new "Rough Rid¬ ers" series — 57m — see Sept. 3 issue BELOW THE BORDER — W— Rough Riders, Linda Brent — Up to standard for series — 57m. — see Feb. 25 issue. BLACK DRAGONS — MD — Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, George Pembroke — Topical Jap spy thriller has selling angles — 64m. — see March 11 issue. BORROWED HERO— MD — Alan Baxter, Florence Rice, John Hamilton — One of the better Monogram shows — 65m. — see Dec. 24 issue. COLLEGE SWEETHEART — (See Zis Boom Bah). DOUBLE TROUBLE — C— Harry Langdon, Charles Rogers, Catherine Lewis — Bottom spot comedy — 63m. — see Nov. 26 issue. DRIFTIN’ KID, THE — W — Tom Keene, Betty Miles, Frank Yaconelli — Fair western — 55m — see Oct. 1 issue. DYNAMITE CANYON — W — Tom Keene, Evelyn Finley, Sugar Dawn — Okay western — 68m. — see Sept. 3 issue. FORBIDDEN TRAILS — W — Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Christine McIntyre — Fair western — 59%m. — see Dec. 31 issue. FRECKLES COMES HOME — CMD — Johnny Downs, Gale Storm, Mantan Moreland — Okay fare for small towns, nabes — -63m. — 6ee Jan. 28 issue. GENTLEMAN FROM DIXIE, THE — D — .Jack La Rue, Marian Marsh, Clarence Muse — One of the better Monogram offerings — 61m. — see Sept. 17 issue. GUNMAN FROM BODIE — W — Buck Jones, Tim Mc¬ Coy, Christine MacIntyre — Good western — 62 Hm. — spp Ort 1 iMiip I KILLED THAT MAN — MD — Ricardo Cortez, Joan Woodbury, Pat Gleason — Well-made bottom dualler — 71m. — see Nov 26 issue LAW OF THE JUNGLE — MD — Arline Judge, John King, Mantan Moreland — Minor effort has a saleable title — 61V2m. — see Feb. 25 issue. LET’S GO COLLEGIATE — -CMU— Frankie Darro, Marcia Mae Jones. Jackie Moran^-College yarn will please the family trade— 62m. — see Oct. 1 issue. LONE STAR LAW MEN — W — Tom Keene, Sugar Dawn, Betty Miles — Average western — 58m. — see Dec. 24 issue. MAN FROM HEADQUARTERS, THE — CMD — Frank Albertson, Joan Woodbury, Max Hoffman, Jr. — Routine newspaper-crime entrant — 63m. — see Feb. 11 issue. MAN WITH TWO LIVES — MD — Edward Norris, Mario Dwver, Edward Keane — Okay chiller-diller for family trade — 6 5 m — see March 25 issue. MAXWELL ARCHER DETECTIVE — See Meet Maxwell Archer. MEET MAXWELL ARCHER — (Maxwell Archer Detec¬ tive) — MD — John Loder, George Merritt, Leuween McGrath — Good meller where English product goes 73m. — see Nov. 26 issue — CEnglish-made). MR. WISE GUY — CD — East Side Kids, Billy Gilbert, Ann Doran — Good “East Side Kids” melller will appeal to action houses — -70m.— see Feb. 26 issue. PRIVATE SNUFFY SMITH — See Snuffy Smith Yard Bird. RIDING THE SUNSET TRAIL — W — Tom Keene, Frank Yacconelli, Betty Miles — Okay Keene entry — 55m. — see Nov. 26 issue. RIOT SQUAD — MD— Richard Cromwell, Rita Quigley, John Miljan — Saleable action program — 55m. — see Dec. 24 issue. ROAD TO HAPPINESS, THE — MUD — John Boles, Mona Barrie, Billy Lee — One of the better Monogram pro¬ ductions — R3m — see Jan. 14 issue. ROCK RIVER RENEGADES — W — Ray Corrigan, John King, Max Terhune, Christine McIntyre — Okay Range Busters western— 56m. — see March 11 issue. SADDLE MOUNTAIN ROUNDUP — W — Range Busters, Lita Conway — Passable Range Busters entry — 69m. see Sept. 1 7 issue. SIREN fiF THE SOUTH SEAS — D — Movita. Warren Hull, William Davidson — Okay re-issue — 60m. — see Nov. 1? issue — 'Re-issue of "Paradisp Isle"). SNUFFY SMITH, THE YARD BIRD — (Private Snuffy Smith) — F — Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Sarah Padden — Comic strip version has best appeal for small towns, family trade — 65 %m. — see Jan. 28 issue. SPOOKS RUN WILD — MD — Bela Lugosi. East Side Kids — Good fare for duallers and nabes — 63m. — see Oct. 29 issue. STOLEN PARADISE — see Adolescence. THUNDER RIVER FEUD — W — Rav Corrigan, John King, Max Terhne, Jan Wiley — Okay ’Range Bust¬ ers’ — 51m. — see Feb. 11 issue. Servisection 2 TOP SERGEANT MULLIGAN — C — Nat Pendleton, Carol Hughes, Sterling Holloway — Topical show for the lower half — 70m. — see Oct. 29 issue. T0NT0 BASIN OUTLAWS — W — Range Busters, Jan Wiley — One of the Range Busters' best — 60m. — see Nov. 26 issue. UNDERGROUND RUSTLERS — W — Range Busters, Gwen Gaze, Robert Blair — Weak Range Busters entry— 56m. — see Dec. 10 issue. WESTERN MAIL — W — Tom Keene, Frank Yaconelli, Jean Trent — Ordinary western — 55m. — see March 1 1 issue. ZIS BOOM BAH — (College Sweetheart) — CMU— Grace Hayes, Peter Lind Hayos, Mary Healy — Pleasing entertainment for the lower half — 62m. — see Nov. 12 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ARIZONA ROUNDUP — Tom Keene, Jean Trent, Sugar AUNT EMMA PAINTS THE TOWN— Zasu Pitts, Roger Pryor, Warren Hymer. BOOTHILL BANDITS— Range Busters. CONTINENTAL EXPRESS— Rex Harrison, John Loder, Valerie Hobson — ( English -made) . CORPSE VANISHES, THE — Bela Lugosi. DOWN TEXAS WAY — Rough Riders. GHOST TOWN LAW — Rough Riders. I AM AN AMERICAN — East Side Kids. KLONDIKE FURY — Edmund Lowe, Lucille Fairbanks, Wm. Henry. MAN WITH TWO FACES — Edward Norris, Barbara Reed, John Archei. SHADOWS OF THE UNDERWORLD — Valerie Hobson, Barry K. Barnes — (English-made). SHE’S IN THE ARMY— TRWFR OF TERROR — Movita — (English-made). WHERE TRAILS END — Tom Keene, Joan Curtis. PARAMOUNT (1940-1941 releases from 4001 up; 1941-42 releases from 4101 up) ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS — CD— Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Lynne Overman — Technicolor spectacle has the angles for Intensive selling and good busi¬ ness — 7 7m. — see Sept. 3 issue — Leg.: B — (Tech¬ nicolor) — (4038). AMONG THE LIVING — MD — Albert Dekker, Susan Hay¬ ward, Frances Farmer — Meller for the duals — 67m. — see Sept. 17 issue — Leg.: B — (4108). BAHAMA PASSAGE — MD — Madeleine Carroll, Stirling Hayden, Flora Robson — Names and Technicolor present best selling angles — 83m. — see Dec. 24 issue — (Technicolor)— Leg. : B — (4111 ). BIRTH OF THE BLUES— MU — Bing Crosby, Mary Mar¬ tin, Brian Donlevy — Star draw, plus musio, should send this Into the better grosses — 83m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (4109). BUY ME THAT TOWN — CD — Lloyd Nolan, Constance Moore, Albert Dekker, Sheldon Leonard — Amusing dualler with a different angle — 69m. — see Sept. 8 issue— ( 4102). THE FLEET’S IN — MUC — Dorothy Lamour, William Holden, Eddie Bracken — Topical musical with navy background should click easily right down the line — 90m. — see Jan. 28 issue. FLY BY NIGHT — MD — Nancy Kelly, Richard Carlson, Albert Bassorman — Spy meller for the lower half — 71m — see Jan. 28 issue. FLYING BLIND — AD — Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Nils Asther — Good aviation programmer — 70m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (4037). GLAMOUR BOY — CD — Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster, Walter Abel — Nice program; has possibilities for “sleeper” business — 78m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (4110). HENRY ALDRICH FOR PRESIDENT — C — James Lydon, Charles Smith, June Preisser, Mary Anderson — Dualler for the family trade; sell the radio fame — 72m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (4104). HOLD BACK THE DAWN— D — Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard — Triple starrer should prove strong femme draw — 116m. — see Sept. 3 issue — (4103) LADY HAS PLANS, THE — CD — Paulette Goddard, Rav Milland, Roland Young — Lightweight comedy with spy angle has names to sell — 76m. — see Jan. 28 issue — Leg. : B. LOUISIANA PURCHASE— MUC — Bob Hope, Vera Zor¬ ina, Victor Moore — Gorgeously produced, well-dir¬ ected, handsomely acted show is headed for top grosses — 95m. — see Dec. 10 issue — (Technicolor) — Leg.: B — (A) — (4136). MIDNIGHT ANGEL (Pacific Blackout) — MD — Robert Preston. Martha O’Driscoll. Eva Gabor — Meller for the duals — 73%m. — see Dec. 10 issue — (4115). MR. BUG GOES TO TOWN — Cartoon — Produced by Max Fleischer — Has the novelty angles for selling, but not on a par with previous cartoon features — 75m. — see Dec. 10 issue — (Technicolor) — (4114). NEW YORK TOWN — CD — Fred MacMurray, Mary Mar¬ tin, Robert Preston— Lightweight program will need plenty of selling — 76m. — see Sept. 3 issue— (4105). NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH, THE— MD— Robert Pres¬ ton, Ellen Drew, Nils Aather — Mystery for the duals; sell Broadway rep — 77m. — see Sept. 17 issue — (4106). NO HANDS ON THE CLOCK — MY — Chester Morris, Jean Parker. Rose Hobart — Weak bottom dualler — 74m. — see Dec. 24 issue — (4113). NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH — F— Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold, Leif Erickson — Laugh show, backed by the Hope rep, should get Into the better money — 87m. — 6ee Sept. 3 issue — (4101). OUTLAWS OF THE DESERT— W— Bill Boyd, Andy Clyde. Jean Phillips— Actionful Hopalong Cassidy — 66m. — see Oct. 1 issue — (4161),