Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (1938)

14 fhtdependeHt EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN (Continued from preceding page) STORY BUYS "Invasion," by William Cox. "Moon Over Burma" unpublished novel by Wilson Collison. CONTRACTS Player William Henry to term contract. CASTING Janet Waldo replaces Mary Carlisle in "Person in Hiding." Betty Grable and William Henry to co-feature in "Campus Dormitory." Mary Astor to featured spot in "Midnight." REPUBLIC Sold 1938-39 Features (31) Completed (5) In Production (0) Westerns (24) Completed (8) In Production (1) Serials (4) Completed (4) In Production (0) Last release on '37-'38 program — "Rhythm of the Saddle" RED RIVER RANGE Shooting started — October 27 Three Mesquiteers Western Cast: John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Polly Moran, Lorna Gray, Perry Ivins, Burr Caruth, Stanley Blyston Directed by George Sherman Produced by William Berke Story: This recounts the adventures of the Three Mesquiteers when they are appointed by the Governor as special agents to fight the rustlers terrorizing the Red River Range. • * * BLOOM ON THE SAGE (Completed) Shooting started — October 15 Western Cast: GENE AUTRY, Smiley Burnette, Jean Rouverol, Harry Holman, Joe Frisco, Esther Muir, Bentley Hewlett, George Welcott, Edward Rocquelle, Margaret Armstrong, Jack Perrin, Hermit Maynard, Frankie Marvis Directed by Ralph Staub Produced by Harry Grey Story: Foreign mining experts have discovered helium on a ranch owned by Harry Holman. Gene Autry and his aides are instrumental in protecting his rights to the property in order to sell it to the government at a fair figure. RECENTLY COMPLETED Release Details Release Details Date in Issue Date in Issue 8/15 A Dangerous Adventure 6/18 8/29 Higgens Family 7/15 Army Girl 5/14 (Orig. Everything Happens 11/8 Bengal Lancer Patrol 9/24 To Us) 7/16 9/4 Billy, the Kid, Returns 8/13 10/29 I Stand Accused 9/24 8/8 Come On. Leathernecks 7/2 6/13 Ladies in Distress Dick Tracy Returns (Ong. First Prize) 1/15 (serial) 6/18 Orphans of the Street 10/22 9/29 Down in Arkansaw 8/27 9/20 Overland Stage Riders 8/13 8/15 Durango Valley Raiders 4/23 8/28 Pals of the Saddle 7/30 8/15 Fighting Devil Dogs 9/25 Prairie Moon 9/10 (serial) .... 3/26 6/15 Riders of the Black Hills 5/14 Hawk of the Wilderness Rodeo Busters 10/8 (serial) 9/24 11/19 Sante Fe Stampede 10/22 8/1 Heroes of the Hills 8/22 Tenth Avenue Kid 7/16 (Orig. Western Justice) 6/18 11/19 Texas Rangers 10/22 CONTRACTS Player Charles Hoag to term deal. CASTING Roy Rogers to "Shine On Harvest Moon." Col. Roscoe Turner to "Flight at Midnight." Robert Livingston, June Travis leads in "Federal Man Hunt." RKO-RADIO Sold 1938-39 Features (54) Completed (10) Westerns (6) Completed (2) To be delivered on '37-'38 program — 1 Astaire-Rogers musical; 1 Bobby Breen picture In Production (5) In Production (1) Note: A policy recently adopted by this studio prohibits the releasing of synopsis information before pictures are completed. Such data will be available to FB's production record a few weeks prior to release. TRAILER ROMANCE (Completed) Other details — issue October 8 Story: Lucille Ball, by the terms of her father's will, must marry an American in order to inherit his vast fortune. She wishes to marry a fortune hunting Count. Lee Bowman. To accomplish this she visits various WPA projects, finally discovering James Ellison. She hires him to marry her which he does for $793, the amount necessary to buy a trailer. Many complications ensue, but eventually Lucille realizes she is very much in love with Ellison and not with the phoney Bowman. THE PURE IN MIND (In Produclion) Other details — issue October 22 under title SAINTS WITHOUT WINGS Story: Feeling he is a burden on his mother and brothers. Roger Daniel runs away from his slum home in a factory city. In the country he encounters a tough gang of road kids headed by James McCallion. They are caught stealing and taken to jail. At their trial a stranger, Charles Lane, rises and offers to give the boys jobs at his turpentine camp rather than see them go to jail. Here the boys are virtually slaves, bossed by armed guards and given credit at such extravagant prices that they are all hopelessly in debt and cannot leave. When Daniel, who has spurned the offer of work, is released from jail under bond to Lane, the boys plot to fight their way out. Anne Shirley prevents much of the trouble precipitated by this, but succeeds in bringing the condition to the attention of the authorities, who send the boys to the state farm where they can learn a trade and have the chance to become honest men. LAWLESS VALLEY (Completed) Other details — issue October 8 Story: Paroled from the Arizona penitentiary on a framed stage robbery charge of which he is innocent, George O'Brien heads back to his home town where he proves his innocence, and also reveals to the local authorities that his father had not committed suicide but was murdered. LOVE AFFAIR (In Produclion) Other details — issue October 8 Story: Aboard a liner enroute to New York. Charles Boyer, a famous breaker of hearts, and Irene Dunne, a lady of leisure, meet and fall in love. He is on his way to marry a fabulously wealthy heiress, she to meet her brokeradmirer, Lee Bowman. They strugglee against fate but before they leave the ship they decide it is useless. Both decide to give up their luxurious prospects and go to work. They plan to meet six months later at an appointed place. Irene takes up her singing. Boyer his painting. Both are mildly successful and on the day of the meeting, both are radiant. Enroute Dunne is struck by an automobile and taken to a hospital. She lives, but only expensive surgery can make her walk again. Boyer is bitter — sinks to the gutter until he becomes aware of the reason Irene broke her word. He is instrumental in getting her the necessary operation by painting a magnificent picture which sells at a very high figure. She recovers and both plan their wedding day. THE GREAT MAN VOTES (In Produclion) Other details — issue October 22 Story: Noted as a brilliant historian, John Barrymore was spurred on to fame by his wife but lost all his ambition whan she died. When the story opens Barrymore, an addict to the bottle, earns a precarious living as a night watchman. His two youngsters Peter Holden and Virginia Weidler admire their father's dazzling rhetoric but deplore the fact that he isn't as famous as the fathers of the other children with whom they go to school. Barrymore does become famous, however, when it is revealed that he is the only voter in a precinct which has set the pace for the rest of the city since 1890. Donald MacBride. the ward leader, who has had difficulties with Barrymore, is forced to secure his vote. This he does by promising him the job of superintendent of schools. With newsreels filming, camera bulbs popping and surrounded by dignitaries. Barrymore casts his vote on election day — is made school superintendent — and, as he is driven away from the polls, rather wishes he had voted the requested ticket. * • * PACIFIC LINER Shooting started — October 18 Drama Cast: Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris, Barry Fitzgerald, Paul Guiiioyle, Allan Lane, John Wray, Cy Kendall, Emory Parnell, Aida Kuznetzoff Directed by Lew Landers Produced by Bob Sisk Story: Victor McLaglen is a chief engineer aboard a ship, Morris a doctor. This concerns their rivalry over the aflections of a nu:se. Wendy Barrie, against the background of their mutual efforts to hold in tow a vicious cholera epidemic, which has broken out among the members of the crew. * • • THE CASTLES Shooting started— October 29 Musical Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields, Jack Carson, Esther Muir, Janet Beecher, Donald MacBride Directed by Henry Potter Produced by George Haight Story: This records the life and careers of the famous dance team, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle. RECENTLY COMPLETED Release Details Release Details Date in Issue Date in Issue 10,14 A Man To Remember 8 13-27 Lawless Valley 10/8-11 5 Annabel Takes a Tour 8 27-9 24 11 5 Law West of Tombstone 10/8 9/9 Affairs of Annabel 6,18-7/2 10/21 Mad Miss Manton. The 7 16 5/20 Blind Alibi 4y 26 7/ 29 Mother Carey's 6/17 Blonde Cheat 4/9 Chickens S/lir7/2 6 24 Border G-Man 5 14-7/30 10/7 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off 7 30 8,26 Breaking the Ice 6, 4-7/2 O'Brien No. 4 7 30 9/2 Carefree 5/14-7/2 6/3 Saint in New York. The 3 12 9/23 Fugitives for a Night 7 30 7 22 Sky Giant 5/14-6 18 4/22 Go Chase Yourself 2/26 10/28 Tarnished Angel 5/13 Gun Law 6 18-7/2 (Orig. Miracle Racket) 9 10-24 Gunga Din 7/2-30 4/8 This Marriage Business 3/12 7/1 Having Wonderful Time .10/9 Trailer Romance 10/8