Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (1941)

PRODUCTION n T/^/^ D & RELEASE JlL±J\^kJ±lLJ In the Release Chart, the date under "Details" refers to the issue in which cast .director, plot, etc., appeared. "Rel" is the national release date. "No." is the release number. There may be variations in the Running Time An states where there is censorship. All new prcductions are on 1941-42 programs unless otherwise noted. (T) immediately following title and running time denote; Technicolor production. 1940 ■41 Features (44) Completed (44) In Production (0) Westerns (16) Completed (16) In Production (0) Serials (4) Completed (3) In Production (0) 1941 -42 Features (48) Completed (26) In Production (2) Westerns (16) Completed (10) In Production (1) Serials (4) Completed (1) In Production (0) Kiiiii'iiiK I iimlHTs ( — ) B.Elliotl-T.Uilter KDAiil .'NlDiiiitfi] Patrol ( — ) C.Stai retl-R.Hayden .Secret of llie Imuc Wolf (67) W.William-R.Foi d !<• 1 Ills iiihIi i' UIIi'; I.uiie Wolt Doublecross Sliiil My \V\K Moiidi ( — ) J.E.Brown-A.Mai a ... Siii« I ir \ piir Siipp-r (d'S) J. Falkenburg-B. Rogers Stork I'a^s Oil', The «i8) R.Hudson-M.Rosenbrm Te.viis (i).5) W.HoIden-C. Trevor ... Three (iirls .Ahout Town (<3) J. Blondell-B. Barnes Two I>utiii« from Manhattan (66) . . I.Fa kenburg-J.Da\ is . Details under title: Girls From Panama Voii ISeloni; to .Me (97) B.Stanwyck-H.Fonda W est of Tolllhstolle i ' St in l ' l t T! H m \ .1 en . 7-I-; io-i(). . .:i;io . x-!). .1 i-i;< 11-17 8-':i. . .11-1 7-36. . .11-6. . .3030 .5-17. . .10-9. . .300H .7-l-J. .10-23. . 301(i ..-1-3 1 . . . 10-2. . .30J0 10-30. . :<IMIH AFTER THE ALAMO Western — Shooting started December 1 Cast: Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Roseanne Stevens, Britt Wood, Davison Clark, Norman Willis. Director: William Berke Producer: Jack Fier story: Adventures laid at the time when Mexico had abandoned its interests in Tpniis and tlie .state was fiyliting to gain admission to the Union. CANAL ZONE Action Drama — Shooting started December 8 Cast: Chester Morris, John Hubbard, Harriet Hilliard, George McKay, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges, Forrest Tucker. Director: Lew Landers Producer: Colbert Clark story; Romantic inniliet iMiwieii I'h.shi M..riis and .John Hubbard over the aTfectiiiii.s ..i lluiei llilliii.l M^iiis is the training officer at a former Iimimiih .siiij.piim miiimm wlneh becomes a relay station for army ijlanes eii i.uile tn .\iriea. Hubbard is the spoiled scion of a wealthy family whose reseneration is accomi)lished througli his association witli the army air corjis. RELEASE CHART EM PRODUCTIOM Title — Kiiiining Time Cast Details Kel. N». Trinidad P.O'Brien-B.Donlevy ..12-1 .8-21. . .200; .5-3. 4-19. .5-31. , .9-(>. 6-28 . .10-4 .8-23 .8-15. .7-24. . 8-28 . .9-19. .7-15. . 7-:i0. .7-10. .9-25. .2110 .2039 .2208 .2216 .2207 .2017 .2012 .12-2.>. .10-16. . . .l-l.".. 1940 41 Blondie in Society ( — ) Siiigieton-Lake-Simms . 4-19 . . . 71 7 . . . 2014 Ellery Queen and the Perfect CrinieR. Bellamy-M.Lindsay .5-17. . .8-14. . .2023 Details under title: Devil to Pay Fight for Life (69) U.S. Govt. Filin 4-6 Here Comes Mr. Jordan (93) I Me n t i \ R.Johnson .5-3. Details under title: Mr. Jordan c.iii.s I iwn Iron Claw (serial) ■ ■ ( ,111 i^ I. > . W Sands 6-28. Officer and the I.ady, The (59) U.Huilson-H. Bennett ..3-22. Our Wife (95) M.Douglas-R.Hussey 5-3. I'rairie Stranger (58) CStanett-P.McCarty ..7-26. uetails under title: Medico Hits The Trail Son of Davy Crockett B.EIlintt-W. Taylor 5-3. Thunder Over the Trairies (60) C.Starrett-E.O'Hearn ..6-14. Details under title: The Medico Rides Tillie the Toiler (66) K.Harris-W.Tracy ... rw<i in a Ta.\i A, Louise-R. Hayden .. Details under title: One Way Street. Vou'll Never <iet Itieh (86) F.Astaire-R. Hay worth 1941 42 Itedtiine Story i,. Young-F.March ... Ltlonde From Singapore (70) F.Riee -L.Erikson .... Blondie tioes (o College l'.SinsIeton-A.I.,ake ., Bullets for Bandits B.BUiott-T.Ritter .... l^etails ur.der litle: Honor of the West Cadets on Parade F.Barth'mew-J.Lydon 10-18. Confessioiis of Boston Blackie ( — ). r.Morris-H. Hilliard 9-20. Devil's Trail, Tlie ( — ) B.EIliott-T.Ritter 11-1. Kllcry tjueen and the Murder Ring . K. Bellamy-M.Lindsay ..8-9. I>etails under title: Dutch Shoe Mystery Ellery Queen No. 5 ( — ) VV.Gargan-M. Lindsay .11-17 Five Men [>.Howard-R.Massey ....For «;o West, ViMiiig I.ady (71) I'.Singletoii -i I 'l.rd .... 7-26. . 1 1-27 Harmon of .>Iicliigan (65) T.Harmoii A l.i.iiis, . :-■;(; . .9-11 . .3(123 Harvard, Here I Come ( — ) M.Rosenl.loMin-A..I uil.;;i 9-20 . 12-18 Holt of (he Secret Service (Serial) .J. H ni 1 1: 1; . i,t ll-l Iloiioluhi 1, 11 L.\ a !• / I ; r, iinett 10-1. .12-11 KinK of Dodge City W. Bjle.t 1 I . ICitter 5-31 . . .8-1 4 . . , 320.) Ladies in iee(ircment (92) l.Lupino-L.lIay ward .. .5-31 .. .9-18. . .300.ij Lady Is Milling, The ( — ) M.Uietrich-F.M'Murray 8-23 .'Jetails unu. r tilk: Miss Madden Is Willing Lawless Plainsman ( — ) C.Starrett-R. Hayden ..11-17 Lone S(ar Vigilantes ( — ) H.KlIlott-T.Ritter 8-9... 1-1 1 Man Who Kedirned to Life, The ( — ) J.Howard-R.Clark 11-17 Martin Liliii ( — ) (}. Ford-C.Trevor 11-17 .Men in Her Life, The ( — ) L. youngD.Jagger 5-l7..l!-20 l^etails nil. lei title: Tonight Belongs to Us. Mystery Ship (65) R.KoUy-L.Lane 5-31 9-4...3(ll() North of (he HocMes ( — ) B.EIllotl-T.Rltler 9-20 Kidertt of the Bad IjindH C.Slarrclt-R. Hayden . , 101 . . 1218 . . . 3202 Details under title: Outlaw Ranger . 1-22 . . 1-8. 11-18.. .3():i;i 1940 41 Features 1941 42 Features (50) ( — 1 Completed (50) Completed (27) In Production (0) In Production (9) COURTSHIP OF ANDY HARDY Domestic Coaiedy — Sheeting started December 4 Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Donna Reed, Ann Rutherford, Sara Hayden, Lewis Howard. Director: George Seitz Producer: General Office St'ir>-: .And\ llard.\ and his family are instrumental in solving the domestic tl i ffi fai It ies nf Dimna Reed and her parents who have separated. THEN THERE WERE TWO Drama — Shooting started December 2 Cast: Marsha Hunt, Van Hefiin, Lee Bowman, Cliff Clark, Eddie Quillan. Director: Fred Zinneman Producer: Jack Chertok story: Story of political corrujition with Lee Bowman as tiie man who pulls the strings behind a city attorney, elected on a reform p'atform, only to have the latter turn against him and actually accomidish th' aims set fnrth in the platform. THIS TIME FOR KEEPS Domestic Comedy-Drama — Shc;t:ng started December 1 Cast: Robert Sterling;, Ann Rutherford, Virginia Weidler, Guy Kibbee. Spring Byington, Dorothy Morris. Director: Charles Rsisner Producer: Sam Marx Stoi\\-: .^t< ! 1 1 II ^^'s wite, Ann Ruthertori-l. goes on a vacation and the yarn ill liieis liis tiouhles in rimning the house, doubled b.v in-law inter lereiice. RELEASE CHART IN PRODUCTION Tide — Kiinning Time Cast Details Krl. Xo. I'll Take .Manila E. Powell-Red Skelton .12-1 I .Marri<>il an .\ngel J.MacDonald-N.Eddy .11-1 .Mrs, .M ni\er G.Garson-W. Pidgeon .11-17 OiK of the Past C.Veidt-.V.Ayars 12-1 Kio Kila Ahbott and Costello ..12-1 tortilla Ila( S.Tracy-H . I.amarr ....12-1 1940 41 Barnacle Bill (91) W Heery-V. Weidler 5-3 7-4 141 Blossoms in the Dust (105) (T) . . .G.Garson-W.Pidgeon .. .2-8 ... 7-25 144 Dr. Kildare (Joes Home (78) L.P.arrymore-L.Ayres .7-27 9-fi 101 Dr. Kildare's Weddins Day (79) . . L.Barrymore-L. Ayres . .0-14. . ,8-22 .... 145 Details under title: t'ntitled Dr. Kildare. Life Besins for Andy Hardy (100) . L.Stone-M. Rooney 5-31. . . 8-15 146 Navy Blue and (iold (94) r.Stewart-L.Barrymore Reis 7-11 liingKide Maisie (9G) A Sothern-G. Murphy ...5-31 8-1 113 S(ars Look Down, The (120) M.Lockw d-M. Redgrave l'or...7-I8 142 M hen Ladies .'Meet (105) J. Crawtord-R. Taylor .. 7-12 .. .8-29 148 Uhistliug in the Dark (77) R.Skelton-A. Rutherford 6-28 8-8 147 1941 42 Ilahes on Broatiway (118) M.K<ioney-J. Garland ...7-2fi Horn (o Sing ( — ) R. McDonaldV. Weidler 11-1 Bugle Sounds, The W.Beery-M.M tin 10-4 II lulls iiml 'i litle: Steel Cavalry China Caravan ( — ) L.Day-B.Nelson H-l .N.Eddy-R.Stevens .VV'.Pidgeon-R. Russell (!-28 9-G ( I da(.. S(dilii'r (102) Design I'cM Scandal (89) |iei:iils iiiider litle: Her Honor Down In San Diego (70) L.Gorcey-B.Granville . . (i1 1 . . 9-19 . Details under title: Young Americans. Dr. .IrU.Wl !Uid Mr. Il.^de (123) S.Tracy-I.Bergman ....2-22 9-5. Dr. Kildare\ \ i< lor.> (92) L. Ayres-Tj.Barrymore .10-18 I'emiiiine Touch, The (97) R.Russell-D.Atiieche ...7-12 D'lails under litle: Female of the .Species H. M. Fulham, Esq. (118) H.Lamarr-R. Young 8-9 .208 .213 .201 .212 \8 FILM BULLETIN