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MOTION PICTURE HERALD
November 30, I 940
(.Continued from page 48) tion, Prison Theatre, New Jersey State Prison* Trenton, N. J. Prison patronage.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS: William Holden, Judith Barrett, Bonita Granville, Ezra Stone — A most pleasing college picture that we did not do an average business. For no rhyme or reason they had Judith Barrett dressed in her undies in one of the scenes. Now for what reason was this scene injected? This was not a sex picture. Do they assume that a scene like that will increase the drawing power of the picture or word of mouth about that scene will help the draw? I hope the producers will not start a cycle of girls in undies as was the case before the Legion of Decency made the producers tone down. By this time producers must be aware that these scenes do not help the draw but it helps starting strong agitation for more censorship. — J. E. Stocker, Myrtle Theatre, Detroit, Mich. Neighborhood patronage.
THREE MEN FROM TEXAS: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde — Good picture; good business. Running time, 75 minutes. Played November 15-16.— E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town patronage.
UNTAMED: Ray Milland, Patricia Morison, Akim Tamiroff — Beautiful scenery in color. Seemed to please everyone. Good business. Running time. 83 minutes. Played September 6-15.— Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town patronage.
Producers
MARKED MEN: Warren Hull, Isabel Jewell— Plot fairly good and acting not too bad. Photography only fair and sound not so good. _ However, Producers are trying hard to deliver so give them the break they justly deserve. Running time, 65 minutes. Played November 14-16. — Pearce Parkhurst, Larcom Theatre, Beverly, Mass. General patronage.
Republic
CAROLINA MOON: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey — This is about on a par with the usual Autry pictures with fair business for us on this. It strikes me that more care should be taken in titling pictures than just select a popular song to sing in a picture and the picture for that reason given the title of the song. — J. E. Stocker, Myrtle Theatre, Detroit. Mich. Neighborhood patronage.
EARL OF PUDDLESTONE: Higgins Family (James Lucile, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport) — Republic deserves a "pat on the back" for this latest of their very fine "family series." Harry Davenport, I believe he plays the part of the old man, steals the picture away from the Gleasons. In fact in almost every picture he plays he seems to steal the show. However, the Gleasons, particularly Jimmie, do very fine and Republic has a picture of which it well can be proud. Running time, 66 minutes. Played November 14-16. — Pearce Parkhurst, Larcom Theatre, Belverly, Mass. General patronage.
GIRL FROM GOD'S COUNTRY: Chester Morris. Jane Wyatt, Charles Bickford — Excellent production; pretty northern scenery. Played October 30-November 10. — Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
GRANDPA GOES TO TOWN: James, Lucille and Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport — Unusually good Higgins Family picture. Was enjoyed by all. Doubled with "Everything Happens at Night." Good business. Played July 5-14.— Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
IN OLD MISSOURI: Weaver Brothers and Elviry — Best Weaver Brothers and Elviry picture to date. Well enjoyed by everyone. Good business. Running time, 67 minutes. Played October 9-20. — Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
MAIN STREET LAWYER: Anita Louise, Edward Ellis — Good picture. Running time, 72 minutes. — Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
RANCHO GRANDE: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey — Best Autry production that I have ever seen. June Storey played her part very well. Would like to see more like this one. Doubled with "Johnny Apollo." Very good business. Running time, 66 minutes. Played October 23-November 3.— Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane. Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
RKO Radio
BULLET CODE: George O'Brien, Virginia ValeJust another cowboy picture. I can't stand them anyway but on certain days the class of trade we draw seem to like them and that is what really counts. Running time, 58 minutes. Played November 10-11. —Pearce Parkhurst, Larcom Theatre, Beverly, Mass. General patronage.
DANCE, GIRL, DANCE: Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball. Ralph Bellamy — Fair picture and fair business. Would have been better with a different cast. Cast not strong enough. Running time, 82 minutes. Plaved October 25-26. — Walter Eldred, Colfax Theatre, Colfax, Calif. Small town patronage.
DANCE, GIRL, DANCE: Lucille Ball, Maureen
O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Ralph Bellamy— A picture that is different. Lucille Ball is excellent. Picture drew exceptionally well. Running time, 85 minutes. Played Novembmer 12. — Ritz Amuseemnts, Inc., Park Theatre, North Vernon, Ind. Small town patronage.
I'M STILL ALIVE: Kent Taylor, Linda HayesJust a fair action drama played on our bargain night to less than average business. Running time, 72 minutes. Played November 15. — Ritz Amusements, Inc., Park Theatre, North Vernon, Ind. Small town patronage.
LADDIE: Tim Holt, Virginia Gilmore, Joan Carroll— These so-called family "gooey" type pictures never draw their film rental. Running time, 70 minutes.— E. C. Arehart, Strand Theatre, Milford, Iowa. General patronage.
LUCKY PARTNERS: Ginger Rogers, Ronald Colman — Although this doesn't come up to expectations, it still managed to get plenty of laughs in this situation. It drew pretty well, too. The humor is mostly subtle so it depends a great deal on your audience. I used extra ballyhoo on this one but haven't the slightest idea whether it did any good or not. Runing time, 101 minutes. Played November 14. — W. Varick Nevins, III, Alfred Co-Op Theatre, Alfred, N. Y. Small college town and rural patronage.
MEN AGAINST THE SKY: Richard Dixi Wendy Barrie, Edmund Lowe — We have always made money on an airplane picture and this did well enough for itself. Running time, 70 minutes. — E. C. Arehart, Strand Theatre, Milford, Iowa. General patronage.
MEXICAN SPITFIRE: Leon Errol, Lupe Velez, Donald Woods — Excellent slapstick comedy. Kept them laughing all the time. Doubled with "The Biscuit Eater" which made a very good program. Good business. Running time, 67 minutes. Flayed August 9-18.— Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
POP ALWAYS PAYS: Leon Errol, Dennis O'Keefe, Adele Pearce — Pleased everyone that saw it, although business was not up to normal. Think if Leon Errol were featured in another it would draw well on strength of this one. Running time, 67 minutes. Played November 14-15. — Ritz Amusements, Inc., Ritz Theatre, North Vernon, Ind. Small town patronage.
RAMPARTS WE WATCH: Documentary— Had an early date for this territory and did very well with this March of Time type of film. It is certainly different and interesting to all. However, the final scenes are nowhere nearly as terrifying as we were led to expect. From that angle, they are very disappointing. However, in general the picture was well received here. We ran it with "Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb No. 1." Ballyhoo it and you'll get results. Running time, 96 minutes. Played November 9. — W. Varick Nevins, III, Alfred Co-Op Theatre. Alfred, N. Y. Small college town and rural patronage.
Twentieth CenturyFox
BRIGHAM YOUNG-FRONTIERSMAN: Dean Jagger, Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Jane Darwell, Brian Donlevy, Mary Astor, Vincent Price, Jean Rogers — Fine picture; everyone was satisfied with this. Should do well anywhere. I made a small profit on this one in spite of the percentage. Played November 8-9.— Walter Eldred, Colfax Theatre, Colfax, Calif. Small town patronage.
BRIGHAM YOUNG-FRONTIERSMAN: Dean J agger, Tyrone Power, Jane Darwell, Linda Darnell, Brian Donlevy, Mary Astor, Vincent Price, Jean Rogers— This was a natural in our spot for Dean Tagger is a local boy and, of course, any one that gets in the lights in Hollywood from a small town the picture is going to do business and for a biographical picture of the Mormons it is okay. However, I am frank in saying that most of the reaction of those that I contacted were not too complimentary to the local boy. I would say, as they did, that he was stagey and had not captured the technique of the screen any too well. He was up some years ago in cheap pictures, then back to the stage. If he stays in pictures, he may overcome this fault that the audience noticed. — A. E. Hancock, Columbia Theatre, Columbia City, Ind. General patronage.
CISCO KID AND THE LADY: Cesar Romero, Marjorie Weaver — Very good picture. "Cisco Kid" series are better produced than most westerns but they are too high priced and do not draw as well. Running time, 74 minutes. Played July 26-August 4. — Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
DAY-TIME WIFE: Tyrone Power. Linda Darnell, Warren William, Binnie Barnes — Excellent production. Clever lines and good acting. Should be enjoyed by everyone. Running time, 72 minutes. Played June 28-July 7— Frank J. Beck. Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
ELSA MAXWELL'S PUBLIC DEB NO. 1: George Murphy, Brenda Joyce, Ralph Bellamy, Mischa Auer, Charlie Ruggles, Elsa Maxwell— Clever comedy that pokes good-natured fun at Communism drew many laughs from a good crowd that came to see "Ramparts We Watch." The younger crowd will go for the jitterbug sequence. It has no drawing power but they'll like it if they come. Very good comedy supporting cast. Running time, 80 minutes. Played November 9. — W. Varick Nevins, III, Alfred Co-Op Theatre, Alfred, N. Y. Small college town and rural patronage.
EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT: Sonja
Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings — Very interesting and exciting drama. Doubled with "Grandpa goes to Town." Running time, 77 minutes. Played July 5-14.— Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
GIRL IN 313: Florence Rice, Kent Taylor— A very fine co-feature that will round off a program very nicely. Florence Rice does a nice piece of acting and Kent Taylor deserves mention for his fine work, too. Running time, 56 minutes. Played November 12-13. — Pearce Parkhurst, Larcom Theatre, Beverly, Mass. General patronage.
HIGH SCHOOL: Jane Withers. Joe Brown, Jr.—
Very good picture. Everyone well pleased. Good business. Running time, 74 minutes. Played September 13-22— Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane. Small town and rural patronage.
JOHNNY APOLLO: Tyrone Power, Edward Arnold, Lloyd Nolan, Dorothy Lamour — Excellent picture. Well produced, good acting. Enjoyed by everyone. Doubled with "Rancho Grande." Very good business. Running time, 93 minutes. Played October 23-November 3.— Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
LITTLE OLD NEW YORK: Richard Greene, Alice
Faye, Fred MacMurray, Brenda Joyce — Enjoyed by all. Fairly good business. Running time, 100 minutes. Played September 20-29.— Frank J. Beck, Frank J. Beck's Theatre Circuit, Spokane, Wash. Small town and rural patronage.
RETURN OF FRANK JAMES: Henry Fonda, Jackie Cooper, Gene Tierney — Very good picture and should do well at the box office. Especially in the small towns. Running time, 95 minutes. Played October _ 27-28.— Walter Eldred, Colfax Theatre, Colfax, Calif. Small town patronage.
STAR DUST: Linda Darnell, John Payne, Roland Young, Charlotte Greenwood — A good picture enjoyed by all. Nothing exceptional but a very good "light" picture that should please all. Running time, 84 minutes. Played November 12-13. — Pearce Parkhurst, Larcom Theatre, Beverly, Mass. General patronage.
YESTERDAY'S HEROES: Robert Sterling, Jean Rogers — No star power and consequently no business. Didn't get film rental. Running time, 66 minutes. Played November 12. — E. M. Freiburger, Paramount Theatre, Dewey, Okla. Small town patronage.
YOUNG PEOPLE, THE: Shirley Temple, Charlotte Greenwood, Jack Oakie — They don't come back. No great shakes as a picture. The business that wasn't here says that Shirley is through. — A. E. Hancock, Columbia Theatre, Columbia City. Ind. General patronage.
Universal
BLACK DIAMONDS: Richard Arlen, Andy Devine — Not as good as others in this series featuring these stars._ Devine gets a few laughs but story is weak. Running time, 60 minutes. Played Novembmer 12-13. — Ritz Amusements, Inc., Ritz Theatre, North Vernon, Ind. Small town patronage.
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy. Mischa Auer, Una Merkel — A very good cast in a high class western. Pleased our audience very much. Running time, 94 minutes. Played November 10-11. — Harry Shaw, Dillard Theatre, Wardell, Mo. Small town patronage.
GREEN HELL: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard, Alan Hale, George Bancroft, George Sanders, Vincent Price — Although a very horrible show (in places), our people seemed to like it. Played on Pal Nite and to a full house. Running time, 85 minutes. Played November 15. — Harry Shaw, Dillard Theatre, Wardell, Mo. Small town patronage.
HIRED WIFE: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Virginia Bruce, Robert Benchley — An excellent picture that failed to draw. Pleased everyone and it surely is one of the cleverest comedies produced this season. Good for anyone's Sunday date. Rosalind Russell is excellent. In fact, the whole cast is perfect. — Ritz Amusements, Inc., Park Theatre, North Vernon, Ind. Small town patronage.
HIRED WIFE: Brian Aherne, Rosalind Russell, Virginia Bruce, Robert Benchley — Unusually good. Just the type and kind patrons now like. 100% satisfaction. Universal is doing all right so far this season. We played it Bank Night but it belongs on a Sunday. Running time, 96 minutes. — E. C. Arehart, Strand Theatre, Milford, Iowa. General patronage.
I'M NOBODY'S SWEETHEART NOW: Dennis
O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Helen Parrish — A swell little picture. Your young folks will eat it up. Running time, 63 minutes. — E. C. Arehart, Strand Theatre, Milford, Iowa. General patronage.
MUMMY'S HAND, THE: Dick Foran, Peggy Moran — Here is a whiz of its kind. Drew well and satisfied the horror fans. Running time, 65 minutes. — E. C. Arehart, Strand Theatre, Milford, Iowa. General patronage.
SECRETS OF A NURSE: Dick Foran, Helen Mack — Exciting drama that seemed to please everyone. Played August 2-11. — Frank J. Beck, Frank J.