Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1939)
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SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW
June 10, 1939
a — BEFORE DATE OF ISSUE INDICATES ADVANCE DOPE. b — BOX OFFICE SLANT
Initial Before Release Date Indicates Audience Suitability: (F) Family (A) Adults.
ASTOR PICTURES
Title
Mins.
Sat Whispers (My-D) 86 .
Everythino is Rhythm (Mu)
Front Pam (C) 100.
Heart of New York (Mu) 80.
Hell's Anoels (D) 110.
Monster Walks (My-D) 60.
Out of Singapore (D) 76.
Rain (D) 85.
Soarface (D) 88.
Sea Ghost (D) 60 .
Sky Devils (C-D) 88.
Street Scene (D) 79.
Three Broadway Girls (C) .. 83.
Tombstone Canyon (W) 67.
Tonioht Or Never (D) 92.
Tumbleweeds (W) 86.
COLUMBIA
stars
.C. Morris-U. Merkel
.Harry Roy & Band
.A. Menjou-P. O'Brien
Jelson-Evans-Morgan
.Jean Harlow-B. Lyon
. Mischa Auer
.Noah BeeryDorothy Burgess
.J. Crawford-W. Huston
.P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak . .Alan Hale-Claude Allister .. .Spencer Tracy
Sylvia Sidney
. Blondell-Evans-Claire
.Bob Burns
Swanson -DouglasKarlofI
William S. Hart
Rel. Date
2/15/39.
5/1/39
1937-38
.(F) 9/8/38
Colorado Trail (W) 55 . .Starrett-Meredith
Convicted (D) 58 . . Hayworth-Ouigley (A) 8/18/38
Girl's School (D) 73.. A. Shiriey-N. Gray (F) 9/30/38
Gladiator (C) 71 . .Brown-Travis (F) 8/15/38
I Am the Law (D) 83 . . E. Robinson-W. Barrie (A) 9/2/38
Juvenile Court (D) 61
Lady Objects (D) 67
Phantom Gold (W) 56
Stranger From Arizona (W) ...56..B. Jones-D. Fay
. Kelly-Hayworth (F) 9/15/38
.L. Ross-G. Stuart (A) 9/9/38 .
.J. Luden-B. Marion (F) 8/31/38
Adventure in Sahara (D) 58.
Blind Alley (D) 71 .
1938-39
.p. Kelly-L. Gray (A)
.Ralph Bellamy-Rose Stradner ..(F)
Blondie (C) 68.. P. Singleton-Arthur Lake (F)
Blondie Meets the Boss (C) 71. .P. Singleton-Arthur Lake (F)
Blondie Takes a Vacation Penny SingletonArthur Lake...
California Frontier (W) 54.. Buck Jones-Carmen Bailey
Clouds Over Europe 79 . . Olivier-Hobson-Richardson
Coast Guard Scott-Bellamy-Oee
Crime Takes a Holiday (D) 58..Holt-M. Ralston (F)
Escape From Alcatraz Brian Donlevy Jacqueline Wells
Criminal at Large Jack Holt-Patricia Ellis
First Offenders (D) 61.. Walter Abel-Beverly Roberts
Flight to Fame (D) 57.. C. Farrell-J. Wells (F)
Frontiers of '49 (W) 54.. Bill Elliott-Luana de Alcaniz ...
(Former title, "California Cavalcade")
Golden Boy Barbara Stanwyck-Wm. Holden..
Good Girls Go to Paris (D) Joan Blondell-Melvyn Douglas..
Hidden Power (D) 59.. Jack Holt-Gertrude Michael
Homicide Bureau (D) .63. .B. Cabot-R. Hayworth (F)
In Early Arizona (W) 53 . . Elliott-Ciulliver
Lady and the Mob (C) 65.. Fay Bdinter-lda Lupino (F)
Law Comes to Texas (W) 58 . Bill Elliott-Veda Ann Borg
Law of the Texan (W) 54. .Buck Jones-D. Fay (F)
Let Us Live (D) 68. .Maureen O'Sullivan-Henry Fonda(A)
Little Adventuress (C-D) 62. E. Fellows-R. Fiske (F)
Lone Star Pioneers (W) 56.. Bill Elliott-Dorothy Gulliver ...
Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (D) 65. .Warren William-Ida Lupino ... (F)
Man From Sundown (W) Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith ...
Missing Daughters (D) 59. Richard Arlen-Rochelle Hudson..
Mounted Police No. 2 Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith
My Son Is a Criminal (D) .S9..Alan BaxterJacqueline Wells. ...(F)
North of Shanghai (D) 58 . Betty Furness-James Craig (F)
North of the Yukon (W) 64 . Chas. Starrett-Linda Wintera
(Former title, "Mounted Police")
Only Angels Have Wings (D) . . 122 . . Jean Arthur-Cary Grant (F)
Outside These Walls (D) 61. .Dolores Costello-Michael Whalen.
Parents on Trial (D) Jean Parker-Johnny Downs
Rio Grande (W) 59. Chas. Starrett-Ann Doran
(Former title, "North of Texas")
Romance of the Redwoods (D) . .67 . . Jean Parker-Chas. Bickford (F)
Smashing the Spy Ring (D)... 62. Ralph Bellamy-Fay Wray (F)
Spoilers of the Range (W) . . . 58.. Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith
(Former title. "The Oklahoma Trail")
Strange Case of Dr. Meade (D) 65 . Jack Holt-Beverly Roberts (F)
(Reviewed as "Outside the Law")
Terror of Tiny Town (MuW) . . .60 . . All Midget Cast ...(F)
Texas Stampede (W) 57. .Charles Starrett-I. Meredith
There's That Woman Again
(My-C) 70. . Douglas-Bruce (F)
Thundering West (W) 57.. C. Starrett-I. Meredith
rraoned in the Sky (D) 60. .Jack HoltKatherine DeMille ...(F)
Western Caravans (W) Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith
(Former title, "Arizona Cowboy")
West of Sante Fe (W) 57. Starrett-Meredith (F)
Whisperinn Enemies (D) 62 . . J Hnit-D Cnstpiin (F)
Woman Is the Judge Otto Kruger-Rochelle Hudson ..
You Can't Take It With You (C) 125 L. Ba, i,„i„re-MHiiur-btewai1 . . (F)
9/22/38
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GRAND NATIONAL
1938-39
Title
Rel. Date
Mins. Stars
Cipher Bureau (D) 70. . Ames-Woodbury (F)
Crashing Thru (D) James NewillWarren Hull
Exile Express (D) 71.. Anna Sten-Alan Marshal (A)
Frontier Scout (W) 61.. George Houston (F)
Isle of Destiny (D) Ford-Lang-Gargan
Lady Takes a Chance (0) Heather Angel-John King
(Former title, "Everything Happens to Ann")
Long Shot (D) 69. .Marsha Hunt (F)
Miracle on Main Street Margo W. Abel-L. Talbot
Panama Patrol (D) 69. .Charlotte Wynters-Leon Ames. . (F)
Renfrew Saves a Lady James Newell ..
Ride 'Em Cowgirl (W) 52 .. Dorothy Page-Vince Barnett (F)
Shadows Over Shanghai (D) 66. .Ralph Morgan (F)
Singing Cowgirl 57 .. Dorothy Page-David O'Brien
(Former Title "Lady Buckaroe")
Six-Gun Rhythm (W) 57. .Tex Fletcher-Joan Barclay (F)
Sunset Murder Case (D) 57.. Sally Rand
(Former title, "Murder on Sunset Boulevard")
Titans of the Deep (T) 47.. Dr. Wm. Beebe-Otis Barton (F)
Trigger Pals (W) 55.. Art Jarrett-Lee Powell .. (F)
Water Rustlers (W) 56. Dorothy Page-David O'Brien ...
(Former title, "The Last Barrier")
11/4/38 1/20/39 5/27/39 1(1/21/38
1/6/39 ..
5/26/39' ' 2/10/39. 1/20/39 . 10/14/38 5/31/39
5/13/39
10/28/38 1/13/39 . 1/6/39 . .
See Issue of
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MCM
1937-38
BlocR-Heads (C) 58. . Laurel -Hardy (F) 8/19/38
Crowd Roars (D) 92. . 1 aylor-Arnold-Morgan (F) 8/5/38 .
Marie Antoinette (H-D) 160. .N. Shearer-T. Power (F) 8/26/38
Rich Man. Poor Girl (C-D) 74. . Young-Hussey-Ayres (F) 8/12/38
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (D) 90.
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (D).
Boys Town (D) 92.
Bridal Suite (C-D) 67.
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (D) 70.
Broadway Serenade (Mu-D) ...112.
Calling Dr. Kildare (0) 85.
Christmas Carol (D) 69.
Citadel (D) .. 110.
Dramatic School (D) 78.
Fast and Loose (My-C) 76.
Flirting With Fate (C) 70.
Four Girls in White (D) 73.
Girl Downstairs (C) 76.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (D) 114.
Great Waltz (Mu) 104.
Hardys Ride High (C-D) 80.
Honolulu (Mu-C) 84.
Ice Follies of 1939 (D) 82.
Idiot's Delight (O) 109.
It's a Wonderful World (My-C) 86.
Kid From Texas (C-D) 70.
Lady of the Tropics (D)
Let Freedom Ring (Mu-D) 87.
Listen, Darling (C-D) 73.
Lucky Night (C-D) 82.
Maisie (C-D) 72.
Miracles For Sale
On Borrowed Time (D)
Out West With the Hardys
(C-D) 83.
Pygmalion (D) 87.
Sergeant Madden (D) 80.
Shining Hour (D) 75.
6,000 Enemies (D) 60.
Society Lawyer (D) 77.
Spring Madness (C-D) 65.
Stablemates (D) 89.
Stand Up and Fight (D) 95.
Stronger Than Desire (D)
Sweethearts (Mu) 110 .
Tarzan Finds a Son (D) 81.
Tell No Tales (D) 67. .
Three Loves Has Nancy (C) ... 67.
Too Hot to Handle (C-D) 105.
Vacation From Love (C) 65.
Within the Law (D) 65.
Young Dr. Kildare (D) 81.
1938-39
(F)
Mickey Rooney-Lynn Carver Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone ....
S. Tracy-M. Rooney (F)
Rob't Young-Billle Burke (F)
.Dennis 0' Keefe-Cecilia Parker ..(F)
J. MaoDonald-L. Ayres (F)
Lew Ayres-L. Barrymore (F)
.R. Owen-T. Kilburn (F)
. R. Russell-R. Oonat (F)
. Rainer-A. Marshall (A)
R. Montgomery-Rosalind Russell. (F)
.Joe E. Brown (F)
.Florence Rice-Alan Marshall (F)
. F. Tone-F. Gaal (F)
Robert Donat-Sreer Garson (F)
. Rainer-Gravet (F)
Rooney-Stone-Rutherford (F)
Eleanor Powell-Rob't. Young .. (F) Crawford -Stewart (Part Toch.)..(F)
Gable-Shearer (A)
.James Stewart-Claudette Colbert. (F) Dennis O'Keefe-Florenee Rice. . . . (F)
. Hedy Lamarr-Rob't Taylor
Nelson Eddy-Virginia Bruoo .. (F)
Bartholomew-Garland (F)
Myrna Loy-Rebert Taylor (A)
Rob't Young-Ann Sothern (F)
.Florence Rice-Robert Young ... Lionel Barrymore-Beulah Bondi
Rooney-Stene-Parker (D
Leslie Howard-Wendy Hiller (A)
Wallace Berry-Larain* Johnson .(F)
Crawford-Sullavan-Young (F)
Walter PIdgeon-Rlta Johnson ...(A) Virginia Bruce-Walter Pidgeon. . .(F)
O'Sullivan-Ayres-Meredith (F)
W. Beery-M. Rooney (F)
TaylorBeeryRice (F)
Virginia BruceWalter Pidgeon . MacDonald-Eddy-Morgan (Tech.).(F)
Welssmuller-O'Sullivan (F)
Melvyn Douglas-H. B. Warner... (F)
Montgomery-Gaynor-Tone (F)
,C. Gable-M. Loy (F)
,D. O'Keefe-F. Rice (F)
Ruth Hussey-Paul Kelly (F)
L. BarrymoreL. Ayres (F)
2/10/39 . 7/21/39 9/9/38 . . 5/26/39 1/13/39 4/7/39 . 4/28/39 12/16/38 10/28/38 12/9/38 2/17/39 . 12/2/38 . 1/27/39 . 12/23/38
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1939-40
Babes in Arms (D) Mickey Rooney-Judy G3rl3nd
B3l3l3ik3 Nelson Eddy-llona Massey .. ..
Blackmail E. G. Robinson-Nat Pendleton.
Day at the Circus Marx Bros. -Florence Rice ....
linne With the Wind Rahle-Leinh-Hnward <Tech.) ..
Ninotchka Greta Garbo-Melvyn Douglas ..
Thunder Afloat Wallace Beery-Robert Young ..
Wizard of Oz 'Tech.) Judy Garland-Frank Morgan ...
Women. The (D) .. Shearer-Crawford-Russell
. a6/IO/39 ..In Prod. ..In Prod. ..In Prod. ..In Prod. ..In Prod. ..In Prod. all/12/38 35/27/39
1939-40
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Jean Arthur-James Stewart
In Prod.
MONOGRAM
Mexican Kid (W)
1937-38
.55.. Jack Randall ..
.(F) 8/17/38
.b9/IO/38
GAUMONT BRITISH
1938-39
(Dist. by 20th -Fox)
Climbing High (C) 79 . . Matthews-Redgrave (F) bl2/l7/38
Crime Over London (D) 68. .Cawthorn-Sidney-Gr3h3me (F) 8/15/38 '.. .b8/6/38
Lady Vanishes (D) 78. . Lukas-Whitty (F) II/I/38 ....b9/3/38
Man With 100 Faces (O) 72. .Tom Walls-Lilli Palmer (A) 10/1/38 ..bll/5/38
Paghacci (Mu-D) 78. Tauber-Duna (A) blO/15/38
„ ... (Reviewed as "A Clown Must Laugh")
Sailing Along (Mu-C) 79. . Matthews-Whiting (F) 4/15/38 .. b2/l2/38
Show Goes On (D) 71 . . Neagle-Carminati (F) 6/15/38 ...b8/l4/37
<R' 73. .1. Walls R. St. Cyr (A) 8/1/38 ....b6/4/38
Thirty-Nine Steps (D) 80 . . Donat-Madeleine C3rroll (F) 9/15/38 ...Reissued
Three on a Week End (C-D) . . .72 . . Lodge-Lockwood (A) 7/1/38 .b2/l2/38
, . , . _ (Reviewed as "Illegal Holiday")
To the Victor (D) 71 . . Fvffe-Loder-Lockwood (F) 3/15/38 .b2/l2/38
Ware Case Clive Brook-Jane Baxter In Prod
GRAND NATIONAL 1937-38
Dangerous Secrets (D) 7D. p. Lukas-L. Travers (A) 8/19/38 . .M/28/37
II.... T .. (Reviewed as "Brief Eatasy")
Utah Trail (W) 55.. Tex Ritter 8/12/M ....a7/»/38
1938-39
Across the Plains (W) 52. Jack Randall-Joyce Bryant (F)
Barefoot Boy (D) 63. . Moran-Morgan-Jones (F)
Boys Reformatory (D) 6I..Frankie Darro (F)
Convict's Code (D) 66.. Robert Kent-Anne Nagel (A)
Drifting Westward (W) Jack Randall-Ethel Duran
(Former title, "Santa Fe Baund")
Down the Wyoming Trail (W)... ..Tex Ritter
Gangster's Boy (D) 80.. Jackie Cooper (F)
Gang Bullets (D)
Gun Packer (D)
I Am a Criminal (D)
Little Pal (D)
Mr. Wonq. Detective (My-D). Mystery of Mr. Wong (D)...
Mystery Plane (D)
Navy Secrets (D).
. .63. .Anne Nagel (F)
..73.. Jack Randall (F)
...73. John Carroll-Kay Linaker (F)
.66.. Ralph Bellamy-Mickey Rooney ..(F)
..66.. Boris Karloff (A)
. .65. .Boris Karloff (F)
..60.. John TrentMarjorie Reynolds ..(F)
. .60.. Fay Wray (F)
Roll, Wagons, Roll Tex Ritter
Rollin' Westward (W) 61.. Tex Ritter (F)
Should a Girl Marry? Anne Nagel-Warren Hull
(Fo.-mer title "Girl from Nowhere")
Seng of the Buckarae (W) 58 . Tex Ritter (F)
Starlight Over Texas (W) 56.. Tex Ritter (F)
Star Reporter (D) 62. .Warren Hull-Marsha Hunt (F)
6/1/39 . 8/3/38 .. 5/1/39 . 1/18/39 . 1/25/39 .
5/18/39 1 1/19/38 11/23/38 1 1/16/38 12/14/38 2/15/39 . 10/5/38 . 3/8/39 .. 3/8/39 . . 2/8/39 .. 6/29/39 3/1/39 . 6/16/39
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