Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1940)

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March 30, 1940 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW Page 41 a— BEFORE DATE OF ISSUE INDICATES ADVANCE DOPE. —BOX OFFICE SLANT. Initial Before Release Indicates Audience Suitability: (F) Family. (A) Adults. MGM ASTOR PICTURES Title Mins Bat Whispers (My-D) 86 Crooked Circle (C) 70 Everything Is Rhythm (Mu) Heart of New York (Mu) 80 Hell's Angels (D) 100 Monster Walks (My-D) 60 Our Daily Bread (D) 75 Out of Singapore (D) 76 Rain (D) 85 Scarface (D) 88 Sky Devils (C-D) 88 Street Scene (D) 79 Three Broadway Girls (C) 83 Tombstone Canyon (W) 67 Tonight Or Never (D) 92 Tumbleweeds (W) 86 U-67 (D) 60 Vengeance of the Deep (D) 70 COLUMBIA Behind Prison Gates (D) 63. Blind Alley (D) 71. Blondie Takes a Vacation (C)...68. Clouds Over Europe (C-D) 79. Coast Guard (D) 70 First Offenders (D) 61. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (C-D) 60. Golden Boy (D) 101 . Good Girls Go to Paris (C) ...78. Konga, The Wild Stallion (D) . 63. Lady and the Mob (C) 65. Law Comes to Texas (W) 58. Man From Sundown (W) 58 Man They Couldn't Hang (D) . 65. Missing Daughters (D) 59 Only Angels Havo Wings (D) .122. Outside Thesa Walls (D) 61. Parents on Trial (D) 78 Riders of Black River (W) 59 Spoilerl of the Range (W) 58. Trapped in tht Sky (D) 60. Western Caravans (W) 58 Woman Is tha Judgo (D) 62. Stars C. Morris-U. Merkel Zasu Pitts-Jimmy Gleason (F) Harry Roy & Band Jolson-Evans-Morgan Lyon-Harlow-Hall Mischa Auer Tom Keene-John (]ualen (A) Noah BeeryDorothy Burgess .. . J. Crawford-W. Huston P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak . . . Spencer Tracy Sylvia Sidney BlondellEvans-Claire Bob Burns Swanson-Douglas-Karloff William S. Hart Alan Hale-Claude Allister Lloyd Hughes (F) 1938-39 Brian Donlevy-Jacqueline Wells . (A) Ralph Bellamy-Rose Stradner . . (F) Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake .. (F) Olivier-Hobson-Riohardson (F) . Scott-Bellamy-Dee (F) .Walter Abel-Beverly Roberts (F) Edith Fellows-Dorothy Peterson (F) Barbara StanwyckWra. H olden <F) .Joan Blondell-Melvyn Douglas. ,. (A) Fred Stone-Rochelle Hudson .... (F) Fay Bainter-lda Lupino (F) Bill ElliottVeda Ann Borg . Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith (F) Boris Karloff-Lorna Gray (A) Richard Arlen-Rochelle Hudson (A) Jean Arthur-Cary Grant (F) Dolores Costello-Michael Whalen (F) .Jean Parker-Johnny Downs (F) Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith . (F) Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith .. (F) .Jack Holt-Katherine DeMille . (F) Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith .. (F) Otto Kruger-Rochelle Hudson ...(A) Rel. Date See Issue of Reissued Reissued 7/22/39 ...Not Rev. Reissued 1/10/40 ...Reissued Reissued Reissued 6/24/39 ...Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued 5/1/39 Reissued 8/1/39 Reissued 2/15/40 b3/2/40 7/28/39 5/11/39 7/20/39 6/20/39 8/4/39 . 4/12/39 8/22/39 9/5/39 . 6/30/39 8/30/39 4/3/39 . 4/16/39 7/15/39 8/17/39 5/22/39 5/25/39 5/4/39 . 6/29/39 8/23/39 4/27/39 6/1/39 . 6/15/39 7/10/39 .b8/26/39 -b4/29/39 .b7/22/39 .b6/24/39 . .b9/2/39 . .h8/5/39 .b8/26/39 .b8/l9/39 .b6/24/39 .b9/l6/39 .b3/ll/39 .a2/25/39 .b8/l9/39 .b8/l9/39 .b9/l6/39 .b5/l3/39 . .b8/5/39 .b9/23/39 .b9/30/39 . .b8/5/39 .b2/l8/39 .b7/22/39 .b9/30/39 1939-40 Amazing Mr. Williams (C-D) .86 Joan Blondell-Melvyn Douglas. .. (F) Beware Spooks (C) 68 Joe E. Brown-Mary Carlisle .. (F) Blazing Six Shooters (W) 61. Charles Starrett-lris Meredith. .. (F) Blondie Brings Up Baby (C) . 68. . Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake . (F) Blondie On a Budget (C) 73 ..Penny Singleton-Arthur Lake ...(F) Bullets for Rustlers (W) 58 Charles Starrett-Lorna Gray . . Cafe Hostess (D) 63 Preston Foster-Ann Dvorak (A) Convicted Woman (D) 66. . Hudson -LaneLang (A) Dead Man's Isle Peter Lorre-Rochelle Hudson . . . Doctor Takes a Wife (D) Loretta Young-Ray Milland Five Little Poppers at Home (D) ...Edith Fellows-Clarence Kolb. .. Fugitive at Large (D) 66.. Jack Holt-Patricia Ellis (F) Fugitive From a Prison Camp Jack Holt-Marian Marsh Hidden Power (D) 59. Jack Holt-Gertrude Michael (F) His Girl Friday (C) 92. . Grant-Russell-Bellamy (A) I Married Adventure Travelogue Feature Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (My) Warren William-Jean Muir Lono Wolf Strikes (My-D) 66 Warren William-Joan Perry (A) Man With Nine Lives (D) ......Boris Karloff-Jo Ann Sayers ... Men Without Souls (D) John Litel-Rochelle Hudson (Former title, "Escape from the Big House") Miracle on Main Street (D) 78 Margo-W. Abel-L. Talbot (A) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , (C-D) 130.. Jean Arthur-James Stewart (F) 11/23/39 .bl 1/25/39 10/24/39 .blO/28/39 4/4/40 ...b3/l6/40 11/9/39 ..bll/ll/39 2/29/40 ... b3/2/40 3/5/40 ...all/25/39 11/30/39 ..bl/13/40 1/31/40 ... b3/2/40 In Prod. 4/25/40 ...a2/24/40 2/8/40 al/13/40 12/7/39 ... b8/5/39 In Prod. 9/7/39 b5/27/39 1/18/40 bl/6/40 4/18/40 ...In Prod. In Prod. 1/26/40 ...b 1/27/40 4/11/40 ...33/30/40 3/4/40 ....a2/l7/40 10/29/39 ...b2/3/40 Music in My Heart (Mu-C) My Son Is Guilty (D) Outpost of the Mounties (W) Outside 3-Mlle Limit (D) 72. Tony Martin-Rita Hayworth (F) 63 Jacqueline Wells-Bruce Cabot (F) 63. Chas. Starrett-iris Meredith ... (F) 63 Jack Holt-Irene Ware (F) Passport to Aleatraz (D) Jack Holt-Cecilia Callejo Pioneers of the Frontier (W),..-58 Scandal Sliest (D) 65 Stranger From Texas (W) . Bill Elliott-Linda Winters (F) Otto Kruger-Ona Munson (A) 54 Chas. Starrett-Lorna Gray (F) Bill Elliott-Iris Meredith Rex Harrison-Karen Verne (F) ..59. .Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith (F) 82.. Walter Connolly-Iris Meredith ... (A) Arthur-MacMurray-Douglas (A) . . (F) Taming of the West (W) 55 Ten Days in Paris (D) 82 Texas Stagecoach (W) Those High Grey Walls (D) Too Many Husbands (C) 82 Two-Fisted Rangers (W) 62. Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith U-Boat 29 (D) 79 Conrad Veidt-Valerie Hobson MGM (Reviewed as "Spv in Black") 1938-39 10/19/39 1/10/40 12/28/39 9/14/39 3/7/40 . 2/1 /40".' 10/16/39 11/2/39 12/7/39 4/30/40 6/6/40 . 9/21/39 . 3/21/40 1/4/40 . 10/7/39 ..blO/7/39 .b 12/30/39 . b 1/20/40 .bl 1/25/39 ..h2/l7/40 . a 1/27/40 . .b2/24/40 .blO/28/39 bl2/23/39 . . .39/9/39 .blO/21/39 ..b3/30 40 . .b9/30/39 . . .b3/9/40 . .bl/13/40 . .b7/l5/39 Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (C) 85. Bridal Suite (C-D) 67. Broadway Serenade (Mu-D) 112. Calling Dr. Kildare (D) 85 Goodbye, Mr. Chips (D) 114. Hardys Ride High (C-D) . 80 It's a Wonderful World (My-C) 86. Kid From Texas (C-D) 70 Lady of the Tropics (D) 92 Lucky Night (C-D) 82. Malsie (C-D) 72. Miracles For Sale (D) 70 On Borrowed Time (D) 99 6.800 Enemies (D) 60 Stronger Than Desire (D) 77. Tarzan Finds a Son! (D) 81 Tell NO Tales (D) 67 These Glamor Girls (C-D) 80. They All C«Be Out (D) 70 Wizard of Oz (Tech.) (Mu-C) 101 Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone (F) Rob't Young-Billie Burke (F) 1. MacDonald-L. Ayres (F) L. Ayres-L. Barrymore (F) Robert Donat-Greer Garson (F) Rooney-StoneRutherford (F) James StewartClaudette Colbert (F) Dennis 0' KeefeFlorence Rice . .(F) Hedy Lamarr-Rob't Tsylor (A) Myrna Loy-Robert Taylor (A) Robert Young-Ann Sothern (F) Florence Rice-Robert Young (F) Lionel Barrymore-Beulah BondI..(A) Walter Pidgeon-Rit3 Johnson . . (A) Virginia Bruce-Walter Pidgeon,,(F) Weissmuller-O'Sullivan (F) Melvyn Douglas-H. B. Warner. (F) Lew Ayres-llana Turner (F) Rita Johnson-Tom Neal (F) Judy Garland-Frank Morgan (F) 7/21/39 ...b7/l5/39 5/26/39 ...b5/27/39 4/7/39 b4/8/39 4/28/39 ...b4/29/39 7/28/39 ...b5/20/39 4/21/39 ...b4/22/39 5/19/39 b5/6/39 4/14/39 b4/8/39 8/11/39 ...b8/l2/39 5/5/39 b4/29/39 6/23/39 ..-b6/IO/39 8/4/39 b8'5/39 7/7/39 b7/l/39 6/9/39 b6/3/39 6/30/39 ....b7/l/39 6/16/39 ,...b6/3/39 5/12/39 ...b5/20'39 8/18/39 ...b8/l9/39 7/14/39 .. b7/8/39 8/25/39 ...b8/l2/39 Title Mins. And One Was Beautiful (D) Andy HarUyi Meets Debutante (C) . . Another Thin Man (My-C) 102 Babes in Arms (Mu-C) 97 Balalaika (Mu-D) 102. Bad Little Angel (D) 72 Blackmail (D). 81 Boom Town (D) Broadway Melody of 1940 (D)...I00. Congo Maisie (C-D) 70. Dancing Co-Ed (C) 84. Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (D) Earl of Chicago (C-D) 87. Edison the Man (D) Fast and Furious (D) 73 Florian (D) 93. Forty Little Mothers (C) Ghost Comes Home (C) 78. Gone With the Wind (D) 228 Henry Goes Arizona (C) 67. I Take This Woman (D) 97 Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (D) 71 Judge Hardy and Son (C) 90 Lambeth Walk (C) 66 Man From Dakota (D) 75. Marx Bros, at the Circus (C) . . 87 Mortal Storm (D) New Moon (D) Nick Carter, Master Detective (D) 60 Ninotchka (C) 110 Northwest Passage (D) 126 Pride and Prejudice (D) Remember? (C) 83 Secret of Dr. Kildare (D) 85 Shop Around the Corner (C) . . 100 Stars Look Down (D) 140. Strange Cargo (D) 113. Susan and God (D) Thunder Afloat (D) 91 To Own the World 20 Mule Team Two Girls on Broadway (Mu-D) Waterloo Bridge (D) Women. The (D) (Part Tech.) 131 Young Tom Edison (D) 84 1939-40 Stars Jean Muir-Robert Cummings Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone... William Powell-Myrna Ley (F) Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland ... (F) Nelson Eddy-llona Massey (F) Virginia Weidler-Gene Reynolds (F) E. G. Robinson-Guinn Williams (A) . Gable-Tracy-Lamarr-Colbert Powell-Astaire-Murphy (F) Sothern-Carroll-Johnson (F) Lana Turner-Richard Carlson .... (F) .Lionel Barrymore-Lew Ayres Montgomery-Owen-Arnold (A) Spencer Tracy-Rita Johnson Franchot Tone-Ann Sothern (F) Robert Young-Helen Gilbert (F) Eddie Cantor-Rita Johnson Frank Morgan-Billie Burke (F) GableLeigh Howard (Tech.) . . (F) Frank MorganVirginia Weidler..(F) Spencer Tracy-Hedy Lamarr (A) Rel. Date 4/5/40 I 1/17/39 10/13/39 12/29/39 10/27/39 9/8/39 . 2/9/40 ' '. 1/19/40 9/29/39 3/29/40 i/40 1/5/40 10/6/39 3/29/40 4/26/40 3/8/40 . 12/8/39' 2/1/40 . See Issue of . .a3/30/40 , 33/23/40 bl 1/18/39 . .b9/23/39 .bl2/l6/39 .b 10/28/39 .. b9/9/39 . In Prod. . b2/IO/40 ..b 1/20/40 . .b9/30/39 . .32/17/40 . . .bl/6/40 . 32/17/40 .blO/14/39 . .b3/30 '40 . .al/13/40 b3/2/4a b 1 2/ 1 6/39 ..bl2/9/39 . . -b2/3/40 Ann SothernWalter Brennan . . . . (F) 12/1/39 Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone (F) 12/22/39 Lupino Lane-Sally Gray (F) 1/26/40 Wallace Beery-Dolores Del Rio. . (A) 2/16/40 Marx Bros. -Florence Rice (F) 10/20/39 Margaret Sullavan-Jas. Stewart . Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy 4/5/40 MONOGRAM Walter PidgeonRita Johnson . . . (F) Greta Garbo-Melvyn Douglas. . . . (A) Tracy-Young-Brennan (Tech.) . . . (A) Greer Garson-L. Olivier Robert Taylor-Greer Garson .... (A) Lew AyresLaraine Day (F) Margaret Sullavan-J. Stewart ...(A) . Lockwood Redgrave (A) GableCrawford Hunter (A) .Joan CrawfordFredric March Wallace BeeryRobert Young Lana Turner-Lew Ayres Wallace Beery-Leo Carillo Turner -MurphyBlonde 1 1 .Vivien Leigh-Robert Taylor Shearer-Crawford Russell ... (A) Mickey Rooney-Virginia Weidler. (F) 1938-39 (F) 12/15/39 11/3/39 2/23/40 I i/IO/39 11/24/39 1/12/40 , 3/i/46". 9/22/39 ' 4/19/40 9/1/39 . 3/15/40 . bl2/9/39 .bl2/l6/39 ..b 1/27/40 . b2/24/40 .bl0/l4/39 . a3 '30/40 ..al2/2/39 bl2/l6/39 ..blO/7/39 ..b2/ia/40 . . 33/2/40 bll/ll/39 .bl 1/25/39 ...bl/6/40 . b3/l6/40 . b3/2/40 . 33/23/40 . .b9/23/39 . In Prod. . In Prod. . 32/17/40 33/16/40 ...b9/2/39 . ,b2/l7/40 Across the Plains (W) 52 Jack R3nd3ll-Joyce Bryant (F) Boys Reformatory (D) 61 . Frankie Darro (F) Danger Flight (D) 61 John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds. . . (F) Down the Wyoming Trail (W) . . .62. .Tex Ritter (F) Fight For Peace (Doc) 69 Newsreels (A) Girl From Rio (D) 63 Movita-Warren Hull (F) Irish Luck (D) 58 Frankie Darro-Sheila Darcy (F) Man From Texas (W) Tex Ritter Mr. Wong In Chinatown (My-D) 68 Boris Karloff-Marjorie Reynolds (F) Mutiny in the Big House (□). .. 83 Barton MacLane-Chas. Bickfnrd (F) Oklahoma Terror (W) Jack Rand3ll-Virgini3 Carroll... Overland Mail (W) 51.. Jack Randall (F) Riders of the Frontier (W) 59 Tex Ritter-Hal Price (F) Should 3 Girl M3rry? (D) 60 Anne Nagel-Warren Hull (A) John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds Sky Patrol (D) 61 Streets of New York (D) 73 Jackie Cooper Stunt Pilot (D) 61 " " Undercover Agent (C-D) 56 Wanted by Scotland Yard (D) 65 (Reviewed as "Dangerous Fingers") Wolf Call (D) 61 John Carroll -Movita (F) (F) John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds (F) Russell Gleason-Shirley Deane (F) James StephensonBetty Lynne (A) 6/1/39 .. 5/1/39 .. M/l/39 . 5/18/39 . 10/1/39 . 8/7/39 .. 8/15/39 . 7/21/39 . 8/1/39 10/25/39 8/25/39 . 10/31/39 8/16/39 . 6/16/39 . 9/9/39 .. 4/12/39 . 6/29/39 . 4/5/39 .. 4/19/39 . ,.b5/27/39 ,.b5/l3/39 ,b 10/28/39 ,.b6/l7/39 , .b9/30/39 . .b8/l9/39 . .b8/26/39 . . .37/1/39 .b7/22/39 bl0/l4/39 . . .38/5/3S .bll/18/39 . ..b9/9/39 .b7/22/39 b9/23/S9 , ..h4/8/39 . .b7/«/39 .b4/29/S9 .b3/l8/39 .(F) 5/8/39 ....b5/27/39 1939-40 (F) Ch3sing Trouble (D) 64 F. D3rro-M3rjorie Reynolds Cheyenne Kid (W) 49 J3ck R3nd3ll-Leuise Stanley Covered Wagon Trails (W) Jack Randall Cowboy from Sundown (W) Tex Ritter Danger Ahead (W) 60 James Newill-Dorothes Kent . . E3st Side Kids (D) 62. . AmesMoore-Bryant-Barnett ....(F) Fatal Hour (My-D) 60 .Boris K3rloff-M3riorie Reynolds (F) Fighting M3d (W) 60 Jsmes Newill-Sally Bl3ne Gang's All Here (C-D) 77 J. Buchanan-Horton-Kruger (F) Gentleman from Arizona (W)... 71 Farrell MacDonald-Barclsy ...,(F) Heroes in Blue (D) 59 Dick Purcell-Bernsdene Hayes (F) Hidden Enemy (D) 63 Warren Hull-Kay Linaker (Former title, "Front Page LaJy") Human Monster (D) 73 Bela Lugosi (F) Midnight Limited (D) 61. John King-Marjorie Reynolds ... (F) Missing People (D) Will Fyffe Murder on the Yukon (W) James Newill-Polly Ann Young Pals of the Silver Sage (W) Tex Ritter-Sugar Dawn (Former title, "Colorado Trail") Phantom Strikes (My) 58 Lawson-Henry (F) Pioneer Days (W) 51 Jack Randall-June Willkins (F) Rhythm of the Rio Grande (W) .53 Tex Ritter-Susan Dale Roll, Wagons, Roll (W) 54 Tex Ritter Secret Four (D) 85 Sinclair-Lee-Lawton Son of the Naw (D) lames Dunn-Jean Parker Terror of the Sky (D) James Newill (Former title, "Phantom Pilot") Tomboy Marcia Mae Jones-Jackie Moran. Torpedo Raider (D) Rarry Mackay Westbound Stage (W) 52. Tex Ritter Yukon Flight (W) 57 James Newill-Louise Stanley . . 1/30/40 . 2/24/40 . 4/10/40 5 '2/40 .. 1/10/40 . 2/10/40 . 1/15/40 , 11/5/39 . 11/17/39 12/25/39 11/7/39 . 1/20/40 . 3/9/40 . 3/20/40 . 4/30/40 2/17/40 . 4/20/40 Il/I5'39 1/25/40 3/2/40 .. 11/25/39 1/15/40 . 3/30/40 . 4/15/40 4 '5 40 . . 2 '28 '40 , l2'l5/39 12/5/39 . PARAMOUNT Back Door to Heaven (D) 85 Bulldog Drummond's Bride (C-D) 56 Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (My) 55 Grade Allen Murder Case (My-C) 75 Grand Jury Secrets (D) 66 Heritage of the Desert (W) 73 Hotel Imperial (D) 70 I'm From Missouri (C) 77 Invitation to Happiness (D) 95 Island of Lost Men (D) 63 Lady's From Kentucky (D) 75 Magnificent Fraud (D) 75 Man About Town (C) 86 1938-39 Ford-Erwin-Ellis (A) 4/21/39 John HowardHeather Angel (F) 6/30/39 Howard-Angel (A) 4/14/39 Gracie Allen-Warren William (F) 6/2 '39 . John Howard-Gail Patrick , (F) 6/23 39 Donald Woods-Evelyn Vepable (F) 6 23 39 Ray Milland-lsa Miranda (F) 5'I2'39 Bob Burns-Gladys George (F) 4/7 39 . Fred Mae MurrayIrene Dunne (F) 6/16 39 Anna May Wong-A, Quinn (F) 7/28'39 Geo. Raft-Ellen Drew (F) 4'28'39 Lloyd Nolan-Akim TamirofT (A) 7'2I'39 Jack Benny-Dorethy Lamour . . (F) 7 '7 '39 . . . b2/3/40 . . .32/3/40 In Prod, . .33/23/40 .312/23/39 . .b2/24/40 . .bl/20/40 . .alO/7/39 . .b8/l2/39 bl2/l6/39 bl 1/25/89 .3 12/23/39 . . .b3/9/40 . b3/23/40 ..In Prod. .. .32/3/40 . .33/16/40 .bll/18/39 . .b2/IO/40 . af/27/40 .bl2/23/39 .bl2/30/39 . . .33/9/40 . .33/16/40 . 33'I6'40 . Not. Rev. b3'2'40 .31 I '18/39 .b4/l5/39 ..b7/8/39 ..b4/8/3» .b5'20/8S .b6 IB/M b3 18 '39 .b5 '13 S9 .b3'25'S9 b5 1 3 '39 .b8'l2/S» .b4'l5/S9 .b7'22/M .b6/l9/3S