Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1939)

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Page 38 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW October 14, 1939 a— BEFORE DATE OF ISSUE INDICATES ADVANCE DOPE, b— BOX OFFICE SLANT. Initial Before Release Dale Indicates Audience Suilability: (f) family (A) Adults. MCM 1938-39 ASTOR PICTURES Title Mins. Bat Whispers (My-D) 86 Everytliiiiq is Rliythni (Mu) Heart of New York (Mu) 80 Hell's Anqels (D) 110 Monster Walks (My-D) 60 Out of Simjapoie (D) 76 Rain (D) 85 Scarf ace (D) 88 Sky Devils (C-D) 88 Street Scene (D) 79 Three Broadway Girls (C) 83 Tombstone Canyon (W) .67 Toniciht Or Nevei (D) 92 Tumhieweeils (W) 86 U-67 (D) 60 COLUMBIA Adventure in Sahara (D) 58 Behind Prison Gates (D) 63 Blind Alley (D) 71 Blondie (C) 68 Blondie Meets the Boss (C) ..71 Blondie Takes a Vacation (C) California Frontier (W) Clouds Over Europe (C-D) 79 Coast Guard (D) 70 First Offenders (D) 61 Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (C-D) 60 Frontiers of '49 (W) 54 Stars C. Morris-U. Merkel Harry Roy & Band JolsonEvans-Morgan Jean Harlow-B. Lyon Mischa Auer Noah BeeryDorothy Burgess J. Crawford-W Huston P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvoiak Spencer Tracy Sylvia Sidney BlondellEvans-Claire Bob Burns Swanson-Douglas-Karloff .... William S. Hart Alan Hale-Claude Allister .. 1938-39 P. Kelly-L. Gray (A) Brian DonlevyJacqueline Wells. (A) Ralph Bellamy-Rose Stradner ..(F) P. Singleton-Arthur Lake (F) P. Singleton-Arthur Lake (F) 68 . Penny SingletonArthur Lake ..(F) 54.. Buck Jones-Carmen Bailey Olivier-Hobson-Richardson (F) Rel. See Date Issue of Reissued 7/22/39. . .Not Rev. Reissued Reissued Reissued 6/24/39 ..Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued Reissued 5/1/39 ...Reissued 8/1/39 ...Reissued .Scott-Bellamy-Dee .Walter Abel-Beverly Roberts .(F) . (F) .Edith Fellows-Dorothy Petei-son . (F) .Bill Elliott-Luana de Alcaniz Golden Boy (D) 101 Good Girls Go to Paris (C) 78 Homicide Bureau (D) 63 In Early Aiizona (W) 53. Konga, The Wild Stallion (D) .63 (Former title, "California Calvacade") Lady and the Mob (C) 65. Law Comes to Texas (W) Let Us Live (D) 68 Lone Star Pioneers (W) 56. Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (D) 65, Man From Sundown (W) 58. Man They Couldn't Hang 65 Missing Daugliters (D) 59 .Barbara Stanwyck-Wm. Holden.(F) .Joan Blondell-Melvyn Douglas.. (A) . B. CabotR Hayworth (F) . Elliott-Gulliver .Fred Stone-Rochclle Hudson ...(F) .Fay Baintei'-lda Lupino (F) .58 . Bill Elliott-Veda Ann Borg My Son Is a Criminal (D) North of Shanghai (D) Noiih of the Yukon (W) . .Maureen O'Sullivan-Henry Fonda(A) .Bill Elliott-Dorothy Gulliver ... .Warren William-Ida Lupino .. (F) .Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith ...(F) .Boris Karloff-Lorna Gray (A) . Richai'd Arlen-Rochelle Hudson. (A) .59. .Alan Baxter-Jacqueline Wells ..(Fj .Betty Furness-James Craig (F) .Chas. Starrett-Linda Winters... (Former title, "Mounted Police") .Jean Arthur-Cary Grant (F) .Dolores Costello-Michael Whalen(F) .Jean ParkerJohn ny Downs ..,.(F) .Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith ...(F) .Chas. Starrett-Ann Doran Only Angels Have Wings (D)..I22 Outside These Walls (D) 61, Parents on Trial (D) 78, Riders of Black River (W) . . 59 Rio Grande (W) 59. (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 ...(F) Str ange Case of Dr. Meade (D) 65 . . Jack Holt-Beverly Roberts (F) (Reviewed as "Outside the Law") Terror of Tiiry Town (Mu-W) . . .60. . All Midget Cast (F) Texas Stamnile (W) 57.. Charles Stajrett-I. Meredith ...(F) Thei'e's That Woman Again (My-C) 70. . Douglas-Bruce (F) Thundering West (W) Tiapped in the Sky (D) . Western Caravans (W) . . , Whispering Enemies (D) Woman Is the Judge (0) .57..C. Starrett-I. Meredith .60.. Jack Holt-Katherine DeMille ..(F) .58. Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith ...(F) .62.. J. Holt-D. Costello (F) .62 . Otto Kruger-Rochelle Hudson ..(A) 11/15/38 7/28/39 . 5/11/39 , 1 1/30/38 2/28/39 7/20/39 12/15/38 6/20/39 8/4/39 . 4/12/39 8/22/39 1/19/39 9/5/39 . 6/30/39 1/5/39 . 1 1/2/38 8/30/39 4/3/39 . 4/16/39 2/22/39 3/16/39 1/27/39 7/15/39 8/17/39 5/22/39 3/30/39 2/10/39 3/30/39 5/25/39 5/4/39 . 6/29/39 8/23/39 12/8/38 2/28/39 12/29/38 4/27/39 12/15/38 12/1/38 2/9/39 . 12/24/38 1/12/39 6/1/39 . 6/15/39 3/24/39 7/10/39 bl2/24/38 .b8/26/39 .b4/29/39 .bll/5/38 . .b3/4/39 .b7/22/39 al2/IO/38 .b6/24/39 , . .b9/2/39 , . .b8/5/39 . .b8/26/39 .all/19/38 . .b8/l9/39 . .b6/24/39 . . .b2/4/39 . . .a9/3/38 . .b9/l6/39 . b3/l 1/39 . .a2/25/39 . .b2/25/39 ..al/14/39 . .bl/28/39 . .b8/l9/39 . .b8/l9/39 . .b9/l6/39 . .b3/l8/39 . . .b4/l/39 . . .32/4/39 . .b5/l3/39 . .b8/5/39 . .b9/23/39 . .b9/30/39 . .alO/l/38 . .b4/29/39 bl2/24/38 . . .b8/5/39 blO/29/38 . .b7/l6/38 . .b9/30/39 b 12/ 1 7/38 al 1/19/38 .b2/l8/39 b7/22/39 . .bl/7/39 .b9/30/39 1939-40 Beware Speeks (C) Joe E. Brown-Mary Carlisle . Blondie Brings Up Baby Penny SingletonAiihur Lake . Fugitive at Large (D) 63.. Jack Holt-Patricia Ellis Hidden Power (D) 59.. Jack Holt-Gertrude Michael . His Girl Friday Grant-Russell-Bellanry Incredible Mr. Williams Joan Blondell-Melvyn Douglas. Miracle of Main Street Margo W. Abel-L. Talbot ... Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (D) 130.. Jean Arthur-James Stewart .. Mutiny On the Seas Jack Holt-liene Ware Outpost of the Meunfies (W) . . .63. . Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith . (Former title. "Mounted Police No. 2") Renegade Law (W) Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith . Scandal Sheet (D) Otto Kruger-Ona Munson ... Stranger Fiem Texas (W) Charles Starrett-Lorna Gray . (Former title. "Man Trailer") Street of Missing Women Preston Foster-Ann Dvorak .. Taming of the West (W) Bill Elliott-Iris Meredith .... Those High Gray Walls (D) . 82.. Walter Connolly-Iris Meredith U-Boat 29 (D) Conrad VeidtValerie Hobson (Reviewed as "Spy in Black") 10/24/39 .a9/30/39 In Prod. .(F) b8/5/39 . (F) 9/7/39 . . .b5/27/39 In Prod. In Prod. In Prod. , (F) 10/19/39 .blO/7/39 In Prod. 9/14/39 ..a6/24/39 In Prod. 10/16/39 ..a9/9/39 a9/9/39 In Prod. a9/9/39 (A) 9/21/39 . .b9/30/39 . IF) 10/7/39 . .b7/l5/39 GRAND NATIONAL 1938-39 Cipher Bureau (D) 70 . . AmesWoodbury (F) Exile Express (D) 71.. Anna Sten-Alan Marshal (A) Lady Takes a Chance (D) Heather Angei-John Krno (Former title, "Everything Happens to Ann") Long Shot (D) 69. .Marsha Hunt (F) Panama Patrsl (D) 69 . .Charlotte Wynters-Leon Ames...(F) Ride 'Em Cowgirl (W) 52. . Dorothy Page-Vince Barnett (F) Singing Cowgirl 57.. Dorothy PageDavid O'Brien (Former Title "Lady Buckaroo") Six-Gun Rhythm (W) 57.. Tex FletcherJoan Barclay (F) Sunset Murder Case (D) 57.. Sally Rand (Former title, "Murder on „unset Boulevard'" Trigger Pals (W) 55. Art Jarrett-Lee Powell .. (F) Water Ryittart (W) 56 . Dorothy Paae-Davirt O'Brien . .. (Former title, "The Last BaiTrer") 11/4/38 5/27/39 1/6/39 .. 5/20/39 1/20/39 . 5/31/39 5/13/b!' 11/11/38 1/13/39 . 1/6/39 .. . .bl0/29/.3a , .b2/l 1/39 ,.. a3/4/39 . .bl2/3l/38 . .b2/25/39 . . .bl/21/39 .al 1/19/38 . .b2/l8/39 .a8/20/38 . .bl/14/39 .al 1/19/38 .85. . 67. . .70. .112. . .85. .69. Title Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (D) Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (C) Bridal Suite (C-D) Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (D) Broadway Serenade (Mu-D) Calling Dr. Kildare (D) ... Christmas Carol (D) 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 H^h (C-D) 80. Honolulu (Mu-o) 84 Ice Follies of 1939 (D) 82 Idiot's Delight (D) 109 It's a Wonderful World (My-C) 86. Kid From Texas (C-D) 70. Lady of the Tropics (D) 92. Let Fieedom Ring (Mu-D) 87. Lucky Night (C-D) 82. Maisie (C-D) 72. Miracles For Sale (D) 70. On Borrowed Time (D) 99. 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. Stand Up and Fight (D) 95. Stronger Than Desire (D) 77. Sweethearts (Mu) 110 Tarzan Finds a Son! (D) 81 Tell No Tales (D) 67. These Glamor Girls (C-D) 80, They All Come Out (D) 70. Within the Law (D) 65. Wizard of OZ (Tech.) (Mu-C) 101 Mins. Stars Rel Date See Issue ot 90. .Mickey Rooney-Lynn Carver (F) 2/10/39 ...b2/ll/39 .97, Another Thin Man (D) Babes in Arms (Mu-C) Balalaika (Mu-C) . . Bad Little Angel (D) Blackmail (D) 81. Broadway Melody of 1940 (D) Call on the President, A (D) Dancing Co-Ed (C) 84. Earl of Chicago Fast and Furious (D) 73. Gone With the Wind Henry Goes Arizona (D) Judge Hardy and Son (C) Marx Bros, at the Circus (C)...87. Nick Carter Ninotchka (C) 110. Northwest Passage (D) Remember (C) Secret of Dr. Kildare (D) Thunder Afloat (D) 91. Women. The (D) 131 Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone (F) 7/21/39 Rob't Young-Billie Burke (F) 5/26/39 Dennis 0' Keefe-Cccilia Parker ..(F) 1/13/39 J. MacDonald-L. Ayres (F) 4/7/39 . Lew Ayies-L. Barrymore (F) 4/28/39 R. Owen-T. Kilburn (F) 12/16/38 Rainer-A. Marshall (A) 12/9/38 R. Montgomery-Rosalind Russell. (F) 2/17/39 . Joe E. Brown (F) 12/2/38 . Florence Rice-Alan Marshall (F) 1/27/39 . F. Tone-F. Gaal (F) 12/23/38 Robert Denat-Greer Garson (F) Rainer-Gravet (F) 11/4/38 . Rooney-Stonc-Rutherford (F) 4/21/39 . Eleanor Powell-Rob't. Young .. (F) 2/3/39 .. Crawford -Stewart (Part Tech.). .(F) 3/10/39 .. Gable-Shearer (A) 1/27/39 . .James Stewart-Claudette Colbert. (F) 5/19/39 . Dennis 0' KeefeFlorence Rice (F) 4/14/39 .Hedy Laraarr-Rob't Taylor (A) 8/11/39 .Nelson Eddy-Virginia Br'ice ... (F) 2/24/39 Myrna Loy-Robert Taylor (A) 5/5/39 Rob't Young-Ann Sothern (F) 6/23/39 .Florence Rice-Rober-t Young . . (F) 8/4/39 . Lionel Barrymore-Beulah Bondi (A) 7/7/39 . Rooney-Stone-Parker (F) 11/25/38 Leslie Howard-Wendy Miller (A) 3/10/39 . .Wallace Berry-Laraine Johnson .(F) 3/24/39 . Crawford-Sullavan-Young (F) 11/18/38 .Walter Pidgeon-Rita Johnson ...(A) 6/9/39 .Virginia Bruce-Walter Pidgeon. . .(F) 3/31/39 .O'Sullivan-Ayres-Meredith (F) 11/11/38 Taylor-Becry-Rice (F) 1/6/39 .. .Virginia Bruce-Walter Pidgeon .(F) 6/30/39 MacDonald-Eddy-Morgan (Tech.).(F) 12/30/38 , Wcissmrrller-O'Sullivan (F) 6/16/39 . . Melvyn Douglas-H. B. Warner... (F) 5/12/39 .Lew Ayres-Lana Turner (F) 8/18/39 .Rita Johnson-Tom Neal (F) 7/14/39 .Ruth Hussey-Paul Kelly (F) 3/17/39 . .Judy Garland-Frank Morgan (F) 8/25/39. 1939-40 .William Powcll-Myrna Loy .... , Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland .Nelson Eddy-llona Massey Virginia Weidler-Gene Reynolds . E. G. Robinson-Guinn Williams .Powell-Astaire-Murphy .Ann Sothern-Walter Brennan... . Lana Turner-Richard Carlson .. .Montgomery-Owen-Arnold . Franchot Tone-Ann Sothern ... .Gable-Leigh-Howard (Tech.) .. .Frank Mor'gan-Virginia Weidler. .Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone ... .Marx Bros. -Florence Rice .Walter Pidgeon-Rita Johnson .Greta Gai'bo-Melvyn Douglas ... .Tracy-Young-Brennan (Tech.).. . Rober-t Taylor-Greer Garson ... .Lew AyresLaraine Day .Wallace Beery-Robert Young ... . Sirear er-Cr awtordRirssell (F) i()/27/39' (A) 9/8/39 . (F) 9/29/39 (F) l'()/6/39" 9/i5/39' (F) 10/20/39 (A) i()/l3/39 (F) 9/22/39 (A) 9/1/39 .57/15/39 .b5/27/3» .bl/l4/3a . .b4/8/39 .b4/29/39 bl2/l7/38 bl2/lli':-i« .b2/l8/39 .bl2/3/38 .bl/28/39 ,bl2/3l/3i b5/20/39 , .bll/5/38 , .b4/22/39 , . .b2/4/39 .b3/ll/39 ..bl/28/39 ...b5/6/39 . .b4/8/39 .b8/l2/39 , .b2/l8/39 .b4/29/39 . .b6/IO/39 , ..b8/5/39 ...b7/l/33 .bl 1/26/38 .blO/29/38 . .b3/25/3S .bl 1/19/38 . ..b6/3/39 . . b4/l/39 .bl 1/19/38 ...bl/7/39 ...b7/l/39 .bl2/24/38 .. .b6/3/39 1)5/20/39 . .b8/l9/39 . ..b7/8/39 . .b3/l8/39 .b8/l2/39 a8/l2/39 b9/23/39 a8/5/3!> alO/14/39 . . .b9/9/39 alO/14/39 alO/14/39 . .^9/30/39 . In Prod. blO/14/39 In Prod. . .a8/l2/39 alO/14/39 blO/14/39 ..In Prod. .blO/7/39 a8/l2/39 alO/7/39 alO/14/39 . .b9/23/39 . ..b9/2/39 MONOGRAM 1938-39 Across the Plains (W) 52.. Jack Randall-Joyce Bryant (F) Boys Reformatoiy (D) 6I..Frankie Darro (F) Convict's Code (O) 66.. Robert KentAnne Nagel (A) Danger Flight (D) John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds... Down the Wyoming Trail (D) . 62.. Tex Ritter (F) Fight For Peace (Doc) 69. . Newsreels (A) Gangster's Boy (D) 80. .Jac4(ie Cooper (F) Gang Bullets (D) 63. Anne Nanel (F) Girl From Rio (D) 63 .. MovitaWarren Hull (F) (iun Packer (D) 73. .Jack Randall (F) I Am a Criminal (D) 73.. John Carroll-Kay Linaker (F) Irish Luck (D) 58..Frankie Dari'o-Sheila Darcy ,,.(F) Man From Texas (W) Tex Ritter Ml'. Wong in Chinatown (My-D) 68. .Boris Karloff-Marjoris Reynolds. (F) Mutiny in the Big House (D) . .83 . . Bai ton MacLane-Chas, Bickford (F) Mystery of Mr. Wong (D) 65.. Boris Karloff (F) Mystery Plane (D) 60.. John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds ..(F) Navy Secrets (D) 60.. Fay Wray (F) Oklahoma Tenor (W) Jack Randall-Virginia CaiTOII... Overland Mail Jack Randall Riders of the Frontier (W) ...59 . Tex Ritter-Hal Price (F) Rolirn' Westward (W) 61.. Tex Ritter (F) Should a Girl Marry? (D) 60. . Anne NagelWarren Hull (A) Sky Patrol (D) 61.. John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds. . (D) Song of the Buckaroo (W) 58.. Tex Ritter (F) Star Reporter (D) 62. . Warren Hull-Marsha Hunt (F) Streets of New York (D) 73.. Jackie Cooper (F) Stunt Pilot (D) 61.. John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds . (F) Toirgh Kid (D) 6I..Frankie Darro (F) Undercover Agent (C-D) 56. .Russell Gleason-Shirley Deane.. (F) Wanted by Scotland Yard (D) . .65. .James Stephenson-Betty Lynne .tA) (Reviewed as "Dangerous Fingers") Wild Horse Canyon (W) 50 . Jack Randall (F) Wolf Call (D) 61 .John Carroll-Movita (F) 6/1/39 . 5/1/39 . 1/18/39 . 10/25/39 5/18/39 10/1/39 11/19/38 11/23/38 8/7/39 . I 1/16/38 12/14/38 8/15/39 7/21/39 8/1/39 . 10/25/39 3/8/39 .. 3/8/39 .. 2/8/39 .. 8/25/39 10/31 /39. 8/16/39 3/1/39 . 6/16/39 9/9/39 . 12/7/38 . 2/22/39 . 4/12/39 6/29/39 12/28/38 4/5/39 . 4/19/39 12/21/38 5/8/39 . 1939-40 Crashing Thru (D) Fighting Mad (W) Gang's All Here (C-D) 77. Heroes In Blue (D) Roll, Wagons. Roll (W) .James Newill-Warren Hull 1/20/39 James Ncwill-Sally Blane 11/5/39 Buchanan-Horton-Kruger (F) 11/17/39 .Dick Purcell-Bernadene Hayes.. .Tex Ritter b5/27/39 b5/l3/39 .b2/l 1/39 .39/30/39 .b6/l7/39 b9/30/39 bll/12/38 bl2/IO/38 .b8/l9/39 bl 1/12/38 ..bl2/3/38 .b8/26/39 . .37/1/39 .b7/22/39 .blO/14/39 . .63/18/39 . . b3/4/3« .b2/l I /39 ,. .a8/5/39 .In Prod. , ..b9/9/39 . .b4/l/39 .h7/22/39 .b9/23/39 , .bl /I4/39 ...b5/6/39 . ..b4/8/39 . .b7/8/39 ..-bl/7/39 . b4/29/39 . .b3/l8/39 ..bl/7/39 , .b5/27/39 ,al2/31 /.38 .alO/17/39 .b8/l2/39 alO/7/39 . In Prod. PARAMOUNT 62 Ambush (D) Arrest Bulldog Drummond (My-D) 60. Artists and Models Abroad (C)..90, Back Door to Heaven (D) 85. Beachcomber (C-D) 94. Boy Trouble (C) 70. Bulldog Drummond's Bride (C-D) 56. Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (My) 55, Gate Society (C) 83. Disbarred (D) 59. Frontiersman (W) 74. 1938-39 Gladys Swarthout How3rd. Angel-Warner (F) 11/25/38 . Benny-J. Bennett-Boland (F) 12/30/38 Ford-Erwin-Ellis (A) 4/21/39 , L3ughton-Lanchester (A) 3/10/39 , Charlie Ruggles-Mary Boland (F) 2/27/39 . John Howard-Heather Angel Howard-Angel (A) 4/14/39 , M. Carroll-F. MacMurray (A) 3/3/39 .. PatrickKruger (F) 1/6/39 .. Bill Boyd (F) 12/16/38 .(F) 1/20/39 ...bl/21/39 .bl 1/26/38 .blO/29/38 ..b4/l5/39 ..b3/l2/38 . . .b2/4/39 . . .b7/8/39 . . .b4/8/39 . .b2/l 1/39 ..bl/28/39 .bl 1/26/38 . (F) 6/30/39