Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1939)

Page 28 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW November 18, 1939 a — BEFORE DATE OF ISSUE INDICATES ADVANCE DOPE, b — BOX OFFICE SLANT. Initial Before Release Date Indicates Audience Suitability: (F) Family (A) Adults. MCM ASTOR PICTURES Titid Mint. Bat Whispers (My-D) 86 Everythinq is Rhythm (Mu) Heart of New Yorl( (Mu) 86 Hell's Anoels (D) 110 Monster Walks (My-D) 60 Out of Singapore (D) 76 ftain (D) »5 Scarface (D) 88 Sky Devils (C-D) 88 Street Scene (D) 79 Three Broadway Girls (C) 83 Tombstone Cnnyon (W) 67 loniqht Or Never (D) 92 Tumhieweeils (W) 86 U-67 (D) 68 COLUMBIA stars C. Morris-U. Merkel Harry Roy & Band Jolson-Evans-IMortian Jean Harlow-B. Lyon Mischa Auer Noah BeeryDorothy Burgess J. Crawford-W Huston P. Muni-G. Raft-A. Dvorak Spencer Tracy Svlvia Sidney BlondellEvans-Claire Bob Burns Swanson-Douolas-Karloff .... William S. Hart Alan Hale-Claude Allister .. 1938-39 Rel. Date Behind Prison Gates (D) 63.. Brian Donlevy-Jacqueline Wells. (A) Blind Alley (D) 71.. Ralph Bellamy-Rose Stradner ..(F) .P. Sinqleton-Arthur Lak* (F) .Penny SingletonArthur Lake ..(F) Olivier-Hobson-Richardson (F) Seott-Bellaniy-Dee (F) (F) .71. .68. .79 ..70. Blondie Meets the Boss (C) Blondie Takes a Vacation (C) Clouds Over Europe (C-D) Coast Gnaid (D) ,„ „^„„.uc,,„„,,-„c>! Fjrst Offenders (D) 61.. Walter Abel-Beverly Roberts' Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (C-D) 60. .Edith FellowsDorothy Peterson. (F) Frontiers o< '49 (W) 54. .Bill ElliottLiiaoa ri» aioani/ .. , . _ „ (Former title, "California Calvaoade") Bolden Boy (D) 101. .Barbara StanwyckW iii. Molden.(F) Good (>iils Go to Paris (C) 78. .Joan Blondell-Melvyn Douglas. . (A) Homicide Bureau (D) 63 B Konga. The Wild Stallion (D) .63 Lady anil the Meb (C) 6S Law Comes to Texas (W) 58 Let Us Live (D) 68 Lone Star Pioneers (W) . Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (D) Man From Sundown (W) Man They Couldn't Hang Missing Daiiqhteis (D) My Son Is a Criminal (D) North of Shanghai (D) .. North of the Yukon (W) Cabot-R Haywnrth (F) Fred Stone-Rochelle Hudson ...(F) Fay Bainter-lda Lupino (F) Bill Elliott-Veda Ann Borq ... Maureen O'Siillivan-Henrv Fonda(A) 56.. Bill Elliott-Dorothy Gulliver ... .65 .Warren William-Ida Lupino .. (F) Chas. Stariett-his Meredith ...(F) Boris KarlnffLorna Gray (A) Richard Arlen-Roehelle Hudson. (A) Alan Baxter-Jaequeline Wells ..(F) Betty FurnetsJames Craig (F) Cha« St^"-"'*-' in''' "'inters .58. .65 .59. .59. .58. .64 -„,., , , ,, .... „ (Former titit, "Mounted PoJIio") Only Angels Have Wings (D) .. 122 . .Jean Arthui-oaiy Giani (F) S":!!..? ^""^i .'*!'<'lt <D) 61 .Dolores Costello-Michael Whalen(F) Parents on Trial (D) 78.. Jean PaikerJohnny Downs Riders of Black River (W).. ..59. .Chas. Stairett-lris Meredith Romance of the Redwoods (D) 67 Spoilers of the Range (W) 58 Texas Stampede (W) . 57 Thundering West (W) . '57 Trapped in the Sky (D) . 60 Western Caravans (W) 58 Whispering Enemies (D) ... 62 woman Is the Judge (D) ... 62' . (F) . (F) .(F) . (F) . (F) Jean Parker-Chas Bickford Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith Charles Stariett-I Meredith C. Starrett-I. Meredith ... Jack Holt-Katherine DeMille ..(F) Chas. Stairett-lris Meredith ...(F) J. Holt D. Costello (F) Otto KrugerRochelle Hudson ..(A) 7/28/39 5/1 1/39 2/28/39 7/20/39 6/20/39 8/4/39 , 4/12/39 8/22/39 1/19/39 S/5/39 S/30/39 1/5/39 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 3/39/39 5/25/39 5/4/39 6/29/39 8/23/39 2/28/39 4/27/39 2/9/39 1/12/39 6/1/39 6/15/39 3/24/39 7/10/39 See Issue ol 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 . .b8/26/39 . .b4/2!)/39 . . .b3/4/39 . .b7/22/39 . .b6/24/39 . . .h9/2/39 . . .b8/5/39 . .b8/26/39 .al 1/19/38 . .b8/l9/39 . .b6/24/39 . . .b2/4/39 . .b9/l6/39 . b3/l 1/39 . .32/25/39 . .b2/25/39 . .al/14/39 . .bl/28/39 . .b8/l9/39 . .b8/l9/39 . .b9/l6/39 . .63/18/39 . ..b4/l/39 . ..a2/4/39 . .b5/l3/39 . .b8/5/39 . .b9/23/39 . .b9/30/39 . .b4/29/39 . . .b8/5/39 ..b9/30/39 .al 1/19/38 . .b2/l8/39 . ,b7/22/39 . . .bl/7/39 . .b9/30/39 Title Mins. Fast and Loose (My-C) 76. Four Girls in White (D) . . . 73 Goodbye. Mr. Chips (D) 114 Hardvs Ride High (C-D) 80 Honolulu (Mu-C) 84 Ice Follies of 1939 (D) 82 Idiot's Delight (D) 109. It's a Wonderful Wnrld (My-C) 86 Kid From Texas (C-D) 70 Lady of the Tropics 'D) 92 Let Freedom Ring 'Mu-D) ... .87 Luckv Ni"ht (C-D) 82 Maisie (C-D) 72 Miracles For Sale (D) 70 On Borrowed Time (D) 99 Pygmalion (D) 87 Sernoant Madden (D) 80 6.000 Enemies (D) 60 Society Lawyer ^D) 77 Stand Up and Finht (D) 95. Stronger Than Desire (D) 77 Tarzan FrnHs a Son! (D) 81 Tell No Tales 'D) 67. These Glamor Girls (C-D) 80 Thnv All Come 0"t (D) 70 Within the Law (D) 65 Wijard of OZ (Tech.) (Mu-C) 101 1938-39 (Cont.) Rel. See Stars Date Issue of .R. Montgomery-Rosalind Russell (F) 2/17/39 ..b2/l8/39 .Florence Rice-Alan Marshall ...(F) 1/27/39 ..bl/28/39 .Robert Donat-Greer Garson (F) 7/28/39 ..b5/20/39 . Rooney-StoncRutherford (F) 4/21/39 ..b4/22/39 .Eleanor Powell-Rob't, Young ...(F) 2/3/39 b2/4/39 Crawford-Stewart (Part Tech.)..(F) 3/10/39 ..b3/ll/39 .Gable-Shearer (A) 1/27/39 ..bl/28/39 .lames S'ewart-Claudettc Colbert. (F) 5/19/39 ...b5/6/39 .rjennis 0' KeefeFlorence Rice ..(F) 4/14/39 ...b4/8/39 .Hedy LamarrRob't. Taylor (A) 8/11/39 ..b8/l2/39 .Nelson Eddy-Virninia Bruce (F) 2/24/39 ..b2/l8/39 .Myrna Lov-Robert Tavlor (A) 5/5/39 ,.,b4/29/39 Roh't. Young-Ann Sothern (F) 6/23/39 ..bG/IO/39 Florence Rice-Robert Youm (F) 8/4'39 hS/5/39 .Lionel Barrymore-Beulah Bondi.(A) 7/7/39 ... b7/l/39 Leslie Hnward-Wendy Hitler ...(A) 3/in/39 .bin/29/38 .Wallace Berry-Laraine Johnson . (F) 3/24/39 ..b3/25/39 .Walter Pid-eon-Rita Johnson ...(A) 6/9/39 b6/3/39 .Virninia Bruce-Walter Pidgeon..(F) 3/31/39 .. b4/l/39 .Taylor-Beerv-Ricc (F) I /R '39 bl/7/39 Virginia Bruce-Walter Pidgeon..(F) 6/30/39 ...b7/l/39 . Weissmuller-O'Sullivan (F) 6/16/39 ...b6/3/39 .Melvyn Doun|as-H. B. Warner. . (F) 5/l2/3<^ ..b5/20/39 Lew Avres-Lana Turner (F) 8/18/39 ..bR/19/39 Rita Jrhnson-Tom Meal (F) 7/14/39 .. b7/s/39 .Ruth Hussey-Paul Kelly (F) 3/17/39 ..b3/l8/39 .Judy Garland-Frank Moroan ...(F) 8/25/39 ..b8/l2/39 1939-40 .William Powell-Myrna Loy .. Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland Another Thin Man (My-C) .... 102 Babes in Arms 'Mu-C) 97 Balalaika (Mu-C) Nelson Eddy-llona Massey Bad Little Angel (D) 72 . Virginia Weidler-Gene Reynolds Blackmail (D) 81 . . E. G. Robinson-Guinn Williams Broadway Melody of 1940 (D) Powell-Astaire-Murphy Congo Maisie Sothern-Carroll-Johnson Dancing Co-Ed (C) 84..Lana TurnerRichard Carlson . Earl of Chicago (D) Mcntgomery-Owen-Arnold Fast and Furious (D) 73..Franchot Tone-Ann Sothern .. Florian Robert Young-Helen Gilbert ... Gone With the Wind Gable-Leigh-Howard (Tech.)... Henry Gees Arizona (D) Frank MorganVirginia Weidier Joe and Ethel Turp Call on The President (D) Ann Sothern -Walter Brennan.. (Former title. "(Dall on the President") Judge Hardy and Son (C) Mickey Rooney-Lewis Stone ... Marx Bros, at the Circus (C) . . .87 . . Marx Bros. -Florence Rice New Moon Jeanette MacDonald-Nelscn Eddy Nick Carter. Master Detective (D) .Walter Pidgeon-Rita Johnson Ninotchka (C) 1 10.. Greta Garbo-Melvyn Douglas Northwest Passage (D) Tracy-Young-Brennan (Tech.) Not Too Narrow, Not Too Deep .... Gab;e-CrawfordDouglas Remember? (C) 83 .. Robert Taylor-Greer Garson . Secret of Dr. Kildare (D) 85 . . Lew Ayres-Laraine Day Shop Around the Corner Margaret-Sullavan-J. Stewart .. Thunder Afloat (D) 91.. Wallace Beery-Robert Young .. Women. The (D) (Part Tech.) . 131 . .Shearer-CrawfordRussell Young Tom Edison Mickey Rooney-Virginia Weidier (F) 11/17/39 .bll/18/39 (F) 10/13/39 .b9/23/39 12/29/39 ..a8/3/39 (F) 10/27/39 blO/28/39 (A) 9/8/39 . . . .b9/9/39 alO/14/39 In Prod. (F) 9/29/39 ..b9/30/39 all /1 1/39 (F) 10/6/39 blO/14/39 In Prod. In Prod. 12/8/39 ..a8/l2/39 12/1/39 .alO/14/39 12/22/39 al0/l4/3s. (F) 10/20/39 blO/14/39 In Prod. 12/15/39 .all/4/39 (A) 11/3/39 ..blO/7/39 a8/l2/39 In Prod. (A) 11/10/39 bll/ll/39 11/24/39 alO/ 14/39 In Prod. (F) 9/22/3S ..b9/23/39 (A) 9/1/39 ....b9/2/39 In Prod. ■ (F) . (F) 1939-40 Amazing Mr. Williams (C-D) Joan Blondell-Melvyn Douglas... n«,. „ „ o , (Former title, "The Incredible Mr. Williams") 1"°°''^ . bU .Joe £. Biowu-Mary Carlisle ...(F) Blondie Brings Up Baby (C) . . .68 . . Pen ny Singleton-Arthur Lake ...(F) Bullets for Hustlers Charles StarrettLorna Gray ... uaio Hostess (D) Preston l-osier-«nn Uvorak .. . c..„-,. ^ , (Former title, "Street of Missing Women") Fug tive at Large (D) 63.. Jack Holt-Patricia tilis (F) HiuUeri Howei lU) 59.. Jack Holt-GeitruUe Michael Hit Girl Friday Giant-Russell-Be.lamy Miracle on Mam Street ivia.uo W. Abel-L. Talbot /n> " ' ^""^ Washington M,.?' • 130.. Jean Arthur-James Stewart Music in My Heart Tony Martin-Rita Hayworth Mutiny On the Seas (D) Jack Holt-Irene Ware My Son IS Guilty Jacqueline Welis-Bruce Cabot... Uutpost ot the ivlounties (W) . . .63. .Chas. Slarretl11 is Meiedith .. „. . ^ (Former title. "Mounted Police No. 2") Pioneers of the Frontier Bill ElliottLinda Winters Scandal Sheet (D) 65.. Otto Kruger-Ona Munson (A) Stranger From Texas (W) 54. Charles StarrettLorn a Gray ... _ . « , (Former title, "Maa Trailer") Taming of the West (W) mil Elliott-liis Meredith Ten Days in Pans (D) 82. .Rex Harrisoo-Karen Verne (F) Those High Gray Walls (D) . 82. .Walter ConnollyIns Meredith. (A) Two-Fisted Rangers (W) Chas. Starrett-lris Meredith ... 11 D .on ,r^ (Formcr title, "Renegade Law") U-Boat 29 (D) 79. Conrad Vciui-Valerie Holison ..(F) (Reviewed as "Spy in Black") MONOGRAM 1938-39 11/23/39 alO/28/39 10/24/39 blO/28/39 11/9/39 .bll/ll/39 In Prod. 11/30/39 alO/28/39 b8/5/39 9/7/39 ...b5/27/3S In Prod. 10/29/39. .Not Rev. 10/19/39 .blO/7/39 In Prod. alO/21/39 In Prod. 9/14/39 ..a6/24/39 In Prod. 10/16/39 blO/28/39 11/2/39 a9/9/39 a9/9/39 b 10/21/39 9/21/39 ..b9/30/39 alO/21/39 10/7/39 ..b7/l5/39 Across the Plains (W) Boys Reformatory (D) ... Convict's Code (D) 66 .. Robert Kent-Anne Nagel .52. .61 . Jack RandallJoyce Bryant Frankie Darro .James Newill-Warren Hull ... .John TrentMarjorie Reynolds .Tex Bitter . i\lewsree;s . MovitaWarren Hull Frankie Darro-Sheila Darcy .. Crashing Thru (D) 65 Danger Flight (D) 61 Down the Wyoming Trail (D)..62 Fight For Peace (Doc) 69 Girl From Rio (D) 63 Irish Luck (D) 58 Man From Texas (W) Tex Ritter Mr. Wong in Chinatown (My-D) 68 Mutiny in the Big House (D)..83 Mystery of Mr. Wong (D) 65 Mystery Plane (D) 60 Navy Secrets (D) 60 Oklahoma Terror (W) Jack Randall-Virginia Carroll Overland Mail (W) 51. Jack Randall Riders of the Frontier (W) ... 59 . Tex Rilter-Hal Price Rollin' Westward (W) 61. Tex Rit;er Should a Girl Marry? (D) ... .60.. Anne Naijel-Warren Hull Sky Patrol (D) 61. John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds. Star Reporter (D) 62 . Warren Hull-Marsha Hunt ... Streets of New York (D) 73 . Jackie Cooper Stunt Pilot (D) 61. John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds Undercover Agent (C-D) 56. . Russell Glcason-Shirley Deane. Wanted by Scotland Yard (D ) . .fi" . James Steohenscn-Betty Lynne (Reviewed as "Dangerous Fingers") Wolf Call (D) bi..John Carroll-Movita Boris Karloff-Marjorie Reynolds. Barton MacLane-Chas. Bickford. Boris Karloff John Trent-Marjorie Reynolds .. Fay Wray . (F) 6/1/39 . . (F) 5/1/39 . (A) 1/18/39 1/20/39 . (F) II/I/39 . (F) 5/18/39 .(A) 10/1/39 . (F) 8/7/39 . . (F) 8/15/39 7/21/39 (F) 8/1/39 . (F) 10/25/39 , (F) 3/8/39 . (F) 3/B/39 . (F) 2/8/39 . 8/25/39 (F) 10/31/39 , (F) 8/16/39 (F) 3/1/39 . (A) 6/16/39 (F) 9/9/39 . . (F) 2/22/39 (F) 4/12/39 (F) 6/29/39 , (F) 4/5/39 . . (A) 4/19/39 . (F) 5/8/39 . . .b5/27/39 . .b5/i3/39 . .b2/ll/39 .al2/3l/38 .1)10/28/39 . .b6/l7/39 . .b9/30/39 . .b8/l9/39 . .b8/26/39 . ..a7/l/39 . .b7/22/39 blO/14/39 . .b3/ 18/39 . . .b3/4/39 . .b,2/l 1/39 . . .a8/5/39 .bl 1/18/39 . . b9/9/39 . ..b4/l/39 . .b7/22/39 . .b9/23/39 . .b5/6/39 . . .b4/8/39 . . .b7/8/39 . .b4/29/39 . b3/l8/39 . .b5/27/39 GRAND NATIONAL 1938-39 Children of the Wild Joan ValerieJames Bush txiic txpiess (0) 71.. Anna Sten-Alan Marshal (A) Lady fakes a Chance (Dl Heather Angei-Joiiii king . „ (Former title. "Everything Happens to Ann") Long Shot (D) 69 .Marsna Hunt (F) Panama Patrol (D) Bi) .. Charlotte Wynters-Leon Ames.. (F) Ride 'Em Cowgirl (W) 52 . Dorothy Page-Vince Barnett (F) Singing Cowgirl 57. Dorothy Page-David 0 Bnen „ (Former Title "Lady Buckaroo") Six-Gun Rhythm (W) 57. .Tex FletcherJoan Barclay (F) Trigger Pals (W) 55.. Art Jarrett-Lee Powell (F) Water Ruttlsrt (W) 56 Dorothy Page-Davirt O'Brien ... (Former title. "The Last Barrier") 10/14/39 5/27/39 1/6/39 . 5/20/39 1/20/39 5/31/39 5/13/0;' 1/13/39 1/6/39 . Not Rev .b2/ll/39 ... a3/4/j» . .bl2/3l/38 . .b2/25/39 . . .bl/2l/3S) ,al 1/19/38 . .b2/l8/39 . . .bl /I4/3!) . .al 1/19/38 1939-40 Fighting Mad (W) 60. .James Newill-Sally Blane 11/5/39 .alO/17/39 hour Just Men Sinciair-Lee-Lawton 12/10/39 ...Coming Gang's All Here (C-D) 77 .. BuchananriortonKruger (F) 11/17/39 .b8/i2/39 Heroes In Blue (D) 59. .Dick Hurcell-BerRadene Hayes . 11/7/39 ..alO/7/39 PhaULom Sirikes (My) 58 . . Lawson-nenry (F) ll/ia/39 bii/18/39 Pioneer Days (V/) Jack Randall 12/15/39.. In Prod. Roll, Wagons, Roll (W) Tex Ritter 11/25/39.. In Prod. Wesibound Stase (W) Tex Ritter 12/22/39 .all/4/39 Yukon Flight (W) James Newill-Louise Stanley ... 12/1/39 .all/18/39 PARAMOUNT 1938-39 MCM Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (D) 90. Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (C) 85 . Bridal Suite (C-D) 67. Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (D) 70. Broadway Serenade (Mu-D) ...112. Calling Dr. Kildare (D) 85 . 1938-39 Mickey Rconey-Lynn Carver (F) 2/10/39 ..b2/ll/39 .Mickey Rocney-Lewis Stone (F) 7/21/39 . .b7/l5/39 Rob't Young. Billie Burke (F) 5/26/3fi . .b5/27/39 Dennis 0' Keefe-Cecilia Parker ..(F) I/I3/3S ...bl/14/39 J. MacOonald-L. Ayres (F) 4/7/39 b4/8/39 .Lew Ayres-L. Barrymore (F) 4/28/39 ..b4/29/39 Ambush (D) 62 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. Cafe Society (C) 83 Disbarred (D) 59. Gracie Allen Murder Case (My-C) 75 .Gladys Swarthout (F) 1/20/39 .Ford-Erwin-Ellis (A) 4/21/39 . Laughton-Lanchester (A) 3/10/39 .Charlie Ruggles-Mary Boland ...(F) 2/27/39 John Howard-Heather Angel (F) 6/30/39 Howard-Angel (A) 4/14/39 M. Carroll-F. MacMurray (A) 3/3/39 . .PatrickKruger (F) 1/6/39 . .Gracie Allen-Warren William ...(F) 6/2/39 . .bl/21/39 . . .b4/l5/39 . ..b3/l2/38 b2/4/39 b7/8/39 . . .b4/8/39 . ..b2/ll/39 . . .bl/28/39 ...b5/20/39