Variety (Sep 1941)

Wednesday, September 3, 1941 PICTURES 29 Trade Showings ^Continued from page 27; WED., SEPT. 10 (2:30 p.m.)... j i^'e^TendTrfHavana' I "O'*^^' ^Oth-Fox, P.R. Xt;ES.. SEPT. 9 (10 a.m.)..,.. ;^Ve?shoXi)! ^^'^^-^--^^ WED., SEPT. 10 (10 a.m.) j ;^rei"sh?w7ngs) } ^""^>■ M-^-^' ^- «• /in _ \ \ 'Female of Species' | (M-G). M-G-M, THURS.,SEPT.U (10a.m.).. I ^Thrce showings \ FKI., SEPT. 12 (10 a.m.). ('Honky Tonk' ) ( (Three showings) ) PITTSBURGH P.R. WED., SEPT. 3 WED., SEPT. 3 WED., SEPT. 3 WED., SEPT. 3 TIIURS., SEPT. TtlURS., SEPT. 4 THURS., SEPT. 4 THURS., SEPT. 4 THURS., SEPT. 4 MON., SEPT. MON., SEPT. (10:30 a.m.), 'Glamour Boy' (Par), Paramount Ex. (12:15 p.m.), 'Night of Jan. 16' (Par), Paramount Ex. (2 p.m.), 'Glamour Boy' (Par), Paramount Ex. (3:45 p.m.), 'Night of Jan. 16' (Par), Paramount Ex. 4 (10 a.m.), 'Outlaw Trail' (RKO), RKO P.R. 4 (10:30 a.m:), 'Skylark' iPar), Paramount Ex! 4 (11:10 a.m.), 'Dude Cowboy' (RKO), RKO P.R. 4 (12:20 p.m.), 'Riding the Wind'.(RKO), RKO P.R. (2 p.m.), 'Skylark' (Par), Paramount Ex. 8 (11 a.m.), 'We Go Fast' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. 8 (2 p.m), 'Yank in the R.A.F.' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. TUES., SEPT. 9 (10 a.m.), 'Last of the Duanes' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. TUES., SEPT. 9 (11:30 a.m.), 'Man at Large' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. TUES., SEPT. 9 (2 p.m.), 'Great Guns' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. WED., SEPT. 10 (11 a.m.), 'Riders of Purple Sage' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. WED., SEPT. 10 (2 p.m.), 'Weekend in Havana' (20th), Star Film Ex. ('Married Bachelor') (M-G). M-G-M, I 'Smilin' Thru' ] P.R. • - - • •' (M-G), M-G-M, P.R. THURS., SEPT. 11 (2 p.m.). ■ .» /o _ < 'Female of Species' Kttl., SEPT. 12 (2 p.m.).. I .jjonky Tonk' PORTLAND WED., SEPT. 3 (1:30 p.m.), 'Glamour Boy' (Par), Star Preview Rm. WED., SEPT. 3 (3 p.m.), 'Night of Jan. 16' (Par), Star Preview Rm. THURS., SEPT. 4 (10 a;m.), 'Outlaw Trail' (RKO), Star Filni Ex. THURS., SEPT. 4 (11:10 a.m.), 'Dude Cowboy' (RKO), Star Film Ex. THURS.', SEPT. 4 (12:20 pjn.), 'Riding the Wind' (RKO), Star Film Ex. THURS., SEPT. 4 (2 p.m.), 'Skylark' (Par), Star Preview Rm. M0N.,SEPT.8 (2 p.m.).. r^a^hi^n^'the R.A.F.! (20th), Star Film Ex. TUES., SEPT. 9 (10:30 a.m.),'Last of the Duanes' (20th), Stat Film Ex. "•Gre"at'Gu'r^'''! (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. 10, 'Riders o£ Purple Sage' (20th), Star Film Ex. 'Married Bachelor') (M-G), 20th-Fox, TUES., SEPT. 9 (2 p.m.)., WED., SEPT. THURS., SEPT. 11 (1 p.m.) FRI., SEPT. 12 (1p.m.). 'Smilin' Thru' P.R. (M-G), 20th-Fox, P.R. {'Female of Species') 'Honky Tonk' J ST. LOUIS WED., SEPT. 3 (1 p.m.), 'Glamour Boy' (Par), Paramount Ex. WED., SEPT. 3 (2:30 pjn.), 'Night of Jan. 16' (Par), Paramount Ex. THURS., SEPT. 4 (10 a.m.), 'Outlaw Trail' (RKO), RKO P.R. THURS., SEPT. 4 (11:10 ajn.), 'Dude Cowboy' (RKO), RKO P.R. THURS., SEPT. 4 (12:20 p.m.), 'Riding the Wind' (RKO), RKO P.R. THURS., SEPT, 4 (1 p.m.), 'Skylark' (Par), Paramount Ex. MON., SEPT. 8 (10 a.m.).. j'.^,"J^Jth^' r a.F. j (20th), S'Renco, P.R. TUES.. SEPT. 9 (10ajn.).. {!^*ea" G^ns'*' | "'"*'^' TUES., SEPT. 9 (1:30 p.m.), 'Last of the Duanes' (20th), S'Renco, P.R. WED.,SEPT.10 (20th),S'Renco.P.R. THURS..SEPT.11 (l:30p.m.).. {i^S^hrl-'^'^^^^ FRI., SEPT. 12 (1:30 p.m.).. j T^nl^"'"' } SALT LAKE CITY . WED., SEPT. 3 (1 p.m.), 'Glamour Boy* (Par), Paramount Ex. WED., SEPT. 3 (2:30 p.m.), 'Night of Jan. 16' (Par), Paramount Ex. THURS., SEPT. 4 (10 a.m.), 'Outlaw Trail' (RKO), Paramount P.R. THURS., SEPT. 4 (11:10 a.m.), 'Dude Cowboy' (RKO), Paramount P.R. THURS., SEPT. 4 (12:20 p.m.), 'Riding the Wind' (RKO). Paramount P.R. THURS., SEPT. 4 (1 p.m.), 'Skylarfc" (Par), Paramount Ex. MON., SEPT. 8 (1 p.m.), 'We Go Fast' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. MON., SEPT. 8 (2:15 p.m.), 'Yank in the R.A.F.' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. TUES., SEPT. 9 (11 a.m.), 'Last of the Duanes' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R, TUES., SEPT. 9 (1 p.m.), 'Man at Large' (20th). 20th-Fox, P.R. TUES., SEPT. 9 (2:15 pjn.), 'Great Guns' (20th). 20th-Fox, P.R. WED., SEPT. 10 (11 a.m.), 'Riders of Purple Sage' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. WED., SEPT. le (1:30 p.m.), 'Weekend in Havana' (20th). 20th-Fox, P.R. . ('Married Bachelor') ' (M-G), Jewel Box THURS., SEPT. 11 (1 p.m.) | •gmilin' Thru' J Preview T. e^ ('Female of Species') (M-G), Jewel FRI., SEPT. 12 (1 p.m.).. j -Honky Tonk' J Box Preview T. (M-G), S'Renco, P.R. (•M-G), Motion Pio. Ser., P.R, SAN FRANCISCO . WED., SEPT. 3 (1:30 p.m.), 'Glamour Boy' (Par), Paramount Ex. WED., SEPT. 3 (3 p.m.), 'Night of Jan. 18' (Par). Paramount Ex. THURS., SEPT. 4 (10 a.m.), 'Outlaw Trail' (RKO), RKO P.R. THURS., SEPT. 4 (11:10 a.m.), 'Dude Cowboy' (RKO). RKO P R; THURS., SEPT. 4 (12:20 p.m.), 'Riding the Wind' (RKO), RKO P.R, THURS., SEPT. 4 (1:30 p.m.), 'Skylark' (Par), Paramount Ex. MON., SEPT. 8 (10:30 a.m.), 'We Go Fast' (20th), 20th-Fox^ P.R. MON., SEPT. 8 (2 p.m.), 'Yank in the R.A.F.' (20lh), 20th-Fox, P.R New Pix Faces 'rUES., SEPT. 9 (10 a.m.). TUES., SEPT. 10 (2 p.m.). (20th), 20th-Fox, Pit 'Man at Large' 'Last of the Duanes' 'Great Guns' , I (20th), 20th-Fox. PJt 'Riders Purple Sage'S ' WED., SEPT. 10 (2 p.m.), 'Weekend in Havana' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. • . ('Married' Bachelor') (M-G), Motion Pic THURS., sept;. 11 (1:30 p.m.) ].s„i,i„. Thru- \ Ser., P.R. ('Female of Species') (M-G), S'Renco, \ 'Honky Tonk' J P-R. FRI., SEPT. 12 (1:30pjn.)., SEATTLE WED., SEPT. 3 (1 p.m.), 'Glamour Boy' (Par), Jewel Box PJl. WED., SEPT. 3 (2:30 p.m.), 'Night of Jan. 16' (Par), Jewel Box P.H. THURS., SEPT. 4 (10 a.m.), 'Outlaw Trail' (RKO). Jewel Box P.R. THURS., SEPT. 4 (11:10 a.m.), 'Dude Cowboy' (RKO); Jewel Box P.R. THURS., SEPT. 4 (12:20 p.m.), 'Riding the Wind' (RKO), Jewel Box P.R. THURS., SEPT. 4 (1:30 p.m.), 'Skylark' (Par), Jewel Box (P.R. MON.,SEPT.8 (2 p.m.).. j'.^J^nk'ln^the R.A.F. 1 (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. TUES., SEPT. 9 (11 a.m.), 'Last of the Duanes' (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. TUES., SEPT. 2 (10 a.m.), 'Law of the Tropics' (WB), Jewel Box P.R. TUES., SEPT. 9 (2 p.m.) j '.^?e"at'Guns'! "°'*'^' WED..SEPT.10 (2 p.m.) {:^'e'e"LS\vlf:1 (20th), 20th-Fox, P.R. (Continued on page 31) ^^Continued from page ing venture. Starting with the first nut of close to $1,000 for the screen test, by the time a newcomer is ready to make his or her bow in an im- portant spot in a class picture, the cost of putting them there is prac- tically equal that of hiring an al- ready established name who might help at the boxoffice. One big producer-director gives that b.o. factor as the reason v/hy he never uses an untried name in his pictures, at least in a part at the top of the cast. 'Say it has cost. $20,000 to bring along some unknown, against maybe $50,000 more to hire a player whose name is knov/n to the public. Why 1 would be foolish to try and save the difference in sal- aries when I know the more expen- sive player will mean anywliere from $150,000 to $200,000 on the gross'of my picture, while the new- comer couldn't possibly count for any draw value,' he stated. 'After an unknown has gone through the mill with a slow, steady buildup starting with small spots and grad- uating into the big time—like all the others have to do—then there is justification for lead assignments, but not before,' he added. 20th's Experiment 20th-Fox has been doing some heavy gambling on suddenly. shov- ing unknowns into star spots, as for example. Gene Tierney. Of course the legit femme has been heralded with every exploitation idea possible to conceive, plus a few angles for which she alone gets credit, but the studio is still waiting to see if the long shot will pay off at big odds. Miss Tierney did a number of feature assignments creditably and was then pushed into the title role of 'Belle Starr.' Studio reportedly estimates the cost to give Miss Tier- ney that lead role at close to $50,000 —a figure which is the average sal- ary-demand of any number of com- petent, well known and liked film femmes who have a b.o. following. "There are a number of other femme players, as well as new ac- tors, on 20th-Fox's contract list that are slated to get the buildup during the 1941-42 season. According to speeches by studio production exec- utives at the company's recent Los Angeles sales convention, there Is no intention to spare 'expense in devel- oping those who show possibilities of becoming name talent. Formula of a quick shove to leads may pay off for 20th-Fox, since studio has herer tofore shown a decided flair for such procedure. Behind Its fast buildups Is the theory of both production and sales executives that the best way to lure new ticket buyers is to give them new faces. A check of any of the major lots finds practically a ditto situation. Talent scouts are busy; tests direc- tors are rushed with work; dramatic Instructors are sweating, producers and directors are hopeful, and they are all looking towards a heavier clatter of coin at the ticket window —provided they guess right In their selection for screen stardom. CCapra-Astaire | sContlnned from page "> ' port giggling long after their plane was west of Chicago. Bill Stern and Graham McNamee led a guard of radio announcers out on the TWA ships to Chicago for the AU-SUr football game. Among other headliners who aided In kicking up the price of TWA stock were Hal Roach, Mrs. Buddy Ebsen, the former Ruth Cambridge (Winchell's 'Girl Friday') ;Alexander Korda, Budd (Who 'Made Sammy Run'), Schulberg, Tom Slater, WOR special events coordinator and sports announcer; and Gabriel Pas- cal, the director, all L. A. bound on sTWAtoliners. Earl Carroll was off on the TWA to Chicago, too, after a bevy of love- lies held a fare-thee-well party for him In McNamara's Kitty Hawk room. In from the coast were Percy Winner, Rome scribbler for INS, on his way back to the Land of Yes- Men from a California vacation; Vera 'Zorina, in for a Long Island vaca- tion 'til the beginning of the 'Louis- iana Purchase' road-!>how. United Airlines also brought in a Chinese fan dancer, one Noel Toy. out of San Francisco for Leon & Ed- die's nitery. The slant-eyed gal al- legedly quit the University of Cali- fornia journalism classes to. become a nude at the S. F. Fair. Martha Stephenson Kemp (Mrs. FILM BOOKING CHART (For information oj theatre and film exchange bookers Variety presents a complete chart o/ leature releases of all the American distributing com.' panics for the current quarterly period. Date of reviews as given In Varietv and the runjiMig time oi vrints are included.) Key to Type Abbreviations. M—Meloarama; C—Comedy: CD—Comedy Drama; W—Western; D—Drama; RD—Romantic Drama; MV—Musical. Figures herewith indicate date of Variety's review and niimino tijne. CUPVRIVIIT. mo. tty VAICIKTV. inc. all SKiUTS RRiiKRViCIl WEEK OF RELEASE—7/18/41 Blondle In Society (Col) 7/2 C 77 Son of Davy Crockett (Col) 7/9 W 59 Stars Look Down (M-C) 1/3/40 D 101 Arizona Bound (Mcno) w Shepherd of the Hills (Par) 6/lg D 93 Hurricane Smith (Rep) D 69 Sunset in Wyoming (Krp) g/13 W 6S Dance Hall (20th) 7/23 D 73 Raiders of the Desert (U) W 60 Rawhide Ranfiers (U) 8/20 W SS BuUctc for O'Hara (WB) 6/30 D SO P. SIneleton-A. Lake B. Klliott-I. Meredith M. Redgravc-.M. Lockwood B. i)ones-T. McCoy J. Wayne-B. Field R. Middleton-J. Wyatt G. Autry-S. Burnelte C. Romero-C. Landis R. Arlen-A. Devine J. M. Brown i. Pcrry-R. Pryor WEEK OF RELEASE—7/25/41 The OITicer and tlie Lady (Col) 7/18 D 59 Blossoms In the Dust (M-G) 6/25 D 88 The Deadly Game (Mono) D Hurry, Charlie, Hurrv. (RKO) 7/9 C 63 Clt.idcl of Crime (Rep) 8/6 M 58 Bad Men of Missouri (WB) 8/16 D 75 R. Hudson-R. Pryor C. Garson-W. PIdgeon J. Lang-C. Farrell L. Erroll-K. Howell R. Armstrong-L. Hayei J. Wyman-D. Morgan WEEK OF RELEASE—8/1/41 Thunder Over the Prairie (Col) Ringside Malsle (M-G) 7/30 Bowery Blitzkrieg (Mono) Fugitive Valley (Mono) 8/20 Kiss the Boys Goodbye (Par) My Ufe With Caroline (RKO) Rags to Riches (Rep) 8/13 Charley's Aunt (20th) 7/23 Cracked Nuts (U) Three Sons o' Guns (WB) 7/30 fi/2S 7/16 W 59 c. Starrett-G. O'Hearn C 95 A. Sothern-C. Murphy D W. Hull-L. Gorcey W 60 R. Corrigan-M. Terhune ' CD 83 M. Martln-D. Amccha C 78 R. Colman-A. Lee M 57 A. Baxter-M. Carlisle C 80 Jack Benny C M. Aiier-U. Merkel CD W. Morrls-T. Brown WEEK OF RELEASE—8/8/41 TlUle the Toller (Col) 8/13 WhisUing In the Dark (M-G) Dynamite Canyon (Mono) Wide Open Town (Par) 7/30 Six Gun Gold (EKO) 8/27 Dressed to Kill (20th) 7/23 Hold That Ghost (U) 7/30 New Wine (UA) 7/30 Manpower (WB) 7/9 C 67 K. Harris-W. Tracy 8/6 D 76 C. Veidt-A. Rutherford W T. Kecne-K. Finley W 77 w. Boyd-R. Hayden W 57 T. lioIt-L. White M 75 L. Nolan-M. B. Hughes C 85 Abbott-Costello MU 82 I. Massey-B. Barnes D i03 E. Robinson-M. Dietrich WEEK OF RELEASE—8/15/41 EUery Qneen and Perfect Crime (Cbl) M 68 King of Dodge City (Col) 8/13 W 63 Life Begins tor Andy Hardy (M-G) 8/lJ C 100 World Premiere (Par) 8/27 C 70 Ice-Capades (Rep) 8/28 C 88 Wild Geese Callfng (20th) 7/30 D 78 This Woman It Mine (U) S/27 D 91 R. BcUamy-M. Lindsay B. EUiot-T. Rltter M. Rooney-A. Rutherford J. Barrymore-F. Farmer i. Ellison-D. Lewis H. Fonda-J.Bennett F. Tone-C. Bruce WEEK OF RELEASE—8/22/41 Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Col) 7/30 C 93 Dr. KUdare's Wedding Day (M-G) 8/20 D 82 The Parson of Panamint (Par) 6/25 W 84 Scattergood MeeU B'way (RKO) 8/27 CD 70 Under Fiesta Stars (Rep) W Private Nurse (20th) 7/30 M 60 A Dangerous Came (U) 3/S M 69 Highway West (WB) S/6 D 62 R. Montgomery-B. Johnson L. Ayr«s-L. Day C. Ruggles-E. Drew G. KIbbee-E. Dunn Gene Antry J. Harwell-B. Joyce A. Devlne-R. Arlen B. Marshall-A. Kennedy WEEK OF RELEASE—8/29/41 Our Wife (Col) 8/20 When Ladles Meet (M-G) 8/27 Saddle Monntaln Roundup (Mono) Aloma of the South Seas (Par) 8/27 Flying Blind (Par) 8/20 Little Foxes (BKO) 8/13 Doctors Dont Tell (Ren) Pittsburgh Kid (Rep) 9/3 Sun Valley Seren7.de (20th) 7/21 Lydla (UA) 8/20 Major Barbara (UA) S/7 Dive Bomber (WB) 8/13 M. Douglas-R. Hussey i. Crawford-R. Taylor Range Busters D. Lamonr-J. Hall R. Arlen-J. Parker B. Davls-H. Marshall J. Beal-F. Rice B. Conn-J. Parker S. Henle-G. MUIer H. Oberon-A. Marshal W. HlUer-B. Morley E. Flynn-F. MacHurtay WEEK OF RELEASE—9/5/41 Mystery Ship (Col) 8/6 D Gentleman from Dixie (Mono) D JekyU and Hyde (M-G) 7/23 D Citizen Kane (RKO) 4/lS D Bad Man of Deadwood (Rep) W Charley Chan In Rio (20th) 8/27 D Badlands of Dakota (U) W SmUing Ghost (WB) 8/13 D 127 120 71 P. Kelly-L. Lane J. LaRue-M. Marsh B. Tracy-I. Bergman O. WeUes-J. Cotton R. Rogers-O. Hayes S. Toler-M. B. Hughes R. DIx-F. Farmer W. Horris-B. HarshoU WEEK or RELEASE—9/12/41 Harmon of Michigan (Col) D Lady Be Good (M-G) 7/16 MU Let's Go Collegiate (Mono) C Parachute Batalllon (RKO) 7/lS D Outlaws of the Cherokee TraU (Rep) W Apache Kid (Rep) W Delle Starr (20th) 8/27 D Unfinished Business (U) 8/27 BD Navy Blues. (WB) 8/13 D lie 7S 87 9* 108 T. Harmon-A. Louise E. Powell-R. Young F. Darro-M, Moreland R Preiton-N. Kelly 3 Mesqulteen D. Barry-L. Merrick R. Scott-C. Tlemey I. Dunne-R. Montgomery A. Sherldan-J. Oakle WEEK OF RELEASE—9/19/41 Ladles in Retirement (Col) Down in San Diego (H-C) 7/34 We Go Fast (20tb) Sing Another Chorus (U) Kid From Kansas (U) A Girl Must Live (U) Nine Lives Are Not Enough (WB) 9/S D CD C CD W D M (3 I. Luplno-L. Hayward B. McDonald-B. OranvUIe L, Barl-A. Curtis 3. Frazee-J. Downs D. Foran-L. CarrlUo M. Lockwood-R. Houston R. Began-J. Perry WEEK OF RELEASE—9/26/41 You'll Never Get Rich (Col) Gun Man From Bodle (Mono) Lady Scarface (RKO) 7/23 Week-End In Havana (20tta) Last of the Doanei (20th) It SUrted With Adam (U) Sergeant York (WB) 7/2 CD W D MU D D D 134 F. Astalre-R. Hayworth B. Jones-T. McCoy D. O'Keefe-J. Anderson - A. Faye-J. Payne G. Montgomery-L. Roberts D. nurbln-C. Laughton G. Cooper-J. Leslie TRADESHOWN AND READT FOR RELEASE (Grouped by Compontes) Buy Me'That Town (Par) 7/30 Aldrlch for President (Par) 7/30 Hold Back the Dawn (Par) 7/30 New York Town (Par) 7/30 Nothing But Truth (Par) 7/30 Birth of the Blue> (Par) 9/3 Among the Uvlng (Par) 9/3 AU Money Can Buy (RKO) 7/1*,, International Squadron (WB) 8/13 D 68 L. Nolan-C. Moore C 73 J. Lyden-J. prelsser D 114 C. Boyer-O. de Havilland BD 75 M. Martln-F. MacMorray C 89 B. Hoi>e-P. Goddard MU 80 B. Crosby-H. Martin D 67 A. Dekker-8. Hayward D 100 E. Amold-W. Unston M 85 R. Reagan-O. Bradna Vic) Mature blew in the American way from L. A. for a brief visit. Georgia Southern, the burlybare gal, was skedded to fly to a Boston engagement Saturday (30), but de- cided the weather was too foggy, and so took a train. WENDY IN PRINTEBS INK Hollywood, Sept. 2. Wendy Barrie, under contract at RKO but allowed to make pictures off the lot, gets the top femme spot in 'Newspapermen Are Human' at Republic.