Variety (Oct 1941)

20 PICTURES Wednesday, October 1, 1911 Advance Production Chart Ho\lm-ooA, Sept. 30. Studios have shifted their operations into high and are itiouiiifl along briskly with their obligations ]or the 1941-42 schedule. Ten studios hove controcted to /«!- fill 521 films Jor the current season and to dale have 215 films either completed, cutting or shooting. Monogram and 20th-fo,v lead the list for the past v\onth with 15 pictures completed n?id ready for the c.rhibitioH yield. Parndo.vicallv, Monogram, clthoush tied with 20th-Fox for most completed films, still has 32 films, out of its coitrnct of SO, to get under way. Paramount is furthest ahead with but 12 remaining on its '41-42 schedule already completed or cutting and shooting stage are 26 picture.'!. ' The consent decree has acted OS o spur to the fire majors, coniractees of the con- sent decree, as each xoas eager that he be first in rtaiy- ing 'pocknge of fices' for the market. Columbia, Re- public ond Universal lead the studios in scheduled films with 68, 66 and 65 respcefircli/. i4inong the 10 studios listed there ore 71 pictures in the cutting stage and 45 in production. RKO out of its 44 scheduled has com- pleted, previewed or (rndeshoiun, 14 with .six shooting, seven in the cutting room and but 17 left to go. Uni- versal will have 17 ytlms ready in short notice, what with 17 of its pictures in the editors' hands. The studios as a group have not yet reached the half-way mark in their season's output having delivered only 215 films out of 521, with 284 still to be produced. Cohunbia Pranbinl <'ob»- Bhootr Now _ 4l-4« plrlrd Ins I'attlac (• Features 48 9 5 7 27 WesUrn. 16 3 1 4 8 Serials 4 0 1 • 3 totals 68 12 1 11 38 Pictures in cutting room or awaiting releases: GO WEST TOVNG LADY, musical; prod., Robert Sparks; dir, Frank Strayer, camera, Henry Freulich; ccreenplay, Richard Flournoy and Karen De Woll; story, Karen De Wolf. Cast: Penny Singleton. Glenn Ford, Ann Miller, Allen Jenkins,' Charles Riiggles, Jed . Prouty, Onslow Stevens, Edith Meiser, Bob wills and Texas Playboys. BLONDE FROM SINGAPORE, drama; asso. prod.. Jack Fier; dir., Edward Dmytryk; story, Houston Branch; screenplay, George Bricker; camera, Lou O'Connell. Cast: Florence Rice, Leif Erickson, Gor- don Jones, Don Beddoe, Adele Rowland, Alexander Darcy, Emory Parnell, Robert Stone, Paul Singh, THREE GIRLS ABOUT TOWN, cbmedy; prod., Sam BIscholT; dir., Leigh Jason: original screenplay, Richard Carroll; camera, Franz Planer. Cast: Joan Blondel], Janet Blair, John Howard, Binnie Barnes, Robert Benchley, Eric Blore, Una O'Conner, Dorothy Vaughn, Chester Clute, Almira Sessions, Walter Soderling. YOU BELONG TO HE. comedy; prod.-dir., Wesley Ruggles; screenplay, Claude Binyon; camera, Josepn Walker. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Edgar Buchanan. MehriUe Cooper, Harold Waldridge, Charles Arnt, Mary Treen, Maude Eburn, Renie Riano, Ralph Peters, Ruth Donnelly, Gordon Jones, Roger Clark, Eloise Hardt. SECRETS OF THE LONE WOLF, formerly LONE WOLF DOUBLECROSS, meller; prod.. Jack Fier: dir., Edward Dmytryk; original screenplay, Stuart Palmer; camera, Phil Tannura. Cast: Warren William, Ruth Ford, Eric Blore. Thurston Hall,^ Fred Kelcey, Mario Dwyer, Victory Jory, Victor Killian. ROYAL MOUNTED PATROL, western; prod., Wm. Berke; dir., Lambert Hillyer; original screenplay, Wins- ton Miller; camera, George Meehan. Cast: Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Wanda McKay, Lloyd Bridges. Don Curtis, Nina Campana, Ted Adams, Jessie Arnold, Chester ConkUn. BULLETS FOB BANDITS, formerly HONOB OF THE^WEST, western; prod., Leon Barsha; dir., Wally Fox; no writing-credits; film editor, Mel Hiorsen: cam- era, George. Meehan. C&st: Bill Elliott, Tex Rttter. Dorothy Short, Joe McGuinn, Ralph Theodore, Frank Mitchell. Art Mix, Forrest Taylor. ROARING FBONTIUS. western; prod., Leon Bar- sha; dir., Lambert Hillyer; camera, Benjamin Kline; no writing credits. Cast; Bill JKlUott, Tex Hitter, Buth Ford, Hal Taliaferro, Bradley Page, Triston Coffin, Joe McGuinn, Francis Walker, Frank Mitchell, George Chesebro. HARVARD HERE I COME, comedy; prod., Wallace MacDonaM; dir.. Lew Landers; camera, Fians PUuner. Cast; Maxie Rosenbloora. Arline Judi^, Marie Wilson, Don Beddoe. Stanley Brown, Btyron Foulger. Virginia Sale, Georg;e McKay. John Tyrrell, Mary Ainslee. Julius Tannen, Tom Herbert. Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges, Boyd Davis, Walter Baldwin. NORTH OF THE ROCKIES, western; prod.. Leon Barsha; dir., Lambert Hillyer; camera, George Meehan. Cast: ©ill Elliott, Tex Hitter, Frank Mitchell, Larry Parks, Earl Gunn, John Miljan. Ian MacDonald, Shirley Patterson, Lloyd Bridges, Boyd Irwin, Frances Sayles. Columbia Fix In Production' SING FOB YOUR SUPPER, musical; prod., Leon Barsha; dir., Charles Barton; no writing credits; cam- era, Franz Planer. Cast: Jinx Falkenburg, Buddy Rogers, Eve Arden, Bert Gordon, Benny Baker, Henry Kolker, Don Beddoe, Bernadine Hayes, Harry Harris, Red Stanley, Perce Launders, Larry Parks^ Lloyd Bridges, Walter Sandy, Don Porter, Sig Arno. THE LADY IS WILLING, comedy-drama; prod.-dir., Michell Leisen; .no writing credits; camera, Theodore Tetzlaff. Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Fred MacMurray,' Aline MacMahon, Roger Clark, Marietta Canty. Ruth Ford, Stanley Ridges, Chester Clute, David James, Eddie Acuff. BEDTIME STORY, comedy-drama; prod., B. P. Schul- terg; dir., Alexander Hall; no writing credits; camera, Joseph Walker. Cast: Loretla Young, Fredric March, Robert Benchley, Eve Arden, Allyn Joslyn, Helen West- ley, Grady Sutton, Joyce Complon. ''J'^Sr^n?'*'^^^ BOSTON BLACKIE, meller; prod., William Berke; dir., Edward Dmytryk; no writ- ing credits; camera, Phil Tannura. Cast: Chester Mor- ns, Harriet Hilliard. Richard Lane. George E. Stone Lloyd Corrigan; Ralph Theodore, Kenneth McDonald. OUTLAW RANGER, western; .prod., William Berke- dir.. Howard Brethferon; no writing credits; camera Benjamin Kline, Cast: Charles Starrett, Russell Hay- den, Cliff Edwards, Edith Leach. Ilene Brewer, Kay Hughes, Roy Bancroft, Ethan Laidlaw, George Lewis BLONDIE GOES TO COLLEGE, comedy; prod., Robert Sparks; dir., Frank Strayer; no writing credits; camera, Henry Freulich. Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Janet Blair, Cliff Mazarro. HONOLULU LU, comedy-drama; prod., Wallace Mac- Donald; dir., Charles Barton; no writing credits; orig- inal story, Elliot Gibbon; screenplay, Paul Yawitz. camera, Franz Planer. Cast: Bruce Bennett, Lupe Velez, Leo Carrillo, Adele Mara, Eileen O'Hearn, Roger Clark, Larry Parks, John Tyrrell, Don Beddoe, Mar- Jorie Gateson. Serial In Prodnction HOLT OF im SECRET SERVICE; prod., Larry Darmour; dir., James Home; no writing credits; cam- era, Jam^s Brown. Cast: Jack Holt, Evelyn Brew. Joe McGuinn, Tristram Coffin. Ray Parsons. Ted Adams, George Larkin, Pierce Lyden, John Ward. Metro FranlMd Com- Sbiwt- N*w 4l-4« pirtml li>> CutllBS T»v* Features 50 9 7 5 29 Pictures in cutting room or awaiting release: THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER, musical; asso. prod., Victor Saville; dir., Roy Del Ruth; no writing credits; camera, Karl Freund, Cast: Nelson Eddy, Rise Stevens, Nigel Bruce, Florence Bat«s, Dorothy Gilmore, Lydia Westman. UNTITLED GARBO, drama; prod., Gottfried Rcin- hardt; dir., George Cukor; no writing credits; camera, Joseph Rittenberg. Cast: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Doug- las. Ruth Gordon, Robert Sterling, Roland Young. UNTITLED TARZAN, drama; prod., B. P. Fineman; dir., Richard Thorpe; no writing credits; camera, Clyde DeVirma. Cast: Johnny Weissmuller. Maureen O'Sul- livan, Philip Dora Tom Conway, John Sheffield. UNHOLY PARTNERS, formerly THE NEW YORK STORY, drama; PfodL. Sam Marx; dir., Meirvyn LeRoy; camera, George Barnes; no writing credits. Cast: Ed- ward G. Robinson, Edward Arnold, tAraine Day, Mar- sha Hunt. • SHADOW OF THE THIN HAN, comedy-drama; prod.. Hunt Stromberg; dir., W. S. Van Dyke; no writ- ing credits; camera, William Daniels. Ca.<H: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed, Robert Nelson, Richard Hall, Sam Levene. Metro PIx in Production HER HONOB. formerly ACHILLES, comedy; prod., John Considine, Jr.; dir., Norman Taurog; no writing credits; camera, Leonard Smith. Cast: Walter Pideeon, Rosalind Russell. Lee Bowman, Claire Trevor, Vera Vague, Richard Nichols. BABES ON BROADWAY, musical; prod., Arthur Freed; dir.. Busby Berkeley; no writing credits; camera, Lester White. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Ray MacDonald. PANAMA HATTIE, musical;* prod., Arthur Freed; dir,. Norman McLeod; no writing credits; camera credit^ not set. Cast: Ann Sothern, George Murphy, Red Skelton. Bags Ragland. Ben Blue. H. M. PVLHAH, ESQ., drama; dir.. King Vidor; original story, J. P. Marquand; camera, Ray June. Cast: Hedy Lamarr, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Charles Coburn, Van Heflin, Bonita Granville. THE GIRL ON THE HILL, formerly KATHLEEN, drama; prod., George Haight; dir., Harold S. Bucquet; original story, Kay Van Ripier; camera, Sid Wagner. Cast: Shirley Temple. Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day, Felix Bressart. Gail Patrick. THE . YEARLING (production suspended until spring), drama ("Technicolor), asso. prod., Sidney Franklin; dir., Victor Fleming; orig. screenplay, Mar- jopie Kinah Rawlings; camera, Hal Rosson. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Gene Echman, Ann Revere, Chill Wills, Adeline deWalt Reynolds. * WOMAN OF THE YEAR, drama; prod., Joseph L. Mankiewicz; dir., George Stevens; original, Michael Kanin, Ring Lardner. Jr.; camera, Joseph Ruttenberg. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen. STEEL CAVALRY, drama; prod., J. Walter Ruben; dir., S.. Sylvan Simon: no writing credits: camera, Clyde DeVinna. Cast: Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone, George Bancroft, William LuAdigan, rionna Reed, Henry O'Neill, Chill Wills. -JOHNNY EAGER, drama; prod,. John Considine, Jr.; dir., Mervyn LeRoy; no writing credits; camera, Harold Rosson. Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Virginia Jjrey, Pat Dane, Henry O'Neill,-Diana Lewis, Robert Sterling, Edward Arnold. THE VANISHING VIRGINIAN, drama; prod., Edwin Knopf; dir., Frank Borzage; original, Rebecca Yancey Williams; camera, Charles Lawton. Cast: Frank Mor- gan, Kathryn Grayson. Spring Byington, Louise Bea- vers, Juanita Quigley, Elizabeth Patterson. Monogram rraakl(i*4 CMn- Slie«l- Naw 4I-4S fitttd lui Culttec Toe* Features SS 2 » 1 21 Westerns 1« 5 • 0 11 Wayne r«-lssac9. .8 8 • • • Toiala S« « 15 a 1 32 Pictures in cutting room or awaiting release: SPOOKS BUN WILD, comedy; prod., Undley Par- ssons; dir., Jean Yarbrough;- screenplay, Edmond Kelso; camera-. Max Stagier. Cast: Nat Pendleton, Carol Hughes; Sterling Holoway, Marjorie Reynolds, Frai>k Faylen. Charles Hall, Tom Neal, Betty Blythe, Dick Elliott, Maynard Holmes, Wonderful Smith. Monegram Ftx In Pr«4ttetlon SIS-BOOH-BAH, musical; prod., Sam Katzman; dir., William Nigh; no writing credits; camera. Marc«l Le Picard. Cast: Peter Lind Hayes, -Grac« Hayes, Mary Healy, Benny Rubin, Skeets Gallagher, Betty Comp- son, Leonard Sues. DOUBLE TBOUBLE. comedv; prod., Dixon Harwin and Barney Sarecky; dir.. WiUiam West; no writing credits: camera, Arthur Martinelli. Cast; Harry Lang- don, Charles Rogers. Paramonnt Pictures in cutting room or awaiting release: THE GREAT MAN'S LADY, formerly PIONEER WOMAN, drama; asso. prod-dir., William A. Well- (Continued on page 34) FILM BOOKING CHART (For Information of theatrg and fitm exchungs bookers Vauiety presetiit a camplet* chart of feature releases of all the American distributing com- panicr for the current quarterly period. Dote of reviews as given in Vakiety ond the running time o1 print* ar« included.; K«v to Type Abbrevlofion*; M— Mtloarama; C—Comedy; CD—Comedy Drama; W—Western; D—Drama; RD—Romantie Drama; MU—fllusical. Figures herewitft indicate date of Vamety's review and running time. COPTBIGIIT, 1>40. B1 VABIsn, INC. ALL BIGHTS BESRHVED WEEK OF BELEASE—8/16/41 Ellery Queen and Perfect Crime (Col) M KiDC ot Dodcc City (Col) 8/13 W Life Begln.s for Andy Hardy (M-G) 8.-13 C World premiere (Par) 8/37 ' C Ice-Capades (Kep) C WUd Qeese CaUtni (Mtk) 7/3« D This WoDUB Is Mine (U) 1/17 D S8 R, Dellamy-M. Lindsay 61 B. Elllot-X. nittcr too M. Rooney-A. Riidierford 70 J. Barrymore-F. Farmer n J. ElUien-D. Lewis 71 H. Foada-J.Bennctt 91 F. Toae-C. Bruce WEEK OF BELEASE—8/M/41 Hera Comes Mr. Jordan (Col) 7/30 C l>r. Kildare's Weddine Uay (M-G) 8/20 U The Parson of I>:in»mlnt (Par) «/25 W Scattercood Meets B'way (RKO) 1/27 CD Voder Fiesta Stars (Iten) W Private. Nun« (20th) 7/30 M A Dancerons Game (U) 3/S M Highway West (WB) 8/S D 93 R. Montgomery-R. Jotinson 82 L. Ayres-L. Day 84 C. Ruggles-E. Drew 70 G. Klbbee-E. Dunn Gene Autry W i. HarweU-B. Joyce C9 A. Devlne-R. Aden Kt B. Marshall-A. Kcniiedy WEEK OF RELEASE—a/29/41 Our WIte (Col) 1/20 C K When Ladles Meet (M-G) 8/17 C lU Saddle Mountain Roundup (Mono) W Aloma ot tlie South Seas (Par) 1/17 RD 7C FLvlnc Blind (Par) 8/20 M <9 Uttia Foxes (RKO) 8/11 D US Doctors Don't TeU (Reo) D Pittsburgh Kid (Rep) 9/3 W 7« Sun Valley Serenade (lOth) T/t3 CD K Major Barbara (UA) S/7 D US Dive Bomber (WB) 1/13 D 130 M. Douglas-R. Hussey J. Crawtord-R. Taylor Range Busters D. Lamour-J. Hall R. Arlen-J. Parker B. Davls-H. Marshall J. Beal-F. Rice B. Conn-J. Parker S. Henl«-G. Miller W. HUIer.R.MorIcy E. FlynB-F. MacMurray WEEK OF RELEASE—9/S/41 Mystery Ship (Col) 8,6 D Gentleman from Dixie (Mono) D Jeliyll and Hyde (M-G) 7/23 D CttlieB Kane (RKO) 4/l« D Bad Man of Deadwood (Rep) I/I7 W Charley Xhan Id RIo (2«th) 1/27 D Badlaada ot DakoU (V) 9/10 W SailllBg Ghost (WB) 1/13 D 6S P. Kelly-L. Lane J. LaRue-M. Marsh 127 S. Tracy-I. Bergman ret Q. Welles-J. CettoD 61 R. Rogers-O. Hayes n s. Toler-M. B. Hughci 74 R. DIx-F. Farmer 71 W. Morrls-B. Marshall WEEK OF RELEASE—9/12/41 Harmon of Michigan (Col) D Let's Gn Coileglale (Mono) C Parachute Battalion (RKO) 7.'16 D Outlaws of the Cheroliee Trail (Rep) W Apache Kid (Rep) W Belle start (ZMh) 8/27 D Unflnlshed Busliiess (U) 8/37 RD Navy Blue a (WB) . 8/13 D 75 87 94 108 T. Harmon-A. Louise F. Darro-M. Morcland R. Preston-N. Kelly 3 Hesquiteers 0. Barry-L. Merrick R. Scott-G. Tierney 1. Duane-R. Montgomery A. Sherldan-J. Oakic WEEK OF BELEASE—8/19/41 Ladies la Retirement (Col) 9/10 D 91 Down la San D(ego (M-G) 7/30 CD 69 We Go Fast (2««h) 9/M . C 64 Sing ABOther Chorus (U) 9/10 CD 64 Kid frnm Kansas (U) W 61 A Girl Must Live (U) D Nine Lives Are Not Enough (WB) 1/3 M 63 I. Lupino-L. Hay w.ird R. McDonald-B. Granville L. Barl-A. Curtis 3. Ftatee-J. Downs D. Foran-L. Carrillo M. Lockwood-K. Houston R. Regan-J. Perry WEEK OF RELEASE—»/a</41 You'll Never Gel Rich (Col) CD Gun Maa From Bodie (Mono) W Hold Back the Dawn (Par) 7/30 D De3th Valley Oullaws (Rep) W Sailor Be Gond (Rep) C Lady Scarface (RKO) 7'23 D Last of the Duanes (20th) 9/10 D It Started With Adam (U) D Sergeant York (WB) 7/2 D 111 114 6S 57 134 F. Aslaire-R. Hay worth B. Joaes-T. McCoy C. Boyer-O. de Havllland D. Barry-L. Merrick W. Lundigan-S. Russ D. O'Keefe-J. Anderson G. Montgomery-!,. Roberts J>. DurUn-C. Laughton G. Cooper-J. Leslie WEEK OF BELEASE—19/3/41 Two Latins from Manhattan (Col) D Father Takes a Wife (RKO) C Man at Large (20th) 9/10 M Burma Convoy (U) D 1, Davls-J. Woodhiiry A. Menjou-G. Swansea 70 M. Weaver-G. Reeves C. Blckford-e. Ankers WEEK OF RELEASE—10/10/41 Texas (Col) Lady Be Good (M-G) Tonto Basin (Mono) Skylark (Par) 9/10 Mercy iSlond (Rep) Riders of Purolc Sage Great Guns (20th) New Wine (UA) Hellzapoppln' (U) . W W. Holden-C. Trevor 7/16 MU 110 A. Sothern-E. Powell-R. Yooa| W Range Busters C 82 c. Colbert-R. Mllland D K. Mlddleton-G. Dixon (20th) 9/17 W S8 G. Montgomery-M. Howard C Laurel-Hardy MU I. Massey-A. Curtis C Olsen-Johnson WEEK OF RELEASE—10/17/41 Blonde From Singapore (Col) D Top Sargeat MulUgan. (Mono) C Nothing But the Truth (Par) 7/30 C AU That Hooev Can Buy (RKO) D Weekend la Havana (20th) 9/17 MU South of Tahiti (U) D Down Mexico Way (Rep) M Jesse James at Bay (Reo) W F. Rice-L. Erickson N. Pendleton B. Hope-P. Goddard E. Arnold-W. Huston A. Faye-J. Payne B. DonLevy-M. Montei G. Autry-S. Burnett R. Rogers-G. Hayes WEEK OF RELEASE—10/24/41 Thn^ Girls Abaut Town (Col) C The Men In Her Life (Col) D Buy Me That Town (Par) 7/30 CD Spooks Run Wild (Mono) C The Qay Falcon (RKO) 9/17 D Oanchos of Eldorado (Rep) W PuhUc Enemy (Bep) D Flylni Cadets (U) D The. Masked Rider (U) W LydU (UA) 1/29 RM Mom Over Hu Shoulder (20th) CD J. Blondel-B. Barnes L. Young-C, Veldt L. Nolan-C. Moore B. Lugosl-East Side KIdi G. 9anders-W. Barrie ?. Steel .1 . Terry-W. Barrie W. Gargan-E. Lowe J. M. Brown-F. Knight M. Oberon-E. M. Oliver L. Barti-J. Sutton TRADESHOWN AND FOB FUTCBE BELEASE Aldrlch tor President (Par) 7/30 All Maiaey Can Buy (RKO) 7/l« Amoag th* Living (Par) 9/3 Birth •! the Bluey (Par) 9/3 GlaoMiir Boy (Par) 9/10 Interaatlaaal Squadron (WB) I/IS Married Bach*I«« (H-G) 9/10 New York Town (Par) 7/30 SmOUbc Tkni (MQHl 9/17 The Prime Minister (WB) 9/17 One Foot In Heaven (WB) 10/1 Night of January 16th (Par) 9/10 ' Look Who's Laughing (RKO) 9/17 Dumbo (RKO) lO/I Unexpected Uncle (RKO). 9/17 Riding the Wind (RKO) 9/10 J. Lyden-J. Preisser E. Arnold-W. Huston A. Dekker-S. Uay ward B. Crosby-M. Martin J. Cooper-S. Foster R, Reagan-O. Bradna R. Young-R. Hussey M. Martln-F. MacMurray J. MacDonald-B. Aherne J. Glelgud-D, Wynward F. March-M. Scott. E. Drew-R. Preston E. Bergen-L.Ball-F. Redman (Cartoon) A. Shirley-J. Craig X. Holt-M. Douglas