Variety (Sep 1942)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
Sep 1942
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (September 1942)
Leaf #:
00021
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Vaudeville,Theatr
Collection:
Early Cinema, Hollywood Studio System, and Theatre and Vaudeville
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library, Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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22 PICTURES Wcdaesday, Sdptenber 2, 1942 Advance Production Chart HoUytDOOd, Sept 1. StudiM are (till ju00lin« their whedule* and ore tfiy obout givina out any definite plan* for 1»42-4S «ea«oti. A definite *eIUn0 plan u stiU undecided won and consequently majority of the loto are fust "marfcinfl time' until such time at definite *alet plan* ore citaiH lished and they con authoritatively make announce- ment* for coming season's product thot will etond. RKO, 20lh-rox, Columbia, ^nd UtUoersal have ten- tative '42-'43 •chedulce but ore alway* admonithin0 that such schedules, at best, are tentative, and subject to chanffe at any time. Of all the studios, Dniversal appear* to be the only one that ho* an inkling of what exhibitors may expect for the coming ua$on. The othen iust say that they'll supply picture* for their outlets as films are needed and admit nothing else. Cohmbia •4t-'4S Featnni M Westerns M Serials 4 pictvd t CirttiB* Tow S 1 13 S3 U S Wtt- TotBla n 1 * Pictures in putting room or awaiting lelase: BAD MEM OF TBB HIIXS. fonnerly TAIXBTjOP LAWLESS MEN, western; prod. Jack «ep; dir. liam Berke; original screenplay. Luel wara; o Benjamin Kline. Cast: Charles Starrett, Ri Hayden. Luana Walters, Clill Edwards. Alan Bridges, Stanley Brown (IMl^. THE LONE WOLF IN SCOTLAND TABD, mystery; prod, Wallace ICacDonald: dir, Edward DmytQk; no writing credits; camera. Pnil Tannura. Cast: Wairoi WiUiam. Eric Blore, HSDary Brooke, Thuxston Hall. Fred Kelsey, Blatihew Boulton. Hortmi I^wry, LoUe Denlson. Biiy Sevan. Foirest "nicker. Knrt K«l«4. Ed Lau^ton. Clyde Cook. Stanle* Logan. HMth Hitch- cock, Wyndham Standing, torn Stevenson (1811-42). BLONDIE FOB VICTOBT, domestic comedy; prod, Robert ^paries; dlr, Frank Strayer; no writing ocdns; camera. Heniy Fteulich. Cast Peniv , Singleton. Arthur Lake^ Larry Simms, Jraathan Stal^ Almin Sessional George Backus^ Daisy. Frank Scully (l»41-4a). SABOTAGE SOVAD, formerly VINOEBS, diama; prod. Jack Fier; dlr. Lew Landers; no writing credits; camera. Franz PUmer. Cast: Bruce Boinett^ Kay Har- ris, r- ■ " Pai^ Ho^ PTOss«r,~Qir^UoiniMl-^>< PEBILS OF THE BOT.\L MOUNTED, serial, prod, Larry Darmour; dir, James W. Home; original screen play. BasU Dickey, Scott Littleton, Louis Helfetz. Jesse A. Duiry: camera, James S. Brown. Jr. Cast: Robert Sverens, K^useth Ma'-TVmaW, Herbert RawUnson, Nell O'Day. John EQiott. WA Thompson, Art Miles, Bicfa- ard Fi^e, Richard Vallin, Forrest Taylbr, Kcrmit May- nard. George Cbesebro, Ja^ Ingram (1941-42). LUCKT LEGS, comedy drama; prod, Wallace Mac- Donald; dlr, (3iarles Bartm; no writing credits; cam- era, nillip Tannura. Cast: Jinx Falkenburg, Kay Har- ris. Russell Hayden. WiUiam Wright, Don Beddoe, Frank Sully. Leslie Brooks. MY BISTEB EILEEN, comedy; prod., Max Gordon; dir., Alexander Hall; no writing credits: camera, Jo- seph Walker. Cast: Rosalind Russell. Brian Abeme, Janet Blair. Frank Sully. Jell DonneU (1941-4S). STAND BT ALL NBTWOBK8, war drama; iwod,. Jack Fier; dir. Lew Landers: no writing credits; cam- era, Henry FKulkh. Cast: JobnlBeal, Florence Rice. Kenneth MacDonal^ Alan Baxter, Don Beddoe, Mar- garet Hayes, Mary Tteen, John ^rrelL PABDON MT GUN, western; urod, JaA Fier; dir, William Berke; no writing credits; camera, Gieorge Meehan. Cast Charles Starrctt, Alma Carroll, Noah Beery, Lloyd Bridges, Bob Stevens, Dick Curtis, Ted Mates, ArSur Hunnlcutt (1941-42). BOSTON BLACKdB, mystery; prod., Wallace Mae- Donald; dir, Michael (cordon; no writing credits; cam era, Henry Freulich. Cafit Chester Morris, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Cmistance Worth. Lloyd Cor rigan. WUliam Wri^t, Forrest Tbtto, John TrrreU. SMITH OF MINNESOTA, collegian; prod. Jack Her; dir.. Lew Landers; no writing credits; camOra, Phil Tan- nura. Cast: Bruce Smith. Arline Judge; Warren Ashe. Douglas Leavitt, Don Beddoe^ Rosemary De Camp, Kay Harris, Robert Stevens. THE DABINlS TOONG MAN,.comedy-drama(; prod, Robert Sparks; dir, Frank R Strayer; no writtng credits; camera, Franz Planer. Cast Joe E. Brown. Marguerite Chapman, (Haire Dodd, Roger Clark; WU- liam Wri^t, Don Beddoe, Lloyd Bridges; Frank Sully, Eddie Laughton. THE LAW OF THE BADLANDS, western; prod, Leon Barsha: dir, William Berke; no writing credits; camera, Benjamin Kline. Cast RusseU Hayden, Bob Wills, Walter *Dub' Taylor, LuciUe Lambert A TORNADO IN THE SADDLE, western; prod,Le<m Barsha; dir, William Berke; original screen play, Charles Francis Royal; camera, George Median. Cast: RusseU Hayden, Bob WO^ Dub Taylor, Alma Carroll. Tristram Coffin, Donald Curtis, tack Bazley, Leon Me- Aulisse, HaUey Huggins. creoils; camera, PmnShfltau. CaKi MMgfily tT TieBSy, John Beal. Bert C;ordon, Dorothy Ann Scese. Slg Amp, Constance Worth, Ned«la Parker, Louise Squire, Hal- ene Hill, John T. M" ray, James Morton. Celambia Filau in FroduetiM COMMANDOS COME AT DAWN, drama; prod, Lester Cowan; dir, Lt Commander John Farrow; no writing credits; camera, William MeUor. Cast Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Edmund Gwenn, Ray Collins, Alex Knox, Rosemary De Camp. THE DESPERADOES, western In Technicolor; prod, Harry Joe Brown; dlr, Charles Vidor; no writing cred- its; camera, George Meehan. Cast Randolph Scott, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes. Claire Trevor, Edgar Buchanan. THE LAW OF THE NORTHWEST, western; prod. Jack Fier; dir. William Berke: no writing credits; camera, Benjamb Kline C^ast: Charles Starrest. Shirley Patterson, Arthur Hunnlcutt, Douglas Iicavitt, Stanley Brown, Donald Curtis, Al Boles. UNDERGBOCND AGENT, drama; prod, Sam White; dir., Michael Gordon; no writing £Eealts; camera, L. W. O'ConnelL Cast Bruce Bennett, LesUe Brooks. SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT, musical; prod, dir., Gregory Ratoff; no writi* g credits; camera, Franz Planer. Cast Don Ameche, Jack Oakie, William Gax- ton, Cobina Wright. Jr. YOV WERE NEVER LOVELIEB, musJ'il; prod, Lou Edelman; dlr, William Seiter; no writing credits; camera, Ted Tetzlafl. Cast Fred Astaire, Rita Hay- worth, Adolphe Menjou, Xavier Cugat and his band, Isobel Elsom. Leslie Brooks, Adele Mara, (^therine Craig. Gus SchllUng. Cmr WITHOUT men, drama; prods, B. P. Sdiul- berg and Samuel Bronston; dir, Sidney Salkow: no writing credits; camera, PhU Tannura. Caiit Linda DameO, Claire Trevor, Doris Dudley, Leslie Brooks, Michael Duane. SILVER cmr RAIDERS, western; prod, Leon Barsha; dir, WiUiam Berke; no writing credits; cam- era. Benjamin Kline. Cast: RusseU Hayden, Bob Wills, Alma Carroll. THE FRIGHTENED STIFF, comedy-drama; prod, Sam Blscfaofl; dir, Richard Wallace; no writing credits; camera, Joseph Walker. Cast Loretta Young, Brian Aheme, Bliss Jeff Donnell, Sidney TDler, Lee Patrick, Blanche Yurka, Norman Willis. Joseph McGuinn. JUNIOR ARMY, drama; prod, Colbert Clark; dir. LewXanders; no writing credits; camera. I*. W. O'Con- nelL Cast Freddie Bartholomew, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop. Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsley. Hetrt Raw Cmtttma t FILM BOOKING CHART (For in/ormation of theatre and film exchange booker* VauBn present* a complete chart of feature releam of aU the ilmerkon diitributing com- panic* for the current quarterly period. Date of review* at given <n Vauett and the running Urn* of print* ore includedj Key to Type Abbreviation*: M—Melodrama; C—Comedy; CD—Comedy- Drama; W—We*tem; D—Droma; JU>—Homontie Drama; MU—Mut^t. Figures herewith indicate date of Vaaini^a review and nmalng time. ■ti-«a M St 9 Pictures in ^tting room or awaiting release: ME AND MY GAL, vaudeviUer; prod.^ Arthur Freed; dir. Busby Berkeley; no writing credits; camera, no credit Cast Judy Garlanc^ (icorge Muridiy, Gene KeUy. Martha Eggertb. Richard Quine, Ben Blue. RANDOM HARVEST, drama; prod, Sidney Franklin; dir, Mervyn LeRoy; story based on novel by James HUton; camera. Jose^ Ruttenberg. Cast Ronald Col- Circer Garson. Phflip Dom. CARGO, drama; prod, Victor SaviUe; dir.. Richard Thorpe; original and screenplay. Leon Gordon; camera, Harry Stradling. Cost: Hedy Lamarr, Walter Pidgeon. Frank Morgan, BramweU Fletcher. EYES IN THE NIGHT, drsma; prod, Jadk (Siertok; screenplay, Howard Enunett Rogers, Guy Ttosper: cam- era. Robert Planck. Cast: Edward Arnold, Ann Hard- ing; Donna Reed, Reginald Denny. ANDY HARDY'S LAST FUNG, comedy-drama; prod. General Office; dir_ George Sells; no writing credits; camera, George Folsey. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Esther Williams; THE MAN ON AMERICA'S CONSCIBNCB, histor- ical drama; jmA., J. Walter Ruben; dir, WUliam Dleterle; no writing credits; camera, Harold Rosson. Cast Van Heflin, Ruth Husscy. Lionel Barrymore. Mar- jorie Main. REUNION, drama; prod., Joseph L. Mankiewlez; dir.. Jules Dassin; no writing credits; camera, WiUiam Daniels. Cast: Joan Crawford. Philip Dom. JOURNEY FOR MARGARET, drama; prod., B. F. Fineman; dir, Herbert Kline; no writing credita; cam- era. Paul VogeL Cast: Robert Young. Tarainn Day. ^WHISTLING IN DIXIE, comedy mystery; prod, Cteorge Haight; dir, S. Sylvan Simon; no writing credits; cameru. Clyde De Vinna. Cast: Red Skelton. Ann Rutherford. Diana Lewis, Rags Ragland. GAMBLER'S CHOICE, drama; prod.. Sam Marx; dlr, Joe Newman; no writing credits; camera. Jackson Rose. Cast WiUiam Lundigan, James Craig, Patricia Dane. SKYWAY TO OLmtY, air drama; prod, B. F. Zeld- man; dir, George Sidney; no writing credits; camera, Paul Vogel. Cast Franchot Tone. Marda Hunt Metro Fix hi ProAaetlea KEEPER OF THE FLAME, drama; prod, Victor SaviUe; dir, George (hikor; no writing credits; camera. William Daniels. Cast Sfeaeet Tracy. Katharine Hep- bum, r fXBAB-FOR Af^ON, navy drama; co-prod, Robert Z. Leonard and O. O. Dull; du, Robert !u. Leonard; no writing credits; camera, Charles Rosher. Cast Robert Taylor. Charles Laugnttm. Brian Donlevy. Walter Brennan. PRESENTING LILLY MARS, drama; prod., Joe Pastemek; dlr, Norman Taurog; no writing credltK camera, imawigncd;—Cast JuAy Garland, Rldiard Carlson, Fay Raintcr, Spring fiyington. Ray B(ac- Donald. DR. GILLESPIE'S NEW ASSISTANT, drama; dir, Willis Goldbeck; no writing credits; camera, Robert Folsey. Cast: Lionel BarrjnoKm. Van Johnson. Alma Kruger, Nat Pendleton. 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Sisters WEEK OF ■"■■^a" 9A7/4S Klag at tke StalUaas (Maaa) WlBfs aad tke Waoaa (BKO) Caiafol, Baft Wkaaldsr (BIk) S/U Halfway ta ■fc—i*" (Dp Oaa at Oar Alttratt b Binlag (V) OF KKLKA8B- OVilea NewtM V. Brace-. L Heivey-K. Caytar O. Tearle-K. PiilBi Fcatares Westerns ■4t-'4S 34 It pMcd 7 9 Raw CirtUi« Taca 9 99 9 IS ToUb S9 7 2 9 35 Pictures in cutting room or awaiting release: ARIZONA STAGECOACH, western; prod, (!eorge W. Weeks; dir, S. Roy Luby; no writing credits; cam- era. Bob CUne. Cast Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, John King, NeU ODay (1941-42). POLICE BULLETS, melodrama; prod, Lindsley Par- sons; dir, Jean Yarbrough; screenplay, Edmond Kelso and Ande Land; camera, unassigned. Cast: John Archer. Warren Hymer. FOBEIGN AGEBIT, spy-ringer, prods, Martin Moo- ney. Max King; dir., WiUiam Beaudine; original story, Blartin Mooney; screenplay by Martin Mooney and John Kraflt; camera, Blax Stengler. Cast John Shel- ton. Gale Storm, Ivan Lebedeff, Hans Schumm, WU- liam Halligan, George Travell, Patsy Moran, Lyle Lat- tel, Herbert RawUnson, Kenneth Harlan, Jack Mulhall, David Clarke. TEXAS TO BATAAN, western; prod, Cicorge W. Weeks; dir, Robert Tansey; no writing credits; cam- era, unassigned. "ist John King, Max Terhune, Davey Sbarpe, Marjorie Manners. CRIBONAL INVESTIGATOR, formerly HOMICIDE SQUAD, m&lodrama; prod, Lindsley Parsons; dir., Jean (Continued on page 24) <«/S4/4S My SIstci BUcca (Cel) • Paiiea BaUets (Maaa) Baadtt Baager (BKO) Jast OK Broadway (Btk) Sla Tawa CO) Desperate Jaaiaey (WB) t/U) a/u CD M W CD t 197 J. Maitk-«. Arekar T. BaB-C Edwards U Nalaa-B. Weaver C. Beaaett-B. Crawford K. FlyaB-R. 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