The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1948)

Astor BETRAYAL, THE— D— Leroy Collins, Myra Stanton, Verlie Cowan — Inferior all-Negro production — 183m.— see July 21 issue. DEADLINE— W— Sunset Carson, Pat Starling, Al "TerryFair western— 62m.— see May 12 issue. fighting MUSTANG— MUW— Sunset Carson, Al Terry, Pat Starling — Below-standard western — 60m. — see March 31 issue. WESTERN TERROR — MUW — Dave 'Tex' O'Brien, Claire Rochelle, George Morrell— Mediocre western57m.— see March 3 issue. Celumbiici (1946-47 releases from 801 up; 1947-48 releases from 901 up) ADVENTURES IN SILVERADO-W-William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Forrest Tucker— Pleasing western for the duallers— 75m.— see March 31 issue— (902). ARKANSAS SWING, THE— ACMU— The Hoosier Hot Shots, Gloria Henry, Stuart Hart— Average action musical— 63m.— see Aug. 4 issJe— (953). BEST MAN WINS— D— Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee, Robert Shayne— Pleasing doaller— 75m.— see May 12 issue— Leg.! B.-(901). BLACK ARROW, THE— AD— Louis Hayward, Janet Blair, George Macready— Adventure film has the angles— 76m.— see July 21 issue. BLONDIE'S REWARD— C— Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms— Average series entry— 67m.— see May 26 issue-(912). BUCKAROO FROM POWDER RIVER-MUW-Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Eve Miller— Okeh 'Durango' entry— 55m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (961). CORONER CREEK— W— Randolph Scott, Marquerite Chap¬ man, George Macready— Good western— 90m.— see June 23 issue(Cinecolor)— (939). FULLER BRUSH MAN, THE-C-Red Skelton. Janet Blair, Don McGuire— Entertaining comedy93m.— see May 12 issue-(928). LADY FROM SHANGHAI, THE-MD-Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane— Names will make the dif¬ ference— 87m.— see April 28 issue— Leg.: B — (938). LAST DAYS OF BOOT HILL-MUW-Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Virginia Hunter— Good 'Durango Kid' west¬ ern— 56m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (964). LOST ONE, THE (La Traviata)— MU— Nelli Corradi, Gino Mattera, Manfredi Polverosi— High-rating picturization of opera, "La Traviata"— 80m.— see April 28 issue— (Italian-made). LULU BELLE— DMU— Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery, . Albert Dekker— Names will make the difference — 87m.— see July 7 issue— Leg.: B. MARY LOU— CMU— Robert Lowery, Joan Barton, Glenda Farrell— Pleasing entry for the lower half— 66m.— see Jan. 21 issue — (906). MATING OF MILLIE, THE-C-Olenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Ron Randell— Good comedy— 87m.— see March 17 Issue-(940). MY DOG RUSTY— D— Ted Donaldson, John LItel, Ann Do¬ ran-Pleasing lower half entry67m.— see April 28 issue— (914). PHANTOM VAILEY—MUW— Charles Starrett, Smiley Bur¬ nette, Virginia Hunter— Below series average— 53m. —see March 17 issue — (965). PORT SAID— Gloria Henry, William Bishop, Steven Geray —Adequate lower half entry— 69ra.— see April 28 issue— (909). RELENTLESS— WMD— Robert Young, Marguerite Chapman, Willard Parker— Better than average meller— 93m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (Technicolor)— (9^). RETURN OF THE WHISTLER, THE-MD-Michael Duane, Lenore Aubert, Richard Lane— For the lower half— 63m.— see March 17 issue— (920). ROSE OF SANTA ROSA-CMU-Hoosier Hot Shots, Patricia White, Eduardo NoriegaLatin-flavored ^ musical Is okeh tor the duallers65m.— see Fob. 18 issue— (951). SIGN OF THE RAM, THE— D— Susan Peters, Alexander Knox, Phyllis Thaxter— Interesting dramatic entry— 84m.— see Feb. 4 Issue — Leg.: B.— (936). SIX-GUN lAW-MUW-Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Saunders— Good western— S4m.— see March 3 issue— (962). SONG OF IDAHO-WCMU-Hoosier Hot Shots, Kirby Grant, June Vincent— Okeh musical western— 66m.— see May 26 issue— (952). STRAWBERRY ROAN, THE-MUW-Gene Autry, Gloria Henry, Jack Holt— Good Autry— 79m.— see April 28 issue— (Cinecolor)— (982). THUNDERHOOF—MD— Preston Foster, Mary Stuart, Wil¬ liam Bishop — Absorbing outdoor entry — 77m. — see Juno 23 issue— (904). TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH-MD-Dick Powell, Signe Hasso, MayliaHigh-rating documentary-type mener —109m.— see Jan. 21 Issue— (935). TRAPPED BY BOSTON BLACKIE-MD-Chester Morris, June Vincent, Richard Lane— Average series entry— 67m.— see May 12 issue— (921). WEST OF SONORA-MUW-Charlos Starrett, Smiley Bur¬ nette, Anita CastleOkeh 'Durango Kid'— 55m.— see May 12 ltsue-(966). WHIRLWIND RAIDERS MUW Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Nancy SaundersGood series entry— 54m..— see June 9 issue— (963). WOMAN FROM TANGIER, THE-MD-Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne, Michael Duane — Okeh meller for the duallers— 66m.— see Feb. 4 issue— (910). WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, THE-D-Willard Parker, Ed^ar Buchanan, Patricia White— Title should help pleasing duoller— 68m.— see Feb. 4 issue — (802). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BIG SOMBRERO, THE Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo, Stephen Dunne— (Cinecolor). BLACK EAGLE, THE STORY OF A HORSE-William Bishop, Virginia Patton, James Bell— (903). THE CHECK-UP of all features and shorts for an eight-month period Pubjished weekly by Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc. Publishing office: 1225 Vine Street, Philadelphia 7, Penntylrania. New York office: 1600 Broadway, New York 19. West Coast Representative: Paul Manning, 923 Alandeie Avenue, Los Angeles 36, California. Jay Emanuel, publisher; Paul J. Greenhaigh, business manager; Herbert M. Miller, editor; James A. Dalton, advertising manager; George F. Nonamaker and Mel Konecoff, associate editors. SECTION TWO Vol. 40, No. 14 AUGUST 11, 1948 BLAZING ACROSS THE PECOS Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Patricia White— 55m.— (968). BLONDIE'S SECRET— Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms. BOSTON BLACKIE'S CHINESE VENTURE-Chester Morris, Maylia, Richard Lane. CHALLENGE OF THE RANGE-Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Paula Raymond. DARK PAST, THE-William Holden, Lee J. Cobb, Nina Foch. EL DORADO PASS — Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Elena Verdugo. GALLANT BLADE, THE— Larry Parks, Marguerite Chap¬ man, Victor Jory— (Cinecolor). GENTLEMAN FROM NOWHERE Warner Baxter, Fay Baker, Wilton Graff. HER WONDERFUL LIFE— Jan Kiepura, Marta Eggerth, Jonis Carter— (Italian-made). I SURRENDER DEAR— Gloria Jean, David Street, Don McGuire. LADIES OF THE CHORUS-Adele Jergens, Rand Brooks, Marilyn Monroe. LOADED PISTOLS— Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, Jack Holt— (Cinecolor). LOSER TAKE ALL— Cameron Mitchell, Virginia Grey, Blake Edwards. LOVERS, THE — Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight, John Baragrey. LOVES OF CARMEN, THE— Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell— (Technicolor). MAN FROM COLORADO, THE-Glenn Ford, William Holden, Ellen Drew— (Technicolor). MANHATTAN ANGEL-Glorla Jean, Alice Tyrrell, Ross Ford. OUTLAW TAMER, THE— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Saunders. QUICK ON THE TRIGGER— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burn¬ ette. RACING LUCK— Gloria Henry, Stanley Clements, David Bruce. KEY Leg. is the symbol for the Legion of Decency ratings which are included in cases where the pictures are classi¬ fied as either objectionable in part (B) or condemned (C). Films without a Legion of Decency rating are either unobjectionable or unclassified. Abbreviations following titles indicate type of picture. ACD— Action drama MUC— AAutical comedy AD— Adventure drama MUCD— Musical comedy ACMU— Action musical drama ADMD— Adult melodrama MU— Musical BID— Biographical drama MUSAT— Musical satire BIDMU— Biographieol drama MUW — Musical western with music C— Comedy CAR— Cartoon Feature CD— Comedy drama CDMU— Comedy drama musical CF AN— Comedy fqntasy CFANMU-Comedy fantasy musical CMD— Comedy melodrama CMU— Comedy musical COMP— Compilation ... -Mys , , MYC— Mystery comedy MYCM— Mystery comedy musical MYD— Mystery drama MYMD— Mystery melodrama MYMU— Mystery musical MYW— Mystery western NOV— Novelty OD— Outdoor dramo OMD— Outdoor melodrama PD— Psychological drama .UMr— C-omplianon ri/— riycnoiogitai uiaiiiu :OSMl>— Costume melodrama ROMC— Romantic comedy D— Drama 5FAN— Dramo fantasy 3MU— Dramatic musical 3*^— Documentary 30CD— Documentary drama >OCMD— Documentary melodrama :D— Educational feature ■-Farce "AN — Fantasy =ANMU— Fantasy musical 'MD— Foetual melodrama ‘MU— Farce musical HI SO— Historical drama MDMU— Melodrama musical MO— Melodroma ROMCMU— Romantic comedy musical ROMD— Romantic drama ROMDMU— Romantic drama with music SAT— Satire SCD— Sex comedy drama TRAV— Travelogue W-Westem WC— Western comedy WCMO— Western contedy musical WO— Western drama WMO— Western melodrama WMDMU— Western melodrama musical WMU— Western Musical RETURN OF OCTOBER, THE-Glenn Ford, Terry Moore, James Gleason— (Technicolor). RIDIN' THE LONE PINE TRAIL-Gone Autry, Patricia White, Jimmy Lloyd— (Cinecolor). RUSTY LEADS THE WAY— Ted Donaldson, Ann Doran, John Li tel. RUSTY SAVES A LIFE— Ted Donaldson, John Lite!, Ann Doran. SINGIN' SPURS-Hoosier Hot Shots, Patricia White, Kirby Grant. SLIGHTLY FRENCH— Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche, Janis Carter. SMOKY MOUNTAIN MELODY-Roy Acuff, Smoky Moun¬ tain Boys. SONG OF INDIA— Sabu. Gail Russell, Turhan Bey. TRAIL TO LAREDO— Cnarles Starrett, Smiley Burnett^ Virginia Maxey. TRIPLE THREAT— Gloria Henry, Richard Crane, leading pro football stars. UNDERCOVER MAN-Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whit¬ more. UNTAMED BREED, THE— Sonny Tufts, Barbara Britton, Gabby Hayes— (Cinecolor). WALK A CROOKED MILE-Dennis O'Keefe, Louis Hay¬ ward, Jimmy Lloyd. WALKING HILLS-Randolph Scott, Ella Raines, William Bishop. Eagle Lion (1946-47 releasee from 101 and 701 wpi 1947-48 releases from 801 up) ADVENTURES OF GALLANT BESS-OD-Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long, Fuzzy Knight— Pleasing outdoor show— 73m.— see Aug. 4 issue— (Cinecolor). ADVENTURES OF CASANOVA-AD-Arturo De Cordova, Lucille Bremer, Turhan Bey— Highly ontertainln9— 83m.— see March 17 issue— (812). ASSIGNED TO DANGER MD Gene Raymond, Noreen Nash, Mary Meade— Satisfactory meller for the duallers— 66m,— see May 12 issue— (821). BLACK HILLS— MUW— Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Shirley Patterson— Good series entry— 58m.— see Feb. 4 issue— (851). CANON CITY— DOCMD— Scott Brady, Jeff Corey, Mabel Paige— High-rating documentary-type entry has the ongles— 82m.— see July 7 issue(826). CLOSE-UP— MD— Alan Baxter, Virginia Gilmore, Richard Kollmar— Programmer will fit nicely into the duallers 76m.— see April 28 issue— (824). COBRA STRIKES, THE— MD— Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser, Leslie Brooks— For the lower half— 62m.— see May 26 issue — (820). ENCHANTED VALLEY, THE-D-Alan Curtis, Anne G>vynne, Donn Gift— Exploitable film has strongest appeoi for neighborhoods, small towns— 77m.— see April 14 issue -(Cinecolor)— (817). HAWK OF POWDER RIVER, THE-MUW-Eddie Deon, Ros¬ coe Ates, Jennifer Holt— Good Dean entry— 54m.— see March 17 issue(856). LADY AT MIDNIGHT — MD — Richard Denning, Frances Rafferty, Lora Lee Michel— For the duallers61m.— see Aug. 4 issue. MAN FROM TEXAS— MUW— James Craig, Lynn Bari, Johnny Johnston— Mild western— 71m.— see April 14 issue— (815). MICKEY — ROMCMU — Lois Butler, Bill Goodwin, Irene HerveyPleasing program— 87m.— see June 23 issue— (Cinecolor)— (825), NOOSE HANGS HIGH. THE-C-Bud Abbott, Lou Costello. Cathy Downs— Aboott and Costello entiy should find ?opular appeal77m.— see April 14 iuue— (819). HWEST STAMPEDE— OD— Joan Leslie, James Craig, Jack Oakie— Good outdoor show— 75m.— see July 7 issue— (Cinecolor)— (830). OCTOBER MAN, THE— D— John Mills, Joan Greenwood, Edward Chapman— Average British entry— 85m.— see March 31 issue— (English-mad)— (818). OPEN SECRET— MD— John Ireland, Jane Randolph, Ronw.i Bohnen— Fast>moving meller pocks plenty punch— 70m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (813). PRAIRIE OUTLAWS— MUW— Eddie Dean, Roscoe Alee, Sarah Padden— Satisfactory series entry— 57m.— see April 28 issue— (857). RAW DEAL— MD— Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt — Exciting meller — 78m. — see May 26 issue— (822).