The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1948)

Servis«ction 4 THE CHECK-UP WHiRE THE NORTH BEGINS OMD Russell Hayden, Jennifer Holt, Tristram Coffin— For the lower half— 42m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (4707). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION DEAD MAN'S OOLD-Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Peggy Stewart. HARPOON— John Bromfield, Alyce Louis, James Card' well-{4804). JUNGLE GODDESS — George Reeves, Wanda McKay, Armida— (4802). MIRACLE IN HARLEM-Stepin Fetchit, Hilda Offley, Sheila Guyse-(71m.)-(Herald)-(X-3). MOZART STORY, THE-Hans Holt, Winnie Markus, Irene V. Meydendorff(4805). PRAIRIE, THE— Alan Baxter, Lenors Aubert, Charles Evans -(76m.)-(4705). RETURN OF WILDFIRE, THE-Richard Arlen, Patricia Morison, Mary Beth Hughes— 81m.— (4801). STING OF THE LASH-Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Peggy Stewart. SRO MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE-C-Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Meivyn Douglas— High rating93m.— see April 14 Issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION IF THIS BE MY HARVEST-Valli, Robert Mitchum, Louis Jourdan. PORTRAIT OF JENNIE— Jennifer Jones, Joseph Gotten, Ethei Barrymore. 20th Century-Fox (1947 releases from 701 vp; 1948 releases from 801 up) ANNA KARENINA— D— Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kleron Moore — Heavy English drama for class spots —111m.— see April 28 issue— (English-made)— (Korda) —(820). ARTHUR TAKES OVER-C-Lols Collier. Richard Crane, Skippy Homeler— For the lower hair— 63m.— see April 14 lssue-(Wurtzel)-(817). BELLE STARR— MD— Randolph Scott, Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews— Names will help reissue— 87m.— see July 7 issue— (830). CALL NORTHSIDE 777— MD— James Stewart, Richard Conte, Helen WalkerGood documentary-type entry— llOVjm.— see Feb. 4 issue— Leg.: B— (805). CHALLENGE, THE — MD — Tom Conway, June Vincent, Richard Stapley— For the lower half— 68m.— see Feb. 18 issue— (Reliance)— (807). CHECKERED COAT, THE — MYD — Tom Conway, Noreen Nash, Hurd Hatfield— For the lower half— 66m.— see July 21 issue— (Belsam)— (825). COUNTERFEITERS, THE — MY^LD— John Sutton, Doris Mer¬ rick, Hugh Beaumont— Good entry for the duallers— 73m.— see June 23 issue— (Reliance)— (819). DEEP WATERS — D — Dana Andrews, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero— Pleasant drama has names to attract— 85m. —see July 7 issue— (821). ESCAPE— D— Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins, William Hart¬ nell— Import will need selling— 78m.— see June 9 is¬ sue— (English-made)— (822). FIGHTING BACK— CD— Paul Langton, Jean Rogers, Gary Gray— For the lower half— 61m.— see July 21 issue— (Wurtzel)-(828). FRONTIER MARSHAL— W— Randolph Scott, Cesar Romero, Nancy Kelly— Mild reissue— 71m.— see July 7 issue -(831). FURY AT FURNACE CREEK-MD-Victor Mature, Coleen Gray, Glenn LatrganFair programmer— 88m.— see April 14, Issue— (815). GAY INTRUDERS, THE— C— John Emory, Tamara Geva, Leif Erickson— Entertaining above average dualler— 68m.— see June 23 issue— (Seltzer). GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY-CMU-Dan Dailey, Charles ^Winninger, Nancy Guild — Pleasing entry should ride into the better money— 89m.— see May 26 issue— (Technicolor)— (827). GREEN GRASS OF WYOMING OD Peggy Cupimins, Charles Coburn, Lloyd Nolan— Good entry Wr ^e rural and small town sectors— 89m.— see May 12 issue —(Technicolor)— (818). HALF PAST MIDNIGHT— MD — Kent Taylor, Peggy Knudsen, Joe Sawyer— Fair who-dun-it for the lower half— 69m.— see Feb. 18 Issue — (Wurtzel)(808). IDEAL HUSBAND, AN— C— Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynward— Technicolor import has limited appeal— 96m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (Englishmade)— (Technicolor) — (809). IRON CURTAIN, THE— MD— Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc— Topical entry offers wealth of selling opportunitiee— 87m.— see May 26 Issue— (816). LET'S LIVE AGAIN— C— John Emery, Hillary Brooke, Tay¬ lor Holmes— For the lower half— 67m.— tee March 17 Issue— (Seltzer)— (813). MEET ME AT DAWN-^— William Eythe, Stanley Holloway, Beatrice Campbell— Minor import— 89m.— see March 31 issue— (Engllth-made)—(812). MINE OWN EXECUTIONER-PD-Burgess Meredith, Dulcie Gray, Michael Shepley— Absorbing import has re¬ stricted appeal— 105m.— see Juno 23 issue— (Englishmade)— (Korda)— Leg.: B— (824). ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE-MU-Tyrone Power, Al Jolson, Alice Faye— Reissue will benefit from name draw— 86m.— see July 7 issue— (832). SCUDDA-HOOl SCUDDA-HAYI-D-June Haver, Lon McCallister, Walter Brennan— Very good entry, especi¬ ally for small town and rural spots— 95m.— see March 17 issue— (Technicolor)— (81 1). SITTING PRETTY— C— Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Clifton Webb— High-rating comedy— 84m.— see March 17 Issue— (810). SLAVE SHIP— MD— Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Eliza¬ beth Allan— Names will help reissue— 92m.— see Julv 7 itsue-(833). ^ STREET WITH NO NAME, THE-MD-Mark Stevens, Rich¬ ard Widmark, Barbara Lawrence— Very good meller— 91m.— see July 7 issue— (823). THAT LADY IN ERMINE-CMU-Betty Grable, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Cesar Romero— Will depend on the Grable draw— 89m.— see July 21 issue — (Technicolor) (Leg. B)-(836). 13 LEAD SOLDIERS— MD— Tom Conway, Maria Palmer, Helen Wostcott— For the lower half— 67m.— see April 14 issue— (Reliance)— (814). WALLS OF JERICHO, THE-D-Cornel Wilde, Linda Dar¬ nell, Anne Baxter— Good filmization of a best-seller also has names to sell106m.— see July 21 issue— (826). WINNER'S CIRCLE, THE-OD-Johnny Longden, Morgan Farley, Jean Willes— Foir dualler— 70m.— see July 7 issue— (Polimer)— (829). YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME-MUD-Jeanne Crain, Dan Dailey, Oscar Levant— Should bring in the dough— 91m.— see Feb. 4 issue— (802). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION APARTMENT FOR PEGGY-Jeanne Crain, William Holden, Edmund Gwenn— (Technicolor). BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE-David Niven, Margaret Leigh¬ ton, Will Fyfe — (English-made) — (Korda) — (Techni¬ color). BUNGALOW— Tom Conway, Margaret Hamilton — (Belsam). CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY -Dan Dailey, Alan Young, Celeste Holm. CREEPER, THE— John Baragrey, Onslow Stevens, Janis Wilson— (Reliance). DEEP WATERS— Dona Andrews, Jean Peters, Cesar Ro¬ mero— (821). FAN, THE — Jeanne Crain, George Sanders, Madeleine Carroll. LAW AND MARTIN ROME, THE— Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Betty Garde. LOST ILLUSION, THE— Michele Morgan, Ralph Richardson, Sonia Dresdel— (English-made)— (Korda). LUCK OF THE IRISH, THE— Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway. MISS MINK OF 1949— Jimmy Lydon, Richard Lane, Lois Collier— (Wurtzel). NIGHT WIND— Charles Russell, Virginia Christine, Gary Gray— (Wurtzel). ROAD HOUSE— Ida Luplno, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm. SAND — Mark Stevens, Coleen Gray, Rory Calhoun — (Technicolor). SNAKE PIT, THE-Olivia de Havilland, Leo Genn, Mark Stevens. THAT WONDERFUL URGE— Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Reginald Gardiner. THIS WAS A WOMAN— Sonia Dresdel, Emyrs Jones, Bar¬ bara White — (English-made). THREE WIVES— Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Jeffrey Lynn. TROUBLE PREFERRED— Peggv Knudson, Charles Russell, Lynne Roberts— (Wurtzel). TUCSON— Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards, Charles Russell —(Wurtzel). UNFAITHFULLY YOURS-Linda Darnell, Rex Harrison, Rudy Vallee. WEST OF TOMORROW— Kristine Miller, Arthur Franz, Mickey Knox— (Seltzer). WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME-Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie— (Technicolor). WINSLOW BOY, THE— Robert Donat, Margaret Leighton— (English-made)— (Korda). YELLOW SKY— Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Wid¬ mark— (Technicolor). United Artists ADVENTURES OF DON COYOTE, THE W Richard Martin, Frances Rafferty, Marc Cramer— For the lower half— 65m.— see May 14 issue— (Cinecolor)— (Comet). ARCH OF TRIUMPH-D-Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton — Highly-touted entry should hit the spot with femmes— 1 14m.— see March 3 issue— (Enterprise)— (Leg.t B.). DEAD DON'T DREAM, THE-MYWWilliam Boyd, Andy Clyde, Mary Sawdon— Good 'Hopalong Cassidy'— 62m.— see Aug. 18 issue — (Hopalong Cassidy). FOUR FACES WEST -WDJoel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford— Unusual western should attract plenty of attention— 90m.— see May 26 issue— (Enter¬ prise). HERE COMES TROUBLE (Laff-Time-Part 1)-C-Bill Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Emory Parnell— Mild comedy for the lower half— 50m.— see April 28 issue— (Roach)— (Cinecolor). KINGS OF THE OLYMPICS-PART l-DOC-The 11th Olym¬ pic meet covered by 600 cameramen; narrated by Bill Slater; edited by Joseph Lerner and Max Rosen¬ baum-Good entry for sport spots— 60m.— see Feb. 4 issue— (German-made). LAFF-TIME— See Here Comes Trouble, Who Killed Doc Robin. MAD WEDNESDAY— C— Harold Lloyd, Frances Ramsden, Jimmy Conlin— Word-of-mouth should help delightful comedy— 89m.— see Sept. 3 issue— (Sturges). MAN OF EVIL— D— James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Wilfred Lawson— Satisfactory English drama for class houses —89m.— see Feb. 18 issue— (English-made)— Leg.; B. MIRACLE CAN HAPPEN, A-see On Our Merry Way. ON OUR MERRY WAY— (A Miracle Can Happen)— C— Burgess Meredith, Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray— High rating comedy107m.— see Feb. 18 Issue— (Bogeaus-Meredith)— Leg.: B. PITFALL— MD— Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane WyattIntriguing meller— 85m.— see Aug. 18 Issue— (Regal). RED RIVER— OD— John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne DruTopnotch— 125m.— see July 21 issue— (Monterey). SILENT CONFLICT-W-Willlam Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks— Fair series entry— 61m.— see April 14 Issue— (Hopalong Cassidy). SLEEP, MY LOVE— PD— Claudette Colbert, Robert Cum¬ mings, Don Ameche— Good psychological entry— 57m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (Triangle). SO THIS IS NEW YORK-C-Henry Morgan, Rudy Vallee, Virginia Grey— Entertaining comedy will iMed telling — 79’/^im.— see May 26 Issue— (Enterprise). TEXAS, BROOKLYN AND HEAVEN C Guy MadisoH? Diana Lynn, James Dunn— Average program comedy — 76m.— see Aug. 4 issue— (Golden). , TIME OF YOUR LIFE, THE-CD-James Cagney, William Bendix, Jeanne Cagney— Fine picturization of hit ploy —109m.— see June 9 issue— (Cagney). VICIOUS CIRCLE, THE-D-Conrad Nagel, Fritz Kortner, Reinhold Schunzel— Mild drama for the duallers has some ongles to offer— 77m.— see June 9 issue — (Wilder). WHO KILLED 'DOC ROBBIN-(Laff.Time-Part 2)-C-Vlrginia Grey, Don Castle, George Zucco— For the lower half— 50m.— see May 26 issue — (Roach)— (Cinecolor). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ADVENTURES OF THE CISCO KID-Duncan Renaldo, L™ Carillo, Barbara Billingsley— (Krasne). ANGRY GOD, THE— Alicia Parla, Casimiro Ortega— (Mex^ icon-made)(Fullcolor) — (Peskay). ATLANTIS, THE LOST CONTINENT-Maria Monter, Jean Pierre Aumont, Dennis O'Keefe— (Nebenzal)— Leg.: B.' COVER UP — William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton— (Nasser). FALSE PARADISE — William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks— (Hopalong Cassidy). FLESH AND BLOOD-Madeleine Carrol-(Comet). GAY AMIGO, THE— Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carillo— (Krasne)# GIRL FROM MANHATTAN, THE— Dorothy Lamour, CharleQ Laughton, George Montgomery— (Bogeaus). 4 HIGH FURY — Madeleine Carroll, Ian Hunter, Michael* Rennie — (Comet). & INNOCENT AFFAIR, AN-Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Car-'~ roll, Charles "Buddy" Rogers— (Nasser). LITTLE PRINCE. THE — Feature length cartoon — (Harmon-' Ising). LUCKY STIFF, THE — Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlovy, Claire Trevor— (Amusement Enterprises). MY BLONDE HEAVEN— The Marx Brothers, Ilona Massey, Vera Ellen— (Pickford-Cowan). ^ MY DEAR SECRETARY— Laraine Day, Kirk DougIas,Keenan Wynn— (Popkin). S OLYMPIC CAVALCADE— (Kings of the Olympics— Part II) —60m.— (Westport). OUTPOST IN MOROCCO-George Raft, Akim Tamiroff(Star). A' SINISTER JOURNEY— William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rond Brooks— (Hopalong Cassidy). STRANGE GAMBLE — William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rcmd Brooks— (Hopalong Cassidy). URUBU — All Native cast— (Brazilian-made)— (World Ad ventures). VENDETTA— George Dolenz, Faith Domergue, Nigel Brucr — (Califernia). WAR PATH— George Montgomery, Ellen Drew, Phi Reed— (Small). ili^ Universal-International (1 946*47 releases from 601 up; 1947*48 releases from 624 up) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN-C-Bud I Abbott, Lou Costello, Lenore Aubert— One of thej better Abbott and Costello entries83m.— see July 7 j issue— (664). ALL MY SONS— D— Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Mady Christians— Engrossing drama promises heavy ’ grosses— 94m.— see March 3 issue— (Leg.: B)— (657). ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST-D-Fredrlc March, Dan Duryea, Ann Blyth— High calibre— 1061/2m.— see April 28 issue— (660). ARE YOU WITH IT?-CMU-Donald O'Connor, Olga San ^ Juan, Martha Stewart— Entertaining programmer— ’ 90m.— see March 31 issue— Leg.: B. (656). BAD SiSTER—D— Margaret Lockwood, Joan Greenwood, Ian Hunter— Import has femme angles— 90m.— see June 23 issue — (English-made)— Leg.: B— (663). BLACK BART— OMD— Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Jeffrey Lynn— Should get the business— 80m.— see reb. 4 issue— (Technicolor)— (653). BROTHERS, THE— D-Patricia Roc, Will Fyffe, Maxwell Reed— Good English drama for the class houses— 90m. see May 26 issue— (English-made— (Prestige). CASBAH—ROMDMU— Yvonne DeCarlo, Tony Martin, Peter ^ Lorre— Remake of 'Algiers' should prove attractive boxoffice— 94m.— see March 17 issue— Leg.: B— (655). CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS— D— Eric Portman, Edana Romney, Joan Maude— Above average import for the art houses— 96m.— see July 7 issue— (English-made). DEAR MURDERER— MD— Eric Portman, Greta Gynt, Dennis Price— Below average British import— 90m.— see May 26 issue— (English-mado)—(658). END OF THE RIVER, THE— MD— Sabu, Raymond Lovell, Eva Hudson— Import will need selling— 80m.— see July 7 issue— (English-made)— (Prestige). _ FEUDIN', FUSSIN', AND A-FIGHTIN' CMU Donald | O'Connor, Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride— Will depend upon names— 78m.— see June 23 issue— (665). HAMLET— D— Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney — Powerful picturization of Shakespeare's work should prove strong grosser in many areas on special handling basis— 153m.— see July 21 issue— (English-made). HOLIDAY CAMP— C— Flora Robson, Dennis Price, Jack Warner — Entertaining British offering— 97m.— see Feb. 4 issue— (English-made— (Prestige). JASSY— D— Margaret Lockwood, Patricia Roc, Dennis Price —Moderate English offering for clast houses96m.— see Feb. 18 issue— (English-made)— Leg.t B— (Techni¬ color)— (654). LARCENY— MD— John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea — Good meller— 89m.— see Aug. 18 issue. LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN-ROMD-Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians— Femme appeal will make the difference— 86V2m.— see April 28 Issue— Leg.t B. (659). MAN-EATER OF KUMAON — AD Sabu, Wendell Corey, Joanne Page— High-rating exploitation show is packed with selling angles— 79m.— see June 23 issue— (666). THE EXHIBITOR AUGUST II, 1948