The Exhibitor (May-Aug 1948)

THE EXHIBITOR August 4, 1948 ALPHABETICAL GUIDE To 548 Features Reviewed Since The Aug. 20 Issue (This index covers features reviewed thus far during the 1947-48 season in addition to any features of the 1946-47 season reviewed after the issue of Aug. 20, 1947.— Ed.) * ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN— 83m. -U lnt . 2420 ADVENTURE ISLAND— 67m.— Paramount . . 2233 ADVENTURES IN SI LVERADO— 75m.— Columbia . 2355 ADVENTURES OF GALLANT BESS-73m. -Eagle Lion 2433 ADVENTURES OF CASANOVA-83m.-Eagle Lion . 2347 ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, THE-102m. Warners . 2341 ALBUQUERQUE— 90m.— Paramount . 2324 ALIAS A GENTLEMAN— 76m.— MGM . 2323 ALL MY SONS— 94m.— U-Int . 2341 ALONG THE OREGON TRAI L— 64m.— Republic . 2248 ALWAYS TOGETHER— 78m.— Warners . 2301 ANGELINA— 90m.— President . 2382 ANGEL'S ALLEY— 67m.— Monogram . 2324 ANNA KARENINA-11 lm.-20th-Fox . 2374 ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST-106V2m.-U-lnt . 2374 ANTHONY ADVERSE— 1 16m.— Warners . 2285 ANTOINE AND ANTOINETTE-88m.-Siritzky-lnt . 2383 APRIL SHOWERS— 94m.— Warners . 2359 ARCH OF TRIUMPH-1 14m. UA . 2340 ARE YOU WITH IT?90m. -U-Int . 2353 ARGYLE SECRETS— 63m.— Film Classics . 2380 ARIZONA RANGER, THE-63m.-RKO . 2365 ARKANSAS SWING, THE-63m.-Columbia . 2433 ARNELO AFFAIR, THE— 87m.— MGM . 2231 ARTHUR TAKES OVER-63m.-20thFox . 2367 ASSIGNED TO DANGER— 66m.— Eagle Lion . 2380 B BABE RUTH STORY, THE-106m.-Allied Artists . 2433 BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER, THE— 94m.— RKO . 2234 BAD MEN OF MISSOURI-71m. -Warners . 2249 BAD SISTER— 90m.— U-Int . 2411 BAMBI— 71m. RKO . 2293 BANDITS OF DARK CANYON-59m.-Republic . 2293 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST— 90m.— Lopert . 2309 BELLE STAR— 87m.— 20thFox . 2419 BERLIN EXPRESS— 86m.— RKO . 2365 BEST MAN WINS— 75m.— Columbia . 2379 BETRAYAL, THE— 1 83m.— Astor . 2425 BETRAYED (When Strangers Marry)— 67m.— Monogram . 2247 BEWARE OF PITY-102m.-Rank . 2278 BEYOND GLORY— 82m.— Paramount . 2410 BEYOND OUR OWN-40m.-Religious Film . 2280 B.F.'s DAUGHTER— 108m.— MGM . 2331 BIG CITY-1 03m.-MGM . 2364 BIG CLOCK, THE— 95m.— Paramount . 2332 BIG PUNCH, THE— 80m.— Warners . 2402 BIG TOWN AFTER DARK-70m.-Paramount . 2283 BIG TOWN SCANDAL— 62m.— Paramount . 2400 BILL AND COO— 61m.— Republic . 2308 BISHOP'S WIFE, THE— 108m.— RKO . 2284 BLACK ARROW, THE-76m.-Columbia . 2425 BLACK BART— 80m.— U-Int . 2329 BLACK GOLD— 89m.— Allied Artists . 2292 BLACK HILLS — 58m.— Eagle Lion . 2323 BLACK NARCISSUS— 89m.— U-Int . 2295 BLIND DESI RE— 88m.— Disci na Int . 2412 BLONDE ICE— 73m.— Film Classics . 2394 BLONDE SAVAGE— 62m.— Eagle Lion . 2259 BLONDIE IN THE DOUGH-67m. -Columbia . 2253 BLONDIE'S ANNIVERSARY— 67m.— Columbia . 2291 BLONDIE'S REWARD— 67m.— Columbia . 2387 BLUE VEIL, THE— 91 m.— Cohn . 2262 BOB AND SALLY— 71m.— Social Guidance . 2413 BODY AND SOUL— 104m.— U A . 2237 BOHEMIAN RAPTURE— 88m.— A rtki no . 2334 BOLD FRONTIERSMAN, THE-60m.-Republic . 2382 BORDER G-MAN— 60m.— RKO . 2248 BOWERY BUCKAROOS— 65m.— Monogram . 2268 BOY! WHAT A Gl RL-69m.-Screen Guild . 2294 BRIDE GOES WILD, THE— 98m.— MGM . 2348 BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE— 65m.— RKO . 2388 BROTHERS, THE-90m.-U-lnt . 2390 BUCKAROO FROM POWDER Rl VER-55m.-Columbia 2315 BULLDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES BACK-65m. Columbia . 2247 BURNING CROSS, THE-see They Ride By Night BURY ME DEAD— 68m.— Eagle Lion . 2253 BUSH CHRISTMAS— 76m.— U-Int . 2295 C CAGED FURY— 60m. — Paramount . 2339 CALIFORNIA FIREBRAND— 63m.— Republic . 2366 CALL NORTHSIDE 777-1 10'/2m.-20th-Fox . 2325 CAMPUS HONEYMOON— 61m.— Republic . 2325 CAMPUS SLEUTH— 57'/2m.— Monogram . 2356 CANON CITY— 82m.— Eagle Lion . 2417 CAPTAIN BOYCOTT-92m. -U-Int . 2296 CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE-140m.-20th-Fox . 2294 CARAVAN— 80m.— Eagle-Lion . 2247 CARNEGIE HALL 134m.— UA . 2238 CARSON CITY RAIDERS-60m. -Republic . 2400 CASBAH— 94m.— U-Int . 2350 CASS TIMBERLANE— 1 17m.— MGM . 2275 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA-82m.-Superfilm . 2309 CHALLENGE, THE-68m.-20th-Fox . 233? CHECK YOUR GUNS-55m-Eagle-Lion . 2283 CHECKERED COAT, THE-66m.-20th-Fox . 2426 CHEYENNE TAKES OVER-58m.-Eagle-Lion . 2292 CHINESE RING, THE-67m.-Monoaram . 2300 CHRIST, THE KING-75m.-Barry-Slmpex . 2359 CHRISTMAS EVE— 90m.— UA . 2270 CITIZEN SAINT— 68m.— Elliott . 2413 CLOSE-UP— 76m.— Eagle Lion . 2372 COBRA STRIKES, THE-62m.-Eagle Lion . 2387 CONFESSIONS OF A ROGUE-91m.-Di«tingul»hed . 2377 CORONER CREEK— 90m.— Columbia . 2409 CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS-96m.-U-lnt . 2420 COUNTERFEITERS, THE-73m.-20th-Fox . 2410 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT— 105m.— Film Rights Int . 2359 CRIME DOCTOR'S GAMBLE, THE-66m.-Columbia ... 2267 CROSSED TRAI LS— 53m.— Monogram . 2381 CROSSFIRE -85m. -RKO . . 2234 CRUSADES, THE— 126m.— Paramount . 2400 CURLEY— See Hal Roach Comedy Carnival O DAISY KENYON— 98V2m.— 20thFox . 2294 DAMNED, THE— 104m.— Discina Int . 2391 DANGEROUS YEARS— 62m. 20th-Fox . 2301 DAREDEVILS OF THE CLOUDS-60m.-Republic . 2435 DARK PASSAGE— 106m.— Warners . 2249 DATE WITH JUDY, A-l 12V2m.-MGM . 2417 DAY OF WRATH— 97m.— Schaefer . 2383 DEADLINE— 62m.— Astor . 2384 DEAR MURDERER— 90m.— U-Int . 2391 DEEP VALLEY 104m. Warners . 2240 DEEP WATERS— 85m.— 20th -Fox . 2423 DESIGN FO RDEATH— 48m.— RKO . 2325 DESIRE ME— 91m.— MGM . 2257 DEVIL SHIP— 62m.— Columbia . 2291 DEVIL'S CARGO-61 m.-Film Classics . 2355 DEVIL'S ENVOYS, THE-118m.-Superfilm . 2249 DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME-65m.-RKO . 2261 DIE FLEDERMAUS— 96m.— Artkino . 2383 DOCKS OF NEW ORLEANS-64m.-Monogram . 2356 DOUBLE LIFE, A-105m.-U-lnt . 2308 DOWN TO EARTH— 101m.— Columbia . 2291 DRAGNET— 70Vam.— Screen Guild . 2236 DREAM GIRL— 85m. — Paramount . 2388 DREAMS THAT MONEY CAN BUY-84m.-Films Int. of America . 2392 DRIFTWOOD -88m. -Republic . 2261 DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK-103m.-20th-Fox . 2269 DRUMS OF THE DESERT-64m.-Monogram . 2232 DUDE GOES WEST, THE-87m.-Allled Artists . 2379 E EACH DAWN I DlE-84m.-Warners . 2254 EASTER PARADE— 103m.— MGM . 2399 ELIXIR OF LOVE— 85m.— Film Rights Int . 2279 EMBRACEABLE YOU-80m.Warners . 2435 EMPEROR WALTZ, THE-106m.-Paramount . 2381 ENCHANTED VALLEY, THE-77m.-Eagle Lion . 2363 END OF THE RIVER, THE-80m.-U-lnt . 2420 ESCAPE— 78 m.— 20thFox . 2401 ESCAPE ME NEVER— 104m.— Warners . 2278 ETERNAL MELODIES-95m.-Grandi . 2341 ETERNAL RETURN, THE-92m.-Discena Int . 2309 EXILE, THE— 91 m.— U-Int . 2270 EXPOSED— 59m.— Republic . . 2254 EYES OF TEXAS— 70m.— Republic . 2435 F FABULOUS JOE, THE-See Hal Roach Comedy Carnival FABULOUS TEXAN, THE-95m.-Republic . 2277 FANNY— 123m.— SiritzkyInt . 2327 FAR INTO THE NIGHT65m.-Bell . 2310 FAREWELL, MY BEAUTIFUL NAPLES-94m.-Saturnia 2255 FARREBIQUE— 90m.— SiritzkyInt . 2341 FEUDIN', FUSSIN', AND A-FIGHTIN'-78m.-U-lnt. 2411 FIGHT NEVER ENDS, THE— 64m.— Alexander . 2351 FIGHTING BACK-61 m.-20th Fox . 2426 FIGHTING FATHER DUNNE-93m.-RKO . 2381 FIGHTING MAD— 75m.— Monogram . 2324 FIGHTING MUSTANG— 60m.— Astor . 2359 FIGHTING 69th, THE-79m.-Warners . 2375 FIGHTING VIGILANTES, THE-61m.-Eagle-Lion . 2283 FIRST OPERA FILM FESTIVAL— 95m.— Classic . 2412 FLAME, THE-97m.— Republic . 2317 FLASHING GUNS— 59m.— Monogram . 2233 FLOWING GOLD— 82m.— Warners . 2421 FOR YOU I DIE— 76m.— Film Classics . 2299 FOREIGN AFFAIR, A— 1 16m.— Paramount . 2410 FOREVER AMBER140m. -20thFox . 2265 FORT APACHE— 127m.— RKO . 2357 FOUR FACES WEST-90m.-UA . 2390 FOXES OF HARROW, THE— 1 17V2m.— 20th -Fox . 2257 FRENCH LEAVE— 64m.— Monogram . 2373 FRIC-FRAC— 90m.— Oxford . 2412 FRIEDA— 98m.— U-Int . 2240 FRIEND WILL COME TONIGHT, A-90m.-Lopert . 2435 FRONTIER AGENT— 56m.— Monogram . 2399 FRONTIER MARSHAL-71 m.-20th-Fox . 2419 FUGITIVE, THE— 99m.— RKO . 2277 FULLER BRUSH MAN, THE-93m.-Columbia . 2379 FUN AND FANCY FREE— 73m.— RKO . 2234 FURIA— 89m.— Film Classics . 2268 FURY AT FURNACE CREEK-88m.-20th-Fox . 2367 G GALLANT LEGION, THE-88m.-Republic . 2401 GANGSTER, THE— See Low Company GAS HOUSE KIDS IN HOLLYWOOD-63m.-Eagle Lion . 2246 GAY INTRUDERS, THE-68m.-20th-Fox . 2410 GAY RANCHERO, THE-72m.-Republic . 2317 GELOSI A— 87m.— World-Wide . 2383 GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT-1 18m.-20th-Fox . 2281 GIRL OF THE CANAL, THE-48m.-Bell ...2262 GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY-89m.-20th-Fox 2394 GLAMOUR Gl RL— 68m.— Columbia . 2307 GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN-71 m. -Warners 2421 GOLDEN EARRINGS— 95m.— Paramount . 2233 GOOD NEWS— 92m.— MGM . 2292 GOOD SAM-1 14m. RKO . 2438 GRAPES OF WRATH, THE-129m.-20th-Fox . 2295 GREAT GLINKA, THE-104m.-Artkino . 2310 GREEN DOLPHIN STREET— 141m.— MGM . 2268 GREEN FOR DANGER-93m. -Eagle Lion . 2259 GREEN GRASS OF WYOMING-89m.-20th-Fox . 2382 GUN LAW— 60m.— RKO . .. . 2248 GUN TALK— 57m.— Monogram . 2316 GUNS OF HATE— 62m.— RKO . 2388 H HAL ROACH COMEDY CARNIVAL-1 12m.-UA . 2238 HALF PAST MIDNIGHT— 69m.— 20thFox . 2333 HAMLET— 153m.— U. -Int . 2427 HATTER'S CASTLE-1 OOm.-Paramount . 2373 HAWK OF POWDER RIVER, THE-54m.-Eagle Lion ... 2348 HAZARD— 95m.— Paramount . 2357 HEADIN' FOR HEAVEN-71m. -Eagle Lion . 2299 HEART OF VIRGINIA-60m. -Republic . 2366 HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS-See Montana Mike HENRY I V— 92m.— Superfilm . 2350 HER HUSBAND'S AFFAIRS-86m.-Columbia . 2291 HERE COMES TROUBLE (Laff Time-Part l)-50m. UA . 2374 HIGH TIDE— 71m.— Monogram . 2293 HIGH WALL, THE— 99m.— MGM . 2300 HOLIDAY CAMP— 97m.— U-Int . 2326 HOLLYWOOD BARN DANCE-73m. -Screen Guild . 2236 HOMECOMING-1 12m.-MGM . 2364 HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY-1 18m. -20th-Fox ... 2237 HUNGRY HILL -94m.-U.-lnt . 2270 HUNTED, THE— 83m.— Allied Artists . . 2331 I I BECAME A CRIMINAL— 78m.— Warners . 2334 I, JANE DOE— 85m.— Republic . 2389 I LOVE TROUBLE— 94m.— Columbia . 2307 I REMEMBER MAMA— 134rn.— RKO . 2358 I WALK ALONE— 98m.— Paramount . 2300 I WOULDN'T BE IN YOUR SHOES-70m. -Monogram 2381 IDEAL HUSBAND, AN— 96m.— 20th -Fox . 2318 IDIOT, THE— 92m.— LeLarge— E.C.D . 2234 IF WINTER COMES— 97m.— MGM . 2307 IF YOU KNEW SUSIE— 89m.— RKO . 2332 ILLEGALS, THE— 77Vim.— Mayer-Burstyn . 2421 IN SELF DEFENSE— See Perilous Waters INSIDE STORY, THE-87m.-Republic . 2366 INTERMEZZO— 70m.— SRO . 2278 INTRIGUE— 90m.— U A . 2301 INVISIBLE WALL, THE-73m.-20th-Fox . 2263 IRELAND TODAY— 80m.— Irish-American . 2421 IRON CURTAIN, THE-87m.-20th-Fox ., . 2389 IT HAD TO BE YOU— 98m.— Columbia . 2267 J JASSY— 96m.— U1 nt . 2334 JENNY LAMOUR— 102m.— Vog . 2318 JEZEBEL— 93m.— Warners TT.'r* . 2286 JIGGS AND MAGGIE IN SOCIETY — 65m.— Monogram 2317 JINX MONEY— 68m.— Monogram . 2399 JOE PALOOKA IN THE KNOCKOUT-72m. Monogram . 2233 K KEY LARGO— 101m.— Warners . 2427 KEY WITNESS— 67m.— Columbia . 2253 KILLER Dl LL— 71 m.— Screen Guild . 2237 KILLER Dl LLER— 73m.— All Amercian . 2422 KILLER McCOY— 102m.— MGM . 2276 KING OF THE BANDITS— 65m.— Monogram . 2268 KING OF THE GAMBLERS— 60m.— Republic . 2401 KINGS OF THE OLYMPICS-PART l-60m.-UA . 2327 l LA VIE DE BOHEME (The Love Life of Mimi) 92m.— Superfilm . 2279 LADY AT MIDNIGHT-61m. -Eagle Lion . 2433 LADY FROM SHANGHAI, THE-87m.-Columbia . 2371 LAFF-TIME— See Here Comes Trouble, Who Killed Doc Robbin? LAST DAYS OF BOOT HI LL— 56m.— Columbia . 2315 LAST ROUND-UP, THE-77m.-Columbia . 2259 LAWLESS VALLEY— 59m.— RKO . 2300 ETS LIVE AGAIN— 67m.— 20th -Fox . 2349 LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN-86V2m. U-Int . 2375 LIFE WITH FATHER-1 18m.~Warners . 2240 LIGHTNIN' IN THE FOREST-58m.-Republic . 2367 LINDA BE GOOD— 66m.— Eagle Lion . 2271 LONE WOLF IN LONDON, THE-68m. -Columbia . 2267 LONG NIGHT, THE— 96m. RKO . 2235 LOST MOMENT, THE-88V2m.-U-lnt . 2270 LOST ONE, THE— 80m.— Columbia . 2371 LOUISIANA— 85m.— Monogram . 2293 LOVE FROM A STRANGER— 81m.— Eagle Lion . 2275 LOVER'S RETURN, A— J96,/2m.— Westport-lnt. . 2327 LOW COMPANY (The Gangster)— 84m.— Allied Artists . 2260 LUCIA Dl LAMMERMOOR— 1 08m.— Grand! . 2279 LUCKY BRIDE, THE-70m.-Artkino . 2334 LULU BELLE— 87m.— Columbia . 2417 LURED— See Personal Column. LYSI STRATA— 85m.— Distinguished . 2421 M MAD WEDNESDAY— 89m.— U A . 2239 MADONNA OF THE DESERT-60m.-Republic . 2340 MAGIC TOWN— 103 m. RKO . 2235 MAIN STREET KID, THE-64m.-Republic . 2317 MAN ABOUT TOWN-88m.-RKO . 2269 MAN-EATER OF KUMAON-79m.-U-lnt . 2414 MAN FROM TEXAS— 71m.— Eagle Lion . 2363 MAN OF EVIL— 89m.— U A . 2333 MAN OF THE SEA82m.-Hoff berg . 2335 MARCO VISCONTI — 109m.— Film Rights International 2255 MARIUS— 125m.— Siritzky Int . 2392 MARK OF ZORRO, THE-93m.-20th-Fox . 2269 MARKED WOMAN-81 m.-Warners . 2249 MARSHAL OF CRIPPLE CREEK-58m.-epublic . 2236 MARY LOU— 66m.— Columbia . 2315 MATING OF MILLIE, THE-87m.-Columbia ... 2347 MEET ME AT DAWN-89m.-20th-Fox . 2358 MELODY TIME— 75m.— RKO . 2394 MERTON OF THE MOVIES-81m.-MGM . 2232 MICHAEL O'HALLORAN— 79m.— Monogram . 2418 MICKEY— 87m.— Eagle Lion . 2409 MIDNIGHT IN PAR!S-90m.-Distinguished . 2262 MIKADO, THE— 90m.— U-Int . 2391 MINE OWN EXECUTIONER— 105m.— 20thFox . 2411 MIRACLE CAN HAPPEN, A— See On Our Merry Way. MIRACLE OF DR. PETROV, THE-lOOm.-Artklno . 2279 MIRACLE OF THE BELLS, THE-120m.-RKO . 2349 MONEY MADNESS— 73m.— Film Classics . 2364 MONSIEUR VERDOUX— 123m.— UA . 2239 MONTANA MIKE (Heaven Only Knows)— 96m.— UA. .2239 MOTHER WORE TIGHTS-107m.-20th-Fox . 2287 MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA— 153m.— RKO . 2287 MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE 93m.— SRO . 2367 ( Continued on page 2439) (The running times carried in these listings represent the latest corrected times of each feature. — Ed.) 2440 Servisection 8