Boxoffice barometer (1949)

Soto, Jorge Ancira. Director: Joaquin Parclave. (No English titles.) La Reina del Tropico (“Queen of the Tropics”) .. .Spanish.... (98) Clasa-Mohme Musical. Village dancer’s unhappy romance with visiting city slicker leaves her brokenhearted. She is rescued by orchestra leader wdth whom she finds both fame and true love. Maria Antonieta Pons, Luis Aguilar, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma, Emma Roldan. Director: Raul de Anda. (No English titles.) Last Stop, The ... (107) Times Films Drama. Polish, French and German dialog. Story of Nazi brutality at Auschwitz concentration camp, and work of underground prior to arrival of Allied planes. B. Drapinska, W. Bartowna, T. Gorecka, H. Drohocka, M. Winogradowa. Director: Wanda Jakubowska. Life and Loves of Tchaikovsky, The German. .. (88) Classic Prods. Musical Drama. Famous musician becomes lover and protege of wife of rich man who leaves her husband to be with him. She is left with only his music when he dies during cholera epidemic. Zarah Leander, Maria Roekk, Hans Steuwe, Leo Slezak. Director: George Froehling. ©Life in Bloom. ..Russian (82) Artkino....May 7 Magicolor Biographical Drama. Ivan Michurin, famous Russian sc'entist, works in secrecy until new government comes in and recognizes true vaiue of his plant-breeding theories. Grigori Belov, Alexandra Vassileva, Pavel Shamin, Feodor Grigoriev. Director: Alexander Dovzhenko. Long Is the Road.. . (75) Globe Film Distrs. Drama. Dialog in Yiddish, German, Polish and English. Story of Jewish family during Nazi oppression, war, liberation and wait, as DPs, for entrance to Israel. Israel Becker, Bettina Moissi, Berta Litwina. Directors; Herbert B. Fredersdorf, Marek Goldstein. (Produced by International Film Organization in American Occupation zone.* Lost in the Dark (“Sperduti Nel Buio”) Italian ... (93) Favorite Films Drama. Blind violinist helps illegitimate girl singer find happiness. She rejects love once, but finally forsakes her benefactor to marry sailor. Vittorio De Sica, Fiorella Berti, Enrico Glori, Jacqueline Plessis, Sandro. Director: Camillo Mastrocinque. Love Life of Napoleon (formerly “Mile. Desiree”) . ..French. .. (90) Lopert Films Comedy Satire. Two sisters of middle class involved in romance and intrigue with Napoleon and staff. Politics, old flames and final exile complicate situations. Sacha Guitry, Gaby Morlay, Genevieve Guitry, Yvette Lebon, Jean-Louis Barrault. Director: Sacha Guitry. Love Story (“Douce”) ....French (89) Cine Classics Drama. Adolescent girl falls in love with steward and the two elope. Girl realizes mistake before her father comes to take her home. Odette Joyeux, Jean Debucourt, Roger Pigaut, Marguerite Moreno, Madeleine Robinson. Director: Claude AutantLara. Lovers, The... Italian. .. (84) Siritzky Int’l Drama. Love of 17th century singer for lady of aristocracy is consummated for a brief period, but differences in social position lead to tragic ending. Gino Bechl, Annette Bach, Gualtiero Tumiati. Director: Giacomo Gentilomo. Loves of Casanova. ...French. .. (98) ....Vog Films Musical Comedy. Adventures of the famous lover wno sings and romances his way thi’ough a series of involved flirtations. He decides to marry his first love but learns she is a nun, vows to become a monk, but is soon up to his old tricks again. Georges Guetary, Aime Clariond, Jean Tissier, Helene Dassonville. Director: Jean Boyer. Loves of Don Juan, The.. ..Italian (92) Superfilm. ...Sept. 1, ’48 Drama with Music. Story of the 17th century Spanish romeo and his female conquests, against the background music of Wolfgang Mozart. Fate catches up with Don Juan after he kills a man. Adriano Rimoldi, Dina Sassoli, Paolo Stoppa, Elena Zareschi, R:na Morelli. Director; Dino Falconi. Maedchen in Uniform.. ..German (90) Lopert Films.. ..Reissue Drama. Dorothea Wieck, Herta Thiele. ©Magic Horse, The. ...Russian (57) Artkino....Mar. 31 Magicolor Feature-length Cartoon. Animated interpretation of old, favorite Russian folk tale concerns the youngest of three brothers who outwits his cruel older brothers and palace servants to have a successful life. Director; I. Vano. (Soyuzmultfilm Studios.) Malacarne..,. Italian,... (103) Vesuvio Films Drama. Grim story of tragic love of philandering fisherman and convent girl, against authentic background of fishing sequences off Sicilian coast. Mariella Lotti, Otello Tosi, Umberto Spadaro. Giovanni Grasso. Director; Eddy Affronti. Man to Men. ...French (100) Siritzky Int’i....Feb. 18 Melodrama. Biography of founder of Red Cross, who was awarded first Nobel peace prize for his work. Jean-Louis Barrault, Bernard Blier, Helene Perdriere. Director: ChristianJaque. Maniac, The (Formerly “A Friend Will Come Tonight”) ... French (92) Lopert Films Drama. Time is Fi-ance — August 1944. Group of inmates in insane asylum are the brains behind anti-Nazi movement, herded by man of mystery, whom Germans try to trap. Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne, Louis Salou, Paul Bernard, Marcel Andre. Director: Raymond Bernard. Manon... French... .(101) Vog Films Drama. Depicts postw'ar Paris, black markets, juvenile delinquencies and running of Palestine blockade. Cecile Aubry, Michel Auclair, Serge Regg!ani. Director: HenriGeorges Clouzot. Marked Girls (“Prison de Femmes”) French.... (102) Siritzky InCl Romantic Drama. Waitress with shady past marries wealthy man and is blackmailed. When she is shot in ensuing complications, she confesses to husband and is forgiven. Viviane Romance, Georges Flament, Renee Saint-Cyr, Jean Worms. Director: Francis Carco, Marriage in the Shadows (“Ehe Im Schetten”) ....German (89) Gramercy Films....Sept. 16, ’48 Melodrama. German-made film. Tragic story of persecution of German actor and his Jewish actress-wife in Germany during Hitler’s regime. Paul Klinger, Use Steppat, Alfred Balthoff, Claus Holm, Willi Prager. Director: Kurt Maetzig. Merry Chase, The. ...Italian (75) Superfilm.... Sept. 17, ’48 Comedy. Embassy Secretary woos wife under eyes of husband interested only in butterflies. In-laws intervene but it develops wife is innocent of any wrongdo ing though appearances are against her. Clara Calamai, Nino Besotti, Rossano Brazzi, Paola Barboni. Director: Giorgio Bianchi. Merry Wives, The..,. Czechoslovakian (85) Oxford Films.. ..Reissue Stars Adina Mandlova. Produced by AB Films. Director: Otakar Vavra. Monsieur Vincent,. ..French (101) Lopert Films Drama. Biography of St. Vincent de Paul, a priest who spent his entire life fighting prejudice, cruelty and evil of all sorts in an effort to spread spiritual brotherhood, love and peace. Pierre Fresnay, Aime Clariond, Jean Debucourt, Lise Delamare. Director: Maurice Cloche. Monte Cassino. ..Italian.... (93) Superfilm Semidocumentary War Drama. Unconnected vignettes showing horrors of war and solace of religion to people in vicinity of the bombed Abbey of Monte Cassino during World War II. Alberto C. Lolli, Gilberto Severi, Vira Silventi, Ubaldo Lay. Director: Arturo Gemmiti. My Last Mistress.... French (87) Distinguished Films Drama. Sculptor marries model; quarrels with her constantly until she learns he is going blind whereupon a reconciliation is affected. Sacha Guitry, Genevieve Guitry, Mona Goya, Aime Clariond. Director: Sacha Guitry. Nail, The (“El Clavo”) ... Spanish (95) Azteca Films Melodrama. Lawyer, planning to marry long-time sweetheart, (liscovers she is culprit in murder case he is investigating. Amparo Rivelles, Rafael Duran, Juan Espantalcon, Milagros Leal. Director: Rafael Gil. Operetta.. . Austrian. .. (99) Discina Int’l Romantic Drama. Opera singer agrees to do operettas for her one-time director whom she still loves, but leaves when she realizes unfairness to his wife. Willy Forst, Maria Holst, Dora Komar. Director; Willy Forst. Outcry.. ..Italian.. . (89) Crest Films.. ..Mar. 12 War Drama. Young man deserts Italian army in 1943 to return to his village, and becomes fighting partisan when Germans move in. Lea Padovani, Vittorio Duse, EUi Parvo, Marco Sarri. Director: Aldo Vergano. ©Palace Scandal.. . German (70) Artkino....June 4 Magicolor Romantic Drama. Singer in search of father discovers he is the monarch when she is threatened with deportation orders requested by father of man she loves. Happy ending when she sings at festival. Elfie Meyerhofer, Erich Ponto, Hans Nielsen, Hans Leibelt, Paul Henckels. Director: Paul Verhoeven. (A Deutsche Film A.G. Production.) Passionate Spring. ...Hungarian (83) Distinguished Films Drama. Stars Catherine Denagy. Peddlin’ in Society.... Italian.... (85) ....Lux Films Comedy Drama. Newly rich lady fruit peddler takes over villa, gambles heavily, invests in wild scheme and encourages sister’s romance with American sergeant, until her fortime disappears and she returns to fruit stand, a wiser woman. Anna Magnani, Vittorio De Sica, Virgilio Riento, Laura Gore, Zora Piazza. Director; G. Righelli. Private Life of an Actor.. ..French (96) Discina Int’l Comedy Drama. Based on life of Lucien Guitry, showing his rapid climb to dramatic fame and dwelling on his deeds and 146 BAROMETER Section