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In its first two months of release, "The Robe” had been the recipient of no less than 2 7 awards and scrolls from various or- ganizations in the United States alone. In- dicative of its appea 1 to women is a special scroll from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, representing every State in the Union. Another important award came from Parents Magazine. The Christian Herald Award for the best "motion picture of the month” also went to "The Robe.’’ The New York State Optometric Asso- ciation Award was given to 20th Century- Fox and its President, Spyros P. Skouras, "in recognition of their outstanding con- tribution to visual progress and for their furtherance of the science of optics and better vision through CinemaScope as ex- emplified by 'The Robe.’" Other awards came from newspipers and magazines. Exactly 211 newspapers had up to press-time nominated"The Robe” for the 1953 Academy Award for the best picture of the year. That "The Robe” is destined to reap a harvest of other Academy Awards was predicted by most critics. ALREADY THE RECIPIENT OF MANY PRIZES UNPRECEDENTED ACCLAIM FROM THE PRESS No motion picture within memory of the industry’s oldest pioneer inspired critics to such superlative praise as that lavished on "The Robe.” In every newspaper star-rating entertainment "The Robe” was given highest classification. Quite a few critics urged readers "to ma ke a point of seeing it, if you don’t see another movie in your lifetime! ” That CinemaScope has performed wonders for the filmization of "The Robe” is something pointed out by all critics. However, every- thing about it has been highly commended. No point is served here to publish excerpts from what one showman, Sol Schwartz, President of RKO Theatres, called "out-of-this-world” reviews, for the ovation given "The Robe” by the press is something with which exhibitors are well acquainted by now. Among the performances singled out for unusual commendation not only by critics, but by exhibitors themselves is that of Victor Mature (left) as Demetrius, the Greek slave turned Christian. This is not Mature s first association with a Biblical spectacle for he co-starred in Samson And Delilah.” However, it is because of his characteriza- tion in "The Robe” that he has drawn critical "raves.” Exhibitors have applauded producer Frank Ross’ shrewdness in commissioning Philip Dunne to write a sequel, dramatizing the events subsequent to the slave’s liberation in another spectacle titled "Demetrius And The Gladiators,” scheduled for domestic release in 1954. More about this on another page. Above, Marcellus (on staircase), returning from Jerusalem where he became converted to Christianity, is awaited by his bitterest foe, Emperor Caligula (on the throne at extreme left). At right, Marcellus protectively embraces the frightened Diana.