The Exhibitor (1950)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 5 «> DEPORTED— Marta Toren, JafT Chandler, Claude Dauphin. DESERT HAWK, THE-Yvonno De Carlo, Richard Greene, Lois Andrews— (Technicoior)— (925) . DOUBLE CROSSBONES-Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, John Emery— (Technicolor). FRENCHIE— Joel McCrea, Shelley Winters, Paul Kelly— (Technicolor). HARVEY— James Stewart, Peggy Dow, Josephine Hull; ILLEGAL BRIDE— Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, Joan Davis. KANSAS RAIDERS — Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Mar¬ guerite Chapman— (Technicolor). KATIE— Mark Stevens, Ann Blyth, Cecil Kellaway. LIGHTS OUT— Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, James Ed¬ wards. MA AND PA KETTLE BACK ON THE FARM-Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Meg Randall. MADELEINE— Ann Todd, Norman Woodland, Ivan Destny -(English-made). MAN ON THE RUN-Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe. MILKMAN, THE— Donald O'Connor, Jimmy Durante, Piper Laurie. MORNING DEPARTURE— John Milb, Richard Attenborough, Lana Morris— (English-made). MYSTERY SUBMARINE— Macdonald Carey, Marta Toren, Robert Douglas. PRELUDE TO FAME— Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron, Jeremy Spenser— (Engl ish-made). SADDLE TRAMP— Joel McCrea, John Mclntire, Wanda Hendrix— (Technicolor)— (928). SHAKEDOWN— Howard Duff, Brian Donlevy, Peggy Dow -(923). SLEEPING CITY, THE— Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Peggy Dow. TOMAHAWK— Van Heflin, Yvonne DeCarlo, Preston Foster — (Technicolor). UNDERCOVER GIRL— Alexis Smith, Scott Brady, Richard Egan. UNDER THE GUN— Richard Conte, Audrey Totter, Sam Jaffa. WOMAN ON THE RUN-Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith. WYOMING AAAIL— Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, How¬ ard da Silva(Technicolor). Warners (1949*50 releases from 901 up) BACKFIRE— MYMD— Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRae, Ed¬ mond O'Brien— Fair program— 91m.— Jan. 18 issue— BARRICADE— MD— Dane Clark, Raymond Massey, Ruth Roman— Okeh outdoor action entry— 75m.— see Mar. 15 Issue— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B— (918). BRIGHT LEAF— D— Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson— Name draw will help adult drama —110m.— see June 7 issue— Leg.: B— (928). ' CHAIN LIGHTNING — MD — Huinphrey Bogart, Eleanor Parker, Raymond Massey— Good Bogart94m.— see Feb. 15 issu»-(905). CAGED — D — Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby— Good drama is packed with selling angles— 96m.— see May 10 issue— (925). COLT .45— W— Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman, Zachary ScottGood western— 74m.— see May 10 issue— (Technicolor)-(922). DAMNED DON'T CRY, THE— MD— Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran— Well-made adult entry— 103m. see Apr, 12 Issue— Leg.: B— (921). DAUGHTER OF ROSIE O'GRADY, THE-CMU-June Haver, Gordon MacRae, James Barton— Entertaining entry has plenty of merchandising angles— 104m.— see Apr, 12 issue— (T6Chnicolor)—(920). DESTINATION TOKYO— MD— Cary Grant, John Garfield, Dane Clark— War meller has names to sell— 135m.— see Apr. 26 Issue— (923). 50 YEARS BEFORE YOUR EYES-COMP-Narrated by Arthur Godfrey, Quentin Reynolds, H. V. Kaltenborn, Clem McCarthy— interesting compilation for the lower half— 70m.— see July 5 issue— (931), FLAME AND THE ARROW, THE-MD-Burt Lancaster, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Robert Douglas— Good swashbuckling adventure film— 88m.— see July 5 issue— (Technicolor) -(930). GOD is MY CO-PILOT — D — Dennis Morgan, Raymond Massey, Andrea King— War drama has names to sell -^8m.— see Apr. 26 issue— (924). GREAT JEWEL ROBBER, THE-MD-David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer— Okeh program meller— 91m. —see June 21 issueLeg.: B— (929). PERFECT STRANGERS — ROMD — Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, Thelma Ritter— Interesting drama— 88m.— see Mar. 15 issue— Leg.: 6 — (917). PRETTY BABY— ROMC— Dennis Morgan, Betsy Drake, Zach¬ ary Scott— Amusing screwball comedy— 92m.— see Aug. 2 issue— (004). RETURN OF THE FRONTIERSMAN-W-Gordon MacRae, Julie London, Rory Calhoun— Okeh western— 74m.— see May 24 issue— (Technicolor)— (927). STAGE FRIGHT-MYMD-Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding— Highly absorbing meller— 1 10m.— see Mar. 1 issue— Leg.: B— (Mode in England)— (919). THIS SIDE OF THE LAW-MYD-Viveca Lindfors, Kent Smith, Janls Paige— Average programmer for the duallers74m.— see June 7 issue — (926). YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN-DMU-Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmiehaer— Topnotch musical drama has plenty or angles— 1 12m.— see Mar. 1 1stoe-(916). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BIG STICKUP, THE— Steve Cochran, Gaby Andre, Virginia Grey. BRANDED WOMAN— Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambrldge, Zachary Scott. BREAKING POINT, THE-John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter. BREAKTHROUGH— David Brian, John Agar, Joan Winfield. CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER-Gregory Peck, Vir^nla Mayo, Ingeborg Wells— (Mode in England)— (Technicolor). DALLAS— Gary Cooper, Roth Roman, Raymond Massey— (Technicolor). ENFORCER, THE— Humphrey Bogart, Roy Roberts, Patricia Joiner. GLASS MENAGERIE, THE— Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence. HIDDEN IN MY HEART — Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal. JIM THORPE, ALL AMERICAN-Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter. KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE James Cagney, Barbara Peyton, Steve Brodie. LULLABY OF BROADWAY-June Haver, Gene Nelson, Billy DeWolfe— (Technicolor). NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone. ONLY THE VALIANT-Gregory Peck, Terry Kilburn, Jeff Corey. ! POLITICIAN, THE— Joseph Cotten, Patricia Neal. RATON PASS— Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochrane. ROCKY MOUNTAIN— Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Dickie Jones. THREE SECRETS — Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ruth Roman. STORM WARNING — Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day. SUGARFOOT— Randolph Scott, Adele Jergens, Raymond Massey— (Technicolor). TEA FOR TWO— Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Eve Arden -(Technicolor). WEST POINT STORY, THE— James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRae. Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request). ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT-D-Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray— Reissue of outstanding war drama now has restricted oppeal— 102m.— see Aug. 16 issue— (reissue)— (Realart). CATSKILL HONEYMOON-NOVMU-Jan Bart. Bobby Colt, Dorothy and David Paige— Good Yiddish entry— 93m. — ^ee Feb. 1 issue — (Mostly Yiddish dialogue)— (Pic¬ torial Ventures). MIDNIGHT FROLICS— MU— Sunny Knight, Mickey Ginger Jones— Exploitation novelty will appeal in limited situations— 49m.— see June 21 issue — (Bell). RIDERS OF THE PONY EXPRESS-W-Ken Curtis, Cathy Douglas, Shug Fisher— Fair western— 61m.— (Color)— (Screencraft). WITH CLEAN HANDS— DOCD— Sam Levine, Arlene Francis, Joseph Wiseman — Good documentary with limited appeol— 50m.— see July 5 issue— (Int. Ladies Garment Workers Union). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request). ANNA OF RHODES— D—Kaity Panoy, Lamprol Constantaras, Yannis Prineas— Weak import for art houses— 78m.— see Apr. 26 issue— (Made in Greece)— (English titles)— (Gloria). BITTER RICE— MD— Silvana Mangano, Doris Dowling Vit¬ torio Gassmann— High rating import— 108m.— see Aug. 9 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). BETWEEN 11 AND MIDNIGHT-MYMD-Louis Jouret, Madeleine Robinson, Jaques Morel— Absorbing French import — 94m. — see Mar. 29 issue — (French-made) — (English titles)— (Spalter). BLOOD AND FIRE— D— Sonja Wigert, Anders Hendrikson, George Font— Okeh Swedish import— 95m.— see July 5 issue— (Swedish-made)— (English titles) — (Oxford). BOND STREET-COMP-Jean Kent, Roland Young, Kath¬ leen Harrison— Uneven episodic entry for the art houses— 107m.— see Apr. 12 issue— Leg.: B— (Britishmade)— (Stratford). BORDER STREET-D-M. Cwiklinska, J. Leszcrynski, W. Godik— Powerful Polish import will need selling— 110m.— see May 24 issue — (Polish-made) — (English titles)— (Globe). CARMEN — ROMD — Imperio Argentina, Rafael Rivelles, Manuel Luna — Okeh Spanish import— 99m.— see Jon. 18 issue — (Spanish-made) — (English titles)— (ClasaMohme). CHILD OF MAN— D— Tove Maes, Karen Poulsen, Rasmus Ottesen— High rating Danish import— 96m.— see Feb. 1 issue— (Danish-made)— (English titles)— (Elsinore). CITY OF TORMENT-D-Hans Alber, Lotte Koch, Paul Roth— Fair German import with limited appeal— 84m.— see July 5 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Films International). COUNTER INVESTIGATION— CMD-Lucien Coedel, Louis Salou, Maurice Teynac— Okeh import— 96m.— see Feb. 1 issue — (French-made)— (English titles) — (Films In¬ ternational). DAYBREAK AT UDI— DOC— E, R. Chadwick, Fanny Elemuze, Josef AmaluTopnotch documentary for class and art houses— 40m.— (Made in Africa)— (Brill). DEAR MR. PROHACK— C— Cecil Parker, Hermione Baddeley, Sheila Sim— Entertaining import— see Aug. 2 issue— (British-made)— (Pentagon). DREJ^ NO MORE— DOCD— Avraham Doryon, Chava Alperstein, Yehuda Ben Moshe — Good import with limited appeal— 70m.— see Feb. 1 issue— (Made in Palestine)— (English narration)— (Classic). ESCAPE INTO DREAMS— D— Vittorio Do Sica, Aldo Fabrizi, Maria Mercader— Okeh import with names to help— 84m.— see Apr. 26 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Superfilm). FLESH WILL SURRENDER— D— Aldo Fabrizi,^ Yvonne San¬ son, Roldano Lupi — Exploitable Italian import— 91m.— see Feb. 1 issue — (Italian-made) — (English titles)— Uux). GATES OF THE NIGHT— D— Natalie Nattier, Yves Mon¬ tand, Pierre Brasseure — Mediocre import— 87V2m.— see Mar. 29 issue — (French-made)(English titles)— (Films International). GIGI— ROMC— Daniele Delorme, Franck Villard, Yvonne de Bray— Okeh Gallic import— 83m.— see Mar. 1 issue— (French-made)— (English Htles)— (Spalter Int.). GIRL IN A MILLION, A— C— Hugh Williams, Joan Green¬ wood, Basil Radford— Okeh import for the art, class houses— 78m.— see Aug. 16 issue— (British-made)— (Oxford). GIRLS BEHIND BARS — D— Gabriella Hessmon, Ruth Hausmeister, Petra Peters— Interesting German import with exploitation angle— 84m.— see June 7 Issue— (German-made)— (English titles)(Films International). GOD, MAN, AND DEVIL-D-Michal Michalesko, Berta Gersten, Gustav Berger— Strong drama for the Yiddish houses— 103m. — see Mar. 1 issue — (American-made)— (Yiddish dialogue)(English titles)(Aaron). GOLDEN MADONNA, THE-D-Phyttis Calvert, Michael Rennie, Tullio Carminati— Fair British Import— 89m.— see Sept. 28 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). HEART AND SOUL— D— Vittorio De Sica, Maria Mercader, Giorgio De Lulle— Appealing Italian import— 90m.— see July 5 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Crest). HIS WIFE'S LOVER— CD— Ludwig Staz, Isidore Cashier, Lucy Levine— Mediocre Jewish offering— 77m.— see June 21 issue — (Yiddish dialogue}— (English titles)— (Jewish Films). IL TROVATORE— MU — Enzo A^scherini, Gianna Pederzini, Gino Sinimberghi— Good opera filmization— 100m.— see Mar. 15 issue — Leg.: B—(ltalian-mada)— (English narration)— (Globe). IVAN PAV_LOW—D— Alexander Borisov, Natalia Alisova, Nikolai Cherkassov— Okeh Russian import— 94m.— see Mar. 1 issue— (RussIan-moda}—(English titles)— (Artkino). LAUGHING LADY, THE— MUCD — Anne Ziegler, Webster Booth, Francis L. Sullivan— Mediocre British import— 81m.— see Jan. 18 issue— (English-made)— (Four Con¬ tinents). LENIN— DOC— Okeh documentary with limited appeal— 64m. — see Mar. 29 issue— (Russian-made)— (English narration)— (Artkino). LOVE OF A CLOWN— MU— Tito Gobbi, Gina Lollobrigida, Afro Poll— Highly exploitable opera filmization— 75m. —see Feb. 15 issue— Leg.: B— (Italian-made) — (English titles)-(MPSC). LOVELORN— D— Pierre Brasseur, Maria Cosares, Claude Larue— Exploitable French entry— lQ3m.— see Mar. 1 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Nayfack). MAD ABOUT OPERA — OPC— Gino Bechi, Tito Gobi, Maria Caniglia— Good Italian import— 95m.— see Apr. 26 is¬ sue— Leg.: B.— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (MPSC). MEN OF TWO WORLDS— MD— Eric Portman, Phyllis Cal vert, Robert Adams— Well-made, unusual melodrama for the art houses— 97m.— see Aug. 2 issue— (Tech¬ nicolor)— (British-made)— (PentagonRank). MONELLE— CD— Louis Jouvet, Renee Deuillers, Leo Lapara —Good Gallic import-^7m.— see Mar. 29 issue—' (French-Made)— (English titles)— (CantonWeiner). MRS. FITZHERBERT-ROMHISTD-Peter Graves, Joyce Howard, Leslie Banks— Fair British import— 96m.— see May 24 issue— (British-made)— (Stratford). MY LIFE— D— Hedy Lamarr, Aribert Mog, Z. Rogoz— Revised version of sex film will have to depend on exploit¬ able values — 64m. — see Mar. 1 issue — (Hungarianmade)— (English dubbing)— (Pix). NAKED WOMAN, THE— D— Giselle Pascal, Yves Vincent, Pierre Magnier— Okeh import— 93m.— see Feb. 1 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Cohen). NO ROOM AT THE INN— D— Freda Jackson, Joy Shelton, Hermione Baddeley— Mediocre import— 85m. — see Jan. 18 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). NOAH'S ARK — CD — Pierre Brasseur, Alerma, Armand Bernard— Exploitable French import— 90m.— see Feb. 1 issue— (Freneh-made)—(Englisb titles)— (Nayfack). O SOLE MIO— DMU— Tito Gobbi, Adriarta Bennetl, Carlo Ninchi— Mediocre Italian import— 94m.— see Mar. 15 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Continental). OUTRAGES OF THE ORIENT— D— Linda Estrella, Fernando Royo, Mona Lisa— Fair exploitation entry— 65m.— see Mar. 29 issue— (Made in Philippine Islands)— (Bell). RED MEADOWS— D—Poul Raichhardt, Lisbeth Movin, Lau Lauritzen— Good Danish import— 84m.— sea Feb. 1 is¬ sue— (Danish-made)— (English titles)— (Hyperion). RITA— D— Viviarte Romance, Gement Duhour, Louis Salou— —Gallic import for the lower half— 73m.— see Mar, 15 issue— (Frcnch-made)—(English titles)— (Distinguished). ROYAL AFFAIR, A — ROMC — Maurice Chevalier, Annie Ducanx, Sophie Desmarets— Good Gallic import— 98m. —see Mar. 29 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). RULES OF THE GAME, THE-SAT-Dalio, Nora Gregor, Mila Parely— Unusual import has limited appeal— 80m.— see Apr. 26 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Cine-Classics). SCANDALS OF CLOCHEMERLE, THE-SAT-Felix Oudart, Broachard, Simone Michels— Amusing import with limited appeal— 86m.— see Apr. 12 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)(Siritzky). SEVEN JOURNEYS — D — Erich Schellow, Gert Schaefer, Winnie Markus— Interesting import for art spots— 88m. —see July 5 issue — (German-made)— (English titles)— (Vogue). SILENT DUST — D — Stephen Murray, Beatrice Campbell, George Woodbridge— Good import— 81V4m.— see Nov. 9 issue— Leg.: B— (English-made)— (Stratford). SIN OF ANNA LANS, THE-D-Viveca Linfors, Arnold Stig Olin, S. J. OstrandExploitable Swedish import —94m.— see June 7 issue— (Swedish-made)— (English titles)— (Films Int.). STORM WITHIN, THE— D— Jean Marais. Josette Day, Mar¬ cel AndreModerate import witn names to help— 84m.— see May 10 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). TAINTED— D— Pierre Fresnay, Balpetre, Simone Sylvestre— Fair French import— 80m.— see Fab. 1 issue— (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Distinguished). TWILIGHT — ROMD — Claude Dauphin, Michellne Presle, Louis Jourdan— Fair French import hoe names to help — 91m. — see Feb. 1 Issue — (French-made) — (English titles)— (FilnrTS International). UNCONQUERED PEOPLE, THE-D-Vera Ilic, Sinisa Havasi, Fran Novakovic — Good Yugoslav import— 93m.— see Jan. 18 issue — (Yugoslavian-made)— (^gllsh titles)— (Yugoslav Info. Center). AUGUST 9, 1950 EXHIBITOR