The Exhibitor (1950)

Servisectlon 4 THE CHECK-UP SINOINO OUNS — WMU — Vaughn Monro*, Elio Rainas, Waitar Biannon— Vaughn Monro*-atarr*r ah«uld bav* plenty ol app*al— 92m.— Mar. 15 iiui*— (Trucolor) -(4909). TARNISHED— D— Dorothy Patrick, Arthur Franz, Barbra Fuller— For th* low*r half— 60m.— i** Mar. 15 Imu*— (4910). TRIAL WITHOUT JURY-MD-Robert Rockwell, Barbara Fuller, Kent Taylor— Fair meller for the lower half— 60m.— see Aug. 2 Issue— (4921). TRIGGER, JR.— W— Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat BradyGood Rogers— 67m.— see July 19 istue— (Trucolor)— (4945). TWILIGHT IN THE SIERRAS MUW Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady— Above-par Roger»-^7m.— see Apr. 12 Issue— (Trucolor)— (4942). UNMASKED— AfLO— Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller, Ray¬ mond Burr— Weak meller for the lower half— 60m.— see Mar. 1 Issue— (4907). VANISHING WESTERNER, THE-W-Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Aline Town*— Good eerlea entry— 60m.— see May 10 issue— (4972). VIGILANTE HIDEOUT-W-Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Virginia Herrick— Above average series entry —60m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (4966). WOMEN FROM HEADQUARTERS-MD-VirgInia Huston, Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller— Okeh programmer for th* lower half— 60m.— see May 24 Imu*— (4916). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BELLE LE GRAND— Vera Ralston, John Carroll, William Ching. BUCKAROO SHERIFF OF TEXAS— Michael Chapin, Eileen Janssen, James Bell. CALIFORNIA PASSAGE— Forrest Tucker, Adel* Mara, Jim Davis. CIMARRON TRAILS-Allan 'Rocky' Lana, Eddie Waller. FIGHTING WITH KIT CARSON-Allan Lane, Eddy Waller. FRISCO TORNADO-Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddie Waller, Martha Hyer. HIT PARADE OF 1951-John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Frank Fontaine. LONELY HEARTS BANDITS-Dorothy Patrick, John Eldredge, Robert Rockwell. NORTH OF THE GREAT DIVIDE-Rov Rogers, Penny Ed¬ wards, Gordon Jones— (Trucolor). PRISONERS IN PETTICOATSValentin* Perkins, Robert Rockwell, Anthony Caruso. REDWOOD FOREST TRAIL-Rex Allen, Carl Switzer, Jeff Donnell. RIO BRAVO— John Wayne, Ben Johnson, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen. SHOWDOWN, THE-William Elliott, Walter Brennan, Marie Windsor— (4924). SUNSET IN THE WEST— Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Gor¬ don Jones— (Trucolor), SURRENDER— John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan. TORERO— Robert Stack, Joy Page, Gillwt Roland— (Made in AAexico). TRAIL OF ROBIN HOOD— Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Riders of the Purple Sage. UNDER MEXICALI STARS— Rex Allen, Dorothy Patrick, Buddy Ebson. UNTAMED LEGION, THE— Rod Cameron, Adrian Booth, Forrest Tucker. 20th Century-Fox (1949 releases from 901 up; 1950 releases from 001 up) BIG LIFT, THE — CD — Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas, Cornell Borchers— High rating comedy drama of Berlin air lift is packed with selling angles— 120m.— see Apr. 12 issue — (Made in Germany)— (012). BLACK ROSE, THE — COSMD— Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cecile Aubry— Colorful picturization of best teller is loaded with merchandising angles— 120m.— see Aug. 16 issue— (Made in Europe and Morocco)— (Techni¬ color)— (019). BROKEN ARROW— OMD— James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget— High rating— 92m.— see June 21 issue— (Technicolor)(014). CARIBOO TRAIL, THE— W— Randolph Scott, Karin Booth, Gabby Hayes— Fair western— 81m.— see July 5 issue— (Cinecolor)— (020). CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN-C-CIifton Webb, Jeanne Cram, Myrna Loy— Picturization of best-seller will rid* into th* better money — 85m.— tee Apr. 12 issue — (Technicolor)-(009). DAKOTA IIL—W— Georg* Montgomery, Marie Windsor, Rod Cameron— Exploitable entry has plenty of selling angles— 88m.— see Feb. 1 issue — (Cinecolor) — (005). DANCING IN THE DARK-CMU-William Powell, Mark Stevens, Betsy Drake— High rating— 92m. — see Nov. 9 issue— (Technicolor)— (001 ). OUNFIGHTER, THE— W— Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Jean Parker— High rating— 84m.— see May 10 issue— (015). holy year 1950— DOC— Narrated by Father Robert I. Gannon— Good religious subject— 42m.— see Aug. 16 issue— (Made in Italy). LOVE THAT BRUTE— C— Paul Douglas, Jean Peters, Keenan Wynn, Cesar Romero — Pleasing program— 85m.— see /Aay 10 issue— Leg.t B— (016). MOTHER DIDN'T TELL ME-CD-Dorothy McGuire, VTilliam Lundigon, June Havoc— Engaging comedy— 88m.— see Feb. 1 issue — ((X}6). MY BLUE HEAVEN-CDMU-Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, David Wayne— Names should help pleasing musical 97m. — see Aug. 30 issue — Leg.: B— (Technicolor) — (021). NIGHT AND THE OITY-/AD-Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Hugh Marlowe— Well-produced meller has names to help— 95m.— see June 7 issue— Lea.: B— (Mad* In England)— (013). NO WAY OUT— D— Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally— High rating— 106m.-see Auq. 16 issue— Leg.: B— (025). PANIC IN THE STREETS — MD — Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes— High rating meller95m.— see June 21 Imu*— Leg.: B— (022). STELLA— CD— Ann Sheridan, Victor Mature, David Wayne —Names should help different type comedy— 83m.— see Aug. 2 issue— (018). THREE CAME HOME— D— Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond— High rating drama— 106m.— see Mar. 1 tssue-(0a7). TICKET TO TOMAHAWK. A-OC-Don Dailey, Ann* Bax¬ ter, Rory Calhoun— Unusual outdoor comedy should rid* into th* better money90m.— see Apr. 26 issue(Technicolor}-(011). UNDER MY SKIN-D-John Garfield, Micheline Prelle, Luther Adler— Good drama— 86m.— sea Mar. 15 issue -(008). WABASH AVENUE— CMU— Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Phil Harris— Grable starrer should rid* into the better money— 92m.— see Mar. 15 issue— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B-(OIO). WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS-MD-Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill— Good meller— 94y2m.— see July 5 issue-(017). WING AND A PRAYER-MD-Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, William Eythe— Reissue *f service film has names to sell97m.— see Nov. 23 Issue— (959). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ALL ABOUT EVE— Bette Davis, Georg* Sanders, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm. AMERICAN GUERRILLA IN THE PHILIPPINES Tyrone Power, Micheline Prelie, Tom Ewell— (Technicolor). BIRD OF PARADISE— Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget, Jeff Chandler— (Made in Hawaii)— (Technicolor). CALL ME MISTER— Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Hugh Mar¬ lowe— 93m.— (Technicolor). FAREWELL TO YESTERDAY— Movietonews Documentary of past 30 years. FIREBALL, THE— Mickey Rooney, Beverly Tyler, Pat O'Brien— 84m. FOLLOW THE SUN-Glenn Ford, Ann Baxter. FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE-Joan Bennett, Clifton Webb, Joan Blondell, Edmund Gwenn. FOURTEEN HOURS— Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Bar bara Bel Geddes, Agnes Moorehead. HALF ANGEL— Joseph Cotten, Loretta Young, Cecil Kella way— (Technicolor). HALLS OF MONTEZUMA, THE— Richard Widmark, Regi¬ nald Gardiner, Richard Hyton— (Made in Mexico)— . (Technicolor). I'D CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN-Susan Hayward, William Lundigan, Rory Calhoun— (Technicolor). I'LL GET BY— Bill Lundigan, June Haver, Harry James, Dennis Day— (Technicolor). IRRESISTIBLE LIAR — Jeanne Crain, Bill Lundigan. JACKPOT, THE— James Stewart, Patricia Medina, Alan Mowbray. LAST LETTER, THE— Maureen O'Hara, Joseph Cotten, Linda Darnell. MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF, THE-Lee T. Cobb, Jane Wyatt, John Dali. MISTER EIGHT-EIGHTYBurt Lancaster, Edmund Gwenn, Dorothy McGuire— 90m. MUDLARK, THE— Irene Dunne, Alec Guiness, Anthony Steel— (Made in England). ON THE RIVIERA— Danny Kaye, Corinne Calvert, Michel¬ ine Prelie— (Technicolor). RAWHIDE— Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Hugh AMirlowe. TEXAS STORY, THE— Georg* Akontgomary, Rod Cameron — (Alperson). TWO FLAGS WEST-Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Joseph Cotten. United Artists ADMIRAL WAS A LADY, THE-C-Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Hendrix, Rudy Vailee — Mild program— 87m.— see May 24 issue— Leg.: B— (Rogeil-Lewis). CHAMPAGNE FOR CAESAR-C-Ronald Colman, Celeste Holm, Vincent Price — Highly amusing comedy— 99m.— see Mar. 1 issue— (Moskov-Popkin). CITY LIGHTS— C— Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers— Chaplin reissue is still good for many laughs —85m.— see Mar. 29 Issue — (Celebrated). GIRL FROM SAN LORENZO, THE-W-Duncan Rena Ido, Leo Carrillo, Jane Adams— Fair "Cisco Kid" entry— 59m.— see Mar. 15 issue— (Krasne). GREAT PLANE ROBBERY, THE-MD-Tom Conway, Mar¬ garet Hamilton, Steve Brodie— For the lower half— 61m.— see Mar. 15 issue— (Baerwitz). IF THIS BE SIN— D— Myrna Loy, Richard Greene, Peggy Cummins— Average romantic drama— 72m.— see July 5 issue— (English-made)— (Ratoff). IROQUOIS TRAIL, THE — OMD — George Montgomery, Brenda Marshall, Glenn Langan— Good outdoor entry 85m.— see June 21 issue— (Small). JOHNNY HOLIDAY— D-William Bendix, Allen Martin, Jr., Stanley Clements— Good juvenile delinquency drama 92m.— see Dec. 21 issue — (Alcorn). MEN, THE— D— Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane — Outstanding — 85m. — see June 7 issue — (Kramer). ONCE A THIEF— D— Cesar Romero, June Havoc, Marie MacDonald, Lon Chaney— Okeh program drama for the duollers— 87V'2m.— see July 5 issue— (Wilder). QUICKSAND— MD— Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Peter Lorre, Barbara Bates— Okeh program mmlei^79m.— see Mar. 24 issue — Leg.: B— (Rooney-Stiefel). SO YOUNG, SO BAD— D— Paul Henreid, Catherine Mc¬ Leod, Grace Coppin— Interesting exploitable drama of delinquent girls— 91m.— see June 7 issue— (Danziger). TITAN, THE— DOC— Produced by Robert Snyder; directed and edited by Richard Lt^ord— Good art documen¬ tary— 64m.— see Feb. 1 issue— (ltalian-mad*)—(Narration by Fredric March) — (AUchelangelo). UNDERWORLD STORY, THE-se* The Whipped. VICIOUS CIRCLE, THE (The Woman in Brown)— D— Con¬ rad Nagel, Fritz Kortner, Nina Hansen— Mild drama for the duollers has some angles to offer— see June 9, '48 issue— (Wilder). WHIPPED, THE (The Underworld Story)— MD— Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm— Well made melo¬ drama, holds plenty of interest90m.— see Apr. 12 issue — (Chester). WOMAN IN BROWN, THE— see Vicious Circle, The. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION COST OF LOVING— Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Max¬ well— (Eagle). CYRANO DE BERGERAC— Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, Wil¬ liam Prince— (Kramer). ELLEN— Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton— 96m.— (Popkin). NEW MEXICO— Lew Ayres, Marilyn Maxwell, Jeff Corey — (Allen)— (Ansco — color). SCARF, THE— James /• Barton, Mercedes McCambridge, Emiyn Williams, John Ireland, Otto Kroger— (OoTdsmith-Caspery). SOUND OF FURY, THE— Kathleen Ryan, Frank Lovejoy, Richard Carlson— (Stillman). 3 STEPS NORTH— Llo)^ Bridget, Aldo Fabrizi, Leo Padovani— (Made in Italy)— (Wilder). THREE HUSBANDS— Emiyn Williams, Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick— 78m.— Leg.: B — (Goldsmith-Caspery). UniversaMntemotional (1949-50 releases from 700 up) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN THE FOREIGN LEGION-CBud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patricia Medina— Amusing comedy should land in the better grosses79m.— see July 19 issue(924). ADAM AND EVALYN — ROMC — Stewart Granger, Jean Simons, Edwin Styles— Good British entry with names to help — 92m. — see Dec. 7 issue— (English-made)— (923). ASTONISHED HEART, TH£-D-Noal Coward, Celia John¬ son, Margaret LeightonImpart will hove best appeal in art, class spote— 91m.— see Mar. 1 issue— Leg.t B — (Engl ish-made)— (980). BUCCANE^'S GIRL— CD— Yvonne D* Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert Douglas— Da Carlo draw will moke th* dif¬ ference— 77m.— see Alar. 15 issue— (Technicolor)— (912). COMANCHE TERRI TORY-OMD-Maoreen O'Haro, Mac¬ donald Carey, Will Geer— Nome draw should help exploit outdoor shew76m.— see Apr. 26 issue— (Tech¬ nicolor)— (916). CURTAIN CALL AT CACTUS CREEK WCMU Donald O'Connor, Gale Storm, Walter Brennan, Vincent Price — Combination of western and comedy elements should prove amusing— 86m.— see May 24 issue— (Technicolor)— (918). DESERT HAWK, THE— ROMAD— Yvonne DeCarlo, Richard Greene, Jackie Gleason,— Okeh adventure program¬ mer— 77 Vzm.— see Aug. 16 issue— (Technicolor)— (925). DULCIMER STREET— D—Alastair Sims, Richard Attenbor¬ ough, Fay Compton— Highly polished drama for the art houses— 1 12m.— see Nov. 24 issue— (English-made) -(724). GIRL IN THE PAINTING, THE-D-Mai Zefterling Robert Beatty, Guy Rolfe— Good British drama— 89m.— see Aug. 17 issue— (English-made)— (Prestige)— (723). HER MAN GILBEY-ROMC-Michael Wilding, Lilli Palmer, Penelope Ward— Fair British entry— 77m.— see June 22 issue— (English-made)— (725), I WAS A SHOPLIFTER-/AD-Scott Brady, Mona Freeman, Charles Drake— Intriguing meller has pleinty of sell¬ ing angles— 73m.— see Apr. 12 Issue— (917), KID FROM TEXAS, THE— W— Audi* Murphy, Gale Storm, Albert Dekker— Story of "Billy the Ktq" has plenty of selling angles— 78m.— see Mar. 1 issue— (Technicolor)-(911). LOUISA— ROMC — Ronald Reagan, Charles Coburn, Ruth Hussey, Edmund Gwenn— Delightful comedy90m.— see June 7 issue— (926). MA AND PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN-F-Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long— Latest "Kettle" should have strongest appeal for neighborhoods, small towns— 79m.— see Mar. 29 issue— (914), MADNESS OF THE HEARI-D-ALargaret Lockwood, Paul Dupuis, Kathleen Byron— Import should have appeal for class and art spots— 91m.— see June 21 issue— (English-made)— (927). ONE WAY STREET— MD— James Mason, Marta Toren, Dan Duryea— Names will help intriguing melodrama— 78m. —see Apr. 12 Issue— (915). OUTSIDE THE WALL— MD— Richard Basehart, Marilyn Max¬ well, Sign* Hasso, Dorothy Hart— Well-made program meller— 80m.— see Feb. 1 it*u»<-(913}, PEGGY— F— Diana Lynn, Charles Coburn) Charlotte Green¬ wood-Pleasant program— 77m.— see June 21 issue— (Technicolor)-(922). ROCKING HORSE WINNER, THE-D-Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire — Good British import —91m.— see June 21 issue— (English-made)— (982). RUN FOR YOUR MONEY, A-C-Donald Houston, Meredith Edwards, Moira Lister— Amusing British comedy for the art houses— 83m.— see Apr. 12 issue(Englishmade)-(981). SIERRA— V/— Wanda Hendrix, Audi* Murphy, Burl Ives, Dean Jogger— Good western— 83m.— see May 10 issue —(Technicolor)— (919). SPY HUNT-MYAAD-Howard Duff, Marta Toren, Philip Friend— Names moy help routine melodrama— 75m.— see June 21 issue— (920). TALES OF THE WEST (No. l)-MUW-Tex Williams, Smokey Rogers, Deuce Spriggens— (Two-story feature comprising "Cactus Caravan" and "South of Santa Fe")— Okeh western compilation— 56m.— see Aug. 30 issue. TIGHT LITTLE ISLAND— CD— Basil Radford, Catherine Lacy, Bruce Seton— Humorous import— SOVam.— see Nov. 23 issue— ( Engl ish-made)— (905). WINCHESTER '73— W— James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Stephen McNally, Dan Duryea— High rating western —92m.— see June 21 issue — (921). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION DEPORTED— Marta Toren, Jeff Chandler, Claude Dauphin. DOUBLE CROSSBONES— Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, John Emery— (Technicolor). EXHIBITOR AUGUST 23, 1950