The Exhibitor (1950)

THE CHECK-UP Servlsection 5 MORNING DEPARTURE— John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Lana Morris— (English-made). MYSTERY SUBMARINE— Macdonald Carey, Marta Toren, Robert Douglas. PRELUDE TO FAME— Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron, Jeremy Spenser— (English-made). PRINCE WHO WAS A THIEF, THE-Anthony Curtis, Piper Laurie— (Technicolor). PRISONER OF WAR— Mark Stevens, Robert Douglas, Alex Nichol. SIOUX UPRISING— Van Heflin, Yvonne DeCarlo, Preston Foster— (Technicolor). SMUGGLER'S ISLAND— Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes, Philip Friend— (Technicolor). TOMAHAWK— Van Heflin, Yvonne De Carlo, Preston Foster— (Technicolor). UNDERCOVER GIRL— Alexis Smith, Scott Brady, Richard Egan. UNDER THE GUN— Richard Conte, Audrey Totter, John Mclntire. UP FRONT— David Wayne, Tom Ewell, Jeffrey Lynn. Warners (1949-50 release* from 901 op) (1950-51 releases from 001 op) ALCATRAZ ISLAND— MD— John Litel, Ann Sheridan, Gor¬ don Oliver— Exploitation shoold help reissoe— 64m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (002). BREAKING POINT, THE— MD— John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter— Names should help fair melodrama —98m.— see Sept. 13 issue— Leg.: B— (005). BRIGHT LEAF— D— Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricio Neal, Jack Carson— Name draw will help adult drama — 110m.— see June 7 issue — Leg.: B— (928). CAGED — D — Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby— Good drama it pocked with telling angles— 96m.— see May 10 issue — (925). COLT .45— W— Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman, Zachary Scott— Good western — 74m. — see May 10 issue — (Technicolor)— (922). DAMNED DON'T CRY, THE— MD — Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran— Weil-made adult entry103m. 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— (Tochnicolor)—(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). GLASS MENAGERIE, THE— D— Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence— High rating dramatic entry— 107m.— see Sept. 27 issue— ((X)7). GOD IS MY CO-PILOT — D — Dennis Morgan, Raymond Massey, Andrea King — War>drama has names to sell — 88m.— see Apr. 26 issue — (924). GREAT JEWEL ROBBER, THE— MD— David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer— Okeh program meller— 91m. —see June 21 issue— Leg.: B— (929). KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE-MD-James Cagney, Bar¬ bara Payton, Steve Brodie— Good Cagney— 102m.— see Aug. 16 issue— Leg.: B— (932). PRETTY BABY— ROMC— Dennis Morgan, Betsy Drake, Zach¬ ary Scott— Amusing screwball comedy— 92m.— see Sept. 13 issue(004). RETURN OF THE FRONTIERSMAN-W-Gordon MacRae, Julie London, Rory Calhoun— Okeh western— 74m.— see May 24 issue — (Technicolor)— (927). ROCKY MOUNTAIN— ACD— Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott Forbes— Good outdoor show— 83m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue— ((K)8). SAN QUENTIN— MD— Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane— Names should help re-release— 70m. —see Sept. 13 issue — (003). TEA FOR TWO— ROMMUC— Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson— Highly entertaining musical— 98m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Technicolor)— (001). THIS SIDE OF THE LAW-MYD-Viveca Lindfors, Kent Smith, Jani* Paige— Average programmer for the duollers — 74m.— see June 7 issue— (926). THREE SECRETS— D— Eleanor Parker, Frank Lovejoy, Ruth Roman— Good woman's picture is packed with selling angles— 98m.— see Sept. 13 issue — (006). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BREAKTHROUGH— David Brian, John Agar, Joan Winfield. CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER-Gregory Peck, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Ingeborg Wells — (Made in England)— (Technicolor). DALLAS— Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, Raymond Massey— (Technicolor). ENFORCER, THE— Humphrey Bogart, Roy Roberts, Patricia Joiner. GOODBYE MY FANCY— Joan Crawford, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Arden, Robert Young. HIDDEN IN MY HEART — Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal. HIGHWAY 301 — Steve Cochran, Gaby Andre, Virginia Grey. JIM THORPE, ALL AMERICAN— Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter. LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE-Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott. OF BROADWAY— June Haver, Gene Nelson, Billy DeWolfe— (Technicolor), NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothv Malone. ONLY THE VALIANT— Gregory Peck, Terry Kilburn, Jeff Corey. OPERATION PACIFIC — John Payne, Patricia Neale, Scott Forbes. POLITICIAN, THE— Joseph Cotten, Patricia Neal. RATON PASS— Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochrane. STORM WARNING — Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day. STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A— Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter. SUGARFOOT— Randolph Scott, Adele Jergens, Raymond Massey— (Technicolor). TRAVELLERS, THE— Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan. 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 appeal— 102m.— see Aug. 16 issue— Leg.: B— (Reissue)— (Realart). HARLEM FOLLIES— MU— "Chicago" Carl Davis, Princess R'Wanda, "Manhattan" Paul— Below standard ex¬ ploitation entry— 46m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Classic). MIDNIGHT FROLICS— MU— Sunny Knight, Mickey Ginger Jones— Exploitation novelty will appeal in limited situations— 49m.— see June 21 issue— (Bell). STRIPTEASE MURDER CASE — MYMU — Dennis Harrison, Janie Ford, Al Sanford— Below standard exploitation entry— 40m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Classic). WITH THESE HANDS— DOCD— Sam Levine, Arlene Francis, Joseph Wiseman — Good documentary with limited appeal— 50m.— see July 5 issue— (Int. Ladies Garment Workers Union)— (Classic). 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). ARSHIN TAKES A WIFE-ROMCMU-L. Beibutov, M. Kalantarly, L. Abgulayev— Mediocre offering for the Russian houses— 92m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (Russianmade)— (English titles)— (ArtkinoK BEASTS OF THE EAST— D— Robert Neil, Erlandes Cortes, Fernando Royo— Fair exploitation offering— 60m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (Made in the Philippines)— (Classic). BITTER RICE— MD— Silvana Mangano, Doris Dowling, Vit¬ torio Gassmann— High rating import— 108m.— see Aug. 9 issue— Leg.: C— (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. Leszczynski, W. Godik— Powerful Polish import will need selling110m.— see May 24 issue — (Polish-made) — (English titles)— (Globe). CHEAT, TTHED— Bernard Blier, Simone Signoret, Jacques Baumer— Suitable for the art houses— 87m.— see Sept. 27 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). 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). DANCING YEARS, THE-ROMMU-Dennis Price, Giselle Preville, Anthony Nicholls— Entertaining import— 98m. —see Aug. 30 issue— (English-made)— (Technicolor)— (Stratford). DEAR MR. PROHACK— C— Cecil Parker, Hermione Baddeley, Sheila Sim— Entertaining import— see Aug. 2 issue— ( Britishmade)— (Pentagon). DIFFICULT YEARS — SAID — Umberto Spadaro, Massimo Giroti, Ave Ninchi— High rating import— 90m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lo•^ert). DISTANT JOURNEY— D—Blanka Waleska, Otomar Krejca, Viktor Ocasek— Okeh import for the art houses— 92m. —see Sept. 13 issue— (Made in Czechoslovakia)— (English titles)— (Artkino). ESCAPE INTO DREAMS-D-Vittorio De Sica, Aldo Fabrizi, Maria Mercader— Okeh import with names to help— 84m.— see Apr. 26 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles) — (Superfilm). EUREKA STOCKADE— MD— Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert— Interesting import— 102V2m.— see Sept. 27 issue— (Australian-made)— (Pentagon). FOR THEM THAT TRESPASS— MD— Stephen Murray, Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett— Fair import— 93m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). FRENCH WHITE CARGO— D— Jean Pierre Aumont, Dalio, Suzy Prim— Fair exploitation import— 86m.— see Aug. 30 issoe—(French-made)— (English titles)— (Disting¬ uished). 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— Gabrielle Hessman, Ruth Hausmeister, Petra Peters— ‘Interesting German import with exploitation angle— 84m.— see June 7 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Films International). HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE, THE-C-Alestair Sim, Margaret Rutherford, John Turnbull— Amusing import —81m.— see Oct. 25 issue— (British-made)— (London). 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 Satz, Isidore Cashier, Lucy Levine — Mediocre Jewish offering— 77m.— see June 21 issue— (Yiddish dialogue)— (English titles)— (Jewish Films). HOBOES IN PARADISE— CFAN—Raimu, Fernandel, Alerme — Raimu's name should help— 84m.— see Oct. 11 issue —(French-made) — (English titles)— (Distinguished). IGNACE—MUC— Fernandel, Alice Tissot, Charpin, Dany Lorys— Witty French musical for the art houses— 78m. —see Oct. 11 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (M.P.S.C.). LENIN— DOC— Okeh documentary with limited appeal— 64m.— see Mar. 29 issue — (Russian-made)— (English .narration)— (Artkino). LOST PEOPLE, THE— D— Dennis Price, Mai Zetterling, Rich¬ ard Attenborough— Fair English drama for the art houses and class Spots89m.— see Oct. 11 issue— (English-made)— (Pentagon). 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). MAIL ORDER BRIDES — D— George Marchal, Renee Faure, Helen Vita— Poor import— 65m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (French-made)— (English-dubbed)— (Distinguished). MASK OF KOREA— D— Erich Von Stroheim, Sessue Hayakawa, Louise Carletti— Okeh exploitation entry— 75m.— see Aug. 16 issue— (French-made)— (Englishdubbed)— (Ellis). 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)— (Canton-Weiner). MRS. FITZHERBERT-ROMHISTD-Peter Graves, Joyce Howard, Leslie Banks— Fair British import— 96m.— see May 24 issue — (British-made)— (Stratford). MY WIDOW AND I— F— Vittorio De Sica, Isa Miranda, Gino Gervi— Amusing import has names to help— 81m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Distinguished). ORIGINAL SIN, THE-ROMMUCFAN-Bobby Todd, Bettina Moissi, Joana Maria Corvin— Okeh import with ex¬ ploitation angles— 107m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (Ger¬ man-made)— (English titles)— (Lopert). ORPHEUS— FAN— Jean Marais, Francis Perier, Maria Casares— Philosophical fantasy has limited appeal— 94m.— see Oct. 11 issue— (French-made)— (English • titles)— (Discina). OUTRAGES OF THE ORIENT— D— Linda Estrella, Fernando Royo, Mona Lisa— Fair exploitation entry— 65m.— see Mar. 29 issue— (Made In Philippine Islands)— (Bell). PARIS WALTZ, THE— ROMMU-rYvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Jacques Charon— Entertaining import— 92m. —see Sept. 13 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). PINK STRING AND SEALING WAX-MD-Merwyn Johns, Gordon Jackson, Googie Withers— Okeh English mel¬ ler for the art houses— 75m.— see Oct. 11 issue— Leg.: B— (Eng I ish-made)—( Pentagon). ROYAL AFFAIR, A — ROMC — Maurice Chevalier, Annie Ducanx, Sophie Desmarets— Good Gollic import— 98m. —see Mar. 29 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). RULES OF THE GAME, THE-SAT-Dalioj 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). SECRETS OF NATURE— DOC— Compilation of four nature studies— Unusual subject has limited appeal— 80m.— see Sept. 27 issue— (Partly Russian-made)— (Oxford). SEVEN JOURNEYS -DErich Schellow, Gert Schaefer, Winnie Markus— ‘Interesting import for art spots88m. —see July 5 issue — (German-made)— (English titles)— (Vogue). SILENT DUST — D — Stephen Murray, Beatrice Campbell, George Woodbridge— Good import— 81 Vzm.— see Nov. 9 issue— Leg.: B—(EngIish-mado)— (Stratford). SIN OF ANNA LANS, THE— D— Viveca Linfors, Arnold Stig Olin, S. J. Ostrand— Exploitable Swedish import —94m.— see June 7 Issue— (Swedish-made)— (English titles)— (Film* Int.). SOUVENIR— ROMD— Michele Morgan, Jean Marais, Jean Cheviere— Name draw may help— 100m.— see Oct. 25 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Pathe). STORM WITHIN, THE— D— Jean Marais. Josette Day, AAarcel Andre— Moderate import with names to help— 84m.— see May 10 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). SYLVIE AND THE PHANTOM-CFAN-Odette Joyeux, Francois Perier, Louis Salou— Light fantasy for the art and class spots— 85m.— see Oct. 25 issue— (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Discina). THIRD TIME LUCKY-MD-Glynis Johns, Dermot Walsh, Charles Goldner— Fair import— 91m.— see Oct. 11 is¬ sue— (English-made)— (Pentagon). VICTORS AND THE VANISHED, THE-D-A. Dyky, Y. Shumsky, V. Merkuriev— Exploitable Russian im¬ port— 82m.— see May 24 issue— (Russian-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (Artkino). VIENNA MELODIES— ROMCMU—Elfie Mayerhofer, Jo¬ hannes Heesters, Fritz Gehlen— Good German import —91m.— see May 24 issue — (German-made)— (English titles)— (Casino). WALLS OF MALAPAGA, THE — D — Isa Miranda, Jean Gabin, Andrea Checci— High rating import— 87m.— see Apr. 26 issue— Leg.: C— (Made in Italy)— (English titles)— (Films International). WHILE THE SUN SHINES-CD-Barbara White, Ronald Squire, Brenda Bruce — Good English comedy— 82m.— see Apr. 26 issue— Leg.: B— (British-made)— (Stratford). WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL-DOC-Produced by the Mos¬ cow Central Documentary Film Studio and Hungarian Films— Moderate documentary for Russian houses56m.— see Aug. 2 issue— (Magicolor)— (Russian-made) — (Artkina). YOU CAN'T FOOL AN IRISHMAN-C-Amusing program¬ mer for the art houses— 69m.— see Sept. 13 Issue— (Irish-made)— (Bell). OCTOBER 18, 1950 EXHIBITOR