The Exhibitor (1950)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection S 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, Jeffry Lynn, Susan Cabot. Warners (1949-50 release* from 901 up) (1950-51 releases from 001 up) A^C^TRAZ ISLAND— MD— John Litel, Ann Sheridan, Gor¬ don Oliver-Ex'ploitation should help reissue— 64m.— see Sept. 13 Issue— (002). BREAKING POINT, THE— MD— John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxfer-Names should help fair melodrama —98m.— see Sept. 13 issue— Leg.: B— (005). 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). 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 Scott— Good western— 74m.— see May 10 issue— (Tech¬ nicolor)— (922). DAMNED DON T CRY, THE — ^MD— Joan Crawford, David Brian, Stove 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 — (Technicolor)— (920). destination TOKYO — MD — Cary Grant, John Garfield, Dane ClarkWar 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 rilm-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-rILOT — 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. 11 issue— (008). SAN QUENTIN— MD— Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane— Names should help re-release— 70gj. —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, Janis 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, Virginia Mayo, Ingeborg Wells— (Made in England)— (Technicolor). G^TLAS 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. HEART — Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal. HIGHWAY 301— Steve Cochran, Gaby Andre, Virginia Grey. JIM THORPE, ALL AMERICAN-Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Tbaxter. lightning strikes TWICE-Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott. ^^^TABY of BROADWAY— June Haver, Gene Nelson, Billy DeWolfe— (Technicolor). NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel McCrea, Virginia Moyo. Dorothy Molon© ONLY THE VALIANT— Gregory Peck, Terry Kilburn, Jeff Corey. OPERATION PACIFIC— John Payne, Patricia Neal, Scott Forbes. rpTITICIAN, THE — Joseph Cotten, Patricia Neal. •^TON PASS— Dennis AiLorgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochrane. STOi^ WARNING — Ginger Rogers, Ronaid Reagan, Doris Day. STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A-Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter. SUGARFOOT-Randolph Scott, Adele Jergens, Raymond Massey— (Technicolor). TRAVELERS, THE— Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan. WEST POINT STORY, THE— James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses win 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 appeal102m —see Aug. 16 issoe-Leg.: B— (Reissue)— (Realart). ^pTLIES— MU— "Chicago" Cari Davis, Princess Rwanda, 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 PanoV, Lamprol Constantaras, Yannis Prineas— Weak import for art houses— 78m.-seo Apr. 26 issue— (Mad# In Greece)-(English titles)— (Gloria). ARSHIN TAKES A WIFE-ROMCMU-L. Beibutov, M. Kalantarly, L. Abgulayev— Mediocre offering for the Russion houses-92m.-see Aug. 30 issue-(Russianmade)— (English titles)— (Artkino). ®^^5TS OF THE EAST — D— Robert Neil, Erlandes Cortes, Fernando Royo— Fair exploitation offering— 60m.— see 'Ssue-{Mado 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). ®T00D and FIRE— D— Sonja Wigert, Anders Hendrikson, George FontOkeh Swedish import— 95m.— see July ifsue—(Swedlsh-made)— (English titles)— (Oxford). BOND STREET-— COMP— Jean Kent, Roland Young, Kathl^n Harrison— Uneven episodic entry for the art houses107m.— see Apr. 12 issue-Leg.: B— (Britishmade) — (Stratford). BORDER STREET— D—M. Cwiklinska, J. Leszczynski, W Godik— Powerful Polish import will need selling— llOm.-see May 24 issue — (Polish-mode) — (English titles)— (Globe). CHEAT, THE— D— Bernard Blier, Simone Signoret, Jacques Baumer-Suitable for the art houses-87m.— see Sept. 27 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). OT TORMENT— D— Hans Alber, Lotte Koch, Paul Roth— Fair German import with limited appeal— 84m.-seo 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— (British-made)— (Pentagon). DIFFICULT YEARS — SATD — Umberto Spadaro, Massimo Giroti, Ave Ninchi— High rating import— 90m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lopert). DISTANT JOURNEY— D—Blanka Waleska, Otomar Krejca, Viktor Ocasek— Okeh import for the art houses92ra. see Sept. 13 issue— (Made in Czechoslovakia) — (English titles)— (Artkino). ESCAPE INTO DREAMS — D — Vittorio De Sica, Aldo Fabrizi, Maria MercoderOkeh import with name* to help— 84 m.— see Apr. 26 Issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Soperfilm). EUREKA STOCKADE— MD— Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert— Interesting import— 102V2m.— see Sept. 27 issue— ( Austral ian-made)— (Pentagon). FLAMING HEARTS— ROMD— Lillian Harvey, Esmond Knight, Dennis Hoey— Weak entry— 67m.— see Oct. 25 issue— (English-made)— (Cosmopolitan). FLESH WILL SURRENDER — D — Aldo Fabrizi, Aedeo Fabrizi, Yvonne Sanson— Emotional drama has appeal for the art houses — 96m. — see Oct. 25 issue — (Italian-made) — (English titles)— (Lux). 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 issue— (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 impovt with exploitation angle— 84m.— see Juno 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 Do Sica, Maria Mercader, Giorgio De Lulle— Appealing Italian import— 90m.— see July 5 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Crest). HIS WIFE'S LpVER—Cp— Ludwig Satz, Isidore Cashier, Lucy Levine — Mediocre Jewish offering— 77m.— see June_ 21 issue— (Yiddish dialogue)— (English titles)— (Jewish Filins). 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. (mTs^*^) '' issue-(French-made)— (English titles)-^ LOST PEOPLE, THE— D— Dennis Price, Mai Zetterling, Rich¬ ard Attenborough— Fair English drama for the art houses and class *pot*-89m.-seo Oct. 11 issue(English-made)— (Pentagon). about opera — OPC — Gino Bechi, Tito Gobi, Maria Caniglia— Good Italian import— 95m.— see Apr. 26 is¬ sue— Leg.: B.—(ltalian-mado)— (English titl#s)-^MPSC). u 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). FITZHERBERT — ROMHISTD — Peter Graves, Joyce Howard, Leslie Banks— Fair British import— 96m.— see May 24 issu&'—(British~niade]— (Stratford). MY WIDOW AND I— F— Vittorio De Sica, Isa Miranda, Gino Gervi-Amusing import has names to help— 8lm.-see Sept. 13 issue-(ltalian-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-(German-made)— (English titles)— (Lopert). ORPHEUS— FAN— Jean Marais, Francis Perier, Maria Casares— Philosophical fantasy has limited appeal— issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). OUR DAILY BREAD— D— Paul Bildt, Harry Hindemith, Vic¬ toria von Ballasko— Import has limited appeal— 102m. —see Nov. 8 issue— (German-made)— (English titles) —(Central Cinema). 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 — Yvonne 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.i B— (English-made)— (Pentagon). I^ULES OF THE GAME, THE — SAT— Dalio, Nora Gregor, Mila Parely— Unusual import has limited appeal— Apr. 26 Issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Cine-Classics). SCANDALS OF CLOCHEMERLE, THE-SAT-Felix Oudart, Broachard, Simone Michels — Amusing import with limited appeal86m.— see Apr. 12 issue-Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English title*)(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 D Erich Schellow, Gert Schaefer, Winnie Markus-4ntere*ting import for art spots— 88m. —see July 5 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Vogue). SILENT DUST — D — Stephen Murray, Beatrice Campbelb George Woodbridge— Good import— 81 Viim.— see Nov. 9 issue — Leg.: B—(English-mads)— (Stratford). SIN OF ANNA LANS, THE-D-Viveca Linfors, Arnold Stig Olin, S. J. Ostrand— Exploitable Swedish import —94m.— see Juno 7 Issue— (Swedish-made)— (English titles)— (Films 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, Mar¬ cel Andre— Moderate import with names to help— 84m.— see Moy 10 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discing). 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. MerkurievExploitable Russian import82m.— 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-mado)— (Stratford). WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL-DOC-Produced . by the Moscow Central Documentary Film Studio and Hungarian Films— Moderate documentary for Russion bouses— 56m.— see Aug. 2 issue — (Magicolor) — (Russian-made) —(Artkino). YOU CAN T FOOL AN IRISHMAN — C — Amusing program¬ mer for the art houses— 69m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Irish-made)— (Bell). NOVEMBER 1, 1950 EXHIBITOR