The Exhibitor (1951)

Allied Artists DISC JOCKEY— MU— Ginny Simms, Michael O'Shea, Jane Nigh— Exploitation show has the angles for the teen-agers— 76m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (AA-21 ). HIGHWAYMAN, THE— COSMD— Charles Coburn, Wanda Hendrix, Philip Friend— Picturization of famous poem has the angles for selling— 83m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (Cinecolor)— (AA-20). I WAS AN AMERICAN SPY— DOCMD— Ann Dvorak, Gene Evans, Douglas Kennedy— Okeh exploitation bet — 86m.— fee Apr. 11 issue— (AA-19). Columbia (1950-51 releases from 301 up) BIO GUSHER, THE— OMD— Wayne Morris, Preston Foster, Dorothy Patrick— For the lower half— 68m.— see July 4 issue — (306). BONANZA TOWN— W— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Fred F. Sears— Okeh series entry— 56m.— see July 18 issue— (367). BRAVE BULLS, THE— D— Mel Ferrer, Miroslava, Anthony Quinn— Well-made bull fighting film will have best appeal in class spots— 108m.— see Apr. 25 issue— (321). CHAIN OF CIRCUMSTANCE-MD-Richard Grayson, Mar¬ garet Field, Marta Mitrovich— For the lower half— 68m.— see Aug. 29 issue— (309). CHINA CORSAIR— ACD— Jon Hall, Lisa Ferraday, Ron Randell— Average supporting fare— 67m.— see June 6 issue -(316). CORKY OF GASOLINE ALLEY-CD-Scotty Beckett, Jimmy Lydon, Patti Brady— Okeh for the lower half— 70m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (302). CRIMINAL LAWYER— MD— Pat O'Brien, Jane Wyatt, Carl Benton Reid— Okeh programmer for the duallers— 74m.— see Aug. 29 issue— (412). CYCLONE FURY— W— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Fred Sears— Average Starrett— 54m.— see Aug. 15 is¬ sue— (368). FIVE— D— William Phipps, Susan Douglas, James Ander¬ son-Different type offering will need plenty of push —91m.— see Apr. 25 issue— (371). FLAME OF STAMBOUL-MD-Richard Denning, Lisa Fer¬ raday, Norman Lloyd— For the lower half— 68m.— see Mar. 14 lssue-(314). FORT SAVAGE RAIDERS W Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, John Dehner— Above average western— 54m. —see Mar. 8 issue— (365). FURY OF THE CONGO — AD— Johnny Weissmuller, Sherry Moreland, William Henry— Routine series entry for the daallers— 69m.— see Feb. 28 issue— (329). HER FIRST ROMANCE — CD — Margaret O'Brien, Allen Martin, Jr., Jimmy Hunt— Okeh entry for the duallers —73m.— see May 9 Issue— (358). HURRICANE ISLAND-AD-Jon Hall, Maurie Windsor, Marc Lawrence— Okeh lower half entry— 72m.— see July 18 issue— (Supercinecolor)— (349). KING OF THE WILD HORSES-OD-Rex, William Janney, Dorothy Appleby— Reissue should appeal to action houses— 66m. — see Mar. 28 issue— (310). LADY AND THE BANDIT, THE ACD Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, Suzanne Dalbert— Okeh action drama for the duallers— 79m.— see Aug. 15 issue— (337). LORNA DOONE— ACD— Barbara Hale, Richard Greene, Carl Benton Reid— Interesting action drama can be sold — 84m.— see June 6 Issue— (Technicolor)— (336). M—MD— David Wayne, Howard daSilva, Martin Gabel —Engrossing melodrama has the angles for selling— 88m.— see Mar. 14 issue— Leg.: B— (347). MAGIC FACE, THE — D — Luther Adler, Patricia Knight, William Shirer— Unusual entry should appeal to class and art spots— 89m.— see Aug. 15 issue— Leg.: B— (Made in Vienna)— (408). MASK OF THE AVENGER-AD-John Derek, Jody Lawrance, Anthony Quinn— Adventure yarn has the angles— 83m.— see July 4 issue— (Technicolor)— (359). MOB, THE— MD— Broderick Crawford, Betty Buehler, Rich¬ ard Kiley— Good melodrama— 87m.— see Sept. 12 issue. MY TRUE STORY— MD — Helen Walker, Willard Parker, Elisabeth Rlsdon— Okeh meller for the lower half— 67m.— see Mar. 14 Issue — (308). NEVER TRUST A GAMBLER MD Dane Clark, Cathy O'Donnell, Tom Drake— Moderate program meller— 79m.— see July 18 issue— (326). PICKUP— D— Hugo Haas, Beverly Michaels, Allan NixonInteresting offering will have best appeal for class, art spots— 78m.— see July 18 issue— Leg.: B— (357). RtDiN' THF OUTLAW TRAIL— W— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Sunny Vickers— Okeh ''Durango Kid"— 56m. —see Feb. 14 issue — (364). SANTA FE— OMD— Randolph Scott, Janis Carter, Jerome Courtland— Good outdoor show— 89m.— see May 9 Issue— (Technicolor)— (330). SATURDAY'S HERO— D — John Derek, Donna Reed, -Sidney Blackmer— High rating football entry— 1 1 lm.— see Auq. 29 issue— (401). SILVER CANYON— W— Gene Autry, Gall Davis, Jim Davis ~5*ondard Autry— 70m.— see June 20 issue— (355). SIROCCO— MD— Humphrey Bogart, Maria Toren, lee J. Cobb— Bogart draw will make the difference — 98m.— Leg.: B— see June 6 issue— (348). SMUGGLER'S GOLD — MD — Cameron Mitchell, Amanda Blake, Carl Benton Reid— For the lower half— 63m.— see May 9 issue— (315). ^NAKE RIVER DESPERADOES— W — Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Tommy Ivo— Fair series entry— 55m.— see May 23 issue— (336). TEXANS NEVER CRY— MUW— Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Mary Castle— Standard Autry— 68m.— see Mar. 14 is¬ sue— (352). TEXAS RANGERS, THE — W — George Montgomery, Gale Storm, Jerome Courtland— Good western— 74m.— see June 6 issue — (Supercinecolor)— (325). TWO OF A KIND— MD — Edmond O'Brien, LIzabeth Scott, Terry Moore— Names may help fast-moving meller— 75m.— see June 20 issue— Leg.: B— (350). VALENTINO— BID— Anthony Dexter, Eleanor Parker, Rich¬ ard Carlson, Patricia Medina— ShaaW ride Into the better money105m. -see Feb. 14 Issue-Leg.: B— (Teshnieeier)— (320) . THE^ CHECK-UP of all features and shorts for an eight-month period Published weekly by Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc. Publishing office: 246-248 North Clarion Street, Philadelphia, 7, Pennsylvania. New York office: 1600 Broadway, New York 19. West Coast Representative: Paul Manning, 9628 Cresta Drive, Beverlywood, Los Angeles, California. Jay Emanuel, publisher; Paul J. Greenhalgh, general manager; Herbert M. Miller, editor; Maxwell Cades, business manager; George Nonamaker, Mel T. Konecoff, associate editors. SECTION 2 Vol. 46, No. 18 SEPTEMBER 5, 1951 WHEN THE REDSKINS RODi-MD-Jon Hall, Mary Castle, James Seay— For the duallers— 78m.— eoo May 23 Issue —(Supercinecolor)— (339). WHIRLWIND — W — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Gall Davis — Good Autry— 70m.— see Apr. 11 Issue— (354). WHISTLE AT EASTON FALLS, THE— DOCD— Lloyd Bridges, Dorothy Gish, Carleton Carpenter— Interesting drama has the angles— 96m.— see Aug. 1 issue— (322). YANK IN KOREA, A— MD— Lon McCallister, William Phil¬ lips, Sunny Vickers— Topical film will fit Into the duallers— 73m.— see Feb. 14 issue— (346). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BAREFOOT MAILMAN, THE-Robert Cummings, Terry Moore, Jerome Courtland— (Supercinecolor). BLAZING SUN, THE— Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Pat Buttram. BOOTS MALONE— William Holden, Johnny Stewart, Stan¬ ley Clements. BRAVE WARRIOR— Jon Hall, Christine Larsen, Jay Silverheels. BRIGAND, THE— Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance, An¬ thony Quinn. CALIFORNIA CONQUEST-Cornel Wilde, Teresa Wright, John Dehner— (Technicolor). CAPTAIN BLOOD, FUGITIVE-Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, John Sutton. CLOUDED YELLOW, THE— Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Sonia Dresdel— (English-made). CRIPPLE CREEK— George Montgomery, Karin Booth, Jerome Courtland. DEATH OF A SALESMAN-Fredrlc March, Mildred Dunnock, Cameron Mitchell. — FAMILY SECRET— John Derek, Lee J. Cobb, Jody lawrance. FOURPOSTER— Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer— (English-made). HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS, THE-Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Danbridge, The Harlem Globetrotters— (345). HAWK OF WILD RIVER, THE-Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnett, Jack Maloney. KEY Leg. is the symbol for the Catholic Legion of Decency ratings included in cases where the pictures are classi¬ fied as either oblectionable in part (B) or condemned (C). Films without a Legion of Decency rating are either found unobjectionable or are unclassified by the Legion. Abbreviations following titles indicate type of picture. ACD— Action drama AD— Adventure drama ACMU— Action musical ADMD— Adult melodrama BID— Biographical drama BIDMU— Biographical drama with music BUR— Burlesque C— Comedy CAR— Cartoon feature CD— Comedy drama CDMU— Comedy drama musical CFAN— Comedy fantasy CFANMU— Comedy fantasy musical CMD— Comedy melodrama CMU — Comedy musical COMP — Compilation COSMD— Costume melodrama D— Drama DFAN— Drama fantasy DMU— Dramatic musical DOC— Documentary DOCD— Documentary drama DOCMD— Documentary melodrama ED — Educational feature F— Force FAN— Fantasy FANMU— Fantasy musical FMU— Farce musical HI SD— Historical drama MDMU— Melodrama musical MD — Melodrama MUC Musical comedy MUCD— Musical comedy drama MU— Musical MUSAT— Musical satire MUW— Musical western MY— Mystery MYC— Mystery comedy MYCM— Mystery comedy musical MYD— Mystery drama MYMD— Mystery melodrama MYMU— Mystery musical MYW— Mystery western NOV— Novelty OPC— Operatic comedy OPD— Operatic drama OD— Outdoor drama OMD— Outdoor melodrama PD— Psychological drama ROMC— Romantic comedy ROMCMU— Romantic comedy musical ROMD— Romantic drama ROMDMU— Romantic drama with music SAT — Satire SCD— Sex comedy drama TRAV— Travelogue W— Western WC— Western comedy WCMU— Western comedy musical WD— Western drama WMD— Western melodrama WMDMU— Western melodrama musical WMU — Western marital HILLS OF UTAH— Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Donna Martell -(356). JUNGLE JIM IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND-Johnny Weiss¬ muller, Angela Greene. JUNGLE MANHUNT— Johnny Weissmuller, Shelia Ryan, Bob Waterfield. KID FROM AMARILLO, THE-Charles Starrett. Smiley Burnette. MAGIC CARPET, THE— Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina— (Supercinecolor). MAN IN THE SADDLE-Randolph Scott, Joan Leslie, Alex¬ ander Knox— (Technicolor). MY SIX CONVICTS-John Beal, Millard Mitchell. OLD WEST, THE— Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Pat Buttram. OUTLAW TAMER, THE— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Saunders. PECOS RIVER— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette. PURPLE HEART DIARY-Frances Langford, Judd Holdren, Tony Romano. SCANDAL SHEET— Broderick Crawford, John Derek, Donna Reed. SMALL WONDER— Robert Cummings, Barbara Hale, Jeff Donnell. SMOKY CANYON— Charles Starrett, Stanley Burnette, Jack Mahoney. SON OF DR. JEKYLL— Louis Hayward, Alexander Knox, Jody Lawrence. SOUND OFF— Mickey Rooney, Delores Sidener, Sammy White. SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET— Jerome Courtland, Terry Moore, Lynn Bari— (Supercinecolor)— (408). TEN TALL MEN— Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrence, Gilbert Roland— (Technicolor). THIEF OF DAMASCUS, THE-Paul Henreld, John Sutton, Elena Verdugo. VALLEY OF FIRE— Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Russ Hayden -(353). WAR CRY— George Montgomery, Audrey Long, Howard St. John— (Cinecolor). WOMAN IN QUESTION, THE-Jean Kent, John McCollum, Susan Shaw— (English-made). Hallmark BEST IS YET TO COME, THE-see One Too Many ONE TOO MANY (The Best Is Yet To Come)-D-Rufh Warrick, Richard Travis, Ginger Prince— Exploitation film is packed with selling angles— 105m.— see Dec. 20 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION SHE SHOULDA SAID NO-Lila Leeds, Alan Baxter, Lyle Talbot— 85m.— leg.: C. WHY MEN LEAVE HOME-Julie Bishop, Richard Denning, Ern Westmore. Lippert (1949-50 releasee from 4901 up) (1950-51 releases from 5001 up) DANGER ZONE— MD— Hugh Beaumont, Edward Brophy, Pamela Blake— For the lower half— 56m.— see May 9 issue— Leg.: B— (5017). FINGERPRINTS DON'T LIE MD Richard Travis, Sheila Ryan, Sid Melton— For tho lower half— 54m.— see Mar 14 issue— (5015). G.l. JANE— CMU— Jean Porter, Tom Neal, Iris AdrianPleasing entry for the lower half— 64m.— see July 4 issue— (5012). KENTUCKY JUBILEE— CMU— Jerry Colonna, Jean Porter, James Ellison— Pleasing entry for the lower half— 70m.— see June 20 Issue — (5007). LITTLE BIG HORN— OD— Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland, Marie Windsor— Outdoor show has plenty of selling angles —85m.— see June 6 Issue— (5003). LOST CONTINENT— MD— Cesar Romero, Hillary Brooke, Chick Chandler— Good exploitation entry— 86m.— see Aug. 29 issue— (5004). MASK OF THE DRAGON MYD Richard Travis, Sheila Ryan, Sid Melton— For the lower half— 54m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (5013). PIER 23— MD— Hugh Beaumont, Ann Savage, Edwarct Brophy— For the lower half— 57m.— see May 23 Issue -leg.: B-(5018). ROARING CITY— MD— Hugh Beaumont, Edward Brophy, Joan Valerie— For the lower half— 61 m.— see May 23 issue— Leg. i B— (5016). SAVAGE DRUMS— ACD— Sabu, llta Baron, Sid MeltoeFer the duellers 72m. see June 20 Imuu— (5001).