The Exhibitor (1952)

THI CHECK-UP S*rvis«ction 5 WINNING TEAM, THE— BID— Ronald Reagan, Doris Day, Frank lovejoy— Nami values should assist baseball show— 98m.— see June 4 issue— (125). TO BI REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD-Bud Ab¬ bott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke, Fran Warren— (SuperCinecolor). APRIL IN PARIS— Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin —(Technicolor). BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON-Doris Day, Gor don MacRae, Rosemary DeCamp— (Technicolor). CALAMITY JANE— Doris Day, Allyn McLerie, Gene Nelson —(Technicolor). CATTLE TOWN— Dennis Morgan, Rita Moreno, Philip Carey. COME ON, TEXAS — Randolph Scott, Phyllis Kirk, Lex Barker— (WarnerColor). DANGER FORWARD — Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter. DESERT SONG, THE — Gordon MacRae, Kathryn Grayson, Steve Cochran— (Technicolor). HIS MAJESTY O'KEEFE— Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, Benson Fonq— (Technicolor)— (Made In Fiji Islands). I CONFESS— Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Mal¬ den. IRON MISTRESS, THE — Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Calleia— (Technicolor)— (206). JAZZ SINGER, THE— Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee— (Techni¬ color). MAN BEHIND A GUN, THE-Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore, Philip Carey— (Technicolor). NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE— Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone. OPERATION SECRET — Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter— 108m.— (205). SEA ROGUE, THE— Errol Flynn, Beatrice Campbell, Roger Livesey — (Technicolor)— (Made in England). SHE'S BACK ON BROADWAY-Virginia Mayo, Steve Cochrane, Frank Loveioy, Gene Nelson, Patrice Wymore, Phyllis Coates— (WarnerColor). STOP, YOU'RE KILLING ME— Broderick Crawford, Claire Trevor, Virginia Gibson, Sheldon Leonard— (Warner¬ Color). TOP OF THE WORLD— Frank loveioy, Steve Cochran. Miscellaneous (Distributers' addresses will be furnished on request) BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA— CMD— Bela Lugosi, Duke Mitchell, Sammy Petrillo, Charlita —For exploitation spots and lower half— 74m.— see Sept. 24 Issue— (Realart). BLACK LASH, THE-W-Lash laRue, Fuzzy St. John, Peggy Stewart— Routine western — 55m.— see May 7 issue— (Realart). BRIAKDOWN-D-Ann Richards, William Bishop, Ann Gwynne, Sheldon Leonard — Okeh for the lower half —75m.— see July 30 issue— (Realart). DU PONT STORY, THE— HI SD— Eduard Franz, Marcel Journet, Sigrid Gurie — Impressive history of Du Pont Company holds interest— ^2m.— see July 16 issue— (Technicolor)— (Modern). GEISHA GIRL — CMD — Martha Hyer, William Andrews, Archer MacDonald— Okeh for the exploitation spots and duallers— 67m.— see June 18 issue— (Made in Japan)— (English dialogue) — (Realart). IF MOSCOW STRIKES— DOC— Narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis— Well-made documentary has the angles— 69m.— see May 21 issue — (The March of Time). KID MONK BARON'I—D— Richard Rober, Bruce Cabot, Allene Roberts— Okeh for the lower half— 79m.— see May 7 issue— Leg.: B— (Realart). MODELS, INC.— MD — Howard Duff, Coleen Gray, John Howard— For the duallers— 74m.— see May 21 issue— Leg.: B— (Mutual). ORIENTAL EVIL— MD— Martha Hyer, Byron Michie, George Breakston— Routine meller— -65m.— see Sept. 24 issue —(Made in Japan)— (Classic). SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION— D— Kent Taylor, Gloria Holden, Gene Lockhart— Anti-communist film has the angles for the selling— 85m.— see Sept. 10 issue— (Astor). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) ABUNA MESSIAS — D— Camillo Pilotto, Mario Ferrari, En¬ rico Glori— Routine Italian import— 91m.— see Apr. 9 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Casalaro). AFFAIRS OF A MODEL— CD— Alf Kjellin, Maj-Britt Nilsson, titles)— (Union). Marianne Lofgren— Swedish import has some angles — 80m.— see Aug. 13 issue— (Swedish-made)— (English AMAZING MONSIEUR FABRE, THE-BID-Pierre Fresnay, Elina La Bourdette, Andre Randall— High rating im¬ port— 89m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (French-made)— Eng¬ lish dialogue)— (Futter). ANNA — D — Silvana Mangano, Gaby Morlay, Vittorio Gassmann— Well-made but lengthy import— Him.— see July 30 Issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). ANGELO IN THE CROWD — CD— Angelo Maggio, Umberto Spadaro, Isa Pola— Dreary Italian import— 82m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Con¬ tinental). ANTHONY OF PADUA-D-Aldo Fiorelli, Aldo Fabrizi, Silvana Pamanini— Import with religious theme has limited appeal— 94m. — see Apr. 9 issue— (Italianmade) — (English titles)— (Trans-Globe). BEAUTY AND THE DEVIL— DFAN— Michel Simon, Gerard Philipe, Nicole Besnard— Engrossing art house entry —95m. — see Sept. 10 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Davis). BEHIND CLOSED SHUTTERS-MD-Massimo Girottl, Eleo¬ nora Rossi, Glulietta Masina— Mediocre Italian mel¬ ler— 91m.— see July 16 Issue— (Italian-made)— (English dubbing) — Leg.: C— (Lux). BRANDY FOR THE PARSON — CD — James Donald, Kenneth More, Jean Lodge— Amusing British offering should please art house audiences— 75m.— see Sept. 24 issue titles)— (Jewel). CAIRO ROAD— MD— Eric Portman, Laurence Harvey, Maria Mauben— 82m. — see Aug. 27 issue— (English-made)— (Realart). CAPTAIN BLACK JACK— MD— George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Patricia Roc— Interesting import has names to help— 90m.— see Sept. 10 issue — (European-made)— (Classic). CASQUE D OR, THE STORY OF A BLONDE— MD-Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin— French meller has the angles— 95m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). CURTAIN UP— C— Robert Morley, Margaret Rutherford, Olive Sloane— Some art spots may be able to use it— 93m. — see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Rank). CUPBOARD WAS BARE, THE — Fernandel, Berthe Bovy, Dinan— Macabre French farce for the art spots— 85m. —see June 18 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Hakim). DANCE HALL GIRLS— DMU—Bonar Colleano, Donald Houston, Diana Dors— Import will fit into the lower half— 67m.— see Sept. 24 issue— Leg.: B— (Englishmade)— (Bell). DANGER IS A WOMAN— MD— Henri Vidal, Francoise Arnoul, Maria Mauban— French meller has the angles —90m.— see May 7 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT— MYC-Brian Reece, Joy Shel¬ ton, Christine Norden— Routine British whodunit— 67m. — see Sept. 10 issue— (English-made)— (Famous). DARK MAN, THE — MD — Edward Underdown, Maxwell Reed, Natasha Parry— Interesting British meller— 73m. —see July 2 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). DAY WILL COME, THE— D— Dieter Borsche, Maria Schell, Lil Dagover— Well made German import— 92m.— see June 4 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). DEATH OF AN ANGEL— MYMD— Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter, Julie Somers— Routine import — 65m.— see Sept. 24 is¬ sue— (Engl ish-made)— ( Famous). DREAM OF A COSSACK D Semyon Bondarchuk, A. Chemodurov, A. Kanayeva— Okeh Soviet import— 103m.— see Apr. 9 issue— (Russicm-made)— (English titles)— (Magicolor) — (Artkino). EDWARD AND CAROLINE— F— Daniel Gelin, Anne Vernon, Jacques Francois— Delightful French farce— 90m.— see May 7 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Com¬ mercial). ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL, THE-MD-David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Cyril Cusack— Okeh for the art houses— 107m.— see July 2 Issue— (English-made)— (Techni¬ color)— (Rank). FALL OF BERLIN, THE— AD— M. Gelovani, Boris Andreyev, M. Kovaleva— Okeh offering for houses playing Russian films— 125m.— see July 2 Issue— (Magicolor)— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Artkino). FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, THE-Kay Tendeter, Gwendoline Watford, Irving Steen— Mediocre horror import— 70m.— see June 18 issue — (English-made)— (Bernard-Manson). FLESH AND BLOOD — D — Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, Joan Greenwood— Art house entry will have to de¬ pend on name draw— 94m.— see Apr. 23 issue— (Eng¬ lish-made)— (Snader). FRENCH WAY, THE— ROMCMU— Josephine Baker, Michelline Prelle, Georges Marchal— Slow-moving French import— 74m. — see Sept. 24 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Manor). GRAND CONCERT, THE— MU— Valeriya Barsova, Kseniya Derzhinskaya, Olga Lepeshinskaya— Topnotch Soviet entry— 100m.— see Sept. 24 issue — (Magicoldr)— (Rus¬ sian-made) — (English titles)— (Artkino). HIGH TREASON— MD— Liam Redmond, Mary Morris, Andre Morrell— Good British spy meller— 90m.— see June 18 issue— (English-made)— (Pacemaker). HIS EXCELLENCY— C— Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry— Moderate art house fare— 84m.— see July 16 issue — (English-made) — (Rank). I BELIEVE IN YOU— D— Cecil Parker, Celia Johnson, Harry Fowler— Exploitation may sell ordinary import— 96m. —see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Rank). IN THE CIRCUS ARENA-DOC-Circus artists of the USSR— Entertaining Soviet import— 1 19m.— see May 7 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Magicolor) —(Artkino). ISLAND OF 'PROCIDA, THE MD Claudio Gora, Vera Carmi, Franca Marzi — Okeh prison yarn far the Italian spots— 91m.— see Apr. 9 issue — (Italian-made) —(English titles)— (Casolaro). KATY'S LOVE AFFAIR— D— Anna Neagle, Michael Wild¬ ing, Gladys Young— Okeh offering far the art and class spots— 76m.— see July 16 issue— (English-made) —(Snader). KISENGA, MAN OF AFRICA-AD-Eric Portman, Phyllis Calvert, Robert Adams— African drama may appeal to the art spots— 92m.— see Apr. 9 issue — (Englishmade)— (Technicolor)— (I RO). LADY GODIVA RIDES AGAIN-C— Dennis Price, John McCallum, Stanley Holloway— Minor import, has obvious selling angles— 98m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made)— (London). LES MISERABLES — D— Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortesa, John x Hinrich— Impressive art house entry— 122m.— see Mar. 26 issue— (Italian-made)— (Dubbed English dialogue) -(Lux). LIFE OF DONIZETTI, THE BIDMU Amedeo Nazzari. Mariella Lotti, Mario Ferrari— Routine Italian import —97m.— see May 7 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles)— Leg.: B— (Lupa). LOYOLA-THE SOLDIER SAINT— BID— Rafael Duran, Man uel Luna, Maria Rosa Jfminez— Religious Import may attract in Catholic areas— 93m.— see May / Issue— (Spanish-made)— “(Dubbed In English)— (Simpex Re¬ ligious Classics). MAN ON THE RUN— MD— Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Edword Chapman— Good British melier— 82m.— tee Mar. 26 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). MAGIC BOX, THE— BID — Robert Donat, Margaret Jehnson, Maria Schnell— Superior English import— 98m.— see Oct. 22 issue — (English-made) — (Technicolor) — (Mayer-Kingsley). MAGIC SWORD, THE— DFAN— Rade Markoovich, Milvoye Zhivanovich, Vera Ilich-Djukieh — Fanciful adventure story has exploitation possibilities— 90m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Yugoslav-made)— (English titles)— (Ellis). MARRY ME— CD — Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Hoit —Episodic import has seme amusing moments— 97m. —see Apr. 9 issue— (English-made)— (Ellis). MAYTIME IN MAYFAIR — MCD — Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Peter Graves— Lightweight British musical— 94m.— see May 21 issue— (Technicolor) — (English-made) —(Realart). MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, THE-OPC-Sonja Ziemann, Camilla Spira, Paul Esser— German import should appeal to some spots— 92m.— see Oct. 22 issue— —(German-made)— (English titles)— (Central Cinema). MISS ITALY— D— Gina Lollobrigida, Richard Ney, Con¬ stance Dowling— Okeh import has some angles to sell —91m— see May 21 issue-(ltalian-made)-(Engllsh titles)— (Lux). MISS JULIE— MD — Anita Biork, Ulf Palme, Inger Norberg -Grim Swedish meller— 90m.— see Apr. 23 issue— Leg.: C— (Swedish-made)— (English titles)— (Trans Giobal). MR. DENNING DRIVES NORTH-MD-John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Sam Wanamaker— Good melodramatic im¬ port— 93m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made) — (London). MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL— HISD— Father John Groser, Alexander Gauge, David Ward— Lengthy import hot limited art house appeal— 140m.— see Apr. 9 issue— (English-made)— (Classic). NEW CHINA, THE — DOC — Directed by Sergei Gerasimov— Excelent study of Red China— 103m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Russian-made)— (Made in China)— (Artkino). NEW ISRAEL, THE — DOC — Produced by Carmel Films, Tel Aviv; directed by Nathan Axelrod. American version prepared by David Fine— Routine documentary-gSm —see June 18 issue— (Israeli-made)— (English titles)— (Jewish Film Dist.) NO RESTING PLACE — MD — Michael Gough,, Noel Purcell, Eithne Dunne— Minor import— 80m.— see Apr. 23 issue —(English-made)— (Classic). £.ie.-r-MXTnur sucan. Miry Mcihane, LIU Bouchier— Zany English farce will fit into the lewet half -67m. ~ July 16 issue (English-made) (Bristol). PARIS NIGHTS— CMU— Bert Bernard, Carl Bernard, Yvonne Menard — Okeh entry for the exploitation houses — 72m. — see Mar. 26 issue — (French-made) — (English dialogue)— (Discina). PERFECTIONIST, THE— D— Pierre Fresnay, Ranee Devilfert Marcel Andre— Okeh French drama— 91m.— see May 2f issue-(French-made)— (English titles )-(Discina). PRIZE, THE— F— Bourvil, Baconnet, Duvaleix— Well spiced Gallic import— 88m.— see June 18 issue-(French-made) —(English titles)— (Classic). PROMOTER, THE — C— Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Val¬ erie Hobson— Good entry for the art spots— 113m.— see Sept. 24 issue — (English-made)— (Rank). ROBINSON CRUSOELAND— C— Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Susy Delair— Laurel and Hardy import may satisfy the juvenile trade— 82m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (Frenchmade)— (Dubbed in English)— (Franco-London). SAVAGE TRIANGLE— D— Maeleine Robinson, Frank Villard, Pierre Michel Beck— High rating French import— 112m.— see Oct. 12 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Burstyn). SPIDER AND THE FLY, THE-MD-Guy Rolfe, Nadia Gray, Eric Portman— Routine British meller— 78m.— see Apr”. 9 issue — (English-made) — (Bell). STRANGE ONES, THE— DFAN— Nicole Stephane, Edouard Dermithe, Renee Cosima— Import has limited art house appeal— 98m.— see Sept. 10 issue— (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Kingsley-Mayer). TARAS SHEVCHENKO -BID -Sergei Bondarchuk, Ivan Pereverez, Gnat Yura— Okeh Soviet import— 102m.— see Sept. 24 issue — (Russian-made)— (English titles) — (Magicolor)— (Artkino). THREE SINNERS— D— Fernandel, Jacques Barennes, Ray¬ mond Souplex, Jeanne Moreau— Gallic entiy hoe limited art house appeal— 84m.— see July 30 Issue — (French -made)— (English titles)— (Sachson). TRAIN OF EVENTS— D— Valerie Hobson, John Clements, Irina Baronova— Routine British offering— 67m.— eee June 18 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). TOMORROW IS TOO LATE-D-Pier Angeli, Vittorio De Sica, Lois Maxwell— Well-made import has the angles —103m.— see Apr. 23 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Burstyn). TRIAL, THE— D— Tmst Deutsch. Gustav Diessl, Josef Meterad— Impressive but sombre art bouse offering— 76m. —see Apr. 9 issue— ( Austrianmade)— (English titles) — (Classic). WALL OF DEATH— MD — Susan Shaw, Laurence Harvey, Maxwell Reed— Okeh British entry— 90m.— see Apr. 23 issue— (English-made)— (Realart). WHITE CORRIDORS— D— Google Wither*. James Donald, Godfrey Rearle— Interesting Import for the art spats —102m.— fee July 16 »ss«e-( Eng Ihh-mcrfeM Rank). YOU CAN'T BEAT THE IRISH-CD-Jack Warner, Barbara Mullen, Joan Kenny— Laugh-filled art house offering— 73m.— see June 18 issue— (Engh'sh-made)— (Stratford). YOUNG WIVES' TALE-C-Joan Greenwood, Nigel Pat¬ rick, Derek Farr— Mild import for art and da** spots —74m.— see June 4 Issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). OCTOBER 15, 1952 EXHIBITOR