The Exhibitor (1952)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 5 COMB Fill THE CUP— MD— Jamas Cognay, Phyllis Thax> tar, Raymond Massey— Walt-mada entry has naroas to help — 113m.— see ^pt. 26 issue — Leg.i B— (106). DISTANT DRUMS — AMD— Gary Cooper, Marl Aldon, Rich* ard Webb— Action show should ride into the better money— 101m.— see Dec. 5 issue(Technicolor) — (111). FORCE OF ARMS — ROMD — William Holden, Nancy Olson, Frank Lovejoy— Well-made drama has names to help —100m.— see Aug. 29 issue — (102). I II SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS — BIMU — Doris Day, Danny Thomas, Frank Jovejoy— Highly entertaining musical— 110m.— see Dee. 19 issue— (112). PAINTING THE CIOUDS WITH SUNSHINE-CMU-Dennls Morgan, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson— Names should make the difference— 87m.— see Sept. 12 issue-(Techni. Color)— (105). RETREAT, HELll—MD— Frank Loveioy, Richard Carlson, Anita Louise— Action-packed war film has the angles for the selling— 95m.— see Feb. 13 issue— (115). ROOM FOR ONE MORE— CD— Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Lurene Tuttle— Good programmer— 95m.— see Jan. 16 issue— Leg.: B— (113), STARLIFT—CMU— Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo— Star-filled musical should draw the cus* tomers— 103m.— see Nov. 7 issue(109). STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A-MD-Vivien Leigh, Mar¬ lon Brando, Kim Hunter— Vivid picturisation of stage hit Is packed with selling angles122m.— see Oct. 24 Issue— Leg.: B— (104). TANKS ARE COMING, THE— ACD— Steve Cochran, Philip Carey, Mari Aldon — War film will fit into iIm duallers— 90m. — see Nov. 7 issue — (108). THIS WOMAN IS DANGEROUS — MD — Joan Crawford, Den¬ nis Morgan, David Brian— Name draw will make the difference — 94m.— see Jan. 30 issue— Leg.: B— (114). TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY-MD-Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, Lurene Tuttle— Fair program melodrama has ■ames to help— 90m.-see Aug. 15 issue— (103). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABOUT FACE— Eddie Bracken, Gordon MacRae, Aileen Stanley— (Technicolor). ALEXANDER, THE BIG LEAGUER Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy. CARSON CITYRandolph Scott, Raymond Massey, Richard Webb— (Warnercolor). CRIMSON PIRATE, THE — Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat— (Technicolor)— (Made in Italy). LION AND THE HORSE, THE-Steve Cochron, Ray Teal, Sherry Jackson. MAN WITH A GUN— Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore, Philip Carey(Technicolor). MARA AAARU— Errol Flynn, Paul Picernl. MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA, THE-Gilbert Ro¬ land, Susan Whitney, Sherry Jackson. NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel M(.Cr«i. Virginia A6ayo, Dorothy Malone. BAN FRANCISCO STORY-Joel McCrea, Yvonne DeCarlo, Sidney Blackmer. BHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE-Virginia Mayo, Ronald Reagan, Gene Nelson— (Technicolor). STORY OF WILL ROGERS, THE— Jane Wyman, Will Rogers, Jr.— (Technicolor). WHERE'S CHARLEY?— Ray Bolger, Allyn McLerie, Horace Coeper— (Technicolor)— (Made in England). Miscellaneous (Distrihuter's addresses will be furnished on request) BASKETBALL FIX, THE — D— John Ireland, Marshall Thomp¬ son, Vanessa Brown— Good topical entry for the duallers — 64m.— see Sept. 26 issue — (Realart). BORDER FENCE— W— Walt Wayne, Lee Morgan, Mary Nord— Average western— 57 m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Astor). BRIDE OF THE GORILLA — MD — Barbara Payton, Lon Chaney, Raymond Burr— Okeh exploitation film has the angles— 65m.— see Nov. 7 Issue(Realart). BUSHWHACKERS, THE — OMD — John Ireland, Wayne Mor¬ ris, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone— Okeh offer¬ ing for the duallers-72m.— sea Jon. 2 issue— (Realart). DARING MISS JONES, THE-OMD-Sally Forrest, Ted Jor¬ dan, Betty White— Inadequate outdoor meller— 52m.— see Jan. 30 issue— (Made in Alaska)— (Trucoler)— (Gerald). DEVIL'S SLEEP— D—Lita Grey Chaplin, John MItchum, Wil¬ liam Thomason— For the exploitation housee— 74m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (Screen Art). HURLY BURLY — BUR— Georgia Sothern, Joey Faye, Crystal Ames— Exploitable burleque entry for spots that can play it— 82m. — see Oct. 24 issue— (Cinetech.) LATUKO— DOC— Documentary of native African life pro¬ duced by Edgar M. Queeny under the sponsorship of the American Museum of Natural History— Jungle, nature film has the angles for the selling50m.— see Jan. 30 issue— Leg.: C— (Made in Africa)— (Tech¬ nicolor)— (Lesser). PICTURA-ADVENTURE IN ART-ED-Vineent Price, narration by Gregory Peck, Lilli Palmer, Martin Gabel, and Henry Fonda— Unusual fare for the art houses— 82m. — see Jan. 2 Issue — (Pictura). SKI CHAMPS— DOC— Zeno Colo, Dagmar Rom, Steve Knolfon— Ski show has limited appeal— 76m.— see Jan. 2 issue— (Technicolor)— (Lewis). thundering trail, THE-W-Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Sally Anglim— Mediocre western— 55m.— see Dec. 19 issue— (Realart). TWO DOLLAR BETTOR — MD— John Lite!, Marie Windsor, Steve Broidy— Okeh entry for the lower half— 75m.— see Oct. 10 issue — (Realart). VANISHING OUTPOST, THE-W-Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Riley Hill— Okeh outdoor show— 57m.— see Jan. 16 Usue— (Western Adventure). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) ANGEL WITH A TRUMPET-D-Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney Norman Wooland— Routine art house offering— 98m. —see Jan. 2 issue— (English-made)— (Snader). ASSASSIN FOR^HIRE — MYD — Sidney Tafler, Ronald How¬ ard, Katherine Blake— Fair import for the lower half -60m.-see Sept. 26 Issue-Leg.: B-(English-mode) — (Horne-Dietz). ®^^CXMAILED— MD — Mol Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Foy Compton— Okeh art house attraction— 73m.— see Sept. 26 issue— (English-made) — (Bell). BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE— HISD — David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Morland Graham— Import has the angles for the art spots-1 ISVim.-see Feb. 13 issu6-(English-made)— (Technicolor)— (Snader). BOUNTIFUL SUMMER— CD— N. Kryuchkov, N. Arkhipova, N. Kusnetsov— Better than average Soviet import— 81m.— see Jan. 16 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Magnicolor)—(Artkino). ^AGE of GOLD— D— Jean Simmons, David Farror, James Donald-Import will fit into the lower half-82m.— see Dec. 5 issue— Leg.: B— (English-made)— (Ealing). CALL OF THE BLOOD— MD— Lea Podovani, Kay Hornmond, John Clements— Routine art house offering. —72m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (English-made)— (Disting¬ uished). CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY-D-Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Joyce Carey— Absorbing drama for the art, class spots— 105m.— see Feb. 13 issue— (South Africanmade)— (Lopert). DAUGHTER OF THE SANDS-DFAN-Denise Cordl. Larbi Tounsi, Itto Bent Lahsen— Unusual import will have to be sold— 75m.— see Feb. 13 issue— (French-made) — (English narration)— (DIscina). DAVID DOC — D. R. Griffiths, Mrs. D. R. Griffiths, lencm Davies— Good lower half offering for the art and class spots— 40m.— see Fob. 27 Issue— (English-made) — (Mayer-Kingsley). DAYS OF OUR YEARS-COMP-CatherIne Erard, Serge Lafaurle, Florence VerdierGood offering for the art and class houses-82m.-tee Jan. 2 issue— (Frenchmade)— (English commentary and titles)(Souvalne). DEAD WOMAN'S KISS, A— MD — Virginia Belmont, Gionna Maria Canale — Routine offering for the art and Italian houses94m.— see Oct. 10 issuo— (Italianmode)— (English titles)— (Cosolaro). DIAMOND CITY — AD — David Farrar, Honor Blackman, Diana Dors— Okeh for the lower hcdf— 74m.— see Jon. 2 issue — (English-made)— (Favorite). DOUBLE CONFESSION— MD— Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Peter Lorre— Okeh import for the art spots— 86m.— see Jan. 30 Issue — (English-made)— (Stratford). EROICA (The Beethoven Story)-BIODMU-Ewald Balser, Marianne Schoenauer, Judith Hoizmeister— Better than average art and class house offering89m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Austrian-made)— (English titles)— (Academy). FRANCHISE AFFAIR, THE— CD— Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Marjorie Fielding— Import may appeal in art and British spots-86m.-see Jan. 30 issue— (English¬ mode)— (Stratford). GALLOPING MAJOR, THE-^C-Basll Radford, Jimmy Han¬ ley, Janette Scott— Highly amusing import — SlViim. see Oct. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Souvaine). GOOSE BOY, THE— D— Imre Soos, Terl Horvath, Eva Turrkay— Interesting offering for the Russian houses— lOlm.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Hungarian-made)— (English titles)— (Geva color)— (Artkino). HER PANELLED DOOR-MD-Phyllis Calvert, Edward Underdown, Helen CherryEntertaining art, class house attraction84m.— see Sept. 26 issue— (English-mode)— (Souvaine). HIDEOUT, THE— MD— Howard Keel, Valerie Hobson, James Donald— Keel name may help import— 67m.— see Jan. 16 issue— (English-made)— (Snader). HISTORY OF MR. POLLY, THE-CD-John Mills, Sally Howes, Megs Jenkins— British comedy has limited art house appeal-77m.— see Nov. 21 issue— (Englishmode)-! I RO). HOUSE OF 1000 WOMEN-MD-Phyllls Calvert, Flora Robson, Patricio Roc— Exploitable British meller— Blm. —see Oct. 10 issue — (English-made)— (Ellis). IT'S FOREVER SPRINGTIME-CD-Maria Angeloftl, Elena Varzi, Donate Donati— Routine entry for the art and Italian houses— 89m.— see Jan. 16 issue— Leg.: C— (Italian-mode)(English titles)— (AFE). LA RONDE—D— Anton Walbrook, Danielle Darrieux— Good entry for the art houses— 83m.— see Sept. 12 IssueLeg.: C—(Franch-made)— (English titles)— (Commercial). LANDFALL— MD— Michael Denison, Patricifi Plunkett, Edith Sharpe— Well-made import— 87V^m.— see Jan. 16 issue — (English-made)— (Stratford). LAUGHTER IN PARADISE-C-AlastaIr Sim, Fay Compton, Guy MiddletonHighly humorous import— P6V^m.— see Nov. 21 issue— (English-mode)— (Stratford). LISBON STORY-MUMD-Patricia Burke, Oovid Farrar, Waiter Rella— Fairly interesting art house import— 85m.— see Sept. 26 issue— (Engiish-made)— (Four Con¬ tinents). LITTLE MISS EGYPT-FANMU-Somio Gamal, Farid El Attache, Lola Sedky— Import is loaded with exploita¬ tion angles — 95m. — see Dec. 19 issue — (Egyplianmade)— (English titles)— (Oriental). LOS OlVIDADOS-MD-Estelo Inda, Alfonso Mejia, Mig¬ uel Inclan— Thrilling meller for Spanish speking audiences-80m.-see Dec. 19 issue— (Mexican-made)— (No English titles)— (Aztec). MA POMME— CD— Mourice Chevalier, Sophie Desmorets, Jean Wall— Routine import has Chevalier name to help draw— 90m.— see Nov. 7 Istu^(French-made)— (English titles)— (OisciiKi). MAGIC GARDEN, THE— CD— Tommy Ramokgopa, Dolly Rathebe, Harriet Qubeka— Entertaining art house offering-63m.-seo Feb. 27 issue-(South Africanmade)— (English dialogue)— (Mayer-Kingsley). MAIIA— MD— Rossano Brazzi, Maria Dennis, Anna Proelamer-Routine Italian meller-79m.-sea Feb. 27 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lupa). MAN IN THE DINGHY— F— Michael Wilding, Odile Versois. Jack Hulbert, Constance Cummings — Laugh filled import for the art spots — 83m. — see Nov, 7 issue— (English-made)(Snader). measure for MEASURE — COSMD — Alfredo Varelli, Aide Silvani, Nelly Corradi— Okeh for the art houses— issuo-(ltalian-made)-(Engllsh titles) — (Hoff berg). MEDIUM, THE— OPD — Marla Powers, Leo Coleman, Anno Marie Alberghetti— Powerful, unusual offering for the art houses-84m.— see Sept. 26 issue— (Italian-made)— (sung in English)— (Lopert). MILL ON THE PO—MD— Carla del Poggio, Jacques Sernas Giacomo Giuradei— Strong Italian meller for the art and class houses-96m.-see Nov. 21 issue— (Italianmade)(English titles)— (Lux). MINERS OF THE DON — D — V, Doronin, A, Ignatiev, A. Zuyeva— Slow moving Russian import-93m.— see Dec! 5 issue (Russian-made)-(English titles)-(Artkino)-^ (Mogicolor). MIRACLE IN MILAN— CFAN— Francesco Golisano, .®aolo Stoppa, Emma Gramatica— Good art house entry— 94V2m.-see Jan. 16 issue— (Italian-made)-(English titles)— (Burstyn). MURDER WITHOUT CRIME-D-DennIs Price, Derek Farr Patricia Plunkett— Fair import for the lower half-^ 76m.— see Oct. 10 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). MUSSORGSKY— DMU— Alexander Borisov, Nikolai Cherkosov, A. Popov— Superior Soviet offering— 1 13m.— see Sept. 12 issue-(RussSan-mado)— (English titles)— Magicolor)— (Artkino). PASSION FOR IIFE-D-Bernard Blier, Juliette Faber Delmont-Absorbing art house offering has plenty of selling angles-85m.— see Jan. 16 Issue-(Frenchmado)— (English titles)— (Brandon). PATH OF HOPE, THE — MD-*-Raf Vallione, Elene Varzl— One of the better imports, should do well in art spots— 104rn.— see Jan. 16 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). peace will WIN— DOC— Delegates to the Second World Peace Conference at Warsaw-Okeh for the Russian spots-56m.-see Feb. 13 issue-(Poli$h-made)-(English commentary)— (Artkino). RAMBLE IN ERIN-TRAV-Sean O'Kelly, Eamon DeValera, Frank Aiken— Mediocre travel film for the Irish spots -80m.-see Dec. 5 issoe-(lri$h.made)-(Color)(Irlsh Productions). RELUCTANT WIDOW, THE-COSMD-Jean Kent, Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron— Minor art house entry— 86m.— see i Sept. 12 Issue— (English-made) — (Fine Arts), SCARRED— MD— Anna Magnani, Eduardo da Filippo, An ' tonio Cento— Routine Italian import— 63m.— see Nov. I 21 Issue— Leg.: C—(ltalian-mado)— (English titles)— ! (Cosolaro). I SECRET FLIGHT— MD— Ralph Richardson, Raymond Hunt i! ley, Pamela Matthews— Fair British import-71m.— see I Jan. 16 issue— (English-made)— (Two Cities). : CASE OF MONEY, A — CD — Gaby Morlay, Jean I Brochard, Jacques Baumer— Amusing art house im i P®*’ ’3 issue-(French-made)-(Eng | lish titles)— (Discina), | SING WITH ME — CMU — Giuseppe Lugo, Ruby D'Alma, i Laura Nucci— Okeh entry for the Italian spots— 84m. —see Feb. 27 issue-(ltalian-made)— (English titles) ! (Crown). I SINGING ANGELS — DMU — Gustav Waldau, Wilhelm Heim, Hans Holt— Uneven art house offering— 98m.— see Feb. 13 issue— (Austrian-made)— (English titles)— (Casino). SKY IS RED, THE— D— Marina Berti, Jacques Sernas, Mischa Auer, Jr.-Slow moving Import— 99m.-see Feb. 27 issue— (Italian-made)-(English titles)— (Realart). TEARS OF BLOOD— MD — Andrea Checchi, Neda Naldi, Carlo Nichi— Routine Italian meller— 75m.— see Fob! 13 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Ellis). THRILL THAT KILLS, THE — MD — Uncredited Italian players —Weak Italian imporf-78m.— see Dec. 19 issue— (Italian-made)— (English dialogue) — (Distinguished), toast TO LOVE— DMU— Irina Baronova, David Silva, Miguel Arenas--Mediocra art house offering— 82m.— see Dec. 19 issuo— (Mexican-made)— (English titles and commentary)— (Astor). UNDER THE OLIVE TREE-MD-Raf Vallone, Lucia Bose, Foleo Lulli— Good for the art houses, Italian spots— 107m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (ltalian-mado)—(Engllsh titles)(Lux). UNDER THE PARIS SKY-D-Brlgitte Auber, Jean Bro¬ chard, Rone Blancard— Abso^ing import— 103m.— see Feb. 13 istue—(French-made)— (English titles and commentary)— (Discina). WATERFRONT WOMEN— D— Robert Newton, Kathleen Har¬ rison, Avis ScottOkeh British drama— 74m.— see Feb. 27 Issue — (English-made)— (Bell). WHITE HELL OF PITZ-PALU, THE-D-Hans Albers, Ellen Widmann, Lisolotte Pulver— Routine art house pretentation-98m.— see Jan. 2 issue— (Swiss-mode)— (English dialogue and titles)— (Lux). WONDER BOY — D — Bobby Henrey, Robert Shackleton, Christa Winter — Good art house entry — 86m. — see Jan. 2 issue— (English-made)— (Snader). WOODEN HORSE, THE — AD — Leo Genn, David Tomllnsop, Anthony Steel — Interesting art offering — 98m.'— see Sept. 12 issue— (English-model — fSnoderl. YOUNG SCARFACE — MD — Richard Attenborough, HeN mione Baddeley, William hartnoii— iv.nn*r cngiish import-80m.-see Nov. 21 lssuo-{English-made)— FEBRUARY 20, 1952 EXHIBITOR