The Exhibitor (1952)

DISTANT DRUMS— AMD— Gary Cooper, Marl Aldon, Rich¬ ard Webb— Action show should ride into the belter moneylOlm.— see Dec. 5 issue — (Technicolor)— (1 1)). I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS-BIMU-Dorls Day, Danny Thomas, Frank Jovejoy— Highly entertaining musical— 110m.— see Dec. 19 issue— (112). LION AND THE HORSE, THE-AD-Steve Cochran, Ray Teal, Sherry Jackson— Okeh outdoor show-83m.— see Mar. 26 issue — (Warnercolor)— (1 19). PAINTING THE CLOUDS WITH SUNSHINE-CMU-Dennis Morgan, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson— Names should make the difference— 87m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (Technieolor)— (105). RETREAT, HELL! 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 NAA^D DESIRE, A— MD— Vivien Leigh, Mar¬ lon Brando, Kim Hunter— Vivid picturixation of stage hit is packed with selling angles— 122m.— see Oct. 24 Issue — Leg.: B— (104). TANKS ARE COMING, THE — ACD — Steve Cochran, Philip Carey, Mari Aldon— War film will fit into the duallers— 90m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (108). THIS WOMAN IS DANGEROUS— MD — Joan Crawford, Den¬ nis Morgan, David Brian— Name draw will make the differenc6-94m.-see Jan. 30 issue-leg.: B-(114). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABBOn AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD-Bud Ab¬ bott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke, Fran Warren— (Supercinecolor). ABOUT FACE— Eddie Bracken, Gordon MacRae, Aileen Stanley— (Technicolor). ALEXANDER, THE BIO LEAGUER Doris Day, Ronald Reagan. Frank Loveioy. APRIL IN PARIS — Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin —(Technicolor). CARSON CITY— Randolph Scott, Raymond Massey, Richard V/ebb— (Warnercolor). CRIMSON PIRATE, THE — Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat — (Technicolor)— (Made in Italy). DANGER FORWARD-Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter. JACK AND THE BEANSTAIK-Bud Abbott, loo CostelloDorothy Ford — 78m.— (Super Cinecolor). MAN with a gun — Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore. Philip Carey— (Technicolor). MARA MARU— Errol Flynn, Roth Roman— 98m. MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA, THE-Gilbert Ro¬ land, Susan Whitney, Sherry Jackson. NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel /W.Creo, Virginio Mayo, Dorothy Malone. SAN FRANCISCO STORY— Joel McCrea, Yvonne DeCarlo, Sidney Blackmer— 80m. SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE-Virginla ..... Mayo, Ronald Reagan, Gene Nelson— (Technicolor). STORY OF WILL ROGERS, THE-Jane Wyman, Will Rogers, Jr. — (Technicolor). THREE FOR BEDROOM C— Gloria Swanson, James War¬ ren, Janine Perreau — (Natural Color). WHERE'S CHARLEY?— Ray Bolger, Allyn McLerie, Horace Cooper— (Technicolor) — (Made in England). Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) BIRTHRIGHT— D— Boyce Brown, Marjorie Morris, Paulo Haygood— Well made film dealing with syphilis eon draw depending on individual situation— 43m.— see Feb. 27 issue— (Classic). BORDER FENCE— W— Walt Wayne, Lee Morgan, Mary Ncrd-Average western— 57m.— see Nov. 7 Issue— (Astor). GORIllA MD — Barbara Payton, Lon Cmaney, Jlaymond Burr— Okeh exploitation film has Nov. 7 tssue-(Realart). BUSHWHACKERS, THE— OMD — John Ireland, Wayne Mor¬ ris, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone-Okeh offer¬ ing for the duallers— 72m.-see Jan. 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)— (Trucolor)— (Gerald). FRONTIER PHANTOM, THE-W-Lash laRu^ Al St. John, Archie Twitchell— Okeh series effort— 55m.— see Mar. 12 issue— (Realart). HURLY BURLY— BUR — Georgia Sothern, Joey Faye, Crystol Ames— Exploitoble burleque entry for spots that can 24 lssue-(Cinetech.) LATUKO— DOC— Documentary of native African life proL * Edgar M. Queeny under the sponsorship of tho American Museum of Natural History — Jungle, nature film has the angles for the selling— 50m.— see Jan. 30 issue— Leg.: C — (Made in Africa)—(Technlcolor)— (Lesser). PICTURA-ADVENTURE IN ART-ED-VIncent 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 LItel, 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 issue— (Western Adventure). TNI CHiCK-UP 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. 2 issue(English-made)— (Snader). BAD LORD BYRON, THE-D— Dennis Price, Joan Green¬ wood, Mai Zetterling-lnieresting British entry for the '““©-(Engilsh-made) BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE-HISD-David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Morland Grahom— Import has the angles for the art spots-118y2m.-see Feb. 13 issue-(English-mado)—(Technieolor)— (Snader). BOUNTIFUL SUMMER-CD-N. Kryuchkov, N. Arkhipova, N. Kusnetsov— Better than average Soviet import— f-n T*f?i , ;ssue-(Russian-made)-(English titles)— (Magnicolor)—(Artkino). BRIEF RAPTURE — MD— Lois Maxwell, Ermanno Randi, Amedeo Nazzari-Okey import has the selling angles fitle^HJewel)'^’'' '«ue-(ltalian-made)-(En9lish CAGE OF GOLD— D— Jean Simmons, David Parror, James Donald-Import will fit into the lower lialf-82m —see ^ Issue-Leg.: B-(EngIish-made)-(Ealing). 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 Card), Larbi Tounsi, Itto Bent Lahsen— Unusual import will hove to be sold-75m.-se8 Feb. 13 issue-(Frenfh-made)(cnglish narration)(Discina). DAVip-pOC-D. R. Griffiths, Mrs. D. R. Griffiths, lenon Davies— Good lower half offering for the art and class spots-40m.-see Feb. 27 issu8-(English-made) — (Mayer-Kingsley), OF OUR YEARS — COMP— Catherine Erard, Serge Lafaurie, Florence Verdier— Good oflFering for the art and class houses— 82m.-see Jan. 2 issue-(Frenchmade)— (English commentary and titles)— (Souvaine . DIAMOND City — AD — David Farrar, Honor Blackman, Diana Dors— Okeh for the lower half— 74m.— see Jan. 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). DREAM OF A COSSACK — D — Semyon Bondarchuk, A. Chemodurov, A. Kanayeva— Okeh Soviet import— l(»m.-see Apr. 9 issue-(Russian-inade)— (English titles)— (Magicolor)—(Artkino). EROICA (The Beethoven Story)-BIODMU-Ewald Balser, Marianne Schoenauer, Judith Hoizmeister— Better ^on average art and class house offering— 89m.— see Nov. A 7 issoo-(Austrian-mado)-(English titles)-(Academy). FRANCHISE AFFAIR, THE— CD — Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Marjorie Fielding— Import may appeal in art and British spots-86nv.— see Jan. 30 issue-(Engli$hmade) — (Stratford), GOOSE BOY, THE— O— Imre Soos, Terl Horvath, Eva TorrRoy— Interesting offering for the RuMian houses— 101m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Hungarian-made)— (English titles)— (Geva color)— (Artkino). ^ 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 lssue-(Engli4hmadel— (IRO). ISLAND OF PROCIDA, THE — MD — Cloudio Goro, Vera Carmi, Franca Marzi— Okeh prison yam for the Itofian spots-91m.-see Apr, 9 issue— (Italian-made) — (English titles) — (Casolaro), IT'S forever SPRINGTIME-CD-Maria Angelotti, Elena Varzi, Donate Donati— Routine entry for the art and Italian houses-89m.-see Jan. 16 issue-Leg.: C— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (AFE). JOUR DE FETE (The Big Day)— F— Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur— Delightful French comedy— see Mar. 12 issue— (French-made)— (English titles and commentary)— (Mayer-Kinsgley). 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)— (IRO). LANDFALL— MD— Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett, Edith Sharpe-Well-made import-87V2m.— see Jan. 16 issue —(English-made)— (Stratford). daughter IN PARADISE— C—Alasta!r Sim, Fay Compton, Guy Middleton— Highly humorous import— 96V3m.— see Nov, 21 Issu^(Englith-made)— (Stratford). LES MISERABLES— D — Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortesa, John Hinrich-lmpressive art house entry-122m.— see Mar. 26 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). LITTLE MISS EGYPT— FANMU— Sarnia Gamal, Farid El Atrache, Lola Sedky— Import is loaded with exploita¬ tion angles — 95m. — see Dec. 19 issue — (Egyptianmade)— (English titles)— (Oriental). LOS OLVIDADOS (Young And The Damned, The)— MD— Estela Inda, Alfonso Mejia, Miguel Inclan-Thrilling meller for Spanish speaking audiences— 80m.— see pee. 19 issue-(Mexican-made)— (English titles) (Aztec). MA POMME— CD— Maurice Chevalier, Sophie Desmorote, Jean Wail— Routine import has Chevalier namo to ^ Issuo-(Fronch-mado) ( English titlos)— (Discina). MAGIC GARDEN, THE— CD — Tommy Ramokgopa, Dolly Rathebe, Harriet Qubeka— Entertaining art house offering-63m.-see Feb. 27 issoe-(Sooth Africanmade)— (English dialogue)— (Mayer-Kingsley). MALIA-MD— Rossano Brazzi, Maria Dennis, Anna Proclamer-Routine Italian meller— 79m.— see Feb. 27 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (luoa). MAN IN THE DINGHY-F-Michael Wilding, Odile Ver•O'*/ Jack Hulbert, Constance Cummings— Lough filled t**? •Pot»-83m.-seo Nov. 7 issue(English-made)— (Snader). Servlsection 5 MAN ON THE RUN-MD— Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Ed¬ ward Chapman--Good British meller-82m.-s9e Mor. uAnSt '•»ue-(English-made)-(Stratford). MARRY ME— CD— Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Holt — tpis^ic import has some amusing moments-97m ^ !ssoe-(English-mado)-(Ellis). MEASURE FOR MEASURE-cOSMD-Alfredo Varelli, Aldo Silvani, Nelly Corradi— Okeh for the ort houses— f-fr’T’TS lssue-(ltalian-made)-(English titles)— (Hoffberg). Mlkk ON THE PO—A^— Carla del Poggio, Jacques Sernas, Giacomo Giuradei— Strong Italian moller for tho art and class hoose8-96m.-seo Nov. 21 lssue-(ltaliaiv♦'ll**)— (Lux). MINERS OF THE DON-D— V. Doronin, A. Ignatiev, A. Zuyeva-Slow moving Russian import-93m.— see Dec. (Mayieolorf”**'°" titles)— (Artkino)— MIRACLE IN MIIAN-CFAN-Francesco Golisano, Paolo 6toppa, Emma Gramatica— Good art house entry— miesT-TBurWnT *«“®-('*°'!“"-"’°de)-(English MR. LORD SAYS NO-C— Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Har¬ rison, Naunton Wayne— Amusing British comedy— NEVER SAY NO FOR AN ANSWER-D-Vittorio Manunta, Dennis O Dea, Guido Celano — Good entry for the art and specialty spots-82m.-see Mar. 12 issue-(ltalian*pooe) (cngiish dialogue)~(Souvaine). Kirkwood, Jack Watling, Joy Shelter:— Pleasing British drama— 78m.— see Feb. 27 issue— (English-made) (Hoffberg). PARIS NIGHTS^MU— Bert Bernard, Carl Bernard, Yvonne Menard Okeh entry for the exploitotion houset — titles)-(*SM^°'^' (French-made) (English PASSION FOR LIFE— D— Bernard Blier, Juliette Faber, Delmont-Absorbing art house offering has plenty of selling angles-85m.— see Jan. 16 issue— (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Brandon). PEACE WILL WlN-DOC-Delegafes to the Second World Peace Conference at Warsaw— Okeh for the Russian spot$-56m.-see Feb. 13 issue-(Polish-made)-(English commentary)— (Artkino). RAMBLE IN ERIN— TRAV— Sean O'Kelly, Eamon DeVolera, Frank Aiken— Mediocre travel film for the Irish spots -80m.-seo Dec. 5 issue-(lrish-made)-(Color)(Irish Productions). SCARRED— MD— Anna MagnanI, Eduardo de Filippo, An¬ tonio CentoRoutine Italian import— 63m.— see Nov (CasolawT*'"®’’ titles)-^ SCHOOL FOR BRIDES-F— Herbert Lorn, Hugh McDermott, Brenda Bruce— Routine import has some exploitation (H^ffbeVg^)^'"'”*®® Issue -(English-made) SECRET FIIGHT—M[>— Ralph Richardson, Raymond Huntley, Pamela Matthews-Fair British import-71 m.— see Jan. 16 issue— (English-made)— (Two Cities). SIMPLE GASE of money. A— CD— Gaby Morlay, Jeon Brochard, Jacques Baumer— Amusing art house Import-82m.-see Feb. 13 lssue-(French-made)-(English titles)-(Discina). SING WITH ME — CMU — Giuseppe Lugo, Ruby D'Almo, Laura Nucci— Okeh entry for the Italian spot$-84m -see Feb. 27 issue-(ltalian-made)-(English titles)(Crown). SINGING ANGELS DMU Gustav Waldau, Wilhelm Heim/ Hans Holt*^Uneven art house ofFerIng— 98m.— see Feb. 13 issoe—(Aostrian-made)— (English titles)— (Casino). SKY IS RED, THE— D— Marina Berti, Jacques Sernas, Mischa Auer, Jr.— Slow moving import-99m.-see Feb. 27 issue— (ltalian-made)—(English titles)— (Realart). SMALL BACK ROOM, THE— D— David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins— Interesting British drama— 85m.— see Feb. 27 issue— (English-made)— (Snader). ST. MATTHEW PASSION — DOC — Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Karl Schmitt Walter, Walter Ludwig-Beautifully made entry has limited art house appeal— 76m.— see Feb. 27 issue— (Austrian-made)-(English titles)— (Academy)! TEARS OF BLOOD— MD— Andrea Checchi, Neda Naldi, Carlo Nichi— Routine Italian meller— 75m.— see Feb’ 13 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Ellis). THRILL THAT KILLS, THE — MD — Uncredited Italian players —Weak Italian import— 78m.— see Dec. 19 issue— (Italian-made)-(English dialogue)— (Distinguished). toast to LOVE— DMU — Irina Baronova, David Silva, Miguel Arenas— Mediocre art house offering— 82m.— see Dec. 19 issue— (Mexican-made)— (English titles and commentary)— (Astor). TRIAL, THE— D-Trnst Deutsch, Gustav DiessI, Josef Melnrad— Impressive but sombre art house offering— 76m. —see Apr. 9 issue— (Austrian-made)— (English titles)— (Classic). UNDER THE PARIS SKY— D— Brigitte Auber, Jean Bro¬ chard, Rene Blancard— Absorljing import— 103m.— sue Feb. 13 issue— (French-made)— (English titles and commentary)(Discina). VOICE IN YOUR HEART-A-DMU-Vittorio Gassmann Constance Dowling, Gino Bechi— Okeh Italian import —98m.— see Mar. 12 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lupa). WATERFRONT WOMEN— D— Robert Newton, Kathleen Har¬ rison, Avis ScottOkeh British drama-74m.— see Feb. 27 issue— Leg.: B— (English-made)— (Bell). WHITE HELL OF PITZ-PALU, THE-D-Hans Albers, Ellen Widmonn, Lisolotte Pulver— Routine art house presentation--9^.-see Jan. 2 issue-(Swiss-macre)(English dialogue and titles)— (Lux). WONDER BOY — D — Bobby Henrey, Robert Shackleton, Christa Winter — Good art house entry — 86m. — see Jan. 2 issue— (English-madel— (Snader). YOUNG AND THE DAMNED, THE-see Los Olvidados YOUNG SCARFACE — MD — Richard Attenborough, mione Baddeley, William Hartnell-Minor English |J^'Tj-80n^.-s«o Nov. 21 issue-(English-made) APRIL 2, 1952 EXHIBITOR