The Exhibitor (1953)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 5 TO M REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BLOWING WILD — Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Ruth Roman— (Made in Mexico). BLUE GARDENIA, THE— Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Nat "King" Cole. BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON-Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Rosemary DeCamp— (Technicolor). CALAMITY JANE— Doris Day, Howard Keel, Gene Nelson —(Technicolor)— (207). CITY IS DARK, THE— Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Sterling Hayden. DESERT SONG, THE— Gordon MacRae, Kathryn Grayson, Steve Cochran— (Technicolor). DIAMOND QUEEN, THE— Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Gilbert Roland— (Super Cinecolor/. EDDIE CANTOR STORY, THE-Keefe Brasselle, Marilyn Erskine— (Technicolor). END OF THE RAINBOW— Virginia Mayo, Gordon Mac¬ Rae. EVERYBODY COMES TO RICK'S-Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee— (Technicolor). HIS MAJESTY O'KEEFE— Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, Benson Fong— (Technicolor)— (Made in Fiji Islands). HOUSE OF WAX— Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk— (WarnerColor)— (3-D). ISLAND IN THE SKY— Lloyd Nolan, Ward Bond. Phyllis Winger. LION IS IN THE STREETS, A— James Cagney, Barbara Hole, Ann Francis — (Technicolor). MASTER OF BALLANTRAE, THE Errol Flynn, Beatirce Campbell, Roger Livesey — (Technicolor)— (Made in England). NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE— Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone. PLUNDER OF THE SUN— Glenn Ford, Diana Lynn, Patricia Medina. SO BIG— Jane Wyman, Sterling Hayden. SO THIS IS LOVE— Kathryn Grayson, Walter Abel, Merv Griffin— (Technicolor). SULU SEA— Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Hayden Rorke. SYSTEM, THE— Frank Lovejoy, Joan Weldon, Dan Sey¬ mour. ' 3 SAILORS AND A GIRL— Jane Powell, Gene Nelson, Gordon MacRae — (Technicolor). THUNDER OVER THE PLAINS-Randolph Scott, Phyllis Kirk, Lex Barker— (WarnerColor). TOP OF THE WORLD— Frank Lovejoy, Steve Cochran. TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY-John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn. Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) BATTLES OF CHIEF PONTIAC-OMD-Lex Barker, Helen Westcott, Lon Chaney— Indian entry will fit into the lower half— 72m.— see Nov. 19 issue— (Realart). BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA— CMD— Bela Lugdsi, Duke Mitchell, Sammy Perrillo, Charlita —For exploitation spots and lower half— 74m.— see Sept. 24 issue— Leg.! B — (Realart). BORN TO THE SADDLE— W— Chuck Courtney, Donald Woods, Karen Morley— For the lower half— 77m.— see Feb. 11 issue— (Trucolor)— (Astor). CHILDREN OF LONELINESS-PD-Wallace Morgan, Luana Walters, Jean Carmen— Exploitation entry has the angles— 59m.— see Jan. 28 issue— (Jewel). JULIUS CAESAR— D— Charlton Heston, Harold Tasker, Helen Ross— Amateur-made production may be at¬ tractive to some art spots— 90m.— see Dec. 17 issue — (Brandon). LOVE ISLAND— AD— Paul Valentine, Eva Gabor, Mal¬ colm Lee Beggs— Tropical adventure will fit into the lower half— 66m.— see Jan. 28 issue— (Cinecolor)— (Astor). 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). STEREO-TECHNIQUES SHOW NO. 1-NOV-Compilation of five short subjects— Novelty of three-dimensional ’ films should send this into the better money— 46m.— see Feb. 11 issue— (Partly in Technicolor)— (3-D)— (Tri-Opticon). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) AFFAIRS OF A MODEL— CD— Alf Kjellin, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Marianne Lofgren— Swedish import has some angles — 80m.— see Aug. 13 issue— (Swedish-made)— (English titles)— (Union). 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). ANGEL STREET— MD— Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell— Slow moving British import— 80m. —see Nov. 19 Issue— (English-made)— (Commercial). ANNA — D — Silvana Mangano, Gaby Morlay, Vittorio Gassmann— Manga no draw and selling angles should get this plenty of attention— 100 m.— see Jan. 28 is¬ sue— Leg.: B — (Italian-made)— (Dubbed in English)— (IFE). 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). 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). BERLINER, THE— SAT— Gert Frobe, Aribert Wascher, Tatjana Sais— Minor German import — 80m.— see Nov. 5 issue— (German-made) — (English titles and narration) — (Burttyn). BRAVE DON'T CRY, THE— D— John Gregson, Meg Buch¬ anan, John Rae — Okeh dramatic import for the art spots — 90m. — see Dec. 3 issue — (English-made) — (Mayer-Kingsley). BRANDY FOR THE PARSON-CD-James Donald, Kenneth More, Jean Lodge— Amusing British offering should please art house audiences— 75m.— see Sept. 24 issue -(English-made)— (Mayer Kingsley). CADETS OF GUASCOGNA, THE— CMU— Ferruccio Tagliavini, Luciano Sangiorgi, Fulvia Mammi— Okeh comedy for Italian audiences — 103m.— see Oct. 22 issue — (Italian-made) — (English titles)— (Continental). CAIRO ROAD— MD— Eric Portman, Laurence Harvey, Maria Mauben— Import will fit into the lower half— 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). CASTLE IN THE AIR— C— David Tomlinson, Helen Cherry, Margaret Rutherford— Okeh import for the art and specialty spots— 90m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (Englishmade)— (Stratford). CLIFF OF SIN, THE— MD — Gino Cervi, Margaret Genske, Ermanno Randi, Delial Scala— Italian import has exploitation possibilities— 94m.— see Dec. 31 issue — ( I talian-made)— (English titles)— (Continental). CURTAIN UP— C— Robert Morley, Margaret Rutherford, Olive Sloane— Some art spots may be able to use it— 82m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). DANCE HALL GIRLS-DMU-Bonar Coileano, Donald Houston, Diana Dors— Import will fit into the lower half— 67m.— see Sept. 24 Issue— Leg.: B— (Englishmade)— (Bell). DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT— MYC-Brtdn Reece, Joy Shel¬ ton, Christine Norden— Routine British whodunit— 67m. — see Sept. 10 issue— (English-made)— (Famous). DEATH OF AN ANGEL— MYMD— Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter, Julie Somers— Routine import — 65m.— see Sept. 24 is¬ sue— (English-made)— (Famous). DERBY DAY-D-Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Googie Withers— Okeh for the art spots— 84m.— see Dec. 3 issue— (Engl ish-made) — (Wilcox-Neagle). FATHER'S DILEMMA— F—Aldo Fabriii, Gaby Moray, Adrianna Mazzotti— Highly amusing import— 80m.— see Nov. 5 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles and narration)— Leg.: B — (Arthur Davis). FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS-BID-Aldo Fabrizi, monks of Nocere Inferiore Monastery — Episodic biography for the art and Catholic spots — 80m.— see Oct. 22 issue —(I talian-made)— (English titles)— (Burstyn). FORBIDDEN GAMES— D— Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Lucien Hubert-High rating import— 89m.— see Feb. 11 issue— (French-made) — (English titles)— (Times). FORCE OF DESTINY, THE OPD Nelly Corradi, Gino Sinimberghi, Tito Gobbi — Condensed opera should appeal to music lovers— 100m.— see Nov. 5 issue— (Italian-made) — (English narration) — (Screen Arts Sales). FOUR STEPS, THE— CD-Ginette Lacage, Nicos Hadjiscos, John Prineas— Pleasant entertainment for Greek audi¬ ences— 1 10m.— see Nov. 19 issue — (Greek-made)— (No English titles)— (Metaxas). FRENCH WAY, THE— ROMCMU— Josephine Baker, Michelline Prelie, Georges Marchal— Slow-moving French import— 74m. — see Sept. 24 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Manor). GODS OF BALI, THE— DOC— Balinese film can be ex¬ ploited— 61m.— see Nov. 5 issue — (Filmed in Bali) — (English narration)— (Classic). GRAND CONCERT, THE— MU— Valeriya Barsova, Kseniya Derzhinskaya, Olga Lepeshinskaya— Topnotch Soviet entry— 100m.— see Sept. 24 Issue — (Magicolor)— (Rus¬ sian-made) — (English titles)— (Artkino). HOUSE OF DARKNESS — MD — Lesley Brook, Lawrence Harvey, John Stuart— Minor import for the duallers —66m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (English-made)— (Realart). I BELIEVE IN YOU— D— Cecil Parker, Celia Johnson, Harry Fowler— Exploitation may sell ordinary import— 96m. —see Sept. 24 issue — (English-made)— (Rank). LADY GODIVA RIDES AGAIN-C— Dennis Price, John McCallum, Stanley Holloway— Minor import has obvious selling angles— 98m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (English-mode)— (London). LAST MISSION, THE — MD — Smaroula Yiouli, Miranda Myrat, Vasilios Diamantupoulos— Okeh drama of Greek underground— 81m. — see Oct. 22 issue — (Greekmade)— (no English titles)— (Finos). LEONARDO DA VINCI— DOC— Produced by Leonid Kipnis and Herman Starr, narrated by Albert Dekker— Fine depiction of Da Vinci's life and works is best suited to the art houses— 70m.— see Dec. 3 issue — (Italianmade)— (Partly In Technicolor)— (Pictura). LIFE BEGINS TOMORROW-FAN-Jean Pierre Aumont, Andre Labarthe, Jean Paul Sartre, Daniel Lagache, Jean Rostand, Le Corbusier, Picasso, Andre Gide and Dominique— Interesting film for the art and class spots— 86m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (French-made) —(English titles)— (Mayer-Kingsley). LITTLE WORLD OF DON CAMILLO, THE-C-Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Sylvie— Pleasant Italian comedy— 96m.— see Jan. 14 issue— (Franco-ltalian made)— (English titles)— (IFE). MAGIC BOX, THE— BID — Robert Donat, Margaret John¬ son, Maria Schnell— Superior English import — 103m.— 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). MAN IN THE GREY GLOVE, THE— MYMU— Annette Bach, Mario Dell Monaco. Roldano Lupi— Interesting Italian mystery thriller— 103m.— see Feb. 11 issue— Leg.: B— (I talian-made)— (English titles)— (IFE). 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). MR. DENNING DRIVES NORTH-MD-John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Sam Wanamaker— Good melodramatic im¬ port— 93m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made) — (London). NEW CHINA, THE— DOC— Directed by Sergei GerasimovExcellent study of Red China— 103m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Russian-made)— (Made in China) — (Artkino). NIGHTMARE IN RED CHINA-D-No cast availableMediocre exploitation film— 63m.— Leg.: B— see Nov. 19 issue — (Made in China) — (English dialogue) — (Friedgen). OF LOVE AND BANDITS — MD— Amedeo Nazzari, Maria Mauban, Jeon Chevrier— Adventure melodrama should please Italian audiences— 98m.— see Feb. 11 issue— Leg.: C— (Italian-made) — (English titles)— (IFE). 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 Micheli Beck— High rating French import — 112m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— Leg.: C— (Burstyn). SKIPPER NEXT TO GOD — MD— Pierre Brasseur, Jacques Francois, Jean Mercure — Slow moving import— 83m. —see Dec. 17 issue— (French-made)— (English titles) — ( Excelsior) . STRANGE ONES, THE— DFAN— Nicole Stephane, Edouard Dermithe, Renee Cosima— Import has limited art house appeal— 98m.— see Sept.. 10 issue— (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Mayer-Kingsley). STREETS OF SORROW — D — Geraldine Brooks, Vittorio Gassman, Franca Marzi— Mediocre Italian import has the angles for the selling— 75m.— see Dec. 3 issue — (I talian-made)— (Union). TARAS SHEVCHENKO — BID — Sergei Bondarchuk, Ivan Pereverez, Gnat Yura— Okeh Soviet import— 102m.— see Sept. 24 issue — (Russian-made)— (English titles) —(Magicolor)— (Artkino). THIRST OF MEN, THE— D— Georges Marchal, Deny Robin, Andre Clement— Moderate French Import— 83m.— see Nov. 19 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Union). TRAGIC LOVERS, THE— D— Elli Lambeti, Nicos Hadjiscos, Athanasia Moustaka— Routine war melodrama— 102m. —see Feb. 11 issue— (Greek-made)— (No English titles) — (Georgiades). TRIP TO AMERICA— MUCD— Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Oliver Hussenot— Pleasant light French comedy for the art spots— 75m.— see Nov. 5 issue — (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Lewis). TOPAZE— C— Fernandel, Helene Perdiere, Pierre Larquey — French comedy of morals is okeh for the art spots — 114m.— see Nov. 19 issue— (French-made) — (English titles)— (Discina). TWO CENTS WORTH OF HOPE-CD-Maria Fiore, Vin¬ cenzo Musolino, Filomena Russo— Good import— 100m. see Jan. 14 issue — Leg.: B— (Italian made)— (English titles)— (Times). VENETIAN BIRD— MD— Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, Walter Rilla— Names should help interesting import— 95m.— see Dec. 3 issue — (English-made) — (Rank). WHALE HUNT, THE— DOC— Overly long, repetitious im¬ port— 55m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (Magnicolor)— (Rus¬ sian-made)— (English narration) — (Artkino). WHEREVER SHE GOES— DMU— Eileen Joyce, Suzanne Parrett, Nigel Lovell — Music should help draw in art spots— 80m.— see Dec. 31 issue — (Australian-made)— (Mayer-Kingsley). WHITE LINE, THE— D— Gina Lollobrigida, Raf Vallone, Enzo Stajola— Better than average import— 74m.— see Dec. 31 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). WIDE BOY— MD— Sydney Tafler, Susan Shaw, Ronald Howard— Import will fit into the. lower half— 67m. — see Jan. 28 issue— Leg.: B— (English-made)— (Realart). WOMAN'S ANGLE, THE— 85m. — CD— Edward Underdown, Cathy O'Donnell, Lois Maxwell— Moderate British import— 85m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). WOMEN OF TWILIGHT— MD— Freda Jackson, Rene Ray, Lois Maxwell— Exploitation should help sell wellmade import— 89m.— see Feb. 25 issue— (Englishmade)— (Romulus). WORLD FESTIVAL OF SONG AND DANCE— MU— Delega¬ tions from various countries performing at the 1951 World Festival of Youth in Berlin— Overlong package of folk song and dance may appeal to some art spots — 78m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (Magnicolor)— (Rus¬ sian-made)— (English narration)— (Ar*kino). YOUNG CHOPIN — BIDMU— Czeslaw Wollejko, Aleksandra Slaska— Music should help mediocre biographical drama — 98m.— see Jan. 14 issue— (Polish-made)— Eng¬ lish titles)— (Artkino). FEBRUARY 18, 1953 EXHIBITOR