The Exhibitor (1953)

Servfsection 4 THE CHECK-UP THIEF OF VENICE, THE MD Marla Montez, Paul Christian, Massimo Serato— Import It packer! with the angles— 91m.— see Nov. 19 issue — (Made in Italy)— (304). TONIGHT WE SING— BIDMU— David Wayne, Ezio Pinza, Roberta Peters— High calibre entertainment for ap¬ preciative audiences— 109m.— see Jan. 28 issue— (Technicolor)— (347). TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN CONDOR-MD-Cornel Wilde, Constance Smith, Finlay Currie— Okeh meller— 93m.— see Jan. 28 issue— (Technicolor)— (308). WAY OF A GAUCHO— OD— Rory Calhoun, Gene Tierney, Richard Boone — Unusual outdoor drama of early gaucho days hat plenty of angles for the telling91 m. — see Oct. 8 issue— (Partly made in Argentina)— (Technicolor)— (229). YELLOW SKY — Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark — Names should help re-release — 98m.— see Dec. 3 issue— (349). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BLUEPRINT FOR MURDER-Jean Peters, Joseph Cotten, Gary Merrill. BRADY'S BUNCH— Jeff Chandler, Maureen O'Hara— (Tech¬ nicolor). CITY OF BAD MEN— Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson— (Tech¬ nicolor). DANGEROUS CROSSING— Jeanne Crain, Casey Adams, Carl Betz. DESERT RATS, THE— James Mason, Richard Burton, Chip* Rafferty. FARMER TAKES A WIFE, THE-Betty Grable. Dale Robert son, Thelma Ritter— (Technicolor)— (307)— 81 m. GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES— Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, George Winslow, Elliot Reid— (Technicolor). GIRL NEXT DOOR, THE— June Haver, Dan Dailey, Dennis Day — tTerhnicolort GLORY BRIGADE, THE — Victor Mature, Alvy Moore, Grega Mitchell— 82m. HOW Tu MARRY A MILLIONAIRE— Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun— (3-D)— (Color)— (CinemaScope). INFERNO— Robert Ryan, William Lundigan, Rhonda Flem¬ ing— (3-D)— (Technicolor). INVADERS FROM MARS-Jimmy Hunt, Helene Carter, Arthur Franz— (C ineco lor)— (314)— 78m. KID FROM LEFT FIELD, THE-Dan Dailey, Anne Ban¬ croft. MABEL AND ME— Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet. MAN ON A TIGHTROPE— Fredric March, Terry Moore, Cameron Mitchell, Gloria Grahame— (Made in Ger¬ many)— (315)— T05m. PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET — Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter— 80m. POWDER RIVER— Kory Calhoun, Cameron Mitchell, Corinne Calvet, Penny Edwards— (Technicolor). ROBE, THE— Richard Burton, Victor Mature, Jean Sim¬ mons— (3-D)— (Color)— (CinemaScope). SAILOR OF THE KING— Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller— (Made in England). TITANIC— Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck. Thelma Rit¬ ter, Richard Basehart— 98m. VICKIE— Jeanne Crain, Jean Peters, Casey Adams. WATERHOLE— Bill Lundigan, Gloria Grahame. WHITE WITCH DOCTOR-Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Walter Slezak— (Technicolor). United Artists BABES IN BAGDAD— CMD-Paulette Goddard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard Ney— Programmer will fit into the duallers— 79m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (Exotic Color) —(Made in Spain)— (Danziger). BANDITS OF CORSICA— MD— Richard Greene, Paula Ray¬ mond, Raymond Burr— Costume action show will fit into the duallers— 81m.— see Mar. 11 issue— (Small). BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER— D-Ralph KicharOson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick— Interesting import has the angles — 111m.— see Nov. 19 issue— (English-made)— (Lean). BWANA DEVIL— AD— Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, Nigel Bruce— Novelty third-dimensional film can be ex¬ ploited to the hilt— 87m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (Partly made in Africa)— (Ansco Color)— (3-D)— (Natural Vis¬ ion)— (Oboler). GUEST WIFE — C— Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Richard Foran— Name draw will help reissue — 87m.— see Sept. 10 Issue — (Reissue)— (Sklrball) IT'S IN THE BAG-C-Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Binnie Barnes— Reissue has names to sell— 87m.— see Sept. 10 issue — (Skirball). KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL— MD— John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster— Suspenseful meller— 98m.— see Nov. 19 issue— Leg. i B— (Small). LADY VANISHES, THE-MYD-Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas— Reissue has the angles for the selling— 95m.— see Sept. 10 issue— (English-made) — (Hitchcock). LIMELIGHT — CD — Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Sydney Chaplin — High rating film should go best in metro¬ politan areas and class spots— 141m.— see Oct. 22 issue— Leg.: B — (Chaplin). LUXURY GIRLS— D— Susan Stephen, Anna Maria Ferrero, Jacques Sernas— Exploitation import will fit into the duallers— 97m.— see Mar. 11 issue— Leg.: B— (Made in Italy)— (Cines). MAGNETIC MONSTER, THE-MD-Richard Carlson, King Donavan, Jean Byron— Okeh science fiction thriller for the duallers— 76m.— see Feb. 25 issue— (Tors). MONSOON— D— Ursula Theiss, George Nader, Diana Douglas— Import will best fit into the art spots— 82m.— see Feb. 11 issue — Leg.: B— (Filmed in India)— (Technicolor)— (Film Group). MOULIN ROUGE— BID— Jose Ferrer, Colette Marchand, Zsa Zsa Gabor— High rating— 1 1 8m.— see Dec. 31 issue — Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (Made in France and England1 —(Romulus). OUTPOST IN MALAYA— MD— Claudette Colbert, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel— Programmer will fit into the duallers — 88m.— see Nov. 19 issue— (Made In Malaya and England)— (Stafford). RING, THE— MD— Gerald Mohr, Rita Moreno, Lalo Rios— Will fit inte the duallers— 78m. — see Aug. 27 Issue— (King). THIEF, THE— D— Ray Mllland, Martin Gabel, Rita Gam — Suspenseful drama without dialogue should land in the better money— 85m.— see Sept. 24 Issue— (Popkin). UNTAMED WOMEN— MD—Mikel Conrad, Doris Merrick, Richard Monahan— Dualler has exploitation angles— 70m.— see Aug. 27 Issue— (Jewell). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ASSASSIN, THE— Richard Todd, Eva Bartok— (Rank). CROSSED SWORDS— Errol Flynn, Gina Lollobrigida— — (Eastmancolor)— (Made in Italy)— (Mahon and Vassarotti). CROSSTOWN— John Payne, Evelyn Keyes— (Small). fcbP ERE NZ A— (Argent ine-made) — (Ben Ami). FAKE, THE— Dennis O'Keefe, Coleen Gray— (Pallos). FORT ALGIERS— Yvonne DeCarlo, Leif Erickson, Carlos Thompson— (Ermolieff). GENGHIS KHAN— Manuel Conde, Elvira Reyes, Lou Sal¬ vador— (Made in the Philippines) — (Conde). GOLDEN ARROW— Jean Pierre Aumont, Burgess Mere¬ dith— (Renown)— 82m. GUERRILLA GIRL— Helmut Dantine, Mariana— (Made in Greece)— (Christian)— 81 m. MELBA — Patrice Munsel, Robert Morley, Martita Hunt— (Technicolor)— (Made in Europe)— (Eagle). MOON IS BLUE, THE — William Holden, David Niven, Maggie MacNamara, Dawn Addams— (PremingerHerbert). MRS. JEZEBEL— Gertrude Michaels, Lyle Talbot, Ross Elliott— (WisbergPol lexeen). PHANTOM FROM SPACE— Noreen Nash, Ted Cooper, H-irry Landers — fWilder). RAIDERS OF THE SEVEN SEAS-Jcrhn Payne, Donna Reed, Lon Chaney— (Technicolor)— (Small). RETURN TO PARADISE— Gary Cooper, Barry Jones, Moira, Roberta Haynes— (Technicolor)— (Made In Samoa)— (Aspen). ROUGH SHOOT— Joel McCrea, Evelyn Keyes— (Made in England)— (Stross). SABRE JET— Robert Stack, Coleen Gray— (Krueger). SAVAGE FRONTIER Yvonne De Carlo-(Technicolor) (Small). SCARLET SPEAR, THE— John Archer, Martha Hyers — (Tech¬ nicolor)— (Made in Africa)— (Breakston-Stahl). SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD — Kirk Douglas, Dany Robin— (Litvak). SON OF THE RENEGADE— John Carpenter, Lori Irving, Joan McKellen— (Schwartz)— 57m. SOUTH OF ALGIERS— Van Heflin, Wanda Hendrix, Eric Portman — fTechntrolor) — (Baring-Setton). THERE IS NO ESCAPE-Paul Henreid, Lois Maxwell, Kieron Moore — (Paal). TOMBSTONE EXPRESS— George Montgomery, Tab Hunter, Helen Westcott— (Technicolor)— (Small). WAR PAINT— Robert Stack, Joan Taylor, Charles McGraw— (Pathe Color)— (K-B). Universal-International (1951-52 releases from 201 1952-53 releases from 301) AGAINST ALL FLAGS— AD — Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn— Colorful pirate drama has the names to help— 84m.— see Dec. 3 issue— (Technicolor) -(305). BECAUSE OF YOU— D — Loretta Young, Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol— Okeh women's show— 95m.— see Oct. 8 issue —(302). BLACK CASTLE, THE — MD — Stephen McNally, Richard Greene, Paula Corday, Boris Karloff— Exploitable suspense meller— 81 m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (304). BONZO GOES TO COLLEGE-F— Maureen O'Sullivan, Ed¬ mund Gwenn, Charles Drake— Amusing programmer — 79'/2m.— see Sept. 10 issue — (232). CITY BENEATH THE SEA-MD-Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn— Well-made meller— 87m.— see Feb. 11 issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (308). DESERT LEGION— ACD— Alan Ladd, Richard Conte, Ar¬ lene Dahl— Good Ladd— 85m.— see Mar. 11 issue— (Technicolor)— (315). GIRLS IN THE NIGHT— MD— Patricia Hardy, Joyce Holden, Harvey Lembeck— Exploitation will make the differ¬ ence— 82m.— see Jan. 14 issue— Leg.: B— (311). GUNSMOKE— W— Audie Murphy, Susan Cabot, Paul Kelly —Good outdoor show— 79m.— see Feb. 11 issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (313). HORIZONS WEST-OMD-Robert Ryan, Julia Adams, Rock Hudson— Names should help standard outdoor show —81m.— see Sept. 24 Issue— (Technicolor)— (235). IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE — C Michael Redgrave, Joan Greenwood, Richard Wattis — Highly amusing import for the art and specialty spots— 95m.— see Dec. 31 issue — (English-made)— (Rank)— (Technicolor)— (381 ). IT GROWS ON TREES— C— Irene Dunne, Dean Jagger, Joan Evans — Name draw will have to make the difference— 84m.— see Nov. 5 issue — (303). LAWLESS BREED, THE— W— Rock Hudson, Julia Adams, Mary Castle— Better than average western— 83m.— see Dec. 17 issue — (Technicolor)— (306). MA AND PA KETTLE ON VACATION-C-Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Ray Collins— Series entry will have the usual appeal— 75m.— see Mar. 11 issue— (314). MEET ME AT THE FAIR— CDMU— Dan Dailey, Diana Lynn, Chet Allen— Pleasing musical— 87m.— see Dec. 17 is¬ sue— (Technicolor)— (307). MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER, THE — MD— Tyrone Power, Piper Laurie, Julia Adams— Melodrama of early New Or¬ leans and the Mississippi should account for itself okeh— 98V2m.— see Jan. 14 issue — Leg.: B— (Techni¬ color)— (310). PROMOTER, THE— C— Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Val¬ erie Hobson— Good entry for the art spots— 88m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Rank) — (285). RAIDERS, THE— WD— Richard Conte, Viveca Lindfors, Bar¬ bara Britton— Okeh action programmer— 80m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Technicolor)— (301). REDHEAD FROM WYOMING, THE-W-Maureen O'Hara, Alex Nicol, Alexander Scourby— Okeh outdoor ac¬ tion show— 80m.— see Dec. 31 Issue— (Technicolor)— (309). SEMINOLE— MD— Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale, Anthony Quinn— Good outdoor melodrama— 87m.— see Feb. 25 issue— (Technicolor)— (313). SON OF ALI BABA— COSMD— Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot— Routine Arabian Nights type entertain¬ ment— 75m. — see Aug. 27 issue — (Technicolor)— (231 ). STORY OF MANDY, THE— D— Phyllis Calvert, Jack Haw¬ kins, Terence Moegan, Mandy Miller— Import is good tear jerker— 93m.— see Dec. 3 issue — (English-made)— (Rank)— (383). STRANGER IN BETWEEN, THE-(Hunted)-MD-Dirk Bo¬ garde, Jon Whitely, Elizabeth Sellars— Interesting English melodrama— 64m.— see Apr. 23 Issue— (Eng¬ lish-made)— (284). WILLIE AND JOE IN BACK AT THE FRONT-C-Tom Ewell, Harvey Lembeck, Marl Blanchard— Sequel to "Up Front" has the angles for the selling— 87m. — see Sept. 24 issue— (233). YANKEE BUCCANEER-MD-Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady, Suzan Ball— Okeh adventure show— 86m. — see Sept. 24 issue— (Technicolor)— (234). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABBOTT AND COSTELLO GO TO MARS-Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard— (316). ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE— Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Helen Westcott. ALL I DESIRE— Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lori Nelson. BACK TO GOD'S COUNTRY— Rock Hudson, Steve Cochran, Marcia Henderson— (Technicolor). CRUEL SEA, THE— Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Virginia McKenna— (English-made)— (Rank). COLUMN SOUTH— Audie Murphy, Jean Evans, Robert Sterling— (Technicolor). EAST OF SUMATRA— Jeff Chandler, Marilyn Maxwell, Anthony Quinn— (Technicolor). FRANCIS COVERS THE BIG TOWN-Donald O'Connor, Nancy Guild. GOLDEN BLADE, THE-Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie-Tech¬ nicolor). GREAT SIOUX UPRISING, THE Jeff Chandler, Lyle Bettger, Faith Domergue— (Technicolor). I BELIEVE IN YOU— Cecil Parker, Celia Johnson— (Englishmade)— (Rank). IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE-Richard Carlson, Bar¬ bara Rush— (3-D). IT HAPPENS EVERY THURSDAY-Loretta Young, John Forsythe. LAW AND ORDER— Ronald Reagan, Susan Cabot, Alex Nicol, Preston Foster— (Technicolor). LONE HAND, THE— Joel McCrea, Barbara Hale, Alex N+co I— (Technicolor). MA AND PA KETTLE AT WAIKIKI-Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Lori Nelson. MALTA STORY, THE— Alee Guiness, Jack Hawkins, An¬ thony Steel— (English-made)— (Rank). MAN FROM THE ALAMO — Glenn Ford, Julia Adams, Chill Wills— (Technicolor). PENNY PRINCESS, THE-Yolande Donlan, Kirk Bogarde — (Technicolor) — (Engl ish-made)— (382). QUEEN IS CROWNED, A— Coronation documentary nar¬ rated by Sir Laurence Olivier— (Technicolor)— (Rank). SOMETHING MONEY CAN'T BUY-Anthony Steel, Patricia Roc— (Eng I ish-made)— (Rank)— (380). STAND AT APACHE RIVER, THE-Stephen McNally, Julia Adams, Hugh Marlowe — (Technicolor). TAKE ME TO TOWN— Ann Sheridan, Sterling Hayden, Philio Reed— fTerfinirolor). THREE WERE RENEGADES-Audie Murphy, Lori Nelsontechnicolor). THUNDER BAY— James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Dan Duryea— (Technicolor). VEILS OF BAGDAD— Victor Mature, Mari Blanchard, Guy Rolfe— (Technicolor). WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME— Donald O'Connor, Janet Leigh, Buddy Hackett— (Technicolor). WINGS OF THE HAWK-Van Heflin, Julia Adams, Abbe Lane— (Technicolor). YOU BELONG TO ME— Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru, Lyle Bettger. Warners (1951-52 releases from 101 1952-53 releases from 201) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD-F-Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke — Amusing farce has the angles — 70m.— see Dec. 3 issue— (SuperCinecolor)— (208). APRIL IN PARIS — CMU— Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin— Highly entertaining— 101m.— see Nov. 19 issue — Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (209). BIG JIM McLAIN — D— John Wayne, Nancy Olson— Wayne entry will need plenty of push— 90m.— see Sept. 10 issue— (Partly made in Hawaii) — (201). CATTLE TOWN — W — Dennis Morgan, Philip Carey, Amanda Blake— Routine outdoor show— 71m.— see Dec. 3 issue — (207). CRIMSON PIRATE, THE— MD— Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok— Good melodrama— 104m.— see Sept. 10 Issue— (Made In Europe)— (Technicolor)— (202). I CONFESS— MD— Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden— Well-made suspense film— 95m.— see Feb. 1 1 issue— (Made in Canada)— (213). IRON MISTRESS, THE— BID — Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Calleia— Star draw should help — 110m.— see Oct 22 issue— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B — (206). JAZZ SINGER, THE — DMU — Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Mildred Dunnock— Star draw should help remake of early talkie hit— 107m.— see Jan. 14 issue— (Technicolor)— (212). MAN BEHIND THE GUN, THE-OMD-Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore, Dick Wesson — Fair outdoor show— 82m.— see Dec. 31 issue — Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (21 1). EXHIBITOR MARCH 18, 1953