The Exhibitor (1949)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 3 Paramount (1948-49 releatet from 4801 up) ACCUSED, THE— D— loreMa Young, Robert Cummings, Wendell Corey— Name draw will make the difFerence — 101m.— see Nov. 24 issue— (4808). ALIAS NICK BEAL— DFAN— Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas Mitchell— Will depend on the name drow— 92m.— see Jan. 19 issue— (4812). BRIDE OF VENGEANCE— D— John Lund, Paulette Goddard, MacDonald Carey— Historical drama will need plenty of posh— 92m. — see Mar. 30 issue— (4816). CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, ACMU— Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Sir Cedric Hardwicke— Has all the angles— 107m.— see Mar. 2 issue — (Technicolor)— (4814). DISASTER— AD— Richard Denning, Trudy Marshall, Damia O'Flynn— Dualler should please action fans— 60m.— see Oct. 27 issue— (4806). DYNAMITE— AD— William Gargan, Virginia Welles, Rich¬ ard Crane— For the lower half— 68m.— see Nov. 24 issue — (4809). EL PASO— W— John Payne, Gail Russell, Sterling Hayden —Good western is packed with exploitation possi¬ bilities— 92m.— see Mar. 2 issue— (4815)— Leg.: B. ISN'T IT ROMANTIC ROMDMU Veronica Lake, Mona Freeman, Mary Hatcher— Fair program— 87m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (4802). MISS TATIOCK'S MILLIONS F Wanda Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald, John Lund— Pleasing comedy— 100m.— see Sept. 15 issue— Leg.: B— (4805). MY OWN TRUE LOVE-D-Melyvn Douglas, Phyllis Cal¬ vert, Wanda Hendrix— Will depend on name draw— 83m.— see Dec. 8 issue— Leg.: B— (4810). NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES-MD-Edward G. Rob¬ inson, Gail Russell, John Lund — Absorbing entry — 81m.— see Aug. 4 issue— (4803). PALEFACE, THE— FAR— Bop Hope, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong— Hope drow will make the difFerence — 91m.— see ct. 27 issue— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B— (4807). SEALED VERDICT— D— Ray Milland, Florence Marly, John Hoyt— Will depend on name values— 83m.— see Sept. 15 issoe-(4804). SORRY, WRONG NUMBER— MD— Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards— Names will make the dif¬ ference— 89m.— see Sept. 1 issue — (4801). STREETS OF LAREDO W Macdonald Carey, William Holden, William Bendix, Mona Freeman— Good west¬ ern— 93m.— see Feb. 16 issue— (Technicolor)— (4813). WHISPERING SMITH-MD-Alan Ladd, Robert Preston, Brenda Marshall— Will get the dough— 89m.— see Dec. 8 issue — (Technicolor) — (4811). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AFTER MIDNIGHT-Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix. BITTER VICTORY— Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott, Diana Lynn. CAPTAIN CHINA— John Payne, Lon Chaney, Gail Russell. CHICAGO DEADLINE — Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, June Havoc. COPPER CANYON— Ray Milland, Heddy Lamarr, Macdon¬ ald Carey. COUNTER INTELLIGENCE— Gene Tierney, Ray Milland. DEAR WIFE— William Holden, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe. EASY DOES IT— Bop Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Roland Young. FILE ON THELMA JORDAN-Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelley. FROZEN GOLD — KoOen Lowery, Russell Hayden GREAT GATSBY. THE-Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey-(4820). GREAT LOVER, THE— Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Roland Young. HEIRESS, THE— Olivia de Havllland, Miriam Hopkins, Sir Ralph Richardson, Montgomery Clift— (4821 ). I MARRIED A DEAD MAN— Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund. LITTLE BOY BLUE— Betty Hutton, Fred Astaire. MABEL NORMAND-MACK SENNETT STORY, THE-Betty Hutton, John Lund. MAN HANDLED— Dorothy Lamour, Sterling Haydn, Dan Durea— (4817). MY FRIEND IRMA— Marie Wilson, John Lund, Diana Lynn, RED HOT AND BLUE— Betty Hutton, Victor Mature. RIDING HIGH— Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray, Douglas Dumbrille. ROPE OF SAND— Claude Rains, Burt Lancaster, Peter Lorre. SAMSON AND DELILAH— Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders— (Technicolor). SET-UP, THE— Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, Wally Ford. SIN OF ABBY HUNT— Claude Rains, Macdonald Carey, Wanda Hendrix. SORROWFUL JONES— Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Saunders— (4818). SPECIAL AGENT— William Eythe, Laura Elliot, George Reeves— (4819). SUNSET BOULEVARD— Montgomery Clift, Nancy Olson, Gloria Swanson. TOP O' THE MORNING— Bing Crosby, Ann Blyth, Barry Fitzgerald. RKO (1947-48 releases from 801 up; 1948-49 releases from 901 up) BLOOD ON THE MOON — WD— Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston— Above average western— 87m.— see Nov. 24 issue— (909). BODYGUARD— MD— Laurence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Philip Reed— Good for the lower half— 62m.— see Sept. 15 issue— (906). BOY WITH "GREEN HAIR, THE-D-Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Dean Stockwell— Meritorious film will need special selling— 82m.— see Dec. 8 issue— (Technicolor) (911). BROTHERS IN THE SADDLE-W-Tim Holt, Richard Mar¬ tin, Steve Brodie— Okeh western— 60m.— Leg.: B— see Feb. 16 issue — (919). CLAY PIGEON, THE-MD-Bill Williams, Barbara Hale, Richard Quine— Okeh meller .or the duallers— 62V2m' —see Feb. 16 issue— (918). DESIGN FOR DEATH-DOC-Produced by Theron Worth and Richard O. Fleischer; narrated by Kent Smith and Hans Conreid— Thrill-packed documentary— 48m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (907). ENCHANTMENT-ROMD-David Niven, Evelyn Keyes, Far¬ ley Grainger — High rating romantic entry — 100m.— see Dec. 8 issue— (Goldwyn)— (953). EVERY GIRL SHOULD BE MARRIED-C-Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Diana Lynn, Franchot Tone— Pleasing comedy —84m.— see Nov. 24 issue— (908). (Rainbow)— (962). GREEN PROMISE, THE— D— Margaruite Chapman, Walter Brennan, Robert PaigeGood entry for family rural audiences— 95m.— see Mar. 16 issue. GUN SMUGGLERS-W-Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Martha Hyer— Good western— 60m.— see Jan. 5 issue— (915). INDIAN AGENT— W— Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Noah Beery, Jr.— Above average western— 64m.— see Nov. 24 issue -(910). JOAN OF ARC — HI STD — Ingrid Bergman, Jose Ferrer, Francis L. Sullivan— Screen masterpiece— 145m.— see Oct. 27 issue— (Technicolor)— (Sierra)— (963). LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, THE— MD— Preston Foster, Alan Hale, Dorothy Wilson— Reissue has plenty of punch— 94m.— see Jan. 19 issue— (912). MAD WEDNESDAY— C— Harold Lloyd, Frances Ramsden, Jimmy Conlin— Word-of-mouth should help delightful comedy— 89m.— see Sept. 3, 1947, issue— (Sturges). MELODY TIME— CAR— Roy Rogers, Sons of the Pioneers, Ethel Smith, Buddy Clark — Should find plenty of popular appeal— 75m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (Disney)— (Technicolor)— (991). MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA D Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey— Play pieturization will need special handling— 121m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (917). RACHEL AND THE STRANGER-DMU-Loretta Young, Wil¬ liam Holden, Robert Mitchum— Interesting drama has names to help— 92m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (901). SHE— MD— Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott, Helen MackReissue still has the angles to get the cjpugh93m. —see Jan. 19 issue— (913). SO DEAR TO MY HEART-CD-Burl Ives, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patton— Disney feature offers a wealth of sell¬ ing opportunities— 82m. — see Dec. 8 issue—(Disney)— (Technicolor)— (992). SONG IS BORN, A— C— Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman— Names will make the difference — 112m.— see Sept. 1 issoe—{Goldwyn)— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B -(952). STATION WEST W Dick Powell, Jane Greer, Agnes Moorehead — Good western — 91 Vam. — see Sept. 29 issue(905). TARZAN'S MAGIC FOUNTAIN— AD— Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce, Evelyn Ankers — Good series opener should draw "Tarzan" fans— 73m.— see Feb. 2 issue— (914). THEY LIVE BY NIGHT-ROMD-Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva— Well-made drama will need plenty of posh— 95m.— see Jan. 19 issue. VARIETY TIME-MUC-Jack Parr, Edgar Kennedy, Leon Errol— Fair novelty offering for the lower half— 59m.— see Sept. I Issue-Leg.: B— (902). WOMAN'S SECRET, A— D— Maureen O'Hara, Meivyn Doug¬ las, Gloria Grahame— Names should help— 84V2m.— see Feb. 16 issue(916). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ADVENTURE IN BALTIMORE Robert Young, Shirley Temple, John Agar. BAIL BOND STORY, THE-George Raft, Pat O'Brien. BIG STEAL, THE— Robert Mitchum, WilliaiYi Bendix. CINDERELLA— Walt Disney feature— (Technicolor). FOLLOW ME QUIETLY— William Lundigan, Dorothy Pat¬ rick, Jeff Corey. HEADING FOR HOLLYWOOD Leon Errol, Nan Leslie, Steve Brodie ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD— Walt Disney feature— (Tech¬ nicolor). I MARRIED A COMMUNIST— Robert Ryan, Paul Lukas. INTERFERENCE — Victor Mature, Lucille Ball, Lizabeth Scott. IT'S ONLY MONEY— Jane Russell, Frank Sinatra, Groucho Marx. JUDGE STEPS OUT, THE— Arln Sothern, Alexander Knox, George Tobias. LOVE IS BIG BUSINESS-George Brent, Claudette Col¬ bert. MONTANA BELLE— George Brent, Jane Russell, Scott Brady— (Trucolor). MR. JOSEPH YOUNG OF AFRICA-Terry Moore, Ben John¬ son, Robert Armstrong — (Arko). ROSEANNA McCOY— Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Ray¬ mond Massey. ROUGHSHOD— Robert Sterling, Claude Jarman, Jr., Gloria Grnhame RUSTLERS, THE— Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Martha Hyer. SAVAGE SPLENDOR— Filmed by the Denis-Lewis Coflow expedition to Africa— (Technicolor). SETUP, THE— Robert Ryan, Jack Roper, Phil Bloom. STAGECOACH KID— Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Jeff Don¬ nell. VENDETTA— George Dolenz, Faith Domergue, Nigel Bruce -(Californio). WEEP NO MORE— Joseph Cotten, Valli, Spring Byington. WINDOW, THE— Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Bobby Driscoll. ‘ Republic (1947-48 releases from 701 up; . 1948-49 releases from 801 up) ANGEL IN EXILE-MD-John Carroll, Adele Mara, Thomas Gomez— Interesting program— 90m.— See Oct. 13 issue -(719). ANGEL ON THE AMAZON-AD-George Brent, Vera Ral¬ ston, Brian Aherne — Will depend on the names— 86m.— see Jan. 5 issue— (720). CODE OF SCOTLAND YARD-MD-Oscar Homolka, Derek Farr, Muriel Pavlow— Fair entry for the duallers60m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (English-made)— Leg.: B— (713). DAUGHTER OF THE JUNGLE MD Lois Hall, James Cardwell, William Wright— Okeh for the lower half —69m.— see Feb. 16 issue(804). DENVER KID, THE-W-Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Peggy Wynne— Above series average — 60m.— see Nov. 10 issue-(758). DESPERADOES OF DODGE CITY-WD-Alan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles— Better-than-average-series entry— 59m.— see Oct. 13 issue— (757). DUKE OF CHICAGO — MD — Tom Brown, Audrey Long, Grant Withers— Average fight drama for the lower half— 59m.— see Mar. 16 issue. FAR FRONTIER, THE — MUW — Roy Rogers, Gail Davis, Andy Devine— Okeh Rogers— 67m.— see Jan. 19 issue -(Trucolor)-(841). GRAND CANYON TRAIl-MUW-Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine— Good Rogers— 67m.— see Dec. 8 issue— (Trucolor)— (734). HOMICIDE FOR THREE-MY-Audrey Long, Warren Doug¬ lass, Grant Withers— Lightweight mystery for the duallers— 60m.— see Dec. 8 issue— Leg.: B— (801). LAST BANDIT, THE— W— William Elliott, Adrian Booth, Forrest Tucker— Good western— 80m.— see Mar. 2 issue— (Trucolor). MACBETH— D— Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy— Special entry for Shakespeare fans and art houses— 107m.— see Oct. 27 issue— (888). MOONRISE— D— Dane Clark, Gail Russel, Ethel Barrymore —Heavy drama will need selling— 90m.— see Sept. 15 issue— (714). NIGHTTIME IN NEVADA-MUW-Roy Rogers, Adele Mara, Andy Devine— First rate Rogers— 67m.— See Sept. 29 issue— (Trucolor)— (733). OKLAHOMA BADLANDS— W— Allan 'Rocky' Lane, Eddie Waller, Mildred Coles— Routine western— 59m.— see March 17 issue — (753). OUT OF THE STORM-D-Jame$ Lydon, Lois Collier, Marc Lawrence— Interesting programmer for the lower half —61m.— see Sept. 15 issue— (717). PLUNDERERS, THE — W — Rod Cameron, Ilona Massey, Adrian Booth— Highly entertaining western— 87m.— see Nov. 10 issue— (Trucolor)— (721). RED PONY, THE— D— Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern— Well-made drama will need plenty of push — 88V2m.— see Feb. 16 issue— (Technicolor) — (805). RENEGADES OF SONORA-W-Alan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Dale Van Sickel— Average series issue— 60m. —see Jan. 19 issue— (862). ROSE OF THE YUKON-AD-Steve Brodie, Myrna Dell, William Wright— For the lower half— 59m.— see Jan. 19 issue-(802). SHERIFF OF WICHITAW-Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Lyn Wilde— Routine series entry— 60m.— see Mar. 16 issue— (863). SON OF GOD'S COUNTRY W — Monte Hale, Pamela Blake, Paul Horst— Fair series entry— 59V2m.— see Oct. issue— (741 ). SONS OF ADVENTURE-MYD-Russel Hayden, Lynne Rob¬ erts, Gordon Jones— For the lower half— 60m.— See Oct. 13 issue— (718). SUNDOWN IN SANTA FE-W-Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Jean Dean— Better-than-average series entry —58m.— see Dec. 22 issue— (861). WAKE OF THE RED WITCH-AMD-John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young— High rating— 106m.— see Jan. 19 issue— Leg.: B— (803). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AVENGERS, THE— John Carroll, Adele Mara. CIMARRON TRAILS— Allan Rocky' Lane, Eddie Waller. DEATH VALLEY GUNFIGHTER Alan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Gail Davis. DOWN DAKOTA WAY— Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Riders of the Purple Sage. EAGLES IN EXILE — John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn. FRONTIER INVESTIGATOR-Allan Lane, Eddie Waller, Francis Ford. HELLFIRE— William Elliott, Marie Windsor. HIDEOUT, THE— Lloyd Bridges, Adrian Booth, Alan Car¬ ney. LAW OF THE GOLDEN WEST-Paul Hurst, Monte Hale, Gail Davis. MONTANA BELLE— Jane Russell, George Brent, Scott Brady — (Trucolor). OUTCASTS OF THE TRAIL-Monty Hale, Paul Hurst, Milton Parsons. PRINCE OF THE PLAINS-Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, George J. Lewis. RECOIL— William Wright. Janet Martin, William Henry. STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO-Mae Clark, Robert Arm¬ strong, Gary Gray. SUSANNA PASS— Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Riders of the Purple Sage— (Trucolor). Screen Guild (1947-48 releases from 4701 up; 1948-49 releases from 4801 up) DEAD MAN'S GOLD W "Lash" La Rue, "Fuzzy" St. John, Peggy Stewart— Okeh series entry— 55m.— see Jan. 5 issue— (4808). FRONTIER REVENGE-W-"Lash" LaRue, Fuzzy St. John, Peggy Stewart— Average western— 56m.— see Mar. 16 issue— (481 1 ). HARPOON — MD — John Bromfield, Alyce Louis, James Cardwell— Whaling story has plenty of selling angles —85m.— see Oct. 13 issue— Leg.: B— (4805). HIGHWAY 13 — AMD — Robert Lowery, Pamela Blake, Michael Whalen— Interesting action dualler— 58m.— see Jan. 5 issue— (Lippert)— (4813). 1 SHOT JESSE JAMES-WD-Preston Foster, Barbara Brit¬ ton, John Ireland— Highly exploitable— 81m.— see Feb. 16 issue. JUNGLE GODDESS — AD — George Reeves, Ralph Byrd, Wanda McKay— For the lower half— 64m.— See Sept. 29 issue— (4802). LAST OF THE WILD HORSES-W-James Ellison, Mary Beth Hughes, Jane Frazee— Large-scale western has exploitation angles — 84m. — see Dec. 22 issue — (Sepiatone)— (4806). MARK OF THE LASH-W-"Lash" La Rue, "Fuzzy" St. John, Suzi Crandall — Routine western — 56m. — see Nov. 24 issue — (4807). MOZART STORY, THE-MUSBIOG-Hans Holt, Irene Von • Meydendorff, Rene Deitgen— Fair entry for the art houses— 90m.— see Nov. 10 issue— (Austrian-made)— (Dubbed-in English dialogue; additional scenes made in U. S.)-(4805). MARCH 23, 1949 THE EXHIBITOR