The Exhibitor (1951)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 5 OPERATION PACIFIC— MD— John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond— Naval thriller should ride into the bet¬ ter grosses— 1 10m.— see Jan. 17 issue— Leg.: B— (013). PRETTY BABY— ROMC— Dennis Morgan, Betsy Drake, Zach¬ ary Scott— Amusing screwball comedy— 92m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (004). ROCKY MOUNTAIN— ACD— Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott Forbes— Good outdoor show— 83m.— see Oct. 11 issue — (008). SAN QUENTIN —MD— Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane— Names should help re-release— 70m. — see Sept. 13 issue — (003). STORM WARNING— D— Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day— Powerful dramatic offering — 92m. — see Dec. 20 issue— (014). SUGARFOOT—W— Randolph Scott, Adele Jergens, Ray¬ mond Massey— Western has names to sell— 80m.— see Jan. 31 issue— (Technicolor)— (016). TEA FOR TWO— ROMMUC— Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson— Highly entertaining musical— 98m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Technicolor)— (001 ). THREE SECRETS— D— Eleanor Parker, Frank Lovejoy, Ruth Roman— Good woman's picture is packed with selling angles— 98m.— see Sept. 13 issue — (006). WEST POINT STORY, THE— MUCD— James Cagney, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Doris Day— Pleasing entertainment has the angles for the selling— 107m.— see Nov. 22 issue -(009), TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER-Gregory Peck, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Ingeborg Wells— (Made in England)— (Technicolor). FORT WORTH— Randolph Scott, David Brian Phyllis Thaxter— (Technicolor). GOODBYE MY FANCY— Joan Crawford, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Arden, Robert Young. HIDDEN IN MY HEART — Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal. I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE FBI— Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, James Millican. INSIDE THE WALLS OF FOLSOM PRISON-David Brian. Steve Cochran, Scott Forbes. JIM THORPE, ALL AMERICAN— Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter. LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE-Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge— 91 m. LULLABY OF BROADWAY— June Haver, Gene Nelson, Billy DeWolfe — (Technicolor). NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone. ONLY THE VALIANT— Gregory Peck, Terry Kilburn, JeP Corey. ON MOONLIGHT BAY— Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith— (Technicolor). PAINTING THE CLOUDS WITH SUNSHINE-Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, Lucille Norman— (Technicolor). POLITICIAN, THE— Joseph Cotten, Patricia Neal. RATON PASS— Dennis Mo'rgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochrane. STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A-Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN— Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Roland Walker. TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY-Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, Lurene Tuttle. TRAVELERS, THE— Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan. Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request). ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT-D-Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray— Reissue of outstanding war drama now has restricted appeal— 102m.— see Aug. 16 issue — Leg.: B — (Reissue)— (Realart). HARLEM FOLLIES— MU— "Chicago" Carl Davis, Princess R'Wanda, "Manhattan" Paul— Below standard ex¬ ploitation. entry— 46m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Classic). INTERNATIONAL BURLESQUE— SCMU— Betty Rowland, Vince Barnett, Inez Claire— Girlie show has the ex¬ ploitation angles— 80m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Jewel). KING OF THE BULLWHIP-W-"Lash" LaRue, Al St. John, Anne Gwynne — Okeh "Lash" LaRue western— 60m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (Western Adventure). MONTICELLO HERE WE COME NOV Larry Daniels, Menasha Skulnick, Mary Forest— Mediocre offering has. limited appeal— 74m.— see Jan. 31 issue— (Yiddish with some English)— (Cinema Service). ONE TOO MANY — D— Ruth Warrick, Richard Travis, Ginger Prince— Exploitation film is packed with selling angles— 105m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (Hallmark). STRIPTEASE MURDER CASE MYMU Dennis Harrison, Janie Ford, Al Sanford— Below standard exploitation entry— 40m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Classic). VIENNA ART TREASURES-DOC-Narrated by Basil Rathbone— Good art film— 40m.— see Dec. 6 issue— Kodachrome)— (National Film). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request). ARSHIN TAKES A WIFE-ROMCMU-L. Beibutov, M. Kalantarly, L. Abgulayev— Mediocre offering for the Russian houses — 92m. — see Aug. 30 issue — (Russianmade)— (English titles)— (Artkino). BEASTS OF THE EAST-D-Robert Neil, Erlandes Cortes, Fernando Royo— Fair exploitation offering— 60m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (Made in the Philippines)— (Classic). BITTER RICE— MD— Silvana Mangano, Doris Dowling, Vit¬ torio Gassmann— High rating import— 108m.— see Aug. 9 issue— Leg.: C— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). BLUE ANGEL, THE— SCD— Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron— Revised import has the angles— 97m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (German-made)— (English titles) — (Classic). BULLET FOR STEFANO-MDValentina Cortese, Rossano Brazzi, Carlo Ninchi— Average import for the art houses— 96m.— see Nov. 22 issue — Leg.: C— (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Lux). BURIED ALIVE— HISTMD—Milly Vitale, Paul Miller, Evi Maltagliati— Uneven offering for the Italian houses— 84m.— see Jan. 17 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Casolaro). CHEAT, THE— D— Bernard Blier, Simone Signoret, Jacques > Baumer— Suitable for the art houses— 87m.— see Sept. 27 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). CHRISTINA — HISD — Petra Peters, Wolfgang Lukschky, Tilly Lauenstein— German import might appeal in certain situations— 85m.— see Jan. 31 issue— (Germanmade)— (English titles)— (Central Cinema). COSSACKS OF THE KUBAN-MUC-Marina Ladynina, Sergei Lukianov, Vladimir Vlododin— Okeh import for the Russian houses— 98m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Rus¬ sian-made)— (English titles)— (Magnicolor)— (Artkino). DANCING YEARS, THE-ROMMU-Dennis Price, Giselle Preville, Anthony Nichol Is— Entertaining import— 98m. —see Aug. 30 issue— (English-made)— (Technicolor)— (Stratford). DIFFICULT YEARS — SATD — Umberto Spadaro, Massimo Giroti, Ave Ninchi— High rating import— 90m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lopert). DISHONORED— HISD— Antonio Vilar, Elli Parvo, Otello Toso— Uneven, lengthy offering is strictly for the Italian houses— 100m.— see Dec. 6 issue — (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Casolaro). DISTANT JOURNEY— D—Blanka Waleska, Otomar Krejca, Viktor Ocasek— Okeh import for the art houses— 92m. —see Sept. 13 issue— (Made in Czechoslovakia)— (English titles)— (Artkino). EUREKA STOCKADE— MD— Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert— Interesting import— 102V2m.— see Sept. 27 issue— (Australian-made)— (Pentagon). FACE TO THE WIND-CD-Sophie Leclair, Danielle Tardy, Elaine Delgrange— Lively French comedy— 85m.— see Jan. 31 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (La¬ fayette). FILM WITHOUT A NAME-CD-Hildegarde Neff, Willy Fritsch, Hans Sohnker— Entertaining novelty import— 75m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Oxford). FLAMING HEARTS— ROMD— Lillian Harvey, Esmond Knight, Dennis Hoey— Weak entry— 67m.— see Oct. 25 issue— (Engl ish-made)— (Cosmopolitan). FLESH WILL SURRENDER— D—Aldo Fabrizi, Aedeo Fabrizi, Yvonne Sanson— Emotional drama has appeal for the art houses— 96m.— see Oct. 25 issue— Leg.: C— (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Lux). FOR THEM THAT TRESPASS-MD-Stephen Murray, Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett— Fair import— 93m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). FRENCH WHITE CARGO-D-Jean Pierre Aumont, Dalio, Suzy Prim— Fair exploitation import— 86m.— see Aug. 30 Issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Disting¬ uished). GIRL IN A MILLION, A-C-Hugh Williams, Joan Green¬ wood, Basil Radford— Okeh import for the art, class houses— 78m.— see Aug. 16 issue — (British-made)— (Oxford). HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE, THE-C-Alestalr Sim, Margaret Rutherford, John Turnbull— Amusing import —81m.— see Oct. 25 Issue — (British-made)— (London). HEADLINE — MD — Anne Crawford, David Farrar, John Stuart— Fair import— 76m.— see Jan. 31 issue— (Eng¬ lish-made)— (English Films). HERE COME THE HUGGETS-C-Jack Warner, Kathleen Harisson, Jane Hylton— Minor English comedy for the art houses— 80m.— see Jan. 17 issue— (English-made)— (Pentagon). HIDDEN RIVER— D— Maria Felix, Fernando Isunza, Carlos Moctezuma— Well made art entry— 98m.— see Dec. 20 issue — (Mexican-made) — (English titles) — (ClasaMohme). HOBOES IN PARADISE— CFAN—Raimu, Fernandel, Alerme — Raimu's name should help— 84m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue —( Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Distinguished). HUE AND CRY— MYC— Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Valerie White— Amusing import— 82m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Art). IGNACE—MUC— Fernandel, Alice Tlssot, Charpin, Dany Lorys— Witty French musical for the art houses— 78m. —see Oct. 11 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (M.P.S.C.). INHERITANCE, THE— MD— Jean Simmons, Katina Paxinou, Derrick De Marney— Good import for the art spots— 90m.— see Jan. 31 Issue — (English-made)— (Fine Arts). IT'S HARD TO BE GOOD— C— Jimmy Hanley, Anne Craw¬ ford, Raymond Huntley— Pleasing comedy is strictly for the art houses— 87m.— see Jan. 3 issue— (Englishmade)— (Pentagon). JACQUELINE MISBEHAVES CD Hugh Williams, Carla Lehmann, Joyce Howard— Fair import— see Jan. 31 issue— (English-made)— (Regal). L'AFFAIRE— ROMD— Claude Dauphin, Anne Vernon, Henri Guisol— Well acted import for the art houses— 87m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Interantional Film). LAST HOLIE^Y— CD— Alec Guinness, Beatrice Campbell, Kay Walsh— Delightful import for the art spots— 88m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). LOOK BEFORE YOU LOVE-ROMD-Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones, Norman Wooland— Lockwood name should help import— 96m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Eng¬ lish-made)— (Bell). LOST PEOPLE, THE— D— Dennis Price. Mai Zetterling, Rich¬ ard Attenborough — Fair English drama for the art houses and class spots— 89m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue— (Eng I ish-made)— (Pentagon). MAD QUEEN, THE— HISROMD — Aurora Batista, Fernando Rey, Sara Montiel— Drama may have appeal for the art houses— 107m.— see Nov. 8 issue— (Spanish-made) —(English titles)— (Azteca). MAIL ORDER BRIDES— D— George Marchal, Renee Faure, Helen Vita— Poor import— 65m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (French-made)— (English-dubbed)— (Distinguished). MAN CONQUERS NATURE-DOC-Documentary of Soviet reforestation program— Okeh documentary is strictly for the Russian houses— 55m.— see Jan. 3 issue— (Rus¬ sian-made)— (English narration)— (Artkino). MANON— ROMD— Cecil.e Aubrey, Michel Auclair, Serge Reggiani— Highly interesting import for the art houses —91m.— see Jan. 3 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). MARRIAGE OF FIGARO— OPC— Angelika HaufF, Willi Domgraff-Fassbender, Sabine Peters— Good opera picturization— 87m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Germanmade)— (English titles)— (Central Cinema). MASK OF KOREA— D— Erich Von Stroheim, Sessue Hayakawa, Louise Carletti— Okeh exploitation entry— 75m.— see Aug. 16. issue— (French-made)— (Englishdubbed)— (Ellis). MATTER OF MURDER, A— John Barry, Maureen Riscoe, Charles Clapham— Fair English meller for the lower half— 52m.— see Nov. 22 isue— (English-made)— (Hoffberg). MILL ON THE PO— MD— Carla del Poggio, Jacques Sernas, Giacomo Giuradei— Interesting drama for the art houses— 96m.— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (lux). MULATTO, THE— D— Renato Baldini, Umberto Spadaro, lole Fierro— High rating import— 97m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Sea lera). MY WIDOW AND I— F— Vittorio De Sica, Isa Miranda, Gino Gervi— Amusing import has names to help— 81m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Distinguished). ODETTE— BMD— Anna Neagle, Trevor Howard, Marius Goring— High rating import— 105m.— see Jan. 31 is¬ sue— (English-made)— (Lopert). OH, AMELIA— SC— Dannielle Darrieux, Jean Desully, Andre Bervil— Comedy should appeal to the art houses— 86m.— see Jan. 3 issue— (French-made)— (English titles) -(Lux). ORIGINAL SIN, THE— ROMMUCFAN— Bobby Todd, Bettlna Moissi, Joana Maria Corvin— Okeh import with ex¬ ploitation angles— 107m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (Ger¬ man-made)— (English titles)— (Lopert). ORPHEUS— FAN— Jean Marais, Francis Perier, Maria Casares— Philosophical fantasy has limited appeal— 94m.— see Oct. 11 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). OUR DAILY BREAD— D— Paul Bildt, Harry Hindemith, Vic• toria von Ballasko— Import has limited appeal— 102m. —see Nov. 8 issue— (German-made)— (English titles) — (Central Cinema). OUTRAGES OF THE ORIENT— D— Linda Estrella, Fernando Royo, Mona Lisa— Fair exploitation entry— 65m.— see Mar. 29 issue — (Made in Philippine Islands)— (Bell). OUTSIDER, THE— D— Richard Attenborough, Sheila Sim, Bernard Miles— Good English drama has limited appeal— 95m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (English-made)— (Baliantine). PANCHO VILLA RETURNS— HISD— Leo Carrillo, Esther Fernandez, Jeanette Comber— Standard outdoor drama has some exploitation angles— 95m.— see Nov. 8 issue— (Mexican-made)— (English dialogue)— Hispano Continental). PARIS 1900— DOC— Compilation depicting Parisian life from 1900-14, narrated by Monty Woolley— 78m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (French-made)— (English adapta¬ tion)— (MayerKingsley). PARIS WALTZ, THE— ROMMU— Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Jacques Charon— Entertaining import— 92m. —see Sept. 13 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). PINK STRING AND SEALING WAX-MD-Merwyn Johns, Gordon Jackson, Googie Withers— Okeh English mel¬ ler for the art houses— 75m.— see Oct. 11 issue— Leg.: B—( Engl ish-made)— (Pentagon). RED ANGEL, THE— SMD— Tilda Thamar, Paul Meurisse, Berval— Fair import has the angles— 97m.— see Dec. 6 issue — ( Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Spa Iter). SECRETS OF NATURE— DOC— Compilation of four nature studies — Unusual subject has limited appeal— 80m.— see Sept. 27 issue— (Partly Russian-made)— (Oxford). SEVEN DAYS TO NOON-D-Barry Jones, Olive Sloane, Andre Morelle— High rating thriller— 93m.— see Jan. 31 issue— (English-made)— (MayerKingsley). SINNERS, THE— D— Serge Reggiani, Monique Melinand, Jean Davy— Interesting French import suffers from excessive length— 107m.— see Dec. 6 issue— Leg.: C— ( Frenchmade)— (English titles) — (Lopert). SONG OF MY HEART— OPC— Guiseppe Lugo, Ruby D'Alma, Laura Nucci— Pleasing entry for the art and specialty spots— 86m.— see Jan. 17 issue— (Italian-made) — (English titles)— (Crown). SOUVENIR— ROMD — Michele Morgan, Jean Marais, Jean Cheviere— Name draw may help— 100m.— see Oct. 25 issue— ( Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Pathe). SYLVIE AND THE PHANTOM— CFAN— Odette Joyeux, Francois Perier, Louis Salou— Light fantasy for the art and class spots— 85m.— see Oct. 25 issue — (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Discina). THIRD TIME LUCKY— MD—Glynis Johns, Dermot Walsh, Charles Goldner— Fair import— 91m.— see Oct. 11 is¬ sue— Leg.: B— ( Engl ish-made)— (Pentagon). TREASURED EARTH— D— Adam Szirtes, Agi Meszaros, Arpad Lehotay— 'Import has limited appeal— 100m.— see Jan. 3 issue— (Made in Hungary)— (English titles)— (Artkino). TWO ORPHANS, THE— D— Valli, Maria Denis, Osvaldo Valenti— Tearful import will have to rely on femme trade— 92m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (Italian-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (Globe). UNDER SUNNY SKIES-MUC-A. Karlyev, V. Neshiplenko, G. Klicheva— Okeh musical for the Russian houses— 86m.— see Jan. 17 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Artkino). WAYS OF LOVE— D— Sylvia Battaille, Jean Renoir, Anna Magnani, Marcel Pagnol— High rating import— 121m. —see Jan. 3 issue— Leg.: C— (French and Italian-made) — (English titles)— (Burstyn). YOU CAN'T FOOL AN IRISHMAN— C— Amusing program¬ mer for the art houses— 69m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Irish-made) — (Bell). FEBRUARY 7, 1951 EXHIBITOR