The Exhibitor (1951)

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w r * iv> April 11, 1951 Alphabetical Guide ( Continued, from page 3060) SINNERS, TH E— 1 07m Lopert . 2984 SKIPALONG ROSENBLOOM— 73m.— ELC . 3033 SLEEPING CITY, THE-85m.-U-l . 2928 SO LONG AT THE FAIR-85m.-Eagl* Lton Cla»»lc* ... 3017 SOLDIERS THREE— 90m.— MGM . 3046 SONG OF MY HEART— 86m.— Crown . 3012 SOUND OF FURY, THE (Try And Get Me)-90m.-UA 2982 SOUTHSIDE 1-1000— 73m.— Allied Artists . 2956 SOUVENIR— 100m.— Pa the Cinema . 2958 SPOILERS OF THE PLAINS-68m.-Repobllc . 3027 STAGE TO TUSCON— 82m.— Columbia . 2993 STATE SECRET (The Great Manhunt)— 97Vjm.— Col.... 2947 STEEL HELMET, THE-86m.-Lippert . 3009 STORM WARNING— 91m.— Warner* . 2999 STRIPTEASE MURDER CASE-40m.-Clas*!c . 2931 SUGARFOOT— 80m.— Warner* . 3022 SUN SETS AT DAWN, THE-72m.-ELC . 2969 SUNSET IN THE WEST-67m.-Republic . 2949 SURRENDER-91 m.-Republlc . 2949 SWORD OF MONTE CRISTO, THE-80m.-20th-Fox 3042 SYLVIE AND THE PHANTOM-85m.-Di*eino . 2958 T TALES OF HOFFMAN— 134m.— Loppert . 3059 TALES OF THE WEST (No. 2)-50m.-U-l . 2997 TALES OF THE WEST (No. 3)-53m.-U-l . 2996 TALES OF THE WEST (No. 4)-54m.-U-l . 3011 TAMING OF DOROTHY, THE-75m.-ElC . 2978 TARGET UNKNOWN— 90m.— U-l . 3019 TARZAN AND THE AMAZON S-76m.-RKO . 2995 IXNIIITOR TARZAN AND THE LEOPARD WOMAN-72m.-RKO 2995 TARZAN'S PERI L— 79m.— RKO . 3046 TEA FOR TWO — 98m.— Warners . 2929 TERESA-1 02m.-MGM . 3033 TEXAN MEETS CALAMITY JANE, THE-71m.-Col . 2959 TEXANS NEVER CRY-66m.-Columbla . 3040 THEY GOT ME COVERED-94m.-RKO . 3053 THEY WERE NOT Dl VIDED-90m.-Eagle Lion Classics 3037 THING, THE— 86m.— RKO . 3056 THIRD TIME LUCKY— 91m.— Pentagon . 2v9i 13TH LETTER, THE-85m.-20th-Fox . 3018 3 DESPERATE MEN-71m.-Llppert . 3018 THREE GUYS NAMED M I K E— 90m .—MGM . 3025 THREE HUSBANDS— 78m.— U A . 2963 THREE SECRETS— 98m.— Warner* . 2930 TO PLEASE A LADY— 92m.— MGM . 2948 TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS, TH E— 96m .— MGMv . 2924 TOMAHAWK— 82m.— U-l . 301 1 TOUGHER THEY COME, THE-69m.-Columbia . 2977 TRAIL OF ROBIN HOOD-67m.-Republlc . 2995 TRAIN TO T OMBST ON E— 57m. — Llppert . 2978 TREASURE ISLAND-96m.-RKO . 2927 TREASURED EARTH-1 00m .-Artkino . 3003 TRIO — 91m. — Paramount . 2941 TRY AND GET ME— see Sound Of Fury, The TRIPOLI— 95m.— Paramount . 2949 TWO FLAGS WEST —92m.— 20thFox . 2952 TWO LOST WORLDS — 63m.— Eagle Lion Classic* . 2978 TWO ORPHANS, THE-92m.-Globe . 2984 TWO WEEKS WITH LOVE-92m.-MGM . 2955 II UNDER MEXICALI STARS-67m.-RepgblU . 2981 UNDER THE GUN-83m.-U-l . 2998 UNDER SUNNY SKIES-86m.-Artkino . 3012 UNDERCOVER GIRL-82m.--U-l . 2963 UNION STATION — 80m. — Paramount . 2Vr< UP FRONT— 90m.— U-l . 3039 UP IN ARMS— 105m.— RKO 3053 U.S.S. TEAKETTLE (You're In The Navy Now)-93m. 20th-Fox . 3039 V VALENTINO— 105m.— Columbia . 3029 VATICAN, THE— 38m. — Columbia . 2V4U VENDETTA— 83m.— RKO . 2980 VENGEANCE VALLEY— 82m.— MGM . 3026 VIENNA ART TREASURES— 40m.— National Film 2984 VIRGINIA CITY— 121m.— Warners . 3048 W WALK SOFTLY STRANGER— 80m.— RKO . 2928 WATCH THE BIRD IE-7 1m. —MGM . 2978 WAYS OF LOVE— 121m. — Burstyn . 3003 WEINER BLUT— 83m.— Films International . 3049 WEST POINT STORY, THE-107m.-Warners . 2971 WHEN I GROW UP— 92m.— Classics . 3058 WHEN YOU'RE SMI LING— 75m.-Columbia . 2vr.> WHIRLWIND-70m. -Columbia . 3053 WICKED CITY, THE— 75m.— Eagle Lion Classics 2994 WOMAN ON THE RUN— 77m.-U-l . 2950 WYOMING AAA I L — 86m. — U 1 . 2950 Y YANK IN KOREA, A-73m.-Columbia . 3029 YOU CAN'T FOOL AN IRISHMAN — 69m.— Bell 2941 YOU'RE IN THE NAVY NOW-see U.S.S. Teakettle Too Late To Classify ( Continued from page 3058) The Dalton's Women WeS7tTm (Western Adventure) Estimate: Exploitable western. Cast: Tom Neal, Pamela Blake, Jack Holt, Lash LaRue, Fuzzy St. John, Ray¬ mond Hatton, Lyle Talbot, Jacqueline Fontaine, June Benbow, Archie Twitchell, Duke Johnson, J. Farrell MacDonald. Pro¬ duced by Ron Ormond; directed by Thomas Carr. Story: Shortly after the Civil War, Jack Holt, one of the notorious Dalton brothers, settles in a western mining town, and is looked upon as an honest, upright citizen, owner of the town music hall-saloon, but he is a sheep in wolf’s clothing, and con¬ tinues banditry, robbing, pilfering, etc. He is not suspected because he stands in with the citizens, the sheriff, and mayor, Tom Neal. U. S. Marshals Lash LaRue and partner, Fuzzy St. John, arrive, and, with the aid of Pamela Blake, private detective, bring Holt to justice and peace to the community. X-Ray: With an adequate cast, and with some other angles arising from a honkey tonk chorus and added action from a knock-down, hair pulling, clothes ripping brawl of two gals, this shapes up as an okeh western, with most of the regulation ingredients also present. There is some “barbershop harmony,” and production values show up okeh. This was written by Maurice Tombragel and Ron Ormond. Ad Lines: “I’ve Got My Brand On You!”; “For My Man I’d Kill You— Or Him!”; “Another Great Western That Further Exposes The Notorious Dalton Gang.” Katie Did It (122) Comedy 81m. ( U -Internationa 1) Estimate: Amusing programmer. Cast: Ann Blyth, Mark Stevens, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White, Harold Vermilyea, Craig Stevens, William Lynn, Elizabeth Patterson, Jimmy Hunt. Produced by Leonard Goldstein; directed by Frederick de Cordova. Story: While vacationing in a New England town, pin-up artist Mark Stevens meets Ann Blyth, her uncle, Cecil Kellaway, the black sheep of the family, and her maiden aunt, Elizabeth Patterson. Stevens invites Kellaway to go with him to look at some horses, where Kellaway meets a bookie, and loses $500. In order to raise the money, Blyth goes to New York to sell a song, and in desperation accepts Stevens’ offer to let him paint her. Blyth falls in love with Stevens, but mis¬ takes Stevens’ nephew for his child, and returns home. She then discovers her pic¬ ture on billboards all over the country. Attempting to hide her identity by smear¬ ing the billboards, she and Kellaway are arrested. A scandal results, but the bank¬ er’s son agrees to marry her, and she accepts. At the wedding rehearsal, Stev¬ ens arrives to explain, and clinches with Blyth. X-Ray: A pleasant programmer, this is generally entertaining, and, with the names for the marquee, should please most audiences. The players are competent in their roles, and the short running time is also of advantage. Good production and direction give the film some drive. One song is heard: “In A Little Cape Cod Cot¬ tage.” The screen play is by Jack Henley. Tip On Bidding: Program price. Ad Lines: “The Town Was Shocked, And You Might Be Too When You See What Katie Did”; “The Laugh Riot Of The Year With Ann Blyth And Mark Stevens”; “Lots Of Girls Would Like To But ‘Katie Did It’.” Tales Of Hoffman (Lopert) (English-made) (Color by Technicolor) Estimate: Beautiful production for art and class spots. Cast: Moira Shearer, Leonide Massine, Robert Helpmann, Pamela Brown, Lud¬ milla Tcherina, Ann Ayars, Frederick Ashton, Mogens Wieth, Robert Rounseville, Lionel Harris, Philip Leaver, Meinhart Maur, Edmund Audran, The Sadler’s Wells Chorus. Written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Story: A prologue, three acts, and an epilogue concern themselves with the loves of the poet Hoffman, played by Robert Rounseville. In the prologue, Rounseville witnesses a performance by his latest love, Moira Shearer, prima ballerina. When she finishes, she sends him a note, with the key to her apartment, intercepted by Rob¬ ert Helpmann, Rounseville’s enemy. Dur¬ ing intermission, Rounseville goes to a nearby tavern, where he is greeted by the students, and he tells them of the three great loves in his life. Act one concerns itself with Rounseville’s love for a beau¬ tiful puppet, which comes to life when he dons a pair of magic glasses, and which comes to a tragic end when the glasses are broken, and the puppet disintegrates. Act two deals with Rounseville’s love for Ludmilla Tcherina, a beautiful courtesan in the power of Helpmann, and how he duels with a rival for her affection. Help¬ mann eggs Rounseville on, hoping to snare his soul with Tcherina ’s aid. Rounse¬ ville wins the duel, and, in so doing, re¬ gains his soul, but loses Tcherina. Act three shows Rounseville’s love for the only child of talented musicians. The mother has died of consumption, and the father is fearful that the girl, Ann Ayars, has inherited the disease as well as her mother’s talent. The father prohibits her singing, and bars both Rounseville and the family doctor, Robert Helpmann, whom he believes killed his wife. Helpmann urges her to sing, and the exertion brings on her death. In the epilogue, Rounse¬ ville comes into his own as a great poet, having held his audience spellbound, and Shearer appears. He realizes that he has little need for her, and she passes out into the night with Helpmann. X-Ray: This has beauty, all-around skill, excellent technical and camera work, and very fine production values but whether an exhibitor will find this attrac¬ tion profitable is something to be decided by each individual. The film contains no dialogue as such. All the parts and words are either sung or interpretively danced. This, of course, makes following a story line difficult. However, it should be noted that actually there is no story line in the accepted sense of the word. On the other hand, where an exhibitor knows that he has a clientele that is interested in art, ballet, and opera, this should suit them fine with its extraordinary beauty, its ex¬ cellent artistic accomplishments, the work of the cast as a whole, etc. While there is a suggested intermission between the second and third acts, the effort as a whole is overlong although art lovers will feel ■ they certainly are getting their money’s worth. The production was ex¬ pertly designed by Hein Heckroth. To sum up then, this is definitely not for mass audiences, but rather for special audi¬ ences who appreciate opera and ballet. Ad Lines: “ ‘Tales Of Hoffman’ Pre¬ sented By The Makers Of ‘Red Shoes’ “A Great Artistic Screen Masterpiece”; “Top Flight Artistic Entertainment.” Shorts THE BIG SHOOT. RKO— Sportscope. 8m. In Vandalia, O., is held the biggest trapshooting meet in the world. With con¬ testants from all states and Canada com¬ peting, manufacturers of guns and ammu¬ nition set up booths to promote their products. After exhibitions, the competi¬ tion begins, with the women walking off with most of the prizes. GOOD. (14307). LINCOLN’S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. AFE. 11m. This is made up entirely of paintings, cartoons, and drawings of the Civil War period. The narrator covers background material and the events lead¬ ing up to Lincoln’s address, and the famous speech is then read in a simple, undramatic fashion. Fine selection of pictures and careful editing give this a surprising amount of movement. EXCELLENT. Servisection 7 3059