The Exhibitor (1951)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 5 * HIGHWAY 301— MD— Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey, Gaby Andre— Fast moving action meller will fit into the duallers— 83m.— see Dec. 6 issue— Leg.: B— (012). I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE F.B.I.—MD— Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, James Millican— Topical melo¬ drama has plenty of selling angles— 82m.— see May 9 issue— (023). LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE-MYD-Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott— Good suspense show— 91 m.— see Feb. 28 issue — (019). LULLABY OF BROADWAY— CMU— Doris Day, Gene Nelson, Billy DeWolfe— Entertaining musical— 92m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (Technicolor)— (020). ONLY THE VALIANT— OMD— Gregory Peck, Barbara Pey¬ ton, Ward Bond— Name draw should help well-made outdoor show— 105m.— see Mar. 14 issue— (022). OPERATION PACIFIC-MD-John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond— Naval thriller should ride into the bet¬ ter grosses— 109m.— see Jan. 17 issue— Leg. s. B— (013). RATON PASS— WMD— Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochran— Names will make the difference— 84m.— see Feb. 28 issue — (021). ROCKY MOUNTAIN— ACD— Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott Forbes— Good outdoor show— 83m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue — (008). STORM WARNING— D— Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day — Powerful dramatic offering — 91m. — 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). VIRGINIA CITY— MD— Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Ran¬ dolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart— Reissue has names to help— 121m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (018). 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 ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE— Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan— 88m. BABY FOR MIDGE, A— Gene Tierney, Ray Milland, Fay Bainter. CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER Gregory Peck, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Ingeborg Wells — (Made in England)— (Technicolor). DISTANT DRUMS— Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon, Ray Tealtechnicolor). FORCE OF ARMS— William Holden, Nancy Olson, Frank Lovejoy. FORT WORTH-Randolph Scott, David Brian Phyllis Thaxter— (Technicolor). GOLDDIGGERS OF LAS VEGAS— Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, Lucille Norman— (Technicolor). * HIDDEN IN MY HEART-Gary Cooper. Patricia Neal. INSIDE THE WALLS OF FOLSOM PRISON-David Brian. Steve Cochran, Dorothy Hart— 87m. JIM THORPE, ALL AMERICAN-Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter. NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE— Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone. ON MOONLIGHT BAY— Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith— (Technicolor). POLITICIAN, THE— Joseph Cotten, Patricia Neal. 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. Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request). DALTONS' WOMEN, THE— W— Tom Neal, Pamela Blake, Jack Holt— Exploitable western— 76m.— see Apr. 11 issue— (Western Adventure). HILLS OF IRELAND— TRAV— Commentary by Pat O'Brien, songs by Christopher Lynch— Travelogue has appeal for Irish spots— 60m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (In color) — (World Travel). HOLLYWOOD PEEP SHOW-NOVMU-Gay Dawn, Bobby Faye, Charmaine— Highly exploitable burlesque film —80m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (Roadshow Attractions). INTERNATIONAL BURLESQUE— SCMU— Betty Rowland, Vince Barnett, Inez Claire— Girlie show has the ex¬ ploitation angles— 80m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Jewel). KINd 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). SUICIDE ATTACK— COMP— Japanese war films with Eng¬ lish narration— Exploitable war compilation— 65m.— see Apr. 25 issue— (Florea). VIENNA ART TREASURES-DOC-Narrated by Basil Rathbone— Good art film— 40m.— see Dec. 6 issue— Kodachrome)— (National Rim). Foreign-Made (Distributers' addresses will be furnished on request). ANOTHER SHORE— CD— Robert Beatty, Moira Lister, Stan¬ ley Holloway— Quiet British comedy with limited appeal— 77m.— see Mar. 14 issue— (English-made)— (Pentagon). APPOINTMENT WITH CRIME-MDWilliam Hartnell, Ro¬ bert Beatty, Joyce Howard— Routine British meller— 90m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (English-made)— (Four Con¬ tinents). BLUE ANGEL, THE— SCD— Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron— Revised import has the angles— 97m.— see Dec. 20 issue— Leg.: C — (German-made)— (English titles)— (Classic). BULLET FOR STEFANO— MD— Valentina 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 Maltagliatl— Uneven offering for the Italian houses— 84m.— see Jan. 17 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Casolaro) . CHANCE OF A LIFETIME-D-Basil Radford, Mial McGin¬ nis, Bernard Miles— Highly interesting import— 89'/2m. —see Feb. 14 issue— (English-made)— (Ballantine). 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). CROSSROADS OF PASSION-MD-Viviane Romance, Val¬ entina Cortese, Clement Duhour— Standard French meller —96m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Films International). DANCE OF LIFE— FANMU— Valerie Bettis, Letita Ide, Jose Limon— Art house entry has limited appeal— 40m.— see Mar. 14 issue— (English-made)— (Hyperion). 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). DOCTOR BEWARE— CD— Vittorio DeSica, Anna Magnani, Irasema Dillian— Okeh for the Italian and art houses 92m. — see Mar. 14 issue — (Italian-made) — (English titles— (Academy). DREAM BALLERINA DMU Violette Verdy, Gabrielle Dorziat, Henri Guisol— Art house attraction has limited appeal— 78m.— see Apr. 25 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (AFE). EXCHANGE GIRL— CD— Yolande Donlan, Michael Rennie, Garry Marsh— Pleasing British comedy for the art spots— 83m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (English-made) — (Films International). 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— Leg.: B— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Oxford). FIRST FRONT— HI STD— A. Dyky, Y. Shumsky, V. Merkuriev — Import has limited appeal for Russian houses— 77m. —see Apr. 25 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles) — (Artkino). FLAMING HEARTS— ROMD— Lillian Harvey, Esmond Knight, Dennis Hoey— Weak entry— 67m.— see Oct. 25 issue — ( Eng lish-made)— (Cosmopolitan). FLESH WILL SURRENDER— Di—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). GOD NEEDS MEN— D— Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Robin¬ son, Daniel Gelin— Topnotch import for art and class houses — 95m. — see Apr. 1 1 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (AFE). 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). HORSEMEN, THE— OD— Sergei Cur, T. Gridov, Tamara Chernova— Okeh import for the Russian houses— 100m. —see Feb. 14 issue — (Russian-made)— (English titles) — (Artkino). HUE AND CRY— MYC— Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Valerie White — Amusing import— 82m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Art). 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). JOSEPH SCHMIDT STORY, THE-DMU-Joseph Schmidt, Viktor de Kowa,— Okeh import for the art houses— 76m.— see April 11 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Arthur Davis). LADY PANAME— SDMU— Louis Jouvet, Henri Guisol, Suzy Delair— Lively French import— 97m.— see Mar. 28 issue — ( French -made)— (English titles)— (Discina). 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) — (International Film). LAST HOLIDAY — CD— Alee Guinness, Beatrice Campbell, Kay Walsh— Delightful import for the art spots— 88m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). LAST ILLUSION, THE— MD— Fritz Kortner, Johanna Hofer, Rosemary Murphy— Art house offering has limited ap¬ peal— 89m.— see April 11 issue— (German-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (Films International). 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). LOVERS OF VERONA, THE— MD— Serge Reggiani, Pierre Brasseur, Anouk Aimee— Uneven entry for the class and art spots— 90m.— see Mar. 28 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Souvaine Selective). MAD QUEEN, THE— HISROMD— Aurora Batista, Fernanda Rey, Sara Montiel— Drama may have appeal for the art houses— 107m.— see Nov. 8 isswe— (Spanish-made) — (Enalish titles)— ( Artecol 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— Cecils Aubrey, Michel Auelair, Serge Reggiani— Highly interesting import for the art hatff&s —91m.— see Jan. 3 issue— Leg.: C— (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). 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). MIQUETTE—F— Louis Jouvet, Daniele Delorme, Bourvil— Clever French farce— 83m.— see Feb. 14 issue— (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Discina). MULATTO, THE— D— Renato Baldini, Umberto Spadaro, lole Fierro— High rating import— 97m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Italian-made) — (English titles) — (Scalera). NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH— MD— Jack LaRue, Hugh McDermott, Linden Travers— British meller has plenty of selling angles— 92m.— see Mar. 14 issue— Leg.: C— (English-made)— (Renown). NO PLACE FOR JENNIFER-D-Leo Genn, Bea Cambell, Rosemond John— Interesting import— 90m.— see Apr. 25 issue— (Eng lish-made)— (Stratford). 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). 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 hat limited appeal— 95m.— see Nov. 22 issue — (English-made)— (Ballantine). 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). RED ANGEL, THE— SMD— Tilda Thamar, Paul Meurisse, Berval— Fair import has the angles— 97m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Spa Iter). RIPTIDE— MD—Gerade Philipe, Madeleine Robinson, Jane Marken— Okeh French import— 75m.— see Apr. 25 issue -(French-made)— (English titles)— (Films International). RIVALS, THE— DOC—1 (interesting documentary for the Rus¬ sian houses— 40m.— see Apr. 25 issue— (Russian-made) — (English titles)— (Artkino). SECRET BRIGADE, THE— D— Vladimir Druznikov, A. Khvilya, G. Glebov— Standard Russian entry— 78m.— see Apr. 11 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Art* kino). SEVEN DAYS TO NOON— D— Barry Jones, Olive Sloane, Andre Morelle— High rating thriller— 93m.— see Jan. 31 issue— ( Engl ish-made)— (May er-Kingsley). SINNERS, THE— D— Serge Reggiani, Monique Meiinand, Jean Davy— Interesting French import suffers from excessive length— 107m.— see Dec. 6 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (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— ( French -made)— (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). TALES OF HOFFMANN, THE-OP-Moira Shearer, Leonide Massine, Robert Helpmann— Beautiful production for art and class spots— 134m.— see Apr. 11 issue— (Eng¬ lish-made)— (Technicolor)— (Lopert). THIRD TIME LUCKY— MD—Glyn is Johns, Dermot Walsh, Charles Goldner— Fair import— 91 m.— see Oct. 11 is¬ sue— Leg.: B—( Eng I 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). TREASURE, THE — F — Danute Szaflarska, Jerzy Duszynski, Adolph Dymszka— Mildly amusing Polish farce— 102m. —see Apr. 25 issue— (Polish-made)— (English titles) — ( Po I -T on) . 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). VICTORS AND THE VANQUISHED, THE— HISTD— A. Dyky, Y. Shumsky, V. Mercuriev— Okeh entry for the Rus¬ sian houses— 76m.— see Apr. 25 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). WEINER BLUT—MUC— Willy Ritsch, Maria Hoist, Dorit Kreysler— Routine art house offering— 83m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (Austrian-made)— (English titles)— (Films In¬ ternational). WONDERFUL TIMES— COMP— Leading world personalities of the past 50 years— Import has the angles for the class and art spots— 86m.— see May 9 issue— (Germanmade)— (English titles)— (Academy). MAY 2, 1951 EXHIBITOR