The Exhibitor (May-Aug 1948)

Columbia (1946-47 release* from 801 up; 1947-48 releases from 901 up) ADVENTURES IN SILVERADOW-William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Forrest Tucker— Pleasing western for the duallers— 75m.— see March 31 issue— (902). BEST MAN WINS— D— Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee, Robert Shayne— Pleasing dualler— 75m.— see May 12 issue— Leg.: B.— (901). BIONDIE'S ANNIVERSARY-C-Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms— Okeh series entry 67m.— see Dec. 10 issue— (913). BLONDIE'S REWARD— C— Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms— Average series entry— 67m.— see May 26 issue. BUCKAROO FROM POWDER RIVER-MUW-Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Eve Miller— Okeh 'Durango' entry— 55m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (961). CORONER CREEK— W— Randolph Scott, Marquerite Chap¬ man, George Macready— Good western— 90m.— see June 23 issue— (Cinecolor) . DEVIL SHIP — MD— Richard Lane, Louise Campbell, William Bishop— Okay programmer for the duallers— 62m.— see Dec. 10 issue— (923). DOWN TO EARTH— FANMU — Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, Marc Platt— Colorful entry is good entertainment— 101m.— see Dec. 10 issue— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B— (930). FULLER BRUSH MAN, THE-C-Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Don McGuire— Entertaining comedy— 93m.— see May 12 issue. GLAMOUR GIRL — DMU — Gene Krupa and his Orchestra, Virginia Grey, Michael Duane— Pleasing program¬ mer for the duallers — 68m. — see Jan. 7 issue — Leg.: B — (907). HER HUSBAND'S AFFAIRS — F — Lucille Ball, Franchot Tone, Edward Everett Horton— Wacky comedy is good for loads of laughs— 86m.— see Dec. 10 issue— (929). I LOVE TROUBLE— MYMD— Franchot Tone, Janet Blair, Janis Carter— Interesting meller has names to help the selling— 94m.— see Jan. 7 issue— (934). LADY FROM SHANGHAI, THE— MD— Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane— Names will make the dif¬ ference— 87m.— see April 28 issue— (938)— Leg.: B. LAST DAYS OF BOOT HILL— MUW— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Virginia Hunter— Good 'Durango Kid' west¬ ern— 56m. — see Jan. 21 issue — (964). LOST ONE, THE (La Traviata)— MU— Nelli Corradi, Gino Mattera, Manfredi Polverosi— High-rating picturization of opera, "La Traviata"— 80m.— see April 28 issue — (Italian-made). MARY LOU— CMU— Robert Lowery, Joan Barton, Glenda Farrell— Pleasing entry for the lower half— 66m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (906). MATING OF MILLIE, THE— C— Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Ron Randell— Good comedy— 87m.— see March 17 is¬ sue— (940). MY DOG RUSTY— D— Ted Donaldson, John Litel, Ann Do¬ ran-Pleasing lower half entry— 67m.— see April 28 issue— (914). PHANTOM VALLEY— MUW— Charles Starrett, Smiley Bur¬ nette, Virginia Hunter— Below series average— 53m. —see March 17 issue— (965). PORT SAID— Gloria Henry, William Bishop, Steven Geray —Adequate lower half entry— 69m.— see April 28 issue— (909). PRINCE OF THIEVES— MD— Jon Hall, Patricia Morison, Adele Jergens— Period piece has the color and the angles— 72m.— see Dec. 24 issue — (Cinecolor)— (933). RELENTLESS— WMD— Robert Young, Marguerite Chapman, Willard Parker— Better than average meller— 93m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (Technicolor)— (937). RETURN OF THE WHISTLER, THE— MD— Michael Duane, Lenore Aubert, Richard Lane— For the lower half— 63m.— see March 17 issue— (920). ROSE OF SANTA ROSA— CMU— Hoosier Hot Shots, Patricia White, Eduardo Noriega— Latin-flavored musical is okeh for the duallers— 65m.— see Feb. 18 issue— (951). SIGN OF THE RAM, THE— D— Susan Peters, Alexander Knox, Phyllis Thaxter— Interesting dramatic entry— 84m.— see Feb. 4 issue— Leg.: B.— (936). SIX-GUN LAW— MUW— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Saunders— Good western— 54m.— see March 3 issue— (962). SONG OF IDAHO— WCMU— Hoosier Hot Shots, Kirby Grant, June Vincent— Okeh musical western— 66m.— see May 26 issue — (952). STRAWBERRY ROAN, THE— MUW— Gene Autry, Gloria Henry, Jack Holt— Good Autry— 79m.— see April 28 issue— (Cinecolor). “ THUNDERHOOF— MD— Preston Foster, Mary Stuart, Wil¬ liam Bishop — Absorbing outdoor entry — 76m. — see June 23 issue. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH-MD-Dick Powell, Signe Hasso, Maylia— High-rating documentary-type meller — 109m.— see Jan. 21 issue— (935). TRAPPED BY BOSTON BLACKIE—MD— Chester Morris, June Vincent, Richard Lane — Average series entry— 67m.— see May 12 issue— (921). TWO BLONDES AND A REDHEAD— CMU— Jean Porter, Jimmy Lloyd, June Preisser— Routine dualler— 70m.— see Nov. 26 issue— Leg: B— (919). WEST OF SONORA— MUW— Charles Starrett, Smiley Bur¬ nette, Anita Castle— Okeh 'Durango Kid'— 55m.— see May 12 issue— (966). WHIRLWIND RAIDERS MUW Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Saundeis— Good series entry— 54m.— see June 9 issue— (963). WOMAN FROM TANGIER, THE— MD— Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne, Michael Duane — Okeh meller for the duallers— 66m.— see Feb. 4 issue— (910). WRECK OF THE HESPERUS, THE-D-Willard Parker, Edgar Buchanan, Patricia White— Title should help pleasing dualler— 68m.— see Feb. 4 issue— (802). THE CHECK-UP of all features and snorts for an eight-month period Published weekly by Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc. Puolishing office: 1225 Vine Street, Philadelphia 7, Pennsyl cania. New York office: 1600 Broadway, New York 19. West Coast Representative: Paul Manning, 923 Alandele 4venue, Los Angeles 36, California. Jay Emanuel, publisher; Paul J. Greenhalgh, business manager; Herbert M. Miller, editor; James A. Dalton, advertising manager; George F. Nonamaker and Mel Konecoff, associate editors. section two JUNE 16 1948 Vol. 40, No. 6 TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ARKANSAS SWING, THE— Hoosier Hot Shots, Gloria Henry, Stuart Hart. BIG BEND BADMEN — Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Helen Mowery. BIG SOMBRERO, THE — Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo, Stephen Dunne. BLACK ARROW, THE— Louis Hayward, Janet Blair, George Macready. BLACK EAGLE— William Bishop, Virgina Patton, James Bell. BLAZING ACROSS THE PECOS Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Patricia White. BLONDIE'S SECRET— Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms. EL DORADO PASS — Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Elena Verdugo. FBI MEETS SCOTLAND YARD-Dennis O'Keefe, Louis Hay¬ ward, Jimmy Lloyd. GALLANT BLADE, THE— Larry Parks, Marguerite Chap¬ man, Victor Jory— (Cinecolor). GENTLEMAN FROM NOWHERE Warner Baxter, Fay Baker, Wilson Graff. HEARSAY— William Holden, Lee J. Cobb. HER WONDERFUL LIFE— Jan Kiepura, Marta Eggerth, Janis Carter— (Italian-made). I SURRENDER DEAR— Gloria Jean, David Street, Don McGuire. LADIES OF THE CHORUS-Adele Jergens, Rand Brooks, Marilyn Monroe. LET'S FALL IN LOVE— Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche, Janis Carter. LOADED PISTOLS— Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, Jack Holt. LOVES OF CARMEN, THE— Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell— (Technicolor). LULU BELLE— Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery, Otto Kruger— (Bogeaus). KEY Leg. is the symbol for the Legion of Decency ratings which are included in cases where the pictures are classi¬ fied as either objectionable in part (B) or condemned (C). Films without a Legion of Decency rating are either unobjectionable or unclassified. Abbreviations following titles indicate type of picture. ACD — Action drama AD— Adventure drama ADMD— Adult melodrama BID — Biographical drama BIDMU— Biographical drama with music C — Comedy CAR— Cartoon Feature CD— Comedy drama CDMU— Comedy drama musical CFAN— Comedy fantasy CFANMU— Comedy fantasy musical CMD— Comedy melodrama CMU— Comedy musical COMP— Compilation COSMD— Costume melodrama D — Drama DFAN — Drama fantasy DMU— Dramatic musical DOC— Documentary DOCD — Documentary drama ED— Educational feature F — Farce FAN— Fantasy FANMU— Fantasy musical FMD— Factual melodrama FMU— Farce musical H I SD— Historical drama MDMU — Melodrama musical MD— Melodrama MUC— Musical comedy MUCD — Musical comedy drama MU— Musical MUSAT— Musical satire MUW— Musical western MY— Mystery MYC— Mystery comedy MYCM— Mystery comedy musical MYD — Mystery drama MYMD— Mystery melodrama MYMU— Mystery musical NOV— Novelty OD— Outdoor drama OMD— Outdoor melodrama PD — Psychological drama ROMC— Romantic comedy ROMCMU— Romantic comedy musical ROMD — Romantic drama ROMDMU— Romantic drama with music SAT— Satire SCD — Sex comedy drama TRAV— Travelogue W— Western WC— Western comedy WCMD — Western comedy musical WD— Western drama WMD— Western melodrama WMDMU — Western melodrama musical MAN FROM COLORADO, THE— Glenn Ford, William Holden, Ellen Drew— (Technicolor). MANHATTAN ANGEL— Gloria Jean, Alice Tyrrell, Ross Ford. OUTLAW TAMER, THE— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Saunders. PHOTO FINISH— Gloria Henry, Stanley Clements, David Bruce. RETURN OF OCTOBER, THE— Glenn Ford, Terry Moore, James Gleason— (Technicolor). RUSTY LEADS THE WAY— Ted Donaldson, Ann Doran, John Litel. RUSTY SAVES A LIFE— Ted Donaldson, John Litel, Ann Doran. SINGIN' SPURS— Hoosier Hot Shots, Patricia White, Kirby Grant. TRAIL TO LAREDO— Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Virginia Maxey. UNDERCOVER MAN— Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whit¬ more. WALKING HILLS— Randolph Scott, Ella Raines, William Bishop. „ WINNER TAKE NOTHING-Caraeron Mitchell, Virgin!* Grey, Blake Edwards. WRANGLER, THE— Sonny Tufts, Barbara Britton, ’ Gabby Hayes— (Cinecolor). Eagle Lion (1946-47 release* from 101 and 701 up; 1947-48 releases from 801 up) ADVENTURES OF CASANOVA-AD-Arturo De Cordova, Lucille Bremer, Turhan Bey— Highly entertaining — 83m.— see March 17 issue— (812). ASSIGNED TO DANGER — MD — Gene Raymond, Noreen Nash, Mary Meade— Satisfactory meller for the duallers— 66m.— see May 12 issue— (821). BLACK HILLS— MUW— Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Shirley Patterson— Good series entry— 58m.— see Feb. 4 issue — (851). CHECK YOUR GUNS-MUW-Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Nancy Gates— Good entry in the Dean series— 55m.— see Nov. 26 issue — (853). CHEYENNE TAKES OVER-W-'Lash' LaRue, Al 'Fuzzy' St. John, Nancy Gates— Okeh series entry— 58m.— see Dec. 10 issue— (530). CLOSE-UP— MD— Alan Baxter, Virgina Gilmore, Richard Kollmar— Programmer will fit nicely into the duallers 76m.— see April 28 issue— (824). COBRA STRIKES, THE— MD— Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser, Leslie Brooks— For the lower half— 62m.— see May 26 issue— (820). ENCHANTED VALLEY, THE— D— Alan Curtis, Anne Gwynne, Donn Gift— Exploitable film has strongest appeal for neighborhoods, small towns— 77m.— see April 14 issue —(Cinecolor)— (817). FIGHTING VIGILANTES, THE— W— 'Lash' La Rue, Al 'Fuzzy' St. John, Jennifer Holt— Okeh series entry— 61m.— see Nov. 26 issue — (527). HAWK OF POWDER RIVER, THE— MUW— Eddie Dean, Ros¬ coe Ates, Jennifer Holt— Good Dean entry— 54m.— see March 17 issue— (856). HEADIN' FOR HEAVEN— C— Stuart Edwin, Glenda Far¬ rell, Russ Vincent— Pleasing programmer for the duallers— 71m.— see Dec. 24 issue— (810). MAN FROM TEXAS— MUW— James Craig, Lynn Bari, Johnny Johnston— Mild western— 71m.— see April 14 issue— (815). NOOSE HANGS HIGH, THE-C-Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Cathy Downs— Abbott and Costello entry should find popular appeal— 77m.— see April 14 issue — (819). OCTOBER MAN, THE-D-John Mills, Joan Greenwood, Edward Chapman— Average British entry— 85m.— see March 31 issue— (English-mad)— (818). OPEN SECRET— MD— John Ireland, Jane Randolph, Roman Bohnen— Fast-moving meller packs plenty of punch— 70m.— see Jan. 21 issue — (813). PRAIRIE OUTLAWS— MUW— Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Sarah Padden— Satisfactory series entry— 57m.— see April 28 issue— (857). RAW DEAL— MD— Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt— Exciting meller— 78m.— see May 26 issue— (822). RUTHLESS— D— Zachary Scott, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn Absorbing entry— 102m.— see April 14 issue— Leg.: B. -(816).