The Exhibitor (1951)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 5 LITTLE EGYPT — Mark Stevens, Rhonda Fleming, Nancy Guild— (Technicolor). MARK OF THE RENEGADE — Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse, J. Carrol Naish— (Technicolor). ONE NEVER KNOWS— Dick Powell, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake. POOL OF LONDON — Bonar Colleano, Renee Asherson, Moira Lister (English-made). RAGING TIDE, THE— Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally. REUNION IN RENO— Mark Stevens, Peggy Dow, Gigi Perreau. Warners (1950-51 release* from 001 up) ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE — WD — Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan— Names should help make the difference88m.— see May 9 issue— (025). BREAKING POINT, THE— AAD— John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter— Names should help fair melodrama —97m.— see Sept. 13 issue— Leg. i B— (005). DALLAS— W— Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, Steve CochranGood western— 94m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (Technicolor)— (011). DODGE CITY— MD— Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, Alan Hale, Ann Sheridart— Names should help reissue104m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (017). ENFORCER, THE — AAO — Humphrey Bogart, Roy Roberts, Ted DeCorsia— Good melodrama— 87m.— see Jan. 31 issue— (015). FORT WORTH — OMD— Randolph Scott, David Brian, Phyllis Thaxter— Above average outdoor meiler— 80m.— see May 23 issue— (Technicolor)— (028). GOODBYE, MY FANCY— D— Joan Crawford, Robert Young, Frank Loveioy— Overlong romantic drama has names to sell— 107m.— see Apr. 11 issue — (024). HIGHWAY 301 — MD — Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey, Gaby Andre— Fast moving action mePer will fit into the dualier* — 83m. — see Dec. 6 issue— Leg.! B— (012). INSIDE THE WALLS OF FOLSOM PRISON-MD-Steve Cochran, David Brian, Philip Carey— Prison film can be sold to the hilt— 87m.— see May 23 issue— (026). I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE F.B.I.-MD-Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, James Millican— Topical melo¬ drama ha* 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.: B— (013). RATON PASS— WMD— Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochran— Name* will make the difference— 84m.— see Feb. 28 issue-(021). ROCKY MOUNTAIN-ACD-Errol Flynn, Patrice Wy more, Scott Forbes— Good outdoor show83m.— 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 AS TIME GOES BY— Gene Tierney, Ray Milland, Fay Bainter. BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON Ray Milland, Helena Carter, Hugh Marlowe— (Technicolor). CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER-Gregory Peck, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Ingsborg Wells — (Made in England)— rf^ehnleolor). COME FILL THE CUP— James Cagney, Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond AAassey. DAWN IS OURS, THE — William Holden, Nancy Olson, Frank Lovejoy. DISTANT DRUMS— Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon, Ray Teal— (Technicolor). GOLDDIGGERS OF LAS VEGAS— Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, Lucille Norman— (Technicolor). HIDDEN IN MY HEART — Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal. 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 Gotten, Patricia Neal. STARLIFT— Virginia Mayo, Doris Day, Gordon MacRae. STREETCAR NJLMED DESIRE, A— Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Ktm Hunter. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN— Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Roland Walker— leg.: B— (027). TANKS ARE COMING, THE— Steve Cochran, Philip Carey, Eve Miller. 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 western76m.— see Apr. 11 issue— (Western Adventure). HILLS OF IRELAND— TRAV— Commentary by Pat O'Brien, songs by Christopher Lynch— Travelogue has appeal for Irish tpot*-60m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (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 hat the ex¬ ploitation angles— 80m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Jewel). KING OF THE BULLWHIP-W-"Lash" LoRue, Al St. John, Anne Gwynne— Okeh "Lash" LaRue western— 60m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (Western Adventure). MONTICELLO HERE WE COME NOV Lorry 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 narrationExploitable war compilation— 65m.— see Apr. 25 issue— (Florea). 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 meiler— 90m. see Mar. 28 issue — (English-made) — (Four Con¬ tinents). AU GRAND BALCpN—D— Pierre Fresnay, Georges Marchal, Jeannine Crispin— Routine French import— 97m.— see May 23 issue — (French-made) — (English titles) — (Hakim). ballet CONCERT — COMP — Russian ballet corps and folk dancers— Ballet offering has limited appeal— 54m.— see May 23 issue— (Russian-made)— (Artkino). BLUE ANGEL, THE — BCD — Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings Kurt Gerron-^evlsed import hos the angles-97m.— see Dec. 20 issue— Leg.: C — (German-mode)(English titles)— (Classic). BURIED AllVE-HISTMD-Milly Vitale, Paul Miller, Evi Moltagliati— Uneven offering for the Italian houses— 84m.— see Jan. 17 issue— (Italian-made)— (English Htlos)— (Casolaro). CHANCE OF A IIFETIME-D-Basil Radford, Miol McGin¬ nis, Bernard Miles— Highly interesting import— SPVam. —see Fob. 14 issue— (English-mode)— (Bollontine). 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). CROSSROADS OF PASSION — MD — Viviane Romance, Val¬ entina Cortese, Clement Duhour— Standard French meiler --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— (EngiIsh-made)—(Hyperion). DESERT BRIDE— D— Jean Gabin, Annabella, Aimos —Routine French import-90m.— see June 20 issue-(Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Hoffberg). DOCTOR BEWARE CD — Vittorio DeSica, Anna Magnani, Irasema Dillian— Okeh for the Italian and art houses 92rn. — 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). EDGE of THE WORLD, THE — MD — John Laurie, Bell Chrystall, Eric Berry— Engrossing art house attraction— 23m.— see June 6 issue— (English-made)— (Classic). EMPEROR'S NIGHTINGALE, THE-NOV-Cast of puppets narrated by Boris Korloff-Delightful art house offering-70m.-see May 23 issue-(Czech-made)-(English Color)-(Rembrandt). B^dJANGE Girl — CD— Yolande Donlan, Michael Rennie, Garry Marsh— Pleasing British comedy for the art spots— 83m.— see Mar. 28 issue— (English-made)— (Films International). PACE TO THE WIND — CD — Sophie Leclair, Danielle Tardy, Elaine Delgrange— Lively French comedy-85m.— see Jan. 31 issue — (French-made) — (English titles)— (La¬ fayette). FIRST FRONT— HISTD— A. Dyky, Y. Shomsky, V. Merkuriev —Import has limited appeal for Russian houses— 77m. —see Apr. 25 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles) —(Artkino). FLAME OF PARIS, THE— DMU— Josephine Baker, Albert Pre|ean, Robert Arrouz— Josephine Boker's current popularity should help import~60m.--see June 20 titles)-(Hoffberg). GOD NEEDS MEN— 0— Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Robin¬ son, Daniel Gelin— Topnotch import for art and clast houses — 95m. — see Apr. 11 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (AFE). ^BADLINE MD Anne Crawford, David Farrar, John Stuart— Fair import— 76m.— see Jan. 31 issue— (Eng¬ lish-made)— (English). HERE COME THE HUGGETS— C— Jack Warner, Kathleen Harisson, Jane Hylton — Minor English comedy for the ort hootet-80m.-see Jan. 17 itsue-(English-made)(Pentagon). HIDDEN RIVER — D— Mario Felix, Fernando Isunzo, Carlos Moctezumo— Well mode art entry— 98m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (Mexican-mode) — (English titles) — (ClosaMohme), THE— OD— Sergei Cur, T. Gridov, Tamara Chernova— Okeh import for the Russian houses— 100m. —see Feb. 14 issue— (Russian-made)—(English titles)(Artkino). mJE AND CRY— MYC— Alostair Sim, Jack Warner, Valerie White— Amusing import— 82m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). INH^ITANCE, THE MD — Jean Simmons, Katina Paxinou, Derrick De MarneyGood import for the art spots— Wm.— see Jan. 31 issu^(English-made)— (Fine Arts). ^ ^ GOOD — C — Jimmy Hanley, Anne Craw¬ ford, Raymond Huntley — Pleasing comedy is strictly for the art house*-87m.— see Jon. 3 issue— (English¬ mode) — (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 do Kowaf*~Okeh import for th© ort houses-~ 76 m.— see April 11 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Arthur Davis). KRAKATIT DFAN— Karek Hoger, Florence Marly, Frantisek Smolik— Unusual anti-war entry for the art ]02n;i. -see May 23 issue (Czech-made)(Enghsh titles)— (Artkino). lady PANAME SDMU— Louis Jouvet, Henri Guisol, Suzy Delair— Lively French import— 97m.— see Mar. 28 issue _ —(French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). LJLST illusion, the MD — Fritz Kortner, Johanna Hofer, Rosemary Murphy— Art house offering has limited appeal-89m.-see April 11 issue-(German-made)-(English titles)— (Films International). LIEUTENANT CRAIG— MISSING— MD— Enrico Viarisio, Delia Scala, Val DuBois— Routine offering for the art and Italian houses— 85m.— see June 6 issue— (Italian-made) —(English titles)— (Lux). LOVERS OF VERONA, THE— MD— Serge RegglanI, Pierre Brasseur, Anouk Aimee— Uneven entry for the class and art spot$-90m.-see Mar. 28 Issue-Leg • Ctitles)-(Souvaine Selective). MAN CONQUERS NATURE— DOC — Documentary of Soviet refo^station program— Okeh documentary Is strictly for the Russian houses— 55m.— see Jon. 3 issue-(Rus.. . ^sifn-mode)— (English narration)— (Artkino). MANON--ROMD— Ceciie Aubrey, Michel Auclair, Serge R^gioni-Hlghly InterMting Import for the art houses issue— Leg.! C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). MINNE— CD— Daniele Delarme, Franck Villiard, Jean Tissier— Amusing, spicy French import— 82m.— see May 9 titles)-(Hakim). MIQUETTE F Louis Jouvet, Daniele Delorme, Bourvil— Clever French Farce-83m.-see Feb. 14 issue-(Frenchmode)(English titles)— (Discina). NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH-MD-Jack LaRue, Hugh McDermott, Linden Travers— British meiler has plenty of selling angles-92m.-see Mar. 14 issue— Leg.: C— (English-made)— (Renown). NO PLACE FOR JENNIFER-D-Leo Genn, Bea Cambell, Kosemond John-Interesting import— 90m.-see Apr r^u ®-(English-made)-(Stratford). OH, AMELIA-SC-Dannielle Darrieux, Jean Desully, Andre Bervil— Comedy should appeal to the art houses86m.-see Jan. 3 issue-Leg.: C-(French-made)-(English titles)— (Lux). OUTRAGES OF THE ORIENT-D-Linda Estrella, Fernande KoyO' Mona Lisa-Fair exploitation entry-65m.-see B Arc nr Philippine Islands)-(Bell). RATS OF TOBRUK-MD-"Chips" Rafferty, Grant Taylor, Peter Finch-Interesting art house ofFering-85m.-see ‘ssue— (Australian-made)— (Renown). ^ Philipe, Madeleine Robinson, Jane Marken-Okeh French import-75m.— see Apr. 25 issue RIVaTs THF International). RIVALS, THE— DOC— Jlinteresfing documentary for the Rus sian houses-40m.-see Apr. 25 issue-(Russian-made) (English titles)— (Artkino). SECRET BRIGADE, THE-D— Vladimir Druznikov, A. KhvilA°' 9'®L>ov-Standard Russian entry-78m.-see Apr. 11 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Art Ki no ) » ’ • SECRET OF MAYERLING THE -HISTD -Jean Marais, Dominique Blanchar, Claude Farrel-Okeh art house amaction-p,n.--see May 23 issue-(J=rench-made) (English titles)— (Hakim). NOON-D-Barry Jones, Olive Sloane, Andre Morelle-High rating thriller-93m.-seo Jon 31 ciM '““«rif."9'*sh-made)-(Mayer-Kingsley). SIN OF ESTHER WATERS, THE-D-Kathleen Ryan, Dirk Bogarde, Cyril Cusak— Mediocre importation— 69m — 'i*"® ^ issue-(English-made)-(Bell). SONG OF MY HEART— OPC—Guiseppe Lugo, Ruby D'Alma, Laura Nucci-PIeasing entry for the art and specialty spots-86m -see Jan. 17 issue-(ltalian-made)(Enghsh titles)— (Crown). SOUVENIR-ROMO-Michele Morgan, Jean Marais, Jean Chevier^Name draw may help— 100m.— see Oct. 25 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Pathe) SYLVIE AND THE PHANTOAO-CFAN-OdX ^'joyeux Francois Perier, Louis Salou— Light fantasy for the art and class *pot*-85m.-see Oct. 25 issuo-(Fr*nchmade)— (English titles)— (Discina). TALES OF HOFFMANN, THE— OP— Moira Shearer, Leonide Massine, Robert Helpmann— Beautiful production for art and class *pots-134m.-see Apr. 11 issue-(English-made)— (Technicolor)— (Lopert). TONY DRAWS A HORSE— F— Cecil Parker, Anno Crawford, Derek Bond-Delightful art house offering— 90m.— see _ June 6 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). TREASURED EARTH— O— Adam Szirtes, Agi Meszoros, Arpad Lehotay-flmport hat limited qppeol-IOOm.-sec /?"'i . ***‘'«~(Mado in Hungary)— (English titles)— (Artkino). ^ — Danute Szoflarska, Jerzy Duszynski, Adolph Dymszka— Mildly amusing Polish farce— 102m -see Apr. 25 issue-(Polish-made)-(English titles)(Pol-Ton). UNDER sunny SIOES— MUC— A. Karlyev, V. Neshiplenko, G. Khcheva— Okeh musical for the Russian houses— 86m.-see Jan. 17 itsue-(Russian-made)-(Englith titles)— (Artkino). VICTORS AND THE VANQUISHED, THE-HISTD-A. Dyky, Y. Sh^umsky, V. Mercuriev— Okeh entry for the Rus^ Sian hoose$-76m.-see Apr. 25 issue-(Russian-mado) —(English titles)— (Artkino). WAY'S OF LOVE— D— Sylvia Battaille, Joan Renoir, Anno 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, Dorif Kreysler— Routine art house offering83m.— 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 spots86m.— see May 9 issue(Germanmade)— (English titles)— (Academy). YOUNG GUARD— D— Vladimir Ivanov, Tamara Marakova, Irene Marakova— Above average Russian import— 134m.— see May 23 issue-(Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Artkino). JUNE 13, 1951 EXHIBITOR