The Exhibitor (1950)

Servisection 4 THE CHECK-UP SANDS OF iWO J1MA — D— John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara — Topnotch— 109m.— tee Dec. 21 issue— (4905). SALT LAKE RAIDERS— W— Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddy Wal¬ ler, Martha Hyer— Fair series entry— 60m.— see May 24 issue— (4964). SAVAGE HORDE, THE— W— William Elliott, Adrian Booth, James Davis— Good open-airer packs plenty of punch —91m.— see July 5 issue— (4917), SINGING GUNS WMU Vaughn Monroe, Ella Raines, Walter Brennan— Vaughn Monroe-starrer should have plenty of appeal— 92m.— see Mar. 15 issue— (Trucolor) -(4909). TARNISHED— D— Dorothy Patrick, Arthur Frang, Barbra Fuller— For the lower half— 60m.— see Mar. 15 issue— (4910). TWILIGHT IN THE SIERRAS MUW Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady— Above-par Rogers— 67m.— see Apr. 12 issue— (Trucolor)— (4942). UNMASKED-MD-Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller, Ray¬ mond Burr— Weak meller for the lower half— 60m.— see Mar. 1 issue — (4907). VANISHING WESTERNER, THE-W-Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Aline Towne— Good series entry— 60m.— see May 10 issue — (4972). WOMEN FROM HEADQUARTERS-MD-Virginia Huston, Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller— Okeh programmer for the lower half— 60m.— see May 24 issue— (4916). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BARTON WOMAN, THE-John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Wal¬ ter Brennan. i BLACK HILLS, THE— Rod Cameron, Adrian Booth, Forrest Tucker. CALIFORNIA PASSAGE— Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara, Jim Davis. CIMARRON TRAILS— Allan 'Rocky' Lane, Eddie Waller. COVERED WAGON RAID— Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddie Waller, Byron Barr. FRISCO TORNADO— Allan "Rocky" Lane, Eddie Waller, Martha Hyer. HIT PARADE OF 1951-John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Frank Fontaine. JUNGLE STAMPEDE— George Breakston, Yorke Coplen, native cast. LONELY HEARTS BANDITS-Dorothy Patrick, John Eldredge, Robert Rockwell. NORTH OF THE GREAT DIVIDE-Roy Rogers, Penny Ed¬ wards, Gordon Jones— (Trucolor). OLD FRONTIER, THE— Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Bill Henry. PRISONERS IN PETTICOATS— Valentine Perkins, Robert Rockwell, Anthony Caruso. REDWOOD FOREST TRAIL— Rex Allen, Carl Switzer, Jeff Donnell. RIO BRAVO— John Wayne, Ben Johnson, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen. SHOWDOWN, THE— William Elliott, Walter Brennan, Marie Windsor. SUNSET IN THE WEST-Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Gor¬ don Jones— (Trucolor). SURRENDER— John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan. TORERO— Robert Stack, Joy Page, Gilbert Roland— (Made in Mexico). TRIAL WITHOUT JURY-Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller. TRIGGER, JR.— Roy Rogers, Dale Evans— (Trucolor). 20th Century-Fox (1949 releases from 901 up; 1950 releases from 001 up) BIG LIFT, THE— CD— Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas, Cornell Borchers— High rating comedy drama of Berlin air lift is packed with selling angles— 120m.— see Apr. 12 issue— (Made in Germany) — (012). BROKEN ARROW— OMD— James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget— High rating— 92m.— see June 21 issue— (Technicolor)— (014). CARIBOO TRAIL, THE— W— Randolph Scott, Karin Booth, Gabby Hayes— Fair western— 82m.— see July 5 issue— (Cinecolor)— (020). CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN-C-Clifton Webb, Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy— Picturization of best-seller will ride into the better money— 85m. — see Apr. 12 issue — (Techni¬ color)-^). DAKOTA LIL—W— George Montgomery, Marie Windsor, Rod Cameron— Exploitable entry has plenty of selling angles — 88m.— see Feb. 1 issue— (Cinecolor) — (005). DANCING IN THE DARK— CMU— William Powell, Mark Stevens, Betsy Drake — High rating— 92m. — see Nov. 9 issue — (Technicolor)— (001). GUNFIGHTER, THE— W— Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Jean Parker— High rating— 84m.— see May 10 issue— (015). LOVE THAT BRUTE— C— Paul Douglas, Jean Peters, Keenan Wynn, Cesar Romero— Pleasing program— 85m.— see May 10 issue— Leg.: B— (016). MOTHER DIDN'T TELL ME-CD-Dorothy McGuire, William Lundigan, June Havoc— Engaging comedy— 88m.— see Feb. 1 issue — (006). NIGHT AND THE CITY— MD— Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Hugh Marlowe— Well-produced meller has names to help— 95m.— see June 7 issue— Leg.: B— (Made in England)— (013). PANIC IN THE STREETS— MD— Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes— High rating meller— 95m.— see June 21 issue— (022). STORMY WEATHER — CMU — Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and band — Reissue of all-Negro musical has names to sell — 79m.— see Jan. 18 issue— (049). THREE CAME HOME — D — Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond— High rating drama— 106m.— see Mar. 1 issue— (007). TICKET TO TOMAHAWK, A-OC-Dan Dailey, Anne Bax¬ ter, Rory Calhoun— Unusual outdoor comedy should ride into the better money— 90m.— see Apr. 26 issue— (Technicolor)— (01 1). TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH — MD — Gregory Peck, Hugh Mar¬ lowe, Gary Merrill— High rating— 132m.— see Jan. 4 issue— (004). UNDER MY SKIN — D — John Garfield, Micheline Prelie, Luther Adler— Good drama— 86m.— see Mar. 15 issue -(008). WABASH AVENUE — CMU — Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Phil Harris— Grable starrer should ride into the better money— 92m.— see Mar. 15 issue— (Technicolor)— Leg.: B— (010). WHEN WILLIE COMES MARCHING HOME-C-Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet, Colleen Townsend — Very funny comedy— 86m— see Jan. 18 Issue— (003). WHIRLPOOL— PMD — Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, Jose Ferrer— Suspenseful entry has names to help— 97m.— —see Dec. 7 issue — Leg.: B— (002). WING AND A PRAYER — MD — Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, William Eythe— Reissue of service film has names to sell— 97m.— see Nov. 23 issue— (959). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ALL ABOUT EVE— Bette Davis, George Sanders, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm. AMERICAN GUERRILLA IN THE PHILIPPINES Tyrone Power, Micheline Prelie, Tom Ewell— (Technicolor). BLACK ROSE, THE— Tyrone Power, Cecile Aubrey, Orson Welles — (Technicolor) — (Made in England and Morocco)— (019). CALL ME MISTER— Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Hugh Mar¬ lowe— 93m.— (Technicolor). FIREBALL, THE— Mickey Rooney, Beverly Tyler, Pat O'Brien— (Cinecolor). FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE— Joan Bennett, Clifton Webb, Joan Blondell, Edmund Gwenn. FOURTEEN HOURS— Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Bar¬ bara Bel Geddes, Agnes Moorehead. HALLS OF MONTEZUMA, THE-Richard Widmark, Regi¬ nald Gardiner, Richard Hyton— (Made in Mexico)— (Technicolor). HOLY YEAR, 1950— Documentary. I'D CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN-Susan Hayward, William Lundigan, Rory Calhoun— (Technicolor). I'LL GET BY— Bill Lundigan, June Haver, Harry James, Dennis Day— (Technicolor). IRRESISTIBLE LIAR— Jeanne Crain, Bill Lundigan. JACKPOT, THE— James Stewart, Patricia Medina, Alan Mowbray. MISTER EIGHT-EIGHTY— Burt Lancaster, Edmund Gwenn, Dorothy McGuire. MOTHER WAS A MARINE — Betty Grable, Dan Dailey.' MUDLARK, THE— Irene Dunne, Alec Guiness, Anthony Steel— (Made in England). MY BLUE HEAVEN— Dan Dailey, Betty Grable, David Wayne— (Technicolor). NO WAY OUT— Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally. RAWHIDE— Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Hugh Mar¬ lowe. STELLA— Ann Sheridan, Victor Mature, David Wayne— (018). TEXAS STORY, THE— George Montgomery, Rod Cameron — I Alpersonl TWO FLAGS WEST— Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Joseph Cotten— (Technicolor). WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS-Dana Andrews, Gene Tier ney, Gary Merrill— 95m.— (017). United Artists ADMIRAL WAS A LADY, THE— C— Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Hendrix, Rudy Vallee— Mild program— 87m.— see May 24 issue — Leg.: B— (Rogell-Lewis). CHAMPAGNE FOR CAESAR— C— Ronald Colman, Celeste Holm, Vincent Price— Highly amusing comedy— 99m.— see Mar. 1 issue— (Moskov-Popkin). CITY LIGHTS— C—Charjie Chaplin, Virginia Cherill, Harry Myers— Chaplin reissue is still good for many laughs —85m.— see Mar. 29 issue— (Celebrated). DAVY CROCKETT, INDIAN SCOUT-W-George Mont¬ gomery, Ellen Drew, Phillip Reed— Okeh outdoor entry for juveniles, action spots— 71m.— see Jan. 18 issue— (Small). D.O.A.— MYMD— Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler— Highly suspenseful entry— 83m.— see Jan. 4 issue — (Popkin). GIRL FROM SAN LORENZO, THE-W-Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Jane Adams— Fair "Cisco Kid" entry— 59m.— see Mar. 15 issue — (Krasne). GREAT PLANE ROBBERY, THE — MD — Tom Conway, Mar¬ garet Hamilton, Steve Brodie— For the lower half61m.— see Mar. 15 issue— (Baerwitz). IROQUOIS TRAIL, THE — OMD — George Montgomery, Brenda Marshall, Glenn Langan— Good outdoor entry 85m. — see June 21 issue— (Small). JOHNNY HOLIDAY— D— William Bendix, Allen Martin, Jr„ Stanley Clements— Good juvenile delinquency drama 92m. — see Dec. 21 issue — (Alcorn). JOHNNY ONE-EYE — MD — Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Dolores Moran— Program meller has names to help— 78m.— see July 5 issue— Leg.: B— (Bogeaus). MEN, THE— D— Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane — Outstanding — 85m. — see June 7 issue — (Kramer). MRS. MIKE— D— Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, J. M. Kerri¬ gan— Screen version of best seller should get wide attention— 99m.-see Jan. 4 Issue— (Bischoff-Gross). QUICKSAND— MD— Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Peter Lorre, Barbara Bates— Okeh program meller— 79m.— see Mar. 24 issue— Leg.: B— (Rooney-Stiefel). SO YOUNG, SO BAD— D— Paul Henreid, Catherine Mc¬ Leod, Grace Coppin— Interesting exploitable drama of delinquent girls— 91m.— see June 7 issue— (Danziger). TITAN, THE— DOC— Produced by Robert Snyder; directed and edited by Richard Lyford— Good art documen¬ tary— 64m.— see Feb. 1 issue— (Italian-made) — (Nar¬ ration by Fredric March)— (Michelangelo). UNDERWORLD STORY, THE-see The Whipped. WHIPPED, THE (The Underworld Story)— MD— Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm— Well made melo¬ drama, holds plenty of interest— 90m.— see Apr. 12 issue— (Chester). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION COST OF LOVING— Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Max¬ well— (Eagle). ADVENTURES OF THE CISCO KID-Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Barbara Billingsley— (Krasne). DUNGEON, THE— James Barton, Mercedes McCambridge, Emlyn Williams, John Ireland, Otto Kruger— (Goldsmith-Caspery). HER SIN— Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton— 91m.— (Popkin). IF THIS BE SIN— Myrna Loy, Peggy Cummins, Richard Greene— 72 m.— (Ra toff). NEW MEXICO— Lew Ayres, Marilyn Maxwell, Jeff Corey —(Allen)— (Ansco Color). ONCE A THIEF— Cesar Romero, June Havoc, Lon Chaney Marie McDonald— 88m.— (Wilder). SENOR BADMAN— Leo Carrillo, Duncan Renaldo, Barbara Billingsley— (Krasne). SOUND OF FURY, THE-Kathleen Ryan, Frank Lovejoy, Richard Carlson— (Stillman). 3 STEPS NORTH— Lloyd Bridges, Aldo Fabrizi, Leo Padovani— (Made in Italy)— (Wilder). THREE HUSBANDS— Emlyn Williams, Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick— 78 m.— (Go Id smith -Caspery). WOMAN IN BROWN, THE— Conrad Nagel, Fritz Kortner, Nina Hansen— (Wilder). Universal-International (1948-49 releases from 681 up; 1949-50 releases from 700 up) ADAM AND EVALYN — ROMC — Stewart Granger, Jean Simons, Edwin Styles— Good British entry with names to help— 92m.— see Dec. 7 issue — (English-made). ASTONISHED HEART, THE— D — Noel Coward, Celia John¬ son, Margaret Leighton— Import will have best appeal in art, class spots— 91m.— see Mar. 1 issue— Legh B — (Made in England)— (980). BAGDAD— ACDMU— Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, John Sutton— Names should help— 82m.— see Dec. 7 issue— (Technicolor)— (903). BORDERLINE— MD — Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Ray¬ mond Burr— Name values will help intriguing meller —88m.— see Jan. 18 issue— (909). BUCCANEER'S GIRL— CD — Yvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert Douglas— De Carlo draw will make the dif¬ ference — 77m.— see Mar. 15 issue— (Technicolor)— (912). COMANCHE TERRITORY — OMD— Maureen O'Hara, Mac¬ donald Carey, Will Geer— Name draw should help exploit outdoor show— 76m.— see Apr. 26 issue— (Tech¬ nicolor)— (916). CURTAIN CALL AT CACTUS CREEK WCMU Donald O'Connor, pale Storm, Walter Brennan, Vincent Price— Combination of western and comedy elements should prove amusing— 86m.— see May 24 issue— (Technicolor)— (918). FRANCIS— F— Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts— Highly entertaining comedy— 90m.— see Dec. 21 issue — (910). I WAS A SHOPLIFTER— MD — Scott Brady, Mona Freeman, Charles Drake— Intriguing meller has plenty of sell¬ ing angles— 73m.— see Apr. 12 issue— (917). KID FROM TEXAS, THE — W— Audie Murphy, Gale Storm, Albert Dekker— Story of "Billy the Kid" has plenty of selling angles— 78m. — see Mar. 1 issue — (Techni¬ color)-^!). LOUISA— ROMC— Ronald Reagan, Charles Coburn, Ruth Hussey, Edmund Gwenn— Delightful comedy— 90m.— see June 7 issue. MA AND PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN-F-Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long— Latest "Kettle" should have strongest appeal for neighborhoods, small towns— 79m.— see Mar. 29 issue— (914). MADNESS OF THE HEART— D— Margaret Lockwood, Paul Dupuis, Kathleen Byron— Import should have appeal for class and art spots— 91m.— see June 21 issue— (English-made). ONE WAY STREET— MD— James Mason, Marta Toren, Dan Duryea— Names will help intriguing melodrama— 78m. —see Apr. 12 issue— (915). OUTSIDE THE WALL— MD— Richard Basehart, Marilyn Max¬ well, Signe Hasso, Dorothy Hart— Well-made program meller— 80m.— see Feb. 1 issue— (913). PEGGY— F— Diana Lynn, Charles Coburn, Charlotte Green¬ wood-Pleasant program— 77m.— see June 21 issue— (Technicolor)— (922). ROCKING HORSE WINNER, THE-D-Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire — Good British import —91m.— see June 21 issue— (British-made)— (982). RUGGED O'RIORDANS, THE— MD— Michael Pate, Wendy Gibb, John O'Malley— Interesting import— 76m.— see Dec. 21 issue— (Australian-made)— (907). RUN FOR YOUR MONEY, A— C— Donald Houston, Meredith Edwards, Moira Lister— Amusing British comedy for the art houses — 83m. — see Apr. 12 issue — (Englishmade)— (981). SIERRA— W— Wanda Hendrix, Audie Murphy, Burl Ives, Dean Jagger— Good western— 83m.— see May 10 issue —(Technicolor)— (919). SOUTH SEA SINNER— MD— MacDonald Carey, Shelley Win¬ ters, Helena Carter— Exploitable meller has names and title to help — 88m. — see Jan. 4 issue — Leg.: B— (908). SPY HUNT— MYMD— Howard Duff, Marta Toren, Philip Friend— Names may help routine melodrama— 75m.— see June 21 issue— (920). UNDERTOW— MD— Scott Brady, John Russell, Dorothy Hart —Average programmer for the duallers— 70m.— see Dec. 7 issue— (904). WINCHESTER '73— W— James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Stephen McNally, Dan Duryea— High rating western —92m.— see June 21 issue — (921). WOMAN IN HIDING— MD— Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, Stephen McNally— Well-made meller— 92m.— see Dec. 21 issue — (906). JUNE 28, EXHIBITOR