The Exhibitor (1952)

THE CHECK-UP Servisectlon 5 BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON-Doris Day, Gor¬ don MacRae— (Technicolor). CRIMSON PIRATE, THE— Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat— (Technicolor)— (Mad* In Italy). DANGER FORWARD— Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter. DESERT SONG, THE— Gordon MacRae, Kathryn Grayson, Raymond Massey— (Technicolor). IRON MISTRESS, THE— Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Ca I leia— (Technicolor). JAZZ SINGER, THE— Danny Thomas, Doris Day— (Techni¬ color). JIM McCLAIN— John Wayne, Nancy Olson, Jim Arness— (Made in Honolulu)) MAN BEHIND A GUN, THE— Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore, Philip Carey— (Technicolor). MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA, THE-Gilbert Ro¬ land, Susan Whitney, Sherry Jackson— (WarnerColor). NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel AAXrea. Virgimo Mayo, Dorothy Malone. SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE-Virginia Mayo, Ronald Reagan, Gene Nelson— (Technicolor) — 101m. SPRINGFIELD RIFLE— Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian— (WarnerColor). STORY OF WILL ROGERS, THE-Jane Wyman, Will Rogers, Jr.— (Technicolor). THREE FOR BEDROOM C— Gloria Swanson, James War¬ ren, Janine Perreau— (Natural Color)— 74m.— (124). TOP OF THE WORLD— Frank Lovejoy, Steve Cochran. TOP SECRET— Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thax¬ ter. WHERE'S CHARLEY?— Ray Bolger, Allyn McLerie, Horace Cooper— (Technicolor)— (Mad* In England). Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) BIRTHRIGHT— D—Boyc* Brown, Marjorie Morris, Paula Haygood— Well made film dealing with syphilis can draw depending on individual situation— 43m.— see Feb. 27 issue— (Classic). BLACK LASH, THE-*-W— Lash LaRue, Fuzzy St. John; Peggy Stewart— Routine western— 55m.— see May 7 issue— (Realart). BORDER FENCE— W— Walt Wayn*, Le* Morgan, Mary Nord— Average western— 57m.— tee Nov. 7 Issue— (Astor). BRIDE OP THE GORILLA MD Barbara Payton, Lon Chaney, Raymond Burr— Okeh exploitation film has the angles— 65m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Realart). BUSHWHACKERS, THE-OMD-John Ireland, Wayne Mor¬ ris, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone— Okeh offer¬ ing for the duallers— 72m.— see Jan. 2 issue— (Realart). DARING MISS JONES, THE-OMD-Saliy Forrest, Ted Jor¬ dan, Betty White— Inadequate outdoor meller— 52m.— see Jan. 30 issue— (Made in Alaska)— (Trucoior)— (Gerald). FRONTIER PHANTOM, THE-W— Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Archie Twitchell— Okeh series effort— 55m.— see Mar. 12 Issue — (Realart). GEISHA GIRL — CMD — Martha Hyer, William Andrews, Archer MacDonald— Okeh for the exploitation spots and duallers— 67m.— see June 4 issue— (Made in Japan)— (English dialogue)— (Realart). IF MOSCOW STRIKES— DOC— Narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis— Well-made documentary has the angles— 69m.— see May 21 issue— (The March of Time). KID MONK BARONI—D— Richard Rober, Bruce Cabot, Allene Roberts— Okeh for the lower half— 79m.— see May 7 issue— Leg.: B— (Realart). LATUKO— DOC— Documentary of native African life pro¬ duced by Edgar M. Queeny under the sponsorship of the American Museum of Natural History — Jungle, nature film has the angles for the selling— 50m.— see Jan. 30 issue— Leg. t C— (Made in Africa)— (Tech¬ nicolor)— (Lesser). MODELS, INC.— MD— Howard Duff, Coleen Gray, John Howard— For the duallers— 74m.— see May 21 issue— (Mutual). PICTURA-ADVENTURE IN ART-EDVincent Price, nar-* ration by Gregory ' Peck, Lilli Palmer, Martin Gabel, and Henry Fonda— Unusual fare for the art houses— 82m.— see Jan. 2 issue— (Pictura). SKI CHAMPS— DOC— Zeno Colo, Dagmar Rom, Steve Knolton— Ski show has limited appeal— 76m.— see Jan. 2 issue— (Technicolor)— (Lewis). THUNDERING TRAIL, THE-W-Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Sally Anglim— Mediocre western— 55m.— see Dec. 19 issue— (Realart). VANISHING OUTPOST, THE-W-Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Riley Hill— Okeh outdoor show— 57m.— see Jan. 16 issue — (Western Adventure). _ Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) ABUNA MESSIAS— D— Camillo Pilotto, Mario Ferrari, En¬ rico Glori— Routine Italian import— 91m.— see Apr. 9 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Casa laro). ANGEL WITH A TRUMPET— D— Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney Norman Woo land— Routine art house offering— 98m. * — see Jan. 2 issue— (English-made)— (Snader). ANTHONY OF PADUA— D—Aldo Fiorelli, Aido Fabrizi, Silvana Pamanini— Import with religious theme has limited appeal— 94m.— see Apr. 9 issue— (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Trans-Globe). BAD LORD BYRON, THE— D— Dennis Price, Joan Green¬ wood, Mai Zetterllng— Interesting British entry for the art spots— 85m.— see Mar. 12 Issue— (English-made)— (IRO), BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE— HI SD— David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Morland Graham— Import has the angles for the art spots— 11 8 Vim.— see Feb. 13 issue— (Eng¬ lish-made)— (Technicolor)— (Snader). BOUNTIFUL SUMMER— CD-N. Kryuchkov, N. Arkhipova, N. Kusnetsov— Better than average Soviet import— 81m.— see Jan. 16 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Magn icolor)— ( Artkino) . BRIEF RAPTURE — MD — Lois Maxwell, Ermanno Randi, Amedeo Nazzari— Okey import has the selling angles — 80m.— see Mar. 12 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Jewel). CAGE OF GOLD— D — Jean Simmons, David Farrar, James Donald— Import will fit into the lower half— 82m.— see Dec. 5 issue — Leg.: B— (English-made)— (Ealing). DANGER IS A WOMAN— MD— Henri Vidal, Francoise Arnoul, Maria Mauban— French meller has the angles —90m.— see May 7 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina Int.). DAUGHTER OF THE SANDS-DFAN-Denise Cardi, Larbi Tounsi, Itto Bent Lahsen— Unusual import will have to be sold — 75m. — see Feb. 13 issue— (French-made)— (English narration)— (Discina). DAVID— DOC — D. R. Griffiths, Mrs. D. R. Griffiths, lenan Davies— Good lower half offering for the art and class spots— 40m.— see Feb. 27 issue— (English-made) (Fine Arts). DAY WILL COME, THE— D— Dieter Borsche, Maria Schell, Lil Dagover— Well made German import— 92m.— see June 4 issue— (German made)— (English titles)— (Lux). DAYS OF OUR YEARS— COMP— Catherine Erard, Serge Lafaurie, Florence Verdier— Good offering for the art and class houses — 82m.— see Jan. 2 issue— (Frenchmade) — (English commentary and titles)— (Souvaine). DIAMOND CITY — AD — David Farrar, Honor Blackman, Diana Dors— Okeh for the lower half— 74m.— see Jan. 2 issue — (English-made)— (Favorite). DOUBLE CONFESSION— MD — Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Peter Lorre — Okeh import for the art spots— 86m.— see Jan. 30 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). DREAM OF A COSSACK — D — Semyon Bondarchuk, A. Chemodurov, A. Kanayeva— Okeh Soviet import— 103m.— see Apr. 9 issue — (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Magicolor)— ( Artkino). EDWARD AND CAROLINE— F— Daniel Gelin, Anne Vernon, Jacques Francois— Delightful French farce— 90m.— see May 7 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Com¬ mercial). EROICA (The Beethoven Story)-BIODMU-Ewald Balser, Marianne Schoenauer, Judith Holzmeister— Better than average art and class house offering— 89m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Austrian-made)— (English titles)— (Academy). FLESH AND BLOOD — D — Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, Joan Greenwood— Art house entry will have to de¬ pend on name draw— 94m.— see Apr. 23 issue — (Eng¬ lish-made)— (Snader). FRANCHISE AFFAIR, TH E— CD— Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Marjorie Fielding— Import may appeal in art and British spots— 86m.— see Jan. 30 issue— (Englishmade)— (Stratford). GOOSE BOY, THE— D— Imre Soos, Teri Horvath, Eva Turrkav— Interesting offering for the Russian houses— 101m.— see Nov. 7 issue — (Hungarian-made)— (English titles)— (Geva color)— (Artkino). HIDEOUT, THE— MD— Howard Keel, Valerie Hobson, James Donald— Keel name may help import— 67m.— see Jan. 16 issue — (English-made)— (Snader). HISTORY OF MR. POLLY, THE-CD-John Mills, Sally Howes, Megs Jenkins— British comedy has limited art house appeal— 77m.— see Nov. 21 issue— (Englishmade)— (IRO). HUNTED— D— Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Elizabeth Sel¬ lars— Import should appeal to the art spots— 84m.— see Apr. 23 issue— (English-made)— (independent Artists). IN THE CIRCUS ARENA-DOC-Circus artists of the U.S.S.R.— Entertaining Soviet import— 119m.— see May 7 issue— (Russian-made) — (English titles)— (Magicolor) — (Artkino). ISLAND OF PROCIDA, THE MD Claudio Gora, Vera Carmi, Franca Marzl— Okeh prison yam for the Italian spots— 91 m.— see Apr. 9 issue — (Italian-made) —(English titles)— (Casolaro). IT'S FOREVER SPRINGTIME-CD-Maria Angelotti, Elena Varzi, Donate Donati— Routine entry for the art and Italian houses— 89m.— see Jan. 16 issue— Leg.: C — ( Italianmade)— (English titles)— (AFE). JOUR DE FETE (The Big Day)— F — Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur — Delightful French comedy71 m.— see Mar. 12 issue — (French-made)— (English titles and commentary)— (Fine Arts). KISENGA, MAN OF AFRICA-AD-Eric Portman, Phyllis Calvert, Robert Adams— African drama may appeal to the art spot*— 92m.— see Apr. 9 Issue— (Englishmade)— (Technicolor) — (IRO). LANDFALL— MD— Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett, Edith Sharpe— Well-made import— SZVStm.— see Jan. 16 issue —(English-made)— (Stratford). LAUGHTER IN PARADISE— C—Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, Guy Middleton— Highly humorous import— 96Vim.— see Nov. 21 Issue— (EnglUh-mad*)— (Stratford). LES MISERABLES — D — Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortesa, John Hinrich— Impressive art house entry— 122m.— see Mar. 26 issue— (Italian-made) — (Dubbed English dialogue) -(Lux). LIFE OF DONIZETTI, THE BIDMU Amedeo Nazzari. Mariella Lotti, Mario Ferrari— Routine Italian import —97m.— see May 7 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— Leg.: B— (Lupa). LITTLE MISS EGYPT-FANMU-Samia Gamal, Farid El Atrache, Lola Sedky— Import is loaded with exploita¬ tion angles — 95m. — see Dec. 19 issue — (Egyptianmade)— (English titles)— (Oriental). LOYOLA-THE SOLDIER SAINT— BID— Rafael Duran, Man¬ uel Luna, Maria Rosa Jiminez— Religious import may attract in Catholic areas— 93m.— see May 7 issue— (Spanish-made)— (Dubbed in English)— (Simpex Re¬ ligious Classics). LOS OLVIDADOS (Young And The Damned, The)— MD— Estela Inda, Alfonso Mejia, Miguel Inclan— Thrilling meller for Spanish speaking audiences — 80m.— see Dec. 19 issue — Leg: C — (Mexican-made) — (English titles)— Fine Arts). MA POMME— CD— Maurice Chevalier, Sophie Desmarets, Jean Wall— Routine import has Chevalier name to help draw— 90m.— see Nov. 7 Issue— (French-mad*)— (English titles)— (Discina). MAGIC GARDEN, THE — see Pennywhistle Blues — CD — Tommy Ramokgopa, Dolly Rathebe, Harriet Qubeka— Entertaining art house offering— 63m.— see Feb. 27 issue — (South African-made) — (English dialogue — (Mayer-Kingsley). MALIA— MD— Rossano Brazzi, Maria Dennis, Anna Pro clamer— Routine Italian meller— 79m.— see Feb. 27 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lupa). MAN IN THE DINGHY— F— Michael Wilding, Odil* Versois. Jack Hulbert, Constance Cummings— Laugh filled import for the art spots— 83m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (English-mode)— (Snader). MAN ON THE RUN — MD— Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Ed¬ ward Chapman — Good British meller— 82m.— see Mar. 26 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). MARRY ME — CD — Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Holt —Episodic import has some amusing moments— 97m. —see Apr. 9 issue — (English-made) — (Ellis). MAYTIME IN MAYFAIR — MCD — Anna Neagie, Michael Wilding, Peter Graves— Lightweight British musical— 94m.— see May 21 issue— (Technicolor)— (English-made) —(Realart). MEASURE FOR MEASURE— COSMD— Alfredo Varelli, Aide Silvam, Nelly Corradi— Okeh for the art houses— 85m.— see Jan. 16 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Hoff berg). MILL ON THE PO — MD — Carla del Poggio, Jacques Sernas, Giacomo Giuradei— Strong Italian meller for the art and class houses— 96m.— see Nov. 21 issue— (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Lux). MINERS OF THE DON— D— V. Doronin, A. Ignatiev, A. Zuyeva— Slow moving Russian import— 93m.— see Dec. 5 issue (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Magicolor) —(Artkino). MIRACLE IN MILAN— CFAN— Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa, Emma Gramatica— Good art house entry— 94Vjm.— see Jan. 16 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Burstyn). MISS ITALY— D— Gina Lollobrigida, Richard Ney, Con¬ stance Dowling— Okeh import has some angles to sell —91m— see May 21 issue— (Italian-made)— (English Titles)— (Lux). MISS JULIE— MD— Anita Bjork, Ulf Palme, Inger Norberg —Grim Swedish meller— 90m.— see Apr. 23 issue— Leg.: C —-(Swedish-made) — English titles) — (TransGloba!). MR. LORD SAYS NO — C— Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Har¬ rison, Naenton Wayne — Amusing British comedy— 79m. — see Mar. 12 issue — (English-made)— (Souvaine). MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL— HISD— Father John Groser, Alexander Gauge, David Ward— Lengthy import has limited art house appeal— 140m.— see Apr. 9 issue— (English-made)— (Classic). NEVER TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER-D-Vittorio Manunta, Denis O'Dea, Guido Celano— Good entry for the art and specialty spots— 82m.— see Mar. 12 issue— (Italianmade j—( English dialogue)— (Souvaine). NO RESTING PLACE— MD— Michael Gough,, Noel Purcell, Eithne Dunne— Minor import— 80m.— see Apr. 23 issue -(English-made)— (Classic). ONCE A SINNER— D— Pat Kirkwood, Jack Watling, Joy Shelton— Pleasing British drama— 78m.— see Feb. 27 issue— (English-made) (Hoffberg). PARIS NIGHTS — CMU— Bert Bernard, Carl Bernard, Yvonne Menard — Okeh entry for the exploitation houses — 72m. — see Mar. 26 issue — (French-made) — (English dialogue)— (Discina Int.). PASSION FOR LIFE— D— Bernard Blier, Juliette Faber, Delmont— Absorbing art house offering has plenty of selling angles— 85m.— see Jan. 16 issue— (Frenchmade) — (English titles)— (Brandon). PEACE WILL WIN— DOC— Delegates to the Second World Peace Conference at Warsaw— Okeh for the Russian spots— 56m.— see Feb. 13 issue— (Polish-made)— (Eng¬ lish commentary)— (Artkino). PENNYWHISTLE BLUES-see Magic Garden, The PERFECTIONIST, THE— D— Pierre Fresnay, Renee Devillers, Marcel Andre— Okeh French drama— 91m.— see May 21 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— Discina Int.). RAMBLE IN ERIN— TRAV— Sean O'Kelly, Eamon DeValera, — Frank Aiken— Mediocre travel film for the Irish spots —80m.— see Dec. 5 Issue— (Irish-made)— (Color)— (Irish Productions). SCARRED— MD— Anna Magnani, Eduardo d* Filippo, An¬ tonio Centa— Routine Italian Import— 63m.— see Nov. 21 issue — Leg.: C— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Casolaro). SCHOOL FOR BRIDES— F— Herbert Lorn, Hugh McDermott, Brenda Bruce — Routine import has some exploitation angles— 72m. — see Feb. 27 issue — (English-made) — (Hoffberg). SECRET FLIGHT— MD — Ralph Richardson, Raymond Huntley, Pamela Matthews— Fair British import— 71m.— see Jan. 16 issue— (English-made)— (Two Cities). SIMPLE CASE OF MONEY, A-CD-Gaby Morlay, Jean Brochard, Jacques Baumer— Amusing art house Im¬ port— 82m.— see Feb. 13 issue — (French-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (Discina). SING WITH ME — CMU — Giuseppe Lugo, Ruby D'Alma, Laura Nucci— Okeh entry for the Italian spots— 84m. —see Feb. 27 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles) — (Crown) . SINGING ANGELS DMU Gustav Waldau Wilhelm Heim, Hans Holt— Uneven art house offering— 98m.— see Feb. 13 issue— (Austrian-made)— (English titles)— (Casino). SKY IS RED, THE— D— Marina Bert!, Jacques Sernas, Mischa Auer, Jr.— Slow moving import— 99m.— see Feb. 27 issue — ( I talian-made)— (English titles)— (Realart). SMALL BACK ROOM, THE— D— David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins— Interesting British drama— 85m.— see Feb. 27 issue — (English-made)— (Snader). SPIDER AND THE FLY, THE-MD-Guy Rolfe, Nadia Gray, Eric Portman— Routine British meller— 73m.— see Apr. 9 issue — (English-made)— (Bell). ST. MATTHEW PASSION-DOC-Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Karl Schmitt Walter, Walter Ludwig— Beautifully mads entry has limited art house appeal— 76m.— see Feb. 27 issue — (Austrian-made)— (English titles)— (Academy). TEARS OF BLOOD— MD— Andrea Cheechl, Neda Naldi, Carlo Nichi— Routine Italian meller— 75m.— see Feb. 13 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Ellis). MAY 28, 1952 EXHIBITOR