The Exhibitor (Nov 1948-Feb 1949)

THE EXHIBITOR November^ 10, 1948 ALPHABETICAL GUIDE To 147 Features Reviewed Since The Aug. 18 Issue (This index covers features reviewed thus far during the 1948-49 season, in addition to any features of the 194748 season reviewed after the issue of Aug. 18, 1948.— Ed.) A ACT OF MURDER, AN-91m.-U-lnt . 2460 ADVENTURES OF GALLANT BESS, THE —73m.— Eagle Lion . 2453 ANGEL IN EXrLE-90m.-Republic . 2486 ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES-105m.-Warners . 2505 ANGRY GOD, THE-57m.-UA . 2495 APARTMENT FOR PEGGY-99m.-20th-Fox . 2478 APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER-67m.-Film Classics 2502 AUGUST 14 (ONE DAY IN THE USSR)-68m.-Artkino 2461 B BEHIND LOCKED DOORS-61m.-Eagle Lion . 2469 BELLE STARR'S DAUGHTER-86m.-20th-Fox . 2504 BLACK EAGLE, THE STORY OF A HORSE-76m. Columbia . 2469 BLANCHE FURY-93V2m .-Eagle Lion . 2470 BLOOD AND SAND-125m.-20th-Fox . 2459 BODYGUARD-62m.-RKO . 2471 C CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE-71 m.-Bell . 2462 CODE OF SCOTLAND YARD-60m.-Republic . 2458 COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO, THE-77m.-U-l 2508 COWBOY CAVALIER-54m.-Monogram . 2455 CREEPER, THE-64l/2m.-20th-Fox . 2472 CRY OF THE CITY-96m.-20th-Fox . 2478 D DEAD DON'T DREAM, THE-62m.-UA . 2460 DENVER KID, THE-60m.-Republic . 2503 DESIGN FOR DEATH-48m.-RKO . 2457 DESPERADOES OF DODGE CITY-59m.-Republic . 2486 DISASTER— 60m.— Paramount . 2494 E EAGLE WITH TWO HEADS, THE-90m.-Vog . 2487 HILLS OF HOME-95V<im.-MGM . 2490 HOLLOW TRIUMPH-89m.-Eagle Lion . 2453 HONORABLE CATHERINE, THE-85m.-LeLarge 2462 I I SURRENDER, DEAR-70m.-Columbia . 2469 I WAKE UP SCREAMING-82m.-20th-Fox . 2459 IN THIS CORNER-61 m.-Eagle Lion . 2470 INNER SANCTUM-62m.Film Classics . . 2494 INNOCENT AFFAIR, AN-90m.-UA . 2472 ISN'T IT ROMANTIC-87m.-Paramount . 2456 J JOAN OF ARC-145m.-RKO 2494 JOE PALOOKA IN WINNER TAKE ALL-64V2m. Monogram . 2455 JOHNNY BELINDA-102m.-Warners . 2480 JULIA MlSBEHAVES-99m.-MGM . 2454 JUNE BRIDE-97m.-Warners . 2495 JUNGLE GODDESS-64m.-Screen Guild . 2478 JUNGLE PATROL-72m.-20th-Fox . 2486 K KIDNAPPED-81m.-Monogram . 2470 KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS-79m.-U-l . 2495 L LADIES OF THE CHORUS-61m.-Columbia . 2501 LARCENY-89m.-U-lnt . 2460 LEATHER GLOVES-75m.-CoIumbia . 2490 LET'S LIVE A LITTLE-84V2m.-Eagle Lion . 2502 LOOKOUT SISTER-61V2m.-Astor . 2493 LOUISIANA STORY-77m.-Lopert . 2481 LOVES OF CARMEN, THE-97m.-Columbla . 2453 LOVES OF CASANOVA-IOIm.-Vog . 2488 LOVES OF DON JUAN, THE-92m.-Superfilm . 2473 LUCK OF THE IRISH, THE-99m.-20th-Fox . 2472 LUXURY LINER-98m.-MGM . 2454 M MACBETH-107m.-Republic . 2495 MALACARNE-IOIm.-Saturnia . 2496 MANHATTAN ANGEL-67y2m.-Columbia . 2501 MARRIAGE IN THE SHADOWS-90m.-Gramercy . 2488 MELODY TIME-75m.-RKO . 2457 MERRY CHASE, THE-75m.-Soperfine . 2488 MILLION DOLLAR WEEKEND-73m.-Eagle Lion 2494 MIRACULOUS JOURNEY-76m.-Film Clossics . 2454 MISS TATLOCK'S MILLIONS-IOOm.-Paramount . 2475 MOONRISE-90m.-Republic . 2471 MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA-121m.-RKO . 2457 MOZART STORY, THE-90m.-Screen Guild . 2504 MURDERERS AMONG US-84m.-Artkino . 2462 MY DEAR SECRETARY-94m.-UA . 2479 PLOT TO KILL ROOSEVELT, THE-83m.-United Artists 2505 PLUNDERERS, THE-89m.-Republic . 2503 PRAIRIE, THE-67m. -Screen Guild . 2459 PRIVATE LIFE OF AN ACTOR-95m.-Films International . 2488 Q QUIET WEEKEND-83m.-Distinguished . 2473 R RACHEL AND THE STRANGER-93m.-RKO . 2458 RACING LUCK-66m.-Columbia . 2501 RANGERS RIDE, THE-58m.-Monogram . 2503 RED SHOES, THE-133m.-Eagle Lion . 2493 RETURN OF OCTOBER, THE-89m.-Columbia . 2493 RETURN OF WILDFIRE, THE-79m.-Screen Guild . 2459 ROADHOUSE-95m.-20th-Fox . 2479 ROGUES' REGIMENT-86m.-U-l . 2487 ROPE— 80m.— Warners . 2461 RUSTY LEADS THE WAY-59m.-Columbia . 2493 RUY BLAS— 87m.— Discina International . 2488 S SAN FRANCISCO-1 11 m.-M6M . 2502 SAXON CHARM, THE-88m.-U-lnt . 2475 SEALED VERDICT-83m.-Paramount . 2471 SECRET LAND, THE-71m.-MGM . ..... 2455 SHERIFF OF MEDICINE BOW, THE-54y2m. —Monogram . . 2470 SILVER TRAILS-53m.-Monogram . 2503 SINGIN' SPURS— 61m.— Columbia . r . 2485 SINISTER JOURNEY-72m.-UA . 2472 16 FATHOMS DEEP-83m.-Monogram . 2455 SMART GIRLS DON'T TALK-81 m.-Warners . 2480 SMUGGLERS COVE-66m .-Monogram . 2485 SNAKE PIT, THE-108m.-20th-Fox . 2504 SOFIA— 83m.— Film Classics . 2454 SON OF GOD'S COUNTRY-59y2m.-Republic . 2500 SONG IS BORN, A-112m.-RKO . 2458 SONS OF ADVENTURE-60m.-Republic . 2486 SORRY, WRONG NUMBER-89m.-Paramount . 2456 S.O.S. SUBMARINE-71m.-Screen Guild . 2504 SOUTHERN YANKEE, A-90m.-MGM . 2455 STATION WEST-91 y2m.-RKO . 2477 STRANGE MRS. CRANE, THE-60m.-Eagle Lion . 2502 SYMPHONE PASTORALE-105m.-Films International 2480 T THREE MUSKETEERS, THE-125m.-MGM . 2485 THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT-93m.-Warners . 2505 TRAIL TO LAREDO-53m.-Columbia . 2475 TRIPLE THREAT-70m.-Colombia . 2477 TROUBLEMAKERS-66m.-Monogram . 2503 TWO GUYS FROM TEXAS-86m.-Warners . 2461 FIGHTING RANGER, THE— 56y2m.— Monogram . 2471 FOOLISH HUSBANDS— 99m.— Siritzky-lnternational 2496 FOR THE LOVE OF MARY-90y2m.-U-lnt . 2460 FOREVER AMBER-140m.-20th-Fox . 2479 G GALLANT BLADE, THE-81m.-CoIumbia . 2501 GENTLEMAN FROM NOWHERE, THE-66m. Coiumbia . . . 2469 GIRL FROM MANHATTAN, THE-81m.-UA . 2479 GOLDEN EYE, THE-69m.-Monogram . 2477 GOOD SAM-n4m.-RKO . 2457 H HARPOON-85m.-Screen Guild . 2486 HIGH FURY-70m.-United Artists' . 2505 N NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A-94m.-MGM . 2502 NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES-81m.-Paramount 2456 NIGHT WIND-68m.-20tlvFox . 2459 NIGHHIME IN NEVADA-67m.-Repoblic . 2478 NO MINOR VICES-95y2m.-MGM . 2485 NORTHWEST STAMPEOE-75m.-Eagle Lion . 2454 O OLYMPIC CAVALCADE-56m.-UA . 2472 OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948, THE-94m.-Eagle Lion 2477 ONE TOUCH OF VENUS-81m.-U-lnt. . 2461 OUT OF THE STORM-61 m.-Republle . 2471 f PALEFACE, THE— 89y2m.— Paramount . 2494 PEARL, THE-77m.-RKO . 2456 U UNFAITHFULLY YOURS-106m.-20th-Fox : . 2487 UNTAMED BREED, THE-79m.-Columbia . 2497 URUBU-65m.-UA . 2460 V VARIETY TIME-59m.-RKO . 2458 W WE LIVE AGAIN— 54m.— Jewish Films . 2481 WHEN LOVE CALLS-105m.-Superfilm 2500 WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME-97y2m.-20th-Fox 2507 WHERE WORDS FAIL-63y2m.-Lopert . 24^ WALK A CROOKED MILE-9iy2m.-CoIumbia 2469 WITHOUT PREJUDICE-89m.-Artkino 2496 Y YOU GOTTA STAY HAPPY-lOOm.-U-l 2J0i ranning times carried in these listings represent the latest corrected times of each feature. — Ed.) Too Late To Classify (Continued from page 2507) bers, high rating performances, direc¬ tion, and production and an interest-hold¬ ing yarn. It is based on a play by George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins. Among the numbers heard are: “By The Way,” “What Did I Do?”, “When My Baby Smiles At Me,” “Oui Oui Marie,” “Birth Of The Blues,” “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “Say Si Si,” and “Don’t Bring Lulu.” Tip On Bidding: Higher bracket. Ad Lines: “Another Great And Color¬ ful Musical About The Show Business Of Yesterday”; “She Was His Baby Until An¬ other Gal Came Along”; “There’s Fun, Music, And Pretty Girls Galore In This Hit About The Days Of Burlesque.” The Countess Comedy Or Monte Cristo 77m. . (U-I) Estimate: Fair programmer has the Henie name and skating. Cast: Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan, Dor¬ othy Hart, Michael Kirby, Arthur Trea¬ cher, Hugh French, Ransom Sherman, Freddie Trenkler, John James, Arthur O’Connel, Joseph Crehan, Ray Teal. Pro¬ duced by John Beck; direct^ by PVederick De Cordova. Story: Sonja Henie and Olga San Juan are friends and barmaids at a saloon in Oslo, Norway. One night, a half drunk assistant film director offers them a part in a film, with Henie in the role of a countess and San Juan as her maid. They ruin the scene, and are bawled out by the director. Ransom Sherman. On the second try Henie drives off the lot in the ritzy car, rented fur coat, and with empty luggage. They make for a swank hotel across the border, and decide to have a real luxurious holiday. They receive a suite, and Henie orders her luggage taken up by Lieutenant Michael Kirby, whom she mistakes for the doorman. Returning to her room later, he sees that the lock has been forced, and manager Arthur Trea¬ cher assumes that all of their clothes have been stolen. He offers to replace every¬ thing, but the girls are fearful of ac¬ cepting his offer imtil Hugh French, jewel thief, appears, and admits he burgled their room. He also admits that he has discovered their identity, and forces them to play along and ask for a sum of money from Treacher. Later, Henie enters the skating competition, and wins the featured spot in the hotel’s annual ice show, mean¬ while spending much time with Kirby. He gives her a valuable broach. When PYench sees this, he assumes that Kirby, too, is a thief. Later, insurance men show up to arrest Henie, but Treacher forestalls them until after the ice show, which is attended * by Sherman, who wants to sign Henie to a contract, not recognizing her. Event¬ ually, French is arrested, Kirby indentifies himself as a wealthy nobleman who wants to marry Henie, and he clears up all her outstanding debts. X-Ray: Built around a familiar story, this one being based on one by Walter Reisch, this &m contains little to dis¬ tinguish it aside from Henie’s skating, which is up to par. The acting is fair as are the direction and production. Among the tunes heard are: “Count Your Bless¬ ings,” “Who Believes In Santa Claus,” and “The Friendly Polka.” Tip On Bidding: Program price. Ad Lines: “She Wanted A Luxurious Holiday, And Paid For It By Falling In Love”; “She Posed As A Countess, And Wound Up In Love With Nobility”; “She Was Interested In Skating And Romance, And He Was Interested Only In Her Jewels.” Shorts THE NOBEL PRIZE. Scandia. 7m. This Swedish short, with English narration, de¬ picts the preparation and award of the annual Nobel Prize presentation. The committees composed of dignitaries in various fields make their choices for award winners in peace, arts, literature, etc., and on Dec. 10 of each year, m commemora¬ tion of Nobel’s death, the awards are made in a concert hall in Stockholm. GOOD. 2508 SMvtMctien 8