The Exhibitor (Nov 1948-Feb 1949)

Servisection 4 THE CHECK-UP COUNTERFEITERS. TME-MYMD-John Sutton. DorU Mer¬ rick, Hugh Beaumont— Good entry for the duallers — 73m.— see June 23 issue— (Reliance) — (819). CREEPER, THE-MY-Eduardo Cianelli, Onslow Stevens, June Vincent— For the lower half— 64V2m.— see Sept. 15 issue— (Rellance)—(839). CRY OF THE CITY-MD-Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Betty Garde— Good meller hot selling power— 96m.— see Sept. 29 issue— (841). DEEP WATERS D — Dana Andrews, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero— Pleasant drama has names to attract85m. —see July 7 issue — (821). ESCAPE— D— Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins, William Hart¬ nell— Import will need selling— 78m. — see June 9 is¬ sue — (English-made)— (822). FIGHTING BACK— CD-Paul Langton, Jean Rogers, Gary Gray— For the lower half— 61m.— see July 21 issue— (Wurtzel)-(828). FOREVER AMBER-COSMD-Linda Darnell, Cornell Wilde, Richard Greene— Has the angles— 140m.— See Sept. 29 issue(Technicolor)— (838). FRONTIER MARSHAL-W-Randolph Scott, Cesar Romero, Nancy Kelly— Mild reissue— 71m.— see July 7 Issue -(831). GAY INTRUDERS, THE— C— John Emery, Tamara Geva, Leif Erickson— Entertaining above average doaller— 68m. — see June 23 issue — (Seltzer)— (840). GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY-CMU-Dan Dailey, Charles Winninger, Nancy Guild — Pleasing entry should ride into the better money— 89m.— see May 26 issue— (Technicolor) — (827). I WAKE UP SCREAMING-MD-Betty Grable, Victor Ma¬ ture, Carole Landis— Reissue has the names to sell— 82m.— see Sept. 1 issue(835). IRON CURTAIN, THE— MD-Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc— Topicol entry offers wealth of selling opportunities — 87m.— see May 26 issue — (816). JUNGLE PATROL— D— Kristine Miller, Arthur Franz, Ross Ford— Good dramatic entertainment stacked with selling angles— 72m.— see Oct. 13 issue— (848). LETTER TO THREE WIVES, A— CD— Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann SothernHigh rating — 102V2m. — see Dec. 8 issue— (906). LUCK OF THE IRISH, THE— CFAN— Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway— Pleasing entry with fantasy touch99m.— see Sept. 15 issue— (837). MINE OWN EXECUTIONER-PD-Burgess Meredith, Dulcie Gray, Michael Shepley— Absorbing iinport has re¬ stricted appeal— 105m.— see June 23 issue— (Englishmade) — (Korda)— Leg.: B— (824). NIGHT WIND— MD— Charles Russell, Virginia Christine, John Ridgely— Okeh dog picture for the duallers— 68m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (Wurtzel)— (843). ROAD HOUSE— MD— Ida Lupino, Celeste Holm, Richard Widmark— Good melodrama— 95m.— See Sept. 29 issue -(844)-Leg.! B. ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE-MU-Tyrone Power, Al Jolson, Alice Faye— Reissue will benefit from name draw — 86m.— see July 7 issue(832). SNAKE PIT, THE— PD— Olivia De Haviland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn— Outstanding drama deserves special at¬ tention— 108m.— see Nov. 10 issue(901). SLAVE SHIP— MD— Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Eliza¬ beth Allan— Names will help reissue— 92m.— see July 7 issue — (833). STREET WITH NO NAME, THE-MD— Mark Stevens, Rich¬ ard Widmark, Barbara Lawrence— Very good meller — 91m.— see July 7 issue(823). THAT LADY IN ERMINE-CMU-Betty Grable, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Cesar Romero— Will deperid on the Grable draw— 89m.— see July 21 issue — (Technicolor) -Leg.: B-(836). THAT WONDERFUL URGE— C— Tyrone Power, Gene Tier¬ ney, Reginald Gardiner— Pleasing comedy has names to help— 82m.— see Dec. 8 issue— Leg.: B— (902). TROUBLE PREFERRED— MD— Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Ro¬ berts, Charles Russell— For the lower helf— 63m.— see Dec. 8 issue— (Wurtzel)— (851 ). UNFAITHFULLY YOURS-C-Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallee— Name draw will make the difference— 104V2m.-(850). WALLS OF JERICHO, THE-D-Comel Wilde, Linda Dar¬ nell, Anne Baxter— Good filmization of a best-seller also has names to sell— 106m.— see July 21 issue — (826). WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME-MU-Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie— Show biz entry should prove highly popular— 97y2m.— see Nov. 10 issue— (Techni¬ color)— Leg.: B— (845). WINNER'S CIRCLE, THE— OD— Johnny Longden, Morgan Farley, Jean Willes— Fair dualler— 70m.— see July 7 Issue — (Pollmer) — (829). YELLOW SKY— W— Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark— Names will bring this into the better money— 98m.— see Dec. 8 issue— Leg.: B— (849). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND, THE-Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee. BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE-David Niven, Margaret Leigh¬ ton, Will Fyfe — (English-made) — (Korda) — (Techni¬ color). CANADIAN PACIFIC— Randolph Scott, Jane Wyatt, J. Carroll Naish— (Cinecolor)— (908). CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY Dan Dailey, Alan Young, Celeste Holm-(907). COME TO THE STABLE— Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Elsa Lanchester. DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS-Richard Widmark, Cecil Kellaway, Dean Stockwell. FAN, THE — Jeanne Crain, George Sanders, Madeleine Carroll. • HARD BARGAIN— Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Jack Oakie. I CHEATED THE LAW— Tom Conway, Steve Brodie, Bar¬ bara Billingsley. I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE— Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, William Challee— (Made in Germany). LOST ILLUSION, THE— Michele Morgan,. Ralph Richardson, Sonia Dresdel— (English-made)— (Korda). MISS MINK OF 1949— Jimmy Lydon, Richard Lane, Lois Collier— (Wurtzel). MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN— Loretta Young, Van Johnson, Rudy Vallee— (Technicolor). MR. BELVEDERE GOES TO COLLEGE-Clifton Webb, Shir¬ ley Temple, Tom Drake. PRINCE OF FOXES-Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Wanda Hendrix. SAND — Mark Stevens, Coleen Gray, Rory Calhoun — (Technicolor). SLATTERY'S HURRICANE-Linda Darnell, Veronica Lake, Richard Widmark. THIS WAS A WOMAN— Sonia Dresdel, Emyrs Jones, Bar¬ bara White — (English-made). TUCSON— Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards, Charles Russell —(Wurtzel). WINSLOW BOY, THE— Robert Donat, Margaret Leighton— (English-made)— (Korda). YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING-Anne Baxter, Dan Dailey, Anne Revere — (Technicolor). United Artists ADVENTURES OF DON COYOTE, THE W Richard Martin, Frances Rafferty, Mar; Cramer— For the lower half— 65m.— see May 14 Issue— (Cinecolor)— (Comet). ANGRY GOD, THE— MD— Alicia Parla, Casimlro Ortega, Mario Forastieri— Strictly for the art houses— 57m.— see Oct. 27 issue — (Mexican-made) — (Full color) (Peskay). DEAD DON'T DREAM, THE-MYW-William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Mary Sawdon— Good 'Hopalong Cassidy'— 62m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (Hopalong Cassidy). FOUR FACES WEST — WD — Joel McCfrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford— Unusual western should attract plenty of attention— 90m.— see May 26 issue — (Enter GIRl'^'^'fIrOM MANHATTAN, THE-CD-Dorothy Lamour. George Montgomery, Charles Laughton— Names will have to sell this— 81m.— See Sept. 29 issue— (Bogeaus). GUEST IN THE HOUSE— Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline McMahon— Reissue has names to sell— 121m.— see Dec. 8 issue— (Stromberg). HIGH FURY— D— Madeleine Carroll, Ian Hunter, Michael Rennie — Mild program— 70m.— see Nov. 10 issue— (Made in Switzerland)— (Rogers-Cohn). INNOCENT AFFAIR, AN-ROMC-Fred MacMurray, Made¬ line Carroll, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers— Humorous entry has names to help— 90m.— see Sept. 15 issue— (Nas¬ ser)— Leg.: B. JUST WILLIAM'S LUCK— C— William Graham, Garry Marsh, Jane Welsh— Weak English offering— 88m.— see Dec. 22 issue— ( Engl ish-made)— (Carter). KINGS OF THE OLYMPICS-PART l-DOC-The 11th Olym¬ pic meet covered by 600 cameramen; narrated by BUI Slater; edited by Joseph Lerner and Max Rosen¬ baum-Good entry for snort spots — 60m.— see Feb. 4 issue— (German-made)— (Westport1 nt.) LADY OF BURLESQUE— MD— Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea, J. Edward Bromberg— Reissue has star ap¬ peal— 91 m.— see Dec. 8 issue— (Stromberg). MY DEAR SECRETARY— C— Lorraine Day, Kirk Douglas, Keenan’^Wynn— Comedy has names to help— 94m.— see Sept. 29 issue— (Popkin)— Leg.: B. OLYMPIC CAVALCADE-DOC-Glenn Morris, Bobby Clark. Jesse Owens, leoding athletes of fifty nations— Good ductller entry for the sports spots— 56m.— see Sept. 15 lssue—(German-made)— (Westport1 nt.). PITFALL— MD— Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane WyattIntriguing meller— 85m.— see Aug. 18 issue— (Regal). PLOT TO KILL ROOSEVELT, THE-D-Derek Farr, Marta Labarr, Manning Whiley— Average ex'ploitation entry —83m.— see Nov. 10 issue— (English-made)—(Selected). RED RIVER— OD— John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru—Topnotch— 125m.— see July 21 issue(Monterey). SINISTER JOURNEY-MYW-Willlam Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks— Par series entry— 72m.— see Sept. 15 issue— (Hopalong Cassidy). SO THIS IS NEW YORK-C-rienry Morgan, Rudy Vallee, Virginia Grey— Entertaining comedy will need selling — 79V2m.— see May 26 issue — 'Enterprise). TEXAS, BROOKLYN AND HEAVEN C Guy Madison, Diana Lynn, James Dunn— Average program comedy —76m.— see Aug. 4 issue— (Golden). TIME OF YOUR LIFE, THE-CD-James Cagney, William Bendix, Jeanne Cagney— Fine picturization of hit play —98m.— see June 9 issue— (Cagney). URUBU— AD — George Breakston, Yorbe Coplen, all-Native Cast— Exploitation show has the angles— 65m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (Breakston-Copley). VICIOUS CIRCLE, THE-D-Conrad Nagel, Fritz Kortner, Reinhold Schunzel— Mild drama for the duallers has some angles to offer— 77m.— see Juno 9 issue — (Wilder). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ADVENTURES OF THE CISCO KID-Dunean Renaldo, Leo Carillo, Barbara Billingsley— (Krasne). AFRICA SCREAMS— Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Frank Buck, Clyde Beatty— (Nassour). BORROWED TROUBLE— William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks (Hopalong Cassidy). CHAMPION— Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Ken¬ nedy— (Screen Plays). COVER UP— William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton— (Nasser). FALSE PARADISE William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks— (Hopalong Cassidy). GAY AMIGO, THE— Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Armido, William Graham— (Krasne). GREAT DAN PATCH, THE-Dennls O'Keefe, Gail Russell, Ruth Warwick(Frank). IMPACT— Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn— (Popkin). INDIAN SCOUT — George Montgomery, Ellen Drew — (Small). LITTLE PRINCE. THE — Feature length cartoon— (Haimen Ising). LOVE HAPPY — The Marx Brothers, Ilona Massey, Vera Ellen— (Plckford-Cowan). LUCKY STIFF, THE — Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor— (Amusement Enterprises). OUTPOST IN MOROCCO— George Raft, Akim Tamiroff, Marie Windsor— (Star). SENOR BADMAN— Leo Carrillo, Duncan Renaldo, Barbara Billingsley— (Krasne). SIREN OF ATLANTIS— Maria Montez, Jean Pierre Aumont, Dennis O'Keefe— 83m.— (Nebenzal)— Leg.: B. STRANGE GAMBLE — William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks— (Hopolonq Cassidy). TOO LATE FOR TEARS— Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore— (Stromberg). VALIANT HOMBRE, THE— Leo Carillo, Duncan Renaldo— 60m.— (Krasne). Universal-International (1946-47 releases from 601 up; 1947-48 releases from 624 up) ABBOTT -AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN-C-Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lenore Aubert— One of the better Abbott and Costello entries— 83m.— see July 7 issue — (664). ARE YOU WITH IT?-CMU-Donald O'Connor, Olga San Juan, Martha Stewart— Entertaininq programmer— 90m.— see March 31 issue— Leg.: B. (656). BAD SISTER— D— Margaret Lockwood, Joan Greenwood, Ian Hunter— Import has femme angles— 90m.— see June 23 issue— (English-made)— Leg.: >—(663). BLACK BART— OMD— Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Jeffrey Lynn— Should get the business— 80m.— see Feb. 4 issue — (Technicolor)— (653). BROTHERS, THE— D-Patricia Roc, Will Fyffe, Maxwell Reed— Good English drama for the class houses— 90m. see May 26 issue— (English-made— (Prestige). CASE AGAINST CALVIN COOKE, THE-(Live Today For Tomorrow)— D— Frederic March, Edmond O'Brien, Flor¬ ence Eldridge— Good dramatic entry— 91m.— see Sept. 1 issue— Leg.: B— (673). CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS— D— Eric Portman, Edana Romney, Joan Maude— Above average import for the art houses— 96m.— see July 7 issue(English-made). COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO, THE-CMU-Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan, Michael Kirby— Fair programmer has the Henie name and skating— 77m.— see Nov. 10 issue— (683). DEAR MURDERER— MD— Eric Portman, Greta Gynt, Dennis Price— Below average British import— 90m.— see May 26 issue— (English-made)— (658). DULCIMER STREET— D—Alastair Sim, Richard Attenborough, Stephen Murray— Highly polished drama for the art houses— 1 12m.— see Nov. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Prestige). END OF THE RIVER, THE— MD— Sabu, Raymond Lovell, Eva Hudson— Import will need selling— 80m.— see July 7 issue— (English-made)— (Prestige)— (676). FAMILY HONEYMOON C Claudette Colbert, Fred McMurray, Rita Johnson— Pleasing comedy90m.— see Dec. 22 issue— (689). FEUDIN', FUSSIN', AND A-FIGHTIN' — CMU Donald O'Connor, Marjorie Main, Per<^ Kilbride— Will depend upon names— 78m.— see June 23 issue— (665). FOR THE LOVE OF MARY— CMU— Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Don Taylor— Program— 90V2m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (672). HAMLET— D— Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney — Powerful picturization of' Shakespeore's work should prove strong grosser in many areas on special handling basis— 153m.— see July 21 issue — (English-made). KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS— MD— Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton— Names will make the difference— 79m.— see Oct. 27 issue(681). LARCENY— MD— John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea -Good meller— 89m.— see Sept. 1 issue— (669). LIVE TODAY FOR TOMORROW— see The Case Against Calvin Cooke. MAN-EATER OF KUMAON — AD — Sabu, Wendell Corey, Joanne Page— High-rating exploitation show is packed with selling angles— 79m.— see June 23 issue(666). MEXICAN HAYRIDE-C-Budd Abbott, Lou Costello, Vir¬ ginia Grey— Good Abbott and Costello entry— 76V2m.— see Dec. 8 issue— (684). MIKADO, THE-MU— Kenny Baker, John Barclay, Jean Colin— Reissue should hove appeal for doss spots— 90m.— see May 26 issoo—(English-mado)— (Prestige)— (Technicolor)— (678). « MR. PEABODY AND THE MERMAID CFAN — William Powell, Ann Blyth, Irene Hervey— Better-than-average comedy has names to help— 89m.— see July 21 , issue -(667). ONE TOUCH OF VENUS — CMU — Ava Gardner, Robert Walker, Dick Haymes— Names should help picturiza¬ tion of stage hit— 81m.— see Sept. 1 issue— Leg.: B— (670) . RIVER LADY— AD— Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, Dan Duryea — Program— 78m.— see May 26 issue— (Technicolor)-(661). ROGUE'S REGIMENT MD — Dick Powell, Marta Toren, Vincent Price — Suspenseful meller— 86m.— See Oct. 13 issue — (682). SAXON CHARM, THE— D— Robert Montgomery, Susan Hay¬ ward, John Payne— Picturization of best-seller has plenty of selling angles— 88m.— see Sept. 15 issue (671) . TAP ROOTS— D— Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, BorU Kar¬ loff — Topnotch drama — 109m. — see July 7 issue — (Technicolor)— (668). UP IN CENTRAL PARK CMU — Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price— Will depend on name draw— 87m. — see June 9 issue— (662). YOU GOTTA STAY HAPPY— ROMC— Joan Fontaine, Eddie Albert, Roland Young— Good comedy— l(X)m.— see Nov. 10 issue— Leg.: B— (685). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AMBOY DUKES, THE— Peter Fernandez, Al Ramson, Joshua Shelley. ARCTIC MANHUNT— Mikel Conrad, Carol Thurston. CALAMITY JANE AND SAM BASS Yvonne DeCarlo, Howard Duff, Willard Parker. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS-Fredric March, Florence Eld¬ ridge, Francis L. Sullivan— (English-made)— (Techni¬ color). CRISS CROSS— Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo, Dan Duryea. DEVIL IN THE FLESH (Le Diable Au Corps)Micheline Presle, Gerard Philipe — (French-made) LADY GAMBLES, THE— Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally. LIFE OF RILEY, THE— William Bendix, James Gleason, Rosemary DeCamp. MA AND PA KETTLE— Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Rich¬ ard Long. O'FLYNN, THE— Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Helena Carter, Richard Greene. RED CANYON— Ann Blyth, George Brent, Howard Duff— (Technicolor). THE EXHIBITOR DECEMBER 15, 1948