The Exhibitor (1950)

THE CHECK-UP Serviesction 5 BREAKTHROUGH-MD-David Brian, John Agar, Frank Lovejoy, Suzanne Dalbert— Absorbing war drama offers selling opportunities— 91m.— see Nov. 8 issue -(010). BRIGHT LEAF— D— Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricio Neal, Jack Carson— Nome draw will help adult drama —110m.— see June 7 issue— Leg.i B— (928). DALLAS— W— Gary Cooper, .Ruth Roman, Steve CochranGood western— 94m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (Technicolor) — (Oil). 50 YEARS BEFORE YOUR EYES-COMP-Narrated by Arthur Godfrey, Quentin Reynolds, H. V. Kaltenborn, Clem McCarthy— Interesting compilation for the lower half— 70m.— see July 5 issue (931). FLAME AND ARROW, THE-MD-Burt Lancaster, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Robert Douglas— Good swashbuckling adventure film — 88m.— see July 5 Issue — (Technicolor) -(930). GLASS MENAGERIE, THE— D— Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence — High rating dramatic entry— 107m.— see Sept. 27 issue— ((X)7). GREAT JEWEL ROBBER, THE— MD— David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer— Okeh program meller91m. •—see June 21 issue— Leg.: B— (929). HIGHWAY 301— MD— Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey, Gaby Andre— Fast moving action meller will fit into the doallers— 83m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (012). KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE-MD-James Cagney, Bar¬ bara Payton, Steve Brodie— Good Cagney— 102m.— see Aug. 16 issue— Leg.: B— (932). PRETTY BABY— ROMC— Dennis Morgan, Betsy Drake, Zach¬ ary Scott— Amusing screwball comedy— 92m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (004). RETURN OF THE FRONTIERSMAN-W-Gordon MacRae, Julie London, Rory Calhoun— Okeh western— 74m.— see May 24 issue — (Technicolor)— (927). ROCKY MOUNTAIN— ACD— Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott Forbes— Good outdoor show— 83m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue — (008). SAN QUENTIN— MD— Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane— Names should help re-release — 70m. —see Sept. 13 issue — (003). TEA FOR TWO— ROMMUC— Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson— Highly entertaining musical— 98m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Technicolor)— (001). THIS SIDE OF THE lAW-MYD-Viveca Lindfors, Kent Smith, Janis Paige— Average programmer for the duallers— 74m.— see June 7 Issue— (926). THREE SECRETS— D— Eleanor Parker, Frank Lovejoy, Ruth Roman— Good woman's picture is packed with selling angles— 98m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (006). WEST POINT STORY, THE-MUCD-James Cagney, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Doris Day— Pleasing entertainment hOs the angles for the selling— 107m.— see Nov. 22 issue -(009). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER-Gregory Peck, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Ingeborg Wells— (Made in England)— (Technicolor). ENFORCER, THE— Humphrey Bogart, Roy Roberts, Patricia Joiner. GOODBYE MY FANCY— Joan Crawford, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Arden, Robert Young. HIDDEN IN MY HEART — Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal. JIM THORPE, ALL AMERICAN— Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter. LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE-Richard Todd, Roth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott. LULLABY OF BROADWAY-June Haver, Gene Nelson, Billy DeWolfe— (Technicolor). NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone. ONLY THE VALIANT— Gregory Peck, Terry Kilburn, Jeff Corey. OPERATION PACIFIC— John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Scott Forbes. POLITICIAN, THE— Joseph Cotten, Patricia Neal. RATON PASS— Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochrane. STORM WARNING— Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day, Steve Cochran— 93m. STORY OF FOLSOM, THE— David Brian, Steve Cochran, Scott Forbes. STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A— Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN— Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Roland Walker. SUGARFOOT— Randolph Scott, Adele Jergens, Raymond Massey— (Technicolor). TRAVELERS, THE— Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan. Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses, will be furnished on request). ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT-D-Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray— Reissue of outstanding war drama now hos restricted appeal— 102m.— see Aug. 16 issue— Leg.: B— (Reissue)— (Realart). HARLEM FOLLIES— MU — "Chicago" Carl Davis, Princess R'Wanda, "Manhattan" PaulBelow standard ex¬ ploitation entry— 46m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Classic). INTERNATIONAL BURIESQUE-SCMU-Betty Rowland, Vince Barnett, Inez Claire— Girlie show has the ex¬ ploitation angles— 80m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Jewel).', KING OF THE BULLWHIP-W-"Lash" LaRue, Al St. John) Anne Gwynne— Okeh "Lash" LaRue western— 60m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (Western Adventure). MIDNIGHT FROLICS — MU — Sunny Knight, Mickey Ginger Jones— Exploitation novelty will appeal in limited situations— 49m. — see June 21 issue — (Bell). STRIPTEASE MURDER CASE — MYMU — Dennis Harrison, Janie Ford, Al Sanford— Below standard exploitotion entry40m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Classic). VIENNA ART TREASURES— DOC— Narrated by Basil Rathbone— Good art film— 40m.— see Dec. 6 issue— Kodachrome)— (National Film). WITH THESE HANDS — DOCD— Sam Levine, Arlene Francis, Joseph WIsemart — Good documentary with limited appeal— 50m.— see July 5 issue— (Int. Ladies Garment Workers Union}(Classic). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request). ARSHIN TAKES A WIFE-ROMCMU-L. Beibutov, M. Kalantarly, L. Abgulayev— Mediocre offering for the Russian houses — 92m.— see Aug. 30 issue — (Russianmade)— (English titles)— (Artkino). BEASTS OF THE EAST— D— Robert Neil, Erlandes Cortes, Fernando Royo— Fair exploitation offering— 60m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (Made in the Philippines)— (Classic). BITTER RICE— MD— Silvana Mangano, Doris Dowling, Vit¬ torio Gassmann— High rating import— 108m.— see Aug. 9 issue— Leg.: C— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). BLOOD AND FJRE— D— Sonja Wigert, Anders Hendrikson, George Fcmt— Okeh Swedish import— 95m.— see July 5 issue— (Swedish-made)— (English titles)— (Oxford). BLUE ANGEL, THE— SCD— Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron— Revised import has the angles— 97m.— see Dec. 20 issue — (German-made)— (English titles) — (Classic). BULLET FOR STEFANO—MD— Valentina Cortese, Rossano Brazzi, Carlo Ninchi— Average import for the art houses— 96m.— see Nov. 22 issue— Leg.: C— (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Lux). CHEAT, THE— D— Bernard Blier, Simone Signoret, Jacques Baumer— Suitable for the art houses— 87m.— see Sept. 27 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). CITY OF TORMENT-D-Hans Alber, Lotte Koch, Paul Roth— Fair German import with limited appeal— 84m.— see July 5 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Films International). COSSACKS OF THE KUBAN-MUC-Marina Ladynina, Sergei Lukianov, Vladimir VIododin— Okeh import for the Russian houses— 98m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Rus¬ sian-made)— (English titles)— (Magnicolor)— (Artkino). DANCING YEARS, THE— ROMMU— Dennis Price, Giselle Preville, Anthony Nichol Is— Entertaining import — 98m. —see Aug. 30 issue — (English-made)—(Technicolor)— (Stratford). DEAR MR. PROHACK— C— Cecil Parker, Hermione Baddeley, Sheila Sim— Entertaining import— see Aug. 2 issue— (English-made)— (Pentagon). DIFFICULT YEARS — SATD — Umberto Spadaro, Massimo Giroti, Ave Ninchi— High rating import— 90m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lopert). DISHONORED— HISD— Antonio Vilar, Elli Parvo, Otello Toso— Uneven, lengthy offering is strictly for the Italian housesl(X)m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Casolaro). DISTANT JOURNEY— D—Blanka Waleska, Otomar Krejca, Viktor Ocasek— Okeh import for the art houses92m. —see Sept. 13 issue(Made in Czechoslovakia)— (English titles)— (Artkino). EUREKA STOCKADE-MD-Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert— Interesting import— 102V2m.— see Sept. 27 issue — (Australian-made)— (Pentagon). FILM WITHOUT A NAME-CD-Hildegarde Neff, Willy Fritsch, Hans Sohnker— Entertaining novelty import— 75m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Oxford). FLAMING .HEARTS— ROMD— Lillian Harvey, Esmond Knight, Dennis Hoey— Weak entry— 67m. — see Oct. 25 issue— (English-made)— (Cosmopolitan). FLESH WILL SURRENDER— D—Aldo Fabrizi, Aedeo Fabrizi, Yvonne Sanson— Emotional drama has appeal for the art houses96m.— see Oct. 25 issue— Leg.: C— (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Lux). FOR THEM THAT TRESPASS— MD— Stephen Murray, Richard Todd, Patricia PlunkettFair import— 93m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). FRENCH WHITE CARGO— D— Jean Pierre Aumont, Dalio, Suzy Prim— Fair exploitation import— 86m.— see Aug. 30 Issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Disting¬ uished). GIRL IN A MILLION, A— C— Hugh Williams, Joan Green¬ wood, Basil Radford— Okeh import for the art, class houses78m. — see Aug. 16 issue — (British-made)— (Oxford). GIRLS BEHIND BARS— D— Gabrielle Hessman, Ruth Hausmeister, Petra Peters— interesting German import with exploitation angle— 84m.— see June 7 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Films International). HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE, THE-C-Alestair Sim, Margaret Rutherford, John Turnbull— Amusing import — 81m.— see Oct. 25 issue — (British-made)— (London). HEART AND SOUl—D— Vittorio Do Sica, Maria Mercader, Giorgio De Lulle— Appealing Italian import— 90m.— see July 5 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Crest). HIDDEN RIVER— D— Maria Felix, Fernando Isunza, Carlos Moctezuma— Well made art entry— 98m.— see Dec. 20 issue — (Mexican-made) — (English titles) — (ClasaMohme). HIS WIFE'S LOVER— CD— Ludwig Satz, Isidore Cashier, Lucy Levine— Mediocre Jewish offering— 77m.— see June 21 issue — (Yiddish dialogue)— (English titles)— (Jewish Films). HOBOES IN PARADISE-CFAN-Raimu, Fernandel, Alerme — Raimu's name should help— 84m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue -(French-made)— (English titles)— (Distinguished). HUE AND CRY— MYC— Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Valerie White— Amusing import— 82m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (English-made) — (Fine Art). IGNACE—MUC— Fernandel, Alice Tissot, Charpln, Dany Lorys— Witty French musical for the art houses— 78m. —see Oct. 11 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (M.P.S.C.). L'AFFAIRE— ROMD— Claude Dauphin, Anne Vernon, Henri Guisol— Well acted import for the art houses— 87m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Interantional Film). LAST HOLIDAY— CD— Alec Guinness, Beatrice Campbell, Kay Walsh— Delightful import for the art spots— 88m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (English-made) — (Stratford). LOOK BEFORE YOU lOVE-ROMD-Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones, Norman Wooland— Lockwood name should help import— 96m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Eng¬ lish-made) — (Bell). LOST PEOPLE, THE-D-Dennls Price, Mai Zetterling, Rich¬ ard Attenborough— Fair English drama for the art houses and class spots— 89m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue— ( Engl ish-made)— (Pentagon). MAD QUEEN, THE-HISROMD-Aurora Batista, Fernando Rey, Sara Montiel— Drama may have appeal for the art houses107m.— see Nov. 8 issue— (Spanish-made) —(English titles)— (Azteca). MAIL ORDER BRIDES— D— George Marchal, Renee Faure, Helen Vita— Poor import— 65m.— see Aug. 30 issue — (French-made)— (English-dubbed)— (Distinguished). MARRIAGE Of FIGARO-OPC-Angelika Houff, Willi Domgraff-Fassbender, Sabine Peters— Good opera picturization— 87m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Germanmade)— (English titles)— (Central Cinema). MASK OF KOREA— D— Erich Von Stroheim, Sessue Hayakawa, Louisa Carletti— Okeh exploitation entry— 75m.— see Aug. 16 issue — (French-made)(Englishdubbed)— (Ellis). MATTER OF MURDER, A— John Barry, Maureen Riscoe, Charles Clapham— Fair English meller for the lower half— 52m.— see Nov. 22 isue(English-made)— (Hoffberg). MEN OF TWO WORLDS— MD— Eric Portman, Phyllis Cal vert, Robert Adams— Well-made, unusual m^odraroa for the art houses— 97m.— see Aug. 2 issue— (Tech¬ nicolor)— (British-made)— (Pentagon). MILL ON THE PO — MD— Carla del Poggio, Jacques Sernas, Giacomo Giuradei— Interesting drama for the art hooses—96m.— ( Italianmade)— (English titles)(lux). MULATTO, THE— D— Renato Baldini, Umberto Spadaro, I ole Fierro— High rating import— 97m.— see Nov, 22 issue— (I talian-made)—( English titles)— (Sea lera), MY WIDOW AND I— F— Vittorio De Sica, Isa Miranda, Gino Gervi— Amusing import has names to help— 81m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Distinguished). ORIGINAL SIN, THE-ROMMUCFAN-Bobby TodcU ,Bettina Moissi, Joana A\aria Corvin— Okeh import With ex¬ ploitation angles— 107m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (Oorman-made)— (English titles)— (Lopert). ORPHEUS— FAN— Jean Marais, Francis Perier, Maria Casares— Philosophical fantosy hers limited oppool— 94m.— see Oct. 11 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). OUR DAILY BREAD— D— Paul Bildt, Harry Hindemith, Vic¬ toria von BallaskoImport has limited appeal— 102m. —see Nov. 8 issue— (German-mado)—(English titles) —(Central Cinema). OUTRAGES OF THE ORIENT— D— Linda Estrella, Fernondo Royo, Mona Lisa— Fair exploitation entry— 65m.— see Mar. 29 issue— (Made in Philippine Islands)— (Bell). OUTSIDER, THE— D— Richard Attenborough, Sheila Sim, Bernard Miles— Good English drama has limited appeal— 95m.— see Nov. 22 issue — (English-made)— (Ballantine). PANCHO VILLA RETURNS-HISD-Leo Carrillo, Esther Fernandez, Jeanette _ Comber— Standard outdoor drama has some exploitation angles — 95m.— see Nov. 8 issue— (Mexican-made)— (English dialogue}— Hispano Continental). PARIS 1900— DOC— Compilation depicting Parisian life from 1900-14, narrated by Monty Woolley— 78m. — see Nov. 22 issue — (French-made)— (English adapta¬ tion)— (Mayer-Kingsley). PARIS WALTZ, THE— ROAAMU— Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Jacques Charon— Entertaining import— 92m. —see Sept. 13 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made) — (English titjes)— (Lux). PINK STRING AND SEALING WAX-MD-Merwyn Johns, Gordon Jackson, Googie Withers— Okeh English mel> ler for the art houses— 75m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue— Leg.: B— (English-made)— (Pentagon). RED ANGEL, THE — SMD— Tilda Thamar, Paul Meurisse, Berval— Fair import has the angles— 97m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Spalter). SECRETS OF NATURE— DOC— Compilation jsf four nature studies— Unusual subject has limited appeal— 80m.— see Sept. 27 issue(Partly Russian-made)— (Oxford). SEVEN JOURNEYS D Erich Schellow, Gert Schaefer, Winnie Markus^nteresting import for art spots— 8Bm. -see July 5 issue — (German-made)— (English titles)(Vogue). SILENT DUST — D — Stephen Murray, Beotrice Campbell, George Weedbridge— Good import— BlWn.— see Nov. 9 tissue — Leg.: B— (English-made)— (Stratford). SIN OF ANNA LANS, THE-D-Viveca Linfors, Arnold Stig Ollfi, S. J. Ostrand— Exploitable Swedish import — 94m.— see June 7 issue— (Swedish-made)— (English titles)— (Films International). SINNERS, THE— D— Serge Regglani, Monique Meiinand, Jean Davy— Interesting French import suffers from excessive length— 107m.— see Dec. 6 issue— Leg.: C— (Frenchmade)— (English titles) — (Lopert). SOUVENIR— ROMD— Michele Morgan, Jean Marais, Jean Cheviere— Name draw may help— l(X)m.— see Oct. 25 issue— ( Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Pathe). SYLVIE AND THE PHANTOM-CFAN-Odette Joyeux, Francois Perier, Louis Salou— Light fantasy for the art and class spots— 85m.— see Oct. 25 issue — (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Discina). THIRD TIME LUCKY-MD-Glynis Johns, Dermot Walsh, Charles Goldner— Fair import— 91m.— see Oct. 11 Is¬ sue-Leg.: B—(English-made)— (Pentagon). TWO ORPHANS, THE— D— Valli, Maria Denis, Osvaldo Valenti— Tearful import will have to rely on femme trade— 92m.— see Dec. 6 issue— (Italian-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (Globe). WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL-DOC-Produced by the Mos¬ cow Central Documentary Film Studio and Hungarian Films— Moderate documentary for Russian houses— 56m.— see Aug. 2 issue — (Magicolor)— (Russian-made) —(Artkino). YOU CAN'T FOOL AN IRISHMAN— C— Amusing program¬ mer for the art houses— 69m.— see Sept. 13 issue — (Irish-made)— (Bell). DECEMBER 13, 1950 EXHIBITOR