The Exhibitor (1950)

THE CHECK-UR servivscTioii j GREAT iEWEL ROTBER, THE— MD — David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer— Okeh program moller— 91m. —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— Leg.: B— (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 •crewball comedy— 92m.— see Sept. 13 issue((XM). 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— ((X)3). STORM WARNING— D— Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day— Powerful dramatic offering — 92m. — see Dec. 20 issue— (014). TEA FOR TWO— ROMMUC— Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson— Highly entertaining musical— 98m.— see Sept. 13 issue — (Technicolor)— (001). THREE SECRETS— D— Eleanor Parker, Frank Lovejoy, Ruth Roman— Good woman's picture is packed with selling ongles— 98m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (006). WEST POINT STORY, THE-MUCD-James Cagney, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Doris Day— Pleasing entertainment has the angles for the selling— 107m. — see Nov. 22 issue -(009). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER-Gregoi^ Peck, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Ingeborg Wells— (Made in England)— (Technicolor). ENFORCER, THE— Humphrey Bogart, Roy Roberts, Patricio Joiner— 87m. FORT WORTH— Randolph Scott, David Brian Phyllis Thaxter(Technicolor). GOODBYE MY FANCY— Joon 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, Ruth 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 Peek, Terry Kilburn, Jefi Corey. OPERATION PACIFIC— John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Scott Forbes— (013). POLITICIAN, THE— Joseph Gotten, Patricia Neal. RATON PASS— Dennis AAorgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochrane. ^ STORY OF FOLSOAA, TITE— 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 has restricted appeal— 102m.— see Aug. 16 issue— Leg.: B— (Reissue)— (Realart). HARLEM FOLLIES— MU— "Chicago" Carl Davis, Princess R'Wanda, "Manhattan" Paul— Below standard ex¬ ploitation entry — 46m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Classic). INTERNATIONAL BURLESQUE-SCMU-Betty Rowland, Vince Barnett, Inez Claire— Girlie show has the exploitation 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). ONE TOO MANY— D— Ruth Warrick, Richard Travis, Ginger Prince— Exploitation film is packed with selling angles— 105m.— see Dec. 20 issue— (Hallmark). STRIPTEASE MURDER CASE MYMU Dennis Harrison, Janie Ford, Al Sanford— Below standard exploitation entry— 40m.— 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 Wiseman — 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 offering60m.— 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—(ltalian-made}— (English titles)— (Lux). BLOOD AND FIRE— D— Sonja Wigert, Anders Hendrikson, George FontOkeh Swedish import— 95m.— see July 5 issue— (Swedish-made)— (English titFes)(Oxford). BLUE ANGEL, THE— SCD— AAarle'ne 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 Nicholls— 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 — SATO — 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 houses — 100m. — see Dec. 6 issue — (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Casolaro). DISTANT JOURNEY— 0—Blanka Waleska, Otomar Krejca, Viktor Ocasek— Okeh import for the art houses— 92m. —see Sept. 13 issue— (Made in Czechoslovakia)— (English titles)— (Artkino). EUREKA STOCKADE— MD— Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert— Interesting import— 102 V2m.— 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 ..HEARTSi— ROMO— 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 houses— 96m.— see Oct, 25 issue— Leg.: C— (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Lux). FOR THEM THAT TRESPASS— MD — Stephen Murray, Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett— Fair 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 houses— 78m.— see Aug. 16 issue— (British-made)— (Oxford), 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 De Sica, Maria Mercader, Giorgio De Lulle— Appealing Italian import— 90m.— see July 5 issue— (Italian-inade)— (English titles)(Crest). HERE COMES THE HUGGETS-C-Jack Warner, Kathleen Harisson, Jane Hylton— Minor English comedy for the art houses— 80m.— see Jan. 17 issue— (English-made)— (Pentagon). HIDDEN RIVER— D— Maria Felix, Fernando Isunza, Carlos Moctezuma— Well mode 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 offering77m.— see June 21 issue— (Yiddish dialogue)— (English titles)— (Jewish Films). HOBOES IN PARADISE— CFAN—Raimu, Fernandel, Alerme — Raima's name should help— 84m.— see Oct. 11 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, Charpin, Dany Lorys— Witty French musical for the art houses— 78m. —see Oct. 11 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (M.P.S.C.). IT'S HARD TO BE GOOD— C— Jimmy Hanley, Anne Craw¬ ford, Raymond Huntley— Pleasing comedy is strictly for the art houses— 87m.— see Jan. 3 issue— (Englishmade)— (Pentagon). 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 Woo land— Lockwood name should help import— 96m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Eng¬ lish-made) — (Bell). LOST PEOPLE, THE— D— Dennis Price. AAai Zetterling, Rich¬ ard Attenborough — Fair Englisn drcmia for the art houses and class spots— 89m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue— (English-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). MAN CONQUERS NATURE— DOC— Documentary of Soviet reforestation program— Okeh documentary is strictly for the Russian houses— 55m.— see Jan. 3 issue— (Rus¬ sian-made)— (English narration)— (Artkino). MANON— ROMD — Cecile Aubrey, Michel Auclair, Serge Reggiani— Highly interesting import for the art houses —91m.— see Jan. 3 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-OPC-Angelika Hauff, Willi Domgraff-Fassbender, Sobine Peters— Good opera picturization— 87m.— see Nov. 22 issue— (Germanmade)— (English titles)— (Central Cinema). MASK OF KOREA— D— Erich Von Stroheim, Sessue Hayakawa, Louise 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 m^ler 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 mel^rama for the art houses— 97m.— see Aug. 2 issue—(Teehnicolor)— (British-made)— (Pentagon). MILL ON THE PO — MD— Carla del Poggio, Jacques Sernas, Giacomo Giuradei— Interesting dramo for the art houses— 96m.— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (tux). MULATTO, THE— D— Renato Baldini, Umberto Spadaro, lole Fierro— High rating import— 97m.— see Nov, 22 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Scalera). MY WIDOW AND I— F— Vittorio De Sica, Isa Miranda, Gino GervI— Amusing import has names to help— 81m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Italian-ntade)— (English titles)— (Distinguished). OH, AMELIA— SC— Dannielle Darrieux, Jean Desully, Andre Bervil— Comedy should appeal to the art houses— 86m.— see Jan. 3 issue— (French-made)— (English titles) —(Lux). ORIGINAL SIN, THE-ROMMUCFAN-Bobby Todd, Bettina Moissi, Joana Maria Corvin— Okeh import with ex¬ ploitation angles— 107m.— see Aug. 30 issue— (Oerman-made)— (English titles)— ^opert). ORPHEUS— FAN— Jean Marais, Francis Perier, Maria Cosares— Philosophical fantasy has limited appeal— 94m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). OUR DAILY BREAD— D— Paul Bildt, Harry Hindemith, Vic¬ toria von Ballasko— Import has limited appeal— 102m. —see Nov. 8 issue— (German-made)— (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)— (MayerKingsley). PARIS WALTZ, THE— ROMMU — Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Jacques Charan— Entertaining import— 92m. —see Sept. 13 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). PINK STRING AND SEALING WAX-MD-Merwyn Johns, Gordon Jackson, Googie Withers— Okeh English mel¬ ler for the art houses— 75m.— see Oct. II 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 of 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— Interesting import for art spots — ^m. —see July 5 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Vogue). SILENT DUST — D — Stephen Murray, Beatrice CampbelL, George Woodbridge— Good import— 81 V4m.— see Nov. 9 issue — Leg.: B — (English-made)— (Stratford). SINNERS, THE— D— Serge Reggiani, Monique Melmand, Jean Davy— Interesting French import suffers from excessive length— 107m. — see Dec. 6 issue— Leg.: C— ( French -made)— (English titles)— (Lopert). SOUVENIR— ROMD — Michele Morgan, Jean Marais, Jean Cheviere— Name draw may help— l(X)m.— see Oct. 25 issue— (French-made)— (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—(Frenciimade)— (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). TREASURED EARTH— D— Adam Szirtes, Agi Meszaros, Arpad Lehotay— ilmport has limited appeal— 100m.— see Jan. 3 issue— (Made in Hungary)— (English titles)— (Artkino). TWO ORPHANS, THE— D— Valli, Maria Denis, Osvaldo Valenti— Teorful import will have to rely on femme trade— 92m. — see Dec. 6 issue — (Italian-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (Globe). WAYS OF LOVE— D— Sylvia Battallle, Jean Renoir, Anna Magnani, Marcel Pagnol— High rating import— 121m. —see Jan. 3 issue — Leg.: C— (French and Italian-made) —(English titles)— (Burstyn). WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL-DOC-Produced by the Mos¬ cow Central Documentary Film Studio and Hungarian . Films— Moderate documentary for Russian housee 56m.— see Aug. 2 issue — (Magicolor)— (Russian-mad*) —(Artkino). YOU CAN'T FOOL AN IRISHMAN-C-Amusing program¬ mer for the art houses— 69m.— see Sept. 13 issue— (Irish-made)(Bell). JANUARY 10, 1951 EXHIBITOR