The Exhibitor (1951)

THI CHECK-UP Sorvi««<tioh S Warners (1950-51 r*l*atM from 001 up) (1951-52 raleoMt from 101 up) ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE-WD-Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, Waltsr Brennan— Namat should help make tha difFeranea— 88m. — tea May 9 issue — (025). CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER HISTMD Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty— Topnotch—li/m. —see June 20 issue— (Made in England)— (Technicolor) -(030). CLOSE TO MY HEART-D-Ray Milland, Gene Tierney, Fay Bainter— Name draw will make the difference— 90m.— see Oct. 10 issue(107). COME FILL THE CUP-MD-James Cagney, Phvllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey— Well-made entry has names to help— 1 13m.— see Sept. 26 issue— Leg.: B— (106). FORCE OF ARMS— ROMD— William Holden, Nancy Olson, Frank Lovejoy— Well-made drama has names to help —100m.— see Aug. 29 issue— (102). FORT WORTH— OMD— Randolph Scott, David Brian, Phyllis Thaxter— Above average outdoor meller— 80m.— see May 23 issue— (Technicolor)— (028). INSIDE THE WALLS OF FOLSOM PRISON-MD-Sfeve Cochran, David Brian, Philip Carey— Prison film can be sold to the hilt — 87m.— see May 23 issue— (026). I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE F.B.I.-MD-Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, James Millican— Topical melo¬ drama has plenty of selling angles— 83m.— see May 9 issue— (023). JIM THORPE ALL AMERICAN BID Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter— Should land in the better money— l()7m.— see June 20 issue— (101). ON MOONLIGHT BAY— CMU— Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith— Pleasing musical has the names and angles— 95m.— see July 18 issue— (Technicolor)— (029). PAINTING THE CLOUDS WITH SUNSHINE-CMU-Dennis Morgan, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson— Names should make the difference— 87m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (Techni¬ color)— (105). ROCKY MOUNTAIN— ACD— Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott ForbesGood outdoor show— 83m.— see Oct. 1 1 issue — (008). STRANGERS ON A TRAIN — MD — Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker— Topflight meller— 101m.— see June 20 issue — (027). STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A-MD-Vivien Leigh, Mar¬ lon Brando, Kim HunterVivid picturization of stage hit is packed with selling angles— 122m.— see Oct. 24 issue— Leg.: B— (104). TANKS ARE COMING, THE-ACD-Steve Cochran, Philip Carey, Mari Aldon— War film will fit into the dual* lers-^9m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (108). TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY-MD-Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, lurene Tuttle— Fair program melodrama has names to help— 90m.— see Aug. 15 issue— (103). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABOUT FACE— Eddie Bracken, Gordon MacRae, Aiieen Stanley. BIG TREES, THE — Patrice Wymore, Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller(Technicolor). BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON Ray Milland, Helena Carter, Hugh Marlowe, Forrest Tucker— (Technicolor). CHAMPAGNE BANDITS, THE-Randolph Scott, Raymond Massey, Richard Webb— (Eastman Monopack color). CRIMSON PIRATE, THE— Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat— (Technicolor)— (Made in Italy). DISTANT DRUMS— Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon, Ray Teal— (Technicolor). HEAR NO EVIL— Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Free¬ man. I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS Doris Day, Patrice Wy¬ more, Danny Thomas, Frank Lovejoy. LION AND THE HORSE, THE-Steve Cochran, Ray Teal, Sherry Jackson. AAARA AAARU— Errol Flynn, Paul Picerni. NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDEJoel M^Crea, Virginio Mayo, Dorothy Malone. ROOM FOR ONE MORE— Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Iris Mann. SAN FRANCISCO STORY— Joel McCrea, Yvonne DeCarlo, Sidney Blackmer. SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE-VirginIa Mayo, Ronald Reagan, Gene Nelson. STARLIFT— James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Ruth Roman, Gene Nelson— 103m.— (109). THIS WOMAN IS DANGEROUS— Joan Crawford, Dennis Morgan, David Brian. WHERE'S CHARLEY?— Ray Bolger, Allyn McLerie, Horace Cooper — (Technicolor) — (Mode in England). YOU CAN'T STOP THE MARINES-Frank Lovejoy, Richard Carlson, Ned Young. Miscellaneous (Distributor's addresses will be furnished on request) BASKETBALL FIX, THE— D— John Ireland, Marshall Thomp¬ son, Vanessa Brown— Good topical entry for the duallers— 64m.— see Sept. 26 issue— (Realart). BORDER FENCE— W— Walt Wayne, Lee Morgan, Mary Nord— Average western— 57m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Astor). BRIDE OF THE GORILLA — MD — Barbara Payton, Lon Chaney, Raymond Burr— Okeh exploitation film has the angles— 85m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Realart). DEVIL'S SLEEP— D—LIta Grey Chaplin, John Mltchum, Wil¬ liam Thomason— For the exploitation houses— 74m.— see Sept. 12 issue — (Screen Art). GAY GIRLIES— BUR— All burlesque cast — Okeh for spots that can play it— see July 18 issue— (Lust). HURLY BURLY-BUR-Georgia Sothern, Joey Faye, Crystal Ames— Exploitable burleque entry for spots that can play it— 82m.— see Oct. 24 issue— (Cinetech.) RAGE OF BURLESQUE-BUR-Lillian White, Slim Gaillard Trio, Terry Sisters— Mild burlesque offering— 56m.— see Aug. 1 issue— (Schlafer). SHIM SHAM FOLLIES-BUR-AII burlesque cast-Okeh for spots that can play it— 72m.— see July 18 issue— (Lust). SUICIDE ATTACK— COMP— Japanese war films with Eng¬ lish narration— Exploitable war compilation— 65m.— see Apr. 25 issue — (Florea). TWO DOLLAR BETTOR— MD— John Litel, Marie Windsor, Steve Broldy— Okeh entry for the lower half— 75m.— see Oct. 10 issue — (Realart). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) ALICE IN WONDERLAND-FAN-Pamela Brown, Stephen Murray, Felix Aylmer— Novelty attraction offers plenty of merchandising angles— 79m.— see Aug. 1 issue— (European-made)— (Anscocolor)—(Souvaine). ASSASSIN FOR HIRE— MYD— Sidney Tafler, Ronald How¬ ard, Katherine Blake— Fair import for the lower half —60m.— see Sept. 26 issue— Leg.: B— (English-made) — (Horne-Dietz). AU GRAND BALCON—D— Pierre Fresnay, Georges Marchal, Jeannine Crispin— Routine French import— 97m.— see May 23 issue — (French-made) — (English titles) — (Hakim). BALLET CONCERT— COMP— Russian ballet corps and folk dancers— Ballet offering has limited appeal— 54m.— see May 23 issue — (Russian-made)— (Artkino). BITTER SPRINGS— OD— Tommy Trinder, Chips Rafferty, Jean Blue— Routine art house offering— 73m.— see Aug. 29 issue— (Australian-made)— (Bell). BLACKMAILED— MO— Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay Compton— Okeh art house attraction— 73m.— see Sept. 26 issue— (English-made)— (Bell). CALL OF THE BLOOD— MD— Lea Padovani, Kay Ham¬ mond, John Clements— Routine art house offering. —72m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (English-made)— (Dist.). DEAD WOMAN'S KISS, A— MD— Virginia Belmont, Gianna Maria Canale — Routine offering for the art and Italian houses— 94m.— see Oct. 10 issue— (Italianmade)— (English titles)— (Casolaro). DESERT BRIDE— D— Jean Gabin, Annabella, Aimos— Routine French import— 90m.— see July 4 issue — (French-made) —(English titles)— (Hoffberg). DREAM BALLERINA — DMU — Violetta Verdy, Gabrielle Dorziat, Henri Guisol— Art house attraction has limited appeal— 78m.— sea Apr. 25 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (AFE). EDGE OF THE WORLD, THE-MD-John Laurie, Bell Chrystall, Eric Berry— Engrossing art house attraction73m.— sea June 6 issue — (English-made) — (Classic). EMPEROR'S NIGHTINGALE, THE-NOV-Cast of puppets, narrated by Boris Korloff— Delightful art house offer¬ ing— 70m.— see May 23 lssoe—(Czech-mado)— (English narration)— (NuAgfa color)— (Rembrandt). EROICA (The Beethoven Story)— BIODMU—Ewald Balser, Marianne Schoenauer, Judith Holzmelsfer— Better than average art and class house offering— 89m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Austrian-made)— (English titles)— (Academy). FAR FROM MOSCOW— ACD— N. Okhlopkov, Lev Sverdlin, P. Kadochnikov— Better than average Russian pro¬ gram— 90m.— see July 18 issue— (Magnicolor)— (Rus¬ sian-made)— (English titles)— (Artkino). FIRST FRONT-HISTD-A. Dyky, Y. Shumsky, V. Merkuriev —Import has limited appeal for Russian houses— 77m. —see Apr. 25 issue — (Russian-made)— (English titles)' —(Artkino). FLAME OF PARIS, THE-DMU-Josephine Baker, Albert Prejean, Robert Arrouz— Josephine Baker's current popularity should help import— 60m.— see June 20 issoe—(Fronch-made)— (English titles)— (Hoffberg). GALLOPING MAJOR, THE-^C— Basil Radford, Jimmy Han¬ ley, Janette Scott— Highly amusing import— 81 Viim. see Oct. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Souvaine). GOOSE BOY, THE— D— Imre Soos, Teri Horvath, Eva Turrkay— Interesting offering for the Russian houses— lOim.see Nov. 7 issue— (Hungarian-made)— (English titles)— (Geva color)— (Artkino). HER PANELLED DOOR-MD-Phyllis Calvert, Edward Un¬ derdown, Helen Cherry— Entertaining art, class house attraction— 84m.— see Sept. 26 issue— (English-made)— (Souvaine). HOUSE OF 1000 WOMEN-MD-Phyllis Calvert, Flora Robson, Patricia Roc— Exploitable British meller— 81m. — see Oct. 10 issue— (English-made)— (Ellis). INTERRUPTED JOURNEY-MD-Valerie Hobson, Richard Todd, Christine Norden— Moderate British meller— 80m.— see July 4 issue— (English-made)— (Lopart). KRAKATIT— DFAN— Karek Hoger, Florence A4arly, Frantisek Smolik— Unusual anti-war entry for the art houses — 102m. — see A4ay 23 issue — (Czech-made)— (English titles)— (Artkino). LA RONDE—D— Anton Walbrook, Danielle Darrieux— Good entry for the art houses— 83m.— see Sept. 12 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Commercial). LIEUTENANT CRAIG-MISSING-MD-Enrico Viarisio, Dalk Scala, Val DuBois— Routine offering for the art and Italian houses— 85m.— see June 6 issue — (Italian-made) — (English titles) — (Lux). LISBON STORY— MUMD— Patricia Burke, David Farrar, Walter Rella— Fairly interesting art house import— 85m.— see Sept. 26 issue— (English-made)— (Four Con¬ tinents). MA POMME— CD— Maurice Chevalier, Sophia Desmarets. Jean Wall— Routine import has Chevalier name to help draw— 90m.— see Nov. 7 Issue— (French-mode)— (English titles]— (Discina). MAN IN THE DINGHY-F-Michael Wilding, Odile Versois. Jack Hulbert, Constance Cummings— Laugh filled Import for the art spots— 83m.— see Nov. 7 issue— ( English-made]— (Snader). MANIACS ON WHEELS— D— Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano, Renee Asherson— Routine import— 76m.— see July 16 issue— (Engl ish-mado)—( I RO). MARIE OF THE PORT— D— Jean Gabin, Blanchette Brunoy, Nicole Courcel— Pleasing art house entertainment90m.— see Aug. 15 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Bellon-Ffoulke). MEDIUM, THE— OPD— Marie Powers, Leo Coleman, Anno Marie Alberghettl— Powerful, unusual offering for the art houses— 84m.— see Sept. 26 issue— (Italian-made)— (sung in English)— (Lopert). 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). MINNE— CD— Daniele Delarme, Franck Villiard, Jean Tissier— Amusing, spicy French import— 82m.— see May 9 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Hakim). MURDER WITHOUT CRIME-D-Dennis Price, Derek Farr, Patricia Plunkett— Fair import for the lower half— 76m.— see Oct. 10 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). MUSSORGSKY— DMU— Alexander Borisov, Nikolai Cherka¬ sov, A. Popov— Superior Soviet offering— 1 13m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (Russian-made]—(Engli$h titles)Magicolor)— (Artkino). MY FIRST LOVE— CD— Gerard Nery, Jacqueline Delubac, Aime ClaircfidRoutine French import— 76m.— see July 4 i$$ueT-(French-made]— (English titles)— (Cohen;. NATIVE SON— MD— Jean Wallace, Richard Wright, Gloria Madison— Racial meller may have appeal for art, clast spots— 90m. — see July 4 issue— (Argentinianmade)— (English dialogue)— (Classic). NO PLACE FOR JENNIFER-D-Leo Genn, Bea Cambell, Rosemond John— Interesting import— 90m.— tee Apr. 25 issue— Leg.: B— (English-made)— (Stratford). OUTRAGES OF THE ORIENT-D-Linda Estrella, Fernanda Royo, A4ona Lisa— Fair exploitation entry— 65m.— see Mar. 29 issue — (Made in Philippine Islands)— (Bell). PATH OF HOPE, THE — MD— Raf Vallone, Elena Varzi, Saro Urzi— Good for the art houses, Italian spots104m.— tee Sept. 12 issue— (italian-made)—(English titles)(Lux). PORTRAIT OF CLARE — D — Margaret Johnston, Robin Bailey, Richard Todd— For the art spots— 99m.— sea July 18 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). RATS OF TOBRUK-MD-"Chips" Rafferty, Grant Taylor, Peter Finch— Interesting art house offering85m.— see June 6 issue— (AustraTian-mada)—(Renown). RELUCTANT WIDOW, THE-COSMD-Jean Kent, Guy Rolfo, Kathleen Byron— Minor art house entry— 86m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). RIPTIDE— MD—Gerade Philipe, Madeleine Robinson, Jane Marken— Okeh French import— 75m.— see Apr. 25 issue -(French-made)— (English titles)— (Films International). RIVALS, THE— DOC --I interesting documentary for the Rus¬ sian houses— 40m.— see Apr. 25 issue— (Russian-made) —(English titles) — (Artkino). SCARRED— 'MD-Anna Magnani, Eduardo de Filippo, An¬ tonio CentoRoutine Italian import— 63m.— see Nov. 21 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Casolaro). SECRET OF MAYERLING, THE HISTD Jean Marais, Dominique Blanchar, Claude Farrel— Okeh art house attraction— 97m.— see May 23 issue(French-made) (English titles) — (Hakim). SIN OF ESTHER WATERS, THE-D-Kathleen Ryan, Dirk Bogarde, Cyril Cusak— Mediocre importation— 69m.— -see June 6 issue— (English-made)— (IRO). SONG OF DOLORES — MD — Imperio Argentina, Enrique Diosdado, Ricardo Canales— Okeh offering for Span¬ ish houses— see July 4 issua—(Spanish-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). TONY DRAWS A HORSE-F-Cecil Parker, Anne Crawford, Derek Bond— Delightful art house offering— 90m.— tee June 6 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). TREASURE, THE — F — Danuta Szaflarska, Jerzy Duszyntki, Adolph Dymszka— Mildly amusing Polish farce— 102m. —see Apr. 25 itsue—(Polish-made)— (English titles)(Pol-Ton). UNDER THE OLIVE TREE-MD-Raf Vallone, Lucia Bose, Folco Lulli— Good for the art houses, Italian spots— 107m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). VICTORS AND THE VANQUISHED, THE-HISTD-A. Dyky, Y. Shumsky, V. Mercuriev— Okeh entry for the Rus¬ sian houses76m.— see Apr. 25 issue— (Russian-made) —(English titles)— (Artkino). WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES-ADMD-Simone Simon, Val¬ entina Cortesa, Francoise Rosay— Realistic entry hat art house appeal— 92m.— see Aug. 29 issue— (Italianmade)— (English dialogue and English titles)— (Lopert). WONDERFUL TIMES— COMP— Leading world personalities of the past 50 years— Import has the angles for the clast and art spots— 86m.— see May 9 issue(Oermosimade)— (English titles)— (Academy). WOODEN HORSE, THE— AD— Leo Genn, David Tomlinson, Anthony Steel — Interesting art offering — 98m. — see Sept. 12 issue— (English-made)— (Snader). YOUNG GUARD — D— Vladimir Ivanov, Tamara Marakova Irena Marakova— Above average Russian import— 134m. — tee AAay 23 issue— (Russian-made) — (Eolith Htlea) — (Artirieel, YOUNG SCARFACE—MD— Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell — Minor English import— 80m.— too Nov. 21 issue— (English-made)— (MKD). NOVEMBER 14, 1951 EXHIBITOR