The Exhibitor (1951)

THi CHECK-UP ServHectlon S MEET DANNY WILSON-Frank Sinatra, Shelly Winters, Alex Nicol-(205). RED BAIL EXPRESS— Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Charles Drake. SON OF All BABA— Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot— (Technicolor). SOURDOUGHS, THE— Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Denise Darcel. STEEL TOWN— Ann Sheridan, John Lund, Howard Duff— (Technicolor), TREASURE OF THE LOST CANYON, THE-William Powell, Julia Adams, Cherries Drake — (Technicolor). WEEKEND WITH FATHER-Van Heflin, Patricia Neal, Richard Denning— (206). WORLD IN HIS ARMS, THE— Gregory Peck, Ann Blyth, Anthony Quinn— (Technicolor). Warners (19S0-51 releasee from 001 up) . (1951-52 releases from 101 up) ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE— WD— Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan— Names should help make the difference88m.— see May 9 issue— (025). CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER HISTMD Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty— Topnoteh—1 17m. —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, Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey— Well-made entry has names to help— nSm.— see Sept. 26 issue — Leg.: B— (106). FORCE OF ARMS— ROMD— William Holden, Nancy Olson, Frank LovejoyWell-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-Steve 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— ((K23). JIM THORPE — ALL AMERICAN — BID — Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter— Should land in the better money— 107m.— see June 20 issue— (101). ON MO.ONLIGHT 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— (Technicolor)-(105). STRANGERS ON A TRAIN MD -y 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 Hunter— Vivid 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 duallers— 90m.— 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, Aileen 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— (Warnercolor). CRIMSON PIRATE, THE-Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat(Technicolor)— (Made in Italy). DISTANT DRUMS— Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon, Ray Teal— 101m.-(TechnicoIor)-(111). HEAR NO EVIL— Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Free¬ man. I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS Doris Day, Patrice Wymore, Danny Thomas, Frank Lovejoy. LION AND THE HORSE, THE-Steve Cochran, Ray Teal, Sherry Jackson.. MARA MARU— Errol Flynn, Paul Picerni. NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel McCrea, Virginia 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, Gordan 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)— (Made 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— 65m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (Realart). DEVIL'S SLEEP— D—Lita Grey Chaplin, John Mitchum, Wil¬ liam Thomason— For the exploitation houses— 74m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (Screen Art). GAY GIRLIES— BUR— AH 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). TWO DOLLAR BETTOR-MD-John Litel, Marie Windsor, Steve Broidy— 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 Mdrray, Felix Aylmer— Novelty attraction offers pfenty of merchandising angles— 79m.— see Ayg. 1 issue— ( European -made)— (Anscocolor)— (Sou vaine). 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 Marshal, 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— MD— 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)— (Disting¬ uished). 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). EDGE OF THE WORLD, THE-MD-John Laurie, Bell Chrystall, Eric Berry— Engrossing art house attraction— 73m.— see 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 issue— (Czech-made)— (English narration)— (NuAgfa color)— (Rembrandt). EROICA (The Beethoven Story)— BIODMU—Ewald Balser, Marianne Schoenauer, Judith Hoizmeister— 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). FLAME OF PARIS, THE-DMU-Josephine Baker, Albert Prejean, Robert Arrouz— Josephine Baker's current ^popularity should help import— 60m.— see June 20 * issue— (French-made)— (English titles) — (Hoffberg). GALLOPING MAJOR, THE— C— Basil Radfprd, Jimmy Han¬ ley, Janette Scott— Highly amusing import— 81 Vzm. see Oct. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Souvaine). GOOSE BOY, THE— D— Imre Soos, Teri Horvath, Eva Turrkay— Interesting offering for the Russian houses— lOlm.— 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). HISTORY OF MR. POLLY, THE-CD-John Mills, Sally Howes, Megs Jenkins— British comedy has limited art house appeal— 77m.— see Nov. 21 issue— (Englishmade)— (IRO). 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)— (Lopert). KRAKATIT — DFAN— Karek Hoger, Florence Marly, Frantisek Smolik— Unusual anti-war entry for the art houses — 102m. — see May 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). LAUGHTER IN PARADISE— C—Alastalr Sim, Fay Compton, Guy Middleton— Highly humorous import— 96V2m.— see Nov. 21 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). LIEUTENANT CRAIG— MISSING — MD — Enrico Viorisio, Delic 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). LOS OLVIDADOS— MD— Estela Inda, Alfonso Mejia, Mig¬ uel Inclan— Thrilling meller for Spanish speking audi¬ ences— 80m.— see Dec. 5 issue — (Mexican-made)— (No English titles)— (Aztec). MA POMME— CD— Maurice Chevalier, Sophie Desmarets, Jean Wall— Routine import has Chevalier name to help draw— 90m. — see Nov. 7 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). MAN IN THE DINGHY-F-Michael Wilding, Odile Vorsois. Jack Hulbert, Constance Cummings— Laugh filled import for the art spots83m.— see Nov. 7 issue— (English-made)— (Snader). MANIACS ON WHEELS— D— Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano, Renee Asherson— Routine import— 76m.— see July 18 issue— ( Engl ish-made)—( IRO). MARIE OF THE PORT— D — Jean Gabin, Blanchette Brunoy, Nicole Courcel— Pleasing art house entertainment— 90m.— see Aug. 15 issue— Leg.: C— (French-made)(English titles)— (Bellon-Ffoulke). MEDIUM, THE— OPD— Marie Powers, Leo Coleman, Anna Marie Alberghetti— 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)— (English titles)—Magicolor)(Artkino). MY FIRST LOVE— CD— Gerard Nery, Jacqueline Delubac, Aime Clairefid— Routine French import— 76m.— see July 4 issue-:-(French-made)— (English titles)— (Cohen). NATIVE SON— MD— Jean Wallace, Richard Wright, Gloria Madison— Racial meller may have appeal for art, class spots— 90m.— see July 4 Issue— (Argentinianmade)— (English dialogue)— (Classic). OUTRAGES OF THE ORIENT-D-Linda Estrella, Fernando Royo, Mona 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 spots— l64m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (ltalIan-made)—(English titles)— (Lux). PORTRAIT OF CLARE — D — Margaret Johnston, Robin Bailey, Richard Todd— For the art spots— 99m.— see July 18 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). RATS OF TOBRUK-MD-"Chips" Rafferty, Grant Taylor, Peter Finch— Interesting art house offering— 85m.— see June 6 issue — (Australian-made)— (Renown). RELUCTANT WIDOW, THE-COSMD-Jean Kent, Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron— Minor art house entry— 86m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). SCARRED— MD— Anna Magnani, Eduardo de Filippo, An¬ tonio Centa— Routine 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 hoUM 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 issue— (Spanish-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). TOAST TO LOVE— DMU— Irina Baronova, • David Silva, Miguel Arenas— Mediocre art house offering— 82m.— see Dec. 5 issue— (Made in Mexico)— (English titles and commentary)— (Astor). TONY DRAWS A HORSE-F-Cecil Parker, Anne Crawford, Derek Bond— Delightful art house offering— 90m.— see June 6 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). UNDER THE OLIVE TREE-MD-Raf Vallone, Lucia Bose, Foleo Lulli— Good for the art houses, Italian spots107m.— see Sept. 12 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES-ADMD-Simone Simon, Val¬ entina Cortesa, Francoise Rosay— Realistic entry has 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 class and art spots— 86m.— see May 9 issue— (Germanmade)— (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 Marokova Irene Marakova— Above average Russian import— 134m. — see May 23 issue— (Russian-made) — (Ei^lith YOUNG SCARFACE—MD— Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell — Minor English import— 80m.— see Nov. 21 issue— (English-made)— (MKD). NOVEMBER 28, 1951 EXHIBITOR /