The Exhibitor (1952)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 5 TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOT — MD— Humphrey Bogart, Laureen Bacall, Walter Brennan— Names may help reissue— see July 2 issue— 100m.— (127). 3 FOR BEDROOM C—C— Gloria Swanson, James Warren, Jonine Perreau— Fair comedy for the duallere— 74m.— see Juno 4 issue— (NaturalColor)— (124), WHERE'S CHARLEY? — CMU— Ray Bolger, Allyn McLerie, Mary Germaine— Musical version of "Charley's Aunt" has the angles for the selling— see July 2 issue— 97m. —(Made in England)— (Technicolor)— (130). WINNING TEAM, THE— BID — Ronald Reagan, Doris Day, Frank LovejoyName values should assist baseball show — 98m. — see June 4 issue — (125). ^ TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABBOn AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD-Bud Ab¬ bott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke, Fran Warren— (SuperCinecolor), ALMA MATER— John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Co¬ burn. APRIL IN PARIS— Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin —(Technicolor). BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON-Doris Day, Gor¬ don MacRoe, Rosemary DeCamp— (Technicolor). CALAMITY JANE— Doris Day, Allyn McLerie, Gene Nelson —(Technicolor). CATTLE TOWN— Dennis Morgan, Rita Moreno, Philip Carey. DANGER FORWARD — Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochron, Phyllis Thaxter. DESERT SONG, THE— Gordon MacRae, Kathryn Grayson, Steve Cochran — (Technicolor). END OF THE RAINBOW— Virginia Mayo, Gordon Mac¬ Rae. HIS MAJESTY O'KEEFE— Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, Benson Fona— (Technicolor) — (Mode in Fiji Islands). I CONFESS— AAontgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Mal¬ den. JAZZ SINGER, THE— Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Allyn Joslyn— (Technicolor). MAN BEHIND A GUN, THE-Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore, Philip Carey— (Technicolor) MASTER OF BALLANTRAE, THE Errol Flynn, Beatirce Campbell, Roger Livesey — (Technicolor)— (Made in England). NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE-Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone. RAIDERS OF THE SOUTHWEST-Randolph Scott, Phyllis Kirk, Lex Barker— (WarnerColor). SHE'S BACK ON BROADWAY — Virginia Mayo, Steve Cochrane, Frank Lovejoy, Gene Nelson, Pdtrice Wymore, Phyllis Coates— (WarnerColor). STOP, YOU'RE KILLING ME— Broderick Crawford, Claire Trevor, Virginia Gibson, Sheldon Leonard— (Warner¬ Color). TOP OF THE WORLD— Frank Lovejoy, Steve Cochran. Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA-CMDBela Lugosi, Duke Mitchell, Sammy Petrillo, Charlita —For exploitation spots and lower half— 74m.— see Sept. 24 issue— Leg.! B — (Realart). BLACK LASH, THE— W— Lash La Rue, Fuzzy St. John, Peggy Stewart— Routine western — 55m.-^see May 7 issue — (Realart). BREAlKDOWN— D— Ann Richards, William Bishop, Ann Gwynne, Sheldon Leonard — Okeh for the lower half —75m. — see July 30 issue— (Realart). DU PONT STORY, THE— HISD— Eduard Franz, Marcel Journet, Sigrid Gurie — Impressive history of Du Pont Company holds interest— 72m.— see July 16 Issue— (Technicolor)— (Modern). GEISHA GIRL — CMD — Martha Hyer, William Andrews, Archer MacDonald— Okeh . for the exploitation spots and duallers— 67m.— see June 18 Issue— (Made in Japan)— (English dialogue)— Leg.: B— (Realart). IF MOSCOW STRIKES— DOC— Narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis— Well-made documentary has the angles— 69m.— see May 21 issue — (The March of Time). KID MONK BARON'I—D— Richard Rober, Bruce Cabot, Allene Roberts— Okeh for the lower half— 79m.— see May 7 issue— Leg.: B— (Realart). MODELS, INC.— MD — Howard Duff, Coleen Gray, John Howard— For the duallers— 74m.— see May 21 issue— Leg.: B— (Mutual). ORIENTAL EVIL— MD— Martha Hyer, Byron Michie, George Breakston— Routine meller— ^5m. — see Sept. 24 Issue —(Made in Japan)— (Classic). SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION-D-Kent Taylor, Gloria Holden, Gene Lockhart— Anti-communist film has the angles for the selling— 85m.— see Sept. 10 issue— (Astor). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) AFFAIRS OF A MODEL— CD— Alf Kjellin, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Marianne Lofgren— Swedish import has some angles — 80m.— see Aug. 13 issue— (Swedish-made)— (English titles) — (Union). AMAZING MONSIEUR FABRE, THE-BID-Pierre Fresnay, Elina La Bourdette, Andre Randall— High rating im¬ port— 89m.— see Sept. 24 issue — (French-made)— Eng¬ lish dialogue)(Futter). ANNA — D — Silvana Mangano, Gaby Morlay, Vittorio Gassmann— Well-made but lengthy import— 1 1 1m.— see July 30 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). ANGELO IN THE CROWD— CD— Angelo Maggto, Umberto Spadaro, Isa Pola— Dreary Italian import— 82m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Con¬ tinental). BEAUTY AND THE DEVIL-DFAN-Michel Simon, Gerard Philipe, Nicole Besnard — Engrossing art house entry —95m. — see Sept. 10 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Davis). BEHIND CLOSED SHUHERS-MD-Massimo GirottI, Eleo¬ nora Rossi, Giulietta Masina— Mediocre Italian met¬ ier— 91m. — see July 16 Issue— (Italian-made)— (English dubbing) — Leg.: C— (Lux). BERLINER, THE— SAT— Gert Frobe, Aribert Wascher, Tat¬ iana Sais— Minor German import— 80m.— see Nov. 5 issue(German-made) — (English titles and narration) — (Burstyn), BRANDY FOR THE PARSON— CD— James Donald, Kenneth More, Jean Lodge— Amusing British offering should please art house audiences— 75m.— see Sept. 24 issue titles)— (Jewel). CADETS OF GUASCOGNA, THE— CMU— Ferruccio Tagliavini, Luciano SangiorgI, Fulvia Mammi— Okeh comedy for Italian audiences— 103m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Continental). CAIRO ROAD— MD— Eric Portman, Laurence Harvey, Maria Mauben— Import will fit into the lower half— 82m.— see Aug. 27 issue— (English-made)— (Realart). CAPTAIN BLACK JACK— MD— George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Patricia Roc— Interesting import has names to help— 90m. — see Sept. 10 issue— (European-made)— (Classic). CASQUE D OR, THE STORY OF A BLONDE— MD-Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin— French meller has the angles— 95m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). CURTAIN UP — C— Robert Morley, Margaret Rutherford, Olive Sloane— Some art spots may be able to use it— 93m. — see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Rank). CUPBOARD WAS BARE. THE Fernandel, Berthe Bovy, Dinan— Macabre French farce f&r the art spots— 85m. —see June 18 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Hakim). DANCE HALL GIRLS-DMU-Bonar Coileano, Donald Houston, Diana Dors— Import will fit into the lower half— 67m.— see Sept. 24 issue— Leg.: B— (Englishmade)— (Bell). DANGER IS A WOMAN-MD-Henri Vidal, Francoise Arnoul, Maria Mauban— French meller has the angles —90m.— see May 7 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Discina). DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT— MYC-BrIan Reece, Joy Shel¬ ton, Christine Norden— Routine British whodunit— 67m.— see Sept. 10 Issue— (English-made)— (Famous). DARK MAN, THE — MD — Edward Underdown, Maxwell Reed, Natasha ParryInteresting British meller— 73m. —see July 2 issue— (English-made)— (Fine Arts). DAY WILL COME, THE-D-Dieter Borsche, Maria Schell, Lil Dagover— Well mode German import— 92m.— see June 4 issue— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). DEATH OF AN ANGEL-MYMD-Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter, Julie Somers— Routine import — 65m.— see Sept. 24 is¬ sue— (English-made)— (Famous). EDWARD AND CAROLINE-F-Daniel Gelin, Anne Vernon, Jacques Francois— Delightful French farce — 90m. — see May 7 issue — (French-made)— (English titles)— (Com¬ mercial). ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL, THE-MI>-David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Cyril Cusack— Okeh for the art houses— 107m.— see July 2 Issue— (English-made)— (Techni¬ color)— (Rank). FALL OF BERLIN, THE-AD-M. Gelovoni, Boris Andreyev, M. Kovaleva— Okeh offering for houses playing Russian films— 125m.— see July 2 Issue— (AAagicolor)— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Artkino). FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, THE-Kay Tendeter, Gwendoline Watford, Irving Steeir— Mediocre horror import— 70m.— see June 18 issue— (English-made)— (Bernard-AAanson). FATHER'S DILEMMA— F—Aldo Fabrizi, Gaby Moray, Adrionna Mazzotti— Highly amusing import— 80m.— see Nov. 5 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles and narration) — (Arthur Davis). FLESH AND BLOOD D Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, Joan Oreenwood— Art house entry will have to de¬ pend on name draw— 94m.— see Apr. 23 issue — (Eng¬ lish-made)— (Snader). FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS-BID-Aldo Fabrizi, Monks of Nocere Inferiore Monastery — Episodic biography for the art and Catholic spots— 80m.— see Oct. 22 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Burstyn). FORCE OF DESTINY, THE OPD Nelly Corradi, Gino Sinimberghi, Tito Gobbi — Condensed opera should appeal to music lovers — 100m.— see Nov. 5 issue— (Italian-made) — (English narration) — (Screen Arts Sales). FRENCH WAY, THE— ROMCMU— Josephine Baker, Michelline Prelle, Georges Marchal— Slow-moving French import— 74m. — see Sept. 24 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Manor). GODS OF BALI, THE — DOC— Cast taken on location under direction of Robert Snyder; narration written by Sydney Carroll, spoken by John Rodney— Balinese film can be exploited— 61m.— see Nov. 5 issue— (Filmed in Bali)— (English narration)— (Classic). GRAND CONCERT, THE— MU— Valeriya Barsova, Kseniya Derzhinskaya, Olga Lepeshinskaya— Topnotch Soviet entry— 100m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (AAagicolor)— (Rus¬ sian-made) — (English titles)— (Artkino). HIGH TREASON— MD— Liam Redmond, Mary Morris, Andre Morrell— Good British spy meller— 90m.— see June 18 issue— (English-made)— (Pacemaker). HIS EXCELLENCY-C-ErIc Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry— Moderate art house fare— 84m.— see July 16 issuoM English-made)— (Rank). I BELIEVE IN YOU— D— Cecil Parker, Celia Johnson, Harry Fowler— Exploitation may sell ordinary import— 96m. —see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made)— (Rank). IN THE CIRCUS ARENA-DOC-Circus artists of the USSR— Entertaining Soviet import— 1 19m.— see May 7 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Magicolor) — (^tkino). KATY'S LOVE AFFAIR-O-Anna Neagle, Michael Wild¬ ing, Gladys Young— Okeh offering for the art and class spots— 76m.— see July 16 issue — (English-made) — (Snoder). LADY GODIVA RIDES AGAIN-C— Dennis Price, John McCollum, Stanley Holloway— Minor import has obvious selling angles— 98m.— see Sept. 24 issue(English-made)— (London). LAST MISSION, THE — MD — Smaroula Yiouli, Miranda Myrat, Vasilios Diamantupoulos— Okeh drama of Greek underground-8 1m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Greekmade)— (no English titles)(Finos). LIFE OF DONIZETTI, THE — BIDMU — Amedeo Nazzari, AAarlella Lotti, Mario Ferrari— Routine Italian import —97m.— see May 7 Issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— Leg.: B— (Lupa). LOYOLA-THE SOLDIER SAINT-BID-Rafael Duron, Man¬ uel Luna, Maria Rosa Jiminez— Religious import may attract in Catholic areas— 93m.— see May 7 issue— (Spanish-made)— (Dubbed in EnglIsh)-(Simpex Rellqlous Classics). MAGIC BOX, THE — BID — Robert Donat, Margaret John¬ son, A^ria Schnell— Superior English import— 98m.— see Oct. 22 issue — (English-made) — (Technicolor) — (Mayer-Kingsley). MAGIC SWORD, THE— DFAN— Rode Markoovich, Milvoye Zhivanovich, Vera Ilich-Djukieh— Fanciful adventure story has exploitation possibilities— 90m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Yugoslav-made)— (English titles)— (Ellis). MAY;nME IN MAYFAIR -MCDAnna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Peter Graves— Lightweight British musical94m.-see May 21 issuo-(Tochnicolor)-(English-mado) — (Reolart). MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, THE-OPC-Sonja Ziemann, Camilla Spira, Paul Esser— German import should appeal to some spots— 92m.— see Oct. 22 issue— titles)-(Central Cinema). MISS ITALY— D — Gina Lollobrigida, Richard Ney, Con¬ stance Dowling— Okeh import has some angles to sell -91m-see May 21 issue-(ltalian-made)-(EnQlIsh titles)— (Lux). MISS JULIE— MD— Anita Bjork, Ulf Palme, Inger Norberg —Grim Swedish meller— 90m.— see Apr. 23 Issuo^9.: C-(Swedish-made)-(English titlos)-(Trans Global). MR. DENNING DRIVES NORTH-MD-John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Sam Wanamaker— Good melodramatic imPOrt— 93m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made) — (London). NEW CHINA, THE — DOC — Directed by Sergei Gerasimov _ Excelent study of Red China— 103m.-see Oct. 22 issue-(Russian-made)-(Made in China)^Artkino). NIGHTMARE IN RED CHINA-D-No cast availableMediocre exploitation film— 63m.— see Nov. 19 issue —(Made in China)— (English dialogue)— (Friedgen). NO RESTING PLACE— MD— Michael Gough,, Noel Purcell Eithne Dunne— Minor import— 80m.— see Apr. 23 issue —(English-made)— (Classic). OLD MOTHER RILEY— F—^hur Lucan, Kitty McShan^ Llll Bouchier-Zany Engliris farce will fit Into the (ewer ''"'y iMue (English-made) (Bristol). PERFECTIONIST, THE— D— Pierre Fresnay, Renee Devillers Marcel Andre— Okeh French drama— 91m.— see May 2f issue-(French-made)— (English titles )— (Discina). PRIZE, THE— F— Bourvil, Baconnet, Duvaleix— Well spiced Gallic import-88m.-see June 18 issue-(French-made) —(English titles)— (Classic). ROBINSON CRUSOELAND-C-Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Susy Delair— Laurel and Hardy import may satisfy the juvenile trade— 82m.-see Sept. 24 issue-(Frenchmade)— (Dubbed in English)— (Franco-London). SAVAGE TRIANGLE— D—Maelelne Robinson, Frank Villard, Pierre Michell Beck — High rating French import —112m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— Leg.! C— (Burstyn). STRANGE^ ONES, THE— DFAN— Nicole Stephane, Edouard Dermithe, Renee Cosima— Import has limited art house appeal— 98m.-see Sept. 10 issue— (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Mayer-Kingsley). TARAS SHEVCHENKO — BID — Sergei Bondarchuk, Ivan Pereverez, Gnat YuraOkeh Soviet import— 102m.— see Sept. 24 issue — (Russian-made)— (English titles) —(Magicolor)— (Artkino). THIRST OF MEN, THE— D— Georges Marchal, Dany Robin, Andre Clement— Moderate French import— 83m.— see Nov. 19 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Union). THREE SINNERS— D— Fernandel, Jacques Barennes, Ray¬ mond Souplex, Jeanne Moreau— Gallic entry hoe limited art house appeal— 84m.— see July 30 Issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Sachson). TRAIN OF EVENTS— D— Valerie Hobson, John Clements, Irina Baronova— Routine British offering— 67m. — sec June 18 issue — (English-made)— (Fine Arts). TRIP TO AMERICA— MUCD— Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Oliver Hussenot— Pleasant light French comedy for the art spots— 75m.— see Nov. 5 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Lewis). TOMORROW IS TOO LATE-D-Pier Angeli, Vittorio Dc Sica, Lois Maxwell— WelUmade import hat the angles — 103m.— see Apr. 23 issue — (Italian-made) — (English titles)— (Burstyn). TOPAZE—C— Fernandel, Helene Perdiere, Pierre Larquey —French comedy of morals is okeh for the art spots — 114m.— see Nov. 19 issue— (French-made) — (English titles)— (Discina). WALL OF DEATH— MD — Susan Shaw, Laurence Harvey, Maxwell Reed— Okeh British entry— 90m.— see Apr. 23 issue — (English-made) — (Realart). WHITE CORRIDORS— D— Goodie Withers, James Donald, Godfrey Reorle— Interesting import m the art spots —102m.— see July 16 Issue— (English-mode)— (Rank). YOU CAN'T BEAT THE IRISH-CD-Jack Warner, Barbara Mullen, Joan Kenny— Laugh-filled art house offering— 73m.— tee June 18 issue— (English-made)— (Stratford). YOUNG WIVES' TALE-C-Joan Greenwood, Nigel Pat¬ rick, Derek Farr— Mild import for art and class spots —7^.— see June 4 Issue— (Engllth-mode)—(Strotford). NOVEAABER 12, 1952 EXHIBITOR