The Exhibitor (1952)

THE CHECK>UP Servisection 5 STORY OF Will ROGERS, THE-BIOD-Will Rogers, Jr., Jane Wyman, Carl Benfon Reid— Biographical drama has the angles — 109m.— see July 30 issue — (Techni¬ color)— (129). TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOT-MD-Humphrey Bogart, Lauren 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 duallers— 7^.— see June 4 issue— (NaturalColor)— (124). WHERE'S CHARIEY?— 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 LoV6|oy— Name values should assist baseball show— 98m.— see June 4 issue— (125). TO BI REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABBOn AND COSTEllO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD-Bud Ab¬ bott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke, Fran Warren— (SuperCinecolor) — (208). BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON-Doris Day, Gor¬ don MacRae, Rosemary DeCamp— (Technicolor). CALAMITY JANE— Doris Day, Howard Keel, Gene Nelson —(Technicolor)— (207). CATTLE TOWN— Dennis Morgan, Rita Moreno, Philip Carey. CITY IS DARK, THE— Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk. 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 Fonq— (Technicolor) — (Made in Fiji Islands). I CONFESS— Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Mal¬ den. JAZZ SINGER, THE— Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Allyn Joslyn— (Technicolor). LAST PATROL, THE— Randolph Scott, Phyllis Kirk, Lex Barker— (V/arnerColor). 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. PLUNDER OF THE SUN— Glenn Ford, Diana Lynn, Patricia Medina. SHE'S BACK ON BROADWAY-Virginia Mayo, Steve Cochrane, Frank Lovejoy, Gene Nelson, Patrice Wymore, Phyllis Coates— (WarnerCoIor). STOP, YOU'RE KILLING ME — Broderick Crawford, Claire Trevor, Virginia Gibson, Sheldon Leonard— (WarnerColor). SYSTEM, THE — Frank Lovejoy, Joan Weldon. TOP OF THE WORLD— Frank Lovejoy, Steve Cochran. TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY-John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn. Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) BATTLES OF CHIEF PONTIAC-OMD-Lex Barker, Helen Westcott, Lon Chaney— Indian entry will fit into the lower half— 72m.— see Nov. 19 issue— (Realart). BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA-CMDBelo 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 LaRue, Fuizy St. John, Peggy Stewart— Routine western— 55m.— see May 7 issue— (Realort). BREAKDOWN— 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 Gurle — Impressive history of Du Pont Company holds interest— 72m.— see July 16 issue— (Technicolor)— (ModeYn). GEISHA GIRL — CMD — Martha Hyer, William Andrews, Archer MacDonald— Okeh for the exploitatien spots and duoJiers— 67m.— see June 18 issue— (Made in Japan)— (English dialogue)— Leg.: B— (Realart). IF MOSCOW STRIKES— DOC— Narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis— WelUmade 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 doallers— 74m.— see May 21 issue— Leg.: B— (Mutual). ORIENTAL EVIL— MD— Martha Hyer, Byron Michie, George Breakston— Routine melleir— ^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). ANGEL STREET— MD— Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell— Slow moving British import— ^Om. —see Nov. 19 lssue—(English-made)— (Commercial). ANNA — D — Silvana Mangano, Gaby Morlay, Vittorio Cassmann — Well-made but lengthy import— 1 1 1m.— see July 30 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (lux). ANGELO IN THE CROWD — CD— Angelo Maggio, Umberto Spadaro, Isa PoloDreary 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 SHUTTERS — MD— Massimo Girotti, Eleo¬ nora Rossi, Giulietta Masina — Mediocre Italian meller— 91m.— see July* 16 issue— (Italian-made)— (English dubbing) — Le^.: C— (Lux). BERLINER, THE— SAT— Gert Frobe, Aribert Wascher, Tatjana 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 -(English-made)— (Mayer Kingsley). 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 for 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 AAAN, THE — MD — Edward Underdown, Maxwell Reed, Natasha Parry— Interesting British meller— 73m. —see July 2 Issue(English-made)— (Fine Arts). DAY WILL COME, THE— D— Dieter Borsche, Moria Schell, Lil Dagover — Well made 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-MD-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. Gelovani, Boris Andreyev, M. Kovaleva— Okeh offering for houses playing Russian films— 125m.— see July 2 issue— (Magicolor)— (Russian-mode)— (English titles)— (Artkino). FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, THE-Kay Tendeter, Gwendoline Watford, Irving Steen— Mediocre horror import— 70m.— see Juno 18 issue — (English-made)— ( Bernard-Artanson) . FATHER'S DILEMMA-F-Aldo Fabrizi, Gaby Moray, Adrianna Mazzotti— Highly amusing import— 80m.— see Nov. 5 iESua—(ltalian-made)— (English titles and narration)— Leg.: B— (Arthur Davis). 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). FOUR STEPS, THE— CD— Ginette Lacage, Nicos Hadjiscos, John Prineas— Pleasant entertainment for Greek audi¬ ences— 1 10m.— see Nov. 19 issue — (Greek-made)— (No English titles)— (Metaxas). 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— 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 ^peshinskaya— Topnotch Soviet entry— 100m.— see Sept. 24 issue — (Magicolor)— (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-Er!c Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry— Moderate art bouM faro— B4m.— see ^ly 16 issue— ( Engl ish-ntade)— (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 ef the USSR— Entertaining Soviet import— 1 19m.— see May 7 issue— (Russian-made)— (English titles)— (Magicolor) —(Artkino). KATY'S LOVE AFFAIR— O— Anna Neagle, Michael Wild¬ ing, Gladys Young— Okeh offering fer the art and class spots— 76m.— see July 16 issue— (English-made) — (Snader). LADY GODIVA RIDES AGAIN-C-Dennis Price, John McCollum, Stanley Holloway— Minor import has obvious selling ongles— 98m.-see Sept. 24 issue(English-made)— (London). LAST MISSION, JHE — 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 — Bi DMU — Amedeo Nazzari, AAariella Lotti, AAario Ferrari— Routine Italian import --^m.— see May 7 issue— (Italian-made)-(English titles)Leg.: B— (Lupa). lOYOLA-THE SOLDIER SAINT-BID-Rafael Duran, Man uel Luna, Maria Rosa Jiminez— Religious import may attract in Catholic areas— 93m.— see May 7 issue— (Spanish-made)-(Dubbed in English)-(Simpex Re¬ ligious Classics), MAGIC BOX,^ THE — BID — Robert Donat, Margaret John¬ son, Maria Schnell— Superior English import— 103m.— see Oct. 22 issue (English-made) — (Technicolor) — (Mayer-Kingsley). MAGIC^ SWORD, THE— DFAN— Rade Markoovich, Milvoye Zhivanovich, Vera l)ich-D|ukieh — Fanciful adventure story has exploitation possibilities— 90m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Yugoslav-made)-(English titles)-(Ellis). MAYFAIR — MCD — Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Peter Graves— lightweight British musical94m.-see May 21 lssue-(Te€hnicolor)-(English-made) —(Realart). MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, THE-OPC-Sonja Ziemann, Camilla Spira, Paul Esser— German import should appeal to some spots— 92m.— see Oct. 22 issue— —(German-made)— (English titles)-(Central Cinema). MISS ITALY— D—Gjna Lollobrigida, Richard Ney, Con¬ stance Dowling— Okeh import hat some angles to tell --91m— see May 21 issue— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). MR. DENNING DRIVES NORTH-MD-John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Sam WanamakerGood melodramatic imPO'’f~93m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made) — (London). ■ V M ee wri ■ •I'S^, 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.— Leg.: B-see Nov. 19 issue -(Made in China) — (English dialogue)-^ (Friedgen). < OLD MOTHER RILEY-F-Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Llll Bouchier-Zany English force will fit Into the lower ~ **• ••“'y ~ (English-made) (Bristol). PERFECTIONIST, THE — D — Pierre Fresnay, Renee Devillors Marcel Andre— Okeh French drama— 91m.— see May 2f issue— (French-madel—(Engli$h titles )-(DIscina). PRIZE, THE— F— Bourvil, Baconnet, Duvaleix — Well spiced Gallic import-Sem.-see June 18 is5ue-(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—Maeleine’ 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.— ^ee Sept. lO issue— (Frenchmade)— (English titles)— (Mayer-Kingsley). TARAS SHEVCHENKO — BID — Sergei Bondarchuk, Ivan Pereverez, Gnat Yura— Okeh 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 SJNNERS—D— Fernandel, Jacques Barennes, Ray¬ mond Souplex, Jeanne Moreau— Gallic entiv hat limited art house sMspeal— 84m.— see July 30 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Sachson). TRAIN OF EVENTS-D-Valerle Hobson, John Clements, Irina Baronova— Routine British offering— 67m. — tea June 18 issue — (English-made)— (Fine Arts). TRIP TO AMERICA— MUCD— Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Oliver Hussenot— Pleasant light French comedy for the art spots75m.— see Nov. 5 issue — ( French -made)— (English titles)— (Lewis). 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). WHITE CORRIDORS— D—Googlo Withers, James Donald, Godfrey Rearle— Interesting import for tho art spots —102m.— see July 16 Issue— (English-made)— (Rank). YOU CAN'T BEAT THE IRISH-CD-Jack Warner, Barbara Mullen, Joan Kenny— laugh-filled art house offering— 73m.— see 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— (English-made)— (Stratford). NOVEMBER 26, 1952 EXHIBITOR