The Exhibitor (1952)

THE CHECK-UP Servisectfon 5 STORY OP WILL ROGERS, THB-BIOD-Will Rogers, Jr., Jana Wyman, Carl Benton Reid— Biographical drama hoe 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). WHERE'S CHARIEY?-CMU-Ray Bolger, Allyn McLerie, AAary Germaine— Musical version of "Charley's Aunt" has the angles for the sellingsee July 2 issue— 97m. — (AAade in England)— (Technicolor)— (130). TO BE REVnWEO OR IN PRODUCTION BLOWING WILD — Gary Cooper, Borbara Stanwyck, Ruth Romart— (Mode in Mexico). BLUE GARDENIA, THE— Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Nat "King" Cole. BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON-Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Rosemary DeCamp— (Technicolor). CALAMITY JANE— Doris Day, Howard Keel, Gene Nelson —(Technicolor)— (207). CITY IS DARK, THE— Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Sterling Hayden. DESERT SONG, THE— Gordon AAocRae, Kathryn Grayson, Steve Cochran^(Teehnicolor). EDDIE CANTOR STORY, THE— Keefe Brasselle, Marilyn Erskine— (Technicolor). END OP THE RAINBOW— Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRaa. EVERYBODY COMES TO RICK'S-Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee — (Technicolor). GRACE MOORE STORY, THE-Kathryn Grayson, Walter Abel, Merv Griffin — (Technicolor). HIS MAJESTY O'KEEFE— Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, Benson Fong— (Technicolor) — (AAade in Fiji Islands). I CONFESS— Atontgemery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl AAal* den. LION IS IN THE STREETS, A-James Cagney, Barbara Hale, Ann Francis — (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— (WarnerColor). SULU SEA— Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Hayden Rorke. SYSTEM, THE— Frank Lovejoy, Joan Weldon, Dan Sey¬ mour, 3. SAILORS AND A GIRL-Jane Powell, Gene Nelson, ^~Gordon MacRae— (Technicolor). THUNDER OVER THE PLAINS-Randolph Scott, Phyllis Kirk, Lex Barker— (WarnerColor). TOP OF THE WORLD— Frank Lovejoy, Steve Cochran. TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY-John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, Miscellaneaus (Distributers' addresses will be furnished on request) BAHLES OF CHIEF PONTIAC-OMD-Lex Barker, Helen Westcott, Lon Choney— Indian entry will fit into the lower half— 72m.— see Nov. 19 issue — (Reclart). BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN 60RILLA-CM0Bela Lugosi, Duke Mitchell, Sammy Petrillo, Charlita —For exploitation spots and lower half— 74m.— see Sept. 24 issue— Leg. s B — (Realart). BREAKDOWN— D— Ann Richords, William Bishop, Ann Gwynne, Sheldon Leonard — ^keh for the lower half —75m.— see July 30 issue — (Realart). BWANA DEVIL— AD— Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, Nigel Bruce— Novelty third-dimensional film can be ex¬ ploited to the hilt— 79m,— see Dec. 17 issue — (Partly made in Africa) — (Ansco Color)— (Notural Vision). DU PONT STORY, THE— HISD— Eduard Frani, Marcel Journet, Sigrid Gurie — Impressive history of Du Pont Company holds interest— 72m.— see July 16 issue— (Technicolor)— (Modern). JULIUS CAESAR— D— Charlton Heston, Harold Tasker, Helen Ross— Amateur-mode production may be at¬ tractive to some art spots— 90m.— see Dec. 17 issue -(Brandon). ORIENTAL EVIL— MD— Martha Hyer, Byron Michie, George Breakston— Routine meller— ^m.— 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— (Fronch-made)—English dialogue)— (Futter). ANGEL STREET— MD—Antoft Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell— Slow moving British import-^Om. —see Nov. 19 issue— (English-made)— (Commercial). ANNA — D — Silvana Mangano, Gaby Morlay, Vittorio Gassmann— Mangano draw should make this an okeh entry for the art spots1(X)m.— see Jan. 14 is¬ sue — Leg.: B — (italian-made)— (Dubbed in English)— (IFE). ANGELO IN THE CROWD — CD— Angelo Maggio, Umberto Spadaro, Isa Pola— Dreary Italian import— 82m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Itaiian-made)— (English titles)— (Con¬ tinental). BEAUTY AND THE DEVIL — DFAN— Michel Simon, Gerard Philipe, Nicole BesnardEngrossing art house entry — 95m. — see Sept. 10 issue — (French-made)— (English tlrtes)-(Davlt). BEHIND CLOSED SHUHERS-MD-Massimo Girotti, Eleanora Rossi, Giulietta Masina— Mediocre Italian mai¬ ler— 91m.— see July 16 Issue — (Italian-made)— (English dubbing) — Leg.: C— (Lux). BERLINER, THE— SAT— Gert Frobe, Aribert Wascher, Tatjana Sais— Minor German import— 80ra.— see Nov. 5 issue— (German-made) — (English titles and narration) — (Burstyn). BRAVE DON'T CRY, THE— D— John Gregson, Meg Buch¬ anan, John Rae — Okeh dramatic import for the art spots — 90m. — see Dec. 3 issue — (English-made) — (Mayer-Kingsley). BRANDY FOR THE PARSON — CD — James Donaid, Kenneth More, Jean Lodge— Amusing British offering should please art house audiences— 75m.— see Sept. 24 issue — (English-made)(Mayer Kingsley). CADETS OF GUASC06NA, THE — CMU — Ferruccio Tagliavini, Luciano Sangiorgi, Fulvia Mammi— Okeh comedy for Italian audiences— 103m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Italianmade) — (English titles)— (Continental). CAIRO ROAD — MD— Wc 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.— sea 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). CASTLE IN THE AIR-C-David Tomlinson, Helen Cherry, Margaret Rutherford— Okeh import for the art and specialty spots— 90m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (Englishmade)— (Stratford). CLIFF OF SIN, THE— MD— Gino Cervi, Margaret Genske, Ermanno Randi, Delial Scala— Italian import has exploitation possibilities— 94m. — see Dec. 31 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Continental). 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) — (Fine Arts). DANCE HALL GIRLS— DMU—Bonar Colleano, Donald Houston, Diana Dors— Import will fit into the lower half— 67m.— see Sept. 24 issue— Leg.: B— (Englishmade)— (Bell). DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT-MYC-BrIan Reece, Joy Shel¬ ton, Christine Norden— Routine British whodunit<— 67m.— see Sept. 10 issue— (English-made)— (Famous). DEATH OF AN ANGEL-MYMO-Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter, Julie Somers— Routine import — 65m.— see Sept. 24 is¬ sue— ( Eng I ishmade)— ( Famous). DERBY DAY-D-Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Google Withers— Okeh for the art spots— 84m.— see Dec. 3 issue— (English-made) — (Wilcox-Neagle). FATHER'S DILEMMA-F-Aldo Fabrizi, Gaby Moray, Adriarma MazzottI— Highly amusing import— 80m.— see Nov. 5 issue— (ltaliai»-made)— (English titles and narration)— Leg.: B — (Arthur Davis). FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS-BID-Aldo Fabrizi, monks of Nocere Inferiors Monastery — Episodic biography for the art and Catholic spots— 80m.— see ^ Oct. 22 issue — (Italian-mode)(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)— (AAetaxas). 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— Balinese film can be ex¬ ploited— 61m.— see Nov. 5 issue — (Filmed in Bali)— (English narration)— (Classic), GRAND CONCERT, THE— MU— Valeriya Barsova, Kseniya Derzhinskaya, Olga Lepeshinskaya— Topnotch Soviet entry100m.— see Sept. 24 issue— (AAagicolor)— (Rus¬ sian-made) — (English titles)— (Artkino). HIS EXCELLENCY-C-Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen ^erry— Moderalu art houee far»— 84m.— see July 16 issue— ( Engl ish-mode}— (Rank) . HOUSE OF DARKNESS — MD — Lesley Brook, Lawrence Harvey, John Stuart— Minor import for the duailers —66m.— see Dec, 17 issue— (English-made)— (Realart). I BELIEVE IN YOU— D— Cecil Parker, Celia Johnson, Harry Fowler— Exploitation may sell ordinary import— 96m. — see Sept. 24 issue— (English-made) — (Rank). 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 Diamantupouios— Okeh drama of Greek underground— 81m. — see Oct. 22 issue— (Greekmode)— (no English titles)— (Finos). LEONARDO DA VINCI— DOC— Produced by Leonid Kipnis and_ Herman Starr, narrated by Albert Dekker— Fine depiction of Da Vinci's life and works is best suited to the art houses— 70m.— see Dec. 3 issue— (Italianmade)— (Partly in Technicolor)— (Pictura). LIFE BEGINS TOMORROW— FAN — Jean Pierre Aumont, Andre Labarthe, Jean Paul Sartre, Daniel Lagache, Jean Rostand, Le Corbusier, Picasso, Andre Gide and Dominique— Interesting film for the art and class spots--86m. — see Dec. 17 issue — (French-mcnJe) —(English titles)— (Mayer-Kingsley). LITTLE WORLD OF DON CAMILLO, THE-C-Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Sylvie— Pleasant Italian comedy-96m.— see Jan. 14 issue — (Franco-ltalian made) — (English titles)— (IFE). MAGIC BOX, THE— BID — Robert Donat, Margaret John¬ son, Maria Schnell— Superior English import — 103m.— see Oct. 22 issue — (English-made) — (Technicolor) — (Mayer-Kingsley). . ixuuo muiMjovicn, miivoye Zhivanovich, Vera Ilich-Djukieh — Fanciful adventure story has exploitation possibilities— 90m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (Yugoslav-made)— (English titles)— (Ellis). 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). MR. DENNING DRIVES NORTH-MD-John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Sam Wanamaker— Good melodramatic im¬ port— 93m.-see Sept. 24 issue-(English-made)— (London). NEW CHINA, THE— DOC— Directed by Sergei GerasimovExcellent 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, LIfl Bouchier— Zany English farce will fit into the lower '•“'Y issue (Engnsh-madeJ (Bristol). 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 fyench import —112m.— see Oct. 22 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— Leg.: C— (Burstyn). SKIPPER NEXT TO GOD— MD— Pierre Brasseur, Jacques Francois, Jean Mercure — Slow moving import— 83m. —see Dec. 17 issue— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Excelsior). 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). STREETS OF SORROW — D — Geraldine Brooks, Vittorio Gassman, Franca Marzi— Mediocre Italian import has the angles for the selling— 75m.— see Dec. 3 issue— (Italian-made)— (Union). 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 SINNERS— 0—Fernandel, Jacques Barennes, Ray¬ mond Souplex, Jeonne Moreau— Gallic entry hm limited art house appeal— 84m.— see July 30 issue— (French-made)(English titles)— (Sachson). 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). TOPAZE— C— Fernandel, Helena Perdiere, Pierre Larquey —French comedy of morals is okeh for the art spots — 114m.— see Nov. 19 issue— (French-made) — (English titles)— (Discina). TWO CENTS WORTH OF HOPE-CD-Maria Flore, Vin¬ cenzo Musolino, Filomena Russo— Good import— 1(X)m. see Jan. 14 issue — Leg.: B— (Italian made)— (English titles)— (Times). VENETIAN BIRD-MD-Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, Walter Rilla— Names should help interesting import— 95m.— see Dec. 3 issue — (English-made) — (Rank). WHALE HUNT, THE— DOC— Overly long, repetitious im¬ port— 55m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (Magnicolor)— (Rus¬ sian-made)— (English narration) — (Artkino). WHEREVER SHE GOES— DMU— Eileen Joyce, Suzanne Parrett, Nigel Lovell — Music should help draw in art spots— 80m.— see Dec. 31 issue — (Australian-made)— (Mayer-Kingsley). WHITE CORRIDORS— D— Google Withers, Jamas Donald, Godfrey Tearle— Interesting import for the art spots —102m.— see July 16 Issue— (English-mode)— (Rank). WHITE LINE, THE— D— Gina Lollobrigida, Raf Vallone, Enzo StajolaBetter than average import— 74m.— see Dec. 31 issue — (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Lux). WOMAN'S ANGLE, THE— 85m. — CD— Edward Underdown, Cathy O'Donnell, Lois Maxwell— Moderate British import— 85m.— see Dec. 17 issue — (English-made)— (Stratford). WORLD FESTIVAL OF SONG AND DANCE-MU-Delegations from various countries performing at the 1951 World Festival of Youth in Berlin— Overlong package of folk song and dance may appeal to some art spots — 78m.— see Dec. 17 issue— (Magnicolor)— (Rus¬ sian-made)— (English narration)— (Artkino). YOUNG CHOPIN — BIDMU— Czeslaw Wollejko, Aleksandra Slaska— Music should help mediocre biographical drama — ^98m.— see Jan. 14 issue— (Polish-made)— Eng¬ lish titles)— (Artkino). JANUARY 21, 1953 EXHIBITOR