The Exhibitor (1954)

MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR December 29, 1954 night clubs, but instead of letting his singer go on, Johnston auditions every nrunber. The club owner agrees to buy the show if Johnston goes with it as headliner, and he asks his fiancee to marry him and they can honeymoon in Las Vegas. Among the numbers heard are “Curtain Time,” “Moonlight In Vermont,” “Jose,” “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die,” “Time To Start The Show.” This stars, in addition, Dani Crayne, the Cheerleaders, Dick Williams, the Sonia Shaw Dancers, John Saxon, and Archie Twitchell. GOOD. (1302). ONE REEL Color Cortoons HELTER SHELTER. U-I— Walter ^ntz Cartunes. 6m. Woody Woodpecker tries to build himself a home in a tree but is hampered by a dog who destroys his attempts. Woody, in turn, destroys his doghouse and when rain starts, they both seek shelter in the house of the dog’s mistress and master, an elderly couple. She likes both creatures while the master can’t stand either of them. Woody and the dog feud with each other imtil the climax when the man of the house is thrown out and the pets remain. GOOD. (1322). I’M COLD. U-I — Walter Lantz Cartunes. 6m. Chilly Willy is a cold penguin that can’t get warm. He discovers a fur ware¬ house and decides to try and get a pelt for a coat, but a huge, polite watch dog is on hand to frustrate him at every turn. GOOD. (1321). Color Novelty HOLIDAY AHEAD. U-I— Color Parades. 10m. Naples and surrounding towns and area is visited by tourists and the color camera including the ruins of Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, the Amalfi Peninsula, Capri, Sorrento, etc. Festivals and local customs and inhabitants are adequately covered. FAIR. (9388). Novelty CANDID MICROPHONE. Series 1, Number 2. Columbia. lO^^m. When first reviewed in The Servisection of May, 1949, it was said of this re-issue: “In this highly engaging, laugh-provoking short, Allen Frmt successively befuddles a lock¬ smith and a garage mechanic after an explanatory forward and a' brief sequence concerning a customer and travel direc¬ tions. The locksmith comes to free a Funt aide locked in a vault, and is bick¬ ered with about the price, manner of taking off the lock, and his slowness in arriving. The mechanic is extremely funny as he attempts to fix a rigged motor despite Funt’s harassing demands for speed. EXCELLENT.” (7552). DEAR MYRTLE. U-I — Variety Views. 10m. Arthur Cohen, who directed and wrote this subject, also appears as the principal actor, a character from Brook¬ lyn who visits Italy and, especially, Rome with camera. Using a shapely Italian signorina as his guide they tour the area with plenty of appeal provided by the sweater clad gtlide. Having enough, he heads home with a gift for wifie, some Italian cooked spaghetti, which she promptly plants on his skull. GOOD. (9347)., JUST PETS. RKO— Screenliners. 8m. Different people have different pets, from the usual dog and cat through the para¬ keet, parrot, deer, bear, skunk, etc. A big industry has grown up to service the pets with all kinds of clothing, food, toys in various forms. The animal hospital, too, has come into being on a widespread scale with all kinds of apparatus present for the treatment and diagnosis of varioxjs ills. The ASPCA is shown in action as well as rescuing a stuck kitten for young¬ sters. GOOD. (54203). THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE. Para¬ mount — Toppers. 10m. A number of people with" hazardous occupations or hobbies are seen, including some who prefer to stunt on motorcycles on tight ropes over the Alps, window washers who keep sky¬ scraper glass clean, acrobats who go through their paces atop the Empire State Building blindfolded, auto stunt drivers, the Steeplechase in England, and playing with dynamite the dangerous way. GOOD. (M14-1). PORT OF MERCHANTS. U-I— Variety Views. 10m. The camera records 24 hours in the life of Copenhagen, its markets, its traffic, its romancing youngsters, its statues and palaces, its night life, etc. FAIR. (9348). Sports CANADIAN STAMPEDE. RKO— Sportscope. 8m. Every July, Calgary, Canada puts out a welcome mat for all to visit its celebration and exposition, at which time there are parades with Indians and cowboys, square dancing in the streets, and a big rodeo with all the trimmings, including a chuck wagon race. GOOD. (54304). WHERE EVERYBODY RIDES. Para¬ mountGrantland Rice Sportlights. 10m. The camera goes to Holland to show that everybody rides there instead of walking, but on bicycles rather than cars. Vendors use bikes, as do yoimgsters to and from school, and special roa^ and paths are in existence exclirsively for their use. A 23day bicycle race is seen with a lot of excitement. GOOD. (R14-3). 38M Servisection 6