The Exhibitor (1955)

Servisectlon 2 THE CHECK-UP NEW ORLEANS UNCENSORED— MO— Arthur Fran*. Bev¬ erley Garland, Helene Stanton— Okeh programmer— 76m.— see Feb. 23 issue. (730) PETTY GIRL, THE— CMU— Robert Cummings, Joan Caul¬ field, Elsa Lanchester— Reissue should do okeh— 87m. —see June 15 issue. (745) PHFFFT— C— Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Jack Carson, Kim Novak— Entertaining comedy has names to help —91m.— see Nov. 3 issue— Leg. > B. (715) PIRATES OF TRIPOLI-MD-Poul Henreld, Patricia Medina. Paul Newland— For the duallers— 78m.— Feb. 9 issue— (Technicolor). (706) PRIZE OF GOLD, A-MD-Richard Widmark, Mai Zetterling, Nigel Patrick— Interesting meller— 98m.— see May 18 issue— Leg: B— (Color by Technicolor)— (Made in England and Germany). (738) PUSHOVER— MD— Fred MacMurray, Kim Novak, Phil Carey— Interesting meller— 88m.— see Sept. 8 Issue. (704) RETURN 0|, OCTOBER— C— Glen Ford, Terry Moore, Dame May Whltty— Names may help reissue— 89m.— see April 6 issue. (733) SEMINOLE UPRISING— MD— George Montgobery, Karin Booth, William Fawcett— Average lower half entry 74m.— see May 4 issue— (Technicolor). (743) TEN WANTED MEN-W-Randolph Scott, Alfonso Bodoya, Donna Martell— Western has action and angle* —80m.— see Feb. 9 issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor). (725) THEY ALL KISSED THE BRIDE-C-Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Roland Young— Reissue has names to sell— 86m.— see June 15 issue. . (741) THEY RODE WEST-W-Robert Francis, Donna Reed, May Wynn— Standard western— 84m.— see Oct. 20 Issue— (Technicolor). (717) THREE FOR THE SHOW-MUC-Betty Grobte, Jack Lem¬ mon, Marge and Gower Champion— Entry has some angles— 91m.— see March 9 issue— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— Leg.: B. (737) THREE HOURS TO Kill— OMD— Dana Andrews, Donna Reed, Dianne Foster— Okeh for the duallers — 77m. — see Sept. 22 Issue— (Technicolor). (720) TIGHT SPOT— MD-Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith— Interesting meller with names to help — 97m.— see April 6 issue. (728) VIOLENT MEN, THE— WMD— Glenn Ford, Barbara Stan¬ wyck, Edward G. Robinson— Well-made action yarn —96m.— see Dec. 29 issue— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). (735) WOMEN'S PRISON— MD— Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Cloa Moore— Exploitable prison yam— 80m.— see Feb. 9 issue — Leg.: B. (726) WYOMING RENEGADES-W-Phil Carey, Gene Evans, Martha Hyer— Average western for the duallers — 73m.— see March 9 issue— (Technicolor). (727) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION APACHE AMBUSH— Bill Williams, Adelle August, Tex Ritter. THE BIG SHOCK— Frank Loveioy, Mari Blanchard, Rich¬ ard Denning. BRING YOUR SMILE ALONG— Frankie Lane, Keefe Bras selle, Connie Towers— (Technicolor). CHICAGO SYNDICATE— Dennis O'Keefe, Abbe Lane, Xavier Cugat— Leg.: B. COCKLESHELL HEROES— Jose Ferrer, Trevor Howard, Victor Madden— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Portugal). COUNT THREE AND PRAY-Van Heflin, Phil Carey, Joan Woodward— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN-Richard Denning, Angela Stevens. DEVIL GODDESS— Johnny Weissmuller, Angelo Stevens. DUEL ON THE MISSISSIPPI-Patricia Medina, Lex Barker —(Technicolor). FOOTSTEPS IN THE FOG— Stewart Granger, Jean Sim¬ mons— (Technicolor)— (Made in England). GENTLE SERGEANT, THE— Aldo Ray, Mitsuko Kimura, Phil Carey— (Made in Japan). GUN THAT WON THE WEST, THE-Dennis Morgan, Paula Raymond, Richard Denning— (Technicolor). IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA-Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Ian Keith. JOE MACBETH— Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman. LAST FRONTIER— Anne Bancroft, Victor Mature, Guy Madison— (CinemaScope)— (Technicolor). MAN FROM LARAMIE, THE— James Stewart, Cathy O'Donnell, Donald Crisp — (Technicolor) — (Cinema¬ Scope). MARSHAL OF MEDICINE BEND— Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Jean Parker. MY SISTER EILEEN— Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Jack Lemmon— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). 1984— Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling— (English-made). PICNIC— William Holden, Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). PRISONER, THE— Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Jeanette Stark— (Made in England). QUEEN BEE— Joan Crawford, Barry Sullivan, John Ire¬ land. SPECIAL DELIVERY— Joseph Cotton, Eva Bartok— (Made in Germany). STALK, THE— Tyrone Power, Linda Christian— (Technicolor) —(Made in England). TEEN AGE CRIME WAVE— Tommy Cook, Frank Griffin, Molly McCart— Leg.: B. DCA Filmakers CRASHOUT—MD— William Bendix, Beverly _ Michaels, Arthur Kennedy— Prison-break meller sustains interest — 90m. — see March 23 issue MAD AT THE WORLD— MD— Frank Lovejoy, Keefe Brasseile, Cathy O'Donnell— Okeh exploitation entry— 71m.— see June 15 issue. PRIVATE HELL 36-MG-lda Lupino, Steve Cochran, How¬ ard Duff— Satisfactory meller— 81m.— see Sept. 8 issue TO BE REVIEWED BATTLE HELL— Wendell Corey, Mickey Rooney— (SuperScope). (All films are Italian-made) AIDA— OPD— Sophia Loren, Lois Maxwell, Luciano Della Marra— Fine entry for opera lovers and the art and specialty spots— 95m.— see Oct. 20 issue— (Ferranlaeolor)— (English narration). APPOINTMENT FOR MURDER-MD-Umberto Spadaro, Delia Scala, Andrea J. Basic— Average Import for the Italian and art spots— 90m.— see Mar. 24 Issue— (English titles). BREAD, LOVE, AND DREAMS— CVittorio DeSlca, Gina Lollobriglda, Marisa Merlini— On* of the bettor Italian films— 90m.— see Oct. 20 issue— (English titles). GREEN MAGIC— DOC— Good documentary— Produced by Leonardo Bonzi on his South American expedition— 85m.— see May 4 issue— (Ferraniaeolor)— (Filmed In South America)— (English narration). LOVE IN THE CITY-COMP-Produeed by Cesare Zovattinl, Ricardo Ghione and Marco Ferreri— Highly ex¬ ploitable and novel entry for art spots— 90m. — see April 20 issue— (Italian-made)— (English title* and narration)— Leg.: "B." MADEMOISELLE GOBETTE-F-Silvana Pampaninl, Aroldo Tierl, Luiga Pavese— Okeh Import for art and spec¬ ialty spots— 78m.— see Feb. 23 issue— (English titles) —Leg.: C. THEODORA, SLAVE EMPRESS— MD—Glanna Marla Canal*, George Marchal, Renat* Baldini— Spectacle has the angles— 88m.— sea Dec. 1 issue— Leg. i B— (Italianmade)— (English dialogue)— (PatheColor). TOO YOUNG FOR LOVE-D-Marina Vlady, Michel Beck, Fernand Gravet — Good import for the art spots— 88m.— see April 6 issue— Leg.! B— (Italian-French made)— (Dubbed in English). WAYWARD WIFE, THE-D-Gina Lollobrlgida, Gabriele Ferzetti, Alda Mangini— Interesting drama with Lollobrigida name to help— 91m.— see April 20 issue— Italian-made)— (Dubbed in English)— Leg.! "B." TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AGAINST THE WALL— Silvana Mangano, Amedeo Nozzari— (Dubbed in English). CITY STANDS TRIAL, A-Silvana Pampaninl, Amedeo Nazzari, Eduardo Cianelli— (Dubbed in English)— Leg.! B. NEAPOLITAN CAROUSEl-Sophia Loren, Mariorie Tallchief, Yvette Chauvire— (Pathe Color). HUSBAND FOR ANNA, A— Silvana Pampaninl, Massimo Girotti, Amedeo Nazzari— (Dubbed In English)— (105m.). OUTLAW GIRL— Silvana Mangano, Amedeo Nazzari— (Dubbed in English)— Leg. i B. VOICE OF SILENCE— Rossana Podesta, Cosetta Greco, Aldo Fabrizl— (Dubbed In English). Lippert (Distributors Corporation Of America) ANIMAL FARM— CAR.— Produced and directed by John Halas and Joy Batchelor— Cartoon feature excellent for art spots— 73m.— (Technicolor)— (English-made)— (De Rochemont). HUNTERS OF THE DEEP-DOC-Produced by Tom Gries; narrated by Dan O'Herlihy— 64m.— see Jan. 26 issue -(Color). LONG JOHN SILVER— AD— Robert Newton, Connie Gil¬ christ, Kit Taylor— Pirate yarn is well-made and has angles for selling— 109m.— see Feb. 9 issue— (Deluxe color)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Australia). STRANGER'S HAND, THE-MD-Richard Basehart, Trevor Howard, Alida Valli— Interesting suspense meller— 86m.— see Feb. 23 issue— (Filmed in Italy). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AIR STRIKE— Richard Denning, Gloria Jean, Don Hag gerty. (5413; GLASS TOMB— John Ireland— (English-made). (5409' KING DINOSAUR— Bill Bryant, Wanda Curtis (5418 LONESOME TRAIL, THE-Wayn* Morris, Margia Deani John Agar. (5416' PHANTOM OF THE JUNGLE-Jon Hall, Anne Gwynn*; Ray Montgomery. (5414' THUNDER OVER SANGOLAND— Jon Hall, Marjorie Lord (5415 Metro (1953-54 releases from 5301; 1954-55 releases from 5401) (Numerals in brackets indicate maximum aspect ratio in which features can be projected) BIG CHASE, THE— MD— Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Lon Chaney— For the lower half— 60m.— see Sept 8 issue. (5327) BLACK PIRATES, THE— MD— Anthony Dexter, Martha Roth, Lon Chaney— For the lower half— 74m.— see March 9 issue— (Ansco Color)— (Made in El Salvador). (5407) DEADLY GAME— MD— Lloyd Bridges, Simone Silva, Finlay Currie— For the lower half— 63m.— see Jan. 12 issue (Made in Spain and England). (5402) HEAT WAVE— MD— AJex Nicol, Hillary Brooke, Sidney James— Okeh programmer for the lower half— 68m —see May 19 issue— (English-made). (5310) PAID TO KILL— MD— Dane Clark, Paul Carpenter, Thea Gregory— Okeh import for the lower half— 75m.— see Aug. 11 issue — (English-made). (5326) RACE FOR LIFE, A-MD-Richard Conte, Marl Aldon, George Coulouris— For the programmers— 68m.— see Jan. 26 issue— (English-made). (5403) RIVER BEAT— MYMD— Phyllis Kirk, John Bentley, Robert Ayres— Okeh programmer for the lower half— 70m.— see Aug. 25 issue— (English-made). (5329) SIEGE, THE— MD— Aurora Bautista, Fernando Rey, Vhgile Teixeria— For the lower half— 63m.— see Dec. 15 issue (Spanish-made)— (Dubbed in English). (5323) SILENT RAIDERS, THE-MD-Richard Bartlett, Earle Lyon, Jeannette Bordeaux— For the lower half— 65m.— see Dec. 15 issue— (English-made). (5404) SILVER STAR, THE-W-Edgar Buchanan, Marie Windsor, Lon Chaney, Earl Lyon— Fair western— 75m.— see April 6 issue. (5411) TERROR SHIP— MYMD— William Lundigan, Naomi Chance, Vincent Ball— Okeh for the lower half— 72m.— see Sept. 22 issue— (English-made). (5330) THEY WERE SO YOUNG-MD-Scott Brady, Johanna Matz, Raymond Burr— Exploitation entry can be sold— 78m. —see Feb. 9 issue— (Filmed in Germany)— Leg.: C. (5406) THUNDER PASS— OMD— Fair programmer— Dane Clark, Dorothy Patrick, Andy Devine — 76m.— see Sept. 8 issue. (5404) UNHOLY FOUR, THE-D-Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester, Patrick Holt— Routine programmer for the lower half— 80m.— see Oct. 20 issue— (English-made). (5401) (1953-54 releases from 401; 1954-55 releases from 501) ANCHORS AWEIGH— CMU— Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Gray, son. Gene Kelly— Reissue has names to sell— 139m —see Feb. 9 issue— (Technicolor). (520) ASPHALT JUNGLE, THE-MD-Sterling Hayden, Louis Cal hern, Jean Hagen— Reissue has the names and angles —112m.— see Dec. 29 issue— (1.75-1)— (Reissue). (514) ATHENA— CMU— Jane Powell. Debbie Reynolds, Edmund Purdom, Vic Damone— Names should help this off¬ beat comedy musical— 96m.— see Nov. 17 issue— (Eastman Color)— (Print by Technicolor)— (1.75-1). (507) BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK-D-Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Ann* Francis— Well-mado drama has the names— 81m.— see Dec. 15 Issue — (Eastman color)— (CinemaScope). (515) BATTLEGROUND— D— Van Johnson, John Hodlak, Ricardo Montalban— World War II reissue has names to help —117m.— see Dec. 29 issue— (1.33-1)— (Reissue). (513) BEAU BRUMMELL— D — Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov— Names should help interesting period entry— 111m. — see Oct. 20 Issue — (Eastman Color)— (Print by Technicolor)— (Made in England)— (1 .75-1). (504) BEDEVILLED— D— Anne Baxter, Steve Forrest, Robert Chris¬ topher-Slow moving drama will need plenty of help —85m.— see April 20 Issue— (Made in France)— (East¬ man color)— (CinemaScope). (523) BETRAYED — MD — Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature —Names will have to make the difference— 108m.— see Sept. 8 issue — (Eastman Color)— (Made In Hol¬ land and England)— (1.75-1)— (SS). (501) BLACKBOARD JUNGLE— D— Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern— High rating entry on juvenile de¬ linquency— 101 m.— see March 9 issue, leg.: B. (521) BRIGADOON — MUFAN — Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse— Entertaining musical fantasy— 108m.— see Sept. 8 issue (Ansco Color)— (CinemaScope) (502) CAMILLE— D— Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barry¬ more— Good reissue for art houses or regulation spots— 1 10m.— see May 4 issue. (524) COBWEB, THE— D— Richard Widmark, Laureen Bacall, Charles Boyer, Lillian Gish— Highly interesting en¬ try about a mental sanitarium, its patients and its personnel — 124m. — see June 15 issue — (Eastman Color)— (CinemaScope). (531) CREST OF THE WAVE-D-Gene Kelly, Jeff Richards, John Justin— Moderate programmer— 90m.— see Nov. 17 issue— (Made in England)— (1.75-1). (511) DEEP IN MY HEART— BIOMU — Jose Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel— High rating— 132m.— see Dec. 1 Issue —Leg.i B— (Eastman Color)— (Print by Technicolor!— (175-1). (512) JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE— MD — Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner— Names should help reissue of familiar story— 127m.— see Oct. 6 issue. (506) GLASS SLIPPER, THE-FANMU-Leslie Caron, Michael Wilding, Keenan Wynn— Entertaining entry— 94m.— see Feb. 23 issue— (Eastman Color). (522) GREEN FIRE— MD— Stewart Granger, Grace Kelly, Paul Douglas— Interesting meller has the angles— 100m.— see Dec. 29 Issue— (Eastman Color)— (Made in South America) — (CinemaScope). (516) HIT THE DECK — MUC— Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds— Entertaining musical entry — 1 12m. — se* March 9 issue— Leg.: B— (Eastman Color)— (Cinema¬ Scope). (519) INTERRUPTED MELODY— BIDMU— Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore— Well made entry has angles —106m.— see April 6 issue— (Eastman Color)— (Cinema¬ Scope). ( ) JULIUS CAESAR— D— Marion Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Louis Calhern, Edmond O'Brien, Greer Gai’son, Deborah Kerr — High rating meritorious of¬ fering— 121m.— see June 17 issue— (SS). (422) JUPITER'S DARLING — CDMU — Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Marge and Gower Champion — Entertaining entry has the angles— 96m. — see Jan. 26 issue — (East¬ man color)— (CinemaScope). (518) LAST TIME I SAW PARIS, THE-D-Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Donna Reed— Well made drama has names to make the difference— 1 16m.— see Nov. 17 issue— (Technicolor)— (1.75-1). (510) LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME— BIDMU — Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell— High rating musical should hit the better money— 122m.— see June 1 issue— Leg: B— (Eastman Color)— (CinemaScope). (527) MANY RIVERS TO CROSS— ODCD — Robert Taylor, Eleonor ■Parker, Victor McLaglen— Offbeat outdoor show has names and amusing angles— 92m.— se* Feb. 9 IssueLeg.: B— (Eastman Color)— (Cinemascope). (517) MARAUDERS, THE— OMD— Dan Duryea, Jeff Richards, Keenan Wynn, Jarma Lewis— Good programmer— 81m.— see April 20 issue — Leg.: B— (Eastman color)— (Print by Technicolor). (526) MOONFLEET— MD— Stewart Granger, Viveca Lindfors, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood— Interesting meller with angles to help— 89m.— see May 18 issue— Leg.: B— (Eastman Color)— (CinemaScope). (528) PRODIGAL, THE— MD— Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern— Highly Interesting and entertaining entry— 1 14m.— see April 16 issue— Leg.: B— (Eastman color)— (CinemaScope). (525) ROGUE COP— MD— Names will help satisfactory thriller — Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, George Raft— 92m.— see Sept. 8 issue-Leg.: B-(1.75-l). (503) TARZAN ESCAPES— AD— Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan— Tarzan reissue is adequate for the action houses— 89m.— see Nov. 3 issue. (509) DR. MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR JUNE 22, 1955