The Exhibitor (1956)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 3 Ik ^ TENDER TRAP, THE— C— Prank Sinatra. D«bbt« Rsyneldi. David Wayn», Celesta Holm— Headed for bigher grosses— 1 1 1m.— see Nov. 2 Issue— Leg. t B— Eastmcm r Color)— (Cinemascope). (608) ^ THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO-MD-Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Phyllis Thaxter, Robert AAltchom— Reissue of service film has names to hei|^139m.— ^ see Nov. 16 issue — (Re-release). (610) Z' THREE MUSKETEERS, THE— ROMCMU— Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Van Heflin— Reissue of standout entry should repeat okay— 125m.— see Fe^ 22 issue r —(Technicolor). (618) TRIAl—D— Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Ken^ nedy, Koty Jurado— High rating, powerful dramatic fare — 109m.— see Sept. 7 issue. (604) WILDFIREsee Bar Sinister, The WIZARD OF OZ, THE— FANMU— Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr— Should cfick at re= ^ issue — 101m. — see June 29 Issue — (Technicolor). (530) YEARLING, THE— D— Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman— Fine film should do okay as reissue— 134m.— see Feb. 22 issue— (Technicolor). (624) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BOHWANI JUNCTION — Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, William Travers— (Color)— (CinemaScope)—(AAade in Pakistan and England). CATERED AFFAIR, THE— Bette Davis, Debbie Reynolds, Ernest Borg nine. FASTEST GUN ALIVE, THE— Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford. ' . forbidden PLANET — Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, ; Leslie Nielson— (Color)— (CinemaScope). (625) GABY— Leslie Caron, John Kerr — (Color)— (CinemaScope). (627) HIGH SOCIETY— Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby M — (Color)— (CinemaScope). INVITATION TO THE DANCE — Gene Kelly, Igor Yousekevitch, Claire Sombert, Tamara Toumanova— 94m.— (Technicolor)— (Made in England). JULIE-Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan, Frank Lovejoy. " LIVING IDOL, THE— Steve Forrest, Lilliane Montevecchi — (Eastman Color)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Mexico). “ LUST FOR LIFE— Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Pamela Brown— (AnscoColor)— (CinemaScope). _ OPPOSITE SEX— June Allyson, Ann Sheridan, Leslie Niel * son— (Color)— (CinemaScope). RACK, THE— Paul Newman, Walter Pidgeon, Wendell Corey. SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKE ME-Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane. L. SOMEWHERE I'LL FIND HIM — James Cagney, Barbara -t Stanwyck. g SWAN, THE— Grace Kelly, Louis Jourdan, Alec Guinness —(Eastman Color)— (CinemaScope). TRIBUTE TO A BAD MAN— James Cagney, Irene Pappas, 1^. Robert Francis— (Eastman Color)— (CinemaScope). (626) 6?' ^ Paramount (1954-55 releases from 5400; 1955-56 releases from 3500) ^ ANYTHING GOES— MUC— Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, i,' Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanmaire— Highly entertaining mus ieal— 106m. — see Jan. 25 issue— (Color by Techni* t color)— (VistaVision). (5513) ARTISTS AND MODELSC— Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, » Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone— Colorful comedy ; will please Martin and Lewis fans— 109m.— see Nov. V 16 issue— Leg.! B— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision). (5510) ^ CONQUEST OF SPACE — SFD — Waiter BrooKe, Eric Fleming, Joan Shawlee— Space thriller will please science-fic¬ tion fans and the younger set— 8Um.— see April 20 issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor). (5407) COURT JESTER, THE— CMU— Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone— Highly humorous entertainment— 101m.— see Feb. 8 issue— (Color by Technicolor)— (Vista-Vision). (5512) r, DESPEKAIE HOURS, THE— D — Humphrey Bogart, Fredric i' March, Martha Scott— High rating suspense entry— 112m.— see Sept. 21 issue — (VistaVision). (55()9) FAR HORIZONS, THEMD— Fred MacMurrav, Charlton I Heston, Donna ReedInteresting programjner— 108m. , —see June 1 issue— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision). GIRL RUSH,. THE— MUC — Rosalind Russel, Fernando Lamas, Eddie Albert, Gloria De Haven— Moderately enter> taining musical— 85m.— see Sept. 7 issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision). (5501) * HELL'S ISLAND— MD— John Payne, Mary Murphy, Francis L. Sullivan— Fair programmer— 84m.— see May 18 ^ issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision). (5411) 5 LUCY GALLANT— ROMD— Jane Wyman, Chariton Heston, ^ Claire Trevor, Thelma Ritter— Interesting and well Ji made entry— 104m.— see Oct. 19 issue— (Technicolor) T —(VistaVision). (5504) MAMBO — MD — Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman, Jk Shelley Winters— Meller has angles to sell— 94m.— ^ see April 6 issue— Leg.: B— (Made in Italy). (5406) .V ROSE TATTOO, THE— D— Burt Lancaster, Anna Mognonl, ^ Marisa Pavan, Ben Cooper— High rating— 1 17m.— see 6 Nov. 16 issue— Leg.: B— (VistaVision). (5511) 1^ RUN FOR COVER— OD— James Cagney, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek— Interesting outdoor drama has names to sell— 93m.— see April 6 issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor) ft. —(VistaVision). (5410) ft SEVEN LITTLE FOYS, THE-CMU-Bob Hope, Milly Vitale, ? George Tobias— Top Hope entry headed for higher 5 grosses — 95m. — see June 15 issue — (Technicolor)— f (VistaVision). (5413) ^ STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND-MD-James Stewart, June ^ Allyson, Frank Lovejoy— Well made yarn of present day air force— 114m.— see April 6 issue— (Techni f color)— (VistaVision). (5425) TROUBLE WITH HARRY, THE-C-Edmund Gwenn, John ^ Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine— Off-beat Hitchcock entry <ij is amusing— 99m.— see Oct. 19 issue— Leg.: B— (Tech t nicolor)— (VistaVision)— (PS). (5509) TO CATCH A THIEF— MYC-^ary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis— High rating entertainment— 106m.— see Sept. 7 issue — (Technicolor)— (VistaVision) —(Made in France). (5502) ULYSSES— MD— Kirk Douglas, Slyvano Mangano, Anthony Quiiin— Filmization of epic work has angles for reg¬ ulation as well ae art and specialty spots— 104m.— see Sept. 7 issue— (Print by Technicolor)— (Made in Italy)— (English-dubbed). (5503) WE'RE NO ANGELS— C— Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone — Highly amusiitg com¬ edy — 105m. — see June 29 issue — (Technicolor) — (VlstaVIson). (5414) WHITE CHRISTAAAS — CMU — Denny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Vera-EllenReissue has names to sell— 120m.— see Oct. 19 issue— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision). (5429) YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNO-C-Dean AAartIn, Jerry Lewis, Diana Lynn, Nina Foch— Better Martin and Lewis comedy— 102m.— see Sept. 7 issue— (Color by Technicolor)— (VistaVision). (5515) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BIRDS AND THE BEES, THE — George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision). GUN FIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL-Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). LEATHER SAINT, THE— Paul Douglas, John Derek, Jody Lawrence. MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, THE-James Stewart, Doris Day, Chris Olson— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision) — (Made in Morocco). PARDNERS— Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision). PROUD AND THE PROFANE, THE-William Holden, De¬ borah Kerr, Dewey Martin, Thelma Ritter— (VistaVision). A/LAVERICK, THE— Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, Gilbert Roland, Tom Tryon— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision). MOUNTAIN, THE— Robert Wagner, Spencer Iracy, Claire Trevor— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision) — (Made in France). SCARLET HOUR, THE— Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Elaine Stritch— (VistaVision). TEN COMAAANDMENTS, THE-Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision)— (Mode in Egypt)— (PS). THAT CERTAIN FEELING-Bob Hope, George Sanders, Eva Marie Saint, Pearl Bailey — (Technicolor) — (Vista¬ Vision). VAGABOND KING, THE— Kathryn Grayson, William Prince, Rita Moreno— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision). WAR AND PEACEAudrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer— (Technicolor)— (VistaVision)— (Made in Italy). RKO (1954-55 releases from 501) BENGAZI—MD— Richard Conte, Victor McLaglen, Richard Carlson, Mala Powers— For the lower half— 79m.— see Oct. 19 issue— (SuperScope). (516) BERLIN EXPRESS— MD— Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Paul Lukas— Names should help reissue— 86m.— see April 20 issue. (^4) BIG STREET, THE— CD— Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead— Names should help reissue— 88m.— see June 15 issue. (577) BRAIN MACHINE, THE-MD-Patrick Barr, Elizabeth Allen —import meller for the lower half— 72m.— see Feb. 22 issue— (English-made). (609) BRINGING UP BABY— C— Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charlie Rug gles— Reissue has names to help— 102m. —see May 18 issue. (575) CASH ON DELIVERY— F— Shelley Winters, John Gregson, Peggy Cummins— Medicore progragimer— 82m.— see Jan. 25 issue— Leg.: B— (English-made). (607) CONQUEROR, THE— MD— John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz, Agnes Moorehead— Action meller has angles for better returns— 1 1 1m.— see March 7 issue— Leg.: B— (Color by Technicolor). (610) ESCAPE TO BURMA— MD— Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, David FarrarAverage programmer has names to help— 87m.— see April 20 issue— (Technicolor)— (SuperScope). (512) GLORY— MD— Margaret O'Brien, Walter Brennan, Char* lotte Greenwood— Good programmer has angles— 100m. see Jan. 25 issue— (Technicolor)— (Superscope). (605) HANSEL AND GREIEL—NUV— Voices ot Anna Russell, Mildred Dunnock, Frank Rogier— Puppet entry is packed with selling angles— 75m.— see Oct. 6 issue— (Technicolor). (508) I REMEMBER MAMA— CD— Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Phillip Dorn— Reissue should click— 119m.— see May 18 issue. (576) INFORMER, THE— MO— Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster— Reissue of film classic should do okay —92m.— see April 20 issue. (573) MUSIC LAND— CAR— Disney entry containing reissued footage should do well— 69m.— see Nov. 30 Issue— (Technicolor)— (Disney). (641) NAKED SEA— DOC— Interesting Documentary— 70m.— see Nov. 2 issue — (Color). (604) ONE MINUTE TO ZERO— MD— Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth— Reissue of Korean war story has names to help— 105m.— see Feb. 22 issue. PEARL OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC— AD— Dennis Morgan, Virginia Mayo, David Farrar— Okay programmer— 86m.— see July 13 issue— (Technicolor)— (SuperScope). (515) POSTMARK FOR DANGER— MD— Terry Moore, Robert Be¬ atty— Scotland Yard yarn is okay for dualiers— 86m. —see Feb. 8 issue— (English-made). (606) RAGE AT DAWN— W— Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, Mala Powers— Better than average western— 87m.— see March 23 issue— (Technicolor). (511) SLIGHTLY SCARLET— MD— John Payne, Arlene Dahl, Rhonda Fleming— Program entry has angles— 99m.— see Feb. 22 issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (Superscope). (603) SON OF SINBAD— CD— Dale Robertson, Sally Forrest, Lili St. Cyr, Vincent Price— Entry has angles and femmes— 88m.— see July 27 issue— Leg.: C— (Techni¬ color)— (SuporSc6pe)—(1.75-l). (513) TARZAN'S HIDDEN JUNGLE-MD-Gordon Scott, Vera Miles, Peter Van Eyck— Average series entry— 73m. — see March 9 issue. (507) TENNESSEE'S PARTNER-ACD-John Payne, Ronald Rea* gan, Rhonda Fleming— Okay program entry— 87m.— see Oct. 5 issue — Leg. B— (Technicolor)— (SuperScope). TEXAS LADY— Claudette Colbert, Barry Sullivan, G^g Walcott— Good program entry— 86m.— see Nov. 30 issue— (Technicolor)— (Superscope). (603) TREASURE OF PANCHO VILLA, IHE-ACD-Rory Calhoun, Shelley Winters, Gilbert Roland — Good programmer —96m.— see Oct. 5 issue— (Technicolor)— (SuperScope) -(Made in Mexico). (601) WAKAMBA — OD— Edgar M. Queeny African Documentary —Off beat entry for the art spots and for the lower half in regular houses— 65m.— see July' 27 issue— (Technicolor). (514) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BACK FROM ETERNITY— Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg, Rod Steiger. BOLD AND THE BRAVE, THE-Wendell Corey, Mickey Rooney, Nicole Maurey— (Superscope). BRAVE ONE, THE— Michel Ray, Joi Lansing— (Technicolor) — (CinemaScope). FIRST TRAVELING SALESLADY, THE-Ginger Rogers, Carol Channing, Barry Nelson— (Eastman Color)— (SuperScope). GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING— Virginia Mayo, Robert Stack, Ruth Roman— 92m.— Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (Superscope). JET PILOT— John Wayne, Janet Leigh, J. C. Flippen— 1 19m.— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). PAY THE PIPER — Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy, Con¬ stance Cummings— (English-made). TENSION AT TABLE ROCK— Cameron Mitchell, Richard Egan, Dorothy Malone— (Color). WAY OUT, THE— Gene Nelson, Mona Freeman— 90m. — (Made in England). WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS— Dana Andrews, Rhondo Flem¬ ing, Ida Lupino— 100m. Republic (1954-55 releases from 5400) AFRICAN A/IANHUNT— MD — Myron Healey, Karen Booth, John Kellogg— For the lower half— 65m.— see April 20 issue. (5430) CITY OF SHADOWS MD Victor McLaglen, Kathleen Crowley, Anthony CarusoFor the lower half— 69m. — see June 29 issue. (5436) COME NEXT SPRING— D— Ann Sheridan, Steve Cochran, Walter Brennan— Names will help farm story, par¬ ticularly in rural situations92m.— see Feb. 8 issue — (Trucolor). CROSS CHANNEL— MD— Wayne Morris, Yvonne Furneaux, Arnold Marie— Average programmer— 61m.— see Dec. 28 issue— (English-made). (5441). DAY TO REMEMBER, A— C — Joan Rice, Donald Sindon, Odile Versois, Stanley Holloway— Interesting art house offering— 72m.— see May 18 issue— (Englishmade)-! Rank). (5433) DIVIDED HEART, THE D Cornell Borchers, Yvonne Mitchell, Armin Dahlen, Alexander Knox— Well made entry for art and specialty spots— 89m.— see Aug. 24 issue — (English-made). (5408) DOCTOR AT SEA— CD— Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot— ' Fair English import92m.— see Feb. 22 issue— Leg.: B (Color by Technicolor)— (Made in England)— (Rank). DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE— C — Dirk BogarOe, Muriel Pavlow, Kenneth More— Light hearted import should have wide appeal— 92m.— see March 9 issue— (Enw lish-made)— (Technicolor). (5401) DON JUAN'S NIGHT OF LOVE-MD-Raf Vallone, Sil¬ vana Pampanini, Michele Philippe— Uneven import with some selling angles— 71m.— see June 29 issue —(Italian-made)— (Dub^d in English). (5435L DOUBLE JEOJARDY-MD-Rod Cameron, Gale Robbins; Allison Hayes, Jack Kelly— For the lower half— 70m. —see July 27 issue. (5437) ETERNAL SEA, THE-BiOD-Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith, Dean JaggerGood service film— 103m— see April 20 issue. (5405) FIGHTING CHANCE, THE-MD-Rod Cameron, Julie Lon¬ don, Ben Cooper— for the lower half— 70m.— see Dec. 14 issue. (5532) FLAME Of THE ISLANDS-MD-Yvonne DeCarlo, Zachary Scott, Howard Duff— Okay programmer— 90m.— see Dec. 24 issue— Leg.: B— (Trucolor). (5502) GREEN BUDDHA, THE— MD — Wayne Morris, Mary Ger¬ maine, Marcia Ashton— For the lower half-^lm.— see Dec. 14 issue — (English-made). (5439) HEADLINE HUNTERS-MD-Rod Cameron, Julie Bishop, Ben Cooper— For the lower half— 70m.— see Nov. 2 issue. (5440) I COVER THE UNDERWORLD-MD-Sean McClory, Joanne Jordan, Ray Middleton— For the lower half70m.— see May 4 issue. (5434) LAST COMMLAND, THE— OD— Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Richard CarlsonWell-made and in¬ teresting oudoor drama— 1 10m.— see Aug. 10 issue — (Trucolor). (5407) LAY THAT RIFLE DOWN— C— Judy Canova, Robert Lowery —Fair programmer— 71m.— see Sept. 7 issue. (5438) AAAN ALONE, A— OD — Ray Milland, Mary Murphy, Ward Bond— Above average western drama— 96m.— see Sept. 21 issue — (Trucolor). (5445) MYSTERY OF THE BLACK JUNGLE-MD-Lex Barker, Jane Maxwell, Paul Muller— For the lower half— 72m.— see Dec. 14 issue. (5442) NO MAN'S WOAAAN—MD— Marie Windsor, John Archer, Patric Knowles— Okay programmer— 70m.— see Dec. 14 issue. (5445) ROAD TO DENVER, THE— W— John Payne, Mona Free¬ man, Lee J. Cobb— Okay western— 90m.— see June 29 issue— (Truecolor). (5406) SANTA FE PASSAGE— OD— John Payne, Faith Domergue, Rod Cameron— Okay frontiersmen vs. Indians entry — 90m. — see May 18 issue — (Trucolor). (5404) SECRET VENTURE-MD-Kent Taylor, Jane Hylton, Kath¬ leen Byron— Lower half entry— 68m.— see Dec. 14 issue— (English-made). (5443) [ MARCH 14, 1956 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR