The Exhibitor (1956)

Servisection 4 THE CHECK-UP MAN IN THE ROAD— Ella Raines, Derek Farr— 65m. MAVERICK QUEEN, THE— Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sulli¬ van, Scott Brady, Mary Murphy— 90m.— (Trocolor)— (Naturama). MURDER ON PAROIE— Dane Clark, May Wynn, William Talman. STRANGER AT MY DOOR— Macdonald Carey, Patricio Medina, Skip Homeier— 87m. (5507) SUDDENLY YOU RUN-Scott Brady, Joan Vohs, Frank Faylen. THUNDER OVER ARIZONA-Skip Homeier, Kristine Miller. TRACK THE MAN DOWN-Kent Taylor, Petola Clark73m.— (English-made). (5533) WHITE NIGHTMARE-Joan Ryan, Ben Cooper, Marla English. ZANZABUKU— African adventure documentary— 71 m. Trans-Lux DANCE LITTLE LADY-DMU-Terence Morgan, Mai Zetterling— Imported ballet drama is slow going, even for art spots— 87m.— see Feb. 8 issue— (Eastman Color)— (English-made)— (Minter). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION LA STRADA— Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Giulietta Masina— (Ponti-deLaurentiis). LOVERS AND LOLLIPOPS-Lori March, Gerald O'Loughlin, Cathy Dunn. STOPOVER AT ORLY— Dany Robin, Dieter Borsche, Simone Renant— (Darvey). 20th Century-Fox (1955 releases from 501; 1956 releases from 601) ADVENTURES OF SADIE, THE-C-Joan Collins, George Cole, Kenneth More, Hermione Gingold— Satisfactory British comedy for the art spots — 88m.— see June 1 issue— Leg.: B— (Eastman Color)— (English-made). (508) ANGELA— MD— Dennis O'Keefe, Mara Lane, Rossano Brazzi— Okay programmer— 81m.— see May 11 issue— Leg.: B — (Filmed in Italy) (511) BOTTOM OF THE BOHLE, THE-MD-Van Johnson, Joseph Cotton, Ruth Roman— Names will have to carry ser¬ mon against drink— 88m.— see Feb. 8 issue— (Color by De Luxe)— (CinemaScope). (602) BROKEN LANCE — MD — Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark— Well-made melodrama— 96m.— see July 28 issue— (Color by DeLuxe) — (CinemaScope). (419) CAROUSEL— MU— Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell— High rating entertainment — 128m.— see March 7 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope 55). (604) DADDY LONG LEGS-MUC-Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter— Entertaining entry headed for higher grosses— 126m.— see May 11 issue —(Color by De Luxe)— (CinemaScope). (515) DEEP BLUE SEA, THE-ROMD-Vivien Leigh, Kenneth More, Emiyn Williams— Well-made dramatic Import— 99m. —see Oct. 5 issue— Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (Cine¬ maScope)— (Made in England). (527) GIRL IN THE RED VELVET SWING, THE-BID-Farley Granger, Ray Milland, Joan Collins— Smooth, enter¬ taining entry— 109m.— see Oct. 19 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)(CinemaScope). (524) GOOD MORNING, MISS DOVE-D-Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Kipp Hamilton— Well made, heart warming drama has considerable family appeal— 107m.— see Nov. 30 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (528) HOUSE OF BAMBOO— MD— Robert Ryan, Robert Stock, Shirley Yamaguchi, Cameron Mitchell— Highly inter¬ esting meller— 102m.— see July 13 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Filmed in Japan). (516) HOW TO BE VERY, VERY POPULAR-F-Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn— Farce has angles for the selling— 89m.— see July 27 issue— Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (518) LEFT HAND OF GOD, THE— D— Humphrey Bogart, Gene Tierney, Lee J. Cobb, Agnes Moorehead— Interesting entry has angles to sell— 87m.— see Sept. 7 issue— (Color by DeLuxe) — (CinemaScope). (520) LIEUTENANT WORE SKIRTS, THE-C-Tom Ewell, Sheree North, Rtia Moreno— Highly amusing comedy— 99m. —see Jan. 1 1 issue— Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (601) LIVING SWAMP, THE— DOC— Nature in the Okefenokee Swamp— Satisfactory featurette— 33m.— see July 27 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope) (512) LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING-D-Willlam Hol¬ den, Jennifer Jones, Torin Thatcher— Well-made ro¬ mantic drama for better returns— 102m.— see Aug. 24 issue— Leg.: B — (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope) —(Filmed in Hong Kong). (521) LOVER BOY— CD— Gerard Philipe, Valerie Hobson. Joan Greenwood— Spicy theme and names should help this at art house boxoffice— 85m.— see Nov. 30 issue— Leg.: B— (English-made). (526) MAGNIFICENT MATADOR, THE-D— Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn, Thomas Gomez— Entry has angles— 94m.— see June 1 issue— Leg.: B— (Eastman Color)— (CinemaScope). (513) MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT, THE-D— Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Marisa Pavan— High rating entry— 152m.— see April 4 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (606) MAN WHO NEVER WAS, THE-MD-Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng— Highly interesting sus¬ pense drama— 103m.— see Feb. 22 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (603) MOHAWK— MD— Scott Brady, Rita Gam, Neville Brand —Okay programmer— 79m.— see April 4 issue— (East¬ man Color). NIGHTMARE ALLEY— D— Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray— Cast should help reissue of carnival life— 111m.— see Oct. 5 issue. (546) ON THE THRESHOLD OF SPACE-ACD-Guy Madison, Virginia Leith, John Hodiak — Authentic space re¬ search entry has angles to sell — 96m.— see March 7 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (605) RAID, THE— MD— Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone— Okay Civil War action meller— 83m.— see July 28 issue— (Technicolor). (408) RAINS OF RANCHIPUR, THE-D-Lana Turner, Richard Burton, Fred MacMurray, Michael Rennie, Eugenie Leontovich— Well-made spectacle has names and angles— 104m.— see Dec. 28 issue— (Color by DeLuxe) —(CinemaScope). (529) SEVEN CITIES OF GOLD— MD— Richard Egan, Anthony Quinn, Michael Rennie, Rita Moreno— Well made, interesting adventure yarn— 103m.— see Sept. 21 issue —(Color by DeLuxe) — (CinemaScope). (522) SEVEN YEAR ITCH, THE-C-Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes— Highly amusing comedy should do better business — 105m.— see June 15 issue — Leg.: B — (Color by De Luxe)— (CinemaScope). (517) SOLDIER OF FORTUNE— MD— Clark Gable, Susan Hay¬ ward, Michael Rennie— Adventure yarn has high potential— 96m.— see June 1 issue — Leg.: B — (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Hong Kong). (514) TALL MEN, THE-OD-Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan— High rating entry— 122m.— see Oct. 5 issue— Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (523) THAT LADY— MD— Olivia DeHavilland, Gilbert Roland. Francoise Rosay, Dennis Urice — Costume meller will need plenty of push— 100m.— see June 1 issue— -(Print by Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Spain). (504) THIEVE'S HIGHWAY-MD— Richard Conte, Valentina Cortesa, Lee J. Cobb— Good trucking meller— 94m.— see Oct. 5 issue— Leg.: B— (Reissue). (545) VIEW FROM POMPEY'S HEAD, THE-C^Richard Egan, Dana Wynter, Cameron Mitchell— Highly interesting filmization of the best seller— 97m.— see Nov. 2 issue — Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe) — (CinemaScope). (525) VIOLENT SATURDAY— MD— Victor Mature, Richard Egon, Virginia Leith— Gangster entry has names and punch —90m.— see April 20 issue — Leg.: B — (Color by DeLuxel(CinemaScope). (510) VIRGIN QUEEN, THE-HISD— Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson — Highly interesting entry —92m.— see Aug. 10 issue — (Color by Technicolor)(CinemaScope). (519) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE, THE-Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Sheree North, Ernest Borgnine— (Color)— (CinemaScope). BUS STOP— Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray— (Color)— Cine¬ maScope). DAY THE CENTURY ENDED, THE-Robert Wagner, Joan Collins, Cameron Mitchell— (Color)— (CinemaScope). DEATH OF A SCOUNDREL-George Sanders, Yvonne DeCarlo, George Brent. HILDA CRANE— Guy Madison, Jean Simmons, Jean Pierre Aumont— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (611) KiNG AND I, THE— Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). LAST WAGON, THE— Richard Widmark, Joan Collins— (Color)— (CinemaScope). OASIS— Michele Morgan, Cornell Borchers— (CinemaScope) — (Made in Europe). ONE IN A MILLION— James Mason— (Color)— (Cinema¬ Scope). PROUD ONES, THE— Jeff Hunter, Virginia Mayo, Robert Ryan— (Color)— (CinemaScope). REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER, THE-Richard Egan, Jane Russell, Agnes Moorehead— (DeLuxe Color)— (Cinema¬ Scope)— (Made in Hawaii). (608) 23 PACES TO BAKER STREET-Van Johnson, Vera Miles(Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Eng¬ land). (607) SIXTH OF JUNE, THE-Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter, Edmond O'Brien— (Color)— (CinemaScope). United Artists ALEXANDER THE GREAT— BID— Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom— Lavish spectacle has angles— 141m.— see April 4 issue— (Technicolor)— (Cinema¬ Scope)— (Rossen). BIG BLUFF, THE-D — John Bromfiled, Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton— Routine lower half entry— 70m.— see July 27 issue— Leg.: B— (Wilder). BIG KNIFE, THE— D— Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Shelley Winters— Powerful, absorbing drama about Hollywood will command wide attention— 111m.— see Sept. 21 issue— Leg.: B— (Aldrich). BREAK TO FREEDOM — D — Anthony Steel, Jack Warner, Robert Beatty— Okay entry for the art spots— 88m.— see July 27 issue— (English-made)— (Angel)— (1.6^1). BROKEN STAR, THE— W— Howard Duff, Lita Baron, Bill Williams— Okay western for program— 82m.— see Feb. 22 issue— (Bel-Air). COMANCHE— OD— Dana Andrews, Kent Smith, Linda Cristal— Indian-cavalry saga will please action fane 88m.— see March 21 issue— (Color by Deluxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Krueger). CRIME AGAINST JOE-MYMD-John Bromfield, Julie Lon¬ don-Satisfactory mystery for the lower half— 69m.— see March 21 issue — (Bel Air). DESERT SANDS— MD— Ralph Meeker, J. Carrol Naish, John Smith— Okay programmer-^7m.— see Aug. 24 issue— (Technicolor)— (SuperScope)—(Bel-Air). DIAMOND WIZARD, THE — MD— Dennis O'Keefe, Margaret Sheridan, Philip Friend— Routine programmer will fit into the duallert — 83m.— tee July 28 Issue— 'FnalUh-model — ^Folios) — (1.66-1). EMERGENCY HOSPITAL-D— Margaret Lindsay, Walter Reed, Byron Palmer— Effective programmer— 62m.— see April 18 issue— (Bel-Air). FORT YUMA— OMD— Peter Graves, Joon Vohs, John Hudson— Okay lower half entry— 78m.— see Oct. 19 issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (Bel-Air). GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES-MUC-Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain, Alan Young, Scott Brady— Musical has curves and angles— 97m.— see Sept. 21 issue— (Techni¬ color) — (CinemaScope) — (Made in Europe) — (SoleWaterfield). GHOST TOWN-W-Kent Taylor, John Smith, /Aerion Carr— For the lower half— 75m.— see Dec. 28 issue — (Sunrise). HEIDI AND PETER— D— Cute entry for younger trade— 89m.— see Dec. 14 issue—(Swiss-made)—(Er>glishdubbed)— (Praesens). INDIAN FIGHTER, THE-OMD-Kirk Douglas, Elsa AAcvtinelli— Action packed entry should do okay— 88m.— see Dec. 28 issue— Leg.: B— (Print by Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— (Bryna). KENTUCKIAN, THE — MD — Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Dianna Lynn, John Mclntire — Interesting melodrama —104m.— see July 27 issue— Leg.: B— (Print by Tech¬ nicolor) — (CinemaScope) — (Hecht-Lancaster). KILLER IS LOOSE, THE— MD— Joseph CoHen, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey— Good programmer has names to help— 73m.— see Feb. 8 issue— (Crown). KILLER'S KISS— MD— Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane— For the lower half— 67m.— see Oct. 5 IssueLeg.: B— (Kubrick-Bousel). KISS ME DEADLY— MYMD— Ralph Meeker, Maxine Cooper, Paul Stewart— Mickey Spillane entry has angles— 105m.— see May 4 issue — Leg.: B — (Parklane). LET'S MAKE UP— MU— Errol Flynn, Anna Neagle, David Farrar— Confused musical romance may benefit from Flynn name— 72m.— see Jan. 25 issue— (Eastman Color)— (English-made) — (Wilcox). MALTA STORY-HISMD-Alec Guiness, Jack Hawkins, Muriel Pavlow— High rating for the art and specialty houses— 98m.— see July 28 issue— (English-made)— (Rank)-(1.66-1). MAN WHO LOVED REDHEADS, THE-ROMC-MoIra Shearer, John Justin, Roland Culver— For the art aitd specialty spots— 89m.— see July 27 issue— Leg.: I— (Eastman Color)— (Lopert)., MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, THE-D-Frank SInatro, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak— Off-beat drama on narcotics theme is packed with power— 119m.— see Dec. 28 issue— Leg.: B— (Preminger). MAN WITH THE GUN-W-Robert Mitchum, Jan Sterling, Henry Hull— Well-made interesting entry— 83m.— see Oct. 19 issue— (Goldwyn, Jr.). MANFISH— MD— John Bromfleld, Lon Chaney, Jr., Victor Jory— Fair lower half entry— 76m.— see Feb. 22 issue —Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (Wilder). MARTY— D— Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Mineiotti High rating heartwarming drama— 89m.— See April 6 issue — (Hecht-Lancaster). NAKED STREET, THE-MD-Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft— Satisfactory program entry— 84m.— see Aug. 24 issue — (Small). NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, THE-D-Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish— Entry based on best-selling book needs selling— 93m.— see July 27 issue— Leg.: B —(Gregory)— (1 .85-1 ). NOT AS A STRANGER-D-Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Grahame— Highly touted filmization of popular best-seller should wIimI up in the better money— 135m.— see June 29 IssueLeg.: B— (Kramer). OTHELLO— D— Orson Welles, Susanne Cloutier, Michael MacLiammoire— Shakespeare work for the art and speciality houses— 92m.— see June 15 issue— (Made In Italy)-(Welles). PATTERNS— D— Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight— Absorbing drama of corporate intrigue will appeal most to class audiences— ^m.— see March 21 issue— (Harris-Meyerberg). ROBBER'S ROOST — W — George Montgomery, Richord Boone, Sylvia Findley— Okay western— 82m.— see May 18 issue— Leg.: B— (Eastman Color)— (Goldstein-Ja^). SEA SHALL NOT HAVE THEM, THE-MD-Michael Red¬ grave, Dirk Bogarde, Nigel Patrick— Fair entry for the art and speciolty spots— 91m.— (English-made)— (1 -66-1 )—( Angel). SHADOW OF THE EAGLE-MD-Richard Greene, Valentino Cortesa, Binnie Barnes— Mediocre lower half entry— 93m.— see Sept. 7 issue — (Made in England and Italy)— (Valiant). STORM FEAR— MD— Cornel Wilde, Dan Duryea, Jean Wallace— Okay programmer— 88m.— see Dec. 28 Issue -T-(Theodora). SUMMERTIME— ROMD — Katherine Hepburn, Rossano Braz¬ zi, Isa Miranda— Stage play filmization has angles 99m. — see June 15 issue— Leg.: B — (Eastman Color)— (Print by Technicolor)— (Made In Italy)— (Lopert). THREE BAD SISTERS— D— Marla English, Kathleen Hughes, Sara Shane, John Bromfleld— For the lower half— 76m.— see Jan. 25 issue— Leg.: B— (Bel-Air). TIGER AND THE FLAME, THE-MD-Mehtab, Sohrab Modi, Mubarak— Interesting meller for the art spots— ^m. —see May 18 issue — (Technicolor)(Indian-made)— (Modi). TIMETABLE — MD — Mark Stevens, Felicia Farr, King Colder Well made, interesting meller— 82m.— see Feb. 8 issue — (Stevens). TOP GUN— W — Sterling Hayden, William Bishop, Karen Booth— Okay action entry for lower half— 73m.— see Dec. 14 issue— (Fame). TOP OF THE WORLD — MD — Frank Love|oy, Evelyn Keyes, Dale Robertson— Fair programmer— 90m.— see May 4 issue — Leg.: B— (Baird-Foster). VICTORY AT SEA— DO^-Well-made documentary— 97m.— tee June 2 ittuo— (Salomon). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION AMBASSADOR'S DAUGHTER, THE-Olivia de Hovilland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy— (Eastman Color)— (OnemaScope)— (Made in France)— (Krasna). BAN DIDO— Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess, Gilbert Roland, Zachary Scott — (Eastman Color) — (CinemaScope)— (Made in Mexico) — (Bandido). BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN, THE-Guy Madison, Patricia Medina, Carlos Rivas— (Eastman Color)— (CinemaScope)— (Mode in Mexico)— (Nassour). BLACK SHEEP, THE— Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamiroff, Lon Chaney— (Bel-Air). MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR APRIL 11, 1956