The Exhibitor (1956)

Servisection 4 THE CHECK-UP TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ACCUSED OF MURDER— David Brian, Vera Ralston, Sidney Blackmer— (TruColor)— (Natorama). CIRCUS GIRL— Kristina Soederbaom, Willy Birgel— 88m.— (Trucolor)— (European-made). (5506) CONGRESS DANCES, THE— Rudolf Prack, Johanna Matz —(Trucolor). DANIEL BOONE, TRAIL BLAZER-Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney, Jr., Faron Young— 90m.— (Trucolor). HINKY-DINKY PARLEZ VOUS— Mickey Rooney, Wally Cox, Jerry Colonna— 74m. IN OLD VIENNA — Heinz Roettinger, Robert Killick — (Trucolor)— (German-made). MAN IN THE ROAD— Ella Raines, Derek Farr— 65m. MAN IS ARMED, THE-Dane Clark, May Wynn, William Talman. STRANGE ADVENTURE, A-Joan Evans, Ben Cooper, Mario English— 70m. (5537) thunder OVER ARIZONA— Skip Homeier, Kristine Miller —75m.— (Trucolor)— (Naturama). (551 1 ) WOMAN'S DEVOTION, A-Ralph Meeker, Janice Rule, Paul Henreid— (Trucolor). 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). LOVERS AND LOLLIPOPS— ROMD-Lori March, Gerald O'Laughlin, Cathy Dunn— For the art and specialty spots or for the program— 80m.— see May 2 issue. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION LA STRADA— Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Giulietta Masina— Leg.: B— (Ponti-deLaurentiis). STOPOVER AT ORLY— Dany Robin, Dieter Borsche, Simone Renant— (Darvey). 20th Century-Fox (1955 releases from 501; 1956 releases from 601) ABDULLAH'S HAREM— D— Gregory Ratoff, Kay Kendall, Sydney Chaplin— Off-beat entry for program— 88m. —Leg.! B— (Technicolor)— (Made in Egypt)— see June 27 issue. (613) BAREFOOT BATTALION— D— Maria Costi, Nicos Fermas— Realistic offering may appeal to art or Greek spots —63m.— see July 25 issue— (Greek-made)— (English titles). (617) BIGGER THAN LIFE— D— James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau— Exploitable drama— 95m.— see Aug. 8 issue— (Color by Deluxe)(CinemdScope). (620) BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE, THE-MD-Van Johnson, Joseph Cotton, Ruth Roman— Names will have to carry ser¬ mon against drink— 88m.— see Feb. 6 issu^(Color by De Luxe)— (GnemaScope). (602) BROKEN LANCE— MD— Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark— Well-made melo¬ drama— 96m.— see July 28 issue— (Color by DeLuxe) — (CinemaScope). (419) BUFFALO BILL — ACD — Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell— High rating reissue— 92m.— see July 25 issue. (662) CAROUSEL— MU— Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell— High rating entertainment — 128m.— see March 7 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope 55). (604) CRASH , DIVE — MD— Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews— Sock service show reissue— 105m.— see Aug. 8 issue. (665) D-DAY THE SIXTH OF JUNE— D— Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter— Excellent love story with war background— 106m.— see June 13 issue — Leg.t B— (Color by De Luxe)— (CinemaScope). (612) DEEP BLUE SEA, THE— ROMD— Vivien Leigh, Kenneth More, Emiyn Williams— Well-made dramatic Import— 99m. —see Oct. 5 issue— Leg. i B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (Gne¬ maScope)— (Made in England). (527) GIRL IN THE RED VELVET SWING, THE-BID-Forley 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.-^ee Nov. 30 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (528) HALLS OF MONTEZUMA— AD— Richard Widmark, Walter Palance, Reginald Gardner— Better war film reissue— 112m.— see Aug. 8 issue. (664) HILDA CRANE— D— Jean Simmons, Guy Madison, Jean Pierre Aumont, Judith Evelyn— Depends upon wo¬ men's draw — 87m. — see May 16 issue — Leg.* B — (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). (611) KING AND I, THE— DMU— Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno— Superlative screen treatment of hit musical— 133m.— see July 11 issue— (Color by De¬ luxe)— (CinemaScope-55). (615) 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. 11 Issue— Leg. i B— (Color by Deluxe)— (CinemaScope). (601 ) LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THINO-D-William Hol¬ den, Jennifer Jones, Torin Thatcher— Well-made mantic dramo 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, Joon Greenwood— Spicy theme and names should help this at art house boxoffice— 85m.— see Nov. 30 IssueLeg.: B— (English-made). (526) MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT, THE-D-Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric Anarch, Marisa Pavan— High rating entry— 1 52m.— 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) MASSACRE— MD— Dane Clark, James Craig, Marta Roth —lower half filler— 76m.— see June 13 issue— (Ansco Color)— (Made in Mexico). (614) MOHAWK— MD— Scott Brady, Rita Gam, Neville Brand —Okay programmer— 79m.— see April 4 issue — (East¬ man Color). (609) NIGHTMARE ALLEY— D— Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell. Coleen Gray— Cast should help reissue of carnival life— 1 1 1m.— 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) PROUD ONES, THE— OD— Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter— Well-made outdoor show pocks plenty for action fans and western devotees— 94m.— —see May 30 issue — (Color by De Luxe)— (Cinema¬ Scope). (610) QUEEN OF BABYLON, THE-COSMD-Rhondo Fleming, Ricardo Montalban, Roldano Lupi— Import for ex¬ ploitation and specialty spots— 1 09m.— see Aug. 8 issue— Leg.: B— (Technicolor)— (I ta lion -made)— (English dialogue). (616) RAID, THE— mD — Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richarc Boone— Okay Civil War action meller-^3m.— see July 28 issue — (Technicolor). (408) RAINS OF RANCHIPUR, THE-D-Lano 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) RAWHIDE — W — Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Hugh Marlowe— Reissue of well-made outdoor show has names to help— 86m.— see July 25 issue. (663) REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER, THE-ROMD-Jane Russell, Richard Egan, Agnes Moorehead— Colorful drama has provacative theme and exploitable angles— 92m.— see May 16 Issue— Leg. i B— (Color by Deluxe)— (CinemaScope). (608) 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) TALL MEN, THE-OD-Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan— High rating entry— 122m.— see Oct. 5 issueleg.: B — (Color by Deluxe)(CinemoScope). (523) THIEVE'S HIGHWAY-MD-Richard Conte, Valentina Cortesa, Lee J. Cobb— Good trucking meller— 94m.— see Oct. 5 Issue— Leg.! B— (Reissue). (545) 23 PACES TO BAKER STREET-MYD-Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker— Good suspense entry should beneflt from extra selling— 103m.— see May 30 issue —(Color by De Luxe)(CinemaScope)— (Made in England). (607) VIEW FROM POMPEY'S HEAD, THE-D-RIchard Egan, Dano Wynter, Cameron Mitchell— Highly interesting filmization of the best seller— 97m.— see Nov. 2 issue —Leg.! B — (Color by Deluxe)— (GnemaScope). (525) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ANASTASIA— Ingrid Bergman, Helen Hayes, Yul Bryn¬ ner, Akim Tamiroff— (Color) — (CinemaScope) — (Made in Europe). BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE, THE-Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Sheree North, Ernest Borgnine— (Color)— (CinemaScope). BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HEll-Robert Wagner, Terry Moore — (Color)— (CinemaScope). BUS STOP— Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray— (Color)— GnomaScope)— Leg.! B. (618) JESSE JAMES— Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter— (Color)— (CinemaScope). LAST WAGON, THE-Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr(Color)— (CinemaScope). (619) OASIS— Michele Morgan, Cornell Borchers— (GnemaScope) —(Made in Europe). OUTLAWS ARE IN TOWN, THE-Robert Arthur, Kathy Nolan. SEAWIFE— Richard Burton, Joan Collins— (Color)— (Cinema¬ Scope)— (Made in Jamaica). STAGECOACH TO FURY— Forrest Tucker, Mari Blanchard. TEENAGE REBEL— Ginger Rogers, Michael Rennie, Mildred Natwick— (CinemaScope). United Artists ALEXANDER THE GREAT-BID-Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom— Lavish spectacle has angles— 141m.— see April 4 Issue— (Technicolor)— (ClnemaScope)— (Rossen). AMBASSADOR'S DAUGHTER, THE-C-Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy, Adolph Menjou— Suave farce for the class spots— 102m.— See July 25 issue— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in France) — (Krasna). 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). BLACK SLEEP, THE— MD— Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamiroff, Lon Chaney— Horror entry has exploitation possi¬ bilities— 81m.— see June 13 issue— (Bel-Air). BROKEN STAR, THE-W-Howard Duff, Lita Baron, Bill Williams— Okay western for program— 82m.— see Feb. 22 issue— (Bel-Air). COAAANCHE— OD— Dana Andrews, Kent Smith, Undo Cristal— Indian-covalry saga will please action fans ——88m.— see Aterch 21 issue— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Krueger). CREEPING UNKNOWN, THE-SFD-Brian Donlevy, Margia Dean, Jack Warner— Lower half entry— 78m.— (English-made)— see June 27 issue— (Hinds). CRIME AGAINST JOE-MYMD-John Bromfteld, Julie Lon¬ don-Satisfactory mystery for the lower half— 69m.— see March 21 issue— (Bel Air). DESERT SANDS— MD— Ralph Meeker, J. Carrol Noish, 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 duallers— 83m.— see July 28 Issue— fEnallsh-mode)—(Pallos)— (1.66-1). EMERGENCY HOSPITAL-D-Margaret Lindsay, Walter Reed, Byron Palmer— Effective programmer— 62m.— see April 18 issue— (Bel-Air). FOREIGN INTRIGUE-ACD-Robert MItchum, Genevieve Page— Well made action entry has good boxoffice potential— 100m.— see May 16 issue— (Eastman Color) —(Made in Europe)— (DRM). FORT YUMA— OMD— Peter Graves, Joan Vohs, John Hudson— Okay lower half entry— 78m.— see Oct. 19 issue— Leg.! B — (Technicolor)— (Bel-Air). GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNEHES-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) — (SaleWaterfield). GHOST TOWN— W— Kent Taylor, John Smith, Marian 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)— (Englishdubbed)— (Praesens). HIGH NOON— W— Gary Cooper,^ Thomas Mitchell. Grace Kelly— Names will help reissue— 87m.— see June 13 issue— (Kramer). HUK*—MD— George Montgomery, Mona Freeman, John Baer— Okay action film— see Aug. 8 issue— (Eastman Color)— (Made in the Philippines)— (Collier Young). INDIAN FIGHTER, THE-OMD-Kirk Douglas, Elsa Mortinelli— Action packed entry should do okay— 88m.— see Dec. 28 issue— Leg. i B— (Print by Technicolor)— ( Ci nemaScope)— ( Bryna) . JOHNNY CONCHO— OD— Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, Phyllis Kirk— Off-beat western should benefit from Sinatra name— 84m.— see July 11 issue— (Kent). KILLER IS LOOSE, THE— MD— Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey— Good programmer has names to help— 73m.— see Feb. 8 issue— (Crown). KILLER'S KISS— MD — Frank Silyera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane — For the lower half — 67m.— see Oct. 5 IssueLeg.: B— (Kubrick'Bousel). KILLING, THE— MD— Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Winsor— Tightly constructed crime story has interest¬ ing documentary flavor— 83m.— see May 30 issueleg.: B— (Harris-Kubrick). KISS BEFORE DYING, A-MD-Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia leith— Melodrama has shock value for adult audiences— 94m.— see June 13 issue— Leg. B — (Color by DeLuxe)—(CinemaScope)— (Crown). LET'S MAKE UP— MU— Errol Flynn, Anna Neagle, David Farrar— Confused musicol romance may benefit from Flynn name — 72m. — see Jan. 25 issue — (Eastman Color)— (English-mado)—(Wilcox). MALTA STORY-HISMO-Aiec Guiness, Jack Hawkins, Muriel Pavlow— High resting for the art and specialty houses— 98m.— see July 28 Issue— (English-made)— (Rank)-( 1.66-1). MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, THE-D-Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak— Off-beat drama on norcotics 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 Bromfield, Lon Chaney, Jr., Victor Jory— Fair lower half entry— 76m.— see Feb. ^2, issue —Leg.: B— (Color by Deluxe)— (Wilder). MARTY— D— Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther MinclottI 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). NIGHTMARE— MYMD — Edward G. Robinson, Kevin Mc¬ Carthy, Connie Russell— Satisfactory program entry— 89m.— see May 30 issue— Leg.: B— (Pine-Thomas). PATTERNS— D— Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight— Absorbing drama of corporote Intrigue will appeal most to clast audiences— ^m.— see March 21 issue— (Harrit-Meyerberg). QUINCANNON, FRONTIER SCOUT-OMD-Tony Martin, Peggie Castle, John Bromfield— Average programmer has some angles— 83m.— see May 2 issue— (Color by De luxe)— (Bel-Air). REBEL IN TOWN— OD — John Payne, Ruth Roman, J. Carroll Naish— Okay off-beat entry for the program— 78m.— see July 11 issue— (Bel-Air)'^. RUN FOR THE SUN— MD— Richard Widmark, Trevor How¬ ard, Jane Greer— Program meller— 98m.— see Aug. 8 issue — (Technicolor) — (Superscope 235) — (Made in Mexico)— (Russ-Field). SEA SHALL NOT HAVE THEM, THE-MD-Michael Red¬ grave, Dirk Bogarde, Nigel Patrick— Fair entry for the art and specialty spots—91m.—(English-made)— (1-66-1 )-(Angel). SHADOW OF FEAR— D— Mona Freeman, Jean Kent, Max¬ well Reed— Okay programmer— 76m.— see June 13 issue— (English-made)— (Leeds). SHADOW OF THE EAGIE-MD-Richard Greene, Valentina Cortesa, Binnie Barnet— Mediocre lower half entry— 93m. — see Sept. 7 issue — (Made in England and Italy)— (Valiant). SINS OF THE BORGIAS — HISD — Martine Carol, Pedro Armendariz— Best suited for exploitation spots— 97m. —see May 16 issue — Leg.: C— (Technicolor)— (Frenchmade)— (Dubbed in English)— (Aidart). STAR OF INDIA— COSMO — Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace —Fair programmer has some angles— 84m.— tee May 16 issue— (Technicolor)— (Made in Europe)— (Stross). STORM FEAR — MD — Cornel Wilde, Dan Duryea, Jean Wallace— Okay programmer— 88m.— see Dec. 28 Issue —(Theodora). THREE BAD SISTERS— D— Marla English, Kathleen Hughes, Sara Shane, John Bromfield — For the lower half— 76m.— tee Jan. 25 issue— Leg.: B— (Bel-Air). TIMETABLE— MD— Mark Stevens, Felicia Farr, King Calder Well made. Interesting meller— 82m.— tee Feb. 8 issue— (Stevens). MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR AUGUST 15, 1956