The Exhibitor (1956)

THE CHECK-UP Servisection 5 HUKI—MD— George Montgomery, Mona Freeman, John Baer— Okay action film— 84m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4199— (Eastman Color)— (Made in the Philippines)— (Collier Young). INDIAN FIGHTER, THE— OMD— Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli— Action packed entry should do okay— 88m.— see Dec. 28 issue Page 4079— Leg.: B— (Print by Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— (Bryna). JOHNNY CONCHO— OD— Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, Phyllis Kirk— Off-beat western should benefit from Sinatra name— 84m.— see July 11 issue Page 4186— (Kent). KILLER IS LOOSE, THE-MD-Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey— Good programmer has names to help— 73m.— see Feb. 8 issue Page 4099— (Crown). KILLING, THE— MD— Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Winsor— Tightly constructed crime story has interest¬ ing documentary flavor— 83m.— see May 30 issue Page 4168— Leg.: 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 Page 4175— Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Crown). LET'S MAKE UP— MU— Errol Flynn, Anna Neagle, David Farrar— Confused musical romance may benefit from Flynn name— 72m.— see Jan. 25 issue Page 4091 — (Eastman Color)— (English-made)— (Wilcox). MAN FROM DEL RIO— W— Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Peter Whitney— Well conceived western should please wide variety of patrons— 82m.— see Oct. 17 issue— Page 4239— (Jacks). MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, THE-D-Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak— Off-beat drama on narcotics theme is packed with power— 1 19m.— see Dec. 28 issue Page 4079— Leg.: B— (Preminger). MANFISH— MD— John Bromfield, Lon Chaney, Jr., Victor Jory— Fair lower holf entry— 76m.— see Feb 22 issue Page 4112— (Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (Wilder). NIGHTMARE— MYMD— Edward G. Robinson, Kevin Mc¬ Carthy, Connie Russell— Satisfactory program entry— 89m.— see May 30 issue Page 4168— Leg.: B— (PineThomas). PATTERNS— D— Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight— Absorbing drama of corporate intrigue will appeal most to class audiences— 83m.— see March 21 issue Page 4123— (Harris-Meyerberg). PEACEMAKER, THE— W— James Mitchell, Rosemarie Bowe, Jan Merlin— Religious western for duailers, small towns— 81m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4251 — (Makelim). QUINCANNON, FRONTIER SCOUT-OMD— Tony Martin, Peggie Castle, John Bromfield— Average programmer has some angles— 83m.— see May 2 issue Page 4151 — (Color by DeLuxe)— (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 Page 41 86— (Bel-Air). RUN FOR THE SUN-MD— Richard Widmark, Trevor How¬ ard, Jane Greer— Program meller— 98m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4199— (Technicolor)— (Superscope 235)— (Made ih Mexico)— (Russ-Field). RUNNING TARGET— OD— Doris Dowling, Arthur Franz, Richard Reeves— For the lower half— 83m.— see Nov. 28 issue Page 4259— (DeLuxe Color)— (Canyon). SHADOW OF FEAR— D — Mona Freeman, Jean Kent, Max¬ well Reed— Okay programmer— 76m.— see June 13 issue Page 4176— (English-made) — (Leeds). SHARKFIGHTERS, THE-D-Victor Mature, Karen Steele, Philip Coolidge— Okay programmer holds interest— 73m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4244— (CinemaScope; (Technicolor)— (Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.) SINS OF THE BORGIAS—HISD— Martins Carol, Pedro Armendariz— Best suited for exploitation spots— 97m. —see May 16 issue Page 4160 — Leg.: C— (Techni¬ color)— (Frenchmade)— (Dubbed in English)— (Aldart). STAK-OF INDIA— COSMD— Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace --Fair programmer has soma angles — 84m.— see May 16 issue Page 4159— (Technicolor)— (Made in Europe) — (Stross). ! STORM FEAR— MD— Cornel Wilde, Dan Duryea, Jean WallaceOkay programmer— 88m.— see Dec. 28 issue Page 4080— (Theodora). THREE BAD SISTERS— D— Marla English, Kathleen Hughes, Sara Shane, John Bromfield— For the lower half— 76m.— see Jan. 25 issue Page 4091 — Leg.: B— (Bel-Air). TIMETABLE— MD— Mark Stevens, Felicia Farr, King Colder Well made, interesting meller— 82m.— see Feb. 8 issue Page 4099— (Stevens). TOP GUN— W— Sterling Hayden, William Bishop, Karen Booth— Okay action entry for lower half— 73m.— see Dec. 14 issue Page 4072— (Fame). TRAPEZE— D— Burt Lancaster, Gina Lollobrigida, Tony Curtis— High Rating entry— 105m.— see May 30 issue Page 4163— Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (Cinema¬ Scope)— (Made in Europe)— (Hecht-Lancaster). UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS-DOC-Interesting and exploitable documentary— 92m.— see May 16 issue Page 4160 — (Black and white with some color j sequences)— (Greene). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BACHELOR PARTY, THE-Don Murray, E. G. Marshall, Carolyn Jones— (Hecht-Lancaster). BIG BOODLE, THE— Errol Flynn, Rosanna Rory— (Made in Cuba)— (Blumberg). i BIG CAPER, THE— Rory Calhoun, Mary Costa— (Pine Thomas). BRASS LEGEND, THE-Hugh O'Brian, Nancy Gates, Ray¬ mond Burr— (Goldstein). BUCKSKIN LADY, THE— Patricia Medina, Richard Denning, Gerald Mohr— (Bishop-Hittleman). CRIME OF PASSION— Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden —(Goldstein). DANCE WITH ME HENRY— Bud Abbott, Lou Costello— (B. G.) DRANGO— Jeff Chandler, Joanne Dru— (Earlmar). ENEMY FROM SPACE— Brien Donlevy, Sidney James, John Longden— (Hinds). t FIVE STEPS TO TERROR— Ruth Roman, Sterling Hayden — (Grand). FOUR BOYS AND A GUN-William Hinnant, Diana Her¬ bert— (Security)— Leg.: B. GIRL IN THE BLACK STOCKINGS, THE-Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, Mamie Van Doren— (Bel-Air). HALLIDAY BRAND, THE— Joseph Cotton, Viveca Linfors, Betsy Blair— (Collier Young). HIDDEN FEAR— John Payne, Conrad Nagel, Natalie Norwick— (Made in Denmark)— (St. Aubrey-Kohn). HIS FATHER'S GUN-Dane Clark, Ben Cooper, Lori Nel¬ son— (Bel-Air). JUNGLE HEAT— Lex Barker, Mari Blanchard— (Made in Hawaii)— (Bel-Air). KING AND FOUR QUEENS, THE-Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker — (Color by DeLuxe) — (CinemaScope) — (Russ Field). KRAKEN, THE— Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conreid (Levy-Gardner-Laven). LADY OF VENGEANCE-Dennis O'Keefe-(Balaban)(English-made). MEN IN WAR— Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray— (Security). MONTE CARLO STORY, THE— Marlene Dietrich, Vittorio De Sica, Arthur O'Connell— (Technicolor)— (Anomorphoscope— (Made in Monaco)— (Titanus). PHARAOH'S CURSE— Mark Dana, Ziva Shapir, Diane Brewster— (Bel Air). PISTOLERO— Jack Palance — (Philip Waxman). PRIDE AND THE PASSION, THE-Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren— (Technicolor) — (VistaVision)— (Made in Spain)— (Kramer). REVOLT AT FORT LARAMIE— John Dehner, Frances Helm, Gregg Palmer — (CinemaScope) — (Technicolor) — (BelAir). RIDE BACK, THE— Anthony Quinn, Lita Milan— (Associates & Aldrich). SAVAGE PRINCESS— Dilip Kumar, Nimmi— (Indian-made) —(Print by Technicolor)— (Mehboob). SPRING REUNION— Dana Andrews, Betty Hutton— (Bryna). STREET OF SINNERS — George Montgomery, Geraldine Brooks— (Security). SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, THE-Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison— (Hecht-Lancaster). TIGER BY THE TAIL— Larry Parks, Constance Smith— (Canyon). TO A SHOWDOWN— John Derek, John Smith, Carolyn Craig— (Goldstein). TOMAHAWK TRAIL— Chuck Connors, Susan Cummings, John Smith— (Bel Air). TRIAL OF BENJIE GALT, THE— Sterling Hayden, Darryl Hickman, Peter Miller— (Grand). TROOPER HOOK— Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck— (Fielding). 12 ANGRY MEN— Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb— (OrionNova). VOODOO ISLAND— Boris Karloff, Beverly Tyler, Murvyn Vye— (Bel-Air)— (Made in Hawaii). WAR DRUMS— Lex Barker, Joan Tyler, Ben Johnson— (Color)— (Bel Air). WILD PARTY, THE— Anthony Quinn, Arthur Franz, Carol Ohmart— (Security)— Leg.: B. Universal-International (1954-55 releases from 501; 195556 releases from 5601; 195657 releases from 5701) AWAY ALL BOATS— MD— Jeff Chandler, Georg# Nader, Julie Adams, Lex Barker— Bestseller filmization should hit the spot— 1 14m.— see May 16 issue Page 4160 —(Technicolor)— (VistaVision). (5626) BACKLASH-OD-Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, William Campbell— Names will help outdoor drama— 82m.— see March 7 issue Page 41 19— (Technicolor). (5616) BEHIND THE HIGH WALL-MD-Tom Tully, Sylvia Syd¬ ney, Betty Lynn— Different prison yarn for pro¬ gram— 85m.— see June 13 issue Page 4176. (5629) BENNY GOODMAN STORY, THE— BIDMU— Steve Allen, Donna Reed— Highly entertaining musical— 1 16m.— see Dec. 28 issue Page 4080— (Technicolor). (5611) CONGO CROSSING— MD— Virginia Mayo, George Nader, Peter Lorre— Actionful programmer— 85m.— see June 13 issue Page 4176— (Technicolor). (5623) CREATURE WALKS AMONG US, THE-MD-Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden— Okay addition to the series— 78m.— see March 21 issue Page 4123. (5617) CURUCU, BEAST OF THE AMAZON-MD-John Bromfield, Beverly Garland, Tom Payne— Exploitation program¬ mer— 76m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4251— (Eastman color)— (Filmed in Brazil)— Leg.: B. (5703) DAY OF FURY, A-W-Dale Roberston, Mar a Corday, Jock Mahoney— Fair western— 78m.— see May 2 issue Page 4151— (Print by Technicolor). (5619) EDGE OF HELL— D— Hugo Haas, Francesca De Scaffa— For the lower half or the art and specialty spots — 78m.— see July 25 issue Page 4191. (5633) EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH-C-Maureen O'Hara, John Forsythe, Tim Hovey— Pleasant family divertisement— 83m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4251— (Eastman Color). (5704) FRANCIS IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE-C-Mickey Rooney, Virginia Welles, Paul Cavanagh— Okay series entry —80m.— see July 25 issue Page 4191 (5625) GREAT MAN, THE— D— Jose Ferrer, Dean Jagger, Julie London— Highly interesting drama— 92m.— see Nov. 28 issue Page 4259. (5708) I'VE LIVED BEFORE— D— Jock Mahoney, Leigh Snowden, Ann Harding— For the lower half— 82m.— see July 25 issue Page 4191. (5632) KANSAS RAIDERS— W—AuJie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman — Re: ;sue of outdoor action show should do okay— 80m.— see May 16 issue Page 4160— (Technicolor). (5688) KETTLES IN THE OZARKS, THE— C— Marjorie Main, Arthur Hunnicutt, Una Merkel— latest series offering will please fans— 81 m.— see March 7 issue Page 4119. (5615) KILLERS, THE— MD— Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien— Reissue has the angles— 101m.— see Sept. 19 issue Page 4227. (5781) LARCENY— MD— John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters— Good meller reissue— 89m.— see July 25 issue Page 4192. (5685) LIGHT TOUCH, THE-See Touch and Go MOLE PEOPLE, THE— SFMD— John Agar, Cynthia Patrick, Hugh Beaumont— Exploitation programmer— 78m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4252. (5702) NEVER SAY GOODBYE— ROMD— Rock Hudson, Cornell Borchers, George Sanders— Will find favor with the femmes— 86m.— see Feb. 22 issue Page 4112— (Print by Technicolor). (5613) OUTSIDE THE LAW— MD— Ray Danton, Leigh Snowden, Grant Williams— Okay programmer— 80m.— see April 18 issue Page 4136. (5621) PILLARS OF THE SKY-MD-Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone, Ward Bond— Cavalry versus Indians has angles and possibilities— 95m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4199— (Print by Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). (5630) PRICE OF FEAR, THE— MD— Merle Oberon, Lex Barker— Averaae meller— 79m.— see March 21 issue Page 4123. (5618) RAW EDGE— W— Rory Calhoun, Yvonne de Carlo, Mara Corday, Rex Reason— Okay western— 76m.— see July 25 issue Page 4192— Leg.: B— (Print by Technicolor). (5628) RAWHIDE YEARS, THE— OMD— Tony Curtis, Coleen Miller, Arthur Kennedy— Action entry entertains— 85m.— see May 30 issue Page 4169— (Print by Technicolor). (5622) RED SUNDOWN— W— Rory Calhoun, Martha Hyer, Dean Jagger— Good western— 81m.— see Feb. 22 issue— Page 4112— (Print by Technicolor). (5614) ROCK, PRETTY BABY— DMU— Sal Mineo, John Saron, Luana Patten— Juveniles should be real "gone" on this one— 89m.— see Nov. 28 issue Page 4259. (5707) SHAKEDOWN— MD — Howard Duff, Brian Donlevy, Peggy Dow— Meller reissue has names to help — 80m.— see July 25 issue Page 4192. (5686) SHOWDOWN AT ABILENE-W-Jock Mahoney, Martha Hyer, Lyle Bettger— Good western— 80m.— see Aug. 22 issue Page 4206— Leg.: B— (Print by Technicolor). (5631) SIMON AND LAURA-C-Peter Finch, Kay Kendall-For the art and specialty spots and some programs— 91m.— see ^July 11 issue Page 4186— Leg.: B— (Color by Technicolor)— (VistaVision)— (English-made). (5682) SLEEPING CITY, THE-MD-Richard Conte. Colleen Gray, Richard Taber— Reissue is good meller — 84m.— see Sept. 19 issue Page 4227. (5782) SPOILERS, THE— MD— Jett Chandler, Anne Baxter, Rory Calhoun— Names will help Interesting outdoor meller84m.— see Dec. 14 issue Page 4072— (Technicolor). (5607) SQUARE JUNGLE, THE— D— Tony Curtis, Pat Crowley, Ernest Borgnine— Interesting program enrty— 86m.— see Dec. 14 issue Page 4072. (5608) STAR IN THE DUST— W— John Agar, Mamie VanDoren, Richard Boone— Good western— 80m.— see May 16 issue Page 4160 — (Print by Technicolor). (5620) TAP ROOTS— D— Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, Boris Kar¬ loff— Names should help reissue— 109m.— see May 16 issue Page 4161— (Technicolor). (5687) TARANTULA— MD— John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll— Good horror exploitation item— 80m.— see Nov. 16 issue Page 4063. (5605) THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW-D-Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett— Drama has names, angles to help— 84m.— see Jan. 25 issue Page 4091. (5610) TOUCH AND GO (The Light Touch)— CD— Jack Hawkins, Margaret Johnston— Superior import— 85m.— see April 18 issue Page 4136 — (English-made). (5681) TOY TIGER— C— Jeff Chandler, Laraine Day, Tim Hovey — Amusing comedy for family trade — 88m. — see May 2 issue Paae 4151— (Print by Technicolor). (5624) UNGUARDED MOMENT, THE-D-Esther Williams, George Nader, Edward Andrews— Interesting suspense drama 95m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4217— (Print by Techni¬ color). (5701) WALK THE PROUD LAND— W— Audie Murphy, Anne Ban¬ croft, Pat Crowley— Interesting entry— 88m.— see July 25 issue Page 4192— (Print by Technicolor) — (Cinema¬ Scope). (5627) WORLD IN MY CORNER— D— Audie Murphy, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow— Satisfactory fight drama should please action fans— 82m.— see Feb. 8 issue Page 4099. (5612) WRITTEN ON THE WIND— D— Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack— Entry for adults has lots of selling angles— 99m.— see Oct. 3 issue Page 4234— (Techni¬ color). (5705) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BATTLE HYMN— Rock Hudson, Dan Duryea, Martha Hyer —(Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). (5712) DEADLY MANTIS, THE— Craig Stevens, Alix Talton. EYES OF FATHER TOMASINO-Tony Curtis, Gilbert Ro¬ land— Marisa Pavan— (CinemaScope). FOUR GIRLS IN TOWN— George Nader, Julie Adams, Marianne Cook— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). (5706) GUN FOR A COWARD— Fred MacMurray, Jeffrey Hunter, Janice Rule— (CinemaScope)— (Eastman Color). (5711) INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN— Grant Williams, Randy Stuart. (5715) INTERLUDE— June Allyson, Rossano Brazzi— (CinemaScope) —(Technicolor)— (Made in Germany). ISTANBUL— Errol Flynn, Cornell Borchers— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). (5709) JOE BUTTERFLY— Audio Murphy, George Nader, Burgess Meredith, Keenan Wynn — (Technicolor) — (Cinema¬ Scope)— (Made in Japan). JOE DAKOTA— Jock Mahoney, Luana Patten— (Color). KELLY AND ME— Van Johnson, Piper Laurie— (Techni¬ color)— (CinemaScope). (5714) LAND UNKNOWN, THE— Jock Mahoney, Shawn Smith— (CinemaScope). MAN AFRAID— George Nader, Tim Hovey, Phyllis Thaxter — (CinemaScope). MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES, THE— James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer. DECEMBER 5, 1956 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR