The Exhibitor (1956)

Servisection 6 THE CHECK-UP MISTER CORY-Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer— (Eastman Color) (CinemaScope). (5713) NIGHT PASSAGE— James Stewart, Audi© Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster— (Technirama). NIGHT RUNNER, THE— Ray Danton, Colleen Miller, Merry Anders. (5710) PAY THE DEVIL— Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller— (CinemaScope). QUANTE2— Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Malone— (Techni¬ color)— (CinemaScope), TAMMY-Debbie' Reynolds, Leslie Nielsen-(Technicolor)— (CinemaScope). TATTERED DRESS, THE— Jeff Chandler, Jeanne Crain, Jack Carson, Elaine Stewart— (CinemaScope). (5716) Warners (1955-56 releases from 501; 1956-57 releases from 601) AMAZON TRADER, THE-OD-John Sutton, Maria Fer¬ nanda-Interesting addition to the program — 41m. — see Sept. 5 issue Page 4220 — (WarnerColor). (4910) ANIMAL WORLD, THE— DOC— Irwin Allen nature docu¬ mentary-interesting novelty— 82m.— see April 18 issue Page 4136— (Technicolor). (520) AS LONG AS YOU'RE NEAR ME— D-O. W. Fischer, Maria Schell, Brigitte Homey— Slow moving import will appeal most to women— 101 m.— see June 27 issue —Page 4182— (German-made)— (Dubbed in English). (519) BAD SEED, THE— D— Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones— Superior off-beat drama for discriminating audiences— 129m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4199. (603) BURNING HILLS, THE-W-Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Skip Homeier— Good outdoor action meller— 92m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4200 — (WarnerColor)— (Cinema¬ Scope). (601) COURT MARTIAL OF BILLY MITCHELL, THE-D-Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy— High rating presentation— 100m.— see Dec. 14 issue Page 4072— (WarnerColor)— (CinemaScope). (507) CRY IN THE NIGHT, A— MD-Edmond O'Brien, Brian Donlevy, Natalie Wood— Average meller for the duellers 75m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4220 (602) DALLAS— W— Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran —Good western reissue— 94m.— see May 30 issue Page 4169. (522) DISTANT DRUMS— MD— Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon— Reissue should do okay— 101m.— see May 30 issue— Page 4169. (523) GIANT— D— Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean— This is a giant of a picture— 198m.— see Oct. 17 issue Page 4239— (WarnerColor). (606) GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND, THE-CD-Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Jessie Royce Landis— Highly amusing entry— 103m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4252— Leg.: B. (605) GOODBYE, MY LADY-Walter Brennan, Phil Harris, Brandon de Wilde— Hartwarming tales for the family trade— 95m.— see May 2 issue Page 4152. (517) HELEN OF TROY — COSMD — Rosanna Podesta, Jock Sernas, Sir Cedric Hradwicke— Spectacle will need plenty of selling— 1 15m.— see Dec. 28 issue Page 4080— (WarnerColor)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Italy). (510) HELL ON FRISCO BAY— MD— Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson, Joanne Dru— Entry has action and names to help— 98m.— see Dec. 28 issue Page 4081 — (WarnerColor)— (CinemaScope). (509) LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA, THE-D-Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut — Names should help class reissue — 116m.— see Jan. 11 issue Page 4087. (550) LONE RANGER, THE— W— Claylon Moore, Jay Silverheels, Bonita Granville— Well-made action entry has angles —86m.— see Jan. 11 issue Page 4087— (WarnerColor). (511) MIRACLE IN THE RAIN— D— Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Peggie Castle— Heart touching drama for femmes— 107m.— see Feb. 8 issue Page 4099. (512) MOBY DICK— D— Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn— Filmization of famous literary work b im¬ pressive and has great potential— 1 16m.— see July 11 issue Page 4187— (Color by Technicolor)— (Made in England). (521) OUR MISS BROOKS— C— Eve Arden, Gale Gordon— Medi¬ ocre screen treatment of TV series— 85m.— see Feb. 22 issue Page 4112. (515) RIVER CHANGES, THE MD Rosanna Rory, Harold Maresch— Off-beat import for art spots or regulation playoff— 91m.— see Feb. 22 issue Page 4113— (Made in Germany)— (Dubbed in English). (513) SANTIAGO — AD — Alan Ladd, Rosanna Podesta, Lloyd Nolan— Action spots should welcome new Ladd en¬ try— 93m.— see June 27 issue Page 4182— (Warner¬ Color). (524) SATELLITE IN THE SKY— SFD— Kieron Moore, Lois Max¬ well, Donald Wolfit— Science-fiction entry has angles —85m.— see June 27 issue Page 4182— (WarnerColor) —(CinemaScope). (525) SEARCHERS, THE-OD-John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles— Okay, big-scale western — 119m.— see March 21 issue Page 4124 — (Technicolor) — (VistaVision). (518) SERENADE— DMU— Mario Lanza, Joan Fontaine, Vincent Price— High class musical drama should click in all spots— 122m.— see March 21 issue Page 4123— (WarnerColor). (516) SEVEN MEN FROM NOW-W-Randolph Scott, Gail Rus¬ sell, Lee Marvin— Good western for program— 78m. —see July 25 issue Page 4192— (WarnerColor). (526) STEEL JUNGLE, THE— MD— Perry Lopez, Beverly Garland, Walter Abel— Okay prison action film for duallers —86m. — see March 7 issue Page 4119. (514) TOWARD THE UNKNOWN— AD— William Holden, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Leith— Well made and timely offer¬ ing should register strongly at boxoffice— 1 15m.— see Oct. 3 issue Page 4234— (WarnerColor). (604) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BABY DOLL— Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach. BLACK SCORPION— Richard Denning, Mara Corday— (Mexican-made). BUFFALO GRASS— Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien— (WarnerColor). FACE IN THE CROWD, A— Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal. LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE— Tab Hunter, Etchika Choureau, J. Carroll Naish. . MELVILLE GOODWIN, U. S. A.— Susan Hayward, Kirk Douglas, Paul Stewart. OLD MAN AND THE SEA, THE-Spencer Tracy-(Warner Color)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Cuba). SHOOT OUT AT MEDICINE BEND-Randolph Scott, James Craig, Dani Crayne. SLEEPING PRINCE, THE— Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Dame Sybil Thorndyke-(Technicolor)— (Made in England). SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS, THE— James Stewart— (Warner Color') —(CinemaScope). STORY OF MANKIND, THE— Ronald Colman, Hedy LaMarr, Charles Coburn. TOP SECRET AFFAIR— Susan Hayward, Kirk Douglas, Paul Stewart. WRONG MAN, THE— Henry Fonda, Vera Miles. Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) BAGDAD AFTER MID1GHT— BUR— For exploitation, bur¬ lesque spots— 60m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4245— (Sonney). BRIDE OF THE MONSTER— MD— Bela Lugosi-Mediocre lower half filler— 67m.— see Feb. 8 Issue Page 4102— (Realart). CODE OF THE UNDERWORLD— MD— John Heath, Neil Hamilton, Esther Minciotti— Mediocre lower half filler —68m.— see April 18 issue Page 4137— (M. C. Pictures). CROWDED PARADISE— D— Hume Cronyn, Nancy KellyWell-made drama— 94m. — see July 25 issue Page 4194 filmed in Puerto Rico) — (Tudor). DANCE HALL RACKET-MD-Produced by George Weiss; directed by Phil Tucker— For the lower half of indiscriminating exploitation spots — 62m.— see Oct. 3 issue Page 4235-(Weiss). DEMENTIA— MD— Adrienne Barrett, Bruno Ve Sota— Ex¬ ploitation entry, suited for particular situations only —55m. — see Jan. 25 issue Page 4092— (Van Wolf-API). FLESH MERCHANT, THE-MD-Fast buck stuff for ex¬ ploitation spots— 59m.— tee Sept. 19 issue Page 4227 —(Sonney). GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS-MD-Raymond Burr— Good exploitation item— 80m.— see May 16 Is¬ sue Page 4161— (Partly Japanese-made) — (English narration and dialogue) — (Embassy). ISLAND OF ALLAH — DOC— Interesting documentary-type drama— 61m.— see July 25 issue Page 4194— (Color) — (Filmed in Arabia)— (Brenner). KENTUCKY RIFLE-W-Chill Wills, lance Fuller, Cathy Downs— Average western has angles — 82m. — tee Aug. 8 issue Page 4201 — (Pathe Color)— (Wide Screen)— (Howco). LIVING NORTH, THE— DOC— Fine documentary drama for audiences of ail ages— 74m.— see Feb. 8 issue Page 4102— (Made in Lapland) — (Arlan). MOBS, INC.— MD— Reed Hadley, Marjorie ReynoldsRoutine programmer— 78V2m.— see March 21 issue Page 4125— (Premier). OKLAHOMAI— MU— Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Char¬ lotte Greenwood — High rating entertainment— 143m. —see Oct. 19 issue Page 4051 — Leg.: B— (Eastman Color) — (Todd-AO)— (Magna-Todd-AO). ONE WAY TICKET TO HELL-MD-Fair exploitable pro¬ grammer on dope use for action houses— 65m.— see Dec. 28 issue Page 4081— (Eden). SILENT FEAR— D— Andrea King— lower half entry— 66m. —see Feb. 8 issue Page 4103— (Gibraltar). SPELL OF THE HYPNOTIST— MD— Eric Fleming, Nancy Malone — Lower half programmer has exploitation angles— 78m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4221— (Exploita¬ tion Productions). SWAMP WOMEN— MD— Marie Windsor, Touch Connors, Beverly Garland— Strictly for the exploitation spots— 72m.— see April 18 issue Page 4137— (Pathe Color) — (Wide Vision)— (Woolner). UNTAMED MISTRESS— NOV— Lower holf exploitation sub¬ ject— 70m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4245— (Color)— (Ron Armond Ent.). VIOLENT YEARS, THE— MD— Jean Moorehead, Barbara Weeks, Glen Corbett— Lower half fare for exploitation spots— 61m.— see Oct. 17 issue Page 4239— (Phoenix). WALK THE DARK STREET— MD— Chuck Connors, Don Ross, Regina Gleason— Routine lower half entry— 74m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4245— (Dominant). WETBACKS— MD— Lloyd Bridges, Nancy Gates, Barton MacLane— Bottom half entry— 88m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4246— (Color)— (Gibraltar). WIRETAPPER— MD— Bill Williams— Programmer has better angles for some spots— 80m.— see Feb. 8 issue Page 4103— (Embassy). English Films (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) ALIAS JOHN PRESTON-D-Betta St. John. Alexander Knox— Average programmer— 71m.— see Dec. 14 issue Page 4073— (Associated Artists). ANGEL WHO PAWNED HER HARP, THE-FAN-Felix Aylmer, Diane Cilento — Entertaining entry— 73m. — see Feb. 8 isseu Page 4100 — (Dominant). BLACK RIDER, THE— MD— Lower holf filler— 66m. — see June 13 issue Page 4176 — (National Telefilm). FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE— SFD-Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw, Paul Carpenter — For lower half of ex¬ ploitation spots only— 68m.— see June 27 issue Page 4183— (English-made) — (Saturn). FORBIDDEN CARGO — MD — Satisfactory programmefv83m.— see June 13 issue Page 4176— (Jacon). HIS EXCELLENCY— D— Eric Portman, Cecil Parker— Okoy drama for the art houses— 84m.— see Feb. 22 issue Page 41 13— (Brenner). IS YOUR HONEYMOON REALLY NECESSARY-C— Diana Dors— Pleasing bedroom farce— 70m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4244— (English-made)— (Brenner). KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS, A— D— Diana Dors— Good entry for art spots— 91m.— see May 16 issue Page 4161— (Technicolor)— (Lopert). RICHARD III — D — Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir Cedric Hordwicke— High rating entry for art and specialty spots —155m. — see March 21 issue Page 4124— (Technicolor) —(VistaVision)— (Lopert). THEY WHO DARE— MD— Dirk Bogarde, Akim Tamiroff— Interesting war entry— 101 m.— see Jan. 25 Issue Page 4092— (Technicolor)— (Famous). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) ALONE IN THE STREETS— D— Explotable quality entry for the art spots— 80m.— see Feb. Feb. 8 issue Page 4100— (Italian-made)— (English titles)— (Carroll). BORIS GODUNOV— OPD— Operatic import for art and specialty houses— 108m.— see Feb. 22 Issue Page 4113 — (Magicolor) — (Russian-made) — (English titles) — (Artkino). BULLFIGHT— COMP— Exciting documentary for art and specialty spots— 75m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4200— —(Janus). CONFLICT— D— Programmer for art spots where Russian films are used— 95m.— see Feb. 8 issue Page 41 01 — (Sovvolor) — (Russian made) — (English titles) — (Art¬ kino). DIABOLiQUE— MYD— Well made and highly suspenseful import— 107m.— Page 4073 — Leg.: fr— (French-made)— (English titles)— (UMPO), DOCTORS, THE— D— Raymond Pellegrin— Good entry for art spots— 92m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4244— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Union; Kingsley-lnt.). ETERNAL LOVE— D — For German language houses— 95m. —see Feb. 8 issue Page 4101— (Eastman Color' (German-made)— (English titles)— (Casino). EVIL FOREST, THE— D— For the art spats and possible special showings— 76'/2m.— see July 25 issue Page 4193— (Spanish-made)— (Dubbed in English)— Studio Films). FOR DO'S SAKE— D— Import for the art and German language houses— 88m.— see Feb. 22 issue Page 4113 issue Page 4101— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Grand Prize). FORESTER'S DAUGHTER, THE— CDMU— Amusing entry for German language houses— 103m. — see Feb. 8 issue Page 4101— (German-made)— (English titles) — (Casino). FRENCH CAN CAN— MU— Jean Gabin— Interesting import— 93m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4244— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Technicolor)— (United Motion Picture Organization). FRUITS OF SUMMER -C-Edwige Feuillere Amusing comedy for art spots— 102m.— see July 25 issue Page 4193— Leg.: C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Ellis). INSIDE A GIRLS' DORMITORY — CMD — Jean Marais, Francoise Arnoul— Amusing French who-done-it— IQOm.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4252— (French-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (Ellis). LEGENDS OF ANIKA — D — Art house filler — 85m. — see June 13 issue Page 4177— (Yugoslavian-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles) — (Grand Prize). LETTERS FROM MY W I N DM i l L— CD— Henri Vilbert-Entertaining Marcel Pagnol import for ert and specialty houses— 1 18m.— see Jan. 11 issue Page 4087— Leg. i C —(French-made)— (English titles)— (Tohan). MARCELINO— D— Pablito Calvo— Interesting, charming im¬ port— 90m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4245— (Spanishmade; English titles)— (UMPO). MELODY BEYOND LOVE-D-Satisfaetory romantic Im¬ port for German-language houses — 95m.— see Feb. 8 issue Page 4101— (German-made)— (English titles)— (Grand Prize). MY SEVEN LITTLE SINS-C~Maurice Chevalier-Cute, amusing import for art, specialty spots— 98m.— see July 25 issue Page 4193 — Leg.: B— (Ferraniacolor) — (A French-ltalian Production)— (English titles)— (Kingsley International). NAKED NIGHT, THE — D— Good import for the ort spots— 82m.— see Feb. 8 issue Page 4101— Leg. t C— (Swedishmade)— (English titles)— (Times). ONE STEP TO ETERNITY-D— Corinne Calvet, Michel Auclair, Danielle Darrieux— Names may help in art spots— 94'/2m.— see Dec. 14 issue Page 4074 — (Frenchmade)— (English titles and narration)— (Ellis). PHANTON HORSE, THE-Well-made import-90m.-see Sept. 5 issue Page 4220 — (Eastman Color) — (Japanesemade)— (English titles) — (Edward Harrison). PICASSO— DOC— Top documentary for ert houses— 50m.— see Jan. 11 issue Page 4087— (Ferraniacolor) — (French and Italian made)— (English narration) — (Van WolfAPI). PROUD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THE— D— Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe — Off-beat import of the realistic school is strictly for art spots— 93m. — see Aug. 8 issue Page 4200 — Leg.i B— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Filmed in Mexico)— (Kingsley-International), RIFIFI— MD — Jean Servais— High rating import could go into some conventional spots as well as art houses — 116m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4200 — Leg.i 8— (French-made)— (English titles) — (UMPO). ROSANNA— D— Rosanna Podesta— For the art and spe¬ cialty houses— 72m.— see July 25 Issue Page 41 93Leg. i C— (Italian-made)— (Dubbed in English)— (Jacon). DECEMBER 5, 1956 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR