The Exhibitor (1956)

ALLIED ARTISTS _ _ __ The Rose Bowl Story CoMEDY Dra5“a (Color) Estimate: Reissue has angles. Cast: Marshall Thompson, Vera Miles, James Dobson, Keith Larson, Richard Rober, Natalie Wood, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Clarence Kolb, William Forrest, Paul Bryar, Parc Launders, Barbara Wondell, Herb Vigran, Nancy Thorne, Sharon Ann Kelley, Anne Cottingham, Diana Dial, Carolyn Graves, Barbara Fisher. Produced by Richard Heermance; directed by William Beaudine. X-Ray: When first reviewed in The Servisection of August, 1952, it was said: “This can be sold strongly as a football story, plus dashes of romance, the au¬ thentic Rose Bowl parade, and gridiron background scenes ... it has competent players, and is generally well paced. . . . This can be exploited. . . . Screen play is by Charles Marion.” This was originally in Cinecolor. Ad Lines: “The Year’s Football Hit”; “She Scored A Touchdown And She . Wasn’t Even In The Game”; “See The Most Exciting Grid Game Of The Year.” COLUMBIA Nightfall (127) Melodrama Estimate: Suspenseful meller should be welcome addition to the program. Cast: Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft, Jocelyn Brando, James Gregory, Frank Albertson, Rudy Bond, George Cisar, Eddie McLean, Lillian Culver, Maya Van Horn, Orlando Beltran, Maria Belmar, Walter Smith. Produced by Ted Richmond; directed by Jacques Tourneur. Story: Aldo Ray, being watched by insurance investigator James Gregory, who suspects him in a $300,000 bank robbery, meets Anne Bancroft. The couple is ac¬ costed by hoodlums Brian Keith and Rudy Bond, who send Bancroft on her way and take Ray to an abandoned oil field. Under threat of death, Ray disclaims knowledge of the bank money. Ray fights his way free and flees to Bancroft’s house. She convinces him of her innocence, and he takes her to his room to dodge the gangsters. He tells her that he and a friend on a hunting trip rescued Keith and Bond from a car accident after they had committed the bank job. They killed Ray’s friend, but made a mistake and took his doctor’s bag with them and left the money. Leaving Ray for dead, they fled, and he, wounded, found the body of his friend and the money, which would serve as evidence that he did not commit the murder. In a storm, he lost the bag, and has been dodging police until the roads to the mountains are opened and he can find the loot. He and Bancroft set out to Wyoming, followed by Gregory, who is convinced of Ray’s innocence. They find the site of the money, but Keith and Bond have arrived first. A quarrel between the crooks results in Keith being killed. A fight results in Ray besting Bond in a battle under the whirling treads of a giant snowplow. Ray’s innocence has been proven. X-Ray: Good performances, tight direc¬ tion, satisfactory production values re¬ sult in a tense program melodrama that is far better than average entertainment of its kind. There is action, suspense, an interesting story, and a climax of sufficient excitement to guarantee interest being maintained. It should prove a worthy fea¬ ture for action spots and general audi¬ ences. Screen play is by Stilling Silliphant, MOTION PICTURE 3 tK V 13 tl 1 1 UN The original Pink Section evaluations of features and shorts Published weekly by Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc., Publishing office: 246-248 North Clarion Street, Philadelphia 7, Pennsylvania. New York: 229 West 42nd Street, New York City, West Coast Representative: Paul Manning, 8141 Blackburn Avenue, Los Angeles 48, California. Jay Emanuel, publisher; P. J. Greenhaigh, general manager; Albert Erlick. editor; Max Cades, business manager; George Frees Nonamaker, feature editor; Mel Koneeoff, New York editor. SECTION TWO VOL. 57 • No. 7 DECEMBER 12, 1956 from the novel by David Goodis. A song, “Nightfall,” is sung by A1 Hibbler. Tip On Bidding: Fair program price. Ad Lines: “On A Night Made For Lov¬ ers And Killers, An Innocent Fugitive, A Pick-Up Girl And Two Killers Stalk A Black Bag,” “Thrills, Suspense, In The Wyoming Snow.” Ride The High Iron (128) Estimate: Lower half entry. Cast: Don Taylor, Sally Forrest, Ray¬ mond Burr, Lisa Golm, Otto Waldis, Nestor Paiva, Mae Clark, Maureen Marsac, Robert Johnson. Produced by Wil¬ liam Self; directed by Don Weis. Story: Army sergeant Don Taylor is discharged after campaigning in Korea to return to what he considers an inferior life and a ramshackle apartment over¬ looking the railroad yards, where his father is employed. He tries to interest Taylor into coming to work for the rail¬ road, but Taylor sets his sights on higher goals. He tries entering a fancy college but believes his foreign-sounding name bars him. He goes to New York and is offered a job by public relations consult¬ ant Raymond Burr, who gets paid to keep his clients out of the papers when they misbehave. Burr sees a chance for Taylor to go far and changes his name and background so that he is accepted in the best circles. He assigns him to keep an eye on socialite Sally Forrest, who gets into the papers whenever she feels bored or ignored. They fall in love, but Taylor holds back on marriage know¬ ing he is living a lie. His father dies, and when he returns for the funeral, he learns that his father was liked and re¬ spected for himself. Taylor returns to New York and lets everyone know who he really is. He winds up in a hospital following an accident. Forrest tracks him down, convinces him she loves him no matter what his background, and they go home to his mother and the railroad. X-Ray: A fair entry for the lower half is this yarn about a youngster who is ashamed of his upbringing and back¬ ground and tries to overcome what he thinks are handicaps. There are some in¬ teresting moments, the cast is okay, and the direction and production are average. There are some inconsistencies in the story, but don’t expect too much and you won’t be disappointed. The screen play is by Milton Gelman. Tip On Bidding: Program price. Ad Lines: “The Story The Expose Mag¬ azines Couldn’t Print”; “When An Heiress Is On The Loose Someone Has To Keep Her Out Of The Papers”; “Fast, Racy Drama.” MGM Mutiny On The Bounty Melodrama (711) 133m Estimate: Reissue should do okay as museum piece. Cast: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin, Eddie Quillan, Dudley Digges, Donald Crisp, Henry Stephenson, Francis Lister, Spring Byington, Marie Castaneda, Mamo Clark, Ian Wolfe, Ivan Simpson, DeWitt Jen¬ nings, Stanley Fields, Wallace Clark, Vernon Downing, Dick Winslow. Produced by Irving Thalberg; directed by Frank Lloyd. X-Ray: When first reviewed in Exhibi¬ tor of November, 1935, it was said: “An industry triumph . . . has a tremendous sweep . . . sticks closely to the book . . . The story tells of the historical mutiny on the bounty as written by Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall and shows Cap¬ tain Bligh’s cruelty, his methods, the mutiny, with Bligh and loyal followers drifting 49 days before they touch land; his return to capture the mutineers; and their escape. One loyal to British naval tradition is taken by Bligh, brought to trial, sentenced to death, later reprieved. . . . Standout is Laughton, with Gable and Tone runners-up ... No love story . . . no women, except natives. . . . The type show that stands as a credit not only HERE are the Theatre Industry's BEST in Complete, and Honestly Factual REVIEWS 1000’s of Theatremen back their dollars and judgment with these "solid” facts and estimates. DON’T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT! 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