The Exhibitor (1956)

MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR January 9, 1957 ALPHABETICAL GUIDE To 168 Features Reviewed Since The Sept. 5, Issue This Index cover* feature* reviewed thu* far during the 1956-57 season in addition to feature* of the 1955-56 season reviewed after the issue of Sept. 5, 1956.— Ed.) A ABOVE US THE WAVES— 92m.— Republic . 4274 AMAZON TRADER, THE— 41m.— Warners . 4220 ANASTASIA— 105m.— 20th Century-Fox . 4267 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS— 173m.— UA-Todd-AO . 4243 ATTACK— i 07m. —United Artists . 4217 AUTUMN LEAVES— 108m.— Columbia . 4214 G GAMMA PEOPLE, THE-79m.-Columbia . 4225 GIANT— 198m.— Warners . 4239 GIRL CAN'T HELP IT, THE-99m.-20th-Fox . 4274 GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND, THE-103m. -Warners . 4252 GREAT AMERICAN PASTIME, THE— 89m.~ MGM . 4257 GREAT MAN, THE-92m.-U-l . 4259 GUN BROTHERS— 79m.— United Artists . 4217 GUN FOR A COWARD— 88m.— U1 . 4271 GUN THE MAN DOWN-78m.-UA . 4258 H HE LAUGHED LAST-77m.-Columbia . 4230 HOLD BACK THE NIGHT— 80m.— Allied Artists . 4213 HOLLYWOOD OR BUST-95m.-Paramount . 4262 I INSIDE A GIRLS' DORMITORY-lOOm.-Ellis . 4252 IRON PETTICOAT, THE— 87m.— MGM . 4274 IS YOUR HONEYMOON REALLY NECESSARY Brenner . 4244 IT CONQUERED THE WORLD-71 m.-American Int . 4245 B BABY DOLL— 1 14m.— Warners . BACK FROM ETERNITY— 97m.— RKO . BAD SEED, TH E— 1 29m.— Warners . BAGDAD AFTER Ml DNIGHT— 60m.— Sonney . BATTLE HYMN— 108m.— U-l . BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE, THE-104m.— 20th-Fox . BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL-94m.-20th-Fox.. BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT— 80m.-RKO. BLACK WHIP, THE— 77m.— 20th-Fox . BOOM TOWN-1 20m.-MGM . BOSS, THE— 89m.— United Artists . BRASS LEGEND, THE-79m.-UA . BRAVE ONE, THE-lOOm.-RKO . BUNDLE OF JOY-98m.-RKO . BURNING HILLS, THE-92m.-Warners . C CALLING HOMICIDE-61 m.-Allied Artists . CANYON RIVER— 80m.— Allied Artists . CHA-CHA-CHA BOOM-72m.-Columbia . Cl NDERELLA— 84m.— Buena Vista . CIRCUS Gl RL— 88m.— Republic . CRUEL TOWER, THE-88m.-Allied Artists . CRY IN THE NIGHT, A-75m.-Warners . CURUCU, BEAST OF THE AMAZON-76m.-U-l.. D 4263 4227 4220 4245 4270 4234 4238 4227 .4267 4242 .4217 4262 4231 .4262 .4220 .4225 4249 4229 4273 4216 4273 4220 .4251 DANCE HALL RACKET-62m.-Weiss . 4235 DANCE WITH ME HENRY-79m.-United Artists . 4270 DANIEL BOONE, TRAIL BLAZER-76m.-Republic . 4243 DEATH OF A SCOUNDREL-1 19m.-RKO . 4250 DESPERADOS ARE IN TOWN, THE-73m.-20th-Fox 4258 DOCTORS, THE— 92m.— Union . 4244 DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK-80m.-Columbia . 4265 E EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS-83m.-Columbia... 4214 EDDY DUCHIN STORY, THE-123m.-Columbia . 4214 EDGE OF THE CITY-85m.-MGM . 4273 EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH-83m.-U-l . 4251 F FIGHTING TROUBLE— 60m.— Allied Artists . 4265 FINGER OF GUILT— 84m.— RKO . 4238 FIRST TRAVELING SALESLADY, THE-92m.-RKO . 4215 FLESH MERCHANT, THE-59m.-Sonney . 4227 FLIGHT TO HONG KONG-88m.-United Artists . 4234 FLYING LEATHERNECKS— 102m.— RKO . 4215 FOUR BOYS AND A GUN-73m.-United Artists . 4275 FOUR GIRLS IN TOWN-85m.-U-l . 4263 FRENCH CAN CAN-93m.-UMPO . 4244 FRIENDLY PERSUASION-l40m.-Allied Artist* 4229 FRONTIER GAMBLER— 70m.— Associated 4214 FRONTIER WOMAN— 80m.— Top . 4275 FULL OF LIFE— 91m.— Columbia . 4265 K KILLERS, THE— 101m.— U-l . 4227 KING AND FOUR QUEENS, THE— 86m.— United Artists . 4270 L LAST MAN TO HANG, THE-75m.-Columbia . 4250 LAST WAGON, THE-99m.-20th-Fox . 4216 LOVE ME MADLY— 60m.— McCarthy . 4271 LOVE ME TENDER— 89m.— 20th-Fox . 4258 LUST FOR LIFE— 122m.— MGM . 4226 M MAN FROM DEL RIO-82m.-United Artists . 4239 MAN IN THE VAULT-73m.-RKO . 4267 MARCELINO— 90m.— UMPO . 4245 MARIE ANTOINETTE— 149m.— MGM . 4250 MEN OF SHERWOOD FOREST-77m.-Astor . 4214 MIAMI EXPOSE— 73m.— Columbia . 4214 MOLE PEOPLE, THE-78m.-U-l . 4252 MOUNTAIN, THE— 105m.— Paramount ... 4231 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY-1 33m. -MGM (Reissue). 4261 N NAKED HILLS, THE-73m.-Allied Artists . 4229 NIGHTFALL— 78m.— Columbia . 4261 1984— 91m.— Columbia . 4214 O OBERSTEIGER, DER-98m. -Casino . 4271 ODONGO— 85m.— Columbia . 4230 OKLAHOMA!— 140m.— 20th-Fox . 4251 OPPOSITE SEX, THE— 1 17m.— MGM . 4226 P PAPA, MAMA, THE MAID AND I— 94m.— Columbia 4241 PEACEMAKER, THE-81m.-UA . 4251 PHANTOM HORSE, THE-90m.— Harrison . 4220 PORT AFRIQUE— 92m.— Columbia . 4225 POWER AND THE PRIZE, TH E— 98m.— MGM . 4226 PRIVATE'S PROGRESS— 96m.— DCA . 4214 R RAINMAKER, THE— 121m.— Paramount . 4274 REBECCA— 1 29m.— 20th-Fox . 4216 REPRISAL— 74m.— Columbia . 4230 RIDE THE HIGH IRON-74m. -Columbia . 4261 ROCK, PRETTY BABY-89m.-U-l . 4259 ROCK, ROCK, ROCK— 83m.— D.C.A . 4266 ROGUES OF SHERWOOD FOREST-80m.-Columbia ....4241 ROSE BOWL STORY, THE-75m.-Allied Artists (Reissue) . 4261 RUNAWAY DAUGHTERS — 88m.— AmericanInt . 4249 RUNNING TARGET— 83m.— UA . 4259 B SCANDAL, INC.— 79m.— Republic . 4258 SCREAMING EAGLES— 81m.— Allied Artists . 4213 SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY, THE— 84m.— Paramount . 4237 SECRETS OF LIFE-75m.-Buena Vista . 4241 SECRETS OF THE REEF-72m.-Continental . 4245 SEVENTH CAVALRY, THE-75m. -Columbia . 4241 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROCK-77m.-American-lnt . 4249 SHARKFIGHTERS, THE-73m.-United Artists . 4244 SHE CREATURE, THE-77m.-American Int . 4245 SHIP THAT DIED OF SHAME, THE-91 m.-Continental 4220 SILENT WORLD, THE-86m.-Columbia . 4230 SLANDER-81 m. -MGM . 4266 SLEEPING CITY, THE-84m.-U-l . 4227 SNOW WAS BLACK, THE-105m.-Continental . 4257 SOLID GOLD CADILLAC, THE-99m.-Columbia . 4214 SPELL OF THE HYPNOTIST— 78m.— Exploitation . 4221 SPIN A DARK WEB— 76m.— Columbia . 4230 STAGECOACH TO FURY-76m.-20th-Fox . 4238 STORM CENTER— 85m.— Columbia . 4214 STRANGE ADVENTURE, A-70m.-Republic . 4243 STRANGE INTRUDER— 82m.— Allied Artists . 4257 SUICIDE MISSION— 70m.— Columbia . 4250 T TALE OF TWO CITIES, A-128m.-MGM . 4250 TEA AND SYMPATHY— 122m.— MGM . 4231 TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, THE 123m.— MGM . 4242 TEENAGE REBEL-94m.-20th-Fox . 4251 TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE-219m.-Paramount . 4237 TEN TALL MEN-97m.-Columbia . 4242 TENSION AT TABLE ROCK-93m.-RKO . 4231 THIRD MAN, THE-104m.-20th-Fox . 4243 THREE VIOLENT PEOPLE-lOOm.-Paramount . 4267 THUNDER OVER ARIZONA-75m.-Republic . 4216 THUNDERSTORM— 81m.— Allied Artists . 4213 TOMAHAWK TRAI L— 60m.— UA . 4270 TOWARD THE UNKNOWN-1 15m.-Warners . 4234 TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH-108m.-Columbia .... 4242 TWO LOVES HAD l-98m.— Jacon . 4271 U UNGUARDED MOMENT, THE-95m.-U-l . 4217 UNTAMED MISTRESS— 70m.-Armond . 4245 V VAGABOND KING, THE-88m.-Paramount . 4215 VIOLENT YEARS, THE-61m.-Phoenix . 4239 VITELLONI — 103m.— A.P.I. Prod . 4263 W WALK THE DARK STREET-74m.-Dominant . 4245 WAR AND PEACE— 208m.— Paramount . 4215 WEREWOLF, THE— 83m.— Columbia . 4214 WESTWARD HO, THE WAGONS-90m.-Buena Vista. ...4265 WETBACKS-88m. -Gibraltar . 4246 WHITE SQUAW, THE-75m. -Columbia . 4242 WICKED AS THEY COME-94m.-Columbia . 4273 WILD PARTY, THE— 81 m.— UA . 4263 WOMAN'S DEVOTION, A-88m.-Republic . 4262 WOMEN OF PITCAIRN ISLAND, THE-72m.-20th-Fox 4267 WITTEN ON THF WIND— 99m.— U-l . 4234 WRONG MAN, THE— 105m.— Warners . 4275 Y YANG KWEI FEI— 92m.— Buena Vista . 4141 YAQUI DRUMS-71m. -Allied Artists 4225 YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM IT-95m.-Columbia .4237 YOUNG GUNS, THE-84m. -Allied Artists . 4249 ZARAK— 99m.— Columbia . 4266 (The running time carried in this listing represents the latest corrected time of each feature. While every effort is made to keep the listing accurate, features are often subject to editing after being reviewed. Readers are advised to check the time with the local exchange — Ed.) The Shorts Parade (Continued from preceding page) of various Alaskan communities to ex¬ amine the people, make suggestions, treat any emergencies that come up, and offer help where and when needed. GOOD. (73103). Sports FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS. RKO— Sport Specials. 15m. Excerpts from the following games are to be seen, SyracuseMaryland; Michigan-UCLA; Notre DameMichigan State; Texas A&M -Texas Chris¬ tian; Oklahoma-Notre Dame; Louisiana State-Florida; Iowa-Michigan; Georgia Tech-Tennessee; Iowa-Ohio State; Tennessee-Mississippi; Yale-Princeton; PittPenn State; Army-Navy. GOOD. (73901). ONE REEL CinemaScope Color Cartoons THE BRAVE LITTLE BRAVE. 20thFox — CinemaScope Terry toon. 7m. A tribe of Indians are fearful of a giant moose, and their efforts to hunt him down and eliminate him fail. The tiny son of the chief tries to get the animal himself. He helps the moose when he is in trouble, and the moose in turn assists him when the need arises. The tribe is amazed that the lad has accomplished with kindness what they were unable to do with force when he brings him into camp. GOOD. (5637). GOOD DEED DALY IN CLOAK AND STAGGER. 20th-Fox — CinemaScope Terrytoon. 7 m. Good Deed Daly is assigned to guard the city reservoir and gets in¬ volved in a plot to blow it up by sabo¬ teurs. He manages to keep them from their mission, often to their disadvantage. They finally give up in disguest. FAIR. (5638) . Novelty WHITE PERIL. RKO— Screenliner. 8m. When it snows in the Cascade Mountains it can be both a blessing and a peril, for the melting of these snows can either provide a normal water supply or a flood, depending on the amount that has ac¬ cumulated. There are specialists who have a special job of measuring and studying the amount of snow, and experience has taught them to determine the extent of the run-off. FAIR. (74204). Sports ASPHALT PLAYGROUND. Columbia — World of Sports. 10m. The story of how the New York Police Athletic League helps to combat juvenile delinquency with a program that includes the closing of streets to traffic for the children to play in is seen here. There are contests and other athletic programs enacted by the PAL. GOOD. (1801). CinemaScope Color Travel CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD. War¬ ners — WarnerColor Scope Gems. 9m. This Andre De La Varre travelogue takes us to Singapore, its busy harbor, docks, alleyways and boulevards, temples, bazaars, markets, stores, Oriental-type architecture, etc. EXCELLENT. (4501). 4276 Servisection 4