The Exhibitor (1957)

Servisectlon 2 THE CHECK-UP Columbia (1953-56 Release* from 801; 1956-57 Releases from 101) ABANDON SHIP— D— Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan— Highly interesting drama— 100m.— see April 3 issue Page 4306— (English-made). (139) AUTUMN lEAVfcS— ROmD— Joan Crowtord, ClifF Robenson, Vera Miles— Highly interesting Crawford entry, especially for the femmes— 108m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4149— leg.! B. (104) BLACKJACK KETCHUM, DESPERADO-W-Howard Doff, Victor Jory, Maggie Mahoney— Western for the lower holf— 76m.— see May 2 Issue Poge 4150. (831) CHA-CHA-CHA BOOM— MU— Perez Prado and Orchestra, Mary Kaye Trio— Pleasant programmer— 72m.— see Oct. 3 Issue Page 4229— log. i B. (114) DON'T KNOCK 'THE ROCK-MU-Bill Haley and Comets, Alan Dale, Patricia Hardy— For the rock 'n' roll addicts or as filler for the lower half— 80m.— see Dec. 26 issue Page 4265. (125) EARTH VS. THE FlYINO SAUCERS— SFD-Hogh Marlowe, Jean Taylor, Donald Curtis— Good programmer — 83m. — see Sept. 5 issue Page 4173. (102) EDDY DUCHIN STORY, THE— BIDMU-Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, James Whitmore— High rating entry— 123m. —see Sept. 5 issue Page 4173— (Technicolor)(CinemaScope). (101) FUIL OF LIFECD— Judy Holliday, Richard Conte, Salvadore Baccaloni— Highly enjoyable entertainment91m. — see Dec. 26 issue Page 4265. (130) GAMMA PEOPLE, THE— MD— Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, Leslie Phillips — Mild Import for lower half— 79m. — see Sept 19 U«iie Poo* i925 — fFIlmerl In Enoland). GUNS OF FORT PETTICOAT, THE-OD-Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson— Good action program¬ mer— 82m. — see March 20 issue Page 4301— (Techni¬ color). (131) HE LAUGHED LAST— CMU— Frankie Laine, Lucy Marlow, Anthony Dexter— Okay progrommer— ^m.— see Oct. 3 Issue Poge 4230 — (Technicolor)— Leg. i B. (103) LAST MAN TO HANG, THE— D— Tom Conway, Elizabeth Sellars, Freda Jackson— For the lower half— 75m. — see Nov. 14 Issue Page 4250 — (English-made). (117) LAST TEN DAYS, THE— D— Albin Skoda, Oscar Werner— Import has interest— 1 13m.— see April 18 issue Page 41 34— ( Austrian-made)(English titles). MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, THE-MD— Japanese cast-Very good entry for art and specialty spots— 158m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4277— (Japanese-made)— (English titles)Leg.: B. MAN WHO TURNED TO STONE, THE-MD-Victor Jory, Ann Doran, Charlotte Austin— Average horror entry for the duailert71m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4290-leg.: B. (134) MIAMI EXPOSE-MD— Lee J. Cobb, Patricia Medina, Edward Arnold— Average crime meller for the duallers— 73m.— see Sept. 5 Issue Page 4197. (106) NIGHTFALLMD— Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft —Suspenseful meller should be welcome addition to the program— 78m.— see Dec. 12 issue Page 4261. (127) 1984— SFD— Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterl¬ ing— Off-beat entry can go In art and specialty spots and many conventional situations — 91m. — see Sept. 5 issue Page 4189 — (Made in England). (110) ODONGO—MD— Rhonda Fleming, Macdonald Carey, Juma —Pleasing programmer— 85m.— see Oct. 3 issue Page 4230— (CinemaScope)— (Technicolor)— (Filmed in Africa). (109) PAPA, MAMA, THE MAID, AND I— C— Robert lamoureux. Gaby Morlay— One of the better French farces should do okay in art houses— 94m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4241— (French-mode) — (Enoiish titles ond narration). PHANTOM STAGECOACH, THE W Wiijiam Bishop, Kathleen Crowley, Richard Webb— Mediocre western for the duallers— 69m.— see April 13 issue Paae 4306. (137) PORT AFRIOUE— MD— Pier Angeli, Phil Carey, Dennis Price — locale helps program meller— 92m. — see Sept. 19 issue Page 4225— (Technicolor)— (English-mode)— (Filmed In AAorocco). REPRISALOMD— Guy Madison, Felicia Farr, Kathryn Grant— Interesting western meller— 74m. — see Oct. 3 issue Page 4230 — (Technicolor). (115) RIDE THE HIGH IRON-D-Don Taylor, Sally Forrest Raymond Burr— lower half entry— 74m.— see Dec. 12 issue Page 4261. (128) ROGUES OF SHERWOOD FOREST— ROAD-John Derek, Diana Lynn, George Macready— Reissue is okay adventure programmer — 80m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4241 (1072) RUMBLE ON THE DOCKS— D— James Darren, Laurie Carroll, Michael Granger— Average meller of 'teen-age violence will appeal most ot 'teen-age audiences— 82m.— see Feb. 20 Issue Page 4290. Leg. of Decency "B". (124) SAFARI— MD— Victor Mature, Janet Leigh, John Justin— Highly entertaining entry— 91m.— see May 2 issue Page 4150— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Africa). (839) SECRET OF TREASURE MOUNTAIN-OD-Valerie French, Raymond Burr, William Prince— Routine lower half entry— 68m.— see May 30 issue Page 4165. (832) SEVENTH CAVALRY, THE— OMD— Randoiph Scott, Barbara Hale, Jay C. FlippenOkay outdoor meller— 75m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4241— (Technicolor). (121) SHADOW ON THE WINDOW, THE-MD-Phil Carey, Betty Garrett, John Barrymore, Jr.— Okay programmer— 73m.— see March 6 issue. (133) SILENT WORLD, THE— DOC— Made by Jacques-Yves Cous¬ teau and Louis Malle— High rating, beautifully photo¬ graphed underwater documentary Is an art house natural and has appeal for many regular situations— 86m.— see Oct. 3 issue Page 4230— (Technicolor)— (French-mode). SOLID GOLD CADILLAC, THE— Judy Holliday, Paul Doug¬ las, Fred Clark— High rating comedy— 99m.— see Sept. 5 Issue Page 4205. (112) SPIN A DARK WEB— MD— Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson— lower holf filler— 76m.— see Oct. 3 Issue Page 4230— (English-made)— Leg.) B. (107) STORM CENTER-O-Bette Davis, Brian Keith, Kim Hunter Thought-provoking drama on controversial theme will fare best In metropolitan and special situations 85m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4197. (108) STORM OVER THE NILE— COSMD— Anthony Steel, Laurence Harvey, Mary lire — Colorful remake of "Four Fea¬ thers" will have to be sold— 80m.— see May 30 issue Page 4166 — (Technicolor) — (CinemaScope) — (English-made). (829) STRANGE ONE, THE— D— Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Mark RIchman— Filmization of play and novel is off-beat and interesting— 97m.— see April 3 issue Page 4306— Leg.: B. (138) SUICIDE MISSION— DOC— Leif Larsenlower half entry— 70m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4250 — (Filmed irj Norwav and the Shetland Islands). (123) TALL T, THE— W— Randolph Scott, Maureen O'Sullivan, Richard Boone— Good Scott entry should please western and action fans— 78m.— see April 3 issue Page 4306 — (Technicolor). (136) TEN TALL MEN— MD— Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gil¬ bert Roland— Reissue is good adventure yarn— 97m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4242— (Technicolor). (119) TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH-MD-Dick Powell, Signe Hasso, Maylla— Reissue Is high rating meller— 108m.— see Oct. 31 Issue Page 4242. UTAH BLAINEW— Rory Calhoun, Susan Cummings, Angela Stevens— Average western fore for the dual¬ lers— 75m. — see Jan. 23 issue Page 4277. ■(129) WEREWOLF, THE — MD — Steven Ritch, Don Megowan, Joyce Holden— Horror meller for program— 83m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4174. (103) WHITE SQAW, THE-W-David Brian, May Wynn, William' Bishop— For the lower half— 75m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4242. (116) WICKED AS THEY COME-MD-Arlene Dahl, Phil Carey, Herbert Marshall— Fair meller for the program— 94m. —(Made in England)— leg.: B. (132) YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM IT-CMU-June Allyson, Jack Lemmon, Charles Bickford— Highly amusing comedy— 95m.— see Oct. 17 Issue Page 4237— Leg.: B — (CinemaScope)— (Technicolor). ZARAK— AD— Victor Mature, Michael Wilding, Anita Ekberg— Colorful, action packed adventure should have wide appeal— 99m.— see Dec. 26 issue Page 4266 — (CinemaScope)— (Technicolor)— (Made in Morocco)— leg. B. (126) ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU-MD-Gregg Palmer, Allison Hayes, Autumn Russell— Mild horror entry for the duallers— 70m.— see March 6 issue— Leg. of De¬ cency B. (135) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ADMIRABLE CRICHTON, THE— Kenneth More, Diane Cilento— (English-macie). beyond MOMBASA— Donna Read, Cornel Wilde, Leo Gen— (Technicolor)(Made in Africa). BITTER VICTORY— Richard Burton, Kurd Jurgens— (Cinema¬ Scope)— (Made in Libya and France). BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE-Willlam Holden, Alec Guinness — (Made in Ceylon) — (CinemaScope) — (Technicolor). BROTHERS RICO, THE— Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, James Darren. CALYPSO HEAT WAVE— Johnny Desmond, Merry Anders, Paul Langton. DOMINO KID— Rory Calhoun, Kristine Miller. FIRE DOWN BELOWRita Hayworth, Robert MItchum, Jack Lemmon — (Technicolor) — (CinemaScope)— (Made in Trinidad). FRIDAY THE 13TH— Betsy Palmer, Valerie French, Keenan Wynn. GARMENT JUNGLE, THE-Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Valerie French. GIANT CLAW, THE-Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday. GOLDEN VIRGIN, THE— Joan Crawford, Rosanno BrazzI —(Made in England). HELLCATS OF THE NAVY— Ronald Reagan, Nancy Davis, Arthur Franz. JEANNE EAGLES — Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Charles Drake. LONG HAUL, THE— Victor Mature, Diana Dors— (Englishmade). MAD BALL, THE— Jack Lemmon, Kathryn Grant, Mickey Rooney. NIGHT OF THE DEMON— Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins -(English-made). NIGHT THE WORLD EXPLODED, THE-Kathryn Grant, William Leslie. NO TIME TO BE YOUNG— Robert Vaughn, Dorothy Green. PICKUP ALLEY — Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg, Trevor Howard — (Technicolor) — (CinemaScope) — (Made in Italy). SEA WALL, THE— Silvana Mangano, Richard Conte— (Made in Thailand)(Technorama). SHE PLAYED WITH FIRE-Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl, Dennis Price— (English-made). SIERRA STRANGER— Howard Duff, Gloria McGhee, Dick Foran. 3:10 TO YUMA — Glenn Ford, Van Heflin, Leora Dana. TOWN ON TRIAL — John Mills, Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates— (Made in England). 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH-William Hopper, Joan _ Taylor. 27TH DAY, THE— Valerie French, Gene Barry. UNCLE GEORGE— Nigel Patrick, Charles Coburn, Wendy Hiller (English-made). YOUNG DON'T CRY, THE — Sal Mineo, James Whitmore. Continental LOVE LOTTERY, THE— C— David Niven, Peggy Cummins, Anne Vernon— light weight English farce— 89m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4293— (Technicolor)— (Englishmade). SECRETS OF THE REEF — DOC— Photographed, directed and edited by Lloyd Ritter, Robert Young and Murroy Lerner— Intriguing entry of life under water— ^m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4245 — (Eastman-color). SHIP THAT DIED OF SHAME, THE-D-Richard Atten¬ borough, George Baker, Virginia McKenna — Inter¬ esting entry-91 m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4220— (English-made). SNOW WAS BLACK, THE-D-Dan!el Gelin. Marie Man¬ sart, Valentina Tessier— Well-made off-beat entry for art spots— 105m.— see Nov. 28 issue Page 4257— (French-made)— (English titles)— Leg.: C. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR THOMPSON, THE-Jack Bu¬ chanan, Martine Carol, Noel-Noel— (Made In France). DCA 'Distributor* Coroorotlon Of America i BABY AND THE BATTLESHIP, THE-C-John Mills, Rich¬ ard Attenborough, Martyn Garrett— Fairly amusing British force96m. — see April 3 issue Page 4306 — (Eastman color)— (Enqiish-made). GOLD OF NAPIES-COMP-Toto, Sophia Loren, Vittorio DeSica, Silvano Mongano— Entertaining import of four short stories for the art spots— 107m.— see March 20 issue Page 4301— (Italian-made)— (English titles— leg. of Decency B. JEDDA THE UNCIVILIZED-OD-Off beat, InterMtlng entry for art and specialty spots— 88m.— see July 11 issue Page 4185— Leg.: B — (Print by Eastman Color) — (Filmed in Australia). 1,000 YEARS FROM NOW-MD-Robert Clarke, Margaret Field— Reissue of "Captive Women" should be ex¬ ploitable— 65m.— see April 3 issue Page 4307. PRIVATE'S PROGRESS — F— Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price— Highly amusing Import— 96m.— see Sept. 5 Issue Page 4214 — (English-made). ROCK, ROCK, ROCK-MU-Tuesday Weld, Alan Freed, Frankie lymon and Teen-Agers— Picture with the beat, okay dualler— 83m. — see Dec. 26 issue Page 4266. WOMAN OF ROME— D— Gina lollobrigida, Daniel Gelen, Franco Fabrizi— For the art spots or sexploitation houses— 93m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4277— (Italianmade)— (Dubbed in English)— leg.: C. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION SILKEN AFFAIR, THE— David Niven, Genevieve Page. IFE MADAME BUTTERFIY—OPD— Highly interesting entry for art and specialty spots— 1 14m.— see June 13 issue Page 4174— (Technicolor)— (ItalianJapanese-made). RETURN OF DON CAMIILO, THE-CD-Fernandel, Glno Cervi— Sequel Is amusing— 1 15m.— see May 2 issue Page 4155— (Italian-made)— (English titles). Lippert LIFE WITH THE LYONS — C— Richard Lyorvs, Barbara Lyons Lower half filler— 78m.— see May 30 issue Page 4166 —(English-made). Metro (1955-56 Releases from 602) ANNIE GET YOUR GUN-MUC-Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern— Reissue has names to sell — 107m. —see May 16 issue Paoe 41 57— (Technicolor). (632) BARRETTS OF WIMPOIE STREET, THE-ROMD-Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, Bill Travers— Fine film version of classic— 105m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4277— (CinemaScope)-(MetrocoIor)— (Made in England). BHOWANI JUNCTION — D — Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill Travers— High-rating study of conflict In India— 110m. — see May 16 issue Page 4157 — (Eastman Color) — (CinemaScooe)— (Made In Pakistan). (631) BOOM TOWN— MD— Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert— Reissue has the names and excitement— 120m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4242. (7C)4) BOYS' TOWN— MD— Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull— Reissue of top-notch family meller— 96m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4278— (Reissue). (716) CATERED AFFAIR, THE — D — Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds— Highly Interesting drama— 93m.— see May 16 issue Paoe 4157. (633) DESIGNING WOMAN— C— Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray— Impressive comedy has angles— 117m. —see March 20 issue Page 4301 — (CinemaScope) — (MetroColor)— Leg.: B. (724) EDGE OF THE CITY— D— John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Kathleen Maguire— Off-beat drama has much merit and many angles— 85m.— see Jan. 9 issue. (714) FASTEST GUN ALIVE, THE-OD-Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford— Interesting offbeat west¬ ern has names to help— 89m.— see June 27 issue Paoe 4181. (534) GASLIGHT— MD— Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseoh Cotten— Names will make the difference in this reissue— 1 13m.— see April 3 issue Page 4307— (Re¬ issue). (725) GREAT AMERICAN PASTIME, THE-CD-Tom Ewell, Anne Francis, Ann Miller— Fairly amusing entry— 89m.— see Nov. 28 issue Paqe 4257. (710) GREEN DOLPHIN STREET-D-lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed— Reissue has names to help— 141m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4278— (Reissue). (715) HAPPY ROAD, THE— C— Kene Kelly, Barbara Leage, Bobby Clark, Brigitte Fossey— Fine family fare— 100m.— see Feb. 6 issue Page 4285— (Filmed in France). HIGH SOCIETY— CMU — Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby— High rating amusement— 107m.— see July 25 ssue Page 4190-(leg.! B-(Color by Technicolor(VistaVision). (637) HOT SUMMER NIGHT-MD-Leslie Nielsen, Colleen Miller, Edward Andrews— Interesting program enrty— 86m.— see Feb. 6 issue Page 4285. (719) INVITATION TO THE DANCE-NOV-lgor Youskevltch, Gene Kelly, Tamara Toumanova, Carol HoneyNovelty is well-suited for art and specialty spots— 93m. — see May 16 issue Page 4158 — (Technicolor). IRON PETTICOAT, THE— C— Bop Hope, Katherine Vlepburn, Noelle Middleton— Fairly amusing Hope entry— 87m.— see Jan. 9 issue— (VistaVi*ion)—(Teehnicojor)— (Made in England)— Leg.) B. (712) APRIL 10, 1957 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR