The Exhibitor (1957)

Servtsection 6 THE CHECK-UP Warners (1955-56 releases from 501; 1956-57 releases from 601) AMAZON TRADER, THE— OD— John Sutton, Marl* Fernanda— Interesting addition to th* program — 41m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4220— (WarnerColor). (4910) AS LONG AS YOU'RE NEAR ME-D-O. W. Fischer, Maria Schell, Brigitte Horney-Slow moving import will appeal most to women — 101m. — see June 27 issue —Page 41 82— (German-made)— (Dubbed in English). (519) BABY DOLL— CD— Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach— Off-beat adult drama is best for sophisticated metropolitan spots— 1 14m.— see Dec. 12 issue Page 4263-Leg.: C. , (607) BAD SEED, THE-D-Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones— Superior off-beat drama for discriminating audiences— 1 29m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4199. (603) BIG LAND, THE— OD— Alan Ladd, Virgina Mayo, Ed¬ mond O'Brien— Ladd hits the trail again in colorful outdoor show — 93m. — see Feb. 6 issue Page 4287 — (Warner Color). (610) BRIGHT LEAF— D — Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Jack Carson— Names will help reissue— 1 10m.— see May 15 issue— (Reissue). BURNING HILLS, THE-W-Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Skip Homeier — Good outdoor action me Her — 92m. see Sept. 5 issue Page 4200 — (WarnerColor)— (CinemaScope). (601) CRY IN THE NIGHT, A— MD-Edmond O'Brien, Brian Donlevy, Natalie Wood— Average metier for th* duollers 75m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4220 (602) COUNTERFEIT PLAN, THE-MD-Zachary Scott, Peggie Castle, Mervyn Johns— Slow moving English meller has some familiar names; but is _ best suited for the lower half— 79m.— see April 3 issue Page 4309 -(English-made). (612) 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) EAST OF EDEN— D— James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey— Dean name will help this high rating drama — 115m.— see April 3 issue Page 4309— (Reissue)— (CinemaScope) — (WarnerColor) — (Print by Techni¬ color). GIANT— D— Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean— This is o 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) JIM THORPE— ALL-AMERICAN — BIOD — Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter— Names should land reissue in the better money— 107m.— see May 15 issue— (Reissue). MOBY DICK-D— Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn— Filmization of famous literary work is Im¬ pressive and has great potential — 116m. — see July 11 issue Pag* 4187— (Color by Technicolor)— (Made in England). (521) PARIS DOES STRANGE THINGS— F— Ingrid Bergman, Mel Ferrer, Jean Marais— Bergman name will barely carry this import— 86m.— see March 6 issue— (Tech¬ nicolor)— (Made in France)— Leg.: B. (611) REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE — D James Dean, Natalie Wood— Dean name should still keep this in the better money— 1 1 1 m.— see April 3 issue Page 4309 —(Reissue)— (CinemaScope)— (WarnerColor). 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 Pag* 4182— (WarnerColor) —(CinemaScope). (525) 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) SHOOT-OUT AT MEDICINE BEND— OD— Randolph Scott, James Craig, Angie Dickinson — Okay Randolph Scott programmer— 87m.— see April 17 issue Page 4315. (615) SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS, THE— HISD— James Stewart, Patricia Smith, Murray Hamilton— High rating aromatic en¬ tertainment— 138m.— see March 6 issue— (Cinema¬ Scope)— (WarnerColor). (614) STRANGERS ON A TRAIN— MD— Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker— Reissue of top flight Hitch¬ cock meller— 101 m.— see May 15 issue— (Reissue). TOP SECRET AFFAIR— C— Susan Hayward, Kirk Douglas, Paul Stewart— Highly amusing comedy— 100m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4280— Leg.: B. (609) TOWARD THE UNKNOWN— AD— William Holden, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Leith— Well made ond timely offer¬ ing should register strongly at boxoffice— 1 15m.— see Oct. 3 issue Page 4234— (WarnerColor). (604) UNTAMED YOUTH MDMU Mamie Van Doren, Lori Nelson, John Russell— Highly, exploitable rock 'n' roll meller should have considerable youth appeal —80m.— see April 3 issue Page 4309 (613) WEST POINT STORY, THE— MUCD— James Cagney, Vir¬ ginia Mayo, Doris Day— Reissue should prove pleas¬ ing entertainment— 107m.— see May 15 issue — (Re¬ issue). WINNING TEAM, THE— BIOD— Doris Day, Ronald Rea¬ gan, Frank Lovejoy— Name values should help reis¬ sue of baseball show— 98m.— see May 15 issue— (Re¬ issue). WRONG MAN, THE— D— Henry Fonda, Vera Miles— Highly interesting drama— 105m.— see Jan. 9 issue. (608) YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN DMU Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day— Reissue has plenty of angles— 1 12m.— see May 15 issue— (Reissue). TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BAND OF ANGELS— Clark Gable, Yvonne DeCarlo— (WarnerColor). BLACK PATCH— George Montgomery, Diane Brewster. BLACK SCORPION— Richard Denning, Mara Corday(Mexican-made). BOMBERS B-52— Karl Malden, Natalie Wood— (Werner Color— (CinemaScope). DARBY'S RANGERS — Etchika Choureau, James Garner, Jack Warden— (WarnerColor). D. I., THE— Jack Webb, Don Dubbins, Jackie Loughery. FACE IN THE CROWD, A— Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal. HELEN MORGAN STORY, THE-Ann Blyth, Paul Newman, Richard Carlson— (CinemaScope). LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE— Tab Hunter, Etchika Choureau, J. Carroll Naish. NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS-Andy Griffith, Myron Mc¬ Cormick, Nick Adams. OLD MAN AND THE SEA, THE— Spencer Tracy— (Warner Color)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Cuba). PAJAMA GAME, THE— Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney— (WarnerColor). PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL, THE-Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Dame Sybil Thorndyke— (Techni¬ color)— (Made in England). SAYONARA— Marlon Brando, Red Buttons, Patricia Owens (Techniramal— (Made in Japan). STORY OF MANKIND, THE— Ronald Colman, Hedy LaMarr, Charles Coburn. Miscellaneous (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) ALBERT SCHWEITZER — BIOD — Produced and directed by Jerone Hill; filmed by Erica Anderson; narration by Frederic March— Attractive biographical drama for art and specialty spots— 80m.— see March 20 issue Page 4303— (Filmed in France and French Equatorial Africa) —(Eastman Color)— (de Rochemont). BAGDAD AFTER MIDIGHT-BUR-For exploitation, bur¬ lesque spots— 60m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4245— (Sonney). BIG FUN CARNIVAL, THE-NOV-Marian Stafford, Jared Reed, the Bunin Puppets— Novelty should please youngsters at special showings— 90m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4281— (Artists Producers Associates). CROWDED PARADISE— D— Hume Cronyn, Nancy KellyWell-made drama— 94m.— see July 25 issue Page 4194 filmed in Puerto Rico) — (Tudor). CURFEW BREAKERS— MD— Paul Kelly, Cathy Downs, Regis Toomey— Mild, inept expose of drug traffic among high school teenagers— 70m.— see April 3 issue Page 4310 — (Screen Guild). 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). DAUGHTER OF HORROR (Dementia)-MD-Adrienne Bar¬ ret-Exploitation entry is only suited for particular situations— 60m.— see Feb. 20 issue Pago 4294— (E.P.I.). FLESH MERCHANT, THE-MD-Fast buck stuff for ex¬ ploitation spots— 59m.— see Sept. 19 issue Page 4227 — (Sonney). FORBIDDEN CARGO — MD — Satisfactory programmer— 83m.— see June 13 issue Page 4176 — (Jacon). FRONTIER WOMAN— W— Cindy Carson, Lance Fuller, Ann Kelly— Indian thriller okay for duallers— 80m.— see Jan. 9 issue— (Eastman color)— (Vistarama)— (Top). ISLAND OF ALLAH— DOC— Interesting documentary-type drama— 61m.— see July 25 issue Page 4194— (Color) —(Filmed in Arabia)— (Brenner). IS YOUR HONEYMOON REALLY NECESSARY-C-Diana Dors— Pleasing bedroom farce— 70m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4244— (English-made)— (Brenner). KENTUCKY RIFLE-W-Chill Wills, Lance Fuller, Cathy Downs— Average western has angles— 82m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4201— (Path* Color)— (Wide Screen)— (Howco). LOVE ME MADLY-CNOV-Marilyn Waltz, Lynn Craig"Fast buck" compilation— 60m.— see Dec. 26 issue Page 4271— (Partly in color)— (McCarthy). NAKED EYE, THE— DOC— Written, directed and produced by Louis Clyde Stoumen; narrated by Raymond Mas¬ sey— Entry on photos, photography and the people who indulge therein, for the art and specialty spots —71m.— see May 1 issue Page 4320— (Black and white1 and color)— (Film Representations). OKLAHOMAI— MU— Gordon MacKae, Shirley Jones, Char¬ lotte Greenwood— High rating entertainment— 143m. —see Oct. 19 issue Page 4051— Leg.: B— (Eastman Color)— (Todd-AO)— (Magna-Todd-AO). OEDIPUS REX— D — Players of the Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean Festival— Strictly for the specialty spots and situations catering to the school trade, drama troups, etc.— 88m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4281 —(Filmed in Canada)— (Eastman color)— (Motion Picture Distributors). ON THE BOWERY-DOC-Produced by Lionel Rogosin Off-beat and interesting documentary for specialty spots — 65m.— see April 17 issue Page 4315— (Rogosin). ROCKIN' THE BLUES MUNOV Mantan Moreland, Flourney Miller, Hal Jackson— All Negro rock 'n' roll opus should click in some spots — 66m.— see April 3 issue Page 4310— (Jewel). 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). THEY WHO DARE-MD-Dirk Bogarde, Akim TamiroffInteresting war entry— 101m.— see Jan. 25 issue Page 4092 — (Technicolor)— (Famous). THRILLARAMA— NOVTRAV— Albert Reynolds' wide screen novelty has technical problems, but can be played at many situations as a change of pace — 90m. — (Eastman color; print by Technicolor)— (Thrillarama). UNTAMED MISTRESS-NOV-Lower half 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). EngSish Films (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) BLACK RIDER, THE— MD— Lower half 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— lEngiish-made)— (Saturn). WEE GEORDIE— CD— Bill Travers, Alastair Sim, Norah Gorsen— Hghly amusing entry— 93m.— see Jan. 23 is¬ sue Page 4280— (English-made)— (Times). Foreign-Made (Distributors' addresses will be furnished on request) ANGELS OF DARKNESS-D-Linda Darnell, Anthony Quinn, Valentina Cortesa— Exploitation item— 84m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4281— (Italian-made) — (Dubbed in English)— (Excelsior). BULLFIGHT— COMP— Exciting documentary for art and specialty spots— 75m. — see Aug. 8 issue Page 4200 — — (JanusJ. DOCTORS, THE— D— Raymond Pellegrin— Good entry for art spots— 92m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4244— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Union; Kingsley-lnt.) -Leg.: B. DON GIOVANNI— OP— Otto Edelmann, Elisabeth Grummer, Cesare Siepi— Filmed grand opera tor art spots— 153m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4293 — (Eastman color) —(Made in Austria)— (Sung in Italian) — (Festival). EVIL FOREST, THE— D— For the art spots and possible special showings— 76l/2m.— see July 25 issue Pag* 4193— (Spanish-made)— (Dubbed in English)— Studio Films). 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 Pag* 4193— Leg. i C— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Ellis). INSIDE A GIRLS' DORMITORY — CMD— Jean Marais, Fran¬ chise Arnoul— Amusing French who-done-it— 100m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4252— (French-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (Ellis). LA SORCIERE—D— Marina Vlady, Maurice Ronet, Cicole Courcel— Okay art house entry— 97m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4281— (French-made; filmed in Sweden) —(English titles)— (Ellis). LEGENDS OF ANIKA — D — Art house filler — 85m. — see June 13 issue Page 4177— (Yugoslavian-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (Grand Prize). LOST CONTINENT, THE— DOC— Directed and produced by Leonardo Bonzi— Interesting documentary— 69m. —see April 3 issue Page 4310 — (Italian-made)— (Filmed in Indonesia and Malaya)— (CjnemaScope) (Ferraniacolor)— (Lopert). MARCELINO— D— Pablito Calvo— Interesting, charming im¬ port— 90m. — see Oct. 31 issue Page 4245— (Spanishmade; English titles)— (UMPO). 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). OBERSTEIGHER DER (THE FOREMAN) OPC Walter Janssen, Josefm Kipper, Hans Holt— Cute entry for foreign language and art spots— 98m.— see Dec. 26 issue Page 4271— (Austrian-made)— (English titles)— (Casino). PANTALOONS— C— Fernandel, Erno Crisa, Carmen Sevilla —Amusing import with Fernandel— 93m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4293— (Technicolor)— (French-made)— (Eng¬ lish titles)— (U.M.P.O.)— Leg.: B. PHANTON HORSE, THE-Well-made import-90m.-se* Sept. 5 issue Page 4220— (Eastman Color)— (Japanesemade)— (English titles)— (Edward Harrison). 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 Pag* 4200— Leg.: 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. t B— (French-made)— (English titles)— (UMPO). ROSANNA— D— Rosanna Podesta— For th* art and spe¬ cialty houses— 72m.— see July 25 issue Pag* 4193Leg.: C— (Italian-made)— (Dubbed in English)— (Jacon). ROYAL AFFAIRS IN VERSAILIES HISD Sacha Guitry, Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles— Lengthy tale of French nobility for art and specialty spots— 152m.— see May 1 issue Page 4320— (French-made)— (English titles)— (Eastman color)— (Times). TEL AVIV TAXI— C— Israeli cast— Fair comedy— 70m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4293— (Filmed in Israel)— (English dialogue)— (Principal). TEMPEST IN THE FLESH-D-Francoise Arnoul, Raymond Pellegrin, Philippe LeMaire — Highly effective adult import for the art spots— 92m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4294 — (French-made) — (English titles) — (Pace¬ maker). TWO LOVES HAD I— BIDMU— Gabriele Ferzatti, Marta Toren, Nadia Gray— Good entry for art spots— 98m. —see Dec. 26 issue Page 4271— (Italian-made)— (Eng¬ lish dialogue)— (Color by Technicolor)— (Jacon). VITELLONI—D— Franco Fabrizi, Leonora Ruffo, Franco Interlenghi— Interesting import— 103m.— see Dec. 12 issue Page 4263— (Italian-made) — (English titles)— (API Prod.)— Leg.: B. WHITE SHEIK, THE C Alberto Sordi, Brunella Bovo, Leopoldo Trieste— Highly amusing import— 86m.— see April 3 issue Page 4310— (Italian-made)— (English title)— (Janus)— Leg.: B. MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR MAY 8, 1957