The Exhibitor (1957)

Servisecfion 2 Columbia (T955-56 Release* from 801 > 1956-57 Releases from 101) ABANDON SHIP— D— Tyrone Power, Mai ZetterOng, Lloyd Nolan— Highly interesting drama— 100m.— see April 3 issue Page 4306 — (English-made). (139) BURGLAR, THE— MD— Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield, Martha Vickers— Mansfield name will help over-involved program meller— 90m.— see May 1 issue Page 4317. (143) 1HA-CHA-CHA BOOM— MU— Perez Prado and Orchestra, Mary Kaye Trio— Pleasant programmer— 72m.— see Oct. 3 issue Page 4229— Leg. i B. (114) )ON'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 FLYING SAUCERS-SFD-Hugh 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) FULL OF LIFE— CD— Judy Holliday, Richard Conte, Salvadore Baccaloni— Highly enjoyable entertainment91 m.— 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 Issue Paa« 4225 — (Filmed In England). GARMENT JUNGLE-MD-Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Gia Scala— Tough pro-union story of garment indus¬ try is hard hitting melodrama; but will need plenty of push— 88m.— see May 1 issue Paqe 4317. (144) 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 programmer— 77m.— see Oct. 3 issue Page 4230 — (Technicolor) — Leg.: B. (105) HELLCATS OF THE NAVY — D — Ronald Reagan, Nancy Davis, Arthur Franz — Okay programmer of sub¬ marine warfare — 82m.— see May 1 issue Page 4317. (141) LAST MAN TO HANG, THE— D— Tom Conway, Elizabeth Sellars, Freda Jackson — For the lower half — 75m.— see Nov. 14 issue Paae 4250— (English-made). (117) 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-MDVictor Jory, Ann Doron, Charlotte Austin— Average horror entry for the duallers— 71m.— see Feb. 20 Issue Page 4290— Leg.: B. (134) MIAMI EXPOSE— MD— lee J. Cobb, Patricia Medina, Edward Arnold— Average crime meller for the dual¬ lers— 73m. — tee Sept. 5 issue Page 4197. (106) NIGHTFALL— MD— 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— 91 m. — 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— (GnemaScope)— (Technicolor)— (Filmed in Africa). (109) PAPA, MAMA, THE MAID, AND |_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-madel— (Enalish titles and narration). PHANTOM STAGECOACH, THE -WWilliam Bishop, Kathleen Crowley, Richard Webb — Mediocre western for the duallers— 69m.— see April 13 issue Page 4306. (137) PORT AFRIQUE— MD— Pier Angel), Phil Carey, Dennis Price — locale helps program meller— 92m. — see Sept. 19 Issue Page 4225— (Technicolor)— (English-made)— (Filmed In Morocco). REPRISAL— OMD— Guy Madison, Felicia Farr, Kathryn Grant— Interesting western meller— 74m.— see Oct. 3 Issue Paqe 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 Paqe 4241. (1072) RUMBLE ON THE DOCKS— D— James Darren, Laurie Carroll, Michael Granger— Average meller of 'teen-age violence will appeal most of 'teen-age audiences— 82m.— see Feb. 20 tssue Page 4290. Leg. of Decency "B". (124) SECRET OF TREASURE MOUNTAIN— OD— Valerie French, Raymond Burr, William Prince — Routine lower half entry— 68m.— see May 30 issue Page 4165. (8321 SEVENTH CAVALRY, THE-OMD-Randolph Scott, Barbara Hale, Jay C. Flippen — Okay outdoor meller— 75m.— see Oct. 31 issue Paae 4241— (Technicolor). (121) SHADOW ON THE WINDOW, THE-MD-Phil Carey, Betty Garrett, John Barrymore, Jr. — Okay programmer— 73m.— see March 6 issue., (133) SIERRA STRANGER-W-Howard Duff, Gloria McGhee, Dick Foran— Mediocre western— 74m.— see May 15 is¬ sue Page 4325. (140) SILENT WORLD, THE-DOC-Made by Jacques-Yves Cousteau 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-made). SOLID GOLD CADILLAC, THE-Judy Holliday, Paul Doug¬ las, Fred Clark— High rating comedy— 99m.— see Sept. 5 Issue Page 4205. (112) THE CHECK-UP SPIN A DARK WEB— MD— Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson — Lower half filler— 76m. — see Oct. 3 Issue Poae 4230 — (English-made)— Leg. i B. (107) STORM CENTER— D— 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 Ure— Colorful remake of "Four Fea¬ thers" will have to be sold— 80m.— see May 30 issue Page 4166 — (Technicolor) — (CinemaScope) — (Enalish-made). (829) STRANGE ONE, THE-D-Ben Garzara, Pat Hingfe, 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 Larsen-Lower half entry70m.— see Nov. 14 Issue Page 4250 — (Filmed in 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 yam— 97m.— see Oct. 31 issue Paae 4242— (Technicolor). (119) TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH-MD-Dick Powell, Signe Hasso, Maylia— Reissue is hiqh rating meller — 108m.— see Oct. 31 Issue Page 4242. UTAH BLAINE— W— Rory Calhoun, Susan Cummings, Angela Stevens — Average western fare for the dual¬ lers— 75m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4277. (129) WEREWOLF, THE MD Steven Rltch, 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 Paqe 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-Jun* 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)— (Mode In Morocco)— leg. B. (126) ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU-MD-Gregg Palmer, AIRson 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 Ci lento— (English-made). BEYOND MOMBASA-Donno 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-Wiinam 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. DECISION AT SUNDOWN Randolph Scott, Valerie French— (Technicolor). DOMINO KID— Rory Calhoun, Kristine Miller. FIRE DOWN BELOW— Rita Hayworth, Robert Mttehum, Jack Lemmon — (Technicolor) — (GnemaScope)— (Made in Trinidad!— leg.: B. FRIDAY THE 13TH— Betsy Palmer, Valerie French, Keenan Wynn. GIANT CLAW, THE— Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday. GOLDEN VIRGIN, THE— Joan Crawford, Rosanno Brazzl — (Made in England). HIGH FLIGHT— Ray Milland, Sean Kelley, Anthony Newley— (CinemaScope)— (Technicolor)— (Made in Enaland). HOW TO MURDER A RICH UNCLE-Nigel Patrick, Charles Coburn, Wendy Hiller— (English-made). JEANNE EAGLES — Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Charles Drake, LONG HAUL, THE— Victor Mature, Diana Dors— (English made). 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 —Lea.: B. OPERATION MAD BALL — Jack Lemmon, Kathryn Grant, Mickey Rooney. PAL JOEY— Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak— (CinemaScope)— (Technicolor). PICKUP ALLEY— Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg, Trevor Howard— (CinemaScope) — (Made in Italy). SHE PLAYED WITH FIRE-Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl, Dennis Price — (English-made). THIS BITTER EARTH— Si Ivana Mangano, Richard Conte, Anthony Perkins— (Made in Italy)— (Technirama). 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. 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)— (English made). SECRETS OF THE REEF— DOC — Photographed, directed and edited by Lloyd Ritter, Robert Young and Murray Lerner— Intriguing entry of life under w a ter — 72m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4245— (Eastman-color). SHIP THAT DIED OF SHAME, THE— D-RIchard Atten¬ borough, George Baker, Virginia McKenna— Intet* estlng entry— 91 m.— see Sept. 5 Issue Page 4220* (Enalish-madel SNOW WAS BLACK, THE— D— Daniel GeIJn, 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-Jaek Bu¬ chanan, Martine Carol, Noel-Noel— (Made In France). OCA <Di«**4butor* Of America1 BABY AND THE BATTLESHIP, THE-C-John Mills, Rich¬ ard Attenborouqh, Martyn Garrett— Fairly amusing British farce— 96m.— see April 3 issue Page 4306— (Fastmnn color!— (Enalish-made). BATTLE HFll-DOCMD— Richard Todd, William _ Hartnell. Akim Tamlroff— Excellent recreation of B'»!«h envoi exnloit— 1 10m.— see May 15 issue Page 4325— (Eng¬ lish-made). COLDITZ STORY, THE MD John Mills, _ Eric Portman, Frederick Valk— Interesting English prisoners of war storv— 97m.— see May i issue Page 4318 — (English¬ man). GOLD OF NAPLES— COMP— Toto, Sophia Loren, Vittorio DeSica, Silvano Mongano — Entertaining Import of four short stories for the art spots— 107m.— see March 20 tssue Page 4301 — (Italian-made) — (English titles— Leg. of Decency B. JEDDA THE UNC1VUIZED-OD— Off beat, Interesting entry for art and specialty spots— 88m.— see July 11 issue Page 4185— leg.; B — (Print by Eastman Color) — fFUmed 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-Richord Attenborough, Dennis Price — Highly amusing Imoort— 96m.— see Sept. 5 issue Paae 491 4— fEnailsh-mode). ROCK. ROCK, ROCK-MU-Tuesday Weld, Alan^ Freed, Frankie Lymon and Teen-Agers— Picture with the beat, okay duoller— 83m.— see Dec. 26 issue Page 4266. WOMAN OF POME— D— Gina Loliobrlaida, Daniel Gelen, Franco Fabrizi— For the art spots or sexploitation houses— 93m. — see Jon. 23 issue Page 4277— (Italianmade)— (Dubbed in English) — Leg.: C. TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION BERMUDA AFFAIR— Kim Hunter, Gary Merrill— (English made). EVERY SECOND COUNTS-Barbara laaae-(Subtitled). GREEN MAN, THE-Alasstair Sim, Jill Adams-(Englishmade). HELL IN KOREA— Stanley Baker, George Baker— (English ’ made). JOHN AND JULIE— Moira lister, Constance Cummings— (Eastman Color)— (English-made). LOSER TAKES All— Rosanno Brazzi, Glvnis Johns— (CinemaScooe)— f Eastman Color)— (English-made). MILLER'S BEAUTIFUL WIFE. THE-Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren— (Technicolor)— (Titles). SCANDAL IN SORRENTO-Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren —(CinemaScope)— (Technicolor). UNNATURAL— Hildegarde Neff, Eric Van Stroheim. WIDOW, THE — Patricia Roc, Akim Tamiroff— (Englishmade). Metro (1955-56 Releases from 602) BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET, THE-ROMD-Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, Bill Travers— Fine film version of classic— 105m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4277— (CinemaScope)— (Metrocolor)— (Made in England). (718) BOOM TOWN— MD— Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert— Reissue hos the names and excitement— 120m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4242. (704) BOYS' TOWN— MD— Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull— Reissue of top-notch family meller— 96m. —see Jan. 23 issue Paae 4278— (Reissue). (716) DESIGNING WOMAN— C— Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray— Impressive comedy has angles— i 17m. —see March 20 issue Page 4301— (CinemaScope)— (MefroColor)— 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 Page 4181. (634) GASLIGHT— MD— Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten— Names will make the difference in this reissue— 113m.— see April 3 issue Page 4307— (Reissue). (725) GREAT AMERICAN PASTIME, THE-CD-Tom Ewell, Anne Francis, Ann Miller— Fairly amusing entry— 89m.— see Nov. 28 issue Page 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 Leaoe, 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) IRON PETTICOAT, THE— C— Bop Hope, Katherine Hepburn, Noelle Middleton— Fairly amusing Hope entry— 87m.— see Jan. 9 issue— (VistaVision)— (Technicolor)— (Made In England)— Leg. « B. (71® MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR MAY 22, 1957