The Exhibitor (1957)

Servisection 4 THE CHECK-UP BOY ON A DOLPHIN— AD— -Alan Ladd, Clifton Webb, Sophia Loren— Well-made, interesting adventure yarn benefits from colorful location filming— 1 1 lm. see April 17 issue Page 4314— (CinemaScope)— DeLuxe color)— (Made in Greece)— Leg.: B. (714) BREAK IN THE CIRCLE— MD— Forrest Tucker, Eva Bartok, Marius Goring— Okay for lower half— 69m.— see May 15 issue Page 4327 — (English-made). (711) BUFFALO BILL — ACD — Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell— High rating reissue— 92m.— see July 25 issue Page 4190. (662) BUS STOP— C— Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell— Highly entertaining comedy is loaded with laughs, name value, and headed for top grosses— 95m.— see Aug. 22 issue Page 4206— Leg.: B —(Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (618) CHINA GATE— MD— Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat "King" Cole— Suspenseful adventure yarn for the program— 97m.— see May 15 issue Page 4327— Cine¬ maScope). (715) CRASH DIVE — MD— Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews— Sock service show reissue— 105m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4198 (665) D-DAY THE SIXTH OF JUNE-D-Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter— Excellent love story with war background— 106m.— see June 13 issue Page 4175Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (612) DESK SET— C— Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young, Joan Blondell— Highly amusing comedy— 103m.— see May 15 issue Page 4328— (CinemaScope) —(Color by DeLuxe). (719) DESPERADOS ARE IN TOWN, THE-W-Robert Arthur, Kathy Nolan, Rhys Williams— Okay western— 73m.— see Nov. 28 issue Page 4258 — (Regalscope). (626) GIRL CAN'T HELP IT, THE-MUC-Tom Ewell, Jayne Mans¬ field, Edmond O'Brien— Highly entertaining entry— 99m. — see Jan. 9 issue — (CinemaScope) — (DeLuxe Color)— Leg.: B. (629) HALLS OF MONTEZUMA— AD— Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardner— Better war film reissue11 2m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4198. (664) HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON-D— Deborah Kerr, Rob¬ ert Mitchum— Warm drama of a Nun and a Marine should have wide appeal— 105m.— see March 20 is¬ sue Page 4302— (CinemaScope)— (De Luxe Color). (710) KING AND I, THE— DMU— Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno— Superlative screen treatment of hit musical— 133m.— see July 11 issue Page 4186— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope-55). (615) KRONOS— SFMD— Jetf Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery— Interesting tale of thing from space— 78m. —see May 1 issue Page 4318— (RegalScope). (712) LAST WAGON, THE— Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Susan Kohner— High rating adventure drama— 99m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4216— (Color by Deluxe)— (CinemaScope). (619) LOVE ME TENDER— OMDMU— Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley— Presley name should make this a boxoffice winner— 89m.— see Nov. 28 issue Page 4258 — (CinemaScope)— Leg.: B. (624) MASSACRE— MD— Dane Clark, James Craig, Marta Roth —Lower half filler— 76m.— see June 13 issue Page 4175— (Ansco Color)— (Made in Mexico). (614) OASIS— MD— Michele Morgan, Pierre Brasseur, Cornell Borchers— Mediocre programmer— 84m.— see Jan. 23 issue — (Eastman color) — (CinemaScope) — Filmed in Morrocco)— Leg.: B. (632) OH, MENI OH, WOMEN!— C— Dan Dailey, Ginger Rogers, David Niven— Film version of play has name values but is only mildly amusing— 90m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4291— (CinemaScope)— (Color by DeLuxe). (706) OKLAHOMAI— MU— Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Gene Nelson— High rating entertainment— 140m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4251— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— (Magna). (630) PROUD ONES, THE— OD— Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter— Well-made outdoor show packs plenty for action fans and western devotees— 94m.— —see May 30 issue Page 4167— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope). (610) QUEEN OF BABYLON, THE— COSMD— Rhonda Fleming, Ricardo Montalban, Roldano Lupi— Import for ex¬ ploitation and specialty spots— 98m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4198— Leg.: B — (Technicolor) — (Italianmade)— (English dialogue). (616) TJ1ET GUN, THE— W— Forrest Tucker, Mara Corday, Jim Davis— For the lower half— 77m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4291— (RegalScope). (702) .&WHIDE — W — Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Hugh Marlowe— Reissue of well-made outdoor show has names to help— 86m.— see July 25 issue Page 4191. (663) REBECCA— D— Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson— Hitchcock version of mystery best-seller should do okay as reissue— 129m. —see Sept. 5 issue Page 4216— (Selznick). RESTLESS BREED, THE — W— Scott Brady, Anne Bancroft, Jay C. Flippen— For the duallers— 81 m.— see May 13 issue Page 4328. (718) RIVER'S EDGE, THE-D-Ray Milland, Debra Padget, Anthony Quinn — Good cast struggles through mediocre story — 86m.— see April 3 issue Page 4308 —(CinemaScope)— (Color by DeLuxe)— Leg.: B. (708) SHE DEVIL— MD— Mari Blanchard, Jack Kelly, Albert Dekker— Okay lower half entry— 77m.— see May 1 issue Page 4319— (RegalScope)— Leg.: B. (713) SMILEY— D — Sir Ralph Richardson, John McCollum, "Chips" Rafferty, Colin Petersen, Margaret Christensen— Im¬ port for the program— 97m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4292— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Aus¬ tralia). (703) STAGECOACH TO FURY-W-Forrest Tucker, Mari Blanch¬ ard, Wallace Ford— Good western for the duallers— 76m.— see Oct. 17 issue Page 4238— (Regalscope). STORM RIDER, THE-W-Scott Brady, Mala Powers, Bill Williams— Satisfactory western for lower half— 70m. —see March 20 issue Page 4302— (Rega'lscope). (709) TEENAGE REBEL— D— Ginger Rogers, Michael Rennie, Mil¬ dred Natwick— Interesting mother-daughter story should have family appeal— 94m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4251— (CinemaScope)— Leg.: B. (622) THIRD MAN, THE— MYMD— Joseph Cotton, Valli, Orson Welles— Reissue Is excellent film of Its type— 104m. see Oct. 31 issue Page 4243. (667) THREE BRAVE MEN— D— Ray Milland, Ernest Borgnine, Nina Foch— Topical, thought-provoking drama has documentary flavor— 88m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4278— (CinemaScope). (701) 23 PACES TO BAKER STREET-MYD-Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker— Good suspense entry should benefit from extra selling— 103m.— see May 30 issue Page 4167— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in England). (607) TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES, THE-MD-Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lange — The James Boys ride again in satisfactory programmer— 92m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4292— (GnemaScope)— (DeLuxe color)— Leg.: B. (704) WAY TO THE GOLD, THE-MD-Jeffrey Hunter, Sheree North, Barry Sullivan— Mild melodrama for the pro¬ gram— 94m.— see May 15 issue Page 4328— (Cinema¬ Scope). (717) WOMEN OF PITCAIRN ISLAND, THE-AD-James Craig, Lynn Bari, Arleen Whelan— Exploitable programmer— 72m.— see Dec. 26 issue Page 4267— (Regalscope). (631) TO BE REVIEWED OR IN PRODUCTION ABDUCTORS, THE— Victor McLaglen, Fay Spain, Carl Thayler— (Regalscope). AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, AN— Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning— (CinemaScope)— (DeLuxe Color). BACK FROM THE DEAD — Arthur Franz, Peggie Castle, Marsha Hunt. BEAUTIFUL BUT DANGEROUS-Gina Lollobrigida, Vit¬ torio Gassman, Robert Alda— (Made in Italy)— Leg.: B. BERNARDINE— Janet Gaynor, Terry Moore, Pat Boone, Dean Jagger— (CinemaScope)— (DeLuxe Color). DEERSLAYER, THE— Lex Barkei^ Forrest Tucker, Cathy O'Donnell— (CinemaScope)— (Color). DOWN PAYMENT — Jeffrey Hunter, Sheree North, Tony Randall— (CinemaScope). FAREWELL TO ARMS— Jennifer Jones, Rock Hudson, Vit¬ torio DeSica— (Made in Italy)— (CinemaScope)— (DeLuxe Color). GOD IS MY PARTNER— Walter Brennan, John Hoyt, Marion Ross— (Regalscope). HATFUL OF RAIN, A— Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Lloyd Nolan— (CinemaScope). HELL ON DEVIL'S ISLAND— Helmut Dantine, William Talman, Jean Willis. ISLAND IN THE SUN— James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge — (CinemaScope)— (DeLuxe Color)— (Made in England). KISS THEM FOR ME— Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Suzy Parker— (CinemaScope)— (DeLuxe Color). LAST WARRIOR— Keith Larsen, Eugenia Paul, Jim Davis— (RegalScope). LURE OF THE SWAMP-Marshall Thompson, Joan Vohs OTHER ONE, THE— Arthur Franz, Peggie Castle, Marsha Hunt— (RegalScope). SEAWIFE— Richard Burton, Joan Collins— (Color)— (Cinema¬ Scope)— (Made in Jamaica). STOPOVER TOKYO-Robert Wagner, Joan Collins, Ed¬ mond O'Brien — (CinemaScope) — (DeLuxe Color) — (Made in Japan). SUN ALSO RISES, THE— Ava Gardner. Tyrone Power, Errol Flynn, Mel Ferrer — (CinemaScope) — (DeLuxe Color). THREE FACES OF EVE— David Wayne, Joanne Woodward —(CinemaScope). TWO GROOMS FOR A BRIDE— Virginia Bruce, John Carroll— Leg.: B. UNKNOWN TERROR— Paul Richards, Mala Powers(RegalScope). WAYWARD BUS-Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey-(CinemaScope). WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER?— Jayne Mansfield, Tony Randall, Joan Blondell— (CinemaScope)— DeLuxe Color). WOMAN WITH A WHIP-Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sul¬ livan, Dean Jagger— (CinemaScope). United Artists AMBASSADOR'S DAUGHTER, THE-C-Olivia de Havllland, John Forsythe, Myma Loy, Adolph Men|ou— Suave farce for the class spots— 102m.— See July 25 issue Page 4191— (Technicolor)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in France)— (Krasna). AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS— CMFD— David Niven, Cantinfias, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine— Fabu¬ lous entertainment— 173m.— see Oct. 31 issue Page 4243— (Eastman Color; print by Technicolor)— (ToddA-O). ATTACK— D— Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, William Smithers —Powerful war film should stimulate favorable word of mouth and turnstile activity— 107m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4217— (Aldrich). BACHELOR PARTY, THE— CD— Don Murray, Patricia Smity, Jack Warden— Highly interesting entry— 93m.— see March 20 issue Page 4303 — (HechtLancaster) — Leg.: B. BAILOUT AT 43,000— MD— John Payne, Karen Steele, Paul Kelly — Okay programmer — 78m. — see May 1 issue Page 4319— (Pine-Thomas). BANDIDO— MD— Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess, Gilbert Roland, Zachary ScoH— Large scale action film of Mexican revolution— 92m.— see Aug. 22 issue Page 4206— Leg.: B — (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Mexico)— (Jacks). BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN, THE-MD-Guy Madison, Patricia Medina, Eduardo Noriega— Outdoor offering lends itself to exploitation— 79m.— see Aug. 22 issue Page 4206— (Color by Deluxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Made in Mexico)— (Nassour). BIG BOODLE, THE— MD— Errol Flynn, Pedro Armendariz, Rosanna Rory— Programmer has intrigue, action, and adventure— 83m.— see Feb. 6 issue Page 4286— (Filmed in Cuba)— Leg.: B. (Blumberg) BIG CAPER, THE— MD— Rory Calhoun, Mary Cosfa, James Gregory — Good programmer — 84m. — see April 17 issue Page 4314— (Pine-Thomas)— Leg.: B. BLACK SLEEP, THE— MD— Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamlroff, Lon Chaney— Horror entry has exploitation possl I bilities— 81m.— see June 13 issue Page 4175— (Bel-Air), | BOSS, THE— MD— John Payne, William Bishop, Gloria McGhee— Interesting program entry— 89m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4217— (Seltzer). BRASS LEGEND, THE— W— Hugh O'Brien, Nancy Gates, ; Raymond Burr— For the lower half— 79m.— see Dec. j 12 issue Page 4262— (Goldstein). CREEPING UNKNOWN, THE— SFD— Brian Donlevy, Margia Dean, Jack Warner— lower half entry— 78m.— h see June 77 issue Page 4182— (English-made)-^Hinds). CRIME OF PASSION— MD— Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr— Fine acting lifts crime meller above average program fare— 84m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4278 — Leg.: B— (Goldstein). DANCE WITH ME-HENRY-C-Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Gigi Perreau— Mediocre Abbott and Costello entry for the duallers— 79m.— see Dec. 26 issue Page 4270— (Goldstein). DELINQUENTS, THE— MD— ' Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Rosemary Howard— Ineffective treatment of juvenile ,j delinquency theme strives for sensation— 71 m.— see March 6 issue — (Imperial)— Leg. of Decency B. DRANGO— D— Jeff Chandler, John Lupton, Joanne Dru— . Absorbing post-Civil War drama— 92m.— see Jan. t 23 issue Page 4279— (Earlmar). FIVE STEPS TO DANGER-MD-Ruth Roman, Sterling Hayden— Interesting meller for the program— 80m.— see Jan. 23 issue Page 4279— (Kesler). FLIGHT TO HONG KONG-MD-Rory Calhoun, Barbara Rush, Dolores Donlon— For the lower half— 88m.— see Oct. 3 issue Page 4234— Leg: B— (Sabre). FOREIGN INTRIGUE— ACD— Robert Mitchum, Genevieve Page— Well made action entry has good boxoffice potential— 100m.— see May 16 issue Page 4168 — (Eastman Color)— (Made In Europe)— (DRM). FOUR BOYS AND A GUN-MD-Frank Sutton, Tarry Green, James Franciscus— Lower half filler— 73m.— see Jan. 9 issue— (Security). FURY AT SHOWDOWN-W-John Derek, John Smith, Carolyn Craig— For the lower half— 75m.— see April 3 issue Page 4308— (Goldstein). GUN BROTHERS— MD— Buster Crabbe, Ann Robinson, Neville Brand— Western meller for the lower holf— 79m.— see Sept. 5 issue Page 4217— (Grant). GUN DUEL IN DURANGO — W — George Montgomery, Ann Robinson, Bobby Clark— Okay western— 73m.— see May 1 issue Page 4319— (Peerless). GUN THE MAN DOWN-W-James Arness, Angie Dick¬ inson, Robert Wilke— For the lower half— 78m.— see Nov. 28 issue Page 4258— (Morrison-McLaglen). HALLIDAY, BRAND, THE-OD-Joseph Cotten, Viveca Lindfors, Betsy Blair— Names, interesting story lifts western above average program fare— 77m.— see Feb. 6 issue Page 4286. (Young) HIGH NOON— W— Gary Cooper, Thomgs Mitchell, Gracf Kelly— Names will help reissue— 87m. — see June 13 issue Page 4175— (Kramer). HIT AND RUN-MD-Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, Vince Edwards— Sordid adult drama is exploitable program fare — 84m.— see March 20 issue Page 4303— (Haas). HOT CARS— MD— John Bromfield, Joi Lansing, Mark Dana Lower half filler— 60m.— see Aug. 22 issue Page 4206 —Leg.: B— (Bel-Air). HUKI—MD— George Montgomery, Mona Freeman, John Baer— Okay action film— 84m.— see Aug. 8 issue Page 4199— (Eastman Color)— (Made in the Philippines)— (Collier Young). IRON SHERIFF, THE — W — Sterling Hayden, Constance Ford, John Dehner— Interesting western should do well as part of the program— 73m.— see April 3 issue Page 4308— (Grand). JOHNNY CONCHO-OD-Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, Phyllis Kirk— Off-beat western should benefit from Sinatra name— 84m.— see July 11 issue Page 4186— (Kent). KILLING, THE— MD— Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Winsor— Tightly constructed crime story has interest¬ ing documentary flavor— 83m.— see May ]9 issue Page 4168— Leg./ t; — (Harris-Kubriek) KING AND FOUR QUEENS, THE— OD— Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Jo Van Fleet— Western has names to draw but suffers from lack of action— 86m.— see Dec. 26 issue Page 4270— (CinemaScope)— (Color by DeLuxe)— Leg.: B — (Russ-Field-Gobco). KISS BEFORE DYING, A— MD— Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith— Melodrama has shock value for adult audiences— 94m.— see June 13 issue Page 4175— Leg.: B— (Color by DeLuxe)— (CinemaScope)— (Crown). MAN FROM DEL RIO— W— Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Peter Whitney— Well conceived western should please wide variety of patrons— 82m.— see Oct. 17 IssuePage 4239— (Jacks). MEN IN WAR— MD— Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Robert Keith— Well-made war film— 104m.— see Feb. 6 issue Page 4287— (Security). NIGHTMARE— MYMD — Edward G. Robinson, Kevin Mc¬ Carthy, Connie Russell— Satisfactory program entry— 89m.— see May 30 issue Page 4168— Leg.: B— (Pine i Thomas). PEACEMAKER, THE— W— James Mitchell, Rosemarie Bowe, Jan Merlin— Religious western for duallers, small towns— 81m.— see Nov. 14 issue Page 4251 — (Makelim). PHARAOH'S CURSE-MD-Mark Dana, Ziva Rodann, Diane Brewster— Lower half entry— 66m.— see Feb. 20 issue Page 4292— (Bel-Air). REBEL IN TOWN— OD— John Payne, Ruth Roman, J. Carroll Naish— Okay off-beat entry for the program— 78m.— see July 11 issue Page 4186— (Bel-Air). REVOLT AT FORT LARAMIE— OD— John Dehner, Gregg Palmer, Frances Helm— Good programmer holds in¬ terest despite lack of name values.— 73m.— see March 20 issue Page 4303— (De Luxe Color)— (Bel-Air). RIDE BACK, THE— Anthony Quinn, William Conrad, Lita I Milan — Well-made and different western should please discriminating filmgoers— 79m.— see May 1 issue Page 4319— (Associates and Aldrich). MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR MAY 22, 1957