The Exhibitor (1957)

August 7, 1957 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR i j > Alphabetical Guide ( Continued from page 4364 ) ROYAL AFFAIRS IN VERSAILLES — 152m.— Times . 4320 RUMBLE ON THE DOCKS— 82m.— Columbia . 4290 RUN OF THE ARROW-86m.-RKO . 4338 RUNAWAY DAUGHTERS— 88m.— American-lnt . 4249 RUNNING TARGET— 83m.— U A . 4259 S SAINT JOAN— 110m.— United Artist* . 4328 SCANDAL IN SORRENTO-92m.-D.C.A . 4350 SCANDAL, INC.— 79m.— Republic . 4258 SCREAMING EAGLES— 81 m.— Allied Artists . 4213 SEA WIFE— 82m.— 20th-Fox 4362 SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY, THE— 84m.— Paramount . 4237 SECRETS OF LIFE— 75m.— Buena Vi^ta . 4241 SECRETS OF THE REEF-72m.-Continental . 4245 SEVENTH CAVALRY, THE-75m.-Columbia . 4241 SEVENTH SIN, THE— 94m.— MGM . 4334 SHADOW ON THE WINDOW, THE-73m.-Columbia. ...4297 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROCK-77m.-American-lnt . 4249 SHARKFIGHTERS, THE-73m.-United Artists . 4244 SHE CREATURE, THE— 77m.— American Int . 4245 SHE DEVIL— 77m.— 20th-Fox . 4319 SHIP THAT DIED OF SHAME, THE-91m.-Continental 4220 SHOOT OUT AT MEDICINE BEND-87m.-Warners . 4315 SIERRA STRANGER— 74m.— Columbia . 4325 SILENT WORLD, THE-86m.-Columbia . 4230 SILK STOCKINGS— 1 17m.— MGM . 4334 SLANDER-81 m.-MGM . 4266 SLEEPING CITY, THE-84m.-U-l (Reissue) . 4227 SMILEY— 97m.— 20th-Fox . 4292 SNOW WAS BLACK, THE-105m.-Continental . 4257 SOLID GOLD CADILLAC, THE-99m.-Columbia . 4214 SOMETHING OF VALUE-113m.-MGM . 4318 SPELL OF THE HYPNOTIST-78m.-Exploitation . 4221 SPIN A DARK WEB-76m. -Columbia . 4230 SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS, THE-1 38m.Warners . 4299 SPOILERS OF THE FOREST-69m.-Republic . 4334 SPRING REUNION— 79m.— U A . 4308 STAGECOACH TO FURY-76m.-20th-Fox . 4238 STELLA— 93m.— Burstyn . 4339 STORM CENTER— 85m.— Columbia . 4214 STORM RIDER, THE-70m.-20th-Fox . 4302 STRANGE ADVENTURE, A-70m.-Republic . 4243 STRANGE INTRUDER— 82m.— Allied Artists . 4257 STRANGE ONE, THE-97m.-Columbia . 4306 STRANGERS ON A TRAIN-lOlm. -Warners (Reissue) 4329 cmriDE M I SS I ON — 70m -Columbia 4250 SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS-96m.-United Artists . 4343 T TALE OF TWO CITIES, A-128m.-MGM (Reissue) . 4250 TALL T, THE — 78m.— Columbia . . 4306 TAMMY AND THE BACHELOR-89m.-U-l . 4335 TARZAN AND THE LOST SAFA Rl-80m. -MGM . 4307 TATTERED DRESS, THE-93m.-U-l . 4298 TEA AND SYMPATHY-1 22m.-MGM . 4231 TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, THE 123m. -MGM . 4242 TEARS FOR SIMON-91 m.-Republic . 4291 TEENAGE REBEL-94m.-20th-Fox . 4251 TEL AVIV TAXI— 70m.— Principal . 4293 TEMPEST IN THE FLESH-92m.-Pacemaker . 4294 TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE-219m.-Paramount . 4237 TEN TALL MEN— 97m.— Columbia (Reissue) . 4242 TEN THOUSAND BEDROOMS-1 14m.-MGM . 4290 TENSION AT TABLE ROCK-93m.-RKO . 4231 THAT NIGHT— 88m.— U-l . * 4363 THIRD KEY, THE-83m.-Rank . 4351 THIRD MAN, THE-104m.-20th-Fox (Reissue) . 4243 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT— 103m.— MGM . 4313 THREE BRAVE MEN-88m.-20th-Fox . 4278 THREE VIOLENT PEOPLE-lOOm.— Paramount . 4267 THRILLARAMA— 90m.— Thrillarama . 4299 THUNDER OVER ARIZONA-75m.-Republic . 4216 THUNDERSTORM— 81m.— Allied Artists . 4213 TIP ON A DEAD JOCKEY-109m.-MGM . 4357 TOP SECRET AFFAIR— 100m.— Warners . 4280 TOMAHAWK TRAI l— 60m.— UA . 4270 TORERO-75m. -Columbia . 4349 TOWARD THE UNKNOWN-115m.-Warners . 4234 TOWN ON TRIAL— 95m.— Columbia . 4349 TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH-108m.-Columbia (Reissue) . 4242 TRIPLE DECEPTION— 85m.— Rank . 4342 TROOPER HOOK-81 m.-United Artists . 4343 TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES, THE-92m.-20th-Fox ... 4292 12 ANGRY MEN— 95m.— UA . 4298 27TH DAY, THE-75m.-Columbia . 4333 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH-82m.-Columbia . 4337 TWO GROOMS FOR A BRIDE-73m.-20th-Fox . 4352 TWO LOVES HAD l-98m.-Jacon . 4271 d UNDEAD, THE— 71 tym.— American-lnt . 4305 UNEARTHLY, THE-73m.-Republie . 4351 UNGUARDED MOMENT, THE-95m.-U-l . 4217 UNKNOWN TERROR, THE-77m.-20th-Fox 4362 UNTAMED MISTRESS — 70m.— Armond . 4245 UNTAMED YOUTH— 80m.— Warners . 4309 UTAH BLAINE— 75m.— Columbia . 4277 VALERIE— 84m.— United Artists . 4358 VALUE FOR MONEY— 93m.— Rank 4361 VAMPIRE, THE— 74m.— United Artists . 4344 VINTAGE, THE— 90m.— MGM . 4302 VIOLENT YEARS, THE-61m.-Phoenix . 4239 VITELLONI — 103m.— A.P.I. Prod . 4263 VOODOO ISLAND— 76m.— U A . 4292 VOODOO WOMAN— 75m.— American-lnt . 4305 W WALK THE DARK STREET-74m.-Dominant . 4245 WAR AND PEACE— 190m.— Paramount . 4215 WAR DRUMS— 75m.— U A . 4308 WAY TO THE GOLD, THE-94m.-20th-Fox . 4328 WAYWARD BUS, THE-89m.-20th-Fox . . 4338 WEAPON, THE— 80m.— Republic . 4342 WEE GEORDIE-93m. -Times . 4280 WEREWOLF, THE— 83m.— Columbia . 4214 WEST POINT STORY, THE-107m.-Wamers (Reissue). .4329 WESTWARD HO, THE WAGONS-90m.-Buena Vista .4265 WETBACKS— 88m.— Gibraltar . 4246 WHITE SHEIK, THE-86m.-Janus . 4310 WHITE SLAV ERY-56m. -Eden . . 4359 WHITE SQUAW, THE-75m.-Columbia . 4242 WICKED AS THEY COME-94m.-Columbia . 4273 WILD PARTY, THE— 81 m.— UA . 4263 WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER?— 94m.— 20th-Fox 4362 WINGS OF EAGLES, THE-1 lOm.-MGM . 4285 WINNING TEAM, THE-98m.-Warners (Reissue) . 4329 WOMAN OF ROME— 93m.— D.C.A . 4277 WOMAN'S DEVOTION, A-88m.-Republic . 4262 WOMEN OF PITCAIRN ISLAND, THE-72m.-20th-Fox 4267 WRITTEN ON THE WIND-99m.-U-l . 4234 WRONG MAN, THE-105m.-Warners . 4275 X X, THE UNKNOWN— 80m.— Warners . 4345 r YANG KWEI FEI— 92m.— Buena Vista . 4141 YAQUI DRUMS-71m. -Allied Artists . 4225 YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM IT-95m.-Columbia . 4237 YOUNG DON'T CRY, THE-89m.-Columbia . 4357 YOUNG GUNS, THE-84m.-Allied Artists . 4249 YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN-1 12m. -Women (Reissue) . 4329 YOUNG STRANGER, THE-84m.-RKO . 4292 Z ZARAK— 99m.— Columbia . 4266 ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU-70m.-Columbia . 4297 While every effort is made to keep the listing V VAGABOND KING, THE-88m.-Paramount . 4215 ( The running time carried in this listing represents the latest corrected time of each feature, accurate, features are often subject to editing niter heive rprierced. Readers are advised to check the time with the local exchange Ed.) Reviews ( Continued from page 4362 ) laughs. The story line is repetitious, and the emphasis keeps switching from comedy to more serious plot development. None of the principals get too much of a chance to im¬ press, burdened as they are with a rather unwieldy script. There are a few laughs, and the Russell name may draw some. On the whole, however, it remains strictly program fare. Screenplay is by Richard Alan Sim¬ mons. Tip on Bidding: Fair program rates. Ad Lines: “The Most Hilarious Kidnapping In History”; “A Madcap Mixture Of Crime And Romance.” U-INTERNATIONAL That Night (RKO) (5731) IS), Estimate: Heart attack made interesting. Cast: John Beal, Augusta Dabney, Malcolm Broderick, Dennis Kohler, Beverly Lunsford, Shepperd Strudwick, Rosemary Murphy. Bill Darrid, Joe Julian. Produced by Himan Brown, directed by John Newland. Story: John Beal is a writer of TV com¬ mercials under pressure not only at the office but at home, with a new house on his back and bills around. He keeps all sorts of hours commuting to and from the suburbs. One night homeward bound he gets a heart attack. He is taken off a train and hospitalized in a city hospital until his wife, Augusta Dabney, and doctor Shepperd Strudwick are notified. He is transferred to a private institution. For a time it’s touch and go, and then he is on the road to recovery. He vows to go on at a pace that will permit him to enjoy life, fam¬ ily, and home. He gets a chance to be a proper father and haisband for the first time in years. X-Ray: Everywhere you turn these days you hear about heart attacks which hit the big and the small, the wealthy and the poor. Here is a man undergoing such an experience and the side effects that act on his home and bus¬ iness life. It’s thoroughly interesting and at times fascinating as a realistic job is turned in by a fine cast headed by John Beal, who makes the heart attack most authentic. Direc¬ tion and production are superior. Now comes the thought, how will it be accepted by audi¬ ences? Will they cringe at the thought of witnessing a man going through a heart sei¬ zure on screen? This is something that must be tested before answers can be given. The end result on screen is certainly absorbing. The story and screenplay are by Robert Wal¬ lace and Jack Rowles. Tip on Bidding: Depends on individual situ¬ ation. Ad Lines: “This Could Happen To You. . . Would You Know What To Do?”; “A Fasci¬ nating Film About A Subject Close To The Heart.” WARNERS The James Dean Story (623) 82m. Estimate: Novelty for lower half depends on Dean addicts for draw. Credits: With James Dean. Produced and directed by George W. George and Robert Altman; narration by Martin Gabel. Written by Stewart Stern. Still sequences photo¬ graphed by Camera Eye Pictures, Inc. Story: This is the life story of James Dean, Indiana farm boy, who became a film star, but who remained restless, moody, un¬ satisfied, lonely, a seeker after speed and perfection until he died in a highway auto¬ mobile accident. X-Ray: This real life story of one of the most talked about stars of our time unfolds as a different kind of motion picture. Its success will depend upon its reception by the Dean addicts. If they still worship him— they will eat this up. Although the subject matter is a trifle late (Dean has been dead two years) , and the film is a trifle long con¬ sidering its type, it is a most skillful editing job and a credit to its producers. The com¬ bination of black and white motion pictures with the hundreds of photographed stills has been adroitly done so that one gets the impression of a moving whole. Tip on Bidding: Program rates. Ad Lines: “The Real Story Of The Most Talked About Star Of Our Time”; “NeverBefore-Seen Film Of Star James Dean”; The Pajama Came (624) Musical 101m. (WarnerColor) Estimate: Bright, highly entertaining. Cast: Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Eddie Foy, Jr., Reta Shaw, Barbara Nichols, Thelma Pelish, Jack Straw, Ralph Dunn, Owen Martin, Jackie Kelk, Ralph Chambers, Mary Stanton, Buzz Miller, Kenneth Leroy. Produced and directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen. Story: Pajama factory superintendent John Raitt falls for union leader Doris Day and gets involved in a labor hassle over a 7Vi cent per hour raise. He finds out that boss Ralph Dunn can very well afford it, and all ends happily. X-Ray: This musical hit has been faith¬ fully transfered to the screen, and the result is a bright and showy entertainment package that should have wide appeal. Doris Day is wonderful in the singing and acting aspects of her role, and John Raitt, long a Broadway musical star, while still a bit stiff as an actor, makes you forget all about that when he lifts his voice in song. Happily, the accent is on the musical numbers, all of them wonder¬ fully gay and imaginative. Eddie Foy, Jr., and Carol Haney repeat the roles they originated on the stage and provide excellent comedy support to the principals. This is fine escapist entertainment, and since so many of the play’s songs were big hits, each exhibitor has a natural selling angle. Unless musicals are absolutely dead in your area, you should do well with this one. Screenplay is by Abbott and Richard Bissell. This bears a Legion of Decency ‘B’ rating. Tip on Bidding: Higher rates. Ad Lines: “Broadway’s Brightest Musical Hit Becomes The Screen’s Happiest TuneFilled Smash.” SERVISECTION 3 4363