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(A) August V'/V'V COBWEB, THE— M-G-M; CinemaScope, Eastman Color: A brilliant cast including Richard Widmark, Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall gives urgency to a complex drama about intrigue on the staff of a mental hospital. (A) August yV/' DAM BUSTERS, THE— Warners: Taut, fact-based British film shows the planning of a daring raid on Nazi dams. Richard Todd’s RAF; Michael Redgrave, an inventor. (F) September yW DAVY CROCKETT— Disney, Technicolor: On the larger screen, the hit TV serial starring Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen shows up as an engaging record of frontier exploits. (F) August FOXFIRE — U-I, Technicolor: Highly colored romance in a modern mining town teams Jeff Chandler, as a half-Apache engineer, with Jane Russell, as his neglected wife. (F) August k^V HOUSE OF BAMBOO— 20th; CinemaScope, De Luxe Color: Routine crime thriller with fascinating backgrounds, shot in Japan. Agent Bob Stack smashes Bob Ryan’s gang. (A) September LADY AND THE TRAMP— Disney ; CinemaScope, Technicolor: Beguiling cartoon feature, with songs, relates the love story of a gentle lady spaniel and a debonair mutt. (F) August k/k^V LAND OF THE PHARAOHS— Warners; CinemaScope, WarnerColor: Colossal epic of the pyramid-builders. Jack Hawkins is Pharaoh; Joan Collins, his scheming wife. (F) September yVk'' LIFE IN THE BALANCE, A— 20th: Distinctive suspense movie, filmed in Mexico. Ricardo Montalban, unemployed musician, fights a murder charge, romances Anne Bancroft. (F) May k'VW LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING — 20th; CinemaScope, De Luxe Color: Gentle romance of an American (Bill Holden) and a Eurasian (Jennifer Jones). (A) September k'WV LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME— M-G-M; CinemaScope, Eastman Color; Unusual music drama casts Doris Day as Ruth Etting, singer of the Twenties. James Cagney ’6 first-rate as a racketeer who backs her, wants her love. Cameron Mitchell also loves her. (A) July k'VW MADDALENA — I.F.E., Technicolor: Startling but reverent Italian film. Marta Toren, hiding her sordid background, takes the role of Madonna in a village procession. (A) September /VW MISTER ROBERTS — Warners; CinemaScope, WarnerColor: Robust, rollicking tale of Navy life, with Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon outwitting captain James Cagney. (F) September MOONFLEET — M-G-M; CinemaScope, Technicolor: Richly colorful adventure yarn of 18th century England. Little Jon Whiteley adopts gentleman smuggler Stewart Granger as a guardian. With Viveca Lindfors. (F) July k'Vk'' NOT AS A STRANGER— U.A.: Moments of emotional power and strong detail distinguish this account of a doctor’s career. Fanatically devoted to medicine, Robert Mitchum slights wife Olivia de Havilland, friend Sinatra. (A) August : ONE DESIRE — U-I, Technicolor: Forthright old-style “woman’s picture.” Anne Baxter 1 and Rock Hudson try to live down shady pasts. I Rock makes it; Anne has trouble. (A) September I, V'V'W PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON, f THE — U-I, Technicolor: Delightful comedy. As a tough Army officer assigned to a military school, Charlton Heston is baffled by his young charges — notably tiny Tim Hovey. (F) September I k^l/)/ PURPLE MASK, THE— U-I; CinemaScope, i Technicolor: In a pleasant swashbuckler, Tony g Curtis saves French nobility (Colleen Miller and others) from the guillotine. (F) August V'V'V'V SCARLET COAT, THE— M-G-M; CinemaScope, Eastman Color: Sturdy drama of the Revolution. Cornel Wilde is an American spy; Michael Wilding, Major Andre. (F) September k'W^ SEA CHASE, THE — Warners; CinemaScope, WarnerColor: Wartime adventure. German sea captain John Wayne, with Lana Turner as passenger. eludes the British Navy. (F) August k^W SEVEN LITTLE FOYS, THE— Paramount, Technicolor: Refreshing real-life saga of show business. Bob Hope’s a foot-loose vaudevillian trying to raise seven children. (F) August FVl/ SEVEN YEAR ITCH, THE— 20th; CinemaScope, De Luxe Color: Laugh-loaded farce. Timid Tom Ewell, a summer bachelor, is tempted by neighbor Marilyn Monroe. (A) September F'k^k'' SHRIKE, THE — U-I: Somber close-up of a broken marriage. As the possessive wife of stage director Jose Ferrer, June Allyson ruins his career, drives him to try suicide. (A) September k/W SOLDIER OF FORTUNE— 20th; CinemaScope, De Luxe Color: Conventional but exciting tale of Hong Kong plots. Clark Gable looks for Susan Hayward’s missing husband. (F) August k/W STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND— Para mount; VistaVision, Technicolor: Imposing pic ture of our air defense, with Jimmy Stewart as £ pilot, June Allyson as the waiting wife. (F) Jul; k'VW SUMMERTIME — U.A., Technicolor: Wistful, humorous romance. As an American spin ster vacationing in Venice (where the film wai made), Katharine Hepburn learns a new outlool from an urbane Italian shopkeeper (Rossanr Brazzi). (A) Augus> k^VV THIS ISLAND EARTH— U-I, Technicolor Visually exciting science-fiction. Jeff Morrow lead lofty-browed aliens who draft Earth scientists ii interplanetary war. (F) Jul; WE’RE NO ANGELS — Paramount; Vista Vision, Technicolor: In a 6ly comedy, Bogart Aldo Ray and Peter Ustinov flee Devil’s Islam and befriend a harried family including Joat Bennett, Gloria Talbott. (F) Septembe k'V' WICHITA — A. A.; CinemaScope, Technicolor Brisk, entertaining Western. Cleaning up a roai ing cattle town, marshal Joel McCrea’s opposed b; both rowdies and solid citizens. (F) Septembe 22 For fuller reviews, see Photoplay for the months indicuted. Full reviews this month are on page 1.