Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1951)

/V (F) K0N-T1K1 — Art-Film — Sol Lesser— RKO: Documentary films of actual 4,300-mile sea voyage taken by raft by Thor Heyerdahl and five companions. Not for the easily sea-sick. (July) /l/ (F) LAST OUTPOST , THE — Pine-Thomas3aramount: Still another Civil War era Western with Yankees, rebels and Injuns shootin’ it up. With Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming. (July) '/)/ (F) LEMON DROP KID, THE— Paramount : Jay comedy with Bob Hope playing Santa Claus in >rder to raise $10,000 owed to Fred Clark. Marilyn Maxwell’s the doll in Bob’s life. (June) (A) LONG DARK HALL, THE — U.A. : A British import with plenty of suspense revolving Lround trial and conviction of Rex Harrison for the aurder of Patricia Wayne. Lilli Palmer, Mrs. Harrison off-screen, plays his faithful wife. (Aug.) yV (F) MAN WITH MY FACE, THE—G ardnerJ.A.: Barry Nelson is forced to prove his own dentity after he returns home one night to find a iouble in possession of his wife, his home and his i log. With Carole Matthews. (July) / (F) NEW MEXICO — Allen-U.A. : A scenically eautiful Western with Lew Ayres as a Union capain, who, after attempting to defend maltreated ndians, is forced to track them down. With Marilyn Maxwell. (July) ✓V/2 (A) PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN — Romulus-M-G-M: A beautiful and ragic love story with Ava Gardner as a restless 1930 ilaygirl; James Mason, the 17th Century Dutchman |(oomed to sail the seven seas until he finds a woman vho’d die for him. (June) / (F) PRINCE WHO WAS A THIEF, THE — J-I: Tony Curtis comes into his own as a star in his Technicolor Arabian Nights tale about a royal nfant reared by renegades, who finally claims his irthright. With Piper Laurie. (July) V\S (F) QUEEN FOR A DA Y — Stillman-U.A. : 'he popular radio show is the springboard for dramatization of short stories: “Gossamer World,” “High i liver” and “Horsie” featuring Phyllis Avery, Adam Villiams, Edith Meiser and cast of unknowns. (June) (F) SEALED CARGO— RKO: When Dana Andrews, owner of a small Canadian fishing boat uring World War II sights a wrecked Danish chooner, he becomes involved in intrigue and murer. With Carla Balenda, Claude Rains. (July) VV (F) SHOW BOAT— M-G-M: The third and 'echnicolor screen version of immortal Jerome Kernkina Ferber operetta starring Kathryn Grayson as lagnolia, Howard Keel as Gay, Ava Gardner as ulie. With Joe E. Brown, Agnes Moorehead and iat sensational dance team Marge and Gower Champion. (Aug.) V (F) SOLDIERS THREE— M-G-M: A rather dull ind much too British version of the Kipling story espite the presence of Stewart Granger, Robert fewton, Walter Pidgeon, David Niven. (June) w (A) STRANGERS ON A TRAIN — War'ers: Neurotic Robert Walker meets tennis champ arley Granger in a club car, discusses a diabolical |:heme for a double murder and then, without Fare's knowledge, carries out his end of it. What ippens next makes this a chilling, thrilling advenJre. With Ruth Roman, Pat Hitchcock. (Aug.) j Vx/5 (F) TAKE CARE OF MY LITTLE GIRL— Oth Century-Fox: A controversial but straight>rward expose of cruelties of college sorority snobbishness. With Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson, Mitzi ;aynor, Jean Peters. (July) V (A) THING, THE — RKO : A chilling sciencebtion adventure about a “thing” from another planet jiat lands at North Pole in a flying saucer with the Mention of destroying the earth. With Ken Tobey, , j'ewey Martin, Margaret Sheridan. (July) ; \yy* (F) WHEN I GROW UP — U.A. : Bobby „ riscoll plays a dual role in this tender family jrtrait concerning a boy, his dad, and grand-dad 'id the problem two of them faced in their youth. \t rith Martha Scott, Bob Preston. (Aug.) rJ ' (F) W HIRL WIND — Columbia : Gene Autry |jj des the old trail as a government agent out to get thieving rancher. With Smiley Burnette. (July) going thataway! Dean Stockell is in Joel McCrea’s “ Cattle Drive ”