Variety (May 30, 1951)

nu< iiviiws *•«? j*, itsi t* 4( 01 OR) HoU)«wd May 24 Moutwt Rcriewi • liUMI ■ druM af Mrly with tot* »wtof • rMlM fef f«W*f i \»4 imI Y WM »•***• L*mI tuft »■ si rfruna of the earlv thror «(| faith with it*| ■ Hard. FmI <RKO>. Eipltttibh drama of lemma tennis rhamp and tef> Goad ha •Color 1 «Cal ) Coatwme swashbuckler freals adapted from Uia R—hard 1 Hack more classic Average Mt "Lillie Blf Horn" «Song> • Lj ppertCavalry v* «Hft door feature far action hoi—e* Fairly goad ha. Chasers** Mono*. Bova in lightweight sia pet seller for dost* Onilaw* of Tesaa 'Mono >. Moderate “Whip" Wtlaoa safe — usher for duals “One Wild Oaf Brit lah) • Indie' Robertaoo Mare Blan- lay Holloway la adaptation of British stage farce not far U 8 he bind Use Aim with rasne: sas vs: will sharpen Ms eh ant es la play- " ii« the a—far hay Religious angle la effectively pseted wit hout p—af up naiuralU ir. thowM g.e between food sad evil wbea a . * - - - - iwd t on > ►. * force their way sate a train | u hue tae moat expensive pro- sum led by s young parson The pio doctson yet tackled hy Filmaker* tght selfish tawr tennis uf e* nels avail- racket -w—Iders orbed too bard, hat there — sufficient for a strong ballyhoo this story line la well esplott- ed. without bet of overd o ne la the topnotch script aad through the authority aad f*Mh af Ml— La- 's Its is a alii against the beauties af raral England taa Alined la Yaaemdel bach hart— H. It depicts the upriaing af poor villagers aad farmers, uader the leadership af | Greene against the ap- I of aa arrogant, titled fam- ily that ruthlessly rales its lands Greene who aa a bay bad last his father la Doans cruelty k nows af a hack entrance through a water- fall to the well-guarded castle high aa a mountain over l ooking the op- pressed valley D espi te a af slips aad treachery he hi | restful la leading Mis men lata the castle, aad the Dan down, leaving him free ta Barbara Hale after ftt la la not a Boone Ml— Hale aad Green take ta the period garb and settings neatly and there la a good lineup af fea- tured and supporting players — help bring the Aim on Dialog la the Jesae L LaaAy ir -Richard Vbarer arrtpt la sometimes stilted but general fra mew job la setting up the at the Paris Theatre. Monday <2A», «a from London hy Vasbty ■ Mane af O. * Mpra rated the Have lack-Allan pro d uct Ian — a workmanlike s u spens e! ul thriller which will he helped at the boaofAce via the same of Richard Tadd aad should At comfartahly Into fsal Mils od bp Ph) Uia Contes, take thorn and char over thsir Identity any after the she riff aad h— pasaa kav# their hideaway aarroandad. In * brief windup battle WCasa la si- blings the outlaws la fc-ttaw 1 ** * drllsoa handles his Haes and whip - okay style, aad Clyde g* r - attract ive ta outlaw ghs with his i h c—nSSS * tom writer Todd) who eloping with the wife af b— publisher Their getaway train la Involved — a wreck A m ong those killed Is the woman But It develops she w— shat befi the crash that d HIM RRVTIAg) London May 1< far good mealy art—a crisp difvclMMlIceys the moving at a i Lape r t Plla— la the U A. b«M • u nm« H UNI ai#r»a utw> yarn ).** la Ur* C.tlW* danM FrwO OUUr SwOrey CwSU* <t» . i—w CoMla — . - »■ Ipilwl ^•s (VfiS af villainy la plied by Militant Bishop aa the Boone C Reed Hadley pula af sergeant, and I ml members responsible for moot of the jMf work, aad he rates aa amifll I O r Bnaa. B| from Seaa McOory They Agwre Emory. John the are Brit—h stage farce Davu. Wally cVaaell "Hugh •* M* —asoa * One Wild <VaT has ,"L Donovan Richard transferred ta the bard Robert Sher- , the minim biding la the ae- wood. Sheb Woo—y, Larry Stewart given t — and Rod Redwing after It has been taken by the vll- Outstanding tensing was coatrtb- lagers m a last desperate try far yU g p, Ernest W (hat invariably rates British itb af adjust me at It is laughter treatment Mgb wub but It e revenge )*h.. While the Phil Karl son s di r ection spats s ,| )n g pro- number af excellent chase and -q, i nest W Miller aad the U ■**. * ■ ** ■1 _« - ><«i «ork. i»rlu4M« *4- : »"*•*« M •** U S »•*»< ll • IMU •rorr It *»pert ( ci»«rty t tar hoaw c*a- HW Hit Horn" k> Sm. «nd not tar ether technical it the Lift— Big Horn are aa their way to Callfor- film atiU aia ta estahlirh a small re Ur—us ly settlement and during the west* value* ward trek are subjected ta cruel co*tly feat by the convicts Claire However, their simp— faith - lu-lf railrr n«u.l’ '• ♦).' them together despite the abuse, adds -ml me 1i‘{« * «»f l.uh |f*<1ur v f“w gets — one af the convicts, setting up the cUasai where— latter de- the maki ‘ * -•>. i>». f and bn - ‘.M save the settler* and the small ’<> la bushed la 'be ’ r A .tan, M I'mr W ,.^ 1 . Thomas product—a la beautifully fan garbed in Technicolor to show off ti- the outdoor art tings and has some —I sharp action moments Best of the e* latter - the ruiged A— Aght be- tween Dennis O'Keefe the parson of the con will wish l|*ai at >* of nt but Its unfold men t generally satisfactory Camera work by Char—* Van Eager makes exceptionally use of the Technicolor h her of other technical support and the on the Aim reflects >d «u<dam* *.», » ?•., ard Small and h— associate to furnish a — nbUmv -y Adams. Maurice Sigler and The theme follows the standard H. and he makes the Larry Sim k - used as a cavalry pattern. The young daughter " “* “ af a lawyer wants to marry the son of a philanderer Father ob- jects and gets an Inquiry agent — investigate the hay's pant Instead, •T r y # *7■■"!.** * ^ Tet* the dirt an the bay's father, L'-V.'Tta,*rrJ!a | *ha. ta turn, t.. .1 «r« ng hing Vm law She la w* * si The aubjort — lii IJtlle MM 4BOMG1 ana. broad liana The two wives ‘i—uTSS Irt *1 ways ihreateniag — —avs iM i«*t home whi— their two husbands aad took up May 22 Cast a —s help to aiaents— m? V r .'.TT rn, rx>w .< <w m*i v ovisrwm | D**U and her G Yi roman* e with the girl finally Cartel on Ji •a made u> .nea*ore for ftohectaon Ha * he strides through It with agility. Stan—y Hoi—way earel— as his fo»l snd i *r,*lan«e Sa»rr r Vera Pwaree are effectively rest as the two wives Juan Sytvsme ely are — put the Aim la the turns to her Mar im t latest entry la the - ae better or Mt aa the re— la af If with a Bond perf< to Pavne but xaved bv h.rr, m then parson, gives a good por- Haws, the tray at Mary Beth Hughes enter- tainer travelling went with^the^wa- out She also sings Buffalo Gal ~ Frank Fay lew Bichard Rober Paul Fierro Clint Stuart aad Dow ley Wilson are the mat try group af convicts with Payue. and each la _ ii.pnotch Mary ^ndrrw* * laienlt [Ait%vT who La are scarcely used aa one of the set tiers Peter Hanson aad Em el— C^n pioneer <ouple who lo»e their Martha Will child on the trek, are goad, aad tthe johm B others - the coat perform capably of . champ—.* Lewr— R Foster bath directed .nvweriag nghK • and did the screenplay from a story Eg,tin* - tight by Hedrick Young Stripuna and direct—a are ah—, although Faster permits the Aim ta become labori- ous during the wagon train's long journey across a desert His handling af the Mg Aght - Payne| ) i.wif hi* men «nd t urh g*>Wl lineup on the produc t ion end — li — the — being used m **»• ~* , k ii ” ,> F I m r— the match promotor vn ow- I -rry (He that the the — 10 days. the — fine aa the Pictures Exploitation pu* which Lippert to put behind this _ it a good rua ground by Ms greedy wife Others through the art—a market It is lag the characters la the sufAr—ally diffe ys' attempt — ax 1 *< bet aft# 1 ua*e of Le«# (i cey's neighbors — taken, ta tke hiMtar, and later T *f., tunc af S100 in aa attempt to com- duct—a. bar amt 1 t>u«« •-ate kkiii a mm Silled >n • he U<.t war Aa the boys delve into tke investigation. Hunts Mall ma rt s a “real** ghost who has been seat — earth — brook up the t a me seance Mayi v— a Co. M 1924. racket Since the ta everyi but ghost — Hall, the Invisib— Utter - oa ravalry-vs Indiana AJmfare to take to forthright merchandising and rileat raphy exploitation handling The ( ar! h Hlttie I—a signals the dim ting _ st —ost partially because be far h— stupidity, but f*" conn—eatly praasineat <— to his fhe U. S Treasury s aaaaslty pub- m the l*M—d Itat af the ant—a s top wage the kmdty aid aid aad of the spiritual—t gang ta Isaac tease Ats with the Charles Marquis Warren who G occ e y. as the dramatic talents af the p—I the screenplay from a story by Maruld Shun.at# He an okay >ut enemies Arsf credit la this category for *•* H H g ll Ri t f.uiidin* f*M-d nwwd and r har sc ter | •• He could have placed h edge ring Ms with over -01 the Kiagi ta him fists *tudy Me )ti»f ed nw.rr * nii ! 1 ' ‘-■« • »gan etld* • fe> emphasis oa physical act—a — the ,ou < h *© <he proceedings aa the 200- script aa there - a minimum of ec- >^* r old ghost Other cast members ► * • tual red— da-he* m the fi*ots*e ' Urr ‘ ^ * *1« n**nd* :»•. Rtory peg - based oo aa actual , locident la western history, bemg bulH around the efforts of a small caealry s quad to reach General and Marvel Le Picard s George Custer in time to warn him by William Beaudme I i* by s direct—a Ith Aakliag af the M-G —t wUI terminal—a af Mayers from the company the employment deal, he will Bill u!v [rtnlect i0*’ m the net di*t«ibut,on from all pig a—de at I be from the 1M4 aaaociatiea until the date af the contracts termination This, af represent hefty cw— via for many years. — addition — tke b a ckin g >et w of aa ambush olanned by the Sioux M Indians As the petrol makes tu T- Tbe natural esplaitat—a valuer This freely adapted Aim I* Beast if u ** ivLf Rickard D Blackn—re s c* bring taken adv ntaye af by RKO and the type af ballyhoo planned far the Aim teems '"crtaia in shove it Into the nrofiuh- brackets for 1 fir—-rua datings A product mt the Indie Fllmrkers isn't headed bv , *** CoMicr ' oust film I* arc ptab— entertainment for the -eneraJ market and average to u.» ,* *i way through the hostile !r»d country Ms ranks are gradually de- . . • a—ted by stealthily-Arad arrows A JjJJ I almost unseen enemy *•*; n»* i Climax romes when the patrol is L 1 .**'". attacked by a mass of redskins and s completely wiped out just whew •» It scenv* Ihr , s - i f t T “ — be successful Tor character clash alary ih t has a romantic triangle with the two male principals part—!pa:mg In the dangerous -tnriaa Lio>d Bridges, la charge of the patrol, fears he has lost his wife. Marie Windsor to John Ireland and force* the latter to arromnany him !f* tr ? u * on the mission Thi* aeniu to heighten several d x nal— w—mruts . it teems Bndees gives Ire- dialog ta that can only re- °"7 suit ia death ton of Twi 1—0*. hum ( mu* Terry at the a*r k«r* part mt the deal gives Mayer IF* uf !he value of any stones af suck pis which after ten Contract gives him A3.#00 week* TJX ** m TiBS A 77% of the com* rxytiM (JT pooy • comb—ed annual net prohlh Tserr rrsal ; but Tam Fa rr— Uarraa Carr vi iiaon low-budget I Mayer's resentment af M-G wS*d—OM—Tt r*** <Ul ” kacb to Jwiy. 1A4A m lmSSnT 2? Dore Schary was brought ia m « A ****** — charge of production That tbd . I* runs 21. 1AA4. but Its cancellation as a next Aug II - al uce mm June SB. SI whip the job af brief- i • trot since gua battles. Jv. was a Mg jolt to Mayer than b ** n lh# subject of trade An d vat tons oo both slanted tor ' klrr * iiuM 4 • » ed by the use of irt enough action | ,r d through the A2 minutes m age to