Charles of events surrounding the disappearance of a young man who, with his sister, had arrived in Paris to attend the Exposition of 1889. Young artist helps girl find her brother, and a romance develops. Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde, David Tomlinson, Cathleen Nesbitt, Felix Aylmer. Directors: Terence Fisher, Antony Darnborough. (J. Arthur Rank.) St. Benny, the Dip .658. .(80) Aug. 24 Comedy Drama. The regeneration of three confidence men after they disguise themselves as priests to escape the law. One devotes himself to good works, one returns to his deserted family and the third finds romance. Dick Haymes, Nina Foch, Roland Young, Lionel Stander. Director: Edgar G. Ulmer. (Danziger Bros.) Sun Sets at Dawn, The.. .046.. ..(71) Jan. 22 Melodrama. Short circuit in the electric chair delays execution of irmocent man, convicted of murder, and real killer is trapped into confession by a prison trusty. Sally Parr, Philip Shawn, Walter Reed. Director: Paul H. Sloane. Taming of Dorothy, The.. ..224 (75) Sept. 20, '50 Comedy. British-made. Domineering wife of mild-mannered bank clerk is subjugated by his gangster double. When the cops and robbers chase is over, husband continues as a caveman and captivates wife. Jean Kent, Robert Beatty, Margaret Rutherford. Director: Mario Soldati. (Renown-Lux.) They Were Not Divided. .275 (102). ...Feb. 8 Drama. British-made. Experiences of two soldiers, one English, the other American, in World War II. When the American is wounded the Englishman refuses to leave him and they die together. Edward Underdown, Ralph Clanton, Michael Brennan, Helen Cherry. Director: Terence Young. (J. Arthur Rank.) Three Husbands....642....(78) Nov, 3, '50 Comedy. At death bachelor leaves letters indicating he has had affairs with wives of three friends. Wives inherit his fortune and husbands at last reverse the condemning attitudes they have assumed. Emlyn Williams. Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, Howard da Silva. Director: Irving Reis. (Goldsmith-Caspary.) Three Steps North. .657... (85) June 15 Drama. Made in Italy. Sordid experiences of dishonorably discharged GI who returns to Italy to recover a fortune made in the black market during the war, which he had buried in a field later converted into a military cemetery. Lloyd Bridges, Aldo Fabrizi, Leo Padovani. Director: W Lee Wilder. Try and Get Me (formerly "The Sound of Fury"). ...643 (92) May 4 Melodrama. Ex-GI drifts into petty crime. When his partner murders a kidnaped boy, the two are lynched by a mob inflamed by a newspaperman's radical articles. Frank Lovejoy, Kathleen Ryan. Richard Carlson, Lloyd Bridges. Director: Cyril Endfield (Robert Stillman Productions.) Two Gals and a Guy. ,654.... (70) Aug. 31 Comedy With Music. Complications which result when a TV husband-and-wife team breaks up because he stops her adoption of a child. The difficulties are worked out and they adopt a family of four. Robert Alda, Janls Paige, James Gleason. Director: Alfred E. Green. (Weisner Bros.) Two Lost Worlds...202. .(60)...„ Oct. 29, '50 Adventure Drama. A group of people, shipwrecked on an uncharted island, encounter prehistoric monsters and survive an erupting volcano. Laura Elliot, Jim Arness, Gloria Petroff, William Kennedy. Director: Norman Dawn. (Sterling Productions.) Well, The. .. 1145. .. (85) Pre-release—Sept. Drama. Negroes and whites become aroused over the disappearance of a little Negro girl. When race riots are imminent the child is found to have fallen into an abandoned well. Richard Rober, Barry Kelly, Henry Morgan, Christine Larson. Directors: Leo Popkin, Russell Rouse. When I Grow Up... .215. ..(90) Apr. 20 Drama. Unhappy boy reads his grandfather's boyhood diary and realizes he is not the only one who has ever been in trouble and that his parents really love him. Bobby Driscoll, Robert Preston, Martha Scott, Charley Grapewin, Henry Morgan. Director: Michael Kanin. (Horizon Pictures.) Wicked City, The... 206... (76) Jan. 2 Melodrama. French-made with English dialog. Canadian seaman meets and loves a French cafe girl. Her bad character and criminal associates lead him to murder her. Maria Montez, Jean Pierre Aumont, Lilli Palmer, Marcel Dalio. Director: Francois Villiers. (REISSUE) City Lights. .635.... (85) Sept. 1, '50 Comedy. Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Hank Mann. (Celebrated Films.) Universal-In ternational (September 1950 through October 1951) Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man. .116.... (82) Mar. Comedy. As amateur detectives the comics catch the real criminal when a fighter is falsely accused of murdering his manager. By a miracle serum the fighter is made invisible and assists in the proceedings. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Adele Jergens. Director : Lamont. Air Cadet....ll5....(94) JWar. Comedy Drama. Three air cadets are sent to Arizona for jet training under an officer who is a hard taskmaster. After misunderstandings and misadventures the men become friends. Stephen McNally, Alex Nicol, Gail Russell, Richard Long. Director: Joseph Pevney. ©Apache Drums.. ..123.. ..(75) June Technicolor Western. Gambler is run out of town, persecuted by a minister and the mayor. He returns to lead the fight against an Apache raid. Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray, Willard Parker, Arthur Shields. Director: Hugo Pregonese. Bedtime for Bonzo 112 (83) Feb. Conxedy. In an effort to prove environment is stronger than heredity, young psychology professor undertakes experiment to bring up a baby chimpanzee as a child. Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, Walter Slezak, Jesse White. Director: Frederick de Cordova. ©Cattle Drive.. ..128... .(77) Aug. Technicolor Western. Spoiled 14-year-old son of railroad magnate joins a cattle drive. Association with a veteran cowhand makes a man of him. Joel McCrea, Dean Stockwell, Leon Ames, Chill Wills. Director: Kurt Neumann. Comin' Round the Mountain.. ..127. ..(77)... .July Comedy. The boys go to Kentucky where they become involved in an old feud between the McCoys and the Winfields. The various characters drink a "love potion" which adds considerably to the confusion. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dorothy Shay, Kirby Grant. Director: Charles Lamont. Deported. .103 (88) Nov. '50 Action Drama. Filmed in Italy. American gangster, deported to his native Italy, tries to gain control of the Italian black market ring. Love for a widowed countess causes him to do an about-face and smash the ring. Marta Toren, Jeff Chandler, Claude Dauphin, Marina Berti. Director: Robert Siodmak. ©Double Crossbones ...119....(75) Apr. Technicolor Comedy With Music. Shop clerk, by accident, finds himself master of a pirate ship deserted by the crew. He organizes labor prisoners into a crew and turns buccaneer. Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, Will Geer, John Emery. Director: Charles T. Barton. May Fat Man, The. ..120... (77) Melodrama. Detective solves murder of a dentist who had X-rayed the teeth of a crook and would have been able to identify his body. Murderer, a circus clown, is trapped on a high wire. J. Scott Smart, Julie London. Rock Hudson, Clinton Sundberg, Emmett Kelly. Director: William Castle. Francis Goes to the Races... 125.... (88). ...July Comedy. The "talking" mule makes friends with racehorses at the track, supplying tips to his youthful companion which enable him to win a seven-horse parlay. There is conflict with a gang of crooks. Donald O'Connor, Piper Laurie, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White. Director: Arthur Lubin. ©Frenchie....l08. ... (80) Jan. Technicolor Western Drama. Woman owner of a gambling casino, seeking the two men who killed her father, is assisted by the local sheriff. When one of the men is murdered, the sheriff is suspected. Joel McCrea, Shelley Winters, Paul Kelly, Elsa Lanchester. Director: Louis King. ©Golden Horde, The. .134... (76) Oct. Technicolor Melodrama. The forces of Genghis Khan storm Samarkand where its beautiful princess plans to defend herself by intrigue. When the situation seems hopeless, a band of English Crusaders comes to her rescue. Ann BIyth, David Parrar, George Macready, Richard Egan, Peggie Castle. Director: George Sherman. Groom Wore Spurs, The....ll4....(81) Mar. Comedy. Woman lawyer, engaged to get a cowboy star out of a gambling debt jam, falls for, and marries, him. He is charged with murder and she clears him. Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, Joan Davis, Mira Mc- Kinney. Director: Richard Whorf. (Fidelity Pictures.) UHarvey....l07....(104) „ Jan. Comedy. Amiable alcoholic captivates everyone with his imaginary companion, a giant white rabbit named Harvey. Even the doctors at a mental institution decide he should be allowed to keep his delusion. James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Jesse White, Cecil Kellaway. Director: Henry Koster. Hollywood Story ...124... (77) June Mystery Drama. In an abandoned Hollywood studio a New York stage producer prepares to make a picture about an unsolved murder committed there years before. He solves the crime and captures the killer. Richard Conte, Julia Adams, Henry Hull, Fred Clark. Director: William Castle. Iron Man.. ..130... (82) Aug. Drama. Prizefighter discovers his wife and his promoter-brother have arranged to have a fight thrown in his favor. He breaks with them, loses an important match, but is reconciled with his wife. Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes. Stephen McNally, Rock 132 BAROMETER Section
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