Boxoffice-May.03.1952

Opinions on Current Productions; Exploitips
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Carson City F (w.ltclr)
Wornar Bros. (123) 89 Minutes Rel. lune 14, '52
Resplendent in the new WarnerColor, which in its second
appearance is again effectively employed, here is an
aclioner which on all counts earns evaluation as a superwestern.
Although the plot concerns itself with railroad building
against terrific odds—a subject much used in recent outsize
gallopers—the yarn is carefully and logically developed
and projects enough new twists to offset the stigma of
stereotyping. Producer David Weisbart pinched no pennies
in endowing the offering with impressive mountings, while
Director Andre De Toth took full advantage of the solid script
and a competent cast. Randolph Scott, characteristically
rugged, gives the sagebrush devotees a brimming measure
of fisticuffs, riding, shooting—and even a touch of romance.
In the supporting cast, Raymond Massey, who doles out the
villainy—and in wholesale lots—is the standout. Cast and
color are, of course, best angles tor exploitation.
Randolph Scott. Lucille Norman, Rayniond Massey, Richard
Webb, James Millican, Larry Keating, George Cleveland.
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is this stirring saga of the heroic contribution made by ai.
unsung branch of the U.S. army to winning the second global
conflict. The picture has suspense, action, spectacle, com-
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