Boxoffice-January.30.1954

JANUARY 30, 1954 ^
In Two S«etion»—Scclion One
TuAc eif ine m&to&rv MctuAe
THE COMPLETE RECORD
of motion pictures released
in the past season and
a setting forth of current
and coming attractions.
A Goldmine
of Practical
information
Section 2 of this issue
per year. Notional Mition,
kTIONAL EXECUTIVE EDITION
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The kind of
picture that
makes you want
to go out and
put up posters
and banners,
shout from the
roof-tops!
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WATCH FOR THE
SEE
FOR YOURSELF
TRADE SHOWS!
M-aM^s production "EXECUTIVE SUITE" was screened in
New York last week.
Reports that something unusual was coming were syndicated
by Hollywood columnists to the nation long in advance.
The industry will soon see for itself this
magnificent filming
of the best-seller. It is an attraction in a class of its very own.
M-G-M has penetrated powerfully behind the walls of a
towering skyscraper where beauty^s wiles and man's cunning
are in primitive conflict, where office
wives play their secret
game and the fight for power and love is
reckless and daring.
The book that sold
hundreds of thousands of copies and is
still going strong has been brought to the screen with this
carefully selected cast of stars: WILLIAM HOLDEN, JUNE
ALLYSON, BARBARA STANWYCK, FREDRIC MARCH,
WALTER PIDGEON, SHELLEY WINTERS, PAUL
DOUGLAS, LOUIS CALHERN, DEAN JAGGER AND
rNlINr\ JrVJv^rT. (Also Tim Considinc • Screen Play by Ernest Lehman
noiel by Cameron Haivley • Directed by Robert Wise • Produced by John Houseman)
• Bused on the
M-G^M is proud of "EXECUTIVE SUITE." It joins
"KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE" and other Big
attractions to glorify our 30th Anniversary Jubilee. It is
news for the entire industry.
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"The kind of picture
CinemaScope was made for!'
CUE MAGAZINE
'Packed with action on a
grand scale! Rousing,
spectacular entertainment!'
N.y. JOURNAL-AMERICAN
Warn ERCOLOMloNic Soi
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landeur spread over
vide vista! Climbs to
^ew pitch of excitement!"
N.y.
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WORtD-rflEGRAM-SUN
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"A rip-roaring story
of the American Frontier
— the first to be offered
in CinemaScope! Should
make out handsomely
at the box-office. Exhibitors
who do not show this
in CinemaScope
are selling
themselves short!
Seldom has the screen
achieved such
excitement!'
M P DAILY
'A thriller v\^ith a breadth
and depth never seen before!'
N.y. DAILY NEWS
«rnerCoi»^ionic Sound m^-
"CinemaScope
does special things
for The Command.'
The Western
takes on a new and
impressive aspect.
Constantly exciting and
sharpened to a fine edge
for fuller impact by the
sweeping photography!
A particularly good story
by a writer known to
millions of readers!"
'• HARVtY LEMBECK RUSSELL HUGHES .. o..n. t».».- DAVID WEtSBAItT • DAVID BUTLE*
"Warners' first
CinemaScope venture
keeps the big-screen
process still
hitting the
bull's-eye 100 percent!
An exciting,
fast moving actioner
that will
hold
any type of audience!"
HOLLYWOOD REPOKTEK

TO
PRODUCER OF
TECHNICOLOR
presented by 20th CENTURY-FOX
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THE PRODUCT STORY
R ịKCE.NT and fontinuing souiifling.s
"f fear over a product shortage are unwarranted,
either on the basis of the record for the
past season or on the current season as it has
progressed thus far. To the contrary, there are
reasons for a feeling of greater optimism about
the immediate future, at least, than some in the
industry are willing to allow.
The record, as it is reported in the Barometer
Edition, which acrom]ianies this issue of Boxoffice,
reveals nnicli of an encouraging nature
from the standpoint of features released in the
1952-53 season, quantitatively and qualitatively.
On the latter point, the boxoffice performance
record evidences a substantial improvement over
the previous season, about which more later.
And. as for the ensuing year, five months of
which already have passed and schedules for the
sixth month already definitely set. the prospect
from the standpoint of numbers is even better
than was the ease a year ago. The gain is just
seven releases, but that shows volume to be
holding steady.
Taking quantity first, there were .397 features,
including 21 so-called series westerns, released
in 1952-53. In the previous season the total feature
output was 419, including 18 series westerns.
Thus, while there were 22 fewer releases last
season, there actually were six more "regular"
features than in the previous 12 months.
As for boxoffice performance, the past season
showed marked improvement, both in number of
hits (79) and the degree of their success. In the
])revious season, there were onlv 51 pictures in
the hit class, so the record for 1952-53 was more
than 50 per cent better. It is noteworthy that in
the past season 12 features scored gross marks
of more than 200 per cent as compared with onlv
two in that bracket in the previous season. And
it is significant that only two 3-D features and
one especially-made for widescreen figured in the
above-200 per cent scoring. Out of the total
of 79 hits, all but eight were "conventional"
releases. (^CinemaScope does not enter calculations
until the 1953-.54 season"!.
Another good sign: 177 out of the season's
total output of 397 features did average business
or better. That's roughly -15 per cent, which
stacks up mighty well as compared to the showings
of the jirevious four or five years. Of course,
this record is based on reports from first-run
houses in key cities, but it points a potential for
product when it goes into subsequent runs.
The current B.\rometer Edition contains a
new service in the listing of forthcoming product
under the departmental heading of "Ixioking
Ahead." Product released from the beginning
of each company's new fl953-5n season through
December 1953 is set off from pictures scheduled
for production and later release. In the
September ihrfiugh December period, there is a
goodly percentage of high-grossing product, with
to[) hit marks reaching well above .500 per cent,
as was re])orted in a recent issue of Boxoffice
and as continuing reports have further evidenced.
The forthcoming product listing contains, we
believe, more finished product than usually has
been in this shape at this time of the year. .And.
with the great number of pictures in preparation,
with partial, if not complete casts and other
personnel set. all signs seem to indicate a sufficiency
of product for the remainrler of the
current season and months beyond.
Barometer is designed as a special service
"package" for our subscribers—to be of assistance
in telling the product story of the season
past, as well as to give as much information as
is available on future releases. This com])ilation
of current and coming production provides exhibitors
with a most thorough insight into what
may be expected from each company in the ensuing
year. It serves as an excellent guide in
buying and booking for every type of theatre
operation. This is a job that we take particular
jiride in. for it is down-to-earth in its approach
and brimful of information of practical use
value.
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Remarkable Record
Speaking of product, the survey report made
by I niversal's special division handling the
British films produced by the J. .Arthur Rank
Organizalinn is of more than [Kissing interest. It
indicates the increased attention .American exhibitors
are giving this product through 15.000
bookings by conventional or large theatres in
1953, while, among the smaller so-called art
houses specializing in foreign films, there were
145 extended-run engagements.
This prompted us to make a check on grossing
reports in which we fintl that, of the II Rank
productions released through I iiiversal in 1952-
53. six scored in the hit class with ratings
ranging from 124 per cent up to 182 per cent.
That's quite a record! Evidently a bigger audience
exists for this type of product than had
been supposed. \^Tielher this is a "new audience'"
or not is beside the point: it is patronage
that counts at the boxoffice and that aids in
cultivatins the movie^oins' habit.
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STATE CENSORS DETERMINED
TO PREREGULATE PICTURES
Contend Supreme Court
Rulings Have Actually
Upheld That Right
NEW YORK—The motion picture censors
of the six states which have censorship
boards—despite their repeated setbacks in
recent decisions of the United States Supreme
Court—are not backing down in
their determination to exercise "preregulation
of motion pictures."
Meeting here, at the invitation of Dr. Hugh
M. Flick, chief New York censor, to discuss
problems arising out of the Supreme Court
decisions, they reaffirmed their "determination
to contmue to bar objectionable films in
terms of our state laws."
SAY PRECENSORSHIP UPHELD
In addition, the censors declared that they
felt the Supreme Court has upheld the "constitutional
rights of the states to exercise preregulation
of films."
The censors so said in a four-point statement
of policy which they issued immediately
following their meeting Friday (22).
There were indications that the censors,
representing regulatory bodies in New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kansas, Ohio and
Massachusetts, may carry their fight for support
to the public. One section of the policy
statement read, "We welcome the interest
and support of all those who concur in our
objectives."
Dr. Flick, who is considered the most liberal
of the censor chiefs, was not as sure as
his colleagues that they had the right to preregulate
pictures.
He said the latest Supreme Court decision
had him "completely puzzled."
Policy Statement
Of State Censors
New York—The text of the four-point
policy statement of the chief censors of
six state film censorship bodies, adopted
at their meeting here, follows:
"We are agreed that the United States
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional
rights of the states to exercise preregulation
of motion pictures.
"We do feel that our basic fimdamental
purpose is In no way weakened by the
recent decisions of the United States
Supreme Court.
"We reaffirm our determination to continue
to bar objectionable films in terms
of our respective state laws.
"Since the recent decisions of the
United States Supreme Court have made
the public increasingly conscious of the
problems of preregulation of motion pictures,
we welcome the interest and support
of all those who concur in our
objectives."
Dr. Flick said he had been trying to decide
for his own satisfaction just what the brief
Supreme Court decision meant, and that he
had come to only one conclusion. He said
there were "good grounds" to assume that
precensorship is "out" for the present, since
the court had not recognized the existence
of the problem although it had been stressed
in the briefs.
He pointed out that the majority of the
court had had the opportunity to concur with
Hughes Decides to Continue Dating
'French Line
HOLLYWOOD—While neither RKO nor
the Motion Picture Ass'n of America's Production
Code Administration was prepared
at midweek to issue any official statements
regarding the status of RKO's controversial
"The French Line," reliable sources at the
studio informed that Howard Hughes, the
company's head man, has decided to continue
distributing the Technicolor musical starring
Jane Russell without benefit of the PCA's
seal of approval.
Such a seal was denied when the PCA
deemed "objectionable" some of the costuming
and a climactic dance sequence in
the Edmund Grainger production. Subsequently
it was reported that RKO had reopened
negotiations but that the cuts it
allegedly offered to make in the feature still
did not meet with wholehearted PCA approval.
"The French Line" currently was in
the fifth week of its only booking so far, at
the Fox Theatre in St. Louis.
Additional bookings, it was learned, are
being concluded in several other cities, where
Without PCA Seal
the picture will play on the same nonseal
basis as in the St. Louis engagement. As
concerns the local situation, indications are
at this time that Fox West Coast, the territory's
largest circuit, headed by Charles P.
Skouras, will have no part of the feature
either for first run or subsequent dates.
It was learned, however, that "The French
Line" will bow in the Los Angeles area—
probably within the next two weeks—on a
day-date basis at three independently owned
and operated showcases, two of which probably
will be the Orpheum, in downtown Los
Angeles, a unit in Sherrill Corwin's Metropolitan
circuit, and the Hawaii in Hollywood,
an Al Galston-Jay Sutton operation. For the
past several months these two theatres have
been engaging in day-date bookings. The
third house to play "The French Line" has
not as yet been determined.
In anticipation of the three-theatre run, the
studio's publicity-advertising staff is laying
the groundwork for an intensive local exploitation
campaign.
Justices Douglas and Black in their separat
findings that "in this nation every writei
actor or producer, no matter what medium o
expression he may use, should be freed froD ieiuCO'
the censor," but had not done so.
Dr. Flick said that one effect of th
Supreme Court decision had been to encour
age owners of films previously banned by hi
jjjtlittisisii
department or films in which cuts had bee;
^ -irill
made to ask him if the cuts should not no\ ft'*"'
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HAS A TOTAL OF 174 RELEASES
even More Than Same
eriod in 1952-53;
7 Are in Color
By FRANK LEYENDECKER
NEW YORK—With the addition of 28
BW features for release during February
MGM to Release 15 Films
In Seven-Month Period
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NEW YORK — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will
it cuts sioiild not tiling season will have a total of 174 feaires
in release, an increase of seven over starting in February and up to the end of
release 15 features for the seven-month period
las jpproed in
sc "some 15 or if le same period in 1952-53.
August. The pictures will be released at the
Juatioi, and tint The increase is largely due to the greater
rate of two a month except for April, which
Dr Charles A, B lunber of features distributed by United
will have three releases, including "Executive
i' Kejents. He rtlsts, which is releasing 26 pictures during
sii
Suite," the only black-and-white picture
K made by at} te six-month period, in contrast to 13. or
lost ot then com Uf that number, during the same period among the 15. "Julius Caesar," also in blackand-white,
is being given special handling
1 1952-53. Columbia will release a total of
«ltests did tot 1
t during the six-month period, an increase during this period and is not set for general
five over 1952-53, and Lippert will release release.
ICGH STUFF
, an Increase of eight over 1952-53. In con- Four of the 15 features will be in Cinema-
1 lie las now BSt to these increases, RKO is releasing Scope, namely "Rose Marie," "The Student
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wMtli ily seven new features, instead of 14 durg
the same period in 1952-53, while Re-
"Brigadoon."
hadn't
Prince," "A Bride for Seven Brothers" and
iblic is releasing only eight, instead of 12 The February and March pictures, previously
announced, are: "Saadia" and "The
irlng the 1952-53 period.
iji "protid"
Long,
iG GAIN IN COLOR FILMS
Long Trailer" for February and "Tennessee
Champ" and "Ro.se Marie" for March.
Color in feature pictures has taken a big
For April, the pictures will be: "Gypsy Colt,"
;tlll
mp with 77 of the 174 features for the six-
'jp o! loB reviet!!
starring Donna Corcoran, Ward Bond and
>nth period in 1953-54 in color, in contrast
Frances Dee; "Rhapsody," starring Elizabeth
iis an annual bit
62 of the 167 for 1952-53 in color. Techni-
)iiieoIatatS*» joj,^ oj course, predominates, but Warner-
costs o! the seals,!
^^^ Ansco Color were also extensively
will reissue "Public Enemy" and "Little
Ml.
3nnd said the 'm
Caesar."
With the first Cinemascope feature, "The
There were no reissues released
tasthepoier * libe," released in October 1953, a total of
during February 1953, but a total of 12 were
reissued during the six-month period in
I
_ other 20th Century-Fox C-S pictures
1952-53,
!d one each from
compai-ed to 22 for the
MGM and Warner
six-month
Bros.
IS tie desire espres
period in 1953-54.
released during the six-month period.
first 3-D picture, "Bwana Devil," was
February 1954 releases will be:
at leirite
its * it released until March 1953 and the period ALLIED ARTISTS—"Riot in CeU Block
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lim September 1953 through February 1954 11," with Neville Brand; "Highway Dragnet,"
»not thai? tii; it I y 16 3-D pictures released although the starring Joan Bennett, Richard Conte and
lijorlty were also distributed in 2-D veralso
j^^
Bill Elliott western.
Wanda Hendrix, and "Bitter Creek," a Wild
rhe 28 new features for release during COLUMBIA—"Charge of the Lancers," in
jitwecana bruary 1954 will include two in Cinemainlnf
ope, "Hell and High Water" from 20th Jean-Pierre Aumont; "Jesse James vs. the
Technicolor, starring Paulette Goddard and
ntury-Fox and "The Command" from Daltons," in Technicolor and 3-D, with Brett
tswillttlf imer Bros., as well as five in 3-D.
King and Barbara Lawrence; "The Wild
the
One," staiTing Marlon Brando with Mary
IfHER
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FEATURES IN COLOR
b.ir ooWtS TO"
Murphy and Robert Keith, and the special
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......1 Other features in color are: "The Glenn release of "Mi.ss Sadie Tliompson," in Technicolor
and 3-D, starring Rita Hayworth, Jose
Jler Story" and "Top Banana," in the
s^ isical category; "Charge of the Lancers," Ferrer and Aldo Ray.
ob Roy, the Highland Rogue," "Saadia,"
LIPPERT—"Fangs of the Wild," with
" 'he Siege at Red River," "The Golden
ofredel*"
Charles Chaplin jr. and Margia Dean, and
»sk" and "The Scarlet Spear," all actionventure
films, and "The Long, Long Trailer"
"We Want a Child," made in Sweden.
d "The METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER—"Tlie
Boy From
Long,
igipf
Oklahoma." comedy.
3f the other 11 February
Long Ti-ailer, ' in Ansco Color, starring Lucille
pictures, "Riot
Block
Ball
11," "Highway
and Desi Arnaz with Marjorie Main, and
Dragnet," "Sea
I Lost
"Saadia," in Technicolor, starring Cornel
Ships," "Crazylegs," "The Wild One,"
^ '!laska
Wilde,
Seas," "The Man Between," "Fangs
Mel Ferrer and Rita Gam.
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5505 Led 9 the Wild" and "We Want a Child," the PARAMOUNT—"Money From Home," in
Mer a Swedish
, jp. picture, are dramatic films, Technicolor and 3-D, starring Dean Martin
irrn(!0" 'j^^ Couldn't Say No" is a comedy and the and Jerry Lewis with Pat Crowley and Marjie
ie
^^ program western ,i,jpictiiK! in "Bitter Creek."
Millar, and "Alaska Seas," stamng Robert
"""' ^ ^ addition to the 28 new pictures, RKO Ryan, Jan Sterling and Brian Keith.
f anJ
:«*" II ijjijiiresK reissue Walt DLsney's "Pinocchio," Sam- RKO RADIO—"Rob Roy. the Highland
3C«"*« Q0ii!^ Goldwyn's "The Best Years of Our Lives" Rogue," Walt Disney live-action production
J'Jjii^ »1 "Rachel
f,'!^
and the Stranger" and "VaUey in Technicolor, starring Richard Todd and
,jjf
jj hil"'"' ,,,-: in February while Warner Bros. Glynis Johns; "She Couldn't Say No," star-
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)54, the first six months of the 1953-54
Taylor, Vittorio Gassman and John Ericson,
and "Executive Suite," starring William
Holden, June AUyson, Pi-edric March, Barbara
Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Shelley Winters,
Walter Pidgeon, Nina Foch and Louis Calhern.
In May, there will be: "Flame and the
Flesh," starring Lana Turner, Pier Angeli and
Carlos Thompson, and "The Student Prince,"
starring Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom and the
voice of Mario Lanza. In June, there will be:
"Panther Squadron 8," starring Van Johnson,
Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern, Dewey Martin
and Frank Lovejoy, and "A Bride for
Seven Brothers," starring Jane Powell and
Howard Keel.
In July, the pictures will be: "Valley of
the Kings," starring Robert Taylor, Eleanor
Parker and Carlos Thompson, and "Betrayed,"
starring Clark Gable, Lana Turner and Victor
Mature. In August, they will be: "Her Twelve
Men," starring Greer Garson and Robert
Ryan, and "Brigadoon," starring Gene Kelly,
Van Johnson and Cyd Charisse.
ring Jean Simmons, Robert Mitchum and
Arthur Hunnicutt. "The French Line," In
Technicolor and 3-D, starring Jane Russell.
Gilbert Roland, Arthur Hunnicutt and Mary
McCarty, is also listed for February release.
REPUBLIC — "Crazylegs," starring Lloyd
Nolan, Joan Vohs and Elroy "Crazylegs"
Hirsch, and "Sea of Lost Ships," starring
John Derek, Wanda Hendrix and Walter
Brennan.
TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX—"HeU and
High Water," in Cinemascope and Technicolor,
starring Richard Widmark. Bella Darvi.
David Wayne, Victor Francen and Cameron
Mitchell, and "The Siege at Red River," in
Technicolor, starring Van Johnson, Joanne
Dru and Richard Boone.
UNITED ARTISTS—"The Man Between,"
produced and directed by Carol Reed, starring
James Mason, Claire Bloom and Hildegard
Neff; "Top Banana," produced by Ben
Peskay, in color by Color Corp. of America,
starring Phil Silvers with Rose Marie; "The
Golden Mask," in Technicolor, .starring Van
Heflin, Wanda HendrLx and Eric Portman.
and "The Scarlet Spear." in Technicolor,
starring John Archer and Martha Hyer.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL — "The
Glenn Miller Story," in Technicolor, starring
James Stewart and June Allyson with
George Tobias, and "Taza, Son of Cochise,"
in Technicolor and 3-D, starring Rock Hudson
and Barbara Rush.
WARNER BROS—"The Command," in
Cinemascope and WarnerColor. starring Guy
Madison with Joan Weldon and James Whitmore,
and "Tlie Boy From Oklahoma." in
WarnerColor. starring Will Rogers jr. and
Nancy Olson with Lon Chaney.
EXOFFICE :: January 30, 1954

P«^ ^eat^ How the British Censors
Schine Divestiture Hearing
Postponed Until March 1
Circuit seeks to extend the time and conditions
for disposal of 25 theatres under the
company's federal consent decree; was supposed
to have disposed of 39 theatres in three
years under a 1949 antitrust judgment.
*
Loew's to Ask Government
New Divestiture Date
Seeks an extension of its February 6 deadline;
by that date the company is supposed
to have sold all theatres listed for sale under
the consent decree.
•
Status of RKO in the MPAA
Now Stirring Curiosity
Company not represented at Miami in negotiations
for a new musicians contract
agreed to by major companies; $25,000 fine
for showings of "Pi'ench Line" without code
seal not paid.
•
New Jersey Allied Faces Threat
Of Statewide Bingo Spread
A bill now being drawn to permit it on local
option basis, threat to theatre grosses as veterans,
volunteer firemen, lodges and churches
were accustomed to conduct parties before
legalization through constitutional amendment.
•
CinemaScope Spreads to 41
Cities in Great Britain
Installation expected to reach this total by
end of March; more than one installation set
in some spots; eight houses in Hull plan
openings February 22.
•
Control Motion Pictures
NEW YORK—Does the British system of
film censorship offer any ideas which may
be adopted by U.S. censor boards? Dr. Hugh
M. Flick, New York State censor, among
others, thinks it does. He has proposed special
classifications instead of outright approval
or banning.
Dr. Flick has recommended four classifications:
(1) films suitable for the entire famUy.
(2> films less than entirely suitable, (3) films
for adults only and (4) films suitable for exhibition
only under very restricted condition.s.
Let's look at the British system. It has
three classifications. "U" stands for fUms
passed for universal or general exhibition,
"A" for films suitable for exhibition to adult
audiences, and "X" for more adult entertainment.
The British haven't considered their system
inflexible. For instance, more films now are
getting- "U" ratings than ever before through
a reduction in the number of "A" ratings.
Where, in the past, all crime fUms were put
in the "A" category, now those considered
harmless to youngsters, as "cops and robbers"
films, get the "U" treatment. But those that
still get "A" ratings are considered very
definitely unsuitable for children. Regulations
prohibit that sort of attendance at theatres,
even though a theatre may show a
"U" fUm on a double bill with an "A" film.
As for the "X" rating, this has replaced
an old "H" rating which applied to "horrific"
films. Films not previously licensed under
"H" can now be licensed under "X." There
have been few of them, because the censors
eliminate what they consider minecessary
violence no matter what rating a fUm is to
receive.
There may some day be a "C" category for
special films for children's shows, but not
until there is a sufficient supply of such films
British censors say they treat each film oi
its merits rather than by a specific set o:
standards, as they consider its treatment anc
intention as much as the subject matter
However, they ai-e guided by certain princi
pies. They ask themselves if the story, inci'
dents or dialog wUl impair moral standard!'
by extenuating vice or crime or depreciatins
it, if a film is likely to offend "reasonabl;
minded" audiences, and what will be its effec
on the minds of children.
Existing regulations are subject to change
A cinematographic consultative committee ha
made a number of recommendations. It ha
been urged that the minimum age of chil
dren allowed to enter a theatre unaccompan
ied be reduced from 7 to 5 years, since th
latter is the school age, that there be n
admissions of unaccompanied children unde
12 years of age after 8 p.m. and that non
be allowed to enter Sundays until after th
closing time of Sunday school. Continue
prohibition of imaccompanied children at
tend a theatre showing an "A" film is ap
proved. Though it is normal trade practic
h
for exhibitors to exclude children from doutt
bills including an "A" fUm, the committ<
proposes that be made conditional on tt
granting of a license.
Each film submitted to the censors
viewed by two of the four examiners in the
Soho Square, London, office. The censorsh
board derives its income exclusively fro
censorship fees, and these can be chang
from time to time to supply the amount nece
sary for board operations. In 1952, the rat
for dramatic films were 40 shUlings ea^
1.000 feet for those over 3,000 feet in leng
and 70 shillings each 1,000 feet for those o\
3.000 feet in length.
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Michigan Allied Meeting
April 19-21 in Detroit
Spring convention to be held at Hotel Statler;
officers are John M. Vlachos, president;
E. J. Pennell and Pearce Parkhurst, vicepresidents;
Alden Smith, secretary-treasurer.
•
Early Decision Is Possible
On Central Shipping Test
MPAA committee representing eight distributors
to hear recommendations of subcommittee
Tuesday (2) on management details
and office lease; new type distribution
to be tried in New York.
*
Empire-Universal of Canada
Promotes Mark Plottel
With the company since 1946 he is elevated
from Toronto branch manager to general sales
manager; Herbert Mathers, formerly of Montreal,
named Toronto branch head.
•
Carl Peppercorn Quitting
RKO Canadian Post
Canadian district manager will go into a
new business; he succeeded the late Leo M.
Devaney, who was RKO's representative in
Canada for years until his death in 1950.
Texas COMPO Asks Distnbutors\
For Composite Mots on All
DALLAS—Distributors this week were asked
by Texas COMPO to make composite mats
available for every picture released, as a
step toward simplifying mat services for exhibitors
as well as to stimulate increased
advertising by theatremen.
Kyle Rorex, executive director, submitted
these suggestions to the advertising-publicity
directors of the film companies:
1. A mat that will include slugs, onecolumn
and two-column ad mats, and onecolumn
and two-column scene mats, to sell
for 25 cents.
A mat and 2. to include one two-column
ad mats and one and two-column scene mats,
to sell for 35 cents.
3. A mat that could probably sell for 50
cents and include a variety of large and
small ad mats and scene mats.
Rorex pointed out that while a few of the
companies are issuing composite mats on
certain pictures, there is a great need for
the composite type mat on all pictures.
He said it was the unanimous opinion of the
Films
steering committee of Texas COMPO "th
exhibitors buy a greater amount of advertisil
and obtain more free space when they c|
avail themselves of a composite mat."
The committee recommended that the coil
posite mats be made available as the ba
kind of newspaper advertising aid provid
and that all other mats be supplementary.
Herrin, 111., Exhibitors
File $1,200,000 Suit
ST. LOUIS—A $1,200,000 antitrust damd
suit was filed against 11 motion picture p|
ducing and distributing companies in
federal court at East St. Louis, 111., Wednf
day (27) by the Grand Opera Co. Corp., op
ator of Marlow's Theatre, and Marlol
Amusement Corp., operator of Marlows Drif
In Theatre, both of Herrin, 111. The theatf
at Herrin, the suit charged, had been
criminated against by being compelled to
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first run films after Fox Midwest Theal|
in Marion and West Frankfort.
10 BOXOFFICE :
: January 30, IS!

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ACROSS THE
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From London to Manila
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GinemaScope crashes through uncharted
frontiers of high adventure . . . engulfs you
20th CEl
in
drama unprecedented ... of a beautiful
woman in the captive-world of a submarine
who had to be all things to 29 mutinous
men...as they defied hell and high water
on the most desperate mission ever filmed!
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RICHARD
WIDMARK
as Comdr. Jones
Produced by RAYMOND A. KLUNE
Directed by SAMUEL FULLER
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Here, on CinemaScope's scientifically
created screen, in the wonder of 4-track,
magnetic Stereophonic Sound is action
unparalleled, emotion unrivalled, as
GinemaScope rides the crest of staggering
realism from depth charges to the
collision of submerged submarines.
CAMERON
MITCHELL
as "Ski" Brodski
as Fujimori
HENRY
KULKY
as Gunner McCrossin
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Screen play by JESSE L. LASKY, Jr.
and SAMUEL FULLER
Based on a story by
DAVIO HEMPSTEAD
ftm toxy Theatre, New York • February 2nd

D of J Favors Awards
Less Than Triple Damages
WASHINGTON—The Department of
Justice
favors giving federal judges the right to
award less than triple damages in private
triple-damage antitrust suits, except when the
violation is "wilfull." The Motion Picture
Ass'n of America favors authority for awarding
less than triple damages, but opposes inclusion
of the reservation about "wUfull" on
the grounds that this would open up an entirely
new issue for litigation. Allied States
opposes the proposal in all respects, but is
willing to compromise on a position near that
of the Justice Department.
These positions became known on Thursday
(21) a day after a House judiciary subcommittee
favorably reported to the full committee
establishing a uniform federal fiveyear
statute of limitations. The subcommittee
passed along to the full committee without
recommendation the proposal for less than
triple damages, however, which leaves the
decision up to the full committee.
MYERS SPEAKS FOR ALLIED
MPAA GIVES ARGUMENTS
MPAA, on the other hand, argued that the
antitrust laws are so vague and indefinite
that companies frequently violate the law
without premeditation, even though they wish
to observe the law. The mandatory triple
damages have led to astronomical total claims,
enforcement settlement of "dubious claim."
and have provided completely unjustified
windfalls to exhibitors and other plaintiffs.
MPAA said "the present state of the law
actually invites the filing of large numbers
of suits, usually after the government has obtained
decrees, for the purpose of obtaining
by litigation or by settlement vast sums of
maney through the automatic tripling of
damages, regardless of the circumstances and
looking chiefly to the past and not the future."
REUNION AT UA—Arthur B. Krim,
right, president of United Artists, welcomes
producer Stanley Kramer back to
the UA fold at the New York home office.
Kramer, whose first hits, "Champion,"
"Home of the Brave" and "High
Noon," were distributed by UA, will make
John W. Davis Seeks More
U.S. Revenue for Rank
NEW YORK—John W. Davis, managing
director of the J. Arthur Rank Organization,
is on his way to this country via Canada for
the purpose of seeing what can be done to
increase the United States income from Rank
pictures. He will confer with Al Daff, executive
vice-president of Universal-International,
after arrival here.
Davis said in London the recent Universal
International survey showing that Rank films
received 15,000 bookings in this country last
year told "only half the story," because the
income was up only $10,000.
In Australia, he said, Rank pictures set
new records last year.
Two-in-BoothLawOut,
Mass. Court Rules
BOSTON — The Massachusetts supreme
court January 21 ruled that motion picture
theatres using safety film need no longer
employ two operators on duty in the projection
booth. The decision was made in a suit
brought by more than 200 Massachusetts
theatre owners against Commissioner of Public
Safety Otis M. Whitney.
The theatre owners charged that the provisions
of the law concerning the employment
of the two operators was "arbitrary and oppressive."
The lATSE urged the retention of
the two operators. Judge Harold P. Williams
wrote the decision, which voids the regulation
for two projectionists in every booth in the
commonwealth.
In September 1950, 200 Massachusetts circuit
owners and independents brought the suit
in Suffolk superior court. In June 1952, the
case was heard before Master Arthur Brown,
who found that the second man required by
the commissioner's regulation added nothing
to safety in a booth. These facts were later
referred to superior court before Judge Donahue,
who in April 1953, stated, "I find as a
fact that not more than one man is needed
in a booth and the presence of two men
Allied general counsel and board chairman
would be
Abram F. Myers told the committee
what is called in
that the
labor circles as
'feather-bedding.'
bill neglects setting definite standards, and
" His decision was appealed
that plaintiffs would therefore rush to bring
by the commissioner to the Massachusetts
cases in courts which had assessed heavier
"Not As a Stranger" as the first production
supreme court.
damage penalties, while on the other hand
under his new releasing agreement. The case was instituted by Messrs. Yamins,
the defendants would seek to have cases removed
"to circuits where the judges have
pendent Exhibitors of New England.
Bendslev and Isaacs, all members of Inde-
been lenient in enforcing those laws."
Three Companies Increase
Myers said that the discretion to award
less than triple damages would "destroy a Holdings of Own Stock Clubwomen Rate 4 Films
basic principle of the antitrust laws," and NEW YORK—Three leading motion picture
argued further that the triple-damage provision
was intended by Congress as a deter-
that they have increased their holdings of NEW YORK—Four featiu'es are rated for
Of 10 companies have reported to stock exchanges
for the Family
rent and to aid in enforcement.
their own stock. Paramount reported its latest
holding of shares of common stock at people and, for the first time in many weeks,
family audiences, six for adults and young
Myers asked that if discretionary damages
were to be permitted, the committee specify 125,600, compared with the previous total of none for adults only in the January 15 issue
mandatory triple damages in cases of knowing
and wilfull violations and violations shares of common, compared with 44,500 Estimate Board of National Organizations.
120,400. Stanley Warner Corp. reported 61,100
of joint film estimates compiled by the Film
where the defendant had a deliberate purpose shares. Columbia Pictures reported 4,039 Family ratings went to "Hondo" (WB 3-D)
to injure, or wilfully disregarded probable shares of its $4.25 cumulative preferred stock, and "Knights of the Round Table" (MGM),
consequences to the plaintiff.
compared with 2,979 shares.
both classified as outstanding pictures; "The
Deputy Attorney General William P. Rogers,
In other reports to the New York Stock Eddie Cantor Story" (WB) and "Red River
outlining the D of J position, said that the Exchange, Harry M. Warner, president, listed Shore" (Rep).
department recognizes the validity of the
gifts of 7,700 shares of common stock of Warner
Bros., decreasing his holdings to 109,900 sonal Affair" (UA), classified as outstanding;
Adult-young people ratings
argument to the effect that mandatory
went to "Per-
triple
damages are harsh with respect to unintentional
violations. He said the department
shares. His trust and beneficiary holdings "Both Sides of the Law" (U-I), "Geraldine"
total 8,000. Jack L. Warner, vice-president, (Rep),
would
"King of the
support the bill with the tacking on
Khyber Rifles" (20thof
listed purchases of 18,300 shares of common, Fox),
the provision for triple damages "Man in the Attic"
in cases
(20th-Fox) and,
increasing his direct holdings to 247,299 shares.
where violation was
"Drums of Tahiti" (Col 3-D).
"wilfull."
Both changes occurred in December.
'Conquest of Everest' Wins pinTioN
Flaherty Film Award
NEW YORK—"The Conquest of Everest,'
the account of the Hunt-Hillary expedition]
in 1953, has been awarded first prize in the
1953 City College of New York Robert J.
Flaherty Award competition in documentarj
films, according to Dr. Hans Richter, directoi
of the college's Institute of Film Television
Techniques. The picture, which is being distributed
by United Artists, is in its eighth
week at the Fine Arts Theatre, New York City
Honorable mentions went to Joseph Krumgold
for "And Now Miguel," the story of s I
Mexican boy on a New Mexico sheep ranch
and to Herman Van Der Horst for the Dutch
films, "Houen Zo!" and "Shoot the Nets."
14
BOXOFTICE :
: January 30, 195(1

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a his interview, Ainall did not mention
French pact now being negotiated with
le difficulty by the MPEA. This is said
ontain at the moment a S300.000 one-year
iidy for the "promotion" of French films
the U.S. and elsewhere. However, the
nch pact was evidently in his mind.
mall repeated the long-held SIMPP posi-
that a single subsidy could set up a chain
'tion. That has already happened, with
French insisting on one similar to that
ited the Italian industry. Tliere have
1 indications that the Germans, Indians
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OF SUBSIDIES. ARNALL STATES
ays He Got Johnston O. K.
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ibsidies lias been reached by the Society
nJth
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id the Motion Picture Export Ass'n, Ellis
"* mall. SIMPP president, said Tuesday
eery tath i
16) . That would knock them out entirely.
Arnall said he had been assured over the
lephone by Eiic Johnston. MPEA presi-
:nt,
that the MPEA will not approve any
In June IfflHore subsidies. He talked long distance
Master Arthur i
Johnston, who was in Miami for conreqiiiniHact
ne.sotiations with the American Fedilation
added ti{
ation of Musicians.
lYs st.\tkment a surprise
An MPEA spokesman said the Arnall stateint
surprised him. He said there was no
estion that Johnston has always opposed
bsidies. but that he could hardly guai-antee
sre wouldn't be some foreign pact some day
at. might not be attacked as a subsidy, al.so
»t final decision in MPEA matters were up
the board of directors.
jIVrnall had some pimgent comments to make
ill meinbers oil ouj subsidies of foreign film industries by
Sew ailand. » u.S. industry.
"I believe subsidies are counter to the
^}bb-Pomerene act and the policies of the
ite Department." he said. "I am glad that
p
.1 J Motion Picture Export Ass'n and SIMPP
jCuIlliy ; in agreement as to opposition to subieatuies
are rat; ies at the expense of the U.S. industry.
!or adllts aid F 'SIMPP will use all the means at its com-
:;t time
in nan;' Jid to assist in the restriction and cessa-
li n of the unwise and ruinous trend toward
JSidies by the U.S. industry as the price of
ng business abroad."
Oijanifflts
imali telephoned Johnston after meeting
TZifit "^^^^ '^^' ^^'''''' ^'ilPh D- Hetzel jr., MPEA
e-president in chaige of foreign affairs and
New York office, and Robert J. Corkery.
aide in foreign affairs. With Arnall was
|nes A. Mulvey, head of the SIMPP dis-
^-JUtion committee and president of Samuel
isoatsliO
idwyn Productions. ArnaU said the meetiII-!),"Gt^^
was friendly and that both Hetzel and
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Fox and Reads Arranging ^^^^f^f^gt
Comparative Sound Tests
NEW YORK—Selection of a committee to
supervise comparative tests of Cinemascope
films with full stereophonic sound and with
sound reduced to one horn through a "mixer"
will probably be made within a few days by
Spyros P. Skouras, president of 20th Century-
Fox, and Walter Reade jr., operator of the
circuit bearing his name and president of
Theatre Owners of America.
It will take longer for them to decide on
locations where the tests will be conducted.
No date can even be guessed at at this time.
PLAN CALLS FOR FOUR SITES
Reade has furnished Skouras a list of
about 20 members of TOA, equipment manufacturer
representatives of other companies
producing in Cinemascope he would like to
see on the committee. Skouras has reserved
the right to make his own selections from
among them and to add others.
The test plan still called for four sites
geographically separated from each other.
They would not be key cities because the
tests are designed to provide the answers as
to which sound equipment is best in the
smaller cities.
Selection of suitable sites will be difficult.
Small cities are sought which have two comparable
theatres. One theatre would present
full sound simultaneously as the other presented
sound through the mixer. Care would
be taken to see that neither had any preferential
treatment. Even the advertising
would be as much alike as possible.
The comparative test run plan grew out of
Reade's use of a mixer at his Community
Theatre, Morristown, N.J. Twentieth-Fox
went to court for an injunction and then
withdrew the action. Agreement on the tests
followed.
READE REPORTS 'ROBE' RECORDS
The Reade office reported during the week
that "The Robe" was doing exceptionally well
at three of its theatres. All of them were
using a mixer. "The Robe" was in its third
week at the Morristown Community and only
a few hundred dollars off the big business
of the previous week. It was racking up record
grosses at the Majestic, Perth Amboy,
and Broadway, Kingston. The figure for the
former was expected to be $14,000 for the
week and for the latter it was expected to
be $12,000.
"The Command," Warner Bros. Cinema-
Scope picture, will follow "The Robe" at both
the Perth Amboy and Kingston houses. The
Reade office said a mixer will be used. It
will open about the middle of February in
Asbury Park with full stereophonic sound.
The Reade house there is now playing the
conventional type of pictures.
Escape Big Theatre Fire
MEXICO CITY—One of Mexico's most
spectacular fires in years destroyed the 3,500-
seat Granat Theatre here Wednesday (27) in
the downtown section. A panic was averted
and there were only a few Injuries. An explosion
in the projection room touched off
the fire.
New C-S Clause Added
To 20th-Fox Contracts
NEW YORK—A new separate clause, defining
the type of equipment that must be
used in conjunction with the showings of
Cinemascope features, licensed by 20th
Century-Fox, has been added to the company's
standard contract form.
The clause, which must be initialed separately
by exhibitors, has theatre operators
agreeing not to exhibit 20th-Fox Cinema-
Scope pictures "in any theatre not equipped
with a Cinemascope anamorphic projection
attachment, a proper wide, curved
Cinemascope screen and stereophonic
sound equipment, including a magnetic
sound head and at least three loudspeaker
sound systems located behind the screen,
each working through its own amplifier
system and with each speaker so located
and so operated that it will reproduce the
magnetic sound track recorded for reproduction
by a speaker located behind the
particular area of the screen where such
speaker is located."
The new contract clause is worded so as
to eliminate the possibility of any further
tests employing a sound mixer, such as
Walter Reade jr.. Theatre Owners of
America president, used for his sound tests
with a single speaker at the Community
Theatre, Morristown, N. J.
The former Cinemascope contracts contained
merely a single line stating that the
exhibitor must use special equipment to
play Cinemascope films.
20th-Fox Sales Executives
Hold Two-Day Conference
NEW YORK—Division managers of 20th
Century-Fox attended a two-day meeting
Thursday and Friday (28. 29) in the home
office for discussion of forthcoming product
Al Lichtman, director of distribution, presided,
with W. C. Gehring, executive assistant
general sales manager; Edwin W. Aaron,
western sales manager, and Arthur Silverstone,
eastern sales manager, assisting.
Discussion of the presentation of Cinema-
Scope on proper screens and with stereophonic
sound had an important place on the
agenda.
Pictures taken up were: "Hell and High
Water," "Night People" and "Prince Valiant,"
Cinemascope productions, and "Three Young
Texans," "Siege at Red River" and "Gorilla at
Large," Panoramic Productions.
Division managers attending the meetings
were: Martin Moskowitz. Empire State:
Glenn NoiTis. Atlantic: Tom McCleaster, Central;
Peter Myers. Canadian; M. A. Levy,
Midwest; Harry Ballance, Southern, and Herman
Wobber, Western.
Others present were: Paul Wilson. South,
and Bryan D. Stoner, West, assistant division
managers, and the following branch managers:
Ben Simon, New Haven; Jim Connolly,
Boston, and Tom Gilliam, Chicago.
NEW YORK—Universal Pictures Co., Incj
earnings went up to $2,616,356 for the fiscS
year ending Oct. 31, 1953. This is at the ratH
of $2.35 per share on 1,010,411 shares outi
standing.
For the previous year the net was $2,307,70lj
of $2.15 per share on 961,698 shares outstand-|
ing Nov. 1, 1952.
Federal income and excess profits taxa
were $3,863,000 and $500,000 was provided f

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Signed for Theatre TV
NEW YORK—One hundred motion picture
theatres will be given the opportunity of
presenting telecasts of opening night each
year of the Metropolitan Opera. The first
such closed-circuit telecast will occur in November,
marking the 71st season of the opera.
This has been made possible through the
signing of a three-year contract by the
Metropolitan Opera Ass'n and Theatre Network
Television. Nathan L. Halpern, TNT
president, said the 1954 goal will be 100 theatres
accommodating about 250,000 persons.
Special television lighting will be used.
The opera telecasts will be sponsored by the
Metropolitan Opera Guild as a benefit for
the Metropolitan Opera Ass'n and a local
charity in each city where the telecast is
presented. They will be blacked out in the
New York metropolitan area. The arrivals
of celebrities at the opera house will be seen
and heard as well as the opera itself.
The "Met" and TNT have credited the
cooperation of national and local unions in
making the event possible. There was special
mention of the American Federation of
Musicians, James C. Petrillo, president; International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes,
Richard F. Walsh, president, and the
American Guild of Musical Ai-tists, John
Brownlee, president.
Langden Van Norden, president of the
Metropolitan Opera Guild, has pledged the
support of its 60,000 members. Rudolf Bing,
general manager of the "Met," called attention
to Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts
for 14 years sponsored by the Texas Co.
"Now," he said, "opera masterpieces on
opening nights will be seen as well as heard
across the country."
TNT will be responsible for the television
production and routing of telecasts to theatres.
It presented a telecast of "Carmen" a
year ago.
Four Leading Exhibitors
Join Brotherhood Group
NEW YORK—Harry Arthur jr., John Balaban,
George Bowser and Robert J. O'Donnell
have been named associate chairmen of the
national exhibitors' committee for the 1954
Brotherhood week campaign by Emanuel
Frisch, national film industry chairman.
Spyros S. Skoiu-as is chairman of the committee.
Brotherhood week runs from February 21
through February 28. The big New York feature
will be a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria
hotel Thursday (4).
Burton Robbins, assistant to the president
of National Screen Service, has been named
chairman of the accessories committee.
Brandt to Crusade Post
NEW YORK — Harry Brandt has been
named as chairman of the amusement division
of the Crusade for Freedom campaign
in New York City. Barney Balaban is New
York state chairman. The aim is to enroll
25,000.000 signers and raise $10,000,000 to support
the round-the-clock broadcasts of Radio
Free Europe to people behind the Iron Curtain.
PRESENTS CRITICS AWARD—Kate
Cameron, film critic of the New York
Daily News and chairman of the New
York Critics Circle, presents the Critics
award for the best picture of the year
to producer Buddy Adler, who accepts
on behalf of Columbia for 'Trom Here to
Eternity." Looking on is Jack Cohn, vicepresident
of Columbia. The production
was awarded plaques also for the best
actor of the year (Burt Lancaster) and
best director of the year (Fred Zinnemann)
. Best actress of the year was voted
Audrey Hepburn for "Roman Holiday."
Tells How Ad Promotion
Increased Popcorn Sales
CHICAGO—"Per capita sales of popcorn
increased 12 per cent by using the Popcorn
Institute's point-of-sale pieces last summer,
and maintaining competitive prices for popcorn,"
Frank Bamford, concession head of
Fox Midwest Theatres, stated in addressing
approximately 100 members of the Popcorn
Institute at the organization's second annual
meeting on January 21 here.
"The public today wants just a little more
for their money," Bamford said, "and one of
the best ways that a concessionaire can keep
abreast of today's merchandise necessities is
to increase the size of his popcorn box and
automatically increase business in his most
important concession item."
"Alert merchandisers in the theatre concessione
can take advantage of the tremendous
advertising promotions tying in popcorn with
related national items," Bamford also pointed
out. "An example is the current corn-on-thecob
promotion by the Kraft Foods Co. and the
Popcorn Institute." Bamford explained how
an effective tie-in with this promotion would
help restore the take-home business.
Murray Silverstone Back
NEW YORK—Murray Silverstone, president
of the 20th Century-Fox International Corp.,
and Mrs. Silverstone returned Saturday (30)
from the round-the-world trip via Los Angeles.
He supervised a number of premieres
of "The Robe" in foreign countries.
Silverstone left New York October 12 and
visited 21 cities of Europe and the Near and
Far East.
Sales Manager Meet
Set on Arbitration
NEW YORK—Whether there will be an
early all-industry meeting on arbitration will l
be decided Tuesday (2) when the distributors
committee of the Motion Picture Ass'n of
America will hold its first meeting with
Charles Boasberg, RKO general sales manager,
as chairman.
Boasberg said that in any event such a
meeting will be held in the future and that
representatives of all exhibitor organizations
will be invited, including National Allied, although
the majors will not change their stand
against arbitration of film rentals, which Na'
tional Allied wants.
He said the distributors very definitely want'
an arbitration system and that they want
everybody to know it.
It is possible that the sales managers will
meet with representatives of Theatre Owners
of America, including Walter Reade jr., president,
and Herman M. Levy, general counsel,
if National Allied declines an invitation,
Theatre Owners of America wants to reopen
negotiations.
Charles Feldman of Universal-InternatlonaJ
ended his term as committee chairman with
the new year. Boasberg is expected to push
as vigorously for a solution to the arbitration
problem as Feldman did.
W. F. Broidy to Produce
12 Films for Lippert
HOLLYWOOD—Via a two-way agree
ment, William F. Broidy has been set to pro
duce 12 features for Lippert Pictures release]
and also is assuming responsibility for th)
sale to television of earlier Lippert picture
which have played out their theatrical date
Broidy, whose pictures heretofore have bee:
for Allied Artists distribution, will gun hi,,
first
for Lippert as yet untitled and uncast-*
in April.
The 12 features from Broidy gives the Lip
pert organization a total of 24 to be delivere
to franchise distributors during the currei
season.
The sale of Lippert product to video pn
viously had been handled by Tele-Picture
Broidy has designated Official Films as h
representative in the TV field, and Officii'
has retained Tom Carradine to supervise telf'
vision distribution in the 11 western states.
Eighteen Kev Bookings
Set for 'Best Years'
NEW YORK—Eighteen dates in key fir I
runs have been set for Samuel Goldwyr
'
"The Best Years of Our Lives," according
James Mulvey. president of Samuel Goldwj-. j
Productions. 11
The formal opening will be sponsored iff
the White House Correspondents' Ass'n
Keith's, Washington. On the same date
;
wUl open at the Florida, Miami; Sherida
Miami Beach, and Orpheum, New Orlear
Other dates are: February 4—Astor, Bostoi
February 10—Orpheum, Denver, and Missou
Kansas City; February 11—Towne, Baltimoi;:
and Rialto, Atlanta; February 12—Universi
and Eglinton, Toronto; February 17—Empi]
Birmingham; February 18—Palace, Wichil
and Majestic, Houston; March 1—Palac
Calgary; March 5—Century, Hamilton, ai 1
Regent, Ottawa; March 8—^Lincoln, St. Cat)
arines, and March 10—St. Johns.
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MIAMI BEACH—Six major companies and
Wi»ie American Federation of Musiciaiis agreed
ednesday (27) on a foui--year exten-sion of
*" !^ttim As'i e present contract with a 5 per cent wage
'•W jieetiiij 1 crease for musicians. That was the only
' imaal sales , ange in the current contract. Negotiations
begun Monday evening at the Hotel
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The announcement was made jointly by
orgaiiiai
*ibitor cholas M. Schenck. president of Loew's,
d James C. Petrillo, AFM president. The
companies, members of the Ass'n of Morn
Picture Pi'oducers, are Columbia, MGM.
:
iramount. 20th Century-Fox, Universal- Innational
and Warner Bros.
Md that lh(j BRKO and Repubhc will negotiate separate
reements with the union, the announcesnt
said. RKO had previously said it would
unable to attend the meeting.
The negotiators for the companies, besides
thenck, were; B. B. Kahane, Columbia;
iltrney Balaban and Y. Frank Freeman, Paraaunt;
W. C. Michel and Fred S. Meyer,
Jth-Fox; John J. O'Connor and Morris
Reiner, U-I; Sam Schneider and Edmond L,
Patie, Warner Bros., and Charles Boren
d Alfred P. Chamie, AMPP.
llarilyn Monroe Suspended
iecond Time by 20th-Fox
to Produce * IHOLLYWOOD—Mrs. Joe DiMaggio—who
J i better known, perhaps, as Marilyn Monroe
was still in the doghouse at her home
sidio, 20th Centiu-y-Fox, at midweek, which
|spended her for a second time when she
,ed to .show up to begin her starring
ignment in "Pink Tights." The curvaceous
,yer originally was suspended early this
nth for not putting in an appearance, but
t suspension was lifted following her marge
to the Yankee Chpper.
She was given until Monday (25) to report
lUt didn't do so. Hence the studio, in an
jcial statement, said the stait of the Sol C.
ial'onitiiteifiWBS' production, to be directed by Henry
ster, "has been delayed," and added:
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, j(,^i]K«Bed on her desire to approve scripts, the
'^'° wishes to point out that the outstandbv
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pju; J ; success of Miss Monroe's previous vehicles
f evidence enough of
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^" I'cmk Hobbs Heads New
sv Bookings,Tamers Radio-TV Unit
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jJEW YORK—Frank Hobbs ha^ been named
_lhead the newly created radio and TV projtion
unit of Warner Bros, by Mort Blumenilt,
vice-president in charge of advertising
publicity.
{obbs will concentrate on the purchasing
radio and TV time and will work under
Golden, advertising manager, and Larry
lob, eastern publicity director. He also
1 work in liaison with the Blaine Thomp-
Advertising Agency, with which he had
n associated.
B^ragnet' for Warners
lOLLYWOOD—Warner Bros, and Mark
, Ltd., producer of the TV show "Dragnet,"
lounced shooting will begin within 90 days
a movie version of the top television prom.
It will be in color and Tom Fi-iday will
JCt and play his Sergeant Friday role.
New Drive-In Screen
Allows Early Shows
R. E. Baulch Dies at 50;
Crescent Circuit Head
NASHVILLE R. E. Baulch, president Of
the Crescent Amusement Co., died unexpectedly
at his home here Tuesday (26). He had
been head of the 80-
theatre circuit since
1946, and had been associated
with the organization
since 1925.
A civic leader, as
well a.s a top executive
in the theatre business,
Baulch was on the
board of the Nashville
public library, a trustee
of the Na.shville Children's
Museum, a
board member of the
K. E. Baulch
Chamber of Commerce,
and a past potentate of the Shrine.
He was a 33rd degree Mason.
He was born Sept. 12, 1903, and was educated
at VanderbUt university.
Michael J. Cullen Is Dead;
Veteran Loew's Employe
TUCSON—Michael J. Cullen, 55, southern
division manager and veteran employe of
Loew's, Inc., theatres, died suddenly Tuesday
(26) in a Tucson hotel where he was vacationing
with his wife. He had suffered from
a heart condition.
Pi'ior to entering the motion picture field,
he was a press agent for the Ringling Bros.
ciixus. He managed theatres for a number
of circuits before joining Loew's, Inc. In 1942,
he took a leave of absence to serve the armed
forces as a major in charge of entertainment
for troops in the African and European theatres.
He made his headquarters in St. Louis.
Hayward, Wilder Acquire
Lindbergh Book Rights
NEW YORK—Leland Hayward, Broadway
stage producer, and Billy Wilder, Hollywood
director and scenarist who recently completed
"Sabrina Fair" for Paramount release, have
acquired the screen rights to Charles A.
Lindbergh's best-selling autobiography, "The
Spirit of St. Louis," and plan to film it next
summer as an independent production.
Lindbergh will get a cash down payment
and a percentage of the film's earnings which
will bring the total price to among the highest
ever paid for a literary property, according
to George T. Bye, Lindbergh's literary
agent. Both the play, "Harvey," bought by
Universal-International in 1947 and "Life
With Father," acquired by Warner Bros, in
1944, were sold for higher figures.
Hayward is also scheduled to produce a
film version of "Mr. Roberts" for Warner
Bros, this summer. Wilder also directed "The
Lost Weekend," which won an Academy award.
"Sunset Boulevard" and "Stalag 17," all for
Paramount.
NATICK, MASS.—The first public demon-
.stration of the new Twi-Nite drive-in theatre
screen, which will allow outdoor performances
of motion pictures to start up to two
hours earlier, was succe.ssfully presented to
a group of exhibitors at Smith's Natick Drlve-
In Theatre here. The new screen has been
developed by the Open-Air Development Co.
of which Philip Smith is president.
Exhibitors attending the demonstration
saw a section of the new screen hoisted in
front of the old screen, so that when the picture
was projected part of it was on the
Twi-Nite surface and part on the regular
screen. Although the performance started at
4:30 p.m., while it was still light, the definition
on the panel strip was clearly visible
while nothing showed up on the regular white
.screen. This continued for 45 minutes. When
darkness came, the contrast in brightness
and reflectivity between the old and new
screens was remarkable, attending exhibitors
declared.
To test a variety of pictures, a number of
reels from black and white and color films
were projected, and results were equally good
with all.
Edward Redstone, vice-president of the
Redstone circuit which operates six outdoor
theatres in New England and two in New
York state, declared that the Twi-Nite screen
"could be the first major technical development
for drive-ins since the introduction
of the in-car speaker. This new screen could
po.ssibly lead to the second major achievement
and as such could revolutionize big city
drive-ins."
Phil Berler of the E. M. Loew circuit which
operates 20 drive-ins, called it a "wonderful
invention." With it, he said, his chain could
start performances up to two hours earlier
and give two full shows an evening.
Smith and his associates will give a second
demonstration of the screen at the Allied
drive-in convention in Cincinnati next
Wednesday (3).
Drive-In executives of the Redstone, E. M.
Loew, American Theatre Corp., New England
Theatres, Interstate of Boston, B&Q and
Lockwood and Gordon circuits attended.
The screen is manufactured from an allweather,
noncorxosive metal and requires no
painting. It is an all-purpose screen, according
to the manufactiirers, which can be used
for three-dimension and wide-screen projection,
and allows good projection over a 115-
foot wide picture.
Pola-Lite Builds Up Staff
As Sales Show Increases
NEW YORK—Additions have been made
to the Pola-Lite sales and service departments
to take care of increased business, according
to Al O'Keefe, vice-president in charge of
distribution.
A. E. Cates, national field supervisor, is now
active on sales: James Gray Is director of foreign
sales and Seymour Moses is eastern exhibitor
contact. Moses recently joined the
company. For the past eight years he had
been with Loew's International and managed
offices in Denmark, Holland and Sweden.
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Foreign Press Groups
Vote 'Robe' 1953 Top
HOLLYWOOD—Two International corn
spondents' groups which heretofore liamade
separate selections of "bests" in mi
tion picture achievements this year for tl
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first time combined their choices when tl.
Foreign Press Ass'n and the Hollywood Po!
eign Con-espondents' Ass'n announced a
lery of "international" awards for 1953.
The winners:
Best picture—"The Robe" (20th Centur;
Fox I director—Fred Zinnemann, "Fro
Here to Eternity" (Columbia). Picture whir
contributed most to international unde
standing— "Little Boy Lost" i
Paramount
Best dramatic actor—Spencer Tracy, f
"The Actress" (MGM). Best dramatic actre
—Audrey Hepburn, for "Roman Holidai
( Paramount)
Best performance by an actor in a music
or comedy—David Niven, for "The Moon
Blue" (United Artists). Best performance!
an actress in a musical or comedy—Etl!
Merman, for "Call Me Madam" (20th-Po}
"World's favorite actress"—Marilyn Monri
"World's favorite actor"—Robert Taylor. Be
nature story— "The Living Desert" iW;
Disney). Best documentary— "A Queen
Crowned" (Rank-U-I).
Best supporting actress—Grace Kelly, i
"Mogambo" (MGM). Best supporting actor
i
Frank Sinatra, for "From Here to Eternit
(Columbia I. "International stars of tome
row"—Bella Darvi, Steve FoiTest, Barba
Rush, Hugh O'Brian, Pat Crowley, Richa
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"Lili" (MGM).
Jack Cummings, MGM producer, w
honored for "30 years of achievement," a
Darryl F. Zanuck, 20th Century-Fox prodi
tion chief, received the Cecil B. DeMille awa
for "continuous and outstanding contributic
to the motion picture industry through(
the world."
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Plan Day-and-Date Drive
For 'Beat the Devil'
NEW YORK—United Artists is plannininational
day-and-date saturation camps
for "Beat the Devil," John Huston's advc
ture drama starring Humphrey Bogart, Jei
fer Jones and Gina Lollobrigida, starting
first week in March.
Principal cities to participate in the blanWc
bow will be: Boston, Buffalo, Montrf
Rochester. New Haven, Bridgeport, Hai'tft
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Evansvi
Chicago, St. Louis, LouLsville, Washing!
Wilmington, Richmond, Knoxville, Chat
nooga, Birmingham. New Orleans, Houst
Oklahoma City, Kansas City, Los Angej
San Diego, Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. »«•«*
Residents of Miami, Miami Beach and Coral Gables jammed Wometco's Miami,
Carib and Miracle theatres for the three- theatre world premiere of Universal-International's
"The Glenn Miller Story" in one of the biggest openings in the history of
the three theatres. Parades and the appearance of well-known personalities at all
three theatres highlighted the premiere with James Stewart, star of the biographical
film, getting around to all three theatres.
Top photo shows the crowds in front of the Miami Theatre. In the center photo
are executives at a reception at the Lord Tarleton. Left to right: Sonny Shepherd,
Wometco Theatres advertising-publicity head; Alfred E. Daff, Universal vice-president;
Milton R. Rackmil, Universal president; Stewart; Edward Muhl, vice-president in
charge of production, and Aaron Rosenberg, producer of "The Glenn Miller Story."
Seen at the bottom left are James Stewart and his wife planting a time capsule containing
a Glenn Miller collection in front of the Carib Theatre, Miami Beach. At the
bottom right are Mitchell Wolfson and Sidney Meyer, co-owners of Wometco.
Kreisler on World Hunt
For Unusual Pictures
NEW YORK—Bernard Kieisler flew
England Friday (29) on the fii'st leg o;*!
round-the-world trip to secure unusual r
artistic films for showing in this couni'.
He is doing this in behalf of Interna tio J
Film Associates Corp.
From Eiigland he will go to France, It;',
Greece, Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Indi
Ceylon, Thailand, Indonesia. Nationa*
China and Japan.
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HOLLYWOOD—Winning out over 12 nomnees.
Fred Zinnemann captiu-ed the Screen
Mrector.s Guild's annual achievement award
or 1953 for his megging job on Columbia's
From Here to Eternity." Piesentation of the
ludos to Zinnemann and other winners was
lade Sunday i24i at the SDG's yearly awards
inner.
Others honored included
John Ford, winner of the D. W. Griffith
ward for "long and distinguished achievelent."
Robert Florey. recipient of the first annual
ward for telefilm directing, for piloting "The
last Voyage," an entry in the Four Star Playhouse
series.
Earl Bellamy, assistant director on "Eter-
[ity,"
Bruce Fowler, assistant director on
[Voyage."
Bosley Crowther, film critic for the New
ork Times, winner of the first annual SDG
ward for the most constructive motion picire
criticism during 1953.
Several hundred civic and industry dignikries
turned out for the event, including
teorge Sidney, SDG president: Rouben
[amoulian. SDG vice-president; Jack L and
:arry Warner, Henry Ginsberg. LouLs B.
Cayer, Louis K. Sidney, Dore Schary, Harry
ohn, Leonard Goldstein, Steve Broidy, Samsi
Goldwyn, Harold Mirisch, Herbert Yates,
ov. Goodwin Knight, Mayor Norris Poulson,
heriff Eugene Biscailuz. Police Chief Wilwn
Parker, Joan Crawford, June Allyson,
ick Powell, Kathryn Grayson, Doris Day,
honda Fleming, Tony Curtis, Jeff Chandler,
red MacMurray, Cary Grant, John Wayne,
on DeFore, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
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have been added to the Universaliternational
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lUton Robinett. They will cover the counts
under the direction of Harry Fellerman,
ies head of the U-I Special Films Division.
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lecutive sales post.s with 20th Century-Fox.
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leatres in the state of Washington.
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CinemaScope Sound
THERE is reason to believe that Walter
Reade jr. was inviting a court test when
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he played "The Robe in Morristown, N.J.,
with single-horn sound by using a "mixer"
which has been on the market for several
weeks. He is president of the Tlieatre
Owners of America.
Like many of his fellow TOA members,
and Allied members as well, he h£us been
insisting that small theatres equipped with
wide screens do not need to go to the additional
expense of stereophonic sound before
starting to pay off on the new equipment.
He bought "The Robe" for three
houses to be played in subsequent weeks
at Morristown and Perth Amboy, N.J., and
Kingston, N.Y.
Wilbur Snaper, Allied president, operates
New Jersey theatres. He knew from the
start of the Morristown run that the sound
was not stereophonic, as did a number of
other exhibitors.
The Community at Morristown is a de
luxe house in a wealthy town and those
watching the impending clash with 20th-
Pox knew that the matter of cost was not
involved. In fact, some of them thought
stereophonic sound had already been installed.
Al Lichtman, director of sales for 20th-
Pox, appai'ently thought so, too. Exhibitors
usually agree verbally to use stereophonic
sound with Cinemascope. When
Lichtman saw the ads used by Reade— all
taken from the pressbook and all mentioning
stereophonic sound—he staged an
Edgar Kennedy slow- burn. He had photostats
made of the ads and went into court
to get an injunction. He was still angry
Wednesday when he called in the tradepress.
At that point Spyros Skouras stepped
into the situation as peacemaker and late
in the afternoon invited Reade to a conference.
The upshot of this was that
Reade kept the picture for the Perth
Amboy and Kingston engagements with
single-track sound and Skouras agreed to
stage a one-track demonstration before an
industry committee that will include company
representatives, exhibitor leaders and
equipment manufacturers.
Nothing was said about carrying out the
decisions of the committee. It is not an
arbitrating body. It will simply give expression
of opinions. The general view is,
however, that compromise suggestions w'ill
result.
Warner Bros, and MGM have already
agreed to make CinemaScope pictures
available without stereophonic sound, and
drive-ins, which can't use it, are pressing
for spring bookings.
It is believed that 20th-Pox will continue
to urge the use of stereophonic sound in
small theatres, but will not definitely refuse
a booking to a theatre that doesn't
have it, if it meets all the other requirements—projection
and screen. There is a
backlog of stereophonic sound orders at
iJOth Altec and RCA.
By JAMES M. JERAULD
Tax Outlook
THOSE who scanned President Eisenhower's
budget message for some Indication
of his attitude on ticket tax reduction
scanned in vain, which means that
the COMPO campaign to get senators and
representatives re-pledged for repeal will
have to be pressed.
The pledge effort has been neglected in
a number of areas by over-confident exhibitors
and in some places they are not
turning in their share of the campaign
costs.
Leo P. Wolcott says 59 exhibitors in the
Des Moines area have not sent in their dues
yet. They represent 70 theatres.
"Do you 59 exhibitors," Wolcott asks, "expect
another free ride: to enjoy the tax off
without risking your share—the few pennies
for COMPO dues?"
He closes by threatening to print the
names of exhibitors, if contributions have
not come in in a "reasonable" time.
There have been repwrts from other areas
about slow- payments. It's something to
worry about.
Bulletin 168
LEO P. WOLCOTT's BuUetin 168 to members
of Allied Independent Theatre Owners
of Iowa, Nebraska, North and South
Dakota and Mid-Central is a lu-lu. He
really works up steam from the bottom of
Page 3 down through most of Page 4. But
some of the language is unnecessarily gutter-al—and
we do mean gutter!
Objectives
H PTER a two-day conference of censors
from six states in New York a statement
was issued saying the censors will
continue to bar objectionable films in terms
of their own state laws and will w'elcome
the interest and support of all who concur
in their objectives.
Very clear. What are the objectives?
A little uniformity among the several
state boards would help.
E. C. Grainger Resigns
RKO Theatres Position
NEW YORK— Edmund C. Grainger has resigned
his post as director of film buying and
booking for RKO Theatres, effective February
20. He will be on vacation until that date.
He said at his New Rochelle home Monday
(25i that he had "two or three things on
tap" for the future, but was not prepared to
discuss them now.
Grainger joined RKO Theatres a year and
a half ago as an assistant to William W.
Howard, vice-president. He was previously
president of the Shea circuit and 20th Century-Fox
eastern division sales manager.
Air Citation for 'Miller'
WASHINGTON—The Air Force Ass'n.
through Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, has presented
a special citation to Universal-International
for its production of "The Glenn Miller
Story." The citation was presented to James
Stewart as part of the two-day promotional
activities here, beginning Friday (22p.
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PARAMOUNT'S BIG-FUN MUSICAL THAT'S
S> FABULOUSLY BIG THAT TEXAS IS THE ONLY PLACE BIG ENOUGH TO LAUNCH IT!
WORLD PREMIERE,
Monday^ February 1
Paramount and State Tneatres,
AUSTIN, TEXAS
wnere tne new-western musical will kick orr in tne capital oi
tne new-west, roUowecl ny openings in
irlnr^ C? SAN ANTONIO, P^BRUARY 3^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ 3
^ I r^ ^^^ HOUSTON, FEBRUAR ^^^^ ^^^^^ FEBRUARY 6
V"^"^" %/^^^^ AND 200 OTHER WHOOPIN', HOLLERIN' TEXAS DATES . . .
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ijjonn Rosentiela, tne tamous Texas tilm expert, says in tne Dallas News: "Every
iP }inow and tnen we get stratospnerically nign on a picture. Red Garters is a jo\'oiis
spooring ot tne rugged West . . in Lincilul decor. You see an amazing errect
witnoiil polaroid glasses. It could ne anotner revolution. Neither 3-D nor
widest screen .
. it is actually a standard picture that sets a new standard
'^e^i^S VALEY- a>sd mirodueing JOAfJt^E GILBERT
0i'BGE HARBhlALL ^.iHe.b.MieUAEL FBSSlSR.

; January
;
Altec Equips 750 Houses
With Stereophonic Sound
'" *^^ Newsreeb
Movietone News, No. 9: Navy launches new a
powered sub, Nautilus; brilliant police work e
kidnaping; Ike celebrotes year in office; bless animal'll
at Ifolian rite; guided missile for Europe defense!
Britain explodes third A-bomb; Eisenhower invite;!
Turkish president to visit America; New York hail:
Hollywood Ice Review.
News of the Day, No. 243: President's wife chris
lens first otomic sub; Dulles hopeful for Big Fouijl
porley; flash floods bring a sea of mud; cabinet
prises Ike; happy ending to a $300,000 kidnap plot;!
animals day; bowling bears; Britain
A-bomb in Australia.
explodes thircl
Paramount News, No. 46: Kidnap victim sc
Dulles departs; freedom tank begins tour; c
versary for Eisenhower; British test A-bomb; first|
A-sub is launched.
Universal News, No. 537: Kidnaping—captive
64 hours, wealthy realtor saved; otom sub launched;!
mud slide; cup for Ike; hair dos; Miami salutes Gle
Miller debut; new A-bomb explosion by British,
Warner Pothe News, No. 48: US launches firsll
A-sub; sea of mud buries homes; three-doy huntl
foils kidnapers on west coast; robot bomibers
NATO; Ike marks first year in office; Colonel Grey I
new boss of WAS; Dulles leaves for Four Power Berlinl
talk; Britain fires second A-bomb; sports—bobsledders|
hit the slopes in Bavorio, water ski-nonigians.
This impressive three-panel scoreboard in the office of E. O. Wilschlie, Altec operating:
manager, presents a day-by-day record of the company's orders for stereophonic
theatre installations from its six division offices. A. J. Rademacher, assistant operating
manager, indicates a new job in Altec's central division to L. D. Netter jr., general
sales manager.
NEW YORK— Seven hundred and fifty theatres
in thi.s country have been equipped with
stereophonic sound by Altec Service Corp.
Orders are now running at the rate of 60 per
week and installation at 50. according to L. D.
Netter jr., general sales manager.
The statistics were assembled by A. J.
Rademacher, acting operating manager in
the absence of E. O. Wilschke, who is recuperating
from an illness.
The Altec compilation covers a period of
nine months. Ninety-six of the first stereophonic
installations were by Altec, Netter
states, and of the total installations in the
country about 75 per cent are Altec.
The leading states are as follows: New
York, 126: California, 76; Pennsylvania, 40;
Michigan. 30; Ohio, 27; Virginia. 26; Massachusetts,
24; Illinois, 21; Florida, Tenne.s.see,
North Carolina. 20 each.
Altec has complete details on installations,
including seating capacities of theatres.
Newsreel Record Set in
NEW YORK—A new record in world coverage
of news events was set in 1953 by the
Many small theatres included. Among them
are; Orinda, Orinda, Calif.. 834 seats, population,
3,000; Star, Upper Sandusky, 400 seats,
population, 4,397; Almont. Almont, Mich.,
460 seats, population. 1.035; Freeman, North
Fork, W.Va., 634 seats, population, 994;
Flanary, Richlands, Va., 575 seats, population,
2,203; Luez, Bolivar, Tenn., 508 seats, population.
2,492; Danca, Wallace, N.C., 550 seats,
population, 1,622; Pastime, Warren, Ark., 525
seats, population, 2,615; Roxy, Blackfoot, Ida.,
625 seats, population, 5,180; Pelham. Pelham,
N.Y., 445 seats, population, 1.843; State,
Bridgeton, Me., 584 seats, population, 1,866;
Keller's Theatre, North East, Pa., 462 seats,
population, 3,704; Colonial, Canaan, Conn.,
496 seats, population, 1,189.
Netter reports satisfactory results being obtained
with the demagnetizer recently made
available to 20th Centiu-y-Fox and the industry
in general. Kits have been sent to all
Altec service engineers.
World Coverage
five U.S. newsreel companies, according to
a Motion Picture Ass'n of America survey of
545 editions. They presented 3,598 topics, or
300 more than in 1952. They showed events
in 78 countries and world areas.
Foreign news coverage totaled 1,686 stories,
or 204 more than the previous year. Great
Britain was the most important source with
324 sequences, with Korea runnerup with 314.
Other leading sources were France, Germany.
Canada, Italy, China and Japan. Domestic
topics totaled 1,914, a gain of 98 over 1952.
Coverage of the new administration at
Washington was tripled, but political news
in the non-election year was only 1 per cent
instead of 10 per cent in 1952. Health and
welfare topics showed a 50 per cent increase.
The survey of the newsreel showed relatively
fewer disasters in 1953, with only 104 compared
with 137 in 1952. Disasters such as
earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and other
"acts of God" dropped from 70 to 34, but
man-made disasters such as fires, wrecks and
collisions continued at the previous level.
Sports accounted for 177 per cent of the
topics.
Theatres showed 24 newsreel issues devoted
exclusively to a single subject, such as the
inauguration of President Eisenhower, the
coronation, atomic energy and sports roundups.
There was evidence of increa.sed industry
cooperation with national humanitarian
and charitable campaigns through the presentation
of 112 sequences.
The .survey is directed annually by the
MPAA newsreel committee, of which Thomas
Mead, editor of Universal Newsreel, is chairman.
The other newsreels are Fox Movietone
News, MOM'S News of the Day, Paramount's
News and Warner Pathe News.
Movietone News, No. 10: Statesmen meet for Four!
Power talks in Berlin; prisoners of war freed ir^Hi^
Korea cheer liberty; popular ovation for Presidenl^BW
Bayar touring U.S.; Darryl F. Zanuck honored b>^
press
fashions;
as film
sports—Gold
leader; Vyvyan
Tee award
Donner's
to Bobby
bathing
Jones,!
suill
Betsy Rawls cops women's open golf; trapeze tum-f
biers spin out thrills.
News of the Day, No. 244: Liberation day foil
20,000 POWs in Korea; curtain rises on Big Foul
conference in Berlin; the Big Burn; MGM stars hon-Hti
ored; test flight for wingless plane; Belgian riflt^^
for NATO; Italian veterans freed by Soviet; thl|
kitchen of tomorrow.
Paramount News, No. 47: Foirways fairest compet^
at Tompa; top level diplomacy in Berlin; news
invention— flying fuselage; kitchen magic; liberatld
day for anti-Red POWs in Korea.
Universal News, No. 538: Big Four parley; anti-Re
are freed in Korea; news in brief—sky ray, Lorbd]
steward award; international award;
nero; things to come—sport cars, kitchen
new Primo Col
of future, j
Worner Pathe News, No. 49: POWs return to fre^
dom; Big Four conference under way; huge iro
opens in Venezuela; flying without wings; queell
opens New Zealand parliament; new British riflf
fires 700 rounds a minute; would speed skotin|
championships.
American Newsreel, No, 603: Blizzard hits Net!
York; New York City post to Mrs. Anno Arnoll
Hedgeman; Lewis S. Flagg inducted Brooklyn ol
municipal court judge; Harvard university geologistT
camera closeup of a Cleveland sausage company col
owned by baseball's Luke Easter; a visit at thl
Los Angeles Sentinel; jet adds power to navy subT
chaser; the watch in Korea,
Telenews Weekly, No. 4: Avalanches rip Alps; flood|
hit west coast; Italy—Fanfani takes office; France
Coty visits unknown soldier's tomb; France—Auricl
comes home; first films on Australian atom test)
New York— Swedish gymnasts perform.
Atlas Gets Reissue Rights
To Five UA Releases
LOS ANGELES—Reissue rights to flvil
United Artists releases have been acquireel
by Atlas Pictures, independent distributioij
company headed by Hal R. Makelim. ThcF
pictures include "Copacabana," starrinil
Groucho Marx and Carmen Miranda; "Sleepl
My Love," with Claudette Colbert, Roberl
Cummings and Don Ameche; "Stork Bite I
Man," "Adventures of Don Coyote" anij
"Susie Steps Out."
Roxy Theatres Dividend
LOS ANGELES—A quarterly cash divideni
of 37' J cents a share on outstanding pre I
'
ferred stock has been declared by Roxy Thea
tres. Inc., payable March 1 to stockholders c !
record at the close of business on Februar f^
11. Roxy is a subsidiary of National Theatre 1 I
Inc.
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The crazy-mixed-up "Born Yesterday" cutie
. . in the comedy of the year!
fcast*'
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Columbia Pictures laughingly presents Judy Holliday in
"It Should Happen To You" co-starring Peter Lawford
with Michael O'Shea and introducing Jack Lemmon • Story
and screen play by Garson Kanin • Produced by Fred Kohlmar
and directed by George Cukor .... To Be Released In March

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IVAN SPEAR
February Production at a Low Ebb;
Or)lY 18 Features Ready to Start
Alas and alack—brave and optimistic words
from industry brass about better times to
come haven't yet materialized in concrete
fashion by means of augmented production
schedules.
The picture-making pace, at a low ebb
throughout most of 1953 and the early days
of this year, appeared destined to plummet
even more in February, on the basis of a
tally of camera activities planned by the
major and independent producing organizations.
At this writing, a disastrou.sly meager
total of only 18 subjects had been definitely
blueprinted to hit the sound stages during
the month.
This compares unfavorably with January's
20-picture tempo—in itself an anemic schedule—and,
on the basis of entirely unofficial
records, establishes an aU-time low for many
seasons past.
Contributing substantially to this sad state
of affairs was the complete lack of any new
starting films at three studios—Allied Artists,
MGM and RKO Radio—while the busiest
lot, 20th Century-Pox, could muster up only
four.
Here is the count—subject, of course, to lastminute
changes:
COLUMBIA
"Pirates of Tripoli." Costume drama dealing
with buccaneers along the Barbary coast.
Stars George Montgomery, Patricia Medina.
Producer, Sam Katzman. Director, Felix
Feist. In Technicolor.
"Those Reported Missing." A topical subject
concerning American prisoners of war
in the Korean conflict. Stars not set. Producer,
Bryan Foy. Director, Lewis Seller.
INDEPENDENT
"The Naked World." A science-fiction adventure.
Stars Robert Hutton. Producer, Albert
Zugsmith (American Pictures). Director,
Alfred E. Green.
PARAMOUNT
"The Big Top." A comedy of circus life,
to be shot partially on location with the
Clyde Beatty circus in its winter quarters in
Phoenix. Stars Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis.
Producer, Hal Wallis. Director not set. In
Technicolor.
REPUBLIC
"Brother Van." The story of an itinerant
Methodist preacher who brings the word of
God to hard-bitten pioneers during the Montana
gold rush. Stars not set. Producerdirector.
Joseph Kane.
"Thundering Wagon Wheels." Another in
the series of program westerns starring Rex
Allen. Producer, Rudy Ralston. Director,
Harry Keller.
CENTURY-FOX
20th
"The Egyptian." From the best-selling historical
novel, a drama of Egypt, Babylon and
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LEROYS IN NEW YORK—Mr. and Mrs.
Mervyn LeRoy arrive in New York from
Hollywood. Director LeRoy, recently
signed to contract with Warner Bros., is
here for confabs with home office executives.
UNITED ARTISTS
"Sitting Bull." A film biography of the
Sioux Indian warrior whose hordes massacred
General Custer's cavalry at the Little Big
Horn. Stars J. Carrol Naish, Mary Murphy,
Dale Robertson. Producer, W. R. Frank. Director,
Sidney Salkow. In Cinemascope and
Technicolor, being filmed on location in
Mexico.
"Vera Cruz." American freebooters in the
pay of Emperor MaximiUan fight for him
against the rebel armies of Juarez. Stars
Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster. Producer,
Hecht-Lancaster Productions. Director, Robert
Aldrich. In Technicolor, on location in
Mexico.
"The White Orchid." A young archeologist
travels to the jungles of Mexico to locate
traces of an ancient civilization. Stars William
Lundigan, Peggie Castle. Producerdirector,
Reginald LeBorg. In Eastman color,
on location in Mexico.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL
"Francis Joins the WACs." Fifth in the
series of comedy adventures of the talking;
mule and his human companion. Stars Donald
O'Connor and Lisa Gaye, with Chill Wills;
as the voice of Francis. Producer, Ted Rich-;
mond. Director, Arthur Lubln.
"The Matchmakers." A western comedy
Stars Marjorie Main, ChiU Wills. Producer
Robert Arthur. Director, not set.
"This Island Earth." A group of scientist
travels to another planet in outer space, fai
beyond our universe. Stars not set. Producer.
William Alland. Director, Joseph Newman.
WARNER BROS.
"Battle Cry." A drama based on the best',
selling novel by Leon Uris about U.S. marine
in the South Pacific during World War II
Stars Aldo Ray. Producer, Henry Blanke
Director, Raoul Walsh. To be lensed ii
Cinemascope and WarnerColor, partially oi
location at Tarawa, Saipan and other soutl
seas locales.
"Helen of Troy." Concerns the stormy ro
mance of Helen, wife of the Spartan kin?
Menelaus, and Paris, the Trojan hero, wh
abducted her and precipitated war betwee:' r;-
Troy and Sparta. Stars Niall MacGinnis (a| f^^"^"
Menelaus), Stanley Baker ( as AchUles, Troja
warrior) ; title role not set. Director, Robei
Wise. To be filmed In Italy, in CinemaScop
and WarnerColor.
Ivan Tors Productions
To Expand Activities
An expansion of its picture-making acth
ities during the current year is blueprinte
for Ivan Tors Productions in the realms
both theatrical and video celluloid.
Due for completion in March, for TJnltt
Artists release, is "Gog," a science-fictic
story, and Tors has added "The Helicopt
Crete circa 1500 B. C. Stars Marlon Brando,
Kirk Douglas, Gene Tierney, Victor Mature.
Producer, Darryl F. Zanuck. Director, Michael
Curtiz. In Cinemascope and Technicolor.
"Hawk of the Desert." A story of adventure
and intrigue in the Sahara. Stars Cleo
Story" and "10 Miles Up" to his forthcomii
theatrical slate. In the TV category a sul
Moore. Producer, Leonard Goldstein (Panoramic
Productions). Director, Robert Webb.
sidiary, A-Men Television Films, will tu!
out 26 science-fiction half-hour films. An
In Technicolor.
in association with Nat Goldstone, Tors h:
"A Matter of Life and Death." An American
in Mexico becomes involved in murder
formed a liaison with the Circle Theati
legitimate stage enterprise here, to take tl
and suspense. Stars Ricardo Montalban.
Circle's "Once Upon a Tailor" to Broadwi
Anne Bancroft, Lee Marvin. Producer. Leonard
Goldstein (Panoramic Productions). Di-
for fall production.
Richard Carlson and Theodore Tictin a
rector, Harry Horner. To be lensed in Mexico.
vice-presidents of the Tors firm, while C«
"Pink Tights." A backstage musical, in
Cinemascope and Technicolor. Stars Marilyn
Siodmak, Herbert Strock and Maxwell Smi
Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Dan Dailey. Producer,
Sol C. Siegel. Director, Henry
are production executives.
Koster.
Monarch Film to Release
'Man of Conflict' in UK
"Man of Conflict," the Edward Arnol
John Agar- Susan Morrow starrer produc
by Hal R. Makelim and being distributed
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the U.S. by Makelim's Atlas Pictures, will
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released throughout the United Kingdom
the Monarch Film Corp. of England .
Robert Bassler, who recently left his 2(
Century-Pox production berth after nearly
years with the company, has set "Suddenl
an original by Richard Sale, as his first '
dependent filmmaking venture. To roll ^'flJJs:
kxi,ih
March, it will be directed by Sale . Hlj-J^j t
Hemingway's "Old Man of the Sea" has l)(
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added to the MGM lineup as a starring
hide for Spencer Tracy, currently observ"
his 20th anniversary as one of Leo's starr!
family. Before making "Old Man," Tracy il
do "Broken Lance" on loanout to 20th C-
tury-Fox, "Digby's Highland Fling" for M(I
on location in Scotland and "Bad Day'
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Fifth !l one of their rare capitulations to Holly
Dl wd's lure. Playwrights Howard Lindsay and
te t
* Slat iiissell Grouse have been booked by 20th
ntury-Fox to pen "A Woman's World," up-
»ittiClili
nlng Charles Brackett production based on
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nagazine novelette by Mona Williams.
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Salpan and othjt
Concerns the
'it of the Spaitai
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Ptedpitated »ar ti
MacGIn
olumbia Buys Collier's Story;
Vo Yarns for UA Release
'Smoky Valley," a Collier's magazine serial
Donald Hamilton, was purchased by Conbla,
which i.s rushing the yarn for a
irch start as a big-budgeted outdoor action
bject.
It deals with Texa.s immediately foltag
the Civil War and will be len.sed a.s
fhe Bandits" . . . Producers Aubrey Schenck
Howard W. Koch, who have been releastheir
independent fare through United
tlsts acquired "Knights of Sherwood For-
," a Robin Hoodish costumer, from George
Slavin and George W. George, who will
ilaborate on the screenplay . up by
{ward Small, also producing for UA release,
William Raynor's original, "Dateline
io-China," the screenplay for which will
penned by Warren Douglas. Small inked
rold Schuster to direct the action drama.
Goetz to Release Through Columbia;
Three Top-Budget Films Scheduled
With an initial schedule of three topbudget
features, the recently formed independent
prcduct
ion organization
headed by William
Goetz, formerly
and until recently
head of production
at Universal-International,
has set
a releasing deal
with Columbia.
In jointly announcing
the venture
with Goetz,
William GoeU
Harry Cohn, Columbia
president, declared his company
looks forward to "a long, happy and mutually
successful relationship."
Goetz, who will headquarter at Columbia,
has set "Guys and Dolls," screen version
of the successful Broadway musical,
as his first picture under the pact. It will
be followed by "The Maurice Chevalier
Story," a musical biography of the French
entertainer, with Danny Kaye in the title
role, and "Dawn in the Sky," outdoor
action drama to star James Stewart, based
.11 a Saturday Evening Post serial by
J (lines G'Mara.
Returning to active statas after five
years of retirement, Joseph J. Nolan, former
RKO Radio vice-president, has Joined
the Goetz company as vice-president. His
appointment is effective as of February 1.
Nolan, who joined RKO's accounting department
in New York 34 years ago, rose
from the ranks and moved to the studio
in 1934. He resigned in 1949 to go on a
world tour.
William Goetz Productions was formed
last November, shortly after Goetz left his
U-I post. He organized International Pictures
in 1943, and that unit merged with
Universal in 1946, thus creating the present
Universal-International company.
»t set. Diiecto,
ttItiily,lnCin(
5M Sending Black Stallion
1 Tour for "Gypsy Colt'
hort takes from the sound stages: Plugg
"Gypsy Colt," outdoor feature in Ansco
judons
lor, MGM is sending Gypsy, the all-black
lUion which has the title role, on a 30-day
sonal appearance tour of the west coast
its plte
OTtwisbTw " ^" ^^^^° ^° Spokane beginning March
• • As a sequel to "Destry Rides Again,"
in them!
led by Universal in 1939, U-I has schedta"MarchlotI
* "^°" °*^ Destry," a Technicolor western,
,
iich will be Stanley Rubin's first picture
J
'^"^ ^'^ recently-signed producer ticket at
"TheHtE
Another Biblical feature went
iesUp tonisioilK .^ ^, ,.
1 m, „,
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'he planning boards with the assignment
'e!e*ion
„, J Hayes Goetz to produce "Poppaea" at
Films, il
Artists. Slated for Technicolor treat-
fite
] haU-hou
it deals with the career of the wife of
l,>!atGoHstone,i^
r.th lie Ciicle ml
here, to
rerpM
xcaWortol cond Walter Scott Novel
and Hi**
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/ith "The Talisman" currently before its
HeToisfim,*
emaScope cameras. Warners added aner
StrockandMaswel
Sir Walter Scott adventure yarn to its
'vntives.
edule by inking Herb Meadow to develop
le Lady of the Lake." It, too, is destined
Cinemascope treatment . . . Allied Arthanded
bIo Release
Richard Heermance the producer
Ignment on "John Brown of Harper's
ry," a Civil War drama to be lensed in
hnicolor "The . . .
a.pany.b«»«'.f;
Prodigal," MGM's up-
,lng Biblical drama in Cinemascope, will
reduced by Charles Schnee . . . Producers
irey Schenck and Howard W. Koch inked
ley Selander to meg "Knights of Sher-
Forest."
dbook Magazine A'wards
iven for Six 'Best' Films
|omes now that time of the year when the
vManoltbeSes,
istry begins to harvest its annual crop of
lU"''
11, oil
irds for film achievements.
St under the wire with its selection of
fuloid "bests" was Redbook magazine,
jjDI) '[ch scheduled award presentation cereliles
for Thursday i28) at a dinner at the
Bel Ail- hotel here. The publication's six
winners:
Best western—"Shane," produced and directed
for Paramount by George Stevens.
Best musical—"Kiss Me Kate," a Jack Cummings
production, MGM. Best comedy—
"Roman Holiday," Paramount, produced and
directed by William Wyler. Best spectacle—
"The Robe," a Frank Ross production in
Cinemascope, 20th Century-Fox. Best drama
—"From Here to Eternity," Columbia, produced
by Buddy Adler. Special award—Walt
Disney for "The Living Desert."
The presentations, made by Wade Nichols.
Redbook's executive editor, were televised
over the Lux Video Theatre on the CBS-TV
network in a one-hour show.
Lorber of Universal Gives
View on Health Insurance
WASHINGTON—Benjamin Lorber, insurance
manager for Universal Pictures Co.,
told the Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee of the Hou.se Friday i22) that government
subsidized health insurance and
medical care would remove a load of fear
from most American families.
Universal has an insurance plan which is
operated with the John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Co. for more than 3,500 employes
and their families in 30 states. Lorber recommended
that industries generally adopt such
plans.
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200 S. Liberty St.
630 Ninth Avenue
10 North Lee Street
1502 Davenport St.
1233 Summer Street
1623 Blvd. of Allies
1947 N. W. Kearney St.
3143 Olive Street
216 E. First St., So.
245 Hyde Street
2318 Second Avenue
932 N.Jersey Ave.. N.W.
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MGM presents -TENNESSEE CHAMP" starring Shelley Winters . Keenan Wynn . Oewey Martii _.
From "The Lord In His Corner" and Other Stones by Eustace Cockrell • Photographed in Ansco Color • Prints by Technicolor
Directed by Fred M Wilcoi • Produced by Sol Baer Fielding
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LETTERS
Pertinent Question on the Ticket Tax
To BOXOFFICE:
Just read the following in U.S. News and
World Report: " "The Robe—a spectacle on
Cinemascope—grossed an all-time record of
$317,000 in its first week at the Roxy in New
York. And this is no isolated event. New
films, big casts, good stories and some new
techniques are luring people back into movie
houses. Weekly admissions have bounced up
from 45 million to 50 million and some theatres
report record-breaking attendance for
new films."
Now, I'd like to know what effect this
article is going to have on some congressmen
and senators we've been writing to and telling
our troubles. The above story I believe is true
in the case of a great many large theatres,
those who were able to change over to Cinemascope
and, very likely, before that weren't
doing too bad. I believe President Eisenhower
and the Treasury Department will go along
with us, if we put stress on the fact that the
small theatre is now being forced to close on
account of the 20 per cent tax and it should
be taken off all theatres charging 40 cents or
less and then reduced on the larger theatres.
I have never seen anything like this mentioned
by COMPO and it seems to me that
they are out to get something for the "big
boys" and. if they can't get the tax off for
them, they are going to pull us down again
with them.
If I'm wrong about this thing, I wish someone
would write and tell
me so and I'd especially
like to hear from Charles E. McCarthy,
information director of COMPO.
Lyric Theatre,
Portsmouth, Va.
A. E. LANDRETH
How One Exhibitor Sees the Production Code
To BOXOFFICE:
The more I read about the pros and cons
concerning the sacred production code, the
more confused I get. I don't know the
production code, but I understand it is based
on the Ten Commandments. I cannot see
what all the fuss of late has to do with the
Ten Commandments, but. it seems to me,
that interpretation has a lot to do with it.
I am writing this letter just to express one
more view—my view. I am an exhibitor of a
mere 12 years standing and operate in the
backwoods in communities from 1,500 to
3.000 souls. Our customers, aside from the
normal complement of local merchants, are
lumbermeii. construction men and railroad
men. I am active in community affairs, have
been president of the Chamber of Commerce,
have served on the town council, have been
mayor and was twice commander of the local
VFW post. I consider myself a fairly decent
citizen, even though some reader of this
may not think so.
Well, to come back to the production code.
There is enough smoke to indicate that there
must be a fire somewhere. The first smoke I
smelled was when "The Moon Is Blue" was
reviewed in the tradepapers. Reading about
that show made me want to see it. One tradepaper
that I read rated it "very good." Your
review in BOXOFFICE read "very good," but
wondered how it would be accepted in "family
spots." I decided to contract for this show,
to see it myself and to show it to a selected
(invited) audience. After talking to several
people who had seen it somewhere else, I
changed my mind. I was made to understand
that there was nothing wrong with it and
that it was a topnotch comedy. However, to
play safe, I advertised it for adults only.
Booking was for three days. We opened on
Tuesday night and rejected all adolescents,
but let the adults have their fun. With my,
apparently, warped sense of decency, I could
see nothing wrong with the show—in fact.
I enjoyed it immensely.
While the show revolved around sex, it was
not enticing sex but sex shown in a clean
manner. What's wrong with that? As far as
I know, sex is still the greatest di-iving force
in this, our world. As far as I am concerned,
sex is not immoral, indecent or—in plain English—dirty.
Sex can be, and mostly is, som(i
thing clean and normal. I have been made
believe that none of us would be alive if the
had not been, somewhere, a little sex involve
Someone may say that I am right, but th:
.sex belongs in the privacy of the marrii
home. I agree with that. However, the stoi
of "The Moon Is Blue" revolved around tl
subject—not the act. And, what's wrong wi(
the subject?
Does anyone object to the word "viigiir
I have heard that but it just hasn't .soaict
through yet. What's wrong with a virgii
I understand every female alive ha.s be(
one. or still is one. Is that a taboo subjec
Or something to be ashamed of? I hope tl
young girls in this town don't feel that w;
about it.
To get back to the exhibition of thi.s iih
We did about 240 per cent of normal busine
and, the second and third day, fathers ai
mothers of adolescent children asked me i
their way out, or even on the street, why
would not let their children see it. They to
me the very same thing I had thought, myse
that there was nothing wrong with this fe,
tui-e. The third day I let all comers in.
kids did not come and the adolescents pl
adult prices Everybody was happy and the
were no complaints—only compliments. Th
is to say. there were NO complaints exce;
from the local priest who was undoubted
acting upon instructions from high
authority.
The next thing I read about the producti(
code was that a soldier in Korea may not, (
our screens, say the words "damn" or "hel
As a veteran of World Wai- II, I feel that
we cannot allow our boys in Korea to si
"hell" or "damn" we'd better not send the
over there. What's wrong with the wore
anyhow? Are they reserved to be used fro
the pulpit, only, on Sunday mornings? Wou'
it be better if we were a bunch of hypocrit
and said "darn" and "heck"? Would th
pass? I hope this damnable attitude of mi
does not send me to hell some day. Tl
words may not be used in refined convers
tion, I agree, but they would seem to be pe
fectly in order under certain conditions.
As I stated at the beginning of this lett(
I am confused. I have mentioned things th
the "judges" would not pass—yet I have se
things that did pass which astounded i
when I saw them. I'll mention one that
fresh in my mind. The dance scene in t
courtroom in "Gentlemen Pi-efer Blonde
I, personally, had no objection. If there w
ever anything enticing shown on the screen
or would it be better to call it just, plain wai
—that was it! ! I haven't seen anything woi
on North Clark sti-eet in Chicago. Worse
better, all according to your taste. Now
read about a dance scene in "The Pren
Line"—was that any warmer? Or. did th
decide to stop such scenes? Or, is it th
they just don't like Howard Hughes
I believe that a production code is bt
r
fine and necessai-y, but something seems to
wrong, either with the code or the people W
enforce it—or maybe with me. Scenes thai
consider a little too warm may pass as a
Maybe 20 years from now I'll look upon tiu
as art, too. But things that are just co:
to life, in fun or in earnest, don't p,
my way of thinking, "Androcles and the_
made fun of Christianity. How did that et
pass? Christianity to me is a sacred subje
while sex is a very human subject. I
Last, but not least, is it not the tune tj]
makes the music—not the noise?
A. ERNEST MASSMA>
Park Theatre,
Columbia Falls, Mont.
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BOXOFFICE
January 30, ll>

mdtmi THctuM meAxJicuijclUina. Guide.^
Exhibitors in TV cities are busy seeking effective ways of selling motion pictures
over the television tube. In Horrisburg, Pa., Manager Bill Trambukis of Loew's Regent
promoted a lips identification contest over WHP-TV to sell his "Kiss Me Kate" dote,
with prizes totaling S40 plus tickets to 25 runncrsup The setup for the tclccost at the
studio is shown in above. Trambukis also obtained full cooperation from disk jockeys
on three radio stations to plug music from the movie
Editor
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SECTION OF BOXOFFICE

First Campaign Reports:
SCHOOLS GO FOR TIES WITH JULIUS CAESAR
Educators Accept Promotion as Logical Link With Classroom Work
The first playdates for Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer's production "Julius Caesar" indicated
that scliool.s and colleges offer the
biggest potential for business, with educators
through every level of the schools
systems accepting cooperation with exhibitors
as a logical tie with classroom work.
In planning its campaign for the picture,
MGM has given priority interest to the
promotional activities which can be generated
through the schools. As a result, a
number of printed pieces have been created
especially for tieups with these institutions.
These have proven their value through
their effective use in the initial playdates.
THE CORRECT APPROACH
However, school cooperation is not automatic.
The exhibitor must do more than
simply announce that he will play "Julius
Caesar," and expect the school teachers to
fall all over themselves chaperoning busloads
of students to the theatre. However,
where the proper approaches are made, materials
provided, and efficient follow
through is made, exhibitors can expect
wholehearted support.
In the smaller towns, where schools are
limited to one high school and several
elementary buildings, contacts can be made
by the exhibitor himself—but in larger
cities where there are large public and
parochial systems, private schools and colleges,
experience in the key dates has shown
that the best approach is to engage some
individual to do the job of contacting
school officials. Preferably, this should be
some woman well known in the community
who has a knowledge of the manner
in which school systems are administrated.
Using such an individual, of course, has
added prestige value and makes cooperation
much more acceptable in spots where
school people have not been too friendly
toward motion picture promotions.
CLEAR WITH SUPERINTENDENT
Before contacts are made with individual
schools, it is essential that exhibitors first
meet with the schools superintendent, or
the supervisor who is directly in charge of
the teaching program, to clear the promotion.
In Kansas City, where the picture is
playing at the Kimo Theatre, H. W. Carnes,
manager, and Bernie Evens, MGM field
representative, first approached the assistant
superintendent of schools and arranged
for a special screening for teachers. This
screening was held three weeks before the
opening date, at a 4 p.m. hour so that it
would be most convenient for the greatest
number of teachers. Approximately 300
teachers showed up.
It is at this screening that the exhibitor
should announce the plans for special
teacher-student discount coupons which
MGM has made available, materials avail-
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jhool use. and about 15,000 of these were
Istributed tlirouKhout the schools systems.
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addition, each school received copies of
large herald which has been printed for
]e picture. The center spread of this
'raid measures 16 inches by 13 inches, and
jakes an ideal bulletin board promotion.
Kansas City, a special imprint, sivini;
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formation about the student discount,
•is glued across the bottom of each herald.
nis imprint has to be printed locally, but
le heralds are available through the usual
JGM sources.
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parnes and Evens also found that it is
Vi iirthwhile .sending out mimeographed an-
\^ i'Uncements, with a supply of the discount
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oupons, to schools in outlying areas. Al-
1^- iouRh these were simply sent c/o the
V; I'incipal.s—as names were not know-n— the
Theatre received many replies showii
an interest in the special screenings
ui iid the lower rates.
Nw Exhibitors also have an opportunity of
.•imulating classroom study of the picture
providing copies of a 12-page Photoplay
^udies brochure. This is published by
FtUcational and Recreational Guides. Inc..
130 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, N.J.
itxl MHtliBx! ^gle copies are 25 cents, but in larger
iitteiW.
lis they sell for 15 cents for 100 up to
tj^ents for 1.000 copies.
lid the tliird KfE . jjibraries and bookshops also were found
KEediilDotopfjftdy to cooperate in promoting the pic-
;ever. the studeii ut -e and it is advisable to invite
eliett iiBta Feta rarians and bookshop owners to the
ins aie thjt the « leenings which are set up for teachers.
swillenaWethe? was pointed out.
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Shakespeare and Julius Caesar are names
^ich apparently strike a happy note with
tors and motion picture critics because
IheiW^spaper cooperation has been excellent
ctions ol the
the line. In Kansas City, the
iir gave the picture an eight-column
ture spread—one of the few times which
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ever been achieved by a film, and the
eceiptofpei
it time a theatre other than a downra
first run house had received such a
Bjitll
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ly. A news release was sent to daily
irepapers in the area, offering a pair of
tickets if the reader was
Dlished. A good many of the editors
ik up the offer, showing the value of
1 .t extra little effort.
Student -Teacher Special Ditcount Coupon
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Mat. 75c
Eve. $1.00
ecial discount coupons, 5 by 3' 2 inches, (listed
to schools. Coupons become good February
I'D weeks after picture opens.
3FFICE Showmandiser Jan. 30, 1954
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JUST IN CASE YOU LAUGH
» GOOD FOR MAN OR WOMAN
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FOR THAT TIRED RUN
SO MUCH —
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YOU LOOSE A BUTTON
FEELING
TAKE
TAKE THIS INSURANCE
TWO HOURS OFF AND GO SEE
WHEN YOU SEE
WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME"
WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME"
wilh Donald O'Connor - |anei Leigh
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THEATRE NOW
in color by technicolor at the
To Bo Repeated A» Ohen As Needed
Dr. Ed Kennelly
INDIANA THEATRE Fri - Ian 8th
FOR THE BEST IN DRUGS
FOR ALL TYPES OF INSURANCE
ALWAYS GO TO — Gillis Drug Co.
SEE — Nichols Insurance Service
H A-Tir.i.;red Pha):;.3T.:;i Cl- [Juty .A.t A.I Tirres
10? .Sou:h Seventh Street
FREE DELIVERY SERVICE
Your AiitnmoDiltj Insurance Can Now t<
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Wntlen On A Ot-iarlerly Basis. The Annu ,
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Premium Is Divided By Four and Equal Pay
ments Are Modo Every Three Months Thef
713 Wabash Ave. Fhor,-? C.2I7S
Are No Carrying Charges.
NEW ANGLES ON OLD IDEAS
C. A. Matthews of the Alliance circuit in
Tcrre Haute. Ind., has uncovered an inexpensive
way of getting cooperative help
from a touch of humor—wins a sponsor
every time. Matthews uses a 4'2x6-inch
sheet of inexpensive paper and uses only
straight copy, no illustrations. Two of the
examples are shown in the accompanying
illustration. The one at the left includes
a safety pin. The key line was "Just in case
you laugh so much, you lose a button, take
this insurance when you see 'Walking My
'Hot Addresses' Pamphlet
Intrigues Passersby
A novel handout, made up to look like a
pocket address book, had passersby stopping
in their tracks in Milwaukee to read
publicity on "99 River Street" at the Fox
Theatre.
Manager Harry Boesel had the folder
printed, with a linen-weave front page
labeled "Hot Addresses." An attractive girl
walked through neighboring and downtown
streets distributing the pamphlet. Passersby
stopped to unfold it and to see intriguing
poses of Evelyn Keyes and Peggie Castle.
plus art cuts from the film. Additional
space showed addresses and phone numbers
for the actresses, with other spaces for inserting
more addresses and phone numbers.
Boesel said that 99 per cent of the
recipients opened the folder and read the
copy.
On the reserve side of the pamphlet, the
folded pages gave information about "The
Steel Lady." which was double-billed with
'99 River Street."
A Plug by Life
Lili' magazine, in a current issue, plugs
Columbia Picture's production "The Wild
One," via a two-page layout, praising the
Marlon Brando starrer as a "fast moving
film . . . exciting, off beat movie." It is a
usuable quote for exhibitor ad copy.
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GILLIS DRUG STORE
rC'R thf: best in drug"
Baby Back Home." " The tieup is with an
insurance company, whose copy occupies
the lower half of the sheet. The throwaway
at the right was a co-op deal with a pharmacy.
It is headed "Prescription Blank"
and the copy reads: "Good for man or
woman—for that tired rundowti feeling . . .
take two hours off and go see 'Walking My
Baby Back Home' " with the added advice
"To be taken as often as needed." The cooperating
merchant, naturally, was a
neighborhood drugctist.
Staff Wears T-Shirts
To Plug Picture
Manager Lou Cohen and assistant Norm
Levinson used T-shirts worn by high school
youngsters to plug the showing of "Easy
to Love" at the Poll Theatre, Hartford,
Conn. Copy on the shirts worn by 2,5 kids
which read. "Smile & Be Easy to Love," received
wide circulation as the youngsters
attended .school and walked around town.
A local furniture dealer and every music
store in greater Hartford helped publicize
the picture with full window displays and
counter card reminders. Also promoted was
a five day gratis mention on disk jockey
Jack Downer's program over station WONS.
Support the March of Dimes Campaign.
9100 SUnSET BLUO.
HOLLYWOOD 46 CALIF.
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Lush Co-Ops for 'Robe' in Small Cities
Merchants, Newspaper,
Clubs and Others Prove to
Be Willing Collaborators
On Religious Picture; Many
Co-Op Pages and Sections
Srand Presents The Robe' Thursday
Kemp Stores Another First
In Entertainment Field With
CinemiiScope, Stereo-Sound
CinemaScope
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PHILCO and
WESTINGHOUSE
for '54
As 20th-Fox's first Cinemascope epic,
"The Robe," began its playdates in smaller
communities throughout the nation, exhibitors
have taken advantage of the tremendous
exploitation opportunity and
gained virtually volumns of newspaper
publicity. Through the expenditure of
energy only in many cases, the showmen
have succeeded in gaining wide newspaper
coverage at virtually no cost to the theatres.
Coverage has ranged from full-page
co-op ads sponsored by neighboring merchants
to complete newspaper sections.
In Beloit. Wis., John S. Palco, district
manager for Standard Theatres, promoted
an entire eight-page amusement section
of the Beloit Daily News in publicizing the
advent of Cinemascope and the opening
of "The Robe" at the Majestic.
Congratulatory tie-in ads, a copy of a
letter from the Beloit city manager proclaiming
Cinemascope week and a twocolumn
scene of the signing of the proclamation
and a statement by a local minister,
urging his congregation to see "The Robe"
were features of the edition. Publicity and
production stories on the Cinemascope
process and on the picture, along with
illustrative art, including scene stills, photos
of the anamorphic lens, new sound equipment
and screen installation at the theatre,
filled the balance of the pages.
Manager F^-ed Teller jr. of the Strand at
Hastings, Neb., was successful in promoting
a four-page two-color section in the Hastings
Daily Tribune, heralding Cinemascope
in huge red type at the top of the front
page, with this subheading: "Hastings merchants
and the Strand Theatre bring you
the New Look and the New Sound for '54."
All co-op ads in the section were based on
the "new look-new sound" theme and all
saluted the first showing of a Cinemascope
feature in the city.
In addition to the art and publicity
stories included in the section, the installation
of the wide-screen at the Strand received
art and story breaks in the regular
news section of the paper.
Teller also arranged a free 15-minute
interview and discussion of "The Robe"
and Cinemascope on a local radio station,
in which he participated with two engineers.
Window displays were spotted
around town and two 24-sheet poster cutouts
were set up atop the marquee providing
spectacular billing for the show.
In nearby Grand Island, Neb., Manager
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Here ore two examples of excellent response being obtoined from merchants on cooperative promotion
of "The Robe." At left is a full page red and black promoted by Wally Kemp of the Grand
in Grand Island, Neb. The ads of the ten sponsoring merchants are grouped across the bottom of the
page. At right is one of the pages of a four-page section promoted by Manager Fred Teller jr. of the
Strand in Hastings, Neb. The section, also in red and black, was filled with publicity material about
"The Robe" and CinemaScope.
»X FARGO rK»
Ed Kraus, manager of the Fargo in Fargo, N.D., created wide attention for "The Robe" with thes!
teaser ods. He found the leading citizens not only willing but eager to give their enthusiastic testi
monials in behalf of the production. As seen above, Kraus emphasized the testimonials by his neve
handling, using photographs about the quotations by many of the citizens. The series was run in th(
form of
teasers.
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Vally Kemp of the Grand Theatre proan
unusual full-page co-op ad with
(loted
peal merchants. This also was in two
iolors and featured photographs of Kemp
imself and of starts from the film, along
[ith a scene from the film. Stories hiphighted
the new proce.ss, but also delved
hnsiderably into the story. The ten sponpring
merchants took two-inch ads banked
|t the bottom of the page on an eight
olumn spread. The congratulatory mesiges
in traditional black type were highuhted
by printing of " 'The Robe' Cinemacope"
and the merchants name in red.
Kd Kraus, manager of the Fargo Theatre
1 Fargo, N.D., used testimonial ads, with
hotos, spotted in the news section of his
fcal paper to promote "The Flobe." Many
t the testimonials were topped with picures
of those commenting on the film.
|In addition, Kraus used regular ads con-
Isting of salutes to the picture by the the-
}re employes, by four other local theatres,
om the staff of the radio TV station,
long with their photos, and a message
om the mayor. Ki-aus ran these ads as a
(ries in the local paper on the second
»ek of the run of the film to further
)lster trade on the scheduled third-wee!:
and.
A stunt that resulted in considerable
jiblicity for the opening of the film at the
!love. Gloversville, N.Y., was set up by
!;hine Theatre City Manager John G.
irbett and Donald Schine.
iAs part of the ceremonies preceding the
)ening of the film, Corbett arranged for
ayor Roger Haviland to pull a switch
at would start the projection machines
lowing the Cinemascope production. As
k advance plug for the picture, the switch
Hs placed on a board in the theatre lobby
week in advance.
'oving thot o display does not have to be elabof
; to be effective. Cliff Pcgg, manager of the
^/lond Theatre, hos been deluged with compli-
Hits on his simple but dramatic lobby promotion
*\ "The Robe." He draped a beautiful crimson
•^et robe (which he borrowed) over a choir, placed
Oioftroctive 40x60 board photo of Richard Burton
i'color behind it and spotlighted it to attract
Orntion. This was on display two weeks in advance
"! It created wide word of mouth publicity.
LSXOFFICE Showmandiser : : Jan. 30, 1954
Getting ready to pull the switch which started the showing of "The Robe" at the Glove Theatre,
Gloversville, N.Y., are, left to right: John G Corbett, city manager; radio station manager James
Browne!l, who is broadcasting the affair; Mayor Roger Haviland, who pulled the switch, and Donald
Schine of Schine Theatres.
Grocer Hosts Matinees; Becomes
City's Champion Baby-Sitter
An idea submitted to a civic-minded
grocer by Lee Kramer, manager of the Ohio
Theatre in Marion, has snowballed into
one of the most worthwhile juvenile assistance
programs ever accomplished by exhibitor-merchant
cooperation. The Ohio is
one of ten theatres of the Selected Theatres
Co., headed by Nate and Sam Schultz of
Cleveland. Marion is a city of 40,000 some
45 miles from Columbus, the state capitol.
Kiamer knew Merle Wise, 42-year-old
owner and manager of the city's largest
independent supermarket, as a man of
action who has the welfare of the youngsters
at heart. So early last spring Kramer
suggested to Wise that he sponsor a nineweek
series of Saturday shows to help keep
the kids off the streets during the summer
vacation. Ki-amer stressed the goodwill to
be gained and the good turn Wise would
be doing the youths. Wise agreed and the
first show was held the last Saturday in
June.
Wise was so pleased that he extended the
series to 12 weeks until school started in
September.
And shortly after the program ended.
Wise and Kramer arranged for another
weekly program which started October 24
and extended to the Saturday before
Christmas.
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The youngsters had to pay their own admission
during the ten-week pre-Christmas
series, but the purchase of a ticket entitled
the holder to a chance in a drawing for a
bicycle and other prizes each week. Wise
paid $600 to take care of the awards.
Before the vacation series ended last
summer Wi.se made arrangements with
Manager Kramer to sponsor another one
this coming summer. Admission again will
be free, but since Wise noticed that some
of the boys and girls from the more distant
sections of the city were either reluctant
or unable to come to the store to
pick up their passes, next summer's tickets
will be given at the theatre itself.
The capacity of the Ohio Theatre is 800,
and by thus simplifying the admission
problem. Wise and Kramer hope to fill the
house each Saturday.
How does Wise feel about a project which
gives him no financial gain? He says: "I'm
not doing it for sales, but I will say this.
Youngsters seem to sprout into adults almost
overnight and. perhaps, some of those
It was arranged that tickets would have
to be picked up at the store. All the youngsters
had to do was ask for them. Wise paid who attend the shows will remember they
$50 weekly to the theatre and in addition had some fun. and will want to shop at
offered prizes which averaged about $25 a our store when they have homes and families
of their own."
week.
The attendance started rather slowly, However. Wi.se recently received an Incidental
reward. He was described as 'Mar-
but soon the youngsters and their parents
found out there was no gimmick—no purchase
at Wise's supermarket—and patron-
He Baby-Sits for 500 Children.
ion's Unofficial Champion Baby-Sitter . . .
age built up to around. 500 w-eekly.
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Martin Circuit Warns
Boxoffice Is Hurt by
Routine Operation
The only tenable claim the show business
has on the attention and purses of
the public, declares an article in a recent
issue of the Martin Tipster, publication
of the Martin circuit which headquarters
in Columbus, Ga., is "its ability to transport
the patron from the commonplace
humdrum of everyday life into the recreation
of the make-believe world of romance,
adventure, thrills, excitement, art, etc."
"SELL YOURSELF, YOUR STAFF,
YOUR THEATRE. AND EVERY ELEMENT
OF EACH PART OF YOUR SHOW, with
that thought in mind," the article reads.
"Break up routine appearances of ads,
posters, setpieces, house lighting and decorative
schemes. Enlarge, glorify and romanticize
in truthful, convincing terms,
when you speak, do, or write about anything
connected with your organization
or theatre . you personally believe
it or not. It is all true, or you would
not have it to sell. Make up your mind that
the best of everjrthing in show business, including
yourself, is in Martin Theatres . .
and when you do, it will be easy for you
to prove it to the public."
"A dull routine showman is as commonplace
as the very thing a patron is trying
to escape. Such a showman unwittingly
discourages patronage. You don't have to
wear long hair or red vests, but you can use
enthusiastic language and remain strictly
within the bounds of truth."
Local Cifizens Sponsor
Crusade for
Safe^y
Editorial comment in the local newspaper
topped Manager Burns Ellisons promotional
effort for the "Crusade for Safety" program at
the Columbus (Neb.) Theatre.
Sponsored by a local civic minded citizen who
paid for two morning free shows for kiddies, an
unsolicited story also broke in Omaha World-
Herald praising the stunt. All schools made announcements
during classes stressing the safety
angle and suggesting their parents attend. Two
films illustrating the dangers of reckless driving
were included In the show which drew capacity
crowds.
Dollar Bills in Balloons
Add Interest for Kids
Dollar bills concealed in balloons gave an
interesting twist to an old-fashioned promotion
gimmick for Abe Teitel, managing
director of the World Playhouse in Chicago.
Teitel, who has held that post for the last
21 years, found that in an era of innovations,
the old-fashioned balloon giveaway
paid off in big dividends.
He gave away 5,000 inflated balloons to
boys and girls coming to the theatre during
the showing of "The Little Fugitive."
Each balloon was imprinted "It's a Riot
•Little Fugitive' at the World Playhouse."
Teitel had put dollar bills in many of the
balloons, so that when they burst the
youngster had something special to show
his friends.
Teitel also got one of the leading camera
stores in the city to put a couple of free
lines in their daily ads.
Most-Wanted
Gifts
To Orphans Build
Drive-In Goodwill
M. A. Sargent, manager of the Forest
Hills Drive-In, Augusta, Ga., during tht
Christmas season this year found himsell
searching desperately for some sort of good
will promotion, which he felt would in time
pay off at his boxoffice.
His assistant at the theatre, Prank Gould
had spent eight years in an orphans hom(
near Augusta, and Sargent found that tht
more he thought about it the more hi!
mind turned to his assistant.
Finally, he and Gould went to thi
orphanage, the St. Joseph Home for Boyi
in Washington, Ga., and interviewed eacl
boy, asking him what he most wantec,
Santa to bring him for Christmas.
"Of course," Sargent said, "they didn'
realize at the time that their wishes wouli
ever come true. But they did. We got to
gether with some friends and arranged fo
the gifts that each boy requested, ranginj
from cowboy suits to bicycles and electrii
trains."
On the afternoon of the party, Sargen
arranged for buses to bring the boys to th -*
theatre, where they played games and re
ceived prizes promoted from leading mer
chants. Each boy received a nice prizi
Then at about 4 : 30 the boys were given ho
dogs, French fried potatoes, hot chocolatf
cold drinks, ice cream and cake. Cars fur]
nished by a local used car dealer were o:
hand at the drive-in and the boys climbe
into them to watch a film.
Following the picture that evening, th
boys gathered again in the play area an
Santa came out and gave them their gifti
"These were the ones they wanted an
did not know they were going to get," Sai
gent said. "All in all, everyone had a swe,
time and afterwards the sisters at th,
orphanage wrote me: 'The boys are still i
a daze and cannot realize that it is not a
a dream.' "
There were 52 boys present at the part;
ranging in ages from 5 to 14 years, and Sai,
gent said, the promotion couldn't have bee:
put across without the cooperation C;
Gould and drive-in owner Donald Board;*
man.
I
"But since it was such a success," he sail
"we are planning on repeating it next year
DRAMATIC AD ON WIDE SCREEN
Dramatically emphasizing the size of his new CinemaScope wide-screen installation at the
Granada Theatre in Lawrence, Kas., Commonwealth Theatres City Manoger J. D. King posed the muchadmired
Kansas university bosketball team in front of the screen and took the photo shown above to
be used in newspaper advertising the day before "The Robe" opened at the theatre. The team
alone, many-time conference winner and last year's world champion Olympic winner, was bound to
attract attention in the Lawrence Daily Journal World, King felt. The ad, shown above, was six columns,
six inches deep and notified the public that all members of the KU team are well over six feet tall,
giving added emphasis to the size of the Granada installation. Copy was to the effect that KU basketball
mentor Phog Allen was "first" in coaching, the team was "first" in basketball and the Granada was
"first" in Kansas to offer the new Miracle Mirror screen.
36 — 38 —
Bond for Year's 1st Baby
Subject for Co-Op Ad
Manager T. Masella promoted a full pai'ij
of cooperative ads in the local paper i|
publicizing the opening of "The Robe"
the Palace, Meriden, Conn.
Masella garnered top space on the pagi
with full credits, by offering a savings bor'
for the first baby born in 1954. Town me
chants joined in the stunt by listing oth'
valuable prizes to be awarded the winn^
'
of the first baby contest, who would be di (
termined by a doctor's affidavit.
BOXOFFICE Showmandiser
: : Jan. 30, Wl

I Iped
, ound
I
impton,
I Tons
;e
I students,
points
: Jan.
?« 0! the
5'»' Ga., d„,i
'»r some sort 01
ifleluoiiliii.
»« it the
m
tat he I
! said, "they (
ol the paitj, a,
sbrngtlie
played games c
ited tm leadii!
received a nite
the boys were si'E
f.ijie tliat e
nre going
innual Valentine
Jonlesl Under Way
.All theatre manasers should take a tip
t om Ben Tureman of the Russell Theatre
Maysville, Ky.. who has launched his
iinual Miss Valentine contest with a prooted
front pane story in the local paper.
ich succeedinK year, since he began the
intest, interest has increased in town
to set
il everjoi
4 the sisters t i
rllielK
realize
Bvs
that it is
present at tl)f
,ii!tol*ye»«.»»=
td with it dealer cooperation.
Anj' number of ways may be used in
lectins a local Miss Valentine— popularity
ting, store merchandise tickets, best cosines,
etc.—the main idea is to get the
ow on the way and start planning a
nilar stunt for your theatre.
alf-Hour Show on TV
•ives 'Sea' Good Start
A half-hour television show on \WEC
promote the showing of "The Sea
Us" at the Center Playhouse in
Va., for Manager Alton F. Me-
I director of the Mariner's museum, an
jent from the aquatic biology extension
the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory and
iHan participated in the telecast. An at-
,ctive lobby display featured a ship's tel-
•aph and wheel, loaned by the Mariner's
fiseum and placed in front of the boxice,
and an exhibit of 'oddities of sea
!,' contributed by a patron.
fP^C'^l screenings were held for school
Kd car dealer IE
im and cake Cat
*"•« P- T- A. officers, radio and TV
ff members and a
,[
school matinee for
with refreshments served on
h' occasions. Approximately two thousa
film.
d gave them tliei!
ones they wanM
)at
the
momer
Co'OpAd
ijin
J of "me on Its
'oorom'"
tie
stunt W,
,leawa*
IstBfll
IP*
jsaviit
1 personal reminders' were made to
by telephone and over 3,000 bags
aeighborhood merchants were imprinted
i, directions on how to reach the theatre.
ial stores alsra cooperated in a large
1 /spaper ad on the town paper's theatre
opening day.
technicolor trailers and lobby posters
e used weeks in advance of playdate and
catch line. "Academy Award Winners,"
spotted on the marquee.
CORRECTION
he Samuel Gould shown in the photo
Ch appeared with the BOXOFFICE
ition of Honor announcements in the
uary 16 issue was not the showmanship
rd winner. The Samuel Gould of the
I
to is a veteran exhibitor of the Pittsi?h.
Pa., north side. The Citation winof
the same name is manager of Assoed
circuit's Penn Theatre in New Castle,
He was with the 'Warner circuit many
'S, particularly at Greensburg, Pa.
The chap in the picture is better lookthan
I am, " out Citation winner
Id. "The photo made me ten years
iger, added many extra strands of hair
ly head, enlarged my ears and removed
moustache."
[C are happy and delighted to correct
I
error.
National Pre-Selling Guide
A report on new films for which notional pre-selling campaigns hove been developed.
Listed with each picture are tie-ins which have been created, plus tips to exhibitors
on how to use these pre-selling aids to exploit the picture locally.
CEASE FIRE Paramount TAZA, SON OF COCHISE U-l
AiiMV: Public inforiiialion offiiers in all .ina
iimimands have received directives suggest,
ing cooperation in local promotion of the pic-
^lurc.
Tik-Ln Tips: Contact nearest army unit
I ommander and enlist his support in a
liicnl premiere which he is to sponsor,
h'ur the premiere fanfare, arrange for an
iirniy band, searchlights, color guard,
drill team, military display of iveapons.
Hags, unifornis and equipment for lobby
display and an army parade to the theatre.
Local units of the Legion, VFW, Red
Cross and CD groups to participate with
Korean iets in town to receive special
iiltention.
.Si'KCiAi. IvtiTKK: A war correspondent for the
.ScrippsHoward newspapers wrote a letter
runimcnding the picture which is reproduced
in the press book.
'I'ie.In Tips: Photostats of the letter to be
submitted to local papers; blowups as display
pieces and printed on the back of
heralds.
\Ii sic: .\ special march tune in the picture is
pulili^hcd by Famous .Music Corp., 1619 B'way,
I'Ncw York, will) will furnish free song covers
111! rfi|iipst.
'I'ie-1n Tii's: .Irrange window displays in
music stores and distribute copies of the
score tu band leaders, night clubs, restiiuninls
and radio stations.
Nmhinai. ()iii..\.mzations: Official film hul
Irlin of 12 national organizations commends
llii- picture to their memberships.
IikIn I'ips: Contact local board members
lor support. They are American Ass'n of
I niversity Women. American Jewish Com.
American Library Ass'n, Children's
rnitlee.
Film Library Committee, A'ational Society
I)AH. Mational Federation of Music
I. tubs, Ceneral Federation If omen's
of
(Jubs, Girl Scouts, Protestant Motion Picture
Council, United Church Women, National
Congress of Parents and Teachers
and the Schools Motion Picture Committee.
.Si) Displays: A Viewmaster cabinet for lobby
display of three-dimension scenes from the
picture is obtainable from National .Screen
branches. Cabinet prices at $24..50 plus $1.85
for each set of tliree slides.
Special Accessories: A 40x60 two-color blowup
of a page from Look magazine for lobby
display available free on request from PressliiHik
Kditor. Paramount Pictures, 1501 B'way,
N.V. riiree varieties of valances, two streamers
and usher badges in fluorescent satin on
(.rder from National Flag. 43 W. 21st St.,
N.V. I^pecial tabloid-size art mat picturing
proiluction scenes, to be used as throwaway.
available free from Pressbook Ed.. Para. Picture*,
l.SOl B'way. N.Y. Special herald and
trailer may be ordered from National ."Screen
and a free television trailer is available from
Pressbook Editor. Paramount Pirliirc. l.'iOl
H'wav. N.V.
:il) NiKWMAsri.ii: (lahinrl with three .'i-L) viewer-
which may bi- purchaseil outright for
lobby display at 824..50, f.o.b. New York City;
a set of three reels hi>lding seven scenes from
the picture are 81.85 per set and a display
credit card for tlie cabinet frame is sixty cents.
Order from National Screen Service Exchanges.
Tie-In Tips: (For 3D dates only). Sawyer's,
Inc., manufacturer of the Viewmaster
equipment, has tied in their 6,000
dealers with local showings by furnishing
them scenes from the picture for preview
purposes. Arrange window displays
with the dealers and provide space in the
lobby or mezzanine for an exhibit of Vieivmaster
equipment in a co-op deal. Arrange
a contest with the store awarding tickets
for the best amateur 3. /J photos submitted
during the playdate.
Kmiii) '1'hanscripti«).\: On a single record,
liMi I minute, two .'JOsecond, two 20-second
ami l»(i 15-second spot announcements. Onicr
from Kadiii Dept.. I'l Studios. Universal City.
Calif.
.Special Acci.:ssohies : Two regular trailers.
line selling the 3-D version and the oilier 21);
specify type desired when ordering from National
Screen; eight special poses of Hock
Hudson for as many window display possibililics;
order from Exploitation Dept.. I. I'iclures,
U5 Park Ave., N.Y.; a folding herald
and separate sets of ad mats for either 2-D or
3-D engagements. Order from National .Screen.
THE COMMAND
Warner Bros.
(IiA.sr Displays: M.lallir dlMicnM..nal lillri.
ing and panoramic display, for inarqiui- or
Inhhy, covering an area (d 18 f.i-t that can be
narrowed or widened, priced at $13.75 available
at Warner Bros, exchanges.
Special Accessories: Magigraphs as iloor giveaways,
reveal picture title when ignited by a
lighted cigaret, ordered directiv from Penthoii.se
Advl. Spe.ialties. 39 \V. i9th St.. N.Y.
Fan fotos. fmir poses of Guv Madison on one
8x10, priced at $8 for 100, SxlOs. Send payment
with order to Vitaprint Corp., 6.53
Eleventh ;Vve., N.Y. Fluorescent satin banners,
valances, pennants on poles, usiier badges
and bumper strips; order from National Flag
Co., 43 W. 21st St., N.Y.
Special Mats: Guy Madison's giin for kids
to cut out, mat 803-401X: coloring contest
line drawing, mat 803-301 X; Guy Madison's
"Itules for Safety," mat 803-302X. all adaptable
for use as heralds, bag staffers and giveaways.
TRAiLiJts-RECORn: TV 16mni footage with four
commercial trailers, and a record for radio campaign
with one-minute and spot announcements,
and a record for radio campaign with
one-minute and spot announcements, both
available from Campaign Plan Editor. Warner
Bros,, 321 W, 4-;tli St., N.Y. A conventional
proiluition trailer and one on CinemaScopc
may be ordered from N.iiional Screen K\-
changes.
toctofs
JOFTICE Showmandiser :
30, 1954 — 39 37
i«i»«"*

BOXOFFICE BAROMETE
This chart records the performance of current attractions in the opening week of their first runs in
the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer thon five engogements are not listed. As new runs
ore reported, ratings are added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in
relation to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as
"normal," the figures show the gross rating above or below that mark.
«i^iw O''^^' V % ,1 . i'.CO 200
4. Paratrooper (Col)
Chicago 190
5. Miss Sadie Thompson (Col)
San Francisco 175
6. Go,Man,Gol(UA)
Denver 160

J Producer Lewin Favors
[ tensor Code Reforms
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— Albfit Lewin. here for
he premiere of his latest film, "Saadia,"
ieclared that the "time has come to liberalize
I 110
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) 120 !0 l!i 1)
1 110 135 11
Produfer-Dirfi-tor .Vlbert Lewin was in
Syracuse in advance of the premiere of
his latest film, "Saadia." The Technicolor
film was simultaneously premiered in four
cities. From left are Sam Oilman, manager
of Loew's State; lifesize cutout of
Rita Gam: Lewin and Charles Kurtzman
of Boston, northeastern division manager
of Loew's Theatre.
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ur censorship rules and bring them a little
poser to real life."
He made it clear that the Production Code
Idministration was "constructive" and very
aoperative. Self-censorship by the industry.
self, resulted in a producer doing his own
kitting of various controversial .scenes, rather
lan having them being cut later by state
snsorship boards, he noted.
"Our audiences are getting more and more
townup," he asserted. "Television is at-
•acting the kids. The influence of pictures
n children is great and they need protecon.
However, the average age of the movie
ublic is getting older and the necessity for
pnsorship is not as great."
Lewin, who was the guest of Sam Oilman,
hanager of Loew's State during his local
sit, toured radio, television stations and
as guest of honor at a cocktail party. Memprs
of press, radio and TV attended as well
industry representatives. Those present
kcluded Arthur Canton of the New York
ity office of MGM, Charles KiU'tzman of
oston, northeastern division manager of
Dew's Theatres: Abe Bernstein of Columbia
Id Steve Perozzi. of MGM's Buffalo office.
e

.
'Fort Bravo' Starts
'Knights' 3rd Week
NEW YORK—"Escape From Fort Bravo,"
one of four new pictures that opened on
Broadway during the cold spell, had a strong
opening week at the Mayfaii-, while "Donovan's
Brain" at the Criterion and two art
house films, "The Golden Coach" and "The
Horse's Mouth," had average first weeks.
The competition of the free Motorama of
1954 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel affected
grosses at most of the holdovers from Thursday
121) through Tuesday (26) as the cold
weather abated. Still leading the holdovers
was "Knights of the Round Table," in its
third strong week at the Radio City Music
Hall, where it was better than the second
week, followed by "Forever Female," which
had a big second week at the Victoria.
The three long-run 20th Century-Fox
Cinemascope pictures ranged from good, for
the 11th week of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
at the Globe, to mild for the sixth
week of "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef" at the
Roxy and the fifth week of "King of the
Khyber Rifles" at the Rivoli. "The Command,"
Warner Bros. Cinemascope picture,
held up fairly well in its second week at the
Paramount.
"The Conquest of Everest" led the art
house holdovers with a big seventh week at
the Fine Ar-ts Theatre, followed by "The
Captain's Paradise," in its 17th week at the
Paris Theatre. "Times Gone By," in its
fourth week at the Guild Theatre, and "The
Spice of Life," in its fourth at the 55th
Street Playhouse, also held up well. "Llli"
remained amazingly steady in its 46th week
at the Trans-Lux 52nd Street Theatre, where
it is expected to run for a year.
"This Is Cinerama" was still capacity in
its 32nd week of two-a-day performances at
the Warner Theatre while "Gilbert and Sullivan"
neared the end of its two-a-day run
—
——
—
Off Big While
Betters Second
at the Bijou Theatre, where business was
mild in its 13th week.
"The Diamond Queen" at the Holiday was
the only Broadway opening in addition to
"Flight Nurse," the weekly change at the
Palace, and three art house films.
(Average Is 100)
Astor—The Bigamist (Filmokers) 5th wk. 90
Baronet—Festival of Best Ten Films, 3rd wk JOG
.
Biiou—Gilbert ond Sullivan (UA), 13th wk. of
-
two-O'doy
Capitol— Miss Sadie Thompson (Col), 5th wk 105
Cinema Verdi Cavolleria Rusticana, II Trovotore
wk '5
(Astor,) 5th
Criterion— Donovan's Brain (UA) ..10
F,ne Arts—The Conquest of Everest (UA), 7th wk..l30
55th
Street
The Spice of Life (Mayer-Kingsley),
Globe—How to Marry o Millionaire' C20Vh-Fox),
105
] I fh yVl^
Guild—Times Gone By (IFE), 4th wk 110
Holiday—Crime Wave (WB), 2nd wk. 00
Little Carnegie— Heidi (UA), 6th wk
a'l''^
Loew's State— It Should Hoppen to You (Col), 2nd
Mayfair— Escape From Fort Bravo (MGM) 125
New York— Lure of the Sila (IFE), 5th wk 105
Normandie—The Golden Coach (IFE), two-a-day. .110
Palace— Forbidden (U-l), plus vaudeville 05
Paramount—The Command (WB), 2nd wk 105
Paris-The Captain's Paradise (UA), 17th wk....llO
piQzo Julius Caesar (MGM), 13th d. t. wk 105
Radio City Music Hall—Knights of the Round
Table (MGM), plus stage show, 3rd wk 145
Rivoli—King of the Khyber Rifles (20th-Fox), 5th
Roxy—Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (ioth-Fox), isth
Sutton^he Living Desert (Buena Vista), I 1 th
Trans-Lux 52nd— Liii (MGM), 46th wk 100
Trans-Lux 60th The Horse's Mouth (Mayer-
Kingsley) ' '
5
Victoria Forever Female (Para), 2nd wk 120
Warner This Is Cineroma (Cinerama), 32nd d. t.
wk. of two-a-day MO
World Violated (Palace), 7th wk 95
"His Majesty' at 165 Ahead
In Buffalo Scores
BUFFALO—The Paramount with "His
Majesty O'Keefe" ran ahead of the field last
week, turning in a healthy 165. The fact that
Burt Lancaster had been selected as the best
—
—
—
actor of the year by the New York film critics
was played up in all ads. "King of the Khybei
\
Rifles" held up well in its third week at th(
Center at advanced prices, and "Easy to Love' >
tacked up a 125 in its holdover at Shea's
"The Captain's Paradise" ended its run it
the Cinema with a fifth week.
Buffalo Easy to Love (MGM), 2nd wk 121
Center— King of the Khyber Rifles (20th-Fox), 3rd
wi^
15(
Century—Bad for Each Other (U-l); Prisoners of
the Casbah (U-l) ,; ,•!''
Cinema—The Coptain's Paradise (UA), 5th wk...lO:
Lafayette— Forbidden (U-l); Border River {U-l)..10(
Paramount— His Majesty O'Keefe (WB) 16:
Teck Singin' in the Rain (MGM); Love Is Better
Than Ever (MGM), reissues 9:
'Paratrooper' Rates 110;
A Pittsburgh Newcomer
PITTSBURGH—Only one new attractior '.^
"Paratrooper" at the Harris, was on view herf
whUe other theatres offered holdovers. Th
Columbia release won a second week aa
"Knights of the Round Table" continued int|
a fifth week at Loew's Penn.
Fulton—King of the Khyber Rifles (20th-Fox),
4th wk 8
Harris Paratrooper (Col) ' I
Penn Knights of the Round Toble (MGM),
4th wk 'II
Stanley Miss Sodie Thompson (Col), 2nd
Warner Thi; Cinerama (Cii J), 6th
Baltimore Grosses Strong
After Snowstorm
BALTIMORE—A heavy snowstorm greete*
the openings of "Torch Song" and "The Eddl
Cantor Story," which was anything but
help to business. Weekend grosses, howeve
were high and helped in almost all loci,
theatres to overcome the week's slow stai'
Cinemascope continued to prove a major a
traction.
Century Torch Sotig (MGM)
1
Hippodrome Miss Sadie Thompson (Col)
Keiths Wolking My Baby Bock Home (U-l),
2nd
Little—The ing Desert (RKO), 2nd wk....
Mayfair V Arrow (U-l), 2nd wk
New King ot tne the Khyber Rifles (20th-Fox),
3rd wk
Playhouse The Cr el Seo (U-l), 4th wk
Stanley The Cantor Story (WB)
Eddii
Town Beneath th 12-Mile Reef (20th-Fox),
2nd wk
Brandt on Witness Stand
In Trans-Lux Corp. Suit
NEW YORK—Harry Brandt, a
director
Trans-Lux Corp., took the witness stand dt
ing the week in the derivative stockholc
suit against the company brought in Ni
York supreme covu-t. He is one of 33 defen
ants in the suit which was brought by Jeroi
Ross, a minority stockholder, in August 1£
and joined in later by six other stockholde
Gardner Ingraham, counsel for the plai
tiffs, is charging that Brandt diverted Trai
Lux funds to his own use through his boc
ing and buying combine, and that he favoi
theatres in which he had a financial inten
The case was in its tenth week. Abraham
Pomerantz and Julius Levy are represent!
Brandt, and William C. Scott and Josei
R. Crowley the other defendants.
/
40
BIG TURNOUT FOR BENEFIT PREMIERE—A gala premiere of "The Golden
Coach" which took place Wednesday night (ZO) at the Normandie Theatre in New
York brought out a large assemblage of diplomatic, political, stage and screen notables,
each of whom paid $25 a seat for the benefit of the New York Cardiac Home. Seen at
the microphone is Mrs. Betty Impellitteri, wife of the former mayor of New York, who
was chairman of the event, her first job as a public relations counsellor. Standing
beside her is E. R. Zorgniotti, executive vice-president of Italian Films Export, distributor
of the film. The Normandie inaugurated its two-a-day, reserved seat policy
January 21 with the matinee premiere of "The Golden Coach." The mail order response
to the preliminary direct mail and advertising campaign brought in over
S5.000 in advance sale, according to Jonas Rosenfield jr., vice-president in charge ot
advertising, publicity and exploitation for IFE.
Host Stanley Kramer
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old Picker, Seymour Peyser, Mort Nathans
A. E. Bollengier. Al Tamarin and other '
executives greeted the press at a welcor
home cocktail pai'ty for Stanley Kramer i"
Mrs. Kramer at the 21 club last week. Otn
present included Monroe Greenthal, Georgia
Schaefer, Geraldine Brooks and Meyer B'
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"GLENN MILLER STORY" PROMOTED IN WASHINGTON—As part of the twoday
advance promotional activities for U-I's "The Glenn Miller Story" in \Vashin?;ton
tied in with the visit of James Stewart, star of the film, there were two special screenings
at the Motion Picture Ass'n Academia Theatre for members of the diplomatic
corps as well as the presentation of the Glenn Miller collection to the Library of Congress.
In the above photo Stewart is seen at the foreign diplomatic screenings with
(left to right) Henri Bonnet, ambassador of France; Sigrnora Tarchiani, wife of the
Italian ambassador of Italy; Eric .lohnston, president of the MPAA and Americo
Aboaf, foreign sales head of Universal Pictures. At the right Mrs. Helen Miller presents
the Glenn Miller collection to the Library of Congress with Vernon Clapp, chief
librarian, accepting as Stewart looks on.
BROADW Ay
Darney Balaban, president of Paramount,
and Y. Frank Fi'eeman, studio vice-president,
planed back from a Miami trip. Herb
Steinberg. Paramount publicity director, flew
to Austin, Tex., to supervise the area opening
of "Red Garters," starting with Austin February
1 and continuing with Hou.ston on the
4th and Dallas on the 5th . Heyman
of MGM's publicity department, was on a
Florida vacation . Austin, MGM
exploitation manager, planed to Atlanta .
Aytem Mehmed, 19-year-old secretary tor
United Artists Corp.. greeted Pi-esident Celal
Bayar of Turkey on his arrival aboard the
Mauretania January 26.
.
Sir Edmund Hillary, whose scaling of Mount
Everest is shown in "The Conquest of Everest,"
United Artists film at the Fine Arts Theatre,
arrived for a lecture tour
Robin, the French beauty who
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with
Kirk Douglas in ."Act of Love," is scheduled
to tour the U.S. to promote the picture, starting
February 3 . . . Patricia Medina, who
completed "The Black Knight" for Columbia
in England, returned to New York . . . Teresa
Wright, featured in "The Best Years of Our
Lives," is making personal appearances for
the reissue of the Goldwyn film, starting
Huntz Hall, Allied Artists
January 28 . . .
star, is here to line up a night club act with
his partner Gabriel Dell.
Moss Hart, who wrote the screenplay for "A
Star Is Born," flew back to New York after
viewing the rough cut of scenes filmed for
the Warner Bros. Cinemascope production
Herman and Ed Fay. Paramount
short subjects producers, got back from DaUas,
where they filmed a subject about Texas
Walter Wanger, Allied
Apache Belles . . .
Artists producer, who has been in New York
arranging for the opening of "Riot in Cell
Block 11," returned to the coast to start his
next picture, "Tlie Adventures of Hajjl Baba."
Milton R. Rackmil, president of Universal.
left for Hollywood . G. Kranze. general
sales manager for United Ai'tlsts, was back at
the home office following a two-week vacation
and business trip to Florida . . . Charles
Boasberg, RKO general sales manager and
head of the motion picture distributors sales
managers committee, headed a contingent of
managers and representatives who lunched
with Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson
at the Pentagon in Washington January 27.
Boasberg got back from the coast two days
before with E. L. Walton, executive assistant
to J. R. Grainger, after conferences with studio
officials.
John P. Byrne, MGM eastern sales manager
and captain of the 30th Anniversary Jubilee
drive, returned from a two-week tour of 13
branches . H. Pine, Paramount
producer and partner of William C. Thomas,
got in from Hollywood for conferences on
"Jivaro," which will be released In February
. Plckman, Paramount vicepresident
In charge of advertising, publicity
and exploitation, planed to Hollywood .
Joseph McConvlIle, president of Columbia
Pictures International, and wife and C. J.
Latta, managing director of A.ssociated British
Picture Corp., sailed for Europe January
23.
Roy Disney, president of Walt Disney Productions,
and Card Walker, director of studio
publicity, returned to Hollywood .
Sol A. Schwartz, RKO Theatres president,
is back from a South American cruise . . .
Joseph Bernhard, Stanley Warner executive,
left for London and Paris to seek theatres
for showing "This Is Cinerama" abroad .
Richard Widmark, who is filming "Garden
of Evil" for 20th-Fox in Mexico, flew in
for the opening of his Cinemascope picture,
"Hell and High Water." at the Roxy Theatre
February 1. Bella Darvl. star of the film,
and Princess Helen Highwater. Cherokee Indian
model, also will attend the opening,
which will be a benefit with all proceeds to
go to the Greater New York March of Dimes.
Judy Holliday, star of Columbia's "It
Should Happen to You." made personal appearances
in the lobby of Loew's State
Wednesday and Thursday (27, 28 1 to sign
autographs for her fans.
Jules Styne and Sammy Cahn, songwriters
who composed "Three Coins in the Fountain"
for the 20th-Fox Cinemascope picture, were
here from Hollywood . Goldstein,
Allied Ai-tists vice-president and general sales
manager, left foi' the coast for conferences
with Steve Broidy, president.
Bernard Zalenko Is Named
Loew's Division Manager
NEW YORK—Bernard Zalenko. who startec
with Loew's Theatres 23 years ago and ha:
managed Loew's Valencia, Jamaica, L.I., foi
the past 16 years, has been named divisioi
manager for a group of theatres former!;
supervised by Maurice Seidlitz, who volun
tarlly stepped down to accept another assign
ment with Loew's.
Other promotions as a result of the Seidlit]
action: Edward Brunner, who moves froi
Loew's New Rochelle to Loew's Valencii
Robert Camman. manager of Loew's Inwooi
to New Rochelle; Margie Ernst, assistan
manager of the Paradise, to Inwood, and Mrs
Anna d'Amico, who becomes assistant at tli
Paradise.
William Trambukis, manager of the Regen
at HaiTlsburg, Pa., has been a.sslgned to th
State. Providence, and William Riding, as
sistant manager of the Capitol, Washlngtoi
who has become manager of the Harrisbi
house. Ti-ambukis succeeded Larry Levy, wh
resigned to accept a public relations post i
another Industry.
Arnold Picker Starts
UA Anniversary Tour
NEW YORK— Arnold M. Picker, vice-pres,
dent in charge of foreign distribution ft
United Artists, left Sunday (24) for Havar
on the first leg of a round-the-world tri
which will take him through the Latin Amer
can countries. He will visit Cuba, Puer'
Rico, Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Panam
Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Sam Bekeris, Latin-American supervise
will accompany him. A series of dinneilj
governmental tributes and receptions are
part of the celebration of the 35th annlve
sary of the company.
UA Signs North & Condon
NEW YORK—Norton & Condon, public r
lations firm, has been retained by Uniti
Ai'tists to handle national publicity and pr
motion for "Go, Man, Go!" It is the story
the Harlem Globetrotters.
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n motion seeking dismissal of an $841,000
anti-trust suit against 14 film producing,
distributing and exhibiting corporations and
tliree individuals will be argued before Judge
John Knight in federal court here Monday
(1). The case has been postponed several
times. The motion is against a complaint by
the Martina Theatre Corp., Albion, N. Y.,
which is seeking triple damages, charging
restraint of trade. The Martina charges that
the Schine Theatres circuit and others, by
"deals" with various corporations, prevents
independent film exhibitors from obtaining
films. In an affidavit, the film corporations
contend that the Martina filed an identical
complaint in 1951 which was settled upon payment
of $23,000.
The Hayman circuit of Niagara Falls has
placed equipment orders for a new drive-in
to be constructed within the city limits there
with a capacity of 1,000 cars. Work also has
started on a drive-in on the Millersport highway
near Sheridan Drive by the same interests
that operate the Ti-ansit Drive-In on
Transit road near Lockport.
Nearly 400 patrons, mostly children, filed
calmly out of the Riviera, a Schine Rochester
operation, the other afternoon (17) as an
$8,000 blaze they couldn't see raged over the
men's lounge off the rear balcony. About 2:45
p. m., the lights went on and Manager Benjamin
Dargush stepped to the front. Wliile
his ushers clanked open the six exit doors
and the show kept on playing at his back,
Dargush, without mentioning fire, quietly
asked the youngsters "not to worry, but to
please leave the building. The blaze was
brought under control in a half hour. No
injuries were reported. A detective of the
arson squad said the blaze appeared to have
erupted near the ventilation fan. Youths
smoking in the men's lounge, he theorized,
had played games by tossing burning cigarets
up about 12 feet so they would be caught
up in the suction of the fan. Many were deposited
outside on the roof, but others apparently
had fallen between the partitions and
ignited the wood.
The decorous but disenchanting new notes
which the production code has appended to
the Alec Guiness picture, "The Captain's Paradise,"
have not yet assailed the patrons of
the Rochester Cinema Theatre. Maury Slotnick
has been requested to do some film
editing in order to accommodate an epilog
which warns patrons that one should not
entertain any views of doing what the captain
of the story does. It will be recalled that
the captain maintains two homes and two
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wives in separate ports. There's also supposed
to be a prologue explaining that it's all a
fairy story. In addition exhibitors are requested
to delete a phrase about a saint,
which has no meaning in seriousness. Slotnick,
somewhat dismayed by the instructions for
cuttings, splicings, additions and subtractions,
said he just hasn't faced up to the task yet.
Eddie Meade of Shea Theatres declares that
many present-day screen productions are recognized
as "popcorn pictures." Meade declined
as undignified, to list the then best popcorn
pictures of the year. "However I can tell
you that there also are leading non-popcorn
pictures," he said. "Martin-Luther" was outstanding
in this category." . . . Perkins Theatre
Supply has just completed the installation
of stereophonic sound and an Astrolite wide
screen in the Dipson Star in North Tonawanda,
and a similar sound system and a
PanoramaScope screen in the Plaza in
Erie, Pa. Cheskin, son of Dave
.
Cheskin, music director of radio station WGR,
has become a student manager in the Amherst
Theatre, a Dip.son house at the city
line here.
Ben Felcher, manager at Columbia, and
Herb Gaines, WB salesman, returned with
beautiful tans accumulated during a vacation
in Miami Beach .
S. Kulick of Bell
Film Co., of New York city was a Filmrow
visitor. He dropped into the UPT executive
offices to meet his old friend, Arthur Ki-olick.
Arthur Canton, MGM publicist was here
working with Eddie Meade on "Knights of
the Round Table Geste," starring
.
Ronald colman, Alice Joyce, Victor McLaglen
and William Powell, was shown last weekend
in the Dryden Theatre of the George Eastman
house in Rochester.
Parking Bills in Again
ALBANY—Senator Tliomas C. Desmond of
Newburgh has reintroduced a series of offstreet
parking bills, one of which would require
theatres, night clubs, auditoriums and
other public assembly, except churches,
erected in the future, to provide such, space
at the rate of 200 square feet for every ten
seats of the total capacity. Quotas for new
hotels, hotel apartments, office buildings,
commercial structures and factories are also
fixed. Two antidiscrimination measures have
been presented to the legislature by A.5semblyman
Sidney H. Asch of the Bronx.
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Tributes to the motion picture industry
the Albany area for its promotion
National Brotherhood week highlighted a
dresses by the Rev. Richard N. Hughes, e
ecutive secretary of the Albany Federati
of Churches, and Rabbi Samuel Wolk at
meeting of film folk in the Grand Theat
Monday morning, called to launch this yea
observance, February 21-28. Hughes was ii
pressed not only by a Variety Club Brothf
hood dinner meeting last year and an indi
try gathering at the Delaware, but also
the observance in theatres like the Madisi
Wolk thought that the motion picture indi
try leads in the contribution made to t|.
promotion of mutual understanding amoS
all creeds and races. Jack Goldberg, MC
manager and distributor chairman, urged f
participation by theatres and exchanges. &..
Ullman asked industry representatives pr..
ent to "excel last year's fine showing"
The Schine circuit has 24 theatres equip:
for Cinemascope and plans to have a to
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of 45 by March. Seymour L. Morris, direcof
exploitation and publicity, revealed dur;
a stop at the Ten Eyck hotel . . . "Pa
trooper" proved a pretty good draw at
Palace Carroll has been
.
p
moted to office manager for Republic,
employe of the company for 15 years, he i
The Variety club will hold a dinner and head shipper for a long time
sneak preview party Sunday at 6:30 p. m. . . .
Phil Todaro, former manager of advertising Reports of the construction by John ii
and publicity at the century, succeeding Earl Peter Marotta. operating the Carman Dri-'
Hubbard, resigned. Todara recently had been In, Guilderland, of another automobiler ^itween
Gloversville and Johnstown reac 1
distributing some independent product in the
]
Buffalo exchange area, assisting Dewey here as temperatures hovered between ;o -
Michaels, head of the circuit bearing his and 25 above. Informants said that the k-
name. The Mercury now is being razed to tion is about Z'l miles from Harry Lamos
make way for an optician's store.
Vail Mills Drive-In Levme.i,
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LEAD THE FIELD!
Woy Out In front For Quality,
Fast Ssrvice and Showmanship.
popular member of the Variety Club and v •
president and promotion manager for F.H :
Distributors, died of a heart attack in N'-
burgh Saturday (23), while inspecting a sttj
Arthur Howard's Affiliated Theatres of ij
ton will buy for Johnny Gardner's Turnf
Drive-In, Westmere, next season. Garc?
will book for himself raal|_
.
the exchanges Monday included Leon tt
of Morrisville and George Thornton of Sarties
and Windham ... The industry buid
with the report that Leo Rosen would rei
to the area in an executive sales capacity AJ
WROW-TV. Rosen, former exhibitor, sef"
as television consultant to Fabian circuit
New York for two years, and recentljj
has been a video consultant on his own. f
The story in last week's edition on Ed
L. Fabian's predictions for 1954 and obs£^
tions on 1953 contained an error—the «
"next" was substituted for "past" in a n-
tence referring to picture profits for 1-
months." Fabian pointed out that tlie »
for that period was bright, but the lui;
was rather dim due to conversion
tion costs.
Goldstein Made Chairir
NEW YORK—Maury Goldstein, vice-l
dent and general sales manager of i
Artists, will be distributor chairman fo
motion picture industry's participatio
Brotherhood week. The appointment
made by Emanuel Frisch, national chaai
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toiBtiiiction by Jt
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MacGregor, 59,
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Sea on Staten Island January 28.
ires hovered bettf
Hants said that
lies from Hs
Samuel Goldwyn and United Ai'tists
Charles , , ,
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CJie Variety Clobi
POx and Warner Bros, studios.
notion manager
Mitt-iliin Murphy, general manager for Loews
proir; rjut-of-town theatres, was here from New
He was met by Orville Crouch, Loew'.s
J 'Virk.
H.HtJ:|E"e manager from Washington . . . Mornsw
FpilHchanic, owner of the New, flew to Florid,
ij,i U a few days holiday . . . Rodney Collin
Gmsi inager of the Stanley, was busy with in-
IllaUon of Cinemascope . Se;iformer
manager of the Beacon, has
QljIjjBjepted a position as manager of New Bay
of a heart attack
ob Rappaport of the Town and Hippome
mourned the death of his grandfather,
Handle of Atlantic City. The decea.sed
father-in-law of I. M. Rappaport . . .
k Pollack, ex-chief barker of the Variety
I b, is being treated for a heart ailment
Stanley Stern, Town's manager, was host
({radio disk jockeys and local press at a
iirlew of "The Glenn Miller Story" at the
lave Thomas, assistant manager at the
iJe, is rehearsing for the role of Demetrius
"The Robe" w-hich the Department of
treation will present at Eastern high school
MacMillan, manager
iie Warner in Washington, was in town
business. So was Frank LaFalce, head
Warner's advertising in the Wa.sh-
EW YORK— Services for Mrs. Dollie Sulliformer
film scenario ediwere
held at the Church of Our Lady of
A book
Ushers' representative at the time of her
she had been eastern scenario editor
and
had been a.ssistant scenario editor for
She had
married to Whitney MacGregor, Ernest
and Allan Hayward, all dead. She is
Hved by a sister, Mrs. Alice Bowe.
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EW YORK— Funeral services for Mrs.
season.
ny Blumofe, 74. mother of Robert Blumofe.
coast representative for United Ai'tists,
held Fi-iday i22) at the Riverside Me-
chapel. Mrs. Blumofe died Wednesday
and her son flew in from the coast the
;8psc»fcwing day. Two daughters Miriam and
for Mrs Blumofe
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port of Catholic Appeal
IW YORK—The motion picture group of
committee of the 1953 appeal
piew York Catholic Charities collected
19, according to the financial report of
1 J. O'Connor of Universal Pictures, chairof
the group. L. Douglas Netter, Altec
[ice Corp., was vice-chairman and George
aefer. trea.surer of the cardinal's comlee
of the laity, also served on the group.
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PL.\({l'i; rOK RETIRING CIIIKF—
Jack IJert'sin, Variety International chief
barker, presented a plaque to Victor J.
Orsinger, retiring chief barker of Washington
Tent II at the recent installation
of officers. Shown above are Morton
Gerbcr, past chief barker; Beresin and
Orsinger. The new Tent II officers are
Jack Kruehtnian, chief barker; Alvin Q.
Eriich and Joseph Gins, assistants; Phil
Isaacs, property master, and Sam Galanty,
doughguy,
Lou Gaudreau Quits RKO;
Fred Lutkin Succeeds
NEW YORK— Lou Gaudreau, who has been
with the RKO home office advertising department
since 1928. has resigned to join
Walt Disney Productions. After working in
several departments he w'as named purchasing
agent in 1933. In 1942 he became business
manager of the advertising department.
Fred Lutkin has been named as his successor
by Mervin Houser, eastern director of advertising,
publicity and exploitation. Lutkin
joined RKO in 1930 in the purcliasing department.
To Handle Hallmark Films
PHILADELPHIA—Jack Hams h;i.s inked a
distribution franchise to handle Hallmark
films in this area. The deal was signed in
New York recently by Hallmark Pi-esident
Kroger Babb and Harris. Hallmark is discontinuing
permanently its agent sales
method and licensing independent distributors
to handle its pi-oduct in each exchange
area. Four films are being licen.sed in the
first package. They are "Mom and Dad,"
Prince of Peace," "She Shoulda Said No"
and "Halfway to Hell."
Walter Branson Fills In
NEW YORK—Walter Branson, RKO assistant
general sales manager, has temporarily
assumed the duties formerly held by
Alfred W. Crown, who resigned as foreign
manager in mid-January. A permanent appointment
to the post will be made soon, according
to J. R. Grainger, president.
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Dobcrt Dietch of Stanley Warner's advertising
and publicity department arranged
for the premiere of "The Eddie Cantor Story"
at the Stanley, Jersey City, where it was
sponsored by the Hadassah .society, and at
the Fabian, Paterson, on the same date
H. Andrew Garofalo, manager of the Royal
Bloomfield, is the leading contestant in the
Stanley Warner star showman contest . .
.
Robert Pearce, former assistant at the Globe
Cinema, has been transferred to the Branford
as assistant, replacing Richard Josephs,
who has been shifted to the Globe Cinema.
Three rows of seats were removed from
the Cranford, Cranford, to make room for a
new candy counter . Vita, Italian
film star, has been visiting her sister and
brother-in-law, James P. Murray jr., Hudson
county State senator. She sailed for Rome to
fill film commitments aboard the Vulcania .
The Stanley Warner Corp., which pre.sented
"The Moon Is Blue" at the Stanley, Jersey
City, for one performance, was fined $100,
and Arthur Manfredonia was given a suspended
sentence on the charge of showing
indecent films. Manfredonia has asked for
an injunction against interference with the
picture.
Walter Reade jr., owner of the Majestic,
Perth Amboy, and the Community, Morristown,
was presented an injunction from showing
"The Robe" in the two houses and one
in New York because 20th-Fox maintained
the houses were not properly equipped for
Cinemascope productions. Reade later agreed
to play no more Cinemascope unle.ss they
were properly equipped. Reade had presented
the film in Morristown using one loud .speaker
instead of the four needed for the company's
stereophonic sound.
Morris Handle, 72, retired New Jersey
theatre operator, died. He was born in Russia
and became associated with the Handle-Rovmer
interests which operated a chain of picture
houses . . . David J. Kane, manager of
the U. S. Theatre, Hoboken. was appointed
by the mayor as chairman for the March of
Dimes for the city.
Oscar Morgan in Capital
WASHINGTON—O.scar A. Morgan. Paramount
short subjects and newsreel sales manager,
conferred with Defense department officials
Wednesday (27i. and began a series
of exchange conferences with Phil Isaacs,
local manager. Morgan stopped off in Philadelphia
FYiday (29) to talk with Howard G.
Minsky, mideast division manager, and
Ulrik F. Smith, Philadelphia branch manager.
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. . . Harry
. . Burt
. . Frank
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PITTSBURGH
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lice Ziegler is starting her 12th year as secretary
at the Variety Club office in the
William Penn hotel. She long was with
United Artists here. She keeps busy in room
159 in the hotel and at the Variety clubrooms,
and she's never lost that old pep! . . . The
Airport Theatre at the Greater Pittsburgh
airport will inaugurate an art film policy
for Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday
Hanna of the Hanna Theatre
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Service,
Lou
and
Theodore Grance. president of the Tristate
Drive-In Theatres Ass'n, will attend the Allied
drive-in convention at Cincinnati February
2-4, as will Elmer Hasley, Conneaut Lake.
George Josack, former local theatre manager
and film salesman, is holding down a procurement
job for an engineering department
of the government . . . Dr. Harry C. Winslow,
Meadville exhibitor, served as emcee when
St. Brigid'.s Catholic church there honored
e.x-servicemen of the parish at a banquet.
Lee M. Conrad, manager of the Park Theatre,
was in charge of entertainment . . . The
sixth increase in local trolley and bus fares
in six years has injured theatre business for
the sixth time in six years . . . Pour hundred
Leo Wayne, Paramount booker, has a vacation
coming up soon and he and his Mary
will head for Florida . Kihchel of the
Kihchel at Jeannette got rid of his tryroid
condition after treatment at the Mayo clinic
and he has gained considerable weight and
appears in very good health again.
Harry Batastini, Punxsutawney theatre
owner, has been elected to his sixth term as
president of the Punxsutawney Country club
Horoff, former Johnstown area
exhibitor, has been elected to a third term as
president of Israel Isaiah Beneficial Society.
His partner Max Bloomberg has been reelected
secretary ... Eli Kaufman, who has
folded the Pittsburgh Poster Exchange on
Filmrow, will enter into the sales field, but
not in the film industry.
Catherine Predmore has resigned booking
duties at RKO to join the booking department
at the Co-op office, where a vacancy
was created when Gus Davis decided to re-
.
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turn to the Stanley Warner ciixuit booking
department "Bud" Thomas of
Hanna Theatre Service called on accounts in
the West Virginia area one of those
snowbound nights recently, the Route 19
Drive-In near Washington, Pa., which is
equipped with in-car heaters, played to one
Andy Battiston and Paul Delvitto
car . . .
hosted the January 29 family party at the
Variety Club.
Tommy Woods, district manager for the
Ridilla-Ferrari outdoor theatres at Latrobe,
Greensburg and Carrolltown, stopped on
Meadville, where
Filmrow to say hello . . .
the city council re-enacted its 10 per cent tax
on amusements, will soon mark off one theatre
from its tax books. The Meade is going to
fold and will be dismantled.
HARRISBURG
ixrilliam Trambukis, manager of Loew's
Regent here for the last two years, left
over the weekend for his native Providence,
R.I., where he has been promoted to manage
citizens of Canton, Ohio, came by special Loew's there. Prior to his Harrisburg tour of
train for a sightseeing tour and to see duty, he was manager for eight years in
"Cinerama" at the Warner Theatre . . . Ray Providence and three in Syracuse. Until a
Woodard of the Kayton at Franklin had the successor aiTives, Kenneth Steckline, assistant
Mrs. Marie Schmitt, Imperial exhibitor,
also was ill.
activities at the Regent.
manager for four years,
flu . . .
will handle the
Two Hollywood starlets were here last week.
Pat Crowley, a native Pennsylvanian, was
here for the opening of "Forever Female" at
the Senate. Beverly Michaels was feted by
the Loew's Regent staff at a cocktail party
for press, radio and TV folk. The latter is
still remembered here from her first appearance
two years ago when an unknown Miss
Crowley displayed the "million dollar wardrobe"
with which she is making the crosscountry
tour.
"How to Marry a Millionaire" had a threeweek
holdover at the Senate, where B. I.
Bispeck, manager, reported it one of the most
successful films of recent years.
Snaper Talks to Students
NEW YORK—Wilbur Snaper, president of
National Allied, discussed the importance of
trade organizations at the Thursday (28)
session of the showmanship school of Associated
Motion Picture Advertisers.
Pittsburgh Exhibitors Note
Poster Rental
Servie?
INDEPENDENT POSTER exchange
1323 Vine St. Philadelphia, Pa.
James O'Keefe Dies;
Retired Veteran
PITTSBURGH — James O'Keefe, retir
veteran of the motion pictm-e industry hei
died early this week in his trailer at t
municipal trailer park in Tampa, Fla., whe
he had resided for several years. A film salt
man here in the early days of silent picturi
O'Keefe also was a theatre manager,
later years he represented manufacturers
theatre supplies and equipments, and for!
decade, until his recent retirement, he di
tributed marquee letters and sign displa;
At one time he was a salesman for Dispat
Photo News Service.
Jim O'Keefe was very contented with 1
Wpea
at the Tampa trailer park as many of 1
neighbors were former theatre and circus pt
pie and he was near baseball training qui
ters. Missed by friends there last Sund
(24), the management investigated and fou
his body in the trailer. He had not been
A telephone message from the trailer pe
management informed O'Keefe's sister, M
Blattau, of his death, and she and her hi
band flew from here Monday to Tampa
make funeral arrangements. Jimmy O'Kei
would have been 70 next July.
Myrna Loy Helps Promote
'Best Years' in Capital
WASHINGTON — Film star Myrna L.
denying that she has ever retired and pot
ing to such comparatively recent films ;
"Cheaper by the Dozen," on Thursday (
personally presented tickets to the special
issue premiere showing of "Tlie Best Ye
of Our Lives" to Speaker of the House Jos(.
W. Martin jr. (R., Mass.) and House Minoi
Leader Sam Rayburn (D., Tex.).
Miss Loy. now a prominent figure in Waington
social life as the wife of State Depsment
topper Howland Sargent, also held
press conference on Wednesday (27), and j
otherwi.se aided in the publicizing of the fi
Sam Goldwyn was asked to reissue by !
General Federation of Womens clubs il.
other groups because of its renewed tim;
ness at the end of Korean hostilities. L
Pay Hike to Boothmen
PITTSBURGH—Projectionists at major?
cuit theatres here have received wage bol
under new two-year contracts negotiated vJ
lATSE Local 171. Negotiations caiTied 1
since mid-August resulted in a 15-cent lio7
raise, retroactive to October 31, accordinio
James V. Sipe, business agent. Another :
cents will be payable the second year.
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other contract benefit is the eliminatiopf
free preparation time. Sipe said this \^
time amounts to between 2^'i to 3'i per nt
and also is retroactive. The settlements
with Harris, Loew's, Stanley Warner il
Shea theatres.
SAM FINEBERG
TOM McCLEARY
JIM ALEXANDER
84 Van Braom Street
PITTSBURGH 19, PA.
Phone Express 1-0777
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LTHOUGH they were more verbose than
original, nonetheless noteworthy were
the pair of pronouncements emanating
from Harry C. Ai-thur jr., president of the
Fanchon & Marco circuit, following his assumption
early this month of the chairmanship
of the board of directors of the Southern
California Theatre Owners Ass'n.
When he accepted the post, Arthur proclaimed
that one of the SCTOA's major policies
during 1954 would be an all-out campaign
to stabilize what he called "skyrocketing"
admission prices being levied on so-called
"special engagement" films. The industry, he
pointed out, was founded as a "mass-entertainment"
medium, and he blasted producers,
distributors and exhibitors for the "steadily
upward trend" in ticket scales, which he contended
is transforming the business into a
"select-audience" one.
The public, Arthur insisted, "has a right
to expect top pictures at a fair price," and to
advance prices is to contribute—even more
than television at its strongest—to the nation's
downward attendance figures.
"The higher we hoist admission prices, and
the fewer pictures our major studios produce
each year, the easier we make it for our mass
audiences to remain at home and watch television,"
Arthur declared.
Shortly thereafter, the new SCTOA leader
amplified on these theories via a second message
in which he urged the organization's
membership to "concentrate their efforts"
toward the elimination of the 20 per cent
federal tax on movie tickets scaled at 85
cents or less. Such scuttling of the levy
would, he held, bring relief to exhibition situations
where the tax has become "confiscatory,"
and would allow the American public
to purchase "relaxation and amusement at
a price they can regularly afford to pay."
At the same time, however, Arthur expressed
the opinion that it would be "unwise
and unrealistic" to attempt to convince Congress
and the Pi'esident that all admission
taxes should be removed.
Considering the prominence of the SCTOA
in the community of exhibitor organizations
and Arthur's experience as a theatre operator,
his certainly cannot be considered a voice in
the wilderness. Thus the forthright ness of
his declaration, although much thereof has
been said before, must demand attention and
consideration by those who undertake to
shape the policies and destinies of the motion
picture industry.
Perhaps the most praiseworthy facet of the
Arthurian beliefs lies in the fact that he did
not limit his blame for the trade's existing
woes to producers and distributors, an ostrichlike
procedure which many ranking exhibitors
are too prone to pursue. Theatremen were
also the recipient of a portion of his militant
and analytical blasts.
Which gave promise that he may carry his
crusade, so bravely and auspiciously launched,
to some of the other evils of which showmen—
Arthur included—are guilty, and which are
contributing their fair share to the "veritable
industrial suicide" toward which the trade
is, in his opinion, moving. Witness: Dirty theatres;
outmoded equipment; uncomfortable,
worn-out seats; faulty projection; discourteous,
badly-trained attendants; exorbitant
parking costs, if automobile parking facilities
are available at all—to list just a few.
Cinemania's news—and dignity—have indeed
fallen to low estate if one may accept
as criterion the ridiculous amount of space
that Hollywood's hungry press devoted to
Darryl F. Zanuck's exploit when the 20th
Century-Fox production chief, at a private
party in a local nightspot honoring his daughter,
Susan, displayed his gymnastic ability as
a trapeze artist.
The scribes had milked 'til they were dry
Terry's scant bra and Zsa Zsa's black eye.
Not one more word could be spoke or writ
About the censors of Eartha Kitt.
Rita and Richard's flamboyant vows
No longer were news or good for bows.
The marriage trek of Joe and Monroe
As headline fodder was dull and slow.
The keyholers were in deplorable ruts;
No gossip that boasted a morsel of guts.
But their plight was solved with greatest
of ease.
When Zanuck took to the flying trapeze.
How the fans must be readin', with baleful
glare.
These silly
air.
smart cracks about DZ in the
Perhaps Zanuck's aerial act is attributable
to the influence that the circus has always
asserted on filmdom. With the stratospheric
grosses garnered by Cecil B. DeMille's "The
Greatest Show on Earth" still a shining item
on theatre ledgers, Hal Wallis—who, like
DeMille, produces independently for Paramount—announces
plans to make "The Big
Top," a comedy starring Dean Martin and
Jerry Lewis, in liaison with the Clyde Beatty
circus.
Could be that 20th-Fox has a comparable
undertaking on the fire— to star DPZ.
"EVA GABOR LOOKING FOR
MATE WHO ENJOYS SALAMI"
—George Lait-Columbia headline.
Along with rye bread, no doubt—or any
other kind of dough.
'Oklahoma' Premiere
Held in Claremore
HOLLYWOOD—"The Boy From Oklahoma,"
in which Will Rogers jr. stars for
Warners, was world-premiered Tuesday (26)
in Claremore, Okla., followed on Wednesday
(27) by an opening at the Ritz Theatre in
Tulsa and on Thursday (28) by a booking
at the Paramount in Kansas City, Mo.
The picture was produced in WarnerColor
by David Weisbart and directed by Michael
Curtiz, with Nancy Olson in the feminine
role.
Rogers participated in the Tulsa and Kan-
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sas City premieres and was active in March of j
Dimes campaigns in both cities.
Following its February 1 world premiere
at the Paramount and State in Austin, Tex.,
and subsequent key city openings in the
Lone Star state, Paramount's musical western,
"Red Garters," will make its Hollywood bow
February 9 at the Fox Wilshii-e Theatre.
The Pat Duggan production, megged by
George Marshall, was given its tradepress preview
Monday (25) at the studio, at which
time Don Hartman, Paramount executive producer,
discussed the picture and the plans
being formulated for its exhibition. A troupe
of stars and supporting players from the
cast is being dispatched to Texas to appear,
with scheduled openings. Making the trek-|
are Guy Mitchell, Gene Barry, Pat Crowley,
Joanne Gilbert and Frank Faylen. After appearances
in Austin, they will swing through
San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and
j
Portj
Worth.
MPIC Committee to Study
Ways to Ease Tax Laws
HOLLYWOOD—Ways and means of easing
present tax laws will be studied by a specia:
committee appointed by the Motion Picture
Industry Council and dedicated to supporting
so-called "lean years" legislation. The com'
mittee was set up at an MPIC membership
meeting at which Ed Ralph automatically
succeeded Arthur Freed as president of the
organization, while Kay Lenard, Ronald
Reagan and Cy Baer were unanimously
elected vice-president, secretary and treasure;
respectively.
The naming of Miss Lenard puts her auto
matically in line to succeed Ralph as MPI(
president next year— first woman to hold th(
office.
Freed, the retiring president, was coffl'
mended for his services in a resolution call'
ing attention to his "high qualities of leader
ship" and "consistent devotion" to the in'
dustry.
Comprising the taxation committee are Johl
Dales jr.. Freed, Harold Greene, Jerom
Pycha. Roy Brewer, Marvin Faris, Maurlc
Benjamin and Mendel Silberberg.
UPA Adds Ernest Scanlon
HOLLYWOOD — United Pi-oductions (
America, cartoon unit headed by Stephei
Bosustow, has added Ei-nest Scanlon to it
executive roster as financial consultant. ^
onetime RKO studio manager, Scanlon alsi
has been associated with David O. Selznicl
and currently is Los Angeles consultant
Cinerama.
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School Boy Remembers
Kroger Babb's Promise
Hollywood — Kroger Bahb, Ilallniark
Productions president, lias been out shop-
for a long-bladed shiny knife and
pleading for cowboy autographs, all as
a result of his promise to an 8-year-old
boy.
Last summer, Babb visited England for
the coronation and spent a few days on
the south coa-st at Swanage, visiting Hallmark's
European representative Tony
Whitehous*- and his family.
Eight-year-old .Vnthony WTiitehouse
had just returned from a hectic year in
boarding school. Anthony was more interested
in Hollywood cowboys than in his
schoolmaster or his books.
Babb promised the youngster he would
send him a long-bladed knife autographed
by all the famous cowboys, if Anthony
brought his failing grades up to straight
A's this term. Last week, Babb received
Anthony's new report card—straight A's.
S in Bakersfield Nile
BAKERSFIELD. CALIF.—Installation of
InemaScope and stereophonic sound has
jen completed at the Nile Theatre at Ninelenth
and G street.s. Lou Peldo is manager.
Hves Theatre New Front
TOWNSEND. MONT—Ben F. Sautter.
|»ner of the Rex. has remodeled the froHt of
le theatre with vari-colored brick and metal
id modernized the marquee.
'Julius Caesar' Screened
For Portland Educators
POim.ANI> A concentrated public relations
ciunpaiRn in northwe.stern Oreuon public
and pariK'hial schools, coUeues and universities
resulted in a series of special matinee
performances of "Julius Caesar." which opens
its roadshow engagement at the Guild here
February 5.
The campaign, conducted by Allan Welder.
MGM northwest representative, and Ted
Galanter, San Fi-ancisco. was launched
Wednesday i20) with high .school principals
and administrators attending. More than 300
educators from throughout the entire area,
iacluding Corvallis, Mount Angel, Hill.sboro,
Pacific university, Beaverton. Linfield college.
University of Portland, Lewis and Clark
college, Gresham. Concordia, Portland State,
Reed college and secondary schools through
nut the city were on hand.
Mrs. Isabelle Marks conducted the field
work, which will also Incorporate the distribution
of special recordings by Greer Garson,
and Photoplay studies.
Leases in Estacada, Ore.
ESTACADA. ORE.—T>' F. Correll has lea.sed
the Broadway Tlieatre from Broadway Theatre,
Inc. The Corrells have been in the
theatre business for the past nine years,
recently at Blue River, Ore.
CinemaScope in at Baker
BAKER. MONT.—Cinemascope has been
installed at the Lake Tlieatre, where "Buzz"
Flint is manager. New plate gla.ss and aluminum
doors are also in place.
DANE CLARK IN DENVER—Star
Dane Clark wa-s in Denver recently to
discuss the campaign for the Denver
premiere of llnited .Artists' "Go, Man,
Go!" at a press luncheon. He also made
personal appearances in Omaha and Lincoln
for the 100-date saturation sendoff
of the film in the Nebraska-Iowa area.
Shown here, left to right: Ray Davis,
Denver district manager for Fox Intermountain
Theatres; Paul Lyday, manager
of the Tabor Theatre, and Clark.
Reopens With New Auditorium
LEWISTON. IDA.—The Orchards Indoor
Auto Theatre, located on Bryden avenue, near
Thain, has reopened after remodeling and
construction of a heated 300-seat auditorluna.
Jon Andrew is the manager.
Heads Waldport, Ore., C. of C.
WALDPORT, ORE —Jack Boyd.ston, owner
of the Waldport Theatre, has been elected to
head the Waldport Chamber of Commerce.

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STUDIO PERSONNEUTIES
Barnstormers
Allied Artists
appearances will be made Per: by NEVILLE
BRAND, one of the feofured players in "Riot in Cell
Block 11," in connection with scheduled
openings in New York, Detroit and Boston,
February
a
WILD BILL
March of
ELLIOTT participated
Dimes show in Yuma,
Saturday
Ariz.,
(30)
staged
in
by
the Yuma and Imperial counties Dimes chopter.
Paramount
Actress PAT CROWLEY checked in from a 35-city
tour on beholf of "Forever Female," in which she
stars with Ginger Rogers, William Holden and Paul
Douglas.
Warner Bros.
GUY MADISON, star of "The Command," planed
Chicago to plug midwestern openings of the
to
Cinemascope production.
Briefies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
With Art Baker os narrotor, production was
launched on "Here Comes Gypsy," an exploitation
short to be used in the western territory in connec-
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tion with o personol appearance tour to be made —
beginning next month by the horse star of "Gypsy
Colt." Jack Atlas scripted and is directing.
Warner Bros.
Narration for "Off to the Races," o short being
produced by Cedric Francis, is being written by
CHARLES TEDFORD.
Cleffers
United Artists
DIAZ CONDE, Mexican composer, will score the
Reginald LeBorg production, "The White Orchid."
Meggers
Allied Artists
RICHARD HEERMANCE was assigned the production
reins on "John Brown of Harper's Ferry," a Civil
War droma scripted by Don Ullmon, which will be
filmed in Technicolor this summer.
S^cecuilae
West: Due in at week's end for studio
parleys were Morey Goldstein, Allied Artists
vice-president and sales head; L. E. Goldhammer,
eastern sales chief, and Terry
Turner, head of General Teleradio, Inc., which
is handling TV and radio exploitation on
the upcoming AA release, "Riot in Cell
Block 11."
West: William Dieterle, Columbia director,
returned from a month's location-scouting
trip to Egypt, Israel and Europe for his next
assignment, the Jerry Wald production, "Joseph
and his Brethren."
East: Charles Boasberg, RKO general sales
manager, and Edward L. Walton, executive
aide to President James R. Grainger, planed
to New York after four days of studio huddles.
East: G. Ralph Branton, Allied Artists
vice-president and president of its video subsidiary.
Interstate Television, left for Chicago
for meetings with Lloyd Lind, Interstate's
vice-president and sales manager, on distribution
plans for two TV series.
West: Alfred E Daff, Universal executive
vice-president, planed in from Miami for two
weeks of studio huddles with Edwaa-d Muhl,
production chief; James Pratt, executive stu-
Columbia
"Pirates of Tripoli," upcoming Sam Katzman production,
will be directed by FELIX FEIST.
"The Bandits," outdoor action drama based on a
mogazine serial by Donald Hamilton, has been
assigned to LEWIS J, RACHMIL to produce. The
screenplay will be prepared by Harry Kleiner.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Replacing Richard Thorpe, ANDREW MARTON was
named to direct the Armand Deutsch production,
"Green Fire," which will star Stewart Granger and
Grace Kelly.
Handed the production chores on "The Prodigal,"
a Biblical drama in CinemaScope, was CHARLES
5CHNEE. The cast will be headed by Avo Gardner,
Vittorio Gassman and Edmund Purdom.
United Artists
Schenck-Koch Productions booked LESLEY SELAN-
DER to direct "Knights of Sherwood Forest," a costumer
due to begin camera work in March.
Universal-International
CHARLES LAMONT was set to direct "The Matchmakers,"
western comedy starring Marjorie Main and
Chill Wills, which Robert Arthur will produce.
Columbia
SCOTT BRADY was set as the title-roler in Producer
Som Kotzman's "The Law vs. Billy the Kid." It is
being megged in Technicolor by William Castle. Inked
for o top supporting role was JAMES GRIFFITH.
BETTA ST. JOHN was cast os the romantic leod
opposite Brady. PAUL CAVANAGH loined the cast.
Recently inked to a term contract, KIM NOVAK,
former model, will team with Fred MacMurray and
Phil Carey in the Jules Schermer production, "The
Killer Wore a Badge," which is being megged by
Richard Quine. DOROTHY MALONE drew a top featured
role. Inked for a character role was ANN
MORRIS.
Next starring vehicle for JUDY HOLLIDAY will be
"Phfft," the comedy by George Axelrod, rolling in
April as a Fred Kohlmar production.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Replacing Clark Gable and Eleanor Parker, previously
announced for the property, STEWART GRAN-
GER and GRACE KELLY were set to star in "Green
Fire," adventure drama to be produced by Armand
Deutsch.
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dio manager; David A. Lipton, advertisingpublicity
director, and other officials.
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East: After a week's stay at the studio,
James H. Richardson, recently appointed
treasurer of Paramount, returned to his headquarters
in Gotham.
West: Otis W. Duke, newly appointed vicepresident
in charge of west coast operations
for Pathe laboratories, returned from New
York, where he conferred on expansion plans
being mapped for the local processing facilities.
West: Jerry Pickman, Paramount vice-president
in charge of advertising and publicity,
checked in to view newly completed pictures
and discuss drumbeating campaigns thereon.
West: Walter Wanger, AlUed Artists producer,
returned from a three-week trip to
New York, where final plans were drafted
for the February release of his prison drama,
"Riot in Cell Block 11."
West: Arthur Krim, president of United
Artists, was due in over the weekend for conferences
with independent filmmakers releasing
through the UA organization.
20th Century-Fox
Panoramic Productions, the unit
heoded by Leonard
Goldstein, booked RICARDO MONTALBAN to stor in
"A Matter of Life and Death," which will be directed
by Harry Horner on location in Mexico. ANNE BAN-
CROFT and LEE MARVIN join Montalban in the topline
cast of the film, a suspense drama. Harry
Horner will direct.
Universal-International
spots in the science-fiction opus, starring "This
Island Earth," went to FAITH DOMERGUE and BART
ROBERTS. The William Alland production will be
directed by Joe Newman.
Warner Bros.
First cast names set for "Helen of Troy," which
will be filmed in Itoly this spring in CinemaScope,
were NIAL MACGINNIS and STANLEY BAKER, who
will portray, respectively, Menelaus, the Spartan king,
and Achilles, noted Trojan warrior. The costume
drama will be directed by Robert Wise.
Added to the cast of the CinemaScope musical,
"Lucky Me,' starring Dons Day, was LUCY McALEER.
The Henry Blanke production is being megged by
Jack Donohue. Signed for supporting ports were
EMELENE HENRY and ARTHUR GILMOUR. Added
to the cast was DOLORES DORN.
ALDO RAY has been set as one of the key characters
in "Battle Cry," upcoming CinemaScope version
of the best-seller by Leon Uris. The World
War II drama will be megged by Raoul Walsh and
produced by Henry Blanke. Also cost was JAMES
WHITMORE.
Scripters
Allied Artists
EDWARD BERNDS and ELWOOD ULLMAN are collaborating
on "Bowery to Bagdad," being readied by
Producer Ben Schwolb as a Bowery Boys comedy to
star Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Marking his 17th year with the studio. Scenarist
WILLIAM LUDWIG was given a new term controct.
He IS currently penning "Athena" as a Jane Powell
vehicle for Producer Joe Pasternak.
20th Century-Fox
HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE, noted
Broadway playwrights, were signed to screenplay "A
Woman's World," from a magazine serial by Mono
Williams, which Charles Brackett will produce.
Universal-International
RAY BUFFUM is penning "Song of Bali," a South
Seas romance, for Producer Albert J. Cohen.
Scenarist ROBERT BLEES was given an option
hoist.
Warner Bros.
"The Lady of the Lake," from the narrative poem
by Sir Walter Scott, has been added to the studio's
CinemaScope schedule, 'ith
develop the screenplay
HERB MEADOW inkedtoi
Story Buys
Columbia
"Smoky Valley," a Collier's magazine serial by
Donald Hamilton, was purchased for production os
"The Bandits." It is a story of Texas in the ero
immediately following the Civil War.
United Artists
Edword Small Productions acquired "Dateline Indo-
China," an original action drama by William Raynpr.l
to be scripted by Warren Douglas. Set to direct Waff
Harold Schuster.
"Knights of Sherwood Forest," o costume drama byl
George F. Slavin and George W. George, was pur-f
chased by Producers Aubrey Schenck ond Howard W.fl
Koch, who will film it in color.
Technically
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Columbia
WALTER HOLSCHER will be the art director on
"The Pleasure Is All Mine" which will be photographed
by ARTHUR E. ARLING.
Warner Bros.
Set as art director on "Battle Cry" was JOHN
BECKMAN
Set as dialog director "The Talisman" was
DEMETRIOS VILAN.
New art director assignments include FRANZ
BACHELIN to "The Sea Chase" and BORIS LEVEN to
"The Silver Chalice," both of which will be photographed
in CinemaScope.
Title
Changes
Alhed Artists
"John Brown's Raiders" to JOHN BROWN OF
HARPER'S FERRY.
Columbia
"The Gunslinger" to THREE HOURS TO KILL.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"Digby" to DIGBY'S HIGHLAND FLING.
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'Knights/ 'Desert' and 'Caesar Are
Hardy Perennials in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES— Assuming the postion of
hardy perennials among local first runs,
"Knights of the Round Table," with a 160 per
cent rating in its fifth stanza, "The Living
Desert," at 150 in its sixth, and "Julius
Caesar," at 150 in its 11th week, continued
dominant in the revenue department. Among
new bills, strongest was the dualer, "Go, Man,
Go!" and "Shark River," finishing its initial
week with a hefty 140 per cent.
(Average Is 100)
Academy Lili (MGM reissue), 2nd wk 100
Chinese, Los Angeles Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
(20th-Fox), 5th wk 85
Egyptian Knights of the Round Toble (MGM),
5th wk
El Rey— Little Fugitive (Favorite), 6th wk
160
60
Fine Arts The Living Desert (Disney), 6th wk...l50
Four Star—Julius Coesor (MGM), 1 I th wk 150
Fox Ritz, Rialto Act of Love (UA), 5th wk 50
Fox Wilshire (12th wk), Warners Downtown (11th
wk )— How to Morry a Millionaire (20th-Fox).. 70
Globe, Iris, Uptown, Loyola Go, Man, Gol (UA);
Shork River (UA) 140
Hawaii, Orpheum Eosy to Love (MGM); The
Great Diamond Robbery (MGM), 3rd wk 80
Pontages Miss Sadie Thompson (Col),
Hillstreet,
5th wk 90
Hollywood, Downtown Paramounts Three Sailors
ond a Girl (WB) 105
Stote, Wiltern, Fox Hollywood Highway Dragnet
(AA); Private Eyes (AA) 125
United Artists—Wor Arrow (U-l); The Cruel Sea
Vogue, Palace, Picwood Cease Fire (Para),
2nd wk 100
Warners Beverly The Eddie Confer Story (WB),
4th wk 95
Warners Hollywood This Is Cinerama (Cinerama),
39th wk 100
"Beneath' and "Reef Dwarf
Other Films in Frisco
SAN FRANCISCO—"Beneath the 12-Mile
Reef" opened at the Pox Theatre for a capable
250 high, dwarfing other readings that normally
would have been surefire winners. Second
spot honors were split between the third
week of "Knights of the Round Table" at the
Loew's Warfield and "Violated" at the State
with 150 each.
Esquire Lure of the Silo (IFE); Three Girls From
Rome (IFE) 65
Fox— Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (20th-Fox) 250
Golden Gate The Affoirs of Messolina (Col); Paris
Model (Col) 90
Loew's Warfield Knights of the Round Table
(MGM), 3rd wk 150
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700 N. £. Sandy Blvd., Portland, Oregon
Paramount Hondo (WB), Loose in London (AA),
2nd wk 100
State Violated (SR) 150
Francis
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St.
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United Artists
Sadie Thompson (U-l), 2nd wk. .
The Mon Between (UA); My Heart
Goes Craiy (UA) 80
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'Female' and 'Khyber' Hit
High Portland Marks
PORTLAND—"King of the Khyber Rifles"
and "Forever Female" were leaders here despite
a record blanket of snow. Both had
estimated boxoffice grosses of 200 per cent.
Broadway Wor Arrow (U-l) 120
Century-Shork River (UA) 120
Guild The Captain's Paradise (UA), 4th wk 140
Liberty All the Brothers Were Voliont (MGM). 150
Orpheum King of the Khyber Rifles (20th-Fox) .200
Paramount Forever Female (Para) 200
United Artists Miss Sodie Thompson (Col),
2nd wk 130
'Khyber Rifles' Grosses 200
In Seattle Opening
SEATTLE—Heavy snows took their toll at
the local boxoffices, with business slumping
at virtually all houses. In spite of the
weather, however, the Fifth Avenue scored a
tremendous 200 per cent on the opening week
of "King of the Khyber Rifles." "Knights of
the Round Table" also did nicely, with 160
per cent at the Music Hall.
Blue Mouse The Captain's Paradise (UA), 4th wk. 85
Coliseum Appointment in Honduras (RKO);
Fighting Lawman (AA) 100
Avenue King of the Khyber Rifles
Fifth
(20th-Fox) 200
Liberty Give a Girl a Break (MGM); The Great
Diamond Robbery (MGM) 90
Music Box—Three Sailors and a Girl (WB); The
Limping Man (LP), 3rd wk 75
Music Hall Knights of the Round Table (MGM). .160
Poromount Miss Sadie Thompson (Col), 2nd wk. . . 75
'Khyber Rifles' Hits 190
Per Cent in Denver
DENVER — "King of the Khyber Rifles"
took in the most money, showing at the Denver,
and was held over. "The Living Desert"
stayed at the Aladdin for a sixth week. "Quo
Vadis" held at the Broadway for a second
week, and "Cease Fire" gained the same honor
at the Denham.
Aloddin The Living Desert (Disney), 5th wk 120
Broadway Quo Vodis (MGM) 110
Denham Ceose Fire (Para) 95
Denver King of the Khyber Rifles (20th-Fox) . 190
Esquire Beneoth the 12-Mile Reef (20th-Fox),
5th d. t. wk 100
Orpheum Knights of the Round Table (MGM),
3rd wk 100
Paramount Hondo (WB), 2nd wk 115
Tabor— Paris Model (Col); China Venture (Col).. 140
Webber The Captoin's Poradise (UA), 4th d. t.
wk ; My Heart Goes Crazy (UA) 100
A Decker-Espy Union
SANTA MONICA, CALIF.—Sam K. Decker
and Reeves Espy have merged their exhibition
interests here in the Elmiro Theatres, Inc.
Decker has been operating the Elmiro Theatre
and Espy the Majestic. Decker is president
and general manager, while Espy is vicepresident
and Sam DeGroot is secretary.
LOS ANGELE.
"Theatre reopenings, always good news, ij
eluded the Temple in Glendale, formei|
an Al LeVoy operation, now being run
Philip Ordin, and the AiToyo, taken over
the H.M.H. Corp., headed by Mark HanaJ
Tom Muchmore and Harold Harron . . . Kel
neth Silk, 16-year-oId nephew of Mori
Sudmin, 20th-Fox manager, was one of tl
top winners in the recent history conbl
conducted by the Hearst newspaper chain|
Larry Moses, owner of the Monterey
Monterey Park, named Al Williams manai,
there . Estrim, formerly of the P(
Star, was appointed manager at the Mar(|
recently taken over by John Wolfberg
Newton "Red" Jacobs, president of Favoi|
Films, checked in from San Francisco
business huddles with his local representatl
Ralph Carmichael . . . The aforementior
Morris Sudmin, recently feted by Filmi
friends on his 30th year with 20th-Pox, ?v
guest of honor at still another party, hosij
by his associates at the branch which |
manages. Among those present, many
whom have worked with Sudmin for fr
20 to 30 years, were Bill Wall, Bernard Rob
son, Bjom Foss, Melvin Anderson, Jero
Arkim, Eva Meredith, Harriet Frank, Ri
Hoseck, Florence Peterson, Virginia Primr
and Elizabeth MacMUlan.
Frank Prince of Fox West Coast has b

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\o62 Stout St. just a block from the
*'^'" location. Lacking space for a shipping
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Mor^n, former National Theatre Supjnanager,
and Mrs. Morgan are recuper-
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[ from recent illnesses . . . Lou Astor,
It sales manager for Columbia, was in
his New York headquarters, conferring
Robert Hill, local manager, and with
Id Green, Salt Lake City manager. Hill
Astor made a sales trip to Albuquerque.
itelo Panhandle Theatre Corp. is building
llieafMeiK "anhandle Drive-In, Kimball, Neb., and
to have it ready for a May I opening.
company is composed of Pied Rasgorit.
L. Eastman and Robert Young, Kim-
! branch jBlbusinessmen. The drive-in, of 250-car
,ty, is located on U.S. 30 and will have
58-foot screen. RCA equipment, bought
igh the Western Service & Supply, is
used, with one of the unusual features
that the booth is surrounded by plate
so that the patrons can not only watch
>lcture on the screen, but at the same
can watch the projectionists. The
r will be one of the most up-to-date
s of its kind in the country.
r Carlson, MGM shipper, underwent an
idcimiit,ri^Btion at St. Anthony's hospital, when
iaiis, !l)th-Fo!,a of hi.s stomach was removed. He is re-
Miiitr,and]i!B|'ating nicely . . . William Hastings, manatg^o^
the Orpheum, promoted a Saturday
ng orphan's party for 476 orphans at
hts of the Round Table."
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Zucker, Universal district manager,
lonferring with Mayer Monsky. local
ger, and together they called on the
circuits . . C. J. Duer, AUied Artists
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ger, went to Albuquerque on a sales trip
ILes Newkirk, city manager at Boulder
Intermountain, reports that someone
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into the office of the Boulder and
off a 500-pound safe containing $491.
* *J'. Reed, 45, of the Fox Intermountain
T publicity department and editor of
Artl*,
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>mpany's house organ. Spotlight, died
)enver ho.spiuU following a long illness.
survived by his wife Milda, his parents,
T and a brother. Funeral services and
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were in Denver.
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New Survanf Theatre
Open in Glasgow, Mont.
GLASGOW. MONT The new Survant
Theatre, with seats for 700, was formally
opened with a dedicatory talk by H. O. Morgan,
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce secretary,
paying tribute to the late John Survant,
pioneer Montanan for whom the theatre is
named, and expre.ssing appreciation to the
members of the Survant estate, wliich rebuilt
the theatre. An earlier theatre was destroyed
by fire two years ago.
Motif of the finish and design of the Survant
Ls South Sea island, which the theatre
patron fli-st encounters in the floral design
of the sidewalk at the entrance, finds repeated
in the 30-foot Ughting fixture of the
lobby and meets again in the design of the
carpeting. The theatre front is faced with
Arizona flagstone. The main auditorium is
constructed with laminated wooden arches,
almost 30 feet high at their peak, which were
brought from Wisconsin.
Hand-painted decorations in the lobby and
auditorium are by Homer Sterios of San
Francisco. He has won many national awards
for his theatre paintings and decor. Bernard
Nobler, theatre architect of San Francisco,
drew the building plans, which were carried
out by the Harvey Theatre Construction Co.
of Cahfornia. The wide-row, staggered seating
in the auditorium gives each member of
the audience an eight-inch clear view over
the person aliead. A cryroom is provided and
a large air conditioning unit is on the second
floor over the lobby. The projection
room has been built with fire wall, two exits
and special air conditioning unit.
Edward Hconrick, 68, Dies;
Brother of Circuit Owner
SEATTLE—Edward Louis Hamrick, 68,
well-known local theatreman, collapsed and
died of a heart attack on the street in the
Ballard district of Seattle. Hamrick was manager
of the Blue Mouse Tlieatre untU he
went into semiretirement about nine months
ago because of failing health. He since had
been relief manager of the Bay and Venetian
theatres.
For many years, Hamrick was manager of
the Paramount and Music Hall theatres. He
had lived here for the last ten years.
Surviving ai'e his wife Martha, a daughter
and two brothers, John Hamrick, owner of
the John Hamrick circuit, and Clarence
Hamrick of Pasadena.
SEATTLE
T ec Scotl, salesman for Modern Tlieatre Supply,
returned from a trip to eastern Washington,
where he supervised the installation
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of 3-D equipment in Jack Pearl's Pro-sser
The Seattle office
Theatre at Pro.sser . . .
of Manley Popcorn has Installed seven Aristocrat
models at the Fort Lewis TTieatre exchange
and a Manley Ice-O-Bar at the Ten
Point naval station theatre. A Stadium
model was installed in the North Central
high school, Spokane , . Sterling's Crest
Theatre has closed for an indefinite period.
Universal District Manager Barney Rose
was up from Los Angeles . Jungmeyer
and Dorothy Christopher resigned
from the 20th-Fox office staff . . . The Midstate
group, Howard McGhee, Ed Hlckey.
Pete Penagoes and John Doerr, who were in
town, left for Walla Walla . . . "The Merry
Wives of Wind.sor" was shown Tuesday i26)
in the University of Washington's winter
series of Fiction on Film, featuring European
playwrights. On February 2, "Amphitryon."
a French musical comedy, will be shown.
"Saadla" played at the Liberty here, making
Seattle one of four American cities chosen
for its first screening. It was shown on the
theatre's new wide screen . Captain's
Paradise" moved from the Blue Mouse to the
Music Box for the fifth week of its Seattle
run . . . "Quo Vadis" is now on an extended
run at the Roosevelt . . . Following the expected
long run of "Knights of the Round
Table" at the Music Hall will be "The Command,"
the first western to be filmed in
Cinemascope. It will be shown on the Music
Hall's new curved Cinemascope screen with
stereophonic sound . . . Other coming attractions
will be "Cease Fire," which follows "Miss
Sadie Thompson" at the Paramount, and
"Tanga-Tika," which is scheduled next at
the Blue Mouse.
Harry Wall was in town from Lewiston, but
Mrs. Wall remained in Spokane because of
the weather. While there were few F^lmrow
visitors due to the snow and ice, a few did
manage to make it, including R, R. Landers
of the Oak, Oak Harbor; Walter Graham.
Graham, Shelton; G. O. Spencer, Proctor,
Tacoma, and Mrs. Frances Henry, the Grand
in Seattle's Greenwood district.
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ay King, who is in the service, are planbe
married in February, and plan to
1 Hawaii . \'isitors included
Greve, Eagle; Mr. and Mi-s. Paul
y, Kremmling; Dave Edwards, Salt
3ity; Larry Star.smore, Colorado Springs,
Iden Menagh, Fort Lupton.
Otto VVeddenfeld has bought the Zala,
% Neb., from the E. J. Touey estate
ty managership changes announced by
H. Ricketson jr.. president of Fox
lountain Theatres, included the moving
Doty, manager of the Fox, Caldwell.
Las Vegas as city manager. He suc-
Jack Fleming, who was moved to Walg.
Colo., to succeed Wilford Williams
lo returns to his native state as asmanager
at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Hugh Detloff to New Post
WILLCOX, ARIZ.—The Willcox Theatre,
which has been managed by Hugh Detloff for
ten years, now is under the direction of Cecil
Flint, the former projectionist. Detloff, who
has had two jobs, one managing the theatre
and the other doing social service w'ork, has
taken a year's leave of absence from his
social service job and gone to Safford, where
he supervises all 22 theatres owned by Louis
Long in this section of the country.
Frank R. Schulz to Portland
PORTLAND—With the new year, Frank R.
Schulz, assistant city manager at Salem for
Forman Bros. Theatres the last six years,
has been promoted to manager of the Sandy
Boulevard Drive-In here, a 1,100-car situation.
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SAN FRANCISCO
n S2,300 robbery of the Tamalpais Theatre in
Sail Anselmo was solved two days after
it occwred when the young thief repaid a
police sergeant in 50-cent pieces the $3 he
had borrowed and then later changed $30
in 50-cent pieces into bills. When arrested,
the thief named four other participants in
the crime . Harlem Globetrotters appeared
on the stage of the Esquire Theatre on
opening day of then- film "Go. Man. Go!" .
Walt Disney's "The Living Desert" was
opened at the Bridge Tlieatre at 10 a.m. on
Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the
crowds.
Comedian Bea Lillie is booked at the Curran
Theatre here March 29 . . . Johnny Parsons,
bossman at the Telenews Theatre, sat
back and enjoyed the crowds who came to
view his film scoop of the kidnapping of
Leonard Moskovitz. The kidnap case was
covered by the Telenews cameras, step by
step, from the first ransom note to the capture
of the abductors by the San Francisco
police.
The Film Colony club elected Maiy Marquart.
MGM. president; Corinne Swanson,
Blumenfeld, and Jessie Cole, Paramount, vicepresidents;
Paula Grubstick, Lippert, treasurer,
and Dorothy Haley, B. F. Shearer, secretary
. . . Publicist Ted Galanteer, MGM, was
in Portland
. Young, former assistant
manager of Loew's Warfield, was released
from military service and has returned to his
old job . Isabella, manager of the
Metro Theatre here, put out 7.000 heralds to
blanket his neighborhood on "Escape Prom
Fort Bravo" and "Crazylegs."
The Balboa, repertory and classics theatre,
offered a cartoon carnival . Merin
was in working on Columbia's "Paratrooper,"
Alan Ladd film made in England, scheduled
to open at the United Artists Theatre here
. . . "The Glenn Miller Story" will open
February 17 at the Golden Gate, reports
Manager Mark Ailing and publicist Mike
Vogel.
Jack Stevenson, manager at Paramount,
took a short respite at Las Vegas ... A. J.
Longtin, Guild in Sacramento, was on the
Row . Anderson, salesman at Paramount,
is di-iving a new convertible . . . Robert
Marseilles, El Capitan manager, resigned
. . . Bill Browne, former Palo Alto manager,
is now managing the California in San Jose,
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replacing Henry Pines who took a leave of
absence.
Frank Yakai, Lincohi at Sacramento; William
Stewart, Orland; Bob Reese, Lakeport;
Wan-en Joh:ison, Melody, Hiway City; Rudy
Buchanan of the Lakeside, Stateline; Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Tyler, Los Molinos Drive-In:
M. Palacio, Arena at Point Arena, and Rod
Degner. Winters, were on the Row . . . Ward
Pennington, Paramount, is expecting to be a
papa shortly.
Al Dunn, ex-manager of the Orpheum,
and a veteran of 25 years in theatre business,
was in the University of California tuberculosis
ward of the San Francisco county hospital.
Hulda McGinn, head of the California
Theatres Ass'n, is leading a campaign to
raise funds for the temporary support of
Dunn's mother, son and daughter. Contributions
may be sent to McGinn at 988 Market St.
SPOKANE
•The Post Theatre was closed for two days for
the installation of Cinemascope equipment.
"Knights of the Round Table" opened
on the 28th . . . Joseph J. Rosenfield, operator
of the Favorite Theatres, left for Washington,
attending a board meeting of the
TOA as a delegate of the Theatre Owners of
Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska.
Dick Reed, manager of the Post, returned
from a vacation in Hawaii . . . Don Parker,
manager of the Granada, left on a vacation in
Portland. Bob Fieberger subbed during his
absence . Seigal, Columbia, was
here working on "Miss Sadie Thompson" at
the Post.
Theatre Improvements
In Washington, Oregon
A number of houses in Oregon and Washington
recently completed installations or
other improvements:
Odessa, Wash.—The Lyric, a curved screen
and improved projection machines.
North Richland, Wash.—Fay Honey, manager
of the North Star, has installed a 19x40-
foot panoramic screen.
Spokane—The Post, owned by J. J. Rosenfield,
a $25,000 Cinemascope system.
Corvallis, Ore.—Charles Whiteside, owner
of the Whiteside Theatre, has installed an allpurpose
screen. Stereoscope sound equipment
will be in use by the middle of February.
Albany, Ore.—Dick Henderson, manager of
the Rialto, a Synchro-Screen.
Sheridan, Ore.—W. H. Hibbert, owner of
the Hi-Way Theatre, and Manager Ralph
Watson are installing a wide-angle screen.
Albany, Ore.—Venetian, a curved screen
and a new sound system and projectors.
CS to Phoenix Palms
PHOENIX—A 20x40-foot screen has been
installed at the Palms Theatre with stereophonic
sound. The CurvaScope frame, prefabricated
in New York, reaches from exit
to exit and the doors had to be blocked for
the installation and new one cut at the
rear of the theatre so that an entrance backstage
was possible. "Knights of the Round
Table" was to open Saturday (30). "Miss
Sadie Thompson" opened in 3-D at the Paramount
Theatre.
PORTLAND
lyrore than 100 women, members of 14 Por
land business women's clubs, attended tl
before-breakfast preview of "Forever Femali
at the Paramount. Despite 12 degrees aboi •'*
zero weather (cold for the northwest citi
the women appeared at 7:30 a.m. Hot cofl
and doughnuts was suppUed by the
mount. Radio station disk jockeys and
agers and newspaper editors also we
hand for the preview.
Ka'ld
Dick Newton, Paramount manager, was
Seattle on business Wednesday (27). He'sge
ting set for the Louis Armstrong stage
due at the Paramount February 5. No I
served seats will be sold for the one-we
engagement, which includes the showing
the new Pine-Thomas adventure, "Jivar
Admission will be $1.25, with three sbo
daily.
Willard Cog^hlan, Warners new press aiT
exploitation representative, made his fi|
visit to Portland in his new capacity Mc'l
day and Tuesday. Coghlan conferred with
Oxtoby, Marvin Fox, John Hamrick theat
city manager, and other exhibitors .
MGM, Irving Helfont of the New York oflilKlMtli Blit
conferred with Lou Amacher, and Alan]
Cummings returned to New York after sifl
eral days at the exchange.
Jesse Chinlch, Buena Vista Corp., new W
Disney subsidiai'y, was in town working
Walter Brens
"The Living Desert" . . .
Hollywood film star and Joseph, Ore, li'Ilt:
hibitor, was in town on a booking and buy x i
trip, conferring with Roy Brown, booker f
the suburban and outlying Oregon theat. .
A. B. Olson, Northend Drive-In, Eugii
was a visitor. He has just completed instap ,.
tion of one of the first wide screens in C;
.
gon. Olson said all new booth equipment i
installed . . . Harold McKellips. formerljf
Florida, has purchased the Canby There
from Irving Westenskow, Woodburn. W-
enskow operates the Pix and the Woodba
Drive-In.
Mrs. Walter Wessling, widow of Wa
Wessling, former Pathe Pictures sales a-
ager, suffered a heart attack and is int.
Vincents hospital . . . Ruth Doyle, fenny
seci-etary of the Oregon Film Board inPtj -
land, recently employed
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by Charles Skoi r
in Los Angeles, died in Los Angeles, accfr
ing to a Row report.
Ed Bramwell, Universal salesman, retirni
to the branch this week after a two-weelch
sence. He suffered a vu-us infection . . . 'Itors
included Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Leach, k .:
ley Drive-In, Medford, and George Geif.
former Sweet Home exhibitor. He has thf|
interests in Sweet Home and Carson 'fr'BMisjA
Nev.
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'Quiet One' Screened
SEATTLE—Members of organizations n-
terested in fighting juvenile delinquency*
the fUm, "The Quiet One," shown by*'
Donald L. Ki'uzner, assistant superinterB'
of the King county schools, at the lunc'"
meeting of the Seattle Motion Pictiu*
Television Council Friday (29) in the If
flower hotel.
Total attendance in motion picture
atres in Italy during the last year
800,000,000.
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ike CuUen, 55, Dies;
.,oew Division Chief
3T LOUIS- Michael .J. Culli-n. division
Ljanager for LocW.s Theatres, died of a heart
litack in Tucson. Ai-iz.. Tuesday (26). Cullen
Ks in Tucson on vacation with his wife. He
55 years old, and started with Loew's
IVis
\i Newark. N.J., where funeral services were
Friday.
Irid
'Oullen had been division manager since
ilfore World War II and hLs territory went
Diive-li
Jineibooii .
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iliased
the Cantf
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far west as San Francisco, as far north
„ Kansas City and included the southern
IfA^ns of Atlanta, New Orleans and Houston.
During World War II, he became a major
id took USO shows around Europe, where
1 also set up a chain of motion picture shows
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imated to have an attendance of 110,000,000.
addition to his army service in Italy.
Innany and the Scandinavian countries, he
%e became lost in Russia and was picked
[by the Russians as a spy. In telling about
experience he would laugh and say that
ale Cantor and Ted Lewis had Uvught him
jie Russian words, but in trying them out.
[found out they were the wrong words.
survived by his wife Fay of the home
[4943 Lindell Blvd.
ktension of 'Line' Run
jijDUses Archbishop
J \rv. LOUIS—Tlie action of the Legion of
^Iicency condemning "The French Line," the
|3) RKO picture in which Jane Russell is
irred, and the extension of its run at the
;ouri Theatre here for another week to
on January 25 resulted in Archbishop
iph E. Ritter of the St. Louis archdioot
the Catholic Church sending another
!r to the pastors of all the parishes in his
idiction.
addition to again calUng the attention
lose in attendance at the masses on Suni24),
to Archbishop Ritter's previous
id about Fanchon & Marco showing the
;ure at the Fox and Missouri theatres.
new letter suggested that Catholics ren
from patronizing any theatre in which
operators of the Fox and Missouri theatres
financial interest,
lently James H. Ai-thur. general man-
,r for Fanchon & Marco, sent a five-page
|«r to Archbishop Ritter stating the posi-
. of the circuit in the controversy. In that
Arthur stated that the heads of RKO
ler,
that the run at the Missouri
latre be terminated on January 18. Subjently.
however, those orders were changed
the RKO interests and the picture was
Id for another week.
ajtets Missouri Permit
EFFERSON CITY—The Des Moines Con-
S
Jdated Theatres Corp., 317-25 South State
Bet, Dover, Del., has been authorized to
Brate a general theatre busine.ss in Misilrl
as a 'foreign corporation," with R. T.
ties of the law firm of Keyes & Bushman,
ferson City, as its principal Missouri legal
at. Officers of the corporation were listed
president S. A. Schwartz; secreUry. W.
I
iltman, and treasurer, T. F. O'Connor.
13weet Violence," a murder mystery by Peter
toke. has been purcha.sed by Producer Wil-
F. Broidy as a starring vehicle for
linard Conte for AA release.
KOFFICE January 30, 1954
: :
Kansas City-Made Film
Features
65 Minutes of Com and Youth
At the studio cocktail party to introduce the cast and production t^" »' ^^
Kansas City production. •Torn's-a-Poppin-." a dish of popcorn .s samp!.-d b> tluse
S" to r ;•; .fjerrv Wallace, star; Jay Wooten. Hutchinson exhibitor, Charles Manley,
Manley Popcorn; Bob Woodburn, director; Elmer Rhoden jr., producer.
KANSAS CITY—Who says there are no
more frontiers? A group of hardy young
people are pioneering in feature production
at the Woodburn-White studio in the old
Lyceum Hall here, and loving it. Forty minutes
of the 65-minute "Corn's a-Poppin" were
shot the first week. Rough rushes were
.screened at the Fox screening-room Tue.sday
(191—not enough to tell much about the
story, but several on Filmrow who saw it
commented on the exceUence of the photography
and beauty of the color. According to
Ogg White, sound recorder and assistant director,
the company Ls on schedule and expected
to finish .shooting Saturday night.
Also, they are operating within their very
modest budget.
Robert Altman, who wrote the screenplay
from an original story worked out by young
producer Elmer Rhoden jr. and Bob Woodburn,
director, came here from Hollywood
for the shooting. Altman wrote the screenplays
for RKO's "Christmas Eve" and "Bodyguard,"
and he says he is quite impressed
with the local effort. He has been in Hollywood
since 1946, where his wife and one
daughter remained, and has done a series
called "Illusion" for the radio, in addition to
his film work.
Director Woodburn is not without experience,
although this is his first feature. He was
two "years in New York making TV features,
a year in Chicago as TV director on WBKB.
and was stage manager and actor in New-
York with Max Gordon. He also spent three
years with the Calvin Co. Diiring and right
after the second World War. he put on shows
for the USO overseas. Piior to that he
was a reporter for INS in Cleveland, but
Kan.sas City is his hometown, and he has
been back here some time.
The star of the show, Jerry Wallace, was
imported from Hollywood but is a native
Kan-sas Citian. This is his fu-st feature picture
but he has done TV work on Hollywood NBC
and CBS shows. He has been playing the
guitar and singing for the past 12 years,
has done some night club work at Las Vegas
and in California, and makes Allied records.
Wallace says he never had any real dramatic
training but his parents were in vaudeville
and his mother, who is still living, was
a torch singer in the Helen Morgan era.
His grandfather, Charlie Wallace, Uves in
St. Joseph. His mast popular record has been
"Little Miss One." but he is not married.
"Just never got around to it yet," he says.
"Been too busy working at my career."
Pat MacReynolds. attractive brunette feminine
lead, played star parts at Baker University
all foiu- years of her drama major
there. This is her first motion picture and
she is earnestly adapting herself to the different
technique demanded. She finds it a
little hard to make the scenes out of their
proper sequence, but says everyone is wonderful
to work with.
Hobie Shepp and his Cowtown Wranglers
provide lively musical diversion, with a 12-
year-old vocalist. Cora Rice. Although the
Wranglers have had considerable radio. TV
and stage experience, this is their first fulllength
film. Hobie, who is an old-fashioned
type of fiddler, is optimistic about the venture,
commenting. "Everything else is moving
to the midwest^why not Hollywood?"
Jay Wooten of Hutchinson. Ben Adams
and Dr. Dillenbeck of El Dorado are financially
interested in the production for which
they have received 45 per cent of the stock.
Woodburn and the actors are said to have
accepted 20 per cent of the stock instead of
salaries and Rhoden retains 35 per cent.
It should be mentioned here that several
of the wives are helping out. and not just
by cheering from the sidelines. Ann Woodburn
is finding her makeup and wardrobe
experience on Junior League shows is a
valuable help to husband Bob now. Sometimes
she is script girl. too. but like Marilyn
Rhoden. she is enjoying the experience. Maybe
it's because they all have a sort of "nolhing-ventured-nothing-gained"
attitude about
the whole thing.
There's the problem of having only one
dressing-room, and so far they have not had
to install a red light on the door to show
it is occupied. Everybody goodnaturedly takes
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KANSAS CITY
Uarold Foster, manager of the Yucca Drivein
at Santa Fe for the Winoko Corp. here,
is in Kansas City until about March 1 managing
the Heai-t Drive-In while Hank Wigman
takes his vacation. The Heart is still
operating on weekends and has been having
fair crowds. Poster says Santa Fe drive-ins
do not operate all year because its altitude
is 7.000 feet and the nights get cold after
October. The Yucca clo.sed November 16 and
will open around the latter part of March.
. . .
Ed Hartman's Booking Agency has taken
over the booking and buying for the Regent
From
Theatre at Blue Rapids, Kas.
Gladys Melson at Hartman's we learn that
Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Marsh of the Artesia Theatre
at Fowler, Kas.. are the very proud parents
of twins, a boy named Dennis Ray and
a girl named Denise Kay.
Jack Braunagel, Commonwealth drive-in
division manager, returned from an extensive
trip to Florida and other southern states.
"Yes, I snooped around theatres in those
parts while I was gone," he said. "I found
they have many of the same problems we
have—and like us, they're confused about
what to do about re-equipping their theatres"
Ben Marcus, Coliunbia division
. . . manager back from a trip to Minneapolis,
was to meet Lou Weinberg from the home
office for a tour of the division.
George Gabbert, office manager at Columbia
since 1946, is joining Republic's booking
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.since 1928 when he was a shipper and
booker at MGM, after which he spent around
ten years with Film Delivery operating one
of its feeder lines . . . Perry Sheehan and
Kathryn Reed, MGM starlets, were here with
the trailer used in the Lucille Ball-Desi
Arnaz feature, "The Long, Long Trailer" . .
George Phillips will take over management
of Midcentral's Campus at Manhattan, Kas.,
under City Manager Dave Dallas. His wife
and daughter Cathy will accompany him
from Pleasant Hill, Mo., where he had been
managing a theatre when inducted into service,
from which he has recently been discharged.
. . George
Foster Blake, U-I division manager, was in
the local office a few days . . . Stanley Durwood
was to attend a meeting of ABC-TV
affiliates in Chicago Sunday (31). His station,
KEDD at Wichita, carries both NBC
and ABC network programs .
Nescher and wife of the Rio at "Valley Falls,
Kas., are among the exhibitors who are
spending winter vacations in Florida.
Arthur Cole of Paramount, special representative
for Pilmrow, had a Christmas card
from Mi's. Eleanore Walton, former movie
censor here for many years. She wrote she
was well, enjoying her summers at the beach.
Mrs. Walton has been living with her son,
a professor at Duke university, since her retirement
several years ago. Her address is
3335 Crawford St., Durham, N.C. . . . Wayne
Love, who had been managing the Lawrence
Drive-In for Commonwealth, has been transferred
to Clinton, Mo., where he will manage
the Go-Sho, indoor house. Wade Hicks, who
had been managing the Go-Sho since the 52
Drive-In closed, is now stationed in Lawrence
for Commonwealth.
Missouri Theatre Supply has installed a
new RCA sound system in Fox Midwest's
Stai- Theatre at Nevada, Mo. A new RCA
Dynalite screen has been sold to the Dickinson
at Topeka, the Overland at Overland
Park and to Sam Abend's Jayhawk in Kansas
City, Kas. . . . That new dignity in the bearing
of Finton Jones, FMlmrow insurance ace, is
due to his having become a grandfather. The
new grandson is named James Lee and he is
the son of his daughter and her husband, Mr.
and Mis. James Wiltse of Lawrence, Kas. . .
Eddie Golden's Booking Agency will book and
buy for the new Atwood Drive-In at Atwood,
Kas., which opened last September. Alden
Helthus is its manager.
L&L Popcorn Co. has the Insta automatic
hambm-ger stove on display now. The machine
produces 400 hamburgers an hour,
toasting the buns at the same time. Frank
Weary sr. has ordered one for his drive-in
restaurant at Richmond, Mo. The restaurant
has no connection with his theatres .
Woodie Latimer, president of L&L, made a
flying trip to Atlanta Wednesday (27) . . .
Ralph Banghart, RKO exploiteer with headquarters
in Chicago, has been in town working
on Samuel Goldwyn's rerelease, "The Best
Years of Our Lives," which will open February
10 at the Missouri.
Closings reported this week include Frank
Samples' Conway Theatre at Conway Springs.
Kas., as of January 18, and M. D. Buxton's
Garden at McCracken, Kas. Orrin Doughty's
Star was damaged by fire at Longton, Kas.
Mrs. Byron Harenger was manager . . . Martin
Baier, formerly in the advertising and
circulation department of BOXOFFICE, is
moving with his family to Burlington, Iowa,
where he will be general manager of the
M. P. Browi. Co., a division of the National
Research Bvreau, Inc. ... Jo Ami Weaver is
back at her old job as secretary at the Ed
Hartman Booking Agency, following Maxine
Brady's resignation.
Word has been received here that Louie
Charninsky, who managed the Pantages Theatre
here at one time (where the Tower is
now I , is in the Veterans hospital in Dallas.
Charninsky suffered a stroke last June. He
had been manager of the Capitol Tlieatre in
Dallas for the past 19 years, and was made a
life member of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce.
Kansas City friends are asked to
write him.
Kansas City-Made Film
Features Corn and Youth
(Continued from preceding page)
his turn. They keep on shooting in the evening,
gathering around a table at Town
House or one of the other close restaurants
and threshing out problems, then going back
to the studio to work.
Jack Thompson, musical director, fills in
as do all the others in arranging sets. He|
has kept the score simple, he says, and merely
tried to coordinate the musical spots in the
show.
I
"Corn's a-Poppin," is being shot on a three-l
to-one ratio but allows for wide screen on
all shots. The company, which has taken the
name of Crest Productions, plans to make
four features this year.
Rhoden, film buyer for Commonwealth until
recently, says all they ai-e trying to do if
to make the kind of show that the averagf
movie fan likes to see. Not art for art's sakf
but corn for the boxoffice take. With a popcorn
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CHICAGO
11 rthur Schoenstadt, president of H. Schoenstadt
& Sons Theatres, has been elected
a director of National bank of Hyde Park.
Schoenstadt. one of the pioneer circuit operators
in the U.S.. is a director of Allied
Theatre Ass'n. the Will Rogers Memorial
hospital. University of Chicago Cancer Research
Foundation. Hyde Park Kenwood
Community Conference and of the Hyde Park
Neighborhood Club, a tru.stee of the Faulkner
.school and has served as a director of
Variety Tent 26.
Guy Madison checked in to pass on personal
comment about his first Cinemascope
film. "The Command" . Doyle, scheduled
for a February 8 transfer to do MGM
publicity in Indianapolis, spent the week
there for training work , Jones has
gone to Florida, where he will remain until
March . Schoen.stadt circuit has contracted
with Abbott Equipment Co. for a
Cinemascope installation in the Atlantic.
The Peoples at 47th and Ashland initiated
its Cinemascope equipment with "The Robe."
Mrs. Kay Simmons has taken over as night
manager at the Astor. She formerly was manager
of the Newberry . Maurice
Duke conferred here with Johnny Desmond,
who will play the lead role in "The Life of
Russ CoKimbo." Desmond is the singing star
of Don McNeill's Breakfast Club radio program.
Mervyn LeRoy and his wife stopped here
to visit with friends before going on to
Brazil to attend the South American film
. . Mr.
festival ... Ed Zorn. TOA chairman for
Illinois who owns the Crescent and Eagle
theatres in Pontiac, passed through here on
his return from a visit to Canada .
and Mrs. Wally Simmons, owners of the
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Lyric in Monticello. 111., were Filmrow visitors
. . . Maxine Sapienza, long an employe
of 20th-Fox here, was given a farewell party
by staffers prior to her departure and marriage.
A. B. McCoUum, on his way back from Florida,
announced wide screens would be installed
in all his houses—the Blackstone at
Dwight, the Paxton in Paxton. the Watseka
in Watseka, the Clintonia in Clinton and the
Princess at Hoopston.
Allen Steinberg of the Movietone News personnel
here became father of a baby son
named Larry . Goldman commented
that United Artists productions will be practically
flooding the Loop in February. "The
Man Between" will open at the Loop February
5 or 12, "Conquest of Everest" is scheduled
to go into the Ziegfeld. "Beat the Devil"
will be seen at the United Artists Theatre, and
"Beachhead" is to be booked in B&K loop
houses.
Two new members have been added to the
expanding Kling studio operations here, it
was announced by Fred A. Niles, vice-president
and director of Kling's motion picturetelevision
enterprises. Jack Trindl has joined
the creative division as a continuity writer
and Hank Ludwin has been added to the
industrial film division as a director of industrial
and documentary films.
Albert Dezel spent last week in Detroit,
where he handled publicity on the visit there
of Joan Fontaine and CoUier Young, who
are on tour for "The Bigamist." in which they
have the leading roles . . . Morris Hellman of
the UA offices here returned from Tulsa,
where he spent his annual vacation with one
of his two daughters. Next May 17 he will
mark 47 years in the motion picture business.
.
Ed Harris is managing the Shakespeare for
Maury Salkin
the Schoenstadt circuit . . .
has assumed managerial duties at the Standard
Theatre Levy, formerly with
Eitel's Palace, has been named a manager
at the State Lake.
.\rthur Herzog jr. of U-I was here in behalf
of a revival of "Hamlet" at the Surf on February
5. Herzog arranged for school support
in the promotion.
Tom Flannery of the Whiteway Electric
Sign Co. is putting out a new booklet for
theatre owners, describing how Whiteway
signs can help create business . . . Herb Kaufman,
manager at Republic, has been named
Man of the Month for December for his accomplishments
in branch operation, showmanship
The old'
and community effort . . . Cosmo Theatre has been reopened as the
Holiday ballroom by Joseph McElroy. He will
offer big name bands, starting with Jim and
Tommy Dorsey.
Kathryn Reed and Perry Sheehan, starlets
in "The Long, Long Trailer," made collections
here for the March of Dimes. They also appeared
on radio and television programs.
Norman Pyle and Joe Pyle, MGM publicists
here, prepared a special trailer for a twomonth
tour in behalf of the picture.
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The Colony Theatre has reopened following
an extensive remodeling job. Abbott Theatre
Supply installed the Cinemascope equipment.
Hanns Teichert Studios did the decorating,
and new seats were put in by tht.
Chicago Chair Mart . amusemenlj
tax collections in 1953 were $1,118,039 or if
per cent higher than in 1952, when the!
amount totaled $1,044,414. December collections
amounted to $108,789. compared to $95,-
987 collected in December. 1952 ... A. Teitel
Film Co. has completed a deal with the
Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley Film Co. foi
distribution of "Annapuma" in the Chicago
Milwaukee and Indianapolis exchange areas
'Sadie' With 165 Is Higli.
At Chicago Theatre
CHICAGO—Newcomer "Miss Sadie Thomp
son" kept grosses high at the Chicago Thea^
tre. "Knights of the Round Table" at thi
State Lake continued to stay on top durini
the second week. There was a noticeable in
crease in boxoffice receipts at the Roosevelt
where "Public Enemy" and "Little Caesar,
both reissues, went into a second week.
(Average Is 100)
Carnegie The 39 Steps (Ellis), reissue 12
Chicago Miss Sadie Thompson (Col), plus stage
revue 26
Esquire Mogombo (MGM), 2nd run 16
Eitel's Palace This is Cinerama (Cinerama), 25th
wk 30
Grand Easy to Love (MGM); The Greot Diamond
Robbery (MGM), 5fh wk
U
Loop The Living Desert (Disney), 5th wk 25.
McVickers Paratrooper (Col); El Alamein (Col),
2nd wk 19
Monroe Lure of the Sila (IFE), 3rd wk 18
Oriental How to Marry a Millionaire (20th-Fox)
10th wk 23:
Roosevelt Public Enemy (WB); Little Coesar (WB)
reissues, 2nd wk
Selwyn Julius Caesar (MGM), 5th 21|
State Lake
wk
Knights of the Round Table (MGM),
2nd
Surf
United
Folly to Be Wise
Artists—The
(Fine
Wild
Arts),
One
2nd
(Col);
wk. . .
Drums of
Tahiti (Col)
Woods Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (20th-Fox),
3rd
World Playhouse Little Fugitive (Burstyn), 5th
wk
Ziegfeld Gilbert and Sullivan (UA)
'Caesar' Scores Top 250
At Kansas City
KANSAS CITY — "Julius Caesar" scored tU
top percentage here at the Kimo in its seoi
ond week, but "The Captain's Paradise" in I
fifth week at the Vogue was not far behini
Both were held. Weather was bad for th
opening of "The Eddie Cantor Story" at Uf
Paramount but it did 170 per cent. It Wl
not held because "The Boy From Oklahomi!
was dated in. Considerable interest wt
shown in the two action reissues at the Mi^
souri, which chalked up 120 per cent. "Knighs
of the Round Table" bowed out after !»
fifth week, which was average for the Mi'
'
land.
Kimo Julius Caesar (MGM), 2nd wk..
Midland Knights of the Round Table (MGM)
5th wk
Missouri Public Enemy (WB); Little Caesar
(WB), reissues
Paramount The Eddie Cantor Story (WB)
Tower, Uptown, Fairway and Granada Three
Young Texons (20th-Fox); The Keys of the King'
dom (20th-Fox), reissue
Vogue The Captain's Paradise (UA), 5th wk..
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First Runs Satisfactory
At Indianapolis Houses
INDIANAPOLIS— Exhibitors enjoyed
good week at first run houses here. Sevel
pictures held over, but business was sat|
factory.
Circle Three Sailors and a Girl (WB); Private Eyes I
(AA)
Indiana King of the Khyber Rifles (20th-Fox).
Keith's Hondo (WB), 2nd wk
Loew's—Knights of the Round Table (MGM),
4th wk
Lyric Jock Slode (AA); The Golden Idol (AA)..
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li!
Boy Starts 650-Theatre Booking
After Claremore, Okie, Debut
KANSAS CITY— Rivalry between Wentworth
Militai-y academy at Lexington. Mo.,
and Kemper Military academy at Boonville.
Mo., was used exten.sively by Warner Bros,
exploiteer Don Walker in pre-selling the
area prior to a 650-date saturation booking of
"The Boy From Oklahoma" following the
Claremore, Okla., world premiere.
Since the late Will Rogers sr. was an
alumnus of Kemper, Walker succeeded in interesting
the Wentworth academy in making
young Rogers an honorary alumnus of that
school. This was easily accomplished due to
the traditional rivalry between the schools,
both located in Missouri river towns, but
nearly 100 miles apart.
Col. Lester Wikoff of Wentworth was in
Kansas City Thursday (28i, when the film
opened at the Paramount Theatre, to present
young Rogers a scroll as an honorary alumnus
of the academy. In turn. Rogers selected the
queen of the Wentworth annual military ball
from photos submitted by Kansas City Times
columnist Landon Laird. Laird, the following
day, devoted his column to the announcement
of the selection, with full credit to Rogers
and the new film.
Walker, assisted by Paramount Theatre
Managing Dii-ector Harold Lyon, and Joe
F^'iedman from the WB home office publicity
department, also set up extensive radio and
television coverage in Kansas City. The Kansas
City opening followed the official premiere
of the film at Claremore Tuesday (26).
Rogers, his wife and Tyler MacDuff, who
plays the part of Billy the Kid in the film,
came to Kansas City Thursday morning after
officially opening the annual March of Dimes
campaign in TuLsa, Okla. They conducted a
number of press interviews and were guests
of honor at a Junior Chamber of Commerce
luncheon, where Rogers was the principal
speaker. The Junior Chamber also had Renee
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Thursday afternoon Rogers appeared on
several Kansas City television stations and
at 7:30 he appeared on stage at the Paramount
and demonstrated his rope-twirling
skill. He was introduced by Mayor William
E. Kemp. He and his troupe then went to
Edison Hall to spark a March of Dimes rally
of women workers, who on Friday opened
the local Mother's March on Polio canvass.
Joe Friedman, home office representative,
says he has found In covering the territory
that exhibitors are excited at the grossing
possibilities, since this is the biggest buildup
ever reported on a picture in this area. The
idea Ls to play off the first runs in three
weeks, and Warner Bros, offer a prize to
participating managers for their own campaigns.
First prize is $100 for the best one.
$50 for the second prize.
ST.
LOUIS
•Theatre owners in this trade area regarded
Si Fabian's call for a single national exhibitor
front as "a wonderful idea that has
been advocated many times in the past by
other leaders of the exhibition end of the
business." But they recalled that the "politics"
of the business has heretofore prevented
the accomplishment of the desired
results. Fabian presented his points in favor
of a single organization of "exhibitors only"
in his talk before the Variety Tent 13 in
Philadelphia recently.
Leo Keiler, head of the Columbia Amusement
Co., Paducah, Ky., was visiting his
mother in California ... It is understood
that "The Robe" in its recent extended run at
the St. Louis Theatre played to 271,000 cash
customers for a total gross of some $175,000
at the theatre's regular prices.
Mary M. Henson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Henson, Springfield, employed in the
offices of Kerasotes Theatres in that city
was married January 16 to Harold L. Jenkins,
an employe of the Central Illinois Public
Service Co,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Baker, University
City, announced the engagement of their
daughter Sue Belle to James Joseph Beisman,
son of Paul Beisman, manager of the
American Theatre here.
Victor Klarsfeld, manager of the Rialto in
Cape Girardeau, suffered a heart attack,
which forced Eddie Rosecan of Hannibal,
owner of the Rialto, to cancel his annual
midwinter visit to his mother on the west
coast and fly to the Cape to take charge
of the theatre. Klarsfeld's condition is greatly
improved ... St. Louis department store
sales the week ended January 16 showed a
decrease of 3 per cent in dollar volume compared
with the same period in 1953.
Down to One Night a Week
PALMYRA, ILL., Jan. 18.—Mrs. Mary Pasalacqua,
owner of the 400-seat Rockne
Theatre here has reduced operation to Saturday
nights until further notice.
LEADING GRAND MARCH — W. H.
Hendren jr., president of United Film
Service, Kansas City, led the grand march
at the Round Table banquet at the com-1
pany's recent national convention, with)
Mrs. George Ecliman of Spokane, Wash.
Mrs. Eckman was crowned queen because
of her salesman husband's record for the
year.
3 Big-Screen Telecasts
Given by B&K in Chicago
CHICAGO—Balaban & Katz circuit he
its first closed circuit theatre telecast Jan
ary 21 at 9 a. m. in the Uptown theatre f
dealers and sales employes of National Dai
Pi-oducts.
Another theatre telecast, a Dodge Motel
show, was held at the Uptown between?
and 6 p. m. the following day. Another ps
of the series was a telecast for Ford repr
sentatives.
INDIANAPOUl
•The Moon Is Blue" was in its 16th week
the Esquire Theatre, still showing to go
audiences . . . The Allied Theatre Owners
Indiana will hold its annual meeting at La
Wawasee, near Warsaw, Ind., June 15,
and the fall convention at the Marott ho
here November 16, 17. The ATOI board
sented Trueman Rembusch a desk set at
January meeting in recognition of his sij
vice as president from 1945 to 1953.
Dale McFarland, general manager
Greater Indianapolis Amusement Co.,
been named chairman of a new ATOI .
relations committee, with Roy Harold, Rl
ville
exhibitor, as assistant.
The Colosseum of Motion Picture
men's loge 17 held its annual dinner
dance at Steve Brody's Village Inn. El
to office were Jack Meadows, president;
Thomas, vice-president: Kenneth Dot
secretary, and J. Smith, treasurer ...
Pine of Premier Theatres, Evansville,
,
vacationing in Florida . . . Brotherhood W('
chairman Claude McKean of Warner Br
will preside at a meeting February 1. in «
World War Memorial, of exhibitors, brail
managers, salesmen and others associai
with the industry.
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Actor Jiimes Stewart, may find
xpended less energy in the filming of
[fc Glenn Miller Story" than will be reled
of him during his scheduled promo-
1 visit here starting January 27. Tlie
U-I office has arranged one of the
extensive campaigns ever carried out
film in this area to launch
[^ Glenn Miller Story" at the Chicago The-
February 12,
hen Stewart arrives by train the evening
27th he will be greeted at the station
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bevy of girls who ai-e members of two
r-Stewart fan clubs. On both the 28th
29th Stewart will be interviewed on
5 programs and by newspaper folk. Tlie
broadcast of Don McNeill's Breakfast
will be tm-ned over to "The Glenn
Story" with Johnny Desmond, the
ing star, doing the songs for which
;r and his band have been famous. The
ler of Fran Allison lAunt Fanny on the
) was at one time a member of Miller's
istra. Another stunt of interest will be
awarding of a lifetime membership in
musicians union to Stewart by James
Uo, head of the AFM. For two weeks
to the opening, IGA stores will conduct
nerick contest, open to housewives loi
within a 50-mile radius.
ebster-Chicago Corp. which has a tie-in
national basis, will have its Chicago
arrange window displays with posters
irs
.^« films in which Stewai't has appeared.
'"'^^^on-Ro.s.s, aLso in the recording field, will
^^^^p window displays in dealer stores and
records from the Miller album.
toCptom—^KO Publicist Sues
Ijowii? day. taoti nCAGO—Doug Beck, formerly with
for W
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's publicity staff, has filed suit for $3,-
Beck. who has not been with RKO since
jpring of 1953. claims the suit was in-
;ed because RKO interpreted his refusal
cept a transfer from Chicago to Cleveat
a lesser salary as his resignation.
maintains in his suit that transfer
r the proposed terms constituted a dis-
,1. He contends that $3,000 is the sum
red to cover his return to Philadelphia.
where he was transferred to Chicago, as
as bonus payments he would have red
on the basis of dismissal.
Tent 4 Crew Inspects
Day Nursery
.Members of the Crew of Variety Tent 4 held its .lanuary meeting in the new .>outh
Side Day Nursery in St. Louis, whose completion was financed by Tent 4's first Harvest
Moon festival, held last November U in the Kiel Auditorium there. The day nursery
was adopted as the club's major charity project in 19,")3. Proceeds of the opening night
of "This Is Cinerama" at the Ambassador Theatre in St. Louis February 10 will be
given to the nursery. Shown above in front of the new building are: Joseph
Ansell, Al Poos, Louis Ansell, Ray Quinlan. Mrs. Otto Patterson (president of the
South Side Day Nursery), Paul Knieger, Edward B. Arthur, Miss Shomaker (nursery
director), Tom Canavan, Tommy James, Gordon Halloran, John Meinardi and Gordon
Graber. Arthur is the chief barker.
Harvard Theatre Closes;
In Use Since the 1870s
HARVARD. ILL.—The Harvard Tliealre
here, owned by William John.son. has closed
its doors following its sale to S. J. Papas,
owner of the Saunders Theatre. Harvard's
other theatre. A fitting close to the 75-year
career of the Harvard Tlieatre is this tribute
from Johnson to Hai'vard young people. It
appeared in the Harvard Herald.
"Thank you teenagers for your good conduct
in all the years that I have run the
theatre. I have never had any trouble. The
ever had were with 10 and
only difficulties I
12 year olds, acting like they think teenagers
do."
Johnson's plans are indefinite, but he will
continue to live in Woodstock. No announcement
has been made as to future use of the
theatre building.
George Gordon 7L Dies;
Long in Show Business
CHICAGO—A. George Gordon, 71, formerly
of Libertyville. 111., died here recently from a
heart attack. He had been in show business
all his life in some capacity, either as an
actor, manager, producer or exhibitor. In the
pioneer days of silent films Gordon was the
first leading man under contract with the
Selig Poloscope Co. in Chicago. He was manager
for ten years of the Palace and Orpheum
vaudeville theatres in South Bend.
Ind., for the Orpheum cu'cuit.
In late years Gordon had been a manager
for the Balaban & Katz circuit. He lived at
550 Surf St., and was manager of the Riveria
Theatre at Lawrence and Broadway.
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The new board of directors of the MPTO of St. Louis, Kastern
Ban
Duri and Southern Illinois posed for this photograph at their
ii^'H It meeting. Seated, left to right: John Meinardi, sergeant at arms;
liinas James, vice-president; Lester R. Kropp. president; Paul
Ifieger, regional vice-president; Russell .Vrmentrout and William
i^aring jr., both regional Wee-presidents. Standing: Myra Stroud,
managing secretary; Spero Karides, Charles Goldman, Nick Karakas,
Russell Dcvim. Bess S

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KANSAS TO HOLLYWOOD—Alfred Hitchcock, second from left, producer-director
of Paramount's "Rear Window," acts as host on the set to "Chief" S. Frank, extreme
right, operator of a chain of drive-ins in Kansas and Nebraska, and (next to Frank)
Warren L. Weber of the Midway Drive-In, Junction City, Kas. The women in the
picture are their respective wives.
300 Attend Kansas City
Brotherhood Rally
KANSAS CITY—About 300 representatives
of the local motion picture industry gathered
at the Uptown Tlieatre here Wednesday (27)
morning to promote the observance of Brotherhood
Week in this area, February 21-28.
On the platform were Tom Baldwin, community
industry representative; J. A. Becker,
and Harold Lyon, exhibitor representatives;
the Rev. Maurice E. Van Ackeren, president
of Rockhurst college; Oscar Gustafson, regional
director of National Conference of
Christians and Jews; Leo K. Bishop, vicepresident
of NCCJ from the Chicago office;
Arthur Eisenhower, executive vice-president
of the Bank of Commerce and Kansas City
Brotherhood week chau'man in 1954;
Lou Patz, vice-president of the Motion Picture
Ass'n of Greater Kansas City; Rabbi
Louis J. Cashdan of the congregation of
B'nai Jehudah, and Arthur Cole, who presided
for Senn Lawler, MPA president unable
to be present because of Illness.
Bishop gave a brief history of the Brotherhood
objectives and called it significant that
only 25 or 30 years ago there were community
meetings to spread the doctrines of boycotting
people because of religious views or
to "keep the Negro in his place."
"We have learned that prejudice costs
money and you have to start early to teach
respect for the other fellow's viewpoint; you
can differ without being disagreeable," he
said.
Rabbi Cashdan stressed how religion speaks
to us, and through us, because it is what we
do, not just what we believe, and that cooperation
in communities should have the
same teamwork as on the playing fields of
America. Father Van Ackeren pointed out
that it is a wonderful thing to try to promote
understanding in homes, in the places we
work, and in the community through meetings
like this.
French Line Approved
By Censors in Chicago
CHICAGO—RKO's "The French Line" has
been given a go-ahead permit for exhibition
here by the board of censors. Board members
advised that they passed without cuts a print
of the film flown in from Hollywood.
Drive-In Session March 9
KANSAS CITY—Stanley Durwood, cochairman
with John Basham of the Kansas-
Missouri Theatre Ass'n drive-in meeting, has
announced the season wUl be held March
9-10 at the Continental hotel. The first day
will be devoted to looking at exhibits on the
hotel's roof garden, and these will be limited
to 30. The second day's program will be
announced at a later date.
Commonwealth Theatres will hold its company
drive-in meeting on March 9-10 to coincide
with the KMTA meetmg. The Commonwealth
business session and program will
be held on Tuesday (9), so that the KMTA
program on Wednesday can be attended by
Commonwealth members.
Kansas City, Kas., Regal
Suffers Damage by Fire
KANSAS CITY, KAS.—The Regal Theatre
here, one of several operated by the United
Theatre Enterprises, suffered interior damages
from a fire Friday (22) to the point
where its owners may not see fit to rebuild.
The 500-seat house catered to Negro patrons.
E. S. "Louie" Sutter, general manager,
said the damage might exceed $50,000 and
the cost of rebuilding might be prohibitive.
One of his associates is George Ellis, who is
in St. Luke's hospital at this writing and
could not be bothered with decisions about
the matter. The other associates are Chris
EUis and Louie Kopulos.
Kansas City MPA Names
New Committee Heads
KANSAS CITY—At a luncheon meeting of
the officers of the Motion Picture Ass'n of
greater Kansas City at the Hotel Muehlebach,
Stanley Durwood, president, appointed the
following committee chairmen and assistants:
Entertainment and activity—Woody Sherrill,
chairman; Ralph Amacher, Syd Levy.
Membership—Ed Hartman, chairman; Pinton
Jones, Russ Borg.
Legislative—Dick Brous, chairman; Dick
Biechele.
Charity and welfare—Arthur Cole, chairman;
Howard Thomas, Vem Skorey.
Publicity—Senn Lawler, chairman; Don
Walker, Harold Lyon.
Going Ahead as Usual I
KANSAS CITY. KAS. — Mi'S. Franc!
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Vaughn, chairman of the Kan.sas State Boarii
of Review, attended the two-day meeting i\i
New York which opened Thui-sday (21) foj
state censor boards. This is the fu-st meetin
of its kind held in three years and doubtles
was sparked by the recent Supreme Com
decision.
Mrs. Vaughn said on her return that so 1^
as Kansas is concerned, the board feels k
;
can go ahead as usual. It has never been tt
board's custom to ban a film on sacrilegioi
grounds and there have been few instanca
when a picture was felt to have a tendencJ M
to incite to crime.
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"As for the word 'immoral,' " she said, ":
has a variety of meanings and a better wor
might be used to describe the particular typ
of questionable material which our board wi
not pass in a film. It is a matter of interprf
tation and we believe nothing in the Kanss
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censorship law conflicts with the Supreii
Court decision." (In defining "immoral," tl
Tliorndike-Barnhart dictionary says, "Morall
wrong; wicked. Lying and stealing are lit
moral.")
The Kansas board recently obtained legi
advice on whether or not it might view 3-
and Cinemascope pictures elsewhere than i
their regular screening room at Sixth ac
Armstrong. This room is not equipped for ti'
showing of such pictures, and the opinio^
reads in part:
"I do not believe that your board cai
legally perform any of its official functioii
outside of the state of Kansas. The supreUj
court of Kansas has held on several occasioi'
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that 'the powers of any officer are limited
the territory of which he is an officer.'
"If examination of the films at places oth'
than your own projection room should resu!
in more expense to the board, I am sure th;
you would be able to arrange with the ei
'i
change owners or lessees for the payment
such additional expense by them. II il
agreement for such payment can be reachei
the board is authorized by Sec. 21-106 of fli ^
statutes of Kansas to increase the examinition
fee to an amount not exceeding $2 per rei
If the increased fee, applied only to 3-D ai
Cinemascope reels, should not produce sufl
cient revenue for the purpose, there is ]
reason why the fee for all reels examimi ,.
by the board could not be increased to tl'
maximum amount permitted by law."
BOWLING
KANSAS CITY—Games played by t
men's teams of the Pilmrow league Prid
(22) resulted in Poppers Supply winning thi
points from Manley Popcorn, Shreve Theal
Supply three points from Uptown Theat
Dixie Enterprises thi'ee points from Hailm
Printing, and Film Delivery three points ft(
Michael's Clothing. The men's team stan'
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Shreve 39y2 SB'
Uptown 39 29
Dixie 33%
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Film Delivery 32 36
Hailman F>rinting 30 38
Michael's 29 39
Manley 28 40
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*Bij (uy Kenimer Relires
[fisiiM'rom Florida Stale
ACKSONVILLE- Guy A. Kenimer. 59.
al in;inat;er fur Florida State Theatres
one of tlie south'.s best-known .showmen,
has resigned from the
industry, according to
Leon D. Netter. Florida
State president.
Kenimer was said to
be planning a lengthy
\ acation before reveal-
Hit; his future plans.
He first entered the
exhibition field as
manager of the Strand.
Atlanta, at the end of
World War I.
ansferred to Jack-sonville in the midhe
first managed the Palace Theatre
later, the Florida Theatre. In successive
'liiclioBlrt^fci
imotions, he became city manager, north
e notliiiig in tliii
Sets
rlda district manager, state manager in
Tge of supplies, maintenance and consions
and finally general manager of the
ipany.
ottionaijsaR'
q; and stealii;
^^^rs of the 1930's. Thousands of dollars
thousands of toys were collected annual-
'M room at S ^^ ''^'^ group for a mammoth Christmas
i^ng party for poor children of the city
.ctwes,andtta»»'«^°"^^ Theatre.
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r o! its A. Lightman Reports
ndon Shows Booming
EMPHIS—Back home after two weeks in
5(jj((,jt(j
idon, M. A. Lightman sr., president of
diheisanoffw'
;co Tlieatres, had this to say: "It looked
Hollywood had moved to London."
lection room shi
t the Dorchester hotel, where he and Mrs.
•jiet)oanl.lJiii
itman stayed, there were these guests:
» jifflje lilt
la Turner, Rex Barker, Clark Gable, Alan
leaeesfcir
d and family, Greer Garson, Maureen
ipeose by tie*
I, Jeanne Crain and hubby Paul
payment can be'
an, MacdonaJd Carey and Director Tay
medbySecM
lett.
10 increase tb( ;htman said he found show business
ing in London. "There are more stage
s of all kinds, plays, operas, musicals.
H
erts than there are in New York," he
the piufWi reels f
'And half of them are American proions."
s for all
not be iiicB
|e liked the 7 and 7:15 cuj'tain times in
Idon.
go to the theatre or they will serve you
and sandwiches in your seat."
le show- is over about 10 and you have
fir in the theatre restaurant if you like,
popcom S aid.
jj
:e and Mrs. Kenimer are particularly well
)wn here for their sponsorship of the
"P^ Hearts club diu'lng the depression
11 the London theatres have bars and
iaurants," he .said. "You have tea before
Memphis Editor Asks
Censor Law Revision
MEMPHIS— Willie city officials prepared
to check local laws, following the U. S. Supreme
Court decision on motion picture censorship
on the grounds of "immorality" and
promoting crime, Piess-Scimitar amusement
editor Edwin Howard, who last week urged
the replacement of 88-year-old censor Lloyd
T. ^Binford. this week called for complete
levision of the city's censorship law.
In his column, "The Front Row," Howard
called attention to the law which says it
shall
be unlawful to exhibit any film or play
which is "Inimical to the public safety, health,
morals or welfare."
"This catchall clause," he charged, has
permitted the banning of things that conflicted
with the personal racial and religious
prejudices of the censors.
"Early in Binford's tenure, 'King of Kings'
was banned because Binford didn't like the
way the Jews were depicted; and in the past
few years the film has been shown in Memphis
under au.spices of church groups. 'Lost
Boundaries' and numerous other films have
been banned or cut because Binford and one
or two of the other censors didn't like the
way the film depicted Negroes in relation
to whites.
"Obscenity should be the .sole ground for
theatrical censorship, if there Is to be censorship,
and what is obscene should be defined
by law. Now is the time for such a
law to be written."
Meantime. Mayor Frank Tobey asked City
Attorney Frank Gianotti to go into the local
film censorship question in light of the Supreme
Court decision. Gianotti said his office
would study the decisions. He said he would
have no comment until he could study the
complete text of the decision and he did not
Indicate when that would be.
(Editor's note: The Supreme Court majority
decision on the "M" and "La Ronde"
cases was not presented as a formal written
opinion. The court merely stated that the
judgments of ihe lower coiut were reversed
and it cited the 1952 "The Miracle" case as
Its authority for the decision. Justices Black
and Douglas wrote a concuiTing minority
opinion, which has no force, calling for virtual
abandonment of all censorship.)
Binford, the 88-year-old chairman of the
Memphis and Shelby county censor board,
did not attend the New York meeting of
cen.sors, called following the Supreme Court
action.
M. A. Lightman sr.. president of Malco
Theatres, in a .speech to the Memphis club
urged an end to local censorship and suggested
that Hollywood do the censoring of
motion pictures.
In an.swer to a question about what form
of censorship he considered sufficient. Lightman
said:
"I think that when you look at the overall
picture you will agree that there should
be some .safeguard on motion pictures for one
reason. And that is because they are a family-type
entertainment.
"But I frankly can see no reason why
Memphis should be better cared for than
other places."
Lightman said that no cen.sor should ban
a picture having the official approval of the
film-industry— the industry seal.
"I think censorship should be carried out
at the source," he .said "I don't think an
exhibitor should show a picture not bearing
the industry seal.
With one exception, "The Moon Is Blue,"
which was shown in West Memphis, Ark..
exhibitors in this territory have never shown
a picture without the industry seal, he said.
As a result of that exhibitors talked it over
and agreed to turn down in the future any
film that did not have the industry seal.
Lightman said he could see little hope for
the future of three-dimensional pictures. He
.said an intricate reeling process, coupled with
"cheaters" released during the first days of
3-D, made the future of this development
quite bleak.
"We don't get credit for the beautiful things
the industry does," Lightman said. "We're
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itebuild on Saenger Site
lEVEPORT. LA. — Paramount Gulf
iltres of New Orleans will begin construcof
a dow'ntown theatre "as rapidly a.s
lerials are made available," according to
Iry Plitt, vice president In charge of oplion
for the theatre chain. The new
which will seat about 800 and have
Rlcony, will be built on the site of the
[Saenger Theatre, destroyed by fire in
nber 1952. Paramount Gulf bought the
I from Harry Oliphint. who was formerpnnected
with the Saenger interests here.
T.M-K ABOl'T '(Al > \ It \lr,nli( r-, of the MOM Charlotti- oxchange hear about
"Julius Caesar" from liulurt Ilaral. sptiial representative for the film . . . Pictured
above, left to right: Hugh McDonald, office manager: Frank Savage, head booker; ('. L.
.Vutry. salesman: Tom Baldridge, field representative; Bernard Koss, salesman; Walter
Thomas, booker, and Baral.
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Articles by George Hoover, Al Weiss
Used in First Annual Miami Guide
MIAMI—Tlie first amiual Guide to the
World's Winter Playground was recently published
by the Miami Daily News as a separate
magazine, edited by amusement editor Herb
Rau. This directory of entertainment to be
found in the Miami area fills a longtime need,
Rau believes.
The 30-page magazine includes color photographs
and advertising. It was designed "to
be retained as a ready reference of entertainment,
ajid to mail to friends who may
visit Miami in the winter." The editor says,
"We have also called upon various experts in
the field of entertainment for their comments
upon this industry." Their opinions
are their own and appear under their own
by-hnes.
George C. Hoover, head of Florida State
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Theatres' southeastern district, wrote that he
saw the film industry as receiving a great
assist from Cinemascope.
"It has been my privilege," said Hoover, "to
have been associated with the theatre for
almost a third of a century, and I am as
enthusiastic about it today as I was the day
I issued colored glasses in a little airdrome
in Colorado Springs, Colo., as a kid.
"We have some new thinking in our industry
which has been necessitated by a change
in the viewing habits of our patrons. We have
had the advent of TV, 3-D, stereophonic
sound and now the newest of all, Cinema-
Scope.
EXCITED OVER CINEMASCOPE
"All of us in the industry are a little excited
about what Cinemascope is going to do for us.
There have already been three very fine motion
pictures produced in this medivim— "Tire
Robe," "How to Marry a Millionaire" and
"Beneath the 12-Mile Reef." The greatest
proof of the acceptance of this new medium
is the business that these pictures are doing
nationally.
"This new medium gives better depth, better
perspective, better sound, and combines
many of the features lacking in the old
method of projection and photography. Just
as sound came into being with such impact,
so has Cinemascope. Many of the producers
are readying pictui-es in this new medium,
and we, in the industry, feel that this will
revolutionize and revitalize the motion picture
industry."
Among others who contributed to the directory
was Al Weiss, executive of Florida State
Theatres here. Said Weiss:
BOOKER NEVER RELAXES
"A talent booker for a vaudeville show never
has a chance to relax at work. Chances are,
if he does, he'll get thrown for a loop by an
overambitious agent. One of the many chores
necessary in my position is to take an occasional
trip to New York to meet and talk with
the agents with whom we contract talent
for the Olympia.
"This fall I made one of these trips to the
Great White Way, and in due course was in
a meeting with our representative, going again
over the list of acts and their available dates.
In the course of conversation with one of the
agents, he presented me with a score of papers
stapled together. 'Look these over, Al,' he
said, 'and see if there's anything you are fnterested
in.'
"The acts were catalogued according to
singers, dancers, novelties, etc., and I thumbed
through the sheets, asking questions, and
came to a page of trapeze and aerial acts.
"Once again I asked about some of the.se
performers, my attention being drawn to the
name of the Rathbone sisters. I asked the
agent where they were working, if he had
seen them lately, and if they were doing a
good job. He answered that he couldn't remember
where he had seen them, but that
they were playing with one of the circuses.
He added that he had seen them in the last
year or so, that they were always working,
and the reports were good.
"I pressed him for more definite dates that
they had played, and received evasive answers.
Finally I told him that I didn't believe the
act was working any more, and he answered
I was greatly mistaken. I continued to tr;
to pin him down and he became confused.
I told him he ju.st didn't know wha
he was talking about, as that act had beei
out of business for the last nine years. I hai
special proof of being correct, as one of thi
Rathbone sisters had been my wife for ove
seven years, and of course hadn't worket
a day during all that time! Needless to
that broke up that meeting, and the fellot
never booked an act.
"My wife and I have laughed about thii
on numerous occasions, as another of a lo
of strange and unusual things that havi
happened in my work as a talent booker. A
I said, a booker just can't relax while work
ing."
Memphis Columnist Asks
Censor Law Revision
(Continued from preceding page)
just condemned for the bad things that hap
pen."
"Miss Sadie Thompson," not allowed t
visit Memphis by censors, has been held ove
for a second week at the Avon and Sun.'^e
Drive-In in West Memphis, Ark., just acios
the Mississippi river from Memphis.
The Columbia 3-D film was welcomed tl
West Memphis by the mayor and thousand'
of Memphians have driven across the rive
to see it. The holdover for a second wee
was announced as a result of the first week'i
big crowds despite bad weather, which ml
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Auto Collision in Airer
Results in $30,000 Suit
TAMPA—Damages totaling $30,000
sought from owners of the Fun Lan Drive-:
by members of a family who alleged thi
they were injured while attending the thef
tre. Two separate suits were brought
Charles F. Renfroe as a result of injuries ri
ceived by his 6-year-old son Charles jr. ar
his wife Helen. Renfroe alleges that while h
car was parked in the theatre grounds,
other car struck it, knocking the child to tl
ground and injuring his wife.
The charge is negligence of the theatre
demanding that customers drive in and
of the theatre without using car headlights,
Bandit Gets $2,500
LAKE CHARLES. LA.—Linton E. Smij
manager of the Paramount Theatre here,
held up and robbed of $2,500 January 8
he attempted to make a deposit in the ni|
vault of a local bank. A lone gunman
manded the money, receipts from the fil
day's showing of "The Robe" at the
mount and also those of the Arcade Thei
Vicksburg Alamo Opens
VICKSBURG, MISS.—The Alamo Theat
which has been redecorated, reopened f
business Saturday (16). The Alamo will
managed by Mrs. Gladys Perkins, pendil
the rebuilding of the Saenger.
Erath, La., Firm Chartered
ERATH, LA.—E&D Theatres, Inc., has
granted a charter of incorporation, listi
capital stock of $40,000.
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"he drive lasted eight weeks and was
ned in honor of Louis J. Finske. vice-presiit.
A feature of the drive was that it was
rmed and carried out entirely without the
Ucipation of circuit executives. The whole
test was in the hands of theatre managers,
kers and advertising men. Howard Pettenwas
drive coordinator.
ttanagers were judged on their ability to
uce expenses, increa-se boxoffice gros.ses
in better showmanship. More than $4,000
,t to winning managers in the forms of
kly bonuses and final prizes. They also
lived merchandise awards worth addi
thousands
.al
ench Harvey, manager of the Howell al
itka. was declaj-ed the circuit's "champion
^man" and won a special award for the
silence of his exploitation work
inner of the second grand prize was
ter Colby, manager of the Matanzas at
Augustine. He was awarded a 12-foot
I freeze. The thii-d prize of an all-expense
aboai-d a luxury liner to Nassau went to
weate tli^B*^ Battin, manager of the Beach. Miami
sletl,
howmanship prizes went to Robert
Skaggs. Capitol. Jacksonville; James Barnett,
Olympia, Miami; Ted Chapin. Marion,
Ocala; Mark DuPi'ee. Daytona, Daytona
Beach, and Harry Vincent, Florida and Ace.
Sarasota.
Kay Film Acquires Three
Randolph Scott Films
ATLANTA—The Katz Bros.. Ike, David
and Harry, who operate Kay Film Exchanges
in Atlanta. Charlotte, New Orleans and Memphis,
have acquired three Randolph Scott
films for reissue in these area.s. The pictures,
produced by Nat Holt, are "Fighting Man
of the Plains." "Canadian Pacific" and "Cariboo
Trail."
A new line of accessories is being printed
for the films. The Katz brothers said that
they would soon announce other relea-ses.
Meantime. W. H. Rudisill, Kay Atlanta manager,
said he was happy over the business
the new film, "Man of Conflict," is doing
throughout the territory. The picture is playing
on both regular and wide screens. It has
just completed a week's run in the downtown
Roxy here and is slated for an extended run
at the Olympia in Miami. Fla., where it
opened Wednesday (27).
Lincoln in Laurel, Miss.,
Destroyed by Flames
LAUREL, MISS.—The Lincoln Theatre was
destroyed by fire January 10. Cause of the
fire was vuidetermined. The Lincoln is owned
by Brad Suddath.
Memphis Snow and Ice
Slow Attendance
MEMPHIS—Snow and ice slowed down
first run attendance in Memphis. First runs
fell short of average business. Loew's State,
with its third week of "Knight-s of the Round
Table," scored 100. So did Malco with "Beneath
the 12-Mile Reef." Both are Cinema-
Scope productions.
(Averogc Is 100)
Malco Beneath the 12-Milc Reef (20th-Fox) .... 100
Poloce War Arrow (U-l) 75
State Knights of the Round Table (M6M), 3rd
wk 100
Strand— Forever Fcmolc i 80
Warner Fighter Attack AA) 90
Bay-Lan Corp. Operating
New Clearwater Carib
CLEARWATER. FLA.—The new Canb Theatre,
which was opened recently, has smoking
lounges in the balcony equipped with
rocking chair seats. The main part of the
theatre is equipped with pushback chairs.
The 1.100-seat theatre was built by A. N.
Notopoulos of Altoona. Pa., and Philip Voulis
of Chicago. Both men have winter homes on
Clearwater Beach. The theatre is under lease
to Bay-Lan Theatre Corp., in which Carl Floyd
of Floyd Theatres is interested. Billy Wilson
of Clearwater has been named manager, with
Harold Spears jr. as assistant.
The new title for the Republic picture,
"The Hot Heiress," is now "The Untamed
Heiress."
BOOK IT NOW!

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M E M P H I S
jwrr. and iNIrs. B. F. Jackson, who operate the
Delta at Ruleville, Miss., were in town
with the news that they have leased Regent
and Honey theatres at Indianola, Miss., from
Mrs. T. E. Morris and will manage all three
Burnette has leased the Broadway,
Dickson. Tenn., from J. C. Brown jr. . . .
M. A. Lightman jr. and Edward P. Sapinsley,
Malco Theatres officials, made a business
trip to Stuttgart, Ark., where they visited
the Majestic.
. . . Arthiu- Groom, manager of
Howard Strange, former manager of the
Orpheum, Fulton. Ky.. has returned to the
Orpheum as manager. Strange succeeds R.
M. Oliver, who has resigned to return to
Aj-kansas where he formerly lived . . . Herb
Levy, Malco official, was in Henderson on
business
Loew's State, has returned from a week's
vacation in Mississippi.
Alton Sims was named exhibitor chairman
and Louis C. Ingram distributor chairman
of Pilmrow's Brotherhood week observance.
Richai'd L. Lightman. Malco executive, is
publicity chairman. A meeting of all persons
in the film industry in Memphis was held at
the Strand to plan a campaign to carry the
message of brotherhood throughout the midsouth.
Tlie Starvue Drive-In, Stuttgart, has been
closed for the season by Malco Theatres . . .
Efforts are being made by Variety Tent 20 to
organize a large group of barkers in Memphis
to attend the International Variety convention
March 22-25 in Dallas. . . . Barker
Sol Perlman took his bowling alley crew
before Variety's January meeting and put on
an exhibition in bowling on the dance floor.
Tony Tedesco, just back from
a west coast honeymoon, will be in charge of
Sunday night .screenings this year at Variety.
Chief Barker M. H. Brandon sr. has appointed
Mi's. Zelda Lebovitz as chairman of
the Tent's Heart Beat for 1954. Mrs. Thelma
Hall will be co-chairman and Mrs. Evelyn
Kaiser financial secretary. A women's luncheon
was held January 27. Variety's next midnight
supper is January 30.
. . . J. D.
Three more drive-ins, Asher at Little Rock,
Skylark at Newport and Lake at Waverly
closed for the .season in January
Shepherd, owner, said his Dixie, Palestine,
Ark., was destroyed by fire December 26 . . .
The LePanto Drive-In, LePanto, Ark., closed
January 16 and Hoyt's Theatre, Fort Smith,
closed January 21 for the season.
Janice Roberts, assistant bookkeeper. Exhibitors
Service, made a short visit to her
home in Houlka, Miss . . . A. M. Kane, Paramount
division manager, Dallas, was a visitor
to the company's Memphis exchange .
Mrs. R. X. Williams, Lyric, Oxford, Miss.,
was in town for a visit.
R. L. Bostick, National Theatre Supply Co.,
made a busine.ss trip to Atlanta and Charlotte
. . . Jimmie Gillespie, Dallas, 20th-Fox
field representative of exploitation, was in
Memphis on busine.ss . . . New faces at Universal:
Tomie Gunter, receptionist, and Janice
Gable, biller. Hila Calvert, Universal biller,
resigned to work at Warner Bros, as a biller.
Don Landers, Radio, Harri-sburg; J. D.
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the best source of supply for the finest in
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stereophonic sound
wide screen
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everything for the theatre except film
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Shepherd jr.. Rex, DuVails Bluff; K. K. King
Rialto, Searcy; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hitt, Cozy
Bentonville. and Bartus Gray, Grayco, Jack
sonville. were among visiting exhibitors fron
Arkansas.
R. B. Cox, Eureka, Batesville; C. J. Collier
Globe. Shaw: John Carter, 41 Drive-In a
Amory and Whitehaven Drive-In at Grenada;
Leon Rountree, Holly. Holly Springs, ant
Mrs. Minnie Hartsfield, Lyric, Oxford, wen
in town from Mississippi . . . John Mohrstadt,
Joy Hayti, and Walter Kirkham, book}
er for Commonwealth, Kansas City, were li
town from Missouri.
Ned Green, Legion, Mayfield, was a vis
itor . . . Prom Tennessee came Louise Mask
Luez, Bolivar, and A. B. Garrett, Starlit
Drive-In, Union City . O. Taylor. Up
town, Dresden, Tenn., came to Memphis ani
bought 3-D equipment for the Uptown, whicl
he will have in operation in February
I. L. Myers, chairman of Arts Appreciatior
has returned after a week in Beverly HiUi
Calif. He praised the singing of Judy Gar
land in "A Stai- Is Born," now being produce
in Cinemascope at Warner Bros
Hill, professor of Drama at Southwestern,
home after 12 days
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in New York where h
went to see the shows
will be the first suburban theatre here to in
stall Cinemascope equipment, Augustin
Cianciolo, who operates Plaza, Rosemary an!
Luciann, announced.
Memphis Tent Starts
Rheumatic Hospital
MEMPHIS—The Variety Club's Home fi
Convalescent Children, a mere dream fm
years ago, has become a reality. Construt
tion of the one-story, 20-bed hospital f(i
young victims of rheumatic fever will begij
immediately, announced M. H. Brandon, chii
barker, and Mrs. Henry R. Altick jr., pres
dent of the Children's Heart Ass'n.
The two organizations co-sponsored tl
campaign to raise funds for the new hospiti
in which $78,000 was pledged. Of this amour
$62,000 has been received.
The Variety Club has a 50-year lease t
the hospital site at Manassas and Cou
streets.
"We will start building immediately," sa
Brandon, president of Film Transit. He e
pects the hospital to be in operation
early summer. Southern Builders, Inc., W
be in charge of construction.
The greatest single boost for the campaii
was the world premiere of "Mississippi Gai
bier" at the Malco Theatre at which mo
than $16,500 was raised. M. A. Lightmi
founder of the Variety Club of Memph
sr.,
will be president of the new home.
New Airer for Crossett, Ark.
CROSSETT, ARK.—O. G. Wren, owner
Crossett Theatre, is supervising constructii
of his new drive-in on Highway 82 in NoTi
Crossett. It will provide space for about i\
cars.
Roy Shreeve Injured
FORT SMITH, ARK.—Roy Shreeve, ii
sistant manager of the Joy Theatre, was il
jured recently when he was struck by a c
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Vaudeville Near End in Miami, With
TV Delivering the Final Blow
MIAMI—Like the comedian who suffers a
deep tragedy before the curtain rises, yet
jokes, dances and sings through his act while
choking back tears, vaudeville in Miami is
carrying on valiantly in the face of almost
certain doom. So says the man who ought to
know—Al Weiss, booker of the Olympia's
stage presentations for most of its years. In
an interview published in the Miami Daily
News, Weiss said he believes that the theatre
stage show is being smothered because of the
march of scientific progress and a different
way of life of a new generation.
Weiss, the Florida State Theatres' veteran
booker, is proud that Miami is still in there
swinging, because this is one of the few
cities in the United States which still play
vaudeville. New York has two vaudeville
houses, Chicago has one and Los Angeles has
one, he reported.
Declining business has not been caused by
lack of big names—drawing cards which in
the past have in some measure been able to
coax customers to take a night out at the
theatre. In taking a look at some of the men
and women seen and applauded on the
Olympia stage in the last 15 years, a young
singer came to Weiss' mind who played here
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and was given a big hand. His name: Gtordon
MacRae.
Another act that was very popular was
Pansy the Horse. It consisted of two men
and a girl, and was built around a flannel
gadget that had a horse's head and tail and
looked like a four-legged pair of pajamas.
Two men were inside the contraption, one
worked the front end of the horse, the other
the rear. There was a gag about that when
the act was over. Head man of the act was
a fellow called Andy Mayo. His sister, a very
choice morsel and very well liked, was dressed
like a bareback rider and cracked the whip.
Her name: Virginia Mayo.
Then there was the young chap winding
up a personal appearance tour because the
army had sent him a letter. The Olympia
was his final date. He was pretty well known,
but nothing like he is today. The audience
wouldn't let him go. His name: Eddie Fisher
ADORATION OF SINGER
Another name that comes to Al Weiss'
mind is Lanny Ross, perennial favorite of
Miami audiences. Weiss remembers an anonymous
girl too, who was there for the first
show when Ross appeared, staying until the
last. This went on day in and day out for a
week. Never a note, never a word, hers was
just a silent, worshipful kind of love.
Other names Weiss can easily recall include
the Vagabonds. Jack Teagarten, Gus
Van. Henny Youngman. Jane Pickens. Connie
Boswell, Ethel Shutta, Estelle Taylor, Joe
E. Lewis, Sheila Barrett, Helen Morgan, Hildegarde,
Billy de Wolfe. George Jessel, Lois
Andrews. Allan Jones and John Boles.
These names and a good picture would attract
enough customers for the Olympia to
show a profit over a period of 52 weeks. But
no more, according to Weiss. Good first-run
pictures are hard to get. There just aren't
enough to go around. Weiss explains. The
public demands more than a topnotch vaudeville
show. By the .same token they won't
go for a first class film and a weak stage
show. People shop around for their amusement
and want the most for their money.
TAKES POWER TO BEAT TV
Weiss believes, however, that TV has dealt
vaudeville its hardest blow, a sort of one-two
punch. "First of all," he said, "it takes a
mighty powerful picture and stage show to
draw a family away from the TV set. There
in the comfort and informality of their home
they get drama, comedy, music, news—everything
that we can offer. Three-D, Cinema-
Scope and other gimmicks have helped the
theatre to a great degree, but the stage show
format has .shown little change."
But the acts themselves are helping to kill
vaudeville and Weiss wants no gags made out
of that statement. It is simply a matter of
economics. He gives for an instance: "I
offer an act, in New York, a week's engagement
down here at the Olympia. It is Impossible
for the act to pick up any time on
the way down because there are no vaudeville
houses in operation between New York
and Miami. It's a terrific jump financially
by air or train. When they arrive they have
their hotel bill to pay and during the season
the rates are higher. There are meals, upkeep
of their clothes and other incidentals.
Weighed against the money the theatre can
offer them for a week, it's not too good
bargain from the actor's standpoint."
Weiss pointed out that the act can staji
in New York which is the outlet for so manj'
television shows. Stations are on the air abouij
18 hours a day and there are several networks.
Here and there the act can pick ui
a date at the fat salaries TV pays comparec
with what a theatre can offer. The TV ac
has one show to play, while in the Olympij
he plays four.
Another difficulty here is that the actoi
does not like to leave his base of operationi
because while he is playing Miami for ai
almost even-break salary, he might lose ou'
on a choice date in New York at a nici
chunk of money. Often these opportunitiei
come up suddenly.
"You can't blame the actor," Weiss says,
"It is impossible for a vaudeville house- ti
try to compete with television on salariesi
We can seat just so many people and at si
much per seat. Radio and TV audiences anj
limited only by the number of sets. The acto
has to go where the money is and compara
lively speaking there is no big money in thi
theatre."
Fight at Carib Front
As 'Miller' Debuts
MIAMI—A portion of a crowd, estimatei
at 5,000, which had gathered in front of th
Carib Theatre in Miami Beach to see Jimm
Stewart and other film personalities arriv
for the premiere of "The Glenn Miller Story,
battled police briefly when officers arrestC'
a man who said he was an agent of one c
the actors.
Patrolman Sherwyn Finchell, one of a erou
assigned to the theatre during the openiii
ceremony, reported a six-foot, four-inch ma
protested when he was told to get outsid
the roped-off area reserved for the motio
picture celebrities. The man declared h:
client was one of the film personalities. I
the ensuing argument, Finchell said he de
cided to arrest the man.
Hundreds of spectators then turned agaiml
the police. It was a fair fight, police saicj
with no weapons used, but the Miami BeacT
officers involved suffered bruised shins, bed
noses and scratches in the setto.
Tuesday (19) was proclaimed Glenn MilUpl
and Jimmy Stewart day by the Florida go\|
ernor in honor of the premiere at Wometco
Carib. Miami and Miracle theatres. Stewa
made more personal appearances than ao3|.H
one could count. His schedule included
planting of a tree at Variety hospital, ded
cation of Glenn Miller plaza on Lincoln ro
and the burying of a time capsule at
*^^—
Carib. He made personal appearances atV^B*
three theatres on opening night and was
three parades—Coral Gables, Miami
Miami Beach.
Stewart appeared on the Miami's stat_
and was given a key to the city by Mayor AlB'^'SMi
Aronowitz. Stewart introduced his father c
stage.
In an interview for the amusement magi
zine section of the Sunday Daily News, Ste\
,
art commented: "There was a time in tl
not-too-distant past when one of the prin I
requisites of a motion picture actor was i I
address in the better sections of Bever
Hills. But no longer is this true. Now :
actor needs, above everything else, a stun
set of luggage."
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lest Stellings ol Stellings-Gossett Theatres
said that Cinemascope screens are being
italled in the Majior and Center theatres
e. This will bring to three the total numof
local theatres to be equipped for the
medium . Theatre Supply
has moved to new and larger quarters,
over the location formerly occupied
Bryant Theatre Supply at 227 S. Church
The move gives CTS more than three
es its former floor space. The firm was
;anized five years ago by Manager Prank
,nge and was located on Poplar street
its recent move. Other company per-
,el includes Doris Strange and Eloise
iglas, office: Dick Douglas, sales, and
rile Duncan, engineering.
nights of the Round Table" held for a
ind week at the Carolina. This was the
d Cinemascope feature to play at that
iatre . . . "Julius Caesar" opened at the
ter Theatre on a two-a-day basis with a top
e of $1.20 and all seats reserved. Two afoon
and one evening performance will be
in on Saturdays and Sundays.
B. Martin of the Colonial at Leaksville,
ame father of a baby daughter . . . Robert
Peai'ing, Quadrangle Pictures, Durham,
seriously ill in the Veterans hospital
. . . E. C. Smith, Midway Theatre at
way Park, became father of twin sons . .
.
bard McNally, Boulevard Drive-In. Fayville,
has a new baby boy.
s iifl . B. Craver. Plaza at Charlotte, reported
as booked "The Glenn Miller Story" . . .
H. Yarley, Coats Theatre, Coats, N. C,
of a heart attack . . . A. F. Sams, States-
Theatre Corp., was in town on business
Fay Caudell, brother of Carey Caudell,
(itre owner at Wallace, was on Filmrow.
is an oldtime theatreman in the Caros,
but is presently out of the bu.siness and
tg in Miami, Fla.
Park
GOOD KNIGHT—Mayor Frank Tobey
Memphis, left, and the eity commis-
>ners became honorary "Knights of the
»und Table." The mayor is shown reiving
the scroll that makes it official
Bin .Arthur Groom, center, manager of
lew's State, and Tommy Harper, repreting
MG.M. The scroll is signed by
>bert Taylor, star of the MGM Cinema
ope picture, "Knights of the Round
ble," now being shown to four times
nnal crowds at I>oew"s State in Mem-
Dnvf-In. Aikcn: Harold Hall, Columbia.
Woodrow Pus.sell, Bladenboro; Howard Mc-
Nally, Fayetteville, and Howard Anderson,
Mullins R. Norton of the Astor
at
.
Durham was .sued for alleged non-payment
of rent on the building which houses
the theatre. Claiborne M. Can- and wife and
the Fidelity bank, executor of the estate of
J. L. Morehead, deceased, and Mrs, Douglas
Hill Morehead are plaintiffs in the case. They
charge rent of $250 a month is due from
Dec. 1, 1952 through September 1953.
A hooded bandit dressed in white stuck an
automatic into the face of the assistant at the
York Road Drive-In and walked out of the
boxoffice with $53. Donald Faust, the assistant,
.said the gunman found him alone in the
boxoffice about 8 p. m. The bandit scooped in
the bills but passed up a large amount of
money in the ca.sh drawer . . . Mrs. "Toppy"
Fincher, Screen Guild cashier, resigned to
await the arrival of the stork.
Bill Schrum, manager of the Carolina Theatre
in Hickory, got front page publicity for
his installation of Cinemascope equipment
and his booking "The Robe" ... A 20-yearold
Greenville youth was arrested inside the
concession stand at the Statesville Road
Drive-In about 4 a.m. one morning and was
charged with store-breaking and larceny.
George C. Glasgow told arresting officers he
had escaped from the state mental institution
at Columbia . . . Mi-, and Mrs. Morris
Segal, owners and operators of the Carver
Theatre in Rock Hill, gave a confii-mation
party for their son Barry David following the
services in the temple.
.
Homer Haymes of Lenoir-, N.C.. has taken
over operation of the Catawba Theatre in
Hickory from Henry Brown. Haymes acquired
the State in Lenoir from Brown several
months ago. and is operating both theatres
on a grind policy . . . E. C. Jackson, manager
of the Sumter (S.C.) Drive-In, invited the
entire high school football to see "The Rose
Bowl Story" Pinson, Astor, reports
he has been busy setting up deals and dates
for "Martin Luther" . Horton of the
Wayne at Goldsboro was on the Row.
Frank Harris Chairman
Of Charlotte MOD Drive
CHARLOTTE—The motion picture industry
here launched its participation in the
annual March of Dimes drive, with the appointment
of Frank Harris, Harris Tlieatre
Sales, as general chairman for the industry.
A.ssisting Harris in the collection campaign
are Max Holder, Warner Bros.; J. E. Holston,
20th-Fox: Earl Mulwee, Carolina Delivery
Service; Cy Dillon, Republic; Bob Saunders,
Theatre Equipment Co.; Harold Keeter,
United Artists; Dick Huffman, MGM, and
Barney Slaughter, Paramount.
Arrangements have been completed to .showscreen
trailers in local theatres and augment
the trailer appeal with wishing wells
in the lobbies. The wells will be attended
during the day by members of the local
B'nai B"rith organization and in the evening.v
by girls from Queens college.
Convert Theatre to Bank
PENSACOLA. FLA The old Isis Theatre.
built in 1914. is being stripped of all equipment
and will be converted into a commercial
building. A local bank will occupy the
premises.
ATLANTA
Vhe Fox Theatre staged Georgia Tech night
Friday i22i in behalf of "Forever Female."
Pat Crowley, star of the film, presented the
annual awards to Tech's most outstanding
lineman. Sam Hemsley; and backfield star,
Billy Teas, from the stage of the Fox. Bobby
Dodd. head coach and athletic director of
Georgia Tech, and the entire team were on
the stage during the presentation while the
Tech band played, "I'm a Ramblin' Wreck
Fi-om Georgia Tech." A large crowd attended.
Jose Greco, one of the world's foremost exponents
of the Spani.sh dance, appeared at the
Tower Theatre this weekend . Robe"
has broken attendance records at the neighborhood
Rhodes. Hilan and Gordon theatres.
Theatre Booking Service of Charlotte has
taken over the Starlite Drive-In. Fort
Lauderdale. Fla.. formerly operated by Sal
Aragona. which had been closed for some time
Duncan. CarroUton; Jimmie Jarrell,
Commerce, and Glen Sells, Dixie, Byrdstown,
Tenn., were in booking.
Three Airers Give Gas
CHATTANOOGA. TENN.—Three Chattanooga
area drive-ins are now giving a gallon
of ga-soline to patrons each time the temperature
drops to 40 degrees or below at opening
time. These include the 23rd Street. 41 Highway
and 58 Highway.
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n dollar fee, charged to see Joey Maxim
wind up his fight training at a local hotel,
will be paid by visitors and the money will
be turned over to Variety hospital. Twentyfive
children from the hospital were invited
to be present and to be treated to food and
soft drinks .
Weiner and Joe
Gershenson. here for the premiere of "The
Glenn Miller Story." remained in town for
consultations with James Petrillo on musicians
severance pay.
Nicholas Schenck and his wife have arrived
from Long Island to open their Miami Beach
home. They have converted the sunroom into
a motion picture viewing room, with one whole
end wall used for wide-screen showings . . .
Joe Kaufman. California producer, has been
in town, but is leaving for Honolulu and
Australia. He has been the house guest of his
sister and brother-in-law, the Larry Rosenbergs
. business here is reported
as holding up well, although the current season
otherwise is below last year's level. Only
top-flight night clubs featuring star names
are doing satisfactory business.
Taking exception to the Howard Hughes'
viewpoint that censorship of Jane Russell's
dance in "The French Line" is seeking to
violate the privilege of free expression, the
Herald's amusement page says such bans
are designed .simply to restrict questionable
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material to tho.se media where those whose
appetites demand ultrasophistication can purcha.se
it. Our American system, even under
censorship, says the editor does not altogether
suppress such material. When a filmmaker
is asked to delete a suspected word or scene
by as reputable a body as the MPA, declared
the writer, he is not being deprived of a
right, he is being reminded of a responsibility.
Sonny Shepherd shepherded Jimmy Stewart
out to Variety hospital during tlie latter's
visit here to plant a mahogany tree. The tree,
however, already had been planted by mistake.
Stewart, nothing daunted, grabbed a shovel
and dug it up. Then he planted it again while
the cameras ground. But the stills didn't get
any shots of the event so Stewart obligingly
dug up the tree again and once more replanted
it. The tree is now dubbed the "Most-
Planted Tree" in Miami.
.
Chief Barker Bill Dock called a recent
meeting of the local Variety tent . . The
.
British-made film, "Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow,"
playing at the Mayfair and Cameo, is
called a "sleeper" by the critics and is being
loudly recommended . Shriner has
been holidaying here in town is
Nick Castle. MGM dance director and choreographer
for the Martin-Lewis TV show.
Immediately after the Olympia Theatre was
robbed of $117 the other evening, a traffic
policeman commandeered a taxi to chase and
capture three young men. Policeman John
M. Dowda was stationed near the theatre
when a man rushed up shouting, "Tliey just
robbed the theatre. There they go!" He
pointed to a passing cab. in which were the
three youths who had walked out of the
Olympia moments earlier. In passing the
ticket booth one of them reached through
the small opening and grabbed the cash in
front of cashier Dorothy Fineberg. Dowda
was on their trail almost at once and soon
overtook them. When he ordered the cab
pulled to the curb, the three passengers got
out with no resistance and stood with their
hands up as Dowda waited for assistance.
Other officers arrived and the men were
handcuffed and taken to the police station.
They said they came here from New York
City about a month ago.
Claughton's Koyal and Variety have "Quo
Vadis" coming up at regular prices, the first
time in town . Cameo and Mayfair
Art had sneak previews recently of "Mr. Potts
Goes to Moscow." The circuit used a special
ad and clever art to publicize the event . . .
Hal Wallis, Paramount producer, has been
in town en route to Washington for the premiere
of "Cease Fire" . Barstow,
who did the choreography for "A Star Is
Born," is here to start rehearsals for the
General Motors Motorama, to be staged here
next month.
C. E. Wallace Selling 'Luther'
NEW YORK—Clifford E. Wallace of Colonial
Pictures. Memphis, has been named by
Cresson E. Smith, general sales manager for
Louis DeRochemont Associates, to sell "Martin
Luther" in the Memphis exchange area.
National Screen Service exchanges continue
to handle physical distribution of the picture.
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans will play the
Canadian National Exhibition to be held in
Toronto August 26 to September 11.
Censors at Atlanta
Are 'More Liberal'
ATLANTA—The Supreme Court decisiOE
on "M" and "La Ronde," limiting the basis
of motion picture censorship, will not affed
the local overseers of morals much.
Head censor Christine Smith said she already
had adopted a more liberal interpretation
of the censorship code. City attorneys
said the ruling was indicative of a trend tc
void censorship. But City Attorney
(tsllfW
Jaci
Savage said. "Atlanta will continue to hav«
movie censorship, whether it is administerec' t
by a movie censor or whether it is •
placeci.i
under the jurisdiction of the police depart-((i:iiment.
We will continue to protect the peoplffM.-J'
against immoral and lewd pictures." ..;.;:
Miss Smith, who has had several encoun-
ters with motion picture producers over thi.
banning of films here, said she had nov
banned a picture here "in the last month.'!
However, she had banned "four or five filmii
during the last six months," but declined bl
give their titles. One of the pictures, shii
said, dealt with drug addiction, "an unat,
tractive subject."
When asked if she had not adopted a mi
liberal translation of the censorship code]
Miss Smith said:
"I think the movie industry as a whole !!&
become more liberal in its thinking. Th(
have used 'hell' in dialog more in reci
months and women have been more flimsil:
clad (in movies) than they formerly werf
Perhaps I, and the board (the Atlanta li
brary board, which acts as a board of ap
peals when a movie is banned here) hav
moved along with the times."
Recent indications of the liberal attitud
of the censor here is exhibited in her per
mitting the showing of "The Moon Is Blue
and "Miss Sadie Thompson."
JACKSONVILLE
jut A. Shaaber, traveling projectionist fc
Wil-Kin Theatre Supply, is back aftf
converting the Beacham Tlieatre, Orlando, t
Cinemascope . Capps. MGM offic
manager, left for a trip into Georgia ... Ill
ness kept Musette Stoval, 20th-Fox secretar;,
at home for a few days . Mandel
manager, St. Johns Theatre, held over "Mi!
Sadie Thompson" due to heayy patronage . .j, ,,
Doris Posten is a new UA staffer after leav
ing Columbia, where she was assistant casb ;:;
;.;
ier.
R. L. Bangs, owner. Florida Theatre, an
Harold D. Popel. Telco Theatres, West Pali
Beach, were Pilmrow visitors ... A Floric
State Theatres district managers meeting hei
was attended by James L. Cai'tright. Daytor
Beach; Robert Heekin. Jacksonville; Frar
Bell. St. Petersburg, and George Hoovf
Miami.
•: r^'niW Paii
Mark DuPree, manager, Daytona. Daytoii ;_ _
Beach, was here on business. Allied Sto i""-:'
Fixtures is expected to have complete ne '
refreshment stands ready for installation
the Daytona soon, he said.
Installs Stereophonic Sound
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Stereophol
sound equipment has been installed in t
Gables Theatre by Wil-Kin Theatre Supp
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jbo Drive-In theatres here to Fred Jack
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Cleburne. Jack, who is engaged in ranch-
in the Cleburne area, will continue hi.s
;g
operations but will spend most of
time here. He has had 30 years experice
in the theatre business.
W. "Wally" Davis, who has managed
Theatre Enterprises theatres here .since
they were acquired from the O.K.
,eatre Corp. of Dallas, has been retained as
ager of the local theatres by Jack. Manler
Davis came here from McCamey where
had been employed by the O.K. Corp. for
en years, choosing Alpine as a location out
B choice of 19 other towns where the cominy
operated theatres. He was a stockholder
the Theatre Enterprises but chose to rehere,
relinquishing his holdings in
,t corporation even though it meant losing
seniority with the company.
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DALLAS. TEXAS
Tent 22 Comes to Aid
Of Nursery Service
OKLAHOMA CITY—Variety Tent 22 is giy.
ing financial assistance to the Family ano
Children's Service here this year since thl
United Fund did not reach its goal and cui
back the service group's operational budget
Sam Brunk, chief barker, said the Tent 21
pledge to assist the day nursery at 517 Soul
west Second St. is an emergency grant to
for one year only.
Brunk estimates support of the charll^
nursery may amount to $25,000. The cl(i|
turned over a check for $6,500 as a down
;
ment on its sponsorship. Additional fi
will be delivered later.
Family and Children's Service asked Unite(
Fund for $173,500 to operate its counselinf
He Kit
nursery service was cut back to $148,00
nei _
which was about what it received last yeanK^s^lnce'rfi
The day care centers, one for Negroes and oni
iWto.
for white children, had been hard hit b;
higher maintenance costs, loss of outside in' _
come and loss of specific grants for milk AinSLAagi
pur'
chases.
j[Grn.M
The Variety sponsorship will not permit an;, oiif.to-
expansion, but it will eliminate the need fo:
cutting down the present daily attendance a
the nursery in order to stay within tin
budget. Enrollment averages about 65 to 7i
youngsters who otherwise would have no adul
supervision, Brunk said. Many of them, h-,
explained, are the youngsters of mothers whif,
are forced to work outside the home. Pari
ents pay in accordance with their- financial
and child care centers for 1954. When thj..
UF campaign failed to reach its goal,
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* " lie Fat itctive in Variety Club boys work in Hous-
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Mr ^'S in the former KPRC-TV plant on Post
'^"Petalkai: Ok roafi- Goodwin is president of Southwest
*r. iaij the-;, pni Pi-oductions. Inc.
Southwest 's move to new quarters is bailed
to have provided the organization with
largest studios of any film producinR
IJti in the state. All latest equipment for
lining, recording, processing, animating, etc.,
J included in the new location,
fioodwin, onetime chief of the Houston Varfy
tent, helped organize Southwest in the
nmer of 1951.
wtgrowing its original quarters, the firm
|v has a staff of 15 technicians with experie
in all branches of 16mm and 35mm film
Iduction. The new plant has two full shootstages
of major proportion, a complete
iratory service, editing, recording, art, and
id
facilities.
jtalls in St. Augustine
AUGUSTINE. TEX.—Nelsyn Wade.
ger of the Angus Theatre, has installed
Doramic screen, which is as tall as the
lone was wide, and new projection equipht.
puth of our border the taste in titles is
florid, sensational and romantic. "Of
lan Bondage" became "Slave of His Pas-
STOPOVEK IN IJALL.VS—Herbert .1. Yates, Republic president, was piven a scroll
from Dallas Manager John J. Houlihan at a party honoring Yates and stars of "Jubilee
Trail" when the group stopped in Dallas en route to the New Orleans premiere of the
film. Left to right: Houlihan, Yates, Buddy Baer, Vera Ralston, Pat O'Brien, Joan
Leslie, John Rus-sell, Producer-Director Joseph Inman Kane; R. J. O'Donnell, vicepresident
and general manager of Interstate Theatres, and ('. Bruce Newbery, Republic
director of sales.
Entertains by Annual Party
DALHART, TEX.—Eight hundred youngsters
were entertained by J. C. Parker and the
Lions club in a party at the Mission Theatre,
an annual event.
Gave 75 Christmas Bonuses
ABILENE, TEX.—According to Wally H.
Akin, manager of Interstate Theatres. Interstate
gave Christmas bonuses to about 75
employes here.
Scott Brady has been set as title-roler in
Columbia's "The Law vs. Billy the Kid."
$6,000 Blaze in Big Lake
BIG LAKE, TEX.— Damage to the Taylor
Theatre in a fire which .started from a gas
heater is estimated as $6,000 by Ford Taylor,
who says the loss was mostly covered by
insurance. Manager Gene Cole discovered
the blaze shortly before opening of the boxoffice.
The screen and speaking equipment
were the greatest losses. Preparation for
reopening included the installation of a wide
screen.
The title of RKO's "She Had to Say Yes"
has been changed to "She Couldn't Say No."
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SET JUBILEE PLANS—Oklahoma City MGM staffers met with Division Manager
John Allen on plans for the company's 3(Kh Anniversary campaign. Front row, left to
right: Ruby Whidden, Cleora Hampton, George J. Fisher, branch manager; Polly Cusenberry
and Emma Joy Witt«n. Second row: Jim Byrd, Ward Royalty, office manager;
Bates Farley, Myrl Hutchison, Velma Todd, Peggy Farris, Marion Richardson, Jo
Talley. Barbara Bauers. Back row: Alfredia Tyson, Ruby Eddings, Marjorie Sanders,
James Peacock, Vera Strickland. Bill Raymond. Bill Hunter. Bob Egbert, Connie
C'arpou, Eulalia Sample. Marilyn Dry and Charles Krieger.
Jimmy Neinast, Fund Head
DENISON, TEX.—Jimmy Neinast, Interstate
Theatres manager here, has been named
Denison chairman of the March of Dimes
campaign, a series of efforts to raise funds
to continue the battle against infantile paralysis.
Installs Panoramic Screen
HENDERSON. TEX.—The Overton Theatre,
owned by Bill Hall, has been equipped with a
panoramic screen, 32x17 feet.
CHICKASHA, OKLA.—Horace Clark, operator
of the Washita Theatre, is now using a
new 30-foot screen.
SAN ANTONIO
The all-girl orchestra for the Nacional Thea
tre did not appear as advertised in win
dow cards through the west side. Informai
tion available here has it that some sort o
immigration law kept the theatrical troup
from entering the U.S. from Havana, Cuba
The orchestra has been booked for appear
ances in a number of Texas towns and othe
states.
Truett Fulcher, owner of the Texas in Car
. . .
rizo Springs and of the Lou in Idalou. visitei.
Clasa-Mohme. Fulcher uses Mexican pro
grams in both theatres Clasa-Mohmi
opened "Los Que No Deben Nacer" at th'
Alameda.
Theatre Holdup Foiled
COMANCHE, OKLA,—Three officers cap:
tured a husky Tulsan in Comanche after hi
alleged attempt to rob the Ritz Theatre here
When Speck Wilson, manager of the Rits
refused to cash a personal check for th
man, he shoved Wilson against the wall ani
grabbed up a handful of currency from tha
which Wilson had been counting, Wilsoi
snatched a pistol from beneath the counte
and forced the would-be robber to give th
money back. The man fled in a station wagoi,
but was overtaken by police officers befoi
he had gone far.
Leonard Goldstein's Panoramic Pictures hai{
inked Debra Paget and Kevin McCarthjTj
20th-Fox's "The Gambler From Natchez,
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L. C. Tidball, Fort Worth; Steve Curley,
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Georgetown Exhibitor A. J. Valentine
Is
Subject of Magazine Article
GEORGETOWN. TEX.—August J. "Val"
Valentine, owner-manager of the Dusk Drivein
here, who observed his second anniversary
in sliow business last month, is getting more
publicity for himself and his 250-car ozoner
than mo.st veteran small-town exhibitors get
in a decade.
The flood of publicity began for this selfstyled
"cow-pasture .showman" when he attended
the first annual convention of the
Texas Drive-In Theatre Owners Ass'n in
Dallas. A writer for Business week magazine,
covering the meeting, wove the Valentine
story into his general report on the convention.
In the magazine piece, Valentine was pictured
as a newcomer to show business with
an interesting background. His first job was
in the West Virginia coal mines, where he
worked up to secretary of the UMW local
union at the age of 15. Then he tried his hand
at orcharding. That, also, was not his dish.
His next job was with the Lincoln Electric
Co., Cleveland, where he lived on his wages,
socked away his annual bonus. This went on
for 12 years.
Several years ago he read an article in
the Saturday Evening Post about the big
money in drive-ins and decided he wanted
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to get into the business in Texas because of
the year-around season. He subscribed to the
Dallas Morning News and BOXOFFICE, began
reading the business-opportunities column.
Finally, he read there was a theatre for
sale in Georgetown.
After considerable negotiation, he bought
the Dusk Drive-In with a down payment that
represented most of his 12-year savings. "It
was a shell of a theatre," he recalls. "It
needed complete modernizing, weeds were all
over the place, the snack bar was uninviting
and the wii-ing was all haywire." He set to
work improving the appearance of the plant
and clearing up the electrical ills.
He settled his family in a nearby house and
hired a projectionist for the grand opening.
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Circuit Court Reverses
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Adelman Trust Suit
New Orleans—The U.S. circuit court
here has reversed a Dallas federal district
court dismissal of the antitrust actioi
brought by I. B. Adelman against th«
major distributors. Interstate Theatres
and Texas Consolidated.
The circuit court ruling affects the case
brought against the distributors, but upholds
the dismissal of the circuit defendants.
Val's wife and two daughters took over tj'
snack bar and he took his seat in the )x\
office. He advertised in the local wee?
newspaper and mailed out printed prograi
Charging 40 cents for adults and nine cei
for children, business began to build. Sci
he found his patrons were spending almt
40 cents at the snack bar for every dolt
taken in at the boxoffice.
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When a television station opened in Aust:
28 miles south of Georgetown, in Novemlr
1952 Val's business dropped off nearly 20 if
cent, but has since recovered. "As long S
Hollywood turns out topnotch product," '1
believes, "we exhibitors don't have to g
afraid of television. But at the same time, ibi
distributors shouldn't try to kill the go^'
that lays the golden eggs. As I see it, ha:
headed distributors can be as much to blafe
for theatre closings as the 20 per cent i-
mission tax ... if they're not careful."
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the business publication, the 48-year-4
showman was featured in John Bustiisi (ffitanaf. Hi
theatrical column, "Show World,' in the AH
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George Stevens Rated Toj 1
1953 Director by Critics
From New England Edition
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annual selection of the year's ten best I-
tures, Bradford H. Swan and Paul B. Heland,
critics and reviewers on the staff f
the Providence Journal-Bulletin and Suni?
Journal, collaborated on selecting outstandg :..
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being installed in theatres today, will not need to be changed tomorrow.
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for wide screen and stereophonic sound presentation, will make an early decision to equip his theatre properly.
Motiograph makes five different models of high quality stereophonic sound equipment to fill the needs
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jlroy Luedtke, manager of the Delft and
theatres, Marquette. Mich., was
feted president of the Marquette Chamber
c Commerce for 1954 . . . Leonard Dorece has
mpened the Crown Theatre. Racine, which
been clo.sed for some time . Heling.
lljjM booker, has returned to work after a
lOD-year hitch in the army . Charles
jirenger is the new president of the Better
(3ms Council of Milwaukee.
^eo Molitor, operator of the Superior. Sup-ior.
returned from a vacation in California
.j. Harvey Buchanan, well-known Superior
ejiibitor. was appointed president of the Wisqisin
State Athletic Ass'n, which controls all
tiling bouts in Wisconsin.
I'reation of a new pension trust in cooperatii
with the Milwaukee area theatre owners
at the projectionists union was announced.
"i; trust, set up to retire projectionists at
6 or older and to assist disabled members.
Hi provide a pension of $100 per month,
elusive of social security benefits. Harold
J'Pitzgerald of Fox Wisconsin was elected
ciirman of the group.
. . . "Martin
in Filmrow were Jack Goetz of the Monri
Theatres. Monroe, and Larry Beltz of the
Vusau Theatres, Wausau
her" will be shown in Fox Wisconsin's
•field. Venetian. State ajid Paradise startill
February 4 at advanced admission. The
piure played Fox's Strand for six weeks in
O'ober and November and drew over 90.000
pJple.
ne of the first contributions for the March
ni )imes campaign was received by the Blue
S mothers from Managing Director Ei-vin
J. lumb of the Riverside Theatre. About 131
B\' Star mothers have started collections in
>( ttheatre.s and at special sport events here.
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MINNEAPOLIS
The testimonial dinner for retiring Chief
Barker Bennie Berger at the Hotel Nicollet
Terrace room February 15 also will commemorate
the 20th anniversary of Northwest Variety
Tent 12. Newly elected Chief Barker
L. J. Miller is requesting a full attendance
at the dinner. In a letter to members he
says "special recognition should be given to
our past chief barker for the success of his
administration over the last two years." Sim
Heller, chairman of the arrangements committee,
promises "a gala affair." There will
be cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, an elaborate
dinner and entertainment. Tickets are $10.
With "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef" in its
second week and going great boxoffice guns,
the Minneapolis and St. Paul Orpheums grab
off another Warner Bros. Cinemascope picture,
"The Command," Febuary 10, to follow
"Reef" immediately. "His Majesty O'Keefe"
is set for February 24 at Harry Weiss' two
theatres.
A tradeshowing of RKO's highly publicized
"The Pi'ench Line" brought out a large crowd
of exhibitors to the Uptown and there was
the usual controversy regarding the propriety
of the dance which Jane Russell does in the
picture . . . Bill Westerman, formerly a Pai'amount
booker and Reid H. Ray salesman,
has joined the Warner Bros, booking staff.
He replaces Perry Smoot, who was promoted
to salesman to cover the territory formerly
handled by Herb Blass, who was advanced to
Des Moines manager.
United Artists exploiteer Wally Heim came
in from Chicago to work on the saturation
booking of the new Harlem Globetrotters
picture, "Go, Man, Go!" which is set for the
Minneapolis Lyi-ic and St. Paul Strand.
Abbott Swartz, UA manager, reports that 120
dates for it already have been booked in the
teiTitory . . . Universal exploiteer Benny Katz
was beating the drum for "The Glenn Miller
Story." which has its territory premiere at
the Radio City here next month. While here,
Katz attended a Decca party for local disk
jockeys and record dealers.
Esther Vilas of the Warner Bros, office
staff is making a speedy recovery at University
hospital, where she underwent major
surgery ... J. A. Walsh, Paramount office
operations home office representative, went
back to New York after a brief visit here .
Bennie Berger got a bad break when "New
Faces," big Broadway musical hit with
Eartha Kitt, changed its route and canceled
its scheduled March 1 engagement at
his recently acquired Lyceum here.
Ted Mann, circuit owner, went to Los Angeles
on a business jaunt. Mann held over
"The Captain's Paradise" at his World here
A. Levy, 20th-Fox division manager,
was in New York for a sales meeting . . .
"Martin Luther" is hitting neighborhood
houses here for the first time, having been
booked day and date into three independent
theatres, the St. Louis Park, Edina and Parkway,
and at the same $1.20 admission as
downtown, where it played two engagements.
Twin City Editor Favors
End of All Censorship
MINNEAPOLIS — Complete freedom from
censorship for all expression mediums, including
films, is favored by the Minneapolis
Morning Ti-ibune.
The local newspaper put itself on record
thus in an editorial commenting on the U.S.
Supreme Court decision tabooing the banning
of "La Ronde" and "M."
Like Justices Douglas and Black in their
minority report, the Tribune feels that the
majority opinion didn't go far enough. It
endorses the minority opinion that "in this
nation every writer, author, producer, no
matter what medium of expression he may
use. should be freed from the censor."
The editorial was headed "Less Censorship."
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OMAHA
JJ G, Miller, owner of the Miller at Atki
son, reported he had word from his daug
ter Connie, who is a student at Santa Mo
ica college in California, to the effect s
had lunch with Denny Crosby, Bing's s
Nodeen, head inspector at MG!
is ill with the flu . . . Jack Andrews, Par
mount salesman who has been battling a sin
infection for two weeks, was in town frc
his home at Norfolk for treatment from I
doctor.
Art Goodwater, who has the Capitol
Madison, said his wife Helen was doing ok
after an operation at St. Joseph's hospital
Weaver. 20th-F
Omaha .
cashier, has returned home after an open
tion, but will be out of the office for soii
time. Roy Casey, vacationing cashier fn
the west coast, still is filling in for her .
Fred Teller, former manager of Trlstat
Omaha Theatre, was a visitor here. He's n
manager of the Strand, the circuit's oppo|
tion house at Hastings.
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Millard Rethwlsch, exhibitor at Tilden.MnfKOIIlM
installing wide screen and new equipment
Tom Sandberg, Ravenna exhibitor, said
will offer his first 3-D picture February
11 . . . Don McLucas, United Artists managj"
was in Des Moines. The branch has been 1
to its ears with a highly successful satui'
tion program for "Go, Man, Go!"
Bill Barker, head of Co-Op Booking Sei
ice and Filmrow's redhot contribution i
Omaha's topnotch bowling brigade, won't )
the same for some time. He had his pictu.
snapped with two gorgeous MGM starltj
hi] lit .wild il
Perry Sheehan and Kathryn Reed, sign
an MGM contract in connection with
starlets' appearance here for "The Long, Lc|
Trailer." The two beauties visited the McB
office and gave the 30th anniversary celetej
tion a boost.
The office force gave Shirley Baker, MCJ
bookers' stenographer, a necklace and biri
day cake. Shirley also celebrated by vif*
ing her home at Crescent, Iowa . . . Bill Trior,
MGM porter about 12 years, was fej
on his birthday . Babb, on S;
staff at MGM parttime, worked on a fi>-:.'
time basis after finishing her exams at Omftjjs
university.
A snow and sleet storm made the gO;
tough for salesmen in the Omaha territ
and kept most of the exhibitors at hoi;
Among the hardy souls appearing in to
were E. W. Kugle, Holstein, Iowa:
Schneider, Osceola; Wally Johnson, Frie«
in a snazzy beret; Tom Sandberg, Ravei
Charles Thoene, Lyons; Cliff Sheatj
Genoa, and Harold Struve, Hebron and De
ler.
Meyer Stern to Handle
LP Film in Omaha Area
OMAHA—Meyer Stern, pioneer in the in
industry here and local representative i
Hollywood Pictures, now has the Lipl''
franchise for Omaha and Des Moines. «
will maintain offices at 1 Film ExchaiS.
Omaha.
Stern has been in the film business n?.
Omaha since 1916. He has been a leacft
figure in Variety Tent 16. The Lippert *
Moines office is being closed.
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is not clear just where the line is being
drawn."
Statements of some Columbus religious
leaders implied that, if other measures failed,
they would consider adoption of some program
under which Christians would be urged
to support only "proper" films. Such a program
would be similar to the Legion of
Decency.
Dr. William Young, executive secretary of
the higher education board of the American
Lutheran church, said he feels "that the
church has the obligation of standing firm
witness to anything that is proper."
Edward M. Dawson, lay president of the
Columbus Area Council of Churches, asserted:
"If the ramifications of the decision
are what they seem to imply, it presents a
grave problem which should be given serious
consideration by interfaith groups with the
viewpoint of acting to offset any ill effects
undesu-able movies might produce."
Bishop Hazen G. Werner of the Ohio area
of the Methodist church said: "Film censorship
in Ohio that has served with liberality
has by this decision been put in a questionable
position. This is a blow to the good life
that means so much to Americans. Freedom
does not include tolerance which would overthrow
organized life nor should it include
the tolerance of deterioration of moral life
for which that very freedom exists. One cannot
see how the cause of decency and right
as well as the development of fine and normal
youth by the remotest stretch of the imagination
could be aided by a film of the character
of 'M'."
Dr. David Witte, executive secretary of the
Columbus area Council of Churches, viewed
the high court's decision as an encroachment
on state's rights. Bishop Michael J. Ready
of the Columbus Catholic diocese declined
comment pending a study of the Supreme
Court decision.
Papers in Cleveland
Laud Censor Ruling
CLEVELAND — Local newspapers were
happy over the U.S. Supreme Court decision
in the "M" and "La Ronde" cases, which
clipped the wings of existing film censor
boards.
"We applaud the Supreme Court decision
as a fulfillment of the Bill of Rights' guaranty
of freedom of speech," said the Plain Dealer
in an editorial, adding, "we who try to guard
freedom of the press at first hand realize
our responsibilities and our duties toward the
public. We think that almost all moviemakers
realize their responsibilities, too. The
public, by withholding patronage from those
who try to make a fast buck with unsavory
and suggestive celluloid, can quickly put them
out of business.
"Clipping of the censors' wings may bring
an improvement in the moral tome of movies,
because the producers no longer will be able
to take refuge in censors' stamp of approval."
The Pi-ess said, "In its decision in two censorship
cases involving motion pictui'es the
Supreme Court did not invalidate censorship,
as some of the appellants had hoped.
"The court simply rules that censors cannot
forbid the showing of pictures which, in
the opinion of the censors are immoral or
tend to incite crime, the questions at issue
in the New York and Ohio cases.
"The reasoning seemed to be that the laws
under which the censors acted did not define
with sufficient precisions what makes a picture
immoral or stimulating to crime.
Chances are it would be impossible to write
such a law.
"In this country, there are widely accepted
standards of good taste. In the opinion of
the official censors, the two films at issue
before the Supreme Court impinged on these
standards. But the court did not rule on the
opinion. It ruled on the power of the censors
to enforce it. The court decided unanimously
the censors lacked that power.
"In general, then, the question of good taste,
or morals, in any medium of expression, is
left to the court of public opinion.
"This is in complete accord with the fundamental
concepts of our kind of government.
"Moreover, public opinion, in the long run,
can be more effective than any law."
Ohio Exhibitors Rush
To Set "M' Dates
CLEVELAND — Exhibitors are beating a
path to Columbia Manager Oscar Ruby's
door, seeking to buy and date "M" now that
it is available in Ohio. In Cleveland the
Hippodrome will play it first run downtown.
Ed Prinsen has bought it for his Paramount,
Youngstown.
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at the Twin Drive-In, where the Arvin Heat jij
Co. will be host for a snack and demonstrati( r
of its electric in-car heater.
Berlo Vending Co. will be host at a coc |
tail party preceding the banquet February j
Tliroughout the convention the Variety 01 •}
quarters on the fifth floor of the hotel \^ Ji
be open to all delegates, through the courte
of Variety Wives.
MGM star George Murphy has accepted
invitation to the opening session of the coj
vention and is expected to speak briefly.
Universal has invited all delegates to atte:!
a special screening of "The Glenn MiUl
Story" at 11:30 p.m. February 3 at Keltll
Theatre.
Meantime, it was revealed that more thl
50 companies dealing in theatre equipme;
and supplies have taken display space. I
The following drive-in operators have bel
listed as co-sponsors of the convention: Loil
A. AiTU, Louisville; Paul F. Shafer, Willianj
port. Pa.; M. L. Waller jr., Lenoir City, TenI
H. Bank, Goody, Ky.; A. B. Wilder, Norfol
Va.; John H. Reckas, Elgin, 111.; Thomas
Lloyd, Houston, Miss.; Roy L. Kalver, Dect
tur, Ind.; John B. Gardner, Rayland, Oh'l
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O. K. Leonard, Globe, Ariz.; Eugene
Combs, Hazard, Ky. ; Alice Slomowitz, Hi^
vey's Lake, Pa.; William and Dale Mil),
West Milton, Ohio; Phil Smith, Montgome'.
Ohio; Tom Hill, Florence, Ky.; Jerome Ku,
Dent, Ohio; William P. Rosenow, At!
Springs, N.Y.; Hem-y E. Gaudet, Lakep(,t
N.H.; Ruben Shor, Cincinnati; Dan Spies,!
Excello, Ohio; E. R. Custer, St. Albans, W,V;:
F, E. Pi-ice, Newark, Ohio; Nat Kapl.J
Woodlawn, Ohio; Paul Swinger, Dayton, sis
Robert Gump. Piqua, Ohio.
4.000 Dodge Car Dealers
United in TV Hookup
DETROIT—The largest closed-circuit ho>
up in the history of the automotive indus;yi^|«
was used Friday by Chrysler Corp. for
unveiling of a new expanded sales and adv-
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tising program for Dodge motor cars. See.
4,000 Dodge dealers gathered in 30 key ci'Si
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of the country to learn details of the progrni
beamed by television from corporation he -' "
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quarters. Gatherings were held in televisir'lt"..,..,
equipped theatres where possible, with eJ ''"'
balance of the gatherings in hotel rooi.| ;..
Focal spot for the central dealer gatheigj
was the Palms-State Theatre, first run hcej
operated by United Detroit Theatres,
leased for the occasion.
Arrangements were in charge of Jack f
Minor, director of advertising and merch*
dising for Dodge.
Will Raze Sherman Theatre
CHILLICOTHE, OHIO—The Sherman Ij
atre. built during Camp Sherman days!
World War I, is to be razed. It is on I
canal land which the state turned over to I
city on condition that it be used for pu'
purposes. Closing of the Sherman leaves i6
city with two theatres, the Majestic and is
Royal, also several drive-ins which are crated
during the summer.
Richard Collins is penning Columbia's '>
dian Scout" as a George Montgomery stari|ii|
Western.
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T oew's Broad will play its second Cinema-
Scope picture, "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef,"
starting February 4. The Palace is .showing
second Cinemascope feature, "King of the
its
Norman Nadel, Citizen
Khyber Rifles" . . .
theatre editor, will conduct another Broadway
theatre party the week of March 21. Members
of the party will see several legitimate
attractions plus Radio City Music Hall and
Cinerama.
Robert Wile, executive secretary of the
Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio, said
that the projected one-channel tests of "The
Robe" in small Ohio theatres are "probably
off." He said the tests would prove nothing
because 20th Century-Fox announced that
after "The Robe" there will be no Cinema-
Scope prints with one-track sound. "So even
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if the tests were successful, nothing would
be proved or gained; the exhibitors participating
would simply have shown that in a
small house stereophonic .sound is not
necessary. But that would not give them
any more pictures in CinemaScope. Meanwhile,
we ai'e awaiting announcements by
other companies producing Cinemascope pictures
to see whether they will permit them to
be played in theatres which have the anamorphic
lenses and Cinemascope screens
but not the four-track sound. The answers
to these questions will probably be given at
the ITOO convention in Cincinnati February
2-4."
Last H&S Holding Goes
To Ethel Niles, Columbus
COLUMBUS—The sale of the North-Hi
Drive-In to Ethel Miles was the last in a
series of trades and sales ending H&S Theatres.
Late in 1953, Lee J. Hofheimer and
Albert L. Sugarman, owners of H&S, sold the
Waverly Drive-In at Waverly, Ohio, to Toledo
interests, closed the Champion and Avondale
theatres in Columbus and sold the Indianola
to Frank Marzetti, who also owns the Linden.
Hofheimer retained the North-Hi and Sugarman
a little later turned over his interest in
the World and the Little to his son Charles,
who now operates the two houses. The elder
Sugarman has retired. Ethel Miles purchase
of the North-Hi brings her string of outdoor
theatres to four. She also operates seven
indoor theatres.
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DETROIT— Patronage took a decided si:
last week all over town, with the igelemi
weather and icy sidewalks largely resp(
sible.
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(Average Is 100)
Adams Knights of the Round Toble (MGM),
4th wk
Broadway Copitol Fighter AHock (AA); The Mon
From Coiro (LP)
Fox— Beneoth the 12-Mile Reef (20th-Fox),
3rd wk
Madison Waltzing My Baby Bock Home (U-l);
Border River (U-l)
Michigan—Three Soilors and a Girl (WB); Flight
to Tangier (Para)
Palms Forbidden (U-l); Charge of the Lancers
(Col)
United
Easy to Love (MGM), 3rd w
Artists
Bad Weather Strikes
At Cleveland Scores
CLEVELAND—Bad weather with very T^L int't;
temperatures and hazardous driving con jnllKJif^
tions affected general theatre attendance
versely. Overcoming this handicap, howejUisilm iluf^
"His Majesty O'Keefe" rang up the
average of the week with a rating oi ]
"Paratrooper" at the Palace did a nice
business, and "The Living Desert" held
well enough in its fourth week to assure
fifth week at the Lower Mall.
Allen His Majesty O'Keefe (WB)
Hippodrome Man in the Attic (20th-Fox)
Lower Mall The Living Desert (Disney), 4th wk.,
Ohio—Julius Caesar (MGM), roodshow, 4th wk..
l!«ftmiPi
Polace Paratrooper (Col)
State Knights of the Round Table (MGM), 4thB8liM. Thjck
wk
Stilirr 1— Quo Vodis (MGM),
-Fighter Attack (AA);
'Knights' and 'How to Marry'
Strong in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI—"Knights of the Roi
Table," MGM CinemaScope production, g
good account of itself with 165 and was hi
"How to Marry a Millionaire" in its fou
week at Keiths continued to break house r
ords.
Albee Knights of the Round Table (MGM). .
Capitol Bod for Each Other (Col); Trent's Losl
'~
Cose (Rep)
Grand—Hondo (WB), 3rd d. t. wk
Keiths How to Marry a Millionaire (20th-Fox),
4th
Palace His Majesty O'Keefe (WB).
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Drive-In Owner Is Guilty |f
Of Shooting Sneak-In
WARREN. OHIO—Steven Hreno, Niles,
operates the Elm Road Drive-In,
\]
has bi
found guilty of pointing and dischargini
firearm by a jui-y and will be senten|
February 1 by Judge G. H. BirreU. The
fense carries a maximum penalty of $100 :*<
a year in jail. The case grew out of e
shooting of 15-year-old Charles Sager it i
August after Sager and two companiis i
sneaked into the outdoor theatre. HrO
claimed he shot only to frighten the tw
The state contended that Hreno shot '^
boy in the back. The boy was in the hospJf
for a time, and now walks with the aid of %
canes. A civil suit for $110,000 still is paling
against Hreno.
Unistrut in Adams Theatr ji
DETROIT—Ernie Forbes Theatre Su}!^
has installed a Unistrut screen frame,
first of its type in Michigan, a MiiTor-Mir
screen, and stereophonic sound in the Ad
Theatre, first run Balaban house.
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NEW DKTROIT OFFICERS—Variety
Club officers in Detroit were installed relently.
Shown, left to right: H. E. Stuckey,
tntterfield Tlieatres, second assistant
"i ihief bark'-r; James Sharkey of C'oop-
^' irative Theatres, chief barker, and Har-
Ud E. Brown, United Detroit Theatres,
irst assistant chief barker.
DETROIT
'LToward .Minsky, Paramount district manager,
was in town from Philadelphia for
a local staff get-together at the Sheraton-
Cadillac . . Richard L. Lotz has left the
.
Civic Theatre to go into the television repair
Prank Upton, manager of the
iMiMiirss . . .
.Mii^ir Hall, is host to many vi.siting projeciioiii.Nts,
exhibitors and other showmen interested
in what makes Cinerama tick.
I.arry Leins, booker at Universal, formally
announced his forthcoming marriage to Gayle
Dougherty, former secretary to Charles Simpson
of Central Shipping, with the date .set
for March 5 . . . Joan Fontaine and Collier
Young were here Monday to attend a luncheon
arranged for them by Dezel Productions
at the Statler, and promote their forthcoming
picture, "The Bigamist," to be released
through Dezel Productions . . . Russell Rubin
walked out of the Avalon delicatessen without
getting waited on. He looked like he put
in a hard evening's work at the Avalon Theatre.
Frank Upton and Bill Green of the Music
Hall are cooking up a sure-fire 20-point program
of promotion to celebrate the first
anniversary of the operation in March .
Wilson Elliott, manager of the Jewel at Mount
Clemens, has been cited a-s the "Leading
Citizen of the Year" by the local American
Legion post "for his outstanding work in
assisting all veteran groups in oiu- city."
Elliott's latest experience was a ride in a
jet plane, which brought him front page publicity
in the local newspaper. He's headed
for a short trip to California, planning to
look up local people now in that area.
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^iEVELAND—Jack Silverthorne. Variety
[ib chief barker, said that the club has proed
a 15-minut« film depicting the activ-
|s of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation school
lleveland, which is sponsored by the club.
16mm film will be available to clubs
1 groups for fund-raising purposes as soon
editing is completed.
•ETROIT—Amusement Supply continues
First place position in the Nightingale Club
SJ/ling league. Team Standings ai-e;
Team Won Lost
Unusement Supply 32^i 23'-
ocal 199 31 25
mle Forbes 28 28
Itec 27 29
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TS 24 32
pe following high scores resulted: Carl
wnerlsGuiliM)' gione 194 for 565, Jack Cohvell 200 for
M Roy Thompson 212 tor 504, Fred Sutter-
1 199, Welber Haartge 553, Ralph Haskin
p,03d
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^ ad will be siK k City Tax Repeal
The levy has brought in about $10,000
theatre owners
.:-,wiBlt50l!" asked the city council to repeal the 3
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^ case 8K« cent amu.sement tax. in operation since
S» CWls state vacated that field of taxation in
eai-old
sr" has been advertised for a second
and then canceled by the Kiim Thea-
lorth end suburban art film house. The
iwas in its 11th week. A new ad consists
TO columns of solid text, telling about
"engagement of the sectarian picture.
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IT. The owners of the Harris, State,
U and Lyceum theatres said decreasing
mes and increasing operating costs were
insible for the request.
L.ther' End Canceled
J.l.TROIT—•Final week" for -Martin
Ray Schreiber and Sidney Forman are
terminating their control of the Van Dyke
Theatre as of February 1, when Sydney Mo.ss.
owner of the building, will take over operation.
Bill Green, exploitation director for Cinerama
at the Music Hall, was a visitor at the
annual installation party of the Michigan
Showmen's auxiliary and at the convention
of the Michigan Ass'n of Fairs . . Nightingale
.
notes: William Gagnon, sole visitor
for the day, arrived so late he did not even
have a chance to sub for anyone . . . Edgar
Douville missed the session in order to visit
the doctor Floyd Akins missed
bowling because Ed had the key to their
Mel Donlon was on the jump
locker . . .
getting those names he really wanted.
Irving Goldberg, partner in Community
Theatres, returned from Florida with pictures
to show the four sailfi-sh he caught in
one day on the Keys . . . Dillon M. Krepps
and Victor Carlson, top executives of the
United Artists, have an unexpected similarity
of voices . . . Edwaid R. Galli of Dearborn,
who is the best patron at the Music Hall (he's
seen "This Is Cinerama" 15 times so far) , has
long had a .special interest in show bu.siness
and at one time planned to buy or build a
motion picture theatre.
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a circuit of drive-ins in the Cinciniti
area and one in St. Petersburg. Fla., have
ft for a stay in Florida. Cummins recently
Bis granted a permit to build a new drive-in
1 the new highway near the Liberty pike
Kentucky. Cummins operates the Blue
rass Drive-In in Georgetown, Ky., which
has had for nine years. Court members
ited unanimously in approving a zone
ange sought by Cummins to permit conuction
of the new theatre. Cummins said
hoped to open the new Belt Line by
Jne. It will have two screens and will
commodate approximately 1,200 cars.
Cincinnati Variety Club members volun-
Isred their services in the March of Dimes
in downtown Cincinnati Monday
t), with the Variety Wives in charge of
Bank of Hope. Edward Salzberg is chief
•ker and Mrs. Samuel Weiss is chief barker
Variety Wives.
tim Clemmer, son of Lou Clemmer, Dayton
ilbitor, was married recently. The couple
l|ioneymooning in Florida. Jim is associated
v*h his father in operaton of the drive-ins
. 1: Eaton and Miamisburg Rose
lomas, Parker, Parkersburg, W.Va., is on
. (("""lorida vacation father of Ross
Sion, who operates theatres in Point Pleas-
"V,, W.Va., died recently.
f* flidwest Theatre Supply Co. is rushing in-
*lllation of Cinemascope equipment, includ-
,-lij stereophonic sound, for the following
rMstates Theatres: DaBel, Davue and Dale
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CLEVELAND
•Phe Hippodrome Theatre was closed to the
public Friday (22> from 5 p. m. to 7 p. m.
when Theatre Network Television presented
k Dodge advertising and merchandising program
on a closed circuit. This was the first
lime such a program interfered with the
established picture schedule. Other telecasts
jtiave been held in the morning before opening,
time . . . Meyer Fine, Associated circuit
h^ad, was confined to his home for several
M. B. Horwitz
days with a virus infection . . .
of the Washington circuit took a couple of
days off for his semi-annual physical checkup.
.
Ben L. Ogron of Ohio Theatre Supply Co.
replaced the current large screens at the
Shaker and Fairview theatres with Astrolite
screens in advance of the ten-theatre greater
Cleveland simultaneous booking of "The
Robe" . . Henry Hellriegel, theatre contractor,
installed wide screens in Associated's
Hilliard Square and Union Square theatres.
Jules Livingston checked into Republic as
branch manager, succeeding Irwin Pollard.
J. P. Curtin, Republic district manager, was
here to formally inaugurate the managerial
switch. Irwin and Mrs. Pollard took off for
a Florida vacation before announcing plans
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''"'''IjJOSTON— About 150 exhibitors, cifcuit of-
'*4fals, buyers and bookers attended a sneak
''"'^Uvlew of Walter Wanger's "Riot in Cell
'*'
E'Ck H" held «*• the Metropolitan Theatre
01' then went to the
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and Hot
Rdford hotel where they were guests of
/lied Artists at a luncheon.
, I'roducer Wanger. Moray "Razz" Goldstein.
ckinlndui
general sales manager, and Terry Turner.
jj fi^
JUUl House wo is handling the radio and TV promotion
;.:. ij:^ ;f.. o he film over the Yankee network, attended
- iik biisirp. tl preview and luncheon.
'tiien he tf,
leursc Roberts of the Rifkin circuit introj)
zone manjtf, died Goldstein at the luncheon as "one of
Hftas taken tJE(''o"'-'' favorite .sons who has gone far up
ip.tS ladder in our industry."
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Irhis is Bel
the first time that Allied Artists
«ion tiieii -hi ever enlisted the services of Terry Turner'
he
However, tie
the radio and
LaHtl'
TV saturation campaign,"
wthmimintlKi
*lstein said. "I want to say that Turner
led and was granted permission to send
iffihiB, the tlieati
"^'^ ""^'^ '° Hollywood to make his own
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Wolf also
wing exciting scenes from the film were
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and they proved to be so good that
Xejjs
tin they were shown to the Interstate cirlij
officials in Dallas, they were immediately
Od to McHlQcK^ed for 200 circuit theatres."
'ille, Ky,
'aiard-uorking familyuldstein
then introduced Wanger, who
0! Co, js mauaa:
ISinsetDiive-Ir,::*'
las asBtant mii
to the (lejth recc
n all of my associations I have never been
I a group more attuned to the times than
id Artists. It is a close and hard-working
lly that knows what it wants. It took
age for them to support this film of
ten Jit
lani, has
mania
pa riots. But producing a film is only
|)er cent of the effort. The 60 per cent
lerchandising. a difficult feat, and that
hy I am so delighted to have Terry Turner
[tsloTheatii
us. li
,. ,,. Ve have no name stars in this picture,
believe that Neville Brand, who plays
Ttedt II' ^i"^
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fcleading convict, will advance to stardom
If BifflM each, ~.Zj , », .t uiiuu* ,
^ jjj these days.
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m of al reels e
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Ernest T. I
I order to a
esdaCl
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anger related the cooperation of the fedgovernment
was necessary, as was that
Iie governor of California, who gave perion
to have the photography taken in a
Ion of Folsom prison. Over 700 inmates of
jenitentiary were in the riot scene.-. Each
paid for his work with a carton of
ets.
|lism in incidents
le picture was shot under severe re-
'!• tions, but all this only added to the
fM I of reality, Wanger said. Every incident
; 111* he film has actually happened in one
n or another within the country. He
d that Look magazine is coming out in
weeks with the story of the film under
provocative title "West Points of the
irthe*: ;rworld" and that the March edition of
lopolitan has picked up the film as one
e best of the month,
rner said he was happy to promote "Riot
ell Block 11." "because Walter Wanger
Soiilh
! it and because it is a great action picand
a great prison picture."
will receive the .same campaign treatthat
all the films from the major com-
JinWs have had, he said.
lus Travers. executive vice-president, said
vas the Yankee network's 37th promotion
"notion picture.
^ le Yankee network does not lend its
itles unless a film meets with our ap-
1." he said. "We have turned down 14
Producer Walter Wanger, left, is being greeted by Herman Kifkin ul Hit- iuniheun
given by Allied Artists at Boston following a preview of "Kiot in (ell Klmk 11." On
the right publicist Terry Turner addresses the luncheon guests at the Bradford hotel.
On his right is Morey "Razz" Goldstein, AA general sales manager, and on his left
is Lyonnus Travers.
In the panel above are, starting at left: Ben Williams, Ted Shaps. Taul Levi,
Edward Cantor, Sam Pinanski, Tom Fermoyle, Sam Feinstein, Joe Saunders, Henry
Schwartzburg and Lloyd Bridgham.
Shown in center panel, clockwise: .Arthur Lo

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Urged by Jack Beresin
wkBBB ^
for Loevv's Poli-New England Theatres,
that "with all due respect to past chief l
ers, this large turnout is really a tribu
the incoming chief barker." Many exhib
from all parts of Connecticut were amons
guests, and there was a large represent;'
from Filmrow.
Lou Brown, advertising and publicity d
tor for the Loew's Poll chain, was chaii
of the committee in charge of the dii i>fer^
assisted by Alec Schimel, Universal s 3
xLk
man, and I. J. Weber, stagehands union
International Chief Barker Jack Beresin is pictured with new officers of Connecticut
Variety Tent 31 at installation ceremonies in New Haven. Seated, left to right,
Henry Germaine, chief barker; Beresin, and Robert Elliano, retiring chief barker.
Standing, George Weber, property master; Israel Levine, first assistant chief barker;
John Pavone, second assistant chief barker, and Samuel Germaine, doughguy.
NEW HAVEN—Variety International is "a
religion to those who believe in and actively
support the work of the heart of show business,"
International Chief Barker Jack Beresin
declared during installation ceremonies
of Connecticut Tent 31 here Thursday (21).
He urged nearly 100 guests to give more
effort to Variety projects.
Beresin said that even when certain fundraising
programs appear difficult or impos-
sible, they can be successfully put over if
workers have the true spirit of Variety. He
asserted that members of Variety "need never
be ashamed to live or be ashamed to die."
The international chief barker advised his
listeners not to look upon dollars raised for
those in distress as "cold statistics," but to
view every individual dollar collected for such
purposes as "serving humanity
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Beresin. president of the ABC Vending Co.,
Philadelphia, pointed out that recipients of
charity often become ardent donors to charitable
causes when their financial position
permits. He cited two outstanding examples
in show business, Eddie Cantor and Sophie
Tucker.
Beresin reported that both Cantor and Miss
Tucker were aided by charities as children.
Today, he said, both contribute heavily to
funds serving the underprivileged. He revealed
that Miss Tucker gives a total of $600
per month to six tents of Variety, the latest
addition being the Miami tent. Cantor's assistance
to charity is on an equally big scale,
Beresin observed.
The speaker said that during his world
travels in behalf of Variety during the past
year, he found tents expanding their activities.
He said the London tent, which has
already cleared three slum areas for playgrounds,
is working on a fourth such playground.
This playground, larger than the
others, is dedicated to Beresin.
Beresin also pointed to the Miami tent,
which raises $300,000 annually to support a
hospital. He recommended that Tent 31 expand
its good works to "spread the sunshine
of charity" among the needy.
New officers of Tent 31 installed by Beresin
are headed by Henry Germaine, manager
for Paramount, chief barker. Other officers
are Israel "Hymie" Levine, independent distributor,
first assistant chief barker: John
Pavone, Allied Artists manager, second assistant
chief barker; George Weber, official
pliotographer for Yale university, property
master, and Samuel Germaine, 20th-Fox
salesman, doughguy.
Toastmaster Harry Shaw, division manager
Boston Grosses Up;
'Wild One' Hits 200
BOSTON—New product in most hi
brought the grosses up last week to a ore
ble total. The weekend business was
ticularly good. Strong boxoffice grosses
reported with "Cease Fire" at the Met,
Wild One" at the Pilgrim and "Sadie Thi
son" at the State and Orpheum.
lAveroge Is 100)
Astor The Copfoin's Porodise (UA), 9th wk...
Beacon Hill Fanfan the Tulip (UA), 1 5fh wk...
Boston This Is Cinerama (Cinerama), 3rd wk,
Exeter Street
Fugitive (Embassy), 4th wk.
Little
Majestic Julius Caesar (MGM), 4th wk
Memorial Beneath the 12-Mile Reet (20th-Fo:
3rd wk
Metropolitan Cease Fire (Para)
Paramount ond Fenway His Majesty O'Keefe
(WB);The Sun Shines Bright (Rep), 2nd wk..
Pilgrim—The Wild One (Col)
State and Orpheum Miss Sadie Thompson (Col)
'Beneath' and 'His Majesty'
Stand Out in New Haven
NEW HAVEN—"Beneath the 12-Mile
and "His Majesty O'Keefe" drew outstai
grosses at the downtowners. The Cin
Scope vehicle was held for a second
at the Paramount.
College Man in the Attic (20th-Fox), Yank in <
R.A.F. (UA), reissue
Paramount Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (20th-Fo:
Poll Easy to Love (MGM); The Steel Lody (UA)
Roger Sherman His Majesty O'Keefe (WB)
of Conflict (Atlas)
'Cantor' and 'Khyber' Score
Top Marks in Hartford
HARTFORD—Big news here was
Eddie Cantor Story" in its Connecticut
miere at the Stanley Warner Strand, bl
by one of the strongest promotion camp
locally in many months.
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Allyn— Forbidden (U-l); The Glass Web (U-
Art— Fanfan the Tulip (Loperf)
E M Loew The Wild One (Col); Charge of
Lancers (Col)
Poll—King of the Khyber Rifles (20th-Fox:
Palace Easy to Love (MGM); The Steel Lody|
(UA)
Strand The Eddie Cantor Story (WB); Born to j
Saddle (Astor)
NEWHAMPSHI
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giveaway of six complete place se
of "Begonia" dinnerware . . . The Mam
Union-Leader ran an editorial on S
Goldwyn's statement to Eric Johnston,
dent of the Motion Picture Ass'n of Ai
to the effect that Hollywood's productio]
is in danger of losing its authority as a
morals yardstick unless it is "brought re
ably up to date." The editorial conci
"No vehicle—be it book, magazine, play, 1
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BOSTON
•The Sentry lodge of B'nai B'rith held its
January meeting at tlie Hiller house of
Boston university, with the program directed
by George Roberts, president. The guest
speaker was Roy Wilkins of the National
Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People.
Wi*h a delegation from Radcliffe and
Wellesley colleges, the attendance numbered
over 100 persons. Roberts was able to break
away from the function to make an appearance
later at the Joe Cifre farewell party at
the Hotel Statler. which conflicted with the
B'nai B'rith affair.
Joe Kahilly, driver for the Film Exchange
Transfer Co., narrowly escaped serious injury
when his truck overturned at Congress and
Atlantic avenue while he was making a routine
film delivery. He was able to climb out
unassisted from the front right window after
he had swerved to avoid a crash with another
car. His truck struck a patch of ice,
causing the truck to topple over. Though he
received minor injuries to his left arm and
right leg, he refused hospitalization.
The Capitol, Everett, a Stanley Warner
house, was flooded with 16 feet of water after
a pipe broke in the balcony last week. The
theatre had been closed since before Christmas.
A commercial pumping concern was
called in to start pumping operations. Amount
of damages was not known.
Samuel Bomes, father of Edward and Milton
Bomes, was buried January 18 in Providence.
He was a veteran exhibitor whose two
theatres, the Hollywood in East Providence
and the Liberty in Providence, have been
operated for the last few years by his sons
Irwin of the Palace, Penacook,
N.H., was in town booking . Unity,
Unity, Maine, has closed permanently and
owner George Blanchard has returned to
New York to live.
In the New England area, including Connecticut,
there are 60 installations of Cinema-
Scope, with 40 of these outside Connecticut.
These theatres have played "The Robe," "How
to Marry a Millionaire," "King of the Khyber
Rifles" or "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef" .
Herbert A. Philbrick and his wife are parents
of a baby boy. named Herbert A. Philbrick jr.
There are five daughters in the family, the
eldest 13 and the youngest 4. The baby was
born at the Melrose hospital. Philbrick is
nationally known as an undercover agent for
the FBI, who exposed top Communists in
this area. Much of his work was carried on
when he was an assistant to Harry Browning
with the old M&P circuit and later when
he was as.sistant publicist to Paul Levi at
the American Theatres Corp. The Philbrick
family is now living in New York, where he
is in the advertising department of the Herald-Tribune.
Mrs. Herman Rlfkin staged a surprise
birthday party for her husband. Allied Artists
franchise holder in New England and
president of Rifkin Theatres. The affair,
which was limited to a few intimate friends
of the couple, was held in the rooms of the
Variety Club of New England.
The $100-a-plate dinner for the March of
Dimes drew 2,500 persons at the Hotel Somerset,
with 20th-Fox Manager James M. Connolly
at the head table. He is the 1954
chairman of the Suffolk county chapter and
made a brief address. The affair was staged
by Reuben Gryzmish, his seventh annual
dinner for this worthy cause. All the state
dignitaries attended, as did John Feloney,
chairman for the motion picture industry,
and Phil Engel, vice-chairman, both from
20th-Fox, Also sitting at the head table was
Charles Kurtzman, northeastern division
manager for Loew's Theatres, and George
Swartz, former exhibitor. Tlie latter have
been former Suffolk county chairmen for
the March of Dimes.
Despite a heavy fog, which lifted in time,
Phil Smith demonstrated his newly developed
Twi-Nite screen for drive-ins at his Natick
Drive-In before a group of exhibitors and
drive-in owners. He has made arrangements
to have the new screen demonstrated at the
National Drive-In Theatre convention in Cincinnati
February 3. The corporate name of
the company manufacturing the screen is
known as Open-Air Development Corp., with
Philip Smith as president.
Cleo Staples to Manage
Springfield Majestic
SPRINGFIELD—Cleo Staples, who has been
in show business for 52 years, has been named
manager of the Majestic, 'West Springfield,
by owner-operator Elihu Glass, to replace
Lawrence Pearl, recently returned by police
from Florida to answer charges of allegedly
misappropriating house funds.
Staples began his show business career
pasting posters, went on to join the Fox Eaton
vaudeville company as a song and dance man;
traveled with the Lyman H. Howe tent show,
and, in 1940. came to Springfield as manager
of the Liberty. Since then, he has been with
the Art and the Court Square.
POSITIONS OPEN ... I L. J. Ferguson Named
in New York and Massachusetts areas with
expanding circuit for Drive-In Theatre managers.
Year-round employment. Drive-In experience
desirable,
but not necessary.
Write, stating qualifications to:
38 CHURCH ST. BOSTON, MASS.
HARTFORD—Lawrence J. Ferguson, at one
time a chief electrician for the old Poll Theatre
circuit and more recently maintenance
head and construction superintendent at
G. Fox & Co., Hartford, largest department
store in Connecticut, has been named clerkof-the-works
by the East Hartford school
building commission. The post, only fulltime
employe of the commission, is primarily supervision
of construction operations and acting
as liaison between owner, architect, contractor
and the like.
Mass. AFL Asks Senat
To Up Minimum Pay
BOSTON—Kenneth J. Kelley, legislati'
agent for the AFL. and 'William D. Fleml
have proposed a bill to the Massachuse
senate seeking to establish a new state rail
mum wage law. The present minimum wai
is 75 cents per hour, with 65 cents for pai
time workers, apprentices, service people, w
regularly receive gratuities, residential
tors and caretakers, caddies and others
ing under their own minimum wage boar
The amusement industry, with its own
board, comes under the 65-cent minimum,
wage board can set a price of less than
cents per hour. The bill would raise t
present 75-cent minimum wage to $1 and
the same time it would up the present
cents per hour scale to 75 cents.
Ray Feeley, executive secretary of Im
pendent Exhibitors of New England, sent
letter to the committee on labor and indi
tries in which he said in part:
"Yesterday, I attended your commii
hearing with respect to minimum w
petitions and listened objectively to all Ti
spoke. It occurred to me that they
quoted facts and figures on the cost of 1
ing wage minimum. I noted that evasive
swers were given when part-time worl
minimum wages were involved. The sn
motion picture theatre has many part-ti
workers, who are not the so-called bread w
ners in the family, who must be hired fo
minimum number of hours, and yet wl:
stormy weather hits who do nothing in
theatre when there are so few patrons."
Feeley said he believed the industries us]
the part-time workers also were deservj
of consideration. i
WORCESTER
l^anager Bob Portle of the Loew's Poli
Street has arranged for the Memci
Hospital Aid society to stage its annual m
cal show in the theatre March 1, 2 . .
'Wasserman has booked the stage versioi!
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"Stalag 17" into the Elm Street February
Lougee, manager of the Mill!
Conn., drive-in, has been subbing at E.il
Loew's Plymouth, while Manager Mic!(
Stranger has been spending a thi-ee-v
vacation in New York and Florida.
The weather was so cold, the Rialto i
postponed the start of its ovenware givea
Kenton's Festival of Jazz,
half a dozen stars, will play the Auditoi!
February 9 . . . Roger Kavanaugh of Lc»
Poli likes Florida so well, he hopes to s
there . Murray Howard of
Warner discovered Jacques Aubuchon I
nearby Fitchburg, in the cast of "Beneath
12-Mile Reef."
Noel Taylor and George Sullivan, who
signed the sets last summer in a subu
stock company, designed the costumesportant
to the play—in the Broadway
"Teahouse of the August Moon" .
Medici, assistant manager of the CapitoU
terviewed customers leaving the premie)
"The Bigamist." Their comments were t^
recorded and broadcast to the street,
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PROVIDENCE
B vo P. Bombarger, better known as "Bomby"
when he was a member of the Roxy gang
in 1920. died here after a long illness. Star
of stage, screen, radio and night clubs,
"Bomby" first came into national prominence
when he was featured on the Roxy Gang
radio show. Following the death of "Roxy,"
Bombarger continued with Major Bowes until
1926 . . . Gene Autry is scheduled to appear
with his new all-star show at the Auditorium
in mid-February. He will head a two-hour
show that will include Pat Buttram, Rufe
Davis, the Cass County Boys and the Melody
Ranch orchestra. Two performances are
scheduled and children will be admitted at
half price.
The Metropolitan once again departed from
its brief run of motion pictures to present a
four-day stage presentation of "Stalag 17."
George Tobias headed the cast . . . Alec Guinness
in "The Captain's Paradise" held for a
second week at the Avon Cinema . . . Because
of many phoned and written requests, the
Gilbert Stuart, Riverside neighborhood house,
offered special command performances of
"King Solomon's Mines" ... A color presentation
of the oldest paintings in the world,
"Cave Paintings of Lascaux," was presented
at the School of Design's Museum of Art
as part of the monthly series open to the
public witliout charge. These programs are
proving highly popular and do much towards
promoting motion pictures as excellent entertainment.
Local theatre operators are highly
pleased with the plan.
The recent sale and announced intention
of razing the Carlton apparently gives this
city the dubious distinction of being the only
city in tlie country with a population in excess
of 250,000 and a drawing area of close to
500,000 to boast only four first run houses.
A decided drop from the 14 theatres Providence
once supported in the downtown area
"His Majesty O'Keefe," the
Majestic used many teaser and spot ads
throughout the run-of-paper sections in the
local press. It was an effective campaign and
caused considerable favorable comment.
VISITS FILMING SITE—While on a
recent Florida vacation, Loew's Poli's
George E. Freeman combined business
with pleasure by dropping in at Cypress
Gardens, where the picture his house was
showing, "Easy to Love," was made. Above,
the Springfield man poses with Jerry
Westphal, Jean Ann Newland, Connie
Derr and Jan Crownmiller.
This city took on tlie appearance of a ghost
town during the recent two-day blizzard.
Most downtown houses had sparse audiences,
but a bitter cold wave following on the heels
of the snowstorm worked to the advantage
of local exhibitors when hundreds of would-be
slioppers and strollers sought the warmth and
entertainment of the theatre instead of window-shopping
. . . E. M. Loew's Olympia at
Olneyville Square is featuring Saturday kiddy
matinees, offering westerns, serials and cartoons.
In this densely populated area the
programs are playing to packed houses.
The Uptown, well-patronized neighborhood
house on Broadway, played to near-capacity
audiences with the English-version of Silvano
Mangano in "Bitter Rice." Co-feature was
"Son of Belle Starr." The Uptown, located
in a section which has a high percentage of
Italian-speaking residents, has in the past
presented many Italian films. However, many
of the English-speaking Italians requested the
Enghsh version of some of the films that had
originally been screened in their native
tongue ... A second snowstorm following
on the heels of the recent blizzard virtually
brought traffic to a standstill, cutting into
weekend boxoffice activity.
150 Industryites Attend
Cifre Farewell Party
BOSTON—More than 150 friends of Joe
and Marion Cifre turned out for a farewell
party at the Variety Club of New England,
where a buffet supper was .served following
two private screenings. Cifre was given a
complete fishing tackle outfit and fishing
rods, while Marion was given an imported
French purse.
Kenneth Douglass, chairman, made the
presentations and in thanking the group,
Cifre said that he had asked the committee
not to give him a farewell gift, but since it
was such a deliglitful one, he was glad they
had not taken him seriously.
"With this beautiful outfit, I will be sure
to catch a huge sailfish and will send you all
a picture of it," he said. "But, honestly, I
thought you were going to give me a traveling
bag."
James Mahoney, general manager of Interstate
Theatres, designated one of his managers.
Tony Russo, to draw up a huge pen
and ink sketch of the Cifres which was signed
by all present. Others who helped make the
affair a success were Ken Douglass, Bill
Koster, George Swartz, Murray Weiss, Arthur
Lockwood, Herman Rifkin and many
others. The Cifres will leave soon for Coral
Gables, Fla., where they plan to build a new
house on the waterfront.
Jim McCarthy Is 111
HARTFORD—Jim McCarthy, Connecticut
district manager for Stanley Warner Theatres,
is a patient at the Peter Bent Brigham hospital
in Boston.
To Head Dimes Drive Revue
HARTFORD — Christine Jorgensen will
headline a Mai'ch of Dimes vaudeville revue
benefit at Loew's Poll Palace, Meriden, on
February 2.
Edward Lord Not Guilty
In Obscene Film Case
HARTFORD—Eward P. Lord, eastern Coil'
necticut theatre owner and operator, anc
three employes have been found not guilty ol
showing an obscene motion picture last New
Year's eve at the Lord Outdoor and Indooi
Drive-In at Plainfield some 15 miles east o:
Norwich.
Judge Henry J. Marchesseault made his dei
cision without viewing the motion picture
Involved in the case were Lord, Donat J
Blain, manager of the theatre, and projectionists,
John E. Hoddy and Raymond C
LaMothe.
The judge asserted that his court was ii
"no position to tell the state of Connecticu'
what was or was not proper material to shov
in a theatre."
The film in question was "Everybody'
Girl," distributed in this territory by Embass;
Pictures.
He said his finding was based largely oi
the fact that state police knew about th(
showing three days in advance and dealt witl
the same attraction in Hartford two year
ago, and failed to take advance steps to for
bid the film's being shown at the drive-in oi
New Year's eve.
In court. Lord testified he had no knowl
edge of what was on the film and could not
therefore, be aware that it was off -color. Th
film was first shown New Year's eve. Th]
showing lasted only 15 minutes, with polio'
representatives closing the theatre.
NEW HAVEN
fjarry Feinstein and Jim Totman, Stanlej
Warner Theatres, and Hymie Levine, in'
dependent distributor, attended the launch
ing of the world's first atomic-powered sut
marine, the "Nautilus," at Groton Thur.sda
Ted Harris, State, Hartford, wf
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a Filmrow visitor.
The surprise appearance of RKO Manage^
Barney Pitkin during the speaking prograi!
at the Variety installation was a dramat
moment. Pitkin, whose left arm was remove
in New York surgery, looks very well and
in good spirits, despite his ordeal. He anj
his wife plan to go to Florida during h
recuperation.
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State
Boston, was in town working on the "Juliif Caesar" opening at the Lincoln
Girl in the Pink Tights" was a complete sel
out during its eight-performance premie:
at the Shubert.
Mike Alperin of the Rialto, Windsor Lock
and Colonel, Southington, vacationing
Florida, flew up to attend to business matte
for a few days and then planed right bai
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Kaufman. Loew's Poli-New England art &
partment, prefers his weather cold, and spei
the first half of his annual vacation skii:^
in northern New England.
Connecticut Variety Tent 31 will induct foi
%on
new members at its next meeting, and i
are live wires who should aid the unit
its planned expansion this year. Those wl
have signed up are Max Hoffman, Connect;
cut Theatre circuit; Tiny Markle, WAVZ di
jockey; Chester Pickman, new Paramou:
salesman, and George Somma, newly ai|
pointed Republic manager.
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WORCESTER—A flurry over censorship of
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^ theatre columnist made note of the fact
*''( '.hat the police inspected the revival of "The
Public Enemy" and "Little Caesar" at the
A^arner and ordered several deletions before
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James Gratton, an attorney, wrote the
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as based on no law or ordinance. The
lewspaper then made a page-one story out
!)f It, quoting theatremen and city officials.
Police Chief William Pinneran said he beieved
his depaitment was empowered to dislipline
theatres playing pictures complained
if, through its licensing power. He pointed
the department long has been aided by a
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hurches.
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M. J. Mullin Renamed
By Allied of NE
BOSTON—Martin J. Mullin, president of
New England Theatres, was re-elected president
of Allied Theatres of New England at
the organization's Thursday (21) luncheon
meeting at the Hotel Touraine. Also reelected
were these vice-presidents: Samuel
Pinanski, president of American Theatres
Corp.: Charles E. Kurtzman, northeastern division
manager for Loew's Theatres; Ben
Domingo, district manager for RKO Boston
Theatres; Harry Feinstein, Stanley Warner
Theatres, New Haven, and Al Somerby, retired,
a charter member.
Stanley Sumner, University Theatre, Cambridge,
was re-elected treasurer and Frank
C. Lydon was re-elected executive secretary.
John J. Ford, president of Maine & New
Hampshire Theatres, was re-elected chairman
of the board. The board of dii-ectors includes
the above and Walter Brown, president of
the Boston Garden ; Edward Canter, treasurer
of American Theatres Corp.; Theodore
Fleisher, president of Interstate Theatres
Corp.; Winthrop Knox jr., vice-president of
Middlesex Amusment Co.; Joseph P. Liss,
district manager of Stanley Warner Theatres
in Massachusetts, and Philip Smith, president
of Smith Management Co.
Allied Theatres of New England has no
affiliation with any national exhibitor association.
A routine business meeting followed
the elections, when the executive secretary
read his annual activities report and the
treasurer's report was read and accepted.
Pinanski gave a comprehensive report on the
progress of COMPO in the past year, bringing
the members up to date on its activities.
Joe Mansfield Confers
HARTFORI>—Joe Mansfield, UA exploiteer,
huddled with Bernie Menschell and John
Calvocoressci, Community Amusement Corp.
Dianne Foster will play a role in Columbia's
"The Gunslinger," starring Dana Andrews
and Donna Reed.
lENE Members Urged
To Collect for Polio
Boston—Members of Independent Exhibitors
of New England, Inc., are urged
to take audience collections for tiie coming
Marcli of Dimes drive in a special bulletin
sent out by the local office.
"The reason your organization has taken
this exceptional stand is that the polio
prevention program now under way is
testing a trial vaccine which will cost the
March of Dimes fund much more money
than have previous activities," the bulletin
reads.
"The National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis plans now to test this trial vaccine
on school children, and if the tests
are successful, it's possible polio wlU have
become the victim of the fourth front of
polio prevention through the March of
Dimes and will no longer be with us to
torment, kill or maim our loved ones.
"All we ask is that you give this year's
drive your sincere consideration.
"Yours for a better world."
AWARD TO SOLDIER—Cpl. Hem-y
Goszkowski, who plays an important role
in "Cease Fire," received an award of
merit at Boston from Robert Litcofsky,
chairman of the executive committee of
the Seventh Infantry Division Ass'n,
which read: "For bringing to the American
public a vivid portrayal of an American
soldier in Korea, as seen in the Hal
Wallis production of 'Cease Fire,' a Paramount
picture in which he forcibly demonstrates
the true-to-life fighting spirit of
the seventh infantry division." Goszkowski
accepted the presentation at a press
luncheon at the Sheraton-Plaza before
newspaper personnel, officials of the
Paramount exchange and executives of
New England Theatres, whose Metropolitan
Theatre, Boston, had the New England
premiere of the film. Left to right:
Litcofsky, Hy Fine, district manager of
New England Theatres; Goszkowski and
Jack Brown, manager for Paramount in
New England.
Disney Artists Will Tour
4 Weeks for Tinocchio'
NEW YORK—Three artists from the Walt
Disney Studios, who will be billed as "chalk
talkers," will begin a four-week tour through
New England making appearances to cover
the 200 playdates that have been set up for
Disney's "Pinocchio," the all-cartoon Technicolor
feature which is being reissued through
RKO.
The artists, Roy Williams, Disney's story
editor and chief animator; Dave Detiege, who
has been with Disney 15 years, and Al Bertino,
young cartoonist who has been with Disney
eight years, will arrive in New York January
23 to confer with Charles Boasberg. RKO
general sales manager, and with Disney officials.
Tlie picture will open at the Memorial
Theatre, Boston, February 1 and some 200
other New England theatres immediately
afterwards, according to Boasberg.
Ti-aveling separately and working seven days
a week, the artists will cover all situations
possible within the four-week period. They
will make personal appearances at theatres,
appear on local TV and radio programs, perform
in schools and hospitals and at club
and association meetings. They will also
make appearances at many of the First National
stores, the food chain that has tied in
with one of the most elaborate campaigns in
its history. The chain is distributing free to
its customers a million "Pinocchio" cutouts
and masks and is advertising the fact with
store posters, displays and page advertisements
in 83 New England newspapers.
Samuel Bomes Is Dead. W '^
Providence Showman
PROVIDENCE—Samuel Bomes, one
Rhode Island's best known theatremen and
pioneer in the contracting business, died re
cently at Jane Brown hospital. Born in Rus fcl*'
sia in 1888,, Bomes came to America and set
Letter Urges President
To 'Remove Our Handcuff
From North Central Edition
MADISON. NEB.—Arthur Gladwater, eij
hibitor at Madison, following the Pi'esiderj
State of the Union message recently in Wai
ington, sent the chief executive this letter
"These words are in answer to yoiu' tl
to the nation last night. You said that
did not wish to handcuff any industry. S
cerely. I hope you mean this when the mot:
picture industry goes before you with a
ticket tax bill.
"When you vetoed the bill on ticket tax 1
summer, you not only handcuffed all sir
theatres, but you locked many doors. Ms
of us have stayed in business at a loss
hopes the present Congress would come to
aid. Please do not go back on your wc
Take the handcuffs off the motion pict
industry and give us a chance to save
investments."
Meantime, the Allied Independent Thes
Owners of Iowa, Nebraska and Mid-Cent
in its monthly bulletin, renewed its plea
exhibitors throughout the area that they c
tinue contacting congressmen and sena1
for expressions of cooperation in repeal
the federal admissions tax.
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He spearheaded a committee that waged
isiitan ffid
year-long battle for Sabbath entertainme;
which was eventually crowned with succef
His Hollywood Theatre was one of the fir
houses in Rhode Island to screen films (
Sunday.
iltai;: Hi
Bomes was an active member for raai Qirec 'it
years of all prominent Hebrew organizatiot
and built the Congregation Sons of Abraha iittkaon
synagogue here, of which he was treasur
and honorary treasurer for a long period
time.
aiisCT's cii
He is survived by his wife, two sons, E
ward and Milton who are actively engaged
the theatre and building business, two slst«
and five grandchildren.
Earliest Films by W. K. L. Dickson
Earliest films were made by W. K. L. Dil
son when he was working in the Edison 11
oratory at Orange, N.J., in 1889.
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and operateJ tb
llberta Censor Body
lars The Wild One'
vALGARY- Till' Alberta motion picture
sor board has banned the showing of
lie Wild One," which stars actor Marlon
ndo. The film, produced by Stanley Krafor
Columbia Pictures, is based on a
iiT*l life incident in which a hoodlum gang
r:ing motorcycles spreads terror and de-
.siiction through a small California town.
'. J. Fleming, head censor of the Alberta
xd, labeled the film as a "revolting, sadisstory
of degeneration."
Ite said it is full of brutality displayed by
responsible gang of hoodlums who flaunt
law and go along unpunished.
)[ don't think the picture should have been
at all let alone be shown," he deed.
leming also felt that it would have a bad
ict on delinquent gangs in Calgary and
oil opeiateJ the
nonton who "could be easily inspired
the antics of the film hoodlums." He
sostitcflted a New York tradepaper report: "The
does irreparable harm to the United
: permit the s'
SEoay m Bjyti Ses by depicting lack of law and order
the sadism and degenerate actions of
kUums."
he story is based on a true-to-life inci-
; which occuiTed in HoUister, Calif., and
given nationwide publicity by Life magi.
In fact, it was Life's story and pics
that inspired the short story that the
was based on.
Sonsofiliflt far as is known Alberta is the first
the film has been banned. It was
atajptiWed by the Hollywood Breen office, which
he industry's own censor.
President
l.-.Wiii)i
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Glami
foDoJing
the
Pii
«ase
recently
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tor Ross, manager for Columbia here.
|ld offer no comment as to what action
lorganization would take in view of the
He said he was waiting for instructions
his head office. Tlie only recourse
appeal the ban to the provincial secre-
If the secretary reverses the censor
Id's decision then the picture will be
li/n in Alberta.
Hike in Candy Bars
minent in Canada
industry has heard
>RONTO—The film
Jisconcerting news that candy bars may
till higher in price because the cost of
i butter has jumped from 70 cents to
a pound since last September. The
Icent confection, now manufactured by
bill on
ed the al Canadian companies, may disappear
ether.
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nadian prices also are affected by an
tax of 15 per cent plus a sales tax of
T cent. Appeals to parliament for a reon
are expected to be received at the
nt session in Ottawa before the budget
mght down in March.
i latest government statistics, for the
1952, show a healthy increase in proon
and sale, for which the theatres have
d a role.
S
and Si output for 1952 was valued at $45,268,-
i«i Compared with $42,754,294 in the preg
12 months. The confectionery bars
152 totaled 48.447,801 dozen valued at
«,845. against 41,431,579 dozen worth
1,667 in 1951. A squeeze is now being
'0 ienced, however, with resultant affect
Ifth production and sales.
Film Pioneers Induct
25 at Annual Session
TORONTO—More than 150 members and
friends attended the annual meeting and
banquet of the Canadian Picture Pioneers at
thi' King Edward hotel. Toronto, featured by
the induction of 25 show veterans a.s members.
Oiily four members of the old board were
returned, including Nat Taylor, president.
The society's rules provide for the automatic
retirement of some director at each election.
The new directorate consists of the following:
Ed A. Wells of Cobourg, Frank H. Fisher,
Thomas C. Daley, Dan Krendel, William Redpath,
Frank L. Vaughan, Morris Stein, Clare
J. Appcl and Harold Pfaff of Toronto and
Hugh J. Sedgwick of Hamilton.
Taylor and founders Oscar R. Hanson and
Ray Lewis are ex-officio members of the new
board.
The officers will be chosen at the first
executive meeting, according to regular procedure.
Installed at the dinner were:
R. W. Bolstad and Jules Wolfe, Famous
Players executives.
D. E. Daniel, district manager, Dominion
Sound Equipments, Ltd., Toronto.
Harvey H. Harnick, general sales manager.
Columbia Pictures of Canada.
Ralph Dale, vice-president, National Theatre
Services.
Edward L. Han-is, sales manager, Sterling
Films.
Harold P. Braden, United Amusement Theatres.
Hamilton.
Fred Ti'ebilcock, manager, Toronto Tivoli.
Fred G. Doney, manager. Royal. Guelph.
William N. Thornberry, William Adams and
Hugh W. Usher, projectionists of Hamilton.
William K. Tiudell, Famous Players supervisor,
London.
Dave Gordon, Cardinal Films, Toronto.
Henry A. Harvey and Peter M. Grant, Pictorial
Displays studios, Toronto.
Russell Simpson, supervisor, Ottawa Valley
Amusement Co., Renfrew.
George Altman, president, Mavety Film
Delivery, Toronto.
Raoul Auerbach, vice-president, 20th Century
Theatres, Toronto.
Others unable to be present included Harry
W. Braden. Hamilton; Morris Rittenberg.
Toronto: Roy Miller, Lincoln, St. Catharines;
Robert J. Martin, As.sociated Screen News.
Montreal; T. R. Tubman. Capitol. Ottawa,
and Manager Jack Clarke, Loew's, Toronto.
President Taylor presided at the business
session during which enthusing reports were
received of the work of the divisions at Vancouver,
Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg. Montreal
and in the maritime provinces. The benevolent
fuud was in a highly satisfactory position.
Special mention was made of the impressive
second annual awards banquet at the
Royal York hotel last November w'hen J. J.
Fitzgibbons was honored as the Canadian
Picture Pioneer of the Year, and Ray Lewis.
Ben A. Norrish of Montreal and Col. John
A. Cooper were recognized for their long
service to the film industry.
Fitzgibbons and Miss Lewis were among
those who were enthusiastically welcomed at
the annual banquet, for which the chief entertainment
was provided by Blackstone the
Magician, currently In Toronto.
A feature was the presentation of motion
pictures of CPP meetings of previous years,
with commentary by Len Bishop. A special
tribute was accorded when the late Charles
Mavety, a former officer, appeared on the
screen.
Membership in the Pioneers is restricted to
those who have had at least 25 years in the
film industry, but the benevolent program,
supervised by trustees on an anonymous basis,
provides aid to any past or pre.sent person
in the film business who is in need of assistance.
ASN Production Head
Is Gordon Sparling
MONTREAL—Paul Nathanson. who recently
acquired control of the company, has appointed
Gordon Sparling director of the production
department
of Montreal's Associated
Screen News,
the largest producers
of theatrical, commercial
and TV motion
pictures in Ca-
^B ^f^l^l
^°'° ^^ years, Spar-
^^L "J^^^^^
ling's name has been
^^^ iSr^^^^H associated with film
^HIL '^DI^^HHI production in Cana-
Gordon Sparling da. Graduating from
the Univer.sity of Toronto, he distinguished
himself early in the days of the original
Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau,
then joined the production staff of
Paramount in the first days of the "talkies."
As a young director, he returned to Canada
to produce many high-quality films under
the ASN banner. The most notable series
was the Canadian Cameos of which he made
more than 80 during a period of .some 21
years. During the war he served overseas
with the army as commanding officer of a
film and photo unit in London. There, he
supervised the succe.ssful Canadian film propaganda
and training effort.
Since the war. Sparling has continued with
the Canadian Cameo series. In championing
these theatrical films, he fought a lone battle
for years to prove that Canada can produce
commercial pictures that deserve a
showing on the screens of the world.
Amateur Films Contest
Deadline February 1
MONTREAL — Amateur Canadian filmmakers
have until Februray 1 to enter their
work for the 1953 Canadian Film awards.
The trophy in the amateur cla.ss is presented
by the Ass'n of Motion Picture Pi-oducers
and Laboratories of Canada. The final
awards will be announced and prizes pre-
.sented in Montreal late in April.
>PFICE : : January 30. 1954
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Among motion picture producers there is complete unity In that stereophonic
sound must be a definite and permanent part oF every wide screen process. The basic
Stereophonic equipment has been established. Penthouse reproducers, amplifiers and loud speaker systems
being installed in theatres today, will not need to be changed tomorrow.
The alert theatre owner who wishes to share in the receipts of the many great pictures to be produced
for wide screen and stereophonic sound presentation, will make on early decision to equip his theatre properly.
Motiograph makes five different models of high quality stereophonic sound equipment to fill the needs
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The foregoing are excerpts from a recent booklet, "The
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[he "Capri," a new 600-.seat theatre in the
Tetreaultville section, was opened recentby
A. Beithiaume. It was equipped by
rkins Electric Co. with wide screen, the
west in sound equipment, along with the
ige drapes and theatre seats. Capacity of
e newest house is about 600.
Exhibitors on Filmrow included R. D'Amour,
B Capitol. Riviere-du-Loup: Georges Cote,
; Georges. Sayabec; Lucien Bertrand. the
icamic. in the town of the same name;
larles Tremblay, the Clarence, Bale St.
ul, and R. Dusablon. Salle Chevalier de
lomb, St. Casimir ... A burglary suspect
taken into custody by police of Ville
Laurent while he was allegedly moving
acetylene tanks into the buildings occud
by the Normandie and Lucerne theatres
United Amusement Corp. and Leo ChoiJci|;tte
circuit on Decarie boulevard. Tlie back
ld)r of one of the buildings was found drilled
»al steel bars removed.
I {I'ational Film Board's new production in
Ill
III ,t| Canada Carries On series is "Mr. Mayor."
wich tells how Mayor Horace Boivin of
» Cinby, Que., helps groups of citizens to
ince and build their own homes. Boivin is
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William Calder of the Yarmouth
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Community Theatre died recently. He had
been on the Community staff about three
years Griffin of St. John recently
completed 25 years of service at the
Paramount exchange and was presented an
engraved wrist watch, a Paramount pin with
diamond inset and a hand-lettered scroll.
The presentation was made by Pat Hogan,
manager. Griffin is in the shipping department.
Famous Flayers donated books of theatre
tickets to the Paramount and Capitol in St.
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John to the parents of the first child born
in St. John county in 1954 ... A fir tree
u.sed on the stage at the Capitol at Yarmouth
during the holiday season was one
of the largest and most attractive used for
theatre decoration in many years.
At the annual meeting of lATSE Local 440
in St. John, the following were named to the
offices: President, Lx)uis J. McCourt; vicepresidents,
Edward Laird and A. T. Wedge;
recording secretary, Cecil Beasley; secretary
and business agent, James A. Whitebone;
treasurer, Rennie Doulds; trustees, A. S. Olive,
M. P. Brown and L. A. Chatterton. Laird is
representative of the Moncton section in
the union.
Maxwell C. Peel, a native of Truro, N.S.,
died recently at Whittier, Calif. Peel, in declining
health about three years, was 60.
He was severely wounded while serving in the
first world war with the Canadian army.
After returning from the war service, he went
to California because of his health. About
three months prior to his death, he was
forced to retire from work as camera technician
at the Universal studio. Surviving ai-e
his widow and four sons, parents, two brothers
and one sister.
A project under consideration for Moncton
involves a new theatre. If this develops
it will represent opposition for the two top
theatre chains, Moncton now has two Odeon
and one Famous Players houses. The two
Odeon theatres adjoin each other.
OTTAWA
The initial move by the reorganized Ottawa
Theatre Managers Ass'n, headed by Don
Watts of the Rideau, was a conference with
publishers of local daily newspapers on ways
Manager Fred
of cooperative matters . . .
Robertson of the Mayfair in the southside has
a new line of chinaware premiums, starting
off with giveaways every day during the past
week.
Peter Sturgess, former assistant manager of
the Elmdale, is a member of the local cast
for the series of 13 films featuring the
Mounted Police, of which Lloyd Bridges of
Hollywood is the star. In recent months
Sturgess has been identified with the Canadian
Repertory Theatre here. The head of
the producing company, S&S Films, is K. K.
Sims, a Kitchener lawyer.
. . . T. R.
For one week, the Glebe was "childless," no
minor under 18 years being admitted by Hye
Bessin because of the restricted-attendance
classification of both pictm-es, "The Moon Is
Blue" and "Innocents in Paris"
Tubman, Capitol manager, was unable to attend
the Canadian Picture Pioneers banquet
in Toronto where he was to have been installed
as a new member.
William Farrah and Mrs. Eva Aboud are
principals in the settlement of the A. Alleveto
estate, in which two theatres are being offered
for sale; the Alexander, 476 seats, at Wallacebm-g,
Ont., and the Alexander, 600 seats, at
Rouyn, Que. . next stage attraction
at the FPC Capitol is the Royal Winnipeg
Ballet for the one night, February 3. Ray
Tubman is the manager . Bill
Cullum has the Ottawa Film society at the
Regent for a showing of pictures Sunday
afternoon (31).
VANCOUVER
TWfary Archer, who was with the Pamou
Players district office here for ten yeai
and now lives in the Winnipeg snow bel
was in town visiting her parents. Her fatht
. . . Tw
is Foto-Nite Manager Joe Archer
former Calgary theatre owners, Sammy Neig
lar and Al Gold, now operate the Fish
Oyster bar in the theatre district, specializln
Now that the "fast buck
in sea food . . .
ventures on 3-D and other processes are
thing of the past the situation has undei
gone a big change here. To date, distribute)
report only 14 theatres in B. C. are equippi
to run 3-D and four for Cinemascope.
AllIEDi
'e
Exhibitor Frank Bailey, who opened tt iitnEC,^
Lux, Regina, in 1908 and moved to Humbold P""
fi Sal.
Sask., and opened the first theatre in thi
town, died in Humboldt in his 83rd year
Pro.jectionists in 26 Famous Players theatri
throughout British Columbia voted to tal,
strike action to back up pay demands. Resu
of the government-supervised strike vote wi
Mii
jreW "it
59-9 in favor of striking, with no date Si !"lcstL''yw
for a walkout. O. M. Jacobson, an interni
tional vice-president, is here from unic
headquarters to try and iron out a new agre
ment. Fi-ank Gow, FPC district manager,
confined to his home with flu, which mi
hold up a new deal with the booth worker.'
Henry Heck, formerly with General Pill
16mm exchange, replaced Bob Billings 'y..,,.
office manager at 20th-Fox. Warren Coopf
who retired from show business at Revelsto
and moved to West Vancouver where he
in the real estate business, is a new memt
of Canadian Picture Pioneers . Britl
ColiUTibia film censor passed "Martin Luthe
in its entirety for showings in the provini
The picture opens at the Studio Janua
25, "Martin Luther" has been approved
every province in Canada, except Quebec
,
Harry Pearson, stage manager at the (
pheum for 22 years and widely known i
his efforts in the labor movement as pre
dent of stagehands Local 118 for 35 yea
died in his 75th year
Purnell & Sons, which operates six Albei
theatres, mostly in the Crows Pass district
Alberta, purchased all holdings of Cranbrc
Theatres from the late A. C. Blain esta
The theatres include the Cranbrook, ArmO
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and Star, with a combined seating capac
'j^of
1,100 and the Orpheum at Kimberly, a 71
seater, plus two Ponoka, Alberta, theati
Dan P. MacDonald Dies;
Sydney, N.S., Showman
SYDNEY, N, S.—Dan P. MacDonald, ow:
of the Paramount and Capitol theatres hi
died at his home after an illness of ab
thi-ee months, during which he had und
gone surgical treatment in a Baltimore h
pital.
Born at Little Narrows, N. S., he sett fctniin
Sydney about a half century ago and «
a brother established a shoe store. In If
he began film exhibiting with the Pali
vi'hich he renamed the Capitol. Later, he b
the Vogue and enlarged the Capitol i
renamed it the Paramount.
For many years, he was allied with
mous Players in operating the theatres. S
viving are his wife, one daughter and
stepdaughter. Also surviving are the thei
owner's mother, two sisters and one brot
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EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY ABOUT PICTURES
Thurs. Weather: Clear and cold. — Bob
Walker, Uintah Theatre, FYuita, Colo. Smalltown
and rural patronage.
Sun..
ALLED ARTISTS
Mon. Weather: Cold and windy—Walt
and Ida Breitling, Comfrey Theatre, Comfrey.
«-'C)ilat(,(
Vengeance (AA)—James Craig, Rita Minn. Village and rural patronage.
Keitli Reno, Larsen. For a small picture
Is well done—and in color. This is the
Bf of the RCMP. We. here, have had the
lortune to have had worse. Played Wed.,
Fri., Sat. Weather: Cold.—Harold
Mt in liis K Opera House, Coaticook, Que. Small
Misses Our GI Contributor
Who Wrote From Korea
rural patronage.
•TO EHIIS:
I greatly enjoy the comments from exhibitors
who contribute to your section.
mm.rt.».j ,Ml» Slade (AA)—Mark Stevens. Dorothy
WJtanis.li
A Ifs the first part of BOXOFFICE that
^^ g^^^^j^ MacLane. better than
je western with more than enough
iPTOBistrtovKi
s, litti no ^"JOiiu- " to satisfy everyone. Mark Stevens
good job as a gunman hired to clean
I read. However, I miss
from the GI in Korea.
the comments
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town. Directing was done with a deft
XATE OGLESBEE
h to give the picture new angles and Ramona Theatre
iidirenouianei.
photography. Should do well on any Ramona, Calif.
?PC l*ict ni!!:;
le bill. Played Sun., Mon. with "It Came
ti witli h (Our GI contributor from Korea, Pfe.
n;::
Outer Space" which was a waste of
r;tli tie booth K
Phineas Rosenberg, now has been returned
to tliis country. He is, at present,
and should go right back to outer
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The EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY
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son, Jeanne Grain, Lloyd Bridges. Just another
rootin'-tootin' western and it didn't
brealc any boxoffice records. This type used
to bring them in but it doesn't any more.
Better than most westerns. Played Fi-i., Sat.
Weatlaer: Mild. — Walt and Ida Breitling,
Comfrey Theatre, Comfrey, Minn. Village
and rural patronage.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th-Fox)—
Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn.
This may be true—but who would say
"No" to Jane Russell? This one shows
Marilyn Monroe at her best so far. As for
us, we paid too much for it. It was just
another musical with nice color. Played Wed.,
Thurs., Fri., Sat. Weather: Cold and snow.
Harold Bell, Opera House, Coaticook, Que.
Small-town and rural patronage.
Kid From Left Field, The (20th-Fo.x)—Dan
Dailey, Anne Bancroft. Billy Chapin. Now, if
we can only get about another half dozen
in 1954 like this one we can be sure to make
a little money at least that many times. The
youngster in this one is the whole show
excellent. It's better than that. Played Wed.,
Thurs., Fri., Sat. Weather: Mild and snow.
Harold Bell, Opera House, Coaticook, Que.
Small-town and rural patronage.
My Friend Flicka (20th-Fox)—Reissue.
Roddy MacDowell, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson.
This is old enough to be going to school
but, after showing it to a well-pleased crowd,
we are going to follow up with "Thunderhead
—Son of Flicka," which we hope will do as
well. Played Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. Weather:
Cold and snow.—Harold Bell, Opera House,
Coaticook, Que. Small-town and rural patronage.
Stars and Stripes Forever (20th-Fox)—Clifton
Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner. If
you can get them in this cold weather, they
will thank you for it. Just about the nicest
music to come from Hollywood in a long
time. This made us a swell Christmas picture.
Played Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. Weather:
Cold.—Harold Bell, Opera House, Coaticook,
Que. Small-town and rural patronage.
Tampico (20th-Fox)—Reissue. Edward G.
Robinson, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen. We
had this one booked in at the last moment
with no trailer and very little advertisement
and it still did okay. This is a repeat from
Fox. Our print was in very good shape.
Does not show its age. Played Wed., Thurs.,
Fri., Sat. Weather: Cold.—Harold Bell, Opera
House, Coaticook, Que. Small-town and rural
patronage.
UNITED ARTISTS
High Noon (UA)—Gary Cooper, Thomas
Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges. We didn't do any
business on this so-called superwestern. TV
is starting to hurt our business. Played "Casa
Manana" (AA)
as the second feature—a fair
little musical. Played Fri., Sat., Sun. Weather:
Warm.—L. J. Seidl, Star Theatre, Oshkosh,
Wis. Subsequent run city patronage.
Sabre Jet (UA)—Robert Stack, Coleen Gray,
Richard Ai-len. This is a good average picture
that was played up more than it should have
been so it didn't come up to expectations.
It's still a good bet for the weekend. They
don't come any better. Played Sun,, Mon.
Weather: Foggy and damp.—Walt and Ida
Breitling, Comfrey Theatre, Comfrey, Minn.
Village and rural patronage.
Tulsa (UA)—Reissue. Susan Hayward, Robert
Preston, Pedro Armendariz. If your customers
go for action and excitement combined
with fine color, by aU means grab this one.
It's old but that's no drawback. Played Tues.,
Wed. Weather: O.K.—Frank Sabin, Majestic
Harold Says He's Merely
Asking for Information
TO EHHS:
I was wondering if any of the film
companies could let me know how they
expect us to run a nice show when we
get about two feet of leader. It's a lot of
bother when I have to patch my own on
and take them off. Maybe they can tell
me how they do it. I would be more than
glad to receive an answer from any of
them.
HAROLD BELL
Opera House
Coaticook, Que.
Theatre, Eureka, Mont. Small-town and rural
patronage.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL
Bonzo Goes to College (U-I)—Maureen
O'Sullivan, Edmund Gwenn, Charles Drake.
The chimp, a fine cast, $60 in the bank and
a terrific supporting featiu'e were the right
combination to make it happy days here
again. Turned them away both nights to
send a limping '53 on its way like a sprinter
and give u» that old fire again as we look
toward the New Year. It's a great business
when you've got some business. Bonzo is
terrific and if you haven't played it, send in
a date now. We did just fairly well on the
first Bonzo but this one is tops. Doubled it
with Columbia's "Siren of Bagdad." This
made the "laughingest" program we ever
gave them and gave us the biggest New Year's
eve in our history. Played Wed., Thurs.
Weather: Clear and cold.—Bob Walker,
Uintah Theatre, Fruita, Colo. Small-town and
rural patronage.
Bronco Buster (U-I)—John Lund, Scott
Brady, Joyce Holden. This Technicolored
western was well liked here. Color is very
nice. Didn't do very good business on it
though. On the second feature program we
played the Bowery Boys in "Here Come the
Marines." Played Fri., Sat., Sun. Weather:
Warm.—L. J. Seidl, Star Theatre, Oshkosh,
Wis. Subsequent run city patronage.
Mississippi Gambler, The (U-I)—Tyrone
Power, Piper Laurie, Julia Adams. Figured
wrong on this for Christmas. Since it fell
on the action change I thought this was one
holiday that needed an action feature. Something
was wrong as we didn't quite make
average business for the change and it fell
below our usually top business for Christmas.
Those who came were generous with
their praise and the teenagers went out with
stars in their eyes and ohs and ahs. It's a
mighty nice family picture and deserves
everyone's playdate. Played Fri.. Sat.
Weather: Clear and cold.—Bob Walker,
Uintah Theatre, Fruita, Colo. Small-town
and rural patronage.
Raiders, The (U-I)—Richard Conte, Viveca
Lindfors, Barbara Britton. Business was good
on this Technicolor western. No lack of
action. The story was entertaining. Played
Tues., Wed. Weather: O.K.—Frank Sabin,
Majestic Theatre, Eureka, Mont. Small-tc
and rural patronage.
Son of Ali Baba (U-D—Tony Curtis, H
Laurie, Susan Cabot. A very fine Technict
picture which our patrons liked. As the t
ond feature I played "Satan's Cradle" (d
a Cisco Kid western which also was enjoj
Played Fri., Sat., Sun. Weather: Mild.—
Seidl, Star Theatre, Oshkosh, Wis. Sul
quent run city patronage.
WARNER BROS.
Master of Ballantrae, The (WB)— EJ
Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel.
Thi;
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very well done. Played it New Year's
an English picture in very nice color
showed a profit. Played Wed., Thurs.,
Sat. Weather: Mild with snow.—Harold ]
Opera House, Coaticook, Que. Small-ti
and rural patronage.
On Moonlight Bay (WB)—Doris Day, C
don MacRae, Billy Gray. We did busines;
this fine Technicolor musical which we plaj
three days after Christmas. Not too
singing in this one but it was a honey (
show for Chi-istmas. Played "Gold Fe'
(AA) as the second feature. Played Tl
Wed., Thurs. Weather: Mild.—L. J. Seidl,
Theatre, Oshkosh, Wis. Subsequent run
patronage.
Springfield Rifle (WB)—Gary Coc
Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian. The way
weekends have been thi-ough November
December I had about decided to convert
theatre into a cliapel. But using this on
last Sunday change of '53 gave me a t
of business once again and new hope.
isn't one of Cooper's best, yet it is a fi
pleasing story that drew in enough ac
fans for us to make a profit and mos
them seemed to like it. Don't pass it up
cause of age. Played Sun., Mon.,
Weather: Clear and cold.—Bob Wa
Uintah Theatre, Fruita, Colo. Small-town
rural patronage.
Springfield Rifle (WB)—Gary Co(
A good T
Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian.
nicolor western and it was well enjoyetj
everyone who came to see it. The se
feature was "Fighting Redhead" (UA
Cinecolor and was a good western stai
the Red Ryder. Played Fri., Sac,
Weather: Mild.—L. J. Seidl, Star The
Oshkosh, Wis. Subsequent run city pat
MISCELLANEOUS
Street Comer (Floyd Lewis Enterprisil
Social Hygiene Feature. When I heard f
I was going to play this program in tliis|
"small" town, I was ready to pack my
In fact, until after the first break, Ij
still ready to hit the road. However, ll
extremely pleased by the reaction of the I
crowd—and I do mean crowd. Midweek^
been slow death, no matter the type off
ture played, but the folks left their T\|
see what this was all about.
The feature concerns a social pro|
which is met in all walks of life and isf
sented with good taste and discrimlmj
Men and women are shown the programf
arately and there were no wisecracks aftel
first few minutes of the film. Many menfl
of the PTA and various church organizatj
were present. In almost any small-town i
tion where variety in programs is ess(8
this should do well above average bu&^
Played Mon., Tues., Wed. Weather: Sou(|
"Cal" special.—Nate Oglesbee, Ramona Ij
tre, Ramona, Calif. Small-town and
patronage.
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Roy, the Highland Rogue (84) Drama. RKO
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(Marie (..) Musical (CinemaScope) . MGM
•t African Rifles (75) Drama AA
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ARTISTS
g Murder Without Tean (64) D. .5328
CrolB Stetens. Joyce Holden. ESddle Norrls
flSaforl Drums (71) D. .5314
Jolmiiy Sheffield, Barbara Beitar, D. Kennedy
8 ©Son of Belle Storr (70) W. .5309
Keith Larsen, Pegtle Caatle, Dona Draie
51 Northern Patrol (63) D. .5330
Klrby Grant, Gloria Talbot, Cblnook
I'J'MMe, The (81) D. .3101
Richard Carlson, Veronica Hunt, K. Emery
COLUMBIA
Feature productions by company in order of release. Number in square is notional releose dote. Rut
time is in parentheses. Letters and combinations thereof indicate story type as follows: (C) Comedy
Oromo; (AD) Adventure-Dromo; (CD) Comedy-Drama; (F) Fontosy; (M) Musicol; (W) Western; (SW) S
western. Release number follows. U denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award Winner. Photogn
Color; \/ 3-D; Wide Screen. For review dotes and Picture Guido poge numbers, see Review Digest
3 U
Juggler, The (86) D . . 520
Kirk Douglas, MUlv Vllale, Paul Stewart
©Siren of Bagdad (72) D..549
Paul llcnrdd, I'atrlcia Medina, Hans Conried
49th Man, The (73) D. .529
Jolm Ireland, Richard Denning, S. Dalbert
©Let's Do It Agoin (95) MC. .601
Jane Wyman, Ray MUland, Aldo Bay
©Flame of Calcutta (70) D. .603
Denise Darcel, Patrlc Knowles
Lost Posse, The (73) D. .602
John Derek, Wanda Hendrix
Broderlck Cravvfurd,
Pack Troiii (57) W. .575
Gene Autry, GaU Davis, SmUey Bumette
LIPPERT
El ©Greet Jesse James Raid (73). .D. .5221
WiUard Parker, Barbara Payton. Tom Ne»l
M-G-M
[E ©Johnny, the Giant Killer (70). .F . .5205 g] Slight Case of Larceny (71).
Mickey Rooney. Eddie Bracken, M
Animated Cartoon Feature
Ghost Ship (69) D. .5228 BlQiyAreno (71)
Hazel Dermot Burden
Gig Young, Polly Bergen. Jean H
Court, Walsh. Hofh
Ell ©Scandal at Scourie (90). . .
51 Dream Wife (99)
m ©story of Three Loves, Th«
(121)
Kh-k Douglas. Pier AngeU, Jam»
(S Dangerous When Wet (95)
Esther Williams, Jack Carsoa,
Sg W©LIII (81)
LesUe Caron, Mel Ferrer. J. P
El ©Ride, Vaquerol (90)
Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Hot:
lieil* lit!
;"fc'w»
1 Topeko (69) W. .5325
WUd Bill HUott, PhyUls Coates, D. Crockett
i
©Affoir in Monte Carle (74). . .D. .5307
Merle Oberon, Richard Todd, Leo Oenn
i
Clipped Wings (65) C. .5320
Leo Oorcey, Huntz Hall, Jun« Vincent
i) Mexicon Manhunt (71) D. .5317
George Brent, Hillary Brooke, Karen Sharpe
H Fighting Lawman (71) W. .5334
HasTie Morris, Virginia Grey, liyron Healey
J©Royol African Rifles (75) D. .5403
Louis Hayirard, Veronica Hurst, Boy Oleiin
1
Yellow Bolloon (80) D. .5430
Andrew Bay, Kathleen Ryan, Kenneth More
Hot News (60Vi) D. .5327
Stanley Clements, Gloria Henry, Ted DeCorsla
1 Jennifer (73) D. .5407
Ida Luplno, Howard Duff, Robert Nichols
a Jack Slade (89) D. .5406
Mark Stevens, Dorothy Malone, Barton MacLane
51 Vigilante Terror (70) W. .5422
WUd BUI EaUott, Mary BUeo Kay, G. WaUace
QFighter Attack
j
(80) D. .5402
Sterling Hayden, Joy Page, J. Carrol Nalsh
111 Private Eyes (64) C. .532)
Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Joyce Holden
Mission Over Korea (86) 0. .607
John liodlak, John Derek, Audrey Totter
Volley of Head Hunters (67) D. .608
Jolinnv WeissnuiUer, Christine Larson, S. lUtch
©5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (88).. F.. 604
Peter Und Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried
©Cruisin' Down the River (81). .M. .606
Dick Haymes, Audrey Totter, BUly Danlelj
©>5/Sfranger Wore a Gun (83). .SW. .605
Randolph Scott, Qaire Trevor, J. Weldon
From Here to Eternity (1 18). . . .D. .616
Burt Lancaster, Mantcomery Cllft, D. Kerr
©Conquest of Cochise (70) W. .610
John Hodiak, Robert Stack, Joy Page
China Venture (83) D . . 609
Bdmond O'Brien. Barry SuUivan, Jocelya Brando
Sky Commando (69) D. .611
Dan Duryea, Francis Olfford, Touch Conners
Soglnow Trail (56) W. .576
Gene Autry. SmUey Bumette, Connie MarahaU
Big Heat, The (90) D..615
Glrnn Ford, Gloria Orahanie, Robert Burton
©Slaves of Babylon, The (82), . .D. .612
Richard Conte, LUida Christian, Terry KUburn
Combat Squad (72) O. .613
John Ireland, Lon McCalllater, Hal Uirdi
©13/Gun Fury (82) SW. .617
Rock Hudson, Donna Carey
Reed, Phil
Lost of the Pony Ridert (59). . . W. .573
Gene Autry, Smiley Bumette, Kathleen Case
Poris Model (81) D. .621
Killer Ape, The (68) AD. .626
Johnny WdssmuUer, Carol Thurston, M. Palmer
©i^Nebraskan, The (68) D. .618
Phtl Carey, Roberta Haynes, WaUace Ford
W Spaeewoys (76) D. .5301
Howard Duff, Bva Bartok, Alu Wbeatley
a Project Moon Bate (63) D. .5315
Donna MarteU, Ross Ford, Hayden Rorke
m Norman Conquest (79) D. .5303
Tom Conway. Bva Bartok
m Undercover Agent (69) D. .5306
Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court
m The Fighting Men (63) D. .5222
Rossano Brazzl. Claudlne Dupuis
El Shadow Man (77) D. .5316
Cesar Romero, Kay KendaU, V. Madem
a ©Sins of Jezebel (75) D . . 5225
Paulette Goddard, George Nader, John Hoyt
a Terror Street (83) D. .5304
Dan Duryea, Elsy Alblln, Ano Qudrun
EI Limping Man (76) D. .5318
Uoyd Bridges, Molra Lister, Alan Wbeatley
m ©Band Wagon, The (112)
Fred Astalre, Cyd Cliarlsse, Jack,!
El Affairs of Dobie Gillit (73).
Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van, B.'
m Big Leaguer (71)
Edward Q. Robinson, Vera-KUe*
ii ©Latin Lovers (104)..
Lana Turner, John Lund, Rlcari
B Half a Hero (75)
Red Skelton, Jean Bagen, CbarlH
m Terror on a Train (72) . .
Glenn Ford. Anne VernoQ, Mauri(
H Actress, The (90)
Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, T»
[i]©Mogambo (119)
Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Gracs
i
©Torch Song (90) $
Joan Crawford, Michael Wlldln*:
H
©Toke the High Groundl (W
Richard Wldmark, Karl Mald«t/
i
©All the Brothers Were Vejji
(101)
Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger,' i
Paulette Goddard, Marilyn MaiweU, Eva Qabor
©Prisoners of the Casbah (78).. D.. 622 113 Man From Coh-o, The (83) D. .5302
Cesar Romero, Gloria Orahame, Turban Bey
George Raft. Glanna Maria Canale, M. Serato il©iyKiss Me Kate (109)..
Katbryn Grayson, Howard Keel, i
g ©Escape From Fort Bravo (91
WUllam Holden, tSeanor Parker,
t\m'; ^
•
iWl
tin 'cntl
iinjiniK:
j Texas Badman (62) W. .5335
Wayne Morris, Elaine RUey, Uyren Healey
B ©Easy to Love (96)
Esther WUllams, Van Johnson,'^
m Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow (93). .C. .5431
Oscar Homolka, Nadla Gray, George Cole
Golden Idol, The (71) D..5315
Johnny Sheffield, Anne Klmbell
m Yukon Vengeance (68) D. .5331
Klrby Grant, Carol Thurston
World For Ransom (82) D. .5408
Dan Duryea. Gene Lockhart, Patrlc Knowles
Bad for Each Other (83) D. .624
Charlton Heston, Llzabeth Scott, D. Poster
©N^Drums of Tahiti (75) D. .628
Patricia Medina. Dennis O'Keefe, F. L. SulUvan
El Alamein (67) D. .620
Scott Brady, Edward Ashley, Rita Morena
©Paratrooper (87) D. .619
Alan Ladd, Susan Stephen, Leo Genn
El White Fire (..) D. .5317
Scott Brady, Mary Castle
[B Hollywood Thrill-Makers (..).. .D. .5321
James Gleason, BUI Henry
ED Queen of Sheba (. .) D. .5325
Special cast
m Black Glove ( . . ) D . . 5305
Ales Nlcol
»":,
HI ©Give a Girl a Break (82)
Marge and Gower Champion. Dt "^^
101 ©oKnights of the Round Tal
(126)
Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, lid
HI Great Diomond Robbery (69)
Red Skelton, Cara WUUama. Doi
m ^Hlghwoy Dragnet (80) D. .5405
Joan Bennett, Richard Conte, W. Hendrli
m Bitter Creek (72) W. .5423
WUd BUI EUlott, Bererly Garland
Riot in Cell Block 11 (80) D.
Ne?me Brand, WUllam Schallert
H Poris Ployboys (62) C. .5418
Leo Gorcey, Huntz HaU, Veola Vonn
©Charge of the Lancers (73).. D.. 625
Paulette Goddard, Jean Plfrre Aumont
©^5'Jesse James vs. the Doltons
(..) W..
Brett King, Barbara Lawrence
©iJ/Miss Sodie Thompson (91). . .D. .630
Rita Hayworth, Aldo Ray, Jose Ferrer
(Special prerelease)
Wild One, The (79) D. .623
Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith
[s] We Want a Child (..)... D..5324
Special cast
m Fangs of the Wild (. .) D. .5311
Cbarles Chaplin jr., Margla Dean
I
©Long, Long Trailer, The (1
LucUle Ball, Desl Arnaz, Marjotli
Julius Caesar (122)
Marlon Brando, James Mason, Ll
Dewey Jlarlln, Shelley Winters, K
©CDRose Marie ( . . ) ; •
Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, FeiMi
US ©lyOrogonfly Squadron (80). .D. .
John Hodiak, Barbara Brltton, Bruce Bennett
e Loophole (80)'
D..5414
Barry SulUvan. Dorothy Malone
©African Fury Doc. .
©Arrow In the Dust D. .5404
Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray. Keith Larsen
Cheyenne Crossing W. .5426
Wayne Morris
©>^Dragonfly Squadron (80)... D..
John Bodlak, Barbara Brltton, Bruce Bennett
Forty-Nlners, The W. .
Wild Bill ElUott, Vlrghila Grey, Denrer Pyle
©Ghost of O'Leary, The D. .
Yvonne DeCarlo, David Nl?en
Loophole D. .5414
Barry SulUvan, Dorothy Malone
Poris Playboys C. .5418
Leo Oorcey, Hunts HaU, Veola Vonn
©Pride of the Bluegross D. .5410
Uoyd Bridges, Vera UUes
©Battle of Rouge River D.
Geortie Montgomery. Martha Hyer
©Black Knight, The D.
Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina
©Caine Mutiny, The D.
Humphrey Bogart. Van Johnson, Jose Ferrer
©Hell Below Zero D. .
Alan Ladd, Joan Tetzel, BasU Sidney
Indiscretion of an American
Wife
D..
Montgomery Cllft, Jennifer Jones, V. DeSlca
©Iron Glove, The
D
Robert Stack, Ursula 'Hielsa
It Should Happen to You (81).. C. 631
Judy HoUlday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon
^Moin Event D.
Broderlck Crawford, Roberta Haynes
©Massacre Canyon D. .
©Sarocen Blade D.
Blcardo Montalhan, Betta St. John
Blackout D.
D.ine Clark
©The Cowboy (67) Doc. .5308
Narrators: Tex Hitter, BUI Conrad, John Dehner
Heot Wave D. .5310
Alex Nlcol. HlUary Brooke
Paid to Kill D. .5309
Dane CHark
Woman With a Gun D.
Paulette Goddard
©Beau Brummel
Elizabeth Taylor. Stewart GrangK
©Betrayed
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Lana Turner. Pier AngeU, Csilii,
Crest of the Wave
Gene Kelly, Jolin Justta, Jeff He
Executive Suite
William Holden. Barbara Stunff
©Flame and the Flesh. ...
Lana Turner, Carlos Thompson
©Gypsy Colt
Donna Corcoran, Ward Bond, Ft
©Her Twelve Men
Greer Garson, Robert Ryan
©Rhapsody
Elizabeth Taylor. Vlttorlo GlHai
©oStudent Prince ....
Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom
©Valley of the Kings. ..
Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Cl

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Ico Run (92) D. .5220
ajul, Arlene liahl, Wendell Corey
uishcd. The (84)
D..5221
inc. J»n Sterling. Ceieeo Gray
StIH (108) C..5222
,;"1'V'*1 «wls, Dein Mirtln. Uiitxtta Scott
RKO RADIO
Torzan and the She-Devil (76).. D.. 324
Lex Barker, Joyce MacKenzle. Raymond Burr
) Affair With a Stronger (86) D. .323
Jeun Blmmim.^. Victor Mature. Monica Lewis
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Merry Mirthquakes (68) M. .325
Uburace
j OSeo Around Us, Tho (6 1 ) Doc .. 403
REPUBLIC
m City That Never Sloops (90) . .
UU Young. Mala Powers. Edward
20TH
CENTURY-FOX
Pickup on South Street (80) D..322
Ilhtiant Wlilmark, Jean Peters, llielma Hitter
OPowdor River (77) D. .321
KuD Calkoun. t'orlnne Caliet, C. HJtcbeU
©Girl Next Door, The (92) M. .320
Dan Dalley, Juoe Uaier, BUly Ony
".'HwnliJOi
' W", 111 (i'to i
•ilwttiBrMdTO
«i] Bandits of the West (54) W. .5243
.\1Ian "Rocky" l.ane. Cathy Downs, R. Barcroft
g Champ for o Day (90) CO.. 5211
Alex .N'lcol, Audrey Totter, Charles Wlnnlnger
©White Witch Doctor (96) D. .324
Suaan Hayuard. Robert MItchum, Walter lleatk
©Farmer Takes a Wife, Tho (81) M. .307
III tiy Ikahlc. DalF ICuberLiuo. John Carroll
Glory Brigade, Tho (81) D. .323
Victor ilature, Aleianiler gcourby. Lst Uanrln
Kid From Left Field, Tho (80) . . .C . . 325
Dangerous Crossing (75) D. .330
©Snows of Kilimanjaro, The
(117) D. .247
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ARTISTb
CHART
Volcano 1 1 06) D . . 5307
Ann:i .Magrtani. Koss.ino Brazd, G. Brooks
Twonky, The (72) CD . . 53
ll:uis ainrled. Gloria Blondell, Billy Lynn
Genghis Khan (78) D..5312
Manuel Conile. Elvira Reyes, lx>u Salvador
Neonderthal Man, The (78) D..5313
RobL-rt Sliavnv, Doris Merrick, Richard Crane
Morshal's Daughter, The (7) ). MC. .5314
Ken Murray, Laurie Anders, Hoot Gibson
©Return to Paradise (89) D. .5318
Gary Toniier. Uoberla llaynes, Barry Jones
Fort Algiers (78) D. .5319
Yvonne LleCarlo, Carlos Thompson. R. Burr
Moon Is Blue, The (99) C. .5317
William llolden, liavid Nlven, M. MoNamara
©My Heart Goes Croiy (70) ... M .. 53 1
Sid Field. Greta Gynt, Petula Clark
©Gun Belt (77) W. .5320
Vice Squad (87). . .5321
©Melba (115) MD. .5324
I'alrlee Munsel, Robert Morley. Martlta Hunt
©Coptoin Scarlett (75) D . . 11 76
Riciiard Greene, Le;iiiora Amar, Nedrick Young
x;/l, the Jury (87) D..5323
Hift Elliot, Pesgie Castle, Preston Foster
Goy Adventure, The (82) D. .5301
.lean Pierre .Uimont. Burgess Meredith
©War Point (89) SW . . 5325
Riihcrl Stack, .loan Taylor, Keith Larsen
] No Escope (76) D. .5315
Jet (96) D..5326
linheit Stack, Coleen Gray, Richard Arlen
99 River Street (83) D. .5327
John I'aync, Evelyn Keyes, Frank Faylcn
Louis Story, The (88) D..5328
miev Wallace. Hilda Simms, Paul Stewart
1 Fake, The (80) D . . 5322
liennii: O'Keefe, Coleen Gray, Hugh Williams
« Donovon's Broin (81) D. .5329
in Hiding (79) D. .5330
Paul Henreld, Lois Maxwell. Hugh Sinclair
Steel
i
lady. The (84) D . . 533
Rod Cameron. Tab Hunter, John Dehner
i
Dragon's Gold ( . . ) D . . 5332
John Archer, Hillary Brooke
Village, The
i
(98) D . . 5333
.lohn Justin. Eva Dalllbeck, Slgfrlt Steiner
Stronger on the Prowl (82). . . .D. .5335
I
Paul Muni. Joan Lorring, Vittorio Manunta
River (80) D. .5336
Steve Cochran, Carole Matthews, W. Stevens
©Captain John Smith and
i
Pocahontas (75) D..5337
Anthony Pester, Jody Liiwrauce, Alan Hale jr
l©Song of the Land (71) Doc 5338
d] Yesterday ond Today (57).
George Jessel
H Captain's Paradise, The (85). . .C. .5339
.SVec Guinness, Yvonne DeCarlo, Cella Johnson
? Beat the Devil (82) D .
Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, R. Morley
] ©Gilbert and Sullivan (105) M. .5341
Maurice BT,ins, Robert Alorley, E. Herlie
] Wicked Woman (77) D. .5345
Beverly Michaels. Richard Egan, P. Helton
i Go, Man, Go! (82) D. .5403
lianc (lark, Harlem Globetrotters, Pat Breslln
H ©Conquest of Everest (78), . .Doc. .
Ilunt-llillary Expedition
to the Stars (81) D. .5346
Richard Carlson. William Lundlgan, M. Hyer
©Golden Mask, The ( . . ) D .
Van llftlin. Wanda Hendrix. Eric Portman
Mon Between, The (. .) D. .
Jam^v M.i-on, Claire Bloom, HUdegarde Neff
©Scarlet Speor, The (. .) D. .
John .\reher, Martha Hyer
©Top Banana (. .) M. .
Phil Silvers. Rose Marie, Danny Scholl
UNIVERSAL-INT'L. | i =
. 321
©Column South (84) SW. .320
Audle Murphy, Juan Evans, Sterling
B.
©Take Me to Town (80) D .
Ann Sheridan, Sterling Ilayden, P. Reed
©Queen Is Crowned, A
(82, 66) Doc... 323
>^lt Come From Outer Spoce
(80) D. .322
Richard Drake
Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles
All I Desire (791/2) D. .325
Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, L. Bettger
Francis Covers the Big Town
(86) C..324
Donald O'Connor, Nancy Guild, Y'vette Dugay
©Great Sioux Uprising, The (80). D. .326
Jeff Chandler, Faith Domergue, Lyle Bettger
©Thunder Boy (102) D. .327
James Stewart. Joanne Dru. Dan Duryea
©Man From the Alomo (79). . .SW. .328
Glenn Fonl, Julia Adams. Victor Jory
Abbott & Costello Meet Dr.
Jekyll ond Mr. Hyde (77) C. .329
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff
Cruel Seo, The (121) D. .
Jack Hawkins, Donald Slnden, Virginia McKenna
§a Desperote Moment (88) D. .386
©-J^ings of the Hawk (8OV2) . .D. .330
Van Heflin. Julia Adams, Abbe Lane
©Stond at Apache River (77). .SW. .331
Stephen McN.aliy, Julia Adams, Hugh Marlowe
©Golden Blode, The (81) D. .332
Rock Hudson. Piper Laurie, Gene
H Gentle Gunman, The (85)
E.ans
D. .388
M Something Money Can't Buy
(82) D..380
Patricia Roc. Anthony Steel. Molra Lister
[U ©Titfield Thunderbolt, The
(84) C. .387
Stanley HoUoway, George Ralph, Naunton W'ayne
©Eost of Sumatra (82) D. .334
Jeff Chandler. MariijTi Monroe, A. Qulnn
The All American (83) D. .333
Tony C^irtls. Lori Nelson. Mamie Van Doren
^Gloss Web, The (81) D. .401
Edward G. Robinson. John Forsythe, K. Hughes
©Bock to God's Country (78). . . .0. .403
Rock Hudson. Steve Cochran, M. Henderson
©Veils of Bagdad (82) D. .404
Victor Mature, Jlari Blanchard. Guy Rolfe
©Tumblewced (80) SW. .405
Audie .Murphy. Lorl Wills
Nelson, ChiU
©Walking My Baby Bock
Home (95) M. .406
Donald O'Connor. Hackett
Janet Leigh. B.
Project M-7 (86) D. .483
Phyllis Calvert, James Robert Beatty
Donald,
©Border River (81) W..409
Joel McCrea, Y'vonne PeCarlo, P. Armendarlz
Both Sides of the Law (94) D. .
Anne Crawford. Terence Morgan. Peggy Cummins
Forbidden (85) D. .407
Tony Curtis. Joanne Dru. Lyle Bettger
©War Arrow (78) D. .408
Jeff Cliandler. Maureen O'Hara, Suzan Ball
©Glenn Miller Story, The
(120) MD. .412
James Stewart, June .\Ilyson, George Tobias
&^Taza, Son of Cochise (80).. D.. 410
Rock Hudson. Barbara Rush, Gregg Palmer
-^Creature From the Black
Lagoon (89) D. .415
Richard Carlson. Denning
Julia Adams, Richard
©Ride Clear of Diablo (80) D. .413
Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea
©Saskatchewan (88) D. .414
Alan Ladd. Shelley Winters
WARNER BROS.
]
Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,
The (80)
D..221
Paul Ctirlstlan. Paul Raymond. C. Kellaway
) South Sea Woman (99) CD.. 222
Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors
©SJ^Chorge ot Feather River, The
I
(96) SW..223
Guy Madison. Vera Miles. Frank Lovejoy
[U ©Master of Bollantroe, The
(89) D. .225
Brrol Flynn, Roger Uvesey. Beatrice Campbell
SI ©So This Is Love (101) M. .226
Kathryn Grayson. Merv Griffin, Walter Abel
m Plunder of the Sun (82) D. .224
Glenn Ford, Diana Lynn, Patricia Medina
H Island in the Sky (109) D. .301
John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan
63 '5'Moonlighter, The (77) D . . 303
B.ariiara Stanwyck. Fred MacMurray
§1 ©Beggar's Opera, The (94). . . .MC. .304
Sir Laurence Olivier, Stanley HoUowa;
[3 ©Lion is in the Streets, A (88). .D. .305
James Cagney. Barbara Hale, Ann Francis
Blowing Wild (90) D . . 306
I
Gary Cooper. Barbara Stanwyck
lUSo Big (101) D..307
Jane Wyman, Sterling Olson
Hayden. Nancy
El ©Colomity Jane (101) M. .311
Doris Day, Howard Keel. AllyTi McLerle
©Thunder Over the Plains
1
(82) SW. .313
Randolph Scott, Phyllis Kirk, Lei Barker
(UQ^Hondo (83) D. .312
John Wayne. (Jeraldlne Page, Ward Bond
3©His Maiesty O'Keefe (88) D..315
Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, Andre Morell
I
©Eddie Contor Story, The (1161.M. .316
Keefe Brasselie, Marilyn Erskine, W. Rogers jr.
i©i3Commond, The (97) D. .319
Guy Madison, Joan Weldon, James Whltmore
] ©Boy From Oklahoma, The
(88) D. .320
Will Rogers jr., Nancy Olson, Lon Chancy
Wove (74) D . . 308
Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, P. Kirk
MISCELLANEOUS
ASTOR
Captain Scorfoce (72) D.
Barton .MacLane, Virginia Grey
Girl on the Run (63) 0.
Richard Coogan, Rosemary Pettlt
©It Started in Paradise
Jane llylton, Ian Hunter
Return of the Plainsmon
(67) W.
Chips Rafferty, Jeannette EJlphlck
Robot Monster (62) D.
George Nader, Claudia Barrett
(Three- dimension)
Turn the Key Softly (81).. 0.
Yvonne Mitchell. Terence Morgan
FILMAKERS RELEASING ORG
Bigamist, The (80) D.
Ida Lupino, Joan Fontaine. Edmuni
Egypt by Three (76) D.
Ann Stanviile. Jackie Craven
Monte Carlo Baby (69) C.
Audrey Hepburn, Jutes Mtmstajn
I.F.E.
(American Dialo)?)
©Golden Coach, The (105).. C]
.\nna Magnanl
^Sreotest Love, The (116)...
^
Ingrid Bergman. Ale.xander Knox,
Little World of Don Camillo,
The (96)
Fernandel, Glno Cervl
Lure of the Silo (75). ...
Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassmidljl
Secret Conclave, The (80). ..,[((
Henry Vidon
Sensuolito (94)
til
Eleanora Rossi-Drago, Amedeo Naoj
Three Girls From Rome (85). [|
Lucia Rose. Cosetta Greco, LllUaiu|
White Hell of Pitz Polu (98) AC|
Hans .\tbcrs
Young Caruso, The (85) il
Gina Lollobrigida, Mario Dd Hi
REALART
©^'Hannah Lee (74)
Macdonald Carey, Joanne Dru, ^
REISSUES
COLUMBIA
Singin' in the Corn (64). .
Jiidv Canova. Allen Jenkins
LIPPERT
Iron Mask, The (..) D,
DougI.^s Fairbanks sr.
Mr. Robinson Crusoe (..)..D
Douglas Fairbanks sr.
RKO RADIO
Best Yeors of Our Lives, Tin
(..) .-.
Follow the Fleet (110) D
Fred Astaire. Ginger Rogers,
Out of the Post (97) D
Robert .Mitchiim. Kirk Douglas, i
Rachel and the Stranger
(..)
Loretta Young. William Holden, B
Suspicion (99) D
Gary Grant, Joan Fontaine
Top Hot (81)
M
Fred Astaire. Ginger Rogers, B. 1
Valley of the Sun ( . .
Lucille Ball, James Craig, Dean J
REALART
Buck Privates (84)
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Counselor at Low (88)
John Barrymnre. Bebe Danlela
Eagle Squadron (100)
Robert Stack. Diana Barrymore
Green Hell (87)
Doiigliis Fairbanks jr., Joan Ben
Gung Ho! (90)
Randuliih Scott, Robert Mitcbum
Keep 'Em Flying (85)
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Pittsburgh (91)
John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich
Scarlet Street (102)
Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea
Seven Sinners (86)
John Wavne. Marlene Dietrich
Uncle Tom's Cabin (111)...
H. Beecher Stowe. Louis Mow
2OH1 CENTURY-FOX
©Broken Arrow (93) ;',. ».-
.lames Stewart, Jeff Cliandler, DA
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6-26-53
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Title
Rel Date Rating Rev'd
ANIMAL CAVALCADE
'"'tolli;,. eyhound Capers (81/2) 7-30-53 — 9-19
It Three Big Bears (8) 8-27-53 + 9-26
ALL-STAR COMEDIES
1, Say Can You Sue
(16) 9-10-53 + IMO
Hunting They Did Go
(161/2) 10-29-53 + 11-a
the Hatch ai'/x) .11-26-53
^(U^Uni l)gflie in the Bedroom
^..)
It, Us -
1- 7-54
ASSORTED FAVORITES
(Reissues)
»»bjll,„
lih Decoy (17) 9-17-53
lly Billy (18) 10-22-53
rift of the Parly (16), 12-17-53
[' °*^, Ills HuHg
CANDID MICROPHONE
(One-Reel Specials)
b)ect No. 5 (10) 6-11-53 -I- 8-22
1953-54 SEASON
bject No. 1 (91/2) .... 9-10-53 ± 10-24
bint No. 2 (91/2). ..1210-53
JraiE, ,(|.a.,;.
kWorUitDonConili COLOR FAVORITES
Iii:!4)
(Technicolor Reissues)
t Dream Kids (71/2) . . 7- 9-53
t Rocky Road to Ruin
13 Slum, (W/j) 8-6-53
vitiiiiii t
1953-54 SEASON
I!lCoi(lBt,Tll('ii}
rnital Courage Vita
(7) . . . 9- 3-53
Bi«rit«:94)
!$ta Time (7J/2) 10- 8-53
cm and Bored (7) 11- 5-53
Boy. a Gun and Birds
«e Girti From Rome
Jis, IWufe.
(7V2) 11-26-53
jleton Frolic (71/2) . . .12-17-53
"teHeljffJiPil,
!C for Two (71/2) 1- 7-54
ly Down Yonder in the Corn
•"j Cam, The "i%
7) 1-28-54
COMEDY FAVORITES
(Reissues)
Hannsh Lee
2;,.' I Water (I8I/2) 7-16-53
WLiir.
1953-54 SEASON
H Shot at Sunrise
W 10-15-53
(I Mr. Mischief
:i7V4> 11-12-53
r,in'iiillieCir«(l It at First Fright (16) 1-14-54
:i)A
MR. MAGOO
(Technicolor)
:i Kiil, The
goo's Masterpiece (7) 7-30-53 + 9-19
1953-54 SEASON
goo Slept Here (7) . .10-15-53 -f U-21
goo Goes Skiing (7). .12-31-53
BiTi«il0itliiei,5
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS
I West in Hollywood
.
.Ci.fcW'llS 10) 7-23-53 ± 9-19
1953-54 SEASON
llywood Stuntmen
101/2) 9-17-53 + 10-31
llywood Laugh Parade
10) 10-22-53 + U-21
n of the West (10) . .11-19-53
llywoods Great Entertainers
|ili>l!»l'
lOJ/j) 12-24-53
nories in Uniform
t» Hit l!l'
ftdll'^i' 1-2-54
SERIALS
,l„ofl»ei>"(;,!,
1 Lost Planet 6- 4-53 -f 7- 4
5 Chapters
EAUm
1953-54 SEASON
KtPmoteilWI-,"
„..;, H Will ! Great Adventures of
'>*, (tail Bb„
aptain Kidd 9-17-53 + 10-10
S Chapters
gle Raiders 12-31-53
5 Chapters
STOOGE COMEDIES
. Sew and Stitch (17) 9- 3-53 10-24
ible Trouble (I6I/2) 10- 8-53 + 10-31
t on the Roof
16'/2) 12- 3-53
TfREE-DIMENSION STOOGE
COMEDIES
^
joks! (16) 6-15-53 -|- 6-20
^don My Backfire (16) 815-53 -f 9-26
THRILLS OF MUSIC
(Reissues)
rM Towne & Orch.
t'l10) 9-24-53
Raeburn & Orch.
11-26-53
BID
ide Thornhill & Orch.
U) 12-24-53
PA CARTOON SPECIAL
(lid McBoino Boing's
wphony (8) 7-15-53 +f 1-31
„ , 1953-54 SEASON
[nleofn in
,,..
the Garden
.-Ml »*^
II
9-24-53 ++ 10-31
««*•'" TrtI Tale Heart
rA
(8) . 12-17-53 + 10-24
"!;,!l
B*-Oooo (71/2) 1-14-54
WORLD OF SPORTS
I Ranch Sports (9.-54
5406 Much Ado About Nothing
(7) (reissue) Feb.-54
5407 Mighty Mouse in the Helpless
»«wK;ii»i»'
.

SHORTS CHART
Hippo (7> Mar.-54
540S Terry Bears in Pet Problems
(7) Mar.-54
5409 The Frog and the Princess
(7) (reissue) Mar.-54
5410 Little Roquefort in Prescription
for Percy (7) Apr.-54
5411 The Talking Maopies in
Satisfied Customers (7).Aor.-54
5412 Mighty Mouse in the Wreck of the
Hesperus (7) (reissue) . .Apr-54
Universal-International
Prod. No. Title Rel Date Ratinj Rev'd
COLOR PARADE
83S1 Fiesta Frolics (9) 6- 8-53 -1+8-8
8382 Kins of the Sky (10).. 7-13-53 + 8-22
8383 Calypso Carnival IS'/x)
. . 8-10-53 ± 9-26
8384 Three Years to Victory
(6) 10-19-53 + 1-23
1953-54 SEASON
9381 Go South Amigos (9).. 2- 8-54
EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES
8369 British Trade and Industry
(21) 6-15-53 + 8-22
8370 Farmer-Fishermen (21).. 7-13-53 ++9-5
«371 The Lumber Slates (21) 8-10-53 + 9-26
»372 Mountain Farmers (20). 9- 3-53 +f 10-31
8373 Adobe Villaoe (19).... 10- 5-53 ++ 11-14
MUSICAL FEATURETTE
8308 Surprisino Suzie (15) . . 7- 3-53 +9-5
8309 Camp Jaboree (IS) 10- 8-53 + 11-21
8310 Fabulous Dorscys (16) . .10-29-53 -f 1-16
1953-54 SEASON
9302 David Rose and His Orchestra
(I51/2) 12-24-53
9303 Hawaiian Nights (17)... 1-22-54
3-D MUSICAL FEATURETTES
8100 Nat "King" Cole and Russ
Morgan & Orch. (18) . . June-53 +8-8
VARIETY VIEWS
8345 Bolivar Bonanza (9) 9- 7-53 + 10-24
8346 Behind the Wall (10) . . 9-24-53 ++ 11-14
1953-54 SEASON
9341 Byways to Broadway (9) + 11-21
9342 Bow River Valley (9).. 1- 4-54
9343 Brooklyn Goes to Chicago
(9'/z) 2-22-54
WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES
(Technicolor)
8326 Operation Sawdust (6) . . 6-15-53 + 8-22
8327 The Flying Turtle (6) . . 6-29-53 + 8-22
8328 Wrestling Wrecks (6) . . . 7-20-53 +9-5
8329 Maw and Paw (6) 8-10-S3 -j- 9-26
8333 The Hypnotic Hit (3-D)
(6) 8-26-53
8330 Belle Boys (6) 9-14-53 + 10-24
8331 Maw and Paw in Plywood
Panic (6) 9-28-53 + 1-23
8332 Hot Noon (6) 10-12-53 + 1-16
8334 Chilly Willy (6) 10-26-53
Warner Bros.
Pred. No. Title Rel Date Rating Rev'd
BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE
(Technicolor Reissues)
9310 Mighty Hunters (7) 6-13-53
9311 The Fighting 61'/2 (7) 7-U-53
. .
9312 Sniffles Takes a Trip
(7) 8- 1-53
9313 Wacky Wild Life (7) 8-29-53 . .
1953-54 SEASON
1301 Old Glory (7) 9-12-53
1302Walky, Talky Hawky
(7) 10-17-53
1303 Birth of a Notion (7).. 11- 7-53
1304 Eager Beaver (7) 11-28-53
1305 Scent- 1 mental Over You
(7) 12-26-53
1306 Of Fox and Hounds (7) . . 2- 6-54
1307 Roughly Squeaking (7) . . 2-27-54
BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS
(Technicolor)
9729 Hare Trimmed (7) 6-20-53 ++ 6-27
9730 Bully for Bugs (7) 8- 8-53 ++ 8-22
1953-54 SEASON
1723 Duck! Rabbit. Duck! (7). 10- 3-53 + 10-31
1724 Robot Rabbit (7) 12-12-53
1725 Captain Hareblower (7). . 1-16-54
1740 Lumber Jack-Rabbit (7) (3-D)
CLASSICS OF THE SCREEN
9106 Looking at Life (20) 7-18-53 ++ B-22
1101 Minstrel Days (20) 9-26-53
1102 They Were Champs (..) 1-23-54
1103 Spills for Thrills (18) . .11-21-53
FEATURETTE
. .
1101 Minstrel Days (7) 9-26-53
1102 They Were Champs (20) 11-21-53
1103 Spills for Thrills (20) . .11-21-53
JOE McDOAKES COMEDIES
9406 So You Love Your Dog
(10) 8- 1-53 +8-8
1953-54 SEASON
1401 So You Think You Can't
Sleep (10) 10-31-53 + 11-21
1402 So You Want to Be an
Heir (10) 12-19-53+ 1-9
1403 So You're Having Neighbor
Trouble (10) 1-30-54
MELODY MASTER BANDS
(Reissue)
9805 Vincent Lopez & Orch.
(10) 6- 6-53
9S06 Spade Cooley Band (10) 8-22-53
1953-54 SEASON
ISOl Desi Anaz and Band
(10) 10- 3-53
1802 Hal Kemp & Orch. (10) 11-14-53
1803 Rhythm of the Rhumba
(9) 1- 2-54
MERRIE MELODIES
(Technicolor)
9717 There Auto Be a Law
(7) 6- 6-53 +
9718 Tom-Tom Tomcat (7) . . . 6-27-53 +
9719 Wild Over You (7) 7-11-53 ++
9720 Duck Dodgers in the 2i'/x
Century (7) 7-25-53 ++
9721 Plop Goes the Weasel (7) 8-22-53 9722 Cat-Tails for Two (7) . . 8-29-53 +
1953-54 SEASON
1701 A Street Cat Named Sylvester
(7) 9- 5-53 +^
1702 Zipping Along (7) 9-19-53 1703 Easy Peckin's (7) 10-17-53 1704 Catty Cornered (7) 10-31-53 1705 Of Rice and Hen (7) .. 11-14-53 +
1706 Cats A-Weigh (7) 11-28-53 +
1707 Punch Trunk (7) 12-19-53 ++
1708 Dog Pounded (7) 1- 2-54
1709 I Gopher You (7) 1-30-54
1710 Feline Frame-Up (7) .. 2-13-54
1711 Wild Wife (7) 2-20-54
1712 No Barking (7) 2-27-54
SPORTS PARADE
9508 Desert Killer
(Technicolor)
(10) 6-27-53 +
9509 Ride a White Horse (10) 7-25-53 +
9510 A Danish Sport Delight
(10) 8-15-53 +
1953-54 SEASON
1501 Royal Mounties (10) 9-19-53 tt
1502 Sea Sports of Tahiti
(10) 10-24-53 +
1503 Born to Ski (10) 12-12-53
1504 Arabians in the Rockies
(10) 12-12-53
1505 When Fish Fight (10).. 2-20-54
TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS
9008 Where the Trade Winds
Play (20) 7- 4-53 +
1953-54 SEASON
1001 Gone Fishh' (20) 9-12-53 +
1002 Romance of Louisiana
(20) 10-10-53
1003 North of the Sahara (17) 11- 7-53 ++
1004 Don't Forget to Write
(17) 12- 5-53 +
1005 Winter Paradise (20)... 1- 9-54
1006 Hold Your Horses (20) . . 2- 6-54
VITAPHONE NOVELTIES
9606 Head Over Heels (10).. 6-20-53 +f
9607 The Spirit of West Point
(10) 8- 8-53 +
1953-54 SEASON
1601 Hit 'Im Again (10) 9- 5-53
1602 Say It With Spills (10) 10-24-53 +
1603 Magic f^ovie Moments
(10) 12-28-53
1604 Remember Vrtien (10) . . . 2-27-54
MISCELLANEOUS
6-27
7-25
8-22
11-14
11-21
12- 5
12- 5
9-26
U- 7
U-14
7-25
10- 3
12- '5
1-16
6-27
9- 5
Prod. No. Title Rel Date Rating Rev'd
Lippert
5307 Bandit Island (27) 9- 4-53
Republic
COMMANDO CODY ADVENTURES
5274 Robot Monster of Mars
(30) 7- 3-53
5275 Hydrogen Hurricane (30) 7-10-53
5276 Solar Sky Riders (30) . . 7-17-53
5277 SOS Ice Age (30) 7-24-53
5278 Lost in Outer Space (30) 7-31-53
SERIALS
5381 Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic
Invaders 7- 8-53
12 Chapters
5382 Return of Captain America 9-30-53
15 Chapters (reissue)
5383 Trader Tom of the China
Seas 1-11-54
15 Chapters
THIS WORLD OF OURS
(Trucolor)
5188 Ceylon (9) 3- 1-53
9221 Washington—City of
Destiny (9) 4- 1-53
9222 Singapore (9) 6- 1-53
9223 Germany (9) 8- 1-53
Independents
Aloha Null (10) Dudley + 9-19
ff White (Wane (40) Snyder 1-16
Look Who's Driving (S)
Aetna Casualty Co ++ 1-23
SHORTS REVIEWS
Things We Can Do Without
MGM (Pete Smith Specialty) 9 Mins.
Good. Again we find Pete Smith's
"Mr. Average Man," played by Dave
O'Brien, living in a home furnished
with ultra-modern furniture. Dave
finds you cannot lean out of a threelegged
chair, lean back on a leanbock
chair or open a breakfront without
the front breaking. This hazardous
living among the new-fangled
type of furniture will delight the
many patrons who prefer the traditional
pieces in their homes.
How to Sleep
RKO (Disney Cartoon) 7 Mins.
Good. One of the best of Ihe Disney
cartoons in Technicolor dealing
with the misadventures of Goofy, the
dog. As Goofy is shown in the opening
shot sleeping on a bare stone
during the dark ages, the narrator
explains: "Since the beginning of
time, man has always had the problem
of sleeping." As the various
ways to attain sleep, Goofy is shown
dozing at the -opera or during his
wife's monolog. Goofy is then shown
trying various old-and-true remedies
such as counting sheep, etc. It's all
laugh-provoking stuff.
Bhnd Dale
20th-Fox (Terrytoons) 7 Mins.
Good. The obstreperous talking
magpies. Heckle and Jeckle, star in
another laugh-provoking Technicolor
cartoon. Reading in a newspaper
that a millionaire offers a big reward
for the finding of his long-lost childhood
sweetheart. Heckle conceives
the daring idea of dressing Jeckle up
in a blond wig and palming him off
as the girl. The wealthy old dog immediately
falls for the gag and tries
to kiss the magpie. After Heckle collects
the reward, he is almost
trampled by a horde of imposters,
also made up like the lost sweetheart.
GoWen Glover
(Mel Allen's Sport Show)
20th-Fox
9 Mins.
Good. A good human interest storyon-film
of the various steps a young
Golden Glover goes through to attain
ring fame. Tony Bibiasi of New
York is one of the top students in
Stuyvesant high school. New York.
After school, Tony goes to the gym
for training, first using a heavy bag,
then a live sparring partner. After
he wins the 147-pound championship
of New York City, he fights his way
through finals in Chicago anj
Tony Zale, Barney Ross anij
previous Golden (jloves char
Bow River Valley
Univ-Int'l (Variety View)
Fair. A scenic one-reeler
will interest all patrons whi
visited, or plan to visit, the i
valleys of Canada's Banff r
park. The scenic beauties
Bow river valley aie mag
and the various vacation
grounds are given consideroi
age.
Chilly Willy
(Walter Lantz Cartune^
Univ-Inf'l
Good. An amusing Tecl
cartoon about a lonely, chil
penguin and his attempts
warm. The skipper of a large
anchored near the wastes
South Pole orders his St.
dog to stand watch and h
truders off the warm ship,
knock-down and drag-out fi
tween the dog and the peng
latter plugs up a leak in tl
and is made mascot while the
confined to the brig.
Davi(d Rose and His Ore
(Musical Featurette)
Univ-Int'l
Very good. The soothing,
music of David Rose and
strings orchestra is a relie
the many brassy bands so
with the younger fans. Ros
four of his own compositi<
eluding his famous "Holi<
Strings" and the delightful
of the Spanish Onion." Dolon
Earl Barton and Lisa Gaye d
Rose's playing of "Our Wal^
"Main Street, U.S.A." Rafai
dez, Rose's trumpet player, i
in his own composition,
Iota No. 2." Robot Rabbit
(Looney Tune)
Warner Bros.
Good. Elmer Fudd contrives
with an electronic brain to ccf
the carrot-stealing propensf
Bugs Bunny. The robot gets i
crossed on a number of oc]
but finally succeeds in conce
on a pursuit of Bugs. The r]
in a bad way for a time, bu
manages to reduce the rob^l
to the despair of Fudd. It's^iMbBi
tive and funny.
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Top Banana
United Arfiata ( )
100 Minutes Rel. Feb. '54
Probably the first time, a small town or subsequent run exhibitor
will be able to truthfully advertise a film as "From
the Broadway musical hit—exactly as presented at the
Winter Garden, New York City." Producers Albert Zugsmith
and Ben Peskay actually photographed Phil Silvers and the
entire Broadway stage cast against the rather flat backdrops
used for the 1950-51 stage hit. Silvers and the fame of the
Broadway success are the best selling points and the star's
clowning as the zany TV comic who reverts Uo the slapstick
antics of his burlesque beginnings will have most patrons
howling with laughter. The story, including some mild romantic
interest, is slight and the Johnny Mercer songs, except
lor the title tune, are ordinary. The color by Color Corp. of
America is good and is flattering to Rose Marie, the lively
soubrette, and the showgirls. Alfred E. Green directed.
Phil Silvers, Rose Marie, Danny Scholl, ludy Lynn, lack Albertson,
Johnny Coy, Joey Faye, Walter Dare Wchl, Herbie Faye.
Jesse James vs. the Daltons F (T«hroior3 d)
Columbia (629) 65 Minutes HoL Feb. '54
Technicolor and 3-D are decided assets which raise the
standard of what would have been merely a program western
without them. The Technicolor enhances the backgrounds
and the 3-D is employed to shoot guns and hurl
battering rams and bodies almost out of the screen end into
the laps of the audience. While Barbara Lawrence is the
only lamiliar name, the title is a big selling point for the
youngsters and the action enthusiasts. Jesse James was the
old west's best-known outlaw and the subject of several
feature films while the Dalton clan was equally notorious.
While James never appears on the scene, Brett King plays a
young gunslinger who believes he is the outlaw's son. Rory
Mallinson contributes the best acting job as a grim-faced
James confederate. The highlights include the near-lynching
of a woman and the blazing gun battle climax. Produced
by Sam Katzman, directed by William Castle.
Brett King, Barbara Lawrence, James Griffith, Bill Phipps, Rory
Mallinson, William Taimen, John Clifl, Nelson Leigh.
Taza, Son of Cochise
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(3-0, Technicolor)
Oniv.-Int'l (410) 80 Minutes Rel. Feb. '54
In an obvious effort to remedy deficiencies in story construction,
the makers of this redskins-vs.-cavalry subject tossed in
a super-abundance of some of the most sanguinary fooiage to
be glimpsed on the screen in many a month. Blood flows by
the bucketful; flaming arrows, hurtling tomahawks, the white
man's bullets and other death-dealing devices virtually
decimate the cast before the picture's conclusion has been
reached. The end result is a study in violent action that will
appeal primarily to the younger set among picturegoers,
but it is likely that more mature audiences will rate the ottering
only tolerable when they catch it as part of average dual
bookings. The gimmick technique is accorded saturation
usage in the 3-D photography, in which Technicolor tinting
is effectively employed. Merchandising can focus on the
stereoscopic treatment, and beautiful scenic backgrounds.
Douglas Sirk directed; Ross Hunter produced.
Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Gregg Palmer, Bart Roberts,
Morris Ankrum, Gene Iglesias, Richard Cutting.
5;
Beachhead
United Artists ( ) 90 Minutes ReL
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Drama
(Technicolor)
Stark realism and emotion-stirring heroics highlight this
suspenseful, engrossing love-and-adventure saga. While the
conflict in the South Pacific backgrounds the film—and furnishes
opportunity for exciting action and spots of spectacle
— it is the picture's dramatic qualities which assert its greatest
appeal and seem entirely dependable to carry it to substantial
patronage, thereby adding another to the impressive
list of shining credits being recorded by Aubrey Schenck
Productions. Under the skilled direction of Stuart Heisler.
performances ore exceptional, while the cast boasts three
topliners whose popularity and talents will further bolster
the offering's magnetism and merchandising possibilities.
Another noteworthy asset is the photography in effecrtive
Technicolor, for v/ide screen, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Producer Howard W. Koch mounted the feature with a discerning
eye to technical flawlessne.';s.
Tony Curtis, Frank Lovejoy, Mary Murphy, Eduard Franz, Skip
Homeier, John Doucelte, Alan Wells, Dan Aoki.
Gypsy Colt
MGM (419)
72 Minutes
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Drama
(Aiisco Color)
Rel. Jan. 27, 54
A charming tale of the love of a girl and a horse for each
other that lugs at the heartstrings. This is sure-fire entertainment
for the entire family, especially for the women and
lor lovers of fine horseflesh. 'The horse is a real black
beauty and remarkably well trained. Little Donna Corcoran
as the girl plays her part as though she were living it, and
Ward Bond as her father and Frances Dee as her mother do
a lot to create an illusion of realism. Lee Van Cleef does
well with an unpleasant part. Other characters are introduced
to point up the 500-mile trek- of the horse to return
home, and audiences will like them all. The film is along
the lines of the "Lassie" films which MGM successfully produced.
Some backgrounds ore striking. William Grady jr.
produced. Sidney Franklin jr. directed.
Donna Corcoran, Ward Bond, Frances Dee, Larry Keating. Lee
Van Cleef, Bobby Hyatt, Nacho Galindo.
Highway Dragnet
Allied Artists (5405) 70 Minutes Rel. Feb. 7. '54
Theatremen who make a point of formulating exploitation
campaigns as a means of stimulating their boxoffice takes
will readily determine that there are three reasonably marketable
names in the topline cast of this drama of crime and
suspense, plus which the title is provocatively descriptive
of its cops-and-robbers theme. As to the story line itself,
on the development of which no less than six writers were
employed, it's a fairly straightforward proposition with, however,
an occasional tendency to venture into the realms of
coincidence and implausibility. As program fare lor the
dual markets, the picture — produced by William F. Broidy
and directed by Nathan Juran—appears equipped to deliver
adequately if not spectacularly. 'The producer lensed almost
all of it on locations ranging from Las Vegas to California's
Salton sea.
Richard Conte. Joan Bennett, Wcrada Hendrix. Mary Beth
Hughes, Reed Hadley, Iris Adrian.
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RKO Radio (409) 71 Minutes ReL Jan. 23, '54
No success v/hatsoever met this obvious attempt to parlay
some stock footage, a collection of pseudo-scientific props and
touches of trick photography into a suspensefal space-opera
that might capitalize on the current popularity of pictures of
its category. There isn't a thrill or goose-pimple in the offering's
entire footage and rabid indeed on the science-fiction
kick will be the theatre patron who adjudges the movie even
slightly entertaining. Nether-side bookings on the less-consoquential
dualers ore the only exhibition attention the feature
can hope to attract. In every respect, it reflects the limited ^^
budget with which independent producer W. Lee Wilder operated,
while his direction did nothing to improve the situation.
Faced with such literary, productional and directorial handicaps,
the cast— in which there is only one known name—is
;^owerless and performances are as amateurish as the pic-
•., when the actors undertake Chinese accents which they are
not qualified to handle. The film can hope for booking consideration
only in the supporting spot on the less-important
double bills; even there it will add nothing to the appeal
or exploitability of the program, and can do little more than
barely satisiy the ardent devotees of the type of video entertainment
the picture emulates. Aubrey Wisberg and Jack
Pollexfen split producing and directing credits.
January 30. 1954
John Archer, Hillcn-y Brooke, Noel Cravath, Dayton Lumis,
Merrill Stone, Marvin Press, Eric Colmar. Wyctl Ordung.
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THE STORY:
"Eeachhead" (UA)
Just prior to the full-scale assault on Bougainville during
World War II, marines make a diversionary attack on a
nearby island. As a secondary mission, Frank Lovejoy, a
sergeant, and three men—Tony Curtis, Skip Homeier and
Alan Wells—are assigned to learn vchether a radio message,
ostensibly from a French planter and revealing the layout
of Japanese mine iields around Bougainville, is genuine or a
Nipponese trap. As Lovejoy's unit proceeds. Wells and
Homeier are killed and Lovejoy wounded in skirmishes with
the Japs. Mary Murphy, daughter of the French planter,
leads Lovejoy and Curtis to the hiding place of her father,
and it is established that his radio message was authentic.
The Frenchman is killed by a Jap sniper; Lovejoy, Curtis and
the girl battle their way to the coast, mission accomplished.
CATCHLINES:
Glory-Filled Action ... In the Battle-Scarred
The Jet-Paced Story of Fighting Men .
Pacific . . .
Lived on the
Screaming to a Bullet-Blazing
End of a Smoldering Fuse . . .
Showdown.
THE STORY:
"Top Banana" (UA)
Phil Silvers, the funniest, cleverest man on television, is the
star of the Blendo Soap program and is always followed by a
faithful retinue of gag-writers always ready to howl at his
every remark. At an autograph-signing party for his new
book in a department store, Silvers meets Judy Lynn, one of
the store models, and signs her for his TV troupe. As part of
his campaign to court Judy, Silvers has his tenor, Danny
Scholl, sing to her over the phone, and when the two meet,
they fall in love. Silvers engineers a big publicity wedding
between Scholl and a "girl," not knowing that Judy is the
bride-to-be. Silvers' whole world seems ready to crash with
the loss of his girl and probable loss of his TV sponsors, when
he comes up with a new format for the Blendo program.
The day is saved and the two newlyweds become part of
Silvers' new TV show.
CATCHLINES:
The Entire Broadway Stage Hit—Reproduced on the Screen
in All Its Color, Songs and Comedy . . . Phil Silvers, the "Top
Banana" of a TV Show, in a Merry Musical Show.
THE STORY: •Gypsy Colt" (MGM) THE STORY: "Jesse James vs. the Daltons" (Col)
Every day the villagers set their watches as Gypsy breezes
by to bring his mistress, little Meg MacWade, home from
school. The lives of the two are bound up in each other. But
on the MacWade farm there is trouble. Drought has raised
the specter of bankruptcy. There is only one thing to do—
sell Gypsy to the Gerald racing stables. Gypsy is trucked
to his new home where a cruel horse trainer tries to discipline
him. Meg tries to bear up under the loss. But Gypsy
escapes, not once but several times, and returns home. The
horse escapes still again from a race track 500 miles distant.
When it arrives home again exhausted, Gerald leaves it
there. Gypsy brings luck because rain begins to fall.
CATCHLINES:
The Sweetest Story Ever Told—the Love of a Girl for a
Pet Horse ... It Will Tug at the Heartstrings of the Whole
Family ... A Remarkable Horse Plus a Little Girl Add Up
to Gripping Drama ... All the Moving Appeal of the "Lassie"
Films.
THE STORY:
"Highway Dragnet" (AA)
Joan Bennett, a freelance magazine photographer, and her
model, Wanda Hendrix, are on assignment to cover western
resorts. In Las Vegas they meet Richard Conte, just discharged
from the marine corps, who is hitch-hiking to the
home of a friend near the Salton sea. Mary Beth Hughes, a
one-time model known casually by Conte, is found murdered;
Conte is suspected of having' killed her and, riding with Joan
and Wanda, is the object of a five-state manhunt. Conte
and the two women reach the home of his friend, but find
the house awash from the rising waters of the Salton sea,
flooded by drainage canals. The police close in and Joan,
suddenly made violent by panic, is revealed to have murdered
the girl, who had driven Joan's husband to suicide.
CATCHLINES:
An Innocent Man Is the Target of a
Strikes . . . Murder
Five-State Manhunt ... In a Story That Is Superlatively
Thrilling . . . Unusually Suspenseful . . . Unforgettable in
Excitement.
Its
THE STORY:
"Dragon's Gold" (UA)
John Archer, investigator for a New York bonding and
casualty company, is sent to Hong Kong to check the
reported reappearance of Mauritz Hugo, who disappeared
ten years earlier with $7,000,000 in gold entrusted to him by
a Chinese war lord. The general, now an outlaw, and the
Chinese government both demand that the money be returned.
Archer locates Hugo, now an alcoholic derelict, and when
Hugo is found dead Archer is arrested. With the aid of a
mysterious Chinese woman, Archer eludes the police; posing
as Hugo, he encounters the embezzler's beautiful wife,
Hillary Brooke, who denies that the dead man is Hugo.
Archer and Hillary outwit the war lord, who wants both
the $7,000,000 and the reimbursement from the casualty company,
locate the loot and decide to get married.
CATCHLINES:
Somewhere in Hong Kong . . . City of Intrigue . . . Danger
Death . Had to Find a Fortune in Hidden
Gold . a Trail of Treachery . . . Blood . . . Bandit Dens
Dives . Deadly Menace.
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Barbara Lawrence, daughter of a man who once rode with
Jesse James, is about to be lynched in Colfeyville when
Brett King, who has been hounded by everyone because
he is believed to be the outlaw's son, rescues her and takes
her to the hills. King asks her help in proving that he is not
James' son. He fakes a railroad holdup in order to get in
touch with the Dalton gang, who may be able to lead him
to Jesse. The Daltons join King at a mountain hideout where
James is supposed to have hidden $100,000, but when Rory
Mallinson, a friend of James arrives, he shows them where
an old carpetbag is hidden—filled with Confederate money.
The Daltons tie up King and Mallinson and plan to hold up
a bank. Mallinson tells King that he is actually an orphan
who was raised by Jesse James. They free themselves and
ride to town to warn the people about the Dalton gang.
CATCHLINES:
The Deadliest Gunslingers of the West Battle It Out—in
3-D . Last Brawling Days of the Lawless West . . .
Killing Comes Easy for the Daltons . . . But Death Comes Hard
THE STORY:
"Taza, Son of Cochise" (U-I)
When Cochise, the Apache chief who struggled to bring
peace between his people and the whites, dies, he hands
over leadership of the tribe to Taza (Rock Hudson), his eldest
son. But Naiche (Bart Roberts), the second son, is jealous
of Taza, hates the whites, and plots to take the Apaches on
the warpath again. He and Taza also clash over Oona (Barbara
Rush), a beautiful Indian maiden who loves Taza. When
Naiche and his followers attack a wagon train they are captured
by Gregg Palmer, a U.S. cavalry captain, and imprisoned—despite
Taza's pleas that Apaches should be punished
by their own tribe. The whites agree to allow Taza to
set up his own police force. Meantime Naiche allies himself
with the renegade Apache, Geronimo, in widespread raids;
Taza and his followers join the cavalry in wiping them out,
and peace comes to Arizona.
CATCHLINES:
Brother Against Brother ... In a Struggle to the Death . . .
Taza, Son of the Great Apache Warrior, Cochise . . .
as
Risks Life and Honor to Fulfill
Shall Come to the Frontier.
That Peace
His Pledge . . .
. . . But
THE STORY:
"Killers From Space" (RKO)
Peter Graves, atomic scientist, is ostensibly killed In a mysterious
airplane crash while observing the effects of a bomb
explosion. His body is snatched by invaders from another
planet, who plan to capture and depopulate the earth so as
to appropriate it as a new abode. They transplant a new
heart into his body and attempt to make him their tool through
whom they can obtain the desired nuclear secrets. Under influence
of truth serum. Graves tells his colleagues of his experience
and observations, but everyone assumes he is
mad. He escapes confinement and single-handedly executes
his own plan for destroying the underground invaders, thereby
proving his sanity and saving the population of this world
from extermination.
CATCHLINES:
Merchants of Death . With Weapons of Unknown
Reach From Outer Space to Capture the Earth . Terror . . .
It's Fantastic . . . It's Shocking . . . It's Incredible
It Could Happen Don't Miss the Thrilling Tale ... Of One
Man .
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Held the Fate of the World in His Hand .
Sizzling With Unbearable Suspense.

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"KNIGHTS OF THE ROVNDTABLE"iauemaScope—InCo/orMagni/icence),
Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Anne Crawford; "EASY TO LOVE"
(Technicolor), Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin; "QUO VADIS"
"GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY," Red Skelton; "SAADIA" {Technicvlor),
Cornel Wilde, Mel Ferrer, Rita Gam; "THE LONG, LONG TRAILER"
{Ansco Color), Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz; "TENNESSEE CHAMP" {Amco
{Ansco Color), Donna Corcoran, Ward Bond, Frances Dee, and Gypsy;
"RHAPSODY" {Technicolor), Elizabeth Taylor, Vittorio Gassman; "FLAME
AND THE FLESH" {Technicolor), Lana Turner, Pier Angeli; "EXECUTIVE
SUITE," William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric M-icch,
Walter Pidgeon, Shelley Winters, Paul Douglas, Louis Calhcrn BETRAY ED"
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Marion Brando, James Mason, John Giclgud, Louis Calhern, Edmond O'Brien,
Greer Garson, Deborah Kerr; "HER TWELVE MEN" (CoH, Greer Garson,
Robert Ryan; "BEAU BRUMMELL" {Color), Stewart Granger, Elizabeth
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'New Look' for Films Destined to Stay 12
Quality Rise Seen for '54 Production 15
The Ail-American Favorites of 1953 19
The All-American Western Favorites 30
Cartoons Still Favorite Short Subjects 32
Grosses— Ratings at the Boxoffice 34
Producers of the 1952-53 Hit Films 46
Directors of the Season's Big Hits 50
Roster of the Notional Screen Council 54
Blue Ribbon Winners of 1952-53 60
Blue Ribbon Winners of Past Years 73
Blue Ribbon Honor Roll Call 74
Looking Ahead at Coming Features 77
Feature Index of the 1952-53 Releases 91
Shorts Index of the 1952-53 Releases 135
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ADVENTURES OF
ROBINSON CRUSOE
in PotheCoIor
Starring Dan O'Heriihy
ALEXANDER
THE CONQUEROR
Color by Technicolor. Produced
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NOT AS A
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Produced by Stanley Kramer
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BEAT THE DEVIL
John Huston's Production, starring
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BRONCO APACHE
Color by Technicolor, Widescreen
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CAMELS WEST
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An Edward Small Presentation
NIBAL ISLAND
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CAPTAIN JAN
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CROSSED SWORDS
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and Gina Lollobrigida
CAPTAIN KIDD and
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Color Corp. of America. Starring
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by Aubrey Wisberg—Jack Pollexfen
GILBERT AND
SULLIVAN
Color by Technicolor. Starring
Robert Morley, Maurice Evans
A Lopert Films Release
in
CHALLENGE
THE WILD
Eastman Color. Produced and
Directed by Frank O. Graham
GOG
Color by Color Corp. of Amer. 3-D
Starring Richard Egan, Constance
Dowling, Herbert Marshall
Produced by Ivan Tori
HYBER PASS
Technicolor. Starring
Egan, Dawn Addoms
dword Small Prod.
KING SOLOMON
and his
THOUSAND WIVES
in Color. An Edward Small Prod.
THE
DIAMOND
in 3-D. Starring Dennis O'Keefe
Produced by Steven Polios
NEW YORK
CONFIDENTIAL
A Greene-Rouse Production
Presented by Edward Small
)THELLO
)rson Welles. Produced
cted by Orson Welles
MDERS TO
HE STARS
rp. of America. Starring
indigan, Richard Carlson,
irshall. An Ivan Tors Prod.
R OF INDIA
Technicolor, Widescreen
rnel Wilde, Jean Wallace
d by Raymond Stress
OVERLAND
PACIFIC
Color Corp. of Amer., Widescreen
Starring Jock Mahoney, Peggie
Castle. An Edward Small Prod.
RING AROUND
SATURN
Eastman Color, 3-D, Widescreen
With electrically animated puppets
A Nassour Bros. Prod.
THE BAREFOOT
CONTESSA
Color by Technicolor
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ava
Gardner, Edmond O'Brien. Written,
Dir., Prod, by Jos. L. Mankiewicz
PERSONAL AFFAIR
Starring Gene Tierney,
Leo Genn, Glynis Johns
A J. Arthur Rank Presentation
SCREAMING
EAGLES
Starring Rod Cameron, Tab Hunter
An Edward Small Production
THE CAPTAIN'S
PARADISE
Starring Alec Guinness and Yvonne
de Carlo. A Lopert Films Release
RETURN TO
TREASURE ISLAND
in PotheCoIor, Widescreen
Starring Down Addams, Tab Hunter
An Edward Small Presentation
SITTING BULL
Color by Color Corp. of America
Starring Dennis Morgan, Boris Korloff
Produced by W. R. Frank
THE CONQUEST
OF EVEREST
Prints by Technicolor
Full-length feature documentary
lOLDEN MASK
Technicolor. Starring
1 and Wanda Hendrix
6 id by Aubrey Baring
Maxwell Setton
THE LONG WAIT
By Mickey Spillone. Starring
Anthony Quinn and Peggie Castle
Produced by Victor Saville
THE MALTA STORY
Starring Alec Guinness
A J. Arthur Rank Presentation
THE MAN BETWEEN
Starring James Mason, Claire Bloom
Produced and Directed by Carol Reed
A Lopert Films Release
E MILLION
UND NOTE
or by Technicolor
ring Gregory Peck
hur Rank Presentation
THE
PURPLE PLAIN
Color by Technicolor
Starring Gregory Peck
A J. Arthur Rank Presentation
THE
SCARLET SPEAR
Color by Technicolor
Starring Martha Hyer
Produced by Charles Reynolds
THE STORY OF
WILLIAM TELL
PotheCoIor, in CinemoScope
Starring Errol Flynn
Produced by J. Barrett Mohon
E
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TIME OF
CUCKOO
or by Technicolor
* pert Films Release
TOP BANANA
Color by Color Corp. of America
Starring Phil Silvers
and the Original New York Cast
TIMBUCKTU
Color by Technicolor
An Edward Small Production
TWIST OF FATE
Starring Ginger Rogers
Produced by Maxwell Setton
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3 echnicolor, Widescreen
7 Cooper, Burt Lancaster
•Lancaster Production
i
YELLOW TOMAHAWK
Color Corp. of America. Starring
Rory Calhoun and Peggie Castle
A Schenck-Koch Production
WICKED WOMAN
Starring Beverly Michaels and
Richard Egan. A Greene-Rouse Prod.
An Edward Small Presentation
WITNESS
TO MURDER
Starring Barbara Stanv/yck,
George Sanders and Gory Merrill
Produced by Chester Erskine

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M. JERAULD
about the time some exhibitors
began to decide an aspect ratio was
not a salad and resumed figuring on
how to buy wide-angle lenses, big reflective
screens, stereophonic sound, 3-D synchronizers
and other gadgets, RCA came
along and said, in effect, thafboth pictures
and sound tracks would be recorded in tiny
magnetic lines hereafter.
That climaxed a year of dramatic announcements
during which many of the
new things turned out to be 15 or 20 years
old.
Any exhibitor who murmured something
about the good old days was promptly cautioned
that this new exhibition excitement
is good for exhibitors, good for the public
and good for grosses.
WIDE SCREENS APPEAL TO PtJBLIC
The new look which seems destined
stay for a while is based on wide screens.
The theory is that the public is tired of
watching motion pictures at home the size
of a postage stamp on which the principal
characters become blurs if they get into
the background. And the theory seems to
have worked out in a big way on the first
Cinemascope attraction-s from 20th Century-Fox—
"The Robe" and "How to Marry
a Millionaire."
Not so much can be said for the other
1953 innovation—3-D. It furnished some
fast income for the producers of the first
films, but by early fall 3-D was something
less than an avalanche. It may come back.
Many hope so, because two or three or more
types of presentation help keep novelty
alive.
So much for 1953. What of 1954? And
there comes the big question mark.
Just one prediction can be made with
some degi-ee of certainty as to fulfillment.
Every exhibitor who can raise the money
wUl have a wide screen of some kind, and
hundreds more will go all the way in trying
to get directional or stereophonic
sound.
GROSSES UP 30 TO 40 PER CENT
Several of the big circuits have had to
strain their financial resources to make
these installations, but all who have gone
for the new investments agree that business
has risen from 30 to 40 per cent. This
has held even on the pictures that were
not originally made for wide screens. An
increase in income of this size is irresistible.
As more big pictures produced in this
medium become available, the public demand
for them will probably increase, with
the inevitable result that the subsequent
runs will follow the larger houses into the
new medium.
Aspect ratios will become academic.
Theatres will install screens as large as
their size limitations will permit and projection
apparatus will be adjusted accordingly.
And to make sure that the public
doesn't become adjusted to an expectation
that everything should be a city-block wide,
to
exhibitors probably will have both narrow
and wide films on every program to dramatize
the contrast.
This was the practice followed in the
early showings of Cinemascope and showmen
were quick to notice the public reception.
Drive-ins which now account for about
20 per cent of the total exhibition revenue,
according to Walter Reade jr., president
of Theatre Owners of America, are arguing
for super-sized screens and probably
will get the pictures for them after the big
indoor theatres have had a chance to play
them first run. Stereophonic sound doesn't
mean anything in a drive-in, .so the investments
in new apparatus may be smaller
than in the indoor houses.
Some time during the first half of 1954, it
it quite likely that there will be less talk
about a product shortage. By the time the
first dozen wide-screen specials have
reached the subsequent runs, hesitant
producers will know what they are going
to make and how many. An exhibition
pattern will have emerged.
POLICIES ARE FLEXIBLE
Amid widespread talk about making
nothing but super-specials for wide screens
and nothing else, Universal-International
has stuck to its theory that films should
be made for all types of theatres. United
Artists has expanded its release schedule,
films have been made available in both
3-D and 2-D, and executives of some of the
major producers have tried to ease the tension
among exhibitors by indicating their
releases sooner or later will be available in
whatever form the exhibitors desire.
Barney Balaban told the Motion Picture
Pioneers that it would be economic suicide
for any company to deliberately cut production
merely for the sake of creating a
scarcity and Spyros P. Skouras said the
same thing in a different way when he
declared that smaller theatres have to be
kept in business for the sake of the future
of the industry. Charles M. Reagan of
MGM has made it plain that he intends to
help distress theatres and continue the
"friendly company" policy which William
F. Rodgers made famous.
These statements acted as an antidote
for the oft-repeated assertions of some producers
that only big pictures were turning
in profits and they intended to concentrate
on these.
OLD PROBLEMS STILL EXIST
None of this removes the standard trade
practice complaints. Arbitration, believed
completely dead after the Allied turndown
in Chicago two years ago, came up for
air at the Theatre Owners of America
convention in Chicago, with the result that
the major company sales managers held
a meeting in mid-December with the Motion
Picture Ass'n of America to find out
what the latest thinking was at that time
on the subject. Opinions were divided.
Some contended that it would be useless to
try to start an arbitration system without
Allied. Others pointed out that, if a system
were set up, anybody could use it or
ignore it. It was on this note that the matter
was referred to the mid-winter meeting
of TOA directors in Washington. Where
it will go from there, if any place, remains
to be seen.
Film prices have always been a subject
that could generate heat at any season,
but the acrimony is now more pronounced
than ever. TOA and Allied exhibitor conventions
sound exactly alike when the subject
is under discussion. Two conflicting
pressures—the effort of producers and distributors
to meet increasing costs and the
struggle of exhibitors to finance new projection
and sound systems in the face of
new charges they hadn't dreamed of a year
before—make film rentals a touchy subject
these days.
EXHIBITORS MAY PRODUCE
Leonard Goldenson has suggested that
exhibitors ought to finance production. His
proposal was received warmly at the TOA
gathering in Chicago. Other leaders
brought up the matter at regional meetings
of exhibitor groups. Stanley Warner Theatres
asked stockholders to approve an
amendment to the articles of incorporation
so the circuit could go into production.
Time will tell whether this idea will spread.
Some of the younger exhibitor leaders may
be more inclined toward it than the older
men who went through the building up and
decline of First National.
For some reason 1954 gets under way
with less talk about competitive bidding
and clearances. Exhibitors, who had their
fingers singed in their rush for first runs
after the consent decrees became operative,
are wiser now. They are heeding the advice
of their leaders to talk things over
with their competitors before rushing in
with high cash offers for films. As one
convention speaker put it, "A first run
with no profit is fine for prestige, but not
for paying the rent."
YEAR OF DEMONSTRATION
Anybody who wants to hear some confusing
comment can get it by asking how
many theatres have been closed during the
past three years. Some say up to 2,000.
The Council of Motion Picture Organizations
predicted a thousand would close last
spring, if the 20 per cent ticket tax was
not removed. Some closed, but not a thousand.
Shifting populations, changing neighborhoods
and the impossibility of improving
some of the older properties are still causing
closings. Circuits that took over after
the consent decrees and had to get rid
of many theatres did so on the best terms
they could and then began looking around
to see how many fringe houses they could
dispose of. The oldtime theory that no
house could be closed because a competitor
might grab it was discarded.
Nineteen-fifty-three will probably be
known as the year the industry took on a
new look and 1954 may prove to be the
year that will demonstrate how long the
new look will last.
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fANY names may be applied to 1953.
It could be termed "the year of the
gimmicks." or "the year of the
awakening giant." But, regardless of how
chroniclers choose to dub it, none will
gainsay that it will go down in motion
picture hLstory as one of the most important
in the industry's annals, second
to few, if any, in significance—including
that milestone which witnessed the birth
of sound.
Nineteen-fifty-three saw the coming of
age of 3-D photography, the debut of
Cinemascope, the advent of the corollary
stereophonic sound systems, a definite and
readily discernible upswing in the quality
of product and, above all, general and
widespread renewed optimLsm about the
fiscal future of the movie trade. How
much of the last two developments is
traceable to the former three is a moot
question—and the correct answer, if there
is one, is of relatively small consequence.
Nonetheless, because of the juxtaposition
of the above-named factors, unavoidable
it is that a survey of what 1954 may
spawn, productionwise, must accord primary
attention to those innovations that
made 1953 the turning-point stanza it was.
3-D DOWN AND UP AGAIN
At about mid-point of last year the
crystal-gazers began to sound the deathknell
of 3-D, and it was rather generally
predicted that stereoscopic photography
and projection were just about reaching
the end of the trail. However, during 1953's
latter months the technique gained a new
lease on life as boxoffice takes shot upward
with the respective distribution of
such 3-D bonanzas as MGM's "Kiss Me
Kate," Warners' release of the Wayne-
Fellows production, "Hondo," the Hal
Wallis documentary about the Korean
war. "Cease Fire," being released by Paramount.
Columbia's "Miss Sadie Thompson"
and RKO Radio's "The French Line"
last-named, of course, had other
controversial facets to help stimulate its
revenue potential).
STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE
The succes.ses scored by all of these gave
promise that the theretofore somewhat
vague plans of filmmakers to continue applying
3-D to some of their output might
be crystallized before the new year was
well under way. Far from dead, stereoscopic
photography was listed as part and
parcel of an impressive array of upcoming
releases, including Columbia's "The
Mad Magician," RKO Radio's "Son of Sinbad,"
Universal-International's "The Creature
Prom the Black Lagoon." Warners'
"Dial M for Murder," the Edward Small
production, "Camels West," for United
Artists, and the Pine-Thomas entry for
Paramount, "Jivaro," to name but a few.
Meantime Cinemascope, pioneered and
perfected by 20th Century-Fox as a later
arrival on the depth-illusion front, needed
no such shot in the arm to launch itself
BOXOFFICE
on a rosy future in 1954. Nothing short of
fabulous was the public interest in and
patronage of "The Robe" and "How to
Marry a Millionaire," 20th-Fox's first two
releases in the widely-touted anamorphic
wide-screen process, and such acclaim and
custom apparently was extending to the
same company's "King of the Khyber
Rifles" as well as to MGM's "Knights of
the Round Table." first Cinemascope feature
to be made by a film unit other than
the Spyros Skouras-Darryl F. Zanuck organization
which nurtured the technique.
By year's end almost every major production
firm, as well as several of the industry's
more important independent picture-makers,
had secured CinemaScope
commitments, and in volume sufficient to
allay, at least partially, the fears expressed
by many exhibitors that, despite all of
its merits, there might not be enough
Cinemascope to go around in 1954.
CINEMASCOPE FILMS ON RISE
Space does not permit a complete tally,
title by title, of all the properties thus
far announced for CinemaScope treatment.
At 20th Century-Fox, of course,
the lineup is 100 per cent in that process,
save for the celluloid being turned out by
its recently-formed subsidiary. Panoramic
Productions. Over at Warners, at least 15
subjects have been announced—leading off
with the nearly-completed "A Star Is
Born" and the soon-to-be-released "The
Command." For distribution by that company.
Wayne-Fellows Productions will
supply "The High and the Mighty" and
•Ring of Fear." MGM will follow up
"Knights of the Round Table" with a
minimum of six more CinemaScopers. including
"Rose Marie" and "The Student
Prince." Allied Artists has secured a commitment
from 20th-Fox to utilize the
process on "The Black Prince," while Universal-International's
initial employment
of the technique is on "Sign of the
Pagan" and "The Black Shield of Falworth."
Planned independently by W. R.
Frank for United Artists release, "Sitting
Bull" also will be in CinemaScope,
as will Walt Disney's hve-action entry
for RKO Radio. "20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea."
NEW PROCESSES ON HORIZON
While these two already-proven developments—3-D
and CinemaScope—undoubtedly
are destined to dominate that
part of the 1954 product output which
leans toward the use of new photographic
and projection developments, others are
looming on the horizon which, if advance
ballyhoo is to be believed, will represent
even greater strides into the fertile field
of revolutionary filmmaking methods.
Among such, probably garnering a lion's
.share of the limelight is the Todd-AO system,
conceived by Mike Todd, veteran stage
and screen impresario, and developed by
the American Optical Co.
Todd-AO and the Magna Theatres Corp.,
formed as a holding company for control
of the process, claim a multiple-dimensional
effect through the employment of
65mm color film, a full-stage curved
screen with a single projector, and a directional
six-channel sound track. The
process has been leased initially to Rodgers
and Hammerstein for the film version of
their fabulously successful stage musical,
"Oklahoma!" on which a mid-1954 production
start is planned.
As concerns celluloid subject matter,
whether it is to be conventionally photographed
or garnished with any of the
various new depth-illusion techniques now
available, one factor seems to be strikingly
apparent; That film fabricators are
going to be much more exacting in their
.selection of themes and/or story properties
than has been customary over a
period of many seasons past. Most especially
does this appear discernible in
regard to the vehicles being treated to
any of the above-listed new processes; almost
without exception, their respective
sponsors seemingly feel that spectacle,
scope and lushness are requisites if full
advantage is to be derived, both from the
production and boxoffice standpoint, from
the 3-D or wide-screen corollaries.
SELECTIVITY TO REDUCE OUTPUT
Comparably well-documented is the
probability that 1954 will see the manufacture
and distribution of fewer features
—a pruning of schedules which undoubtedly
is the end result of the intensified
selectivity cited above. And, accompanying
that expected curtailment of output
among the major filmmakers, is a visible
renaissance of activity among members of
the independent production fraternity,
within which group there is strongly evident
a determination to step up their
flow of celluloid to meet the demands of
theatremen who otherwise might be confronted
with a shortage of marketable
merchandise.
Otherwise, an analysis of specific picture-making
plans indicates that the current
year will be characterized by a supply
of product containing representative
proportions of time-tested categories
ranging from such staples as westerns,
musicals and romantic dramas to comedies,
historical costumers, biographies
and all-out action subjects.
That the Broadway stage and published
novels are still considered among the primary
sources for screen material is evidenced
by a gander at forthcoming schedules,
which list plans for turning into
celluloid virtually every recent or current
stage hit from the above-mentioned
"Oklahoma!" right along the line. Columbia
has both "Pal Joey" and the Pulitzer
Prize-winning "Picnic" on its docket, while
an impressive array at MGM includes
"The Glass Slipper," "Hit the Deck,"
"Victoria Regina" and "Kismet." The
Paramount lineup includes "Sabrina Fair,"
"The Country Girl" and "Living It Up"—
the latter the screen title for Broadway's
"Hazel Flagg." The phenomenally popu-
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lar "Mr. Roberts" and the stage musical,
"High Button Shoes," are to be converted
to the screen by Warners, while 20th Century-Fox
plans "Carmen Jones" and will
release the Edward L. Alperson-Berman
Swarttz production of "New Faces." To
be distributed by United Artists is "Top
Banana," filmed independently by a
group headed by Ben Peskay and Albert
Zugsmith, and utilizing the original Broadway
cast.
To cite the novels acquired for lensing
would be virtually to recapitulate the
best-seller lists for a year or two back.
At Columbia, of course, "The Caine Mutiny"—produced
by Stanley Kramer
heads the agenda, with production completed
thereon. A top trio at 20th Century-Pox
comprises "The Egyptian," "Desiree"
and "Lord Vanity," all popular
items in the book marts, while Universal-
International is preparing "Foxfire" and
the Warner stockpile includes "East of
Eden." "Giant," "The High and the
Mighty" and "Quietly My Captain Waits."
Producing for United Artists release, Burt
Lancaster and Harold Hecht acquired two
widely-read western novels, "Bronco
Apache" and "The Gabriel Horn," while
under the banner of Edward Small and
also for UA distribution — "New York Confidential"
is in the preparatory stages.
MANY BIBLICAL STORIES
Perhaps stimulated by the record-breaking
success of "Tlie Robe," continued and
even increasing interest is being manifested
in subjects drawn from Biblical themes.
In this category 20th Century-Fox, which,
of course, produced "The Robe," has
already completed a sequel, "Demetrius
and the Gladiators," and plans another
one titled "The Queen of Sheba." Cecil B.
DeMille is at work at Paramount on his
new version of "The Ten Commandments,"
much of which will be made on location in
Egypt, and Columbia, which did right well
last year with "Salome," has "Joseph and
His Brethren" and "The Quest of the Holy
Grail" in the works. Planned for production
at RKO Radio is "Pilate's Wife," wliile
Universal-International lists no less than
four—"The Galileans," "The Holy Grail,"
"King Solomon's Daughters" and "Sign of
the Pagan." MGM will employ the familiar
Biblical parable for "The Prodigal," and
Warners is preparing .such entries as "Daniel
and the Woman of Babylon," "The
Miracle" and "The Silver Chalice"—the
last-named also having to do with the Holy
Grail.
Died-in-wool action addicts and exhibitors
whose programming unfailingly includes
sagas of the sagebrush need have
no fear that 1954 will find them without an
ample supply of such product. Not one
producing company, from Allied Artists to
Warners, and supplemented by a sizable
cross-section of the industry's independent
filmmakers. faUs to list several gallopers
on their respective slates—ranging in
treatment from so-called super-westerns on
down to modestly-budgeted programmers.
Space precludes citing all of the planned
and/or completed projects capable of
classification as king-size gallopers— to
name but a few, there are "The Wood
Hawk" (Columbiai, "Many Rivers to
Cross" (MGM I, "An'ow in the Dust"
(Allied Artists I, "The Covered Wagon"
(a Paramount remake), "Jubilee Trail"
(Republic), "Broken Lance" (20lh-Foxi,
"Tumbleweed" (Universal-International)
and "The Bounty Hunter" (Warners).
SERIES WESTERNS ON WANE
Parenthetically, and attributable largely
to the inroads of television—via which the
small fry can watch six-gun shngers at
home for free—the so-called "series" western
continues to suffer heavy casualties.
Gene Autry. for example, is now concentrating
exclu.sively on half-hour oaters for
TV. having completed a long-term commitment
whereby Columbia distributed his independently-made
theatrical westerns for
several years. Departing the Republic
range in 1953 was Allan "Rocky" Lane,
leaving only Rex Allen on the payroll of
that studio. Only Allied Artists, among
the trade's other filmmaking organizations,
now .schedules such "series" oaters, having
under contract a brace of action stars in
Wild Bill Elliott and Wayne Morris.
On the subject of series films in general
—excluding the western variety—again
there appears to be a lessening of interest
and again, probably, because of the vast
number of competing programs available
on television screens. Columbia's "Jungle
Jim" features and Allied Artists' "Bowery
Boys" and "Bomba, the Jungle Boy" are
outstanding examples of .such consistently
profitable theatrical entries, but when
these have been tallied the list is about at
an end. The only others upcoming at this
point are three from Universal-International—one
in the "Francis" series, relating
the adventures of the talking mule in
"Francis Joins the WACS." and a pair of
"Kettles"—"Ma and Pa Kettle Hit the
Road Home" and "Ma and Pa Kettle at
Waikiki."
TWO NEW CYCLES STARTING
It wouldn't be Hollywood without a cycle
or two. and this time around the emphasis
appeai-s to be on Egypt. Paced by 20th
Century-Fox's "The Egyptian." a concentrated
preoccupation with that land's
ancient and romantic history includes
MGM's "Valley of the Kings." Columbia's
"The Last of the Pharaohs," U-I's "The
Curse of the Scarlet Sphinx" and Warners'
"Land of the Pharaohs." Likewise there
appears to be some stress upon swashbuckling
buccaneei-s, exemplified by U-I's
"Yankee Pasha," Columbia's "Pirates of
Tripoli," UA's "Captain Kidd and the
Slave Girl" and Warners' "Black Ivory."
The international scene being what it is,
Hollywood's film planners are not neglecting
one fertile story source—national defen.se.
various branches of the armed services,
and out-and-out war dramas. Columbia's
aforementioned "The Caine Mutiny"
falls into this classification, as do the same
company's "Paratrooper" and "Those Reported
Missing"—the latter a topical subject
concerned with GI prisoners of war in
Korea. MGM has "Pi-isoner of War" and
"Panther Squadron." among others, while
the AA docket includes "The Annapolis
Story" and "Eagles of the Fleet." Over
at Paramount, due for early release, is
"The Bridges at Toko-Ri," a Korean War
opus based on a story by James A. Michener,
while at RKO Radio reposes the longsince-completed
"Jet Pilot." Warners will
film the best-selling novel of World War II
in the South Pacific, "Battle Cry," and also
lists "Triple Jet Ace," a biography of Capt.
Joseph McConnell. hero of World War II
and the Korean conflict. Also in biographical
vein is Republic's projected "The
Gabreski Story," detailing the exploits of
Col. Fi-ancis Gabreski. Among the independents,
Edward Small plans "Screaming
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1Nationwide Poll Names Screen's Who's Uho
Exhibitors, Press and Public Film
Groups Make Selections
POPULRRITV
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I
lOOPER IS still super and Bing
is still the thing, according to
the 1953 results of BOXOFFICE
BAROMETER'S 17th -annual Ail-
American Screen Favorites poll,
which place Gary Cooper and Bing
Crosby in first and second positions
respectively. Cooper maintains the
Number One spot he gained in the
1952 poll, while Bing rises from
fourth position in last year's poll to
second place for 1953, a place he had
held steadily for the years 1944, 1945,
1946, 1947, 1950 and 1951, when he
headed the male contingent. For two
years, 1948 and 1949, Crosby was
in the Number One spot, heading the
combined list of winners.
The lanky Cooper, who seized the
reins from June AUyson in the
1952 poll, had averaged sixth and
seventh positions on the list of winners
for several years, except for
1944 and 1948 when he rose to third
position in both those years.
Ava Gardner makes the combined
list this year for the first time, grabbing
third place honors and heading
the list of top 12 female stars, making
her the Ail-American favorite
actress for 1953. She took a terrific
jump from tenth place among the top
12 female stars last year. In 1951 she
was number eleven on the same list,
a rise from her drop in 1950, after
having held second place runners-up
honors in 1949. Ava has become increasingly
popular since her starring
role in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro,"
and she also is starred in the popular
"Mogambo."
Susan Hayward drops from third
place last year to fourth this year,
still considerably up from ninth
place in 1951. She shared starring
honors with Ava Gardner in "The
Snows of Kilimanjaro" and gave a
fine performance in "The President's
Lady."
Marilyn Monroe, the blonde gentlemen
prefer, moves up from eleventh
position last year to fifth this year.
This little lady is doing very well
since her initial appearance on the
BOXOFFICE
THE WINNERS:
1. Gary Cooper
2. Bing Crosby
3. Ava Gardner
4. Susan Hayward
5. Marilyn Monroe
6. John Wayne
7. Jane Wyman
8. Esther Williams
9. June Allyson
10. Montgomery Clift
11. Doris Day
12. Clark Gable
favorites' list last year, which elevated
her immediately among the
top 12. That's quite a climb for a
comparative newcomer.
John Wayne of "Quiet Man" fame,
moves up from tenth position last
year to sixth place in the current results.
In 1951 he held 12th place
on the combined list. The previous
year he was number nine among the
top 12 male stars and held 12th place
in that same category in 1949.
Jane Wyman's drop from second to
seventh place still leaves her in the
top ranks. She gives a sterling performance
in "So Big" which should
keep her on the favorites' list next
season.
Esther Williams retains eighth
place, which she held last year, although
she placed fourth in 1951.
June Allyson, who was the Number
One star for both 1950 and 1951,
dropped from fifth place last year to
ninth this year. She held second
place honors in 1949.
Montgomery Clift climbs to tenth
place, while Doris Day drops to
eleventh position from that of number
six in 1952 and number eight
in 1951. Clark Gable, long a Screen
Poll favorite, gets back into the top
12 after an absence from the combined
list for the past two years, although
he still remained among the
ranks of the top 12 male stars during
that time.
As has been done the past two
years, the poll this year was again
broken down to show the way exhibitors
voted as compared with the
results of the general poll. While the
latter represents the over-all picture
of a cross-section of public opinion,
the exhibitor tabulation presents
an interesting sidelight, sometimes
showing widely diversified results
from that of the general poll. This
is natural, inasmuch as theatre managers
usually base the popularity of
stars on how they click at the cash
window.
The exhibitors are in agreement
with Gary Cooper's selection as top
man, but place Bing Crosby in sixth
position as compared with the number
two spot he holds on the general
poll. Susan Hayward takes second
place in the exhibitor count, having
moved up from fourth position last
year and twelfth in 1951. John Wayne
ties with Esther Williams for third
place. Doris Day is number four, with
the Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis comedy
team coming in fifth. Jane Wyman
holds seventh position on both the
exhibitor and general polls and was
seventh also on last year's exhibitor
poll. Alan Ladd is the number eight
choice; Marilyn Monroe ninth; Ava
Gardner is tenth as compared with
third place on the general poll, June
Allyson is eleventh and James Stewart
is twelfth.
The Ail-American Screen Favorites
Poll is conducted by sending out
ballots listing eligible stars to the
following for their vote selections:
1. Motion picture editors of newspapers and
magazines.
2. Theatres—circuits and independents in both
large cities and small towns.
3. The working press comprising domestic, loreign
and radio correspondents.
4. Radio and TV commentators.
5. National Screen Council members, who each
month select the lilm most suitable Icr lamily
entertainment to be given the BOXOFFICE Blue
Ribbon Award. The Council is composed ol
motion picture editors, radio film commentators
and representatives of better films councils,
women's clubs, civic and educational organizations.
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THf flLL-fldlffilCflO SCRHH fflVOfilltS Of 1953
THE WINNERS:
1. GARY COOPER
2. BING CROSBY
3. AVA GARDNER
4. SUSAN HAYWARD
5. MARILYN MONROE
6. JOHN WAYNE
1. Gary Cooper
2. Bing Crosby
3. John Wayne
4. Montgomery
Clift
5. Clark Gable
6. Gregory Peck
7. AlanLadd
MALE
The Runners-Up:
Gary Grant
Bob Hope
Marlon Brando
Jeff Chandler
William Holden
Jose Ferrer
Spencer Tracy
Kirk Douglas
Charlton Heston
Gene Kelly
Donald O'Connor
Robert Taylor
Tony Curtis
Richard Widmark
Clifton Webb
Danny Kaye
Fred Astaire
Van Heflin
8. Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis
9. Burt Lancaster
10. Humphrey
Bogart
11. James Stewart
12. Stewart
Granger
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7. JANE WYMAN
8. ESTHER WILLIAMS
9. JUNE ALLYSON
10. MONTGOMERY CLIFT
11. DORIS DAY
12. CLARK GABLE
FEMALE
1. Ava Gardner 8. Deborah Kerr
2. Susan Hayward 9. Joan Crawford
3. Marilyn Monroe 10. Audrey
4. Jane Wyman Hepburn
5. Esther Williams 11. Loretta Young
G. JuneAllyson 12. Barbara
7. Doris Day Stanwyck
(Listed in Order of Highest Number of Votes Received)
MALE
Robert Mitchum
Laurence Olivier
Gower Champion
(and Marge)
Dan Dailey
Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello
Glenn Ford
loseph Gotten
Victor Mature
Frank Sinatra
Van Johnson
Richard Burton
Dana Andrews
Joel McCrea
Hay Milland
Rock Hudson
1. Gary Cooper 4. Doris Day
2. Susan Hayward 5. Dean Martin-
3. John Wayne Jerry Lewis
Esther Williams 6. Bing Crosby
1. Gary Cooper
2. John Wayne
3. Dean Martin-
Jerry Lewis
4. Bing Crosby
5. Alan Ladd
6. James Stewart
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MALE
Jane Russell
Shirley Booth
Leslie Garon
Elizabeth Taylor
Ann Blyth
Betty Hutlon
Jean Simmons
Gyd Gharisse
Betty Grable
lanet Leigh
Virginia Mayo
Rita Hayworth
Olivia de Havilland
Bette Davis
Lana Turner
Gloria Grahame
Debbie Reynolds
HOW THE EXHIBITORS VOTED
7. Bob Hope
8. Clark Gable
Stewart Granger
9. Jefl Chandler
10. Gregory Peck
11. Burt Lancaster
12. Bud Abbott-
Lou Costello
FEMALE
Rosemary Clooney
Rosalind Russell
Katharine Hepburn
Jeanne Grain
Thelma Hitter
Claudette Colbert
Marjorie Main
Lucille Ball
Marge Champion
(and Gower)
Ethel Barrymore
Anne Baxter
Kathryn Grayson
Maureen O'Hara
Jean Peters
Pier Angeli
7. Jane Wyman 10. Ava Gardner
8. AlanLadd 11. JuneAllyson
9. Marilyn Monroe 12. James Stewart
FEMALE
1. Susan Hayward 7. June Allyson
2. Esther Williams
3. Doris Day
4. Jane Wyman
5. Marilyn Monroe
6. Ava Gardner
8. Jane Russell
9. Virginia Mayo
10. Betty Hutton
11. Marjorie Main
12. Betty Grable
The Medalists:
Tyrone Power
James Mason
Red Skelton
Charles Coburn
James Cagney
Mel Ferrer
Anthony Quinn
Dale Robertson
Ray Bolger
Audie Murphy
Jack Palance
Broderick Crawford
Farley Granger
Charles Laughton
Robert Wagner
Louis Calhern
Lionel Barrymore
Paul Douglas
Fredric March
Enrol Flynn
Fred MacMurray
Gordon MacRoe
Walter Pidgeon
Edmund Gwenn
Rex Harrison
Ronald Reagan
Percy Kilbride
Charles Boyer
Fernando Lamas
David Niven
Gilbert Roland
Lee J. Cobb
Dan Duryea
Howard Keel
Frank Lovejoy
David Wayne
Cornel Wilde
Robert Young
William Bendix
Vittorio Gassman
Eddie Albert
Desi Arnaz
Rory Calhoun
Robert Cummings
Greer Garson
Vivien Leigh
Piper Laurie
Jennifer Jones
Rhonda Fleming
Eve Arden
Irene Dunne
Maggie McNamara
Jane Powell
Julia Adams
Terry Moore
Mitzi Gaynor
Ethel Merman
Judy Garland
Donna Reed
Ruth Roman
Arlene Dahl
Shelley Winters
Helen Hayes
Marlene Dietrich
Judy Holliday
Eleanor Parker
Gene Tierney
Palmer
Lilli
Ann Sheridan
Jean Arthur
Lizabeth Scott
Debra Paget
Ann Sothern
Vera-Ellen
Joanne Dru
Dorothy McGuire
Joan Fontaine
Ginger Rogers
Linda Darnell
Mbira Shearer
(Listed in Order Named)
Male
Dennis Day
Ricardo Montalban
Wendell Corey
Mario Lanza
Pat O'Brien
Macdonald Carey
Leo Gorcey
Jeffrey Hunter
Richard Carlson
Leo Genn
George Sanders
Lew Ayres
Scott Brady
Steve Cochran
John Derek
Sterling Hayden
Guy Madison
Dick Powell
Robert Ryan
Maurice Evans
Douglas Fairbanks jr.
Michael Rennie
Jean Pierre Aumont
John Hodiak
John Payne
Vincent Price
Edward G. Robinson
Melvyn Douglas
Huntz Hall
Stephen McNally
Peter Lawford
Gene Nelson
Mickey Rooney
John Forsythe
Dean Jagger
Ezio Pinza
Chill Wills
George Winslow
David Brian
Richard Conte
Peter Lind Hayes
Arthur Kennedy
William Lundigan
Edmond O'Brien
Female
Marie Wilson
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Myrna Loy
Teresa Wright
Kim Hunter
Yvonne De Carlo
Ida Lupino
Nancy Olson
Dinah Shore
Vanessa Brown
Joan Caulfield
Dorothy Lamour
Diana Lynn
Gigi Perreau
Paulette Goddard
Claire Trevor
Corinne Calvet
Joan Davis
Barbara Hale
Hedy Lamarr
Marilyn Maxwell
Joan Bennett
Ruth Hussey
Anna Maria
Alberghetti
Mono Freeman
Maureen O'SuUivan
Linda Christian
Denise Darcel
Margaret O'Brien
Betsy Drake
Angela Lansbury
Joan Leslie
Patricia Neal
Alexis Smith
Jean Hagen
Audrey Totter
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RANDOLPH SCOTT shoots
his
[^ way to the top as the 1953
favorite in the Western poll,
breaking the long reign of Roy Rogers,
King of the Cowboys, who sat
on the popularity throne for almost
a decade, with Gene Autry one
step below him. While more and
more westerns are becoming superwesterns
and horses are being replaced
by space ships and cowboys
are pursuing the villains by air,
today's available western product
still maintains its popularity in many
theatres across the country, where
fans like red-blooded action.
Randolph Scott is a newcomer on
the western ballot, but his name is
not a new one, having appeared on
the regular list of stars for years,
where he made runners-up honors
from 1948 through 1952. He was
transferred to the western group this
year because all of his recent starring
roles have been strictly sagebrushers.
It is interesting to note that
most of Scott's roles have been in
super-westerns, which indicates a
definite trend away from the old
bread-and-butter westerns.
Those two dyed-in-the-wool frontier
heroes, Rogers and Autry, have
been content to remain in their
saddles, just being cowboys, and as
a result have built up a tremendous
following among the youngsters and
even adult fans through the years.
Their personal appearance tours always
made a hit with their fans.
They are currently making radio and
TV appearances a little more heavily
than in the past. While the subject
can be argued pro and con, it is
true that many exhibitors account
for the gradual fading of stock westerns
from the motion picture screen
to their overuse on television.
Gene Autry was the screen's first
"musical western" star, having been
introduced to the moviegoing public
RANDOLPH SCOTT
THE LEADERS
1. Randolph Scott
2. Roy Rogers
3. Gene Autry
4. Rod Cameron
5. George Montgomery
6. Dale Evans
7. Rex Allen
8. Tim Holt
9. Wild Bill ElUott
10. Judy Canova
in 1934 by Republic Pictures. He was
discovered in the radio field and Republic
groomed him for the screen,
making him into the top singing cowboy
star. Autry held the top spot in
the Western poll for six years, prior
to relinquishing the reins to Roy Rogers
in 1944. Like Autry, Rogers also
had been a radio singing star before
his entry into motion pictures.
In looking over the rest of the figures
on this year's returns, we find
two more newcomers on the list for
the first time who ore in the top ten.
They are Rod Cameron, in fourth
place, and George Montgomery in
fifth. While both of these stars have
made one or two action dramas, their
roles for some time have been predominantly
on the western side.
Dale Evans, placing sixth, has
been a frontier favorite for some
time as the attractive heroine to husband
Roy Rogers. While western
heroines are comparatively new on
the ballot, having made their first
appearance in 1951, the number of
votes received attest to their popularity.
Rex Allen, the handsome, blond
galloper, retains the number seven
position he held on the poll last year.
Tim Holt drops down from third
ROY ROGERS
place last year to eighth this year.
Wild Bill Elliott comes in ninth, a
drop from number five last year.
Singing cowgirl Judy Canova also
drops down from sixth place last
year to tenth this year.
The exhibitor votes also give Randolph
Scott the Number One spot in
the Western poll, as did the general
poll count. However, the exhibitors
place Rod Cameron second, Roy
Rogers third. Rex Allen in fourth
position, and George Montgomery
fifth. Gene Autry is in sixth' place
as compared with the number three
spot in the general poll. Judy Canova
is seventh on the exhibitor poll,
tenth on the general. Wild Bill Elliott
moves up one on the exhibitor
poll, while Smiley Burnette gets
ninth place, and Tim HoU moves
down two rungs to tenth sp>ot.
While the run-of-the-mill or series
type westerns may continue to shrink
in number as time goes on, there
will always be a demand for this
type of production which will be fulfilled
by cm increase in the output
of its more opulent counterpart, the
super-western. More costly, usually
in color and with better production
values, the supers' appeal has been
extended to a wider audience, reaching
into downtown key city runs and
garnering other play dates not
usually enjoyed by "regular" west- .
ern fare. The decrease in total output
in these smaller productions by
no means indicates a diminishing of
public favor for them. It is merely
a reflection of the changing conditions
which have similarly affected
the rank and file of all types of motion
pictures. They may be fewer,
but they'll come better. Like Tennyson's
brook, the western will, somehow,
go on and on to entertain vast
segments of the public and give substantial
service to the industry at
large.
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pjXHIBITORS again have voted the MGM
Cartoons (which includes the popular
Tom and Jerry animal characters) to head
the top of "The Ten Best Short Series" list
as winner of BOXOFFICE BAROMETER'S
14th annual Shorts poll. Bugs Bunny Specials
(WB) comes in second, also maintaining
the same place held in the 1952 poll.
These two cartoon series have been playing
leapfrog for first place the past several
years.
Merrie Melodies—Looney Tunes (WB)
comes in third, moving up from an eighth
place tie with Mr. Magoo (Col) in 1952.
Disney Cartoons (RKO) places fourth,
which is up one from fifth last year. The
Disney Cartoons have been among the top
ten since the poll began, and held the No. 1
spot in the 1939, 1940 and 1941 polls.
As can be seen from the list in the adjoining
box, the four top winners are all
animal cartoons. Additionally, out of the
ten winners in the Series grouping, there
are seven cartoons, six of them animal
cartoons; one live-action short with human
characters; one live-action short with animal
characters, and one comedy.
The Pete Smith Specialties series
(MGM) is up one from last year, placing
fifth this year. This series has been among
the top ten since the poll began, missing
out only once, and held the No. 1 spot in
1942.
Walter Lantz Cartunes (U-I) is sixth.
While this series Includes Woody Woodpecker
and other animal characters, in
1952 this was released as the Woody Woodpecker
Cartunes and won third place for
that year.
The Stooge Comedies (Col) still continue
to be popular, according to the exhibitor
votes, and continue in seventh place on
the 1953 poll.
Paramount's Popeye Cartoons are in
eighth place, a drop from fourth in 1952.
Popeye has been among the top ten since
1948.
True-Life Adventures (RKO-Disney) is
ninth, while Terrytoons (20th-Fox) places
tenth.
A look at the individual lineup of ten winning
individual shorts provides an interesting
contrast in that the exhibitors chose
"Bear Country," a Walt Disney True-Life
Adventure featurette running 33 minutes,
as their No. 1 favorite, though this series
placed ninth in the Series poll. Another
True-Life Adventure subject, "Water
Birds," running 31 minutes, was their third
choice. An exhibitor from Indiana, commenting
on this series, writes, "Give us
more of Disney's 'True-Life' series."
"Little Johnny Jet," an MGM Cartoon,
is second choice of exhibitors, while another
in the MGM Cartoon series, "Johann
Mouse," a Tom and Jerry cartoon and
Academy Award winner, places fourth.
"Cash Stashers," an MGM Pete Smith
Specialty is fifth. This live-action short,
which promotes the sale of U.S. Defense
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1—Cartoons (MGM)
2—Bugs Bunny Specials (WB)
3—Merrie Melodies—Looney
Tunes (WB)
4—Disney Cartoons (RKO)
The Ten Best Short Series
6—Walter Lantz Cartunes (U-I)
7—Stooge Comedies (Col)
8—Popeye Cartoons (Para)
9—True-Life Adventures
5—Pete Smith Specialties (MGM) 10—Terrytoons (20th-Fox)
1—Bear Country (True-Life Adventure,
Disney) RKO
2—Little Johnny Jet (Cartoon) MGM
3—Water Birds (True-Life Adventure,
Disney) RKO
4—Johann Mouse (Cartoon) MGM
Tom and Jerry
5—Cash Stashers (Pete Smith Specialty)
MGM
Savings Bonds, was made with the cooperation
of the Treasury Department.
"Too Much Speed" (WB), a Vitaphone
Novelty, is sixth. Seventh is "Light in the
Window" (20th -Pox), an Art Film Production
about Jan Vermeer, the Dutch
painter. "Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony"
(Col) , U.P.A. Cartoon Special, starring
the Oscar-winning character, places
eighth. The following comments were received
from two exhibitors praising the
McBoing short and the series itself:
" 'Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony' is
excellent, refreshing, imaginative." (Wis.)
's new expression of cartooning
has gone over very well." (New York)
Ninth and tenth positions go to two
Paramount shorts, "Toreadorable," a Popeye
Cartoon, and "Wee Water Wonders," a
Grantland Rice Sportlight.
On this year's ballot, exhibitors were
asked to name their favorite animal character.
Tom and Jerry, those two delightful,
long-time favorites of theatre audiences,
lead the group of winners. It is significant
that three animal characters from the
Merrie Melodies—Looney Tunes are among
the winners, which accounts for the jump
in popularity of this series in the current
results. It is interesting to note that Pepe
Le Pew (the skunk), a new character this
season, became an instant hit. Following,
in order of highest number of votes, is a
list of the winsome winners and the series
in which they appear:
(1) Tom and Jerry (MGM Cartoons):
(2) Bugs Bunny (WB Bugs Bunny Specials)
: (3) Tweety Bird (WB Merrie Melodies—Looney
Tunes) ; (4) Pepe Le Pew (WB
Merrie Melodies—Looney Tunes) ; (5)
Mighty Mouse (20th-Fox Terrytoons) ties
with Sylvester Cat (WB Merrie Melodies—
Looney Tunes).
THE TEN BEST SHORTS
(RKO)
6—Too Much Speed (Vitaphone Novelty)
WB
7—Light in the Window (Art Film
Production) 20th-Fox
8—Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony
(U.P.A. Cartoon Special) Col
9—Toreadorable (Popeye Cartoon)
Para
10—Wee Water Wonders (Grantland
Rice Sportlight) Para
Here are some of the comments made by
exhibitors: "Bugs Bunny and Tom and
Jerry have been favorites here for years."
(Miss.) . . . "MGM's Tom and Jerry Car-
. . .
toons have the most 'human' actions of
any other cartoon." (Va.) . . "Like all
.
of Disney's animal series." (Neb.)
"Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry and
. . .
Pluto
are always good." (Calif.) . . . "Tom and
Jerry Cartoons have carried a lot of feature
bookings to plus side of ledger."
"Bugs Bunny cartoons are the
(N.D.) . . .
best made." (Ky.)
An exhibitor from Washington (state)
suggests: "Someone should use Penguins
in a cartoon series." A criticism comes
from Iowa: "Could get along without
Casper the Ghost."
A Texas exhibitor wants more "inanimate"
characters, such as cars and planes.
The following comments were slightly
critical: "Patrons want to be amused, not
"MGM, Disney and
educated." (La.) . . .
Warners have the finest, hiest produced
short subjects." (Ind.) . . . "People do not
like those poorly-drawn cartoons, even
though funny." (Minn.)
these 80-minute features,
"With
we need
all of
much
better two-reelers and more cartoons."
(N.C.)
Some general comments: "Difficult to
name any one short. All comedies, cartoons,
etc.. are very well liked here." (Me.i
. . . "All Stooge comedies very good." (Mo.)
keeps asking for more shorts."
(Miss.) . . . "Tom and Jerry are way out
by themselves. An occasional Warner
Technicolor Adventure goes over great but
has no pulling power." (Colo.) ... "I use
all MGM Cartoons; lots of two-reel comedies
from RKO and Columbia; quite a few
Warner cartoons." (Tex.) . . . "Warner
Bros.' featurette, 'Seeing Eye,' on special
benefit Lions' Club Program drew most
compliments." (Fla.) . . . "Most patrons
like good sports reels." (Wash.)
is hard to say which short was welcomed
most. All were good." (Va.)
An exhibitor from Florida wants more
"Little Rascals," and writes, "The reissue
'Little Rascals' subjects from Allied Artists
are quite popular."
BAROMETER Section

.
EDMUND
PRODUCTIONS
Season 1953-54
GRAINGER
Now Showing
"SECOND
(Technicolor)
CHANCE"
"DEVIL'S
(Technicolor)
CANYON"
Starring
Robert Mitchum • Linda Darnell
Starring
Virginia Mayo • Dale Robertson
Jack
Palance
Stephen McNally • Arthur Hunnicutt
Soon To Be Released
THE FRENCH LINE'
(Technicolor)
Starring
Jane Russell • Gilbert Roland
Arthur Hunnicutt • Mary McCarty
R K O
RADIO
PICTURES
BOXOFFICE 33

Picture Records at the Nation's Boxoffices
GROSSES
VvUe
79 Features in "Hit "Class
Scoring 120% or More
ACADEMY Awards and film festivals are
valuable as prestige builders, but the
boxoffice take still determines a picture's value
to the exhibitor. Critics may rave and a minority
of patrons agree that pictures are at last
being made that appeal to the classes, but
unless the public will buy the entertainment
offered, no one in the industry prospers. This is
why for a number of years BOXOFFICE has
been compiling percentage figures, showing
the first-run strength of current releases.
Reporting on these for the 1952-53 season,
it is noted that, including the series westerns
which have given way to the so-called super
type, the feature output totaled 397 as compared
to 419 for the previous season. Moreover,
79 of the 397 were top hits (that's 20 per cent
scoring 120 per cent or more), and the previous
season, only 51 were top hits. Whether it was
3-D, interest in CinemaScope wide screen or
a return to the fold of patrons who had tired
of the "toy movies" on their TV sets—or
whether the pictures themselves were so good
they felt they had to see them, certainly the
public supported key-run showings beyond
anything in recent years.
"Bwana Devil," scoring 282 per cent, had the
highest boxoffice score for the season, but this
was slightly under the highest-scoring for last
season "Quo Vadis" at 296. More significant
is the fact that for 1951-52, only two pictures
scored more than 200 per cent—this year there
were 12. Of these 12, only two were in 3-D,
"House of Wax" and "Bwana Devil."
Also, there were nearly twice as many pictures
for '52-'53 as for '51-'52 that scored 150
per cent or more. Thus, while subsequent-run
houses in neighborhoods and small towns have
not been doing so well on many pictures, the
first-run record on them compares more than
favorably with other years.
Eleven of the top hits this year were winners of the
BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award for excellence of family
entertainment. Last year six were Blue Ribbon
winners. Some of the 79 hits were imports, some were
made abroad, but the majority came out of Hollywood
and ranged from sophisticated comedy, fantasy, slapstick,
superwestern, musical and religious documentary
to space-travel and tragedy.
Breaking the top hits down by companies, Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer leads with 15, Universal and Paramount
next with 11 each, and the others follow in this
order: 20th-Fox (10), United Artists and Warner Bros.
(7) each, RKO (6), Columbia (5), Republic (3) and
Allied Artists and Lippert, one each. There were three
in the miscellaneous distribution classification.
CHARGE AT FEATHER RIVER, THE (WB)
COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA (Para)
FORBIDDEN GAMES (Times)
ROAD TO BALI (Para)
STOOGE, THE (Para)
STALAG 17 (Para)
(These Grossed 1507o or More)
BWANA DEVIL (UA) 282
WPETER PAN (RKO) 268
HOUSE OF WAX (WB) 266
MOON IS BLUE, THE (UA) 253
4^GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, THE (Para) 247
IVANHOE (MGM) 241
yHANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (RKO) 237
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (20th-Fox) 224
SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO, THE (20A-Fox) 218
MOULIN ROUGE (UA) 217
WSHANE (Para) 215
MARTIN LUTHER (DeRochemont) 210
UMIRACLE OF FATIMA, THE (WB) 186
PROMOTER, THE (U-I) 182
SALOME (Col) 182
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (U-I) 176
FORTTI (Col) 170
QUEEN IS CROWNED, A (U-I) 168
BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, THE (WB)
WMERRY WIDOW, THE (MGM)
SCARED STIFF (Para)
yWinners of Blue Ribbon Award
163
163
157
157
156
AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD (Col) 152
L THE JURY (UA) 152
153
MAN IN THE DARK (Col) 150
(These Grossed 140% or More)
BAND WAGON, THE (MGM) 148
CALL ME MADAM (20th-Fox) 148
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE (U-I) 148
BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THE (MGM) 147
APRIL IN PARIS (WB) 145
CRUEL SEA, THE (U-I) 145
MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID (MGM) 143
142
142
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What They Did in First Runs • Ontslnndina Hits
Key Cities From Which Averages Were Computed:
(These Grossed 130% or More)
OULl (MGM)
WHITE WITCH DOCTOR (20th-Fox)..
WBECAUSE YOU'RE MINE (MGM)
PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (20th-Fox)
STORY OF ROBIN HOOD (RKO)
TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT, THE (U-I)
PRISONER OF ZENDA. THE (MGM)
RETURN TO PARADISE (UA)
ABOVE AND BEYOND (MGM)
LATIN LOVERS (MGM)
SEA OF LOST SHIPS (Rep)
.139
.139
138
.137
.135
.135
.132
131
.130
130
130
(These Grossed 120% or More)
JEOPARDY (MGM)

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Battles of Chief Pontiac (Realart) 94
Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, The (WB) 142
Because of You (U-I) 120
Because You're Mine (MGM) 138
Below the Sahara (RKO) 103
Beware, My Lovely (RKO) 88
Big Frame, The (RKO) 93
Big Jim McClain (WB) 116
Big Leaguer (MGM) 85
Big Sky, The (RKO) 120
Black Castle, The (U-1) 92
Blackbeard, the Pirate (RKO) 107
Blazing Forest, The (Para) 90
Bloodhounds of Broadway (20th-Fox) 98
Blue Canadian Rockies (Col) *
Blue Gardenia, The (WB) 91
Blueprint for Murder, A (20th-Fox) 98
Bomba and the Jungle Girl (AA) 95
Born to the Saddle (Astor) 94
Brandy for the Parson (Mayer-Kingsley) 100
Breaking the Sound Barrier (UA) 120
Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, The (RKO) *
Bright Road (MGM) 95
Bwana Devil (UA) 282
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (WB) 102
— C —
Call Me Madam (20th-Fox) 148
Captain Blackjack (Classic) 94
Captain Pirate (Col) 91
Captain Scarface (Astor) 99
Captain Scarlett (UA) 91
Captive Women (RKO) 94
Caribbean (Para) 94
Casque D'Or (Mayer Kingsley) 100
Cattle Town (WB) 85
Champ for a Day (Rep) 84
Charge at Feather River, The (WB) 163
City Beneath the Sea (U-I) 122
City of Bad Men (20th-Fox) 106
City That Never Sleeps (Rep) 120
Clipped Wings (AA) 104
Clouded Yellow, The (Col) 94
Clown, The (MGM) 118
Code Two (MGM) 97
Column South (U-I) 99
Gome Back, Little Sheba (Para) 163
Confidentially Connie (MGM) 89
Count the Hours (RKO) 88
Country Parson (Astor) *
Cow Country (AA) 94
Crash of Silence (U-I) 99
Crazylegs (Rep) 98
Crimson Pirate, The (WB) 122
Cruel Sea, The (U-I) 145
Cry of the Hunted (MGM) 83
— D —
Dangerous Crossing (20th-Fox) 92
Dangerous When Wet (MGM) 121
Death Is a Mockery (Realart) *
Desert Legion (U-I) 118
Desert Rats, The (20fti-Fox) 108
Desert Song, The (WB) 107
Desperate Moment (U-I) *
Desperate Search (MGM) 92
Destination Gobi (20th-Fox) 94
Devil Makes Three, The (MGM) 92
Donovan's Brain (UA) 98
89
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
(20th-Fox) _
Down Laredo Way (Rep) *
Dream Wife (MGM) 102
— E —
East of Sumatra (U-I) 98
Eight Iron Men (Col) 106
El Paso Stampede (Rep) *
Everything I Have Is Yours (MGM) 108
Eyes of the Jungle (LP) 93
— F —
Face to Face (RKO) 98
Fair Wind to Java (Rep) 87
Faithful City (RKO) 88
Fake, The (UA) 84
Fame and the Devil (Realart) *
Fangs of the Arctic (AA) 97
Farmer Takes a Wife, The (20th-Fox) 103
Fast Company (MGM) 92
Fighting Lawman, The (AA) 92
Fighting Rats of Tobruk (David Brill) 90
Five Angles on Murder (Col) 97
Flat Top (AA) 104
Flying Squadron, The (Rep) *
Forbidden Games (Times) 157
Fort Algiers (UA) 101
Fort Ti (Col) 170
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Fort Vengeance (AA) 89
49th Man, The (Col) 92
Four Poster, The (Col) 112
Four-Sided Triangle (Aster) 90
Francis Covers the Big Town (U-I) 99
— G —
Gambler and the Lady (LP) 94
Gay Adventure, The (UA) *
Genghis Khan (UA) *
Gentle Gunman, The (U-I) *
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th-Fox) 224
Ghost Ship (LP) 93
Girl Next Door, The (20th-Fox) 100
Girl Who Had Everything, The (MGM) 92
Girls in the Night (U-I) 92
Girls of Pleasure Island, The (Para) 93
Glass Wall, The (Col) 97
Glory Brigade, The (20th-Fox) 100
Golden Blade, The (U-I) 108
Golden Hawk, The (Col) 98
Goldtown Ghost Riders (Col) *
Great Jesse James Raid, The (LP) 88
Great Sioux Uprising, The (U-I) 103
Greatest Show on Earth, The (Para) 247
Guerrilla Girl (UA) 95
Gun Belt (UA) 91
Gunsmoke (U-I) Ill
— H —
Hangman's Knot (Col) 94
Hannah Lee (Realart) 118
Hans Christian Andersen (RKO) 237
Happy Time, The (Col)
Ill
Hell Is Sold Out (Realart) *
Hiawatha (AA) 96
Hitch-Hiker, The (RKO) 99
Homesteaders, The (AA) *
Hot News (AA) 84
Houdini (Para) 121
Hour of 13, The (MGM) 98
House of Darkness (Realart) *
House of Wax (WB) 266
Hurricane Smith (Para) 91
— I —
I Believe in You (U-I) *
I Confess (WB) 115
I Don't Care Girl, The (20th-Fox) 108
I Love Melvin (MGM) Ill
I, the Jury (UA) 152
I'll Get You (LP) 100
Importance of Being Earnest, The (U-I) 148
Inferno (20th-Fox) 114
Invaders From Mars (20th-Fox) 100
Invasion, U. S. A. (Col) 117
Iron Mistress, The (WB) 125
Iron Mountain Trail (Rep) *
It Came From Outer Space (U-I) 176
It Grows on Trees (U-I) 88
It Happens Every Thursday (U-I) 89
It Started in Paradise (Astor) *
Ivanhoe (MGM) 241
— I
—
Jack McCall, Desperado (Col) 85
Jalopy (AA) 94
Jamaica Run (Para) 91
Jazz Singer, The (WB) 117
Jeopardy (MGM) 129
Johnny, the Giant Killer (LP) 88
Juggler, The (Col) 112
Just for You (Para) 123
— K —
Kansas City Confidential (UA) 110
Kansas Pacific (AA) 90
Kid From Left Field, The (20th-Fox) 96
— L —
Lady Wants Mink, The (Rep) 86
Last of the Comanches (Col) 95
Last Train From Bombay (Col) 95
Latin Lovers (MGM) 130
Law and Order (U-I) 94
Lawless Breed, The (U-I) 96
Lili (MGM) 139
Limelight (UA) 120
Little World of Don Camillo (IFE) 120
Lone Hand, The (U-I) 85
Long Memory (Astor) *
Loose in London (AA) 91
Love Island (Astor) 92
Lusty Men, The (RKO) 102
Luxury Girls (UA) 102
— M —
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (U-I) 102
Magic Box, The (Fine Arts) 104
Magnetic Monster, The (UA) 94
Main Street to Broadway (MGM) 93
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Cy#ToAAeA-
Man Behind the Gun, The (WB) 97
Man From the Alamo (U-I) 91
Man in Hiding (UA) 95
Man in the Dark (Col) 150
Man on a Tightrope (20th-Fox) 109
Marksman, The (AA) 98
Marshal of Cedar Rock (Rep) *
Martin Luther (DeRochemont) 210
Marshal's Daughter, The (UA) 88
Master of Ballantrae, The (WB) 105
Maverick, The (AA) 95
Maze, The (AA) 123
Meet Me at the Fair (U-I) lOG
Melba (UA) 118
Member of the Wedding, The (Col) 120
Merry Mirthquakes (RKO) *
Merry Widow, The (MGM) 142
Mexican Manhunt (AA) 92
Million Dollar Mermaid (MG) 143
Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, The (WB) 186
Mississippi Gambler, The (U-I) 128
Mr. Scoutmaster (20th-Fox) 123
Mr. Walkie Talkie (LP) 91
Monsoon (UA) 91
Montana Belle (RKO) 96
Moon Is Blue, The (UA) 253
Moulin Rouge (UA) 217
Murder Without Tears (AA) 95
My Cousin Rachel (20th-Fox) 113
My Heart Goes Crazy (UA) 93
My Man and I (MGM) 88
My Pal Gus (20th-Fox) 94
My Wife's Best Friend (20th-Fox) 91
— N —
Naked Spur, The (MGM) 126
Neanderthal Man, The (UA) 96
Never Let Me Go (MGM) 101
Never Wave at a WAC (RKO) 115
Niagara (20th-Fox) 125
Night Without Sleep (20th-Fox) 82
Night Without Stars (RKO) 108
99 River Street (UA) 108
No Escape (UA) 97
No Holds Barred (AA) 95
No Time for Flowers (RKO) 98
Northern Patrol (AA) 94
— O —
Off Limits (Para) 129
Old Overland Trail (Rep) *
On Top of Old Smoky (Col) *
One Girl's Confession (Col) 91
One Minute to Zero (RKO) 124
Operation Secret (WB) 98
Outpost in Malaya (UA) 87
— P —
Pack Train (Col) *
Pathfinder, The (Col) 94
Penny Princess, The (U-I) 124
Perilous Journey, A (Rep) 101
Perils of the Jungle (LP) *
Peter Pan (RKO) 268
Phantom From Space (UA) 90
Pickup on South Street (20th-Fox) 137
Plunder of the Sun (WB) 109
Plymouth Adventure (MGM) 122
Pony Express (Para) 106
Pony Soldier (20th-Fox) 107
Port Sinister (RKO) 104
Powder River (20th-Fox) 100
President's Lady, The (20th-Fox) 93
Prince of Pirates (Col) 98
Prisoner of Zenda, The (MGM) 132
Problem Girls (Col) 89
Promoter, The (U-I) 182
-Q-
Queen Is Crowned, A (U-I) 168
— R —
Raiders, The (U-I) 85
Raiders of the Seven Seas (UA) 94
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (Col) 90
Rebel City (AA) 83
Redhead From Wyoming, The (U-I) 92
Remains to Be Seen (MGM) 91
Return of the Plainsman (Astor) *
Return to Paradise (UA) 131
Ride the Man Down (Rep) 89
Ride, Vaquero! (MGM) 109
Road to Bali (Para) 157
Roar of the Crowd (AA) 100
Robot Monster (Astor) *
Rogue's March (MGM) : 96
Ruby Gentry (20th-Fox) 116
Run for the Hills (Realart) 95
_S —
Sabre Jet (UA) 112
Safari Drums (AA) 92
Saginaw Trail (Col) *
Sailor of the King (20th-Fox) 90
Salome (Col) 182
San Antone (Rep)-. 92
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Sangaree (Para) 128
Savage, The (Para) 92
Savage Frontier (Rep) *
Savage Mutiny (Col) 95
Scandal at Scourie (MGM) 101
Scared Stiff (Para) 141
Scotland Yard Inspector (LP) 91
Sea Devils (RKO) 100
Sea of Lost Ships, The (Rep) 130
Secret Sharer, The (RKO) *
Seminole (U-I) 110
Serpent of the Nile (Col) 97
Shadows of Tombstone (Rep) *
Shane (Para) 215
She's Back on Broadway (WB) 100
Shoot First (UA) 94
Silver Whip, The (20th-Fox) 94
Siren of Bagdad (Col) 97
Sky Full of Moon (MGM) 95
Slasher, The (LP) 96
Slight Case of Larceny, A (MGM) 89
Small Town Girl (MGM) 104
Snows of Kilimanjaro, The (20th-Fox) 218
So This Is Love (WB) 105
Sombrero (MGM) 93
Somebody Loves Me (Para) 109
Something for the Birds (20th-Fox) 84
Something Money Can't Buy (U-I) *
Son of Belle Starr (AA) 94
Son of the Renegade (UA) *
South Sea Woman (WB) 102
Spider and the Fly, The (Bell) 102
Split Second (RKO) 100
Springfield Rifle (WB) 116
Stalag 17 (Para) 153
Stand at Apache River, The (U-I) 91
Star, The (2Qth-Fox) 127
Star of Texas (AA) 94
Stars and Stripes Forever (20th-Fox) 124
Stars Are Singing, The (Para) 100
Steel Lady, The (UA) 102
Steel Trap, The (20th-Fox) 95
Stooge, The (Para) 156
Stop, You're Killing Me (WB) 100
Story of Robin Hood (RKO) 135
Story of Three Loves, The (MGM)
Ill
Strange Fascination (Col) 88
Stranger in Between, The (U-I) 110
Sudden Fear (RKO) 123
Sun Shines Bright, The (Rep) 120
Sweethearts on Parade (Rep) 88
Sword of Venus (RKO) 99
System, The (WB) 93
— T —
Take Me to Town (U-I) 89
Tall Texan, The (LP) 110
Tangier Incident (AA) 98
Target Hong Kong (Col) 93
Tarzan and the She-Devil (RKO) 96
Taxi (20th-Fox) 91
That Man From Tangier (UA) 90
Thief in Silk (Astor) *
Thief of Venice, The (20th-Fox) 95
Thunder Bay (U-I) 118
Thunder in the East (Para) 99
Thunderbirds (Rep) 96
Titanic (20th-Fox) 123
Titfield Thunderbolt, The (U-I) 135
Tonight We Sing (20th-Fox) 103
Topeka (AA) 88
Torpedo Alley (AA) 95
Trail Blazers (AA) 91
Treasure of the Golden Condor (20th-Fox).... 98
Trent's Last Case (Rep) 102
Tromba, the Tiger Man (LP) *
Tropic Zone (Para) 90
Trouble Along the Way (WB) 117
Turning Point, The (Para) 95
Twilight Women (LP) 126
Twonky, The (UA) *
— U —
Under the Red Sea (RKO) 98
— V —
Vanquished, The (Para) 83
Vice Squad (UA) 125
Village, The (UA) *
Volcano (UA) 110
Voodoo Tiger (Col) 91
— W —
War Paint (UA) 99
Way of a Gaucho (20th-Fox) 92
White Goddess (LP) 90
White Lightning (AA) 94
White Witch Doctor (20th-Fox) 139
Wide Boy (Realart) *
Wings of the Hawk (U-I) 102
Winning of the West (Col) *
Woman They Almost Lynched (Rep) 94
— Y—
Young Bess (MGM) 108
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i
MOULIN PRODUCTIONS
In
Release
MOULIN ROUGE'
(UNITED ARTISTS)
Ready for
Release
"BEACHHEAD"
starring
TONY CURTIS, FRANK LOVEJOY
MARY MURPHY
AUBREY SCHENCK - HOWARD
Produced by
Directed by
STUART HEISLER
W. KOCH
Screenplay by
RICHARD Al^N SIMMONS
To Be Released
b\ United Artists
A-
In
Production
DUEL IN THE JUNGLE'
starring
DANA ANDREWS, JEANNE CRAIN
DAVID FARRAR
Produced by
MARCEL HELLMAN TONY OWEN
-
Directed
by
GEORGE MARSHALL
In
Preparation
MOBY DICK'
starring
GREGORY PECK
Produced and Directed by
JOHN HUSTON
To Be Released bv Warner Bros.
Screenplay by
SAMUEL MARX
To Be Released by Warner Bros.
44 BAROMETER Section

In
Release For UNITED ARTISTS
\\
LEW AYRES
in
DONOVAN'S BRAIN
//
co-starring Gene Evans — Nancy Davis
an
ALLAN DOWLING PRODUCTION
To Be
Released
HUNTERS OF THE
SEA'
Allan D. Dowling, Pres.
Tom Gries, Vice-Pres.
Hugh Brooke, Treas.
Simon Taub, Secty.
Ben Chapman, Production Mgr.
THE SEA IS
In Preparation
PEOPLE LIKE US
HEDDA GABLER
A WOMAN
J Serf" BOXOFFICE 45

'rifT-^y-
PRODUCERS
The Power Behind the Scenes
Unsung Heroes Who Make or Break the Pictures
8 il/ictl^e 19 oj^ ^eadond USla ^itvnS
/QUOTING Shakespeare is rather a lazy
^ device writers use to add emphasis, but
he is considered such an authority on
human nature that one may he forgiven
an occasional use of his inspired lines. In
his "Hamlet," we find these of significance
to the motion picture industry : "The play, I
remember, pleased not the millions; 'twas
caviar to the general."
Not only is it somewhat startling to find
caviar having much the same meaning as
in Shakespeare's time, but if we substitute
"film" for "play," we have an analysis of
certain phases of the motion picture industry
which often provoke discussion, even
heated arguments.
It is not the makers of "caviar pictures"
with whom we are dealing here, however,
for the most part. The producers listed
have had from one to three pictures released
in 1952-53 which were hits at the
boxoffice. By that token, they pleased the
millions. Whether any of these hits were
also "caviar to the general" is a moot
question, but certainly the ability to produce
hits year after year shows a canny
sense of boxoffice values.
Pandro S. Berman comes up with three
hits for '52-'53. All tliree are lavishly produced,
though the up-front hospital unit
of "Battle Circus" is grimly so. You will
notice on the BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon
Award Honor Roll Call that Berman heads
the producer list with 11 Awards.
Joe Pasternak is another with three hits
to his credit for the season, one of which,
"The Merry Widow," was his 45th musical.
Born in Hungary, and working at one time
for studios in Berlin, Vienna and Budapest,
he has been with MGM since 1941. Five
of his pictures have received Blue Ribbon
Awards.
Hal B. Wallis produces independently,
releasing through Paramount, and shows
his versatility by making two hits starring
those popular zanies of entertainment.
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (under contract
to him), and then making "Come
Back, Little Sheba," for which Shirley
Booth won an Academy Award as the best
actress. Wallis is a seven-time winner of
the Blue Ribbon Award.
Charles Brackett, serving his fifth term
as president of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences, had a varied
career before becoming identified with the
industry in 1937. Educated at Williams and
at Harvard colleges, he was three years a
dramatic critic for the New Yorker; a
vice-consul at St. Nazaire, France, in
1917, and several of his novels have been
best sellers. His two hits for '52-'53, "Niagara"
and "Titanic," differ widely in their
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patronage appeal. The latter brought him
his second Blue Ribbon award.
Albert J. Cohen produced two hits for
'52-'53. This former literary agent, who
came to Universal as story agent and resigned
to become an independent producer,
is a comparative newcomer in the field, but
his two hits, released by Universal, show
force and production skill.
Bryan Foy, eldest of the "Seven Little
Foys," has come a long way since he
authored the popular song, "Mr. Gallagher
and Mr. Shean." He began his film career
as a gag-writer and became a director in
1924, branching into production in 1935.
One of his two hits for '52-'53 was the 3-D
hon-or-di-ama, "House of Wax." The other
was the religious drama, "The Miracle of
Fatima." He has three Blue Ribbon winners
to his credit.
Sol C. Siegel is another journalist (he
was once a reporter on the New York
Herald-Tribune) who became a producer.
He came to Hollywood as an executive producer
for Republic in 1934, went to Paramount
in 1940, and became an independent
producer in 1944. Both of his hits
for '52-'53 were released by 20th-Fox, "Call
Me Madam" and "Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes."
Harry Tugend came up aloiig a number
of routes to the production field. He sang
and acted on radio, in vaudeville and stock.
He wrote sketches for Ziegfeld Follies and
co-authored many of Fred Allen's programs.
In 1935 he wrote the screenplay
for "The Littlest Rebel," going on to other
writing chores, and in 1945 went to Paramount
in the production department. His
two hits for '52- '53 are films in both of
which Bob Hope essays top roles.
Of the producers who had one hit each,
something should be said for those whose
one was an outstanding contribution (in
one way or another) to film drama. Cecil
B. DeMille's "The Greatest Show on
Earth" (a 1952-53 general release) is one
of the few Academy Award winners that
scored high at the boxoffice.
Arch Oboler's "Bwana Devil" sparked
the 3-D trend when the public showed interest
in what otherwise is not considered
an extra-good production.
Guiseppe Amato's and Angelo Rizzoli's
"Little World of Eton Camillo" may become
a classic for art houses, and Jack Clayton's
"Moulin Rouge" is one picture that does
well in neighborhood houses (because many
people who neglected to see it first run,
watch for subsequent showings) and also
has art-house appeal—a rare combination.
Stanley Ki-amer's "The Member of the
Wedding" will probably be a long time
playing out because the art houses usually
give pictures longer runs if they have wordof-mouth
value.
As for Edwin H. Knopf's whimsical
drama, "Lili," it is a picture which has had
sensationally long runs in some of the art
houses. One patron of Kansas City's Kimo
(where it ran 28 weeks) wrote in that she
had been to see it 18 times. Others came
four or five, often bringing friends they
wanted to see it.
Otto Preminger's "The Moon Is Blue"
may owe part of its boxoffice success to its
stormy censorship battles, some still pending,
but the picture is still a good production
job.
"Shane" is in a class by itself, because it
has popular as well as class appeal, yet is
in the superwestern tradition and a fine
credit to Producer George Stevens.
Lothar Wolff's "Martin Luther" is one
of the outstanding religious productions
to date.
Samuel Goldwyn's "Hans Christian Andersen"
is delightful, bridging the gap between
juvenile and adult entertainment.
Producers credited with 1952-53 top
boxoffice attractions are listed beloio:
THREE WINNERS
PANDRO S. BERMAN:
Battle Circus (MGM)
Ivanhoe (MGM)
Prisoner of Zenda, The (MGM)
JOE PASTERNAK:
Merry Widow, The (MGM)
Because You're Mine (MGM)
Latin Lovers (MGM)
HAL, WALLIS:
Come Back, Little Sheba (Para)
Stooge, The (Para)
Scared Stiff (Para)
TWO WINNERS
CHARLES BRACKETT:
Niagara (20th-Fox)
Titanic (20th-Fox)
Cohen:
ALBERT J.
Because of You (U-I)
City Beneath the Sea (U-I)
BRYAN FOY:
House of Wax (WB)
Miracle of Fatima, The (WB)
SOL C. SIEGEL:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th-Fox)
Call Me Madam (20th-Fox)
HARRY TUGEND:
Road to Bali (Para)
Off Limits (Para)
ONE WINNER
BUDDY ADLER:
Salome (Col)
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PANDRO S BERMAN JOE PASTERNAK HAL WALLIS CHARLES BRACKETT
WILLIAM ALLAND:
It Came Fi-om Outer Space (U-I)
GUTSEPPE AMATO:
Little World of Don Camillo (IFEi
DANIEL M. ANGEL:
Twilight Women (LP)
JOHN H. AUER:
City That Never Sleeps (LP)
TEDDY BAIRD:
Importance of Being Earnest, Tlie ( U-I
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HENRY BLANKE:
Iron Mistress, The (WB)
JOHN BRYAN:
Promoter. Tlie (U-I)
CHARLES CHAPLIN:
Limelight lUA)
HAL CHESTER:
Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, The iWB)
JACK CLAYTON;
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Moulin Rouge UA)
MERIAN C. COOPER:
Sun Shines Bright, The (Rep)
CECIL B. DeMILLE:
Greatest Show on Earth, The (Parai
JACK DIETZ:
Bea,st From 20,000 Fathoms, The (WB i
WALT DISNEY:
Peter Pan (RKO)
BOB DORFMAN;
Forbidden Games (Times)
PAT DUGGAN:
Just for You (Para)
SOL BAER FIELDING:
Jeopardy (MGM)
JOHN FORD:
Sun Shines Bright, The (Rep)
MELVIN FRANK:
Above and Beyond (MGM)
ARTHUR FREED:
Band Wagon. Tlie (MGM)
BERT E. FRIEDLOB:
Stai-, The i20th-Fox)
ARTHUR CAKUNEH:
Vice Squad lUA)
LEONARD GOLDSTEIN:
Mr. Scoutmaster (20th-Fox)
SAMtTEL GOLDWYN:
Hans Christian Andersen (RKO)
EDMUND GRAINGER:
One Minute to Zero (RKOi
VAL GUEST:
Penny Princess (U-I)
HOWARD HAWKS:
Big Sky, The fRKO)
HAROLD HECHT:
Crimson Pirate, The (WBi
RICHARD HEERMANCE:
Maze. The (AA)
ARTHUR HORNBLOW JR.:
Million Dollar Mermaid (MGM
JOHN HOUSEMAN:
Bad and the Beautiful, The iMGM)
WILLIAM JACOBS:
April in Paris (WB)
JOSEPH KANE:
Sea of Lost Ships iRep)
SAM KATZMAN:
Fort Ti (Col)
JOSEPH KAUFMAN:
Sudden Fear (RKO)
CASTLETON KNIGHT:
A Queen Is Crowned (U-I)
EDWIN H. KNOPF:
Lili (MGM)
STANLEY KRAMER:
Member of the Wedding, The (Col)
OTTO LANG
White Witch Doctor (20th-Fox)
JULES V. LEVY:
Vice Squad ( UA)
WALLACE MACDONALD:
Man in the Dark (Col)
LESLIE NORMAN:
Cruel Sea, The (U-I)
ARCH OBOLER:
Bwana Devil (UA)
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Houdini 'Parai
NORMAN PANAMA:
Above and Beyond (MGMi
PERCE PEARCE:
Story of Robin Hood (RKO)
WILLIAM H. PINE:
Sangaree (Para)
OTTO PREMINGER:
Moon Is Blue, The (UA)
TED RICHMOND:
Missi.sslppi Gambler, The (U-I)
ANGELO RIZZOLI:
Little World of Don Camillo (IFE)
VICTOR SAVTLLE:
I, the Jury *UAi
DORE SCHARY:
Plymouth Adventure fMGM)
JULES SCHERMER:
Pickup on South Street *20th-Foxi
VINCENT SHERMAN:
Affair in Trinidad (Coli
GEORGE STEVENS:
Shane (Para)
WILLIAM C. THOMAS:
Sangaree (Para)
LAMAR TROTTI:
Stars and Stripes Forever (20th-Fox>
MICHAEL TRUMAN:
The Titfield Thunderbolt (U-I)
THERON WARTH:
Return to Paradise (UA)
DAVID WEISBART:
Charge at Feather River, The iWB)
GEORGE WELLS:
Dangerous When Wet (MGM)
BILLY V^TLDER:
Stalag 17 (Para)
LOTHAR WOLFF:
Martin Luther i DeRochemont
WILLIAM H. WRIGHT:
Naked Spur. The (MGM)
DARRYL F. ZANUCK:
Snow s (if Kilimanjaro. The (20th-Fox)
ALBERT J COHEN
SOL C. SIEGEL
HARRY TUGEND
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Anne Crawford Peggy Cummins
Rosamund John Terence Morgan
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Director: Muriel Box
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Dirk Bogorde Mai Zetterling
Philip Friend Albert Lieven
Producer: George H. Brown
Director: Compton Bennett
John Mills Dirk Bogarde
Robert Beotty Elizabeth Sellars
Producer: Michael Relph
Director: Basil Dearden
A Michael Bolcon Production
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THE CRUEL SEA
by Nicholos Monsarrat
Jack Hawkinr Donald Sinden
Denholm Elliott Virginia McKenna
Producer: Leslie Norman
Director: Charles Frend
A Michael Balcon Production
THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT
Colour by Technicolor
Stanley Holloway George Relph
Naunton Wayne John Gregson
Producer: Michael Truman
Director: Charles Crichton
A Michael Balcon Production
GENEVIEVE
Currently showing
Colour by Technicolor
Dinah Sheridan John Gregson
Kay Kendall Kenneth More
Produced and directed by
Henry Cornelius
THE
SQUARE RING
Jack Warner Robert Beatty
Maxwell Reed Joan Collins
Kay Kendall
Producer: Michael Relph
Director: Basil Dearden
A Michael Balcon Production
MALTA STORY
Alec Guinness Jack Hawkins
Anthony Steel Muriel Pavlow
Producer: Peter de Sarigny
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
PROJECT
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Phyllis Calvert James Donald
Robert Beatty Herbert Lorn
Producer: Anthony Darnborough
Director: Anthony Asquith
TURN THE
KEY SOFTLY
Yvonne Mitchell Terence Morgan
Joan Collins Kathleen Harrison
Producer: Maurice Cowan
Director: Jack Lee
PERSONAL AFFAIR
Leo Genn
Gene Tierney
Glynis Johns
Producer: Anthony Darnborough
Director: Anthony Pelissier
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Peggy Cummins Terence Morgan
Ronald Squire
Producer: Robert Garrett
Director: Ralph Smart
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by Mark Twain
Colour by Technicolor
Gregory Peck
Ronold Squire Jane Griffiths
Producer: John Bryan
Director: Ronald Neome
HIGHLAND FLING
Paul Douglos
Dorothy Alison
Producer: Michael Truman
Director: Alexander MacKendrick
A Michael Balcon Production
THE LOVE LOTTERY
Colour by Technicolor
David Niven Peggy Cummins
Herbert Lom Anne Vernon
Producer: Monjo Donischewsky
Director: Charles Crichton
A Michael Balcon Production
THE RAINBOW JACKET
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Robert Morley Kay Walsh
Edward Underdown Bill Owen
Producer: Michael Relph
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Stanley hlolloway Peggy Cummins
Kay Kendall Barbara Murray
Producer Monjo Donischewsky
Director: Anthony Pelissier
A Michael Balcon Production
ROMEO AND JULIET
by Williom Shakespeare
Colour by Technicolor
Laurence Harvey Susan Shcntoll
Flora Robson Normon Woolond
Producers: Sondro Ghenzi and Joseph Janni
Director: Renoto Castellani
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Donald Sinden Akim Tamiroff
Sarah Lowson Nounton Wayne
Producers: Julian Wintle & Peter Rogers
Director: Ken Annokin
DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE
Colour by Technicolor
Dirk Bogarde Muriel Pavlow
Kenneth More Donold Sinden
Producer: Betty Box
Director: Rolph Thomos
TROUBLE IN STORE
Normon Wisdom Morgaret Rutherford
Moira Lister Derek Bond
Producer: Maurice Cowon
Director: John Poddy Corstoirs
FAST
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Stonley Holloway Kay Kendall
Brian Reece
Producer: Teddy Boird Director: Gordon Parry
WEST OF ZANZIBAR
Colour by Technicolor
Anthony Steel Sheila Sim
Producer: Leslie Norman Director: Horry Watt
A Michael Balcon Production
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Jock Hawkins Glynis Johns
Noel Purcell Inio Ti Wiata
Producer: George Brown Director: Ken Annokin
FORBIDDEN
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Nigel Patrick Joan Collins
Terence Morgan Jack Worner
Greta Gynt
Producer: Sydney Box
Director: Harold French
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Colour by Technicolor
Glynis Johns Robert Newton
Donald Sinden
Producer: William MocQuitty
Director: Muriel Box
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Duncan Macrae Adrienne Corri
Producers: Sergei Nolbonbov & Leslie Parkyn
Director: Philip Leocock
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DIRECTORS They Co-ordinate the Showmanship Ingredients
9 direct 19 Oop J4ih of
'52-'53
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T/'ING VIDOR says in his recent autobiography,
"A Tree Is a Tree" (Harcourt.
Brace & Co., New York) : "The
first movie I ever sav? was a trip to the
moon. It was shown in the Grand Opera
house in Galveston when I was about 15."
Somehow it seems a little odd that so
many years ago, in the youth of one of the
great directors, that such a picture would
be showing when space travel today is being
regarded as progressing from the
realm of fantasy to possible fact. Directors
will not be able to quote. "A tree is a
tree—shoot it in Griffith Park" so sarcastically
when they want to go on location
in Africa or Alaska. They might have
to choose between Venus and Mars.
Whatever the location, a good director
makes a good picture, given any kind of
a story and a cast capable of translating
it for the screen. Most actors learn early
in their careers how much they owe to
directors and cooperate gratefully. In
studying the top hits for 1952-53, we find
one director had three hits and eight had
two each, so nine directors were responsible
for 19 of the season's best boxoffice
product. Every one of the nine is a seasoned
hand at the megaphone.
Take George Marshall, who had three
top hits to his credit. This director-writer
began as an extra, working in short subjects
for Universal at first and then in
westerns. His career was interrupted while
he served in World War I, after which he
went with Pathe and made the Ruth Roland
serials. From there he went to Fox to
direct features, but in 1925 was made supervising
director of all short units. He
also directed the Bobby Jones golf subjects
for Warners. His three hits for the 1952-53
season were all for Paramount. He is on
the Blue Ribbon Award Honor Roll for
two winners.
Gordon Douglas, whose two hits were
Warner releases, began as an actor with
the Hal Roach Stock Co. He was a cowriter
of the "Topper" series and he directed
the Our Gang comedies before going
on to direct bigger features.
Henry Hathaway, native Californian,
was a child star with the American Film
Co. in 1908. At Universal he was a property
boy and did juvenile roles, but his career
was also interrupted by World War I, in
which he was a gunnery instructor for the
army. After a time working for an auditing
company, he became property man for
Frank Lloyd in 1921, and spent some time
in India with Paul Bern. He directed
shorts for Paramount, moving on to features.
His 1952-53 hit pictures were directed
for 20th-Fox.
Hoosier-born Howard Hawks, educated
at Cornell university, and another veteran
of World War I, went to Hollywood to become
a prop boy at the Paramount studios.
First as assistant and then as story editor,
he moved on to a director's seat and to
another studio. His two hits for the season
are 20th-Fox releases. Hawks is credited
with two Blue Ribbon Award winners.
Henry King had a more varied career.
He worked for the Norfolk & Western
railway in many departments before touring
in stock, with circuses, and playing
vaudeville and burlesque houses. On stage
he was in "Top O' the Morning." He became
an actor for the Pathe studios, then
writer, director and producer. At one time
he was the executive head of the Inspiration
Co., but went with Fox Film Co. and
remained after its merger as 20th Century-
Fox. Both hits for the season are 20th-Fox
releases, and he has seven Blue Ribbon
Award pictures to his credit.
Mervyn LeRoy, producer and director,
directed his two hits for the past season
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. LeRoy is another
native Californian, was in vaudeville
and contributed comedy when he entered
motion pictures. He began directing
in 1927, and since 1937 has both produced
and directed. In 1942 he was appointed
division supervisor of Hollywood production
for the coordinator of Inter-American affairs.
In 1944 he organized Arrowhead
productions, his own producing company.
A special Academy Award was received by
him in 1945 for directing "The House I
Live In." Another honor which came to
him was a citation from the Italian government
for "Quo Vadis." LeRoy is another
seven-time Blue Ribbon Award winner.
Vincente Minnelli began his thespian career
as a child. Born in Chicago, he toured
with the Minnelli Bros. Tent Show, later
joining Balaban & Katz to assist with
stage presentations. He went on to New
York as stage director in several theatres
and was art director of Radio City Music
Hall for three years. In 1943 he made his
screen debut, and his two hits for the 1952-
53 season are MGM releases. In his ten
years of directing in Hollywood studios he
has won four Blue Bibbon Award plaques.
Richard Thorpe was born in the middle
west, a native Kansan. He was in vaudeville,
stock and musical comedy fi-om 1915
until 1918, and has been a director since
1933. His "The Great Caruso" was a Blue
Ribbon winner, an MGM release, as were
his two hit pictures for the season.
Charles Walters, the third native Californian
among these directors of top hits,
was educated at the University of Southern
California and went on the stage in Fanchon
& Marco shows in 1934. He was part
of a dance team at the Versailles Club in
1935 and acted in the legitimate theatre
before becoming a director of dance sequences
in motion pictures, moving on to
full directional chores. One of his two hits
for the season was "Lili," in which the
dance sequences are especially important.
Tliree Blue Ribbon Awards have been won
by pictures he directed.
Fi-om this brief outline of the early and
industry background of the directors who
pulled the strings that animated so many
of the hit pictures for the past season, no
clear conclusion can be drawn as to what
makes a hit director. One thing is obvious;
they did not become experts by directing
one or two pictures, but by long records of
successful performance.
Nor did they start as directors. They
were aware of the problems to be worked
out because they had been actors, prop
boys, dancers—but also they had been patrons
from the earliest years, for most of
them were young when motion pictures
were still something of a novelty. It might
be safe to predict that so long as something
of that novelty remains, the public
will want to see pictures and the jobs of
directors be secure.
The following director is credited with
three hit films:
GEORGE MARSHALL: Scared Stiff
(Para), Off Limits (Para), Houdini (Para)
HOWARD HAWKS: Big Sky, The
The following directors are credited
with two hit films each:
GORDON DOUGLAS: Charge at Feather
River, The (.WB), Iron Mistress, The (WB)
HENRY HATHAWAY: Niagai'a (20th-
Fox). White Witch Doctor (20th-Fox)
(RKO), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th-
Fox)
HENRY KING: Snows of Kilimanjaro,
The (20th-Fox), Stars and Stripes Forever
(20th-Fox)
MERVYN LE ROY: Latin Lovers
(MGM), Million Dollar Mermaid (MGM)
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GEORGE MARSHALL MERVYN LL ROY HENRY HATHAWAY RICHARD THORPE
VINCENTE MINNELLI: Band Wagon,
The (MGMi, Bad and the Beautiful, The
(MGM)
RICHARD THORPE: Ivanhoe (MGM»,
Prisoner of Zenda. The iMGM)
CHARLES WALTERS: Lili (MGMi.
Dangerous When Wet iMGM)
The ioUowing directors are credited
with one hit film each:
KENNETH ANNIKIN: Story of Robin
Hood iRKOi
JACK ARNOLD: It Came From Outer
Space (U-It
ANTHONY ASQUITH: Importance of
Being Earnest, The (U-Ii
JOHN H. AUER: City That Never Sleeps
(Rep)
CURTIS BERNHARDT: Merry Widow,
The (MGMi
BUDD BOETTICHER; City Beneath the
Sea (U-I)
JOHN BRAHM; Miracle of Fatima. The
(WB)
RICHARD BROOKS: Battle Circus
(MGM)
CLARENCE BROWN; Plymouth Adventure
(MGM)
DAVID BUTLER: April in Paris iWBi
WILLIAM CASTLE: Fort Ti iColl
CHARLES CHAPLIN :
Limelight (UA)
RENE CLEMENT: Forbidden Games
(Times)
CECIL B. DeMILLE: Greatest Show on
Earth, The iParai
ANDRE de TOTH; House of Wax (WBi
WILLIAM DIETERLE: Salome (Col)
JULIEN DUVIVIER: Little World of
Don Camillo iIFEi
HARRY ESSEX: I, the Jury (UA)
JOHN FORD: Sun Shines Bright, The
Rep
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MELVIN FRANK: Above and Beyond
(MGM)
CHARLES FREND: Cruel Sea, The (U-Ii
SAMUEL FUX.LER; Pickup on South
Street (20th-Fox)
TAY GARNETT; One Minute to Zero
iRKOi
CLYDE GERONIMI: Peter Pan (RKOi
VAL GUEST: Penny Princess (U-I)
ALEXANDER HALL: Because You're
Mine iMGMi
STUART HEISLER: Star, The (20th-
Fox)
JOHN HOUSTON; Moulin Rouge lUAi
WILFRED JACKSON: Peter Pan (RKOi
JOSEPH KANE: Sea of Lost Ships (Rep)
LEW LANDERS; Man in the Dark (Coli
WALTER LANG; Call Me Madam
(20th-Fox)
ARNOLD LAVEN; Vice Squad (UAi
HENRY LEVIN; Mr. Scoutmaster (20th-
Fox)
EUGENE LOURIE; Beast From 20,000
Fathoms, The (WB)
EDWARD LUDWIG: Sangaree (Para)
HAMILTON LUSKE: Peter Pan (RKOi
ANTHONY MANN; Naked Spur, The
(MGM)
DANIEL MANN; Come Back, Little
Sheba iPara)
RUDOLPH MATE; Mi.ssissippi Gambler
(U-I I
WILLIAM CAMERON MENZIES: Maze,
The (AAi
DAVID MILLER; Sudden Fear (RKO)
RONALD NEAME: Promoter, The (U-I)
JEAN NEGULESCO: Titanic (20th-Fox)
ELLIOTT NUGENT: Just for You
( Para
ARCH OBOLER: Bwana Devil lUA)
NORMAN PANAMA: Above and Beyond
(MGMi
GORDON PARRY: Twilight Women
(LP)
JOSEPH PEVNEY; Because of You
(U-Ii
IRVING PICHEL: Martin Luther iDe-
Rochemont)
OTTO PREMINGER: Moon Is Blue, The
(UA)
MARK ROBSON: Return to Paradise
(UA)
VINCENT SHERMAN; Affair in Trinidad
(Coll
ROBERT SIODMAK; Crimson Pirate,
The (WBi
GEORGE STEVENS; Shane (Para)
JOHN STURGES; Jeopardy (MGMi
NORMAN TAUROG; Stooge, The (Para)
CHARLES VIDOR; Hans Chi-istian Ander.sen
(RKO)
HAL WALKER; Road to Bali (Para)
BILLY WILDER; Stalag 17 (Para)
FRED ZINNEMANN: Member of the
Wedding, The (Col)
HENRY KING CHARLES WALTERS VINCENTE MINNELLI HOWARD HAWKS GORDON DOUGLAS

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As determined by the 1953 annual popularity
poll of the nation's juke box operators.
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1951 — COLD, COLD HEART (Acuff-Rose) ...Hank Williams (MGM)
1950-CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY (Acuff Rose) Red Foley (Dec.)
1953^ HOUND DOC (Uon) .
. . Wmie Moe Thomlon (Peocock)
1952-LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY (Vence) l loyd Pn.e (Specal.y)
1951 —60 MINUTE MAN (Uis) . . . The Oominoes (Federol)
1950-1 ALMOST LOST MY MIND
(Hill l Range) ... ivory Joe Hunter (MGM)
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ROSTER OF THE
faiional Screen Council
WHICH SELECTS THE
Bine Ribbon Winners
Members of the Notional Screen Council select the picture
each month to receive the BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award.
This is done by moil. A list of the current releases is sent on
a post cord ballot for marking and returning by a specified
aote. The picture receiving the most votes receives the
Award, and Honorable Mention is given those that so impressed
the n embers as to receive a sizable number of votes. A space
on the ballot for comment has resulted in on interesting
exchange of opinion on a page devoted to the Council's
appraisal of pictures.
DOROTHY F.
MARTIN, Chairman
Membership in the National Screen Council comes under
three classifications: Editors of newspapers and magazines,
radio commentators, and members of clubs, film councils,
social, civic and educational organizations. The Council and
the Award it selects have threefold purpose. BOXOFFICE
a
sponsors them to encourage the production of motion pictures
with appeal to the moss of regular patrons of all ages, to
foster a greater public appreciation of the more wholesome type
of motion picture entertainment, and to stabilize motion
picture theatre attendance on a higher average level.
MARJORY L. ADAMS, Boston Globe
MARK H. ALKIRE JR., Danville (III.) Commercial-News
H VIGGO ANDERSEN, Hartford (Conn.) Courant
NEVART APIKIAN, Syracuse (N.Y.) Post Standard
H. M. BALLIF, Boise (Ida.) Statesman
GRACE L. BARNETT, Freeport (111.) Journal Standard
FRED BEERS, Perry (Okla.) Journal
CLAIRE BEHAN, Lamar (Colo.) Daily News
BROOKS H. BICKNELL, Alvo (Okla.) Review Courier
AMALIA MENDEZ DE BITTERLIN, Hollywood Correspondent,
Panamanian Newspapers
LILLIAN BLACKSTONE, St. Petersburg (Flo.) Times
LOUIS V. BLAY, Steubenville (Ohio) Herald Star
JOHN H. BOOKER, Tulsa Tribune
SAM BORNSTEIN, Boston Sunday Advertiser
GEORGE BOURKE, Miami (Flo.) Herald
HELEN C. BOWER, Detroit Free Press
JERRY BRADEN, Charleston (W.Vo.) Gazette
ALAN GREY BRANIGAN, Newark Evening News
ED BROOKS, New Orleans Times-Picayune
FRED BROOMFIELD, San Fernando Valley Times, North
Hollywood
HOWARD C. BROWN, Hollywood correspondent,
"Movie Life" (Australia)
PAUL M. BRUNN, columnist, Florida Sun, Miami
Beach
MAXINE BUREN, Oregon Statesman, Salem
HAROLD L. CAIL, Portland (Me.) Press Herald-
Express
GOWAN H. CALDWELL, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal
LILY MAY CALDWELL, Birmingham News-Age-Herald
KATE CAMERON, New York News
FRANK E. CARPENTER, Clarksburg (W.Va.) Telegram
ROBERT W. CARR, Grand Rapids Herald
DIANNE QUINONES CARRERE, Hollywood correspondent,
Spanish language press
CHARLES L. CARTER, Colorado Springs Free Press
VANCE CHANDLER, Authenticated News Service,
Hollywood
W. W. CHAPMAN JR., Indianola (Miss.) Enterprise
REGINA CLAIRE, Hollywood correspondent, Australian
papers
LEONARD CLAIRMONT, Hollywood correspondent,
Swedish press
MARION CLIFFORD, Pottsville (Pa.) Republican
PAUL DE SAINTE COLOMBE, Hollywood correspondent
Pans and Montreal publications
ALTON COOK, New York World-Telegram
CARL E. COOPER, Kansas City Star
ALLEN COWPERTHWAITE, Helena (Mont.) Independent-Record
W. F. DAGON, Springfield (111.) State Journal & Register
ELIZABETH DALTON, Casper (Wyo.) Morning Star
HENRY DECKER, Frederick (Md.) News-Post
PATSY DINAN, Amarillo Globe-Times
AMADO E. DINO, Hollywood correspondent Manila
Post-Herald
DON DORNBROOK, Milwaukee Journal
PEGGY DOYLE, Boston American
ALBAN A. DUBE, Foil River (Mass.) Herald News
DOROTHY DUNBAR, Annapolis (Md.) Evening Capital
LOUIS A. ECKL, Florence (Ala.) Times
RUTH ELGUTTER, Toledo Times
LAWRENCE ELLIOTT, Coronet Magazine, New York
City
ANDREW A. FARLEY, Danville (Va.) Register & Bee
EUGENE FARRELL, Jersey Journal, Jersey City
LOIS FEGAN, Jersey Journal, Jersey City
JEANNE FRANKE, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
FRANK FRAZER, Long Island Daily Advocate
DALE FREEMAN, Springfield (Mo.) News & Leader
MARILLA WAITE FREEMAN, Library Journal, New
York City
JOE FITZ GERALD, Nebraska State Journal & Star,
Lincoln
GEORGIA GIANAKOS, Indianapolis News
LESTER CLARK GIFFORD, Hickory (N.C.) Daily Record
NELL GILLMAN, Port Arthur (Tex.) News
FRANK GR05JEAN, Shreveport Journal
CHRISTINA B GROSS, Press-Union Newspapers, Atlantic
City
MOTION PICTURE EDITORS
JACK HAMILTON, Look Magazine, New York City
DOROTHY F. HAMLIN, Portland (Me.) Press-Herald
P. WALTER HANAN, Binghamton (N.Y.) Press
EVELYN HARTNAGEL, Doily Plainsman, Huron, S.D.
PHILIP T. HARTUNG, Commonweal Magazine, New
York City
ARNOLD HEDERMAN, Jackson (Miss.) Daily Clarion
Ledger
RUTH HENDERSON, Daily Kennebec Journol, Augusta
(Me.)
PAUL HOCHULI, Houston Press
HEDDA HOPPER, Hollywood columnist
PAUL B. HOWLAND, Providence (R.l.) Sunday Journal
ELINOR HUGHES, Boston Herald
INGRID HULT, Hollywood correspondent Swedish press
ARCH W. JARRELL, Grand Island (Neb.) Daily Independent
EMILY JERGER, Thomasville (Ga.) Daily Times-Enterprise
HELEN JOHNSON, Decotur (Ala.) Daily
BOBBIE JOHNSTON, Phoenix Gazette
A. S, KANY, Dayton (Ohio) Herald
JOHN B. KOFFEND, Omaha World-Herald
HERBERT B. KRONE, Lancaster (Pa.) New Era
KARL KRUG, Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph
VIRGIL D. LANGDON, Tacoma News Tribune
BUCK LANIER, Clovis (N.M.) News-Journal
JAMES LEE, Worcester (Mass.) Gazette
LOWELL LEHMAN, Chattanooga News-Free Press
MILTON G. LEVINE, Paterson (N.J.) Evening News
WILLIAM LEWIN, Film and Radio Discussion Guide,
Newark
EDITH LINDEMAN, Richmond (Va.) Times Dispatch
JANE LOCKHART, Rotarian Magazine, Chicago
LOUISE MACE, Springfield (Mass.) Union
GEORGE J. MACFARLANE, Manitowoc (Wis.) Herald-
Times
HARRY MADISON, Hollywood correspondent Manchester
Guardian and Evening News, Ltd., British
press
ARNOLD MARKS, Portland (Ore.) Journal
OLIVE F. MARRICAL, Canton (Ohio) Repository
BOYD MARTIN, Louisville Courier-Journal
MILDRED MARTIN, Philadelphia Inquirer
NAZIH MASSAAD, editor Egyption and Arabian news,
Hollywood Magazine
JUDGE J. MAY, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville
JEANNETTE MAZURKl, Glendale (Calif.) News Press
TED F. McDANlEL, Emporia (Kas.) Gazette
FRANCES MELROSE, Rocky Mountain News, Denver
LEONARD MENDLOWITZ, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
LOUISE MERRILL, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times
HARTLAND MERSHON, New Brunswick (N.J.) Daily
Home News-Sunday Times
E. B. MILLER, Plainview (Tex.) Evening Herald
LYNN S, MILLER, Royal Oak (Mich.) Daily Tribune
MALCOLM MILLER, Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal
MADGE A. MILLIKIN, Adrian (Mich.) Daily Telegram
KASPAR MONAHAN, Pittsburgh Press
ARMANDO DEL MORAL, Servicio Periodistico Orbe,
Hollywood
WALTER MULLEN, Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader
BOB MURPHY, Minneapolis Star & Tribune
CALVIN D. MYERS, Newburgh (N.Y.) News
IRIS L. MYERS, Walla Walla, Union-Bulletin
JAMES O'NEILL JR., Washington Doily News
HOWARD PEARSON, Salt Lake City Deseret News
TOM PECK, Charleston (S.C.) News & Courier
DOMINIC PEPP, Wotertown (N.Y.) Daily Times
DOROTHY ROCHON POWERS, Spokane Spokesman
Review
E. B. RADCLIFFE, Cincinnati Enquirer
WARREN C. RAITT, Lewistown (Mont.) News
MILTON RANDOLPH, Nashville Banner
C, W RATLIFF, Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche-Journal
HERB RAU, Miami Doily News
J. RICHARD RAUTH, Hogerstown (Md.) Doily Moil
SALLY REESE, Texorkano Gazette
BERT REISFELD, Hollywood correspondent German and
andii
RUSSELL RHODES, Jc
Commerce, New York
City
JULIA RISHEL, Tarentum (Pa.) Valley Daily News
JOY ROBERTS, Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock
AGNES E. ROCKWOOD, Bennington (Vt.) Banner
ALFRED W. ROSE, Camden (Ark.) News
JAMES F. ROURKE, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leoder
FRED H. RUSSELL, Bridgeport (Conn.) Post & Telegram
BETTIE J. SAWYER, Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News
J. WILLIS 5AYRE, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
LEW SCHATZMANN, Maysville (Ky.) Daily Independent
FRANK G. SCHMIDT, South Bend Tribune
ROBERT SCHWARZ, Hollywood correspondent Foreign
press
LUCILE M. SCOTT, Atlanta Daily World
WILLIAM E. SEIFERT JR., Spartanburg (S.C.) Journal
MAHMUD SHAIKHALY, Hollywood correspondent Al-
Soboh Magazine
R. M. SHEPHERDSON, Peoria (111.) Journal-Transcript
CELESTINE SIBLEY, Atlanta Constitution
ROBERT 5IEGEL, Lorain (Ohio) Journal
HERM SITTARD, Minneapolis suburban papers
B. J. SKELTON, Clorksdole (Miss.) Press Register
WOOD SOANES, Oakland (Calif.) Tribune
JIMMY STARR, Los Angeles Herald & Express
A. KENNETH STOCK, Sioux City Sunday Journal
MILDRED STOCKARD, Houston Chronicle
NADINE SUBOTNIK, Cedar Rapids Gazette
BRADFORD F. SWAN, Providence Journal
BYRON G. TAFT, Yankton (S.D.) Press and Dokotan
ORESSA TEAGARDEN, Louisville Times
JOHN W. TEED, Long Beach Press-Telegram
LAWRENCE B. THOMAS, American Magazine, New
York City
R. K. TINDALL, Shenandoah (Iowa) Evening Sentinel
NEWTON 1. TOWNSEND, Topeka Daily Capitol
GENEVIEVE M. TRELLA, Bristol (Conn.) Press
CORNELIA McDUFFlE TURNER, Mobile Press Register
WARNER TWYFORD, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
FIELDS VARNER, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser-
Journal
KENNETH G. WALLACE, Hackensack (N.J.) Bergen
Evening Record
HARRY WARNER JR., Hogerstown (Md.) Morning
Herald
HELEN WATERS, Long Island Doily Advocate
MACK WEBB, Durham (N.C.) Sun
T. H. WENNING, Newsweek Magazine, New York City
ALICE PARDOE WEST, Ogden (Utah) Standard-
Examiner
ALLEN W. WIDEM, Hartford (Conn.) Times
DICK WILLIAMS, Los Angeles Mirror
MAGGIE WILSON, Arizona Republic, Phoenix
EMERY W15TER, Charlotte (N.C.) News
FRED A. WOODRESS, Birmingham Post-Herald
MICHAEL ZANDAN, Springfield (Mass.) Free Press
RADIO COMMENTATORS
WILLIAM J. ADAMS, WHEC, Rochester, N.Y.
BENJAMIN BARTZOFF, WVOM, Boston
MRS. CLAIR H. BREWER, WERE, Cleveland
JANE DALTON, WSPA, Spartanburg, S.C.
ELAINE A. DROOZ, WROW, Albany, N.Y.
JOANN FILLINGHAM, KANS, Wichita
HERBERT FONTAINE, WCOU, Lewiston, Me.
MADGE GALL, KID, Idaho Falls
HENRY GUERRA, WOAl, San Antonio
LARRY JONAS, KRUX, Phoenix
ROBERT LAURENCE, WIP, Philadelphia
ELSIE MEYER, WIBC, Indianapolis
NANCY OSGOOD, WRC, Washington, D.C.
MINA OWEN, KLRA, Little Rock
ART PRESTON, WSPR, Springfield, Mass.
BERT REISFELD, Voice of Americo for Germany
JACK ROCKWELL, KFJI, Klamath Falls, Ore.
FLO BEACH ROWE, WSLB, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
DOROTHY R, SHANK, WEBR, Buffalo
CAL SMITH, WROC, Rochester, Minn.
GEORGE STUMP, KCKN, Kansas City, Mo.
I. M. TAYLOR, WEBQ, Harrisburg, 111.
PHIL VOGEL, WKNA, Charleston, W.Va.
VIRGINIA WELCH, KWBB, Wichita, Kas.
CHARLES S. ZURH0R5T, New York City
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REPRESENTATIVES OF SOCIAL, CIVIC, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MRS. A. E. ANDERSON, G.F.W.C, Wadena, Minn.
MRS. W. H. ANDREWS, Brooklyn Council of New
England Women
MRS. HENRY AUGUSTINE, Sheboygan Better Films
Council
MRS. RICHARD G. AUSPITZER, I.F.C.A., Long Island,
N.Y.
MRS. HAROLD W. BAIN, Milwoukee County Better
Film Council, Wauwatoso, Wis.
MRS. LESLIE T. BARCO, Greater St. Louis Better Films
Council
MRS. W. H. BARKER, Women's Breakfast Club, San
Antonio
VIRGINIA M. BEARD, curator of films, Cleveland
public library
DR. CAMPION BELL, chairman Division Fine Arts,
University of Denver
MRS. J. K. BERETTA, G.F.W.C, San Antonio
CATHARINE ROSS BETRY, Columbus and Franklin
County Better Films Council, Ohio
ROSEMARY BEYMER, Art Director, Kansas City (Mo.)
public schools
R. R. BIECHELE, exhibitor, Kansas City
LLOYD T. BINFORD, chairman Memphis Censor Board
MRS. NORMAN J. BOULTINGHOUSE, A.A.U.W., Los
Angeles
MRS. W. W. BREWER, G.F.W.C, Omar, W.Va.
MRS. E. N. BROUGH, D.A.R., St. Johnsbury, Vt.
MRS. WILLIAM A. BURK, pres. So. Colif. Motion Picture
Council, Los Angeles
MRS. E. L. BURNETT, G.F.W.C, Indianapolis
MRS. A. F. BURT, G.F.W.C, Greater St. Louis Better
Films Council
MRS. F. ALLEN BURT, national motion picture chairman
D.A.R., Brookline, Mass.
MRS- JOHN J. BUTLER, G.F.W.C, Lewiston, Me.
MRS. ROBERT CARLETON, I.F.C.A., Palisade. N.J.
MRS, EDWARD F. CARRAN, G.F.W.C, Lakewood, Ohio
MRS. EDNA R. CARROLL, Pennsylvania Board of Censors,
Philadelphia
MRS. GEORGE E. CHICK, G.F.W.C, Madison, I^.H.
MRS. B. C CHRISTOPHER, Campfire Girls Council,
Kansas City, Mo.
ELSIE CLANAHAN, G.F.W.C, Belleville, 111.
LILLIAN COHEN, Nat'l Conference Christians and
Jews, New York City
MRS. GEORGE COHEN, G.F.W.C, Mount Sterling, Ky.
MRS. VIRGINIA ROLLWAGE COLLIER, M. P. and TV
Council, District of Columbia
MRS. C W. CONRAD, Cleveland Cinemo Club
ille, Tenn., Better Films
MRS. EMORY W. COWLEY, Indiana indorsers of Photoplays,
Indianapolis
CAROL COX, Cinema Study Club, Denver
MRS. PAUL H. CRANE, Harrison (N.Y.) Motion Picture
Council
KATHLEEN CROWLEY, probation officer superior
court, Woterbury, Conn.
MRS. CHARLES J. CUNNINGHAM, l.FC.A., Now York
City
MRS. E. G. CURRIN JR., G.F.W.C, Mercdithville, Vo.
MRS. SAMUEL B. CUTHBERT, G.F.W.C, Atlontic City
MRS. WILLIAM DALTON, I.F.C.A., New York City
CLEO DAWSON, writer and lecturer, Lexington, Ky.
MRS. M. HENRY DAWSON, Film Estimate Board of
Nat'l Organizations
MRS EUGENE A. DEAN, G.F.W.C, St. Paul
MRS. LAWRENCE DELAY, Springfield (Mass.) Motion
Picture Council
BERNADETTE DOLAN, l.FC.A., Brooklyn
MRS, EARL T. DUTTON, A.A.U.W., Temple City, Calif.
MRS. DEAN GRAY EDWARDS, eastern preview chairman
G.F.W.C, East Orange, N.J.
EDDY G. ERICKSON, Theatre Enterprises, Inc., Dallas
MRS. HENRY ERTELT, Women's Federation, Edgewood
Congregational Church, New Haven
MRS. VERNON FARQUHAR, So. Colif. Council of
Church Women, Hollywood
MRS. W. ROBERT FLEMING, Indiana Indorsers of
Photoplays, Fort Wayne
EMMA 5. FORSTER, Women's Chomber of Commerce,
Censor Board, Little Rock
MRS. BERNARD A. FOSTER, Spartanburg (SO Motion
Picture Council
MRS, TEMPLE FRAKER, G.F.W.C, Knoxville, Tenn.
MRS, CLAUDE FRANKLIN Not'l Council of Women,
Indianapolis
MRS. JOSEPH E. FRIEND, Louisiana Council for Motion
Pictures, New Orleans
MRS. PAUL GEBHART, Cleveland Cinema Club
MRS. HAROLD L. GEE, Son Antonio Motion Picture
Advisory and Reviewing Board
MRS WALTER L. GILBERT, Not'l Board of Review,
Coblcskill, N.Y.
. H H GILES, Center for Human Relations Study, New
York City
MRS. ELMORE GODFREY JR., P.T.A,, G.F.W.C, Knoxville,
Tenn.
MRS. GEORGE S. GRAVES, A.A.U.W., Son Diogo
GENEVIEVE HACKETT, motion picture chairman executive
board D.C.C.W., Kansas City, Mo.
MRS, MARIE HAMILTON, Nat'l Film Music Council,
New York City
JOHN W, HARDEN, director public relations, Burlington
Mills, Greensboro, N.C
WINIFRED HOEY, I.F.C.A,, St. Albans, Vt.
ETHEL W. HOLLINGER, So. Calif. Council of Church
Women, Hollywood
RUTH JEFFRIES, author, Kansas City, Mo.
MRS. ALVIN C JOHNSON, G.F.W.C, Indianapolis
cksonville (Flo.) Motion
MRS, ALBERT M, KING, Oakland (Colif) East Boy
Motion Picture Council
MRS, KARL KING, Dean o' Women, University of
Tampa, Flo.
MRS. B. F. KNISELEY, P.T.A., Dollos
MRS, WILLIAM F. KUEBLER, Konsos City Athenaeum
THOMAS LAM, Rome (Go) exhibitor
MRS, HERBERT LANGNER, American Jewish Committee,
New York City
MRS. MARJORIE G, LAWRENCE, ores, Cleveland
Cinemo Club
MRS. FRANK B. LEITZ, P T,A,, Kansas City, Mo.
MRS. J. W. LIVINGSTON, Grand Rapids and Kent
County Better Films Council
MRS. FERD LUCAS. G.F.W.C, Indiana Indorsers of
Photoplays, Greencastle
MRS, JAMES E, LUTTRELL, GFW.C, Croig, Colo.
MRS. EDNA B. MacLACHLAN, Cleveland Cinemo Club
MRS ROBERT E, MANNING, IFCA., Jackson Heights,
N.Y.
JOSEPH E. MARRON, Free Public Librory, Jocksonville,
Flo.
MRS. JOHN J. McCarthy, Fond du Lac Better Films
Council
MRS. M. C McGAHERAN, G.F.W.C, Owatonna, Minn.
MRS. EDITH McKINNIES, Milwaukee Better Films
Council
INEZ MERZ, Int'l Travel Study Club, Indionopolis
MRS. CHARLES G. MILLER, Greater Seattle Motion
Picture Council
MRS. LEROY MONTGOMERY, D.A.R., South Norwolk,
Conn.
MRS. A. L. MURRAY, Kappa Koppo Gommo, Long
Beach, Calif.
MISS ELIZABETH MURRAY, Teochers Ass'n, Long
Beach, Calif.
M. NEWBILL, Konsas City Music Club
MRS. WILLIAM W. NOLAN, I.F.C.A., New York City
DAVID S. NOSS, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio
MRS. RALPH E. OESPER, Cincinnati Motion Picture
Council
MRS. LODER L. PATTERSON, G.F.W.C, Jacksonville,
Fla.
CORDA PECK, Collinwood High School, Clevelond
MRS. C R. PENTZ, A.A.U.W., Pottstown, Pa.
MRS. JOHN B. PEW, G.F.W.C, Kansas City, Mo.
MRS. L, W. POWELL, Springfield (Mass.) Motion Picture
Cou
LAURA E RAY, G.F.W.C, Indionopolis
ANNA JOYCE REARDON, Woman's College, Greensboro,
N.C.
MRS. L. O. REUNING, Presbyterian Women's Auxiliory.
New Orleans
MRS. RAE L. RIBLER, East Bay Motion Picture Council,
Oakland, Calif.
MRS. CLAYTON H. RIDGE, Women's Depf. Chamber
of Commerce, Indionopolis
EDNA RIESE, League of American Penwomen, Son
Francisco
MRS. EDWARD J. RILEY, Son Froncisco Motion Picture
Council
MRS NATHANIEL ROUSE, Stotcn Island Better Films
Council
MRS. JOHN B. SAMMEL, I.F.C.A., Porkersburg, W.Vo.
LEONARD H. SANTWIRE, film critic, Minneopolis
MRS. CLAUDE L. SEIXAS, Lorchmont-Mamoroneck
(N.Y.) Motion Picture Council
MRS. WAYNE F.
SHAW, G.F.W.C, Lowrence, Kos.
MRS. HARRY E. SIBLEY, Louisville Better Films
Council
CHRISTINE SMITH, Atlanta (Go.) censor
F. H. SMITH, Solt Lake City Film Council
MRS. HENRY EARL SMITH, Sheboygan Motion Picture
Council
MRS. E. D. SNOW JR., Scorsdole (N.Y.) Motion Picture
Council
MRS CRAWFORD SPEARMAN, G.F.W.C, Edmond,
Okla.
WALTER SPEARMAN, University of N.C, Chopel Hill
MRS S. F. SPRENGEL, Sheboygan Better Films Council
MRS. CAROLYN KEIL STAFF, Worcester (Moss.) Better
Films Council
MRS FREDERIC H. STEELE, G.F.W.C, Huntingdon, Pa.
MRS C M. STEWART, Lincoln (Neb.) Better Films
Council
MRS. J. F. STRICKLER, G.F.W.C, Storm Lake, lowo
MRS. WILLIAM STUTE, Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays,
Fort Woyne
ELLA M. SULLIVAN, I.F.C.A., Brooklyn, N.Y.
MRS. G. H. SUTCLIFFE, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Motion Picture
Council
MIRIAM CARDER TARDY, San Rofoel (Calif.) Motion
Picture Council
MRS VOLNEY W. TAYLOR, G.F.W.C, Brownsville, Tex.
MRS. ALMA G. THOMAS, Ministers Wives Alliance,
Detroit
MRS. RUTH THOMAS, Americon Legion Auxiliary,
Gtendale, Calif.
MRS. WILLIAM ROGER THOMAS, G.F.W.C, Eost
Cleveland
MRS. HOWARD THWAITS, G.F.W.C, Milwaukee
DORIS TINGLE, Lam Amusement Co., Rome, Go.
MARY ALICE UPHOFF, consultant in motion picture
evaluation, Los Angeles
MRS. A. L. WADE, Decatur (Go.) Better Films Council,
D.A.R.
MRS. JOHN B. WAIT, G.F.W.C, Chamberlain, S.D.
MRS. E. C WAKELAM, Indiono Historical Council,
Indianapolis
MRS. MARY K. WALLACE, Charlotte (N.C.I Motion
Picture Council
MAY WILLIAMS WARD, author, Wellington, Kos.
VIRGINIA LEE WARD, outhor ond exhibitor. Nelson
Theatre Circuit, Lexington, Ky.
MRS. GEORGE V. WHEELER, G.F.W.C, Milwouiiee
MRS. FAGAN WHITE, G.F.W.C, Russell, Kos.
GEORGE H. WILKINSON JR., MPTO of Conn., Wollingford
E. PHILIP WILLCOX, Director of Motion Picture Relotions.
Parents Institute, Inc., New York City
LORA MURRELL WILLIAMS, city censor, Konsos City,
Mo.
MRS. MAX M. WILIAMS, G.F.W.C, Royal Ook, Mich.
MRS. P. E. WILLIS, chairman western division preview
committee, G.F.W.C, Glendole, Colif.
MRS. GEORGE F. WILSON, Philadelphia Motion Picture
Forum
MRS JACK WINDHEIM. Lorchmont 'NY' Motion Picture
Council
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Sincere -^Xnw reciauon iatli
GARY COOPER
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THIS INSIGNE OF OUTSTANDING MERIT
is awartled eack montL ty tne National Screen
Council to tLe picture wliicli, in the opinion ot
its
memters, combines Lotli outstanding merit as
a motion picture and wkolesome entertainment
for tlie entire family. Tke National Screen Council,
now in its twenty-second year, is comprised ol
motion picture editors, radio film commentators
and representatives of tetter films councils and
civic and educational organizations.
J
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1
(From Septeviber 1952 through August 1953)
September The Merry Widow .Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
October The Miracle of Fatima .Warner Bros.
November Because You're Mine .Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
December Plymouth Adventure .Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
January Stais and Stripes Forever .20th Century-Fox
February Peter Pan. ,.RKO-Disney
March The Stors Are Singing .Paramount
April. Hans Christian Andersen .RKO-Goldwyn
May. Titanic .20th Century-Fox
A Queen Is Crowned
.
.Universal-Int'l-Rank
July. Lili .Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
August •
Shane .Paramount
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60

The Merry Widow
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
The Cast
Production Staif
Crystal Radek
Lana Turner
Count Daiiilo
Fernando Lamas
Kitty Riley
Una Merkel
Baron Popoff
Richard Haydn
King of Marshovia Thomas Gomez
Marslioviaii Ambassador John Abbott
Police Sergeant
Marcel Dalio
Nitki
King Donovan
Marquis De Crillon
Robert Coote
Gypsy Girl
Sujata
Marcella
Lisa Perraday
Kunjany
Shepard Menken
Major Dorno Ludwic Stossel
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Production Chief
Produced by
Directed by
Dore Schary
Joe Pasternak
Curtis Bernhardt
Screenplay by Sonya Levien,
William Ludwig
Based on Operetta composed by
Prane
Authors of Operetta
Lehar
Victor Leon,
Leo Stein
Director of Photography
Robert Surtees, A.S.C.
Color by Technicolor
CoZor Consultant
Art Directors
Women's Costumes
Men's Costumes
Make-up
Henri Jaffa
Cedric Gibbons.
Paul Groesse
Helen Rose
Gile Steele
William Tuitle
61

The Miracle of Fatima A Warner Bros. Production OCTOBER
fecai
The Cast
Production Staff
Hugo Da Silva
Gilbert Roland
Executive Producer
Jack L. Warner
JntUol
Maria Rosa
Angela Clark
Produced by
Bryan Foy
SrIdfelJi
Arturo Dos Santos
Frank Silvera
Directed by
John Brahm
Antonio
Jay Novello
Screenplay by
Crane Wilbur,
James O'Hanlon
hKaa
Father Ferreira
Manuel Marto
Richard Hale
Norman Rice
Photography by Edwin DuPar, A.S.C.
Color by WarnerColor
Olimpia
Prances Morris
Art Director
Edward Carrere
The Magistrate
Lucia Dos Santos
Carl Millttaire
Stjsan Whitney
..V
Film Editor
Sound by
Thomas Reilly, A.C.E.
Francis J. Scheid
Jacinta Marto
Sherry Jackson
Music by
Max Steiner
Francisco Marto
Sammy Ogg
Makeup Artist
Gordon Bau
62

Because YouVe Mine
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production
The Cast
Production Staff
Renaldo Rossano
Mario Lanza
Production Chief
Dore Schary
Bridget Batterson
Doretta Morrow
Produced by
Joe Pasternak
Sgt. Batterson
James Whitmork
Directed by
.Alexander Hall
,ii,C.
Ben Jones
.Dean Miller
Francesca Landers
Paula Corday
Patty Ware.
Jeff Donnell
Mrs. Montville
Spring Byington
Gen. Afontville
Curtis Cooksey
Capt. Burton Nordell Lorin?....Don Porter
Albert Parkson Foster Eduaro FIianz
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Screenplay by
Karl Tunberc,
Leonard Spigelcass
Based on story by.. ..Ruth Brooks Flippen,
Sy Gomberg
Musical Direction.
Johnny Green
Color by Technicolor
Color Consultants Henri Jaffa,
James Gooch
Artie Pilcer
Bobby Van
Horsey Ralph Reed
Mrs. Rossano
Ceua Lovsky
Director of Photography
Joseph Ruttenberg, A.S.C.
Art Directors
Cedric Gibbons,
William Ferrari
Maestro Paradori
Alexander Steinert
Recording Supervisor
Douglas Shearer
63

Plymouth Adventure
A Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer Production
The Cast
Capt. Christopher Jo7ies... .Spencer Tracy
Dorothy Bradford Gene Tierney
John Alden
Van Johnson
William Bradford Leo Genn
Priscilla Mullins Dawn Addams
Coppin
Lloyd Bridges
William Brewster
Barry Jones
Gilbert Winslow John Dehner
William Button
Tommy Ivo
Edward Winslow Lowell Gilmore
Miles Standish
Noel Drayton
Mr. Weston Rhys Williams
Mary Brewster Kathleen Lockhart
Christopher Afarim... .Murray Matheson
Greene John Dierkes
John Carver
Paul Cavanagh
Production Chief
Production Staff
Dore Schary
Producer Dore Schary
Director
Screenplay
From the Novel by
Clarence Brown
Helen Deutsch
Ernest Gebler
Music MiKLOS ROZSA
Color by Technicolor
Color Consultant
Henri Jaffa
Director of Photography
William Daniels, A.S.C.
Art Directors
Cedric Gibbons,
Urie McCleary
Fibn Editor Robert J. Kern, A.C.E.
Recording Supervisor
Douglas Shearer
Costumes Walter Plunkett
Makeup William Tuttle
64

Stars and Stripes Forever A 20th Century-Fox Production
The Cast
Production Staff
.Don SCE*W
Jo/ui Philip Sousa Clifton Webb
Executive Producer. ...Darryl P. Zanuck
Lily
Debra Paget
Produced by Lamar Trotti
Directed by Henry Koster
Willie
RoBEfiT Wagner
Screenplay by Lamar Trotti
Jennie
RtrrH Hussey
Screen Story by
Based on "Marching Along" by
Ernest Vadja
Col. Randolph Pinlay Currie
John Philip
Sousa
Mnjar Houston Roy Roberts
Color by Technicolor
HcuiJ'f"
David Blakely Tom Browne Henry
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Color Consultant
Musical Direction
Leonard Doss
Alfred Newman
DtSIEIi. A.5.C.
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Mr. Pickering
Maid
Organ Grinder
Secretary of Navy
Lester Matthews
Maude Prickett
Erno Verebes
Richard Garrick
Director of Photography
Charles G. Clarke. A.S.C.
Art Direction Lyle Wheeler.
Joseph C. Wright
Costumes Designed by.. ..Dorothy Jeakins
Makeup Artist
Ben Nye
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Music Professor
Romo Vincent
Choreography by Al White, Jr.
65

Peter
Pan
An RKO-Disney Production FEBRUARY
The Cast
Production Staff
With the Voices of:
Peter Pan
3obby Driscoll
Wendy
Kathryn Beaumont
Captain Hook
Hans Conried
Smee Bill Thompson
Producer
Walt Disney
Directors
Hamilton Luske,
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
Story
Ted Sears,
Bill Peet, Joe Rinaldi, Ralph Wright,
Erdman Penner, Winston Hibler, Milt
Banta, Bujl Cottrell.
From the Story by
Sir James M. Barrie
Mrs. Darling
Michael
Heather Angel
Patjl Collins
Directing Animators Milt Kahl,
Prank Thomas, Wolfgang Reitherman,
Ward Kimball, Ollie Johnston, Marc
Davis, Eric Larson, John Lounsbery,
Les Clark, Norm Ferguson.
John
Tommy Luske
Color by
Technicolor
Indian Chief
Candy Candido
Musical Score by
Orchestration by
Oliver Wallace
Edward Plumb
Narrator
Tom Conway
Vocal Arrangements by
Jud Conlon
66

Fsuyni'
The Stars Are Singing A Paramount Production
Staff
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The Cast
Terry Brennan Rosemary Clooney
Katri WoZensfca..Anna Maria Alberghetti
Poldi Lauritz Melchior
Homer
Bob Williams
Buddy Eraser
Tom Morton
McDougall Fred Clark
Dave
John Archer
Ladowski
Mikhail Rasumny
Miller
Lloyd Corrigan
Himself
Don Wilson
Captain Goslak
Otto Waldis
Mate
Henry Guttman
Henry
Paul E. Burns
Conway
Freeman Lusk
Red Dust
Himself
Production Stafi
Producer Irving Asher
Director
Norman Tauroc
Screenplay Liam O'Brien
Original Story
Paul Hervey Fox
Color by Technicolor
Color Consultant
Monroe W. Burbank
Director of Photography
Lionel Linbon, A.S.C.
Art Direction „ Hal Pereira,
Henry Bumstead
Costumes EIditr Head
Makeup Supervision
Sound Recording
Music Direction
Wally Westvore
Harold Lewis,
John Cope
Victor Young
67

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Hans Christian
Andersen
An RKO-Goldwyn Production
The Cast
Production StaH
Ha?is Christian Andersen
Danny Kaye
Niels Parley Granger
Doro
Jeanmaire
Peter Joey Walsh
Otto Philip Tonge
The Hussar— danced by
Erik Bruhk
The Prince in "The Little Mermaid"
Ballet Roland Petit
Schoolmaster ....John Brown
Burgomaster John Qualen
Celine Jeanne Lafayette
Stage Doorm.an Robert Malcolm
Farmer
Oeorge Chandler
First Gendarme Fred Kelsey
Second Gendarme
Gil Perkins
Lars Peter Votrian
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
Directed by Charles Vidor
Screenplay by
Moss Hart
Based on a story by Myles Connolly
Words and Music by Frank Loesser
Choreography by
Roland Petit
Musical Director Walter Scharf
Art Directors Richard Day and Clave
Ballet Costumes Clave
Other Costumes
Mary Wills
Color by Technicolor
Color Consul'ant Richard Mueller
Makeup by
Del Armstrong
Sound Recorder
Fred Lau
68

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Titanic A 20th Century-Fox Production
The Cast
Richard Sturges Clifton Webb
Mrs. Sturges Barbara Stanwyck
Giff Rogers Robert Wagner
Annette
Mrs. Young
Captain Smith
Healey
Earl Meeker
Sandy Comstock
Audrey Dalton
Thelma Ritter
Brian Aherne
Richard Basehart
Allyn Joslyn
James Todd
Mrs. John Jacob Astor Frances Bergen
Joh7i Jacob Astor William Johnstone
Messenger Christopher Severn
Devlin James Lilburn
Chief Officer Wiide... .Charles FitzSimons
First Officer Murdock Barry Bernard
Widener Guy Standing jr.
Mrs. Straus
Helen Van Tuyl
Mr. Isador Straus
Roy Gordon
Production Staff
Executive Producer Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Director
Charles Brackett
Jean Negulesco
Screenplay Charles Brackett.
Walter Reisch, Richard Breen
Music Sol Kaplan
Director of Photography
Joe MacDonald. A.S.C.
Fihn Editor
Louis Loeffler, A.C.E.
Special Photographic Effects
Ray
Costumes
Kellogg
Dorothy Jeakins
Makeup Ben Nye
Technical Adviser
....Commodore Sir Gordon Illingworth
R.D., R.N.R. fRetiredi
69

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A Queen Is Crowned A Universal-lnt'l Release (Rank) JUNE
The Cast
Production Staif
Her Majesty Queen Euzabeth II
Executive Producer
J. Arthur Rank
Narrator
Narration Written by
Sir Laurence Olivier
Christopher F^y
(Film Record of Coronation of Elizabeth
II on June 2, 1953, London.)
Producer
Castleton Knight
Music Performed by
London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by
Color by
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Technicolor
70

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production
The Cast
Lili Daurier
Xeslie Caron
Paul Berthalet
Mel Ferrer
Marc
Jean Pierre Aumont
Rosalie
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Jacquot
Kurt Kasznar
Peach Lips
.Amanda Blake
Proprietor
Alex Gerry
M. Corvier Ralph Duuke
M. Tonit Wilton Graff
M. Erigue George Baxter
Production Staif
Production Chief
Producer
Director
Screenplay by
Based on story by
Dore Schary
Edwin H. Knopf
Charles Walters
Helen Deutsch
Paul Galuco
Music by Bronislau Kaper
Choreography
Photography by
Charles Walters
Robert Planck, A.S.C.
Color by Technicolor
Color CoTisultants
Art Directors
Set Decorations
Special Effects
Puppets Created by
Henri Jaffa,
Robert Brower
Cedric Gibbons,
Paul Groesse
Edwin B. Willis.
Arthur Krams
Warren Newcombe
Paul E. Walton,
Michael O'Rourke
71

A Paramount Production
AUGUST
The Cast
Production Stati
Shane
AlanLadd
Producer-Director
George Stevens
Mrs. Starrett
Jean ARTHtm
Mr. Starrett Van Heflin
Joey Starrett Brandon De Wilde
Wilson
Jack Palance
Chris Ben Johnson
Lewis Edgar Buchanan
Ryker
Emile Meyer
Torrey
Elisha Cook, jr.
Mr. Shipstead
Douglas Spencer
Morgan
John Dierkes
Mrs. Torrey
Ellen Corby
Grafton
Paul McVey
Atkey John Miller
Screenplay
Additional Dialog
Original Novel
Director of Photography
A. B. Guthrie, jr.
Jack Sher
Jack Schaefer
Loyal Griggs, A.S.C.
Color by Technicolor
Color Consultant
Art Direction
Richard Mueller
Hal Pereira,
Walter Tyler
Costumes Edith Head
Make-up
Music Score
Wally Westmore
Victor Young
72

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I Wanted
...
RKO
. .RKO
. RKO
d^lue VKlobon l/i/innei^d in Pad U ears
V
(In. seasonal order, from September
through August)
1932
(Inaugurated March 1932, Therefore Only 6
Awards This Season)
Business and Pleasure Fox
Tarzon, The Ape Man MGM-
Columbia
No Greater Love
The Doomed Battalion
Universal
Rebecca ot Sunnybrook Farm . .Fox
Bring 'Em Bock Alive RKO Radio
1938 39
-
Boys Town
MGM
You Con't Take It With You Columbia
The Citodcl
MGM
A Christmas Corel
MGM
Sweethearts
MGM
Gunga Din RKO Radio
Pygmolion
MGM
Wuthering Heights United Artists
Union Pacific . Paramount
Young Mr. Lincoln
...20th-Fox
On Borrowed Time MGM
Stanley and Livingstone . 20th-Fox
1945-46
story of G.I. Joe
Our Vines Hove Tender Grapes
United Artists
MGM
The House on 92nd Street
20th-Fox
Spellbound United Artists
The Bells of St Mory's RKO Rodio
The Lost Weekend Paramount
Tomorrow Is Forever ..RKO Radio
Sorotogo Trunk
Warner Bros.
Dragonwyck
20lh-Fox
Two Sisters From Boston ••).•
The Gri
nd the King of Sic
\
1932-33
A Successful Calamity Warner Bros.
Phantom President
Paramount
Little Orphan Annie RKO Radio
Uptown New York World Wide
They Just Had to Get Married Universal
Stotc Fair Fox
Oliver Twist
Monogram
King Kong RKO Radio
Adorable
Fox
Gold Diggers of 1933 Warner Bros.
Stranger's Return MGM
Tugboat Annie
MGM
1939-40
The Wizard of Oz
MGM
Mr. Smith Goes to Wa shington ..Columbia
Drums Along the Moha wk
.20th-Fox
. . . Paramount
The Great Victor Herbert Paramount
Pinocchio
RKO Radio
Young Tom Edison MGM
Rebecca
Edison, the Man
United Artists
MGM
The Mortal Storm MGM
All This, ond Heaven Too Warner Bros
Pride and Prejudice MGM
1946-47
Cocsar and Cleopotro United Artists
Three Wise Foolf
MGM
Sister Kenny RKO Radio
Blue Skies Paramount
The Jolson Story Columbia
Song of the South RKO Radio
The Beginning or the End MGM
Happened in Brooklyn MGM
It
The Farmer's Daughter
The Yearling
RKO Radio
MGM
Mirocle on 34th Street 20th-Fox
Welcome Stranger Paramount
1933-34
One Man's Journey RKO Radio
The Bowery United Artists
Only Yesterday Universal
Little Women RKO Radio
Roman Scandals United Artists
The Cot and the Fiddle MGM
David Harum Fox
'
Torion and His Mote MGM
Vivo Villa : MGM
Little Miss Marker Poiomount
Here Comes the Navy Warner Bros.
Treosure Island , MGM
1940-41
The Howards of Virginia Columbia
The Greet Dictator
United Artists
Northwest Mounted Police
.Paramount
Tin Pon Alley 20th-Fox
Philadelphia Story MGM
Virginia
Paramount
The Lady Eve
Paramount
Men of Boys Town MGM
That Hamilton Woman!
United Artists
Wings Paramount
Caught in the Draff Paramount
Blossoms in the Dust MGM
1947-48
The Bochelor and the Bobby-Soie
Radio
The Unfinished Dance
MGM
Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Radio
Where There's Life
. . Paramount
My Wild Irish Rose
Warner Bros
MGM
The Bishop's Wife RKO Radio
I Remember Memo RKO Radio
State of the Union MGM
Green Gross of Wyoming 20fh-Fox
Foster Parade
MGM
The Best Years of dur Lives RKO Radio
AUGU9
1934-35
One Night of Love Columbia
Judge Priest Fox
White Parade Fox
Flirtation Walk National
David Copperfield
First
MGM
Little Colonel Fox
Roberta
RKO Radio
Naughty Marietta
MGM
G-Men
Warner Bros.
The Informer RKO Radio
Love Me Forever
Columbio
Alice Adams
RKO Radio
1941 -42
Citizen Kone RKO Radio
Sergeant York
Warner Bros.
One Foot in Heaven
H. M. Pulham, Esq
Worner Bros.
MGM
How Green Was My Volley
Women of the Year
20th-Fox
MGM
To Be or Not to Be United Artists
Fantasia
Tortilla Flat
RKO Radio
MGM
They All Kissed the Bride Columbia
This Above All
20th-Fox
The Pied Piper 20th-Fox
1948 - 49
The Babe Ruth Story Monogram
Apartment for Peggy 20th-Fox
Worner Johnny Belinda
The Three Musketeers
Bros.
MGM
The Snake Pit 20th-Fox
The Boy With Green Hoir
RKO Radio
So Dcor to My Heart RKO Rodio
Take Me Out to the Ball Gome MGM
Little Women MGM
The Berkleys of Broadway MGM
The Stratton Story
MGM
Look for the Silver Lining Warner Bros.
1935-36
Top Hot RKO Radio
O'Shoughnessy's Boy MGM
Mutiny on the Bounty MGM
Ah, Wilderness!
MGM
A Tale of Two Cities MGM
Story of Louis Pasteur Warner Bros.
The Country Doctor
20th-Fox
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Columbia
Show Boat Universal
San Froncisco
MGM
The White Angel
Warner Bros.
The Green Pastures Warner Bros.
1942-43
MGM
Mrs. Miniver
The Moior and the Minor Paramount
Tales of Monhottan 20th-Fox
George Washington Slept Here Warner Bros.
Yankee Doodle Dandy .Warner Bros.
Star Spangled Rhythm
Paramount
Pride of the Yankees RKO Radio
Random Harvest MGM
The More the Merrier Columbia
Stage Door Canteen United Artists
The Humon Comedy
MGM
Is This the Army Warner Bros.
1949-50
Come to the Stable 20th-Fox
I Was a Mole Wor Bride 20th-Fox
Ichobod and Mr. Toad RKO Radio
Adam's Rib MGM
On the Town MGM
All the King's Men Columbia
Twelve O'clock High
20th-Fox
Cinderella
RKO Radio
Cheaper by the Dozen 20th-Fox
The Jackie Robinson Story United Artists
Father of the Bride MGM
Treasure Island .
Radio
i,A.S.C.
1936-37
The Lost of the Mohicons United Artists
A Midsummer Night's Dreom Warner Bros.
Charge of the Light Brigade Worner Bros.
Winterset
RKO Radio
The Ploinsman Paramount
Moid of Solem Paramount
Moyfime
MGM
Romeo and Juliet MGM
The Prince ond the Pouper Warner Bros.
Coptoins Courageous
MGM
Wee Willie Winkie 20th-Fox
The Good Earth
MGM
1943-44
So Proudly We Hail Poromount
Thank Your Lucky Stors
Warner Bros
Guodolconol Diary .
.20th-Fox
Lassie Come Home MGM
Destination Tokyo
Worner Bros.
Madame Curie
MGM
A Guy Named Joe MGM
See Here, Private Horgrove MGM
For Whom the
The White Cliffs
Bell Tolls
of Dover
Paramount
MGM
Story of Dr. The Wosscll Poromount
Going My Way
Poromount
1950-51
Louiso
Universol-lnt'l
Fancy Fonts Poromount
Mister 880 20th-Fox
King Solomon's Minas
MGM
Harvey
Universol-tnt'l
Kim
MGM
Royoi Wedding
MGM
Father's Little Dividend MGM
The Great Caruso MGM
On the Riviera 20th-Fox
The Frogmen 20th-Fox
Alice in Wonderland RKO Radio
VICIOB'
1937-38
Lost Horizon Columbia
The Life of Emile Zola Warner Bros
The Firefly
MGM
Tovorich
Warner Bros.
Wells Fogro
Poromount
Snow White and the Seven Dworfs RKO Radio
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Form
20th-Fox
In Old Chicago 20th-Fox
Adventures of Robin Hood Warner Bros.
Holidoy
Columbia
Love Finds Andy Hardy MGM
Alexonder's Ragtime Band
20th-Fox
1944-45
MGM
The Seventh Cross
Arsenic and Old Lace .". Worner Bros.
Since You Went Away United Artists
Mrs. Porkington MGM
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo MGM
The Keys of the Kingdom 20th-Fox
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 20th-Fox
Notional Velvet MGM
The Enchanted Colloga. . . : RKO Rodio
MGM
The Clock
Valley of Decision MGM
Wilson
20th-Fox
1951-52
Coploin Horatio Hornblowor Worner Bros.
Angels in the Outfield MGM
An American in Paris MGM
A Christmas Corel United Artists
Sec You in My Dreams Worner Bros.
I'll
Room for One More Warner Bros.
The Africon Queen United Artists
With o Song in My Heart 20th-Fox
The Pride of St. Louis 20th-Fox
Belles on Their Toes 20th-Fox
The Greatest Show on Earth Paramount
The Story of Will Rogers Warrwr Bros
73

I
(I5lue i\ibl?on ^J^onoi' rsoil (^all-
Recipients of Two or More Awards From March 1932, Through August 1953, Are Herein Cited
PToduceis
11 Awards
Pandro S. Berman
10 Awords
Walt Disney
7 Awords
Henry Blanke
Arthur Freed
Dovid O. Selznick
Hunt Stromberg
Hal 8. Wollis
6 Awards
Sidney Franklin
Samuel Goldwyn
5 Awards
Cecil B. DeMille
Kenneth Macgowan
Joe Pasternak
4 Awards
John W. Considine jr.
Joseph L. AAankiewicz
Sol C. Siegel
George Stevens
3 Awards
Frank Copra
Louis F. Edelmon
Samuel G. Engel
Bryan Foy
Leon Gordon
Arthur Hornblow jr.
Bernard H. Hyman
Jesse L. Lasky
Louis D. Lighten
Perce Pearce
Sam Zimbalist
2 Awards
Robert Arthur
Irving Asher
Robert Bossier
Charles Brackett
Clarence Brown
Merion C. Cooper
Jack Cummings
Orville O. Dull
S. P. Eagle
Lucien Hubbard
Nunnolly Johnson
Paul Jones
Edwin K. Knopf
Alexander Korda
Mervyn LeRoy
Albert Lewin
David Lewis
Samuel Marx
Leo McCarey
Harriet Parsons
Gabriel Pascal
William Perlberg
William H. Pine
Everett Riskin
A. L. Rockett
Jerry Wald
Directors
8 Awards
Clarence Brown
7 Awards
Mervyn LeRoy
Henry King
Norman Taurog
6 Awords
David Butler
Frank Copra
George Cukor
Michoel Curtiz
Henry Koster
George Stevens
5 Awards
Cecil B. DeMille
William Dieterle
John Ford
William Keighley
4 Awards
Clyde Geronimi
Alexander Hall
Walter Long
Anotole Litvak
Vincente Minnelli
3 Awards
Frank Borzage
John Cromwell
Wilfred Jackson
Robert Z. Leonard
Hamilton Luske
Irving Pichel
King Vidor
Charles Walters
William Wyler
2 Awords
Lloyd Bacon
Jack Conway
Stanley Donen
Toy Gornett
Alfred E. Green
Howard Hawks
Alfred Hitchcock
George Marshall
Leo McCarey
Jean Negulesco
John Robertson
Alfred Santell
Victor Saville
George Seoton
Lewis Seller
George Sidney
Rooul Walsh
Billy Wilder
Actors
17 Awards
Spencer Tracy
13 Awards
Lionet Barrymore
10 Awords
Charles Coburn
Cory Grant
9 Awards
Donald Crisp
8 Awards
Gory Cooper
James Gleoson
7 Awards
Edward Arnold
Gene Lockhort
Mickey Rooney
James Stewart
6 Awards
Fred Astaire
Bing Crosby
Edmund Gwenn
Von Johnson
Thomas Mitchell
Henry O'Neill
Gregory Peck
Basil Rothbone
Willord Robertson
5 Awards
Charles Bickford
Errol Flynn
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Edward Everett Horton
Peter Lawford
Joel McCreo
Roddy McDowall
Lloyd Nolan
Laurence Olivier
Walter Pidgeon
Henry Stephenson
Akim Tomiroff
George Tobias
Keenan Wynn
4 Awards
Mischa Auer
James Cagney
'
Brian Donlevy
Bobby Driscoll
Henry Fonda
Bob Hope
Gene Kelly
Fred MacMurray
Roy Milland
Reginald Owen
Dick Powell
Vincent Price
Claude Rains
Henry Wilcoxon
Robert Young
3 Awards
Eddie Anderson
Robert Arthur
Lew Ayres
William Bendix
Ray Bolger
Charles Boyer
Wolter Brennon
Felix Bressart
Eddie Cantor
Ray Collins
Ronald Colmon
Jackie Cooper
Joseph Gotten
Hume Cronyn
Tom Drake
Jimmy Durante
Nelson Eddy
Borry Fitzgerald
Preston Foster
John Garfield
Billy Gilbert
Thomas Gomez
Jack Haley
Richord Haydn
Von Heflin
Ion Hunter
Jackie Jenkins
Allon Jones
Danny Koye
Cecil Kellowoy
Guy Kibbee
Potric Knowles
Alexander Knox
Frank McHugh
Grant Mitchell
Dickie Moore
Paul Muni
David Niven
Jock Oakie
Pat O'Brien
Eugene Pallette
Tyrone Power
Randolph Scott
Frank Sinatra
Dean Stockwell
Franchot Tone
Henry Trovers
Robert Wagner
Clifton Webb
Monty Woolley
2 Awards
Dona Andrews
Scotty Beckett
Sidney Blackmer
Humphrey Bogort
Eddie Bracken
James Brown
Edgar Buchanan
Richard Carlson
Hoagy Carmichael
Leo Corrillo
Jack Carson
Lee J. Cobb
James Craig
Williom Demorest
Melvyn Douglas
William Frowley
Clark Gable
Reginald Gardiner
Leo Genn
Stewart Granger
Rex Harrison
William Holden
John Howard
Jeffrey
Hunter
Burl Ives
Sam Joffe
Dean J agger
Victory Jory
Alan Lodd
Richard Lone
Glenn Longan
Mario Lanza
Charles Laughton
Oscar Levant
Paul Lukas
Barton MocLone
Fredric March
Hugh Marlowe
Alan Marshal
Lauritz Melchior
Adolphe Menjou
Burgess Meredith
Gary Merrill
Robert Mitchum
Dennis Morgan
Ralph Morgan
Alan Mowbray
Jules Munshin
John Payne
Robert Preston
Ronald Reagan
Edward G. Robinson
Don Taylor
Danny Thomas
Rudy Vollee ,
David Wayne
Johnny Weissmuller
Orson Welles
Acfresses
8 Awards
Katharine Hepburn
7 Awards
Spring Byington
Claudette Colbert
Greer Garson
6 Awards
Jean Arthur
Gladys Cooper
Irene Dunne
Jeonette MacDonald
Ginger Rogers
Shirley Temple
5 Awards
Beulah Bond!
Billie Burke
Olivia de Hovilland
Agnes Moorehead
Moureen O'Sullivan
4 Awords
June Allyson
Fay Bainter
Ingrid Bergman
Judy Garland
Paulette Goddard
Signe Hasso
Ruth Hussey
Joan Leslie
Anita Louise
Myrna Loy
Margaret O'Brien
Elizabeth Taylor
Jane Wyman
Loretta Young
3 Awards
Mary Astor
Joan Bennett
Jeanne Crain
Frances Dee
Alice Foye
Joan Fontaine
Fay Holden
Marsha Hunt
Veronica Lake
Dorothy Lamour
Elsa Lonchester
Angela Lansbury
Virginia Mayo
Ann Miller
Dorothy McGuire
Mary Nash
Flora Robson
Ann Rutherford
Ann Sheridan
Gale Sondergaard
Barbara Stanwyck
Gloria Stuart
Gene Tierney
Lana Turner
Lucile Watson
Virginia Weldler
Teresa Wright
2 Awords
Elizabeth Allan
Binnie Barnes
Barbara Botes
Kathryn Beaumont
Joan Blondell
Leslie Caron
Madeleine Carroll
Joan Caulfield
Jane Darwell
Bette Davis
Joonne Dru
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Betty Garrett
Kathryn Grayson
Sara Hoden
Angel Heather
Celeste Holm
Josephine Hull
Betty Hutton
Rita Johnson
Hedy Lamarr
Janet Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Mory Martin
Aline MocMohon
Una Merkel
Mildred Natwick
Una O'Connor
Maureen O'Hara
Barbara O'Neil
Debra Paget
Luana Patten
Donna Reed
Anne Revere
Thelma Ritter
Rosalind Russell
Martha Scott
Rondy Stuart
Margaret Sullavan
Jessica Tandy
Beverly Tyler
Ruth Warrick
Esther Williams
Natalie Wood
WtiteTS
(Original' Stories)
3 Awards
Robert Considine
2 Award!
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
C. S. Forester
Paul Galileo
Frank B. Gilbreth jr.
Ben Hecht
James Hilton
George S. Koufmon
Leo McCorey
Phil Stong
(Screenplays)
11 Awards
Sonya Levien
5 Awards
Talbot Jennings
Casey Robinson
4 Awards
Sidney Buchmcn
George Froeschel
Frances Goodrich
Albert Hackett
Ben Hecht
Dudley Nichols
Robert Riskin
3 Awords
Hugo Butler
Charles Brackett
Myles Connolly
Delmer Doves
Philip Dunne
Henry Ephron
Phoebe Ephron
Howard Estabrook
Julien Josephson
Noel Langley
Jesse Losky jr.
Alan Joy Lerner
William Ludwig
John Lee Mahin
Jane Murfin
Allan Scott
Melville Shovelson
Arthur Sheekmon
Donald Ogden Stewart
Dalton Trumbo
Harry Tugend
2 Awards
Robert Ardrey
John Tucker Battle
Sally Benson
DeWitt Bodeen
Betty Comden
AAorc Connelly
William Conselmon
Ian Dolrymple
Fronk Davis
Bradbury Foote
Everett Freeman
Sheridan Gibney
Leon Gordon
Adolph Green
Victor Heermon
Elizabeth Hill
John Huston
Nunnolly Johnson
Beirne Lay jr.
Alan Le Moy
Anita Loos
Borre Lyndon
Joseph L. Monkiewicz
Ben Morkson
Sara Y. Mason
John Meehan
Seton 1. Miller
James O'Honlon
Paul Osborn
Ernest Pascal
Norman Reilly Roine
Walter Reisch
Stanley Roberts
Jack Rose
George Seoton
Sidney Sheldon
R. C. Sherriff
Robert Sherwood
Tess Slesinger
Leonard Spigelgoss
Jo Swerling
Korl Tunberg
Anthony Velller
George Wells
Billy Wilder
Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer ...81
20th Century-Fox 44
RKO Radio 35
Warner Bros 32
Paromount 27
United Artists 16
Columbia 13
Universal 7
Allied Artists (Mono) 2
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M\ Season rurrent and foniiii!! Fcaliircs
Essential Data on Films: in Release from Beginning of
Each Company's Season Through December )953; Completed
or in Production for Release After January I, 1954
Title, Cast and Other Changes Will be Published in the
Feature Chart and the News Section of BOXOFFICE.
(For 1952-53 Releases, See Feature Index, Page 9/.
LOOKinC RHERD
ALLIED ARTISTS
(September 27 through December 20, 1953)
FIGHTER ATTACK (War Droma). Stars: Sterling Hoyden,
Joy Page, J. Corrol Naish. Producer; William
Calihan jr. Director: Lesley Selonder. Original
Screenplay: Simon Wincelberg.
• A squodron leoder in the oir war over Italy in
1944, Sterling Hayden volunteers to blast out on
enemy supply dump so that a mojor ground ottock
con succeed. He is shot down and rescued by the
Italian underground, falls in love with a girl guerrilla,
makes his way back to his base and returns,
after the war, to marry her. Nov. 29, 1953.
JACK SLADE (Western). Stars: Mark Stevens, Dorothy
Malonc, Barton MocLane. Producer: Lindsley Parsons.
Director: Harold Schuster. Original Screenplay:
Warren Douglas.
• Mork Stevens, division monager of a stage line
in the 1850s, has a reputation as a killer—on the
side of the law. Forced in a gunfight to kill a
boyhood friend, Stevens is overcome with remorse,
begins drinking heovily, wrecks his marriage and is
slain while trying to elude capture and a fair trial.
Nov. 8, 1953.
JENNIFER (Suspense Drama). Stars: Ido Lupino, Howard
Duff, Robert Nichols. Producer: Berman Sworttz.
Director: Joel Newton. Original: Virginia Myers.
Screenplay: Richard Dorso, Bernard Girard.
• Ida Lupino secures a job as caretaker of a
vacated estate last occupied by a woman who mysteriously
disappeared. Ida unearths evidence leading
her to believe the woman had been murdered,
but it IS revealed the missing woman actually had
gone insane and that her family hod spiiited her
away to avoid unwelcome publicity. Oct. 25, 1953.
PRIVATE EYES (Comedy Melodrama). Stars: Leo Gorcey,
Huntz Hall, Joyce Holden. Producer: Ben
Schwalb. Director: Edward Bernds. Original Screenplay:
Ellwood Ullmon and Edward Bernds.
• (Bowery Boys Series.) Huntz Hall is hit on the
nose and develops a mystic mind-reading power.
Cashing in on this, the Bowery Boys buy a detective
ogency. Through first client Joyce Holden, they
find crooks operating health farm as a blind,
a
uncover their activities, and turn the farm into a
boys' club. Dec. 6, 1953.
ROYAL AFRICAN RIFLES (Drama). Stars; Louis Hayword,
Veronica Hurst, Michael Pate. Producer:
Richard Heermonce. Director: Lesley Selonder.
Original Screenplay; Dan Ullman.
• In 1914, a shipment of machine guns is stolen
from a British war vessel. Louis Hoyword, assigned
to get them back, learns thief is selling them to
the Germans and recovers the guns after ottocking
native village where they are hidden. In Cinecolor
Sept. 27, 1953.
TEXAS BAD MAN (Western). Stars: Wayne Morris,
Frank Ferguson, Elaine Riley. Producer; Vincent M.
Fennelly. Director: Lewis D. Collins. Original
Screenplay: Joseph F. Poland.
• Texas desperadoes move in on a small mining
town, plotting to take over a gold shipment. The
situation IS complicated for the young sheriff as
his outlaw father heads the desperadoes. Dec. 20,
1953.
I
VIGILANTE TERROR (Western). Stars: Wild Bill Ell.ott,
Mary Ellen Kay, Myron Healey. Producer:
Vincent M. Fennelly. Director; Lewis D. Collins.
Original Screenplay; Sid Theil.
• Masked vigilantes terrorize a frontier town and
plant suspic.on on store owner after a gold robbery.
Wild Bill Elliott is appointed sheriff but Myron
Heoley, crooked saloonkeeper, nearly has him
hanged before Mary Ellen Kay produces evidence
of the gang's guilt and helps him and her father
escape Nov. 15, 1953.
[THE YELLOW BALLOON (Suspense Dramo). Stars: Andrew
Roy, Kothleen Ryan, Kenneth More. Producer:
Victor Skutezky. Director; J. Lee Thompson. Original
Screenplay: Anne Burnaby, J. Lee Thompson.
• This British-made feature concerns young Andrew
Ray who, shocked by the accidental death of a
playmate, is picked up and made the tool of a
petty crook. Involved in murder and other horrors,
Andrew is rescued by the police, sobs out his
story to his bewildered parents and becomes o
normal little boy again. Oct. 4, 1953.
Coming
THE ANNAPOLIS STORY (Dramo). Stars: not set.
Producer; Walter Minsch. Director: not set. Original
Screenplay; Dan Ullman.
• This story of the US. naval ocodemy at Annapolis
will be photographed in Technicolor.
ARROW IN THE DUST (Western). Stors: Sterling
Hayden, Coleen Gray, Keith Larscn. Producer:
Hayes Goetz. Director; Lesley Selonder. Original
Screenploy; Don Martin.
• Sterling Hoyden, o cavalry trooper deserting his
command, hooks up with o wagon train that has
been ottacked by Indians. Despite raid otter roid
by the redskins. Hoyden lashes the emigrant party
ahead ond rides on his lonely way as the train
gains the safety of the fort. Filmed in Technicolor.
BATTLE STAR (Wor Droma). Stors; not set. Producer:
William Colihon jr. Director; not set. Originol
Screenplay; George Woggner.
• A story of helicopter crews in rescue and ossoult
operations, this will be filmed in color.
THE BLACK PRINCE (Historical Drama). Stors; not
set. Producer; Walter Mirisch. Director; not set.
Original Screenplay; not set.
• The compony's first CinemoScope venture, this
story of Richard the Lion-Heorted is plonned for
filming Technicolor, on location in England, with
in
Associated British Pictures participating.
BOMBA SERIES (Jungle Dramas). Stars: Johnny Sheffield,
Leonard Mudie and others. Producer; Ford
Beebe. Director; Ford Beebe. Originals; Roy Rockwood.
Screenplays; Ford Beebe and others.
• There will be a minimum of two jungle odventures
starring Johnny Sheffield as "Bombo." The
series for the season will include "The Golden Idol."
BOWERY BOYS SERIES (Comedies). Stars: Leo Gorcey,
Huntz Hall, Joyce Holden and others. Producer;
Ben Schwalb. Directors; Edword Bernds, William
Beaudine and others. Original Screenplay; Edward
Bernds, Ellwood Ullman and others.
• Titles of the upcoming "Bowery Boys" comedies,
toplining Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall, include "Private
Eyes," "Paris Bombshells" and "Meet the
Monsters."
CRASHING TIMBER (Action Drama). Stors; Barry
Sullivan (incomplete). Producer: Lindsley Porsons.
set. Director: not Originol Screenplay; Warren
Douglas.
• A story of the logging camps, to be produced on
location in Colifornio's High Sierras.
DRAGON WELLS MASSACRE (Western). Stars; not
set. Producer; Lindsley Parsons. Director: not set.
Original Screenplay; Oliver Bloke, Warren Douglas.
• This godoper is based on the mossocre of Butterfield
stagecooch passengers in Apache country in
Arizona in the 1860s.
DRAGONFLY SQUADRON (War Drama). Stars: John
Hodiok, Barbara Britton, Bruce Bennett. Producer:
John Champion. Director; Lesley Selonder. Original
Screenploy; John Champion.
• A story of the training of South Koreon pilots by
members of the U.S. oir force.
EAGLES OF THE FLEET (Dramo). Stors: not set. Producer;
Hayes Goetz. Director; not set. Originol
Screenplay; Horoce McCoy.
• Which deals with the training of U.S. novy air
cadets at Pensocolo, Flo.
THE GREEN HILLS OF IDAHO (Outdoor Dramo). Stars:
not set. Producer: not set. Director; Ford Beebe.
Original Screenploy: Ford Beebe.
• This romantic outdoor drama will be filmed in
color.
HAJJI BABA (Costume Drama). Stars: not set. Producer:
Walter Wonger. Director; not set. Original;
James Morter. Screenplay: Francis Swonn, Richord
Collins.
• Adapted from the novel, ond plonned for filming
in Technicolor, this is a story of Persia at the
turn of the 19th century.
HIGHWAY DRAGNET (Mystery Droma). Stors: Richard
Conte, Joan Bennett, Wondo Hendrix. Producer:
William F. Broidy. Director; Nothon Juron.
Originol; U. S, Anderson, Roger Cormon. Screenplay:
Herb Meadow, Jerome Odium.
• Joan Bennett, magazine photographer, ond Wondo
Hendrix, her model, meet Richord Conte, just dischorged
from the marines, in Los Vegas. Conte is
pursued by police who suspect him of murdering a
g.rl
cleared when Joan
was casually ocquointcd, but is
i reveoled as the slayer. In 3-D.
HOLD BACK THE NIGHT (War Dramo). Stars: not set.
Producer: not set. Director: not set. Original; Pot
Frank. Screenploy: Wolter Doniger.
• A story of the Korean war.
JOHN BROWN'S RAIDERS (Historicol Dromo). Stors:
not set. Producer; Edward Morey jr. Director; not
set. Original Screenplay; Arthur Orloff.
• An action drama built around the octivities of
John Brown, the Americon abolitionist, in the ero
just preceding the Civil Wor.
KETCHIKAN (Action Dromo). Stors: Borry Sullivon
(incomplete). Producer: Lindsley Parsons. Director:
not set. Original Screenplay: Warren Douglas.
• This dromo of Alosko's solmon-f ishing industry
is slated for production on location there, in color.
LOOPHOLE (Melodrama). Stars: Barry Sullivan, Dorothy
Molone, Mory Beth Hughes. Producer; Lindsley
Parsons. Director; Schuster. Horold Original; George
Bricker, Dwight V. Bobcock. Screenploy; Worren
Douglas.
• Borry Sullivan, o bonk teller, is discharged when
it is discovered he is $50,000 short in his accounts
— theft actually perpetrated by one of the bonk
exominers. At the risk of his life, Sullivan monoges
to trap the criminol, recover most of the money and
clear his nome, following which he is reinstoted in
his
job.
THE POLICE STORY (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer;
set. set. not Director; not Originol Screenploy:
Williom Sockheim.
• This crime dro.mo is based on the activities of o
metropolitan police force.
PRIDE OF THE BLUE GRASS (Action Dromo). Stars;
Lloyd Bridges, Vera Miles, Arthur Shields. Producer;
Hayes Goetz. Director; Williom Beoudine. Originol
Horold Shumate. Screenplay: not set.
• A story of horse-rocing in Kentucky.
RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11 (Prison Drama). Stars:
Neville Brand, Leo Gordon, Emile Meyer. Producer;
Walter Wonger. Director: Don Siegel. Original
Screenplay; Richord Collins.
• A not spreods through o stote penitentiary, during
which eight guards ore overpowered ond held as
hostages. Prison authorities ore forced to borgoin,
ond violence increases to the point where stote
is militia in. called Finally the not subsides, the
men go bock to their cells, ond prison life continues.
THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE (Historicol Dramo). Stars;
set. not Producer: William Colihon. Director; rxjt
set. Original Screenplay: Albert Von.
• A biography of Francis Scott Key, who composed
our national anthem, "The Stor-Spongled Banner."
SWEET VIOLENCE (Crime Dromo). Stors; Richord
Conte (incomplete). Producer; William F. Broidy.
Director; set. not Originol Screenplay: Peter Brooke.
• A murder mystery.
UNTITLED (Melodromo). Stors; Richard Conte (incomplete).
Producer; William F. Broidy. Director; not
set. Original: Joe Pogano. Screenploy; rwt set.
• To be mode on location in Berlin, this deols with
the experiences of o U.S. criminol investigotion
department sleuth assigned to trop o counterfeiting
ring in Germony.
WANTED BY THE F.B.I. (Crime Dromo). Stars: not
set. Producer; Williom F. Broidy. Director; not set.
Originol: John McLaughlin. Screenplay: John Rich.
• A cops-and-robbers melodrama.
WAYNE MORRIS SERIES (Westerns). Stars: Wayne
Morris, Virginio Grey, John Kellogg ond others.
Producer; Vincent M. Fennelly. Directors: Lewis D.
Collins, Thomos Corr and others. Originol Screenploys;
William Roynor, Joseph F. Polond ond others.
• Gallopers in which Woyne Morris will stor during
the season include "The Fighting Lowmon," "Cheyenne
Crossing, " "Texas Bod Mon," "The Greot
Southwest" ond "Hell Wind."
WILD BILL ELLIOTT SERIES (Westerns). Stars: Wild
Bill Elliott, Mory Ellen Koy ond others. Producer:
Vincent M. Fennelly. Directors; Lewis D. Collins,
Thomas Corr and others. Original Screenploys:
George Woggner, Milton Roison, Adele Buffington
ond others.
• Sogebrush sagos storring Wild Bill Elliott on the
season's progrom include "Bitter Creek," "The
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Fortv-Niners," "Massacre at Deer Creek," "Vigilante
Terror,' "Quantrill's Raiders" and "Tonopoh."
WOLF PACK (Melodrama). Stars: not set. Producer:
William F. Broidy Director: not set. Original
Screenplay: Horry Essex.
• To be tilmed entirely on big-city locations, this
is based on police-file escapades of young hoodlum
gongs throughout southern Colifornia.
THE WORLD FOR RANSOM (Drama). Stars: Don
Duryea, Morion Carr, Reginald Denny. Producer:
Bernard Tobokin. Director: Robert Aldrich. Original
Screenploy: Lindsay Hordy.
• This drama of an internationol spy ring has o
Singapore locale.
YUKON VENGEANCE (Outdoor Dromo). Stars: Kirby
Gront, Mary Ellen Kay, Monte Hale. Producer
William F Broidy. Director: William Beaudine.
Original: James Oliver Curwood. Screenplay: Bill
Roynor.
• Kirby Grant, a corporal in the Canadian Mounties,
sets out to investigate a series of lumber camp
payroll robberies. After a series of fights ond narrow
escapes, he uncovers Monte Hale, manoger of
a mine, 05 the moster-mind of the holdups, ond
kills him in hand-to-hand combat.
Columbia
(July through December 1953)
THE BIG HEAT (Drama). Stars: Glenn Ford, Gloria
Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby. Producer:
Robert Arthur. Director: Fritz Lang. Original:
William P. McGivern. Screenplay: Sydney
Boehm.
• Homicide detective Glenn Ford, investigating the
'suicide of o corrupt officer, ignores threats to lay
off, and his wife is killed in an explosion meonf
for him. Resigning from the force, he continues
the probing on his own and goes after Alexander
Scourby, head of the underworld syndicate. Oct.
1953.
CHINA VENTURE (Wor Drama). Stars: Edmond
O'Brien, Barry Sullivan, Jocelyn Brando Producer:
Anson Bond. Director: Don Siegel. Original: Anson
Bond. Screenplay: George Worthing Votes, Richard
Collins.
• World War II adventures of Navy Commanders
Barry Sullivan and Edmond O'Brien, and navy nurse
Jocelyn Brando, as they make their way through
the jungles of southern China to rescue a Japanese
admiral from Chinese guerriMos. Their aim is to
keep him olive because of valuable information
needed by America, Sept. 1953.
COMBAT SQUAD (Drama). Stars: John Ireland, Lon
McCallister, Hoi March. Producer: Jerry Thomas.
Director: Cy Roth. Original Screenplay: Wyott
Ordung.
• Replacement soldier Lon McCollister resents
being kept out of Korean combat by sergeant John
Ireland, who thinks he is too green. Lon's opportunity
to prove himself a soldier in the sergeant's
eyes comes in a close battle with snipers. Oct. 1953.
CONQUEST OF COCHISE (Action Drama). Stars: John
Hodiok, Robert Stack, Joy Page. Producer: Sam
Katzmon Director: William Castle. Original: DeVollon
Scott. Screenplay: Arthur Lewis, DeVollon Scott.
• Apache Chief Cochise, John Hodiak, mokes peace
with the white men, but when o renegade Mexican
shoots his wife with an American rifle, a new
war threat arises. Cochise gives cavalry major
Robert Stock four days to turn over the killer In
Technicolor. Sept. 1953.
CRUISIN' DOWN THE RIVER (Musicol). Stars: Dick
Haymes, Audrey Totter, Billy Daniels. Producer:
Jonie Taps Director: Richard Quine. Original
Screenplay: Blake Edwards, Richard Quine.
• Entertainer inherits broken-down showboat from
grandfather who won it along with a sweetheart
from the original owner. Boat is turned into a
nightclub, and romance with original owners gronddoughter
dissolves feud. In Technicolor. Aug. 1953.
THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T. (Fantasy) Stars: Peter
Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried, Tommy
Rettig. Producer: Stanley Kramer. Director: Roy
Rowland. Original: Dr. Seuss. Screenplay Dr Seuss
Allan Scott.
• Nine-yeor-old Tommy Rettig, chided for not practicing
his piano lessons, dreams he wrecks plot of
cruel maestro Hans Conried to imprison 500 boys
and moke them practice 24 hourse doily. Tommy
wakes to find his plumber friend romancing his
pretty, young mother. In Technicolor. Aug. 1953.
FLAME OF CALCUTTA (Costume Drama). Stars- Denise
Darcel, Pafric Knowles, Paul Covonagh, George
Keymas. Producer: Sam Katzmon. Director: Seymour
Friedmon. Originol: Sol Shor. Screenplay
Robert E. Kent.
• Denise Darcel, o beautiful French girl disguised
OS "The Flame," becomes masked leader of revolutionaries
to overthrow Indian prince and avenge
her father's murder. British coptoin, Patric Knowles,
defends her when
ish outpost, and
1953.
is blomed for attack on Britles
her. In Technicolor. July
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (Dromo). Stors: Burt Lancaster,
Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Frank
Sinatra, Donno Reed. Producer: Buddy Adier.
Director Fred Zinnemonn. Original: James Jones.
Screenplay Daniel Torodosh.
• Sadistic commanding officer in pre-Peorl Harbor
days bullies soldier Montgomery Cliff, a former
boxer, because of his refusal to join the compony's
boxing team. Clift maintains his dignity through
oil types of punishment, only to die in the Pearl
Harbor attack. Sept. 1953.
GUN FURY (Super-Western). Stars: Rock Hudson,
Donno Reed, Roberta Hoynes, Philip Corey. Producer:
Lewis J. Rochmil. Director: Raoul Walsh.
Original: K. R, G. Granger. Screenplay: Irving Wallace,
Roy Huggms.
• Rock Hudson goes to Mexico to avenge the
abduction of his fioncee, Donno Reed, by desperado
Philip Carey. Carey's sweetheart, Roberta Haynes,
and on Indian join him, each having a motive for
revenge, and together they free the girl. In 3-D
and Technicolor. Nov. 1953.
KILLER APE (Melodrama). Stars: Johnny Weissmuller,
Carol Thurston, Tomba, Max Palmer. Producer: Sam
Katzmon Director: Spencer G. Bennet. Original:
Carroll Young. Screenplay: Carroll Young, Arthur
Hoerl.
• (Jungle Jim series.) Jungle Jim tries to stop the
sale of wild animals by Wasuli tribesmen to white
hunters for experimental purposes. At the some
time he warns them of a huge killer-ape terrorizing
the vicinity, but his warning goes unheeded. When
the animal kills a man. Jungle Jim is blamed
Dec. 1953.
LAST OF THE PONY RIDERS (Western) Stars: Gene
Autry, Smiley Burnette, Kathleen Case, Dick Jones.
Producer: Armond Schoefer (Gene Autry Productions).
Director: George Archainbaud. Original
Screenplay: Ruth Woodman.
• Gene Autry and his sidekick. Smiley Burnette,
save the Pony Express from being discredited by
scheming townsmen who ore out to get a government
mail contract at any cost. The two sagebrush
heroes smash the crooks and start their own
stage line. Nov. 1953.
THE LAST POSSE (Western). Stars: Broderick Crawford,
John Derek, Charles Bickford, Wanda Hendrix.
Producer: Horry Joe Brown. Director: Alfred
Werker. Original: Seymour ond Connie Lee Bennett.
Screenploy: Seymour and Connie Lee Bennett,
Kenneth Garnet.
• Three impoverished ranchers, forced to sell their
cattle to a wealthy rancher, become fugitives from
lustice when they hold up the cattleman and escape
with $100,000, Broderick Crawford, as a drunken,
once-famous sheriff, leads a posse and dies defending
lustice, July 1953.
LET'S DO IT AGAIN (Comedy With Music). Stars: Jane
Wymon, Ray Milland, Aldo Roy. Producer: Oscar
Soul Director: Alexander Arthur
Hall. Original:
Richman. Screenplay: Mary Loos, Richard Sale.
• Roy Milland steps out with a dancer ond his
wife, Jane Wymon, retoltates by stepping out herself,
divorce and results. They go their separate
ways but, still in love with each other, the two
ore reconciled before the decree becomes final.
In Technicolor. July 1953.
MISSION OVER KOREA (War Drama). Stars: John
Hodiok, John Derek, Audrey Totter, Maureen O'Sullivan
Producer: Robert Cohn. Director: Fred F.
Sears Original: Richard Tregoskis, Screenplay:
Jesse Losky jr., Eugene Ling, Martin Goldsmith.
L.
• Veteran flier is sent bock to Korea offer o oneday
leave with his family in Japan. He is fatally
wounded while rescuing his rash, inexperienced
base hospital. Aug.
pilot, who flies him back to
1953. ^
THE NEBRASKAN (Western). Stars: Phil Carey, Roberta
Haynes, Wallace Ford. Producer: Wallace
MocDonald Director: Fred F. Sears. Original: David
Long. Screenplay: David Long, Martin Berkeley.
• Phil Corey, on army scout, is involved when his
Indian aide is accused by Sioux tribesmen of killing
their chieftain. The Sioux threaten war, and Carey
tries to bring peace between Indians and whites,
but blood flows until the accused redskin found
is
to be innocent. In 3-D, 2-D and Technicolor. Dec.
1953.
PARIS MODEL (Comedy). Stars: Marilyn Moxwell,
Poulefte Goddard, Eva Gobor, Barbara Lawrence.
Producer: Albert Zugsmith (American Pictures).
Director: Alfred E. Green. Original Screenplay-
Robert Smith.
• A representative of o New York monufocturer
steals the design of o daring and exclusive Parisian
evening gown. Three girls who buy copies of the
dress become involved in various romantic odventures
after the purchaser of the original uses it
in on effort to ensnare on Oriental potentate
Nov. 1953.
PRISONERS OF THE CASBAH (Costume Drama). Stars:
Cesar Romero, Gloria Grahame, Turhan Bey. Producer:
Sam Katzmon. Director: Richard Bare. Original:
William Roynor. Screenplay: DeVollon Scott.
• Plotting ogoinst the ruler of 18th century Algiers,
Cesar Romero kidnaps the ruler's daughter, Gloria
Grahame, and Turhan Bey, the man she is to morry,
In hand-to-hand combot '
Bey slays Romero and
weds the princess. In Technicolor. Nov. 1953.
SKY COMMANDO (Dromo). Stars: Don Duryea, Fronces
Gifford, Touch Conners, Michael Fox. Producer-
Som Katzmon. Director: Fred F. Sears Original'
Samuel Newman, William Sockheim, Arthur Orloff'
Screenplay: Samuel Newman.
• Jet squadron commander, Dan Duryea, is looked
upon OS a ruthless disciplinarian by his men. His
co-pilot gams new admiration for him when in
combat, he realizes that the commander's strict
discipline is what wins battles and saves lives
Sept. 1953.
SLAVES OF BABYLON (Biblical Drama). Stars: Richard
Contc, Lindo Christian, Maurice Schwartz, Terronce
Kilburn, Producer: Sam Katzmon. Director-
William Castle. Original Screenplay: DeVollon
• The tyrant Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem
and enslaves the Israelites in Babylon. The rightful
heir to the throne of Persia, a young shepherd, fulfills
Daniel's prophecies, leads to victory an army
against Babylon and frees the Israelites. In Technicolor.
Oct. 1953.
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THS STRANGER WORE A GUN (Western) Stars: Randolph
Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George
Mocready.
Brown Production).
Producer: Horry
Director:
Joe
Andre
Brown. (A
de Toth.
Scott-
Orig-
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Gomet.
inol: John M. Cunningham. Screenplay: Kenneth
• Adventurer Randolph Scott works Mississippi
sfeamboot runs with woman gambler, Cla.re Trevor.
Arizona stoge line owner saves Scott's life planning
for him to sabotage gold shipments, but Scottreneges
and escapes with gombler. In 3-D 2-D
and Technicolor. Aug. 1953.
VALLEY OF HEAD HUNTERS (Drama). Stars: Johnny
Weissmuller, Christine Larson, Tombo, Robert C.
Fou:k. Producer: Som Katzmon. Director: Williom
Berke. Original Screenplay: Samuel Newman.
• (Jungle Jim series.) Jim helps a government representative
obtain on agreement with natives for
rights to rich minerol deposits. Evil white men plont
suspicion among the natives but friendly chiefs
fight on Jim's side. Aug. 1953.
Coming
BAD FOR EACH OTHER (Drama). Stars: Charlton Heston,
Lizobeth Scott, Dionne Foster. Producer: William
Fadimon. Director: Irving Rapper. Original:
Horoce McCoy. Screenplay: Irving Wallace, Horace
McCoy.
• Charlton Heston, a young army surgeon, returns
to his home, a small mining town. He meets wealthy
Lizobeth Scott and she persuades him to become
o society doctor in a neorby metropolis. When
mine explodes Heston returns home to help.
the
Disillusioned
with his society practice, he decides to
work and live with his own people.
BAIT (Drama). Stars: Hugo Haas, Cleo Moore, John
Agar. Producer-Director: Hugo Haas. Original
Screenploy: Hugo Haas.
o Hugo Hoos, a prospector, enlists the aid of John
Agar, o young farmer, in finding a lost gold
mine, then conceives a plot to eliminate Agar
so Hoos wilt hove the entire proceeds for himself.
He uses Cleo Moore, a pretty waitress, as the bait
in the scheme, but the plan backfires, Hoas is
el.minoted and Agar and (ileo plan to marry.
BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT (Costume Drama).
Stars: not set. Producer: Lewis J. Rochmil. Director:
not set. Original: Rafael Sobatini. Screenplay: not
BARON OF BROOKLYN (Crime Drama). Stars: not set.
Producer: Sam Kotzmon. Director: not set. Original
Screenplay: Eugene Ling.
• A melodrama of the underworld.
BAT MASTERSON, BADMAN (Western). Stars: George
Montgomery (incomplete). Producer: Sam Kotzman.
Director: not set. Original Screenplay: Douglas
Heyes.
• In Technicolor, this is a fictionized biogrophy of
the notorious gunslinger of frontier days. Bat Mosterson,
portrayed by George Montgomery.
BATTLE OF ROGUE RIVER (Historical Western). Stars:
George Montgomery, Martha Hyer, Richard Denning
Producer: Sam Katzmon. Director: William
Castle. Original Screenplay: Douglas Heyes.
o In Technicolor, this is a story of Indian warfare
in Oregon's Rogue River country in the 1850s.
THE BLACK KNIGHT (Costume Droma). Stars: Alan
Lodd, Patricio Medina, Horry Andrews. Producers:
Irving Allen, A. R. Broccoli (Warwick Pictures).
Director: Toy Gornett. Originol: Sir Wolter Scott. IB-
Screenplay: Alec Coppell. f
• Filmed in Technicolor on location in Scotland,
this IS a story of adventure and romance during
the reign of Richard the Lion-Heorted.
THE CAINE MUTINY (Dromo). Stars: Robert Francis,
Von Johnson, Humphrey Bogart. Producer: Stanley
Kramer. Director: Edword Dmytryk. Originol: Herman
Wouk. Screenplay: Stonley Roberts.
• Robert Francis, o navy ensign, is assigned to the ,'
Come, a beoten-up tub. When the captain. Hum- h
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as sound pictures, radio, television and juke boxes.
And the one ingredient in the field of entertainment
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phrey Bogart, arrives Francis admires his spit-andpolish
attitude. Several incidents occur wtiich prove
the captain a coward, and the crew decides he is
insane. Van Johnson invokes a novy law and takes
over the ship. He and Francis, up for court martial,
are ocquitted and the neurotic captain goes completely
to pieces. Filmed in Technicolor.
THE CASE OF INGRIO BREMSEN (Drama). Stars: not
set. Producer: Buddy Adier. Director: not set.
Original: Dagmar Edgvist. Screenplay: not set.
• A volunteer nurse in war time is attacked by
a vagrant ond subsequently rejected by her fiance.
Loter she kills her attacker under mysterious circumstonces
and is charged with murder, but through
the efforts of a doctor who loves her, regains her
psychological balance and faces her accusers.
CHARGE OF THE LANCERS (Action Drama). Stars:
Jean Pierre Aumont, Richard Stapley, Paulette Goddord.
Producer: Sam Katzman. Director: William
Castle. Original Screenplay: Robert E. Kent.
• For two years during the Crimean war the allies
have been trying to take a Russian fort. Jean Pierre
Aumont and Richard Stapley arrive with a new
cannon, powerful enough to break through the walls
is of the fort. Stapley captured by a Russian
patrol. Aumont, in an attempt to find Stapley,
hides with a traveling gypsy band. The gypsies
help Aumont rescue Stapley and the allies ore
victorious.
DRUMS OF TAHITI (Romontic Dramo). Stars: Dennis
O'Keefe, Patricia Medina, Francis L. Sullivan. Producer:
Sam Katzman. Director: William Castle.
Original Screenplay: Robert E. Kent, Douglas Heyes.
• In 1877, with Tahiti about to become a French
possession, Dennis O'Keefe arranges to run in guns
for the islanders. He falls in love with Patricia
Medina, a showgirl, learns the fight for Independence
is off, and abandons his insurrectionist
plans. In 3-D and Technicolor.
EL ALAMEIN (War Drama). Stars: Scott Brady, Robin
Hughes, Edward Ashley. Producer: Wolloce Mac-
Donald. Director: Fred F. Sears. Original: Herbert
Purdum. Screenplay: Herbert Purdum, George W.
Yates.
• Scott Brady, an American civilian who services
and delivers American tanks to the British army,
inadvertently finds himself involved in the campaign
whereby Montgomery routed Rommel and
his Afrika Korps from the North African desert.
FATHER BROWN (Mystery Drama). Stars: Alec Guinness,
Joan Greenwood. Producer: Vivian Cox (Facet
Productions). Director: Robert Horner. Original:
G. K. Chesterton. Screenplay; Thelma Schnee, Robert
Horner.
• Filmed in England, this casts Alec Guinness as
Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton's famed fictional
and amateur detective.
priest
THE FRANZ LISZT STORY (Biography With Music).
Producer: William Fadiman. Director; William
Dieterle. Original Screenplay: Oscar Saul, Elick Moll,
Gino Kaus, Walter Reisch,
• A biographical subject, dealing with the Hungarian
composer and pianist. Excerpts from his works
will form the musical background for the Technicolor
feature.
GUNSLINGER (Western). Stars: Dona Andrews, Donna
Reed, Dionne Foster. Producer: Horry Joe Brown
(Scott-Brown Productions). Director Alfred Werker.
Original; Alex Gottlieb. Screenplay: Richard Alan
Simmons, Maxwell Shone.
• Technicolor filming is planned for this sagebrusher.
Dona Andrews is cast as a southwesterner
of the 1880s who returns to the scene of his nearhanging
after five years to avenge himself on the
men who tried to kill him.
HELL BELOW ZERO (Adventure Drama). Stars: Alan
Ladd, Joan Tetzel, Basil Sydney. Producers: Irving
Allen, A. R. Broccoli (Warwick Pictures). Director;
Mark Robson. Original: Hammond Innes. Screenplay:
not set.
• To be mode in England and on location, this
is an adventure story of the Antarctic whaling
industry.
THE HUMAN BEAST (Drama). Stars: Olivia de Havilland,
Broderick Crawford, Gloria Grahame. Producer:
Lewis J. Rachmil. Director: Fritz Long. Original:
Emile Zola. Screenplay: Maxwell Shane, Alfred
Hayes, Sidney Boehm.
• From Zola's classic novel, a story of human
beings and their good and bad qualities, physical
— -1
—entol, this is scheduled for filming partially
on location in Canada.
INDIAN SCOUT (Western). Stars; George Montgomery
(incomplete). Producer: Sam Katzman. Director:
not set. Original Screenplay; Teddi Sherman, Richard
Collins.
• A story of Indian warfare on the frontier, to be
filmed in Technicolor.
INDISCRETION OF AN AMERICAN WIFE (Romantic
Drama). Stors: Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Cliff.
Producers; David O. Selznick, Vit.tono de Sico.
Director; Vittorio de Sico. Original Screenplay; not
set.
• Jennifer Jones, a young American wife traveling
in Europe, falls in love with a young ttolo-American,
Montgomery Clift, in Rome's terminal station. The
film was produced entirely in Italy.
THE IRON GLOVE (Costume Drama). Stars: Robert
Stock Ursula Thiess, Richard Stapley. Producer;
Sam katzman. Director: William Castle. Original;
Robert E. Kent, Samuel J. Jacoby. Screenplay: Jesse
L Losky DeVallon Scott, Douglas Heyes.
•
jr.,
Prince James (Richard Stapley), son of James II
is of Scotland, determined to wrest the English
throne from George I; among the pretender's supporters
IS
Robert Stack, a skilled swordsman. Stack
manages to save the prince from several assassination
I still holds
attempts and, although George
the throne, the followers of James continue to hope
that he will one day be ousted.
JESSE JAMES VS. THE DALTONS (Western). Stars:
Brett King, Barbara Lawrence, John Cliff. Producer;
Sam Katzman. Director: William Castle. Original
Screenplay: Jerry Thomas, Sam Newman.
• In which the notorious Jesse James tangles with
the equally infamous Dalton gang. The galloper
was lensed in 3-D and Technicolor.
JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN (Biblical Dromo). Stars:
not set. Producer: Jerry Wald. Director; William
Dieterle. Original; Louis N. Parker. Screenplay;
John Lee Mahin.
• Adapted from the stage play, this drama of Biblical
times will be made in Technicolor, partially on
location in the Holy Land.
JUNGLE JIM SERIES (Melodramas). Stars: Johnny
Weissmuller (incomplete). Producer: Sam Katzman.
Directors: not set. Original: King Feotures comic
strip. Screenplays; not set.
• For the seventh consecutive year, Johnny Weissmuller
will be the title-roler in three "Jungle Jim"
adventures. Titles of the 1954 output have not been
announcad.
THE KILLER WORE A BADGE (Crime Drama). Stars;
Fred MacMurray, Phil Corey. Producer: Jules Schermer.
Director: Richard Quine. Original: Thomas
Walsh. Screenplay; not set.
• In the film, Fred MacMurray is cast as a plainclothesman
who sees a chance to get away with
the proceeds from a bank robbery, and with the
robber's feminine accomplice.
THE KING'S MISTRESS (Biographical Drama). Stars:
not set. Producer: William J. Fadiman. Director;
set. not Original; Edison Marshall. Screenplay; Anatole
De Grunwold.
• The life story of Lola Montez, 19th-century
dancer and odventuress, who rose to power as the
mistress of Louis Bavaria and later came to
I
California's gold fields during the days of '49.
THE LAST OF THE PHARAOHS (Costume Drama).
Stars: not set. Producer: Sam Katzman. Director:
not set. Original Screenplay; Sam Roeca.
• A drama of ancient Egypt.
THE LAW VS. BILLY THE KID (Western). Stars: not
set. Producer; Sam Kotzmon. Director: not set.
Originol Screenplay; John T. Williams.
• This Technicolor western deals with the life and
times of the notorious desperado, Billy the Kid.
LEGIONS OF HANNIBAL (Costume Drama). Stars: not
set. Producer: Sam Katzman. Director: not set.
Original Screenplay; Jack Garis.
• A drama of the war between Rome and Carthage,
approximately 200 B. C, and of the Carthaginian
general, Hannibal.
THE LITTLE GIANT (Comedy Drama). Stars: Mickey
Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy. Producer:
Jonie Taps. Director: Richard Quine. Original Screenplay:
Bloke Edwards.
• Mickey Rooney, an auto mechanic and sports
is cor racer, tricked into driving the getaway cor
for two eastern hoodlums who hold up a Palm
Springs bonk. However, Mickey manages to kill one
of the bandits in a deliberate car accident, shoots
the other in self-defense and emerges a hero.
LOST CITY OF THE AZTECS (Action Drama). Stars: not
set. Producer: Sam Kotzmon. Director; not set.
Original Screenplay; Frank L. Moss, Robert Libbott.
• Adventure story with a Latin American locale,
this will be photographed in Technicolor.
THE MAD MAGICIAN (Horror Drama). Stars. Vincent
Price, Mary Murphy, Pat O'Neal. Producers; Edward
Small, Bryan Foy. Director: John Brahm. Original
Screenplay: Crone Wilbur.
• Vincent Price, a magician, kills the man for
whom Price's wife left him, then masquerades as
the man he has slain. Next he slays his former
wife when she uncovers the deception. Price traps
those who are on his trail, but is caught and killed
in a device of his own making. In 3-D and Eastman
color.
THE MAIN EVENT (Sports Drama). Stars: Broderick
Crawford (incomplete). Producer: Lewis J. Rachmil.
Director: not set. Original; Roy Huggins. Screenplay:
•
not set.
Broderick Crawford portrays a fight manager
in this story of the prize ring, planned for filming
in
3-D.
MASSACRE CANYON (Western). Stars: Phil Carey,
Audrey Totter, Douglas Kennedy. Producer: Wallace
MacDonald. Director: Fred Sears. Original Screenplay;
Tom Reed.
• Sergeant Douglas Kennedy has been detailed to
bring four wagonloods of rifles to Fort Collier, on
army post threatened by Apache Indians. He and
Phil Corey, a West Point lieutenant, overcome
treachery and marauding redskins to accomplish
the mission successfully. In Technicolor.
THE MIAMI STORY (Crime Drama). Stars; Barry Sullivan,
Adele Jergens, Luther AdIer. Producer: Som
Katzman, Director: Fred Sears. Original Screenplay:
Robert E. Kent.
• In this underworld drama Barry Sullivan, a gangster,
reforms and joins the forces of low and order.
The picture was shot entirely on location in Florida.
MONSTER OF THE DEEP (Science-Fiction Drama). Stars:
not set. Producer: Sam Kotzmon. Director: not set.
Original Screenplay; Steve Fisher.
• This science-fiction entry is scheduled for filming
in 3-D and Technicolor.
MY SISTER EILEEN (Musical Comedy). Stars: Judy
Hollidoy, Marge and Gower Champion, Jock Lemmon.
Producer: Fred Kohlmar. Director: not set.
Original: Ruth McKenney, Joseph Fields, Jerome
Chodorov. Screenplay; William Ludwig, Sonyo
Levien.
• A new version—this time as a Technicolor musical—of
the comedy about two sisters and their
romantic adventures in New York, first filmed
by this company in 1942.
PAL JOEY (Musical Comedy). Stars: not set. Producer:
Fred Kohlmor. Director: not set. Original; Richard
Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, John O'Hara. Screenplay:
Melville Shovelson, Jack Rose.
• A projected film version of the Broadway stage
success.
PARATROOPER (War Drama). Stars: Alan Lodd, Leo
Genn, Michael Kelly. Producers: Irving Allen, A. R.
Broccoli (Warwick Productions). Director: Terence
Young. Original: Hillary St. George Saunders. Screenplay;
Richard Maibaum, Frank Nugent.
• Alan Lodd, a Canadian, joins the British commandos
as a paratrooper during World War II,
and this is the story—filmed in England—of the
bravery of the Red Beret Battalion, which fights
Its way out, with heavy casualties, after being
surrounded by Nazi stormtroopers. In Technicolor.
PHFFT: the Chronicle of a Divorce (Comedy). Stars:
not set. Producer: Fred Kohlmar. [Director; not set.
Original: George Axelrod. Screenplay: George Axelrod.
• A romantic comedy, this is based on an unproduced
play by the author of the current Broadway
success, "The Seven Year Itch."
PICNIC (Drama.) Stars: not set. Producer: Jerry
Wold. Director: not set. Original: William Inge.
Screenplay: Daniel Toradosh.
• A picturization of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize play,
dealing with the havoc created by a good-looking
roughneck in the lives of several women in a small
town in Kansas.
PIRATES OF TRIPOLI (Action Drama). Stars: not set.
Producer: Sam Katzman. Director; not set. Original
Screenplay: Arthur Orloff.
• A Technicolor adventure drama obout buccaneers
along the Borbary coast.
THE PLEASURE IS ALL MINE (Musical). Stars: Betty
Grable, Jock Lemmon, Marge and Gower Champion.
Producer: Jon.e Taps. Director: H. C. Potter, Original:
Somerset Maugham. Screenplay: Leonard Stern,
Edward Hope, Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose. i
• This Technicolor musical, to be filmed in Cinemascope,
IS a new version of Somerset Maugham's
stage success, "Too Many Husbands."
RICHARD THE LION-HEARTED (Costume Drama).
Stars: not set. Producer: Fred Kohlmar. Director: not
set. Original Screenplay: Aeneas MacKenzie.
• This historical swashbuckler is a story of England
in the 12th century.
j
William Fadiman, Director; not set. Original: James
RIVER OF THE SUN (Drama). Stars; not set. Producer:
Ramsey Ullmon. Screenplay: Michael Blonkforf.
• From the novel, this deals with an expedition
which reaches hitherto unexplored tributaries of
the Amazon and is planned for filming in Technicolor
on location in Brazil.
ROMANCE OF THE HAREM (Drama). Stars; not set.
Producer: not set. Director: not set. Oiiginai:
Anno Harriet Leonowens. Screenplay: not set.
• An autobiographical novel by the author of
"Anno and the King of Siom," this deals with
a schoolteacher brought to Siam in the 1870s to
teoch the harem women to converse intelligently
with their master, the king.
ROUGH COMPANY (Dromo). Stars: not set. Producer:
Lewis J. Rachmil. Director; not set. Original: James
Poe. Screenplay: Alfred Hayes.
• This romantic drama has a Tangiers background.
THE SARACEN BLADE (Costume Drama). Stars: Ricordo
Montolbon, Betta St. John. Producer: Sam Katzman.
Director; William Castle. Original: FranIc
Yerby, Screenplay: not set.
• A Technicolor film version of the novel by Frank
Yerby, this costs Ricordo Montolbon as Pietro Di
Donati, a blacksmith's son who fought his way
to power and knighthood in Itoly in the 13th
century. Miss St. John is the daughter of a feudal
baron who becomes romantically involved with
Montolbon.
A STRETCH ON THE RIVER (Comedy Drama). Stars:
not set. Producer: Buddy Adler. Director; not set.
Original; Richard Bissell. Screenplay; Noel Houston.
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"THE BOY FROM OKLAHOMA"
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"WHITE CHRISTMAS"
(Paramount)
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The Egyptian'
(20th Century-Fox)
'The Covered Wagon'
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Columbia (Cont'd)
• From the novel, this is story of diesel towboats
on the Mississippi river, its hero a college-bred
youth who signs on as a deckhand and finds happiness,
excitement ond romance in his job.
SUNBURST (Outdoor Drama). Stars: not set. Producer;
Lewis J. Rachmil, Director; not set. Original: Ranald
MocDougall. Screenplay; Charles Peck jr.
• An Indian boy, adopted and raised by o white
fami'y, hos to decide whether to return to his tribe
or
Ive the white man's life.
VALENTINA (Romantic Dromo). Stars: Rito Hayworth
(incomplete). Producer; Beckworth Productions.
set. Director; not Original; Alfred Hayes.
Screenplay: Jo Eisinger.
• A modern melodrama, set in Tangiers.
WATERFRONT (Dromo). Stars: Marlon Brando, Eva
Mane Soint, Karl Maiden. Producer; Som Spiegel
Director; Elia Kazan, Original Screenplay not set.
• A story of New York's harbor area, filmed on
location in Manhattan.
THE WHITE STALLION (Outdoor Drama). Stars; Phil
Carey, Dorothy Patrick, Roy Roberts. Producer: Wallace
MacDonold. Director; Fred F. Sears. Original
Scre^n-Dlay; David Long.
t This oction drama deals with a v/ild-horse
herd, Phil Carey portroys a young veterinorion.
Donno Reed, Robert
Producer; Lewis J. Rachmil.
Francis, Philip Carey. Director; Phil Karlson. Original; Leo Kotcher.
Screenplay; Frank Nugent.
• Robert Francis, a young army doctor, finds the
personnel of a frontier post hostile when he arrives,
but when Francis begins doctoring the
neighboring, warlike Kiowo Indian tribe, he is instrumental
in repelling a redskin attack and
emerges a hero in the eyes of the soldiers and Donna
Reed, a pretty girl who becomes his bride.
THE WOODHAWK (Western). Stars:
Filmakers Releasing
Organization
(No nber, December 1953)
THE BIGAMIST (Drama). Stars; Edmond O'Brien,
Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupine. Producer; Collier Young.
Director Ida Lupino. Original; Larry Marcus, Lou
Schor. Screenplay; Collier Young
• Unhappily married to Joon Fontaine, who is also
his business partner, Edmond O'Brien has a love
affair with Ida Lupino and enters into a bigamous
marriage with her when she reveals she is to have
is is a child. His double life exposed, he arrested
and the film ends on the assumption he will go to
jail, posing the question as to which wife will wait
for him. Dec. 23, 1953.
MONTE CARLO BABY (Comedy). Stars; Audrey Hepburn,
Jules Munshin, Cora Williams, John Von
Drellen. Producer; Ray Ventura. Directors: Jean
Boyer, Jean Jerrold. Original Screenplay; Jean
Boyer, Jean Jerrold, Alex Joffe.
• British-made, and filmed in France and Monte
Carlo. Story of a wild chase by o pair of estranged
parents, Audrey Hepburn and John Von Drellen,
OS they hunt for their infant son in Monte Carlo
The child had been mistakenly given by a baby
home to a drummer in a bond. Nov. 1, 1953.
IFE Releasing Corp.
(No nber, De nber 1953)
THE GOLDEN COACH (Drama). Stars; Anna Mognani,
Duncan Lamont, Paul Campbell, Riccardo Rioli.
Producer-Director; Jean Renoir (Panorio Films).
Original Screenplay; Jean Renoir.
• Italian-mode with English dialog. Story of the
odventures of an Italion Comedio dell' Arte troupe
on tour in on 18th century Spanish-American colony.
The Columbine (leading lady) has off-stage romances
with three rival suitors. In Technicolor.
Dec. 1953.
THE GREATEST LOVE (Drama). Stars: Ingrid Bergman,
Alexander Knox. Producers: Ponti-De Laurentiis.
Director; Roberto Rosseilini. Original Screenplay;
Roberto Rosseilini.
• Itolion-made, with English dialog, this film was
formerly known as "Europe '51." Story concerns a
woman who loses her child, leaves her diplomathusband
and international socialite set to search for
happiness. Nov. 1953.
LURE OF THE SILA (Drama). Stars; Silvana Mangono,
Vittorio Gassman, Amedeo Nazzari, Jacques
Sernas. Producer; Dino De Laurentiis (Lux Films).
Director; Duilio Coletti,
• Italian-made with English dialog. Plot deals
with the rivalry between a father and son over
their love for the same girl who tries to destroy
them both to avenge her brother's death, Dec. 1953.
SENSUALITA (Drama). Stars: Eleanoro Rossi Drago,
Amedeo Nazzari, Marcello Mastroianni. Producers:
Ponti-De Laurentiis. Director: Clemente Frocassi.
• Italian-made with English dialog. Dee. 1953.
Lippert Productions
(August 7 through December 11, 1953)
THE FIGHTING MEN (Drama) Stars; Rossono Brozzi,
Claudino Dupuis, Charles Vanel. Producers; Albert
Salvotori, Alan Curtis. Director; Camillo Masfrocinque.
Originol; G. Loschiavo, E. Colombo.
G.
Screenplay; Lewis E. Ciannelli, Gisello Mothess.
• Made in Italy, this is the story of Rossono
Brozzi, who returns to his native Sicily to find
bandits terrorizing the small landowners. Under his
leadership the farmers resist the "black hand"
bandits and peace is restored through the establishment
of a vigilante army. Oct. 9, 1953.
THE LIMPING MAN (Mystery Dromo). Stars: Lloyd
Bridges, Moira Lister. Producer: Donald Ginsberg.
Director; Charles DeLautour. Original Screenplay:
Ion Stuart, Reginald Long.
• Lloyd Bridges is one of the suspects of a murder
committed by a limping man. He works to win o
$20,000 reword by linking the dead man with a
narcotics ring and the victim's ex-wife is exposed
OS the murderer. Dec. 11, 1953.
THE MAN FROM CAIRO (Melodrama), Stars; George
Raft, Gianna Mono Conale, Massimo Serato. Producer;
Bernard Luber Director; Ray Enright. Original
Ladislas Fodor. Screenplay: Eugene Ling,
Philip and Janet Stevenson.
• In Algiers, George Raft is mistaken for an American
detective helping French police seek a cache
of gold lost on the North African desert during
World War II. With the oid of a nightclub singer,
Gianno Mono Conale, Raft and the French police
locate the treasure, and Raft and the singer get
married. Nov. 22, 1953.
NORMAN CONQUEST (Drama). Stars: Tom Conway,
Eva Bortok, Joy Shelton. Producers; Bertram
Ostrer, Albert Fennel Director: Bernard Knowles.
Original Screenplay: Bertram Ostrer, Albert Fennel,
Bernard Knowles.
• Tom Conway answers anonymous message to
register at a New York hotel and is drugged by
Eva Bortok, a spy who has smuggled diamonds
in for a war criminal. He is framed when a corpse
IS left in his room but is saved with help of his
girl friend, Joy Shelton. Sept. 11, 1953.
PROJECT MOON BASE (Science-Fiction Drama), Stars:
Donno Mortell, Hoyden Rorke, Ross Ford, Producer:
Jock Seaman, Director; Richard Tolmodoe. Original
Screenplay; Robert Heinlein, Jack Seaman.
first flight around the moon in 1970 Only passenger,
a spy, is killed in on accident that forces
landing on the moon, where they are married on
TV by Madam President of the United States,
Sept. 4, 1953.
SHADOW MAN (Mystery Dromo). Stars: Cesar Romero,
Kay Kendall, Edward Underdown, Producer; William
H- Williams (Anglo Amalgamated Productions),
Director; Richard Vernon. Original: Laurence
Mynell. Screenplay: Richard Vernon.
• Filmed in England, this costs Cesar Romero as
a saloonkeeper who falls in love with Koy Kendall,
neglected wife of a gambler. When a girl is found
murdered in his quarters, Romero is arrested, and
helps the police trap his one-time friend, Victor
Maddern, into confessing the slaying and fromeup.
Oct. 16, 1953.
SINS OF JEZEBEL (Biblical Drama). Stars; Paulette
Goddard, George Nader, John Hoyt. Producer:
Robert L, Lippert jr. Director; Reginald LeBorg.
Original Screenplay; Richard Landau.
• Paulette Goddard, o wicked Phoenician princess
whom the king of Isroel wants to wed, uses her
sinister charms in ort effort to destroy the empire
by pitting its men ond its armies against one another.
When the king is slain by the Syrians, a
young soldier becomes king and the princess dies
violently. In Ansco Color. Oct. 23, 1953.
SPACEWAYS (Drama). Stars: Howard Duff, Eva Bortok,
Producer; Michael Correros. Director: Terence
Fisher. Original; Charles Eric Moine. Screenploy:
Paul Tobori, Richard Landau.
• Wife of rocket expert lent to England romances
scientist-spy. When rocket, exploded into space,
foils to return and wife and lover disappear, expert
is unjustly accused of placing them in rocket.
Aug. 7, 1953.
TERROR STREET (Drama). Stars; Don Duryeo, Elsy
Albiin, Ann Gudrun Producer; Anthony Hinds
(Exclusive Films). Director: Montgomery Tully.
Original Screenplay: Steve Fisher.
• When his wife is murdered, Dan Duryeo, o U.S.
is air force pilot, the prime suspect. Ann Gudrun,
a worker in o Skid Row mission, befriends him, and
together they learn his dead wife was being blackmailed
by racketeers. The ringleaders are killed by
police, Duryea is exonerated and romance blooms
between him and Ann, Dec. 4, 1953.
UNDERCOVER AGENT (Dromo). Stars: Dermot Walsh,
Hazel Court, Hermione Boddeley. Producer: William
H. Williams (Anglo Amalgamated Productions).
Director; Vernon Sewell. Original Screenplay; Guy
Elmes, Michael Le Fevre.
• Dermot Walsh, auditor for an engineering firm
in Eng'ond, becomes involved in a plot by international
jet
spies to steal secret formulas for engines. He is captured by the gong, but his wi
Hazel Court, leads police to the hideout and, after
o gun battle, the spy ring is rounded up. Oct. 2,
1953.
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THE COWBOY (Western). Cast;
Non-professionols. Producer-Director;
Elmo Williams. Original Screenplay:
Lorraine Williams.
• This is planned as a si
to the subject of the life
cowhand.
BLACKOUT (Crime Dromo). Stars; Dane Clark (incomplete).
Producer; Michael Correros (Exclusive
Films). Director: not set. Original Screenploy: Richard
Londou.
• Done Clark, o U.S. army officer in London, is
suspected of murder and has to track down the reol
killer in order to clear himself. Filmed in Britain.
FACE THE MUSIC (Dromo With Music). Stars: Alex
Nicol, Eleanor Summerfield, John Salew. Producer:
Michoel Correros (Hammer Productions). Director:
Terence Fisher. Original Screenplay: Ernest Borne-
• Alex Nicol, a trumpet player under suspicion in
the slaying of o blues singer, has two slim clues to
pursue. He narrows the suspects down to four people.
After escaping death from poison placed on
the mouthpiece of his trumpet, Nicol traps the
murderer, who is slain by police while trying to
escape.
FANGS OF THE WILD (Outdoor Drama). Stars; Charles
Chaplin jr.. Morgio Dean, Frederick Ridgewoy. Producer;
Robert L. Lippert jr. Director: William Cloxfon.
Original Screenplay; Orville H. Hampton.
• While in the woods with his dog, Shep, young
Frederick Ridgeway is a witness when Charles Chaplin
jr. murders his hunting companion. No one believes
the boy's story, and Chaplin contends it wos
a hunting accident. The boy and dog oie pitted
against the killer in a furious battle, in which
proof of the lad's story is obtained and Chaplin
slain.
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HOLLYWOOD THRILL-MAKERS (Action Drama) Stars:
Bill Henry, James Gleason, Theilo Dorm. Producers:
Mourice Kosloff, B. B. Ray. Director: B. B. Roy.
Original; B. B. Roy. Screenplay: Janet Clark.
• Bill Henry, groorr.ed as a Hollywood stunt man
by Jomes Gleason, formerly in that work, marries
Gleoson's daughter, Theilo Darin and promises to
quit stunting He encourages o pal to take a stunt
job; the latter is killed, and Henry does the stunt so
the dead man's widow will get the money. After
doing the job, he quits the profession—and makes
it
stick.
WHITE FIRE (Dromo). Stars; Scott Brady, Mary Castle.
Producers; Robert S. Baker, Monty Bermon. Director;
John Gillmg. Original: Paul Erickson. Screenplay;
Paul Erickson, John Gilling.
• Scott Brady, US. merchant marine officer, learns
that brother missing six months was involved in
smuggling diomonds and is to be executed for a
murder he did not commit. With aid of Mary
Castle, nightclub singer, he rescues brother and
WOMAN WITH A GUN (Crime Drama). Stars: Paulette
Goddard (incomplete). Producer: not set. Director;
not set. Original: George Saunders, Screenplay:
Richard Londou,
• This suspense drama is scheduled for production
in London,
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THE ACTRESS (Comedy), Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jean
Simmons, Teresa Wright, Producer: Lawrence Weingorten.
Director; George Cukor. Original (Stage
Play): Ruth Gordon, Screenploy; Ruth Gordon.
• Jean Simmons, only daughter of poor factory
worker who dreams of sea-faring post but covets
security, has stage ambitions. Remembering his own
disappointments, the father gives her his treasured
telescope to pawn for expenses. Sept. 25, 1953.
ALL THE BROTHERS WERE VALIANT (Action Drama).
Stars; Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann BIyth.
Producer; Pandro S. Bermon. Director: Richard
Thorpe. Original: Ben Ames Williams. Screenplay;
Horry Brown.
• Brothers ond rivals in the operation of whaling
ships in the 1850s are Robert Taylor and Stewort
Granger. When the latter turns up missing, Taylor
and his bride, Ann BIyth, take off for the Gilbert
islands to find him, and run into adventure, romance
and mutiny. In Technicolor. Nov. 13, 1953.
EASY TO LOVE (Musical Comedy). Stars: Esther Williams,
Van Johnson, Tony Martin. Producer: Joe
Pasternak. Director: Charles Walters. Original
Screenplay; William Roberts, Loslo Vodnoy.
• Esther Willioms is the star of an aquatic show
staged in Florida by Van Johnson, o sharp promoter
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who hos been dodging morrioge for years. Not
until Esther is pursued by Tony Martin, a handsome
nightclub singer, and John Bromfield, her
muscular portner in the water-ski ballet, does Von
realize that he loves her—ond wonts her for his
wife. In Technicolor. Dee. 2S, 1953.
ESCAPE FROM FORT BRAVO (Western). Stars: Williom
Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe. Producer;
Nicholos Nayfock. Director: John Sfurges. Original:
Michael Pate, Philip Rock. Screenplay: Frank Fenton.
• William Holden is the brutol commander of Fort
Brovo, Union stronghold in Arizona territory during
the Civil War, where Confederate prisoners are held.
He foils in love with Eleonor Parker, o southern
sympathizer, who helps the prisoners escape, but
she in turn summons oid when Holden and his men
ore ambushed by Indians, and they plan to marry.
In Ansco Color. Dee. 4, 1953.
HALF A HERO (Comedy). Stars: Red Skelton, Jean
Hagen, Polly Bergen. Producer: Matthew Rapf.
Director: Don Weis. Original Screenplay: Max
Shulmon.
• Jean Hagen, confident, extravagant wife of
modest, aspiring writer Red Skelton induces him
to buy suburban home. His editor orders stories
a
showing new subdivisions as the slums of tomorrow,
causing trouble between Red and his wife, which
is loter resolved. Sept. 4, 1953.
KISS ME KATE (Musical). Stars: Kathryn Grayson,
Ann Miller, Howard Keel. Producer: Jock Cummings.
Director: George Sidney. Original: Sam and
Bella Spewock. Screenplay; Dorothy Kingsley.
• Howard Keel's ex-wife, Kathry Grayson, agrees to
co-star with him in a new Broadway show being
produced by Cole Porter, ond finds herself competing
with Ann Miller, also of the cast, for
Keel's offections. At the last-act curtain of the
opening night, Howord and Kathryn realize once
agoin that they love eoch other, and are romonticolly
reunited. In 3-D, 2-D and Technicolor. Nov.
26, 1953.
MOGAMBO (Drama). Stors; Clark Gable, Ava Gardner,
Grace Kelly. Producer; Som Zimbalist. Director:
John Ford. Original: Wilson Collison. Screenplay:
John Lee Mohin.
• Clark Gable, white hunter in Africa, captures
onimols for zoos ond circuses. Stranded show girl,
Ava Gardner, and British scientist's wife, Grace
Kelly, compete for his offections in wild jungle
settings. In Technicolor. Oet. 9, 1953.
TAKE THE HIGH GROUND! (Drama). Stars: Richard
Widmark, Karl Maiden, Elaine Stewart. Producer:
Dore Schary, Director: Richard Brooks. Original
Screenplay: Millard Kaufman.
• Richard Widmark, hard-boiled army sergeant, is
tough on inductees because of personal bitterness
over his father's failure and because he knows
good soldiers don't come out of kid glove handling.
An unhappy love affair softens him somewhat
In Ansco Color. Oet. 30, 1953.
TERROR ON A TRAIN (Drama). Stars: Glenn Ford
Anne Vernon. Producer: Richard Goldstone. Director:
Ted Tetzloff. Original and Screenplay: Kern
Bennett.
• Glenn Ford, bomb-disposal expert formerly with
the British army, has five hours to locate o time
bomb among a trainlood of mines. He and his
estranged wife are reconciled when he again risks
his life removing a second bomb. Sept. 18, 1953.
TORCH SONG (Drama). Stars; Joan Crawford, Michael
Wilding, Gig Young, Marjorie Rambeau. Producers
Henry Berman, Sidney Franklin jr. Director: Chorles
Walters. Original: I. A. R. Wylie. Screenplay: John
Michoel Hayes, Jan Lustig.
• Perfectionist Joan Crawford Is rehearsing new
musical comedy with blind veteran song arranger
Michael Wilding. Firing him because of his frank
criticisms, she persuades him to come bock ond
later forces him to admit he loves her. In Technicolor.
Oet. 23, 1953.
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ATHENA (Comedy With Music). Stars: Jane Powell,
Janet Leigh, Debbie Reynolds. Producer: Joe
Pasternak. Director: George Sidney. Original
Screenploy: Leonard Spigelgass.
o This romantic comedy in Technicolor, deals with
the three pretty daughters of a large, gay fomily
of health fiends.
BABYLON REVISITED (Romantic Drama). Stors
Elizabeth Taylor (incomplete). Producer; Jock Cummings.
Director: Richard Brooks. Original: F. Scott
Fitzgerald. Screenplay: Richard Brooks.
f A love story of the "lost generation" of the
j20s, with o Parisian background, this is adopted
^rom one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's widely-read tales.
BAb DAY AT BLACK ROCK (Western). Stars: Spencer
Tracy (incomplete). Producer; Charles Schnee. Director:
George Sidney. Original: Herbert Breslin. Screenplay:
Don McGuire.
O This outdoor action drama concerns the orrivol
4f a stranger in o drowsy southwestern town, and
his dramatic impact upon the fear-ridden citizens.
BEAU BRUMMEL (Costume Dramo.) Stars; Stewart
Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov. Producer;
Sam ZImballjt. Director: Curtis Bernhardt. Original:
Clyde Fitch. Screenploy: Karl Tunberg.
• Planned for filming on location in England, in
Technicolor, this involves romance, intrigue ond
adventure during the reign of King George III. •
BEN HUR (Historical Drama). Stars: not set. Producer:
Sam Zimbalist. Director: not set. Original:
Gen. Lew Wallace. Screenplay: Karl Tunberg.
• Filmed previously as o silent, this is a new
version of the widely-reod novel about life in
Rome during the early Christion era. In Cinemo-
Scope.
BERMUDA (Musical Comedy). Stars; Esther Williams
(incomplete). Producer: Joe Pasternak. Director:
not set. Original Screenploy: Dorothy Cooper.
• A tunefilm in Technicolor.
A BRIDE FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (Musical Comedy).
Stors: Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Steve Forrest.
Producer: Jock Cummings. Director: Stanley Donen.
Original: Stephen Vincent Benet. Screenplay;
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hockett.
• This hillbilly musical, in Technicolor, is on adaptation
of "Sobbin' Women," a short story by Stephen
Vincent Benet.
BRIGADOON (Musical Comedy). Stars; Gene Kelly,
Cyd Chorisse, Barry Jones. Producer; Arthur Freed.
Director: Vincente Minnelli. Original; Alan Joy
Lerner. Screenplay; Alan Joy Lerner.
• In Cinemascope and Technicolor, this is o film
version of the Broodwoy musical stage hit,
THE CASE OF THE JOURNEYING BOY (Drama) Stars:
Greer Garson (incomplete). Producer: Henry Berman.
Director: not set. Original: Michael Innes.
Screenplay; not set.
• To be mode in England and Ireland, ond based
on the suspense novel, this casts Greer Gorson as
a woman hired to tutor the son of on atomic scientist.
She takes him on a holiday and thwarts two
attempts by an international spy ring to kidnap the
lad OS a means of forcing the scientist to reveal his
atomic discoveries.
CREST OF THE WAVE (Drama). Stars: Gene Kelly (incomplete).
Producers-Directors: John and Roy Boulting.
Original Screenplay: John and Roy Boulting.
• Filmed in England, this is a story of the British
navy, produced with the full cooperation of that
organization.
DEEP IN MY HEART (Biographicol Musicol). Stars: Jose
Ferrer, Howard Keel (incomplete). Producer: Roger
Edens, Director: Stanley Donen. Original: Elliott
Arnold. Screenplay; Joseph Fields, Leonord Spigelgass.
• Which traces the career of Sigmund Romberg, the
noted composer of operettas and musical comedies.
In
color.
DIGBY (Drama). Stars: Spencer Tracy (incomplete).
Producer: not set. Director: not set. Original: David
Walker. Screenplay; not set.
• This is the story of Digby P. Ross II, business
tycoon, who finds himself losing interest in in
life,
the doily challenge of big business, ond even in
his charming wife.
THE DONNYBROOK FIGHTER (Drama). Stars: not set.
Producer: Armond Deufsch. Director: not set. Original:
Irene Winston. Screenplay; Robert Buckner.
• Concerns on Irish fighter brought to London in
1804 for a ring career,
EMPRESS OF THE DUSK (Historical Drama). Stars:
Ava Gardner, Vittorio Gassmon (incomplete). Producer:
Sam Zimbalist. Director: not set. Original;
John W. Vondercook. Screenplay: Sonyo Levien
William Ludwig.
• From the historical novel, this deals with the
romance of Empress Theodora and Emperor Justinian,
who together ruled with kindness and courage
the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century AD, In
Cinemascope,
EXECUTIVE SUITE (Drama). Stars: William Holden,
Deborah Kerr, Fredric March. Producer: John
Houseman. Director; Robert Wise. Original: Cameron
Howley. Screenplay: Ernest Lehmon.
• When the president of the Tredwoy Corp., o farflung
industrial empire, dies, a parade of emotions
— love and hote, loyalty and fear, sorrow ond envy,
honesty and greed—are brought out among the
lives of the people close to him. Management is
thrown into o turmoil, but the election of a new
president ossures continuing prosperity for the firm.
FLAME AND THE FLESH (Romantic Drama). Stars:
Lono Turner, Carlos Thompson, Pier Angeli. Producer:
Joe Pasternak. Director: Richard Brooks.
Originol Screenplay: not set.
• Lono Turner, on adventuress, arrives in Naples
broke. She meets Carlos Thompson, a cafe singer
who has just become engaged to Pier Angeli, and
romance bursts into flame. Lono and Corlos run
away together, but Lono finally realizes that Carlos
belongs with Pier and, although knowing in tier
heart that she loves him, sends him back to the
other girl.
FLIGHT TO THE ISLANDS (Drama). Stars: Spencer
Tracy (incomplete). Producer: not set. Director-
Gottfried Reinhordt. Original; Elizabeth Enright.
Screenploy; Garson Konin.
• Spencer Tracy, o family man who becomes irked
of the routine nuisances of everyday home life,
tries to find happiness by escoping to a land of
unfamiliar faces and places.
FRENCH QUARTER (Musical Comedy). Stors: Fred
Astaire, Dolores Gray (incomplete). Producer:
Arthur Freed. Director: Vincente Minnelli. Original
Screenplay; not set.
• A tunefilm with a Parisian background, to be
filmed in color,
THE GALVESTON FLOOD (Drama). Stars; not set i-
Producer: Dore Schary. Director: not set. Original i
Screenplay: Herman Hoffman, Christopher Knopf.
• A story of the disaster and debacle which overtook
Galveston, Texas, in 1900.
GIVE A GIRL A BREAK (Musical Comedy). Stars-
Marge and Gower Champion, Debbie Reynolds, William
Ching. Producer: Jack Cummings. Director-
Stanley Donen. Original: Vera Cospary. Screenplay-
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett.
• When the temperamental leading lady walks out
on new Broadway show, a search for a newcomer
replacement ends with the signing of Helen
Wood— but she in turn bows out because of impending
motherhood, and Debbie Reynolds gets the
assignment, in which she is o smash hit. Filmed in
Technicolor,
THE GLASS SLIPPER (Romantic Drama), Stars: Leslie
Coron (incomplete). Producer: Edwin Knopf. Director:
not set. Original: Anatole de Grunewald.
Screenplay: not set.
• An adaptation of the London stage success.
THE GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY (Comedy). Stars- Red
Skelton, Caro Williams, Jomes Whitmore, Producer:
Edwin H, Knopf, Director: Robert Z. Leonard. Origd1:
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1Loslo
Vadnay, Screenplay: Loslo Vodnoy,
George Oppenheimer,
• Red Skelton, a diamond-cutter, has two ambitions—to
cut the $2,000,000 Blue Goddess diamond
and to find the parents who abandoned him as
on infant. Crooks use Skelton as o pawn in a
scheme to steal the gem by introducing him to his
long-lost "family"—thieves, all of them—but he
outwits them ond they land in jail.
GREEN FIRE (Action Dromo). Stars; Eleonor Porker
(incomplete). Producer: Armand Deufsch. Director:
Richard Thorpe, Original: Peter Rainier, Screenplay:
Ivon Goff, Ben Roberts,
• To be filmed partially on location in South
America, this deals with an emerald mine in Colombia.
GREEN MANSIONS (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer:
Arthur Freed. Director; Vincente Minnelli. Original:
W. H. Hudson. Screenploy: Alan Joy Lerner.
e From the novel, localed in the South American
jungles, this deals with a young political fugitive
who takes refuge in the remote wilderness and
falls in love with a beautiful girl, the lost of a
strange, isolated race.
GYPSY COLT (Outdoor Drama). Stars: Donno Corcoron,
Word Bond, Fronces Dee. Producer: William
Grady jr. Director: Andrew Morton, Original Screenplay,
Martin Berkeley,
• Donna Corcoran, daughter of Ranchers Word
Bond and Frances Dee, regards Gypsy, her colt, as
her best friend. In dire need of money. Bond sells
the colt to a racing stable, but the horse undertakes
a 600-mile trek back home to his little mistress.
Almost worn out, Gypsy arrives to be reunited
with Donno— lust as roinfoll ends the drouth
that hod brought hard times to the ranch.
THE HOUSE ON HUMILITY STREET (Dromo). Stors:
Avo Gardner (incomplete). Producer: Sam Zimbalist.
Director: Gottfried Reinhordt, Original: Jo Eisinger.
Screenploy: not set
• An American preparing for the priesthood endeovors
to save the life of a girl threatened by
gangsters in Paris,
I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer:
Dore Schary Director: Charles Vidor. Original:
Dore Schary, Screenplay; Dudley Nichols.
• Against the broad canvas of wor and civilian
life, this is concerned with the problems of today's
young men and women, and the effect upon their
lives and their families of World War II and the
Korean conflict.
INVITATION TO THE DANCE (Musical Fantasy). Stars;
Gene Kelly, Claire Sombert, Igor Yousekevitch. Producer:
Arthur Freed, Director: Gene Kelly, Original:
Gene Kelly, Screenplay: not set.
• In bollet form, this tells the story of a clown,
Gene Kelly, who con moke everyone laugh but
whose own soul is sod becouse of a love that
con never be fulfilled. Finally he meets a tragic
death in order that the love of the other two
people in the triangle can be kept alive. Filmed
in Technicolor.
KISMET (Musical Comedy). Stars: Cyd Chorisse (incomplete).
Producer: Arthur Freed. Director, not
set. Original: Edward Knoblock. Screenplay; Alan
Joy Lerner,
• A musical version of the Arabian Nights story
and stage musical, this will be filmed in Technicolor.
HER TWELVE MEN (Romantic Comedy), Stars: Greer
Garson, Robei-t Ryan, Richord Haydn, Producer:
John Houseman, Director: Robert Z, Leonard, Original:
Louise Baker. Screenplay: William Roberts,
• Greer Garson becomes a teacher of on exclusive
school for boys and is bewildered at the apparent
hostility of Robert Ryan, her immediate superior.
Almost defeated in her attempts to win over her
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unmonageable pupils, Greer at length proves successful
in gaining their respect—and the love of
Ryan, In Ansco Color.
HIT THE DECK (Musical). Stars; Jane Powell, Debbie
Reynolds, Vic Damone. Producer: Joe Pasternak.
Director:' set. not Original: Vincent Youmans.
Screenplay: Martin Rackin, Herbert Baker.
• A film version, in Technicolor, of the Broadway
musical success.
KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE (Costume Drama)
Stars Robert Taylor, Maureen Swanson, Ava Gardner.
S. Producer: Pandro Berman. Director: Richard
Thorpe Original Screenplay: Talbot Jennings.
• Sir Lancelot (Robert Taylor) helps King Arthur
(Mel Ferrer) fry to unite England unde
peace and justi( vhich IS threotened by the jealnurderous
oppostion of Arthur's scheming
sister-in-law and her ambitious husband. When
Arthur is slam by traitors, Lancelot vows revenge
and pledges his life to the restoration of peace.
In Cinemascope ond Technicolor.
THE LONG, LONG TRAILER (Comedy). Stars: Lucille
Ball, Desi Arnoz, Marjorie Main. Producer: Pondro
Berman. Director: Vincente Minnelli. Original:
S.
Buddy Twiss. Screenplay: Albert Hackett, Frances
Goodrich.
• Lucille Ball folks her fiance, Desi Arnoz, o traveling
construction engineer, into buying a trailer
for their honeymoon and as a residence thereafter.
Ensues a series of bruises, quarrels, parking tickets
and other mishaps, but on "I'm sorry" from Desi
after one bitter battle finds him and Lucille united
and happy.
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (Musical Comedy). Stars:
Avo Gardner (incomplete). Producer: Joe Pasternak.
set. Director: not Original Screenplay: not set.
• A tunefilm in Technicolor.
MANY RIVERS TO CROSS (Outdoor Drama). Stars:
Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker (incomplete). Producer:
Jock Cummings. Director: not set. Original:
Steve Frazer. Screenplay: Harry Brown.
• Robert Taylor, a hunter and trapper in pioneer
Kentucky, is forced into marriage with Eleanor
Parker, a mountain girl. Together they battle for
survival against warring Indians and the elements,
and find enduring love and companionship together.
MONTMARTRE (Biographical Drama). Stars: Leslie
Caron, Cyd Charisse, Pier Angeli. Producer: John
Houseman Director: George Sidney. Original: Casey
Robinson. Screenplay: not set.
• A fictionized version of the life of Degas, the
French painter,
MOONFLEET (Drama). Stars: Stewart Granger (incomplete).
Producer: John Houseman. Director- not set.
Original: M. Meade Folkner. Screenplay: Jan Lustig,
Peggy Fitts.
e An action drama about smugglers operating out
of a remote fishing village on the English coast,
this IS based on the novel.
MY MOST INTIMATE FRIEND (Comedy). Stars: Lano
Turner, Eleanor Parker (incomplete). Producer:
George Wells, Director: not set. Original Screenplay:
Leonard Spigelgoss, Sidney Sheldon.
• The heroine of this romantic comedy, to be made
in is Technicolor, the mistress of ceremonies of a
high-rating TV show.
ONE MORE TIME (Comedy-Drama). Stars: Eleanor
Parker (incomplete). Producer: Armond Deutsch.
Director: George Cukor. Original Screenplay: Ruth
Gordon, Garson Konin.
• In which a war widow takes another fling at
romance.
PANTHER SQUADRON (War Drama). Stars: Von
Johnson, Keenan Wynn, Dewey Martin. Producer:
Henry Berman. Director: Andrew Morton. Original:
Comm. Harry A. Burns, James Michener. Screenplay:
Art Cohn.
• Dewey Martin, an ensign attached to the
Panther Squadron in Korea, is blinded by a direct
hit. Von Johnson, a calm, collected and heroic
lieutenont, planes to his rescue—willing Martin to
stay conscious during a 200-mile flight over jagged
mountains to the sea. Johnson manages to guide
Martin to an alerted carrier and the wounded aviator
lands safely.
PRISONER OF WAR (Drama). Stars: Ronald Reagan,
Dewey Martin, Steve Forrest. Producer: Henry Berman.
Director: Andrew Morton, Original Screenplay:
Allen Rivkin.
• A semidocumenfary drama dealing with the returning
American prisoners of war from Korea, who
hod been held captive by the Reds.
THE PRODIGAL (Biblical Drama). Stars: Ava Gardner,
Vittorio Gassmon (incomplete). Producer: not set.
Director: not set. Original: The Bible. Screenplay:
Joseph Breen jr., Samuel Larsen.
• The Biblical story of the Prodigal Son will be
brought to the screen in Technicolor and Cinemo-
Scope.
QUENTIN DURWARD (Costume Drama). Stars: not
set. Producer: Pandro S. Berman. Director: Richard
Thorpe. Original: Sir Walter Scott. Screenplay:
Jan Lustig.
• A story of intrigue and romance in 15th-century
France, revolving around the warlike feud between
King Louis XI and Duke Charles.
RHAPSODY (Drama With Music). Sta Elizabeth
Taylor, Vitforio Gassmon, Louis Colher Producer:
Lawrence Weingarten. Director: Ct Vidor.
es
Original: Henry Hondel Richardson. creenploy:
Ruth and Augustus Goefz.
• In love with Vittorio Gassmon, o young violinist,
Elizabeth Taylor studies piano of a Swiss conservatory—
just to be neor him. His concert debut is
successful, but Elizabeth finds herself unreosoningly
jealous of his music, marries a brilliant pianist
and works out a happy life— in which there is o
ploce for Vittorio as a friend.
ROSE MARIE (Musical). Stars: Fernando Lomos,
BIyth, Howard Keel. Producer: Arthur Hornblox
Director: Mervyn LeRoy. Original: Rudolph Fi
Screenplay: not set.
• Howard Keel of the Royal Northwest Mouinted
Police, fulfills a promise to her dead folher w-hen
he takes Ann Blyth, a northwoods wildcat, to Fort
McLeod to live, Ann protests furiously at otter
to turn her into o lady, but falls in love
Fernando Lamas, o French-Canadian trapper,
helps him clear himself of a murder charge,
CinemoScope and Eastman Color.
Soadio (Drama). Stars: Cornel Wilde, Rita Gom, Mel
Ferrer. Producer-Director: Albert Lewin. Original:
Francis D'Autheville. Screenplay: Albert Lewin.
• With the support of Cornel Wilde, o young
native chief, Mel Ferrer, o doctor in the French
colonial medicol service, battles to surmount the
tenacious superstitions of Sahara desert tribesmen.
Rita Gam, a beautiful native girl, helps Ferrer
stamp out an outbreak of plague and marries Wilde,
ond Ferrer knows that his fight against witchcraft
is being won.
THE SCARLET COAT (Historical Drama). Stars: Michael
Wilding, Robert Taylor (incomplete). Producer:
Nicholas Nayfack. Director: Robert Pirosh. Original:
Hollister Noble, Sidney Harmon. Screenplay:
Karl Tunberg
• A droma of the Revolutionary War.
ST. LOUIS WOMAN (Musical). Stars: Ava Gardner,
Fronk Sinatra, Gene Kelly. Producer: Arthur Freed.
Director: George Sidney. Original: Johnny Mercer,
Harold Arlen, Screenplay: not set.
• An adaptation of the Broadway stage musical.
THE STUDENT PRINCE (Musical). Stars: Ann Blyth,
Edmund Purdom, Edmund Gwenn. Producer: Joe
Pasternak Director: Richard Thorpe. Original:
Sigmund Romberg. Screenplay: Sonyo Levien, William
Ludwig, In CinemaScope.
• Edmund Purdom is the dashing nobleman and
Ann Blyth the beautiful barmaid in this film version
of Sigmund Romberg's operetta about student
lives and loves at Heidelburg.
TENNESSEE CHAMP (Comedy Droma). Stars: Shelley
Winters, Keenan Wynn, Dewey Martin. Producer:
Sol Boer Fielding, Director: Fred Wilcox. Original
Screenplay Art Cohn
• Keenan Wynn, a conniving fight manager, takes
under his wing Dewey Martin, a strong-muscled lad
fleeing a murder rap, Dewey, honest and deeply
religious, mokes a lot of money for Wynn but bocks
away from a fixed fight. He is cleored of the
murder charge, wins one lost bout for Wynn, and
IS free to quit the ring and become a church
deacon,
THE TRUE AND THE BRAVE (Drama). Stars: Lono
Turner, Clark Gable, Victor Mature, Producer: not
set. Director: Gottfried Reinhardt. Original: Ronald
Miller, George Froeschel. Screenplay: not set.
• Produced on location in Holland, this casts Lono
Turner as o Dutch refugee girl who becomes involved
in underground activities against Nazi
occupation forces during World War II,
VALLEY OF THE KINGS (Drama), Stars: Eleanor
Parker, Robert Taylor, Carlos Thompson. Producer:
Sam Zimbalist, Director: Robert Pirosh. Originol
Screenplay: Robert Pirosh,
• Eleanor Porker, a young English orcheologisf,
goes on an expedition to Egypt's Nile River valley
and encounters love and excitement when she helps
to uncover the tomb of a legendory phoraoh.
PARAMOUNT
(September through December 1953)
BOTANY BAY (Historical Drama). Stors: Alan Lodd,
James Mason, Patricia Medina, Sir Cedric Hordwicke.
Producer: Joseph Sisfrom. Director: John
Farrow, Original: Charles Nordhoff, James Norman
Hall, Screenploy. Jonathan Latimer,
• Unjustly accused of stealing, and exiled from
England, Alan Lodd is sent to Australia in 1790.
During o 267-day voyage under the command of
James Mason, the cruel and unrelenting captain,
Ladd vies with him for the affections of Patricio
Medina, one of the passengers, and wins her love,
Nov. 1953.
Jones. Director: Norman Taurog. Original: Danny
Arnold. Screenplay: Edmund Horfmann, Danny
Arnold.
• Flashback story of the popular comedy team who
become favorites through a riotous fight during a
golf tournament in which one is competing. The
fight mokes them fomous and leods to their stage
success Sept. 1953.
FLIGHT TO TANGIER (Drama), Stars: Joan Fontaine,
Jock Palance, Corinne Calvet, Robert Douglas. Producer:
Not Holt, Director: Charles Marquis Warren.
Original Screenplay: Charles Marquis Warren.
• International block market operators are trying
to obtain o $3,000,000 letter of credit being flown
to Tangier, but Joon Fontaine, on American girl;
Jack Palance, soldier-of-fortune; ond Corinne Calvet,
French mademoiselle, foil the plot and bring
the racketeers to justice. In 3-D, 2-D and Technicolor.
Nov. 1953.
HERE COME THE GIRLS (Musical Comedy). Stars: Bob
Hope, Tony Martin, Arlene Dohl, Rosemary Clooney.
Producer: Poul Jones, Director: Claude Binyon.
Original: Edmund Horfmann. Screenplay: Edmund
Horfmann, Hal Konter.
• Bob Hope, oldest chorus boy in New York, gets
star billing and becomes on overnight fluke when
the star of a new show is threatened by gangsters.
After romantic and other complications, the situation
is straightened out ond Bob wins the girl he
loves. In Technicolor. Dec. 1953.
LITTLE BOY LOST (Drama With Music). Stars: Bing
Crosby, Claude Dauphin, Christian Fourcode. Producer:
Williom Perlberg. Director: George Seaton.
Original: Marghanita Loski. Screenplay: George
Seoton.
• At start of World War II, an American radio
reporter marries o singer and a son is born as
Nazis invade Paris. The father enlists, the mother
is killed, and the son disappears until found offer
touching incidents, Oct. 1953.
ROMAN HOLIDAY (Romantic Comedy). Sfors: Gregory
Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert. Producer-
Director: Williom Wyler. Original: Ian McLellon
Hunter. Screenplay: Ion McLellon Hunter, John
Dighton.
• Audrey Hepburn is cost as the beautiful heirapparent
to o mythical European throne. Deciding
on one lost fling before she settles down to the
drab business of affairs of stofe, she is joined in
the frolic by Gregory Peck, on American newspaperman
on assignment in Rome. Sept. 1953.
THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE (Drama With
Music), Stors: Rhonda Fleming, Gene Barry, Agnes
Mooreheod, Producers: William H. Pine, William C.
Thomas. Director: Lewis R. Foster. Original Screenplay:
Lewis R. Foster, Geoffrey Homes, George
Worthingfon Yates.
• Newspaper owner, conducting a cleanup campaign
aimed at a Dawson, Alaska, bistro, is killed
shortly before his wife and three daughters arrive
from Seattle on a surprise visit. Bistro owner, suspected
of the crime, tracks down the killer ond
romances one of the daughters. In 3-D, 2-D ond
Technicolor. Oct. 19S3.
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Science-Fiction Drama).
Stars: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremoyne.
Producer: George Pal, Director: Byron Hoskin.
Original: H, G, Wells, Screenploy: Borre Lyndon,
• Martian machines land, dealing death rays, and
panic results when the A-bomb foils to destroy
them. Then o mirocle happens a germ infects
the invaders, and having no resistance to Earth's
diseases, they die. In Technicolor. Oct. 1953.
Coming
ABOUT MRS. LESLIE (Dramo). Stors: Shirley Booth,
Robert Ryan, Alex Nicol. Producer: Hal Wallis.
Director: Daniel Monn. Original: Vino Delmor.
Screenplay: Keffi Frings.
• From a novel by Vina Delmar, this is the story
of a worldly-wise woman, Shirley Booth, who operates
a rooming-house, and of her clandestine romance
with Robert Ryan, a Woshington governmental
power who finds solace with her for his
personal loneliness through the years.
ALASKA SEAS (Drama). Stars: Robert Ryan, Jon
Sterling, Brian Keith. Producer: Mel Epstein. Director:
Jerry Hopper. Original: Barrett Willoughby.
Screenplay: Geoffrey Homes, Walter Doniger.
• Brian Keith ond his hard-working salmon fishermen
are frying to moke a living, while Gene Barry
and his solmo'n thieves rob Keith's frops. Robert
Ryan, an irresponsible fisherman, first sides with
Borry, but comes to his senses and destroys Barry
and himself to rid the fishermen of the menace,
although he loves Jan Sterling, darling of the
fishing fleet.
ANGELS COOKING (Romantic Comedy). Stars: Humphrey
Bogorf. Producer: Pat Duggan. Director:
Michael Curtiz. Original: Albert Husson. Screenplay:
not set.
• Three convicts imprisoned on Devil's Island set
themselves up as guardion angels over a girl whom
one of them loves.
BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON (Historical Drama).
Stars:' set. not Producers: William Pine, William
Thomas, Director: not set. Original: Delia Gould
Emmons- Screenplay: Lewis R, Foster.
• Based on "Socojowea of the Shoshones," a novel
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by Delia Gould Emmons, this
toricol account of the Indian
the Lewis and Clark cxpeditK
j o fictionized hisnoidcn
who guided
THE BIG TOP (Comedy). Stars: Dean Mortin, Jerry
Lewis (incomplete). Producer: Hoi Wallis. Director:
set. not Original Screenplay: Don McGuirc
• The comedy team of Dean Martin and Jerry
Lewis appear as circus stars in this Technicolor
entry, in which the Clyde Beotty circus also is featured.
THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI (War Drama). Stars: William
Holden, Mickey Rooney. Fredric March. Producers:
William Pcrlberg, George Seaton. Director:
Mark Robson, Onginol: James A. Michener. Screenplay
Valentine Davies.
• This story of the Korean conflict deals with
landing operations by jet pilots from o earner stationed
off the coast of that war-torn land.
CASANOVA'S BIG NIGHT (Comedy) Bob Hope,
.tors:
Joan Fontaine, Audrey Dal on. Producer: Paul
McLood, Original:
Director: Norman Z
Jones.
Aubrey Wisberg. Screcnploy: Hal Kanter, Edmund
Hortmonn.
• Mistoking him for a Casanova, the great lover,
Hope Emerson, a duchess, hires Bob Hope, o tailor's
apprentice, to test the love of Audrey Dolton, her
son's fiancee, Joan Fontaine, o grocer's daughter,
and Basil Rothbone, the real Casanova's volet, help
Hope carry out the assignment. Filmed in Technicolor
CATCH A THIEF (Suspense Drama). Stars: Gary Grant
(incomplete). Producer-Director: Alfred Hitchcock.
Original; David Dodge. Screenplay: John Michael
Hayes.
• Cory Grant, a clever criminal, retires and becomes
a good
who had never
new series of
been able to
friend
catch
of the
him.
police
When a
robberies breoks out, suspicion ogam points toward
him, and he is compelled to work on the side of
low and order to clear himself by captui ing the
real crook.
CHUBASCO (Drama). Stars: Fernondo Lamas, Arlenc
Dahl (incomplete). Producers: William Pine, William
Thomas. Director: not set. Original: Martin Goldsmith,
Jock Leonard. Screenplay: not set.
• This romantic action drama is slated to be produced
on location in Mexico in Technicolor.
CONQUEST OF SPACE (Science-Fiction Drama).
Stars; Williom Redfield, Ross Martin. Producer:
George Pol. Director: Byron Hoskin. Original:
Chesley Bonestell, Willy Ley. Screenplay: Barre
Lyndon, Philip Yordon, James O'Hanlon.
• A group of volunteers attempts a flight to Mars
from "The Wheel," a man-made space station 1,000
miles above the earth, in this Technicolor sciencefiction
drama.
THE COUNTRY GIRL (Drama). Stars: Bing Crosby,
William Holden, Producers: William Perlberg, George
Seaton. Director: George Seaton. Original; Clifford
Odets. Screenplay: George Seaton.
• Based on the Broadway stage success, this relates
the disintegration of a one-time bnlliont
actor into a drunkard, forsaken by all but the
woman who loves him.
THE COVERED WAGON (Western). Stars: Alan Ladd
(incomplete). Producer: Irving Asher. Director:
Michael Curtiz. Original: Emerson Hough. Screenplay:
H. L. Davis.
• A new version of one of the silent screen's great
outdoor dramas, a story of the pioneers who
brought civilization to our country's western frontiers.
ELEPHANT WALK (Drama). Stars: Elizabeth Taylor,
Dona Andrews, Peter Finch. Producer: Irving
Asher. Director: Williom Dieterle. Onginol; Robert
Standish. Screenplay; John Lee Mahin.
• Elizabeth Taylor becomes the bride of Peter
Finch, owner of o tea plantation in Ceylon. She
falls in love with Dona Andrews, one of Finch's
associates, but Andrews dies when a plague epidemic
ensues. When elephants stampede and rum
the plantation, Elizabeth realizes her great love
for Finch, and they plan to rebuild their home and
their lives Filmed in Technicolor.
FOREVER FEMALE (Romantic Comedy) . Stars: Ginger
Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas. Producer:
Pot Duggan. Director: Irving Rapper. Original:
J. M. Barrie. Screenplay: Julius J. and Philip G.
Epstein.
• Paul Douglas agrees to produce a play written
by William Holden provided Douglas' ex-wife. Ginger
Rogers, plays the lead—a I9-ycar-old girl. The
ploy flops; Ginger realizes she is too old for the
port, and bows out to young Pat Crowley, whose
performance mokes the ploy o hit.
HIGH VOLTAGE (Action Dromo). Stars: John Payne
(incomplete). Producers; William Pine, William
Thomas. Director: not set. Original: William Wistcr
Haines. Screenplay: Richard English, David Duncan,
Thomas Dykers.
• A story of navy yard men engaged in a submorine-remodeling
program. To be filmed in
Technicolor.
JIVARO (Action Drama). Stars: Fernando Lamas,
Rhonda Fleming, Brian Keith. Producers: William
Pine, William Thomas. Director: Edward Ludwig.
Original Screenplay: David Duncan.
• Fernando Lamas operotes a trading post at o settlement
neor the hcod-hunting Jivoro Indion country
in South America. To the settlement comes Rhondo
Fleming, fiancee of Richard Denning, drunken
wastrel huntmg for a tost treasure in the Indion
territory. Dennmg is sloin by the Jivaros, and
Lamas and Rhonda find they love each other. In
Technicolor and 3-D.
KNOCK ON WOOD (Musical Comedy). Stors: Donny
Koye, Mat Zetterling, David Burns. Producers: Mormon
Ponomo, Mclvin Frank. Directors: Norman
Ponomo, Melvin Frank. Original Screenplay: Norman
Panama, Mclvin Frank.
• Danny Koye, on American ventriloquist in Paris,
has o tremendous fear of marriage Undergoing
psychoanalysis with Mai Zetterling, he discovers she
IS OS afraid of marriage os he. Meantime he becomes
involved in on international espionage riddle, which
he solves, ond finds himself a hero—at which point
his other problems dissolve.
LIVING IT UP (Comedy). Stars; Dean Martin, Jerry
Lewis, Janet Leigh. Producer: Paul Jones. Director:
Norman Tourog. Original: Ben Hecht. Screenplay:
Melville Shovelson, Jack Rose.
• Janet Leigh, a New York newspaper reporter,
brings Jerry Lewis to Manhattan for one lost goy
fling, in the mistaken belief he is obout to die
from radiation poisoning. It is a film version of the
Broadway musical success, "Hazel Flagg." To be
filmed in Technicolor.
MAMBO (Drama). Stars: Silvano Mongono, Shelley
Winters, Vittorio Gossmon. Producers: Carlo Ponti,
Dino de Lourentiis. Director: Robert Rossen. Original
Screenplay; not set.
• This romantic drama was filmed in Italy.
MONEY FROM HOME (Comedy). Stars: Dean Martin,
Jerry Lewis, Pat Crowley. Producer: Hal Wallis.
Director: George Marshall. Original: Damon Runyon.
Screenplay: Hal Kanter.
• Dean Martin owes a small fortune to a bookmaker
and IS ordered to moke redemption by fixing
a steeplechase. He enlists the dubious assistance
of his cousin, Jerry Lewis, in this enterprise, and
Lewis, trapped into performing as a jockey, saves
the horse, the money and the race. Filmed in 3-D
and Technicolor.
THE NAKED JUNGLE (Suspense Drama). Stars: Charlton
Heston, Eleanor Porker, William Conrad. Producer:
George Pal. Director: Byron Hoskin. Original;
Carl Stephenson. Screenplay; Philip Yordon, Ronald
MocDougoM.
• Charlton Heston, a South American plantation
owner, urges his mail-order bride, Eleanor Parker,
to leave because he fears she is too elegant for
the rough life. But she sticks by him and, when
the countryside is laid low by soldier ants attacking
in phalanxes six miles wide, they conquer the invoders
and save their plantation. Filmed in Technicolor.
REAR WINDOW {Suspense Drama). Stars; James Stewart,
Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey. Producer-Director;
Alfred Hitchcock. Original: Cornel! Woolrich. Screenplay:
not set.
• iomes Stewart, a bed-ridden intellectual, sees a
murder committed in a neighboring apartment
house, and solves the crime after the police give
up. Grace Kelly portrays Stewart's society-girl
sweetheort.
RED GARTERS [Musical Comedy). Stars: Rosemory
Clooney, Jock Carson, Guy Mitchell. Producer: Pat
Duggan. Director: George Marshall. Original Screenplay:
Michael Fessier.
• Guy Mitchell ndes into a California frontier town
to avenge the death of his brother, and falls in
love with Pat Crowley, ward of Jack Carson, the
political boss- Mitchell manages to get his man
and win Pot's love, but not before the whole town
IS up in arms. Lensed in Technicolor.
SABRINA FAIR (Romantic Comedy). Stars: Humphrey
Bogort, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden. Producer-
Director: Billy Wilder. Original: Sam Taylor. Screenplay:
not set.
• Humphrey Bogort ond William Holden, wealthy
brothers, have o fabulous Long Islond estote
where lives Audrey Hepburn, daughter of the
family chauffeur. When Audrey returns from Europe,
laden with continental glamor, her beauty
and charm dazzle the brothers and they vie to win
her hand.
SECRET OF THE INCAS (Drama). Stars; Chorlton Heston,
Thomas Mitchell, Ymo Sumac, Producer: Mel
Epstein. Director: Jerry Hopper. Original Screenplay:
Sydney Boehm.
• Two men and a girl become involved in suspense
and adventure when they stumble on a legendary
horde in Peru. Filmed in Technicolor.
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (Drama). Stars: James
Stewart, June Allyson (incomplete). Producer: Samuel
Briskin. Director; Anthony Mann. Original:
Beirnc Lay jr. Screenplay: not set.
• In which James Stewart is cost os a young
American who must decide between patriotism
and personol gain—whether to remain in a wellpaying
civilian job or volunteer to contribute his
abilities OS a member of the armed forces. June
Allyson is the girl who helps him to reach the
right decision.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Biblical Drama). Stars:
Yul Brynner (incomplete). Producer-Director: Cecil
B. DcMille. Original: The Bible; the Koran; Dorothy
Clarke Wilson's "The Prince of Egypt." Screenplay:
Fredric Frank.
• Made once previously, as a silent, by Cecil B.
DeMille, this is the panoromic Technicolor story
of Moses and the Exodus of the Israelites from
Egypt to the Promised Land. Yul Brynner is cast
as Romeses the Greot, the Egyptian pharaoh who
dashed in combat with Moses.
ULYSSES (Costume Dromo). Stors: Kirk Douglas, Silvano
Mongono, Anthony Quinn. Producers: Carlo
Ponti, Dino de Lourentiis. Director: Mono Comerini.
Original: Homer. Screenplay: not set.
• Filmed in Italy, with Kirk Douglas in the title
role, this is based on Homer's ctossic sago of love,
war and adventure.
WHITE CHRISTMAS (Musical). Stors: Bing Crosby,
Danny Koye, Rosemary Clooney. Producer; Robert
Emmett Oolan. Director: Michael Curtiz. Original;
Irving Berlin. Screenplay: Norman Krosna.
• Two World War II buddies, Bmg Crosby and
Danny Koye, team up as entertainers after the
war, become involved with singing sister-act, and
o
find themselves in Vermont in search of a white
Christmas. A Chnstmos Eve snowfall helps them
to formulate plans for a successful Broadway show.
Filmed in Technicolor.
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APPOINTMENT IN HONDURAS (Drama). Stars: Glenn
Ford, Ann Shcndon, Zachary Scott. Producer:
Benedict Bogeous. Director: Jacques Tourneur,
Original: Mono Silveiro, Jock Cornoll. Screenploy:
Karen DeWolf.
• Carrying money with which the ragged army of
the president of Honduras is to be outfitted os o
means of overthrowing a cruel dictator, Glenn Ford
IS forced into a perilous journey through Central
American jungles, accompanied by cowardly Zochary
Scott and the letter's wife, Ann Sheridan. Scott
is slain, the money delivered, and Glenn ond Ann
plan life together. Print by Technicolor. Oct. 16,
1953.
DECAMERON NIGHTS (Four-episode Dramas). Stars:
Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Godfrey Teorle, Joan
Collins, Binnie Barnes. Producers: M. J. Frankovich,
Williom Szekely. Director: Hugo Fregonese. Original:
Giovanni Boccaccio. Screenploy: George Oppenheimer.
• A mom story— Giovonni Boccaccio's biography
acts OS a framework for three of his famous love
stories. First episode, "Pogonmo the Prrote": A
young wife teaches her elderly husband a lesson
when he prefers astrology to her. The second,
"Woger on Virtue": Elderly husband suspects his
young wife of infidelity strictly on circumstontiol
evidence. The third, "The Doctor's Daughter"; A
young wife finds herself spurned by the man who
married her at the King's command. In Technicolor.
Nov. 10, 1953.
DEVIL'S CANYON (Melodroma). Stars: Virginio Mayo,
Dole Robertson, Stephen McNoMy, Arthur Hunnicutt.
Producer: Edmund Grainger. Director: Alfred
Werker. Original Screenplay: Frederick Hazlitt
Brennon.
• Ex-morshol kills two men in self-defense and is
sent to prison, where he becomes involved with
mutineers against his will. Aided by the prison's
only woman inmate, he quells the mutineers and
both are promised pardons. In Natural Vision 3-D,
in 2-D and Technicolor. Aug. 15, 1953.
LOUISIANA TERRITORY (Documentary Drama). Stars:
Vol Winter, Leo Zinser, Julian Miester. Producers:
Joy Bonof icld, Douglas Trovers. Director; Horry
W. Smith. Original Screenplay; Jerome Brondfield.
• Historians believe the importance of the Louisiana
purchase in 1803 from Napoleon's government,
negotiated by Robert Livingston, U.S. minister
to Fronce, was not fully appreciated in his time.
In this film Livingston's ghost revisits New Orleons
during Mardi Gros festivities and loses himself in
the romance of o young couple and the wonders
of a new world. In 3-D, 2-D and Pothe Color.
Oct. 16, 1953.
MARRY ME AGAIN (Comedy). Stars: Robert Cummings,
Mane Wilson, Roy Walker. Producer: Alex
Gottlieb. Director: Frank Toshlin. Original: Alex
Gottlieb. Screenplay: Fronk Toshlin.
• As Robert Cummings is about to be married to
Marie Wilson, o letter arrives recoiling him to the
oir force. Returning from Korea, he learns Marie
has inherited a million dollors and balks at marrying
her until he finds she is using the money for
a veterans' housing project. Oct. 22, 1953.
THE SEA AROUND US (Documcntory). Producer: Irwm
Allen. Original; Rachel L. Corson. Screenplay:
Irwin Allen.
• Based on Rachel Carson's best-selling nonfiction
tome. The documentary concerns the sea,
how it started and grew, and the life contained
in it. Footage was assembled from photographic
records obtained by exploratory expeditions, museums
and other sources There is no human cost.
In Technicolor. June 30, 1953.
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SECOND CHANCE (Dramo). Stars: Robert Mitchum,
Linda Darnell, Jock Polance. Producer: Sam Wiesenthal
[An Edmund Grainger Production). Director:
Rudolph Mate. Original Screenplay: Oscar Millard,
Sydney Boehm.
• Tense drama unfolds m a South American country
for a group of passengers, including cx-sweetheart
of US. gangster, a professional killer sent
to murder her, and an American prizefighter, who
are stranded in a broken cable car suspended high
obove the eorth. In Technicolor. July 18, 1953.
THE SWORD AND THE ROSE (Historical Dramo). Stars;
Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice,
Michael Gough. Producer: Perce Pearce (Walt
Disney Productions). Director: Ken Annakin. Original:
Chorles Major. Screenplay: Lawrence E
Wotkin.
• King Henry VIII offers his sister's hand in marriage
to Louis XII, France's aging king, while the
commoner captain of the guards, whom she really
loves, battles court intrigue to win her. In Technicolor
Aug. 8, 19S3.
Coming
THE AMERICANO (Action Drama). Stars: Glenn Ford,
Sara Montiel, Cesar Romero. Producer: Robert Stillman.
Director: Budd Boetticher. Original Screenplay:
not set,
• Glenn Ford, a Texan, becomes involved with a
brunette beauty and o murder mystery when he
tries to deliver a fortune in prize cattle to a
Brazilian
rancher.
THE BIG PLAY (Action Drama). Stars: Robert Mitchum,
Jane Russell (incomplete). Producer: Dick Powell.
Director: not set. Original: Eleanor Pryor Screenplay:
Borden Chose.
• Texas oilfields in 1929 form the background for
this action entry.
THE BIG RAINBOW (Drama). Stars: Jane Russell,
Richard Egan, Gilbert Roland. Producer: Horry Tatelman.
Director: John Sturges. Original Screenplay:
Hugh King, Robert Bailey.
• Filmed on location in Hawaii, in Technicolor,
this concerns girl and two former navy frogmen
a
who embark on a search for o long-submerged
treasure.
BREAKAWAY (Droma). Stars: not set. Producer-Director:
Dick Powell. Original: Leon Ware. Screenplay:
William Bowers.
• Concerns the efforts of a veteran of World War
II to readjust himself to the more humdrum life of
CARNIVAL STORY (Drama). Stors: Anne Baxter, Steve
Cochran, LyIe Bettger. Producers: Maurice ond
Franklin King Director: Kurt Neumann. Original:
Marcel Klouber, C. B. Williams. Screenplay: Hans
Jocoby, Kurt Neumann.
• Filmed in Germany, this deals with o small
American carnival show thot has just arrived in
Munich. Anne Baxter joins the show, is taught a
high-diving act by LyIe Bettger, and falls in love
with him, but their marriage is threotened by
Steve Cochran, the carnival's odvonce man, whose
attractions Anne cannot resist. In 3-D ond color.
DANGEROUS MISSION (Action Drama). Stars: Victor
Mature, Piper Laurie, Vincent Price. Producer: Irwin
.Allen, Director: Louis King. Original Screenplay:
not set.
• Witness to a gangland killing. Piper Laurie hides
out in Glacier national park, but a finger man,
Vincent Price, trails her there. Victor Mature, of
the district ottorney's office New York, also
in
locates Piper, who is wanted to testify. Price tries
to abduct Piper and escape, but is killed in an
avalanche and Piper ogrees to return east with
Mature.
FOUR DESPERATE MEN (Western). Stars: John Payne,
Lizabeth Scott, Producer: Benedict Bogeous. Director:
Allan Dwon Original Screenplay: Karen De
Wolf.
• John Payne, a citizen of an Arizona community
in the 1880s, is unjustly accused of murder. Violence
flares when he faces the townspeople who hove
turned against him. In Technicolor and ScenicScope,
o wide-screen anamorphic process,
THE FRENCH LINE (Romontic Comedy). Stars' Jane
Russell, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Hunnicutt. Producer:
Edmund Grainger Director: Lloyd Bacon. Original
Screenplay Mory Loos, Richard Sole.
• Jilted by her fiance because she is "too rich,"
iane Russell, Texas oil heiress, travels incognito
to Europe aboard a palotial French liner. She poses
as a model and falls in love with Gilbert Roland,
a dashing French musical comedy star; they quarrel
but are reunited when Jane is sure he is not
romancing her just for her money. In 3-D ond
color,
DON QUIXOTE (Comedy-Drama). Stars: not set. Producer:
Walt Disney. Director: not set. Original:
Miguel Cervantes, Screenplay: Larry Watkin.
• This is planned os a live-action subject in Technicolor,
for production in England, and dealing
with the medieval adventures of Don Quixote, the
slightly-addled Spanish nobleman.
GAMBLER MOON (Western). Stars: not set. Producer:
Edmund Grainger. Director: not set. Original Screenplay:
Thames Williamson.
• A justice of the peace in the old west relentlessly
pursues an outlaw despite the fact that he
and the desperado are in love with two sisters.
THE GIRL RUSH (Musical Western). Stars: Rosalind
Russell (incomplete). Producer: Frederick Brisson
(Independent Artists). Director: not set. Original
Screenplay: Leonard Gershe.
• To be filmed in Technicolor, this is described as
o musical extravaganza with a western background.
JET PILOT (Drama). Stars: John Woyne, Janet Leigh.
J. C. Flippen. Producer: Jules Furthmon. Director:
Josef von Sternberg, Original: Beirne Lay jr. Screenplay:
Beirne Lay jr,, Jules Furthmon,
• Janet Leigh is cast as on espionage agent in
the employ of foreign power which is attempting
a
to steol top-secret information about U. S. jet
aircroft, John Wayne is an air force officer with
whom she becomes involved, and who foils the
plot. In Technicolor
KILLERS FROM SPACE (Science-Fiction Drama), Stars:
Peter Graves, Barbara Starr, James Seoy, Producer-
Director W Lee Wilder, Original Screenplay: not
set
• A race of supermen from another planet tries
unsuccessfully to invade the earth,
MAUD (Dramo). Stars: Robert Preston, Morjone Steele
(incomplete). Producer: Huntington Hartford. Director
she hod previously jilted,
PILATE'S WIFE (Biblical Drama), Stars: not set, Producer-Director:
King Vidor, Original: Clare Booth
Luce, Screenplay: not set,
• In which Biblical subject the central chorocter
IS the wife of Pontius Pilate, the R»man procurator
in Judeo, under whose orders Christ was ciucified
REBEL ISLAND (Drama), Stars: not set, Producer-
Director: Edward Ludwig Original Adele Comondini.
Screenplay: Bruce Manning,
• This odventure dramo has o Bahamas locale,
ROB ROY (Costume Drama). Stars: Richard Todd.
Glynis Johns. Producer: Walt Disney. Director.
Harold French, Original Screenplay: Larry Watkin,
• Filmed in Technicolor, on location in England
ond Scotland, this is based on the exploits of the
famed Scottish outlaw, Rob Roy, portrayed by
Richord Todd
SHE COULDN'T SAY NO (Romantic Comedy). Stars:
Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Arthur Hunnicutt.
Producer: Robert Sparks. Director: Lloyd Bacon
Original D, D. Beouchamp. Screenplay: D. Beauchamp,
D,
William Bowers, Richard Flournoy,
• Jean Simmons, madcap oil heiress, journeys to
a smoll Arkansas community and is amazed to
find the inhabitants rely upon the barter system
instead of cosh. Becoming romantically involved
with Robert Mitchum, the town doctor, she also
upsets the economic balance with a unique shorethe-weolth
system.
THE SILVER HORDE (Action Drama). Stars: not set.
Producer: Edmund Grainger. Director: not set. Original:
Rex Beach. Screenplay: Zachary Gold, Sydney
Boehm.
e This Technicolor outdoor drama, adapted from
a novel by Rex Beach, concerns the annual salmon
run in Alaska.
SON OF SINBAD (Romantic Drama). Stars: Dale Robertson,
Mori Blonchord, Vincent Price. Producer'
Robert Sparks, Director: Ted Tetzloff. Original:
Aubrey Wisberg, Jock Pollexfen. Screenploy: Jeff
Boiley.
o Sinbad (Dole Robertson) is sentenced to death
for visiting the kholif's harem once too often. The
khalif agrees to release Sinbad when a Greek
scholar informs he has a secret with which Tammerlone,
barbarian invader, con be conquered. The
plan works, Sinbod wins the girl of his choice
and the khalif makes him second in commend In
3-D and Technicolor.
SUSAN SLEPT HERE (Romontic Comedy). Stars: Debbie
Reynolds, Dick Powell, Glendo Forrell. Producer
Harriet Parsons. Director: Frank Toshlin.
Originol: Alex Gottlieb, Steve Fisher. Screenplay:
Alex Gottlieb.
• A young orphan, Debbie Reynolds, is picked up
by the police while wandering around the streets.
In order that she con enjoy a nice Christmas before
being sent to a juvenile home, she is paroled temporarily
in the core of Dick Powell—with unexpected
romantic results.
TASKER MARTIN (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer:
Dick Powell. Director: not set. Original: Diana
Gaines, Screenplay: Herman J. Mankiewicz.
• In this story of present-day big business, an
industrial tycoon learns—through on impulsive fling
at the simple life—how much he has missed in his
brilliant, ruthless career.
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (Adventure Drama).
Stars: Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre. Producer: Wolt
Disney, Director: Richard Fleischer, Original: Jules
Verne, Screenplay: Earl Felton.
• Jules Verne's ciossic adventure tole about Coptain
Nemo, the man who lived beneath the sea in
o submarine, is to be brought to the screen as a
live-action feature in Technicolor and CinemoScope.
YOU CANT JUDGE A LADY (Comedy). Stars: Rosalind
Russell, Marie Wilson (incomplete). Producer:
Frederick Brisson (Independent Artists), Director:
not set. Original: John Marshall. Screenplay not
set.
• A TV actress and a gangster's moll become buddies
through a series of front-poge adventures.
REPUBLIC
(November 15 through December 1953)
FLIGHT NURSE (War Drama). Stars: Joan Leslie
Forrest Tucker, Arthur Franz. Producer-Director:
Allan Dwan. Original Screenplay: Alan LeMay.
• Joan Leslie, flight nurse in the US. oir force,
asks for duty in Korea, hoping she will meet there
Arthur Franz, a helicopter pilot, with whom she
is modly in love. Forrest Tucker, a seasoned airevacuation
pilot, falls in love with her, and Joan
renounces Franz to work side by side with Tucker
in the war's hardship and suffering. Nov. 15, 1953.
GERALDINE (Musical Comedy). Stars: John Carroll,
Mala Powers, Jim Backus. Producer: Sidney Picker.
Director: R. G. Springsteen. Original: Doris Gilbert.
Peter Milne. Screenplay: Peter Milne, Frank
Gill jr.
• Mala Powers, who manages the singing coreer
of egocentric Stan Freberg, romances John Carroll,
an earnest young college professor, to get the rights
to a song written by Carroll and which Freberg
wonts to odd to his repertoire. Carroll unwittingly
becomes a recording star, is acclaimed by the students
and realizes he's really in love with Mala
Dec. 1953.
RED RIVER SHORE (Western). Stars: Rex Allen, Slim
Pickens, Lyn Thomas. Producer: Rudy Ralston
Director: Horry Keller. Original Screenplay: Arthur
Orloff, Gerald Geroghty.
• Marshal Rex Allen discovers a respected rancher
has falsely reported the discovery of oil on his
ranch, induced neighbors to invest $25,000 a in
bogus well, and then engineered a robbery before
the money is deposited. Rex and the son protect
the father's name after he is killed before oil is
really found. Dec. 15, 1953.
Coming
THE ALAMO (Historical Western). Stars: not set.
Producer: not set. Director: not set. Original
Screenplay: not set.
• In Trucolor, this is o story of the famous Texos
fortress, the heroic defense of which during the
Mexican Wor was a salient factor in bringing the
Lone Star State into the union.
BROTHER VAN (Outdoor Drama), Stars: not set. Producer-Director:
Joseph Kane. Original Screenplay:
Robert Hardy Andrews, Kenneth Gamet.
• An itinerant Methodist preacher brings the word
of God to pioneers in Montana during the gold rush
days. In "Trucolor.
THE DAKAR STORY (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer-Director:
John H. Auer. Original Screenplay:
Virginia Kellogg.
• Intrigue and adventure in Africa furnish the
theme for this action drama.
FURY IN PARADISE (Drama). Stars: Peter Thompson,
Rea Iturbide, Edward Noriega. Producer-Director:
George Bruce (Nepix Corp.) Original: George Bruce.
Screenplay: not set.
• This action drama is scheduled for filming on
location in Mexico. It will be photographed in
Trucolor.
THE GABRESKI STORY (Biographical Drama). Stars:
not set. Producer: not set. Director: not set. Original:
Richard Tregaskis. Screenplay: not set.
• A biography of Col. Francis Gobreski, one of
the greatest living American aces of World War II
and the Korean conflict.
THE GREAT H-BOMB ROBBERY (Melodrama).
Stars:
not set. Producer-Director: Joseph Kane. Original:
Bob Considine. Screenplay: Richard Tregoskis.
e This topical drama deals with the theft of a
multi-million-dollar atomic secret by international
espionage agents, and how they are captured by
the F.B.I.
HELL'S HALF ACRE (Drama). Stars: Wendell Corey,
Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester. Producer-Director:
John H. Auer. Original Screenplay: Steve Fisher,
e A young woman treks from Los Angeles to Honolulu
to find her husbond, the father of her child,
reported killed at Pearl Harbor in 1941. She finds
him, but his crime-ridden past and murder-shattered
present destroy her hopes for a revival of
their marriage, although freeing her for a more
promising future.
HIGH IRON (Western). Stars: not set. Producer:
William J. O'Sullivon. Director: not set. Original:
Todhunter Ballard. Screenplay: John K. Butler.
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• A cowboy wins recognition as a future railroad
tycoon by defeoting on outlaw gangs plot to steal
o million-dollar troinload of silk.
JESSE JAMES WAS MY NEIGHBOR (Western;. Stors:
not set. Producer; not set. Director; not set. Original;
Homer Croy. Screenplay; Steve Fisher, Barry
Shipman. ^ ^ j ,
• Based on o short story, this sagebrusher deals
with frontier days during the ero of Jesse James.
JOHNNY GUITAR (Western). Stars; Joan Crawford,
Sterling Hoyden, Mercedes McCambndge. Producer-
Director: Nicholas Roy. Original; Roy Chanslor.
Screenplay; Philip Yordan.
• Joan Crawford, owner of a gambling house in
a frontier town in Arizona, learns almost too late
that the love of o guitar-playing gunman who
helps her war ogainst anti-railrood-minded ranchers
worth more than the fortune she dreomed of
IS
moking in the path of the incoming roilrood.
JUBILEE TRAIL (Western). Stars; Vera Ralston, Joan
Forrest Tucker. Producer-Director; Joseph
Leslie,
Kane. Original: Gwen Bristow. Screenplay: Bruce
Manning.
• Joan Leslie marries John Russell, a trader from
California, then learns he fathered the illegitimate
child of the daughter of a wealthy Mexican londowner.
The Mexican girl kills herself, Russell is
slam by her father, and Joan plans to marry the
man she really loves, Forrest Tucker, and go with
him to Colifornia's gold fields. Filmed in Trucolor.
KERRY DRAKE (Action Drama). Stars: William Lundigan,
Martha Vickers, Frankie Darro. Producer: Les
Hafner. Director: Seymour Friedman. Original
Screenplay; Malvin Wald.
• William Lundigan is the title-roler in this adventure
drama, tirst in a proposed series based
on the syndicated comic strip.
LAUGHING ANNE (Drama). Stars: Wendell Corey,
Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker. Producer-Director;
Herbert Wilcox. Original; Joseph Conrad.
Screenplay; Pamela Bower.
• In the 1870s Margaret Lockwood and her husband,
Forrest Tucker, an ex-prizefighter, drift to
the South Seas, where she falls in love with Wendell
Corey, master of a trading schooner. Enraged
at this betrayal. Tucker shoots her, but in turn
is
killed by Davidson, who takes Margaret's young
son and sails away.
MAKE HASTE TO LIVE (Western). Stars: John Derek,
Joan tvans, Jone Darwell. Producer; William J,
O'Sullivan. Director; William Witney. Original: Todhunter
Ballard. Screenplay; Richard Wormser.
• This historical sagebrusher is adapted from "Red
Horizon," on Esquire magazine serial by Todhunter
Ballard.
MAN FROM TEXAS (Western). Stars; not set. Producer:
set. not Director: not set. Original: Bill
Gulick. Screenplay: Horace McCoy.
• This Trucolor sagebrusher is based on o Saturday
Evening Post serial,
THE MIGHTY MELVIN (Comedy). Stars; Mickey
Rooney (incomplete). Producer; Maurice Duke
(Mickey Rooney Enterprises). Director; not set. Original
Screenplay: Blake Edwords.
• This comedy is the first in o group of pictures
contemplated by the recently-formed independent
unit, Mickey Rooney Enterprises, headed by the
actor.
THE OUTCAST (Drama). Stors: Dorothy McGuire, Mory
Murphy, John Howard. Producer-Director: William
A. Seiter. Original: Gordon and Mildred Gordon.
Screenplay: Worren Duff.
• In the scenic splendor of the Colorado cattle
country, young westerner learns—from a deadly
range war he wages against his unscrupulous uncle
to recover his stolen heritage—that friends are
better fighting allies than hired gunmen.
REX ALLEN SERIES (Westerns). Stors: Rex Allen, Slim
Pickens, Carlo Bolendo and others. Producers; Rudy
Ralston, Edward J. White. Directors; Horry Keller,
William Witney. Original Screenplays: Arthur Orloff,
Gerald Geraghty and others.
• Starring vehicles for Cowpoke Rex Allen during
the season include "Red River Shore," "Valley of
the Wild Stallion," "Home in Texas," "Mysterious
Wogon Troin" and "Border City Fiesto."
SANTA FE PASSAGE (Outdoor Drama). Stors: not set.
Producer: Sidney Picker. Director; not set. Original;
Cloy Fisher. Screenploy; Lillie Hoyword, Kenneth
Gomet.
• Bosed on the novel, this is a tole of adventure
ond romance in Americo's early frontier days.
THE SHANGHAI STORY (Dromo). Stars; Ruth Roman,
Edmond O'Brien, Whit Bisscll. Producer-Director;
Frank Lloyd. Original: Lester Yord. Screenplay;
Seton I. Miller.
• A rugged American doctor, disillusioned by his
years in the Orient, and a Tongiers-born beouty
whose romantic ideals hove been tarnished, risk
their lives to help a group of less-experienced folk
survive the brutolity of a Communist spy-hunt in
Shanghais international settlement.
TIMBERJACK (Outdoor Drama).
ducer-Director: Joseph Kone.
man. Sc^enplay: not set.
Stars; not set. Pro-
Originol: Don Cush-
• A young Canadian lumbermon fights to retrieve
his heritage from o ruthless timber king
TOBOR iScience-Fiction Drama). Stars: Charles Drake,
Karen Booth, Lyie Tolbot. Producer: Richard Goldstone
(Dudley Pictures). Director: Lee Sholem.
Originol Screenplay: Richard Goldstone, Philip Mc-
Donald.
• This contribution to the science-fiction category
deals with the creotion of o mechonical brain.
TROUBLE IN THE GLEN (Drama). Stars: Margaret
Lockwood, Forrest Taylor, Victor McLoglen. Producer-Director:
Herbert Wilcox. Original: Mounce
Walsh. Screenplay; Frank Nugent.
• This romantic dramo, by the author of "The
Quiet Man," was scheduled for filming on location
in Scotland.
THE UNTAMED HEIRESS (Comedy). Stors: Judy Canova,
Don Barry, George Clevelond. Producer: Sidney
Picker, Director: Charles Lomont. Original Screenplay;
Jock Townley.
• In which Judy Canovo, an orphan girl, inherits
a fabulously rich gold mine.
THE VANISHING AMERICAN (Western). Stars: not
set. Producer: not set. Director; not set. Original:
Zone Grey. Screenplay; not set.
• One of Zone Grey's best-known stories of frontier
days.
20TH CENTURY-FOX
(Septembcr through December 19S3)
BENEATH THE 12-MILE REEF (Action Drama). Stars:
kobert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland. Producer;
Robert Bossier. Director: Robert Webb.
Original
•
Screenplay; A. 1. Bezzerides.
:>tory of o long-smoldering feud between Greek
sponge-divers at Torpon Springs, Flo., and shollowwoter
divers of Key West. Gilbert Roland portrays
the hard-bitten captain of o sponge-fishing boot and
Robert Wagner his son, who dares an expedition to
the dangerous Twelve-Mile Reef for a rich corgo.
In Cinemascope and Technicolor. Dec. 1953.
HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (Comedy). Stars
Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bocoll, William
Powell. Producer; Nunnolly Johnson. Director;
Jean Negulesco. Original: Kotherine Albert, Dale
Eunson, Zoe Akins. Screenploy; Nunnolly Johnson.
• Three beautiful New York foshion models— Betty
Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bocoll—decide
it's as easy to love a rich man as o poor man.
They pool their resources, rent o swonk apartment
and eventually manage to solve their romantic ond
financial dilemmas. In CinemoScope and Technicolor
Nov. 1953.
MAN IN THE ATTIC (Suspense Drama). Stars: Jock
Palonce, Constance Smith, Byron Polmer. Producer;
Leonard Goldstein (Panoramic Pictures). Director;
Hugo Fregonese. Original: Mane Belloc Lowndes.
Screenplay: Robert Presnell jr., Borre Lyndon.
• London in 1888 lives in terror because of the
depredations of a savage, unknown knife-murderer
of innocent women. Suspicion points toward Jock
Polonce, a young medical pathologist, ond Byron
Palmer, o Scotland Yard inspector, builds up o
convincing cose against him. When the net closes
in, Polonce kills himself after controlling on insane
possion to slay the woman he loves. Dec. 1953.
MAN CRAZY (Dromo). Stars: Neville Brand, John
Brown, Christine White. Producers: Sidney Harmon,
Philip Yordan, Director: Irving Lerner. Original
Screenplay; Philip Yordan, Sidney Harmon.
• Three girls steal some $28,00(3 from o druggist in
a small town in Minnesota and head for Hollywood
tor o spending spree. After various adventures, oil
leorn the lesson that crime does not poy. Dec. 1953.
THE ROBE (Bibhcol Dromo). Stars; Richard Burton,
Jeon Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie. Producer:
Frank Ross. Director; Henry Koster. Original:
Lloyd C. Douglas. Screenplay: Philip Dunne.
• From the late Lloyd C. Douglas book on the
birth of Christianity and the mystic influence of
Christ's robe on the Roman tribunal who crucified
him and all others who come in contact with the
garment. Richard Burton is the tribunal, and Victor
Mature is Demetrius, the Greek slave. In
CinemoScope and Technicolor. Pre-released Sept.
1953.
THY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE (Dromo). Stars: Clco Moore,
Hugo Hoos, Ken Carlton. Producer; Hugo Hoos.
Director: Hugo Hoos. Original: Oscor Jellinck,
Screenplay: Hugo Hoos.
• Suspicious 19th century judge, Hugo Hoos, discovers
his wife's lover refuses to clear himself of
o murder charge to protect her. When her moid,
bribed to protect her mistress by saying he come
to see her, confesses, the judge strangles his wife.
Oct. 1953.
VICKI (Mystery Drama), Stors; Jeonne Cram, Jean
Peters, Elliott Reid. Producer: Leonord Goldstein
Director; Horry Horner, Originol; Steve Fisher.
Screenplay; Dwight Toylor.
• When popular model Jean Peters is found dead
m her apartment, her loyol sister Jeonne Groin and
ogent Reid ore suspects. They ore
press
hounded by
Elliott
o psychopothic detective who proves
to be the murderer. Oct. 1953.
Coming
BROKEN LANCE (Western) Stors: Spencer Trocy,
Dolores Del Rio, Robert Wogner. Producer; Sol C.
Siegel. Director; Edword Dmytryk. Originol Screenplay;
Richord Murphy.
• Which deals with the struggles of Spencer
Tracy, a Texos cottle boron, ogoinst the rising
tide of chonging sociol concepts at the turn of the
century. In CinemoScope.
CARMEN JONES (Musical), Stars: not set. Pioducer-
Director: Otto Preminger. Original; Oscar Hommerstem
II, Screenplay; Oscor Hommerstein II.
• With on oil-negro cost, this is o screen version
in Technicolor and CinemoScope of the Broodwoy
stage hit, o modernized treotmenf of the Bizet
opera, "Carmen."
DADDY LONG LEGS (Romantic Dromo). Stars; Fred
Astoire, Leslie Coron (incomplete). Producer; Sol
C Siegel. Director; not set. Originol: Jeon Webster.
Screenploy: F. Hugh Herbert.
hardy perennial omong romantic novels
• This
has been filmed twice before—once in 1912 os o
silent, starring Mory Pickford, ond again in 1930
as talkie with Jonet Goynor.
DEMETRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS (Biblical Dromo)
Stars; Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Susan Hoyword.
Producer: Fronk Ross. Director: Delmer Doves.
Original Screenplay: Philip Dunne.
• In this, o sequel to "The Robe," Victor Moture
IS o fugitive Christian in pagan Rome. Carried
over OS characters from the former film ore
Moture (OS Demetrius), Michoel Rennie (the Apostle
Peter) and Jay Robinson (the Emperor Coligulo).
Susan Hoyword portrays the evil Messolino, wife of
the emperor. Filmed in CinemoScope.
DESIREE (Costume Dromo). Stars: not set. Producer;
Julian Blaustem. Director: not set. Originol; Annemorie
Selinko. Screenploy; Doniel Torodosh.
• From the novel, this is o story of Napoleon's
court, ond of the romance between a noblewomon
and one of Bonoporte's generals. In CinemoScope
and Technicolor
THE EGYPTIAN (Historical Dromo). Stors; Marlon
Brando, Kirk Douglas, Victor Mature. Producer:
F, Dorryl Zanuck, Director: Michael Curtiz. Originol;
Mika Walton. Screenploy: Cosey Robinson.
• Adapted from the novel, this is the story of on
Egyptian physician during the reign of Amenhotep
III, 1,000 yeors B. C, and of his adventures,
travels and romonces. In CinemoScope ond Technicolor.
THE GAMBLER FROM NATCHEZ (Droma). Stors: Dole
Robertson, Debro Paget, Kevin McCorthy. Producer;
Leonard Goldstein (Ponoromic Pictures). Director;
Henry Levin. Original; Hunt Stromberg |r., Jomes
Gunn, Screenplay; not set.
• In Technicolor, this oction dromo deals with
river pirates in Louisiana before the Civil War.
GARDEN OF EVIL (Romantic Dromo). Stars: Susan
Hoyword, Gory Cooper, Richard Widmork. Producer:
Charles Brockett, Director: Henry Hothowoy. Original:
Fred Freiberger, Williom Tunberg. Screenplay:
Frank Fenton.
• An outdoor dromo with o Mexican mining bockground.
In CinemoScope ond Technicolor.
GORILLA AT LARGE (Dramo). Stors: Cameron Mitchell,
Anne Bancroft, Lee J. Cobb. Producer; Leonord
Goldstein (Panoramic Pictures). Director: Harmon
Jones. Original Screenplay; Leonard Prosklns, Barney
Slater.
• Goliath, o ferocious gorilla, is the biggest ottroction
of on amusement pork where Anne Bancroft
ortist ond Comeron Mitchell, o sideshow
IS o Iropeze
borker. When a carnival worker is found
slain, is it the gorilla suspected, but develops
thot Anno is the real killer and is captured ond
arrested,
HAWK OF THE DESERT (Dromo) Stors; Cleo Moore
[incomplete). Producer: Leonord Goldstein (Panoramic
Pictures). Director: Robert Webb. Originol;
Albert H. Troynor. Screenplay; Julion Josephson,
Charles Kenyon.
• This Technicolor odventure concerns o young
Englishman who journeys to the Sohoro desert
in his search of brother, reportedly captured by
renegade Arabs,
HELL AND HIGH WATER (Dromo). Stors; Richard
Widmork, Bello Dorvi, Victor Froncen. Producer: Roy
Klune. Director; Samuel Fuller. Original; Beirne
Lay jr. Screenplay; Jesse L. Locky jr.
• A French atomic scientist, Victor Froncen, ond
pretty assistant, Bello Dorvi, leorn that the
his
Reds ore preporing to drop on atomic bomb on
Korea and Manchuria, using on Americon bomber,
and blome the deed on the U. S. Richord Widmork,
former navy officer, foils the plot and wins Miss
Dorvi. Mode in CinemoScope.
JUMPING SISTERS (Dromo). Stars: not set. Producer
Somuel G. Engel, Director; not set. Originol Screenploy;
Virginio Kellogg.
• An oction dromo, in CinemoScope, bosed on the
exploits of the Royal Conodion air force's porochute-jumping
nurses.
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THE KID FROM OUTER SPACE (Comedy Drama). Stars:
George Winslow, Spring Byington, Chorles Coburn.
Producer: Leonard Goldstein (Panoramic Pictures).
Director: Oscar Rudolph. Original Screenplay:
George W. George, George F. Slavin.
• Story of o
New England.
feminine justice of the peace in
KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES (Action Drama). Stars:
Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, Michael Rennie. Producer:
Fronk Rosenberg. Director: Henry King.
Original: Talbot Mundy. Screenplay: Ivan Goff
Ben Roberts.
• Tyrone Power, a British army coptain in India
in 1857, IS unusually well-informed about the plans
and movements of raiding tribesmen from the hills,
since he is the half-breed son of on English
father and Moslem mother. Through diplomacy
and intrigue he puts down a native uprising but
IS slain in a final victorious battle. Made in Cinema-
Scope and Technicolor.
THE LADY AND THE LUMBERJACK (Romantic
Drama). Stars: Marilyn Monroe (incomplete). Producer:
Samuel G. Engel. Director: not set. Original:
Olive Barber. Screenplay: Horace McCoy.
• In Cinemascope and color, this is a story
romance and action in the lumber country.
of
LORD VANITY (Costume Drama). Stars Robert Wagner
(incomplete). Producer: Charles Brackett. Director:
not set. Original: Somuel Shellobarger.
Screenplay: Charles Brackett, Richard Breen Walter
Reisch.
• This 18th-century romantic drama concerns the
love story of the illegitimate son of an English
lord and a beautiful Italian ballerina. In Cinema-
Scope and Technicolor.
A MAN CALLED PETER (Biographical Drama) Stars-
Richard Burton (incomplete). Producer: Somuel G,
Engel. Director: not set. Original: Catherine Marshall.
Screenplay: Eleanor Griffin.
• A biography of Peter Marshall, chaplain of the
U. S, senote, whose brilliant career was ended
by death in 1949. In CinemaScope and Technicolor.
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (Melodrama). Stars:
not set. Producer: Leonard Goldstein (Panoramic
Pictures). Director: Hugo Fregonese. Original Screenplay:
John Paxton, Robert Presnell.
• This suspense drama is planned for filming on
location in Spam.
MISS ROBIN CRUSOE (Drama). Stars: Amanda Blake,
George Nader, Rosalind Hayes. Producers- Al Zimbalist,
Harold Nebenzal, Eugene Frenke. Director-
Eugene Frenke. Original: Ricardo Yriondo. Screenplay:
not set.
• Caught in a storm, Amanda Bloke is the only
survivor when a sailing vessel sinks. She is cast
away on a seemingly deserted tropical island.
Later she discovers it is peopled by ferocious natives
and IS rescued from them by George Noder
also cast away on the island. Filmed in Eastmon
Color.
ducer: Leonard Goldstein (Panoramic Pictures). Director:
Harmon Jones. Original Screenplay: Gerald
Droyson Adams.
• A romantic drama with Egypt in the era of
the pharoohs as locale.
its
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (Biblicol Drama). Stars: not
set. Producer: Samuel G. Engel. Director: not set.
Original: Old Testament. Screenplay: Czenzi Ormonde.
• Drawn from the Book of Solomon, in the Old
Testament, this relotes the romance between
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. To be filmed
CinemaScope.
in
THE RAID (Historical Drama). Stars: Von Heflin,
Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone. Producer: Leonard
Goldstein (Panoramic Pictures). Director: Hugo
Fregonese, Original: Herbert Ravanel Soss. Screenplay:
Sydney Boehm.
• Von Heflin is cast as on American patriot involved
in political operations in New Englond during
the Civil war. To be produced in Technicolor.
RIVER OF NO RETURN (Western). Stars: Marilyn Monroe,
Robert Mitchum, Tommy Rettig. Producer:
Stanley Rubm. Director: Otto Preminger. Original
Screenplay: Louis Lontz.
• Robert Mitchum, an adventurer; his 10-year-old
son. Tommy Rettig; and Marilyn Monroe, the wife
of o crooked gambler, ore forced together by
c.rcumstances on a peril-loden river in Idaho in
the 1870s. They survive attacks by hostile Indians
and other dangers; the gambler is slain in a gun
duel; and Mitchum and Marilyn, realizing they
love each other, plan to marry. Filmed m Cinema-
Scope.
SABER TOOTH (Science-Fiction Drama). Stars not set
Producer: Philip Dunne. Director: Samuel Fuller.
Original Screenplay: Samuel Fuller,
• A drama of the world during pre-historic days,
this will be photographed in CinemaScope and
Technicolor.
THE SIEGE OF RED RIVER (Western). Stars: Van Johnson,
Joanne Dru, Richard Boone. Producer: Leonard
Goldstein (Panoramic Pictures). Director: Rudy
Mote. Original: J. Robert Bren, Gladys Atwoter,
Screenplay: Sid Boehm, Leo Townsend.
• Masquerading as a medicine show operator,
Van Johnson, a Confederate officer, captures a
shipment of deoth-dealing Catling guns from Union
forces. However, a renegade purloins the weapons
and plans to turn them over to the Shawnees for
use in their war against the whites. Johnson's
heroism routs the redskins and he returns to the
south to assist in its reconstruction.
SIR WALTER RALEIGH (Historical Drama). Stars: not
set. Producer: Leonard Goldstein. Director not set
Original: Mindret Lord. Screenplay: Harry Brown.
• Which traces the adventurous career of the
English navigator, explorer, colonist, statesman,
courtier and author, one of the outstanding figures
during Britain's Elizabethan period, and who finally
come to a violent end when he wos sentenced
to be executed. In CinemaScope and Technicolor.
UNITED ARTISTS
(Nov fiber 2 through December 26, 1953)
BEAT THE DEVIL (Drama). Stars: Humphrey Bogort
Jennifer Jones, Robert Morley. Producer: Romulus
Films-Santano Productions. Director: John Huston
Original Screenplay: Truman Capote.
• Humphrey Bogort portrays the go-between for
on unscrupulous group trying to secure lond in
Africo that is laden with uranium deposits. The
crooks ore tricked out of their plans by Jennifer
Jones, the pert wife of on Englishman, and Bogart's
visions of millions in wealth are dissipated. Dec.
26, 1953.
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH AND POCAHONTAS (Historical
Drama). Stars: Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance,
Alan Hole jr. Producers: Aubrey Wisberg, Jock
Pollexfen (Edward Small Productions). Director: Lew
Landers. Original Screenplay: Aubrey Wisberg, Jack
Pollexfen.
• In Pothe Color, this tells of the romance between
Captain John Smith, the English adventurer who
founded the colony of Jomestown in Virginia in
1608, and Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian
chief, Powhatan, who saved Smith from execution
by her father, Nov. 20, 1953.
THE CAPTAIN'S PARADISE (Comedy). Stars: Alec
Guinness, Yvonne De Corlo, Cello Johnson. Producer:
Anthony Kimmins (London Films). Director:
Anthony Kimmins, Original: Alec Coppel. Screenplay:
Alec Coppel, Nicholas Phipps.
• British-mode and a Lopert-UA release. Alec
Guinness is o happy ferryboat captain with a homeloving
wife in Gibraltar who appeals to his domestic
nature, and a tempestuous mistress in a North
African port who likes fun and finery. Trouble
begins when he mixes up their gifts and the deception
15 discovered, Dec. 18, 1953.
SHARK RIVER (Action Drama). Stars: Steve Cochran,
Carole Mathews, Warren Stevens. Producer-Director:
John Rawlins. Original Screenplay: Joseph Carpenter,
Lewis Meltzer.
• Steve Cochran is persuaded to help his brother,
Warren Stevens— a Civil War veteran—and the
lotter's wounded friend through the Everglades to
the Gulf of Mexico. They overcome attacks by the
Seminole Indians and other perils to reach the gulf,
but only after Stevens has been slain. Filmed in
color. Nov. 13, 1953.
SONG OF THE LAND (Documentary). Producer-
Director: Henry Kesler (Harrison-Roberts, S, Inc.).
Written narration: Joseph Henry Steele. Narration:
Marvin Miller,
• Story of life and of creation, a cosmic cycle
in earth's history occurring over and over again
in the form of flaming volcanoes, death and destruction,
desolation, rebirth of land and of living
things. The "stars" ore animal, bird, marine and
insect life. In color. Nov. 27, 1953.
NEW FACES (Musical), Stars: Ronny Grohom, Eartha
Kitt, Alice Ghostley. Producers: Edward L. Alperson,
Bermon Swarttz, Director: Harry Horner. Original-
Leonard Sillmon. Screenplay: Leonard Sillman.
• A film version, m CinemaScope and Eastman
Color, of the Broadway musical revue.
NIGHT PEOPLE (Drama). Stars: Gregory Peck, Rita
Gam, Broderick Crawford. Producer-Director- Nunnolly
Johnson. Original: Jed Horns, Tom Reed
Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson.
• East Berlin Communists kidnap on American corporal
and in exchange for his return, demand two
people now in Berlin's western zone. Through the
efforts of Gregory Peck, an army colonel, the corporal
s rescue is effected. The picture was shot in
CinemaScope, on location in Germany
THE NINE DAYS OF FATHER SERRA (Historica
Drama). Stars: not set. Producer: Charles Brackett
not set. Originol Screenplay: John C
ggii
• A biography of Junipero Serra, the courageous
Spanish priest who is revered as the founder of
California's missions in the early days of Spanish
occupotion. In CinemaScope and Technicolor.
PINK TIGHTS (Musicol), Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Don
Dailey, Tommy Noonon, Producer: Sol C. Siegel
Director: Henry Koster, Original: I. A. L. Diamond.
Screenplay: Arthur Sheekman.
• A tunefilm dealing with show business in New
York in the 1890s. In CinemaScope and Technicolor.
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (Musical).
Stars: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi
Gaynor. Producer: Sol C. Siegel. Director: Walter
Lang. Original: Irving Berlin. Screenplay:
and Phoebe Ephron, Lamar Trotti.
Henry
• This story of backstage life and romance, in
Cinemascope and Technicolor, is adopted frorn a
story by Irving Berlin and will feature o musical
score written by him.
I
THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (Romantic Comedy),
Stars: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean
Peter s Producer: Sol C. Siegel. Director: Jean
Negu lesco. Original: John H. Secondari. Screenplay:
John Patrick.
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THREE YOUNG TEXANS (Western), Stars: Mitzi Gaynor,
Keefe Brasselle, Jeffrey Hunter. Producer:
Leonard Goldstein (Ponoramic Pictures), Director-
Henry Levin, Origmol: William MacLeod Raine.
Screenplay: Gerald Droyson Adams.
• Jeffrey Hunter's father, a railroad telegrapher, is
blackmailed into agreeing to participote i-i a train
robbery, but before the holdup is committed another
lone bandit does the job and escapes. Hunter is
suspected, but it is revealed that his pal, Keefe
Brasselle, actually perpetrated the crime. In Technicolor.
STRANGER ON THE PROWL (Drama). Stars: Paul
Mum, Joan Lorring, Vittorio Manunta. Producer;
Noel Colef. Director: Andrea Forzono. Original:
Noel Calef. Screenplay: Andrea Forzano.
• Story of on unwilling fugitive from the low who
strikes up a friendship with a boy while trying to
escape a police net. The boy idolizes the man,
and together they elude capture, but eventually
the man is shot down and the boy, mourning his
loss, returns to the comfort of his mother's orms.
Nov. 2, 1953.
YESTERDAY AND TODAY (Documentary). Stars: Clara
Bow, Harold Lloyd, Eddie Cantor, George Jessel,
Polo Negri, Mary Pickford, Rudolph Valentino and
others, Producer-Director: Abner Greshler. Original
J.
Screenplay: George Jessel.
• George Jessel does the narration for this film,
which presents scenes from films covering a 60-year
period—from 1893 to 1953. Jessel also introduces
screen star greats of yesterday and today, appears
in the film and sings two old-time song hits. Dec.
Coming
ACT OF LOVE (Romantic Drama). Stars: Kirk Douglas,
Dony Robin, Robert Strauss. Producer-Director:
Anatole Litvok (Benogoss Productions). Original:
Alfred Hoyes. Screenplay: Irwin Show.
• This story of the romance between on American
soldier and an Italian girl during World War II
was filmed on location in Europe. It is adapted
from novel, "The Girl on the Via Flominia."
PRINCE VALIANT (Costume Drama), Stors: Sterling
Hoyden, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner Producer
Robert L. Jocks. Director: Henry Hathaway. Original:
Based on King Features comic strip Screenplay:
Dudley Nichols.
• Prince Valiant (Robert Wagner) is dispatched to
the court of King Arthur with word that a Viking
traitor plons an invasion of Britain and on attempted
overthrow of Arthur, Displaying bravery
and fighting skill, Prince Valiant aids the Knights
of the Round Table in foiling the plot and becomes
one of King Arthur's knights. In Cinema-
Scope and Technicolor.
PRINCESS OF THE NILE (Costume Drama) Stars-
Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie. Pro-
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UNTAMED (Romantic Drama). Stars: not set. Producers:
Bert Friedlob, William A. Bacher. Director:
not set. Original: Helga Moray. Screenplay: Talbot
Jennings, William A. Bacher.
• This story of life and love in South Africa is
scheduled to be filmed on location there in Cinema-
Scope.
THE WANDERING JEW (Drama) Stars: not set. Producer:
Nunnally Johnson. Director: not set. Original:
E. Temple Thurston. Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson.
• A film version, in CinemaScope, of the widespread
medieval legend about a Jew who treated
Christ contemptuously at the time of the crucifixation
and was condemned by Him to wonder
upon the earth until the Second Advent.
THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA (Romantic Drama). Stars:
Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogort, Edmond O'Brien.
Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Director: not set.
Original Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
• This romantic drama is scheduled for production
on location in Rome.
BEACHHEAD (War Drama). Stars: Tony Curtis, Frank
Lovejoy, Mary Murphy. Producers: Aubrey Schenck,
Howard W. Koch. Director: Stuart Heisler. Original:
Richard Hubler, Screenplay: not set.
• Just before the full-scale ossoult on Bougainville
by U, 5. marines in World Wor II, five marine
platoons moke a diversionary attack on o neorby
island to pick up invaluable doto. This is the
story of their assault, their heroism and their
ultimate success. Filmed in Eastman Color,
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(Western), Sfors: Burt Lancaster,
-in Mclntire. Producers; Harold
Hecht, Burt Lancaster. Director; Robert Aldrich.
Original; Poul Wellmon. Screenplay: James R.
Webb.
• this is the story of Massai, lost
In Technicolor,
of the great Indian warriors, who waged a oneman
stand against the U. S. army until he wos
finally tamed by a woman. Burt Lancaster portrays
Massai.
CAMELS WEST (Western). Stars; Rod Cameron, Joanne
Dru, John Ireland. Producer: Edward Small. Director;
Ray Nozorro. Original Screenplay; not set.
• This 3-D, Eastman Color feofurc deals with a
government-financed venture in 1850 to cross the
notion on camels, an unsuccessful attempt to find
substitute for horses.
CAPTAIN KIDD AND THE SLAVE GIRL Pirate Droma)
Stars; Anthony Dexter, Eva Gobor, Alon Hale
jr. Producers: Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen (in
association with Edward Small). Director; Lew
Landers. Original Screenplay; Aubrey Wisberg, Jock
Pollexfen.
• Which recounts further fictionol adventures of
the notorious bucconeer, Coptoin Kidd.
CASE FILE: F. B. I. (Crime Drama). Stars: not set. Producers;
Arthur Gardner, Jules Levy (in association
with Edward Small). Director; Arnold Lovin. Original;
Mildred and Gordon Gordon. Screenploy: Mildred
and Gordon Gordon,
• This IS adapted from the non-fiction tome relating
some of the outstanding crime-smashing
exploits of the F. B. I.
CROSSED SWORDS (Adventure Drama). Stars: Errol
Flynn, Gino Lollobrigida. Producers: J. Barrett Mahon,
Vittorio Vassarotti (Viva Films). Director; Milton
Krims. Original Screenplay; Milton Krims.
• Mode in Italy, this tells of the adventures and
romances of a dashing young swordsman, Errol
Flynn, in medieval Itoly. Flynn foils o plot by a
treacherous counselor to seize the Duke of Sidona's
doughter and throne, ond wins both for himself.
In Pothe Color.
DRAGON'S GOLD (Melodrama). Stars. John Archer,
Hillary Brooke, Noel Cravath. Producer-Directors;
Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen. Original Screenplay;
Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen.
• John Archer, investigator for a bonding company,
is sent to Hong Kong to probe the disappearance
of $7,000,000 in gold. He encounters
intrigue, adventure and murder and uncovers o
scheme by a Chinese warlord, Noel Cravath, to
steal the money.
DUEL IN THE JUNGLE (Dn no). Sta Dona An-
3nne Cram Producers; Tony Owen, Marcel
Hellmon (Moulin Productions), Director; George
Marshall, Original Screenplay; not set.
• In Technicolor, this dromo of romance and
adventure on the Dork Continent was filmed on
location in South Africa.
THE GABRIEL HORN [Historical Drar
Lancaster (incomplete). Producers:
Burt Lancaster. Director: not set.
Holt. Screenplay: A. B. Guthne jr.
• From the novel, this is a story
wilderness of western Kentucky.
of the pioneer
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN ( Biogrophicol Musical).
Stors: Robert Morley, Maurice Evans, Peter Finch.
Producers: Frank Launder, Sydney Gilliat. Director:
Sydney Gilliot Original Screenplay: Sydney
Gilliat, Leslie Bailey.
• This Technicolor subject deols with the lives and
music of W. S. Gilbert (portrayed by Robert Morley},
the librettist, and Albert Sullivan [Maurice Evans),
the composer, the famed comic opero collaborators.
The musical interludes include excerpts from "The
Mikado," "The Pirates of Penzance" and others
of their widely-known works.
GO, MAN, GO! (Sports Drama). Stars: Done Clark,
Harlem Globetrotters, Pat Breslin. Producer: Anton
M. Leader. Director: James Wong Howe, Original
Screenplay: Arnold Becker.
• Dane Clark portrays Arnold Saperstein, basketball
zealot, in this story of the formotion of the Harlem
Globetrotters, famed aggregation of colored hoop
stars. He pilots the lads to success, including a
tournament chompionship that is the springboard to
world fame and plaudits.
GOG (Science-Fiction Drama), Stars: Richard Egan,
Constance Dowling, Herbert MarsholL Producer:
Ivan Tors. Director: Herbert Strock. Original:
Ivan Tors. Screenplay: Tom Taggert, Curt Siodmak.
• Gog ond Magog are expenmentol robots, designed
under top-secret conditions by US. government
scientists as prototypes of machines which
will pilot rockets into space to establish mon-made
satellites. Enemy ogents try to sobotoge the experiments
but are foiled by government undercover
men. In 3-D and Eastman Color.
THE GOOD DIE YOUNG (Romontic Drama). Stars:
Gloria Grahome, John Ireland, Richard Basehort.
Producers: James and John Woolf (Romulus Films).
Director: Lewis Gilbert. Onginol: Richard Macouloy.
Screenplay: not set.
• One of a group of pictures being produced in
Britain by Romulus Films for the American exhibition
market, and featuring Hollywood costs.
BOXOFFICE
KHYBER PASS (Action Drama). Stars: Richard Egon,
Dawn Addoms, Potric Knowles. Producer: Edward
Small, Director: Seymour Friedman. Originol Screenplay:
not set.
• A story of conflict and intrigue on the frontier
of Indio. filmed in color ond for wide-screen.
THE LONE GUN (Western). Stars: George Montgomery,
Neville Brand, Frank Fay Ion. Producer:
Edward Small. Director: Ray Nazorro, Original
Screenploy: L. L. Foreman, Don Martin.
• A story of the old west, in which respecters of
[US t ice and order overthrow proponents of the
lynch low. In color.
THE LONG WAIT (Crime Drama). Stars: Anthony
Quinn, Peggie Castle, Charles Coburn. Producers:
Victor Saville, Lester Samuels. Director: Victor
Saville. Original: Mickey Spillane. Screenplay: Alan
Green, Lesser Samuels.
• This IS the second in o scries of whodunit films
bosed on the widely-reod detective novels by
Mickey Spillone, relating the omatory and scnguinory
adventures of Mike Hammer, two-fisted private
eye.
MARTY (Drama). Stors: not set. Producer: Hecht-
Loncoster Productions, Director: not set. Original:
Poddy Choyefsky Screenplay: Paddy Chaycfsky.
• This IS projected as a theatrical film version of
television play which won o New York Critics'
award. It was presented originally on video as on
entry on the Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
program.
NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL (Drama). Stars: not set.
Producers: Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse (in ossociation
with Edward Small). Director: not set.
Original: Jock Loit, Lee Mortimer. Screenplay:
Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse.
• A film version of the non-fiction tome, o purported
expose of the crime rings and vice syndicates
operating in Manhattan,
NOT AS A STRANGER (Drama). Stars: Edna and
Edward Anholt. Producer: Stanley Kramer. Director
not set. Original: Morton Thompson. Screenploy:
not set.
• First of a series of features to be produced for
this company by Stanley Kramer, this is adapted
from o novel about medical ethics. The tome, by
Morton Thompson, was a Literary Guild selection.
OVERLAND PACIFIC (Western). Stars: Jock Mahoney,
Williom Bishop, Peggie Castle. Producer: Edward
Small, Director: Fred F. Sears. Original Screenplay:
not set.
• A sogebrusher dealing with railroad-building in
the old west.
RIDERS TO THE STARS {Science-Fiction Drama). Stars:
Richard Carlson, William Lundtgan, Martha Hyer.
Producer: Ivan Tors. Director: Richord Carlson.
Original Screenplay: Curt Siodmak.
• The nation's top scientists are recruited to devise
o means of capturing a meteor in flight so that
It con be brought down to earth and its molecular
secrets analyzed as part of rocket-ship experimentation.
Two men die in the attempt, but the
test finally proves successful.
SCREAMING EAGLES (War Drama). Stars: not set.
Producers: Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen (in association
with Edward Smoll). Director: Fred Sears.
Original: Virginia Kellogg. Screenplay: George
Bruce.
• This feature draws its title from the exploits of
Wo
orne Division in Europe during World
II.
dI Western). Stars: J. Carrol
n, Mary Murphy. Producer;
W. R. Frank. Director: Sidney Salkow. Original
Screenploy: William Bowers.
• In CinemoScope and Technicolor, this will trace
the life of the Sioux Indian chief whose warriors
massacred Gen. George Custer and his US. troops
ot the Little Big Horn in 1876.
TIMBUKTU (Action Drama). Stars: not set. Producer:
Edward Small. Director: Stuart Heisler. Original
Screenplay: Charles Bennett, Frank Covett.
• This romantic action subject is planned for production
in Technicolor on location in London and
Africa.
TOP BANANA [Musical Comedy). Stars: Phil Silvers,
Rose Mane, Judy Lynn. Producers: Ben Peskay,
Alfred Zugsmith Director: Alfred E. Green. Original:
•
Hy Kraft. Screenplay: not set.
A film version of the Broodway stage hit, lensed
in Natural Vision 3-D and color.
TRAPEZE (Drama). Stars: Burt Lancaster (incomplete).
Producers: Burt Lancoster, Harold Hecht. Director:
not set. Original: Max Catto. Screenploy: Mel
Dinelli.
• From "The Killing Frost," a novel by Max Cotto,
this casts Burt Lancaster as on embittered trapeze
performer in a story of circus life.
VERA CRUZ (Historical Drama). Stors: Gary Cooper,
Burt Lancaster (incomplete). Producers; Horo'd
Hecht, Burt Lancaster. Director: Robert Aldrich.
Original: Borden Chose. Screenploy: Borden Chose,
Roland Kibboe.
• To be made in Mexico, this casts Gary Cooper
and Burt Lancoster as gunslingtng American freebooters
who fight for pay for the Emperor Maximilian
ogoinst the rebel armies of Juarez. In Technicolor,
THE WHITE ORCHID (Action Drama). Stars: William
Lundigon, Peggie Castle. Producer-Director: Regmald
LeBorg. Original Screenplay: Reginald LeBorg, David
Duncan.
• Williom Lundtgan, an orcheologist, journeys into
the jungles of Mexico seeking an oncicnt civilization.
Filmed on location there m Eastman color.
WICKED WOMAN (Dromo). Stars: Beverly Michaels,
Richard Egon, Percy Helton. Producers: Clarence
Greene, Russell Rouse (m association with Edward
Small). Director: Russell Rouse. Original Screenplay:
Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse.
• Beverly Michaels, a hardened and predatory girl,
gets a job os o cocktoil woitress in o tovern owned
by Richard Egon. He falls for her and together
they plot to sell the bor and defraud Egan's wife
of her share, but the plan miscarries, Egon realizes
whot o fool he has been, and Beverly drifts on
looking for another victim.
WITNESS TO MURDER (Suspense Dromo). Stars: Borboro
Stonwyck, Gory Merrill, George Sanders. Producer:
Chester Erskine. Director: Roy Rowlond.
Original Screenplay: Chester Erskine.
• This crime drama has a Los Angeles background.
YELLOW TOMAHAWK (Western). Stars: Rory Calhoun,
Peggie Castle, Noah Beery jr. Producers:
Aubrey Schenck, Howard W. Koch. Director: Lesley
Selonder. Onginol: Harold Jock Bloom. Screenplay:
Richard Alan Simmons.
• Rory Colhoun, an Indian scout in Wyoming,
warns Warner Anderson, major in commond of an
ormy troop, that the Cheyennes intend to revenge
themselves upon Anderson for his wonton slaughter
of Cheyenne warriors, women and children. Surviving
Indion attacks, Colhoun brings Anderson
into a cavalry fort to answer for his crime-:, Filmed
Pothe Color.
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nber through December 19S3i
BACK TO GOD'S COUNTRY (Action Dromo). Stors:
Rock Hudson, Morcio Henderson, Steve Cochran.
Producer: Howard Christie. Joseph Pcvney.
Director:
Original; James Oliver Curwood. Screenplay: Tom
Reed.
• Steve Cochron, in the role of a fur trader who
tries to kill Rock Hudson, rival operator of a furcatching
schooner in Arctic waters. Hudson's leg
is broken in a fight with Cochran, and when his
wife takes him by dog sled for medico! treotment,
the rival follows and tries to sabotage the trek.
In Technicolor. Nov. 1953.
THE GLASS WEB (Crime Drama). Stors: Edward G.
Robinson, Kathleen Hughes, John Forsythe. Producer:
Albert J. Cohen. Director: Jack Arnold.
Original: Max Simon Ehrlich. Screenploy: Leonord
Lee, Robert Blees.
• Edward G. Robinson, casting director on a TV
crime show, tries to frame John Forsythe, the
writer, when Kathleen Hughes, an actress who had
been blackmailing Forsythe, is murdered. But
Forsythe turns the tables and sets o trap which
finds Robinson forced to confess thot he himself
was the killer. In 3-D and 2-D. Nov. 1953.
PROJECT M.7 [Melodrama). Stars: Phyllis Calvert,
James Donald, Robert Beotty, Herbert Lorn. Producer:
Anthony Darnborough (J. Arthur Rank).
Director: Anthony Asquith. Original: John Pudney.
Screenplay: William Fairchild.
• Bntish-made film about on English scientist,
doing secret research on o jet plane project, who
is trapped in the plane by a spy from his own
unit. James Donald, who plays the role of the
scientist, refuses to turn traitor and soves the
plane ond himself. Dec. 1953.
TUMBLEWEED (Western). Stors: Audie Murphy, Lori
Nelson, Chill Wills. Producer: Ross Hunter. Director:
Nathan Juron. Originol: Kenneth Perkins. Screenplay:
John Lucas.
• Despite all his efforts, Audie Murphy cannot save
a wagon train from massacre ot the hands of
Yaqui Indians. Branded a coward and a traitor,
Audie is locked up by Chill Wills, the sheriff of the
nearest town, to save him from o lynch mob.
Audie manages to escape, clears himself and speorhcods
on ottock which drives off the hostile redskins.
In Technicolor. Dec. 1953.
THE VEILS OF BAGDAD (Costume Dromo). Stars: Victor
Mature, Man Blanchard, Virginio Field. Producer:
Albert J. Cohen. Director; George Sherman.
Original Screenplay: William R. Cox.
• Bagdad in the 16th century, this casts Victor
Mature as on undercover agent for the emperor,
who encounters donger, romance and intrigue os he
foils a plot to overthrow the government. In
Technicolor. Nov. 1953.
WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME (Musical). Stars:
Donald O'Connor, Janet Leigh, Lori Nelson. Producer:
Ted Richmond. Director: Lloyd Bacon. Original:
Don McGuire, Screenplay: Don McGuirc,
Oscar Brodncy
• After his dischorge from the service, Donold
O'Connor and his ormy buddies organize a small
band but go broke because their rhythm doesn't
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appeal to popular tastes. Through a series of errors
the band appeors at a long-hair concert and the
critics hail O'Connor as a genius. He wins fame and
the girl. In Technicolor. Dee. 1953.
Coming
BENGAL RIFLES (Drama). Stars: Rock Hudson, Arlene
Dahl, Don O'Herlihy. Producer: Ted Richmond.
Director: Laslo Benedek. Original: Hall Hunter.
Screenplay: Joseph Hoffman.
• A story of England and India in the 1850s, to be
filmed in Technicolor.
BLACK HORSE CANYON (Western). Stars: Joel Mc-
Crea, Man Blanchord, Irving Bacon. Producer:
John W. Rogers. Director: Jesse Hibbs. Original:
Les Savage jr. Screenplay: Geoffrey Homes.
• Mori Blanchord, who lives with her uncle on a
stock-breeding ranch, is eager to recapture "Outlaw,"
a black stallion who has run away to live
in the hills, Joel McCrea, a cowhand trying to
start a breeding ranch of his own, becomes involved
in the hunt, and romance blossoms between
him and Man. Filmed in Technicolor.
THE BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH (Costume Drama).
Stars: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Dan O'Herlihy.
Producer: Robert Arthur. Director: Rudy Mate.
Original: Howard Pyle. Screenplay: Oscar Brodney.
• A story of chivalry, romance and odventure in
15th century England. In Technicolor. Filmed in
CinemoScope
BORDER RIVER (Western). Stars: Joel McCreo, Yvonne
De Carlo, Pedro Armendariz. Producer: Albert J.
Cohen. Director: George Sherman. Original Screenplay:
Louis Stevens.
• Zona Libre, a Mexican border town across the
line from Texas, is ruled by Pedro Armendariz, a
renegade soldier of fortune, as a refuge for scheming
Americans making money out of the Civil War.
To this hideout comes Joel McCrea, a Confederate
army officer seeking to buy ammunition, who
achieves that aim and wins for his bride Yvonne
De Carlo, Armendariz' former sweetheart. Filmed
in Technicolor.
CONGO CROSSING (Action Drama). Stars: not set.
Producer: Howard Christie. Director: not set. Original:
Houston Branch. Screenplay: Sylvia Richards.
• A story of African adventure.
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (Science-
Fiction Drama). Stars: Richard Carlson, Julia
Adams, Richard Denning. Producer: William Allond.
Director: Jock Arnold. Original Screenplay: Harry
Essex.
» A scientific expedition is formed to search for
the missing ports of a web-fingered skeleton found
in the Amazon jungles. The scientists are menaced
by monstrous creature, half-man, half-fish, which
IS captured but escapes and disappears, mortally
wounded, after attacking the party. Filmed in 3-D.
THE CURSE OF THE SCARLET SPHINX (Melodrama).
Stars: not set. Producer: Ted Richmond. Director:
not set. Original Screenplay: Don Martin.
• Locoled in Egypt, this concerns an expedition
looking for treasure in on ancient tomb.
DAWN AT SOCORRO (Western). Stars: Rory Calhoun,
Man Blanchord, Piper Laurie. Producer: William
Allond. Director: George Sherman. Original Screenploy:
George Zuckermon.
• A story of a gunfighter and gambler of the old
west, to be filmed in Technicolor.
DOLLY HESSIAN (Historical Dromo). Stars: not set.
Producer: Ted Richmond. Director: not set. Originol:
MacKinlay Kontor. Screenplay: Guy Trosper.
• From the novel, this is a story of the Revolutionary
War.
DYNAMITE ANCHORAGE (Melodrama). Stars: not
set. Producer: John W. Rogers. Director: not set
Original: Gil Doud, D. D. Beouchomp. Screenplay:
D. D. Beouchomp.
• Locoled in Los Angeles Harbor, this deals with
a dynomite-laden freighter which also carries, as
part of its cargo, on atom bomb.
DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER (Western). Stars: Audie
Murphy, Mora Corday, Walter Brennon. Producer
Melville Tucker. Director: Nathan Juran. Original:
John K. Butler. Screenplay: Lawrence Roman,
• Audie Murphy, a young westerner, seeks revenge
upon Lite Indians who massacred his mother. Filmed
in Technicolor.
THE ELECTRONIC MAN (Science-Fiction Drama).
Stars: not set. Producer: Howard Christie. Director:
not set. Original Screenploy: Harry Essex.
O A story of research and development in the
field of robot machines.
THE FAR COUNTRY (Action .Drama). Stars: James
Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Colvet. Producer:
Aaron Rosenberg. Director: Anthony Mann. Original
Screenplay: Borden Chase.
• En route to Skagwoy from Seattle, James Stewart
eludes attempts to arrest him for murder, and is
aided by Ruth Roman, owner of a Skagwoy saloon.
He tangles with the town boss, heads for the gold
country around Dawson, is instrumental in spiking
the activities of the bod men and finds happiness
with Ruth. In Technicolor.
FIREMAN SAVE MY CHILD (Comedy). Stars: Hugh
O'Brion, Buddy Hackett, Spike Jones. Producer
Howard Christie. Director: Leslie Goodwins. Original
Screenplay: Lee Loeb, John Grant.
• In San Froncisco in 1910, Tom Brown is given
the task of instolling motorized equipment in Station
12, manned by a group of well-meaning nincompoops
including Spike Jones, Hugh O'Brion ond
Buddy Hackett. He succeeds, after considerable
travail, and Station t2's personnel accidentally
become the heroes of the city.
FORBIDDEN (Drama). Stars: Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru,
Lyie Bettger. Producer: Ted Richmond. Director:
Rudolph Mate. Original: William Sockheim. Screenploy:
William Sockheim, Gil Doud.
• Tony Curtis, hireling of on American gang
leader, arrives in Macao to locate Joanne Dru,
widow of another gangster, and Tony's one-time girl
friend, who had fled after her husband's murder.
Love blossoms anew between Tony and Joanne,
they pull a double cross on the crooks who wont
her returned, and head back to the U.S. to work
out a new life together.
FOXFIRE (Romantic Drama). Stars: June Allyson, Jeff
Chandler (incomplete). Producer: Aaron Rosenberg.
Director: not set. Original: Anya Seton. Screenplay:
Ketti Frings.
• A New York society girl, June Allyson, marries
a mining engineer, Jeft Chandler, who is part
Indian, and goes with him to live in a small Arizona
mining town. To be filmed in Technicolor.
FRANCIS JOINS THE WACS (Comedy). Stars: Donald
O'Connor, Lisa Goye. Producer: Ted Richmond.
Director: Arthur Lubin. Original Screenplay: James
B. Allardice.
• Fifth in the series, this relates the further adventures
of Francis, the talking mule, and his human
companion, Donald O'Connor. Chill Wills, as usual,
will be the "voice" of Francis.
THE GLENN MILLER STORY (Biographical Drama
With Music). Stars: James Stewart, June Allyson,
Henry Morgan. Producer: Aaron Rosenberg. Director:
Anthony Mann. Original Screenplay: Oscar Brodney,
Valentine Dovies.
• James Stewart portrays Glenn Miller, the trombonist
and noted bond leader, this Technicolor
in
subject, tracing his career from his early days as
a side-man with Ben Pollack's orchestra and his
marriage to his college sweetheart to world fame
05 a musician. Enlisting in the air force in World
War II, Miller dies in an air crash over the English
channel.
HIGH AND DIZZY (Comedy). Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou
Costello. Producer: Howard Christie. Director: not
set. Original Screenplay: Lee Loeb.
• In which Abbott & Costello are cast as two
stars of the Mock Sennett silent-screen comedy era.
THE HOLY GRAJL (Biblical Drama). Stars: not set.
Producer: Ted Richmond. Director: not set. Original:
Jerome Weidman, Irving Wallace. Screenplay:
Norman Corwin.
• A story of the formative years of Christianity,
this Biblical drama is locoled in Judeo in the year
6 AD, It will be produced in Technicolor.
A MILLION OF 'EM (Musical Comedy). Stars:
Jimmy Durante (incomplete). Producer: Albert J.
Cohen. Director: not set. Original: William Cox.
Screenplay: Frank Gill jr.
• Jimmy Durante is cost as a movie studio barber
who also owns a theatrical rooming house and aids
four young people to attain film stardom.
JOHNNY DARK (Drama). Stors: Tony Curtis, Piper
Laurie, Paul Kelly. Producer: William Alland. Director:
George Sherman. Original: Don McGuire. Screenplay:
Franklin Coen.
• Against the better judgment of Sidney Blackmer,
the cor firm's conservative president, Tony
Curtis, a young design engineer, given on okay
is
to build an experimental sports car. He steals it
from the plant, enters it secretly in a Conoda-to-
Mexico rood race and, with Blockmer's last-minute
backing, wins the event. Filmed in Technicolor.
KING SOLOMON'S DAUGHTERS (Biblical Drama).
Stars: not set. Producer: Ted Richmond. Director:
not set. Original: Joseph Gaer. Screenplay; John
M. Lucas.
• This romantic drama of Biblical times is scheduled
for production Technicolor.
in
THE LONG HUNTERS (Action Drama). Stars not
set. Producer: Aaron Rosenberg. Director: not set.
Original: Robert Hardy Andrews. Screenplay: Robert
Buckner.
• This historical adventure drama, to be photographed
in Technicolor, is set in the south during
the War of 1812; its principal characters include
Davy Crockett, Sam Houston and Andrew Jackson
during their early days.
MA AND PA KETTLE AT WAIKIKI (Comedy).
Morjorie Mom, Percy Kilbride, Lori Nelson.
Stars:
Producer:
Leonard Goldstein. Director: Lee Sholem.
Original Screenplay; Horry Clork, Elwood Ullman.
• Thinking Pa Kettle (Percy Kilbride) is a financial
wizard, his cousin, an oiling canned-fruit tycoon
in Honolulu, sends for him to take over the business.
Through pure accident, Po steps up the
efficiency of the canning plant, captures gunmen
who ore out to kill his cousin, and puts the factory
bock on its feet.
MA AND PA KETTLE HIT THE ROAD HOME (Comedy)
Stars: Marjorie Mom, Percy Kilbride, Alice Kelley
Producer; Richard Wilson. Charles Lament
Director;
Original Screenplay; Kay Lenard, Jock Henley.
• The Kettles (Morjorie Main and Percy Kilbride)
return to their dilopidofed farmhouse to help their
eldest boy win a grand prize in a national magazine
contest on "My Life on a Typical American Form."
The editors decide, after numerous harrowing experiences,
that the contest has ended in a tie between
the Kettle boy and Alice Kelley, daughter of o
neighboring farmer.
MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (Drama). Stars: Jane
Wymon, Rock Hudson, Agnes Mooreheod. Producer:
Ross Hunter. Director; Douglas Sirk. Original:
Lloyd C. Douglas. Screenplay; Robert Blees.
• Rock Hudson, a profligate young millionaire,
feels a deep sense of guilt because respected
a
surgeon dies for lock of on inhalator, used to save
Hudson after a speedboat wreck. Jane Wyman, the
doctor's widow, scorns Hudson's offers of financial
help, but when she is blinded as the result of on
automobile accident Hudson ossumes the responsibility
for her well-being.
PLAYGIRL (Drama). Stars; Shelley Winters, Colleen
Miller, Barry Sullivan. Producer; Albert J. Cohen.
Director: Joseph Pevney. Original; Roy Buffum.
Screenplay; Robert Blees.
• A small-town girl becomes the play girl of New
York in this romantic dromo.
RAIL'S END AT LARAMIE (Western). Stars; John
Payne, Mori Blanchord, Don Duryea. Producer; Ted
Richmond, Director; Jesse Hibbs. Original Screenplay;
D. D. Beouchomp, Joseph Hoffman.
• John Payne, o hard-bitten soldier, is ordered to
Laramie to clean out unsavory elements which are
interfering with construction of a westward-bound
railroad. Payne cracks open a gambling and
bribery ring, defeats efforts to sabotage the rail
work and achieves his objective. Filmed in Technicolor.
RIDE CLEAR OF DIABLO (Western). Stars: Audie Murphy,
Don Duryea, Susan Cabot. Producer: John
Rogers. Director; Jesse Hibbs. Original Screenplay:
George Zuckermon.
• His father and brother murdered by rustlers,
Audie Murphy, a railroad surveyor, thirsts for revenge.
The shieriff and a respected town lawyer
are in reality heads of the gang. With the help
of Don Duryea, a notorious gunman, Audie blasts
the killers in a fight to the finish. Photographed
in
Technicolor.
SASKATCHEWAN (Action Drama). Stars; Alan Ladd,
Shelley Winters, J. Carroll Noish. Producer: Aaron
Rosenberg, Director; Rooul Walsh. Original Screenplay:
Gil Doud.
• After the Custer massacre at the Little Big
Horn, Sioux Indians begin migrating north into
Canada. Alan Ladd, on intrepid Canadian Mounted
Police sergeant, is instrumental in supplying Cree
Indians with ammunition with which to beat bock
the Sioux, olthough Ladd risks o treason charge
to do so. Filmed in Technicolor.
SIGN OF THE PAGAN (Costume Drama). Stars: Jeff
Chandler, Ludmillo Tcherino, Jack Palance. Producer:
Albert J. Cohen. Director; Douglas Sirk.
Original Screenplay; not set.
• A story of the Roman empire during the era
of Attila the Hun, filmed in Technicolor. Filmed
Cinemascope.
in
SONORA (Action Drama). Stars; James Stewart (incomplete).
Producer; Aaron Rosenberg. Director:
Anthony Mann. Original Screenplay: Borden Chase.
• Mexico during revolutionary days is the locale
for this James Stewart starrer, to be filmed in
Technicolor.
SPRING SONG (Musical Comedy). Stars: Tony Curtis,
Bert Lahr (incomplete). Producer; Ross Hunter.
Director; not set. Original; John D. Weaver. Screenplay;
not set.
• A stroight-loced young man runs across his longlost
father, the comedian in a travelling show, end
plunges Into show business.
TANGANYIKA (Drama). Stars; Von Heflin, Ruth Romon,
Howard Duff. Producer; Albert J. Cohen.
Director: Andre de Toth. Original Screenplay; Wil- *'
liom Sockheim, Richard Alan Simmons.
• Von Heflin arrives in British East Africa in 1902
t
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to claim land to be developed for lumbering. The #
territory is being menaced by Nukumbi warriors
led by a renegade Englishman, and Heflin—setting
out to capture the traitorous Britisher—stages a
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surprise attack that results victory. Filmed in in
Technicolor.
of the famed chief,
TAZA, SON OF COCHISE (Western). Stars; Rock Hudson,
Barbara Rush, Gregg Palmer. Producer; Ross
Hunter, Director; Douglas Sirk. Original Screenplay; ,
George Zuckermon.
• Rock Hudson, son Apache
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Cochise, assumes leadership of the tribe at his
father's death, but Rock and his brother, Bart
Roberts, clash over the some maiden, Barbara
Rush. Roberts tries to set the Apaches on the
warpath against the whites, but Rock and his
loyal followers foil Roberts' plot and he rules his
people in peace. Filmed In Technicolor.
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• From the best-selling book end smash stage
is success, this the story of a corgo vessel and its
crew in the South Pacific during World War II—of
the joys and sorrows, hopes and hatreds of the men,
who idolize Mr. Roberts (Marlon Brando), the second
in command, and loothe their tyrannical and unreasoning
captoin. In Cinemascope.
MOBY DICK (Maritime Dromo). Stars; Gregory Peck
(incomplete), Producer-Director: John Huston
(Moulin Productions), Original: Herman Melville.
Screenplay; John Huston.
• One of the classics of adventure literature, this
story of the men who went down to the sea in
whaling ships is up for its third cinematic treatment,
hoving previously been filmed once as o silent ond
again as a talkie. In WarnerColor,
PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE (Melodrama), Stars;
Claude Dauphin, Patricia Medina, Karl Maiden
Producer: Henry Blanke. Director; Roy Del Ruth.
Original: Edgor Allen Poe. Screenplay: Harold Medford,
James Webb,
• In Pans at the turn of the century the populace
is in panic becouse of the fiendish killings of pretty
French girls. A young psychologist clears himself
of suspicion by proving that a killer ape, controlled
by Karl Maiden, on eminent zoologist, has been
perpetrating the crimes. In 3-D and WarnerColor.
RIDING SHOTGUN (Western). Stars: Randolph Scott,
Joan Weldon, Wayne Morris. Producer: Ted Sher-
Director: Andre de Toth. Original Screenplay
Jc Wa Bell
• Randolph Scott, shotgun guard on a slage line,
vows to trap a gang, headed by James Millicon,
that has been holding up the stages, Scott suspected
is
of being a member of the gang, and is in
danger of being lynched by an angry mob, but
clears himself by mowing down the outlaw leader
in a gun battle,
RING OF FEAR (Mystery Drama). Stars; Pat O'Brien,
Mickey Spillane, Clyde Beatty. Producer: Wayne-
Fellows Productions. Director: James Edward Grant,
Original: Paul Fix. Screenplay: not set.
• Murder strikes a circus—with Mickey Spollane,
the whodunit novelist, mokmg his screen bow as a
detective, and Clyde Beatty and his wild-animal big
top also appearing. Photographed in CinemaScope
and WarnerColor,
THE SEA CHASE (Droma), Stars; John Wayne (incomplete).
Producer: not set. Director: John Farrow,
Original Screenplay: not set.
• In which John Woyn
adventurous sea captain.
Scope.
THE SILVER CHALICE (Historical Drama). StOrs: not
set. Producer-Director: Victor Saville. Original:
Thomas Costain. Screenplay: not set.
• Bosed on the novel, and deriving its title from
the Holy Grail, this historical story destined for
is
CinemaScope and WarnerColor filming.
A STAR IS BORN (Drama With Music). Stars: Judy
Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson. Producer: Sid
Luft. Director: George Cukor. Original Screenplay:
Moss Hart,
• This IS a new version of the behind-the-scenesin-Hollywood
story filmed previously by David O.
Selznick, concerning the ill-fated romance between
a newcomer octress and a fading male star. In
Technicolor and CinemaScope.
THE TALISMAN (Costume Droma). Stars: Rex Harrison,
George Sanders, Virginia Mayo. Producer; Henry
Blanke. Director; David Butler. Original: Sir Walter
Scott. Screenplay: not set.
• From the historical novel by Sir Walter Scott,
this is story of the Crusades. To be made in
o
CinemaScope and WarnerColor.
THEM (Science-Fiction Drama). Stars: James Whitmore,
James Arness, Edmund Gwenn. Producer:
David Weisbart, Director: Gordon Douglas. Original
Screenplay: George W. Yates.
• A science-fiction entry, dealing with the phenomenon
produced as the result of an A-bomb test
blast at the Nevada proving grounds
TRILBY (Dramo). Stars; Kathryn Grayson (incomplete).
Producer: Henry Blanke. Director* Gordon
Douglas. Original: George DuMaurier. Screenplay:
Harold Medford.
• A CinemaScope, WarnerColor version of George
DuMauner's famous love
mod hypnotist, Svengoli.
story of Trilby and the
YANKEE DOODLE GIRL (Musical). Stars; Dons Day
(incomplete). Producer": Martin Melcher, Director:
not set. Original Screenplay: Richard Dorso.
• First in a projected series of tunefilms starring
Doris Day and to be produced independently by
Martin Melcher, her husband in private life.
TRIPLE JET ACE (Biographical Drama). Stars: not
set. Producer: not set. Director: not set. Original
Screenplay: Ted Sherdeman.
• The life story of Capt. Joseph McConnell, air
hero of World War II and Korea, who has 16 downed
MIGs to his credit In the latter conflict and is
America's only triple jet ace.
MISCELLANEOUS
ADVENTURES OF LONG JOHN SILVER (Pirate Drama).
Stars: Robert Newton [incomplete). Producer: Joseph
Kaufman (Treasure Island Productions). Director:
Byron Haskin. Original: Robert Louis Stevenson.
Screenplay; Martin Rockin,
• In which the leading characters of Robert Louis
Stevenson's "Treasure Island," Long John Silver, the
one-legged buccaneer, and Jim Hawkins, go on to
further adventures.
THE AFRICAN (Drama)
King Bros. Productions,
not set. Producers:
tor; not set. Orig-
inal Screenplay; not set.
• This drama of life on the Dark Continent is
scheduled for production on location in Nairobi.
ATTACK (War Drama), Stars: not set. Producers: King
Brothers Productions. Director: not set. Original
Screenplay: Hons Jacoby, Dick Hyland.
• A story of the U.S. morine corps in action, this
will be filmed on location at Camp Pendleton, Calif.,
in CinemaScope and color.
BANK OF THE SCAR (Western). Stars: not set. Producer:
Frank Melford. Director: not set. Original:
James Gunn, Hunt Stromberg jr. Screenplay: not set.
• To be made in color, for wide-screen projection,
is this sagebrush action drama.
THE BIG KILL (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer: Frank
Seltzer. Director: Joseph Newman. Original: Frank
Seltzer, Joseph Newmon. Screenplay: Edward and
Edna Anhalt.
• To be made in Mexico, this is a story of the
battle waged by that country against hoof-andmouth
disease in its cattle herds.
BLUE MESA (Western). Stars: John Agar (incomplete).
Producer-Director: Hal R. Makelim (Atla;,
Pictures). Original Screenplay: not set.
• This galloper is one of a series of features
planned for production and distribution under the
Atlas Pictures banner.
THE BOY AND THE BULL (Dramo). Stars; not set.
Producers; King Brothers Productions. Director; not
set. Original Screenplay; not set.
• This story of the bull ring is scheduled for filming
on location in Spain. It will be mode in CinemaScope
and color in English, Spanish and German
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THE BRIDE WORE PAJAMAS (Romantic Comedy).
Sturs: set- not Producer. Alex Gottlieb. Director:
set. not Original. Herbert Clyde Lewis. Screenplay:
not set.
• To be filmed in Howaii, this concerns o bride
who, left ot the altar, honeymoons alone in the
islands.
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BUCK ROGERS (Science-Fiction Droma). Stars: not set
Producers: Bert D'Armond, Robert S. Howard. Director:
not set. Originol: John F. Dille. Screenploy,
not set,
• Planned as o film odoptation of the wideiy-reod
comic strip about interplanetary adventure in the
25th century, this will be made in 3-D ond color
A BULLET IS WAITING (Suspense Drama). Stars: Jean
Simmons, Rory Calhoun, Stephen McNolly. Pro
ducer: Howard Welsch. Director: John Forrow
Original Screenplay: Casey Robinson.
• This murder mystery, in Technicolor, is the first
is of three vehicles m which Jean Simmons scheduled
to star for Producer Howard Welsch.
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CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON (Science-Fiction Dramo).
Sfors: Mane Windsor, Susan Morrow, Victor Jory.
Producers: Al Zimbolist, Jock Rabin. Director: Arthur
Hilton. Screenplay: Roy Hamilton.
• A rocket ship from the earth lands on the moon
ond finds the remnants of a dying civilization, its
only survivors a group of beautiful women. The
lunar ladies nearly succeed in a plot lo capture
the rocket ship and escape to our earth, but are
foiled in time's nick Availoble in 2-D, 3-D ond
wide screen.
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS (Sports Dramo). Stors:
Bob Mothios uncomplete). Producer: William E.
set. Selwyn, Director: not Original Screenplay:
Richard Collins.
• A biography of Bob Mathios, storring himself,
relating highlights in the athletic career of the man
who was twice on Olympic decathlon winner,
CHRISTOBAL (Drama), Stars: not set. Producer:
Allan Dowling. Director: not set. Original Screenplay:
Hugh Brooke.
• A story of intrigue on a volcanic island in the
Caribbean.
C. I. C. (Drama). Stars: Dana Andrews (incomplete).
Producer: Tony Andrews. Director: George
Marsholl. Original: Sidney Boehm. Screenploy: not
set.
• A story of the activities of the allied nations'
counter-intelligence corps in Germany following
World War II, this will be made on location in and
around Berlin.
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COCOBOLO lAction Drama). Stars: William Holmes (incomplete).
Producer: Robert L. Peters. Director:
Kenny Herts. Original Screenplay: Ken Krippene.
• Filmed on location in Colombia, this is ori odventuro
story bockgrounded against the ancient
emerald mines discovered and worked by the Incas.
COMANCHEROS (Historical Western). Stars: Van Heflin
(incomplete). Producer-Director: George Stevens.
Originol: Paul Wellman. Screenplay: not set.
• Based on a novel, this deals with renegade whites
who organized Comanche Indian raids and disposed
of the loot therefrom in Mexico.
CONGO KILLER (Melodrama). Stars: Karen Booth,
Myron Healey, Ross Elliott. Producer: Jerry Thomas
(Trinity Productions). Director: Seymour Friedman.
Original Screenplay: Jerry Thomas.
• An action drama of adventure in Africa.
DAWN IN THE SKY (Western). Stars: James Stewart
(incomplete). Producer: William Goetz. Director: not
set. Original: James O'Mara. Screenplay: not set.
• This outdoor action drama, to be photogrophed
in Technicolor, is adapted from a Saturday Evening
Post serial.
FEATHERBRAIN (Comedy) Stars: Joanne Dru (incomplete).
Producer-Director: Frank Tashlin, Original
Screenplay: Frank Tashlin.
• In which Joanne Dru portrays a Canadian war
bride in a satire on murder mysteries.
FILE 246 (Drama). Stars: Shelley Winters, Van Heflin,
Pedro Armendariz. Producer-Director: George Sherman.
Original Screenplay: not set.
• Planned for filming in Italy, this costs Von Heflin
OS an insuronce adjuster who treks to Rome to
locate Shelley Winters, a girl who has inherited
$500,000.
THE FLAMING STALLION (Western). Stars: not set.
Producer: Hermon Cohen (Abtcon Pictures). Director:
not set. Original; Johnston McCully. Screenplay:
William Raynor.
• An outdoor drama about a wild-horse herd.
GIRLS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC (Romantic Comedy).
Stars: Lili St. Cyr (tentative, incomplete). Producer:
Albert Zugsmith (American Pictures). Director: not
set. Original Screenplay: Aben Kandel, Herbert
Kline.
• As its title implies, this is a romantic comedy
with South Seas locale.
THE GREAT GREEN OG (Science-Fiction Drama). Stars:
Robert Hutton, Gerald Mohr (incomplete). Producer:
Albert Zugsmith (American Pictures). Director: Alfred
E. Green. Original Screenplay; Robert Smith.
• A science-fiction entry dealing with a visitor
from outer space.
HEAVEN KNOWS MR. ALLYSON (Romantic Drama).
Stars: not set. Producers; Eugene Frenke, Rene Williams.
Director: not set. Original; Charles Shaw.
Screenplay; not set.
• Based on the novel, this is planned for filming
in Technicolor on location in the South Pacific.
HEDDA GABLER (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer:
Tom Gries (Allan Dowling Productions). Director: not
set. Original: Henrik Ibsen. Screenplay: Norman
Corwin.
• From the play by Henrik Ibsen, this deals with
a Norwegian girl, uncongenially married, who torments
to his death an admirer and finally commits
suicide To be filmed in Norway.
HUMAN CARGO (Drama). Stors: not set. Producer:
William Rowland (New World Films). Director: not
set. Original Screenplay; Michel Kraike, Herbert
Kline, Irmo Berk.
• A story of the U.S. drive to stop the invasion
of "wetbacks" from Mexico, this is scheduled for
filming with the cooperation and approval of the
Mexican government. In 3-D and color.
HUNTERS OF THE SEA (Documentary). Stars: not set.
Producer: Tom Gries (Allan Dowling Productions).
Director: not set. Original Screenplay; not set.
• This full-length documentary on underwater life
and the popular sport of spear-fishing will be
processed by the Color Corp. of America.
HURRICANE ROAD (Documentary). Stars: not set.
Producer: Hugh Brooke (Allan Dowling Productions).
Director; not set. Original Screenplay: not set.
• This deals with a West Indian hurricane, following
it from its origin in the Caribbean on through
Its devastating impact when it hits North America.
KARAMOJA (Travelog), Producers: Matt Freed, T.
Frank Woods. Director: not set.
• The film record of a safari from Capetown, in
South Africa, to Kampala.
THE INTERNATIONAL TOUCH (Drama). Stars; Pierre
Fresnay, Hans Albers (incomplete). Producer: N.
Peter Rothvon. Director: not Original; Larry
set.
Rachman. Screenplay; not set.
• This suspense drama deals with Interpol, the
International Criminal Police organization.
THE LION (Romantic Drama). Stors; not set. Producer:
Frank P. Rosenberg. Director: not set. Original;
Eleanor De Lomater. Screenplay; Walter Doniger.
90.D
• Adapted from a Cosmopolitan magazine story,
this is a love story set against the background of
a wild-animal compound.
THE LOST WOMAN (Melodrama). Stars; Libo Petrova
(incomplete). Producers; Matt Freed (Moravia Productions).
Director: not set. Original Screenplay: Jay
Tobias.
• In which a man and woman escape to freedom
from a Communist-dominated European country.
MAN FROM MONTMARTE (Biographical Musical).
Stars: Danny Kaye (incomplete). Producer: William
Goetz. Director: not set. Original Screenplay: not
set.
• First independent production to be charted by
William Goetz, former Universal-International filmmaking
executive, this is a biography of the noted
French entertainer, Maurice Chevalier. It will be
photographed in Technicolor.
MATADOR (Drama). Stars: Jose Ferrer (incomplete).
Producer-Director: John Huston. Original: Barnaby
Conrad. Screenplay: Barnaby Conrad, John Huston.
• To be filmed on location in Spain, this is based
on the novel by Barnaby Conrad, the story of the
last day in the life of Spain's greatest bullfighter.
MERRILL'S MARAUDERS (War Drama). Stars; not set.
Producer; Jack Broder. Director; not set. Original
Screenplay; Wyatt Ordung.
• An action drama of World War 11.
THE NAKED KING (Romantic Drama). Stars: Cornel
Wilde (incomplete). Producer-Director: Albert Lewin.
Original: Albert Ades. Screenplay: Albert Lewin.
• Dealing with the life of a Parisian artist at the
turn of the century, this is scheduled to be made
on location in France.
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (Drama). Stars: not set.
Producer: Paul Gregory. Director; not set. Original:
David Grubb. Screenplay: not set.
• Adapted from the novel, this is a suspense drama
with Pennsylvania in the I920i as its locale.
NO DEADLIER SIN (Drama). Stars; not set. Producers:
Samuel Newman, Louis B. Appleton jr. Director;
Louis B. Appleton jr. Original Screenplay: Samuel
PARIS METRO (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer:
King Bros. Productions. Director: not set. Original:
Andre Serf. Screenplay: not set.
• A maniacal killer stalks the Paris subway system
In a suspense drama scheduled for filming in
PASSPORT (Drama). Stars; Humphrey Bogait, Lauren
Bocall (incomplete). Producer-Director: Nicholas Ray.
Original Screenplay: Pier Pasenetti.
• To be filmed in Italy, this is the story of a
man without a passport, who lives on a tourist ship
operating between Venice and Trieste. A young
Italian girl ultimately helps him to escape from
his shipboard prison.
RETURN TO TREASURE ISLAND (Action Drama).
Stars: Down Addoms, Tab Hunter, Porter Hall. Producers;
Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen (in association
with Edward Small). Director; E. A. DuPont.
Original Screenplay; Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen.
• A treasure-hunting melodrama, filmed in Pathe
color.
RICHARD THE THIRD (Costume Drama). Stars: Jose
Ferrer (incomplete). Producer: Romulus Films. Director;
John Huston. Original: William Shakespeare.
Screenplay: not set.
• Scheduled for production in England is this film
version of one of Shakespeare's immortal tragedies,
with Jose Ferrer in the title role.
RIVER BEAT (Melodrama). Stars: Phyllis Kirk, Donald
Houston. Producers: Herman Cohen (Abtcon
Pictures), Anglo-Amalgomated Films. Director: Guy
Green. Original Screenplay; not set.
• This cops-and-robbers drama was filmed in
London.
ROUGHING IT (Comedy-Drama). Stars: not set. Producers:
Victor Orsatti, Joseph Newman (Sabre Productions).
Director: Joseph Original; Mark
Newman.
Twain. Screenplay: not set.
• In color, this is on adaptation of Mark Twain's
sketches about life in California during frontier
days.
THE SEA IS A WOMAN (Drama). Stars; not set. Producer:
Tom Gries (Allan Dowling Productions). Director;
Walter Doniger. Original; Tom Gries, Jim
Fitzpatrick. Screenplay; Herb Meadow.
• A story of the tuna-fishing industry in Central
America.
SHIELD FOR MURDER (Drama). Stars: not set. Producers:
Aubrey Schenck, Howard W. Koch. Director;
not set. Original: William P. McGivern.
Screenplay: Richard Alan Simmons.
• A cops-and-robbers melodrama, adapted from a
novel.
THE STEEPER CLIFF (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer;
Frank P. Rosenberg. Director: not set. Original:
David Davidson. Screenplay: Harry Kleiner.
• A film version of the novel about the establishment
of democratic newspapers in post-war Germany.
THE STORY OF A COP (Drama). Stars: Ida Lupino
(incomplete). Producer: Collier Young. Director; not
set. Original: Paul MocNamara. Screenplay; Collier
Young, Ida Lupino.
• In semi-documentory style this relates the recruiting
and training a policeman.
of
THE SWAMP FOX (Historical Drama). Stars: not set
Producers; Aubrey Schenck, Howard W. Koch. Director:
not set- Original: Len L. Simpson, Thomas
J. McGowon Screenplay:
• A film biography of
not set.
Francis Marion, American
[ssentinl
hero of the Revolutionary War.
TARGET—EARTH (Science-Fiction Dramo). Stars: not
set. Producer; Herman Cohen (Abtcon Pictures)
Director: Sherman Rose. Original; Paul Fairman.
Screenplay; William Raynor.
• In which attempts by a race from outer space
to invade and capture the earth are repelled.
TENDER HEARTS (Drama). Stars; Hugo Haas, Francesco
de Scoffa (incomplete). Producer-Director:
Hugo Haas. Original Screenplay: Hugo Haas.
• The story of a prostitute.
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TIGER BY THE TAIL (Suspense Drama). Stars; Richard
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Conte, Constance Smith (incomplete). Producern*"
i.i«lor
Robert Goldstein. Director; not set. Original Screenplay:
Eric Ambler.
• An American newspaperman in London solves a
murder to clear himself. Planned for filming in
England.
THE TRAIN (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer; Allan
Dowling (Aries Productions). Director: not set. Original;
Martin Fiala. Screenplay; Orin Jonnings.
• Adapted from a novel, this is the story of o
successful escape from behind the Iron Curtain. It
is planned for filming on location in Germany.
TREASURE OF THE UNTAMED (Drama). Stars; John
Agar, Rosemarie Bowe. Producers; Horry Rybnick
Richard Koy (R-K Productions). Director: Joel Judge'
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Original Screenplay: not set.
• Said to be the first feature-length motion picture
ever produced in Haiti, this was filmed in
Pathe color with the cooperation of
* -i xi__.^ ^-.-^.._, ment of that Central An * -icon republic.
the govern-
WALK WITH THE DEVIL (Drama). Stars: not set.
Producers; Mark Robson, Horry Lenart. Director
Mark Robson. Original: Elliott Arnold. Screenplay-
Elliott Arnold, Lou Schorr.
• This suspense story, based on a novel, is planned
for filming on location in Italy.
WOMAN OF THE SHADOWS (Droma). Stars: not set.
Producer; Matt Freed (Moravia Productions). Director:
not set. Original; Pierre Moreau, T. C.
Lengyel. Screenplay; not set.
• A story of life in postwar Berlin, this is slated
for filming in English and a foreign language.
THE WONDERFUL COUNTRY (Drama). Stars: Gregory
Peck (incomplete). Producers: Gregory Peck,
Robert Porrish. Director; Robert Parrish.
Tom Lea. Screenplay; not set.
Original:
• From the novel by the author of "The Brave
Bulls," this is scheduled for production on location
in Mexico.
ZULIKA (Drama). Stars: not set. Producer; Helen
Ainsworth. Director; not set. Original Screenploy;
Monica Lang, Esko Miettinen.
• This romantic drama is planned for production
on location in London and South Africa.
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A Complete Produi lion Record lor the Vear
Essential Data on 1952-53 Releases FERTUR6
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(63)
Murder Without Tears. ...5328.... (64) ...June 14
Drama. Unhappy husband, unable to
divorce wife, hires hoodlum to murder her.
arrangins; elaborate alibi. Suspiciou.? detective
shadows him to hideout of hoodlum,
and husband is shot after hoodlum demands
mere blackmail. Craig Stevens, Joyce
Holden. Richard Benedict, Edward Norris,
Clair Regis. Director; William Beaudine.
No Holds Barred .5214. ...(66) Nov. 23, '52
Comedy Melodrama. One of the Bowery
Boys develops a strange center of strength
which makes him a sensation in the wrestling
ring. Kidnapers are thwarted when
they try to find the source of his miraculous
power. Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Marjorie
Reynolds. Bernard Gorcey. Director: William
Beaudine.
Northern Patrol 5330. .
July 12
Outdoor Drama. Royal Canadian Mountie
investigates murder of young trapper, whose
death was made to appear a suicide. Treasure
secreted in a sacred Indian burial
ground motivated the crime, and the Mountie
gets the culprits, Kirby Grant, Chinook,
Gloria Talbot, Marion Carr, Director: Rex
Bailey.
Rebel City ...5324. (63) May 10
Sepiatone Western. Gambler comes to
Junction City to avenge the murder of his
father, a freight line owner. Working for
a girl who has her own freight line, he
tracks down the killers. Wild BiU Elliott,
Marjorie Lord, Robert Kent, Stanford
Jolley. Director: Thomas Carr. (A Silvermine
Production.)
©Roar of the Crowd, The. .5311 (71) May 31
Cinecolor Drama. Before she will marry an
automobile race driver, rapidly gaining
fame, his sweetheart makes him promise
to quit racing. She relents when she learns
how much it means to him. Howard Duff
Helene Stanley, Harry Shannon, Minor
Watson. Director: William Beaudine.
Safari Drums. .5314. .
June 21
Adventure Drama. Bomba aids in a search
for a missing geologist. One of the search
party, who had killed and robbed the missing
man, is later killed by jungle lions.
Johnny Sheffield, Barbara Bestar, Dougla.s
Kennedy, Leonard Mudie, Emory Parnell
Director: Ford Beebe.
OSon of Belle Starr....5309 ... (70) June 28
Color Western. Son of the notorious Belle
Starr, unjustly branded as an outlaw, joins
the gang to prove his innocence He exposes
the sheriff, its leader, but dies as
he IS vindicated. Keith Larsen Peggie
Castle, Myron Healey, Dona Drake Director:
Frank McDonald.
Star of Texas ...5332... (68) jan n
Western. Bandit gang recruits members by
freeing them from jails. Ranger, posing as
a crook, gets himself jailed so he can trap
the bandits. Wayne Morris, Paul Fix Rick
Vallin, Frank Ferguson, Jack Larson Director:
Thomas Carr. (A Westwood Production.)
Tangier Incident. .5316.... (77) Feb. 8
Spy Drama. American Legation officer
poses as a black market operator in Tangier
while seeking tlii-ee atomic .scientists trying
to sell secrets to Communists. He nearly
loses his life trusting a woman. George
Brent, Mari Aldon, Dorothy Patrick Dan
Seymour. Director: Lew Landers.
Topelia...5325...(69)
Aug 9
Sepiatone Western. Outlaw leader and his
gang hide out in a western town run by
racketeers who prey on the merchants
Outlaw reforms, is made sheriff of the
town and cleans out the lawless element
Wild Bill Elliott, PhyUis Coates, Rick
ValUn, Fuzzy Knight. Director: Thomas
Carr, (A Westwood Pi-oduction.)
Torpedo Alley .5308 (84) Jan. 25
Melodrama. Tlie heroic exploits of a group
of submarine officers, at the beginning of
the Korean hostilities. Two of the officers,
in love with the same navy nurso, fm-nish
the romantic interest. Mark Stevens,
Dorothy Malone, Bill Williams, Charle.s
Winninger, Douglas Kennedy, Director:
Lew Landers,
Trail Blazers. 5329... (63) Apr. 19
Drama. To combat juvenile delinquency, a
Boys Club is organized and the worst boy
in town invited on a mountain outing. He
helps to capture a dangerous criminal, receiving
the reward and a new outlook.
Alan Hale jr., Richard Tyler, Barney Mc-
Cormack, Jim Flowers, Henry Blaii-. Director:
Wesley Barry. lA Newhall Pi-oduction.i
White Lightning ...5326. ..(61) Mar. 8
Action Drama. Cocky, ice hockey star takes
bribe to throw a game, but a small boy's
appeal dui'ing the game sets him straight.
He wins the game and a gii-l. Stanley
Clements, Barbara Bestar, Steve Brodie,
Gloria BlondeU, Lyle Talbot. Director:
Edward Bernds.
(REISSUES)
Bad Boy AA-15....(87) June 7
Drama, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Wyatt, Audie
Mui-phy, Martha Vickers. (Released as a
reissue package with "Bad Men of Tombstone,")
Bad Men of Tombstone AA-11. (74) June 7
Western. Barry Sullivan, Marjorie Reynolds,
Broderick Crawford, Fortunio Bonanova.
(Relea.sed as a reissue package with
"Bad Boy.")
©Rose Bowl Story. The... 5204... (73).... Sept. 6
Cinecolor Melodrama. (Football season release.)
Marshall Thompson, Vera Miles,
Richard Rober, James Dobson. (Originally
released August 24, 1952.)
Astor
(September 15, 1952 through October 15, 1953)
Country Parson (formerly "Messenger of
Peace").... (87) Jan. 15
Drama. Portrays the tireless, humanitarian
and self-sacrificing services of Christian
pastors everywhere, as seen through the life
story of a Lutheran minister. John Beal,
Paul Guilfoyle, Peggy Stewart, William
Bakewell. Director: Frank Strayer. (Roland
Reed Productions.)
Four Sided Triangle. (81) June 15
Science-Fiction Melodrama. British-made.
Two scientists invent a machine that duplicates
objects. When one of them loses the
girl he loves to the other scientist, he successfully
duplicates a human being in her
likeness. Barbara Pay ton, James Hayter,
Stephen Murray, John Van Eyssen. Director:
Terence Fisher. (Produced by Alexander
Paal.)
• ©It Started in Paradise... (88) Aug. 15
Technicolor Drama. British-made. Young
dress designer assumes management of
fashion house but destroys the very success
she tries to build by her ruthless ambition.
She wakes up in time to avert complete
ruin, and finds love and happiness, Martita
Hunt, Jane Hylton, Muriel Pavlow, Ian
Hunter, Terence Morgan, Director: Compton
Bennett. (J, Arthur Rank,)
Long Memory, The.,,. (90) July 15
Melodrama. British-made. Released after
serving 12 years for a murder he did not
commit, innocent man swears vengeance
against the perjurers. Love ultimately triumphs
over revenge and justice is done
when "murdered" man is shot down as he
tries to kill ex-prisoner. John Mills, John
McCallum, Elizabeth Sellars, Eva Bergh,
Geoffrey Keen. Director: Robert Hamer!
(J, Arthur Rank.)
©Love Island. ..(73) Mar. 15
Cinecolor Drama. Navy flier lands on tropical
island, falling in love with a native girl.
His native rival, ordering a chest containing
the flier thrown into the river, meets with
that fate himself. Paul Valentine, Eva
Gabor, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Kathryn Chang.
Director. Bud Pollard, (Produced by Hall
Shelton.)
Return of the Plainsman, (67) Sept. 15
Outdoor Drama. (Australian-made.) "The
Sundowner," a legendary hero of the Par
North, comes to the rescue of a girl who
suspects foul play in the death of her father.
He tangles with cattle duffers in getting
the murder evidence. Chips Rafferty, Jeanette
Elphick, Max Osbiston, Guy Dolman,
Henry Murdoch. Director: Lee Robinson,
Robot Monster,... (62) Oct. 15
3-D Science-Fiction Melodrama. Little boy
falls asleep on a picnic and dreams of a
distant planet inhabited by mechanical
monsters who, fearing an invasion by Earth
people, set out to destroy it, George Nader,
Claudia Barrett, Gregory Moffett, Selena
Royle. Director: Al Zimbalist. (Three
Dimensional Pictures.)
©Born to the Saddle ..(77) Mar. 15
Cinecolor Western. Youth accidentally shot
in a gun duel is nursed back to health by
wife of gambler he saved. Double-crossed Thief in Silk,... (85) ..._ Mar. 15
by the man, the kid wins a horse race anyway.
Chuck Courtney, Donald Woods, Leif steals emerald from underworld chief, then
Crime Drama, Cuban-made. Crime expert
Erickson, Karen Morley, Rand Brooks. someone steals it from him. Blaming a gun
Director: William Beaudine. (Produced by moll at first, he later saves her from a
Hall Shelton.)
mobster and they escape together, Philip
Reed,
Captain
Jina Bradley,
Scarface....(72) Eduardo Casado,
Oct. 15 Ernesto
Drama.
Monato,
Atomic
Enrique Alzugaray.
scientist
Director:
Sol Planells.
is kidnaped by
Soviet agents and placed aboard a mystery
ship in the Pacific, and forced to take part (REISSUES)
in a suicide mission to blow up the Panama
Canal, An Blue
alerted Lamp,
U.S.
The...
destroyer (84)
prevents
jipr. 1
the tragedy. Barton MacLane,
Melodrama. Dirk
Leif Erickson,
Virginia Grey, Rudolph
Bogarde, Jack Warner,
Jimmy Hanley,
Anders,
Peggy
Peter
Evans, Patric Doonan.
Coe. (J.
Director: Paul
Arthur Rank.)
Guilfoyle. (Lincoln
Productions, i
Gun Moll (formerly "Jigsaw")
"*) Dec. 15, '52
Mystery. Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace,
Myron McCormick. (Tower Pictures.)
Hidden Room, The... (93) Apr. 1
Mystery Drama. Robert Newton, Sally Gray,
Naunton Wayne. (J, Arthur Rank,)
Sarumba... (68) Sept. 15, '52
Musical Drama. Doris Dowling, Michael
Whalen, Tommy Wonder.
Columbia
(August 1952 through September 1953)
Affair in Trinidad.. .501. ...(98) Sept. '52
Melodrama. Nightclub singer, working
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secretly with the British Colonial Police in
tracking down her husband's miirdeier, uncovers
a nest of foreign spies headed by the
killer. Rita Hayworth. Glenn Ford. Alexander
Scourby. Torin Thatcher. Director:
Vincent Sherman. (A Beckworth Corporation
Production.)
©All Ashore. .534... (80)
Mar.
Technicolor Musical Comedy. Victimized by
navy buddies while spending a week's shore
leave on Catalina Island, gob meets rich
girl, rescues her from a motor car accident,
earning her father's gratitude and her love.
Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, Peggy Ryan,
Barbara Bates, Jody Lawrance. Director:
Richard Quine.
©Ambush at Tomahawk Gap 522 (73) May
Technicolor Western. Pour men, released
from prison sentences for a payroll holdup,
go after the loot. One falls in love with
a Navajo girl; all the others die in an
Apache attack. John Hodiak. John Derek,
David Brian, Maria Elena Marques, Ray
Teal. Director: Fi'ed F. Sears.
Assignment—Paris. 507. .. (85) Oct. '52
Drama. Newspaperman, representing New
York Herald Ti-ibune's Paris edition, becomes
involved in international intrigue
when he is sent to Budapest to bargain
for the release of an American businessman
sentenced as a spy by Mcscow's puppet
prime minister. Dana Andrews, Marta
Toren, George Sanders, Audrey Totter,
Sandro Giglio. Director: Robert Parrish.
Blue Canadian Rockies....472.. .. (58) Nov. '52
Western. Sent to protect a wealthy Montana
ranchowner's Canadian timber holdings,
hero's mission is accomplished and
peace restored to the timberland. Gene
Autry, Gail Davis, Carolina Cotton, Pat
Buttram, Cass County Boys. Director:
George Aixhainbaud. lA Gene Autry Production.)
©Captain Pirate .502... (85) Aug. '52
Technicolor Melodrama. Captain Blood, reformed
pirate, is blamed for a raid that
takes place on his wedding eve and thrown
into prison. His loyal followers come to
the rescue and unmask the real pirates
Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, John
Sutton. Director: Ralph Murphy.
Clouded YeUow, The. 509 ..(89) Aug. '52
Drama. British-made. Clouded memory of
girl accused of murder is cleared when a
retired Secret Service man lays a trap for
the real killer, who had also mui'dered her
parents. Jean Simmon.s, Trevor Howard,
Sonia Dresdel, Barry Jones, Maxwell Reed
Director: Ralph Thomas, ij. Arthur Rank.i
Eight Iron Men .515 (80) Dec. '52
Drama. War story about infantrymen who
manage to save a buddy marooned in a
shell hole. Emphasis is on personal relationships
of the combat men, rather than
on battle scenes. Bonar CoUeano, Arthm-
Franz, Dick Moore, Mary Castle, Lee Marvin.
Director: Edward Dmytryk. (A Stanley
Kramer Pi'oduction.)
Five Angles on Murder... .543... (88) Mar
Mystery Drama. British-made. (Pi-e-released
under title, "The -Woman in
Question.") Amusement arcade fortune
teller is murdered. Police reconstruct her
past and pin the crime on a mild pet store
owner m love with her and whom she had
used as a convenience. Jean Kent Dirk
Bogarde, Susan Shaw, John McCallum
Hermione Baddeley. Dii-ector: Anthony
Asquith. (J. Arthur Rank.)
©Fort Ti....546.... (73)
May
Technicolor Natural Vision 3-D Action
Drama. A Rogers Ranger in 1759 learns his
brother-in-law has been forced to spy for
the French. 'With aid of refugee girl, the
Rangers capture Fort Ticonderoga, freeing
its prisoners. George Montgomery, Joan
Vohs, Irving Bacon, James Seay. Director:
William Castle.
49th Man, The. .529 (73) June
Drama. U.S. Security Division assigns man
to find subversives smuggling in A-bomb
parts. Locating the ring in Marseilles, he
is recalled but finds assembled bomb split
seconds before timed to explode. John Ireland,
Richard Denning, Suzanne Dalbert,
Robert C. Foulk, Touch Conners. Director:
Fred F. Sears.
Four Poster, The....519.... (103)
Jan.
Comedy Drama. Story of a novelist's marriage
in the late nineties, ending after 45
years with the wife's death. It encompasses
the first child's birth, reconciliation after
his infidelity, and a .second wooing. Rex
Harrison, Lilli Palmer. Director: Irving
Reis. (A Stanley Kramer Production.)
Glass Wall, The .541... (80) Apr.
Drama. Refused entry, an immigrant jumps
ship to find a man in New York whose life
he saved during the war. Falling in love,
he is ready to commit suicide when his
friend shows up. Vittorio Gassman, Gloria
Grahame, Ann Robinson, Douglas Spencer
Director: Maxwell Shane.
©Golden Hawk, The 508 (83) Oct. '52
Technicolor Melodrama. Based on Frank
Yerby's novel of a 17th century French privateer
who falls in love with a beautiful
female pirate. Responsible for his getting
the death penalty for piracy, girl relents on
learning the truth and helps him escape
Rhonda Fleming, Sterling Hayden, Helena
Carter, John Sutton. Director: Sidney
Salkow.
Goldtown Ghost Riders. ...574... (57) May
Western. Mail who served 10 years for
"murder" of his partner in gold-claim
swindle, frightening prospectors away with
"ghost riders," returns to find partner alive
under another name. They and their gangs
wipe each other out. Gene Autry, Gail
Davis, Smiley Burnette, Kirk Riley, Carleton
Young. Director: George Archainbaud
(A Gene Autry Production.)
©Hangman's Knot... 512. .. (81) Nov. '52
Technicolor Western. Action story about
Confederate officers capturing Union gold
bullion, then learning the war is over. Keeping
the gold to rehabihtate the south, they
fight renegades going back. Randolph
Scott, Donna Reed, Claude Jarman jr
Frank Faylen, Lee Marvin. Director: Roy
Huggins. (A Scott-Brown Production.)
Happy Time, The....506 (94) , Dec. '52
Comedy. Story of a deUghtful French-Canadian
family, into whose household comes
a beautiful magician's a.ssistant. All the
males, from grandfather down to the 12-
year-old youngest, fall in love with her.
Charles Boyer, Louis Jourdan, Marsha
Hunt, Bobby DriscoU, Kurt Kasznar. Director:
Richard Fleischer. (A Stanley
Kramer Production.)
Invasion, U.S.A 513. ...(74) Dec. "52
Melodrama. Detailed account of an enemy
invasion of America and its consequences
along individual lines. At the end it is
shown to be a mock invasion, aimed at defen.se
measures. Gerald Mohr, Peggie
Castle, Dan O'Herlihy. Director: Alfred E.
Green. (An American Pictures Corp. Production.)
©Jack McCall, Desperado 537 ...(76) Apr.
Technicolor Western. Southerner in Union
army is tricked by a Confederate spy and
sentenced to hang for treason. Escaping, he
clears his name after the war, shooting it
out with the .spy's gang in the Dakotas.1
George Montgomery, Angela Stevens, Doug-^
las Kennedy, James Seay, Eugene Iglesias,!
Director: Sidney Salkow.
Juggler, The. .520. ..(86) June
Drama. Filmed partially in Lsrael. Based on
novel by Michael Blankfort. European
vaudevillian, neurotic from concentration
camp experiences, comes to Israel, but
escapes thinking he has committed a crime
In a lonely girl's home he finds romance,
and goes for psychiatric treatment. Kirk
Douglas, Milly Vitale, Paul Stewart, Joey _
Walsh, Alf KjeUin. Director: Edwaxdi
Dmytryk. lA Stanley Kramer Production.)
©Last of the Comanches....511....(85) Feb.
Technicolor Western. A handful of survivors
of an Indian massacre, and stagecoach
passengers, are led by an Indian boy to an
abandoned mission. They hold out until „
the cavalry comes. Broderick Crawford,
Barbara Hale, Johnny Stewart, Lloyd
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Bridges. Dii-ector: Andre de Toth.
Last Train From Bombay. ...504... (72).... Aug. '52
Melodrama. The adventures of an American
diplomat in India as he tries to foil a
plot to dynamite a train carrying an important
official, which action would plunge .!
the nation into civil war. Jon Hall, Christine
Larson, Lisa Ferraday, Douglas R.
Kennedy. Director: Fred P. Sears.
Man in the Dark. .547... (70)
Apr,
Sepiatone 3-D Crime Drama. Payroll robber,
paroled after an operation destroying
memory as well as criminal tendencies, is a
kidnaped by former pals wanting to share (i
hidden loot, but his girl friend and the police
come to the rescue. Edmond O'Brien, 'f
Audrey Totter, Ted de Corsia, Horace Mc- 4
Mahon, Nick Dennis. Director: Lew j
Landers.
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Member of the Wedding, The .321. ..(91). Mar. »
Drama. Lonely 12-year-old girl confides
only in a sympathetic Negro maid. Disappointed
when she cannot accompany her
brother on his honeymoon, she runs away.
A sordid experience sends her home more
mature. Ethel Waters, JuUe Harris, Brandon
De Wilde, Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates.
Director: Fred Zinnemann. (A Stanley
Kramer Production.)
On Top of Old Smoky 572. (59) Mar.
Sepiatone Western. Hero's Texas Ranger (
badge, a stage prop, is mistaken for the
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real thing and he exposes the local villains I
trying to sabotage the toll road property
owned by a girl. Gene Autry, Gail Davis,
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Smiley Burnette, Sheila Ryan, Cass County
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Boys. Director: George
Gene Autry Production.)
Archainbaud. (A
One Girl's Confession. ,528.. (74) ...Apr.
Melodrama. Cafe drudge steals $25,000 from
owner who has robbed her father, and
serves a prison term. Afterwards the money
causes her more trouble so she gives it to an
orphanage. Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, Glenn
Langan, Ellen Stansbury. Director: Hugo
Haas. (A Hugo Haas Production.)
Pack Train. .575.... (57) July '
Western. Small settlement, short of food
and medicine, sends hero to buy supplies
at nearest town. Crooked storekeepers
withhold part of supplies and hero goes
into action when girl needing medicine dies.
Gene Autry. Gail Davis, Smiley Burnette,
Kenne Duncan, Sheila Ryan. Director:
George Archainbaud. (A Gene Autry F>roduction.)
©Pathfinder, The... 516... (78)
Jan.
Historical Drama. A Mohicanraised
white man acts as a British spy
against the French, aided by an Enghsh girl
and his Indian friend. Discovered, they are
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escued by English forces attacking the fort.
George Montgomery. Helena Carter. Jay
Silverheels, Walter Kingsford, Elena Verdugo.
Director: Sidney Salkow.
©Prince of Pirates... .524.. ..(80)
Mar.
Technicolor Costume Drama. Netherlands
prince of 16th century outwits the Spaniards
and his brother, the king, who had imprisoned
him. Escaping, the prince marries
the king's fiancee to learn the Spaniards'
plans, and destroys their fleet. John Derek.
Barbara Rush, Carla Balenda, Whitfield
Connor. Director: Sidney Salkow.
Problem Girls .526... (70) _ Apr.
Melodrama. Young ex-GI doctor, waiting
for a license to practice, takes a job in
secret reform school for daughters of
wealthy parents. He uncovers a murder and
plot to gain control of a fortune. Helen
Walker, Ross Elliott, Susan Morrow.
Anthony Jochim. James Seay. Director:
E. A. Dupont.
@Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder....503
(78) - Sept. '52
Technicolor Musical. Girl singer, thwarted
in her stage ambitions by a prejudiced
grandmother, runs away from home. The
two become reconciled when girl appears
with professional singers on a charity show
sponsored by the grandmother. Frankie
Laine, Billy Daniels, Charlotte Austin,
Arthur Franz. Director: Richard Quine.
Saginaw Trail. ...576... (56) Sept.
Western. Michigan territory's fur empire
is threatened in 1827 by homesteaders, so
fur trader has henchman disguise himself
and lead renegade Delawares on raids, but
hero rounds up the villains. Gene Autry,
Smiley Burnette, Connie Marshall, Eugene
Borden, Ralph Reed. Director: George
Archainbaud. (A Gene Autry Production.)
©Salome. .545... (103)
..Special
Technicolor Drama. Galilean princess
dances before King Herod and asks, at her
mother's request, for the head of John the
Baptist. Later she repudiates her mother's
schemes and becomes a Christian. Rita
Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles
Laughton, Judith Anderson, Sir Cedric
Hardwicke. Director: WilUam Dieterle. (A
Beckworth Corp. Production.)
Savage Mutiny....539.... (73) Mar.
Melodrama. (Jungle Jim series.) British
authorities get Jungle Jim to help clear an
island of natives for atom bomb tests. Subversives
persuade superstitious natives to
return, hoping they will be annihilated, but
Jungle Jim saves them. Johnny Weissmuller,
Angela Stevens, Lester Matthews,
Nelson Leigh. Director: Spencer G. Bennet.
©Serpent of the Nile....538....(81) May
Technicolor Costume Melodrama. Mark
Antony and Octavius seize power when
Caesar is assassinated but spare a young
officer who becomes Mark's lieutenant.
Using her wiles on Antony. Cleopatra
schemes against Rome, kilUng herself when
thwarted by the lieutenant. Rhonda Fleming,
William Lundigan, Raymond Burr, Jean
Byron, Michael Ansara. Director: William
Castle.
©Siren of Bagdad....540....(72)
June
Technicolor Comedy Drama. Dancing girls
from magician's troupe are abducted by
desert marauders. In Bagdad to recover
them, magician meets the deposed sultan,
helps him and his daughter recover the
throne, and wins the girl. Paul Henreid,
Patricia Medina, Hans Conried, Charles
Lung, Laurette Luez. Director: Richard
Quine.
Strange Fascination. ...505.. ..(80) Dec. '52
Melodrama. Middle-aged pianist comes to
America, meets and marries a young dancer,
whose flirtations cause him to maim his
hand for insurance. He is found on "skid
row" by a benefactress. Cleo Moore, Hugo
Haas, Mona Barrie. Director: Hugo Haas.
Target Hong Kong. .517... (66)
Feb.
Action Drama. An American who loses his
money in a gambhng salon run by a woman
under Red influence, joins the Nationalist
underground in Hong Kong. He forces her
to reveal a bomb plot and saves the city.
Richard Denning, Nancy Gates, Richard
Loo, Soo Yong, Michael Pate. Director:
Fred F. Sears.
Voodoo Tiger....518....(67) Nov. '52
Action Melodrama. Jungle Jim accompanies
an expedition to find a Nazi war criminal
in the African jungle. Plane, containing
a night club dancer with her trained
tiger, crashes among the Headhunters.
Johnny Weissmuller. Jean Byron. James
Seay, Jeanne Dean. Director: Spencer G.
Bennet.
Winning of the West 571... (57) Jan.
Western. A territorial Ranger has an outlaw
brother and is fired because he is believed
to have let him escape. Tlie brother
loses his life helping the ex-Ranger prove
his innocence. Gene Autry, Gail Davis,
Smiley Burnette. Richai-d Crane. Robert
Livingston. Director: George Archainbaud.
(A Gene Autry Production.)
(REISSUES)
Bandit of Sherwood Forest, The.. ..544
(87) Mar.
Historical Drama. Cornel Wilde, Anita
Louise, Jill Esmond. Edgar Buchanan.
(Originally released in Technicolor but is
being reissued in black and white.)
Ladies of the Chorus... .514. ...(61) Nov. '52
Musical. Marilyn Monroe, Adele Jergens,
Rand Brooks, Nana Bryant.
Mine With the Iron Door, The.. ..510
(66) Sept. '52
Melodrama. Richard Arlen. Cecilia Parker,
Henry B. Walthall.
Thunderhoof....530....(77)
June
Melodrama. Preston Poster,
WilUam Bishop.
Mary Stuart,
CHARLES STARRETT V-PESTERNS
(Reissues)
Bullets for Rustlers. ,586 (58)
Man From Sundown, The... 584 (59)
Riders of Black River. .585 (59)
Spoilers of the Range... 582 (58)
Texas Stampede.. ..581 (57)
Two-Fisted Sheriff ...588 (59)
West of Abilene....587 (57)
Western Caravans.. ..583 (58)
Lippert
(October 31, 1952 through July 17, 1953)
Bachelor in Paris. ...5213... (83) JVpr. 17
Comedy Farce. British-made. EngUsh pill
manufacturer helps a night club star in
Paris when she loses her dress in pubUc.
She follows him to England, becomes his
secretary, and eventually wins his love.
Demiis Price, Anne 'Vernon, Mischa Auer,
Hermione Braddeley, Joan Kenny. Director:
John Guillermin. (A 'Van Dyke Production.)
Bad Blonde .5211. ..(80) j\pr. 10
Crime Drama. British-made. Young prize
fighter, training on his manager's estate,
succumbs to wUes of manager's wife. She
persuades him to kill her husband, then
poisons him before being trapped through
her mother-in-law's suspicions. Barbara
Payton, Frederick 'Valk, John Slater, Sidney
James, Tony Wright. Director: Reginald
LeBorg. (An Exclusive Films Production.)
Eyes of the Jungle. .5229. ..(79) July 1
Melodrama. Two medical research workers
in India, .seeking the cause of a strange
malady afflicting the natives, clash with
criminal castes and face many dangers before
the mystery is cleared up. Jon Hall,
Ray Montgomery, Robert Shayne, Alyce
Lewis, Edgar Barrier. Director: Paul
Landi-es. (An Arrow Production.)
Gambler and the Lady... .5204... (71). Dec. 26, '52
Melodrama. British-made. An American
has become London's gambhng king but
wants to be accepted socially. Jilting a
dancer, he has a romance with a socialite
which ends in financial and personal disaster.
Dane Clark, Kathleen Byron, Naomi
Chance. Du-ectors: Patrick Jenkins, Sam
Newfield. (An Exclusive Films Production.)
Ghost Ship. .5228.... (69) June 12
Melodrama. British-made. Ex-navy officer
and wife buy haunted yacht for floating
home, learn the story of murders committed
on it, and ferret out the "ghost," who is the
murderer. Hazel Court, Dermot Walsh,
Hugh Burden, John Robinson, Joss Ambler.
Director: 'Vernon Sewell. (A Herman
Cohen Presentation.)
©Great Jesse James Raid, The.. ..5221
(73) July 17
Ansco Color Western. Notorious bandit is
persuaded by former companion to loot
gold mine for enough to leave the country.
The robbery fails because of a gang doublecross,
and gun battle leaves only two survivors.
Willard Parker. Barbara Payton,
Tom Neal. Wallace Ford, Jim Bannon. Director:
Reginald LeBorg.
I'll Get You. .5206.... (79) Jan. 16
Drama. FBI agent, posing as a fugitive, enters
England illegally after several atom
scientists disappear. Helped by a girl in
military intelligence and the police radio
system, he captures the spy chief. George
Raft, Sally Gray, Clifford Evans, Reginald
Tate. Director: Seymour Friedman. (An
Elros PUms Production.)
©Johnny the Giant Killer. .5205
(70) Junes
Technicolor Animated Cartoon Fantasy.
(French-made with English-dubbed dialog.)
Johnny and friends visiting castle are captured
by giant owner. A bird helps Johnny
escape, a Queen bee gives him a silver
sting, and all overcome the giant. Directors:
Jean Image, Charles Frank. (A Jean
Image Films Production.)
Mr. Walkie-Talkie...5203....(65) Nov. 28, '52
Comedy. Humorous escapades of GI buddies
who wind up in Korea, where the
Walkie-Talkie enables them to communicate
with an embattled unit and emerge as
heroes. Joe Sawyer, William Tracy, Margia
Dean, Robert Shayne. Director: Fred Guiol.
(A Rockingham Production.)
Perils of the Jungle....5214....(63) Mar. 20
Adventure Drama. Doctor born of missionary
parents returns to Africa for research
on native medicines used by "white goddess"
to stay young. He rescues a trader's
daughter from rival natives wanting a goddess.
Clyde Beatty, Stanley Farrar, Phyllis
Coates, John Doucette, Leonard Mudie. Director:
George Blair.
Scotland Yard Inspector. .5202
(73) Oct. 31, '52
Melodrama. British-made. American newspaperman
helps a girl convince Scotland
Yard that her brother was murdered. The
woman responsible runs down her accomplice
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her own car crashes. Cesar Romero, Lois
Maxwell. Bernadette O'Farrell, Lloyd Lamble.
Geoffrey Keen. Director: Sam Newfield.
(An Exclusive Films Production.)
Slasher, The .5218 ..(75) May 29
Melodrama. British-made. Juvenile delinquent,
out on probation, fools his mother
into thinking he is going straight. When
a robbery plan misfires, boy's stepfather
takes him in hand before the police lead
him away. James Kenney. Joan Collins.
Betty Ann Davies. Robert Ayres. Hermione
Baddeley. Director: Lewis Gilbert. (A
Daniel M. Angel Production.^
Tall Texan, The .5207... (84) Feb. 13
Western. Stagecoach passengers beat off an
Indian attack and find a gold lode on a
sacred burial ground. Attacked again, only
an escaped convict, now reformed, and a
girl survive. Lloyd Bridges. Marie Windsor.
Lee J. Cobb. Luther Adler. Director: Elmo
WilliarrLs.
Tromba, the Tiger Man. .5201
(63) Nov. 14. '52
Drama. (German-made with Englishdubbed
dialog.) Circus story of a tiger
trainer who controls the beasts by hypnotic
eyes. Purposely causing a tragedy, he himself
is later the victim of a tiger. Rene Deltgen.
Angelika Hauff, Gustav Knuth. Hilde
Weissner. Director: Helmut Weiss.
Twiligrht Women 5217 (89) May 15
Drama. British-made. Unwed prospective
mother takes shelter in questionable boarding
place. When an infant dies of neglect,
she protests and is injured by the proprietor,
but survives and finds good parents for
her baby. Freda Jackson. Rene Ray. Lois
Maxwell. Laurence Harvey. Joan Dowling.
Director: Gordon Parry. (A Daniel M.
Angel Production.)
White Goddess. .5224. ..(73) Mar. 27
Melodrama. African jungle story of girl
trader whose inherited place of business is
wiped out by fire. Her business itself is
saved by friends who help her capture an
adult gorilla. Jon Hall, Ray Montgomery,
M'liss McClure, Ludwig Stossell, James
Fairfax. Director; Wallace Fox. (An Arrow-
Production.)
(REISSUES)
All Baba Nights (formerly "Chu Chin
Chow"). ...5215.. ..(76) May 22
Musical. Anna May Wong. George Robey.
Fritz Kortner. (A Gaumont-British film
originally released in the U.S. in 1934.)
Captain Kidd...5210.. (89) Dec. 12. '52
Adventure Drama. Randolph Scott. Charles
Laughton, Barbara Britton.
Great White Hunter. .5209. . Dec. 12, '52
Drama. Gregory Peck. Joan Bennett. Robert
Preston.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(September 5. 1952 through August 28. 1953)
Above and Beyond .313 .(122) Jan. 2
Drama. World War II pilot has the nervewracking
assignment of training personnel
for dropping the atom bomb on Japan.
Extreme secrecy of his work causes marital
troubles, later resolved. Robert Taylor.
Eleanor Parker. James Whitmore, Marilyn
Erskine. Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman
Panama.
Affairs of Dobie Gillis, The .346 (73) Aug. 14
Comedy With Music. College youth majors
in making love to a co-ed whose father
transfers her to a New York school. To
raise money to join her, the youth gets together
a band which she joins. Debbie
Reynolds. Bobby Van. Barbara Ruick, Bob
Fosse. Hans Conried. Director: Don Weis.
Apache War Smoke. 305 (67) Oct. 17, '52
Western Comedy Melodrama. Story of a
lovable rogue with a law'-abiding son. When
attacking Indians seek a traitorous white
man. the bad man is suspected, but he captures
the culprit and rides on—trailing a
stagecoach carrying gold. Gilbert Roland.
Glenda Farrell. Robert Horton. Barbara
Ruick. Gene Lockhart. Dii-ector: Harold
Kress.
©Arena. .337. ..(71) June 12
Ansco Color 3-D Melodrama. Ex-champion
cowboy, estranged from wife, arrives in Tucson,
accompanied by girl friend, to ride in
the rodeo. When another ex-champion
turned clown is killed saving him from a
bull, he and his wife are reconciled. Gig
Young. Jean Hagen. Polly Bergen. Henry
Morgan. Barbara Lawrence. Director: Richard
Fleischer. (Photographed in Ansco
Color; print by Technicolor. Also available
in 2-D.)
Bad and the Beautiful. The. .315
(118) Jan. 30
Drama. This details, through flashbacks,
the double-crossing tactics of a Hollywood
film maker, now down and out in Paris.
Stars who now hate him with reason help
him stage a comeback. Lana Turner. Kirk
Douglas. Walter Pidgeon. Dick Powell.
Barry Sullivan. Gloria Grahame. Director;
Vincente Minnelli.
©Band Wagon, The. .345.... (112) Aug. 7
Technicolor Musical. Ti-ials and tribulations
of a once-popular film dancing star
who returns to Broadway to appear in a
new musical, which flops. Rallying the
cast, he whips show into shape for a smash
Broadway opening. Fred Astaire. Cyd Charisse.
Oscar Levant. Nanette Pabray. Jack
Buchanan. Director; Vincente Minnelli.
Battle Circus 321. ..(90) Mar. 6
Drama. Love story on the Korean battle
front between a major attached to a mobile
hospital unit and an army nurse. Excircus
man in charge of moving the unit
furnishes the colorful background. Humphrey
Bogart. June Allyson. Keenan Wynn,
Robert Keith. Director: Richard Brooks.
>j©Because You're Mine. ...304
(103) Oct. 3, '52
Technicolor Musical. Top opera and recording
star is army inductee under sergeant
who coddles him to get an audition for his
beautiful sister. A three-way rift is created
by a jealous singing partner, but all ends
on a happy note. Mario Lanza. Doretta
Morrow. James Whitmore. Paula Corday,
Eduard Franz. Director: Alexander Hall.
Big Leaguer... .347... (71) Aug. 21
Comedy Drama. Once-famous third baseman
runs a training camp for the New York
Giants, where promising youngsters are selected.
He trains son of immigrant miner,
who becomes a big league player, overcoming
his father's prejudice against baseball.
Edward G. Robinson. Vera-Ellen, Jeff Richards.
Richard Jaeckel. William Campbell.
Director; Robert Aldrich.
Bright Road. 326. (69) Apr. 17
Comedy Drama. Negro grammar school
teacher finds 11-year-old boy rebellioiLs but
keenly appreciative of beauty. Encouraging
his talent for drawing, and sympathetic
when he grieves for a dead classmate, she
ultimately wins his confidence. Dorothy
Dandridge. Philip Hepburn. Harry Belafonte.
Barbara Ann Sanders. Director;
Gerald Mayer.
Clown, The. .316.... (91) Jan. 16
Comedy Drama. Dissipation reduces a Zieg-
feld star to playing clowns in burlesque
shows and amusement parks. His young
.son's faith helps him to make a brilliant TV
comeback just before he dies. Red Skelton,
Jane Greer. Timothy Considine. Loring
Smith. Philip Ober. Director; Robert Z.
Leonard.
Code Two. .329. . (69) ...Apr. 24
Drama. Two Los Angeles police recruits are
trained to become motorcycle officers. After
graduating, one is deliberately killed by a
black market ti-uck driver, and his buddy
tracks down the killers. Ralph Meeker,
Sally Forrest, Keenan Wynn, Robert Horton,
James Craig. Director; Fred M. Wilcox.
Confidentially Connie 322... (71) Mar. 13
Comedy. Texas cattleman, indignant because
his college professor-son cannot afford
steaks for his pregnant wife, supplies
beef from the ranch at cost, thus instigating
a price war—then endows the college.
Van Johnson. Janet Leigh. Louis Calhern,
Walter Slezak. Gene Lockhart. Director:
Edward Buzzell.
Cry of the Hunted ...330. .. (79) May 8
Melodrama. Escaped prisoner heads for his
native Louisiana where he is caught. Escaping
again, he turns back to rescue the prison
officer from death in a bog. then goes back
to prison. Vittorio Gassman. Barry Sullivan.
Polly Bergen. William Conrad. Director;
Joseph H. Lewis.
©Dangerous When Wet .341 (95) ...July 3
Technicolor Musical. Fast-talking trainer
persuades an entire family to swim the
English channel, but only the girl tries it,
defeats the French aquatic star contestant,
and wins a husband. Esther Williams. Fernando
Lamas. Jack Carson. Charlotte
Greenw(X)d. Denise Darcel. William Demarest.
Dii-ector: Charles Walters.
Desperate Search. .314... (71) Jan. 23
Drama. Story of two children lost in a plane
crash in the Canadian wilds. The divorced
parents, both fliers, and the stepmother
complicate rescue work by indulging in
personal animosities. Howard Keel, Jane
Greer. Patricia Medina. Keenan Wynn,
Robert Burton. Director; Joseph H. Lewis.
Devil Makes Three, The. .302
(90) Sept. 12, '52
Drama. American army captain returns to
Munich after the war to search for a German
girl and finds her working as a B-glrl.
The two unwittingly become involved with
Nazi smugglers trying to finance a comeback.
Gene Kelly. Pier Angeli. Richard
Rober. Richard Egan. Claus Clausen. Director:
Andrew Marton.
Dream Wife. .-335. ..(99) June 19
Comedy. Young businesman meets a khan's
daughter, and when he quarrels with his
fiancee, a beautiful state department employe,
he cables a proposal. The Persian
girl arrives but brings the couple together.
Cary Grant. Deborah Kerr. Walter Pidgeon,
Betta St. John. Buddy Baer. Director:
Sidney Sheldon.
©Everything I Have Is Yours .306
(92) Oct. 31, '52
Technicolor Musical. Wife in a married
song-and-dance team becomes pregnant
just as they score in their first Broadway
hit. The understudy makes a play for the
husband but wife stages a comeback. Marge
and Gower Champion. Dennis O'Keefe,
Monica Lewis. Dean Miller. Director: Robert
Z. Leonard.
Fast Company. .332... .(68) May 22
Comedy Drama. A young man, hoping to
buy a certain race horse cheap, sees that
the horse always loses. He meets and falls
in love with its owner—then her horse wins.
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Howard Keel, Polly Bergen, Marjorie Main,
Nina Foch, Robert Burton. Director: John
Sturges.
Girl Who Had Everything, The... 328
(69) Mar. 27
Drama. Lawyer's daughter plans to man-y
a criminal her father has freed but does not
want for a son-in-law. The lawyer threatens
to expose the criminal but his own mob
shoots him down. Elizabeth Taylor, Fernando
Lamas, William Powell, Gig Young,
James Whitmore. Director: Richard Thorpe.
Hoa.\ters, The....319.... (36) Jan. 30
Documentary Featurette. Traces Communism
from its beginning in 1917 down
to the present time, showing the striking
similarity between aggressive Communism
today and the same methods that characterized
the evil forces of Nazism, Fascism
and Militarism. Narrators: Marilyn Erskine,
Howard Keel, George Murphy, Walter
Pidgeon, Barry Sullivan, Robert Taylor,
James Wliitmore, Dore Schary. (Personally
produced by Dore Schary.)
Hour of 13, The....309....(80) Nov. 21, '52
Drama. Filmed in England. Society thief
steals a famous emerald and throws away
the clasp near the latest "terror" victim's
body. The thief traps the murderer to save
himself from a murder charge. Peter Lawford,
Dawn Addams. Roland Culver, Derek
Bond. Du-ector: Harold French.
©I Love Melvin....323....(77) Mar. 20
Technicolor Musical. Look magazine photographer,
in love with a Broadway chorine,
tries unsuccessfully to get her pictiu'e on
the cover. She manages it by telling in a
feature article why she loves him. Donald
O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Una Merkel,
Richard Anderson, AUyn Joslyn. Director:
Don Weis.
©Ivanhoe....307.... (106) Feb. 20
Technicolor Costume Drama. Based on Sir
Walter Scott's immortal classic, and filmed
in England. Plot deals with Ivanhoe's efforts
to raise ransom money to free Richard
the Lion-Hearted, and his bout with a conniving
Norman knight. Robert Taylor,
Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George
Sanders, Emlyn Williams. Director: Richard
Thorpe. cPi-e-released Aug. 29, 1952.)
Jeopardy....317....(70) Feb. 27
Drama. Man becomes pinned under heavy
timbers in a lonely section of Mexico. His
wife goes for help, meets a desperate criminal,
but persuades him to stop for this one
humane act. Barbara Stanwyck. Barry Sullivan,
Ralph Meeker, Lee Aaker. Director:
John Sturges.
©Latin Lovers.. ..348... .(104) Aug. 28
Technicolor Comedy. Wealthy girl, pm'sued
by wealthier suitor, is irked by his failiu-e
to propose. Following him to Brazil, she and
a Latin attache, frankly overjoyed about
her wealth, fall in love. Lana Turner,
Ricardo Montalban, John Lund, Louis Calhern,
Jean Hagen. Director: Mervyn LeRoy.
y©LUi....342.... (81) July 10
Technicolor Drama. Homeless girl loses
job as waitress with a carnival troupe
and attempts suicide. Saved by the puppeteer,
an embittered, war-injured dancer,
they fall in love a.s she works with his puppets.
Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean Pierre
Aumont, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kurt Kasznar. Director:
Charles Walters.
Main Street to Broadway. 344 ...(102). ...July 31
Drama. Aspiring playwright quarrels with
girl friend who goes back to Terre Haute
and he follows to write play for a Broadway
star. Romanced by another, girl chooses
playwright when he gets into trouble and
his play flops. Tallulah Bankhead. Tom
Morton, Herb Shriner, Mary Murphy. Ethel
Barrymore. Lionel Barrymore, Shirley
Booth. Director: Tay Garnett. (A Lester
Cowan Production.)
t)©Merry Widow, The....301....(105).. Sept. 5,'.52
Technicolor Musical. From the Franz
Lehar operetta. Wealthy widow exchanges
identities with her maid. Complications develop
when a count falls in love with the
real widow but is forced by the king to propose
to the pseudo heiress. Lana Turner,
Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel. Richard
Haydn, Thomas Gomez. Director: Curtis
Bernhardt.
©Million Dollar Mermaid. .312
(115) Dec. 26, '52
Technicolor Musical. Based on the life of
AiLstralian-born Annette Kellerman, who
had polio as a child. Cm-ed by swimming,
she becomes a professional in America, introducing
the one-piece bathing suit.
Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter
Pidgeon, David Brian. Director: Mervyn
LeRoy.
My Man and I. .^03... (99) Sept. 26, '52
Drama. Tale of a simple Mexican farm
laborer who takes great pride in his American
citizenship and a letter from the Pi-esident.
Framed by a ruthless rancher, he is
cleared by friends and finally appreciated
by the girl he loves. Shelley Winters, Ricardo
Montalban, Wendell Corey, Claire
Trevor, Robert Burton. Director: William
A. Wellman.
©Naked Spur, The. .318.... (91) Feb. 6
Technicolor Western Drama. Three men
needing money to buy a ranch capture a
mm-derer to collect the reward, and an
orphaned girl. They fight Indians and each
other until one man and the girl, both in
love, sui'vive. James Stewart, Janet Leigh,
Robert Ryan, Millard Mitchell, Ralph
Meeker. Director: Anthony Mann.
Never Let Me Go... 527... (94) May 1
Drama. American correspondent married to
Russian ballet dancer is unable to take her
back with him. In London he encounters
the husband of his wife's friend and together
they rescue their wives. Clark Gable.
Gene Tierney, Bernard Miles, Richard
Haydn, Belita. Director: Delmer Daves.
4>©Plymouth Adventure.. ..310
(104) Nov. 28, '52
Technicolor Historical Drama. Cynical captain
of the Majrflower is bribed to land
Pilgrims at Cape Cod instead of Virginia.
Through his love for the wife of a religious
zealot, he becomes converted to the cause.
Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson,
Leo Genn, Dawn Addams. Director:
Clarence Brown.
©Prisoner of Zenda, The....308
(100) Nov. 14, '52
Technicolor Adventure Drama. Britisher on
holiday in small Em-opean kingdom doubles
for the king, imprisoned by his half-brother
before the coronation. He saves the throne
and a princess for the king. Stewart
Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason,
Louis Calhern, Jane Greer. Director: Richai-d
Thorpe.
Remains to Be Seen....331 ... (88) May 15
Mystery Comedy. Dance band vocalist
scorns fortune left by uncle she despised,
finally accepting it. Her romance with the
apartment manager, an amateur drummer,
is compUcated by helping the police capture
her uncle's murderer. Jime Allyson,
Van Johnson, Louis Calhern, Angela Lansbury,
John Beal. Director: Don Weis.
©Ride, Vaquero! ...343....(90) July 17
Ansco Color Western Drama. Ruthless
Mexican bandit terrorizes a Texas community
after the Civil War, aided by embittered
orphan raised by bandit's mother.
Young ranch couple capture him, enlist his
aid, and he and bandit die in a gun battle,
Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel,
Anthony Qui:in, Kurt Kasznar. Director:
John Farrow. (Photographed in Ansco
Color; print by Technicolor.)
Rogue's March... .320... (84) Feb. 13
Drama. An officer in Queen Victoria's
Royal Midland Fusileers is charged with
treason, court-martialed and discharged.
Enlisting as a private under an assumed
name, he clears himself by heroic action.
Peter Lawford, Richard Greene, Janice
Rule, Leo G. Carroll, John Abbott. Director:
Allan Davis.
©Scandal at Scourie. 336. (90) June 12
Technicolor Comedy Drama. Young orphan
gu-1, accidentally setting fire to a Quebec
orphanage, is adopted by Protestant couple
promising to rear her as a Catholic, which
incenses Protestant neighbors. When the
schoolhouse biu'ns, she is accused but vindicated.
Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon,
Donna Corcoran, Agnes Moorehead, Philip
Ober. Director: Jean Negulesco.
Sky Full of Moon....311....(73) Dec. 12, '52
Drama. Plot is a mixtm-e of rodeo action
with romantic yearnings in a gambling casino.
A young cowboy makes his rodeo entrance
fees in Las Vegas—^but loses in the
arena. Carleton Carpenter, Jan Sterling,
Keenan Wynn, Robert Burton. Director:
Norman Foster.
SUght Case of Larceny, A....334....(71)....June5
Comedy. Ex-GIs operating a gas station
are caught stealing gas from a sub-street
pipeline. After serving a six-months' jail
sentence, they start as dishwashers in a
restaurant run by their wives. Mickey
Rooney, Eddie Bracken, Elaine Stewart,
Marilyn Erskine, Douglas Fowley. Director:
Don Weis.
©Small Town Girl....325....(93) Apr. 10
Technicolor Musical. Wealthy young speeder,
jailed in small town, makes love to the
judge's daughter to get out and elope with
musical comedy queen, but instead loses
his heart to the small town girl. Jane
Powell, Farley Granger, Ann Miller, S. Z.
Sakall, Robert Keith, Billie Burke. Director:
Leslie Kardos.
©Sombrero....324.... (103) Apr. 3
Technicolor Comedy. Based on novel, "A
Mexican Village," by Josefina Niggli. Keen
rivalry between two Mexican villages over a
monument to the valley's hero is resolved
by an inter-village romance, parish priest
overtm-es, a rigged cock-fight, and a boundary-liiie
statue. Ricardo Montalban, Pier
Angeli, Vittorio Gassman, Yvonne De Carlo,
Cyd Charisse. Director: Norman Foster.
©Story of Three Loves, The....338
(121) June 26
Technicolor Drama. Three separate stories
blended into one romantic, shipboard film.
The first is about a dancer inspiring an
impresario, the second, a fantasy about a
young boy, the third about a trapeze performer.
Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore. Leslie
Caron, Kirk Douglas, Farley Granger,
James Mason, Moira Shearer, Zsa Zsa
Gabor. Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried
Reinhardt.
©Young Bess... .333... (112) May 29
Technicolor Historical Drama. Young
daughter of England's Henry VIII falls in
love with the lord admu-al, who is in love
with Catherine Parr, Henry's sixth queen.
When both father and half-brother die,
Elizabeth becomes queen. Jean Simmons,
Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Charles
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Sequoia 340... (73) _ June
Nature Drama. Jean Parker, Russell Hardie,
Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Hurst.
Trader Horn. 339. (120) June
.Adventure Drama. Harry Carey, Edwina
Booth, Duncan Renaldo.
Paramount
(September 1952 through August 1953)
©Arrowhead....5227....(105)
Aug.
Technicolor Western. Scout kills Indian
lookouts, unaware tavalry unit is keeping
rendezvous to sign peace treaty with
Apaches, and cavalry men are ambushed.
Resentment tor scout flares until he saves
cavalry by a ruse. Charlton Heston, Katy
Jurado, Jack Palance, Mary Sinclair, Brian
Keith. Director: Charles Marquis V/arren.
©Blazing Forest, The. .5207... (90) Dec. '52
Technicolor Outdoor Drama, Niece of lumberman's
widow falls in love with crew manager
of lumberjacks. After he plays the
hero in a fire, she gives up city plans to
marry him. John Payne, Susan Morrow,
William Demarest, Agnes Moorehead, Richard
Arlen. Director: Edward Ludwig. (A
Pine-Thomas Production.)
©Caribbean. .5202. (97) Sept. '52
Technicolor Adventure Melodrama. Captain
of a pirate ship kidnaps young American
and forces him to engage in a revenge plot
against a Caribbean island dictator who had
run off years before with the pirate's wife
and daughter. John Payne, Arlene Dahl,
Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Francis L. Sullivan,
Willard Parker. Director: Edward Ludwig.
A Pine-Thomas Production.)
Come Back, Little Sheba 5213 . Mar.
Drama. Based on William Inge's hit play.
Neurotic' slovenly wife of a chiropractor
battling alcoholism, rents room to young
girl student to whom she talks constantly
about her lost puppy, symbol of happier
days. Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry
Moore, Richard Jaeckel. Director: Daniel
Mann. (Pre-released February 1953.)
©Girls of Pleasure Island, The. .5215
(95) Apr.
Technicolor Romantic Comedy. British
operator of a copra plantation in the South
Pacific, with thi-ee beautiful daughters, is
appalled to have a company of U.S. marines
land, but the girls enjoy the situation. Don
Taylor, Leo Genn, Elsa Lanchester, Gene
Barry, Audrey Dalton. Directors: F. Hugh
Herbert, Alvin Ganzer.
«©Greatest Show on Earth, The....5129
(153) May
Technicolor Drama With Music. (Special
Academy Award release.) Troubles of the
circus manager in the early days of RingUng
Brothers-Bai-num & Bailey, as he struggles
with poor business, his own romance and
the problems of the performers working for
him. Betty Hutton, James Stewart, Cornel
Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour,
Gloria Grahame. Director: Cecil B. De-
Mille. (Pre-released July 1952.)
©Houdini... 5223... (106)
July
Technicolor Biographical Drama. Magician
marries and wife becomes his professional
partner. His fame grows after he frees himself
from a strait jacket suspended from a
Times Square building, but he dies later
during a performance. Tony Curtis, Janet
Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Angela Clarke,
Stefan Schnabel.
Marshall.
George
©Hurricane Smith ...5204. (90) Oct. '52
Technicolor Action Drama. Swashbuckling
tale of 19th century piracy, bm-ied treasure
and romance and mutiny aboard a sailing
ship. Pirates take over a slave ship and
chai'ter it for a "scientific expedition," in
reality a hunt for buried treasure. Yvonne
De Carlo, John Ireland, James Craig, Forrest
Tucker, Richard Arlen, Lyle Bettger.
Director: Jerry Hopper.
©Jamaica Run....5220 ... (92) June
Technicolor Adventure Drama. Operator of
trading schooner is in love with daughter
of family owning sugar plantation, who will
not marry because of responsibilities. When
he saves the plantation from a forging
schemer, she capitulates. Ray Milland, Ai--
lene Dahl, Wendell Corey, Patric Knowles,
Laura Elliot. Director: Lewis R. Poster.
A Clarion Production.)
©Just for You. ...5201. ..(104) Sept. '52
Technicolor Musical Comedy Drama. Plot
centers around the efforts of a successful
Broadway producer to become reacquainted
with his motherless teenage son and daughter
and to iron out their youthful problems.
Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Ethel Barrymore,
Natalie Wood, Robert Arthmv Director:
Elliott Nugent.
Off Limits 5216 ..(89) Apr. 5
Comedy. Fight manager joins army when
his champion lightweight is drafted but
later rejected for service. The manager
meets an aspiring boxer in training camp,
and grooms him to win the title. Bob
Hope, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Maxwell,
Eddie Mayehoff, Stanley Clements. Director:
George Marshall.
©Pony Express. .5217.... (101) May
Technicolor Western. Buffalo Bill and Wild
Bill Hickok are assigned to push relay stations
of the Pony Express westward. Californians.
desiring the state to be an independent
republic, cause trouble but are defeated.
Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming,
Forrest Tucker, Jan Sterling. Director:
Jerry Hopper.
©Road to Bali. .5209.... (91) Jan. 1
Technicolor Comedy. Two second-rate
vaudevillians from Australia meet a South
Sea island prince. Seeking lost treasure
for him, they have adventures with cannibals,
beautiful women and wild beasts. Bob
Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Murvyn
Vye. Du-ector: Hal Walker.
©Sangaree ...5230... (95) May (Pre-release)
Technicolor 3-D Adventure Drama. (Also
available in 2-D.) Doctor son of indentured
servant in Georgia. 1781, is asked by dying
benefactor to manage estate. Benefactor's
daughter opposes his clinics, schools and
wages to slaves until she falls in love with
him. Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Patricia
Medina, Francis L. Sullivan, Charles
Korvin. Director: Edward Ludwig. (A Pine
Thomas Production.)
©Savage, The. .5206. . Nov. '52
Technicolor Action Drama. Indians adopt
an 11-year-old white boy. sole siu-vivor of
a wagon train. When grown, he helps keep
peace betw-een U.S. soldiers and hostile
Indians, but an incident forces him to
choose between his adopted tribe and his
own white people. Charlton Heston, Susan
Morrow, Peter Hanson, Joan Taylor, Angela
Clarke. Director: George Marshall.
Scared Stiff. ...5222. ..(108) June
Comedy. Entertainers meet a girl who has
inherited a Caribbean Island. After a warning
phone call and a murder, they are
shanghaied with her to the island, saving
its treasure. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis,
Lizabeth Scott, Carmen Miranda. Director:
George Marshall.
U©Shane... 5225.... (117)
Aug.
Technicolor Western. Drifting cowboy
learns Wyoming homesteaders are being
hara.ssed by a neighboring cattleman, and
stays to help one homesteading family, then
rides on because he has fallen in love with
the wife. Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van
Heflin, Brandon De Wilde. Jack Palance.
Director: George Stevens, i
Pre-released
April. 1953.1
©Somebody Loves Me. .5203.... (97) .Oct. '52
Technicolor Musical. Story of the careers
of Blos.som Seeley and Benny Fields, two
vaudeville greats of yesteryear. Tells of
their trials as a husband-and-wife team,
their breaking up and ultimate reconciliation.
Betty Hutton, Ralph Meeker,
Robert Keith, Adele Jergens. Director:
Irving Brecher.
Stalag 17 .5224 ..(120) July
Drama. When two American escapees are
killed in German POW camp, a wrongfully
suspected airman is beaten because he was
skeptical of escape plans. Later he escapes
and the real squealer is killed. William
Holden, Don Taylor, Otto F*i-eminger. Robert
Strauss, Harvey Lembeck. Director: Billy
Wilder.
u©Stars Are Singing, The ...5214. ...(99). ...Mar.
Technicolor Comedy With Music. Polish
war orphan stowaway swims ashore at New
York and contacts a family friend, a former
opera star. He and friends recognize her
great .singing voice and work to keep her
in America. Rosemary Clooney, Anna
Maria Alberghetti, Lauritz Melchior, Bob
Williams, Tom Morton. Ehrector: Norman
Taurog.
Stooge, The. .5212. ..(100) Feb.
Comedy With Songs. Song-and-dance man
with swelled head hires a song-plugger as
his stooge but refuses him billing. The
stooge leaves but comes back to save the
act, and receives recognition. Dean Martin,
Jerry Lewis. Polly Bergen, Eddie Mayehoff,
Marion Mar-shall. Director: Norman Taurog.
Thunder in the East. .5210 (98) Jan.
Drama. Set in India after she gains her
independence. An American aviator, trying
to sell guns and ammunition, uses them to
defend himself and others from rebels.
Alan Ladd, Deborah Kerr, Charles Boyer,
Corinne Calvet, Cecil Kellaway, Director:
Charles Vidor.
©Tropic Zone. 5211. ..(94) Jan.
Technicolor Drama. Girl operator of a
banana plantation in Central America is
plotted against by a monopoly which hires
her foreman. Latter falls in love with her
and foils the plot. Ronald Reagan, Rhonda
Fleming, Estelita, Noah Beery, Grant
Withers. Director: Lewis R. Foster. (A
Pine-Tliomas Production.)
Turning Point, The 5205 (85) Nov. '52
Melodrama. Tells the story of what happens
when a big city newspaper reporter learns
his best friend's father is in cahoots with
an underworld syndicate being investigated
by a crime committee headed by the crook's
own son. William Holden, Edmond O'Brien,
Alexis Smith, Tom Tully. Director: William
Dieterle,
©Vanquished, The... 5221... (84) June
Technicolor Drama. Rascally "poor white"
•southerner is appointed civil administrator
by Union forces after the Civil War. Returned
Confederate officer takes job under
him to obtain evidence for prosecution.
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John Payne, Jan Sterling, Coleen Gray,
Lyl9 Bettger, WUlard Parker. Director:
Edward Ludwig. (A Pine-Tiiomas Production.)
(REISSUE)
Cleopatra... 5208... (104) - Dec. '52
Dramatic Spectacle. Claudette Colbert,
Henry Wilcoxon, Warren William. (Cecil
B. DeMille.)
RKO Radio
(July 1952 through June 26, 1953)
Affair With a Strangrer....323....(87) June 20
Comedy Drama. Successful playwright and
wife plan a divorce and friends recall flashbacks
of their romance. The wife, despondent
from losing their child, recovers by
adopting one and then foils the other
woman. Jean Simmons, Victor Mature,
Mary Jo Tarola, Monica Lewis, Jane Darwell.
Director: Roy Rowland.
Androcles and the Lion... 368... (98) Jan. 9
Comedy Satire. George Bernard Shaw's
satirical account of the Christian slave who
removed a thorn from a lion's paw. Captured
and thrown to the lion in Rome, it
refuses to harm him. Jean Simmons, Victor
Mature, Robert Newton, Maurice Evans,
Alan Young. Director: Chester Erskine.
(A Gabriel Pascal Production.)
Angel Face....312....(91) Feb. 11
Action Drama. This yarn of murder and
punishment against a society background
shows a spoiled heiress is responsible for the
death of her parents, then of her boy friend
and herself. Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons,
Mona Freeman, Herbert Marshall.
Director : Otto Preminger. (Howard
Hughes.)
©Below the Sahara... 321... (65) May 30
Technicolor Travel Drama. African documentai-y
of Explorer Armand' Denis and
wife, Michaela. Includes records of continent's
flora and fauna, an elephant fight,
leopard's attack on guide, tribal dances, and
a gorilla hunt. Armand Denis, Michaela
Denis, and native cast. Director: Armand
Denis. (A Pathe-Denis Production.)
Beware, My Lovely....302....(77) Sept. '52
Drama. A day of terror is experienced by a
widow when she hires an itinerant handy
man to help her clean house, and he turns
out to be a psychopathic killer. Ida Lupino,
Robert Ryan, Taylor Holmes, Barbara Whiting.
Director: Harry Horner. (A Filmakers
Production.)
Big Frame, The....319....(67) May 15
Melodrama. British-made. (Released in
England as "The Lost Horn's.") Jet pilot
attending London reunion of RAF, fights
and makes up with quarrelsome drunk, later
found dead. He is helped in clearmg himself
by the dead man's fiancee. Mark
Stevens, Jean Kent, Garry Marsh, John
Bentley, Dianne Poster. Director: David
MacDonald. (Julian Lesser.)
Big Sky, The....361....(122) Aug. '52
Outdoor Drama. Based on the frontier novel
by A. B. Guthi-ie jr. Tells of the adventures
and hazards of a keelboat expedition up the
Missouri from St. Louis in 1830, bound for
the Blackfoot Indian country to establish
a fur-trading post. Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth
Threatt, Dewey Martin, Arthur Hunnicutt.
Director: Howard Hawks. (A Winchester
Production.)
©Blackbeard the Pirate....307....(99)..Dec. 25, '52
Technicolor Adventure Drama. Story of the
17th century buccaneers and England's efforts
to capture Blackbeard, notorious leader.
Captive girl with a fortune in jewels
adds the romantic interest. Robert Newton,
Linda Darnell, William Bendix, Keith
Andes, Alan Mowbray. Director: Raoul
Walsh. (An Edmund Grainger F>i-oduction.)
Bride Comes to YeUow Sky, The. .311
(42) JVov. '52
Western. (See "Face to Face.") Robert
Preston, Marjorie Steele, Minor Watson.
Director : Bretaigne Windust.
Captive Women....306....(65) Dec. 5, '52
Drama. In 3,000 A.D., two main tribes remain
from atomic world wars, the "norms"
and the "mutates." The tribes are united
when a "norm" girl marries a "mutate."
Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Gloria
Saunders, Ron Randell. Director: Stuart
Gilmore.
Count the Hours....316....(74) JVpr. 1
Drama. Itinerant ranch worker and his
wife are accused of mui'dering the owners.
The man confesses to spai'e his pregnant
wife but his lawyer stubbornly persists and
apprehends the real killer. Teresa Wright,
Macdonald Carey, Dolores Moran, Adele
Mara. Director: Don Siegel. (Benedict
Bogeaus.)
Face to Face....309....(92) Nov. 14, '52
Two-Episode Drama. (Episodes played together
as a duo-drama and also separately.)
Picturization of two unrelated stories, Joseph
Conrad's "The Secret Sharer" and
Stephen Crane's "The Bride Comes to Yellow
Sky." The first is a sea story, the second
a western. James Mason, Gene Lockhart,
Michael Pate, Robert Preston, Marjorie
Steele, Minor Watson. Directors: John
Brahm, Bretaigne Windust. (A Huntington
Hartford Production.)
Faithful City....303. ... (86) Aug. '52
Documentary Drama. (Produced in Israel
with English dialog.) Tells of the problems
of rehabilitating a group of war orphans in
Palestine, who had known only fear and
violence since their earliest recollection.
Jamie Smith, John Slater, Dina Peskin,
Didi Ramati, Ben Josef, Israel Hanin. Director:
Josef Leytes. (A Moledeth Production.)
Q©Hans Christian Andersen.. .351
(112) Mar. 15
Technicolor Operetta. Based on the life of
the famed Hans Christian Andersen, teller
of fairy tales for children. The accent is
on music and ballet. Danny Kaye, Farley
Granger, Jeanmaire. Joey Walsh. Director:
Charles Vidor. (A Samuel Goldwyn
Production. Pre-released December 1952.)
Hltch-Hiker, The ...314 ...(71) Mar. 20
Drama. Two men headed for a Mexican
fishing trip pick up a hitch-hiker. He is
an escaped convict who terrorizes them until
one leaves his ring and alerts the police.
Edmond O'Brien, Fi'ank Lovejoy, William
Talman, Jose Torvay. Director: Ida Lupino.
(A Filmakers Production.)
Lusty Men, The... .304... (113) Oct. '52
Drama. Veteran rodeo-contest wimier returns
to his Oklahoma birthplace, broke,
meets and trains young cowpoke. Falling
in love with latter's wife, he gives his own
life to protect the husband. Susan Hayward,
Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy, Ai-thur
Hunnicutt. Director: Nicholas Ray. (Wald-
Krasna Pi-oductions.)
Merry Mirthquakes....325....(60) June 26
Musical With 3 Comedies. Ties together
thi-ee RKO Radio two-reel comedies, with
Liberace acting as master of ceremonies in
his own inimitable style, combining his keyboard
virtuosity with clever introductions
preceding each comedy presentation. Liberace,
Gil Lamb, Leon Errol, Robert Neil,
Susan Crandall. Directors: Hal Yates,
Leslie Goodwins.
OMonUna Belle. .308... (81) Nov. 11, '52
Trucolor Western Drama. Linking Belle
Starr with the Dalton gang, this tells the
story of the noted frontier gunwoman. The
ending punishes the outlaws but Belle has a
boy friend awaiting her prison release. Jane
Russell, George Brent, Scott Brady, Forrest
Tucker, Andy Devine. Director: Allan
Dwan.
Never Wave at a WAC....371....(87) Jan. 28
Comedy. Society divorcee seeks a commission
in the WACs so she can join her army
colonel boy friend in Paris. She gets basic
training instead and decides to rejoin her
former husband. Rosalind Russell, Paul
Douglas, Marie Wilson, Hilleury Brooke,
Arleen Whelan. Director: Norman Z. Mc-
Leod. (An Independent Artists Production.!
Night Without Stars.. .322.... (73) May 20
Drama. British-made. Blinded World War
II veteran and French widow fall in love
on the Riviera. Her enraged fiance is killed
and she disappears. After a successful eye
operation, her sweetheart returns and finds
her. David Farrar, Nadia Gray, Maurice
Teynac, Gilles Queant, Gerard Landry. Director
: Anthony Pelissier. (J. Arthur Rank.)
No Time for Flowers. ..313. ..(83) Jan. 31
Comedy Drama. Laid in post-war Prague,
this deals with a girl secretary, in love with
her boss, both of them having American
leanings, so escape with her family to the
American zone. Viveca Lindfors, Paul
Christian, Ludwig Stoessel, Adrienne Gessner.
Dii-ector: Don Siegel. (A Mort Briskin
Production.)
One Minute to Zero....301....(105) Aug. '52
Melodrama. Depicts the horrors of modern
warfare in this tale of the early days of
Korea when American soldiers suffered
heavy casualties and infiltration behind
their lines by Chinese Reds posing as refugees.
Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth, William
Talman, Charles McGraw, Margaxet Sheridan.
Director: Tay Garnett. (An Edmund
Grainger Production.)
Q©Peter Pan....392....(77) Feb. 5
Technicolor Animated Cartoon. Barrie's play
about three children who believe in Peter
Pan and learn to fly. They visit Never-
Never Land, are captured by Indians, and
rescued by Peter and a fairy. Voices of
Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans
Conried, Bill Thompson, Heather Angel,
Narration by Tom Conway. Director: Walt
Disney. (A Walt Disney Production.)
Port Sinister... .317... (65) Apr. 10
Melodrama. Volcanologist, having calculated
that suboceanic Cai'ibbean volcanic activity
would bring a pirate treasure to the surface,
heads an expedition to recover it, but
crooks interfere and the treasure sinks
again. James Warren, Lynne Roberts, Paul
Cavanagh, William Schallert. Director:
Harold Daniels.
©Sea Devils....320.... (91) May 25
Technicolor Drama. (Filmed in England
and Fi-ance.) French countess persuades
smuggler from Lsland of Guernsey to return
her to France, where Napoleon plots against
England. She is arrested as a spy, he as a
smuggler, but they escape together. Yvonne
De Carlo, Rock Hudson, Denis O'Dea, Maxwell
Reed, Michael Goodliffe. Director:
Raoul Walsh. (A Coronado Production.)
Secret Sharer, The... .310... (50) Nov. '52
Drama. (See "Face to Face.") James Mason,
Michael Pate, Gene Lockhart. Director:
John Brahm.
Split Second... .318. ..(85) May 2
Drama. Escaped prisoners accumulate hostages
in a Nevada atom-bomb testing area.
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Rhythm of the Islands... 532... (60) May
Comedy With Music. Allan Jones, Jane
Frazec, Andy Devine.
OSalome. Where She Danced....327 .(97) Mar.
Technicolor Drama. Yvonne De Carlo, Rod
Cameron, David Bruce, Walter Slezak.
Scarlet Street. .295... (102) Oct.
Drama. Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea, EdviJard
G. Robinson.
Seven Sinners. 299... (86) Oct.
Drama. John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich,
Mischa Auer, Albert Dekker.
Song of the Sarong. .308. ..(65) May
Drama. Nancy Kelly, William Gargan,
Eddie Quillan.
Strange Conquest ...328... (64)
May
Drama. Jane Wyatt, Julie Bishop, Lowell
Gilmore.
May
Tiger Island. .347... .(72)
Drama. Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Young.
Uncle Tom's Cabin .546... (Ill) Aug.
Drama. Virginia Grey, George Siegmann,
Mona Ray, Marguerita Fischer.
Vanishing Body, The (formerly "The Black
Cat") ...356... (65)
Jan.
Horror Melodrama. Boris Karloff, Bela
Lugosi, Jacqueline Wells, David Manners.
Republic
(November 27, 1952 thi'ough November 15, 1953^
Bandits of the West. ..5243... (54) Aug. 8
Western. Town marshal breaks up gang
obstructing community's use of natural gas,
at the same time exposing injustice of murder
sentence served by man he later saves
from mob lynching. Allan "Rocky" Lane,
Eddy Waller, Cathy Downs, Roy Barcroft.
Director: Harry Keller.
Champ for a Day. .5211.... (90) Aug. 15
Comedy Drama. Young heavyweight fighter
from the East goes to a corrupt Mid-Western
metropolis for a scheduled fight. His
manager disappears and when he is found
murdered, the young champ goes inco action
and cleans out the town's lawless element.
Alex Nicol, Audrey Totter, Hope Emerson,
Charles Winninger, Grant Withers. Director:
William A. Seiter.
City That Never Sleeps....5209....(90)....June 12
Crime Drama. Young Chicago cop decides
to sell out to crooks to finance flight with
a strip-tease dancer. When his policeman
father is killed, he wakes up and stalks the
killer alone. Gig Young, Mala Powers, William
Talman, Edward Arnold, Chill Wills.
Director: John H. Auer.
Crazylegs....5224....(88) Nov. 15
Biographical Drama. Highlights the amazing
football career of Elroy (Crazylegsi
Hirsch, ail-American football star, who
plays himself in the title role. Covers his
career from high school days, through university,
and his entry into the professional
field. Elroy Hh-sch, Lloyd Nolan, Joan Vohs,
James Millican, Bob Waterfield, Bob Kelley.
Director: Francis D. Lyon. (A Hall Bartlett
Production.)
Down Laredo Way. 5232... (54) Aug. 5
Western. The cowboy hero rescues a little
girl from harm after her father is killed
during a performance with his rodeo circus
partner, a woman the child dislikes. Hero
exposes woman as a jewel smuggler and
recovers loot. Rex Allen, Slim Pickens,
Dona Drake, Marjorie Lord, Roy Barcroft.
Director: William Witney.
EI Paso Stampede. .5244. ..(54) Sept. 8
Western. Hero goes under cover to track
down cattle rustlers who are sending the
stolen cattle acro.ss the Mexican border
to enemy forces during the Spanish-American
War. Allan "Rocky" Lane, Phyllis
Coates, Eddy Waller, Stephen Chase, Roy
Barcroft. Director: Harry Keller.
©Fair Wind to Java 5207... (92) Apr. 28
Trucolor Drama. American 19th century
captain seeks legendary diamonds, falling
in love with native girl who knows their
hiding place. Captured by a pirate, they
escape him and destruction by a volcano.
Fred MacMurray, Vera Ralston, Robert
Douglas, Victor McLaglen, John Russell,
Claude Jarman jr. Director: Joseph Kane.
Flying Squadron, The. .5136. . (60) ..Dec. 1, '52
Drama. (Italian-made with English-dubbed
dialog.) Italian widow of ace pilot refuses
to believe he is dead. She is brought to
realization by a shock, thinking her young
son is in a glider making a test flight.
Massimo Serato, Dina Sassoli, Umberto
Spadaro, Andrea Checchi, Mario Ferrari,
Mirko Ellis. Director: Luigi Capuano. (A
Robert L. Peters Film.)
Iron Mountain Trail. .5231... (54) May 8
Western. Postoffice inspector, sent to California
in 1850 to speed up mail deliveries,
finds rival stage line owners responsible for
delays. When one is murdered, inspector's
trip to apprehend the murderer starts the
Pony Express. Rex Allen, Nan Leslie, Slim
Pickens. Roy Barcroft, Forrest Taylor. Director:
William Witney.
©Lady Wants Mink, The ...5205... (92). ...Mar. 30
Trucolor Comedy. Housewife becomes hilariously
involved in raising her own mink coat
at home, but ensuing complications cost
husband his job and get them evicted. Buying
a run-down ranch, minks multiply and
they prosper. Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Hussey,
Eve Arden, William Demarest, Gene Lockhart.
Director: William A. Seiter.
Marshal of Cedar Rock .5241 ...(54) Feb. 1
Western. U.S. marshal frees rancher jailed
for bank robbery, believing he will clear
himself or lead to the bandit gang. He
accuses the banker of engineering the robbery
and helps trap the gang. Allan
"Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Phyllis Coates,
Roy Barcroft, Bill Henry. Director: Harry
Keller.
Old Overland Trail .5146 (60) J^'eb. 25
Western. Agent for Bureau of Indian Affairs,
sent west to stop Apaches from leaving
reservation, uncovers plot of railway
construction head to harass immigrants and
obtain cheap labor. Rex Allen, Slim Pickens,
Roy Barcroft, Virginia Hall. Director:
William Witney.
Perilous Journey, A. .5206... (90) Apr. 5
Drama. Older woman sails with 49 young
women to become wives of miners in 1850
California gold fields. French girl, already
married, seeking errant husband, has adventures
before husband is killed find she
finds another. Vera Ralston, David Brian,
Scott Brady, Charles Winninger, Hope
Emerson. Director: R. G. Springsteen.
©Ride the Man Down 5202 ..(90) Jan. 1
Trucolor Western. Based on another of
Luke Short's Saturday Evening Post sagebrush
stories. Land-hungry ranchers are
foiled as they try to take over a ranch
when its owner dies. Brian Donlevy, Rod
Cameron, Ella Raines, Forrest Tucker, Barbara
Britton, Chill Wills. Director: Joseph
Kane.
San Antone....5203....(90) Feb. 15
Outdoor Drama. Civil War story hivolving
Texas cattle for the Confederates and a
feud starting over a prevented lynching
that carries over after the war, with ovetf
tones of romance, jealousy and knifes
battles. Rod Cameron, Arleen Whelan,
Forrest Tucker, Katy Jurado, Harry Carey
jr. Director: Joseph Kane.
Savage Frontier. .5242.... (54) May 15
Western. Deputy marshal on trail of outlaws
is assisted by reformed bandit and
barber-dentist-mar.shal. Leading townsman,
trying to throw suspicion on the reformed
bandit, is jailed after a gun battle. Allan
"Rocky" Lane, Eddy Waller, Bob Steele,
Dorothy Patrick, Roy Barcroft. Director:
Harry Keller.
Sea of Lost Ships, The... 5213... (85) Oct. 22
Drama. Two buddies, brought up together
from childhood, split when they enter the
Coast Guard over their love for the same
girl.
The feud ends when one of them risks
his life on an "ice patrol" mission to save
the other. John Derek, Walter Brennan,
Wanda Hendrix, Richard Jaeckel, Tom
Tully. Director: Joseph Kane.
Shadows of Tombstone... .5233. ..(54). ...Sept. 28
Western. When young rancher captures a
bank bandit, he runs into skulduggery involving
the sheriff. Latter tries to turn
townspeople against rancher, but he and
his gang are wiped out and rancher is
elected sheriff. Rex Allen, Slim Pickens, i
Jeanne Cooper, Roy Barcroft, Emory Parnell.
Director: William Witney.
Sun Shines Bright, The. ..5208... (90) May 2
Drama. Based on three Indn S. Cobb
stories about the lovable Judge Priest who
dispenses justice on the lenient side because
of sympathetic understanding of his neighbors.
His "underdog" philosophy almost
costs him re-election. (5harles Winninger,
Arleen Whelan, John Russell, Stepin
Fetchit, Russell Simpson. Director: John
Ford. (An Argosy Production.)
©Sweethearts on Parade....5210....(90)....July 15
Trucolor Musical. Medicine show owner
comes to town where his daughter and his
ex-wife, courted by a wealthy local doctor,
are living. Through their daughter, they
meet again, remarry, and mother and
daughter join the carnival. Ray Middleton,
Lucille Norman, Eileen Christy, Bill Shirley,
Estelita. Director: Allan Dwan.
Thunderbirds....5201...,(98) Nov. 27, '52
Drama. Story of the 45th Oklahoma
Thunderbird Division of the National
Guard, and the part it played in winning
World War II. John Derek, John Barrymore
jr., Mona Freeman, Gene Evans,
Eileen Christy. Director: John H. Auer.
Trent's Last Case....5212....(90) Sept. 22
Melodrama. Suspecting murder when a
financial tycoon is found dead, a newspaper
sends world-famous amateur detective
to cover the story. Dismayed by his
findings, detective lets the case remain
closed and marries the dead man's widow.
Michael Wilding, Margaret Lockwood, Orson
Welles, John McCallum. Director: Herbert
Wilcox.
Woman They Almost Lynched.. ..5204
(90) Mar. 20
Western Drama. Story of Kate Quantrill,
hard-shooting wife of the infamous guerrilla
raider who stole her from another man
and married her by force. The embittered
Kate is later regenerated and saves a girl
from being lynched by Union troops. John
Lund, Brian Donlevy, Audrey Totter, Joan
Leslie. Director: Allan Dwan.
20th
Century-Fox
(October 1952 through September 1953)
©Bloodhounds of Broadway.. ..236
(90) Nov. '52
Technicolor Comedy. Damon Runyon story
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imported to Broadway by night
club and horse parlor owners. She knocks
the city slickers cold. Mitzi Gaynor. Scott
Brady, Mitzi Green. Marguerite Chapman.
Michael O'Shea. Director: Harmon Jones.
Blueprint for Murder, A... 332... (76) Sept.
Mystery Drama. When young girl dies with
the sarne symptoms a.s her father had. uncle
.suspects tile stepmother. Autopsy reveals
strychnine poisoning and he traps her with
a poisoned cocktail into confessing. Joseph
Gotten, Jean Peters, Gary Merrill, Catherine
McLeod, Jack Kruschen. Director:
Andrew L. Stone.
©Call Me Madam....311....(114)
Apr.
Technicolor Musical. Based on Irving Berlin's
stage hit. Leading party-giver in
Washington, D.C., is named representative
to the grand duchy of lichtenburg. A brash
young reporter who becomes her attache
wins the duchy's princess from a neighboring
prince. Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor,
Vera-Ellen, George Sanders, Helmut
Dantine. Director: Walter Lang.
©City of Bad Men....328....(82)
Sept.
Technicolor Western. Two brothers heading
desperado gang carry news to Carson
City girl of her brother's death in Mexico.
They and rival gangs try to steal the Corbett-Rtzsimmons
fight receipts and brother
surviving the battle wins girl. Dale Robertson,
Jeanne Crain. Lloyd Bridges, Richard
Boone, Carole Mathews. Director: Harmon
Jones.
Dangerous Crossing... .330.... (75) July
Mystery Drama. Bride boards ship for
honeymoon and husband disappears with
luggage. Ship's doctor discovers third officer,
feigning illness, is missing husband,
plotting to control her fortune by having
her judged insane. Jeanne Crain, Michael
Rennie, Casey Adams, Carl Betz, Mary
Anderson. Director: Joseph M. Newman.
May
Desert Rats, The. .319. ..(88)
War Drama. North African campaign in
World War II, in which Australian troops
undergo a siege of 242 hours from Rommel's
forces. Former schoolmaster and
liaison officer, a former pupil, add personal
touches. Richard Burton, Robert Newton.
James Mason, Robert Douglas, Chips Rafferty.
Director: Robert Wise.
©Destination Gobi. .313... (89) Mar.
Technicolor Drama. Seven enlisted navy
men hold a weather observation station in
the Gobi desert during World War II. Captured
by the Japanese, Mongols help them
escape to Okinawa on a Chinese junk. Richard
Widmark, Don Taylor, Casey Adams,
Murvyn Vye, Darryl Hickman. Director:
Robert Wise.
©Down Among the Sheltering Palms
317.... (87) Mar.
Technicolor Comedy With Music. Occupation
duty on a South Pacific island finds
an officer trying to enforce non-fraternization
and romance the missionary's niece.
The native king presents him a wife but
everything is happily resolved. William
Lundigan, Jane Greer, Mitzi Gaynor, David
Wayne, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Lockhart.
Director: Edmund Goulding.
©Farmer Takes a Wife, The. .307
(81) July
Technicolor Musical. Based on the novel,
"Rome Haul," by Walter D. Edmonds, in
which a young farmer comes aboard an
1850 Erie canalboat to work for a stake and
falls in love with the cook. Together they
buy a vessel and win a $500 race. Betty
Grable, Dale Robertson, Thelma Ritter,
John Carroll, Eddie Poy jr. Director: Henry
Levin.
©Gentlemen Prefer Blondes... 326... (91). ...Aug.
Technicolor Musical. Night club singer and
brmiet girl friend wangle European trip
from wealthy boy friend whose father objects
to a marriage. Hired "spy" courts the
girl friend but middle-aged married beau
complicates matters before double-wedding
finale. Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe,
Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy
Noonan. Director: Howard Hawks.
©Girl Next Door, The. ..320... (92) June
Technicolor Musical. Night club star meets
widower next door devotedly rearing a 10-
year-old son. They fall in love but wait
to marry until the son is won over by a little
neighborhood girl. June Haver, Dan Dailey,
Dennis Day, Billy Gray, Cara Williams,
Clinton Sundberg. Director: Richard Sale.
Glory Brigade, The... 323... (81) July
Drama. American lieutenant in Korea
commands Greek infantrymen into enemy
territory and some are captured. The heutanant.
of Greek origin, brands them as
cowards until they prove themselves in later
fighting. Victor Mature, Alexander Scourby,
Lee Marvin, Richard Egan, Nick Dennis.
Director: Robert D. Webb.
©"I Don't Care" Girl, The. .302.... (78) Jan.
Technicolor Musical. Film biography of Eva
Tanguay which shows screen writers interviewing
her former partners to get the
story of her life. A secret romance is uncovered
and adopted for the script. Mitzi
Gaynor, David Wajoie, Oscar Levant, Bob
Graham, Craig Hill. Director: Lloyd Bacon.
©Inferno....329.... (83)
Aug.
Technicolor 3-D Drama. Wealthy playboy's
wife and her boy friend abandon him in
desert canyon, with leg broken. He splints
own leg, is rescued, later winning fight with
boy friend. Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming,
William Lundigan. Larry Keating. Henry
Hull. Director: Roy Baker. (Made available
in 2-D for Dec. '53 release.)
May
©Invaders From Mars.. ..314.. ..(78)
Cinecolor Science-Fiction Drama. Boy sees
space ship disappear underground, tells his
father, atomic missile scientist. The army
is alerted, young physician and wife are kidnaped
to weird underground place, but the
boy saves them. Helena Carter, Arthur
Franz, Jimmy Hunt, Leif Erickson, Hillary
Brooke. Director: William Cameron Menzies.
Kid From Left Field, The... .325... (80) July
Comedy. Baseball-wise 9-year-old boy turns
apathetic club into a winning team and is
made manager. When he reveals that the
tips came from his dad, a one-time big
league outfielder, the father gets the managerial
job. Dan Dailey, Anne Bancroft,
Billy Chapin, Lloyd Bridges, Ray Collins.
Director: Harmon Jones.
Man on a Tightrope. .315. ..(105) May
Drama. Produced in Europe. Managerclown
of a small circus in Czechoslovakia
plans to escape to the American zone. He
and a spy kill each other but his daughter
and the circus escape. Fredric March, Terry
Moore, Cameron Mitchell, Gloria Grahame,
Adolphe Menjou. Director: Elia Kazan.
Mr. Scoutmaster....331.... (87)
Sept.
Comedy. When broadcaster's TV program
fails to sell sponsor's breakfast food, wife
suggests they adopt a child, to understand
children's minds. In.stead he becomes a
Scoutmaster, but after humorous experiences,
adopts resourceful boy. Clifton Webb,
Edmund Gwenn, George Winslow, Frances
Dee, Veda Ann Borg. Director: Henry
Levin.
My Cousin Rache!....301....(98)
Jan.
Drama. From Daphne du Maurier's story of
double intrigue in which a man suspects
his cousin of having fatally poisoned his
foster-father (her husband), and of attempting
to poison him ; but she dies accus.!.
ing him of her accident. Olivia de Havilland,
Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald
Squire, George Dolenz. Director: Henry
Koster.
My Pal Gus....233....(83) Dec. '52
Comedy. Modern theme based on the battle
between divorced parents for the custody
of a son. Legitimate romance between the
father and a schoolteacher adds the love
interest. Richard Widmark, Joanne Dru,
Audrey Totter, George Winslow. Director:
Robert Parrish.
My Wife's Best Friend ..231... (87) Oct. '52
Comedy. Thinking their plane will crash,
husband confesses a romantic interlude
with his wife's best friend. She forgives
him,, but when plane lands safely, almost
wrecks their marriage by a flii'tation in
retaliation. Anne Baxter, Macdonald Carey,
Catherine McLeod, Cecil Kellaway. Director:
Richard Sale.
©Niagara....306....(89)
Feb.
Technicolor Drama. Korean veteran's wife
plots with her lover to kill her husband
while vacationing at Niagara. The plan
backfires, her lover is killed, and the husband
goes over the Falls. Marilyn Mom-oe, r
Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Casey Adams,
Richard Allan. Director: Henry Hathaway.
Night Without Sleep... .235... (77) Nov. '52
Drama. Through the fog of a hangover,
brilliant composer - turned - psychopathic
pieces together events of the previous day
and night, ending in the murder of his
domineering wife. He gives himself up.
Linda Darnell, Gary Merrill, Hildegarde
Neff, Joyce MacKenzie. Director: Roy
Baker.
Pickup on South Street... .322... (80) June
Drama. Pickpocket takes wallet from underworld
girl, finding microfilm in it belonging
to her employer, a Communist spy.
Pickpocket and girl fall in love, work with
the FBI, and emerge as heroic characters.
Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma
Ritter, Richard Kiley, Willis Bouchey. Director:
Samuel Fuller.
©Pony Soldier... .237... .(82) Nov. '52
Technicolor Drama. Canadian Cree Indians
cross into Montana to raid the Blackfeet
and Sioux tribes. Royal Canadian Mounted
Police release white hostages and escort
the Crees back to Saskatchewan. Tyrone
Power. Cameron Mitchell, Thomas Gomez,
Penny Edwards. Director: Joseph M. Newman.
©Powder Kiver...321.... (77) June
Technicolor Western. Gunman gold prospector
volunteers for town mai-shal to
avenge death of his partner. Girl who came
west to take former doctor, tm-ned desperado,
back falls in love with the marshal,
who reciprocates. Rory Calhoun. Corinne
Calvet, Cameron Mitchell, Penny Edwards,
Carl Betz. Director: Louis King.
President's Lady, The. ...312.... (96)
Apr.
Historical Drama. Andrew Jackson (1767-
1845) has to reman-y his wife because her
divorce was prematurely reported. The
cu-cumstances are exaggerated for campaign
purposes, and she dies before he occupies
the White House. Susan Hayward, Charlton
Heston, John Mclntire, Fay Bainter,
Whitfield Connor. Director: Henry Levin.
Ruby Gentry....303....(82)
Jan.
Drama. Tempestuous story of a southern
swamp girl in love with an aristocrat, but
who marries a wealthy, self-made man.
When he accidentally drowns, she is
suspected of his murder. Jennifer Jones,
Charlton Heston, Karl Maiden, Tom TuUy
Director: King Vidor. (A Bernhard-Vidor
Production.)
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Sailor of the King....327... (83) - Aug.
Drama. Produced in England. British naval
officer of World War I has brief romance
with girl he meets on train. During World
War II he and his .son are waiting to be
decorated at Buckingham palace for heroism,
each unaware of the other's identity.
Jeffrey Hunter, Wendy Hiller. Michael
Rennie, Bernard Lee, Peter Van Eyck. Director:
Roy Boulting.
Silver Whip, The... 309... (73)
Feb.
Western. Stagecoach driver, wounded during
a holdup, drives on. His daredevil messenger
pursues the bandits, captures the
leader, and wants to lynch him, but the
deputized driver wounds him to uphold the
law. Dale Robertson, Rory Calhoun, Robert
Wagner, Lola Albright. Director: Harmon
Jones.
©Snows of Kilimanjaro, The. .247. ..(117). .July
Technicolor Drama. Adventurous big game
hunter, dying of a leg injury in Africa, reviews
past amours in his fever-ridden mind.
Devotion of wealthy woman he married is
clear to him when help arrives. Gregory
Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Hildegarde
Neff, Leo G. Cai-roll. Director: Henry
King. (Pre-released October 1952.)
Something for the Birds....238. ..(81)....Oct, '52
Comedy. Cynical young lobbyist and girl
trying to save a wildlife refuge from oil
Interests he represents, meet at a Washington
party. Their quarreling ultimately
ends in reconciliation and love. Victor Mature,
Patricia Neal, Edmund Gwenn. Director:
Robert Wise.
Star, The. .316.... (89)
Feb.
Drama. Divorcee, formerly a top movie
star, tries to stage a comeback. Recognizing
herself in her role, she retires to devote
herself to her young daughter and new husband.
Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie
Wood, Wai'ner Anderson, Minor Watson.
Director: Stuart Heisler.
0©Stars and Stripes Forever.. 239
(89) Dec. '52
Technicolor Biographical Drama. Screen
biography of John Philip Sousa, the "March
King." He assembles his first band after
serving a marine enlistment and it debuts
at the World's Fair in Chicago. Clifton
Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner, Ruth
Hussey. Director: Henry Koster.
Steel Trap, The. ...232.... (85) Nov, '52
Drama. Bank executive plans to embezzle
$1,000,000 and e.scape to Brazil with his wife
and daughter. His wife discovers the plan
in time to save their integrity. Joseph Cotten,
Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale, Walter
Sande, Tom Powers. Director: Andrew L.
Stone.
Taxi....305.... (77)
Mar.
Comedy Drama. Cab driver tries to help an
Irish war bride and baby find her husband.
When found, he is in love with another,
and the cabby meanwhile has fallen for the
colleen. Dan Dailey, Constance Smith, Neva
Patterson, Blanche Yui-ka, Kyle MacDonnell.
Director: Gregory Ratoff.
Thief of Venice, The .304.... (91)
Jan.
Costume Drama. The last picture made by
Maria Montez. Pi-oduced in Venice, it
shows the struggles of galley slaves of the
Republic for freedom after their defeat by
the Turks in the Adriatic. Maria Montez.
Paul Christian, Faye Marlowe. Massimo
Serato, Aldo Silvani. Director: John Brahm.
(A Robert Haggiag Production.)
May
Drama. The liner Titanic is hit by an iceberg
on its maiden voyage. Among the
iiTitanic....318....(98)
114
passengers are an estranged husband, his
wife and two children. His heroic behavior
reunites them before .she is put in a lifeboat
and he goes down with the ship. Clifton
Webb. Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner,
Thelma Ritter, Audrey Dalton, Ricliard
Basehart. Director: Jean Negulesco.
©Tonight We Sing... .347... (109)
Apr.
Technicolor Musical Biography. Traces the
career of Sol Hurok, world-famous impresario,
who brought many concert artists to
the people at popular prices. For a time,
his devotion to his work threatened his
marriage. David Wayne, Ezio Pinza, Roberta
Peters, Tamara Toamanova. Anne
Bancroft. Director: Mitchell Leisen.
©Treasure of the Golden Condor.. .308
(93) Feb.
Technicolor Drama. Placed in bondage by
his uncle who usurped his estates, a French
nobleman escapes to help search for Mayan
treasure. Finding it and romance, he regains
his heritage but returns to Guatemala.
Cornel Wilde. Constance Smith, Finlay Currie,
George Macready, Walter Hampden.
Director: Delmer Daves.
©Way of a Gaucho....229....(91) Oct. '52
Technicolor Drama. Made in Argentina.
Argentine bandit-Gaucho saves aristocratic
Spanish girl from Indian kidnaper. Escaping
from prison later, he and the girl take
refuge in a church and the priest intercedes
for them. Rory Calhoun. Gene Tierney.
Richard Boone. Hugh Mai'lowe. Director:
Jacques Tourneur.
©White Witch Doctor. .324... (96) July
Technicolor Drama. In 1907, registered
nurse arrives in African Congo where
Dutch trader and partner, seeking gold,
guide her to Bakuba tribe. Ti-ader causes
trouble, she saves life of king's son, and
has romance with partner. Susan Hayward,
Robert Mitchum, Walter Slezak, Mashood
Ajala, Joseph C. Narcisse. Director: Henry
Hathaway.
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©Broken Arrow ...356... (93)
Sept.
Technicolor Western Drama. James
Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget.
Call of the Wild ...350... (81)
Mar.
Adventure Melodrama. Clark Gable, Loretta
Young, Jack Oakie.
Gentleman's Agreement.. .352... (118) May
Drama. Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire.
John Garfield, Celeste Holm.
Gunfighter, The....348 .... (84) Jan.
Western Melodrama. Gregory Peck. Helen
Westcott. Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker.
Sept.
I Was a Male War Bride....357 .
Comedy Farce. Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan,
Marion Marshall, Randy Stuart.
Kiss of Death....354....(99) -...July
Drama. Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy,
Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark.
My Darling Clementine. ...351. ...(97) JVIar.
Western Drama. Henry Fonda, Linda DarneU,
Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, Tim
Holt, Cathy E>owns.
Road House. .355.... (95)
July
Drama. Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste
Holm, Richard Widmark.
Snake Pit, The....353....(108) ...May
Drama. Olivia de HaviUand, Mark Stevens,
Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan.
Yellow Sky.. .349.... (98)
Jan.
Super-Western. Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter,
Richard Widmark.
United Artists
(November 21, 1952 through October 23, 1953)
Assassin, The. .5302. ..(90) Apr. 22
Melodrama. Briti.sh-made. (Released in
England as "Venetian Bird.") Private-eye,
who goes to Venice to reward an Italian for
helping an American GI during the war,
has a series of adventures before finding
the hero-criminal, turned political assassin.
Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, John Gregson,
George Coulouris, Margot Grahame. Director:
Ralph Thomas. (J. Arthur Rank.)
©Babes in Bagdad....ll91....(79) Dec. 7, '52
Exotic Color Comedy Drama. Harem extravaganza
filmed in Spain. The jealous
revolt of the kadi of Bagdad's eleven
neglected wives and the extra-curricular
romance of a new recruit form the plot.
Paulette Goddard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard
Ney, John Boles. Director: Edgar G. Ulmer.
(Edward J. and Harry Lee Danziger.)
Bandits of Corsica, The....ll99....(82)....Feb. 27
Costume Drama. One of Siamese twins
early separated by surgery suffers amnesia
and joins the gypsies. Induced by a tyrannical
ruler to pose as his brother, an insurgent
leader, he is killed in a battle liberating
Corsica. Richard Greene, Paula Raymond,
Raymond Burr, Dona Drake, Raymond
Greenleaf. Director: Ray Nazarro. (Global

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Fort Algiers .5319... (78) July 15
Drama. French military intelligence sends
woman to Algiers to learn who is leading
Arab uprisings. With member of French
Foreign Legion she learns identity of Arab
chief and they narrowly escape death.
Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond
Burr, Leif Ei-ickson, Anthony Caruso.
Director: Lesley Selander.
Gay Adventure, The ...5301... (82) Aug. 21
Drama. Tliis contains three film episodes
which are separate dream sequences of
thi-ee men of different types impressed by
the same girl whom they all meet aboard
the Paris-London express. Burgess Meredith,
Jean Pierre Aumont, Paula Valenska.
Richard Murdoch. Kathleen Harrison. Director:
Gordon Parry. (Renown Pictures.)
Genghis Khan....5312....(78) ...June 12
Dramatic Spectacle. (Philippine-made with
English nan-ation.) 12th century Mongol
ruler, Genghis Khan, is helped to escape
from a rival tribe and finds his village in
ruins. Khan raids the rival chieftain's
camp, takes his daughter prisoner, and falls
in love with her. Manuel Conde, Elvira
Reyes, Andres Centenera, Lou Salvador,
Darmo Acosta. Director: Manuel Conde.
Guerrilla Girl... 1193... (81) Jan. 23
Drama. Made in Greece. Posing as a German
officer diu'ing the occupation, Greek
underground worker escapes to Egypt and
falls in love with a gypsy revolutionary girl.
Both shot, they crawl forward to die in
each other's arms. Helmut Dantine, Marianna,
Irene Champlin, Ray Julian, Michael
Vale. Dii-ector: John Christian.
©Gun Belt. ...5320... (77) July 24
Technicolor Western. Love brings about reformation
of famous gunfighter. Framed
for robbery and murder by outlaw gang,
he joins up with them to clear himself and
to bring the criminals to justice. George
Montgomery, Tab Hunter, Helen Westcott,
William Bishop, John Dehner, Director:
Ray Nazarro. (Global Productions.)
I, the Jury. ..5323... (87) -Aug. 14
3-D Crime Drama. Based on Mickey
Spillane's novel. Pi'ivate detective vows
vengeance on murderer of friend who had
saved his life overseas. He falls in love with
woman psychiatrist who turns out to be the
killer. Biff Elliot, Peggie Castle, Preston
Foster, Margaret Sheridan, Alan Reed. Director:
Harry E.ssex. (A Victor Saville Production.)
Joe Louis Story, The....5328....(88) Sept. 18
Biographical Drama. Sportswriter waiting
for returns on Joe Louis-Rocky Marciano
fight (October, 1951) reminisces on Louis'
early career, from his first Golden Gloves
match to his defeat trying to make a comeback.
Coley Wallace, Paul Stewart, Hilda
Simms, James Edwards, John Marley, Dotts
Johnson. Director: Robert Gordon. (Stirling
Silliphant.)
Kansas City Confidential....ll89.... (99) ..Jan. 16
Melodrama. The getaway from a $1,000,000
bank robbery is made in a florist's delivery
truck. A bona fide driver is arrested and,
released, indignantly tracks down the mobsters
who framed him. John Payne, Coleen
Gray, Pi-eston Foster, Dona Drake. Director:
Phil Karlson. (An Edward Small Production.)
Limelight... 1183... (136) Feb. 6
Comedy Drama. There is comedy and
tragedy in this story of an aging music hall
clown who saves a young ballet dancer from
suicide and helps her rise to success as a
star. Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom. Sydney
Chaplin, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton. Director:
Charles Chaplin. (Pre-released during
1951-52 season.)
Luxury Girls. .1194. ...(99) Jan. 30
Drama. (Italian-made with English dialog.)
Young daughter from a split American
home is sent to a swank finishing school
for girls to acquire sophistication. She has
several unhappy experiences before being
transferred to another school. Susan
Stephen, Anna Maria Ferrero, Jacques
Sernas, Steve Barclay, Marine Vlady. Director:
Piero Mussetta. (A Cines Presentation.)
Magnetic Monster, The. .1198.... (75) Feb. 18
Science-Fiction Drama. U.S. scientific investigators
trace a magnetic monster which
devours energy, causing disturbances in the
Los Angeles area. They explode it in the
ocean to keep it from destroying the world.
Richard Carlson, Kiiog Donovan, Jean
Byron, Harry Ellerbe, Leonard Mudie. Director:
Curt Siodmak. (An A-Men Production.)
Man in Hiding....5330.... (79) Oct. 2
Drama. British-made. Artist adjudged insane
murderer escapes prison. His beauty
editor-wife, posing as another man's wife, is
terrified. Private detective helps fugitive
trace the real murderer, who is the wife's
publisher. Paul Henreid, Lois Maxwell,
Kieron Moore, Hugh Sinclair, Kay Kendall.
Director: Terence Fisher. (Alexander Paal.)
Marshal's Daughter, The. .5314. ..(71). June 26
Western Melodrama. Trailing a notorious
outlaw wanted for murder, U.S. marshal
and his daughter tangle with the desperado
gang, headed by the town banker. The
crooks ultimately get their just deserts.
Laiu-ie Anders, Hoot Gibson. Ken Murray,
Harry Lauter, Forrest Taylor, and guest
stars Pi-eston Poster, Johnny Mack Brown,
Jimmy Wakely, Buddy Baer. Director:
William Berke. (Ken Murray.)
©Melba....5324,... (115) Aug. 7
Technicolor Musical Biography. Filmed in
England and France. Australian farm girl
with beautiful voice goes to Europe for
training, becomes opera star and has many
suitors. She marries a childhood sweetheart
but her marriage breaks up over the demands
of her career. Patrice Munsel, Robert
Morley, John McCallum, John Justin, Martita
Hunt, Alec Clunes. Director: Lewis
Milestone. (Horizon Pictures.)
©Monsoon... .1190.. ..(79) Dec. 14, '52
Technicolor Drama. Filmed in India. Newly
engaged couple visits her family at a village
in India, where he is physically attracted
to her wanton sister. He returns to his
sweetheart after her attempted suicide.
Ursula Thiess, George Nader, Diana Douglas,
Myron Healey, Ellen Corby. Director:
Rodney Amateau. (A Film Group Production.)
Moon Is Blue, The. .5317 ... (99) July 17
Comedy. Young couple meets at top of
Empire State building and go to his apartment.
His fiancee and her father become
involved and after complications and misunderstandings,
the couple decides to marry.
WiUiam Holden, David Niven, Maggie Mc-
Namara, Tom Tully, Dawn Addams. Director:
Otto Preminger. (A Preminger-Herbert
Production.)
©Moulin Rouge. .1195.... (119) Mar. 6
Technicolor Drama. Film version of Pierre
LaMure's best-seller. Story of the famous,
deformed French artist, Toulouse-Lautrec,
and his illicit romance with the beautiful
Marie Charlet, which haunted him throughout
his life. Jose Ferrer, Colette Marchand,
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon, Katherine
Kath. Director: John Huston. (A Romulus
Production.)
©My Heart Goes Crazy... 5316... .(70)....July 22
Technicolor Musical. (Produced in England
and released under title, "London Town.")
Promised a part in a musical show,
comedian and young daughter come to London,
but he gets only understudy role.
Daughter tricks star off stage one night
and father is big success. Sid Field, Greta
Gynt, Petula Clark, Kay Kendall, Sonnie
Hale. Director: Wesley Ruggles. (An International
Film Corporation release.)
Neanderthal Man, The....5313....(78)....June 19
Science-Fiction Drama. Scientist, attempting
to trace man back to the Neanderthal
age, experiments on himself and turns into
a bloodthirsty, prehistoric caveman. He
terrorizes city and is slain by sabre-tooth
tiger he had transformed from a cat. Robert
Shayne, Richard Crane, Doris Merrick,
Joyce Terry, Robert Long. Director: E. A.
Dupont. (A Wisberg-PoUexfen production,
presented by Global Productions.)
99 River Street. .5327.... (83) Sept. 11
Melodrama. Former prize fighter turned
cab-driver learns his wife is having an
affair with a criminal. Finding her dead
body in the back seat of his cab, he tracks
down kiUer escaping on freighter. John
Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Prank
Faylen, Peggie Castle. Director: Phil Karlson.
(An Edward Small Production.)
No Escape....5315.... (76) Sept. 1
Mystery Melodrama. Detective on murder
case shifts suspicion from girl friend of
murdered man to alcoholic pianist-composer.
Another detective on the case imcovers
the first sleuth as the murderer.
Lew Ayres, Sonny Tufts, Marjorie Steele,
Lewis Martin. Director: Charles Bennett.
(Matthugh Productions.)
Outpost in Malaya....ll88.... (88) Nov. 21, '52
Adventure Drama. (Released in England
as "The Planter's Wife.") Filmed on location
in southwest Asia. Malayan rubber
planter and wife have a crisis in their
marriage. During a night of terror, barricaded
against bandits in their bungalow,
the wife realizes she still loves her husband.
Claudette Colbert, Jack Hawkins, Anthony
Steel, Ram Gopal. Director: Ken Annakin.
(A Pinnacle Production for J. Arthur
Rank.)
Phantom From Space ...5306. ..(72) May 15
Science-Fiction Drama. Strange object
traveling at high speed is sighted by radar
in U. S. Murders and explosions start investigation
which leads to capture of space
visitor's helmet, without which he disintegrates
into the air. Harry Landers, Noreen
Nash, Ted Cooper, James Seay, Rudolph
Anders. Director: W. Lee Wilder.
©Raiders of the Seven Seas.. .5305
(88) May 27
Technicolor Drama. Pirate Barbarossa
takes a spirited countess captive and falls
in love with her before she is ransomed.
Later she leaves burning Havana to warn
him of Spanish plans to captm-e him. John
Pajme, Donna Reed, Gerald Mohr, Lon
Chaney, Anthony Caruso. Director: Sidney
Salkow. (Global Productions.)
©Return to Paradise....5318.... (89) July 10
Technicolor Drama. Filmed in South Seas
and based on book by James A. Michener.
Rugged adventurer arrives on a South Sea
island and challenges blue-law dictatorship
of dead missionary's son. Years later he
returns and stays to protect his half-native
daughter from an unhappy love affair.
Gary Cooper, Roberta Haynes, Barry Jones,
Molra MacDonald, John Hudson. Director:
Mark Robson. (An Aspen Picture.)
©Sabre Jet. ..5326.... (96) Sept. 4
Cinecolor War Drama. Newspaper feature
writer, estranged wife of second in command
at Japanese air base, arrives to do
story about "waiting wives." Experiencing
real emotion herself, she becomes recon-
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Gray, Richard Arlen. Julie Bishop, Leon
Ames. Director: Louis King.
Shoot First....5304. ... (88) May 15
Spy Drama. Filmed in England. From
novel. "A Rough Shoot" by Geoffrey Hou.sehold.
and relea.?ed in England under that
title. American colonel, living in England
with his wife, .shoots at a poacher on his
land. This sets off a series of cloak-anddagger
incidents, with the colonel helping
the secret service trap a spy ring. Joel
McCrea. Evelyn Keyes, Herbert Lorn,
Marius Goring, Roland Culver. Karel
Stepanek. Director: Robert Parrish. (Raymond
Stross.)
Son of the Renegade. .1259.... (57) Mar. 27
Western. Young man returns to claim the
ranch taken from his father when outlawed,
and encounters opposition. He is
framed for a series of robberies, but wipes
out the renegades and is vindicated. John
Carpenter, Lori Irving, Joan McKellen,
Valley Keene, Jack Ingram. Director: Reg
Brown. (A Jack Schwarz Presentation.)
Steel Lad.v, The. .5331. (84) Oct. 9
Drama. Four American employes of Arabian
oil company fight off an Arab attack
by using an abandoned Nazi tank containing
the Sheik's stolen jewels. They
trade these for oil rights. Rod Cameron,
Tab Hunter, John E>ehner, Richard Erdman.
John Abbott. Director: E. A. Dupont.
(An Edward Small Production.)
That Man From Tangier....5303....(88)...May 8
Romantic Comedy Drama. In Tangier,
young woman marries a bogus count who
disappears after the ceremony. To spare
her grandmother humiliation, the real count
poses as her husband and they fall in love.
Nils Asther. Roland Young. Nancy Coleman.
Margaret Wycherly. Director: Robert
Elwyn. (Elemsee Overseas Pi'oductions.)
Twonky, The. .5311. (72).... June 10
Science-Fiction Comedy Drama. Professor
encounters in his television set the
"twonky," which has dropped from the future
into the present. With a football
coach's aid, the professor saves mankind by
destroying the .set and all ends well. Hans
Conried, Billy Lynn, Gloria Blondell, Ed
Max, Janet Warren. Director: Arch Oboler.
(Arch Oboler Productions.)
Vice Squad. .5321. ...(87) July 31
Melodrama. Based on novel, "Harness Bull,"
by Leslie T. White. A routine day in the
life of a police captain as he copes with
problems of crime. He solves a murder,
averts a bank robbery and rescues a girl
from kidnapers. Edward G. Robinson,
Paulette Goddard, Porter Hall, K. T.
Stevens, Edward Binns. Director: Arnold
Laven. (A Sol Lesser Presentation.)
Village, The. .5333.... (98) Oct. 23
Drama. (Swiss-made with multi-lingual
dialog, predominantly English.) In a
children's village in Switzerland, some 200
war orphans from Eiuope are cared for by
two devoted teachers. Depicts the fright
and bewilderment of the children by the
world aroimd them, and presents dramatic
situations in their lives. John Justin, Eva
Dahlbeck, Mary Hinton, Krystina Bragiel,
Voytek Dolinsky. Director: Leopold Lindtberg.
(A Lazar Wechsler Production.)
Volcano. .5307... (106) June 5
Drama. (Italian-made with English-dubbed
dialog. I Sisters on volcanic island assist
diver who convinces the younger girl her
fiance will not return. Knowing his reputation,
the older girl ignores his signals to
be brought up, then kills herself as volcano
erupts. Anna Magnani, Geraldine Brooks,
Rossano Brazzi, Eduardo Ciannelli, Enzo
Staiola. Director: William Dieterle. (Artists
Associates-Panaria Films.)
©War Paint .5325.... (89) Aug. 28
Pathe Color Historical Western. Deals with
the hardships encountered by cavalry
lieutenant and his detachment to deliver a
treaty that would stop Indian warfare.
Sabotage and mutiny decimate the group,
but the treaty is delivered in time to bring
peace. Robert Stack, Joan Taylor, Charles
McGraw, Keith Larsen, Peter Graves. Director:
Lesley Selander. (A K-B Production.)
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Africa Screams. .1196. ..(79) Apr. 15
Adventure Comedy. Bud Abbott. Lou Costello.
Clyde Beatty. Frank Buck. Hillary
Brooke. (A Huntington Hartford Production.)
Love Happy... .1197... (85) Apr. 15
Comedy. Marx Bros., Ilona Massey, Vera-
Ellen, Marion Hutton. (A Lester Cowan
Pi-oduction.)
Universal
(October 1952 through October 1953)
.4bbott and Costello Go to Mars. .316
(77) Apr.
Comedy. The two comedians accidentally
take off in a space ship and believe they
are on Mars when they land in New Orleans
during Mardi Gras. Forced by bandits
to take off again, they visit womaninhabited
Venus, returning as heroes. Bud
Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard. Robert
Paige, Martha Hyer. Director: Charles
Lament.
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. H.vde....329.... (77)
Aug.
Comedy. Two American police officers in
London, studying law enforcement methods,
help search for a monster terrorizing the
city. One is accidentally injecteci with
serum a doctor has perfected for metamorphosis,
and monster chases monster. Bud
Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Craig
Stevens, Helen Westcott, Reginald Denny.
Diiector: Charles Lament.
©Against All Flags .305.... (83) Dec. '52
Technicolor Drama. Swashbuckling story
of 18th century piracy and a femme buccaneer.
Romance is interspersed with sword
swinging and sea action scenes. Elrrol
Plynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn,
Mildred Natwick. Director: George Sherman.
All American, The....333.... (83)
Oct.
Drama. Ail-American quarterback gives up
football when parents are killed on way to
game. Girl friend revives his interest but
he is benched for helping another player
and reinstated in time to win the big game.
Tony Curtis, Lori Nelson, Richard Long,
Mamie Van Doren, Gregg Palmer. Director:
Jesse Hibbs.
AUI Desire. ..325. ..(79>/2)
July
Drama. Returning to deserted husband and
family at the request of one daughter,
woman finds balance of family and the
community hostile. Her accidental shooting
of the town's Lothario proves her decency.
Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson,
Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson, Lori Nelson,
Maureen O'Sullivan. Director : Douglas
Sirk.
Because of You. ...302... (95) Nov. '52
Drama. Innocent girl serves prison term
because of boy friend's smuggling, then becomes
a nurses' aide and marries jet pilot.
The former boy friend makes trouble again,
and couple separate, but their child reconciles
them. Loretta Young, Jeff Chandler,
Alex Nicol, Fi'ances Dee. Director: Joseph
Pevney.
Black Castle, The....304._.(81) Dec. '52
Horror Melodrama. Laid in the Black
Forest of Germany. Battles with wild beasts
are interspersed with romantic intrigue, as
a pair of drugged lovers lie in coffins while
preparations are being made to bury them
alive. Richard Greene. Boris Karloff,
Stephen McNally, Paula Corday, Lon
Chaney. Director: Nathan Juran.
©City Beneath the Sea....308....(87) Mar.
Technicolor Drama. Two deep-sea divers
who work together run into intrigue, an
undersea earthquake, and peppy gals to
romance while trying to recover sunken
treasure off the coast of Jamaica. Robert
Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn, Suzan
Ball. Director: Budd Boetticher.
©Column South. .320... (84) June
Technicolor Melodrama. U.S. cavalry captain,
accompanied by sister, assumes command
of New Mexico fort at outbreak of
Civil War. A young lieutenant saves the
fort from treason and the Navajos, winning
the captain's sister. Audie Murphy. Joan
Evans. Robert Sterling, Ray Collins, Palmer
Lee. Director: Frederick de Cordova.
Crash of Silence (formerly "The Story
of Mandy")....383.. (93) Feb. 23
Drama. British-made. Parents of child
born deaf and dumb disagree about the best
method of education for normal living. This
is resolved when, after lip-reading lessons,
she joins other childi-en at play. Phyllis
Calvert, Jack Hawkins, Terence Morgan,
Godfrey Tearle, Mandy Miller, Marjorie
Fielding. Director: Alexander Mackendrick.
{J. Arthur Rank.)
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Aug.
Drama. British-made. A tale depicting the
character, lives and loves of a British navy
crew on the high seas during World War
II. Contrasts man's violence with the
cruelty of the sea. Jack Hawkins, Donald
Sinden, Denholm Elliott. Liam Redmond,
Virginia McKenna. Director: Charles
Frend. (J. Arthur Rank.)
©Desert Legion... 315... (86)
..Apr.
Technicolor Drama. Wounded survivor of a
trapped French Legion patrol is saved by
the beautiful daughter of the ruler of an
Algerian desert Utopia. Protecting the city
from raiders, he returns to rule it. Alan
Ladd, Arlene Dahl, Richard Conte, Akim
Tamiroff. Oscar Beregi. Director: Joseph
Pevney.
Desperate Moment. ...386... (88) Aug. 31
Melodrama. British-made. Based on novel
by Martha Albrand and filmed in western
Germany. Tricked into confessing to a
murder he did not commit, and failing to
convince authorities, innocent man escapes
from prison to round up three witnesses to
the original crime in an attempt to clear
himself. Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling,
Philip Friend, Albert Lieven. Director:
Compton Bennett. (J. Arthur Rank.)
©East of Sumatra.. .334.... (82) Oct.
Technicolor Drama. American mining engineer
arrives on Pacific island, makes deal
with island ruler to trade supplies for native
labor. When company sends machinery instead,
antagonized natives burn plane and
he and his men escape through the jungle.
Jeff Chandler. Marilyn Maxwell, Anthony
Quinn, Suzan Ball, John Sutton. Director:
Budd Boetticher.
Francis Covers the Big Town....324....(86)....July
Comedy Fantasy. New York newspaperman
gets scoops from Francis, his talking mule
who fraternizes with police horses. Accused
of murdering a racketeer, the reporter is
cleared by Francis and becomes a hero.
Donald O'Connor, Yvette Dugay, Gene
Lockhart, Nancy Guild. Director: Arthur
Lubin.
Gentle Gunman, The... .388... (85) Sept. 30
Melodrama. British-made. Terrorists, fightipg
for Irish independence in 1941, brand
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violence and bloodshed as false
patriotism. The events that follow prove
to them that he was right. John Mills. Dirk
Bogarde, Elizabeth Sellars, Robert Beatty.
Directors: Basil Dearden. Michael Relph.
(J. Arthur Rank.)
Girls in the Night. .311. ...(83)
Feb.
Melodrama. Story of tenement life, in which
ambitions of the young people to move out
of the area, lead to incidents of crime that
show them such methods do not pay. Joyce
Holden, Glenda Parrell, Harvey Lembeck,
Glen Roberts. Patricia Hardy. Director:
Jack Arnold.
©Golden Blade, The. ..332... .(81) Sept.
Technicolor Drama. Young commoner, in
Bagdad to avenge father's death, unwittingly
buys the famous Sword of Damascus.
With it he saves the caliph's daughter, marries
her, and overthrows the people's oppressors.
Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, Gene
Evans, George Macready, Steven Geray.
Director: Nathan Juran.
©Great Sioux Uprising, The....326....(80)....JuIy
Technicolor Western Drama. Dishonest
horse trader and feminine competitor supply
Fort Laramie's cavalry. Stealing from
Sioux chief who earlier had refused to sell
to her, trader starts trouble she and Union
doctor avert in time. Jeff Chandler, Faith
Etomergue, Lyle Bettger, Peter Whitney.
Director: Lloyd Bacon.
©Gunsmoke....312....(79)
Mar.
Technicolor Western. Brought to Montana
to kill a rancher, a gunman becomes friends
with the rancher, drives his cattle across
the mountains with his gun arm broken,
and wins the rancher's daughter. Audie
Murphy, Susan Cabot, Paul Kelly. Charles
Drake, Mary Castle. Director: Nathan
Juran.
I Believe in You. .384.... (90) May 4
Drama. British-made. Based on book by
Sewell Stokes. When teen-ager stumbles
into a bachelor's apartment after an accident
and pleads for him to contact her probation
officer, he becomes interested in the
rehabilitation of criminals. Cecil Parker,
Celia John.son. Godfrey Tearle, Harry
Fowler, Joan Collins. Directors: Michael
Relph, Basil Dearden. (J. Arthur Rank.)
©Importance of Being Earnest, The
381... (95) J)ec. 22, '52
Technicolor Comedy. Oscar Wilde's stage
play of a bachelor who invents a brother.
Earnest, to camouflage his visits to London.
When his best friend poses as Earnest, romantic
and other complications result.
Michael Redgrave, Joan Greenwood,
Michael Denison, Dame Edith Evans, Margaret
Rutherford. Director: Anthony
Asquith. (J. Arthur Rank.)
It Came From Outer Space.. ..322 (3-D)
335 (2-D) .... (80) June
Science-Fiction Drama. (Available in both
3-D and 2-D.) Scientist mvestigates crash
of meteor-like object in Arizona, recognizing
it as a space ship. Contacting the occupants,
he keeps them from being molested
while they repair their ship and escape.
Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles
Drake, Russell Johnson, Kathleen Hughes.
Director: Jack Ai-nold.
It Grows on Trees... 303... (84) JVov. '52
Comedy Fantasy. A couple with three children
and a lot of bills finds money growing
on trees in their back yard. The government
confiscates the trees but reimburses
them for illegal money spent. Irene Dunne,
Dean Jagger, Joan ETvans, Richard Crenna.
Director: Ai-thur Lubin.
It Happens Every Thursday....319....(80)....May
Comedy. Young married couple buys a
California weekly newspaper with small
circulation that jumps after he has an airplane
seed clouds for rain. Later floods are
blamed on him until his wife explains.
Loretta Young, John Forsythe, Prank Mc-
Hugh, Edgar Buchanan, Palmer Lee. Director:
Joseph Pevney.
©Law and Order.. ..318.. ..(80)
May
Technicolor Western. Ex-U.S. marshal,
persuaded by sweetheart to turn rancher,
is induced to come back and bring law and
order after his brother, as marshal, is killed
by the gang of a political boss. Ronald
Reagan, Dorothy Malone, Preston Foster,
Alex Nicol, Ruth Hampton. Director:
Nathan Juran.
©Lawless Breed, The.. ..306 (83) Jan.
Technicolor Western. Detailing the daring
exploits of another legendary badman of the
west, John Wesley Hardin, this shows him
eventually returning from a 16-year prison
term to set straight his adolescent son.
Rock Hudson, Julia Adams, Mary Castle,
Jolin Mclnttre. Director: Raoul Walsh.
May
©Lone Hand, The....317.... (791/2)
Technicolor Western. Detective is found
murdered on farm of widower who is placed
under suspicion by a vigilante group. Remarrying,
suspect's secret activities alarm
his wife and young son, but he is later vindicated
as a Pinkerton undercover agent.
Joel McCrea, Barbara Hale, Alex Nicol,
Charles Drake, Jimmy Hunt. Director:
George Sherman.
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation.. ..314
(75) _ Apr.
Comedy. The Kettles go to Paris where a
man hands him stolen plans which he takes
to the American consulate. The spies abduct
Ma and Pa becomes a hero rescuing
her. Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Ray
Collins, Bodil Miller, Sig Ruman. Director:
Charles Lament.
©Man From the Alamo, The....328....(79)..._Aug.
Technicolor Western. Branded as a deserter
for leaving the defenders of the Alamo,
only to be acclaimed a hero in the end,
fighting Texan brings to justice a band of
American renegades disguised as Mexicans
who had massacred a whole town. Glenn
Ford, Julia Adams, Chill Wills, Hugh
O'Brian, Victor Jory. Director: Budd Boetticher.
©Meet Me at the Fair.. .^07. ...(87) Jan.
Technicolor Drama With Music. A 13-yearold
boy escapes from an orphan's home in
1904 and is picked up by the operator of a
one-man medicine show, who romances the
welfare worker seeking the boy. Dan DaUey,
Diana Lynn, Hugh O'Brian, Carole Mathews,
Chet Allen. Director: Douglas Sirk.
©Mississippi Gambler, The... .310... (98) Feb.
Technicolor Drama. Story of a river-boat
gambler who falls in love with a girl from
an aristocratic family, who scorns him.
Becoming a respectable New Orleans business
man, he finally wins her. Tyrone
Power, Piper Laurie, Julia Adams, John
Mclntire, Paul Cavanagh. Director: Rudolph
Mate.
©Penny Princess....382.... (91) Mar. 24
Technicolor Comedy. British-made, filmed
in Spain. Department store salesgirl inherits
small European country, meeting a
cheese expert en route. Together they market
the local wine-flavored Schneese to pay
off the country's debt, before marrying and
leaving. Dirk Bogarde, Yolande Donlan,
A. E. Matthews, Kynaston Reeves. Director:
Val Guest. (J. Arthur Rank.)
Promoter, The....285....(88^) Oct. '52
Comedy. British-made. Story of an aggressive
lad who was determined to get rich.
This he does by ingenuous methods, taking
advantage of his slu-ewd knowledge of
human nature. Alec Guinness, Glynis
Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark. Director:
Ronald Neame. (J. Arthur Rank.)
C©Queen Is Crowned, A .323
(82 and 66) June
Technicolor Documentary. (Playing in both
long and shorter versions.) British-made.
Ceremonies of the historic coronation of
Queen Elizabeth II. Narrated by Laurence
Olivier from script, partly in verse, by
Christopher Fry, with music by the London
Symphony Orchestra. (J. Arthur Rank.)
©Raiders, The... 301... (80) Nov. '52
Technicolor Western. Early California
prospector's cabin is looted and his wife
killed by a territorial judge's gang. He and
a Spaniard, also wronged, stage robberies
to bankrupt the corrupt judge. Richard
Conte. Viveca Lindfors, Barbara Britton.
Hugh O'Brian. Director: Lesley Selander.
©Redhead From Wyoming, The. .309
(80) Jan.
Technicolor Western. A woman saloonkeeper
is involved in a range war between
cattlemen and settlers. Her romance with
the sheriff gets a temporary setback when
she is jailed for suspected rustling. Maureen
O'Hara, Alex Nicol. Robert Strauss,
William Bishop, Alexander Scourby. Du-ector:
Lee Sholem.
©Seminole... 313... (86)
.Mar.
Technicolor Action Drama. Officer who had
lived with the Florida Indians finds his
commander using harsh methods to drive
the Seminoles westward. Court-martialed
after the murder of the half-white chief, a
boyhood friend, the officer is saved by the
new chief. Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale,
Anthony Quinn, Richard Carlson. Hugh
O'Brian. Director : Boetticher.
Something Money Can't Buy.. ..380
(82) Sept. 30
Comedy Drama. British-made. A young
couple decides to beat the complexity of
living in the post-war world—each one
working out the problem in his own way.
The wife builds a successful employment
agency; the husband a prosperous mobile
restaurant. Patricia Roc. Anthony Steel,
Moi'.-a Lister, A. E. Matthews. Director:
Pat Jackson. (J. Arthur Rank.)
©Stand at Apache River, The.. ..331
(77) Sept.
Technicolor Western. Arizona sheriff arrives
at inn where Apache action follows
refusal to give army colonel as hostage.
Sheriff saves chief's life and rides away
with girl who came to marry a rancher.
Stephen McNally, Julia Adams, Hugh Marlowe,
Edgar Barrier, Hugh O'Brian. Director:
Lee Sholem.
©Take Me to Town. .321.... (81)
June
Technicolor Drama. Entertainer in logging
camp, a fugitive from the law in Denver, Is
"adopted" by three motherless boys of parttime
preacher. She proves herself worthy
of their love and wins his. Ann Sheridan,
Sterling Hayden, Philip Reed, Lee Patrick,
Lee Aaker. Director: Douglas Sirk.
©Thunder Bay. .327.... (102)
Aug.
Technicolor Drama. Oil well drillers obtain
industrial backing in Louisiana tidelands
venture, with three-month time limit set.
Shrimp fishermen oppose them until a
gusher uncovers a new shrimp bed. James
Stewart, Joanne Dru, Dan Duryea, Gilbert
Roland, Antonio Moreno. Director: Anthony
Mann.
©Titfield Thunderbolt, The....387....(84)....Oct. 5
Technicolor Comedy. British-made. Inhabitants
of a small English village, opposed
to the new bus transporation. are
given a month's probation to run the railway
themselves. Sabotaged by bus operators,
they take the original Titfield Thunderbolt
train out of the museum, putting
it into service for a successful trial run.
Stanley HoUoway, George Relph, Naunton
Wayne, John Gregson, Godfrey Tearle. Director:
Charles Crichton. (J. Ai-thur Rank.)
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PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET"
HELL AND HIGH WATER"
(CinemaScope — Technicolor)
Preparing /or 1954
"SABERTOOTH"
(CinemaScope — Technicolor)
THE IRON KISS'
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©Wings of the Hawk. .330 (3-D)
336 (2-D) (81) Sept.
Tei-hnicolor Drama. (Available in both 3-D
and 2-D.> Irish mining engineer strikes it
rich but provincial Mexican governor wants
half for "protection." Engineer refuses, is
captured in ensuing battle, but rescued by
rebels among whom is pretty Mexican girl.
Van Heflin, Julia Adams. Abbe Lane. George
Dolenz, Noah Beery. Director: Budd Boetticher.
Warner Bros.
(August 30. 1952 through August 29. 1953)
9Abbott and Costello Meet Captain
Kidd....208....(70) Dec. 27, '52
Supercinecolor Comedy With Music. A pirate
yarn, but in the spoofing tradition of
this comedy team. Complete with treasure
map. Captain Kidd and a female pirate,
the two bungling buccaneers are trapped
into sailing for Skull Island. Bud Abbott.
Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary
Brooke. Director: Charles Lamont. lA
Woodley Production.)
©April in Paris. .209. ...(101) Jan. 3
Technicolor Musical Comedy. Combines
gaiety and dance sequences in a Paris nightlife
setting. Broadway chorus girl plays
another boy friend against the one she
wants—and wins. Doris Day. Ray Bolger.
Claude Eteuphin, Eve Miller. Director:
David Butler.
Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, The. .221
(80) June 13
Science-Fiction Drama. Atomic test in Arctic
melts ice, freeing prehistoric monster
which proceeds along the coast, destroying
everything in its path. Emerging from the
East River, it spreads panic up Broadway,
and is finally trapped and killed. Paul
Chi-istian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway,
Kenneth Tobey, Donald Woods. Director:
Eugene Lourie.
Big Jim McLain....201.... (90) Aug. 30, '52
Drama. Filmed in Hawaii. The House Un-
American Activities Committee investigators
go to Hawaii to check reports of Red
infiltration. A doctor and a supposedly anti-
Red labor leader are unmasked as key
Communists. John Wayne, Nancy Olson,
James Arness, Alan Napier, Veda Ann Borg.
Director: Edward Ludwig. (A Wayne-Fellows
Production.)
Blue Gardenia, The... .215.... (90) Mar. 28
Drama. Jilted telephone operator goes to an
artist's studio following a date. Resisting
amorous advances with a poker, she faints,
waking to find him dead. A newspaper
columnist discovers the murderer. Anne
Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond
Burr, Jeff Donnell. Director: Fritz
Lang.
(3By the Light of the Silvery Moon
219.... (102) May 2
Technicolor Comedy With Music. Small
town banker's daughter and her fiance
quarrel and his young son. turned sleuth,
starts erroneous gossip about the father and
a French actress. Everything is cleared up
for his 20th wedding anniversary. Doris
Day. Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames, Rosemai-y
DeCamp, Billy Gray. Director: David
Butler.
Cattle Town....207....(71) Dec. 6, '52
Western Drama. A Northerner buys large
areas of public land in Texas after the
Civil War. Small ranchers claim squatters'
rights and challenge his ownership, causing
violence and death. Dennis Morgan,
Philip Carey, Rita Moreno, Paul Picerni.
Director: Noel Smith.
©Charge at Feather River, The.. .223
July (96) 11
WamerCoIor Natural Vision 3-D Western.
Young frontiersman helps cavalry rescue
two white girls, five-year captives of Cheyennes.
One is unwilling, planning to marry
chief, and is killed during an Indian attack
but the other girl and frontiersman fall in
love. Guy Madison, Frank Lovejoy, Helen
Westcott, Vera Miles, Dick Wes.son. Director:
Gordon Douglas.
©Crimson Pirate, The .202.... (104). Sept. 27, '52
Technicolor Adventure Drama. An 18th
century .sea raider captures Spanish emissary
who offers handsome reward for capture
of rebel leader on island of Salina.
Pirate instead falls in love with rebel chief's
daughter and aids revolution. Burt Lancaster.
Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Torin
Thatcher, James Hayter. Director: Robert
Si(Ximak. (A Norma Production.)
©Desert Song, The. ...220.... (110) May 30
Technicolor Musical Drama. Leader of the
Moroccan Riffs, warring against a villainous
sheik, masquerades as an anthi-opology
student, falling in love with a girl he tutors
and winning her when a battle exposes his
Riff leadership. Kathryn Grayson, Gordon
MacRae, Steve Cochran, Raymond Massey,
Dick Wesson. Director: Bruce Humberstone.
©House of Wax. .218. ..(88) Apr. 25
WarnerColor Natural Vision 3-D Horror
Drama. Operator of a wax museum opposes
partner's plan to burn it for the insurance.
and is turned into a deranged monster by
the fire, prowling the city for victims to
encase in wax. Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy,
Phyllis Kirk, Paul Picerni, Carolyn
Jones, Angela Clarke. Director; Andre de
Toth. (Also available in 2-D.)
I Confess... 213... (95) Feb. 28
Drama. Priest hears confession from murderer,
garbed as a cleric for the crime. The
priest, later accused, refuses to violate the
confessional to save himself but is saved by
the murderer's wife. Montgomery Clift,
Anne Baxter. Karl Maiden, Brian Aherne.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock.
©Iron Mistress, The....206....(110)....Nov. 22, '52
Technicolor Drama. Based on the historical
novel by Paul I. Wellman of adventure and
romance in old New Orleans. Tells the story
of Jim Bowie, famous knife-fighter in the
Louisiana and Mississippi frontier wars.
Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Calleia.
Alf Kjellin, Phyllis Kirk. Director: Gordon
Douglas.
©Jazz Singer, The. .212... (107) Feb, 14
Technicolor Musical Drama, Veteran returns
from service and disappomts his
father, who is a cantor, by entering show
business. Successful but disowned by his
father, he returns to sing at temple services
for him. Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Mildred
Dunnock, Eduard Franz, Tom Tully.
Director: Michael Curtiz.
©Man Behind the Gun, The. .211
(82) Jan. 31
Technicolor Western. Woman singer leads
a plot in the 1850s to make southern California
a slave state. She fails to interest
a disguised army major and loses her life
when the conspiracy is smashed. Randolph
Scott, Patrice Wymore, Dick Wesson, Philip
Carey, Lina Romay. Director: Felix E.
Feist.
©Master of Ballantrae, The. .225 .. (89) Aug. 1
Technicolor Costume Adventure Drama.
Titled Scotsman flees country when defeated
fighting against the English crown.
Smuggling aboard a pirate ship, he kills
the captain and sails for Scotland where his
brother helps him and fiancee emigrate to
America. Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey.
Anthony Steel. Beatrice Campbell, Yvonne
Purneaux. Director: William Keighley.
«„S©Miracle of Fatima, The.. .203
(102) Oct. 11, '52
WarnerColor Drama. In 1917, when Portugal
is torn by revolution, a 10-year-old
girl sees a vision, which event transforms
the little mountain village of Fatima into a
world-famous shrine. Gilbert Roland, Angela
Clarke, Susan Whitney, Sherry Jackson,
Sammy Ogg. Director: John Brahm.
Operation Secret. .205. ...(108) Nov. 8, '52
Action Drama. Story of the French underground
during World War II. U.S. marine,
parachuted into Germany, is helped to
e.scape a Nazi trap by girl worker disguised
as a nun. Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochran,
Phyllis Thaxter, Karl Maiden. Director:
Lewis Seller.
Plunder of the Sun. .224. ..(82) Aug. 29
Drama. Filmed in Mexico. American adventurer
is paid to dehver documents telling
whereabouts of treasure in Mexican
ruins. He escapes attack en route and with
woman companion turns over treasure to
Mexican government, then heads for Cuba.
Glenn Ford, Diana Lynn, Patricia Medina,
Francis L. Sullivan. Director: John Farrow.
(A Wayne-Fellows Production.)
©She's Back on Broadway.. ..214.... (95) ...Mar. 14
WarnerColor Musical. Movie queen whose
last pictures were flops tries for a stage
comeback. Her performance brings a new
movie offer, but she turns it down for romantic
reasons. Virginia Mayo, Gene Nel-
.son, Frank Lovejoy, Steve Cochran, Patrice
Wymore. Director: Gordon Douglas.
©So This Is Love. .226. ..(101) Aug. 15
Technicolor Musical Biography. Story of
Metropolitan opera star, the late Grace
Moore. Shows her climb to stardom from a
humble beginning as a choir singer, her rise
as queen of the Broadway musical stage
and, finally, her operatic debut. Kathryn
Grayson, Merv Griffin, Joan Weldon, Walter
Abel, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeff Donnell. Director:
Gordon Douglas.
South Sea Woman .222.... (99) June 27
Comedy Drama. AWOL marine sergeant
being court-martialed refuses to testify.
Showgirl sweetheart takes stand, tells how
he and buddy seized Nazi yacht off Vichy
Pi'ench island and blew up Japanese destroyer.
Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo,
Chuck Connors, Arthur Shields, Barry
Kelley. Director: Arthur Lubin.
©Springfield Rifle. .204.... (93) -...Oct. 25, '52
WarnerColor Action Drama. Union spy
during the Civil War is court-martialed for
deserting a herd of horses he was to lead
to the railroad. Using new Springfield
rifles, he captures Confederate raiders and
is reinstated. Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter.
David Brian, Paul Kelly. Director: Andre
de Toth.
©Stop, You're KiUing Me. .210. ..(86). ...Jan. 17
WarnerColor Comedy. Damon Runyon
story of a bootleg beer baron, financially
embarrassed by prohibition, posing as a
tycoon to impress his daughter's playboy
fiance. Old friends harass him with murder
and robbery. Broderick Crawford. Claire
Trevor. Virginia Gibson, Bill Hayes. Director:
Roy Del Ruth.
System, The. .217. ...(90) Apr. 18
Drama. Large city crime syndicate representative,
whose girl friend is the daughter
of an unfriendly newspajier publisher, turns
state's evidence after his college son,
shocked by the revelations, commits suicide.
Frank Lovejoy, Joan Weldon, Bob
Arthur, Paul Picerni, Donald Beddoe. Director:
Lewis Seller.
Trouble Along the Way ..216... (110) Apr. 4
Comedy Drama. Rector of a debt-ridden
college hires a cymcal, ex-f(x>tball coach
who accepts to keep custody of his daughter,
then proceeds to round up ineligible
players. The rector, aroused, brings him to
ethical terms. John Wayne, Donna Reed.
Charles Coburn, Tom Tully. Sherry Jackson.
Director: Michael Curtiz.
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"THIS ISLAND EARTH"
AUBREY SCHENCK

Miscellaneous
Commercial Picts.
Angel Street. ...(80)
Drama. British-made. Filmed in 1940 on
the .same theme as MGM's 1944 "Gaslight,"
about a man who tries to drive his wife
insane. a,5 part of a diabolical plot when
she accidentally stumbles on a clue to an
unsolved murder. Anton Walbrook, Diana
Wynyard, Robert Newton, Frank Pettingell,
Cathleen Cordell. Director: Thorold Dickin.son.
Angels One Five... (98)
Stratford Picts.
Action Drama. British-made. New pilot
ordered to land WAAF plane has to "jump"
an incoming damaged plane, crashes and
is slightly injured. Grounded by a furious
officer, he performs heroically in a crisis.
Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Dulcie
Gray, Cyril Raymond, Andrew Osborn,
Humphrey Lestocq, John Gregson. Director:
George More O'Ferrall. (Associated
British-Pathe.)
Anna... (96)
JFE Rel. Corp.
Drama. (Italian-made with English-dubbed
dialog. I As a hospital nun waits while her
former fiance is in surgery, she thinks back
over her past. The events that shaped her
decision to help the sick are told in flashback.
Silvana Mangano, Gaby Morlay, Raf
Vallone, Vittorio Gassman. Director;
Alberto Lattuada. (Released 1951-52 season
by Lux Films.)
Big Break, The... (74) Madison Picts.
Drama. Day-dreaming shipping clerk meets
girl at a mountain resort and back in New
York gets fired trying to impress her. His
four-flushing leads to arrest, sobers him,
and girl stands by. James Lipton, Gaby
Rodgers, Ellie Pine, Leona Powers. Doug
Taylor. Director: Joseph Strick. (A Joseph
Strick Production.)
Blades of tlie Musketeers
(52 Howco Prods Apr. 18
Costume Drama. A shorter version with
modernized dialog of Dumas' "The Three
Musketeers." The Musketeers foil a plot
by the prime minister of France to seize
the throne from Louis XIII, thereby averting
a revolution. Robert Clarke, John Hubbard,
Mel Archer, Keith Richards, Marjorie
Lord, Don Beddoe, Paul Cavanagh. Director:
Budd Boetticher. (Pi-oduced by Hal
Roach jr. Distributed through state right
distributors.)
Blood Brothers.... (63)
Classic Picts.
Documentary. This is the grim and morbid
survey of Communist totalitarianism, which
IS emphasized, and that of dictators Hitler,
Mussolini, Kaiser Wilhelm and Czar Nicholas
as portrayed by newsreel clips. Written
and narrated by Quentin Reynolds.
Director: Robert Snyder. (Produced by
Parliament.)
Brave Don't Cry, The... (90)....Mayer-KingsIey
Drama. British-made. Story of a Scotch
mine accident, with the entire crew sealed
in. Having telephone communication with
rescue workers, the miners are saved when
breathing equipment is brought in. John
Gregson, Meg Buchanan, John Rae, Fulton
Mae Kay, Andrew Keir. Director Philip
Leacock.
Castle in the Air... (92) Stratford Picts.
Comedy. British-made. Impoverished earl
rents rooms in his castle where the archaic
comforts keep guests complaining. He proposes
to his secretary after the rich, American
woman, of whom she was jealous, buys
the castle. Margaret Rutherford, David
Tomlinson, Helen Cherry, A. E. Matthews.
Director: Hem-y Cass.
Children of Loneliness, The (see "The Third
Sex" this classification).
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Congress Dances
(90) Noel Meadow.. ..Reissue
Musical Comedy. (Produced in Germany in
both English and German language versions,
and originally released in the U.S. in 1932
by United Artists.) This is the Englishdubbed
version and is being released as a
double feature package with "The Seven
Ravens." Plot concerns a meeting of the
Congress of the Five Powers in Vienna, 1814,
and a pretty glove salesgirl who unknowingly
held the fate of Napoleon in her
hands. Lilian Harvey, Conrad Veidt, Lil
Dagover, Henry Garat. Director: Eric
Charell.
Curtain Up... (82) Noel Meadow-Fine Arts
Comedy. British-made. Repertory company
in small industrial city has series of mishaps
in producing a play for a fussy spinster.
Although the manager breaks his leg,
the play goes on as scheduled. Robert Morley,
Margaret Rutherford, Olive Sloane,
Joan Rice, Charlotte Mitchell. Director:
Ralph Smart. (J. Arthur Rank.)
Dance Hall Girls. (67) BeU Picts.
Drama With Music. British-made. Girl who
likes to dance loses her regular sweetheart
over a dance hall partner. Reconciled, they
marry and settle down, after a brawl when
she goes back to dance. Bonar Colleano,
Donald Houston, Diana Dors, Natasha
Parry, Jane Hylton. Director: Charles
Crichton.
Double Confession... (80) Stratford Picts.
Drama. British-made. Man arriving in seacoast
town hears woman scream and sees
man leave lonely cottage. Learning his
estranged wife and another were murdered
that night, he helps unravel the crime to
clear liimself. Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins,
Peter Lorre, William Hartnell, Naunton
Wayne. Du-ector: Ken Annakin.
Egypt by Three... (79) Filmakers Rel. Org.
Comedy Drama. (Produced in Egypt with
English dialog.) Episodic trio, the first
about a philandering knife-thrower and
his wife who fears an "accident" during
their act. The second concerns a quarantined
camel caravan, the third two American
crooks working a confidence game on
a Coptic church. Cast includes Egyptian
natives and British and American players.
Ann Stanville, Jackie Craven, Paul Campbell,
Abbas Fares. Director: Victor Stoloff.
Fall Guys, The... (47)
ElUs Films
Novelty. A review of the century's champion
wrestlers, and highlights of bouts between
a Russian and "Mr. America;" Benito
Gardini and Argentine Rocco; Primo
Camera and Jim Londos; Don Eagle and
Frederick Von Schacht. Narrated by Dennis
James, television wrestling announcer. (Produced
by Clyde Elliott.)
^Father's Doing Fine. ..(83). ...Stratford Picts.
Technicolor Comedy. British-made. Widow
with four daughters, one married and expecting
a baby, is wrapped up in the coming
blessed event and her daughters' love affairs.
Her own i-omance flowers at the end.
Heather Thatcher, Richard Attenborough,
Diane Hart, Virginia McKenna, Mary Germaine.
Director: Henry Cass. (An Associated
British Production.)
Fear and Desire... (61'/3) Joseph Burstyn
War Drama. Four soldiers, shot down behind
enemy lines, build a raft to float down
the river. Guarding a captive native girl,
one goes crazy, shoots her, and another is
fatally wounded by enemy fire. Frank
Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky,
Steve Coit, Virginia Leith. Narration by
David Allen. Du-ector: Stanley Kubrick.
Fighting Pimpernel, The... (88) ...Carroll Picts.
Melodrama. British-made. The Scarlet Pimpernel
saves countless victims from the
guillotine in French revolutionary days. The
secret police almost succeed in trapping
him, but the elusive Pimpernel eludes again
and escapes to England. David Niven,
Margaret Leighton, CyrO Cusack, Jack
Hawkins, Robert Coote. Directors: Michael
Pewell, Emeric Pressburger.
Force of Destiny, The ("La Forza del
Destino")....(104) Screen Art Sales 4
Operatic Drama. (Italian-made with X
English narration.) From the famous Verdi
opera, with the Rome Opera House chorus
conducted by Gabriele Santini. A tale of
lovers separated on the eve of their elopement,
with passionate duels ending in high
tragedy. Nelly Corradi, Gino Sinimberghi, i
Tito Gobbi, Giulio Neri, Mira Vargas. Director:
Carmine Gallone. (Ellis Films is
distributing this in the New York area.)
Glory at Sea. (88). .Rogers & Unger Associates k
Drama. British-made. (Released in Eng- %:
land as "Gift Horse.") World War I ship J
known as "Gift Horse" was given to Britain h
by the U.S. in 1940. Once-dishonored cap- :j,
tain, called back to command in 1942, re- 'X
deems himself by scuttling the ship in an (
enemy port, covering both himself and "Gift i
Horse" with glory. Trevor Howard, Richard %
Attenborough, Sonny Tufts, Joan Rice,
James Donald, Bernard Lee. Director:
Compton Bennett.
Gods of Bali, The... (61) Classic Picts.
Documentary. (Filmed in Bali with English
narration.) Life cycle of the Balinese, showing
their rituals, dances, music and symbols,
ending in a cremation ceremony. Death is
a happy occasion because of their belief in
an after life. Narration written by Sydney
Carroll, spoken by John Rodney. Director:
Robert Snyder.
Guilt Is My Shadow... (86) Stratford Picts.
Drama. British-made. Bachelor uncle unknowingly
harbors his criminal nephew,
then commits the crime of concealment
when nephew is murdered by liis wife.
Tortured by guilt, wife falls ill and the
two admit their guilt to gain peace and
happiness. Patrick Holt, Elizabeth Sellars,
Lana Morris, Peter Reynolds. Director: Roy
Kellino.
©Hindu, The... (83) Frank Ferrin Prods.
Eastman Color Drama. Filmed in India.
Hindu lad defies a fanatical religious cult
and swears revenge when his sister and her
husband are burned alive. He risks his life
to expose the cult to the maharajah and is
acclaimed a hero. Nino Marcel, Boris Karloff,
June Foray, Victor Jory, Reginald
Denny. Director: Frank Ferrin.
Horror Maniacs... (68) Hoffberg Prods.
Horror Melodrama. British-made. (Released
as a horror bill with "Strangler's
Morgue.") Presents a series of episodes in
the lives of a pair of criminals who indulged
in the most fiendish tricks to lure their
victims to their deaths. Tod Slaughter,
Aubrey Woods, Hem-y Oscar, Jenny Lynn,
Winifred Melville. Director: Oswald Mitchell.
Hundred Hour Hunt... (84)
Fine Arts
Drama. British-made. (Released in England
as "Emergency Call.") An extensive
search is made for three blood donors of
a rare blood type to save life of small girl.
Scotland Yard and the underworld help in
locating the three men—a Negro seaman,
a prize fighter and a murderer. Anthony
Steel, Joy Shelton, Jack Warner, Freddie
Mills, Earl Cameron. Director: Lewis
Gilbert.
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
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Julius Caesar. (90) Brandon Films
Drama. A small-budget version of Shakespeare's
play done by college students in
Chicago in 1950, with Charlton Heston,
since become a star, as Marc Antony.
Charlton Heston, David Bradley, Grosvenor
Glenn, Jeffrey Hunter. Director: David
Bradley. (An Avon Production.)
Lady Godiva Rides Again .. (57). ...Carroll Picts.
Comedy British-made. Daughter of a shopowner,
angry with her boy friend, competes
in a Lady Godiva contest. Winning, she is
planning to join a French revue when a
rich Australian rescues her. Dennis Price,
John McCallum, Stanley Holloway, Gladys
Henson, Pauline Stroud. Director- Frank
Launder.
©Leonardo da Vinci. ...(70) Pictura Films
Color Documentary. (Italian-made with
English commentary.) An art film covering
the life and works of the great Renaissance
master, whose thinking was far in advance
of his times. Commentary written by Marcel
Brion, and narrated by Albert Dekker.
Directors: Luciano Emmer, Lauro Venturi.
Little Fugitive... (75) Joseph Burstyn
Comedy Drama. Seven-year-old boy, tricked
into believing that he killed his older
brother, flees to Coney Island where he
wistfully loses himself in the wonderland
of the park concessions, while the conscience-stricken
"corpse" begins a frantic
search. Richie Andrusco, Rickie Brewster.
Winnifred Cushing, Jay Williams. Directors:
Ray Ashley, Morris Engel. Ruth Orkin.
(Entirely financed, written, photographed
and acted in by New Yorkers.)
Lost Women
(70) Howco Prods Jan. 24
Melodrama. A girl and a boy return from
the desert with a strange, terrifying tale
of escaping from a mad scientist who creates
eight-foot spiders and ferocious insect
women. Jackie Coogan, Richard Travis,
Allan Nixon, Mary Hill, Robert Knapp. Directors:
Herbert Tevos, Ron Ormond. (Distributed
through state right distributors.)
Love Life of a Gorilla. ..(72) Jewel Prods.
Travel Adventure. Based on the experiences
and findings of two explorers who penetrated
the GorUla country in Africa and
found a tribe of half-ape, half-human creatures.
Native women and children are kidnaped
and carried off into the forests by
the apes. Assembled and edited by Samuel
Cummins and Raymond Lewis. Narrated
by Johnny Martin.
©Magic Box. The ....(98) ...Fine Arts... Nov. "52
Technicolor Biographical Drama. Britishmade.
Story of one of the early film pioneers,
William Friese-Greene, who perfected
the motion picture camera. He collapses
and dies while appealing to exhibitors for
industry unity. Robert Donat, Margaret
Johnston, Eric Portman, Maria Schell, Laurence
Olivier, Glynis Johns, Kay Walsh. Director:
John Boulting. (J. Arthur Rank.)
Man of ConfUct....(72)
Atlas Picts.
Drama. Son of industrialist teaches his
human values which the
father a lesson in
father had forgotten during the years he
was building his empire. The two bitterly
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conflict but out of it all a new love and respect
is t)orn. Edward Arnold, John Agar,
Susan Morrow, Faye Roope, Herbert Heyes,
Dorothy Patrick. Director: Hal R. Makelim.
shot. Cecil Kellaway, Clem Bevans, Virginia
Grey. David Bruce, Bob Board. Director:
Richard Bare. (Produced by Hal Roach jr.
Distributed through state right distributors.)
.Martin Luther
Irish Hearts (formerly "My Hands Are Clay") (104) Louis de Rochemont Associates
(61) Hoffberg Prods. Religious Drama. Financed by Lutheran
Drama. Irish-made. Pi-iest tells the story church and made in West Germany at actual
historical scenes. Tells story of the life
of a young sculptor who attained success
and happiness only after he learned to of the great religious leader, his break with
curb his raging jealousy. Terry Wilson, the Catholic church, his condemnation as
Sheelagh Richards, Richard Aherne, Tony a heretic, and the subsequent birth of
Pendergast, Cecil Brook, Bernadette Leahy. Pi-otestantism. Niall MacGlnnis, John Ruddock,
Pierre Lefevre. Alastair Hunter. Di-
Director; Tommy Tomlinson.
rector: Irving Hchel. (Physical distribution
by National Screen Service exchanges.)
Miss Robin Hood. .. (75) Union Film Distrs.
Comedy. British-made. Despondent author
of teen-age stories meets girl who tells him
about a secret family whiskey recipe stolen
from her by a distiller. Author comes to
girl's rescue and she helps him to be reinstated
by his publisher. Margaret Rutherford,
Richard Heame, James Robertson Justice,
Dora Bryan. Director: John Guillermin.
Mr. Denning Drives North... (93) ..Carroll Picts.
Melodrama. British-made. Manufacturer
accidentally kills an adventurer planning to
elope with his daughter. He secretly buries
the body but, conscience-stricken, confesses
to his wife. A lawyer friend works things
out. John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Sam Wanamaker,
Herbert Lorn, Bernard Lee. Director:
Anthony Kimmins.
Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow
(93) Stratford Picts.
Comedy. British-made. British plumbing
engineer becomes the center of international
intrigue when he inadvertently walks
off with the wrong briefcase containing
atomic secrets. He visits Moscow, unaware
that Britain has a price on his head as a
traitor. George Cole, Oscar Homolka,
Nadia Gray, Frederick Valk, Geoffrey
Sumner. Director: Mario Zampi. (An
Associated British Pictures Production.)
Murder on Monday. ...(85) JWayer-Kingsley
Melodrama. British-made. Based on R. C.
Sherriff's play, "Home at Seven." Bank
clerk has a 24-hour lapse of memory during
which time a murder and a theft are committed.
Suspected of the crimes, he believes
himself guilty, but a witness is found who
clears him. Ralph Richardson, Margaret
Leighton. Jack Hawkins. Director: Ralph
Richardson. (Produced by London Films.)
Murder Will ,
Out... (83) ...Kramer-Hyams Films
Melodrama. British-made. Unfaithful wife
of one of three miu-der suspects has husband's
radio series boardcast under lower's
nom de plume. Husband writes last script
for series, throwing suspicion on the lover,
then dies a natural death. 'Valerie Hobson,
Edward Underdown, James Robertson Justice,
Henry Kendall, Garry Marsh. Director:
John Gilling. (A Tampean Film Production.)
My Life... (70)
Jewel Prods.
Drama. A new complete English version
adapted from the film "Ecstasy," Hungarian-language
film released several years
ago. Hedy Lamarr, Albert Mog, Z. Rogoz,
Leopold Kramer. Director: Gustav Machaty.
©Mystery Lake (64) Lansburgh Prods.
Ansco Color Documentary. Young naturalist
journeys into the swamplands of Reelfoot
Lake, in northwestern Tennessee, where he
obtains an informative film record of the
wild-life sanctuary there, after some unusual
experiences. George Penneman,
Gloria McGough. Edgar Bergen, Bogue Bell,
R. P. Alexander. Director: Lairy Lansburgh.
Nightmare in Red China
(BD Mutual Prods.
Drama. (Made in China with English dialog.)
Indian medical school graduate goes
to China to combat Reds, with a Chinese;
boy as helper. Returning to India, he dis-i'
covers the helper is a girl. They marry anc
work together. (Produced by Rajkama:
Kalamandir Studios. Distributed through'
state right distributors.)
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©Paris Express, The
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(82) MacDonald Enterprises?
Technicolor Melodrama. British-made. Life
of resi>ected bookkeeper is changed to vio-i
lence, passion and murder after he recover;;
money from his absconding employer whci
accidentally drowns. Fleeing with the;
money, madness and the law ultimatelj'
overtake him. Claude Rains, Marta Toren,
Marius Goring, Herbert Lorn, Anouk. Director:
Harold French.
Reaching From Heaven
(80) Concordia Filmii
Religious Drama. Poorly dressed stranger
run over in front of church, is helped bj
congregation. Banker's daughter who drove
the car takes job to meet stranger's hospi-^
tal expenses and finds romance and happi-:
ness. Cheryl Walker, John Qualen, Regif,
Toomey, Hugh Beaumont, Addison Rich-:
ards. Director: Frank Strayer. (Distributee;
through state right distributors.)
Secret Conclave, The
(80) IFF Rel. Corp. Sept
Biographical Drama. (Italian-made witl:
English-dubbed dialog, i Life story of Pope
Pius X. who began his papal career as s
country priest, serving as Cardinal of Venice
for many years until chosen to succeed the
previous Pope who had died. Henry Vidon;
TuUio Carminati, Luigi Tosi, Fllippo Scelzol
Director: XJmberto ScarpelU. I
Seven Ravens, The... (52) Noel Meado\orr,|

GORDON DOUGLAS
Now in Release:
"SO THIS IS
LOVE"
"THE CHARGE AT FEATHER RIVER"
Soon To Be Released:
"THEM"
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"CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS"
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Morgan, Luana Walters, Jean Carmen,
Sheila Loren, Allan Jarvis. Director: Richard
G. Kahn.
Three Girls From Rome
(85) IFE Rel. Corp Oct.
Drama. (Italian-made with English-dubbed
dialog.^ Held back from marriage by poverty
and family problems, three young
seamstres.ses drift from their lovers. After
many disappointments, each ultimately
finds happiness with someone else and their
problems are resolved. Lucia Bose, Cosetta
Greco, Liliana Bonfatti, Eduardo de Filippo,
Ave Ninchi. Director; Luciano Emmer.
©Tonight at 8:30... (81) Continental Distrs.
Technicolor 3-Episodic Comedies. Britishmade.
"The Red Peppers"—Plot centers
around a squabbling husband-and-wife
song-and-dance team. "Fumed Oalc"—Meek
man lays down the law to his nagging wife,
brattish daughter and feuding mother-inlaw,
to the surprise of all. "Ways and
Means"—Social-climbing couple, trying to
get their gambling losses back from their
hostess, is taught a lesson by her butler.
Kay Walsh, Ted Ray, Stanley Holloway,
Valerie Hobson, Nigel Patrick, Martita Hunt,
Jack Warner. Director: Anthony Pelissier.
(J. Arthur Rank.)
Undersea Raider... (74) Manor Films
Documentary. British-made. Saga of submarine
warfare during World War II when
patrols sent out to destroy enemy ships
rescue men in a sailboat seeking asylum in
Britain from Nazism. Cast consists of men
of the Royal Navy. Director: Jack Lee.
(Produced by Ian Dalrymple and Crown
Film Unit.)
Wherever She Goes... (80) Mayer-Kingsley
Biographical Drama With Music. Australian-made.
Australian girl pianist earns
money for music lessons by playing the
mouth organ outside pubs. The miners
raise funds to send her abroad, and she
goes on to London concert halls and worldwide
fame. Eileen Joyce, Suzanne Parrett,
Muriel Steinbeck. Nigel Lovell, John Wiltshire.
Director: Michael S. Gordon.
White Corridors... (87) Fine Arts Films
Drama. British-made. Stresses the heroism
and sacrifices of the medical profession.
Young woman surgeon, in love with doctor,
risks a murder charge to save his life by
using his own untested discovery on him.
Googie Withers, James Donald, Godfrey
Tearle, Petula Clark, Moira Lister. Director:
Pat Jackson. (J. Arthur Rank.)
Foreign Language
(All have English subtitles unless otherwise
stated. Foreign dialog indicated after
film title.)
Bad Woman, The. ...French
(90) .Arlan Picts.
Romantic Drama. Story of a beautiful
woman who made or broke men at her will.
Swearing vengeance against the underground
leader responsible for her lover's
death, they ultimately meet and he falls
in love with her, but she betray.s him to
the Germans. Viviane Romance, Valentina
Cortesa, Clement Duhour, Fo.sco Giachetti,
Giovanni Hinrich. Director: Ettore Giannini.
(An Arthur Davis Associates Presentation.)
Bel lissima.. ..Italian
(108) IFE Rel. Corp.
Drama. A plain little girl is entered in a
movie contest for the prettiest new child
star. When child is offered a plain role,
the mother turns it down as she cannot
believe her child is not beautiful. Anna
Magnani, Alessandro Blasetti, Tina Apacelli,
Walter Chiari, Gastone Renzelli. Director:
Luchino Visconti.
Berliner, The... German.... (80) ..Joseph Burstyn
Satirical Comedy Drama. Fantasy laid in
the year 2050 in which TV shows a 100-yearold
movie of "Mr. Average Man" in the
Berlin of 1950. Commentary written and
spoken by Henry Morgan. Gert Frobe, Ute
Sielisch, Aribert Wascher, Tatjana Sais,
O. E. Hasse. Director: R. H. Stemmle.
Cadets of Guascogna, The ("I Cadetti di
Guascogna") ....Italian
(92) _ Continental Picts.
Musical Comedy. Story with an army camp
background, centering around the romances
of a girl and several rookies in love with
her. A successful amateur show solves a
financial problem and resolves a lovers'
quarrel. Ferruccio Tagliavini, Luciano Sangiorgi,
Walter Chiari, Ugo Tognazzi, Fulvia
Mammi, Gianni Glori, Carlo Campanini.
Director: Mario Mattoli.
Carmela ("The Officer and the Lady")
Italian... (84) Scalera Films Reissue
Psychological Drama. Doris Duranti, Pal
Javor, Aldo Silvani, Anna Capodaglio.
(Originally released 1948-49 season by
Lopert Films.)
Carmen. ...Italian and French
(96) ..._ Scalera Films ...Reissue
Melodrama. (Also being released under title
of "Vengeance.") Viviane Romance, Jean
Marais, Lucien Coedel. (Originally released
in French language 1946-47 season by
Superfilm.)
White Hell of Pitz-Paln, The
(98) IFE Rel. Corp Nov.
Drama. (Swiss-made with English-dubbed
dialog.) Remake of old silent film. Relates
the experiences of two American lads and
an American doctor who are trapped in
Cavalleria Rusticana....Italian
the mountains. Hans Albers, Ellen Widmann,
Liselotte Pulver, Heinrich Grettler.
(84) Scalera Films.. ..Reissue
Drama. Leonardo Cortese, Isa Polo, Carlo
Director: Rolf Hansen.
Ninchi. (Originally released 1947-48 season
Woman's Angle, The.... (87) Stratford Films by Superfilm.)
Comedy Drama With Music. British-made.
Cheri....French.... (90) Commercial Picts.
Member of a British musical family writes
music based on
Drama. Story of the love of a wealthy, young
Greek folk songs, but his
wife disapproves. After romancing a man for a woman twice his age, to whom
ballet
dancer, he Is divorced and marries an he returns after leaving his bride. Disillusioned
American journalist. Edward Underdown,
by the sudden revelation of their
Cathy O'Donnell, Lois Maxwell, Claude age differences, he commits suicide. Jean
Farell, Anthony NichoUs. Director: Leslie
Desailly, Marcelle Chantal, Marcelle Derrien,
Jane Marken. Director: Pierre Billon.
Arliss.
Young Caruso, The.... (77). ...IFE Rel. Corp... Oct.
Cinderella {"La. Cenerentola") ....Italian
Drama With Music. (Italian-made with (97) ..._ Times Films
English-dubbed dialog.) Struggles of a Operatic Comedy. Based on the Rossini
youngster with a talented singing voice, who opera. Cinderella falls for a footman, while
gives up singing after his mother dies. Years her two haughty sisters try to capture the
later, he again takes up voice training, becomes
a successful operatic star and is re-
footman in disguise while the real prince
prince. The "prince" turns out to be the
united with an old sweetheart. Maurizio di is disguised as the footman. Lori Randi,
Nardo, Ermanno Randi, Gina Lollobrigida, Gino Del Signore, Afro Poll, Vito De Taranto.
Franca Tamantini. Director: Fer-
Ciro Scafa, Voice of Mario Del Monaco.
Director: Giacpmo Gentilomo.
nando Cerchlo.
Cliff of Sin, The ("La ScogUera del
Peccato"). ..Italian... (94) ...Continental Picts.
Drama. Beautiful, villainous woman returns
to an old lover living on top of a
cliff, now drinking heavily. Locating his
money, she poisons him, and later falls to
her death. Gino Cervi, Margaret Genske,
Delia Scala, Ermanno Randi, Otello Toso.
Director: Roberto Montero.
Counterfeiters, The...Italian
(90) IFE Rel. Corp....JVIay
Melodrama. Police inspector tracks down
counterfeiters by going to the town where
the paper is manufactured. He finds one of
the workers is used by the ring, and captures
its leaders. Fosco Giachetti, Doris
Duranti, Erno Crisa, Lianella Carell, Saro
Urzi. Director: Franco Rossi.
Der Hauptmann Von Koepenick
("Captain of Koepenick"). ...German
(96) Brandon Films.. ..Reissue
Comedy Drama. Story of the cobbler-exconvict
who pulled the biggest hoax in history
to get a passport, which had been
denied him. He gets the passport and a
royal pardon from his Imperial Majesty,
Max Adalbert, Friedrich Kayssler, Use
Fuerstenberg, Hermann Valentin, Emil
Wabschke. Director: Richard Oswald.
(Originally released in 1933.)
Devotion. . ..Italian
(92) IFE Rel. Corp Mar.
Melodrama. Financial difficulties of a Sardinian
village nobleman prompts his sweetheart
to smother his wealthy bedridden
uncle. Confessing to her priest, she does
penance by giving up the man she loves.
Colomba Dominques, Roldano Lupi. Juan
De Landa, Franca Marzi, Gualtiero Tumiati.
Director: Augusto Genina.
Doomed.. ..Italian. ..(89). ...IFE Rei. Corp May
Melodrama. A young man leaves postwar
Italy for Argentina, to earn money to marry
the sweetheart left behind. During his absence,
a false friend plots against the
lovers, who are ultimately reunited. Franca
Marzi, Otello Toso, Barbara Florian, Renato
Baldini. Director: Armando Zorri.
Duel Without Honor.. .Jtalian
(108) IFE Rel. Corp Feb.
Drama. Poor cousin living with rich one
manages to marry the rich cousin's fiance,
after causing a duel. Later the ingrate is
killed by her artist-lover, and her duplicity
revealed. Massimo Girotti, Annette Bach,
Constance Dowling, Roldano Lupi, Ave Ninchi.
Director: Camillo Mastrocinque
Each Heart Has Its Own Story
Swedish... (104 )
Scandia Films
Romantic Comedy. Idyllic tale of baron's
daughter, about to become engaged to a
nobleman, who meets a wandering minstrel,
falls in love with him and receives the
parental blessing brought on by encouragement
from the family ghost. Edvard Persson,
Inger Juel, Hilda Borgstrom, Dogmar
Ebbesen, Henrik Schildt. Director: Bror
Bugler. (A. B. Europa Films.)
Fanfan the Tulip.. ..French... .(96). Lopert Films
Satirical Comedy. Destiny of young adventurer
is changed by faked prophecy of a
gypsy in disguise that he would have a
brilliant army career and marry the king's
daughter. The prophecy is fulfilled, with
the king helping along Destiny. Gerard
Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Noel Roquevert,
Oliver Hussenot, Marcel Herrand. English
commentary by Hiram Sherman. Director:
Christian-Jaque. (United Artists will distribute
this film for the 1953-54 season.)
Females at Play... Swedish... (82). ..Arlan Picts.
Musical Comedy. Sailors on leave spend
their time at an exclusive girls' school. One
of the girls is smuggled aboard ship dis-
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guised as a sailor, and suddenly finds herself
on the way to Casablanca. Cecile
Ossbahr, Nils Poppe, Annalisa Ericson, Karl
Arne Holmsten. Director: Rolf Husberg.
lAn Arthur Davis Associates Presentation.)
Flowers of St. Francis.. ..Italian
(90) Joseph Bursty
Biographical Drama. Depicts various epi-
.sodes in the life of the famous saint. Tells
of the inspirational work he and his "little
brothers" performed for humanity, which
marked the beginning of the Franciscan
Order. Aldo Pabrizi and monks of the
Nocere Inferiore Monastery. Director:
Roberto Rossellini.
Forbidden Games.. ..French. ..(89). .Times Films
Drama. Paris war orphan, a six-year-old
gu-1. is found and taken home by a farm
boy. Ti'ouble arises when the children steal
crosses from the local cemetery for the
ground where they buried her dog. Brigitte
Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Lucien Hubert,
Suzanne Courtal, Amedee. Director: Rene
Clement.
French White Cargo... French
(90) Regent Picts.
Drama. How two competing European newspaper
reporters, one a man, the other a
girl, capture a dangerous white slave ring,
and find romance together. Jean Pierre
Aumont, Dalio, Suzy Prim, Kathryn Ds-
Nagy, Jules Berry, Charles Granval. Director:
Robert Siodmak. (Released 1950-51 season
by Distinguished Films.)
Gang, The... French. ...(86) Arlan Picts.
Comedy Melodrama. A gang of criminals
who had reformed return to their old profession
to clear the name of a pretty girl's
father on a false murder charge. Jany
Holt, Louis Salou, Lucien Coedel, Maurice
Teynac, Marcel Andre, Director; Jean
Faurez. (An Arthur Davis Associates Presentation.)
Girl From the Marshes.. ..Italian
(105) Amber Films
Religious Drama. Portrays the life of Saint
Maria Goretti, who was killed defending
her honor, for which crime her murderer
spent 27 years in prison, later becoming
a monastic lay-brother. Maria Goretti was
made a saint in 1950. Ines Orsini, Assunta
Radico, Giovanni Martella, Matteucci
Mauro. Director: Augusto Genina.
Grapes Are Ripe, The ("Der Froehliche
Weinberg"). ...German... (92) Casino Films
Comedy Drama. A once happy vineyard is
turned into an atmosphere of feuds and
fights when misunderstandings arise between
a prosperous winegrower in love with
his housekeeper, and his pretty daughter
and her fiance. Gustav Knuth, Camilla
Spira, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Lutz Moik,
Paul Henckels. Director: Erich Engel.
Great Dawn, The ("Grande Aurora")
Italian.... (83)
Scalera Films. ..Reissue
Drama With Music. Pierino Gamba. Rene
Faui'e, Rossano Brazzi, Giovanni Grasso.
I Originally released 1946-47 season by
Superfilm.)
Hello, Elephant!....Italian and English
(85) Arlan Picts.. .Nov. '52
Comedy Drama. Underpaid schoolmaster
who befriends an oriental prince is sent a
baby elephant. Plot centers around his
and his family's attempts to keep the animal
in their apartment. Vittorio de Sica.
Sabu, Maria Mercader, Nando Bruno. Director:
Gianni Franciolini. (An Arthur
Davis Presentation.)
High Time (formerly "Ring Around the
Clock")....Italian
(81) Int'I Film Associates. .Sept. 15
Comedy Satire. Amusing political conflicts
arise in a small Italian village between the
Socialists, Communists, rightists and the
church over distribution of funds collected
by the padre to repair the town clock.
Peppino Spadaro, Patrizia Mangano, Nando
Bruno. Lauro Gazzolo. Paolo Stoppa, Mario
Mazza. Director: Paolo W. Tamburella.
Justice Is Done.. ..French
(97) Joseph Bursty
Drama. Woman doctor is tried for the
mercy killing of her employer-lover, dying
of cancer. Reasons that influence the decisions
of jury members are brought out,
each deciding according to his prejudices.
Claude Nollier, Michel Auclair, Balpetre,
Jacques Castelot, Marcel Peres. Director:
Andre Cayatte.
Keepers of the Night ("Nachtwache")
German... (108)
Casino Films
Drama. Minister and small daughter become
friends with a woman doctor, whose
daughter's death had made her cynical toward
religion. Scandal and tragedy bring
home to her the deep comfort of true religious
faith. Louise Ullrich, Hans Nielsen,
Rene Deltgen, Dieter Borsche. Director:
Harald Braun.
King's Jester, The.. ..Italian
(95) Scalera Films.. ..Reissue
Drama. Michel Simon, Rossano Brazzi, Ferruccio
Tagliavini. (Originally released 1946-
47 season by Superfilm.)
La Vie De Boheme....French
(90) Scalera Films. ..Reissue
Drama With Music. Louis Jourdan. Maria
Denis, Suzy Delair, Alfred Adam, Louis
Salou. (Originally released 1947-48 season
by Superfilm.)
Last Mission, The.. ..Greek
(81) Grecian Film Center
Melodrama. (No English titles.) Based on a
novel by Nikos Tsifotou, which tells in
flashback the reason why a girl has shot
her mother. Girl's father, a member of the
Greek underground, is betrayed to the Germans.
Smaroula Yiouli, Miranda Myrat,
Vasilios Diamantupoulos. Benos Koulmases.
Director: Nikos Tsifotou.
Life Begins Tomorow ('Xa Vie Commence
Demain") ...French... (86) Mayer-Kingsley
Fantasy Drama. Young villager bound for
Paris sight-seeing is picked up by a journalist
in a helicopter, who steers him away
from museums to UNESCO meetings and
contacts with great moderns. Jean Pierre
Aumont, Andre Labarthe, Jean-Paul Sartre,
Daniel Lagache, Jean Rostand. Director:
Nicole Vedres.
World of Don Camillo, The
(96) IFE Rel. Corp.
Comedy. (In Italian, F^-ench and Englishlanguage
versions.) Franco-Italian made.
Small town in northern Italy is divided
Little
into two factions headed by the priest
and the Communist mayor. Sometimes they
work together for community welfare but
the fair-minded priest is transferred after
repeated clashes with the Reds. Fernandel,
Gino Cervi, Sylvie, Charles Vissiere, Franco
Interlenghi. Director: Julien Duvlvier.
(Orson Welles narrated and directed English-language
version in Rome.)
Lovers, The.. ..Italian
(85) .Scalera Films. Reissue
Drama. Gino Bechi, Annette Bach, Carlo
Ninchi. (Originally released 1948-49 season
by Siritzky Int'I.)
Loves of Don Juan, The.. ..Italian
(92) Scalera Films. .Reissue
Drama With Music. Adriano Rimoldi, Dina
Sassoli. Paolo Stoppa, Elena Zareschi, Rina
Morelli. (Originally released 1948-49 season
by Superfilm.)
Magic Sword, The.. ..Yugoslavian
(91) ElUs Films
Drama Fantasy. Legend of a shepherd
whose bride is carried off, and his people
enslaved, by a tyrannical giant. The only
effective weapon against the giant is a
magic sword, which the shepherd succeeds
in getting after many trials. Rade Markoovich,
Milivoye Zhivanovich, Vera Ilich-
Djukich. Director: Voislav Nanovich.
Male Brute, The (formerly "Savage
Triangle"). ..French... .(112). ...Joseph Burstyn
Drama. An adult study of the emotional
conflicts of a Marseilles prostitute, her
adoring 11 -year-old son, and her wastrel
paramour. Madeleine Flobinson, Frank Villard,
Pierre Michel Beck, Beauchamp. Director:
Jean Delannoy.
©Man of
Music. ..Russian
(100) Artkino Picts.
Magicolor Biographical Drama With Music.
Story of composer Mikhail Glinka and his
lifelong struggle to gain musical recognition.
Famed for his "Ivan Susanin" and "Russian
and Ludmilla," he reaches an advanced
age with the happy reahzation of personal
and musical accomplishment. Boris Smirnov,
Lyuhov Orlova, L. Durasov, G. Vitzin,
Y. Lyubinov. Director: Gregory Alexandrov.
Man With Gray Gloves, The...Italian
(102) IFE Rel. Corp.
Mystery Drama With Music. Art critic discovers
a famous Italian painting has been
copied by a girl and substituted. Her
romance with a young singer is interrupted
by a murder accusation, but is happily resolved.
Annette Bach, Mario Del Monaco,
Roldano Lupi, Antonio Centa. Director:
Camillo Mastrocinque.
©Marika... German
(81) Baker-Brill Associates
Natural Color Musical. Austrian-made.
Three writers collaborate on a production
for a talented Danubian barmaid. The
tenor loses his voice on opening night, one
of the writers goes on with her, and they
are a sensation together. Marika Rokk,
Fred Liewehr, Harry Fuss, Fritz Mulliar,
Annie Rosar. Director: George Jacoby.
Miss Julie... Swedish
(90) Rogers & Unger Associates
Drama. Adapted from the play by August
Strindberg. Daughter of Swedish count,
with erratic ideas for her time on women's
independence, pursues a romance with her
father's butler. He seduces her and girl,
appalled by her actions, commits suicide.
Anita Bjork, Ulf Palme. Inger Norberg, Jan
Hagerman, Marta Dorff. Director: Alf Sjoberg.
(Released 1951-52 season by Trans-
Global Pictures.)
Naked Woman, The. ..French
(93) Jloffberg Prods.
Drama. When a Bohemian artist becomes
famous for his painting of "The Naked
Woman," he goes highbrow and soon forsakes
his devoted wife for the love of a
society woman. Giselle Pascal, Yves Vincent,
Pierre Magnier, Jean Davy, Jean Tissier,
Michele Philippe. Director: Berthomieu.
(Released 1949-50 season by Leo
Cohen.)
Naughty Martine.... French
(90) Globe Films and Arlan Picts.
Comedy Drama. Lonely girl in boarding
school makes up adventures about herself.
The lie she tells when called home by her
guardian catches up with her, but is maneuvered
to her romantic advantage Dany
Robin. Claude Dauphin. Lucien Baroux,
Henri Vidal, Marguerite Moreno. Director:
E. E. Reinert. (Distribution being handled
by both Globe Films and Arlan Pictures.)
Of Love and Bandits.. ..Italian
(98) IFE Rel. Corp Feb.
Melodrama. Napoleon's army, invading
Italy, comes to a village to impress soldiers.
A patriot escapes dressed as a monk, organ-
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izes guerrillas, helps defeat the French, and
wins the king's daughter. Amedeo
Nazzaii, Maria Mauban, Jean Chevrier.
Jacqueline Pierreux, Nando Bruno. Director:
Mario Soldati.
O.K. Nero... (88) JFE Rel. Corp May
Comedy Satire. (Italian-made with Englishdubbed
dialog. Made in both Italian and
American-language versions.) Two American
sailors on leave in Rome are assaulted
and left unconscious. In their delirium they
find themselves back to the days of Nero
in ancient Rome. Walter Chiari, Carlo
Campanini, Silvana Pampanini. Gino Cervi,
Giulio Donnini. Director (American-language
version) : Lewis E. Ciannelli. Director
(Italian-language version) : Mario Soldati.
Paolo and Francesca....Italian
(98) IFE Rel. Corp Mar.
Drama. A marriage is arranged to bring
peace to two feudal towns of 13th century
Italy. The bridegroom sends his younger
brother as proxy, which brings tragedy, as
he and the bride fall in love. Odile Versois,
Andrea Checchi, Armando Francioli, Nino
Marchesi, Aldo Silvani. Director: Raffaello
Matarazzo.
Pimpernel Svensson... Swedish
(86) Scandia Films
Comedy. Guitar-strumming farmer whose
nephew is detained by the USSR for lack
of papers signs as chef on a Swedish
freighter, rescuing the nephew in a Russian
port through a ruse. Edvard Persson, Ivar
Wahlgren, Aurore Palmgren, Gunnel Wadner,
Arne Wiren. Director: Emil A. Lingheim.
(A. B. Europa Films.)
Bamuntcho....French.... (93) Arlan Picts.
Drama. Illegitimate lad strays from the
honest path when he falls in with smugglers
in the French mountains, but is regenerated
by love. Louis Jouvet, Francoise
Rosary. Nino Constantini, Madeleine Orseray,
Odile Rameau. Director: Rene Barberis.
(An Arthur Davis Ossociates Presentation.)
Rome, 11 0'Clock....Italian... (91) Times Films
Drama. Postwar want ad in Rome newspaper,
calling for girl typist, results in
crowd on staircase which collapses, killing
one. Story delves into the lives of several
applicants rushed to the hospital. Carla
Del Poggio, Massimo Girotti, Lucia Bose,
Raf Vallone, Eva Vanicek, Lea Padovani.
Director: Giuseppi De Santis. (A Paul
Graetz Production.)
Secret of Mayerling, The. ...French
(90) Commercial Picts.
Drama. Film version of the 19th century
mystery surrounding the death of Archduke
Rudolph, Crown Prince of the Hapsburg
Empire, and his mistress, which was
given a double suicide verdict. Historians
believe it was political assassination. Jean
Marais, Dominique Blanchar, Claude Parrel,
Sylvia Montfort, Debucourt. Director:
Jean Delannoy.
Seven Deadly Sins, The. ..French and Italian
(127) .Arlan Picts May 11
Episodic Dramas. Seven dramas on sin
played by seven different all-star casts, in
stories based on short story classics. Viviane
Romance, Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe,
Frank Villard, Isa Miranda, Francoise Rosay,
Noel-Noel, Henri Vidal. Directors:
Roberto Rossellini, Claude Autant-Lara,
Yves Allegret, Jean Dreville, Eduardo de
Filippo, Carlo Rim, Georges Lacombe. (An
Arthur Davis Associates Presentation.)
Sextette. ..French.... (90)
Arlan Picts.
Episodic Comedies-Dramas. Six episodes,
each with a different cast, comprising the
stories of "The Gun," "Female Affair,"
"The Key to Sin," "Snow Queen," "Seducer's
Fate" and "Ski Champ." Portrays love, sex,
comedy, fantasy, murder and revenge, all
taking place at a famous inn in the French
Alps. Frank Villard. Martine Carol, Blanchette
Brunoy, Sophie Desmarets, Alexandre
Rignault. Director: Robert Hennion.
(An Arthur Davis Associates Presentation.!
Skipper Next to God...JB'rench
(83) Excelsior Picts.
Melodrama. Skipper without moral scruples
takes a cargo of Jewish refugees to Egypt
where technicality prevents their landing.
Moved by their plight, he scuttles his ship
off America and they land as survivors.
Pierre Brasseur, Jacques Francois, Jean
Mercure, Loleh Bellen, Jean-Pierre Grenier.
Director: Pierre Laurent.
Story of Tosca, The.. ..Italian
(105) Scalera Films ...Reissue
Operatic Drama. Imperio Argentina, Michel
Simon, Rossano Brazzi, 'Voice of Ferruccio
Tagliavini. (Originally released 1947-48 season
by Superfilm.)
Strange Ones, The....French ...(95)....Fine Arts
Fantasy Drama. Based on Jean Cocteau's
novel, "Les Enfants Terribles." Story of a
strange brother and sister relationship that
ends in madness, murder and suicide. Nicole
Stephane, E d o u a r d Dermithe, Renee
Cosima, Jacques Bernard. Director: Jean-
Pierre Melville.
Strange Deception.. ..Italian
(96) Casino Films
Drama. (Foreword narrated in English.)
Story of an Italian soldier who sought
vengeance against his brother's betrayer,
and an innocent man who confessed to the
crime and gave his life to save the soldier
from himself. Raf 'Vallone, Elena 'Varzi,
Alain Cuny, Gino Cervi, Philippe Lemaire.
Director; Curzio Malaparte.
Streets of Sorrow.. ..Italian
(75) Union Film Distrs.
Drama. Girl becomes a prostitute to help
her family but attempts suicide and is
saved by a young magistrate. Afraid of his
friendship, she goes back, killing herself
later to avoid recognition by him. Geraldine
Brooks, 'Vittorio Gassman, Franca
Marzi. Lucille Marsh, Bruna Danieli. Director:
Arturo Gallea.
Tears of Blood....Italian ....(73) Ellis Films
Melodrama. Tragic circumstances force a
beautiful servant girl into becoming a street
walker. She meets an old love, the flame
is rekindled and together they begin life
anew. Andrea Checchi, Nita Naldi, Carlo
Ninchi. Director: Guido Brignone. (A Crest
Films release.)
Three Forbidden Stories.. ..Italian
(105) Ellis Films Sept.
3-Episode Drama. Three girls applying for
a typist job in Rome, are injured when a
staircase collapses. While in the hospital
together, they confess the true stories of
their lives. Eleanora Rossi Drago, Antonella
Lualdi, Lia Amanda, Gino Cervi, I.-:a Pola.
Director: Augusto Genina.
Times Gone By...Jtalian
(106) IFE Rel. Corp.
Episodic Dramas. Ties together six short
stories in which a second-hand bookseller,
fond of the classics, proves that while times
change, people do not. As incidents in
modern life occur at his stall, he recalls a
classic story that parallels it. 'Vittorio de
Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Aldo Fabrizi, Alba
Arnova, Enzo Staiola. Director: Alessandro
Blasetti.
Topaze.... French
(100) Discina Int'l ...Oct. '52
Comedy. Honest schoolteacher in private
school is fired for not passing an undeserving
pupil. A couple uses him as a front
for a phony corporation but loses the business
to him. Fernandel, Helene Perdriere,
Pierre Larquey, Jacques Morel. Dii-ector:
Marcel Pagnol.
Tormento. . . Italian
(100) IFE Rel. Org Apr.
Drama. Rescued from a shrewish stepmother
by her lover, girl faces deeper
tragedy when her rescuer is unjustly convicted
of murder, and she is forced to return
home with her illegitimate child. After
two years of torment, justice prevails and
lover, girl and child are reunited. Amedeo
Nazzari. Yvonne Sanson, Roberto Murolo,
Giuditta Rissone, Mario Ferrari. Director:
Raffaello Matarazzo. (A Titanus Production.)
Trip to America.. ..French... (75)....Lewis Prods.
Musical Comedy Drama. Small town French
couple plan their first long trip to see a
daughter who had married an American.
Their provincial attitude compared to that
of seasoned travelers provides the comedy.
Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Oliver
Hussenot, Jane Morlet, Lisette Le Bon.
Director: Henri Lavorel.
Two Cents Worth of Hope...Italian
(99) Times Films
Comedy Drama. Enraged when his sweetheart's
father turns her out because she
wants to marry him, an Italian veteran
strips her in the square and takes her away
with the town's approval. Maria Fiore,
Vincenzo Musolino, Filomena Russo, Luigi
Astarita, Felicia Lettieri. Director: Renato
Castellani. (A Sandro Ghenzi Production.)
Vengeance (see "Carmen" under this classification)
.
Vergi nita.. ..Italian
(97) IFE Rel. Corp Apr.
Melodrama. 'Village newsdealer's daughter
reads pulp magazines and dreams of glamorous
city life. Entering a beauty contest,
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she is offered modeling job, a front for
white slave activities which she barely i
escapes. Irene Genna, Eleanora Rossi (
Drago, Leonardo Cortese, Otello Toso,
Franca Marzi. Director: Leonardo De Mitri.
Voice in Your Heart, A.. ..Italian
(88)..._
Scalera Films
Comedy Drama. War correspondent falls in
love with singer, then leaves on an assignment.
By a strange web of circumstances,
the two lovers are kept apart, but are reunited
when he returns to her and his new
son. 'Vittorio Gassman, Constance Dowling,
Gino Bechi, Beniamino Gigli, Fiorella C.
Forti. Director: Alberto D'Aversa.
IVhat Price Innocence.. ..Italian
(100) IFE Rel. Corp May
Drama. Girl betrayed by landowner, living
on estate with their child, meets friend of
a former sweetheart. The landowner is
killed on a hunt when his plot to kill his
rival backfires. Mariella Lotti, Lyda Baarova,
Otello Toso, Mino Doro, Ignazio Balsamo.
Director: Luigi Capuano.
Where Is Zaza? ("Dove Sta Zaza?")
Italian... (94)
Casolaro Films
Comedy. Song contest winner and his longlost
gangster twin brother are unaware that
each is a guest at the same hotel. Girl
singer keeps mistaking their identities, and
much confusion results before a happy reunion
is effected. Nino Taranto, Isa Barzizza,
Alfredo Semprini. Director: Giorgio
C. Simonelli.
White Line, The Jtalian. (75). IFE Rel. Corp.
Drama. New frontier line, drawn between
two nations at the end of World War II,
divides a peaceful country into two parts.
The existence of the inhabitants becomes at
once impossible. Gina Lollobrigida, Raf
Vallone, Erno Crisa, Enzo Staiola. Director:
Luigi Zampa. (Relea.sed during 1950-51
season by Lux Films.')
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ALL-STAR COMEDIES
Caught on the Bounce.. .5412
(15'i) Oct. 9. -52
Joe Besser, his wife and son run into all
sort.s of situations while en route to visit
Aunt Tildy. But Joe ends up with a $5,000
reward for catching a bandit.
He Popped His Pistol .5415. .(16) May 14
Wally Vernon and Eddie Quillan, as shoe
store owners, accidentally hand a customer
cash intended to cover a check at the bank.
They get into the usual fracases trying to
recover the money.
Hooked and Rooked. .. 5411... {16!4).. Sept. 11, '52
Andy Clyde and Emmett Lynn are two old
seamen who decide to marry and settle
down. They finally escape their wives and
head for the sea again.
Love's a Poppin' 5416 ...(16) June 11
Andy Clyde tangles with a jealous rival over
the affections of a gold-digging dame—who
wins him.
Spies and Guys. 5414 (16'-2) Apr. 9
Joe Besser is assigned to an espionage mission
with a beautiful female officer. They
are nabbed by the enemy but save themselves
from execution.
Strop, Look, and Listen.. ..5413
(IS'-j) ~ Dec. 11, '52
Eddie Quillan and Wally Vernon are barbers
who meet with disaster when they try out
Wally's new razor invention on a customer.
ANIMAL CAVALCADE
(Narrated by Morey Amsterdam)
Chimp-.Antics 5651(10'2l Nov. 20, '52
Ira and Buddy Watkins put their chimpanzees
through some acrobatics and
motorcycle riding tricks.
Greyhound Capers ^653 .. (8 H ) July 30
Features 10 pedigreed greyhounds and 5
monkeys who perform feats of skill as
cowboys and Indians.
Jungle Monarchs 5652 (10) Jan. 29
A visit inside Hollywood's school for movie
animals, the world-famed World Jungle
Compound. Various lion "stars" are shown.
Three Big Bears, The. 5654. (7) Aug. 27
Features world-famed Jimmy Welde and his
trained bears.
ASSORTED FAVORITES
(Re-Releases)
5421 Who's Hugh. ..(16) Oct. 23, '52
Hugh Herbert)
5422 Dance, Dunce, Dance
(18'o) Nov. 13, '52
(Eddie Foy jr.)
5423 Kiss and Wake Up. ..(18) Jan. 1
Downs i
5424 Gum Shoes ..(20) Feb.
Monte Collins and Tom Kennedy)
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5425. Woo. Woo!.... (16) _ Mar. 12
(Hugh Herberti
5426. Calling All Fibbers... (16H) Apr. 16
(Vera Vague
CANDID >nCROPHONE
(One-Reel Specials—Series 5)
Candid Microphone No. 1....5551
(lO'j) Oct. 16, '52
Candid Microphone No. 2.. ..5552
(U) „ Jan. 22
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(Mickey with stars of yesterday and today.)
5857 Ha! Ha! From Hollywood (9). ..4pr. 23
(Behind the scenes with Art Linkletter and
his family.
5858. ...Hollywood's Great Comedians
(9'2) May 14
(Footage from radio shows screened at
army camps. Shows Groucho Marx, Jimmy
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and the late Carole Landis. Glenn Ford
emcees.)
5859.. ..Hollywood's Pair of Jacks
(1014) June 18
(Jack Carson with Jack Benny and his
crew put on an army camp show.)
5860. ..Out West in Hollywood (10 H).July 23
(Ken Murray and outdoor girl Laurie
Anders introduce famous western movie
stars enjoying the great outdoors.)
STOOGE COMEDIES
Booty and the Beast .5405. .(16U) Mar. 5
The Stooges unknowingly help a burglar get
into a building and blow open a safe, thinking
he is the owner.
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo....5403
(l5Vi) „ Dec. 4, '52
Larry tries to inveigle wealthy Shemp into
marrying his girl's sister. But Shemp loves
his canary and Moe, in love with the sister,
tries to stop the marriage.
Gents In a Jam....5401....(16'^) Sept. 4, '52
The Stooges paint their apartment In lieu
of paying rent. The arrival of Shemp's
wealthy uncle saves them from being
thrown out.
Loose Loot. .5406.... (16) Apr. 2
The Stooges lose all their money to a
sharpster broker—and what they don't go
through to get it back!
Tliree Dark Horses....5402....(16) Oct. 16, '52
The Stooges as delegates to the presidential
nominating convention, select a
candidate who turns out to be a crook.
They have a tough time switching to a
legitimate contender.
Tricky Dicks. .5407.... (16) May 7
The Stooges are detectives assigned on a
murder case. They get a confession from
the wrong man while the real murderer
proceeds to shoot up the place.
Up in Daisy's Penthouse. .5404... (16%). ..Feb. 5
The Stooges break up their millionaire
father's plans to divorce their mother and
marry a chorus girl who really is a decoy
for gangsters.
3-D STOOGE COMEDY
Spooks!... 5440... (16) June 15
The Stooges as private detectives trace a
missing girl to a haunted house and save
her from a mad scientist.
THRILLS OF MUSIC
(Re -Releases)
5951....Jerry Wald and Orchestra
{IOV2) Oct. 2, '52
5952.. ..Ray McKinley and Orchestra
(9'/2) Nov. 20, '52
5953.. ..Ray Anthony and Orchestra
(10'/1i) Dec. 25, '52
5954.. ..Buddy Morrow and Orchestra
(9'/2) Feb. 12
5955.. ..Les Elgart and Orchestra
(10) Apr. 30
5956.. ..Shorty Sherock and Orchestra
(8?2) June 4
TOPNOTCHERS
Beyond the Frontier.. .5901.... (10) June 11
A camera tour of the beautiful Mackenzie
District of Canada, with shots of Eskimo
families, the whitefish industry and muskrat
trapping business.
This Is Versailles....5902....(10»/4) June 25
A glimpse of Louis XIV's 700-room castle
in Versailles, with its famous gardens, fountains
and Hall of Murors. Many events of
world history took place here.
TWO-REEL SPECIAL
(Technicolor Featurette)
Day With the F.B.I., A... (19)
Special
Produced by Louis de Rochemont. Shows
the FBI at work in the laboratory and in
the field.
U.P.A. CARTOON SPECIAL
(Technicolor)
Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony.. ,.5999
(7!2) July 15
McBoing-Boing, radio station sound effects
man, substitutes for 120 symphonic musicians.
A dramatic script, mixed in with
the musical score, results in a strange mixture
of symphonies, train whistles and hoofbeats.
WORLD OF SPORTS
(Commentaries by Bill Stern)
Billiard and Bowling- Champs.. ..5808
(9H) June 18
Features a trio of greats—Willie Hoppe and
Willie Mosconi, billiard champs, and Joe
Falcaro, bowling king—as they demonstrate
their skill.
Dude Ranch Sports....5809....(9!2) July 23
Vacationing on a dude ranch in Arizona's
Valley of the Sun, with all the luxuries of
a swimming pool, shuffleboard court, golf
course, plus rodeo riders and real cowboys.
Flying Skates....5802....(9

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OTravel Quiz. .S-457....(9) Apr. 25
Technicolor. The audience is given a few
i.econd.s to an-wer questions and to identify
travel shots as various scenes are flashed
on the screen.
PROPHECIES OF NOSTRADAMUS
Let's Ask Nostradamus ...R-422.... (10) June 6
The Fr>>nch revolution and beheading of
Marie Antoinette. Madame Du Barry and
Louis XVI. were all events in history predicted
by the famous seer.
Nostradamus and the Queen.. ..R-423
(10) Aug. 29
The things that happened to Catherine de
Medici and France's royalty were part of
the predictions made by Nostradamus.
Nostradamus Says So! ..,R-42i....(ll)....Jan. 31
A look at the prophecies made by the famous
medieval physician on the atom bomb,
the trial of the 12 Reds and the Korean conflict.
Paramount
CASPER CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
B12-1... True Boo... (7) Oct. 24, '52
B12-2....Frightda.v, the 13th.... (7) Feb. 13
BI2-3.... Spook No Evil... (7) Mar. 13
B12-4.... North Pal.. .,(7) May 29
B12-5....By the Old Mill Scream... (7) July 3
B12-6....Little Boo Peep... (6) jVug. 28
GRANTLAND RICE SPORTLIGHTS
Brittania's Athletic Cadets.. ..R12-5
(9) Jan. 16
The Royal Naval College at Dartmouth,
England, where cadets go tlirough rigorous
training, both academically and in strenuous
sports.
Canine I.Q R12-2 (9) Oct. 24, '52
Demonstrates the intelligence of dogs. Herb
Wegner, well-known dog trainer, shows what
the various breeds can do.
Collegiate Circus Champs.. ..R12-12
(9) Aug. 14
Students at Florida State university take
an unusual course in circus performing. On
toiu- throughout the state, the circus makes
its expenses, all profits going to charity.
Flying Horseshoes. .R12-10.... (9) June 12
Fernando Isais, world champion horseshoe
pitcher, puts on a daring demonstration
with the aid of his wife.
Green Mountain Speedsters.. ..R12-9
June (10) 5
Male and female skiing champs perform
some difficult feats down Green Mountain
and Big Bromley Mountain, both in Vermont.
Highland Sports. ..R12-3 (10) Dec. 19, '52
Scene shots of Scotland, with views of sports
and customs of that country, winding up
with a review of the bagpipe band parading
before Queen Elizabeth,
Rugged Rangers... J112-1.... (9) Oct. 3, '52
GIs are .shown as they go through a rigorous
Ranger training course at Fort Benning, Ga.
Speed Queen, The...Jll2-4....(9) Jan. 2
Features Holland's speed queen, Fannie
Blankers Koen, who demonstrates her talents
in the sports field. She is a devoted
hou.sewife and mother in private life.
Sport Car Racing. ..R12-6.... (9) Feb. 27
Interest is revived in sport car racing, at a
low ebb during the war, as seen by races
covered both here and abroad.
Sporting British West Indies, The... R12-8
(9) May 1
The camera covers the games of cricket and
soccer, as well as sailing, water skiing and
other sports activities on the tropical islands
of Jamaica and Nassau.
Wee Water Wonders... 1112-11.... (9) July 10
At a California swimming school, children
from 2 to 5 years old demonstrate their
aquatic talents. On graduation day, each
child receives a special award.
Wizard of Clubs, The....R12-7....(9) Apr. 10
Paul Hahn, called the greatest trick shot
golf artist, demonstrates his driving skill on
the green.
HERMAN AND KATNIP
(Technicolor Cartoons)
H12-l....Mice-Capades... (7) Oct. 3, '52
H12-2 . Mice and Magic... (7) Feb. 20
H12-3.. ..Herman, the Cartoonist... (7). ...May 15
H12-4.... Drinks on the Mouse... (7) Aug. 28
KARTUNES
(Technicolor)
X12-l....Forest Fantasy... (7) Nov. 4, '52
(Forest folk conduct a unique symphony.
Song feature is "By the Light of the Silvery
Moon.")
X12-2.... Hysterical History... (7) Jan. 23
(Lampoons historical events. Song rendition
is "Yankee Doodle Boy.")
X12-3....Philharmaniacs....(7) Apr. 3
(Symphony orchestra conductor finds himself
leading swing music, to the tune of
"Alexander's Ragtime Band.")
X12-4....Aero-Nutics....(7) May 8
(Aviation panorama, from early-day flying
to jet planes. Song feature is "Come Josephine
In My Flying Machine.")
X12-5 ..Invention Convention.... (7) June 19
(An inventor's exhibition of tomorrow's inventions.
Bouncing ball rendition of "Let
Me Call You Sweetheart.")
X12-6... No Place Like Rome. (7) July 31
(Travelog of Italy, with bouncing ball rendition
of "Oh Ma-Ma (The Butcher Boy).")
MUSICAL PARADES (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
FF12-7. Little Witch. .(18) Apr. 4, '52
(Olga San Juan, Bob Graham.)
FF12-8. Midnight Serenade. ..(18). ..Apr. 18, '52
Carolyn Butler, Richard Webb, Peggy Lee.
(
rF12-9....Champagne for Two... (20). May 2, '52
(Ida Moore, George Reeves, Griff Bamett.)
Fri2-10....Big Sister Blues... (14)... May 23, '52
(John Ridgeley, Lee Patrick.)
FF12-11 Samba Mania (18) June 13, '52
(Russ Vincent, Betty Hannon, Isabelita.)
FF12-12.. Catalina Interlude .. (18) June 27, '52
(Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Virginia
Maxey, Richard Webb.)
NOVELTOONS
(Technicolor)
P12-1. The Case of the Cockeyed Canary
(7) Dec. 19, '52
(Little Audrey)
P12-2... Feast and Furious. (6) Dec. 26, '52
(Finny, the goldfish.)
P12-3. Starting From Hatch. (7) Mar. 6
(Baby Huey duck.)
P12-4 ..Winner by a Hare... (6) Apr. 17
(Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare.)
P12-5. Better Bait Than Never... (7) June 5
(Buzzy, the crow.)
P12-6....Surf Bored... (7) July 17
(Little Audrey)
PACEMAKERS
All Girls on Deck. ..K12-3....(10) Dec. 26, '52
A racing yacht with an all-girl crew. Owned
by Lee Hedderman, the 40-foot Tropicair
ha.s sailed from St. Petersburg, Fla.. to
Cuba, "manned" by the girls.
Call Me Skinny .K12-5...( 10) June 26
Young lad follows through on his ambition
to become a full-fledged jockey. He is shown
in training and in action.
High School Hi-Jinks....K12-4....(10).. Mar. 20
Students of the Hemp.stead, L. I. high
school are shown as they rehearse for the
school band and cheer leader activities
associated with football.
Hurricane Hunters ..K12-6.... (10) Aug. 7
Pays tribute to the vigilance of U.S. navy
airmen and the U.S. Weather Bureau's
coastal network, in lessening the damage
by hurricanes through jjresent precautionary
measures.
Let's Have a Parade JC12-2... (10) Nov. 14, '52
Shows the preliminary steps in preparing
floats for the Festival of States in St.
Petersburg, Fla., for which plans are begun
almost a year in advance.
Parlor, Bedroom and Wheels.. ..K12-1
(10) - Oct. 24, '52
Life in a modern trailer, showing how a
young man and his wife adjust themselves
to portable living.
POPEYE CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
E12-l....Shuteye Popeye...(6) Oct. 3, '52
E12-2.... Child Sockology... (6) ...Mar. 27
E12-3 J\ncient Fistory... (7) Jan. 30
E12-4.. Big Bad Sinbad (10) Dec. 12, '52
E12-5....Popeye's Mirthday... (6) May 22
E12-6...Toreadorable _ June 12
.
E12-7.. Baby Wants a Battle (6) luly 24
E12-8... Firemen's Brawl... (6) Aug. 21
POPEYE CHAMPIONS (Reissues)
(Technicolor)
Z12-1. ...House Tricks... (7) Oct. 3, '52
Z12-2. Mess Production... (7) Oct. 3, '52
Z12-3... Pitching Woo at the Zoo
(7) Oct. 3, '52
Z-12-4....Puppet Love... (8) Oct. 3, '52
TOPPERS
.Animal Hotel. ..M12-4.... (10) Feb. 6
Ward Wilson comments on the various animals
and birds at the zoo in Washington,
D.C.
Bear Crazy. ..M12-6.... (10) May 29
Two chubby bear cubs, fleeing from the
romantic pursuits of a female raccoon, tangle
with the raccoon's mother before reaching
safety.
Littlest Expert on Horse and Buggy Days,
The....M12-3....(9) Apr. 24
Charlie Hankinson gives his views on the
good old days of the '90s as newsreel clips
show the customs and fashions of the times.
Littlest Expert on Interesting People,
The....M12-l....(9) J)ec. 5, '52
Charlie Hankinson comments on famous
people of the past, including William Jennings
Bryan, Admiral Dewey, Teddy Roosevelt,
Lillian Russell—and Houdini.
Littlest Expert on Yesterday's Champions,
The. JV112-2....(10) Oct. 3, '52
The 10-year-old expert comments on former
sports stars, including Christy Mathewson.
Jack Johnson and old Olympic champions.
There He Goes Again .M12-5.... (10) May 1
Features the activities of a family of
skunks, and the camera focuses attention
particularly on one frisky member.
RKO Radio
COLOR SPECIAL
©Operation A-Bomb...33,001 ...(16) Jan 16
Eastman color documentary. Photographed
by U.S. Marine Corps cameramen, and,
shows the 29th A-Bomb explosion, at Yucca
Plat, Nevada, in another hazardous experi-'
ment. Narrated by Bob Considine.
DISNEY CARTOONS
(Technicolor)
34,101. ...Pluto's Party... (6) Sept. 19, '52
(Mickey and Pluto)
34,102. ..Trick or Treat... (8) Oct. 10, '52
(Donald Duck)
34,103 ..Two Weeks Vacation. ..(6). Oct. 31, '52
(Goofy)
34,104. ...Pluto's Christmas Tree
(7) Nov. 21, '52
(Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Chip 'n' Dale)
34,105. ...How to Be a Detective
(7) Dec. 12, '52
(Goofy)
34,106...Father's Day Off... (7) Mar. 28
(Goofy)
34,107... The Simple Things... (7) Apr. 18
(Mickey Mouse and Pluto)
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.?3,603....(17)
I Trained
I Husky
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(15)
34,108....For Whom the Bulls Toll
(7).... May 9
(aoofy)
34,109...X>on's Fountain of Youth
(6) May 30
(Donald Duck)
34.110. ..Father's Week-End. ..(7) June 20
(Goofy I
34.111. How to Dance (6) July 11
(Goofy
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34.112. The New Neighbor... (7) Aug. 1
(Donald Ducki
EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDIES
(Reissues)
33,501 Prunes and Politics. (16). ...Sept. 19, '52
33,502. The Kitchen Cynic (18). ...Oct. 17, '52
33,503....You Drive Me Crazy
(17) Nov. 14, '52
33,504. ..Radio Rampage... (16) Dec. 12, '52
33.505 Alibi Baby... (18) Jan. 9
33.506 JVIother-in-Law's Day (20) Feb. 6
GIL LAMB COMEDIES
Baby Makes Two. . Feb. 27
Gil gets in trouble with his fiancee when
he becomes the innocent victim of a plot by
his ex-girl friend to collect the prize-money
in a baby food contest.
Fresh Painter, The. .33,601. ...(16)...- Jan. 16
Through a mix-up. Gil Lamb gets hypnotized
as a painter instead of an unafraid
dental patient. He paints his girl's father's
house, with disastrous results.
Lost in a Turkish Bath....33,602....(16)... Jan. 30
Gil Lamb finds his new job as process
server dangerous when his first call turns
out to be at a Turkish bath, operated by his
girl's ex-boy friend.
Pardon My Wrench... 33,604... (16) Mar. 13
Gil Lamb's attempts to show up his rival
by helping his girl friend's father on a
plumbing job, "sinks" his chances for a
good impression.
LEON ERROL COMEDIES
( Reissues)
33.701 A Polo Phony ..(18) „...Sept. 5, '52
33.702 Who's a Dummy?.... (17) Oct. 3, '52
33,703. The Wrong Room... (19) ...Oct. 31, '52
33.704 He Asked For It ...(18) Nov. 28, '52
33.705 A Panic in the Parlor... (18)..Dec. 26, '52
33,706. Jlome Work (19) Jan. 23
MUSICALS
(R«issues)
33,201. ...Harris in the Spring
(19) - Sept. 12, '52
(Phil Harris and His Orchestra)
33,202... Swing It... (16) _ Oct. 10, '52
(Louis Prima and His Orchestra)
NEWLYWED COMEDIES
Half-Dressed for Dinner .33,402 (15). Mar. 6
Hutton's attempts to help wife Elizabeth
Fraser impress her rich uncle prove calamitous.
Three Chairs for Betty .33,401
(16) Jan. 23
Bob Hutton's plan to keep his wife from
buying more antiques backfires when she
tries to sell the antiques to help him.
PEOPLE AND PLACES
(Technicolor)
Alaskan Eskimo, The. .32,801... (27) Apr. 10
A graphic treatise on the Eskimo and his
struggle for existence in the frozen north.
Filmed with the cooperation of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs and Alaskan Native Service.
(Walt Disney.)
SCREENLINERS
34,201... Sweet Land of Liberty
(9) July 4, '52
(Historical spots of colonial Williamsburg
in Virginia.)
34.202. Male Vanity... (8) July 25, '52
(Extremes men go to for vanity's sake.)
34,203. ..Mexican Rhythm... (8) Aug. 15, '52
(Featuring Luis Arcaraz and His Orchestra.)
BOXOFFICE
34,204 Flying Plnwlieels....(8) Sept. 5, '52
(Helicopter ambulances that have saved
thousands of lives in Korea.)
34,205. Porpoise Round-Up... (8) .. Sept. 26, '52
porpoi.ses that perform some remarkable
feats.)
34,206 ...Log Jam....(9) Oct. 17. '52
rivermen of Maine work with pike
pole and peavy to free a log Jam.)
34,207. ..College Circus... (8) Nov. 7, '52
(Florida State University's unique circus
course for students.)
34,208 Johnny Gets His Rout«
(9) Nov. 28, '52
(A tribute to the American Newspaperboy
and story behind the U.S. newsboy commemorative
postage stamp. 1
34,209. ..Way Back When. (8) Dec. 19. '52
(Two .screen melodrama-s of early-day pictures
directed by D. W. Griffith.)
34,210. Molly Bee Sings... (9) Jan. 9
Baruch, disk jockey, interviews 13-
year-old singing star Molly Bee.)
34,211. ...Sea-Going Smoke Eaters.... (8). ...Jan. 30
(New York Fire Department's Marine Division.)
34,212. ..The Mountain Movers. .. (10). ..J"eb. 20
Story of the development of the interior of
British Columbia in Canada from a rocky
wilderness to a thriving, industrial center.)
34,213....Britain's Skyblazers ....(8) Mar. 13
(An aerial show of Britain's newest jet
planes.)
SPECIALS
Canadian Mounties .33,106. . Jan. 30
How candidates for the Royal Canadian
Mounted PoUce are selected and the rigorous
training they take before becoming fullfledged
Mounties.
Caution, Danger Ahead... 33,103
(15) Oct. 10, '52
Stresses the need of a national road-buildmg
program to take care of the 50 million
cars on a highway system equipped to
handle less than half that number.
Conquest of Ungava... 33,105. ...(15) Jan. 2
Today, a 360-mile railroad is being built
through Ungava, in the Canadian wilderne.ss.
Ungava, discovered by an Indian
prospector 20 years ago, contains some of
the world's richest iron ore deposits.
Escape to Freedom. ..33,108... (16) Mar. 27
Deals with the weighty problem of the displaced
person, who. today, is an escapee
irom behind the Iron Curtain. Shows the
various steps involved in the handling of
a typical escapee.
I Am a Paratrooper 33,102 (15) Sept. 12, '52
Follows the careers of three airborne infantry
trainees from their arrival at Fort
Benning to their acceptance as fellow jumpers
by the old troopers.
Men of Science... .33,104 (16) Nov. 7, '52
Shows the work of students at the renowned
Massachusetts Institute of Technology at
Cambridge, where courses combine teaching
and research in the field of science.
Professor F.B.I 33,101... (15) Aug. 15, '52
Deals with the special study course given
all qualified police officers, at the F.BJ.
National Academy in Washington, D.C.
Tower of Destiny... 33,109... (15) May 22
Historical account of the formation and
operations of the United Nations Organization,
followed by a camera tour of U.N.
Headquarters in mid-town Manhattan.
Transatlantic Hop .33,107 (15) Feb. 27
Shows the steps involved in a routine transatlantic
hop from New York to Paris. Film
clips of past flights point up the progress of
air travel.
SPORT SPECIAL
(Two-Reel Black-and-White)
Basketball Highlights. .33,801 ...(15) Apr. 17
A review of the ten big games of the 1953
season, including eight outstanding college
contests and the Harlem Globetrotters.
Football Highlights. .33,901... (17)... Dec. 12, '52
Highlights a dozen of the outstanding
games of the 1952 football season. Seen in
action is Oklahoma's Billy Vessels; the annual
Army-Navy classic, the Notre Dame-
Southern California game, and others, are
shown.
Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Rooky Marciano
341.... (21) Sept. 24, '52
The Walcott-Marciano heavyweight fight
in Philadelphia, when the knockout came
in the 13th round. Narrator: Jimmy Powers.
SPORTSCOPES
All Joking Astride. .34,309.... (8) Dec. 26, '52
Amateur equestrian is put through riding
school paces often with hilarious results,
but emerges as a prize-winner at the horse
show.
.Aqua Champs. 34,301. (8) July 11, '52
Outstanding mermaids of the country are
shown in action at the annual national
competition meet sponsored by the Amateur
Athletic Union.
Bobby Shantz... 34,308... (8) Dec. 5. '52
Shown in action is the five-foot-six famous
baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics,
who has won 24 games and lost only
seven.
Fighting Fins... .34,311... (8) Feb. 6
Big game angling in the waters of the North
East Coast of New Zealand for the half-ton
shark and the quarter-ton marlin.
Husky Dogs... 34,306... (8) Oct. 24, '52
Training of the E.skimo dog, commonly
called the husky, who is used to transport
furs to the trading posts up North.
King of Clubs... 34,307... (8) Nov. 14, '52
Bobby Locke, Great Britain golf championship
winner, demonstrates some of the do's
and don'ts that earned him the title. King
of Clubs.
Let's Go Fishing ..34,302... (8) Aug. 1. '52
Expert fly fi.shermen show that skilled technique
is the difference between catching
fish and just wishing.
Lure of the Turf .34.303 (9) Aug. 20. '52
A newcomer among stable owners at the
Saratoga race track gets a behind-thescenes
education in the training of thoroughbreds.
Quebec Camera Hunt .34,313 ...(8) Mar. 20
A "hunting" party sets out equipped with a
35mm camera with powerful telescopic
lenses mounted on a gun stock. They shoot
some exciting hunting and fishing scenes.
Roaring Game, The... .34,304 (10). ...Sept. 12, '52
The 400-year-old Scottish game of curling,
as demonstrated by champion Ken Watson.
(An Associated Screen Cameo series.)
Seaside Sports....34,312....(8) Feb. 27
In Florida, small fry sailing enthusiasts are
shown in miniature ships. Seen also axe
water ballet swimmers and tarpon fishermen.
Sportsmen's Playground. ...34,305
- Oct. 3, '52
(8)
Sports activities in New Zealand. Skiing
and ice-skating at Mount Cook, wild boar
hunting at Lake Wanaka. deer stalking in
the southern Alps, and yachting and fishing
in Aukland.
Wild Boar Hunt .34,310....(8) Jan. 16
A wild boar hunt takes place in the southern
Florida Everglades, a few miles inland
from Miami. An airboat is the hunters'
conveyance.
TRUE-LIFE .VDVENTURES
(Technicolor Specials)
Bear Country. .32,901. (33) Feb. 20
Details the family life of the American
black bear, as the camera follows him
through a whole season In his favorite
haunt in the Rocky Mountain range, Walt
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THEATRES
Kansas City, Missouri
St. Joseph, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Leavenworth, Kansas
Water Birds 33,301 ...(31) July 4, '52
Photographic record of coastal birds in
their natural habitats—from Florida and
the Gulf of Mexico to Labrador, and from
the Atlantic to the South Pacific. (Walt
Disnev.l
Republic
COMMANDO CODY ADVENTURES
(Sky Marshal of the Universe)
(Three Keels)
Atomic Peril. .5269... (30) Mar. 28
The Ruler, a mad scientist from Planet X.
sends agent to Earth to steal Commando
Cody's rocket .ship, along with his atomic
energy secret for more range and speed.
Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, William Schallert.
Director; Fred C. Brannon.
Captives of the Zero Hour. .5279
(30) Aug. 7
Commando is lured in his rocket ship to
tlie planet Mercury and taken prisoner by
the Ruler's men. He succeeds, after a second
try, in capturing the Ruler and taking
him back to Earth. Judd Holdren, Aline
Towne, Richard Crane. Director: Han-y
Keller.
Cosmic Vengeance.. ..5270.. ..(30) Apr. 28
Ti-acing a radio beam sending messages to
the Ruler's Earth agents, leads Commando
Cody to Ruler's mountain retreat on Venus.
With a powerful ray gun he destroys the
laboratory but Ruler escapes. Judd Holdren,
Aline Towne, William Schallert. Director'
Fred C. Brannon.
Destroyers of the Sun. .5273 .. (30) June 26
The Ruler, operating from a minor planet,
puts out Earth's sun, which throws the enthe
world into darkness and panic. Commando
comes to the rescue and destroys
apparatus holding the sun captive. Judd
Holdren, Aline Towne, Richard Crane. Director:
Harry Keller.
Enemies of the Universe. ...5268... (30). ...Mar. 28
Commando, building a rocket ship that will
reach any planet in outer space, is hampered
by Ruler's saboteur agents. They are
routed in a final battle sequence and construction
of the rocket completed. Judd
Holdren, Aline Towne, William Scallert.
Director: Fred C. Brannon.
Hydrogen Hurricane, The. 5275. ..(30). July 10
The Ruler, in his further efforts to control
the universe, turns the moon into a huge
guided missile aimed at Earth. Hurricanes
occur and Commando saves the day by
steering the moon back to its proper orbit.
Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Richard Crane.
Director: Harry Keller.
Lost in Outer Space....5278 ... (30) July 31
While on a .sky patrol. Commando is tricked
by a traitorous Mercurian. in cahoots with
the Ruler, who takes over his rocket ship,
leaving him marooned. Commando in his
flight suit overtakes them. Judd Holdren,
Aline Towne, Richard Crane. Director:
Harry Keller.
Nightmare Typhoon. 5271... (30) May 28
The Ruler, using a special chemical to seed
the clouds, attempts to destroy Eartli by the
resultant typhoons and floods. Commando
retaliates with a counter-gas, then in an
aerial battle with the Ruler's rocket, destroys
it. Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Richard
Crane. Director: Harry Keller.
Robot Monster of Mars 5274... (30) July 3
After Commando eludes capture by the
Ruler, his assistant is paralyzed by the ray
gun and taken captive. Commando rescues
him after first capturing a robot to help
him. Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Richard
Crane. Director: Franklin Adreon.
Solar Sky Riders....5276....(30) July 17
The Ruler, using theory of force-field reflection,
causes five suns to appear over
Earth, resulting in intense heat. Com-
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with his rocket ship destroys them. Judd
Holdren, Aline Towne, Richard Crane. Director:
Harry Keller.
SOS Ice Affe. 5277. (30) July 24
The Ruler couples Earth to Saturn by a
magnetic ray, which causes earthquakes.
Commando overcomes the Ruler's men and
destroys the terminal, allowing Earth to
move again on its axis. Judd Holdren. Aline
Towne. Richard Crane. Director: Franklin
Adreon.
War of the Space Giants. .5272. ...(30). .June 19
The Ruler penetrates Earth's cosmic dust
blanket and drops germ capsules, causing
widespread disease. Commando, using anaerial
bomb, starts a chain reaction which
destroys the germ element for all time.
Judd Holdren. Aline Towne, Richard Crane.
Director: Franklin Adreon.
SPECIAL
Rocky Marciano vs. Roland LaStarza
(20) Sept. 25
The world's heavyweight champion fight
between Marciano and LaStarza in New
York City, which was stopped by the referee
at the end of round 11. and the match given
to Marciano on a technical knockout. Sports
writer Bill Corum narrated.
THIS WORLD OF OURS
(Trucolor)
Ceylon... 5188... (9) Mar. 1
Shows the impwrtant cities and industries
of this island country, contrasting the old
with the new.
Germany. .9233 (9) Aug. 1
Old castles dating back to the Middle Ages
rise along the banks of the Rhine, in contrast
with modem industrial buildings. Seen
also are World War II ruins and gay
peasant festivals in the Black Forest.
Japan....9224. ...{8) Oct. 1
Shows the new Japan a.s a more modern
western civilization but still retaining its
Oriental flavor. Baseball is popular there,
as well as other American sports.
Sinfrapore....9222.... (9) June 1
City of many nationalities, each group having
its own separate section, such as British,
Chinese, et cetera.
Washington—City of Destiny...9221
(9) Apr. 1
The camera tours Washington. D.C.. taking
in views of the White House, the Pentagon
building and other usual points of interest.
20th
Century-Fox
ART FILM PRODl'CTIONS
(Technicolor)
Birth of Venus .7254.. (10) Nov. '52
As a young college profe.s.sor thinks back to
the days of the Italian Renaissance, the
works of Raphael and Botticelli's "The Birth
of Venus" comes to life on the screen.
Curtain Call. .7252. (10) Sept. '52
Presents the works of Degas, French impressionist
painter, with a narrator supplying
the commentary.
I Remember the Glory. .7251. ..-(10) Sept. '52
A young war veteran recalls the first time
he saw a Botticelli ma.sterpiece in Italy.
Glimpses of the artist's birthplace in
Florence are interspersed with his religious
works.
Joy of Living .7255 (10) _ Dec. '52
The canva.s masterpieces of Renoir are presented
against background scenes showing
his old haunts in Paris.
Light in the Window. .7253. (10) Sept. '52
The work-s of the Dutch painter. Jan 'Vermeer.
are shown, with scenes of his birthplace
in Delft. Holland.
Night Watch. The .7257. (10) Dec. '52
The story of Rembrandt and his famous
painting. "Tlie Night Watch." is featured,
and other of his masterpieces are shown.
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notable for their good taste, beauty
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Young Immortal, The. .7256. (10) Dec. '52
As the famous painter. Raphael, is being
discussed at a youth forum, his most famous
creations are presented.
LEW LEHR
(Re-Releases)
9381... Sea Food Mamas... (8) lune
9382....Grunters and Groaners... (10) July
SEE IT HAPPEN
(Movietone)
Breath of Disaster. ,6301... (10)
Feb.
Highlights major news events—B-29 crash
into Empire State building; Hindenburg
disaster at Lakehurst, N.J.; eruption of
Mount Vesuvius in Italy; 1951 Missouri-
Kansas floods.
Calamity Strikes. .6305. ..(9) Nov.
Shots of the Japanese invasion on Nanking.
China, in 1937; Japanese plane attack on the
Yangtze river gunboat USS Panay; Texas
City oil fire disaster of 1947; jet airshow
crashes in 1952.
Epic Drama. .6302.... (10)
Apr.
Recreates three spectacular nevifs events of
the past two decades—collapse of the bridge
across the cataract of Niagara Palls in 1938;
Missouri-Kansas flood of 1951; destruction
by fire of the magnificent French liner Normandie
in 1943.
Focus on Fate....6306....(8»/4) Dec.
Impact of Tragedy. .6304. ...(10)
Oct.
Spectacular events filmed during the past 50
years. Features auto racing casualties; collapse
of the new bridge at Tacoma. Wash.;
grain elevator fires; New York's waterfront
fire.
Kamikaze. ..6303... (10)
July
Newsreel scenes of America's fleet battle
with Japan's Kamikaze planes. A sister
ship sends planes to defend fleet, but is herself
the target of a suicide plane.
SPORTS
(Commentaries by Mel Allen)
Conquering the Colorado.. .2201
(9) Nov. '52—Reissue
Story of Buzz Holmstrom, the first man to
conquer the 1,100 miles of the Colorado
River rapids.
Football Roundup.. .3302.... (9)
June
Highlights of the top 1952 major college and
professional games, including Harvard vs.
Princeton, Wisconsin's Rose Bowl Badgers.
Michigan State, Oklahoma and Notre Dame.
Golden Glover, The ...3306 ...(9) Dec.
Gridiron Goliaths....3301.... (9) Feb.
Brief history of football games between
professionals and college all-stars, from its
start in 1934 to last year's game between
the L.A. Rams and the All-Stars.
Laurentian Sports Holiday.. .3305.. ..(9) Oct.
Winter sports in Canada's Laurentian
Mountains. Expert skiers exhibit their skill
on the steep slopes of Mount Tremblant;
skating scenes also shown.
Morning Light. ...3303... (9) July
At a lake in Florida, expert fishermen show
their knowledge and skill by bringing in a
160-pound bass.
Sports Immortals.... 3307... (10) ....May—Reissue
Newsreel clips of sports greats. Shown in
action are Babe Ruth. Knute Rockne, Red
Grange, Jack Dempsey, Barney Oldfield.
Helen Wills Moody, Bobby Jones and others.
Unusual Sports. .3304. ..(9) Oct.
Rarely seen types of sports, including motor
ball in Fi-ance, bicycle ball in Germany, winter
baseball in Japan, playing basketball on
roler skates, summer skiing in Europe, and
polo playing in specially-made autos instead
of on horses.
Wind, Ahoy... 3206... (9) Dec. '52
The art of sailing is exemplified in this
short showing regattas and races of all kinds
in various countries.
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IKKKYTOONS
(Technicolor)
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5301 Mighty Mouse in a Soapy Opera
Ja"-
Terry Bears in Thrifty Cubs... (7). ..Jan.
5303. Heckle and Jeckie in Hair Cut-Ups
Feb.
(Tlic Talking Magpies)
5304 Dinky in Wise Quacks . Feb.
, 5305 .Little Roquefort in Mouse Meets
(7) Mar.
5306, ..Terry Bears in Snappy Snapshots
(7)
Mar.
5307 .. Mighty Mouse in Hero for a Day
(7) Mar.
5308 Heckle and Jeckie in Pill Peddlers
(7) Apr.
(The Talking Magpies)
1
1 5309. Dinky in Featherweight Champ
(7) Apr.
5310 Little Roquefort in Playful Puss
(7) May
..Terry Bears in Plumber's Helpers
(7) May
5312 Mighty Mouse in Hot Rods... (7)... June
5313 ...Heckle and Jeckie in Ten Pin Terrors
(7) June
(The Talking Magpies)
5314. .Dinky in the Orphan Egg... (7) June
5315 Little Roquefort in Friday the 13th
(7) July
I 5316 ..Mighty Mouse in When Mousehood
in Flower... (7) July
...Terry Bears in Open House.... (7). ...Aug.
5318. ...Heckle and Jeckie in Bargain Daze
(7) Aug.
i
(The Talking Magpies)
5319. ..Sparky, the Firefly... (7) Sept.
I
(Aesop'.^ Fables
5320. ..Little Roquefort in Mouse Menace
(7) Sept.
I
5321. ...Terry Bears in the Reluctant Pup
(7) Oct.
5322. ...Dimwit in How to Keep Cool
Oct.
5323....Dinkv in the Timid Scarecrow
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(7)
Nov.
1
5324. ...Heckle and Jeckie in Log Rollers
(7) Nov.
(The Talking Magpies)
'
5325 IMlghtv House in Spare the Rod
(7) Dec.
5326.. ..Terry Bears in Growing Pains
(7) Dec.
TERRYTOONS (Reissiues)
(Technicolor)
5327 The Owl and the Pu.ssy Cat... (7) ..Jan.
5328....S!ap Happy Hunters... (7) Feb.
5329 Happy Circus Days....(7) Apr.
5330....Nerk and Neck (7) May
United Artists
MED.AL OF HONOR SERIES
Story of Dr. .Mary E. Walker 1187
(26).... Jan. 1
The only womaji ever to have received the
Congre-ssional Medal of Honor. Dr. Walker
volunteered her services during the Civil
'
War. Andrea King star.s.
Story of Joseph C. Rodriguez... 1187
(28) Jan. 1
The SaJi Bernardino, Calif., lad who in 1952
was acclaimed a national hero for his
bravery in the Korean conflict. Features
Larry Craine.
Story of Julius Langbein . 1187 .(27)....Jan. 1
Known a-s the youngest war hero in American
history, this 14-year-old lad joined the
Union forces a.s a drummer-boy and
emerged a hero. Features Dee Pollack.
Story of Richard Pearson Hobson....ll87
(26) Jan. 1
The V. S. navy lieutenant in the Spanish-
American War, who maneuvered an American
freighter in Cuba, and scuttled her to
bottle up the Spanish fleet. Features Steve
Brodie.
BOXOFFICE
SPECIAL
Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Wulcott
5308 (3-D). .5309 (2-D) (17',i) May 19
(Available in both 3-D and 2-D version.s.i
Training scenes, showing Walcott at his
training camp in Chicago and Marciano at
Holland, Mich., as well a.s the actual fight
scenes, which took place in Chicago.
Universal-International
tOLOR PARADE
Calypso Carnival .8383. ..(10) Aug. 10
Gay .street .scenes and vood(X) dancing in
Trinidad during their carnival time.
Fiesta Frolics 8381 (9) June 10
Mexican commentator Pedro narrates this
fie.sta tour, which includes bull fighting and
the rodeo, scenic views of Mexico and
unusual firework.s display.s.
King of the Sky. .8382. ..(10) July 13
Remade from a 1944 two-reeler, "Eagle vs.
Dragon," this deals with the capture and
training of eagles by Daniel and Jule
Mannlx in Mexico.
Three Years to Victory 8384 (10) Oct. 19
THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES
(Louis de Rochemont Series)
.Vdobe Village. .8373... (20) Oct. 5
Views of modern Mexico City and surrounding
areas, which consist of small
villages made of adobe brick. In one of
these villages, the camera follows the daily
rountine of a farm family.
An Industrial Lake Port... 8363
(20) Dec. 29, '52
Show.s the movement of lake vessels through
the Great Lakes, carrying iron ore from
Lake Superior to the smelting furnaces of
Buffalo.
British Trade and Industry.. ..8369
(20) June 15
England as an industrial and shipping
nation. British family in Newcastle is
shown, with all members working at a trade.
Cross Section of Central America. ...8367
(20) Apr. 20
Guatemala, the stairsteps country. Indians
inhabiting the tropical coastal lowlands tap
rich jungle resources; farm villages and
coffee plantations dot mountain slopes:
schools, public buildings, residences and
shops of Guatemala City axe shown.
Factories, Mines and Waterways. .8368
(201 May 18
Shows the Caducee, a barge that carries
cargo over the inland waterways of western
Europe. Camera follows the captain on one
of his trips.
Farmer-Fishermen .8370... (20) July 13
During the winter the farmers of northern
Norway earn their livelihood as fi.shermen.
In the spring they return to their land,
taking time out first to enjoy some skiing.
Farms and Towns of Slovakia. ...8362
(20) ....Dec. 1, '52
Depicts life in isolated villages in eastern
Europe, where the peasant farmers show
few evidences of modern progress. Shows
an average family at home, in the fields
and in worship to God.
Horsemen of the Pampa....8361
(20) Nov. 1, '52
Life as it is lived by the Argentine puesteros.
Also shown are railroad networks
which join the pampa with cities where
meat, wool and grain products are marketed
and exported.
Lumber States, The....8371....(20) Aug. 10
The prosperous logging district of the Pacific
Northwest, in the mountain regions of
Washington and Oregon, which has become
one of the country's leading industrial
centers.
Mountain Farmers... «372. (20) Sept. 3
In Switzerland, all arable land is cultivated.
The meadows are u.sed to graze cattle.
mountain streams to generate electricity,
forest wood for building and wood carving,
while snow-covered slopes are used for winter
sports.
Po River Valley, The....8365....(20) Feb. 23
One of the great agricultural regions of the
world, famous for its dairy farms, as well
as vegetable and wheat crops, and rice
fields. Its rivers furnish power for industric.-i
and water for farms.
Ports of Industrial Scandinavia... 8364
(20) Jan. 2fi
First mate of a cargo-bearing icebreaker
narrates his trip through Sweden during
the winter months when the ports are closed
to normal .shipping.
Sheep Ranch Country. ...8366.... (20) Mar. 23
Australia's wool industry, world's largest, is
featured, with .shots of the sheep-shearing
process. It's chief cities, Sydney and Melbourne,
are also shown.
MUSICAL FEATURETTES
8301... Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
(15) - Nov. 6. '52
Abbe Lane, Los Barrancos.
8302 Don Cornell Sings ...(15). ..Dec. 4. '52
Wtih June Christy, The Skylark-s, Nita Bieber
Dancers.
8303... The Modernaires and Lawrence
Welk's Orchestra... (15) Jan. 1
Roberta Linn, The Skating Kyles.
8304. ...Andy Russell and Delia in "Houseparty"....
(15) Mar. 12
With Jackie Loughery, Guy Williams.
Charles Hand and Darla Ridgeway.
8305. ...Crazy Frolic With Les Brown
and His Orchestra... (15) Apr. 9
Eileen Wilson. The Dupree Trie, Lucy Ann
Polk.
8306....Harrv James and The Music
Makers. ."(15) May 7
Gale Robbins, Allan and Ashton, Tommy
Gumina.
8307. Music on the Double... (15) May 28
With The Blackburn Twins and Marion
Colby, Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra.
8308. -Surprising Susie. (15) July 30
Abbe Lane, Hugh O'Brian, Rose Marie, Scat
Man CTrothers.
8309... Camp Jamboree... (15) Oct. 8
With Gisele MacKenzie. Romo Vincent.
Arthur Lee Simpklns, Dorothy Dorben
Adorables.
8310....FabuIous Dorseys....(15) Oct. 2»
With Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey: also featuring
Lynn Roberts, Gordon Polk, Earl
Barton, Jack Kelly. Herb Lytton and Bill
Leslie.
8311 (2-D). .8100 (3-D) Nat "King" Cole
and Russ Morgan's Orchestra. ...(15). ..June
With the Mar-VeLs, Tlie Gene Louis Dancers,
Joan Elms. (Available in both 3-D and
2-D versions.)
TWO-REEL SPECIALS
Landscape of Silence. .8202 (20) Oct. 25
Out of the Earth. .8201. (18) Mar. 22
How American businessmen, who have extracted
rich oil deposits from the Saudi
Arabian desert have, in turn, contributed
to the industrial and cultural development
of that backward country
OWorld's Most Beautiful Girls. The
8203. ..(17) Feb. 1
Technicolor. Filmed during the 1952 "Mi,ss
Universe" beauty pageant at Long Beach,
Calif. In addition, movie stars are shown
at work on current films.
VARIETY VIEWS
8341. ...King Winter... (8) Dec. 22, '52
(St. Paul. Minn.'s nine-day winter carnival.
8342....Get a Horse... (8) - Feb. 9
(Displeasures of early-day auto driving,
when traffic rules favored the horse.'
8343. Sky PoUce....(8) Mar. 9
(The airborne unit of the New York City
Police Department.)
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8344. ..Deadly Drums.... (8) May 4
the American railroad located two
freight cars containing explosive drums.')
8345.. ..Bolivar Bonanza... (8) Sept. 7
(Venezuela—its rich oil and auto industries.
8346... Behind the Wall... (8) Sept. 21
I Inside the Illinois State Penitentiary.)
8347 Rip Van Winkle Returns ..(8) Oct. 5
legendary chai-acter awakens in today's
modern world, i
8348. ..Fun for All... (8) Oct. 19
(Festive moods of people the world over on
important holiday occasions.)
WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES
(Technicolor)
8321. Termites From Mars, (7) Dec. 8, '5::
(Woody Woodpecker)
8322. ...What's Sweepin'.... (7) Jan. 19
(Woody Woodpecker and Wally Walrus
8323... The Dog That Cried Wolf... (7),...Mar. 23
(Snaggle Tooth, the wolf)
8324. ...Buccaneer Woodpecker... (7) Apr. 20
(Woody Woodpecker I
8325 The Mouse and the Lion. .(7) May 11
(Lion and Buck Mouse)
8326. ..Operation Sawdust... (7) June 15
(Woody Woodpecker)
8327 ...The Flying Turtle... (7) June 29
(Herman, the turtle)
8328. ..Wrestling Wrecks... (7) July 20
(Woody Woodpecker)
8329... Maw and Paw... (7) Aug. 10
(Milford, the pig)
8330... Belle Boys... (7) Sept. 14
(Woody Woodpecker)
8331. ..Maw and Paw in Plywood Panic
'" Sept. 28
8332. ..Hot Noon.,.. (7) Oct. 12
(Woody Woodpecker)
8333 (2-D)....8101 (3-D):...The Hypnotic
Hick... (7) Aug. 26
(Woody Woodpecker.) Available in both
3-D and 2-D versions.
8334....ChUly Willy .. (7) Oct. 26
Warner Bros.
BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE
(Technicolor Reissues)
9301 A Feud There Was... (7) Sept 13
9302. Daffy Doodles... (7) Oct. 11
(Daffy Duck and Porky Pig)
9303. ..A Day at the Zoo... (7) Nov. 8, 52
9304. Early Worm Gets the Bird
„,''> Nov. 29. '52
9305. ..Tale of Two Mice... (7) Jan. 10
9306. Bashful Buzzard... (7) Feb. 7
9307. The Country Mouse. .. (7) . .
Mar 14
9308... Little Dutch Plate... (7) Apr ' 11
9309. ..Ain't That Ducky... (7). May '
(Daffy Duck)
9310... Mighty Hunters... (7) June 13
9311....The Fighting 69!4....(7) July 11
9312... Sniffles Takes a Trip... (7) Aug. 1
9313. Wacky Wild Life. (7) Aug. 29
BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS
(Technicolor)
9723. ..Rabbit Seasoning... (7) Sept 20 '52
9724... Rabbit's Kin... (7) Nov. 15 '52
9725... Hare Lift. ..(7) Dec. 20, '52
9726. ..Forward, March Hare... (7) Feb 14
9727. ...Upswept Hare... (7) Mar. 14
9728... Southern Fried Rabbit... (7).. May 2
9729... Hare Trimmed... (7) June 20
9730... Bully for Bugs... (7) Aug. 8
FEATURETTES
("Classics of the Screen")
Are Animals Actors?. ...9103
(20) Dec. 27, '52—Reissue
Rennie Renfro's famous kennels in Holly-
wood, where movie dogs, horses, dancing
bears, and other animals are seen as they
go through their tricks.
Looking at Life 9106... (20). July 18—Reissue
Coronagraphic views of the .sun; Holland
bottle-scene craftsmen are seen at their
work: in France. Louis Braille memorial
.services are held: at Valley Forge, tribute is
paid to George Washington.
Monsters of the Deep. .9101
(20) Sept. 27, '52—Reissue
The camera follows the Mike Lerners. world
famous anglers and big fish record holders,
as they do some big game fishing off the
coast of Chile.
Oklahoma Outlaws. .9102
(20) Nov. 22, '52—Reissue
Tells of the Oklahoma land rush in 1893.
the birth of Tulsa, the Sooners, and the
Kincaid-McCord feud. Robert Shayne,
Juanita Stark, Charles Middleton.
Plantation Melodies.. .9105
(20) May 16—Reissue
Highlights of the life and career of Stephen
Poster. Presents several of his well-known
melodies. Stars Craig Stevens.
Star in the Night... 9104
(20) Mar. 21—Reissue
The rehabilitation of a selfish auto court
owner on Christmas eve, when a baby is
born in his barn. J. Carrol Naish. Donald
Woods, Rosina Galli.
JOE McDOAKES COMEDIES
So You Love Your Dog. .9406... (10) Aug. 1
McDoakes serves in World War II with his
dog, unaware that the animal transmits
secrets to the enemy. En route to Korea.
Joe's ship is sunk by an enemy sub on a
signal from the canine traitor.
So You Want a Television Set. ...9404
(1") May 23
A new TV set brings Joe nothing but unwelcome
guests, icebox raiders and other
annoyances. In desperation he seeks relaxation
at a movie.
So You Want to Be a Musician. .9403
(lO) Jan. 10
Failing as a bassoonist, Joe takes a job as a
tympanist in a symphony, and fails again,
then ends up as a one-man band.
So You Want to Learn to Dance.. .9405
(1*) Mar. 28
Joe takes dancing lessons as a favor to his
boss. He becomes so good the boss's wife
divorces him and marries Joe.
So You Want to Wear the Pants.. ..9402
(10) Nov. 8. '52
Joe and his wife visit a psychiatrist, are
hypnotized and their personalities and
voices transposed, with amusing results.
So You're Going to the Dentist. .9401
(10) Sept. 20, '52
Joe's friend gets a dentist's diploma from a
correspondence school, and he goes through
some torturous moments as the first patient,
then learns diploma was sent in error.
MELODY MASTER BANDS
(Reissues)
9801 Freddie Fisher and His Band
(10) Oct. 11, '52
9802...Junior Jive Bombers... (10)... .Nov. 15, '52
9803. ..Circus Band... (10) Dec. 27. '52
9804
. Nelson and His Orchestra
(10) Apr. 18
9805 ...Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra
(10) June 6
9806... Spade Cooley and His Band
(10) Aug. 22
MSIRRIE melodies—LOONEY TUNES
(Technicolor Cartoons)
9701....Mousewarming.. ..(7) Sept. 8, '52
9702....The Egg-cited Rooster... (7)
(Foghorn Leghorn, the rooster)
Oct. 4, '.52
9703. ..Tree for Two... (7)... Oct. 18, '52
(A "bully" dog and his pup admirer)
9704... The Super Snooper... (7) Nov. 1 '52
(Daffy Duck)
9705. .Terrier-Stricken. (7) Nov. 29, '52
(Claude the cat, and Frisky the pup)
9706. ..Fool Coverage... (7) Dec. 13, '52
(Daffy Duck and Porky Pig)
9707....Don't Give Up the Sheep
(7) Jan. 3
(Wolf and sheep dog)
9708. ..Snow Business... (7) Jan. 17
(Sylvester Cat and Tweety Bird)
9709...A Mouse Divided... (7) Jan. 31
(Sylvester Cat)
9710. ..Kiss Me Cat... (7) Feb. 21
(Pussyfoot and Marc Antony, the bulldog)
9711 ...Duck Amuck... (7) Feb. 28
(Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny)
9712...A Peck o' Trouble... (7) Mar. 28
(Sylvester Cat)
9713. ..Fowl Weather... (7) Apr. 4
(Tweety Bird and Sylvester Cat)
.9714. ..Muscle Tussle... (7) Apr 18
(Daffy Duck)
9715. ..Ant Pasted... (7) May 9
(Elmer Fudd)
9716....Much Ado About Nutting... (7). ...May 23
(Squirrel)
9717... .There Auto Be a Law ,(7) June 6
(Satire on motoring of yesteryear and
today.)
9718....Tom-Tom Tomcat. ..(7) June 27
(Tweety Bird)
9719... Wild Over You... (7) July 11
(Pepe Le Pew. the skunk)
9720,...Duck Dodgers in the 24'/^ Century
C) July 25
(Daffy Duck and Porky Ftg)
9721 ..Plop Goes the Weasel (7) Aug. 22
Leghorn, the rooster)
9722... Cat-Tails for Two... (7) Aug. 29
(George and Benny, two alley cats, and
Speedy Gonzales, Mexican mouse)
SPORTS PARADE
(Technicolor)
Birthplace of Hockey. .9505... (10) Feb. 28
Toronto, Canada, where youngsters learn
hockey early, and Regina, where most of the
big hockey games are held.
Cheyenne Days. .9506. ..(10) Apr. 4
Features the rodeo at Cheyenne, Wyo., and
the usual stunts of calf roping, steer bulldogging
and wild mustang riding.
Danish Sport Delight, A. .9510. . (10).... Aug. 15
WamerColor. Scenic spots of Denmark and
shots of its sports, such as soccer, riding,
sailing, and ringriding. a game descended
from the Knighthood era known then as
"tilting."
Desert Killer ...9508... (10) June 27
How an Indian lad, with the aid of an experienced
hunter. Marvin Glenn, traps and
catches alive a mountain lion in the Arizona
desert.
Fiesta for Sports... 9503. ..(10) Dec. 20, '52
Sports of Argentina, including swimming
and sailing races, bowling and golfing, as
well as baseball, ending with a gymnastic
carnival.
Ride a White Horse .9509... (10) July 25
Not only does White Horse Ranch in Nebraska
boast white horses, but has white
Pekingese dogs, ducks, rabbits, turkeys,
doves, etc.. and a Miss White runs the
training and riding school for young girls.
Sporting Courage....9504.... (10) Jan. 31
A club of ski-jumpers, compo-sed of men with
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one leg, show their remarkable skill a;
they flirt with death in the Austrian Alps
rhey Fly Through the Air,. .9501
(10) ....Oct. 4, '52
Featured is the El Centre naval station
In the California desert, where parachute
jumpers are shown as they test the equipment.
Unfamiliar Sports .9502. .(10) Nov. 1, '52
Unusual sports the world over, including
the countries of Mexico, Scotland, India and
Switzerland.
Yd Ho, Wonder Valley .9507... (10) May 9
Scenic splendors of Yo Ho Valley, a national
paj'k in Briti.sh Columbia, with its government-protected
wild life, and a glacier-fed
lake that is a fisherman's paradi.se. i Produced
by National Film Board of Canada./
TECHNICOLOR SPECIALS
America for Me. 9007 ...(19) May 30
The scenic wonders of America are tied in
with the romance of a schoolteacher and a
rodeo cowboy who meet on a cross-country
bus trip. Ellen Drew, John Archer, Meg
Randall.
Cruise of the Zaca . 9003 ..(18) Dec. 6. '52
Photograplied by Ej'rol Flynn on a vacation
trip accompanied by his father, artist John
Dekker, archer Howard Hill and Dr. Carl
Hubbs. Shows many sea-going cui-iosities
and a traditional dance by natives of
Jamaica.
Flag of Humanity... .9004... (20) Jan. 24
Brief biographical sketch of Clso-a Barton,
founder of the American Red Cross, Nana
Bryant, Fay Helm, John Hamilton, Ted
Osborn, John Arledge.
Killers of the Swamp 9001 (17). Sept. 6,
A '52
man and wife go deep into the Everglades
to collect specimens for their Animal and
Reptile Institute at Silver Springs. Fla.
Man Without a Country, The S002
(21) Oct. 25, '52—Reissue
Story of Lieut. Philip Nolan, who deserted
the army for a dream of a trans-Missi.ssippi
empire. After 60 years, he is pardoned but
dies before he can reach the U.S.
Thar She Blows. .9005.... (17) Mar. 7
Story of a whaling expedition in the Soutli
Pole region, as seen through the experiences
of a cabin boy.
Under the Little Big Top... 9006. . .\pr. 25
The local high school in Sarasota. Fla., winter
headquarters of tlie big top performers,
puts on its own annual circus in real professional
style.
Where the Trade Winds Play.. ,9008
July 4
(18)
Natives of Tahiti, the South Sea.s and other
islands are shown in their daily activities,
dancing, fi.shing. et cetera,
VITAPHONE NOVELTIES
9601„„Ain't Rio Grand, (10) Sept. 13, 52
(A Larry Semon silent comedy brought up to
date with narration and sound effects,)
9602 „,No .\dults Allowed „ Apr. 11
(The junior set takes over .show business
and the sports field, i
9603 Hunting the Devil Cat (10) „„Oct. 18, '52
lAixliery expert Howard Hill goes jaguar
hunting in Mexico's wild country.)
9604, Too Much Speed, .,,(10) Jan. 3
iCychsts and hot rods take to the speedway,
I
9605 Here We Go Again „,(10) Feb. 14
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Clips from old Mack Sennett films with
such stars as Ben Turpin. AI Cook and
James Finlayson,i
9606..„Head Over Heels... (10) June 20
(Skiing experts give some spectacular
demonstration.s.>
BOXOFFICE
9607 „ The Spirit of West Point „„ (10) „Aug. 8
(Cadet training at the famous U.S. Military
Academy. I
COLU.MBIA
Serials
Blackhawk ('"F'earless Champion of
Freedom") 4160
(15 chapters) July 24. '.V>
Kirk Alyn. Carol Porman, John Crawford,
Michael Fox, Don Harvey, Rick Vallin, Directors:
Spencer G, Bennet, Fred F. Sears
Great .Adventures of Captain Kidd, The
("King of Pirates") 5180
(15 chapters) Sept. 17
Richard Crane, David Bruce, John Crawford.
George Wallace. Directors: Derwin
Abbe. Charles S. Gould,
Lost Planet, The ("Conqueror of Space"), .5160
(15 chapters) June 4
Judd Holdren. Vivian Mason. Ted Thorpe.
Forrest Taylor, Michael Fox, Gene Roth.
Director: Spencer G. Bennet.
Secret Code, The 5140
(15 chapters) Feb. 19—Reissue
Paul Kelly. Anne Nagel. Clancy Cooper.
Alex Callam. Trevor Bardette. Robert O.
Davis. Director: Spencer G. Bennet.
Son of Geronimo ("Apache Avenger"). ...5120
(15 chapters) Nov. 6, '52
Clayton Moore. Rodd Redwing. Tommy
Farrell. Eileen Rowe. Bud Osborne. Marshall
Reed. Director: Spencer G. Bennet.
REPUBLIC
Dick Tracy vs. Phantom Empire (formerly
"Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc."). .5282
(15 chapters) Oct. 8, '52—Reissue
Ralpli Byrd. Michael Owen. Jan Wiley, John
Davidson. Italpli Morgan. Directors: William
Witney. John English.
Jungle Drums of Africa 5283
(VI chapters) Jan. 21
Clayton Moore. Phyllis Coates. Johnny
Spencer. Roy Glenn. Director: Fred C.
Brannon.
Return of Captain Marvel (formerly
"Adventures of Captain Marvel") 5284
(12 chapters) Apr. 15—Reissue
Tom "Tyler. Frank Coghlan jr.. William
Benedict. Louise Currie. Directors: William
Witney. John E^nglish.
Zombies of the Stratosphere 5281
(12 chapters) July 16, '52
Judd Holdren. Aline Towne. Wilson Wood.
Lane Bradford. Stanley Waxman. Director:
Fred C. Brannon.
Miscellaneous
©A Is for .\tom....(10) AI O. Bondy
Color. Animated cartoon, made for General
Electric, presenting Dr. Atom, a character
who cleaj-ly explains tlae atom and its
uses in a peacetime world. Gratis to exhibitors
from AI O. Bondy.
15-minute, 16mm
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version to
available
schools
in a
and
clubs.)
O.AIoha Nui .
Dudley Picts.
Eastman Color Vistarama travelog. (Filmed
in anamorphic wide-screen process, Vistarama,
with stereophonic
i
sound, Scenic
highlights of Hawaii are seen, along with
customs of its natives Narration: Art
Gilmore.
.An Hour From London
(ID British Information Services
Shows how overseas visitors, by journeying
for just an hour from London, by road, rail
or river, can enjoy the variety England's
countryside offers.
.Art Survives the Times... (10) A. F. Films
The new Paris, with the rubble cleared
away, its mu.seums reopened, and building
construction in full swing, the architectural
designs indicative of the style of modern
artists.
OBedroom FanUsy (18) Hoffberg Prods.
Eastman color. Burlesque program of tlie
Can-can, followed by a vocal number and a
dance team, with Lili St. Cyr in the final
sequence.
Britain's Comet
(20) British Information Services
Story of Britain's post-war jet airliner, the
Comet, which can fly in polai- temperatures
eight miles high at a speed reaching 1500
miles per hour.
Britain's New Resources
(10) British Information Services
Highlights important developments in Britain's
economic position, and her efforts
toward creating new ways of relying upon
her own resources.
British Infantry
(9) British Information Services
A factual record of the trainmt; ol inlantry
troops prior to their entry into the Korean
conflict. Emphasizes their position a.^ being
virtually the most important branch of the
army.
British Soldier—Man of the World
(10) British Information Services
British .soldiers are shown in all parts of
the world, with empha.sis on the role they
are playing in the struggle against Communism
in the Far East.
Christ Among the Primitives
(10) IFE Rel. Corp.
Various types of sculptured deities made by
primitive peoples, from their first grotesque
image of their early god to the simple
Christian deity figures.
College Capers. .5227
(15) Lippert Picts. ..May I
3-D featurette. College freshman, ordered
to pick up some lingerie from a .sorority
house, creates a general rumpus among the
girls before his job is completed.
Commonwealth of Nations
(30) British Information Services
Tells how the Commonwealth, comprised of
eight democratic nations from the five continents,
began. Shows its present nature,
extent and constitution, its common purpase
and benefits.
Conquest of the Alps (17)... Hoffberg Prods.
Shows the Swi.ss Alps and what modem
engineering has done to help man surmount
the formerly impa-ssable peak-s.
Coronation Ceremony, The
(26) British Information Services
Goes back 1.000 years to cover briefly the
history of the coronation ceremony, from
the crowning of Edward, the Confe.ssor. to
Queen Elizabeth II. An artist's impression
of the June 2. 1953. coronation is shown.
Commentary spoken by Leo Genn.
GCoronation Day
(20) British Information Services
Color, 16mm. Highlights of the historical
procession to Westminster Abbey, the coronation
ceremony inside the Abbey with
excerpts of the actual music played, and
the return procession. Commentary spoken
by James McKechnie.
Day ill the Country, .A. .5220
(15) Lippert Picts.. ..Mar. 13
3-D featurette. Covers a day's activities in
the country for two young boys, starting
with the milking chores and ending in a
dance and runaway auto.
ODrums for a Holiday
(33) British Information Services
Technicolor. Describes in detail the conclave
of chieftains on Africa's Gold Coast
and the making, gathering and transporting
of jungle grains. Narrator: Leo Genn.
MS

(23)
©Falkland Islands, The
(10) British Information Services
Technicolor. Aia instructive color study of
the Palklands, one of Britain's oldest
colonies located in remote British Antarctica,
with shots of the inhabitants, their
economic life, and the capital city of
Stanley.
Forward a Century
(30) British Information Services
Industrial and social life in Great Britain.
a-s seen in a two-part pre.sentation, .showing
the Exhibitions of 1851 and 1951.
Love of Books
Garden Spider, The
(11) IFE Rel. Corp.
Camera closeups capture in minute detail
the life of a garden spider as it spins its
treacherous web.
Gates of Power
(19) British Information Services
Great Britain's achievements in the field
of hydro-electric power, how this power is
harnessed to supply countries all over the
world, and technical difficulties which have
to be overcome.
Glasgow Orpheus Choir
(12) British Information Services
Musical featurette. Scotch hymns and ballads
are sung by the Glasgow Orpheus
Choir under the direction of the late Sir
Hugh Robertson.
Graduation Ball
.
Arlan Picts.
The original Ballet Russe company dances
to Johann Strauss's waltzes. Background
story evolves around a chaperoned graduation
ball given by an exclusive girls' school,
and the girls' cadet escorts from a military
academy. Olga Morosova, Nina Stroganova,
Vladimir Dokoudovsky, Paul Grinwis. Sidney
Stambaugh and the Ensemble.
©Green Girdle, The
(11) British Information Services
Technicolor. What England has done to
preserve its belt of open space around LondoE,
as the city continues to expand and
push the countryside farther away from its
inner ring.
Ileni-y Moore
(26) British Information Services
An insight into the work of Britain's greatest
living .sculptor, who appears in the film,
giving his views on art as well as on his own
,
particular techniques.
Home and Beauty
(20) British Information Services
Presents present-day strides in production
methods •f manufacturers that give the
public designs of good taste in everyday
articles at nominal cost.
©International Horse Show
(21) Times Films
Ferraniacolor. Noted horsemen vie for the
coveted Cup of the Nations at the horse
show held in Rome, which is also the big
social event of the season there.
©Journey Into History
(11) British Information Services
Technicolor. Traveling back into England's
history through the works of Hogarth and
Gainsborough, Robert Adam and Captain
Cook. Passages from mid-18th century literature
are spoken over a special musical
score by Britain's famed contemporary
composer. Sir Arnold Box.
Julius Caesar
(20) British Information Services
Dramatization of Act III, Scene II, the
forum .scene in "Julius Caesar." Leo Genn
Felix Aylmer.
Keeping the Peace
(10) British Information Services
Deals with the North Atlantic Treaty, and
the purpose of Great Britain and other
member mations of the Treaty Organization
in their efforts toward world peace.
Kilmainham Jail... (27) Hoffberg Prods.
Made in Ireland. Traces the history of the
famous Dublin prison which goes back 150
years. Though not in use today, the prison
stands as a landmark.
King's Life Guard, The
(9) British Information Services
An account of the Changing of the Guard at
Whitehall, preparations made for the event
and a glimpse of the barracks of the troops.
(11) British Information Services
British craftsmen still carry on in the tradition
of fine book making despite the printing
press in many cases having outmoded
handwork.
Macbeth... (20) ...British Information Services
Dramatizes Act II, Scene II, of the Shakespearean
play, in which Macbeth's wife urges
him to kill the Scotch king, and Act V,
Scene I, showing the remorseful Lady Macbeth
as she confesses to the murder. Wilfred
Lawson, Cathleen Nesbitt, Felix Aylmer,
Catherine Lacey.
Mastery of the Air
(1')
British Information Services
Society of British Aircraft Constructors
presents its annual display, showing latest
types of civilian and military aircraft and
Britain's progress in the field of aviation.
Mephisto Waltz...„(18)
Times Films
Art film ballet produced in France and
based on Franz Liszt's music. Built around
the Faust legend, Mephisto uses his evil
powers to tempt a girl to dance to her
death. Ludmilla Tcherina stars. Choreography
by Serge Lifar.
My Son's Dad
(27) Young Men's Christian Ass'n
Institutional documentary, which tells the
story of a normal boy with too much time
on his hands and how 'yMCA activities
helped him. (Available both in 35min and
16mm, and gratis to exhibitors from
local Y's.)
©Neighbours... (8)
Mayer-Kingsley
Technicolor. (An Academy Award winner
as the best shorts documentary; produced
by National Film Board of Canada.) Plot
deals with neighbors who quarrel over property
rights of an unusual dancing flower.
They kill each other and on each grave is
a dancing flower.
Panic in a Wax Museum
(36) Hoffberg Prods.
A police chase involving stolen jewels takes
place in the famous Madam Tussaud's wax
museum in London. (Being booked as a
package with "Horror Maniacs" and
"Strangler's Morgue" with a combined running
time for all three of 180 minutes.)
©Romance of Transportation, The
(13) Mayer-Kingsley
Technicolor cartoon. Birth and development
of transportation in Canada, from the crude
transit methods of the first settler to modem-day
air travel. (Produced by the National
Film Board of Canada.)
Royal Destiny
(20) British Information Services
Old newsreel clips and scene shots from the
private files of England's royal family show
Queen Elizabeth II from early childhood to
her marriage and to death of the late king.
©Royal Heritage. .. (28) Union Film Distrs.
Eastman color. A preview and historical account
of the British coronation of Elizabeth
II on June 2, 1953. Commentary by Robert
Donat. (Produced by Ian Dalrymple for
Wessex Films.)
Stereo-Techniques Show, No. 1
(46) Sol Lesser
Five three-dimensional novelties with a
three-minute intermission between the first
and second reels.
'Now Is the Time"
(j)
(An introductory film explaining the threedimensional
proce.ss.)
"A Solid Explanation" (g)
(A trip to an English zoo.)
©"Royal River" (9)
(In Technicolor. A boat trip down the
Thames river, with scenes of the surrounding
English countryside.)
"The Black Swan" (13)
(A ballet, its story enacted to the music of
Tschaikowsky.)
©"Around Is Around" (10)
( Abstract lines, dots and figures in color.)
Story of the Violin, The
(51) Hoffberg Prods.
Deals with the construction of the violin
and shows how the instrument is put together
by experienced craftsmen. Jacques
Thiebaud, world famous violinist, plays a
selection.
Stranger Left No Card, The
(22) Meteor Films
A featurette produced by George K. Arthur
in England. Tells the story of a bearded
stranger who wormed his way into the
town's good graces, then murdered its leading
citizen. No one but the victim knew the
stranger behind his grotesque makeup.
Swan Lake.... (23) Arlan Picts.
The original Ballet Russe company dances
to Tschaikowsky's music. Genevieve Moulin,
Vladimir Dokoudovsky, Paul Grinwis and
The Ensemble.
©Travel Royal
(20) British Information Services
Technicolor. Historic spots of London as
viewed by members aboard a BOAC airliner
on a flight over the city. A poetic narration
describes their reactions.
24 Hours of Progress
(10) Louis de Rochemont Associates
The importance of oil and its by-products in
our daily living, covering a 24-hour period.
(Sponsored by the Oil Imtitute.)
Twenty-Ninth Blitz, The
(18) British Information Services
Documentary of the German Luftwaffe blitz
on London Dec. 29, 1940, and the work of
the heroic firefighters to combat it. Ends
with a plea for more present-day civilian
defense centers.
©Two Bagatelles
(3) Nat'l Film Bd. of Canada
Color. Trick photography makes a man
working on the lawn look like an acrobat,
and another man. in the barnyard, move
up and down ladders in rapid-fire fashion.
©Van Gogh... (11) IFE ReL Corp.
Technicolor art documentary. (Italian-made
with English commentary.) The progressive
development towards insanity of the famou
Dutch artist, as reflected in his painting.-
Visit to Picasso... (2114) Joseph Burstyn
Venice Festival grand prize winner for
documentary in 1950. Picasso, himself,
creates his works of art for the screen by
drawing on a sheet of Plexiglas. English
narration spoken by Frank Silvera.
Voices Under the Sea
(19) British Information Services
Deals with the maritime aids of Cable and
Wireless, Ltd., and depicts the difficult and
dangerous job of the men who service the
vast undersea cable networks.
Woodland Sketches... (10) Hoffberg Prods.
As each new season emerges— fall, winter,
spring and summer—its beauties are caught
by the camera. The Vienna Symphony
orchestra plays the background music.
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JAN. 18 —First CinemaScope anamorphic lenses flown to 20th 's studios.
JAN. 26 —20th executives view preliminary
CinemaScope test reels.
JAN. 28 — 20th announces "The Robe" will be first production in CinemaScope.
FEB. 2 - 20th adopts CinemaScope for all its productions.
FEB. 23 — "The Robe" goes before the CinemaScope cameras.
MAR. 18 -First demonstration of CinemaScope unanimously acclaimed by
exhibitors, industry executives, technicians and world press.
MAR. 18-Loew's, Inc., announces M-G-M will produce in CinemaScope.
APR. 24 - CinemaScope demonstrations start in
showings in all principal cities of the world.
New York, followed by
MAY 12 —20th announces perfection of revolutionary single-film 4-track
magnetic stereophonic sound system.
JUNE 2 — United Artists goes CinemaScope.
JUNE 25 —Walt Disney goes CinemaScope.
AUG. 1 1
—Industry and press hail first demonstration of CinemaScope 4-track
magnetic stereophonic sound system.
SEPT. 16 -Eight months after first CinemaScope tests, "The Robe" has World
Premiere Presentation at Roxy, New York.
SEPT. 24 -First week of "The Robe" at Roxy grosses world record $264,428.
OCT. 22 -Canadian premiere of "The Robe."
OCT. 29 —Columbia goes CinemaScope.
NOV. 4 — Warner Bros, goes CinemaScope.
NOV. 9 - "How to Marry a Millionaire," second great CinemaScope production,
starts breaking records across the country.
NOV. 19 -London premiere of "The Robe."
NOV. 27 —Rome and New Zealand premieres of "The Robe."
DEC. 3
— Paris premiere of "The Robe."
DEC. 9 — Australian premiere of "The Robe."
DEC. 10 —Germany premiere of "The Robe."
DEC. 16 -World Premiere of "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef" at Roxy, N. Y.
DEC. 17 —Mexico premiere of "The Robe."
DEC. 22
-World Premiere of "King of the Khyber Rifles" at Rivoli, N.Y.
OEC. 25 — 84-theatre day and date Christmas holiday engagement of "The Robe"
starts in New York City area.