MFB: May 1952

Introduction for newcomers

Red Snow

Monthly Film Bulletin

May 1952

Vol. 19 No. 220

Ace Lucky
Feudin' Rhythm
USA - 1949 - 65m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Edward L. Bernds

Angels One Five
UK - 1952 - 98m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (U) (cut)
D: George More O'Ferrall

Bambino
Taxi di notte
Italy/France - 1950 - 98m - bw
Films de France (U)
D: Carmine Gallone

Belles on Their Toes: The Further Adventures of the Gilbreth Family
USA - 1952 - 89m - col
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Henry Levin
Series: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950, Apr-May/1950).

The Big Trees
USA - 1952 - 89m - col
Warner (A)
D: Felix E. Feist

Billy the Kid Wanted
USA - 1941 - 54m - bw
New Realm (U)
D: Sam Newfield [as: Sherman Scott]
Series: Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940).

Boots Malone
USA - 1952 - 103m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: William Dieterle

The Music Box...

...and Oliver the Eighth, two of the classic Laurel & Hardy
shorts included in the feature compilation Escapade.

Conquest of Annapurna
Victoire sur l'Annapurna
(USA: Annapurna)
France - 1950 - 56m - col
Wilfrid van Wyck
D: Marcel Ichac

Cry, the Beloved Country
UK - 1951 - 103m - bw
British Lion (A)
D: Zoltan Korda

The Devil's Weed
Wild Weed
(aka: She Shoulda Said 'No'!)
USA - 1949 - 70m - bw
International (Banned)
D: Sam Newfield [as: Sherman Scott]
The MFB reports: "The film has been refused a censor's certificate and banned by various local authorities in this country". Presumably it played under licence in some areas, hence the magazine's review.

Distant Drums
USA - 1951 - 99m - col
Warner (U)
D: Raoul Walsh

Escapade
USA - 1952 - 60m - bw
Equity (U)
D: James Parrott, Lloyd French
Compilation of three short films: The Music Box (1932), The Chimp (1932), Oliver the Eighth (1933).

Finders Keepers
USA - 1951 - 74m - bw
General Film (A)
D: Frederick De Cordova

Flesh and Fury
USA - 1952 - 82m - bw
General Film (A) (cut)
D: Joseph Pevney

Flight to Mars
USA - 1951 - 71m - col
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: Lesley Selander

Force of Arms
USA - 1951 - 98m - bw
Warner (A)
D: Michael Curtiz

Fort Worth
USA - 1951 - 80m - col
Warner (U)
D: Edwin L. Marin

Ghost Chasers
USA - 1951 - 67m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: William Beaudine
Series: Live Wires (1946, Jun/1946).

Gunslingers

USA - 1950 - 55m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: Wallace Fox

The Happy Family
(USA: Mr. Lord Says No)
UK - 1952 - 86m - bw
Apex (U)
D: Muriel Box

Harem Girl
USA - 1952 - 70m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Edward L. Bernds

Here's to the Memory!
UK - 1952 - 55m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: Jack Howells

The Highwayman
USA - 1951 - 82m - col
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: Lesley Selander

Hoodlum Empire
USA - 1952 - 98m - bw
Republic (A)
D: Joseph Kane

Indian Territory
USA - 1950 - 69m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: John English
Series: In Old Santa Fe (1938, May/1954).

It's a Joke, Son!
USA - 1947 - 75m - bw
Grand National (U)
D: Benjamin Stoloff

Jet Men of the Air
Air Cadet
USA - 1951 - 83m - bw
Eros (U)
D: Joseph Pevney

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
USA - 1952 - 64m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Lew Landers
Series: Jungle Jim (1948, Jun/1949).

The Las Vegas Story
USA - 1952 - 88m - bw
RKO Radio (A)
D: Robert Stevenson

The Lone Rider
The Lone Rider in Texas Justice
(aka: Texas Justice)
USA - 1942 - 53m - bw
New Realm (U)
D: Sam Newfield
Series: The Lone Rider Rides On (1941).

The Magic Face
USA - 1951 - 88m - bw
Columbia (A) (cut)
D: Frank Tuttle

Never Look Back
UK - 1952 - 73m - bw
Exclusive (A)
D: Francis Searle

Okinawa
USA - 1952 - 67m - bw
Columbia (A)
D: Leigh Jason

Rancho Notorious
USA - 1952 - 89m - col
RKO Radio (A) (cut)
D: Fritz Lang

Rashomon
羅生門
(aka: In the Woods)
Japan - 1950 - 88m - bw
London Films (X)
D: Akira Kurosawa

Red Snow
USA - 1952 - 75m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Boris Petroff, Harry S. Franklin

The Sellout
USA - 1951 - 82m - bw
MGM (A) (cut)
D: Gerald Mayer

Singin' in the Rain
USA - 1952 - 102m - col
MGM (U)
D: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen

S.O.S. Submarine

Uomini sul fondo
Italy - 1940 - 94m - bw
Renown (U)
D: Francesco De Robertis

Storm Over Tibet
USA - 1951 - 87m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Andrew Marton

The Tall Headlines
(USA: The Frightened Bride)
UK - 1952 - 100m - bw
Grand National (A)
D: Terence Young

Texans Never Cry
USA - 1951 - 66m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Frank McDonald
Series: In Old Santa Fe (1938, May/1954).

Thunder Across the Pacific
The Wild Blue Yonder
USA - 1952 - 97m - bw
Republic (U)
D: Allan Dwan

Tromba
(aka: Tromba the Tiger Man)
Germany/Italy - 1948 - 96m - bw
Regent (X)
D: Helmut Weiss