CHOICE FOR 1952

The African Queen (Horizon; United Artists). Director John Huston's Techni-colored version of C. S. Forester's novel about a prissy spinster and a gin-swilling skipper; with Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart (TIME, Feb. 25).

The Man in the White Suit (J. Arthur Rank; Universal-International). Alec Guinness as the inventor of an indestructible fabric in a British-made blend of slapstick and social satire (TIME, April 14).

The Story of Robin Hood (Walt Disney; RKO Radio). All-live-action version of the old legend, with Richard Todd (TIME, June 30).

High Noon (Stanley Kramer; United Artists). Gary Cooper as an embattled cow-town marshal facing four desperadoes singlehanded (TIME, July 14).

The Strange Ones (Jean-Pierre Melville; Mayer-Kingsley). Adaptation of Jean Cocteau's Les Enfants Terrible s, the story of a brother and sister living in a world of their own (TIME, July 21).

Ivanhoe (M-G-M). Sir Walter Scott's novel of the days when knighthood was in flower; with Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine (TIME, Aug. 4).

Flowers of St. Francis (Angelo-Rizzoli; Joseph Burstyn). Several episodes from the life of Francis of Assisi woven into a cinematic garland by Director Roberto Rossellini (TIME, Oct. 6).

Breaking the Sound Barrier (London Films; United Artists). The stresses & strains, mechanical as well as human, of supersonic flight in Director David Lean's British-made film; with Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd (TIME. Nov. 10).

Forbidden Games (Robert Dorfman; Times Film Corp.). A French film that looks at a grownup's warring world through the realistic eyes of a child (TIME, Dec. 8).

Come Back, Little Sheba (Hal Wallis; Paramount). William Inge's Broadway hit about two mismated people, faithfully transferred to the screen; with Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth (TIME, Dec. 29).

The Member of the Wedding (Stanley Kramer; Columbia). Carson McCullers' poetic play about a twelve-year-old girl's growing pains, with Julie Harris, Ethel Waters and Brandon de Wilde in their original Broadway parts (TIME, Dec. 29).

Moulin Rouge (Romulus; United Artists). John Huston's film about the life and loves of Artist Toulouse-Lautrec; with Jose Ferrer (see below).

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