Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1963)

Tom Thumb defend all of their little friends from the wicked witch and the monsters. In Color. LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER, THE (British-made) — see Continental Distributing LONG SHIPS, THE (British-made) — see Columbia LOVE IN THE HAY (Action Fantasy). Stars: Helen Hovey, Arch Hall jr., Richard Kiel. Producer: Nicholas Merriwether. Original Story: Nicholas Merriwether. Screenplay: Nicholas Merriwether, Robert 0. Wehling. Distributor: Fairway-International Films. • A King-of-the-Mountain moonshiner's beautiful daughter is wooed by a wandering musician, risking his life in a chase from the mountains into the big city. In Color. LOVERS ON A TIGHTROPE (Suspense Drama). Stars: Annie Girardot, Francois Perier. Producer: Robert Cirez Daubigny. Director: Jean-Charles Dudrumet. Original (novel): Michel Lebrun. Screenplay: Roland Laudenbach, Charles Dudrumet. Distributor: Ellis Films. • French-made; English-dubbed. Based on Michel Lebrun's novel, "The Tight Rope." A love triangle expands to intrigue when a husband realizes at the 11th hour that his wife's lover is the brother of his business partner. Jhe lover turns out to be an unscrupulous fortune-hunter and murderer; and in the finale husband and wife have a bittersweet reunion. MADAME (European-made; English-dubbed) see Embassy MANIAC, THE (British-made) — see Columbia MARIZINIA (Melodrama). Stars: John Sutton, Zygmunt Sulistrowski, Gina Albert. Producer-Director-Screenplay: Zygmunt Sulistrowski. Distributor: International Film Enterprises. • Filmed in the Amazon jungles of Brazil. Story deals with a girl on the run from superstitious natives who blame her for a fish famine. Joining two explorers on a trek into the jungles, both men vie for her affections, but she loves one and chooses him. In Color. MAXIME (Comedy Drama). Stars: Charles Boyer, Michele Morgan. Producer: Raoul Ploquin. Director: Henri Verneuil. Original (novel): Henri Duvernois. Screenplay: Albert Valentin, Henri Jeanson, Henri Verneuil. Distributor: Ellis Films. • French-made; English-dubbed. A worldly young woman finds herself torn between compassion for an aging man-about-Paris, who is charming but poor, and a wealthy boor. The first man tutors the boor and makes him sober, serious and pleasant, then pairs him off with the woman; he then seeks romance elsewhere. MILL OF THE STONE WOMEN (Horror). Stars: Pierre Brice, Scilla Gabel, Wolfgang Preiss, Liana Orfei. Director: Giorgio Ferroni. Original (short story): Pieter Van Weigen. Distributor: Parade Pictures. • Italian-made; English-dubbed. A famous sculptor fights to keep his daughter from dying from an incurable blood disease. To accomplish his purpose, he draws the blood from victims selected out of his art classes. In Dyaliscope and Color. MIND BENDERS, THE (British-made) — see American International MONDO CANE (Documentary Drama). Stars: Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Carvara, Franco Prosperi. Producer: Rizzoli-Cineriz. Director: Gualtiero Jacopetti. Distributor: Times Film. • Italian-made; English narration. A documentary of man and his customs affecting birds of the air, beasts of land and sea, and men and women, covering various countries around the world, including the United States. In Color. MONKEY IN WINTER (French-made; English-dubbed)— see Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MONSTROSITY (Horror Drama). Stars: Erika Peters, Judy Bamber, Frank Gerstle. Producer: Cinema Venturers. Director: Joseph Mascelli. Screenplay: Sue Dwiggins, Vi Russell, Dean Dillman jr. Distributor: Emerson Film Enterprises. • An old woman transplants her brain into the body of, a lovely young girl. MR. ARKADIN (Suspense Drama). Stars: Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave, Patricia Medina, Akim Tamiroff, Mischa Auer. Producer-Director: Orson Welles. Original Story and Screenplay: Orson Welles. Distributor: Cari Releasing Co. • Filmed in Europe in 1955 and released there as "Confidential Report." A young investigator is hired by a powerful tycoon to seek out his true identity. He finds clues in underworld capitals around the globe, but one by one, each witness found is subsequently murdered. The investigator then realizes he was hired not to learn the man's past but to erase it. MYSTERY SUBMARINE (British-made) — see Universal NIGHT THEY KILLED RASPUTIN, THE (Melodrama). Stars: Edmund Purdom, Gianna Maria Canale, John Drew Barrymore, Jany Clair. Director: Pierre Chenal. Distributor: Brigadier Film Associates — States Rights. • Italian-made; English dialog and English-dubbed. From the pages of history comes this story of the Czarina of Russia and her strange, romantic attachment for Rasputin, the infamous monk who preached a gospel of salvation through sin. Court enemies expose him as a religious charlatan, to no avail, and after several attempts, finally succeed in killing him. NO EXIT (Drama). Stars: Viveca Lindfors, Rita Gam, Morgan Sterne, Ben Piazza. Producers: Hector Olivera, Fernando Ayala. Director: Tad Danielewski. Original (play): Jean-Paul Sartre. Screenplay: George Tabori. Distributor: Zenith International — States Rights. • Filmed in Argentina. Three sinners are condemned to spend eternity together in hell because of the crimes they committed on earth. They are Inez, a Lesbian; Estelle, a nymphomaniac, and Garcin, a coward who betrayed his countrymen. Instead of the conventional fire and brimstone, each becomes the others' conscience and torturer. NUDE ODYSSEY (Adventure Drama). Stars: Enrico Maria Salerno, Dolores Patricia Donlon, Venantino Venantini. Producers: Produzione Cinematografica Mediteranee and Cineriz-Francinex. Director: Franco Rossi. Dis tributor: Davis-Royal Films. • Italo-French made; English-dubbed and English narration. Filmed in Tahiti against scenic backgrounds, the story deals with a jaded Italian, disillusioned with his married life in Rome, who searches for romance and excitement in Polynesia. In Totalscope and Color. OF HUMAN BONDAGE (British-made) — -see MetroGoldwyn-Mayer OPERATION SNATCH (British-made) — see Continental Distributing PAGAN HELLCAT (Drama). Stars: Tumata Teuiau. Producer-Director: Umberto Bonsignori (Victoria Films). Distributor: Times Film. • In Color. PARADISIO (Exploitation Film). Stars: Arthur Howard, Eva Waegner. Producer: Jacques Henrici. No director credit available. Distributor: Jack Harris — States Rights. • European-made. (Partly in 3-D). A film on nudes with a spy plot in which a British professor, given a pair of unusual spectacles by a German scientist that show fully clothed people unclothed, is trailed throughout Europe by a Russian female spy, meanwhile having himself a gay time by focusing the glasses on unsuspecting continental cuties. The audience is given 3-D glasses to use when the professor uses his. PARANOIAC (British-made) — see Universal PASSIONATE DEMONS, THE (Melodrama). Stars: Margrete Robsahm, Toralv Maurstad, Henki Kolstad. Producer: Concord Film. Director: Nils Reinhardt Christensen. Original (novel): Axel Jensen. Distributor: Manson Distributing — States Rights. • Scandinavian-made; English-dubbed. Also available in Norwegian-language with English titles. A "new wave" film, based on Jensen's novel, "Lina," set in modern-day Sweden, about an embittered young seaman and his illicit relationship with a promiscuous young girl aristocrat who is part of a free-loving set. PHAEDRA (Drama). Stars: Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, Rat Vallone. Producer-Director: Jules Dassin. Original: Margarita Liberaki. Screenplay: Jules Dassin, Margarita Liberaki. Distributor: Lopert Pictures. • Filmed in Greece. Modern dress version of the classic Greek tragedy of love, in which the son of a Greek shipbuilder and his young stepmother fall madly in love and drift into a passionate affair. PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER, THE (British-made)— see Co lumbia. PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, THE (Comedy). Stars: Siobhan McKenna, Gary Raymond, Liam Redmond, Niall MacGinnis. Producer: Four Provinces Production. Director: Brian Desmond Hurst. Dis tributor: Janus Films. • Based on J. M. Synge's classic comedy about an innkeeper's daughter who falls in love with a fascinating stranger. In Color. PRIVATE POTTER (British-made) — see Metro-GoldwynMayer PUSS 'N' BOOTS (Fantasy). Stars: International Cast. Producer: K Gordon Murray. Director: Roberto Rodriguez. Screenplay: Sergio Guerrero. Distributor: K. Gordon Murray. • Filmed in Mexico. Adapted from the classic story. In Color. QUARE FELLOW, THE (British-made)— see Astor QUEEN'S GUARDS, THE (British-made)— see 20th Century-Fox QUEEN'S SWORDSMEN, THE (Fantasy). Stars: International Cast. Producer: K. Gordon Murray. Director: Roberto Rodriguez. Screenplay: Roberto Rodriguez. Distributor: K. Gordon Murray. • Filmed in Mexico. A wicked king sends his soldiers to the neighboring principality to abduct the beautiful princess as a wife for his son. The wolf and his pal the skunk become expert swordsmen and drive away the invaders. In Color. QUICK AND THE DEAD, THE (War Drama). Stars: Victor French, Majel Barret, Louis Massed, Larry Mann, John Cedar, James Almanzer. Producer: Sam Altonian (Manson Film Production). Director: Robert Totten. Original Screenplay: Robert Totten, Sheila Lynch. Distributor: Beckman Film Corp. • Story of a patrol of American soldiers who get lost behind enemy lines in Northern Italy during World War II. Tells of their adventures and dangers as they make their way back to their own lines. RAGE OF THE BUCCANEERS (Action Drama). Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Vincent Price, Marie Canneli. Distributor: Colorama. • Filmed in Italy. In CinemaScope and Color. REACH FOR GLORY (British-made) — see Columbia RELUCTANT SAINT, THE (Drama). Stars: Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff. Producer-Director: Edward Dmytryk. Screenplay: John Fante, Joseph Petracca. Distributor: Davis Royal Films. • Filmed in Italy; English dialog. Set in 17th century Italy. The true story of a simple stable lad whose lackadaisical efforts to become a priest subjects him to ridicule. When he suddenly develops the ability to float in mid-air, it is viewed as a miracle and, ultimately, he is declared a saint. RICE GIRL (Drama). Stars: Elsa Martinelli, Folco Lulli, Michel Auclair, Rik Battaglia, Lilli Brignone. Producer: Carlo Ponti (Excelsa Prod). Director: Raffaello Matarazzo. Distributor: Ultra Pictures. • Italian-made; English-dubbed. Released in Italy in 1956 as "Rice Fields." One of the migratory women workers in a middle-aged man's rice fields is discovered to be the man's illegitimate daughter. The man's nephew makes advances to the girl and finally is killed accidentally. The rice field owner takes the blame leaving the girl and her real heart throb free to leave together. In CinemaScope and Color. ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (Italian-made; Englishdubbed) — see Astor ROOMMATES (British-made) — see Herts-Lion International SADIST, THE (Drama). Stars: Arch Hall jr., Helen Hovey, Richard Alden, Marilyn Manning. Producer: Steve Snyder. Director: James Landis. Original Screenolay: James Landis. Distributor: Fairway-International Films. • A sadistic killer and his girl friend go on a mass killing spree on the nation's highways. Gives a documentary-like account of the sadistic urge to humiliate, enslave and kill. SAMMY GOING SOUTH (Outdoor Adventure Drama). Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland. Producer: Sir Michael Balcon (Bryanston-Seven Arts Coproduction). Director: Alexander Mackendrick. 0 riginal (novell: W. H. Canaway. Screenplay: Dennis Cannan. U. S. distributor not set. • British-made; filmed in Africa. A young boy, with the aid of only a cheap compass, travels from Turkey to South Africa in search of relatives. The story tells of his adventures along the way. Robinson plays the role of a lovable but rascally diamond smuggler. In CinemaScope and Color. SECRETS OF THE NAZI CRIMINALS (Documentary). Producer: Tore Sjoberg, for Minerva International. English narrator: Claude Stephenson. Distributor: Trans-Lux Distributing. • Swedish-made, with English narration. Subtitled "Mein Kampf II," this is a sequel to Sjoberg's 1961 film, "Mein Kampf," and is a compilation of authentic footage from Russian, German and English newsreels, showing more Nazi atrocities during World War II, and stands as proof against the war criminals who were tried at Nuremberg and elsewhere on crimes against humanity. SEDUCERS, THE (Drama). Stars: Nuella Dirking, Mark Saegers, Robert Milli, Sheila Britt. Producer: Wilson Ashley, for Boar's Head Films. Director: Graeme Ferauson. Screenolay: Wilson Ashley. Distributor: Joseph Brenner Associates. • A husband who has been having an extra-marital affair, sets off a chain of events that include seductions, blackmail and death. SEVEN DARING GIRLS (Melodrama). Stars: Adrian Hoven, Ann Smyrner, Jan Hendriks. Producer: Wolfgang Hartwig. Director: Otto Meyer. Screenplay: Johannes Kai. Distributor: Manson Distributing — States Rights. • German-made; English-dubbed. Seven new graduates of an exclusive Swiss girls' school embark on a holiday cruise on an old Dutch cargo boat. Their fun turns into a nightmare when they encounter criminals seeking to heist a fortune in gold ingots from the wreckage of a missing plane that is found on a deserted island. SEVENTH JUROR, THE (Drama). Stars: Bernard Blier, Maurice Biraud, Francis Blanche, Daniele Delorme, Jacques Riberolles. Producer: Lucien Viard. Director: Georges Lautner. Original (novel): Francis Didelot. Screenplay: Jacques Robert. Distributor: Trans-Lux Distributing. • French-made; English-dubbed. Justice takes a strange twist when a leading citizen of a small town commits a violent unpremeditated murder. SIN OF JESUS, THE (Drama). Stars: Julie Bovasso, Robert Blossom, St. George Brian. Producer: Walter Gutman (Off-Broadway Productions). Director: Robert Frank. Original (short story): Isaac Bakel. Screenplay: Howard Schulman. Distributor: Film-Maker's Cooperative. • A farmer deserts his pregnant wife to the bleak life on a farm. She asks Jesus for an angel as a companion. He meets her request, but the angel must leave when, in an act of passion, she damages his wings. SMALL WORLD OF SAMMY LEE (Drama). Stars: Anthony Newley. Producer: Frank Godwin (BryanstcnSeven Arts Associated Co-Prod). Director: Kenneth Hughes. Original and Screenplay: Kenneth Hughes. Distributor: Not set. • British-made. An entertainer in a cheap night club is caught up in an emotional conflict between his personal convictions and gamblers hounding him for money. BOXOFFICE 133