Boxoffice barometer (1961)

PLATINUM HIGH SCHOOL 14..(93) Moy 13 Drama. A father investigates on his own the mysterious accidental death of his son at an exclusive boys' military school attended by neor- incorrigible boys from broken, wealthy homes. He nearly gets killed himself before exposing the school's crooked faculty heads. Mickey Rooney, Terry Moore, Dan Duryea, Yvette Mimieux, Con- way Twitty. Director: Charles Haas. Albert Zug- smith Production. ^©PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES .13 (111) Apr. 15 Comedy. Based on Jean Kerr's hilarious book on family life, dealing with a Broadway drama critic, his wife and their four mischievous sons, and the complications that arise when they leave Man- hattan for life in the suburbs. Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige, Spring Byington, Richard Haydn. Director: Charles Walters. Euterpe Produc- tion. (CinemaScope.) ©TARZAN, THE APE MAN . . 3 . . (82). . Oct. 16, '59 Adventure Melodrama. The jungle adventures of a girl who accompanies her father on a safari to find the Elephants Graveyard and the ivory wealth it holds. Saved by Tarzan from wild beasts and cannibals, she stays to become his mate. Denny Miller, Joanna Barnes, Cesare Danova, Robert Douglas. Director: Joseph Newman. ©TIME MACHINE, THE . . 9 . . (103) Aug. 4 Science-Fiction Drama. Filmed in England. From H. G. Wells' book about a young British inventor of 1900 who perfects a time machine which takes him through the fourth dimension to 802,701 A.D., with brief stops to witness three world wars, 1914, 1940 and 1966, before going on to the strange civilization of the future. Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Helmore. Director: George Pal. George Pal Pro- duction. ©WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE, THE .7 (104) Dec. 4, '59 Mystery Drama. Filmed in England. A Court of Inquiry investigates the mystery surrounding a wrecked freighter and its one survivor. The latter, to establish his innocence, explores the hold of the sunken ship, and gets evidence of murder by an employe of the ship's owners. Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Emlyn Wil- liams, Cecil Parker, Alexander Knox, Virginia Mc- Kenna. Director: Michael Anderson. Blaustein- Baroda Production. (CinemaScope.) (REISSUES) JAILHOUSE ROCK 806 (96) Mar. 11 Drama. Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaugh- nessy. Dean Jones, Jennifer Holden. Director: Rich- ard Thorpe. Avon Production. (CinemaScope.) Paramount (September, 1959 through August, 1960) BELLBOY, THE. .5924. .(72) July Comedy. Set in Miami Beach at a luxurious resort hotel, the central character is bellboy Jerry Lewis, who plays his role in pantomime—that of a blundering bellhop who makes every mistake in the book, and more. Jerry Lewis, Alex Gerry, Bob Clayton, Sonny Sands, and guest stars. Director: Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis Production. BIG NIGHT, THE . .5912. .(74) Feb. Melodrama. A teenage boy and girl find a locked briefcase thrown from a car being pursued by police. They become dangerously involved as both the robber and police search for the case, which contains a $200,000 bank haul. Randy Sparks, Venetia Stevenson, Dick Foran, Jesse White, Dick Contino. Director: Sidney Salkow. Maycliff Pro- duction. BUT NOT FOR ME . 5903 . . (105) Oct. '59 Comedy. Story of a May-December romance be- tween a middle-aged, dynamic theatrical producer and his secretary whom he stars in his new play. Patiently waiting on the sidelines is the producer's ex-wife, who understands his foibles and still loves him. Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer, Lee J. Cobb, Barry Coe, Thomas Gomez. Director: Walter Lang. Perlberg-Seaton Production. CAREER . .5907 . (105) Nov. '59 Drama. Based on James Lee's off-Broadway play, this tells the story of a dedicated stage actor, his struggles and heartaches, including two un- successful marriages, before finding fame on Broadway. Dean Martin, Anthony Franciosa, Caro- lyn Jones, Shirley MacLaine, Joan Blackman, Robert Middleton. Director: Joseph Anthony. Hal Wallis Production. CHANCE MEETING. .5914. .(94) Mar. Mystery Melodrama. British-made. Based on Leigh Howard's novel, "Blind Date," the film starts with a murder, for which a Dutch artist is accused, and then tells in flashback of the events leading up to a surprise climax. Hardy Kruger, Stanley Baker, Micheline Presle, Robert Flemying. Director: Joseph Losey. Julian Wintle-Leslie Parkyn Pro- duction for Sydney Box Associates. ©CIRCUS STARS 5913.(61) Feb. Documentary. (Russian-made, with English-dubbed narration.) U.S.-U.S.S.R. Cultural Film Exchange Agreement. Stars the world famous Russian clown, Popov; with a variety of trained animals, trick horsemanship, aerial acrobatics, juggling and other circus acts. Oleg Popov, Karandash, Bubnov Brothers, Baghestan "Chovkra" tight-rope walkers, Vladimir Durov, Alexander Serzh, Vladi- mir Deveiko. Director: L. Kristy. (CinemaScope.) ^CONSPIRACY OF HEARTS. . 5919.. (113) Apr. Drama. British-made; filmed in Italy. Deals with the rescue operations by a group of Italian nuns during World War II who help Jewish refugee children escape from a Nazi concentration camp in northern Italy. Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms, Yvonne Mitchell, Ronald Lewis, Albert Lieven, Peter Arne. Director: Ralph Thomas. J. Arthur Rank Produc- tion. FIVE BRANDED WOMEN . 5916 ..(101) May Drama. Italian-made. Five Jugoslavian girls who fraternized with Nazi soldiers in the German Army of Occupation during World War II, are shorn of their hair and evicted from the town. Saved by a group of male partisans, they fight along- side the men against the enemy invaders. Van Heflin, Silvana Mangano, Vera Miles, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jeanne Moreau, Richard Basehart, Harry Guardino, Steve Forrest, Alex Nicol. Director: Martin Ritt. Dino De Laurentiis Production. ©HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS.. 5915 .. (100) Mar. Comedy Western. A traveling theatrical troupe's adventures in the old West. The beautiful star of the show falls for a handsome gunman, bur eventually is reunited with the show's owner, who has loved her all along. Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Steve Forrest, Margaret O'Brien, Eileen Heckart. Director: George Cukor. Ponti-Girosi Pro- duction. IN THE WAKE OF A STRANGER.. 5920.. (69). . Apr. Mystery Melodrama. British-made. A seaman on shore leave becomes innocently involved in a murder and the disappearance of the corpse. But he and a young school teacher, who was also at the murder scene, eventually track down the real killers. Tony Wright, Shirley Eaton, Danny Green, Harry H. Corbett, Willoughby Goddard. Director: David Eady. Crescent Film Production. ©IT STARTED IN N APLES . . 5927. . (100) Aug. Comedy With Music. Filmed in Italy. An American lawyer goes to Capri, where he tries to bring back to America his orphaned nephew, a tough 9-year- old whose young aunt opposes the move. When she finally accedes, he finds he loves her and all three are united. Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vit- torio de Sica, Marietto, Paolo Carlini. Director: Melville Shavelson. Shavelson-Rose Production. (VistaVision.) JACK THE RIPPER. 5910 .(85) Feb. Murder Mystery. (One sequence in color.) Brmsh- made. A new version of the "Ripper" murders. Set in East London at the turn of the century, siory concerns a series of baffling knife murders of prostitutes, with clues leading to suspects con- nected with a nearby hospital. Lee Patterson, Eddie Byrne, Betty McDowall, Ewen Solon. Directors: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman. Joseph E. Levine Presentation and a Mid-Century Film Production. ©JAYHAWKERS, THE. .5904. .(100) Oct. '59 Outdoor Drama. Set in Kansas in turbulent pre- Civil War days, the story concerns a prison escapee who breaks up the notorious Jayhawker gang responsible for his wife's death, winning a state pardon for himself and a pretty French widow. Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker, Nicole Maurey, Henry Silva. Director: Melvin Frank. Panama-Frank Pro- duction. (VistaVision.) ©LI'L ABNER. .5908. (114) Dec. '59 Musical. Based on Al Capp's famed comic strip and the Broadway stage hit. Dogpatch, declared "unnecessary" by the U. S. Government, is threat- ened with extinction when Washington decides to make it a bomb testing area, but Mammy Yokum saves the day with her "Yokumberry health tonic," made from a tree found only in her yard. Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Howard St. John, Julie Newmar, Stella Stevens. Director: Mel- vin Frank. Panama-Frank Production. (Vista- Vision.) ©PRISONER OF THE VOLGA. .5921 . .(82) May Historical Drama. (Italian-made, with English- dubbed dialog.) The adventures of a young cavalry officer in feudal Russia who flees from a murder frame-up by a rascally general and is befriended by three Volga boatmen and a peasant girl. He ultimately is exonerated and returns to his regi- ment. John Derek, Elsa Martinelli, Dawn Addams, Charles Vanel, Gert Froebe. Director: W. Tout- jansky. Transmonde-Fides Production. (Totalscope.) PSYCHO . .5926 . .(109) Aug. Melodrama. A murder mystery revolving around a girl who absconds with $40,000 and her subse- quent encounter with the youthful proprietor of an isolated motel who is under the influence ot an insane mother. Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, John Mclntire. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitch- cock Production. ©RAT RACE, THE. 5923..(105) July Comedy Drama. From Garson Kanin's play about two naive people, an ambitious boy and girl who arrive in Manhattan in quest of that one big break, but only find disillusionment and heart- break. They meet, eventually fall in love, and decide to take their chances together. Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Kay Medford, Don Rickies. Director: Robert Mulligan. Perlberg-Seaton Production. ©TARZAN THE MAGNIFICENT.. 5925 .. (88)... July Jungle Melodrama. Filmed in Africa. Tarzan is taking a murderer to a police post, and is trailed through the jungle by the prisoner's father and two brothers. Tells of Tarzan's adventures and narrow escapes en route before finally delivering the man to police. Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, Betta St. John, John Carradine, Alexandra Stewart. Director: Robert Day. Sy Weintraub-Harvey Hayu- tin Production. THAT KIND OF WOMAN . 5901 ..(92) Sept. '59 Drama. Story of a "good-time girl," with a wealthy boy friend, who meets and falls in love with a young paratrooper bound for overseas. She finds she has to make a choice between love and se- curity. Sophia Loren, Tab Hunter, Jack Warden, Barbara Nichols, Keenan Wynn, George Sanders. Director: Sidney Lumet. Ponti-Girosi Production. TOUCH OF LARCENY, A .5911..(93) Jan. Comedy Drama. British-made. A landbourtd British Admiralty commander, whose weakness is pretty women, actually falls for a girl who turns out to be his friend's fiancee. He concocts a fantastic scheme to disappear with some secret files and later, when proved innocent of treason, sues the newspapers for slander. James Mason, Vera Miles, George Sanders, Robert Flemyng, Horry Andrews, Duncan Lamont. Director: Guy Hamilton. Ivon Foxwell Production. VISIT TO A SMALL PLAN ET. . 5917 . . (85) ..Apr. Comedy. The antics of an impish outer spaceman who visits earth, but mistakenly believes he has arrived during the Civil War. Dressed for that period, he appears ot a masquerade party, is taken for one of the guests, and becomes involved in a series of hilarious complications. Jerry Lewis, Earl Holliman, Joan Blackman, Fred Clark, Lee Patrick. Director: Norman Taurog. Hal Wallis Production. WALK LIKE A DRAGON . 5922.. (95) June Outdoor Drama. Set in San Francisco in the 1870s, story deals with the conflict between an American and a Chinese man, both in love with an Oriental slave girl. To end the violent fued that develops, the girl marries her countryman. Jack Lord, Nobu McCarthy, James Shigeta, Mel Torme, Josephine Hutchinson. Director: James Clavell. (REISSUES) ©BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI, THE . . R5906. . (103). . Jan. War Dramo. William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney. Director: Mark Robson. Perlberg-Seaton Production. COUNTRY GIRL, THE. . R5905 . .(104). . . Jan. Drama. Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross. Director: George Seaton. Perlberg- Seaton Production. ©GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, THE. .R5918 (152) May Drama With Music. Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart. Director: Cecil B. DeMille. Cecil B. DeMille Production. ©SAMSON AND DELILAH.. R5902.. (120). .Sept. '59 Biblical Spectacle. Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Henry Wilcoxon. Director: Cecil B. DeMille. Cecil B. DeMille Produc- tion. ©ULYSSES. R5909. (80) Nov. '59 Costume Drama. Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podesta. Director: Mario Camerini. Ponti-De Laurentiis Production; a Lux Film. 20th Century-Fox (October, 1959 through September, 1960) ©BELOVED INFIDEL. .936-5. .(123). Nov. '59 Biographical Drama. From columnist Sheilah Gra- ham's autobiography, which highlights her ill- fated romance with novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose dissipations lead to his early death. Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert, Philip Ober. Director: Henry King. Jerry Wald Production. (CinemaScope.) ©BEST OF EVERYTHING, THE. .931-6 ( 121 ) 0ct - 59 Drama. From a novel by Rona Jaffe, the film is a series of vignettes involving several New York career girls who work for a publishing firm, and depicts their lives, loves and disillusionments. Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Parker, Martha Hyer, Robert Evans, Louis Jourdan, Joan Crawford. Di- rector: Jean Negulesco. Jerry Wald Production. (CinemaScope.) BLOOD AND STEEL. .937-3. (63) Dee. '59 War Drama. Story of a condemned Seabees mis- sion on Gizo island in the South Pacific in 1943. Tells of the first advancing and island-hopping of the wartime construction force, shown in actual combat. John Lupton, Ziva Rodann, Brett Halsey, James Edwards, John Brinkley. Director: Bernard L. Kowalski. Associated Producers Production. (Regalscope.) BOBBIKINS 004-2. (89) June Comedy. British-made. A "talking," 18-month-old baby gives his dad stock market tips that make him rich. The wealth only brings about a rifl between the baby's folks, but he succeeds in reuniting them, then goes back to being a normal little boy again. Shirley Jones, Max Bygraves, Steven Stocker, Barbara Shelley. Director: Robert Day. (CinemaScope.) ©CAN-CAN. 041-4..(131) Special Musical. (For roadshow engagements only.) From the Cole Porter-Abe Burrows Broadway hit musi- cal. Story concerns the attempts of 19th century Parisian reformers to ban the can-can dance in a Montmartre cafe, and a romantic triangle that develops between the pretty cafe owner, her lawyer boy friend and the ban-wielding judge. 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