Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1961)

FEATURE CHART 4ous/ an \^n. B Man' MISCELLANEOUS BUENA VISTA OOOue Hundred and One Dalmatians (gO) ..An., Mar 61 QThe Absent-Minded Professor (97) C . May 61 Fred MacMurray, Nancy Okon, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk 0€)The Parent Trap (123) C.Juia Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, ©Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (73) Ad..Jul61 Jean Coutii, Nikki (dog star) ©Greyfriars Bobby (91) CD . Oct 61 Donaid Crisp. Kay Waish CONTINENTAL Make Mine Mink (101) C . Dec 60 Terry-Thomas, Athene Seyler ©Hippodrome (96) ..Ac.. Mar 61 (Eng-dubbed) .. Gerhard Reidmann, Margit Nanke Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (90) D . Apr 61 Albert Finney, Shirley Ann Field The Long and the Short and the Tall (102) D. . Sep 61 Laurence Harvey, Richard Todd The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (94) C. . Oct 61 Joyce Grenfell, Cecil Parker, Genree Cole CREST FILMS Code of Silence (75) . .Cr. . Feb 61 Terry Becker, Elisa Loti ©Pirate and the Slave Girl (87) © Ad . Aug 61 Le.'i Barker, Chelo Alonso EDWARD HARRISON Another Sky (83) D. . Jan 61 Victoria Grayson, Tayeb FILMS-AROUND-THE-WORLD A French Mistress (91)C..Dec60 Cecil Parker, Jas. H, Justice FILMGROUP Little Shop of Horrors (70) Ho C. Sep 60 Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph High School Caesar (72) D.. Nov 60 John Ashley. Gary Vinson Date Bait (71) D . Nov 60 Gary Clark, Mario Ryan ©Atlas (84) VitaScope Spec. May 61 Michael Forest, Frank Wolf, Barboura Morris ©The Pirate of the Black Hawk (93) ® Ad.. Sep 61 Mij:inou Bardot, Jerrard Eaton GOVERNOR Carry On, Nurse (89) C. . Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton Carry On, Constable (86) C.. Feb 61 Ken Connor, Leslie Phillips KINGSLEY-UNION The League of Gentlemen (113) CD.. Feb 61 Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick K. GORDON MURRAY ©Santa Claus (94) ...F. Nov 60 Narrated by Ken Smith ©Little Angel (90) ..CD.. Jan 61 Maria Gracia, J. M. de Hoyos LOPERT PICTURES Never on Sunday (91) . . C . . Nov 60 Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin ©Tunes of Glory (106) . . D . . Jan 61 Alec Guinness, John Mills PATHE-AMERICA ©The Deadly Companions (90) Panavision . . . .W. Jul 61 •Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, Chill Wills RCIP The Devil’s Commandment (71) (© Ho.. Jan 61 Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo D'Angelo, Charles Fawcett Mark of the Devil (73) D.. Jan 61 .Maria Feli.'i, Crox Alvarado SHOWCORPORATION Home Is the Hero (83) D . Feb 61 Arthur Kennedy, Walter Macken Two-Way Stretch (87) C . Apr 61 Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde White STERLING WORLD DIST'RS The Half Pint (73) C . Oct 60 Pat Goldin, Tommy Blackman ©The Last Rebel (83) . . Ac . . Dec 60 Carlos Thoraiison, Ariadna Welter UNITED PRODUCERS (UPRO) Black Pit of Dr. M. (72) Ho.. Mar 61 Ralph Bertrand, Gaston Santos Siege of Sidney Street (93) Ad.. Mar 61 Peter Wyngarde, Donald Sinden ©Nature Girl and the Slaver (70) Ad.. May 61 Marian Michael, Adrian Hoven VALIANT-VITALITE The Angry Silence (95) . . D . . Jan 61 R. .Vttenboiough, Pier Angeli The Young One (103) . . D . . Feb 61 Zachary Scott, Bernie Hamilton Mania (85) Ho. .Feb 61 Peter Cushing, June Laverick It Takes a Thief (94) . . D . . Feb 61 Jayne Mamsfield, Anthony Quayle Hitler's Executioners (78) Doc. .Jun 61 WOOLNER BROS. ©Flight of the Lost Balloon (..) Ad.. Oct 61 Mala Powers, Marshall Thompson FOREIGN LANGUAGE FRANCE Breathless (89) 3 6-61 Paul Belmondo Beau Serge (87) 9-25-61 (UMPO) . . Gerard Blain, JeanClaude Brialy Frantic (90) 8-28-61 (Times) . .Jeanne Moreau, M. Ronet Love Game, The (85) .... 2-13-61 (F-A-W) . . Jean-Pierre Cassel. (Jenevieve Cliiny, Jean-Louis Maury Modigliani of Montparnasse (110) 3 6-61 ((iont'l) .. Gerard Phillipe, Lilli Palmer, Anouk Aimee. L. Padovani Rules of the Game (104) 4-17-61 (Janu.s) . . Jean Renoir, Pauline Llubost Rue de Paris (90) 12-12-60 (Lopert) . .Jean Gabin GERMANY Glass Tower. The (104).. 10 3-60 (Ellis) . .Lilli Palmer The Girl of the Moors (87) 9 4-61 (Casino) . .Claus Holm, Maria Emo Three-Penny Opera, The (113) 11-21-60 (Brandon) Lotte Lenya, Rudolph Forster GREECE Antigone (93) 9-25-61 (Norma) .. Irene Papas Counterfeit Coin (120).. 10 3-60 (.\tlantis) . . K. Logothedtides Moussitsa (75) 6 5-61 (Greek Pictures)...). Vouvonklaki 288 Stournara St. (90) . . 2-27-61 (Atlantic) .. Orestis Makris, Sophia Vembo ITALY Big Deal on Madonna St The (91) 1-30-61 (UMPO)..V. Gassman, Toto Holiday Island (105) 11-14-60 (Brandon) .. Vittorio de Sica La Dolce Vita (175) 4-24-61 (Astor) . .Marcello Mastroianni, .)nlta Ekberg, /Anouk Aimee, Alain Cuny L'Avventura (145) 6 5-61 (Janus . .Monica Vitti, Gabriel Ferzeti, Lea Massari Rocco and His Brothers (175) 7-17-61 (Astor) Aiain Delon, .Annie Girardot Two Women (105) .... 6-19-61 (Embassy) .. Sbphia Loren, Jean-Paui Belmondo Wild Love (86) 5 1-61 (Ellis) . .Franko Interienghi JAPAN ©Rikisha Man, The (105) 5 8-61 (Cory) . .Toshira Mifune Road to Eternity (181) . . 2-27-61 (Beveriy) . .Tatsuya Nakadai Rice (118) 9-18-61 (SR)..Yuko Moshizuki POLAND Ashes and Diamonds (105) 9 4-61 (Janus) Z. Cybulski, E. Krzyzewska SWEDEN Secrets of Women (114) , . 9-18-61 (Janus).. Eva Dahlbeck, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Maj-Brltt Niisson Unmarried Mothers (79) . . 3-13-61 (President) . .E. Etiberg, B. Logart Virgin Spring, The (88) . . 12-12-60 (Janus) .. .Max von Sydow, Birgitta Petterson U.S.S.R. Ballad of a Soldier (89) . . 1-31 61 (Kingsley) . .Vladimir Ivashov, Shanna Prokhorenko (aiso Engdubbed) Fate of a Man (100) . . 8-28-61 (U/A) . .Sergei Bondarchuk Short subjects, listed by company, in order of release. Running time follows title. Date is national release month. Color and process as specified. Shorts chart COLUMBIA ASSORTED & COMEDY FAVORITES (Reissues) 5425 Should Husbands Marry? (17) Apr 61 5435 Aim, Fire, Shoot (16).. Mar 61 5426 He Flew the Shrew ( 161/2 ) May 61 5436 Man or Mouse (18).. Jun 61 6421 Hot Heir (16'/2) Sep 61 6431 Caught on the Bounce (I5/2) Oct 61 CANDID MICROPHONE (Reissues) 5554 No. 4, Series 2 (lO'/a) Feb 61 5555 No. 5, Ser. 2 (11).. Mar 61 5556 No. 6, Ser. 2 (10'/2) . . Jul 61 6551 No. 1, Scries 3 (11) Sep 61 COLOR SPECIALS 5501 Polygamus Polonius (9) Nov 60 5502 Rooftops of New York (10) May 61 COLOR FAVORITES (Technicolor Reissues) 5667 Babie Boogie (6) . . . .Jan 61 5608 Pickled Puss (6I/2) . . .Jan 61 5609 Christopher Crumpet's Playmate (6/2) Feb 61 5610 Swiss Tease (6) Mar 61 5611 The Rise of Duton Lang (6/2) Mar 61 5612 Coo-Coo Bird Dog (6) Apr 61 5613 The Jaywalker (6J/2) May 61 5614 Topsy Turkey (6I/2) ..Jun 61 5615 Punchy de Leon (6I/2) . . Jul 61 6601 Red Riding Hood Rides Again (7) Sep 61 6602 The Music Fluke (7) Sep 61 6603 Imagination (6I/2) ... .Oct 61 FILM NOVELTIES (Reissues) 5852 Push Back the Edge (10) Dec 60 5835 Community Sings No. 1, Ser, 13 (10) Mar 61 5854 Yukon Canada (10)... Apr 61 LOOPY de LOOP (Color Cartoons) 5704 Happy Go Loopy (6I/2) Mar 61 5705 Two-Faced Wolf (B'/z) Apr 61 5706 This Is My Ducky Day (6/2) May 61 5707 Fee Fie Foes (61/2) Jun 61 5708 Zoo Is Company (6/2) Jul-61 6701 Catch Meow (6/2) • ■ ■ -Sep 61 6702 Kooky Loopy (7) . . . . Oct 61 MR. MAGOO REISSUES (Technicolor) 5756 Magoo’s Canine Mutiny (Both © and standard) ..Apr 61 5757 Capt. Outrageous C7) May 61 5758 Magoo Goes West (6). . Jul 61 6751 Safety Spin (7) Sep 61 6752 Calling Dr. Magoo (6/2) Oct 61 SPECIAL COLOR FEATURETTES 5442 Splendors of Paris (19) May 61 5443 Wonderful Greece (19) Jun-61 6441 Images of Luangua (18) Oct 60 SERIALS (15 Chapter-Reissues) 4160 King of the Congo . Jun 60 5120 Son of Geronimo .... Nov 60 5140 The G' eat Adventures of Captain Kidd Mar 61 5160 Cody of the Pony Express Aug 61 STOOGE COMEDIES (Reissues) 5404 Pals and Gals (16).. Jan 61 5405 Knutsy Knights (I71/2) Feb 61 5406 Shot in the Frontier (16) Apr 61 5407 Scotched in Scotland 1151/2) May 61 5408 Fling in the Ring (16) Jul 61 6401 Quiz Whiz (I51/2) Sep 61 6402 Fifi Blows Her Top (I6I/2) Oct 61 THRILLS OF MUSIC (Reissues) Sher ock & His (SI/2) Dec 60 Henderson & His (10) Feb 61 Raehurn & His 5952 Shorty Orchestra 5953 Skitch Orchestra 5954 Boyd Orchestra M-G-M GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS (Technicolor Reissues) All 1.75-1 Ratio Tom and Jerrys W261 Pet Peeve (7) Sep 60 W262 Mice Follies (7) Sep 60 W263 Touche Pussy Cat (7) Sep 60 W265 Southbound Duckling (7) Sep 60 W266 Ncopo'itan Mouse (7) Sep 60 W267 Pup on a Picnic (7) Sep 60 W269 Downhearted Duckling (7) Sep 60 W272 Mouse for Sale (7).. Sep 60 W273 Cat Fishin’ (8) Sep 60 W274 Part Time Pal (8).. Sep 60 W275 Cat Concerto (7) ...Sep 60 W276 Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Mouse (7) Sep 60 Tex Averys W264 Farm of Tomorrow (7) Sep 60 W268The F ea Circus (7) Sep 60 W270 Dixieland Droopie (8) Sep 60 . Nov 61 . Nov 61 .Oct 60 Nov 60 Dec 60 PARAMOUNT COLOR SPECIALS (2 Reels) B20-1 Carnival in Quebec (16) Sep 60 B20-2 Boats a-Poppin’ (18) (Anamorphic) Sep 60 B20-3 Lifeline to Hong Kong (17) Anamorphic Apr 61 B21-1 Spring in Scandinavia (..) B21-2 Fireaway, Story of e Trotter ( . . ) MODERN MADCAPS (Technicolor) M20-1 Galaxia (7) M20-2 Bouncing Benny (6) M20-3 Terry the Terror (6) M20-4 Phantom Moustacher (6) Jan 61 M20-5 Kid From Mars (6) Mar 61 M20-6 Mighty Termite (6) Jun 61 M21-1 Plot Sickens (..).... Oct 61 M21-2 Crumley Cogwheel (..) Oct 61 M21-3 Popcorn & Politics (. .) Nov 61 NOVELTOON (Technicolor) P20-1 Northern Mites (6).. Nov 60 P20-2 Miceniks (6) Dec 60 P20-3 The Lion’s Busy (6) . . Mar 61 P20-4 Goodie the Gremlin (6) Apr 61 P20-5 Alvin's Solo Flight (7) Apr 61 P20-6 Hound About That >6) Jun 61 621-1 Munvo (9) Sep 61 P21-2 Turtle Scoup ...)... .Sep 61 P21-3 Kozmo Goes to School ( . . ) Nov 61 POPEYE CHAMPIONS E21-1 Fireman’s Brawl (..) Sep 61 E21-2 Toreadorable (..) ..Sep 61 E21-3 Popeye, the Ace of Space ( . . ) E21-4 Shaving Muggs (..) E21-4 Taxi Turvey (. .) E21-6 Floor Flusher (..) SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (Anamorphic — Color — 1 Reel) D20-1 Kings of the Keys (9) Sep 60 D20-Big “A" (9) Sep 60 D20-3 A Sport Is Born (10) Nov 60 D20-4 Ten Pin Tour (9).... Apr 61 D20-5 Speedway (10) May 61 THE CAT (Color Cartoons) C20-1 Ton Cat (8) Sep 60 CARTOON SPECIAL A-21 Abner the Baseball 2 Reel (12/2) Sep 61 TRAVELRAMA (Anamorphic-Color-1 Reel) T20-1 Porpoise Posse (10).. Mar 61 . Sep 61 Sep 61 . Sep 61 Sep 61 (11) May 61 WORLD OF SPORTS 5802 H'p Shooters (91/2) . . Feb 61 5803 Water-Sports Champs (10) Apr 61 5804 Dogs Afield (10'/2) • ■ • ■ Jun 61 6801 Aqua Ski-Birds (..) ..Oct 61 20th CENTURY-FOX MOVIETONE CINEMASCOPES (Color) 7101 Australian Water Sports (9) Jan 61 7102 Assignment Mexico (10) Feb 61 7105 Algonquin Holiday (9) Mar 61 7103 Adventure in Rhythm (9) Apr 61 7104 Assignment Egypt (9) May 61 7106 Assignment Singapore & Malaya (10) Jun 16 SPECIALS 7054 Tiger in the Tea (10) NC’Scope. De Luxe color. . . .Jul 60 7055 Call of the Holy Land (19) 2D (B&W) Nov 60 TERRYTOON 2-D’s AM Ratios — Color 5121 The Mysterious Package f6) Jan 61 5122 Cat Alarm (6) Feb 61 5123 Drum Roll (7) Mar 61 5124 Railroaded to Fame (7) May 61 5125 The First Fast Mail (6) May 61 TERRYTOONS (Color-C'nemaScope) 5101 Night Life in Tokyo (6) Feb 61 5102 So-Sorry, Pussycat (6) Mar 61 5103 Son of Hashimoto (7) Apr 61 5104 Strange Companion (6) Apr 61 5105 Honorable Cat Story (6) Jun 61 5106 Crossing the Delaware (6) Jun 61 UNIVERSAL-INT'L COLOR PARADE 4171 Valley of the Mekong (9) Nov 60 4172 The Lion City (9) . . Dec 60 4173 Treasure of Istanbul (9) Jan 61 4174 Down Jamaica Way (9) Feb 61 5175 Sidetracked (9) © ..Mar 61 4176 Puerto Rican Playland (8) Apr 61 WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES (Technicolor. . Can be projected in the Aanmorphic process, 2.35-1) (All run between 6 and 7 miin.) 4111 Southern Fried Hospitality (Woody Woodpecker) .... Nov 60 4112 Fowled Up Falcon (Woody Woodpecker) .... Dec 60 4113 Poop Deck Pirate (Woody Woodpecker) ...Jan 61 4114 Rough and Tumble-Weed Jan 61 4115 Eggnapper Feb 61 4116 The Bird Who Came to Dinner (W. Woodpecker) Mar 61 4117 Gabby’s Diner (Woody Woodpecker) Mar 61 4118 Papoose on the Loose. .Apr 61 4119 Clash and Carry ...Apr 61 WALTER LANTZ REISSUES (Color Cartunes . . Can be proiected in the Anamornh'C process, 2.35-1) 4131 He'ter Shelter (6) Nov 60 4132 Witch Crafty (6) Dec 60 4133 Private Eye Pooch (6) Jan 61 4134 Bedtime Bedlam (6) . Feb 61 4135 Squareshootin’ Square f6) Mar 61 4136 Bronco Busters (6) . . . . Apr 61 SPECIAL 4104 Football Highlights of 1960 (10) Dec 60 2-REEL COLOR SPECIALS 4101 Pacific Paradise (14) Nov 60 WARNER BROS. BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE (Technicolor Reissues — 7 min.) 83Q1 Room and Bird Sep 60 8302 Crocked Quack Oct 60 8303 H's Hare-raising Tale Oct 60 8304 GTt Wrapped Nov 60 8305 Little Beau Pene .... Dec 60 8306 Tweet Tweet Tweety. . Dec 60 8307 Bunny Hugged Jan 61 8308 Wearing of the Grin . Feb 61 8309 Been Deep Mar 61 8310 Rabbit Fi-e Apr 61 8311 Feed the Kitty Apr 61 8312 The Lion’s Busy May 61 8313 Thumb Fun Jun 61 8314 Corn P'astered Jul 61 8315 Kiddm’ the Ki'ty Aug 61 8316 Ba'Iot Bex Bunny ...Apg61 BURS BUNNY SPECIALS (Technicolor — 7 min.) 8721 From Hare to Heir . .. Sep 60 8722 Lighter Than Hare . . .Dec 60 8723 The Abominable Snow Pahhit May 61 8724 Comnres^ed Hare Jul 61 MERRIE MELOniES LOONEY TOONS (Technicolor — 7 min.) 8701 The Dixie Fryer Sep 60 8702 Hora’ong Casualty Ort 60 8703 Trio for Tat Oct 60 8704 nogqone People Nov 60 8705 High Note Dec 60 8706 Cannery Woe Ian 61 8707 7ip 'n Snort Jan 61 8701? Hopny Daze Feh 61 8709 Mouse on 57th St Feb 61 8710 Strangled Eons Mar 61 8711 Birds of a Father . . .Apr6X 8712 n'Finhtm’ Ones Apr 61 8713 Lirketv-Sniat Jun 61 8714 A Scent of the Matterhorn Jun 61 R716 Rebel Without C'aws..Jul61 8716 The Pied Piper of Guadalupe Aug 61 WORLD-WIDE ADVENTURE SPECIALS (Co'or Reissues) (Twn-Reell 8001 Enchanted Is. (20) . . . . Oct 60 8002 The Man From New Orleans (20) Mar 61 8003 Winter Wonders (18) . Jul 61 (One Reel) 8501 Rivmra Days (10) . . . . Nov 60 8502 Alpine Champions (10) Feb 61 8403 Kings of the Rockies (10) Apr 61 8404 Grandad of Races (10) May 61 8505 Snow Frolics (9).... Jun 61 8506 Hawaiian Sports (9).. Aug 61 BOXOFFICE BookinGuide : Oct. 9, 1961 9