Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1961)

FEATURE CHART Driv^ ~nte/" igle, 2od n ' ? Gre MISCELLANEOUS BUENA VISTA O©0i'e Hundred and One Dalmatians (80) ..An,. Mar 61 QThe Absent-Minded Professor (97) C . May 61 Fred MacMurray, N:uicy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk y©The Parent Trap (123) C..Jul61 Alanreen O'Hara, Brian Keith, ©Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (73) Ad..Jul61 •lean Contu, Nikki (dog star) ©Greyfriars Bobby (91) CD.. Oct 61 Donald Crisp, Kay Walsh CONTINENTAL Make Mine Mink (101) C. . Dec 60 Terry-Thomas, Athene Seyler ©Hippodrome (96) ..Ac.. Mar 61 (Eng-dnbhed) . .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, George Cole CREST FILMS Code of Silence (75) . . Cr . . Feb 61 Terry Becker, Elisa Loti ©Pirate and the Slave Girl (87) © Ad.. Aug 61 Lex Barker, Chelo Alonso FILMS-AROUND-THE-WORLD A French Mistress (91)C..0ec60 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 Mijanou Bardot. Jerrard Eaton Creature From the Haunted Sea (60) HoC..Sep61 .Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland The Devil’s Partner (75) Ac Sep 61 Ed Nelson, Jean AUison, Edgar Buchanan 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 Risk, The (81) ...D. . . Oct 61 Tony Britton, Peter Cushing K. GORDON MURRAY ©Santa Claus (94) ...F.. Nov 60 Narrated by Ken Smith ©Little Angel (90) . .CD . Jan 61 .Maria Gracia, .1. 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 LOUIS DE ROCHEMONT The Sand Castle (70) ..F.. Sep 61 Barry and Igiurie Cardwell PATHE-AMERICA ©The Deadly Companions (90) Panavision ...W ..Jul61 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 Felix, 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 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. .Attenbomugh, 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 Mansfield, Anthony Quayle Hitler’s Executioners (78) Doc. . Jun 61 WOOLNER BROS. ©Flight of the Lost Balloon (..) Ad..0ct61 Mala Powers, Marshall Thompson FOREIGN LANGUAGE FRANCE Breathless (89) 3 6-61 Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg Beau Serge (87) 9-25-61 (UMPO) . .Gerard Blain, Jean(ilaude Brialy Frantic (90) 8-28-61 (Times) . .Jeanne Moreau, M. Ronet Love Game, The (85) 2-13-61 (F-.A-W) . . Jean-Pierre Cassel, Genevieve Cluny, Jean-Louis Maury Modigliani of Montparnasse (110) 3 6-61 ((innt’l) .. Gerard Phillipe, Lilli Palmer, Anouk Aimee. L. Padovani Rules of the Game (104) 4-17-61 (Janus) . .Jean Renoir, Pauline Llubost Rue de Paris (90) 12-12-60 (Lupert) . . Jean Gabin GERMANY Glass Tower, The (104) . 10 3-60 (Ellis) .. Lilli Palmer The Girl of the Moors (87) 9 4-61 (C.i.sino) . .Claus Holm, Maria Bhno 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 (.Atlantis) . .K. Logothedtides Moussitsa (75) 6 5-61 (Greek Pictures) .. A. Vouvouklaki 288 Stournara St. (90) . . 2-27-61 (Atlantic) .. Orestis Makris, Sophia Vembo ITALY Big Deal on Madonna St., The (91) 1-30-61 (IIMPO)..V. Gassman, Toto Holiday Island (105) 11-14-60 (Brandon) . .Vittorio de Sica U Dolce Vita (175) 4-24-61 (Astor) . .Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimee, Alain Cuny L’Awentura (145) 6 5-61 (Janus . .Monica Vitti, Gabriel Ferzeti, Lea Massari Rocco and His Brothers (175) 7-17-61 (.Astor) Alain Delon, Annie (iirardot Two Women (105) .... 6-19-61 (Embassy) .. Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo Wild Love (86) 5 1-61 (Ellis) . .Franko Interlenghi JAPAN ©Rikisha Man, The (105) 5 8-61 (Cory) . .Toshira Mifune Road to Eternity (181) . . 2-27-61 (Beverly) . .Tatsuya Nakadai Rice (118) 9-18-61 (SR)..Yuko Moshizuki POLAND Ashes and Diamonds (105) 9 4-61 (Janus) Z. Cj’bulski, B. Krzyzew'ska SWEDEN Secrets of Women (114) . . 9-18-61 (Janus).. Eva Dahlbeck, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Maj-Britt Nilsson 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, Sh.mna Prokhorenko (also 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. Dote is notional 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 (IS'/z) May 61 5436 Man or Mouse (18) . .Jun 61 6421 Hot Heir (I6I/2) Sep 61 6431 Caught on the Bounce (15^2) Oct 61 CANDID MICROPHONE (Reissues) 5554 No. 4, Series 2 (IOI/2) Feb 61 5555 No. 5, Ser. 2 (11) . . Mar 61 5556 No. 6, Ser. 2 (IOI/2) ■ Jul 61 6551 No. 1, Series 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 (6I/2) Feb 61 5610 Swiss Tease (6) Mar 61 5611 The Rise of Duton Lang (6I/2) Mar 61 5612 Coo-Coo Bird Dog (6) Apr 61 5613 The Jaywalker (6J/2) May 61 5614 Topsy Turkey ..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 (6'/2) 5705 Two-Faced Wolf (6'^) 5706 This Is My Ducky Day (6I/2) 5707 Fee Fie Foes (S'/z) 5708 Zoo Is Company (&/z) 6701 Catch Meow (ff/z) . . . 6702 Kooky Loopy (7) . . . Mar 61 Apr 61 May 61 Jun 61 Jul-61 • Sep 61 . Oct 61 MR. MAGOO REISSUES (Technicolor) 5756 Magoo’s Canine Mutiny (Both © and standard) ..Apr 61 5757 Capt. Outrageous (7) May 61 5758 Magoo Goes West (6).. Jut 61 6751 Safety Spin (7) Sep 61 6752 Calling Dr. Magoo (S</z) Oct 61 SPECIAL COLOR FEATURETTES 5442 Splendors of Paris (19) May 61 5443 Wonderful Greece (19) Jun-61 6441 Images of Luangua (15) Oct 61 SERIALS (15 Chapter-Reissues) 4160 King of the Congo . .Jun 60 5120 Son of Geronimo .... Nov 60 5140 The Great 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 ^ (Wa) Feb 61 5406 Shot in the Frontier (16) Apr 61 5407 Scotched in Scotland f 151/2) May 61 5408 Fling in the Ring (16) Jul 61 6401 Quiz Whiz (I51/2) ■ ■ . Sep 61 6402 Fifi Blows Her Top (16/2) Oct 61 THRILLS OF MUSIC (Reissues) 5952 Shorty Sherlock & His Orchestra (8I/2) Dec 60 5953 Skitch Henderson & His Orchestra (10) Feb 61 5954 Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra (11) May 61 WORLD OF SPORTS 5802 Hip Shooters (91/2) . . Feb 61 5803 Water-Sports (ihamps (10) Apr 61 5804 Dogs Afield (IOV2) • ■ ■ • Jun 61 6801 Aqua Ski-Birds (..) . . Oct 61 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 Neopolitan 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 W26SThe Flea Circus (7) Sep 60 W270 Dixieland Droopie (8) Sep 60 PARAMOUNT COLOR SPECIALS (2 Reels) B20-1 Carnival in Quebec (16) Sep 60 B20-2 Boats a-Poppin’ (18) (Anamorphic) Sep 6Q B20-3 Lifeline to Hong Kong (17) Anamorphic Apr 61 B21-1 Spring in Scandinavia ( . . ) Nov 61 B21-2 Fireaway, Story of a Trotter (..) Nov 61 MQDERN MADCAPS (Technicolor) 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) P20-3The 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 Munro (9) Sep 61 P21-2 Turtle Scoup ...)... .Sep 61 P21-3 Kozmo Goes to School (..) Novel POPEYE CHAMPIONS E21-1 Fireman’s Brawl (..) Sep 61 E21-2 Toreadorable ( . . ) . . Sep 61 E21-3 Popeye, the Ace of Space (..) Sep 61 E21-4 Shaving Muggs (..) Sep 61 E21-4 Taxi Turvey (..) ..Sep 61 E21-6 Floor Flusher (..) Sep 61 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (Anamorphic — Color — 1 Reel) D20-4Ten Pin Tour (9) Apr 61 D20-5 Speedway (10) May 61 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 20fh 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 61 7107 Hills of Assisi (10) . . . Jul 61 7108 Assignment Pakistan (9) Aug 61 7109 Ski New Horizons (10) Sep 61 7110 Assignment India (9) 7111 Assignment South Africa (10) 7112 Sound of Arizona (10) TERRYTOON 2-D’s AM Ratios — Color 5121 The Mysterious Package (6) Jan 61 5122 Cat Alarm (6) Feb 61 5123 Drum Roll (7) Mar 61 5124 Railroaded to Fame (7) 512s The First Fast Mail (6) 5126 Sappy New Year (7) TERRYTOON CINEMASCOPES 5107 Unsung Hero (6) Jul 61 5108 Banana Binge (6) . Jul 61 5109 Meat, Drink and Be Merry (6) Aug 61 5110 Really Big Act (6) ...Sep 61 5111 Clown Jewels (6) ..Oct 61 5112 Tree Spree (6) . . Nov 61 Oct 61 Nov 61 Dec 61 .May 61 . May 61 Dec 61 TERRYTOONS (Color-CinemaScope) 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 Anamorphic process, 2.35-1) 4131 Helter 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 (6) 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.) 8301 Room and Bird Sep 60 8302 Crocked Quack Oct 60 8303 His Hare-raising Tale Oct 60 8304 Gift Wrapped Nov 60 8305 Little Beau Pepe .... Dec 60 8306 Tweet Tweet Tweety. .Dec 60 8307 Bunny Hugged Jan 61 8308 Wearing of the Grin . . Feb 61 8309 Beep Deep Mar 61 8310 Rabbit Fire Apr 61 8311 Feed the Kitty Apr 61 8312 The Lion’s Busy May 61 8313 Thumb Fun Jun 61 8314 Corn Plastered Jul 61 8315 Kiddin’ the Kitty Aug 61 8316 Ballot Bex Bunnv ...Apg61 BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (Technicolor — 7 min.) 8721 From Hare to Heir. . . Sep 60 8722 Lighter Than Hare. . . . Dec 60 8723 The Abominable Snow Rabbit May 61 8724 Compressed Hare Jul 61 MERRIE MELODIES LOONEY TOONS (Technicolor — 7 min.) 8701 The Dixie Fryer Sep 60 8702 Hopa'ong Casualty. . . . Oct 60 8703 Trip for Tat Ort 60 8704 Doggone People Nov 60 8705 High Note . Dec 60 8706 Cannery Woe 8707 Zip ’n Snort Jan 61 Jan 61 8708 Hoppy Daze Feb 61 8709 Mouse on 57th St.... Feb 61 8710 Strangled Epgs Mar 61 8711 Birds of a Father ... . Apr 61 8712 D’Fiohtin’ Ones . Apr 61 8713 Lickety-Splat Jun 61 8714 A Scent of the Matterhorn Jun 61 8715 Rebel Without Caws. Jul 61 8716 The Pied Piper of Guadalupe Aug 61 WORLD-WIDE ADVENTURE SPECIALS (Color Reissues) (Two-Reel) 8001 Enchanted Is. (20) Oct 60 8002 The Man From New Orleans (20) Mar 61 8003 Winter Wonders (IS) . .Jul 61 (One Reel) 8501 Riv'era 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. 16, 1961 21