Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1961)

FEATURE CHART -de V Driv' 4llfXv. nanc' sor MISCELLANEOUS BUENA VISTA O©0ne Hundred and One Dalmatians (gO) ..An.. Mar 61 OThe Absent-Minded Professor (97) C . May 61 Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn. Tommy Kirk 0©The Parent Trap (123) C..JUI61 Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, ©Nikki. Wild Dog of the North (73) Ad..Jul61 Jean Coiitu, Nikki (dog star) ©Greyfriars Bobby (91) CD . . Oct 61 Donald Crisp, Kay Walsh CONTINENTAL Make Mine Mink (101) C.. Dec 60 Terry-’lliomas, Athene Seyler ©Hippodrome (96) ..Ac.. Mar 61 (Eng-dubbed) . .(Jerhard 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 (S7) © Ad . Aug 61 Lex Barker. Qielo Alonso FILMS-AROUND-THE-WORLD A French Mistress (91)C..Dec60 Cecil Parker. Jas. li. Justice FILMGROUP 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 Majanou 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 Allison, 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 Hankins, Nigel Patrick Risk, The (81) ...D. ..Octi Tony Britton, Peter Cushing K. GORDON MURRAY ©Santa Claus (94) ...F. NovI Narrated by Ken Smith ©Little Angel (90) ..CD. Janl Maria Gracia, .1. M. de Hoyos LOPERT PICTURES Never on Sunday (91) . . C. . Nov < Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin ©Tunes of Glory (106) . . D . . Jan ( .tlec Guinness, John Mills LOUIS DE ROCHEMONT The Sand Castle (70) ..F..Sep< Barry and Laurie Cardwell PATHE-AMERICA ©The Deadly Companions (90) Panavision ...W.Julf Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, Chill Wills RCIP The Devil’s Commandment (71) © Ho. Jan f Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo D’Angelo, Charles Fawcett Mark of the Devil (73) D. Jant Maria Felix, Crox Alvarado SHOWCORPORATION Home Is the Hero (83) D. FebC Arthur Kennedy, Walter Macken UNITED PRODUCERS (UPRO) Black Pit of Dr. M. Ralph Bertrand. Gaston Santos Siege of Sidney Street (93) Ad.. Mar 6 Peter Wyiigarde, Donald Sinden ©Nature Girl and the Slaver Marian Michael, Adrian Hoven Jet Storm (91) D . . Kichai'd Attenborough. Stanley Baker, Diane Cilento, Mai Zetterling VALIANT-VITALITE The Angry Silence (95) . . D . . Jan 6 R. -■Utenborough, Pier Angeli The Young One (103) . . D . . Feb 6 Zachary Scott, Bernle Hamilton Peter Cushing, June Laverick It Takes a Thief (94) . .D. .Feb 61 Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Hitler’s Executioners (78) Doc . . Jun 61 WOOLNER BROS. ©Flight of the Lost Balloon Mala Powers, Marshall ITiompson FOREIGN LANGUAGE FRANCE Breathless (89f 3 6-61 Jean-Paul Belmondo. Jeaa Seberg Beau Serge (87) 9-25-61 (UIH’O) . .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 JIaury Modigliani of Montparnasse (110) 3 6-61 (Cont’l) .. Gerard Phillipe, Lilli Palmer. Anouk Airaee. L. Padovani Rules of the Game (104) 4-17-61 (Janus) . .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 (Atlantis) . . K. Logothedtides Moussitsa (75) 6 5-61 (Greek Pictures) .. A. Vouyouklaki 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 Girl With a Suitcase (108) 10-16-61 (Ellis) . .Claudia Cardlnale La Dolce Vita (175) 4-24-61 (Astor) . .Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Elkberg, Anouk Aimee, Alain Cuny L’Awentura (145) 6 5-61 (Janus ..Monica Vittl, Gabriel Ferzeti, Lea Massari Rocco and His Brothers (175) 7-17-61 (Astor) Alain Delon, Annie (lirardot 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. Cybulski, E. Krzyzewska 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 S.vdow, Birgitta Petterson U.S.S.R. Ballad of a Soldier (89) . . 1-31 61 (Kingsley) . .Vladimir Ivashov. Shanna Prokhorenko (also Engdubbed) Fate of a Man (100) . . 8-28-61 (UA).. Sergei Bondarchuk Short subjects, listed by company, in order of release. Running time follows title. Date is national release month. Color and process os specified. Shorts chart Trod! No. Rel. Date 1 COLUMBIA ASSORTED & COMEDY FAVORITES (Reissues) . 5425 Should Husbands ^ Marry? (17) .Apr 61 5435 Aim, Fire, Shoot (16) 5426 He Flew the Shrew . Mar 61 (16/2) .May 61 5436 Man or Mouse (18) 6421 Hot Heir (I6/2) . . .Jun 61 . Sep 61 6431 Caught on the Bounce (IS'/a) . Oct 61 CANDID MICROPHONE (Reissues) 5554 No. 4, Series 2 (10/p) Feb 61 5555 No. 5, Ser. 2 (11) . . Mar 61 5556 No. 6, Ser. 2 (IO/2) .Jul 61 6551 No. 1, Series 3 (li) Sep 61 COLOR SPECIALS 5501 Polygamus Polonius (9) 5502 Rooftops of New York Nov 60 (10) May 61 COLOR FAVORITES (Technicolor Reissues) 5667 Babie Boogie (6) .Jan 61 560S Pickled Puss 5609 Christopher Crumpet's .Jan 61 Playmate (&/^) . Feb 61 5610 Swiss Tease (6) 5611 The Rise of Duton . Mar 61 Lang (6/2) . Mar 61 5612 CoO'Coo Bird Dog (6) Apr 61 5613 The Jaywalker (6Yz) May 61 5614 Topsy Turkey (6/2) .Jun 61 5615 Punchy de Leon (6V2) .Jul 61 6601 Red Riding Hood Rides Again (7) .Sep 61 6602 The Music Fluke (7) Sep 61 6603 Imagination (0/2) ■ ■ .Oct 61 FILM NOVELTIES (Reissues) 5852 Push Back the Edge (10) 5835 Community Sings .Dec 60 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 (&A) Mar 61 Apr 61 5706 This Is My Ducky Day (6/2) 5707 Fee Fie Foes (OA) 5708 Zoo Is Company (6/p) May 61 Jun 61 Jul-61 .Sep 61 . Oct 61 6701 Catch Meow (0A) ■ ■ ■ 6702 Kooky Loopy (7) . . . 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) 6751 Safety Spin (7) Jul 61 .Sep 61 6752 Calling Dr. Magoo (6/2) . Oct 61 SPECIAL COLOR FEATURETTES 5442 Splendors of Paris (19) May 61 5443 Wonderful Greece (19) 6441 Images of Luangua Jun -61 (18) .Oct 61 SERIALS (15 ChapterReissues) 4160 King of the Congo Jun 60 5120 Son of Geronimo . . . Nov 60 5140 The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd 5160 Cody of the Pony Mar 61 Express Aug 61 STOOGE COMEDIES (Reissues) 5404 Pals and Gals (16) . 5405 Knutsy Knights Jan 61 (17/2) 5406 Shot in the Frontier Feb 61 (16) 5407 Scotched in Scotland Apr 61 (I5/2) 5408 Fling in the Ring May 61 (16) Jul 61 6401 Quiz Whiz (15/2) . . . 6402 Fifi Blows Her Top Sep 61 (I6/2) Oct 61 THRILLS OF MUSIC (Reissues) 5952 Shorty Sherlock & His Orchestra (B'/p) Dec 60 5953 Skitch Henderson & His Orchestra (10) 5954 Boyd Raeburn & His Feb 61 Orchestra (11) May 61 WORLD OF SPORTS 5802 Hip Shooters (9</2) 5803 Water-Sports Champs Feb 61 (10) Apr 61 5804 Dogs AGeld (IO/2) Jun 61 6801 Aqua Ski-Birds (lO) 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 (1961-62) W361 Switchin’ Kitten (9) Sep 61 W362 Down and Outing (7) Oct 61 W363 Greek to Me-ow (..) Dec 61 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 ( . . ) Nov 61 B21-2 Fireaway, Story of a Trotter (..) Nov 61 MODERN 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 (..) Novel NOVELTOON (Technicolor) 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 Munro (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 (..) 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 (121/2) Sep 61 TRAVELRAMA (Anamorphic-CoIor-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) Oct 61 Africa (10) . Nov 61 Dec 61 TERRYTOON 2-D’s AH Ratios — Color 121 The Mysterious Package (6) Jan 61 122 Cat Alarm (6) Feb 61 123 Drum Roll (7) Mar 61 124 Railroaded to Fame (7) May 61 125 The First Fast Mail (6) May 61 126 Sappy New Year (7) Dec 61 TERRYTOON CINEMASCOPES Merry (6) a Binge (6) Drink and Be a Jewels (6) Spree (6) Jul 61 . . . Aug 61 . . . Sep 61 . . Oct 61 . . Nov 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 VaLey 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 he proiected in the Anamorph'c process, 2.35-1) 4131 He’ter Shelter (6) Nov 60 4132 Witch Crafty (6) Dec 60 4133 Private Eve 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.) 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 8^1 Feed the Kitty Apr 61 8312 The Lion’s Busy May 61 8313 Thumb Fun Jun ^ 8314 Com Plastered Jul 61 8315 Kiddin’ the Kitty Aug 61 8316 Ballot Bex Bunny ...Apg61 9301 A Hound for Trouble Sep 61 9302 Strife With Father .... Sep 61 9303 The Grey Hounded Hare Oct 61 9304 Leohorn Swaqgled Nov 61 BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (Technicolor — 7 min.) 8722 Lighter Than Hare. . . . Dec 60 8723 The Abominable Snow Rabbit May 61 8724 Compressed Hare Jul 61 9721 Prince Violent Sep 61 MERRIE MELODIES LOONEY TOONS (Technicolor — 7 min.) 8704 Doggone People Nov 60 8705 High Note Dee 60 8706 Cannery Woe Jan 61 8707 Zip ’n Snort Jan 61 8708 Hoppy Daze Feb 61 8709 Mouse on 57th St Feb 61 8710 Strangled Enqs Mar 61 8711 Birds of a Father ...Apr 61 8712 D’Fioht'n’ Ones Apr61 8713 Lickety-Splat Jun 61 8714 A Scent of the Matterhorn Jun 61 gll5 Rebel Without Caws . Jul 61 8716 The Pied Piper of Ciiadalupe Aug 61 9701 Daffv’s Inn Trouble. . . Sep 61 9702 What’s My Lion? Oct 61 9703 Been Prepared Nov 61 WORLD-WIDE ADVENTURE SPECIALS (Color Reissues) (Two-Reel) 8002 The Man From New Orleans (20) Mar 61 8003 Winter Wonders (18) . .Jul 61 9001 Where the Trade Winds P.'ay (17) Oct 61 (One Reel) 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) lun 61 8506 Hawaiian Sports (9).. Aug 61 9501 This Sporting World (10) Nov 61 BOXOFFICE BookinGuide Oct. 30, 1961 9