Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1961)

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An interpretive analysis of lay and tradepress reviews. Running time is in parentheses. The plus and minus signs indicate degree of merit. Listings cover current reviews, updated regularly. This department also serves as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to feature releases. © is for Cinemascope; ® VistaVision; ® Superscope; ® Ponavision ® Regalscope; ® Techniromo. Symbol H denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; @ color photography. For listings by company in the order of release, see FEATURE CHART. Review digest AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX Very Good; + Good; — Fair; — Poor; — Very Poor. n the summory H Is rated 2 pluses, = as 2 minuses. Film Daily I Hollywood Reporter Parents' Magazine New York Dally News Summary P. G. Page Title Run Time Type Distributor Reviewed OJ u o X o GO Harrison’s Reports Variety | Fiim Daily | Hollywood Reporter Parents’ Magazine New York Daily News Summary + + + + 7+ 2542 ©Fanny (133) Com. Dr. . 20th-Fox 7 3-61 -4 H ++ ++ W tt ■H 14+ 2557 Fast Set, The (84) Comedy Audubon-SR 9 4-61 ± 1+1 + 3+3 2577 Fear No More (SO) Suspense Dr. Sutton 11-13-61 + 1+ 2526 ©Ferry to Hong Kong (103) ■H + 4f 9+ © Adventure Drama . . . . 20th-Fox 5-15-61 + + — + 3+2 2516 ©Fiercest Heart, The (91) © + + 6+4 Outdoor Drama 20th-Fox 4 3-61 + 4; -H + + 7+3 Hh 2+3 2531 Five Golden Hours (90) Comedy Col 6 5-61 + + 6+5 1 2575 ©Flight of the Lost Balloon tt + + 8+2 (91) © Adventure 11 6-61 + 2+2 2563 Flight That Disappeared, The it 2+2 (72) Science-F’n UA 9-25-61 + it : ± it -H 7+4 + + 4+1 2538 Follow a Star (102) Comedy . .Zenith 6-19-61 4; + 3+3 O ^ •= fe 2550 ©Ada (108) © Drama MGM 8-7-61+ + + 2552 After Mein Kampf (74) Semidoc'y Breiuier 8-14-61 ± ± — 2546 ©Alakazam the Great (84) Cartoon Feature AlP 7-17-61 + ■+ + 2516 ©All Hands on Deck (98) © Farce-Comedy 20th-Fox 4-17-61 ± ± ± 2574 Anatomist, The (73) Dr Gordon-SR 10-30-61 ± — 9-18-61 — 5-15-61 -H 724-61 ± 8 7-61 + 2562 Anatomy of a Psycho (75) Dr SR 2524 Angel Baby (97) Drama AA 2548 Anna's Sin (86) Drama English-dubbed Atlantis 2549 Armored Command (99) War Dr AA 2578 Atlantic Adventure (62) Real-life Adv. Dr Schoenfeld 11-13-61 + 2518 ©Atlantis, The Lost Continent (91) Science-Fiction MGM 4-24-61 -H 2541 ©Atlas (84) Spec. VitaScope. . Filmgroup 7-3-61 + — B — 2586©Babes in Toyland (100) Mus BV 12-11-61 + 2583 ©Bachelor Flat (91) © Com. .20th-Fox 12 4-61 + 2576 ©Bachelor in Paradise (109) © Com MGM 11 6-61 -H 2570 ©Back Street (107) Drama U-l 10-16-61 ■+ 2569Badjao (lOO) Action Dr Parallel 10-16-61 ± 2545 Battle at Bloody Beach, The (80) © War Drama 2(Kh-Fox 2517 Behind the Mask (85) Dr Showcorp 2517 Bernadette of Lourdes (91) Religious Drama Janus 2531 Beware of Children (80) Com AlP 2526 ©Beyond All Limits (100) Dr Omat 2556 ©Big Gamble, The (100) © Ad. 20-Fox 2528 ©Big Show, The (113) © Dr. 20th-Fox 2520 ©Bimbo the Great (87) Circus Dr. ..WB 2566 Black Pit of Dr. M (71) Ho UPRO 2516 Blast of Silence (77) Drama U-l 2560 ©Blood and Roses (74) ® Dr... Para 2579 Bloodlust (68) Horror Crown 11-20-61 — 2582 ©Blue Hawaii (101) ® Com/Mus Para 11-27-61 + 2566 Boy Who Caught a Crook (72) Ac...UA 10 2-61 + 2543 Brainwashed (78) Dr AA 7-10-61 ± 2568 ©Breakfast at Tiffany’s (115) Cy Para 10 9-61 ■+ 2554 Bridge to the Sun (112) Drama.. MGM 8-21-61 -H 2534 ©By Love Possessed (116) Drama.... U A 6-12-61 + — C — 2578 ©Call Me Genius (105) Com Cont’l 11-13-61 ± 2583 Capture That Capsule! (75) Action Drama Riviera-SR 12 4-61 ± 2551 Cat Burglar, The (65) Ac Dr UA 8-14-61 ± 2558 Claudelle Inglish (99) Dr WB 9 4-61 ± 2550 Cold Wind in August (80) Dr...Aidart 8 7-61 + 2575 ©Comancheros, The (107) © Outdoor Drama 20th-Fox 11 6-61 -H 2544 ©Come September (112) © Com... U-l 7-10-61-+ 2549 Creature From the Haunted Sea (60) Horror Spoof Filmgroup 2521 Cry Freedom (90) Dr Parallel 2521 ©Curse of the Werewolf, The (91) Horror Drama U-l 8 7-61 + 5 8-61 ± 5 8-61 + 2528 ©David and Goliath (93) + ± + + + ++ ± +f ± + ++ + ++ + 1+ + 9+1 1+ 7+1 8+1 717-61 + 4-24-61 + 424-61 db 6 5-61 + 515-61 -ft 828-61 + 5-22-61 + 5 1-61 + 8 2-61 ± 4-17-61 + 9-11-61 ± + + ■H + ■+ + + ± ± + -H -H + + 10+ + + + 10+1 4+1 + + + ± + + + ± + ± ± + ± ± ± -H± ± + + it it ++ ■+ + -H -H + + ++ ± ± -H + ± ± 7+4 1+ 2+1± 4+1 2+ + + + 7+1 -H + + 10+1 5+51+17+3± 7+614+ 3+4+ + 7+1 ■+ + +11+ + tt + 11+ + + + 8+2 + ± + + 3+2 2559 Day the Sky Exploded, The (80) Science-Fiction Excelsior 9-11-61 + 2535 ©Deadly Companions, The (90) Panav’n, Western Pathe-America 6-12-61 -+ 2547 Dentist in the Chair (84) Com Ajay 7-24-61 + 2564 ©Devil at 4 O’clock, The (127) Adv. Dr Col 9-25.61 ■+ + 2573 Devil’s Hand, The (71) Horror-Terror Crown-SR 10-30-61 ± 2527 ©Dr. Blood’s Coffin (92) Ho UA 5-22-61 — ± — E— 2585 Errand Boy, The (92) Comedy. ... Para 12-11-61 + 2577 Everything’s Ducky (80) Comedy. .. .Col 11-13-61 — ± 2490 ©Exodus (212) Super-Panavision 70 Drama UA 12-26-60 + + 2562 Explosive Generation, The (90) Dr UA 9-18-61 + + 2520 Fabulous World of Jules Verne, The 2580 ©Flower Drum Song (133) ® Musical U-l 2577 ©Force of Impulse (84) Dr Sutton 2548 ©Francis of Assisi (105) © Religious Drama 20th-Fox — G— 2523 Gambler Wore a Gun, The (67) W’n. ,UA 2585 George Raft Story. The (105) Biographical Drama AA 2533 ©Gidget Goes Hawaiian (102) C/M.. Col 2579 ©Gina (92) Adv. Dr Omat 2542 ©Girl in Room 13, The (79) Astor 2563 Girls on the Run (64) Mys Astor 2544 Goodbye Again (120) Dr UA 2481 Great Impostor, The (112) Dr U-l 2560 Great War, The (US) Drama .... Lopert 2540 Green Helmet, The (88) Ac MGM 2556 y©Greyfriars Bobby (91) Drama ....BV 2529 Gun Fight (62) Western UA 2533 ©Guns of Navarone, The (155) © War Adventure Col 11-20-61 ■+ 11-13-61 + + + ++ -H ++ -H 12+ 1+ 7-24-61 + ± + 1+ + + 10+1 5-15-61 12-11 6-1211-207 39-25 71011-28 9-U 6-26 8285-29 •61 + 61 + 61 -H61 + 61 ± 61 + 60 + 61 + 61 + 61 -H61 ± + 4 + -H + + + +f -H + + + +f a + ± ++ -H ++ ■H + ± ± + + -H ■+ + + + 4+4 4+ 8+12+ 1+ 1+1+ 10+1+ 12+ ■H 7+1± 6+4tt 12+ 4+3 6-12-61 .+ +.+++.^+11114-1 — H — 2488 Hand in Hand (75) Dr Col 12-19-60 + 2572 Head, The (95) Horror Trans-Lux 10-23-61 + 2535 Hitler’s Executioners (78) Documentary Vitalite 6-12-61 ± 2539 Homicidal (87) Mys Col 6-26-61 + 2546 ©Honeymoon Machine (87) © Comedy MGM 7-17-61 •+ 2530 ©House of Fright (80) C Ho AlP 5-29-61 + 2565 Hustler, The (134) © Drama. .20th-Fox 10 2-61 + 2556 Invasion Quartet (87) Com-Dr...MGM 8-28-61 ± -H tt -H tt ++ 1+ 13+ + ± 344 a 3+1 ■H + + -+ + + 9-I + + -H -H ++ + 11+ ± ± + ± 5+3 + + -H +t # +t 11+ ± + + + + 6+2 it 2+3 2574 Judgment at Nuremberg (189) Dr UA 10-30-61 44 44 44 44 44 44 12+ + 2+1 — K— + + + it 7+4— 2536 ©King in Shadow (78) + + ± 7+3 Historical Dr . Exclusive 6-12-61 + 1+ 2571 ^©King of Kings (161) ® + a + +f + 10+ Religious Drama . .MGM 10-23-61 44 44 44 44 44 + 44 13+ -H ++ ■H 44 44 13+ 2540 King of the Roaring 20’s (106) Cr. Drama . . .AA 6-26-61 + + it 44 + + + 8+1 1+ 2582 Kitchen, The (74) Drama.. . . Kingsley 11-27-61 + + it 3+1 + + 4+1 — L — 2533 ©Ladies Man, The (106) Com 6-12-61 -H di + + 44 + it 9+2 -H ++ + + 8+ 2561 ©Last Rebel, The (83) Adv. Dr Sterling World 9-18-61 + 1+ 2532 ©Last Sunset, The (112) W’n. . . .U-l 6 5-61 44 di 44 + + + 9+2 + ■H + 8+3 2529 Last Time 1 Saw Archie, The (98) Comedy . . .UA 5-29-61 + + di 44 + + 7+1 1+ 2563 Lisette (83) Action Medallion 9-25-61 — 1 2549 ©Loss of Innocence (99) Dr. ... Col 8 7-61 4+ + + 44 + 44 + 10+ + ■H + + 7+ 2534 ©Love in a Goldfish Bowl (87) + ■H 6+1 Comedy/Songs .MGM 6-12-61 + d: it + — + 6+4 — ■H +f -H + 44 12+ 2524 Mad Dog Coil (88) Ac Dr ... Col 5-15-61 + + di + + 7+3 2552 ©Magic Boy (75) Cartoon Feature .MGM 8-14-61 44 + + + 44 44 9+ 1+1 2580 ©Majority of One, A (153) — + d: 4+5 Comedy-Drama . . .WB U-20-61 44 + 44 44 44 44 11+ •H 2541 Man in the Moon (98) Com... TransLux 7 3-61 + + + + + 44 7+ + 4+ 2562 Man-Trap (93) Ac Dr . . Para 9-18-61 + It — + di + 6+4 di d: + 4+4— 2554 ©Marines, Let’s Go (104) © Service comedy .20th-Fox 8-21-61 ± + it 6+5— -H ■H tt 44 44 14+ 2573 Mark, The (127) © Drama .Cont’l 10-30-61 44 + + 44 44 44 44 12+ 2546 Mary Had a Little (83) Comedy. . . .UA 7-17-61 ± — + — 3+4 + +1 6+1 2576 Mask, The (83) Depth-dimension Horror Drama . . .WB 11 6-61 + _ — + 44 :t 6+4 2525 ©Master of the World (104) + + + 44 44 10+ Science-Fiction Drama . . . . .AlP 5-15-61 44 44 44 44 44 + 12+1 BOXOFFICE BookinGuide ; : Dec. 18, 1961 5