Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1961)

FEATURE CHART I Short subjects, listed by company, in order ot release. Running time follows title. Dote is notionol releose month. Color and process os specified. Shorts chart .ils cS "onsij/ MISCELLANEOUS I AIDART I Cold Wind in August, A I (80) Aug 61 Lnla .Vlbright, Scott Marlowe, llersehel Bernardi BUENA VISTA fjThe Absent-Minded Professor (97) C. . May 61 Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk CJ©The Parent Trap (123) C..Jul61 Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, ©Nikki. Wild Dog of the North (73) Ad..Jul61 lean Coiitii. Nikki (dog star) tj©Greyfriars Bobby (91) D.. Oct 61 Donald Crisp. Kay Walsli ©Babes in Toyland (100) © M.. Dec 61 Iliy Bolger, Tommy Sands, .\nnette. Ed Wynn CONTINENTAL 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.. Sep 61 .loyce Orenlell. Cecil Parker, (leorge Cole The Mark (127) © ....D.. Oct 61 Hod Steiger, Marla ScheU, Stuart Wliitman ©Call Me Genius (105) C.. Oct 61 Tony Hancock, George Sanders Never Let Go (..) ....D.. Nov 61 Peter Sellers, Richard Todd, Elizabeth Sellars View From the Bridge, A ( • ■ ) Jan 61 Carol LawTence. Raf Vallone, Maureen Stapleton CREST FILMS Code of Silence (75) . .Cr . . Feb 61 Terry Becker, Elisa Loti ©Pirate and the Slave Girl (87) © Ad. .Aug 61 I.,e.v Barker, Chelo Alonso FILMGROUP ©Atlas (84) VitaScope Spec. May 61 Michael Forest, Frank Wolf, Barboura Morris Creature From the Haunted Sea (60) HoC..Sep61 Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Morebuid The Devil's Partner (75) Ac Sep 61 Ed Nelson, Jean Allison, Edgar Bitch anitn ©The Pirate of the Black Hawk (75) © Ad.. Dec 61 Miianou Bardot, Gerard Landry GOVERNOR Carry On. Nurse (89) C.. Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton Carry On, Constable (86) C . Feb 61 Ken Cormoi . Leslie Phllliits KINGSLEY-UNION Risk, The (81) ...D. ..Oct 61 Tony Britton, Peter Oi.shing K. GORDON MURRAY ©Santa Claus (94) ...F.. Nov 60 Narrated by Ken Smith ©Little Angel (90) ..CD.. Jan 61 Mari.i Grac'a. .1 \1, de Hnyos LOUIS DE ROCHEMONT Question 7 (110) D . Apr 61 .Michael Gwynn, Margarete Jahnen The Sand Castle (70) ..F.. Sep 61 Barrv and Laurie Cardwell OMAT ©Beyond All Limits (100) D.. May 61 Jack Palance, Maria Fells Never Take Candy From a Stranger (82) D.. Oct 61 Jean Carter. PelLs .Aylmer ©Gina (92) Ad.. Nov 61 Simone Sicnnret. Georges Marchal PATHE-AMERICA ©The Deadly Companions (90) Panavismn . . . W. .Jul 61 Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran. Chill Wills RCIP The Devil’s Commandment (71) © Ho. Jan 61 Gianna Alaria Canale. Carlo D'Angelo. Charles Fawcett Mark of the Devil (73) D.. Jan 61 Maria Felix. Crox Alvarado SHOWCORPORATION Two-Way Stretch (87) C. . Apr 61 Peter Seders. Wilfrid Hyde White Double Bunk (92) ....S.. Nov 61 Ian Caimichael, Janette Scott, Sidney James ©Midsummer Night’s Dream (74) F.. Dec 61 (I’liiipets; voices of Old Vic Players) UNITED PRODUCERS (UPRO) Black Pit of Dr. M. (72) Ho . Mar 61 R.alph Bertrand. Ga.ston 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 lloven Jet Storm (91) D.. Sep 61 Richard Attenborough, Stanley Baker, Diane Cilento, Mai Zetterling VALIANT-VITALITE It Takes a Thief (94) . . D . . Feb 61 Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle Hitler’s Executioners (75) Doc. .Jun 61 WOOLNER BROS. ©Flight of the Lost Balloon (91) © Ad., Oct 61 Mala Powers, Marshall Thompson FOREIGN LANGUAGE FRANCE Breathless (891 3 6-61 Jean-Pau! Belmondo, Jeaa Seberg Beau Serge (87) 9-25-61 (UMPO) . . Gerard Bialn, JeaiiClaude Brlaly Frantic (90) 8-28-61 (Times) . .Jeanne Moreau, M. Ronet Crime of M. Lange, The (78) 11-13-61 (Brandon) .. (Jean Renoir classic) ©Leda (101) 11 6-61 (Times) . .Madeleine Robinson, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Antonella Lualdi Love Game, The (85) 2-13-61 (F-A-W) . ..lean-Pierre Cassel, Genevieve Clnny, Jean-Louis Maury Modigliani of Montparnasse (110) 3 6-61 (Cont’l) . .Gerard Phillipe, Lilli Palmer. Anouk Aimee. L. Padovani Rules of the Game (104) 4-17-61 (Janus) . .Jean Renoir, Pauline Lliibost GERMANY Roses for the Prosecutor (91) 11-13-61 (.American-Metropolitan) . . W. Giller, Ingrid Von Bergen The Girl of the Moors (87) 9 4-61 (Casino) . .Claus Holm, Maria Emo GREECE Antigone (93) 9-25-61 (Norma) . .Irene Papas Moussitsa (75) 6 5-61 (Greek PicUires) . . A. Vouyouklaki ITALY Girl With a Suitcase (108) 10-16-61 (Ellis) . .Claudia Cardloale La Dolce Vita (175) 4-24-61 (Astor) . .Marcedo lHastrolannl. Anita Elkberg, Anouk Aimee, Alain i Cuny I L’Awentura (145) 6 5-61 I I (Janus) . .Monica Vlttl, Gabriele | Ferzcttl. Lea Massarl Rocco and His Brothers (175) 7-17-61 (.Astor) Alain Delon, Annie (Jirardot Two Women (105) .... 6-19-61 (Embassy) .. Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo Wild Love (86) 5 1-61 (Ellis) . .Franko Intcrlenghi JAPAN ©Rikisha Man. The (105) 5 8-61 (Cory) Toshiro 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 Kanal (96) 11 6-61 (Kingsley) . .T. Izewska, T. Janezar SWEDEN Devil’s Eye, The (90) 12-18-61 (Janus) . ..laul Kiille, Bibi Andersson 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).. 1-3161 (Kingsley) . .Vladimir Ivashov. Shanna Prokhorenko (also Eiigdubbed) Fate of a Man (100) . . 8-28-61 (UA).. Sergei Bondarchuk Summer to Remember, A (80) 12-18-61 (Kingsley) . B. Barkjatov, S. Bondarchuk S b COLUMBIA ASSORTED & COMEDY FAVORITES (Reissues) 5426 He Flew the Shrew ( 161/2 ) May 61 5436 Man or Mouse (18) . .Jun 61 6421 Hot Heir (I6V2) ...Sep 61 6431 Caught on the Bounce (15'/2) Oct 61 6432 Pleasure Treasure (16) Nov 61 6433 Dance. Ounce, Dance (I8I/2) Dec 61 6422 Parlor. Bedroom and Wrath (16) Nov 61 6423 Flung by a Fling (16).. Dec 61 CANDID MICROPHONE (Reissues) 5555 No. 5, Scr. 2 (11) . . Mar 61 5556 No. 6, Ser. 2 (lOi/a) . . Jul 61 6551 No. 1, Series 3 (11) Sep 61 5552 No. 2, Series 3 (10) Nov 61 COLOR SPECIALS 5502 Rooftops of New York (10) May 61 COLOR FAVORITES (Technicolor Reissues) 5611 The Rise of Duton Lang (6/2) Mar 61 5612 Coo-Coo Bird Dog (6) Apr 61 5613 The Jaywalker (6/2) May 61 5614 Topsy Turkey (6Yz) ..Jun 61 5615 Punchy de Leon (6(4) Jul 61 6601 Red Riding Hood Rides Again (7) Sep 61 6602 The Music Fluke (7) Sep 61 6603 Imaginat on (6/2) ....Oct 61 6604 The Miner’s Daughter (6/2) Nov 61 6605 Grape-Nutty (6) Nov 61 16606 The Popcorn Story (6/2) Dec 61 FILM NOVELTIES (Reissues) 5835 Community Sings No. 1. Ser. 13 (10) . . . . Mar 61 5854 Yukon Canada (10)... Apr 61 LOOPY de LOOP (Color Cartoons) 5706 This Is My Ducky Day (6I/2) May 61 5707 Fee Fie Foes (6I/2) Jun 61 5708 Zoo Is Company (ff^) Jul-61 6701 Catch Meow (ff/2) . . . .Sep 61 6702 Kooky Loopy C7) Oct 61 6703 Loopy’s Hare-Do (7).. Dec 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).. Jul 61 6751 Safety Spin (7) Sep 61 6752 Calling Dr. Magoo (61/2) ((© and standard) Oct. 61 6753 Magoo’s Masterpiece (7) Nov 61 6754 Magoo Beats the Heat (6) (Both © and standard) Dec 61 SPECIAL COLOR FEATURETTES 5442 Splendors of Paris (19) May 61 5443 Wonderful Greece (19) Jun-61 6441 Images of Luangua (18) Oct 61 6442 Wonderful Israel (19) .. Dec 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) 5405 Knutsy Knights (IZ'/z) Feb 61 5406 Shot in the Frontier (16) Apr 61 5407 Scotched in Scotland (15>/2) May 61 5408 Fling in the Ring (16) Jul 61 6401 Quiz Whiz (ISVz) Sep 61 6402 Fifi Blows Her Top (161/2) Oct 61 6403 Pics and Guys (161/2) Nov 61 THRILLS OF MUSIC (Reissues) 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 Champs (10) Apr 61 5804 Dogs Afield (IOI/2) . . . . Jun 61 6801 Aqua Ski-Birds (91/2) ..Oct 61 O.Z oco 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 Neopoiitan 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. Jckyl 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’ (IS) (Anamorphic) Sep 60 B20-3 Lifeline to Hong Kong (17) Anamorphic Apr 61 B211 Spring in Scandinavia (15) Nov 61 B2I-2 Fircaway, Story of a Trotter (. .) Nov 61 MODERN MADCAPS (Technicolor) M20-4 Phantom Mousfacher (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 Miim-o (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 ot 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) D20-4 Ten 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-Color-1 Reel) T20-1 Pernoise Posse (10) . . Mar 61 20th CENTURY-FOX MOVIETONE CINEMASCOPES (Color) 7101 Australian Water Sports (9) J3n61 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) Sen 61 7110 Assignment India (9) Oct 61 7111 Assignment South Africa (10) Nov 61 7112 Sound of Arizona (10) Dec 61 TERR’VTOON 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) May 61 5125 The First Fast Mail (6) May 61 5126 Sappy New Year (7) Dec 61 TERRYTOON CINEMASCOPES 5107 Unsung Hero (6) Jul 61 5106 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) . . Nor 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 5105 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 miln.) 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 V'oodpecker) Mar 61 4118 Papoose on the Loose. . Anr 61 4119 Clash and Carry ....Apr 61 WALTER LANTZ REISSUES (Color Cartunes. Can be proiected in the Anamorphic process, 2.35-1) 4131 Hc'ter Shelter (6) . . . . Nov 60 41 32 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.) S3()5 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 61 831 3 Thumb Fun Jun 61 83)4 Com Plastered Jul 61 8315 Kiddin’ the Kitty Aug 61 8316 Ballot Bex Bunny ...Ang61 9301 A Hound for Trouble Sep 61 9302 Strife With Father Sep 61 9303 The Grey Hounded Hare Oct 61 9304 Leghorn Swaggled Nov 61 BUGS BUNNY SPECIALS (Technicolor — 7 min.) 8722 Lighter Than Hare. . . Dec 60 8723 The Abominable Snow Pnhbit 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 Dec 60 8706 Cannery Woe Jan 61 8707 Zip ’n Snort Jan 61 8708 Hopny Daze Fch 61 8709 Mouse on 57th St Feb 61 8710 Strangled Eons Mar 61 8711 Birds of a Father ....Apr 61 8712 D’Finhfin’ Ones Apr 61 8713 Lickefy-Splat Jun 61 8714 A Scent of the Matterhorn Jun 61 8715 Rebel Without Caws. , Jul 61 8716 The Pied Piper of Gnadainne Aug 61 9701 Daffy’s Inn Trouble. .. .Sep 61 9702 What’s My Lion? Oct 61 9703 Been Prepared Nov 61 WORLD-WIRE ADVENTURE SPECIALS (Color Reissues) (Twn-Reel) 8002 The Man From New Orleans (20) Mar 61 8003 Winter VVonders (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) Anr 61 8404 Grandad of Races (10) Hay 61 8,505 Snow Frolics (9) lun 61 8906 Hawaiian Sports (9).. Aug 61 9501 T>is Sporting World (10) Novel BOXOFFICE BookinGuide Dec. 25, 1961 9