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An Interpretive analysis of lay and trodepress reviews. Running time is in parentheses. The plus and minus signs indicate degree of merit. Listings cover current reviews, updated regularly. This department aiso serves as an ALPHABETICAL INDEX to feature releases. © Is for Cinemascope; ® VistaVision; © Superscope; ® Panovision ® Regolscope; ® Te^niramo. Symbol L> denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; O color photography. For listings by company in the order of release, see FEATURE CHART.
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AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX
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Title
Run Tim
Type
Distribu
Reviewei
Boxoffic
Harrisor
Reports
Variety
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J
iZ
Hollywo
Reporter
Parents’
Magazin
New Yof Daily Ni
Summar
2672 Airborne (78) Ac Diamond-SR
10 8-62 ±
:h
+
3+2—
2616 All Fall Down (111) Drama
.MGM
3-26-62 4+
"t*
+
44
44
it
-4 10+1
2663 ^©Almost Angels (93) Dr/Music.. 2637 ©Assignment Outer Space
. BV
9-10-62 ±
-4
44
44
8+3
(79) SFFantasy
. AlP
6-11-62 ±
1+1
— B —
2628 ©Bachelor of Hearts (97) Com...
Cont'l
5 7-62 +
1+
2664 ©Barabbas (134) ® 70 Bib Dr
.. .Col
9-10-62 ff
+
44
44
44
44
11+
2605 Bashful Elephant, The (SO) Com-Dr..AA
2-19-62 -f
:h
—
3+3
2683 ©Bellboy and the Playgirls
(94) Novelty-Comedy
UPRO
11-19-62 ±
1+1
2634 Belle Sommers (62) Drama
2653 ©Best of Enemies, The (104) ®
. .Col
5-28-62 ±
-4
-4
5+3
War Comedy-Drama
..Col
8 6-62 +
-4
44
-4
-4
-4
44
9+
2609 Big Money. The (89) Comedy
Lopert
3 5-62 -f
1-4
2624 ©Big Red (89’/a) Adv
. . .BV
4-23-62 ++
-4
-4
44
44
44 11+1
2640 Big Wave. The (73) Drama
. .AA
6-18-62 +
-4
2+
2662 Billy Budd (123) © Sea Drama.
. . AA
9 3-62 ++
-4
44
44
44
44
11+
2461 Bird Man of Alcatraz (142) Dr
..UA
6-25-62 -H
44
44
44
44
44
44 14+
2667 Bloody Brood, The (69) Cr
.Astor
9-24-62 -f
1+
Crime-Drama
9-24-62 +
1+
2631 U©Bon Voyage (132) © Comedy.. BV
5-21-62 +4
+
44
44
44
44
44 13+
2669 Bourbon St. Shadows (70) Cr. . . .
.MPA
10 1-62 -f
1+
2640 ©Boys' Night Out (115) © Com.
.MGM
6-18-62 4+
44
-4
-4
44 10+2
2651 Brain That Wouldn’t Die, The
(71) Horror Dr
. .AlP
7-30-62 ±
1+1
2625 ©Broken Land, The (60) © Wn 20th-Fox
4-30-62 ±
1+1
2619 Burn, Witch, Bum (89) Susp. . .
..AlP
4 9-62 -f
—
-4
•4
4+2
— C —
2633 Cabinet of Caligari, The (104)
© Horror Drama 20th-Fox
5-28-62 +
—
-4
44
-4
-4
+
7+1
2613 Cape Fear (105) Suspense Dr
. .U-l
3-19-62 -f
44
+
44
44
+
44 U+
2658 Carnival of Souls (91)
Psycho-Melodrama Herts-Lion
8-20-62 -f
+
3+1
2673 Carry On, Teacher (86) Com. .. Governor
10-15-62 44
44
-4
5+
2659 ©Centurion, The (77) Spectacle..
..PIP
8-27-62 ±
1+1
2661 ©Chapman Report, The (125) Dr. . .
. .WB
9 3-62 -4
44
+
—
+
6+2
2639 Clown and the Kid (65) Com-Dr..
...UA
6-18-62 ±
1+1
2660 Coming-Out Party, A (98) Com.
. Union
8-27-62 44
+
44
+
44
s+
2645 Concrete Jungle, The (86) Dr. ..Fanfare
7 9-62 -4
+
+
4+1
2650 Confessions of an Opium Eater
(85) Shock Melodrama
. ..AA
7-23-62 -4
2+1
2590 Continental Twist, The
(See “Twist All Night’’)
2620 Convicts 4 (reviewed as “Reprieve’’)
(106) Drama
. ..AA
4 9-62 -4
-4
-4
-4
+
6+1
2621 y©Counterfeil Traitor, The (140)
Drama
4-16-62 44
44
-4
44
44
44
44 13+
2665 Cry Double Cross (65) Melodrama Atlantic
9-17-62 -4
1+
D ~
2655 ©Damn the Defiant! (101) © Ac.. Col
8-13-62 -4
+
-4
44
6+1
2666 ©Damon and Pythias (99) Drama.
.MGM
9-17-62 44
+
+
44
7+1
2671 ©Dangerous Charter (76) Ac
. Crown
10 8-62 ±
-4
3+2
2625 Dead to the World (87) Melo
2658 Devil’s Messenger, The (72)
. ..UA
4-30-62
1+2
Fantasy-Melodrama Herts-Lion
8-20-62 ±
1+1
2624 ©Doctor in Love (93) Com. Governor
4-23-62 -4
-4
■4
±:
+
7+3
2621 Don't Knock the Twist (87)
Drama/Twist numbers
. . . Col
4-16-62 -4
+
±
It
7+5
— E—
2647 OEast of Kilimanjaro (72)
Adv
2657 ©Eegah (90) Corn-Fantasy.... 2588 ©El Cid (184) ® Hist. Spec..
AA
716-62 ±
820-62 + 12-18-61 44
44
+
44
+
44
1+1
1+
H 13+
2680 Escape From East Berlin (94)
Dr. MGM
11 5-62 44
+
44
44
■4
8+
2636 ©Escape From Zahrain (93) © Adventure Drama
Para
6 4-62 +
+
+
+
+
+ 7+1
2615 Experiment in Terror (123) Susp. ..Col
3-26-62 44
+
+
44
44
44
44 12+
2653 Fall guy (64) Crime Drama....
. . Fairway
8 6-62 ±
1+1
2664 Firebrand, The (63) © Wn...
.20th-Fox
9-10-62 ±
2+2
2623 Five Finger Exercise (109) Dr..
Col
4-23-62 +
44
+
+
+
8+2
2654 ©Five Weeks in a Balloon
(101) © Adv-Comedy
.20thFox
8 6-62 44
+
+
44
+
44
+ 10+
2664 Flame in the Streets (93)
© Drama
. .Atlantic
9-10-62 +
44
44
5+
2618 ©Follow That Dream (110) © Com...UA
4 2-62 +
+
+
44
+
H
+
9+
2619 ©Forever My Love (115)
Romantic Drama
Para
4 9-62 +
rt
+
+
+
44
8+2
2675 Frightened City. The (97) Cr.
AA
10-22-62 +
—
2+2
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2678 ©Gay Purr-ee (85) Animation WB
2626 ©Geronimo (101) © Outdoor Dr UA
2644©Gigot (104) Comedy 20th-Fox
2682 ©Girls! Girls! Girls! (106)
Comedy Drama/Songs Para
2651 Guns of Darkness (103) Drama.... WB
2671 ©Gypsy (149) ® Musical WB
— H —
2613 Hand of Death (60) S-F’n 20th-Fox
2626 ©Hands of a Stranger (BSJ/a) Susp.. .AA
2625 Harold Lloyd’s Wwld of
Comedy (94) Comedy Cont'l
2634©Hatari! (159) Adv. Dr. Para
2634 Hell Is for Heroes (90) War Dr... Para 2612 ©Hellions. The (87) ®
Outdoor Drama Co!
2639 ©Hemingway's Adventures of a
Young Man (145) © Dr. 20th-Fox
2668 ©Hero’s Island (94) ®
Period Adv. Drama UA
2610 Hitler (107) Drama AA
2620 ©Horizontal Lieutenant, The (90)
Comedy © MGM
2641 Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus, The
(95) Horror Drama Lopert
2682 Horror Hotel (76) Ho Dr Trans-Lux
2674 Hot Money Girl (81) Melo UPRO
2623 House of Women (83) Drama WB
2662 ©Huns, The (85) Spectacle PIP
2636©l Like Money (81) © Com.. .20th-Fox
2635 Incident in an Alley (S3) Dr UA
2661 ©If a Man Answers (102) Com U-l
2626 Information Received (77) Or U-l
2638 Interns, The (120) Col
2628 Intruder, The (S3) Or Astor
2661 Invasion of the Animal People
(55) Science-Fiction ..ADP-SR
2651 Invasion of the Star Creatures
(81) Sc.-F’n Comedy AlP
2673 I Spit on Your Grave (100)
Melo (Eng-dubbed) Audubon
2668 ©I Thank a Fool (100) © Drama. MGM
2644 ©It Happened in Athens (92)
© ComedyDrama 20th-Fox
2645 ©Jack the Giant Killer (94)
Adv-Fantasy UA
2615 ©Jessica (105) © Rom. Comedy UA
— K —
2684 Kamikaze (89) Documentary. . Brigadier 2652©Kid Galahad (95) Com-Dr/Songs. . UA
2672 Kind of Loving, A (112) Dr Govn’r
2627 ©Lad: a Dog (98) Drama WB
2631 ©Last of the Vikings (102)
Dyaliscope, Adv Medallion
2679 ©Legend of Lobo, The (67) Ad BV
2662 ©Lion, The (96) © Drama 20th-Fox
2630 ©Lisa (112) © Adv. Dr. 20th-Fox 2642 LoliU (152) Comedy-Drama MGM
2676 Loneliness of the Long Distance
Runner, The (103) Dr Cont'l
2628 Lonely Are the Brave (107)
© Outdoor Drama U-l
2675 Long Day’s Journey Into Night
(174) Drama Embassy
2674 Longest Day, The (ISO)
© War Drama 20th Fox
2590 ©Lover Come Back (107) Comedy.. U-l
2681 ©Loves of Salammbo, The (72)
© Spectacle Dr 20th-Fox
2622 ©Magic Sword, The (80)
Fantasy-Adventure UA
2660 ©Make Way for Lila (90)
Adv. Dr Parade
2621 Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,
The (123) Western Para
2677 Manchurian Candidate The (126)
Suspense Drama UA
2641 Manster, The (72) Horror Dr Lopert
Reviewed
BoKoffice
Harrison’s
Reports
Variety
Film Daily
Hollywood
Reporter
Parents’
Magazine
New York Daily News
Summary
10-29-62 44
+
44
44
44
9+
4-30-62 +
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+
44
+
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it
8+1
7 2-62 44
44
44
44
44
11+1
11-12-62 +
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4+1
7-30-62 +
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+
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8+2
10 8-62 44
+
44
44
44
+ 10+
3-19-62 ±
3+3
4-30-62 It
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5+5
4-30-62 +
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44
44
10+1
5-28-62 44
44
+
44
+
44
44 12+
5-28-62 +
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+
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6+1
3-12-62 +
4+4
6-18-62 44
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44
12+1
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44
44
7+1
3 5-62 ±
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+
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4 9-62 +
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7 2-62 +
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1+1
10-15-62 +
1+
4-23-62 It
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6+4
9 3-62 ±
1+1
6 4-62 +
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7+1
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6+1
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10+1
5 7-62 +
44
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9+1
9 3-62 It
1+1
7-30-62 ±
1+1
10-15-62 +
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9-24-62 -4
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6+2
7 2-62 +
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6+3
7 9-62 +
44
44
6+2
3-26-62 44
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7-30-62 44
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44
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10 8-62 44
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44
44
44
+
9+1
9 3-62 +
44
44
44
7+
5-14-62 +
44
+
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44
44
9+
6-25-62 44
+
44
44
44 11+2
10-22-62 44
44
44
+
44
44 11+
5 7-62 +
+
+
44
+
44
+
9+
10-22-62 44
44
44
44
44
44 12+
10-15-62 44
44
44
44
44
44 12+
12-25-61 44
+
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44
44
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44 12+
11-12-62 —
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4-16-62 +
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+
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6+1
8-27-62 ±
+
3+2
4-16-62 It
44
+
44
44
+
44 11+1
10-29-62 44
44
44
+
44
+ 10+
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1+2
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide : : Nov. 26, 1962
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