The Exhibitor (1960)

SERVISEGTION THE CHECK-UP of all Features and Short Subjects as reviewed and compiled during the past 12 months Published every second week, as a separately bound and easily saveable section of MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR, this exclusive 24 year old service lists by (1) Distribution Source and by (2) Alphabet, all professional motion pictures offered for dating by the nation's theatres, plus all those that are in pro* ductlon. Each new Issue is a complete, carefully checked reference Index, brought up-to-date from the best available sources. Complete and detailed REVIEWS are published as separately bound and easily saveable pink paper sections, on the alternating every second week throughout the film season (September to September), and are cumulatively numbered. It Is recommended that readers save this SERVISECTION reference for only the two week interval between issues, and then discard It as antiquated data. The pink paper REVIEWS, however, should be permanently saved and assembled Into complete files, by seasons, and the last issue of each August will always contain a complete annual index. Combined, the yellow paper SERVISECTION and the pink paper REVIEWS represent a unique informa¬ tive service to theatremen that is unequalled In either accuracy or completeness. Please address all Inquiries or suggestions about these two service features to^the Editors of MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR, 246-48 N. Clarion St., Philadelphia 7, Penna. DECEMBER 28, 1960 FEATURE INDEX ... by DISTRIBUTION SOURCE: KEY . . . Features are arranged alphabetically under each distributor's name. Number preceding title is the Production Number assigned by the producer. Abbreviations following title indicate type of story, such as C — Comedy COMP — Compilation MD — Melodrama NOV — Novelty CAR — Cartoon D — Drama MU — Musical TRAV — Travelogue DOC — Documentary W — Western Number, followed by m. Is running time on day of screening. If a feature has been cut, or had censorship difficulties, check local exchange for possible running time change. Abbreviations following running time indicate projection and color processes, such as CS — Cinemascope MC — MetroColor SS-^uperScope VV — Vista Vision DC — DeLuxe Color NA — Naturama TC — Technicolor WC — WarnerColor EC — Eastman Color RE — Reissue 1 E — Technirama C— Other color RS — Regalscope TR — Trucolor Under the cast heading are only the two or three most important names. Next is the cumulatively numbered page and date of issue when MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR published the complete analytical review plus an evaluation of the particular picture’s box-office worth. . . . By ALPHABET: Provides an easy way to locate a feature when the distributor is not known. If the partic¬ ular feature has not yet been released and re¬ viewed, it is preceded by a small dot. Legion of Decency classifications of A1 — Unobjectionable for General Patronage; A2 — Unobjectionable for Adults and Adolescents; A3 — Unobjectionable for Adults; B — Objectionable in Part for All; C — Condemned; SC— Separate Classification, follow each title as they become available. For all other data refer to the much more complete information under the distributor headings. A ALLIED ARTISTS DISTRIBUTED DURING THI PAST 12 MONTHS S919 ATOMIC SUBMARINE, THE — MD-72m. — Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Jol Lansing — 4685 (3-16-60) — Okay programmer BLUEBEARD'S TEN HONEYMOONS— MD-93m. — George Sanders, Corinno Calvert — 4709 (6-8-60) — Good horror meller 6009 CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER — MD-75m. — John Merivale, Didi Sullivan — 4773 (12-7-60) — Science fiction for the duallers HELL TO ETERNITY — MD-132m. — Jeffrey Hunter, Patricia Owens — 4729 (8-17-60)— High rating war entry HEROD THE GREAT — D-93m. — (EC; Totalscope) — Edmund Purdom, Sylvia Lopez — 4773 (12-7-60) — Another Italian-made spectacle — Italian-made; dubbed in English 6001 HYPNOTIC EYE, THE — MD-77m. — Jacques Bergerac, Marcia Henderson — 4673 (2-3-60) — Okay exploitation horror entry 6005 I PASSED FOR WHITE — D-93m. — Sonya Wilde, James Franciscus — 4685 (3-16-60)— ^Satisfactory programmer lacks names PAY OR DIE — D-1 11m.— Ernest Borgnine, Zohra Lamport — 4701 (6-11-60)— High rating, engrossing drama 6008 PLUNDERERS, THE — W-94m.— Jeff Chandler, Dolores Hart — 4765 (11-9-60) — Interesting western should appeal to action fans 6919 PURPLE GANG, THE — MD-83m. — Barry Sullivan, Elaine Edwards— 4669 (1-20-60) — Crime meller has strong possibilities 6006 RAYMIE — D-73m. — David Ladd, Julie Adams, John Agar — 4757 (10-12-60)--Programmer for family trade 6003 SEX KITTENS GO TO COLLEGE— C-94m.— Mamie Van Doren, Tuesday Weld, Marty Milner— 4769 (1 1-23-60 >— For the lower half 6010 TORMENTED — MD-Richard Carlson, Juli Reding — 4773 (12-7-60) — For the lower half Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. . A1 MOM Alamo . A1 UA •All In A Night’s Work . Par. All The Fine 'I'oung Cannibals.... A3 MGM All the Young Men . A2 Col. Amazing Transparent Man . A-l And Quiet Flows The Don . B UA •Angel Baby . B Col. Angel Wore Red, The .. . . . A3 MGM Angry Island . For. Angry Rod Planet . A2 A-l Aparajito . A1 For. Apartment, The. . . . A3 UA Aren’t We Wonderful . For. As The Sea Rages . A2 Col. •Atlantis, The Lost Continent . MGM Atomic Submarine . . . A2 AA COMING FEATURES IN ORDER OF RELEASE Oct. BLOODY BROOD — Barbara Lord, Jack Bott Oct. SERENGETI SHALL NOT DIE— (EC)— African Documentary Oct. TIME BOMB — Curt Jurgens, Mylene Demongeot Nov. HEROES DIE YOUNG— Erika Peters, Scott Borland Nov. UNFAITHFULS, THE — May Britt, Gina Lollobrigida, Pierre Cressoy, Marina Vlady — Italian -made Jan. LOOK IN ANY WINDOWPaul Anka, Ruth Roman, Alex NIcol COMING BIG BANKROLL, THE — David Janssen, Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster BIG WAVE, THE — Sessue Hayakawa — Japanese-Made BRIDGE, THE — Volker Bonnet, Wolfgang Stumpf — German-Made DONDI — David Janssen, Patti Page AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTED DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 606 AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN, THE — MD-60m. — Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy — 4749 (9-14-60) — Lower half science fiction 601 ANGRY RED PLANET, THE — SFD-83m. — (C; Cinemagic) — Gerlad Mohr, Nora Hayden— 4685 (3-16-60) — Fair science fiction entry for program 505 BEYOND THE TIME BARRIER — MD-80m. — Robert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins — 4729 (8-17-60) — Science fiction for the duailers 603 CIRCUS OF HORRORS — MD-90m. — (Spectra-Color) — Anton Diffring, Jane Hylton — 4705 (5-25-60) — Vary good horror spectacle — English GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS— MD-88m.— (EC; Colorscope)— Steve Reeves, Chelo Alonso — 4665 (1-6-60)— Good action and exploitation entry — Italian-made; dubbed in English GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON — MD-90m. — (Colorscope) — Mark Forrest, Eleanora Ruffo — 4777 (12-21-60) Spectacle should do okay when actively sold — Italian-made; dubbed in English 602 HOUSE OF USHER, THE — MD-78m. — (CS; C)— Vincent Price, Myrna'^Fahey — 4713 (6-22-60) — Macabre horror item for adults 408 JAILBREAKERS, THE— M D-63m.— Robert Hutton, Mary Castle— 4709 (6-8-60)— Strictly for the duallers 508 JOURNEY TO THE LOSTCITY—MD-95m.(C)— Debra Paget, Paul Christian — 4765 (11-9-60)— Exploitable spectacle’for the program 604 WHY MUST I DIE? — MD-86m. — Terry Moore, Debra Paget, Bert Freed — 4721 (7-20-60) — Exploitable programmer on capital pun¬ ishment TO BE REVIEWED BLACK SUNDAY — Barbara Steele, John Richardson HAND, THE— Derek Bond KONGA — (EC) — Michael Gough, Jess Conrad, Margo Johns MASTER OF THE WORLD— (C)— Vincent Price PORTRAIT OF A SINNER— Nadja Tiller, Tony Britton REPTILICUS— (C)— Bodil Miller PLEASE NOTE . . . This yellow paper SERVI¬ SECTION is corrected, reedited, and brought up to date every second week; — and will always be found as a separate saveable SEC¬ TION TWO of the particu¬ lar issue, punched for short¬ term filing in a ring binder. Before using, always check the publication date to be certain that data is current. Out-dated issues should be used with great care, because titles and running-times are often changed. It is best to dis¬ card out-dated issues as new ones are published. THE EDITORIAL STAFF