The Exhibitor (1961)

COMING FEATURES IN ORDER OF RELEASE Nov. DEAD TO THE WORLD — Rudy Talton, Jana Pearce Nov. VIRGINS OF ROME, THE — Louis Jordan, Sylvia Simms Dec. SOMETHING WILD — Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker — Prometheus COMING BIRD MAN OF ALCATRAZ, THE — Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter GERONIMO— (TC>— Chuck Connors FOLLOW THAT DREAM — Elvis Presley, Arthur O’Connell, Joanna Moore — Mirisch HAPPY THIEVES, THE — Rita Hayworth, Rex Harrison KID GALAHAD — Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright LAND WE LOVE, THE — (C; Panavision)-— James Mason, Kate Manx. Neville Brand — Daystar LADY FOR A KNIGHT — Norman Wisdom, Millicent Martin (Knightsbridge) PHAEDRA — Melina Mercouri, Tony Perkins, Raf Vallone — (Dassin) POINT BLANK — Sidney Poitier, Bobby Darin — Kramer ROAD TO HONG KONG, THE — Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Joan Collins, Dorothy Lamour SAINTLY SINNERS— Don Beddge, Ellen Corby SERGEANTS 3 — (TC; Panavision)— Frank Sinatra, Ruta Lee, Dean Martin — Essex SPIDER’S WEB, THE — (TC) — Glynis Johns, John Justin — Danziger ST. GEORGE AND THE 7 CURSES — (Super-Percepto-Vision)— Basil Rathbone — Gordon TARAS BULBA — Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Ilka Windish, Brad Dexter VALIANT, THE — John Mills, Ettore Manni — B. H. P. WAR HUNT— John Saxon UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTED DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS BACK STREET— D-1 07m. — (EC) — Susan Hayward, John Gavin, Vera Miles — 4875 (10-11-61) — Plush femme’s drama with popular Hunter touch 6120 BLAST OF SILENCE — MD-77m. — Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy— 4810 (4-19-61) — Better program entry 6121 COME SEPTEMBER — C-112m. — (TC; CS) — Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee—4835 (6-28-61) — Highly enjoyable comedy 6115 CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF, THE — 91m. — (EC) — Clifford Evans, Yvonne Romain — 4820 (5-17-61) — Horror import should get attention — English FLOWER DRUM SONG — MU-133m. — (Panavision, C) — Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Myoshi Umeki — 4887 (11-22-61) — Highly entertaining musical is pleasure-packed 6103 GRASS IS GREENER, THE — C-105m. — (TC; Technirama) — Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr — 4775 (12-7-60) — Sophisticated, adult comedy headed for big business 6117 LAST SUNSET, THE — D-112m. — (EC) — Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone — 4827 (5-31-61) — Western has angles to put it across in fine fashion 6108 LAWLESS BREED, THE — W-83m. — (TC) — Rock Hudson, Julia Adams — 4870 (9-27-61) — Better than average western — Reissue LOVER COME BACK — C-107m. — (EC) — Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall — 4895 (12-20-61 )— Comedy has the angles to make it a sizeable hit. 5626 MIDNIGHT STORY, THE — MD-89m. — (CS; TC) — Tony Curtis, Marisa Pavan — 4870 (9-27-61) — Interesting, well-made cop melo¬ drama — Reissue 6114 OLE REX — D-40m. — (EC) — Rex, Billy Hughes — 4802.. (3-22-6 1 ) — Good featurette programmer OUTSIDER, THE — D-108m. — Tony Curtis, Jim Franciscus— 4895 (12-20-61)— Interesting and well-made drama of a different kind of war hero. 6113 PHARAOH’S WOMAN, THE — D-88m. — (EC; TechniScope) — John Drew Barrymore, Linda Cristal — 4815 (5-3-61) — Fair program¬ mer — Italian-made; dubbed in English 6112 POSSE FROM HELL — W-89m. — (EC) — Audio Murphy, Zohra Lamport — 4802 (3-22-61) — Good western 6102 PRIVATE LIVES OF ADAM AND EVE, THE — C-87m. — (Part color) — Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren — 4831 (6-14-61) — Tasteless comedy strictly for exploitation spots 5622 RAWHIDE YEARS, THE— OMD-85m. — (TC) — Tony Curtis, Coleen Miller — 4871 (9-27-61) — Action entry entertains — Reissue 6106 ROMANOFF AND JULIET — C-112m. — (TC>— Peter Ustinov, Sandra Dee — 4820 (5-17-61) — Humorous comedy is well made — Filmed abroad SERGEANT WAS A LADY, THE — C-72m. — Martin West, Venetia Stevenson — 4866 (9-13-61) — Fair comedy for the program 6109 SECRET WAYS, THE — D-1 12m. — Richard Widmark, Sonja Ziemann — 4802 (3-22-61 )— Taut espionage thriller should please — Made in Europe 6116 SHADOW OF THE CAT, THE — MD-79m. — Andre Morell, Barbara Shelley — 4820 (5-17-61) — Good horror item — English 6105 SHAKEDOWN, THE — MD-91m. — Terence Morgan, Hazel Court— 4847 (8-9-61) — Lower half meller — English 6119 TAMMY TELL ME TRUE — CD-97m. — (EC)— -Sandra Dee, John Gavin — 4835 (6-28-61) — Warm yarn has appeal for youngsters and family trade 6107 TO HELL AND BACK — BIOD-106m. — (CS; TC) — Audio Murphy, Marshall Thompson — 4871 (9-27-61) — Well-made war film should have wide appeal — Reissue 6110 TOMBOY AND THE CHAMP — D-92m. — (EC) — Candy Moore, Ben Johnson — 4791 (2-8-61) — Good family programmer 6118 TROUBLE IN THE SKY — D-76m. — Michael Craig, Elizabeth Seal — 4835 (6-28-61 )— -Okay programmer — English 6111 WINGS OF CHANCE — MD-76m. — (EC) — Jim Brown, Frances Rafferty — 4798 (3-8-61 )— Okay programmer COMING CAPE FEAR — Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen CAPTAIN CLEGG — Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain — (C) — English CHALK GARDEN, THE— Hayley Mills, Joanne Woodward DESERT PATROL — Richard Attenborough, Jack Gregson — English FREUD — Montgomery Clift, Susannah York LANCELOT AND GUINEVERE— (C>— Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace LONELY ARE THE BRAVE — (Panavision)— Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands NO MAN IS AN ISLAND— Jeffrey Hunter NEARLY A NASTY ACCIDENT — Jimmy Edwards, Shirley Eaton — English PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE — Herbert Lorn, Heather Sears — English SIX BLACK HORSES— (C)— Audie Murphy, Joan O'Brien SPIRAL ROAD, THE— (C; Panavision) — Rock Hudson, Burl Ives, Gena Rowlands ' TOUCH OF MINK — (C; Panavision) — Cary Grant, Doris Day UGLY AMERICAN, THE— (C) — Marlon Brando, Fiji Okada, Sandra Church WARNER BROS. DISTRIBUTED DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 014 BIMBOiTHE GREAT — MD-93m. — (EC; CircusScope) — Charles Holm, Maryanne Shields — 4815 (5-3-61) — Circus film has angles — German-made; dubbed in English 155 CLAUDELLE INGUSH — D-99m. — Diane McBain, Arthur Kennedy — 4866 (9-13-61) — Moderately interesting drama of backwoods bad girl 013 FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE, THE— SFD-84m.— (Mystimation)— Louis Locke, Ernest Revere, Jane Zale— 4815 (5-3-61 ) — Interesting science fiction entry — Filmed abroad t 016 FANNY — D-133m. — (TC)— Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer — 4835 (6-28-61) — Excellent 008 FEVER IN THE BLOOD, A — D-117m. — Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Angie Dickinson — 4787 (1-26-61) — Interesting dramatic fare on world of politics 009 GOLD OF THE SEVEN SAINTS — MD-88m. — (WarnerScope) — Clint Walker, Leticia Roman — 4791 (2-8-61) — Good outdoor action entry 153 MAJORITY OF ONE, A — CD-153m. — Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness — (TC) — 4888 (11-22-61) — Warm comedy drama mixes toler erance and laughs. 156 MASK, THE — M D-83m. — (3d-C) — Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins — 5583 (11-8-61) — Novelty with some 3d sequences has angles 006 MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA, THE— D-1 02m.— Gilbert Roland, Angela Clark— 4871 (9-21-61 )— Well-made religious film — Reissue 015 PARRISH — D-140m.— (TC) — Troy Donahue, Claudette Colbert — 4798 (3-8-61) — Interesting drama, particularly for the gals 011 PORTRAIT OF A MOBSTER — MD-108m. — Vic Morrow, Leslie Parrish — 4803 (3-22-61 )— Good gangster yarn for action spots 159 ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE, THE— D-104m.—(TC)— Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty— 4890 (12-6-61 )— Interesting, off-beat drama 003 SINS OF RACHEL CADE, THE — D-123m. — (TC) — Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch — 4798 (3-8-61) — Highly interesting drama with “Congo" background 154 SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS — D-124m. — (TC) — Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty — 4866(9-13-61) — High rating drama on provocative theme 012 STEEL CLAW, THE— MD-96m. — (TC) — George Montgomery, Charita Luna — 4820 (5-17-61) — Good programmer 157 SUSAN SLADE — D-116m. — (TC) — Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens — 4876 (10-11-61) — Well-made drama has angles 010 WHITE WARRIOR, THE — MD-86m. — (TC; Dyali-Scope) — Steve Reeves, Georgia Moll — 4791 (2-8-61) — Okay action spectacle for the program — Italian-made; dubbed in English 161 WORLD BY NIGHT — NOV.-103m. — (TC; TR) — Vaudeville — 4850 (8-23-61) — Good variety show for the program COMING 152 Jan. SINGER NOT THE SONG — (CS; TC) — Dirk Bogarde, John Mills, Mylene Demongeot — England 158 Feb. LAD: A DOG — (TC)— Peggy McCay, Peter Breck 160 Mar. COUCH, THE — Grant Williams, Shirley Knight 161 Mar. MALAGA — Trevor Howard, Dorothy Dandridge, Edmund Purdom COMING FEATURES IN ORDER OF RELEASE ACT OF MERCY — Leslie Caron, David Niven BLACK GOLD — Philip Carey, Diane McBain CHAPMAN REPORT, THE— (TC)— Shelley Winters, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. GAY PURR-EE — (C) — Cartoon— Judy Garland, Hermione Gingold — (UPA) GYPSY — (TC) — Natalie Wood, Rosalind Russell One-Eyed Jacks. , , • , . A3 Par. One Hundred And One Dalmatians A1 BV One Plus One . A3 Mis*. Operation Bottleneck . A2 UA One. Two, Three: . A3 UA •Only Two Can Play: : : . Col. •Operation Camel . A1 A-l Operation Eichmann,... . A3 AA Outsider, The , , , , . . U-l P Parent Trap, The.. A1 BV Paris Blues . B UA Parrish. . . . B WB Passport To China . A1 Col. Pepe.,»f . A1 Col. •Phaedra. . . UA •Phantom Of The Opera, . . U-l Pharaoh’s Woman . . B U-l Picnic — RE.-n . B Col. Picnic On The Grass, . . . 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Spessart Inn, The . •Spiral Road, The . . . . . . Splendor In The Grass . •Spider’s Web, The .hi . Squad Car; • . . •State Fair . Steel Claw, The . Stop Me Before I Kill . . Stopover Tokyo — REhih . Summer And Smoke . Summer To Remember, A . Sun Lovrs Holiday* . Fox Col. U-l AA Col. Fox UA MGM Fox MGM For. UA For. Mies. WB U-l For. For. UA A3 Col. . A1 UA WB . B Fox . A1 Mite. Fox . C For. MGM . A2 Col. . A3 UA . A1 Fox Misc. . A1 MGM For. . A2 UA . A2 MGM . A2 U-l . A1 AA . A1 U-l UA MGM . A3 Fox Misc. . A2 U-l Mlse. . B U-l Misc. Par. . A1 Fox . A3 WB WB U-l . A1 UA . A2 Fox . A1 Fox . A2 Col. For. UA For. U-l . B WB UA . B Fox Fox . A2 WB . A3 Col. Fox . A3 Par. . A1 For. Misc.j December 27, 1961 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR SERVISECTION 5