The Exhibitor (1961)

iCOMING FEATURES IN ORDER OF RELEASE Nov. VIRGINS OF ROME, THE — Lou s Jordon, Sylvia Simms Feb. DEADLY DUO — Craig Hill, Marcia Henderson (6212) Mar. CLOWN AND THE KID, THE— John Lupton, Mike McGreevey — Harvard Apr. JESSICA — Maurice Chevalier, Angie Dickinson Apr. MAGIC SWORD — (C) — Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood ■ COMING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST— Mark Damon, Joyce Taylor BIRD MAN OF ALCATRAZ, THE— Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter CHILD IS WAITING — Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland — Larcas DR. NO — Sean Connery, Jack Lord — Eon FIVE MILES TO MIDNIGHT— Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins — Litvak FOLLOW THAT DREAM — Elvis Presley, Arthur O’Connell, Joanna Moore — Mirisch GERONIMO— (TC)— Chuck Connors 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) LINE OF DUTY — Chris Warfield, Erin O’Donnell MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE— Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh— M. C. NUN AND THE SERGEANT, THE— Robert Webber, Anna Sten— Springfield PHAEDRA — Melina Mercouri, Tony Perkins, Raf Vallone — (Dassin) POINT BLANK — Sidney Poitier, Bobby Darin — Kramer PROPER TIME, THE — Tom Laughlin, Nira Monsour — Laughlin ROAD TO HONG KONG, THE — Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Joan Collins, Dorothy Lamour 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 TWO FOR SEESAW — Robert Mitchum, Shirley MacLaine — Mirisch VALIANT, THE— John Mills, Ettore Manni — B. H. P. WAR HUNT— John Saxon UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTED DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 6201 BACK STREET — D-107m. — (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 (6-26-61) — 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 DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE, THE— M D-90m— Janet Munro, Edward Judd— 4903 (1-24-62)— Unusual and intriguing entry is well done — English 6206 DESERT PATROL' — MD-78m. — Richard Attenborough, John Gregson — Good film on desert warfare — 4899 (1-10-62) — English made 6203 FLOWER DRUM SONG— MU-1 33m.— (Panavision; C)— Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Myoshi Umeki— 4887 (11-22-61)— Highly entertaining musical is pleasure-packed 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 6205 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 (3-22-61) — Good featurette programmer 6207 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)— Audie Murply, 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— OM D-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 6202 SERGEANT WAS A LADY, THE— C-72m.— Martin West, Venetia Stevenson — 4866 (9-13-61) — Fair comedy for the program 5109 SECRET WAYS, THE — D-112m. — Richard Widmark, Sonja Ziemann — 4802 (3-22-61) — Taut espionage thriller should please — Made in Europe 6116 SHADOW OF THE CAT, THE— M D-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)— Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson-4871 (9-27-61 )— Well-made war film should have wj(je appeal _ RfiissuB 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 CHALK GARDEN, THE— Hayley Mills, Joanne Woodward FREUD — Montgomery Clift, Susannah York IF A MAN ANSWERS— (C)— Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin INCIDENT IN AN ALLEY— Chris Warfield, Erin O’Donnell INFORMATION RECEIVED— Sabina Sesselman, William Sylvester LANCELOT AND GUINEVERE— (C)— Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace LONELY ARE THE BRAVE — (Panavision) — Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands NEARLY A NASTY ACCIDENT— Jimmy Edwards, Shirley Eaton— English NIGHT CREATURES— Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain — (C) — English NO MAN IS AN ISLAND— Jeffrey Hunter PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE— (C)— 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 THAT TOUCH OF MINK — (C; Panavision) — Cary Grant, Doris Day TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD— Gregory Peck, Mary Badham UGLY AMERICAN, THE— (C)— Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church WARNER BROS. DISTRIBUTED DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 014 BIMBO THE GREAT— M D-93m— (EC; CjrcusScope)— Charles Holm, Maryanne Shields— 4815 (5-3-61 )— Circus film has angles— German-made; dubbed in English 155 CLAUDELLE INGLISH— D-99m.— Diane McBain, Arthur Kennedy— 4866 (9-13-61 )— Moderately interesting drama of backwoods bad girl 160 COUCH, THE— MD-100m.— Grant Williams, Shirley Knight— 4909 (2-21-62)— Taut psychological meller holds interest 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 016 FANNY — D-133m. — (TC)— Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer — 4835 (6-28-61) — Excellent 153 MAJORITY OF ONE, A— CD-147m.— Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness— (TC)— 4888 (11-22-61 )— Warm comedy drama mixes toler¬ ance and laughs 161 M ALAGA—M D-97m.— Trevor Howard, Dorothy Dand ridge— 4909 (2-21-62)— Meller for the program tends to ramble— Made in Spain 156 MASK, THE— MD-83m.—(3d-C)— Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins— 4883 (1 1-8-61)— Novelty with some 3d sequences has angles 006 MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA, THE— D-102m.— Gilbert Roland, Angela Clark— 4871 (9-27-61 )— 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— M D-1 08m.— 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 152 SINGER NOT THE SONG, THE— D-129m.— (CS; TC)— Dirk Bogarde, John Mills, Mylene Demongeot— 4899 (1-10-62)— Interest¬ ing drama on religion and its effect — Filmed in Spain ‘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— M D-96m.—(TC)— George Montgomery, Charita Luna— 4820 (5-17-61 )— Good programmer 157 SUSAN SLADE— D-1 16m.— (TC>— Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens — 4876 (10-11-61 )— Well-made drama has angles 151 WORLD BY NIGHT— NOV-103m.—(TC; TR)— Vaudeville— 4850 (8-23-61 )— Good variety show for the program COMING FEATURES IN ORDER OF RELEASE — 162 Apr. ROME ADVENTURE— (TC)— Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette 158 June LAD: A DOG — (TC) — Peggy McCay, Peter Breck P Parent Trap, The . A1 BV Paris Blues . B UA Parrish . B WB Passport To China . A1 Col. •Password Is Courage, The . MGM •Phaedra . UA •Phantom Of The Opera . U-l Pharaoh’s Woman . B U-l Picnic — RE . B Col. •Pigeon That Took Rome, The .... Par. Pinocchio — RE . A1 BV •Pirates Of Blood River . Col. Pirates Of Tortuga . A1 Fox Pit And The Pendulum, The . A2 A-l •Play It Cooler . Col. Pleasure Of His Company, The _ A2 Par. Pocketful Of Miracles . A2 UA •Point Blank . UA Portrait Of A Mobster . B WB Posse From Hell . A2 U-l •Postman’s Knock . MGM •Premature Burial . A-l Primitive Paradise . Misc. Prisoner Of The Iron Mask . A-l Private Lives Of Adam And Eve, The . B U-l •Proper Time, The . UA Pure Hell Of St. Trinians . For. •Purple Hills . . . A1 Fox Purple Noon . . . B For. Q •Queen’s Guard, The . Fox •Queen Of The Pirates . A1 Col. Question 7 . , . A1 For. R Racers, The — RE. . B Fox Raisin In The Sun, A . A2 Col. Rawhide Years, The— RE . A2 U-l •Reach For Glory . Col. •Reprieve . AA •Requiem For A Heavyweight . Col. Return To Peyton Place . A3 Fox Revolt Of The Slaves . B UA •Ride The High Country . MGM •Rififi In Tokyo . MGM Right Approach, The . B Fox Ring Of Fire . A3 MGM Risk, The . A2 For. •Road To Hong Kong, The . UA Rocco And His Brothers . A3 For. Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone, The. A3 WB Romanoff And Juliet . A1 U-l •Rome Adventure . WB Roses For The Prosecutor . For. S •St. George And The 7 Curses . UA •Safe At Home . Col. Sail A Crooked Ship . A3 Col. Saintly Sinners . A1 UA •Samar . A2 WB Sand Castle, The . A1 Misc. •Satan Never Sleeps . Fox Saturday Night And Sunday Morning . C For. •Savage Guns . MGM Scream Of Fear . A2 Col. Season Of Passion . t’ A3 U A Second Time Around, The . 5 A1 Fox Secret File: Hollywood . Misc. Secret Of Monte Cristo, The . A1 MGM Secrets Of Women . For. Secret Of Deep Harbor, The . A2 UA Secret Partner, The . A2 MGM Secret Ways, The . A2 U-l Sergeant Was A Lady, The . A1 U-l Sergeants 3 . . A1 UA •Seven Seas To Calais . MGM Seven Women From Hell . A3 Fox Seventh Commandment, The . Misc. Shadow Of The Cat . A2 U-l Shadows . Misc. Shakedown, The . B U-l Shangri-La . Misc. Siege Of Syracuse . B Par. Silent Call, The . A1 Fox Sin Of Rachel Cade, The . A3 WB Singer Not The Song, The . A3 WB •Six Black Horses . A2 U-l •Snake Woman . A1 UA Snow White And The 3 Stooges. . . A1 Fox Solid Gold Cadillac, The — RE. ... A2 Col. Some Like It Cool . For. Something Wild . A3 UA Spessart Inn, The.j . For. •Spiral Road, The . U-l Splendor In The Grass . B WB •Spider’s Web, The . UA •Star Creatures . A-l •State Fair . Fox Steel Claw, The . A2 WB Stop Me Before I Kill . A3 Col. Summer And Smoke . A3 Par. Summer To Remember, A . A1 For. •Susan Slade . A3 WB •Sweet Bird Of Youth . A3 MGM •Swinging Along . A1 Fox Swiss Family Robinson . A1 Misc. •Swordsman Of Sienna . MGM February 28, 1962 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR SERVISECTION 5