The Exhibitor (1963)

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Second class postage paid at Baltimore, Maryland Address all official communications to the Philadelphia offices. Tedephone: Area Code 215, WAInut 2-1860. Volume 69 • No. 21 MAY 22, 1963 WHAT IS AHEAD FOR EXHIBITION? AS WE NEAR the highly important summer season, it becomes ever more important to know what product will be forthcoming in the months ahead. A survey of current and future releases indicates an exceedingly promising lineup for theatremen, who are showing their confidence in the motion picture industry by an unprecedented building and renovation program, putting a bright new face on exhibition generally. There are as many reasons for excitement as there are good pictures. The public taste for superior entertainment is unquench¬ able. Therefore, let us examine, company by company, the films that loom large in the industry’s future. PARAMOUNT PICTURES “Come Blow Your Horn,” starring Frank Sinatra, beautiful girls, and loads of laughter; “Donovan’s Reef,” John Wayne; “Hud,” Paul Newman and Melvyn Douglas; “The Nutty Professor,” Jerry Lewis; “Duel Of The Titans,” Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott; "All The Way Home,” Jean Simmons and Robert Preston; “Fun In Acapulco," Elvis Presley; “Circus” (tentative title), another spectacular from Samuel Bronston starring John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, and David Niven; “Who’s Been Sleepingln My Bed?” Dean Martin and the screen debut of comedienne Carol Burnett; “Becket,” Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole; “A New Kind Of Love,” Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward; “Wives And Lovers,” Janet Leigh, Van Johnson, Shelley Winters, and Martha Hyer; “Lady In A Cage,” Olivia deHavilland; Joseph E. Levine’s “The Carpetbaggers,” George Peppard; “Love With The Proper Stranger,” Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen; “Paris When It Sizzles,” William Holden and Audrey Hepburn; and "Who’s Minding The Store?” Jerry Lewis. Looking ahead even further, we find “Seven Days In May,” Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, and Fredric March; “The Heart Of The Lion” (The Churchill Story); Levine’s “Where Love Has Gone”; another Presley production from Hal Wallis; Levine’s “Nevada Smith,” sequel to “The Carpetbaggers”; Hal Wallis’ “Boeing Boeing”; “Rurales”; “The Panama Hangman” (tentative title), John Wayne; “Beggar’s Choice,” Van Johnson; “Sylvia”; “Vil¬ lage Of Stars”; “The Disorderly Orderly,” Jerry Lewis; “Dear And Glorious Physician”; Levine’s “Zulu”; and “No Bail For The Judge.’ There’s a lineup of both quantity and quality for theatre screens everywhere. WARNER BROTHERS “PT 109,” Cliff Robertson; “Spencer’s Mountain,” Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara; “Wall Of Noise,” Suzanne Pleshette and Ty Hardin; “The Castilian,” Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon, and Broderick Crawford; Elia Kazan’s “America America,” Stathis Giallelis; “Ram¬ page,” Robert Mitchum and Elsa Martinelli; “Mary, Mary,” Debbie Reynolds and Barry Nelson; “Palm Springs Weekend,” Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, and a host of new faces destined for stardom; “The Incredible Mr. Limpet,” Don Knotts; “Youngblood Hawke,” James Franciscus and Suzanne Pleshette; “A Distant Trumpet”; “Devil’s Advocate,” Bing Crosby; “Four For Texas,” Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, and Ursula Andress; “FBI Code 93,” Jack Kelly and Ray Danton; “Dead Ringer,” Bette Davis and Karl Malden; and “Ensign Pulver And The Captain” (sequel to “Mr. Roberts”), Robert Walker. Looking further ahead, we find “Sex And The Single Girl”; “The Missourians,” Robert Mitchum and Ty Hardin: Delmer Daves’ “Seventeenth Summer”; the fabulous “My Fair Lady,” Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, and Stanley Holloway; Dore Schary’s “Act One,” George Hamilton and Jason Robards, Jr.; “Camelot”; Kisses For My President,” Fred MacMurray; and “The Great Race,” Burt Lan¬ caster and Jack Lemmon. An impressive array to tickle the boxoffice anywhere. UNIVERSAL PICTURES Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”; “The Ugly American,” Marlon Brando; “Paranoiac”; “Showdown,” Audie Murphy; “Tammy And The Doctor,” Sandra Dee and Peter Fonda; “Lancelot And Guinevere,” Cornel Wilde and Jean Wallace; "The Kiss Of The Vampire”; “A Gathering Of Eagles,” Rock Hudson, Rod Taylor, and Mary Peach; “For Love Or Money,” Kirk Douglas and Mitzi Gaynor; “The Thrill Of It All,” Doris Day, James Garner, and Arlene Francis; “The List Of Adrian Messenger,” George C. Scott, Dana Wynter and unusual character delineations by Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lan¬ caster, Robert Mitchum, and Frank Sinatra; “Charade,” Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn; “Man’s Favorite Sport?” Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss; “The Brass Bottle,” Tony Randall and Burl Ives; “The Chalk Garden,” Deborah Kerr, John Mills, and Hayley Mills; “Monsieur Cognac,” Tony Curtis; “King Of The Mountain,” Marlon Brando and David Niven; “Dark Angel,” Rock Hudson; “Madame X,” Lana Turner; “The Richest Girl In Town,” Sandra Dee; “It Seems There Were These Two Irishmen,” Rock Hudson and Doris Day; “Captain Newman, M.D.,” Gregory Peck and Angie Dickinson; “Beau Geste,” a new version; “Street Corner”; “Shalako,” and “Dark Pur¬ pose,” Shirley Jones and Rossano Brazzi. There’s nothing skimpy about that lineup. COLUMBIA PICTURES June — “Bye Bye Birdie,” Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret: “Jason And The Argonauts,” Todd Armstrong and Nancy Kovack. July — “13 Frightened Girls,” Murray Hamilton and Joyce Taylor. August — “Gidget Goes To Rome,” James Darren and Cindy Carol. September — “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, and Sterling Hayden; “In The French Style,” Jean Seberg. October — “The Running Man,” Laurence Harvey and Lee Remick; “The Old Dark House,” Robert Morley and Tom Poston. December — “The Cardinal,” Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider and Carol Lynley (produced and directed by Otto Preminger). Also coming from Columbia are “Under The Yum Yum Tree,” Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley and Edie Adams; “Lilith,” Warren Beatty and Jean Seberg; “Behold A Pale Horse,” Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, and Omar Sharif; “The Victors,” Vincent Edwards. George Hamilton, Melina Mercouri, Romy Schneider, George Peppard, and Eli Wallach: and “The Long Ships,” Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier. There is more good news. Coming up also are “The L-Shaped Room,” Leslie Caron, and also awaited with great anticipation is the regular release of Academy Award winner, “Lawrence Of Arabia.” Plenty of excitement from Columbia. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER April — “Come Fly With Me,” Dolores Hart, Hugh O’Brian, Karl Boehm, Pamela Tiffin, Karl Malden and Lois Nettleton; “It Happened At The World’s Fair,” Elvis Presley; “Rififi In Tokyo,” Karl Boehm. May — “In The Cool Of The Day,” Jane Fonda and Peter Finch; “Drums Of Africa,” Frankie Avalon; “Flipper,” Chuck Connors; “Dime With A Halo,” Barbara Luna; “The Slave,” Steve Reeves. June — “The Main Attraction,” Pat Boone and Nancy Kwan; “The Golden Arrow,” Tab Hunter; “Cattle King,” Robert Taylor. July — “Captain Sindbad,” Guy Williams; “A Ticklish Affair,” Shirley Jones and Gig Young; “Two Are Guilty,” Anthony Perkins; “The Day And The Hour,” Simone Signoret and Stuart Whitman; “Tarzan’s Three Challenges,” Jock Mahoney. August — “The Natives Are Restless Tonight,” Nancy Kwan; “The Young And The Brave,” Rory Calhoun; “Gladiators Seven.” Richard Harrison; “Tiko And The Shark.” Receiving special handling ( Continued on page 10)