The Exhibitor (1966)

/ 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 29 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 production. Each new issue is a complete, carefully checked reference index, brought up-to-date, from the best avail¬ able 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 issues of each August wiil always contain a complete annual index. Combined, the yellow paper SERVISECTION and the pink paper REVIEWS represent a unique informative 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, 317 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Penna. 19107. MAY 18, 1966 SECTION TWO VOL. 75, No. 15 FEATURE INDEX e.e by DISTRIBUTION SOURCE: KEY . . . Features are arranged alphabetically under each distributor's name. Number preceding title is the Production Num¬ ber assigned by the producer. Abbreviations following titie indicate type of story, such as C— Comedy COMP — Compilation MD — Meiodrama 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 difficuities, check locai exchange for possibie running time change. Abbreviations following time indicate projection and color processes, such as CN — Cinerama DS — Dyaliscope PC — Pathe Coior TE — Technirama CS— Cinemascope EC — Eastman Color PV — Panavision TS — ^Techniscope DC — Deluxe Color MC — MetroColor RE — Reissue VV — ^VistaVision TC — Technicoior C — Other Color 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 par¬ ticular picture's box-office worth. ALLIED ARTISTS DISTRIBUTED DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 6505 BLOOD AND BLACK LACE — MD — 88m. — (TC) — Cameron Mitchell, Eve Bartok — 5333 (10-20-65) — Okay adult meller — Woolner Brothers 6513 CITY OF FEAR — MD — 88m. — Paul Maxwell, Terry Moore — 5333 (10-20-65) — Espionage meller okay dualler — Made abroad 6516 CURSE OF THE VOODOO — D — 77m. — Bryant Haliday, Lisa Daniely — 5345 (11-17-65) — Novel, okay dualler — English made 6514 DESERT RAVEN, THE — MD — 80m. — Rachel Roman, Robert N. Terry — 5373 (2-16-66) — Strictly for the lower half 6601 EL CID— D— 181m. — (STR; TC) — Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren — 5381 (3-16-66) — Impressive, colorful adventure should ride high — Filmed in Spain — Reissue 6412 ESCAPE BY NIGHT — MD — 75m. — ^Terence Longdon, Jennifer Jayne — 5341 (11-3-65) — Prison break thriller is okay programmer — Engl ish-made 6511 FINGER ON THE TRIGGER — W — 87m. — (TC; TS) — Rory Calhoun, James Philbrook, Silvia Solar — 5333 (10-20-65) — Actionful western — Made in Spain 6517 FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER — MD — 78m. — James Karen, Nancy Marshall — 5345 (11-17-65) — Ex¬ ploitable science fiction dualler 6510 GUNMEN OF THE RIO GRANDE — W — 96m. — (WS; C) — Guy MadisonJ Madeline Lebeau — 5321 (9-1-65) — Okay western made in Spain 6535 HUMAN DUPLICATORS, THE — MD — 82m. — (C) — George Nader, Barbara Nichols, (Seorge Macready — 5345 (11-17-65) --^kay horror meller for duallers — Woolner Bros. 6602 LEATHER BOYS, THE — D — 105m. — Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell, Dudley Sutton — 5361 (1-19-66) — Fine drama of English teen-agers — English-made 6603 LEMONADE JOE — C — 90m. — Carl Fiala, Olga Schoberova— 5397 (5-11-66) — Frantic western spoof has its moments — European-made; dubbed in English 6501 MARA OF THE WILDERNESS — D — 90m. — (C) — Adam West, Linda Saunders — 5293 (6-23-65) — Outdoor adventure is okay family program entry 6606 MOONWOLF — MD — 85m. — Carl Moehner, Ann Savo — 5397 (5-11-66) — Program filler for the duallers — Foreign-made 6536 MUTINY IN OUTER SPACE — MD— 85m. — William Leslie, Dolores Faith — 5341 (11-3-65) — Routine science fiction meller — Woolner Bros. 6507 OPERATION C.I.A. — M — 90m. — Burt Reynolds — 5349 (12-1-65) — Timeliness is meller's chief virtue — Filmed in Thai¬ land 6604 PARTY'S OVER, THE — D — 94m. — Oliver Reed, Louise Sorel, Eddie Albert — 5397 (5-1 1-66) — Moody "beatnik" drama is intermittently interesting — English-made 6413 RACING FEVER — MD — 90m.— (EC) — Joe Morrison, Barbara Biggart — 5341 (11-3-65) — Speed boat racing thriller for program 6504 TAFFY AND THE JUNGLE HUNTER — CMD — 87m. — (TC) — Jacques Bergerac, Manuel Padilla, Shary Marshall — 5333 ( 10-20-65 )-^kay jungle adventure good for kids, and family audiences TERROR IN THE CITY — D — 90m. — Richard Bray, Lee Grant — 5393 (4-27-66) — Very good family entry 6509 TICKLE ME — MU — 90m. — (PV; DC) — Elvis Presley, Jocelyn Lane — 5293 (6-23-65) — Loads of songs and gals brighten Presley starrer COMING DISK-O-TEK HOLIDAY — (C) — Freddy & The Dreamers MAGIC WEAVER, THE— (C) Fairy Tale NIGHTMARE CASTLE — Barbara Steele OH I THOSE MOST SECRET AGENTS — Franco and CIccIo ONCE UPON AN ISLAND — (C) — Hans Peterson, Chita Norby AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 6517 DISTRIBUTED DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS 6522 6514 BIG T.N.T. SHOW, THE — MU — 93m. — Ray Charles and Band, Joan Baez, David McCallum — 5361 (1-19-66) — Good BLOOD°BATh'— MD — 69m. — William Campbell, Marissa Mathes — 5381 (3-16-66) — Fair horror offering , DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE BIKINI MACHINE — C — 90m. — (PV; PC) — Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Susan Hart — 5349 (12-1-65) — Exploitable programmer should do okay as part of show. . DIE, MONSTER, DIE — MD — 80m. — (C; S) — Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, Freda Jackson — 5349 (12-1-65) — Colorful DIRTY°CAM^E, THE — MD — 87m. — Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Vittorio Gassman, Annie Girardot — 5393 (4-27-66) — interesting espionage thriller — Filmed abroad ^ , ECCO — DOC — 100m. — (TC) — Narrated by George Sanders — 5345 (11-17-65) — Documentary seeks out the sensational — Italian-made; English narration ........ ^ GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI — C — 82m. — (PV; PC) — Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley, Basil Rathbone, Boris Kar¬ loff — 5389 (4-13-66)— The Beach Gang switches to a haunted house ^ , GIRL GETTERS, THE — D — 93M. — Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow — 5398 (5-1 1-66) — Well-made tale of resort romances — GrI'atIsPY ^CHASE, THE — CMD — Lino Ventura, Bernard Bleir — 5398 (5-11-66) — Cut spoof of spies in action — Filmed abroad; dubbed in English . r. • HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI — CC — 93m. — (PV; PC) — ^Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy — 5301 (7-21-65) — Another wild entry for younger set , . ^ ... LA DOLCE VITA — D — 175m. — Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimee, Anita Eckberg — 5381 (3-16-66)— Unpleasant but fascinating film depicting dissolute life in modern Roman upper crust — Italian made; dubbed in English — Reissue ... By ALPHABET: Provides an easy way to locate a featere when the distributor is not known. If the particular feature has not yet been re¬ leased and reviewed, it is preceded by a small dot. Legion of Decency classification of A1 — Unobjectionable for General Pa¬ tronage; A2 — Unobjectionable for Adults and Adolescents; A3 — Unobjectionable for Adults; A4 — Unobjectionable for Adults with reservations; B — Objectionable in part for All; C — Condemned; follow each title as they become available. For all other data refer to the much more complete information under the distributor headings. A • After The Fox . UA Agent 83/4 . A3 Cont. Agent For H-A-R-M . U Agony And The Ecstasy, The .... A2 Fox • Alfie . Par. Alice In Wonderland In Paris .... Misc. All Men Are Apes . Misc. All The Way (The Joker Is Wild) -Re . Para. Alphabet Murders, The . A2 MGM Alphaville . A3 For. • Alvarez Kelly . Col. • Ambush Bay . UA • American Dream, An . WB And, Now Miguel . U • Any Wednesday . WB PLEASE NOTE . . . This SERVICESECTION is corrected, re-edited, and brought up to date every second week— and will al¬ ways be found as a sepa¬ rate saveable SECTION TWO of the particular issue, punched for short-term fil¬ ing 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 May 18, 1966 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR SERVISECTION T