Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1961)

OF CURRENT PICTURES ANGEL BABY — Columbia. Directed by Paul Wendkos: Paul Strand, George Hamilton; Jenny Brooks, Salome Jens; Molly Hayes, Joan Blondell; Ben Hayes, Henry Jones; Hoke Adams, Burt Reynolds; Otis Finch, Dudley Remus; Sam Wilcox, Roger Clark. BALLAD OF A SOLDIER — Kingsley International. Directed by Grigori Chukhrai: Alyosha, Vladimir Ivashov; Shura, Shanna Prokkorenko; Alyosha's Mother, Antonina Maximova; General, Nikolai Kruchkov; Invalid, Evgeni Urbanski. BIG DEAL, THE — UMPO. Directed by Mario Monicelli: Peppe, Vittorio Gassman; Mario, Renato Salvatori ; Norma, Rossana Rory; Nicolette, Carla Gravina; Carmelita, Claudia Cardinal; Cosimo, Memmo Carotenuto; Tiberio, Marcello Mastroianni; Dante, Toto. FLAMING STAR— 20th. Directed by Don Siegel: Pacer, Elvis Presley; Clint, Steve Forrest; Neddy, Dolores del Rio; Sam, John McIntire; Ros Pierce, Barbara Eden; Angus Pierce, Richard Jaeckel; Tom, L. Q. Jones; Will, Douglas Dick; Dorothy, Anne Benton; Buffalo Horn, Rudolph Acosta; Dred Pierce, Karl Swenson; Ben Ford, Monte Burkhardt; Two Moons, Perry Lopez; Doc Phillips, Ford Rainey; Bird’s Wing, Sharon Bercutt. GREAT IMPOSTOR, THE— U-I. Directed by Robert Mulligan: Ferdinand Demara, Jr., Tony Curtis; Father Devlin, Karl Malden; Capt. Glover, Edmond O'Brien; Chandler, Arthur O’Connell; Ferdinand Demara, Sr., Gary Merrill; Cathy Lacey, Joan Blackman; Abbot Danner, Raymond Massey; A Farmer, Doodles Weaver; Mother Demara, Jeanette Nolan; Eulalie, Sue Ann Langdon; Thompson, Mike Kellin; Hotchkiss, Richard Sargent; Demara, Jr., as a boy, Robert Crawford; W AC Lt., Cindi Wood; Hun Kim, Philip Ahn; Lt. Headley, Ward Ramsey. LITTLE ANGEL— Murray. Directed by Roberto Rodriguez: Marita, Maria Garcia; Anselmo, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos. MAKE MINE MINK — Continental. Directed by Robert Asher: Maj. Rayne, Terry-Thomas ; Dame Beatrice Appleby, Athene Seyler; Nanette Parry, Hattie Jacques; Lily, Billie Whitelaw; Elisabeth Pinkerton, Elspeth Duxbury; Mme. Spolinski, Irene Handl; Jim Benham, Jack Hedley; Inspector Pape, Raymond Huntley; Freddie Warrington, Kenneth Williams; Burglar, Noel Purcell; Spanager, Sydney Tafler; Mrs. Spanager, Joan Heal; Gertrude, Penny Morrell; Drunk, Freddie Brinton. MARRI AGE-GO -ROUND, THE — 20th. Directed by Walter Lang: Content, Susan Hayward; Paul, James Mason; Katrin, Julie Newmar; Dr. Ross, Robert Paige; Flo, June Clayworth; Henry, Joe Kirkwood, Jr.; Mamie, Mary Patton; Crew Cut, Trax Colton; Professor, Everett Glass; Sultan, Ben Astar. ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS — Buena Vista. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton S. Luske, Clyde Geronimi: Voices of Rod Taylor, J. Pat O’Malley, Betty Lou Gerson, Martha Wentworth, Micky Maga, Barbara Beaird, Mimi Gibson, Sandra Abbott, Ben Wright, Cate Bauer, Dave Frankham, Fred Wor1 lock, Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Lee, Max Smith, Bob Stevens, Lisa Davis, Tom Conway, Tudor Owen, George Pelting, Paul Wexler, Mary Wickes, Barbara I.uddy, Lisa Daniels, Ramsey Hill, Sylvia Marriott, Queenie Leonard, Marjorie Bennett, Helene Stanley, Don Barclay, Dal McKennon, Jeanne Bruns. PEPE — Columbia. Directed by George Sidney: Pepe, Cantinflas; Ted Holt, Dan Dailey; Susie Murphy, Shirley Jones; Customs Inspector, Ernie Kovacs; Maurice Chevalier, Bing Crosby, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jimmy Durante, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Judy Garland (voice only), Greer Garson, Hedda Hopper, Peter Lawford, Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Kim Novak, Andre Previn, Donna Reed. Debbie Reynolds, Edward G. Robinson, Frank Sinatra, Michael Callan, Joey Bishop, Billie Burke, Ann B. Davis, William Demarest, Jack Entratter, Hank Henry, Cesar Romero, Charles Coburn, Themselves. SAND CASTLE, THE — Noel. Directed by Jerome Hill: Boy, Barry Cardwell; Girl, Laurie Cardwell; Artist, George Dunham; Fisherman, Alec Wilder; Shade Lady, Maybelle Nash; Sun P Lady, Erica Speyer; Young Man, Charles Rydell; Young Girl, Allegra Ahern; Fat Man, Lester Judson; Frogman, Martin Russ; Priest, Ghislain Dussart; Voice of the Shell, Mabel Mercer. For fuller reviews see PHOTOPLAY lor the months indicated. For full reviews this month, see page 66. (a — adult F — family) ALAMO, THE— U.A.; Technicolor, Todd-AO: Producer-director-star John Wayne turns a frontier legend into an epic as hulking and likable as his screen self. He’s Crockett; Widmark is Bowie; Frankie Avalon sturdily tries to hold the fort, too. (F) January ANGRY SILENCE, THE— Valiant : Shocking drama of labor relations in England. Co-workers make an outcast of brave Richard Attenborough, who won’t join them on strike. Pier Angeli’s his wife. (A) February BREATH OF SCANDAL, A — Paramount; Technicolor, VistaVision: Old-style Vienna romance between princess Sophia Loren and Yankee businessman John Gavin. Chevalier has the charm the film needs. (A) January BUTTERFIELD 8— M-G-M; CinemaScope, Metrocolor: Liz Taylor does her strongest acting in this bitter case study of a New York party girl, who hurts not only herself but her married lover (Laurence Harvey) and her despairing friend (Eddie Fisher). (A) December CIN DERFELLA — Paramount, Technicolor: Jerry Lewis begs you to cry as well as laugh over a screwball musical updating the fairytale. He’s the poor stepchild! Anna Maria Alberghetti, his princess. (F) February EXODUS — U.A.; Super-Panavision 70, Technicolor: Stirring saga of patriotism, with Paul Newman as the Israeli hero, Eva Marie Saint as the American heroine, Sal Mineo and Jill Haworth as unforgettable teenagers who escaped the Nazis. (A) February FACTS OF LIFE, THE— U.A.: Chuckles mix with gentle realism as suburbanites Bob Hope and Lucille Ball try an illicit romance that just isn’t their style. (A) February G.I. BLUES — Paramount, Technicolor: Love troubles plague Army pals stationed in Germany, and — oh yes, one of ’em is that guy Presley, better than ever! His gal’s Juliet Prowse. Laughs, ten songs. (A) January GENERAL DELLA ROVERE— Continental: The Italian movie at its best, with director Roberto Rossellini, actor Vittorio de Sica in top form. As a debonair con artist in wartime Italy, de Sica is forced by Nazis to impersonate a hero. (A) January GRASS IS GREENER, THE— U-I; Technirama. Technicolor: Aren’t we elegant! Jean Simmons goes kookie to steal a talky drawingroom comedy about an uppercrust triangle, with Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Boh Mitchum as lord, lady and lover. (A) February INHERIT THE WIND— U.A.: Two great old pros, Spencer Tracy and Fredric March, argue over teacher Dick York’s fate in a robust fiction version of Tennessee’s “monkey trial” of the 1920’s. Reporter Gene Kelly covers a hot story —that still sizzles. (F) December MIDNIGHT LACE— U-I, Eastman Color: Doris Day looks lovely and scared stiff in an eye-soothing, nerve-frazzling mystery. As wife of London financier Rex Harrison, she’s badgered by threatening phone calls. Myrna Loy’s her American aunt. (F) December NEVER ON SUNDAY— U. A.: Spirited Melina Mercouri dominates this saucy comedy as a Greek seaport trollop who’s happy with her work — until stuffy tourist Jules Dassin tries to reform her. (A) January SPARTACUS — U-I; Technicolor, Super Technirama 70: Powerful, intelligently made saga of ancient Rome. Jean Simmons, Tony Curtis join leader Kirk Douglas in a slave rebellion against the corrupt empire symbolized by Laurence Olivier. (A) January SUNDOWNERS, THE — Warners, Technicolor: Happy, satisfying jaunt across Australia ranch country, with wandering sheepherder Bob Mitchum, wife Deborah Kerr. (F) January SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO— Warners, Technicolor: Intimate closeup of the Roosevelt family during his battle with polio. Ralph Bellamy, as FDR, and Greer Garon, as his wife, give fine emotional performances — and accurate impersonations. (F) December SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON— Buena Vista; Technicolor, Panavision: Disney jazzes up the juvenile classic, as castaways John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Jim MacArthur meet pirates and Janet Munro. (F) January 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER, THE— Columbia, Eastman Color: Swift might not approve doctor Kerwin Mathews’ travels, but kids’ll like this mild fantasy. (F) January TUNES OF GLORY— U.A., Technicolor: Magnificent acting highlights an offbeat tale of Army life in a Scottish barracks. Rough old pro Alec Guinness yields command to martinet John Mills. (F) February VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED, THE— M-G-M, MetroScope: Ingenious science-fiction finds scientist George Sanders battling a strange outerspace invasion of his English town. It’s good and creepy! (A) P’ebruary VIRGIN SPRING, THE— Janus: Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's new film is one of his strongest, a medieval ballad of rape, murder, revenge, mystic faith, miracles — seen from a modern viewpoint. (A) February WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY, THE— Columbia; CinemaScope, Eastman Color: Jack Lemmon and Rick Nelson sail off on a slap | happy adventure of World War II, taking an old sloop on a risky mission. (F) February WHERE THE BOYS ARE— M-G-M; CinemaScope, Metrocolor: Young talent — Dolores Hart, Connie Francis, George Hamilton and others — gets a great show-case as girl-hunting guys and husband-hunting girls hit Florida on vacation from college. (A) February WORLD OF SUZIE WONG, THE— Paramount, Technicolor: Impressive Hong Kong scenes loom over the wistful romance of Bill Holden and Nancy Kwan, who are sympathetic though not perfectly cast as an American artist and a Chinese bar girl. (A) January