as Mike Kin*, Sherman. p- builder the empire Charlie Gant. General Rawlmgs. desperadc as Linus border Piescolt. mar the as Lilith mountain bub the tut jamblei's Zeb Rawlings, Valen. ;tive Van horse soldier Prescott, e Zebulon the tinhorn Rawlings. buster Julie the sod Stuart, matsbil's*'' Ramsey, as Lou o hunter t Pt«scott. marsl the trontie* tatm gal present vjssiuniw SiNGiN^SVnMNG' METRO GOlPWVM in MED MAYER RICHMOND Production BLONDE? BRUNETTE? REDHEAD? Courtship Eddies Father shih ford SffisStegas 1 Dyke -^ ^ panairtSioo MuANlNJR0( AMAN JACOBS , st Grea»e Ae,w entl Ewer Ljv 8ecom, tle G,-eai PRESENTS future as ^'***ied i Riel cher r'stian as Captain 3r*l»s, with FILMED bronislau in u, PANAVISION A R o^mic RouND WofBL MORE HITS COMING FROM M-G-M PmNHunri "INTERNATIONAL HOTEL (Color) ELIZABETH TAYLOR, RICHARD BURTON, LOUIS JOURDAN, ORSON WELLES, ELSA MARTINELLI, MARGARET RUTHERFORD, ROD TAYLOR, wants a ROBERT COOTE, MAGGIE SMITH. Directed by Anthony Asquith. fnanwitH rnortey , Produced by Anotole de Grunwald. ® ( Pana vision and Color fEAlELI Me IN THE COOL OF THE DAY” ) ^sses JANE FONDA, PETER FINCH, ANGELA LANSBURY, ARTHUR HILL. Mc^f^itH the Directed by Robert Stevens. Produced by John Houseman. THE MAIN ATTRACTION” (Metrocolor) PAT BOONE and NANCY KWAN. Directed by Daniel Petrie. Produced LPS**,MINDI// by John Patrick. A Seven Arts Production. CATTLE KING” [Eastmancolor) ROBERT TAYLOR, JOAN CAULFIELD, ROBERT LOGGIA, ROBERT MIDDLETON, LARRY GATES. Directed by Toy Garnett. Produced by Nat Holt. CAPTAIN SINDBAD” ( Technicolor— WondroScope) GUY WILLIAMS, HEIDI BRUEHL, PEDRO ARMENDARIZ, ABRAHAM SOFAER. Directed by Byron Haskin. A Kings Brothers Production. THE DAY AND THE HOUR” SIMONE SIGNORET, STUART WHITMAN, GENEVIEVE PAGE. Directed by Rene Clement. Produced by Jacques Bar. TAMAHINE” [Eastmancolor and CinemaScope) NANCY KWAN, JOHN FRAZER, DENIS PRICE. Directed by Philip Leacock. Produced by John Bryan. A Seven Arts Production. THE HAUNTING” (Color) JULIE HARRIS, CLAIRE BLOOM, RUSS TAMBLYN, RICHARD JOHNSON. Directed and Produced by Robert Wise. A TICKLISH AFFAIR” ( Pana vision * and Color ) DIRECT FROM ROADSHOW ENGAGEMENTS! UNCUT! FIRST TIME AT POPULAR PRICES! SHIRLEY JONES, GIG YOUNG, CAROLYN JONES, RED BUTTONS. Directed by George Sidney. Produced by Joe Pasternak. "THE WHEELER DEALERS” JAMES GARNER, LEE REMICK, LOUIS NYE. Directed by Arthur Hiller. Produced by Martin Ransohoff. A Ransohoff Filmways Production. "OF HUMAN BONDAGE” LAURENCE HARVEY, KIM NOVAK, ROBERT MORLEY, SIOBHAN McKENNA, ROGER LIVESEY, BRYAN FORBES. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Produced by James Wolff. A Seven Arts Production. —And Many, Many Moral . ! ! The facts are, that HUNDREDS of our TRAILERS ...and ACCESSORIES, too... that were due to be re- turned to our branches TODAY. just haven't come back . Among them, no doubt, are TRAILERS and ACCES- SORIES you are waiting for... and depending on, to sell your attractions. Sooner or later, of course, the missing TRAILERS and ACCESSORIES will be returned to us . but . can YOU wait for a sooner-or-later shipment of your TRAILERS and ACCESSORIES? Of course you can't You need them RIGHT NOW! We print approximately THREE TIMES as many f., TRAILER PRINTS as the distributor has Feature prints. V' t'. : - Our printing of ACCESSORIES is many, many times that <: proportion. More than enough to supply you with your needs, in ample time to afford maximum use of these items. BUT. .when so many of your fellow-exhibitors fail to re- turn TRAILERS and ACCESSORIES on time... even this huge surplus of material cannot protect you against a missout! V'£- Immediately after the last showing of your TRAILER it is due back in our office. Immediately after the last show- ing of your Feature, the ACCESSORIES are due back in our office. You can improve our service, if you see that they get back to us . ON TIME'-EVERY TIME! SERVICE pr/z( brby Ofi THf HIDUSTRY PUBLISHED BY ASSOCIATED PUBLICATIONS, INC. i -/1/nan.icciSL. (nXensiationaL * . ... IS LOADED .o* ,v>s C PA.HA' 0* G& flA J L r,ne ecoi-r’- B iH* s t*> 0^ ..cRC^ f«S e Bl 0 ^cH^ . M^rAN/A ' 1 ct' 0 01 0 A» maP’^co-p ' e -G 2" ec' na rO at>° in (e ef |C»' Af” An 3 5 pot’ a* A'-*' gA *1 £*> " VIS'10 uOP rice G & HtCO pA^ CENT MAN ViN R COP arf ng rid 0G^ R t r< e d'M P ?v,rec< moN O' np^ b bEaG Sctee rS; CH Aarl \ . 'V r>A r £j> »ec,°co* Fr P A/Vr/£• sta *»A\ rrirt. ^alon >/V” HAR\/£yY Morey t£/lf&£. AMs 'Oct,u CK TER, cea by nplay JA/\/J£s/ir^ by LnLOU °am H. Ru ^cC N'CHo soff RE, LSQr, *ni LOU r l/sof,F & & *•*""* ^ TH£ 0 . : colo» ^ Y PANAV,S, llarolou 7* M/LLANh °"' J ' - sr our . Diana BIG ONES Pr 4 HR der llve z^nap° Hoyt *l/s fcc» a ^ - S H C0R ,CKLR _ N!cHOl J* MAN S N*” SAMUF/ y ARKOFFj DAYS!!! FOREWORD / AST, PRESENT and future. All these are rolled into one in the pages that follow and which are bound to- gether to comprise this volume. The past season of 1961-62 has among its picture releases many which are yet to be played in hundreds of theatres. The report on these, in all detail from title, cast and other pertinent booking data through the tabu- lations on boxoffice results of these pictures, does indeed serve a practical purpose. The present deals with those productions in current release for the new season already well under way. The future is blueprinted with essential data on forth- coming features, a great number of which are completed and soon to go into release or are in finishing stages. This edition contains advance production data on 371 features scheduled for release after January 1, 1963. The record of 1961-62 is placed before our readers for its informational value and guidance for the current season. It tells what has been the trend in production; the types of stories that were best received by the public; what stars are the most popular; what pictures have re- ceived special recognition for their outstanding merit. Thus this edition of BAROMETER is dedicated to a helpful and practical service for the everyday needs of the exhibitor in particular—and to all branches of the motion picture industry in general. BOXOFFICE BAROMETER Published by Associated Publications, Inc., as a section of BOXOFFICE at 825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City 24, Mo. Ben Shlyen, Publisher and Edifor-in-Chief; Donald M. Mersereau, Associate Publisher and General Manager; Al Steen, Eastern Editor; Jesse Shlyen, Manag- ing Editor; E. S. Nelson, Velma West Sykes, Joan Baer, Marje Sweeney, Associate Editors; Syd Cassyd, Hollywood Editor. Eastern Office, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. Western Office, 6362 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood 28, Calif. 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I e n 3 More Transitional Moves Ahead in '63 . 12 An Analysis of the Production Outlook . 13 Travel-Adventure Shorts Set New Pace . 17 The All-American Favorites of 1962 . 19 Foreign Films Reach New Peaks in U.S. 31 Grosses—Ratings at the Boxoffice . 32 The 12 Most Popular Young Players of 1962 . 46 Product Trend Sets Showmanship Pace . 49 Blue Ribbon Winners of 1961-62 . 60 Blue Ribbon Winners of Past Years 73 Blue Ribbon Honor Roll Call 74 Producers of the 1961-62 Hit Films 78 Directors of the Season's Big Hits 82 Roster of the National Screen Council .... 86 British Production—A Review and Preview . 91 Changes Continue In British Industry .... 92 Britain's Top Ten Boxoffice Hits 95 Alphabetical Index and Review Digest . 106-K Feature Index of the 1961-62 Releases .... 107 1962-1963 EDITION Looking Ahead at Coming Features 123 Shorts Index of the 1961-62 Releases 137 Paramount is blowing its horn because “Come Blow Your Horn” will be THE BIGGEST, BRIGHTEST BILLOW OF FUN AND LAUGHTER THIS YEAR...STARTING WITH ITS ENGAGE- MENT atthe Radio City Music Hall this summer! CMfEBUWYHR co ST...,« LEE J. MOLLY BARBARA JILL guest stars COBB PICON RUSH ST.JOHN blocker PHYLLIS INTRODUCING TONY PRODUCED BY DIRECTED BY NORMAN LEAR and BUD YORKIN • BUD YORKIN Mrfil IIRF I Rill I VI UVJ 1 1 XL. — Ly I L-L.-J U From a by neil SIMON* Music by NELSON RIDDLE SCREENPLAY BY EXECUTIVE PROOUCER p| y By AL STEEN was echoed later in the year when TOA, did not materialize, but there is some in its convention handbook, revealed basis for acceptance that there will be HERE is an adage to the effect that the figure had increased to $207,- more pictures produced, and possibly T that there is nothing so dull as 030,000 overall.