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Feb 2

Movies: Double Bill | "The Happy Thieves" and "Season of Passion"

Feb. 2, 1962 - Today’s new United Artists double-bill is “The Happy Thieves,” a comedy-adventure with Rita Hayworth and Rex Harrison, taken from a novel by Richard Condon, and “Season of Passion,” a drama with John Mills, Ernest Borgnine, and Anne Baxter, adapted from the play, “Summer of the 17th Doll.” #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #MovieStars #moviescene #moviescenes #moviestagram #MovieStill #celebrities #MovieStills #moviescreen #

Jan 31

Movies: "La Notte" to Premiere in New York Feb. 19

Jan. 31, 1962 - Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Night” (“La Notte”), Italy’s official nominee for the Academy Award in the foreign category, will have its American première on Feb. 19 at New York’s Little Carnegie Theatre. The import, marking director Antonioni’s first film since “L’Avventura,” stars Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni, and Monica Vitti. The film depicts a day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship. #classicmov

Jan 30

Movies: "Come Blow Your Horn" with Frank Sinatra

Jan. 30, 1962 - Frank Sinatra has agreed to play the leading role in the Paramount screen version of “Come Blow Your Horn,” the Neil Simon comedy now on Broadway. The actor’s company will co-produce the film with Tandem Productions, an independent company headed by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear, two TV producers making their feature film debut. Mr. Yorkin, who produced, wrote, and directed the award-winning “An Evening With Fred Astaire” in 1959, will direct the comedy from a sc

Jan 30

Movies: "Seven Women from Hell"

Jan. 30, 1962 - Today’s new film is “Seven Women From Hell,” a 20th Century-Fox drama with Patricia Owens, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, and John Kerr. Robert Webb directed. Seven women with different backgrounds and nationalities find themselves in New Guinea in February 1942. When the Japanese army takes over unexpectedly, the women are sent to a war camp in the jungle. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #MovieStars #moviescene #moviescenes

Jan 29

Movies: Robert Wise to Produce and Direct "The Haunting"

Jan. 29, 1962 - Robert Wise will produce and direct “The Haunting,” an adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel, “The Haunting of Hill House,” for MGM in the summer. It will star Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tamblyn. Mr. Wise will begin production of the New England ghost story after completion of his next assignment, “Two for the Seesaw.” The story tells of Hill House, which has stood for 90 years and appears haunted. Its inhabitants have met strange, t

Jan 28

Movies: Norman Jewison to Direct "Forty Pounds of Trouble"

Jan. 28, 1962 - Hollywood again has enlisted a recruit from television. Norman Jewison has been signed to make his screen debut as the director of “Forty Pounds of Trouble,” a comedy written by Marion Hargrove, which will star Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, Larry Storch, and Phil Silvers. Mr. Jewison, who produced and directed such TV spectaculars as “The World of Lerner and Loewe” and the forthcoming “Judy Garland Show,” is slated to leave for the West Coast early next mont

Jan 25

Movies: "The Outsider" with Tony Curtis

Jan. 25, 1962 - Universal’s “The Outsider,” a drama starring Tony Curtis (pictured), will have its première Feb. 7 at New York’s Trans-Lux Theatre. Delbert Mann directed the adaptation of a book by William Bradford Huie. Mr. Curtis plays an Indian (nicknamed “Chief” by other soldiers) who fights in WWII and helps raise the flag at Iwo Jima. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #MovieStars #moviescene #moviescenes #moviestagram #MovieStill #ce

Jan 25

Movies: New York Board of Regents Won't License "The Connection"

Jan. 25, 1962 - The New York Board of Regents today upheld the refusal of the motion picture division of the State Department of Education to license the picture “The Connection” on the ground of obscenity. Pictured below is a still from the film. The decision set the stage for a constitutional challenge of the department’s power to censor films. A motion picture cannot be shown for public viewing in any theatre in the state without a license. “The Connection” is an adaptatio

Jan 24

Movies: Robert Ryan Signed for "The Longest Day"

Jan. 24, 1962 - Robert Ryan has been signed to portray General James M. Gavin (pictured in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge) in “The Longest Day,” a film about the D-Day landings at Normandy. General Gavin was part of “Mission Boston” on D-Day. Mission Boston was a parachute combat assault conducted at night by the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division on June 6, 1944, as part of the American airborne landings in Normandy. Mr. Ryan served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a drill

Jan 22

Movies: "Only Two Can Play" with Peter Sellers

Jan. 22, 1962 - “Only Two Can Play,” a British comedy with Peter Sellers and Mai Zetterling, will be the next attraction at New York’s Fine Arts Theatre, following the current “One, Two, Three.” The Kingsley International release, based on the Kingsley Amis novel, “That Uncertain Feeling,” was directed by Sidney Gilliat. John Lewis (Sellers) is bored by his librarian's job and henpecked at home. Then Liz (Zetterling), wife of a local counciller, sets her sights on him. But wi

Jan 21

TV: Upcoming NBC Documentary Will Cover Making of "Road to Hong Kong"

Jan. 21, 1962 - A television documentary about the making of “Road to Hong Kong,” a forthcoming motion picture starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Joan Collins, and featuring an extended cameo by Dorothy Lamour will be presented by NBC’s “Du Pont Show of the Week” on May 6 from 10 to 11 p.m. The program, “Biography of a Movie,” will trace the development of the film from the inception of the idea to the world première, according to David L. Wolper, executive producer. The movie w

Jan 21

Movies: “The Three Stooges Meet Hercules”

Jan. 21, 1962 - Scheduled to arrive in local theatres this week is a double feature from Columbia. The first film is “The Three Stooges Meet Hercules.” It is the third feature film to star the trio since their 1959 resurgence in popularity. The second film is “Twist Around the Clock” with Chubby Checker. It is a remake of the 1956 musical “Rock Around the Clock.” Other musicians who appear along with Mr. Checker are Dion, Vicki Spencer, and The Marcels. #classicmovies #classi

Jan 20

New York Film Critics Hand Out Awards Tonight in NYC

Jan. 20, 1962 - The 27th annual award-presentation ceremony of the New York Film Critics will take place tonight at a reception at Sardi’s Restaurant. Receiving plaques for screen achievement during the past year will be Sophia Loren (pictured), named the best actress for “Two Women”; Maximilian Schell, cited for his role in “Judgment at Nuremberg”; Robert Wise, producer of “West Side Story,” the best picture; Robert Rossen, as director of “The Hustler”; and Abby Mann, whose

Jan 20

Producers of "The Ugly American" Waiting on Brando

Jan. 20, 1962 - Universal-International is having trouble getting started on “The Ugly American.” The difficulty is that the star, Marlon Brando, has been unavailable because “Mutiny on the Bounty,” an MGM remake, has tied him up more than a year longer than was planned. In addition, Mr. Brando hopes to take a month’s vacation before starting work on “The Ugly American.” Universal has two other irons in the fire. By the middle of February, shooting will have begun on “To Kill

Jan 20

New Marilyn Monroe Movie Faces Delays

Jan. 20, 1962 - Twentieth Century-Fox would like to be able to say with certainty that its new Marilyn Monroe movie, “Something’s Got to Give,” will start shooting in February. But this is unlikely. Shooting of the film already has been scheduled a couple of times and has encountered serious trouble. The original producer, David Brown, has withdrawn and been replaced by Henry T. Weinstein, and the script is in the process of overhaul — in short, the usual storms that accompan

Jan 19

Stars Turn Out for Benefit Opening of "Tender is the Night"

Jan. 19, 1962 - The invitational benefit opening last night of “Tender Is the Night” at New York’s Paramount Theatre was attended by an audience that included prominent persons in entertainment and other fields. The film begins regular performances for the public today at both the Paramount and Plaza Theatres. Among those present, representing the cast, were Jennifer Jones (left), Joan Fontaine, and Jason Robards Jr. (center), who escorted his wife, Lauren Bacall (right). #cl

Jan 18

Zero Mostel Signed for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

Jan. 18, 1962 - Zero Mostel (pictured) has signed contracts to star in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” the Harold S. Prince musical production opening in New York May 3 at the Alvin Theatre. The actor, who won a Tony award last season for his performances in “Rhinoceros,” will depict “a wily slave in pre-Christian era Rome intent on obtaining his freedom.” #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #MovieStars #moviescene #moviesce

Jan 18

Movies: Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris to Appear in "Safe at Home"

Jan. 18, 1962 - Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle will appear in starring roles in “Safe at Home,” an independent feature, to be filmed by Naud-Hamilburg Productions starting next month at the New York Yankees’ training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Columbia release has an original screenplay by Tom Naud and Steve Rich. The film is about a Florida boy who lies to his Little League teammates, telling them he knows Mantle and Maris and will bring them to their team banquet. His

Jan 17

Movies: "Sail a Crooked Ship"

Jan. 17, 1962 - Columbia’s “Sail a Crooked Ship,” starring Robert Wagner, Dolores Hart, and the late Ernie Kovacs, will open on Feb. 2 at New York’s Criterion Theatre. Irving Brecher directed the Philip Barry production, from a screenplay by Ruth Brooks Flippen and Bruce Geller. An odd assortment of criminals steals a mothballed Liberty vessel to use it as a getaway after a planned bank robbery in Boston. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #

Jan 16

Sal Mineo Has Driver's License Revoked Over Latest Speeding Conviction

Jan. 16, 1962 - Sal Mineo (pictured left with Elvis Presley), the actor and singer, was convicted today of speeding in the Bronx last June 1. As a result, his New York State operator’s license was revoked; it was the third time within 18 months that he had been found guilty of speeding. The 23-year-old resident of Mamaroneck appeared at Bronx Traffic Court wearing an eye patch over his right eye, which is inflamed. He said that he pleaded not guilty because he did not want to