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Film "Homicidal" Will Include Special "Fright Break" for Viewers
July 25, 1961 - Opening at local theatres today is "Homicidal," a horror-thriller film produced and directed by William Castle. Glenn...
Jul 25, 2021


Movie: "Tammy Tell Me True" with Sandra Dee and John Gavin
July 23, 1961 - Scheduled to arrive in local theatres this week is "Tammy Tell Me True," a romantic comedy with Sandra Dee and John...
Jul 23, 2021


Edward G. Robinson to Narrate Crime Documentary on NBC-TV
July 23, 1961 - Edward G. Robinson will be the narrator of "Cops and Robbers," a documentary of crime in America from pre-Revolutionary...
Jul 23, 2021


McQueen to Star in World War II Picture "Hell Is for Heroes"
July 22, 1961 - Steve McQueen (pictured right with Nick Adams), who once served a stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, is currently filming...
Jul 22, 2021


Film: "The War Lover" with Steve McQueen
July 22, 1961 - Shirley Ann Field, who appeared in the British film "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning," will co-star with Steve McQueen...
Jul 22, 2021


Sidney Poitier Buys House in Pleasantville, NY
July 20, 1961 - Sidney Poitier (pictured with producer David Susskind), young Negro stage and screen star, has purchased a 12-room Tudor...
Jul 20, 2021


First Castings for World War II Epic "The Longest Day"
July 20, 1961 - First castings have been announced for Darryl F. Zanuck's production of "The Longest Day," the Cornelius Ryan book on the...
Jul 20, 2021


Comedian Mort Sahl on BBC-TV
July 19, 1961 - Mort Sahl made his British debut today on a BBC television program. As usual, the comedian wore a sweater and open-necked...
Jul 19, 2021


Susan Strasberg Signed for Contemporary Drama "Until Tomorrow"
July 19, 1961 - Susan Strasberg (pictured), who has been living in Rome for the last six months, has been signed for the starring role in...
Jul 19, 2021


William Holden to Star in Adventure Film "The Lion"
July 18, 1961 - William Holden (right) has been signed for a leading role in "The Lion," the adaptation of Joseph Kessel's novel, which...
Jul 18, 2021


Irwin Allen's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" Opens
July 18, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," a science-fiction melodrama from 20th Century-Fox....
Jul 18, 2021


TV Actor Rod Cameron ("State Trooper," "Coronado 9") Marries Former Mother-in-Law
July 17, 1961 - Rod Cameron (pictured), screen actor, has married his former mother-in-law. The announcement was made today by Mr....
Jul 17, 2021


"Leda," Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Opens in New York
July 17, 1961 - Today's new film is "Leda," known in France as "À double tour," a French-language drama with English subtitles at New...
Jul 17, 2021


Marlon Brando's "One Eyed Jacks," Pina Pellicer Honored in Spain
July 17, 1961 - The American movie "One Eyed Jacks," with Marlon Brando as director and star, was awarded the top prize in an...
Jul 17, 2021


Movies: Saltzman and Broccoli Buy Film Rights to Bond Novels
July 15, 1961 - The independent film production team of Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli, in association with United Artists, has...
Jul 15, 2021


Movies: Yul Brynner to Star with Tony Curtis in "Taras Bulba"
July 14, 1961 - Yul Brynner will co-star with Tony Curtis in "Taras Bulba," an Eastmancolor adventure film loosely based on Nikolai...
Jul 14, 2021


Movies: "Cape Fear" Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen
July 14, 1961 - J. Lee Thompson, the British director of the "Guns of Navarone," has completed a second Gregory Peck vehicle, "Cape...
Jul 14, 2021


Movies: Cast for "Advise and Consent" Mostly Set
July 13, 1961 - Franchot Tone will portray the President and Burgess Meredith a civil servant in Otto Preminger's forthcoming adaptation...
Jul 13, 2021


TV: Dinah Shore Back on NBC
July 13, 1961 - Dinah Shore will return to NBC-TV next season with seven shows. The singer had been appearing on a weekly basis for a...
Jul 13, 2021


Hingle joins Brando in Cast of "The Ugly American"
July 12, 1961 - Pat Hingle will portray one of the leading characters in the forthcoming Marlon Brando vehicle, "The Ugly American,"...
Jul 12, 2021
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