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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 As a result, his New York State operator’s license was revoked; it was the third time within 18 months that he had been found guilty of speeding.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

Jan 15

"La Notte" is Italian Entry for Foreign-Language Academy Award

Jan. 15, 1962 - Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Night” (“La Notte”) has been selected as the official Italian entry for this year’s foreign-language Academy Award. The Lopert Pictures release, which has Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni (left), and Monica Vitti (right) in leading roles, is scheduled to have its American premiere in March. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #MovieStars #moviescene #moviescenes #moviestagram #MovieStill #cele

Jan 15

Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher Adopt Baby Girl

Jan. 15, 1962 - Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Eddie Fisher, announced today they had adopted a baby girl. They said they had been looking for a child for nearly two years. The girl, Maria, is a 1-year-old orphan. The actress has three other children by previous marriages. Her husband, the singer, has two by his former marriage. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #MovieStars #moviescene #moviescenes #moviestagram #MovieStill #celebrities

Jan 14

John Wayne Signed for "The Longest Day"

Jan. 14, 1962 - John Wayne has been signed to portray Lieut. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort in “The Longest Day,” which is being produced in France by Darryl F. Zanuck. In the drama, adapted from the book about D-Day by Cornelius Ryan, Mr. Wayne will play the courageous officer who broke his ankle parachuting into enemy territory with his men but continued to command while being pulled about in a munitions cart. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset

Jan 14

Movies: "The Hustler" Tops Poll for 1961 Films

Jan. 14, 1962 - “The Hustler,” the film drama dealing with the career of a pool shark, captured a majority of the top awards in the annual poll conducted by the trade journal The Film Daily. In the balloting, representing about 2,000 of the country’s film writers, Paul Newman was named the year’s best actor for his portrayal of the title role of “The Hustler.” Robert Rossen (pictured right) captured two honors for the same film — as the year’s top director and as the outstand

Jan 13

Movies: "Shoot the Piano Player"

Jan. 13, 1962 - Astor Pictures has acquired the American distribution rights to the second film by Francois Truffaut, the award-winning young French director of “The 400 Blows.” “Shoot the Pianist” (“Tirez sur le Pianiste”) is the title, and viewers who saw it in its engagements in Paris and London describe it as a highly original comedy-drama that blends elements from gangster melodrama, slapstick farce, and other old American movie genres which the director, formerly a succ

Jan 12

James Dean Films Draw Big TV Ratings

Jan. 12, 1962 - Televised motion pictures starring James Dean, who had only three major movie roles before his death, seem to have a great influence among dial twisters. Last Sunday evening, New York’s WOR-TV presented “Rebel Without a Cause” and obtained the highest Nielsen rating of all New York stations during the two-and-a-quarter hours the movie was on. The picture about juvenile violence out-rated such network programs as “Bonanza,” “The Jack Benny Show,” “G.E. Theatre,

Jan 11

"L'Avventura" Gets "Condemned" Rating from Catholic Legion of Decency

Jan. 11, 1962 - “L’Avventura,” the Italian film that opened in New York last April 4, has been given a Class C (“Condemned”) rating by the Roman Catholic Legion of Decency. The specification stated that “the theme of this film is developed in an atmosphere of complete moral ambiguity. The treatment is grossly suggestive and pornographic in intent. It is totally unacceptable in a mass medium of entertainment.” The film is about the disappearance of a young woman (Lea Massari)

Jan 11

Movies: "Bachelor Flat"

Jan. 11, 1962 - Today’s new film is “Bachelor Flat,” a 20th Century-Fox comedy with Terry-Thomas, Celeste Holm, Richard Beymer, and Tuesday Weld. Frank Tashlin directed the Jack Cummings production. A British college professor seeks peace in a California beach house but has nothing but trouble from an uninvited female juvenile delinquent, a neighbor with a mischievous dog, and a bevy of amorous American women. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movie

Jan 11

Actress Arlene Francis and Husband Sued

Jan. 11, 1962 - Actress Arlene Francis (pictured), her husband, Martin Gabel, and the Ritz Towers Hotel were sued today for $500,000 by a woman whose husband was killed when a dumbbell dropped from the Gabel suite and struck him on the head last June. The suit was filed in New York State Supreme Court by Mrs. Catherine Rodecker of Detroit, who was with her husband, Alvin, when the dumbbell struck him as they walked along Park Avenue at 57th Street. Mr. Rodecker was killed ins

Jan 9

Movies: Ingmar Bergman's "Through a Glass Darkly"

Jan. 10, 1962 - Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly” is the Swedish entry in this year’s competition for Hollywood’s Academy Award as the best foreign film. The picture, about love, faith, and a mentally ill woman, was nominated by the Swedish Film Academy. The Swedish director and writer won an Academy Award last year for “The Virgin Spring.” #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #MovieStars #moviescene #moviescenes #moviestagram #MovieSt

Jan 8

Champion Willie Mosconi Touts Growth of Pool's Popularity

Jan. 8, 1962 - “The Hustler,” the movie about pocket billiards, usually called “pool,” is still in theatres. But if you’d like to see one of the main characters “live,” go to New York’s Julian’s Academy at 136 East 14th Street. Willie Mosconi (pictured left with Paul Newman), the world champion, who was a technical adviser and performer of some of the picture’s fancy shots, is playing a match there with Onofrio Lauri of Brooklyn, the 65-year-old New York State titleholder. Th

Jan 8

Movies: "Who's Got the Action?"

Jan. 8, 1962 - The Paramount comedy “Who’s Got the Action?” starts production in Hollywood Thursday, under the direction of Daniel Mann. The screenplay concerns a man (Dean Martin) suffering from an addiction to gambling. Other cast members are Lana Turner, Eddie Albert, Walter Matthau, and Nita Talbot. The film was written by Alexander Rose and Jack Rose. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #MovieStars #moviescene #moviescenes #moviestagram

Jan 7

Movies: "Teen-Age Millionaire"

Jan. 7, 1962 - Arriving in local theatres this week is “Teen-Age Millionaire,” a United Artists release with Jimmy Clanton, Jackie Wilson, Rocky Graziano, and Chubby Checker performing the Twist. A teenager whose father is a millionaire radio station owner secretly records a song and plays it on one of his father's stations. It becomes a hit. Then he falls in love with a girl who works at a local radio station who doesn't know who he is. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #196

Jan 6

Movies: "The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah"

Jan. 6, 1962 - A press release from Titanus Films in Rome states: “‘The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah’ is expected to run for three-and-a-half hours on the screen, despite the fact that the story of the twin cities of vice and corruption covers a mere five paragraphs in the Holy Scriptures.” The film was directed by Robert Aldrich and stars Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, and Anouk Aimée. The musical score was composed by Miklós Rózsa. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s

Jan 5

Movies: "Twist Around the Clock" and "Hey, Let's Twist"

Jan. 5, 1962 - Having twisted its way out of Manhattan’s Peppermint Lounge and across the country, the current dance rage will soon appear on the screens of metropolitan movie houses. Leading the parade are Columbia’s “Twist Around the Clock,” due on Jan. 22, and Paramount’s “Hey, Let’s Twist,” another low-budget entry slated for a double-bill unveiling at neighborhood theatres later this month. Columbia, reporting “unusually good” grosses in foreign engagements, has shipped

Jan 4

Movies: "The Hidden Fortress"

Jan. 4, 1962 - “The Hidden Fortress,” a Japanese drama with Toshiro Mifune (pictured) and Misa Uehara, will have its American premiere Jan. 22 at the New Yorker Theatre. The film was directed by Akira Kurosawa. Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines. #classicmovies #classicmoviestars #1960s #Movies #moviestar #movieset #MovieStars #moviescene #moviescenes #moviestagram #MovieStill #celebrities #MovieStills #moviesc

Jan 4

Actor Broderick Crawford Marries Actress Joan Tabor

Jan. 4, 1962 - Film actor Broderick Crawford today married actress Joan Tabor in the Baptist Little Church of the West in Las Vegas. They each had children by previous marriages present for the ceremony — Mr. Crawford’s son, Kim, 14 years old, and Miss Tabor’s daughter, Lauren, 7. Mr. Crawford is best known for his Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Willie Stark in “All the King’s Men” (1949) and for his starring role as Dan Matthews in the television series “Highwa