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Mastroianni Movie Reviews
Russians join Battle of Waterloo -- Napoleon still loses 'Waterloo" is another spectacle movie, the kind the industry keeps saying we will
never see again because of the heavy costs of making them... April 2, 1971
Joe Egg loses out on the screen "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" is playing at the Cedar Lee. Drama;
adults. In the cast are Alan Bates, Janet Suzman, Peter Bowles, Sheila
Gish, Joan Hickson. Running time: 106 minutes...July 15, 1972
Cotton's zest gone in "Charleston Blue" "Come Back Charleston Blue" is playing at local theaters.
Mystery-Comedy; adults, older teens. In the cast are Raymond St.
Jacques, Godfrey Cambridge, Minnie Gentry, Jonelle Allen, Peter De Anda.
Running time: 100 minutes... July 20, 1972
Latest ape picture is a dog "The Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" is playing at local theaters.
Melodrama; general audiences. In the cast are Roddy McDowall, Don
Murray, Ricardo Montalban. Running time: 87 minutes... July 14, 1972
"Melinda" adventure produced by blacks
'Melinda" is a movie written, produced and directed by blacks but
director Pervis Atkins is quick to deny that it is a black film....August 16, 1972
"Money Talks" says very little
"Money Talks" is the second of the Allen Funt full lenght movie features
to grow out of his Candid Camera TV series....August 11, 1972
"Now You See Him" is often too visible
"Now You See Him, Now You Don't" is playing at local theaters. Comedy;
general audiences. In the cast are Kurt Russel, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn,
Jim Backus, Running time: 88 minutes....July 29 1972
The Sharif loses out to "The Burglars"
"The Burglars" is playing at local theaters. Crime drama; adults, older
teens. In the cast are Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon,
Robert Hossein. Running time: 117 minutes....August 4 1972
Snoopy stealing the scenes again "Snoopy Come home" is playing at local theaters. Animated feature;
general audiences. In the cast are Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus,
Schroeder, Lucy and introducing Woodstock. Running time: 90 minutes....July 18, 1972
"The Candidate" is impersonal "The Candidate', is playing at theaters here. Political drama; adults,
older teens. In the cast are Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Don Porter,
Allen Garfield, Melvyn Douglas. Running time: 110 minutes....August 3, 1972
Padding in "Public Eye" makes film slow moving
"The Public Eye" is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama; adults,
teens. In the cast are Topol, Mia Farrow, Michael Jayston. Running time:
95 minutes...August 5, 1972
Time killed, too, in Mitchum film
'The Wrath of God" is playing at local theaters. Adventure melodrama;
adults, older teens. In the cast are Robert Mitehum, Victor Buono, Ken
Hutchison, Frank Langella, Rita Hayworth, John Colicos, Paula
Pritchett. Running time: 111 minutes....August 17, 1972
"Kellerman" is crazy
"Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About
Me?" is playing at the Richmond and Riverside. Comedy; adults, older
teens. In the cast are Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Harris, Jack Warden,
David Burns. Running time: 108 minutes....August 5, 1971
"Shaft" follows formula "Shaft" is is playing at local theaters. Detective story; adults. In the
cast are Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi. Running time:
100 minutes....August 7, 1971
"Goodbye Gemini" is playing at local theaters. Melodrama; adults. In the cast are Judy Geeson Martin Potter and Michael Redgrave. Running time: 88 minutes.
This Gemini flight should be grounded...January 8, 1971
"Private Life of Sherlock" is mysterious red herring
"The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" is playing at local theaters.
Mystery melodrama; adults, teens. In the cast are Robert Stevens, Colin
Blakely, Genevieve Page, Stanley Holloway, Christopher Lee. Running
time: 125 minutes....January 16, 1971
"The Exorcist" is an unquieting film "The Exorcist" is playing at the Colony. Devilish melodrama; adults. In
the cast are Max Von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Jason Miller, Ellen Burstyn,
Linda Blair. Running time: 121 minutes....December 29, 1973
Crime film is too talky "The Seven Ups" is playing here. Police drama; adults, older teens. In
the cast are Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Larry Haines. Running time:
103 minutes....December 24, 1973
"The Sting" is entertaining thing
"The Sting" is playing here . Melodrama; adults, teens. In the cast are
Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Ray Walston, Charles Durning,
Eileen Brennan. Running time: 129 minutes...December 26, 1973
Prison walls do not a movie make "There was a Crooked Man" is playing at local theaters. Western; adults.
In the cast are Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Burgess Meredith, Hume
Cronyn. Running time: 125 minutes....January 21, 1971
You may not like "Rio Lobo' even if you love the Duke "Rio Lobo" is playing at local theaters. Western; general audiences. In
the cast
are John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam. Running time:
114 minutes....January 21, 1971
Film brings Harry back and he's just as dirty
"Magnum Force" is playing here. Crime melodrama; adults. In the cast are
Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook. Running time: 126 minutes....December 27, 1973
"Seagull" is a sight for sore ears "Jonathan Livingston Seagull." as a best-selling novel, is a parable
about a seagull that offered a simplistic pseudo-religious- philosophy
but was reasonably well written....December 28, 1973
Liz Taylor succeeds in acting her age
"Ash Wednesday" is playing here. Romantic drama; adults, older teens. In
the cast are Elizabeth Taylor, Keith Baxter, Henry Fonda and Helmut
Berger. Running time: 99 minutes....December 28, 1973
"Mrs.Pollifax" offers little but Rosalind Russell
"Mrs.Pollifax -- Spy" is playing at local theaters. Comedy-adventure;
general audiences. In the cast are Rosalind Russell, Darren McGavin,
Nehemiah Persoff. Running time: 110 minutes....April 3, 1971
"Death in Venice" is slow and painful
Death in Venice" is playing is playing at the Cedar-Lee. Drama; adults,
teens. In the cast are Dirk Bogarde, Bjorn Andreson, Silvana Mangano.
Running time: 130 minutes....August6, 1971
Players are responsible for force of Douglas film
"I Never Sang For My Father" is playing at the Beachcliff and Vogue.
Drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Melvyn Douglas, Gene
Hackman, Estelle Parsons and Dorothy Stickney. Running time: 90 minutes....January 28, 1971
"C.C. Si?" No!
"C. C. and Company'' is playing at local theaters. Motorcycle melodrama;
adults. In the cast are Joe Namath, Ann-Margret and William Smith.
Running time: 94 minutes....January 29, 1971
Woody Allen 'Sleeper' is zany future trip "Sleeper" is at the World East and World West. Comedy: adults. In the
cast are Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. Running time: 85 minutes...December 20, 1973
Ludwig is a nice tour of castles, but a lavish bore of a movie "Ludwig" is playing at the Severance Theater. Biography; adults, older
teens. In the cast are Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Romy Schneider,
Silvana Mangano. Running time: 136 minutes....December 20, 1973
Transported "Lovers" loses theatrical glow
"The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" is playing at local theaters. Comedy;
adults, older teens. In the cast are Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Paula
Prentiss. Running time: 98 minutes....August 11, 1972
"Husbands" is dull, despite 'raves' "How can you be so wrong?" the voice on the phone inquired.
Actually, it's kind of easy, but I waited to find out what I was wrong
about -- this time....February 16, 1971
The Tales of Hoffman out West "Little Big Man" is playing at local theaters. Comedy western. adults,
older teens. In the cast are Dustin Hoffman, Chief Dan George, Martin
Balsam, Faye Dunaway, Richard Mulligan. Running time: 135 minutes...February 19, 1971
"Cromwell" is a lavish spectacle "Cromwell" is playing at the Center-Mayfield and Detroit. Historical
movie; general audiences. In the cast are Richard Harris, Alec Guinness,
Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin. Running time: 141 minutes.... February 18, 1971
Great Scott! You'll flip over this picture "The Day of the Dolphin" is playing here. Adventure drama; adults,
teens. In the cast are George C. Scott, Fritz Weaver, Paul Sorvino,
Trish Van Devere. Running time: 105 minutes....December 21, 1973
John doesn't practice husbandry "Husbands" is playing at the Beach Cliff and Lowe's East. Drama; adults
older teens. In the cast are John Cassavetes, Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara.
Running time 139 minutes... February 12, 1971
"Doctors' Wives" is not the cure for what is wrong with the movies "Doctors' Wives" is playing at local theaters. Melodrama: adults. In the
cast are Dyan Cannon, Richard Crenna, Gene Hackman, Carroll O'Connor,
Rachel Roberts, Janice Rule, Diana Sands, Cara Williams, Running time:
102 minutes....February 11, 1971
Only 7% of recent movies have received ratings as 'X'
have received ratings as 'X'
For those who keep score, about 25% of the movies rated since the rating
system went into effect Nov. I, 1968, have been G movies (general
audiences) and about 7% have been X (no one under 17 admitted)...February 9, 1971
"Carter" raises Caine, blood pressure "Get Carter" is playing at local theaters. Gangster movie; strictly
adult. In the cast are Michael Caine, Britt Ekland, John Osborne.
Running time: 111 minutes...March 26, 1971
Ponti's pique -- towering bore "The Priest's Wife" is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama, adults, older teens. In the cast are Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni,Venantino Venantini. Running time: 106 minutes.
"Siddhartha" moves at a snail's pace "Siddhartha" is playing at the Cedar-Lee. Drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Shashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Romesh Sharma. Running time: 86 minutes.
"The Iceman Cometh" on very strong Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh" will play in the American Film Theater Series Monday and Tuesday. In the cast are Robert Ryan, Fredric March, Lee Marvin, Bradford Dillman, Sorrell Booke, Martyn Green, Moses
Gunn, George Voskovec. Running time: Three hours and 59 minutes plus two intermissions,
Mother Nature triumphs over "Ryan's Daughter" "Ryan's Daughter" is playing at the Vogue. Romantic drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Christopher Jones, Leo McKern. Running time: 206 minutes plus intermission.
"This Man Must Die" is good suspense movie "This Man Must Die" is playing at the Berea and Mayland Theaters.Suspense; adults, older teens. In the cast are Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier. Running time: 115 minutes.
Bunuel's latest good but dull "Tristana" is playing at World East and World West. Drama; adults. In the cast are Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero. Running time: 95 minutes.
Mystery-lovers may like "Lady" "The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun" is playing at local theaters Suspense drama; adults. ln the cast are Samantha Eggar, Oliver Reed, John McEnery, Stephane Audran. Running time: 103 minutes.
"Perfect Friday" gives crime British accent "Perfect Friday" is playing at Fox Cedar-Center and Northfield Plaza. Crime caper; adults. In the cast are Ursula Andress, Stanley Baker, David Warner. Running time: 94 minutes.
"Promise at Dawn" "Promise At Dawn" is at World East and World West. Sentimental drama; adults, older teens.In the cast are Melina Mercouri, Assaf Dayn,
Francois Raffoul, Didier Haudepin, Despo. Running time: 101 minutes.
"Traveling Executioner" won't exactly slay you "The Traveling Executioner" is playing at local theaters. Black comedy; adults. ln the cast are Stacy Keach, Mariana Hill, Bud Cort. Running time: 94 minutes.
"Wuthering Heights" misses whole point "Wuthering Heights" ls playing at local theaters. Romantic drama; general audiences. In the cast are Anna Calder-Marshell, Timothy Dalton,Harry Andrews, Judy Cornwell, Hugh Griffith. Running time: 105
minutes.
"Visitor " doesn't catch cold -- or fire "The Night Visitor" is playing at local theaters. Suspense; adults and older teens. In the cast are Max von Sydow, Trevor Howard, Liv Ullman, Per Oscarsson. Running time: 102 minutes.
"Raid on Rommel" or "Son of Torbuk"? "Raid on Rommel" is playing at local theaters. War movie; adults, teens. In the cast are Richard Burton, John Colicos, Clinton Greyn, Danielle De
Metz. Running time: 99 minutes.
This film won't please music lovers "The Music Lovers" is playing at World East and World West. Pseudo-biography; adults. In the cast are Richard Chamberlain, Glenda Jackson, Max Adrian, Izabella Telezynska. Running time: 122 minutes.
"Hair" at Hanna -- a four letter show "Hair" - the most overrated and over-amplified show in the history of musicals-opened at the Hanna last night. Nothing I say here will have any affect, the show also being oversold well before its opening.
McCabe and Mrs. Miller "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults. In the cast are Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois. Running time: 121 minutes.
Message is just medium fair "The Last Valley" is playing at local theaters. Historical adventure; adults, older teens. In the cast are Michael Caine, Omar Sharif, Nigel Davenport, Per Oscarsson, Florinda Bolkan. Running time: 126 minutes.
Actor Marley to direct here John Marley, seen most t recently as Ali McGraw's father in "Love Story," will be a guest director at the Play House this fall. He will direct a production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House," which will open
at the Drury Theater Oct. 15 and play through Nov. 7.
"Anderson Tapes" seems unsure of which direction to unwind "The Anderson Tapes" is playing at local theaters. Crime melodrama;
adults, older teens. In the east are Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Alan King, Ralph Meeker, Christopher Walker. Running time: 98 minutes.
Lots of blood served at "The Hunting Party" "The Hunting Party" is playing at local theaters. Western drama; adults. In the cast are Candice Bergen, Oliver Reed and Gene Hackman. Running time: 105 minutes.
The Statue "The Statue" is playing at local theaters. Farce; adults. In the cast are David Niven, Virna Lisi, Robert Vaughn, Ann Bell. Running time: 86
minutes.
Here’s a superb family film "The Flight of the Doves" is flaying at local theaters. Comedy- adventure; family. In the cast are Ron Moody, Jack Wild, Helen Raye, Dorothy McGuire, William Rushton, Stanley Holloway. Running time: 101
minutes.
Star Trek -- Motion Picture is bigger, not better "Star Trek—The Motion Picture" is at local theaters. Science-fiction; adults, teens. In the cast are William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Parsis Khambatta, Stephen Collins. Running time: 126 minutes.
Star Trek’s Scotty --- Doohan what comes naturally "For seven years I had a beard. I tried to live down an image." For almost 15 years "Star Trek" has been part--an overpowering part-of the life of James Doohan, just as it has been for almost everyone who was in that television series.
Divorce, Hoffman -- Streep Style “Kramer vs. Kramer” is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander, Howard Duff. Running time: 103 minutes.
“Red Sky” is sluggish tale "Red Sky at Morning" is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Richard Thomas, Catherine Burns, Desi Arnaz Jr., Richard Crenna, Clair Bloom, John Colicos, Nehemiah Persoff, Harry
Guardino, Running time: 113 minutes.
Going in Style "Going in Style" is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama; adults, teens. In the cast are George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg. Running time: 116 minutes.
Roller Boogie “Roller Boogie” is playing at local theaters. Roller skating-disco movie; adults, teens. In the cast are Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland. Running time: 103 minutes.
Good wins in “Horseman” “The Electric Horseman” is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults, teens. In the cast are Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon. Running time: 120 minutes.
“Time” lacks logical plot 'Speeding Up Time" is playing at the Continental Theater. Melodrama; adults. In the cast are Winston Thrash and Pamela Donegan. Running time: 65 min
George C. Scott gives potboiler some class "The Last Run" is playing at local theaters. Melodrama; adults, older teens. In the cast are George C. Scott, Tony Musante, Trish Van Devere, Colleen Dewhurst. Running time: 100 minutes.
Film has Farrah, little else "Sunburn" ia playing at theaters here. Mystery comedy; adults, teens. In the cast are Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Charles Grodln, Art Carney.
“Amityville” is a horror "The Amityville Horror" is playing at local theaters. Horror movie; adults, older teens. In the cast are James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger. Running time: 118 minutes.
Film has fun with the gay life "La Cage Aux Folles" is playing at World East and World West. French film with English subtitles. In the cast are Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Claire Maurier, Remy Laurent. Comedy, adults.
Running time: 99 minutes.
Midler is impressive but “Rose” is a downer "The Rose" is playing at local theaters. Rock music drama, adults. In the cast are Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest. Running time: 134 minutes.
An unusual foreign film gets several showings here Tickets for "The Wild Child" are $5 each for adults, $2 for students and
children. Most of the tickets have been sold in advance, so to assure
yourself of a seat it is best to make a phone reservation by calling
268-3583, 681-3641 or 921-6271.
Lancaster the Lawman is bloody dull “Lawman is playing at local theaters. Western; adults, teens. In the
cast are-Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb. Running time: 99
minutes.
Le Mans "Le Mans" is playing at local theaters. Auto racing drama; general
audiences. In the cast are Steve McQueen, Elga Andersen, Siegfried
Rauch, Ronald Leigh-Hunt. Running time: 108 minutes.
Sensationalism obscures point of “Carnal Knowledge” "Carnal Knowledge" is playing at local theaters. Drama, strictly adult.
In the cast are Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkle, Candice Bergen,
Ann-Margret. Running time: 96 minutes.
“Von Richtofen” falls flat "Von Richtofen and Brown" is playing at local theaters. World War I
drama; adults, teens. In the cast are John Phillip Law, Don Stroud.
Running time: 97 minutes.
Evel Knievel "Evel Knievel" is playing at the Vogue. Pseudo biography; adults, older
teens. In the cast are George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Bert Freed, Rod
Cameron. Running time: 90 minutes.
This movie apes its betters 'Escape From the Planet of the Apes', is playing at local theaters. Science-fiction; general audiences. In the cast are Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowell, Bradford Dillman; Eric Braeden. Running time: 98 minutes.
“Willy Wonka” is sweet fantasy "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" had its premiere at the Mayland
last night, opens at other theaters today. Musical fantasy; family. In
the cast are Peter Ostrum, Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson. Running time:
100 minutes.
“Plaza Suite” has poignancy but will leave you laughing "Plaza Suite" is playing at local theaters. Comedy -- drama; adults,
older teens. In the east are Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara
Harris, Lee Grant. Running time: 114 minutes.
I “Wanda” who’s kissing her now "Wanda" is playing at the Heights Art and Westwood. Drama; adults, older
teens. In the cast are Barbara Loden, Michael Higgins. Running time: 101
minutes.
Four for the show Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures are going to use the same studios 20th Century Fox is selling off its studio land for a shopping center and MGM auctioned off costumes and props from several generations of
movie making.
Movie is called Klute but it’s all about Bree "Klute" is playing at local theaters. Suspense drama; adults. In the
cast are Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda. Running time: 114 minutes.
Drugs, computers “star” in bleak movie of future "THX 1138" is playing at local theaters. Science fiction; adults, older
teens. In the cast are Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasance, Maggie McOmie.
Running time: 83 minutes.
The Price is right -- Dr. Phibes isn’t so abominable "The Abominable Dr.Phibes" is playing at local theaters. Horror; adults, teens. In the cast are Vincent Price, Virginia North, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Peter Jeffrey. Running time: 93 minutes.
Western goes high-brow -- but unsuccessfully "A Man Called Sledge" is playing at local theaters. Western; adults, older teens. In the cast are James Garner, John Marley, Dennis Weaver, Laura Antonelli. Running time: 90 minutes.
Touching French film has fine, subtle acting “No Time For Breakfast" is playing at the Cedar-Lee. Drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Annie Giradot, Francois Perrier, Jean-Pierre Cassel. Running time: 100 minutes.
10 Rillington Place "10 Rillington Place" is playing at local theaters.Crime drama;adults, older teens. In the cast are Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson.Running time:109 minutes.
“The Beguiled” script just isn’t "The Beguiled" is playing at local theaters. Melodrama; adults, older teens. ln the cast are Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Jo Ann Harris. Running time: 105 minutes.
Mephisto waltzes through 2 tense witching hours "Mephisto Waltz" is playing at local eaters. Suspense; adults. In the cast are Jaqueline Bisset, Alan Alda, Curt Jurgens, Barbara Parkins. Running time: 115 minutes.
Horror film is not all horrible "The House That Dripped Blood" is playing at local theaters. Horror film; adults, teens. In the cast are Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott, Jon Pertwee, Ingrid Pitt. Running time: 101 minutes.
The Cross and the Switchblade 'The Cross and the Switchblade" is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults, teens. In the cast are Pat Boone, Erik Estrada, Jackie Geroux, Jo-Ann Robinson. Running time: 106 minutes
“The Andromeda Strain” is superior science-fiction "The Andromeda Strain" is playing at local theaters. Science-fiction;
general audiences. In the cast are Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James
Olson, Kate Reid. Running time: 130 minutes.
“Helen” is latest shocker movie "What's the Matter With Helen?" is playing at local theaters. Suspense shocker; adults, older teens. In the cast: are Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver, Agnes Moorehead. Running time: 101 minutes.
“When Eight Bells Toll” -- It will ring your chimes "When Eight Bells Toll" is playing at local theaters. Adventure; adults,
teens. In the cast are Anthony Hopkins, Robert Morley, Jack Hawkins,
Nathalie Delon. Running time: 94 minutes.
"Confession" tells of purges 'Confession" is playing at the Heights Art and Westwood. Historical drama; adults, teens. In the cast are Yves Montand, Simone Signoret. Running time: 138 minutes.
New name given to same old role "Support Your Local Gunfighter" is playing at local theaters. Comedy-western; adults, older teens. In the test are James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam, Joan Blondell, Harry Morgan, Marie Windsor. Running time: 92 minutes.
Pretty Maids All In A Row "Pretty Maids All In a Row" is playing at local theaters. Comedy; adults. In the cast are Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, John David Carson. Running time: 92 minutes.
“Bananas” is just Woody Allen’s gags "Bananas" is playing at the World East and World West. Comedy; adults. In the cast are Woody Allen, Louise Lasser. Running Time: 82 minutes.
“Derby” is mind-boggling "Derby" is playing at local theaters. Semi-documentary; adults. In the cast are Charlie O’Connell, Mike Snell. Running time: 96 minutes.
“Executive Action” filled with subtle drama "Executive Action" is playing here. Suspense drama; adults, teens. In
the cast are Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer. Running time: 91
minutes.
CIA spy film: It’s not Dullesville "The Serpent" is playing at area theaters. In the cast are Yul Brynner,
Henry Fonda, Philippe Noiret, Dirk Bogarde. Espionage drama; adults,
older teens.
“Sunshine Boys” lights up Hanna stage The good news is that Neil Simon's funniest play since "The Odd Couple"
opened at the Hanna Theater last night. The great news is that Jack Albertson and Sam Levene, who have been
starring in the show on Broadway for almost a year, are in it and are as great if not greater than ever.
All-star cast carries “A Delicate Balance” "A Delicate Balance" will play movie houses associated with the American
Film Theater series Monday and Tuesday at 2 and 8 p.m. Drama; adults. In the cast are Paul Scofield, Katherine Hepburn, Lee Remick, Kate Reid,
Joseph Cotten, Betsy Blair. Running time: 2 hours, 12 minutes plus two intermissions.
Violence is golden in “Charley Varrick” “Charley Varrick" is playing here. Crime melodrama, adults, older teens.
In the cast are Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andy Robinson. Running time: 111 minutes.
“Massacre” film uneven "Massacre in Rome" is playing here. War drama; adults. older teens. In
the cast are Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo McKern, Robert
Harris. Running time: 105 minutes.
Douglas’ home movie is no treasure "Scalawag" is playing here. Adventure melodrama; general audiences. In
the cast are Kirk Douglas, Mark Lester, Neville Brand, Lesley Anne Dawn,
George Eastman. Running time: 93 minutes.
“Massacre” film uneven "Massacre in Rome" is playing here. War drama; adults. older teens. In
the cast are Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo McKern, Robert Harris. Running time: 105 minutes.
Film fumbles story of young love “Jeremy" is playing at World East and World West. Romantic drama;
adults, older teens. In the cast are Robby Benson, GIynnia O'Connor, Running time 90 minutes.
“Chase” given old college try "The Paper Chase" is playing at the Berea and Village theaters. College drama; adults, older teens. In the east are Timothy Bottoms, John Houseman, Lindsay Wagner, Graham Beckel and James Naughton. Running time: 112 minutes.
Horror Flicks Boris Karloff was the best known practitioner in the field of horror movies. But the term "horror" in connection with them is one to which he
objected.
“Way We Were” is like it was "The Way We Were" is playing at local theaters. Romantic drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford
Dillman, Patrick O'Neal, Viveca Lindfors. Running time: 110 minutes.
“The Optimists” is a little bit of magic "The Optimists" is playing at local theaters. Comedy/drama; general audiences. In the cast are Peter Sellers, Donna Mullane, John Chaffey, David Daker, Marjorie Yates. Running time: 110 minutes.
“Bang the Drum” is laced with laughs "Bang the Drum Slowly" is playing at local theaters. Baseball drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Michael Moriarty, Robert De Niro, Vincent Gardenia, Phil Foster. Running time: 97 minutes.
Electra polices “Easy Rider” "Electra Glide in Blue" is playing at local theaters. Story of a motorcycle cop; adults. In the cast are Robert Blake, Billy Bush, Mitchell Ryan, Jeannine Riley. Running time: 113 minutes.
Rain steals the show in “Return to Campus” They tried. Heaven knows, they really tried. But heaven wasn’t helping. The movie that ex-Clevelander Harold Cornsweet has been planning to make back on his old stamping grounds began shooting yesterday. That's the way the schedule read.
“Night Watch” shocker has a bloody finish "Night Watch" is playing at local theaters. Suspense melodrama; adult, older teens. In the cast are Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Billie Whitelaw. Running time: 90 minutes.
“Mother’s Day” is short on suspense "Happy Mother's Day... love, George," is playing at local theaters. Suspense melodrama; adults, older teens. In the east are Patricia Neal, Cloris Leachman, Bobby Darin, Tessa Dahl, Ron Howard. Running time: 90 minutes.
“American Graffiti” captures the times “American Graffiti" is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Richard Dreyfuss, Ronny Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charlie Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, MacKenzie Phillips. Running time: 110 minutes,
“Stone Killer” mixes those bloody cliches "The Stone Killer" is playing at local theaters. Crime drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam. Running time: 95 minutes.
“The Naked Ape” is a walkie talkie "The Naked Ape" is playing at local theaters. Pseudo-documentary based on the popular anthropological study. Adults. In the cast are Johnny Crawford, Victoria Principal. Running time: 85 minutes
The Last American Hero is a stock car actor "The Last American Hero" is playing at local theaters. Stock car racing drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Jeff Bridges, Art Lund, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Valerie Perrine. Running time: 90 minutes.
New Mitchum film has ring of reality "The Friends of Eddie Coyle" is playing at local theaters. Crime drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco. Running time: 103 minutes.
Better you should call it “Slowdown” "Showdown" is playing at local theaters. Western; adults, teens. In the cast are Rock Hudson, Dean Martin, Susan Clark. Running time: 100 minutes.
Old - Time Formula Works Well for “Hotel” "Hotel" is playing at the Palace, Richmond and Riverside. Among those in the cast are Rod Taylor, Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Michael Rennie, Karl Malden, Richard Conte, Catherine Spaak. Running time: 121 minutes.
Plot Never Thickens in “Clambake” "Clambake" opens today at 10 area theaters. Beach party,musical; adults, teens. In the cast are Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Will Hutchins, Bill Bixby, Gary Merrill, James Gregory. Running time: 99 minutes.
“Battle of the Bulge” Is Exciting, but Has a Bulge of Bad Facts "The Battle of the Bulge" opened last night at the Great Northern
Theater. In the cast are Henry Fonda, Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews. Running time: 163 minutes plus intermission. Capsule comment: Plenty of action, but any similarity between this and history is purely coincidental.
“Stranger” lets viewer imagine gory details 'When A Stranger Calls" is playing at local theaters. Suspense; adults,
older teens. In the cast are Carol Kane, Charles Durnlng, Colleen
Dewhurst, Tony Beckley, Ron O'Neal. Running time: 97 minutes.
Vintage Camp? Not “Gentlemen” "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is playing at Western Reserve University's
Eldred Theater through Saturday night. In the cast are Roberta Hingson,
Nancy Smith, Don Ilko and James Badal. Capsule comment: An interesting
and sometimes funny example at what people laughed at 40 years ago.
Slick direction, dialog doesn’t camouflage characters "Just Tell Me What You Want" is playing at local theaters. Romantic
comedy, adults. In the cast are Ali MacGraw, Alan King, Peter Weller, Myrna Loy, Dina Merrill, Keenan Wynn, Tony Roberts, Running time: 135 minutes.
Heroine in “Wings” soars above illness Emily Stilson (June Gibbons) sits in a chair reading. A clock tick loudly. A light shines on the clock. The clock misses a beat and she looks startled for a moment, then turns back to her book. The sound again is altered. The light goes out, there is stillness and the book falls from hands.
Pickpockets’ movie is mostly empty "Harry In Your Pocket" is playing at local theaters. Crime drama: adults, older teens. In the cast are James Coburn, Walter Pidgeon, Michael Sarrazin, Trish Van Devere. Running time: 102 minutes.
Circus Is Big Business in Soviet Union The circus may be an occasional thing for Americans but in Russia it is second in attendance only to the movies The vastness of the Russian circus business was described—through an interpreter—by Vassili Pakhomov, director of the Moscow Circus which opens at the Arena tonight.
Newman Thrills in Prison Drama "Cool Hand Luke" opens today at the Cedar Lee, Cinema II, Shoregate Cinema, Embassy, Great Northern and Vogue and the Canal Road and East Side drive-ins. Prison drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Paul
Newman, George Kennedy, Jo Van Fleet. Running time: 126 minutes.
“Kid Brother” Is Poor Relation "Operation Kid Brother" is currently showing at the Palace and Variety and at the Autorama, Euclid Ave. and Pearl Rd. drive-ins. Espionage; adults, teens. In the case are Neil Connery, Adolfo Celi, Daniela
Bianchi. Running time: 104 minutes.
Way It Is in Camelot -- Not So Hot "Camelot" opened last night at the Colony. Musical; adults, older teens. In the cast are Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, Lionel Jeffries, David Hemmings. Running time: 178 minutes plus intermission.
The wheel world breaks away "Breaking Away" is playing at local theaters. Comedy; adults, teens. In the cast are Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haldy, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley. Running time: 100 minutes.
“Golden Eye” Is Well Acted but Has Its Blind Spots “Reflections in a Golden Eye" is playing at the Allen, Richmond and
Riverside. Neurotic melodrama; adults. In the cast are Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Julie Harris and Brian Keith.
Mackintosh isn’t apple of his eye “Mackintosh Man" is playing at local theaters. Espionage drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews. Running time: 100 minutes.
“Games” Difficult to Play "Games" is at the Allen, Beachcliff, Severance and Vine. Suspense; adults, teens. In the cast are Simone Signoret, James Caan, Katharine Ross, Estelle Winwood. Running time: 100 minutes.
Ghosts Haunt “Gone With The Wind” Revival Most of the people involved are dead and, as time passes, one event is likely to loom largest in the memories the public has of them—their participation in the 1939 movie, "Gone With the Wind."
“O Lucky Man” find corruption in society “O Lucky Man" is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama, adults. In the cast are MaIcoIm McDowell, RaIph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Arthur Lowe, Helen Mirren, Alan Price. Running time: 165 minutes.
Chilling Portrait of Pop Culture "Privilege" opens tonight at the Heights Art and Westwood. Social satire; adults, teens. In the cast are Paul Jones, Jean Shrimpton, Mark London, Jeremy Child. Running time: 103 minutes.
Welles Brings “Falstaff” to Life “Falstaff” will play four performances Wednesday and Thursday at the Allen, Beach Cliff and Vogue. Shakespearean comedy-drama; adults, teens. In the cast are Orson Welles, John Gielgud, Keith Baxter, Margaret
Rutherford, Jeanne Moreau, Norman Rodway and Marina Vlady. Running time: 115 minutes.
“Millionaire” Has Rich Moments "The Happiest Millionaire" opened a reserved-seat engagement at the Ohio
last night. Disney musical; family. In the cast are Tommy Steele, Fred
MacMurray, Greer Garson, Gladys Cooper, Lesley Ann Warren, John Davidson
and Geraldine Page. Running time: 154 minutes plus intermission.
“Jericho” Is Old-Fashioned Western -- Bang! Bang! "Rough Night in Jericho" opened today at the Cinema, Hipp, Mercury, Riverside, Severance and Vine Theaters. Western: Adults, teens. In the east are George Peppard, Jean Simmons, Dean Martin, John McIntire, Slim Pickens. Running time: 104 minutes.
“War Game” Is Deadly One "The War Game," a movie now showing at the Continental, is a 47-minute pseudo-documentary that is unusual and frightening. The work is offered as a documentary, but it documents a hypothetical situation.
“40 Carats” is funny play, flick tries to be too serious "40 Carats" is playing at local theaters. Comedy; adults, older teens.
In the cast are Liv Ullman, Edward Albertson, Gene Kelly, Binnie Barnes, Nancy Walker. Running time: 110 minutes.
'Guide' Misleads the Married Man "A Guide for the Married Man" is playing at the Cinema, Fairview, Granada and Severance. Farce; strictly adult. Among those in the cast are Walter Matthau, Robert Morse, Inger Stevens and Sue Anne Langdon;
plus a long list of famous names in cameo parts. Running time: 89 minutes.
Supporting Cast Steals Show in "Enter Laughing" 'Enter Laughing" is playing at the Allen, Heights Art, Stillwell and Westwood. Comedy; adults, teens. In the east are Jose Ferrer, Shelley Winters, Jack Gilford, Elaine May, Janet Margolin and Reni Santoni. Running time: 112 minutes.
2 School Films Are Tops With all the knocks the film industry has taken— with justification—over excess violence and blatant sex it is only fair to give credit for a positive accomplishment when one comes along.
Sellers Holds Up Weak Film "The Bobo" is at the Allen, Great Northern, Richmond and Riverside and at the Northfield Star and Pearl Rd. Drive-ins. Comedy; adults, older teens. In the cast are Peter Sellers, Britt Ekland, Adolfo Celi, Rossano
Brazzi. Running time: 105 minutes.
Audience Reaps Con Man’s Gains Rogues and scoundrels are not really lovable except in fiction, plays and movies, and then only in proportion to the quality of the work. I am happy to report that 'The Flim-Flam Man," all about a confidence
man, has the necessary quality.
Strange Handling of Familiar Theme Back in the days when Warner Bros. turned out more and better gangster movies than anyone no one pretended they were anything else. Humphrey Bogart sneered and James Cagney snarled and they killed their victims
without any psychological probings as to motives or any symbolic identification with well-meaning but rebellious youths.
“Accident” Film Is a Dull Mishap "Accident" is playing at the Vogue Theater. Character drama; adults. In the cast are Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Jacqueline Sassard, Michael York, Vivien Merchant: Running time: 105 minutes.
Poitier, Steiger Star in Mystery "In the Heat of the Night" is playing at the Hipp. Mystery drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates. Running time: 109 minutes.
“Honey Pot” Boils Over With Wit and Violence "The Honey Pot" is playing at the Beachcliff and Cedar-Lee. Comedy-mystery; adults, teens. Among those in the cast are Rex Harrison, Maggie Smith, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Capucine, Susan Hayward and
Adolfo Celi. Running time: 131 minutes.
“Honey Pot” Boils Over With Wit and Violence "The Honey Pot" is playing at the Beachcliff and Cedar-Lee. Comedy-mystery; adults, teens. Among those in the cast are Rex Harrison, Maggie Smith, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Capucine, Susan Hayward and
Adolfo Celi. Running time: 131 minutes.
Tony Rome "Tony Rome" is at Cinema I, Hipp, Loew's East and West and the Stillwell. Detective melodrama; adults. In the cast are Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Richard Conte, Sue Lyon. Running time: 109 minutes.
Crime Goes West in “War Wagon” "The War Wagon" opens today at the Cinema, Embassy, Great Northern, Lake, Mercury, Severance. Western; adults, older teens. Among those in the cast are Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Bruce Cabot, Keenan Wynn, Howard
Keel, Robert Walker. Running time: lOl minutes.
“To Sir With Love” Rats a Yessir "To Sir With Love" opens today at Loew's Ohio, East and West and at the Stillwell. Drama; adults and teens. In the cast are Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Lulu Suzy Kendall. Running time: 105 minutes.
Lee Marvin Wraps Up "Dirty Dozen" "The Dirty Dozen" is playing at the Center-Mayfield, Fairview, Granada, Lake, Mercury, State, Shaker and at the Canal Road and Eastlake drive-ins. War melodrama; adults, teens. Among those in the cast are Lee
Marvin, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson, Richard Jaeckel, Jim Brown, Ernest Borgnine, John Cassavetes. Running time: 149 minutes.
Noise, Gimmicks Highlight Latest Agent 007 Thriller: "You Only Live Twice" is playing at the Detroit, Hipp, La Salle, Severance, Stillwell and Willow. Spy film; adults, older teens. In the cast are Sean Connery, Donald Pleasance, Tetsuro Tamba and a bunch of pretty Japanese girls. Running time: 116 minutes.
'My Sister, Falters on Delicate Subject "My Sister, My Love" is playing at the Vogue. Drama, strictly adult. Among those in the cast are Bibi Andersson, Per Oscarsson, Karl Julle. Swedish movie with English subtitles. Running time: 94 minutes.
“Gnome-Mobile" Sets Merry Pace "The Gnome-Mobile" is playing at the Center-Mayfield, Cinema and Mercury. Disney fantasy; family. Among the players are Walter Brennan, Tom Lowell, Matthew Garber, Karen Dotrice and Ed Wynn. Running time: 84 minutes.
All-Star Cast, Good Acting Make a Better Western "Chuka" is at the Alhambra, Broadvue, Embassy and Madison and at the Euclid Ave., Northfield Star and Pearl Rd. drive-ins. Adult western. Among those in the cast are Rod Taylor, John Mills, Ernest Borgnine, James Whitmore, Luciana Paluzzi and Louis Hayward. Running time: 105
minutes.
7 Children Share Honors With Hope in His Latest "Eight on the Lamb" is playing at the Center-Mayfield, Fairview, Parma, Shaker and State and at the Canal Rd., Eastlake, Eastside and Memphis drive-ins. Family comedy. Among those in the cast are Bob Hope, Phillis Diller, Jonathan Winters, Shirley Eaton, Jill St. John. Running time:
106 minutes.
“Casino Royale” Is a Mish-Mash "Casino Royale" opened yesterday at the Cinema, Hipp, Loew's East and West. Among those in the cast are David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Woody Allen, Joanna Pettet, Orson Welles, Deborah Kerr. Running
time: 130 minutes.
Wayne-Mitchum Western Moves at a Good Gallop "El Dorado" is playing at a dozen area theaters. Among those in the cast are John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Hunnicutt and James Caan. Running time: 126 minutes.
“The Happening” Is Slick and Fun "The Happening" is playing at the Richmond, Riverside and Willow; Eastlake and Memphis drive-ins. In the cast are Anthony Quinn, George Maharis, Michael Parks, Faye Dunaway, Oscar Homolka, Jack Kruschen,
Milton Berle, Martha Hyer, Robert Walker. Running time: 101 minutes.
Eastwood Western Is Indigestible "For A Few Dollars More" is playing at the Berea, Hipp, Parma, Severance
and Vine. Action western for adults. Among those in the cast are Clint
Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte. Running time: 130 minutes.
The Family Way --- A Sensitive Marital Drama Warm, perceptive and ingratiatingly human is "The Family Way," an English motion picture which opened at the Colony this week. This strictly adult film is about newlyweds whose marriage “hasn't taken
on,” as one character puts it. Ten weeks after the ceremony bride Hayley Mills has as much right to wear white as she ever did and husband Hywel Bennett is unhappy, ashamed and bitter.
“King of Hearts” Is Offbeat Treatment of War Theme "King of Hearts" opens tomorrow at the Colony. In the cast are Alan
Bates, Genevieve Bujold, Micheline ,Presle, Adolfo Celi. Offbeat comedy;
adults. Running time: 102 minutes.
There’s Miss Welch ---- After That, a Couple of Pterodactyls "One Million Years B. C." is playing at a number of area theaters. Among those in the cast are Raquel Welch, John Richardson and Percy Herbert. Running time: 91 minutes.
Steiger Dominates New War Film "The Girl and the General" is at the Homestead, Ohio and Shore theaters and at the Autorama, Eastlake, Memphis and Northfield Star Drive-ins. Drama; adults. In the cast are Rod Steiger, Virna Lisi and Umberto
Orsini. Running time: 105 minutes.
Blind Alley “Cats” Appeal Repulsively “Cul-de-Sac” is playing at the Vogue. Comedy-drama; strictly adult. In
the cast are Donald Pleasence, Francoise Dorleac, Lionel Stander, Jack
MacGowran. Running time: 104 minutes.
Cheesecake Plus Murder Produce Checkmate "Deadlier Than the Male" is at nine area theaters. In the cast are
Richard Johnson, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina and Nigel Green. Running
time: 98 minutes.
“Barefoot in Park” Remains Sure-Footed Comedy Winner "Barefoot in the Park" is at Loew's East, West and Ohio, at the Yorktown
and Vogue and at the Auto-o-rama, Euclid Ave. and Pearl Rd. Drive-ins.
Romantic comedy; adults. In the cast are Robert Redford, Charles Boyer,
Jane Fonda, Herbert Edelman. Running time: 106 minutes.
The Hero Is Sick, He Should Be "Night Games" is playing at the Continental. Psychological shocker;
strictly adult. Swedish movie with English subtitles. Among those in the
cast are Ingrid Thulin, Keve Hjelm, Jorgen Lindstrom, Lena Brundlin.
Running time: 104 minutes.
Everyman Triumphs to a Degree "Crazy Quilt" opens tonight at the Continental Art. In the cast are Tom
Rosqui and Ina Mela with narration by Burgess Meredith. Produced,
directed, photographed and edited by John Korty. Running time: 90
minutes. Capsule comment: Off-beat and arty, but a thoroughly
ingratiating and often funny movie about a modern Everyman.
"The 25th Hour" Has Tragic Tick "The 25th Hour" is playing at the Center-Mayfield, Fairview, Granada,
Lake and Canal Rd. drive-in, and opens tomorrow at the Mercury. In the
cast are Anthony Quinn and Virna Lisi. Running time: 134 minutes.
Desert War Puts Punch in "Tobruk" "Tobruk" is playing at the Cinema, Great Northern, Palace, Severance,
Willow and Yorktown. World War II drama. Among those in the cast are
Nigel Green, George Peppard, Guy Stockwell and Rock Hudson. Running
time: 107 minutes.
Anthony Quinn Just Great in “Zorba the Greek” "Zorba the Greek" opened last night at the Richmond Theater. Among those in the cast are Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas and Lila Kedrova. Running time: 142 minutes. One of the best movies of this year or any other year— magnificent.
The Family Way --- A Sensitive Marital Drama Warm, perceptive and ingratiatingly human is "The Family Way," an English motion picture which opened at the Colony this week. This strictly adult film is about newlyweds whose marriage “hasn't taken
on,” as one character puts it. Ten weeks after the ceremony bride Hayley Mills has as much right to wear white as she ever did and husband Hywel Bennett is unhappy, ashamed and bitter.
Steiger Dominates New War Film "The Girl and the General" is at the Homestead, Ohio and Shore theaters
and at the Autorama, Eastlake, Memphis and Northfield Star Drive-ins.
Drama; adults. In the cast are Rod Steiger, Virna Lisi and Umberto
Orsini. Running time: 105 minutes.
Da, Comrade, It’s Funny! "The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming”, is playing at the
Detroit, Cedar-Lee and State. Among those in the cast are Alan Arkin,
Jonathan Winters, Brian Keith, Carl Reiner, Theodore Bikel, Eva Marie
Saint, Ben Blue. Running time: 126 minutes. Capsule comment: The cold
war, of all things, provides matter for one of the funniest farces in
years. See it twice.
Hanna Company Great in O'Neill's 'Touch of Poet' Having had fun by romping through a 17th Century French farce Monday night, the National Repertory Theater last night displayed the extent of its capabilities by presenting Eugene O'Neill's "A Touch of the Poet" at the Hanna.
"Spy" Is Not Bonded, but Rates 100 Proof "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" is playing at the Cinema, Hipp, Homestead and Shore. In the cast are Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter Van Eyck. Running time: 112 minutes. Capsule comment: An espionage story that rings as true as the current crop of spy thrillers ring false.
"The Money Trap" Rates Brief Cheer "The Money Trap" is playing at the Richmond and Riverside. In the cast are Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, Ricardo Montalban, Elke Sommer, Joseph Cotten. Running time: 92 minutes. Capsule comment: Tale of greed makes a fair suspense movie.
British “Hireling” is a gem of a movie "The Hireling" is playing at the Berea and Cedar Lee. Drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Robert Shaw, Sarah Miles. Running time: 95 minutes.
"Shenandoah" Is Civil War Thriller "Shenandoah" is now playing at 15 neighborhood theaters. In the cast are James Stewart, Rosemary Forsyth, Doug McClure, Phillip Alford and Patrick Wayne. Running time: 105 minutes. Capsule review: Story of a man who refuses personal commitment in the Civil War is given credibility through Stewart's excellent acting and consistent, unswerving characterization.
Little Movie, Big Impression "The Rounders" opened this week at the Riverside, Madison, Broadvue, Homestead, Beachcliff, Cedar-Lee and Shore and at the Eastlake, Miles and Pearl Road drive-ins. In the cast are Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda and Chill Wills. Running time: 85 minutes. Capsule judgment: Adult comedy Western with pleasant performances from Ford and Fonda.
The Desperate Pursuit for the Almighty Buck “II Successo” opened last night at the Continental Theater. Italian films with English subtitles. In the cast are Vittorio Gassman, Anouk Aimee and Jean Louis Trintignant. Running time: 103 minutes. Capsule review: Gassman makes this an eloquently bitter indictment of ambition mixed with greed.
'Merry Wives' Opera Passes the Test "The Merry Wives of Windsor" will play tomorrow and Thursday at the Madison, State and Vogue theaters. Film version of Otto Nicolai opera. In the cast are Mildred Miller, Norman Foster, Colette Boky and Igor
Gorin. Running time: 97 minutes. Capsule comment: Opera, condensed and in English, passes inspection as an entertaining movie.
"The 25th Hour" Has Tragic Tick "The 25th Hour" is playing at the Center-Mayfield, Fairview, Granada, Lake and Canal Rd. drive-in, and opens tomorrow at the Mercury. In the cast are Anthony Quinn and Virna Lisi. Running time: 134 minutes.
Sophia Miraculous in "Miracle" "More Than A Miracle" is playing at the Center Mayfield, Fairview, Shore, Homestead, Mapletown and Yorktown. Romantic fantasy; adults, teens. In the cast are Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif and Dolores Del Rio.
Running time: 105 minutes.
Churchill Movie a Fitting Tribute “The Finest Hours” is playing at the Vogue. Documentary based on memoirs of Winston Churchill. Running time: 114 minutes. Capsule judgment: A beautifully constructed cinematic tribute to a great statesman.
Story of a Genie That Time Passed By "The Brass Bottle" is showing at a number of neighborhood theaters. In the cast are Tony Randall, Burl Ives, Barbara Eden, Kamala Devi. Running time: 86 minutes. Capsule judgment: Fairy tale for adults. The humor,
though a little forced at times, is agreeable and pleasant on the whole.
Holy Popcorn! It’s Batman’s "Batman" opened yesterday at 15 area theaters. In the cast are Burges sMeredith, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Adam West, Burt Ward and Lee Meriwether. Running time: 105 minutes. Capsule comment: Holy popcorn!
The Dynamic Duo is all over the big screen.
Film Pretty Contemptuous “Contempt” opened last last night at the Continental Art. Among those in the cast are Michel Piccoli Fritz Lang, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance. French film with English subtitles. Running time: 103 minutes. Capsule
judgment: Dull and heavy-handed movie about the dissolution of a marriage.
Even Disney Can't Win All of Them "Lt. Robin Crusoe, U. S. N." is playing at the Cinema, Fairview and Severance. In the cast are Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan, Akim Tamiroff and a talented chimpanzee. Running time: 113 minutes. Capsule comment:
Modern version of Robinson Crusoe story is pleasant though thin and overly long.
Antonioni's "Blow-Up" Puts Mod World in Focus "Blow-Up" is playing at the Vogue. Avante garde film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. In the cast are David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sara Miles. Running time: 110 minutes.
"The Quiller Memorandum" is playing at Loew's East and West, the Palace and Parma theaters. Espionage melodrama. Among those in the cast are George Segal, Max von Sydow, Alec Guinness, Senta Berger. Running time: 105 minutes.
The Physicists “The Physicists” by Friedrich Durrenmatt opened last night at the Play House Drury Theater. In the cast are Robert Snook, William Paterson, Bob Moak, Edith Owen and Patricia Elliott. Capsule judgment: An intellectually .adventurous play that is entertaining as well as stimulating.
“Spencer’s Mountain” Reaches a New Peak "Spencer's Mountain" opened yesterday at the Allen. In the cast are Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur and Mimsy Farmer. Running time: 118 minutes. Capsule judgment: Pleasant, sentimental hokum dedicate to that great institution—the American family.
"PT -109" at Hipp Done With Vigor "PT 109" opened yesterday at. the Hipp. Among those in the cast are Cliff Robertson, Ty Hardin, James Gregory, Robert Culp and Grant Williams. Running time: 140 minutes. Capsule judgment: Not very
penetrating, but done with plenty of vigor.
"Khartoum" Is a Great Movie "Khartoum" opened last night at the Great Northern theater. Cinerama movie with Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Richard Johnson. Running time: 135 minutes plus intermission. Capsule comment: This story about the English military hero, General Gordon, combines excellent action with strong characterizations—an outstanding movie.
"Lost Command", Is Good War Film "Lost Command" is playing at the Beach Cliff, Hipp, Mercury and Richmond. In
the cast are Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, Michele Morgan, Claudia Cardinale,
George Segal and Maurice Ronet. Running time: 129 minutes. Capsule comment:
Vivid war movie; strong drama about the brutalizing effects of modern warfare
on all sides.
“Nevada Smith” -- Bullets and Corn “Nevada Smith” opened today at the Allen, Cinema, Fairview and Severance and
the Eastlake and Pearl Rd. drive-ins. Among those in the cast are Steve
McQueen, Arthur Kennedy, Brian Keith, Karl Malden, Howard Da Silva, Pat
Hingle, Martin Landau, Raf Vallone, Suzanne Pleshette. Running time: 130
minutes. Capsule comment: Story of revenge, heavy on brutality. Has the
virtues of a strong supporting cast.
Jim Coburn Runs Ahead of Storyline "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" is at Loew's State, East and West, and the Mapletown and Parma Theaters. In the cast are James Coburn, Camilla Spary, Aldo Ray, Robert Webber, Nina Wayne. Running time: 108 minutes. Capsule comment: James Coburn is a charming rogue in a fragmentary comedy-crime story.
Bancroft Puts Spice in "Pumpkin" "The Pumpkin Eater" opened last night at the Vogue. In the cast of this English film are Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch and James Mason. Running time: 110 minutes. Capsule judgment: The difference between this and any other soap opera is Anne Bancroft.
Thunderball Improves on Bond's Technique "Thunderball" opens today at the Detroit, Shaker and State. In the cast are Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi. Running time: 130 minutes. Capsule comment: Cut from the same Bond cloth—action, pretty girls and far-out gadgetry with emphasis on the latter.
"The Slender Thread" Is Strong Drama
"The Slender Thread" opens tonight at the Vogue. In the cast are Sidney
Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas and Steven Hill. Running time: 98
minutes. Capsule comment: Taut, tense drama with two virtuoso performances.
Israel Is the Loser in Loren Film "Judith" is at the Colony Theater. In the cast are Sophia Loren, Peter Finch and Jack Hawkins. Running time: 105 minutes. Capsule comment: Authentic setting and action marred by melodramatic nonsense.
“Last of the Secret Agents?” -- We Can Hope "The Last of the Secret Agents?" is playing at 14 area theaters. In the cast
art Marty Allen, Steve Rossi, John Williams, Nancy Sinatra, Lou Jacobi.
Running time: 92 minutes. Capsule comment: Ho-hum comedy.
Fu Manchu's as Evil as Ever "The Face of Fu Manchu" is at the Cinema and Palace and the East Side, Euclid
Ave. and Memphis drive-ins. In the cast are Christopher Lee, NigeI Green,
Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Tsai Chin and James Robertson Justice. Running
time: 90 minutes. Capsule comment: This revival of the Fu Manchu stories is
played straight and for thrills.
'Sound of Music' Is Great Family Fare "The Sound of Music" is now playing at the Ohio Theater. In the cast are Julie
Andrews, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Christopher Plummer, Peggy Wood.
Running time: Three hours and nine minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
Capsule judgment: Colorful screen treatment of this Rodgers and Hammerstein
musical retains all the charm and joy of the original, also magnifies some of
its faults. A perfect family film.
“That Darn Cat” Is Purr-ty Sharp "That Darn Cat" is playing at the Cinema, Fairview and Severance. In the cast are Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Roddy McDowell, Elsa Lanchester, William Demarest, Dorothy Provine, Neville Brand and Ed Wynn. Running time: 116 minutes. A first-rate Walt Disney film offering fun for the entire family.
“Satan Bug” Is a Devil of a Movie “The Satan Bug” is playing at the State Theater and four drive-ins—Canal Rd., East Side, Euclid Ave. and Memphis. Among those in the cast are George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Dana Andrews and Anne Francis. Running time: 114 minutes. Capsule judgment: A good suspense yarn—well done and entertaining.
Kiss the Girls Misses “Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die" is playing at the Beach Cliff, Cedar-Lee, Hipp Parma, Shore, Stillwell and Variety. In the cast are Raf Vallone, Terry-Thomas, Michael Connors, Dorothy Provine. Running time: 101 minutes.
Caine Puts Life in the “Funeral” "Funeral in Berlin" opened yesterday at Loew's East and West, Mapletown, Mercury and Palace. Among those in the cast are Michael Caine, Oscar Homolka, Eva Renzi, Paul Hubschmid. Running time: 102 minutes,
“Secret” More Failure Than Success "The Secret of My Success" is playing at the Broadvue, Homestead, Mayland, Parma, Shaw-Hayden and Shore. Running time: 112 minutes. In the cast are James Booth, Lionel Jeffries, Honor Blackman, Stella Stevens, Shirley Jones and Amy Dolby. Capsule comment: Misfires as a comedy. Misfires as a suspense item. Misfires a a movie.
French Murder Film Hailed as a Classic "The Sleeping Car Murder" opens tonight at the Heights Art and Westwood. In
the cast of this French film are Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Catherine
Allegret, Jean-Louis Trintignant. Running time: 91 minutes. Capsule comment:
A must for mystery film addicts.
Film Color Story Recalled by Death A movie pioneer died a few days ago, but his passing created little stir outside the industry. Yet his efforts had some of the greatest effects on films. The man was Herbert T. Kalmus who died at the age of 81 in Los Angeles. Kalmus was the scientist who invented Technicolor and who headed the Technicolor Corp., which he founded in 1912, until 1960 when he retired.
"Great Escape" Is Great Adventure "The Great Escape" opened yesterday at the State. Among those in the cast are
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Donald
Pleasence and Charles Bronson. Running time: 170 minutes. Capsule judgment: A
first-rate thriller.
Disney’s "Summer Magic" Just Right Walt Disney's "Summer Magic" opened yesterday at the Hipp. Among those in the cast are Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Dorothy McGuire, Deborah Walley and Eddie Hodges. Running time: 109 minutes. Capsule judgment: Disney magic.
“Hard Ride” Starts a New Western Cycle “The Hard Ride” is playing at local theaters. Motorcycle drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Robert Fuller, Sherry Bain. Running time: 93 minutes.
“Billy Jack” Offers a Real Hero “Billy Jack” is playing at local theaters. Melodrama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Clark Howat, Bert Freed. Running time: 112 minutes.
“Claire’s Knee” is Man’s Obsession “Claire’s Knee” is playing at the Heights Art and Westwood. Drama; adults. In the cast are Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, Beatrice Romand. French film with English subtitles. Running time: 103 minutes.
“Soul” Movie Captures Mood “Soul to Soul” is playing at local theaters. Music documentary; general audiences. Among those involved are Wilson Pickett, Roberta Flack, Ike and Tina Turner, Les McCann. Running time: 96 minutes.
Prison Movie Rings False "Fortune and Men's Eyes" is playing at the Fox Cedar-Center and Variety. Melodrama; strictly adult. In the cast are Wendell Burton, Michael Greer, Zooey Hall. Running time: 102 minutes.
Unreal Characters Damage "Tent" "The Red Tent" is playing at local theaters. Historical adventure; general audiences. In the cast are Peter Finch, Hardy Kruger, Sean Connery, Claudia Cardinale. Running time: 121 minutes.
"Murphy's War" Loses Punch After a Promising Start "Murphy's War" is playing at local theaters. War drama; general audiences. In the cast are Peter O'Toole, Philippe Noiret, Sian Phillips. Running
time: 106 minutes.
“The Conformist” Is Tedious Film “The Conformist” is playing at the Heights Art and Westwood. Drama; adults. In the cast are Jean Louis Trintignant and Stefania Sandrelli. Running time: 112 minutes.
“Taking Off” Puts You On “Taking Off” is playing at World East and World West. Comedy; adults. In the cast are Buck Henry, Lynn Carlin. Running time: 92 minutes.
“Love Machine” Thuds to a Halt “The Love Machine” is playing at local theaters. Melodrama, adults. In the cast are Jackie Cooper, Robert Ryan, Dyan Cannon, John Phillip Law, David Hemmings. Running time: 108 minutes.
Jules Verne would disown “The Light at the Edge” “The Light at the Edge of the World” is playing at some area theaters. Adventure; adults, teens. In the cast are Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar, Renato Salvatori. Running time 120 minutes.
Camera Gives Aisle Seat in Movie “Stop the World” "Stop the World—I Want to Get Off" is playing at the Vogue, will open Wednesday at the Vine and Berea. In the cast are Tony Tanner and Millicent Martin. Running time: 98 minutes. Capsule comment: A literal transfer of the stage musical to film; has both the virtues and faults of the original.
Filming With Lions Sort of Grabbed 'Em Said he: "Well we lost some skin occasionally." Said she: "And we were knocked down now and then. When a lion runs at you there's not much chance to stand up." He and she are neither game wardens nor animal trainers but actor Bill Travers and his.actress wife Virginia McKenna.
“Shootout” Fires a Lot of Old, Damp Powder “Shootout” was produced by Hal Wallis and directed by Henry Hathaway who did the same chores on “True Grit.” There is no comparison at all between the two. The movie is a reflection of the growing trend to make villains overly psychotic by having them laugh hysterically with every new piece of sadism.
“On Any Sunday” -- No Easy Riders “On Any Sunday” is playing at local theaters. Motorcycle documentary; general audiences. Produced, written and directed by Bruce Brown. Running time: 90 minutes.
“Stockbroker” Is a Poor Investment “Marriage of a Young Stockbroker” is playing at local theaters. Comedy; adults. In the cast are Richard Benjamin, Joanna Shimkus, Elizabeth Ashley, Adam West. Running time: 95 minutes.
“Deep End” is More Dizzy Than Deep “Deep End” is playing at the Heights Art and Westwood. Melodrama; adults. In the cast are Jane Asher, John Moulder Brown, Diana Dors. Running time: 87 minutes.
Basketball Film Fails to Score “Drive, He Said” is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults. In the cast are William Tepper, Karen Black, Michael Margotta. Running time: 90 minutes.
Russell’s ‘The Devil’ is Lurid for the Sake of Being Lurid “The Devils” is playing at area theaters. Religious drama; adults. In the
cast are Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Jones. Running time: 109 minutes.
“Horsethief” is Unpeasant Stuff “The Romance of a Horsethief” is playing at local theaters. Comedy-adventure adult. In the case are Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Lainie Kazan, Jane Birkin, Oliver Tobias, David Opatoshu. Running time: 101 minutes.
Film ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ Lacks Impact of the Book “Johnny Got His Gun” is playing at the World East and West. Drama; adults. In the cast are Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, Diane Varsi. Running time: 110 minutes.
“Grissom Gang” is Mediocre Gore “The Grissom Gang” is playing at local theaters. Crime drama; adults. In the cast are Kim Darby, Scott Wilson, Irene Dailey, Connie Stevens, Robert Lansing. Running time: 127 minutes.
Life Unreal in “Friends” “Friends” is playing at the Heights Art and Westwood. Romance; adults. In the cast are Sean Bury, Anicee Alvina. Running time: 101 minutes.
Things Get Pretty Dull Down Under “Walkabout” is playing at local theaters. Adventure; adults, older teens. In the cast are Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, David Gumpilil. Running time: 95 minutes.
“Doc” is Shot Full of Holes “Doc” is playing at local theaters. Western; adults. In the cast are Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin. Running time: 96 minutes
Child’s Play Can Be Pretty Deadly “Brotherhood of Satan” is playing at local theaters. Horror film; adults, older teens. In the cast are Charles Bateman, Ahana Capri, Strother Martin. Running time: 92 minutes.
“Jessica” More Shock than Plot “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death” is playing at local theaters. Horror; adults, teens. In the cast are Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O’Connor, Mariclare Costello. Running time: 89 minutes.
Stewart Film Leans on Him “Fools’ Parade” is playing at local theaters. Melodrama; adults, teens. In the cast are James Stewart, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, Kurt Russell, Anne Baxter. Running time: 98 minutes.
Bette Davis and Borgnine Play in Dumb-Bunny Film “Bunny O’Hare” is playing at local theaters. Comedy; adults, older teens. In
the cast are Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Cassidy, Joan Delaney, John
Astin and Reva Rose. Running time: 92 minutes.
“The Clowns” Is Pure Fellini “The Clowns” is playing at World East and World West. Running time: 90 minutes. Italian movie with English sub-titles written and directed by Federico Fellini. General audiences.
Bergman’s Latest is a Soft “Touch” “The Touch” is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults. In the cast are Bibi Andersson, Elliott Gould, Max von Sydow. Running time: 112 minutes.
Erich Segal Strikes Again “Jennifer On My Mind” is playing at World East and World West. Romance; adults, older teens. In the cast are Michael Brandon, Tippy Walker, Lou Gilbert. Running time: 90 minutes.
“Desperate Characters” Views Despair in the City “Desperate Characters” is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults. In the cast are Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Sada Thompson. Running time: 88 minutes.
“Kotch” Catches Matthau as a Garrulous Grandpa “Kotch” is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama; adults, older teens. In
the cast are Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman.
Running time: 113 minutes.
Script Problems Disable “Clay Pigeon” “Clay Pigeon” is playing at local theaters. Crime drama; adults. In the cast
are Tom Stern, Telly Savalas, Robert Vaughn, Burgess Meredith, Marilyn Akin.
Running time: 99 minutes.
“Organization” Is Just Routine “The Organization” is playing at local theaters. Crime drama; adults, teens. In the cast are Sydney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Sheree North. Running time: 100 minutes.
See “Sabata”? Yul Be Sorry “Adios, Sabata” is playing at local theaters. Western; adults, teens. In the cast are Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Pedro Sanchez. Running time: 106 minutes.
“Skin Game” Is Funny And Is Not a Skin-Flick “The Skin Game” is playing at local theaters. Comedy; adults, older teens.
In the cast are James Garner, Lou Gossett, Susan Clark, Brenda Sykes. Running
time: 102 minutes.
“The Late Liz” is Ugh-Inspiring “The Late Liz” is playing at the Center-Mayfield and Fairview. Drama; adults, teens. In the cast are Anne Baxter, Steve Forrest, James Gregory, Coleen Gray, Jack Albertson. Running time: 120 minutes.
Mia can “See No Evil” — But You Can “See No Evil” is playing at local theaters. Suspense; adults, teens. In the cast are Mia Farrow, Norman Eshley, Robin Bailey, Dorothy Alison, Diane Grayson. Running time: 89 minutes.
‘Captain Apache’ Rides Between Action, Laughs “Captain Apache” is playing at local theaters. Western; adults, teens. In the cast are Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman. Running time: 94 minutes.
“Is Paris Burning?” Lacks Warmth "Is Paris Burning?" opened last night at the Palace. French-American production with dubbed English soundtrack. Among the players are Gert Frobe, Orson Welles and brief appearances by practically all the famous French motion picture stars and a few Americans. Running time: 173 minutes. Capsule comment: This overlong movie about the liberation of Paris lacks historical significance and dramatic impact.
“Nutty Prof” Flunks -- Too Much Lewis "The Nutty Professor" opened at 16 neighborhood theaters this week. Among
those in the cast are Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens and Howard Morris. Running
time: 105 minutes. Capsule judgment: A slickly done, but otherwise empty,
meandering film.
“Born to Win” Loses “Born to Win” is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama; adults. In the cast are George Segal, Karen Black, Jay Fletcher, Paula Prentiss. Running time: 90 minutes.
T. R. Baskin: Small Town Girl Makes Bad “T. R. Baskin” is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults. In the cast are Candice Bergen, Peter Boyle, James Caan, Marcia Rodd. Running time: 89 minutes.
“Connection” is a Real Thriller “The French Connection” is playing at local theaters. Crime drama; adults. In the cast are Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony LoBianco. Running time: 104 minutes.
“Carry On Camping” Film Not a Knapsack of Laughs “Carry On Camping” is playing at World East and World West. Comedy; adults.
In the cast are Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims.
Running time: 90 minutes.
The Steagle is Quite Boring “The Steagle” is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama; adults. In the cast are Richard Benjamin, Chill Wills, Cloris Leachman. Running time: 90 minutes.
Ever on Sunday “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” is playing at World East and World West. Drama; adults. In the cast are Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft. Running time: 110 minutes.
“Savage Sam” a Bit on Tame Side "Savage Sam" is now playing at the Hippodrome. Among those in the cast are
Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran and Marta Kristen. Running time: 103
minutes. Capsule judgment: Not one formula situation but several are combined
in this film. The result is an uneven movie.
Swedish Film Portrays Macabre Trip to Insanity "The Doll" opens tonight at the Heights Art and Westwood. Swedish film with
English subtitles. In the cast are Per Oscarsson and Gio Petre. Running time:
93 minutes. Macabre and sometimes depressing study of a man going insane with loneliness.
“Something Big” Is Not Gigantic “Something Big” is playing at local theaters. Comedy-western; adults, older teens. In the cast are Dean Martin, Brian Keith, Honor Blackman, Carol White.
‘Bedknobs’ Flies Away to Fun "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" is playing at local theaters. Musical-fantasy; family. In the cast are Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, Cindy O’Callahan and Roy Snart. Running time: 117 minutes.
This “Trinity” Is Not Blessed By Our Tony “They Call Me Trinity” is playing at local theaters. Comedy-western; general audiences. In the cast are Terence Hill, Bud Spencer and Farley Granger. Running time: 109 minutes.
“Fiddler” On Film Is A Real Joy “Fiddler on the Roof” opened at the Colony Theater last night. Musical drama; family. In the cast are Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Paul Mann, Michael Glaser. Running time: 180 minutes plus intermission.
Lakewood Cast Fine in Comedy "A Shot in the Dark" opened last night at Lakewood Little Theater. Among those in the east are Eddy Halas, Ellie Grail, Paul Orgill and George Yaneff. Capsule judgment: A mystery-comedy dependent on sex gags for most of its laughs gets a spirited production from this nonprofessional company.
“Motels” Should Be Obscene But Not Heard “200 Motels” is playing at the Cedar-Lee. Musical fantasy; adults. In the cast are the Mothers of Invention; Ringo Starr, Theodore Bikel. Running time: 98 minutes.
Boys Look Tall, Men Stunted “Bless the Beasts and Children” is playing at theaters here. Drama; adults, teens. In the cast are Bill Mumy, Barry Robins, Miles Chapin. Running time: 109 minutes.
Ivan’s Longest Day Is Torture “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” is playing at the Berea and Village theaters. Drama; general audiences. In the cast are Tom Courtenay, Alfred Burke, James Maxwell. Running time: 100 minutes.
Even Top Stars Can’t Make Much Of “Going Home” “Going Home” is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults. In the cast are
Robert Mitchum, Brenda Vaccaro, Jan-Michael Vincent. Running time: 100 minutes.
"Bye Bye Birdie" Flies High, Man "Bye Bye Birdie" opened yesterday at the Allen. Among those in the cast are
Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann Margret, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell,
Jesse Pearson, Ed Sullivan and Paul Lynde. Running time: 112 minutes. Capsule
judgment: Wildly, zestfully, youthfully entertaining—should play the Allen the
rest of the summer.
Mastroianni Is Drama Critic With Wootten as Art Editor Tony Mastroianni was appointed today as Press drama critic by Editor Tom Boardman. He succeeds the late Stan Anderson with whom he had been associated on the drama beat for five years. Mastroianni will continue as entertainment editor,
a post he has held since he joined the department in 1962.
Donahue in “Trumpet” One Long, Sour Note "A Distant Trumpet" is playing at a number of neighborhood and drive-in
theaters. In the cast are Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette, Diane McBain and
James Gregory. Running time: 117 minutes. Capsule judgment: Proves you can
make a bad movie out of a good book.
New Sinatra Movie Strictly for Fun “Come Blow Your Horn” is now playing at the State. In the cast are Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb, Molly Picon, Barbara Rush, Jill St. John and Tony Bill. Running time: 115 minutes. Capsule judgment: A lightweight, strictly for fun, movie.
“Rather Be Rich” Is Glittery Fluff "I'd Rather Be Rich" opened yesterday at the Hipp. Ross Hunter production
starring Sandra Dee, Robert Goulet, Andy Williams, Maurice Chevalier and
Hermione Gingold. Running time: 96 minutes. Capsule judgment: A bright bit of
fluff in spite of a tired plot and predictable gags.
"Cross-Eyed' Lion" is Family Film "Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion" is playing at the Allen Theater, Eastlake, and
the Northfield Star and Pearl Rd. drive-ins. In the cast are Marshall
Thompson, Richard Hayden, Cheryl Miller, Betsy Drake and a lion named
Clarence. Running time: 98 minutes. Capsule review: Film about work of
veterinarians among wild animals along with a gimmick that's never fully used.
Movie's Seamy Side Is Too Well Scrubbed "Joy in the Morning" is at the Berea, Center-Mayfield, Granada, Stillwell,
Vine and Willow Theaters. Among those in the east are Richard Chamberlain,
Yvette Mimieux, Arthur Kennedy, Oscar Homolka. Running time: 103 minutes.
Capsule review: Struggling married couple is beset with enough problems for a
dozen TV soap opera episodes.
James Bond Brings Back Lots of Violence, Villains “Diamonds Are Forever” is now playing at local theaters. Action-adventure, adults, older teens. In the cast are Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles
Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Cabot. Running time: 119 minutes.
“Go-Between” May Be Classic “The Go-Between” is playing at the Cedar-Lee and Detroit. Drama: adults,
teens. In the cast are Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Dominic
Guard, Michael Redgrave, Edward Fox. Running time: 116 minutes.
“Horseman” Scenery Is Stunning “The Horseman” is playing at local theaters. Adventure drama; adults, older
teens. In the cast are Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, Leigh Taylor-Young.
Running time: 109 minutes.
“Dollars” Stays on the Goldie Standard “Dollars” is playing at local theaters. Crime-comedy; adults, older teens.
In the cast are Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Gert Frobe, Robert Webber, Scott
Brady, Arthur Brauss. Running time: 120 minutes.
“The Defector” a Good Spy Yarn "The Defector" is a spy movie, but not of the James Bond type. In its
philosophy—though not in execution —it is a cousin to "The Spy Came In From
the Cold." In both films the message seems to be that the cold war is nasty,
dirty, drab and that there are cold blooded connivers on both sides of the
Iron Curtain.
Film 'Funny Thing' Tops Stage "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" opened last night at the
Detroit and Shaker Theaters. Slapstick musical. Among those in the cast are
Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford,,
Annette Andre. Running time: 99 minutes.
Witty and Wicked Film Classic "Mandragola" opens tonight at the Continental Art. Italian film with English
subtitles. In the cast are Rosanna Schiaffino, Philippe Leroy, Jean Claude
Brialy, Toto and Romolo Valli. Running time: 97 minutes. Capsule comment. A
cynical, bawdy 16th Century comedy.
Sellers Leads a Merry Chase in "Fox" "After the Fox” opened yesterday at the State, Shaker and Granada. In the cast
are Peter Sellers, Victor Mature, Akim Tamiroff, Martin Balsam, Britt Ekland.
Running time: 103 minutes. Capsule comment: Generally entertaining movie that
gives Peter Sellers a chance to exercise his wide range of mimicry.
“How to Succeed Etc.,” Does Just That as Movie "How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" opens tonight at the Cedar-Lee and Parma. Musical comedy. Among those in the cast are Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Maureen Arthur, Anthony Teague. Running time: 119 minutes.
War Comedy Is Too Silly, but Has Some Laughs "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" is playing at Loew's East, West and
State. Among those in the cast are James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Sergio Fantoni,
Giovanna Ralli and Aldo Ray. Running time: 119 minutes. Capsule comment: World
War II farce-comedy that is sometimes funny, sometimes just silly.
“In Like Flint” Fails to Sparkle "In Like Flint" is playing at the Alhambra, Loew's East and West, Mapletown,
Yorktown and the Canal Road and East Side drive-ins. Among those in the cast
of this spy spoof are James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Jean Hale, Andrew Duggan.
Running time: 114 minutes.
“Bullwhip Griffin” Has Lots Of Snap "The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin" is playing At 10 area theaters. Western comedy. Among those in the cast are Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Karl Malden, Richard Haydn, Bryan Russell. Running time: 110 minutes.
“Made in Italy” Belongs to the World "Made in Italy" is at the Vogue. Social satire: Adults. Among those in the
cast are Anna Magnani, Alberto Sordi, Virna Lisi, Walter Chiari, Sylva
Koscina, Italian movie with English subtitles. Running time: 101 minutes.
“The Corrupt Ones” Runs Out of Steam "The Corrupt Ones" is now showing at nine local theaters. Crime melodrama.
Among those in the cast are Robert Stack, Elke Sommer, Werner Peters,
Christian Marquand, Nancy Kwan. Running time: 96 minutes.
Old, New Clash in “Generation” "Generation" opened last night at the Hanna. In the cast are Don Porter, Jerome Cowan, Charlotte Glenn and John Luce. Final curtain: 10:50 p. m.
4 Hours of Batman -- Man, It’s Wild There are these four no-goodnies, see. And they're up to something. Then these two cats wearing long underwear and crazy capes show up and they're not yelling "trick or treat" or anything like that. But one of those hoods spots them and just like that he sizes up the situation. No dummy is he.
Goodby -- Indeed! Critic Tells Movie "Arrivederci, Baby!" is at the Allen, Great Northern and Severance and Canal
Road, East Side and Memphis Drive-ins. Among those in the cast are Rosanna
Schiaffino, Tony Curtis, Lionel Jeffries, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nancy Kwan and
Fenella Fielding. Running time: 106 minutes.
“Triple Cross” Good, but Suffers From Bondwagon "Triple Cross" is at the Embassy, Cedar-Lee and Great Northern. Espionage
drama; adults, older teens. Among those in the cast are Christopher Plummer,
Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Yul Brynner Gert Frobe and Claudine Auger.
Running time: 126 minutes.
Comedy Has a Certain Knack "The Knack—and How to Get It," opened last night at the Heights Art and
Westwood. In the cast are Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford and
Donal Donnelly. Running time: 84 minutes. Capsule review: A spoof of young
people and their concern with sexual prowess turns into a wild, frantic and
frenzied comedy.
Hombre Features Rugged Drama "Hombre', opens today at the Richmond, Riverside, Palace, Yorktown, and Eastside and Memphis drive-ins. Among those in the cast are Paul Newman, Richard Boone, Martin Balsam, Fredric March, Diane Cilento, Barbara Rush. Running time: 111 minutes.
“Sand Pebbles” Too Long but Packs Dramatic Punch "The Sand Pebbles" opened last night at the Allen. Historical drama. Among
those in the cast are Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna,
Candice Bergen, Marayat Andriane. Running time: 191 minutes.
Playing at the Game of War "The War of the Buttons" opened last night at the Continental Art. French film
with English subtitles. In the cast are dozens of talented youngsters
including two named Martin Lartigue and Andre Treton. Running time: 92
minutes. Capsule review: Charming kids using some not so charming language in
a comedy about juvenile gang fights, French peasant style.
Sea-Spy Film, “Morituri” Combines Action, Yawns "Morituri" opened yesterday at the Cinema, Palace and Riverside. In the cast are Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Martin Benrath, Trevor Howard, Wally Cox and
Marlon Brando. Running time: 123 minutes. Better than average action -
espionage yarn; strictly adult and somewhat long.
“Life at the Top” -- 10 Years Later, Heel’s Still Run Down "Life at the Top" is at the Vogue. In the east are Laurence Harvey, Jean
Simmons, Michael Craig, Donald Wolfit. Running time: 117 minutes. Capsule
comment: "Room at the Top" people 10 years later with Harvey again proving
that a heel is a heel is a heel.
David Niven Rescues Spy Film "Where the Spies Are" is playing at the Berea, Homestead, Mayland, Stillwell, Vine and Willow. In the cast are David Niven, Francois Dorleac, Cyril Cusack, John LeMesurier. Running time 108 minutes. Capsule comment: Good espionage yarn helped immeasurably by the deft acting of David Niven.
“A House” Is Not a Film Either "A House Is Not A Home" is now playing at the Allen. In the cast are Shelley
Winters, Robert Taylor, Ralph Taeger, Kaye Ballard and Cesar Romero. Running
time: 95 minutes. Capsule judgment: Of dubious value as a dramatic offering
and none at all as a historical document.
Polynesian Belle Just Fails to Ring "Tamahine" opened yesterday at the State. Among those ln the cast are Nancy
Kwan, John Fraser and Dennis Price. Running time: 86 minutes. Capsule
judgment: Romantic comedy about island girl at boys' private school—dull.
“Don Juan” Lives Again in Old Film "Don Juan" is now showing at Playbill-East. In the cast are John Barrymore,
Mary Astor, Myrna Loy, Warner Oland. Silent film with background music, sound
effects and printed dialog. Running time: 110 minutes. Capsule judgment: They
may have something here.
Batman Lived -- Will You? Back in the days when a kid got into the movies for a dime and dimes were hard to come by and you made up your mind whether it was going to be a Saturday or a Sunday matinee on which you spent your fortune, your decision might just as well be influenced by the serial that was playing as by the feature attraction.
Ann-Margaret Bombs in Jerry-Built Role "Bus Riley's Back in Town" is playing at the State and Cinema. Among those in
the cast are Michael Parks, Janet Margolin, Kim Darby and Ann-Margaret.
Running time: 93 minutes. Capsule judgment: Story of a young man's search for
himself has some good moments, others that are pretty awful.
“Operation Crossbow” Unhurt by Melodramatics "Operation Crossbow" opens tomorrow at the Berea, Center - Mayfield, Granada,
Stillwell, Vine and Willow. In the cast are George Peppard, Trevor Howard, Tom
Courtenay, Sophia Loren, Lilli Palmer. Running time: 120 minutes . Capsule
review: Tense though occasionally melodramatic action - espionage yarn.
Batman Lived -- Will You? Back in the days when a kid got into the movies for a dime and dimes were hard
to come by and you made up your mind whether it was going to be a Saturday or
a Sunday matinee on which you spent your fortune, your decision might just as
well be influenced by the serial that was playing as by the feature attraction.
“Fahrenheit 451” on Low Burner "Fahrenheit 451" is at the Detroit and Richmond. In the cast are Julie
Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack. Directed by Francois Truffaut. Running
time: 111 minutes.
Hud "Hud" is the movie now playing at the State. In the cast are Paul Newman,
Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal and Brandon de Wilde. Running time: 112 minutes.
Capsule judgment: A provocative, thoughtful movie about our changing values.
This is not so much a movie for adults as it is for those with adult minds.
Tale of Anti-Nazi Sabotage Keeps Viewer Wide Awake "The Heroes of Telemark" opens today at the Berea, Cinema, Hipp, Severance and
Vine. In the cast are Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael
Redgrave. Running time: 131 minutes. Capsule comment: Gripping, well-done,
World War II action film.
Lemmon Juices Up Sagging Sex Script “Under the Yum Yum Tree" is playing at the Hipp. Among those in the cast are
Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Edie Adams, Imogene Coca, Paul Lynde and Dean
Jones. Running time: 110 minutes. Capsule judgment: One of those movies in
which everyone talks about sex but nobody does anything.
“Lord Jim” Film Betrays the Book "Lord Jim," based on the Joseph Conrad novel, is playing at the Fairview, Hipp
and Richmond. In the cast are Peter O'Toole, Paul Lukas, Curt Jurgens, James
Mason, Eli Wallach, Daliah Lavi and Akim Tamiroff. Running time: 143 minutes.:
Capsule review: A pretty good movie, but only fair Conrad.
"Fate Is the Hunter" Is Just So-So "Fate Is the Hunter" is now at the Allen. In the cast are Glenn Ford, Rod Taylor, Nancy Kwan, Suzanne Pleshette, Wally Cox and Nehemiah Persoff. Running time: 106 minutes. Capsule judgment: Moderately suspenseful melodrama about tracking down the cause of an air disaster.
Robertson Gives Caliber to “Masquerade” "Masquerade" is playing at the Allen and at the Eastlake, East Side and
Memphis Drive - In Theaters. Among those in the cast are Cliff Robertson, Jack
Hawkins and Marisa Mell. Running time: 101 minutes. Capsule judgment: Spoofing
a spoof is tough; sometimes this one succeeds, principally because of Cliff Robertson.
Connie's Film Is Light, Gay "Looking for Love" is now playing at the Cinema in Southgate. In the cast are
Connie Francis, Jim Hutton, Susan Oliver and Joby Baker. Running time: 84
minutes. Capsule judgment: Lightweight summer fare with bouncy Connie Francis
keeping matters alive.
"Kidnapped" Is Fine Adventure "Kidnapped" is playing at local theaters. Historical adventure; all ages. In
the cast are Michael Caine, Lawrence Douglas, Trevor Howard, Donald Pleasence,
Jack Hawkins, Vivien Heilbron. Running time: 100 minutes.
Film is Funny as a Funeral "Harold and Maude" is playing at World East and World West. Black comedy;
adults, older teens. In the cast are Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles.
Running time: 90 minutes.
Hate Culture Grabs “Such Good Friends” “Such Good Friends” is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama; adults. In
the cast are Dyan Cannon, James Coco, Jennifer O’Neill, Ken Howard, Laurence
Luckinbill. Running time: 101 minutes.
The Gang Can't Shoot -- Neither Does the Film
"The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight" is playing at local theaters.
Crime-comedy; adults, older teens. In the cast are Lionel Stander, Jerry
Orbach, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Robert De Niro. Running time: 96
minutes.
‘Harry’ Isn’t So Dirty, But It Sure Is Gory “Dirty Harry” is playing at local theaters. Crime melodrama; adults. In the
cast are Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, Andy Robinson. Running
time: 102 minutes.
Perkins Sorry About Film — So Is Critic “Someone Behind the Door” is playing at the Variety. Suspense; adults, older
teens. In the cast are Anthony Perkins, Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland.
Running time: 97 minutes.
“Mouse on Moon” Is Sparkling Fun "Mouse on the Moon," a British film, opens tonight at the Heights Art and
Westwood. Among those in the cast are Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Cribbins,
Ron Moody, David Kossoff and Terry - Thomas. Running time: 82 minutes. Capsule
judgment: Sprightly comedy, sometimes satirical, often farcical.
Jim Brown Scores in Hollywood Game "Guns of the Rio Conchos," 20th-Century Fox's high budget western, will be completed in a few weeks but will be released in August. Studio officials admit that there's more than coincidence involved in
releasing the film at the outset of the pro football season. This is the movie in which Jim Brown, fullback with the Cleveland Browns, costars with Stuart Whitman, Richard Boone and Tony Franciosa.
"My Life to Live" Raises the Question of Why "My Life to Live" opens tomorrow at the Continental Art. French film with
English subtitles. Among those in the cast are Anna Karina, Saddy Rebbot,
Peter Kassowitz. Written and directed by Jean - Luc Godard. Running time: 82
minutes. Capsule judgment: Story of a Parisian prostitute is an "Irma La
Douce" without the laughs.
14,000 Expected to See Beatles on TV at Hipp An estimated 2,500,000 Beatle fans are expected to pack theaters across the country Mar. 14 and 15 when their four heroes appear via closed circuit television. The telecast here will be carried at the Hippodrome, a theater with a seating capacity of 3500, a total of 14,000 for the four shows.
Surely Their Best Friends Should Have Told Them "Caprice" is at the Richmond, Riverside, Stillwell and the Eastlake, Pearl
Rd.and Northfield Star drive-ins. Comedy-suspense movie for adults. Among
those in the cast are Doris Day Richard Harris, Edward Mulhare, Jack Kruschen,
Ray Walston. Running time: 98 minutes.
Strain Begins to Tell in Stewart, Dee Epic
"Take Her, She's Mine" is playing at the Palace. Among those in the east are
James Stewart, Sandra Dee, Robert Morley, Audrey Meadows, Philippe Forquet and
John McGiver. Running time: 98 minutes. Capsule judgment: The film is
diverting even though most of the situations are pretty strained.
French Film Has Quite a History "Rules of the Game" opens tonight at the Continental. French film with English
subtitles. Among those in the cast are Jean Renoir (who also directed and
co-authored the script), Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Mila Parely and Roland
Tutain. Running time: 110 minutes. Capsule judgment: A must for students of
cinematic history.
“The Silencers” Keeps Girls Running “The Silencers" is playing at the Berea, Cinema, Hipp, Severance, Vine, and
Willow. In the cast are Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi and Victor
Buono. Running time: 105 minutes. Capsule comment: Spy story with sex and more
sex, but James Bond this isn't.
Bergman Tries Color and Comedy "All These Women" opened last night at the Heights Art and Westwood. Swedish film with English subtitles, written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. In the cast are Jarl Kulle, Harriet Andersson and Bibi Andersson. Running time: 80 minutes. Capsule judgment: Bawdy Bergman— the Swedish master of murky movies
switches to color and comedy.
Cheyenne Autumn “Cheyenne Autumn" is playing at the Hipp and the Canal Road, East Side and Memphis drive-in theaters. ln the cast are Richard Widmark, Dolores Del Rio, Ricardo Montalban, Gilbert Roland, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Edward G. Robinson and James Stewart. Running time: 145 minutes. Epic treatment of the
Cheyennes’ 1500 mile flight.
“Major Dundee” Wanders Too Often From the Trail “Major Dundee" is playing at the Palace and Cinema. In the cast are Charlton
Heston, Richard Harris, Senta Berger, Jim Hutton and James Coburn. Running
time: 134 minutes. Capsule judgment: Good action-adventure movie that would
have been better if it hadn't taken off in so many directions.
Talented Troupe Scores at Hanna "From the Second City" opened last night at the Hanna. Comic revue with Bill
Alton, Robert Beneditti, Severn Darden, Judy Graubart, Sally Hart and David
Steinberg. Capsule judgment: Talented and hard working company in an often
funny but uneven entertainment.
“McLintock” Pokes Fun at Wild West "McLintock" opens tomorrow at six neighborhood theaters. In the cast are John
Wayne, Patrick Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Chill Wills, Jack Kruschen, Yvonne De
Carlo. Running time: 127 minutes. Capsule judgment: Comedy-western. Not bad if
you don't take it seriously.
“Hawaii” Only Fair, Much Too Long "Hawaii" opened last night at the Colony. Epic type movie. Among those in the cast are Julie Andrews, Max Von Sydow, Richard Harris, Jocelyn La Garde. Running time: 179 minutes.
Disney Monkeys Make Fun for All "Monkeys, Go Home" is playing at the Berea, Cinema, Great Northern, Severance
and Willow. Family comedy. ln the cast are Maurice Chevalier, Dean Jones,
Yvette Mimieux. Running time: 101 minutes.
The Game Is Over "The Game Is Over" is at the Continental, Westwood and Embassy. French film
with English subtitles. In the cast are Jane Fonda, Peter McEnery, Michael
Piccoli. Directed by Roger Vadin. Running time: 96 minutes.
“Wheeler Dealers” Spin Some Fun "The Wheeler Dealers" is now playing at the State. In the cast are James Garner, Lee Remick, Phil Harris, Chill Wills, Jim Backus and Louis Nye. Running time: 105 minutes. Capsule judgment: A free-wheeling comedy that spoofs Wall Street. A little overdone, but fun.
This tree bears glorious fruit “The Tree of Wooden Clogs" is playing at the Cedar-Lee. Drama; adults, teens. Italian film with English subtitles. Running time: 185 minutes.
Western Gets back to Basics With Bang “A Fistful of Dollars” is at the Hipp and Cinema. In the cast are Clint
Eastwood, Jose Calvo, Marianne Koch. Running time: 96 minutes.
"Nobody Waved Goodbye" Offers a Timely Message
"Nobody Waved Goodbye" Is now playing at the Continental Art and Westwood Art.
In the cast are Peter Kastner, Julie Biggs, Claude Rae and Toby Tarnow.
Running time: 80 minutes. Capsule review: Story of lack of communication
between children and their parents is told with compelling and often
disturbing honesty.
“Train” Roars Along at Dizzy Clip "The Train" is now playing at the Allen and Severance Theaters. Among those in
the cast are Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreaux and Michel Simon.
Running time: 133 minutes. Capsule judgment: Melodrama with a realistic touch—
plenty of action.
“Sword” Is Disney at His Best "The Sword in the Stone," an all-cartoon feature from Walt Disney, is playing
at the Ohio. Running time: 80 minutes. Capsule judgment: This one is brimming
over with that old Disney magic.
Mack the Knife Sliced Up “Three Penny Opera" is now playing at the Vogue. Among those in the east are:
Curt Jurgens, Hildegarde Neff, June Ritchie and Sammy Davis. Running time: 83
minutes. Capsule Judgment: Film treatment of the Bertolt Brecht-Kurt Weill
classic comes across as an uneven, patched-up affair.
The Screen’s Beauties From the Year 1 "The Love Goddesses" opens tonight at the Heights Art and Westwood. Among the
players are just about every beautiful actress from Louise Glaum to Liz
Taylor, Theda Bara to Brigitte Bardot. Running time: 82 minutes. Capsule
judgment: A film anthology that demonstrates the infinite variety of women.
“Seconds” Suspense Sags in Middle "Seconds" opened yesterday at the Granada, Hipp, Fairview, Mayland and Shore
and the Euclid Ave. and Pearl Rd, drive-ins. In the cast are Salome Jens, Rock
Hudson, John Randolph, Will Geer. Running time: 106 minutes. Capsule comment:
A weird one! Combination of morality play with science fiction horror film.
“Man for All Seasons” Great as Film "A Man For All Seasons" opens tomorrow at the Heights Art Theater. Historical drama. Among those in the cast are Paul Scofield, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Wendy Hiller, Susannah York. Running time: 120 minutes.
Racing Cars Star in "Grand Prix" "Grand Prix" opens tonight at the State. Racing melodrama in Cinerama. Among
those in the cast are Yves Montand, Brian Bedford, James Garner, Antonio
Sabato, Eva Marie Saint, Toshiro Mifune, Francoise Hardy, Jessica Walter.
Running time: 175 minutes plus intermission.
Hollywood Preview Old-Time Spectacle HOLLYWOOD—Stanley Kramer's "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" opened here last
night in a special preview for the stars of the film and some 250 newsmen from
more than 20 countries.
Lemmon Effective in Marriage Spoof "How to Murder Your Wife" opens today at the Detroit, Mayland and Palace
theaters. In the cast are Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas, Eddie
Mayehoff and Claire Trevor. Running time: 118 minutes. Capsule judgment: This
has the gloss, glamour and speed of a big Hollywood comedy with a little of
that bite found in European films. A spoof of married life, but there are
fringe targets, too.
"Volpone" Done Well by Chagrin Cast "Volpone" opened last night at Chagrin Valley Little Theater. Among those in the cast are John Price, Pauline IIomi, Nat Kaufman, Anne Temple, Rollin BeVere, Jim Albrecht. Capsule comment: Generally entertaining presentation of Ben Jonson's mocking comedy presented in a mixture of styles.
“Moll” Isn’t Built Like “Tom” "The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders" is at the Cinema, Palace and Riverside. In the cast are Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, Lilli Palmer, George Sanders, Leo McKern, VitTorio DeSica and Angela Lansbury. Running time: 126 minutes. Capsule judgment: An imitation of "Tom Jones" that makes that
wonderful original look even better.
“Rare Breed” Isn’t -- as a Motion Picture "Rare Breed" is playing in nine local theaters. In the cast are James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Juliet Mills and Brian Keith. Running time: 97 minutes. Capsule comment: The plot went thataway in this mixture of cowboys, cattle and sentiment.
French Director Displays Touch of Hitchcock at Best "Rider on the Rain" is playing at the World East and World West. Suspense
melodrama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Charles Bronson, Marlene
Jobert. Running time: 110 minutes.
“Mind of Mr. Soames” tells story of surgical miracle "The Mind of Mr. Soames" is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Terence Stamp, Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport, DonaI
Donnelly. Running time 97 minutes.
Prison walls do not a movie make "There was a Crooked Man" is playing at local theaters. Western; adults. In the cast are Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Burgess Meredith, Hume Cronyn. Running time: 125 minutes.
"Private Life of Sherlock" is mysterious red herring "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" is playing at local theaters. Mystery melodrama; adults, teens. In the cast are Robert Stevens, Colin Blakely,
Genevieve Page, Stanley Holloway, Christopher Lee. Running time: 125 minutes.
It’s Hard to Decipher the Code of Well-Acted Spy Movie "Sebastian" is at the Berea, Madison, Mayland and Vine. Spy-romance; adults. In the cast are Dirk Bogarde, Susannah York, Lilli Palmer and John Gielgud.
Running time: 100 minutes.
Kelly's Heroes "Kelly's Heroes" is showing at local theaters. Adventure - comedy; adults, older teens. In the cast are Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland, Carroll O'Connor. Running time: 147 minutes.
A priest-meets-girl movie “Pieces of Dreams” is playing at area theaters. Drama; adults, older teens. In the cast are Robert Forster, Lauren Hutton, Will Geer, Ivor Francis. Running time: 100 minutes.
Actor’s performance makes “Joe” special "Joe" opens tonight at World East and West. Drama; strictly adult. In the cast
are Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, Susan Sarandon. Running time: 107 minutes.
Julie Bounces Back in “Lili” "Darling Lili" is playing at local theaters. Musical; adults, teens. In the cast are Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson. Jeremy Kemp, Lance Percival. Running time: 139 minutes.
Cassius Clay film clips right along "A.K.A. Cassius Clay" is playing at the Hipp and Miles drive-in. Boxing-biographical documentary; adults, teens. Running time: 81 minutes.
Two mules for Sara, nun for Eastwood "Two Mules for Sister Sara" is playing at local theaters. Western adventure; adults, older teens. In the cast are Shirley MacLaine and Clint Eastwood. Running time: 114 minutes.
“Cactus Flower” Scores on Screen "Cactus Flower" will open tomorrow in local theaters. Comedy; adults, teens. In the cast are Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, Jack Weston, Rick Lenz, Vito Scotti, Irene Hervey. Running time: 103 minutes.
“Too Late the Hero” is too much old helmet "Too Late the Hero" is playing at local theaters. War melodrama; adults, teens. In the cast are Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Harry Andrews, Ronald Fraser. Running time: 133 minutes.
“Getting Straight” Crooked in Dealing With Campus “Getting Straight" is playing at local theaters. Comedy-drama; adults. In the cast are Elliott Gould, Candice Bergen, Robert F. Lyons, Jeff Corey. Running
time: 124 minutes.
Babra Meets Her Match in Montand "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" is playing at Loew's East and West. Musical fantasy; general audiences. In the cast are Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, Larry Blyden. Running time: 129 minutes.
“Taking Off” puts you on "Taking Off" is playing at World East and World West. Comedy; adults. In the cast are Buck Henry, Lynn Carlin. Running time: 92 minutes.
Gods aren’t on side of angels this time
"The Angel Levine" is playing at the Village Theater. Comedy-drama; adults,
older teens. In the cast are Zero Mostel, Ida Kaminska, Harry Belafonte, Milo
O'Shea. Running time: 104 minutes.
Sophia Loren --She meets a new Mastroianni and tells him of her world "You are Mastroianni? We have made eight movies together. Sit next to me." So there we were —Sophia Loren and I—and six or seven other newspapermen, a couple of movie company press agents, a few servants and her husband, Carlo Ponti, whose marriage to Miss Loren should give renewed hope to short, fat men everywhere. Just a big, intimate gathering, darn it.
“Boatniks Cruises Along on a Predictable Voyage
“The Boatniks" is playing at local theaters. Comedy; family. In the cast are
Phil Silvers, Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers, Don Ameche, Wally Cox, Norman
Fell and Mickey Shaughnessy. Running time: 100 minutes.
“Black Stockings” is sheer nonsense "All Neat in Black Stockings" is playing at local theaters. Drama; adults,
older teens. In the cast are Victor Henry, Susan George, Jack Shepherd.
Running time: 96 minutes.
What Happened to Old Dirty Movies? "The Swinger" is now at 14 area theaters. In the cast are Ann-Margret, Tony
Franciosa, Robert Coote and Nydia Westman. Running time: 118 minutes Capsule
comment: Too silly for adults, too gamy for the family trade.
Peck takes too long to become a bad boy "I Walk the Line" is playing at local theaters. Melodrama; adults, older
teens. In the cast are Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld, Ralph Meeker, Estelle
Parsons, Charles Durning. Running time: 95 minutes.
Maybe “Adam at 6 A.M.” should have stayed in bed "Adam at 6 A.M." is playing at area theaters. Drama adults. In the cast are
Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker. Running time: 100 minutes.
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