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![Movies: Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra in “The Devil at 4 O’Clock”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d346f0db237349b1aa5449a17992ced3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_d346f0db237349b1aa5449a17992ced3~mv2.webp)
Oct 18, 2021
Movies: Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra in “The Devil at 4 O’Clock”
Oct. 18, 1961 - Opening in local theatres today is “The Devil at 4 O’Clock,” starring Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra and directed by...
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![Movies: Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_a786a551c98648eda0d7de761de54325~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_a786a551c98648eda0d7de761de54325~mv2.webp)
Oct 17, 2021
Movies: Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly”
Oct. 17, 1961 - Film critics in Stockoholm, Sweden, were applauding today the premiére of Ingmar Bergman’s “most important” production,...
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![Movies: “West Side Story” to Open Wednesday](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f7da03641af34a81982383165944e4a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_f7da03641af34a81982383165944e4a6~mv2.webp)
Oct 15, 2021
Movies: “West Side Story” to Open Wednesday
Oct. 15, 1961 - Scheduled to open Wednesday is “West Side Story,” the adaptation of the hit Broadway musical drama with Natalie Wood,...
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![Chico Marx is Dead at 70](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_8446d89f69a44191a2e0c93b0de7c465~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_8446d89f69a44191a2e0c93b0de7c465~mv2.webp)
Oct 11, 2021
Chico Marx is Dead at 70
Oct. 11, 1961 - Chico Marx, oldest member of the famed Marx Brothers, died today of a heart ailment. He was 70 years old. Chico and his...
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![Movies: “Back Street” with Susan Hayward, John Gavin, and Vera Miles](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_8d758935aa1045d59b8e6bf047bdde71~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_8d758935aa1045d59b8e6bf047bdde71~mv2.webp)
Oct 10, 2021
Movies: “Back Street” with Susan Hayward, John Gavin, and Vera Miles
Oct. 10, 1961 - “Back Street,” a new film version of the sentimental novel by Fannie Hurst, is at New York’s Capitol Theatre, Broadway...
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![Movies: “Splendor in the Grass” Opens Tuesday](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_eb4ae3ca58f549bf955be65305d3d72a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_eb4ae3ca58f549bf955be65305d3d72a~mv2.webp)
Oct 8, 2021
Movies: “Splendor in the Grass” Opens Tuesday
Oct. 8, 1961 - Opening on Tuesday in local theatres is "Splendor in the Grass," a drama by William Inge, produced and directed by Elia...
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![Movies: Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly” and “Winter Light”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_eda1647100424d8097f83e1ae9adec70~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_eda1647100424d8097f83e1ae9adec70~mv2.webp)
Oct 7, 2021
Movies: Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly” and “Winter Light”
Oct. 7, 1961 - Sweden's Ingmar Bergman was on both the screen and soundstages in Stockholm last week. While his latest somber drama,...
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![Director John Frankenheimer: Color Film Only Good for Musicals and Travelogues](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_7f7f325fde3543528f016fd80670d664~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_7f7f325fde3543528f016fd80670d664~mv2.webp)
Oct 6, 2021
Director John Frankenheimer: Color Film Only Good for Musicals and Travelogues
Oct. 6, 1961 - John Frankenheimer (pictured right with Burt Lancaster), the director, thinks color film should be confined, almost...
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![Peter Fonda, Henry’s Son, to Wed Susan Brewer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_632ee497a50a4ce69eee5c7bf5ca7aa9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_632ee497a50a4ce69eee5c7bf5ca7aa9~mv2.webp)
Oct 5, 2021
Peter Fonda, Henry’s Son, to Wed Susan Brewer
Oct. 5, 1961 - A marriage license was issued Tuesday in the New York Municipal Building to Peter Fonda and Susan Brewer. The couple plan...
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![Bette Davis Sues Modern Screen Magazine for $1 Million](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_8adcf87882ee47de9fadf8e85087764d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_8adcf87882ee47de9fadf8e85087764d~mv2.webp)
Oct 4, 2021
Bette Davis Sues Modern Screen Magazine for $1 Million
Oct. 4, 1961 - Bette Davis (pictured in the forthcoming “Pocketful of Miracles”) has lodged a $1 million libel suit against the...
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![Movies: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with Audrey Hepburn](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_6cf461aaade643e4832db52bf1d52cf6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_6cf461aaade643e4832db52bf1d52cf6~mv2.webp)
Oct 4, 2021
Movies: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with Audrey Hepburn
Oct. 4, 1961 - Today's new film is "Breakfast at Tiffany's," a comedy based on Truman Capote's novel, at the Radio City Music Hall....
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![Anne Baxter Gives Birth to Daughter in Hollywood](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_e3c7dab6a9e748a19b189dc681ebd1fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_e3c7dab6a9e748a19b189dc681ebd1fc~mv2.webp)
Oct 4, 2021
Anne Baxter Gives Birth to Daughter in Hollywood
Oct. 4, 1961 - Anne Baxter (pictured) gave birth to a daughter in Hollywood today. The child is the first for the actress and her...
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![Movies: “King of the Roaring Twenties” Opens this Week](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_1a24b11f528d46b3b7692437e24487fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_1a24b11f528d46b3b7692437e24487fb~mv2.webp)
Oct 2, 2021
Movies: “King of the Roaring Twenties” Opens this Week
Oct. 2, 1961 - Opening in local theatres this week is "King of the Roaring Twenties," a gangster drama about Arnold Rothstein, with David...
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