Based on a 1956 French stage musical, "Irma La Douce" starred Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemon and featured the screen debut of James Caan in a bit part (soldier with radio).
"Who wants to be a stray dog? You got to belong to someone, even if he kicks you once in a while." -- Irma La Douce (Shirley MacLaine)
Carolyn Jones & Robert Preston
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"The Music Man" was adapted from the 1957 play by Meredith Wilson. It won an oscar for best musical score.
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays." -- Professor Harold Hill (Robert Preston)
Marlon Brando
Although it didn't win any oscars, "Mutiny on the Bounty" was nominated for 7. Although it was #6 at the box office in 1962, it made far less than its $19 million budget.
"You see, command allows no intimacies. You can hardly expect unquestioning obedience from last night's partner in a debauch." -- Captain Bligh
WEEKLY LEADERS IN BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS
Date Title Gross
2-Sep-62 The Music Man $964,532
9-Sep-62 The Music Man $864,366
16-Sep-62 The Music Man $832,593
23-Sep-62 The Music Man $732,592
30-Sep-62 Carnival of Souls $1,472,264
7-Oct-62 The Longest Day $1,835,375
14-Oct-62 The Longest Day $1,724,478
21-Oct-62 The Longest Day $1,524,694
28-Oct-62 The Longest Day $1,332,534
4-Nov-62 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? $1,735,432
11-Nov-62 Mutiny on the Bounty $1,835,384
18-Nov-62 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? $1,392,492
25-Nov-62 Girls! Girls! Girls! $1,592,693
2-Dec-62 Girls! Girls! Girls! $1,390,294
9-Dec-63 Girls! Girls! Girls! $1,000,000
16-Dec-62 Lawrence of Arabia $1,984,385
23-Dec-62 In Search of the Castaways $1,391,492
30-Dec-62 Lawrence of Arabia $1,382,582
6-Jan-63 Lawrence of Arabia $2,573,392
13-Jan-63 Lawrence of Arabia $2,385,298
20-Jan-63 Lawrence of Arabia $2,185,395
27-Jan-63 Lawrence of Arabia $1,937,583
3-Feb-63 Lawrence of Arabia $1,836,384
10-Feb-63 Lawrence of Arabia $1,273,256
17-Feb-63 A Child Is Waiting $2,261,732
24-Feb-63 How the West Was Won $2,757,635
3-Mar-63 How the West Was Won $2,385,924
10-Mar-63 How the West Was Won $2,185,372
17-Mar-63 How the West Was Won $1,683,845
24-Mar-63 How the West Was Won $1,539,932
31-Mar-63 The Birds $2,900,043
7-Apr-63 It Happened at the World's Fair $2,472,533
14-Apr-63 Bye Bye Birdie $2,385,822
21-Apr-63 Bye Bye Birdie $2,175,483
28-Apr-63 Bye Bye Birdie $1,382,578
5-May-63 Bye Bye Birdie $945,382
12-May-63 Dr. No $2,673,277
19-May-63 Dr. No $2,374,294
26-May-63 Dr. No $2,187,824
2-Jun-63 Hud $2,562,844
9-Jun-63 The Nutty Professor $2,472,573
16-Jun-63 Donovan's Reef $2,583,578
23-Jun-63 Cleopatra $2,735,387
30-Jun-63 Cleopatra $2,572,922
7-Jul-63 The Great Escape $2,743,673
14-Jul-63 Beach Party $1,953,593
21-Jul-63 Cleopatra $2,583,244
28-Jul-63 Cleopatra $2,395,422
4-Aug-63 Cleopatra $2,175,274
11-Aug-63 Gidget Goes to Rome $2,382,891
18-Aug-63 Promises! Promises! $2,371,522
25-Aug-63 Flipper $2,175,355
Steve McQueen
"The Great Escape" was based on Paul Brickhill's 1944 non-fiction book. The prison break portrayed in the film actually took place at Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Poland. McQueen's portrayal as Captain Virgil Hilts propelled him to superstardom in Hollywood.
"I hide the fear, and I dig." -- Danny (Charles Bronson)
Tippi Hedren
Directed by Alfred Hitchock, and starring Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor ... and the birds, "The Birds" was ranked the #7 best thriller in 2001 by the American Film Institute.
"Hell, maybe we're all getting a little carried away with this. Admittedly a few birds did act strange, but .... " -- fisherman in diner
Sean Connery
"Dr. No" was the first James Bond movie. It was released in the UK in October of '62 and in the US in May of '63. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel, the producers initially wanted Cary Grant to play Bond, but decided on Connery because he was available for a series of films.
"Flattery will get you nowhere - but don't stop trying." -- Miss Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell)
Debbie Reynolds and Gregory Peck
"How the West Was Won" was filmed in Cinerama, a process using three projections on a curved screen.
"This land has a name today, and is marked on maps. But, the names and the marks and the maps all had to be won, won from nature and from primitive man." -- Narrator (Spencer Tracy)