Movie Archive - Top Best 1961 Films
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- DirectorVincent ShermanStarsDebbie ReynoldsSteve ForrestAndy GriffithIn 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gambler and a rancher become rivals for her affections.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsWalter PidgeonJoan FontaineBarbara EdenWhen the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsMichael ForestFrank WolffBarboura MorrisEvil king Praximedes convinces superhero Atlas to fight for him, but Atlas eventually sees the king's true nature and turns against him.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJoan BlackmanAngela LansburyAfter arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
- DirectorJerry LewisStarsJerry LewisHelen TraubelPat StanleyA clueless, recently-single graduate unwittingly takes a job as a servant in a mansion inhabited by dozens of young women.
- DirectorRuss MeyerStarsEve MeyerAnthony-James RyanFrank BolgerEve is dressed in a long raincoat and follows the handyman around as he makes his appointed rounds. She watches as he has humorous run-ins while cleaning toilets, taking scrap metal to the dump, cleaning windows, delivering a tree, climbing poles, and remaining a gentleman while trying to help a topless hitchhiker. But why is she watching him so carefully?
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsSteve McQueenBrigid BazlenJim HuttonA navy lieutenant and his civilian friend use a classified computer to help them break the bank at a Venetian casino.
- DirectorWalter LangFrank TashlinStarsMoe HowardLarry FineCarol HeissAn ice-skating Snow White finds refuge from the Wicked Queen with the Three Stooges.
- DirectorPaul WendkosStarsJames DarrenMichael CallanDeborah WalleyGidget, on vacation in Hawaii, finds a gang of lads vying for her attention, starting a chain of romantic complications when her boyfriend arrives.
- DirectorJoseph AnthonyStarsDean MartinShirley MacLaineCliff RobertsonTony Ryder takes over his dead uncle's media empire while trying to keep quiet the mysterious circumstances of his death in a Palm Beach hotel room.
- DirectorRuss MeyerStarsDenise DanielsKathy LeeCandis McKayA lurid journey into female sexuality told in six segments: "Naked Innocence", "Beauties, Bubbles, and H2O", "The Bear and the Bare","Nudists on the High Seas", "The Nymphs" and "The Bikini Busters".
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsTom TryonDavid HedisonTom ReeseFour privates romp their way through occupied Japan while on leave, finding a little romance and some laughs. After it's over they head to the front lines of the Korean War where brutality and death are constant.
- DirectorMonte MannJay SheridanMonroe ManningStarsClaire BrennenBilly HolmsJohn DennisDuring Prohibition, a meek bookkeeper hides out from gangsters at a health farm. The gangsters find out where he is. Complications ensue.
- DirectorFred HudsonLarry SmithStarsFelix De ColaMargie FiscoMalia OlandagOne of the first of the Nudies to gain wide-spread showing in the U.S., although still relegated mostly to the grind houses or, in some situations, long-time schlock distributor Kroger Babb "four-walled" it, by renting the theatre for a flat fee and taking all of the proceeds including, according to one exhibitor, the theatre rental fees. This film purports to be "A Picturization of Rudyard Kipling's Immortal Poem---The Ladies." It starts with retired soldier and world-traveler Tommy Atkins in a pine lodge enjoying his pipe and 4-fingers of Scotch, and there to provide other creature comforts is the voluptuous Cameo Girl, while Tommy opens a Kipling volume that he allows is an account of his own experience with women around the world. The selling point in the ads is that all the women shown "are wearing the wind" and nothing else. Very true. Very naked. In addition to showing some nude shots in the press book, co-producer Harry Smith has inserted a plea to the projectionists to please don't snipe the film frames. Instead, just write him at 6310 Willoughby in Hollywood and he will send them them a complete set of color slides on all six gals...Free. (The offer is no longer valid, so save your stamp. None of your business how we know.) "Sweet Thing of 16" is publicized as actually being a 16-year-old high school junior from New Mexico. The odds are at least 100-1 that she could have produced a drivers license showing she was at least 21 if anybody from Hollywood's Juvenile Division of the police department had come poking around the set. Those who only buy "Playboy" for the stories can watch this and enjoy it for Kipling lines such as "the Colonel's Lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters under the skin." The Smith Brothers (not Mark and Trade) prove it here.
- DirectorHerschell Gordon LewisStarsBilly FalboLawrence J. AberwoodWilliam KerwinA man imagines that everybody he sees is naked. He goes to see a psychiatrist to see if he can be cured.
- StarsSammy PetrilloHarold GaryPamela PerrySammy, a zookeeper, prepares to go on a vacation with his friend. He starts to tell his friend about what a good time he had on his last vacation, visiting alligator farms and nudist camps, which are shown in flashbacks.
- DirectorJay HornickStarsArleenaVirginia BellIrving BensonRibald comedy routines with burlesque house comics, striptease acts and exotic dance numbers.
- DirectorBob CresseStarsFrank JamesEric NordJudy RouletteAn insurance investigator who is allergic to naked women searches for a missing painting.
- DirectorBob WehlingStarsTommy HoldenJune ParrMargo MehlingIn typical nudie-cutie fashion, a klutz finds some magic glasses that allow him to see beneath the clothing that women use to cover their bodies.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsDonald CrispLaurence NaismithAlex MackenzieThe remarkable veritable story of a terrier named Bobby and the enduring friendship he forges with a tenderhearted shepherd known simply as Old Jock---unbroken even by the kindly old man's death.
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsCharlton HestonSophia LorenRaf ValloneThe fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsJeffrey HunterSiobhan McKennaHurd HatfieldThe temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsAnthony QuinnSilvana ManganoArthur KennedyGovernor Pontius Pilate gave the populace a choice to spare either Barabbas, a criminal, or Jesus, condemned as a heretic, from crucifixion. The masses chose Barrabas, and he is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsDavid McLeanCharles BronsonRalph TaegerDuring the Cold War in the 1960s the U.S.A.F. and NASA tested the experimental rocket-powered aircraft X-15 that set altitude and speed records and reached the edge of outer space.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceBarbara SteeleJohn KerrIn the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsSal PontiJoyce TaylorJohn DallWelcome to Atlantis, where royal guardsmen wear uniforms that could easily be from the wardrobe of Ming the Merciless and some unfortunate slaves are turned into bovine-headed beasts.
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsVincent PriceCharles BronsonHenry HullIn 1868, an American scientist and his team become hostages of fanatical pacifist Robur who uses his airship Albatross to destroy military targets on Earth.
- DirectorDoris WishmanStarsMariettaWilliam MayerLester BrownA rich rocket scientist organizes an expedition to the moon, which they discover is inhabited by nude women.
- DirectorAndrew L. StoneStarsDavid JanssenJoyce TaylorFrank GorshinIn the 1960s Oregon, two sheriff deputies arrest three teenagers for robbery but are overpowered and taken hostage while forest fires rage all around them.
- DirectorDoris WishmanStarsDavee DeckerNorman CasserlyDolores CarlosNewspaper editor Arthur Sherwood is on a hunting trip when he accidentally stumbles upon a nudist camp in the woods. He is very much shocked by this and decides to send reporter Stacy Taylor to the camp so she can write an expose on the camp and have it shut down. However, much to her surprise, Stacy finds that she enjoys the nudist lifestyle and writes some very positive articles on her experiences, which doesn't sit well with Arthur. Arthur then decides to join the camp himself and writes his own story.
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsMaureen O'HaraBrian KeithSteve CochranAn ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.
- DirectorRobert D. WebbStarsKen ScottLetícia RománDave KingAn English captain and his crew are dispatched to the Spanish-controlled island of Tortuga, where famed privateer Henry Morgan has defected from his support of the English Empire and is running a strictly piratical venture, stopping any and all vessels including English.
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsStuart WhitmanJuliet ProwseKen ScottTwo British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers falls in love with the trek-leader's granddaughter who has been promised to another man.
- DirectorJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard BeymerTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
- DirectorMario BavaHenry LevinStarsDonald O'ConnorNoëlle AdamVittorio De SicaA poor young man finds a magic lamp that possesses a genie, who will grant the boy three wishes if he sets him free from the lamp.
- DirectorAllan DavidStarsPeter NestlerHelmo KindermannJoseph MarzIn this tale based on a Brothers Grimm story, Prince Alfred searches for an enchanted castle that holds a magic fountain whose waters can cure his seriously ill father, the king. His two evil brothers are determined to stop him so they can have the kingdom for themselves when their father dies. A magic dwarf hears of Prince Alfred's plight and sets out to help him.
- DirectorClaude AlexanderLarry BuchananStarsDenis AdamsCharles WestHoward WareA student researching the German settlements of Central Texas unearths the grave of a reputed witch. The witch rises from her grave nude and embarks on a campaign of seduction and murder against the descendants of her persecutors.
- DirectorBarry MahonStarsJohn McKayLinda OrmondMonica DavisA voodoo priestess sends out zombies to bring back live victims for her sacrificial rituals.
- DirectorMarlon BrandoStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenPina PellicerAfter robbing a bank in Mexico, Dad Longworth absconds with the loot leaving his partner Rio to be captured by the Rurales. Rio escapes prison but struggles with his conflicting desires to love Dad's stepdaughter Louise and to get revenge.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJames StewartRichard WidmarkShirley JonesA corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society has its consequences.
- DirectorHerbert ColemanStarsAudie MurphyJohn SaxonZohra LampertBanner Cole is a tough sheriff's deputy who forms a small posse to go after 4 death cell escapees who killed the sheriff , along with 3 other men, and kidnapped a woman with rape in mind.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsNatalie WoodWarren BeattyPat HingleThe love of high school sweethearts Deanie and Bud is weighed down by the oppressive expectations of their parents and society in smalltown Kansas in 1928, threatening the future of their relationship.
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsClaudette ColbertTroy DonahueKarl MaldenIn the Connecticut River Valley, Parrish McLean and his mother are newly employed by the Sala Post tobacco farm that is engaged in a competition war with the neighboring Judd Raike tobacco corporation.
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsTroy DonahueDorothy McGuireConnie StevensPremarital sex, secrets, and society. At 17, shy Susan Slade is on her way to California after a 10-year stay at a remote Chilean mine where her father was chief engineer. Onboard ship, she's romanced by Conn White, a handsome mountain climber on his way to Alaska. Home in Monterey, Susan longs to hear from Conn. Two locals also take a shine to her: Hoyt Brecker, a horse wrangler who's the son of a criminal; and Wells Corbett, a sweet guy who lives in his high-society parents' shadow. Jump ahead two years: Susan has a desperate secret that her socially-conscious mother won't let her share. Can Susan find happiness--and what is it really that turns a girl into a woman?
- DirectorJohn HayesStarsTony VornoPaul BruceErnest MaciasA young girl comes to Hollywood to try to break into the movies, but winds up being taken advantage of by sleazy producers, and is forced to become a stripper.
- DirectorRanald MacDougallCharles WaltersStarsGina LollobrigidaAnthony FranciosaErnest BorgnineSon of a successful Greek emigrant is torn between the expectations his father has for him and his passionate love affair with a beautiful prostitute.
- DirectorDavid SwiftStarsHayley MillsMaureen O'HaraBrian KeithTeenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.
- DirectorJack ArnoldStarsBob HopeLana TurnerJanis PaigeA bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unofficial relationship advisor to unhappy local housewives, to the dismay of their respective husbands who suspect him of sexual misconduct.
- DirectorPeter UstinovStarsPeter UstinovSandra DeeJohn GavinA tiny, otherwise, inconsequential and powerless European country called Concordia holds the deciding vote in a crucial United Nations resolution. As the U.S. and Soviet Union try to manipulate Condordia so that its vote aligns with their interests, Concordia's wily leader turns the tables on the superpowers, pitting one against the other by playing matchmaker between the son of the Soviet Ambassador and the daughter of his U.S. counterpart.
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsMichael CraigJoan GreenwoodMichael CallanDuring the Civil War a group of Union soldiers, a Confederate and a civilian escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.
- DirectorBruno VailatiArthur LubinStarsSteve ReevesGiorgia MollArturo DominiciIn the time of the Arabian Nights, the city of Baghdad is ruled by Sultan Ali Bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming Grand Vizier Ghamal. The poor of Baghdad are aided by Karim, the Thief of Baghdad.
- DirectorIrving RapperLuciano RicciStarsMariettoGeoffrey HorneFinlay CurrieA brother is cast out from his family, sold in to slavery and then returns years later as a man of power - but shows forgiveness and compassion to his family through the strength of character given to him by God.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsFurankî SakaiHiroshi KoizumiKyôko KagawaAn expedition to Infant Island discovers a native population and tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity. Named Mothra, she sets out to rescue her fairies after they are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman.
- DirectorJohn LemontStarsMichael GoughMargo JohnsJess ConradDr.Decker comes back from Africa. During one year, he came across a way of growing plants and animals to an enormous size. He brings back a baby chimpanzee and he decides to use his chimp, 'Konga' to 'get rid of them'.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsReg ParkChristopher LeeLeonora RuffoHercules must journey into Hades itself to retrieve the magic stone that will free his love from the powers of darkness.
- DirectorEdgar G. UlmerFrank BorzageStarsHaya HarareetJean-Louis TrintignantGeorges RivièreA helicopter crashes in the desert, and the crew winds up in the underground city of Atlantis and get mixed up in a slave revolt.
- DirectorJohn GillingStarsPeter CushingJohn FraserBernard LeePirate wreckers ravage a small seaside community while the ineffectual local squire tries to discourage his son's romance with a smuggler's pretty daughter.
- DirectorRobert S. BakerMonty BermanStarsRory CalhounPatricia BredinJohn GregsonIn 1815 England, Col. Jackson hires Adam Corbett to serve as armed escort for himself and his daughter as they travel to the isle of Monte Cristo. It seems the Colonel has part of a map showing the site of the fabled Monte Cristo treasure.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsClifford EvansOliver ReedYvonne RomainIn eighteenth-century Spain, an adopted boy becomes a werewolf and terrorizes the inhabitants of his town.
- DirectorGodfrey GraysonStarsJill IrelandEllen PollockJohn CharlesworthA young girl is framed for a robbery, and sent to a harsh reform school, where she becomes the target of a vicious warden.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsDavid NivenPeter SellersRobert WagnerThe bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther".