Weddings and Babies. A brilliant technical tour de force by Shoestring Independent Morris (The Little Fugitive) Engel, whose candidly filmed story of a smalltime photographer and his "model" becomes a mordant Manhattan Orpheus.
It Happened in Broad Daylight. A slick but effective suspense film written by Swiss Author Friedrich Duerrenmatt (reversing the usual process, he drew his novel The Pledge from the script) in which a psychopath—brilliantly acted by Gert Frobe—and a police inspector glide through frightening shadows.
Never on Sunday. A seeming reroast of an old chestnut—the tale of reformer being reformed himself by a warmhearted prostitute—ends up a savory satire full of animal spirits and earthy humor. Director Jules (He Who Must Die) Dassin also plays the overgrown American boy scout, opposite mercurial Melina Mercouri's invincible Greek strumpet.
Spartacus. Director Stanley Kubrick has turned out a surprisingly impressive film about Rome's slave uprising, despite the fact that Kirk Douglas, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, Sir Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Tony Curtis, Nina Foch and several thousand colleagues do their acting knee-deep in blood.
Sunrise at Campobello. Writer Dore Schary occasionally aims his script at the cheap seats in this adaptation of his Broadway hit, but the film is a craftsmanlike job, and Ralph Bellamy's characterization of Franklin Roosevelt is again excellent.
TELEVISION
Tues., Nov. 15
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (NBC, 10-11 p.m.).* E. Phillips Oppenheim's World War I spy piece, "The Great Impersonation," starring Eva Gabor and Keith Mitchell.
Wed., Nov. 16
The Bob Hope Buick Show (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). The usual Mach 2 patter, this time originating at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Du Pont Show of the Month (CBS, 9:30-11 p.m.). "Heaven Can Wait," a remake of the memorable 1941 movie, "Here Comes Mr. Jordan," about a boxer who becomes world champion through heavenly intervention. With Robert Morley, Anthony Franciosa and Wally Cox.
Thurs., Nov. 17
Wonderland on Ice (NBC, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). Skaters' schmaltz, with the much traveled "Holiday on Ice" troupe.
Fri., Nov. 18
The Flintstones (ABC, 8:30-9 p.m.). In search of capital gains, Papa Fred and Barney Rubble bet their bundle on a 40-to-l shot at the local dinosaur track.
Dave's Place (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). A Garroway "at home" attended by Cliff Norton, Julie London, Joe Wilder's Jazz Group and the New York Woodwind Quintet, among others.
Sat., Nov. 19
N.C.A.A. Football Game (ABC, afternoon). Stanford-California for Western viewers and Illinois-Northwestern for the central states, while the East is allowed Harvard-Yale.
The Nation's Future (NBC, 9:30-10:30 p.m.). In this week's debate and panel discussion, Biologist Sir Julian Huxley represents the affirmative on the question, "Is international birth control needed to head off world disaster?"; Belgian Demographer Jacques Mertens de Wilmars is the nay sayer.
Sun., Nov. 20
The Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC, 6-8 p.m.). Maurice Evans and Dame Judith Anderson lead a first-rate cast in Macbeth. Color.