Alfie (Burt Bacharach song) version of "Alfie" was released at the end of June 1966 almost two months prior to the film's US premiere (August 25, 1966); Sonny Bono's production showcased the song à la Phil Spector. Despite being the follow-up to the #2 hit "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", "Alfie" rose no higher than #32. It was also a top 40 hit in Canada, reaching #36. The versions of "Alfie" by both Cilla Black and Cher were released in Australia in July 1966, with Black's becoming the major hit at #22; the Cher version's Australian chart peak was #96. "Alfie" was
The Caine Mutiny 1952, when it was replaced by "My Cousin Rachel". It moved back to first place on May 25, 1952, and remained another 15 weeks, before being supplanted by "The Silver Chalice", and last appeared on August 23, 1953, after 122 weeks on the list. In 1954 Columbia Pictures released the film "The Caine Mutiny" starring Humphrey Bogart as Queeg in a widely acclaimed performance that earned him the third and final Academy Award nomination of his career. After the novel's success, Wouk adapted the court-martial sequence into a full-length, two-act Broadway play, "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial". Directed by Charles