‘Lolita’ opens in New York City 50 years ago tonight (1962)


Video: 'Lolita' profiled (at 7:05)

(Wednesday, June 13, 1962)Lolita, a comedy-drama film about a middle-aged man who becomes obsessed with a teenage girl, opened tonight at the Loew’s State and the Murray Hill theaters in New York City.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick, the film stars James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon and Peter Sellers.