Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1963)

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FEATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adlines for Newspaper and Programs THE STORY: “The Face of War” (Janus) This being a documentary, there is no story, just a succession oi newsreel and documentary footage, starting vsicn the effects of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, which led to the first World War. The Spanish natives are shown watching planes overhead during the Franco fighting, this leading into World War if. The usual shots of Hitler, his marching troops frmuo ana ine fighting in Russia, France and Holland, as well (angers as ihe bombing of Eng; and and the atom bomb holocaust in Japan follow. Last is some shots of fighting in Korea. EXPLOITIPS: News photos or enlargements of Japanese bombing victims, which may be available at newspaper offices or public libraries, should be used on the theatre fronts. Stress that this was made by Tore Sjoberg, who directed "Mein Kampf,” which did strong business in 1961. CATCHLINES: Horrifying Newsreel Footage From Hiroshima and Nagasaki — Suppressed by the American Authorities in 1945 . . . rr racing the Horrors of War From World War I to the Present . . . War Footage Collected From All Over the World. THE STORY: “Girl in Trouble (Vanguard) Tammy Clark, too young to be wise and too pretty for her own good, yearns to experience life beyond the confines of her widowed father’s country village home. She leaves home, knowing that boy friend Ray Menard will wait. Her hitcnhiking ends in nightmarish atmosphere — a driver attempting to attack her on a country road strikes his head on a rock. Convinced she has killed h m, Tammy drives the car into New Orleans, hoping to iose herself in the city. In a sleazy boarding house, she is befriended by Neomi Salatich, French Quarter habitue, who gets her a job modeling in a lingerie and specialty shop operated by Bettina Johnson, the latter sending her to a hotel “to model.” She’s attacked and raped. Neomi suggests that Tammy start dancing on famed Bourbon St. She becomes known as the Texas Twister. Ray, in town, still very much in love with her, makes her realize what time has done. She tries ■« > to commit suicide with sleeping pills. Ray, waiting for ' . ■ her at the hospital, tells her that the man she thought ^ y she had killed was only stunned. The two go home. EXPLOITIPS: Get probation officers and the like to discuss problems of runaway girls for press, radio, TV. Use teaser copy in “general notices” section of classified ads. CATCHLINES: This Film Is Shown in Its Original Un-cut Version Because of the Abnormal Subject Matter. THE STORY: “Playgirls International” (Westfield) This is a picture without a message. The viewer is whisked by jet to the far corners of the earth, to visit many lands_ where “The Good Life” exists. We move from Paris, to Hawaii, to Thailand, to Japan, to Germany, Austria and Mexico and then back to the U S., with pr'mary stress on Las Vegas, catching performance by Louis Prima and his beautiful girl twisters, plus Sam Bucera and the Witnesses. Next appears nudist camp footage, shot in Florida, these practitioners of the undraped doing the twist, the hula, an Apache war dance, et al. EXPLOITIPS: New York Merchandise Co., 32 W. 23rd St., New York, is marketing an 18-inch-tali “Playgirl Doll” to be offered free, perhaps, to a specific number of couples first at your boxoffice. Contact disc jockeys — both male and female — for plugs on the Prima name in particular. CATCHLLNES: A Fascinating Adventure Into the Colorful World of Nature’s Playgirl: International! . . . See Them All! A Whirling, Twirling Panorama of Nature’s Playgirls! ... Filmed Around the World and in Florida’s Top Nature/' (Cl Camps ! . c THE STORY: “Who’s Minding the Store?” (Para) Agnes Moorehead, ruthless department store owner, is determined to break up the romance between her daughter, Jill St. John, who has left home to get herself a joo under an assumed name, and Jerry Lewis, a poor but honest poodle-sitter. With Jill working at the store as an elevator operator, Agnes has her store manager, Ray Walston, hire Jerry as a clerk and saddle him with (stone impossible tasks to show him up to Jill. Jerry is forced to paint a flagpole, almost demolishes the footwear department trying to fit a stout woman into dainty pumps, then wrecks the sports shop selling an elephant gun and, finally, repairs a dowager’s vacuum cleaner and almost the entire store is sucked into the vacuum bag. But, with the aid of John McGiver, Jill’s kindly father, Agnes finally is convinced of Jerry’s worth. EXPLOITIPS: Jerry Lewis, who has made 28 previous pictures, all of which have grossed millions, and has appeared on numerous TV shows, is the big selling name. Agnes Moorehead, usually in dramatic roles, and Jill St. John will attract regular patrons. Stress that this is reminiscent of the Marx Bros, pictures, such as “The Big Store. CATCHLINES: It’s Jerry Lewis at His Wackiest Making Shambles of a Huge Department Store. Jerry Lewis’ Misadventures Wreak Havoc in Every Department of the World’s Largest Store. THE STORY: “Europe in the Raw” (Eve) Cameraman Russ Meyer, seeking the unusual, goes into the known and unknown locales of the Continent, in the process filming night club sequences in Paris, Brussels, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Berlin, where striptease artists go through their routines. After Italy and Holland, he calls on the prostitutes in Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Berlin, this time employing a hidden camera device in a satchel-like briefcase. Subject matters get too “warm” and the camera “blows up” for a finale. EXPLOITIPS: Tie up with travel agencies, tourist bureaus for lobby displays geared to the unusual sights prevailing in the bigger cities of Europe. Send a girl in buttoned-up trench coat and appropriate sandwich sign through downtown streets at noon lunch hour. CATCHLINES: A Winning Combination! . . . Things Some Tourists Never Saw! . . . What Ho! And It’s Off to Europe— for Sights and Sounds to Be Remembered, You Can Be Sure! THE STORY: “There Is Still Room in Hell” (Lake) A Turkish narcotics dealer, contracted to deliver the white poison to the U.S., double-crosses his suppliers, the latter promptly sending one of their men to Istanbul to prove the dealer’s guilt, and, if necessary, to liquidate him with aid of Barbara Valentin, beautiful blonde agent. In an ironic twist of fate, both the narcotics dealer and the man dispatched to kill him find themselves infatuated with Barbara. Maria Vincent, French singing star, tells the suppliers’ man when the dealer’s next cargo will arrive. In a showdown battle, the two men destroy each other. EXPLOITIPS: Get local vice squad spokesmen to discuss the evils of narcotics for newspaper publication and radio-TV commentary. Screen the film ahead of opening for clergy, press and other opinion-makers, stressing the fact that picture’s objective is to point out the perils of dope usage, rather than sensationalize. CATCHLINES: Blasting Their Way Across a Continent! . . . International Rival Gangs: Their Target, Dope! Their Hypo, Sex ! . . . She Charmed Them All — The Weak, the Wicked, Even the Men-of-Iron! BOXOFFICE BookinGuide :: Dec. 2, 1963