Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

August 5, 1960 Motion Picture Daily icouver's Film Fete ors 6 Productions Special to THE DAILY NCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 4.la, Czechoslovakia, Poland and are represented in the awards ited at the Vancouver InternaFilm Festival. Judges were: Powell, film critic of the London iy Times; George Stoney, Ameriilm director and producer, and es Topshee, executive director of lanadian Film Institute, ihes and Diamonds," the major e film entered by Poland this received the Canadian Federa)f Film Societies award. major documentary award went Canadian entry, "Universe," a rial Film Board production, Czechoslovakia was honored in Iihort fictional category for its Prokouk, Acrobat." ?,and's "Mouse and Cat" received Ihildren's film plaque. |o amateur entries received Sis: Italy's "Marco of the Sea" panada's "The Puppet's Oream." '(liege9 Has Bow 31TROIT, Aug. 4.-"College Confial," Albert Zugsmith production I released by Universal-Internai, has its world premiere at the llway Capitol Theatre here toliw, launching a series of terriij openings which will be followed similar territorial kickoff in Ciniti and Indianapolis. jrrace' Outgrossing j>ns' and 'PeytonPlace' lirom the Terrace" is outgrossing I Century-Fox's "The Young s" and equalling in many engagei, the film company's all-time Sipion, "Peyton Place," it is reaid. At the Palace Theatre in DalJTerrace" had $20,767 to "Lion's" |7 and "Peyton's" $13,058; at the iiina Theatre in Charlotte, "Teri reached $8,264 to "Lion's" $6,|at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, lace" was $27,851 to "Lion's" 1,69. 1 the Alabama Theatre in BirmJm, "Terrace" hit $22,530 to Ii's" $12,564; at the Paramount lire in Nashville; "Terrace" Dfed $19,039 to "Lion's" $6,998; he Miracle Theatre in Miami, Vace" had $11,652 to "Lion's" 1.6, and at the Loyola in Los ties, "Terrace" was $12,122 to Ii's" $11,673 and "Peyton's" 178. Id Theatre Front ] )LLYWOOD, Aug. 4. Herbert tier's Beverly Canon Theatre, Wi recently was refurbished with 1 loge seats and new carpeting, sj completed the construction of a i decorative front for the Hollym premiere of "Hiroshima Mon Kir," on Aug. 11. The work conl|l of rebuilding the marquee; a spacious box-office with two er windows in the event of a rer d seat policy, and the reconstruci of the outer lobby. Ocean's Eleven (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) and past lives, and then having them map out their elaborate scheme to net millions in illegal cash. The last half of the picture is then given over to showing every step of the robbery itself and its aftermath, which is alwavs designed to prove that crime doesn't pay. In this instance, of course, it is all in fun. Harry Brown and Charles Lederer, who wrote the screenplay from a story by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell, start making with the jokes right away. The members of the gang were all buddies in World War II, having belonged to the same commando battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division. And it is part of the jest that they plan the hold-up as they would a commando raid and that they set out to rob no one but five (5) gambling casinos simultaneously in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve! All the "gangsters" are different types, ranging from a former racing; car driver to a playboy with a rich mother, an ex-professional baseball player, and a motion picture stuntman, no less. They do have one thing in common, however: They make glibly with the cascade of wisecracks so generously supplied throughout the entire script. But the cream of the jest in "Ocean's Eleven" is in the casting of the members of the gang, manv of whom belong to the group known widely to the public as the Sinatra Clan. Frank, himself, plays Danny Ocean and he is attended by Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop, all members in good standing of the Clan. There is also a brief and uncredited appearance by Shirley McLaine, another Clan associate, who plays an inebriated miss having a good time at Las Vegas. The other gang members include Richard Benedict, Richard Conte, Henry Silva, Buddy Lester, Norman Fell and Clem Harvey, all now entitled to be at least honorary members of the Clan. The actors give the appearance of enjoying themselves in this jape, which was filmed on location in Las Vegas in Technicolor and Panavision. Red Skelton and George Raft appear as themselves; Akim Tamiroff and Cesar Romero play "respectable" racketeers, and especially amusing is Ilka Chase, as the much-wed mother of Lawford about to take the plunge again with Romero. There is also a good performance by Angie Dickinson as the estranged wife of Sinatra, and Patrice Wymore is decorative as a girl friend of Sinatra. The latter, by the way, does not sing in this picture but Martin and Davis have a tune apiece. Intended strictly as a spoof, "Ocean's Eleven" keeps that approach all the way. The robbery is carried off amid many ridiculous coincidences and utterly implausible happenings. The ending is ironic and absurd with the ill-got money being destroyed in a surprising way. Nor do the police catch the criminals, who to all appearances get off scot-free. As satire, "Ocean's Eleven" has its weaknesses: It is too long for such a thin joke and its jabs at its target are only skin deep. Obviously, however, producer-director Lewis Milestone meant it that way. Not having to take it seriously, audiences will enjoy this film all the more. Running time, 127 minutes. Release, in August. Richard Gertner 'Bellboy' Scored for 'Anti-Candy' Sequence Special to THE DAILY CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-A strong protest has been entered for the confectionery industry against a sequence in the film, "The Bellboy." The protest was made by Victor A. Bonomo, chairof the board of the National Confectioners Association. He said that the sequence lasted two or three minutes and it indicated that candy was responsible for obesity. In a telegram directed to Jerry Lewis, producer and director of the film, Bonomo said, "Thousands of candy producers are greatly disturbed by the serious damage you have unintentionally inflicted on the confectionery industry by the negative sequence on candy in your film, 'The Bellboy.' Since candy sales represent a major income item to theatre owners, you L.A., Canada Facilities For Producing Artists Producing Artists, Inc., has completed the first step in its expansion program by obtaining production facilities on the West Coast and in Canada. Martin Low, president of the commercial film production company, announced here. Low has closed working agreements with Charles Cahill and Associates, Inc., Hollywood, and Peterson Productions, Toronto. Negotiations are currently under way on similar arrangements in Paris and in London for international production. have, in effect, hurt your own industry. We suggest a personal meeting between yourself and the candy industry representatives to discuss possible remedy to this very serious sitution." PEOPLE Luigi Luraschi, head of the censorship and international departments at the Paramount studios, has tendered his resignation, effective Sept. 2. He will join Dino De Laurentiis Productions in Rome as associate producer of that organization's English-language films which will be aimed at the international market. □ Jack Vaughn, former booker for 20th Century-Fox in Atlanta, has joined Georgia Theatre Co. there as assistant to Foster Hotard. He replaced Doug Beshers. □ Jean Mullis, president of the Atlanta chapter, Women of the Motion Picture Industry, has presided at the first business session of the organization, held at the Y.M.C.A. □ Lou Marks, formerly of Detroit, has taken over the duties of John J. Maloney as M-G-M central division manager in Pittsburgh. Maloney retired after 38 years with the company. □ Bob Vickers, formerly manager of the Florida Theatre, Vero Beach, has been named manager of the Beach Theatre, near Jacksonville. Musicians Election Set For September 7-8 From THE DAILY Bureau LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4. The election for musicians employed by seven major Hollywood studios and also by Universal will be held on Sept. 7 and 8, according to a decision of the National Labor Relations Board Regional Office here. The election dates are subject to approval by the NLBB in Washington. Polls will be open at the National Labor Relations Board office here between 10 A.M. and 10 P.M. on each of the two days. The election was scheduled after it was requested by the American Federation of Musicians, which, following a labor dispute in 1958, lost its bargaining rights in the major studios to the newly formed Musicians Guild. Cinema to Open Aug. 1 1 POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 4. —The new Cinema Theatre, now being erected here by the Smith Management Co. at a cost of $450,000, failed to meet its opening date of June 30 because of construction delays, and a new opening date of Aug. 11 has been scheduled for the area premiere of "Ocean's 11." Managed by James F. Sharkey, former industry executive in Detroit, the Cinema will seat 1,500 patrons and have a 2,000car parking lot.