20th Century-Fox Dynamo (February 1960)

ONE FOOT IN HELL” lREADYING “DUD AVOCADO” KEN SCOTT Continued from page 73 in Paris, who takes up with a variety of characters on the Left Bank: French “beatniks”, exhibitionists, extentialists, professional love-makers, amateur ar- tists, singers and dancers living a Bohemian exist- ence and forgetful of their original aims to attain fame, and others with gripes against the world in general. No definite cast had been assigned at press- time to “Dud Avocado” which will go before the cameras at the exact locales of the story in Paris in March, Meantime, Sydney Boehm, who already is on the domestic screens with “Seven Thieves”, which he wrote and produced, has another major assignment DOLORES MICHAELS on his 1960 agenda. It is “One Foot In Hell”, in CinemaScope and De Luxe Color. This one deals with a man who has dedicated himself to vengeance against an entire small town that he believes was directly responsible for his wife’s death. Alan Ladd and Don Murray share the co-starring male roles in this post-Civil War drama. Also in major roles are Dolores Michaels and Ken Scott. Ladd’s last appearance in a vehicle flying this com- pany’s banner was “Boy On A Dolphin.” Murray’s last part was an outdoor drama, “From Hell To Texas”. He made his film debut in this company’s “Bus Stop” and scored his outstanding triumph in “A Hatful Of Rain”. Murray plays an erstwhile highly respected and friendly man who becomes a merciless tyrant in his almost maniacal quest for revenge. Both Miss Michaels and Scott have been grow- ing in histrionic stature and box office significance with each succeeding assignment. In her most re- cent appearance, in “Five Gates To Hell”, Miss Michaels again gave convincing evidence of her versatility. In that explosive war drama, she played Athena who was in love with Scott. The latter por- trayed the American surgeon, Dr. Richter. Miss Michaels was born in Kansas City where her father was a professional baseball player. Her first stage appearance was with a road company of “Brigadoon”. From there she went to Summer stock and then television. Her test for and subsequently portrayal of a role in “Wayward Bus” won her a term contract with this company. In addition to that vehicle, Miss Michaels has co-starred with Pat Boone and Shirley Jones in “April Love”, in “Fraulein”, “The Fiend Who Walked The West” and opposite Richard Widmark in “Warlock”. Scott, like Miss Michaels, is a graduate of the studio’s Talent School. The 31-year-old, former Brooklynite has continuously labored for this com- pany since October of 1956 when he was placed under contract, after a talent scout spotted him on a television show. James Clark, who directed the unanimously ac- claimed “Dog Of Flanders”, is officiating in the same capacity on “One Foot In Hell”. Jill St. John, Margo Moore To Co-Star In “Live Wire” As this edition was going to press the studio announced assignments in “The Live Wire” for two other young stars: Jill St. John and Margo Moore, fresh from playing a co-starring part in “Wake Me When It’s Over”. Miss Moore, who until her assignment in the latter comedy was professionally known as Margo Warner, is a former New York model. However, there is an interesting story connected with the studio’s acquisition of her services. Several major studios had her under considera- tion, including 20th Century-Fox and Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer, the front-runners. Our studio screen- tested her in New York, but did not sign her. MGM asked her to test. She did. MGM informed her that studio was interested. After several weeks of wait- ing, MGM asked her to report at its studio in California to sign a contract the following Monday. That same day. Chief Eastern Talent Scout Joseph Pincus phoned her to report, also the following Monday, at the Movietone studio in New York, for further tests. Margo explained she would be busy that day signing with Metro in California. Pincus relayed the information to production chief Buddy Adler who phoned back instructions to immediately sign her. Sunday she signed . . . and on Monday, instead of reporting to MGM, she arrived at the 20th Century-Fox Studios where Jerry Wald promptly assigned her the role of Susie Bell, the earthy, blatantly sexy, philandering wife, in “Hound Dog Man”. Miss Moore’s real name is Marguerite Guar- nerius. She is directly descended from the famous violin-making family of Cremona, Italy. She was educated at the University of Indiana. In 1953 Margo, who was born in Chicago, but raised in In- dianapolis, went to New York to try her hand at Broadway. To earn a living there, while waiting for Broadway to call, she turned to modeling. Even- tually, she was signed to be the “hard to curl” girl in the Toni commercials on the Arthur Godfrey Show. In 1954, along with another of this company’s new stars, Hope Lange, she became one of the runners-up in the “Miss Rhinegold” contest. Sub- sequently, she did more television commercials and TV acting. Glamorous Jill St. John, who will not reach her 20th birthday until August 19, was last co-starred in “The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker” and “Holi- day For Lovers”. This is her second year under 20th Century-Fox contract. TWO OTHER STARS WHO SHINE IN “LIVE WIRE if MARGO MOORE J ILL ST. JOHN 74