Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (1960)

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"Under Ten Flags" Exciting World War II sea drama, well acted by Heflin, Laughton. OK attraction for action market. This truth-is-stranger-than-fktion World War II sea drama shapes up as a fair-plus attraction for the action market. With Van Heflin and Charles Laughton for mild marquee value, good useage of action footage and a number of true, though almost unbelievable, dramatic happenings, this Dino De Laurentiis production which Paramount is releasing has some strong exploitation angles. The Duilio Coletti-Vittoriano Petrilli script, bised on Admiral Bernhardt Rogge's book, tells how for two years a heavily armed German surface raider, disguised as a friendly merchant ship flying whatever flag was convenient, and manned by Rogge (called here Reger) who always rescued the passengers and crews of the ships he sunk, successfully eluded and played havoc with the entire British navy. The frustrations of the British Admiralty while trying to break the special German code, the theft of the code chart from German naval headquarters in Paris (a standout sequence of suspense) and the eventual destruction of the ship, has been intelligently and excitingly depicted by director Coletti. Although the dubbing of supporting roles is generally good, some might be disturbed by the fact that none of the Germans speak with accents. Heflin create: a fascinating character in Reger, a German who believes in making warfare as humane as possible. Laughton gives his usual superb performance as the head of British security who admires his enemy evader. Mylene Demongeot adds little but a striking figure to the doings. Good support is supplied by Alex Nicol, the American officer who steals the code chart, and Gregoire Asian, who treacherously fires on Heflin after running up the flag of surrender. Heflin allows his ship to be sunk without returning fire, hoping that the British will not be certain they have sunk the right ship. Paramount. 92 minutes. Van Heflin, Charles Laughton, Mylene Demongeot. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis. Directed by Duilio Coletti. "Fast and Sexy" Lollobrigida, DeSica, Technicolor are assets of this flimsy Italian-made farce. Fair dualler. With a title like "Fast and Sexy" and a marquee magnet like Gina Lollobrigida this Italian-made, English-dubbed comedy which Columbia is releasing shapes up as fair-to-middling dualler for the general market. Despite the presence of Vittorio DeSica in the cast, art house patrons probably will not respond, since it is a frivolous, sometimes silly little farce. A truly resplendent on-location Technicolor mounting offers some compensation for the flimsy material on hand and bombshell Gina gives her physical and comical all as Anna from Brooklyn, the wealthy and voluptuous widow who returns to her little Abruzzi village in hopes of finding an Italian she can marry. I Decked out in an assortment of magnificent outfits, and delightfully creating turmoil in the lives of everyone she comes into ! contact with, Miss Lollobrigida strives to give the production I i a much needed lift. Dale Robertson is somewhat too impas j sive as the local blacksmith she falls in love with, while De Sica I 3 is his usual fine self as the blundering priest who tries to help j ^ her find peace of mind and happiness. Reginald Denham's i direction too often allows the situations to drag out beyond \ mf their humorous limits. Miss Lollobrigida's misadventures be J 1 C gin when her flashy American car breaks down and has to be i pulled into Robertson's shop by a team of oxen. As rumors of i i her search for a husband spread, suitors appear from everywhere. Gina, however, wants Robertson, but the latter pays her li no mind. After a reries of complications, including the town's suspicion that De Sica wants her for his nephew, Miss Lollobrigida and Robertson finally confess their love. Columbia. 96 minutes. Gina Lollobrigida, Dale Robertson, Vittorio De Sica. Produced by Milko Skofic. Directed by Reginald Denham. Two Outstanding Short Subjects "Day of the Painter" "The Hound That Thought This unique and entertaining 15-minute short subject might be the harbinger of an American "New Wave" of movie-making. Imaginative in concept and brilliantly executed, it wryly examines a typically "creative" day in the life of an abstract expressionist artist, coming through as a sardonic spoof of the first-order. Expertly paced to an inventive musical score and strikingly mounted in various hues of Eastman Color, "Day of the Painter" is already the recipient of rave New York reviews and bellows of indignation form certain art quarters, and this Kingsley International release carries with it the sweet smell of "Oscar". Witt] and provocative, it should register well with art and class audiences in a wide range. It's the initial offering of a new film producing firm (Little Movies), organized by 3 former advertising nun: Robert Davis (director-scripter), Duard Slattery and Ezra Baker (producer and sole actor). Baker arrives in a muddy marsh equipped with a giant sheet of pasteboard and assorted buckets of house paint. A noisy family of ducks are his only innis. Via scrub brushes, an egg beater, an old-fashioned pistol and simply tossing the paint to the wind, the masterpiece is created. A buz/ saw is then used to cut it up into different-sized Segments, and one of the frames is sold to a Museum of Modern Art curatOI who has flown in for the occasion. Kingiley International. 15 minutes. Produced by Ezra Baker. Directed by Robert Davis. He Was a Raccoon" Miracles never cease, as witnessed in this delightful 45-minute Walt Disney live-action featurette. According to the laws of nature, hound dogs and raccoons are natural born enemies, but according to Albert Aley's script, this just isn't so. His charming story, packed with action, humor and suspense, tells what happens when a hound pup named Nubbin runs away from home, and is reared by a mother raccoon alongside her offspring, named Weecha. The two foster-brothers spend their early months romping and hunting together until Nubbin's raccoon-hunting master, Jeff Emory, finds the pair and takes them home. One night, Nubbin releases Weecha from his cage, and the two spread havoc by releasing Emory's rabbits, and starting all the machines in his repair shop, then Weecha escapes to the woods. Months later, Nubbin encounters the raccoon while on a hunt. He turns on the hound pack and defends Weecha. Emory calls off the dogs and sets the raccoon free. Nubbin and Weecha part, to go their natural ways. Told through the eyes of the animals against a sparkling Technicolored background, "The Mound That Thought He Was a Raccoon" will have tremendous appeal to youngsters and adults alike. Tom McGowan's direction and Rex Allen's narration are both first-rate. Buena Vista IWalt Disneyl. 45 minutes. Produced by Winston Hibler Directed by Tom McGowan. 16 Film BULLETIN September 5, I960