Hollywood Studio Magazine (October 1968)

ALDRICH STUDIOS Continued from Page 6 Raymond Hatton Comedian of rare talent . . starred in "Oliver Twist," "Joan the Woman," "The Woman God Forgot" Jack Mulhall 1917 debut at Universal.. early films included "Molly O" with Mabel Norman, "The Poor Nut" Conrad Nagel Entered films 1920 in "The Fighting Chance" . . to MGM in "Three Weeks," "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," "The Snob". late silents (1929) included "What Every Woman Knows" Ramon Navarro Mexican-born . . silent film debut 1921 in "Small Town Idol" . . "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1923) . . classic stardom in "Ben Hur," "Scaramouche," "The Student Prince" with Norma Shearer Claire Windsor Debut as silent star (1924) in National Film's "Born Rich" Glen Walters Western star Then Cinecolor, Inc., a color¬ processing laboratory, according to Film Daily Yearbook for 1933 through 1938, occupied the property, almost to the eve of World War II.Paramount then sold the studio to a firm that turned the site into a machine foundry during World War II. In 1946, John Sutherland Produc¬ tions, Inc., bought the studio to become the largest producer of government, edu¬ cational, industrial and documentary films in Hollywood. In his 22 years of operation Sutherland also operated the studio as a rental lot for United Artists, 20th Century-Fox, Eagle-Lion and other companies. On the studio’s only fully-enclosed stage during the post-war years, Aldrich filmed “The Big Knife” and “Kiss Me Deadly,” both United Artists releases which Aldrich produced and directed. Although Aldrich has not disclosed the purchase price for the studio lot itself, plus land on the opposite side of Occidental Blvd., a total of 69,200 square feet, the producer-director has said that construction of a new sound stage, now completed, will increase his total invest¬ ment to more than one million dollars. Eager to Hear 4-Letter Dialogue Hollywood — Spectators on movie locations are taking their chances these days with explicit language. On Warner Bros.-Seven Arts’ “The Big Bounce’’ location in Monterery, Calif., a few of them raised their eybrows at a scene between Ryan O’Neal and Van Heflin which con¬ tained some blue phrases cal¬ culated to titillate when heard out of context. But nobody left and in fact all inched up closer so as not to miss anything. The original Stage 1, 65 feet by 130 feet, adjoins a complex that includes executive offices, production depart¬ ments, dressing rooms, studio admini¬ stration, projection room, film editing, millworking plant and scene docks. New Stage 2, 80 feet by 120 feet, Hollywood’s most modern film-making facility, is specially sound-proofed and will be used for the first time as a master set of Applehurst village in Aldrich’s current production, “The Killing of Sister George.” Beneath the main floor are two concrete tanks with a total capacity of 2880 cubic feet for underwater photo¬ graphy and special-effects marine se¬ quences. The Aldrich Studios eventually will house four sound stages, including one east of Occidental Blvd., a modern office building and complete technical facilities for the preparation, filming and post¬ production of feature motion pictures. NEED EXTRA CASH? UNION, CLUB AND GUILD REPORTERS NEEDED FOR MONTHLY COLUMNS! iBE AN ON-THE-LOT I CORRESPONDENT I FOR HOLLYWOOD \STUDI0 MAGAZINE 767-1984 WEEKDAYS 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. foreign car specialists 4P iCr CONTINENTAL AUTO REPAIR DINO SERAGUSA 762-9320 TONY ESPOSITO 4355 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, Calif. 91602 SHEAR PLEASURE BARBER SHOP 10212 Riverside Dr. TOLUCA LAKE For Appointment Call 769-4114 Andy Griffith gets ear-lowereing treatment, witnessed by his tele¬ vision "son " Ronnie Howard. Page 17