Hollywood Studio Magazine (August 1972)

under the careful nurturing of Raffill, Major emerges as a full-fledged animal actor and shares billing with the likes of Michael Douglas, Will Geer, Johnny Whitaker and Jodie Foster in the Buena Vista film. Raffill also wrote the script for “Napoleon and Samantha” so he knew what paces director Bernard McEveety could put Major through. Bill Toomey, the world’s best all-round athlete, has been signed as athletic technical adviser on “The World’s Greatest Athlete,” Disney comedy starring Tim Conway, John Arnos, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Jan-Michael Vincent in the title role. Toomey won the 1968 Olympic Games Decathlon, then retired from competition after setting the world’s decathlon record in 1969. Added to the cast of “The World’s Greatest Athlete” is veteran actor, Clarence Muse, first Black actor to topüne a talking picture. Muse will play an African witch doctor’s assistant in the comedy about a jungle boy who becomes the super athlete of all time. The 83-year-old Muse made his screen debut in 1929 in “Hearts of Dixie,” first talking movie with an all-Negro cast and has appeared in more than 200 films. Joining Fred MacMurray in “Charlie and the Angel” is ingenue actress, Kathleen Cody, who will play the role of his daughter. Also added to the cast is perennial villain and character actor, Richard Bakalyn, who will play the chief nogoodnik. Already in the cast are Cloris Leachman, Harry Morgan, Kurt Russell and Johnny Whitaker. “Charlie and the Angel” is based on “The Golden Evenings of Summer” by Will Stanton. Monica Evans and Carole Shelley, the pair who created the roles of the Pigeon sisters in “The Odd Couple” and the voices of the sister geese in “The Aristocats,” are teamed again in Disney’s animated cartoon feature, “Robin Hood.” In the film, in which all the characters are animals, Monica is the voice of Maid Marian, the fox vixen girl friend of Robin Hood, and Carole speaks for her chicken friend, Lady Kluck. “Robin Hood” features the voices of Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris, Terry-Thomas, Andy Devine, Pat Buttram and Roger Miller. Did you know that handsome Australian actor Rod Taylor, star of so many adventure films, was once a voice-over for a dog? Well, neither did we but it’s amazing what interesting tidbits fall a columnist’s way. Seems Taylor was the voice of Pongo, dog hero of “101 Dalmatians,” currently in re-release from Buena Vista. AROUND AND ABOUT - Alfred Hitchcock has done it again and Universal should be delighted with the long queue extending around the corner to see “Frenzy” at the Cinerama Dome Theatre in Hollywood. This is Hitchcock’s best in years but it’s not one for the kiddies. Joy Wilkerson has snagged a role in MGM’s “They Only Kill Their Masters” which toplines James Garner and Kathryn Ross. Joy plays a kooky waitress in a small town cafe and gets to dance on a pinball machines. Joy’s last film was “Bigfoot,” produced (coincidentally) by her husband, Tony Cardoza, and has not played in local theatres as yet. Like Garner, Joy is also interested in auto racing and participated in the Powder Puff Derby at Ascot Park last month. This isn’t too surprising as husband Tony was a race driver before turning movie producer and the two can be seen regularly at Ascot on a Saturday night. Year end clean-up Sale on all 1972 Buicks & Opels FLEET DISCOUNT TO ALL STUDIO EMPLOYEES LEASING ALL MAKES This dealership has been personally contacted and has agreed to give employees of all Studios the best possible deal, consistent with ethical business practices. YOU MUST SEE orcall me personally ^ for a "Studio employees' deal." V Harry L. Harris FINE SELECTION OF USED CARS Harvey Tyrrell Bukk BUICK AND OPEL AUTHORIZED SALES & SERVICE 0pEL KADETT COMPLFTI MICHANICAL MMItS • iODT AND MINT DIPT FREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY 4645 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, Calif. North Hollywood* Los Angeles* West Volley 766-5211 - 877-5361 - 984-3430 the sporting gift O OMEGA 300 It's built like a submarine, and is so waterproof deep- sea divers trust it to time their oxygen supply. With- stands -under-water pres- sures up to 600 feet. Has time-reserve indicator with click-set rim. Fully auto¬ matic. Stainless Steel ad- justable bracelet. $150 See our complete Omega men's & ladies collection, $65 to over $ 1000 . WilliAM STROMbERq, Iinic., JeweIers. 6459 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood 56115 Hollywood's fAvoRitE JeweIer sInce 1920 . 38