Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1955)

12 Motion Picture Daily Friday, October 14, 1955 REVIEW: Patron Gets Bopped; Theatre Has to Pay Special to THE DAILY SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 13. Just because a man took another man's wife to the Orpheum here and the irate husband bopped his rival in the theatre, the Spokane Amusement Co., operator of the house, had to pay the injured fellow the sum of $1,900, under a court decision. The assaulted fellow, who claimed that the theatre did not give him the proper protection, insisted that he thought his woman companion had been divorced. Start Five Pictures; 35 in Production HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 13.-With rive new pictures starting this week, and five others being completed, the total number of pictures in work remained at 35. Started were: "The Come On," Superscope ( Allied Artists ) ; "The Peacemaker," Hal R. Makelim Productions, and "Fire Maidens of Space," Saturn Films, Inc., (Independent); "The Broken Star," BelAir Productions, and "Huk," Pan Pacific Pictures. (United Artists). Completed were: "The Eddy Duchin Story," CinemaScope, Technicolor ( Columbia ) ; "The Proud and Profane," Vista Vision (Paramount); "Comanche," Carl Krueger Company, CinemaScope, Eastman color ( United Artists); "Gun Shy," and "Pillars of the Sky," CinemaScope, U-I. Quentin Durward M-G-M — CinemaScope 'Brunettes' Here Oct. 29 United Artists' "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes," will have its New York premiere on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Mayfair Theatre. The producer-director team of Pandro S. Berman and Richard Thorpe which turned out such CinemaScope spectacles as "Ivanhoe" and "Knights of the Round Table" have set actor Robert Taylor in another story about knighthood and chivalry, "Quentin Durward," a film which also offers theatre goers much excitement, action, romance and colorful scenes. This story bristles with intrigue and combat, and is also warm and appealing within a romantic frame in which Taylor, a Scottish nobleman, sets off for France to inspect financially, physically and mentally the future wife of his uncle. The screenplay for the CinemaScope and Eastman color attraction by Robert Ardrey was fashioned purely as popular entertainment and, as such, does not pretend to be historically factual. Naturally, Taylor's role overshadows all others and he does competently with it. Kay Kendall portrays the romantic interest capably and beautifully, and Robert Morley, a veteran British player, turns in a smooth, forceful performance as King Louis XI who seeks to keep France united. Taylor is given a mission by his aged Scottish uncle; he is to ascertain whether his young, future wife will be of comfort to him. A first meeting between Taylor and Miss Kendall ignites a spark which flames into full love and eventual marriage. Miss Kendall proclaims her independence to the French liege who desires her to enter into the unwishedfor marriage and does not know that the handsome, dashing Taylor is the nephew of her prospective husband. Swordplay, acrobatics and hand-to-hand combat should well keep patrons entranced as the film tells its story of a man, instilled with the art of chivalry and knighthood, who is thrust into a situation where the opponents accomplish their means with underhand methods and the newly-introduced gunpowder. Taylor, in the end, learns of his uncle's death and Miss Kendall is allowed to marry the man of her choice, bringing the film to a happy conclusion. Others contributing heavily to this entertaining film are George Cole, Marius Goring, Alec Clunes and Duncan Lamont. The film was produced in Great Britain with Christopher Challis handling the photographic direction capably. Running time, 101 minutes. General classification. For release in October. 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The club has been homeless since a fire about three years ago. A MINNEAPOLIS.— Annual election of directors of the Variety Club of the Northwest has been postponed one week to Monday, Nov. 14, because of the Variety International convention, LeRoy Miller, chief barker, announced at the club's first fall meeting in the Hotel Nicollet. Guest speaker at the dinner meeting was Bob Hall, former vaudeville star and a charter member of Tent No. 1, Pittsburgh, who is now public relations director of the Pfeifer Brewing Co. of Detroit. iilii A HOUSTON. Variety Club Boys Club, along with underprivileged boys sponsored by Optimist, Lions and Salesmanship Clubs, will profit from the annual Bill Williams Capon Dinner, to be held here next Tuesday in the Coliseum. Williams pays the dinner check and all proceeds from the dinner and auction go to the boys. Last year the profit was $87,000. It is expected to be $100,000 this yearj^ Thelma Hughes is handling ticket sales from the Variety Club. A ALBANY.— The Variety Club here will "need as much manpower as it can possibly get" to swing the "very ambitious project" in leasing new rooms at the Sheraton-Ten Eyck Hotel. This was declared by property master Lewis A. Sumberg in a letter suggesting that "Each Barker consider himself a member of the membership committee and solicit and obtain new members." Sumberg disclosed that 18 associate members have already been signed by an eight man committee, of which Gene Teper is chairman. The goal is a minimum of 75. -am Iky mi (am Ml h mpi art fin I lv II Ml i TRANS WORLD AIRLINES v x a mumomm ■• armna»mt» Jack Levin in Dallas Jack M. Levin, president of Certified Reports, has arrived in Dallas for a three-day conference with his Southern and South Central Divi sions. Conferences will continue in Indianapolis, Detroit and Pittsburgh. They will be concluded -in" Boston with Certified's Eastern and New England divisions. N larti ■enii \b. ittei " ii ilorl »ai Bin