Paramount World (1955)

U.S. SHOWMANSHIP FOR ” IS PARIS BURNING?” COVERS AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN P ITTSBURGH These were the hands of the 'liberated' of Paris as the 'liberators' moved in. It is one of the hundreds of ?reat spiritual moments in "Is Paris Burning?" PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania The Fcnrth Div¬ ision of the United States Army, whose exj^loits are recounted in Paramount’s "Is Paris Burning?” has been gifted by the people of Ste. Marie Du Pont, France, with a site on Utah Beach in Mer¬ man dy for a monument in appreciation of the unit’s role in the D-Day invasion and the liber¬ ation of Paris during World War IT. Announcement of the gift was made at the Fourth Division Association's annual convention here, at which President William Knapp expressed the hope that the task of raising $25,000 for the monument would be facilitated by the renewed interest in the Fourth Division's accomplishments through the release of "Is Paris Burning?" later this year. Paraijount participated in the convention with special literature and displays on the film. Ace publicist Mike Weinberg was here for a full week arranging press, TV and radio interviews and superintending the distribution of special material on the big film. Many of the 400 World War II in Pittsburgh for the event participated in the in¬ terviews which will be used to promote the picture at the time of its national release. SYDNEY Paramount showriianship for "Is Paris Burning?" just about represented the apex of the recent annual Movie Ball, and the big picture romped away with highest honours. Cinesound newsreel (above) records the arri¬ val of one of the two Pararaounteer units in behalf of "Is Paris Burning?" (the other one is shown on Page 4). The Paramounteers here, f’'om left, are N.S.W.. booker Lindsay Jones, Norma Coffey, N.S.W. booker Ray Symons and Flora Curran. "JUDITH" NOTE Be sure to read the cable on Page 24 reporting the enormous success scored by "Judith" at the Cine Opera in Bogota, Colombia, South America. The Sophia Loren picture attracted audiences comparto those gathering for a presidential inauguration. _ l.ihi’raliufi l*ftri^. a jond nit‘innr> for hrnneth Dm ’Iw* l)i\i>ii)n HohU (!on\rntion '■ lletiidon HereProinnls WorU r«r // stones I,, Oiri infanlivnipn nfver old battles they ■111 have tought. and toimcr Technical Sergeant Kenneth '■ Davis is no exception, Davis, of Homer City, Indiana County, was a :!3“I year-old platoon sergeant on Aug. 25, 1944, when his division fho 4th Inlaniiy oi * ^ — — Division sent him and; What's mor#*, the ‘ Ivy" DM. his buddies into Paris lo bat-ision has a starring role in iIp Sa/.\s. then Jleeing the; the soon-to be released movie I I'lenfh rapiial. and any Com-; based on the bookn a rnum.vt Kimciimrn vsith plans' ms :io lake c^fr the dt\. ■ , I Davi.A’ mi5iadvcntui e with Miffpfv ( ,.n. it-slon ' ,,.uek is cited in the h<.rtk. It u.i'. a liangeiiius afsig” but nor mentioned aw ment. and Dax w foU. His Jeep four b.TttJe wounds he so/. \‘..(s tirniojished by a truck feicd before Germany sid in a hlghl> -excited rendered, or the Bion/e Star I'l •uu-Jimari and the sergeant he won. '-uffered a funcu>sion. ^ Davis revealed that the cur DaViS mem«un s of World renr-4fh Division is now at PITTSBURGH One of the former U.S. servicemen partici¬ pating in the reunion (and who had actually, in 1944, taken part in the liberation of Paris), was former Technical Sergeant Kenneth Davis, shown above with one of the 'liberation' stills from "Is Paris Burning?" This newspaper excerpt was typical of the very extensive coverage given the event (and "Is Paris Burning?") by the Pittsburgh press generally. LEFT This Is the front of the Mllanoza Theatre in Tokyo as arrayed for the super-success¬ ful engagement of "Nevada Smith." This success represented a section of a report to Presid¬ ent George Weltner by Milton Goldstein, in which Paramount International's sales manager told of the enormous success of NEVADA SMITH in the United Kingdom and Japan (the only international territories of release to date), noting that in the key situation in England the picture is "75^ ahead of 'Katie Elder' and in many cases Exceeding 'Carpetbaggers'."