Fate Is the Hunter (20th Century Fox) (1964)

OVER THE BURMA HUMP—Glenn Ford attempts to pilot an Army transport over a mountain range, while co-pilot Rod Taylor plays the concertina and Wally Cox hopes for the best in this scene from “Fate Is the Hunter,” 20th Century-Fox release in Cinema Scope opening at the osm 0. Me) 6 36 .6cw Suzanne Pleshette are co-starred. Theatre, Nancy Kwan and MAT 2E Nancy Kwan Builds For The Future After Suffering the Fortunes of War Most stories about Nancy Kwan have placed her in the lap of luxury— in a beautiful home, with private tutors, her own governess, even her own pony—ignoring five very important years of deprivation, which, she feels, helped shape her adult life. The exotic beauty, who stars in 20th Century-Fox’s “Fate Is_ the Hunter,” opening ..... i : is the daughter of a Chinese father and an English mother. Nancy Ka Shen Kwan was born in Hong Kong on May 19, 1939. Mr. Kwan, a successful architect, was able to provide a more than comfortable life for his family. But, when Nancy was not quite two years old, the Japanese invaded Hong Kong. The family had to flee the occupation authorities. “My father got us all out with just the clothes on our back, so as not to arouse suspicion,” she recollects vividly. “We reached Macao on a crowded ship, and then in a junk that was a blockade runner, we sailed up the Pearl River estuary, jammed like sardines in a can, to the Chinese mainland. We sailed for over nine hours, in pitch darkness, to avoid the Japanese patrol boats. Then we walked 160 miles inland, beyond the area the Japanese controlled, and right through them, with my father pretending to be a rich collaborator to get us through. That march took us five days. That’s about the same pace the Army sets when it marches under combat conditions in the fields of battle.” The Kwan family lived for a year in Kweilin, then in Kumming, near the Burma frontier. From there Mr. Kwan travelled into Mongolia and India to look for food. “Somehow daddy always managed to bring back something; it wasn’t always palatable, but it kept us alive. Like camel meat. Oh, yes, it’s edible if you’re hungry enough; as a matter of fact, since there was no other meat, it was our greatest delicacy, once our stomachs became accustomed to it.” After the war Mr. Kwan had a difficult time getting Hong Kong and sta Rather than bewai had done to him, he ly and courageously build a new life for his family. This ig pressed Nancy most “IT know many more dramatic ref That isn’t the poir most important is proper adjustment. continue to live in the” past glories destroyed by iff tortune. One has to begin all over, and that takes tre iendous strength and will. That®s the lesson I learned from my father.” The end of the war brought a change of fortune. Nancy had all the advantages a young girl can have—the best schools in Eng,land, four years with the Royal Ballet in London, then stardom in Hollywood. Now a wife and mother (in 1962 she married Austrian hotel owner Peter Pock), she does not take material comforts or professional success for granted. She knows they can be taken away in an instant. But she is confident in her ability to cope with everyday problems. Beyond her artistic merits, she has another talent, one she shares with her illustrious father: she knows how to build for the future. A ROMANTIC INTERLUDE with Nancy Kwan and Rod Taylor in this scene from the 20th Century-Fox drama in CinemaScope, “Fate Is the Hunter” opening eoeeeee at the Theatre. MAT 2B eoeeeee Jane Russell Returns In‘Fate Is the Hunter’ After a five-year absence, Jane Russell is back on the screen, guest-starring in 20th CenturyFox’s “Fate Is the Hunter,” which opens ...... at Miss Russell portrays herself as she was when she toured Army bases for the U.S.O. during World War II. In the sequence, hundreds of extras, dressed as G.I.’s, cheer her rendition of “No Love, No Nothin’,” which she sing's as she would have done in the not-so-distant past. Clad in a black velvet, slinky gown, the beautiful brunette looks every bit as sexy as she did in her early movies. Off camera, Jane spent much of her time reminiscing about past glories with members of the crew who had worked with her in earlier pictures. She surprised everyone by remembering the names of all their children, and asking about them. Miss Russell’s concern with children is carried through in her daily life as well. She and her husband, ex-football star Robert Waterfield, have three adopted children, and Miss Russell’s pet charity, for which she is a leading organizer, is WAIF, the group which has helped American parents adopt over 11,000 foreign children. Miss Russell’s return to films is not a permanent thing, however. She admits: “I’d never have come back if not for (producer) Aaron Rosenberg, He and his wife Vicki are our closest friends, and I’m doing this as a favo bade SUZANNE PLESHETTE stars as an airline stewardess in the 20th Century-Fox drama, “Fate Is the Hunter” in CinemaScope and opening at the Theatre. Mark Stevens a Busy Man During Stay in Majorca Mark Stevens, former 20th Century-Fox star who recently returned from a four-year sojourn in Majorca to film “Fate Is the Hunter” at his old studio, has not been idle on the sunny isle. In rapid succession he wrote four novels, then ran into technical difficulties: “I couldn’t get anyone in Majorca to do the typing and proofing,” the star said ruefully. The books were subsequently placed in the hands of a professional typist and Stevens expects the job to be executed with typical American efficiency. Then his literary agent will alert publishers. “Fate Is the Hunter” stars Glenn Ford, Suzanne Pleshette, Rod Taylor and Nancy Kwan, and opens ...... at BAIL-OUT! — Glenn Ford is forced to jump for his life in “Fate Is the Hunter,” 20th Century-Fox CinemaScope drama co starring Rod Taylor, Nancy Kwan and Suzanne Pleshette and opening ... at the ....Theatre. MAT 1E An Actress’s Career The Result of Her Talent There is a cliche-ridden premise, which has often been disproved but is still alive, that success comes to Hollywood’s feminine stars only through good luck, good timing and bad intentions. This discredited theory is i bsqlute truth: nt inevitr Suzanne ith Glenn and Rod ury-Fox’s > opening a ava i a a es eee ewes g woman wackground From the Broadway author of q The High \\ :tures, she And The <p mendously Mighty” igent. She aaweny aan MUULUAV Ii, the kind of spark or magic that has been possessed in the half-century of movie-making and only by its greatest stars. Although she does not resemble them outwardly, or probably inwardly, she has been described as having the vitality of a Clara Bow and the radiant sophistication of a Carol Lombard. To anyone who remembers their Hollywood history, this is truly a combustible combination. The green-eyed, black-haired actress was already successful in television when she won the important Broadway role of “Annie Sullivan” in “The Miracle Worker,” succeeding Anne Bancroft. She had _ previously made her Broadway debut in “Compulsion,” and had also appeared in one motion picture, “Geisha Boy,’ opposite Jerry Lewis. After that she returned to Broadway for “The Cold Wind and the Warm”, “The Golden Fleecing”, “Two For The SeeSaw”, and finally, “The Miracle Worker”. Suzanne Pleshette chalked up a record of over 250 TV starring performances, and nearly 100 flying trips between New York and Hollywood to do TV shows. She won an Emmy nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in “The Shining Image” segment of a “Dr. Kildare Show” show, but lost out to winner Julie Harris. “T couldn’t be upset at losing to her. It was a great honor to be in the five nominated with Miss Harris,” says Suzanne. Since “Geisha Boy” she has had important roles in seven motion pictures, and for her, this is only the beginning. For a girl who possesses great physical beauty, a unique talent, and that indescribable plus-factor which all great stars have had, Suzanne Pleshette’s rewards must inevitably be great and exciting. Mark Stevens Back In‘Fate ls the Hunter’ Mark Stevens, one-time 20th Century-Fox star recently returned from a four-year sojourn in Majorea for his guest cameo role in the Arcola-20th CenturyFox production of “Fate Is the Hunter,” which opens ...... at Deke seray ceric na 2 Theatre. He revealed he wrote four novels while living in the sunny isle. Three are completed. They are: “However Measured,” ‘This, Then, My Mind,” and “Run Fast, Run Far.” The fourth, almost completed, is “The Ex-Patriots.” “They all had to be revised, which I’ve done, and they’re now being re-typed. I couldn’t get anyone in Majorca to do the typing. Once they’re typed and checked, my literary agent will put them in the hands of publishers, and we’ll see what happens.” Asked what else he did in Majoreca, Mark replied: “I played jai-alai — the 36point system they play in Spain —not the six-point system they play in Mexico.” Mark looks as fit and handsome as he did 15 years ago when he was a top 20th Century-Fox star. “The hairline has receded a bit,” he kids himself. Glenn Ford Goes Home for “Fate Is the Hunter” Glenn Ford~found himself right back where he started in the film business when director Ralph Nelson moved the “Fate Is the Hunter” company to Stage Five on the 20th Century-Fox lot. Ford began his film career at Fox in 1940 in “Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence,” shooting his first scene on Stage Five. For that role he was paid $100 a week. The place looked almost the same with even the familiar skyline backdrop. But his paycheck was very, very different. “Fate Is the Hunter” opens ....at.... Jane Russell Plays Herself In “Fate Is the Hunter’ “Fate Is the Hunter,” a modern aviation drama, marks Jane Russell’s first film chore in five years. Busy with nightclubs and hotel appearances, Miss Russell now returns to the screen in a unique role: she plays herself in a sequence in which she entertains members of the Armed Forces in the China-Burma-India area. Coincidentally, in real life, she entertained troops both during World War II and the Korean War. The 20th Century-Fox film stars Glenn Ford, Nancy Kwan, Rod Taylor and Suzanne Pleshette, and opens ..... at ee ee eee GLENN FORD stars as an airline executive in the 20th Century-Fox CinemaScope drama, “Fate Is the Hunter” with Rod Taylor, Nancy Kwan and Suzanne Pleshette opening ...... at themes os Theatre. MAT 1A NANCY KWAN plays a marine scientist in “Fate Is the Hunter” starring Glenn Ford, Rod Taylor and Suzanne Pleshette, opening at the Theatre. eee eere ee AL LLID «eevee Back to the Beginning For Glenn Ford Glenn Ford found himself right back where he started in the movie business when director Ralph Nelson moved him to Stage Five on the 20th CenturyFox lot during filming of “Fate Is the Hunter” also starring Rod Taylor, Nancy Kwan and Suzanne Pleshette and opening at the eee ere eee ee AL UI «cere eveevesvse Ford started his film career at 20th Century-Fox in 1940 in “Heaven With A Barbed Wire Fence,” with his first scene being filmed on Stage Five of the Darryl F. Zanuck lot. “T was making $100 a week, and the studio didn’t pick up my option, but they were good enough to lend my test to the other studios, so I got $125 a week for my next part at Warners,” Ford reminisced. “TI remember my first scene here was atop the Empire State Building reproduced on Stage Five against a backdrop of the New York skyline. Now for ‘Fate Is The Hunter,’ I’m in the cockpit of a plane against a skyline backdrop.” “T always seem to be up in the air on this stage, but the reasons have improved!” he laughed, recalling he was up in the air about whether he’d make good in films and whether his option would be picked up on his first picture. It was, and shortly afterwards, Glenn Ford’s career began to flourish. He gained increasing stature as an actor, and more and more attention from young feminine fans, with his performances in such films as “Texas”, “The Adventures of Martin Eden”, “So Ends Our Night”, “Desperadoes” and “Destroyer”’. His career was interupted in 1942 when he enlisted in the Marines. Three years later he resumed his career with two outstanding roles: opposite Bette Davis in “A Stolen Life” and then opposite Rita Hayworth in ‘Gilda”. These pictures firmly established him as a top performer and top star. Now, of course, he’s starbilled, gets a six-figure salary, and is committed for films three years in advance. What he’s up in the air about now is how he can fit in all the film roles offered him, and how he can work out a little vacation time. Glenn Ford and Son In “Fate Is the Hunter” Glenn Ford and his 18-year-old son Peter are appearing in their fifth movie together, 20th Century-Fox’s “Fate Is the Hunter,” a modern aviation drama which each rs AG ilar ee * Ford stars as an airline executive determined to solve a fatal plane crash. Peter portrays a guide who introduces Ford to co-star Nancy Kwan.