Teenage Millionaire (United Artists) (1961)

Teenage Millionaire Sparkling Film With Lots of Music, Loads of Fun! (General Advance) “Teenage Millionaire” opens........ gtether es: . Theatre, through United Artists release, and offers a bright, upbeat look at well behaved, well spoken and well dressed teenagers. It is a musical comedy with no social message, no expose, no problem—except what 18-year old Jimmy Clanton should do with his one million dollars! In the title role the nationally popular recording star sings six brand new songs, three of which he wrote himself, and fourteen other tunes are sung by Chubby Checker, Marv Johnson, Mary Ann Mobley (Miss America of 1959) and a half dozen of the most famous singers and groups in the teenage music world. The story revolves around Jimmy’s adventures, financial, romantic and oh-so-vocal, when he inherits a cool million dollars and takes over the management of a radio station. Zasu Pitts, of the nervous hands, is on hand to worry about Jimmy, Rocky Graziano is there to protect him and beautiful Joan Tabor is on the scene to protect Rocky! ! More comedy is provided by Maurice “Doberman” Gosfield and Sid Gould—and cute, vivacious Diane Jergens is the girl Jimmy spends most of his time singing to. The whole fun-package is wrapped up in a unique color printing process called ‘“Musicolor” and filmed in wide-screen. Lawrence F. Doheny directed for Ludlow Productions, Inc. Musicolor “Teenage Millionaire,” the musical-comedy opening al thek.ssn.si Theatre, through United Artists release, features, for the first time, a unique method of color printing within a widescreen process. Called ‘‘Musicolor” this tinting is used throughout the film to enhance the various moods of music performed by Jimmy Clanton, Chubby Checker, Dion, Bill Black’s Combo and a host of top teenage music stars. Altogether there are 20 musical numbers in “Teenage Millionaire.” Laugh Getter Sid Gould, currently laughing it up in “Teenage Millionaire,” musical comedy opening ........ at the Theatre through United Artists release, is what show business calls a “comedian’s comedian.” He’s been a smash success in clubs and resorts, as well as on television, since 1929. During World War II Sid toured the South Pacific with Robert Alda in an immensely successful revue titled “Fur For Your Money,” endearing himself to countless servicemen and women. You’ve seen him often on the Jack Paar Show. TM-22 Mat 1A Singing sensation Jimmy Clanton stars. in the title role of “Teenage Millionaire” opening Ss caecaaey od at the ............ Theatre, through United Artists release. Comedy is in new Musicolor. Still TM-23 Mat 2B Teenage singing sensation Jimmy Clanton has the situation—and pretty Diane Jergens—well in hand in this scene from “Teenage Millionaire,’ opening .............. at the esc. sc. Theatre, through United Artists release. Maurice “Doberman” Gosfield and Rocky Graziano seem envious. The musical comedy was filmed in wide screen and new Musicolor. ‘Teenage Millionaire's Youth Only Shook up from Dancing (Advance Production Story ) “Teenage Millionaire,” opening Berane Sete oy oe Theatre, through United Artists release, offers—at last—a film about teenagers who are not delinquents. In this bright, upbeat and amusing musical, the country’s top teenage stars appear, well behaved, well spoken and well dressed. All highly talented, they deport themselves strictly for fun and entertainment, with no greater problem of adjustment than getting used to owning one million dollars. That’s like a lotta loot, daddy-o. In the title role, 18-year old Jimmy Clanton displays an easy going acting style calculated to charm movie fans the way his phenomenally successful “sweet singing” has wooed and won record fans. Jimmy’s four albums and nine singles have already passed the four million sales mark. A composer (“Just A Dream”) as well as a vocalist, he wrote three of the six numbers he sings in “Teenage Millionaire.” The remaining fourteen are sung by Chubby Checker, Mary Johnson, Mary Ann Mobley (Miss America of 1959) and a half-dozen of the most famous singers and groups in the teenage music field, including Jackie Wilson. As his aunt in the film, fluttery Zasu Pitts tries to keep the orphaned teenage millionaire out of trouble. She hires Rocky Graziano as a sort of bodyguard-godfather, to keep tabs on him and Rocky in turn enlists the support of Maurice “Doberman” Gosfield and glamorous Joan Tabor, all of whom conspire to keep Jimmy from_ becoming romantically entangled with cute and vivacious Diane Jergens. Twenty sweet and swinging musical interludes later, all filmed in a brand new screen process called “Musicolor,” boy finally gets girl. The youthful tempo of “Teenage Millionaire” was paced by director Lawrence F. Doheny, not long out of his own teens. In addition to directing upwards of 250 TV shows, young Doheny has already won an award at the Cannes Film Festival for one of his outstanding short subjects and two more awards at the Edinburgh Festival. Altogether he has directed, written and produced more than 60 film subjects. Howard Kreitsek produced the movie for Ludlow Productions. Sentimental Although he has many more expensive guitars, Jimmy Clanton, popular singing and recording star who has the title role in “Teenage Millionaire,” opening. .......... at the tee Theatre, through United Artists release, still cherishes the eight dollar instrument with which he began his career. Famous, Fluttery Zasu Pitts Returns to Movies The famous fluttery fingers, wringing hands, air of dismay, look of futility and flighty “Oh, dear . . .” have made Zasu Pitts one of the most readily recognizable comedy stars in show business. And yet this talented comedienne began her career over 40 years ago as a serious dramatic actress. Film buffs still speak enthusiastically of her performance in Erich Von Stroheim’s classic, “Greed.” Now an established clown princess and a favorite of millions, Miss Pitts is appearing in the musical comedy “Teenage Millionaire,” as the nervous aunt of Jimmy Clanton, who, in the title role, has inherited a million dollars! “Teenage Millionaire” opens .......... atithes.s.cc. Theatre through United Artists release, featuring the country’s top teenage performers. Miss Pitts’ first theatrical appearance was in a Mary Pickford film, “The Little Princess,” and a succession of serious roles in movies followed, until Hal Roach suggested that she make comedy her forte. In the 1920s he teamed her with Thelma Todd and they made scores of successful comedies, after which she went on to develop the reputation of being a certain laughgetter. Movie roles continued to pour in and her hands continued to flutter. Interspersed with this busy screen career, Miss Pitts found time for the legitimate theatre, and when television opened up a new challenge for the talented trooper she guested on many top shows before settling down to four funny years on “Oh, Susanna!” with Gale Storm. “Teenage Millionaire” marks Miss Pitts’ triumphant return to the big movie screen, and one which will provide a treat for TV fans who are not familiar with her whacky film characterizations. Although almost everyone else in the film sings, (Chubby Checker, Dion, Marv Johnson, star Jimmy Clanton of course, and many more) Miss Pitts does not. “Oh, dear...” she said nervously, “that would be funny.” PUBLICITY MATERIAL Jimmy Clanton Rocketed to Fame With ‘The Rockets’ In these days when rockets and space flights are headline news, top pop singer Jimmy Clanton recalls that rockets were responsible for his initial success in the teenage music field. Currently starring in “Teenage Millionaire,” opening 5 at the says his climb to stardom dates from his recording of “Just A Dream” at a time when that was all it was: just a dream. With a vocal group called “The Rockets” Jimmy journeyed from his native Baton Rouge, Louisiana to New Orleans, to cut his first record. So new to the business were the kids that they didn’t realize two numbers, not one, were necessary for the recording session. But Jimmy solved this by staying up all night to compose “Just A Dream” and its success was instantaneous, rocketing him past the one million sales mark in just a few months. A contract with Ace Records was followed by extensive tours of the leading arenas and theatres throughout the U. S. and Canada. It also resulted in Baton Rouge proclaiming a “Jimmy Clanton Day,” on which he was given the key to the city and appointed honorary colonel on the governor’s staff. Jimmy’s subsequent recordings of four albums and nine singles have soared well over the four million mark, to date, and he continues to fly high. Fourteen of the songs he’s recorded are his own compositions, and of the six numbers he sings in “Teenage Millionaire,” three are also his own. Fourteen more tunes are performed, in this bright and bouncy musical comedy, by Chubby Checker, Marv Johnson, Bill Black’s Combo, Jack Larson, Dion and a half dozen of the most famous vocalists and groups in the teenage music field. Now, at 18, Jimmy is an “old pro” whose advice to other teenagers who want to sing is: sing! When he first decided he wanted to be an entertainer, he says, his high school classmates razzed him and told him he’d never make it. “T felt foolish when they said who did I think I was? Well, I was Jimmy Clanton, and I had an eight dollar guitar, and I tried for that star anyway. And look,” the handsome and personable youth grinned, “here I am on the rocket!” Composes, Too! Jimmy Clanton, star of “Teenage Millionaire,” opening ............ at the Theatre, through United Artists release, is a composer as well as a top recording artist. He wrote fourteen of the many numbers he has recorded, and which have soared well over the 4,000,000 sales mark. In “Teenage Millionaire,” three of the six songs Jimmy sings are also his own. Altogether there are 20 musical numbers in this upbeat comedy about teenagers, performed by Chubby Checker, Dion, Bill Black’s Combo and a host of other popular artists. ea oe Theatre, through United Artists release, Jimmy Graziano, Fighter Turned Actor, Stars In New Picture Rocky Graziano spent 10 of his first 20 years in jails. A hoodlum, gang leader and thief, he was considered the toughest kid on New York’s tough East Side and was headed along a road as rocky as his name. Even the army couldn’t straighten him out; he served 9 months at Leavenworth for assault and absence without leave. “I’d probably have been in prison today, or in some gutter. if I hadn’t got wised up,” admits the man who finds himself instead not only a world famous personality, but an honest and valuable citizen. Rocco Barbella has come a long way. His one explanation for the highly satisfying turn his career in show business has taken is that somebody up there still likes him. Presently featured in “Teenage Millionaire,” the musical comedy opening ........ at then. e. Theatre, through United Artists, he regards those long months in the federal prison as the turning point in his life. Upon his release he decided to play it straight. He changed his name to Rocky Graziano and _ became a professional prize fighter. In 1947 he won the world’s middleweight championship from Tony Zale. Five years later, married and the father of two lovely girls, he decided to quit the ring. When Rocky nervously accepted a part on Martha Raye’s TV show, other television offers immediately came his way. He soon appeared on “Playhouse 90,” “The Naked City,” and many others, and now has his own series, with Lee Bowman, “Miami Undercover.” In 1957 his best-selling autobiography “Somebody Up There Likes Me” was made into a successful movie starring Paul Newman. Today Rocky works closely with youth groups and boys’ clubs, earning the respect and admiration of police and youth workers across the country. “They listen to him,” one official observed. “Rocky hits them hard, where they live. He talks their language and he knows what he’s talking about. When he tells them that the wild way is the losers’ way, they listen. Nobody wants to be a loser.” In “Teenage Millionaire” Rocky has the satisfaction of working with the country’s top teenage performers, kids who are well behaved and well spoken. “Not every teenager is a juvenile delinquent, a loser,” he says. “This picture is about some of the winners.” TM-25 Mat 2A Diane Jergens and Jimmy Clanton, who stars in the title role as “Teenage Millionaire,” enjoy themselves at a dance party. Scene is from one of the 20 musical numbers in the comedy opening sai Pores an at the ............ Theatre, through United Artists release. PAGE ee