Shenandoah (Universal Pictures) (1965)

After 2 Years Of Training, Launch Rosemary Forsyth As Shenandoah” Co-Star (Advance) The U.S. Department of Defense, with its guided missiles and space projects, could learn a valuable lesson about protecting classified information from Universal Pictures. During the past two years, Universal has kept a guarded Top Secret. Had the mete rested on the shoulders of the Department of Defense, the information would have leaked from the Pentagon days after its discovery. Now that the Universal weapon has been fully developed and tested, she’s about to be launched as a motion picture star opposite James Stewart in writer James Lee Barrett’s Civil War story, “Shenandoah.” An exciting spectacular in Technicolor also starring Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett and Patrick Wayne, it comes F.C es a eer OSGi arte. eP eres Theatre. Like a typical missile, she’s tall and graceful. And Universal is expecting to explode her across the nation with all the dimension of a nuclear blast. Unlike any projectile, 23-yearold actress Rosemary Forsyth has long, blond hair and piercing blue eyes. Her objective is “taking advantage of the breaks and developing myself into a top actress.” Born in Montreal, Canada, and raised in New York City, the former fashion model was. first sighted by a Universal executive thumbing through the pages of Show Magazine. After a series of screen tests, she was secretly signed to a Universal contract and then whisked away to study acting in New York City. Following two years of diligent study, with an occasional shot at television and summer stock, Universal brought its secret weapon back to Hollywood where the launching pad was made ready. “Tt was fun being a model,” confessed Rosemary. “But acting is a dimension unto itself. It has given me a new world to live in. You might say that acting has become my loud speaker.” _ “SHENANDOAH” (1-D} Patrick Wayne, son of John Wayne, is one of James Stewart's sons in the stirring drama of a Virginia family in the midst of the Civil War in Universal’s Technicolor spectacular, “Shenan doah.”” (Still No. 1954-130) Virginia Countryside Portrayed By Oregon (Advance) Apparently the only place in the world that doesn’t look like it looks is Virginia, that is, the Virginia countryside. Director Andrew V. McLagilen went to Virginia looking for a typical Virginia countryside to stage the big Civil War battle scenes in Universal’s Technicolor spectacular, “Shenandoah,” starring James Stewart, which comes ao aekess to the ................ Theatre. He looked and looked, and he finally found one — but not in Virginia. His typical Virginia countryside turned up in a virgin location area 12 miles outside Eugene, Oregon, which he claims looks more like the Virginia of 1863 than Virginia. McLaglen should know. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia, class of 1940. SHENANDOAH™ (1-3) Puseunkny Forsyth makes ne screen debut as a member of James Stewart’s family in the stirring drama set in Virginia in the midst of the Civil War, Universal’s “Shenandoah,” photographed in (Still No. 1954-88 ) Technicolor. Actor Patrick Wayne Watches Own Films To Correct Errors (Current) “Actors who say that they never go to see their own pictures are talking through their hats.” So declares Patrick Wayne, son of John Wayne, a young actor who frankly admits that he sees his own pictures a number of times. His comments on the subject are refreshingly honest. Regarding the aforesaid actors he had this to say on the set of Universal’s “Shenandoah,” an epic of Civil War Virginia, in Technicolor starring James Stewart, now at Gher so Baa Theatre. “To me, that’s like an actor saying he never reads the theatrical section in the newspapers — just the ordinary obituary column and the used car ads, if you get what I mean. “You don’t have to be Freud to know that the most fascinating person to a person — actors or anybody — is the person’s self. How many people do you find staring at their reflection in a store window or in a gum machine mirror? And whoever got tired of looking at their own face in the mirror? It’s as natural to want to see yourself as it is to breathe. “T see my own pictures a few times,’ Wayne frankly reveals. “Nobody on the screen fascinates me as much as Patrick Wayne. But the main reason I see my pictures so often is to see what I do wrong and what I do right on the screen. I make mental notes on my performance. And I don’t kid myself. ‘But getting back to the actor who says he never sees his own pictures,’ Wayne concluded with a sly wink, “that’s as easy for me to swallow as a punch bow! filled with castor oil.” Has Padded Role (Current) Katharine Ross’ pregnant role in Universal’s James Stewart starrer, ‘‘Shenandoah,” is quite a padded role. Photographed in Technicolor, the Civil War specticular now Theatre. The studio wardrobe department made ingenious cotton pads to be worn under Katharine’s dresses, to give the perfect illusion of the rounded contours of approaching motherhood. After the birth of the baby girl in the story, the pads were removed and the clothes refitted. Still Motherless (Current) Young Phillip Alford is bound to wind up with a parent complex if things don’t change. In “To Kill A Mockingbird” he played the son of Gregory Peck, a widower. Then he was cast by Walt Disney in a two-part TV drama — as an orphan. Next he portrayed an orphan once again in another TV show. His current role in Universal’s Civil War epic in Technicolor, ‘‘Shenandoah,” now at Theatre, has him as the youngest son of James Stewart, who is also a widower. And this time, he not only doesn’t have a mother to his name, but he doesn’t even have a name. He is addressed throughout the film as “Boy.” Solve Nagging Puzzle; Use Stuffed Horses (Advance) A nagging problem was solved quite simply for Universal’s Civil War epic in Technicolor “Shenandoah.” The James Stewart starrer COMICS: 22sec. ete ees Lome Sesto Theatre. Ten dead horses are shown in one scene in closeup. A test proved that a trained movie equine can play dead in a longshot, but closeup its breathing is visible, for one thing, and neck twitches and tail swishes are very obvious. So the studio had a taxidermist in Kentucky furnish ten stuffed horses, at $600 apiece, and they make their “dead” debuts in “Shenandoah.” All of which caused director Andrew V. McLagilen to horse around with this comment: ‘As far as authenticity is concerned, it just proves once again that you can’t beat a dead horse.” Doug McClure, Co-Star Of ‘Shenandoah, “Says Actors Do Not Enjoy Own Movies (Advance) Actors never enjoy their own pictures, in spite of all that stuff about their vanity, according to Doug McClure, who cur rently is in Universal’s Civil War epic in Technicolor, ‘‘Shenandoah.” The picture, starring James Stewart, comes _____.. Cele oe ee ee Theatre. “In evaluating their own performance,” the actor pointed out on the set, “actors are always in the position of a person who retells a joke. On the first repetition it doesn’t sound so bad, but after it has been told several times he begins to doubt if it was ever funny! “Repeating lines over and over again before the cameras, takes out of my own pictures, for me, all the suspense that ‘puts over’ scenes with the public. ‘When actors see one of their own pictures they always feel they could have done much better if given another chance. Most actors are frustrated directors, anyway, and in addition, they’re the greatest back-seat drivers in the world. “You take a scene in ‘Shenandoah,’ the one I did with James Stewart, in which I ask for Rosemary Forsyth’s hand in marriage. We worked on that scene for hours because director Andrew McLaglen wanted to be sure it was done with perfect authenticity. I did that scene until I was dead tired and when it was finally over I thought it was just a routine sequence. “Well, I couldn't have been more wrong. According to director McLagien it turned out to be one of the best scenes in the film. “An actor judging his own picture is like a mother judging her child — they both can be awfully prejudiced—and awfully wrong.” Doug McClure aiid Raroniny Forsyth, having just been aoieied, grimly face the news that as a Confederate officer he must report for combat duty immediately in this dramatic highlight of Univer sal’s Technicolor photographed epic, “Shenandoah,” Andrew V. McLaglen. directed by (Still No. 1954-21) Stewart's Hands Convey Lightning Quick Meanings In Shenandoah” Action (Advance) Although Jimmy Stewart takes considerable time to drawl his way through a sentence, his hands, which have been called the most expressive in show business, convey lightning-quick meanings. This was brought home when he guested on a quiz show telecast. Stumped for a nor clue, Jimmy bee ie to gesticulation, and his partner promptly came up with the right word. In his latest Universal picture, “Shenandoah,” Stewart has ample opportunity for both drawl and gestures. He plays a_ taciturn Virginia farmer trying to keep his motherless family of five sons and a daughter from becoming embroiled in the Civil War. Photographed in Technicolor, ‘“ShenanGogh’ “COMES eee ee to the : Pe agaNG Rie Theatre. Jimmy has learned to use his hands well in a professional career that has spanned more than 30 years. An Architecture graduate of Princeton, Pennsylvaniaborn Stewart spent four years on the New York stage before head Page 3 ing for Hollywood, in 1934. In the ensuing years, he has racked up five Academy Award nominations and won the Oscar once — for ‘The Philadelphia Story” in 1940. But, according to him, his favorite role was that of a man facing ruin who’s saved by a guardian angel in a 1946 Frank Capra comedy-drama, called “It’s A Wonderful Life.” He’s done a little TV — “You can’t do both and I guess I’m a movie man” — and has no directing ambitions. He’s an absolute perfectionist in everything he does. Combine that with talent and it is obvious why he has been so successful — even in using his hands. e : Doug McClure took time off from his starring stint on “The Virginian” TV series to play a Confederate officer who marries Rosemary Forsyth in Universal’s ‘“Shenandoah,”? photographed in Technicolor. (Still No, 1954-130) Glenn Corbett Now In U's ‘Shenandoah, ~ Gets Much Fan Mail (Current) Glenn Corbett’s popularity has really hit the fan, that is, the letter-writing fans of the young star of movies and television. Corbett, who receives about 36,000 letters a year, or an average of 3,000 a month, from fans all over the world, makes it a point to read all of them. He says to him these letters are a direct pipeline to all kinds of audiences and are a perfect way of telling whether the type of role he’s doing is popular or not. Whether that role is on TV, or a movie portrayal, like the one he’s currently in as James Stewart’s son in Universal’s ‘‘Shenandoah,” in Technicolor, now at the SN ad et tan pan ia Theatre. Not all of Corbett’s mail consists of constructive criticism. Some of the notes are as personal as a declaration of love—which he receives many times. There have been requests from fans for shirts or trousers worn by him for his roles. They almost belligerently explain that he would never miss one little item in view of his extensive wardrobe. In answering them Corbett points out that the clothing belongs to the studio and is worn by him only while the picture is being filmed. He has had numerous demands for a lock of his hair. If he filled all of them he would be completely bald. There are requests for a recording of his voice and, of course, the usual requests for autographed photos. Glenn Corbett, star of the ‘‘Route 66” television series, is James Stewart’s oldest son in Universal’s stirring drama set in Virginia during the Civil War, ‘“‘Shenandoah,”’ in Technicolor. (Stull No. 1954-130)