Rampage (Warner Bros.) (1963)

Challenged both as a great hunter and the lover of a beautiful woman, Jack Hawkins prepares to fight for both stakes in ‘“‘Rampage,” new Seven Arts-Warner Bros. jungle drama which opens at the Theatre. Robert Mitchum, Elsa Martinelli and Hawkins are starred in the Technicolor release, and Sabu (“Elephant Boy’) is featured. ‘“‘Rampage”’ was directed by Phil Karlson and produced by William Fadiman. Mat 1-E_ Still No. 466/73 (Special Exploitation Art) The Challenged The Prize Loved by a hunter, desired by a trapper, Elsa Martinelli becomes the key prize in “Rampage,” new Warner Bros. drama which opens sence at the Theatre. Miss Martinelli is co-starred with Robert Mitchum and Jack Hawkins in the Technicolor release from Seven Arts, Sabu (“Elephant Boy”) is featured. ‘Rampage,’ set in the Malay jungles, was produced by William Fadiman and directed by Phil Karlson. Mat 1-C_ Still No. 466/74 (Special Exploitation Art) oeeeee Hawkins Lived The Rugged Life Long Before The Movies Got Him Quite aside from his acting experience with them, Jack Hawkins has had more than one man’s lifetime share of firearms and jungle. But he is right back to both in “Rampage,” Seven Arts-Warner Bros. drama which opens at the Theatre. Robert Mitchum and Elsa Martinelli co-star with Hawkins in the new Technicolor release directed by Phil Karlson. The rugged, derring-do screen Hawkins is based on the rugged, derring-do Hawkins of the British Army. He spent almost seven years in the jungles of Southeast Asia, and that he came out alive is something still a source of wonder to himself. When England entered World War II, Hawkins entered service as a lieutenant with the Royal Welch (cq) Fusiliers, one of the oldest units in the armed forces. He taught small arms, then was sent to India, where he served at Poona and Ahmed Nagar, a couple of Kiplingesque outposts he still remembers as a “rough go.” At the beginning of 1944, he fought at Arakan in Assam, and was promoted to captain after the fighting at Imphal. At Arakan he commanded a squad of armored Bren machine-gun carriers. By this time, 19 out of 28 regimental officers had died in action. Hawkins’ superiors pulled him back to GHQ in New Delhi and made him military administrator of entertainment. He was by then a colonel. After the war, his queen made him a Commander of the British Empire. For all his wartime jungle experience, Hawkins acquired no first-hand knowledge of the big cats he is supposed to hunt and kill in “Rampage.” “Never saw a tiger,” he recounts. “Only Japs.” hunting) etc. etc.) bought a tiger.” pace & What You Take Along On A Tiger -Hunt Ladies who’ve been wondering what to take along on a tiger-hunt can relax. Elsa Martinelli has solved the problem. For “Rampage,” Warner Bros.’ torchy new Technicolor tale of love in and out of the jungle, opening in which she stars with Robert Mitchum and Jack Hawkins, the beautiful Italian actress ditched her Parisian favorites for an American designer, Oleg Cassini. Appreciating the compliment, Messer Cassini came up with these little wardrobe items: e A long beige top-to-bottom-beaded SHEATH gown with a long satin coat (for going to concerts in, during breaks away from tiger e A short gold cocktail dress (for going to nightclubsin, during e A white jersey SHEATH dress with positively NO back (for travelling on ships in, on the way to etc. etc.) e A pink nightgown and negligee of nylon tricot with satin applique, lace cap sleeves on the negligee, lace bodice on the nightie (for visiting unmarried gentlemen in, on the way to etc. etc.) e A beige wool suit with brown belt, a green shantung dress with a little jacket, and a light-brown wool suit with self-color satin blouse (for daytiming around in, during or on the way to etc. etc.) The actual threads to be worn while taking a peg at the tiger were supplied by Abercrombie & Fitch, being specialized and the specialty of A. & F. This rig, together with a high-powered rifle, cost $2000. “For that,” quoth Miss Martinelli, “I could have gone out and Jungle Jewel Cely Carrillo, actress-singer who scored a personal hit on Broadway, makes her screen debut in “Rampage,” Technicolor drama of love in the jungle which opens at the Theatre. She portrays the affectionate, loyal wife of a Malayan hunter. “Rampage,” produced by Seven Arts for Warner Bros., stars Robert Mitchum, Elsa Martinelli and Jack Hawkins. Mat 1-H_ Still No. 466/76 (Special Exploitation Art) at the sicneene Theatre, The Challenger Challenger for love and honor in “Rampage,” new Warner Bros. jungle drama, is Robert Mitchum, co-starred with Elsa Martinelli and Jack Hawkins in the Technicolor release. ‘“‘Rampage,” a Seven Arts production, is-due"tolopen’? 22k). 202 at the}? 8s Theatre. Mat 1-A_ Still No. 466/75 (Special Exploitation Art) Camping Out — A La Warner's The script of “Rampage,” Seven Arts production in Technicolor for Warner Bros. which opens RR at the ........ Theatre, called for a rich man’s “shikar,” or jungle hunt. So Warner’s staked the picture to a nifty. Stars Jack Hawkins, Robert Mitchum and Elsa Martinelli are supposed to be trudging “the jungles of Malaya”— read Hawaii dressed up for the purpose—in pursuit of tigers and a fabled beast dubbed “The Enchantress.” In the big-game business, both Hawkins and Mitchum are bigtime, and Miss Martinelli is something of a topper, too. For their use, then, to carry out the intentions of the script, the studio provided: folding furniture of wicker and tubular steel; tents and shower-baths of water-repellent poplin; linen tablecloths edged with silk; crystal goblets for wine and buckets to hold the bottles; silver knives, forks and spoons; and fully-innerspringed beds. Hawkins, who had lived in tropical jungle while serving with the British Army, shook his head upon seeing the “shikar.” Said he, wistfully, “If I ever go on a genuine safari, I must certainly have Warner Brothers outfit it.” Love, Not Clubs, Makes Actor Cubs “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is not a motto to suit Ralph Helfer, animal-trainer who supplied Raunchy, the 250-pound jaguar that performs a decisive role in “Rampage,” Seven Arts-Warner Bros. jungle drama in Technicolor which opens the Theatre, with Robert Mitchum, Elsa Martinelli and Jack Hawkins starred. Helfer has a stable of more than 100 performing animals, reptiles, birds and even insects at his ranch some 50 miles from Hollywood. “They are trained with kindness instead of blows,” he says, “and that’s why they are the best trained creatures in the world. What thought processes they have are attuned to love and not brutality. Just as it does with humans, this brings out their best, and it shows up in their work on the screen. Raunchy responds to my commands when he’s before the camera because he has had an emotional kind of training. He has slept in my bedroom, and often on my bed, since he was a month old. When he works for me it’s not because he fears me but because he wants my approval. Maybe a little piece of meat, too, but not primarily.” Only one failure has turned up among the trainer’s many students. That one is Al the Alligator, who’s never learned to trust human beings. Either he can’t grasp Helfer’s unique methods, or he has an ineradicable fear of ending up a suitcase. HawaiianIsle Shook Up By ‘Rampage Filming For Hilo, the “big island” of Hawaii, the making of “Rampage” on location there was probably the most shaking event since the tidal-waves of 1960. A labor union, for example, got up and sold at cost a tee-shirt reading “Hawaiian Teamsters” on the front, and “Warner Bros. ‘Rampage’” on the back. People wore them throughout the islands. Routes connected with the film were given new names after the stars: Elsa Martinelli Rd., Jack Hawkins Blvd., Robert Mitchum Ave. Even the director was honored with Phil Karlson Lane. Crowds following the stars everywhere they went got an extra charge from the presence of Sabu. His famous “Elephant Boy” was playing on Hawaiian video circuits at the moment he was making his return to the screen in a big “Rampage” role. There was also the electrifying advent of the four imported Bengal tigers. Hawaii has no tigers. On their arrival, 2000 Hilo school children were released from class to go stare at the striped beasts. The crush at the cages later became so great that signs were installed reading: “Please count your fingers before you leave.” Two luaus — parties — were given the “Rampage” company. One, by oficialdom, was fun and everyone of any importance attended. The second, by 40 Waikiki beach boys cast in the picture as jungle beaters and trackers, was funnier, and a ball. A 400-pound roast pig was consumed to the chittlins, then Mitchum did The Twist and the other stars the hula, while the beach boys gave the beat. “Rampage,” produced in Technicolor by Seven Arts for Warner Bros. release, opens ...... at the Theatre. . SILVER LINING One Java monkey got loose and opened the cages of five more during production of “Rampage,” Warner Bros. jungle drama in Technicolor, which opens at the Theatre. However, director Phil Karlson was able to find the silver lining. Said Karlson, “It might have been worse. He could have opened the tiger cages, instead.” NATURAL ERROR That Americans are car-conscious was proved once again during the filming of “Rampage,” Warner Bros. jungle drama in Technicolor which opens Theatre. A Brazilian jaguar, appearing in a scene, bit his handler. A coworker rushed the injured man to first aid, and told the nurse, “A jaguar got him.” “Who,” asked the nurse, “was driving?” Honorable Gift Dishonored Enraged by dangerous methods, and offended by broken promises, a dignified Malayan chief, portrayed by Stefan Schnabel, returns the machete he accepted as a token of friendship from a jungle huntingparty. Scene is from “Rampage,” new Seven Arts-Warner Bros. drama which opens ........ at the Theatre. Schnabel is featured in the Technicolor film, and Robert Mitchum, Jack Hawkins and Elsa Martinelli are starred. “Rampage” was directed by Phil Karlson and produced by William Fadiman. Mat 2-H _ Still No. 466/77 (Special Exploitation Art) Lured By ‘The Enchantress’ On the trail of a semi-mythical beast known as ‘‘The Enchantress,” a trapping-party led by Robert Mitchum (right) pauses to reconnoitre in the Malay jungle. Scene is from “‘Rampage,” new Seven Arts-Warner Bros. drama in Technicolor which opens ........ at these ries eas aps .... Theatre. Mitchum is co-starred with Elsa Martinelli and Jack Hawkins. Sabu, remembered for ‘Elephant Boy,” appears in a featured role in “Rampage.” Mat 2-E Still No. 466/45