Variety (November 1961)

4 PICTURES Smerlin ghkam ily Retreats From NT& Ti: |t Eugene Klein Shuts Off His Phon ol Hot © seed, Out. 31. + { Sheldon Smerling. wio operates j 15 thectres in Oh.e, Et nois and | New uneer Fostern The| wres hamner. and ence eppeared as | the gumicg Tht fa led National | J -eatees & Jelevi-ion cut ct the j zed irk side Gf the ledger, has: Guilt as a director and siad: more ; ; than Rs Shares Ge ned Derby Ent erpr.ses, co mpesed of | b eelf tather, uncle end brother. te GN Gasterm imve 1 ent greup : Jor an uneasciosed ti.ure. In ether words, ie’s had it ingcrar as his affiliation wach prexy kieeene Klerk and hes group areconcerned. He cane into the circuit as an | exce teepee early last Mereh end hid great hopes for tue etheatre | chain, so much so he boucht 10 G0 * shares of company stock in the Opes] Market “as an hivestinent.” Liter, he bought out B. Gerald C.untor’s 1LIAU0U shares and Sam Firk’s 30.410 shares in two private deals on behalf of the S:nerling . faevily The move apparentiy didn’t set well with Klein who immediately teok measures to stop what. Jersey, appeared as a battle for control of the circuit. Smerling was relieved of his duties when the board dissolved the title. but he was continued on the board. He had a one-year pact | fer which Foard agreed to pay. , ucek Ly week, without his reportins to the office. His job. with another title, was Randed to Robert Schg, brewght in’ trom) Deover uiere he «as divisional operating head. i For a ntule Snierling had rianned te speurhead a proxy ficht. but hs tamify back east di-courazed Piotr He decided to unldsd. the NTE&T stock. While he was averse to discuss ts whom he sold out, it is understced the creuy is friendly to m2n2zsement, Smerling says he really doesn't know if, this is true. Crown Mentioned One report had it he scld to Henry Croan, a dircetor of the Hilton Hotei, trom Chicavo. Crown reportediy is a trend ot William Fieedman, a veepee of te Hilton chain end Cirector of XT&T and interested in buying the stock. Howeser, Smerling denied thir as’ basically unfounded. Futher. its believed Kiein arranged for the saie of Smerline’s stock. Kle:n has made himself: unavailable to Variety for checking on any of the details. Pete Latsis. pub-é -d head for NT&T, stated ne stceessor to Smeriing has been | named to the board. Meanwhile. Smerling, whose family owns a large block of ABC Vending stock, denied reports his stock purenases had ‘anything to do with the vending company. He said ABC has new contracts with’ Chavez Ravine. the Coliseum, New Snorts Area and is buiiding a new, the first in chain, restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. to be ready for | Spring opening. As ior his own future. now ‘that he has moved his family fro: the east, Smerting is planning to enter: invie production and distribution here. He continues as a member ot NTA board and conferred with ; }eonard Davis, cxee during tew! avs Davis was here for and after ; NRT board sesh. Smerling will have one ortwo paliners in new. produccion-distri| bition setup. Again he ouldn’t ! tip whos ther, were and how many pix “wculd evolve trom the new conpany. , i Paper Value Jumos Of ) PCA (77,) Loew's Co | | ln Hemphill-Noyes Be score, Harold Claxton. stock aca for Hemphill, Neves & Co. com-: Pera ou boxscore om ste kK price: “ress for the fir-t nine inonths «: 1981 MCA Ine Jed tke show | beeness pack. having juwsped Tc in paper value. Loew's Theatres went up 69°F in (Cavtons check of a tetal of 18) conmrmon stocks on the N. Y. | Stuck ELachange. BY : .to plot: product .of 400 that turned cut * Schenck. extoHed as: man and . film : ‘er: motion picture. salesman. He. "industry pioncer hy | Rabsi ‘Nathan now conducts a buying and book . Lehman of Lehman Bros. and Wil ‘er sister-in-law. >| ‘madge. Richard Bartkelme<s came. Parsons, Mrs. and Mrs .B.-S. Nayfuck,. and 7 Steiger Incorporates Hollywood, Oct. 31. Rod Steiccr. is partnered with Shpetner Preductions for his first indie fir under his| Hammer Films’ Toppers Due'in N.Y. for Prod. recently formed banner, Ciaranna) = Prowluctions, and London, Oct. 31. WiH release tkrough Allied Hammer Films toppers. James: Artists. Carreras and Anthony Hinds plane _ Property {fs an untitled war stary co-authored by Steiger and Shpetner. and in .whieh Sal Mineo will costar. with Steiger. . out for N. Y., Nov. 6 for production confabs. with Columbia and Universal-International. _ }promotion plans for three recently _ completed Hammer pix, “Cash on e Demand.” starring Peter. ashi tandAndre Morell::“The Damned,” Faihe-Amer iGa In with Macdonald Carey and Shirley ‘Anne. Field; and ‘Pirates of Blood -River,”. starring Kerwin Mathews , Sal es Rally and.Glenn Corbett. They will also bal discuss. two upcoming subjects for :production next year. Pathe-America. -the exhib-| ‘At. Universal, the Hammer execs hacked distributor, is ‘ealling its‘ wil] discuss the recentiy-completed div isional sales manacers to New \"Captain Cleeg” and the remake of relence -plans. : thony. Hinds is protucing and Ter Prexy Budd Rogers will preside. ! ‘ence ‘Fisher directing. Attending sesh will be Peter T. Dana teastern', Francis A. Batestay to attend the Variety Club's man (western); George | Lefko ‘International Convention in’ Phila‘midwest), Jerry Lipow and Joseph Gins ‘southerm. Home: : ‘Manhataan Nov. WM, office execs will include Milton! Altholz and Sidney Hess, plus. Paul Connelly, treasurer of parent ; Pathe labs. Film Industry Fisures At Manhattan Tribute To ; ‘Louis & Bernard Brandt Buy Scaroon Manor Albany, Oct. 31. Sale of. Searoon Manor Hotel, at ; Schroon. Lake, one of the largest Because the family buris] vault. of the Sagamore . Hotel on Lake is at the Maimonides Cenetery in, George, is expected to mean a Brooklyn, the bedy of -Juserh M.. transfer of the film buying and} Schenck, 84, was -hvcught cast .booking to Brandt Theatres, Néw. after his death in his Beverly. York. ‘The new owners are mem+ Hills home. Resultantly a senarate. bers of that well known motion ; memorial service wes. heid in the’ piciure family. : Campbell Mortuary ‘Avenue last Friday -: on Madison .° Tae account,’ serviced from Al27) morning. bary, has heen. handled for the It was a name-studded ‘audience pat several years by to hear Golastein. of -Sthenectaay, a form eT areter “nv-El-ting > service; also ‘operates two trade attorney Louis Nize~. and. drive-ins, . 20th Century-Fox president Spyros . Joseph Frieber, owner for 37 Skouras. years of Scaroon Manor ‘consisting y OR Z ners Barney Balahan,:o¢ more than 500 acres and accomMichel. . Jaseph FL Mosko-. W. C. I eo Ne, 7 ong presented .moiion pictures Witz. ‘Nicholas M. Schenck.’ Ned ° twice daily. from May to October. Depinet and cther prominent. re : . film showmen attended. Robert | _ N. Y, to L. A. Fred Baker Richard Kiley. ; Paul ‘N; Lazarus Jr.. Joseph E.. Levine © -Mort ‘Lindsey David Picker Eric Pleskow' Joseph. ‘R.. Vogel L. A. to N. Y. Elmer Bernstc.. Frederick Brisson “Red Buttons " Eddie Foy dr. L. Wolfe Gilbert Maurice Gosfield. ‘Stanley .Krainer ‘Tom: MeDermott Jim Moran’ | Otto Preminger. Syd Silverman Jill St.-John‘James Stewart: Europe’ to U. Ss. Wranz Allers Robert Ardrey . Jane Broder: Madeline Clive . Jules Dassin ‘Berdine Grune. ald: -Saul Jeffee ‘| . Mitchell KowalGeorge ‘Marton Tony Perkins U.. ‘S. to Europe ‘Julie Andrews | David -DiamondRonald. Field liam R. Hearst Jr. were present along with lawyers Paul O'Brien: and Fanny Holtzmann. Talent figures of the past.at the services includéd Schenck’s formConstance .Tal in from Long: Island. Louella O. . Lillian Gish, Ricardo Cortez, .Irving Caesar. Milton /. Shubert and Billy Gaxton were|noted along with Sehenck’s family. Mrs. Annie Naytack.. his sister. | ANOTHER PROD! CFR IN 20TH-T0-WB SHUTTLE Hollvwoed, Ort. 31: Martin Manuiis. criginally sked.ded to produce hi< “Days of Wine ,and Roses” package tor 20th-Fox. is taking property to Warner Bros. i Jack Lemmon.and }¥.ee Remick will, costar. and Blake ‘Edwards: direct. Project duplicetes Darrvi “FP. Zanuck switching his “The Chap-.| -man Report” from 20th: to WB. after first slating film for 20th. Manulis moves. trem 20th to WBI ‘immediately to start prepping film, | BEVHILLS FEST-MINDED: Hollkwe a “31, Foreign and domestic films will be shown at the -fir-tannual Beverly Hills Interne**unal Festival of the Arts, set bv the Beverly Hills League for the Arts next June. Event also will include al Bonita Granvilie Film Festival. wih will give Lee Guber | Prizes for several ¢ifferent cate-| Harry Kurnitz Anatole. Litvak Harold Pinter Max J. Rosenberg’ Walter Scharf John §S. Schleciecer Stenlat .. Jack Wrather gories for the ‘invi-ed feat:imes. Rudy Cole, editor 4f the Beverly Hills Times, is chiirman of the Advisory Cemmittee handling the film section. Cornv-ittee. com-: posed of civic and-ct-s * ers, includes ‘producer’ George Seaton. Talks With Col Pix, U With Columbia they will discuss Carreras will interrupt his N. Y. ‘centrai) :gelphia: on Nov. 8. He returns to ‘| Embassy pix:ad director, | dates for “Wonders .of Aladdin” and “Thief of Bachdad.” He's. also” ‘| talking with. Rank reps there on southoi-border plavoff of -“Sodom | and Gomorrah”. C h I: Y: Bul summer resorts in the. Adirondack ing.” which Kramer starts in. January . : ‘Mountains and a showplace, to’ ecnenc au i m 4 Vil. ' Perkins back in New York after completicn of photography. in. Europe. Louis and Bernard Brandt, owners Dick Brandt, prexy of Trans-Lux Distribut-" jing, will be guest cf honor ‘at a ‘banquet ‘tobe thrown ‘by ‘the. a. How. ard: Abert Warner, modating over 600 persons) had | |seript polishing Perlberg-Seaton's “Night Without End. he | 20th-Fox. a | based om Edgar Allan Poe’... iJegit, -!two muscle men who will qualify as “two -of . the ugliest . men in the 41 world” for “Requiem for a’ Heavyweight. 7 -On a flight to New York from Europe 10. ‘days ago, Astor. Piétures prexy George Foley was watching an InFlight screening: of Metro's ‘pose, he. said, was to sign a: ‘contract for the acquisition of anew picture, turned out. Darryl Zanuck says (from: Paris) thathis’ “Longest Day” will NOT have theme song. Various pop tunes-of the D-Day era will be featured, be “natural sounds.” Charles Simonelli, assistant to Universal ' prez Milton Rackiiil ‘and Boca Raton, -Fla. She’s eastern rep for Golf’ Digest: ‘mag. sail on Queen Liz Nov. 16 for a: Continental holiday, international concla\e: next. May “15-19 in-the Irish capital ... . Eddie Solomon, Embassy Pictures exec viceprez, back at his: ‘desk: "fiddlefit account. ‘tional Latex, Stanley Warner subsid, ‘NBC-TV Saturday primetine cinematics . . the only instance ‘of exhibition divided loyalties. Go-go: Joseph E. Levine goes to thé Coast’ this week” to-. prep: ‘Sophia ‘Loren’s p.a. in. connection with the “Two Women” preem in L’A. Nov. 8. She’s also due to. attend, two. days later, the annual N.Y: Newspaper | Women’s Club ball at the Astor...When Levine returns ; “east. he Bee rine. into.a Boston hospital forsurgery on that. troublesome. knee’. . cipal photography completed. on” “Boccaccio .70". Robert. ‘Weston; huddling. MGMers in Mexito City re: Latino . William . Bendix into” Martin -Ransohoff's ‘Boys’ Night Out” comedy. now lensing at Metro:. Screen Directors Inter Julés Dassin :and ‘Anthony on “Phaedra” for’ UA . | pendent: Importers & Distributors . of America in Jantwty. Brandt, former member of the IFIDA governing ‘committee, v ‘Il be cited tor . . Incidentolle. Stanley Ascher's his “contributions to the industry”. Interworld Film Distributors .Inc., has joined IFIDS.. : Stuart Millar, who'll produte the. Judy Garland starre”. Stage,” with Lawrence Turman for UA; in tawn for:h:a. : the. He -plans to leave for, Londen. in November where pic: ‘will go into preduction next spring a “A Cold: Wind in August.” coming “Kid Galahad ” and -that’s not! Peter. Gunn *. back in New York after. completing her ‘Taras Rintba” “scenes in = Argentina ...-For the record: UA's. Otto ‘Premi Wer vle ce, “Exodus,” }plaved to a total of 760.846: persons, . who pa‘d:8! ‘02: reo, during its nearly year-long run at the Warner here. Stand en ‘ed" ait Tuesday (24) . John Halas,. director of the British. cartootery, “Halas: and Batchelor. hostec a screening of” his. new. shorts” at ‘the “Museum of Moecern Art Monday +30)... Ct: Carlo Lui, who has had extensive experiense in the Italian film wndustry.. -has: ‘joined ‘Little Movies asa conmeré ‘al producer. Meanwhile. Ezra Baker,. -one-third of the original Little “Movies :triumvirate and the “star” of LM’ s “Day of. the Painter,” has moved to Paramount tv sales dept... .,. Another reissue on Broadway: Stanley Kra‘mer’s “On the Beach.’ " “at the DeMille. “A Shot inthe Dark” Achard, author of the original “L'Idiote,” asked hin to. do. ‘The Harry ‘with Warner LeRoy on the’ off-Broadway production: of . Francois | Billetdoux’s “Tehin-Tchin.” En. route from -his Paris baze to.New: York, | Marton stopped off in London for powwows. With another: client, Robin. Fox, in re the legit. “Trap for a Single Man.” by Robert: ‘Thomas, which. Fox will eventually film-produce for 20th in London. . “Lioyd Bochner withdrew from role .in Italizn-made * “Adventures” “of “It might filmaking, with.“The Piotters,” Allan Caillou: yarn, as‘ first. film.. Columbia Picture. +« :‘c:ed“Mederata Cantahile” with, MPAA™.. ‘and. Martha Hyer in “A GirlNamed Tamiko” Aibright inkec bv Mirisch Co. for top femme. role Fa Marie Wilson into Jerry Wald’s “Mr. Hobbs Fakes: a Vacation” at Ray Milland into Roger Corman's ‘UA Continental chieftain Eric Pleskow ona: flying trip. to” the. Coast and other. upcoming’ product. He returns. to -his If. 20th-Fox’ should fire’ her for: refusing roles, but in order to .get the new. role. she. agreed to do the Wayne pic—of which she was quoted -that it started with an acult plot, but. had. to be made juvenile because Wayne has so many 12-yearsold fans. . Eddie Albert into: Ronald Lubin-Millard. Kau®man’s . indie.~ prieve,” for Allied Artists release : .. Edmund Beloin added “Climate -of Love” to his upcoming Paramount. production slate. s. Europe’ next-year . first pie to be “Gy psy"... original play with musie to star ‘Hayley Mills . . . Walt. Disney has Sally B-rson to, s¢ript an: ‘Fred Gipson will {script his upcoming Harper novel,.““Savage Sam.”. purchased by: Disney .-William Bendix inked ‘for. “Boys”: Night. . Paramount’ set Paul ; . Niven Busch ‘and John .Farrow ~. sold “The City That Lived” to Joe E. ‘Levine for reputed £250,000 cash .| plus percentage ... 20th bought Vera: Caspary’s rhe Hiicit Fox” for as sequel to “Old Yeller’.Out,” Kimco-Filmw ays production for. ‘Metro... Ford for “Who's Got the Action”. $150,000, Wednesday; November 1; 1961... New York Sound Track | Don’t everybody ra forw ard: director Ralph’ ananes is” looking for “Ada,” when the automatic projector.went out. of. order:: Exec madeanother. quick trip to and from the continent this “weekend. Main pur-. but one of his aides suggested Foley. just: wanted’ to. see how. “Ada”. and there will be. “some” music under the. titles. Otherwise, it will all: ‘new bride tas of Jast:Thursday) Rosemary Strafaci, honeymooning: in. ‘Edward: ‘Emanuel, chief barker.for Variety Clubs. International, ‘and. ‘his ‘missus-betimes. checking in with Dublin and l.ondon. Variety leaders to ticKoff plans. for: the org’s. . Harold Rand, ex-Paramount, signed. up: Pathe-America asa pubreel. Some exhibs ‘the have-nots, for: ‘sure) are. constrained: to: point. out’ the conflict-of-interest ‘in Si Fabian’s: anti-tollvisionstand. Interna-is among the ‘Sponsors of the. This, . of. course, is not. national Guild ‘east) carding its second annual reception-dinner dance: ‘| this Saturday ‘4)-at the Roosevelt Hotel. . Producer: Stanley Kramier,. ‘in town in’ corinéetion. With” his | “Judg-ment at Nuremberg,” is high on the prospects, of young John Cassavetes: as director. of Burt Lancaster and Judy: Garland. in ‘A Child Is Wait- “THe: ‘Lonely . Lola Albright’s film career was obvioisle warmed by. . S':e’s been signed for Elvi iS Presley's up-"Tika Windish. Paris literary agent George Marton,. hefore | arriving fiere at the . ‘Drake for the preem of “Kean,” for which his stepson,. Peter Stone, ‘| wrote the libretto, will also‘ 0.0. -“which’ Marcel. Kurnitz play is an adaptation of Achard’s original). He will also huddle: Mary Read” because the producer withdrew his guarantee that Boch-" Iner’s voice’ would be used in the English version. Says he: ‘| very well have been én improvement, but there was no way. te be sure.” Ida Lupino and Howard Duff set up Stanley Product‘ons for indie : Hal Wallis cast: Miyoshi. ‘Umeki with Laurence Harvey, France Nuyen .,. John Lee. ‘Mahin : Lola “Kid: Galahad” © “Premature: Burial,”.. Christopher Fre will write. ‘English. version of “Ey eryman,” ‘which Gottfried Reinhardt is producingdirec. |ting in Salzburg: . and due back this weekend after seeing rough cuts of Billy: Wilder’s. “One, Two, Three” | Paris base the end of next week after a two-month sabbatical in the U.S. . ‘she'll go ‘back. to. ““the best place’ to learn acting,” Ina Balin told. the press ‘in’ Toronto while-there for ‘preem of ‘Arthur Hailey’s “Young, Doctors.” . ‘+She was refusing to play. in John Wayne's. ° ‘Comancheros” when UA... .Jasked to borrow her for “Young Doctors.”. 20th: refused: to’ lend: Her,;.” “Res . Paul Newman ©. |paged by Dino de Laurentiis. for “The Stranger.” to: ‘be ‘lensed in.. Tucker Smith signed to term Warner Bros: .pact;,: hee eee = :