Variety (November 1961)

2 ‘MISCELLANY West Germans Irked by Episodes In Forthcoming Italo War Film) By HAZEL GUILD Franhiurt. Oct. 31. Tire West Germans are mightily coneerred abcut a forthcoming Halon fin that allegedly presents the Germans curing the last Werle War a ati unfriendly light, QS GtalRsb the trend ef today’s international pix us hich “the good Gei.an”) has been ce rerging. Germans cian the Folaris Production. “INeci Italiani! pero. Fecesee TE Baan For a Gerrit cenmcerns & war episode tn ibe curing the Geo-man occuJratien OF Bee It reveais an inGaGeEnt on” emieh 3lO Jeas in Rome @re sheet as TUBEING i] tor the death , cf 86 Germncn suiciers. One Ger Mer becspaper reported: “It. undeubrtediy true that there were injusties curing the German -occupst.en mn Reise But the ques ticn a anether, ata time in which the Furopean nations shall ie Ii fags closer together, such’ themes should be brought on the ecTeen. upcoming i This adds to, the current senti ment “We was wronged!” which the Germans are crying about the Venice Film Fest. There are stil _Greshler, who was in New: York many ‘nice comments in the press” here tat it was a Geliberate slight net te ivite a single German film te fhiat con petition last August. Roreaver. according ta the rereris now current in the German press, the portrayal of the Germans. particularly aePchers in the ‘foreign press corps, international films is now becom° >Continued en page 78) LOUIS NIZER’S ‘LIFE IN COURT’ OK FOR PIX “NIv Life in Court” by Louis Niver «Doubleday: $595: is sixchapter. 524-page recap of same ef the celebrated trial lawyer's mast fascinating cases. Presented : be selected by the readers reprethe Teutonic. ‘ast World War, in’ Reeperbahn Rebellion Hamburg, Nov. 7. | There is a rebellion abrew-— ing on the Reeperbahn, the. famed seaport “Montmartre” which draws slummers and locats alike. since the Hamburg «iv fathers ordained no 100‘0 st-ipping, either for the brarebosomed lady. wrestlers or epidermis . displayers. The peclers must ef least re-. tain a G-string and they, and the sailors and tourists alike, dort like it. 'Greshler Hits Gotham "DARRYLF. ZANUCK FAMOUS PRODUCER OF OUT STANDING PICTURES currently. shocting “The Longest Day" says: “PAUL ANKA ie an excellent, comedian with a photogenlyue per-. With Foreign Press Assn. _ Awards as TV Package :soritty ana 1 am making snange he Golden — Globe ‘Awards ; two additional ‘sequences in ‘THE LONG EST DAY." given by the Foreign Press Assn. ” oe Saeot “oe Bonny & Burns Hit of Command Show; 856 Net. } ‘London, Nov. 7. “The. Royal Command Variety‘ and others ' Performance last night ‘Mon.) at. will be made by the correspond-‘the Prince of Wales Theatre here’ last week, pitching the show to ad-: vertisingagencies and networks. The awards dinner is presently slated for March from the. cocoa | nut Grove, of the . Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, according to Greshler. Winners in most categories 1 it sented by the members of the] -€nts -based on letters from read-' netted $85,000 to.the Variety Art_ers. Greshler points out that there ; jsts’ Benevolent: Fund, a sum which ~ Pa styie that must be as penetrat Ing «Ss seme of the anaisses pared by Nizer in p: ofessicnal pur pre-: Buits. book will have special appeal — Jer shew biz readers because of treatment accorded the libel case af Queniin Rey nolcs vs. Westbrovk Pegler: for a report on the Billy hese Eleaner Holm divorce case: the account of Morey Amsterdam's dificulties when accused of plagia| liging: the “Rum and Caca-Cola” song, and a review of Louis B. Mayer's fight te gain control of Leew’s Ine. Neatest trick effected by author Nizer ws ehility to remain factual cases an which he was an embattled pert.san, while managing to convey @ 4a Peétsensiny to his pages. In addi : intimate “Titanic,” “Ninotchka” amount of his aan colorfal | tien ta inveling Important Cents. sere of Nizer’s cases have had ce neice: abie influence on Ruipru| Cort rif the end, #s in the instance af . (Comtinted on page 78+ Hey nolds Pegler imbreglio, a‘ nich, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. through the month of November. ‘are 158 members of the vrganiza° , included. sale to Associated Tele; tion, which will) meet shortly to‘ yjsion as a spectacular. The major: form a Buddy Adler Award. hon-' comedy hit in a bill which included ering the late head of the 20th-.’ ‘some of the top talents in the Fox studio, to be awarded the. _world was the bit in which George. outstanding film per sonality. ‘Burns worked with Jack Benny im —_—_— personating Gracie Allen. Another l standout was Sammy: Davis. Jr.'s l song and dance work with Lionel Blair, while Benny's relaxed sola’ spot in the first half evoked a sock . ovation. . “Maurice. Chevalier was, perhaps, | Robt. Stolz-Walt Reisch (3, Time) Together Again. Vienna, Nov. ~%. A callaboration. that .dates back | to 1930 when .composer. Robert | Stolz and librettist Walter Reisch: first coauthored “Two Hearts In! Three-Quarter Time” has. been: renev.ed. Both are currently work-. a bit ov erly sentimental.in the closing slot w ith his rendition. of “You: . Must: Have Been a Beautiful Baby,” ‘which was sung to the Queen ¥ * ‘Mother. Queen Elizabeth..anid her ing here on “Windsor Roses,” an husband, Phillip, did not-appear as legit, musical, ‘they were.on theit way to Ghana Reisch has heen in Hollyw ood , on a state visit. for a major stretch in the interim } ‘Though overlong, ‘the. show was. as oa screenwricht.. with such : ‘ crammed with hit acts. They incredits as “That Hamilton Woman.’ “teluded ‘Shirley Bassey, Frankie ‘in collab| Vaughan and Max Bygraves. The eration’ and others. He and the : biggest ovation went to “The Crazy _veteran Viennese composer ccl-: Gang.” which made their. farewell and reasonably unemotional abcut ' . CHeKs, labed on a number of legit musical . ; appearancé after 11 Royal Shows. { ‘Others on the show were the. J “Wy AN 2s". “Do. Re. Mi" company, Nina & is its one-set. eight-people -cast.: Frederik,: Arthur Haynes, .Morefatter. ali singing actors. i cambe. ‘& Wise, Andy Stewart, Bal-| Meantime Stolz is on tour inj Jet Trianas, Baranton Sisters, Com| concert, Eurovision telecasts and pagnise des: Marottes, Ugo Garrilocal preems of his dom, ‘Bruce Forsyth. Latter is resi‘and “Illusions” : dent emcee for ‘ ‘Sunday: Night at the Palladium. ” . Unique about. “Windsor Roses” “Kapriolen™ iceshows in Mu-. Ground Broken for New “maximum security ward at agreed to pay court costs. ° i paintings valued at. $1,000,000. Wednesday, November. 3," ‘196r ~The Twist Not For the Portly Strange Fad Grips N. Y. Society—Previous Convulsions Of Dance Fads Recalled ’ How to ‘Behave’ _ American Guild: of -Musieal: — Artists is staging at the Hotel. Wellington, N.Y. a “how-tobehave-while-overseas” seminar for U.S. talent. It's this Friday (10). Panelists -who will first | each talk and then stay for. question period include three soloists, -Florence Kopleff, Seymour Lipkin, George [.on- don .of the Met, and chore-' _! ographer Jerome Robbins. Prisoners Don’t Mind Being Locked Up, But Ouch, That Rock ’n’ ’ Roll. Denver, Nov. 7 prisoners of the! TheDenver County jail: recently peti-: tioned the warden to stop piping music from KTLN Radio into their Ninetyfour J cellblock.. The station is a rock 'n’ roller and Warden Dan Stills said the’ ‘prisoners apparently couldn't stand: ;the sound any longer. The prison! ers signed. their names to a.‘kite”.. 'message) and had it deliv ered to oan office. KTLN denied this and claimed ; en freezeout resulted from the station's: editorial position on the ‘Denver police scandal. The station has been strongly critical of the city administration's. handling of the scandal. Warden Stills denied KTLN’s. charge. . “We do not pipe news or editorial ‘matter from any station; into the cells,”he said. ‘These men ‘are either convicted felons ‘awaiting transfer to the state pris-. on or scheduled for. trial. We -do not want them hearing anything that might start a riot or give them eas about escaping. So we just ‘give them music from various radio Stations . around town.” | new.. By: ABEL. GREEN’ “Perhaps not since the: ‘Hula and. fore. In between, of course, have ‘{the Shimmy has a dance as debat-lable as “The Twist”: come.-to the been anything and everything from: . the Charleston to the Samba. from the Conga to the. Cha-Cha, not to mention the Lindy. Hop and ex cluding such theatrical or passing -{fads as the Varsity. Drag, the Big Apple and the ‘Pachanga. ee The Twist, however, -has taken: _ over with such sudden. impact. in in. New. ‘t important social Circins York as to: Kive, it special status ‘although it is. by me méans very It took a year for. Chubby Checker's: ditk to snowhall,. after ‘the original author «Hank Ballard): goulen't. make it -or was ahead of -. “t is the social eolumnar publicity: in the Gotham sheets, and the slumming parties dered, that has endowed The Twist -with a special vigor. For one thing. _two hole-in-the-wall bars, almost ' side-by-each ‘on: West 45th Street tbetween Broadway and 6th ‘Ave.), have had io hire tneir own special. junifermed cops ‘o augment’: the ‘regular polive detail because. of the fashionable crowds. No. 2, while there is already. evidence of a little’ Suspected “shilling” and theatricalism—a natural enough beefing-up. of the status quo—the basic beat does bring out 4 savage style of “social” danci ing that. isn't especially social. That: fs perhaps why the social it has engen-. ites have gone overboard. for. it. The Peppermint Lounge and the. Wagon Wheel, the two. West 45th (Continued on page 60)" FIRE SWEEPS HOMES ~ OF HOLLYWOOD NAMES ‘Hollywood, Noy. 7. “Celebs whose homes. ‘were destroved in the disastrous fire that Iswept through Belair and:‘surround W. German Court Finds 2 Guilty in ‘Diary’ Case’ . Luebeck, Nov. 7. The West German court here ; has. found two Germans, a teacher, ‘Lothar Stielau, and the jandowner,. Heinrich Buddeberg, guilty of mak ing false claims about “Diary of Anne Frank” (20th}. Both: had claimed that the book was not ac; tually written by the iy ‘ear-old | girl. ! ‘Charges brought in the name of ' Anne. Frank’s father, Otto Frank, found the men guilty of ‘insults ! but revealed that the men had not | intended the false statements in’ any anti-Semitic manner. Stielau. has been relieved of his position: in the highschool, and. both mien. ing. suburbs Monday (6) included Burt Laricaster, Joe.E. Brown, Walter Wanger, Zsa. Zsa Gabor, Direc ‘tor George Powell.and ‘Videotape. 'owner .Howard. .Meighan. . Each ‘home reportedly cost More. than. $100, 000. * Those. whose homes were threatened or damaged included. former vicepresident Richard Nixon trent ‘ed. from -director. ‘Walter Lang), : Cary. Grant, Red Skelton, Kim ‘No« vak, Maureen : O'Hara, Fred Maci Murray, Ginger ‘Rogers, Marlon , Brando, Robert Stack, Steve Cochran, Bobby Darin and Greer | _Garson. Hundreds of guests, amang’ them ' Otto ‘Preminger, Gore Vidal and Morton de Costa, were evacuated from the Bel Air Hotel::' “Hotel ‘workers removed a collection of Spingold Arts Center, Ground -‘breaking took place | ? 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