Variety (November 1961)

. didates for reelection: woe Warns Allied Aitists: (as: Previously) —Geonte Rati] Story” Fiction " Ghieago:: “Noy. “88. Hirota | Gordon: ‘Jegal knight : er-. a Fant. for ‘the’ estate’ of: the. ‘late: Al *sfhowee “Al” Capone; hastermed bee . “The. (George: “Raft Story". an “er. roneoaus, : fictitious and. Aistorted” |. ; Portrayal. ‘of..-the’ pyohibition-era. ' Zang figure. As he did“with CBS’s:| “Untouchables” and Allied: Artists”: .:"Al .Capone”—he’s going to: sue: |. “Gordon saw the new AA picture ‘at its: ‘preem at the. United Artists The: |}: 7 ‘. atre. here. last week, uy The: lawyer points: in “particular ||“ ~ to a scene .inwhieh Raft’. meets | 1. Capone: after: thé filming..of ““Scar-|} face,” 4 meeting which-Gordon says , hever took place. Also in-error, ac+'| “ eording to: Gordon, is a‘scene. in 2: film studio that-shows“a ' playing: the.,Paul: MuiW_rolé: being .¥eferred:to as “Al” A Gordon, had. sent put letters ‘pre| ‘ vious: to. ‘the premiere * of. ref Georse: Raft” ‘story warning: dis: } tributors ° and. ‘exhibitors that they.|.” ‘gak—action Af. they ‘showed | . faced the. film. “a JEFFEE re “FROM. SCOUTING EUROPE! “Saul. J effee,:. president-chairman’ ae ‘of Movielab: Film Laboratories; has'} Se eyes for foreign.‘ expansion... Back. : jn? New |. York: -followi ing a, switig’ ‘ around Europe,. exec said he found. : “anumiber of: extremely attractive. | opportunifies to further: the’ ‘plans. swe have: for. Movielab’s expansion,” Jeffee. ‘isparticularly’ interésted:| fs ‘setting up reciprocal operations. -betiveen " Movielab: and:-fjlin_ pro-¢essors: in’ both :Paris. ‘and: Rome. . Also: he entered. discussions: con" cerning. ‘acquisition: of ‘a: ‘European |. ‘lab. This would: mean. a facility ‘for: made" ‘abroad: for.: ‘distribiation in _the'y «the. processing. | of”: films.” ‘United States. ; Jeffeeinvestigated : a new: “dye °technique‘ awwhielis “being: used. -in’ . Switzerland.sand” concluded . deals |’ : for ‘processing. jobs: in“ the course. ‘-of conferences, with, "producers ‘in | England, France and Ttaly.:. .Movielab. is .on*.the move : re home, : ‘too: Jeffee ; reported. he's considering: a. “eouple . of: p acauisi-| _ Hons . on. the east. toast, : PASTOR Kios. CENSORS “sheila, Arrest ‘ Sellers’: Of: Bible, Full’ Of ‘Obscenities’. . ; “Day ton; Nov. 28: “EC ‘Wendell. Hughes, former’ raé:| tor ‘of . thé “Unitarian. Church at. =. Dayton; Tecently. _presentéd ‘a peti tion “to City. Prose¢utor Arthtir. ‘0.7: -” Fisher, requesting’, that ‘any. book: dealer or-‘person™ selling : the. Bible ‘be prosetuted. for-’ -selling™ an “ob-. -gcene::book:: He ‘said ‘his’ purpose:| “-was-to ‘show ‘the ridiculousness of. __gensorship. This was not. the first: time ‘he. jas ° made ‘his’: attitude | _-kriown. a Several years a ‘ado. he. hel ed ‘dee + “-feated’ ‘a. proposed. city’ ordinance |: on. -eensorship. “Hughes: ‘said his Tatest Move :’was* an attempt -to:[ > show: ‘that* ‘theteis: ho ‘end to ‘cen| . Sorship,. once . it. ‘has. begun. ~ ~The | . “action, ‘he: said, “Was. prompted -pby.| * im ‘police -efforts:‘ in “Dayton -to. have |. ‘Henry Miller's: “Propie ‘of: Cancer”) “pemoved: from. bookshelves. © Tlie city: ‘prosecutor:-has' refused | to take a: filing,’ déadpanning: ‘that aad ‘Bible: legally” is. not obscene: ”: Columbia Meeting Dec. 20 * Anniial’ meeting :: “of: “Columbia |. " tockholders’ has: been: ‘set: for Dec: :20at.the homeoffice.. “ Abe: Schneider; ‘president, and ail ether incumbent directors. are can-. Wednesday), November 29, 1961) 2 “character . earing the. -eharacferistic: ‘gray. slouch hat. with |. = the _tutned-up. brim in. apparent L ae “reference. ‘ta Capone. Gordoti. says that. “Scarface” was never: referred |.to::as “SAL”, in: ‘the ‘original: picture | | and that the: main character ‘in! ibe} film. was --not. ‘designed ‘to’ look }~ * spetiieatly” like ‘the -gang . Jeader. 7° a selves. ' ‘to. . Posed ‘as: | Fact “Mei ution brozuet. — : Ay “Don. Quinn. . ‘paths: ebout Interruptions by ‘waiters. and. ‘telephones. ‘as. the perennial: . _ Paleenitiers: In <n. piece ve ith ie ‘Who Gets The. Beef? . “another ‘Snupiat Editorial: Feature Both: Anniversary. Number : | os toffee ARIETY. “Pius other statistical. cand: datecfiled : = charts ond. articles, BS a oba "pe Jiterary: agent: ‘Joan. ‘Foley. (no: Telation...: t6. Astor . story. editor. : evin. It's considered . likely: ‘that l'product (with the exception ‘of “La |: he ‘property: will -be: offered ‘to director Roger. Vadiin, whose “Les preem. here next Month: ‘Pic,: <3 hich’ ests. strictly dornestic. production’ at the, An about’ tivo. years.” Wee “neuterized” ‘international. ‘produc ; ‘| tion, ‘but’ pix :which have’, greater]: international: ‘appeal as. a: result of |: ‘their . ‘uniquely ” French: .or. Italian |: -qualities. Astor is: ‘prepared not |. ‘only «to. ‘acquire™ finished’. ‘literary’ works,. but also..to“make. prepubli-° cation: deals ‘as: Well .as ‘to Subsi|. ‘dized authors whose ‘works. are “in |'{ pfogress.””. As ‘ah example. of the |. Delamei F ja Word: Absurity latter;-. -Astoralready “has “writer -Stuart Janies on -the. payroll work:: ing’ on ‘a Noyel. which: ‘the company’ ‘hopes. will havé a film: ‘Potential. ABOAF ON 50TH. YEAR “OF ‘UNIVERSAL: 20%, P) : Pétis,, Nov, 28. ‘they. are holding. in Europe. | the: Paris meeting, -' li American films, ; French, product] “tn. the. ‘upcoming: oe ors H tritss: were. haying problems. getting oe |) their -costs “out. of:-Cuba,and: ‘were! pan cae ne | not.seeing. anything 0 ‘rivilous. aS} S profits, ‘although: biz ‘was: reportedly if: | extremeli 1 officials _ export. “| have © expressed ° ‘tentative. interest}: Jin “the proposal,” but nothing’ yet! “| has: been: “firmed : ups -ing: which:there may be some nego: |" ‘pact: Cravenne will return.to Paris Astor Picttires “today: “Weis. ‘gg | Via a swing. through~Colombia :and i ‘revealing ‘the’ ‘establishment ‘of its | [own literary. department, “concur-: Tent’ with the’ acquisition. of its first} property. News is due:at‘a. cocktail, . party ‘at 22” in ‘New York:. -Head-: ing up the. department: ‘is former’ ~j4s to promote it still further, while |: ‘inflation ‘has. ‘hampered’. trade., in. Venezuela, and a. rep --is needed ‘there to. bring: some. ‘order, out: of |.” ‘either’. a. ‘fulltime: Unifrance rep to: cover : ‘both. ‘countries OF: parttime: “Prexy., George’ Foley) with. Margaret. Aylward. as First, properly: aéquisition’: is ‘thet: ‘Hovel, “The: Only. Reason,’ "by Ter¢ : bis ‘Torres, wife. ‘of. author ‘Meyer. ip _a-jump in ‘the. coming. session With | ‘the. release ofsuch’ pix..as.““Les |: Liaisons -Dangereuses,”” “Last: Year 7 ‘in. Marienbad,”’ among. other, _UPH] 2 ‘Liaisons: Dangefouses”’. Astor will. as: a. setting. in.. ‘contemporary. Paris,” will’ ‘be. done as an Astor:/ coproduction... with ’Frerieh . _inter| aes CAN: LOAF AT. "> According to Geoize Foley, as tor his “neither the desire;. money. | | or’ the facilities” to ‘undertake’ .a | ; moment, -but“we: may. be able te). “Prineipal purpose of. ‘the. new 1 fee literary’ department, he -says:: is: to: .. bgeekout’: istorieswhich. léerid thein-. a “international produc-: os, ‘tion”. by” Astor. Via ‘partnerships. in + France, -Italy’ and « ‘perhaps’; even. “Germany. He-also : -emphasizés that "|": oS V Astor. has no intention of fostering “week: by . the--Motion: Pigture -In ‘Heretofore, ‘only: femme ‘partici. : pants ‘could elect: to retire: at “62. ‘to. monthly. benefit of. $120.5 . Editor; “Vaniery: gill: ‘be . no. ‘fourth ‘ chapter: jn . ‘Martin. Rackin:: Atherico: “About: ‘Universal’ veep) } : ‘foreign: general -’ manager, pres: dictéd here an. increase of bétween® 20 and 25%. in U-business. during: “the. -upeoming ‘50th |: zanniversary “f ‘celebration: in 1962.".Aboaf's -fore-. ‘cast: came.‘ashe and Uprexy‘Mil: . ton R. Rackmil wound up the. fitst. of. three European ‘sales meetings’ -. ‘ing even the. most’ elementary’ ‘ase, pects. * “legistation: Pe ‘jn “Naples. we ; Ii: is typical of all: ‘namely, ‘when: ‘Although: U. is ‘the. oldest com: pany. li the’ Andustry, Rackmil told : ‘we are’ -young. oa | and: aggressive 1 in jour. techniques.’ ae: the |. advantages’. ‘of “using . slave-. ‘labor; : childten and animals . Avith-: out any: Fesponsibility ‘towards: ste ane bo ean “AS: Pe result: ‘at ‘Cuban’ freézéout “of -but French Alstribs. are ‘onaing. tH) : ry money: “out: of. Cuba, s so . Robert Cra-| venne, :: ! | franee,. reported. in® New York FriI -day. (24): Exée. ‘made a: short: Btop‘over en route from Paris. ‘to: Mexico land’ ‘the’ ‘current. ‘film ‘fest in. Aca-34:).° “t| puléo.’ Unifrance.is the: French-in| :| [| dustry’s. organization ‘for the’: :pro-] [motion. of French« films abroad. ‘delegate-general . of” Uni ..Crayenne’ said. that: ¥Fren good. ‘Cuban government ‘| films’ whieh. would. then’ be free for. “So. far... two -French "producers “Following the ‘Acapuleo: fest: dur-|" tiations* ona new. Franco-Mex: film Venezuela; He’. topes’ to” line: “up: ‘reps in’ both ' ‘Caracas: and ‘Bogota: | Rep is needed in each. country, he. ‘sald, but. for: “totally” different reasons.:Business for French: pix ‘has been ‘good. in: :Colombia.: so-the idea the. ‘confusion... He feels: that’ French. pix: ‘biz in| the | US.: ; has “probably : ‘been down ‘ Jack-. ‘of. fop-grossing |” Verite”),. ‘but ‘predicts ‘it will -take coming: entries. lyf * -Hollywood:. Nov: 28: ‘Ouatitred. male participants. may! ‘now: retire at ages 62-64 at reduced i. — rate, under.a decision. -Feached last.|-: “dustry Pension ‘Plan : directorafe. Payment sked:of reduced month| Ty’ ‘benefits: ‘niclnde: the. following: AGE. “AMOUNT” 62 eter 3 7 96,00: ‘per. ‘month. : 63.65% eee 103.20 per ‘month: 64. wholes ao) 1L42> per? Month: -Participarits. ‘in: -plan. who’ wait: until’. they reédch’'65.‘ are: entitled | a Q 8 ae : Romie’. -T Regret, to inform: you. that. ‘thee | VARIETY ‘of ‘my -Cohversations: ‘with: Paramount's pro-" duction head: is. obstitiate.” in ighor-" ~~ Of: ~ . Eyropéan’. when’ he’ fruitlessly sought: : to: organize. a “Tunaway.‘production! * One: ‘sole: statement. by “Mr... Rac: he ‘ascribes to: European. producers’ wb me «pe dis-i . . Further. conversation | ” ‘has ‘therefore ‘become : -impassible. . i | eae were L ” Stanley ‘Rothenberg’ “Mighty. ‘oxplares where and: why Motion’ Picture. Taw | ‘Remains: a. ' Teste: Whodunit’: “oe ee: a oe A Q one a of the: -anany. Editorial Fetuex|| .. in the .ipeoming © a “Souk Anniversary: Number « , noe i ne : rarer e Radio 0 Offers Ae Weak, Iv Kahn Foregoes Mediu ~ Radio. coverage ‘Is. ‘out: for: Mon|. (4) . twinbill. -heavyweight: ‘pugilisties:. Irv. Kahn;. ‘TelePromp|. day's ter. -prexy,.. tiixed_ the . “pickups | ‘be| cause”none: of ‘the nétworks came: up | with.’ Whiatche. “considered -. * ership . has: ‘expressed | unalterable a a tion. ‘to. voluntary ‘classificaKahn's outfit, will “handle” the-| PPOs y classifica: closed-circiit ‘telecast, : feeding. 160. theatre and arena: ‘Jocations, “plus: a. community :antenna hookup of ; “fair” , ; /price:. some. 150. 000 home receivers. ‘Gs 3 fication I Sho a try : | production code ‘exists; ? q ‘> h Plug ‘other ‘Sstatisgical and datestifed: : thie ‘evaluation. of such films. e. ave even made some. dis| wets ‘t} creet. suggestions: that one. way -thie+} :-J| French ‘producers. might -get their: “| dough out is-by. coproducing ‘Cubainij. Mandatory en Uncurbed. Washington, . Nov.. 28... A committee. of Catholic bishops Teoh (Tues.): “envisione ” that a |-popular demand” will come’ for: ‘mandatory’: classification if: the ‘mo-.. }{ tion‘ picture industry: fails to regu-. late ‘.itself:| _Under the chairman— -{['ship.‘of Bishop: James A. McNulty: of -Paterson, N.J:,. group. reported ‘to’. the. rest: of the Catholic hiers “archiy:: _ *. “The responsibility of: the indus-. treeds ° no © restatement. ‘The: administered. ‘according . to its ‘letter: and: spirit, jt ‘is the. producer’s. -best: ally vin. the. responsible exercise: of creative freedom. : Z ° |. “More ~ than. “once, ’. the bishop ; continued, “‘the Legion of Decency | J-and .this: committee have recog-~ nized” ‘the: legitimacy. of tr uly aduit A ANE “In ‘code. -authority should be authorisharts and articles. «2 °°] res. jzed..by ‘the Motion ° Picture Assn. At oF America to. ‘indicate to parents. . | that. the films: in question are not L. Tecomihended ‘for. young people” : The’. report “states. that publie. | | eriticism. of ‘film. content and treat 2 ment duriny the past yedr has Con --T tinued “with: little. ab: ement.” do Weclearly. envision,” the~ bi | shops. ‘said, Mean understandable . = popular’ demand for mandatory classification ‘should: the industry Tefuse: Ao. regulate. itself. ” . The bishops noted that segments | of: ‘the industry. favor film classifi-. eation ‘but are in the. minority. “A policy-. -Statement .must ‘come. from the leadership.of.the industry itself; If: anything... that lead-. ‘tion. “We regret. the organized in-dustry’s intransigence.” “Referring to the U.S. Supreme ‘Court.:. ‘decision upholding ~ prior: oe ‘censorship. at the. statéand local First:of the back-to-back‘ ‘fights | ‘pits ‘SonnyListon and: Albert Westphal, from Philadelphia, ' ‘followed by the heavyweight. title. match. between champ Floyd: Patterson ‘and ‘Tom McNeeley” -in ‘Toronto... ARNOLD xine TAS ‘DEFAULT VS. SELINICK: “Arnold. ‘M: “Grant, film attorney, oe bWon' a: ‘$159,727 -default ‘judgment j “’ “against-the. Selznick’ Co, last: week: 7. batter’ -defendant : failed .to: answer | '_ 1 for: trial. appearance. ‘fo NWY. 62: UNDER: PENSION; | Su: ‘preme Court.:. — . Lawyer had. “sued” for “payment! for ‘services: from October, 1958, to March this: year., “Ue PAT. M. WILLIAMSON > Patrick M. “Williamson™ has been appointed ‘ ad-pub: director. of -Co| {lumbia -Pictures’ of“Great Britain: and ‘Ireland,, moving upfrom “as: | ‘sistant: ad-pub head: Promotion was ‘decided: at_a. London. ‘meeting . ‘be| tiveen : ‘Jonas’ Rosénfield ‘Jr... Col |: ¥.D:, ‘ahd: -Kenneth .N.. ‘Hargreaves, | slaw: or. i the: unions; and. without the. . ‘age’ pensions. and. health insuratice.. A::statément‘ot this kind is ‘not even. -Olfensive,. ‘precisely because ‘it | iS “So: -absurd...Mr.. Rackin -knows perfectly ‘well, ‘but. prefers to ignore it. that’ ‘the ‘severity of Italian legislation in-regard to social security. | . ig-such™ that: it is extended” even to those’ American Stars | “who work in’ Italy. ‘from. ‘time ‘to: time, .even though: the.same ‘stars: may never ‘haye ‘to make use of. it. : "Tn view of:the mannec in “which: he. Is’: conducting .. this polemic,: “it ‘is. pointless ‘that Mr.. Rackinspeak ' ‘of “eoriscierice.”Moreover, so far’. ‘he. has. ‘ortlyproduced: a couple: of pictures. _Let him’ come. ‘back . and Polemicize in-20° years. time. ~ Ding, ‘De: Baurentits, « Managing ‘director. ‘Of: the ‘Col, Brit Ash corporation.” ... Williamson’ succeeds “Alan ‘Tuck: eF; who. bowed: out last. Weel. |eity’” ‘| buildings on an entire block. These | structures will: house every facility : |'to produce, and’ manufacture mo level.the. bishops reiterated the ‘Catholic ‘preference for ‘‘self-regue. } lation: with. minimal legal con { trols.” Exhibitors: are. just as responsi| ble for what is offered the pub'ie as are film. producers. ‘the: bishops .| emphasized, , -‘The bishops ‘also. directed a seg-: ‘ment: of: their report: to those who: .put-up money for films: “It. may ynot ‘be: out. of ‘place .toremind ‘barikers that’“the lending; of .the i Beople's . savings .for film enter| ; prises | ‘carries. with it anobliga-: -tien:”.to -enSure: that the projects. supported ‘by these: monies are not detrimental to the public interest.” In “addition. to Bishop McNulty,.. "other ‘members of the committee. are. Auxiliary Bishop ‘Aiden J. Bell .of .Los Angeles, Coadjutor Archi| bishop, Lawrente J. Shehan of Bal| timore, Bishop. James V. Casey. of | Lincoln,’ Neb.; andAuxiliary ‘Bi j shop John A: Donovan. of Detroit.. THUNDERBIRD STUDIO. -» BUILDING IN MIAMI "Miami. ‘Beach, Nov.. 28. Ground ‘has ‘been broken ‘for; ‘ ‘|. $1,000.000-nits rvotioan 1 7+ studio ‘at ‘N.E,121st ‘St: and 16th 1 Ave. -b¥ ‘officials of the Thur er-. . -| bird: Film: Sound Center Studios. “Plans call. for erection of a ‘film’ consisting of four or five tion. pictures: There will be: a 32foot-.high, sound stagé, the largest. such: ‘stage “in the -Southeastera United States; . in one. of these . ‘buildings: ‘Other: ‘buildings will ° house, administrative quarters, pro‘jection. rooms, recarding studios, | scoring and.-dubbing. facilities. : Originally: organized. by Howard . . Waren, its. present executive vice. ‘présiderit, Thunderbird has supplied: equipment. and technical. assistanee to “Surfside 66,” Ziv pro‘ductions, .a. number. of © theatrical :‘fims., features,’. telev.sion 1+ mercials -and.: ‘many industrial shorts. Other Officers of the com‘pany are ‘Charles -Courshon, -presi‘denf,and Edmund P. Cole,: ¥.p... Gilbert : Fein: is architect on the “Ld and Joseph J. Foos inc. will: build the’ center.