Variety (February 1962)

Treat ot | Michael Rebh’s $ Br Global B. By. JACK. PITMAN ‘British. producer Michael ‘Relph, who made ai toh trip ‘to: New |." last. week, to hera is con-{. * Pas ited % v and. continuing. ‘through . ‘Feb,... ‘. ‘Feversal.: ” Shurlock deniea | Seal ‘primarily | because: of: usage... of: ‘the term.| “nigger.’*Secondary reasons ‘given troversial .“Victim,”. apparently. is -not inclinéd to ‘give, with ‘the’ tide. —meaninf his. outlook as a’ film-] maker ig decidedly non-global. That is, not if one defines global} ‘as internaticnal . coproduction,: in-"|~ . ternational casts. and. simple-as-pie " story appeal. : Though “be: expresses. himself. as. not’ really. rigid on the matter, his. preference (aS. his credits attest) | is for themes indigenous to. his homeland. If they: prave appealing |. sO much’ the _ better... elsewhere, . ‘This, of coursé,. means his: negative ‘costs are budgeted (at between, on. average, $500,000-$600,000} . ‘with an |eye for recouping in the. British de Market alone. In many. instances ‘he’s been able to. ‘report sizable | gravy takes _ at the | international | boxoffice, Relph has‘a string of. ‘hore. than | 20 films to his credit. among them’ ‘such Yank payoff. clicks as “League | .. of Gentlemen, “Man. in ‘the Moon,” ’ “Kind Hearts’ and Coronets” and “Sapphire.”. He doesnot eschew major distrib. financing {per “Sap|. but in phire” and ‘“Coronets”),. creasingly, ‘in .order to. tackle: se rious themes that mirror’ current} British life, falls back on the’ -no strings aegis of. Allied. .Film .Mak| ‘This was constituted chiefly ers. as a. financing entity, -and which as | a: production banner paits:Relph.|: and Basil Dearden : ‘as: director), --and. Richard. ‘Attenborough “and Bryan Forbes: in. ‘counterpart Ca'. pacities. Latter’team, for instance, is responsible for the also. current: “Whistle Down the Wind,”. which;like “Victim,” is being handled in ‘the U. S. by Pathe-America. _: The Allied management, ‘by’ the! way, ‘comprises -a number. of other British filmites, inactive. ‘on’ ‘the ‘production side, ‘but. much ‘active as members of. the’ setup’s. direc_torate. Among these are Jack Haw-! kins; the actor who plies his talent: | poth sides of..the -pond, and. Guy. Greene, the director. .-. Relph said that so: far he: has” been .able. to abide an. average. _eight-nine ‘week shooting. schedule of his pictures, Now in production | as an Ailied entry is’ “Life. ‘For: ‘ Ruth,” which he describes © as. an attack on extreme forms ‘of. re= | ligious dogma. It specifically: con|.’ cerns a man who belongs to.a sect { that .cpposes blood transfusions,: and was scripted: by JanetGreen | and JohnMcCormack. same team | responsible for the. Sapphire” and} * “Rank “will ws . George: Gobel * “et “Victim” screenplays. ° “release in’ Britain. _. Another, Relphproduction, this’ -one financed by Rank. is ‘titled “All Night. Long.” -Just. completed, it’s. a jazz yarn based on: ‘Shakespeare's s.. (Continued, on page: 24) UV. s. to Europe . Charles Addans — Paul Bauinan y‘-Nat Lapkin: . Janet Leigh 1 Dick’ McWhorter. tsk Rooted Pix \Variety Week; Feb: 11-17 "17 -it' will. be. “Variety. .Chibs |¥ : Week. This is ‘the arinual push : manitarian : projects. of -the . theatrical social ° ‘body. ”.” sit, cal address ‘is: ‘P.O.. 228, ‘South’ ‘ ‘Miami; . Florida, . : Hoover’ is exec ‘director. Hand Out Bosco | “Awards i ins ‘dicate: concepts, and. to “Cerca de |: las. estrellas” -(Close:.to. the . Stars) | were cash : “prizes in’ the amount. of . 250,000 pesetas ($4,000), each, * cadores” were tied for the: runmner -honors ‘went to-“Siempre.es domingo”. and: “Placido.”. Main. laurel: for performance went to Amparo Soler ‘Leal and -: Arturo.” Fertiandez ‘with Silvia: Morgan _ ‘and: Julian ‘Mateos +. | receiving best’: “Supporting, star ; honors. Se Cesar ‘Ardavin:: whose. “Lazariilo .fest’s Golden Bear’ ‘two years ago, | all-industry dinner ; lastweek. (31) | fat: the. Hotel.Palace™ by . sindicato |: minister: Solis, the director ‘gen eral for cinema and“the. Jefe del} ; Sindicato. Nacional del ‘Espectaculo. LAN Y. Rod: -Amateau . ae :., George: ‘Axelrod es . Mortimer Becker: eo! Mae Benoff ~ ~' John Eames Emerson Foote ‘John Frankenheimer _ Laurence Harvey R. : Hearst. . Jr:. Ben: Hoberman. . ao . Ross: Hunter ° Ws ts 7 Howard ' Koch. vote ue -Henry Levin. .: Shelly Mann ° [Dey aad Sea | “Uses Term figer’ | “Production ‘Code: Seal ‘has. been:| , 0. Only Tncidenta | . | Gene ‘Starting. next: ‘Sunday. (1) :* for fands to. support | the “hu=.¢° _ |seene: showing a. femme. in’ partial Variety Clubs, Internation~ oe "George: iC. “ ‘Madrid, Feb. ‘6. “the two main’ awards ‘Of the an-. nual Spanish ‘San Juan. Bosco: Os-.| Lcars, “sponsored: ‘by: the "Sindicato.| | Nacional.’ del. ‘Espectaculo;. went. to. “Milagro: dé los cobardes”” ‘(Miracle |: -for .Cowards). in the’ special: cate| gory identified -with ‘this -countrv’s.. Yreligious,. political,: ‘moral and: Sine}. for cinematic’ “excellence. “Awards: ’ ““"Tierra‘de.tedos” and. “Eos atra~" ‘up 100,000 : ‘pesetas award. Other | de tormes” won: the Berlin film |: was named. best : director: of. .the’ year for “Cerca. de: las estrellas.” Awards’ were:: distributed ' ‘at. an. -: | Girls’. in: ° 1957. "-.Eprotest,: -asking. Ashton : to! ‘desist | ‘refused “The. Intruder,” ~Roger and.|' 2: . ‘Corman’ . production -:, for} ~'| Pathe-America, which’ ‘deals| -with-|: \Dixiecrat white ° “ supreniacy. ' ' Pro| ducers: intend: to‘appeal . ruling : of \the Geoffrey ‘Shurlock: Office, but,. admit: they © don't. 100K for. “a were. “excessive © -yiolence -_ and.”| a disrobeinent. Produters.. “point ‘out’ “that “nig -has . beeén::. used: . ‘before’ in, ger” Hollywood, . productions, “notably: Negro of :Colored: People. They also have approving ., comments from’ State: {Dept and. Dept. of Justice officials. Spats 5 ‘Placido’ For Oscar Poll ‘| U., .S-. Coast’ -Guard,. Signal -Corps: "| and. .Navy; and: even German’ films. AS ‘six’ “mar commission, desig fnated-by-Spanish: film: ‘authorities | to.name the’ contestant from. this |: ‘country . for" the. Hollywood : Acad-’ emy.--Awards: in: the” best’. foreign’ film class, finally named: “Placido” : after, the "hung: jury:-calledon ‘the: “Madrid; “Feb. 6 5. head. of the. “Sindicato: Nacional del. Espectacuio . for” his decisive. ‘vote: : pate ‘vasion.:: of: ‘Normandy: ‘on: June 6, .|.1944, has brought ‘sharp Hollywood: epercussions . from: a. tv: ‘producer. "preparing a D-Day.spec-and anoth-| who: took. part ‘in ‘the planning ‘of +O Se Army’ D-Day. ground eombat | film: seqverage. ‘Zanuck’ had. claimed. + there are no films of. -actual D-Day. combat: -in-:‘existence,:a ‘contention denied by: the. ‘two ‘Hollywood. pro ‘lStanley: Kramer's. “Home -of ‘the ducers. = | Brave,” : In: ‘their . campaign .. for: a} : . |seal; the: ‘Corman. freres’ are: citing: _ testimonials from . ‘several ... [Teaders. who havé-viewed: the film, " -,famong. them Calvin: Banks : ofthe | ‘| National ..Assn.° for: Advancement: of ‘special’ ‘motion. pic units'.in the “Signal ‘Corps. Pictorial ‘Service . in| ‘World. War II, *‘well. knew ofthe: hundreds... of: ‘combat : ‘cameramen j, :ffom™ Signal ‘Photo: ‘companies who+ hit the ‘beaches on: “D-Day. --and.| | thereafter: . -“|-see ° their. ‘maagnificent -footage. on! [Rette Zamuek on D Day Fim | “Veied at Zeinuek Hollywood, : Feb: a producer: “Darryl ¥.. -Zanuck’s blast ‘against ty -producers allegedly using ‘fake’: pix of. the D-Day: in er. préducer,” who ‘was. -an : officer: Producer: ‘Dayia’ Wolper., " préparing “D-Day” for: airing ‘on: ‘NBC-TVJune:3 on ‘its““DuPont-Show of.the | Week,’ ” countered ‘that Zanuck: Was }. ‘¢ “entirely : inaccurate. 7. . And “pro .diicer Jack: Warner: :Jr., an assistant.| photographic: “officer. of: the. First U.S. .Army ‘Group: which helped. ‘plan’ D-Day filin’ overage, * “said | ¢ ‘flatly. that Wolper. was right. Wolper said. Mel Stuarf,. who is A producitig the :spe¢ with ‘him, -has“, -just. ..returned:. from Washington. ‘where he ‘got: just: ‘such: films: To. {implement his: statement, -he pre-Sented.' documentation “from : De-. pes ferse Dept. ‘records’ of . the . existence of such films, taken. ‘by: the of D-Day: Warner ‘said ‘that Zanuck, as head: ‘Sone. did.. not:liye’ ‘to: Two: membets.: “oF ‘thefury’ abe! the :'screen.. and. they. :-would “be! ‘stained: ‘and two each favored “Pla-. ‘shocked: to ‘read.an.article so:'load-' “eido”.: and. “Diferente”. _ “until | the: Sindicato’ chiéf-:broke.: the: déad| ‘| lock, to--give ‘Luis Berlanga's: biting -Satire: the" nod. ‘out. biireaucratically "as-a contest: “Placido,” *? -eased |- ed with error which, appears to mej} to. have’ been Teleased. for no: legit. mate purpose. Rot . The: producer -. ‘continued wee, “Armed: With E¥emos, still cameras, | i ‘ant. in: last year’s Vienna film ‘fest; | side: ‘arms :and -sheer. guts. they: (the j. is: believed ° ‘to’ ‘have: received. ‘an’ invite ‘to the ‘Cannes: festival in. May. yet . a reef . Stiller Hotel Revue ~ Tenors MGM: Protest On ‘Les Girls’ Title “Los Angeéles,: Feb: 6... MGM: ‘attorney’ Rudy: Monta ‘ ‘has! protested to. iiitery. revue: producer’ ‘Barry Ashton-his use of “‘Les Girls” woo wee . tert : as title. “oF show: -eurrent at Statler | . 7 ‘partner, ‘Wolf: Kechmann, protest: is being ignoréd on: grounds “the:. two media‘are so different ‘we ¢an-. not, -coneéive : of: any. ‘confusion. in ar | the mind-of the. ‘publié. ara ‘Metro: released : the. filmi ‘and Monta, in. his from using. tag alsonientioned. that |: 4 studio. had ‘copyrighted’ title, ‘and7.. ws | that. too; it derived. from, ‘a..copy|-. Lrighted. ‘book: Filmusical : “produced |: <a “| got’: their’: pictures, : . |-wounded, they" died, -they “ lived,:: “Tes i Play This Tune “| cameramen) came” in under deadly | fire, on: Janding craft; by glider and | ‘airdrop: on that, historic: day. They." they’. were! _| they puslied on across. Frajice. into) Germany. and: ‘final victory. . ' Very’. possibly: -Zanuckhad: to] ‘re-enact. D-Day’ because -the shaky |" ‘hand-held: Ey emo -faotage. ‘actually j.7 i “exposed: under heavy-. fire ‘cannot , \-be. used:, on’. contemporary itide | ‘mate: réason -and_ if is -sowhy ‘not » ‘say it. ‘instead . of -passing: along:: .SO. ‘much. nonsense,” ’ Warner. declared. “ ‘Zanuck;. -producing: “The Long-: “est Day,” : “about D-Day,,. ‘apparently : _started. the verbal -war -in’ ‘annoy! “anee at ty’ s. “iny asion’”’ ‘of tv's “invasjon” Of ‘D-Day. °: Xs { ~ When. Depressed i: Pp: “ SchwWarzmann: who . -reséarched: ! therefor.” says Arniy. Pictorial Exception’ is being taken various: er there: : films. exist.’’: _Contrarily, ° ; “the: ‘Acmy‘Pictoriat a ‘Centre’. sat. Astoria, : -L..5.,. affirms: : that it has; ‘infact, “several: tHou--). |. sand” feet: of film’ jnade during the... 0" .‘actual Allied janding’ on -June’.6, °°: ~ °° 1944. Zanuck’s claim, as carried. by. RE, Variety last week . under: . ‘Paris’: -dateline, further. astonishes: :per-~' ae sonnel. at the. Pictorial. Centre he-_ |. * ‘Cause, they Say, ‘a.:20th-Fox rep who:*"'. +. 1 D-Day’ footage... :: |: -now-shooting. “. apparently: Wass pleased. with: what: he found.” Ree: : "7": . searcher is. identified .as Robert: ..° Belcher, ‘but the. centré-is riot’ clear: wan! the’ DF Z's: “Longest “Day”: if to’ film: producer ‘Darryl F..Zane.. ‘uck'sstatement. the ‘public -has =" .< Deen‘: hoodwinked nto : ‘believing ~°: |. ‘isD-Day-shot.’ Normandy. -. Beach, footage’ because’ RO such” whether he actually ordered. Prints . of their: stock... Spokesman. ‘for’ the: ‘eentre. refete fused’ ‘speculation. as .to.:Zanuck’s...° |. ‘motive, but’ did intimate that Zan-". . ans ‘uck:.as .a showman‘ understandably...“ comes: by, ‘the’ conditioned. hyper. ce bole.: | the: actual assault... “For most: ‘of June. 6; there. were no. ‘camerag on. .the beaches.’ Eater on D-Day,-Rob. * some *ei: Said. Dua ert Capa .got ashore and. took: memorable {still):: Shots,’ se Zanutk.. : “Resides” D-Day: “filmms’ ‘elaimed’ by” ole. the: military, ° ‘there“‘is,--of* course," «7 beaucoup ‘subsequent .. ‘footage. ‘of 0. those. first. post-invasion days when |. ©. the Allies were -consolidating ‘their. |” .-~:bedchhuld ‘and attempting. to’ push: =... out into the ‘Normandy countryside... : ". Generally. Jess known, also, is ‘the... .”<: ’. fact ‘some. footage: even..was ‘taken. : .. 7: the day before™thé ‘main: assault, *." Bulk ‘of: this lensing is . haridled: “Producer, as" quoted, declared. 7 that television documentaries pure porting to show the ‘Allied: invasion. “3° < have.” been. ‘using. fake ..matérial’: ;->".” which was. ‘shot ‘a day: or. two efter. oo, oo tk w. Honi-theatrigally. ‘by United? World) |” Films. per. ‘a. reel ‘titled “D-Day. > Minus ‘One,””’ June .5 Dere; ‘Sharlie? “yas: "You: asi resentful’ over-:the Zanuck: po woe remarks, ate’ four mémbers:of :the.°°.” * Army:: Signal:: Corps | ‘photo-: >.) -: graphic’ team that ‘hit: Notmiandy. .. 2" «screen ‘6r in:colér,. This. ‘is-a legiti-!. Beach. with the,D-Day. ‘invaders, © ‘They tag. ‘the ‘prodti¢er's’ comments °. Tet ..to ‘the: 3). 5. as .a. “great injustice” a: record :of. the. 824° 7". --. ‘and 101st. airborne: divisions ‘which’ “. ”. sropped ‘behing, German Tings: on: ee ~cameramien: ‘covering ‘the. June 8: landings, “picture, . ‘Film: teani’ Was “headed by “ut. iat oe ‘George . Steck. ‘Another member, ", 7". *and framer ‘of .a“rebuttal: states. 7= New. York. this.” .: week, :was:Louis W eintraub, “sti ce ee: ment: issued *. in both: ; still ang’ motion 7 a man, with ‘the’ iit, who ‘now ‘heads :: his 6Wh., photo .. communications -~"."::, firm’ in ‘Gothant. -Weintratb. :de0" ‘clares ‘the ! Zanuck: remarks ‘have a no. sanction: -in “historicalrecords, eee and” adduces carbons Of the uriit’slog : Sheets.’ Milton R. Rackmil -George ‘Raft « -Henry Silva’ |. ‘Frank Sinatra. Ray, Stark Linda Christian Nathan Cohen ‘Jimmy Curley Tom Curtiss Dixson Dern ‘Kelly: and ‘Mitzi’ Gayrior. *. . _{° Kochmiann also: argues that “Ashton last year ‘used: title:on a ‘revue | ‘by Sol C, Siegel “starred. Gene search. Bureau,’ finds ‘it 4 paradox | point ‘and’ -extends™ through’ the’ Joan Fontaine Zsa Zsa Gabor -.Ted ‘Hartman B. B. Kreisler. Favre LeBret ~~ Roger..H. Lewis. . Roddy McDowell::. Donald. McW hinnie = ‘Warren. Miller’ Patrice Munsel Paul Newman. -Tony Ortendo Richard Pack Gene Pitney: Terence Rattigan. Michael Re}ph Victer Samrock . Aaron Schroeder Zachary Scoit Gloria . Swanson: . Mel Taft _ Gore Vidal : Stanley Weston Joanne Woodward Jerome Zerbe: In London’ ‘May Fair Hotel. ‘Res.: Cable . Collec:---vyi “istel, London or Your Travel. Agent: yo ‘Mel Torme . _{ ‘Ethel. Linder. Reiner?’ :~ ‘|. “Andrew Rosenthal” © 4 Louis. Vaudable eo rm ; : Martin Davis ‘The Finest Address of +. Harry M. Kalmine } «Leonard Lightstone . BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON. wae ile 1 on Hal Stanley “George Stevens, Jr. Jack: L.: Warner }-) Pat Weaver oo ’ Bob: ‘Wells | aul E. SYoongséein oe Y we 7 Europe to. U. U: §. .. S Marcel. Achard * T. E. B. Clarke. . Alexander ‘H... Cohen | Neel. Coward : .. Rov Disney. © “Mike J.; ‘Frankovich -. ' ‘Harry -E. Gould '. Juliette Greco” Rodney’ Millinetow: “Mrs. GE. A. *willianis. oo NY, toda a . Jay: Barney’. : -. Alan ‘Dexter: ‘Franks Gorshin: ~s Zack Matalow:.... ~ ” Natalie ‘Schaefer. . ‘Charles Sehlaifer . ‘Elizabeth. Seal. weeks.. 7 -. the “Egyptians, htaitted .on, .a.‘semi-anniial’ basis... In. ’ . actual ‘practice, however,’ “I tances were extremely. slow: and. ‘and : the’ Iast: monies ‘to, _ feome ‘out. represented : part: of 1958" ‘Fearnings.. Re agreement * Will: :be:: “to: prevent. ‘a "| further. ‘buildup’ : . -| backlog: ~~. “Reducing . the’: existing]: | backlog -will. be the ‘subject: of fa ne, ‘jrrégular,. oo ture talks." he: had. at’ Golden, ‘Reno, : for’ 16) 137s Fert ts Fim “Remittances. oni lot "Motion ; Picture’. “Export ‘ : Assn: execs: ‘have: new.. hopes’ that «the. -‘|tough *. Egyptian remittance. prob|| “Hem “is:on-its ‘way to--being ‘solved. }. 1 Aéeording:to word: ‘received’ . in| New: ‘York. y.estei day4Tues.). | MPEA’s.: ‘Mediterranean supervisor ‘Leo .D. '-Hochstétter.: has ‘success|: fully concluded . negotiations eby | the Egyptian. government: whereby [-|U.. S. ‘film company * monies.” “will |’ . ‘now be” remitted: ona montkly: phasis. : pate all -have. -been: ‘coming. out : Of Co Egypt. “| i-{ Under an ‘earlier agreement with J. For Ov er..a’ ‘Year. no. moni€és : The efféct . . Of the’ new. “ remit='} ‘in, ‘the -moiiey™ “T-try-——television—is -“now. ooking (-° | to. ‘that industry to bail: ‘it. out of at 1 Teast“ some of -its: w corst shorteom-. “ha yee ings . and ‘miseries.’ The: -analy‘st adds:. “And: $0 “much” ‘of tv. is ‘misery. ‘and . hogwash, that:;. “bailout ‘can‘t.: come’ too :-fast. [ No one. ¢an’ ‘equal’ ‘the’ knowhow .of ; ‘the‘big: pros like MGM .inturning : ‘out ‘a finished entertainment ‘me--dium,:.a -fact that—belatedly—is ; being realized more each” aay! ee Basil Rathbone In “2 Chicago Indie Feature’, -Chieago;, Feb. 6.0 ‘Basi’ “Ratiibone : thas. ‘been signed . a for. one “of. twothespic roles in the | semi-docunientary * feature, ‘Chi By. Fred ‘Niles. for ‘Mid-Aineri‘ean, “Motion. Picture -Corp: : “The “dramamentary, "Tas jt'’s described,’ purports. -to tell the: * story of : ‘how: international: ‘and: how. it has.:developed. into. this: country’ ‘Ss. py eatest: threat. . . The -¥emme ‘star’ is. still. ‘to: be, signed. Niles’. 30-minute’ ‘feature 1 -Is wh. budgeted.2 at. $250, 000. * MTN ‘O. ci ‘monies . were.; re-: Before. Zero, ™ “being: prodii¢ed in ‘¢onimunism began | beach: According: to: ‘the’ Weintraub ; as‘, Se, I'gettion. ‘footage: ‘made by -thisiteam 0 “time: and. time? 0. 5 ave Show) n up again” in theatrical. ‘newsteeéls: cand: ;Video ‘documentaries... The rebuttal 7. adds, ‘It’s too bad that Mr: ‘Zanuck’ hens wasn’t ‘-.on.the’. beachhead: * that . f2V : morning to ditect: his film; perhaps ="... :.he Would: have-had a ‘better under-.: . °°: Standing’ of. what: took:place on: the °." -°fields of-battie,-andprobably. would’. =: have~-had'.a -better. knowledge ‘of. |. ‘the . Novmandy, “picture | he: is now ae making”. ". Columbia Into Manila: Manila,. Feb. 6. “Columbia's “Ew: ippinés, “reports "Aaron: Pines, “Co. ere “Wherein -the . ‘Phatoro . vides the outlook on, various stocks; j Braphic‘* reeord. of D-Day: ¢om=" 3." ~".: in behalf of: the Capital Gains Rei Menees ~at..'the British. departure”... that: ‘the very. thing that: was sup' :: Normandy; landings and ‘the -underye posed: to: flatten .the movie’ indusi fire. “efforts . to: ‘push: up ‘Normandy. wee ~ First With “Twist me i stound “ihe: -lumbiamanager -here.--In a: ‘tight oe . ‘race: between. Columbia: and..Pararae Col Es |lumibia’ won.,” The Picture AS ow: 00S lon its ‘second week in “a ‘firstrun?: > | hause, Capitol, ‘and: penned: ih day“anddate with. another’ théatre. ~ wh: Paramount's. release '*‘Héy: Let's. * Twist,” “has, as yet, ‘not béen. shown:” ~. S | and. will, ‘probably. play: -inFebru, :" are dary or March... eee a mount..as:-who‘would’ ‘be -fir'st,