Variety (February 1962)

" Tyears. of the. “jew breed” ‘of. young, : . ‘<7 film’. producers. -As: often: as’ not, |" : “ghey. divide ‘between. tthe: Brooks:'| °.’ “suitéd” heirs | ‘of film ‘colony names; : oe OF: the... _avant-gardesmen “usually. ae imagined: as poking ‘their. cameras, 4 into. dingy Manhattan lofts... o ingly -thepenchant for operating | “Gn. tandem; as for example, Wesley |“Ruggles. Jr. and-.Tim’-Whelan.Jr; | *. (aged 29. and-.28,: -respectively), “both” filmbiz’ :Seions, the first. sired | 7. lby. director Wes: Ruggles. and:-ac-. io. ‘tress: Arline: -Judge, . _. “, Qhipped. from: anothec: director; the ee ° Aate; Timothy: Whelan. *; ©: te AS Riiggles-Whelan® Enterprises : Veg (billéted © ‘pro: ‘tem in ; Whelan’s | -,. “Hollywood. apartment), the pair}. ‘!.1 seems. to. yen. diversification as the'].‘.7 gure: base. for security—a: latterday: American. _Dream; _ They * already. os control some. Coast: realestate, own | : "even though nothing will have. . ‘|: ‘to. be paid: for” it." However, 7" +..g0omeoriginal. screen properties, ‘have started ’a. literary agency, and : : are -blueprinting: some ty. Projects: : ace for: the “European. coaxials.. ma" “the tradepress‘ lunchéon. :bit . to: -_: . herald |their..maiden_ filmic’ effort, i Out of the. Tiger's Mouth,” shot. iS ‘Pathe Labs -co-firiancing ‘and which | “x Bubsid. Pathe-America: is . releasing | eee ( “July. Screenplay, : On. “which: the |. ‘ "partners .collaborated and: ‘which : 7... Whelan’ ‘directed;. “+> Chinese. moppets ‘and: -the uncer-, "tain freedom. they. , find... An the: h ‘Mack has: ‘been wiitten. inrecent Of ‘the former, there. is indreas-: In. Manhattan ‘recently, they” did: ‘n.. Hong’ Kong ‘and ‘Macao: ‘with is’. about... two “bys British crown. colonys: Pair’s next-project,. also. for game “2” distrib. andprobably. rolling’. this | -‘ gummer, is.:a‘ fantasy. based ‘on’. a Scandinavian. folk . taleand this is. BL ‘to -be. shot: in color: inDenmark; ‘Since ‘the’ -partyers | came. trom |. othe: “Tanks -.o£ assistant directors, us (Rugates. / at’ ’ ‘ Columbia, » Whelan me : “with: ‘Howard.-W. Kach), “they: will . probably alternate éalling: shots. on. "ce the sets,” “Mouth,’ *-as Ruggles con-. i gedéd ‘could have ‘done a ‘charac-. : terization switch and: “been. filmed oy dn another? land, but the Oriental:/ *. ” backgrounds won: ‘out. partly be-. ‘cause .Whelan. had worked. ‘there oo “previously:.as ; ‘assistant, director “an =“ World:of Suzie’ Wong.” ” “As: a-side . bar: ta” the’ filming; the .pic was, shot. from: ‘hidden. cam some. 80% :.< eras—not: especially: for effect, but: “+. “+ pecause the location locals” are. .in-. *! “ordinately.. ‘cufious:: Reveal a: eam: e ‘ra, said Ruggles. ‘and you ‘can’ for-t os “get, about: any. sémblance of” spon“ taneity.. With “Ruggles: "spokesman er >*\¢Whelan's: Voice’, was <4lost”), ithe: anticipated -“frunaway.” ‘suggestion. 2 Awa, “‘euistomarily ‘denied, again‘-for 2 peasons .. of: ‘background authen.ticity,. and with the: additional’ com“ment ‘that. fh: any case.’ the “pro~.* “duction “crew. was entirely . Yank, eee, ‘albeit. the caméranian was not from’ > | the Coast: rolls’ but. Yathet Phillip: * /*. pine-based: ‘though often” ‘utilized -‘by: American. companies, ‘On: the partners’. early scneduie i fy a:.trip--toDenmark, in :Apfil, Paria Texas House $ 1006 Fire. ois)" Cleveland;:-Tex.; “Feb: 6. “Damages were. estimated ‘at-more. oo than $100,000 here: after’ an early. .. dnorning. fire razed, the’ Texas Thea-| .. “tre. dnd threatened ‘an éntire: block 1. Of buildings ‘itt the: downtown: busi-;, -.Fire’ departments a ‘ness -“section.. : from. ‘Conroe, Livingston, “Dayton | ‘ -"... and Liberty. helped’ Cleveland. fire -_ ‘men fight the : : blaze.. -from* ‘some |“ hours in. near, freezing. .tempera:: oO tures. : ‘Johnny: Long “of. “Bay” -City, “who °:" towned thé-theatre, said ‘the ‘build:. .:ing was: partially | ‘govered ‘by. An. vk “Burance.” = ‘ x Last Hardtoppers: Gone. --". .“Baltinger,, ‘Tex:, Feb: 6. 2 Péxas ‘Theatre; owned: by Jack. : Scales; and an adjacent grill and: Toss . beauty shop: were destroyed: by: fire . Shere:: No estimate of ‘the loss was. i made. House: seated. 150° and was: | . sale. chardtopper.“house: in‘! this |. YC eentral Texas city: of. 5,000. There. "are: two. ozoners s nearby... a nh “ery. ‘owners’... aren't at “ : pleased .orhappy. because the: ‘Minneapolis. the. : latte® |: -: bank «? officials.:-are °. certain «. sie Juncheon’ "etubs “ete: ‘wll: " Btab: it: : | Premiere: Ticket of |: famed: ‘apolis. ‘and. St...Paul.. mayors’ and. US. ‘Senator: Hubert Humphrey of. ‘Minnesota, all of; whom: w ill: be. “on hand, ".. ; . George Giim, Minneapolis Morn wee he ing Tribune colum i t, will’ emcee: eet to. scout logations. for. that fantasy.) A s a] Bank Befriends: ‘Baseball : Minneapolis, Feb. 6. **. “this. ‘area’s extibs. and nit = all... ‘First: “National . , ." Bank of ‘its: own’ ‘Volition: iis -" producing a sound. film'to-plug .. ‘ . the:: Minnesota: Twins. Ameri-' ° _ ‘baseball | team, *" ’*. Tocated: in’ the,-Fwin' Cities,’ at. * dts.cown: cost-and-‘will make | " -more™ ‘than .100."copies “of. the. © *..Cart “league. : film‘: available. ‘pratis. in: ‘the ... Upper | Midwest «. for. public :: * . showing. 4 . that ‘it. cut deeply into. their < “: patronage and hurt:them :bad~’ ly. lt’s a cinch.that' no shows" 7 house will. present. the: -film ”. Buyers Also Can: % Feed Their Fa aces makin ‘S.:market. in~the -days: when: it. “Minneapolis. Feb.. 6: Clieuit ‘owner Ted. Mann’ is“ of fering: -Soniething” “different: : and: -brand’ new. inthe. way:of a benefit: Preem for a picture Here..: For-theroadshow. ‘engagément’s ; opening: “at his loop: Mann ‘theatre Feb.-16, the $5° ticket not: only. will ‘entitle. ‘the ‘purchaser .-to ” his. reserved seat.. biitalso” to’-a® ‘buffet dinnér ‘at. ‘this -city’s leading. ‘hotel, | thie ‘Radisson, cbe fore: the. film Starts, a : Beeause: thé. oéeasion. ‘is: ‘a bene: fit ‘for the: Minnesota Héart-associpharmaceutical :‘companies | ‘are picking’ up: the entire’ tab for’. ‘the dinners. ." -George : ‘Chakitis: -of “thé: “sweat. b Side. Story”. cast ‘will fly ‘here -from |. -Hollyw. ood: ‘for’. the évent:. ‘hosts: will. be’ Dr: ‘Charles ‘Mayo, . head of. the-Mayo clinic, Rochester, .: ation; ; Minn., ‘arid: Dr. Maleolny Willey of -the ‘U-of-Minnesota, -representing | ¢ that’ college..and : -the:Northwest: Variety:. -‘Club’s ‘heart: ‘hospital * los |: ‘cated. on its eampus... . Ticket: ‘purchasers :: ‘will: have” ‘a change’ atthe buffet: ‘dinner ~ to" “meet” the. aforegoing.. and: also /a host “of” -other notables; ‘including: ay. number ~ of. .. other. ‘physicians ‘the ‘Minne. ‘lar interest ‘todaywhen the. ‘éntirel correct the: situation as, soon: “aS § :eight synchronization. and music .’: : industry. ‘is facing increasing: pres Pessible. “Rereabouts,..: at: “the. theatre, : The . filni’s ; “roadshow «, “engage> ‘| ment here Will be exclusive for the ‘Twin Cities, . as haS: been: the case’ in.:all other, hard ticket runs. And’ Opposition” at ‘another. local: Mann’ theatre,:.the’ Academy, -Tnbitsch Prize’ to: Kouth Betlin;. Feb, 6. The: 1961 ‘SEpist Lubitsch Prize of Club: “of. Berlin: ‘Film Journalists | went ‘to. Gustav Knuth, for his -per‘formance ‘in. the ‘Heinz Ruehmann ‘starrer, ‘lag. Vajda" -directed.:: Annual’ Lu od ‘bitsch.: prize, : which | Billy “Wilder | suggested . six: years -ago, is ‘to® ‘fos-+ | ter the good German comedy. Pre-. .vious.prizewinners-were actor Gert}. ‘Froebe, director. ‘Ladislao.. “Vajda, ‘actor: Heinz. Ruelimam. and: ditec~ tor... ‘Kurt “Hoffmann. *-:. : Knuth, '60;. who” has’ ‘more. ‘than ‘go Germait, films ‘to his credit, lives] in Switzerland; were he ‘belongs to ‘eles never a the Zurich t Schauspielhaus, Official: ; another | ‘Nard-ticket: pictures’ “EL cig (Aah. “The: Liar,” -which Ladis Stress ‘Dei . tt: 43 a: ‘truism of: recent. seasons ‘th: ‘the! intérnationa¥. film ‘fusiness | ‘that. the -old: order ‘changeth_ fast. | ; " [Kingstey, .. | Tieer..in. the. U:. .-| foreign. products * “pointed up: the |" | latter. innovation — the : subsidiary |: or, adjacent’, compariy ‘to. handle | ..| The tradés and deals on ‘both: ‘sides | _| of ‘the Atlantic “have :created. situ-+|” _ ‘ations. -practically © unknown... until. | ‘recently:”..And the current organi|. | zation ofall major“European countries: into a Cemmon. Market. willy 7 multiply: thie” changes. — a eB Showmen, ‘and: bankers. operating _ ‘in .the: ‘Rome-New. York. ..and/or|... Holly wood:London-Paris-et al: axis'|. | point: out. a3~ the:. significant ‘inno Last: season: was. the first: ta vations. .of. the“ recent Past. these : the ‘Twin “Cities .-or territory. © .". for'major league:bageball and. |. ‘.theatreawners and. ‘nitery’ pro-. *: ‘prietors -joined:: in. claiming woe salient : ‘trends: >> = “ALY. American, ‘production’ ‘guar: tribution rights.. :..| proguet, ..mostly. but not ‘exclusive _|ly ‘of -overséas origin, “whieh for. ela ‘variety _of“redsons. 3 theme,: lack of ‘seal, ete.) the par|: ent ‘major... prefers. ‘nat to ‘handle |’ | under UIs own. imprimatur. °. “Death. last: week at 46. of‘Ed a: ‘much-respected ‘pio| S-distribution ‘of “special”: reléasés: (quality, |: ‘ren “: By VINCENT: CANBY" ‘antees: of features | ‘mace in foreign.|'. countries, ‘often. a. co-production, other. -yisitors, ; eee ae under subsidy. from one :or -more | * . .governinents, “the ‘U.:S.. company | °: . ‘then. bidding; after the film's -com-| ‘the Indians: ‘who greet the pub". ‘| pletion, for. the U:.S. or world: dis: . (2)" American : distribution: cont: . ‘Stations. Ande eateries. fo, the: a ‘paniés. “diversification” ‘setting Up |.-| subsidiary. companiés::. to. . handle |.” Jweek™ of :-20th-Fox’s | ctirrent * 13-.{ 5; “Foreign ‘product: failed fn “the. wars handled * "In ‘-theToutine “way. sity. ‘U..§. boxoffice’ ‘potential . was"'Tr cently: exémplified : by" a: Britisti |. film,. “The ° “Mouse: ‘That Roared.” “AS” “miPsed. ‘and..babied" in‘Amer| ica: thislittle .film..grossed ‘around: $2,000,000; ‘though: ‘a ‘sluggish. per-:| : ‘former, at $200, 000, dn Britain. ite *“West‘Side “ Story’. will “have. as'|.a we Jot build: réleases ‘lias been only; of the: ‘ehallenge. This: aspect alone: ‘does, ‘nof . explain. the. latterday’.di-}: ‘version. Of: certain: Pictures to 0, the: “other”: Company. BoD UN 2 T from" financing. . through Kingsley). . a: jnumber: Of | self, . But. “special” handling: for ‘slow‘part, As To ‘Code: oe “While: there. ‘are; manystraight ties. ‘of C4) majo+companiés which are. committed: ‘to maintaining . the: high | standards . of. the: Production |: | Code, : indie . distrib;‘who is.“dedicated ‘to | bringing ‘the. ‘film.. and ' (2) >the © “respectable “arts world ‘to: the. “newly. enlightened” American filmgoer... ‘of. the: oO McPhee; “was. on ‘courtesy’ and” ‘versary salés drive, 12 offices. in: the. west,: southwesé;. Southeast: and: “Special”. treatment. ‘was-'aneces| midwest; all in the -territory headed: What ‘this can -mean“:to.. the: by ‘Tom. McCleéaster; are’5% ahead’; e-. -of: their: ‘quotas with. expectations | ; branches. are : officially’ “cHarged : | | with 34.26%. of the domestic. quota, -Um 8". ‘surprising ” grossers in the: drive ; “the: most successful 20th comedy. | “business. reasons. for. the. practice, singe ‘the.’1950 “Cheaper: By: ‘The: ‘and’ ‘while the origins. ‘af these. sub-+: -Sidiary: ‘or: adjacent: companies are ‘seldom’ kept: secret, they. provide an ‘ironic: comment.: on the activi “Ings ‘for the. first .month.. of the ‘in.. January,” ween billings and. collections. ‘i in w0 Tass. To ‘Abandon Dist _Givemas, Prod. Except for TV Pix) By: ‘HAZEL GUILD. , Frankfurt, Feb. -@. The ‘44-year-old UFA_film outfit ‘ a ~Lw hich ‘roughly comprises. produc-. Navaio, Indians: in. the. ‘four { tion, ‘distribution, cinemas, news| ‘ corners’ area of the ‘states of: | reels .and television commitments). © t New Mexico; Arizona, ‘Utah and .has. just cried. quits for film production; with estimated: losses of Redskins Bite PR * “Albuquerque, Feb. 6: ‘Colorado. recently took a two day: ‘workshop’ on: a. public: Telar: ‘the-industry. is that if;UFA con© -tlons,’. ; *. J tinues in ‘the film produciton ‘an#~‘‘Accent of ‘the. ‘gestion, con." distribution, business at all; it wiil “ducted ‘by. tribal PR than ‘John | da.so:via. negotiations with Colum: : bia’ Films.. _And the. only part of: Os | ‘/the .once-mig ty UFA production 7 Knowledge’ of the reservation ‘chain: to survive will be some side:for: the. benefit of tourists: and oo line ‘television: films. : ‘Iwo UFA. ‘firms, the. Universum “Tt wad aimed especially: at .'Fiim AG-.of Berlin and the UFA. * |TheatreAG of. Duesseldorf (film-.. |making. and distribution) haye just.” announced. ‘that they are separatying. from Deutsche Film Hansa, © {with whont they. merged: in Novem-.‘i ber, 1960, and that the title “UFrA” twill. be ‘eliminated from: the firm . name eritirely. : When’. UFA merged. with Fil ‘Hansa in 1960, it retained 50% of ‘the: control. But now, according to. {an estimate from. Theo. Osterwind, . who: 'was general ‘manager .of the’. -short-lived. UFA-Filmhansa com-* bine,” ‘losses are about $525, 000 ‘since the group’ merged. . .UFA-Filmhansa seemed. to. he faced with insurmontable problems * its *. very.” beginning. The’ week’ Spyros."Skouras20th anni-. biggest: hit of its productions was Bernhard “Wicki's “‘Malachias,”” which. cost .$1,000,000-. to produce, But with. the added’ -investmenfs: ‘for prints ‘and advertising, the film: _ sis) still: in the hole an estimated” { $600: 060, ‘even fhough jit has been: ‘themost. ‘successful of the firm's... outp ut. | . Several: other productions, 7 ‘Transport,” “Das Leben. beginnt © _ALife Begins at 8}, “Bare but in.’ January. produced 39,26°¢;-i bara.” “‘Auf . Wiedersehn” _ and Canada, with -a quota. of 9.1K, ‘“wilhelm Tell” also proved losers’ turned in 10. WWE ; at the ‘boxoffice. Among the losers e rte -In the corporation is the Deutsche. R po d to: be: one ‘of the’ more’ Bank, -which ‘had. invested heavily. is the Terry-Thomas starrer, “Bach. ‘Both Theo Osterwind ‘and Hains ‘elor’ Flat,” ‘which: is: turning.‘into | YRathsam have withdrawn as members of. the beard of UFA-Film;. hansa,’ and-it is possible that, the Anew: firm, Filmhansa alone, will ‘make a.deal with Columbia ‘Films -. ito. handle: its ‘distribution .or: any, quarter. were: £16:23% : ‘higher than ; ‘Productions. it'ean finance, 1961, with :.drivein'|.: Last January, . UFA formed” an bookings: up; 7.86%... A ‘continuing * agreement: ‘With: the: Studio Ham-. probieni,however, : “ts the ‘Jag: be|; burg’. Ateliérbetriebsgeseilschaft, | Corp: “(studio and _ preduction In . January, ’. collections: “were ; -facilities) to form a new. French26.08%.’ under: the: billings for the | Allianz’ Corporation, which will Tie in: trading : ‘posts, service . area. a Tom’ McCleasters § Offices oA head: OF Nth Quota’ At. “the: ‘peginnirig: of” the: fifth ‘that ‘they’li continue’ through’: the } “quarter ’ ‘period. -: Pete: “Myers’. six: Canadian Offices: alsoare, Tunhing © ahead: of: their. quotas, : my The © group. of :: ‘MeCleaster |. Dozen: The: number of: -all types. of book. " period. General ‘sales. manager utilizeHamburg and Berlin studios lenn “Norris :hag sent. a ‘directive jto make tele films. The combined G The “practice. is” also ‘of: na to all ‘branches asking’ them. to: properties include 18 film studios,. . sure from: those: ‘forces::who. wou . | legislate. film: Classification, if not. outright’ censorship... Asked ° ‘one in-* .dustryite:: “last.week: --{-can’ we -point.:to. the. Production. |" : ‘ Code:as the guardian ‘of our. ‘morals | «: rwhen | there’ is.'an: increasing numi-|.-‘ber ‘of. “non-Code'. séal: pictures-— j. owned by major. companies. as well | “How * long: “indie. . distribs—receiving. ° ‘an. aver. ‘wider: ‘playoff here?” He sug ‘ gested the’, ifidustty ‘may ‘be’ sub-} verting: ‘its: own. public,’ ‘elations, ‘| efforts. ‘Actually, | the case: ‘a little: too. strongly.. ‘Co~ lumbia;: for. example, never. passed, + ‘Square: area. ‘| on.. to indie. distrib: Kingsley’: In:} . ternational: one. of: its Major “Holly-; wood.pix. ‘The principal” reasoning |. in at once negotiating with‘owners . -behind..the ‘Columbia-Kingsley re| of ‘business, ° lationship. was that. Ed _Kingsleéy,. Cal’ salesmen. Nevertliéless, ~ Columbia's. 3. "strict. ‘Metropolitan have -been ‘sold | adhere ence. ‘to... Praduction “Code -New England. ‘Hospital, Center; and’ standards: ‘hasn’tkept the _eompany: foreign: pix. which not’ onty “could: have~ received | ,Code’ Seals, ss Continued:o ‘on page 76). stem es ~ b. | Boston. by. the. Massachusetts Turn-* 4 pike Authority. may affect two 'thea-' “that ‘may’ “be. -putting'| Kenmore | in’ the ‘Kenmore square” ‘being an ‘Indie, was ‘in a: position | to. make: way. for: the toll road's: ‘to. better : merchandise’. and. sell Foute. ee ‘offbéat:: product. in: ‘the’ very. ‘spe|: ° cialized. artie’ market; -thani® regular’ other™ theatres” in’ Boston: is. un-* .(and. | releasing | The Old Howard ,Casino burlesque’ ee “: ['studios, and about .2,000 employees, ‘‘ ‘| So the. Fernseh Allianz Corp. -|ranks right -now as. the. largest. | German. televisior production firm.. os re UFA Peak irs Hitler Era * Show. Biz. Influences:: » The UFA monopoly in the: film Boston, Feb.. 6. lindustry in ‘Germany reached -its ‘heights in: the pre-Hitler era; when _Trnmiédiate. start : of construction os or: the w esterly ‘end ‘of its12 mile: it made such all-time film classics : as the Marlene Dietrich pic. “Blaue ‘toll road-extension into downtown! > Engel”. (Blue “Angel, and) “Der 'Kongress:: Tanzt” (The Congress: Dancesi: During the Nazi times, it. -betame ‘a ‘propaganda instrument for’ Hitlerites, and’ most fF its’ talented creators left the cOuntry. ’ After the cnd ‘of the last? World Wat.. it was: one aim. of the Allies . destroy the picture-makingeonopely. but the new UFA arose from ‘the: ruins in an attempt: to. rebuild. the German film. industry... |: FA’ is ‘generally considered. Europe's oldest and... largest . film © . organization. ‘It was just six. years jago that it was made a private. ¢ !corporation in West Germany, wilh Orassistances from the Deutsetie ‘Bank and: other ‘banks here. . ‘How ever, ‘With the constantly: in-.. t is to be.torn ‘down: to make way for creasing competition from tv the * a’ government center; likewise the {high film. entertainment taxes, and ‘Lancaster.’ in the” No rth. Station i especially ‘the Jack of any’ really | area... hose ‘(Continued on page 66) = j Traffic Engineers As j-trés, which may be -in its path, the’ aréa,.and ‘the. Capri, in the Copley. Authority stisirman’ William: F “Callahan ‘said the authority will: he-.4 industrial -establish-. “ments and. homes. that will be taken. “In: ‘the’ ‘pieantime, ‘the tate of four ; known; The Wilbur’ ligiter, and: the plans: for the. future are ‘pending. .. around «$6,000,000. Intimation in” -