Variety (March 1962)

“s Cad * doesn't have to make a definite |!N& company its. greatest produc. move on. future plans in a -+hurry.. Claude Giroux, ‘the | 31-year old tirely in Hollywood and environs: +’ * ¢ cent vacation abroad, some of figures, » which may well fit into his future Hated ele, “were to be with a production -grqup to” be | composed ‘of «a number of. estab Par Roll wl lished . producers in Hollywood, | vo Madrid, March 6. I “Motfop ; “ pleture ‘advertising .is|7 | woefully. behind the times inderms| | of today’s' indepedent ‘production, |. . | according: to William H: Schfieider, |. eréative.-consultant.to Samwell. ‘Bronston: :“He feels the’ producer] ™ Plumben *” 1932 release. which’. has téo. much at stake to risk:-hay-| . Buster “Keaton. produced:. and _Hollywodd, Maren Ps _ Failure ‘of undisclosed: ara eit interests to meet. deadline last Fri|" _ day (2) set-by Paul N. Lazarus ar; | ex-Cotumbia veepee, “to. provide] financing deemed. sufficient by}: : i By desired |. Property: tax -rate in Cook: ling ‘his ‘picutre popped: into: a] Ed: Sedgewick: directed: “| prime -mover' behind : formation: of: eon hatte “Caied Attst ” sired County (which ineludes Chi). | stereotyped vat along with a'dozen| “Keaton” ‘Stars : with: Jimmy. : | this joint’operation’ 9 year ‘ago-:.*. |, xP oy f° history. Jt: has: beer rated at ... others. Resulting. ads: have to be} Durante, Gilbert:Roland, Polly. -: ‘£.J. Bryson has -been: named. wo sponsible ‘for Lazarus “ealling.. off | . $6.01. Sper “$100: of . assessed...) a “tired, mish-mash” when ‘the! | Moran ‘and Irene. Purcell. «= ‘astistant. managing director of Col.‘ further discussions. for him. -tof’. valuation and is : the. ‘only same: ‘talents,-. however. -: skillful, —————— Picturés Ltd.,~ whose. chairman is: |” “head AA.: AS a ‘result, Lazarus, |” that t heen county, to to Feach ", [turn ‘out’ a “majority. of. the: amr} a rr | : that: tax: he oh ‘paigns. ear after year.’ it) oo ae eeeceen who is off the ‘Columbia payroll; | : “lofty” assessme tit. wee * ‘Attet initial talks with. ‘Bronston | ne. Shee y, oe will m&&e another connection, . |." sulted from ‘generally. higher’ | in “New: York, Selimeiser is -spendwe Uppermost. ‘in his future plans; it]. rates ‘plus. the fact that, the .. rstood tup similar |. ‘theatre: is. ‘located within" the is unde to be a setup at city: limits. of Chicago: Ridge, " Reaton’s 1 “932 Reissie; pee A umeys Sephaatting Co tenet Goldwyn-Mayer, plans ~ dom distribu ion situation, Mo. reissue...“The’ -Passionate:. Worst-Taxed Pheatre “ Chicago, March 6. . Starlite Drivecin’ Theatte has earned the dubious distinc... tion of : ‘rating. the. highest. sonremains . as’ director ‘of ing: a fortnight, in. Madrid ‘discus‘sing . Preliminary . logotypes, | 24. }.|vanee: promotion. and adv ng to the Mirisch Bros: company with . /ILL, and also within the bound-__ |-with. director Nicholas Ray, art di-}a United Artists outlet for: its. pix. aries of the ‘Manor. ‘Heights . {|Yrectors -Colasanti : and. ‘Moore’. and | Itis believed that Lazarus is sanitary. dist “lother: coative minds now dn early preparation for Bronston’s forth mulling. forming own company } : ~ [esi ‘production "SS ..Daye-.At .| Peking.”;" | . : “WAdside. film-mak? ng” . ‘Schneider ta “needs. retooling. in its creative; Tedia ‘ ‘and :promotion concepts. . “Because of the: shrinkage.in -commissionable. ‘plicement, agencies: are forced’. to : service a. "Fame Followed Were. ‘it not: for: ‘uriter. ‘Michael’ | BI ankfort,:. actor Richard~ "Boone |. might still: ‘be who-knows-where in| ‘his. development. -: ’. In New York. the: ‘other. ‘day ‘al connection with: his ‘Jatest.(seventh). ‘novel, “Goodbye, I Guess,” Blank: fort, who. scripted: the -pic, ‘recalled. ‘visiting: the. “Halls of Montezuma” set one‘ day in 1950. when. Boone, -the : ‘Continent; Col and British . ‘interests, -New York and London. wets im, scare! By Late Summer take tine to dovetail into working Kingsley, from ‘the Lion. side. ‘picture . entirely. Kingsley. 1s ‘now. : ; . 1 of girding: for .a. ‘minor ‘part. in‘ his t4 nee . et alone put it. _Patmoant Bare 6 ‘ pa 1 of tecounts, with’ a handful {first feature, | was. due. betare. ait | i ey. aye in the. lon, divi aac . ; erg? per ~.| cameras as a Marine. officer. : Liga A fos Tt is understood that sithough Jaunched os final me dates oie inated, ~iereate saa: ert had :'‘gimmicked:. Boone's -part |". _Realignmen nt of . _perepimne u 1 is Lazarus officially. terminated his |"foney,” has finalized starting dates |p La 3 hat. th ucer, ..dir having. . him wheezing . ‘and-| de: ne othe . prod r, director © coughing. from; a,cold.. Actor, ‘with ‘typical neophyte anxiety, suggested | unrealized. .. . to. director :.Lewis. Milestone .‘that-| . } ae ‘Fhe: had énough to ‘worry about: ‘as | reportable ‘to the board. it’s. “appa oe it: was, . and. could’ he forego. ef-j rent that Col: is ina: farmer De. x. distribution. Position: ae Lad {for sever additional’ films toroll fee Secition, Fagiond scorgeead between ‘now and late summer, giv-.; ‘and others:had in: mind while. they. .made the . picture. : Today you've. tion spurt in more than’ a year.'Two | got to. be on the scene frequently. wall be shot-.abroad, ‘two filmed: and (work with ihe. press. and: ex asl artially on islands loc tions with: on: people. to. gel a stated, Lazarus didn’t. meet with remaining three’ to be ‘lensed eh into the total. sales:concept.”” Former exec veepee of. Donahue +. [&. Coe intends to: gear his ‘new nest to 26 before: cameras .will | =! 12: "Gusko ete, fe; Start Maren with . -campaigns: that. get. “off thé. gether. in Paris” an Mpril 2 ee ground. when a film goes into pre| le}. France sume “Decision at Del-: production -Preparation, mpre-: ‘was just : foutine. Blankfort re pts phi”. is sked for a July -outing;. | balls .that: ne thought .a‘.w. ef : [gent rape ass ive Producers. ‘Saw: the point. and ‘acquiesced. The |* | dene on netttent is aS D Pere gimmick, says. the writer, appar-. Pokii aco ays «. fently worked. its charm‘some. timé eking." His . appointment. ¢oinlater when : a. producer. with*-& cides. with’ reorganization: of..Bron: ston’s. pub-ad-promotion network: Part to fill, recollected only. the world by Phil.Yordan and Nicho| nder “Wie rexy Ralph’ Wheel| cold but:.was, thus. able. to: locate, las” Ray, July.. “Come Blow’ Your ‘wright, . P xy P Boone: © Horn” ‘Bets. Bway. Sept. 5 Blankfort ’ telates. “the. ‘story: fin ‘Schneider: poirited ‘out: that “coir fs : | gultanicy. works for the. producer by support ot pis paint oat ‘screen| Adjusted Accuracy Depi: this ine $1 000,000. Guarantee For “ [eliminating . “built-in. ‘aecent . on} during |.production..: In’ -this: ‘in-‘Seartacus” Was $700,000 agency’ commissions .as : tradition: | stance,’ retention of' the cold’: -gimFilm. * industry's . “penchant. for. ally.” practiced: He . also”. felt -his mick Peovided a dramatic’ fillip' Possibly. London: and other | bombast is a continual ‘source ‘of | | "Hollywood often imposes on a pic-' indie: approach in an-era of indie film ‘producing . would. ‘restore. European cities. It is understood, }inramural amusement. More than |: too, that he made several contacts one wag has ‘suggested that if all CAPITAL ISSUES FOR | ture, Inthe old days, the writer’ gtoci ; ae |'on. studio: payrollwas left. to his'| pany’s: interest. if. Metto-Kalvar. NATL THLESYSTEMS cubicle except for revisions-as-they | was. ready to pay “oft big. “MGM ~). During . his visit ‘here, it was: |fecting the: “eold.. * Permission. granted, ind. so..it' stood | until|:.. 2. Blankfort. ‘put. in ‘his two: ‘gents:... ihe : : Taking Boone aside; : -Blankfoit ; -atgued ‘the actor would not-be re’ Y a 2.) |) 2 Se membered. without the. identifying. oe ne ts aE , Canadian. who initiated the miove.| « 37 ‘to bring him into AA setup. NeithMoney” ‘also: will. go: locally. er did he discuss his situation with. AA prexy Steve Broidy. ot Several million dollars was neeessary to swing the deal for takeever of Allied and it was . not ‘whyfore': of.. the .sudden : drop of inated last Fri Giroux m as of Friday: ux Metra. stock’ on: the N. “Y.. Stock recently purchased about 85,000. AA shares through, or. previously held by: Al Zugsmith. and. also has beep. discussing ‘buying. Stock : interests of others. _ In @ prepared statement Lavarus'|. noted he still held’ “faith in the potential of Allied Artists and its boite his f flue ‘align. bimcelt | spite his failure 0 e with the firm. ‘In the assessment: ‘of proposals | wnder consideration, he is expected to make periodic trips to Holly| Jamies’ Edward Grant, July; untitled circus epic-to ‘be ‘shot ‘around: the over $5" per ‘share, unpreced i vestors:ad ‘become. ‘bearish upon: ing of: -Stockholders, “that earnings for: the pic, and subsequently alsoabetted an‘ actor's: rise. “The convention: whereby the writer ‘is. aut. ‘| of -at--once. the cameras roll owes |. tnainly :. to. debatable -.economies ‘given serene agency’ considera factor in the-net. on significant. tole of. trade ads ‘usually with: foreign Producers, on his re-j the -phony pronouncements, in|: | shot: Nowadays, the agented scribe given. the. anthology. treatment; it |: operations. oo | Sitios fill an average: ‘Vaniery anni | “ana en, Maz Lae ds dispensed with once: the scenario {fit which is seekitig:t0:develop’a: | jedition. —. la ’ {is fini. As a: ‘foursfigure component, 1 new ‘and: fheaper: way. “OF ‘process: ae | Apropos the. whateyer-became-of | ‘losed-circuit television . company,. maintaining ‘him through. 12,: 15; of N. a to L A. " Tstuff, . there's _ _anothes. -: instance | Plans’: to ° offer 65,000 . shares: ‘of $0: oF more .weeks:.of ‘p roduction ing negatives." * Howard Brandy © {come to light. as-result of the: suit | Common stock for. public ‘sale, ‘cal-is. am ‘expenditure the. companies |: -Tt's still, in. the research stage, re ne Braoks ‘Universs} filed. the other. “week ‘culated. to garner” $154, 350 in’ net | reason they can: do ‘without. This said | Vogel, . thus . conveying. the): Geraldi elen Noga sons \ against Walter Reade Inc. <:. Procee Jtsiew. is vt invariably. ‘withouf, ‘message*that there's no. dmmediate ae | | TinkleDistrib: stated it has $175,963 |: “An | justification, vf.course: "© gain to be made... -:.: oo Jay Ward due: ‘on--$700,000 deal. covering | ly! \"" From lis. enti aren :| Spokesman ‘at: wow zaid ‘soine mt exhibition, of: “Spartacus”. at. will tion anvol fen ments. on produedowntowners. had. misunderstood." . L: A, to. N. Ye ‘}Reade’s DeMille .Theatre, N-Y.| verted by .individual holders and tion Javelveineat,Blanbfort ‘segued'|the situation: They thought Kalvar |. itildrea Freed “Al . .| Contrarily, ‘when: ‘deal |-was ", an-| put on the: public. block after. com=. worst een Si of his, ‘hat already, {was an. -Secomplished. f fact. ae Jerry Dansig berg '|nounced ‘in April of :’60, U' let it] pletion. of. the :65,000-share. com| Wort enemy. ogeccting: | é rad oe vas Ding DeLaurentiia | be understood the ‘guarantee was | pany offering. The offering will be | TOS'.-¢ the, onit ‘in Sims, hence‘ Monty Hall {$1, 000,000 for a two-year. minimum] niade at three: dollars per share an | ae te down, ne favoria pace lee Cordon. Promotes” a John Houseman. |, [Yun Pie. actually. ran “an. even |an‘-agency best efforts ‘basisby | BIAY tb fic es g the. Tk Robert L. Lippert” “T¥ear. on. the Main. Stem, winding Ezra Kureen Co., New. York. e¢ ore eats uHOn, | Blankfart |. Wit nertainnens fee David A. Lipton. last. Oct. 5. : 1: The“ company,, formerly: Cendeath” ‘ Ww na cee if serk seared | fo |. ry oa Livingston Pointedly, © the: original: ati] tarionMotor Products Corp, was | 5°" .0 ferme ting ‘to. th econd |. Kg Toll E et _-|DOuncement po. never moms organized in 1959 and’ since. 196t-| us cantr: ro & shi he: second. or sure. oo Josep HL. Moskowitz © bY the ‘distrib. "| [has ‘been ‘making’ closed-circuit tv'| Class status from which he recoils. |~-1 Gordon, who hias been Pro: | systems, of camera and monitor | Usually, he said, pointing up-the | ting arena “shows in. Australia. |”. pebble Bevo , | Sia Se eo | aera ik [sees por rong (oom Alecander Bo ROSSEN, NEWMAN WILL: (scan srw: euteraned yeah 20 eat Oca Spyros P. Skouras’ “VISIT MAR DEL PLATA acd Inventory" peowolon, an | Percration Blackiert dear sone [om feels that tnasnauch a8 ailGey ee we . ; ine we 2 [shows -bave : become. so: oe U.S. to Europe > _|,2th Rape Hoween produce | indebtedness and working cata |Wvuart cu) does not resent] sneceat oe etlerded ony by a small neeane ci : + on 4 segment: of ‘the -erite en oe Jack eerste + °. Ftler,” and pic's star, Paul Newman,|firm has 132/500 shares outstandhimself, Miers he digs : fon ing publi, he. thinks that he ‘can |": Alien Merle |have accepted: invitations. to. at-|-ing (after a’ recent..100-1 split). | ee dead ecplethine vel my film | Steate a veafe: market ‘for the 2: a Hand . tend athe. Mar Del Plata.-(Argen-|Prexy Norman Yasner. holds 52:89% . sone en on tas aided a ‘stay-at-homes. a oe Edwin H. Kropf ._] tina) film fest. Hustler’ is the of-.| of .this. common stock: v.p.. Gene} ©XP and vice “On: Rov<Gordon,-: working ere Rele-: ae Milton. Lehr ficial. "iar" Del Puta fest.“ .-|.Goldberg and’ Secrptary-treasirer |* elsy ersa.” ** “yf Prompter, is.*sfaging...the. ‘ aa Alfred Lowes Mz a 28 e aftalr runs. Own 15.1% "each. . . 15: Credits. .. _,° U¥estival”’ in. various” arenas on, ~.. ‘Manny Reiner | Mare le: a swith is. seréeniplays: under his | April 7. Gordonsays he has signed. |. Wesley Ruggles ie. [Two ‘Anglo-/ Mi " pelt (he: started:.at Columbia’ in] Chubby. Chétker’ and Joey: Dee. & one Haila Stoddard" ~ * Europe to U: 8. : }'32,. and the °39: release ‘of “Blind | Starlighters for. ‘the telefest. "0: 3” Lester Welch 7 "Daniel Borenboim Films Go. Allied. Artists| Alley” was his first:credit), ‘Blank| nae . Tim Whelan rt . Frank M. Foslom: ~ “Hollywood, ‘March 6:. ‘-| fort believes. conditions ‘for. ‘the |: Warren Beatty at Stake a . a Herb Helman Dt Pair of. ‘ Anglo”. ‘Amalgamated | established screenwriter. -aré better | . “2! Les Angeles, ‘March 6:.. a “The Finest Address | “Edwin pa that | fi ee and “The Fright’ today than ever, bagerd the younger |: ~ Seven Arte Associated Corp. has ~~” : are Leven ‘fe ity;” have been‘ acquired. by | ones, because of: curtailed’ pro-. wn, Jn London "George R. Marek Allied: Artists for U.S. distribution, | duction,-are shunted. ‘off .to Whe asked: declaratory. reltéf tn. ction. Yo ‘Michael. Craig, Francoise. ‘Pre-| video beitline with its limiting re| Hed: against, Warren Beatty, in wards. -Of ‘the. current. crop of ‘Sest ‘and William / Ejucas star in. ~ Dayid: Merrick: . & : * David . d Opatasha |e Ba Res.: Cable Collect--Mayfa London or Your ‘Travel Agent |, . Bichar ong Pack". euros” ;“ ‘Herbert: pom, ‘John. screenwriters -who . 2 out to be a ¢ Pleskow. regson. and. -¥vonne-. Romain, | making: e singles-‘out Stanley | te BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON. Wat. ea. a inne Shapire ‘and. Maurice Rie Bl iB, ys ‘ according: to” coenplaint ; : Her oen weit. ” “Release. ‘is. Set. ‘for’ late “la ‘senies: . Springs, ee, Superior Conrt, Bee hthere is. such. a pact. “(Continued ¢ on D page 6). “| man, exec’ v.p. of Col Internati “<t a : » ion ps | becames board chairman of British’) ; ‘Lion Columbia. ‘Rothman. was-‘the *.1 M, J, (Mike) Frankovich; Former A * ly sales. exee with BLC Films, » Bry a ‘land in his new post’ will be Haines” o between BLE ‘ahd: the Col-aligned °°: ‘indie.~“producers” working from‘... -London in Great : ‘Britain. and, on . Victor: Hoare; . formerly 165 man ie atLiow International, is. Ate new,. ‘sole’. managing director’ of BLC. ~~ : ‘Hoare, well regarded: ed “by. both: the: .-} ‘takes. over a’ post. Strat fiat heretofore... was: ‘shared | -by ‘Kenneth Har. = "greaves, “a? Cot man,’ ‘and: David’; a . Hargreaves is“ now: .out ‘of. the: ; Farther: ~ inivestigation tate. “the : Exchange last: week ‘of a-fraction ‘|. : ‘uncovered ‘an’: unusual “situation; ° Initial understanding was that in hearing from. ‘MGM’ Jono. Seph ‘R. Vogel, at: ‘the’ usual. meete wo) would ‘not: be ‘up. to the Jevel-of 1961:.-"It: was last year that. MGM. .. «.° ‘had the-reissue of “Gone: With.the... ~: “Wind” and. this was: an ‘impottant LY 'New..evidence. is ‘thats in’ ‘adits a tion to. Vogel's statement. anent une! certain trent ‘which ‘it claims’ thét it-has ‘an oral : . contract. “with; actor” for. ‘one: Pic: ws