Variety (May 1962)

! oe . ifs ac rn ef at eget eto ee ee nr tee creat ge TR re eee ee Me Merrie, Marahders _ sul (ehapire), and | ‘Arwin ‘@oris: ed pallet, finth ‘Jead-4 ar i ‘That Touch of Mink | oe ne Micither), "per" screen | [eee te anknowh. dangers’. then]. Nes om: Conventional and thin is comi-" Bai a fet gach Farther, “Robart! Te se ‘they're ‘through anid the “ea mera | oo odie plef, the chemist eer f ici Chandier’s Ia laa voles draws. back for ‘a full-screen shot |~ goo <li Piet ow icy takes at the | Dbllling, with Shapiro and Melcher | Reautifelly i Ha film rele lof the entire: railroad yard; “lite, ony taeeresding ~ listed as. producers, -separate and j ‘| additional to their corporate: iden-| . | tities. Everybody. figures ‘to Pe ‘a Universal release of @ GranleyArnie. duley melon to'slice, Rul -pletute; exevutive producer. bert Arthur: prodneed by Stanley Tt “Shapiro and Martin ‘Melcher. Stars Cary} Grant, Doris: Day, Features. Gig Young, | ees Meadows: Directed ‘by Delbert + be. Feur . deft performances: the main asset. gtapked, a. dynamic cine-ver-" tered with ‘the. dead as ‘far-as the}: Jan De Hartoc’s: “The ini are '.. lon of Merrill's: ‘Burmese ) exe ‘eye can see. This -is one of ‘the |. ” H dsome’ "photoes." Ne pleite. ee || best.-visual impressions of carnage era ‘teainet authentlo | v eGone ‘the. Atlanta’ sequence in.|. + European ©. backgrounds; . i ie “ Homywoss, ‘Stay 3. Gone. With the. Wind”. ‘Robe. eb: wilk: need’ beats sell « trade.” |: wares’ “Bioe: psi tet Sites | “al public... mo : ne eft: ae SLs geehron selease of Mark: Robeon -pres |: “ | eoeeeere oe Disney ¢ dees “it aie aasins nett: ¢ te. ‘4 fith, Donald: Pleasence. Directed by Philip ©. ds. turns’ expected,” ‘} Dunne. «.Streenplay, “Nelson Gidding, nF « The ‘World's, Grenteat “Sin (WITH: COLOR SEQUENCE): . ‘Uninhibited “pexploiter: of lity: = ; ited takes ‘Bom a Veyane.. ann. Screenplay by by. Stanley Shapiro snd seselt Mettys, editor Ted Rents ascistan if hk Metty;.. itore ent; : directors, Phil: Bawtes, Carl: Beringer. Reviewed: at Universal, “homeottice, May . & 62 Running commercial appeal,= ‘ *Tpabed y Jan De Hartog:. cam ne a Oe Ie | mn so (De Luxe "Soler Arthur Ibbetson;' scditor, re Bae Fiakerien Peraeeatette ‘Cary Grant ~ freta Elser Gantry: Bemi-pro+| wilktsm Kissel, Reviewed at * Warner pros, | Hollywood,” May : 5 eee Gee Aree” Malcolm Arnsiay °°. Fea Tanker ane nn Ge Vonz | fessional cast, low: budget, .-‘Stuidios May'S; *62. ‘Hunning time, 20 MINS, | — vista “release “of Walt “Disney | sisistant ‘Apa 26s ef Rusning. time, a: Lit Veo iegeiesenes Audigy Meadows | deter from any’ dramatic ‘value. frig Py Merrill. .-....-. Jeff, Chandler_| Woman, Mi Stare Fred. MacMurray, Jane: [in MY. April 2 Rul Pn Keune Man eee cnerevetre : ibn Bl argent gl Te ae Btocktom..:7.;. veg eeb pe me fea . Bo, Jel tn. Qeadey . PININIUINE, ,. Jobo Astin |--: Hollywodd,. ‘May 2, | Majex. Gebrae "Nemeny: “Andre Duggan |... asiey neodes tee Chowbow Hutenins Ivan Collings eveweare ‘aodeees eeon John McKee or Frenzy Production: Ine.’ *xeléase of. a. " oe Rise. Jones: agteesreeestoes Jan Burrell. -NMmothy: Carey praduction. “Stare Timothy: : . aes EE ee eae a 6 : : pecseepee: eoereae owes , Russ: ‘Bender ert ‘de Cerelis, a tr ‘Ma “Carolina: ‘4 e. a pth | by Car ar The recipe is ‘potent: ‘Cary Grant serene. Mo Lancs iiamas 2 : . — S . rp: Doshi: ok ade : =” Chuck. | x50; ‘and D Doris Day in the old. eat-and: George .¥. Carey; in, Ove. B. | 1, Col, Bamnister . . ae Vaughan Wilson farce. in aha ge aaa S Pate iobeet fciowr Franks | er wi sdpe ogee Fancho , Magolens “ music, “Zappa’’: yosistant diréctor.. ; _ Nalues inte up to. way-that should.| Koriol.. Previewed_ at Screen mee “extend the recent. con e Director : Saoniel Fuller, taking a Gaiid, May 1, ’62. Running tr MINS: .: . Clarence: Hilliard. wteeree “neat “Gaitey:}Jerson fromm the:subject of ‘his film, Alonio —: Baratte. leade,: Inepires ange delves his cast law {fetes ae J te: { Ra Boxoffice...The . gloss. of Hard ..+.e%: 5 ceereodeen on him, ie “Mer: | essenti rea Bee woman oak Seep | of 2 é quality: and.:a ; ERR Ty Tr paced on: “the: “Yaa Be ite ee o i aa wees IIIT Gene Poles as ee oy , mare | Hartog “hovel, {"The, Inspector‘ pace as the key. y virtues of, this | Nate: +: vg “cacoute Seems néral mai, sooo Rien wai | fanid ‘keniowin by. that: title dttuost niversal release. The rest: ‘of. it Gitice Fo rledeersse st A Sue |G andier : pi ee 1 | of: & commonplace. | , Bt ae n Chure Tyde bute Coke Reo | S ally. yen Foti = Ana ans ity. Dutch “The Stanley Shapiro-Nate Monas~ cite. ‘s Fe 4-2. +. Hassan Whayyane ita. garrative: This talelof » . Dana Madison; Titus Moede, Betty: {. ; . Starm,. Marty Prisco,’ 7 ¥.7> o's Carey, Duana. ; Doris cares: | | teo often there's a,hampering| |... Georsesinderie, Jerry | Mobley: | | second-hand alt about situation and |"... |. Powell. Bob _Divermneys _-Mieter _-joke. Throughout, it seems, the de_ Corey, Don M _— ster screenplay maintains a gei-| 7 Wait. Disney “dishes “tap ‘anotheé. oHce.‘efficer: wha: sks: life’: and erally good. .clip,-all tothe good, |’. es comedy blockbuster in this-rollick-. Peataiion tb. gee | * pretiy” ee: "Wher Fallen a] ing tour-de force -of ‘an American. a he was 2 G1. Ji: Auschwiti.: inmate. :to “Palestine, . Europe—took “his small cast. atid. family ‘secing Europé!for. the first. car fet time. Gross-wise,. the -Techni¢olor | (right. after: ‘the! wat) 6 part myer » daerican ber mi tak cay “any |. C ‘The current tendency ‘of expert. Sater Sarauaers fo shoot: feature, sparked by: sutefire-ingre-|tery, part.’ romance, . ‘part. action‘ mental filmmakers to be‘ as darinig’| pienty of ry “screening. ‘dients; conceivably could ‘duplicate | drama, with “-no.“one --:element, | the b.o.: success of . Disney’s. two as they ‘¢an ‘Usually. results: in their é.line:. he got the reor bad dominating to... give’ “the film” the medy | leaning so far’ for shock: effect ‘that previous: :boffers,. ‘Shaggy “Dox 1 déwas ‘sults: he “wanted: ‘After ‘Chandler; « J 3, f sock susp nse or emotional =: ‘ this: film ‘owes much. -of. its ‘excela and ‘Absent: Minded Professor," ape "7 aieeded ‘in: taday’s: sqharket 5 inexperience. . ‘and his old. pro. | lence to. Wiltiait: Clothier’s ‘Téechnipanes, on, toine’ by, Martijane. and'|'apPe: —, guavity. He’s_a company-gobbling othy Carey,-a character: ketor’ -qho ‘color phgtograpliy, both in his feel-. joseph, Hayes, film gets whimsiéal |’: t's” hard “ta: point the’ fault od * «'phe's & trim ‘chick leg-| ‘Has’ given the. screen” some inter*ing” for. fe design ‘and -his. seriptog by. ‘Bill; Walsh—also ‘cred-: in. the. ‘script, by ‘Nelson cidding: oy deureh of ‘ab. hattan canyons | esting, off-beat _thatectefizations, pote inane ce ahote: Fe ee ee eusit Panemien te playin Or ot aD Boyde ce = eearc a s when | has ventured boldly, if «unwisely,'|; mate. sno's | gives action’a heady froth to which: & ephen Soy a his ‘limousine splatters _her.with | into fields of production; directing ‘that. diamiaticully: progress’ the | Dolores : ‘Hart as:the principals. *In~. puddle :water. Fortuitous meeting | 514 writing with “the: World's | story: to ‘nidghificent: full-scale -bat-| entire .cast responds:: ‘Music’ score dividually: the: y-all seem ‘competent .. and mating maneuvers follow; with Greatest Sinner,” 2. +.» tie. shots,: ‘alkof ‘which * ‘give ; ‘the. by Paul Smith is. a. Potent: asset, enough, * but’ the." final ; result is. that: adds. high. ‘polish. teeree mm eae . pet oF ‘7 pleturéand ‘grandeur. : ‘ ie se ‘Gotham | Granting: ‘Carey. purpose: ‘in’ te Ghar iano a Oehurn's < book: wal ‘_ . As action: swings | from. “the: ‘tall, [eationsiy. eaeecitiog: ool and New Jersey suburbia... 2. --ing. to-convey a. moral, niessage in-| pringboard only for thé seéfiarists,. Paris sequences to Cannes on. the: ‘directetl © ‘Riviera. there is at first:a sugges charutters--as* | writien,: tion of anti-climax, but'this is soon band: played--never ‘dre. very déeply |: Pte inecament Oe ‘lectins perenne, forall the rae ‘in. the. “merriment:; of. situa themed" ‘ona pop note. = | Consequently... plot’. ‘situations © -Plotline. ‘has: Fred. ‘MacMurray; 3 a ain ae velar eee ‘Though short of the mark if you {*™™s of “stark portrayal of human _ count sharp wit, there's still a fair ’ amount of jollity churned out of all. this for most audiences. Yet: te burden for laughs: is on the eeodtices "Miltén ‘Sperling and: Fult ler, :: They: elaborated. *it« into’ a “screenplay ~ “‘palances battle scenes with. \character-establishing vignettes. aig gives’ the. subject-. hero.a cloger!contact ‘with ‘his: men |: emotions,” the result ‘is .a:film. of. questionable: value, commercial: or: otherwise,‘ which. cannot help. but. offend many ‘groups with even the “moral” ending. carrying | “its “own-| " Syndrenis of Gi Youn as Grant's. repellent. shock device. © 1 through: ig his. ctory. against |‘Terre: Haute, Tad., plumbing. ¢ con‘must sustain a idience-interest.:,. gauce-addicted £ Te and: varey portrays’ a “néuroite bust, . ‘the bagels ol: their-daily activ-. tractor, :: and. his family toa rding | nthe ‘locales, ranging: -from . Hoe! * most. especially ical ‘some wacky. | 2ess man, rebelling against. ‘the: |: future of: personalities, | tlie SS. United. Statés-in N.Y. {£0F | tend: to. ‘Tangier: and. the ‘shores: ot nnces in an Automat. Funniest [mediocrity of his" life, in-searek |. : ant Stockton |Zurope, after hé'and his. wife, Jane: Palestine, ‘offer. plenty, of.‘oppor-: : af these is the “no-cost method | of ‘@ faith, a. plan, or a gimmick | 45"; Hardin ing, | Wyaran, “have planned : trip for:| ranity eplorful ..camerawork; © $ieadoy “by” payrolier’ Audrey soitieeal’ ‘bring | jhim. Success : ‘and | still. evef-seis he'| Yeard.’ -mnelr, bisod hier Debora: Deautitulty ‘executed: in: De Luxe tok te in ns satisfactién. _He becomes‘l-cenvevs. arice-réa aughter, r , leadows eep roommat Day. withthe idea that: he, Sconv a | Walley, ‘and: two sons, tee color and CinemaScope by .Artiver . Totimy. Kirk;: ‘more: intepested ia. Ibbetson.The ‘story, opens in Hel: ee ssenses the “inno: himself, is.a supreme be'ng. Reject-. P tena oa anes Mee Ee However: one a the 4 | girla.than the Eiffel: Tower, and ° land as Bord. a Duin ie ae cent”. . , ing God, he sets out. to-. convert: ¥ ceates: 3 likespector ormer 4 be OF & seorettable lapee in ihe He first ‘couverts ‘two. by assuring | ness:-of 1 in-| 12-year-old “Kevin‘Corcoran, COH-" eee: Goring). suspected. of : Jue way peychistry la Kidded. Young's | gem, that: they; top, are” “super~1 his. [eames getting lost: ling ‘girls: out of: the coustry. inte: ' ad-shrinker is depicted in. the } en.” Evangelist style, he draws | soldier... = 22." 4: MacMurray soon discovers ‘that. white slayery. in South. ‘America. °°. Unethical light of: capitalizing on:|‘erowds:. -for.-his sermons ‘with: ‘a |-..; in comps ‘and ‘his. holiday’ isn’t: entirely ~ the ‘care. Bees the. girl in thls aad, See big business tips dropped by: -his ‘flashy ‘display: guitar, rock: ’n’:rolk | grecain7 | free existence he: had pictured.’ He |. use Ane garrish~ costume, : suggestive body: | :.2. ‘eontortions.. An. ‘elderly’ wdman, |p ‘flattered by his attention and im-.['p, 4 ‘préssed by his claim of. divinity, ch te ‘the ‘Mounting misinformation agrees” to fihance:-his. campaign: -. | pertaining to an ambiguous, but]. Ase welf-styléd_ “god” ‘he gains | critical area: of. ‘therapy: “| ational -promineiice. znd. enters. mee a Although’ Grant gives his tycoon | Politics with ‘the “backing” of ‘ow. | finds."his daughter ‘failing inlove. Miss Hart, stroagiy;reminds. Boyd with a wedithy: offspring : of de [SE his tate fiancee, who he failed: :q-| yorced™ parents, Michael... Callan; : to save from 3. Nezi cenge sede ‘ en) who .deesn't believe -in. ‘marriage;. | tha personal interest. ia the cise. ee “ | he’s ran. Tagged: trying to: play the. He feliat 5 them. to~ Landon,: en he | father to “his energeti¢ ‘younger . an EON ws. a 4 L : ]-$on, ‘who in turn is trying.to be the the. latter-is a : kibed; jase hating a a ively 8 ese | Perfect: son to his father.. His teen-: sets: gran girl fhe advantage of jong seasoning | Shady. politician... Hts. mother: ‘dies; ‘naiten, : ee “Sans; ‘ne oy ‘ager neatly: gets into. 4 ‘mess. with. ee care! fee opel te at this sort of gamey exercise, he's | his’ wife-and -daughter ‘leave ‘hiih,.| Filipino. ‘actress Lug: Valdez, caning. a French am’selle, aid last-of all | 5 the: course of. their: flight, out. clearly. shaded in, the laughgetting | #20 he begins to’ doubt. hinikelf. ‘pleasant: ‘but dramatically meanin [he finds the. most’ notorious play-' ‘of -Holjand to -France.. ‘and: then. allotment. As written, Miss. Day'a| He challenges’ God. to. a test” of | Iéis. 8 085. [Bay of eT ee, maaTe S play. £0F-| Pengier,, where’ jee d.expects..to ° ‘clowning hak the bétter. of it; and | supremacy. ‘Stealing 2 religiows. ob=: ik he: pattie _ebiueneas. cat coni:. hts fe: isney. riffies his action make contact’ “with | romeo ‘who'll... “ she, by thé way, certifies herself a eae ichureh. and’ violating | ie through th nating esting and som ef ‘smugele the “girl. in into, Palestine, | own ;pare ac ‘ an adept farceur with this outing. } it, he. is y 4 miracle, that: Consid ‘| shipboaid; (Paris in‘ ‘all’ its. scenic | the fugitives. fall in. love, ‘acsitua|. But not surprisingly, the featured. ee human and fallible. ‘Hex-+ troops 3 D | glory; the ‘each and casinos of the: Aion: complicated by. :the...police-.: : banaras make t ay ic “black: | Riviera. man’s man's suits feelings | re.. ‘his ‘late:.: bor score. Young, w 10 may, ies ‘lush, The. in ‘and “White photos: | © MacMurray. ‘continues: ‘the comic | fiancee, the fact that: Mixs as ia ow ing lush, | raphy, w one’ exception, «is *a: iS | -perambulations : ‘of: his.‘two ‘prior | Hart,” Shey was’ used. as “a: aiving | affirnis -hig cla he: of bad lighting, awkward |: | Disne = * ; " y excursions corpse”, for. Nazi: ‘medical .experi-* terization. : And Miss _ Meadows | angles, and’ enforced. company. A’ combining alone in: a claracter ments, is ‘convinced: she’ ‘¥annot: : seemg born to the a caustic | climactic color sequence is utilized: [rs itor. . st! with. warmth | and. Ainderstanding,. ‘have. . “normal. relations” ‘(that’s 'j even : topping those: two past’ por: | chow. it’s euphemized in. the: script) ‘trayals, . Miss Wyman‘ ‘delivers. with, aman s yard soundly: as‘a wise mother who dis|.. The action episodes. are, fin: fact, ‘covers:she is“in ‘unfamiliar’ ground | the: beat. things in the ‘film,. espeti-. | . ‘| when it comes. to herown. -experi‘ally ‘the flight by: canal.‘barge out 7 oe 4 neces witha. playboy, Pair’s. chil| of .Holend, with Leo. McKern‘con-.. dren: are. exceptionally «well: casf |tributing . a. sharp -and. humorous... and turn in smart performances: {portrait of a ° bristling, -crochéty. . 7 , | Calan: lends: interest .to--the. dis|old.-3¢a dog.:: Hugh Griffith; who" oe ¢ | illusioned ‘rich “boy. -.whe: -finally | sounds . mere ‘like Sidney .Greén-:. : falls: fo. the: daughter, “and Ivan | street, every Yay, is amusing if riot © ‘Desny. offers. a brief -but iluminat=| wholly © believeable” as: a” rattier it, stealing ont of the raat say. she | “Jack the Ripper,” but it turns out | scen ~ reminds viewers ofthe Eve Arden} to: be only. ludicrous. A dance. sa heyday, There's ‘strong. support | sequence, briefly. comes. closest.to-|-; down the iline, with particularly | conveying . the frenétic;. fanatic’ nor. effective. contributions. eae Dick-] drive ‘for which. ‘Carey: was: obvi-: ‘sion Sargent,” Alan Hewitt’ ant -sohn. ously striving. © O} | Carey’s portrayal of Delbert “Mann's: direction sug~ y's portrayal vf the obsessed| man is a masterpiece of" bad ‘a¢t-'| For: -2°. gests that he enjoys presiding over | jng...The ‘supporting cast:isobvi |: \ comedy. Giving his principals their | ously limited ‘in ‘experience and Jclose-hand. slaughter; too ine ‘used. head, he has also kept the action } shows.it, with, only. Gil Baretfo,-as | for. stock, eifect. The battle scenes | ing contributie: : -as lively as the script permits. The. iighzo, ¢ yarn out. Only Betty | are: outstanding: ezamples of group | ‘Balarice of east. generally” dapert [to to gwilng per gnu ‘and “(ning itta Mayn ine.| Movement. One scene ti ‘from Russell Metty's eamera'to Ted | Samario, " Jaines ynard, ye toe . iin ke themselves: competently...’ -tennis racquet: after’. the pate ly. see cn tide’ interest, isictden:| De Caroll hae ene race | pecially apne trade interest, in en: | s' have ‘enough’ screen |. ‘Merriil’s: | the color photo h ; ; tally, is’ the wholesale fragment: | time tocreate any lasting. -ingpres-: ‘yoad station held ‘by the: Japanese, | Snyder... ‘Others inch ¢ bined ale. ‘Flessence, and. Finlay ety . . ing of production covet: in: what's {sio#s: The. music, 4s such,“is'nota| are ‘forced:ta approach ‘across :the:| Clark and ‘Marvin Aubrey: Davis’:|roles.. ie anarly Mark ‘Robs mo abe : Peon ant sO a vering, THe le more for | its shanty, then its | siding: throueh exiormous.. concrete art sfirection. and Set. decorations | viously didn’t stint“In the casting is hampere y. an | forms: er. uses, :an percentage pie carves up. three excentionslly . Poor soundtrack. | ‘uri and: Hal: Gaueman; jofthese’ subs! “gverhea .: | shot. that“gives ‘the: Po aes the |.editing: by: Cotto “ways, among Granley (Grant), Nob ti. “2 Robe. 2 feeling of. a ‘beau Thomas’ ‘costumes em tal in ‘the: entire: “physical a reaeeaem =o Technical credits. have been par-. sich -invade _his i 7 ‘ticularly ‘well, haridled, ‘es Tnightfall. Ro 4 'Mersiil’s:: men, ‘invading : ‘a: rail: ed. : gpartment’ at Robert” ‘Stephens, : ‘Done; Currie®