Variety (January 1964)

Sr . “he . _S mo . vs tee . . . ‘ REN pa GE TT SPT, ET ITI i LALIT SS GE PETIT go agi 7 oe ‘ on . . : Bes er . a son UT a, a Soe, ve a : vod " ! 6 ATEN 0 Pe A PC a, wo ° . Sr "At ry “ , sf wer ot . owe oe ee eS oe . we ~ MEI taTe ee Hollywood, “Dée,’ 30:: ot, ” abe Guild . of ‘Aimerica-West. +. embers. . earned “approximately. : $26, 537, 291 « -in--1963: per. ‘estimate. : “by. “Nate: :Monaster, ’ president. 1] First ‘nine’. months. earnings from | video were $12, 006,815 against || $11, 896, 152. ‘in like period: of. 1962.. Figure for. 1963. includes $2, 500; 000°. ‘Screen. 1 : residuals © and. royalties, | earnings’ first three-quarters 1962 ‘. $7, 903; 173; this year $7, 896, 152. * Combined pix-tv: earnings ° first | nine months’ 1963. totaled $19, 902,i _.867 ‘with safe assumption. final | ‘quarter, will hike.. earned income. ple UE or: “writers to. ‘approximately: $26,-.|| elk oh ES. 537, 291. . Monaster. expects. 1964 fo. = ig _ Poe top. this record year... |< | nnn Guild's ‘royalty. plan’ ‘for. telepix |. ” giving ‘writers: share in. ‘world: royal-.) BOLERO UR -* ties -of telefilms : operated for first] pg | "time this year. at ff oo -Monaster. -told~. “piembers.: that me iia eae there: ‘was 3 never. better: opportunity oo 2" for screen originals. than at present fh “and | that ‘Laurence ‘Weingarten. of} : ‘Screen Producers. Guild: is trying. : , to" encourage. ‘ foyalty plan “for | “original. -Screenplays .. similar to} er Play. | or. ‘book | Tights:. os “'.. | leased, shows the Kansas board. of: \review.no longer: has unlimited. au-. .: | thority to.censor ‘motion: pictures: # | under: recent Uz S.. “Supreme. Court: ‘| decisions, ~ tt to: cite. obscenity ‘as its. reason for | WD: | Rdwar a Li Hym man, : : ‘American. -Broadcasting-Paramount: ‘Theatres, for. “orderly: release,” is now -bear “ing ‘down .onAprilthrough-May. as -. the time. when -better pictures -are ”meaded.. He . adds the: distributors °" ere. complying . with: his “wishes -in | quality. -preduct‘for . this. . “heretofore” “orph an" ” providing. more period. : ‘tobe ‘for. April and’ ‘May. “-Hyman -gaid distribs. for’ thefr : support. ‘the: flow of : product with robust campaigns :.on ‘the’ local level. He. also’ asks‘ the ‘exhibs to inform ‘the | | no. longer do: this. : ‘little of. what it was. intended. that 4 ‘they do can be” ‘done.They have. {no . rule “pertaining. | Movies” ‘Nor -can they legitimately “Charade” | is .onits way: ‘to. be-: distribs ‘about. such. campaigns... The Parade to ‘Charade’ h coming. one of. Universal’s : alltime “top. grossers,. if not the champ it _ self, Having ‘been | scoring top biz. ~at-Radio City Music Hall for .a:cou-: ple of weeks: now, the pic. opened. in“: numerous lo¢ations ‘coast-to| coast. last Wednesday. (25) and has} ne been doing strong biz: since. . Opening. day at ‘Gratuiman’ Chi-| 4 tet : -view "board: ‘members is the ‘chair| ‘man; ‘Mrs. . Kitty. McMahon, . who also ‘is in ‘charge of. the ‘office: and. “ In-Chicago: at. the city’s namesake |. its staff of four.. ‘She believes her ‘ ‘treatre, . it neared: the: ‘$6,000: mark. and at the. Esquire in. St. Louis it. : nese Theatre, L. A:, ‘was.-the .big. gest: weekday opening figure: ‘in the _treatre’s: ‘history, a tally of $6,188. did $4,415. Wednesday. and ‘Thurs “day. at the Mémorial;..Boston,.was_ $8,932; at: the. Mercury, Detroit, the: 7 two-day. total was $7,429:. at the}. Golden Gate, ‘San. Francisco; it was:| | been . following. ‘the. Suprem e. ing outstanding-sports.events such _as-. the © $35,000: San: ‘Diego: -Open: Golf Tournament : (Jan. -'8: 12) _at: Rancho ‘Bernardo,. contacting: top name . entertainers: and: bands* for | community -. | staging. ‘fashshows, -forming. clubs, «$7,500; a ‘four-theatre. combination '~. din’ Miami. grossed ‘: $23,900. . Gateway, | Pittsburgh,. did. $6, 568; .atithe Towne,. Washington, it regTrans| --/iistered -'$5;760.. and: at” the. a Lax, Philadelphia, ‘$6,030... * Biz” was, also: reported . ‘brisk | in|. ; Providence, Cincinnati, ' ‘Rochester, Louisville, Wilmington, | ‘Dayton; -. ond days topping opening: day biz. “.. Meanwhile, back at the Music Hall, ae ‘the Cary: Grant-Audrey Hepburn os “gtarrer drew $31,090. for thefirst ~) «day ofits fourth week and seemed headed.:for “one -of the * biggest: «weeks 1 in® ‘the. ‘house's history. © and longtime’ crusader | vulgarity,’ AB-PT‘has: gotten out: a ‘booklet, ‘be. ‘sent. to 3,000 “theatremen _. gratis, in which. the. various film |. os-) companies -pledge | ‘themselves to : the “orderly release” in the spring . and specifically. list their pictures thanks « the and’ urges -his. fellow-exhibs. to. back up. ‘rupt: ‘morals.’ ; “Clearly in ‘view ot: recent. su}! the: -Court’s decisions ‘on censorship: of .eral’s ‘office in Topeka." * -~ “LOUIS SOBOL “Whe ‘fits: from. New York ts: “Les. __ Angeles when..he Is not: ‘globe. = “trotting: airs some: serdenis | = Mlews-on. * The Hollywood. Idea 'Of Couture — “another bright Fosture ia. the. “58th. h Anniversary Nuinber ‘a other sttictleal C nt detected “Kansas City, Dec. “30:° ‘Long stranglehold ‘of film: censorship-:in: Kansas is gradually being 2o —_ loosened, .according ‘to study . by 7) K. A. Harris. ‘of.the U. of. Kansas “| Governmental Research: center: at. ‘Lawrence, His. ‘report, :.just re-: > “Phe Kanasa’ ‘board: now is: forced ‘all’ eliminations. or totally: disapproved films whether they: involve nudity, Jove : ‘scenes, ‘homosexuality: or ‘themes that are. many: movies .and’ sceties. it no -longer -feels: it caneliminate, . the board, nevertheless,, -. eliminates -what. it can, realizing that it must-|, ‘try. to: fulfill: its: statutory ‘obliga-. tions and ‘act. ‘within. its fonstiine | “td cost.. of | $2-1/2 ‘billion.. The: first} ~ | Leisure World, at Seal: Beach, ‘with. 11,000 ‘residents, ‘has: been: hailed. ‘as. ‘the ‘most successful project of its|... kind in existence. It «was a ‘sellout tional: boundaties.. ing: the. ‘horns: ‘of. a: dilemma, The -mast: recent ° Kansas’. statute; ‘en acted --in-1949,.charges: them to] ‘disapprove’ -films © that are cruel, obscene, indetent . or immoral . ‘or films: that tend. to: ‘debase or: cor preme-*Court. decisions, they. can to’ -‘cruel’ censor the sort of. things—approval sf adultery, criminality. and .riar -cotics from which; under previous. rules, -Kansans were shielded. :-Furthetmore,. the fact that the~ board “eliminates: words and ‘scenes. from. movies is difficult to reconcile with the meaning .and the. wording: of " ; their obscenity :rule.” ae ‘Most realistic of: ‘the: three. Te board Fias-. followed the.. decisions of the. Supreme Court in ruling on. films. ‘The. other two .-members,. ‘Mis: Mary Trehey. and Mrs.. Polly ‘Kirk, believe. the. board’ “has “un limited. -powers.”” oie Mrs. -Kirk::said. ‘the. ‘poard: has literature. She. gaid . the board. “could not ‘pass . judgment. on. any : censorship ‘ruling . until ‘so: Structed. from the attorney. gen, In. the last. ‘couple. of | Years, all indications dre that the’ ‘board: bas |’ : | been -advised:.to.. avoid . court: conCharlotte. and: elsewhere, with’ Sec| | instance -Embassy’s. ‘Sky Above— | Mud. Below”: which, after rejecting 7 frontation | on specific pictures,. for in: toto: ‘the. board looked: at again, after" ‘the filing of court. action. on: behalf of. the: distributor—and: the: ‘second: time passed: it; reportedly 2 without deletions. "=. a | ‘apartments, * In. fact, -very: ‘in-: By. KAY CAMPBELL _ “Los “Angeles, Dec: 30. “Some: of the “biggest’ names: in ie = | ‘ghowbiz have invested more. than -$500° million’ in various types’ and | ; 4+-Dhases: of. “active retiremen ” hous-j ing: developments. in the 'Southwest. J Others are known to be evaluating |} ~~ “|r properties to’ compete in this bur| || geoning; bonanza-realty market. : ' “Active: retirement’ is the catch: . -||-phrase of the day. with'a multitude ||... |‘of meanings, It. :implies country-||. ~ jelub communities; || parks, resort diotels. and lush rental |}: -offering lures for}| “adults” with the underlying motif, | “Now, is: the: hour for’ fun.” i _ The _]) spiraling: success ‘of: this movement | am 1) which. has’ not: yet. reached--its||.. ~ . | zenith’ ‘makes: it the-nation’s ‘No. 1|—— < Leeonomic .and sociological phe. ‘nomenon: _ mobile . home Art © “Linkletter’s Ss: veg ‘Estates,” ‘a-mobile home park near |. .:* “--" 1 Hemet. with: a$350,000. recreation|. TF -"feenter; celebrated its second: birth-|.-~ [iH yl day recenily, declaring half of the}-: & | 300 homesites unloaded: These lots!" '} | range.in price from. $3090 to $5000. -‘Fess Parker’s ‘Rancho Santa Bar-|': ‘bara”, ‘north: of the. Channel City,|...->.1 |is ‘somewhat -smaller;, but: has an ben -équally ‘successful . sales record:. :.... Joe .E..° Brown's $30... ‘million ; “Hueneme Bay” town. house com munity, . near. Ventura. ‘made ‘its debut. August 63 and ‘sales. totaled. -600° ‘houses. December . ‘i... These $15, 950-: $21, 950. Others-are under’ construc. ‘tion;. Noel. Sullivan; : impresario of ranged _in® price: : from: the ‘Monterey ‘Bach Festivais, has ‘opened: a $20° million retirement ” community: near.:Carmel. And. the} -. “$40 million::“‘Friendly Valley” with] abroad. are . ‘Goldfinger,’ its $1: million | country club for residents; .is located: on Bob Hope’s ranch. near . Néewhall.. The New ‘York. ‘¢lergyman,. Norman. Vincent | ‘Peale, ‘and Don ‘Belding, -of. Foote, “lustful’,” the Harris study declares. | Cone & Belding ad ‘shop: have} “Greatly. concerned: ‘about . the. ‘community, : teamed -up. to: build ‘a: $10 ‘million near. ‘Del. Mar. : ‘Bob: Moon, ex-staff announcer at ‘CBS, ABC ‘and Mutual, is: vice. prez of the extensive Rossmore Leisure. ‘World’ projects, which’ will. involve. ‘a total population of -150,000. .at:a in 17 months, Preview of Leisure World; Laguna: Hills, representing | ‘an investment of: $500 million,.-with 118,000residential .. nits, was: held | ast October: ' Del ‘Webb, ‘owner ‘of: ‘the ‘Sahara, ‘the “Mint and other ‘establishments in Las -Végas and. ‘eo-owner of the ‘Yankees,: fronts for .a $10. million: investment i in Sun Cities in Arizona and California. . Tom. Breen (Joe’ 's son): is: ‘senior ‘yeepee of ‘the: organi : zation... “! In. addition tothe’ heavy. investors in. “active retirement” hun-: dreds from: ‘all walks. of :show biz} shave : bought © -houses,. . apartments. and. . mobile -. home: ‘lots. in” the various: projects: ‘Retired and -not.so-retired authors, artists,.. art. directors, auditors, ° -musicians, ‘com.posers, screen’ writers, : engineers, technicians,. producers and_-direc tors have’ thronged: into: the -divergent. “‘adult”. living -spaces.. ‘Many ‘have’ continued. with. their careers; | ‘commuting from’.their near. ‘and distant homes: to Hollywood; others |. ‘have ‘found ‘part-time employment: AF ‘and: some -have.-two. or ‘more “re ‘ tirement”’. residences atthe beach. | and ‘in the desert, ‘for. example. Many: turn. their.talents to putting -on..theatrical ‘productions, * promot shows “and. dances, organizing. ¢lassiealmusic ‘orchestras and ‘pop:. bands, ' ‘instructing ‘classes’ in. ‘square dancing, ‘boat‘building. and . navigation, travel, ‘dressmaking’ and other -crafts.. -Anton...Grot,-: for. example, . ‘who ‘came ‘to: Hollywood: as art. director |. on Doug’ ‘Fairbanks’. “Thief -of “Bagdad”, ‘and worked with DeMille Prior. to moving ‘to: Warner Bros _ (Continued on. | page 14). “Sierra Dawn q “Los . PenasQuitos” follows: Peter ~ : Lover,” . and. | ‘Norman :Lear; |: ‘lujah -Train,”. with. John | ‘Sturges: producing ® and © directing for the Mirisch Corp.,. John. Gay scripting from. the Bill: Gulick novel; “Khar| ‘toum,”..’biopie ‘of ‘Charles. ‘George. 7 Ardrey; ROSENTHAL “whi le has covered the, national: i pastime erald syndicate for: many. years, dweils on. “When and. How Hollywood | . “another Bright: Fectere An the: upcoming 58th Anniversary. Number. 7 of. Ps other ‘stetietical ood ett ehorts, ond: erticles . Hollywood ; Dee: 30. with -15 -major: “productions. “on definite’ schedule. “Adding: to.an:ap|. parent ° ‘trend for more production at. Rome, it. is significant. to: note | only two of: the slate are skedded for filming overseas. Seven of the: ‘picturés are for the. Mirisch Corp., ‘which, has. 12. pictures. ‘Temaining | on-its UA. contract, Two: films. planned: for. shooting * third. in the. Broccoli-Saltzman. ‘series ‘of ‘James, Bond character. films ‘based onthe Ian~. Fleming: novel, : with “script: by. Richard: Maibaum, and:|. “Hawaii,” long-prepping Fred. Zinnemann ‘preduction . of ‘the: James Michener..massive. : novel. $eripting; . “Gold are. As | order" of Starting . dates; with’ ‘screenplay: by: NiekPatterson, to start next -month:;. shooting .-in. ‘February: Hour,” EA.L: ‘Diamond production for. the -MirischCorp., from ‘script _by : Diamond, .with.”-Dean Martin,,. Farr.‘ and -KimNovak ‘starring, to ‘begin: in ‘February; “The Confessor,” James: T.. Donahue’ novel. with: screenplay |: Sellers, .. Felicia” by: Nathan: E.: ‘Douglas and ‘Ned Young, ‘to. be produced by. Edward: ‘directed’ by. John: Frank-| . -enheimer,. with Tony. Curtis’. and | : Henry. Fonda: starring, to start in|. March for the Mirisch Corp.; “How |. to: ‘Murder. Your Wife,” Axelrod + Frankenheimer ‘produc|. tion, -With. Jack ‘Lemmon probably:| | -Lewis,. ‘to. star’. and Richard: Quine | to direct. "Screenplays now: in. ‘work, with starting datés. to. be. set: in. 1964, include: “Everybody . Gordon with screenplay by: ‘Robert : -“OneMore. Time,” Arne | Sultan-Marvin’ Worth. . ori gil nal “sereenplay‘for their own company: -“A “Rage to: Live,” “Walter: Mirisch producing: : from. Jolin T. ‘Kelley. screenplay. of.. the John O'Hara + + novel. m3 . “Return: Front the ‘Ashes: a produced. ‘by Arthur: Jacobs and ; ‘te be'| directed by-J. Lee: Thompson: for | Mirisch’ Corp:; “What. Did You Do. tin” the-. War, » Padayt," ae : | for her to. receive — “Alec | ¢ | Guinness lias” been» set. as ‘one of the stars. of “Hawaii, ” with Dalton | “Trumbo. now’ . finger” “has? a ‘February. starting _ -date.: . 1. “Other. ; ‘pictures’. underway, ia f.. vo -*Bandoola,”:} ‘Mirisch Corp.-TedRichmond proj-; lect, with Yule ‘Brynner. starring for | . ‘producer Lewis. R. -Rachmil. and. “director ‘Elliott: Arnold, to start: “Dazling George |: “Cleopatta”” star ‘Elizabeth Taylor ‘may. ‘never see any of the. x : Tt loot under her fancy percentage of-the-gross. deal with 20th-Fox, as . , | result. of a statement issued. in New 4] York” Monday. (30). by, 20th ‘exec veep Seymour Poe’ in which he: revealed. ‘that attorneys. for 20th "|| and the star will “review Mise. Tay4flor’s contractual situation some. 7 ¢ . .. ‘[)-time around. the end of January.” in Discovered? Baseball | mf by a story by Earl Wilson.in the (Poe’ 3 statement was. prompted N. Y.Post saying that 20th had notified Miss Taylor that the $2,-. | 140,500. she'd: already received in and expenses was all she’s going. to get for the film. Paecalled the ‘story, attributed to e@ : 20th “spokesman,” “neither . mi 1 thorized: nor true.”) Miss ‘Taylor’ Ss: contract called ‘in addition to salary. and experses—10%. of | the picture’s gross over $7,500,000; | ‘Considering. that: the Pinan has already taken: in: more than $260, M) | 000,000: in’ cash. advance. guaran tees; that would mean Miss Tay-. ‘lor: would now be due for a aq | minimum cut of at ieast $1,250,000, . over and above salary and. ex-. penses; had no legal hitches de _— . ‘veloped.. She has, however, re-. "United ‘Artists “will. enter. 1964 ceived no portion. of any such percentage 88. yet. It’s. been . an. ‘open secret for some. time ‘that: 20th. execs have. been studying all aspects surrounding: the.. production of. the. film, especially. those concerning the ‘star's absences from the. set. Expected: to. spearhead. the 20th side of the upcoming ‘talks is the. company’s general counsel: Jerome Edwards,;; a member of wie law ‘firm of: Phillips, Nizer, Benjaniz,. Krim. & ‘Ballon. Partner Louis. Nizer,incidentally,’ is repping Ed‘die. Fisher in. latter’s divorce ne‘sotiations with Mise Taylor. Cle’ Tweed, Although 20th-Fox has officially stated that its. hardticket ‘“‘Cleo‘Mister. Moses,” Frank Rosé pro-: duction: of ‘the Max... ‘Catto. novel, patra” will not go.to the “reserved. ‘performance’ policy domestically. | until late’ February and March, the. Trans-Lux ‘Hippodrome in Baltimore has: already switched. . . Pie is: now -playing the. 2,208‘seat. showcase .on. a two-a-day (afternoon. and evening), but. with no seat: Teserved.. There's a top price of $2, somewhat lower than, | for the. hardticket policy. A 20th spokesman says company agreed. to. the change “at the re-. -quest: of -the exhibitor,” who felt | that: it--would materially benefit ~ overall grosses, “We regard. it,” said the. 20th. man, “as. am sexpéritent ye a OF ALBUQUERQUES 19 .Albuquerque, ‘Dec. 30. : Frontier” Theatres, . already: operates eight of the 19° film: houses in this city—has added... Tesuque Drive-In te its chain | through .-a . lease-purchase . _agree-.. Loves A. prepping. ‘by: “Bud Yorkin.| “The. Halle j. ‘ment with. Marlin’ Butler, owner of the. ozoner... — Low: ‘Avolio;. Frontier: resident: manager, ‘took: over’ the 650-car Situation on Dee. 29. Details of the transaction are. Btrietly under. Wraps. . , Tesuque. was built in 1949," But-. ler has been owner: since 1954. His. brother, Wilson Butler, has been:.. ‘opérational manager for the ‘past ‘several years: . ‘Marlin Butler has been in ‘the z theatre business ‘since. 1928. and ‘Started ‘with.R: E: Griffith ‘Thea-tres, Inc. ‘(forerunner of Frontier) : -in 1934, He left. fhe company ia. 1944; and: has been in business. for himself since that time. .Count by’ Frentier in Albuquer=— ° | See is. now six hardtoppers, three rive-ins. ; ve é Ine—which