Variety (February 1964)

oo ~ Rin re eer D wee res the | : Subseription LENE I pt EA _— »? 2. [MISCELLANY oe a CoProd. Between Britain, C ntnent 7 By Sept., But Only With France London, Feb. 4: expect it to agree that..such ~productions should be permitted with ‘in. the present scale. : The union: negotiators ‘empha: sized that British films were standing in line waiting.:for -playdates and that -the only fair: method. would. be to provide an: ‘additional Quota to take. care of. stich. co| -ventures, by British and French unions. are now ‘being submitted. tothe two Amendments ‘proposed governments ‘econeered, but':.the to be. only of minor ‘importance: . ‘The FFU. decision. to . limit. co production treaties to’ France, and to exclude the . other European ecountries,. is based on the-fact: that only the French. technicians: -have working conditions and. wage ‘Yates: favorably ~ with | which ‘compare . those. enjoyed. ‘by ‘the. British. Re| search ‘has shown a wide ‘divergence in scales:between. British ‘and the. Italian technicians,. while it: is} believed ‘that the German. ‘rates | “ are. Tower still.. . British Youth Ores To: Probe Beat Dangers | Fo and: his wife Franca Rameat the helm, (as Columbus. and: Queen ‘Isabella respectively). ‘Written ‘anddirected ‘by Fo the -play: takes al Liverpool, ‘Feb. 4e: . Youth club. leaders. have ‘chosen’ this northwest England city, home: of The Mersey. Sound and “Beatlemania, probe. the ‘possible: dangers. of beat: groups. Meeting will be held. ‘June 13-14. oe ‘Leaders have shown alarm about: musical “group’’. in. some ¢lubs.. “They list. ‘some of’ the:-.dangers’ as heavy‘installment purchase ‘debts for ex-” pensive.. accidents while travelling: about the -U.K.. in 12-seater: vehicles.to fulfill ‘dates and exploitation: by: commercial interests. ee emergence -. of a. ‘instruments,. automobile "Enclosed find check for Leer o Street: sepeeinSbn apes ensne stele | City. ceosessedevbongenronicee Zone... State: Maree” * Regulor Subscription Rates “One Year—$15. 00° . ‘Three Years—$39.00° 7 7 ‘Canada and Foreign—S1 ‘Additional ‘Per. Yeor 154 West om Street + Coproductionbetween Britain} os, and. the Continent may become a{2 reality by September, but whatever | the governments ‘may decide,. the] unions have decreed that... this] should be restricted to a deal with| .~ France. . Italy, Germany. and Spain are out of the race.. _ Even. the unions” limited policy in regard to..an Anglo-French | treaty is subject to the. British gov-|.~ ernment accepting. certain amend-| ments which were agreed. when. a}: delegation. of the “Federation of}: Film Unions. met their ° opposite |: numbers from: France ata Paris | -meéeting last week.:.The major de-| cision taken during those’ talks was |’ that the British: side would. only. ‘allow. Anglo-French -coproductions:|: : to get under. way. if. there was. a: proportionate increase: An. the. Brit-~4sh Film Quota. | {07 The. FFU © delegation. took the view that as,it had been. unsuccess| ful in the recent ‘campaign for. the} : Quota to be. hiked from. 30%. tol 509, ‘it would be :unreasonable. to-|. ’ for a. weekend confab to! . _. Please. Print Name). ~ Cigars, Pipe? . Minvieapolis, ‘Feb. 4 At some Twin. Cities’ aiea. -COUrSE, ‘on cigaret smoking. at Bonanza’ 1 ‘arset | . Jackson; ‘Miss., Feb: ri A Gail’ ‘to all: Mississippians to’ “boyeott and ‘help: destroy” “Bonanza”. tv’ séries..as_a protest against. “Negro ‘agitators. ‘and pres|: y} sure. groups’’ ‘was issued here last | week by* J ackson' “Mayor : Allen ' ‘Thompson, ee wy -Lorne. Green; : Michael: ‘Landon |and Dan: Blocker, ‘stars ‘of. the Sun-'}. day night western .on NBC-TYV,. re|. cently © cancelled. out -4 scheduled |. ' ‘appearance at the Mississippi, ‘Com-]. the merce &Industry. ‘Exposition. ‘be|: ‘cause of. segregated. seating: in the} other points raised -are. understood | ‘Coliseum. ‘Thompson. had ‘previously asked ‘| residents of . Jackson .to quit: viewing the show, but told ‘the. city de‘partment -heads’ Thursday (30) that favorablé.. response. had” prompted -him: toexpand. his. efforts:-to.‘in|. clude . the:. entire: State of . ‘Missis~" sippi._ ALO 0 STAGE COMEDY ~ SPOOFS C. COLUMBUS) -in.the club, that they. must make an | original: application. for: the Beer |. ‘and.-wine. license. and. that -ahear|’. ing ; would ‘be. held .on the “new | application. At. that time: the -Dalt las: ‘ Police’. Department... and.“ the | Texas Liquor. Control: Board. could | register: formal protests. . A. new. application’ was. filed. un: der‘the. name’ of SR‘. Corp., ‘listing: * Rome, “Feb. “4s “There: fs now: Aa rarity) a “sue 7 cessful. Italian: stage’-comedy: here “Tsabelia, : Cacciabaile’’ | “Tre. Caravelle: e° ‘un (isabella, Three Ships. and a Hoaxer): with Dario: tongue-in-cheek. ‘approach, *. “Story .is told: ‘by a 16th ‘century’ Spanish. actor about to be hanged ‘who is given a last minute reprieve | to tell. the story. of the great man, |. *. “discoverer, .of.:America:—. Christo| pher Columbus: Hetells of:Colum-. — bus’. difficulties in’: persuading): ‘Queen Isabella: tofinance his voy| age. the arguments with’ the. royal |~ ‘advisors. about: . the. ‘width -of:.the ocean and the troubles’ of his trips. Columbus is “a. fast-talking guy = a ‘ah opportunist..a_ wonderful: navi-:|_ J gator” and a » full-time: plotter. Order Form. [} One: Year. = Please send. VARIETY for. 7 Two. Years © 7 oO ‘Three: ‘Years . To -° . nse ae oe ose. e oe eee ‘e ‘e See .o's vee : — . TA : eseesreece . Two: ‘Years—$28.0 00 nightelubs. the vending ‘glamor y girls. now. have’. cigars-..and, "|: éven in somé instarices pipes. | i ‘They’ re peddling. the latter -} _ for. the first. time, along,. “of * with. their -cigarets ns ‘which: continue” to Femain: in. : -stock, .: aan b The added. items stent’ trom’ aH | -the publicity attendant’ on:the... | Government's ‘adverse © Teport. as Of Miss. Racists] Tex Court Denies | Big: D “Copa .Club.. | Police. Department protested. the li: Current: license. ex: | low his”™stable.: a | Vegas,” he “said... -“Welisten to PAUL ‘stops kissing. ° ‘them. PAUL. -ANKA and: I . think: ‘he’s pretty “Bood, | ted. -. He's: “a. _ great favorite” with | everybody” “every‘where: yas License Renewal. To Ruby's s Club | being doné, are treating the whole .-} matter on the: theme’ “to be ‘or not ! to be. in a cemocrae countay as: | far: -as. censorships of any is week refiised to renew. a. beer and} concerned. Aside -frem.. the 10. the. ‘Swedish “eensors) “stopped 10 feature. films last. year. Four of them: later. were allowed. on ‘distrib after : certain. cuts:. A’ fifth: one ‘was given the greenlight | ‘by .the government after. protests‘. from. the distributor. ‘ In. Septem‘ber, the censors stopped. two. fea|. “Mellem | but. okayed after: some ‘cuts, —adnd ° the | “Dallas; Feb. &County. Judge. ‘Lew. ‘Sterrett: Jast wine: license. for the Carousel.’‘Club, strippery.: ‘operated by . Jack Ruby. who is scheduled for trial -Feb:-10‘on: the: charge: .ofmurdering Lee. “Harvey: Oswald; ‘accused. assassin. of}. the late. President: John. Fr ‘Ken nedy. . : "Phe : ‘lub: iinderwent. a namie change Jast month..and is now: the cense: renewal. | pires March 8..: | Judge: Sterrett: told Ralph. ‘Paul and S..D. ‘Ruby, ‘who: own, interests. Paul ‘as. president; S.D.: Ruby,’ V.p.; and: Leo Torti,“secretary-treasurer: Jack ‘Ruby, they: said,: did: notown an ‘interest in .the: club, but only The. new. beer ‘and: operated. it. “Continued. on, Page 62). _-AUTRY’S: ‘ACUMEN Dates Back to Show-Biz: Says. " Cowboy-Turned-Hotelier ’ “By ‘GLORIA: GREER Ch. Palm. “Springs, ‘Feb. 4 acumen. He: ‘Says: he. Teveives: four or ‘five : | pitches -per-day from hotel owners + who want: to: sell.or. lease, | “Many come frori Reno. ‘and Las “But because. of |: our. “connection .. with ‘the Los. WT ‘Anzelés: Angels and the ‘Los. An-} iit géles Rams, we. couldn’t. afford to| 1 Be “connected, where. there “is a -gambling--casino. ‘It isn’t. that~ TL T don't like Las Vegas, Reno: or. Lake oo : (Continued on Page 20. | the ROBERT. SYLVESTER : Golumnist. N.Y. Daily News; says: . ANKA’S | RCA: Victor. records: “after our kid } She ' ‘adores | ‘|. shorts, ‘The Dallas. ‘events. ‘Philharmonic. 4 Karl. Boehm,-’solo: recitals by singers Elisabéth *‘Schwarzkopf, Iym|‘ gard Seefried. and:Christa Ludwig | — -and violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhahn. ‘He’ purchased... the {f]/-.. ~ ‘Palm ‘Springs. Ocotillo: Lodge’ last |i —— dt}. June: and has an. interest -in’ the. | Continental ‘in.’ ‘Los: ‘Angeles, the. |Mark Hopkins:‘in San Francisco, ||) = and the Sahara Inn: in Chicago. He | 1 purchased . ‘the Holiday: ‘Inn three | weeks ago: from ° former. ‘owner . {| Milton Hicks’ and converted it into. | | the Melody : ‘Ranch. "Beneath His Robes | “Washington, Feb. 4.Us. Suprenie’ Court Justice Arthur Goldberg will receive — “Award ~: : from Variety: Club: Tent. il at |. its Feb.-10 luncheon, ~_-: a _Spéaker at. the feed will ‘be: te Drew Pearson, last year’s pos-.-:| >. Sessor : of a “Heart. of Gold. 7! i \Swedish Ce nsors. Banned 10in 3 “Heart :of .Gold”. Stockholm, Jan, 28. “Swedish * producers” “gave . newspapers, . _observing. “what ture. films, the. .Danish : venner” . ‘(Among © -Friends),. (Continued: on: Page. 62) OLYMPICS’ MUSICALES: ‘THE AUSTRIAN ACCENT ‘Ennsbruck, ‘Feb... 4. Daring: the -period of. ‘Ineluded* . Orchestra ‘There. will be” a. ‘Haydn ‘Orches 7 tra from -Bolzano:.and choral music “will ‘be. presented. ‘by. theVienna -| Choir Boys and‘ether ehoirs.“There | will. be. organ. music . from. the .| Renaissance-:period in Innsbruck’s -, | Silver Chapel -and there will be | | sevéral: popular concerts given’ by folk | music groups from the Tyrol ne 2 region.~ ° Gene. ‘Autry-rang up. the curtain |. , on: his ‘newest -shostelry,. the. 110|[[7" ~ | room Melody’ Ranch : with Gene [fl -Austin and ‘the: Whipoorwills head_ IH) lining, Other celebs: showed to ‘give. the. ‘opener’a boost.. . The ‘cowboy turned-hotelier | credits ‘his’: show. biz start. with . 1 paving the.. way for his ‘business: | oan at “When. I started in show: [1]: _.. || business, -I ‘used. to. check. the: box[4]: 1 office’ every night, carry. my ‘own: |e: “scenery, and put up my. ‘own public {ff “address -. system."-Learning-: to-} _. [f] assume. that responsibility. proved.| fl. | com | worthwhile later in: the business | oe { world.”..:°°. °. mot ‘Autry presently has: five: hotels | the. State Censorship Board. “a. busy year ‘in’-1963, with. a total. of 10: .Swedish-produced ° films banned : because the: censors considered -it: "| was. “more pornography than art: 3. .| None of the bans stirred much ‘iffterest, however, ‘probably: because | the | films. were. ‘shorts. : In ‘March,: --1$he -censors. banned: ‘Mine’. shorts -| from: ‘Nordsjo Film: Last: Septem|. ber ‘another “short. feature, from -aiother: ‘producer, ‘was. banned. : Then last month ‘came’. the ‘ban of the feature pié, “491.” Now they ‘the. Olympic ‘Winter. -Games,. musical. Fy ‘life in this Austrian: town’ is being ‘highlighted : ‘by. . various : concert: is: the Vienna. under. i = Fan Tite ri to ita hn 7 . Helsinki; ‘Finland, Rep’ / ah The majerity. of. the...stock ‘in. | Tesvisiohas -been ‘sold to the: Bove... | ernment-owned. Y¥leisradio: for. a're— |ported $2,000,000... Consequently ..Finland. no. ‘longer jhas: a privately. / owned, independent television net land ‘is: the. onlyone. Of the. ‘Sean | work. “Tamvisio; a tv station:in the’. an ‘industrial city. ‘of: ‘Tampere;is the jonlyremnant .of privately’ owned,.:.: -. ‘ty in Finland. Until recently: ‘Tameens visio’: relayed. a fair . “number. of as ™ Tesvisio’ ‘S programs...) The government-owned ° "Yieis: ee " Tradio has ‘plans of. using the: facili--..2°": ties of. Tesvisio as: 4 basis fora... Second channel. ‘Tesvision will con=. tinue: to accept. cammercials.. Fins ‘dinavian. countries ‘that allows comae merciat'ty. “yO at. Chon ten ‘Finns are ‘able. to: * waltich : more’: ul. television. than. ‘the. Swedes,the. 3. Danes or. the Norwegians: : : The Fine “2.0.20. . nish: governinent . network. trans-".~ mits: ‘somewhat more than 30 ‘hours | Until a few weéks‘ago. Tesvisio ran atmosphere. in. “which. operations (Continued on page 34): F BI Chief Raps Idea” "Washington, Feb. a PBI. ‘Direetor : Je Edgar. ‘Hoover-. oe if | publicly. joined the ranks: of, op-" | ponents. of. televised. trials.° : Hooyer. “said, : “commercial: jingles, station. breaks: we, | and. panning: television: cameras are. | incongruous. with. the, ‘dignity and OTS. ‘my | mind,” -weekly. ‘It also‘ rents out the net.--. work: to Mainos-TV, a: commercial: company ‘which. lacks: transmission: oon facilities ofits own and:is. allowed — to transmit: about-15 hours. weekly... between 25 and. 30 hours of Pro. ‘| Brams ‘weekly, > ~. . _ Shortly . ‘before: ‘ Ohiistaias Tes-. a ‘visio announced | that: it’ was. forced -:. © s|.to cut: down: to ‘seven or eight. hours... 7°... ‘weekly ‘and release. -two-thirds:-of © ~ its: staff. -The~ firm: said: ‘that. the .. cuts had‘ been necessitated by “the: = >.treatment: -‘Teésvisio ‘has. been :re..... ‘ceiving from the authoritiés during.. ~the past few years and the’ insecure’ have‘ been carried on.” The board: -.. of -Tesvisio was: Yeferring to. its Po “Of Teevising T Trdls Fr solemnity of eourtfoom : _proce--°: ” of: ‘justice “one of the ‘more ‘basic... constitutional guarantees,” Hoover . said, source.’ 2. “Hoover ‘Was writing” ‘in. the ‘FB Law. Enforcement Bulletin. and. in -.... “°° * _|his missive “heartily’.-proclaimed ° ~ freedom of the: press and: the right ‘to know. “freedom of the press in its ‘proad -“Even’ so;” he added, “it: must be allowed ‘to: pro--; -céed. without. obstruction from, any est: and: most liberal interpretation hae ; | z ‘Trade Mark Registered lo ; ; ‘FOUNDED: 1905 by, SIME SILVERMAN: Published Weekly by VARIETY, INC. Li a Silverman, President. Z 154 West: asth ‘St. 8 New York, N.. Y. 10036 Hollywood, Calif. 90028. 6404 Sunset Boulevard,Hollywood 9-141. ashingfon; D. .C..20004. ed | § “784 National Press. Building, STerling: 35445 Le ~~ Chicago, 1.60611 400. No.. ~ Michigan Ave. 7 DElaware, 74984 . Lendon, S.W.1a 49: St: James's Street, Piccadilly, HYde. ‘Park’ 456i 1-23 FU ason: 2: 2700 ° Da ae 233 _ SUBSCRIPTION Annual, $15; Foreign, $16; Single Copies, 35. Conte, ee | | oe | ABEL GREEN, Editor. | a o Wall Street: a : “BAILY VARIETY me a Publishes in ‘Hollywood: by. Daily. Varvety.. tes. Be _ Hh ve _ 0 2 ‘year. ‘$25 Foreien. , cya q ‘ is..not an. unlimited... ‘and. “unre° “strained. Tight,’ ” oN ‘Hoover concluded that responsiae -ble. journalists “have always recog°*: nized their. ‘obligations ‘to other me / free it institutions.’ Pre 7 Number 11] INDEX | ES . Bills. oss e eee dee eee. 54°]. Night. Club. Reviews. reves 52. @asting + 60‘Obituaries Reece eee 63 qe Peochatter® ogo0000 262) pene al | | Film Reviews varfaerese. 8 | Radio Review go a Alege 36:.. = Inside Legit: ee eee ws wb we ee: 56" 7 Record ‘Reviews. Sees pee 4a . : Inside. Radio-TV wi réeseee 36°)" Television 2... ..-Senreaae 23. oF International | 22.) Television’ Reviews: 7 a . ef 31 . Legitimate. ......6..6040.° 55. TV Film ...........:. teyeae 26. Literati 200... 5.00 6sce0. 59-7. Unit Review =<)... a twee BOE. MuSic. .......0ee0-0veeae 44-]‘Vaudeville. ....:. Toy ebe dices 49, New., Acts Slee ee Peseta 7 54 wanes. dee eins