Variety (February 1964)

“Sand gimmicks.’ “eontest. with ‘annliances -for prizes ““and “a grand--orize ‘of a: trip. for. |. -: There: ‘harem © girl’ ‘ beauty . contests. and: other™ -promo-. PLACE .. 2 Florence ethnic’ and social: films .. Bordighere, Italy competitive, ‘comic é films. -.. Oberhiausen, Ger.) short subjects. : ve “ Cartagena, Colombia ‘non-competitive. Si .”, Buenos. Aires “eompetitive .... -Malladolid, Spain . religious; humanev value films. -* “Gannes competitive ~ Melbourne.’ non-competitive ~ Berlin competitive . *-" Karlovy-Vary,. 1s iosckta conipetitive” : Be Mon tr eal : hon-competitive: » Bob Wise 2 = ; ci 7 ‘Sound of. Music’ Needs : a: * Yodel—Trapp I Kids a. a “has departed from’ New: ‘York ‘for [' . Hollywood . on. the: ‘Iast ° lap: ‘of al. -marathon testing: _program, at” the . “end .of ‘whieh: he: will: have looked |. ~ _.at.“between’ 400° aid :500 kid-aspir| ° ants for roles-as the Trapp.children-|-: “S -in 2Qth-Fox’ s upcoming “The Sound) .~ o£. Music.” _", ““wiewed. and ‘tested . ‘kids in ‘London, 7 and New: York,. will wind up'-those ‘+ ‘ehores -in Hollywood. this week,: ‘then ‘prepare. to: Start. rehearsals je “for the film’ in .10 days, with: cam-} * eras skedded to. roll. on Austrian: ws :Director, ‘whio-inter locations. about ‘April: 20. : -‘Wise says. he -is' not” unaware. ‘of |: * : the -dangers involved’ in a. “schmial| tzy”. approach | to. the hit. Rodgers’ : or} -* which: reason he: plans +o.’ play it | Jas ‘straight, “ presenting. its. musie |“> and: sentiment -as } possible.” "OAS anexample. of :: ‘what | “he meanis,. he reported. that’ there |’ . and Hammerstein. --property, liederhosen:. "sible: ‘shooting sites, and finally de -° Gided. on: one that.:is leanly Gothic; | without all the: busy: ornamentation. | “!” of-the. other. His. réasoning: de”. ‘should be. visually ‘clean “and . Spare, as. counterpoint .to ‘the .ro~| ‘' mance ‘of the music. and. ‘sentiment “Mus: oo of. the: ‘story.’ =!" Phe: pic, which: will: ‘star’ ‘Julie. oe Andrews .’ and. ‘Christopher : Plum|: ‘mer; will-cost in: the neighborhood: + Of: $6;000,000, with’. photography. in. Ba: Todd-AO. and: DeLuxe. color... Direc: | “. ter ‘hopes’. to wind‘ work..on.:it. by “.!)*July ‘or “August, in. order to start = photography. three months. later. on.| ‘> his big-budget film’ version. of ‘The: “Sand Pebbles..””. He already has pro-. . duction’: assistants . getting. things ' started. on: “Pebbles” now, -so. that -, ‘he will. beable to shift: from ‘the. “ first. pieto ‘the’ second with. little ig ‘real delay: “Pebbles” . Will require “principal: photography being. done at the ‘studio ‘and, ‘perhaps, on. Cali fornia’ Ss Sacramento River. 7 i FLOATS ON: PROMO, GAS <u U's Magic Carpet’: Takes: . To ' The Family: Centers “Universal: is. "mapping A "$200, 000 | ° Bottle, ”. for Brass involve eampaign which |. will.” ‘ touring troupe-. of “harem”. dancing. ‘girls, t a magician and various ‘other’ ‘re-. They will}. visit: supermark>ts; ; theatre. lobbies |. and: other places to. drum. up ‘in-: . lated ballyhoo artis‘s. terest aheadof. the picture’ S. openings... Ltn Part. ‘of “the: ‘pally. is. a $40: 000 | Dn “magic | carpet” created | ‘by an: Thi|* *, NOs. inventor: and built, at’ Univer sal City. . The. contraption | is. air “powered: and. moves — along: the}. ground . at. about.’ 49 m.pzh:. about a :. a foot. above ‘the ‘surface. These “and other: facets.-of.. the push. have been : six. months: in ‘thé ‘planning. : Other. ‘aspects. ‘of: the . campaign include the usual in: fivers,. posters -Thoere’s-a’ limerick ‘two -to the. World’s. Fair, ‘will’ also: “he local” tons, ~ Barly: 1964 Festival Clear ” Herewith. listing: as of early February . on: the 1984 film. festival a) fe ae = which. have. already. been definitely. s skedded > TYPE. Ente Fs ste See es [producer-director: ‘Robert: “Wise | “qynadorned «as: “and | ‘usable feet); | complete | with labs, postal: facilities, ‘projection. rooms, -film vaults, ‘three. -restaurants, hairdressing. -depart-.| ments, dresssing room ' suites, etc. _ Administration: building: contains: 200.” ‘air-conditioned offiée: suites, _ .| topped’ by two penthouse . apart-| 4 ments for-use’ by Dino’ DeLauren"/-tiis -and/or : visiting VIPs and stars |: who.may: want ‘to -live on. the. out-. | of-town .. Premises ‘while’ Shooting | here. “ . Tobe started. shortly 3 is ‘a‘email |. ‘community center to house. those} OE -3,000-odd © employees. who . may | a ‘soine. -shooting.-in_ the Far East—though’ the exact locations have : not. yet ‘peen chosen;. with. most. of..-the Will | -house. ‘are. “The ‘Secret; ” latter starring. Prin-|:, CESS, Soraya. Both roll: this: “Spring: ‘|. -eilities. for the expanding “motion: picture. industry. Facilities, that. “DATES * eee oe ov Jan: 20-26" ghee Feb 2-9 _ .° -Feb. 3-8: ‘,eeee outs oe? ere 7» April 1-11 April 12-19 . .Aprik 29-May. 3B : “May” 29-June 15. = July 4-19 © . Aug, 4 14 Spare. Visualization Omit 3 Camera ye Problem ” “No Canadian Capers. -.. °‘Qttawa,. Feb. :4,‘The problems of sexual frus--. Columbia students ‘(males : natch): for-$5,000. The film -has’..-. been shown “at its: home ‘cam© “_pus,.and banned, béeri booked... : “at. MeMaster U:.in ‘Hamilton, _ Ontario, and cancelled. ‘Protests . from. ‘people * who: .éast -hoping .to induce the .U..“. of Ottawa;. run’ by “ Roman’: “Catholics, to. be: more liberal tions. De La nent New Plant Near Ready Rome, ‘Feb. 4. Dino -“DeLaurentiis’ "full-eycle, -$30,000,000 studio complex is rapid-. ly ... moving’ ” -towards = operational status here. Company: personnel is already, moved: ‘in.. First of . -the ‘eight ‘sound stages. is hearing com-. ‘pletion. Situated. goine 3 13. miles south’ of the: Eternal. ‘City. on: the Via’ ‘Pon-|: ‘tina, ‘complex will boast the tallest sound ‘stage ‘in. the. world (some 60: soundproofed; and want to live at studio, -plus. a. small luxury ‘motel. for visiting writers, : stars, and: direetors. First -productions :. “The: Bible” * 290 Under Oscar’ Ss: Tye | “Hollywood, Feb. 4. Total of 290: features are: ‘eligible -: in. upcoming |. for consideration ‘Academy. Oscar vote... This is: 27} -under' last. year’s total of 317. Only | .:”features in English’ or with English | HT ‘subtitles . shown commercially | in|: | Los’ ‘Angeles for. first time. int 1963 come’. ‘before. the local. members. . Separate ‘consideration: is” given {| °. ‘features. “eompeting.. “forforeign To language ‘film award. ‘These. ‘heed }. not havebeen shown :in :U:S: nor}. ee are English: subtitles: + Fequired.’ Feb. 25-March sf |e = a ‘wrong=-well then, ‘slow on the up| June 26-July. fa . —_an answer,. 4 ploy. .put-into: action last: week: by. .'“} Janus Films . and ;-Rugoff ‘Theatres. '.| when. they: allowed: the~ public. in}-©) free: ‘at ‘Manhattan’s Cinema™:Two:| .* : ‘Sterling’ s. ..] that: Tony Richardson’s “The Lone-..liness .of .The Long -Distance’“Run tration. in. the ‘Canadian .male’ -: ‘university. student. body isthe .general..preoccupation: : of. an..| 87-minute‘ feature: made coop:."| as eratively by” 60..U. of. British: .: +: "]-000 |: ° ‘| $700,000. taken. in by. Richardson's |. “hadn’t: seenthe . film;: anda -.. . typical -absence ‘of: eyewitness __ | information characterize; the. -” situation. Meanwhile, the.stu-" dent: producer “has : travelled -. --andprestige ’ which apparently’. at|* ~Ltaéh: ‘to the director’s name, is. ‘out ' “will “be few ‘cute. little ‘Tyrolean’|:: ° than the” “Protestant Angtitun :; : -gutfits. worn ‘by: ‘any. of the charac_ ‘ters—somehow.. . “.dirndls. would -: “be: redundant. He: . said that he had ‘scouted’ two: ‘dif|. “ ferent Atistrian -cathedrals: ‘as: pos:} “| Latter. is’ perking along. nicely: in} j Film's: title. is: “Bitter: Ash. in, ah _. | miere _eligagement’”’ at R-S’ 34th. By. VINCENT ‘CANBY. “Sorietimes the ‘public: is=if. not |" take. ! That’s the’ proposition: behind ‘a coiiple of ‘unique. experiments being’... carried : on.‘ by ‘two indie: distribs} / who refuse fo take 2 a ‘Dublic no. for. |: helda 40th’ Anniversary Céle “Local: 52s: 40th Anni_ " ‘Theatrical © Stage Employees ‘Case. .one ‘invélves the “unusual : attend... rr] -for ‘the-‘opening day: of Italo. di-| * rector.” Ermanno’ :Olmi’s: new. pic! :: | {which ‘is. ‘actually: only his. seeond | production), “The. Fiances: ee :Case. two:revolves around: ‘Reaiie7 likely. fo: show . is -.N-Y.. City ‘ Continental: division’s |. new. attempt to persuade the public is his interest in ‘realtor ‘Allan ‘multi-story, -multi= ‘stage ner”. -does. not. deserve to. be. filed’ ox ae under tthe heading of “lost|: Gotham’s ‘westside in 1965, ne “Loneliness,” ” whigh ¢ at’ ‘the. {962 a 1. Mar’ ‘Del Plata® ‘fest won .awards for | “Richardson: and ‘star Tom Courte-. . .. ticket. situation accounts for a nay, originally’ opened in New: York during . the 1962° newspaper ‘strike |‘to only.-fair ‘biz.’ The unpublished: Teviews were fine. but pic eventually. |’ | earned: something. less. than. $200,-|° (compared: to’. ‘approximately | = ers: . “Taste of: Honey”) and played less han 300 d h S. Twi Ik tr Now Coatinentat *ourred obvi: win o a es Keep Spreadi | ously by the success .of -Richard-| . ‘Louisville, Feb. 4. | son’s “Tom Jones”. (a. United Artists a | rélease) and -‘the:.néw: excitement | to:re-win a: public for: “Loneliness ia a the ‘third week: ‘of its “second pre -| Street’ East Theatre. and opens ‘to-. day (Wed.). at: the. Astor " Mheatre, | Brookiyn ‘artie. The ‘Fiances’. “Meanwhile, : Janus’ . free’. preem day: for “The Fiances” resulted in ‘five capacity performances, . ‘with paying ‘.customers coming along in healthy . numbers... for the: rest of the week, At the same time; Olmi’s first pic; “The: Sound of .Trumpets’’} ; Q Posto); also Janus, which opened. herein: October to. great reviews ‘and’. ‘next: to -no:; biz‘. (it ‘inched’ | through ‘a ‘slim, ‘three-week. preem _ Stand), opened. ‘last. Wednesday (29). to gréat. biz. at the Art Theatre in ‘Greenwich: ‘Village—its. ‘first. date |. since : that -premiere engagement. ‘Tast’ fall: | Both : ‘expérimenits. are: Being ‘watched ‘keenly by other: ‘indie distribs and importers,who know. only too. well that: quality, : backed. ‘by . fine. -press . support, ‘doesn’t: i always. ‘spell success in: this. ‘most: precarious ‘branch .of film’ -distri‘bution. 9. While the names of. ‘only. a: hand: ‘ful ‘of: American directors: may mean. anything at the boxoffice, it. has: -become * apparent . in recent . (Continued ‘on page 13).. San. . Antonio, : Burnie, Ma. : a _New. York: Editor, VARIETY: ae Film ‘City: on Eleventh ‘Avenue, between.44th and 45th Street by *g-pe 7: “20 million dollars. The: purpose: to’ “provide New York City with fa J _ are: especially. ‘designed. and built for this. ‘purpose. 2 stages),Production -Center. . (2. ‘stages), _Meyerberg ‘Stidio (3 |: = stages), Biograph :(2 ‘stages),-Edison: Studio. (2 stages). In. addition . (3 ‘Lanicé Productions (1 stage), ‘Filmes oe somewhat. smaller. stages are. ‘available at MPO (9: ‘stages), E.U.E:. Stages),.: Klaéger “(1 stage),.. “(1stage), TV’ Graphics: (1 ‘stage)..and. many others: large: and. small. because. ‘p£ the unsteady volume’ of production. . wilt ‘do what to:the. motion Picture: ‘industry. in New York?. |“ And ‘how. about the: economics. of. such:an ‘investment? Ds : _ the: ‘existing. stadios to. operate | on full: eapacity: This would: make. Sense. © “fa” yg re "| “IEA Mui) a lh Wow Publ, Vall o, Et a; Bear Down ¢ on Tradem rk -. studio. mechanics Local-52 will. ". bration this’: Saturday. (8). at 'the...N-Y... Hilton ~ Hotel. “The evemt is"already. booked SRO, with 1 600 ) people: exbpeted fo. ‘Mayor Robert ¥F. Wagner. Rea| sor. for. the mayor's. attendance’ “| to overcome the company’s reputa os mes’ ‘projected. Film. City, ~ Ducats. went for $35-a cou -plé,” meaning. that ‘the SRO -. -@ross.. of $28, 000.. ‘Profits from | “the event. go ‘to “benefit the... “Local “32 Benevolent... Fund; — which: helps meedy. film ‘work: a _ fio 7 pressive deal-making | | there has. ‘Brown up a false impres-..:: . ’ | sion in some: circles that UA was. "Another: ‘dual theatre: project. is in. the.:-works . here,. after initial. ‘success. of the United: Artists-Pent-: -house “piggy-back”. ‘operation’: on townh’s:‘main.-stem such. twins are. | a national phenomenon... Two thea: |-trés under ‘the ‘same roof are. being: ‘planned at the. Mall;:town’s modernistic shopping: center .all under roof, on! the outskirts. of Louisville. . Community Research. and. Develop-. iment, Inc., operators of the Mali, may. pattern the local project: after. ‘the twin einema it has in operation |. ‘in: it’s. Charlotte, N.C. ‘mall. “Firm: is ‘also. building twin: ‘cinemas in } : Texas. “and:Glen | Baltimore firm | “is also. ‘mulling, -over the idea. of a ‘Tepertoire thea| ‘tre ‘in. the’ local mall, along ‘lines | -of the one. now ‘operating in an}. Orange, .N. J. shopping center. No | ‘target date. has. beeri.set for. ‘the |" twin theatre. project. yet; and the legit idea may. be. several yéars |: “away from fruition, but the. firm. ‘has 38. acres’ of: choice: land: avail: ‘able for expansion in. the. Louisville. operation. and © the success of: the. | Mall. could: .be .an encouraging | ‘factor’ in the . plan for the: twin: theatre, which would. draw patron-'| ‘age. from a ‘wide area ‘for shopping ‘and entertainment under -one: roof, and more tan. ample parking. area. = making too much. money. ‘Skeptic Asks Why More NY. Stages? | I. read. with great: interest ‘aboiit’ ‘the: proposed’ construction Of * Feal estate developer Allan ‘Haynies.: A 20-story building containing ' |", 57 studios, theatres, Offices, restaurants; swimming’ pools and. all the’: mew | studio an and. Most ,of these facilities cannot find a steady. flow ° of occupancy D cat cent ‘Concubine”. Pray :tell:mé—adding. 57 more studios ‘to the. existing. facilities Sloe | tival.-. _.. Why not provide: instead’ 20 million dollars as° working: capital’ for production: ‘purposes to-some of -our Producers. s SO as. 3.,to enable = “James ‘MeConnel . subtitles. Designs =t Film: distributors, and to a lesser |extent.theatre circuits, taking cue from’ Madison” Ave. are putting. a “International Alliance ‘of: . shine | on. their “images.’ an °At’ Paramount, such. an image’ campaign has been’ going on for the. | past few months, aimed-at both the’ trade and Wall Street. . This has in ‘L¥olved-a special screening. for the’ ‘| financial community .of an upcomjing. picture, preceded by. the show> ting of a. special: product trailer Event. is ‘planned. as-an. ‘industry and civic-affair. with a. . hefty turnout’of-film personal-. "ities and: execs: ‘expected. ‘Also showing clips. and ‘stills-of present | ‘and ‘upcoming pix. ‘Then last week > prez..Barney: Balaban ‘and exec v.p. George Weltner called the press. to ~ discuss: the company’s . activities: “The Par. campaign is designed }tion of. recent: years as a £0-S‘ow . operation and. to demonstrate. a : new aggression... “$tiidio.: skedded:to “rise “on ..} , At. United. Artists. a problem of a: .| different kind. ‘has. existed for the. | image . makers. | the ‘company’s. policy to. build. up It has long. been deals, “While itself taking a. “public back seat: to these producers, directors and star's. There has never + been: any. question’ as. to UA's agspiritbut 1 subordinateto. its own creatures... a 2 Actually, the: company. guarantées . oo millions each year in production. + eoin, ‘Not wishing to rock the policy . boat too much, UA has all the same: “)been. pushing harder Jately.. For one ‘thing, the company has in-. creased the size of its lozo in trade ads. For another it has done things . like leaping in on a pic like ‘‘Tom. Jones”: and changing the identifica ‘soon as. the smash success. of the pic -was obvious. Also, there: has been increased publicity: pressure of late and the company has. set a. ‘schedule: of recently-completed pro-.. duction deals ‘to build’ an almost |. weekly. flow of important announce-~ ments.: This. ‘drive: ‘at UA will. continue a (Continued on: page 18) A Violent Jingling Of Coins Drives Wm. Castle . On-as Shock-Meister ; “Hollywood, Feb: 4.. ‘Shock-meister William Castle’s first. for Universal will be “The. Night: Walker” from a. script. by’ ‘Robert Bloch boasts Castle: it will include “a: form of. human destruction never ‘before. seen on the: -screen:”. | ‘Plainly, the recurrent -outery © from somé quarters. against screen ‘violence has ‘not. dissuaded show-— man Castle from-his natural. bent: This for two reasons, One, he feels charge ..is: “ridiculous”; ‘two. he’s . Expanding ‘on: latter point, ‘Cas| tle. reports that he and his. erst .| While “partner” Columbia: can an| ticipate..a heady $4,000,000, dom. “| estic, ‘$7,000, 000 world-wide: gross: “" 7] on. “Strait-Jacket” which cost, he | discloses .| Star J oan. Crawford, | “Baby. Jane-typé percentage deal,. '. | he. adds (she got 159% ofthe ‘gross other ‘fancy trimmings: a-brilliant’ promoter can dream up.'The cost :s & 70 eg .of ‘this’ super-duper enterprise is estimated: to.’be: approximately “less ‘than ‘a million.” . is in on a -on the. Bob. Aldrich: picture). : Says: Castle, “Our company is -| one. of ‘the = wealthiest . in Hollyi, wood.” mo, ; |... _ We have at present, ‘especially: designed and built for this purpose . . ~ the. following ‘major: studios:. -Filmways (3° stages), ‘Fox Movietone’ ‘MAGNIFICENT CONCUBINE’ Hong Kong . Fim As Chinese : Community's Benefit: . Honolulu; Feb. 4. Isle" premiere. of “The .Magnifi(Yang Kwai‘Fei”)-was a benefit for the Chinese community’ S$ annual Narcissus FesThe .Shaw production, starring Li-Li Hua; Hong Kong actress, _ opened its regular run. Friday GD. i ~ fat the Princess. theatre, : Print: shown here" has English 2 oe o -_* " gtatee aca Sean be ao tion. from Lopert to UA-Lopert as...