We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
Wednesday, August 5, 1959 CAREER MURDER BY ttCTtrfefes Expected to emerge as.a key fig--* ure in. Columbia’s corporate struc¬ ture as. a result of the death of Screen Gems’ prexy Ralph Cohn Is his brother Robert Cohn, a Col maps rassing N , “ h yF r HIFT , * Til Nils Asther, former matinee .idol . •, 1,1 ■ •_- ■ ■ --, : '■ ■ who. in his heyday during the late . twenties and during the , thirties lim Cnintrpr Hik RnaJ would appear in as many as five or V 1 !* 1 . VtfliUgCI IUMIU s ix pictures during a single year, Hollywood; Aug. 4! . feels he’s being “haunted” by the James R. Grainger, prexy of In- press. do Govt. After Prolonged Delay; Good lill ’62, It Helps Production ” ' . ;' ' ♦ Rome, July 28. ir if ,, |fHA r New Film Aid legislation, valid Kroger JmDD to Mlt through Dec. 31, 1961, has been Hollywood Aue 4 1 approved here by the Council of ^ J Ministers, presided over by Italian e H X „ Pl S“S Prime Minister Antonio signi. Th. - , ,. .. ‘ I ter .Continent Releasing Qrganiza- | He is one of a fairlv laree erOuo lfill ” P roducer when he headed avnt t u production executive on the Coast. lt ion,isonatw 0 week swingthrough 0 f yesteryear film stars who " Hallmark Productions,- has joined ^ e]a bh h J Robert Cohn is the last of the east and Middle West td sfet up Whether thev like it or not are MPC Film Distributing Co. as. ad, * * y three sons of the late Jack Cohn, bookings of uDcomirie hroduct i h th ^ ^ v 1 v w ; exDloitation director ; able industry worry. It arrived f ormer executive veepee. brother | startLn | Mth Benedict Bogeaus’ I w h ?chT^^ Establishment of ad-exploitation : insnired^v t V a I ^^ a a n lld |p t ft^?^ eI S an ? S, of late prexy Harry Cohn and co- *.j et Over the Atlantic:” ' : ISS” hhd trisd?tLm Scordine *' de PL mar ^ MPC’s first move in * 1 , g e !f" founder of the company. Another Bogeaus’“The Gold Bug,” based: this direction in firm’s overall ex- t , hat ‘Current aid law be »on, Joseph Curtis, died several on Edgar Allah Poe classicalso is ^ P ailsl6n plans, ! n .onlyto December of this years ago at the age of 32. on sked i Id c 1 . 1 J? pingS i. co “cprning these per-,*' r ■ ... I year. Old law expired last June. - xi. ^ • j sonalities, digs up the names j 1 30. 1 Ms • !Tre“'v and ^ |MT * QL.-tfl* Ba ? ically the“new" law echoes rinilJ Mllll I Asther.'who is nearing 60 but[\| I A ahulllinff. : *E T °nL 5 ,vea ? ago at the a f of 32. ^ __ | on skcd . ; haSes] .. ~ ■ : : : ■ ' Its anticipated that Robert Cohn | . : ~ ~ j periodically and gives them ‘‘the ; mTn > * /«■ w»1* will serve as spokesman for. his | ^ „ __ I treatment ” : MT A L LhIiIim^. MPEA-Raud Mull W lApnuniing, owning 42,04/ snares of Col stock. [ a sonorously effective voice, com- f . f + .In addition 13.8/8 snares stood of .. . w T\» plained last week that : his profes-. I vinwliAi«ir Iwfn • record in his name and others, as. IT C |f r o n Aa PlV sional standing was being, dam, UrU€IllJ6r£ .11110 executors ^>f t.je w dl of Jack Cohn. U t i) t *rffl||C0 I IX • aged and his job potential reduced v Ralph. Cohn, also had a one-third v ' ; ' /by continuing reports.that he.was A | | . . n -I . remainder lp.tei est in a trust which : Ti 1 broke and couldn’t make a living, j LvAffllhlotf KAl4n owns 1,844 snares and a contingent if K All At ATol 'T™ consulting my lawyer about HI CCllUldll D6I UI interi m a trust winch owns 51;-. -XflCl l\CflvW2tl it,” Asther said. “This just can’t n e w e ^f : g° « n - . Stories keep appearing A major personnel, shakeup in S S^'thejSh CohnlanAtw Paris ' ■ Au «- *■: j'f*^ m f; "rltton. bi.peopIe whom j,TA Pictures, theatrical "distriBu- is the second lareert individiia'i lYed Gronich. Continental »ep-. I wls getttar a^onSfly ; ^o.“ subsidiarj- ot National Tele- holder of Col stock. . j reseiitatiye; for^^ the Motion Picture a Bow ; ance froin; G Garbo be-Uilni Associates; sees . Leonard . .Indications are that Robert Cohn 'Export Assn., and Jacques Flaud, • cause I was a fellc*w>Sw ; ede and : Grpenberg becoming general man- w-ill ho\y have the;say-so in voting head of the French governmental she was sorry for me. It’s just' a * e j. He succeeds H H Green- C^trADu- Cmema, ^. 3,acted ' . . . family. He is scheduled to confer ; cpnclus^-e parieys on the French- ber in 20 years! Not even a Christ- ; " At the same time,: William Shel¬ ly The press, its files bulging w r ith ; ■ uvciaA1 • ; extended only to December of this ord clippings concerning, these per- paubiuu P 1 • ‘ ^ I-year. Old law expired last June, sonalities, digs up the names j 1 30 ESSffcffi and gives them “ the ! IPP k CL itl* Basically, the “new" law echoes whr, i, hoarinw Ro hut ll I A NlHllf lllHF* the le Sislation first approved In and H IHyMUUlUlg, ; One of | a sonorously effeeUve voice, com- - | | , [cinemas and the other cone”™ j plained, last week that,his profesr. ( 1 |r|lp||>|p |‘0 I lit A the: yearly prizes for documen- 33WW.K CrAAnMa’tt [go on.. Stones keep appearing A .major personnel shakeup in j ng of some $3750 f or black and about me, written by people >vhom j pi C ^ures, theatrical distribu- white items and some $6,750 for I haven’t even, spoken, to. One \ p n i n r cK^c fireenblaft Berth Paris. ..Aug. 4 ./ _;-about m'e, written..by-p«>pie \vhom- { n^a. Pictures,' tlibatcical -distribu-' white items and some $6,750 for Pred Gronieh Coptinental r eP" sai^th^x^vas uetthig 1 a^monUily . ^ on aubsidialy of National Tele-. ^orts. resentative; for the Motion Picture a jiow ; ance from Greta Garbo be-■ film Associates; sees. Leonard 4< _* n .addition, 12 0 of these 200 Export Assn., arid Jacqilbs Flaud, cause I was a fellowvSw ; ede and : Gruenberg becoming general man- „^ n ists ®^ ch T te *u iv ^ * tead of ^the French «“Vemn,enf^l :sfm. wayor^ icm ^ -He .succeeds: H: If. Green-cate^ ?he"ild '"legMaffon Centre Du- Cinema, have started Garbo bl j t T hbven t heard from ! bIa • who has ^signed. . ;■ on quality prizes still applies, conclusive parleys on the French- her in’ 20 vears Not even a Christ- i " At .the same time, William Shel- New law will give film producers the various holdings of the shares ' centre Du- Cinema, have started ^^lous. .1 did play opposite, held.by trusts and members of his . . . . Garbo, but I haven.t.heard from family. He is sc’ncdulcd to confer , c P nc lus ive parleys on the French- her in 20 years. Not even a Christ- With Col: officials later this wriek; I.U- .S. Film Accord which lapsed mas card.” Meanwhile, it riopears that Ralph [Jast month. .Accord might be final- ^ . nnlv ‘Silent’ Cohn’s death will hasten the aS-i ^ sooner than anticipated to be x% - similation of ..Screen Gems ihto - a m e . to Present to Ministers Andre 1 Asther,.. vely sensitive about I tori., formerly Times Films’ sales ber ^ a chance to prep new’ film . Meanwhile, it riopears that Ralph .|; as ^: mo ; ^.vv AC.corq mignt- ; De-nnai- Not Onlv ‘Silent’ f chief ahd more recently NTA’s . Cohn's death will hasten-’the a:s- ! lz ^ d sooner than anticipated to be : ' foreign fep moves into the post i similation of Screen Gems irito- abe present to Ministefs.Andre.‘ Asther,.. vely sensitive about- . t ■■ » n t cr f the structure of the ' parent com- ! M* 1 ™* and Antoine ' Piiiay,, of: scribes Who call him: a star of .the o£ sales manager. Gruenberg, who MetTO SUM INI 1^X1301 pany Preliminary steps in this l c M ltu r e and Finance., respectively, “silent” era < 4 ‘I appeared in a lot ; had been in^^ NTA’s tv syndication { direction have already been taken, i h ^? re they go o|f ^n b:z and va-: of talking pictures all the way. lip sales .department, was •; formerly j (a Xpge PriAr such as the . nie Ting on the Coast , catlon - _ : / j through 1948 arid a, jgood many of . N.Y, branch manager for RKO. j w. w«vg unn of pub-ad, talent arid production 1 Gronieh is -trying- for. .more visas them can be seen ert • television’’!,. Greenblatt was also.a former RKO- | . PpijhirAC H^lllflirSllllIPcI activities. There- is a . possibility . over the present .110 allowed Yank : said he was first “amused” about ite..having been sales manager for-, ' * WUICd liaulUUippCU that Irving Briskin. SG!s executive ' majors plus a liberalization of re- i these writerups, but that lately he ! a short -time-before the company j Hollywood, Aug. 4. producer and recently named a : mittanees oyer the preserit $ 3 , 000 .- had begun to feel that they’d dam- ' v *s. aissolved, • Sol Lesser Productions has filed \\p. of the parent company, may . 000 annually for all the compa- a Sed his career. | NTA Pictures, like Its parent suit against Loew’s Inc. for $1,925,- emerge as Uhe top figure in.v the nies. Yanks feel that better eco- : He currently lives in Philadel-. coiripany, is shifting its headquar- 000 damages on Loew’s distribu- ■ \ industrial films. He’s also dabbled : from there. For the most part, NTA and unfair competition. operation of the telepix subsidiary: i noiriic /conditions here ' warrant : Pbia and is partnered with Peter , 'ters to the Coast , and, it’s under- ' tion of two “Tarzan” films cliarg- __J___^ ' these changes ip the cpniing Ac- Harrow’ in an outfit that produces ; stood, all booking will be done ing violation of trust obligation’ . cord agreements . ^ industrial films. He’s, also dabbled : from there. For the most part, NTA and unfair competition. Technical PerfecHnilism’ it is aho pointed out by Yanks ; es ‘ a,e ; but Ws first leve ls : Pictures- theatricar distribution Gist of complaint is that Loew’s ICUlUlld! r vnetuuai&m th4t there is an exHib demand in ; ? tl!t .% theatre and: motion pic- I activities have been; devoted to the ■ Inc , that is , Metr0> has ade lhird fa led TftfJav^ Phnhia France for American films Ovei-^ 1 ** * »ad Angel.’ !frie«n-on-a; rei^uebas^ffilros - Ta ^ an .. feature which it - plan , In : Hoflywpod Colony [mu“ tlSh ^«r vS?“ ySbwS; I Palled T(W<av’« Phnhia France for American films over ;tur J es l " I ": ro ‘ e a p,a ^ '® ad An f a1 -' 1 ^®’ -Tarzan” feature which if plans tailed 1 Otay S rnocia the no. Centre Du Cinema has and toured in it, and it was .very | acqunred by NTA for showing on to put into release while the first 1 If H j A 1 taken the Yank nrnhnsals and will : SUCcessful - N°w I’m trying to set television. Many pictures from the tV vJ 0 are st m i n general distribu- In Hoflywpod Colony SSr. a »> n P^ arfc - View’ that. Hollywood today gar-^h^fode resum^pg^urtlier^tali^d this-' ^ a te;,I^have .very^^od ^c^nec- j^hution.first : Two films involved^are “Taman Ties its quest for technical perfec- ■ V^nr ?t ar " hetber tbe ; : j ng work o n a script which Alec NTA Pictures has been broadening And The Lost Safari which Met- tion too far was voiced in N. Y. i Sgfe gfe^in o “me Of thc'S Gu ‘ d " asa has ** ^'W One scope and has picked up, foreign , !i a i al f gsed F1 «hl. last week ^i«chafd :E infeld ; j dAianls. , ; ;^ ot Metro had The indie . producer, w ho . has ; Last year’s Insistence by Flaud f FO m oeoole who’d be interested to : tion will be enlarged and efforts seven-year distribution rights on cpmpleted_ “The Oregon Trail” as .on giving out 40 of the Yarik visas have me in a plav | will be .made to obtain'American each, worldwide, the first film under his own bam, as merit licenses for companies.. , ( w,v- -***•' . . . .. indie product as well. Lesser Productions complained ner, .opined that the drive for ab-- having helped. Freiirh di«frih anH ; , --This • reputation .v;hicn.-.tne that Metro’s feature. “Tarzan. Th* ? ted -The Oregon Trail as .on giving out 40 of the Yarik visas have me in a nlav will be .made to obtain American each, worldwide, st film under his own bam, as merit licenses for companies.. , ( „v- •***-' indie product as well. Lesser Productions complained ner, .opined that the drive for ab- .having helped French distrib and Thl ? reputation . which the since National Theatres took tliat Metro’s feature, “Tarzan, The solute perfection has golteii in the : production: is. expected to be dis- ? Te ff ts er ^ tl f3 f OT , m? , , over NT 4 the theatrical distribu Ape ^ Ian »” wil1 feature an actor bUagtlS at ;“ ntin “ ad i*>is war, La S t yeat’s S^aSMof^N^teSl^hcr than Gordon Scott (viz. W lattempt.led to- a, truce With the fa^ota^ been somewhat limited. Under a D f n >’ M j n f£\ as * he leadl «g char- . When I ook at the rushes at t French kicking in some extras and 1 tiv . I a7J ii nte ftsied in what j ruling of the antitrust division of f cter a " d _ that lts premature re- the end of the day, and I notice.^ some. leftovers from the defunct r d( J c - n ^hat I vlan to do and the Dept, of Justice, NTA Pictures, ! ease V 11 daraa e e receipts on the a tiny little thing wrong; with the. j KKO and. Republic to make up [for li^i'^^ct^Ire^nthe- ■ in territories where National Thea; t^.pnpr films, background of a scene, I don’t go i those licenses lost by some majors ! { % a s i^ nt has been tres maintain houses, must first ‘Tarzan, The Ape Man” Is only and reshoot the whole works, it’s ' at the expenses of others who got Jtar’> ' nus-veen offer its films to the opposition at one of Tarzan” series owned by silly,”.he said. “After all, the audi-j the “merit”, visas from the CDC... : . * c ,. reasonable rentals. The offers of Metro ’ a11 ot bers being part of the Present Yank deminds are thdse .n’] 3 i tKe oPPds> tio tt need not be sub- Ta< ? a “ 5“ ka ® e *•*“» orisinally done—will be looking at the actors. S et forth bv MPA a hcpw- Frip tlQ n Swedish and Bntish: a ccent,' s f a ntial . controlled by Lesser and consigned : not *at the distant background. So Johnston on his recent trio herri I im P° r ^d to Holly\vood from j exoected that the tieun with ! hy him to Lesser Productions when we shot. a\ set .where, -.'in'-the•; back, recent trip heie.Europe in 192.7 and contftmed mak- ! I^exp^ed ttat. the .faeup with } that company was sold to the a bulb’s blown out. AVho cares? mg films .there and in Britain ; ^ a ^ al : Weintraub-Hayutin Interests. “It’s the same with lighting, and 'LES AMANTS' BOOKINGS .. a lot of other little details.” Ein- _—. .. i.J*.,--S,. picture was. . Sorriell_. and .“-windjammer ” which was J unctl °n to halt release of Metro- feld-deferred to directors who Due In Chi, b.c! and Balto Ahead under a special agreement made Tarza ” film ’ and iu separate overshoot,, repeating scenes end- Of Gotham ^ g Wjnoi : with the antitrust divis^m^ ' ; a f; on f ° r damages claimed that lessly to^correct the smallest im- _____ Lover (1928>, Wild^ Orcliid§ ...... , - ; - ■ ■ ; Metro unfairly discriminated perfections; “Some directors aren't rhira?n Ahp 4 | , w rih G a rbo in l929),“The Bitte r ! ; against the two Lesser Tarzan pix. neaily sure of vvhat they w’ant, so : 7 \ 1 : . Tea ; df General Yen” (1933), ■ .. they shoot 15 different angles and t Zenith - Irit drnational plans to. re-; “Storm at Day Break’’ (1933), etc. I later pick out the .best ones in the ‘ ? ease the French “Les Amants” . He was originally brought over by editing. Other directors know what (The Lovers) in Chicago, Washing- Vriited Artists,, later was under they want and shoot that way, tbo. ton , and Baltimore in Sentemher contract to MGM (“T Quit there be- Perspnally, I think a director wdrk n . a ^^^ 1 dbuldn’l stand making ing .on a short schedule does bet-l p ar ; s Theatre in Ortnher , those 'pretty boy’ films in uniform, ter work than the man. who has all " s . +ueaice in uctoDer. ._ -l :any more”) and, during the war 'LES AMANTS* BOOKINGS with the antitrust division. mtm IV hX TV KM PAR This Matter action asked $637,500 JIlElsCL-LLiin lCAm run damages on U. S. distribution and 'LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Hollywood, Aug. 4. 9 . $1,237,500 in other countries. cause I couldn’t stand making lionywooa, Aug. 4. j JACK HALEY JR. RESUMES those 'pretty boy’ films in uniform,{: Sam. Spiegel and British dir.ee-..;.,. - any more”) and,: during the vvar : tor David Lean will , make “Law - Picks Up Show Business Career the time in the world. And, un- , J 0 ™ G °" d ls .h and bng the pic- ; an d up to 1943, appeared for Para- renbe of Arabia ” bioDic of mvs-’ With Wolper fortunately, there, is just no rela- this territory .but States no ,i mount.:\ During that period he • f . _ _ T ’ ' ... _ r * , —;- tionship between costs and qual- Chi situation has been set for it so ■. starred in: the successful “Man in ' steri °so T. E, Lawrence, of TV orld • Hollywood Aug* 4 ity.” far. A print won’t be submitted to [ Half Moon Street” (1944), j War I connection, as first of two : j aC k Haley Jr., who donned civ- ; Einfeld said the need in the i ^ en ,sors for at least another:; After the war, stories began to ; productions they’ll produce on a . vies .two weeks ago after a stretch business was for “fresh money” to two or three weeks. appear to the effect that Asther, ’ partnership basis . for. Columbia ; wi .tb L T . S. Air Force, will be asso- finarice production. His reasoning “Les Amants” has the distinction who had been a top earner in i rf ; iT> r ., _ -t,. _t ni ‘-ciate producer on David L. Wol- is that this sort , of backing would of being the first. French film to Hollywood,, -.was down-and-out and, (f 1CLUre - reiedse. aecurm pit is • per ' s upcoming spec, “Race for be amenable to experimentation he exhibited on the Champs Ely- at one point, had to work as -a J uhset, 'Space.” and a more imaginative approach ..sees with English subtiUss for the ' delivery clerk at $1 an hour ini. Duo previously were associated Haley also w ; ill handle sam# to film making. The producer, also benefit of Yank and British tour- Los Angeles, A recent story in the on “Bridge on the River Kwai,” (chore oh eight hour-long public plugged for greater opportunties ists who might otherwise miss the N,Y. Post by reporter Gene Smith, also for Columbia release, which. affairs specials for regional spon- for young, creative talent.- unexpiirgated version back home, j : (Continued on page 10) [ won an Academy Oscar jackpot. \ sorshijj which W’olper is prepping.