Hollywood Studio Magazine (August 1966)
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MAGAZINE FOR AND ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY AUGUST 1966 / 25 CENTS THE "Big Cage" Where Are They Now? New for 1967 Valli Sands FIRST SHOWING Valli Sahara RCA Victor Rancho Valli New Vista FURNISHED APARTMENTS io1' C®LOR tv $ 95.00 up.singles In Mastericrafted cabinets $115.00 up.one bedroom To Match Any Room Decor FREE UTILITIES.. .AIR CONDITIONING HEATED 3 POOLS 4257 LANKERSHIM BLVD. Call POplar 1-9169 NORTH HOLLYWOOD Poplar 3-9431 TR 7-4692 MANAGER 4040 ARCH DRIVE • APT. 1 Call Ext. 1297 for Price Information NORTH HOLLYWOOD * Special Consideration to Studio Employees Walk to Universal City DON T MAKE ME LAUGH 3oJvk. studioMAGAZINE FOR AND ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY Bavasi being kidded about a Dodger slump sighed, “We haven’t won a pennant since October.” Columbia Property Dept. wrote the Texas Capitol for VOL. 1, NO. 4 AUGUST 1966 a small map of Texas 1860. A 5x3 foot map arrived and a missive read “There are no SMALL maps of Texas.” Mr. Alfred Hitchock press interviews are delighting the BEHIND THE SCENES East. See what the boys in the back room will have with this from Don Alperts Calendar: “The basic themes of movies should have a universal CONTENTS appeal. I deal with certain areas that become constant, changing only with the fashions and times as we go on. Fear is the desire of the individual to go through moments 3. Don't Make Me Laugh / Jim Dash or periods of anxiety. The satisfaction is he knows it’s not permanent. “1 like the idea of creating an emotion in an audience 4. Studio Talk / John Ringo Graham by using the technique of putting pieces of film together that run through a machine. I deal in nightmares. You 5. The Legend of Rudolph Valentino / Jack Gabriel know, when you have a nightmare it’s very unbelievable while you’re having'it.” 6. Where Are They Now? Then where does the humor come from? “I think it’s an English thing. The English have always 9. The Early Days of Hollywood / Feature had a sense of humor about the macabre. A famous comedian was killed by a piece of shrapnel during the 10. Article on Margin Buy ng last war. The mourners were made up of many comedians. A young comedian nudged an older one and said, ‘How 1 2. And That's the Way I Heard It / Jack Foley old are you, Charley?’ T’m 89. Hardly seems worth going home, does it?’ ” 16. Travel Tips / Alaska Of London’s Swinging Victorian Era, the great actress 18. Thru The Studio Gates / Photo Feature Mrs. Patrick Campbell observed, “You can do anything you please here, so long as you don’t do it in the Street 27. Distinctive Dining and frighten the horses.” Tom Yule has a new twist about the ‘Lady he was seen with last nite.’ That was not a lady it was my brother- in-law . and the family can’t do anything about it. Robt. Q. Lewis has been on so many T.V. panels folks only know him from the waist up. * THE COVER And Joe E Lewis says he always shoots in the seven- Universal's production "The Big Cage," released in ties. Any lower is too cold for golf. 1933, featured Clyde Beatty s great circus. "Inside the cage," on the set, are, to name a few, Phil Cahn, Jack Valenti, new czar of the movies got his first look "Red," Andy Devine, Henry McRae, George Robin¬ at Lotusland as President of the Motion Picture Associa¬ son, Clarence Marks, Mickey Rooney, CharJie Gouid, tion of America. In his remarks to industry leaders he made reference to Plato, Heraclitus and Socrates—Whom Snake Jones, Clyde Beatty, Kurt Nueman and Vince some of the boys doubtless mistook for the Mets outfield. Barnett. Photo —a collector's item from the files of Jack Foley. Jack Pearl teils of the two drunks that met at a bar and started buying each other drinks because they had STUDIO Magazine is published monthly for and "about the people who work in the Industry" by Valley Que Publishing Co. Advertising offices, the same name, lived on the same Street, at the same 14006 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Mailing address: Drawer M, Sherman address, and the same apartment. After a couple for the Oaks, California. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year 3.50, 2 years 5.50. Deadline road they took one another home. That’s coexistence said 15th of each month. Copyright 1966. Jack. No said the bartender, that’s father and son. Telephone STate 9-9858 Ed. Note: That’s a Father’s Day???? Editor & Publisher: Dorothy H. Denny. Art Director: Doti Fiorello. Advertising: Advertising Associates. Joe Doakes says when you get to be 65 there are Contributors: three happy happenings to look forward to. First loss of Jack Foley, David Preston, Bill Erwin, John Ringo Graham. memory and he forgets the other two. Ed. Note: There goes the two he owes me. CONTROLLED CIRCULATION POSTAGE PAID AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90052 3 PATHE STUDIO TALK LABORATORIES by John Ringo Graham INC. “Fahrenheit 451”, the first picture two-year period are slated. Also on completed by Universal Pictures the fire are tw,o television series and Limited (London), has been selected a legitimate play for Broadway. to be the official British entry in the Their first motion picture will be Venice Film Festival, August 28 to “The Singles Game”, from a novel September 10. The honor was ac- by Friedman, who will also do the corded the film by the British Film screenplay. Producers Association and Federa¬ TV-wise, the new Company has tion of British Film Makers. made deals with the Peter Lawford- Julie Christie and Oskar Werner, Milton Ebbins Company, Chrislaw HOLLYWOOD stars of “Fahrenheit”, will attend the Productions. Two top writers, Budd festival and the screening of the En- Schulberg and Alan Jay Lerner, have NEW YORK terprise-Vineyard production, which been signed. * * * was produced by Lewis M. Allen and directed by Francois Truffaut. Jay Meadowlane Productions, owned by IMPECCABLE Kanter heads Universal Pictures Steve Allen and wife Jane Meadows, APPEARANCE Limited. has set a deal with CBS-TV in which the stars’ Company will produce a for the man The whopping $17,000 box office half-hour comedy series, “The Steve who wants his on the opening day of another Uni¬ Allen Show,” for beaming this fall. clothes tailored to versal production, “Beau Geste”, was Both performers will work the show, perfection. the biggest multiple-opening day ever which is being pilot-written by Phil to play Detroit, Michigan. Sharpe. Custom * * * Craftsmanship A research Company which special- Harry Teitelbaum has named James izes in testing new TV commercials’ L. Wassell, former marketing director Imported fabrics, effectiveness at the customer level re- of the Professional equipment division si I k, worsted, ports a 15 to 30% higher total of of Bell & Mowell, to be general man- mohairs. blurbs are being tested this year over oger of the Hollywood Film Company. last. The added interest in garnering from $85 to $125 data on public reaction, even the se¬ Frank Sutton, TV’s “Gomer Pyle”, lected and captive audiences of the has geen cited by Governor Brown for Special Consideration to Studio Employees research screenings, is credited to the contributions to the morale of our sharp rise in ad campaign costs and forces, particularly the Marines, in to rising advertiser concern over nega¬ the U.S. and Vietnam. Assemblyman ^ / To0 Lou Cusanovich, acting for the Gov¬ LTD. tive response. HONG KONG TAILORS Test research in Chicago and New ernor, presented the special citation. * * * York is being conducted in a mobile New prexy of the Hollywood Press 12240V2 Ventura Blvd. North Hollywood studio parked outside supermarkets, PO 9-0209 checking upon the ratio of customers Club is Howard Lucraft, west coast No. 27 Century City Square selecting advertised products over editor of Advertising Age Publica- CR 7-1272 their competitors. tions. He takes over from Berne Full- mer August 31. Other officers for the coming year Hollywood has a new production are Bill Watters, first vice-president; Company which from the start of its Ralph Portnor, second vice-president; corporate life is aligned with a New Lou Winer, third vice-president; Ed¬ York book Publishing concern. ward Shaw, secretary; Ernest Kreil¬ The newly-formed Company is ing, treasurer; Barney McDevitt, Ser¬ Frierman-Rapp Enterprises and the geant at arms; board members (2), book house is Bernard Geis Associ¬ Army Archerd, Frank Barron, Nat ates, also a newly-formed Operation. James; board members servirig their It will be the joint intention of the second year, Hai Abramson, Dale alliance to not only produce motion Olson and Irwin Zucker. * * * pictures, but to develop story ideas into book form and subsequently into Mark Twain’s literary offspring, all media related to entertainment. Tom Sawyer, will again see the Jay Friedman is President of Fried¬ screen, this time in a live-animated man-Rapp Enterprises. Robert Rapp Version. Joining for the production is associated with the oil industry as will be John and Faith Hubley, ani- well as President of United Pictures, mated film producers, and Ike Jones, Corp. producers of “A Man Called Adam”, Five feature films over the next the Sammy Davis, Jr., starrer. 4 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino By Jack P. Gabriel For the past 40 years, one of the has not become a legend. It simply were Ramon Navarro and Richard world’s most famous actors has not has not happened to anyone but Val¬ Cortez, who made good on their own.