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Film Reviews @/d%37y Wed., Oct. 7, 1970 News of the Show World FILM REVIEWS (Trad* Mark Registered) FOUNDED BY SIME SILVERMAN Published Daily Except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays with a Monte Walsh Tropical Ecstasy Special Edition the Last Week (Wester* Drama - PoaovtMO* - Tec&nicofor.) fXrpeafwwo* - Cofor) in October National Cenerul Pictures release, and Schaefer*M novel (originally a Rob• By Daily Variety Ltd. Cinema Center Films presentation, pro• Haven International ri-leafte of an Ar- Syd Silverman, President duced by Hal Landers, Hobby Roberts. Stars ert Aldrich project later moved to i.i.in,In llu production. Written and di• rected by Ho. Photography (Eastmancolor), 6404 Sunset Boulevard In Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, J ark Palnnre. CCF) is nowhere near acceptable Directed by William A. Fraker. Screenplay, in forging some new dramatic lunacio Soulo | mumlc, LuU Alberto Del Hollywood, California - 90028 Lukas Heller, David ZelaR Goodman, based Parana. Reviewed at Itialto Theatre, N. Y., Phone HOIIywood 9-1141 on the novel by Jack Schaefrri camera ground on this subject. Oct. 2, 1*70. (MPAA rating: X). Running (Technicolor), David M. Walsh, editor, Fraker's prior cinematography III «»0 minutes. Vol. 149 Octobr 7, 1970 No. 22 Dick Brockwayi music, John Barry i song has drawn much favorable com• Monica Isabel S>ar| lyric, Hal David; production design, Al Joae Armando B« ment, and here, with David M. Pi dro Egidio Eccio Copyright © 1970, by Daily Variety, Ltd. Brenner; set decoration, Phil Abramson i sound, Jerry KoalofT, Si*. | awl. director, Walsh in charge of Panavision- Single Copies, 15 Cents Jack Roe. Reviewed at Academy Award Technicolor lensing, Fraker's abili• New York—Nature has been very Annual, $30 . Foreign, $35 Theatre. L.A., Sept. 28, 1970. MPAA Hal ty at visuals Is arresting. Unfortu• kind to Isabel Sarli, and she in Second class postage paid at Los Angeles, In* i II' Running lime: 99 minutes. nately, It appears that Fraker was Monle Walsh Lee Marvin turn has kept U.S. skin turnstiles California. Marline Bernard Jeanne Moreau simply taking pictures, Marvin was spinning with such busty sexploit- Chel Rollins Jack Palanre playing his image, other thesps ers as "Fuego" and "Muhair," each THOMAS M. PRYOR, Editor Shorty Austin Mitch Ryan were going through uncertain mo• Cal Brennan Jim Davis directed by and costarring husband Sonny Jacobs John "Bear" Hudkins tions, and nobody had an eye out Armando Bo, South America's an• Sunnsh Perkins Ray Guth for exactly what direction the Aim swer to Russ Meyer. Petey Williams John McKee was supposed to be taking. Dally Johnson Michael Conrad This time around, distrib Haven Sugar Wymon Tom Heaton Marvin and Palance are old bud• International has dug back into Utf Hal Henderson Ted Gehring dies, the latter eventually settling Sarli-Bo treasure chest and co^ Jumpln' Joe Joslln Bo Hopkins down with Allyn Ann McLerie only up with "Tropical Ecstasy," sex Billy Wilder and Julius Epstein Rufus Brady Malt Clark Powder Kent Billy Bush to be shot by Mitch Ryan (in the• meller about a morose hooker who to European location sites for Mir- Mary Eagle Allyn Ann McLerle atrical debut) who is on the lam escapes her pimp to find true love isch-UA's "Avanti." Fightin' Joe Hooker . John McLiam with some other bad guys. Marvin with a poor but honest fisherman. has an occasional meeting with Shade of "Our Gal Sunday!" Fred Weintraub to N.Y. Warners "Monte Walsh" Is a listless, Miss Moreau, these scenes more wandering story of the old Ameri• As in previous Sarli epics, story- homeoffice huddle. like padded inserts than vital plot can West, which takes so long to turns. The basic feeble theme is line, histrionics and technical com- get moving that its indicated points petence are slight, with main em• Glen Campbell in from Arkansas what happened to prototype pio- will be met with indifference. Lee neers when Eastern money phasis placed on the Sarli super• State Fair stand, Johnny Cash Marvin stars as a taciturn rough• structure, which in the right light show taping in Nashville. bought up ranches and began oper• neck whose tragic romance with ating long-distance. Marvin eventu• looks something like the Brooklyn Jeanne Moreau comes across as ir• ally shoots down Ryan, in a dila- Bridge. That's what the addls Helen O'Connell to N.Y. for relevant digression in a confused tory revenge climax. want and that's what "Ecstaf Longine commercials. story. Hal Landers and Bohhy delivers, so this Item should per• Had film been made as a low- form as well as the others. Roberts produced the Cinema Cen• budget, quasi-arty entry, the slug• Don Porter in from N.Y. for ter Films presentation, in which gishness might just have passed Pic is mostly shot in color, with "Mod Squad" seg. cameraman William A. Fraker de• muster; but its obviously lavish occasional sequences printed on buts as director. The National logistics simply make the story tinted stock for no apparent reason General Pictures release, which has except perhaps economy. Spanish- John Davidson to Frisco Fair• Jack Pa lance and Jim Davis in ex• even thinner. Thus, "Monte Walsh" mont stand. is in a commercial no-man's land. language dubbing is quite bad, but, cellent characterizations, faces an John Barry's score tries to put in if anyone Is watching, the subtitles erratic b.o. future; fast playoff is make it all intelligible. Foggy Fleming to Phoenix for indicated. some emphasis, but it's a losing "Ice Follies." game. Afwr/. Bo Is well aware of his main This Aim Is the latest to attempt drawing card, and he makes the meaningful exposition of the reali- most of it. If there's anything more Godfrey Cambridge to Mon• ty of an aging cowboy. "Will Pen• Palmier: To Judge Pic impressive than Sarli dry it's S«k mouth, Ore. ny" tried it; "The Ballad Of Cable wet, and she and Bo spend most or Hogue" tried it. The filmgoing Suit Against Webs their lovemaking time wallowing Stu Gilliam to Chi Palmer House public, which hangs onto proto• New York, Oct. 6 — Edmund L. around In rivers, streams, oceans, one-niter. types with a vengeance, apparently Palmieri, U. S. District Court Jur• and puddles, whichever Is nearby. resists departure from the norm. ist who for 15 years has presided Sex Is relatively tame compared to Frank Konigsberg, IFA v.p., to The Lukas Heller-David Zelag over hearings involving the work- most sexplolters around these days, Goodman adaptation of Jack ings of the Him industry antitrust so despite some total nudity, pic Gotham client meetings. decrees, will be on the bench in should be able to play most loca- the monopoly suit filed by seven tions. Johnny Tlllotson back from 1st New Mpls. Film film firms against ABC and CBS. Green Bay gig. To expedite usually long-drawn- At N.Y.'s Rialto, "Ecstasy" is Houses In Nearly 50 Yrs. out litigation which antitrust en- paired with a short concerning the Minneapolis, Oct. 6—ABC North talls, the Fed Court of late has dangers of air pollution. Conslder- Diana Dors back to London to Central Theatres, ABC's upper been assigning justices familiar Ing the very healthy state of MA tape her tv show. Midwest subsidiary, plans to build with the industries involved. Sarll's lungs, it is an inspirfri a $2,500,000 entertainment center choice. Verr. in the heart of Minneapolis. Eve Meyer to Minneapolis con- Lyons In 'Shootout' lahs. Eight-story project on city's mainstem will include two film- Robert F. Lyons has joined Stack 'Big' Scorer houses, Skyway I and II, seating, Gregory Peck in Hal Wallis's Uni- Lenny Stack has been set to Christopher West in from N.Y. respectively, 1,100 and 700. Thea• versal production, "Shootout." score "The Big Doll House," James tres will be the Arst totally new Henry Hathaway will direct In Gordon White screenplay to be di• Patrick Maenee back from legit ones built in the downtown area New Mexico beginning Monday. rected by Roger Gorman. tour of Australia, New Zealand. in almost 50 years, although sev• eral Loop houses have had com- plete facelifting. Top three Moors SUBSCRIBE NOW TO Vince Miranda, Pussycat Theatre will house homeoffice of circuit, circuit prexy, to Frisco. which operates 30 theatres in four 3 states. Included are the State and Yvonne De Carlo, Lyric In downtown Minneapolis. Skyway I and II building site In• 6404 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Calif. 90028 cludes the Lyric, which will be torn PW Corey fn '7' Price: $30.00 per year; $35.00 per year foreign. Yvonne de Carlo and Phil Carey down. Circuit's lease on the State, the city's second-largest house, ex- have been cast in Russ Meyer's Enclosed find check for $ 20th-Fox production, "The Seven plres Dec. 31, when it will be added Minutes." to the General Cinema Corp. chain. To_ Meyer will direct script he wrote with Richard Warren Lewis and Just For Variety column will Street Manny Dies, based on Irving Wal• be resumed on Army Archerd's ;aty .State. lace's book. Red Hershon and Eve return from vacation. Zip- Meyer are associate producers. •••••••••#• Please enclose check or money order *,,*****##? .
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