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Take it from the top News notes on the Hollywood scene by Zelda Cini Here’s the topper Obviously, Nothing tops the satisfaction American Film Institute. version with subtitles is screened of recognition, especially if it comes as The films themselves adhere to no occasionally. complete surprise. particular theme. According to Academy Another classic slated for November is Genuine film buffs are familiar with a President Daniel Taradash, this series is “a “The Front Page” (UA 1931), which publication called Nostalgia Collector, free wheeling potpourri of some rare and Howard Hughes produced and Lewis which is published in Dolton, Illinois. important movies, most of which have for Milestone directed. And they may also be familiar with years been unavailable for showings either Credits for putting this unusual Howard & Gail Rogofsky, in Flushing, in theatres or on TV.” collection together are shared by Bob N.Y. Just to give you some idea of the Epstein, of UCLA’s Department of Be that as it may. Studio Magazine is variety of fare made available to this Theater Arts, who served as consultant to now listed by both as a collector’s item, selected “public,” the screenings began the Academy’s Cultural Projects especially the March, 1971 issue, which with Buster Keaton’s 1929 MGM silent Committee, which was composed of contained an illustrated story on Captain classic “Spite Marriage,” with organ Gregory Peck, chairman, Michael Midnight. Going price: $5. Thought accompaniment by Chauncey Haines, and Blankfort and George Cukor. *** you’d like to know. proceeded through the month of October Don’t call us. We’re out of ’em!*** with such offbeat examples of Compulsive letter-writer film-making as “The Scar of Shame,” All-time title for ‘‘Film Fan Nothing’s all bad circa 1927, a product of the Colored Extraordinaire” has to go to Chaw Mank, As 1971 nears its end (and good Players Film Corporation of Philadelphia, of Staunton, Ill., who is a member of riddance), at least some of the solid triple-billed with “St. Louis Blues,” a more than 250 movie fan clubs, including production companies are announcing short 1928 film featuring Bessie Smith in 30 in foreign countries. schedules for 1972. her only screen appearance, and the 1933 Last year, he confessed to answering Disney has set five features for the then-daring experiment “Emperor more than 15,000 letters from and about year, with two of them due to start Jones,” starring Paul Robeson. movie stars, and his collection of rolling in January. “Chateau Bon The November schedule includes the memorabilia is memory-boggling. Vivant,” a contemporary comedy written English-language version of “The Blue He owns the personal scrapbook of for the screen by Don Tait, involves a Angel,” starring Marlene Dietrich Rudolph Valentino, for instance. He also Manhattan accountant in a broken down (Paramount 1930), which hasn’t been owns a vase ornamented with miniature hotel in Colorado which he tries to turn shown for 40 years, although the German boxing gloves, a gift from Kirk Douglas, into a ski lodge. The “Island” opus is science fiction dealing with three explorers who discover a lost civilization of Vikings on a volcanic island in the arctic. Winston Hibler is producing this John Whedon screenplay. Roberts Stevenson will direct. Meanwhile, in keeping with the company’s seven-year cycle of reissuing Disney cartoon classics, prepare the way for return of “Lady and the Tramp,” as a Christmas offering. Academy “Intercut” For several years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been a party to “retrospective” screenings of one kind or another. Last month, however, a different kind of collection was released in regular weekly screenings for members and a special list of guests, including students JACK WARNER, in 20th century production at Columbia, for Columbia release, surrounded and faculty of Cinema Arts and Drama by cast members in costume on the first day of shooting “1776”, the Broadway musical being transferred to the screen by Warner. Ken Howard, Howard Da Silva, and William Daniels, in Departments of local colleges and costume. As were all the members of the cast. You know who Warner is because he’s in civvies. universities, along with Fellows of the *** 4 commemorating his film “Champion.” Stars have sent him more than 65 incense burners (even he is at a loss to know why), including one from Gary Cooper, and another from Basil Rathbone. He was one of the first to organize an Elvis Presley Fan Club, now one of the largest in the world. And when he isn’t writing letters, he’s writing songs, or Prayer Books, including one he put together with “favorite prayer” contributions from Ed Sullivan, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Liberace, Marilyn Monroe, Hildegard, Joan Crawford, Mary CONDOR SIGNS FOR “CROOKED Pickford, Patti Page, Steve Allen and 155 SKY” — A handshake deal today in others. Hollywood between Sol Fried, president of Now he’s looking for any kind of Capital Productions and Condor, a one movie material from 1910. Somebody hundred and seventy-five pound mountain seems to have stolen that drawer from his lion concluded negotiations for a starring files. role in a stringent and powerful western, He wrote a letter to Studio Magazine. “AGAINST A CROOKED SKY.” That’s how we know. *** Feature films, 1921-1930 all-inclusive. Release and copyright dates If you’re interested in who made what are included, along with color, gauge, film, when and where, and who length, silent or sound, a summary of distributed it is strong enough to merit a action depicted, a statement of the $50 investment, you’ve come to the right situation presented, its manner of place.