Owwuboro, Mtntnger tr Inqutrtr Jan. 8, 19615C London Now Has New Title: Hollywood-On-The-Thames 111 mi mi' i mi I f-? v- fl Is? I'J, fVt By ANTHONT WMllt is guaranieea aiouauon inrougn-LONDON (AP) Focev. rain-lout the world. 'JTT swept London has taken a proud Against competition of TV and A new title "Ilollywood-on-the-ja trend to spend spare time at Thames" they call it in the movie home, British moviemakers set out business. jto produce films which just can't The biz American magnates are be equaled on television.
I mnvirw in fnivn hppknnpI hv thp. I "More color, biccer screens. knowledge that they can make a spectaculars, locales in fabulous film Vipro fnr a frartinn of what Darts of the world vou can't ect oit costs them back home. I this on television," said the ABC The stars with their baggage fttand families are moving in, too. "There are no more what you Take a walk down a west tna.mignt can miaaie-oi-me-roaa mov-a London street and there's a good ies any more nice pleasant stor- ti I -1 I i 1 1 I I cnance you ll spy a laminar ruu- ies auuui yuung iuve anu au inai.
lywood face peeking in the win-iThey have either got to be breath-dow of some fashionable store, taking shockers or real down to -I vrvnfv. Drop in for a quiet drink in: earth stuff." some co*cktail bar and there's a The British say they have every. Hollywood he-man lounging after thing -except the money to com-a heavy day on the set. (pete against the American special- It, II BOB HOPE and Lucille Ball are stars in "The Facts of Life," a comedy drama opening Thurs day at the Malco Theater. The supporting cast includes Ruth Hussey and Louis Nye.
Britain's movie industry is ists in the breathtaking specta- booming. Studios are booked for'cular. vears ahead. "All we need," said one studio And it's all' a paradox. man, "are the elephants." For while business bounds ahead None of the English movie mak- Warm and Witty 'Facts of Life' Stars Bob Hope and Lucille Ball INGRID ON A MOVIE SET Ingrid Bergman, sitting astride a mule, appears to be riding through a village in China.
She was, however, on a movie set in London, for her starring role in "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness." The 2,000 Chinese ex- AP Ncwsfearures Photo movie houses all over the coun- ing centers look like Hollywood, tras in the picture were re- try are closing down. The seatsThere are no modern ranibling cruited from London's Chinese are cleared out and in their places mansions with swimming pools, restaurants. go bowling alleys. When they come to Britain the AP Newsfeatures Photo be shown on "Zane Grey Theatre," was written just for Miss Crawford. A TENSE SCENE This week Joan Crawford will portray two sisters in a TV play entitled "One Must Die." The play, to MU Ml l-W I' I M.WW.-A.vWW?'rW UU HIIIH Ililll iu.j.jijrl.i!ap.iMlPj.!W British movie men say the fine, stars rent some big house near old American indoor sport of bowl- the studio, if it has central heating, growing into a nationwide ing, or bed down in the best ho-craze here now, is coining them 'tels of the capital a short auto trip "The Facts of Life," starring; Meeting as undergraduates at Bob Hope and Lucille Ball, will' the University of Chicago, they open Thursday at the Malco Thea-dabbIed in writinS teamed to Icreate radio material for Milton ter.
Co-starring will be Ruth Hus- success sey, Don De Fore and Lotus Nye.jdiat6( and Bob Hope engaged The screenplay takes a warmjto write his radio monologues. In and witty look at the possibilities succeeding years they have cre-of extramarital relations between watorinl frvr "Phil Patrol Joan Crawford Would Give Up Leisure For TV Series more money than the old movie; away, "4 -'1, 1 JI nouses ever am. aiiu mc dihuh oiaio yiuuautjr Many movie houses struggle a farm and raise pigs when along still half-empty. And yet the they're not making movies, like industry, say the men who work: any of the country folks around. By CYNTHIA LOWRY time for a certain amount of friends.
The film was Vatw AP TV-Radio Writer unteer work-for worthy causes in; together by the successful writing- "Archie" Gardner. Some of the British stars are NEW YORK (AP) Joan Craw-. culture and chanty areas. directing-producing team of Nor- sy-lin it, is 'as vital, probably busier Their first screenplay was "My about as well known in the movie rmA whn ha aiiimtpd hrr life! "I think the ideal schedule man Panama and Melvin Frank. man ever Deiore Favorite Blonde." Other screen- houses of the U.S.
Midwest int whe it mf rt bl would be to make perhaps one Singly and separately. ini. rhrictmac- Why? "Because you will always get, they are in Liverpool or proitably filled with, jobs sheifilm a year-that takes about six'almost the entire field of "The Road to Utooia" As a packed house for a good ham: stars like Sir Alec said a spokesman for the big As-jness, Sir Laurence Olivier, wouia sacntice ner leisure, "i munui a iviousiness, oom miss tsau ana Hope; writer-producers they created "Mr. ler sleep for a television shows," she said. "They take a have proved their appeal.
Togeth-landings Builds His Dream of her own. icouple of weeks. But if just theler, they have demonstrated their uni kp nnH as writpr-nmdnrpr- her seep Qwn sociated Bntisn unemas. "irs seuers or jaurence narvey, If just the right thing comes fight would! impact on audiences in two pre-j dy-ectors they did "The Reformer alone," Miss Crawford e' 01 Ule us mms- and the Redhead," "Above and .4 .1:11 1 Panama and Frank are the'Beyond," "The Court Jester," largely the uneconomic cinemas Simmons who is a naturalized that are closing down." (American now Deborah Kerr, In 1946, 1,600 million visited the and Diana Dors, blonde, curvy movies, an all-time record. The British answer to Marilyn Mon-Bgure now is 600 million a year, roe.
And still the movie men goj The Hollywood invasion is put-ahead making bigger and better ting power and vitality into Brit- "I think I would like to have munu anthology series the kind my-work for njny. would eive one an onnortunitv toiThat means 80 much to me" only team who collaborate in and "Li'l Abner," a musical com-writer-producer-director capacity1 edy which they first produced on do anything from drama to com-' A anthology series is some-on both screen and stage. Though Broadway, edy." thing any hard-working actress still in their 40s, they rank as tilms and still make a pile of ish films. would like, but many have; Hollywood's oldest team in point Meanwhile Joan, a widow since; money out of them. Everyone, it appears, is happy, dreamed and few have death of Alfred N.
Steele in been of experience, covering some 20 I successful and harmonious MOVIE CALENDAR ine tsnusn movie-maKers are; happy because it means they carefully picks and chooses, How can they do it? Largely, the British admit, with American help. Mnst nf thf nwvips hp- spread their wings a bit, with con me roies in wiucn sne is interested in both television and mo- fidence they won't crash. oca u.j 1 1 1 Tracy, March And Kelly Co-Star In 'Inherit The Wind' ing made in Britain, said the 'ABC The American makers are hap-j 11011 picimes-proviaeu mey aon 1 official, have a big wad of Amer- py because so one spokesman conflict with her private life. ican in them. jsald they can make a milhon-dol- KecentJy, Joan relinquished an MALCO Today-Wed.
"INHERIT THl! WIND." Spencer Tracy, Predrie March, Gena Kelly. Starts Thur. 'THE TACTS OP LIFE," Bob Hope, Lucille Ball. STRAND Today-Tues. "SOLOMON AND SHE.
The British makers don't have lar film for a. third 'of what it; important pan in return to rey- Spencer Tracy. Fredric March tern Dt of court citation, a local the same worldwide chains of would cost them in Hollywood, ton Place, when she lound it' and Gene Kelly will be seen in farmer offers to provide bail and the Wind." showine movie houses that give American! And the American actors, who would require her presence in CHINA IN HERTFORDSHIRE A Chinese community at a cost of $225,000 for the Amer ican film, "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness." Reason for building in England? It was AP Newsfeatures Photo cheaper than building in America or going to Formosa. maW. miai-sintopri chnuHncrc nf fiv in a flnrru nf nnhliritv sirp Hollvwood durin? the Christmas'r, Tk.t ilne attorney senses max me BA." Yul Brynner, Glna Lollobrlgida; EARTH TO THE MOON." OR DIE." Ernest their films.
happy, too. They just love little ole holidays. She wanted to be in mam, n. 'atmosphere is slowly beginning to A The story concerns a confheti New 'York while her two youngest sdence and undamentalj change. Borgnine; "ONIONHEAD." Andy GrU- But with help of the American- that getting "shickered" was getting tight, a "blue" was a fight, owned theaters, their pictures get Drummond calls Brady to the nin.
GUN FIGHTERS Of "JOURNEY TO THE LOST CITY." UCUUK religion which flares into open war and Cindy, were home from Aussie Slang Baffles British, American Stars of 'Sundowners' stand as an expert on the Bible boarding school. and "plonk" was the stuff blokes get shickered on. A.aica vi-'iliv iuirv uaa uccii After some days of bewilder loday, and presumably until arrested for teaching Darwin'smentalist champion's contention, "the sundowners that just-right TV series comes' theory of evolution in violation of that the Bible must be interpreted i011 "ierT'the boys along, Joan considers her two'a state law banning anything that; "Orally. His barbs begin to hit! ARE." Dolores Hart, George Hamilton. Sundowners Deborah Kerr and Sundowners," showing now at the Robert Mitchum headed the jum-center Theater, are drivine a ment the Yanks and the limeys' bock for the billabong but a fl tasked Chips Rafferty, the Austra- most important obs bringing up "denies the divine creation of man nome; tSrady begins to talter, the twins and working in a pub- as taught by the Bible." I finally admitting that perhaps not lie relations capacity for the soft case is quickly taken up by ot il is to taken uterally.
jumped flat out into the star appearing with them in their kelpie had a hurl at catching a by kangaroo jumps fuH speed lct Jve thpm the a dingo, and Bob's brumby flock-tbe chases "drum" (facts) on down under bled over a billy, so Fred Zinne- a wild dog and Bob's bronco stum- sang Rafierty obliged with a manh called for another bash. jWes over a tin can and director'wrjtten glossary wnich became a drink company her husband a vnirai mmrman i tnat Perhaps the first day recount- J.J I J- I Central City, Ky. headed for many years Hornbeck (Gene Kelly), whose, fu conMueidwy longer than a 24-bour period. She will make one of her com- interest is heightened when the, BURT LANCASTER "THE UNFORGIVEN" Color "OKLAHOMA TERRITORY" paratively rare television appear-! champion of the fundamentalists, With this as a wedge, Drummond hammers away at Brady's WTiich means, translated from nneraann caus I0r ail0iner taKe- standard course of study and in the Australian, that Miss Kerr! Learning to understand Austra-1 time found the visitors talking and Mitchum, the stars of "Theian proved an interesting dinkum Aussies (real Austra- ances Thursday night on CBS' 'Matthew Harrison Brady (Fredric "Zane Grey playing a March), a three-time presidential Bibical interpretations, trapping dual role in "One Must Die." asoirant. is named prosecutor of him into a seeming admission that Dick Powell is the only tele-the case.
Hornbeck's paper retains only Brady's interpretation of the vision producer of Westerns I uenry urummona uracyj, sen- like to work for," she said, le-'styled agnostic and one of the; The, jury finds Cales guilty but ferring to Powell in his capacity -leading legal men of the century, the judge (Harry Morgan), having WEST KY.1 LAHSEST THEATRE been advised that the state feels as head of Four Star, one of tele-: to defend Cates. vision's biggest and most success-! The trial opens In an atmos- there has been enough untavor- jence to members of the company lians). during the time tliey spent "dovvn under." Oddly enough, it was ask i for Britishers Peter Usti-J NeW rUCeS OIYe nov and Miss Kerr as it was fori Yanks Bob Mitchum and DinajygfVe GaietV Merrill. The Aussies have a slang' all their own. Tn Cnmpdv It is true that the English play- 7 ers were a bit faster in catching) A of huI scKm on that "a cuppa" meant a spot of tea.
But they were as baffled as faces and a st01 combining ro-the Americans when they were mance, comedy and music are invited to-a "shivoo" party. ingredients in "Where the Boys LAST TIMIS TONIGHT ROMANTIC M9-M pmmii DEBBIE BflKOlPS ToNT THE GENESIAN GUILD of Brescia College presents "Harvey" a 3-act comedy Frt. Jan. 13-14 8:15 p.m. AT College Auditorium Seventh Frederica Adults $1.00 Children 75c 0S Mating Game" Npithpr mn lon in iPnm-'Are." opomg Friday at the Cen- ful show-packaging corporations, phcre of hostility to Cates and able publicity, imposes only a "He doesn't make a woman look Drummond.
Brady tricks Giles' token $25 fine. Brady, outraged, ridiculous in them. Besides, he sweetheart Rachel Brown (Donna tries to protest but the people are had this show specially written for daughter of the local no longer entirely with him. me." minister, into testifying against.) ln the midst of an attempted It is one of those shows ir-(e teacher and into helping draw; cpeech of expianatjon) Brady su. resistible to an actress: Joan a picture of him as a man a heart attack and dies plays' two sisters, one a good girl has turned away from God.
Drum-'ummond, shaken, fights with and the other no better than she mond's objections are constantly cynical Hornbeck, pointing out should be. overruled and he is turned BradV( .1 nierii nad tne "Nowadays, when I go back to in his efforts to have scientists jght t0 wrong- Hollywood, it's like getting into testify. another world," she Convinced that his client is! There are an estimate(j 2,500 "Once I get there, I eat, sleep being railroaded, Drummond music groups in and live pictures and television." comes angrier and angrier, coieges and universities. 1 1..: t. 1 41 ii 0 JiimxiriiiTiiliwi ii iiim i i mi ruiiriiii-iHimrm -MWiiiiinrWiiff emu i ing that when a bloke gets 'rheateT- ered he's apt to be spoiling for Where the boys are, there are GLENN FORD AP Newsfeatures Photo part isn't an easy one, Miss Lansbury says.
It takes a drive she's never been called on to produce before. ANGELA EMOTES Angela Lansbury plays a brassy, rowdy woman in the Broadway play, "A Taste of Honey." The blue. Because a couple of coves in; the girls, and that's what the; a pub near one of the local ion picture is about. Based on Glen-camps imbibed too much plonk; don Swarthoufs novel, its ac- one evening and put On a demon- jtion revolves about the flock of stration. Before it was over, the'college students who descend on UliIrl innocent film bystanders learned resort colonies-in this instance, UlCUl 0l II II II I COLOR CARTOON emphatic about the actor creative responsibility." When she's working on a TVW1 IB ort Lauderdale, la.
during BOX OFFICE OPENS FIRST FEATURE STARTS She is aware, however, specta-'show, Joan accepts the rigid riis-j prejudiced. When he draws a con their Easter vacations. Playing leading roles are Dolores Hart as Merritt, George Hamilton as Ryder, Yvette Mimieux Has No Lure For Angela Lansbury By WILLIAM GLOVER 1 Jm jh. Jra.JS. tors often don appreciate aUjcipline of rising at 4: JO and work-they're seeing.
1 ing until after dark. She has often "Most of those dears are only in her dressing room during aware of the outer facade of ajthe hectic period of shooting a performance," she chides. "They show. aren't aware of the inner wheels Joan still maintains a small that are working in the creation of apartment in Hollywood (Loretta as Melanie, Jim Hutton as TV NOW SHOWING TODAY thru PETER ROBERT DEBORAH Thompson, Barbara Nichols as Lola, Paula Prentiss as Tuggle, and Connie Francis as Angle. Both Miss Prentiss and Miss Francis are making their film debuts.
TilB MIGHTIEST MOTION PICTURE EVER CRGATBDI NEW YORK (AP) Tlie glamor a character." Young is her landlady) although in which some show starsj In "A Taste of Honey," Miss she sold her big house there, revel, holds no lure for blonde Lansbury enacts a brassy, rowdy'Home is now an apartment on IM 1 imtisr The action centers on Merritt, lAngela Lansbury. mother, inured to the seamy exis-! Manhattan's posh East Side. Melanie, Tuggle and Angie, who tence of life in an English factory Although she has refused to fly THE share a hotel room and who, with Jll Brmer Cm believed it's all real," says "er stae uaugnter is joanior years, sne cnangea ner mina the exception ot studious aooui airplanes wnen sne marnea Steele, and now casually Dips about the country by plane in her capacity as good-will ambassa- are united their resolve to track sabJes i feow those sort of women down male companionship. It, Us jand understand them," she says, doesn't take them long. Melanie, I not freaks or unusual by overeager lor her first Uing at "any means, but this Woman isn't dress for the company.
Solomon and SHIBA life, becomes involved with a easy to do. It takes a drive I've In New York Joan puts in about ecomes involved with a easv to do It takes a drive I've tVion VA ho.ro Kaon oltncrathox 10 0, 11 tdKt-S a QI1VG 1 Ve roun of sUDOosed Yale bovs. uuiv, nj 4 ENJOY THE WARM COMFORT OF OUR IN-CAR HEATERS! r'. Snmthinr also I lu Uu lU ptc six hours of company "desk work" each day, and still finds luggie, eager 10 meet someone, before." i Tracy IMarch Kelly Biaiiiuwua 3 who can match her height, finds! Explaining just what she is, him in TV Thompson. Angie winds Miss Lansbury says, "I've nev er up with Basil (Frank Gorshin), worked at being an actress.
I'm who heads a group of "dialectic 'the lettuce type. Between parts I jazz" musicians. And even Mer-i just sit." ritt finds she cannot hold out) Such airy appraisal of her own when she meets Brown University! skills fools no one acquainted with senior Ryder Smith, who sweeps' the Lansbury stajp and screen her off her feet. record, which she is now notably It is at a swank restaurant that augmenting with appearance on one of the hilarious episodes of in "A Taste of Honey." a rv TECHNICOLOR WARNER BROS. IS "Sensational, PLUS THE NEAR SIGHTED MR.
MAGOO dick yorkdonna anderson -Florence Eldrioge 'hitHcartoon WAS A TEENAGE MAGOO" the story takes place, when a Behind the cherubic, heart- and I mean sensational! Yor Oo-ljr Ntwt "One of the most brilliant displays of acting ever witnessed!" STARTS FRIDAY high-spirited TV, fully clothed, shaped face, Angela is hard at jumps into a tank to join Lola, work, deliberately and exactly, star of an underwater act The quickest way to spark fire Of the girls, "it is only the naive: is to suggest that a performer's Melanie who has picked the wrong! function in the complex process of METRO GOLDWYN MAYER mM A EUTERPE MODUCTtOM Nw York 1mm "Resoundingly triumphant! Rousing entertainment. Emphasizes mirth!" Nw fork World Ultyom Su guy. However, all turns out well! show creation is a matter of pass-; Fcalurn: JS -I 4J NOW 5H0V1KG TODAY Ihru una Mfiiv urn by the story's end, when the boys ively saying lines that someone CkMmaScon and METROCOIO VS3 "A robust show of A wonderfully engaging movie!" else wrote and someone else and girls return to college. N.w Yor Mirror "That really gets under my skin," she comments. "I'm very 'FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS OF I960" PLUS "WIDE OPEN SPACES" BY WALT DISNEY Keep Buying Bonds! i.
