Goldman LA Theatre Will Cost $500,000 LOS ANGELES— Harold Goldman, who owns seven theatres in New York, is setting plans for the first motion picture house on the Sunset Strip. Blueprints for the $500,000 theatre include a cocktail bar area. A trend toward smaller theatres was prophesied by Goldman, here to confer with Joseph Levine about booking "Boccaccio '70" for his Studio Theatre in Manhattan. The e.\hibitor also predicted future bookings would involve films which could run indefinitely, rather than being "just another picture." Honor-Winning 'Bridge' In June General Release LOS ANGELES—Allied Artists' art house presentation. "The Bridge." will be put into general release in June. The film, winner of many honors, including an Oscar nomination and Hollyw-ood Foreign Press Golden Globe award, was produced by Pono-Film and Jocehn Severin. directed by Bernhard Wicki and based on Manfred Gregors novel of the same title. The cast is toplined by Volker Bohnet. Fritz Wepper and Cordula Trantow. Mary Is Honorary Head HOLLYWOOD—Mary Pickford has accepted the honorary chairmanship of the Motion Picture Relief Fund benefit premiere May 4. 5 at the Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, fund president George L. Bagnall announced. Miss Pickford is president emeritus of the relief fund. on whose board of directors she has served for many years. Premiere benefit tickets at $2.50 each may be obtained by writing Mary Pickford or the Motion Picture Relief Fund, co Box 10. Hollywood 28. Dick Widmark to 'Ashiya' HOLLYWOOD— Harold Hecht has signed Richard Widmark to star with Yul Brynner in "Flight From Ashiya." which rolls June 1 for United Artists release. The story of the Air Rescue unit will be filmed in Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, North Africa and the Bavarian Alps. Danny Kaye Concert, $112,340 HOLLYWOOD — Danny Kaye's Jack Cooper Resigns HOLLYWOOD—Jack Cooper resigned as assistant Paramount studio publicity manager. guestconducting appearance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra raised $112,340 for the musicians union pension fund, with a sellout crowd packing the 2,660-seat Philharmonic Auditorium. Seats in the orchestra section were $100 each. Filmgroup Distributing 'Mermaids' LOS ANGELES— "Memiaids of Tiburon" starring Dianne Webber, to be distributed by The Filmgroup. is scheduled for a Cincinnati area saturation booking in June. Elke Sommer Set for First Film Showing in U.S. HOLLYWOOD—Described by one major European reviewer as "a new Brigitte Bardot without the pout." Elke Sommer is scheduled for her first U.S. outing when "Sweet Violence" opens at the Sunset Tlieatre in Hollywood April 27. Miss Sommer. 20. has starred in 13 European films in the past two-and-a-half years, according to her American representative, receiving star billing opposite such well-established European aiid American stars as Horst Buchholz, Richard Todd. Walter Chiari. A linguist, she performs without dubbing in French. German. Spanish and Italian as well as English. Recent films: "Don't Bother to Knock." made in England; "Daniella by Night." reported a substantial hit in France: "Women of Luxury," made in Italy. Filmed in Cinemascope. "Sweet Violence" was produced by Joel Lifschultz, directed by Max Pecas. American distribution is being handled by Audubon Films of New York, with Beverly Pictures booking situations west of Denver. 'Bounty' Campaign Based On Silverwood Tie-Ups LOS ANGELES—A nationwide exploitation campaign based on the successful promotional tie-up between Silverwoods Department Stores and MGM's "Mutiny on the Bounty" will be used by studio fieldmen around the country to aid in effecting similar campaigns. Four hundred kits have been ordered by the studio which describe the promotion and reproduce the advertising and publicity during the three-week tie-up. The promotion utilized props and large still photos for floor and window displays in eight Silverwood stores to launch a new line of South Seas fashions inspired by the pictui-e. Dorothy Provine Casting Rounds Out 'Mad World' HOLLYWOOD—Stanley Kramer completed the stellar casting on "It's a Mad, Mad. Mad, Mad World" with the signing of Dorothy Provine. on loanout from Warner Bros. The film marks the first feature for the actress since she started the WB Roaring 20's TV series. Previously set for "Mad World" are Spencer Tracy, Ethel Merman, Sid Caesar. Jimmy Durante, Edie Adams, Jonathan Winters. Terry-Thomas. Buddy Hackett. Mickey Rooney. Dick Shawn. Peter Falk and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. A Cavalcade of Costumes HOLLYWOOD — The motion picture co.stumers Local 705 will present a historical cavalcade of costumes of famed films as the major theme of its September 22 Adam and Eve awards. The show is being planned as an advance premiere of the Hollywood Museum. Casey Adams to Use Own Name HOLLYWOOD — Actor Casey Adams, currently appearing in Paramounts "My Six Loves." said he will use exclusively his real name of Max Show-alter, under which he is also a composer-writer. Cojecddiioe. ^n4Ufeie^ Producer Walter Wood, back from production huddles in London and New York on "Tunnel 28." Producer Mel Shavelson, to Gotham for a Paramount home office screening of ""The Pigeon That Took Rome."" Producer Sy Bartlett. to Chicago to participate in promotion for U-I"s ""Cape Pear."' UA publicity director Fred Goldberg, in for conferences. AIP toppers James Nicholson and Samuel Arkoff, to San Francisco for an exhibitor lunch and tradescreening. Euu'ene V. Klein, head of National General Corp.. back at his desk from huddles in Chicago. New York and Miami. Robert W. Selig. National Theatres, back from Fox Intermountain meetings in Denver and Salt Lake City. Artists XVI Distributing Parade's Suspense Films LOS ANGELES—A deal has been completed by Parade Releasing Organization with Joseph Cranston of Artists XVI Productions for the distribution of the suspense film. ""Ti-auma."' Produced by Cranston and written and directed by Robert Malcolm Young, the film stars John Conte, Lynn Bari, David Garner and Warren Kemmerling. and introduced Lorrie Richard. A May release has been set. A Cancer Kickoff HOLLYWOOD—Filmites will gather to kick off national Bowl Down Cancer week in support of the American Cancer Society crusade April 22-28. Scheduled to attend the luncheon at Hollywood Star Lanes, sponsored by the Bowling Proprietors Ass"n of America, are Stuart Whitman, Rod Steiger, Martha Hyer, David Janssen, John Saxon, Dolores Hart. Jayne Mansfield, Ray Danton, Ruta Lee. Barbara Luna. Barry Sullivan, Howard Keel, Jeanne Crain and Julie Adams, and others. Out at MGM Casting HOLLYWOOD—Alexis Corfino. in charge of MGM's casting department for the last ten years, has asked for and has been granted his release. Al Trescony has been named to replace Corfino as head of the casting department. Trescony. formerly head of TV casting, has been with the studio for 25 years. Under the new organization set-up. both feature and TV casting will be consolidated in the one department. Too Hot' to Topaz Films HOLLYWOOD— "Too Hot to Handle." Eastman Color feature starring Jayne Mansfield. Leo Genn and Karl Boehm. has been acquired by Topaz Films Corp.. headed by Paul P. Schreibman and Edmund Goldman. The film, directed by Terence Young, w-as produced and released in England and will be released in this country June 1, possibly with a title change. "Feather in Her Hat." based on "Lilly's Story."" a novel by Ethel Wilson, will be relea.sed by MGM. , W-2 BOXOFFICE April 16, 1962
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