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lirlane - Litchfield Star David McCallum Is Delighted
ill Add 20 Screens
With Boxoffice Reports on Dogs'
HiASLEY. S.C. Fairlane Litchfield The-
\t h.is announced the June opening of 14
By LOIS BAUMOEL
role on Broadway, co-starring with Tammy
screens throughout the Southeast with
( ii inies. and the actor happily observed that
[additional openings planned for Thanksi'ng.
McCallum, star of films, stage and TV,
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — David
he'd he "|iisi a stone's throw from his
home."
irst to debut on June 17 will be the opened here at Parker
Playhouse March
McCallum said, with a boyish grin, that
'c\e West Cinemas, a triplex located in
he's had too little time for outside activities
I Circle West Shopping Center in Dothan. 28 in Neil Simon's
in recent months. However, he disclosed
One week later, June 24, Cinema West, "California Suit e."
that he now has taken up golf and feels
lther triplex, will open in Gainesville. The 44-year-old Mcthat
"it is a great sport for one on the
, and a quad, the Capitol Cinemas, will Callum (who appears
road."
in I allahassee, Fla.
to he no more than
v fourth auditorium is under eonstrucat
the firm's Carolina Mall in Concord. office that he thor-
"Dogs" and he commented with delight that
27 or 28). told Box-
David starred in Mar Vista Productions'
. This addition is slated for a June 17 oughly enjoys making
films, especially
West Coast grosses being recorded by the
he'd just received word concerning the lofty
ning. Two auditoriums are being added
the Bijou Cinemas, a quad in Green- since that medium
just-released feature film, which was photographed
on location in San Diego, Calif.
David McCallum
S. C with a late June opening makes it possible for
wed.
him to spend considerable time with his In less than a total of four weeks' playing
family.
time, the Mar Vista picture has scored a
The firm has purchased the Cheaha
gross of over $2,182,000 in limited playdates
including Los Angeles, San Diego,
ma in Anniston. Ala., from Tom Colei
and is adding a second auditorium in even when the curtain call is but 30 minutes
This actor is easygoing and relaxed
Albuquerque. San Antonio, Sacramento,
e. Anniston also is the scene of a triplex away. The Glasgow, Scotland-born star also
Fresno, Phoenix and Little Rock, Ark.
lg constructed for a Thanksgiving opensitory
tower, with 50 rooms, to be ready
Africa feature which was two months in
exudes gentleness and his behavior is
Adding to his excitement about the drawing
power of "Dogs" was the fact that Mar
marked by a definite, but indefinable, special
regard for other people, a quality which
airlane/ Litchfield plans a Thanksgiving
Vista had just concluded an arrangement
isn't always projected to the audience in
tut for a triplex in Florence, Ala., bringits
total number of screens to 54.
distribution of the film.
with Cinema Arts Associated for foreign
either stage or film roles. Too, McCallum
is an articulate young man who is neither
he firm also owns the Litchfield Inn at
overpowering nor aloof; he responds quickly
to any and all questions.
"King Solomon's Treasure," a filmcd-in-
McCallum most recently appeared in
i>.
hfield Beach, S.C, where it is adding a
il
ting
summer.
Father Was a Musician
the making. The picture has not yet been
1H1
released.
Wearing the informal attire (denim slacks
flanta AIP Execs Attend
While he likes comedy. David's serious
and sneakers) called for in the first act of
side has inspired him to make a 30-minute
cson Sales Conference "California Suite," McCallum said that his
TV documentary pilot of interviews with
> I LANTA—Glenn Simonds, American father was a musician. As a result, perhaps,
li rnational Pictures branch manager,
David studied at the Royal Academy
"The Man on the Street." which he hopes
of
his
will be successful here. It already is in answer-print
and on cassette. Now it simply
Music, a pursuit which he relinquished in
.nit Jim Dixon and Dave Tribble, the
>any*s Southeastern advertising and
favor of the Royal Academy of Dramatic
is a matter of finding time to interest the
Art,
p. motion director, have returned from a
which he attended from 1949 to 1951.
right party in his most recent project. The
I day sales meeting in Tucson, Ariz.
Following an impressive number of appearances
in films. TV and live theatre in
capable actor hopes the format of the show
'resent at the session were Sam Arkoff.
will provide an alternative to what he feels
A* president and chairman of the board;
the United Kingdom. David came to the
is an excessive preoccupation with copsand-robbers
shows on the small screen in
1 n P. Blender, executive vice-president
U.S. in 1961 to play the role of Judas
'-
Iscariot in George Steven's epic motion picture
ii :harge of sales; Milt Moritz, senior vicep
-adent in charge of advertising; Charles "The Greatest Story Ever Told." The
America.
actor subsequently appeared in many Hollywood
theatrical productions, including "The
Pit. president of Bing Crosby Production
li|. and Jim Whiteside, in charge of
UIM
Great Escape," "Freud," "Billy Budd" and
sales and advertising.
"Mosquito Squadron." On TV he was best
'r.itt and Whiteside arc former Atlanta
known for his performances in the series
rtdents. Whiteside served as branch mantor
Cinerama and Pratt was a vice-
"The Man From U.N.C.L.E." and "The
Invisible Man." In 1974 he directed an episode
of the BBC video series "Ten Who
• dent of the Atlanta-based Cox Broad-
:ig Corp. which acquired the motion
Dared."
re production company and such sucs
as "Walking Tall." "Willard" and
Married for a Decade
n."
McCallum. who has been married to
nder discussion at the seminars were American Katherine Carpenter, an interior
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lales policy for summer releases which designer, for ten years, declares that he
CINERAMA IS IN
Je "Final Chapter—Walking Tall." "loves America and its free spirit." The
Island of Dr. Moreau," "Empire of couple has two children—
SHOW BUSINESS IN
Peter. 6, and
**'[ Ants" and "The People That Time For-
HAWAII TOO.
Sophie, 2. David's devotion to his family
When you come to Waikiki,
was apparent as he described their recent
Rft
««• imonds reported that a sneak preview of visit to Fort Lauderdale, when thej were bitaBjM don't miss the famous
l£N'"nal Chapter -Walking Tall" was held in able to spend a few days with the star ol hawaii' Show. . at
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10 Cinerama's Reef Towers Hotel.
»i ucson theatre and the response indicated
|^l(t the BCPI AIP team has another hit.
"California Suite." After the play closes
here Saturday (23), he will resume the same
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