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Film Shot vs. Jets, Rockets By W. E. J. MARTIN

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BETWEEN CENTURIES— Consider the problems •/ movfe-makers in this modern age, trying to produce a period film suefta* "The B:g Fisherman," a multi-million-dollar job of Lloyd C. Doug­las' novel about Simon Peter, Rowland V. Lee la producer, witfi the veteran Frank Bort-age as director.

This Technicolor movie, laid in Jerusalem, Rome and Arabia of 2,000 years n o , is feeing photographed in a new wide screen process which makes a glaring anachronism of the slightest evidence of modern life coming within its scope. Borzage said one of the worst and most frequent hazards has been vapor trails, which streaked the blue skies and forced him to re-angle the cameras to avoid ttotro.

While on location near Palm Springs one day, for example, scores of jot planes passed high overhead. Soon their vapor trails interming­led, to become one huge cloud blotting out ttt sun.

THERE'S ALSO SOUND— The sound of planls causes as much trouble as the vapor trails, halting production for many minutes daily. On a pic­ture of this size, total cost of s u c h interruptions could reach thousands.

On location at Chatsworth, Calif., "The Big Fisherman-faced another modern hazard almost every hour of the day. That was the testing of rocket fuels in a plant just a mile across a hill from the set of the ancient city of Tiberias. Every test would cause a heavy explosion, which was followed by a plume of smoke ascending skyward.

Ones day, on that location, a brush fire burned off a hill toward which Borzage w*s preparing to shoot. That caused a change in schedule until bulldozers could be tak­en in to scrape off the fire-blackened grass, and scrapers put to work making the earth look natural again.

OTHER HAZARDS —Pro­ducers of period movies face other modern hazards. There is the constant fear of ciga­rette and cigar butts, for in- 4 stance, Players and members of the cast forget and just throw them on tht^ground, the widescreen jJens^Npicks them up. ajrt&ppen a whole scene rnus< bs/refilmed. Be­cause of that, two utility men were on conktant duty on "The Big Flfherman" set, picking-up bufls, paper cups and other modern items that would look mighty strange in the 2,000-year-o!d story.

With as many as 500 extras on the set in period costumes, a- , stan t directors had to watch for fuch things as sun glasset, ballpoint pens clip­ped tol frocks, wrist watches, packs of cigarettes sticking out off waist bands and other items that the extras would for-ret? as they went into a acne, fj

Locajtion filming* of oeriod p ctursjs also has become a sort oif nightmare for direct­ors anil camers'nen. fop It Is increasingly difficult to find a Dlaee anywhere--that Isn't cluttered with oowor lines* oil dtjrrick*. olanes, dlesel trueksjnew homes *n4 other products of our very modern world.!

However, from all accounts and baicau«e of the extreme attention to eliminating the aforementioned anachronism*, Lee aad Borzage are confi­dent that "The B g Fisher-roan-' will lonk as if it actu­ally fliiere photagraohed In Jerusalem. Rome and Arabia. They Believe time has been

Curtain Time * • •

Opening hours for shows in Buffalo today, as supplied by theaUr managers, are:

dhM'i Buffalo — "The Last M i l O prlson-Sreak me'odrum. I3S 4,'SU, i.» and 10:10 p.m. "The Fearmak-eri," melodrama, u m., 2:ii, i:5u and »:*«• p.m. •

Paramount - *I, Mobster." rackets melodrama. 1:35. 4:23. 7 1*. and 10;«.'. p m. "Fort Massacre." westorn m#io-dr'ma, 12:15. 3:05. J:.V> and s:*8 p.m.

Coater—"Auntie Mame." comedy, i*m.. rhaa, S. «:to and lSeSS p.m.

Mtoo's Tark — "Some Cam* Rnn-n njr,** melodrama, 1:85* 4:15, S:50 ana «:**> p.m.

laaat'a Lafayette — "The Perfect Furlough." romantic comedy. 15:25. *:*«. T and i»:W p.m. "Once Upon a Horie." we«ttra comedy. 2:03. 8:24 and S:li p.m.

CeaU.ry—"Boll Book and Ondle ." romantic f»ritJUgr, 12r*v. 8.SS. *:»5 and 10 p.m. "The True Story of Lynn Stuart." melodrama, 2:05. S:lS and S..v» p.m.

C'.ewa—"The Xlfht Heaven Pell." romantic melodrama, 1:43, t:*5, 5:50, S and 10:05 p.m.

A m h w t — "Palaan," drama. 2:15, 55s and »:t© p.m. "The Bleycl. Thief." drama. 4:25 and 8:10 p.m.

Granada—"South Paci'ic." musical romance in Todd-AO, 2:80 and 1:15 p.m.

Palace—"Tempter* Of 1930," bur­lesque revue, 2:45, 6-.S* and 10:05 p.m. •The Snow was Black." screen drima, 1:06, 4:43 and 8:20 p.m.

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A D E B U T — There's a good prospect that, c o m e next fall, Katharine Cornell will be taking bows for the first time in Kleinhans Music Hall. That would be in "Dear Liar,'* a two-season project, in which Miss Cornell and Brian A h e r n • will enact Jerome Kilty's adaption of the Bernard Shaw-Mrs. Pat­rick Campbell letters.

Thus will be teamed again the first co-stars of what must be remembered as Miss Cornell's greatest stage tri­umph, "The Barretts of Wim-pole Street." For this ob­server, and for many others, nobody who followed Aherne came even close to his por­trayal of Robert Browning opposite Miss Cornell's Eliza­beth Barrett.

W i t h Guthrie McClintic, Miss Cornell's husband, and Sol H u r o k as co-producers, "Dear Liar." to be staged by Kilty, will begin the first leg

of its travels March 3, prob­ably in Flagstaff, Ariz. Then come six weeks of traveling in college towns, concert se­ries halls and various thea­ters.

After a summer vacation, the tour will resume next Oc­tober at Hofstra College, on Long Island. It Is calculated that "Dear Liar" will be on Broadway about the time of the 1959-1960 holidays, for a four-week stay. Then will come more touring*, as other bookings are scheduled. Buf­falo's may be among those.

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"join the Army and see the world," but Elvis Presley haa a new version: "John the Army and get rich."

ar NOVEL — Ever hear of

sitting-standing room? . . . It's prevalent in Manila theaters, Including first runs, says a lawyer just back from the Philippines. With stand­ing room only the rule, stan­dees fill not only the rear of a theater, but also occupy much aisle space. Those who file down middle aisles perch themselves, first come, first served, on the arms of the nearest Orchestra c h a i r s . There's no complaint from oc­cupants, because it's an old and accepted Manila custom.' Wonder what would happen if that custom were introduced here?

ar IRONIC—Out In Portland,

Ore., the fourth and last of a chain of theaters closed, be­cause a next-door bank, owner of the property, wants to make It a parkin* lot for customers . . . The last movie shown was "I Want to Live!"

SEQUELS—There are signs that H o l l y w o o d is sequel-minded. Producer Jerry Wald has another look at the people of " P e y t o n Place" on his agenda. And Producer Arthur Freed thinks that another "Gigi" would be just fine. Numerous theatermen would welcome another "PP" and an­other "Gigi" might do well, too.

WELL, NOW!—Walt Dis­ney, says a Hollywood report, is roing to produce "Gold." As if he needed any more of it!

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San^s Aims Now To Aci Dramas

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 24 *JPW Singer Tommy Sands, winding up his Second year in the big time, is going the Sinatra route.

"I'm not forsaking rock'n'­roll." says the teen-age Idol, "nor am I giving uo music. But I'm up now for four pictures in which I don't sing a note.

"I've always wanted to be a dramatic actor—even more than a singer."

Sands doesn't believe that the rock 'n' (foil fad is dying out but his next album will be all stand­ard ballads with Nelson Riddle, Sinatra's arranger, backing him up.

He'll Continue with the rock­'n'roll dri single records.

Hit Play Author Has Comedy in the Works

NEW YORK. Jan. 24 *—C. Y. Lee. w h o s e novel "The Flower Drum Song" was trans­formed Into a Broadway hit by others, is turning to playwriting himself now.

Lee it putting the finishing touches to a comedy, "The Bur­ma Road," whieh is earmarked for production next season

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Offerings at Community Theaters These movies are scheduled "Mardi Gras"—Basil's Colvin

this week, as dated, for comrnu- and Genesee, 25-27; Basil's Apol-nity and other theaters on the lo, Varsity and Victoria, 28-31.

NEW FROM DISNEY—"The Sleeping Beauty," from the fairy tale of old, and by Walt Disney, will be at the Century about the middle of next month, hi Techni­color and Technirama, it features the voices of Bill Shirley and Mary Costa as the prince and princess.

Sees Films Hit Individuality HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 24 (#— I who fight regimentation even-

Joan Collins, no slough in the tually become the big stars. She sex appeal department herself, also admits that ffaere's more says its lucky•Brigitte Bardotjto Miss Bardot than that wild started in France instead of | hair-do.

"She's a natural oomedienne," observes Joan, "but she would have had to fight to get comedy roles here."

She cites her own history. "I adored comedy in Brit­

ain and did it mostly. In fact, I was aimed here on the strenrth of a British eomedy I made. SO, by Hollywood logic, that made me a serious actress." Then Leo McCarey came along

and cast her as the suburban siren in "Rally 'Round the Flag, I Boys" and suddenly she is click­ing.

"I'm back when I started," she sighs.

Niagara Frontier "All Mine to Give"—Abbott,

30-31. "Andy Harry Comes Home"—

Basil's Broadway, 26-29. "A Nice Little Bank That

Should Be Robbed"—Seneca, 25. "Apache Territory** — Basil's

Strand, 25-26; Riverside, 25-27. "Appointment With a Shadow"

—Shea's Elm wood and Kensing­ton, 30-31.

"At Wax With the Army"— Basils Broadway, 25-27.

"Buchanan Rides Alone" — Basil's Broadway, 30-31.

"Cat en a Hot Tin Roof — Star (Tonawanda), 25-27.

"Comanche" — Bailey, 30-31. "Criss-Cross" — Bailey, 28-29.

Hollywood. "I must say," comments the

British beauty, "that it would have been more difficult for her here.

"She never could have got­ten onto a sound stage with that wild hairdo, yet it's part of her Individual personality. Over here a studio would have tivsn her hair the stand* ard treatment and made her look like every other actress under contract." Joan believes European pro­

ducers want more Individuality among their stars than do most American moviemakers.

Joan argues that actresses

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"Curse of the Faceless Man" —Riviera (North TonawandaK 25-27; Shea's Elmwood and Kensington, 28-29.

"Deserter" — Rivoli, 25-27. "Dunkirk"—Basil's Broadway,

28-29; Unity, 29-31. "Elephant Watt"—Basil's La-

Salle (Niagara Falls), 27-28; Basil's Colvin, 30-31.

"Father of the Bride" — Rivoli, 28-29.

"Forest Rangers" — Riviera | (North Tonawanda), 31.

"From the Earth to the Moon" —Bailey, 30-31.

"Gunsight Ridge"—Unity, 25-26.

"Houdini" — Basil's LaSalle (Niagara Falls), 27-28.

"Houseboat"—Basil's Varsity, 25-27; Basil's Genesee, 28-31; Basil's Strand, 29-31.

"In Love and War" —Basil's Apollo and Victoria, 25-27.

"It. the Terror From Beyond Space" — Riviera (North Tona­wanda), 25-27; Shea's Elmwood and Kensington, 28-29.

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"Onionhead"—Basil's LaSalle (Niagara Falls), 29-31.

"Peter Pan"—Unity, 25-26. "Queen of Outer Space'* —

Basil's Colvin, 28-29. "Scandal, Inc."—Unity, 27-28. "Sierra Baron"—Basils Apol­

lo and Victoria. 25-27. "Tawara Beachhead"—River­

side, 25-27. •The Defiant Ones" —Shea's

Elmwood and Kensington, 25-27: Riverside. 28-31.

Car for Gable Is Really Fancy

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 24 UrV-Clark Gable, who drives a $14,000 foreign car offscreep, will drive an even fansier American model in "But Not For Me."

It contains an ofice, a cof-feemaker, a small bar, air conditioning, radio, television, a dictaphone, a bed. electric razor and two telephones.

"The Female Animal" — Ab­bott, 27-29.

"The Fiend Who Walked the West" —Basils Broadway and

| Colvin. 25-27; Basil's ADOIIO, j Varsity and Victoria, 28-31.

"The Fiend Who Walked the I —Basil's LaSalle (Niagara Fallst, , 24-25.

"The Geisha Boy" — Riviera I 'North Tonawanda), 31. Sunday drama

"The Gun Runners"—Sheas Elmwood and Kensington. 25-27; Riverside,. 28-31; Basil's Strand, 29-31.

"The Joker Is Wild"—Star Tonawanda', 28-31.

"The Last Hurrah"—Basil s Strand, 25-26.

"The Mark of the Hawk"— Bailey. 23-27.

"The Matchmaker" — Unity, 27-28.

"The Missouri Traveler" — Seneca, 30-31.

"The Pagans"— Basils Strand. 27-28; Basil's Colvin, 28-29; Riv. oli, 30-31.

"The Party Crashers"—Basil's Varsity, 25-27; Basils Genesee, 28-31.

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