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The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 33

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Writer Goes you wonder if you have heard dan. Principal players art' aright' Anthony Steel, luckless recip "The film sums up as Holly- ientt, four feathers i symbols of cowardice Laur wood and London (W arwick Mature and Mau Mau MeeMix in Safari' are never far away; At the last Culver has got his special lion and the lion has almost gotten HIM; then, when Mature rush him Sleuthing rama Productions) latest COntribu-Unn and Marv Uro. tu rned'vaJ care the Mau'tkm to the "Bwana, come in the Kipling tradition. Both in Thriller Mau in force, school of African 5 a. a1 an follow formulas.

liin iumjron enacis me mumrjc-jumDO. ine screen-i 1 A WOMAN TRAY1D tt -IVAMANAND I' I HER OWN IMOTIONSI "Safari" is pretty, much jliainjujj. Jei-osa and John play is by Anthony Veiller, BY JOHN L. SCOTT the customary tntvelosuc Jusiin ii a Ions, too, mostly Philip MacDonald, who The same Terence Young 5 BY PHILIP K. SCHEUER Africa is explored thoroughly by the Technicolor and CinemaScope cameras in two new Columbia releases: "Safari" and ''Storm Oyer the Nile," now at Warner Downtown and Wiitern, Hawaii, Pasadena Academy thriller, inhabited by wild; for, the rida.

served as codirector with Zol- writes interesting rhystery I tan Korda of "Storm Over the Nile," which is most notable. stones, provided the material in his novel "Warrant beasts and domesticated Britons -until the jungle brings! out; the primitive in them, of course. Also, something has been the Mau Mau, Keyed to Action Terence Young, directing, has maintained a satisfactory pitch of exritemsnt between ir1v11i( intprhulf.c (as 1wp too, for its action and for its faranwunl prnt( WILUAM HOLDEN DEBORAH fine, photography of the Su for for a pretty' fair thriller called "23 Paces to Baker Street," which is now those murdering marauders comes to girl ami boy and nqccnnu nf in'irt'i lint olort iH'A" with hatred of all whites. screening at Los Angeles, and eight Pacific Drive-Ins. The safari in the first is led by -1 Victor Mature, --great white hunter; the second is a remake of "Four Feathers," Diverse Aims As the" picture these KERR In tha meat -Intimata lov atory to coma out of tha warl which, by the way, may make Ion 4 Dayy i-r I i.

native rampagers have killed Mature's son and sister. Their discovers, is Jeroge, who had been his trusted servant. From then TWIN-PEAK HITS! 1 4 I fCrliiimiUnn I i Cecil Parker, his Johnson goes on the i i His search in con on Vic "is out to get Jeroge; siderable suspehse and cli Roland Culver, as the per Extri adtfed Attractfon 1 sonification of the stuffy Eng Hollywood, Ritz and Loyola Theaters. This 1 Henry- Ephron production, starring Van Johnson, Miles and Cecil Parker, uses London location shots, including the usual fog-shrouded streets, to supply correct atmosphere. But onej thing the viewer will have to do is, accept the hovel premise that embittered blind playwright would have the audacity; to attempt tracking' down, kidnap-murder plot.

5 7 This novel angle almost in the Sherlock holmes tradition may be hard to swal maxes with Johnson's battle in 'a dark room with" the fRlPAY and SATURDAY ONLY t. LOiangCleg CimgS3 Leslie Nielsen Stars A train in Newsman Role; iw v- 7 Kazan Picks Heroine BY EDWIN SCHALLERT Leslie Nielsen, who has been on quite a stellar circuit since he was first seen by the public as a reporter in will be back where he started as a newsman heading the cast of "Capital Offense" at MGM. Morton Fine, as producer, and David Friedkin, as director, who prepared this subject from a weekly magazine story by Edwin T. Hicks, will start the production in the near future as their first "together. Nielsen was in "The Opposite Sex" and more recently was borrowed by U-I to costar with Debbie Reynolds in "Tammy." His first work before the camera was done in "Forbidden Planet," al-1 though he was seen initially in "Ransom." He will poiv tray an unemployed newsman in "Capital Offense" who a'iempts to combine a honeymoon trip with an, "effort to interview a notorious outlaw hiding out in the Ozarks.

Most quests for an unknown come to nothing. How- -ever, Paramount is now boasting "of- carrying one through on a genuine basis. Studio signed Norma Moore, who has never been on stage or screen professionally, to appear as rthe wife of Anthony Perkins, in Jim Piersall Story" which will start July 9. Director Robert Mulligan and "Producer Alan Pakula, a new picture-making team, tested a remarkable assemblage of new people before they found Miss Moore, a product of a New York dramatic school and little theaters in Gotham. Karl Maldin and Perry Wilson, feminine player, have already been cast as the parents of LEE REMICK NEW KAZAN FIND Elia Kazan has a remarkable capacity for registering in 'new finds.

His latest is Lee Remick, who has appeared on TV and the stage in New York. She SHORTY 3 kidhaper-murderer. There is an lu nusual denouement, lishman, is out to get Hatan, the black-maned lion, and Janet Leigh, the blonde from the States, is out to get Vic, MONROI WIDMARK fj NB HIS GIANTS A rarJWolurol even, if she is the fiancee of which would be-i unfair to recount5 here as to the villain's Spectators may not believe it, but they luit Arcaraz Orchestra Culver. Opins JULY These- separate pursuits will' be surprised, that's cer NOW tain. are all part of the collective trek: deep into the Mau Mau country and naturally they take time (90 minutes).

All low, but there's enough sus I Cast Appraised Van Johnson gives a con pense and sufficient thrills West Coast Premiere Broadway's Controversial STAGE HIT u-stanin THELMARJTTER-DEWEY MWtTW wftWUIA lFIEig-MlliaaMa armtw kt Senaa wl MneM turn Saaaa sorts of fauna are shown in scattered thfough the melo passing and some of them vincing performance of the blind playwright; Miss Miles, upcoming young star, scores baa HM tj Us Ma MM lions, snakes, crocodiles pose positive threats to the Turn to Page 34, Part I FOR INDEPENDENT THEATRE GUIDE as his charming helper. Park MM! drama to keep one interested once he's over the initial hurdle. Good Direction Director Henry Hathaway handles situations and play er does much to relieve the "VlitiVtalM VMtt Tmmf- mt Mtmm prime exhibit; a the flora, photogenic Janet. -But Mature and his trusty gun tension in spots with his amusing portrayal of a bumbling yet surprisingly effi if exclusive (aaiaiT 3rd WEEK! 4-STAalnntn Phon MA. 9-3211 ZE.

7431 ers proficiently; he also takes cient aide to Johnson. Leigh New Hampshire Playhouse 1743 N. Now Hampshire lfwn Hollywood A Fmaltlin NO. 4-9755 full advantage of Dact Harline's musicalscore fur Wlthlra nr. La Brn Cont am grounds, CinemaScope and thers, the film mood.

km SPECiAL-Prict Familj Stows Sat Iheilrtsl HELP OVER 2nd WEEK FREE PARKING after 5 PM I TYRONE POWER i'wSt mm i wom m-m ft mT or Htwoo, I Daily-and Aft 0a Sunday! Sunii EDDY KIM NOVAK DUCHIN STORY jroownTowii ioj Acttes UNITED ARTISTS color. Johnson portrays the blind playwright who by accident overhears kidnap plot. Being dramatist, he savors the situation to the fullest and, determines to do something about it." are polite but skep- illfnaOanlltmupa Hm ateot ScnKt JU. 41 11 NOW ON 2nd BIG WEEK! UCLAN DON AT 1 (: fa a will be seen as the Arkansas floosy who. marries Lonesome Rhodes, the folk singer, to be portrayed by Andy Griffith in "A Face in the Crowd," which will start 13 at Piggott, and then move to New York.

Besides her other- Miss Remick will be seen as Arkansas' baton-t i 1 i champion. She was selected from 100 applicants. Edna -Anhalt (without Edward) has been siened OR. J-H54 l. 2-587 ucai so; aiaea oy vera Miles, his ex-fiancee, and ADULTS ONLY I DAKIHGI SHOCKINCI CiNsrviAScoPE i 1 -K SmS ATTENDING INCLVDt (ERNEST CORGNIKE, M.C.) THE EDDY.

DUCHIN SfdRYr mm K.oa'TECHMICOLOR CO-BTamw. REX JAMES THOMPSON-WHITMORE '4 AND INTROfiUCINil SHAW Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Ray Bolgar, Claudette Cotbirt Paul Douglas, Richard Egan, Rhonda Fleming, June TONIGHT at 0:30 "Jlfosf Brilliant WORLD PREMIERE Benefit UCLA MIPICAL CINTH AUXILIARY. Haver, Susan Hayward, Marma Hyer, Anita 4 Louise, Fred MacMurray, Virginia Mayo OMtKH AMU BH. TAYLOR Xr LIO HATCHI INano MCOffetaHM CAftMtM Cavallaiw VMM iv WAua BrttccTie iv cioftfii stmEr AMOciATSMoeucn joiiita eoLu-wA mrrunti' Rita Moreno, Michael O'Shea ArVCondltlontd NOW tf BEVERLY HILLS Wilshlrt at Canoa -Always Amplt Parklna Cft. 11121 DOORS OPEN It NOON STARTS TOMORROW Sua thru Ttlur Feitiireiat to write "King Kelly," Lee Remick which star Douglas fqr Bryna Productions with Lewis Milestone directing, beginning 1..

Anhalt is just back from Spain where she worked on "The Pride and the Passion" with Edward, as is usually, their custom. "King Kelly" is being made for MGM release. Frank Faylen will be appearing with Maureen O'Hara, John Forsy the and Tim Hovey in "The World and Little Willie" at U-I, where he last worked in "Away All Boats." He will portray Forsythe's manager and close friend' MARGIA DEAN PICKED FOR 'STAGE COACH' As a result of her engagement in "Shock" with Brian Donjevy, Margia Dean has just been chosen for, "Stage Coach to Fury" by Producer Earl Lyon of Regal Films. AT POPULAR PRICES rttX? Ronald Reagan, Michael Rennie Jane Russell, Robert Stack Jan Sterling, Elizabeth Taylor Robert Taylor, Ursula Thiess Michael Wilding, Dana Wynter Jeanne Craln, Linda Darnell Katherine Grayson, Helen Hayes Ann Miller, Hugh O'Brian Jeff Morrow LY 4th at CINERAMA 3 CELEBRATE iU 3 SHOWS 5: 8:30 PM. ticlwta How at lux Offica and All Motuol Agtndif CONTINUOUS yvtlMM 1RF0RMANCES VullJgi PERFORMANCES HO.

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