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ftogangrlrsCimrs Sept. J5, 1969 Part IV 3 The Italian Job' PloL can't really care about them or anybody else in the picture to any great extent. Include Big Chase a lThe four-wheeled oBaWP MK, BY KEVIN THOMAS Times Stiff Writer of a mammoth traffic jam, to be created by Caine and his mob by disabling the Italian city's computerized traffic scanning system. The planning and executing of this heist is virtually the whole picture, which is amiable enough except that it takes greater wit than writer Troy Kennedy Mar-tin possesses to make crime and wanton destruction seem all that hilarious these days. Both Coward and Caine are in good form, but you tTs hUanousi Local JNitery Debut Set for John Davidson John Davidson has been signed to make his local niiery debut in the West-side Room of the Century Plaza for three weeks, starting Jan.

20. Prior to that he'll headline at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, beginning Nov. 11. THE ITALIAN JOB' A Paramount release of an Oak-hurst Production. Producer Michael Oeeley.

Director Peter Ceilinson. Screenplay Troy Kennedy Martin. Camera Douglas Slocombe. Art director Michael Knight. Music Ouincy Jonss.

Film editor Steven Warwick. Featuring Michael Caine, Ntxi Maggie Blve, Benny Hill, Tony Beckley, Raf Vallone, Rossano Brazzi. Lelia Goldoni. George Innes, Harry Bsird, Robert Powell, John Forgeiiam. Michael Standing, Derek Ware, Frank Jirvis, Stanley Crane.

Color. Running time: 1 40 mins. MPAA-rated: General Audiences. Thsy(6o)for broke-and fareakeveryfhing insight! ilils i The windup of "The Italian Job" (at Loew's Hollywood) is more elaborate than Steve McQueen's "celebrated in "Bullitt.1 Three BMS Mini Coopers roar through the palazzas, museums and restaurants of Turin and even over its rooftops, waterways and sewers. This is a dazzler all right, but the buildup is something else again.

Take away the daredevil stuff, and "The Italian Job" is but still another variation on the old, almost perfect crime plot that dates back to "Rififi" at least. British director Peter Collinson, who maintains complete control of the picture's awesome logistics, handles it all if not -mi it JUL 4L 4th EXPLOSIVE MONTH! COMEDY Michael Lerner is featured in "Little Murders" at Century City Playhouse. with style exactly at least with a light touch. Those mini-cars are part nf a elaborate scheme, backed by master criminal Xoel Coward from prison, where he rules like Louis XIV, and carried out by Michael Caine, to snatch 4 million pounds' worth of gold bullion in the midst i resist DAILY AT 6:30 8:30 10:30 PM SUN. HOLS.

7 -HOW i imiwiiw niiiipmiiiiMPi i niwwwiTiMniirirnrrwwri 1 1 i i i i nw IAST CHANCE TO SEE" AERO Montana at 14th Santa Monica EX. 5-4990 SOUND OF IUSIC Abbe Lane Featured Abbe Lane will headline at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas for four weeks beginning next Thursday. DAILY AT 8:00 P.M.-SAT. ft SUN. 1:30 5:00 8:30 P.M.a umu.minini unit MTTiti-l PUBLIC NOTICE: nAnnri PWMWlftC'WiPUf'iiMS KENANNAKIN'Swmcioiir Those Daring Young ftlen in their Jaunty Jalopies original Road Runners! ''A humorous action-packed adventure!" Saturday Review.

"John Wayne will be a leading Oscar contender for his 'TRUE GRIT1!" Joyce Haber, L.A. Times "The jim-dandiest piece of pure entertainment to come along in "It is a Picture for everyone Picture for all time!" Women's Wear Daily BOURVILLANOO BUZZANCAWALTER CHlARfPETER COOKTONY CURTISMiREILLE DARC, 'MARIE DUBOSSGERT FROSE SUSAN HAMreHIREJACK HAWKiNS NICOLETTA WACHIAVELLiDUDLEY MOOREPEER SCHMIDT ERIC SYKES TERRY-THOMASSJACKDAVIESwKENANNAKINEffKENANMIN cj On August 1. 1969, "The Stewardesses" were forced to leave the City of San Francisco for alleged objectionable activities. We now Stewardesses" to appear in Los Angeles to answer the charges levied against them in the City which, heretofore, had enjoyed the reputation as this country's most permissive metropolis. It is our contention that the 3-D film, while certainly more explicit and revealing in its 3rd Dimension, is not utterly without redeeming social value and does not offend present community standards.

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Sorry, no unescorted ladies can be JOHN WAYNE GLEN CAMPBELL KIM DARBY HAL WALLIS' 'TRUE GRIT' is a classic western! John Wayne gives what is far and away his best performance. If he is not nominated for an Academy Award, then the membership should undergo a mass lobotomy. Moreover, he should win the Oscar!" -UNITED PRESS ItiTLRNATiOHAL "Picture of the month! 'TRUE GRIT is the kind of tall tale Mark Twain would have enjoyed! John Wayne has one of his juiciest roles." "'LA CHAMADE' IS EXOTIC ELEGANT. life' WE ARE DEFENDING YOUR RIGHT TO SEE IT, AND OUR RIGHT TO SHOW JTI "The Stewardesses" will not be forced to leave our city, under any circumstances, until you have had the opportunity to see it for yourself I STRICTLY ADULTS ONLY! Admission: $5.00 (Includes Polaroid Glasses) Show Timt: 12 00, 1.40, 20, 5 00, I 20 10.00 THE EXTRAORDINARY 5 HHK PRODUCTION THING IS THAT IT NOT ONLY WORKS BUT ALSO ii SEEMS SOMEHOW URGENT V. i.

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