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SUNDAY a NEWS ECTTDON TWO DRAMA -MOVIES -TV RADIO-YOU CAN DO IT TRAVEL-RESORTS NEW YORK'S PICTURE NEWSPAPER Toir. 19.r.T Nni Co. Inc. New York 17, N.Y., Sunday, June 9, 1957 Aire CommSmig Uy KATE CAMERON Ty ALT DISNEY has temporarily abandoned his feature-length cartoon films in favor of live actors. His two latest pictures, "Johnny Tremain'' and "Old Yeller," are due to be released in the near future and both are made with live actors.

He has also signed James Mac Arthur to appear in his forthcoming production of "Light in the Forest." -'i This Week's Openings Mercourl- MONDAY World "Stella," Foundas. TUESDAY Normandie "The Beautiful Wife," Sica. Miller's Loren-De WEDNESDAY' Mayfair "Scandal in The cast of ''Old Yeller" Is not made up entirely of humans, for a number of animals play important parts in the film. "Johnny Tremain," however, has talking actors, except for Paul Revere's horse. This animal has an exciting part in the action because Revere's historic ride from Boston to Concord to alert the Minutemen is depicted in the film.

Disney has no Broadway show house for his output, but Buena A ista. his distributors, are negotiating for a theatre for a late June or early July opening of ''Johnny Tremain." The picture is definitely scheduled to be Known throughout the country on July 4, an appropriate date for the launching of a film which concerns events leading up to the Revolutionary War and to the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Children of the Revolution Sor- rento, Loren-De Sica. Roxy (nite) "Island in the Sun," Mason-Fontaine-Dan-dridge. THURSDAY Music Hall "The Prince and the Showgirl," Monroe-Oliv ier.

FRIDAY Brooklyn Paramount "The Gamma People," Dougias-Bartok. Casino "Heimatland," Prack-Bollmann. Palace "Tammy and the Bachelor," Reynolds-Nielsen. the new Disney Technicolor! picture is based on Esther Fnrbos'i novel and is concerned especially with the part youngsters of the period played in the Revolution. t-aui Kevere famous ride and the Boston tea party, which sparked the colonists' uprising, re highlights of the production.

Tom Blackburn adapted the Forbes story, and he and George Bruns composed two musical numbers which are sung during the course of the action. One is the title song the other, "Liberty Tree." has a catchv characters are represented by Hal Stalmaster, Dick Beymer. Luana Patten and Sharon Disnev. The latter is Walt Disney's 20-year-old daughter, who is making her screen debut as one of th young patriots in her father'? production. Blonde, blue-eyed Luana, now a fully grown actress of 18.

was melody that may lift it to popu- The Ballad nf i hi-mio-ht In stnnm whiio ctill larnv sucn as Uavy I rockett emoved for aVhild in nicnv' nrnA In the Technicolor movie, "Johnny Tremain," triumphant citizens celebrate their Boston Tea Party, Tbe Bostonian mi (Luana Patten) offer a tea cannister to Hal Stalmaster, who play tha titl role. Lad in lower left is Dick Beymer. time. 'The Ballad" also was com-1 "Song of the South" and "So Jiosed by Blackburn and Bruns. Dear to My Heart." When not After "the shot that was heard working at Disnev's studio, she around the world' has been fired, i iives with her family at Long James Otis, one of the founders Beach, Calif.

Whitney, who announced last Brothers will give "Tha Princa year that he would devote his 1 and the Show Girl" its America, film product to presenting Amen-' cana, has scheduled a long list of the HaU pictures designed to show differ-' scl The picture opens ai ent sections of the countrv at usual in the morning, but an eve-crucial periods in their develop- llin performance will benefit a ment. or lj i charity, and the mezzanine tall and dark. He has had consid-siderabie acting experience on TV and has been described as a potential star by David O. Selznick, who ought to know. Research in U.

S. History Like Luana Patten, Sharon Disney is fair-haired and blue-eyed and director Robert Stevenson calls her an attractive. New to the Screen Seventeen-year-old Hal Stalmaster is being introduced to screen audiences by Disney in the title role. He is a native of Los Angeles and had only one chance at an acting job before getting the assignment to play Johnnv patron of the Sons of Liberty, tells his followers. "This is only the beginning.

It is the spark of Liberty you have touched afire and its light must grow until the last dark corner has vanished and it illuminates the world." Disney's Daughter Otis is played by Jeff York and the other adult roles are in the hands of experienced actors Sebastian Cabot, Walter Sande (who plavs Revere, Rusty Lane, Whit Bissell. Will Wright, Walter Coy, Geoffrey Toone, Ralph Clan-ton, Lumsden Hare and Gavin (ordon. The important juvenile Uisney "The Great I.ooo- tk. Tremain. He won out over more motive Chase" had to do with an i event of the Civil ar and "West-' 1 anJ directed in Eng-ward.

Ho, the Wagons" recreated for Warner by Sir Laurenca the pioneering efforts of ha rd Oli vier, the Technicolor comedy expressive personality. "If she wants to pursue a theatrical career," he assured her father, "she will be a definite success." Stevenson, who directed the picture, was born in England hn Americans in punning est mir- co-stars Olivier and Marilyn than a dozen young players who were tested for the part. According to the producer. Hal is aifd has a decided flair for acting. The other youthful actor in the film, 18-year-old Dick Beymer, is Tt1 mth'Vntirnfl t- 1,.

ing tne seconj halt or Century. prince regent of a European xjciuie remain countrv and Man vn rpnrpi.pi countrv most of his motion picture career reaches theatre. Warner the show girl of the title. nas been spent working on Hollywood films. He directed one ver-i sion of "Back Street," did "Janet Eyre" and "Las Vegas Story." He has long had an interest inj American history and did some' research work on the period1 along with his technical Don Hartswell, another English- born authority on the War of In-! dependence.

Disney's accent on American! historical scenes seems to be partj of a trend among producers. C. V. Plans for the forthcoming I battle against the redcoats are made by (. to Dick Beymer, Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten and Sharon Disney.

Scene is from Disney's film "Johnny Tremain." At right the Minutemen march to the Concord bridge to fight tha British sent to subdue them. iasM.mCTM..m.m.sMs..