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wmmmmmm lit. CO I feature length animated film, "Cosmic Adventures of Alice in Wonderland," a new-age interpretation of the Lewis CarT roll classic for Folio One Produc To Razor-Fine Edge ANN GUARINO tions. Production begins in October in London. Folio One is headed by Al Brodax, who pro duced and co-authored the "Yel low Submarine" for United Artists release while he was asso ciated with King Features Syndi- CO i cate. I JlJb Thrillers at RKO's "Frogs," thriller starring Ray Milland, will be paired with "God zilla vs.

the Smog Monster, a science-fiction adventure, beginning Wednesday at the RKO 23d St. Cinema, Coliseum and other Showcase Theaters. Triple Session The triple bill at the St. Marks Cinema features "Is There Sex Vw After Death?" with Buck Henry, 1WI NIA.IK. If v.

i "Take the Money and Run" with 'D PC I- I Woody Allen and "Drive, He Said" with Karen Black, through I I I I i aion Tninn you pvopiv piayea lejnnis; Wednesday. Jonelle Allen "Clonic Back Charleston Blue," Sam (lolduyn fast-paced se-f)iiel to "Cotton Comes to Harlem," marks the return of Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques as Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson, the Har-len detectives created by Chester limes. On view at the DeMille and 72d St. Playhouse, the slick suspense comedy was directed by Mark Warren from a screenplay by Bontche Schweig and Peggy Elliott on locations in Harlem.

Til IS TIME the detectives set out to track down dope-peddling activities after a gang war breaks out over distribution rights. The local crime lord, a black who works for the Mafia (the word is used freely in the film), runs into a problem as a mysterious black man who decides to shut out the white element and take over distribution himself. He comes back as Charleston Blue, a character who was handy with a razor and who tangled with Dutch Schultz in another era. The detectives are caught be- "(ome Back Charleston l.lue," a Warner Bros, release in Technicolor. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

and directed by Mark Warren from a screenplay by Bontche Schweig and Peggy Elliott based on the novel by Chester Himes. Presented at the DeMille and 72d St. Playhouse. Running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes. MPAA rating: PG (All admitted parental guidance suggested).

THE CAST: Gravedigger Jones Godfrey Cambridge Coffin Ed Johnson Raymond St. Jacaues Joe Pefer de Anda Carol Jonelle Allen Caspar Maxwell Glanville Her Malesty Minnie Gentry tween the two factions. Gunplay, razor-slashing, car chases, bomb ings and a free-for-all in a youth center liven up the action. A bouncy musical Score supervised by Qumcy Jones also helps. CAMBRIDGE AND St.

Jacques are capable veterans in their roles. Others in the cast who give strong support are Peter De Anda as an ambitious photographer, Jonelle Allen as a girl who doesn't know she is up to her eyebrows in crime. Maxwell Glanville as her uncle well into the rackets, Minnie Gentry as a dignified lady in the numbers game and Percy Rodriguez as a police captain who doesn't want to make waves. Tim Pelt adds to the comedy as a junkie. The largely black audience at Wednesday night's preview en- "'THE CANDIDATE' IS A IVHR! A sizzling satirical drama.

Robert Bedford is tough, shrewd, sexy and resonant -played with wry intelligence and Kennedylike dash." Playboy "REDFORD GETS MY VOTE A DAZZLING PERFECT! Everything is real this movie is made without a mis-step or false note. 'THE CANDIDATE' produces compelling tension." Liz Smith, Cosmopolitan "'THE CANDIDATE' IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE ABOUT AN AMERICAN CAMPAIGN! 'THE CANDIDATE' is the politician's idea of what if absut winniits, turmoil, a con (ame, tired-funny, sex, winning." CANDIDATE' IS THE BEST FILM I HAVE SEEN THIS YEAR AND IS. IN ALL WAYS. A DAZZLING FILM MAKING ACHIEVEMENT! It is more adult than any sex film, more terrifying than any horror film. The performances are miraculously real they are perfect in their parts.

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