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a i xv, w-'T J- 'Spartacus' Premiere Oct. 6 At 'De Mille' Dick Weaver has been retained by Universal Pictures Com pany, Inc. to direct the Nev; York publicity campaign for the reserved seat engagement of 'HannibaP Now At The B'kiyn Fox "Hannibal," the Supercine-scope-Technicolor spectacle depicting the Carthaginian general's epic expedition across the Alps to conquer Rome, has begun its first New York engagement at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre. A Warner Bros, release, the film stars Victor Mature in the title role and Rita Gam as the Roman woman with whom he falls in love. Produced on location in Italy 3j Spartacus" which will open at the De Mille Theatre on October 6th, it was announced today by Jeff Livingston, the film company's executive coordinator of sales and advertising.

Weaver, who publicizes Broadway legitimate theatre attractions, as well as special road show films, w7ill assume his new assignment in behalf of the $12 Million Bryna Production immediately. On Saturday, Weaver resigned a similar post at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where he supervised the publicity campaign for the New York engagement of "Ben-Hur." He was also in charge of the New York campaign on "Gigi" for the same company. Weaver, who maintains his own publicity office in the Playhouse theatre building, will coordinate the New York publicity and Yugoslavia by Ottavio Pog-gi, "Hannibal" has a cast of more than 10,000 players, as well as scores of elephants the animals Hannibal introduced into warfare as his "special weapon." Many scenes were filmed in the Alpine passes through which his invasion forces moved. Besides the stars, the cast includes Gabriele Ferzetti, Milly Vitale, Rik Battaglia, Franco Silva, Mario Girotti, Mirko Ellis and Andrea Aureli. to ill i I tT 0 "Hannibal" was directed by Edgar G.

Ulmer from a screen play, based oh Poggi's story, by Mortimer Braus. Gable Turns Other Cheek to Loren and advertising campaign with Jeff Livingston, who is in charge of the national 'campaign on "Spartacus." The association re-unites Livingston and Weaver, who worked together on the reserved seat engagement of "Hamlet," starring Laurence Olivier, when it was released by Universal ten years ago. At that time Weaver represented the Theatre Guild, which had an interest in the production. He was loaned to Uni versal to assist in the lgeitimate theatre phases of the distribu tion, and was subsequently engaged by the film company to handle publicity and advertising for the New York engagement. Clark Gable turned the other cheek when it came to photo-, graphing his romantic scenes with Sophia Loren in Shavelson-Rose's "It Started in Naples," VistaVision-Technicolor comedy co starring Vittorio DeSica.

The "King" has for many years insisted that he be photographer with his right side facing the camera. So has Sophia. Until Gable realized that jshe wanted her right side to the camera, the two did considerable circling of one another for their preferred positions. Since Gable personally selected Sophia as his co-star in the Paramount release, he chivalrously acceded to her preference. Thus, movie-goers will see Gable's left side spotlighted for the first time in his career.

TreedomIand, U.S.A. Is A Show For All Ages Old-time policeman comforts "lost child" in quaint Little Old New York section and to assist Livingston in launching the picture in other key cities. Livingston was then director of Universalis special "Hamlet" publicity division. Weaver's legitimate theatre clients include Kermit Bloom-garden, for whom he is currently publicizing the hit musical, "The of Freedomland. A costumed cast of 3,00 0 provides authentic background for each setting as 14 chapter-areas of our nation past, present and future come to life at Freedomland.

The $65,000,000 amusement center the world's largest colorfully, depicts the history of the nation's growth in 41 separate themes. fore the cameras early next year. Brisson had previously announced the signing of Daniel Music Man," as well as the Guild and Dore Schary, for whom he handled "Bells Are Ringing" and "Sunrise at Mann to direct the big-budget. 4 husband-and-wife writing team whose last film assignment was the screenplay of "The Diary of Anne Frank" based on their own stage adaptation, are already at work on the script of "Five Fing er Exercise." The deal with Goodrich and Hackett, concluded by Brisson, marks the completion of preliminary arrangements for the film version of "Five Finger Exer cise," which is slated to go be Husband-Wife Team Writing 'Five Finger Albert Goodrich and Frances Hackett have been signed by producer Frederick Brisson to write the screenplay of "Five Finger Exercise," the New York Drama Critics' prize-winning play of the current season, which will star Rosalind Russell, for Columbia Pictures release. Goodrich and Hackett, noted CAREFULLY AIR CONDITIONED film.

Orry Kelly has been set to design Miss Russell's wardrobe, thus repeating the assignment he had in Miss Russell's smash hit, 'Auntie which grossed over $12,000,000 worldwide. Brisson has also assigned Harry Stradling, to. be 01 THEATRES METROPOLITAN FULTON STREET rwtt fARKIWC Hti P. M. btity-- LILU PALMER J.

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