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AMUSEMENTS MUSIC nr TELEVISION II I)IO THE KANSAS CITY STAR BOOKS RESORTS TR WEI KANSAS CITY, SUNDAY, MAY 2 6, 19 63. SECTION E. Tension in the Dusty World of 6Hud rl i I y-v I I i TMMY III! DOCIOK Ilomant blossoms in the antiseptic corridors of a big city hospital in this latest episode from the life of the shantv-boat girl. In this ene fiom the tomedy, opening Wednesday at the Brookside and Granada, the title harat ter (Sandi a Dee) addiesses a voung doctor (Peter I onda), while another medical man (Macdonald (atev) (hecks her pulse. The film is the first for Fond whose father (Henry and sister (Jane) are familiar screen perfoi mers.

fc NIGHT LIFE IN I HE TEWS I VN NDLE involves Hud by Paul Newman) in a beer-drinking bout with his idealistic (Brandon de Wildel. The picture was written by Irving Ravetch and Harrift Frank, produced by Mai tin Bitt and Ravetch, directed by Ritt and released by Paramount Pictures. Among the other performeis aie Melvyn Douglas, as an aging ranth-owner, and Patricia Neal, as an earthy young housekeeper. i A isdv he conceited into Lisbon, for example, covets an aiea of about 4" 0(M) square feet It wo-, bunt in about six weeks The set can be taken apait and reassembled outdo is with a minimum of dif-f it uity Alex Gol.tm, supet vising ait tin ectoi at Iniversal, who designed the set with Ted Hawoitn, ait director on this pic true, said the entire set had hetn built at studio woik shops and assembled at the sound stage 11111 SET UCsT about $300, 000 oi about the equivalent of a well furnished Rroadway show In fact, it may pay off mo of the cost on Mon-sieu. Cognac alone Instead of sen lug a considerable numl or of technicians Hud reiiFtied in this article, mil open ednesday at the and Avenue theaters By Robert Harwi (A VwOfr Th Sta THE VAGUE AND DRY TITLE of Hud.

applied to a new motion picture, could understandable confuse and perhaps even lrntate movie-goeis What, after all, is a Hud? It sounds as though it might be an electronic computer or a monster fiom the sea And when you discover Hud is nothing more than a human being theie might be a further tendency toward chagrin Yet the character, as played by Paul Newman, has such enormous range and depth that any xeseivation caused by the title should evaporate within a few seconds That is all tne longer it takes for the characterization to trtke shape and inject itself into the viewers mind Hud is a bullheaded, lustful, swaggering Texas ranchman, and Newman concept of the role strikes the mark accurately that the name of Hud should linger quite awhile in the memory of his viewers Newman is backed up by Melvyn Douglas, ratncia Neal and Brandon de Wilde The persons these actors play love and hate and try to help and destroy one another in varying degrees They are strong, vital human beings They fight and aigue and are gentle with each other, for each has his definite ideas of what life should be And the tensions built up between them come close, at times, to popping right off the screen Hud is the story of a modern day Texas familv, living on a ranch near a dreary little town Douglas plays the guzzled old rancher, Newman is his son. Miss Neal is their housekeeper and de Wilde is the 17 year-old giandson of Douglas and nephew of Newman THE nor IS MMPIE AND SI BTI E. Douglas Is a pioud and ethical man, long life is wrapped up in his ranch and cattle Newman is a brutal, hard-drinking, woman chaser of 34. who is quite content to spend his days and nights satisfying his own appetites Miss Neal keeps their household going and serves as a sort of combination pal and mother for the teen age de Wilde The old man is told he may lose all his stock because the death of one of the cattle is believed to have been caused bv hoof and mouth disease If so, all must be destroyed Hud begs his father to sell the stock before the government men finish their tests But the old man refuses to cheat It tuins out the cattle aie indeed infected, and all aie slaughtered This is the moment that generates the familv 's final, inevitable disintegration And Hud, in the end, is isolated by his own immoial but intractable code, his lust and his furious displavs of temper and selfishness Nothing is settled no real victories aie won and none of the principals undergoes a major change in character or personality In short, the story is much like life, and its participants remain true to the molds into which they have been cast Each has the proper accent and piopoi bearing Each reveals what he is in little flashes, and four full blown human beings emeige through the problems with which they are con-fi onted DOKilAS A TREMENDOUS quality of power to the old rancher. He is soft-spoken and calm, but this exterior does not mask the underlying rage and turmoil caused by his son In essence, he is a soit of King Lear of the prame.

He wants Hud to be mote of a man, but he gave up hope for this transformation long ago. And he is truly broken by the fact that his own moral concepts have not been imparted to the younger man Hud himself, as perfoi med by Newman, just doesn give a damn about anything. He is the type of man to attract nearly any woman, at least for awhile He plavs everything in life with a light touch, and he is sharp enough to get his way without having to change the method of operation that is easiest for him Hud does not like the fact that his fathers empire is tumbling But the obvious solution, to him, is to cheat just a little After all, he reasons, wouldnt anyone else play it that way0 The housekeeper, interpreted by Miss Neal, is a woman whose beauty is fading and who knows what rats men can be if they half try. She has been left by her own husband, and has had to take the ranch job in order to eat. IT IS Nor EVSV TO MVKE A TIREI) country woman out of a beauty like Miss Neal, and the effort is never really successful, although she wears apparently no make-up and her wardrobe consists mostly of shapeless cotton house dresses.

The character she portrays has been knocked around so much that it would seem she would have no spirit left, but undeineath it all she is a woman of fire and fiber. Hud tries to add her to his list of conquests, and it is easy to understand why he would want her. Even this dowdy role, Miss Neal reveals mote wit and allure than the enticing but tiashy rockheads with whom Hud is usually so successful The youth played by de Wilde is part of this household, but manages to stay on the edge of the crossfire He gets along with the other three and injects a of balance into the turmoil generated by his elders. Although he loves his I ncle Hud and wants to be like him, he ends up remaining true to the ideals of his grandfather. In carrying out this role de Wilde manages to seem callow, yet wise, eager, yet restrained, conventional, yet quite willing to make a mark for himself as something of a devil LVRGE SHVRL OF THE CREDIT for this film must go to the screenplay, by living Ravetch and Hairiet Frank, jr and to the wav the material was interpreted by the director, Martin Ritt The script l'mits the characters to actions keeping with then own viewpoints on life nd the dramatic counterpoint, created as they are thrown together, affirms the essential digmtv of men and women who hold to their own codes of conduct Ritt paces his perfntmcis beautifully, building tension and tnen changing step quickly as the fury mounts In a particular effective scene-the slaughter of the old ranch er's cattle-the tragedy is pointed up with terrible simplicifv The animals aie led into a huge pit, and men with rifles stand on the rim of the hole, shooting them one by one before the familv stricken eyes Pictonally.

Hint has a dusty qualitv enhanced con sideiablv hv the use of black and white film The settings of ranch and town aie bleakly drab, but the characters themselves are so vital that color photogiaphy might have overstated the general tone A 20 ill Century Out of Red in First Quarter Yevrk 7 rvlc New Vmk Twentieth Cen turv Fox showed a net profit of 29? non in the fu-t quar tor of 13, Darrvl 7anurk, president told stockholders here last week Mthough the figure contrasted to the $313,537 net loss in the frst threp months of 7anuck came under attack by sevmal shareholders Obiec-tions concerned large salaries, pensions and high pneed life contracts of former eompanv officials, while stockholders go without dividends Last week's statement showed gross income had declined since last vear, and indicated reductions in operating costs were responsible for the first-quarter profit 7anuck said new economies had been effected and salaries rut He predicted the rnmpunv would show a pr of it for all of 1963. adding If we don I won't he here Movie Programs a) the Library. The Kansas City Public library ill offer these free public film showings this wpek: "Vi-Ye" (story of mankind. interpreted through Latm-Ameriran coastal people), Vrchi-tectuie Mexico" and Eruption of Kilauea (Hawaiian volcano), at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night at the Van Horn branch: Tuesdav night at the Fast branch, Wednesday night at the Paseo branch. Thursday night at the Westport branch and Friday night at the main Iihrarv Manuscripts' (their creation during Middle Vges) and Switzerland" (Walt Pisnev People and places production), at 11:45 and 12:45 clock Tuesday at the main library The library's night film series will end after this week.

The Tuesday noon series will continue during the summer. ''A AW -SA VV i I a. A- hardly be maintained when the scupt unveils too many of its secrets too soon, and that's the main trouble with this plodding British honor pie-tuie Oliver Reed, an exboxer, plays a deranged young wastiel, galvanized into murderous behavior by the apparent leturn of a long-dead hi other The ending is predictable and silly, but the photography is inteiesting enough In other first-run theaters here are these films Lawrence of Arabia, 14th week at the Saxon The Rirds, fourth week at the Plaza. The Girl With Golden Eyes and Candide, second week at the Kimo Mutiny on the Bounty. 23rd week at the Capri; also at the Electric.

How the West Was Won, ninth week at fhe Empire. In the Cool of the Day, second week at the Boxy First Spaceship on Venus and Varan, the I n-believable, first week at the I'ptown and Granada Silent Death and Dr. Cadman's Secret," first week at the Paramount Divorce Italian Style, at the Studio. "The Music Man, at the Academy. Madame, at the Avenue.

and casts to Tans all expenses paid to film outdoor scenes for the movie, a small group of camera technicians took footage on location and will use it as a background. The picture is being shot in Hollywood Golitzens last feat of illusion won him an Oscar for the set of To Kill a Mockingbird He worked on that set with Henry Bumstead, who shared the award The set for To Kill a Mock-lngbud was made up of old codages in the Los Angeles area that were about to be laed to make way for a stretch of road Golitzen obtained the buildings for nothing and paid only for the trucking to the studio They were piecisely what he needed as a Southern stieet in the earlv 1930s ISI.WI) OF LOVE Despite ltobeit Prestons irrepressible optimism, Tons Randall can summon no men intent in this sequence from the romantic comedy beginning 'Ihmsday at the Paramount. I he two stars play a pair of confidence men who, to escape the wiath of a New York gang car, tiansfer (heir wheelings and dealings to an egean island hideaway. New Backlot Sets Replace Foreign Production Sites. THE VI CONY.

at the Uockhill Jean Genet's satui-cal commentary on the falsities of mankind has been made into a wickedly witty (if shocking) film by an American company The setting is a bizarre brothel, set up on a television soundstage. where men may act out their most secret fantasies Shelley inters seems a tr'fle bland as Madame Irma, proprietress of the house But Peter Falk is supeib as a power mad police chief, and the other players aie grotesquely effective as Irma clients and employees Joseph Strick's direction is boldly theatrical, and Igor S'rav inskv provides the musical background seme I (OLID GO ON SINGING at thp Brookside Judy Garland's devotees will be entranced with her fust movie musical in 10 years, but others are likely to he bored The vaguely biogiaphical storv about a singer involved in child custody troubles, flatters neither Judy nor the audience's intelligence Dnk Bogaide stands at ound and lets Judy do the acting When she sings, though, nothing else matteis She tan still drown out the orchestra, and the soulfulness in her voice keeps growing a strong potion that inevitably loads to addiction in those with a taste for it. rVRWOIVC. at the Isis. Vista, (rest, Riverside and Boulevard Su ns can XAI AH hi it Xr Mm av hunni I'a Y'V I ires hAt HOI I A WOOD tine of the major Hollvwood studios has taken an impoitant step to stimulate local production of mm ics The I mveisal Revue studio has begun to add pennanent foreign sets for its backlot urea This is a reversal of the ttend of lecent seats to ignore the famous Hollywood harklots in favor of making films ahioad The set at I meet sal was created in such a way that, while it is now Rails, it ran be used as other Euio-pean nties with (omparatne-lv few changes Most of the buddings follow fairly classical lines and the haekgrount for each cit can he painted on huge flats and he teplaced as eac eitv hanges Onp of the most inteiesting aspects of this innovation is that thp ptesent set of Tans would ordinarily, hive been HestroNcd at the end of the movie It is now an inteiior set for the film Monsieur Cognac.

with Ton Curtis, his wife, Christine Kaufmann and La try Storch TIIF M. VV VS made of cement and plaster It is lined with tin on top and weatherproofing Thus, once the men le is completed, the set will be moved from its present site on the sound stage to the harklot because it is piotectecl against the weather Generally a set made for thp enclosed sound stages has hard plaster as its basic in giedient If such sets aie used eutdoois they cannot last more than six months This set of Tans, which can A Family Guide to Current Films. mong attractions at area theaters. 10 are regarded by The Mar's film critic as suitable for familv viewing, in terms of theme and content The list does not neccs-sanh imply endoisement nn artistic merits. The films: "In Search of the Cast ways "Mutiny on the Bounty." "Son of lubber." "Lawrence of Arabia "How the West Was Won "The Legend of Lobo "Forty Pounds of Trou ble" "Have Rocket, Will Travel." "First Spaceship on Venus." "The Music Man." THE UGLY AMERICAN A Southeast Asian rebel leader (Eiji Okada) pours out his dying confession to an American ambassador (Marlon Brando) in the drama starting Wednesday at the Plaza theater.

The movie is based on the best-selling novel by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, and also features Sandra Church and Pat Mingle in major roles. THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER Suitably garbed in hunting pinks, a British intelligence expert (George C. Scott, right), an aging marquis (Clive Brook, center) and other riding enthusiasts watch a horse fall during a jump. This episode is from the crime melodrama, going on screen Wednesday at the Roy.

Other players include Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitcham and FVank Sinatra (all disguised for their character delineations), and Dana Wvnter, Herbert Marshall and Jacques Roux. 1.