Tepid Comedy For Theater Is death by own action: Brooks
Hollywood interviews with Mel Brooks discuss challenges of making tepid theater comedies. He argues movie audiences require bigger laughs and slower pacing than TV. Brooks defends vulgarity in his work, notes no sequels to Blazing Saddles, and praises timing and ensemble craft in Frankenstein. He cites Earthquake and Towering Inferno releases as strategic pacing.
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Hollywood
UPI
Wooly Aton
Mel Broks
Brooks
Blaziiy Saddles
Young Spankenstein
Alge
Hines
Archie Bunker
Allen
Charlie Brown
Transylvania
Marty Feldman
Cam DeLuise
Laurel and Hardy
Riz Brothers
Abbott and Costello
Martin and Lewis
Peter Boyle
Feldman
Gene Wilder
Camerdy
Flesh Gordon and tributes fill Anaheim theater listings
Theaters announce Flesh Gordon showings at 2:25, 4:05, 6, 8, and 9:19 with shorts. A Benny tribute signed by mayors of Anaheim Azusa and Cucamonga recalls his radio fame. Other films include The Trial of Billy Jack, Airport 1975, Bank Dick, and Animal Crackers with multiple daily showtimes.
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Anaheim
Calif
Jack Benny
Benny
Andhena
Azusa
Cucamonga
Eastown
NBC Operator Recalls 1965 Congo Siege and TV Hotline
A Chicago style feature profiles NBC-TV operator Mrs. Hillar in Burbank as she recalls stay tuned during the Heidi screening disruption and a 1965 Congo Stanleyville executions milestone. The piece highlights viewer calls, staff roles, and the emotional load of live television.
Pearl Bailey Returns Home From Hospital
Denver dispatch says singer Pearl Bailey Kay returned to her North Ridge California home to rest after medical exams showed physical exhaustion. Manager ID. B. Smith says she planned a nightclub appearance but was hospitalized for observation of possible heart issues and will take time to relax and recover.
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Liza Minelli
Berlin
Frankfurt
Eest Germany
Denver
UPI
Pearl Bailey Kay
North Ridge
Calif, Hone
Miss Bailey
B. Smiti
Mink Bailey
Denver General Hospital
Burton in Clinic for Undisclosed Condition
Geneva reports Richard Burton spent several days in a Swiss clinic being treated for an undisclosed condition. An associate said Burton is very fine now and there is no reason to worry.
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Geneva
Richard Burton
Avtor
Burton
Earthquake Too Real for Chicago Commissioner
City building commissioner Joseph Pitygerald warned that the gimmicky sensurround sound in the film Earthquake could be dangerous. He cited routine inspection findings of possible ceiling plaster damage at the United Artists theater in December and ordered the heat er to turn down the sound to avoid a ceiling collapse.
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Chicago
UPC
Josephy Pitygerald. Fitzgerald
United Artists
Henter
NBC Bur bank operator Anna Hiller retires after 23 years
Anna Hiller, chief switchboard operator at NBC-TV studios in Bur bank California, has spent 23 years fielding calls from irate viewers. Her tenure reflects long service at the Bur bank station.
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Anna Hiller
Nbc-Tv
Burbank
Calif
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