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(Continued From Page I)in a citv, vet then' arc several theaters in each city that alsoTjBr' must haw quality productions ‘ carried on thetr screens. From* where will these pictures comeStarrett said the srnall-bodget I motion picture is the answer, por* tracing a quailltv story photo-graplicd awav from the expensiveI,sound stages of Hollywood and using actual localesrhis type of motion picture isthe most exciting new trend t«v (lay/’ he said, “It is just beginning, hut its impact is already* being felt throughout the industry Its mam. and most important, in gredients are faith, desire, hard work, creative and energeticrntmb ability and the many other f attributes and talents that make possible a sincere, penetrating motion picture with a small budget | Such a motion picture is ‘The Reckoning.' MJack Starrett said the idea for “The Reckoning” came from wife ' Valerie, himself, Steve Lewis, F]d ward Cook Steve Mario, and oth* ' ers who formed the company. The slt; ript itself, according to the : credit that will appear on the ' screen when the product is finished, was written by “V A Fur* 1 long who happens to be Valerie Furlong Starrett The former Civic Theater actor», explained how the “limited budget’* productions are financcxi byciting a couple of recent examplesHe said “David and I lsu*' was , produced bv a company of youngI persons, .such as those making up, Victoria Productions Inc whohad the courage to turn down fi* , nancial backing of many prudur* I ers who wished to finance the film with too many changes in the original idea. I he makers of “David and Lisa instead sought and obtained “non industry back-mg, made the film as originally conceived, and was able to returnf mm i.hai.t ^ 41 ^ uunrvi %.1*0 feet from the point of trrpact The Houston man wax walk mg from I.tna to Ganado wit] two quarts of tmn.;mi,wKin oil 11 his hands when he was xtnu kPalacios has hitched a rule t Fdna from near Gan a do w he n his car had stalled.for eac h $312 invested nItAnother privately* fin a need pro duetinn. Poor White I rash netted $34, 71 after a smgllt;week's run in only 3# theaters n the Southern California are,alone Starrett pointed out He indicated that “The Rec kon ing will lie privately financed ‘ This will be one of the few metton pictures which will depict thpeople of South lexas ax the hard working, energetic, warm hearte* people thev are,” Siarrett said “Too often the fteople of Texa*particularly the ranchers and rxmen are not cast in the prope iight. ft is the primary intention nVictoria Productions Inc to relt; tify this situation “A brief synopsis of “The Re« k oning’* discloses that it center around the operation* of a smug gling syndicate located in I agllt; Pass and handling contrahan. from Mexico Involved an* Pau Marco, an indecisive young man his half-hrother John, and John assoc uifr Karl Harris John an« Karl are the villain* and Pau the dupe, IRif onlv until Paul falli in love with Marv ( laire ( onnorx attractive daughter of a wealths rancher and oil operator The m npt indicates an action packed as well as an emotion fiacked slorv StH'*eo xaid Paul Marco wilt N plaved bv Steve Mario, Karl Mar ns by Willard Sage and Man( laire Connor* by Valene Star rett. John Marco is yet to be castwhile Michael Connor* ManClaire’s father, will tie cast localiv, ax will at leant mix otheiprincipal roles and dozens oShaking pans and extras
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Victoria Advocate
Victoria, Texas, US
Sun, Apr 14, 1963
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