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;.J\ • :■ •In NCurtis Comedy- Don t Make WavesProducer Martin Kansoboff, voo made that highly succcss-ui satirical comedy, The ^ved One/’ has now come up iith another howler in MG M’s Don’t Make Waves,” a de-jcxjus spoof on life and love Among the body-budding cuit-sts of Southern California.thetr respective predicaments, ami all ends'tip happily with mud in their eyes.Involved in the hilarious hap-senings of this lotus land, iu-gely populated by bikiru-Jad surfboard - riding sirens ad formidable ' ‘muscle men/' are Tooy Curtis as an astonished tourist who winds up as * swimming pool salesman; ±e eye-filling Claudia Cardinal* as Laura, whose Hollywood career was nipped in the bud by her first picture — filmed in Aroma-Rama; Robert Webber, who hoodwinks his wife, Joanna Barnes, inrespect to has relations withMiss Cardinale and who, in turn. Is hoodwinked by Curtis; David-Draper, better known as “Mr. Universe,” who proves as engaging as be is muscular in the role of a beach Adorns who is persuaded that sex is bed for the physique.Based on Ira Wallaces novel, *'Muscle Beach,” this happy movie romp was directed by Alexander Mackcndrick from c, screenplay by Wallach and George Kirg0 and adaptation by Maurice RichlLn. Ransohoff and John Calley co-produced.pool, tbey dung ter-the outside of a plane suspended h i g h in the air by a crane and fearlessly dropped into the water.Hollywood press crops to turn actors-screen play of the Panavision Wallace's novel, “Mu9do und color film based on Irn Beach.““Don't Make Waves is the funniest vehicle Tony Curtishas had to date. And the fact that it was filmed in all-encompassing Panavisioo and theattractive hues of Metroeolor didn’t hurt the locks of Mes-dames Cardinale, Barnes andTate one hit.Involved in the technical aspects ol the sky-diving scene were Leigh Hunt, who has made more than 800 sky-dives, his team ol free-fall parachutists, It was photographed by Doyle Fields, also a veteran Sky-diver, who wore a 35 mm. camera attached to his helmet, with additional special shots made by helicopter photographer Nelson Tyler.N0 one can say that stars Tony Curtis awl exciting new “discovery” Sharon Tate didn't earn their money in- “Don't Make Waves.”The plot of “Don’t Make Waves’1 called for Curtis, as a promoter of swimming pools, to create the parachute stunt as 9 publicity-getter, and in the film he gives a press party poolside on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Msli-bn.After being cleared with llie. Screen Actors Guild on waivers, those who donned greasepaint for two days of filmingincluded Hearst columnistDorothy Manners, Sidney Skol-sky of the New York Post Syndicate, Vernon Scott and photographer Charles Heckman of United Press International, Bill'Kennedy of the Los Angeles Examiner, columnist Norma Lee Browning and plio-tegraphw Louis Wolf of theChicago Tribune, Bill O'Haltor-m ot CBS, Paul Condylis of KABC, Citizen News drome editor Abe Greenberg, Barney Glozor of 20th Century News Syndicate nod magazine writer Bob Weiiiler.Hollywood ShortsIn one of the film’s exciting sequences, a free-fall parachute jump into a swimmingA stickler for authenticity, the picture's director, Alexander Mackendrick, decided he would hove “real press and invited twelve members of theTogether with Curtis mid Miss Tate, “Don't Make Waves” stars Claudio Cardinal*, Hobert Webber, Joanna Barnes, David Draper (Mr. Universe), Edgar Bergen, Hen-ny and Jim Backus and MartSaU.HOLLYWOOD (HEA)-—Tear- signed by A1P fur the beach Ail. tragic telephone colls. The party pictures because she caller - Judy Garland, The looked good on the bench, She culled - anyone who might comes from lh Jolla, and stand-have any influence with David ing on the bench comes na-Woisbm't, producer flf ‘‘Volley turally.of tbo «*£ ;ft**2* But then lt;he acting bug bit, Htfd from the cub* repiac- , , ,S by Susan Hayward, and she Where the other benchstonder*would like another chance. dkl nothing, SalII began takingacting lessons. Now she’i th* I hear Judy was fantastical'- 0J1C 0f the original A1F Jy good, prerecording the gr(HJp lej^ ^ .studio, songs for the film. Everyonewas enthusiastic about her “I like working for Ally*making it this time. But later she suys. 'Ml's steady work — there were problems. Weisburt and 1 hove notXKly paying tttfjet her go. rent* s? 1 havc **And now, the phone calls, money.AH to no avail, unfortunately.* * A*George Kir go wrote theAnd last, but definitely not east, is 5haron Tate, producer fomsohoffs new discovery svhom be has been keeping under wraps but who now sheds them in Don’t Make Waves’* as Malttw, queen fit the surfers. Miss Tate has been Draper’s girl friend but all that changes when she runs down Curtis in the ocean and then gives him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. It marks the beginning bf-a beautiful mouth-to-mouth idyl-; * * * ?v *. ••■'.‘l■1After Just standing there in her bikini , through 12 of ttio American - International beach party pictures, Salli Sachse gets lier first big part in the studio’s “The Trip.” Of course, she does a little bikini-standing in this one, too, but this time her face is painted.For Convenient“The Trip is a story of the effects of ISD «n a ywnfc man lt;Peter Fonda). Salll wanders through hfe haflueinations in her bikini and painted face.‘Tve never really taken LSD, she says. But I have-tried marijuana a few times. I can take it or leave it.1Salll Sachse — her name is pronounced “Soxy”-was firstIt also marks the start of a eries of contretemps. There lor instance, the episode o which Curtis arranges to hop Miss Tate via parachute from ft plane intoa swimming jool as a publicity stunt. He goes UP hi plane, ton, wbroadcast the action and falls \fii ol the doorway, to he rescued by the floating Miss Tate!— CALLGOODWILLEXTERMINATINGCOMPANYYou are also going Co Iwe he scene in which the noted sfcrologfst “Madame Lavlnia” t bribed to frighten Draper jto giving up all sex relations a order to keep his biceps at «r. Who plays the Madame? Jbne other than our old Char* sy McCarthy manipulator pi* ;ar Bergen, making his first jcreen appearance in 18 ears.Another gem guest-star por-rayal- is that of Mwt Sahl, oacting the fast-talkiiig “Sara igonberryT to whwn Curtis opes to sell a swlmn^ng pool, cstead, he ends up buying am’s boose and Rolls-Royce a credit It’s the Southern California way of Rfe.The zany action of “Don't Eake Waves” piles up right the climactic punch. It’s een raining for days when 3 parties to the interlocking Tangles — Curtis, Cardinale, ?ebber, Barnes, Draper and ^te — are having it out, no olds barred, in a house perch-d on a cliff above the Pa-tfic. AH wall of mud smashes gainst the houepi .turns it up-ide down, and finally sweeps if the cliff ou^: the beach.Home Delivery Call867-6354ULTRASONIC .WATCH CLEANINGBy the latest mwt advanced.Wfttchraasler Metboa « am Work Guaranteed. ^• FREE estimate *Ring SiringRing RemountingGAMOHIJi'S If fliiHHCorner Maia it Soutll St. ALL BEPAIB WORK DON*ON PREMISES BY ^0EXPERIENCED wa' MAKERS.NEED A.LOANPUT ON YOUHHAPPYFACE, . ■ and quit worrying vbouV ail those unpaidbills. Adjust your loan to meet your own budget. You eon always discuss your money matter* in confidence with us, CLAUDIA CARDINALECONSUMER CREDIT CO.This sufficiently sobers upi principals to enable them disentangle themselves from-rue g«X«ms Star of MG M's “Don't Make Southern MyrtleWaves” along with Tony Curtis and Sharon Beach. S.C., toot ftr *** ^Tale* disccYtis the stiang* mating habits of premiere of the movie*200 W. MAIN AVI.PHONE 867-7238Id sfoWit-1 H i ii
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The Gastonia Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Sun, Jun 11, 1967
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