United Artists: The Company that Changed the Film Industry: Volume 2, 1951-1978

464 Pages·2009·68.19 MB·english

by  Tino T. Balio

UNITED ARTISTS

Volume 2, 1951–1978

T I N O B A L I O
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Balio, Tino.
United Artists : the company built by the stars / Tino Balio.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-0-299-23003-6 (e-book)
1. United Artists Corporation—History. I Title.
PN1999.U5B3 2009
384'.80979494—dc22 2008046313
ISBN 978-0-299-23014-2 (volume 2)
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Contents
ELEVEN
To MGM and Beyond/333
Appendix I
United Artists' Domestic Releases, 1951-1978/349
Appendix 2
United Artists' Principal Producers, 1951-1978/388
Appendix 3
United Artists Collection Addition, 1950-1980 / 398
Notes / 403
Index ofMotion Picture Titles / 423
General Index / 43I
ILLUSTRATIONS
T-Men /28
John Ireland and Dennis O'Keefein Raw Deal/ 29
Canon City / 29
Richard Basehartin He Walked by Night / 30
Yul Brynnerin Port ofNew York /30
United Artists' management/ 38
Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburnin The AfricanQueen /48
Gary Cooperin High Noon /48
Publicityposterfor Bwana Devil/50
Charles Chaplin in Limelight / 52
Claire Bloom and Charles Chaplinin Limelight /56
Otto Preminger/65
Maggie McNamara, David Niven, DawnAddams, and William
Holdenin The Moon Is Blue/67
Burt Lancasterin Apache/ 75
Walter Kelley, Robin Morse, and ErnestBorgninein Marty /80
Ernest Borgnine and Esther Manciotti/81
Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair/81
ShelleyWinters and Robert Mitchumin The Night ofthe Hunter /
102
Twelve Angry Men / 102
Wayne Morris, Kirk Douglas, and Ralph Meekerin Paths of
Glory / 103
LiliaSkalaand Sidney Poitierin Lilies ofthe Field / 1°3
BroderickCrawford in "Highway Patrol"/ 108
The Beatlesin A Hard Day's Night / 113
Kansas City Confidential / 122
Cameron Mitchell and Allison Hayes in Pier5, Havana / 122
Mat ad for a B-featuredouble bill/ 123
Cantinflas and David Nivenin Around theWorld in 80 Days / 130
Charles Boyerand Cantinflas/ 131
Robert Newton, David Niven, and Shirley MacLaine/ 131
MaxVon Sydowin The Greatest Story EverTold / 134
Stanley Kramer / 140
Burt Lancasterin Birdman ofAlcatraz/ 148
Kirk Douglas in The Vikings / 156
Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, and the Mirisch brothers / 163
Jack Lemmon in The Apartment/ 172
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Illustrations
Shirley MacLaine andJack Lemmon/ 173
PeterSellersin A Shot in the Dark/ 175
NatalieWood and Richard Beymerin West Side Story / 178
George Chakiris and the Sharks / 179
Rita Morenoand theJets/ 179
BillyWilderdirecting Kim Novakin Kiss Me, Stupid / 183
Sidney Poitierand Rod Steigerin In the Heat ofthe Night / 188
Lee Grant, ScottWilson, and Rod Steiger/ 189
Sidney Poitier/ 189
Stirling Silliphant, NormanJewison, andWalter Mirisch / 190
Matadfor The Miracle Worker/202
Promoting SuperTechnirama70 in Solomon and Sheba / 206
Mat ad promoting the roadshow ofThe Greatest Story Ever
Told /209
Posterfor the Fiddler on the Roofreissue/ 217
Melina Mercouriin Never on Sunday / 228
Posterfor TomJones /234
Albert Finney/ 240
Hugh Griffith and Dame Edith Evans / 241
Susannah Yorkand Albert Finney/241
Albert Finney andJoyce Redman / 242
Albert Finney/242
GlendaJackson andJennie Lindenin Women in Love/247
The Beatlesin A Hard Day's Night / 249
Sean Conneryas "007"/ 256
Publicityposterfor Live and Let Die/ 265
Ian Fleming, Sean Connery, and Harry Saltzman/ 268
Brigitte Bardot andJeanne Moreau in Viva Maria! / 280
Clint Eastwoodin Fora Few Dollars More /283
MariaSchneiderand Marlon Brandoin LastTango in Paris / 288
Jon Voightand SylviaMilesin Midnight Cowboy /294
Dustin Hoffman andJonVoight/295
John R. Beckett/306
Transamerica's new world headquarters /309
United Artists' management team in 1969/ 31I
United Artists' management team in 1973 /324
Louise FletcherandJack Nicholsonin One Flew overthe Cuckoo's
Nest /326
Jack Nicholson/327
Jack Nicholson /327
TheAcademyAwards sweepfor One Flew over theCuckoo's Nest /
328
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Illustrations
SylvesterStalloneand CarlWeathersin Rocky/330
SylvesterStalloneand Talia Shire/331
Diane Keaton andWoodyAllenin Annie Hall /336
WoodyAllen and Diane Keaton/337
TonyRoberts, WoodyAllen, and Diane Keaton/337
Robert S. Benjamin/344
Arthur B. Krim /345