Easy Come, Easy Go (Paramount Pictures) (1967)

ELSA LANCHESTER WORKS AGAIN SINCE SHE UNLOADED TREASURE For Elsa Lanchester, whose marriage to the late Charles Laughton was a full and happy one, his death left an unfillable void. To compensate in some small way for his loss, Miss Lanchester held on to the vast collection of art treasures her husband had amassed during his lifetime. But, just prior to reporting for work on “Easy Come, Easy Go,” the Hal Wallis production in Technicolor for Paramount Pictures, openAN cvesseen eee dee cece at thet 4) i oecces ce Theatre, in which she plays Madame Neherina in an inspired bit of casting, Miss Lanchester flew to New York to arrange for the auction of the Laughton collection. What had happened ? “T really did love every piece,” she said, “because they belonged to Charles and he loved them so. But something strange began to happen to me. They were so valuable that I was almost afraid to leave them alone. I was afraid they would break or someone would steal them or some disaster would befall the mementoes. “Caring for Charles’ art treasures became a full-time responsibility. I knew they were terribly valuable. And suddenly, instead of my owning things that were near and dear to me, they began owning me. “Tt was almost as if I had become an instant mother and was no longer free to live my own life. “When I began to notice that they smelled musty on damp days, I had to make a decision.” The decision was that in order for her to regain her freedom of movement, Miss Lanchester would have to dispose of the Laughton accumulation of paintings and pre-Columbian artifacts. “T guess I really prefer the simple things in life,” she noted. “I just wasn’t cut out for the responsibility of owning such treasures. My mind never did work the same way Charles’ did.” Miss Lanchester is obviously much more relaxed these days, now that the fortune in art has been attended to. And her hilarious performance in “Easy Come, Easy Go” gives testimony to the comic heights to which she can rise when she’s in the proper frame of mind. The Technicolor comedy-adventure was directed by John Rich and also stars Elvis Presley, Pat Priest, Dodie Marshall, Pat Harrington, Skip Ward and Frank McHugh. Still #10234/18 Mat 1B PAT PRIEST CHARMS ELVIS PRESLEY, for very obvious reasons in the Hal Wallis production, “Easy Come, Easy Go,” a Paramount Picture in TechniSOlOM:) OPENID Ga ihnegsieucdsass sae at Ui ee Meares Gear Theatre. Still #10234/47 Mat 2D ELVIS PREPARES TO DIVE for a dangerous mine with his buddy (David Griffith) in this action scene from the Hal Wallis production in Technicolor for Paramount Pictures, ““Easy Come, Easy Go,” opening ........... athe’ ou. tee es Theatre. COLUMN ITEMS FINE ARRANGEMENT. Place a number seven next to the name of Joseph J. Lilley. That’s how many musical scores he’s composed, arranged and conducted for Elvis Presley pictures. The latest is “Easy Come, Easy Go,” Hal Wallis production for Paramount release, opening ............ yeeros BEAN. ccsscoisionstals EERULE, Lilley, who’s been associated with Paramount since 1941, has been in musical command of over 100 features since then, including the memorable “White Christmas” and the “Road” pictures with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. “Easy Come, Easy Go” co-stars Dodie Marshall, Pat Priest, Pat Harrington, Skip Ward, Frank McHugh and Elsa Lanchester. NO SURPRISE. That wild dancing that Elsa Lanchester does in “Easy Come, Easy Go,” Hal Wallis production for Paramount opening ........ Aelia u ats WNC aati Meatre, shouldn’t come as a surprise to those of her fans who’ve been following her career for any length of time. Elsa not only started out by studying with Isadora Duncan in Paris, she later performed with London’s Sadler’s Wells Ballet. Elvis Presley stars in the Technicolor feature, along with Dodie Marshall, Pat Priest, Pat Harrington, Skip Ward and Frank McHugh. TOMORROW’S STAR. Sivi Aberg, who plays an attractive beatnik in “Easy Come, Easy Go,” the Hal Wallis Production for Paramount Pickures, OPENING «scsi at TUG bs sitaiiousicns Theatre, was named 1967’s Hollywood Star of Tomorrow on the nationally televised ABC-TV special “Hollywood Stars Of Tomorrow Awards” on Saturday night, January 28, 1967. The beautiful blonde, former Miss Sweden has made several television appearances, including guest shots on “Batman” and a Jack Benny special. “Easy Come, Easy Go” stars Elvis Presley and co-stars Dodie Marshall, Pat Priest, Pat Harrington, Skip Ward and Elsa Lanchester. FOREIGN DISH. “Easy Come, Easy Go,” the Hal Wallis Technicolor production for Paramount release, OPENING aw nse atthe we Sey Se Theatre, isn’t all adventure and Elvis Presley and music. It also features some impressive scenery. One of the most impressive bits of scenic wonder is Sivi Aberg, the statuesque blonde beauty who was Miss Sweden of 1964 and who placed third in that year’s Miss Universe contest. In the John Rich directed feature, Miss Aberg plays a beatnik. The film also stars Dodie Marshall, Pat Priest, Pat Harrington, Skip Ward and Elsa Lanchester. Looks, Ego, Ambition and Talent Will Put Dodie Marshall On Top There doesn’t seem to be any doubt that the next stop for Dodie Marshall, who co-stars with Elvis Presley in “Easy Come, Easy Go,” the Hal Wallis Production in Technicolor for Para mount Pictures, opening ........... Theatre, is stardom. “Easy Come, Easy Go” is only her second picture. Her first found her playing the small but memorable role of “the sexiest girl in the world” in “Spinout,” also with Elvis. Now she’s co-starred. And where else can a girl like this go but up. Dodie isn’t shy about it either. “T want to be a star,” she says, “and I see no reason to conceal it. I want to get to the top of my profession and it’s more than just an expression of ego. I have the desire and some of the qualications and I hope I can acquire the others. “T wanted to be a movie star way back when I was a kid,” the Britishborn, Philadelphia-raised beauty laughed. “All the little girls I knew wanted to be movie stars. But they quit and I didn’t.” Stardom does seem to have been a governing force in Dodie’s life. In New York, she took drama lessons by day and singing lessons at night. She put in two years singing in the chorus of “Oliver” on Broadway. eden aay BU TAG ass voteade ac ite ct vin wise She made the gruelling rounds of the little nothing clubs in New York before she made an impression on the more sophisticated audiences at One Fifth Avenue. And she wasn’t afraid to go out on the road with a couple of shows. When she moved to Hollywood, she won her role in “Spinout” over 200 other aspirants by making producer Joe Pasternak believe she really was the sexiest girl in the whole world. When the final scene of that picture called for her to play drums, she refused to fake it. She practiced eight hours a day until she actually could play drums. She’ll probably achieve her ambition. She knows that today her name on a marquee isn’t going to sell any tickets. But, she is convinced that tomorrow, it will. What’s more, she is able to convince others that this is inevitable. “Easy Come, Easy Go” also costars Pat Priest, Pat Harrington, Skip Ward, Frank McHugh and Elsa Lanchester. DETERMINED PAT HARRINGTON ACTS IN “EASY COME, EASY G0" In show business, the best advice is sometimes that which is ignored. Knowledgeable people warned producer Hal Wallis not to sign Elvis Presley to a long term contract. Wallis ignored the advice and found himself “Stuck” with one of the greatest and most popular moneymakers of all time. People also warned Presley’s costar in “Easy Come, Easy Go,” the Hal Wallis Production in Technicolor for Paramount Pictures, OPENING = 4...ccssesestees AGUNG! Sots. os Theatre, Pat Harrington, to stick to nightclubs and to leave acting alone. Pat like Elvis also refused to listen to well-meaning advice, and has also made it pay. Pat had established himself as a popular TV and night club comedian, when he fell victim to the comedian’s blight. He wanted to become an actor. Friends and advisers pleaded with him not to do it, not to throw away a successful career. The advice was sound. Most comedians who try acting live to regret it, despite all the publicity to the contrary. But, Pat was stubborn. “It hurt me financially at first,” Pat admitted. “Producers who used to pay to see me work in clubs and who loved me, laughed at the idea of my becoming an actor.” Pat decided that the only way to break the comedy image was to prepare an audition, which he did, using a highly dramatic scene from the somber American play “Death Of A Salesman.” At first it was TV, then small roles in the films ‘Move Over, Darling” and “The Wheeler Dealers.” In 1966, his best year to date, he made his West Coast stage debut in the Hollywood production of “Catch Me If You Can,” appeared on over 20 TV shows and got his best film ss thus far in “Easy Come, Easy (ome Jonathan Winters, one of the people he met while serving as a time salesman at NBC, steered him into comedy and for months he perpetrated a hoax on TV audiences, yretending to be Italian golf pro Guido Panzini. This led him to many appearances on the Jack Paar Show, the Steve Allen Show and as a regular on the Danny Thomas Show and from these to a booming night club career. Then came his hairbrained decision to become an actor. Now that he’s proved his point, he claims to have one remaining ambition. “All I want to do now,” he says, “is to win an Academy Award.” Nobody laughs when he says this. “Easy Come, Easy Go” is a Hal Wallis production for Paramount Pictures release. The star of the Technicolor feature is Elvis Presley. Still #10234/125 Mat 1D SIX NEW SONGS are sung by the incomparable Elvis Presley in his latest Technicolor film, “Easy Come, Easy Go,”’ openrit eh pare Ne HUAMEss ci). Theatre. The Hal Wallis production for Paramount Pictures co-stars lovely Dodie Marshall and Pat Priest. Mat iC Still #10234/10 BEAUTIFUL BEATNIK is portrayed by Dodie Marshall in the latest Elvis Presley film, “Easy Come, Easy Go,” openMUD iek cones seis AU URE ei 6 ean Theatre. The Hal Wallis production in’ Technicolor for Paramount Pictures features six new rockers. FRANK McHUGH HAPPY WHEN AT WORK Though he was born on May 23, 1898, Frank McHugh can’t abide the suggestion that maybe it’s time for him to retire. ““What nonsense,” he chortles. “I’m as spry as I ever was. And now, after 150 pictures, I think I’ve got the funniest role of my career. Now I have to keep working until I top it.” McHugh was referring to his costarring role as Captain Jack, a man who loves the sea but who gets seasick anytime he’s close to it, in “Easy Come, Easy Go,” the Hal Wallis production in Technicolor for Paramount Pictures, opening ........ UGAUIN GPs aes fs ave secoeesetbe Theatre. McHugh’s incredible energy and his continued zest for the business of entertainment is best exemplified by the fact that just two years ago, he turned up as a regular on a TV series. What’s more, he fought for the role. Frank was starring on Broadway in “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” when he heard that Bing’ Crosby was going to do a situation comedy series. “The part of ‘Uncle’ Willie was just perfect for me,” he recalled. “He was a friend of Bing’s who just moved in with the family. But, I had to audition and that meant going to California.” McHugh planned his move carefully. The musical played Sunday night, but was dark on Monday. So, he arranged for his audition for a Monday afternoon. On Sunday night he took an overnight bag to the theatre and arranged for a cab to stand by after the performance. When the curtain came down, Frank, makeup and all, picked up the bag, got into the cab and caught the midnight plane to California. He arrived in time to rest, do his audition on Monday, catch a Monday night plane back to New York, and be rested enough for the Tuesday night performance. And he wasn’t even breathing heavily. “Back in the old days on the Warner lot,” he laughed, “we character people used to do three movies at the same time, so this was nothing. The important thing is that I got the part.” “Easy Come, Easy Go” also costars Dodie Marshall, Pat Priest, Pat Harrington, Skip Ward and Elsa Lanchester. The Elvis Presley feature was directed by John Rich. 3