Man of the West (United Artists) (1958)

PUBLICITY Gary Cooper, As ‘Man of the West’! In Role Perfect (General Advance) In the action-packed western drama which is slated to open pie Fenvacsic ts atithe:.7.44.22Lheatre through United Artists release, Gary Cooper is starred in a role that fits him like a gun fits a holster. It is the title role in “Man of the West,” in which he is starred with Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O’Connell and Jack Lord. The Walter M. Mirisch production was filmed in color by DeLuxe in CinemaScope. Anthony Mann _ directed and Reginald Rose wrote the screenplay. “Man of the West,” based upon Will C. Brown’s novel, is a suspenseful story of powerful personalities—good and bad—wherein Gary Cooper, as Link Jones, a reformed bandit and_ killer raised in the ways of western violence by his uncle (Lee J. Cobb), is tossed by circumstances back into the clutches of Cobb’s gang several years after he left them to go straight. Julie London famous singer, is back to straight drama in her “Man of the West Role.” Although she sings the title song of the film, her role of a frontier chanteuse which Rose’s script probes to some depth, calls for a dramatic. non-singing interpretation. Arthur O’Connell, who portrays a card-sharp on the lam from the authorities, reached recognition after twenty years of obscuity in show business, with his portrayal of the reluctant suitor in the Broadway production of “Picnic.” Jack Lord plays the part of Coaley, a hulking brute, to whom Cooper administers a_ terrific beating after Coaley forces Julie London to strip at gunpoint. Lord made his Broadway mark as star of “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.” “Man of the West” was filmed largely in California’s magnificent Red Rock Canyon in the Mojave desert. Opening sequences wherein Cooper boards the train were filmed near Sonora and Jamestown, in the heart of the °49 gold rush country along the 57-mile track of the Sierra Railroad. The ancient train i: real—not studio constructed. ° Script By Rose Reginald Rose, muchly honored for his TV and film versions of “12 Angry Men,” wrote the screenplay for Gary Cooper’s new film, “Man of the est,” which Opens, ¢1.5 at the ..... Theatre. ee Stili MW-17 ly Suited For Him Mat 2E Gary Cooper reassures Julie London when they come upon a gang of cut-throats in the exciting outdoor drama, “Man of the West.” Filmed in CinemaScope and color, the United Artists release opens ....... esata theyice.. ... series Theatre. Cooper Fights, Bhool, Rides in “Man of the West’’ (Prepared Review ) “Man of the West,” which opened yesterday at the ........ Theatre, stars the most suitable person in Hollywood for its title role, Gary Cooper. Judging by its title, one would almost assume it to be the biography of Cooper— but it’s not. It’s a western with scope and imagination, scripted by Reginald Rose, who wrote “12 Angry Men.” The film, in CinemaScope and color, is Cooper’s first western in a long while. It brings him back to the range he rides so well. It sets him on a horse, and it lets him walk down western streets looking for trouble as only Cooper can. Teamed with Cooper are a group of players whose importance rivals the grandeur of the story and its backgrounds; Lee J. Cobb, Julie London, Arthur O’Connell and Jack Lord. Anthony Mann, an old master of the western (he directed many Jimmie Stewart sagebrush sagas) Still P-22 Mat 24 Lee J. Cobb has the role of a vicious outlaw who at the same time has an inexplicably human quality about him. “The Man of the West,” in which he is co-starred with Gary Cooper, Opens ai ae wove beeen at the ST Nee a eaat ie Theatre. is in top form with this picture. Cooper plays the role of a reformed gunslinger who is catapulted by fate back into the clutches of the man who first set him on a road of crime. Lee J. Cob plays the role of a dangerously evil yet sympathetic character. One might describe his role as that of an off-beat villain. Miss London, whose singing voice can be heard over the titles of the picture, Arthur O’Connell, Jack Lord and all the supporting players, contribute to make this an exciting, colorful and compelling film. How Many Slugs Needed To Kill? (Production Feature) A question which has plagued movie producers, western actors and many devotees of sagebrush cinema for many years — how many shots are required to kill 4 man in a close quarter gunfight—has been reso!ved. Immediate concern of United Artists Producer Walter Mirisch was a sequence in “Man of the West” in color and CinemaScope WHICH. \OPENSenss sles ese at these cee Theatre through United Artists release, cailing for Royal Dano to fire three shots at Gary Cooper inside a bank, missing him each time. When Dano argued it seemed unlikely a bandit would miss thrice drawing from the hip at 20 feet, Mirisch invited Dano and Cooper — both experienced and excellent shots—to try it out with live ammunition. A man-size target was set against a hill adjacent to the “Man of the West” set at Red Rock Canyon, and agitated by means of a rope. After a hip draw from 20 feet Dano missed his first three shots, zeroed in on his fourth and made a “kill” shot on his fifth. “We discovered the closer to the eye the gun is held the deadlier the aim,” said Mirisch. “The closer to the hip the worse the aim, but hip or not, it always required more than one shot.’ Julie London Says Movie Stripping Is No Cinch (Special Feature) Getting undressed is something most of us can—and do—do in the dark by rote, our minds occupied with other matters as we disrobe almost automatically. But, as luscious Julie London demonstrated when she “took it off’—and at gunpoint, yet—for a scene with Gary Cooper in “Man of the West,” which opens SA at thesoeace.. nese: in sight of no less than 46 technicians, it isn’t that simple in the movies. The strip, something never before filmed in a western movie, comes about quite dramatically when the train on which she, Cooper—a_ reformed outlaw — and Arthur O’Connell, a cardsharp, are traveling across Arizona, is held up and the three fall into the clutches of a robber gang headed by Lee J. Cobb. Held captive in the gang’s cabin hideout, Miss London captures the lecherous eye of Jack Lord, a particularly non-gallant highwayman. Lord gets a strangle hold on Cooper, presses a sharp knife against his throat just hard enough to draw some blood, and commands Miss London to remove her clothes. Today the professional striptease artist on the burlesque circuit can undress in a flash. About all she has to do is sneeze once, shrug her shoulders, and_ the specially-designed costume flops to the floor. But not so in “Man of the West.” The United Artists film is set in 1880 when women dressed like they were headed for the Arctic Circle. “How much does Julie take off?” Director Tony Mann was asked. “A lot,” answered Tonv. He might have added that she put on a lot first—four petticoats over a set of cute pantaloons. No wonder it isn’t easy for a girl to undress. Real Noise There’s nothing synthetic about the clickety-clack of the wheels as they roar over the Sierra Railroad tracks in Walter Mirisch’s Ashton production of “Man of The West” starring Gary Cooper, Julie London and opening...... atthe ove ces Theatre through United Artists release. Disdaining to use anything from existent sound libraries, Mirisch ordered direct recording through mikes placed both inside and outside the train. Stull MW-35 Mat 1B Gary Cooper fights his way out of an ambush in the dramatic outdoor adventure film, “Man of the West.” a United Artists release. The picture. filmed in CinemaScope and color, opens .......... at the eo Cs Theatre. Hard Worker Gary Cooper not only worked every one of the shooting days scheduled for color film “Man of the West,” which opens ..... at there wc Theatre but he appears in every scene of the Reginald Rose’s script. The actor’s only rest came in the occassional camera angles in which he is not seen—and in most of these he is an off-stage voice. Historie! Old No. 3 Sierra Railroad train which dates back to the 1880s, carries Gary Cooper, Julie London and Arthur O’Connell in key scenes for “Man of the West,”’ which opens Theatre. The United Artists film was photoraphed in part along the Sierra’s line in California’s Sonora gold rush_ country, where the ancient choochoo has operated for close to three quarters of a century. Still P-17 Mat 2C Julie Londen has the leading feminine role opposite Gary Cooper in the dramatic western, “Man of the West.” The United Artists release, filmed in color and CinemaScope, will OPH aiden at the Par ae ae Theatre.