Captain Newman, M.D. (Universal Pictures) (1963)

Curtis’ Personal Interests Fills Time Between Scenes Of ‘Captain Newman, M. D.” (Current) Tony Curtis is as serious about his profession as any other actor. Nevertheless, he manages to squeeze in many purely personal activities even when he’s occupied full time on the sound stages, as he was while making Universal’s color production, ‘‘Captain Newman, M. D.,” in which he co-stars with Gregory Peck, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert and Bobby Darin. Based on a best-selling novel, it currently is at the............ Theatre. You’ll seldom catch Tony studying the script, because this he considers homework — to be done long before he reaches the studio. This frees him, in his spare moments on the set, to concentrate on other interests. One of these, during the making of “Captain Newman, M. D.,” was tooting the flute. When he first began playing a few tunes on the instrument, at which his tutor has been none other than Hank Mancini, it didn’t take long before Albert, and another “Newman” cast member, Larry Storch, showed up with their instruments, guitar and saxophone, respectively. Informal jam sessions quickly became standard procedure whenever time permitted. Another of the star’s consuming interests is oil painting, at which he has become quite adept. He always keeps his easel and pigments readily at hand, so that he can pick them up as the mood decrees. When he first succumbed to the lure of amateur photography he was just as much a dub as the next guy. But he didn’t stay one long. He consulted with the top lensmen and in no time at all, was as good as many of the professionals. Most of his photographs today are confined to pictures of his bride, Christine Kaufmann. Astronomy — not astrology, as with some film stars — is still another of his interests, as is evidenced by the fact that his very first act on purchasing a new $175,000 home in Beverly Hills was to cut a hole in the roof fom the erection of a dome to house his 10-inch reflector telescope. “Man,” he observes, ‘“That’s the quickest way I know of to restore perspective — something mighty easy to lose in Hollywood. Train the telescope on the moon, look into its deep shadowed craters and its vast plains and, in no time at all, you begin to realize what an _ infinitesimally minute object you are in the enormity of the universe.” “Captain Newman, M. D.,” which is a highly dramatic story of the psychiatric rehabilitation of Air Force personnel, interspersed with the robust comedy of the soldiers who operate the hospital, is based on the best selling novel by Leo Rosten. Peck's Measurements Same 14 Years Later (Current) Oscar Winner Gregory Peck keeps in plu-perfect athletic trim. In his current title role with Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert and Bobby Darin, ‘‘Captain Newman, M. D.” a Universal release in color now at the.............. Theater, he made an interesting discovery. The measurements of his captain’s uniform are precisely the same, to the eighth of an inch, as those for the uniform he wore in “Twelve O’Clock High’’—madce 14 years earlier. In “Captain Newman, M. D.,”’ based on the best-selling book by Leo Rosten, Peck is seen as a section head of a neuro-psychiatric department at an Army Air Base. The story combines hilarious comeay with stark drama. The star says he takes no special exercise, other than walking, to stay in condition. He was a standout athlete at the University of California, Berkeley, until a spinal injury forced him to give up sports. Gregory Peck Uses Tony Curtis’ Watch (Advance) When Gregory Peck looks at his watch while checking a pulse in his title role in “Captain Newman, M. D.,” he’s doing so through the courtesy of Tony Curtis. The new Universal comedy drama in color, based on the best selling novel by Leo Rosten, comes............ COLIC sates asks ens estes ees Theater. The watch is Curtis’ personal timepiece, an expensive chronometer acquired during the star’s travels in Switzerland, and he was wearing it the day he checked in for wardrobe fittings for “Captain Newman, M. D.” Peck, who plays the part of Curtis’ superior officer, pointed out to Curtis that it was precisely the sort of a watch his own role of a medical doctor required, whereas, Curtis, portraying an _ orderly, would be out of character with such an impressive timepiece. “Whatever the Captain says,” grinned Curtis, lapsing into characterization and immediately turning it over to Peck. In the dramatic comedy, Peck is seen as a section head of a neuropsychiatric department at an Army Air Base. In addition to Curtis, his co-stars are Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert and Bobby Darin. In one of the comedy highlights of Universal’s dramatic “Captain Newman, M.D.,” Tony Curtis, as Gregory Peck’s orderly in the mental ward of an Air Force Hospital, cuts into the salami purloined from another orderly. Angie Dickinson is the romantic interest in the color production. (Still No. 1931-56) ments of the new Universal comedy drama in color, “Captain Newman, M.D.,” is this struggle between Tony Curtis and Eddie Albert for possession of a knife. (Still No. 1931-35) As chief nurse of the psychiatric ward at the Army Air Force hospital, Jane Withers returns to the screen in the Universal Pictures comedy-drama, “Captain Newman, M.D.,” which was photographed in color. (Still No. 1931-33 AD) Call Angie Dickinson "Exciting New Star” (Advance) Angie Dickinson was selected by the Theatre Owners of America as “the film industry’s most exciting new star,’ and as guest of honor at the President’s Banquet, she was presented her award. The affair concluded the TOA’s 16th annual convention at the Americana Hotel in New York on Oct. 31, 1963. At the same time, Cary Grant was honored as “Star of the Year.” Under exclusive contract to Universal, the talented actress soon willbe ‘seen at the::... 2.2.2. Theatre, in “Captain Newman, M. D.,”’ Universal’s comedy-drama in color in which she co-stars with Gregory Peck and Tony Curtis. Miss Dickinson sky-rocketed to fame in the Howard Hawks’ western “Rio Bravo.” She has appeared in many motion pictures, on the Broadway stage and on television. Actress Gives Formula For Good Looking Legs (Current) Angie Dickinson has a very simple method for keeping her underpinnings in such eye-arresting trim. She revealed this to costars Gregory Peck and Tony Curtis on the set of Universal’s “Captain Newman, M. D.’, curNenitlvicate LNG yas ee. Theatre. The shapely blonde has won both the Golden Garter and Golden Calf awards for her beautiful legs. The actress disclosed that she attributes her leg contours to the fact that at least twice a week— oftener when possible—she walks barefoot in the sand of the Pacific Ocean beach down Malibu way, not far from her’ Brentwood home. “It brings muscles into play that you never knew you had,”’ she says. In “Captain Newman, M. D.,” she plays the role of a nurse attached to a ward headed by Peck. The picture is based on the best selling novel by Leo Rosten. = Page 5 Former Child Star Jane Withers Returns To Films In ‘Captain Newman, M. D.” (Advance) When juvenile stars of yesterday weep copious tears over the normal childhood that was denied them they get little in the way of sympathy from Jane Withers, who was one of the greatest child stars of them all. “If I had my life to live over I wouldn’t change a single thing,” she forthrightly asserted on the set of her current Universal picture, “Captain Newman, M. D.,’”’ a comedy drama in which she teams with Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Bobby Darin and Eddie Albert, COMMING aes. See GOS Lie cee ste Theatre. “The happiest days of my life were those I spent on_ studio sound stages, doing exactly what I enjoyed most — acting,” she amplifies. In semi-retirement since she started raising a family, now totaling five children, Miss Withers thinks her family has now reached the stage where she can begin to be more active at her old trade. She was one of the screen’s foremost juvenile stars beginning at the age of eight when she played the title role in “Ginger”, and thereafter she appeared in more than 50 pictures before taking a hiatus for domesticity. While a junior edition cinema queen she had what at the time was a filmland first — her own private ice cream soda fountain complete with dozens of flavors and as much fizz as she chose. When she moved from the residence where the fountain was installed she had all the equipment dismantled and put into storage. She is presently in the market for a large house and, if she finds it, says she plans to put the fountain back into use. Miss Withers, one of the few child stars to bridge the awkward gap between childhood and subdeb standing, was entirely away from the screen from 1947 until 1955, when she returned for a role in “Giant”. “Captain Newman, M.D..,’ ee * played by Academy Award winner Greg In “Captain Newman, M. D.,” she portrays a nurse on the psychiatric ward in an Air Force Base hospital where Peck is the doctor charged with the rehabilitation and return to active duty of the mentally ill soldiers. It is Miss Wither’s most important comeback role. She says she has been keeping her hand in, so to speak, by undertaking a wide assortment of video portrayals. The actress is now the wife of insurance executive Kenneth Errair, a former member of the Four Freshmen singing group. They have two children, Kenneth II, 5, and Kendall Jane, 2. By her previous marriage to oilman William Moss, of Texas, whom she divorced in 1954, there are three children — Wendy, 14; Bill, 12; and Randy, 11. During her tenure as a child star, Miss Withers was gifted with hundreds of dolls sent her by admirers over all the world. When she added them all up, she had a total of more than 3600 different specimens. The collection was mustered into service during World War II, being taken on tour with the price of admission being the purchase of a ten cent war stamp. A total of $2,500,000 was raised in this fashion. Soon after she started work in “Captain Newman, M. D.,” as the nurse in a neuro-psychiatric hospital ward, the actress received from her co-workers a new addition to her collection—a ‘‘psycho”’ doll. The instructions accompanying the toy explained its workings: “Wind it up—and it falls completely apart.” uO ory Peck, inspects the wound on Tony Curtis, who as a psychiatric ward orderly, received it from mentally deranged Eddie Albert. The Universal Pictures comedy drama in color also stars Angie Dickinson and Bobby Darin. novel by Leo Rosten. (Still No. 1931-37) * the soldier’s name for a truth drug injection, Gregory Peck in the title role of “Captain Newman, M.D.,” elicits from Bobby Darin, as Corporal Jim Tompkins, the dramatic cause of his mental breakdown. The Universal Picture comedy-drama photographed in color is based on the best selling (Still No. 1931-68)