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Show Ben Hur Will Be Shown On Sunday—For 4 Hours HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Two “Butch Cassidy and the major motion pictures —Ben- Sundance Kid,’’ meanwhite, Hur” and “Butch Cassidy and made its influence felt the Sundance Kid” —brought in an ABC-TV “movie of about several provocative tele- the week” called “Alias Smith vision developments Tuesday, and Jones,” which owed much “Ben-Hur,” it was announced to the smash-hit, drol! Western by CBS-TV, will be presented film. for four hours on Sunday, Feb. 14 —the network’s only prime As it turned out, “Alias Smith and Jones,” while frankly similar to “Butch Cassidy and MST. the Sundance Kid,”’ was also It is not, of course, the first funny on its own, a_ well time a commercial network has conceived tale of twe outlaws put on a four-hour prime time who feel modern times are production. In 1967, for in- catching up with them,and try, stance, ABC-TV aired a much- with difficulty, to get out of the time program of the night. It will be shown from 5-9 p.m. praised study of Africa which bandit business. took four hours. Nevertheless, the Ben-Hur” What was provocative and showing will indeed be a rather potentially significant about “Alias Smith and Jones,” unprecedented entertainment step for CBS-TV, pre-empting however, was not the 90-minute such series as “Lassie” and the tale itseif, but the fact that it EdSullivan and Glen Campbell was simply an introduction to hours. an hour weekly series of the Monday, February 8, 1971 Indian Chief May Get Oscar Bid HOLLYWOOD (UPi)—Chief According to CBS-TV, the film’s network debut will mark “the first time that a motion picture numbered among the top 10 all-time cinema box office champions will have been shown ontelevision.” George, 72, gives a compell- people. It has affected children ing performance in “Little Big all over the world.” Man,” winning the plaudits of The chief made a public the New Yorkfilm critics and appearance recently and was the National Society of Film asked by a youngsterif hestill Critics. Both of their awarcs “scalped white people.” Taught by Whites went to him this year. “The Indian wav tau,ht the HonestTitle Alinost every Indian of art of scalping by white men,” prominence is called “Chief.” Chief George said somberly. “I Dan George comesby his title know many things from my honestly. For 12 years he was great grand uncle who lived chief of the Tel-Lall-Watt tribe with me until he died at 110 of the Coastsalish Nation in the years of age.” As Chief Old Lodge Skins in British Columbia area. Noble Redskin would not be a the Cinema Center Films “Little Big Man,” which misnomer applied to Dan Funny Westerns are not new for video, ABC-TV had a big hit years ago with “Maverick.” But it has been some time since television has had a new and successful Western. One reason is that there was a sharp cutback on video violence after the killings of Robert Lorne GreeneWill Be Honored Feb. 10 Kennedy and Martin Luther King, and networks just avoided new Westerns. In a nutshell, “Butch Cassidy Lorne Greene, star of Channel and the Sundance Kid” solved 2’s “Bonanza,” will be honored the generation problem with its at a dinner meeting Wednesday, cool, hip, contemporary tone Feb. 10, at the Bever'v Wilshire puncturing the traditional WesHotel, Beverly Hills, Catif., cor tern form.It’s only logical that his role as narrator of “Beyond “Alias Smith and Jones” the Mirage,” a half-hour jumped documentary on opportunities for peaceful co-existence and understanding between Arabs and Jewsin Israel. on the bandwagon. Happily, it succeeded in rollicking fashion. If the series clocks, it could give video Westerns newlife. “T am in show business to Dan George has the opportuni- help my fellow Indians,” the ty to score a double bullseye chief, veteran of a dozen years with a single arrow if he wins as an actor, said. “We are the natives of the Academy Award this April America and I am working to for best supporting actor. depict the Indian as accurately He will become the first Indian and the first Canandian as possible. In movies and television he is shown as a to do so. For both country and people, villian or a comic figure. “Historically the Indian is Chief George fervenily hopes the Great Spirit smiles kindly shown at massacre, taking scalps and killing innocent on him. “Ben-Hur,” a 1959 MGM same name which began on presentation starring Charlton ABC-TV Jan. 21. If successful, George. Heston, Jack Hawkins and the regular series version could He is an imposing man of Stephen Boyd, and famous for marka pivotal changein long- highintelligence, character and its spectacular chariot race, dignity. Those characteristics dormant video Westerns. won 11 Oscars, including one impress the stranger at once. for best picture of the year. THE HERALD,Provo, Utah—TV 5 Rachel Ames Audrey Baldwin On Friday Rachel Ames returns to Channel4’s daytime serial, “General Hospital” at lpm. who portrays Audrey Baldwin in the drama, has been absent from the program for the past several months as she awaited the birth of her baby. Her daughter, Christine, delivered by man many years older than himself. He prepared for the role by recalling the movemer's and attitudes of his great grand uncie, “My brother was the last of the hereditary chiefs,” Chief Returns as Rachel, starred Dustin Hoffman, Chief George was asked to play a was Caesarean section Dec. 31. Rachel (Mrs. Barry Cahill) is also the mother of Susan,17, by a furmer marriage. UPI Telephoto CHIEF DAN GEORGE George explained. ‘‘When he took a job in the United States he made me chief. Now a new chief is voted on every two years.” By way of preserving the Indian as a_ species, chief George said, “I’m starting a tribe of my own. I have six children, 36 grandchildren and 3 “THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS OF LIFE”, ARE EASILY HEARD ONA BELLG HOWELL great grandchildren.” BUYS NOVEL HOLLYWOOD (UPI)—Cornejius Ryan’s unpublished nove!, “The Peacemaker,” has been purchased by Cinema Video Communications to be made into a movie. ' "DO-IT-YOURSELFER” SPECIALS OMY STUDS ECON2x4-8' K.D. a. 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