I The Outspoken
9 CRAIG
WILSON
I From Hollywood
j> mr>··' Dwight Smith dropped by the other day to tell
us that he is continuing his regular television work, but has
also joined the ranks of the bistro singers. Michael has
been working on a Vegas type nightclub act for the past
year.
Nancy WBsoo and Fred wefiamson have been huddling
aver a film script reportedly called One Hundred Yards
for Mr. Charley. The pair have wanted to work together
for some time, and it looks like we will at last get a quality
blade film from the cameras of Hollywood.
Few comerstanders know that actor Ron Pinkard, who
has been a regular on the White Shadow and Emergency
series for some time, is also an officer in the United States
Naval Reserve and spends much of his free time attending
official ceremonies promoting the naval reserve.
FRED W,LL.A-= =Γ RICHAROPRYOR
Comic Richard Pry or is reportedly still playing with
drugs. According to press reports, the comic's dothing
caught on Tire while he was freebasing a highly inflam
mable batch of cocaine and ether. Freebasing, as we un
derstand it, is the process of mixing the cocaine with ether
and smoking the finished product in a pipe. The comic
suffered burns over approximately one-third of his body,
and all his Tinseltown friends are hoping that this burning
experience will change his mind about dealing with drugs
on any level.
Far a minute folks thought that Mack television and
black fftms were a thing of the past, but several enter
tainers are banding together in an effort to make quality
movies for the millions of black Americans who enjoy see
ing folks they can identify with on the big silver screen. No
names or contracts yet. but we hope soon.
r cri ex mer Anthony Sweeny has not been enjoying
sunny California since his arrival from Broadway with his
hit show The Soul of Nat Turner. Sweeny and the show
went into Emmit Cash's Eaton House Theatre and fire
works began which have resulted in Anthony filing a more
than one million dollar lawsuit against Emmit and the
theater group and his not performing in the production.
Dhm Chambers, president of Mo-Près Records, cele
brated his birthday in the grand manner by hosting a party
which featured the stars of his new label. The super-star of
the evening was lovely Betty Griffin, former lead singer
with the James Chrtl—d group, who is rapidly making
the transition from gospel to R & Β and pop with style and
grace. Betty reminded many comerstanders of the AicOa
Frank·» of yesteryear. Joining Betty on stage was her per
sonal dress designer, Mr. Deftoa, who had created the
sparkling, stone-studded gown worn by the singer. Mr.
Dehon broke into song and, along with Betty, had the
audience jumping for joy when Dino announced that Mr.
Dehon was also one of the recently signed acts for the Mo
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WSOG—TV To Air "Moonrunners"
Two wild-driving hillbilly boys
and a runaway girl tear up some
hazardous roads as they roar along
with their illegal loads of super
potent homemade whiskey in
"Moonrunners," an action comedy
making its television premiere on
"The ABC Sunday Night Movie,"
July 20 at 9 p.m. on Channel Nine.
James Mitchum, in a freewheel
ing escapade reminiscent of the
classic Thunder Road" (in which
he and his father, Robert Mitchum,
played brothers), stars as
O'Grady, with Kiel Martin as
Bobby Lee and Chris Forbes as
Beth, the girl who decides to join
them on their appointed rounds.
Wo 1V special Xo Feature Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster stars as a dedi
cated, if misguided, patriot who
siezes control of a nuclear missle
base to blackmail the U.S. Govern
ment, in "Twilight's Last Gleam
ing," a suspense thriller to be
broadcast as a CBS special movie
presentation, Wednesday, July 23,
at 8 p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3.
Roscoe Lee Browne, Joseph Cot
ton, Melvin Douglas, Charles
Durning, Richard Jaeckie, Wil
liam Marshall, Gerald S. O'Lough
lin, Richard Widmark, Paul Win
field and Burt Young also star in
the movie.
Lawrence Dell (Lancaster), an
e^^^Ah^orc^rffice^breaks
out of prison where he is serving
time on a manslaughter convic
tion, a frameup brought on by his
doubts over the country's conduct
of the Vietnam conflict. With the
help of three other excapees (Win
field, Young and William Smith).
Dell captures a Titan missile base
While the President gathers his
cabinet members and aides to
determine how to deal with Dell's
demands, the commanding
general (Widmark) of the Stra
tegic Air Command mobilizes
forces to blast the renegades out of
the base.
O'Grady and Bobby I^e are not
just moonshine runners - they are
the BEST moonshine runners,
which means their car is a rolling
disaster area and no insurance
company would sell them a policy
worth more than 50 cents. But they
take pride in their work and in the
whiskey they deliver, which is the
BEST (illegal) whiskey available
in the hills.
ι ney are usea to outrunning the
local PO-lice (or sometimes going
to jail when they don't outrun
them), but they are not used to
dealing with the "New York syndi
cate" mobsters, after all. put on
their ignition one key at a time,
same as anybody else.
When the outsiders try to apply a
little muscle to mix the moonshine
they carry with the inferior pro
duct of their competition, the
young folks get mad. And the race -
which sometimes looks like a war -
is on. '
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