PHOTOPLAY 
July 1970

You are looking at the July 1970 issue of the monthly magazine 'Photoplay Film Monthly’ 

(British Edition). 

The front cover (above) features veteran star John Wayne as he appears in Chisum - see "The History Of The Western".

In this month's issue:

"Will Bekim Fehmiu Fascinate You?" - two-page+ profile of the Yugoslav born actor who is currently starring in The Adventurers - three b&w photos featured (one full page). The film is reviewed later in this issue - see below.

"Streisand - The Sadness Behind Her Smile" - three-page feature/interview with Barbra Streisand who recently starred in Hello Dolly! - includes a full page colour publicity shot of Barbra, plus two b&w photos (one of Barbra and one of Barbra with Walter Matthau as they appear in a scene from Hello Dolly!

The Only Game In Town - two-page feature/review of the movie starring Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty - eight b&w stills included.

Imogen Hassall - large two-page b&w photo spread of the English actress who is pictured in a white bikini...plus a short written feature on the girl who has recently appeared in Carry On Loving, The Virgin And The Gypsy, Doctors Wear Scarlet and When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth.

"Why I Wanted To Portray Patton" - two-page interview with George C Scott who is playing the lead part in Patton - two b&w stills included.

"The Problems Of Being Virna Lisi- 3 1/2 page interview with the beautiful Italian actress who recently starred (as a brunette) opposite Anthony Quinn in Secret Of Santa Vittoria - three b&w photos featured (including a full page shot of Virna).  The film is reviewed later in the magazine (c/w four b&w stills).

"Who Is Travis McGee ?" - two-page feature/interview with Rod Taylor who is starring as 'Travis McGee' in Darker Than Amber with Suzy Kendall, Theodore Bikel and James Booth - five b&w stills included.

"Kim's Home" - two-page colour feature on the Californian home of actress Kim Novak - four colour photos of Kim at home featured (two inside and two outside shots).

'What Are These Girls Up To?' - short feature on the 'Hammers' The Vampire Lovers - includes a b&w still featuring Ingrid Pitt and Kate O'Mara. 

'The Day A Marshall Fell’ - one-page+ production feature on Waterloo - includes two b&w stills plus a b&w production photo.

Doctor In Trouble - two-page feature on the latest 'Doctor' film which stars Leslie Phillips, James Robertson Justice, Harry Secombe, Simon Dee, Angela Scoular and Robert Morley - nine b&w photos featured, which includes a shot of Angela, a publicity shot of Simon and girls, plus seven stills.

Airport  - two-page + feature on the film which stars Dean Martin, Burt Lancaster, Jean Seberg and Jacqueline Bisset - one b&w and four colour stills included.

The Molly Maguires - one-page review of the film starring Sean Connery, Richard Harris and Samantha Eggar - three b&w stills included.

The Secret Of Santa Vittoria - one-page review of the film starring Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi and Hardy Kruger - four b&w stills included.

Julius Caesar - one-page review of the film starring Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson and Robert Vaughn - four b&w stills included.

The Adventurers - one-page review of the film starring Bekim Fehmiu, Charles Aznavour, Alan Badel and Candice Bergen - four b&w stills included.

Taste The Blood Of Dracula - one-page review of the film starring Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Sallis, John Carson, Isla Blair and Linda Hayden - three b&w stills featured (which includes a shot of Christopher with Isla & Linda, plus a shot of Christopher with Isla...and a shot of Isla about to come to a sticky end!).

"The History Of The Western" (part one) - seven-page feature which includes articles on: The Great Train Robbery, Broncho Billy, The Squaw Man, The Iron Horse, The Covered Wagon, The Virginian, Cimarron, Jesse James, Stagecoach and The Plainsman.  Some of the 'stars' featured in the 28 b&w stills/publicity shots include Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, Joel McCrea, William Holden, Randolph Scott, Gene Autry, John Wayne, Johnny Mack Brown, and Marlene Dietrich...also included is a large colour still featuring John Wayne (from Chisum).

"The Hemmings Plan" - one-page interview with David Hemmings who is now a director of his own management and film company - includes a b&w photo of David at work.

"The Exciting Francine York" - one-page photo feature on the American tv and film actress who has appeared in Batman, Ironside, It Takes A Thief, The Bandit, It's Only Money, The Nutty Professor, The Patsy, and Bedtime Story - includes a very large b&w photo of the 'shapely' Francine.

Other 'stars' featured or with photos in this issue: Anna Calder-Marshall (b&w photo of Anna sitting next to a monitor which shows Timothy Dalton sending a videotaped message during a launching party at London's Savoy Hotel for Wuthering Heights), Rod Steiger with Jean Simmons & Leonard Whiting (b&w still from Say Hello To Yesterday), James Franciscus & David Watson ('Cornelius') b&w still from Beneath The Planet Of The Apes), George Lazenby & Ann Chalogge (very large (9 1/4" x 4 1/2" approx) b&w photo of the pair facing the camera and having a 'cuddle'), Jane Birkin (largish b&w 'fleshy' glamour photo of Jane), b&w still from Patton: Lust For Glory, Princess Grace of Monaco & Roger Moore (largish b&w photo of the pair having a chat at the International Television Festival which was held in Monte Carlo), Robert Redford with Katharine Ross & Paul Newman (b&w still from Butch Cassidy....), Judy Garland (circular b&w photo), Richard Burton & Genevieve Bujold (b&w off-set shot of the pair during scenes of Anne Of The Thousand Days), David Bradley & Colin Welland (b&w still from Kes), Britt Ekland (b&w still from The Cannibals), Elliott Gould (one-page feature with a largish shot of Elliott and 'dogs'), Peter Sellers (one-page feature on the star who, whilst making Hoffman, was besieged by garden gnomes! - large b&w photo included), and Candice Bergen (small b&w photo).

This issue includes film 'ads' for: The Strawberry Statement and The Happy Ending.

Plus there's the other regular features and all the latest movie news.

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 Apart from light handling wear/scuffing to the covers, 'aging' marks to the left of the cover and a mark to page 27/28, this 64 page issue is in very good complete condition with all pages intact and no 'cut-outs'. 

(The staples are rust free).

The magazine measures 11 1/4" x 8 1/2" (286 mm x 216 mm approx.) and will be 'bagged' and posted in a cardboard book mailer. 

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