'CHAIRMAN' HAS CHINESE INTRIGUE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01365R000300040008-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 25, 1968
• Content Type: NSPR

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CIwinnwi1' Has Chinese 1111T It I
by his Rc. China hosts. THL MOVIE, "The' Chair- ing the film for 20th Century- .,
Peck described the movie to man" is based on Jay Richard I~ox. "There was never any
the visiting American press in Kennedy's novel to he published doubt as to who would play Dr.
London recently where the film- this, year. Supporting Peck in Hathaway, he said. "Peck is
ing, is underway: The story in- i the cast is Anne Heywood, who I the only one who can cto it. He
voives the discovery by a scored brilliantly in this year's embodies Hathaway's strength,
Chinese. professor, Peck's for- "The For.." 'intellect, compassion and in-
mer teacher, of a revolutionary Arthur Hill, Broaci vay actor,
volvement. I think it is a role
enzyme (an organic substance plays Lieutenant Gdneral Sh(,.l- which best 'typifies Peck as an
which in this case invigorates by, the man with CIA under- involved private citizen as well
plant growth and erases the ef- tones who confronts Peck and as an actor."
feet of climate). It will enable who controls his destiny in Chi- i Jacobs, in turn, is deeply in.
the Red Chinese to grow crops na. He never tells Peck that the volved now in planning a sequel
anywhere, any season. transiiiitter in his head can bed to his successful "Planet.of the
The Chinese professor needs made to explode if necessary. Apes."
Peck to complete the project, ! Actor Conrad Yama is the, "Our present title is 'Planet of
and the United States sends ideal movie. "Chairman" for, the Apes Revisited'," he said.
scientist John Hathaway (Peck) - don't want anything to do with Dallas on April 7, 1966, for that,
n ,
has a transmitter implanted in it. I'm a Johnson man, my-self..l year's cancer drive.
his head, ,at without his know) '? My own views are pro our Viet.
edge to ex ~locle if he is exposed nam policy." At1I IILR P. JACOBS, presi~
t dent of APJAC, Ltd., is produc- ;
t
The part that Gregory Peck ie sau earnestly. Route 66 on icievision and we any of our people who come
up
It's true that this film is pretty shot some segments around
plays .in his new 20th Century' close to the bone. My quarrel is 11 your City Hall," he said. "Dal- i with a better title. We beelieve'a
Fox movie, The Chairman,' :'with a particular man. I'm not ]as isc so amazingly cosmopli-,, we-must use 'planet' and 'apes,
literally calls for him to have a. at all concerned that it will turn tan. The women are so chic, so' to take advantage of the first
hole in his head, out anti-CIA." very 'au courant' in fashion." I filer's success."
`In 'a friehtenine gimmick, Peck added, "If it would, I Pccl~ recalled that he spoke in "`-"""""`-""
By FRANCIS RAFFETTO "1 nave no cteslrc to maUgn ponded quickly to Dallas. "I did "But we?ve offered $5,000 to
I CIA " k 1
;`. find what he can and broadcast real Chairman.
the knowledge back via satellite. A potential star is pretty Zie-
"It's not an action picture but nia Merlon, born 23 years ago in
more of a suspense picture," Pegu, Burma, to an English fa-
I- Peck said at dinner in London'! ther and a Burmese mother. As'
1st week. "It has a slow build- a child, she moved to England
up. I don't think the mainland and has played everything from
Chinese will like it. You see, I'm Shakespeare to "The World of
an idealist. Suzy . Wong." In "The Chair-
wr;nly I HAVE the formula,
L Kong and lures hi mto a redez
over the Russian border (sane- i lice.
tuary?). I get wounded and get
world should have it." does on sdreen, u'scs gold
~-v:.u viN aicaerV n+.(." t1 .H m.u.uca.:. bat:-....,.mM.n
knocked about, I bring the for- -I "I SEDUCE Gregory Peck in
mula out in good form, break it this picture," she smiled. How
down. Then I have a heated ar- about the disparity of ages? She
gument with the CLAchief. He giggled:. "It didn't cross my
wants to put it in'1~t } -secret cat- mind."
egory - but I think the whole Peck, who looks exactly as he
Does he think "111e t;nair- lui" " ' 0l,' " "- Vti~"ZLv""a+iy! Gregory
man" is anti-CIA (that U.C. ac- now. He is slim, intense and, of
tivity is never mentioned by course, handsome. his wife, Anne Heywood, are involved in a fight
name in the film)? Producer Mort Abrahams res- a new enzyme which could control the world's ,c
supply in "The Chairman," movie laid in Red China.
Peck discussed -the film n LSas zed n last .week.
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