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Te em ve TO Wage Ren RE 4 >. eran et Bob Stack, who. went into & zeggiaid with the understanding he’d star in only 11 of the hourion silu: segments, is now trapped but likes it. He’s committed to do all of them — 26 with options for six more, and even the possibility of going to a full 39 shows. ; “We found we couldn’t lick the script problem on limited appear- ances,” he says. “We were pretty much playing it by ear when we started, and we tried one show without the Elliott Ness character and saw it wouldn’t work. That’s when I agreed to do them all. Ness seems to be the focal point of the show, and without him it doesn’t work.” Stack, like many another rising film star, naturally is concerned about a series’ effect upon his availability, price and stature on the feature. side. He thinks the series has already helped in terms of price and stature. “It feels good to let the other guy play the flash role. In pictures, I was always the neurotic, I had the flashy roles, and in a way these limit an actor. In the series I’ve got the ‘good guy’ role, and it seems to be making an impression on the public.” As to price, show has had a noticeable effect, with current talk finding Stack’s pic price jumping about $30,000 to around $120,000 per + pic. He feels it’s due to the series, if for no other reason than the ’ fact that his availability has been tightened. Actually, he thinks it’s : while, Metro is prepping release of “The Last Voya¥a&” which should . more than that, that the show has an “inside” flavor in terms of being viewed by the key Hollywood people, and the change of pace in his characterization is a factor as well. As to availability itself, he hopes to wind production in May, to be available for que picture. Mean- “ gover his theatrical exposure till then. Apart from working hard at tv and liking it, largely because of the ; kind of production values going into the show — “night for night” - shooting, for example —~ Stack won't deny the incentive of his financial \ interest in the series — he owns 25% through his Langford Produc- tions, which may produce indie films as well, But for the present, it’s, all television as far as he’s concerned. Pen al Se mmnemnad REC. Jy EX ror 9Y- £25. NOT REBGUNED LI DEG 14 359 1 DAILY VARIETY . ae _.... . HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. “==. = DECEMBER 4, 1959 co i D4 + 4, Mr. Tolson . Mohr we: menlieminetienes < S dabn ai Mt nie Be . Parsons . Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Mr. W.C.Sullivan Tele. Room. Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy. - /7- eeamanannd