This 16mm film has been lost for 50 years, a piece of history which no one knew existed. The film is 15 minutes in length and acts as both an introduction and a sample from the controversial John Herbert play Fortune and Men's Eyes, performed at the Coronet Theater in L.A. in 1969. The play was being directed by Sal Mineo, who also rewrote and reshaped the play a bit. Sal Mineo discovered and mentored actor Don Johnson in the part of Smitty, who had recently been seen in the San Francisco production of Your Own Thing. Producer Martin Poll saw both Don Johnson and Michael Greer in the play Fortune and Men's Eyes and cast them as the two leads in the lost cult film The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970).
Cast in Play:
Don Johnson as Smitty
Michael Greer as Queenie
Sal Mineo as Rocky
Gary Tigerman as Mona
Tom Reese as The Guard
Theatre Beat with Hal Marienthal premiered on Channel 28 on March 20th, 1969.
According to The Los Angeles Times:
Theatre Beat (30 min) Sal Mineo, director of "Fortune and Men's Eyes" by John Herbert, is Hal Marienthal's guest as scenes from the play are performed. The play is currently at the Coronet Theatre and is Mineo's first stage directing.
The sourced footage was initially shot on Kinescope at The Coronet Theater in Los Angeles, 1969
This 16mm film was transferred by Daniel Kremer through Movette in San Francisco
Owned, Archived and Presented by Jarrod LaBine
Негізгі бет Fortune and Men's Eyes (1969) - 16mm - Sal Mineo - Don Johnson - Michael Greer
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