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4 woe 1 4 NEL aCe or me Ly ’ . f Cg BB EE f. OPTIONAL FORM NO 18 Be ae Ray cea? Tie . cn <- : -* Te Pae Lat Cre} a a4. ‘4 ra. _ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : DIRMCTOR, FBI DATE: 1/25/7 vt ATTN: EXTERTAL AFFAIRS FROM: S7 SAC, LOS ANGELES (9W=NEW)(C) ™ DIVISION “N _ ‘ / a SUBJECT: X nse Kuvas" — 7~ AMERICANSENTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS : _TELEVISION PILOT o . RESEARCH QO: Bureau The entertainment industry publication "Daily Varioty" in its issuo dated 1/2h/74 contained an article which reported that ABC ~ TV had forty television pllots in praw paration, for next seasone Included in the list was "Melvin Purvis'/based on the FBI Agent of the DILLINGER era, produced 1’ ¢ by DANACURTIS. for American Intermational Productions (AIP) (4: grém 4 JOHN MILIUS script. It was reported that filming would " “ gommence 1/28/7h. / The Bureau will recall that in 1973 AIP released the motion picture "Dillinger" which was written and directed by JOHY MILIUS. By letter dated 5/7/73 captioned “tpILLINGER,! AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS, MOTION PICTURE WITH FBI PORTRAYALS, RESEARCH" the Bureau was advised that AIP reportedly nad planned to follow the production of "Dillinger" with films = \ entitled "Baby Face Nelson," "Machine Gun Kelly," and "Pretty ~ Boy Floyd." It is apparent that captioned television pro-= duction is part of this same series of productions, and probably was inspired by the financial success of the motion picture “Dillinger.” BW £ faenck afr/7' betes Angeles indices contain no information identi fiable with DAN CURTIS and ¢ oR no additional information of “1 = - ” concerning JOHN MILIUS »_ 30° RLS OL A fee s TANIA, , The above is furnished for the information in the “ event ATP or ABC contacts the Bureau for cooperation or assistance in connection with the production of this tele# vision pilot. ; ( 38’ Bureau . Ay tone Y 4 4,9 i oad \' ‘ . 7) ~i 2~ Los Angeles oe 4° o Eee TAA me 1 = 94-1983 (AIP) OO Ay r FMW: fet oP OP ya ett re (5) eg be mn =p TION ined roo ao ty Se aa . a fo — Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan .. ===: "+ ft as ow - mo ie: ney cope ne - . + ews oo oA Mm Phy }