was released in 1960. Ahead of the times, its frank unprejudiced depiction of homosexual issues ran into a ratings stone wall in the United States all but preventing any sort of advertising, and the company lost its large investment, Broccoli and Allen fell out, and the partnership became moribund, being dissolved officially in a 1961 bankruptcy liquidation. Thus the two partners each turned into solo producers in late 1960. Broccoli went on to found Danjaq, S.A. and Eon Productions with Harry Saltzman beginning the Bond films on a shoestring budget, and Allen occupied himself with other projects. Matt Helm Some years later, Allen cast about for his own spy series. He acquired the rights to Donald Hamilton's Matt Helm series. Allen was responsible for the Matt Helm series, The Silencers (1966), Murderers' Row (1966), The Ambushers (1967), and The Wrecking Crew (1969). In July 1967, Allen said "At this stage I"m only interested in making money. I'm not interested in kudos or getting good reviews - I've had all that. I'm just concerned with getting the greatest number of people into theatres." "I've done practically everything," he said. "There's no place I haven't been in the business. The only thing I can't do is write." Allen's Helm series had one major effect on Broccoli's Bond movies (produced at the time in partnership with Harry Saltzman). To get Dean Martin on board as Matt Helm, Allen had to make the actor a partner in the enterprise. Dean Martin ended up making more money on The Silencers (1966) than Sean Connery made on Thunderball (1965). This did not go unnoticed by Connery. Allen was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood, California. Filmography Forty Boys and a Song (documentary, 1941) - director Avalanche (1946) - director Strange Voyage (1946) - director Climbing the Matterhorn (documentary, 1947) - director, producer High Conquest (1947) - director, producer 16 Fathoms Deep (1948) - director, producer Chase of Death (short, 1949) - director, producer The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1950) - uncredited director, producer Slaughter Trail (1951) - director, producer New Mexico (1951) - producer The Return of Gilbert& Sullivan (short, 1951) - director, producer The Red Beret (1953) - producer Hell Below Zero (1954) - producer The Black Knight (1954) - producer A Prize of Gold (1955) - executive producer The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) Safari (1956) - producer April in Portugal (1956)