How The West Was Won Finishes After 15 Million Spend
MGM completes How The West Was Won at a cost of 15 million dollars. Producer Bernard Smith led the project from idea to 2 hours 36 minutes of epic cinema with five interconnected sequences. Filmed mostly in Cinerama, it features a dramatic train robbery and other spectacular set pieces. The film opens in London and other cities this fall, with U S release after the Brothers Grimm run.
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MGM
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Oregon
Arizona
Mississippi
London
United States
Cinerama
Life Magazine
Bing Crosby
Bing
Vending Machines in Australian Homes Surprising Trend
A Journal of Marketing article by John S. Ewing of Stanford reports many private Australian homes have cigarette vending machines. He says heavy smokers install them to avoid running out when shops close.
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Ette
Australia
Journal of Marketing
John S. Ewing
Stanford University
New England Power Co. Honors Longtime Employees
At a ceremony in Shelburne Falls Massachusetts the New England Power Co. awarded long service pins to several staffers. Recipients included William Sullivan 40 years Guido Simmonetti 35 years Lawrence Leonard 30 years Allen Tower 20 years William McKenna 15 years Henry Dandereaux 10 years J Richard Young 10 years and Wendell Stetson Alvin Dyer Eric Stenson each with five year pins.
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Searsburg
Sweetheart Tea Room
Shelburne Falls
Mass
New England Power Co
William Sullivan
No. 5
Guido Simmonetti
Lawrence D. Leonard
Somerset
Allen Tower
Whitingham
William McKenna
Readsboro
Henry Dandereaux
Rowe
J. Richard Young
Wendell Stetson
Alvin Dyer
Eric Stenson
Harrisman Station
TV Inaccuracies By Cynthia Lowry
TV doctors face scrutiny from physicians lawyers and editors over medical errors in shows with drama trumping realism. The AP TV-Radio writer notes doctors remain vigilant while some goofs persist in current doctor series amid reviews and debates.
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New York
NBC standards chief delays Sam Benedict revisions
Ernest Jahnke, head of NBC bureau, ordered changes to the pilot of Sam Benedict after discovering the fictional Sam violates California courtroom rules. The consultant Jake Ehrlich claimed real cases inspired the show. Jahnke allowed some creative leeway but blocked depictions of a capital punishment speech and a hung jury poll.
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NBC Bureau of Standards and Practice
Sam Benedict
Jake Ehrlich
Jahnke
Sam
California
Ehrlich
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