Slender Thread shines with Poitier Bancroft in tense drama
The Slender Thread stars Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft in a restrained psychological thriller about a crisis call. A student coping with a dying caller races to keep her on the line while police trace the call, with strong supporting work from Telly Savalas and Steven Hill under director Sydney Pollack.
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It's All in Knowing the Right Tricks Hollywood Stunt Coordinator
Hollywood profile of Sohn Daheim a 48 year old stunt choreographer who began as a movie stuntman in 1939 and now directs dangerous performers. In the World War I film Tobruk he supervised a staged burn scene featuring actor George Peppard.
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Stuntman Burns on Stage in Mermaid Theater Fire Scene
In London a stage stunt went wrong as stuntman Jack Wilson played Peppard in The Beaver Coat. He wore a flame resistant suit and napalm flames engulfed him before carbon dioxide doused the fire. The audience gasped as the dramatic scene unfolded in eight seconds.
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12 Year Old Gets His Big Break on Broadway Debut
A Philadelphia boy named Frank Grin is selected from a large pool of youngsters for a major Broadway role. The production is slated to open in May with Grin in a leading part. His sole acting credit is a hometown production of The Sound of Music, and this marks his first major professional stage engagement.
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