House Calls vintage farce reimagined with Matthau and Jackson
A nostalgic throwback to fifties Doris Day comedies in a 1980s update. Walter Matthau plays Dr Charley Nichols who falls for Glenda Jackson's Ann Atkinson as Art Carney's Willoughby complicates romance with a malpractice threat. The film blends witty repartee with a moral dilemma and courtroom stakes, but pacing flounders despite strong cast.
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Henry Mancini
Walter Matthau
Charley Nichols
Los Angeles
Ann Atkinson
Glenda Jackson
Amos Willoughby
Art Carney
Charley
Matthau
Nichols
Carney
Willoughby
Richard Benjamin
Norman Solomon
Jackson
Ann
Theater listings and showings this week
Iowa Fury at 7 30 and 9 35 world Candleshoe at 7 and 8 55 Times Straight Time at 7 and 9 Plaza Caseys Shadow at 7 30 and 9 35 Stage 1 Turning Point at 7 35 and 9 50 Stage 2 The Betsy at 7 30 and 9 45 Stage 3 The Goodbye Girl at 7 40 and 9 45 Stage 4 Coma at 7 40 and 9 50 Eastown 1 Saturday Night Fever at 7 30 and 9 30 Eastown 2 House Calls at 7 30 and 9 25
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Woman’s birthday celebration unique in New York
Henry Dormann rented a double decker bus for 150 dollars to celebrate his wife Alice’s birthday. The family rode from near the Metropolitan Museum to a Manhattan deli for hot pastrami, then to an ice cream parlor on Madison Avenue for coconut cones, with the day capped by a unique past gift.
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Drummer Marv Dahlgren Dives Into Aerobatics
Minnesota Orchestra percussionist and former Navy pilot Marv Dahlgren, 53, teaches aerobatics for fun. He performs slow rolls and hammerhead turns in a Decathlon two seat plane during sub zero, clear weather. Dahlgren says music discipline aids his flying precision and timing.
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Music First Flying Second Dahlgren’s Dual Career
Dahlgren teaches three basic aerobatic moves the loop slow roll and snap roll. He credits years with the Minnesota Orchestra for shaping his discipline before choosing aviation. He notes music often crosses his mind as he flies and the two pursuits blend well.
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Minnesota Orchestra
Capitol
United) Airlines
Film rating guide definitions for general audiences to adults
The excerpt outlines G PG R and X ratings. G means suitable for general audiences. PG warns parents about potentially unsuitable material. R restricts under 17 without a guardian. X prohibits anyone under 17.
Paid-up mortgage no bargain these days
Cornell economist E. Scott Maynes argues in a 1978 outlook that savings and investments pale beside maximizing a home mortgage. He urges taking the largest loan available to maximize interest and property tax deductions on federal and state forms.
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New York
UPI
Cornell University
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Providence police use varied disguises in street crime crackdown
Providence Chief Angelo Ricci says officers are patrolling in vans, taxicabs, bicycles and even dressed as priests and nuns to catch criminals. He notes the tactic is to “play their game” to improve policing effectiveness.
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R.I
UPI
Angelo Ricci
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