Perpetual Motion Comedy Show Has Success Formula
New York writer Charles Mercer explains the Bob Cummings Show concept. He envisions Cummings as a bachelor photographer with a widowed sister and a love interest Schultzy, played by Ann B. Davis, maintaining the series’ perpetual motion and audience appeal. The piece cites Emmy recognition and cautions against altering the successful format.
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Cummings
Schultzy
The
Republic
Ann B. Davis
Henning
Lucille Ball
Comic Learns To Say What He Thinks
New York comedian Mort Sahl prepares to discuss his politics oriented humor on NBC Wide Wide World next Sunday. He says television fears his sharp wit though he believes it more likely unaware or unable to provide a proper format for his act. He also comments that liberal critics blame suppression for timidity, while he sees only apathy in television.
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New York
Sullivan To Observe Anniversary On Brussels World Fair Film
New York CBS host Ed Sullivan will review ten years of his TV shows with a Brussels World’s Fair film program narrated by Maurice Chevalier. He departs for Brussels after his program next Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT to film performances and contrast battlefield scenes.
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Ed Sullivan
Brussels
Maurice Chevalier
Sullivan
Waterloo
Liege
Mons
Bastogne
Belgium
Actor's Worth Has Increased on Today's Market
Hollywood reports signal higher star salaries as Kirk Douglas commands 350000 plus 10 percent of gross for Showdown at Gun Hill from Hal Wallis. Wallis once controlled Douglas with a five picture contract. Douglas notes the price exceeds his previous earnings under contract.
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Gun Hill
Hal Wallis
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Five Pictures
Susan Hayward Says She Makes Pictures Only For Money
Susan Hayward tells a reporter she acts for money now while living in Carrollton Georgia between films. Her current work I Want to Live profiles Barbara Graham the gun moll executed at San Quentin and she reflects on past Oscar nights and nominations.
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Shirley MacLaine
Hollywood
Susan Hayward
Eaton Chalkley
Carrollton, Ga
Barbara Graham
Gun Moll
San Quentin
Susan
Lillian Roth
Anna Magnani
Film Star Alice White Overcomes Blindness and Plans Return
Hollywood star Alice White, once blinded for six months, recalls recovery and a shift from frantic fame to a calmer life. At 49 she regains sight and eyes a comeback in film or television, reflecting on her rise with 1930s icons and a renewed outlook.
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Hollywood
Alice White
Clara Bow
Joan Crawford
Jean Harlow
Miss White
Sy Bartlett
John Roberts
God’s Little Acre leads Paramount weekend film lineup
Sunday to Saturday at the Paramount Theatre features Erskine Caldwell's God's Little Acre starring Robert Ryan with Al deRay Buddy Hackett and Tina Louise making her debut. Late Show Saturday night presents Thunder Road with Robert Mitchum Gene Barry and introducing Sandra Knight and Jim Mitchum.
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Erskine Caldwell
God's Little Acre
Robert Ryan
Aldo Ray
Buddy Hackett
Tina Louise
Robert Mitchum
Gene Barry
Sandra Knight
Jim Mitchum
Sheep Man in Cinemascope Heads Weekend Showings
Sunday to Wednesday program features The Sheep Man in Cinemascope with Glenn Ford Shirley Mac Laine and Mickey Shaughnessy. Thursday to Saturday showcases Battle Stripe with Marlon Brando and Jack Webb, plus Armored Attack with Dana Andrews and Ann Baxter. Saturday Round Up runs 9 to 12 with School's Out celebration. Elvis in Loving You and News Roll Stage Show with Jimmy Vinson and Crazy Cats also appear with a cast including Don Dee Duncan Glenda Cain Bob Zimmerman J R Man ers John Cooke and Edwin James.
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Marlon Brandon
Jack Webb
Dana Andrews
Ann Baxter
Elvis
You
Jimmy Vinson and
His Crazy Cats
Don “Dee” Duncan
Glenda Cain
Bob Zimmerman
J. R. Maners
John Cooke
Edwin James
Ad Lib Adds Spark To Monster Film Scene
Actress Mary Treen improvised dialogue in I Married a Monster from Outer Space and producer Gene Fowler kept it in the film. Treen plays Gloria Talbott’s mother as the wife comments on husbands turning into creatures in a key rehearsal moment. Separately, George Washington as a surveyor sparked the birth of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
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Mary Treen
Outer Space
Gene Fowler
Mary
Gloria Talbott
Gloria
George Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Warren's Radio & TV Service Urges Antenna Care
By 408 Warren the ad stresses periodic inspection of outdoor receiving system lines, lightning arrestors and insulators for better TV reception. It promotes expert service, repair help, and fast work at low rates, listing 609 S. Main St. and phone 5911.
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Radio & Television Service
S. Main St
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