Hollywood predicts better year ahead for films in 1972
Industry leaders envision gains as audiences seek select hits and cost cutting spreads. Paramount's Robert Evans notes fewer moviegoers but more viewers for chosen films while SAG head John Gavin foresees a third quarter upturn. Fox's Gordon Stulberg points to new audiences via pay TV and home viewing as the path forward.
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Carol Burnett Faces Attention Shortfall On CBS Show
In a season with a renewed early time slot the Carol Burnett Show remains a bright variety hour though its humor flags at times. Guest stars like Eydie Gorme and Peter Falk elevate episodes while network to syndication shifts reshape television fare for local stations.
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Pat Carroll Profiles Family Music Career and TV Work
Lively Pat Carroll and her Armenian- Irish family perform an amateur musical act at home while she stars in Getting Together. The interview covers her rise from USO stages to television, her husband Lee Karsian, and their children whojoin in on instruments. Carroll praises acting, shares views on mentors, and recalls discovering theater through the Los Angeles public library.
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Basil Rathbone
Perry Mason
Raymond Burr
James Bond
Sean Connery
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Charlie Chan
Ross Martin
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TV Night Replays Ancient Splendor and Film Winners
The New York AP review notes Cleopatra on ABC Ben Hur on CBS and Elizabeth Regina on PBS, praising Cleopatra as a lavish epic and Elizabeth Regina as strong BBC history drama. A Clockwork Orange is named best film by The New York Film Critics, with Klute earning Jane Fonda best actress. Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic appear on CBS Young People's Concert.
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Hitchcock Signs New Universal Contract for Three Films
Alfred Hitchcock signs an exclusive Universal contract to produce and direct three more motion pictures. He is finishing editing Frenzy, his 53rd feature, the first shot in Great Britain in 21 years.
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Television Schedule Fragment with Daytime to Nightline Slots
A dense listing of TV programs and air times across channels, including CBS News, soap operas, game shows, talk shows, and late night features. Entries mix daily soaps like General Hospital and One Life to Live with westerns, dramas, and variety programs, reflecting a packed broadcast slate.
James Clark to Direct Wal do Human Interest Drama
James Clark will direct the ambitious human interest drama Wal do which discloses the strange experiences of a man who undergoes total bodily transformation. Shooting will begin in England in January with Stephen W. John and Louis M Heyward producing.
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