Camille on Kraft Theater provokes mixed memories and critiques
John Crosby reviews Kraft Theater's Camille with Signe Hasso and Jacques Bergerac. He recalls Garbo's film, dislikes the leads' looks and acting, mocks the overproduced visuals, and notes the era’s TV drama conventions and stock romantic moments.
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Greta Garbo
Alexander Dumas
Camille
Kraft Theater
Desnut
Signe Hasso
Jacques Bergerac
Camilles
Miss Garbo
Miss Hasso
Mr. Bergerac
Armand
Alfred Lunt
Kraft
Richard Maney
Brooklyn Dodgers
TV Schedule Highlights for Weekend Broadcasts
On Friday a full day of net and local programming includes Breakfast Club at 9:00 AM and a mix of films and live shows through 6:50 PM followed by late evening news. Saturday features To Be Announced at 11:30 AM and sports and variety programs into midnight. Sunday airs This Is the Life followed by Faith For Today and Pro football coverage at 2:00 PM.
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Santa Claus
Annie Oakley
Koehler
Johns Hopkins Science Review
Dotty Mack
Net
Guy Lombardo
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Christophers
Television Schedule for Altoona Late Evening Lineup
A detailed schedule lists programs including Roy Rogers net film at 6:30, You Asked For It at 7, Studio 57 7:30, Toast of the Town 8, Rocky King 9, Life Begins at 80 9:30, Break the Bank 10, Red Buttons Show 10:30, Late News 11, The Late Show Sundown 11:15, Riders of the Purple Sage 0:00, The Early Show Big Timber 4:30, The Names the Same 7:30, Producer's Showcase 8, Meet Corliss Archer 9:30, Studio One 10, News Roundup 11, The Late Show Criminal Investigator 11:15.
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Studio 57
Net
NDAY
Paul Dixon
Gables
Big Timber
Koehler
John Daly
Net Live
Corliss Archer
Studio One
Late Show
Daddy
Bishop Sheen
Four Star Playhouse
Television Schedule Highlights Two Days of Programs
Channel lineups list a mix of live shows films and theater from Tuesday and Wednesday evening through early morning including The Early Show Shadow of Suspicion and Shadow of Suspicion an Adventures of Disneyland The Lone Ranger and Kraft Theatre plus late night All American Wrestling and The Late Show The Trap and Sign Off
Romance and nostalgia echo in film era shifts
A narrator recalls aging cinema tropes from Vienna to modern TV and film. He laments glossy productions like Waterfront and says Dumas has become a phase to move past, hoping directors return to street level realism.
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Alexander Dumas
Dumas
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