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...TREAT A LADY. A callow New York City cop (George Segal) dogs the elusive tracks of a psyched-up killer (Rod Steiger) with a closetful of disguises in this adroit blend of black comedy and bloody homicide...
...that led him into politics in the first place. "The nation needs to be calmed and unified," he says. "It needs steady social progress with a minimum of disorder. I offer leadership based not just on idealism but on a pragmatic approach to government. I offer the capacity to blend the different factors of American life into a national mosaic...
...Nick is the smallest starter on the squad, but makes up for his lack of giant height with good speed and quick moves. "Lacrosse is great for a guy like me," he said, "because it's a blend of physical size and skill." "You just can't be a great all-around athlete to play lacrosse, and very often the lack of size is an advantage," he said. "That's why we do so well with so many guys under six feet," he added...
Regan's blend of Irish charm and office skill made him a natural for special assignments. In 1962, after the company discovered that some of its salesmen were misrepresenting a small cigarette-filter company in order to sell its stock, Regan was dispatched to an SEC public hearing in Washington to explain. Said he simply: "Let's face it. This is one in which we goofed." He went on to explain that Merrill Lynch had already fined the salesmen involved and repaid $116,000 in losses suffered by customers. In recent years, Regan has also been...
Herba's central purpose is best defined by shots where the boy alters the light conditions of a room by playing meditatively with the settings on a three-way bulb. Herba makes difficult things look easy; Stranger, for its effortless appearance, is remarkably stylized, proving an entirely successful blend of hand-held and static movement, zoom and fixed-focal-length photography, day-and-night and interior-and-exterior footage--a true synthesis which creates a film reality...