Word: cartoons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sags. England's suave Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer, his real-life wife, play their parts smoothly, though they sometimes seem over-sophisticated for the homey couple they are supposed to be. The picture owes nothing to the stage original for its outstanding feature: a gaily animated cartoon that bridges sequences, depicting the changing world outside the bedroom...
Three short features playing with Stranger In Between make this bill more enjoyable. Walt Disney's "live" nature cartoon, The Olympic Elk offers beautiful scenery, a ferocious fight between bulls, and playful antics among does during mating season. U. S. Olympic stars appear in a short documentary and for those who wish to see Gerald McBoing-Boing once more, don't hesitate...
Perhaps the most famous of Santayana's Lampoon drawings is one which appeared as the lead cartoon in one issue. Entitled "Catechism Modernized," it shows a stern teacher testing a boy of about eight on his catechism. The dialog runs...
...rapidly becoming apparent to the sensible voter that his choice between presidential nominees is narrowing between a demonstrated leader who has earned the free world's confidence on the front page and a brilliant orator whose phrases might best be relegated to the political cartoon section...
...Updike, are amusing rather than laugh-provoking. Regrettably, however, Updike has also tried some sketches on College life in the style of Frederick Osborne and Abner Dean, portraying oversized deans and headless freshmen. Too obviously derivative, these are neither original nor entertaining. And Updike could also use some fresh cartoon ideas...