Word: charm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...actors manage to play success fully both for parody and poignancy. Especially dexterous are Janice Rule as the requisite dragon lady and Frank Finlay and Billie Whitelaw as Eddie's brother and sister-in-law. Albert Finney shows again that he is an actor of infinite resource, charm and cunning. But the part does not really test him, does not force him to extend himself and take chances. For most actors it is quite enough to be good. From Finney one has a right to expect more. · Jay Cocks
James Coburn, who usually projects all the charm and style of a mothball, plays Carey with just the right kind of good-humored aplomb. He even man ages to keep his cool when the delicious dietitian (Jennifer O'Neill) confesses that her estranged husband used to think "the things I like to do in bed are immoral." Coburn sifts this information for just a second, then replies enthusiastically, "They are, they...
...television because of its possible effects on children. While Steinfeld's appeal did not constitute an official threat, touchy network heads were quick to react. Said ABC President Elton Rule: "Even greater emphasis is being placed on presenting children's programs which resolve conflict situations through wit, charm, intelligence and imagination." NBC President Julian Goodman added: "The real question for us is not to condemn all action and conflict because it can be called violent, but to present all these elements, when they are necessary to the story, in a way that does not glorify violence...
Crowded Skies. Founder Trippe had originally spirited Halaby away from the FAA in 1965, named him a senior vice president and made it clear he was grooming the new executive to move in as chairman. Trippe figured that Halaby's charm and once considerable influence in Washington would help persuade the Government to award Pan Am some domestic routes and permit it to merge with a domestic airline. Pan Am sorely lacks continental U.S. routes that would feed passengers into its international network. After Halaby took over as chief executive in 1969, he became a frequent supplicant to Nixon...
...offers a convenient outlet for all kinds of protest, whether its motives be worthy or base. On top of that, the sentiment against busing, fanned by the President, was enough to give many an urge to vote for Wallace. And, on a certain level, Wallace has a country-boy charm...