Word: envoys
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Envoy to the Vatican...
...Envoy to the Vatican
...Catholics share the Vatican's intense feeling on the subject of diplomatic representation. Certainly, no appreciable number were going to vote against Truman because he had failed to name an envoy to the Vatican. But if Protestant protests warm up, many votes might be lost to Truman in the shaky South or in critical Midwest farm areas. If politics was Truman's motive, it was hard to see how it was smart politics...
...Ninotchkas" is the satirical story of three old-style Bolshevik diplomats who go to Paris to sell a diamond tiara and necklace so that the Moscow government can buy much-needed farm machinery. When Moscow hears of their failure, a more efficient agent is sent-Greta Garbon, Envoy Extraordinary...
...acting is not outstanding, but it doesn't have to be. Michael Rennie is more than adequate as the envoy, and he has the advantage of a fine script to carry him along. The production's realism is heightened by running commentary from Drew Pearson, H. V. Kaltenborn, and Elmer Davis, played by themselves...