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United Jewish Appeal (Sun. 7 p.m., ABC). Jose Ferrer in A Child Named Lisa...
...fancy men's club restricted to desperadoes who want rest and relaxation between their brushes with the law. While Kennedy tries to decide which of the resident badmen killed his girl, Marlene sings throatily, lazily crosses her beautiful legs, and looks sultry. She also irritates Gunman Mel Ferrer by going on moonlight walks with Kennedy and murmuring such sweet nothings as "I wish you'd go away and come back ten years...
Rancho ends in a predictable crescendo of six-shooters. Marlene brings the competence of long experience to her role of an aging seductress, Mel Ferrer is suitably dashing as "the fastest draw in the West," and Arthur Kennedy is all right as the vengeful lover, but he should not have been required to outrage Dietrich fans by delivering moral preachments...
...more than imaginative drama, documents exist to be scrutinized. On a factual basis, it is improbable that hospital psychiatrists, however literal-minded, would to a man misread both Jim and his wife. Documents can also get flat-toned, but, thanks to the production, The Shrike very seldom does. Jose Ferrer acts Jim Downs with wonderful quiet skill. Equally distinguished is his staging of the play, with its large, hand-picked cast that includes Judith Evelyn in the tough role of the wife. Powerful enough to raise goose pimples, The Shrike is yet plausible enough to raise a few questions about...
Gloria Swanson, David Niven and Alan Webb are starred in this production, and they all have their moments. Miss Swanson, fresh from being batted around by Jose Ferrer in "Twentieth Century," confirms the fact that she is a terrific ham. After a slow first act, she adjusts to the requirements of the "bon mot" dialogue, tossing off her lines with graceful aplomb. But she lags badly in the serious moments, gesturing wildly, striking majestic poses, and trying to act. Fortunately, there aren't many serious moments...