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...agreement on her performance. It is an uneven portrayal: "She comes, she goes, but in the end she just fades away." Most of the praise for actors is for Bruce Bern and Sam Waterston, though just about everyone agrees that Howard da Silva's brief appearance as the gambler is the best bit in the picture. There is also agreement that the picture does not grip the emotions. Said one departing guest, "What's that line in the ads, 'Gone is the romance that was so divine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready or Not, Here comes Gatsby | 3/18/1974 | See Source »

...Because each race is restricted to a single class, fans are usually protected from gross mismatches. Tip sheets give not only the dogs' won-loss history, but how each animal has done against particular rivals. With a little luck, a studious and conservative gambler can keep in the black. There is scant danger of fixed races because the dogs are put in an elaborate security area called "the lockout room" well before each run. While in lockout, their color, markings and even toenail tint are compared with the characteristics listed on the dogs' birth certificates, thus assuring that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Night at the Dogs | 1/7/1974 | See Source »

James Bollinger, a local hustler, gambler and gun fancier, went to Mayor George Thomas and the village board and offered to run Latham out of town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN SCENE: High Noon After Nightfall | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

...compared with acting. When you make an emotion that others see and recognize, then you are flying." She will have a chance to "fly" again. Following the Revson contract, she immediately got two movie offers. She has already accepted-and begun shooting-one of them: Paramount's The Gambler, in which she is directed by Karel Reisz. James Caan costars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Making Magic with a Funny Face | 9/17/1973 | See Source »

...called Dixon's last fight a draw, but, he says, "the way I felt afterwards, I didn't really feel like going into the ring again." His boxing career ended, and with a one-string tin-can bass, he began his career as a performer. Later, a big-time gambler bought him his first upright bass, and he started performing at Martin...

Author: By Cynthia Bellamy, | Title: Willie Dixon's Blues Alive in White World | 8/10/1973 | See Source »

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