Word: griffith
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...star, of course, is Will, played by Andy Griffith. His genial "howdy" to privates and generals alike, disarms even the Air Force, yet not before he has reduced it nearly to shambles. To begin with, Will's sergeant appreciates his desire to be helpful. He "promotes" him to PLO (permanent latrine orderly). This arrangement backfires, however, and the plot of the comedy becomes a plot against Will--to get him through the classification tests. Confusion reigns, and the Air Force totters. Even the Reserve Officers Training Corps receives its share of jests...
...carefree, shuffling manner, both as narrator to the audience and participant in the comedy, Andy Griffith focuses the play excellently. As his harried sergeant, Myron McCormick stiffens with rage and groans in despair at just the right moments. Yet he also includes a touch of pathos which gives the comedy depth. Roddy McDowall has a smaller role as Will's whining and utterly realistic buddy, but he manages it neatly. Lastly, Howard Freeman and Royal Beal create convincing characters out of the two red-faced generals, who stomp and fume and titter falsely before exploding...
Surprising things happen in the name of God in Washington's Griffith Stadium when Elder Lightfoot Solomon ("Happy am I") Michaux holds "services...
...explain to our visitors that even for TIME this was an unusual morning. A camera crew had come to film television sequences for the British Broadcasting Corp. According to the script, TIME'S Foreign News Editor Thomas Griffith and a few members of his writing staff were to re-enact one of the frequent story conferences that are an important part of TIME'S editorial work. BBC plans to show the film later this month on its popular TV program, London Town, to give Britons an insight into TIME'S editorial operations...
...Accepted gold season passes for himself and Mamie from Clark Griffith, president of the Washington Senators, who has presented passes to every President from William Howard Taft...