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...week began, deceptively enough, with the first solid U.S. counterattack of the war, launched with the first Sherman tanks committed to battle. In the sector south of fallen Chonan, the Reds, who had not expected U.S. tanks in action against them, were caught off balance. Lieut. Joe Griffith of Charleston, S.C. said: "The Commies took off like a bunch of scared rabbits when the tanks opened up." One Sherman ambushed an enemy T-34, crippled it at a toothsome range of only ten yards, and triumphantly towed it to headquarters for scrutiny. The Americans, who had fallen back ten miles...
...Dolwyn" lies in its treatment of the love scenes between Richard Burton and Andrea Lea. The imminent destruction of Dolwyn makes them realize their love, and express it in some quiet but strongly dramatic moments. Completing a universally excellent cast are Barbara Couper as Lady Dolwyn and Hugh Griffith as the village's minister...
Included in the preparation for the coming production was a series of films and talks. The works and speakers selected emphasized the techniques used in great Hollywood films, and the intrinsic artistry necessary for effective photography. Historic films by Griffith, De Mille, and other directors were shown or discussed...
Best director: the late David Wark Griffith...
...industry's oldtimers, balloting separately for their silent-screen favorites, again picked Chaplin and Garbo, named Griffith as both director and producer, and his The Birth of a Nation as the best movie. In the sound-film category, G.W.T.W. won again hands down; Samuel Goldwyn and William Wyler, the makers of The Best Years of Our Lives, won the producers and director's laurels. Spencer Tracy nosed out Sir Laurence Olivier as the best actor. Best sound-film actress: Ingrid Bergman...