Word: guffey
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Parks' meticulous photographic direction (executed by an excellent cameraman, Burnett Guffey, who shot Bonnie and Clyde) only seems to underscore all these melodramatics, lending every character and scene an extra edge of unreality. His shimmering imagery creates a world of benign memory but imperfect drama, in which black is just too beautiful...
...much of a singing voice, is almost obscenely comfortable on a stage, engaging and convincing as he puts across the show's only ballad. Randy Parry (Belle Bottom) develops the indifferent drunken daughter's part well, but is overshadowed by the sensational obscene clowning of Ed Strong and Randy Guffey as the secretarial pool, which Rock lends Bootleg's mayor in anticipation of future favors. Smaller parts are handled with uniform wit and energy, though Bill Kiely rates a plate of cold spaghetti for his tepid attempts at an Italian accent...
...Bonnie and Clyde was only quirky: hers was the least significant characterization in the movie. Though Bonnie and Clyde was nominated for ten awards, the Academy ultimately gave it the back of its handout: the most distinguished film of the year won only one other Oscar-for Burnett Guffey's cinematography...
Martian Byplay. Actually, the sidelights occasionally proved more memorable than the speeches or the commentary from the pundits: the Iowa delegation, for example, proudly waving stalks of New Jersey corn; Mahalia Jackson's off-Key version of The Star-Spangled Banner; Pennsylvania Nonagenarian Emma Guffey Miller and her peppery complaints about the hall's crowded aisles. And then there was ABC's great moment, after ABC Commentator Hubert H. Humphrey had. been nominated for Vice President, when Ed Morgan turned to Howard K. Smith to say, "Well, Howard, we may not be the top network...