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...masterly exposition of a heroic myth, extricated by Scriptwriter Carl Foreman from a second-rate sea novel by Jan de Hartog (TIME, July...
...Highroad; Columbia) is that most unexpected and moving utterance of the commercial muse: a true myth. Set down with crude force by Jan de Hartog in Book I of his 1952 novel, The Distant Shore, the myth has been clarified and rationalized with a masterly sense of symbolic logic by Scriptwriter-Producer Carl (High Noon) Foreman and Director Carol (Trapeze) Reed. On the surface, the film seems little different from a hundred other stories of men in war and women in love-except perhaps in the finesse of the witty and suspenseful writing and editing. But just beneath the surface...
Gone are the past greats such as Phil Waring, who led the nation in scoring two years ago, Tom Crump, once All-New England defense star, and Steve Hartog, once considered the top goalie in the East. Instead of the powerful squad of last year, Munro has been forced to depend largely on inexperienced sophomores...
...Crump, John Hartwell, Fred Scharf, Paul Jones, and Pat Esmiol will share the defense work and Steve Den Hartog will start in the goal...
...defense kept the visitors scoreless till well into the third period when Sam Stowell passed goalie John Ogden, Steve Den Hartog turned in the first half shutout and sparked the clearing. Fred Scharf was back in action after separating his shoulder on the Spring trip. Tom Crump, John Hartwell, Pat Esmiol, Paul Jones, and Scharf all played solid, dependable defense. It was the first time since 1952 that Munro has had more than three top flight defensemen in playing condition...