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...Hiss, Edward Herrmann (who played F.D.R. in Eleanor and Franklin) is the quintessence of Ivy League aplomb, but with a hint of arrogance and evasiveness. John Harkins, a close physical match for Chambers, is eerily effective as the tormented ex-Communist turned passionate antiCommunist. As Nixon, who built his political career on his role in the Hiss case, Peter Riegert (who starred in the film Local Hero) maintains a steady scowl but avoids facile parody...
...that the only thing this quintet has in common is Hitchcock's greed. The film maker always had an acute eye for commerce. He worked in an economically reliable genre with the industry's biggest stars. He would agree to dump a longtime collaborator like Composer Bernard Herrmann (who worked on eight Hitchcock films from 1955 to 1964) if the studio applied pressure. And when asked why he withheld these five films from theaters and TV, he replied, "We wanted more money." It was only after his death that his estate struck a deal with Universal Classics...
William H. Herrmann New Rochelle...
...concern among observers is whether the White House policy managers are adept enough at this delicate diplomatic and military game to know when to call off the troops and strike a bargain. So far, however, U.S. allies seem comparatively unalarmed by Reagan's military responses. René Herrmann of the Atlantic Institute for International Affairs, a think tank in Paris, voices the cautious European diplomatic view: "The question is whether the U.S. risks trying to play too tough a game in a conflict that is basically second-rate...
...Hollywood contract after subbing for Carol Haney in Pajama Game. But even the understudies find it difficult to believe that such things actually happen. "Those who think that being an understudy will lead to opportunities are wrong," says British Actor Daniel Gerroll, who covers for Edward Herrmann in Plenty. When a star leaves a play, understudies rarely become replacements. Doug Voet, who covers the lead in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, has been passed over three times. Says he: "It was devastating, but I can't let it get to me-at least not in public. Being...