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...Country Girl was final proof that she is more than merely beautiful. The well-bred girl from Philadelphia is completely convincing as the slatternly, embittered wife of aging, alcoholic Matinee Idol Bing Crosby. She slouches around with her glowing hair gone dull, her glasses stuck on top of her head, her underlip sullen, resentment in the very sag of her shoulders and the dangle of her arms. She looks dreadful. Said Seaton: "You know that old cardigan sweater she wears? Well, a lot of actresses would say, 'Well, why don't we just put a few rhinestones here...
Geoffrion is the hottest thing on ice today, although he has spent his brief big-time career-only three full seasons with Montreal-in the shadow of two great stars: his teammate and idol, Maurice ("the Rocket") Richard, and brilliant Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings. But Richard, who holds the alltime records,* is slowing down a bit and Howe was out of action with a shoulder injury for six games this autumn, and fell behind...
...judgment will not be in the future soft on the issue of Communism," he said. Arizona's Barry Goldwater said that McCarthy's charges against Ike were "not true." Even Maryland's John Marshall Butler, whose 1950 election victory is widely credited to McCarthy, deserted his idol, calling the attack "most unfortunate and uncalled for." Of the 22 Senators who had voted for McCarthy a few days before, only Idaho's Herman Welker publicly took a place at Joe's side. Said Welker: "I hardly think it is necessary for the Chief Executive...
...control of what he's doing. He has the power of total camouflage, like a dweller in the third day of creation." A moviemaker sighed last week: "I thought I'd seen everything, but it looks as if we've got a genius for a matinee idol...
Died. Bert Lytell, 69, for 66 years an actor in the theater, radio, cinema and TV; after an operation; in Manhattan. A matinee idol of silent films (The Lone Wolf, Alias Jimmy Valentine), he moved smoothly from leading man to character roles on Broadway (Lady in the Dark), served as president of Actors' Equity for seven years...