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When he stood, everyone stood. When he sat, cross-legged like a giant Buddha on the floor, all eyes in the luxurious Paris apartment turned toward him. Through the whole long evening, he laughed, talked, puffed on a cigar, listened to the gypsy singers, and downed endless jiggers of vodka...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies Abroad: Prodigal Revived | 6/29/1962 | See Source »

The plot gets almost as impenetrable as a London fog: Mr. Hardwicke appears, only to be duly and ambiguously shot and killed by Mrs. Hardwicke. The ensuing trial scene could well have been edited out. But whenever the script gets draggy, Director Richard Quine perks things up with a sight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Twist of Lemmon | 6/29/1962 | See Source »

In the chute at Calgary. Alta.. the brindled bull with a big O branded on his left hip stood placidly while the long-legged cowpoke settled gingerly on his back. Benny Reynolds, professional rodeo's All-Around Champion, was frankly worried: "I couldn't believe that anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bull with a Delicate Air | 5/18/1962 | See Source »

Hulking (6 ft. 2 in., 200 Ibs.) and heavy-legged, Kenny is, surprisingly, one of the fastest men on the Cardinal team. He is also the team captain, a power hitter and the most dependable ballplayer on the club. "Kenny's our big man," says Manager Johnny Keane. "And...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Family Affair | 5/11/1962 | See Source »

Chaplin collects abstract expressionist paintings, but spoofs himself to visitors by explaining: "That's the horrible taste of Charlie Chaplin." Unable to resist his old-master impulse, he mimics everyone who crosses his threshold. When the traveling circus makes its yearly visit to his village, Chaplin takes all the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Personalities: Charlie Chaplin (Oxon.) | 5/4/1962 | See Source »

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