Word: magoo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...even this cannot obscure the show's succulent caprice, and as if this were not enough, a Magoo cartoon provides the maraschino to the sundae...
Today bushy-browed Comedian Jim (Mr. Magoo) Backus, 45, is one of TV's busiest players, appearing in everything from panel shows to serious drama. The part may be small-last week he was a relatively minor summer-camp counselor on Playhouse go's Free Weekend-but by Hollywood standards, Backus has arrived in a big way. Latest evidence: a lusty new (unghosted) autobiography, Rocks on the Roof (Putnam; $3.50), and a recent automated panegyric on This Is Your Life...
...might do well to note that once again the dauntless Mr. Magoo was the bright spot of the evening. Indeed, were it not for our nearsighted saviour, Brattle patrons might think that the motion picture distributors were giving the Brattle little but second rate material. Those of us whose interests extend beyond UPA cartoons, travelogues, and re-releases of originally poor films are becoming discouraged...
Instead of the usual second feature, the program is filled out by hastily selected short subjects. Magoo and Skiing at Sun Valley are enjoyable. It is advisable to leave after the latter. But even sitting through all three and a half hours is recompensed by the unsubtle humor of The Teahouse of the August Moon, a movie that makes a worthwhile point without moralizing or being unpleasant...
...longer short, Picture Parade, makes one regret the Brattle's recent boycott of Magoo. It depicts scenic spots across America including caves in Oregon "so unusual they are under government protection." The cartoon concerns Pepe le Pew, an unsatisfied skunk...