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...dramatic series on ABC brings back that pleasant man, Robert Young (Father Knows Best), as Marcus Welby, M.D. Welby is an old-fashioned general practitioner, but Executive Producer David Victor plays him off against what he calls a "very 'now' young assistant" (James Brolin) who makes house calls on a 650-c.c. motorcycle. The first episode was about as good as U.S. soap opera ever gets: Can the "now" junior G.P., who mistakenly diagnoses a pretty young schoolteacher's terminal brain tumor as a psychosomatic "sex hang-up," make his peace with her before she dies...
...movies of the week, since they will come from many different producers. Generally, they will run cheaper (all 25 cost $16 million) and shorter (80 minutes without commercials) than conventional features. Films specially made for TV can develop into series, witness last season's Then Came Bronson and Marcus Welby, M.D. TV fans who watch the TV flicks of 1969-70 will probably get a foretaste-and a forewarning...
...MARCUS WELBY, M.D. (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). The lovable old general practitioner is Robert Young; his young assistant is James Brolin; they grapple with problems of present-day medical practice. Premiere...
Wednesday, September 10 MARCUS WELBY, M.D. (ABC, 9-11 p.m.)* Robert Young stars as the dedicated family physician and James Brolin is his assistant in this movie (which becomes a series this fall). Guest stars include Anne Baxter, Susan Strasberg and Lew Ayres...
Many of the Cosa Nostra's legitimate business fronts were acquired when the owner could not pay his debt. Some public officials were acquired in the same manner. Over his head in various business deals, James Marcus, the former Water Commissioner of New York City, took a loan at 104% annual interest. When he was unable to pay, the gangsters found him a willing victim for other schemes, including graft on city projects. In the case of Marcus, as with many other public officials, the loan was almost certainly a come-on for what the Mob really wanted: a good...