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...YORK, Nov. 14--A riotous mob screaming "Peace" battled police for control of Sixth Avenue tonight, as a violent anti-war demonstration against Secretary of State Dean Rusk spread half a mile along the busy midtown thorough-fare...
...Director Stuart Rosenberg (The Defenders) distinguishes his first full-fledged feature by fragmenting his mob of a cast into many highly individual sufferers. His occasional failures are those of ambition, not laxness. The heavy-handed Christian symbolism-Luke is several times shown in crucified positions and has some unconvincing monologues with the God he doesn't believe in-is not only labored but out of style with the rest of the film. Rosenberg's treatment of evil, personified by the brutal prison guards, descends too often from portrayal to caricature. Still, there is enough left...
...both the Harvard faculty member and Rice point out, White is enormously good-natured. Tuesday night, after he had delivered his victory speech to the packed Sheraton-Plaza ballroom, a cordon of Boston police tried to move White and his family through the mob and to an elevator taking him to his private suite. The chain of police finally pushed and shoved through the cheering crowd of celebrators and got the official party into the elevator. The crowd began to move away from the elevator when suddenly the elevator door opened and the Boston police--red-faced--moved...
...Chicago Crime Commission published some results of its investigation in a directory that might be called Hood's Who. The pamphlet not only lists the names and addresses of 13 Mafia chieftains and 214 lieutenants, but also identifies 42 firms said to be either owned by the mob or affiliated with...
Eventually, Hepburn realizes that she has allowed herself to become a helpless victim of The Mob-trapped in her apartment, the phone line cut, the neighbors gone, friendless, sightless and alone. Whereupon the most malevolent criminal advances on her, knife in hand. She throws some of her husband's hypo in his face, temporarily blinding him. Then, to provide the great equalizer, she extinguishes every light in the house. Hunter and prey slowly circle each other, waiting in the dark. Suddenly he remembers the one overlooked illumination and opens the refrigerator door...