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Picnic. William Holden hits a small Kansas town like a virile cyclone and devastates Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak and Susan Strasberg (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Jul. 16, 1956 | 7/16/1956 | See Source »

...member of the family. Against this onslaught Steve Allen was forced to do a little of the same kind of thing. Allen offered some big names of his own "to get the customers to walk into the store." Sammy Davis Jr. sang too long and too loud, and Kim Novak fluffed her way through a skit that strained too hard for its laughs. The best part of the Steve Allen show is Steve Allen, an intelligent comedian who has a satiric air, some amusing ideas, a rapid-fire delivery, and a quiet way of being funny that is like nobody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The Week in Review | 7/9/1956 | See Source »

Picnic. William Inge's play about a husky athlete (William Holden) who bounces around a small town like a loose ball while the ladies (Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak) fumble excitedly for possession (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Jul. 9, 1956 | 7/9/1956 | See Source »

Tyrone Power plays Eddy with unflagging boyishness, and Kim Novak acts the doomed Marjorie Oelrichs with spectral intimations ("Hold me, Eddy; I'm afraid of the wind . . ."). This blowy motif runs throughout the film: death's advent is always heralded by wind-driven snow, rain or autumn leaves. A stately newcomer, Australia's Victoria Shaw, is introduced as Duchin's second wife, and a pair of clipped-accented moppets (Mickey Maga and Rex Thompson) perform as the Duchin child at different ages. Moviegoers may enjoy the rippling piano notes (actually played by Carmen Cavallaro) that made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jun. 25, 1956 | 6/25/1956 | See Source »

Picnic. William Inge's play about a husky athlete (William Holden) who bounces around a small town like a loose ball while the ladies (Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak) fumble excitedly for possession (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Jun. 18, 1956 | 6/18/1956 | See Source »

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