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...magnificently human Moses of the Bible who, about to die, exhorts his people with the words, "Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their high places," gives us only a lily-livered little liberal who orates vaguely about freedom; instead of God, only an off-screen voice; instead of religious fervor, only sentimentality...
Travelogues are, as a rule, pretty dreary stuff, with an off-screen commentator reading a script copied out of the World Almanac. Only seldom does a travel short even try to show the "natives" as people rather than as models for picturesque costumes. But Songs of the Auvergne, made by Miles Morgan '50, not only tries but succeeds impressively...
...plug for Ford cars. Adman Blake Johnson of Kenyon & Eckhardt reported that the commercials, which were colorcast, cost five times more than usual and were rehearsed for three days instead of the customary few hours. Pontiac commercials concentrate on good "portrait shots" of the car while an off-screen announcer raves about "this year's sensation that thrills the nation!" Oldsmobile has produced the most eye-catching commercial: a flood of white convertibles moving smoothly along a parkway and into a cloverleaf exit. Only 40 cars are used, but skillful camera work makes it seem like hundreds...
Except for the elections (see above), last week was most notable for three returning shows and an off-screen squabble. Du Mont's second-highest rated program, Life Is Worth Living (the first: professional football), again featured Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, resplendent in his ecclesiastical robes and as pontific in gesture and incisive in speech as before. There were some additions: 1) a new set, giving the appearance of a paneled, tile-floored room, 2) a new statue of the Virgin Mary that was conceived and commissioned by the bishop and introduced as "Our Lady of Television...
...slightly repetitious. On his opening show Paar observed: "I went to Phila delphia once on a Sunday, but it was closed." The same joke turned up again on Friday. Paar's idea of early morning games included complaints about the placement of cameras and pretending to misunderstand the off-screen signals of his technical staff. After the first go-around The Morning Show's co-Producer David Heilweil commented: "At least, Ernie Kovacs rehearses his confusion; Paar just creates...