Word: passione
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Wild Heart (Powell-Pressburger; RKO Radio), a picturization of Mary Webb's 1917 novel, Gone to Earth, lets passion spin the plot in turn-of-the-century England. Jennifer Jones is a simple child of nature who likes to cuddle up with her pet fox. Just when she has settled down to a calm marriage with a parson (Cyril Cusack), along comes Squire David Farrar, a virile type, who whisks her off to his outsize estate. But Farrar has a crude habit of fox hunting, so Jennifer soon cools toward him. The ending is drenched in predictable melodramatics...
When he reappeared, the Arab world was aflame against Israel, and Ahmed became a big-time organizer of irregular anti-Jewish units. As that failed, he took on a new role: a socialist with a passion for land reform. "A pact with Russia," he cried, "has become an absolute necessity." He became an executive in the Communist "peace" movement, and soon had enough money to start a few newspapers. Meanwhile, he protected his right wing by striking up a friendship with Wafd Party Secretary General Fuad Serag...
...school at 14, she had staged virtually a one-man performance of Charley's Aunt ("I played the lead, directed it, cast it, sold the tickets, printed the posters, and hauled furniture to the school for scenery and props"). In a Masonic musical revue, she put so much passion into an Apache dance that she threw one arm out of its socket. Jamestown citizens still remember her explosive personality with wonder: it took quite a while for the dust to settle in Jamestown when Lucille finally left-for Manhattan...
...property in the desire for self increase. But through all the crude violence and apparent pessimism of the play there arises an intense affirmation of the dignity of man if not of his values. O'Neil's peculiar brand of tragedy can see the triumph of a selfless passion even while his two protagonists are being led away to the gallows...
Paul Steven's sensitive portrayal of Eben, the lover of his father's third wife is outstanding in a generally admirable cast. Abbie played by Priseilla Amidon is also excellent; she catches every nuance of change as passion makes its erratic inroads on her grasping egotism. Finally Larry Gates, though competent lets his flights from peacefulness to high fury lend a note of unevenness to what should have been a consistent character. The other members of the cast were all credible New Englanders, a tribute to the direction of Henry Weinstein...