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...fantasy interweave in this first feature by Writer-Director Curtis Harrington. Shot along the Southern California beach front on a $75,000 budget, the film emits an uncommon glow of freshness and imagination. Harrington daringly chose to unfold his realistic tale of suspense as if he were Edgar Allan Poe with a megaphone, and most of the time the experiment succeeds. He heightens reality, giving a nightmare quality to commonplace events. Soon even the ripple of bath water begins to sound ominous. In one scene, punctuated by echoes, the pilings under an old pier are transformed into a forest...
Yovicsin's starting backfield today will include seniors Mike Bassett at quarter back, Bill Grana at fullback, Scott Harshbarger at half, and sophomore halfback Dave Poe. Wally Grant, the team's leading rusher, is on the second unit, but he seems healthy enough to do considerable work. The only other change in the Crimson first eleven is the return of Joe Jurek to the right tackle slot...
Executing plays with the precision and punch that forced Dartmouth to yield two weeks ago, Mike Bassett took Harvard 66 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown late in the first period. Poe, Grant, and Bill Grana all contributed solid running, but it was a 20-yard streak by Bassett himself that gave the Crimson its big chance...
This run was followed by a 15-yard sweep around right end by Grant. As waterlogged Harvard fans screamed enthusiastically a few moments later, Poe took a pitch-out from Bassett, cut across left tackle, and scored. John Hartranft's Kick was perfect, giving the Crimson an early, unexpected 7-0 advantage. Pessimists in the stands, however, recalled that previous Princeton opponents had also managed to score first...
...Dave Poe starting his first varsity game, repayed coach John Yovicsin's confidence with strong runs, the longest going for 15 yards late in the half. A fearsome block by tackle Jeff Pochop set up this romp, which took the Crimson to midfield...