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...into a suite in Manhattan's Plaza Hotel from her twelve-room Staten Island house in order to get away from the distractions of her exuberant 13-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter. Weekends she spent at home with her husband (a retired New York City policeman) and the kids. She studied the stage set carefully, worried over the number of stairs she had to climb, and threatened to wear magnetic clamps on her shoes. A major concern was her stage children. "If I have to pick up those kids," she said...
Tall Fireman Paul and Busy Policeman Joe (Victor). In the mythology of the city child, the policeman and firefighter are noble Hector and great Achilles. It is a brave myth, and this record, enriched by the street noises of everyday reality, does nothing to tarnish...
...passer-by had the sense to alert the Cambridge Rescue Unit, located in the fire station. They appeared within minutes and competently took over. It was only as the rescue truck was leaving the Yard with the stricken man that a University Policeman finally appeared. He only seemed interested in stopping this motor vehicle from driving through the Yard...
...Gampo chose to shout "Tirez: [Fire]!" A French-speaking Tunisian pulled the trigger of his submachine gun; the burst smashed into the chest of Colonel N'Kokolo, killing him instantly. Both sides wildly opened fire, and, in the first exchange, while he was still screaming "Tirez!", Policeman N'Gampo fell, seriously wounded...
...Happened in Broad Daylight. Swiss Author Friedrich Duerrenmatt's story about a professional policeman's obsessive pursuit of a killer works up an uncommon amount of suspense, thanks to excellent performances by Gert Frobe and Heinz Rühmann...