Word: reeds
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Mandingo. Fleischer has staged the film's many chase scenes and sword fights in his characteristically witless manner, but at least he keeps the narrative rolling noisily along. He also makes the most of his mishmash of a cast. Rex Harrison (as the Duke of Norfolk) and Oliver Reed (as Miles Hendon) are endearing good guys; George C. Scott's dry impersonation of a vagabond king is the best thing in the film...
...range, and he has a sweet, clear voice that strengthens as the show proceeds. Jean Budney churns out one marvelous scene as Amy, the incredibly jittery bride-to-be, and does justice to "Getting Married Today," a difficult and funny number that caps the first act. Finally, Maggie-Meg Reed is appropriately dumb and affecting as April, the stewardess who becomes yet another of Bobby's erstwhile lovers. The only real weakness in the cast is Bonnie DeLorme, who dreadfully overacts as Marta, the neurotic victim of single life in New York...
...point. "It took politicking for me to get access to the reservations," Rodriguez says. "The people at the reservations saw me as another flunkie for the whites. At first they told me not to plan on spending the night, because I would be with a white man [Gus Reed, the admissions officer who was to accompany Rodriguez...
...last minute, Reed was unable to go. The Admissions Office did not replace him. Instead they cancelled the trip altogether because the reservation was located several hundred miles from the nearest airport, and there was some difficulty concerning students renting cars under Harvard's sponsorship. One of the three reservations this trip was to cover, Pine Ridge, is the second largest reservation in the United States...
...match began well enough for the Crimson who jumped out to an early 7-4 lead. Richard Gillette led Harvard, winning twice in close bouts, 5-4 and 5-3. After going down 2-0 in his opening duel against Army's aggressive Joe Reed, Gillette changed his tactics, stopped retreating and took full advantage of the fact that his attacking opponent had no defense...