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...range in size from giants, e.g., Revue Productions Inc., dog-wagging tail of the Music Corp. of America, which grossed $38 million on its filmed series (M Squad, Wagon Train) last year, down to one-shot independents, e.g., Jack (Lassie) Wrather. The range is qualitative as well: Independent Robert Saudek has won Emmys and Peabody Awards for Omnibus, while Warner Bros, ground out ephemeral, low-budget shoot...
...Carnegie Hall the week before and, said Bernstein, "I changed whatever I had to because of the differences of personal interpretation. It probably sounded very different." Both Beethoven and Bernstein were at times almost too frenzied for the cameras to keep pace, but the show (produced by Robert Saudek and his Omnibus staff) gave a unique picture of a topflight orchestra at work and of One-Man-Show Bernstein as he shook, bounced, grinned, sang along with the score, hushed and spurred the musicians, gave cues as if blowing a kiss or throwing a dagger...
...clicked like gyro-repeaters in a flank-speed turn as Cinemermaid Esther Williams, sheathed in tight red slacks and sweater, pranced aboard the Navy submarine U.S.S. Trout in New London, Conn. Purpose: to play hostess on NBC-TV's Omnibus documentary on submarine training. It was Producer Robert Saudek's idea, based on the theory that "many aspects of submarine navigation are similar to swimming." Esther, whose medium is cold water, poured plenty of it on officers' wives jammed in the New London officers' club to meet her, icily asked them to leave so she could...
Mocking Greed. Slowly, they built up a reputation on the nightclub circuit. Then, four months ago Omnibus Producer Robert Saudek gave them a 15-minute TV go with spectacular results. Currently, they are at Chicago's Mister Kelly's at $2,500 a week...
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER hankers to make Hollywood's first move into live TV. Negotiations with TV's Robert (Omnibus) Saudek are getting warm, and plan is for joint production of six 60-to-90-minute spectaculars costing $350,000 each during 1958-59 season...