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...great Phineas T. Barnum, master showman, has finally been unseated by the even greater Maharishi Mahesh Yogi...
...both Cagney and Roosevelt, but F.D.R. rightfully assumes a more important role in Mora's analysis of the Depression. Roosevelt is successfully depicted as the gentlemanly savior of the working classes, the voice of reason in the face of Republican conservatism and most of all, a great actor and showman, winning over huge blocks of votes by sheer charm. The film shows him at home playing with his grandchildren, and cruising in the Long Island Sound in his family yacht. But never is Roosevelt so effective as when he mimics his political antagonists. Mora records him in a 1936 speech...
Lately he has been more of a showman than a player, jumping up and down throughout the concerts squeaking unbearably on the high notes and basically being as unmelodious as possible...
Nevertheless, the vast majority of women seem to enjoy their new selves. A number of students have asked for and received promotions or raises or embarked on new careers. The most surprising impact may be on Teacher Tanck, who is basically shy. "The class really needs a showman," he says self-deprecatingly. "But they are working on me. I'm getting more assertive...
Everybody knows that Billy Graham is a great showman who can fill arenas in most cities of the world, but few realize that the evangelist is also something of a movie mogul. His Burbank studio, World Wide Pictures, has turned out 101 films over the past 25 years, many of them pedestrian one-reelers, some of higher quality. Graham's latest, The Hiding Place, which is being previewed in eleven cities this spring, is a totally new departure. A 145-minute color spectacular with two award-whining stars, Julie Harris and Eileen Heckart, it boasts 2,000 extras...