Word: smoothed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...play tells of a respectable young woman (Martha Scott) who goes to work for a smooth, ruthless bookie (Murvyn Vye). Though his first rule is that employees may not go out with his customers (to avoid the temptation of putting their interests ahead of his), she disobeys and is soon caught up in a heavy love affair with a tough numbers player (Dane Clark). The two are found out, just at the moment when he legitimately wins a big bet, and the rest of the play is a saga of hideaways, getaways and gunfire. Actors Vye and Clark make persuasive...
...first a concession to sartorial splendor. That stubble had to go. And he wasn't the bald-headed eagle. A little slickum, a little polish, smooth out a few of those wrinkles, he'd been letting himself get seedy lately. Look old, feel old. Now to get rid of that . . . . . . pot belly. There must be something to do about that. Some steam and a quick rubdown. Not too much; there was a beautiful day to be lived outside...
...point gets across the inevitable necessity of seeing our Asian effort through peasant eyes, which is the only way we can start to win. The Only War We Seek is not only a smooth, slick job in format but a real shocker in ideas...
...production is good. There is no action to speak of, but Taylor's dialogue is smooth and witty, and the three actors are able to maintain a rapid pace once the expository first act is over...
...always a quarterback, and Kanter has four--count 'em, four--who are smooth ball-handlers as well as fine passers. Behind his former Lowell star Bob Lown--the coolest passer in House ball--Kanter has strategy-wise Charley Cabot and Bucky O'Connor--top man in the League for completions. And in final reserve is Ted Cook, a specialist in the spectacular long pitch...