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...trade journal Public Works, Van Dorp named the villain: television. The violent fluctuations in water use, says Van Dorp, were caused by televiewers who, "having their interest held by the program on the air, were, at the end of the program or during the commercial, suddenly released. They then became engaged in many activities which were water consuming...
...believed in the sanctity of contract. (He was subsequently upheld by the state supreme court.) "When I became mayor," Bowron said recently, "it was a measure of a mayor's worth to get federal money. So I got it, and what happens? I'm a socialist villain...
...stubborn seeker after realism Stevens relies heavily on a "reflective technique," i.e., an actor's reaction to a line or situation. At times he resorts to trickery to get the proper reaction. On Shane one old standby worked perfectly with Villain Jack Palance, who seemed unable to turn on the right expression of amused contempt in one scene. Actor Elisha Cook Jr. had an angry line: "You're a no-good, lying Yankee!" Palance's facial expression earned too much contempt and not enough amusement. Finally, Stevens took Cook aside for a whispered moment. When the camera...
...good as he does in Madara. He takes the Algerian equivalent of a bubble bath, and is entertained by sword dancers while the emir's gorgeous, red-haired daughter (Arlene Dahl) feeds him sweetmeats by torchlight. Unfortunately, this pleasant state of affairs is menaced by a villain named Omar Ben Khalif (Richard Conte). But once Ladd disposes of Conte, he and Arlene are free to resume their idyllic existence. With its outlandishly fanciful doings, Desert Legion is as patently unreal as a Technicolor mirage...
...picture gives Donald O'Connor, as the irrepressible press attaché, an opportunity to display his pleasant singing voice and limber legs. It also gives veteran Movie Villain George Sanders a chance to play a romantic role for a change, which he does attractively, and to sing for the first time on the screen in an agreeable lyric bass voice...