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...perjury case dragged through its third month in San Francisco's federal court, Harry Renton Bridges had begun to seem the forgotten man at his own trial. The spotlight had wavered for weeks between the Government's backslid-Red witnesses and Defense Attorney Vincent Hallinan, whose apoplectic conduct had brought him a six-month sentence (which was deferred) for contempt of court. But last week Harry Bridges finally had the full blaze of the limelight all to himself...
...addition to a staff of 150 artists, the company uses the works of such diverse painters as Vincent van Gogh, Norman Rockwell, Salvador Dali, Grandma Moses (one of the best sellers), and the winners of a $28,000 international contest (TIME, March 21). For the changeable public, Hallmark keeps plenty of new cards up its sleeve. One thing that doesn't worry Joyce Hall is a recession. In bad times, says he, people send greeting cards instead of presents...
...group of thatched huts which serve as hospital wards; the story, which entails a good deal of talk, is penned in by the calculated artifice of theatrical form. The camera adds little more than the emphasis and searching intimacy of closeups. Yet a fine cast under Director Vincent Sherman gives a performance that should tie audiences into emotional knots. The picture's best job: a superlative portrayal by British Actor Richard Todd in his first major screen role...
After war service as a parachutist in the Normandy invasion, the Battle of the Bulge and the sweep across Germany, Todd acted again in Dundee, then made his first film for a British company. That impressed Director Vincent Sherman, who won his reluctant consent to star in The Hasty Heart. Explains Todd: "I had too many ideals, I didn't realize then what films get away with...
...mind, author Vincent Carroll's major achievement in this play is the character of Canon Skerritt. After a too leisurely opening scene, his entrance is a refreshing one; the play seems to change its caliber immediately. In him, the play wright's command of limpid, precise prose is very powerful. And more, the Canon is a rounded character whose pomposity and reverence of classicism are explored in skillful detail. This character receives full understanding and appreciation in the hands of Thayer David. David gives a performance which is remarkable for its restraint and technical perfection. And Julie Haydon, the guest...