Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-28

critics and columnists. 366 of
whom voted. majority of them
for THE Game Mutiny" as the
best picture. This is the way
1t is with the democratic process
as applied to movie critics. &.
Well. Stanley Kramer's was a
good picture. Although this
non-voting- critic thinks not so
good as "On the Waterfront" j..
1t will be that much more inter-
esting to see how both make out
Wednesday night at the Acad-
emy's big dinner.
Critics. in the mass, or alone
for that matter. can surprise
one. for their third and fourth
pictures on the Film Daily list,
they show a lot of enthusiasm
for Grace Kelly. But they put
Rear Window" ahead of The
Country Girl" Well, it's a
free country Free enough for
the critics to vote THE High
and Mighty" into fifth place with
1911, out of 366 votes. while CIV
ing only II votes and 37th place
to 10000 Leagues Under the
Sea" The latter of which
most eastern critics, and all in
Washington, put on their 10
best lists. Come. Carmody,
let's not be a provincial snob
about this)
K X = =
SECOND FIVE: Of the run
ner-up five. only one stirs quib-
BILE. .. This is Three Coins in
the Fountain" which ended up
10th. E. The others, six through
nine in order. were Seven Brides
for Seven Brothers," "Sabrina, +"
Executive Suite" and 1.-THE Glen
Miller Story" . o. K, if that's
the way the critic mob wants it.
"A Star Is Born" missed the
10-best in the poll by only two
spots. It came in 18th with
lib votes. :. And White Christ
mas" the musical that made the
most money in 1854 in spite of
the least enthusiastic reviews got
SO votes and 18th position.
"Genevieve," Knock on Wood"
and 1T Should Happen to You, "
three of the top comedies of the
year, finished far down the list.
:. . With, respectively, 60, As,
and IL votes.
WHO'S IN A NAME? When
the March Harper's came several
weeks ago, we had a lot of fun
around our living room with a
feature based on movie star
names. Who, we demanded
OF our assembled wife, the only
other occupant, is Doris Kapple-
hoff? :. She didn't know.
Nor did she recognize such others
as Norma Jean Baker, Spangler
Arlington Brough, lula Finklea,
Donna Mullenger. Issur Danielo-
witch, David Kaminsky, or Arch
tbald Alexander Leach.
You, too. confused?. Well,
In order, these are Doris Day
Marilyn Monroe, Robert TAYLOR
Cyd Charlse, Donna Reed, Kirk
Douglas, Danny Kaye and Cary
Grant.
Harper's list is much longer.
). Familiarity with it might
win you lot of money on a
quiz show some day. Not
Knowing who Spangler Arling-
ton Brough is cost 4 pair of
Groucho Marx contestants $500
recently. You might be asked
about lula Finklea some dav.
-. Or, to toss in another, Sarah
FulkS. That's Jane Wyman.
PEOPLE AND PLACES: Wash
ington'S critics will have lunch
con tomorrow with Mrs. Cath
crime Marshall, author of "a
Man Called Peter" The pic
ture version of which had it's first
showing here last week to an in
vited audience. Mrs. Marshall
was unable to attend that event.
Plans for a big premiere
here on April 7 have been
dropped on the very sound pre-
mise that the Peter Marshall
picture needs no ceremonial in
PRODUCTION in the most dramatic
Of his home towns.
Stratford. Ontario'S Shake
spearean Festival has another.
lesser known, facet of popular
ity. That is in the number
of applications for enrolment in
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