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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Juvenile PAGERS
In SpotIighta al
Laurel Tonight

The spotlight will be on the
future at Laurel Raceway to-
night as Is juveniles demon
strate their potential abilities in
Ia pair of $2,250 divisions of the
Eastwood Pace.
Nine 2-year-olds will go In
each the fourth and fifth races.
co-features on this fifth night
of a 24-night meeting at the
second stop in Maryland for
harness horses. The Maryland
season opened at Rosecroft.
Rising Tide, the bay colt
which set a new track record
of 2:06 3/5 for 2-year-olds at
Rosecroft, is the one to beat in
the fifth race and Great Adios
could be the one to beat him.
Dana Cameron will drive Rising
Tide, while Del Miller will be
behind Great Adios. winner of
three of four earlier starts.
Great AdioS is a son of Adios,
who also sired Adios Harry, the
top contender in the second $1O,-
600 leg of Maryland's triple
crown" pacing series. feature of
tomorrow nights program.
Miller, noted for his touch with
younger horses, will drive the
favorite in the second division of
the Eastwood tonight. That will
be Meadow Rhythm, who faces a
test from such promising young
STEERS as Twilight Star, Applause
and Stalag Hanover.
Lotus Hanover, A. year old
brown mare owned by Lawrence
B. Sheppard, president of the
United States Trotting AsSocia-
ton, was the fastest of the
winners IN the four $2,250 divi-
sions of the GAINESVILLE Pace, last
nights co-features. The 4-year-
old mare was clicked in 2:041s.
Other winners were Impkin,
4-year-old mare owned by John
w. and Frances Miller of WASH
ington; Lana's Byrd, 3-year- old
colt owned by Howard Camden,
and Miss Chief Forbes, 4-year-
old mare owned by r. L. Craig.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Won Hess Victor
Over Steinborn

Karl Won Hess was the victor
over Dick Steinborn in the fea-
t0re wrestling match last night
at Capitol Arena after Stein
born was disqualified for too
rough tactics.
Each had won a fall when
Steinborn suddenly attacked DR..
I. Rutkowski, who was treating
him for a cut ON his forehead.
When Steinborn went after Ref
cree Sam Roberts. that ended
proceedings.
In other bouts. Hombre Mon
taaa defeated Red Lyons, Angelo
Martinelli won over Frank Ate
man and Walter Lamb was a
victor over Jack Wentworth.
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Silver Hill Nine
Wins First-HaIf
industrial Title
INDUSTRIAL SANDLOT LEAGUE
END of First Half
Silver Hill 8 : U. printers 3
FBI 4 Jack Pry 9

Colonel Rest. 1 I
First half play in the In
dustrial Sandlot League ended
yesterday with Silver Hill the
winner. although losing its last
game, 5-4, to Colonial Restau-
rant.
Second-half play gets under
way Monday with Federal Stor-
age "a nonparticipant in the
first half. playing FBI at $50
pm. at the West EllipSe.
In two sandlot games today ST.
Ambrose meets National Security
Agency in the Departmental
League at the South Ellipse and
the Merchants play Atchison &
Keller in the Gauzza League at
Fairlawn. Both games are at
$50 pm.
Lincolnia blasted MATS, POT,
yesterday in a Departmental
League game and pulled into a
tie for the lead with Air Force
Jets, each at 6-1.
Ed Wilder and Wilmer Ander-
son homered for Lincolnia and
Bud Downs, winning pitcher, hit
two singles and triple to drive
in four runs.
The Skylarks came up with
five runs in the fifth inning for
an 80 victory over Swift's Elec-
trio in the Gauzza League. The
victory assured the Skylarks Of
no worse than a tie for the FIRST
half chananinnshin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
WOMEN'S GOLF

INDIAN SPRING-Low net
Mrs. Allan Henkin, S9-19-70
Low gross-Mrs. Scale Giles, 81,
Low putts--Mrs. Irving Rosen
20. Guests--Low net. Mrs. Allan
Sherier, Argyle, 78-10-6S. Low
Igross-Betty CARRIER. Argyle, IA
Low putts--Mrs. Ben Rozansky,
Norbeck, and Mrs. John r. Daily
Manor %
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'Quuntico Beaten
By Paris Island

Quantico blew SD lead when
its defenseS fell apart and
dropped an 81 decision to Par
ris Island last night at Quantico
in an East Coast Marine League
baseball game.
Five errors were committed
by Quantico, with Pitcher Ron
Perry making two which were
responsible for five unearned
runs.
1t was the first loss in league
play for Quantico after five VIC
tories, but it still is in first place.
Paris Island, at Az, is second.
Quantico plays the Cape May,
N. j., Coast Guard tomorrow
afternoon at Cape May.
Paris Island 900 093 23o-s-9-s
Mcdowell. Stewart Isl, Horvatin C9j
Duliba 90 and Freeland; Eastman
Perry 90, Nietopkoj iSl and UremoYich
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Perky Oliver Takes
Massachusetts, Title

FALMOUTH, Mass, June 8
P).-Porky Oliver. turned club
professional after a long hitch
on the cross-country golf tour,
won the 47th Massachusetts
Open championship yesterday.
Oliver, from the Blue Hill
Country Club in Canton, Mass,
finished the 72-hole tournament
with a score of 281. three under
par for his four trips around
the testing 6,265-yard layout.
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Robbie Tolks Future

NEW YORK. June 8 (P.-
Sugar Ray Robinson, world
middleweight champion, and Sc
lected members of his "entour-
age" met with Promoter Jim
Norris today in the Offices of the
international Boxing Club to
talk about future opponents
Gene Fullmer, Ralph tTiger)
Jones and Art Aragon were dis
cusSed.
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10000 Meters Record

LOS ANGELES. June 8 (R).-
Joe Tyler of the San Diego Naval
Training Center set a new Ameri-
can record of 30:31.9 for the
10000 meters last night in the
Southern Pacific AAU track and
field championships. The old
record was 30:33.4 set by Curt
IStonp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
BY the Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING biased on 100 at bats)--
Mantle. New York, .403: Maxwell
Kuenn, Detroit, 1854; Berrs, New
RUNs&Mantie, New York. so; Bauer
New York, 3s; Yost, Washington, 80;
Lopez opp d Ksnsas City and McDougald,
RUNS BATffED iN-Mantle. New York,
80; Berra, New York. AZ: Simpson,
Kansas City, and SieverS, Washing
ton, SO: Wertz. Cleveland. Bauer, New
HITs-Mantle, New YORK, IS; Kuenn
Detroit IS; Kaline, Detroit. Berra
New York. and Lemon, Washing
DOUBLES-Kuenn. Detroit. 10: Vernon
BS Sn1ss ~ MsTtS Cleveland snd
TRIPLES = Runnels. WASHINGTON, 5,
Jensen; Boston, 4; ten players tiec
HOME RuNs--Mantle, New York, 81
York. IS: Sievers. Washington, IL
Gernert,. Boston, and Maxwell, De.
troit, 10.
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Recreation Tennis Opens
Tomorrow With SINGLES

field Of 102 men and 81
women open singles competition
tomorrow in the annual District
Recreation Department tennis
Championships at the Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets courts.
Mems singles matches get the
action under way at 8 am.
while women's matches start al
2 pm. The draw for doubles
will be made tomorrow and
matches open Sunday. Finals in
all divisions of the tourney are
scheduled for Sunday. June II.
Bob Cage was the mems singles
champion last year and Donna
Floyd won the women's title. The
tournament, which is directed
By Frank Shore, is unusual be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
SondIotters to PIuy
Benefit AII-Stur Come

A benefit baseball game be.
tween a picked team of Alexan.
dria all-starS and the Colonia
Restaurant team. leader in Thu
Sunday Old Dominion Sandlot
League, will be held at 8 O'Clock
tonight at Municipal Stadium
Alexandria.
The game is for the benefit
of the Alexandria Police. Boys
Camp, operated each summer al
Kilmarnock, 127 miles south o.
Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Marlboro Holds
Stock Cor Races

Marlboro Motor RacewaS
offers its first stock car race;
under lights with a 50-lap fea-
ture tonight.
Three l0-lap heats and a 10.
lap consolation race, the first
at S:l5, also are on the program
Such outstanding drivers as
Elmo Langley. Bill Morgan. Mack
Hamburg, Tommy Irwin. Mike
Wilhelm and Sam Hash will be
among the "a listed to drive in
the feature.
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Columbia Girls Defeat
GuIIuudet Mems Nine

The Columbia Girls softball
team defeated Gallaudet College
mems team, 1915, last night at
Taft Playground.
Rita Vidotta homered for Co.
lumbia in the fourth inning with
one on. The victory gave Co
lumbia a 1913 record.
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Boxing Referee Dies

SAN FRANCISCO. June 8 up.
FRANKIE Brown. so, boxing ref
cree who ofhciated at the Rocky
Marciano-Don Cockell heavy
weight title bout here last year,
died Wednesday night Of a heart
attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Fifth Title Won
.ByDOnnaF Floyd

Donna Floyd, national girls
tennis champion from Airing
ton, breezed to her fifth straight
championship of the season
yesterday.
She defeated second-seeded
Patricia Hubbard, 60, 6-3. to
win the l8-and under girls
singles title in the District
Junior tennis tournament at
East Potomac Park.
Caroline Witt gained the Is
and-under girls singles finals
with a Ga, 60 victory over
Mary Lou Weir. Darkness halted
the seminal doubles match be-
tween Caroline Witt Marilyn
Kaplan and Miss Weir-C Cynthia
Goeltz with the score. 6-3. 2-6,
Results of other matches:
IS and Under Girls Doubles-Finals:
bard defeated Marian Michael and Julia
Kyle. 81. e..
IS and Under Girls Quarter
final: Mary Lou Weir and Cynthia Goeltz
defeated Mary Morton and Carole South
mayd, SO, 6-3, 6--3. Seminal:
Weir and Goeltz defeated No j seeded
Anne Lane and Margaret Tillson. o-3
I'll.
IS and Under Boys Doubles-Semi.
finals: Peyton Howard and Fred Cone
defeated Robert Myers and Ben Me-
Maxim fl 60: Jerry Leek and Alan
Citrenhaum defeated Marty Rubinowit2
and Bob Grafton. Ii "a
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LAUREL RESULTS

FIRST RAcE-Purse. $500; trot;
class 3B mile
Harry tBelote) $3.50 1860 S.6O
Uncle William In; ElSydl e.@O $50
Fortunate Song, Undertaken, Santa
scratched Time. 9:l1S.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500: pace
class aB; / mile.
Hickey
Bronner (Martin) $40 $50 2.6O
The witch tMalliOn) $50 4,1O
Miss Rachel lMarSh) 500
Newsome Rosecroft. Nibbles Prince
Happy Duke, Mighty Surprise. Fan
Frost Time, 2:1OIs.
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| Points VS.. Par

Mrs. F. w. Devlin won the
polnts-vs.-par women's golf play
at Bethesda Country Club yes
terday, scoring 40 points to Mrs.
Van Donnelly's 38 and Mrs.
David Tipp's 35.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08

NEW YORK, June 8 Dr.
Mrs. Rosalind Ward, wife Of
Gene Ward, New York Daily
News sports writer, died yester-
day following a three-year ILL.,
ness. She was 35.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
MINOR LEAGUES
BY the Associated Press
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

BY the Associated Press
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Hollywood, a-6; Vancouver, 90.
San DIEGO, 8. Portland. Z.
Sacramento. s; los Angeles. Q.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Buffalo. =: Havana, 4,
Montreal. 8; Richmond. 3.
Columbus 10; Toronto. !.
Rochester at Miami. postponed.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Wichita, 1: Denver. ..
81. Paul, =: charleston. q.
Only games scheduled.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Birminsham. b.12; New Orleans, 40
Atlanta, 20; Mobile, O-5
Memphis, 2; Chattanooga. j.
Nashville. Il: Little Rock. q.
TEXAS LEAGUE
Dallas, z: Fort Worth, /.
san Antonio, z: Austin, 4
Tulsa. 3; Oklahoma City, 2.
Houston. 2, Shreveport. 3.
EASTERN LEAGUE
Allentown. n: Schenectady, @.
BinEhamton. . Williamsport, 1.
Reading, y. Albany, 4
Only games scheduled.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Des Molnes, 4 Colorado sprinss, 3.
Pueblo, n. Sionv CITY. u.
Topeka. 3; Amarillo. g.
Albuquerque, D; Lincoln, ..
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Columbus. 4. AUGUSTA, 4.
Macon, q; Montgomery, 2
Charlotte, D; Savannah. ..
Jacksonville, ~; Columbia. I.
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GRADED HANDICAP
LAUREL RACEWAY
FRIDAYS PROGRAM, JUNE
Post Time, $3.50 PM: Daily Double Closes SEQ PM
BILLY DIRECT
SELECTIONS

Nip Song, Syndication. Peter
Golddust.
Frisco Dream. Jessie's Dream
Chimes Adios.
S-Abbe Gene, Knight Glory
Herbie Jay.
4-MEADOW RHYTHM, Twi-
light Star, Paris Post.
5-Rising Tide, Great Adios,
Great Knight.
|6-Mac Brewer. Volo Dian
Homestretch Justly.
7-Trixy Tass, Hail McEllen
Victory Hal.
|8-Wicomico Way, Golden Har-
vest. The Light.
LOngshOt Daily Double Broad.
way Gal and Jaunty Loo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Results Of other matches:

IS and Under Girls Doubles--Finals
No. l seeded Donna Floyd and Pat Hub
bard defeated Marian Michael and Julia
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Gene Wards Wife Dies

Starting time is l::3O.
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State Testimony Near End
In Murder Trial of Student

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 6 P).-
District Attorney J. Frank Coax
ley expected to conclude rebuttaI
testimony today at the kidnap-
murder trial of Burton Abbott.
After the defense offers rebuff.
tai witnesses, both sides will pre-
sent closing arguments, the judge
will give his instructions anc
then the jury will decide whether
the 27-year-old University Of
California student abducted ano
killed Stephanie Bryan, IA.
The case may get to the jury
In midmonth.
One of Mr.. Coakley's last re-
buttal witnesses was Police In
spector A. E. Riedel of Berkeley
Inspector Riedel gave Abbott two
lie detector tests and testified he
became convinced Abbott killed
the Berkeley schoolgirl.
Such tests are not admissible
in court. Inspector Riedel avoided
referring to them as such, al
though he did say:
Il formed my opinion as to his
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guilt after my first two sessions
with him before his arrest"
The tests were after July Is
when the girls purse and other
effects were found in the base
ment Of Abbott's home at Ala
media and before her body was
dug July 20 from a wilderness
grave near the Abbott cabin In
Trinity County $50 miles north
of Berkeley.
In reply to questions by De-
tense Counsel Harold Hove. In
spector Riedel denied he and DR..
Douglas Kelley tried to upset
Abbott July % by describing in
detail the decomposed condition
Iof the girls body. DR.. Kelley is
IA pSychiatrist.
Inspector Riedel also denied
Mr.. Hove's assertions that Alb
bolt was questioned continuously
for long periods and that Inspec-
tor Riedel once personally
Threatened to punch him in the
nose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-06

am slender. five-feet. five-and-a-
half inches tall, have dark hair
and grey-green eyes. am 81
years old, have been trained
and am now working as a sales
girl.
If you're interested and have
an opportunity to grant my
wish, I would be very grateful.
But if you can't do it, please
throw away my letter and forget
about me.
with friendllest greetings
from Berlin.
Kate Uschner
Observation-Disclosures. 1913
Berlin Halensee
Deutschland"
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FrouIein Writes Spencer
Asking for q Husband

The District Commissioners
get love letters. too.
Here, in free translation from
the German. is one received yes
terday by Commissioner Samuel
Spencer:
Berlin
December Is, 1855
Honorable Mr.. Mayor:
You are sure to be aStounded
when you read my letter. be-
cause you're not likely ever to
have received such request
during the whole time you've
been mayor.
TITS all about favor I want
to ask you, Namely, I'm looking
for husband, and you should
help me find one Chat is, of
course. if you don't mind.
MY proposal is sent to you
because took an atlas, closed
my eyes and put my finger on
the City of Washington. In
hopes that you won't turn down
my request and that you'll enjoy
yourself at the same time, I'm
sharing with you my wish to find
. husband. Perhaps, sometime,
you'll have a chance to help
make this wish come true.
He should:
81. If possible. speak German.
''2. Be from rs to IS years old.
80. Be cultured.
-. Be no matinee idol.
IS. Above all, have a heart of
gold.
IS. Have a secure job.
81. Money isn't important Il
don't have any either.
Il might say about myself
I'm neither pretty nor ugly. I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-06

Through its weekly
Bulletins. Consultation
Privileges, Special Re-
ports. and Annual Sur
vey,. the SPEAR b
STAFF oRGANIZA-
TON serves m any
thousands Of investors.
SPEAR 6 STAFF, Inc.
bApsoH PARE. MASS.
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time will be $3.50 nightly. and
I2::30 pm. for the matinees to be
presented January 81. %, %. and
20 Tryouts will be held
tonight, $50 pm. at Rock Greek
shelter. East-West highway and
Beach drive for Adventure the
ater's THE Purple Fan"
Further additions are set for to-
morrow night at Sligo Cabin
same starting time. -. Scenes
from Estelle Kemler's Little The
alter Of Alexandria Workshop will
be presented tonight at the Cam
eron Street Recreation Center
|. Mail orders make it clear
that Damn Yankees" four weeks
at the National beginning Febru-
airy 6 will be a record breaking
engagement. And the Bus
Stop which comes to the Shu-
bert on February 20 for fort
night will be another of the
seasons highlights in popularity
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played by Barren McGavin. nor
the poker game operator played
by Robert Strauss.
Villainy incarnate these are
and so are most Of the others
with the exception of Kim Novak
as the other. and good. girl in
the hero's life: and Arnold Stang
as the grotesque little dog
snatcher whose loyalty to the
hero is one of the films more
touching qualities.
In defying Hollywood's code to
make his grizzly report to these.
Mr.. Preminger would have gained
stature by being less vehement.
BULLETIN BOARD: Opening
tonight: The Broadway Chapel
Players production of "Herod
the Great" at the Church Of st.
Clement in Alexandria. The
professional cast in David Dem
Arrest Lloyd's drama, to be pre-
sented in arena style. will play
it nightly, except Mondays,
through January 20 Curtain
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WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage
NatiOnal-D'Oyly Carte Opers
Co.. Trial BY Jury" and H. M
S. ,Pinafore";; 2:30 and $3.50 pm
ShubeFt Dark, "Kismet'
starts January %.
Studio-"Voice of The Turtle;
$50 pm.
Ambassador - 1.-THE Court
Martial Of Billy Mitchell; 2
4:30. Z and $50 pm.
Capitol-"Diane";; l1:15 am.
l:20. 3:25, 5:35. 7:4o and ESQ
pm.
Colony - Marty; $50, sic
and $50 pm.
Columbia "At Gunpoint",,
1880 am. lao. $40. 5:45, 7:4s
and $3.50 pm.
Dupont - "Diabolique"; l1:3t
am, 1880. $3.50. $50. 7:35 anc
$40 pm.
Keith's - Guys and Dolls"
11:20 am, 2, 4:40, tbs and 9:5s
pm.
Little-"One Way Ticket t.
He'll: /. 2:20. 3:45. $40. 6:45
500 and 9:55 pm.
MacArthur-"The Night MI
Number Came Up; 6:05. rs:
and $3.50 pm.
Metropolitan - 1.-THE Court.
Martial Of Billy MITCHELL; ll:4s
am, 2:15. 4:45, 7:15 and est
pm.
Ontario-"The Man With the
Golden Arm; /. 1920, 5:25, TAG
and $50 pm.
Palace-"The Lieutenant Wore
Skirts; 11:15 am, 1:20, $3.50
6:35, TAO and 9:45 pm.
PlayhOuse-"A Artists and Mod
els; 11:10 am, lis, 3:l5, 500
1925 and 9::35 pm.
Plaza-"Othello":; 1915, 2:05
S:55, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Wages of Fear"
11:15 am. 1870, 1925, $50, 7:3:
and $40 pm.
Warner-"Cinerama Holiday;
, and $3.50 pm.
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The east

as a customer: and all the cards
ARE stacked as they were before.
Ia guy could fight these maybe,
one at a time. Sinatra tries. but
they don't attack one at time.
He's a "junkie" who climbed the
mountain and then got pushed
back down the way he came.
In arguing so vehemently
against fate's playing with
marked deck, Mr.. Preminger can
not escape the implication he Is
using one himself.
He has designed and built some
powerful scenes in painting the
plight of a decently intentioned,
woefully small human trapped
in a web of evil. Some Of these
relate to the grinding despera-
ton of his hero's home life with
the nagging. phony invalid wife.
Others with the touching effort
of frankie and the B-girl he loves
to escape their ENHANCEMENT as
the only dutiful thing to do.
These inspire pity for the VIC
tim. but nothing like that of the
|climactic poker game, gruelling
two-day ordeal which destroys
his last shred Of hope to escape
from his dealer" job. And, most
narrowing Of all, the final scene
in which frankie battles out his
homicidal craving for the drug
while the police pursue him as a.
pushover suspect in the peddler'sI
murder.
Preminger turns these into
searingly graphic waymarkersI
on journey down. Yet for all
the pictorial skill he shows. the
story's distortions come through.
Its characters are the creatures
not Of life and circumstance so
much as those Of fiction that Isl
being carried away by itself.
Most particularly true is this of
those who represent evil in the
conflict. Least credible Of these
is the young. shrewish wife who
fakes the injury that keeps her
helpless In her wheelchair.
Miss Eleanor Parker could not
be more miscast than in this
role, but it is not the casting that
Idiminishes the others. No shad-
ing is possible in the peddler
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restraints. In his fervor to make
q case against the drug traffic,
he seems frequently to forget
that most Of society already Is
on his side.
Nevertheless. in its bleak and
twitching terms. THE Man With
the Golden Arm" has some scar
ing intelligence to offer on the
sub-world Of the "junkies. The
most dramatic Of these concerns
the title character played by
Frank Sinatra.
Once more in the role Of one
Of fate's fall guys-this one a
dealer in q slumside poker game
-Sinatra proves himself a nat
ural. Neither life nor Mr.. Prem
niger could have chosen q more
cnstom-built whipping boy. yet
one with a desperate skill at
survival.
Preminger's film, based upon
Nelson Algren's novel, finds its
setting in that sordid city slum
which has served as background
for dozens Of movies.
To this blighting area Of buns
and blowsy females, Sinatra re-
turns from the governments
cure for addiction. He has been
warned of re-infection If he stays
here, but how does a man es-
cape? Maybe, now that he is
'clean." he can get q job as
drummer with a bandit he has
time.
But, he doesn't have time. His
pretty. shrewish wife, wheel
chair-bound, wants money for
another quack doctor; his old
employer wants him back as
dealer; the drug peddler in the
Homburg hat needs him again