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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28

March 5. The couple is now living
in Ashton.
The engagement of Miss Norma
Corey of Clarksburg to Mr.. John
Wander Sys was announced last
Saturday evening at a small party
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Wander Sys. the wedding is SET
for June %.
Miss Shirley CordelI of Clarks
burg has been found to be i'll with
rheumatic fever, and expects to
be confined to her bed for a long
period of time.
About 600 suppers were served
at the HyattStown Volunteer Fire
Departments annual dinner, Sat
urday March 2, at the Fire Hall
A student group from Eastern
Baptist College, ST. David. Pa,
will take charge of the morning
worship service at the Clarksburg
Baptists Mission meeting AT
Clarksburg school, Sunday, March
10, at 11:00 am. Featured will be
several musical numbers by the
girls vocal trio of the college. Mr..
Don Valentine, a student, will
bring the message. A special in
vitation is extended to the public
to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. margarine Huerta
of Clarksburg announce the en-
! gagement of their daughter, Olga
Huerta, to Mr.. William Hawkins
of Rockville. The couple plans to
be married June Is.
Correction: The Rev. Harpold
of Urbana Methodist Church will
direct the chorus for the Eastern
Sunrise Service at Sugarloaf
Mountain, not Mrs. Iris King, as
previously reported. About 30
persons met Feb. 81 for the first
rehearsal.
MIR. Michael Redgrave of
Clarksburg has been accepted at
Cornell University for work to-
ward the degree of Doctor of Phil
osophy in soil physics. Now fin
ishing his MS degree at the Uni
versity of Maryland, Mr.. Red
grave will enter Cornell next Sep
TENDER
Cub Scouts presentation of
hand.puppet skits at the Pack
meeting Thursday evening, Feb
%, at Hyattstown Fire Hall was
so successful that a repeat per.
Torrance was requested for the
benefit of the children of Clarks-
burg Elementary School, Wednes-
day, March 6.
johnny James, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward James, celebrated
his birthday March 6.
Miss Nancy Hood celebrated
her birthday March l.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
Legal Advertisement

ifications may be obtained at the
office of the Director of Purchas-
ing.
RUSSELL M. CORY
Director of Purchasing
2361
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
Equitable Elects .
CONTINUED from PAGE II

(Contlnued from Page II
ing classes at Southeastern Uni
versity. He received his LIB.
cum lau1e" in 1889 and was adj
mitted to the Bar Of the District
of Columbia in that year.
After graduating from law
school Mr.. Brewer transferred to
field work as an agent of the
Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany in Washington. He made a
very creditable record as an agent
and as a staff manager until his
insurance career was interrupted
by World War II in 1941.
Mr.. Brewer began his military
career as private. However, he
was soon admitted to Officers
Candidate School and upon grad
uation was assigned to the Army
Ordnance Department. Subse.
quently, he transferred to the Of
flee of Strategic Services where
he was assigned to a sabotage and
espionage unit operating in ia.
panese-occupied China. At the
close of the war he held commits.
sion as Major.
Upon termination of his mill
tary service in 1916 Mr.. Brewer
returned to the Equitable Life In
surance Company as an agency
assistant with responsibility for
developing the Company's agency
training program. In 1919 he was
promoted to Assistant Manager of
Agencies in charge of the Eastern
Division of the Company. In 1851
he was appointed Manager of
Agencies and continued in that
position until his election this
month as Agency Vice-President.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
Suburban Trust
Elevates ROckville's
Wayne Proctor

With the opening Of the new
Administration Building of the
Suburban Trust Company at 6495
New Hampshire Avenue came the
consolidation of the bookkeeping
departments from the Silver
Spring Office and the Hyattsville
Office.
This undertaking was handled
by Mr.. Wayne M. Proctor, newly
elected Assistant Treasurer ana
Manager of the Bookkeeping De-
parment.
Mr. Proctor came with Subur-
ban Trust in August, 1851, hav-
ing formerly been with American
Security and Trust Company ana
the Sun Oil Company. He as
sumed the managership of the
Bookkeeping Department in Sill
yer Spring early in 1852 and held
that position until the recent mer.
ger of the two departments.
He is a graduate of Central
High School in Washington and
attended George Washington Uni.
versity and the American Insti.
tute of Banking. From 1912 to
1916 Mr.. Proctor served with the
U. S. Marine Corps and was dis.
charged with the rank of master
sergeant.
Mr. Proctor and his family re.
side near Rockville and are mem.
bers of the MILAN Memorial
Methodist Church in Wheaton. He
is a past member and past secre-
tary Of the Kensington-Wheaton
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
Law Offices
Conroy, Williams & Nylen
1920 K Street, NV.
Washington, D. c.
Trustees Sale

Trustees Sale
Of Valuable, Improved Real Es-
tate, located in Montgomery
County, Maryland, improved by
premises known as 27IO LindeII
Street, Silver Spring, Mary
land
BY virtue of the power and au-
thority contained in a Deed of
Trust f rom John Edward Petit
and Rita A. Petit, his wife, to the
undersigned Trustees dated the
9Th day of July 1949 and recorded
among the Land Records of Mont
gomery County, Maryland in
Liber 1872 Folio 284 and at the
request of the parties secured
thereby, default having occurred
in the terms and conditions there
of, the undersigned Trustees
named in said Deed of Trust will
sell at public auction on the prem
ises on
TUESDAY, APRIL 90, 1857
AT $50 A. NJ.
all that property in said Deed
of Trust described as follows:
Lot numbered Six 60 in Block
lettered -" Section numbered
Two (2) in the subdivision known
as "GLENMONT FOREST" as
per plat recorded in Plat Book No.
80, Plat No, 2103 among the Land
Records of Montgomery County,
Maryland.
The property is improved by a
one story frame dwelling with
four rooms, one bath and base
ment.
TERMS OF SALE
A cash deposit of ten per cent
of the purchase price will be re-
quired at the time of sale. The
balance in cash, with interest at
six per centum per annum from
the date OF sale to the date of pay
ment payable within ten days af-
ter final ratification of sale.
Adjustments on all taxes, pub
lie charges and special or regular
assessments will be made as of
the date of sale and thereafter be
assumed by the purchaser. Title
examination, conveyancing, State
and Federal revenue stamps and
all other costs incident to settle
ment are to be paid by the pur-
chaser.
Compliance with terms of sale
shall be made within ten days
after final ratification of sale or
deposit shall be forfeited and the
property resold at the risk and
cost of the defaultant purchaser.
E. M. BROS,
HOWARD LARCOMBE,
Trustees 1852
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Clarksburg
By Mrs. David j. Brandenburg


Telephone GaIthersburg 721-W-l
Miss Shirley COrdeIl, daughter
of James Cordell of Clarksburg
was aiken to Suburban Hospital II
Bethesda on Friday, March 8.
Mrs. Stephanie Clement return
ed Saturday, March 9, from Fred
erick Memorial Hospital, where
she had been treated for a sudden
attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. Tom Harbaugh returned
last week from a three-week triI
to Denver, Colorado, on business
Mrs. Hilda Price, Benny, Ear.
and Mary Ann Price attended the
funeral of Mrs. Prices uncle, Mr.
Philip Kaplon, on Wednesday
March 6, in Berryville, Va. Mr.
Kaplon passed away on Monday
March 4.
Officers nominated by a com.
mittee of the Clarksburg school
PTA for the year 1888 are Mrs
Oliver Harvey, president; Mrs.
Edna Reffit, vice president; Mrs.
Charles Sadtler, secretary; Mrs.
Charles G. Cooley, treasurer. The
regular monthly meeting of the
PTA held Monday evening at the
school featured a panel discus
sion of the problems of teacher
recruitment and retainment.
Among Clarksburg Optimists
attending testimonial dinner at
the Francis Scott Key Hotel
Thursday evening, Feb. IA, were
1t. Gov. and Mrs. Arnold Price,
Pres. and Mrs. w. o. Rose, Secy.
and Mrs. Ben Leblanc, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mallet Provost, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Clagett, and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Dorsey Howes. The dinner was
held in honor of c. Lease Bussard,
president of Optimists Interna-
tional and a native of Frederick.
Mrs. Maynard Turner is in
Frederick Memorial Hospital She
issexpected home some time this
week.
"a surprise birthday party was
given by her family for Mrs. Ella
Whip on Saturday. Feb. %. Her
daughter.in-law. Mrs. Raymond
Whip, celebrated her birthday
March 6 at surprise party given
for her by Mrs. Edith Derry and
her daughter, Jane. and Mrs. Nor
man Ray and her son Robert, all
of Frederick.
Harrisburg Community AssOci.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
ROBERT f. BULLARD
215 f. Montgomery Ave.
Rockville, Md.


215 T.. Montgomery Ave.
Rockville, Md.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
subscribers of the States of Rhode Island,
the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania
have obtained from the Orphans Court of
Montgomery County in Maryland, Anci-
larry Letters Testamentary on the Personal
Estate of
WILLIAM w. w. PARKER
late of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, de-
ceased. All persons, resident and non-resi-
dent, having Claims against the said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit and
file the same in said Court, with vouchers
thereof, on or before the 18th day of Sep
tember next: they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said Es-
tate All persons indebted to said Estate
are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this 26th day of
March In the year of our Lord, one thou
sand nine hundred fifty-seven.
BRAINARD w. PARKER
jamestown, RI.
MARGARET LARNER
WOTHERSPOON
1900 Rodman St. Wash. DC
A. REED HAYES, JR.
REEDSVILLE, Pa.
Auxiliary Executors 1868
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
Legal Advertisement

W. f. HUTCHINSON, Sol.
925 18th Street, n. w.
Washington, ID. c.
ORDER NISI
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
AS a Court of Equity
In the Matter of the Deed of Trust from
RICHARD F. MASON and
MATTE ELIZABETH MASON, His Wife
VS..
FRANCIS C. HEIGLE,
Trustees
No. 1880 Equity
1857, by the Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, as Court of Equity, that the
sale made by
ETHEL NJ. HOFFLER and FRANCIS c.
HEIGLE, TRUSTEES, TO
NJ. JOSE CICCONE
and reported in the above entitled cause,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or before
the 22nd day of April next: Provided
copy Of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in said Montgomery
County, once in each of three successive
weeks before the said 22nd day of April,
1857.
The Report states the amount of the sale
to be 100000 subject to a prior deed
of trust in the sum of So, 000.00
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk of the Circuit Court
For Montgomery County
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk 2356
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28

| duOn met MONDAY evening, reo'
25, at Clarksburg School. Mrs.
w. o. Roses reported that the Hy-
attstown Civic Association had
decided to decline Clarksburg's
invitation to merge as one organ
7 ization, but expressed the desire
of the Hyattstown group to con
tinue to cooperate on matters of
mutual interest as in the past.
Col Peyton hewitt, chairman of
the Committee on Development
asked for suggestions from the
members with regard to action by
his committee IN the coming year.
Mr. Ira Miller VISITED his wife,
Mrs. Della Miller, at Mt. Wilson
San,tcr.um last Sunday, and re-
ports that she is making splendid
progress.
The Misses Cathey and Mary
Clement had their tonsils removed
last week at Children's Hospital
in Washington. The girls are now
convalcsc.ng at home.
The synpathies of all CIarks-
burg friends and neighbors are
extended TO Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
White, who lost their baby at SUI
burban Hospital.
Mr.. Alfred Gray has had to dis
continue work al Whips Garage
due to a heart condition.
A scheduled hearing on the pro.
posed erection of a slaughter
house on Prescott Rd. between
Hyattstown and Clarksburg near
Route 355 has been indefinitely
postponed by the Montgomery |
County Board of Appeals.
A fire started repeatedly by a
tractor exhaust last Saturday, /
March 16, on the farm of Mr.. and /
Mrs. Jesse Hafer was quickly ex-
tinguished by the Hyattstown Fire
Department.
Birthday parties were held last
weekend for Miss Mary 10 Price
of Hyattstown and Master John
Studdiford of Clarksburg at the
HyattStown Fire Hall.
A talk on the political situation
in the Holy Land will be given 4
April l at the Optimist Club meet
ing at Melody Inn by Mr.. Thomp-
son of Hyattstown. Mr.. Thomp.
son spent several years in Jeru-
salem working for the YMCA.
Clarksburg Community Associ. /
alton will meet Monday evening. I
March 25, at 8 pm. at Clarksburg
School.
Mrs. Russell McCIoskey, for
merly of Damascus, has had a
baby son while she and her hus- /
band are stationed with the US. |
Air Force in France.
Mrs. Lester KimbIe of Clarks-
Mrs. Florence Wollen,
who recently returned from a five
burg was visited last week by her
month trip to Minnesota, Colora
DO, and New Mexico.
The members of the All Girls
Club in Clarksburg viii visit Miss
Shirley Cordell at Suburban Hos
pitAi on Saturday. March "a.
The second midweek Lenten
Service will be held in the Clarks-
burg Methodist Church on March
20 at 7:45 pm. with the Rev. Will
liam T. Miller of the Browning
vile Methodist Charge as guest
preacher.
Mr.. William Burroughs was
married TO Miss Joyce New of
Ashton, Nd. at the Seventh Day
Adventist Church in Ashton on
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REDDING

BRADSHAW, SHEARIN, BEDDING
& THOMAS
Attorneys
Fig Building
Silver Spring, Md.
IN THE ORPHANS COURT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ORDER NISI
In the Matter of the Estate of
LOUISA R. THOMAS. Deceased
ORDERED, this 26th day of March Al
1857, by the Orphans Court for Montgom-
cry County that the sale made by Marie
A. Nellis, ExecutriX under the Last Will
and Testament of Louisa R. Thomas, de-
ceased to
WILLIAM o. WOODLEY and
CATHERINE NJ. WOODLEY
and reported in the above entitled case,
be ratified and confirmed. unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or before
the 22nd day of April next: Provided
copy of this order be inserted in some news
paper published in said Montgomery Coun-
ty. once in each of three successive weeks
before the said 22pd day of April
The Report states the amount of the
sale to be S13,000.O0.
(s) ELLA r. PLUMMER
Isl LESTER KRAFT
Judges of the Orphans Court
for Montgomery County, Md.
True Copy-Test:
MARY E. WARD
Deputy Register of Wills
For Montgomery County, Md. 1862
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
Sell Off Bull

A brown Swiss breeder, Ward
Brothers, Rockville, has recently
sold the bull Belward Ravens
Wonder, 127213, to ]. T. and Alma
c. Williamson, Brightwood, Vir-
ginia, according to a report from
Fred S. Idtse, secretary of the
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders AS
Beloit, Wisconsin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
Legal Advertisement
DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTION AND LICENSES
COUNTY, MD.

DEPARTMENT. OF
INSPECTION AND LICENSES
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
Rockville, Maryland
A public hearing on the follow
ing application for Zoning Amend
ment will be held in the audito.
rum of the County Office Build.
ing, Rockville, Maryland,
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1857
AT 8 p. NJ.
or as soon thereafter as it can be
heard
NUMBER DIS, Walter w. Daw-
son, Agent for Arnold ]. Mckee,
Applicant, and r. Duncan Clark,
Agent for John H. Small, ct al,
Applicant, for the classification
from the Observation-Disclosures
Zone to the Commercial Zone of
a tract of land located approx
mately 1860 feet north and APP
proximately 300 feet west of in
tersection of Norbeck off Geor-
gia Avenue, consisting of 1858
acres, more or less, in the 9th
Election District, as more partic-
ularly described in the application
on file for public inspection in
the Office of the Director, Depart
ment of Inspection and Licenses.
E. w. BUCKLIN,
Director, Department of
Inspection and Licenses.
1854
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
Sealed Bids

The Board of Education will re-
ceive sealed bids until
500 PM, EST,
APRIL Is, 1857
for furnishing Physical Education
Supplies and Athletic Equipment
for the 1957-1958 school year.
Bids will be received at the Of
flee of the Director of Purchas-
ing, 300 E. Montgomery Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland, where sthey
will be opened and publicly read
at the above stated time. Spec
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w. v. BOUIC, Sol.
Rockville, Md.
ORDER NISI

OhDEk NISI
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
As a Court of Equity
ALVERDA c. KINGDOM (JR.), ct al
Plaintiffs
VS..
10 ANNE MELSH, ct al.
Defendants
No. 1880 Equity
ORDERED, this 21st day of March, A. D.,
1857, by the Circuit Court for Montgonl-
cry County as Court of Equity, that the
sale made by
ALBERT NJ. BOUIC AND WILLIAM
V. BOUIC, TRUSTEES, TO G. HANSEN
WATKINS, WILLIAM j. SEE AND
CHARLES L. WARD
and reported in the above entitled cause
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or before
the End day of April next; provided
copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in said Montgomery
County, once a week for three successive
weeks before the said 22nd day Of April,
The report states the amount of the sale
TO be $11 10000.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk of the Circuit Court
For Montgomery County
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk 2357
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
CONROY, WILLIAMS, NYLEN
& GILMORE
ORDER NISI

CONROY, WILLIAMS, NYLEN
& GILMORE
ORDER NISI
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
As Court of Equity
HAYNES M. PRIDGEN
JOHN B. LOGAN, Trustees
Plaintiffs
VS..
WILLIAM S. HELM
NOLA A. HELM His Wife
Defendants
No. 1858 Equity
ORDERED, this 26th day of March,
AID, 1857, by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery County, as a Court of Equity, that
the Auditors Report filed in the above en-
titled cause, be ratified and confirmed, I'M
less cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 22nd day of April next;
provided copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper published in said Mont
gomery County, once a week for three
successive weeks before the said 22nd day
Of April. 1857.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk of the Circuit Court
For Montgomery County
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk 1855
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
A. T.. BRAULT
Solicitors
Transportation Building
Washington, ID. C..
ORDER NISI

n. r.. BkAULT
Solicitors
Transportation Building
Washington, ID. G.
ORDER NISI
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
AS Court of Equity
GERTRUDE x. FULLAWAY,
Patient
No. 19648 Equity
ORDERED, this Dist day of March,
AID. 1857, by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery County, as a Court of Equity, that
the sale made by F. Elwood Davis, Com
mittee, of the person and estate of
GERTRUDE X. FULLAWAY
TO WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH AND
WIFE, Lorraine G. SMITH
and reported in the above entitled cause,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or before
the END day of April next; provided a
copy Of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in said Montgomery
County, once week for three successive
weeks before the said 22nd day Of April,
1857
The report states the amount of the sale
to be $39, 10000
CLAYTON K WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
For Montgomery County
True Copy-TeSt:
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
Cab Galloway Presents
IA Fast, Frenzied FroIic

One Of the funniest sights
you have seen or will see in some
time will confront you if you
take advantage of Cab Cal
loway's presence at Carter Bar
ron Amphitheater. This is the
spectacle Of Mr.. Galloway burst
ing through the curtains clad
as Romeo to perform a number
called Rock IN Roll Romeo"
There probably never was a
Romeo like this. And there
surely never was a Juliet like
Norma Miller, who joins Cab in
this bit of free-wheeling nom
sense.
This is only one of several
Ihighlights Of the Galloway
Cotton Club Revue" which will
be at the amphitheater tonight.
tomorrow and Sunday night.
This is a swiftly paced show.
In fact, it gets downright
frenzied at moments as its
participants fling themselves
Fundamentally into the business
Of entertaining.
Some exceptionally talented
people brighten the evening
There may be some less than
Exceptionally talented people on
hand, but they compensate for
any shortcomings with lusty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
Carter Barron Amphitheater-
Cab Galloway and his Cotton
Club Revue; $3.50 pm.
Olney-"Ondine"; $3.50 pm.
Screen
AmbassadOr-"The Dr.; 1:20,
800, 5:25, TBS and 9::35 pm.
Capit0l-"Island in the SUM-:
IL am, 1855, sos. Sis. 7:25
and 9:35 pm.
Columbia-"Sweet Smell of
Success; IL am, 1855, 2:45,
4:40, $3.50, 8:25 and 1920 pm.
DupOnt-"Summertime";; 1920
3:25, $3.50, 7:35 and 9:40 pm.
Keith's-"The Delicate De-
linquent";; IL. 2;30, ASS. TBS
and 9:55 pm.
Macarthur - Reach for the
Sky; 6, 1850 and 9:45 pm.
MetrOpOlitan-"The Dr.: 1l:1s
am, lis. 3;25, 5:25. 1880. 9:4C
and 1l:45 pm.
For Whom the Bel
Tolls; /, 3:l5, 5:35. 1855 and
1915 pm.
Palace-"Man on Fire: 11:ls
am. los. 2:55. 4:45, 6:35, 8:2G
and 1915 pm.
Playhouse - saint JOAN,
ll:10 am. lis, $40. 5:25, 1880
and 9:35 pm.
Plaza--"The Miller's Beautiful
Wife; IL. 2. 4. 6, 8 and 10 pm
Trans-Lux - Fire Down Be-
low; II am, /. 3;15. $40. 1885
and GAS pm.
Uptown-"Around the WorlC
In 80 Days; 2 and $50 pm.
Warner-"Seven Wonders ol
the World; 2 and $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05

made from the Clifford Odets-
Ernest Lehman screenplay out
lining the sins to which greed
can lead some men. It is not a
pretty picture, no light summer
diversion, but it is arresting.
OdetS and Lehman did not use
a typewriter when adapting
Lehman's novelette,; they used
scalpels to cut open and probe
some Of the mid-Manhattan hep
set. You won't precisely enjoy
the result. In fact, you will sit
there hating Lancaster's j. j.
Hunsecker and loathing Curtis
Sidney Falco, but you will be
something like spellbound by the
enormity Of their foul deeds.
Curtis and Lancaster make
Falco and j. J. completely cred
ible. 1t is no easy task, either,
because on the face Of it they
are a pair of incredible charac-
tiers.
Falco is the one spurred on
by the sweet smell Of success.
He makes his living by planting
items about his clients in Hun
seekers Broadway gossip COL
umn. If the items stop, his pur-
suit of success will stop. So he
is Hunsecker's sycophantic boot
ticker. He absorbs the columnist's
insults and rushes to perform
any grubby or monstrous evil
chore demanded of him.
Falco is a man of no scruple at
all and Curtis portrayal of him
is first-rate acting. 1t will be
noted here incidentally that
Falco is not a typical representa-
tive Of his trade, if the press
agents will reciprocate and say
the same about j. J
+ = =
For LancaSter's j. j. Hun
seeker is as loathsome in his
way as the fawning Falco. Maybe
even more so. Falco is a small
man trying to be a big one;
Hunsecker is a big man callously
misusing his power. He is an
egomaniac with decisions of
grandeur brought on by the syco-
phancy surrounding him and the