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...remember. At five he was copying animals out of children's books, putting together weird composites, later ducked school to ramble around the countryside drawing whatever caught his fancy. He took no art lessons, shunned all advice. "He would never listen to me," says his father, Aldo Buttini. Instead, Paolo read art books and tramped through museums soaking up the masters' techniques...
...eyes on Pat than he signs her to an all-round sports contract. As Mike puts it, "She's nicely packed. Not much meat on her, but what's there is cherce." Mike puts Pat on an ironclad training schedule, along with his heavyweight fighter Hucko (Aldo Ray) and his horse Little Nell. But deep down, Mike is a sentimental slob; before long, whenever he looks at Little Nell, he sees Pat's profile instead. As a result, Pat soon forgets about her former boy friend (William Ching), and girl athlete comes to emotional grips with...
...season's gayest comedies, Pat and Mike benefits by George Cukor's shrewd direction, the sprightly lines of Authors Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, and the comic capering of Old Hands Hepburn and Tracy. Aldo Ray is amusing as a dumb boxer with a foghorn voice. There is a pungent gallery of prognathous fictional sports characters, while such real sports personalities as Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Gussie Moran, Donald Budge, Alice Marble, Frank Parker and Betty Hicks show up in person...
...first half of The Marrying Kind the authors are trying to be funny and frequently thanks to the efforts of Miss Holliday and newcomer Aldo Ray they are. Although she does nothing new, Miss Holliday succeeds in making her dumb blonde thick witted and likeable at the same time. Ray uses his two main acting props a hoarse voice and an air of bewilderment to excellent advantage...
...Aldo Tonti's camera work is especially impressive. Besides selecting the most scenic views of the river and fields, Tonti worked very closely with director Alebrto Latuado, reporting the mood of the action in the composition and contrast of each shot. His delicate photographs of the lined, emotive peasant faces make effective close...