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...studio since he took over the production reins from his father in 1948. He accounts for his new success with the explanation that televiewers have even lower I.Q.s than moviegoers: "On TV, a character must be immediately self-explanatory-that's why a guy like William Bendix will be great. I'm sure The Birth of a Baby, which made a lot of money in movie theaters, would get you a wonderful TV rating-but what sponsor would buy it? The sponsor is only spending money because he knows or expects he'll get it back...
...rest of Detective Story's large cast, featuring William Bendix in a straight role as McLeod's older detective-partner, rounds out a lively gallery of Manhattan squadroom characters. For the first time since Champion, Kirk Douglas gets his teeth into a part tough enough to absorb all his biting intensity. Even more impressive, because it is less expected, is the remarkably well-shaded performance that Director Wyler draws out of Actress Parker in the difficult role of the detective's wife...
Thin Air. Cliff Garrett's associates like to say that "he built a business out of thin air." He literally did. His Garrett Corp. (AiResearch is a manufacturing division) grew by making devices to cool, blow and compress air, is now outranked only by Bendix and Sperry in the aircraft accessory business...
Kate Smith Evening Hour (Wed. 8 p.m., NBCTV) alternates sentimental Kate Smith, as amply amiable as ever, with topflight variety acts. On the opening show Paul Lukas appeared in a dramatic skit; William Bendix in a comedy role; Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers paid their satiric respects to show business, and Kate herself sang a few songs and waltzed with elephantine grace in the midst of a ballet troupe. Also on hand, and billed as "your host and producer": Kate Smith's ubiquitous manager, Ted Collins, who spent most of his time on the program reminding Kate what...
...General Motors Corp., $3.5 billion in defense contracts; Ford Motor Co., $1 billion; Boeing Airplane Co., $960 million; Curtiss-Wright Corp., $840 million; Lockheed Aircraft Corp., $674 million; Republic Aviation Corp., $549 million; General Electric Co., $500 million; United Aircraft Corp., $490 million; North American Aviation, $481 million; Bendix Aviation Corp., $475 million...