Word: coburn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...began a year ago last spring when four sophomores developed the idea in a bull session. Fred Coburn, Doug Anderson, Dick Rosane, and Phil Scullin were all faced with the same two problems--they felt the need of some new female acquaintances, and they had to keep in shape for other sports during the off-season. House athletics had been suggested, but was scrapped because it did not fulfill the first requirement...
Immediately the twelve charter members were rounded up. Besides Coburn, Anderson, and Rosane, Frank Parson, Archy Spencer, Tom Sherwood, Red Ekinner, Sid Clark, Phil Clark, Rollie Algrant, Nick Arundel, and Dalt Griffith made up the Association. When Algrant graduated Phil Scullin took his place in the group, since formed as a club of twelve...
...Ruth Hussey's raising of the children, and quarrels about food prices with Grocer Edmund Gwenn. Appealed to by her son (Ronald Reagan), she sets out to make amends and, from her apology to Widower Gwenn, a romance blossoms. Her son's employer, Bachelor Charles Coburn, promptly appears as a blustering rival for her affections. All this foolishness allows a lot of tiresome variations on the theme of puppy love among the aged...
Though most of Louisa's arch humor misfires, seasoned Actors Gwenn and Coburn get some entertaining slapstick into their schoolboy posturings. Ronald Reagan and Ruth Hussey have little to do except exclaim about the way grandma is carrying on. As the daughter of the family, involved in a dreary little romance of her own, Piper Laurie plays a 17-year-old who seems to have matured every way except mentally...
...aggressive 'Cliffedwellers made their bid in the first half, scoring twice against goalie Fred Coburn, and continually forcing the Mill Streeters into deep defensive positions...