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The World Of Mr. Sweeney Chari ie Ruggles, a pioneer in TV and a former president of the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences, has once again justified his stature in the medium. His offbeat, 15-minute show, The World of Mr. Sweeney, could very well be the sleeper of the year. Pinch-hitting for Dinah Shore and Eddie Fisher during the summer, Ruggles plays the owner of a small¬ town general store, who dispenses more philosophy than dry goods and who is a good deal wiser and happier than he is rich. His sidekick in this enterprise is a young grandson at (and over) whose head most of the philosophy is directed. The scripts invariably emerge as quietly intelligent bits of writing, which credit the viewer with having a certain amount of imagination of his own. They are tailored to Ruggles’ talents, and his talents are consider¬ able. He is one of the few actors alive who can read a line as though he just that moment made it up all by him¬ self. The World of Mr. Sweeney is the kind of unpretentious yet genuinely solid TV fare that the medium has been neglecting in the past few years in favor of more hoopla, more noise and a good deal more pretense. It would be better off with a few more Mr. Sweeneys.—D.J. Charlie Ruggles and Helen Wagner: the show may be the sleeper of the year. FINE TUNING By OLLIE CRAWFORD Documentaries, a la Dragnet, slated for fall. You’ll be able to see some¬ body like Friday, Saturday through Thursday. • Television producers are following in Jack’s footsteps as if they had Webb feet. • A documentary-style is like any other show, except that nobody moves his lips. They just get regular actors, and train them to eat starch. This opens up a whole new industry to people without any teeth. • One producer is even working on an exciting new series based on the files of the Police Gazette. • The trend started with a documen¬ tary about the salmon industry, called “Fishnet.” Then they worked up one about the pharmacists—“Drugnet”— and about the fire department—“Fire- net.” Now Pierre is clamoring for one about his beauty shop, called “Hairnet.” • He’s afraid Marie & Antoine will beat him to it with that old showj “Marie-Antoine-INet.” • The best new show so far is about a certified public accountant. It’s billed as “Profit, Net.” 19