Although westerns are not the rage they
were ten years ago, occasionally a good west.r
ern movie will grace the late-evening screen;
and since the film industry made such a large
profit one the Elvis flick a few - weeks ago
which was filmed on campus, I pondered, why
not a cowboy movie, "The Shootout at the
Pinochle Corral," starring Richard Widmark
(he's - been in 900 of these things), Randolph
Scott, Joel McCrea, and Ann Blyth, with a
supporting cast held by Lorne Greene, Arnold
Palmer; and the Boxtops (making their acting
debut).
The scene opens in front of - the Admin
istration building, and the Vice-President
of the SGA (Widmark), and one of the female
reporters on the Nittany Cub (Blyth) are
talking about the upcoming Cub dance(it's
not without commercials—rising costs and all
that), and Widmark is about to ask Blyth to
the dance (You can tell that this is fiction
because the dance is still a month away) when
the Dean of Student Affairs (Greene) runs out
of the building, and tells Widmark that an
argument has broken out in Erie Hall over a
Card game. So our Veepee gets on his horse, -
and rides down there, admonished by Blyth
to be careful.
Meanwhile back at the ranch...er, barn
(I:liked this line the first twelve times I
used it, too), Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea
(the rising costs prevented us from getting
real actors) are involved in a ruckus, along
with fifty other winos we picked up cheaply
in keeping with University policy, and tables
are being turned and 7etting busted (it saves
rubbish hauling costs). All this is going
on while, out by the pool tables, the Boxtops
are using their acting lessons to blare out
"The letter." So Widmark breaks up the
ruckus and then McCrea and Scott gang up on
Widmark (this is the first time these two
guys have been on the same side in 6,457
westerns), and ditch our hero by Bruno's
grave (if you did your homework during Customls
Week, you know where that is). So our hero
rises sometime later (if you'll notice, this
time lapse is never really clear), and deter-L
-minedly goes back into the barn to get his
men. He enters Erie Hall, and the Boxtops are
still yelling "The Letter" (we go for realism}
This time the Phys. Ed. teacher .(irnie) is
demonstrating his golf stroke to a disinterested
student who only wanted to use the meals room.
The rest of the story is stereo-typecl:
Widmark gets his men, Blyth gets her man, and
the final scene is at the "Christman Cotillion"
with the Boxtops ( who have in the last month
faded into oblivion), and Blyth and Widmark
are - .dancing. Then Greene, Palmer, - and Rlchat --
Burton and his wife, June Taylor-- the chaper
ones-are talking around the punch bowl when
Blyth and Widmark approach, and the band
swings into a very topical and seasonal song,
and the entire cast walks around majestically
singing it. You're guessing "White Christmas?"
Silent Night?" "Jingle Bell Rock?" Uh 2 Uh.
It starts out "Gimme a ticket for an airoplare,
ain't got time to take a fast train.."
JACKSON 1 S JARGON
DEAR .ANNIE:
Dear Annie,
While leafing thru my favorite monthly
magazine, I unfolded this one picture which
had a striking resemblance to'someone I knew
then I figured out it was you. How did you
go about getting your picture in there:
Dear Jr.,
Sorry, that wasn - Lt me--but that was a
striking resemblance--wasn't it?
Dear Annie/
I am so excited about this ski club that
I can't wait until we go skiing. ‘ Along with
all this, there's this one guy who's really
cool. It skiing a sport romantic enough to
develop a relationship with him?
Sally Snowed
Dear Sal,
Cool your talents, Charles is married.
Dear Annie,
Is it true that the Nittany Cub is lookig
for a 20ft. Christman Tree for their dance, ••
and that theylre going to chop down the
Behrend Pine?
Dear Benjy,
Merry Christmas:
Dear Annie,
As a freshman girl, the impression that
I get of college men is that the only thing
on their minds is smoking, drinking, and sex:
What do you think?
GUESS WHO
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Paula Prude
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