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63-541: Mary Hagen is believed by town gossips to be the illegitimate daughter of Tom Bates, a former resident and lawyer. She is often treated badly. Bates moves back into town and begins a friendship with Hagen's favorite teacher Julia Kane (Maxwell). Hints are dropped that Bates is the real father of Hagen, though she is later revealed to be an orphan adopted by the Hagens. When the teacher leaves town, she suggests to Bates that he stop playing Hagen's father, as it has become clear that he

126-503: A British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination. That same year, she appeared in a minor role in Woody Allen 's Annie Hall (1977), and hosted an evening of Saturday Night Live , appearing in five sketches: "Programming Change", "Video Vixens", "Night of the Moonies", "Van Arguments", and "Goodnights". Duvall's next role was portraying Wendy Torrance in

189-679: A 20-year absence, it was announced in October 2022 that Duvall would be acting in The Forest Hills , an independent horror-thriller film directed and written by Scott Goldberg. The film is about a man "tormented by nightmarish visions after experiencing head trauma in the Catskill woods ." Initially playing a cameo role , Duvall joined the ensemble after expressing interest in performing more scenes. She described her acting comeback as "so much fun" and joked that " Jessica Tandy won an Oscar when she

252-669: A better life in Horton Foote 's made-for-television film, Alone . Duvall continued to make film and television appearances throughout the late-1990s. In 1998, she played Mrs. Jackson in the comedy Home Fries and Gabby in the direct-to-video children's film Casper Meets Wendy . Near the end of the decade, she returned to the horror genre with a minor role in Tale of the Mummy (1998), co-starring Christopher Lee and Gerard Butler , and The 4th Floor (1999), co-starring Juliette Lewis . In

315-588: A boy whose dog is struck by car in Tim Burton 's short film Frankenweenie (1984), and as Laura Burroughs in Booker (also 1984), a biographical television short based on the life of Booker T. Washington , directed by Stan Lathan . Of her role in Frankenweenie , Jacob Slankard of Collider described Duvall as "the most persuasive tool" Burton had, and believed he succeeded in "calling on an actress who can signal to

378-599: A brand-new caricature of the confident yet clueless single female, then suggests a real person underneath." Robbie Freeling of IndieWire believed the film succeeded because of Duvall: "it's one of the finest films of the seventies, and Duvall deserves a lion's share of the credit." Her performance garnered the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress , as well as

441-460: A complete chorus or verse is recorded; longer almost-complete attempts are called "long false starts". Different versions of the same song from a single recording session are sometimes eventually released as alternate takes (or alternative takes ) or "playback masters" of the recording. Notable examples of releases of alternate takes include The Beatles Anthology box set, Johnny Cash 's Bear Family box sets and Johnny Cash:The Outtakes and

504-432: A full day to get his desired shots of the cast of The Usual Suspects behaving sullenly in a police lineup, but the actors could not remain serious and kept spoiling the takes by laughing and making faces. In the end, Singer changed his plan and used the funniest of the takes in the final movie to illustrate the contempt the criminals had for the police. During the filming of Some Like It Hot , director Billy Wilder

567-443: A legend." Julianne Moore called Duvall "one of the women that made me want to become an actress. She was fascinating, original, vulnerable and inscrutable all at once." Others who have praised her work in tributes include Woody Allen , Mia Farrow, Daryl Hannah , Michael Palin , Malcolm McDowell , and Paul Simon . In the 2020s, clips of Duvall hosting Faerie Tale Theatre went viral on social media, such as TikTok , where

630-414: A mortal threat provide the film with many of its iconic moments." Bilge Ebiri of Vulture wrote: "Looking into Duvall's huge eyes from the front row of a theater, I found myself riveted by a very poignant form of fear. Not the fear of an actor out of her element, or the more mundane fear of a victim being chased around by an ax-wielding maniac. Rather, it was something far more disquieting, and familiar:

693-422: A neo-flapper, a kind of 20s or 30s woman reborn long after the second world war which also made her an excellent casting choice in period movies." The New York Times called her a "fixture" of Hollywood, and wrote: "With her gossamer frame and toothy smile, she was one of the biggest film stars of the 1970s." The New Yorker critic Pauline Kael once called her the "female Buster Keaton " and believed she

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756-404: A new production company called Think Entertainment to develop programs and television movies for cable channels. She had started another production company, Platypus, in 1982. She created Nightmare Classics (1989), a third Showtime anthology series, which featured adaptations of well-known horror stories by authors including Edgar Allan Poe . Unlike the previous two series, Nightmare Classics

819-450: A party in Houston while he was shooting Brewster McCloud (1970) on location. Several crew members on the film were fascinated by Duvall's upbeat presence and unique physical appearance, and asked her to be part of the feature. Duvall reflected on committing to the project: "I got tired of arguing, and thought maybe I am an actress. They told me to come. I simply got on a plane and did it. I

882-553: A scene where his character eats a boot—in reality, a prop made of licorice —and ended up being taken to the hospital for insulin shock due to the high sugar intake. Chaplin also did 342 takes of a scene in City Lights (1931). In other cases, it is the actors who cause multiple takes. One fight scene in Jackie Chan 's The Young Master was so intricate that it required 329 takes to complete. Director Bryan Singer tried for

945-416: A second Emmy nomination. Duvall produced a fifth series for Showtime, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle , before selling Think Entertainment in 1993 and retiring as a producer. Duvall landed a 1992 guest spot on the television series L.A. Law as Margo Stanton, a show dog owner and breeder who presses charges against the owner of a Welsh Corgi that mated with her prize-winning Afghan Hound . She next appeared as

1008-631: A series of alternate takes of recordings by Elvis Presley released by RCA Victor beginning in 1974 with Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 . A fine example of the musical implications of multiple recorded performances and how they differ can be found on the posthumous 1969 LP compilation "To Know a Man" (Blue Horizon 7-66230) which comprises the complete last two early 1960s sessions by legendary slide guitarist Elmore James with backing musicians. These are unedited studio tapes which include multiple live complete and part takes of several tracks. There are also adlib band reminiscences and talkback chat with

1071-496: A split screen, with the sound fading from one to another to direct audience attention. Other directors such as Stanley Kubrick are notorious for demanding numerous retakes of a single scene, once asking Shelley Duvall to repeat a scene 127 times for The Shining . During the shooting of Eyes Wide Shut , Kubrick asked for 97 takes of Tom Cruise walking through a door before he was satisfied. Charlie Chaplin , both director and star of The Gold Rush , did 63 separate takes of

1134-517: A suicide attempt by jumping into a river during a storm, Reagan collapsed. He was hospitalized in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital with viral pneumonia . Almost all prints of the film mysteriously disappeared from various film storage facilities and television stations as Ronald Reagan was becoming a prominent political figure. The film resurfaced in the 1990s with showings on Turner Classic Movies . In one scene, Temple attempts suicide. A critic wrote that it

1197-408: A two-scoop ice cream cone." The film was included in the popular 1978 book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time . According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $ 1,818,000 domestically and $ 301,000 foreign. Lois Maxwell earned a Golden Globe Award (Most Promising Newcomer: Female) for her performance in the film. Take A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term

1260-439: A woman living in a dreary California desert town. Although there was a written screenplay, Duvall, like other cast members, improvised many of her lines. In spite of the film not being a major box-office success, it received critical acclaim. Texas Monthly critics Marie Brenner and Jesse Kornbluth praised Duvall for giving an "extraordinary performance". Michael Sragow of The New Yorker called her "brilliant: she coins

1323-412: Is in love with her and that Mary unknowingly feels the same. Ultimately, Bates and Hagen board a train out of town after getting married. Reagan considered it his least-liked role. In her autobiography, Temple confirms that Reagan apparently detested his role and that it was a very difficult period in his life. After multiple retakes of a scene in which Reagan's character rescues Temple's character from

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1386-510: Is no simple " scream queen " performance as Duvall makes Wendy's terror and determination grippingly, movingly real. Did Kubrick push her to extremes to reach such heights? Perhaps, but the accomplishment is Duvall's, full stop." While Duvall was in London shooting The Shining , Robert Altman cast her to portray Olive Oyl in his big-screen adaptation of Popeye , opposite Robin Williams . The film

1449-464: Is shot satisfactorily the first time, whether by necessity (as with certain expensive special effects) or by some combination of luck and skill. Some film directors are known for using very long, unedited takes. Alfred Hitchcock 's Rope is famous for being composed of nine uninterrupted takes, each from four to ten minutes long. This required actors to step over cables and dolly tracks while filming, and stagehands to move furniture and props out of

1512-432: Is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production. In cinematography , a take refers to each filmed "version" of a particular shot or "setup". Takes of each shot are generally numbered starting with "take one" and the number of each successive take is increased (with the director calling for "take two" or "take eighteen") until the filming of the shot is completed. Film takes are often designated with

1575-610: The National Film Registry by the Library of Congress . Born in Texas , Duvall was discovered by Altman, who was impressed by her upbeat presence and cast her in the black comedy film Brewster McCloud (1970). Though hesitant to become an actress, she continued to work with him, acting in the Western film McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), the crime film Thieves Like Us (1974),

1638-598: The Steven Soderbergh film The Underneath . She told The New York Times that her reasons for moving were the health of one of her brothers and the earthquake. In 2002, Duvall retired from acting for 21 years. In an interview with People magazine , Duvall said of her retirement: "It's the longest sabbatical I ever took, but it was for really important reasons—to get in touch with my family again." During this time, she kept her personal life private, which nonetheless received media coverage. In November 2016, Duvall

1701-430: The baseball bat scene, which she had performed 127 times. Afterward, she presented Kubrick with clumps of hair that had fallen out due to the extreme stress of filming. For the last nine months of shooting, she said that the role required her to cry twelve hours a day, five or six days a week, and "it was so difficult being hysterical for that length of time". In an interview with Roger Ebert , Duvall said that making

1764-1120: The musical film Nashville (1975), and drama film 3 Women (1977), the later of which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress . That same year she had a supporting role in Woody Allen 's romantic comedy film Annie Hall (1977). Duvall gained further prominence for her leading roles as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick 's horror film The Shining and Olive Oyl in Altman's adventure film Popeye , both in 1980. She furthered this success appearing in Terry Gilliam 's fantasy film Time Bandits (1981), Tim Burton 's short comedy horror film Frankenweenie (1984), and Fred Schepisi 's comedy film Roxanne (1987). Duvall then ventured into producing and creating television programs aimed at children and youth, such as Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987), Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1987), Nightmare Classics (1989) and Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992–1994). From

1827-563: The 1970s." Duvall's role of Pansy in Terry Gilliam 's Time Bandits (1981) followed. In 1982, Duvall narrated, hosted, and was executive producer of the children's television program Faerie Tale Theatre . She starred in seven episodes of the series; " Rumpelstiltskin " (1982), " Rapunzel " (1983), " The Nightingale " (1983), " Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs " (1984), " Puss in Boots " (1985), and " Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp " (1986). Before

1890-468: The 1990s, Duvall acted sporadically, playing supporting roles in Steven Soderbergh 's thriller film The Underneath (1995) and Jane Campion 's drama film The Portrait of a Lady (1996). After appearing in Gabrielle Burton 's comedy film Manna from Heaven (2002), she left acting until returning for her final role in the horror film The Forest Hills (2023). Her mental health in the interim

1953-528: The 2000s, Duvall accepted minor roles, including as the mother of Matthew Lawrence 's character in the horror-comedy Boltneck (2000) and as Haylie Duff 's aunt in the independent family film Dreams in the Attic , which was sold to the Disney Channel but was never released. After a small role in the 2002 independent film Manna from Heaven , Duvall took an extended hiatus from acting and public life. After

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2016-405: The aid of a clapperboard . It is also referred to as the slate. The number of each take is written or attached to the clapperboard, which is filmed briefly prior to or at the beginning of the actual take. Only those takes which are vetted by the continuity person and/or script supervisor are printed and are sent to the film editor . A single-take or one-take occurs when the entire scene

2079-459: The audience that she's much more than her initial bearings make her out to be, and that was Duvall's specialty." Next, Duvall appeared as a lonely and timid woman who receives a message from a flying saucer in The Twilight Zone episode "The Once and Future King/ A Saucer of Loneliness ", and the friend of Steve Martin 's character in the comedy Roxanne (1987). In 1988, Duvall founded

2142-463: The camera's way as it moved around the room. The eight-minute opening shot of The Player includes people discussing long takes in other movies. Aleksandr Sokurov's Russian Ark (2002) consists of a single 90-minute take, shot on a digital format. Mike Figgis' Timecode (2000) consists of a single 90-minute take as well, albeit with four camera units shooting simultaneously. In the finished film, all four camera angles are shown simultaneously on

2205-563: The daughter of a convict in Thieves Like Us , released in 1974. Duvall had her breakthrough for playing a spaced-out groupie in Altman's 1975 ensemble comedy Nashville , which was a critical and commercial success. Keith Carradine , who collaborated with Duvall on Thieves Like Us and Nashville , told Variety : "She had that fascinating physical appearance, there was something slightly off-center and hauntingly beautiful about her. And then she had that extraordinary personality; she

2268-594: The emotional toll of the role and the challenges of long days on the set, but said that Kubrick was "very warm and friendly" to her. Despite positive reviews of her performance, she was controversially nominated for Worst Actress at the Golden Raspberry Awards' inaugural ceremony ; it was rescinded on March 31, 2022, and Golden Raspberries cofounder Maureen Murphy said she regretted nominating Duvall. Anne Billson of The Guardian stated that "Duvall's horrified reactions as her husband reveals himself to be

2331-590: The family settled in Houston when she was five years old. She was in a choir. She was an artistic and energetic young child, eventually earning the nickname "Manic Mouse" from her mother. She became interested in science at a young age; as a teenager she aspired to become a scientist. After graduating from Waltrip High School in 1967, she sold cosmetics at Foley's , a department store; she attended South Texas Junior College and majored in nutrition and diet therapy. Around 1970, she accidentally met Robert Altman at

2394-499: The fear of a wife who's experienced her husband at his worst, and is terrified that she'll experience it again." Jessica Jalali of Screen Rant ranked it the best performance of her career, calling her "the heart of the film; she is out of her depth in dealing with her husband's looming insanity while trying to protect her young son, all while being fearful of the malevolence around her". Tim Grierson of RogerEbert.com similarly called it one of her best performances, writing that "This

2457-430: The film was "almost unbearable. But from other points of view, really very nice, I suppose." In a 2001 interview, she later said "I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. Why? Because of Stanley. And it was a fascinating learning experience, it was such intense work that I think it makes you smarter. But I wouldn't want to go through it again." In a 2021 interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Duvall spoke openly of

2520-487: The film, starting his acting career. Reynolds and Duvall lived together until 1976. While she was shooting Annie Hall in New York in 1976, Duvall met singer-songwriter Paul Simon . The couple began a relationship and lived together for two years. Their relationship ended when Duvall introduced Simon to her friend, actress Carrie Fisher ; Fisher took up with Simon. In the late 1970s, Duvall dated musician Ringo Starr . She

2583-597: The horror film The Shining (1980), directed by Stanley Kubrick . Jack Nicholson said in the 2001 documentary Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures that Kubrick was great to work with but that he was "a different director" with her. Because of his methodical nature, principal photography took a year to complete. The film's script was changed so often that Nicholson stopped reading each draft. Kubrick antagonized his actors, and he and she argued frequently. He intentionally isolated her and went through exhausting shoots, such as

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2646-483: The lattermost, she was established as a scream queen by several publications. MovieWeb ranked Duvall as the fifth-best scream queen of all time, writing that her performance in The Shining was "a thing of glory". Beatrice Loayza of The Atlantic said that Duvall was "made for the screen" and called her "a gravitational force". Günseli Yalcinkaya of Dazed dubbed her the "queen of awkward beauty" and "one of

2709-463: The most magnetic on-screen presences of the last century." Robert Lang of Deadline Hollywood deemed Duvall as the 1970s "cinema's new darling". Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian described her as "unique and often misunderstood" and said she "was intensely modern, the very face of the New American Cinema , but was also in her slender grace and wide-eyed charm, and her way with a cigarette,

2772-550: The phrase "Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall" has frequently been sampled. The resurgence of Faerie Tale Theatre helped introduce her to Generation Z . In August and September 2024, several of Duvall's films were screened in tribute at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts . The 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards attracted controversy after Duvall and others were omitted from the " In Memoriam " segment, instead being placed on

2835-466: The producer which give a superb insight into the creative energy of the performing and recording process. Shelley Duvall Shelley Alexis Duvall (July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024) was an American actress and producer. Known for her collaborations with Robert Altman and for playing eccentric characters, she won a Cannes Film Festival Award and was nominated for a British Academy Film Award and two Emmy Awards . Four of her films are preserved in

2898-541: The program's first episode " The Frog Prince ", which starred Robin Williams and Teri Garr , Duvall produced 27 hour-long episodes of the program. In 1985, she created Tall Tales & Legends , another one-hour anthology series for Showtime , which featured adaptations of American folk tales. As with Faerie Tale Theatre , the series starred well-known Hollywood actors with Duvall as host, executive producer, and occasional guest star. The series ran for nine episodes and garnered Duvall an Emmy nomination. While Duvall

2961-510: The same year, Duvall released two compact discs, Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall... Sweet Dreams, which feature Duvall singing lullaby songs and Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall... Merry Christmas , on which Duvall sings Christmas songs. In 1992, Think Entertainment joined the newly formed Universal Family Entertainment to create Duvall's fourth Showtime original series, Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories , which featured animated adaptations of children's storybooks with celebrity narrators and garnered her

3024-577: The two going on to become friends. Unkrich noted that Duvall remained very proud of her career. In 2021, Seth Abramovitch, writer for The Hollywood Reporter , found Duvall for an interview saying, "I only knew that it didn't feel right for McGraw's insensitive sideshow to be the final word on her legacy." The article noted that her memory was "sharp and full of engrossing stories". Duvall died due to complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, on July 11, 2024, four days after her 75th birthday. Her death

3087-689: The vain, over-friendly, but harmless Countess Gemini—sister to the calculating Gilbert Osmond ( John Malkovich )—in Jane Campion 's 1996 adaptation of the Henry James novel The Portrait of a Lady . In 1997, she played a beatific nun in the comedy film Changing Habits and a besotted, murderous, ostrich-farm owner in Guy Maddin 's fourth feature Twilight of the Ice Nymphs . In the same year, she played Chris Cooper 's character's gullible wife who yearns for

3150-442: Was "bizarrely original… able to be herself on the screen in a way that nobody has ever been before." Giacomo Aricò of Vogue deemed her "bewitching" and a "master of cinema". Jamie Lee Curtis cited Duvall as an influence, writing: "She showed that you could change and grow and develop and, of course, now we see so many wonderful actresses and actors become producers and directors and creators. Thank you, Shelley Duvall. You are

3213-617: Was 80. I can still win." To Entertainment Weekly , Goldberg described Duvall as "an amazing actress to work with, and I will forever be grateful for the opportunity to direct her." A trailer for The Forest Hills was released in November 2022, and it premiered at Smodcastle Cinemas in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey in March 2023. A second trailer was released in September 2024, and the film

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3276-485: Was a commercial success despite negative critical reviews, while Duvall was praised for her performance. Roger Ebert wrote: "Duvall is like a precious piece of china with a tinkling personality. She looks and sounds like almost nobody else, and if it is true that she was born to play the character Olive Oyl (and does so in Altman's new musical Popeye ), it is also true that she has possibly played more really different kinds of characters than almost any other young actress of

3339-524: Was aimed at a teenage and adult audience. It was the least successful series that Duvall produced for Showtime and ran for only four episodes. In 1990, she played Little Bo Peep in Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme , which she also produced. In 1991, Duvall portrayed Jenny Wilcox, the wife of Charlie Wilcox ( Christopher Lloyd ) in the Hulk Hogan action-adventure film Suburban Commando . In October of

3402-703: Was announced by Gilroy to The Hollywood Reporter . Several tributes were posted to Duvall, including messages from Stephen King and the Stanley Kubrick estate. Duvall was known for her charismatic, upbeat presence, and is considered one of the most successful actresses of the 1970s. Four of her films have been inducted in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Nashville (1975), Annie Hall (1977), and The Shining (1980). For her role in

3465-627: Was covered by the media, briefly turning her private life public. Duvall died of diabetes complications on July 11, 2024. Shelley Alexis Duvall was born on July 7, 1949, in Fort Worth, Texas , the first child of Bobbie Ruth Crawford ( née Massengale, 1929–2020), a real estate broker and in the legal field, and Robert Richardson "Bobby" Duvall (1919–1994), a cattle auctioneer-turned-lawyer. Her younger brothers were Scott, Shane, and Stewart. For her first few years, Duvall lived in various locations throughout Texas due to her father's work, before

3528-501: Was digitally released in October 2024. Duvall married artist Bernard Sampson in 1970, but their marriage disintegrated as Duvall's acting career accelerated, leading to their divorce in 1974. She met 24-year-old tobacco heir Patrick Reynolds in a Hollywood nightclub; he was a film student at USC living in a hilltop castle under the HOLLYWOOD sign. Duvall invited Reynolds to the set of Nashville , where director Robert Altman cast him in

3591-560: Was in a relationship with musician and former Breakfast Club lead vocalist Dan Gilroy from 1989 through the remainder of her life. The pair began their relationship while co-starring in Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme . She had no children. After the 1994 Northridge earthquake , Duvall moved from Benedict Canyon in Los Angeles to Blanco , southwest of Austin, Texas . She decided to return to her home state in 1994, while shooting

3654-495: Was interviewed by Phil McGraw on his daytime talk show, Dr. Phil , about her mental illness . The segment received significant criticism from the public, with some claiming she was exploited . Vivian Kubrick , daughter of director Stanley Kubrick, posted an open letter to McGraw on Twitter, while actress Mia Farrow tweeted that it was "upsetting and unethical to exploit Shelley Duvall at this vulnerable time in her life". Director Lee Unkrich located Duvall in 2018, with

3717-470: Was notoriously frustrated by the retakes required by Marilyn Monroe 's inability to remember her lines. In music recording, a take similarly refers to successive attempts to record a song or part. Musical takes are also sequentially numbered. The need to obtain a complete, acceptable take was especially important in the years predating multi-track recording and overdubbing techniques. Failed attempts are called "false starts" if, for example, not even

3780-451: Was producing Faerie Tale Theatre , it was reported that she was to star as the lead in the film adaptation of Tom Robbins 's Even Cowgirls Get the Blues , which was also to star Mick Jagger , Jerry Hall , Cindy Hall, and Sissy Spacek . The project was delayed and when finally released in 1993, starred an entirely different cast. She landed roles in films and television series: the mother of

3843-765: Was quirky and just utterly enchanting. What you saw on screen, that's just who she was." In 1976, she played the First Lady, wife of Grover Cleveland, in Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson . The same year, Duvall starred as Bernice, a wealthy girl from Wisconsin in PBS 's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's short story Bernice Bobs Her Hair . In 1977, Duvall gave what some critics considered to be one of her best performances in Altman's psychological thriller 3 Women , portraying Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux,

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3906-532: Was swept away." Duvall had never left Texas before Altman offered her a role. She flew to Hollywood , and subsequently appeared in the film as Susanne, the free-spirited love interest to Bud Cort 's reclusive Brewster. Beatrice Loayza of The Atlantic said the character "would've seemed innocuous enough were it not for the actor's hypnotic charms". Altman chose Duvall for roles as an unsatisfied mail-order bride in McCabe & Mrs. Miller , released in 1971, and

3969-407: Was too bad the attempt failed. The New York Times thought the script amateurish and of Reagan and Temple wrote, "Ronald Reagan keeps as straight a face as he can while doing what must have struck him as the silliest job of his career ... but it is poor, little put-upon Shirley who looks most ridiculous through it all. She acts with the mopish dejection of a school-child who has just been robbed of

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