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Show By INEZ GERHARD ON the strength of their performances perform-ances in Horizon Pictures' "The African Queen" Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart make a strong claim to the 1952 Oscars; both are superb. Throughout almost the entire picture they are alone, yet the interest never lags. At times the excitement is almost too keen; this one is a real thriller. Directed by John Huston and made in Africa, rr.. HUMPHREY BOGART in Technicolor, it is beautifully done; casting Robert Morley in a secondary second-ary role is an example of the effort that was made to turn out a perfect per-fect production. Hollywood's severest sever-est critics will have a hard time finding fault with "The African Queen". . "Hollywood Star Playhouse", a new dramatic NBC radio show emanating from Hollywood, makes Its network debut on Sunday the 24th at 5:00 E.S.T. The half-hour program features name stars in original dramas. Sandra Michael's "Against the Storm", the only daytime radio serial se-rial ever to win the Peabody Award, was named the best daytime drama-v. drama-v. tic show in the 16th annual FAME poll of the country's radio editors, made by Motion Picture Dally. The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz television show, "I Love Lucy", won the title of "Most promising female star" for Lucille. |