Movies as Art

Think for a moment, Mr. Gardner, of those moments of magic and beauty on the silver screen: the goodby scene between Ava Gardner and Gregory Peck in “On the Beach”; Henry Fonda doing the two-step in “My Darling Clemintine”; Lew Ayres reaching for the flower in “All Quiet on the Western Front”; Sophie making her choice; Laurel and Hardy just looking into the camera.

Each scene a portrait as lovely as a Van Gogh, as lyrical as Mozart and as moving as a Shelley sonnet. Be an optimist, Mr. Gardner--look under all that Hollywood manure and once in a while you’ll find a pony.

RICHARD B. POLLACK

Sunland