Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 November 1948 — Page 34

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Ra-io in Review— ‘Sform’ Mystery Still Unsolved

Television Drama Leaves Reviewer Very Puzzled

By John Crosby : ~NEW YORK, Nov. 12—During ‘the last decade there has been a trend in mystery fiction toward the cryptic which, I'm happy to report, reached ultimate expression last Sunday night in a drama caliéd “The Storm,” the first television présentation of Studio One. : “The Storm,” described by CBS as “a tense mystery,” which it certainly was, differ 8(lesson in restraint to all impulsive from all other mysteries inigirls. 0 i.| Immediately after e cereMY: Memory in that the audi Wk her husband (Dean Jagence was still enveloped in mys-iger)” who up to that point soundtery when the final curtain fell. | 4 rational enough, goes Delphic, My own state of confusion con- uttering enigmatic warnings cerning what went on is intense about his war-crazed brother and but I'll do my best to explain it. [remaining mute on all other sub-

Margaret Sullavan, making her| . nw

‘Miss Sullavan and I gathered that television play, explained apolo-| + Mr. Jagger was not to be trusted/getically that Miss Sullavan had Named Ad Chief either. inadvertently covered an all-im-About this time I began to portant clue, the handkerchief, get a little worried sbout Miss (but even this left an awful lot up Sullavan, who had been parked |in the air. : in a lonely country house, and |' Despite its lamentable lack of Miss Sullavan got a little nerv- |explanation, “The Storm” was a ous too. handsome essay in terrorism and Mysterious letters arrive whichia notable production if only for upset Mr, Jagger, but it is never|its excellent camera work, its explained who wrote them or|lighting and the use of films to what is in them. The storm of|give spaciousness and dimension the title breaks—and it is ato the small television stages. honey. Miss Sullavan discovers) There were about 3!; mina body in the cellar, but she! utes of film shrewdly interdoesn’t say whose body and we're] woven-~sireet scenes, a scene never even told who made a) through a car window and ancorpse of it. other through a train window, By that time we seasoned mys-| a bus nd so smooth tery fans were well aware that| was the transposition from film one of the brothers was trying to| to live acting that CBS redo in Miss Sullavan and, while we| ceived a lot of phone calls askhave long since ceased to expect| ing if the whole production a motive for these psychiatric] wasn't on film.

Lit sn # killings, It has been CUsLOMArY | IN HER television debut, Miss

this case we weren't. Miss Sul-/Sullavan was as usual warm and

lavan simply drove off in the Vital, though perhaps a shade too Migs Winniised Marie Ee rainy night wondering aloud who/breathless. Her husky whisper ard, « Yyailace /wve,, has

had laid to rest that bod the/has become through the years a been appointed advertising BR A his Ry In The trifle too mannered and Miss Sul-| manager of Adams & Co., Inc., plans included her. lavan, I think, ought to ease up| 50 S. Meridian St.

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