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1942 - The Greatest Gift -- I finaly had a chance to see this delightful and heartwarming short film recently. Edmund Gwenn stars as the poor juggler who offers the only thing he has of value to the Blessed Virgin at the annual ceremony conducted by the priests of Notre Dame. Hans has a fairly substantial role as the young priest, Father Fabian, who learns a lot about humility and devotion from the juggler who comes to stay with the monks to recuperate after nearly freezing to death outside the monestary. In Hans' scrapbook, there was a listing for another MGM short I noted in the log--Bartolome--in which Hans plays a priest named "Fabian". This may in fact be the same short film that was later titled "The Greatest Gift". 1943 - Nightmare - This is more of a comment, really, but after finally being able to view a copy of this film, I understand why Hans' character ("Hans") is dressed like Sherlock Holmes. He's supposd to be a German spy trying to blend in with the locals in London, England. Holmes would have been an Englishman he was familiar with, and he probably thought everyone dressed like that. Hans has only a few scenes and very little dialogue. His "fight" scene with Brian Donlevy is fun to watch. Not a bad little film overall: Less than 5 minutes. |
1952 - Hollywood Guess Stars (Hosted by Mike Stokey, with help from the lovely Spring New Mitchell: Sponsored by Certina watches and Elgin American; with panelists Cesar Romero, Corinne Calvet, Charles Korvin, and Hans Conried): In 1952, Mike Stokey was also hosting the highly successful Pantomime Quiz, which included Hans as one of the regular performers. The format of Hollywood Guess Stars is similar to Pantomime Quiz, but instead of acting out lines from a song, proverb, Shakespearean quotation, or other such phrases, the celebrity panelists had to guess a particular animal, type of action, thing, or celebrity. One panelist would come up and first give verbal clues to assist their comrades. If this failed, Stokey would call for an "Action Stage", in which the panelist acted out what it was they were supposed to represent. Depending on the time left, each panelist had up to two opportunities to perform on the behalf of a viewer who had sent in the suggestion. These lucky viewers would be awarded a Certina watch, or compact made by Elgin. Viewers could also ask the panelist of their choice a question. A lady from Atlanta, Georgia wanted to know how many radio shows Hans had performed in. He estimated between 7,000 and 10,000 shows (and this was only 1952!). Stokey tried to push along the sexual innuendos (he was well assisted by the shapely Ms. Calvet), to the point where Hans is heard to say off screen "I don't think I should be playing this game!" Thankfully for Hans, he only had to act out a "flea" and a "bum". Hollywood Guess Stars may have been a short-lived summer replacement series (I only know of two episodes so far). If anyone out there has more information about this show, please let me know!. (My thanks to eBay, Curtains Up Cinema, and Phillip Dye). Circa 1955 - Captain David Grief, "Paradise and Mr. Forsythe" (starring Maxwell Reed: Hans plays the title character; a sleezy opium smuggler) December 7, 1955 - Disneyland (Hans' voice can be heard as the film impresario "J.B." who "discovers" Goofy in a segment called "The Goofy Success Story"). This piece showcased four vintage Goofy cartoons linked together with some connecting bits to tell the story of Goofy's rise to stardom. Thanks to Andrew Leal for bringing this episode to my attention. October 29, 1959 - Take a Good Look, (Correction: Log incorrectly lists this date as October 19th) May 5, 1960 - Take a Good Look, (with Edie Adams and Ben Alexander) May 12, 1960 - Take a Good Look, (with Edie Adams and Ben Alexander) February 2, 1961 - Take a Good Look, (with Edie Adams and Cesar Romero) December 9, 1961 - Have Gun Will Travel, "A Knight to Remember" (I'm embarrassed to say I neglected to add this to the Television Log, even though I did mention Hans' appearance on the program on page 73. It's even further embarrassing to note that also on page 73, I incorrectly stated that the show was from 1963. All I can do now is right the wrong, and be more careful next time!). July 4, 1966 - Chain Letter (NBC: Hosted by Jan Murray): Hans appeared as a contestant on the New premiere of this summer replacement game show along with Betty White. September 28, 1967 - Everybody's Talking (ABC: Panel Show: Hosted by Lloyd Thaxton): New Hans was a guest panelist on this short-lived program that required the panel to listen in on pre-recorded conversations with people on the street, and try to figure out what they are talking about. This program also featured as guests Leonard Nimoy (who sings "Bilbo Baggins" on the show), and Patty Duke. Special appearances by Imogene Coca and Dick Clark: 30 minutes: (Thanks to eBay and Curtains Up Cinema for this gem) |
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