Barbara Harris Movies
Goodman graduate Barbara Harris was among the earliest members of Chicago's Second City improvisational troupe. Harris' "everybody's best friend" demeanor, her good looks and offbeat sense of humor assured her steady work both off and on Broadway. In 1967 she won a Tony Award for her work in the whimsical Broadway musical The Apple Tree. Harris made her film debut as the heart-on-sleeve social worker Sandra (which happened to be her real first name) in 1965's A Thousand Clowns. She then re-created her Broadway role in the hot-and-cold movie version of Arthur Kopit's Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad. In 1971, Harris was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Who is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (did she enjoy selecting films with long-winded titles?) Her subsequent film appearances were as infrequent as they were unpredictable. Only director Robert Altman would have had the inspired notion of casting the very urban Barbara as a country-western wannabe in Nashville (1975); and only Alfred Hitchcock would have come up with the brilliant idea of casting Barbara as a lovably crooked psychic in Family Plot (1976). Both were out-of-left-field casting choices, and both worked superbly -- a tribute not only to the directors' intuition but also to Barbara Harris' boundless versatility. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1961
During a drinking contest, college fraternity members Alan (Burt Brinckerhoff) and Mark (Duke Howard) pass out cold. The duo's frat brothers decide to play a cruel prank on the snoozing Alan, making it appear that Mark has died and that Alan has killed him. The joke backfires when the panicky Alan attempts to dispose of the "body." This episode features two former members of the fabled "Second City" comedy troupe, Severn Darden and Barbara Harris (Harris would ultimately star in Alfred Hitchcock's final theatrical feature, Family Plot). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Narrated by James Whitmore, this video offers an overview of the major campaigns of the American Civil War, covering the significant battles that preceded the Confederate high-water mark of Gettysburg. Battles that receive close attention include Manassas, second Manassas, and Antietam. Also included are brief looks at the campaigns of the western front, including the battles of Shiloh and Fort Donelson. ~ Rob Ferrier, All Movie Guide
Narrated by James Whitmore, this video offers an overview of the major campaigns of the American Civil War, picking up the story at the convenient turning point of Gettysburg, the high-water mark of Confederate military designs. Included in the video are brief discussions of the battles of Fredericksburg, Chickamagua, Chattanooga, Vicksburg, the Wilderness, and the burning of Atlanta, including Sherman's famous March to the Sea, a campaign that defined the term "total war." ~ Rob Ferrier, All Movie Guide
