Suddenly Its Spring

From Hollywood, the NBC Theater presents... ...on the way to Spring, director Mitchell Lycen, star Fred McMurray. Highwood Screen Directors present Love on the note of laughter. The romantic motion picture comedy, suddenly at Spring, starring Fred McMurray and introducing the director of the film, Mitchell Lycen.

Our guest screen director tonight literally wrote to success on a drawing board. For it was his exceptional ability as a designer of sets and costumes that won him an opportunity to direct and to fulfill his theory that the function of the director is to provide the channel through which an actor expresses emotion. The taste and distinction he brings to his work

have been illustrated by such outstanding films as to each his own, Kitty, hold back the dawn, and of course, suddenly, its spring. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Mitchell, license. Thank you. You know, this is a fine opportunity to clear up a little misunderstanding.

I've been accused of being a disrespectful character when really I'm not. It's just that I have a passion for seeing all steered dignity flip right on its shell pink here. To me, that's largely the fun of making comedies.

For instance, take suddenly its spring. What could be more undignified than a couple of very proper law partners who also happened to be a husband and wife, playing a cross-country game of tag. Now here's the story, starring Fred McMurray in his original role of Peter, with Virginia Greg as Mary.

The troopship steamed up the narrows, moved proudly down the fairway, and was warped neatly into its New York pier. The ship's rails were jammed with returning soldiers, and among them was Captain Morley, formerly of Morley and Morley, attorneys at law.