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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
"Bob Crane [...] was on his way from KNX to film an episode of The Donna Reed Show."
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I did not know Bob Crane did 62 episodes of The Donna Reed Show, the first airing March 14, 1963, and the last on April 8, 1965.
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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The billboard on the right side, middle, is advertising the film HUD, released May 29, 1963.
This artwork was used in most of the advertising in one way or another:
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The billboard says Why "Hud"?, a line that Brandon De Wilde delivers in the film. The film also stars Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Neal, who both won Oscars for their performances.
It is based on a Larry McMurtry novel titled Horseman, Pass By. In the novel, the Hud character is minor and he actually rapes Alma. Also, in the novel Alma is named Halmea and is black. I like the film so much I don't think I want to alter my feelings about it by reading the source material.
It was nominated for seven Oscars and won three. Brandon De Wilde accepted Douglas's Oscar on his behalf. (Patty Duke presented it.)
In the film "Under the Sea," where Kevin Spacey plays Bobby Darin, there's a scene in the garage of Bobby Darin's home where he and his wife, Sandra Dee, have just returned from these Oscars (Bobby Darin was nominated for Captain Newman, M.D.) and he gets into a fight with her; Darin is pissed about old Melvyn Douglas winning over him.