Jimmy Durante proved last week that the success of his first TV show was no accident. Returning for the second of his monthly appearances on Four Star Revue (Wed. 8 p.m., NBC-TV), he again effortlessly balanced 60 minutes of solid fun on his expressive shoulders and never once hobbled the load.
Though long a popular draw in theater and nightclubs, Durante was never a top smash in either radio or movies (see CINEMA) . It now seems clear that TV was invented, in part at least, as a frame for his special talents. The...
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