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Last Man Out (Sun. 10 p.m.) is the brain child of Richard English, an ex-prizefighter turned highly successful magazine writer, who wants to get the last man out of the Communist Party—"the man America needs most." As English explained on his first program: "When a drunk quits, he can go to Alcoholics Anonymous; when a Commie gets out, he has no place to go. Maybe this program can do something about that." By interviews and dramatizations, the experiences of ex-Communists are recounted in a quietly believable, non-melodramatic way. English has signed up a long list of ex-Reds, including Elizabeth Bentley and Movie Director Edward Dmytryk (one of the "Hollywood Ten" who quit the party in 1951). He has high hopes for the show: "I want the sleeper, the guy who will quit. He's my man. I'm trying to show him his mistake and make him get out before it's too late . . ."