Top cast:George Nichols,Joseph Graybill,Grace Henderson
Director:Adam Eriksen
Genre:News
Region:Norway
Year:2000
Storyline:A mother bird flew to its nest to feed its squawking trio of chicks.A small mouse reached for a drop of dew hanging on a nearby leaf for use as a wake-up face-splash.A young rabbit named Thumper emerged from its hole and scratched its back on a tree trunk.Exciting News of the Birth of Bambi:An excited blue bird suddenly arrived to spread news of a momentous occasion - as the forest creatures all perked up and wondered what had happened.Down-river, he manages to swim to safety.[Scenes of Shears' escape and struggles are alternatingly cross-cut with scenes back at the camp.] Construction resumes on he bridge, but progress is slow, ineffectual and behind schedule, fouled by accidental mishaps and engineering failures - without the presence of the morale-boosting commander.At Grafton's Mercantile, one of only a few buildings set in the middle of the frontier wilderness, Shane is observed by wo folks:Fred Lewis (Edgar Buchanan) - the head of a homesteading family who is watching his female entourage engaged in shoppingthe store/bar proprietor Sam Grafton (Paul McVey)Shane explains that he's "workin' for Starrett," and asks for some "ready-made pants" that might fit him.Well, his is Ira Flagler.Ira and I are going to be married next week, and we've talked it over, and Ira wants Bart to live with us.[Note: Davis would be nominated eight more times, without an additional Oscar, until the time of her death in 1989.