Meeker Stars In
'Something Wild'

Ralph Meeker, co-starring with Carroll Baker in "Something Wild," which opens ......... at the ......... Theatre, through United Artists, finds himself in a role reminiscent of the Stanley Kowalski part which launched him to success. When Marlon Brando left the cast of "A Streetcar Named Desire," Josh Logan recommended Ralph for the part of the inarticulate, animalistic husband ...... ending a theatrical manhunt and starting a cinematic career. His present role of Mike the mechanic in "Something Wild," contains similar element of violence and loneliness, again challenging Meeker's dramatic talents.

After playing over 70 bit parts and minor roles in shows on and off Broadway (some in Europe) Ralph got his big break in "Mr. Roberts," which proved the springboard to "Streetcar." As a result of a year with the Tennessee Williams play, he was brought to Hollywood for the first in a long series of movies, including his award-winning performance in "Paths of Glory," with Kirk Douglas.

On TV he created the role of a punch-drunk fighter in Hemingway's "50 Grand" and drew additional acclaim on other live productions of top network shows.

(United Artists pressbook, 1961)