Word: acted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rare when a brother act pays off in sports, but since the end of the war the brothers Foster Adam, Henry, and Hugh--have been the color cards in varsity squash coach Jack Barnaby's hand. The situation may well continue for another year...
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. '38, professor of History, will act as the board's first vice-chairman this year...
...faith. It would have to do that to prove that the situation implied by the phrase "peace offensive" actually exists. And the only way to discover whether or not that situation does exist, as Walter Lippmann has pointed out, the only way, in fact, for the United States to act in good faith itself, is to take the Russians at their word, confer with them, and hear what they have...
...veterans. Then he takes a closer look at Ryan, the would-be killer. The picture's real shocker is that the audience has little choice between hunter and hunted. The edge, if any, belongs to the hunter. Plainly, Veteran Heflin can never live down the one fateful, irretrievable act that even stands between him and his wife (Janet Leigh). But Ryan has a chance to make a life for himself if only he can be prevented from doing murder...
Until a choice is made, Act of Violence is a fine movie chase. The ending, while unconventional, is dramatically and morally satisfying...