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...circumspect round of sightseeing through the countryside, hand-holding beside a lake, a visit to Dublin's Royal Theater and the prince's victory (his 102nd win as a jockey) in the last race at the Kilbeggan Meeting. While the cheering track crowd shouted, "Good old Alec McCann" (Aly's local nickname), Gene burbled, "Cheri, you were wonderful." The Kilcullen villagers watched the holidaying couple good-humoredly, especially after the prince donated ?100 to help build a new school. Said one: "He didn't give a cent when he had Rita up here...
Like all other people, the British must cat. But their tight little island does not produce enough foot to supply them all, so they have to import the deficit. To import they must also export. They export, among other things, movies. A good Alec Guinness or Laurence Olivier production is probably good for quite a few main dishes. But there is also the dessert--or "sweet"--to be considered, and perhaps even an after-dinner smoke, blended from Virginia tobacco. To make a life of austerity bearable such pictures as I Believe in You are made and exported...
...Alec Guinness spoofs the "climber...
...Promoter. A sprightly, British-made spoof, with Alec Guinness playing a droll fellow who gets ahead in the world through sheer brass (TIME...
...White Suit (J. Arthur Rank; Universal-International). Alec Guinness as the inventor of an indestructible fabric in a British-made blend of slapstick and social satire (TIME, April...