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...were showing the fist and the open hand at the same time. Reason: the French satraps had been ordered to help along Moscow's new peace offensive, but their old orders to stir up trouble and sabotage EGA had not been canceled. TIME'S Paris Bureau Chief André Laguerre reported...
...Maurice Thorez, rosy-cheeked and beaming, wearing a grey business suit, slapped guests cordially on the back. Jacques Duclos, dapper in a black jacket and grey pants, cracked jokes, took no offense when a guest asked him, "What, no vodka?" Duclos cracked, back: "No, and no American whiskey, either." André Marty, the salty old mutineer, solicitously handed around plates of sandwiches, salted almonds and cookies...
Back Streets of Paris (Jacques Feyder-Film Rights International). Basically, this is merely a French-made gangster melodrama, but it has some wry Gallic nourishes. Example: the downtrodden Cinderella of the film (Andrée Clement) is not rewarded with the Prince Charming (Jacques Dacqmine), who runs off with a flashy tart. Instead, she gets a profitable little hotel business, and seems perfectly content with the bargain...
This French-made film version of an André Gide story, aimed at grown-up audiences, has so much more integrity and artistry than the run of movies that some of its admirers may be blind to its defects. It is superbly performed; talented and beautiful Mlle. Morgan has a chance to bloom again after an arid period in Hollywood. And the story is drawn slowly out of its characters with a patient indirection that piles up considerable emotional power without ever losing its sensitive touch...
...more & more of Europe's war talk also expressed hope. TIME'S Paris Bureau Chief André Laguerre reported: "Good can come out of that talk, for it can dissipate Europe's terror and engender the strength and courage which could prevent war. To build that strength and courage, Europe does need time. The Kremlin, by launching a sudden attack, has the power to refuse Europe the time it needs, and to cut short this period of Europe's moral regeneration. That is the risk. But it is a risk which more & more Western Europeans...