Word: bitted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...costs because she is so much in love with him. She introduces a novel twist at the end of her first conversation with him: instead of making her whole concluding speech at once, she says the first part, exits nearly off stage, and then, thinking he needs a bit more peace of mind, turns to deliver a kind of over-the-shoulder afterthought, "Leave all the rest [pause...
Donald Cerulli and Rennie Brown are properly pompous and gossipy as family hangers-on and Linda Avitabile, though less successful as Fanny Cavendish, has her moments. Alvin Cohen is evidence that a good actor will make something thorough even out of a non-speaking bit part...
...Bells. Entrepreneur Caccienti is rarely aware of the kind of music being played in his sewer: he is a bit hard of hearing and besides, he knows little about jazz. This has its advantages. Explains the San Francisco Chronicle's Jazz Columnist Ralph Gleason: "It's the club musicians like best. First, the owners don't tell them what to do. They can't-they can't communicate. Second, the audience is best. Why else except to listen would anyone endure these conditions...
Tony Manetta (Frank Sinatra) is a nogoodnik of a widower, a sort of amiable gonif (the names have been changed, but the characterizations are still Jewish). He is about to lose his sweaty hold on a two-bit Miami Beach hotel, but Big Shot Frankie. looking to turn a fast buck, spends his time trying to promote grandiose business ideas, romancing a far-out bongo-banging broad who lives at the top of the stairs, and treating his eleven-year-old son like a grownup. Faced with eviction, Frankie calls on his apoplectic brother (Edward G. Robinson), a rich...
Hotpoint's problem was a case of too many cooks. From 1955 to 1958 the company's top executives often disagreed about the best way to construct washers and washer-dryer combinations. Result: the company tried a little bit of everything. Now, under a revamped management team, Hotpoint has completely overhauled its testing and quality control to catch potential defects. The replacement program has generated so much good will for Hotpoint that the company, despite its large outlay, expects to end the year well in the black...