Word: boulevard
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Unfortunately, when this straightforward burlesque starts the film is half over. Earlier and duller footage develops a love affair between Roulien, an Argentinian with a heavy boulevard manner, and wistful Gloria Stuart. Best of the numerous songs he sings about her is called "I'll Build a Nest." Funniest shot: Edna May Oliver, head of the Academy of Medical Science, gravely superintending the manu facture of a synthetic...
...owns that peculiar charm which belongs to things and institutions which have never known the labelling of a surveying committee, a place with its own ancient and particular name. Rough earthy Anglo-Saxon names, like the "Yard," "Rotten Row," Cape Cod," have an indigenous correctness which latinic titles ("Esplanade," "Boulevard" etc) can never claim, especially when transported to foreign soil...
...Chileans knew that a secret Fascist Chilean organization existed whose purpose was to uphold the Republican regime of President Alessandri. Even members of the individual cells did not know its full strength. Last week they were out in the open, in uniform, pounding down Santiago's broad Boulevard Alameda from the Jockey Club to the Plaza de Armas. Chileans grew round-eyed as they passed, line after line, 10,000 strong, to the music of 24 bands. Most of the units wore blue overalls with overseas caps and belts, country regiments were in khaki or grey. None bore arms...
...smoked cigars only on proper occasions, sometimes a pipe while riding in his Packard.) In Chicago, his headquarters, he lived modestly in a 20-year-old apartment building. No. 199 Lake Shore Drive (where the Insulls lived years ago), walked down every morning to his office on Jackson Boulevard, lunched daily at the exclusive Chicago Club at what used to be known as the Railroad Presidents' Table. In the old days Edward P. Ripley, his great predecessor as head of the Atchison, and Paul Morton, Atchison man. Secretary of the Navy under the first Roosevelt, used...
...than at any time since 1929, but Best, Macy, Jay-Thorpe, Bonwit Teller failed to resume branches. Bradley's gambling hall was running full blast. One gamester was reported losing $170,000 one night, recouping it with $5,000 profit the next. Only two private palaces on Ocean Boulevard failed to reopen, those of the late James P. Donahue, husband of Jessie (5 & 10?) Woolworth, and Mrs. Horace Dodge billman. The Thomas N. McCarters arrived. The Emil J. Stehlis gave a dinner for their daughter and son-in-law. Mrs. James Roosevelt arrived. Mayor John Shepard Jr. formally opened...