Word: bravados
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Pink Sitter. Natural bravado has seen modest, round-faced, contralto-voiced Frances Langford through a routine that would have ruined lesser women. She has ranged heartily from woolen underwear in Alaska to a halter-bra in Africa. During...
...when he defied the sanctions imposed (but not enforced) by the League of Nations during the Ethiopian campaign. Italians rallied behind him then. They may do so more generally now than the Allies expect. At least Mussolini has built up a façade of bravado, patterned on the ancient cry of the gladiators in the Colosseum : "Morituri te salutant" (Those who are about to die salute you). But in case the façade trembles or Darlans gnaw their way through it, Mussolini has made certain that those who helped him to power, and those who have been crawling...
...time when clamor for a second front has given rise to serious questioning of the strength and integrity of our Russian allies, a film like this carefully prepared and intelligently presented account of the U.S.S.R.'s struggle against the Nazis is welcome fare. With a minimum of bravado and a maximum of restraint and straightforward presentation, "Moscow Strikes Back" paints a graphic and moving picture of heroic proportions about the struggle in which the Red Armies and the Russian people are now engaged. Every scene is packed with action, action that wasn't prepared in advance by scriptwriters and directors...
...Along with them comes Edith Bronson playing the role of Lucy, the maid. Her acting is of the most charming sort--and we might add that she is too. Albert Feather, the villain, is done by Jerry McMechan with a dash and swagger that deftly betray his shallow bravado...
Saroyan is not at all orthodox about his procedure in playwriting. His flamboyant ego, his unreserved sentimentality and love for the people, have baffled the critics, who, at first, accused him of being a hoax. His ingenuous personality and his unashamed bravado puzzled the more mature and sophisticated onlookers. But now he is recognized as the leader of a one-man cult. He wants mood most of all in drama; plot, situation and character are all incidental to the creation of the proper feeling. A play, for him, must excite as music does, in a sweeping, comprehensive whole...