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...throat lair known (because of the scum that frequents it), as the Dust Heap, a stealer of women brings a supposedly half-breed female ward of a priest, under the transparent pretence that her guardian wants her. He turns her over to his French Canuck pal, who starts dragging her significantly up the stairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays: May 5, 1924 | 5/5/1924 | See Source »

...proposed methods of reaching Utopia. Now it is somewhat difficult to find even a "blood-sucking capitalist" to agree that all's right in the world. The socialist's ideal has expanded somewhat, it is true and for the original Fabians and Marxianists have sprung a varying breed, of social agitators, but doubtless the chief reason for the lack of a clear cut issue is the general acceptance of the belief that the present social structure can be vastly improved...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE OUTCASTS | 4/29/1924 | See Source »

...Yankee Consul. The screen version of Raymond Hitchcock's musical comedy coyly shies away from a plot most of the time. This permits the insertion of many comic scenes of the Mack Sennett breed. But in the end you can watch the young American (Douglas MacLean), posing as the consul to Rio de Janeira, rescue the necessary senorita (Patsy Ruth Miller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Feb. 18, 1924 | 2/18/1924 | See Source »

...Bolivia there are fewer whites than in Minneapolis, and there are some 3,000,000 Indians and "cholos" (mixed breed). One cholo is named Saavedra. Well educated, he is a shrewd lawyer, was once head of the National University, has traveled abroad. Some time ago he conducted a revolution. Now he is President Saavedra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolivia's Tyrant | 11/12/1923 | See Source »

...Bolivian half-breed who follows Latin tradition in suppressing the press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: View with Alarm: Nov. 12, 1923 | 11/12/1923 | See Source »

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