Word: brianing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dual personality of half-witted airport mascot and head of an international spy ring, Lorre busies himself with making Charlie Chan mutterances, intriguing to steal the United States' latest designs. As crack pilot of the commercial line, Brian Donlevy intrigues, to steal the same plans; Ralph Morgan, head of the firm, is having his wife and the plans stolen for him. Climax occurs after villainy discloses itself when they are all on board the airplane, with the plans, making a flight to Berlin...
...fact." The fact is the Irish rebellion of 1921. The legend, as presented by Writers John Balderston, William Meloney & Rose Franken, should certainly raise the eyebrows of students of recent Irish history. As the hero of the ''trouble," it presents a romantic young patriot named Dennis Riordan (Brian Aherne). It derives the Irish Free State's Constitution from a few words that pass between him and his English inamorata. Lady Helen Drummond (Merle Oberon...
...into two groups. In one group were grease-stained, speedway-trained U. S. professionals whose big, fast cars lacked the transmissions and brakes needed for road racing. In the other group were seasoned road racers like Italy's Count Antonio Brivio and Tazio Nuvolari, England's Hon. Brian Lewis and Lord Howe. For their cars, designed for up-&-downhill, cross-country racing, level curves were a minor problem...
...like Lou Meyer, Ted Horn, ''Wild Bill" Cummings, accustomed to high speeds on oval tracks with banked turns, will have their first chance to compete with the best European road drivers, of whom many are socialites like Italy's Count Antonio Brivio, England's Hon. Brian Lewis and Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe. Only U. S. amateur driver entered is Joel Thorne, onetime outboard motorboat champion and grandson of the late Banker Samuel Thorne, who has seven cars in the race, plans to drive one himself. First prize in the Columbus Day race...
...glittering stars. Since radio advertisers are quick to drop a flop, the Lux show clearly demonstrates that certain cinemactors make excellent salesmen for certain products. In the coming season, Lux plans to offer listeners such Hollywood celebrities as Jack Oakie, Helen Twelvetrees, Lily Pons, Joe E. Brown, Ginger Rogers, Brian Aherne...