Word: briens
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Milwaukee, undefeated Texas Christian, led by amazing young Davey O'Brien, muddled Marquette with the most spectacular air maneuvers of the week. Quarterback O'Brien completed seven passes in a row that paved the way for two touchdowns before retiring to the sidelines at the end of the first quarter. Returning in the last quarter, he threw another pass that scored a third touchdown. He kicked three extra points. Score: Texas Christian 21, Marquette...
...arguments, the companies unanimously asked for a flat rate because a sliding scale would greatly increase their work and actuarial complications. Though Mr. Pink warned that "any fixed rate ... is bound to be unfair over a long period of years," Governor Lehman last April signed the Piper-O'Brien Bill establishing a flat rate of 5% (4.8% to those who pay in advance). And since New Yorkers hold nearly a fifth of the $109,572,000,000 U. S. policies in force and since the companies obviously cannot charge different interest rates in different States, as New York goes...
...plug an unknown orchestra, is anything but the result of a brilliant inspiration. Fortunately, the action frequently moves at a fast and funny pace; but equally unfortunately, the humor is invariably of the delayed reaction type, where the butt of a wisecrack absorbs it five minutes later. Pat O'Brien, who makes a startling reversal of type by playing the part of a hard-boiled-guy-with-a-heart-of-gold, is the principal recommendation, although one wishes that he would occasionally lower his voice...
...segment of the U. S. public now known as "jitter-bugs." Whether or not jitterbugs will like Garden of the Moon remains to be seen, but normal cinemaddicts probably will not. A morbidly cheerful little study of the rages induced in a café proprietor (Pat O'Brien) by his hysterical efforts to hire a satisfactory orchestra, it reaches its comic peak when he makes his pressagent (Margaret Lindsay) believe he is dying in order to persuade the bandleader hero (John Payne) to renew his contract. Best song: Love Is Where You Find...
...Meets Girl (James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Marie Wilson; TIME, Sept...