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Word: butted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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When the movie version of William Falkner's recent novel, "Intruder in the Dust," arrived in Boston last week it brought with it some unusual praise and tributes, not the least of them being a New York Times editorial attesting to its excellence. It is an exceptional film, and an...

Author: By George A. Leiper, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 12/20/1949 | See Source »

The people of Oxford, the buildings, and the surrounding woods are all made a vivid part of "Intruder in the Dust." Anyone who has ever lived for any time in a small Southern town should experience a tingle of recognition while watching the film. Mr. Brown's camera gives the...

Author: By George A. Leiper, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 12/20/1949 | See Source »

Both the white young boy who works to save an arrogant and stubborn Negro from a lynching, and the Negro himself, are obscure characters in the film, though they are most important ones. Many things in the movies compensate for the loss of Mr. Faulkner's method of storytelling, but...

Author: By George A. Leiper, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 12/20/1949 | See Source »

Most of the selections have been chosen so that they do not duplicate commercial recordings. The bass aria, "O ruddier than the cherry," is an exception. Obviously it has been included for the very good reason that Paul Tibbetts is singing it, but it is one of the dullest pieces...

Author: By Herbert P. Gleason, | Title: THE MUSIC BOX | 12/20/1949 | See Source »

People came out of the Chapel, across the Yard. Vag slipped down to one group, heading south to sing some more, and crossed back over Massachusetts Avenue with them. There were the stores again, still garish, but they looked foolish now, alone against the bigness of the night. The lights...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE VAGABOND | 12/20/1949 | See Source »

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