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*No. 1 Brahmins; No. 2 Khattrias; No. 3 Vaishyas; No. 4 Sudras; No. 5 Untouchables (not strictly a caste).

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Sarcasm & Saint | 9/26/1932 | See Source »

As Katz became stronger in Paramount. Lasky and Zukor lost caste but Zukor kept his figurehead presidency. Lasky's last ace was his long-term contract, said to give him $9,000 a week. The final squabbles evidently concerned the cost of buying in this gold-plated contract. Before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Lasky Out | 9/26/1932 | See Source »

The story is based on a legend: A Balinese prince, returned from his European tour, sees a coolie girl he wants just before she marries a member of her own caste. After the marriage, the prince has his sister get a sorcerer's potion (goona-goona) and give it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Sep. 26, 1932 | 9/26/1932 | See Source »

Untouchables. The depressed and malodorous Untouchables of India will not only vote for the new Indian legislatures, but they will vote at the same time and at the same polling places as other Hindus as a move toward breaking down caste restrictions.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Disposed of? | 8/29/1932 | See Source »

When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer decided to make a picture of Katherine Brush's novel Red-Headed Woman, they thought at once of red-headed Clara Bow, when and if she ended her retirement from notoriety. Last week, now married to Actor Rex Bell, Actress Bow announced that she would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Red Headed Women | 5/9/1932 | See Source »

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