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Word: cheyney (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...series of successes in comedy dramas of a sophistication suited to her flexible, quick voice and the knowing angle of her head in its paintbrush swirl of blonde hair (The Gold Diggers, Grounds for Divorce, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney). She has managed to withstand the floodlight of attention which the press of three continents turned loose on her honeymoon abroad, still in progress. There was one crucial night at Cap D'Antibes when she and Gilbert argued about what to do after dinner-he for staying in, she for going outa night spent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Sep. 30, 1929 | 9/30/1929 | See Source »

...Last of Mrs. Cheyney (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). Frederick Lonsdale's comedy of the woman who gets into society so that her criminal associates can steal pearls depends less on plot and more on dialog than most plays of its type. It is satirical, sentimental, witty. It set, in its season, a new fashion in drawing-room drama. It is as effective as a talking picture as it was on the legitimate stage. Although the manuscript has been followed so closely that if you look sharp you can catch in the picture the momentary pauses that marked the play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Aug. 26, 1929 | 8/26/1929 | See Source »

...lectures by Dr. S. K. Hornkeck of Harvard, beginning on November 28: "The Founders of the Middle Ages," eight lectures by Professor E. K. Rand '94 of Harvard, beginning on January 11, 1928: "The Foundations of Reform in England in the Nineteenth Century," six lectures by Professor E. P. Cheyney of the University of Pennsylvania, beginning on February 6: Struggles and Settlements on the Fringe of Rival Civilizations," six lectures by Sir H. B. Ames, beginning on February 27: "The Folk Songs of France, Italy, Germany, and Russia" four illustrated lectures by Professor A. T. Davidson '06 of Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LOWELL LECTURES WILL DEAL WITH MANY TOPICS | 10/8/1927 | See Source »

Tremont Ina Claire and Roland Young in "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" 8.15 o'clock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 10/20/1926 | See Source »

Tremont--Ina Clair and Roland Young in "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" 8.15 o'clock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOARDS AND BILLBOARDS | 10/13/1926 | See Source »

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