Word: clever
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...gripping a short but aggressive pipe in an enormous jaw. . . . To the German mind this immaculate figure is inspired by bitter jealousy of all foreign countries, by diabolical cunning, by ruthless materialism disguised under a revolting wrapper of unctuous self-righteousness. To him, the average Englishman is a clever and unscrupulous hypocrite; a man who, with superhuman ingenuity and foresight, is able in some miraculous manner to be always on the winning side; a person whose incompetence in business and salesmanship is balanced by an uncanny and unfair mastery of diplomatic wiles; a coldblooded, prescient, ruthless opportunist; a calculating...
...BAZALGETTES?Anonymous?Harper ($2.50). A girl who vowed to marry the first man who asked her; a clever but frail parody of the Victorian novel...
Dolores Del Rio is definitely a beautiful lady. Pat O'Brien is said to have good points. Edward Everett Horton can be quite amusing. Busby Berkeley has been known to create clever choral monstrosities. With the above ingredients, tempered by a dash of Glenda Farrell, we have "Caliente" which aims to be a heady cinematic cocktail; it should be no shock to learn that like mice and men, movie magnates are also visited by the ganging agley of plans. In short: "Caliente" misses fire...
...Japanese dancer. We don't profess to know whose fault it is but Miss Sato insisted on tap dancing and according to our limited notions this is not the sort of thing that Japanese should do--especially when dressed like a pagoda. There is some good comedy and some clever eccentric dancing...
...highly amusing and intriguing mystery drama developed much along the lines of Mr. Powell's former sensation "The Thin Man." Ginger Rogers is cast in an entirely new sort of role which she portrays adequately, that of the rich young society girl who falls in love with a clever attorney named Clay Dalzell (William Powell), turning amateur detective during their courtship and often unwittingly stumbling upon highly important clues to a baffling mystery...