Word: cleverness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...actual printing presses, the Press has long been identified by students as the place where posters, exam schedules and the like are made up. "Just once," complains a Press official, "I'd like the subject of my job to come up at a party without being congratulated for the clever way in which we manage to keep track of all the times and places that courses meet...
When the last cyclist has disappeared from sight, you are likely to feel both jarred and satisfied. Clever photography and careful acting produce a definite atmosphere--you can almost smell gasoline and oil. Of course this may be due to the mob of leather jacket fans you fight through to find a seat. But it's worth...
Anyway, it is a good picture, and no one laughs very hard at the best of titles, one way or another. The part that matters is a light farce, leaning toward sophisticated pratfalls rather than clever dialogue. The basic plot leaves much room for the actors to develop laughs, featuring a crew of "ninety day wonders" who are testing a subchaser that sports a new type steam eingine possessed of a flair for the dramatic. Shanghaied from the Mr. Roberts set, the crew does nothing new, but does it well; the engine is obviously the American branch of the same...
Leslie Stevens' Bullfight proved to be a colorful splash of fiery vignettes, effectively backed by clever lighting, a ballet-drilled cast, exotic . costumes, and an ominous musical background of Spanish guitars. The story concerns two brothers of a proud Mexican family-one an eager young beginner in the bull ring, the other a has-been turned thug and procurer. A victim of his own bitterness, the elder brother (well played by Cinemactor Kurd Hatfield) ruins everyone around him, rapes his sister-in-law (Loretta Leversee), and even accidentally causes his younger brother's death in the ring...
...begin with, the West did not even bother to consult Egypt, the biggest Arab state, in advance. Egypt at that time was rioting against the British in the Suez, and it immediately decided that the MEDO scheme was just a clever British trick to perpetuate imperialism. Moreover, disregarding the fact that the Arabs and Israelis were still technically at war, it was proposed that they sit down together at headquarters and swap secrets. The plan was hastily revised to answer objections, but again was spurned by the Arabs...