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Word: cliff (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this turgid thriller, she is a spoiled young woman (Jean Simmons) who, for no very clear reason, plots to murder her stepmother (Barbara O'Neil). She accomplishes her purpose by tampering with the reverse gear on her stepmother's automobile so that it backs over a cliff. Accidentally, the murderess' father (Herbert Marshall) also happens to be in the car at the time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Feb. 23, 1953 | 2/23/1953 | See Source »

...Cliff Alexander with 17 points sparked the Lowell basketball team to a 53 to 39 win over Leverett. Earlier at the IAB, Dudley defeated Adams, 44 to 34, Dunster squeeked by Kirkland with a 37 to 34 victory, and Eliot dropped Winthrop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: On the House | 2/13/1953 | See Source »

Standout performers for the '56 team were Steve Schneider and John Livingston. Each won three bouts, Schneider in the foil and Livingston in the epee. Other Yardling winners included Tony Provenzano and Cliff Thompson in the foil, Bill Kaden in the saber, and Bill Pierskalla in the epee. They each salvaged one of their three matches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Fencers Lose 17-10 In Season's Opening Match | 2/6/1953 | See Source »

...Shot in the Colorado wastelands, the plot is unfolded almost entirely with the camera rather than with words. A striking exercise in violence, it is a western with real form, rhythm and authentic style. Best sequence: a three-way shooting match between Ryan, Stewart and Meeker up & down a cliff jutting over a raging, impassable river...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Feb. 2, 1953 | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

Cadet George Olmsted nosed out Haddon Tomes 3-1; Cliff Worthy defeated Charles Elliott 3-0, and John Haskin downed Harvard's Lawrence Brownell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Squash Team Tops Army, Wesleyan | 1/13/1953 | See Source »

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