Word: collectivity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Based on a James Cain novel about conspiracy and murder, the film features Fred MacMurray as a scandalous insurance salesman. MacMurray sells a policy for accidental death to a naive man and plots with the man's wife (Barbra Stanwyck) to kill him and collect the money. MacMurray's boss (Edward G. Robinson), hesitant to pay the policy, stalks the couple, waiting for one fatal slip...
Although the investors fell short of obtaining every combination, the gamble may have worked, as only one winning ticket was issued. The Australians are said to have claimed victory, but no one has officially come forward to collect yet. The winner is given 180 days from the drawing to trade in the lucky chit for a payoff of $1.2 million a year over the next 20 years. Meanwhile, Virginia officials are considering rewriting the lottery rules to prevent well-heeled players from cornering the market -- and scaring off other customers -- in the future...
...canned food and assorted boxes of dry cereal line the concrete walls of the former garage and storage space that used to be mice infested. And the remaining space is taken up by scattered boxes of bread, oranges and rice and the line of people waiting their turn to collect their monthly groceries...
...rare as daisies in the snow. The photographers have gone off for lunch, and the TV crews are preparing their Tomba stories. Still, the man now in 85th place hopes there will be more watchers for his second run, if only to see Tomba come out to collect a bouquet. If Alberto wins today," he offers gamely, "I win too." Besides, he has had a chance to see his hero in action. "The legend really fits," he says, after sideslipping down the slope. "Tomba's almost spiritual, he's so relaxed...
...fact, Bush could make a lot of money for product endorsements if he wanted to collect. The American film industry isn't above extorting advertisers to put products into films. Remember the Reeses' Pieces in E.T.? That wasn't Eliot's favorite candy--M&M just didn't want to kick into Sam Spielberg's college tuition...