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Word: comical (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...brick walk and when he reached the road he continued to run borno along by the force of the wind faster and faster. His face was twisted with pain and his hands pressed together in agony. 'I'm very amusing', the shouted over and over, I'm essentially a comic character!' but his words were lost in the larger sound of the worlds were lost in the larger sound of the world's fury...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON BOOKSHELF | 3/20/1934 | See Source »

University--"Fugitive Lovers". Sex and crime in the persons of Madge Evans and Robert Montgomery form a lurid union in a Greyhound bus; Ted Healy and his stooges provide much needed comic relief. "All of Me". A good play spoiled by the director and partially redeemed by Miriam Hopkins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Merry-go-Round | 3/17/1934 | See Source »

...fancy advertisement for the excitements of metropolitan nightlife. The Ninth Guest is civilized scarecrow drama, handsome, improbable and exciting. Worst shot: a butler fumbling with a block of ice to provide comic relief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Mar. 12, 1934 | 3/12/1934 | See Source »

Died. John Coleman Terry, 53, cinemanimator, comic strip artist, brother and onetime associate of Producer Paul Terry who created "Aesop's Film Fables" (see above); of kidney disease; in Coral Gables...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 12, 1934 | 3/12/1934 | See Source »

...together in one show called "Midway Nights" featuring Rosalia and her fan dance, Mona Lesllie's "nudity in gold" which created such a furore in the "Streets of Paris" at the Fair, Andrini Brothers from the "Spanish Pavilion," Prosper and Maret from "Oriental Village," and Dave Lee, the Midway comic. On the screen the newest Fox Film, "Coming Out Party," is presented with Frances Dee and Gene Raymond heading the cast...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prospects | 3/9/1934 | See Source »

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