Word: copse
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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In the pell-mell downhill rush of thousands, it seems as if the whole city is trying to break its collective neck. Even the cops on skis spend more time carting off the fallen than keeping skiers in line.
Russian culture cops have been playing "Truth, truth, who's got the Historical Truth?" with a new Soviet film called Admiral Nakhimov, about a Russian naval hero of the Crimean war. After a private showing, the Communist Party's Central Committee had growled: "The historical truth has been...
At 1:15 a frowning Oberwachtmeister (police sergeant) appeared. By this time, the first policeman was at the bar, singing. While the guests waited with bated breath, the two cops had a conference over cognac. Then the Oberwachtmeister pulled out his own little black book, approached the nearest film star...
Right now, an Argentine syndicate operates the Casino. But one of the two managers, Bernardo Vaistij (of Yugoslav descent), has just been hustled across the border by Chilean cops, who suddenly and conveniently discovered that he was wanted by police in Argentina. The other Argentine manager is expected to quit...
Lady in the Lake (MGM) is an amusing cops-&-killer chase, based on Raymond Chandler's hard-breathing novel. As both director and star, ex-Commander Robert Montgomery plays Chandler's famed private detective, amoral Phillip Marlowe,* and also polishes off his first major directing job with dash...