Word: couth
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...retired head of Universal Pictures, who is rumored to once have demanded "someone couth" for a certain part in a picture, is deeply concerned over the fact that "The great pottery interests in this country are playing second Fiddle to Japan...
Blaring a welcome period to the weary era of super-colossal musical films, "The Goldwyn Folliers" turns out to be one of those movies which is significant not only for what "couth" Samuel Goldwin has put into the show which bears his name, but also for what he leaves out--namely, a plot. Rows of chorus girls, silvery glitter, and shiny floors are here replaced by the ballet and the opera, both excellently handled. Added to this are Charlie McCarthy, making his full-length movie debut, and the whacky Ritz Brothers, who, as usual, hold their own on the comedy...