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Word: crummiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1944-1944
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...empire-building Major is a disarming and refreshing story-far more successful than the double exposure which runs alongside it. This somewhat confusing countermelody concerns Grandmother Susie, the lone ruler of her late husband's empire; Grandson Amory, a Wall Streeter who has embezzled $31 million; and the crummiest set of moneygrubbing relatives since The Little Foxes. In a practical demonstration of her old Major's rugged sense of justice, Susie pays back the $31 million, leaving herself broke and sending the heirs apparent scuttling uselessly for their lawyers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Oct. 30, 1944 | 10/30/1944 | See Source »

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