Word: delightfully
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...life, has meantime imported two native women from a distant mission. Then a sealer arrives with the young woman who jilted Dascom Dinsmore two years before. Broad as a snowshoe, the farce finally soars off into fantasy with a big double wedding. First-week audiences clapped their delight at Dennis King's fresh talent for comedy, were likewise appreciative when he took time out to sing a song in his best light opera manner...
...officers, and a plethora of bedroom scenes. Paprika was the platinum-blonde bastard of a Hungarian nobleman and a gypsy queen. She grew up in the same wagon with Rogi, a young fiddler who loved her well. Paprika loved him too. but she was a wayward girl, and took delight in making him suffer. Unable to take it any longer, Rogi went off to Budapest, where he made a sensation as a musician and became the kept man of a noble lady. Paprika finally went after him, surviving many a love bout by the way. Just as she was about...
...stomach. The big ogre roars with pain, points a finger at the referee, implores the crowd. As he does this the little man flashes in to kick him again, harder. This time the ogre drops to the floor roaring pitifully. The crowd cheers its delight as the little man dives on top of him, pulls him up, slaps him down, jumps on him, and finally settles down to a toe hold. The ogre rolls his eyes, beats the canvas with his fists, tries to crawl to the ropes...
...characteristic story is told of him that, when he returned to Paris after having finished his Augean task in Hungary, he signed his name in the hotel register simply "J. Smith," as was his usual practice; and though internationally famous, to his delight he escaped being found by reporters and officials for almost a week...
Less well known, but even more deserving of notice is the co-feature, "Father Brown, Detective." the excellent Mr. Walter Connelly, aided by Paul Lucas and the exceedingly beautiful and personable Gertrude Michael, make this whimsically amusing story a film of unusual delight. The tale centers about the attempts of Flambeau (Mr. Lucas) to secure by his usual informal method, the ten famous "Flying Stars" --diamonds of superb beauty, which he desires to place about the glorious neck of Miss Michael with whom he has fallen quite in love. Walter Connelly portrays the wise priest who takes it upon himself...